RE: Interesting notice on BVM home page
[quote]ORIGINAL: Detail Man ...not to mention BVM's employees. If BVM goes under, what about their families??? [/quote] That's a good point. If BVM goes out of business, Dave Shulman can sleep in my garage. I'm here for you Dave! [:D]
Posted on: 4/17/2006 6:52 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4174943

RE: Note from Larry Wolfe of JHH regarding AMD BAE Hawk
[quote]ORIGINAL: RCadmin [b]To our valued customers: [/b] We are aware that our BAe Hawk ARF is being plagiarized by no less than four model companies in China. We are also aware that some of the parts being used in these models may have been previously rejected by JHH. Please note that these copies are NOT JHH products. We plan to release a new Hawk ARF in the future, which will be true to scale and the top quality our customers have come to expect of JHH products. Please check our website periodically for updates on the new Hawk ARF and other new products. In addition, we are also aware that our Turbax ducted fan unit is being plagiarized in China. It has some built-in failure points and does not meet our safety standard. This product is NOT authorized by JHH nor is it being made for our company. Please be aware that a Turbax look-alike is NOT a JHH product. Please beware of these unauthorised copies as they are NOT JHH products and do not hold to our standard of safety and quality. Larry Wolfe Jet Hangar Hobbies, Inc. [color=#000099](admin note: any product being sold on RCU that clearly violates copyright, trademark and/or any other intellectual property rights of their respective owners will be removed)[/color] [/quote] Very interesting, Marc, that you would post this as a sticky when it is nearly identical to the claims that Skymaster has made in regards to Jet Legend many times on this forum, claims that have been briskly swept aside as unfounded. RCU was even kind enough to accept advertising dollars from JL. I'm just curious how you came to side with JHH on this issue, but against Skymaster on their claims. [8|]
Posted on: 12/23/2005 11:08 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3684548

RE: Looking more pics of this ES!
The owner's name is Gary Jones. He designated it 'SL' for 'Second Life' as it was pretty badly damaged in a crash and then rebuilt. I have a couple of photos of it from Superman 2004. Shoot me a PM and I'll dig up the photos for you. Here's Gary's RCU profile http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/profile.cfm?section=profile&forum=1&memid=73766
Posted on: 12/20/2005 2:49 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3672456

RE: Skymaster F-15 flying off grass???
[quote]ORIGINAL: pilott34 I used HD ball links on mine too. On the other side I used the Dubro locking clevises with the H9 titanium pushrods. Not much slop at all on this setup. One thing I ABSOLUTELY recommend is strengthening the gear mount former. Its really not strong enough for grass ops in my opinion. I would put a CF plate on top of the mount. One thing I did was to laminate CF cloth between two pieces of 1/8" ply. While it was drying, I put it in my bench vice for a nice tight hold. When I removed the ply/cf laminate...I cut the piece to fit on top of the former from a paper template I made. Unfortunately, I did all of this AFTER I cracked the former. Mike [/quote] I believe the newer models from the factory have these improvements already. We had early production models.
Posted on: 11/29/2005 5:07 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3600399

RE: Skymaster F-15 flying off grass???
[quote]ORIGINAL: mugenkidd Thanks for the info Lt. Dan. BTW how many flights do you have off of the grass. And how are the retracts/struts/airframe holding up, and are you using the skymaster "combo pack" retracts that are offered from dreamworks? Thanks again. Michael [/quote] I highly recommend the HD trunions from Seirra. The Robart retracts will get loose from the heavy weight
Posted on: 11/29/2005 4:51 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3600333

RE: Skymaster F-15 flying off grass???
I fly from a 600ft, smooth, grass strip. Mine would take on average 300ft to get airborne with a P-120 at 32lbs wet take off weight (Jet Tech four tank set up) using a rolling start. Stopping at the end of the runway and letting the turbine spin up to full throttle before releasing the brakes shaved about 25-50ft from the roll. Smuttley, what kind of slack are you experiencing? I went with HD ball links, HD aluminum servo arms, and titanium linkages and there was no play in the setup, but there was some play in the 8611 gear train. The plane flew smooth with that setup. (Elevon version) Here are pictures of my linkage setup: http://www.kc-10.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5551&postcount=110
Posted on: 11/29/2005 2:32 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3599671

