winter projects

[Del Rykert]

Hi Wayne.
    Was curious how the HQQD development progressed?.

                         del
               NSRCA - 473

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:37 AM
Subject: re:winter projects


> getting old?    I would call that living......
>
> I share many of those same experiences and even though I left the hobby
for
> about 25 yrs it was just like riding a bike... it all came back in no time
> flat.
>
> Its hard to get kids interested in the hobby with all the other influences
> around them.  They gotta wanna do it on their own, then do the guidance
> thing.  Usually it doesn't matter what is flying as long as they get to
say
> " I flew it".  I had several of the neighbor kids out to the field with my
> son and let them fly my pattern plane on the buddy box.  That was the talk
> of the hood for about a week that they flew my BIG PATTERN plane.  So
winter
> project is getting a trainer together and I am sure I will have the hood
out
> to the flying field on many occasions this year.  LQQking forward to it.
>
> Wayne G.
>
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: White, Chris
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org
>   Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:12 AM
>   Subject: RE: Winter projects
>
>
>   Instant gratification is nice, helps the hobby, promotes exposure.  The
> kids are good on the computer and typically most that I have experienced
do
> well on the sticks and progress quickly with whatever trainer we are
flying
> (Alpha, Kadet, etc) .   Its a different world....airplanes, models and
> flying have always been an addiction to me....I wouldn't give up my 30
> second successes at age 12 with my scratch built Javalaero (Ted Strader),
> Cox .020, Ace pulse commander (rudder only) experience.  Not to mention
the
> tens of hundreds of Sleek Streaks, Comet kits, and control line before the
> R/C stuff....
>
>   This is a great hobby, I'm grateful for every facet of experience I've
had
> in it!  (Even the heliboy I bought used in 1978 for 50bucks with no help
and
> no instructions, but a desire to try helicopters.  A worn out HP40,  and
the
> elation felt with a successful  3-4 second hover.....from my hula hoop
> landing gear... no gyros, no mixing [Kraft KP5C])
>
>   I still love the smell of Ambroid, Sigment, and Aero Gloss, and most of
> all, burning castor oil.
>   Gosh, am I getting old at 44......:)
>
>   Chris White
>   Owasso OK
>   AMA 20412
>
>
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