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Forum: The Clubhouse
02-18-2005, 10:02 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,516
Posted By Deadtired

RE: those from germany....

Lets put the shoe on the other foot...

"I woke up and went to my local flying field and there were some 'foreign' military there flying...they were from the base up the road. It seems like no...
Forum: RC Flight Simulator Software
11-16-2004, 12:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 769
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Price of RC Sim Software vs Flight Sim Software

Yes, I agree with this entirely. And I wasn't meaning to rant or insult those who spend there days (and nights) coding.

I guess I would just like to see the kind of programming/coding that was...
Forum: RC Flight Simulator Software
11-14-2004, 05:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 769
Posted By Deadtired

Price of RC Sim Software vs Flight Sim Software

I paid 200 dollars for G2. It taught me to fly and I am grateful. I seem to have found it's limitations when it comes to aggressive 3D flying...both the planes and the flight physics do seem to have...
Forum: RC Humor
08-01-2004, 09:24 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,231
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Here are some conversations, that are real

At the grand opening of a British museum display honoring those Polish pilots who helped fill the diminished ranks during the war,
The museum curator noticed that one of the men in the crowd was...
Forum: ARF or RTF
06-25-2004, 09:02 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

Thanks for the encouragement...I was thinking of building my own version of a plane I've been admiring called a Hydeout...only the way I fly...I'll have to call it a LOOKOUT!!!!


;)


...
Forum: ARF or RTF
06-17-2004, 11:27 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

I have never been so bad at something I wanted to do so much. You are absolutely correct. I pride myself on being able to pick things up quick and being very good at what I endeavor to do. Except...
Forum: ARF or RTF
06-17-2004, 08:34 AM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

After finishing the second Katana, which if you examine a previous post by me, was sooooo much straighter than the first one I was really happy with the improvement in quality. This truly was a great...
Forum: ARF or RTF
06-14-2004, 09:44 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

See my garage sale ad that I just posted. (I don't know how to steer you to it and am too burnt out to go into details right now as it took me hours to post the sale add...JUST WAY BURNT OUT...SORRY!...
Forum: ARF or RTF
06-14-2004, 06:19 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

...just flew my second Katana....correction....crashed my second Katana...on it's maiden flight. Can't seem to get an engine to run for a complete day. Dead stick...high wind...end of story.
I...
Forum: Questions and Answers
05-04-2004, 10:25 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 825
Posted By Deadtired

Saito 180 Carburetor Reversing? Anybody got a itsybitsy flowbench?

This may be a ludicrous question but does it matter in terms of low velocity flow whether one flips the carb 180 degrees on this engine?

As I look at it, if I flip it around, the low velocity...
Forum: Beginners
05-01-2004, 11:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 791
Posted By Deadtired

RE: G2 flight sim

I also introduced myself to sim BEFORE ever flying.

My first day I soloed with take off and landing. Flew inverted and did a tail slide.

The veteran at the field flew my plane initially...
Forum: 3D Flying!
04-30-2004, 12:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,361
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Experience with Lanier 120 Edge 540 Balance

Though this is a dead thread....I would just like to add that I have resurrected my Edge and set it (C.G.) at 5.5" and it flew beautifully.

Landing it on the first flight took a couple of touch...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-15-2004, 09:23 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,148
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Scratch Building requirement?

I don't know about you but...whatever I end up building...usually ends up pretty scratched.

_Matt
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-13-2004, 09:42 AM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Re: Engine Thrust Line?

What I know of the Perry pump is that it will supply more fuel pressure than the stock muffler pressure system.

As a result the engine may just be running rich and rough. My pump required at...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-12-2004, 09:11 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Re: Engine Thrust Line?

I'm not really qualified to answer this question in place of an expert but I will say that it adds to the overall trim characteristics to the plane. It helps compensate for the thrust of the prop.
...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-12-2004, 10:31 AM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Re: Engine Thrust Line?

Here's a pic of the drawing...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-12-2004, 10:21 AM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Re: Engine Thrust Line?

...with a 64mm distance between bolt holes on horiz plane and a distance of 146 mm to back plate,

offset the center of the mount 5.1 mm from center of firewall, shim under the bolt holes 2.23...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-11-2004, 08:04 AM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Re: Engine Thrust Line?

Langfire,

If you send me the dimensions of your engine (distance from firewall to spinner back plate, and the horizontal distance between holes of your mount I can send you the dimensions you...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-08-2004, 04:58 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

Did it just get warmer in here or is it just me?

;)_Matt
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-08-2004, 11:46 AM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

This is good news as a truck just pulled up with a big box from China.

I think it has been 2.5 days since I posted the crash pic and picked up the phone.
I didn't say anything to GSP about...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-06-2004, 09:29 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

*LOL*

Yeah the landing gear ended up thirty feet away, up over a levy and ended up floating in an irrigation canal. Took me a while to find it.
This landing gear survived several amazing...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-06-2004, 09:04 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

Could this also be termed as (or mistaken for) a "tip stall"?
A problem I encountered once with an Edge 540 where pulling over the top (Split Ess) I throttled back (which I always do!) but...
Forum: Airplanes - Full Scale
04-06-2004, 06:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,230
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Caption this

"Introducing the all new 2004's. with the highest towing capacity in their class, at your dealer today!"


or

" hey, wasn't there a cessna in front of us a second ago?...did he turn...
Forum: RC Humor
04-06-2004, 06:02 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,456
Posted By Deadtired

RE: Caption this!

That's the last time I will say "yes" when he asks if he can "...plug into my cigarette lighter".
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-06-2004, 12:23 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 203,573
Posted By Deadtired

RE: GSP Katana 72"...DETAILED BUILD and 3D FLIGHT REPORT

Thanks for the sympathy. But I am certain that the cause is a lack of experience and lack of understanding
I've ordered a replacement.

I would like to ask though...being pretty new to the...
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