RE: Wojtek owes us dinner!!
Any bet against Woj when it comes to flying/crashing is a guaranteed win. [:D]
Posted on: 11/21/2005 6:43 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3574835

RE: Pensacola Jet Fly In
[img]http://www.kc-10.net/rc/pensacola_jets_05_flyer.jpg[/img]
Posted on: 11/19/2005 4:40 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3515004

RE: big F-16 and Mirage 200 from Skymaster !!
[quote]ORIGINAL: lov2flyrc wanna be a bit more specific for those out of the "Loop" Dan? [/quote] A simple search and read on just about any Jet Legend thread will reveal the truth.
Posted on: 11/17/2005 3:36 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3562231

RE: big F-16 and Mirage 200 from Skymaster !!
Does anyone else find it EXTREMELY hypocritical that while was absolutely no convincing ET that JL is pumping out unauthorized SM jets, as stated by SM themselves, yet when another manufacturer makes the same claim against SM, ET is all over SM like a moth to a flame? Yeah, ET is definitely an unbiased observer. [img]http://www.kc-10.net/smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Posted on: 11/17/2005 2:47 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3562026

RE: TAMJETS CARRY JL NEW LINE OF PRODUCTS
[quote]ORIGINAL: ghost_rider OMG!!!......here goes WW-3. [/quote] [img]http://www.kc-10.net/mw/incoming.jpg[/img]
Posted on: 11/4/2005 3:50 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3520086

RE: Jet Legend F-15 Kit
[quote]ORIGINAL: EASYTIGER Tam's not Chinese. He has lived here a long time. Owns some liquor stores, amongst other things.[/quote] What does that matter? Who do you think is supplying him with the ViperJet, Super Hornet, and Fun Scale F-16? DUH [quote] No. It IS the F-15 you have sitting in your garage. Off the same molds. Which Sparks evidently actually made and Skymaster sold. There is a new F-15 from Skymaster off of new molds. [/quote] And how exactly would you know which one I have?
Posted on: 10/16/2005 12:44 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3459427

RE: Jet Legend F-15 Kit
[quote]ORIGINAL: EASYTIGER Yes. Like many Chinese companies, they rely on the Western Connections to break into the market. Very few products are marketed here under their Chinese names by Chinese companies. [/quote] That theory is laughable. You don't think with Tam's connections to Sparks that these wouldn't have been marketed years ago? Quit stirring up sh1t with your wild ideas. [quote] Say, you're Skymaster's webmaster, right? [/quote] How many times does that question need to be asked and answered for you? Have you ever owned a Skymaster plane? This F-15 is an exact copy of the one sitting in my garage.
Posted on: 10/16/2005 12:30 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3459394

RE: Jet Legend F-15 Kit
[quote]ORIGINAL: EASYTIGER [quote]ORIGINAL: wojtek [quote]Lets give Jet Ledgends a chance and use Steven as a test case maybe their story is true , and prehaps SM has been over charging for their product, who knows . [/quote] yea, i'll give the guy selling $2 counterfeit CDs and $3 DVDs a chance too .... [8|] [>:] ... if you buy from a counterfeiter, you become a thief yourself ... I myself will not participate in this theivery ... Maybe next time one of you get a jet stollen from your trailer or garage, i will look for the guy who stole it to buy it from him at a bargain price ...... I wonder if all you unscrupulous modelers would have the same attitide towards jet legend if it was BVM's ARFs they were ripping of ... in this case its Skymaster .. so whats the diference ??? shame on you all !! Wojtek [/quote] So...you KNOW what Skymaster says is true? Because SKYMASTER told you so? Or maybe what SPARKS says is true. You don't know. Enough already. [/quote] How about using a little common sense for once. Do you honestly believe that these guys designed this kit and own the rights to it, yet have allowed Skymaster to sell it for what, some two years now without saying anything about it? EHHHH. Wrong. Where has Jet Legend been hiding if this was their product? Where was this company two years ago, where has their support been, where are the videos of their flight tests, etc, etc, etc...? Do you honestly believe - or expect anyone else to belive - that Jet Legend has sat back for several years and donne nothing while Skymaster marketed, sold, supported, and profited from these kits under the Skymaster name without doing or saying anything about it?
Posted on: 10/16/2005 12:24 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3459359

