I remember when I bought my first balsa model plane... a Sterling P-47. Of course I was only 9 when I bought it and up to that time I had only bought and built plastic kits. Boy was I surprised to open the box and find nothing but sheets of balsa wood and a rubber band, tissue paper and plastic wheels. I had no idea where to start so it sat there for about 5 years. Then I rediscovered it and built it using Duco cement. I don't think anything was square on it but I did manage to fly it and it did fly fairly well.

I also remember the first time I ever saw an R/C airplane and guys with their gold, red, blue and white colored transmitters and names like Cannon, EK Logictrol, Kraft, Heathkit and the cadillac of the time period Pro-Line. Four channel radios that cost about $400 back then, 1968. And oh, I forgot to mention that smell of castor oil permeating the air that turned out to be as addictive as heroine since here it is almost 40 years later and I still can't get enough of that smell when I'm at the field... reminds me of my youth.