Re: Re: Dome flying session

From: Akihiro Danjo <adanjo-373_at_mx1.ttcn.ne.jp>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 16:13:54 +0900

Thank you for the advices, Ray san.
I opened my model boxes today and checked the hook.

> What you might need is some very small O Rings, made from nylon. If the
> hole is big enough to get it over the hooks, yet small enough so that, as
> the rubber unwinds and the crossection grows, it will hold the O Ring in
> place when the rubber is nearly deadstick and won't fall off a hook.

This must be a very good idea to prevent rubber from falling off. But I do
not like it very much because hooking rubber is one of most critical
situation of indoor models, especially for my presbyopic and astigmatism
eye.

> Also I think hooks should be somewhat closed. The bottom leg of rear hooks
> should be angled upward; Prop shaft hooks should be bent around so the U
> is nearly closed and the end should be bent outward away from the axis of
> the shaft. This makes hooking up easy, yet the rubber won't come off. And
> never make a diamond-shapd hook. Rubber consistently climbs up and you
> never know which leg.

My A-6 hook is not closed. It is rev-S and opened-end as usual. My prop is
removal (adjustable) blades, so I should build new prop hub with more closed
hook.
I used two heat shrink tubing over each end of rubber. It was only about
1/4" long and might be too short to work. But 1/2" long tube is heavy. And
troublesome when making, lubing, winding and hooking rubber. I should find
smaller Orings with smaller dia heat shrink tubes.
Good flying, Aki, found all of my 4 StdCLG were broken
Received on Fri May 11 2012 - 00:13:58 CEST