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Phil Zuidema,
FAA’s proposed rule changes. |
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Phil Zuidema (a commercial UAV
pilot) spoke to us about the FAA’s
proposed rule. It’s important to
send feedback to the FAA on the
proposal.
Flyers
are encouraged to respond, template
responses are
less likely to have an impact.
Here's the
AMA's Letter to Congress' Senate and
the
House Chairman's
Feb 6, 2020 ...
Check it out! |
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Phil Schwartz,
Romanian IAR-80 |
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Phil Schwartz has rehabilitated
his sharp Romanian IAR-80 for another
foray into the unknown.
The first two flights revealed
unexpected flying characteristics and
left the fighter with some damage. |
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The new wing has
slightly larger ailerons which promise a
better outcome for a third attempt. A
120cc twin powers a Biela 26x12 3-blade
prop. Main retracts are from Sierra.
Best of luck on the third flight Phil! |
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Jon Bomers',
Lockheed 8 Sirus |
| Jon is sharing a picture of his 1/4
Scale Lockheed 8 Sirius. Made
famous by Charles Lindbergh and shortly
thereafter sold to a Mexican millionaire
to race against Howard Hughes' H-1 in
the long distance races of the period.
He won two! |
Our next meeting will be on Friday
February 28,
2020.
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Ahmed Bassal's,
SU-57 |
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Ahmed Bassal has
diligently been
working on a Sukhoi twin jet, the SU-57.
The first prototype is ready to fly. To
keep the first one simple and light for
testing, Ahmed fitted a single Behotec
220 turbine to the tail. |
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Twin 100s should fly
it well. The Behotec electric retracts
are installed. At 15% scale, it’s 9
feet long and has a 6 foot span. 35-40
lbs dry weight. Ahmed started this
project in early 2018. Two years of
work has yielded an impressive result! |
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Chris
Launer's Assortment of Dummy Bombs |
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Chris
modeled and 3-D printed the
ordnance. They are light weight and
also designed to survive multiple
drops. Most are in 1/6 scale.
Stand ard
US 500 lb and British 250 lb bombs
were shown. He also showed a
landing light assembly for a ¼ scale
P47. He designed and 3-D printed
this one as well. |
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Chris
Gruendermann's, Skymaster F-18E |
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Chris
Gruendermann brought a Skymaster
F-18E to show. This 1/8 scale
fighter features an Operation Iraqi
Freedom color scheme.
It is powered by
a Jet Cat P-160 and is ready to fly
at 34.5 pounds. |
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