Take 2 - Building, Rebuilding and Flying

[Jimun]

I Have 1 year of flying Foam board Planes now. I have had a blast and made a lot of new friends, @mayan , @kilroy07 , @bracesport , @buzzbomb , @CarolineTyler , @Wildthing , @Grifflyer, @BATTLEAXE (sorry if I missed anyone) and I got a lot of help from more members in the forums. Thank you all for all the help and encouragement.

I have been away from it for a couple of months, just life, Holidays, work and on and on. So today I have time to get to work. I have planes to rebuild - Tiny Trainer and MS Spitfire, and planes to build - finish the Simple Cub, build another MS Corsair, Simple Scout and more. I also have a 25 year old kit of a wood and fiberglass 55" wingspan plane still in the box. The wing is put together and the fuselage is formed fiberglass. I won it in a raffle at the RC club.

So this is my thread to share the continuation of my journey in flight.

For anyone who wants to see how I started you can check out this thread: 59 year old newbie

 

[Wildthing]

I Have 1 year of flying Foam board Planes now. I have had a blast and made a lot of new friends, @mayan , @kilroy07 , @bracesport , @buzzbomb , @CarolineTyler , @Wildthing , @Grifflyer and I got a lot of help from more members in the forums. Thank you all for all the help and encouragement.

I have been away from it for a couple of months, just life, Holidays, work and on and on. So today I have time to get to work. I have planes to rebuild - Tiny Trainer and MS Spitfire, and planes to build - finish the Simple Cub, build another MS Corsair, Simple Scout and more. I also have a 25 year old kit of a wood and fiberglass 55" wingspan plane still in the box. The wing is put together and the fuselage is formed fiberglass. I won it in a raffle at the RC club.

So this is my thread to share the continuation of my journey in flight.

For anyone who wants to see how I started you can check out this thread: 59 year old newbie

I started roughly 6 years ago, 0 scratch building, 0 flying capabilities, 0 designing, all through the rc community online are the people who taught me.

When you starting on the kit? Make sure to start a thread on it too.

 

[mayan]

I Have 1 year of flying Foam board Planes now. I have had a blast and made a lot of new friends, @mayan , @kilroy07 , @bracesport , @buzzbomb , @CarolineTyler , @Wildthing , @Grifflyer and I got a lot of help from more members in the forums. Thank you all for all the help and encouragement.

I have been away from it for a couple of months, just life, Holidays, work and on and on. So today I have time to get to work. I have planes to rebuild - Tiny Trainer and MS Spitfire, and planes to build - finish the Simple Cub, build another MS Corsair, Simple Scout and more. I also have a 25 year old kit of a wood and fiberglass 55" wingspan plane still in the box. The wing is put together and the fuselage is formed fiberglass. I won it in a raffle at the RC club.

So this is my thread to share the continuation of my journey in flight.

For anyone who wants to see how I started you can check out this thread: 59 year old newbie

I am happy to be called your friend. The first journey was a blast can’t wait to see what you have coming . I am watching this thread like I did the other one. Will have to update my reference thread too now .

 

[OliverW]

I Have 1 year of flying Foam board Planes now. I have had a blast and made a lot of new friends, @mayan , @kilroy07 , @bracesport , @buzzbomb , @CarolineTyler , @Wildthing , @Grifflyer and I got a lot of help from more members in the forums. Thank you all for all the help and encouragement.

I have been away from it for a couple of months, just life, Holidays, work and on and on. So today I have time to get to work. I have planes to rebuild - Tiny Trainer and MS Spitfire, and planes to build - finish the Simple Cub, build another MS Corsair, Simple Scout and more. I also have a 25 year old kit of a wood and fiberglass 55" wingspan plane still in the box. The wing is put together and the fuselage is formed fiberglass. I won it in a raffle at the RC club.

So this is my thread to share the continuation of my journey in flight.

For anyone who wants to see how I started you can check out this thread: 59 year old newbie

I started 10 years ago with little experience. My dad threw me on the sim, and I was hooked! A year later I had my first flight on a slow stick... I didn't know scratch building existed until a few years ago, and I am hooked! Tomorrow I am building @JGplanes white diamond

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Even though I wasn't called out as one of your friends I will say welcome back and good to have you active again. I am to interested in seeing how your balsa kit goes together and good luck on the rest of the builds. I have been waiting for the MS Spit plans for awhile now and when they release them I might be calling out a group build on it, would love to have you join up

 

[Jimun]

Even though I wasn't called out as one of your friends I will say welcome back and good to have you active again. I am to interested in seeing how your balsa kit goes together and good luck on the rest of the builds. I have been waiting for the MS Spit plans for awhile now and when they release them I might be calling out a group build on it, would love to have you join up

Friend you are and thank you (I added you to the list). I have made many friends here. I did not mean to leave you out, I was trying to remember everyone.

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Friend you are and thank you (I added you to the list). I have made many friends here. I did not mean to leave you out, I was trying to remember everyone.

Haha all good man, I was just messing with ya! How was the vacation, where did you go?

 

[Jimun]

Haha all good man, I was just messing with ya! How was the vacation, where did you go?

My wife and I spend Christmas with our daughter, her husband and our grand-kids. We had a wonderful time. They live in Dayton, OH now. My son in-law is stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He just started teaching at the Air Force Institute of Technology this year. This is what he does for fun:

Oh and this is what he teaches.

