Since my usual co flier had the audacity to have his foot operated on, I have been unable to fly. To correct this, I have designed and built a stooge to...
I have added a .dxf of the stooge drwaing and a photo of the completed stooge to the Ted's Stone folder in the files section. The stooge is mounted to a 3...
I am building a model of the Barnstormer (1950 Nats winner) from plans. Does anyone know the color scheme of the plane that won in 1950? Thanks. -Ed Comfort ...
Hey everybody. I am new here, just baught a Nobler ARF and went down to the local airfield to get to know some of the local club members. It was suggested to...
... In my opinion, Half-A is so much harder to fly well than is true of the larger CL planes, I would have said get the Super Clown and a 25 size engine as...
I agree with Tony for the Baby Clown. Btw, I have one and it flies just fine. Better than I can fly it, frankly. You will enjoy it and fixing/replacing it...
Bill, I forgot to ask. Where are you? And where do you fly? Welcome to the group. Nick Vanmatre San Diego, [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... I am in Springfield, OR. The field is in Eugene. I will keep you all posted on how the flying goes. Thanks for all of your advice, Bill Spalding...
I really like this "controlineflyingforum" it's a great Yahoo Group. I also like the following interactive web site. It is the friendliest bunch of c/l fliers...
Bill, I came back into C/L flying after a 50 year hiatus. I cracked up plane after plane until I purchased a Brodak Super Clown ARF -- I couldn't believe a ...
... I flew a Super Clown in 1954, another in 1964, and a third in 2004. I was never thrilled to death with its flying performance, although I liked PDQ's...
My personal opinion would be to put the black widow on Ebay since they command the big bucks and glow head are expensive. I would go with a Flight STreak ARF...
Try having a look on the BalsaBeavers website, (http://www.balsabeavers.ca/). They've a free plan for a coroplast 1/2A trainer, takes minutes to build, costs...
Thought I would ask around about this plane I picked up a SE5 A plane what has me thinking .it almost looks the same as this pic but blade is single and ...
Greetings Bill! Welcome back to the sport! There are a couple of contests coming up soon in your area if you didn't already know. April 18-20 at the Jim Walker...
... size plane. ... I agree to John. My experience is that 1/2A's fly at approximately the same speed as larger planes powered with engines from .35ccinch or...
... size plane. ... I agree to John. My experience is that 1/2A's fly at approximately the same speed as larger planes powered with engines from .35ccinch or...
... ARF to arrive, so I can get some practice in. I have a little experience with the 1/2A models from about two years ago. Bill Spalding Howdy Bill, I don't...
... Thank you all for all of the input. I will keep it all in mind. I have already ordered the Baby Clown ARF. I will fly it to get the feel of flying back as...
I can vouch for the Brodak Super Clown ARF. A new .25 or and older .29 is the perfect size engine. THE SUPER CLOWN IS SOOOO EASY TO FLY AND STUNT. IMHO it ...
I don't know if there Super Clown is on b/o due to the Texas Balso bonfire last July. But the regular clown is on indefinite b/o----however all that said I...
I put my Baby Clown together today. I had to put my Norvel .061 on it because of the mounting type. Should be fun to fly with the extra power. I also created a...
... Bill congratulations on your new plane! I flew a baby clown most of last summer. I can tell you they are a bit touchy but not nearly as bad as some...
I don't have any connection with Brodak and can't speak for them, but I know there was a major loss of balsa due to the fire in Texas last year. I don't know...
I do realizethe unstableness of 1/2A's. My problem is not with the flying, it's the breezy day flying. I just need practice landing with an innexpensive model....
YES, Aurora did exactly that. They produced two versions of several of their models. One for flying and the other for display. I'm quite sure that someone...
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