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RE: How to handle the guys with flawed plans?
When the guys with the flawed plans come out to fly, I find a trash barrel to hide behind. I've been caught a few times out in the open by someone's out of control plane, it's a naked feeling. The steel garbage barrels are best, the plastic ones will do in a pinch. Sitting in the car is out of the question, too much glass, and you're a sitting duck. Even a 4x4 post is better than nothing, but the fuselage can still get past it. A picnic table is deceiving, it looks like a lot of wood from the top, but there's too many gaps when viewed from the side. If they come out with foamies or a park flyer it's not quite as bad as the old 40 size trainers used to be.
Posted on: 6/22/2012 3:16 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128126
RE: I converted a glow engine to run on E85
The downside is that there is not as much power, and you still have to add the most expensive ingredients, the nitromethane and the oil. E85 can be a lot easier to find than methanol though, thus the conversion. The other downside is that it has gasoline in it which stinks like a skunk compared to glow fuel.
Posted on: 10/27/2011 11:03 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Engine Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10785192
Need one more AMA member for new club to form
The Heli Razors need one more AMA member to form a new AMA club. If you would like to be a member of this club please PM me. The club field is in Yoder, CO, which is 30 miles east of Colorado Springs. There will be no charge for this membership and you do not have to be in Colorado to join. -Tom
Posted on: 10/21/2011 12:52 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10776332
RE: Saito 91 on Gasoline
In reply to RossG (Radial) , E85 is closer in fuel mixture to methanol than straight gas and should give a steadier needle setting and better power in a Saito engine than straight gas. I think my plug was fouling because of the castor oil I used, I'm going to try some synthetic. Sadly, I don't spend much time tinkering with my RC stuff since I got an RV-4. -Tom in CO
Posted on: 3/17/2011 7:09 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Engine Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10405651
RE: Saito 91 on Gasoline
Hi Jezmo, Sounds like you have a winner there. I have a Saito .91 that I run on a Tequila 40, it's about 6lbs and even at this altitude of 6100' MSL it will do a vertical eight from the bottom. The best prop I have found is an APC 12.5 x 10. I get about 2x the vertical performance of the MA 14x6 I had on there. I want to try some E85 and a little nitro on glow. Have you tried adding nitro to your fuel mix? -Tom in CO
Posted on: 3/16/2011 4:46 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Engine Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10404522
RE: Full scale flyers....roll call.
Nobody quits flying because of the FAA, that's just an excuse to cover for your fear of flying or fear of crashing. Maybe you'll quit driving a car too, because people are killed every day in cars!
Posted on: 1/28/2011 5:33 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Airplanes - Full Scale"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10294972
RE: I converted a glow engine to run on E85
There's two ways to run E85, use spark ignition, or use glow ignition. Large gassers work well if you mix two gallons of gasoline with one gallon of 10%nitro, 10% oil glow fuel and run on glow plugs. Smaller engines can use E85 with glow too, some people power the glow plug continuously. I'm using spark ignition, the original carburetor, and 10% castor for lubrication on a Saito 120. I've run a .40 on E85 too. It doesn't yet have the same power as a glow fuel but I think a similar two gallon to one mix like the large gassers is where it's at. Except more oil is needed to lubricate the glow engines, especially the conrod bottom end. 10% oil is minimum for large Supertigre's. The gasoline in the E85 has more lubricity than methanol so less oil is required, but it's still 85% ethanol alcohol. I'd try 10% oil on a glow engine and watch the conrod carefully for egging and slop. Of course, it may just blow up.
Posted on: 1/27/2011 6:53 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Engine Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10294265
RE: I converted a glow engine to run on E85
I haven't tried the E85 mix in my heli, I'm still trying to get a working mix for my 4-strokes. I think the castor oil is what's fouling my spark plug so fast, it's not designed for the high heat of the spark ignition I think. My plug get's black in about two minutes of idling. I need some synthetic oil I think. And some better spark plug boots, I do need one for the Rimfire plug I have. Can you PM me with an address? Thank you very much. -Tom
Posted on: 1/27/2011 2:24 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Engine Conversions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10293470
RE: Can E85 give more power in a DLE-55?
I have mixed some E85 with 10% castor mixed in and I'm going to try it. I know the castor isn't the best oil for a gas engine, but it blends in the E85. I have some KL-200 too, I'm going to try mixing 6% KL-200 in E85 and see what rpm I get compared to 30:1 gasoline.
Posted on: 1/15/2011 7:26 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "RC Fuels"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10266465
RE: Can E85 give more power in a DLE-55?
I have a .61 size pipe, would it be big enough for a DLE-55? I know the DLE runs at half the speed the .61 used to run at, but the opening is very small. Any suggestions on a pipe for the -55?
Posted on: 1/12/2011 6:55 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "RC Fuels"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10257591
Can E85 give more power in a DLE-55?
