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Category Archives: Projects
Bigger Stik Build
As most of you know Andrew and I are in the process of building a Bigger Stik 2m wing span for the purpose of aerotow. Some progress pictures. Fuse in progress. Wing cores cut and being readied for sheeting. … Continue reading
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New Lawn tractor and shed
After all the planning, this week saw teams, led by committee members, construct a new shed and fell some trees that were obstructing the main runway. On Friday afternoon we took delivery of our new Lawn Tractor financed through a … Continue reading
DIY C of G stand
Thanks to Gary, here is neat little C of G stand you can build for yourselves; pdf plan for this CG STAND pdf plan REAR FUZ STAND (1) pdf plan REAR FUZ STAND (2)
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Fokker Eindekker Build – Autumn 2014
Fokker Eindekker Build – Autumn 2014 Part One I have long held the wish to build a “dawn patrol” WW1 type model aircraft, and thought that a monoplane would be where to start. I spotted a Fokker Eindekker plan on … Continue reading
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Off plan build of an LS-1 glider using modern techniques
I wanted a slightly faster aileron trainer and was looking for a design that I could apply modern build techniques. I selected the LS-1 designed by Carl Maas and Mike Reed from the early ’90’s. The plan is available from; … Continue reading
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Tom Thumb off plan build Part 2; finish and fly (hopefully :) )
5th July 2013; The little chap is all covered with Solarfilm and looks lovely. Then I hit a major hurdle that should have been obvious when looking at the plan. The original was designed with a relatively heavy diesel up … Continue reading
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Off plan build of a Tom Thumb designed by Vic Smeed
With an eye towards next winter I started thinking about a little chap to fly. The rtf models around didn’t grab me and I have collected enough transmitters already. 45 years ago in my youth we spent many hours at … Continue reading
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Autumn Glider weekend getaway in Wales proposal
Wanted to know if anyone would be interested in a glider/slope soaring weekend away. My suggestion is a visit to the Bwlch in South Wales; http://www.knewt.com/bwlch/thebwlch.htm This is a fantastic gliding and slope soaring venue in beautiful surrounds. There is … Continue reading
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