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Pilots Come to End the Season with Flying, Friendship, & Fun

By Wil Byers

For RC pilots that live in the

south, October signals cooler, more comfortable weather. It’s a time of the year when you can enjoy being outside in the midday sun with friends and flying RC. For those of us that reside in the north, October pretty much means the end of outdoor flying, unless of course, we bundle ourselves up to stay warm against the cold. Even wrapped up, our unprotected fingers can lose much their dexterity, which can then rob us of a good time. That being the case, October’s passing typically means the end of RC flying in the inland northwest too.

This year, however, during the weekend of October 26 thru 28 a

group of northwest RC enthusiasts found their way to Weaver’s Airfield in Othello, Washington for a weekend of genuine camaraderie and flying. The weather was grand, as were the pilots and people that attended. It was a fitting end to the 2018 flying season.

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Gary Weaver and his airfield, along with his many friends, have been welcoming pilots of airplanes both big and little for years. It has been a hangout destination for pilots to enjoy the flying, the learning, and the sharing stories of planes and piloting.

Accordingly, Weaver’s Airfield plays host to a number of RC events each year. The airstrip is 750 feet long by 100 feet wide, with close-mown grass. There’s a full-scale airplane hangar and a smaller model hangar on site. South of the flight line, the airfield has plenty of room for recreational vehicles and aircraft trailers. Simply put, it is an excellent airfield for RC aircraft activities of any kind. It is certainly a superb site for a Season Ender event in central Washington State.

It’s In The People What impressed me about this year’s Season Ender was just how enjoyable it was to hang out

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Tyler Wilbur pilots his Extreme Flight 125-in. wingspan Extra 300 for a nice knife-edge camera pass.

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Tyler Wilbur’s Extreme Flight Company Extra 300 airplane has a 125-in. wingspan and is powered by a DLA 180 engine, with stock mufflers. Tyler is a very talented young pilot and was putting on show for us.

Tyler uses a Spektrum DX18 transmitter for control. The airplane is fitted with a Spektrum AR12310T receiver. Tyler told me the airplane uses Savox SB2290SG brushless motor servos for all flight controls.

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The four-cycle, glow-powered Old Timer was a hit at the airfield. It was fun to see it turning in performances flight after flight. The smell of the glow fuel was a delight as well—brought back some great memories of early days at the airfield.

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This nicely detailed P-51 sport-scale model was done by a fellow who drove to the event from Montana. He makes it to almost all of the Weaver events, and typically has a trailer full of nice looking and flying models.

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Another well-built sport-scale model was this P-47 Thunderbolt. It didn’t fly at the event, but the builder and pilot is promising it will be shown and flown at the Annual Breakfast and Auction event in March 2019.

Gary Weaver was flying this P-38 Lightning 400 ARF, which is an E-flite product. It has a 48-in. wingspan, is a powered by two Park 450 brushless motors that have a 890 Kv, and a 3S 2200-mAh battery pack.

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I didn’t get the name of the pilot who was flying this gorgeous Piper Cub. There is just something about a Cub like this one that makes a person want to have one in their hangar. And, they’re fun to fly too!

The Fly Baby biplane, flown by David Kumerow, has an 88-in. wingspan and 2450 square inches of wing area. I believe his model is powered by a 3.5 cu/in. engine fitted with a wooden propeller.

Steve Ross put his beautiful SIG Kadet Senior model stands out in the sky with its translucent certainly helps with orientation against a clear blu

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David Kumerow was flying his classic Fly Baby (sometimes called a Fly Bi) biplane. Again, these types of airplanes are a pure joy to see in the air performing slow fly-by passes. We need more of them being offered again.

in the air numerous times. Look at how well this blue covering and the white leading edges. It e sky.

Jerry Dearing’s SIG Rascal is another model that has classic airplane lines. The model has a 80-inch wingspan and 800 in. 2 of wing area. Recommended power for this model is at least 600 watts on a 4S or 5S LiPo battery pack.

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Tyler’s father, Chad Wilbur, was flying this 91-in. Extra 300. He told me he got it as a wreck. He rebuilt the right wing, most of the empennage, and then recovered the entire airplane in his own color scheme—he’s a craftsman!

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with the pilots and those family members who attended. It was most enjoyable to walk the flight line to examine and photograph the aircraft on display as well as to see the pilots put their airplanes thru their paces. As expected, I

heard about the airplanes, the equipment, and I learned a bit about how some of the models were set up and powered. Let me underscore. I was impressed by how friendly and inviting each, and every one of the participants

was on the airfield during the event. And, I mean every single one. It must have been something in the air we were breathing. No matter, it made a weekend of pure enjoyment for me.

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Loved watching these rolling maneuvers right in front of the camera. It shows off the performance of this Extreme Flight Extra 300. Good pilots like Chad’s son, Tyler, makes my photography work easy too—they position their airplanes well.

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