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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
08-22-2007, 11:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 948
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Magazine name change

I am a little hazy as to the exact time it changed, but Dick Tichenor came aboard from RCM for a very short stay and this is when the change was made.
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
05-31-2007, 11:23 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 95,469
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Cox R/C Aircraft Collection

I own a Thermal Hawk, Spyder and Ridge Hawk, the latter being a slope glider. One day at the local school yard, I launched the Thermal Hawk with a Cox 1/2 Texaco motor and 7 x 3 prop. Managed to...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
05-29-2007, 12:33 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,161
Posted By Randy W.

RE: multi engine 1/2a airplanes?

I saw what has to be the wildest multi engine control line model fly at the 1967 Nationals in Los Alamitos. I think it was a much modified Ringmaster. Mounted to the leading edge of the wings were...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
04-30-2007, 10:22 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 16,609
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Cermark F-18 - preview

You completely missed the point of the trailing antenna. Much the same as Mark Twain used the rope to determine the depth of the Mighty Mississippi, Alex our pilot uses the antenna to determine just...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
04-27-2007, 02:00 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 16,609
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Cermark F-18 - preview

F-18 landing, 25mph gusting cross-wind. Arrived alive and undamaged, see what we do for you guys!
Forum: AutoGyros
04-16-2007, 04:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,124
Posted By Randy W.

RE: how does a autogyro fly?????????

Funny, I always thought it was smoke and mirrors.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-27-2007, 01:07 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,855
Posted By Randy W.

RE: new Roy Clough Model

I just got a 1948 issue of MAN. It has a gumband free flight autogyro designed by Roy. Email nme your address and I will send you a copy.
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
03-15-2007, 12:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,155
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Midair collision today

Way back in 1972 I was flying a slope glider. Two Hobe Hawks collided head on. One was still flyable and landed safely. The other spun down and mid-aired a Windward which had just been repaired...
Forum: Control Lines
03-14-2007, 02:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,745
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Left Handed Flying(Stunt)

Im left handed by birth, learned to fly left handed. Broke my wrist as a kid and flew one whole summer right handed. Now I can fly with either hand. Just not very well!
Forum: Control Lines
03-14-2007, 02:12 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,285
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Control line at Disneyland

Hard to believe, but Wen Mac was the first to fly at Disneyland! My old boss in Customer Service when I worked at Cox was Don Hatcher. He was the one that flew 2 models at once! Later he flew 3,...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-13-2007, 10:50 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,185
Posted By Randy W.

RE: insane multi-engine

I attended the 1967 nats as a kid. One of the demonstrations was a large u-control model with 13 Cox Babe Bee engines mounted on the wings leading edge! The crew would call for volenteers, small...
Forum: AutoGyros
03-07-2007, 02:01 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,754
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Why do you fly autogyros?

My first gyro must have crashed at least 20 times before it came down in one piece! I was so thrilled I drove over to my wifes job and showed her it was undamaged! Generally speaking the gyro guys...
Forum: User Product Reviews
02-21-2007, 07:05 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,132
Posted By Randy W.

WANTED A FEW HONEST REVIEWERS!

Hello,
Cermark is looking for a few honest builder/pilots to review our OMS series electric models. The ideal candidate would fly frequently, attend local events to showcase our products and write...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
01-10-2007, 03:59 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,558
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Colorful Cox engines in display boxes

Heres a tasty tidbit....
When Cox built their building at 1525 E. Warner, Santa Ana CA they needed fill for the loading dock. My old boss Don Hatcher was there at the time and the call went out to...
Forum: AutoGyros
12-19-2006, 11:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,450
Posted By Randy W.

RE: "Scamp" ARF Review in Fly R/C Magazine

Chad,
I have a Soda Pup-E kit. Fantastic wood selection and very easy to build! Hope to have mine flying very soon. I saw Steve fly several versions of the Pup and all do well even at altitudes...
Forum: AutoGyros
10-19-2006, 02:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,273
Posted By Randy W.

RE: ELECTRIC GYRO SHTICK NEARLY FINISHED

Thanks Grampaw!
After all those years of dead stick landings caused by engines that just didn't want to idle well, electric is a real pleasure! I work for Cermark, and use their motors. They are...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
08-18-2006, 05:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,223
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Miss Philadelphia IV Plans?

RCM published an electric Miss Philly IV back in the late 70's or early 80's. I built one, it flew great on an old Astro belt drive brushed 05 can motor.
Forum: AutoGyros
05-09-2006, 04:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,273
Posted By Randy W.

RE: ELECTRIC GYRO SHTICK NEARLY FINISHED

HERES A BELATED IN FLIGHT PHOTO OF THE COMPLETED GYRO SHTICK-E. IT MADE THE COVER OF THE APRIL 2006 ISSUE OF MODEL AVIATION, JUST LOOK BEHIND THE YELLOW FLYING PANCAKE! HAVE FLOWN IT AT LEAST 25...
Forum: AutoGyros
12-29-2005, 03:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,273
Posted By Randy W.

ELECTRIC GYRO SHTICK NEARLY FINISHED

I am just about finished modifying my "wet" Gyro Shtick to electric power. I am using a Cermark 2814-1030 outrunner motor bolted the the firewall. A 3 cell 1300mah li-poly battery will supply the...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-15-2004, 09:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 779
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Manx Cat

The Manx Cat was kitted by Consolidated models for a short time. It was designed by Bob Buragas and publlished in Flying Models Magazine back in the late 50's. It could be scaled up or down from...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-21-2004, 12:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,894
Posted By Randy W.

RARE BEAR AT LAST

I picked this up in Europe last week. I am in the process of assembly Wow! Can't wait for the first flight! Planning on a TT Pro 120 2-stroke for power, fits in the cowl with room to spare! A bit...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-05-2003, 10:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 982
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Name this plane

The model is a Buzzard Bombshell. John Pond used to sell plans... 4-K made a kit sometime ago too.
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
12-03-2003, 06:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,189
Posted By Randy W.

RE: 1/2A four strokes We already did it!

During my days at Cox back in 1984 a fellow Customer Service employee named Kevin Kline and I decided to build a 4-stroke .049. We used a stock crankcase, and an unported cylinder we had to get from...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
11-20-2003, 04:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,711
Posted By Randy W.

RE: old cox .020

The traditional 2 vent backplates were eliminated from all the reed valve engines in the early 70's as I recall. This was done to prevent someone dumb enough to bend over the engine and fuel it from...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-23-2003, 11:44 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,559
Posted By Randy W.

RE: Jetex Free Flight

[&o]
I remember once at Cox Hobbies back in the early 80's, in a batch of returns from Toys 'R' Us was a control line P-51 Mustang, our #7400. Taped to the bottom of the wing was the fired case of...
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