ORIGINAL: mistermnkim
Oh man I remember, My first plane was a cox cessna 150 with a craft 2ch radio and 049 no throttle control. My instructor would start it take off and fly it untill it ran out of fuel, it was very fast!! then I would fly it and land. The year was 1978.....
I remember that! I had one that was used and it was made of all foam construction. ( I mowed quite a few lawns to buy it) I flew it a few times but I kept hitting trees and once a side of a barn with it. I forgot about it until you mentioned it. It flew great, the only problem with it was me.
Also I had a few plastic Cox U-Control Flying Models. I had 2 P-40's and one trainer U-Control Hustler. It had a red nose spinner and it was all yellow plastic with a few decals on it. My dad when he was alive would start the little .049 for me and I flew it until I got dizzy at my elementary school parking lot.
I didn't include them in my time in the hobby, because I wasn't a serious modeler like I am today, plus I was flying full size aircraft with my instructor at the time and I had my own business of washing and waxing airplanes at Duanesburg Airport, NY during the early to mid 1980's. So technically I have over 20 years if I were to add them all up not including being a member of the AMA.
Pete