Tag: Georgetown MA

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!

Penn Brook School in Georgetown, MA this coming Sunday 2/22/2026.  Be there and join our happy (and warm) crew of fliers.  See the Flyer HERE!

Frigid Flying Follies

You can’t fool mother nature, but some folks just can’t help but try.   Sure, there’s two feet of snow on the ground and the thermometer’s plunging faster than a starlet’s neckline.  But heck we’ve gotta fly!

Stories of aero derring-do are coming in from across the frigid northeast.  Did you get wind of clubsters John & Kathi R. trekking down the Cape with a U.K. pal to fly off the frozen dunes during the worst snowstorm in years?  No?  Well, check out John’s photostream HERE.   Now, that’s some good ‘ol Yankee hospitality!

Or how about Mitch K’s terror-filled test flight high up on snowy Mt. Killington, VT?  Mitch tossed his new Druine Turbulent over the powdery snow in his front yard  only to have a Bard Owl snatch the little red model out of the air mid-flight!  Mr. Owl quickly found the Druine less than tasty and dropped the carcass to the snow.  Repairs are underway.   

Guillow’s Postal Contest!

So you can’t wait until the FAC NATS for Guillow’s fun, or you’re just too far away?  

The Guillow’s Postal Contest is underway now and you can fly your Modern or Golden Age Guillow’s models in the event.  To enter, simply take a photo of your model, include it with your best flight time and submit per the instructions HERE.  

Anyone can enter this Postal Event, whether you’ll be in Geneseo for the NATS or not.

Scores will be posted in future issues of the Flying Aces Club News. The Postal Contest ends on December 31, 2026.  Sure sounds like fun, eh skyster? 

Well  that’s all for now.  See you in the gym…. or the deep white stuff if you dare!

Happy New Year – and what a year it’s going to be for us model airplane enthusiasts!

Three cheers for traditional stick & tissue modeling!

January 11 Indoor Flying in Georgetown, MA

Yep, 2026 is off to a flying start.  Say boo to bad weather and fly indoors.  If you missed the Jan 4 contest at Glastonbury HS in CT, we’re flying again this Sunday Jan 11 at the Penn Brook school in Georgetown, MA.  You’ve been building away over the holidays and here’s your chance to get some airtime.  

The Event Flyer has all of the details including directions to the gym and key contacts.

Guillow’s at the 2026 FAC NATS

 What, you haven’t heard the news?!  Well, join our parent org, the national Flying Aces Club, and get with the program.  Their bi-monthly hardcopy newsletter brings you all the best in the stick & tissue modeling world including several full-size building plans in every issue.  Sign up at flyingacesclub.com!

If you’re a modeler, you likely know about Guillow’s.  But did you know it’s the oldest continuously operating model airplane company in the world?  And sure, puff your chest out a bit because Guillow’s is located right here in Wakefield, MA!

Stealth Squadroneers love Guillow’s models.  We usually have a handful of Guillow’s models flying at our meets and they win competition events too!

 We’ve hosted the family fun “Flying Aces Take Flight” event with Guillow’s at the Spencer Peirce Little Farm in Newbury, MA the past two summers and it’s scheduled again for 2026.

So hear ye, hear ye local modelers – here’s your chance to “go national” and fly your Guillow’s model in free flight with like-minded folks from around the country and beyond.  Join your fellow Stealth Squadroneers – the Guillow’s Home Team – in beautiful Geneseo, New York this coming July.

The FAC will recognize Guillow’s models flown in each of their NATS competition events and there will be a fun “mass launch” of all Guillow’s models as part of the Guillow’s 100th Anniversary celebration.  Models should be built right out of the Guillow’s kit box using the kit wood (die cut or laser cut) and plastic parts.  The model may be lightened by sanding and/or reducing the width of the sheetwood parts.  More guidance will be posted here soon.  Stay tuned. 

In the meantime, check out the pictures in the sidebar to see how some clubsters are already building their Guillow’s models.  It’ll be fun to chat it up with your fellow modelers at the indoor flying meets and find out who’s building what and how they’re doing it.

See you in the gym skyster!