RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Jaybird Hi Bill, I will be visiting friends in Wildwood the week of November 11 through the 17. Perhaps I can visit you and your shop during the first part of the week? I won't have any planes with me but it would be fun to see some local modelers flying. Jaybird [/quote] Look forward to it. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/18/2012 2:47 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Anybody else noticed how many other Brotherhoods have sprung up lately? Maybe we should have copyrighted that word.......[:)]Guess they noticed how successful ours was and are hoping for the best. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/18/2012 2:05 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sig Ryan STA
[quote]ORIGINAL: lovehydro Bill, I am wanting to do the same thing on my byron build. I want to replace all the foam (wings, vertical stab and rudder, horizonal stabs and elevators). Any drawings, templets you genorate for your project would be appreseated. Paul [/quote] I use a build stick to set up the rib placement. I will have a template or 2 from the rib cut, but they are pretty much identical from root to start of tip bow. I will be using 4 spars with shear webbing, and will probably put a shallow kerf along all the spars to lock the shear web. Nothing like a couple of I-beams to make things stout. I will be laminating the tip bows. I'm still going to use the flap actuator from the kit. It is pretty well thought out. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/18/2012 2:02 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Sig Ryan STA
Thanks Vincent. I'm in the process of building a new set of wings instead of using the molded foam versions that Byron's used it the kit. They are wimpy weak, and subject to all kinds of hangar rash. I just couldn't remember how the top surface of the wing was laid out at the aileron juncture. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/17/2012 3:04 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Sig Ryan STA
Vincent, Can you post a part of the wing plan that shows the cross section at the control surface? I'm asking if this is a Freize hinge surface or what? Thanks, Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/16/2012 3:34 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: WACO YMF
[size=7][color=#FF0000]NEW BROTHER ALERT !!!![/color][/size] We have a new Brother. Welcome James (jymster) . You are Brother #228 Hope you have a good time with it. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/13/2012 7:59 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Okay, Here is the roster to date. WACO BROTHERHOOD MEMBERSHIP: #1 stickbuilder #2 Hughes500 #3 Jim Henley #4 mmattockx #5 CTflyboy #6 michaelj2k #7 Ronj10 #8 gwulle #9 jim schroer #10 Skinny Bob #11 Doug #12 Pimmnz #13 HarryJ No. 14 Old Git #15 ChrisMH #16 Nerevar #17 Ricatic #18 Clay H. #19... Roster: S-1 Janelle (Lady Stickbuilder) S-2 Sissy Nightstalker S-3 Barb Barbee S-4 LadyMango (Lynda
Posted on: 9/13/2012 7:54 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
When I got home yesterday, I had just a little mowing left to do. Finished that, and took a plane out of the shop and went flying. Dead calm on the ground, but 100 feet up, it was gusty as all get out. Still a windy day flying is better than a calm day sitting on yer arse. Hopefully everyone is doing okay. Sorry about the site problems, don't know what's up with that. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/7/2012 4:34 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Rainbow1 How do I get to be a member of the Waco Botherhood? I am BuildING a PEPINO WACO [/quote] [size=7][color=#FF0000]NEW BROTHER ALERT !!!![/color][/size] You just did. Welcome Rainbow1. You are Brother # 227. Don't know what your name is, but if you will enlighten me, I will add it to the information. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/3/2012 3:07 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sig Ryan STA
Actually Bellcranks do serve a very useful purpose. I still use them, but secure them so that they cannot come loose. I use them when I need to change direction of a control rod and don't have the space available for a servo. Full scale airplanes used them too. Look at the aileron control on a Waco sometime. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/3/2012 10:53 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: RANT: The
A little off the topic, but when we needed a correct cowl for our Waco YMF birds, we built a plug, sent it to Fibertech and they now offer it for sale. Y'all could do the same with needed glass parts. As for the rest? I guess you could do the same thing. It is obvious that the manufacturers have moved on to bigger and better things. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 9/1/2012 2:15 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Sig Ryan STA
[quote]ORIGINAL: cap 580 A friend of mine let me get his scratch built 95in ws Ryan out of his hangar after sitting for years.  It is a sport version powered by an OS 1.08 engine.  It flew recently with just a few hickups.  There is a picture in my gallery.  I wasn't sure how to post one here.  [/quote] I'm working on a quarter scale and this one has scale gear too. It is going to use a ZDZ 40 rear intake, rear exhaust for power. I'm working on building a different set of wings than those that Byron used. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/30/2012 8:08 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: WACO YMF
Yep, they are called counter balances. Can't even think of a better term for them. They are supposed to equalize the weight of the control surface at the hinge line. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/28/2012 7:52 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: AMA to close the AMA Discussions Forum
