See you at the Woodsom Farm (Amesbury, MA) Outdoor Meet Saturday May 16
Event Flyer HERE
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New Models Galore!
ALERT: the outdoor season opener is Saturday May 16 on the big field at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA. Check out the Flyer and get your models ready!
Simple Fun!
How young were you when you folded and flew your first paper glider? Maybe that simple act of creating something that worked set you on a path as an engineer, artist, or even pilot.
In preparation for the June 20 Flying Aces “Engineers in Training” event at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, MA, the Stealth Squadroneers will offer a free download paper glider. The Spencer Peircer – as the little glider is affectionately known, will be featured in an upcoming Historic New England blog post which reaches as many as 33,000 members.
We’ll share the HNE post here when it drops. In the meantime, why not let the gang know you’re attending the big to do on June 20 and share the event with your friends and family!
Guillow’s Flight Test Reports
Sure it’s been cool, but there have been nice days and modelers have been out flying their new models. Clubster Sam B has been busy building some of Guillow’s most challenging kits. While many modelers build these kits as display models, Sam flies his models, and with new tech Super Capacitor electric power to boot. Here’s an early May test flying report:
And then Sam flew his new Guillows Spirit of St Louis. “At 3.3 V (supercap charge) I got close to a lap, so I opted for 3.4V. This produced a nice climb to about 20′ and then it dawned on me the airplane was still going up. I went chasing as the airplane climbed over some pretty tall trees- gotta be a couple of hundred feet up- maybe more. Somewhere around 3 minutes and change, the airplane lodged in a tree about 30 feet up. It was coming down at that point.”
The next day, Sam stopped by his test field on the way to the Durham meet.
” I got my Spirit back- but it’s a major rebuild. Talked to the farmer- he said the cows were eating it. I don’t think so- it’s not chewed- but the fuse has been crushed and the wing is busted up pretty well. This was not crash damage. I’m really going to enjoy the next steak I eat….”
So the excitement continues to build in anticipation of the Guillow’s 100th anniversary celebration at the FAC Nats in Geneseo this July. You don’t want to miss that one skyster!
See you in the tall green stuff!