Great weather and great participation from those who were there.  Also, a great big Hangar 9 deHavilland “Beaver”, spanning 110” and powered by A DLE 35RA, showed up as Bob maidened his Giant Scale plane for next weekend’s meet in Guthrie.  The plane performed perfectly, if you discount the two clicks of right aileron it took to trim the plane to a “hands-off” flight envelope.  Troops were also entertained by the two “Avanti” EDFs flown in tandem by Brent and Harold.  In all, a late Spring day to be thankful for as the heat of summer creeps closer.... Read More

For those at the club meeting last week who wondered how the transparent florescent red covering on my Lanzo Bomber would show up in the air, the answer is “pretty good”. It didn’t light up like I thought it would, but it’s still pretty visible. Intrepid LAFFers Ron Hipp, Mike Hervey, Sean Holmgren, Leonard Baker, and Tom Regan were also at the field this morning doing their thing. I estimated the wind at 6-7mph from the southeast.... Read More

While the day started out cloudy and uncertain with light sprinkles of rain early on, it turned into arguably the best “Wingz-n-Dawgz” ever–with sunshine, partly cloudy skies and many, many flights by all 22 registered pilots by early afternoon. Electrics, gassers, scale, giant scale, 3D, and sport flights filled the skies over Elkins Field, as pilots from Amarillo and Yukon joined with LAFFS club members in a most enjoyable afternoon of flying. Out of town guests vowed to come back next year to again experience Elkins Field and the welcoming hospitality of LAFFS members. Thanks goes to all club members who came, and in particular to those who did the work under the leadership of Bob McFadden. It was an event to remember—and one to be proud of hosting.... Read More

Here’s photos from LAFFS flying on 17 Sept 2017. Photos were taken by Anthony. (Dang nice photos for a 13 year old!)... Read More

The wind picked up more than forecast, so as I arrived at the field just before 9:00 a.m., my wind gauge said it was 9 mph, gusting to 14 from the northeast. Four intrepid LAFFers: Steve Bell, Paul Phillips, Clem Wehner and I chose to brave the gusts, and were joined later by club sage, Gene Wallock, as the wind dropped to a breeze from the East/Northeast later in the morning. Paul got a couple of flights on his re-engined “Hog Bipe”; Clem refined the whole flight envelope for his retract-equipped “Ultra Sport 40″, and Steve flew both his “Four Star” and his new “Waco UMX” very impressively. Attached are a few photos of Steve’s “Waco”. Keep in mind while you’re looking at them that the plane is an out-of-the-box 21” span model flying on a 2S battery—and thanks in part to it AS3X receiver, it handled the wind extremely well. ... Read More

Another great way to spend a holiday morning—good weather, good flying, good friends. This morning we were treated to some fine “gasser” flying by Bob McFadden and his dialed in Kyosho “Spitfire”, and Mike Light and his uber-large “Big Stik”. Bob put a new ignition module in the DLE 20 that powers the “Spit” that really smoothed out the transition between idle and a reasonable landing speed. Mike’s DLE 30 sounded like a de-tuned Harley going around the patch—and the two together were real music to the ears of engine lovers. I finally got some flight photos of my Black Horse “T-28 Trojan” and have them attached, also. All in all, a great way to spend Labor Day morning!... Read More

A group of intrepid mud-sloggers gathered this morning at Elkins Field (1/2” of rain last night) to witness the maiden flight of Bob’s swap-meet Kyosho “Spitfire” with a DLE 20 up front. The plane acquitted itself well, and Bob was pleased. A bit of tweaking to get the gear to fully retract and fiddling with the right flap/elevator combination is all it lacks to be ready for Abernathy and “West Texas Warbirds” in about ten days.... Read More