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Come Fly With Us!

See you at the Saturday, Oct 11 Woodsom Farm meet! 

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A budding model aviation enthusiast at the Sept 13 Spencer Peirce Little Farm event. Event More Photos HERE
Flightline at the Woodsom Farm Sept 21 Stealth Sqdn meet.
Racers mass launch at the Sept 14 Durham, CT Pinkham Field meet
Steve E’s new Schweizer towline scale glider at the Sept 21 Woodsom Farm meet
Doug G’s Embryo launch at the Sept 21 Woodsom Farm meet
Chambermaid racer climbout at the Sept 14 Durham meet
Hawker S’s Flying Aces Moth flew in the FAC Sport event at the September 14 Durham, CT meet.

Join in on the Fun!  

The leaves are turning and the air is crisp.  Perfect weather for flying old time free flight model airplanes!  There’s been a veritable hurricane model flying activity going on in the Northeast.  Let’s do a quick recap. 

Sept 13 Flying Aces Take Flight! Event

The weather was perfect for this Guillow’s-sponsored public event at Historic New England’s Spencer-Peirce Little Farm in Newbury, MA.  Light winds made for lots of flying for the Stealth Squadron’s traditional stick & tissue models and the Guillows Jetstream models that were handed out with each Admission Ticket.  Full scale light aircraft flew overhead throughout the event, taking off or landing at the adjacent Plum Island airport.  A terrific time was had by all of the youngsters and the young at at heart.  Clubster John R kept things interesting on the PA system and has posted some great photos of the event HERE.   Thanks to all who participated – and see you at next year’s event! 

Amesbury, MA & Durham, CT model airplane meets

The day after the SPL event, Pinkham Field at Whites Farm in Durham, CT was buzzing with stick & tissue model airplanes filling the sky.  This field is the birthplace of the modern Flying Aces Club and has been the site of traditional rubber powered free flight model airplane flying for decades.  Mark your calendar for the November 16 “Turkey Fly” outdoor season closing meet.  It’s a classic!

The Stealth Squadroneers have been busy flying their models on the big rolling fields of Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA.   A few photos from the Sept 21 meet are presented in this post.  You’ll have another opportunity to fly and join the fun at Woodsom Farm this coming Saturday October 11.  Check out the FLYER for the contest event roster, directions, etc. 

Georgetown, MA Indoor Dates Coming Soon!

Rumor is that the Rittmeister has received confirmation on the Indoor Flying Dates at the Penn Brook Middle School in Georgetown, MA.  Keep an eye on the Calendar page on this site for the updates.   The Indoor Flying season is almost upon us (gasp!) 

See you at the flying field!

Gear-Up for New England FAC Meets!

See you at the Sunday, Aug 24 Woodsom Farm meet! 

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Check out the latest flyer for the Sept 13 Spencer Peirce Farm event with Guillow’s. Tell your friends!
The Rittmeister’s Henschel HS123 off on it’s incredible 2:45 flight at the Midsummer Melt Meet! Pic courtesy Chuck I.
… and the Rittmeister’s Flying Fool NRE Tribute Model
Clubster Doug G has a laser cut short kit of the Flyiing Fool. See him at the August Woodsom Farm Meet to get one!
Clubster Tom N flew his diesel powered RN Consolidated PT-1 at the 2025 FAC Non Nats in Geneseo
John K launches his colorful Potez 34 dimer at the Midsummer Melt Meet at Pinkham Field in Durham, CT. Model is available as a laser cut kit from local supplier Peck Polymers.

Lots of Flying Action!

Whew, it’s been awhile since our roving reporter’s last update.  He’s been busy flying models and enjoying summer as we hope you have been. 

So pull back on the stick, gear-up, and let’s do a quick summary of goings-on.

July 17-19 FAC Non Nats in Geneseo, NY

Never been to an FAC Nationals in Geneseo? Well, you’re missing out on some of the best stick and tissue model flying and free flight camaraderie in the world!  Several clubsters attended, participated and took home awards from this year’s Non Nats.  The winds were challenging on Thursday, but the weather was near-perfect for flying on Friday and Satuday.  Flyers traveled across the U.S. and Canada to attend, with friends new and old enjoying their common interest in free flight model airplanes.  Check your Flying Aces Newsletter for in depth coverage of the Non Nats.  

Midsummer Melt Meet at Pinkham Field, CT

The weather was perfect with light winds all day.  Rich Z’s epic 2minute and 45 second flight with his Henschel 123 biplane got everyone’s attention, and a flock of all sheet balsa NRE Tribute Models were seen flitting around the field.  If you haven’t yet attended an FAC Meet in Durham, CT plan to join us at one of the meets this Fall.  Oh, and don’t forget the upcoming Woodsom Farm Meet in Amesbury, MA on August 24!

New Spencer-Peirce Little Farm Event Flyer

Don’t miss this Guillow’s-sponsored public event at Historic New England’s Spencer-Peirce Little Farm in Newbury, MA on September 13.  The new Flyer tells you everything you need to know.  Kids or grandkids in your family?  Forward the Flyer to them and suggest they attend – the kids and yes, even Mom & Dad, will have FUN! 

Flying Fool Short Kit

We mentioned the gang having fun with their NRE Tribute models at the  Midsummer Melt meet.  Well, longtime Flying Ace and DC Maxecuter Doug G has moved to the Northeast and joined our Stealth Squadron club.  Welcome aboard Doug!   And guess what?  Doug has a laser cut short kit for the Flying Fool NRE Tribute model.   The Rittmeister built one from the kit and it flies great.  Come meet Doug at the August 24 Woodsom Farm meet in Amesbury, MA to learn more about the short kit and how you can get one.  Use the Contact Us form on this website if you can’t make the meet and are interested in the kit.   

