Bob Kopski, 25 West End Dr., Lansdale PA 19446
RADIO CONTROL ELECTRICS
This column includes two Electric Connection Service
(ECS) requests, shares an Electric Free Flight story, includes
commentary for beginners which might be titled “ARF! ARF! ARF!”
or “Who Let These E-Dogs out?” followed by my idea of a muchneeded
E-product.
Fred marion (511 Liberty St., Lawton MI 49065; Tel.: [616] 624-
1195) wrote to describe a small Electric club based in Kalamazoo,
Michigan, called “ERM” which is derived from “Electric Powered
Radio Control Model Airplane Club” and has five members.
The club publishes a sizable monthly newsletter which includes
selected extracts (published with permission) from Model Airplane
News, Sailplane & Electric Modeler, and Flying Models. You can get
more info about ERM and a sample newsletter from Fred, who is club
president. As I write this, newsletter distribution is at 15—three times
larger than the club! Be sure to tell Fred Bob sent ya!
craig mitchell (8383 Twin Lakes Dr. S., Mobile AL 36695; Tel.:
[251] 633-6875) wrote to seek out other E-aeromodelers in his area.
Craig has approximately 10 airplanes but needs help flying, so he sent
me this ECS request. E-fliers in that area can help Craig by getting in
touch with him, then “you all” can have more E-fun!
The ECS is an exclusive service of this column and is available to
everyone seeking E-others nearby. If you are an individual or an E-club
looking to connect with others of the E-persuasion in your area, send
me a request and I’ll get all the info in an upcoming column. It’s as
simple as that!
Paul, who is a full-scale pilot, resides near and is a routine spectator at
a local E-flying site. But more important, Paul had been key in getting
limited use of the site in the first place. Sometimes I, or others, offer
him some “stick time” and he does a good job—always with a smile.
Paul often drifts into describing his days as a youth when he had
several 1⁄2A Fubar Free Flight Gas (FFG) models. (The Fubar is a
1950s FFG contest design.) He tells about how easy it is to lose one
(yeah, I know!) and how he’d get in his Cessna and go find it! Now,
after many decades, he expresses how he’d like to build another Fubar
but is not able for several reasons. Clearly he has fond memories of,
and a continuing interest in, model flying, which gave me an idea.
I decided to surprise Paul with a completed Fubar, so I bought a
Exploded overview shows Speed 280 motor and low-cost
mounting parts. Sketch is great aid in setting drill centers.
Speed 280 with custom but simple three-point radial mount. A
wrap of plastic tape holds the motor to the nylon “beams.”
The Fubar, a 1950s 1⁄2A Gas Free Flight design, shown is the
Electric version. It has an all-up weight of 7.6 ounces.
In this close-up of the Speed 280 up front on the Fubar, the
classic single-strut nose gear is hiding in the grass.
January 2003 97
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/01
Page Numbers: 97,98,99
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/01
Page Numbers: 97,98,99
Bob Kopski, 25 West End Dr., Lansdale PA 19446
RADIO CONTROL ELECTRICS
This column includes two Electric Connection Service
(ECS) requests, shares an Electric Free Flight story, includes
commentary for beginners which might be titled “ARF! ARF! ARF!”
or “Who Let These E-Dogs out?” followed by my idea of a muchneeded
E-product.
Fred marion (511 Liberty St., Lawton MI 49065; Tel.: [616] 624-
1195) wrote to describe a small Electric club based in Kalamazoo,
Michigan, called “ERM” which is derived from “Electric Powered
Radio Control Model Airplane Club” and has five members.
The club publishes a sizable monthly newsletter which includes
selected extracts (published with permission) from Model Airplane
News, Sailplane & Electric Modeler, and Flying Models. You can get
more info about ERM and a sample newsletter from Fred, who is club
president. As I write this, newsletter distribution is at 15—three times
larger than the club! Be sure to tell Fred Bob sent ya!
craig mitchell (8383 Twin Lakes Dr. S., Mobile AL 36695; Tel.:
[251] 633-6875) wrote to seek out other E-aeromodelers in his area.
Craig has approximately 10 airplanes but needs help flying, so he sent
me this ECS request. E-fliers in that area can help Craig by getting in
touch with him, then “you all” can have more E-fun!
