RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
nice plane / engine combo Rev. !:-)
Posted on: 6/17/2013 6:29 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11545636

RE: Birds crashin planes
bundu i really like the 3rd bird from the left [:D] [X(]
Posted on: 9/15/2012 2:08 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "RC Humor"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11229507

RE: My Wood & Foam Bridi UFO Build
Any great finish requires lots of elbow grease... [;)]
Posted on: 9/15/2012 9:00 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11229289

RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
How about those Spitfire Merlins? As a European, can't get more patriotic than that! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VMuf7azt-I
Posted on: 9/14/2012 4:58 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11228744

RE: Threat blocked?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Live Wire If they do any thing it will be a wonder. [/quote] see post no6 http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11178785/anchors_11178785/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#11178785
Posted on: 9/13/2012 5:59 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227787

RE: How
[quote]ORIGINAL: DelGatoGrande anyone can go low slow. how about +300kph from Greece Agelos Skourlis (hotspot p120) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-dn9VlYmPA[/youtube] [/quote] I would trade for a slower pass if it was a better vid [;)] bad vids should get banned [X(]
Posted on: 9/13/2012 5:24 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227755

RE: has anyone flown the new 50cc size black horse corsair
[quote]ORIGINAL: Maxam Now the anti rotation hex nut screw..... Chuck the thread portion up in a drill press and with a good file grind a step in the screw that matches the width of the slot. That will remove all play in the strut. [/quote] Tom, if that`s the mod for the supplied strut, please post a pic so I have a visual. thanks [quote]ORIGINAL: Heli-NuBee I also purched 3-3/4'' Robart war bird wheels and they are of very poor quality. The wheels wobble badley and the tires are not true. Roger [/quote] Put the wheel on a drill & sand the tire true
Posted on: 9/12/2012 7:09 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11226760

RE: ESM 50cc Corsair
Fantastic job stoat ! P.S. no worries, can`t hear your accent over the internet anyway [X(][:D]
Posted on: 9/12/2012 4:09 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11226580

RE: has anyone flown the new 50cc size black horse corsair
BTW I'm still hoping the original retracts that came with the plane will work OK for me, am I being naive?
Posted on: 9/12/2012 4:53 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11225924

RE: has anyone flown the new 50cc size black horse corsair
MAN! those retracts sure give modelers hard times, especially the rotating type... send man to the moon BUT, well you know [:@] for the price we have to pay we should get better stuff IMO
Posted on: 9/12/2012 4:47 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Who owns RCU
[quote]ORIGINAL: RCKen As Charlie stated, RCU is owned by Internet Brands.  The local RCU people that are in charge here as follows: Nathan Maat -username ''nathan''. Position - Site Administrator  (a.k.a. The Head Cheese [:D]) Ken Isaac (myself) - Username ''RCKen'' - Position - Forum Manager (in charge of the RCU Discussion Forums) John Neff - Username ''JWN'' - Position - Marketplace Manager (in charge of the RCU Marketplace) As far as the Discussion Forums go, the Community Moderators are underneath me and are in charge of policing all the forums on RCU including specific forums assigned to each CM. The Moderators are underneath the CM's and are assigned specific forums that they moderate, and only have powers to take actions in their assigned forums. Hopefully this helps some. Ken [/quote] OK, and who is in charge of getting this site cleaned up and working properly ? [&o] P.S. never mind it's a rhetorical question [X(][:D]
Posted on: 9/11/2012 6:18 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11225597

RE: Spektrum rx firmware upgrade
[quote]ORIGINAL: BarracudaHockey People with DSM2 dont crash planes every weekend [/quote] true...
Posted on: 9/10/2012 7:31 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11224469

RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
Nice touch Olivier !
Posted on: 9/10/2012 7:01 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11223608

RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome)
I weep with you my friend.... but don't you worry, there is lots of company up there in the end [:(]
Posted on: 9/9/2012 7:14 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11223238

