Wow, this project is challenging given the lack of manual, photos, and one drawing. Manual was translated from German so the language is awkward and difficult to understand. The Manual was written for v3 of the kit and mine is either v1 or v2 so instructions do not align well.Continue Reading
Pre-bent hardwood was a nice, and welcome, surprise to round the fuselage nose in towards the firewall. I will find out many of mistakes are due to an inadequate manual and lack of photos. As Wayne N says, “Just keep gluing”. For me it starts with “cut it apart and then…”Continue Reading
Waco YMF-5 History The Waco F series is a series of American-built general aviation and military biplane trainers of the 1930s from the Waco Aircraft Company. The Waco ‘F’ series of biplanes supplanted and then replaced the earlier ‘O’ series of 1927/33. The ‘F’ series had an airframe which was smaller and about 450 pounds (200 kg) lighter thanContinue Reading
Yes, I know. There are things messed up but joy is just around the corner. The Spirits website has evolved over many years; and with it, issues pile on top of each other. Ralph Grant can attest to the frustrations with the site; well before my time taking over management.Continue Reading
“The club exists to have a field to fly our airplanes and enjoy fellowship with the like-minded. Everything we do must serve this end.” ~Dan M.Continue Reading
Building continues with framing the left side of the fuselage. There are quality parts such as scarf-joint stringers and all of the hardware is included. Made mistakes, first of many, requiring cutting apart pieces.Continue Reading
Winning the Auction It’s always fun to win something; like, say, an auction. It’s been a long time since I built a kit so I jumped in. When the auction was announced I scoured YouTube and RCB, RCG, and RCU to see what I was getting into. Pretty impressed withContinue Reading
Field Maintenance is a team sport in our Clb. It takes all of us to support this amazing flying site we are privileged to fly at. Anyone can report a maintenance item and anyone can step up to address any Job in the Jar. We have created a simple methodContinue Reading
Second Tuesday of the month we gather to discuss what’s happening in the Club, show off new toys, and then adjourn to Serra’s Pizza for BS’ing. Join us!Continue Reading
Second Tuesday of the month we gather to discuss what’s happening in the Club, show off new toys, and then adjourn to Serra’s Pizza for BS’ing. Join us!Continue Reading
Our own Walt Wilson was published in the October 2002 issue of Model Aviation magazine. This is a great resource if you are looking for history on our great flying field. Original article on AMA website. Anatomy of a Flying FieldContinue Reading
Updated 05Sept Shout out to : Terry Houts, Ralph Doyle, Wayne Nenninger, Stephen Adams, J.C. Ballestas, Greg Tesson, Curt McIntyre, Kevin Mayden, Dan Faulkner, Stephen Ramonczuk, Bob Schmidt, and Dustin Whitrock The following tasks were Completed… painting of the charge & flight tables, replacing the frequency board plywood and rottedContinue Reading
The Board met on 02September to discuss the coming year. Please review the Minutes and bring any question to the Club Meeting on 10September at Bob Gizzie Memorial Field.Continue Reading
The caveats. I am a rookie drone pilot so the flight and video is not always smooth. The video is time compressed (sped up; leaving it a bit jerky) for the sake of not boring the viewers for too long. I bought a used DJI Inspire 1 v2.0 last yearContinue Reading
Join us each month to cover What’s Happening at the Spirits then grab a bite with the crew at Serra’s Pizza.Continue Reading
