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Restoring a Classic: A Canadian Staggerwing Gets a New Life

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

The classical Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing initial seemed in 1937 and was a follow-on pattern for Walter Beech of a strange bound rigging Model 17 of a early 1930s. It was deliberate to be one of a excellent and fastest aircraft of a time. It was expensive, with prices quoted between $14,000 and $17,000 U.S. depending […]

5th Annual Northeast Scale Qualifier!

Sunday, January 31st, 2021

Our good friend Danny Carroza, is bustling during work scheming for another good Scale Qualifier The Northeast Scale eventuality will be hosted during a Chenango Bridge Airport in Binghamton, NY, on Jul 16 – 18, 2021. Several classes will be flown and beginners are acquire and there will be seminars hold for initial timers. For […]

Friday Fractured Flyers! RC Trauma

Saturday, January 30th, 2021

Here’s a fun approach to finish a work week! We found several good RC aeroplane pile-up videos from a fun amatory bar who’s not fearful to uncover a darker side of a hobby. We all know examination airplanes losing a aerodynamic evidence with sobriety is painful, unless of course it’s someone else’s aeroplane doing a belligerent […]

Amazing 18-Foot Ju 188 Bomber

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

This 7 year building project, an overwhelming hulk scale WW2 German bomber flies like a genuine thing. Actually, one of 3 RC models built during a same RCclub, this 1/4-scale Junkers Ju 188 was built and is owned by Franz Obenauf. The Ju 188 has an 18 feet span, weighs 187 pounds and is powered […]

World’s Fastest RC Airplane… 548mph!

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Strong Santa Ana conditions on Jan 19 2021 supposing adequate breeze for Spencer Lisenby to move a energetic mountainous speed record behind to a hearth of Parker Mountain, CA. Wind gusted to 65mph and temps were 45-50F. This moody kick a prior record set in 2018 during Bird Spring Pass by usually 3mph. For some-more […]