Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / December 2009

As a result of a Parenting Saga* I now have a nifty Dumas kit for a Tiger
Moth, with a 17-1/2" wingspan.
The kit is intended for rubber power, so everything is light.  I haven't
decided whether I want to build it as a rubber powered free flight and be

I wonder if anyone out there is building and flying the Great-Plane Patriot
XL with an OS-91FX?  Does this engine require a special type of engine mount
since it generates lots of  vibration.
Thanks In Advance!

I have a Wing Mfg. A-26 Invader short kit and wood pack that's been sitting
in the shop for several years now, mostly due to the fact that I've never
built a model with sheeted foam wings.
In doing some web searching, I found plenty of discussion on choices of

What is your favorite method of making
multiple (duplicate) copies of wing ribs?--please and thank you.  Jim

I was wondering if anybody has ordered recently from sigmfg.com, and if
so, what were your experiences like?  I haven't ordered from them yet, but
I have a fairly large order and have never ordered directly from Sig.  And
with Glen and Hazel being dead and all and no longer running ...

I'm planning on using an OS FS-56 engine on my next plane (VR Models
Pitts) and one of the reasons for the choice is I wanted to use smoke
on it.  I've tried smoke on 2 strokes and it didn't work all that well
and I've been told 4 strokes are the way to go for smoke.  I can't

In 2005, I bought a Dave Patrick Ultimate ARF.  I installed a Saito 1.50 and
the model quickly became a favorite.  I ended up crashing it and I put the
engine and servos aside, knowing I'd buy a replacement when I had the money.
I finally got around to replacing it -- or so I ...

MORRIS HOBBIES TOP CAP ARF
GETTING OUT OF THE HOBBY
This plane has about 25-30 flights and is in good condition. All
equipment and motor was purchased new for this plane.

I have just installed a velocity stack..   It has a 45 deg slanted
opening.
I am having proglems adjusting the engine with the 45 deg pointing
toward the prop..  

Has anyone built one of these and still has the manual? I have tried
the SIG site but there is no way to download the manual that I could
find. I just bought a finished 4 star that was sitting in a garage for
four years and need to know where the CG is and what the recommended

I never seem to have trouble with complex stuff.  It's always the
embarrassingly simple things.
I want to start 1/2A engines using a Ni-starter.  I had an old Cox
starter connected to an adapter cord made from a remote glow plug

I'm starting work on a 1/10th scale Laird Solution, in Depron, balsa and
carbon fiber.
I had forgotten just how long it takes for 'foam safe' CA to set on
Depron (I well remember that nothing else seems to stick at all,

I am looking to strap a minDV camera to a small RC plane or helicopter
for some aerial shots - any suggestions for someone on a tighter
budget?

I have a low time OS 46 FX (about 1/2 gallon through it) I have had
since new. After the using for the last time last year, it was run dry
of fuel, after run oil put in and stored in a dry location.
The engine HAD BEEN running last year with the main needle open 2 1/2 -

Christmas is right around the corner. Do you have a list handy? Do you
know exactly what you’re buying everyone, or what you’d like to buy?
Are you stressed yet? It’s amazingly easy to get stressed already,
especially when you’re dealing with having to do everything for your