I know some people have used methanol on gassers in the past and got more power. Would E85 give more power and what oil and ratio should be used? I'm assuming a synthetic oil should be used so that it blends well with the E85, but with the lower lubricity of the ethanol at 85%, I should probably use more than 1:30 oil/E85 mix. Anyone tried this?
Posted on: 1/10/2011 11:06 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "RC Fuels"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10252975
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
I use Ikarus Aerofly Professional Deluxe sim, it's prob 15 years old but it works well. The controllers can be tricky to set up, my controller doesn't have a dead zone in the centering so it's hard to keep it centered, but for model flying it's unnoticeable.
Posted on: 1/8/2011 8:35 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10247951
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
See if you can get some cooling air blasting onto your ESC, that should help them last. I have seen the transistors on an ESC shine WHITE hot like a 100watt lightbulb. Needless to say, that one was toasted. I had a motor with heavy cogging, and I think the timing was off, the prop would sometimes stutter back and forth before starting up. The Jetiger can probably be slowed down but that will take skill as well. Best thing would be to get some airtime with it before trying to hand launch it yourself, that's the trickiest part. There's another Jetiger video where the guy launched it, and the motor torque put it in a 90 deg right bank within 5 feet of the launch, and he corrected it and flew out of that, which is what you have to be capable of doing when you fly something fast and responsive and high-powered. Then there's the question of getting it in trim. If it's out of trim it will take an extreme amount of skill to get it high enough to trim it out. If you have a simulator, you can challenge yourself by flying a fast responsive aerobatic plane with the trims moved way off center. Just practice flying it around in the out of trim condition where you are not relying on the centering springs on the sticks to fly straight, you just hold the sticks where they need to be held to fly the plane straight. I have heard of experts removing the springs from the sticks on their radios just for a new thrill.
Posted on: 1/7/2011 12:02 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10246227
New model runway
Check out the new runway at my house today, 386' x 40'. The middle 200x40 is cut down to the dirt, and smooth enough for my Great Planes Lancair electric with 1" wheels. The 90' overruns on each end were filled in smooth with the dirt and scrapings from the center 200'. Everyone is welcome to come fly here, I can help beginners learn to fly, there's no charge, there's no club, just have AMA membership. I've made the same invitation in the Beginners forum.
Posted on: 1/7/2011 11:36 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10223669
RE: New model runway
It is indeed longer than 300'x40', it's 386'x40'. I had staked out 200'x40' that was scraped down to the dirt with a box blade, and then those scrapings were fine and powdery enough to be spread over the clumpy grass at each end of the runway, effectively filling it all in another 186'. I had estimated it to add another 100' but it did indeed add 186' for a total of 386' long. The 200' in the middle is used as the runway for takeoffs and landings, the other parts are softer and only good as overruns, beyond that is 2" high grass clumps. I have landed on the overruns and rolled to the harder parts in the middle, that works fine. To overrun it and turn around depends on the tire size, 2 1/2" wheels would probably work for that. The winds out here blow more than most of the country. This is considered a Class 3 wind zone, right at the edge of Class 2. Class 3 is the minimum required for any commercial application of wind power to pay off, with class 4 and 5 preferable for commercial sites. I have had a fair share of calm days, I don't feel deprived of calm flying days, I get plenty of them. Some days are 20-30mph, some are 5-10 like today. I do want to get a wind turbine to run my meter backwards, March will probably pay for the whole year. I am inviting everyone to come fly here, I can help beginners learn to fly, there's no charge, there's no club. Everyone else is welcome to come and fly. There's a 3800' runway if you want to fly-in. I'm going to edit my original post with this invite, I've made the same invitation in the Beginners forum. Come on out and fly what you brung.
Posted on: 1/7/2011 11:33 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10246166
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
Oh you have a lot of model airplane grabbers in your yard, its' really a pain when they get stuck high up. Only thing to do is make some skis for your planes! I've done skis on a Sig Kadet Seniorita and it was mad fun. I haven't seen a Jetiger fly, but there's several videos on Youtube of them tearing up the sky, here's the url for one: [link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9gbospRH-M&feature=fvw]Jetiger flying[/link] . Looks like an extremely fast and agile flying wing delta type, this is extremely advanced, how are your flying skills?
Posted on: 1/7/2011 10:35 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10246054
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
Ok I was able to finally upload some pictures to my previous post, although they were the same size when I uploaded them I don't know why one is huge and the other is a thumbnail. Anyway, it's a wide open area! Here's some other pictures, it is making only the first one a thumbnail, the rest are full sized. I use one 4x8 plywood sheet for starting up the planes, and the other 4x8 is a helipad for my Raptor 50.
Posted on: 1/7/2011 9:15 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10245871
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
I am 30 miles from the PP R/C club. Here are some pics, I was able to upload them by editing the message and uploading. It would not work to upload them to a new message.
Posted on: 1/7/2011 9:13 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10245728
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
I have a friend in Falcon, CO that raised llamas, Robert was his name. Keep up the sim flying, the skills do transfer over, especially the left/right coming at you parts.
