Twisted Sticks December 2007 Newsletter

Building season is here.
At the last meeting I tried to get some of you to reveal what your plans are.  Boy, are we ever a closed mouth bunch - especially if you think it will be in the newsletter.  Vance said it was because no one wanted to get ragged on for not completing a project.  Well if that's the case I plead mea culpa.

 

John's addition.

Ok if everyone if afraid of getting ragged on I'm not.  You guys can take your best shot.  :.  Okay this hobby is an addiction because we do stuff that makes no rational sense,  Stuff like.

 

My new in the box never been run engines.
Thunder Tiger .46 Pro.
Thunder Tiger .61 Pro.
Magnum XL 91 RFS 4 stroke (two of these)
Saito FA 72 4 stroke
Saito FA 125a 4 stroke
Saito FA 150H 4 stroke
OS 40LA
Ordered but not yet received DL50 50cc gas motor.  www.dl50.com

 

Now most of these were bought for an airplane that either I haven't built or I changed my mind about what engine was suitable.

 

New un built kits and ARFs.
GP 81" Chipmunk - 150 Saito
GP 71" Giant Aeromaster Biplane - DL50
Sig Sundancer 50 Biplane - Saito 72
Sig Somthin Extra - Needs trim finished and radio installed - Thunder Tiger 46
 

Sig Hob Bipe -> fusealage is completed - Thunder Tiger .61

Bridi Kaos - Needs to be recovered - presently stripped, then needs motor and radio installed - Magnum XL 91.
 

Sig Mid Star - New in box
Sig Faser - New in box
Sig Mini Smith - New in box
Midwest Super Stearman - New in box

 

Completed aircraft purchased and never flown
Carl Goldberg Sukhoi OS 120 pumped 4 Stroke
Carl Goldberg Bucker Biplane OS .91 4 Stroke

 

Flyable aircraft
68" Stick - Enya 120R
Phoenix Decathlon Magnum XLS 46
GP Shoestring - OS 61

 

Let's see that adds up to three flyable aircraft and 4 that should be flying by spring.  Any bets on how many I complete?  The Somethin Extra has been sitting for two years now.  And you guys ragg on Dale for his hanger queens!

 

Current builds
Bob Baunoch is building a 1/3 scale Balsa USA Piper Cub.  He is going to power it with a Zenoah G62 gas.

 

Now the rest of youse guys email what you're building so this newsletter can be a little more interesting!