RE: BJ Craft Nuance Giveaway 2013 NATS
Does the winner need to be present to win?? I don't have time to go to the nats but I love Raffles!!!
Posted on: 5/29/2013 6:49 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Miss Wind 50 Trimming Problems
Moving CG back does not change trim setting as you might think it should. You need a adjust the wing with positive incidense. Its not as hard as you might think but to get it right it will take several adjustments. You need to file out the opening in the fusalage where the pins go thru then you need to make new donuts and glue them into the fusalage over the existing ones until you get it dialed in. Best of luck Evan
Posted on: 9/18/2012 2:45 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Batteries running-in and swollen batteries
Yes great question. I just got my first electric plane and I am interested in the subject.
Posted on: 9/15/2012 3:34 AM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: landing bounce
Your gears are to soft. Stiffen them up and you will lose the bounce.
Posted on: 9/14/2012 7:20 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "Aerodynamics"
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RE: St Clairsville Wrap Up
Congratulations to Mark D. he is improving with every contest....plus I found out he has a secret weapon on the way! Time to fight fire with fire. Hopefully I will see you all at the D4 championships in Muncie. Evan
Posted on: 8/27/2012 2:06 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: a123 or life batteries rx and tx
I have 2 stock battery packs for my SD10. I cycled them as the instructions in the manual said to. I get 17, 10 minute flight per pack before I have to recharge. I just run them down all the way to the alarm buzzer then recharge it. Evan
Posted on: 8/24/2012 7:22 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: Aries incedence numbers
IDK? The Aries I had was the best flying plane id ever owned. It flew with a neutral elevator and I had a piece of velcro for a shim under the wing for a slight bit of positive incidence. Flew straight as an arrow. Knife edge was dead straight. I had zero mix in the plane. I was going to add just a touch of down elevator with low throttle to straighten out my downline as there was a slight pull to the canopy but the plane was lost in a misfortunate accident.
Posted on: 8/20/2012 5:29 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: TALON EXTREME by Randy Hicks Designs
Sharp looking plane... I like the lines. My only concern with a one piece wing is it better be dead on straight and incidence better right on the money because adjustability is limited no? I have an Oxai plane with a one piece wing and the incidence if off the mark. Beautiful plane but flies like crap.
Posted on: 6/18/2012 2:35 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Ideas for an intro pattern class
I talked to a couple of guys at the club about why they don't try flying pattern. They are interested but the thing they said was a 2 day contest was to much of a time commitment to hit a contest for them. With that being said why not fly all 6 sportsman rounds in one day and make the sportman class a one day event.
Posted on: 6/18/2012 2:26 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Ideas for an intro pattern class
I think the biggest reason why those on the fence don't give it a shot is because they are really not sure what's expected even after reading up about it all. Nobody wants to go out there and make a fool out of themselves. That is why it should be simplied to a level a guy could read up about it in his AMA handbook, practice it on his own if he wishes till one builds up enough confidence to compete in a contest. And the manuevers should all be basic stunts a trainer could do it. I'm sure clubs all over the country would pick up on it and have a club class only contest just for fun. Scoring should be kept basic 0-10 scores so no computer system would be needed to calculate scores. Evan
Posted on: 6/13/2012 5:17 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: What are the pitfalls using LIFE batteries??
Thanks for all the great input...I will be ordering that EOS Sentry battery tester for sure!
Posted on: 6/6/2012 5:28 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: What are the pitfalls using LIFE batteries??
I want to use them in my 2 meter pattern planes. Right now I still fly glow but I use 2 cell lipo's and a regulator for the reciever pack. I had one of my 2 meter planes almost go in due to a suspect regulator. Im not sure what the exact cause of my lock out was. I replaced the regulator, switch, and reciever and all has been ok. No one in my group of pattern flyers use them. A member at my club tells me they actually discharge better than the lipo's plus I don't need the regulator. I seen them in the tower catalog but I wasn't sure if the LIFE and A123 are the same or if one was better than the other.
Posted on: 6/4/2012 6:45 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Proposed 2013/2014 Sequences
My thoughts exactly...Shakespeare!
Posted on: 6/4/2012 5:50 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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What are the pitfalls using LIFE batteries??
I was reading another thread that said there were pitfalls with using LIFE batteries. I'd like to know what they are because I was wanting to start using them over safety concerns with LIPO packs. Thanks Evan
Posted on: 6/4/2012 2:54 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: # Everyone-Should Read The following L-I-P-O DISASTER!!!
So what are the pitfalls with using LIFE batteries? Where is the best place to buy them and what is the best charger for them?
Posted on: 6/4/2012 2:39 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Proposed 2013/2014 Sequences
The Advanced pattern not only looks fun but should also be quite challenging...Great job Team!
Posted on: 6/4/2012 2:24 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Petition to save a flying field
Signed it for ya! Evan
Posted on: 5/23/2012 12:26 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Proposed 2013/2014 Sequences
I agree with Joe and Arch. We are not advocating adding a class just modifying what we have. I always hated the name Intermediate as a class name. Get rid of the name intermediate and change it back to what it was Sportsman. I never liked the class named novice either. I advocate we change the name novice or what is now sportman to Club Class. When I here Joe call it club class, I think AMA club class. It has an AMA ring to it in my ears and I think it is good for the sport. No turnaround in Club Class either. If you find it not challenging then one can move up in class. To many beginners it is challenging and it is also a level playing field at the club level that all can understand and participate in. If we do this there will be a unity between AMA and NSRCA that will promote growth in our sport. I firmly believe this. Just My $.2 Evan Also if you all don't like the 2 loops with 1/2 rolls in the proposed Advanced pattern then change the manuever to a triangle with 2 half rolls in opposite directions on top or 2 half rolls on top. I am just happy we get a new pattern sequence to fly! You guys are doing a great job btw!
