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Bert Sparrow (504 Mossy Oak Ridge, Prattville AL 36066; email:
[email protected]) constructed this Bud Nosen P-51D.
“It took me six months to build and was basically a kit of warped
wood sitting in a guy’s basement since 1981,” wrote Bert.
The Mustang is powered by a ZDZ Super 80 engine swinging a
26 x 10 propeller. JR servos are used all around, and the decals are
from Kirby’s Kustom Vinyl Graphics. Robart retracts are used on
the main and tail wheels.
Bert covered his 33-pound model with Chrome UltraCote and
installed machined aluminum wheels.
“It really flies like a teddy bear,” he wrote.
Jay Skinner (7921 N. Fairwind Loop, Hernando FL 34442; email:
[email protected]) built this Anniversary Cub from a Carl
Goldberg models kit.
Power is an O.S. .52 Surpass four-stroke engine, and guidance is
provided by a JR XP8103 radio system. An additional servo
operates a tow release in the tail for glider and banner tow.
Jay wrote:
“I’m still honing my flying skills to attempt those tricks, but the
Cub seems to have more than enough power to tow. The sound in
flight is so realistic and the flight characteristics are truly ‘Cub like.’
“The full scale in the background is owned by my long-time
friend and fellow retired Eastern Airlines pilot John Schedel. He lets
me fly his every once in a while. I’m working on him learning to fly
mine.”
Marty Churilla (140 Scenery Rd., Wheeling WV 26003; e-mail:
[email protected]) presents his restored Pica Models Bücker
Jungmeister biplane that Dave Platt designed.
“When I laid eyes on this beautiful airplane in the early 1980s,
she was hanging inverted from the then Smithsonian Air & Space
Museum in Washington, D.C.,” wrote Marty. “Sometimes just the
sight of a specific airplane just ‘grabs’ you and you have to build it.”
Twenty-eight years after building his first Jungmeister, Marty
decided that it needed to shed its sagging covering, yellowing paint,
and accumulated dust.
Covering is Top Flite MonoKote and Sig dope with computerprinted
flags and Chartpack Graphic Tape for the panel lines. Marty’s
aircraft weighs 10 pounds with a 59-inch wingspan. An O.S. Max .91
FX engine provides power, with an APC 15 x 8 propeller.
Rejuvenated Jungmeister
Anniversary Piper
Bud Nosen Mustang
Ken Gordon (700 E. Palm Rd., Bunnell FL 32137; e-mail: gordonk
@flagler.k12.fl.us) built these models from the plans of an old Dick
Sarpolus Enticer kit.
The cowls are made from gallon glow-fuel jugs, all stripes and
insignia are contact paper, and the paint is Solartex. The airplanes are
powered by 31cc Ryobi side-carburetor engines, and each model
spans 76 inches and weighs 10.5 pounds.
“Does a great Lomcevak and flat spins,” wrote Ken.
Enticing!
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Steve Pastula (146 Walter Wilson Rd., Belton SC 29627)
constructed this Gee Bee R2 from an Adrian Page design that was
sold as a Hobby Hangar semiscale kit
Construction is stick and light balsa, and the covering is silkspan
and dope. The model was primed in automotive gray and painted
with automotive white and K&B Superpoxy red paint. Black trim
tape and two coats of Limco clear complete the presentation.
The Gee Bee has a wingspan of 41.5 inches and weighs 2 pounds,
15 ounces. The engine is a Thunder Tiger .25 with a Pitts muffler,
and the pilot is from Williams Brothers.
“It is an eye catcher!” wrote Steve.
Terry Bolin (18991 Jaguar Rd., Neosho MO 64850) built his
model in February 2006.
“I have been flying since February 1970, and I have built few
planes that I have enjoyed more than this Pete ’n Poke,” he wrote.
Power is provided by a Magnum .52 four-stroke engine, and
control is via a Futaba four-channel radio.
“The plane is a pleasant kit to assemble and a real joy to fly,”
wrote Terry. “I would recommend it to everyone!”
Tom Haake (174 Holly Hill Rd., Richboro PA 18954; e-mail:
[email protected]) submitted this photo of a Beechcraft
Bonanza that members of the Delaware Valley R/C Club of
Warminster, Pennsylvania, finished in honor of their deceased club
president, James Shelmire.
James was in a severe fight with cancer, which allowed him no
time to complete the Top Flite kit before he passed.
The Bonanza is powered by an O.S. .91 four-stroke engine and
controlled by a JR radio system. It incorporates Robart retracts, and
the covering is MonoKote.
Darren Gibson (6801 Burnell Dr., Eau Claire WI 54703; e-mail:
[email protected]) built his Cessna L-19 from a Jack Stafford kit.
The model spans 72 inches, weighs 8.5 pounds, and is powered by
a SuperTigre .51 engine turning an 11 x 6 propeller. The Sig
AeroKote covering is light gray, to replicate the full-scale L-19s that
the US Air Force flew as forward air control in Vietnam.
Darren’s model is controlled by a Futaba 7UAP radio system and
Futaba S3004 servos. Decals are from Cal-Grafx.
“The flaps go down 70°; should make for fun landings,” he wrote.
