RC Aerobatics 2014/07
After a failed first painting attempt, I decided to finish the fuselage with what I know—Klass Kote epoxy paint, a product I cannot say enough good things about. It’s moderately priced and comes in many colors, including those of popular film coverings. Similar to the old K&B epoxy paints, Klass Kote hardener is compatible with any K&B color you may have.
RC Aerobatics 2014/05
One of the most annoying things about spray painting is overspray. It gets on everything. When I paint an airplane, everything in my garage/workshop gets covered with nasty overspray. Yuck!
RC Aerobatics 2014/03
Paint stripping: In my January “RC Aerobatics” 2013 column, I wrote about the virtues of waterborne paint. I wasn’t happy with the results of painting my Black Magic with Auto Air paint.
RC Aerobatics 2014/01
F3A World Championships: Congratulations to Team USA—Andrew Jesky, Jason Shulman, Brett Wickizer, Joseph Szczur, and team manager Mark Atwood—for its first-place team finish in the 2013 World Championship in South Africa.
RC AEROBATICS 2013/07 There is a very thin line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”
Since last year’s National
Society of Radio Controlled
Aerobatics (NSRCA) District 8
championships, I have sold one used
tent and bought three. My pursuit of
the ultimate “contest tent” continues.
Typical nighttime temperatures in
the inland Northwest are signifi cantly
lower than afternoon highs, making
for comfortable sleeping, even on the
hottest days of summer. Even expensive
tents generally cost less than a weekend
hotel stay.
