How to fly Nocal Scale rubber powered model airplanes

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[@dennismason3740]

In the fifties you could buy a balsa/paper/plastic prop/wire airplane with LANDING GEAR and rolling wheels and rubber band NOT included. 15 cents. They flew like a dream.

[@cstatman]

wow, thank you so much for walking us through your trimming thoughts and process. VERY educational, very cool. .. those flights? were better than anything I've ever done, seeing it in a rainfall? cmon amigo - that was awesome.... it was also nice to see the shop. a proverbial peek-behind-the-magic-curtain. :)

[@SMc-in5bc]

I bought one of these kits but unfortunately my son threw up all over myself and the model as I was putting the final touches on the model. It was supposed to be a surprise present for his 27th birthday but we will order him another one in the coming months. Thanks for all the great videos, looking forward to being able to finally fly one of your creations.

[@joshuawfinn]

Oh no! That hurts! I look forward to getting a new kit in your hands!

[@powerhousepaperairplanesrogers]

I'd love that as a gift. I've loved flight my entire life. But everyone in my family thinks I'm weird because of that.

[@randall4411]

Simply cool . Thanks for the trim tips

[@wayne00k]

In your opening flight I thought for sure your plane was going to land on the roof. Like mine. Along with balls. Frisbees. My sweater and trowel left behind when I last cleaned the gutters ;) Actually, amazing flight! This looks like just about the best hobby I can get started with the grandkids. Fun and educational. Cheers

[@joshuawfinn]

Hahahaha! I love it! Glad you enjoyed the video. Freeflight is challenging but fun!

[@MetHerInBaghdad]

Great video. My first NoCal was a little Zero, with plans found online and shrunk down to what I could fit on my printer. I used scrap balsa to build it, and amazingly, it flew for 30 seconds on it's 2nd flight outside. Total luck, as I have never built one before, and my free flight experience was limited to Guillow's kits, which all flew for less time than that. My second try was a Dauntless, and let's just say it needs some massaging to sort out properly.

[@joshuawfinn]

You were fortunate to get your first one going really well. As you've found, they can be really finicky. When you get it right, they're awesome.

[@deangiacopassi1951]

A Brainbuster style of turn. The joke is that we fly in a silo. We did actually fly in a silo laid on its side shaped space when we flew in the NASA Langley wind tunnel.

[@joshuawfinn]

Yeah these seem to fly best turning really tightly. Quite fun!

[@douglasslayback3441]

Another enjoyable trimming session and a neat kit! Any chance you might add another…P51D type? I’m sending this video to my friend, English parents. I assume the coloration might be by marker, nothing brushed on.

[@joshuawfinn]

The markings on this one are printed on with an Epson printer. There are a variety of methods to get such markings, however printing is probably the most precise possible. We do have a Mustang in the works. :)

[@douglasslayback3441]

@@joshuawfinn Okay, sweet…looking forward to building some of your kits 😃

[@jam2190]

Much better than the balsa wood things, from the 80s!!!! Coulde never get them to fly worth a flying f--k

[@radheyshyam8721]

Hi Sir Josh! im a newbie and dont know much about this stuff but i am very keen in building planes.I have built 4 test planes out of broom stick sticks and used kite paper to cover the body.I would like to know any other alternatives for covering. and can you recommend me some of your videos on trimming ?

[@joshuawfinn]

Tissue paper is a better option if you can find it. Anything lighter you'll have to order from the US or UK I suspect.

[@pakistanhobby1st537]

Very easy nocal airplane can make easily at home.

[@jerryzhang5024]

hey josh! i’ve been looking through a lot of your indoor model and saw that you had a giant stick to stop the airplane. Do you by chance know what that stick is called?

[@joshuawfinn]

That's a carp rod. They're sold on Aliexpress and are available in lengths up to 20m.

[@jerryzhang5024]

@@joshuawfinn thanks!

[@stanburdick9708]

Better known as 'stop rod😎

[@M5guitar1]

Peck Polymers used to be my go-to shopping place, however the demise of hobby shops has made free flight hardware impossible to buy in person. Can you recommend websites?

[@joshuawfinn]

Peck is still around but sometimes unreliable. Peck-polymers.com Other options are Easy Built Models, FAI Model Supply, Volare Products, Retro RC, Indoor FF Supply, Laser Cut Planes, and of course my own website over at jhaerospace.com

[@surreyearl]

So how do you balance one of those props?

[@joshuawfinn]

Either scrape material from the heavy blade using a knife as per the Phantom Flash video, or glue a tiny dab of weight to thr light blade and keep tweaking the amount of weight until the prop balances correctly

[@surreyearl]

@@joshuawfinn Do you use the same prop balancer that R/Cer's use?

[@joshuawfinn]

@@surreyearl since these are free turning in the bearing, you can actually balance them on the plane

[@stanburdick9708]

I need to stop watching your videos cuzz it makes me wanna start building again, altho have sevreal sitting around that need some xersize😎

[@joshuawfinn]

Hahahaha! A true addict! I love it!

[@robertsmith3672]

Why do folks say" without further adue " after a long ramble.

[@joshuawfinn]

Seems appropriate. ;)