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...irplane made a farewell trip to the museum, SpaceShipOne looked so much like a missile that a skittish air controller nearly denied the pilot permission to land In any case it seems as a good read...
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
The Next Best Thing To Satellites
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
... F. A. M. Browning, commander of Britain’s first airborne division, “when airborne armored forces will control the world, and the inhuman, though at present inevitable, bombing of women and childr...
Monday, 21 April 2008
Are You Into Toy planes?
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
...hat are into the actual skydiving. They are usually not the same people as those who enjoy operating and controlling advanced models are usually not the ones that would enjoy actually being in the s...
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Something From The History
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
...man's attempts to operate bombs by gyro or radio. Some time before Germany’s introduction of the gyro-controlled flying torpedo, the Nazis demonstrated another way of guiding crew-less missiles w...
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Military remote controlled aircraft
(Forums / General Discussions)
It sounds you're having some really interesting experiences out there
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Best Glider for Altitude Record Attempt?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... spacesuit. You will need the manufacturers assistance to develop a variant with a higher VNE and probably control surfaces ballasted beyond the 100% range to get their flutter speeds as high as possi...
Saturday, 09 August 2008
... handle as well on the ground as the ASH 26 E, I used to do high speed taxis, fast enough so I had aileron Control and taxi wings level! One day I was following an executive jet on the long taxiway,...
Sunday, 03 August 2008
Panel mounted WindowsCE device
(Forums / General Discussions)
We've just had a very swanky aircon system fitted to our offices. The control panel is a WindowsCE device compatible with Winpilot, PalmNav, Fly with CE and a couple of others. ( Ask me, I installed a
Saturday, 02 August 2008
What glider if not a Speed Astir?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
The only major drawback with a Kestrel is the speed control (the airbrakes make a nice noise and that is about all) needed for landing: getting into a short field, or even a long one can be a challeng
Saturday, 02 August 2008
Speed Astir II B
(Forums / General Discussions)
...Grob are somewhat similar in handling and performance. Cockpit is long but narrow at the hips due to the control system tunnels on each side. Sorta pinched my 195 lb butt a little. Otherwise, it was...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
High tow vs. low tow for rough tows (long)
(Forums / General Discussions)
... ones who know how effective are the Junior's airbrakes, I'll say only that full brakes in a sideslip with controls fully moved were often not enough to manage all the situations that the Yak pilot ha...
Saturday, 19 July 2008
To Walter Eisele and Comrades
(Forums / General Discussions)
...problems. I guess the whole question of quality boils down to engineering and responsibilities for quality control. As in many other areas of business, excessive sub-contracting may lower quality, a...
Tuesday, 08 July 2008
...a source for these 'brushes'? They're black nylon, about 3/4 inch wide, and serve to close the slots the controls exit from, yet still allow their unobstructed movement. Appreciate any leads. Jo...
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Slipping in Turns
(Forums / General Discussions)
...included. In the gliders I've tried it in, Grob 103 Ventus b and Mosquito, I find I have much better pitch control when turning steeply e.g. 45 deg. People argue the aerodynamic pros and cons. I figur...
Friday, 27 June 2008
REFINISHING
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ads, surfaced with vinyl ester primer, and am ready to apply acrylic urethane. I still have to surface the control surfaces and flaps and finish paint them. I estimate the total time will be approxima...
Thursday, 26 June 2008
... that almost all historians give the Wrights credit for their scientific approach of learning to pilot, to control their craft, by means of kiting and soaring for 3 years, before the very brief engine...
Thursday, 19 June 2008
...st not world records. Minimally, a firmware upgrade would be required, but it is not clear that the microcontroller is fast enough to support the needed changes. The manufacturer(s?) is the only one...
Sunday, 08 June 2008
Flaps and V-Tails of Death
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...don't read the flight manual before flight. My real problem was being about 5 knots too fast. Proper speed control is critical. JJ Sinclair...
Saturday, 07 June 2008
Question to our Italian friends
(Forums / General Discussions)
Hi! No, it means, in accordance with the Eurocontrol original english text, XPDR is mandatory for AIRPLANES and ROTORCRAFT in all of Italian airspace, effective 30-6-2003 XPDR is mandatory already
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Thin flexible solar panels
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...e particular panels, I just want to point out that even with only 200 ma of charge, you will need a charge controller or you risk cooking your battery. Last time I checked, they were a $29.00 item. I ...
Friday, 30 May 2008
Coordinated turning stall and spins
(Forums / General Discussions)
...turning stalls, I took a tow this morning to 5000 feet agl and performed a series of coordinated and cross control turning stalls. The aircraft used was a Ventus 2bx, delivered this year. I have app...
Thursday, 29 May 2008
...able in quality with other simulators in the market. To attain this a good virtual cockpit which is easily controlled with your mouse provides a natural means for 'looking' around outside your cockpit...
Thursday, 01 May 2008
Idafleig test data
(Forums / General Discussions)
Hi Al: Are you looking for the speed polar data only, or the full Zacher protocol findings re handling, control forces, etc.? You are flying a Ventus (1) now, correct? If the speed polar data is n
Monday, 28 April 2008
helicopter towing
(Forums / Pictures)
...American Soaring Handbook series, FAA's predecessor, the 'Civil Aviation Authority,' didn't start exerting control over gliders until about 1932.)...
Sunday, 20 April 2008
gell coat ?
(Forums / Pictures)
...fter a year or two and the urethane isn't thick enough to sand out the shrinkage. If you do this get the control surfaces , fuselage and tail in urethane and the wing in gel coat, fly it for a year ...
