A – Stealth Squadron FAC#49

Roudenbush’s Model Building Class Graduates!

The first Class at Westford’s Roudenbush Center recently graduated and flew their Skylark models

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A young flyer watches his Skylark head into the blue

Brrr! A chilly November day didn’t dampen enthusiasm to fly!

Steve E and students enjoying a great flying session at Texas Rd flying their Skylarks. From left to right, Steve E, Joe M., Rob L. and his son, Dave A. and Gary M.

Model building & Flying FUN!

The first Model Airplane Building Class at Westford’s Roudenbush Center recently completed and flew their Skylark models.

The models flew well, with one Skylark putting in a 54 second flight flight in the crisp November air. That’d be a great flight at any of our local meets (see updated Calendar page for coming indoor flying sessions).

Kudos to Clubster Steve E for leading the class at the Roudenbush where the Skylarks were built over several weekly classes. The creative hands-on activity even caught the attention of the Lowell Sun newspaper which ran a photo feature recently!

And kudos to the Model Builders as well. We look forward to seeing these Skylarks and other new models and modelers at our upcoming flying sessions.

Steve tells us that another Model Building Class will be starting up at the Roudenbush sometime in 2022. So stay tuned and join in the fun!

Skylark is the latest of Steve’s Free Flight rubber powered model designs. Watch Steve fly his Skylark here.

What fun it is to watch new folks experience this rewarding hobby.

See you on the flightline skyster!

November 6 Meet Pics/Results – Indoor One Design Announced!

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Contest Results
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Smiles all around. Yes, those free flight model airplane folks are just so much fun to be around!

How many can you name? Team Skelly always comes fully loaded to fly. William’s new enlarged Nassise P-47 in the background flew exceptionally well and looked really great in its Easybuilt Mt Fuji olive and gray tissue.

A Fleet Floatplane model flies through the early morning sun

Check out the abundant details on Matt K’s beautiful Piper Vagabond peanut scale model. Matt owns and flies the real full-sized Vagabond too! We’d say that’s the best sort of scale documentation….n’est-ce pas?

Season close at Woodsom Farm!

What perfect flying weather we had for the Nov 6, 2021 contest.

Mostly warm temps and light breezes made for just a super meet.

Good friends from New York and Connecticut made the trip to fly compete and have fun. John Rood and spouse Kathi came up from Boston, ran a few events and took some great pics. We’ve presented a few here, but check this Link to see the entire collection.

And don’t forget gang, there’s still one more chance to fly free flight models outdoors this season. The Pinkham Field Turkey Fly is this coming Sunday Nov. 14. Click the meet flyer image at top of the left column for the details.

There’s more! The Indoor Season will commence just after the New Year opens in early January. Meet/Contest dates will be posted to the Calendar on this site very soon.

The One-Design model for the coming indoor season has been selected – the Comet 20in Taylorcraft. Check out the One Design page on this site for the details including download links for the full-sized construction plan and event rules.

There’s lots more coming soon gang so check into this Homepage often for the latest.

See you on the flightline skyster!

October 10 Woodsom Farm Pics Posted!

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Like puppets on a string, four FF scale models jockey for position in the 2nd sortie in the World War 1 combat event.

Flying at Woodsom Farm!

The day dawned overcast and chilly.
But that didn’t deter the intrepid Stealth Squadroneers who showed up at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA to fly their model airplanes.

Clubster John Rood and spouse Kathi made the trek from Boston and captured some great moments. We’ve presented a few here, but check this Link to see the entire collection.

Kathi did a most excellent job of managing most of the mass launch events too. Many thanks Kathi & John – what a terrific group of folks we have in this club.

Clubster Steve Evans flew his elegant Skylark rubber free flight sport and endurance model. Our roving photog captured this neat flight VIDEO. Steve is teaching a model building course at the Roudenbush Center in Westford, MA where they’re building the Skylark. Contact him at twigsandtissue@gmail.com if you’d like to join the course and the build.

And the outdoor flying season isn’t over yet! Two November meets are scheduled for 11/6 (Amesbury, MA) and 111/14 (Durham, CT). Don’t miss these last chances to fly outside with the gang this year.