Hey gang!, September is here and Fall is in the air. This is a beautiful time to fly FF and the forecast is looking up for next weekend. So get those models ready now and plan to join us at Woodsom Farm on Saturday Sept 11.
The field has been recently hayed making it much easier to chase high flying model airplanes.
Check the events roster above. Something to fly for everyone. Don’t forget to bring your Goodyear Racer if you’ve got one.
New folks are always welcome. Bring a Free Flight rubber (or electric) model airplane, or just come along to check out the action. As always, experienced flyers will be on hand to help you with any flight trimming or modeling questions.
Hey gang!, don’t forget the free flight rubber powered model meet tomorrow (Saturday July 24, 2021) at the Pony Express Field in Ipswich, MA! This is a new flying field on Boston’s North Shore.
The Pony Express Field in Ipswich MA is a well maintained grass field much easier to chase on than Woodsom Farm which will be tall hay in the summer months.
Pony Express is a smaller site than Woodsom Farm and flyers may need to take steps (smaller rubber motors and/or fewer winder turns) to keep models on the field.
Smaller site meets are often big fun!
A few seasons back, we had a summertime meet on the Collins Foundation airstrip in Stow, MA and that was a really fun event. Same with the rubber FF meets at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome.
So come on out and fly your models on the new Pony Express Field in beautiful Ipswich, MA. As always, experienced flyers will be on hand to help you with any flight trimming or modeling questions.
Another ripping Jack Sharpe Mystery from the author of “The Cursed Squadron”
BY
William Skelly
A Jack Sharpe Mystery
G-2 was facing a menace that threatened its very existence: Mysterious ships, piloted by witch-doctors that could shoot down a man without a single bullet. Jack Sharpe knew something was amiss – and it had something to do with those long-range Gothas!
Well gang, the Pony Express meet in Ipswich on July 24 was a big success. We had lots of fun flying on the new field and Sean R won his first Kanone in the hotly contested Embryo Endurance event. We hope to fly at Pony Express again next year.
But hey, the next Stealth outdoor meet on August 21 is back at the big field at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury. Check out the Event Flyer (links above) as the event roster has been changed up a bit.
Golden Age and Modern Civil are being combined so you can fly just about any scale civilian model airplane in this event.
Goodyear Mass Launch is also being added. This is for peanut scale models of Goodyear and Formula 1 midget racers. Rich Z handed out a good selection of model plans at Pony Express – contact him if you want a plan. We’ll fly this event again in September if you need more time to complete your model.
As always, experienced flyers will be on hand to help you with any flight trimming or modeling questions.
See you on the flightline at Woodsom Farm skyster!
May outdoor free flight model airplane meets can be among the best – still cool but warming weather, tall but not too tall grass, etc. We hope you’ll join us for another great day out on Woodsom Farm!
The event roster has been shaken up a bit too. We’ll be flying Dime Scale, OT Fuselage, Goodyear Mass Launch and the National Air Races in addition to old standbys FAC Scale, Peanut and Embryo Endurance. So expect to be seeing some new models flying.
We continue to use COVID safety protocols on the field so bring your mask. Bring your rubber-powered free flight models too and we’ll find an event you can fly in.
Update: The April 17th Stealth Sqdn meet is moved to Sunday April 18. Same location, Same Time, same events (see Flyer
Season opener is the April 18 meet at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury MA.
This is due to predicted poor weather conditions on Saturday 17th. And better weather predicted on Sunday 18th.
Mass Launch events will be moved up and begin at 10:30 and hopefully wrap up by 12:30 when Scale judging will begin. The ML schedule will be as follows WW1, Thompson, Greve, and WW2 all run consecutively.
Rubber-powered Free Flight Models Only
Stealth Sqdn is a rubber FF club and we welcome all who want to try this hobby. Flying rockets, drones, choppers and fixed wing RC is not permitted.
