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Christmas Party and December Meeting will be on Tuesday the 16th!
Our Annual Christmas Party and December Meeting will be on the THIRD TUESDAY of December at Steve Pokorney’s house this year. Steve has been a gracious host in the past. This event needed to be moved due to a prior commitment he had out of town, so make note and
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Minutes of Meetings
November 11 Cub Meeting Minutes
Secretary’s Report: Stephen Adams, <not present> Approved Minutes from Oct mtg Show and Tell – Intros only at this time, then discussion after Adjournment. Dan Morrison – Arrows Avanti 50mm EDF, a solid candidate for Pylon Racing Class Ralph Doyle – bargain extra lipo batteries he ordered
Gas Engines
Waco YMF-5 Part 11 UMS 210cc 5 cyl radial
This beast is destined for the firewall of the 1:3 Scale Barth Waco which is nearing completion. Naturally this engine is overkill but, hey, why not? Spent last weekend breaking in the motor at the Field. One gallon of gas, run rich, and no more than 3/4 throttle. With frequent
Build and Repair
Waco YMF-5 Part 11 UMS 210cc 5 cyl radial
This beast is destined for the firewall of the 1:3 Scale Barth Waco which is nearing completion. Naturally this engine is overkill but, hey, why not? Spent last weekend breaking in the motor at the Field. One gallon of gas, run rich, and no more than 3/4 throttle. With frequent
Waco YMF-5 Part 10
It has been too long since my last Build post but I have not been snoozing in the cockpit. Seems the work moved from large components, like wings and surfaces, which are easier to show off…to a million-and-one small things, which are not photogenic. Covering remains for the tail control
Biplanes over Bonhomme Island
We had a good time for the 2nd Annual Biplanes over Bonhomme Island event. Crowd was smaller than last year (likely due to heat) but we had a great time. It was an open event so we had some fast-movers as well. I brought out the Barth 1:3 scale Waco
New Planes with Paul G
Paul Geders brought a couple news planes to the Club Meeting Show-n-Tell. First one is an XK Innovations Beech-17S biplane. Available on eBay in red or yellow for $89.99. It comes ready to fly with a 3D6G system for stability and control, two flight batteries, spare propellor, receiver, battery charger,
Tools and Interesting Things
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