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Old 09-06-2017, 05:59 AM
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MurphyLong
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Well, I ended up selling the two FP-60's for $30 each to a member in Canada, the Super Tigre went to a guy in Georgia, and then I spent the weekend chatting with a Retired Disabled Vet that lives about an hour from me. Tossed everything in the car and drove down to check out his field. (He lives at a golf course that is maintained, but not played apparently.) He lit up like a kid at Christmas when he was all the stuff I brought! He was petting the planes, and fondling every single motor in the crate like they were diamonds... So I gave it to him. All of it. 4 planes, 6 motors (3 of which were 4-strokes) and every bit of glow-plane related stuff I have. He nearly lost his mind, he was beyond tickled. I told him I just don't have the time to dedicate to glow planes, and I knew he did. When I told him I was more into electrics, the guy gave me a like new DJI Phantom 2 with a GoPro mounted, all in a real nice rugged case. He said he bought it on a whim, and just enjoyed nitro more. So, we both paid it forward, and we're both happy.

Then I got home, and my mother in law called me, and asked me to get "the rest" of my Father in law's planes... (Wait, what???)

There are biplanes, and huge scale planes in his shop with 5 and 7 cylinder engines on them that she didn't know were even in there. Tiny little planes with glow engines smaller than BIC lighters... This is going to be a Looooooooooooooooong winter. It looks like I'll be in the hobby whether I want to or not.