Episode 28 - The Indoor and Outdoor Nats Free Flight Fanatic

John and Bernard catch up on their activities, as well as tips and tricks for cutting out print wood parts. 
Safety first: Save your lungs and your relationship with your cohabitants/family members and build yourself a vacuum sanding table:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_OmRlL60Ys
Plus: How do participants and their models travel to distant free flight competitions?
New Products:
J&H Aerospace
8" WS Spitfire Half Size Nocal, $18
Full kit for Steven Wrigley’s delightful 8″ span nocal (“no calories”) scale Spitfire. Includes full set of printed tissue using Epson waterproof ink, 4″ plastic propeller, preformed prop shaft, and Liem Kou Phing aluminum F1D bearing.
https://jhaerospace.com/product/spitfire-half-size-nocal/
10" WS Howard DGA Nickel Scale - Full Kit, $22
Rendition of the Comet “Nickel Scale” Howard DGA has been remastered by Steven Wrigley and is intended for the FAC special event and includes all laser cut parts, hardware, and water resistant printed tissue.
https://jhaerospace.com/product/howard-dga-nickel-scale-full-kit/
Peck Polymers
9, 9.5 and 10 inch plastic propellers, $1.99 to $2.49
These new 9, 9.5 and 10 inch props are a bit different from their others, in that the P/D ratio is 1:1.25 and they feature a larger hub which can be used as-is or drilled out for custom clutches or front-ends. These work out-of-the-package with our 3/64" prop shafts and bearings. These are also available in 3-packs.
https://www.wind-it-up.com/products/new-9-5-prop-single?_pos=1&_sid=8b3e5be18&_ss=r
KP Aero Small Winder Counter, $8.49
This clever new counter from KP Aero keeps track of your rubber winds effortlessly! Attaches to any KP Aero small winder and tracks the number of handle turns. Simply multiply the number on the display by your winder ratio (5, 10 or 15) for the number of turns in your rubber. *** This counter is only meant for use with KP Aero Small Winders. *** Easy to attach to any KP Aero small winder, whether it's brand new or the one you bought 15 years ago.
https://www.wind-it-up.com/products/new-kp-aero-small-winder-counter?_pos=4&_sid=8b3e5be18&_ss=r
Retro RC
Scale Rubber Power Kits, $19.95-$39.99
8 kits. Appear to be NOS or from a colloection, and all printwood except SR-7. 3 from GAR and 3 from Comet, othe 2 unknown. P-39 Aircobra, Fokker DVIII, Fokker DVII, P-40, A26, A35, SR-7 Laser Cut) and Aeronka K (unknown)
http://retrorc.us.com/scalerubberpowerkits.aspx
KeilKraft Kits, $54.52-59.18
All six KeilKraft Kits by Ripmax are now in stock and available for immediate shipping.
http://retrorc.us.com/keilkraftkits.aspx
 
Ripmax
Current Offerings:
KeilKraft: Caprice, Invader, Ajax, Ace, Gipsy, Senator, 10" prop, 12" prop. APC 5x3 prop. ZT Model Aviator and Beaver float planes.
http://www.ripmax.com/search.aspx?Search=free+flight
 
Volare Products
Meteoro P-30 SHORT KIT, $22-$35
"A beautiful P-30 designed by Omar Grassetti in Brazil. Geodetic wing and tail and sheeted fuselage. A little heavy at 50+ grams, but designed for windy conditions. With nearly 125 square inches of area, it should have no problem soaring into thermals. SHORT KIT contains his original plan sheet (annotated and translated), a supplementary instruction sheet, and 6 sheets of laser-cut parts.
Optional 9.5″ Gizmo Geezer Prop Assembly for +$13, and this comes with laser-cut nose block for Gizmo Geezer."
https://volareproducts.com/blog/?product=meteoro-p-30-short-kit
 
ZT Model
http://www.ztmodel.com/product/category.php?productCategoryId1=69