Thanks to the efforts of Paul Geders, we have updated the Pylon Racing rules to include the new Uproar Class. I know of at least 4 of these beasts that have been built so we should see some close racing. Depending on how they compete we may toss them inContinue Reading
Wayne has been pretty busy! He’s covering the Jug with Monokote and painting the Olive Drab (olive drab monokote is no more) and White (see the rudder pic below). Its a big project. Wayne’s son in law printed an R2800 for him and a little paint brings it to life. TheContinue Reading
If your looking for Spirits own Wayne Nenninger this winter, he can be found in his modeling lair working on his latest creation, the Carolina Custom Kits P47. For the unfamiliar, Carolina Custom Kits could very well be the last bastion in the Balsawood Kit manufacturing sector. While everyone elseContinue Reading
If you love Aviation, Speed, Pratt and Whitneys, Merlins, Mustangs, Sea-Furies, Bearcats, and a legacy that has lasted since 1964, click on the icon below and donate anything you can afford. Mention Trent Palmer in your donation message and you will also be entered in an opportunity to win aContinue Reading
A video by John Campbell Our own John Campbell was inspired so much by the amazing weather on the 28th, that he fired up his JVC 4K camera and shot the following video. Thanks John! Remember, anyone can contribute content to the site. Just send in some pictures and aContinue Reading
Thanks for all the votes from our members. Your Presidents Spitfire took 2nd place out of 756 entries! My Hobbysquawk call-sign is “2FewDaysatFlyingfield” and as you can see, we pretty much owned the LIFT and DRAG brackets! Ultimately the AL37 / AWAC modification by Joey Jorgenson ended up taking homeContinue 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
Finding a place that has an incredible amount of content for scratch building a variety of odd or different model aircraft is often difficult to impossible. Often you end up paying $’s for paper plans and if you want those electronically, you have to either scan them yourself if youContinue 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
The Ostmann’s Field is the Burmuda Triangle: Last week, Dave Brown retrieved two aircraft in the muddy Farmer’s Field, north of the runway. Â The first aircraft, a P-51 owned by David Lynch was recovered by Dave’s patented “Spoon” aircraft fishing lure. Â Easy, Peasy! The second, was a ducted fan jetContinue 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
The VQ Warbirds Aichi D3A “Val” One of the things that is most humbling about this hobby is just how unforgiving it can be. Those of you who were at the monthly meeting in June saw the Aichi D3A Dive-Bomber that I had built from the VQ Warbirds ARF kit.Continue Reading
