Originally Posted by
countilaw
Yeah, back in the height of Classic Pattern. Usually for about $79 you got a brown box with some wire cut foam cores, a molded fuselage, a piece of plywood cut roughly to the shape of a firewall and a small rolled up piece of paper depicting a plan with some measurements on it. Ah, those were the days.
Frank
Originally Posted by
yak86
Sounds like a rewarding but frustrating time.
It wasn't frustrating, I would dare say that 99.9% of those competing in pattern knew how to build an airplane. There was no need for a manual with step by step instructions. All that was really needed were the measurements. It was very rewarding to build something and then take it to the field and be the only one there with a plane that looked different than everyone else. I guess you could say they were the ARF of the day.