“Angus says… Check upcoming dates for meets and contests on the Calendar page or sidebar of this site”
Send your pics & vids to admin@stealthsquadron-fac49.com
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Potez 34 dimer Tree’d, 3/8/2021 Woodsom Farm
Postal Dimer ends March 17
Hey gang. Time is running out! Get your dime scale model in the air and submit an online timesheet (sidebar).
That’s right – 9 flying days left before the postal dime contest ends on St Patrick’s Day (Mar 17, 2021).
There has to be at least a couple good weather days between now and then. Don’t miss your opportunity to get on the Tallyboard!
And don’t forget to send a pic or vid of your model in action or at rest. We’ll post it here for all to see.
Light breezes and warm thermals –
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Zounds! Has that ghastly Hun Hanz from The Cursed Squadron survived, taken a pseudo-name and commandeered this cute little Swiss Franc (top left) for his dastardly act?
How can such an innocent craft – a reindeer on its sides no less – be used as a tool for mayhem?
Because that’s what this has become. The taunt from Trailing Edge himself at the bottom of this post confirms as much.
He even said the Tom Brady thing… Of course, he wouldn’t sign Hanz.
If ever there was a need for Jack Sharpe on the case, this is it!
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Sacre Bleau! Like a vagabond on a midnight train, a mystery flyer named Trailing Edge has slipped into our little Postal Contest.
He is the new Wing Commander – and his lead seems insurmountable. Oh my!
Three Dimers, three flights, three top positions on the Tallyboard. Even the Bovid Army at Rose James Field couldn’t stop him.
OK now. We know this event is for fun…sort of like the Drew Carey show where the points don’t matter. It’s about the show.
BUT…. the Sqdn Commander’s cap spirited away to a place that’s for Lovers? Pffffftttt!
So, let it snow, let it freeze. Let the Bonus rise and our models rise further. It’s not over til it’s over. Get out there gang.
Send pics & vids of your winter flying adventures to admin@stealthsquadron-fac49.com and we’ll put them up here.
Model Bonus and Temperature Bonus this year. Use the Postal Timesheet form in the Sidebar or on the Postal Contest page.
Enter your FAC Dime Scale model!
Well gang, things are just not looking good for our indoor flying season this year. Given that, we’re going to re-run our virtual Dime Scale Postal event this winter. We had lots of flying and good light-hearted competition last year so let’s do it again.
Remember, anyone can enter and win whether you’re a Stealth Squadron member or not. Yes, there’s been some overzealous talk of Dimer duels, but we know this is for fun. It’s all about getting your model and moniker on the tallyboard (see Postal Page).
The Contest starts on New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2021 and ends on St. Patrick’s Day March 17, 2021. All flights are to be made outdoors and there will be a Temperature bonus like last year. That’s right, the colder the day you fly – the more bonus added to your flight time! Bonus points for your model will be added as well, per the official FAC Dime Scale rules.
Check the latest Results on the Postal Contest page – we’ll post the top 20 times submitted. Rules and online Timesheet Form can be found on that page. Look for the Timesheet Form at the bottom of the sidebar throughout this site as well.
Kick off this new decade with style and submit a flight. Have fun with it. We’ll post photos or videos of your model or flight on the Stealth Sqdn site too. Just send them to admin@stealthsquadron-fac49.com
Despite the November date, we had perfect “light and variable winds” conditions for our fourth outdoor contest of the season at Woodsom Farm.
The grass was still soft, the sun still shining warmly, but the foliage was well past-peak. A full slate of Mass Launch events were flown and the less rigorous FAC Simplified Scale was substituted for the scale-judged Flying Aces Scale event. This freed up time for all to fly – and that folks did – putting up many high and long flights in the light air.
The meet ended a few minutes earlier than usual due to Daylight Savings Time, but all seemed interested in flying more oudoors in coming months, even if on a smaller field and in the cold.
So stay tuned to this site for more opportunities to fly!
