RE: Scam? Too good to be true?
I just spit coffee all over my screen when I read the "Return Policy" "If you have any problems about the underwear you received,please contact with our customer service within 15 days of receipt.And our customer service will let you know how to process an exchange or refund." Underwear? As in take me to the cleaners?
Posted on: 5/20/2013 2:27 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517469

RE: Re-kit, no re-build
Sorry for how you acquired a mass of spare parts. But you seem to look at the crash as how we all must look at it, that you were having fun and I am sure you look forward to building a new plane and doing it all over again.
Posted on: 5/20/2013 1:06 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517397

RE: Terrorism at the hobby shop
[quote]ORIGINAL: collector1231 [quote]ORIGINAL: jester_s1 Oh, Florida spent $150,000 to make it possible for citizens to do what they've always been able to do at least since phones were invented- notify local law enforcement about suspicious activity. That's a great use of taxpayer dollars. [/quote] 5 Stars and agreed. Our money needs to go somewhere else. (Like finding the people who make the bombs)They are treating hobbists as terrorists now.  [/quote] We, who are hobbists in technical hobbies, are the greatest threat to a Progressive society because we have ingenuity and can prove to be self sufficient.
Posted on: 5/20/2013 12:38 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517373

RE: I Saw it! TF 60 Size Corsair ARF!!!!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: SPLIT S Need some help from the Robart retract geniuses please. I have the 615 set in, won't hold air. Tested everything, found the leak in the left retract unit. Shaft leaks where it comes out of cylinder. Is there anyway to repair it, lube of some sort, something? Brand new, only thing holding me up from the maiden. The retracts themselves look kind of cheesy to me, has anyone else run into issues with them. Trying to quit smoking and run down an air leak at the same time is, well it's testing me. Help! Dan [/quote] Check to see if the input line and the output lines are connected correctly. Unscrew the valve and check the: Seals Threads The sides of the plunger and its seal The inner side walls of the cylinder for any debris or damage. Make sure everything is clean and put all back together and make sure it is good and tight. I suspect something is loose. I did have a crack in mine near the input valve that I was able to smear some JB Weld into the crack and it held.
Posted on: 9/18/2012 6:35 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11232245

RE: I Saw it! TF 60 Size Corsair ARF!!!!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: SPLIT S Need some help from the Robart retract geniuses please. I have the 615 set in, won't hold air. Tested everything, found the leak in the left retract unit. Shaft leaks where it comes out of cylinder. Is there anyway to repair it, lube of some sort, something? Brand new, only thing holding me up from the maiden. The retracts themselves look kind of cheesy to me, has anyone else run into issues with them. Trying to quit smoking and run down an air leak at the same time is, well it's testing me. Help! Dan [/quote] Check to see if the input line and the output lines are connected correctly. Unscrew the valve and check the: Seals Threads The sides of the plunger and its seal The inner side walls of the cylinder for any debris or damage. Make sure everything is clean and put all back together and make sure it is good and tight. I suspect something is loose. I did have a crack in mine near the input valve that I was able to smear some JB Weld into the crack and it held.
Posted on: 9/18/2012 6:30 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11232241

RE: Goldberg Tiger Club
[quote]ORIGINAL: jkr_1100 vertical grimmace i agree about Goldberg kits, i have many of them and I like them all. eagle 2 tiger 2 tiger 60 eaglet piper cub probably the sweetest flying planes of all time. [/quote] And some the easiest to build[:D]
Posted on: 9/13/2012 3:04 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227617

RE: I Saw it! TF 60 Size Corsair ARF!!!!!
Sounds like a great day Brian, thanks for the flight report. Not bad on the weight with the motor, gives a good testimony for going with a big 2 stroke or gas. Scott
Posted on: 9/13/2012 2:54 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227605

RE: I Saw it! TF 60 Size Corsair ARF!!!!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: nh4clo4 I just picked one up too. Is a 120 4stroke too much for it? A 16'' prop would look really nice on the front of it. I also have a 91 4 stroke, it is a tough decision. Thanks in advance for any input. Ed [/quote] We have one in the club that runs a OS .120 4cycle just fine. I run this same motor in the TF Mustang. The head sticks out a bit.
Posted on: 9/13/2012 2:50 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227598

RE: Goldberg Tiger Club
Nice Vincent[:D]
Posted on: 9/13/2012 8:46 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227257

RE: Has RCM folded?
[quote]ORIGINAL: N1EDM Thanks,.. but I also miss the good discussions that we used to have on here... I wonder if there would be any value to purchasing the assets of the magazine (articles, columns, artwork, etc.,) and re-start the magazine using the more timely articles for print - by that I mean to reprint the articles that would still be relavant today such as teaching aerodynamics and aerobatics, teaching how to design, etc. Then maybe that would attract current day info as well. And of course, the covers!! [;)] Bob [/quote] Kinda like what United Syndicate did with Peanuts? Just re-issue past articles in new covers? I like it[:D]
Posted on: 9/13/2012 8:42 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227254