 

[Wildthing]

My wife and I spend Christmas with our daughter, her husband and our grand-kids. We had a wonderful time. They live in Dayton, OH now. My son in-law is stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He just started teaching at the Air Force Institute of Technology this year. This is what he does for fun:

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Oh and this is what he teaches.

LOL, he should be designing your planes

 

[BATTLEAXE]

My wife and I spend Christmas with our daughter, her husband and our grand-kids. We had a wonderful time. They live in Dayton, OH now. My son in-law is stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He just started teaching at the Air Force Institute of Technology this year. This is what he does for fun:

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Oh and this is what he teaches.

I am sure you have gone to the Air Force museum there then, I know I would like to go

 

[Grifflyer]

I Have 1 year of flying Foam board Planes now. I have had a blast and made a lot of new friends, @mayan , @kilroy07 , @bracesport , @buzzbomb , @CarolineTyler , @Wildthing , @Grifflyer, @BATTLEAXE (sorry if I missed anyone) and I got a lot of help from more members in the forums. Thank you all for all the help and encouragement.

I have been away from it for a couple of months, just life, Holidays, work and on and on. So today I have time to get to work. I have planes to rebuild - Tiny Trainer and MS Spitfire, and planes to build - finish the Simple Cub, build another MS Corsair, Simple Scout and more. I also have a 25 year old kit of a wood and fiberglass 55" wingspan plane still in the box. The wing is put together and the fuselage is formed fiberglass. I won it in a raffle at the RC club.

So this is my thread to share the continuation of my journey in flight.

For anyone who wants to see how I started you can check out this thread: 59 year old newbie

Welcome back buddy! It's nice to hear from you again!! I'm interested in this wood/fiberglass plane is it a trainer type plane or more of a sport plane?

 

[Jimun]

I am sure you have gone to the Air Force museum there then, I know I would like to go

The museum is awesome. We did not make it through the whole place so of course we will be going back. The Wright Brothers museum is there to. I haven't been there yet, maybe next time.

 

[Jimun]

Today I finished the Simple Cub Wing and Fuselage. Next is to install the servos and power pod. I should have it ready in a few more days.

The builds take longer then I plan. I have to watch the video step by step. I have made mistakes not checking and double checking the videos. I think I will paint it yellow with some kind of black trim.

 

[buzzbomb]

Welcome back, @Jimun! We've missed you. I'm glad your jumping right back into it. Your Cub is looking good!

 

[Jimun]

The old kit I got is Deluxe Junior Telemaster, I think I measured a 53" wingspan. I cannot find any information online and I contact the maker of the kit but they no longer had any information either.
Here is a picture of an old Senior Telemaster:

As I have searched for this I have seen wing spans from 40" to 12'.

They are made for a gas engine, but I am going to convert it to electric. I will do a build thread when I start this. I do want to get a lot better before trying to fly it

 

[OliverW]

The old kit I got is Deluxe Junior Telemaster, I think I measured a 53" wingspan. I cannot find any information online and I contact the maker of the kit but they no longer had any information either.
Here is a picture of an old Senior Telemaster:

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As I have searched for this I have seen wing spans from 40" to 12'.

They are made made for a gas engine, but I am going to convert it to electric. I will do a build thread when I start this. I do want to get a lot better before trying to fly it

I have the senior telemaster. It just needs the rest of the covering to be pulled off

 

[bracesport]

@Jimun - welcome back - the telemaster is a great kit!

I had heaps of intention to fly hard over the summer, but life has a way of getting in the way sometimes - I did not fly in Jan and Feb is not looking great with my slope buddy away and I am having eye surgery late Feb - so the flying has not gone as planned but I am still chipping away in the hobby - I have been working on the CAD for three carbon fibre glider designs (1.3m Pitcheron, 1.5m aerobatic glider, and a 3.0m retro glider) for a known brand which has been cool and I will get some 'moldies' for my trouble out of the deal which will bolster my fleet (kinda exciting) - the restoration of my EPP slope soarer is coming along slowly with the wing being filled with Gorilla glue and is now waiting for some sanding and taping - I did order 3 new FRsky Rx's (the RX6R) which I am excited to receive - they are 6ch and very small with better RSSI performance - hopefully it all comes together for some flying in the near future!

Regards,
Phil

 

[bracesport]

@Jimun - I forgot to mention the Cub is looking sweet and I see there is an iron on the bench?

 

[Jimun]

@Jimun - I forgot to mention the Cub is looking sweet and I see there is an iron on the bench?

Thank you and yes I have been using the iron to shape the leading edges and for hinge areas.

 

[Jimun]

Got some work in today. I got my Tiny Trainer ready to go. She is looking worn out but is still flyable. I use her to warm up 1st and then towards the end if my other planes are not flyable. She takes a beating but keeps going on and on. I am painting the Simple cub and then get the ready to fly.

I am taking a second look at this

There is a lot broken and smashed, but I think I will resurrect her. The wing is still good, I just need to repair the nose and glue and reinforce a couple of breaks in the fuselage. Then she might fly again.

I plan on trying to get out to the field tomorrow morning at least with the TT and maybe the Simple Cub if I can get her finished. I think the Spitfire might take me a little longer to fix her.