review #2
glenn hatfield
randy10926 at comcast.net
Thu Oct 31 07:21:16 AKST 2002
Man I wish the rain, cold and maybe snow would go away. Then you could
come down to DII and show me this wonderful "piezo something box".
Even let you put it my FOCUS. I need to get another gallon though the
Webra 145 anyway.
Randy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tomanek, Wojtek" <tomanekw at saic-abingdon.com>
Date: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:02 am
Subject: RE: review #2
> It is not really radio thing it is a "piezo something box" that
> goes in the
> plane, but you may put a servo to turn it on, hence you will need
> a radio
> with a position switch (similar to a retract switch) <G>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: glenn hatfield [SMTP:randy10926 at comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:06 AM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: review #2
>
> Your radio has a wind correction feature. I cannot find that
feature
> on mine. What radio do you have?
> Randy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ronlock <ronlock at comcast.net <')"
> >mailto:ronlock at comcast.net> >
> Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 5:51 pm
> Subject: Re: review #2
>
> > True, the plane can't do wind correction since it
does >
> not have a ground reference.
> But, you can us the wind correction feature on > your
> computerized transmitter. <G>
>
> >
> > Ron Lockhart
> >
> > > Ok agree that it is a great flying plane
but i
> do have a major
> > complaintyou
> > > still have to wind correct <G>.
> > >
> > > And Joe, the District 2 to District 1
crossovers
> too.
> > >
> > > WT
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joe Lachowski
> [SMTP:jlachow at hotmail.com] <mailto:[SMTP:jlachow at hotmail.com]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
3:30 PM
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> <')" >mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
> > > Subject: Re: review #2
> > >
> > > Damn, now I'll have to get a different
design
> airplane to fly next
> > > year since all the rest of you District 1
guys
> are getting
> > Focii. Hmmm,
> > > wonder what design (whattaya think Lee)?
<VBG>
> > >
> > > Joe L.
> > >
> > > >From: "Michael Ramsey"
> <michaelr at flying-models.com
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models.com>
> >
> > > >Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
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> > > <')" >mailto: discussion at nsrca.org>
> > > >To:
> > > ><geobet at gis.net <')"
> <mailto:geobet at gis.net <')> >mailto: geobet at gis.net>
> > > >,<discussion at nsrca.org <')"
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> > >,<al_rc4u at hotmail.com
> > > <')" >mailto: al_rc4u at hotmail.com>
> >,<shwnrobge at aol.com
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> > > >
> > > >Subject: Re: review #2
> > > >Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002
13:26:37
> -0500
> > > >
> > > >I felt the same way, on my first
> flights with the Focus.
> > > Like telepathy
> > > >between you and the airplane. The
name
> says it all.
> > > >
> > > >Focus.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks for the notes George!
> > > >
> > > >Michael Ramsey
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "George Kennie"
> <geobet at gis.net
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> > > >To: <discussion at nsrca.org
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> > > >; <al_rc4u at hotmail.com <')"
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> >;
> > <shwnrobge at aol.com <')" >mailto:shwnrobge at aol.com> >
<')"
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> > > >Sent: Wednesday, October 30,
2002
> 11:29 AM
> > > >Subject: review #2
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Here we go again.
> > > > > Things are a little dead so I'll
> submit a little
> > > input.
> > > > > Last fall I picked up a Focus
> from a
> local hobby
> > > shop.I had other
> > > > > construction projects underway
at
> the time so it
> > > went into storage
> > > > > for a time.I finally started
putting
> it together
> > > in the late spring
> > > > > and had it ready to go early
summer.
