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From Charles Conti · October 11, 2018 6:23 PM

Here is the translation from Polish to English ( Google Translate ) . . . You will nee to associate the text with the photo s on your own. TEXT : DLG

From Ez2cDave · August 2, 2018 8:50 AM

Nice!

From gerrit cronselaar · August 11, 2016 2:16 PM

I can t read the text, but the pictures are good. Looks like some nice Bugs are being built in Poland. DLG Lightninbug BUG - DLG/HLG

From kb10troy · August 5, 2016 12:19 PM

HobbyKing® ™ 6mm Silicon Rubber Bungee Hi-Start Cord (AR Warehouse)

From gldrgidr · June 30, 2015 2:15 PM

John Could you be kind enough to point me to this silicone rubber that you ordered from Hobby King? perhaps a link, or an item number on Hobby King s site I

From Flying Bluegill · June 30, 2015 12:11 PM

$11.00 sounds like a real good deal. I ve purchased quite a few items from HK and the quality has always been exceptional. Putting together a Hi-Start from

From giuseppi · June 30, 2015 11:25 AM

You can only be right if the rubber remains stretched at the point of release. I ve seen this happen in strong winds but most of the time, the height reached

From gldrgidr · June 30, 2015 11:02 AM

Truth of the matter is that if you can stretch the silicone twice as far as the usual stuff and still get the same force, the model will go significantly

From Joshua Finn · June 30, 2015 7:31 AM

I haven t tested this but I have heard it from others. Normal rubber stretches about three times it s length. Silicone stretches about 6 times it s length to

From gldrgidr · June 29, 2015 10:21 PM

You can get a 6mm od X 10 meter length from Hobby King East or West USA Whse. for $4.10 + shipping. HobbyKing® ™ 6mm Silicon Rubber Bungee Hi-Start Cord

From giuseppi · June 29, 2015 8:35 PM

John again. Here s a link to a complete high start from Tower Hobbies TowerHobbies.com | Great Planes Dynaflite Standard Hi-Start

From gldrgidr · June 29, 2015 6:29 PM

I have to believe that contest rubber is not treated for UV protection.  In a short time (a matter of hours in the sun) it will need to be replaced.50

From John Gallagher · June 29, 2015 6:16 PM

Hi all. The vintage movement (in UK SAM35) has evolved an official size Hi Start for launching up to 36 gliders for those unable, or unwilling, to run. In

From flyeround · June 29, 2015 5:50 AM

I don t have a completed Bug, but I wonder if one of the very light histarts that are included with some of the ultramicro planes like my Eflite ASK21 might

From Ben Hocked · June 27, 2015 9:37 AM

This is a video of a guy with a Hi Start on a Fling DLG, which is similar in size to the Bug: Fling - A small RC glider ENG - An evening flying with high-start

From giuseppi · June 27, 2015 9:40 AM

Yes. Make a tow hook and epoxy it to a 1/32 ply base. You can fiber tape it to the fuse and adjust position. Use about 20 of light rubber hose and some mono

From Steve Leitgen · June 27, 2015 8:12 AM

Somewhere in one of the long threads about the Bug on RC Groups I believe I saw information about putting a towhook on a Bug and using a light high start to

From kb10troy · June 27, 2015 7:43 AM

I would like to know if anyone knows if a light weigh high start or small winch has been used for the Bug. When you get old and your body doesn t work as it

From junejack · June 26, 2015 9:12 PM

dont find file thx to share

From juwain · June 4, 2015 9:28 PM

Re: Here are the plans guys. Where??

From dstill · April 23, 2015 7:29 PM

Wow, Alan! Thank you. I have been looking for these on and off for years now. I was beginning to get desperate. I see that others have already copied them

From karesplat · April 24, 2015 8:35 AM

Here are the plans guys.

From Alan Hughes · April 23, 2015 6:55 PM

I have the original plans as well as the RCM issue with the construction article. My problem is finding a copy shop with a large format copier. I ve had no

From Simon Alderman · April 23, 2015 2:42 PM

Hi from RCbobcat55 I have an original set of plans and a copy of the article for the bug along with one I built about 10 years ago which its still flying.

From rcbobcat55 · April 23, 2015 1:51 PM

Simon: If memory serves, the plans were on the site but had to be removed to comply with copyright. Someone must have the RCM rights. It would be good to

From Ken Holden · April 23, 2015 1:30 PM

Guys it is high time someone shared a scan from the original RCM Bug plans if only for the purpose of preservation. There must be some here who bought the

From karesplat · April 23, 2015 9:46 AM

Try The Quark--22 SAL Glider for Parkzone Receiver Brick - RC Groups ...   Try The Quark--22 SAL Glider for Parkzone Receiver Brick - RC Groups The

From Rusty Nail · January 20, 2015 4:28 AM

Thank you so much for your quick response and info. I guess I will use the system on a mirco dlg, and ideas? Thanks again.

