Blaine
has always been very competitive. He was a sports stand
out in High School and College earning All Conference and
All American titles both in Basketball and Track. In 1978,
Blaine broke the World Record in the Pole Vault for 14 year
olds. Through out his career he has broken many National
and State records, and he still holds a few of them today.
In 1986, while training for the Olympic trials in the Decathlon,
Blaine was involved in a car accident in which he sustained
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While
recovering, he attended a farm festival where he noticed
a man flying an RC Plane attempting to raise money for the
voluntary Fire Department. People were taking flying lessons
on a trainer box for $5 for 5 minutes. Needing something
to focus his energy on, Blaine gave it a try. Three quick
charges and $50 later, Blaine was hooked.
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building his first plane, he wanted to show
his best friend Jeff Dean what he had. To Blaine's
amazement Jeff had also gotten into the hobby
and had the exact same plane. Blaine's interest
area grew and between 1986 and 1991, he flew
just about every kind of plane you could imagine.
Because of his job, he moved around quite a
bit and was forced to table the hobby until
1995. A job change relocated him to Nashville,
TN where he was reunited with his old buddy
Jeff Dean. Jeff had also gotten out of the hobby
as well. They both got back into the hobby and
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Blaine has the reputation for 'pushing the envelope', so
naturally he was drawn to the 3D style of flying. He got
into the 3D side of the hobby after meeting Mike Sauls in
1997. The two hit it off and have been flying together every
since. Blaine gives Mike a lot of the credit for helping
him become the pilot he is today.
In 2002, Blaine started the Extreme Aerobatic Club. This
club promotes 3D flying events through out the country.
Blaine now lives in the Big Easy (New Orleans, LA.) where
he is starting his 14th year of flying.
You
can visit Blaine on his website at www.blaineaustin.com
He is sponsored by Futaba, Carden Aircraft, Desert Aircraft,
Tru-Turn Spinners, Amsoil, Lite Pilots, Monokote, Hobbico,
SWB, Sure-Link, Wing Bags by Caroline, Vital Sign Graphics,
TnT Landing Gear, Duralite Batteries, J & M Model
Craftsman, Great Planes, Dubro, Slimline Product, RC Smoke
and RCUniverse.
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