We had an awesome impromptu turnout for some EDF (Electric Ducted Fan) Jet pylon racing this past Sunday. We had the intention of racing the pylons on Saturday but rain and a strong cross wind ran everyone off. There were about 5 of us standing around talking about how awesomeContinue Reading
Lets face it. All servo testers are little electronic pieces of junk. Until now! At least that is my experience. I’ve probably purchased at least 3 or 4 of them and they ALL die eventually. Jump over to Amazon and they range from $7.00 to $15.00 and they are allContinue Reading
I’ve loved this plane since I first saw Bob Odegaard fly her at Reno in about 2000. Here’s the story….Continue Reading
A Little Unlimited Warbird Eye-candy! I didn’t do much building yesterday since the finals for the Reno Air Races were streaming on YouTube so I made up for it tonight! In case you were curious, Dreadnaught took the Gold Unlimited’s in the desert with a average speed of about 420mph.Continue Reading
I was running around a lot this week and other obligations have kept me from going out to Reno to watch the Air Races so I spent the morning soldering up the power system for Dago Red. The goal here is POWER and its going to take a lot ofContinue Reading
So Basically Everyone!!! On September 28th it would be awesome if we could get at least a dozen electric warbird racers! I would be willing to bet that just about every single member of the club has an electric warbird! If you can takeoff, fly in a 660’ oval, andContinue Reading
Don’t forget about the Electric Warbird Pylon Racing coming September 28th to Gizzie Field! Dago Red or in racer speak “Race Number Four” is one of the iconic warbirds from the annuals of Reno Air Racing. This was one of my favorite Mustangs and it deserves the spotlight right upContinue Reading
An event for the jet jockeys… We have decided to try something new for the guys in the club that love to fly jets! How it works: Its takes a little time to get multiple birds in the air, form up, and start a pylon race. When you only haveContinue Reading
Mark Your Calendars! Come out and fly the pylon course with us! We will be racing: Sig Four Star-40’s Electric Warbirds Just about everyone in this club has an electric warbird! Bring that hanger queen out and lets do some flying together! Its really not about winning! Its about flyingContinue Reading
