Bernard and John catch up regarding the goings on in March. After a listener writes in about covering tissue over mylar, Bernard explains how he handles this intriguing aspect of our hobby.

We wrap up this episode with a conversation with Bernard's F1B teammate, Tony Mathews.

New Products:

J&H Aerospace

TSA (Technology Student Association) and SO 2022 RULES GAGES, $7 each Convenient jigs for displaying all measurements for 2022 TSA MS and HS and SO flight rules.

https://jhaerospace.com/product/tsa-middle-school-2022-rules-gage/

https://jhaerospace.com/product/so-2022-div-b-c-rules-gage/

https://jhaerospace.com/product/tsa-high-school-rules-gage/

Laser Cut Planes

45cm or 17 3/4" WS Sea Story–Wright Stuff C Div, $21 The “C-Story” is designed for the 2022 Wright Stuff event for C Division (high school students). 45 CM wingspan, 9 CM Chord. Because of the generous weight limit (8 grams), covering with the included tissue is just fine. The kit comes with an Ikara 24 CM prop, 3/32" rubber, laser-cut balsa and plywood parts, and of course, photo-illustrated instructions to make the build successful for new builders. Despite its low-tech construction, the plane is very nice flyer, and congratulations to the young ladies who just won Colorado’s Southern Regionals with a beautiful 2:23 flight with kit #1.

https://lasercutplanes.com/product/sea-story/

Peck Polymers

Many of Peck Polymers' kits are now in stock.

https://www.wind-it-up.com/pages/model-airplane-kits

Volare Products

13" WS Fleetwood Flyer Short Kit, $12 This is a tiny old timer, a 13″ span, with a rolled tube fuselage. You will have fun with this quick-building model. The “Victory” models were war-time models designed to save the builder balsa and rubber. This was published in the August 1943 Air-Age Magazine. This qualifies for the Flying Aces Club events “2-Bit Plus One”, “Old Time Fuselage”, and “Victory Models” (Pinkham Handbook)

https://volareproducts.com/blog/?product=the-fleetwood-flyer-short-kit