Artistic Aerobatics suggestions

[Bill Glaze]

1954-Babcock 3 channel-Bonner escapement on rudder and throttle-Bonner 
Mailbox elevator servo.  $200+
1957 Orbit 8 channel, (equivalent of 4 channels today.)  $225-no 
batteries, no servos, no wiring harness/switches
1959-Orbit 10 channel, (equivalent of 5 channels today) rest same as 
above-$250
At the time, I was raising 3 kids, making less than 10K  per year, 
living well on that income.
Finally, we had reached a point with the Orbit that the radios 
worked--most of the time.

Todays stuff is qualitatively stratospheric compared with that of a few 
years ago.  (relatively speaking!)

Bill Glaze

Terry Terrenoire wrote:

> I bought my first radio in 1970. It was an MRC F710. The old gold box. 
> Cost was $220 for 4 basic channels. No channel reversing, no mixing, 
> and what the heck is expo anyway?
>  
> As I calculate it, that works out to about $2000 in '04 dollars!
>  
> We are really getting a bargain with our radio equipment
>  
> Terry T.
>  
>  
> On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 16:59:13 -0500 "Del K. Rykert" 
> <drykert at rochester.rr.com <mailto:drykert at rochester.rr.com>> writes:
>
>     I paid $400.00 after tax and 1 extra servo for a PCS system (made
>     by Kraft) and that had closed gimbals and was state of the art in
>     1970.
>      
>                              del
>                    NSRCA - 473
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: Terry Brox <mailto:tbrox at cox.net>
>         To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>         Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 4:29 PM
>         Subject: Re: Artistic Aerobatics suggestions
>
>         Well put Steve. I agree. BTW how much was the top of the line
>         radio in the 70's? Or even an average radio? I know I paid
>         225.00 for a Kraft Sport series.
>
>             ----- Original Message -----
>             From: Patternrules at aol.com <mailto:Patternrules at aol.com>
>             To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>             Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 1:56 PM
>             Subject: Re: Artistic Aerobatics suggestions
>
>              What we have to remember is that if you look at the
>             overall #'s of $'s spent in this hobby, you will see real
>             quick, that there just not there, in the 80's I checked
>             with the hobby assoication and the #'s just aren't there
>             in fact what I found was rc cars had more than twice the
>             $'s as aircraft now compare that with golf or even tennis.
>             I have golfed for some years until I got back into pattern
>             and Tournament bass fished for sometime as well, when I
>             stopped fishing, $20,000 boat, vehicle to pull it 20 to 30
>             thousand, and that's no equitment, I was told golf was
>             very expensive how could that be, the most expensive clubs
>             at $4000  and green fees, membership is the cheap way to
>             go, pattern seems really inexpensive, as always money
>             talk's and if your from Texas you know BS walk's.
>              I think our number's of people involved isn't bad at all.
>             Think about it in the 50's and 60's rc was real high tech
>             at that time now it's like an old hat, most people know
>             what it is, have seem on TV even in commercials and the
>             start of home improvement for a year.
>              Let's not try to make this something it isn't. Pattern
>             pilot will alway be some of the best pilots and will
>             always be or at least at my field the ones to ask "HOW DO
>             YOU DO THAT" "CAN YOU HELP ME TUNE MY ENGINE" ect. ect.
>             There's a lot of pride in what we do, and everyone
>             involved should be proud.
>              Sure I try to encourage people to get into pattern, but
>             it isn't for eveyone, to some people just traveling to a
>             contest would be to much.
>              
>              
>             Steve Maxwell
>
>      
>
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