From freeflightsouth · January 19, 2015 1:24 PM

It will move them with 4 oz. of torque, but a hard throw or a rough landing will likely overwhelm and strip them. They are also about 50% slower than a Hitec

From paul · January 18, 2015 10:12 AM

I have a AR6400 brick from a parkzone champ. I plan to use this radio set up in a new Bug That I am building. Does anyone think this set-up will have enough

From freeflightsouth · January 17, 2015 5:58 PM

You still need batteries and a charger. I would suggest going with 1s Lipo batteries with a booster to push you from 3.7 volts to 5 volts. This battery:

From john · October 28, 2014 1:01 PM

Hi from RCbobcat55 I am using Blue Arrow BS4.3 gram servos in both of my bugs with 4 cell 300 mah nigh packs and they work fine. I bought 2 dozen of them about

From Robert Markle · October 10, 2014 8:37 PM

I ve been using Dymond D47 servos in my Bug, and really like them. They are high voltage , so if you happen to be using Spektrum radio gear, you can run

From kb10troy · October 10, 2014 5:38 AM

i have been using the orx400 rx a single cell 20mah lipo and two of the hobbyking 3.6 gram servos in my 34 inch bugx works great i am in the sub 3 oz range

From saltcitytattoo · October 9, 2014 7:42 AM

Small gliders need to be extremely light to thermal at all.Apart from using a light stiff boom (4-5gm broken carbon fishing pole is good) and light balsa

From Rusty Nail · October 9, 2014 5:08 AM

I am making a bugx glider. it is my first balsa glider and i am very confused as to what servos/battery/transmitter/receivers i should use. Any help would be

From brown_jason98 · October 7, 2014 6:18 PM

The LightninBug is the expanded span version of the Bug. Look in the Lightninbug 34 SAL or DLG folder. John

From gldrgidr · September 15, 2014 6:45 PM

Hi guys, I just come back to the Bug.  I m glad to see the Lightnin Bug.  In the distant past there were suggestions and plans, I think, for expanding the

From Jim H · September 11, 2014 9:46 PM

Howdy All, Sorry its taken a long time but I have updated the fuselage sides to show two different cut lines for which ever airfoil is applicable. Hope

From hialanhughes · January 17, 2014 11:12 PM

Smaller tail group. Make the nose longer. (I went 1 inch) Make a note, the fuse sides in the plan don t match the Lightning Bug airfoil. Steve Sent from my

From Steve Leitgen · January 2, 2014 1:18 PM

I m just starting my lightnin bug build and I have a question. I ve used the search function to try and find an answer but come up empty so far. On the plans

From tr3kilroy · January 1, 2014 10:34 PM

Hello from RCbobcat55 I get my plans for my kits printed at Kinkos/fedex which is near my home and they charge by the square foot and if i ask them they will

From rcbobcat55 · December 12, 2013 9:07 PM

Thanks John for the new file. I was looking at the smaller BugX because I wanted to do a take apart Bug that would fit into my scooter trunk for flying at a

From paull01 · December 10, 2013 12:22 PM

Thanks John for the new file. I was looking at the smaller bug to use as a take apart glider that would fit into the trunk of my scooter to take to a local

From paull01 · December 10, 2013 12:05 PM

Tom, If you look closely at the drawing there is no way I can squeeze the drawing to eliminate 2 inches from the y axes. I could make the drawing wider, but

From gldrgidr · December 10, 2013 8:55 AM

John, I printed the BugXr16.pdf file to an HP DesignJet this evening and initially everything looks fine, with one exception. I don t know if you were

From oakleycomm · December 8, 2013 9:47 PM

gldrgidr@yahoo.com To BugHLG@yahoogroups.com Dec 8 at 6:15 PM I have uploaded a new version of the BugX - BugXr16.pdf.  It s available in the files section. 

From T Hoop · December 10, 2013 12:39 AM

John, I printed your BugXr16.pdf file to my HP DesignJet and it plotted accurately. You may want to consider sizing your page to fit on an ANSI-D size sheet

From oakleycomm · December 10, 2013 12:24 AM

SIR I have been a member of the Bug group for quite a while been out of it for a while when I came back i was told by the computer that if I was using windows

From fdnyjery · December 9, 2013 9:50 AM

I have uploaded a new version of the BugX - BugXr16.pdf. It s available in the files section. Let me know how it prints out. Why didn t you just use the

From gldrgidr · December 8, 2013 8:15 PM

... Sorry you re having issues. I can post them over on RC Groups if they won t let me do it here. g

From giuseppi1955 · December 8, 2013 4:17 PM

Thanks Giuseppi. The photo doesn t help me much. I can t even figure out how to right click save it. It seems to be presented in some new kind of moving,

From paull01 · December 8, 2013 3:02 PM

Great build! ... do you have any videos of them I do not. My latest Bug, #4, a Lightning Bug, weighs 110 grams, without too much effort to work on the weight.

