RE: I remember when.......
I remember: 1. Flying on 27mhz 2. Goldberg Trainer III 3. Silkspan and dope for coverings 4. My first and only AMA# 12207 - still a member. 5. Flying R/C at Hadley Airport in Edison, NJ with Leon Shulman and other oldies but goodies. 6. First RC - Jenson Ugly Stik w/Weber .61 Blackhead 7. First Propotional - Orbit 6Channel 8. Certified PIC November 1971
Posted on: 11/14/2011 8:14 AM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: RC Campground?
Hi, Here are a couple of thoughts. 1. Make sure you have lots of capital, great bathroom facilities for for kids and women. Have security because if there are women and children present you will attract predators. 2. You need to be the only decision maker because in my experience with locations similar in scope you have lots of people who want to run the show. 3.The actual layout will work itself out and as long as there hotels close by, camping amenities, access to food and health care then you pretty much have it locked. 4. Advertise the site in mags, social sites, and websites. Good luck Nubbs
Posted on: 9/5/2011 8:54 AM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: All the hot women in this hobby ...
I have flown in many parts of the US and during that time I was single, married, single and married. I dated more that one lady at time, while single both times, and they all knew I was not only a R/C pilot (giant scale aerobatics), I also flew as PIC in singles and twins. They knew I was also an accomplished acoustic and electric guitar player in three bands currently. Plus an artist that paints and draws whatever catches my eye. I work as in sales and travel the US for my customers and here's what I have done an seen. As a single guy the girls were part of whatever I was doing because I made the time both fun and memorable. My "girls" were always treated with respect and the only times I would lose my cool was when a crash occurred for a stupid reason. When i was married the first time my wife accepted my hobbies because that was who I was. Certainly when my first marriage broke I stayed single for 10 years and built my business, flew models and piloted many full scale aircraft. All the while dating girls from all over the US and where I made my home. During the time when I met my present wife, I stopped dating and spent my time and money building a solid relationship with my girl that became my wife. She also accepted the fact that R/C, full scale, music, art and enjoying life was what made me who I am. I made her part of all those things. Sure not having bathrooms for a lady at the various fields was not enjoyed, and watching me build a model was for her like watching grass grow. The music and the art was interesting and I did more of that to make sure she was open to coming to the field or talking with me while built a model. I don't know about you but having the girl you love and the model your going to love in the same room has its points. My wife and I have now been married for 14 years and we have flown to many parts of the south. We have a beautiful daughter that is 13 and she flies with my as my copilot. I go to model events and my wife is my caller and my pit crew. She can't play an instrument or sing a lick, but she can and does help me make sure I can. So the point of this is to say women are welcomed to be at any event, fly any event, build any airplane or helicopter. Women are not second class and do not deserve to be treated with disrespect. I can tell you this I don't know a guy that got into the world with first being part of a woman. Nubbs.
Posted on: 8/24/2011 11:26 AM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: What is the stupidest thing somebody else has done to your jet?
A number of years ago here in Orlando at RC World I was at one of the Fall Festival the club held. Now these in their heyday well attended by both pilots and spectators. At about midday all the pilots would line up the aircraft on the runway for the spectators to come out and see the planes up close and personal. I was flying a 30% Extra 300 at the time. My very first and most expensive aircraft that took me quite a while to complete and about $3000. While on the runway with all the other pilots, I watched a a very attractive young 25 year old lady with very tight short shorts, plus a tube top start walking towards my side of the lineup. Now I was completely taken by the sight of her and as she got closer she was even more exciting. As you can imagine I was not paying any attention to anything but the sight of her and so were all the other pilots both young and old alike. She stopped to look at the planes next to where my Extra was placed, so I do my best cool, good looking guy routine and step right on the elevator of my Extra over extending the servo. At this point I am still looking at her because with the tube top she had on she was bending at waist and the view was absolutely superb and in almost full view! She looks up at me realizing I had stepped on my plane, she says, "oh my you broke your toy airplane" and just smiles. The best part is she stays bent at the waist for a long time and I just had to smile. I went home after that and never got a flight in. Nubbs
Posted on: 8/5/2011 7:33 AM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Don Muddiman Flying Machine
I have seen Don fly this airplane many times and there is one thing he did that was really cool. Dead stick from way up, then straight down to almost 2 feet off the ground, with pull up, still dead stick, then rolls with a landing. It was suhweeeeet! Nubbs
Posted on: 6/21/2011 3:49 PM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: The dreaded step!
The "dreaded step" for me is when I am working on a 30 or 35% airplane and I have skinned the wings. Now the time has come when you cut out the surfaces and have to face them with leading and trailing edges. I worry over cutting them both out the same. It just freaks me out. Nubbs
Posted on: 6/1/2011 7:52 AM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing...........
