Re: Ever the Contrarian, Was: Re: BS-6 ?

From: Fred or Judy Rash <frash_at_chartertn.net>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 20:06:17 -0400

Contrarian Mark,

Last week or the week before, the worst of the inside ceiling tears in
the Mini-Dome were repaired and they also took down your favorite string
of dangling balloons from near the speaker. You can come back for the
USIC now!

Seriously, thanks for all that you are doing for this forum.

Fred Rash

On 5/4/2012 5:53 PM, Mark F1diddler wrote:
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, Fred or Judy Rash
> <frash_at_...> wrote:
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> > Thanks, Kang, for unusually complete and explicit info on your BS-6
> > lightweight EZB.
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> In my one INAV published plan (Fliagra) I was hesistant to list much
> detail. Whether true or not, I always assumed that to publish
> component weight or sizes imples that such is what any author is
> somewhat confident is "correct" for that model. However, the more I
> build and fly, the more I experiment, with impunity. So, some of the
> weighs and/or sizes are merely what I chose that day, and not
> necessary "correct" in general. Indeed, I have tracked down comments
> and verification from published authors only to confirm that what they
> listed is NOT what they still build, but merely how they built it
> way-back-when, that day. However, I well recall as a newbie how much I
> loved to see exactly how they did it, even if I couldn't exactly match
> that with adquate strength. For example, I have made F1d stabs at
> .125g and .165 g, a 32% difference. Which is best? I don't know,
> except that you will need to catch some weight somewhere else if you
> build a .165g F1d stab.
> Yes, thanks to everyone who bothers to list details. But beware, some
> avoid saying everything because we're not sure that is what's best.
> Mark B
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