We finally have the FPVWRA Spec Wings ready for sale. To get started, we are selling the #1.3 EPP wing cores with elevons only. This is not a complete kit. We are working out the details for the complete kit which should be finished very soon. Our first kit put up for sale for the 2018 year… just hours before 2019. 🙂
To check out what is FPVWRA, click HERE.
To go shopping and buy the first several Spec Wing cores, click HERE.
UPS increased shipping charges for 2019 which will effect shipping EPP sheet foam. Recently UPS contacted Wind Catcher RC informing us of an increase in the price to ship foam in 2019. We have no control over shipping costs, however we decided to lower the prices of our foam to help our customers continue to afford EPP sheet foam for their various projects. The 2019 price for foam is lowered by 10% compared to the 2018 prices. We hope this helps and we hope you consider Wind Catcher RC for your future EPP foam and Carbon Fiber.
Please spread the word about Wind Catcher RC.
I picked up a pallet of new EPP foam. It currently sits in the back of my enclosed trailer waiting to be processed and cut down for sale. If all goes well, I will have 2″ foam (LINK HERE) back in stock and ready for sale by Friday evening (Nov 2).
I am nearing completion on the Spec Wing prototypes. I sent another prototype out for testing 2 days ago to Bobby at Thrust FPV. Both he and Donny plan to assemble, test it, and give feedback. I am hoping to start producing these in about 2 weeks. Part of the foam order I picked up yesterday has foam set aside for Spec Wing kits. These FPV wings fall within the specifications listed at the FPVWRA website.
Things were a bit crazy here over the last several weeks. We had a family emergency which put me behind on a lot of work I need to do with both the foam and other things. If you didn’t know already, I also have a 1 acre garden and also a wood working business. We produce primarily Asian vegetables for personal use, however we also sell to people in the Asian community. My wife returned home to Thailand just as we were harvesting which left the majority of work for me to get everything in before the first hard frost killed everything. We purchased 10 acres over 1 1/2 years ago which has the 1 acre garden. Eventually we will pay off the 10 acres and have our new workshop and house built out there. The 10 acres is currently a hay field. The wide open space provides the perfect location for testing new designs and having friends over to fly.
I’m finally back on track with everything. I still have a few custom back orders to take care of, however I’m back to designing and hoping to have three different planes kits available by the end of November.
I’ve been quite busy over the last month. Thank you to everyone for your great support and words of encouragement. My friends and family are wonderful to help me get through the first stages of starting up a new business selling EPP foam. Special thank you to my wife for understanding and allowing me to store all our EPP foam in the…. dining room and spare room. 🙂 She is wonderful! We are hoping in a few more years to build a new house on our 10 acre field we bought outside of town. This will provide a better space for the foam business and a nice field for testing.
I know one of the biggest difficulties for my customers is the cost of shipping for the EPP foam. This is out of my control. I wish I could provide a less expensive option. I’m open to suggestions. I looked into Greyhound, however I read a lot of really bad experiences. If a customer really wanted me to use them, I would, however I am putting a huge disclaimer that I am not responsible for any damage or loss due to Greyhound’s terrible customer service and practices.
Another option I have is to cut the EPP foam 36×24 sheets down further to fit in a smaller box.
Do you have any other shipping suggestions?
The first EPP Spec Wing prototype flew at the ReadyMadeRC FPVfest a few weeks ago. I heard from my test pilots Donny and Bob at ThrustFPV that the wing did well overall on building experience and flying, except that the EPP foam live hinge was not strong enough to pull out of the turns. I have balsa trailing edges on order and in transit for testing on prototype #2. If this works out, then I hope to have the kits available soon.
A huge thank you to Donny and Bob for testing this out for me and giving me great feed back. I hope to provide the best possible build and flying experience.
The EPP foam Citabria flew again after an improved firewall was installed. I learned how to better use my light duty mill on my CNC to accurately cut light plywood. Using this technique I was able to accurately cut a new firewall that also better tied into the front of the fuselage.
On the initial launch I was dealing with some tail heavy issues, however after adjusting the battery I was able to get a lot of great data from the flight. I flew it in about 15-20mph winds and it surprisingly did okay consider the EPP wing is a huge barn door and the entire plane is light. It really likes to float in the air at lower speeds.
I am working out the details of prototype #2 along with building techniques that should speed up the build process for the end user. I would like the entire plane to go together, if using a hot glue gun, in less than an hour.  The electronics would then need to be installed followed by optional paint/film covering.
I will be putting black #1.3 EPP up for sale today. I’m working on editing pictures and pricing. All sheets are 36″ x 24″. The sheets vary in thickness from 3mm – 2″ and should be available by this evening.
Check out these two stacks sitting in our spare room. They both go clear to the ceiling! I have a bit of 9mm white under the one of the stacks.
