FREE FLIGHT FUN! Model Airplane Flying Aces Spring Fling contest-June 11, 2023

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This video covers a bit of the flying fun during the June 11, 2023 Spring Fling free flight model airplane contest held by the Glastonbury Modelers/Pinkham Field Irregulars Flying Aces club at the Durham Fairgrounds, Durham, CT. It was a great day for free flight with the winds starting out light, but eventually hitting double digits by the afternoon. A bit of humidity in the air. Several models were lost, and a couple retrieved. Lots of great flying with some significantly long flights. A fun day.

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@thesleuthinvestor2251 2 ай бұрын

Lovely model planes! Makes one feel young again...

@Watchingthevideos99 2 ай бұрын

It's been a life long hobby for me and helps keep me young, at least in my mind. Thanks for watching!

@kenkingsflyingmachines2382 Жыл бұрын

I'm officially old. I watched every minute and wisht I were there. So many beautiful planes casually being spectacular. Thanks!

@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Жыл бұрын

Great selection of models John and they all flew really well 👍

@johnharen9921 Жыл бұрын

I was amazed to0 see how well the low wing BeeGee(first model) was flying to the right with what appeared to be low dihedral. this was followed by a few other low wing models flying to the right as well. Some very well trimmed models in that group. Thanks for the interesting video John.

@Watchingthevideos99 Жыл бұрын

John, you're welcome. A very talented collection of model airplane enthusiasts.

@slim1228 Жыл бұрын

A real treat, John! Thanks so much for sharing!

@Watchingthevideos99 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. And thanks for watching!

@barryharrison1750 Жыл бұрын

Great video, John, and thank you for posting it! Looks like it was a great day :)

@Watchingthevideos99 Жыл бұрын

Hi Barry. A great day and loads of fun. You need to join us sometime!

@JefferyHall-ct2tr Жыл бұрын

Looks like a LOT of fun! GREAT airplanes! QED Racer and Gee Bee D are two of my favorites! The Brown and others were VERY nice too! Hope Vance got his plane fixed up after tangling with that tree!

@richosvideos911 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic Video, thanks for posting 👍😁

@Watchingthevideos99 Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching!

@Clouddddxjzjs552 Жыл бұрын

great video, John. it looks like it was a lot of fun. i love your yellow model towards the end

@Watchingthevideos99 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lindsay. It was a fun day! The yellow model is the Dare Piper Clipper by Bill Schmidt. It's a great flyer. mine is a few grams heavier than some as I applied a coat of floral paint. Still, a consistent flyer.

@Clouddddxjzjs552 Жыл бұрын

@@Watchingthevideos99 it’s a beauty as usual John

@rzmiscera 7 ай бұрын

Would love to attend an club event,I could watch All Day Long!!

@Watchingthevideos99 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome anytime Robert. We have a lot of fun. Check the Flying Aces Club website for a map of FAC clubs. Maybe there's one near you. There's a link in my description.

@collinmccallum Жыл бұрын

wonderful!

@Watchingthevideos99 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@john_in_boston Жыл бұрын

"What? Did you trim that in a SILO?!" -- The World According to Vance Gilbert, FAC 😂

@Watchingthevideos99 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@OldManse09 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting, John. You have bobolinks at the field, I could hear them. Wonderful models as always.

@Watchingthevideos99 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The field is actually a bird sanctuary. That 's why the meadow is kept with long grass. Several interesting varieties of birds.

@richardbrowne3641 Жыл бұрын

Hi, John! Did your friend say Brown P-1 for his airplane? Where did he get the plans? That was an interesting gathering of flight! Any flight over 25 seconds is a good flight in my book.

@kenkingsflyingmachines2382 Жыл бұрын

Stop bragging...it's 23 seconds for me.😂

@Lee-qp6gf 11 ай бұрын

Just found this site and really good to see rubber powered flight. Does anyone use balsa props today. Back in the day my dad could carve a beautiful prop for his as that was all that was available. Very very light weight and flew a long time and if they caught a wind or thermal, they didn't want to come down.

@Watchingthevideos99 11 ай бұрын

Hi Lee. Thanks for watching. Yes, many still carve their own balsa props. Certainly, an artform in the hobby so your dad must have been a talented modeler. Several of my project videos use a balsa prop.

@Lee-qp6gf 11 ай бұрын

He also said they would lube the rubbers with castor oil. I that still around?

@Watchingthevideos99 11 ай бұрын

Lee, the common lube for rubber motors now is silicone grease. Very slippery and it doesn't splatter like other lubricants.