Posted on: 1/6/2011 6:36 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10244721
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
No, I'm a New Yorker, transplanted to Colorado by choice in 2007.
Posted on: 1/6/2011 3:10 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10244248
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
It's not a bad winter out here on the prairie compared to the mountain areas of Colorado. It's 6 months of winter there and only the usual 3 months here. Of course in Australia it is full-blown summer, just the cure for any winter blues.
Posted on: 1/6/2011 1:50 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10244024
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
Today it's going to be 49f, a rather warm day. I parked my 17' camper right next to the pit area so I can fly right down to 20f if the wind isn't blowing hard. I just jump back inside with the transmitter and the model if it's a smaller one, and charge the li-po's and change them out. With the camper a toasty 70f, within 5min I'm warm enough to go back out and fly some more. The camper has three solar arrays on the roof, so it recharges itself every day. Basically, I'm flying with solar power.
Posted on: 1/6/2011 10:18 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10243691
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
Oh yea, I forgot to add, bring all your guns and shoot on the 500yd range here. -Tom
Posted on: 1/6/2011 9:58 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10243661
RE: Welcome Beginners in Colorado
Oh yea, I should mention that if you're too far away to drive, you're welcome to fly here with your RC stuff in your airplane and land on the grass strip here, it's 3800' long. Just had a friend in a C-150 come in and out yesterday. I fly in and out with my RV-4 all the time. Oh yea and if your model is too big to land on the 300' strip, just go ahead and use the 3800' grass strip!
Posted on: 1/6/2011 6:58 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10243381
Welcome Beginners in Colorado
Anyone in Colorado, or anywhere for that matter, is welcome to come to my place in Yoder and fly RC here. I have 237 acres of land, a 300ft runway, and I'd be glad to help anyone learn to fly or just help them test fly their newest creation. I have 30 years experience in RC with 15 trophies in pattern competition. I charge nothing, there's no club, just have a current AMA membership is all I ask. It's real quiet out here, too quiet!!! Yoder, CO is 30 miles east of Colorado Springs. -Tom
Posted on: 1/6/2011 6:31 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10243338
RE: New model runway
I must say, the dirt runway is working out great. I think with electric models, asphalt surface is just not as important. Since the planes are so clean, the dust doesn't stick to them like glow or gassers even, and worse case I clog up two tiny bearings and have to replace them. I wonder if waxing them would reduce it even more? I do have some glow and gassers to fly off it, I'm going to have to water it down a bit first. This is the prairie, and in the winter our water comes in white powdery stuff. Hmm. Skis slide on snow...
Posted on: 1/6/2011 6:14 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10243327
RE: What motor/battery for Conquest 7?
How about this Turnigy SK42-60 on 6s lipo and 14x10prop? Also, will the APC 14x10 Thin Electric be strong enough, or is the 14x10 Pattern prop required, and has anyone tried the Master Airscrew 14x10 S-2 series prop, or any prop in that series? Turnigy Specs: Model: SK42-60 500 Kv: 500rpm/v Turns: 5 Resistance: 19m-Ohm Idle Current: 1.6 Shaft: 5mm Weight: 290g Rated Power: 1475W ESC: 45A+ Cell count: 4-7 Suggested Prop: 15x8~16x10
Posted on: 12/31/2010 9:10 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10229748
RE: What motor/battery for Conquest 7?
We're doing well Ryan, and I'm flying fullscale whenever the weather is good. I have an RV-4 and it's a blast.
Posted on: 12/30/2010 9:02 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10227398
RE: How many cc's for 16lbs at 6100' elev for 3D TR's?
I'd like to make a 6' Rountuit with the DLE-55 and then make a 16' Rountuit with a Rotax 503 or maybe a turbine engine. I simply cannot believe how electric motors and Lipos have come down in price. I can buy an electric brushless motor that will spin the same prop as the DLE-55, for about $55! 5000mah 6s lipo's are down to $65. It's just off the chart. I'm seeing price drops on Hobbyking.com that just bug my eyes out. Eventually all RC will be much cheaper to do electric than gassers even.
Posted on: 12/30/2010 4:47 AM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "3D Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10226942
RE: What motor/battery for Conquest 7?
Thanks Dave. I remember flying in some contests with you back in 1987, Lindenhurst NJ I believe was one? You had an XLT I think with a long stroke OS 61 and large props, and 1/4 throttle takeoffs, man it was quieter than a lot of electrics! Fixed gear, never got a zero for retract probs. Cream color plane? SPARCS club maybe? I was in novice class with an OS 91 four stroker and an Italian ARF with tall fixed tri-gears, with blue/white sunburst on the wings. Richard Fletcher and I traveled to a few contests in the area, he was my pattern mentor. -Tom
Posted on: 12/29/2010 7:23 PM by Author "wingspan99"
in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10226384
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