Here is something to liven up the thread a bit. You just fill in the blank. Lets see where this goes,
I remember when................
a 60 was considered a large airplane

i remember when my uncle gave me an Enya .19, that thing was huge compared to my .049 engines.[X(]

david

all RC planes were kits,and ARF was the sound a dog made

when fiberglass was that stufff around waterheaters that yu used as a superman cape......boy was that stupid

when a good flat building board, t-pins, balsa, aliphatic glue, butyrate dope and tissue were necessary components for ANY airplane model.

I remember when Coke was a soda , and a joint was a good place to be .

I remember when a right turn was push the button once and a left turn was push the button twice.
Or something like that it has been a long lime.

I remember when glow fuel was $9/gallon.

I remember when--you had to cut the parts out of the sheets before you glued them into an airplane!!







so many kits--not enough glue!

my 1980's
fuel pump?? what is this? syringe!!!!
kits????? all planes built from plans, you need to cut it your self.
CA??? white glue.

I remember when gasoline was 23.9¢ a gallon.

all I know is that this means I hang out with some old farts and Tail Strike , your a frickin Dinosaur.......

A FireBaby was the plane to own and it was the first ARF. Well, sorta.

When a date went like this:

5 Gallons of gas in Dad's car
Dinner at the diner
Movie theater or drive in for two with snacks

Still having some change left from the 6 bucks I started with.

sigh...

oh, yeah.. models... When you had no choice but to build your own airplane, you bought an engine that invariably had a hokey space name like rocket, meteor, or comet, and had the opportunity to make your own radio system from scratch, plans or a kit. Of course, being young, I always was happy to see the next airplane magazine for the hot models on the front cover., and I don't mean flying models!!! The covering on them was superb!!

When the coolest airplane I could want was a control line Ringmaster.

I had to settle for a Baby Ringmaster because all I had was an .049 engine.

Just found this thread:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=272688

Boy, that was a long time ago!

BobbyG

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Being careful not to bump the sliding trims on my Tx for my Grasshopper or else I'd have to trim them out again.

somegeek

Building my C/L ringmaster and covering with Silkspan tissue - -Painting with dope - -Using Ambroid glue.--Fox .35 sold for around $17.00 - - -No T.V., or cell phones, or computers, or I-Pods WOW Didn't realize I was this old.....But had fun.

I remember when Hazel Sig might just swoop out of the sky and land at your field, take some pictures, shake some hands, and sign some autographs.

I remember when Ambroid glue was the latest and the best!
Jim

I remember when I flew my first airplane - a rubber band powered Ornithopter...

I remember Sinclair gas stations and Gas Wars.



Bob

Remember when Sinclair gave away those inflatable dinosars?
"There's a Tiger in your tank" and the commercials with a tiger tail hanging out of the fuel door.
"The commercials where the guy drove around without a car, just a steering wheel.
Remember when Exxon was named ESSO?


When the Idea of bolt on wings was a novelty?
When someone got you one of those godawful Cox plastic C/L airplanes in a box that flew better with the engine off? And ripping out the engines as soon as possible to put them in the latest free flight you built?
When the best thing there was for Monokote was a travel iron?
Snoopy flying doghouse?
Sterling models?

sweet

...I dreamt of having an engine with a throttle.

...drooling over the glass case of blue box Super Tigres