Wednesday, 09 April 2008
Opinions on PW5
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...elf. It was not my first choice but it has worked out well. We imported a new B1-PW-5 that has automatic control hookups, tail ballast provisions and many other improvements over the Swidnik model. ...
Monday, 17 March 2008
OT - But Interesting - Sea Gliders
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...NOLOGY AREAS: Ground/Sea Vehicles OBJECTIVE: Design and develop an underwater vehicle that uses buoyancy control and vehicle lift to drag as the primary means of propulsion for the transport of equi...
Saturday, 15 March 2008
MD2 Regulators
(Forums / Pictures)
...are for sale on ebay from time to time. They are fairly compact with integral pressure guage, blinker, and controls all in one unit and seem to go inexpensively....of course overhaul would be a proble...
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Microair Transponders.
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
The unit draws some current because it uses an electronic on-off control circuit intsead of a good old fashioned switch. Ian
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
Launch/Landing Logging
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...o bill. As it stands unless the day is perfectly dry and windless the log keeping records must stay in the control caravan away from the launch point . A handheld device solution would allow the log k...
Monday, 03 March 2008
Gap Tape
(Forums / General Discussions)
...rglider this week with a great semi-stiff gap seal sticks to wing, and has about 1' extend over the flight control to seal, but allow full movement. US Suppliers for above items would be very apprec...
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Winglet analysis
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...ave been Karl Striedeck), and when they got in ground effect during the landing flair they ran out aileron control and could not keep the non-winglet side from dropping....
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Circling direction
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... out why and to be honest I can't tell you why - except that it feels right and I'd say that I have better control, giving lower flying speeds and I am less like to zoom up and down in the turn and lo...
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Push Rod Seals - What is best Glue?
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
I am installing new seals where the control push rods enter the wing. I am using sail cloth (dacron I think) to make the seals. I need to glue the fabric together and also glue the fabric cylinders to
Monday, 11 February 2008
Safety vs Competition and Watchability
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...l conceived FAI plans come to fruition, I must say my personal enthusiasm will be waning. Back in my Radio Control contest days my friend John Roe called RC Hand Launch contests a 'knife fight in a ph...
Sunday, 03 February 2008
Disaster over Lake Constance - Air Regs
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...ailures. Among others some are: -The ATC automated radar warning system was OFF for maintenance. -Only one controller was monitoring the airspace while another took a coffee break. -There was, to some...
Saturday, 02 February 2008
Class B accomodations for Soaring
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...e in Minnesota (Stanton Airport), located at approximately 23 miles from MSP. The 6000 foot floor of the controlled airspace over Stanton is needed to allow ILS approaches to a new runway. The ILS w...
Saturday, 02 February 2008
My Nimbus is easily rigged with 2 people in 15-20 minutes. Automatic connections except for one control and its ready to go. The Nimbus has the same fuselage as the Duo Discus, but the wings are in 6
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Glider rating then PPL?
(Forums / Pictures)
...judgement, situational awareness and decision making skills not to mention extraordinary smoothness on the controls. There is a long history of glider pilots becoming exceptional power pilots. As ...
Saturday, 26 January 2008
Stability
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...ding. I don't know how much you'd *want* do to it because, like any stability, it's going to cut down on control response then you *want* the aircraft to do something. For a long-distance cruiser it...
Thursday, 17 January 2008
Turn Area Task problems
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Guy, Maybe it would help if the scoring program also analyzed the flights against Restricted and controlled airspace. The way this contest happened those that flew faster than speeding bullets/art
Thursday, 10 January 2008
PNG POV
(Forums / Professionals)
...te albrecht. Now we all know that Duncan Idahoe and John Roe are one and the same scumbag. Hey Mr. radio control glider crasher, did you know that your fai win means nothing to anyone but yourself? ...
Thursday, 10 January 2008
any Dimona motorglider comments?
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
Well...you could check out a Super Ximango. Mine has the 100HP Rotax 912S. The control surfaces are sealed and it has turb tape. It also has the optional winglets. Thermals at 50-52 kts indicated, cli
Sunday, 30 December 2007
Indoor Competition
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
In practice, this is what control coupling means - I was told by a pilot whose club owned a Standard Austria in the '60s that his first attempt at a takeoff (in a moderate crosswind) resulted in him
Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Needed: Canopy for Puchacz - USA
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...at it feels and looks like on the inside. That's what people who fly them will remember and report. If the controls are nice, the visibility good, the seat comfortable, the ventilation adequate, and t...
Monday, 24 December 2007
Mode S transponder views
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...ies for when they really need them might take note of a qualifier in the wording: IN ALL CASES, WHILE IN CONTROLLED AIRSPACE EACH PILOT OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AN OPERABLE ATC TRANSPONDE...
Monday, 10 December 2007
I would like to understand why the use of negative flaps or spoilers provide better aileron control on initial roll (low air speeds). It is not intuitively obvious why to me. Please point me to past p
Monday, 10 December 2007
Color markings on speed indicator
(Forums / General Discussions)
Go to your local decent hobby shop, one that carries radio control aircraft. Get Monokote trim sheets (not the trim tape) in the colors you need. Measure for the appropriate diameter and cut rings o
Sunday, 09 December 2007
DG300 gear collapse! Common problem?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... which subsequently had a unfortunate retract on landing and I found that the detent locking system at the control handle was still in the locked down position. It did not have enough overcentre in th...
Tuesday, 04 December 2007
plans for pee system
(Forums / Professionals)
I drilled a hole in the seat pan behing the control stick and routed tubing under the seat pan to a pre existing drain hole in the fuselage. The drain hole was 'factory' as I did not creat it myself.
Monday, 26 November 2007
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