<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Well, Jon, your Dad sure knew how to twiddle the sticks! Is there a genetic factor there??? ;-{)</div><div><br></div><div><span name="x"></span><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span style="color: #8b8b8b;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Phil Spelt, KCRC Emeritus<br>AMA 1294, Scientific Leader Member<br>SPA L-18, Board Member<br>(865) 435-1476v (865) 604-0541c</span></strong><strong><br></strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span><span name="x"></span><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Kazmirski was the Master of reeds flying, pre-proportional days. Never quite made the transition to proportional.<br><div><br></div>I remember my Dad flying against Jim Whitley, and beating him at a local contest. Jim was flying Pro-Line of course, and my Dad was flying Citizenship, not considered by the pattern elite as being a great radio. Jim came over after the contest, picked up my Dad's transmitter, fiddled with it, and walked away shaking his head!<br><div><br></div>Jon<br><div><br></div>On Jan 28, 2016 12:09 PM, Ronald Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion wrote: > > All these oldie remembrances got me to thinking about old contests I have attended. I went to a Detroit Invitational back in the day, but cannot for the life of me, remember where it was held (please don’t say Detroit). > > I remember seeing Tom Brett and probably saw Ed Kazmirski, Ron Chidgey and Phil Kraft (the years have blurred who, when and where). > > Any help out there? > > Ron Van Putte > _______________________________________________ > NSRCA-discussion mailing list > NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org > http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<br>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</div><div><br></div></div></body></html>