Author Archives: Bredehoft

Peanut HiMax – Complete and Flying

Posted on 8 July 2018 by Bredehoft

As I mentioned elsewhere, the T.E.A.M. HiMax homebuilt ultralight has been a favorite subject of mine. So much so, that I have heard these words from my son Jack’s mouth: “not another HiMax – ugh!” I initially did a Peanut … Continue reading →

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Cessna C-34 – FAC Racing Eligibility

Posted on 26 June 2018 by Bredehoft

The Thompson Race in the Flying Aces Club is for pre-war racers with radial engines.  Think:  GeeBees, Wedell-Williams, Laird Super Solution, Laird-Turner, Cessna CR-2 and CR-3.  Back over 20 years ago, there were restrictions against “factory” racers – or any … Continue reading →

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Contest Report – 2018 McCook @ Muncie

Posted on 20 June 2018 by Bredehoft

For me, this was a welcome outing to Muncie – it really felt like it was my first outdoor contest of the year.  It was actually only the second since I missed the May Cloudbusters meet due to attending the … Continue reading →

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Scale Research – A Cautionary Tale – the Lacey M-10/M-13

Posted on 4 June 2018 by Bredehoft

I volunteered to manage the Flying Aces Club events at the 2018 AMA Indoor Nationals in Rantoul, IL. As a result, John Koptonak and I were the scale judges. We judged entries from four contestants, ourselves included. Little did I … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Out-of-the-Box Thinking in Embryo – with plan download!

Posted on 30 May 2018 by Bredehoft

For many years, I have had an Embryo “design” floating around in my head.  Basically, I wanted to create a pod-and-boom-type of model.  I remember years ago drawing up (as in pencil and paper!) something I called “the Green Monster”, … Continue reading →

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Report on the AMA Indoor National Contest

Posted on 28 May 2018 by Bredehoft

I got to Rantoul, the site of the 2018 AMA Indoor National Contest Thursday around noon, just as expected.  Well, I forgot about the time change, so it was just about 11am.  It was an easy drive with the exception … Continue reading →

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Coloring Our Models – What Colors are Right?

Posted on 14 May 2018 by Bredehoft

Two and a half years ago, I built a Peanut Barracuda.  I’ve written about it before, including its demise, when it was crushed by a passing dust devil.  This past winter, I built another fuselage and tail and got it … Continue reading →

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Some Race Plane Confusion

Posted on 7 May 2018 by Bredehoft

At yesterday’s Cloudbusters’ Indoor Fling, we struggled (as we do every year) to fill the Goodyear/Formula One Mass Launch. By FAC Rule, these models must be modeling “aircraft entered in Goodyear/F-1/F-Vee/Biplane races” with a 13″ maximum wingspan (Peanut Scale). We … Continue reading →

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New Product – Go-Devil Embryo Short Kit

Posted on 24 April 2018 by Bredehoft

I have had this one ready for a long time and I am excited to release it.  This a contest-winning design by the legendary Herb Kothe.  Herb has been flying and winning all varieties of Free Flight since the mid … Continue reading →

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A Story of Woe – Postage

Posted on 11 April 2018 by Bredehoft

I often feel guilty about the rates I charge for postage.  Often I don’t worry about it, but sometimes it is called to my attention, often by customers or potential customers.  Here are two tales of my misery for you … Continue reading →

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