[NSRCA-discussion] F3A Championships circa 1971

[Vicente Bortone]

Jon,

In that time I was living in Venezuela.  I remember reading RC magazines
that was my main source of information.  I still remember your father
articles and Jim Oddino's as well.  In that year I was learning to fly
using a Falcon 56 with a probably the first Futaba radio.  The servos had 5
leads.  Good to remember those years.

Vicente "Vince" Bortone

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Jon Lowe via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> Thanks for this Scott, Mike, and the guy who made this, Jay Gerber.
> I went to that WC with my Dad as a spectator. Amazing to see Jim Whitley,
> Phil Kraft, and Ron Chidgey at their prime. I remember Doc Edwards, Team
> Manager, as a super nice guy.
> The thing I remember most  from that WC in those days of ballistic pattern
> was that the Europeans had taken to throttling back on the downline of
> loops, etc. Not many people were doing that at the time. Most Americans
> kept full bore all the way around.
> As to the simplicity of the sequence, try flying a plane of that period.
> Limited power, fairly high wing loadings, and fairly short coupled tails
> made them a handful.
> I noticed also that virtually none of the radio equipment manufacturers
> that I saw in the film are around today. Kinda sad.
> Amazing film.
>
> Jon
>
> On Jan 27, 2016 11:42 AM, Scott McHarg via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
> >
> > Here's a video that Mike Mueller posted on Facebook and was produced by
> our own Jay Gerber.  If you have some time, it's a "swell" video about our
> past and origins.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jogGq_L320
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> > Scott A. McHarg
> > VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S. Research Pilot
> > Texas A&M University
> > PPL - ASEL
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