Aero-tow East - Page 2

SteveR · Oct 07, 2009, 09:31 PM

Michael, thanks for your observations on the Profi 4000. It's a pity neither JR nor Futaba understand the concept of open programming. It would save them thousands in tech support phone calls. And the Multimix function completely eliminates the need for Matchboxes and related hardware. All of that programming can be accomplished within the TX. Too bad the manual sucks when it comes to clearly explaining these details.

Of course as Len points out it's true a cat or just about any other animal can program a JR, most of us would not have much interest in actually flying with such a setup!

Dennis, you may recall some of the scary flights we had with my 213 at JR in years past. Happy to report that with Herbert and Len's help, the plane now flies very well. Won't go into all the details but perseverance has finally paid off.

This has been a strange season for servo failures. Had a Hitec digital flap servo self-destruct on my tow plane prior to the first flight. The heat from the motor burned a hole through the bottom of the case. A 5125 elevator servo stopped functioning without warning on an ASW-28/18 and the 791 retract on the same sailplane failed suddenly last Sunday. Fortunately none of the problems occurred while airborne.

Hoping for a few more decent flying weekends.

Regards,

Steve

Asher Carmichael · Oct 07, 2009, 10:19 PM

Of course as Len points out it's true a cat or just about any other animal can program a JR, most of us would not have much interest in actually flying with such a setup!

Steve,
What are you saying? Hyperbole? Satire?
Asher

seanpcola · Oct 07, 2009, 11:01 PM

Now Asher, remember: Steve flies with those funny txs tha thave the antenna sticking out at an obscene angle.

Seriously, I wish I had bought one of those txs instead of my 9303. I got it programmed but it's a PITA.

erict · Oct 07, 2009, 11:53 PM

len

until i get my own tug situated im going to need a lift..... (couldnt find the smiley face with his hitchhiking thumb out)

eric

Lbuff1 · Oct 08, 2009, 06:17 AM

No problem Eric, there are events at the field this weekend and last. , Next weekend I'm in NC for the race. But after that, I'll be in Salem ready to tow.
Time for a larger glider yet?

len

Sean, I agree the 9303 is a little bit of a pain at first, but the 12x is great.
Again, just kidding about the Multiplex radios. Although now that I think about it, while Steve was programming his radio, I was FLYING

LEN

SteveR · Oct 08, 2009, 07:31 AM

OK Len...no tug props for you!

soarntz · Oct 08, 2009, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by creeve

Looks like its scale sloping on Saturday and Towing all day Sunday
We have a bunch going up to the Hill on Saturday with winds forecast at 15 mph to 30mph
Sunday 6 mph with lots of lift

Scale is alive here in Delaware

Charlie
SKSS

Too bad, it's my weekend of Call! Will miss al the fun at Turkey Hill.... Might stop by if I get out of work soon enough (but that's doubtful)
Hpe you guys make it to Turkey Hill and have a BLAST!

DAve

SPasierb · Oct 08, 2009, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcmorrow

I have a new transmitter about set up here so I can get Steve Pasierb or Roger Kleinert to tow me (I figure we can swap towing eachother).

Bob,
I'm in! I'm always happy to fly the tug or a sailplane! Put me to work.

Len,
Have a great time at the race -- If you're up for flying at Salem on the weekend of the 24th I'm in for that too.

Steve

PS: Just back from a great trip to costal Maine. Went for the Lobster and rest, kept driving past nice fields saying to myself, "that would be a great place to fly!"

creeve · Oct 08, 2009, 08:21 PM

Len, Here is Alex's thread

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=633900

creeve · Oct 09, 2009, 08:54 PM

This is for You Len
These guys fly like you do

http://www.rcmovie.de/video/9877c884...ug-an-der-Teck

creeve · Oct 10, 2009, 09:29 PM

Great lift today at Turkey Hill!!!
Len , Erich , Gotz , Alex and Me burned up the sky with the Scale Slippers!

