[NSRCA-discussion] Plans for small electric pattern

[Terry Terrenoire]

Ron: No need to go digging. I have the magazine, and the plan.

Terry T.

On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:54:47 -0600 Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
writes:
> 
> On Mar 27, 2006, at 6:04 PM, Thomas D. Simes wrote:
> 
> > I don't know what other responses you may have gotten, but a .32 
> size
> > plane with pattern like flight manners sounds great to me.  My 
> flying
> > skills are at the point where cumulative stick time is way more
> > important than stick time on a particular model and a .32 size 
> plane
> > would be great for keeping in the car and getting a few flights in 
> on
> > the way home from work every day.
> >
> > I found a reference to the article and plan being published in 
> the
> > November 1974 issue of American Aviation Modeler (I think that's
> > correct...), but can't turn up an on-line source for the plans.  
> If I
> > can find the plans (or at least a construction outline) I would 
> be
> > interested in a short kit.
> >
> > By the way, I'm intentionally replying to the list in hopes of  
> > stirring
> > up some interest.  Sure, it isn't the latest composite widebody 
> but I
> > bet it's fun/$$ ratio is pretty hard to beat.
> 
> 
> Good move on replying to the List.  There are those of us, like me,  
> 
> who have boxes of old American Aircraft Modeler magazines up in the  
> 
> attic.  I would be happy to share my copy with you if you don't find 
>  
> one elsewhere.  BTW, that was just before AAM went out of business 
> in  
> early 1975.  AMA had relied on AAM to get their information out and  
> 
> were left with no way to do it when AAM folded.  They decided to  
> publish their own magazine, much to R/C Modeler magazine's Don  
> Dewey's dismay, who thought he had the inside track on AMA's  
> business.  He proceeded to go on a tirade in his magazine for years, 
>  
> but that's another story.   AMA started Model Aviation magazine and 
> I  
> wrote the sport and aerobatics column for 20 years.  Ahh nostalgia!
> 
> Ron Van Putte
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