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From left: John Robison, Matt Druckerhammer and Floyd Czoski fly a One Nite28 balsa wood airplane, a Thermic B glider and a Thermic 18 glider respectively on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash. The club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area enthusiasts that were initially drawn to Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes are incredibly light, weighing in at around half an ounce, because the heavier the model, the more damage it can suffer in a crash landing, because the plane leaves the hand of its pilot on the ground, they answer only to the wind. Balsa wood airplanes can be simple gliders, but can also be rubber band-powered or even overhauled to correspond with remote-controlled devices. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
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Floyd Czoski, a man of niche talents as a balsa wood airplane enthusiast and local organist with Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church on the South Hill, winds up the rubber-band propeller on a One Nite28 balsa wood airplane with a machine known as a "winding stooge" on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash. The club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area enthusiasts that were initially drawn to John Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes are incredibly light, weighing in at around half an ounce, because the heavier the model, the more damage it can suffer in a crash landing, because the plane leaves the hand of its pilot on the ground, they answer only to the wind. Balsa wood airplanes can be simple gliders, but can also be rubber band-powered or even overhauled to correspond with remote-controlled devices. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
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Floyd Czoski winds up the rubber-band propeller on balsa wood airplane with a machine known as a "winding stooge" on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash. The club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area enthusiasts that were initially drawn to John Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes are incredibly light, weighing in at around half an ounce, because the heavier the model, the more damage it can suffer in a crash landing, because the plane leaves the hand of its pilot on the ground, they answer only to the wind. Balsa wood airplanes can be simple gliders, but can also be rubber band-powered or even overhauled to correspond with remote-controlled devices. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
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Balsa wood airplane enthusiast John Robison flies his handmade Farman Stratoplane, designed from a 1930s airplane, on a sunny Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash. The club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area enthusiasts that were initially drawn to Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes are incredibly light, weighing in at around half an ounce, because the heavier the model, the more damage it can suffer in a crash landing, because the plane leaves the hand of its pilot on the ground, they answer only to the wind. Balsa wood airplanes can be simple gliders, but can also be rubber band-powered or even overhauled to correspond with remote-controlled devices. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
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Matt Druckhammer inspects his newly overhauled remote-controlled Comet Taylorcraft balsa wood airplane after its maiden flight on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash. Druckhammer is a balsa wood airplane enthusiast who inherited the original 25-year-old body of the plane built by John Robison, and spent 10 hours to scrap it down to the frame and install the mechanics to make it communicate with a radio frequency controller. Druckhammer and Robison's club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area members that were initially drawn to Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes can also be simple gliders or rubber band-powered. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
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Matt Druckhammer's newly overhauled remote-controlled Comet Taylorcraft balsa wood airplane flies over the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 . Druckhammer is a balsa wood airplane enthusiast who inherited the original 25-year-old body of the plane built by John Robison, and spent 10 hours to scrap it down to the frame and install the mechanics to make it communicate with a radio frequency. Druckhammer and Robison's club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area enthusiasts that were initially drawn to Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes can also be simple gliders or rubber band-powered. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
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Matt Druckhammer flies his newly overhauled remote-controlled Comet Taylor Craft balsa wood airplane at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 . Druckhammer is a balsa wood airplane enthusiast who inherited the original 25-year-old body of the plane built by John Robison, and spent 10 hours to scrap it down to the frame and install the mechanics to make it communicate with a radio frequency. Druckhammer and Robison's club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area enthusiasts that were initially drawn to Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes can also be simple gliders or rubber band-powered. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
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Floyd Czoski, a man of niche talents as a balsa wood airplane enthusiast and local organist with Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church on the South Hill, launches a hand-made glider from a rubber band on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash. The club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area enthusiasts that were initially drawn to John Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes are incredibly light, weighing in at around half an ounce, because the heavier the model, the more damage it can suffer in a crash landing, because the plane leaves the hand of its pilot on the ground, they answer only to the wind. Balsa wood airplanes can be simple gliders, but can also be rubber band-powered or even overhauled to correspond with remote-controlled devices. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
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John Robison, left, winds up the rubber-band propeller on his One Nite 28 balsa wood airplane on a "winding stooge" with Matt Druckhammer on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash. The club is more or less unofficial, comprised of a few area enthusiasts that were initially drawn to Robison's Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic. Robison has been enamored by the lightweight aircraft since he was a boy, and now shares his knowledge and building skills to teach others to build their own through the clinic, at least prior to COVID. Balsa wood airplanes are incredibly light, weighing in at around half an ounce, because the heavier the model, the more damage it can suffer in a crash landing, because the plane leaves the hand of its pilot on the ground, they answer only to the wind. Balsa wood airplanes can be simple gliders, but can also be rubber band-powered or even overhauled to correspond with remote-controlled devices. Robison may be contacted at 509-534-2205 for details on the Balsa Wood Airplane Clinic.
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