Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / May 2004

This site may have been posted here before, but the first I saw of it
was when a fellow RCer sent me the link the other day. If you do go
there be sure to check out "Oh my god!" (an out-take from a British
documentary) and "405-The Movie", both are very funny. There is an

This will be my 8th Li Poly battery, a Kokam 11.1 V, 1500 mAh 3 cells
in series. When I connected it to my Triton charger, the "end" signal
came on in about 3 seconds. The battery was initially checked at
11.52V and after connecting it to the charger  it read 11.62 V.

Where has common sense gone ?  More correctly, why have pragmatism and
knowledge become obsolete ?
Case in point : fueling a model aircraft.
I read a "technical article" which recommended using an air pump to

I have realflight for my Nexstar. Just got a new radio (Futaba 6XAs) and the
trainer plug is round not square like what is at the end of the realflight
interlink USB cable. How do I get an adapter to get from the square male to
a round male trainer attachment?

Nice collection of downloadable media from Jarlsberg Airfield in
Norway, recorded in 1997. Scroll down to the high resolution clips of
the Spitfire Mk.IX, and P-51D:
http://www.jfs.no/film_english.html

Subject says it all.
I've not been able to get the site up since early evening yesterday. Is
it just me or is anyone else experiencing the same problem.
Stew

Is there a way to go back and look at all the replies to a posting
once they appear as RE: in the subject line?
Tom

Good day all --
       For all you Laser fans, I have an idle problem with my Laser .70 and
its carb. I just can't get it to idle for an extended period. It just slowly
gets richer and finally sneezes and quits -- obviously rich. I originally

Any comments on these, particularly the new 3000 model? Read all I could
find on the web and they seem the best way to go.
Will be ordering either one soon, unless I hear otherwise from the people
here.

RC Trailer--Starcraft '78 Pop Up Trailer converted for RC Use. This is a
nice 8' long, 7 foot wide completely sealed trailer in very good condition. The
trailer can easily handle 4 planes up to 1/3 scale and probably a 40% on the
diagonal. It has 120V hookup and all benches, beds, ...

Sometime ago I saw a post (or maybe an article) on an electronic
construction project for a homebuilt electronic ignition module for a gas
conversion engine such as a Ryobi 31cc weed-whacker engine.  Can anyone
refer me to the right article or web site?

I dropped out of rec.models.rc.air about a year ago - and have 'droppe
in' via RC Groups, Inc.
I noticed a tremendous drop in posts - RMRCA used to run 300+ posts
day - is it still doing that, but RCGroups, Inc. just doesn't carr

Bought a World Model Super Stunts ARF a while back and will be putting it
together soon.  Anything I should know about assembly or flying it?  Any
help will be appreciated.  I plan to put a Thunder Tiger Pro 46 on it.
TIA,

Just about to fuelproof a model, and I picked up a can of fuelproofer at the
local model shop.
It says on the tin that the finish will be fuelproof one week after
application.

Its here its here! Hooray! YOU HAVE TO CHECK THIS OUT! Two hours of
BIG TIME BIG SCALE RACING! YOu will never see an RC movie like this!
http://www.barmotorsports.com/