What will be your winter build project?
It’s the middle of August as I write this and I’m wondering how the year has passed so quickly! Most of the flying events at the AMA wrap up in September as we prepare for winter, and the question that many of us in colder climates ask is, “What will be your winter build project?”
The Miles M.20, designed by Paul Kohlmann, would be a great choice, and beyond the fact that the plans are available for free download, Paul has also covered many of the skills needed to construct it in the past few issues of Model Aviation.
Another option in this issue with free plans is Tom Sandor’s Cessna Skymaster 377F. Tom designed the model for Free Flight, but converting it to RC would not require much effort.
If foam is your construction material of choice, be sure to see the article “Building With Foam” for tips about shaping foam. This will be the first of three articles featured in the magazine by Keith Sparks covering foam-building techniques.
Are you looking for a simple and inexpensive build project? Look no further than the Avro Vulcan, designed and built by Larry Kruse. “Flat-foam flying,” as Larry calls it, provides a lot of bang for the buck and is easy to repair in the case of a mishap. The best part is that the plans for the Avro Vulcan are also free.
All three sets of free plans are available for download at www.ModelAviation.com and can be printed at home or at a commercial printing establishment. The plans can also be purchased for a small fee to cover printing and shipping directly from the AMA Plans Service.
In case you have your eyes on another set of aircraft plans available through the AMA Plans Service, members can take 20% off their orders through October 31!
If you build one or all of these great models, I would like to see them. Be sure to email a photo of your finished model to me and I will try to publish as many as possible in the magazine. Happy building!
