Carlton Molesworth

Over coffee one morning, several members of the Skagit County (Washington) R/C Club (SCRC) were discussing the club's current activities. The regular club fun-flys were becoming a tad less exciting after several years of doing the same thing, and the members agreed that a new challenge was needed. After a number of "how-abouts," the discussion turned to popular equipment, with the focus on the terrific O.S. .40 FP engine that many of us use. It seemed there were more .40 FPs in our club than any other engine; everyone either had one or had access to one. They were being used to power fun-fly models, trainers, Scale models, and a number of Kadet Seniors. A discussion of this fine little two-stroke engine gradually turned to speculation about its ability to lift weight. Some of the older members of the club remembered the great old Free Flight Clipper Cargo and PAA-Load events, flown at the Navy Nats years ago. One thought led to another and the result was the "Carlton's Cargo" competition.