review #2
Tomanek, Wojtek
tomanekw at saic-abingdon.com
Thu Oct 31 07:02:03 AKST 2002
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
> > <')" >mailto: michaelr at flying-models.com>
>
> > >Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
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> > <')" >mailto: discussion at nsrca.org>
> > >To:
> > ><geobet at gis.net <')"
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> > >,<discussion at nsrca.org <')"
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> >,<al_rc4u at hotmail.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"
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> > >To: <discussion at nsrca.org <')"
<mailto:discussion at nsrca.org <')> >mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
> > >; <al_rc4u at hotmail.com <')"
<mailto:al_rc4u at hotmail.com <')> >mailto:al_rc4u at hotmail.com> >;
> <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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