RE: Someone mentioned warped wing
[quote]ORIGINAL: Zor [quote]ORIGINAL: Iron Bottom Well, water will warp any wood product I've ever seen, unless it is perfectly sealed. It will even get to the almighty woodpecker meatloaf (MDF, chip board and particle board) given time. So my thinking is that any water based product will warp wood. [/quote] Iron Bottom and all readers, True that water (humidity) will warp any wood product if the humidity in the wood is not spread uniformly. The work surface we use should not be subjected to wide variations of temperature and humidity. One reason I do my building in my house that is constantly between 68 to 70 degrees fahrenheit and a relative humidity between 50% and 60%. As mentioned in a previous posting I also have a method of checking how straight and flat is my work surface. Now think for a moment ''how much water is in the glue used''. We are buiding a wing structure. We have verified that our spar material and leading edge and trailing edge materials are straight and have no twist. They are receiving some glue at every ribs. How much water is in that glue to migrate into the wood and cause it to twist or to curve ? I do not know the composition of the different glues I have used over the years but as I wrote earlier I never had a twisted wing due to gluing. I suspect that most glue have very little water in their composition (formulation). I may be correct and I may be in error but I suspect that many glue formulations contain alcohol or highly volatile solvents that evaporate during cure (solidification). A good glue has to have two main properties. It has to have inherent strength once cured and it has to have binding to the parts it is joining. We can tell how much solids result in a glue curing (polymerism or other process) when we fillet our gluing. We can see the amont of solids left forming the fillets. Sig-Ment glue result in about twice as much solid left after cure as compared to Great Planes PRO and Titebond III wood glues. The solids left after cure have to fill the gaps between the parts in contact. Parts in contact are touching for only a very small percentage of their areas even with all the care we take to make good fits and even when pressure is applied to the joints being made. Conclusions _ _ _  Use a flat surface to work on and verify that it is flat. Verify the individual components being assembled (glued) for proper shape.  Use good and proper glue for the specific assembly (fillet the joints). Use a covering material that is light but strong in tension and does not tear easily. In a woven fabric each thread has to break in tendion for the material to tear. Seal the covering with coatings resisting variable weather exposures ( Think why full size fabric covered airplanes use aircraft dope). Use coating material that is resistant to the exhaust of glow fuel if such is being used. The above all makes good sense to me. Enjoy solidly built models that will have minimum repair needed in the event of abnormal landings. Zor [/quote] You forgot one important observation> farting during the gluing process will result in a less than perfect joint, as the byproduct i.e. gas will affect the chemical/ mechanical bond that may or may not result in a crash causing bodily harm to others. So be careful. [8|]
Posted on: 9/9/2012 6:57 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Fliteskin Spitfire
LDM, with the Gf/wife spark is GOOD... otherwise you don't want sparks when you connect LOL
Posted on: 9/9/2012 6:39 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11223193

RE: Fliteskin Spitfire
With all this talk on antispark, is there a difference between a regular small size connector soldered to the + lead and the special one shown in previos link?
Posted on: 9/9/2012 5:41 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11222573

RE: Mode 1
[quote]ORIGINAL: Ralph White My son and I both fly Mode 1. I started back in the late 60's with a Logitrol 5 channel. My son started about 4 years ago. He flys Mode 1 because I taught him. We can and do fly each others planes, but nobody else in our club can fly our planes as they are all Mode 2. Ralph White [/quote] I have the same scenario but in reverse, nobody can can fly my planes as I am mode 2 in Europe. Everybody that I know flies mode 1 here.
Posted on: 9/8/2012 12:26 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11221503

RE: Brooklyn Decker ARF ?
got it, although the Andy Roddick Foundation is logical, I prefer the flyinwalenda possibility better...
Posted on: 9/8/2012 12:05 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11221498

RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
Congrats on the nice engine frets! what prop do you have in mind 4 it?
Posted on: 9/6/2012 3:58 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11219257

RE: Brooklyn Decker ARF ?
here's a link to the pic http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/06/article-0-14DB78F9000005DC-474_634x505.jpg
Posted on: 9/5/2012 8:29 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11219038

RE: Airborne Models
Great products, but I had problems ordering from EU. Not sure why, but they did not respond to my order/emails.
Posted on: 9/5/2012 5:16 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11218817

Brooklyn Decker ARF ?
Ok if you were watching the Roddick tennis match today, you must of seen the giant ARF letters on his GFs/ wife T shirt in the stands !!!! I`m pretty sure they don`t mean Almost Ready to Fly.... so what DO the stand for ? anyone ? PS if anyone can post a freezeframe of her & T shirt be my guest, I`m posting from my cellphone
Posted on: 9/5/2012 5:07 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: Mode 1
[quote]ORIGINAL: dirtybird All of the mode 1 fliers I have known have died. [/quote] like that's of any help LOL
Posted on: 8/20/2012 2:01 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11199963

RE: Mode 1
I wish I had learned mode 1 instead of mode 2 ! With Mode 1 you can hand-launch much easier...
Posted on: 8/19/2012 11:04 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11199351

RE: Curare 60 - Build
wow! that plane in the pic looks t@sty
Posted on: 8/18/2012 2:41 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11198047

RE: has anyone flown the new 50cc size black horse corsair
Hey Thomas, good save! could you post a picture or two of the problem/ repair? thanks V.
Posted on: 8/18/2012 2:38 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11198045

RE: All of these ARFs being massed produced...
[quote]ORIGINAL: Thedrew That was somewhat rude and completely unhelpful. So kindly gtfo. [/quote] not sure what offended you ?: - arfs are made in China (or similar) - workers are poorly paid and live in dismal living conditions - or both? Sorry but that's the reality ;)
Posted on: 8/16/2012 2:50 AM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Employment, Jobs, Help Wanted in Radio Control Industry"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11195469

RE: All of these ARFs being massed produced...
LOL a dream job ? have you seen the vid on Apple assembly plant in China ? there is a "safety" net around the dorms BC workers jump off the building (as in suicide). my advice to you would be stay in America and enjoy. :)
Posted on: 8/15/2012 11:51 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "Employment, Jobs, Help Wanted in Radio Control Industry"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11195406

RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome)
I have to agree.... it's like wearing stilettos for jogging ;O
Posted on: 8/14/2012 3:32 PM by Author "vasek" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11193533