[NSRCA-discussion] D8

[astropuppy]

Jim,
Congrats on the 160, sounds like a winner!

Not sure what radio your coming from. I had a Futaba 8uap before the SD-10.
I have found expo on the SD-10 not to be nearly as sensitive as on my
Futaba.

See you and everybody else for miller time... Mike




On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:56 AM, J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net> wrote:

>  Thanks for the encouragement. Part of the problem is a new radio *and*airplane. May have about 15 flights now most of which were in windy
> conditions. I should be flying the old 120 but I'm enjoying the new 160 so
> much I've been flying it exclusively. I actually enjoy trying to optimize a
> new design.
>
> The really neat feature with this airplane, is the adjustable dihedral. One
> turn on the 4-40 adjusting screws changes the centerline root to tip offset
> about 1/16", and I'm finding the airplane isn't as sensitive to dihedral
> changes as I anticipated. Must be the deep (12") fuselage. Rudder response
> around neutral is also much more than I've experienced with previous
> airplanes. Throttle to rudder mix is about half what the 120 needed and
> tweaking an up line looks like a fish swimming up stream, with 60% expo.
> I'll be trying 70% next time out. Maybe the radio is more responsive, I
> don't know. Its just going to take some getting use to.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:
> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]*On Behalf Of *Richard Strickland
> *Sent:* Monday, June 21, 2010 9:55 AM
> *To:* NSRCA
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] D8
>
>
>
> Your flying is probably better--this is about the time of year we start
> seeing all the crap we're doing wrong...and trying to correct it...
> RS
>
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>
> From: jnhiller at earthlink.net
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:12:47 -0700
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] D8
>
> Sign me up. I plan to be there by Miller Time.
>
> I changed the thrust adjusting bushings yesterday. 1/2 degree less looks
> like a lot. I'll drill some 1/4 degree offset bushings just in case. It's
> raining again today and my flying sucks. Oh Well
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:
> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]*On Behalf Of *Rex
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 20, 2010 6:06 PM
> *To:* NSRCA-discussion
> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] D8
>
>
>
> Folks
>
> Just a reminder... Next weekend in Redmond, Oregon.
> The annual Hi Desert Pattern Classic.... Pattern contest.
> Information on this contest can be found on the D8 website!
> We'd love to see you there!
>
> Rex Lesher
> D8 VP
>
>
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