Future Aviation Events

[retired1]

Quite simple. I provide some equipment and materials for the teams that I mentor. Last year it was $1500 that I kept track of. It will hurt if I wasted $250.

[mrsteven]

Quite simple. I provide some equipment and materials for the teams that I mentor. Last year it was $1500 that I kept track of. It will hurt if I wasted $250.

... 250 is about my entire budget last year for all the engineering events for me to cover.
Mhm, thats very nice that you provide that to the team you mentor!

[retired1]

Well, last year was 2 HS and 3 MS teams and a total of 9 events. Being retired has some benefits, time being one.

Robot arm is going to wipe out the budget this year.

[mrsteven]

oh, well thats pretty cool. I hope I can still stay involved in S.O. after I graduate this year with helping out teams.
I hear you on that one. Since I'm doing at it with the intention of trying to medal, the rest of my events are suffering significantly in funding where I might not even be able to get a competitive boom or g-vehicle out there and still dig in a few hundred in my pocket.

Anyway, rules come out soon! Glad to hear that so I can get the ball rolling with getting materials and finishing up designs to the new specs.

[illusionist]

Honestly, a decent robot arm isn't going to cost you hundreds of dollars. An operational one can be built for under $100. A really competitive one can easily be built for $175. After a certain point, the ability of the arm becomes less important and the ability of the student who controls the arm rises.

[mrsteven]

Thats true, just that I'm a little weird and want to do things the difficult way. I dont want a run-of-the-mill craw arm and remotes i want to do something more interesting and challenging to build and control.

[Orange714]

Anyone have the articles from the website saved and could you send me? I really do hope that the site comes back up...otherwise it would be very very bad.

Thanks in advance

[twototwenty]

Anyone have the articles from the website saved and could you send me? I really do hope that the site comes back up...otherwise it would be very very bad.

Thanks in advance

I, while writing the ELG page on the wiki, did end up summarizing a lot of those articls, so you should check the wiki pages out; it might be helpful.

If the page still isn't back by the time school starts, I will scan and upload the plans I have printed out from the site to the wiki (pending approval from the wiki mods).

[_HenryHscioly_]

I've broken two planes, where the fuselage ripped off from the wing when I launched.
The wing to fuselage connection was flat, 1/8"x2".
I used loctite super glue gel.

Is the glue no good for that kind of joint? something else like woodglue or modelcement glue?

[fozendog]

I've broken two planes, where the fuselage ripped off from the wing when I launched.
The wing to fuselage connection was flat, 1/8"x2".
I used loctite super glue gel.

Is the glue no good for that kind of joint? something else like woodglue or modelcement glue?

CA Glue might work. Your wings might also be inclined too much so that force rips it off.