Sunday were towing all day at the SKSS Field!
Should be a great turnout and a great time.

Winter is coming and We are trying to get all the flying in We can! BRR!

Charlie

SPasierb · Oct 11, 2009, 01:16 PM

Glad to hear the blow came through! Did any of the "big" stuff make it in the air over the Susquehanna?

Hope you all had a great day today @ SKSS -- it's blowing quite hard here. Stuck to the pylon racers at New Canaan. I did finally snap a few shots of the Nimbus this morning, including its new back seat passenger.

We're all expecting a FULL report, photos, arrest reports, etc. of the weekend exploits in PA and DE.

iflytailies · Oct 11, 2009, 07:05 PM

since the leaves did not fall off the trees yet, it is not yet advisable to launch high wing load gliders or gliders that need to pick up some speed. I was flying my Multiplex Blizzard, and it likes to move

Today at SKSS we had lots of fun! At some point a big time thermal came through, everyone was UUUUUUUUUUUUUUp. As it went away we hit BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIg sink, and we all came down within 2min!

Still a great day!

Once the leaves are off, this is what it looks like when you fly 4m's at TH:

4m Discus First Flight at Slope (4 min 4 sec)

Speedy Easyglider & ASH-26 (2 min 13 sec)

http://iflytailies.jimdo.com/

cooper998 · Oct 11, 2009, 07:12 PM

The day started a bit slow but eventually we got to towing.
Len from Ct. brought his proven Pilatus Porter and both he and Charlie did the majority of the towing.
Beautiful but cool morning kept the thermals small. few and far between but the die hards were flying anyway. By midday a few good thermals kept folks flying for longer flights and were enjoyed by just about everyone.
Not too many pics since I did not remember to bring my camera but I did manage to snap a couple with my phone

Im sure there will be more reports as the evening progresses with hopefully some in-flight video from Terry

Tony

creeve · Oct 11, 2009, 08:08 PM

Great Day at the SKSS field, Miday and Late day thermals kept the planes flying

Len had some problems flying straight and level so He mostly flew inverted/Loops/Rolls and Mach 5 passes!

The videos should be great with the camera on many places including back off the tow plane
The best was when Terry put the camera on the belly of Lens Ventus.
With a Mach 5 dive Len scraped the ground at about two inches

Great Sloping on Saturday and a Sunday filled with glass slippers in the air.
What a weekend
Thanks to Len and Steve R for comig down

Charlie

Oct 11, 2009, 01:16 PM	#27
SPasierb Build-fly-crash-repeat... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Norwalk, CT aka the Nutmeg State -- I just can't seem to find any %$#@! nutmeg here? Posts: 1,122	Glad to hear the blow came through! Did any of the "big" stuff make it in the air over the Susquehanna? Hope you all had a great day today @ SKSS -- it's blowing quite hard here. Stuck to the pylon racers at New Canaan. I did finally snap a few shots of the Nimbus this morning, including its new back seat passenger. We're all expecting a FULL report, photos, arrest reports, etc. of the weekend exploits in PA and DE. Attached Thumbnails 166.5 KB · Views: 37 171.2 KB · Views: 43 Last edited by SPasierb; Oct 11, 2009 at 01:25 PM.

Oct 11, 2009, 07:12 PM	#29
cooper998 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,279	The day started a bit slow but eventually we got to towing. Len from Ct. brought his proven Pilatus Porter and both he and Charlie did the majority of the towing. Beautiful but cool morning kept the thermals small. few and far between but the die hards were flying anyway. By midday a few good thermals kept folks flying for longer flights and were enjoyed by just about everyone. Not too many pics since I did not remember to bring my camera but I did manage to snap a couple with my phone Im sure there will be more reports as the evening progresses with hopefully some in-flight video from Terry Tony Attached Thumbnails 53.0 KB · Views: 47 68.6 KB · Views: 42 70.7 KB · Views: 38 56.8 KB · Views: 28

