ZHS-I sent you a PM

WIZZINBYA-As far as I'm concerned, anything about Kazmirski himself, or the early Taurus aircraft we have been discussing are exactly "on topic".

I would definitely restore your "fleet", reinforce those old ambroid glue joints, and go out to the field and fly them once more. The VR/CS, (Vintage R/C Society), and SPA (Senior Pattern Association), are very interested in vintage aircraft, and SPA still holds the old-style contests with vintage birds. Admittedly, these have sometimes been changed a bit to fly better, (as was the case back in the '60s). The early Taurus and Kwik Fly models are not considered highly competitive for general competition since our cut-off date extends all the way to 1-1-1976, but there is great interest in early pattern planes and simple, inexpensive competition.

Talking about the Taurus not being highly competitive, we have two classes of competition...GENERAL and ANTIQUE. The Antique planes ONLY go up to 1-1-67. We just happen to be having an Antique contest this coming weekend in Atlanta..the first Antique contest since I joined SPA back in 2005. No doubt, there will be a lot of Kwik Flys, Daddy Rabbit 1s, and a I'm sure a few Taurus(es) there. My own Taurus above is getting repaired...I let too much time get away...it may not be ready by the weekend.

The point is, pattern competition with these old planes is alive and well, and there is still a lot of interest in these "classics".

Duane