soon as you said 49 the bell starts ringing in background..life is good

This is one of the all-time great aeromodelling videos. It has everything in it! Fabulous stuff: old boys young!👍🍻

I had a gentle lady with a power pod. Good memories

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Powered soaring is the best!! So relaxing, so practical, so cheap!

Fun flight

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Low and slow, where you can see it!

Marks Models gliders where the BOMB Love Them All

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

I remember their "Wanderer" was a great model!

I used to fly .049 Ukies in the late 50's to early 60's, I only flew Cox engines on a mix of Cox RTF plastic planes and balsa kits. While I never owned one or even saw one run, I always had the impression the OK Cub and the RTF planes were of a lower quality. Cox ruled that time period, even though I saw a lot of guys flying .049 engines, I never even saw a OK Cub engine in the hands of a flyer, they were pretty much dead. They might have been popular somewhere else, but not here in Okla.

Very cool, I actually have a windward that I rescued, still in kit form, in my collection that I need to get built. I fell in love with this plane when I was building a wanderer in the 70's. Fun video guys!

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! That kit goes together super fast and flies great! This particular one flew for years with a power pod above the wing. At first I had a Cox Golden Bee .049 with an exhaust restrictor type throttle Later I converted it to electric with a little Park 250 brushless...which was barely adequate, but worked! More recently, Richie has tried it with the OK Cub as in this video, and a Wen-Mac .049 also. Now it's been swapped for another Cox.... Good luck with yours!! Thanks for watching .

@thatairplaneguy

Жыл бұрын

Wonderer. My favorite glider of all time.

A piece of history, the Herky bear would be proud of you. Great video.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven! I think Herky is in a retirement home these days.

Some old beauties there 😁👍

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you mean us or the planes, but we'll take the compliment.....Thanks!!

@GrandadIsAnOldMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@sonex413 LOL, yes I guess I could have been more specific, but I will leave you confused 😁👍

What is that lovely little model in the end still please? Great to see people having good old fun!

@sonex413

Жыл бұрын

It's a Fairchild 24 from an original Berkeley kit. We'll have some flying shots of it pretty soon. Sorry for long delay in replying!

@direktorpresident

Жыл бұрын

@@sonex413 Worth waiting for! Thank you

Hey guys I forgot to mention that was a good story and nice little travel back in time to hear about that OK cub 0.49 motor.. whatta beautiful plane that u have therr.I luv luvvv luv those old school planes and motors... I learned on a Cox 189 Cessna with a 0.49 motor and a cox Sanwa 2 ch radio. That was a very expensive bird for a 10 yr kid back in 1983. I flew crashed , and rebuilt that 🐦 bird from 1983 to 1988. I killed it furr good in 1988.. and then 1 day I found the exact same bird 🐦 with a radio all complete at a flea market for $40.. talk about getting lucky..anyways I just wanted to comment on that Kool viiddd and plane. 👍🙃👍

Outstanding! Classic glider and engine combo.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

It sure is! I'm glad I dug it out from the inactive fleet! There are a few more gems in there, too. Look for them from time to time....thanks for watching!

My dad had around 3 ok cubs another 1/2 A size engine of that time was the Halland hornet

@sonex413

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Wen-Mac and Gilbert...

Nice flights guys! Just great to see you two out having a good time. Thanks!

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you're doing OK too!

Yall got the coolest videos.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment yet! Thanks Joey, we love you!

Hehehe...that's too much fun! The last glider needs to be dubbed the Nap-of-the-Earth Glider ;-) Well done! See you in the Air!

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

We promised our moms we'd only fly low and slow to stay safe!

Windwards are great. It was my first glider back around 1973 at the bluffs in Long Beach, California. Now I have a Chinese ASW-28 but not flown yet. Thanks for the show, Thailand Paul

@sonex413

Жыл бұрын

Right on

i have one of these from a bunch i bought from a guy, seems they dont peform well but it is before the cox days

Thank you for the history nice video

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Doyle. Good to hear from you, hope you and yours are doing well and staying safe!

Awesome video. Btw, the .024 was available in glow. I have two. One on the Cub Go-Kart and an airplane version.

That was cool, I had that experience with my Graubner sail-plain with 0.51 cox TD it stays 5 to 7 feet from the ground for a long time with external tank, was also to rich, was fun

Richies last flight reminded me of a light weight thermal glider with 2.8 m wing span I had about 40 years ago. Usually it climed slowly but steadily with a Cox 0.49 BabeBee mounted on a pylon. But sometimes, if motor was not running with highest possible speed, it refused to climb. That´s how you become expert in flying big models for long time at very low altitude. 😁

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Right! You get pretty good at seeking thermals while the engine's still running! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Superb guys......

