Sporthawk-First Coat! 

Sporthawk Progress

The first coat of Rustoleum is on!
Just in case you are curious, the finishing system I am using on this plane is:
1.) one coat of water base clear gloss polyurethane from Home Depot
2.) one coat of water base Krylon primer sealer from Walmart
3.) two coats of Rustoleum color
All coats brushed on.
The wing is covered with Polycover from Hobby Lobby.

Sporthawk-Covered and Primed Again 

Sporthawk-Covered and Primed! 

Sporthawk-Covered and Primed!

Tomorrow the color goes on. Pictures to follow.

Voodoo Wing-Plus 

Pacific Theater Storch 

MB5-Super Ringmaster-? 

Naval Air 

Sidewinder Special 

Viper! 

Bi-Slob and Shoestring 

Skyraider Fun Scale 

Picnic Time 

SLOW Club Sunday Flying Session

Good day at the field. Lots of flying. Lots of fun. No serious crashes. Pictures to follow.

Sporthawk ARC 

Sporthawk (Modified) ARC

Just posting a progress photo. The Sporthawk is almost ready to cover. I decided to modify the design. The rudder area has been reduced to a 1970's style combat rudder. And the stabilizer and elevator have been replaced with a combat style floating elevator setup. Hopes are running high for sport flying fun from this plane.

This and That

A few more comments.
George and Tim brought 1/2-A plank wings. They were flying two-up on the side circle for quite a while. It looked like a lot of fun.
And George flew his Shoestring again with the usual great results.
Joe did fly his Oriental on it's maiden flight. Good first flight. Beautiful airplane.
PJ flew his ARF Nobler. Nice airplane.
Charlie flew his Magician 15. The Fox 15 on it is back to running great again.
John flew his carrier planes. They seemed to perform well to me. But I don't know much about carrier flying.
My Magicain 40 was a struggle. I could not get the engine to run for a long time. Finally I removed and cleaned the NVA. (Turned out to be a glob of oil in the spraybar hole!) Then the engine ran fine. But of course I did not want to do all that work, So I waited too long to do it. So by the time the maintenance was done it was late. So I only managed to get in two flights. And the engine was a little too rich on both flights although the second one was better. Managed a few loops and wingovers. Perhaps I should fly the Magician more often.

My Magician 40 

Joe's ARF Oriental Again 

Joe's ARF Brodak Oriental-Beautiful! 

Charlie's Magician 15 

PJ's ARF Nobler 

John's Carrier Biplane 

John's Carrier Storch in Japanese Style 

Joe's Tutor II 

Joe's Tutor II and Joe's ARF Oriental 

SLOW Club Sunday Flying Session

Posting a few pictures.
The first two Tutor II RTFs we have seen at our field showed up yesterday.
One was Joe's-powered by a brand new O.S. Max 46 FSR. On the first flight the engine run was a little rich. Good glide and landing. On the second flight Joe was doing some neat maneuvering when the bellcrank-pushrod connection suddenly let loose. No control. Crash. Either totaled or a very difficult repair.
We all looked at the failed pushrod connection after the crash. The pushrod was really bent in a strange way at the bellcrank. Joe says he followed the directions exactly. It looked like something I wouldn't do-directions or not. Anyway, I have one of these ARF Tutor IIs still in a box in the basement. You can bet I am real concerned about the pushrod-bellcrank connection now.
The other Tutor II was George's. He has a P.A.W. 40 diesel on it. He did most of a beautiful stunt pattern with it. When he reached the four-leaf clover, the engine run became a little too erratic to complete the maneuver. But it was the first flight! Very impressive.
Before I assemble my Tutor II ARF I will have to consult with George about his bellcrank-pushrod connection.

Sidewinder Special 

Shoestring Again 

Shoestring