RE: Jet Legend F-15 Kit
I'm just curious about something. If RCU was given a copy of the contract that shows Skymaster as the owner of this design an 'Jet Legend' to be in breach of contract (among other things), why is RCU hosting a Jet Legends advertisement? Are there no morals if money is involved?
Posted on: 10/16/2005 12:21 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3459376

RE: Jet Legend F-15 Kit
[quote]ORIGINAL: lov2flyrc [quote] I sincerely hope that Jet Legend becomes the first succesful chinese import,[/quote].... Hmmm, Thought Skymaster had already done that using this very airframe [sm=confused.gif].... [/quote] Apparently no one was paying attention, just as they aren't now as they're buying these Skymaster ripoffs.
Posted on: 10/15/2005 4:22 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3458161

RE: Micro Video Camera
[quote]ORIGINAL: sirrom I was over in the Super Jet South Event thread when I came across a post regarding a micro video camera that David Shulman had in his bandit at the event. I guess there was alot of interest in the micro camera. Well they are selling the camera for 225.00 ready to go. Well I have one of these cameras and it cost me only 50.00 to put it together. The little micro camera that the Shulman's are selling on their website can be had from CVS Drugstores for the low price of 29.99. You have to open the case of the camera and solder the wires to it to provide power and usb connectivity which should take someone with soldering skills approx 20-30 minutes. The software for downloading the video is shareware and can be had from several sites on the web. Go to this site and you can read all about how to make the mods to the cameras and where to get the shareware drivers from. http://camerahacks.10.forumer.com/index.php?c=5 If you want one but don't have a CVS near you let me know and I can pick one of the cameras up and ship it to you for the cost of the camera, shipping and packing materials. I don't want to make money off of this because I have used this forum to increase my knowledge from my fellow modelers and I have had fellow modelers send me things to try out before I buy, not knowing me from adam. So this is my way of returning the favor to you all. Thanks, Patrick. [/quote] lol, its an Aeropoxy camera
Posted on: 10/13/2005 6:25 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3452706

RE: Jet Blue Nose Gear Photos
[quote]ORIGINAL: hornet driver yadda yadda yadda [/quote] You're preaching to the choir. My statments were in reference to you're assumptions that this is a problem with Airbus when the fact is that if its not mandatory, it doesn't always get done. This is true of American manufacturers too. Your statements about rolling out the emergency equipment in 'disagreement' with me is frankly quite stupid. At no point did I say that this was no danger in what happened here, or that anyone over reacted. I am simply pointing out to you how the game works, as you are obviously unaware. As far as the DC-10 crash, two repsonses to your statements. First - your comment that it happened 'over there' tells me you didn't fully read what I wrote. An American Airlines plane nearly suffered the same fate out of Dallas for the exact same problem. This was AFTER MDC attempted to address the issue. (Remember the 'faulty' latch condition (the latches worked just fine, BTW) didn't cause the problem. It was improperly secured doors (human error) that caused both incidents) In other words, the system needed to be modified to be idiot proof.
Posted on: 10/7/2005 10:39 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3431328

