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A secret finally revealed Thanks again for publishing the Z-15 ar-
ticle back in October, 2011. A month or so af- ter the article appeared, I was talking with well-known West Coast modeler, Tony Nacarrato, when he said that he had a treat for me. Out comes one of the original boxes that would have been used for the kit. Wow! And now we know the name that Frank Zaic gave the model—Slow Poke!
registration information on the aircraft will then pop up. While it won’t give you a pho- to or anything like that, it will tell you the year the airplane was built, and its serial number, along with the owner info, etc. Other websites such as
www.landings.
com will allow you to search the FAA Regis- tration database by aircraft serial number, a very handy search mechanism when an N- number has been changed on an airplane. H.G. FRAUTSCHY Oshkosh, WI
A different Yard Stick Here’s a photo of me with my latest air-
plane, a modified Yard Stick from the Feb- ruary issue of FM. My modifications are: (1) the motor is a
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So you see, the story is true, not just some
made up thing by a crazy modeler. Thought your readers might like to hear about this latest discovery and see a photo of the mod- el with its box.
JIM LUEKEN Simi Valley, CA
A soft spot shared Your comments about the 150 [Cessna
150 Aerobat, May 2012] sure hit home. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for it too, having flown a few during my flight training days. It’s a great small airplane! Your old 1971 150 is in Florida. For scale modelers, or folks like you who wonder if their old airplane is still out there, finding out if an aircraft is still on the FAA’s registration rolls is easy. Just visit their home page at
www.faa.gov, and you’ll see a window right in the center of the screen la- beled “N-Number Inquiry”, where you can enter the N-number. (Don’t add a C in the beginning, even if it’s on the airplane.) Punch the “Go” button, and the most current
carbon fiber arrow shaft, and (2) the power system is more powerful and heavier than the original Yard Stick. It consists of a 1450
Kv motor, and 18-amp ESC and a 750 mAh battery. I am experimenting to find the best prop. It has flown with a 9–6 and a 5–3 prop. This weighs more than the original Yard
Stick, but that arrow shaft is nearly inde- structible, and it flies well. Maybe I should call it an Arrow Stick. CHUCK YOUNG
Houghton, MI
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