PHOTO: RODNEY SHUMATE
Rodney Shumate’s Grumman Ag Cat(above left) was his first short kit build. The model finished beautifully, flies great, and Rodney is already looking forward to his next build. Chris Huxley converted the AT-502 Airtractor to the later AT-802 series (above right), added all kinds of scale details, then
PHOTO: BART CAMPELLO
PHOTO: CHRIS HUXLEY
presented the model to the retiring full scale duster pilot. Bart Campello’s first wood airplane is the Pietenpol Sky Scout (below left) from the Steven’s Aero kit. The model is beautifully built, with his efforts being rewarded with a great flying model.
there that haven’t been converted yet, so let’s get busy and see what will crop up next?
And last but not least, my good “flying buddy”, Mike Barker, got a shot of his granddaughter, Julia, here in Albuquerque with his 60-inch span Asop. The model is an enlargement of the original 40-inch Asop from Manzano Laser Works. Charlie cut a couple of these 150% models for the local crew here, so it’s not unusual to see one in the air just about anytime we’re gathered to fly. Mike, seeing the “cartoonish” appeal of the model, added the big grin and bright col- ors at the request of Julia, who has flown the model. And as you’ll see from the matched pair of grins in the picture, the whole exer- cise turned out very nicely.
built by Bart Campello from the Steven’s Aero kit, and is Bart’s first try at a wood kit. The 4-channel Sky Scout spans 48 inches, with the rudder and elevator driven by a pair of Hitec HS-55 servos, with an HS-50 for each aileron. Power is from a Hacker A20-20L outrunner with an APC 9–4.7 prop, a Phoenix 25 ESC, and a 3S 1300 mAh Li- Po battery. And with the flying weight at 28.2 ounces, the model no doubt flies every bit as good as it looks. Robert Russell had the honor of the maiden flight, and de-
scribed the Sky Scout simply as, “This plane is a delight to fly.” And now, we go back in time to a far less common conversion. This time, David Keats has converted a Fokker D-VII built from plans from a post war rubber powered Comet 10-cent kit. How cool is that? I’ll bet nobody at Comet anticipated this one when that kit was in production. The model spans 12 inches, tips the scales at 25 grams, and delivers flight times of 4–5 minutes. Okay guys, there’s seven more 10-cent plans out
Well, it looks like that’s going to just about do it for this month. Meanwhile, as the old year closes and the new begins I would like to thank all of you who take the time to read the column, as well as to send over all the great stuff that keeps it alive. In the end, about all I do is pass along the terrific stuff that you send, and without your efforts, I couldn’t do this. So with that, here’s wishing each one a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy, and pros- perous New Year.
PHOTO: DAVID KEATS
David Keats converted the 10-cent Comet Fokker D-VII (above left) to 3- channel R/C. Modeling has come a long way since those kits were available, and with today’s modern electronics are a great choice for indoor R/C flying.
FLYING MODELS
PHOTO: MIKE BARKER
Mike Barker’s granddaughter, Julia (above right), was the inspiration behind Mike’s 60-inch span Asop. Julia just finished her first flight on the model, and judging by the big smile, it looks like all went very well.
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