 

See you at the flying field!

Photos from May 14 Outdoor Season Opener at Woodsom Farm

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Evan and dad Rob with Skylark
Sean with his new Leopard Moth
Steve with his new Corvette
Steve K winds his Hi-Climber
Matt’s stunning Pfalz DIII FAC Scale model  featured a balsa monocoque fuselage

Outdoor Season opener a big success!

Well gang, the 2022 Stealth Sqdn outdoor flying season got off to a strong start on Saturday May 14.

The weather at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA started off with more wind than expected.  But the wind moderated by midday and many long flights were made.

New Models

Flyers were productive over the long winter building season and several new models were seen in the air.

Steve E was spotted flying his big Condor and another new rakish sport model he calls Corvette.  Terrific new designs from Steve.

Sean R entered a great flying Leopard Moth in the Golden Age Civil event.  We think this was from an EasyBuilt kit.

Several Comet T-Crafts from the Indoor One Design event were seen flitting about. 

Vance G put in a few promising test flights with his outstanding new Latecoere FAC Scale Model.  Vance built this from enlarged Steve Griebling plans published in an old Crosswinds newsletter.

Tom N flew his new flat-winged Airdevel Fokker Transport dime scale model.

And there were many more.

Hot Competition

Camaraderie and freindly competition is featured in all Stealth Sqdn meets,  but there were a couple special moments at the May 14 meet. 

Sean R won the hotly contested WW2 mass launch event with his reduced-size version of the Nassise Mustang.

The P-51 “Old Crow” flew straight and long using up much of the field to edge out Tom N’s Polikarpov I-153.

Sean in turn got edged out in the Golden Age/Modern Civil event.  His DH Leopard Moth just couldn’t hang in there against Rich Z’s Guillow’s Fairchild 24 which was flown by Evan P.

Vance G’s dainty little General Airistocrat was flying great and won the Peanut Scale event. 

It was a great day.  See you in June  at the Ipswich Polo Field meet skyster!

 

Last Indoor Meet April 3rd – Outdoor Amesbury Dates Posted

Fly Indoors in Georgetown MA on Sunday April 3!

view photos from March 13 Indoor Meet

Clive G’s DH Leopard Moth
Well be flying Outdoors at Woodsom Farm soon!
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Glastonbury April 10 meet Cancelled!

Whew, we’ve got lots of info to share about upcoming club activities!

First, your last opportunity to fly Indoors this season is this coming Sunday April 3.  Yep,  we’ll be flying in  the Penn Brook Middle School gym in Georgetown MA.  Check out the flyer at top of this post for the Event roster.  See you there!

Check out clubster John Rood’s terrific photos from the March 13 indoor meet here.

And unfortunately the April 10 Meet in Glastonbury CT has been CANCELLED

2022 OUTDOOR AMESBURY DATES SET

Good news here gang.  A full slate of dates has been set for Outdoor Meets at fabulous Woodsom Farm in Amesbury MA.

Check the Upcoming Dates in the sidebar, or the Calendar page of this site and mark you calendars.  Time to get those new models finished up and ready to go!

We’ll be flying many of our popular events at these meets.  Look for the specific Contest Flyers to be posted as the dates approach.   We’ll be posting the Pinkham Field (Durham CT) meet dates soon too.  Lot’s of flying is on the horizon for 2022 for sure!

See you on the flightline skyster!

 

 

 

Sept 19 Durham Meet Pics Posted!

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John Stott few the original Blip model from the Dave Stott hangar. This model has personality and was a construction feature in a long ago issue of Model Builder magazine. Blip flew great for John as it always had for Dave. Fun!

Flying at Pinkham Field!

The Fall meet on the same field where many of the early Flying Aces Club meets were held was a lot of fun. The wind was up in the morning (still flyable), but had dropped by mid afternoon which resulted in many nice flights. Sometimes it pays to wait to get your official flight in for the events.

Clubster and FAC IT Czar Rick Pendzick was awarded his Blue Max by John Stott while Phineas looked on with approval. 

Our roving Photog captured the action.  Some are presented here.  Check the Photos page on this site for lots more pics.

Next meets coming up are October 9 back at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, followed by a couple of season-ending meets in November.  Check the Calendar on this site for the details including CD contacs and Events to be flown.

See you on the flightline skyster!

 

 

 

Pinkham Field Fall Fly-In, Durham CT Sunday 9/19

Fly at Pinkham Field!

Flyer  HERE

Fly on the field where the modern Flying Aces Club was born!

An $8 entry fee (free for Under 21!) and you’ll fly with folks that go back to the beginning of the club that re-energized traditional Free Flight rubber modeling. 

You can’t beat that.

Check the events on the Flyer.  Here’s your chance to fly GHQ Peanut using the original event that legendary Hank Struck first won in 1967.  Don’t miss this opportunity.

See you there Skyster!

 

August Meet Pics Posted!

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The Bumblebee 2 flies! The drama of free flight scale modeling is captured in this action shot. This 13in wingspan model is powered by 2 loops of 3/16 Tan driving a 9in plastic prop. Not many Peanut Scale models can handle this much power.

September Meets coming up!

In August we had two great back to back meets at Pinkham Field (CT) and Woodsom Farm (MA). 

Our roving Photog attended both meets and captured the action.  Some are presented here.  Check the Photos page on this site for lots more pics.

Another two back-to-back meets are scheduled in these same locations in September (9/11 & 9/19). Check the Calendar on this site for the details including CD contacs and Events to be flown.

Fall in New England is the best time to fly Outdoor free flight models so plan to attend one or both of these meets. 

See you on the flightline skyster!