Sep 30, 2020
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Where did September go? John's projects are stacking like cordwood, now the big question is where will he find the space to build an 80 inch wingspan O/T gas model? John "shows" how he uses a Dremel Moto Tool as a spindle sander on print wood parts.
We then discuss the August FAA UAS Symposium, and what could be in store for the outdoor free flight hobby. (Something that I forgot to mention, but Bernard addressed in the last episode is that the we essentially know that all models under 250 grams (.55 pounds) will be exempt. And of course indoor models are also exempt.)
Errata:
1) It was not the RC Roundtable podcast that referenced the Bugatti 100P racing plane; it was the On the Bench podcast episode 93, at the 39:19 mark when Ian discusses the 100P kit he built. (another plastic modeling podcast!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Model_100
2) The George Reich Albatross is not planked; I confused it with Henry Struck's 1940 KGS pylon job.
3) I mentioned my Instagram Page but failed to provide my username: FREEFLIGHTFANATIC.
4) The EEA open letter was not addressed to the FAA; it was addressed to Chairman Shuster and Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Products:
Guillow's Arrow: https://www.guillow.com/arrow.aspx
Hummingbird Model Kits Piaggio PC 7: https://hummingbirdmodelproducts.com/dimers/piaggio-pc7-dime-scale
Jim O'Reilly Plans: https://www.jimoreillymodelplans.com/
Cutting Balsa Parts:
Merkur Blades: https://www.razoremporium.com/merkur-klinge-moustache-eye-brow-safety-razor-blades/
Tweezerman Blades: https://www.tweezerman.com/callus-shaver-replacement-blades.html
Marcel Lavoie's A Faster Method For Stick Fuselages: http://smallflyingarts.net/articles/faster-stick-fuselage/index.html
FAA Remote ID Regulations:
FAA/AUVSI Symposium: https://faauas.auvsi.net/faa2020/home
Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems:
www.regulation.gov Remote ID comments page: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FAA-2019-1100
EAA Open Letter: https://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/~/media/b2be56d8904c40ccb945147411e45f69.ashx
AMA/EAA/AOPA/Wing letter to the FAA: http://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amagov/files/2020/09/AMA-AOPA-EAA-Wing-joint-industry-letter.pdf
Plastic Model Mojo, Episode 20: http://www.plasticmodelmojo.com/
AMA Podcast, Episodes 52 and 53: https://www.modelaircraft.org/podcast