RE: Jet Blue Nose Gear Photos
[quote]ORIGINAL: hornet driver >>>>I didn't realize this was their second incident oh no there have been many more...how about 12...problem is its more expensive to redesign a new mech than pay for any deaths that could occur ...this is due to the legal system they operate under...so the airbus boys have stuck their heads in the sand which is why you often hear of those off the wall awards that are into the tens or hundreds of millions in the U.S.....cant scare big companies unless you can stick it to them hard...and the boys at airbus live by seperate rules than we do in the U.S. .....so they have been very lax in fixing this issue but now i think the publicity will change all that and force them....because if they dont they wont be allowed in the U.S. ...........the faa is now on their a$$ and they are twisting arms as we speak [/quote] I wish people would do a little research before making these kinds of statements. This isn't an issue of Airbus not following the rules, in fact they are. I believe a service bulletin was issued after the previous incidents. Service bulletins are more like recommendations and are not mandatory is most cases. (I read somewhere that this aircraft hadn't had the service bulletin accomplished) If you want to blame anyone for this incident, blame the FAA for not making it a mandatory fix. If a single item failure could cause a major mishap, the FAA would issue a mandatory Airworthiness Directive to ensure repairs/modifications are done. In less severe cases, a service bulletin will be issued with recommendations and instructions on modifications to be made. Here's an example: In March of 1974, a Turkish Airways DC-10-10 crashed near Paris on climbout when the aft cargo door blew open. The resulting decompression collapsed the main deck floor which severed the control cables to the tail. 345 people were killed. Problems with the early design of the latch mechanism were known by McDonnell Douglas and they had addressed the problem with a Service Bulletin which modified the latch system with visual indicators that would allow the ground crewed to physically see that the lock pins were properly engaged when the door was closed. This SB was not mandatory and this aircraft had not been modified. This issue in itself was not considered a danger, but when the ground handler, who was unfamiliar with the door operation failed to close the door properly, there was no way to visually see this (because the SB had not been accomplished) The door was not properly locked and it failed. This was not the only time this had happened, an American Airlines plane also suffered a blown door and floor collapse, but they were lucky and were able to return to the airport. The 345 deaths were what it took to force the FAA to issue a mandatory modification to all DC-10 cargo doors, and to this day there have been no other incidents. Each DC-10 cargo door now features two little windows that let you see if both lock pins are engaged. Additionally, the vent door can not be closed if the lock pins are not locked into place. It took losing lives to bring about this change, because operators didn't want to spend the money on 'recommended' modifications. We have a saying in our industry that all FAR's are written in blood. Unfortunately, many times this is true.
Posted on: 10/7/2005 2:57 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3430668

RE: Jet Blue Nose Gear Photos
[quote]ORIGINAL: lpanetta Huh?? The A320 series does not rotate as it retracts. It is the same as most other modern transports in that the nose gear centers itself as the strut extends on takeoff, then the entire assembly retracts forward. Not sure if it centers mechanically or computer controlled - you would have to ask an Airbus mech. My understanding is the crew discovered the problem when retracting the gear on takeoff. The landing gear computer would not let the pilots raise the gear because the wheel was not in the correct position. I didn't realize this was their second incident - looks as if the pilots did everything by the book - kind of makes you wonder where they are getting their maintenance done... [quote]ORIGINAL: sideshow The nose strut on the A320 series rotates 90 degrees while retracting...I think the problem is it wouldn't rotate so they couldn't retract the gear. [/quote] [/quote] Airbus is the only type of commercial aircraft I have worked on that uses proximity sensors to to ensure that both the nose wheels and (if equipped) the main bogies are aligned before unlocking the gear handle to allow for gear retraction. If the nose wheels are even a couple of inches from center, the gear can not be retracted. The 'failure' of the gear to retract was simply the aircraft doing what it was supposed to do, which is to prevent the gear from retracting in an unsafe condition and possibly jamming in the wheel wells. The nose wheels are held over center by the hydraulic steering actuators. Additionaly, there are centering cams inside the strut that mechanical force the nose gear to center as the aircraft leaves the ground and the strut extends. In this case, why hydraulic pressure bypassing and forcing the nose gear to rotate to 90 deg, the centering cams wouldn't be able to overcome this. BTW, here is a picture of the incident aircraft after the landing that I got from a friend http://www.kc-10.net/forum/showthread.php?t=896
Posted on: 10/7/2005 2:55 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3430657

RE: Has anyone considered using one of these?
I haven't tried storing a jet with one, but I use that exact rack for balancing. Photos here: http://www.kc-10.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5343&postcount=68
Posted on: 10/6/2005 8:28 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3427544

