Georgetown – Stealth Squadron FAC#49

Fying Aces Take Flight at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm!

Exhibition Flying at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury MA on June 8, 2024

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Stealth Squadron will Fly Stick & Tissue models at this open-to-the-public event. Click to view Event Listing at historicnewengland.org

The Stealth Sqdn Spring Meet has been moved to May 11, 2024. Click to view full flyer w/directions

Steve E’s WW2 Mass Launch winning Hellcat at April 14 Georgetown Meet

Richard B flies his Guillows Bird Dog at an impromptu Woodsom Farm trimming session

John R holds Rich Z’s Airmaster at the Glastonbury April 21 meet.

First sortie in the popular World War 2 mass launch event at the April 14 Meet in the Penn Brook School. This was our last meet of the indoor season.

CHANGE: May 11 1st Outdoor Meet

Whew. Just like that the Indoor Flying Season is over! The April 14 meet at the Penn Book School in Georgetown was a big success, with lots of entries in many of the events. See the Results Sheets below:

View Contest Results: Sheet 1

View Contest Results: Sheet 2

And the following week, flyers gathered at the Glastonbury High School in CT for the final indoor meet at that site. Check out the great pics of the action that Clubster John R took HERE. Thanks for sharing John!

Flying Aces Take Flight at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm!

Yep, that’s right, on June 8 the Stealth Squadron FAC club #49 will put on a stick-and-tissue rubber powered model airplane exhibition at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in beautiful Newbury MA. From 11am to 2pm, Stealth Squadroneers will fly their models in several exhibition events and help attendees get their stick models (included with public admission tickets) flying at this historic early New England farm. Check out the Event Listing on the Historic New England site and tell your family and friends to come join us at the event!

Last Club Meeting of the Season coming up!

Monday May 6 will be the final club meeting of the season at the Georgetown Public Library. Check out the sidebar or Calendar listings for the details. With the good weather and longer days, we’ll be planning more impromptu flying sessions at the testing field off the parking lot at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA. Perhaps our club meetings will be at this field.

See you at the May 11 meet at Woodsom Farm, skyster!

March Recap & Outdoor Meet Flyers!

Season’s Final Indoor Meets:
Georgetown, MA 4.14.2024
Glastonbury, CT 4.21.2024
Be there!

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Steve E won the Chameleon Pylon Race at the Mar 10 Georgetown meet

Chameleons in Glastonbury gym, March 3 meet

Guillow’s Strato Streak Flyers in Penn Brook gym March 10, 2024

May 4 Outdoor Season Opener!

It’s been very quiet these past few weeks. We know – everyone’s at their workbenches finishing up models for the coming outdoor season, right? Well, Spring has Sprung and it’s here!

Outdoor Meet Flyers Posted!

Yep, we’ve just posted all of the Event Flyers for the Spring, Summer and Fall meets at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury. Check the Calendar page of this site – you’ll find all of the local meet Flyers there – including the meets at White’s Farm (aka Pinkham Field) in Durham, CT. Mark your own calendar and see you at the field skyster!

Indoor Season Closing Soon!

But it’s not over yet. There’s still time to fly in Georgetown, MA, or Glastonbury, CT. Check the meet Flyers in the Coming Events sidebar, or on the Calendar .

We had so much fun at the March indoor meets (see pics). It’ll be months before we’re indoors again, so don’t miss these last dates.

The March 10 Georgetown meet in the Penn Brook School gym was a blast. Stick models were flying around everywhere! Many thanks to Sam B for bringing the Guillow’s and Jetco kits – and Glastonbury ace John K for donating them.

The Chameleon One Design pylon race was a riot with Steve E’s, tight-turning Tiger Chameleon besting “rapid” Rich Z’s speedy Chameleon.

Check out the Georgetown March 10 Meet Results below:

View Contest Results: Sheet 1

View Contest Results: Sheet 2

Remember, we’ll be back flying in the Penn Brook School gym on Sunday April 14. See you there!

Jan 14 Meet Results – Feb 4 Meet Next Up!

Sunday Feb 4 Indoor Meet at Penn Brook School, Georgetown, MA

Be there!

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Kash and his Comet Step 2 stick model. Flew well!

Luc and wife Annie trekked from Montreal to fly at the Stealth meet

Richard launches his Pussycat in the Penn Brook School gym

Luc’s Dewoitine WW2 fighter on the winding stooge

Animal themed models on Steve E’s table at the January 14 indoor meet

New Models, New Flyers!

