What did you do aeroplane wise today?

[Lastwoodsman]

What did you do airplane wise today?

Tues May 26 2026    Flying the 30"  Beaver

  Now that was a hectic, three flying days in a row, with long grass and low wind flying conditions.  We made it out each day.

    After those last six rainy flights in Flight Report #18 on Sunday May 24,2026,  I knew we needed more practice launching and finger winding the rubber motor,  with the same tight  9"  motor of two strands 1/8" and six strands  3/32"  rubber  0.813" x sect.  Prop hook to rear peg is 10",  and all flights were  140  finger winds.

    That practice came up the next day Monday May 25 2026  for Flight Report # 19.  This was 20 flights finger wound and much better pics.  Most flights were 5 seconds.

Pic #1    3008    Hard bank left.
Pic #2    3013    Best pic.

Full Flight Report to follow -  work in progress.

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    Then today,  Tues May 26 2026,  this morning early,  was Flight Report #20.    We changed the motor back to the  12"  8 strand as above,  and got in some long flights,  with a couple of long flights in a row actually initially landing on that soft artificial turf of the pitch,  with those big soft Alaskan bush wheels ....  All five flights were stretch wound  25 x 15 =  360 winds.    Flights were  8  12  11  6  9  sec,  and then a rubber strand broke ...

Pic #1    3039    This flight 2 of  twelve seconds,  would land on the pitch.
Pic #2    3043    Turning left.

Full Flight Report to follow -  work in progress.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

What did you do airplane wise today?

Tues May 26 2026      30"  Beaver

      Another flying day and here I am making the strongest and longest motor.   I still have to stretch it,  bench test it with a winder,   and balance it.   

Pic #1     3062     More paint on the thrust button and nose mount,  a new  15" engine,  and the old  9"  motor is drooped over the left wing.   

Pic #2     3065     Another view.

Pic #3     3069     Finished  15"  motor.

Pic #4     WIND FORECAST  WED MAY 27   MORNING 7 45 AM

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[ramses]

What did you do airplane wise today?

Well... not today, but yesterday to honest.
I made the first trim flights with my CO2 powered Curtiss Jenny at Sportcentrum Arcus Wijchen.
My first indoor CO2 power adventure!

Also tamed the Widgeon a bit further yesterday, she starts to fly oke now:

Cheers, Ramses

[Lastwoodsman]

What did you do airplane wise today?

Wed June 3 2026    30 inch Beaver   post 1 of 2

     Today I finished up all of the long over due repairs.   There actually was more damage than I alluded to.

     I just caught up on posting two small finger-wound Flight Reports,  namely  Flight Report #22 on Fri May 22 2026,  and Flight Report #23  Monday June 1 2026.    After breaking a strand  on Monday,  I saw that I needed to fully infill plank the fuse,  as it had cracked more.

     I also fixed the "wobbly" nose block and it is now tight.   Several stringers were broken from handling with too much squeeze.    New roundels and striped strips and red maple leafs were also glued on with Studio Glue Stick.   Plus I added and fixed several Silkspan covering patches.

   Plus,  the  12" motor was the best so far,  and the 15" motor was too sluggish,  so I built a new  13"  motor,  cut down from the 15" motor,  and already broken in,  with not much flying ....   Can't wait ...   The Beaver looks good enough to fly again.

     Here are a few pics,  then I will catch it up in my build thread.   Tomorrow Thurs June 4 2026  looks like a flying day in the morning !

Pic #1     3124     Nose damage and four stringers.

Pic #2     3132     Thickening the tenon of the loose noseblock.

Pic #3     3146     Mandrake and Bloodroot examine their work.

Pic #4     WIND FORECAST THUR JUNE 4 2026

6 AM   3SSW4   winds blowing 3 mph from SouthSouthWest gusting to 4 mph   69% humidity  59 deg F   sunrise  5:56 AM

8 AM   3SSW6  61%   65 deg F

10 AM   7SSW11   43%    75 deg F

Lastwoodsman
Richard
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[Lastwoodsman]

What did you do airplane wise today?

Wed June 3 2026    30 inch Beaver   post 2 of 2

Long overdue repairs

Pic #1     3152     Strips,  roundels,  small maple leafs,  and several small tissue patches.

Pic #2     3161     Four infill planks left.

Pic #3     3170     Underside view.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[billdennis747]

Some more work on the canoe

[dputt7]

OK Bill, times up, what is it. Nicely done as usual.

[Squirrelnet]

The canoe is coming along nicely Bill, where do the oars go

A bit of Bleriot maintenance this afternoon as the piston o rings needed replacing which I managed to do without removing the engine. It runs much nicer and for longer now , though I noticed the glued joint on the filler was leaking slightly so I have redone that as well with some 24hr epoxy. I did some strengthening around the engine mount as well as the joints were cracking a bit with age..a bit like me really 

[billdennis747]

Hello Dave. It's a Max Holste MH152 from the Model Aircraft plan

[dputt7]

Hello Dave. It's a Max Holste MH152 from the Model Aircraft plan

Thanks Bill, what year and month AM so I can Look it UP.

[TheLurker]

...a Max Holste MH152...

Oh. So it's not a canoe? 

We should have guessed it was a Holste, didn't you build another two or three years bacK?

[billdennis747]

Hi Dave. The MH plan has an unusual history. The origin is a small rubber model by George Woolls (I've built one) which appeared in Aeromodeller April 54. In July 55 (according to Outerzone) this design by Colin Read appeared in Aeromodeller, not Model Aircraft. But it's clear it is essentially just an enlargement of the Woolls plan.
I saw Charlie Newman's version flying years ago and it was one of the best flights I've ever seen.
Rotten plan and not easy to build the fuselage with some extreme bends, hence the upside-down canoe build

https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1980

[dputt7]

Thanks for that Bill, I'll follow with interest.

[billdennis747]

Nearly there. It's going to be a nose-heavy model so the 4lb wood in the tail may be a bit of a waste! I just found some good photos and it's clear that the cabin bracing on the model is very approximate.

[Pete Fardell]

Very nice. I keep meaning to get around to the rubber version. (Good to see les Hulots back in the cockpit too.)