RE: Goldberg Tiger Club
I really like the radial cowl. I have an extra cowl from the Great Planes Piper Cherokee that I bought as a replacement after a crash but found the Cherokee to be too far gone to rebuild. The pictures of the radial cowl just gave me an idea on what to use the Cherokee cowl for. I picture the Tiger would look like a Cherokee Six.
Posted on: 9/11/2012 9:44 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11225105

RE: NOTAM from Hell
[quote]ORIGINAL: GraemeEllis You guys are lucky. We just got three feet of snow up here. -15 C to boot! [/quote] Put some in a big ol cooler and send it our way.[:D]
Posted on: 9/7/2012 1:27 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220984

RE: NOTAM from Hell
[quote]ORIGINAL: Rafael23cc [quote]ORIGINAL: DadsToysBG Hey, move to Kentucky. Nobody comes here. Dennis [/quote] Or Kansas [:D] Rafael [/quote] Ditto[:)]
Posted on: 9/7/2012 1:22 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220978

RE: Goldberg Tiger Club
[quote]ORIGINAL: thebluemax Here are pictures of my JR Sky Tiger that I built in 1986.  It was re-covered in 2010 and is still flying to this day.  I have an Enya 40TV in the nose and although this is a 40 size engine it is not that powerful. Flies it very nicely.  When I built it I made the stab, fin, rudder, and elevator from 1/4 inch balsa instead of the sticks called for in the plans.  At the time when I built it I thought they needed to be a little more solid on count of the Enya 40 and to help offset the extra nose weight.   I also have another one that is in the box untouched and there are pictures of that here too.  I maybe putting it up for sale as I don't think I will be building it any time soon.  With other projects in the way and one already flying who knows when.   The one in the pictures currently flying is now on display at the Philadelphia Airport until February of next year.  The airport contacted our club looking for planes to display in the terminal.  We were able to put up about a dozen different planes and my JR Tiger is one of them. [/quote] Great looking Jr.[:D]
Posted on: 9/7/2012 12:58 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220950

RE: Goldberg Tiger Club
[quote]ORIGINAL: nh4clo4  I will be starting on a Tiger 60 this fall, What modifications have others done? On my 40 size Tiger 2 , I clipped the wing, and removed some dihedral, and it flew like a pattern plane. It needed more rudder and elevator to my liking, so the 60 will get a modified tail. Attached is a picture of my Tiger 2, I had a bad hangar accident, I might try to get it back in the air too. [/quote] I took the dihedral out of both my Sky Tiger and the Tiger Jr. The plane had much better roll rate and authority tracking through loops. Would also flat spin.
Posted on: 9/7/2012 12:52 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220942

RE: Goldberg Tiger Club
My kind of club, please sign me up. Over the years I have had the Sky Tiger (fuel rotted fuse and wing still in my rafters), Sky Tiger Jr (want to get plans to build another since I sold this little bugger a number of years ago and regret it), Tiger 2, and now have a brand new Sky Tiger kit in the box in my stash. I always liked the looks of the Tiger, even though I can swear its a low winged Eagle on steroids. Best kind of plane to test engines on since it can fly on anything from a .35 to a .91 on the 40 size alone. The 60 is even more robust for testing power plants and practicing many types of flying. Scott
Posted on: 9/7/2012 11:26 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220847

RE: Guillows planes ?
Check Hobby Lobby for Guillows kits on sale. These are not bad to practice building skills on and can be built in a few evenings on a coffee table. I got the Morris Scout and Cessna 180 both for $15 off the clearance table.
Posted on: 9/7/2012 8:03 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11220658

RE: Lame hobby?
A cool hobby for the target audience of the magazine and website involves piercing something, watching Snookie, obsessing on Facebook, and hookahing on a bong. Anything that involves thinking, creativity, and dexterity would be considered lame to these clowns.[:D]
Posted on: 9/5/2012 10:10 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11218358

RE: I Saw it! TF 60 Size Corsair ARF!!!!!
Dan, That .75AX will be great with the Pitts muffler. I am running a Magnum .75 with a Slim Line muffler in mine for the same reason, I already have it, and cannot really afford to drop another $300+ on a 4 stroke. I have the OS .120 4 stroke in my TF Mustang and it does sound really cool on slow flybys, but the 2 stroke will make up for looks since it is just about completely concealed in the cowl. Regards, Scott
Posted on: 9/2/2012 6:34 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11215040