The Stealth Squadron indoor flying season kicked off with a rush on January 14.

The first serious snowstorms of the year must have spurred a flurry of model building activity as several new flyers brought a bunch of new models. There’s nothing like the satisfaction of seeing a new model fly successfully.

There were a raft of new One Design models flitting about. Steve’s “Tony the Tiger” Chameleon was a crowd favorite and a fitting stablemate to his infamous “Cow” Pussycat model.

Kash brought a table full of new models including a nice flying stick model from the old Comet Build & Fly series. He had another all-sheet balsa stick model flying – an original design we think. Oh, and only a burst motor kept him out of the WW2 mass launch winners circle. Way to go Kash!

Intrepid Canadian flyer, Luc, trimmed his French Dewoitine fighter to circle nicely in the gym, but a burst motor also kept him out of the finals. Rich’s steady flying Comet P-40 held the course to win the WW2 mass launch event.

Richard B. had a nice Chameleon that was dealing with some nasty wing warps. A new Taylorcraft Dimer looked promising in flight – now if only it can be convinced to turn!

A pretty little Super Ace parasol was seen flying out of the Maine corner of the gym. Some nice first flights for this model. Ara thrilled the gang with his CO2 powered model. It’s not often we see these expansion engine powered models.

Bill’s Chameleon was pretty in it’s blue and yellow US Army Air Corps livery and his big new SE-5a World War 1 fighter wowed the gang by flying in stable flat circles.

Sam brought his new WW1 Bristol Fighter that some of the gang got to see fly in Glastonbury, CT a few weeks back. Tom’s DH-4 another new WW1 recon biplane was also making circuits in the gym. Tony’s neat Halberstadt fighter flew in the WW1 mass launch event too.

Alec, another youthful local flyer, flew several models from a Guillow’s stick job, to a Pussycat and an Embryo Endurance ship.

The Rittmeister challenged Ray’s indomitable Pussycat with his own new Pussycat model in the mass launch event.

William, busy preparing for his 2nd year Engineering studies, flew his old reliable and highly competitive fleet of models. He shared some neat new tong tools – a design/make exercise at school. Thanks William!

In between all of this flying, a number of competition events were held.

Steve shared the Official Results below:

View Contest Results: Sheet 1

View Contest Results: Sheet 2

Remember, we’ll be back flying in the Penn Brook School gym on Sunday February 4. See you on the flightline skyster!

Indoor Meet this Sunday March 12

Penn Brook School, Georgetown MA

The third indoor meet of the season is this coming Sunday March 12, 2023.

View the Full Contest Flyer for key Contacts and Directions to the gym.

The Guillow’s Bird Dog event is a match race double elimination (three laps around the pylon).

Don’t forget that the clock moves forward one hour!

Feb 5 Georgetown Results & Balsa Strength Article

A technical look at Balsa strength as a function of density.

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William S uses a cantilever beam to measure balsa strength. Read his article HERE

Competitors wind their Guillows Bird Dogs in 12min of Georgetown

George S WW2 mass launch winning Guillows Typhoon

Ray H’s Dime Scale winning Comet Corben Super Ace

Next Indoor Meet March 12

Hi gang, we’ve got a double feature of sorts for you this time.

The indoor flying season is at a peak with lots of great flying both at the Penn Brook School in Georgetown, MA and the Glastonbury High School in CT. Click the images at left to check out the Feb 5 Georgetown meet. The competition remains very close with enough surprises thrown in (midair collisions, rafter hangups, etc.) to keep things interesting. We’ll share some highlights below.

On top of that, we’ve got a nice article on Balsa Strength by our own engineer-in-training William S. Those of us not familiar with Young’s Modulus need to click the link below and learn something new. And we look forward to hearing thoughts from our seasoned Stealth Sqdn engineers – oh yes, we have a few and they’re not shy!

Back to the Feb 5 flying… Well, William not only knows his tech, he knows how to fly models too! His Earhart Vega and Time Flies embryo were back in the winners circle. Pop George also stretched the winning streak with his Typhoon (WW2 combat) and edged out Sam B’s circle burning Bird Dog with his own steady circling Guillow’s Bird Dog. Still, if it weren’t for a few cut pylons and a controversial mid flight collision with George’s body as the final minutes ticked down, the finish might have been different. The spectators certainly enjoyed the show!

