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Forum: The Clubhouse
07-19-2003, 11:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,252
Posted By redrocker

Connection Speed.... DialUP DSL

My guess is that there are more dial- up connections out there than this poll reflects.

Those with faster connections of course get around to more of the internet than those of us with lowly...
Forum: Beginners
06-12-2003, 10:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 515
Posted By redrocker

Need help in my first low wing!

Since it is apparently not a real fast airplane, and you have got the whole thing put together, I would just fly it and see how much aileron trim you need to compensate for the elevator. Who knows,...
Forum: The Clubhouse
06-12-2003, 10:34 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,700
Posted By redrocker

What do you hate most about building a Kit or putting together an ARF

I think you are supposed to follow the instructions and in general I dislike doing that! That is why I would rather scratch build.
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-29-2003, 11:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 986
Posted By redrocker

models from plans

Belfast flyer-
Commendable that you are moving ahead to build from plans. It can be very rewarding. The various comments above to build a few kits first is a good idea rather than just starting...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-26-2003, 08:26 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 9,263
Posted By redrocker

Attracting Young People

Out here in rural Arizona we have an antique farm engine show each year which is put on at the fair grounds and is a very popular activity in the community. At this event our club always has several...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-26-2003, 08:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 770
Posted By redrocker

TV commericials?

I suspect there just are not enought total bucks spent in this hobby to support significant TV advertising, as costly as it is.

Someday way out in the future when TV signals are actually routed to...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-26-2003, 12:11 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 5,969
Posted By redrocker

What violations deserve/require corrective action?

Dangerous behaviour- such as pilots flying when they are impaired for one reason or another.
Once had to evict from the club someone who would have a couple beers then fire up his screamer...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-25-2003, 08:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 712
Posted By redrocker

Plane ID--LPLEASE HELP!!!!!

Looks kinda like a Sweet Stik, but with a modified vertical fin. I built a few of them in the early 80's. Not sure, but I believe Midwest made the kits.
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-22-2003, 04:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,226
Posted By redrocker

Any eperience flying at high altitude sites?

I fly at about 4000 feet and the combination of altitude and summer heat can combine to zap you because you are losing both engine power and lift. I do lots of scratch building so I just basically...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-20-2003, 01:20 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,577
Posted By redrocker

Tip stall

I agree that stalls begin at the wing root, and continue on out to the tip. "tip stall" has always just seemed like an adequate term to describe my Corsair tumbling down the field shedding parts...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-18-2003, 12:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,001
Posted By redrocker

"the guy that built it"

I have bought some used planes that were lots of fun- for a while. The longer I have them, the more defects I notice. Most of th defects are minor cosmetic issues, like monocote that starts coming...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-16-2003, 10:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,132
Posted By redrocker

Women RCers

Why so few women in this hobby?
I have been involved in many discussions at various flying fields on this issue. Is it genetics or is it cultural conditioning? Or are the guys scaring off the...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-13-2003, 03:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 792
Posted By redrocker

GP P40 will not take off

Don't ignore engine thrust angle. Too much down thrust will make things very difficult.
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-13-2003, 03:33 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,135
Posted By redrocker

RCer's ANONYMOUS Club JOIN NOW

Whoa! Maybe this RC airplane stuff isn't so bad.
Back in the early 80's I read a book titled "Positive Addictions" by a noted reality therapist named Glasser. I cannot remember too well the...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-11-2003, 01:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,910
Posted By redrocker

Flying Without The Cowl On?

I rarely put a cowl on for first flights. Too many things can come loose and need to be tightened down. But when building a plane, I always make holes in the cowl so the needle valves (slow and hi...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-09-2003, 10:16 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,135
Posted By redrocker

RCer's ANONYMOUS Club JOIN NOW

I started getting the shakes a few years ago when I realized I had more airplanes than radios. So I bought my 7th radio, and then family members and friends tried to do an intervention and get me to...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-08-2003, 10:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 874
Posted By redrocker

Slimline 4-Stroke Muffler?

Maverick- thanks for asking about that muffler.

I have a couple .91's and have considered using it.
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-08-2003, 10:32 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,712
Posted By redrocker

Is it just me...rude question

COST? I once told somebody that the pumped OS 120 in my Spacewalker cost $429. The guy then responded that was a whole lot of money and that this was an expensive hobby. In so many words he said...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-08-2003, 12:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 879
Posted By redrocker

Design Own Airplane?

Some of my scratch builds have flown quite good, and I have had other club members ask if I would build them a copy of what I was flying. I have thought about that question, but I always decline,...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-08-2003, 11:45 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,712
Posted By redrocker

Is it just me...rude question

Our club field where I used to fly was on a community college campus so we get lots of people stopping by. If I perceived someone was interested in the hobby, we would discuss it with them. I was...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-06-2003, 12:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 879
Posted By redrocker

Design Own Airplane?

Yeah- been doing my own designs for a few decades. Quite rewarding! Some of my early efforts were questionable, but I have settled in to building 91 4 stroke size aerobatic planes. I always stick...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-06-2003, 12:00 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,837
Posted By redrocker

What You Guys Do At The RC Field When Not Flying?

lots of advice gets passed around; it is free and usually that is all it is worth, withsome exceptions. Sometimes get into heady discussions on issues such as adverse yaw, Reynolds Numbers, 3IM,...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-03-2003, 01:12 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,026
Posted By redrocker

Cell Phones and R/C

Actually the problem of digital microwave interfering with our RC activities is more than just possibly from cell phone towers. Starting in the mid 80's and through the 90's it seemed that a lot of...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-03-2003, 12:50 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,411
Posted By redrocker

What are people doing with their time?

20 years ago I flew every weekend. It was very effective therapy to help me keep my sanity while I was working. Been retired 5 years, and I only get out to the flying field about evey three weeks,...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-02-2003, 10:41 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,026
Posted By redrocker

Cell Phones and R/C

Regarding cell phone towers, be careful if the tower is fed from another location via a digital radio system. Fiber optics is usually used, but sometimes a radio system is used, using a physically...
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