If you are a local modeler, you probably know Larry Wolfe! If you’re into Scale Jets, you probably know about his company, Jet Hangar Hobbies!

Monday, Sept 9 Larry Wolfe is to be inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame! Come out and support Larry at this truly special AMA event, hosted by the Scale Squadron of Southern California! 7 pm 17250 Los Jardines West (Green River Adult Clubhouse), Fountain Valley, CA! If you can’t come, be sure to congratulate Larry the next time you see him out at the flying field!

Congratulations Larry!

One such family on the team are the “Lloyds”. David, Dave, and Christie are all actively flying and modeling at their local club (VVRCF) and events in So-Cal! From pylon racing to scale, this is one active hobby-family!

In Dave’s words.. “The family that flies together, stays together.”. We couldn’t agree more!

These pics are from the Hemet Scale Master’s Qualifier, hosted by the Hemet club and headed up by Curtis Kitteringham.

The family, with a trophy, at the end of the Hemet Qualifier! David won his category and both Dad and son qualified for the Masters in October!

Hi Mike,

I just wanted to send a quick note about the Hemet qualifier this past weekend.

I brought the Mirage and pulled off first place Expert finish with it, qualifying for the Championships in October! Static score was 99.25 with an average flight score of about 91. It was a fun weekend with some pretty good ATX representation there (there were 4-5 ATX shirts including myself).

I’m already planning the trip to Woodland-Davis for the championships, should be fun!

I had originally planned to bring the NTJets Panther and compete in Pro-Am Pro as I wasn’t sure I’d be able to get the flight time out of the Jet Hangar Mirage. On a whim I brought it out on one of my practice days and to my surprise I was able to get a full competition routine out of it. So, I immediately changed my focus in that direction. We did have to keep tabs on my time aloft, but it worked out great.

I have a different setup in mind for the Scale Masters Championships that should help get some additional endurance out of the airplane and also save some additional weight.

I just wanted to say thanks to you and Airtronics for the support. Let’s see if we can give them a good run at the Championships!

Chris

(Note that several Airtronics Members Qualified and/or placed at this event including Tim Cardin, David Lloyd and his Son too! Congrats to all of the competitors and to the Hemet club for hosting the Qualifier again this year.)

Radio of Choice? -SD-10G

David Klein F3B Record Holder, with Freestyler 4 and Airtronics SD-10G Radio

From David:

I thought I would shoot you a quick summary from the weekend. It was insane.

This was the third year for the Gator F3B contest held in Cocoa Florida March 1st-3rd. It was the second year in a row that it was the first contest of the world cup series. Attendance was up this year, with teams from Germany and Chile, as well as the US F3B team; 23 pilots total. All of our practice paid off as the US team did well flying distance, and I was lucky enough to finish first after 6 full rounds and an additional speed round. Other highlights included smashing the previous world record for F3B speed set by Pasi Väisänen in June 2008 of 12.68 seconds. I set the new record with a 11.90 second flight with my Freestyler 4 outfitted with 6x 94761 servos and a 10 channel FHSS-3 receiver. Dillon Graves won the sportsman classification of the event flying my old Freestyler 4.

So a big win and a new World Record for Team Airtronics

Thank you guys for all of the support!

—
David Klein

Chuck Andraka and Dan Thordarson

Team Airtronics Wins at Basin Racing

Team Airtronics was represented at the George Finch Memorial Races at Sepulveda Basin March 23-24, 2013, by Chuck Andraka and Dan Thordarson. On Sunday, Chuck won the AMA 426 Q500 class, while Dan came in third and set fast time. The Airtronics SD-10G radio, with its extremely low latency in FHSS-3 mode, provides an edge in this high speed racing. In addition, we were able to call for several novices in AMA 424 and 426 classes, supporting the future of our hobby and spreading good will on behalf of Airtronics.

Dawn Patrol Western Nationals

Dan’s Gee Bee Y flown with the SD-10G

Radio of course: SD-10G with all Digital performance servos like the 94780 and 94820.

Look for Jeff to be flying this big impressive bird everywhere this year!

Jeff’s new Fly Eagle A10 Flown with the SD-10G

2013 F3B Team USA

This just in from David Klein, experienced Team Airtronics Member:

“Mike and Craig,

I wanted to take the time to thank you yet again for all the support. Last month I was able to make the US FAI Team for the F3B World Championships held near Dresden Germany in August 2013. I had to come from way behind after having a rough start (the worst ever) on the first day of the competition. In the end, all of the practice paid off, and I was able to coast into the third place team position on the final day. My equipment is never a concern, it always performs flawlessly. I am also proud to say that for the second consecutive US F3B team, all three team pilots will be using SD-10G transmitters.

Thank You again for all of the support,
David Klein”

For more info about the 2013 F3B team, Click Here

This is a GREAT local article about their success and passion for the hobby.

Click here:

‘Westlake Family Soaring Past the Competition’

Photos Courtesy of Joel Navarro and RC Car Action, AirAge Media