Bonanza Tribute
Pete ’n Poke
Eye-Catching R2 Bird Dog
See page 171 for submission guidelines
Focal Point
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Bert Sparrow (504 Mossy Oak Ridge, Prattville AL 36066; email:
[email protected]) constructed this Bud Nosen P-51D.
“It took me six months to build and was basically a kit of warped
wood sitting in a guy’s basement since 1981,” wrote Bert.
The Mustang is powered by a ZDZ Super 80 engine swinging a
26 x 10 propeller. JR servos are used all around, and the decals are
from Kirby’s Kustom Vinyl Graphics. Robart retracts are used on
the main and tail wheels.
Bert covered his 33-pound model with Chrome UltraCote and
installed machined aluminum wheels.
“It really flies like a teddy bear,” he wrote.
Jay Skinner (7921 N. Fairwind Loop, Hernando FL 34442; email:
[email protected]) built this Anniversary Cub from a Carl
Goldberg models kit.
Power is an O.S. .52 Surpass four-stroke engine, and guidance is
provided by a JR XP8103 radio system. An additional servo
operates a tow release in the tail for glider and banner tow.
Jay wrote:
“I’m still honing my flying skills to attempt those tricks, but the
Cub seems to have more than enough power to tow. The sound in
flight is so realistic and the flight characteristics are truly ‘Cub like.’
“The full scale in the background is owned by my long-time
friend and fellow retired Eastern Airlines pilot John Schedel. He lets
me fly his every once in a while. I’m working on him learning to fly
mine.”
Marty Churilla (140 Scenery Rd., Wheeling WV 26003; e-mail:
[email protected]) presents his restored Pica Models Bücker
Jungmeister biplane that Dave Platt designed.
“When I laid eyes on this beautiful airplane in the early 1980s,
she was hanging inverted from the then Smithsonian Air & Space
Museum in Washington, D.C.,” wrote Marty. “Sometimes just the
sight of a specific airplane just ‘grabs’ you and you have to build it.”
Twenty-eight years after building his first Jungmeister, Marty
decided that it needed to shed its sagging covering, yellowing paint,
and accumulated dust.
Covering is Top Flite MonoKote and Sig dope with computerprinted
flags and Chartpack Graphic Tape for the panel lines. Marty’s
aircraft weighs 10 pounds with a 59-inch wingspan. An O.S. Max .91
FX engine provides power, with an APC 15 x 8 propeller.
Rejuvenated Jungmeister
Anniversary Piper
Bud Nosen Mustang
Ken Gordon (700 E. Palm Rd., Bunnell FL 32137; e-mail: gordonk
@flagler.k12.fl.us) built these models from the plans of an old Dick
Sarpolus Enticer kit.
The cowls are made from gallon glow-fuel jugs, all stripes and
insignia are contact paper, and the paint is Solartex. The airplanes are
powered by 31cc Ryobi side-carburetor engines, and each model
spans 76 inches and weighs 10.5 pounds.
“Does a great Lomcevak and flat spins,” wrote Ken.
Enticing!
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Steve Pastula (146 Walter Wilson Rd., Belton SC 29627)
constructed this Gee Bee R2 from an Adrian Page design that was
sold as a Hobby Hangar semiscale kit
Construction is stick and light balsa, and the covering is silkspan
and dope. The model was primed in automotive gray and painted
with automotive white and K&B Superpoxy red paint. Black trim
tape and two coats of Limco clear complete the presentation.
The Gee Bee has a wingspan of 41.5 inches and weighs 2 pounds,
15 ounces. The engine is a Thunder Tiger .25 with a Pitts muffler,
and the pilot is from Williams Brothers.
“It is an eye catcher!” wrote Steve.
Terry Bolin (18991 Jaguar Rd., Neosho MO 64850) built his
model in February 2006.
“I have been flying since February 1970, and I have built few
planes that I have enjoyed more than this Pete ’n Poke,” he wrote.
Power is provided by a Magnum .52 four-stroke engine, and
control is via a Futaba four-channel radio.
“The plane is a pleasant kit to assemble and a real joy to fly,”
wrote Terry. “I would recommend it to everyone!”
Tom Haake (174 Holly Hill Rd., Richboro PA 18954; e-mail:
[email protected]) submitted this photo of a Beechcraft
Bonanza that members of the Delaware Valley R/C Club of
Warminster, Pennsylvania, finished in honor of their deceased club
president, James Shelmire.
James was in a severe fight with cancer, which allowed him no
time to complete the Top Flite kit before he passed.
The Bonanza is powered by an O.S. .91 four-stroke engine and
controlled by a JR radio system. It incorporates Robart retracts, and
the covering is MonoKote.
Darren Gibson (6801 Burnell Dr., Eau Claire WI 54703; e-mail:
[email protected]) built his Cessna L-19 from a Jack Stafford kit.
The model spans 72 inches, weighs 8.5 pounds, and is powered by
a SuperTigre .51 engine turning an 11 x 6 propeller. The Sig
AeroKote covering is light gray, to replicate the full-scale L-19s that
the US Air Force flew as forward air control in Vietnam.
Darren’s model is controlled by a Futaba 7UAP radio system and
Futaba S3004 servos. Decals are from Cal-Grafx.
“The flaps go down 70°; should make for fun landings,” he wrote.
Bonanza Tribute
Pete ’n Poke
Eye-Catching R2 Bird Dog
See page 171 for submission guidelines
Focal Point
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