{"id":527,"date":"2016-04-15T10:42:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T15:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=527"},"modified":"2026-09-30T23:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:21:14","slug":"links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=527","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outerzone.co.uk\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outerzone<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob.jpg\"> is my favorite online plans database.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are thousands of plans available for free download, and Steve doesn&#8217;t even make you set up an account.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2335 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob-300x90.jpg\" alt=\"Web_Banner_Rob\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob-600x180.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob-500x150.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Web_Banner_Rob.jpg 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjm3ivk56m794jkGxutejcg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David McIntire<\/a> is a friend who started flying RC planes about the same time I did.\u00a0 Like me, he&#8217;s into wood construction and internal combustion engines.\u00a0 If you want to learn more about glow engines, check out his Youtube channel.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 22.4px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjm3ivk56m794jkGxutejcg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-530 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/47e98a_5d3c4107b50142bca29cec58993e1dec-300x68.jpg\" alt=\"GEDSC DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/47e98a_5d3c4107b50142bca29cec58993e1dec-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/47e98a_5d3c4107b50142bca29cec58993e1dec-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/47e98a_5d3c4107b50142bca29cec58993e1dec-500x114.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/47e98a_5d3c4107b50142bca29cec58993e1dec.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>While you&#8217;re on Youtube, check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Balsaworkbench\">Balsa Workbench Youtube channel<\/a> for videos about flying, building, and other RC topics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Balsaworkbench\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9355 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0037-300x106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0037-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0037-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0037-768x272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0037-1536x544.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0037-2048x726.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0037-500x177.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0037-600x213.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Don&#8217;t leave Youtube yet!\u00a0 I have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EmptyNestHomestead\">second channel<\/a> you may want to check out, where I feature non-RC projects that I&#8217;m doing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EmptyNestHomestead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EmptyNestHomestead noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9356 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/chuck-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/chuck-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/chuck.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fluffandruffles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My wife Laura <\/a>has a quilting business.\u00a0 She does machine quilt finishing, binding, and repairs, and she can even design and make you an entire quilt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fluffandruffles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-533 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FR-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"FR\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FR-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FR-600x185.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FR-1024x315.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FR-500x153.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FR.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Everyone says the RC hobby is dying out.\u00a0 Is it?\u00a0 If so, why?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uo-kSxHNSDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s the real answer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uo-kSxHNSDQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5029 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Image1-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"Image1\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" 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