Scott and Sam Bolton have a very unique modified Midwest P-63C kit (above left) with a foam wing and extended moments and surfaces. Al Takatsch (above
profile. He used the Legacy 40 plans and dis- cussed with me the correct lowering of the engine thrust line to allow the model to fly better in the profile mode. That discussion is available in the Encore 40 Twins article as published in the April 2009 issue of FLYING MODELS. The numbers are right on for the model except for the thrust line locations. His powerplant is also an OS Max 46 LA with an APC 11.5–4 prop. He powers the en- gine with Brodak 5% nitro and 23% oil. The oil is half and half synthetic and castor. His model is at 52 ounces and is finished with MonoKote film and Pactra Formula-U paint. Bob is from Grafton, Ohio.
Bolton family P-63C Scott and Sam Bolton are flying a modi-
fied Midwest P-63C model as created by Jer- ry Tarnofski. Like my earlier Chuck Turner P-63C Flying Red Horse published in the June 1978 Model Airplane News, Jerry added his own foam wing to the mix and ex- tended the fuselage plus stab and elevator span. My fuselage remained the same di- mensions as in the kit. Scott and Sam’s P-
right) amazes everyone with his skill in mastering the goals of control line flight while bound to a motorized wheel chair.
63C has a 60-inch span and has 610 square inches of lifting surface, to include the flaps. The motivation unit in the nose is again an OS Max 46 LA with a Zinger 11–5 prop. Their release is at 9150, and they enjoy a 5.4-second lap time. Their nose moment is 8.75 inches and the tail moment is 16 inch- es. The paints are Sig products.
Al Takatsch flying wheel chair My hat certainly is doffed for Al Takatsch
as he flew at the last Brodak Fly-In while being seated in his wheel chair. Al maneu- vered the chair with his right hand and flew the model with his left hand. Earlier I viewed Carl Shoup of Grand Junction, Col- orado fly in a non-powered wheel chair. I spotted Carl at one of the VSC contests. Carl was recovering from an accident. I offer my congratulations to both Al and Carl for their determination and skill.
Bob Krug twin 15 Magician Bob Krug brought a rather interesting
model to the 2011 version of the Brodak Fly- In. I like twins, and I like Magicians as de-
signed by Jim Silhavy. So Bob puts together a twin engine powered Magician in delicious yellow and purple colors. The engines of choice seem to be smaller OS Max versions in the .20 to .25 cubic inch size. I loved to watch Bob make this combination work so well.
Voumard, Palmer Thunderbird Greg and Teresa Voumard are travelers
from Iowa and have planned to attend one of the Brodak Fly-Ins and accomplished that goal in 2011. Greg assembled his stock di- mension RSM kit Bob Palmer Thunderbird for that summer’s events. He copied the paint scheme from the original Palmer Thunderbird as displayed in the AMA Mu- seum on the AMA site near Muncie, Indi- ana. He also utilizes an OS Max 46 LA for power and keeps the model in the pattern with a Master Airscrew (black) 11–6 prop. He added one head shim and replaced the stock needle valve with a SuperTigre type. 63-inch lines keep the tension taut, and Greg likes all his paints to be from John Bro- dak, to include base coat, moving to color, and then on to the final clear coat.
Bob Krug builds and demonstrates his twin fuselage Magician 15 (above) at the 2011 Brodak Fly-In. Power seems to be a pair of older OS Max .20 or .25s. Greg and Teresa Voumard brought Greg’s nice rendition of Bob Palmer’s Thunderbird(at right).Greg painted the model to resemble the one on display at the AMA Museum.
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