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Oct 07, 2009, 09:31 PM	#16
SteveR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,869	Michael, thanks for your observations on the Profi 4000. It's a pity neither JR nor Futaba understand the concept of open programming. It would save them thousands in tech support phone calls. And the Multimix function completely eliminates the need for Matchboxes and related hardware. All of that programming can be accomplished within the TX. Too bad the manual sucks when it comes to clearly explaining these details. Of course as Len points out it's true a cat or just about any other animal can program a JR, most of us would not have much interest in actually flying with such a setup! Dennis, you may recall some of the scary flights we had with my 213 at JR in years past. Happy to report that with Herbert and Len's help, the plane now flies very well. Won't go into all the details but perseverance has finally paid off. This has been a strange season for servo failures. Had a Hitec digital flap servo self-destruct on my tow plane prior to the first flight. The heat from the motor burned a hole through the bottom of the case. A 5125 elevator servo stopped functioning without warning on an ASW-28/18 and the 791 retract on the same sailplane failed suddenly last Sunday. Fortunately none of the problems occurred while airborne. Hoping for a few more decent flying weekends. Regards, Steve

Oct 07, 2009, 10:19 PM	#17
Asher Carmichael "Fly"Fisherman Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Guntersville, AL Posts: 159	Of course as Len points out it's true a cat or just about any other animal can program a JR, most of us would not have much interest in actually flying with such a setup! Steve, What are you saying? Hyperbole? Satire? Asher

Oct 07, 2009, 11:01 PM	#18
seanpcola ein flugel schplinterizer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 1,817	Now Asher, remember: Steve flies with those funny txs tha thave the antenna sticking out at an obscene angle. Seriously, I wish I had bought one of those txs instead of my 9303. I got it programmed but it's a PITA.

Oct 07, 2009, 11:53 PM	#19
erict Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lebanon Ct Posts: 118	len until i get my own tug situated im going to need a lift..... (couldnt find the smiley face with his hitchhiking thumb out) eric

Oct 08, 2009, 06:17 AM	#20
Lbuff1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Killingworth CT Posts: 482	No problem Eric, there are events at the field this weekend and last. , Next weekend I'm in NC for the race. But after that, I'll be in Salem ready to tow. Time for a larger glider yet? len Sean, I agree the 9303 is a little bit of a pain at first, but the 12x is great. Again, just kidding about the Multiplex radios. Although now that I think about it, while Steve was programming his radio, I was FLYING LEN

Oct 08, 2009, 07:31 AM	#21
SteveR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,869	OK Len...no tug props for you!

Oct 08, 2009, 08:21 PM	#24
creeve Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Corner Ketch, DE Posts: 392	Len, Here is Alex's thread http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=633900

Oct 09, 2009, 08:54 PM	#25
creeve Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Corner Ketch, DE Posts: 392	This is for You Len These guys fly like you do http://www.rcmovie.de/video/9877c884...ug-an-der-Teck

Oct 10, 2009, 09:29 PM	#26
creeve Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Corner Ketch, DE Posts: 392	Great lift today at Turkey Hill!!! Len , Erich , Gotz , Alex and Me burned up the sky with the Scale Slippers! Sunday were towing all day at the SKSS Field! Should be a great turnout and a great time. Winter is coming and We are trying to get all the flying in We can! BRR! Charlie

Oct 11, 2009, 08:08 PM	#30
creeve Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Corner Ketch, DE Posts: 392	Great Day at the SKSS field, Miday and Late day thermals kept the planes flying Len had some problems flying straight and level so He mostly flew inverted/Loops/Rolls and Mach 5 passes! The videos should be great with the camera on many places including back off the tow plane The best was when Terry put the camera on the belly of Lens Ventus. With a Mach 5 dive Len scraped the ground at about two inches Great Sloping on Saturday and a Sunday filled with glass slippers in the air. What a weekend Thanks to Len and Steve R for comig down Charlie