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Fly your PIPIT at upcoming indoor flying sessions & contests in Georgetown, MA, or Glastonbury, CT
Build the simple 12 inch wingspan PIPIT ROG and join the fun in the gym!
NOTE: this model qualifies to enter the FAC Pinkham Field Stick events flown at the Durham CT outdoor FAC contests and mini-meets as well.
“And if you overwind your main motor without using a blast tube, the interaction with the Rewinder has a way of spectacularly compounding the catastrophe. “
A newcomer to the hobby shares his humorous take on the esoteric mysteries of stick and tissue free-flying model airplanes and the quest to defy the unyielding force of gravity. Delving into the gray area between art, science and Rube Goldberg imagineering, the author shares his journey to the realization that there is something more to the magical extended flight of an apparently simple rubber band powered model airplane. Join him in his light-hearted search for a greater understanding of our hobby.
The next local meet is this coming Sunday Sept 15 at Whites Farm in Durham, CT about a 2hr drive from Boston.
Click the image at left to view the full contest flyer which includes the event roster, Contest Director contact info, etc.
Directions to Whites Farm in Durham
Several Stealth Sqdn members will be attending and competing to represent our club. Make the drive and join in the fun!
This meet is moved to Sunday Sept 8 due to inclement weather forecast for Saturday Sept 7 with Hurricane Dorian. Location will be at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA about 30 minutes north of Boston.
Click the image at left to view the full contest flyer which includes Directions, Event Roster, Contest Director contact info, etc.
Come on out and fly with us. If you don’t have a model airplane we’ll help you get started in this rewarding hobby.
“Will could hardly see forward through the smashed windscreen. He pushed back the canopy for better visibility. It moved an inch and no more. He panicked. Then he put both feet on the dashboard and pulled with both hands. “
Young Will Smythe was Blue 4 in a flight of four Hawker Hurricanes on a mission to wrest control of the skies over France after the tumultuous Battle of Britain. Having never fired his guns in anger, and dreaming of his girl Melissa and their upcoming Valentines Day date, Will and his flight take on Germany’s best – the infamous Abbeville Boys. It’s a wild ride as Will takes us through the hair-raising raid behind enemy lines, his frantic escape, and the final encounter as he crosses the Channel and nears the safety of Mother England.
Feel the cold sweat of World War 2 aerial combat..
The next local meet is September 7 at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA about 30 minutes north of Boston.
Click the image at left to view the full contest flyer which includes Directions, Event Roster, Contest Director contact info, etc.
Come on out and fly with us. If you don’t have a model airplane we’ll help you get started in this rewarding hobby.
The next local meet is June 23 at Whites Farm in Durham, CT about a 2hr drive from Boston.
Click the image at left to view the full contest flyer which includes the event roster, Contest Director contact info, etc.
Directions to Whites Farm in Durham
Several Stealth Sqdn members will be attending and competing to represent our club. Make the drive and join in the fun!
OK gang, the Indoor flying season is done.
Blue skies and warmer weather is here so get outside and find some boomer thermals to fly your model into.
Season opener is the May 4, 2019 meet at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury MA.
Take a break from the building board. Come on out and join your pals on the flying field!
“Angus says… Check upcoming dates for meets and contests on the Calendar page or sidebar of this site”
OK gang, we’ve heard the rumors that clubster William Skelly has been busy building a new peanut scale model with a landing gear that retracts after takeoff.
Well, it’s official – William has completed his Dayton-Wright RB-1 model and logged his first official ROG (Rise Off Ground) flight with the gear retracting after takeoff.
We caught up with William at the Glastonbury Modelers Spring Fling last Sunday in the Glastonbury HS gym and got the lowdown. He even shared an illustrated design document (link under the video) so you can build your own. Our hat’s off to William and his nifty design!
It came as a pleasant surprise when THE STEALTH SQUADRON was invited to exhibit at the New England Model Engineering Society(NEMES) model engineering show at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, Waltham MA. The museum allows NEMES to put on a show every February. NEMES is an eclectic organization and the show included everything from live steam to compressed air engines, gunsmiths and water powered displays. Herb
Cotterly a Stealth Squadron member demonstrated his ¼ scale model A engine. Six members of the Stealth Squadron put on a display of our stick and tissue models. From the start, there was considerable interest. Even prior to the show opening other exhibitors made a visit to our table and when the doors opened at 10am we had a crowd of three deep, and many people signed Steves sheet to get info off of our website. Many of those visiting the table shared stories of building and crashing Guillow models in their youth, and had no idea that An organization like the FAC existed! One can only hope that such interest will swell our membership. NEMES impressed enough that we are invited back next year and we have been asked to give a presentation at one of their monthly meetings.
