...or a plastic bucket, or from a soda bottle. Therein lies the fun of this tutorial. Many have asked about my homemade props, so this episode will show you all that you'll need to start making your own, using basic household items, along with a few bits of brass & aluminum tubing. Filmed & photographed by Tom Hallman using a Canon PowerShot SX20, iPhone 11Pro & 14Pro. Thx to Pete Kaiteris for his in-flight photos. Music via the talented musicians at artist.io, who breathe life into my films.

There are many, many ways to build a model airplane, but the approaches seen here are what has worked best for me. I try to take a grass roots approach, as I was taught by my mentors early on within the Flying Aces Club. Hopefully the methodical step by step approach in this film will be universally understood and received by newcomers to the hobby.

Prop pitch gauge plan by Paul Bradley: http://www.hallmanstudio.com/Prop_Pit...
Prop pitch gauge kit from Retro RC: http://retrorc.us.com/freewheel-pushe...
Nocal prop pitch gauge from Volaré Products: https://volare-products.myshopify.com...

Plans for models in this tutorial :
Babcock: https://thegeebee.com/product/1931-ba...
Corona Cougar: http://hallmanstudio.com/corona_couga...
Corona Cougar doc: http://www.hallmanstudio.com/CoronaCo...
Ryan M-1 Mailplane: http://hallmanstudio.com/Mooney_RyanM...
Nicholas-Beazley NB-3: http://www.hallmanstudio.com/nicholas...
Hodek based on this 15" plan by Lubomir Koutny: https://store.flying-models.com/catal...
18" Curtiss Condor plan: http://www.hallmanstudio.com/Condor_p...
Peanut Mr. Smoothie plan by Dick Howard: http://www.hallmanstudio.com/Smoothie...
37" MiG-DIS based on plan by Lubomir Koutny.
Boeing 306-C based on plan of the 306-B by Pres Bruning: http://hallmanstudio.com/Bruning_BOEI...
Boeing 306-C 3-View and general plan layout: http://hallmanstudio.com/Boeing_306C_...

*** 10 steps to trimming a rubber model, by John Koptonak: http://www.flyingacesclub.com/PFFT/Tr...

Here's a source for rubber: https://www.faimodelsupply.com/produc...
Generic rubber turns calculator: http://hallmanstudio.com/rubber_turns...
Badge Classic DT & spring (at the bottom of the page): http://www.starlink-flitetech.com/tim...

Also, these tutorials from Easy Built Models: https://easybuiltmodels.com/tips.htm#...

Flying Aces Club merchandise: https://www.cafepress.com/flyingacesclub
Center of Gravity merchandise: https://www.cafepress.com/centergravity

For more info on free-flight rubber-powered models & supplies, check these websites:
http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/
http://www.volareproducts.com/BUY/
http://www.flyingacesclub.com
https://outerzone.co.uk/index.asp
National Free Flight Society - https://freeflight.org/
Mike Stuart's Flying Scale Models - http://www.ffscale.co.uk/
https://www.freeflightsupplies.co.uk/...