Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / September 2010

Spay-on clothing - possible aeromodelling applications
Spay-on clothing is mentioned here:
http://www.fabricanltd.com/index.php
I am pondering possible aeromodelling applications.

I just subscribed to this group.  Looks pretty active.
Any glider pilots here?
I am an active glider pilot on Long Island, NY.  I am a member of the
Long Island Silent Flyers.  www.lisf.org .   Our field is located in

Sorry for re-post - I wrote "spay" instead of "spray"!
Spray-on clothing - possible aeromodelling applications
Spray-on clothing is mentioned here:
http://www.fabricanltd.com/index.php

Are you a competition pilot?  Doesn't have to be a big deal!  If you
fly club contests, regional or national contests, it's all good.
If you and your buddies like to get together for an informal flyoff of
some kind, that counts.

I seem to remember having read somewhere that LiPos will last much
longer if not discharged by 100% of their rated capacity. What is the
ideal discharge level to balance flight time and battery life?
I fly 10 minutes now, which is only about 65% of the capacity, so I

Just how puffy is puffy? Is anything beyond perfectly flat bad?
Or is some puffy ok? Is it only bad when they look like they're
about to burst?
I've done some searching online but can't find any indication

Can anyone give me the names and contacts of a few of the flying clubs
in the LV area?

I read an article somewhere that advised against stockpiling Lipo
batteries. The article compared Ni-cads which are shipped uncharged
(formed) to lipos that are partly charged when they are manufactured
and are shipped that way. This partical charge starts using up the