RCU Forums - View Single Post - Alabama SPA ??? How'd it go??
View Single Post
Old 04-25-2008 | 04:37 PM
  #16  
Free Bird
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,239
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
From: Farmington, CT
Default RE: Alabama SPA ??? How'd it go??

LOL!! Well you COULD move!! LOL!!! Once you live down here you'd never move back!
I would love to! But the wife has other ideas.

3:15 PM CDT Friday Apr. 25......sorry, just didn't get to check back til now.....yes, LOTS of Daddy Rabbits because, as some pointed out,
Dennis Hunt at Zimpro makes them available as nice shortkits, or all the way for that matter. They perform all the 1965 to 1976 maneuvers
so nicely.

The INTRUDER is so popular since it is an ARF and can be assembled so quickly and is so very economical.

Scott Anderson has the Deception and Panzer in an ARC or "shortkit" version...he is in Knoxville, Tn near Dennis in Oak Ridge, TN.

The PHANTOM-1 which I flew in Gadsden last weekend is "scratch-built" from RCM plans (1973 RCM)...was designed by the late
Bob Klineyoung of Huntsville, AL. Randy Roberts of Cullman, AL also flew a PHANTOM-1. It is a nice performer as well, just a
bit more difficult to construct due to it's fuselage being deeper in the area behind the canopy area back to the vertical fin.

Several of the KAOS planes were used and Les Smith of Corinth, MS flew his SUPERDUCK design by Dean Koger. Again, I
apologize for not getting back sooner, but I just don't frequent this thread as often as I do the SPA Discussion List....I enjoy it
immensely, just overlook checking it as I should. Thanks for the input and the interest, if any additional info needed, don't hesitate
to e-mail me directly at:
[email protected]

Dan Hinds at Carolina Custom Aircraft has neat glas and foam kits of many of the SPA birds like the Intruder, T2A, etc. Eureka
"shortkits" some as well. I am a bit "squeamish" of listing kit providers for fear I will leave one or more out, but, goodness knows
I don't mean to do that....for the "more the merrier"...and we just love the enormous interest and growth in the SENIOR PATTERN
ASSOCIATION the past two years as a result of National Magazine writers discovering us and doing features on SPA, we are
so very grateful. Best wishes.
Bruce, thanks for the write up. I'm so jealous that you guys have so much SPA activity and good turnouts for events. I used to call for my father from about '65 to '75 when he was active in pattern. He's gone now, and I find SPA a nice connection to the past and some good memories.

FB