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Good to have you with us!

@ronaldrose6885

2 жыл бұрын

Ritchie your a bad ass,Mike the video is well done and documented.i have Herkimer in the collection.049 ,070 ,and .19. fly on bros.i watch what you do.

sure would like to see u and richie start making vids again. glow is still hanging on but soon to be a thing of the past

@sonex413

Жыл бұрын

More videos on the way as time allows...

What a Awesome flight

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Richie has upgraded that glider to electric power and we're waiting for a chance to fly it again.

Very funny video ! Enjoyed listening you laughing and having fun with such a nice glider and small engine OK cub. I noticed JR quattro Tx made specially for park fliers if i remember well.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍Pedro! Yes, the Quattro radio was a good piece of gear. I have one myself. The range is quite good. Glad you enjoyed the video, we're glad to have you among our friends!

Very cool

@sonex413

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Keep 'em flying!

bonjour , good slow model !!!

@sonex413

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Another great video guys

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Colin! Stay safe and stay tuned! -Mike and Richie

wow nice flight! I'm surprised that little Ok Cub was able to pull that huge glider around! Would love to see more of that plane flying around. I havn't flown nitro/gass planes since the late 90s but recently got a Cox lazy bee witih a Cox .049 in it that I'm looking forward to flying. For what ever reason I want to get back into nitro/gass powered planes. Especially the little cox engine powered ones.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! The sound along with the smell of nitro and castor takes me right back! That Lazy Bee will be a blast! Have fun!

great video, love the gassers.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Us too! Especially the smell! We don't even mind the cleanup...much.

Like me, you guys sure like variety in model aviation. I have an old K&B .049 and a WenMac .049.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill! More model flying diversity to come! Stay tuned.

Mike & Richie???? How you fellers doin???? I know u guys aren't chasing any fly aways 🙃🙃🙃.. it's a bit to kold still....haha..just wanted to say hi and hope u 2 guys are doing alright 👍👍👍👍..I've been out flying 3 times thus far in 2024 in March.. weather is getting nice here in southern Colorado..anyways hope all is well guys...take care. RAY FROM COLORADO 👍👍🙃🙃

Bought an OK cub New in 1960.. I NEVER got it to run Still have it tho... Have had dozens of engines over the years. But that pesky OK was the only one that ever defeated me. Curiously that Windward does better without the badly running OK.:-)

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

You think the OK Cub was a tough starter? Guess you never played with a Thunder Tiger motor from the early 80's. To this day, they are our benchmark when discussing crappy running motors! Legendary, just not in a good way!

a fellow named Ralph said the Cox engines are a lot better and thought the reed valve may be the reason. my off hand opinion is that castor oil should be the only oil. Mostly you have to run these little ones for a while to get predictable performance. in modern terms, If a Cox 094 was 50 watts and a peewee was 25 watts this engine is about 35 watts. it sounds like a solid engine.

Beautifull flights.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting

Great video! Like many I am also going back to my beginnings (Balsa, silkspan, and Cox engines). I have seen a few of these Herkimer motors available from time to time and you mentioned the availability of parts. Is there a glow plug replacement that is also available? I"d probably take the plunge if I knew I could get a spare plug.

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Most OK Cubs use a standard size short reach glow plug so you can use a modern plug and light it with a nicad as is commonly done these days. Back when the Cub came out glow plugs were always driven with a large 1.5 Volt carbon-zinc cell so don't try to drive an original OK plug with anything more than 1.5V. The Herkimer motors are super cool but quirky to run...if you're more interested in problem free reliable operation, go with Cox or better yet Norvel if you can find one. Either one will far outperform the cub. We flew the glider in this video with a Wen Mac .049 too, with results on par with the Herk.

Look at the prices!!

OK Cub and Testers are the same company, yes?

The prop looks pretty small for an 049. I’ve had a few 049 2m gliders and they all climbed much better than that.

How are you sir ?✌✌😅😅👋👋

@sonex413

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andy, we are doing OK. Hope you are well too! Thanks!

@flyawayandyk2916

3 жыл бұрын

@@sonex413 === Wow ..Thanks sir. Always take care sir 🙏🙇‍♂️💥💥😅😀🎉🎉🎉🌺