Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / December 2003

Contact my at 563-3634 or remove the X's from my email.
I'm in the Ottawa Canada area.
I've also listed this stuff at the local community Web site for RC
www.Calmdays.com.

Hi, For all of you that are concidering the anifreeze crock pot to clean your
engines, Walmart has a two Quart Crock Pot for $4.96. It is a little smaler
than  the regular ones and are still big enough to put your engines in
completely covered. This will also keep the little woman ...

Hi, help please.
   I have a Skyleader Clubman Super, FM 27mhz rc outfit with servos circa
1979, before I fit new batteries etc. I would like to check if this outfit
is still legal, or has legislation overtaken in some way.

Does anyone know the dates or a website to find the dates for the 2204 Joe nall
Fly-in? Something I've always wanted to do. After the passing of 3 very near
and dear I figure we really should go and do with the ones we love while we
have the chance.   Happy Thanksgiving to all. Even ...

Any thing happening about altitude monitoring (air to land) suitable for our
model aircraft?
I have a meeting soon with CASA (Oz boss of air space). In anticipation of
awkward questions, I need to know before that meeting what equipment/device

I have a Futaba T8UAF, flying a old-timer, the receiver is a four channel
Hitec.
ch 1 is aileron, 2 is elevator, 3 is throttle 4 is open.
I would like to activate a "bomb drop" with ch 4  (ch 4 currently responds

Anyone know where I can pick up a new undercarriage for my Thunder Tigre
Trainer MK2?   (It's a plastic undercarriage which locks into a plastic
block on the underside of the plane with a couple of spring loaded half-turn
bolts - it's the bolts that've snapped)

OK, the details on the new RCV58 4 stroke are out there. Everything but
practical usage and user reviews, that is.
I'm excited by the compactness and lack of poppet valves in this engine, and
would like to hear comments about it.

I am just wondering  i would like to know if the OS 91FX.. is a 2
cycle or a 4 cycle?  

Hi guys where do you get your wing tubes from?
I need a new wing tube for my Home Run. The tube has an outside
diameter of 3/4 of and inch and is 18.5 inches long. Any ideas where
I might be able to buy such tubing.  I've tried SMC and they couldn't

I was given an old transmitter and reciever on 40 megahertz, chanel 53.  Can
anyone tell me why this is illegal?
Jim
jimcarlile@sbcglobal.net

Does anyone know a good rule of thumb for determining a 2 stroke
engines 4stroke equivalent?
I have a plane I'm building that requires 2 stroke 60s.  I'd like to
upgrade to a 4 stroke.  I'm having a hard time though finding what the

I've look almost everywhere for Mick Mannock's unit insignias, plane
markings on his S.E.5a...I did find in the Complete book of Fighter a
drawing saying it was his, Big A on the side and D'276 on the
stabilizer, would like to confirm this for my model.

I'm trying to help a friend out with a Christmas gift for his son, who's
about 9 years old. For his age group, the kid is an astounding authority
(and enthusiast) about the life and flying career of Manfred von
Richthofen. Though he's never flown an R/C aircraft of any kind, he

There's always more than one way to.....
Used a big RES glider with a power pod on for those days, and there seem
to have been a lot this year, when the wind don't blow and the slope
lift aint there. Trouble is it takes a while to rig the glider and then