Frank Garner’s Sea Stormer, built from a plan published in AMI magazine
Frank Garner’s Sea Stormer, built from a plan published in AMI magazine.
Alasdair Sutherland’s Leven flying boat, built from his own plan, has a wingspan of 48 inches
Leven leaps off the water on the power of an ASP 12 engine,.
Leven is all built up, and several have been built by club members.
Leven is all built up, and several have been built by club members.
Leven flies past inverted.
Club Splash-in, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May 2004.
Looking down the line of colourful models
Another view of the model pound area
Ian Sutherland’s big Piper Cub is powered by a 23 cc Super Tigre engine.
The biplane is a big Jabberwok built and flown by Donnie McIntyre.
Donnie’s Jabberwok on take off
And flying past.
Ian Sutherland launching his Cub.
And off it goes.
The Cub looks very realistic in the air.
An untidy landing though.
The Laker is a popular design, and flies well from calm water.
George Mungall’s twin electric Grumman Albatross, held by Sandy Kerr.
A pair of 480 motors on 8 cells powers the Albatross.
The kit for the Albatross is made in Czech Republic and it is very well made.
The model flies well too.
George seems pleased with the model.
Donnie’s Jabberwok skims over the calm water of Kilbirnie Loch.
Frank Garner flew his Sea Stormer quite a lot.
The Sea Stormer is all built up from balsa sticks and sheet.
The pits is a convenient strip of grass between the cars and the water.
Lawson Fargie carries the enormous Radio Queen to a suitable starting position.
Bob Irvine’s Leven is powered by a pair of Speed 400 electric motors, as originally intended.
Alasdair Sutherland’s Leven as originally built as a twin electric.
A sprightly model even on electric power.
A sprightly model even on electric power.
Leven was also powered by a single Speed 600 at one time.
Leven was also powered by a single Speed 600 at one time.
Bob Irvine’s Leven again.
Bob Irvine’s Leven again.
Bob Irvine’s ASP 12 powered Puddlemaster.
Puddlemaster is a 3 channel model, built from a kit.
Gordon Taylor’s colourful Northstar.
Gordon’s Northstar speeds away powered by a Rossi 53.
Alasdair Sutherland’s own design Sonas 90.
This Sonas 90 is powered by an ASP 108, it weighs 10 pound with floats, and has a wingspan of 73”.
The all plastic Flitecraft Cessna ARTF with ARC floats.
Alasdair Sutherland showing off the floats on his plastic Cessna.
Alasdair’s Sonas 90 resting in the pits.
Clubmember Jim McCall fitted Flair floats to his Irvine 46 powered Magnatilla.
Jim found that the Magnatilla makes a really good floatplane.
Jim’s Magnatilla looks great over glassy calm water at Kilbirnie.
Slowing down after a perfect landing.
Taxying back to the beach in ideal conditions.
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Frank Garner’s Sea Stormer, built from a plan published in AMI magazine