Looking back at my blue and white Vertigo shown earlier in this post, I think I should receive the "ugliest paint scheme of all time" award. I was only 13 years old when I built and flew that one....that's my excuse. Photo was taken at the 78 Canadian Nats in Gimli, Manitoba....just north of Winnipeg.
An interesting story about my Vertigo and those Nats, one afternoon a nasty storm containing a series of small twisters blew right thru the Nats campground site. The Lionel pop-up camper that I was in was lifted completely off the ground and flipped upside down. The trailer collapsed on itself when it came down inverted....with me in it!! The entire event occurred quickly and with little warning. I was fortunate enough to crawl out via the small door uninjured. And now the pertinent and interesting part of the story. When that happened, both my Vertigo and my father's Blue Angel (see photo) were in the trailer at opposite ends sitting on the slide-out beds. The Blue Angel suffered major damage while incredibly, my Vertigo survived unscathed. I flew it thru the rest of the contest. Lucky considering the substantial distance we travelled to get to that contest.
Perhaps some readers were there that year and recall the incident. Anybody wanna buy a slightly used trailer??