RE: I Saw it! TF 60 Size Corsair ARF!!!!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: aghost Got a few details to check, otherwise mine is ready to go. 10 lb, CG about 1/16'' ahead of design location, OS 108, Robart air retracts, no additional weight needed for balance. At this point I think TF did a good job on this ARF. Mostly went together well. One flap is a problem with the tab between the inner flap and middle flap coming out of the slot at full 1'' throw. Has anyone had a similar problem and fixed it? Right now, i am just limiting the full throw to about  3/4 in. I am kind of disappointed in the ''kill'' decals. There are about forty individual  ''kill'' markings, not just a couple of full or even partial sets. There's no way i can get that many to line up in any reasonable fashion. Should get it in the air sometime this week. Brian [/quote] I also had the tab coming out when the flaps are fully extended. I work with PC boards so had some .062 glass laminate that I used to fabricate a larger tab. You can do the same thing with a piece of sheet styrene. I may need to call Tower about my decals, they have been stored in a climate controlled room yet they all have lost their adhesiveness. So far, I am not impressed with the ARF part of this kit, then again I am just Mr. Unlucky when it comes to ARF's. The plane looks great and I'd say 80% of the construction is fantastic. So far here is the list of boo boo's that my kit has had: 1. Inner flap was glued into the wing. Asked for new wing but was told it was on back-order. I told them I would fix it myself, Tower gave me a $25 credit for keeping the wing. 2. Covering, even if gone over with a gun and iron, still would not adhere in most places. Since I wasn't crazy about the color scheme anyway I pull the covering off. The covering came off like one big banana peel. I wondered if t would have done the same in flight like my KAOS. It seemed a coat of sealer would have prevented the covering from being so loose. 3. Canopy was frosted - Tower sent me a new one 4. Left aileron had a huge split in it. 5. Flap tabs too small. Anyway, I am enjoying the kit and hope to start glassing it later this year. Scott
Posted on: 8/27/2012 10:31 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11207765

RE: I Saw it! TF 60 Size Corsair ARF!!!!!
I bet it looks fantastic. Looking forward to hear how those electric retracts work out.
Posted on: 8/24/2012 1:25 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11204719

RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
I started with .40 to .60 size and have pretty much stayed with them. OS engines have been pretty reliable and I haven't needed to buy any new engines for a number of years. Big birds are great to fly but are a pain to store and transport. I have a number of small electrics that are cool to buzz around the yard but just don't give me the buzz that nitro planes give me. I am partially fond of Top Flight 1/7 scale warbirds and have both the Mustang and Corsair in my fleet.
Posted on: 8/24/2012 12:10 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11204646

RE: Are we Geeks?
This hobby covers a pretty big spectrum. There are general hobbyist who build and fly for the fun of it who I would not classify as geek. Then there are those who are in the geekosphere who will design and draft their own plane, build it using the latest in composite materials, write their own computer code to control it with on-board video, gps, and telemetry data recording, and then design and build their own power management system and motors. To top it all off they will have a HAM license, turbine endorsement, and most likely will have a L2 high power rocketry certification.
Posted on: 8/10/2012 12:20 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11188432

RE: I Saw it! TF 60 Size Corsair ARF!!!!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: callide What has happened to this forum, isn't anybody buying this plane, I'm still waiting till it arrives here in Oz. [/quote] 6 weeks of 100+ temps and high humidity has kept me from glassing mine. Once the weather gets cooler expect me to start posting my build again. Also been doing a lot of traveling. Scott
Posted on: 8/4/2012 10:57 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11181310

RE: A new rocketeer
You picked two good rockets to start with. The Big Bertha is a really good, solid flyer. Good job!
Posted on: 8/4/2012 10:23 PM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Model Rockets & Rocketry"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11181296

RE: Pattern 60's- 70's
Ditto to the above. Many of the kits are coming back through basement and cottage businesses. There is still a big interest for those who love to build, yes there are still a lot of us, in the old designs because they are simple, inexpensive to set up, and fly so well.
Posted on: 7/24/2012 10:32 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11167363

RE: Totally Useless Facts
[quote]ORIGINAL: WaffleMan the plane you want is always in stock until you hit the buy button. [/quote] This is Sooo Right on the money lately.[:D]
Posted on: 7/13/2012 6:34 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "RC Humor"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11153633

RE: Cap 232 maiden
I have the same GP Cap; it won't snap and flies just like you mentioned. The only problem I have had was the wheel pants would catch and jam the wheel and flip the plane over, so now no more wheel pants. Someone mentioned the big rudder, yup, I like it too, this plane will knife edge forever.
Posted on: 7/11/2012 11:11 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11151503

RE: bad luck at the feild
Duct tape the two pieces back together and go fly.[:D]
Posted on: 7/3/2012 9:26 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11141308

RE: travelling to different countries
There are some TSA displays of "Whats not allowed" that show the old COX starter system with the 9v battery, pint of fuel, and an 049 engine. As usual, they do not define it.
Posted on: 6/29/2012 10:02 AM by Author "scottrc" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11136623