Posted on: 5/21/2012 3:47 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Proposed 2013/2014 Sequences
The proposed Advanced pattern looks like a lot of fun...even the 2 loops with 1/2 rolls....Send it thru the system you have my support.
Posted on: 5/20/2012 3:59 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Proposed 2013/2014 Sequences
Id love to see the sequences change every 2 years to keep things from getting boring...Maybe it would help keep a better balance between all the classes.
Posted on: 5/20/2012 2:15 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: May 19 One-Day Pattern in SAcramento, CA
Don hope you get a bunch of sportman newbies out there! Sounds like a good time to me. Evan
Posted on: 5/4/2012 2:58 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: June 23 One-Day Pattern Meet in Lancaster, CA
One day contests are great for newbies! Hope you get a great turnout in sportsman. Evan
Posted on: 5/4/2012 2:57 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: My suggestion to increase pattern participation
I am toying around the idea of flying a Goldberg Ultimate bipe in Advanced just because!
Posted on: 4/30/2012 5:20 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: My suggestion to increase pattern participation
Arch I agree whole heartedly with you. Funny....I tried doing three rolls last weekend! It was quite laughable! Funny you bring that up. Yea just coaching a newbie into doing centered manuevers we are introducing them to turnaround manuevers. I just think we shouldn't burden the novice competitor with scoring them at that level since it is hard for them to understand what is expected. The concept of a centered manuever is easy for one to understand who may have no coach or experience. Easy for us experienced pilots to think a newbie should be able to pull it off..... I'd love to see this sport get bigger and bigger and it won't if we don't change what we are doing. Here's a suggestion ...lets make turnaround manuevers centered manuevers then. Evan
Posted on: 4/23/2012 6:14 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Saito 150 in Pattern
I've seen Saito's fly in the lower classes.
Posted on: 4/22/2012 6:08 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: My suggestion to increase pattern participation
I dont think making sportsman class easier is dumbing down the class because the mission of the Sportsman class should be regarded as an introduction to precision aeobatics. Lets face it Sportsman is very difficult for one just starting out. If all the manuevers were centered then a beginner could practice on his own at his pace until he is ready to hit a contest. Once confident to come out to a contest and give it a go we can mentor them into the basics of turnaround. But if guys think its to hard for them they are not going to enter contests. Since we are a SIG of the AMA I like the idea of calling sportman Club Class. When clubs have their funfly's they could introduce pattern to there members thru the Club Class and thus maybe we can get more participation at our contests. Evan
Posted on: 4/22/2012 5:52 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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My suggestion to increase pattern participation
This is just my 2 cents worth of suggestion that I think would increase pattern participation. Take it for what you think it is worth but last week at my club there were a few newby wannabies to pattern that were introduced to me. I printed out some sportsman call sheets and manuever descriptions and handed them out to the guys. I figured Id help them with flying the pattern and whatnot and get them to attend the St. Charles IL contest. I know once they attend a contest a certain percentage will be hooked but the problem I ran into is that the guys found the call sheets and manuever descriptions by themselves intimidating and they told me that they didn't think they were ready to try it. I understand there stance about being intimidated but the not wanting to try part I don't. When I decided back in the early 90's to try pattern I grabbed a call sheet and had my friend Andy call the manuevers for me. As basic as the manuevers were I could not make it thru 3 or 4 manuevers before I broke the pattern and I was discouraged somewhat by this. It didnt stop me from trying though. I went to a local contest to see what It was about. I went without an airplane because I was just going to watch. I got there early and got to talking with the contest director and he talked me into driving home to get a plane and try it out. I was reluctant because I could not complete the pattern but I decided to do it anyway. After returning with my plane I was finally able to watch someone fly thru the pattern to completion. Where I am from there was no one doing pattern so I had no mentor to help me out. To my surprise my first round I was able to complete the pattern successfully! I actually was able to fly the entire pattern without breaking out of it. Each subsequent round I saw improvement in my flying and I was hooked. So my suggestion is this. I think we should get rid of the Sportsman class in favor of a beginners Classic Pattern Class. A beginner class in which is not turn around but all centered manuevers. We could call it a Club Class if you will. My old-timer friend Andy said that back in the day it was not unusual to have 50 or 60 guys show up for a contest. If we can find a way to make it less intimidating to get these guys out there, a certain percentage will get hooked with the sport. Evan
Posted on: 4/20/2012 7:26 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Sam Turner
That's terrible news. God bless him and his family.
Posted on: 11/16/2011 3:27 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Chip Hyde Split with CA Model
Ok time for a group hug everyone! Marcelo next time i think you should just refund the money and this whole thread would have never happened. All manufactures have difficulties with quality. Im sure of that. Especially when you use outside contractors. The difference is how you deal with them. Ca Models as far as I know has a good reputation and I'm sure will produce wonderful planes in the future. Cmon lets bring it in for a giant group hug!
Posted on: 11/10/2011 1:54 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Conrad Murray is GUILTY!
Can I have his airplanes???
Posted on: 11/8/2011 3:51 PM by Author "rcflyer4fun" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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