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February Georgetown Meet Pics & Outdoor Flyers

Georgetown Indoor Meet Sunday Mar. 15!

Event Flyer HERE

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Two new Guillow’s models shown at the March 11 club meeting in the Georgetown, MA library. 

 

Steve E’s beautiful new me-109. Flies great!
Dave K compares his new Peanut Peck Zero (light gray) with Steve’s veteran model. Beautiful models!
Richard B shows off his new Wright WP-1 dime scale model. It’s from the Volare short kit.
Another new Guillow’s model. Chris M’s big B-29 is sure to darken the Geneseo sky at the FAC NATS this summer!
Tom M flew his Pete Kaiteris designed “New York Minute” at the Feb 22 Penn Brook School meet in Georgetown, MA. Yes, it’s a Pinkham Field Stick model!

Build, Fly, Fun!  

ALERT! Indoor Flying at Penn Brook School in Georgetown, MA this Sunday 3/15/2026.  See the Flyer HERE and join us!

Woodsom Farm Outdoor Meet Fliers Posted

Well, a few warm sunny days and a modelers’ thoughts turn to flying outside. Unfortunately, that pesky snow is still in the way.  No worries, we’ve still got a couple more indoor flying dates – check the Calendar and take advantage while you can.  

Fine Spring weather is coming of course.  We posted the outdoor flying dates on the big field at Woodsom Farm recently and we’ve now added the Meet Flyers to the Calendar.  These Flyers provide directions to the field, key contacts,  and a list of competition events for the meet.  You can fly your stick & tissue models (no RC) for fun, but you still should register and pay a modest entry fee to offset the field rental.

Consider entering one or more of the events.  It’s all for fun and a great way to improve.   

Hard Winter = New Models!

We’ve had a rough winter.  The upside is lots of new models are getting built.  An impressive fleet of new airplanes showed up at the February indoor meet in Georgetown, MA (see sidebar pics).    

Guillow’s kits are especially popular.  Many of us remember building these as kids, and several have noted how they seem to go together easier now.  Chalk that up to experience, maybe a bit more patience, and new technology (laser cut parts).   

Several clubsters have been building at the monthly club meetings and this is a  casual way to learn building techniques, ask questions and meet other club members.  Like our meets, it’s all low-key and for fun. 

Join the club to get on the mailing list to hear when and where these club meetings are taking place.

See you in the gym!

Oh, Winter Wild!

See you at the Georgetown MA Indoor Meet Sunday Feb. 22!

Event Flyer HERE

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A Mooney Druine Turbulent ravished mid-flight by a hungry Owl on Mt. Killington earlier this month.

 

The perpetrator! – mean old Mr Bard Owl!
The FAC Guillow’s Postal Contest is on! Learn more in this Post.
Mitch K’s Guillow’s Spitfire is finished and ready to take flight.
Ah, the pleasures of winter flying in New England!
An intrepid flyer checks the wind speed off frozen Cape Cod Bay in early February.

Stay warm.  Fly Indoors!  

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!

Go Guillow’s!

See you at the Georgetown MA Indoor Meet Sunday Jan. 11

Event Flyer HERE

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Mitch used all the kit parts and stringers, but cut them back on the inside to reduce weight. Lighter flies better!

 

More “added lightness” is evident in the Spitfire’s wing frame. Use the stock plastic cowl!
Here’s the 34in span Stuka under construction by Tom N. Note the laser cut parts. No lightening planned for this model – it’ll be gas powered free flight scale!
A challenging subject! This Rufe was started by Jim W’s girlfriend years ago. Will it be finished up and flying this spring?
Guillow’s 500 Series Spitfire kit on clubster Mitch K’s workbench. This is the die cut version, but many Guillow’s kits are now available with laser cut parts.

Guillow’s 100th Anniversary!  

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!