Kirk,

Now you've mentioned a few names I know, but unfortunately some of the gentlemen I've never had the opertunity to meet. You mentioned Doogie Consolvo. I've only met him once, but I've never had the privaledge to see him fly. I have heard many stories about his incredible flying abilities from a good friend of mine named Burnley Miller. Do you remember him? He flew Troublemakers, EU1A's, Banshee and atlanta's among others. I've known Burnley for over 30 years. Burnley used to be a member of TRC but stopped flying pattern competition quite a long time ago and left the hobby for a while. We used to work together and he is the person responsible for getting me into flying R/C about ten years ago. He is also a member of the same R/C club that I am and I still see him all the time. I've always known he used to fly pattern, but I could never get him interested in flying it again until I let him fly a Dick Hanson Dalotel that I bought early last year and that hooked him. We are also both on Dan's waiting list for an EU1A.

I will see what I can do about getting my hands on those old VHS tapes. I know somebody who works for WAVY TV down here who may be able to make copies of them and possibly burn them onto a CD or DVD. Let me look into it and I will let you know.

David