RE: Central Texas Jet Rally May 24th ,25th
Hey Bob-O, I missed MS this year , shooting to see you guys Friday morning , Hopefully bringing my Dad along. He met you at MS last year and got a pic with you next to that big hog at sat night dinner, he may not remember all the jets at MS but he still talking about that dinner. see ya friday, Joe
Posted on: 5/18/2013 3:21 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Cant see my damn airplane !
One other thought... I have seen tech articles on visibility enhancements stressing high contrast for better visibility . So does not have to be yellow ,, Black and white stripes work well .... White on navy blue. .. Red/white What ever colors goes better on your scale look but get some contrast Also keeping top wing scale, but add contrast on bottom side of wing. Used some of various color tapes which can be removed to test out. So getting some scale looking contrast High contrast does help out on the on what I tried out without using yellow Just another angle
Posted on: 7/24/2012 3:30 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: The new Tornado sport jet
Fuel Tank replacement hardware fittings ... what to use and where to purchase ?? i have a V1 Tornado ,,, the tank was not drawing fuel correctly ... so pulled out fittings to inspect and found the rubber in stopper was bad shape and needs replacing along with the rest of the tubing inside the tank. i purchased this plane used , so do not know what original fittings package was used . any one know what to purchase for replacement ? also ,,, with this long stock fuel tank , would i still extend the clunk line from the stopper to almost to the back wall of the fuel tank ? ok, thanks, Joe
Posted on: 5/30/2012 5:00 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: The new Tornado sport jet
[quote]ORIGINAL: Modellbau USA  We have looked at the price of the conversion package and have decided to lower the price to $299 for the first shippmemt to help out our customers who have V1 and V2 [/quote] Hi Henry, i have V1, what would you consider main benifits/reasons to upgrade ? when could you ship the conversion package ? ok, thanks, Joe
Posted on: 5/22/2012 8:00 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Mt. Pleasant TX - 2012 Texas Jets
wow , nice open field , so how long and how wide is the paved runway ? pics look like great site.
Posted on: 5/21/2012 7:15 PM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Central Texas Jet Rally
[quote]ORIGINAL: Wap4life hey joe, i will be down there on wednesday for business, after my meeting i plan on head to the flying field. might have the pst with me to get some flying in.   i will have to leave and come back down on friday.  bob- i'm ready for my jugs.  is jet a available at the field? [/quote] Hey Wap, ok , hope to see wed afternoon,,, still depends on work when i get in ... till then, Joe
Posted on: 5/14/2012 7:08 PM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Central Texas Jet Rally
hey just seeing if there will be much of an early crew who plan actually flying wed ?
Posted on: 5/13/2012 1:17 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: mississippi afterburnr 2012
so how late cam we come in wed evening for unloading tents ect ? thanks, Joe
Posted on: 5/1/2012 4:32 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: mississippi afterburnr 2012
[quote]ORIGINAL: bcovish You will able to park your car in back of your tent Vernon, any progress on the Lazyboy recliner. In Florida now heading to Top Gun [/quote] is that Bob from Austin ?? this is Joe from Houston (new guy with no jet at the time ... you shared your CHAIRS at the (Speedworld jet / Desert Storm rally) .. sounds like your trying to move up in the world to a "recliner" of all things ! see ya soon ... so what when will you be arriving ? tks , Joe
Posted on: 4/30/2012 6:26 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: mississippi afterburnr 2012
parking car during rally ... first time out to MS afterburner ... i saw the rv parking area on pic posted... will this also be the parking for the cars ? i will have some batt charging gear in car ,, just seeing how far away from flight line ? ok, thanks
Posted on: 4/30/2012 5:12 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: mississippi afterburnr 2012
[quote]ORIGINAL: Wap4life Hey Joe see you out there, i'm flying in on friday. [/quote] Hey WAP, so you have everything worked out getting your planes to MS ? see ya , friday Joe
Posted on: 4/29/2012 9:00 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: mississippi afterburnr 2012
[quote]ORIGINAL: Kevin_W Just a few more days! Weather forecast looks great! I'll be heading to MS on Wednesday afternoon. If anyone from the DFW area wants to caravan, let me know. [/quote] Hey Kevin, first time out to MS afterburner, (actually will have my first turbine jet, hopefully to get first test flight) heading up from Houston , pick up my Dad in Tyler, TX ,,, then heading over to MS.. looks like you would be going out I-20 passing right by Tyler. if your up for it, we could tag along on caravan along I-20 ? ok, thanks, Joe
Posted on: 4/29/2012 4:51 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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does this wing loading sound right for habu vs habu32 ??
wow ,, huge difference if i did the calcs correctly... foamy habu ... 30 oz / sq inch fiberglass habu 32 ... 100 oz / sq inch 3 times the wing loading ... would that seem correct ? in big round numbers .
Posted on: 3/5/2012 4:45 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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what is habu wing area ? for wing loading calc ?
hi trying to calc the actual wing loading for parkzone habu. anyone know the wing area ? thanks Joe
Posted on: 3/1/2012 1:34 PM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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Habu 32 - hitec servos ? castle ice ESC ? ..
