View Single Post
  #11  
Old 04-16-2011, 07:59 PM
gdjsky01 gdjsky01 is offline
Religion Free thank you!
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 95
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Solomoriah
Nah, I saw it eject, and it was absent when the rocket was on the ground.

Guy, I printed out that web page, but I haven't had time to read it over yet. Thanks!


Not that it will be any comfort, but IMO you can not fail at a Deltie. You just can't. You mark the body where Rob says to in the instructions. You get it to balance right there. It will glide. You can tweak it with clay after the first launch, but if you build it like he writes, and you balance it at the mark he has you make, it will glide. My last one required nothing. No weight. It just worked.

I have built 3 of them and lost 2 . But both were lost to the Rocket Gods who flew them to their temple in the sky!

My third one I learned to
A) Clone the glider from a newly bought kit since after buying it 3 times, I have paid my dues
B) Weight one side just a little to get it to turn. Last time out on a 1/2A - 32 seconds IIRC.

Seriously. I can not see how if you follow Robs instructions, anyone can fail at a Deltie. I know that is probably irrelevant to this thread... but to others reading it in the future, perhaps not.
Reply With Quote