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Pontiac Psych-out!

Posted on 3 May 2014 by Bredehoft

This is to get into the heads of all my FAC flying buddies that will be going to the 2014 Indoor Fling in Pontiac, MI tomorrow.  Here is my hangar of airplanes for tomorrow’s competition: Peanut Scale:  Pegna P.C.1 and … Continue reading →

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Best Practices – Torque

Posted on 13 April 2014 by Bredehoft

For all of my years of flying, I’ve been pretty much a “by guess and by golly” or “TLAR” (That Looks About Right) flyer.  I never put much scientific practice into my flying.  I am pretty analytic, so I understand … Continue reading →

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Chambermaid Ready to Fly

Posted on 7 April 2014 by Bredehoft

I finished up this plane yesterday.  It is built from the laser-cut Short Kit I sell.  Mine came out to be 25g without rubber – a full 20% higher than Bernard states his weighed!  I put a short loop of … Continue reading →

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More New Props!

Posted on 10 March 2014 by Bredehoft

I got another shipment from the Prop Factory.  The one shown here was an excess that I decided to finish up.  It’s a 6″ diameter 3-blade. In addition, we have been taking custom orders and making some new propellers.  Based … Continue reading →

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Final Work on the Jimmie Allen Special

Posted on 9 February 2014 by Bredehoft

In my “spare time” I took one of our 7″ Superior Prop blanks and carved it to final shape and put it on my still-untested Jimmie Allen Special.  7″ is the maximum legal diameter for this model, per the original … Continue reading →

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Superior Props Under New Ownership and Now in Ohio

Posted on 27 January 2014 by Bredehoft

As you might have followed, last week, we moved Superior Props from Louisiana to Ohio.  This involved learning, packing, transporting, unpacking, set-up, restarting production. I am back home in Michigan and my father is producing prop blanks.  I have some … Continue reading →

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NEW EMBRYO KIT! – Sky Rocket

Posted on 10 January 2014 by Bredehoft

The Sky Rocket – a new fast-building Embryo design.  The Sky Rocket was designed to build fast. Having sheet balsa sides, it won’t be the lightest embryo (about 23 grams plus or minus), but you can get it built in … 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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