RC Airplanes

This page was updated 10/04/2008
10/28/07- Weather was great so Bobbi and I went flying our RC models. Here are some pix. Photo by Arty Mundel My Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Photo by Arty Mundel This Hangar 9 P-40 is a dream to fly. Photo by Arty Mundel This is a British Mosquito. Photo by Arty Mundel Nice scale takeoff with the tailwheel up. Photo by Arty Mundel The Mosquito is on final approach. Here is the order form for the PBRCA shirts and hats. GCRC/OrderForm.pdf November 19, 2006- Tucker and Captain flying their Pitts Challenger and Pitts Model 12 biplanes. November 19, 2006- It was a real busy day at the field. We have about 410 members so we get a lot of radios in the impound shack. November 19, 2006- A lot of planes in the pits. That's Joe working on his Yak in the foreground. November 19, 2006- You can just barely see Tucker on the flightline flying his Pitts Model 12. Hint- Captain is standing behind him in the yellow shirt and hat. September 23, 2006- Another great day flying at the RC field. July 2006- Tucker soloed again and we are so proud of him. Here are a couple of pictures. Click on the images to enlarge them.
Radio Shack Construction at Kraft Field Feb 4-5, 2006
2/4/06- This is why we wanted to build a new frequency control facility. All we had was two posts with pins, and gutters for the radios.
2/4/06- First, we had to dig the holes for the posts. Laying out the 4 posts and setting them so they were square with each other took about 1.5 hours. Chris Handegard in the white shirt was my assistant foreman and did a great job.
2/4/06- It was a race against time because we knew a line of severe thunderstorms was about to hit. We set the posts in concrete and then attached the sides. Thanks to Hy Frischman and Joe Cambria for hauling water for the concrete.
2/4/06- The thunderstorms were heading our way as Hy Frischman and I drilled and bolted the headers in place.
2/4/06- Chris and I laid out the sides to be cut under the canopy.
2/4/06- Besides helping with the radio shack construction, Walt Dreyfus also took membership renewals and issued keys.
2/4/06- Walt brought his new oxy-acetelyne outfit to the field and had Bill May weld the locks to the gates and patch a broken canopy support.
2/5/06- The rain drenched us yesterday and ended construction before we could get the roof and shelves built, so we finished the shack up today.
2/5/06- The frequency pins are mounted with clips on the sides and there are 2 shelves for radios.
2/5/06- Bobbi and her crew of painters, Bob, Ed Christiansen, Avi's daughter, Wayne, and Richie gave the new shack a coat of green stain to blend in with the grass.
2/11/06- Several members wanted a slanted shelf to put their radios on, so Bobbi, Oscar, and I installed one on Saturday. Here it gets a final coat of paint.
Flying Car Race- May 16, 2005
Capt Al drove Walt Dreyfus' #24 car. Here is Walt releasing the car before it goes to the starting line. The cars are made form plans available for free on SpadToTheBone.com.
Last year we had 6 cars in the race. Unfortunately, this year 3 drivers demolished their cars in practice so only 3 were ready to go on race day. The cars are all made of plastic sign board and have .46 size engines. Here, the 3 entries are all racing down the runway prior to lifting off.
From L to R: Greg Triolo 3rd place, Capt Al 1st place, Seth Sterling 2nd place. What a blast, can't wait till next year.
I bought this Midwest Pitts kit 28 years ago when I first got into the RC hobby. I thought this was going to be my trainer! Members of the Gold Coast Radio Controllers soon straightened me out and I put the kit in the attic for the next quarter century. It has an OS 91 Surpass and flew great until I cracked it up on takeoff one day.
After about 500 flights on my venerable Sig Somethin Extra, I got too fast in a dive and POW!! the Monokote on the top of the wing blew out. Luckily, it didn't affect the flying qualities and I landed without incident, recovered the wing and put another 100 flights on the plane before giving it away.
That's our dog Cain posing beside my Great Planes Giles 202. Built it from a kit. Great flying plane just don't use more elevator throw than recommended or else high speed tip stalls are wicked.
That's a flying Porsche race car with a Thunder Tiger .46. It's made out of plastic signboard and flies terrific. You should see it hover!
Tucker is sitting with his Frankenstein trainer. That's an RCM trainer wing and a Hobbico trainer fuselage pulled by a Thunder Tiger .46. The wing is symmetrical so this trainer is very aerobatic.
Tucker is showing off our World Models P51 Mustang, "Short Fuse Sallee". For $200 bucks you get a beautiful Mustang, retracts, and a polished aluminum spinner. With a 70 Surpass, it is very stable but fast!
This is Hangar Nine's AT6. It's beautifully done and well worth the money. Even the decals are applied for you! Power is a Thunder Tiger .91FS.
I couldn't resist building another flying Porsche race car. This one is done up like the NASCAR M&M car. I had a sign shop cut the vinyl graphics for me. Power is a Thunder Tiger .46. Plans are available for free at www.SpadToTheBone.com.