Small Flying Arts

RUBBER PAYLOAD CONTEST - AUGUST 14TH If not the best attended OFFC contest it was certainly one of the most fun. Everyone agreed that we will have to do this one again. There were only two entries, Bill Watson and Jim Leuken. Now, that may not sound like much of a contest but everyone there was fasc...

On Wednesday, July 31, the Dime Scale Contest (9 cent scale) was held in the Stonehurst gym. We had a great meeting before the contest which ended with a few surprised, "The contest is today?" remarks. As it turned out only three people brought dimers. But, following the FAC three contesta...

CORRECTION! I was sent the wrong photo of the A-6 contest score sheet. Here are the correct results. ⋅ Bill Watson 457.5 Seconds ⋅ Will Woods 408.1 ⋅ Norm Furutani 391.3 ⋅ Paul Avery 340.6 ⋅ Jim Leuken 276.0 ⋅ Don Butman 224.5 ⋅ ...

REMINDER Wednesday, July 31, (That's tomorrow, folks.) is the 9 Cent Scale (Joe Whiting's relaxed Dimer rules) contest at Stonehurst. If you have a dimer that flies come on out! Also, for those who enjoy a challenge, the OFFC Payload contest will be at Stonehurst on August 14. Payload_Reminder.png ...

I was at the Predicted Time/Spot Landing contest yesterday. This is the OFFC's one outdoor contest that is always held in the middle of summer on the Stonehurst Recreation Center field. It was a bit windy but flyable. The contest is open to any rubber powered model that can ROG (Yes, in the past hel...

I was out of the country for the A-6 contest on June 26 so I can't give you a description of how it went but I was given the results and a few photos. The results: 1. Bill Watson 272 seconds 2. Jim Leuken 182.5 3. Pete Basone 179.8 4. Don Butman 148.3 5. Bud Matthews N/A The photos are the finishers...

The pictures didn't take on this post and after I put in the next one I can't delete it. Lession learned!

Well, seems very quiet on the modeling front in Antigua. I got no replies and I'm back in California. I can see, with the almost constant wind there that free flight might not be popular. (No wonder it was the favorite English base in the Caribbean during the age of sail.)

Keep 'Em Flying!

KF

Just wondering if anyone on this forum is in Antigua? Would like to see what you are flying in the islands. I will be in Saint Phillips for about the next week.

KF

The Legal Eagle contest happened on Wednesday, May 29. There was a very good turnout for the meeting but only six members brought models for the contest. Bill Watson, once again, proved what can be done with a light, carefully trimmed model by winning , but it wasn’t a runaway with Paul Avery coming...