Your student showed his appreciation, this is good. We all have moments that we are very proud of, and helping others learn to fly is one of those moments.

By the way, I also have the Excelleron 90, mine has an OS 1.20 AX. Flys great, although I have not flown it in several months, I also have the Venus II which I seem to prefer for some reasion. But, both fly great, almost identically, too.

Anyway, that's getting away from the subject. I imagine that every time you fly that electric SU-31 you will think of that student. And, I'm sure your student thinks of you every time he flys. This is what it's all about!!

I had two recent students, albeit it was only a few days, both were quick learners and solo'ed after I think their fourth or fifth flight. I really enjoy watching them fly now. One of them is getting into Pattern, which I believe I insired him into because of my Venus II demo flights I put on for him and how smooth the thing flew and landed. So, he competes now in the Sportsman category with a home-built Tiger 60 that has been severly modified, which flys great, by the way. He just bought an Ice Point and is getting that ready for pattern. He will do good, and, yep, I love to watch him fly because I had some input in that success.

DS.