I had a Great time at the Walter RC Park in Saranac Mi. The weekend following the forth we had a Fly In/Drive In on Saturday along with a Pot Luck for dinner and Fireworks at dusk. It was a good time and all the planes I took came home one piece and not in pieces...

If you ever get to Mid Michigan give the Walter RC Park a visit and tell Dave I sent you...

Mudman1959

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Well other than the non stopping rain here the temperatures have went to the better side of zero. So the build shed has been opened back up and the bench cleared for whatever may emerge... And something is!

You take one of these and do a little cutting and end up with this... still lots to do but I think it might work

I was talking with a Co-worker the other day about his collection of real airplanes. We got on the subject of his BD-5 and how I would like to model one the same way I built my Rearwin RC model... A bit of Balsa and Ply and Dollar Tree Foamboard. He brought in the next day plans for a all wood one spanning around 50 inches. After taking the plans to Staples and having them scanned and copied I sat down and gave them a good look over. I think I can do it, I just happen to have a complete power system just sitting around doing nothing that came out of my now retired "Cuda wanna Bee". Maybe add some retracts. We will see... but Old Man Winter needs to leave first as it is just too cold in the build shed to do anything even with the heater on. Stay tuned... Mudman1959

December 24, 2018 (0 min 33 sec)

Due to in-climate Weather this page is closed until Spring hits... It's too cold in the build shed to do anything.

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It started with a mess all over the work bench... But in a two day period it became something. The Flite Test "Edge" looks really good! Well why not I asked myself... So the plans were printed and cut out. Traced to the foam and hand cut. Lots of Good Rock & Roll music playing in the background, Hot Glue was flying everywhere... And it slowly emerged. The plane is a bit bigger than the original FT one as I am thinking about powering it with a over powered Brushless Motor. I cannot leave it stock! And of course there will be mods as I see the need. More to come...

I finally got the tail and the nose finished up.

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Hey all... Did anyone else see this new tool in the October issue of the Model Aviation magazine? I have one airplane that uses the “O-ring” to hold the prop on and have fought with it more than once trying to get it on. This tool makes it a lot easier! Speaking of making... well that’s what I did. The allen wrench from FT was bad so with the scrap piece of brass tubing and a little filing and drilling I now have the tool. Works great!

Once again my Hobby is under attack! The Government, Private Parties and Corporations want to limit my access to fly my Radio Control Airplanes. The pending new rulings include that my Radio Control Toy must have a Transponder System installed so they know when and where my Toy is at... At all times. I follow the AMA regulations and am a current Member. I fear our Hobby is now threatened and this may make our Hobby disappear. We live our lives by Rules and Regulations but this is getting ridiculous! The New Bill has already passed the House and now is up for a vote in the Senate. Please help us keep our Hobby alive! Read the attached AMA write up on this. Please contact your area Senators and let them know to vote NO on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018

https://amablog.modelaircraft.org/am...authorization/

The Old FT Explorer received a Upgrade today... No longer sliding in on it's belly that's so caveman... It now has landing gear, The next FT project... The New Long EZ. This one should be a challenge to see!

Mudman1959

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I acquired this one from Dave Walter at the Walter RC Park in Saranac Mi, and it was just the cut foam only. It is a West Michigan Park Flyers "McFoamy" but it was one of the early kits which is no longer produced. I finally received the missing wood and carbon fiber parts for it and started the assembly yesterday. Covering is colored packing tape I had leftover... Uncovered assembly Pics are from the WMPF site as I did not take any during the assembly...

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A Modified Flat Build P-40

I thought I might be able to do a few mods to the Flat 40 and give it a bit of an upgrade. Going to do a Flite Test Motor Pod. Not to sure on what to do about the white areas at this point. Maybe colored Markers to try and match the printed colors. We will see....
Stay tuned... Mudman1959

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Just a quick built F22... 21 inch wingspan... Cut the plans out, traced them on the foam and cut the pieces out. All done this afternoon. Power is a 1350 Kva motor turning a 6x4 APC Prop with a 30 amp ESC on a 3 cell Lipo. Should move along nicely!

Mudman1959

Plans are for a Nano F22 that I blew up to 400%

Traded off the Zagi Fixx for a New Zagi... The Zagi HP... EPP Foam, 48 inch wingspan. The build to start soon!

Mudman1959

And the Build starts...
Got a chance today to start the build on my New ZAGI HP 48 inch EPP Wing. They have updated the kits with carbon fiber strips for the top and bottom of the wings to keep the "Ole Zagi Flap" to a minimum. It also has a Plywood main spar that gets reinforced with a carbon fiber strip. Mine came with a roll of Fiber reinforcement tape and two rolls of the colored tape. The hardware kit is very complete including the pushrods, pushrod control clips and plastic control horns, all good quality parts. I had a older Ducted fan laying around that has a great can motor, unsure of the KVA but I am sure it will turn a 5x5 APC on a 4 cell lipo with no problems , going to have to buy a few batteries. So after a bit of surgery it was removed from the fan assembly and now lives in the Zagi. The Plastic parts have all been updated to .060″ Styrene which is definitely stronger! This one should be a fun one to fly... Stay tuned

Mudman1959

May 9, 2018 (0 min 55 sec)

Well it flew... One round around the patch to get it trimmed in and then I threw the juice to it.... It torque rolled into the top of a tree and made it all the way to the ground. Only damage was one wingtip fin was MIA. The prop even survived!

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A all original in the box ZAGI "Fixx"... Even has the ZAGI candy in the parts bags... Looking at trading it back to ZAGI for an updated ZAGI. This one is too brittle to fly but it is a complete kit maybe ZAGI can reproduce a new one out of better foam someday... This one has some repaired damage from being bounced around for a few years......Continue Reading

January 1, 2018 (1 min 20 sec)

Snowy Wheels and Frozen Flying Things Fly In at the Walter RC Park in Saranac Mi. on 01/01/2018. A decent turnout for it... Good hot Chili and Hot Dogs... Cold Wind, Deep Snow and Frozen Fingers for some... All in all a Good Day!

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Today a Friend and Mentor to myself and many a RC person passed away and flew on to a Greater Flying Field... Michael "Crash" Hancock lost his battle with Cancer. He was a Gentle Giant and a Friend to all. He would give you the shirt off his back if you asked. When my Youngest Son came home from Afghanistan he was really having a hard time with his depression and memories. Crash and some of the guys in and who listened to the Crash Cast sent a bunch of RC goodies for my Son and got him back up and flying and back to more/less normal. Never did I expect this. The first time I met Crash was at the Crash in Fly in at Saranac Mi. several years ago... It was like I knew him forever and we talked for quite sometime. I had been listening to the Crash Cast for awhile and Crash with his deep Radio Personality Voice imparted upon us his RC Wisdom and Knowledge. Sometimes the show went awry but Crash took everything in stride.
He will be Greatly missed! So in the words he ended all of his shows with... "Get out there and build something, Fly something and enjoy this Great Hobby of ours"
Wings Up and Wheels Down Buddy... You will be missed but Not forgotten.

Mudman1959

Started this a bit back... Almost ready to fly.

Mudman1959