Some early digital proportional history
#151
Junior Member
Once I became a proficient pilot, I had to have a Kraft radio. All of the great pilots flew Kraft radios in 1968 & 1969. I would read and re-read every issue of RC Modeler and Model Airplane News looking to see which pilots were using Kraft. In 1970 I went to the Toledo show and met Larry Leonard of pylon racing fame. He was one of several people working the Kraft booth. I told him I was saving for a Kraft six channel. I held a Kraft transmitter for the first time at that Toledo show. Months later, I picked up my Series Seventy six channel set with the tiny KPS-12 servos. The radio cost $449.95 There weren't any discount places in those days and I paid for the radio with paper route money.
****Larry is alive and well at 82. I am his wife. He's still flying and promoting the R/C sport. Last year he was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame. This year the NMPRA Hall of Fame. I've been looking for pictures to include in his biography. It's always a pleasure to come across these posts. Thank you.****
****Larry is alive and well at 82. I am his wife. He's still flying and promoting the R/C sport. Last year he was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame. This year the NMPRA Hall of Fame. I've been looking for pictures to include in his biography. It's always a pleasure to come across these posts. Thank you.****
#152
Junior Member
Ted White ran his own RC radio business called Galaxy (sometimes referred to as Galaxy 5 or Galaxy Radio) in Albuquerque.
He was known to be an excellent pilot, full size as well as models.
He was known to be an excellent pilot, full size as well as models.
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