Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / October 2005

Does anyone know how to control FligthGear (http://www.flightgear.org,
Open-source Flight Simulator) with a remote control?
Running on Mac OS X, Graupner/JR MC-19 remote control ...
Any hints highly appreciated to train flying :-)

Indeed it is hard to attribute, it to, In the late 60's as the radios became
smaller and lighter,Lou Andrews, Phil Kraft,Bridi,
and I can include myself we all had the same idea , low wing trike gear,
tilted engine, and around 56 in span, mine was designed so that the stab

Saw that Tower had the Super Sportster 60 kit listed as discontinued.
Called the local hobby shops to see if anyone had one in stock (they
didn't).
One of the hobby shops called to see if an order could still be placed, left

why doesn't fox state the heat capacity on its glow plugs?  and which
one would work well with a TH .75?

I just sold this to a friend and something has to be copy
protected. Any idea on how to get it run on his computer? .He has
the original disk and controller. He says it wouldn't accept the
'name' I gave it and I forgot what it was. I still have the program

Recently acquired a new ariplane. Low wing, aerobatic. Gel finish,
nice graphics. Any one ever have a Starhawk by Thorpe Engineering,
Arizona? Dated 1989, 45 size. Is this a keeper?

Hi, All,
  I'm moving to western Montana next year, and there are no AMA
clubs/fields close by. (I checked)  There is a small general aviation
airport, no tower, that gets little use at Polson, MT.  Has anyone any

Where can I get one?
Tried Chris Foss's site but it seems to be down......
Cheers
mick

I don't know about other cities but, in Kansas, it seems that there is
no place for Helio's pilots to belong to any clubs. It is mostly
Airplane pilots. There might be maybe 2-3 people in these clubs that
fly Helio's. What is it like in other area's?

I don't carry a glow starter, starter motor or
fuel pump to the field with me.
I fly diesel engines and gravity load and unload my fuel.
I have never had a dead stick landing (if fuel was in the tank).

Can anybody point me in the direction of a Piper cub or similar style model,
not to fusey if its electric as in the Great planes Electri Cub MKII or
Blackhorse Piper Cub ARTF, or the Flair Piper cub
I just fancy a model for a slow Sunday fly round with scale looks that does

Zenoa G 38 crankshaft.

what are the different applications where you would need either a cool,
medium cool, medium hot, or hot glow plug?
does a long length give any better performance over a medium length?

I managed to bend the crankshaft on my old .09 IV. Too hard a hit with
the eclectic starter. Never do that again!! Anyway, if anyone knows
where I might be able to find a replacement reasonably, I'd appreciate
it. I tried Enya's website but no mention of an .09 was found.

Ran in this Thunder Tiger F-54 S engine on 15% pink with an 11x5 prop on the
bench as in the instructions. Also, the instructions said to open the main
needle about 2.5 turns rich for run in and on about the third tank of fuel
begin to bring it in to its normal setting. Well I found ...