From erich.prinz · November 26, 2013 9:58 AM

Has anyone taken a look at the re-scaled image I posted in the photos section of the BugX Plan to see whether the size prints correctly now.

From giuseppi1955 · November 26, 2013 11:18 AM

do you have any videos of them I do not. My latest Bug, #4, a Lightning Bug, weighs 110 grams, without too much effort to work on the weight. Porter I did post

From airporter · November 26, 2013 1:21 AM

do you have any videos of them ... My latest Bug, #4, a Lightning Bug, weighs 110 grams, without too much effort to work on the weight. Porter I did post four

From planesofpaperplanesofpaper · November 26, 2013 12:11 AM

Hi from Bob Markle aka RCbobcat55   My bug weighs 143 gms rtf with a 4 cell 300 nimh pack, two BATS 4,3 gm sub micro servos, and Spektrum AR6110e rcvr and it

From Robert Markle · November 20, 2013 7:13 PM

My latest Bug, #4, a Lightning Bug, weighs 110 grams, without too much effort to work on the weight. Porter I did post four pictures of the #4 Lightning Bug.

From airporter · November 25, 2013 7:41 PM

My competition model is 98gms. I use a 500mAh single cell and a micro Airtronics receiver 3.5 gm servos. Contest balsa. Steve My latest Bug, #4, a Lightning

From airporter · November 25, 2013 6:39 PM

Thanks for the responses. Boy, only 98g! That is some kind of light. John, why do you prefer the heavier one? Is the CG on the plan exactky where you have

From giuseppi1955 · November 20, 2013 8:02 PM

My old one is 120 grams and the new one 115 grams.  I like flying the old one better.   John ________________________________ From: Steve Leitgen

From John Gallagher · November 20, 2013 4:12 PM

My competition model is 98gms. I use a 500mAh single cell and a micro Airtronics receiver 3.5 gm servos. Contest balsa. Steve Sent from my iPhone

From Steve Leitgen · November 20, 2013 12:44 PM

I Finished the Lightninbug. The AUW is 138g w/o battery and with three 240mAh LiPos wired in parallel and stuffed in the nose it balances perfectly according

From giuseppi1955 · November 20, 2013 11:56 AM

I was gonna upload the rescaled BugX PDF I made but received the message The moderator has disallowed file uploading . Do I need to email the document as an

From giuseppi1955 · November 18, 2013 7:49 PM

As regards the BugX Plan printing too small. I extracted the image from the Acrobat document, plugged it into Gimp and then resized the image. I printed out

From giuseppi1955 · November 18, 2013 7:33 PM

The original Bug was a 29.1 span glider. The BugX is a 29.1 span dlg . The Lightninbug plan is a 34 span dlg. I don t know why the BugX plan is small.

From gldrgidr · November 16, 2013 5:45 PM

I just realized why all the posts don t appear to show up at the group website. The old group site used to show all posts. The new group site shows the first

From gldrgidr · November 16, 2013 5:25 PM

I m approving these posts and they seem to get sent out but some don t appear on the group website. There also seems to be a lag from the time a post is sent

From gldrgidr · November 16, 2013 5:03 PM

Thanks Giuseppi. My version of Adobe Reader X didn t have any scaling options. So I downloaded XI and I see it has a custom scaling button and then a poster

From paull01 · November 16, 2013 1:07 PM

I m wondering why most of my posts never show up on the group. If they aren t approved by the moderators shouldn t I at least be informed the reason why? g

From giuseppi1955 · November 16, 2013 10:45 AM

Paul, I downloaded a copy of Adobe Reader X and plugged in the plan. I went to Print Page Scaling: Tile All Pages. Below in the Tile Scale Box change to 123%

From Joseph C Collura · November 15, 2013 7:13 PM

Hello, No. I haven t actually tried. I have Acrobat Pro 9. But if you were to print @ 123% or more precisely 123.45679% (divide 1 by .81 and multiply by 100) I

From giuseppi1955 · November 14, 2013 6:27 PM

Has anyone ever tried printing the BugX plans that are in the files section? I printed them out full size using AdobeReaderX and the poster option - and they

From paull01 · November 14, 2013 3:36 PM

You can look at this in several ways.  I am really an Apogee flyer (Drela s mini glider design, plans on the web), but monitor this group to see the