Ray H hung his top-placing Pussycat up in the curtain which opened the door for Sam B and Steve K to duke it out in the final heat where Sam eked out the win. Jon C didn’t have quite enough time to tame the trim gremlins in his Pussycat, or he’d have been a factor in the final too.

Ray came back strong, however, putting up tremendous flights with both his Corben Super Ace to win Dime Scale, and his Voisin Hydro to win Pioneer Scale. Both of these models were flying near 2min flights within the confines of a basketball half-court. Truly world-class flying that one needs to see to believe.

Steve Evans was busy detuning the climb in his Mad Maxine embryo and had it skimming the rafters nicely later in the meet.

The WW1 combat event was competitive as ever. Tom N picked the wrong side of the gym to launch his Nungesser Nieuport and Rich Z’s colorful Fokker DVII siezed the opportunity to pull up underneath the little Ni17, flipping it over and sending it to the floor. The Mercedes in the Rittmeister’s dastardly Fokker must’ve thrown a rod as it just couldn’t keep up with Sam B’s slick Ansaldo SVA which emerged victorious in the end.

At least one new Pinkham Stick model was seen flitting about – this one a triplane constructed from the laser cut parts Jon C. donated at the last indoor meet.

The next Georgetown Indoor Meet is March 12 in the Penn Brook School. See you there — and remember to check out the Article below too!

Read Balsa Strength Article Now

Indoor Meet this Sunday Feb 5

Penn Brook School, Georgetown MA

The second indoor meet of the season this coming Sunday February 5, 2023.

View the Full Contest Flyer for key Contacts and Directions to the gym.

Come join us and learn more about rubber powered free flight model airplanes.

Jan 15 Indoor Meet a Big Success!

Indoor Flying: February 5, in Georgetown, MA & February 12 in Glastonbury, CT

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The Skelly’s prepare for a mission in the WW2 mass launch event

Rich Z’s Spitfire & George S’s Typhoon battle it out in final WW2 event sortie. Typhoon emerged victorious!

Tom N flew his new Texas A&M AG-1 scale model

WW2 mass launch action at Jan 15 Georgetown indoor meet

Highlights & Results

The Stealth Squadron kicked off the 2023 indoor flying season with a terrific meet on January 15 in the Penn Brook school gymnasium.

The areas top indoor free flight flyers were there and the competition was hot – but always light-hearted in the FAC way.

George S won the premier FAC Scale event with his very pretty and lightweight Waco cabin model, edging out Tom N’s Heath Parasol by a half a point. That’s about as close as it gets skysters! George also took the top spot in the always popular WW2 mass launch event, outlasting Rich Z’s smooth flying Spitfire.

Team Skelly had yet more success with son William winning the WW1 combat event with his Rickenbacker SPAD 13, Embryo, and the Golden Age mass launch event with his new Lockheed Vega in Earhart colors. Boy, we’re lucky there are only two of these guys!

There were 4 or 5 Guillow’s Bird Dogs flying around the gym at the meet. Most flyers had trouble keeping their Dogs off the walls, but Connecticut flyer Sam B’s model flew in nice tight circles, notching a 41 second flight, good enough for first place.

Intrepid indoor flyer Ray H. put up long flights with his amazing Voisin Hydro peanut biplane floatplane winning the Pioneer event, but his Comet Corbin Super Ace fell a few seconds short of Tom N’s BAT Monoplane in the hotly contested Dime Scale event.

Ray’s Pussycat model won the popular Pussycat mass launch event, but the real news was Jon C’s win in the Pussycat NBM (non Blue Max) section. Jon earned his first Flying Aces Club Kanone with this win. Jon also handed out sheets of nicely laser cut stick model wing parts to the gang. Rumor is some new Pinkham Field Stick models are already under construction using these parts. Thanks Jon and congrats on the Kanone!

Click on the Event scoresheet images at left to view the detailed results. And be sure to pencil our next indoor flying date in on your calendar – it’s Sunday Feb 5. Word is we’ll be flying the Bird Dog “12 Minutes of Georgetown” event which is almost as much fun to watch as to fly in. Don’t miss it!

See you in the gym skyster!

1st Georgetown MA Indoor Meet Sunday 1/15/2023

FLy Indoors at the Penn Brook School!

