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Multi
engine event held
in Council Bluffs Iowa June 26, 27th.
Report
by Paul Grubich |
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Pilots and planes of the first annual Twin and Multi
Engine Fun Fly in Council Bluffs Iowa gather for a group photo on Saturday.
This event was one of the best I have attended and should grow into a
premier event in the future. Around 15 pilots brought their multi engine
planes to Council Bluffs and they came to fly. Planes were in the air
all day Saturday with no lull even when light rain fell. |
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"The Field" in Council Bluffs Iowa is a first class
flying area with several permanent structures.
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Radio Impound area at "The Field". |
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Rich Cronk and Mark Taylor from Ames Iowa remove Mark's
VQ P-38 from their trailer. |
Dean Copeland assembles his scratch built Shorts SG.7 SkyVan.
Dean used foam over a wood frame for the main structure and built the plane
in sections so it would fit in the average car. |
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Wendell Maakestead and Dwayne Fosseen assemble their modified
American Eagle B-17's. |
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Twinman (kneeling left) and event organizer Rick Simmons (right) prepare
a 20 year old Art Johnson P-38 for a mission.
Twinman (George Lumpkin) came all the way from Texas to help at this
event. He was busy all day! |
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Twinman assists Mark Taylor (Left) with his Yellow Aircraft
P-38. |
Twinman holds on for dear life as six 2 cycles try to drag
him down the runway! (Photo by Mark Taylor) |
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Frank Annett, Wendell Maakestad and Dwayne Fosseen prepare for another
B-17 formation flight. (Photo by Mark Taylor) |
A look at some of the Warbirds at this event
| Event organizer Rick Simmons with his Ziroli P-38. Ricks
P-38 weighs 46 lbs and has a 114 inch wingspan. Rick uses counter rotating
Moki twins modified for gas. (Click on picture for larger image) |
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Dean Copeland and his scratch built Shorts SG.7 SkyVan.
Dean used foam over a wood frame for construction. Two modified Ryobi weed
eaters for power. 26 pounds and 112" wingspan. This twin has a cargo
door and Dean can release cargo boxes with parachutes. (Click on picture
for larger image) |
Rick Simmons with his 20 year old Art Johnson P-38. Two
90's run it and Robart gear roll it. Rick used a buddy box and let several
flyers have a round with this collectors item. |
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Rich Cronk from Ames Iowa with his KMP P-38. 83 inch wingspan,
16lbs and two OS 70 four cycle engines. (Click on picture for larger
image) |
Dwayne Fosseen from Radcliff Iowa poses by his modified
American Eagle B-17. 40 pounds, 12.6 wingspan, Jet retracts and Saito 91's
for power. The wing made from Don Smith plans with 2.5% washout and scaled
to fit the American Eagle fuselage. Dwayne has a color video camera behind
the pilots so you can watch the flight from the cockpit. (Click on picture
for larger image) |
Dwayne Fosseen from Radcliff Iowa shows his American Eagle B-17. 40lbs, 10 foot wingspan, Century Jet retracts and Saito 91's for power. Dwayne used a Don Smith plans wing reduced to match the American Eagle fuselage with 2.5% washout. A video camera behind the pilots lets the ground crew watch the flight from the cockpit. |
 Wendell Maakestad from Cedar Rapids Iowa with his American Eagle B-17. 40lbs, 10ft wingspan, Century Jet retracts, Saito 65's for power and bomb drop. |
Wendell Maakestad from
Cedar Rapids Iowa with his American Eagle B-17. 40lbs, 10ft wingspan, Century
Jet retracts, Saito 65's for power and bomb drop. (Click on picture
to see more) |
Frank Annett from Radcliff Iowa with his Westcraft B-17.
40 lbs, 132" wingspan, Robart retracts and four Saito 91's. Frank also
has bomb drop, landing lights and brakes. Several times during the
day Wendell, Dwayne and Frank flew their B-17's in formation. These friends
have been flying their B-17's for many years now and always put on a great
show. |
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Russ Miller from Arkansas drove 500 miles to fly this great
looking and flying DC-3. Russ's DC-3 is made from a Top Flite kit and weighs
10lbs, with an 83" wingspan. Two Magnum 30 four cycles pull it while
Robart retracts roll it. Russ flies this plane very realistically and modeled
it after a real DC-3 he flew. (Click on picture to see more) |
Dwayne Fosseen from
Radcliff Iowa shows his Don Smith B-29. Dwayne uses four Saito 91's
in this 40lb, 12 foot wingspan bomber. Century Jet retracts and bomb drop
round out this great package. (Click on picture to see more) |
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Mark Taylor from Ames Iowa with his VQ P-38. Mark uses 60 fx's
in his15lb twin as well as Spring Air retracts. Mark lost this plane on
Saturday possibly from an engine out. (Click on picture to see more) |
Larry Sigel shows his Top Flite C-47. Larry uses Saito
56 four cycles in this 13 pound 80.5 inch troop carrier. Retracts are by
Robart and she has flaps as well. (Click on picture to see more) |
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This event was a great one and I hope to see you there next year.
There were several highlights such as Twinman ( George Lumpkin, our rcwarbirds.com
twins guru) coming all the way from Texas to help out and answer questions.
He was kept very busy all day! Another highlight seeing three B-17's fly
formation laps as a light rain fell. The P-38 group flight were very nice
to see also. This event was fun and relaxed and multi engine models flew
all day despite periods of light rain. The host were friendly and attentive
and there was good food for all pilots. I would have liked to see a food
vendor on site for those that did not sign up to fly. Also some ropes
or ribbons to cordon off the area to spectators would be nice. All in
all a great meet and one you should mark on your calendar for next year.
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