[NSRCA-discussion] Old farts????:)

[Mike Hester]

I must be seeing things...John Fuqua on the list???????

man what a time you picked to pop in, with a heated discussion and over 100 emails in a day =)

LOL

-Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Fuqua 
  To: 'NSRCA Mailing List' 
  Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:34 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Old farts????:)


  Boy this brings back memories.  I flew my first sucessful RC airplane with rudder only and escapment to boot in 1967.   It was a Goldberg 1/2 Skylane that probably cost about  $10.   El cheapo super regen tx/rx.  i would have loved an ACE system.  Last year I bought a couple of orginal kits on Ebay for $75 to $85.  I built one rudder only but electrified.  rudder and motor control only.   I really get a kick out of trying to fly it.   Makes you remember when a plane had to be in trim to be successful.

  John



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  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of White, Chris
  Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 3:40 PM
  To: NSRCA Mailing List
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Old farts????:)


  Hey Bob, That would make me an old fart at age 48...:)

  I wonder how many have flown R/O????  Amazing how much fun that was..$63.00 for my old Ace Pulse Commander purchased from Bill Knost at House of Hobbies in Tulsa.  First a scratch built Javalaero from Ted Strader's article in MAN.then a Dick's Dream.which would do a single spiral loop and a half spiral barrel roll with a TD.020..man you should have seen the first flight when I changed from the pee wee to the TeeDee.not enough downthrust and I was banking like crazy hoping for the fuel to run out...a different challenge in a different time..but all was fun, I was about 13.

  Chris White


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  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Bob Richards
  Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 3:28 PM
  To: NSRCA Mailing List
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] More flexibility in classselection?-->Personal dilemma, what to do next season

   

  Have you flown RC for more than 30 years?? Have you ever looped and rolled an airplane with just rudder control? :-)

  Glen Watson <gwatson11 at houston.rr.com> wrote: 

  Bob,

   

  What are the qualifications for an old fart?  I just submitted my membership application to AARP this month.  Do I qualify?

   

   ~Glen

   

   



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