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Forum: Beginners
05-11-2004, 06:57 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,252
Posted By Ragtop

RE: Aileron Trim

Try a straight ahead stall, the higher the nose angle the better. If the airplane falls left (for instance), the left wing most likely has a higher angle of attack. You can gently twist the tip...
Forum: RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros
03-05-2004, 05:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 406
Posted By Ragtop

Airtronics Freq swap

Can I simply swap receiver crystals to change freqs on an airtronics receiver? I see ads for receivers "tuned" to a channel but with no crystal, do I need to use the channel the are "tuned" to?
Forum: RC Fuels
11-25-2003, 10:02 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,413
Posted By Ragtop

RE: How so?

Call me crazy but the point of a jet motor is to accelerate mass out the back. The more the mass, the more thrust. Water (8 #/gal) weighs more than air so..... . Internal combustion doesn't work...
Forum: RC Fuels
11-19-2003, 04:25 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 14,544
Posted By Ragtop

RE: alcohol XXX

What bout the "turbine oil is toxic when burned"? Don't like the thought of that. I mix a gallon of 10% for about $5.60 against $13.99 at the lhs ($40/gal for nitro and $2.70/gal for methanol) if I...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-19-2003, 01:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,012
Posted By Ragtop

RE: Exhaust deflector

Bought a "Fly Quiet Pipe" www.flyquiet.com for ~20.00 clean A/C, quiet (6dB), AND a 600 rpm increase--worth every cent[8D]
Forum: Glow Engines
11-18-2003, 01:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 594
Posted By Ragtop

RE: mecoa 46

Just bought a Mecoa .46 for 56.00 shipped. Break in was a piece of cake. First three flights were fantastic. Idle to full transition was smooth as I've ever seen. Motor turned a 10/6 at 13000 and...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-04-2003, 07:07 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 934
Posted By Ragtop

Flameout!!!!!!!!

[:@] Getting used to "dead stick" landings but still don't like them. Have a Magnum .28 that quits without warning (flames out) usually at higher throttle settings. Using 10% with an OS #3 plug. ...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
10-07-2003, 04:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 733
Posted By Ragtop

RE: Lost power after right after take off!

OOps, Took off with my .60 Ugly Schtick. Started a left roll, gave right stick, rolled harder left--gave more right stick. Note to self, cannot recover from a 10' high split s. Guess that...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-23-2003, 10:17 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,153
Posted By Ragtop

RE: 46 Recommendation

I have a Tower .46, hardley broke in you can HAVE for $30 if you want a cheap engine. Hope you can get it to run.
Forum: Glow Engines
09-23-2003, 10:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 469
Posted By Ragtop

RE: .15 sized muffler boost

Used a "fly quiet pipe" on a 28 GMS and got ~ 800 rpm out of it. Best thing, though, was the 6 dB loss with the 800 rpm gain. It's a soft (fiberglass and silicone) pipe that fits the back of your...
Forum: S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design
08-18-2003, 12:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 761
Posted By Ragtop

PVC pipe

Need "pipe"? try Dan Gipe at [email protected] Sells canadian and US at around 10 cents an inch. Shipping is resonable and FAST. He'll also cut it to length. I got enough for 8 plane @ 30$ :stupid:
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
07-17-2003, 11:45 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 9,491
Posted By Ragtop

Boy are you a sharp pilot

WRXLovr: I fly those "non toy" real aircraft. 130,000# C-130s. In the operational world we balance risk (your "toy" landing in a parking lot and totalling a new SUV) with the benefit, not flying at...
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