[quote]ORIGINAL: Arbo <br style=''font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; '' /><span style=''font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; ''>lcs, Did you see the screen capture that included one of the members that threatened a law suit agains the AMA?   That was standard stuff to hear.   Quite a lot of people had the idea that since they paid dues, they owned the forum and should be able to post whatever they wanted.    When they were warned they sent PM's complaining about the 'treatment', threatened law suits, called Dave directly to complain, one even said he had a lot of money he had willed to the AMA and he would change that if he didn't get his way.    Another member sent a PM to someone he didn't like, gloating about another member being banned and hoping that guy was the next to go...  <br style=''font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; '' /><br style=''font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; '' /><span style=''font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; ''>I don't know if anyone remembers, but when I started there as a user, I didn't much like Muroc, we butted heads quite often.   On there and RCG.    But once I saw things from the 'other side', well, it kinda opens your eyes to the behavior and games people play.<br style=''font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; '' /> Having witnessed all that, it does not surprise me they want to close the forum.<br style=''font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; '' /> [/quote] Arbo, That was not a threat. It was a promise, and one that I was and am fully prepared to execute. The AMA forum is a little different from other (open) forums, since membership was a requirement to be able to post. Trying to deny a member the right to post is denying him/her a basic tenent of their membership. You overstepped your authority in banning members. You just never met anyone else with either the will or the wherewithal to take you and the AMA to task for your actions. I was/and am serious in that regard. Bill, Bottom Feeder #1 AMA 4720
Posted on: 8/25/2012 12:36 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: AMA to close the AMA Discussions Forum
[quote]ORIGINAL: Arbo The AMA had a set of rules, and the did not want the bickering and arguing, they did not want the negativity so many brought to the forum... it was the AMA's agenda. A nice and civil forum that protrayed the AMA and it's members in a good way. [/quote] If the AMA only wanted posts that portrayed them and it's members in a good way, then they should not have opened the forum up to the members at large, but only allowed the Leader Members to make posts. The only membership that counts or matters (other than the funds collected) to the AMA seem to be this part of the membership. The AMA has done a lot of good for the hobby, but there appears to be a hidden agenda that wants only a select few to have any voice it the enterprise. At the same time, there is a lot that the AMA has done that does not well serve the rest of the membership. We (those with open memberships) don't have any voice in what goes on in Muncie. True, we do get to vote, but our voices are not heard at the EC level. So if they did not want any negativity, then why did they see the need to install a moderator? I firmly believe that the forum was created with the intention to fail, so that the EC could point at us and say that they did institute a forum, but we (the membership) ruined it. Guess what? The membership at large will never agree on everything. They should not have set the bar so high that no one could clear it. That's just my opinion (ought to be yours) Bill, Bottom Feeder #1 AMA 4720
Posted on: 8/24/2012 4:23 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: AMA to close the AMA Discussions Forum
Arbo, When only one person has a negative opinion of you, you can ignore it. When the majority of people with whom you come in contact has a negative opinion of you, you must might wish to pay attention. The problem is that once you became the moderator of the AMA forum, you began to operate it to suit your own agenda. The AMA is far from perfect, but you would not allow anyone to cast any opinion that did not mirror yours. You caused that forum to fail simply because of your totalitarian methods. Had the AMA allowed the forum to grow and become a sounding board for the way that the membership wants the organization to proceed, then we might have actually been able to steer the AMA in the direction which we would like it to grow. As it is, there is still only the Good ol' Boy mentality running the show, and even worse, only the Leader Membership has a real voice in the operation thereof. I don't have the club problem that most have to be able to fly. I can go out of my shop and set the model down and take off. I have been a member for many years, and I'll be damned if I'll allow people such as yourself to run me off. In responding to my previous post, you tried to turn my comments as if I had been talking about someone else. Let me make one thing clear. You were the person to whom I was commenting. You are the sole reason for the demise of the AMA forum. Who's toadie will you become now? Bill, Bottom Feeder #1 AMA 4720
Posted on: 8/23/2012 4:35 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: mrdhud Bill, I retired my old Spektrum DX7 for one of the newer DX7s transmitters the only problem is having to reprogram all the planes. I did the Waco first and failed to check the amount of throws and differential I had programmed in for hi & low rates. I have spent about two hours looking back threw the thread I know you have posted it several times but I can’t find it so can you PLEASE post it one more time for me. Thanks [/quote] Dan, If memory serves, it is: Elevator 1" up and down on high, 3/4 up and down on low. Rudder, all you can get Aileron 1" up on high rate and 1/2" down. 3/4 up on low rate 3/8" down. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/21/2012 3:27 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[size=7][color=#FF0000]NEW BROTHER ALERT!!!![/color][/size] We have another new Brother. Welcome Steve Myers (Stevemyers) Steve, you are Brother #226. Wear it in good health. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/16/2012 7:54 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Dan, Do your files have the modifications to the outboard ribs? Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/15/2012 3:09 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: I am depressed!
