RCU Forums - My Pattern Hero

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ORIGINAL: RonMcCormick

Billy and Jimmy Hiller of Palos Park RC in Illinois, they taught me how to fly in the 60's but most of all they taught me how to think about aerobatics. They were just kids and I was an adult. My first trainer was built to crash (over weight) I learned to build to fly from Jimmy and Billy and my 2nd plane a Senior Falcon was built so lite that it was like a powered glider. Those two kids were active in all aspects of RC and watching them fly pattern ships was inspirational. I got the pattern competition bug from them and that was the best thing to happen to me for my flying. Once I learned how important practice and study is my skills really started improving and continues to this day. I don't know where they are or what they are doing but I think of them very often and thank them for the gift of flying.

PS this is a cool idea Jim Johns

Ron your right the Hiller brothers were very good fliers and fun to watch. I had issues with them because of their personalities but thats just me.

My inspiration was Nelson Cadwalder (spelling?), when I was starting out I saw him as the one to beat and that is where I set my sights. I eventually did best him but it took years. He was/is a damn good flier and man could he paint a plane.