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Canada’s Oldest Fun Fly Event–And still going strong!

Aug 05, 2011 1 Comment

Kingston RC Modelers’ 36th annual Father’s Day Fun Fly You can’t give you dad a better gift than a trip to this Canadian Field of Fun! By Ken Park Wow 36 years!  This event over the decades has seen it all ups and downs in attendance and everything from being totally washed out or blown […]

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Kawartha Classic Scale Contest Aug 6/7 2011

Jul 28, 2011 Comments Off on Kawartha Classic Scale Contest Aug 6/7 2011

I’ve got the urge to go report on some nice scale models and I’ve been told this is the place to do it! The KAWARTHA CLASSIC SCALE Event This is the Southeast Ontario Zone Scale Championship Eastern Canada US Scalemasters Qualifier Top Gun Qualifier August 6 & 7, 2011 Hosted by the Kawartha Lakes Radio Control […]

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Have you tried FPV?

Jul 26, 2011 Comments Off on Have you tried FPV?

(FPV) First Person Viewing Mark Betuzzi who lives and flys near Kamloops, which is the central interior of British Columbia about 225 miles northeast of Vancouver.  Mark is having a great time flying RC and and said he would like to share with us a  report on our introduction to First Person View (Taking place August […]

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Calvin Goble – RC Spotlight – Upper Canada Fun/Fly

Jul 21, 2011 Comments Off on Calvin Goble – RC Spotlight – Upper Canada Fun/Fly

Calvin Goble of Carleton Place, Ontario came on out to fly at the Upper Canada Fun/Fly July 16/17th.  Now this event is a a big top drawer event located at the Smiths Falls Russ Beach airport.  Ya the fun/fly closed an airport for a full weekend just for RC! With a 100 plus pilots and planes […]

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SMOKE-ON!

Jul 17, 2011 Comments Off on SMOKE-ON!

I was at the UpperCanada Fun/Fly Saturday July 17th at Smiths Falls Ontario Mun Airport – This is a great event but made even better after the RC flying is done – The airport is home to a Father/Son who fly Pitts Specials so around 7pm they went out and had a practice – It […]

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Gas Fuel Tank – Extra on Gerry Yarrish how to post

Jul 11, 2011 1 Comment

Just wanted too add to Gerry Yarrish – How too do a Gas fuel tank You can easily add barbs too the brass tubes using very fine telephone wire wrapped 4-5 times and soldered into place – Fuel lines won’t slip off – The other thing a lot of people do is loop the vent […]

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The Upper Canada FUN/FLY July 16-17

Jul 11, 2011 Comments Off on The Upper Canada FUN/FLY July 16-17

The Upper Canada Fun/Fly is better known as the MAAC Zone G annual fun/fly The event is held at the Smiths Falls airport thats features a 4,000 ft of runway for your RC fun.  You will see all that RC can offer at this event. The airport is located 11kms from the town of Smiths […]

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The thrill of the maiden flights

Jul 11, 2011 Comments Off on The thrill of the maiden flights

I thought I was all set for the maiden flight of my scratch built 80″ Gas Contender back on the Canada Day weekend but I was having engine issues that evently turned out to be a spark-plug cap not snugged down tight.  – Yesterday was very gustly hot & humid.  Ok I’ll just take her out […]

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Canadain Pylon Racing Team at US Nationals

Jul 05, 2011 Comments Off on Canadain Pylon Racing Team at US Nationals

The Canadian Pylon Racing Team are all set to race at the AMA US Nationals Muncie Indiana Practice is over and racing begins You can follow the Team at Randy Smith blog www.muncienats11.blogspot.com In the photo Standing left Hank Kauffmann and right Terence Palaschuk on knee left Randy Smith and right Roy Andrassy After each […]

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Billy Bishop Flies Again!

Jul 03, 2011 Comments Off on Billy Bishop Flies Again!

  Russell Holmes flew this New tiny E-flite Nieuport 17 on a very windy Saturday afternoon. The Eflite model is stock with a Park 250 motor and speed controller – But Russell added Ailerons for amazing aerobatics that only Billy Bishop would be proud of. A Canadian Legend and VC winner Billy’s Bishop was easy to find in the […]

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Canada Day! 01 July 2011

Jun 28, 2011 Comments Off on Canada Day! 01 July 2011

Happy Canada Day! Please share with us and your fellow Canadians how your going too celebrate on this  special holiday! I’ve got a model project I’ve been working on all winter and want to get maidened by July 1st. The model is my scratch build project I drew up and had laser cut for myself.  Its sort of a […]

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Biggest and Best RC Helicopter Event in Canada

Jun 22, 2011 Comments Off on Biggest and Best RC Helicopter Event in Canada

Do you love RC Helicopters! Then you got to come out and see some of the best RC Heli Pilots in the world this week June 23-26 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Here is a photo of Collin Bell who just finished 6th at the XFC in Muncie Indiana, he will be at the Quebec […]

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Ken provides the event, project and people coverage for our “north of the border” section. He has been flying RC planes since he was 16 and has competed in the MAAC Nationals. He’s now getting into EDF jets and giant-scale gassers. He gets a big kick from designing from scratch on his laptop and laser-cutting “kits” for himself.

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