Big Yellow Bird Goes Up Like A Home Sick Angel

by Lin Cordray and Burt Gunter Ball Ground GA John Burton Gunter, Col. USA Retired, more commonly known as"Burt" and Lin Cordray often take to the skies. They are both AMA members who fly together with their club "Georgia Model Aviators" located about an hour north of Atlanta, Georgia. On August 2011, Lin took a photo of Burt with his Big Yellow Bird, a WACO from Great Planes. It is powered by a Zenoah 26 gas engine with Spektrum DX6 with servos being HiTech. The gross weight (with fuel) is almost 15.5 pounds. Wing span is 6 feet requiring 25 to 30 minutes to assemble for flight…