Sitting around at the field with the wind too strong for us to fly our lightweight foam warbirds we were talking about the various planes we had or had had. I thought maybe other people would like to read about this and tell us their plane's stories as well. I got to thinking that every plane at the field had a story. Where did it come from? Why that particular plane? How did it fly?
Hi, I am Jim Rippy located in Louisville, Kentucky. I have been flying RC for 40 years starting with a Heathkit radio system that a couple of us assembled because we got tired of going round and round with CL and watching our Free Flight models sail off into the next county. We thought what if we could actually control the plane and fly it like a full size aircraft. We became self taught flyers. Not a recommended way to learn, but in those days we didn't know anyone else who flew RC. It took a lot of time and building each of us taking turns tossing a big underpowered high wing plane into the air with the other on the controls... then one day we got the trim right and it stayed in the air straight and level. OMG!!! what do I do now... That first flight ended with us climbing a tree to get it back. But it flew and we were in business...
If you have a plane with a story I would like to hear it. Pictures are good if you have them. Thanks for stopping by.
Jim
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