FPV Multi-Rotors Used to Help Solve Real Environmental Problem

The critics of FPV’s who stupidly call them “drones” (drones are autonomous or aircraft towed targets) fail to realize all the good environmental use they are currently being put to. Check out the video below. Used to put hunters on target to...

Two Wrights Flying Together At Mid-America 2013

Photo’s by Dennis Summer. Thanks Dennis! Keith Shaw & Dave Thacker MidAm 2013 Photo 1 Great fun getting to fly formation with another 1905 Wright Flyer. We’ll, it was fairly windy and flying was actually more like herding cats around the field. But we...

Slow Stick Revived

Oct 7, 2013: ……. Everything arrived just fine. I’m very impressed with what I bought. I’ve had a slow stick for years and always enjoy flying it. A few weeks ago it got caught in a tree and we destroyed it getting it down. I think with the help...

Steve Cushings 1905 Wright Flyer Dolly

Check out Steve’s solution for a ground take off with his radio controlled 1905 Wright Flyer. Overview of radio control 1905 Wright Flyer Dolly Hi Dave, Thanks for posting Keith’s video of his Flyer.. enjoyed it. I see where it hops a little in the wind...

DC Motors and Generators – Learn Something

An old film to bring you up on the basics. Weirdly, physics don’t change. A DC motor and a DC generator are the same machine run in opposite directions, and the film above builds both from a single loop of wire. It is worth a watch. Once you see the wire move,...

Keith Shaws Radical RC 1905 Wright Flyer Part 7 Video !!

Keith writes: “”Hi Dave, Flew the Wright at a e-fly this last weekend. Saturday was beautiful, cool and calm. One of my friends took these shots of the Wright, thought you might like to see them. Also Dave Grife took a couple of short videos. Sunday was...

Can You Transport Mercury By Aircraft?

The Amazing Rusting Aluminum Popular Science Column by Theodore Gray. Answer; NO, you are not allowed to take thermometers or any form of mercury on an aircraft. If spilled, it’s possible the aircraft could rust away before you could land.;

Wright Aero Carnival Cancelled

Notice from: Dayton’s National Park gregg_smith@nps.gov “Due to the government shutdown, the National Park Service Aero Carnival event scheduled to take place at Huffman Prairie Flying Field on Saturday, October 5th has been cancelled.” So,...

Flying at Huffman Prairie Likely Cancelled

National Parks Service has informed me, the annual opportunity to fly at Huffman Prairie will be canceled if the government is still in shutdown Thursday Morning. I don’t have much hope for the event to proceed. Lets hope for next year. Dave...