Warbirds over Texas - 2014/10
Playing off of the success of the past three years, the 2014 Warbirds Over Texas was the largest yet. Held at the North Dallas RC Club’s excellent site slightly north of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and close to the communities of Aubrey and Providence, the event took place on June 13-15.
The Need for Speed-2011/12
MANY UNIVERSITY aeronautical engineering programs
in the country tend to focus on the theoretical knowledge
more than the application of theoretical
Lawton Area Fun Flyer Society’s Year of Success - 2009/12
FOR SOME pERiOd of time, flying RC in the Lawton-Fort Sill
community of southwest Oklahoma was an informal affair. Pilots
would show up at the old modeling field located on the Fort Sill
Army base, put their airplanes in the air when they felt like it, and
go home when they were finished.
A Tiny Revolution: Pistachio Scale
WHILE RC GIANT SCALE has garnered the lion's share of the model press over the past several years, there has been a minature revolution at the other end of the spectrum. Free Flight Scale models, as they've gained truly international acceptance, have gotten smaller and smaller. Spurred by the worldwide popularity of the Peanut Scale class, pioneers such as Dr. John Martin in Florida and Bill Hannan and Walt Mooney in California have introduced and promulgated an even smaller class of Free Flight Scale model-the Pistachio Nut. While Peanut models have a wingspan of 13 inches, Pistachios are allowed a maximum wingspan of a mere eight inches.
FF Outdoor Rubber
OUTDOOR RUBBER flying began auspiciously enough with Wakefield on Monday, the second day of Outdoor competition, as lessening winds and a decided warming trend gave everyone hope that the full potential of the Badger Mountain site would be realized as the week went on. Wakefield: Those who believe that bloodlines tell a story will love the outcome of Wakefield. Some 53 years ago Charles Tracy, then of Cleveland, OH, won a spot on the 1936 U.S. Wakefield team. This year his son, Dan Tracy of Maple Valley, WA, won the 1989 version of the event. Not only that, but Charles' grandson, Adam, finished in sixth place as the best Senior, pushing everyone, including his dad, for the top spot. Prior to his Nats achievement, Adam had represented the U.S. in Poland, competing in Wakefield as part of the 1988 FAI Junior FF World Championships. Veteran Hank Cole finished second to Dan Tracy in Wake as young Blake Jensen came within 31 seconds of Hank for third place.
