Thunder King progress

Richard Dick has been working hard to finish the Thunder King glider this spring. Here are three photos of the bare bones. We may soon see this British design fly on this side of the Atlantic.

Galler MG 2 Flies Again

Today Richard Dick and I helped (Well, we offered what assistance we could) to Bob Galler. He maidened his MG 2 after an extensive rebuild of the wing. Bob's only flight of the morning was the result of using a 3S LiPo pack. Bob worried about that power but the big model lifted off and was going well at 3/4 throttle.

After a graceful landing, Bob admitted that he would really use a 4S pack in competition.

Congratulations, Bob. You inspire all of us.

Steve Moskal,
(AKA the Comet Kid)
Editor

Galler Finishes MG2 Wing Rebuild

From Bob Galler:


Well, its done, using covering materials and wood on hand. And even tho I used cap strips top and bottom I used lighter wood at the tip,  the new wing half is lighter than the old. Jim Correll would never allow that!
The flying will tell. The new wing is the far one.  Need another 4 hours on the electronics back into the fuse and its ready to fly. The weather is not, however.  We are expecting the southern end of a storm tomorrow.  But nothing like Flagstaff!!

Galler Forges Ahead With His MG2

In Bob Galler's own words: "Almost ready to cover. The undercamber cap strip were side strips and took all day yesterday. Electronics to be put back in the fuselage. 
Done this week for sure. Why? Bad weather."

Bob Galler Rebuilds His MG2 Wing

Bob Galler reports: "The lumber yard rebuild of the MG2 right wing half is well underway.  Luckily I Had Some ORIGINAL Ribs AND the, Center Section Of The Old Wing.  So The Tube locations for the joiner rods can match exactly. The left wing half had no damage. And will be used for final tube alignment.

SAM 100 Fun Fly Results

Summary of the 2018 SAM 100 Fun Fly

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Only three events were flown on Saturday, mostly in the morning. The results are listed below.

Speed 400 120/10

Jim Wiseman, Fubar, 1200 points, first place (won flyoff with Rick Holman)

Rick Holman, Fubar, 1200 points, second place (second in flyoff with Jim Wiseman)

Bob DuBois, Playboy Jr., 952 points, third place

Bob Galler, Airborn, 885 points, fourth place

Electric Texaco

Jim Wiseman, Lanzo Bomber, 3234 points, first place

Bob Galler, MG-2, 1642 points, second place, MG-2 lost on second flight (found later)

Bob DuBois, Lanzo Bomber, 551 points, third place

Vic Newton, Lanzo Bomber, DNF

Class C Glow

Rick Holman, Airborn, 428 points, first place

No events flown on Sunday – too windy to fly. Called the contest at about 1030.

Three events flown on Monday at DB field. Results below.

eReplica

Skyler Raver, Golly Wock, 894 points, first place

Vic Newton, Playboy (36 inches), 879 points, second place.

Bob Galler, Clipper, 283 points, third place

Woodie Glider

Steve Moskal, Lil Bird first place -578

Bob Galler, SD 100 second place-530

Richard Dick, Gnome, third place- 318

Richard Shagam, Aquila fourth place,-297

Efrain Villa, Gentle Lady, fifth place -296

OT Glider

Bob Galler, Thermic 100 first place- 82

Bob Galler's newest - Civy Boy

Bob Galler really likes big old timers. 

This is his newest model - Civy Boy. 

We won't see it at the SAM 100 May 19-20. Bob reports that he will test fly before revealing it to the world.