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Recap: Aug & Sept Meets at Woodsom Farm

Next Stealth Squadron meet is October 8 at Woodsom Farm
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All Axis WW1 Mass Launch sortie
Chris winds Eph’s Fairchild 24
Rittmeister and Comet Arado dimer
Sean watches his Jackrabbit scoot by
Bill M shows his new GAR Albatros DV. Flies great with scale dihedral!
Steve E launches Goose, the Pinkham Field Stick event winner

 

Great Weather, Great Flying!

Well gang, the club flying events have been coming in rapid succession as the curtain begins to draw on the outdoor season. 

Yep, between Woodsom Farm (Amesbury MA) and Whites Farm (Durham CT) a whole lot of Free Flight model flying’s been going on.

And it’s not over.  Our next meet is at Woodsom Farm on Oct 8.  Check out the event Flyer and see you on the field!

Pinkham Field Stick

The inaugural Pinkham Stick event at Woodsom Farm was a success.  Steve Evans brought his new “Goose” and won the event.  Steve sent along a plan for the high-flying Goose and we’ve posted it for download on our new Pinkham Stick web page.  Build one!

read about the Winning flight

See it on Youtube 

Results

August 20 Meet

Kanone Report, Stealth Squadron Aug 2022, Page 1

Kanone Report, Stealth Squadron Aug 2022, Page 2

September 10-11 Meet

Kanone Report, Stealth Squadron Sept 2022, Page 1

Kanone Report, Stealth Squadron Sept 2022, Page 2

Kanone Report, Stealth Squadron Sept 2022, Page 3

See you on the flightline on October 8 skyster!

 

Flying Fun with Pinkham Field Stick

Fly Pinkham Field Stick at  the upcoming 2 day Stealth Squadron meet
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Steve E’s Cricket Stick model
The Rittmeister’s Pipit!
AMA Alpha available from Peck Polymers (see text)
John K’s record-setting Marchi Cloud Chaser.  Read more about the Epic Flight

 

Simple is Good!

A new event has been added to the upcoming Stealth Squadron meets – Pinkham Field Stick. 

This is an event for simple quick-to-build, stick fuselage models intended to maximize participation and fun on the field with minimal up-front investment in time and resources.  The rules/guidelines for this event are as simple as the models themselves:

The folks in Durham, CT have been flying this event for years and at the Mid Summer Melt meet a couple of weeks ago a new Pinkham Field Stick record was established with a 17min on-the-field flight.   This is the longest flight we can recall where the model was launched, landed and retrieved from the same field.

read about the flight

These simple free flight models can deliver thrilling thermal flights.  They’re a great first step toward a full-bodied FF rubber sport or scale model and a fantastic way to hone your FF flight trimming chops. 

There are many rubber-powered FF stick model designs out there.  The recent Pipit one-design is good to fly in the event so if you’ve got one bring it to the meet and you’re in.  The great flying AMA Alpha ready-to-fly model also qualifies and may be the quickest and simplest way to get into the event.  Plus the Alpha comes with a winder that you’ll be able to use with your next rubber powered free flight model.   The Alpha is available from local supplier Peck & Polymers .

We’ve set up a new Pinkham Field Stick Plans & Tips page on this site to support this event.  The plans are free to download – check them out and maybe one will catch your eye.  Or better yet, design your own model.  Keep your eyes peeled for design, construction and flying tips as well!