> Due to
> > > problems I was having
> > > > > with the power system and it's
> management things
> > > really bogged down
> > > > > and I had other stuff to
utilize so
> I didn't
> > > feel any drive to
> > > > > press. Well I finally resolved
the
> power issues
> > > and yesterday became
> > > > > "D-day".I had spent one whole
> afternoon on
> > > set-up sometime back in
> > > > > July or August so I expected
this
> thing to be
> > > pretty close. After
> > > > > arriving at the field yesterday
and
> assembling
> > > everything and doing
> > > > > a 200 foot range check and
taking a
> few pictures
> > > for posterity, I
> > > > > fired it up using my trusty
Kavan(on
> 24 volts, I
> > > might add) and
> > > > > adjusted the high speed needle
and
> taxied out to
> > > the center of the
> > > > > runway and pointed into the
wind,
> which was
> > > almost straight down the
> > > > > runway(almost never happens at
our
> field) and
> > > let it idle while I
> > > > > took my position on the center
pilot
> station
> > > opposite the center
> > > > > pole.After pushing my glasses
back
> up on my nose
> > > and making certain
> > > > > my hat was on tight I gradually
> advanced the
> > > throttle. The bird
> > > > > started to roll, slight rudder
> correction, then
> > > dead straight for
> > > > > about 100 feet breaking ground
in
> the longest
> > > lowest shallow ascent,
> > > > > still dead straight, slow climb
to
> approx. 50-60
> > > feet and into the
> > > > > procedure turn to the
> > > right.............WOW!!!!!!!!!! "is this
thing
> > > > > tracking or what?" 270 left and
> straight back
> > > on my free pass.
> > > > > Hmmm, funny, "this thing doesn't
> need any
> > > trim!?!" Turnaround and
> > > > > back for the stall w/ 1&1/4 up
and
> when reaching
> > > the apex it was
> > > > > like somebody drove a stake
throught
> the C.G.
> > > and rotated the fuse
> > > > > right in place. Man, it did a
stall
> turn just
> > > like the ones Kenny
> > > > > Lauter does. Well anyway I
completed
> the pattern
> > > with solid control
> > > > > throughout. The slow and 4 point
> were extremely
> > > easily accomplished
> > > > > with the slow seeming to be
about 6
> seconds in
> > > length(probably my
> > > > > imagination)."O.K, let's check
the
> coupling on
> > > this buggar!" Roll
> > > > > left, "Aha!, just the slightest
bit
> of adverse
> > > roll(probably going
> > > > > to take about 2% correction,
> maybe!)", roll
> > > right," hmm,.....a
> > > > > little pitch to the belly
(probably
> somewhere
> > > between 3 and 4%
> > > > > correction, not bad!)." O.K.,
time
> to get this
> > > bird on the ground.
> > > > > Slap switch "C" for idle-down
and
> air-brake and
> > > she's climbing just
> > > > > a whisker,"hmm, gonna hafta add
> another 2% down
> > > elevator on
> > > > > air-brake", complete the landing
> pattern and
> > > line-up for approach
> > > > > and she landed without bending
the
> > > grass(although those wheels make
> > > > > a wicked racket rattling around
> inside those
> > > pants, could be a
> > > > > problem).
> > > > > O.K., the conclusion, this is
one
> awesome
> > > airplane! I've had a few 2
> > > > > meter birds previously but
nothing
> to compare to
> > > this thing.Never
> > > > > touched a trim throughout the
flight
> and the
> > > stability has to be
> > > > > experienced to be believed.
Maybe I
> lucked-out
> > > and just got a really
> > > > > good one, but Anthony and Bill
have
> been on here
> > > also declaring it's
> > > > > merits.Bob P., you've got to
get one
> of these,
> > > you'll think you died
> > > > > and went ............... If
these
> things are
> > > still available
> > > > > after the first of the year I
plan
> to pick up a
> > > back-up. Why would
> > > > > anyone want to get anything else
> when you
> > > consider the risks. I know
> > > > > so many guys that have these
and are
> extremely
> > > happy with the end
> > > > > results, it's almost like a
> guarantee.
> > > > > Get a life, get a Focus!!!!!!!
> > > > > Georgie
> > > > >
> > > > >
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