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POGO TISSUE FILE

For those that picked up a Pogo Short Kit at the FAC outdoor Champs last weekend, a printed tissue file was promised.  The link is below.  It is three sheets, printed on LEGAL paper (8.5″x14″ – pretty much any printer … Continue reading →

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Old Timers – Maxing to the Max

Last weekend (10-13 Sept 2026) was the FAC Outdoor Champs followed by the Roscoe Turner Memorial contest, four days of FAC flying at the AMA national flying site in Muncie, Indiana.  It’s always a great time with great people on … Continue reading →

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KLEMM ADDENDUM!

Maybe (I hope) you saw my post yesterday – the documentation page on the Klemm L.25 and its eligibility for the FAC National Air Races (find it HERE).  This post you are reading is an update and correction to that … Continue reading →

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NEW PRODUCT! – Fairey Barracuda Dimer!

With the publication of this plan in the newest NFFS Free Flight Digest, I can offer this one up to all you modelers.  I have been flying my prototype since October.  Most of the flights have been Indoors and it … Continue reading →

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New Years NoCal News!

Change is in the air and for me and the first change of the year is to a couple of things that have to do with NoCals!  NoCals have always been a favorite of mine; I’ve built and flown a … Continue reading →

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Testing – and Learning

Ok, yesterday was our last outdoor contest of the year.  The weather was cool (30s with frost on the ground when we started and 50s when we left), with light breezes blowing away from the pits, for once.  However, only … Continue reading →

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Wright WP-1 Dimer Short Kit – the 2026 FAC One Design!

As seen in the FAC News #343, the FAC One Design for 2026 is the Wright WP-1 in Dime Scale!  This is a neo-Dimer, designed and tested over this winter and spring.  If you are attending the September FAC Outdoor … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Old Timers (new short kits!)

Over the winter, The Flying Aces Club reviewed their Rulebook and (among other things) extended the eligibility for the “Old Timer” events (Old Time Stick, Old Time Fuselage, and 2-Bit-plus-One) from the end of 1946 to the end of 1950.  … Continue reading →

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Peanut P-40N Warhawk RELEASED!

A couple years ago, after I did the Peanut Corsair, a friend asked if I could do a P-40.  Well, I did a P-40 way back when (18″-20″?) and it wasn’t an easy design, so I had to give this … Continue reading →

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Playing With Peanut Props

I’ve been printing Peanut Props for about two years now, I guess.  I offer them for specific models that I have built, and most come with a Spinner of appropriate size and shape for the specific model.  These spinners are … Continue reading →

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