Tim Stuart
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Dec 21 2020
Old Models For Sale
Recently, I was contacted by Joe, a friend of mine, who had acquired a container full of old model kits to sell. The collection turned out to be a fascinating hodge-podge of plastic and wood kits from many eras. Joe was asked to try to sell them for another church member who was bequeathed the …
Nov 24 2018
Expanding the Fleet
Monday, November 19, 2018 At the flying field this morning, there was some discussion of our favorite types of planes. Doug, a fellow member of the club, asks me if I’d like one of his gliders, since he had just bought a new one. I told him how much I would appreciate that — I …
Nov 10 2018
Lady Lake Swap Meet
I attended my second swap meet today. This one was in a neighborhood community center in Lady Lake, near The Villages. This one was very different from the previous one at an Ocala flying field, and I found very few good deals. Most of the planes were too expensive — no more big bucks for …
Oct 16 2018
Testing the Learning Curve
Most of the planes I fly are the small, lightweight Park Flyers. Any crashes have been easily repaired with glue and scotch tape. The only exception was my ill-fated Mitsubishi Zero model. A balsa and plywood model kit with a wingspan of about 40″, it was larger, heavier and more unstable than my other models. …
Oct 12 2018
Lessons Learned
Besides building the PT-19 and doing occasional yard work, I continue to fly as often as I can in the morning. Some of my time is spent preparing new planes and repairing as needed. Many of the members of our club meet almost every day at the soccer field in Holder. Last week, Doug was …
Sep 29 2018
Ocala Swap Meet
Today, I visited my first R/C swap meet — this one at the very nice facilities at the Ocala Flying Model Club. It was an informal event, so anybody that wanted to sell or trade stuff were set up around their vehicles. There were some beautiful planes, but I hadn’t planned on acquiring new models …