I have been a AMA member since I was 10years old. I am 57 now and my AMA number is 12207. There are to many reasons why the AMA is not growing, but I submit that the economy is a major contributor. Just look around your local areas and see how many small businesses have closed. Add the fact that in this economy many of the young people that would have found jobs couldn't. Things will not get better until the tweaking of the economy stops, gets better or goes bust. Take your pick. The bottom line is the AMA will continue to shrink by cuts and bruises. I suggest a consortium between ALL the manufacturers, the AMA, AOPA, EAA and LSA, including general and corporate aviation. If they would pool the resources more could be done and people would see a common front. Here is what I see....model aviation leads to general aviation, then leads to corporation aviation and military followed with the airlines. Without model aviation and general aviation there would be no aviation! Just my two cents because I became a pilot because of model aviation starting with CL models, then at 16 years old working in a hobby shop to fly R/C and get my PPL in 1973.
Posted on: 9/8/2010 3:56 PM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Magazine Design / Layout / Art Director
Hi Jcopter......a few years ago I was in the beginning process of starting a mag for RC aircraft called Flyboy.....I was going to pattern it after on of the adult mags....I am sure you can think of the name. Anyway what I thought was to have attractive girls on the covers with the aircraft and design the spreads to include tips and tech, people, places and things, flying oddity, center spread photo display and records broken as some of the departments. One thing I really wanted to do was feature a specific person in the industry or a company that has done a lot or not so much other than be a modeler. I never followed through because I was an creative director and national ad agency and when I realized the time commitment I got scared. I like to think that if was live now there'd be modelers that would be getting in hot water with the wives. My suggestion to you is try to d it on the web as a blog and let it build.......good luck Nubbs
Posted on: 3/29/2010 4:56 PM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "Employment, Jobs, Help Wanted in Radio Control Industry"
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing...........
Here's and idea.....[8|] What if the AMA and all chartered clubs "donate" money to a group fund that any chartered club would have access to for student pilot activities and finacial support for purchasing what is needed to start or keep learning till solo. Add to this that as long as you are a "student pilot" and have not soloed your AMA membership and club membership are N/C. I recall that when I first joined R/C World, here in Orlando, FL, you needed to be a stockholder and a club member. At the time I just could not come up with a lump sum to cover both. There was a program developed for myself and another flyer that allowed us to make payment of equal amounts, without interest so we could join and be stockholders in waiting. We only could not vote in the club. This worked great because I held and IMAC regional contest and help the TORCHES Heliocopter Club hold an event also during the time I was provisional. Nubbs AMA 12207
Posted on: 10/1/2009 3:05 PM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing...........
Cbt I find it interesting how you think. I agree to disagree...and here is why. I can't think of any successful person or organization that has made it unless they put out a lot of effort. That is what we need to do for the sport. And evangelism has nothing to do with it. What I can say with conviction is if we follow your basic premise that suggest we just sit back and watch what happens will lead to what we have today. Remember that doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result is the definition of being nuts. Again, I say we need to go out and help people find what makes our sport so good. I know you don't agree, but that is what makes me want to do more. I have been a club member at the Middlesex Modelers, Rocket City R/C Club and R/C World spanning 43 years. I have brought young people to the sport via flying demos both copter and fixed wing, electric and glow/gas and finally in full scale. I have taught more people than I can recall to fly and in fact I taught a 6 year old to fly a giant scale J-3 to fly with precision. I did it w/o a buddy box standing on my knees and now he is now a FO for JetBlue. So my point is to get off the side lines and get into the game, yes? Nubbs AMA 12207
Posted on: 9/30/2009 6:32 PM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing...........
Guys, Been a modeler as long as I can remember and a AMA member for almost as long. To bring the young into the fold requires us to go and get them. In the real world kids today have so many opportunities for other hobbies that include doing all the good and bad that is out there. This means we, and that means you the ones that have more money than they know what to do with along with the people that are in the sport barely need to go out and meet the youngsters and let them know what the sport is about. It is up to us to go and extend the hand of friendship to anyone that show the slightest interest. Here is my example.....I grew up with a father that was not very good at showing love or being there when his son needed to know he meant something. I was told from a very young age that I would amount to nothing and did not have the brains to be more than a shoeshine boy. My Mother, God rest her sole, believed in me and when I saw people flying controline models at one of the oldest clubs in central NJ, it was clear that I was excited and wnated to join the ranks. Because of her and a group of friendly young and old men, at the flying field, I experienced the beauty and developed a love of all things related to aviation. My entire week during this time was constructed to be at the field on most saturdays and sundays flying the models that I built while I grew up. I spent time with men that helped shape me into the man I am today and I was able to resist drugs, drinking and criminal activity because they believed in me. I still have, at 55, relationships with many of the guys from that time in my life and I cherish my memories of the flying, the contests, the excitement, the agony of defeat, the strength to carry on in the face of terrible odds and all the learning about aviation over the years. It was said at the time that I knew more about aviation and could recall specifics of aircraft and the people that flew better than what I was learning in school at the time. But you know what.....it helped me to not be afraid to learn and get my education. Because I knew people believed in me and that I was loved. Today I have a family and I am a devoted husband and father. I am now teaching my 12 year old daughter about aviation because one of the great things of being in the sport of model aviation is at 17 I became a general aviation pilot with an instrument and commercial rating awarded a few year later. Again the reason I have the certificates is because of the sport of model aviation, people I met and my dear Mother. I was able to overcome a father that did not believe in me because they did! If we want to grow we have to believe.... Nubbs AMA 12207
Posted on: 9/30/2009 4:49 PM by Author "Flyerjoe" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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