I'm age 65 and retired US Air Force. I started flying control line in 1971, then converted to RC in 1972.
Carl Goldbert Falcon 56 was my first plane. I learned how to fly at a local club in Roseville CA.
I then flew:
The Sweet Stik
Top Flite Contender
Windward Glider
Top Flite P-51
Top Flight Taurus pattern ship
I gave up RC in 1978 because my two boys were not interested and I wanted to have a hobby with them.
So, we did a lot of fishing and hunting.
Now, here it is after a 30 year break in RC I'm back into it again along with my oldest son.
I re-started in electric RC. First with Real Flight Sim, then Artek Wing Dragon 4. After about 20 flights
bought a GWS Slow Stick and slapped on a 450XT from JustGoFly. Also now use that same motor
on a Mellenium Slow Stik X (Great flyer)
Planes in the hangar are: Eflite Sea Fury and soon the Ultimate Bipe from Nitro
Hope to get back into gas maybe next year. Didn't realize how much I have missed all these years.
My radio is a used 9C from Ebay converted to 2.4ghz by Futaba.
Mike Heneghan, USAF (Ret)
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