The ECS is an exclusive service of this column and is available to
everyone seeking E-others nearby. If you are an individual or an E-club
looking to connect with others of the E-persuasion in your area, send
me a request and I’ll get all the info in an upcoming column. It’s as
simple as that!
Paul, who is a full-scale pilot, resides near and is a routine spectator at
a local E-flying site. But more important, Paul had been key in getting
limited use of the site in the first place. Sometimes I, or others, offer
him some “stick time” and he does a good job—always with a smile.
Paul often drifts into describing his days as a youth when he had
several 1⁄2A Fubar Free Flight Gas (FFG) models. (The Fubar is a
1950s FFG contest design.) He tells about how easy it is to lose one
(yeah, I know!) and how he’d get in his Cessna and go find it! Now,
after many decades, he expresses how he’d like to build another Fubar
but is not able for several reasons. Clearly he has fond memories of,
and a continuing interest in, model flying, which gave me an idea.
I decided to surprise Paul with a completed Fubar, so I bought a
Exploded overview shows Speed 280 motor and low-cost
mounting parts. Sketch is great aid in setting drill centers.
Speed 280 with custom but simple three-point radial mount. A
wrap of plastic tape holds the motor to the nylon “beams.”
The Fubar, a 1950s 1⁄2A Gas Free Flight design, shown is the
Electric version. It has an all-up weight of 7.6 ounces.
In this close-up of the Speed 280 up front on the Fubar, the
classic single-strut nose gear is hiding in the grass.
January 2003 97
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/01
Page Numbers: 97,98,99
Bob Kopski, 25 West End Dr., Lansdale PA 19446
RADIO CONTROL ELECTRICS
This column includes two Electric Connection Service
(ECS) requests, shares an Electric Free Flight story, includes
commentary for beginners which might be titled “ARF! ARF! ARF!”
or “Who Let These E-Dogs out?” followed by my idea of a muchneeded
E-product.
Fred marion (511 Liberty St., Lawton MI 49065; Tel.: [616] 624-
1195) wrote to describe a small Electric club based in Kalamazoo,
Michigan, called “ERM” which is derived from “Electric Powered
Radio Control Model Airplane Club” and has five members.
The club publishes a sizable monthly newsletter which includes
selected extracts (published with permission) from Model Airplane
News, Sailplane & Electric Modeler, and Flying Models. You can get
more info about ERM and a sample newsletter from Fred, who is club
president. As I write this, newsletter distribution is at 15—three times
larger than the club! Be sure to tell Fred Bob sent ya!
craig mitchell (8383 Twin Lakes Dr. S., Mobile AL 36695; Tel.:
[251] 633-6875) wrote to seek out other E-aeromodelers in his area.
Craig has approximately 10 airplanes but needs help flying, so he sent
me this ECS request. E-fliers in that area can help Craig by getting in
touch with him, then “you all” can have more E-fun!
The ECS is an exclusive service of this column and is available to
everyone seeking E-others nearby. If you are an individual or an E-club
looking to connect with others of the E-persuasion in your area, send
me a request and I’ll get all the info in an upcoming column. It’s as
simple as that!
Paul, who is a full-scale pilot, resides near and is a routine spectator at
a local E-flying site. But more important, Paul had been key in getting
limited use of the site in the first place. Sometimes I, or others, offer
him some “stick time” and he does a good job—always with a smile.
Paul often drifts into describing his days as a youth when he had
several 1⁄2A Fubar Free Flight Gas (FFG) models. (The Fubar is a
1950s FFG contest design.) He tells about how easy it is to lose one
(yeah, I know!) and how he’d get in his Cessna and go find it! Now,
after many decades, he expresses how he’d like to build another Fubar
but is not able for several reasons. Clearly he has fond memories of,
and a continuing interest in, model flying, which gave me an idea.
I decided to surprise Paul with a completed Fubar, so I bought a
Exploded overview shows Speed 280 motor and low-cost
mounting parts. Sketch is great aid in setting drill centers.
Speed 280 with custom but simple three-point radial mount. A
wrap of plastic tape holds the motor to the nylon “beams.”
The Fubar, a 1950s 1⁄2A Gas Free Flight design, shown is the
Electric version. It has an all-up weight of 7.6 ounces.
In this close-up of the Speed 280 up front on the Fubar, the
classic single-strut nose gear is hiding in the grass.
January 2003 97