[quote]ORIGINAL: Speedy-Gonzales I am depressed! I called my local hobby shop today about a 6V Rx battery pack. I said I was looking for a 6v NiMH 5C AAA 1000 mah pack for a pylon racer. I talked to 2 guys that knew absolutely nothing about what I was talking about. A very simple question. 15 minutes on my cell phone. I was told... ''we have a couple 9. 6 V 1600 packs''. ''No those are Tx packs''..... '' well you could use a regulator'' ''What is the cell size?''...........''They are for JR,Hitec,Airtronics, Universal'' My local hobby shop has become a ''Toy Store'' I can go online and get exactly what I am looking for in seconds. Order it and move on. Why should I continue to support the LHS when such ignorance exists? Very sad! Sad,sad,sad! Speedy G [/quote] Wait, you still have a local hobby shop????????? Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/13/2012 3:10 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: WACO YMF
Looks as if we lost some posts here Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/12/2012 4:28 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Byron Ryan ST-A
It's been on the back burner. We had just moved to Nashville, an I had the cardiac issue. Now we have just moved back to Florida and Ive just finished setting up the shop. Ill be back at the Ryan soon. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/8/2012 11:42 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: WACO YMF
There are probably a couple out there for the 160. This is not the only OS engine that would use such an extension. Find one with the same thread pitch and diameter and go for it. Or if that fails, turn one from bar stock 6061 T6 Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/7/2012 3:56 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Wait, y'all are running a G38 in a 5th scale? Wow! Why didn't you just go ahead and cram in a small block chevy? I guess that's proof that you can overpower anything, but just use judicious throttle............ WOW!!!!!! Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/7/2012 8:40 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: IMAA Constitution Under Assult
[quote]ORIGINAL: Red Scholefield Those currently at the helm have been there many years, either as a Director or Assistant Director. Comparing 2008 IMAA Personnel Directory to the Officers, District Directors, and Assistant Directors you will see the same faces as presently shown on the IMAA's web page. [/quote] Gee Red, sounds just like the AMA. Same old faces (with a couple of exceptions). Might be because they are all pulling from the same pool. Gotta be a Leader Member for your opinion to count, and crap like that. I guess that was the real reason to have Leader Members all along. Bill, AMA 4720 Bottom Feeder #1
Posted on: 8/4/2012 4:32 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: WACO YMF
Joe, Go back one page. I posted a pic of the wheel pants and I'll put one of the hatch here. Seat too (can't resist) Someone asked about the cabane struts too, so here they are.
Posted on: 8/2/2012 8:44 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: jmdunstan Re:  An appropriate pilot figure I have been searching for an appropriate pilot figure for my 1/5 scale YMF-3 without success.  What I would like to use is an ''old-timer/barnstormer'' figure - with a scarf, if possible.  I would appreciate any advice as to where I might find such a pilot figure. Thanks, Jim [/quote] Officer and Gentleman has one. It is a civilian sport pilot. Looks good, wearing a jacket and slacks. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/1/2012 6:02 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
The trick is not to use outer wheel collars. Instead, solder a piece of brass tubing to a brass Tee that you will cut from a strip of K&S brass strip (I used a piece that was 1/32 thick, and then drill a small hole just before the end of each point of the Tee. Drill a corresponding hole for each of the 3 holes in the outside of the wheel pant. Once the wheel and inner pant is mounted, add a 2-56 screw to the pant and tee. The piece of tubing will hold the wheel in position, and the 3 screws look just like what the full scale has. Joe, the hatch and latch are found in posts 7785 and 7811. The cabane strut modification is found in post 8064 and 9083. Here is a pic of the wheel pant showing where the tee goes. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 8/1/2012 1:22 PM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Just checking. When we go for days and days with no new post, I start to wonder. Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 7/30/2012 6:26 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Is everyone starting to get tired of this thread? Bill, Waco Brother #1
Posted on: 7/30/2012 3:14 AM by Author "Stickbuilder" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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