From Bob Burrier · November 1, 2013 12:03 PM

the bug has been copied by many manufacturers, just look on ebay. Charles Conti 206-310-7884 ... From: Ken Holden To: BugHLG

From dmn1003 · November 1, 2013 11:55 AM

Looks like a direct descendant, not quite a copy, muck like the change from Bug to Linghtin Bug. I hope it is good and cheap. Wish it had given credit where

From Ken Holden · October 31, 2013 2:52 PM

I think that is shoddy business practice. Even shoddier is the quality of the covering. Take a look at the picture of it on their website. Jerry

From jerryflyer · October 31, 2013 11:09 AM

Someone has decided to use the Bug plans and produce an ARF. He is calling it a Colibre to cover up the fact that he s using the Lightninbug plans. The

From gldrgidr · October 31, 2013 10:52 AM

Alas I m new to this Groups thing and as I was cruising through the list I came onto this Bug group. Woo Hoo! I love this little plane. I have the plans but

From raymond.lefrancois · October 9, 2013 10:48 PM

Doug, I am automatically logged in.  Still get the invalid path message but only in the original Lightninbug folder.  A new Lightninbug plans folder has been

From John Gallagher · October 6, 2013 8:38 PM

I had the same problem opening the files or photos until logging in on yahoo. After logging in it worked fine. Try logging in yahoo with your password. Doug

From Doug MacLeod · October 6, 2013 12:51 PM

I don t know why some of us are getting the invalid path message, but I created a folder called Lighninbug Plans and uploaded the plans and parts pdf s. 

From John Gallagher · October 5, 2013 10:49 PM

I can get in fine.   If flying is being in a plane, then swimming is being in a boat. Once you taste flight, you can never look down.

From James Pitman · October 5, 2013 10:12 PM

You got me! I hadn t checked that file because I downloaded it long ago. After your email I tried and I did get the Oops, Invalid Path message. Are there any

From David Still · October 5, 2013 10:11 PM

Can you look into the Lighninbug folder without getting the Oops, Invalid Path message? This folder contained the plans for the LightninBug and the rib and

From John Gallagher · October 5, 2013 9:59 PM

Just to let everyone know. I m using a Mac with the latest versions of OSX and Safari. I can access the group and am not having any issues with the Files

From dstill · October 5, 2013 3:49 PM

No they are not.  Still can t access the file folders. ________________________________ From: kdholden@gmail.com To:

From John Gallagher · October 1, 2013 8:03 PM

The Files are BACK! Almost as good as old. New improvements are much slower to use, but with a little prodding, it is possible. ken

From kdholden · October 1, 2013 12:32 PM

If you follow the link given on this page: http://wiki.memberplugin.org/Main_Page running the plugin (for Firefox) worked for me. Paul ---In

From paull01 · September 29, 2013 7:43 PM

I ran into the plans here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317611&page=3 Sent from my iPad

From Russ Kanz · September 30, 2013 9:40 AM

Still can t access the folders.  So the plans for the Lightninbug are not available yet. ________________________________ From: paull01@yahoo.com

From John Gallagher · September 29, 2013 12:18 PM

It looks like the files might be working again. I got in for the 1st time Sat night and I m saving as much as I can find. :) Paul ---In bughlg@yahoogroups.com,

From paull01 · September 29, 2013 12:25 AM

Hi, I don t have an ATT account. Where does that leave me? John K ---In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Here s what worked for me.

From kearsley.john · September 26, 2013 1:47 AM

Here s what worked for me. First, Log in to your ATT account then log in to Yahoo Groups. Then you should be able to view the files.

From giuseppi1955 · September 22, 2013 11:43 AM

Its not yahoo. Since att took over every thing is bad.

From dacohen@sbcglobal.net · September 24, 2013 2:43 PM

Now I m blocked also! ... Now I m blocked also! On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 1:00 PM, wrote: Hi. New member here. Unable to look at free plans

From Ken Holden · September 22, 2013 12:39 PM

Now I cannot download files. Should have copied them to my HD when I had the chance.

From Ken Holden · September 22, 2013 12:35 PM

You re link is just to a page asking for donations ($25 minimum) to create a new program to take over the management of yahoo groups. John ... To All, In

From gldrgidr · September 22, 2013 11:20 AM

To All, In another forum group, one of our Members discovered a Plug-In that will allow ACCESS to the FILES & PHOTO s that the new YAHOO format has screwed

From Ez2cDave · September 21, 2013 7:51 PM

Any luck on getting into the files section anyone? Maybe someone could post a photo of the Bug plans? Paul --- In bughlg@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

From paull01 · September 19, 2013 6:44 PM