Friday, July 27, 2012

Pattern Nats 2012

Comp-Arf Integral, old faithful served me well again at the 2012 US Nationals.



Friday, June 8, 2012

New Berlin contest 2012

Road to 2012 AMA pattern Nationals...

Smokin' Hole Challenge, New Berlin, TX..."Results"








Jetero RC Pattern Classic..."Results"









Pattern practice at SCRC

Practice day at SCRC club field



SCRC's 5th annual pattern classic

My RC club's 5th annual Spring pattern event held May 5th-6th was a huge success.  We had 31 competitors in all. Click "Results" to view standings.

"Event Photos"

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Wind S Pro

Latest project Wind S Pro all composite version
Hacker C50 Comp 14XL
Castle ICE HV80 V2
Futaba 14 MZ
Futaba BLS servos all surfaces
Tru-Turn Turbo cool spinner
F3A Power Unlimited 4900mah
Test Flight 3/31/12



Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Royal Coachman

Recently completed project.  A scratch-built Royal Coachman, a Don Dewey design from 1965. Modified for E-power, added ailerons, carbon landing gear plus pull-pull rudder control.  My brother and I logged many flight hours on this design back in the late sixties early seventies at the local football field, courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh.  Then outfitted with a Bonner RC system (rudder, elevator) and a OS Max 15 (no throttle).  Now Futaba 14MZ RC system, mini servos thru-out powered by a Rimfire .10 electric motor using 3SP 2200 mAh batteries.  RTF weight is 2lbs 4ozs.



Friday, January 20, 2012

Tuskegee Airmen

To celebrate the Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails" movie at a theater near you I would like to recognize and honor the many Tuskegee Airmen from Western PA (my home).