Author Archives: Bredehoft

January Update

Posted on 6 January 2014 by Bredehoft

Wow, since I playfully posted my January 1st fun fly video (on youtube), the weather here has steadily gotten worse.  we are under a snow emergency currently, with the city and most businesses closed.  We have over a foot of … Continue reading →

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BIGGEST NEWS YET – Volare Products is Purchasing Superior Props

Posted on 25 November 2013 by Bredehoft

    As most of you are aware, Mr Bob Gourdon of Superior Props has been slipping in the fulfillment of orders for his Superior Props due to health reasons.  After much consideration, gentle prodding from fellow modelers, and a … Continue reading →

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Triflyer in Action

Posted on 17 November 2013 by Bredehoft

I had the opportunity to test out the Triflyer indoors today.  I didn’t have a lot of time, but the plane flies pretty well.  This is flying with a  short loop of 3/32″ rubber and about 700 turns.  I anticipate … Continue reading →

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NEW PRODUCT – Triflyer Kit

Posted on 16 November 2013 by Bredehoft

70 years ago this month, Flying Aces Magazine published its November 1943 issue.  It was during the middle of WWII and the civilian country was living with rationing and shortages of resources of all types.  The magazine, conscientious of the … Continue reading →

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New Product – Plug-n-Play Counter for the Rees ScaleWinder

Posted on 9 November 2013 by Bredehoft

Customers have often asked me if I sell a counter to go along with the Rees Winder.  I have had to answer with a “yes…but…”  The counters I have had require a lot of work on the customer’s part; including … Continue reading →

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Loss of a Friend – Lonnie Kinder

Posted on 4 November 2013 by Bredehoft

Last week, our small midwestern free flight community was shocked to hear that our friend, Lonnie Kinder, had passed away suddenly.  Lonnie was an important part of the Flying Aces Club in Indiana.  He was the Contest Director for an … Continue reading →

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End of 2013

Posted on 3 November 2013 by Bredehoft

Well, today was my last contest of 2013.  The last two Cloudbusters contests were rained out and today’s was actually supposed to be yesterday, but rain bumped it to the right one day. Despite the low-to-mid 40s temperatures today, we … Continue reading →

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New GeeBee Z-style Embryo Wheel Pants

Posted on 31 October 2013 by Bredehoft

I’ve been using this wheel pants kit on my latest Embryo (the Sky Rocket).  While I liked my original design, I felt they lacked some…pizzazz.  So I traced the wheel pants shape of the classic GeeBee Z race plane.  Now … Continue reading →

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BLAST TUBES are BACK!

Posted on 27 October 2013 by Bredehoft

It’s been about a year since I ran out of material for Blast Tubes.  Now I have sourced a better type of tubing.  We are back to the original thin-wall (0.012″) tubing which makes the product lighter and more flexible. … Continue reading →

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“Props” to Some of my Flying Friends

Posted on 24 October 2013 by Bredehoft

Today seemed to be the day to get news on accomplishments of some of my flying friends. The first one I will mention is good friend and fellow Cloudbuster, Ted Allebone.  Ted’s 2012 AMA Nats winning P-30 design was finally … Continue reading →

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