Ken Park’s Blog
Helmet cams – Great idea at RC events!
Wow saw this last weekend 21 Apr 2012 at the Keswick model Aircraft Club Inc flying field. Ken Clark a member of the Stony Creek Hawks came out with his new Helmet Cam Rig. Its a bike helmet with a home made stand for the Sony HD Handycam. With this Ken is using a I-Top single right [...]
Clocks went forward one hour – Ski’s off wheels on!
Yes it happened that fast!!!! Spring has sprung here in Ottawa, Ontario Canada!!! We got Canadian gease flying back and robins singing everywhere! I went out flying last Sunday 11 march with my “Turnbuckle” a .40 sized fun/fly plane and found the runway bare with just a few puddles. The snow litterly vanished overnight here [...]
February Time for Winter Flying!
Winter Flying – Just get out and do it! Just one of two Big Stik 60′sGerry Pronovost flying 1950′s Brigadier 32 Satio 4 stroke Oh yes! Winter RC Flying Nothing better than getting out of the house into the fresh crisp air with deep blue sky’s and plenty of sunshine. My local club the “Rideau RC [...]
New Mug shot
Hey it was great to get a email from a fellow RC magazine reporter like myself We were both covering the Electric Ducted Fan jets @ Ejets International in Ohio. My stuff went into Electric Flight magazine and he got his photos into RC Jets International. Make a long story short my Mug Shot got into his [...]
Auction Time – Kingston RC Club Sat Feb 18th
Just a quick note! The Kingston Radio Control Club will be hosting its annual Auction on Saturday Feb 18th starting at 10am – at the RCAFA club building located out at the Kingston Airport. You can’t miss it! It has a yellow Harvard on a pedestal out front. Bring you gently used stuff and go [...]
New Canadain made Giant Scale Motor “Klassen F110 Widowmaker”
This is got to be the jewel in the crown for anyone building Giant Scale WWII fighter these days! Wow you got too see this motor in person to appreciate it! The Klassen F-110 Widowmaker can be seen at the 2012 WRAM and Toledo Weaksignals RC Expo’s Specs are as follows: Displacement: 110cc [...]
For some in Canada Winter is here!
Ya some in Western Alberta and BC have already have had snow. – 8 today comming into work Ya its feeling alot like winter. So have you changed into “Building-Mode” I was very much inspired this fall with a E-Jets event I attended in Ohio in Sept and vowed to get one – So this weekend [...]
Canadian Content Turnbuckle Kit Review – Soon
Colin Geisel finished in the top 3 at this years Kingston Fathers Day Fun/Fly Sportsman Comp. So its only fitting he was asked to do a kit review on the Turnbuckle model he built from the laser cut kit produced by Rolly Siemonson. The Turnbuckle is like a TIMEX Watch it takes a licking and [...]
Ayhab Khalil is Hucking his Heli at Huckfest
Ayhab Khalil of Missassaga came out for Huckfest hosted by the Flying Tigers of Hamilton on Saturday Oct 01 2011. Ayhab was flying a TREX 700 Nitro with V-bar fiberless system running 30% Nitro 20% oil sure made this machine run great. Hucking at Huckfest is not just for Giant Scale 3D monsters but everyone who [...]
HUCKFEST !!!
Saturday Oct 1st 2011 was a new milestone set by Trevor Brum who organized HUCKFEST a 3D freestyle event. Hosted by the Hamilton Flying Tigers in Hamilton Ontario. This event was a great way to end a great season of flying. The weather was ugly with a bitter cold cross wind and the threat of [...]
Ejets Saturday – Electric Jets-Skydivers & Candy
Wow nice weather – Great Fun and lots of great action on the flight line of Ejets International Grove City Ohio – Here are my best of photos for Saturday. For those looking for more I will upload later this comming week after getting back home – check for photos on Ejets Int website
Day 2 Friday at Ejets Int Ohio Best of photos
Day 2 Friday was much better weather wise with light winds and sunshine yahoo. Lots of action on the flight line and everyone was having a great time – Scale Contest and Speed Contest started on Friday and we got to see everyones game face. Here are just some of my best photos for Friday
Ejets Int Ohio Day 1 Thursday Best-of shots
Day one at Ejets International held a Grove City Ohio by the Torks radio Control club. The weather was not the best with misty rain and dark clouds all day long. But people came to fly and fly they did. Here are just a few of my best shots for day one.
Do your homework and be rewarded! Ready for Ejets Int
Iam getting ready to attend Ejets International in Ohio next week and wanted to be ready I expect to do some fun flying and get some great photo’s. So I won’t have time to tinker with models that arn’t ready to fly. It’s true do your homework and you will be rewarded. I had gotten a Eflite Hawk [...]
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