ORIGINAL: YOADRIAN
First, I would like to say hello to all, since this is my first post. I have been away from the sport for about 25yrs untill the other day I was cleaning out the work room and ran into my eagle2 then my cougar then a bunch of unbuilt kits from a P40 to an albatros. Then came the radios AM types to FM types with cristals and engines still in the boxes needless to say i sat down and started to dwell on the past and how relax i was and loads of fun i had during those times. Thats all I needed to get back into it, but how things have changed. Out of 4 stores in the area 1 is all that remains. I have to play catch up now "no more cristals?" lol. The down side i noticed at the store is all the arf kits dwarf the kit building. I have become a dinosaur and did not notice it, o well. Thank you in advance for having this site up and to the help i will recieve and i look forward to asking my silly questions and getting your thoughts on them. First stop, the air field and licence then a new radio and get the eagle2 flying again. I started a build up of a Funaero Albatros dII given to me a few years back by a friend who had purchased it at palm beach polo club scale masters in florida. I will be posting pictures and a build along for it, for those who might be interested. Again great to be aboard from Miami florida.
Welcome back.... and............
Look at the Savers Club while you're looking through the Tower Hobby website. First off, that website's absolute best value is the information they include on everything they sell. Forget their discounts and such. They're very often the quickest answer you'll get on a bunch of your questions. They have been teaching people about the hobby forever. and.............. they do have the discounts and free shipping and such......
You live in Miami? Well, Orange Blossom Hobbies may be gone, but I understand there are a couple of others there that are half as good, and half of OBlossom is better than most that are around today. I think there is a big one over near the DoralCC. Bet you've already looked through the phone book.
New radio technology? Yeah the 2.4 stuff is pretty amazing, but don't fix on the beauty of it and miss seeing the cost effectiveness of synthesizer TXs and regularly priced RXs. Both systems work far better for us than the old ways, but one costs a bunch more for RXs than the other. And both work excellently well to reduce frequency conflict. Synth will cost you a bit less on the system, and then cost a lot less for every new RX.
As for your first top being the airfield and license..... what license? The radios nowadays don't require one.
Whatever............
Every winter I lived in Minnesnowta, I dreamed of when I lived in Miami. Now, I don't live in Minnesnowta and in the winter, don't think about either. And don't have the mosquito problem both had. But getting off topic here.... welcome back