I saw Tony Bonetti fly at a Bowie, Maryland pattern contest back in the early Eighties. Wow. His style was more abrupt and razor sharp than many of the pilots flying there that day. I enjoyed watching him twiddle the sticks.

Up until that point, I didn't care for the Troublemaker all that much, but after seeing it in the hands of the master, it captured my fancy.

Frankly, it looked a bit dated when compared to contemporary models such as the Tiporare, EU-1A and Ken Bonema's model, for which I cannot remember the name at the moment. However, one got the impression while watching Tony fly that he could have done just about as well flying a then modern symmetrical airfoiled trainer, if you know what I mean.

His Troublemaker presented far better than I imagined it would.


Ed Cregger