Bob/
aerobic wannabe and gents
I bring a post of you, Bob, back under intention for a while.
The post is from the Ed Kazmirski’s Taurus thread, page 38.
Maybe you still follow the threads?
ORIGINAL: aerobatic wannabe
Gentlemen, I have read only half of this thread and watched all of the video presented for review. I can tell you I've been brought to tears and bent over in laughter and humbled time after time after reading these entries. In 1957 I was twelve years old, living on the South side of Chicago. A friend of the family taught me how to build a Live Wire Trainer, a babcock Radio, put them together, take them to Calumet City and fly it. But, before we flew it we watched the most incredible pilot, Ed Kazmirski, and his friend, Robert Schultz, run a pair of Orions thru their paces. What a show! Two planes identical in color and size and speed flying in unison. Yes weekend after weekend I was able to watch Mr. Kazmirski and his souped up engines fly the wings off those planes. Its now a wonderful warm fuzzy feeling that comes over me knowing that he is honored to this day for his contribution to the hobby we all love so much. I can still smell the cigar he clenched between his teeth as he and Mr. Schultz took off together did a low pass over the field and rolled in harmony. Wow what a sight! Well sorry to interupt your thread but it has been overwhelming so I just had to speak. Bob Riggs
Two later posts of you, you find also on page 38.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_76...tm.htm#8311434
It is the period 1957, 1960 as you write about (we did not speak each other!), but not for sure know the planes you did see. (in the second post)
The planes you did see Ed Kazmirski and Bob Schultz flying, only can be tricycle Orions.
See the picture of Jim Messer, the picture you probably are talking about, plane on the left side.
If somebody has pictures of 1961 of USA pattern flying I am interested, any date, any place!
I need them to fill a black hole in the history of the USA Pattern Flying as good as possible.
Cees