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Vegasfan - 14 Nov 2006 04:15 GMT

I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want to
have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois. Has
anyone put ski's on one? If so, did you make them or buy them and where
did you get them. Also, I would like recommendations on cameras that can
be used, video and still. Thanks,
Clyde

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Storm's Hamilton - 14 Nov 2006 17:32 GMT

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/
I got help with my floats on Alan's web site.
mk

>I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want to
>have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois. Has
>anyone put ski's on one? If so, did you make them or buy them and where did
>you get them. Also, I would like recommendations on cameras that can be
>used, video and still. Thanks,
> Clyde

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Robert Scott - 14 Nov 2006 21:47 GMT

Du-Bro SnoBird skis work perfectly on my World Models Super Frontier Sr.
(similar to a Sr. Telemaster).

Good flying,
desmobob

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Storm's Hamilton - 15 Nov 2006 01:45 GMT

>>I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want to
>>have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois. Has
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> Good flying,
> desmobob

Hey, those are pretty cool:
http://www2.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/woi0093p?&C=QDF

mk

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Robert Scott - 15 Nov 2006 12:03 GMT

>>>I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want to
>>>have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois. Has
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> Hey, those are pretty cool:
> http://www2.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/woi0093p?&C=QDF

http://home.earthlink.net/~desmobob/images/PLANESR.JPG

Good flying,
desmobob

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H Davis - 15 Nov 2006 16:08 GMT

>>>>I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want to
>>>>have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois. Has
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> Good flying,
> desmobob

Bob:

How are those skis attached? I have skis but no mounting hardware for them.
What kind of hardware do I need to mount them. Is a close-up of the mounting
available? I would be putting them on a Hobbistar 60 for starters.

Harlan

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Vegasfan - 15 Nov 2006 18:01 GMT

Thanks a lot for the help and great suggestions.
Clyde

>>>>>I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want to
>>>>>have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois. Has
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>
> Harlan

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Robert Scott - 15 Nov 2006 21:44 GMT

>>>>>I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want
>>>>>to have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois.
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> mounting available? I would be putting them on a Hobbistar 60 for
> starters.

Harlan,

The skis use an interesting method of attachment that makes them secure,
keeps them level, and allows them to pivot on the axle and return to level
position. I don't have a close-up photo of it and they aren't currently
mounted on the model. Du-Bro's site doesn't show it either....

Basically, the skis mount on your current 5/16" gear axle. They have
another sort of "torsion spring" that attaches to the ski and goes along
side your gear leg, secured with a short length of plastic tubing. It's
very hard for me to describe and difficult to imagine. Anyway, they work
well.

Good flying,
desmobob

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H Davis - 15 Nov 2006 23:31 GMT

>> Harlan,
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> Good flying,
> desmobob

Bob, I'll be checking the web for ideas regarding mounting the skis, and the
first place I'll be looking (actually, the second, because I've already
checked Dubro) will be Alan's site. Obviously he has something to contribute
to 99% of our issues.

Thanks for the ideas you provided above.

Harlan

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Doc Ferguson - 16 Nov 2006 15:57 GMT

> >I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want to
> >have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois. Has
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> Good flying,
> desmobob

RC Universe used to sell these World Models Super Frontier Sr. but no
longer carry them.
Do you know who is selling these World Models now. Doc Ferguson

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M-M - 16 Nov 2006 21:47 GMT

I have some videos of the Dubro skis on a Clipped wing Cub and an
Autogyro doing touch-n-go's in the snow here:

http://www.netaxs.com/~mhmyers/snowski.html

m-m

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Robert Scott - 16 Nov 2006 22:18 GMT

>> >I am planning to buy a Senior Telemaster this winter and I don't want to
>> >have to wait until Spring to fly it here in East/Central Illinois. Has
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> longer carry them.
> Do you know who is selling these World Models now. Doc Ferguson

Ummm.... The World Models sells them!
http://www.theworldmodels.com/para/index.php

The Sr. seems a little pricey at $189 USD, but I've been flying mine for
almost six years and would replace it immediately if something happened to
it.

Good flying,
desmobob

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A.T. - 15 Nov 2006 19:28 GMT

Refer to sub section
"Floats and Skis"

Float design
Foam Float Core Construction - by Ironsides
Floats - CG position .jpg.
Floats for electrics - J Spencer
Floats, plans and downloads etc
Skis - Ironsides
Skis and floats - George Nichols (ex RCM)
Ski Kits for R_C Aircraft
Skis - DIY make & fit
Winter Float Flying - snow & ice"
and more at Alan's Hobby Model & RC Web Links
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/

Regards
Alan T.
Alan's Hobby Model & RC Web Links
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/

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