hi , putting together stock eflite habu 32... any one know which hitec servo model numbers will fit in with no modifications ? i think i want to go digital servo also will castle ice 100 ESC connect to the stock efilite motor with NO changing connectors ? any programming required on the castle esc ? i was thinking down the road the ice 100 esc would give more options down the road than the stock eflite esc , but have not used a castle esc before. thanks, Joe
Posted on: 2/21/2012 7:41 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: The new Tornado sport jet
just got a Tornado v1 , setting up for first time turbine jet .. is it recomended to use Crow mixing with flaps and ailerons on Tornado ? i have older ram 500 turbine , so will have long lag on turbine spool up... would like to be able to keep turbine rpm up on landings as much as practicle. thanks
Posted on: 2/18/2012 2:00 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Desert Jet Storm Pictures
hey ,,, what a great event !! big thanks for all those who put out all the hard work to make things work so well , really great job !! and thanks to Bob from Austin and Scott M for sharing a spot and showing a new comer around. thanks again to everyone !! Joe from Houston
Posted on: 2/12/2012 10:46 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Desert Jet Storm Pictures
[quote]ORIGINAL: bcovish Joe. Look me up. Ask The CD where in hell is Bob from Austin?? [/quote] Hey thanks Bob. ... I wanted to drop by any way , ck out things for austin jet rally coming up ... Hopefully that's my next stop with Tornado up and running See ya later, Joe
Posted on: 2/10/2012 5:26 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Desert Jet Storm Pictures
Hey... Can I catch a ride Friday eve with someone To windmill suites hotel in Surprise from Speedworld ?... Wife is taking rent car for the day for shopping. Or is taxie available ? Thanks, joe
Posted on: 2/9/2012 7:49 PM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: The new Tornado sport jet
[quote]ORIGINAL: ModellbauUK For those wanting to paint the red canopy supplied with the Orange Grey Scheme Humbrol Gloss 18 Orange is a pretty close match   I'll pop a pot in with all the remaining V2 models dispatched.  [/quote] Hi , hey would you happen to have the grey color for the first generation Tornado ? a grey color name so i can get some paint for spot repair on fuselage thanks, Joe
Posted on: 2/5/2012 8:16 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: The new Tornado sport jet
anyone found simulator and with supplied model which does pretty good job on practicing with Tornado ? i just got a new to me used Tornado i am still working on, but wanted to get some sim time before flying first flight. i have a older RamJet 500 ,,, so i presume there will be quite abit of throttle lag ... so hoping to find simulator i can modify throtle lag to match. just seeing if anyone has some direct experience with sims and the Tornado ? note... from what i have seen on post realflight or aerofly seem to be jet sims. thanks, Joe
Posted on: 2/5/2012 8:11 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: nose wheel steering problems on Parkzone Habu ?
hey thanks everyone for heads up !! all the above certainly gives me some more things to adjust i had not looked at before !! and try out some new wheels too !! Joe
Posted on: 2/3/2012 4:53 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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nose wheel steering problems on Parkzone Habu ?
hey, i have the parkzone Habu and it seems like sometimes it way oversteers nosewheel on take off sometimes. maybe other times i get lucky and control it ok and it stays centered down the runway. nose wheel seems to be centered ok, i put nose wheel servo on another channel and used program mix to cut down sensitivity to like 30%. so total throw seems ok. anyway looking at wheel to shaft maybe has too much play , woble ... anybody use different nose wheel ? other hardware mods on nose gear to make it more stable ? while were on topic ,,, anyone found other type wheels in general seems to work better than the stock wheels for landings on main gear ? well thanks for any input !! Joe
Posted on: 2/2/2012 3:45 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: what methods du you use to balance your jet
well i am new to the jet world , so no first hand cg comments.. but i am in middle of cg my first jet... and found this in manual.. see attachment pic ... it is modellbau Tornado ... it does indicate weighing method is more accurate ... and gives the cg based on weight at nose wheel,,, no calcs required. anyway, this seems easy method , just slip scale under front wheel... so i was going to just go with this method on first try. ?? question now after reading the directions again ... so "full UAT" ... does this imply do the CG with empty fuel tank then ?? it did not indicate empty or full main tank when doing CG .. thanks
Posted on: 1/28/2012 4:08 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Charging A123 Battery
hey , sort of same question but little different ... tagging along .... just getting new ED nano a123 pack , FIRST time charge new pack , does that have to be SLOW charge like some other batt ? thanks, Joe
Posted on: 1/27/2012 2:51 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: how to construct removable nose cone on Tornado for transport ?
John,,, that was one great mod,,, thanks for detail pictures... i had not figured out way to make a good lip and pics really help. lots of neat mods all in one !! Joe
Posted on: 1/23/2012 11:08 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: how to construct removable nose cone on Tornado for transport ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: John Tancock I made the nose removable after a nose gear failure! [&o] I used it for mounting the turbine battery, it worked well on mine to get the c of g right. It's attached via a screw thread right at the nose tip! I'm not sure that this will work for you, but if you like I can upload some pics to show how it was done. John. [/quote] Hey John, yea pic would be great , sounds like a slick solution !!
Posted on: 1/22/2012 1:49 PM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: how to construct removable nose cone on Tornado for transport ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: ira d [quote]ORIGINAL: rcfun2005 [quote]ORIGINAL: ira d How long will the fuse be with the nose removed and without the booms? [/quote] Hi, measuring from the front bulkhead (very front now ) to the rear of turbine ~42'' , note: the wing tips extend another ~3'' if measure everything squared up ... so ~45'' if you like had to put it in box
Posted on: 1/22/2012 1:50 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: how to construct removable nose cone on Tornado for transport ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: ira d How long will the fuse be with the nose removed and without the booms? [/quote] Hi, measuring from the front bulkhead (very front now ) to the rear of turbine ~42" , note: the wing tips extend another ~3" if measure everything squared up ... so ~45" if you like had to put it in box .. the nose cone i cut off is almost 11" thanks, Joe
Posted on: 1/21/2012 9:26 PM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: how to construct removable nose cone on Tornado for transport ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: KC36330 rare earth magnets will work if the nose has a lip to slide over for alignment. [/quote] thats an idea ... typically what kind of retail store carry "rare earth magnets" ? thanks
Posted on: 1/21/2012 7:37 AM by Author "rcfun2005" in the forum "RC Jets"
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