The Stealth Squadroneers will host their first indoor meet of the season this coming Sunday January 15, Martin Luther King Day.

Check out the Contest Flyer for the roster of flying events. We look forward to seeing several Guillow’s Bird Dogs get some air time.

Come on out to the gym if you’re interested in learning more about rubber powered free flight model airplanes.

Full Contest Flyer

with Directions & Contacts

Nov 5 Woodsom Meet Results & Pics

Georgetown Indoor Flying & Contest Dates added to Calendar
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Tristan & Sam ready the BE2e for WW1 combat

William’s Laird fuselage suffered some wind damage while on the stooge

Clive ready to launch his GB2 twin flying boat into the wind. Flew great

Steve put in some great flights with his Condor

Bill launches his new Tomahawk Embryo into the Autumn sky

A Perfect (Windy) Day!

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Results Page 2

Wow, near 70 degree temps on a November day in New England with blue skies! A perfect day for flying free flight rubber models – well, except for the wind. Yep, it blew 12-15mph most of the day for our outdoor season close meet at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA.

Still, many outstanding flights were made. Flyers had to wind their motors carefully lest they fly their models off even the big green fields of Woodsom Farm. Several models were lost with at least one OOS (out of sight) flight into a cloud. The mass launch events were hotly contested with several very close and unexpected finishes.

Carlisle ace George S. had a great contest with three wins for the hat trick. Son William S. was not so lucky, his Tomahawk Embryo stomped by a stick & tissue loving dog and his beautiful Laird Solution racer smashed by a Hungly gust while on the winding stooge. Oh, the carnage! All wail!

Steve E continued his winning ways in Pinkham Stick with his high flying Goose canard and copped a second Kanone with his Mad Maxine Embryo Endurance model. Clive G.’s Debut was hot on Maxine’s heels, but made a bee line downwind for the tree line at the hill and was lost on its first official flight. Oh Hung, hath thee no mercy??

Clive settled the score somewhat with a win in the Golden Age Civil event.

Sam and young Tristan trekked to the meet and flew several events. No Kanones (first place finishes) at this meet, but they had big fun flying with the gang and that’s really what it’s all about.

There were lots more flyers and models to see, but we’re running out of room here. Our roving photog did capture some of the action and we’re happy to share it below.

Oh, one more thing. The Georgetown indoor dates have been set. Check the Calendar and the flyer at the top of this post. Get building and see you on the flightline skyster!

October 8 Results & Indoor Season Kickoff

Outdoor season finale at Woodsom Farm is Saturday Nov. 5
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Tons of Flying Fun!

Whew, there’s so much going in our local free flight model airplane clubs that it’s tough to keep up!

Let’s do a quick summary. First, despite a fair amount of wind at Woodsom Farm for the October 8 contest, there was a lot of good flying (and chasing). A number of flights flew off the field and into the rough, but fortunately most of these were found and retrieved. The Embryo Endurance event was hotly contested and sadly Steve E.’s Corvette was lost after putting in one of its best flights ever. All wail! Rumor has it Steve is already building a new and better Corvette.

We have one more outdoor meet at Woodsom on November 5 and the outdoor season finale at Whites Farm in Durham, CT is on November 13. We’re betting on good weather for these meets.

Next, we have real reason to celebrate – after two missed seasons due to Covid, we’ll be flying again in the Glastonbury H.S. gym (CT) this coming indoor season. The first flying session is this coming Sunday Oct. 23! See all of the flying dates on the official flyer at the top of this post, or on the Calendar page of this website.

On top of all this, we’ll be flying a full schedule in the Penn Brook school in Georgetown, MA this indoor season as well. Flying there will begin in January 2023 and run through April. Look for dates and flyers to be posted to the Calendar page soon.

On October 29, the Stealth Squadroneers will gather at Roma’s restaurant in Haverhill, MA to celebrate the 100th birthday of Golden Age Reproductions honcho and FAC Hall of Famer, Jim Fiorello. Hit us up via the Contact Us form on the site and we’ll share the details. We’d love to see you there!

Finally, keep your eyes peeled for more info, tips, etc on the one-design models for the indoor season. Clubsters will be building the Nallen Potez 34 dimer and the Guillow’s Bird Dog. Yessir, the balsa chips will be flying as the weather cools here in New England.

See you on the flightline skyster!