RE: Fake photo or the real deal
[quote]ORIGINAL: David Gladwin Must've been retired too long, (that's a privilege) but RAs in the landing configuration, surely not. TAs yes, but not RAs. Must talk to my house guest when he gets back tomorrow, (Capt. BA 777s. ex Concorde) . But then TAs and RAs on Concorde were unusaL, because the antennae came off at Mach 2, must be a few of them on the bottom of the Atlantic ! At least they didn't go down the intakes, surges on Concorde were not funny, sounding like WW 3 had started ! Regards, David Gladwin. [/quote] You're right David, I had a momentary lapse. RA's are inhibited by gear down and/or flaps extended. (FAA regs require that TCAS doesn't give flight commands that the aircraft is not configured for) [:'(]
Posted on: 10/4/2005 5:07 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3417225

RE: Fake photo or the real deal
[quote]ORIGINAL: David Gladwin ... EXCEPT that the 744 has the correct attitude for V ref plus, say, 20 whereas at final approach speed the 757 should be at about 1 degree nose up... [/quote] OR, both pilots are following their TCAS Resolution Advisories. [:D]
Posted on: 10/3/2005 4:21 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3416762

RE: Skymaster Gripen with scale features
[quote]ORIGINAL: jeff sewell And by way of a footnote...just checking out the Skymaster F15 - funny how it shares a lot of scale features with the YA version. You see, it's easy to have unsubstantiated opinion, isn't it? [/quote] Apples and oranges. Do you own a SM F-15? If you did you'd be able to compare its internals and see that this is an identical kit. Sharing features /= sharing the molds and plans. Oh, and in case you missed it, JL has already claimed to own the rights to the SM aircraft they are selling. They're not even pretending that they're not copies. But if it makes you feel better... [img]http://www.kc-10.net/rc/knockoffs.jpg[/img]
Posted on: 9/23/2005 2:13 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3386828

RE: The TRUE STORY regarding the FAA cancellations
[img]http://www.kc-10.net/forum/images/smilies/pepsi.gif[/img]
Posted on: 9/22/2005 6:16 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3384195

RE: SUPER JET WEEK Correction
[quote]ORIGINAL: seanreit Hey BVM Flier, a few days ago I hit the "block" button on easytiger, my blood pressure is now back to normal ;) It's just below any of his posts with a red hand signal. Give it a try [:)] [/quote] This is one of the best how-to tips I've ever read on RCU. [img]http://www.kc-10.net/forum/images/smilies/worship.gif[/img]
Posted on: 9/20/2005 11:59 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3378380

RE: SUPER JET WEEK Correction
[quote]ORIGINAL: DCM Forget idiotic chatter....I want to know the idiot CD. Lets get to the root of the problem.[:@][:@][:@][>:] David Hudson [/quote] David, the inevitable witch hunt and finger pointing won't really change the fact that these rules have been on the books for some time. I believe the events leading up to where we are now merely accelerated the rate at which the FAA caught on to the lack of enforcement of these rules. Chances are probably good that we'd be in this situation anyway in the near future.
Posted on: 9/16/2005 12:49 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3364555

RE: SUPER JET WEEK Correction
[quote]ORIGINAL: F106A Ben BV hasn't removed it yet. BRG, Jon [/quote] That's because we're still carrying on with all this idiotic chatter. [8|]
Posted on: 9/16/2005 12:25 PM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3364485

RE: SUPER JET WEEK Correction
Frank, why was this such a big secret? We all should have been told this months ago. Had people known the facts all this 'idiotic chatter' wouldn't have even happened. This is really quite sad.
Posted on: 9/16/2005 9:52 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3364130

RE: “Spy shots secret meeting?�
[quote]ORIGINAL: EASYTIGER [quote]ORIGINAL: Lt. Dan ET, I for one think this thread is pretty funny. A prerequisite is that you have to have actually watched Office Space AND enjoyed it. [:D] Maybe they're just mad because their FSDO was moved to the basement and nobody has recieved their paycheck in the last year. [/quote] Well, it went right over MY head, but then again, I'm terribly
Posted on: 9/16/2005 12:19 AM by Author "Lt. Dan" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3363403