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New Product – FLYING ACES SPORTSTER Short Kit
Test Flight Video below. After my “Isolation” post, I did a mental reset. I decided to build something just for fun. I’ve had this build in mind for several months. I found it in the March 1935 Flying Aces magazine. … Continue reading
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Isolation – End of March 2020
Good Afternoon, I hope all of you readers are safe and sound and practicing safe viral isolation. The Mrs and I were house-bound from Wednesday last week until Wednesday this week (had doc appt and grocery curb-side pick-ups). Our experiences … Continue reading
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“Postal” Contest – Home Front Corona Combat!
Bored at home and ready for action? Here is a fun event for everyone, but that must be flown in your own home. THERE WILL BE PRIZES! Here are the basic rules, with expanded reasoning below: 1/2-Scale NoCal WWII Home … Continue reading
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Tip for Better Flying – Notekeeping
Whether you fly for competition or just for fun, what follows WILL help you. Background: When I came back into the Free Flight game in 2012, I had about 75 FAC kanones (competition wins). My first kanone was in 1990 … Continue reading
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Random Acts of Thinking
I’ve got nothing – other than this mixture of odd (and possibly distracting) thoughts. 1… Long ago, I sold full kits of the Phantom Flash. I soon learned that selling FULL kits takes way too much time per kit to … Continue reading
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Products, Props, and Planes
PRODUCTS This morning, I finished up loading all of the remaining products into my new storefront – that is, except for the Superior Props items, which are still on hold (I think I got them all). I streamlined many items, … Continue reading
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Weight Savings – Think About it
Over the last couple of days, I have been distracted by a potential project. I want to build a 16″ span model – but lighter than I normally do (I want to hit 12 grams w/o rubber as opposed to … Continue reading
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Caudron C.460 Short Kit – and Other Items
You’ve been waiting a long time. I have finalized the Caudron C.460 Short Kit. This is a 24″ span kit of the 1936 National Air Races Greve and Thompson Race Champion. In FAC competition, it qualifies for FAC Scale and … Continue reading
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Can You See 2020?
This is a day or two early, but I think I’ll write about the past year, the past eight years, and the past decade, in general – today. Good-bye to the 2010 decade, and hello to the 2020 decade. This … Continue reading
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My Peanut WACO SRE
Watching Mike Kelly build out his larger WACO SRE last year, I became inspired to work on a Peanut SRE. I also did it to honor a friend and mentor from the Cleveland Free Flight Society, Del Balunek. Del gave … Continue reading
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