Clark Ross

i made my own .the power supply is a variac salvaged from  a scrapped welder.there are several variacs in a welder you might be able to pick up a used one up from a welding supply house i have been cutting foam wings for over forty years. clark

i was browsing through the forum and found someone looking for a electric timer for free flight i can't find that thread so i hope he finds this thread. i have been using a small timer on indoor models that is sold by hiline. it is called micro electronic flight timer the price is  $15.95.  flight times are adjustable from 15 to 150 seconds .it uses a fully charged battery that is activated by touching two contacts with a nine volt battery. for a catolog write to hiline p.o. box 11558 goldsboro north carolina 27532 phone-919 778 6653 clark

i just finished hooking up my bomb droping mechanisim using the rudder  to trigger it. it works well on the bench but i will have to wait until spring to try it i haven't figured out how to add apicture yet

i agree with jonathan  the ember and vapor are both good flyers and either one will do what you want . the vapor flys slower and slower is better when flying in a confined area like a gym. those walls keep getting in the way.

the parck zone vapor is very popular around here ,they are easy to fly and you can take the components out and put them in a peanut rubber type model or design your own airplane using the vapor guts

thanks guys.the seperate transmitter sounds most positive but alittle combersome.using the rudder might be easyest since once airborne i fly with the ailerons. the model i am working with is a scratch built xb51 twin ducted fan

i am using all four channels on my radio and would like to be able to drop bombs but i don,t have another channel to do it with. i tried using the last part of travel of up elevator to do it but it was to tricky to adjust. does any one have any suggestions?

trying to find out where to go to introduce my self,can"t find a place that asks for my name to start out so i"l do it here my name clark ross i live in waterloo iowa united states i am 69 and have been flying models since i was 13 . my interests are sport rc . i like the bazzar type of airplanes such as deltas,flying wings,biplanes i also fly indoor rubber and small electric. i have had three airplanes published in flying models magazine. i am a retired tool desinger. just finished a model of the xb51 ,a twin ducted fan bomber it has one flight on it and then winter set in. i am working on a model of the bamboo bomber cessna bobcat

i tryed to bungee launch a scratch built me 163 comet with the hook  just under the cockpit. it pivoted to a straight up position and came off the hook. so i put the hook directlly in the nose like a full size glider has for aerotowing that works good. the idea is to get it going but not like a sail plane on a hy start