Hello,
I just wanted to say thanks to all of you for writing to me. Talk
about getting an education while looking for a glider...LOL Also even
managed to run into a fellow kite flier along the way. My name is
Charly, and I own "Kite Classifieds" WWW.kitelife.com/classifieds and
Steve Bixby and I have met each others a few times. (are you going to
kite party 4 Steve? I can't make it this year) Back in the early
1970's while stationed in the military at Fort Monmouth, N.J. I got into
flying gliders. In my off duty time I went to work for Ernie Weiss who
owned J and J Enterprises. J and J produced such kits as the "Banshee",
the "Trouble Maker" The "American Eagle" glider, and "Ed Norba's quarter
midget mustang" among other things.
I also met Arnie and Ingrid Peterson who lived near Sandy Hook area.
Arnie and a friend who I can't remember were developing the "Nebula"
glider. That was my very first foam cored and wood sheeted winged
glider. I was spoiled after that, and from then on everything had to
have foam wings with wood covering...LOL I even made the rest of my
control line planes with foam wings that were wood covered. I was lucky
enough to have a friend with his own home made foam cutting system. I
got out of flying in the early 1980's (about the time I got into kite
flying...LOL), but I have always missed the peace and quiet I enjoyed
while out flying my gliders some where. Like I said before when I got
out of flying gliders the hot thing was foam cored wings with wood
sheeting the wing.
Thanks to all of you that have written I am learning that things have
changed a lot since I left the sport back then...LOL So let me change
what I am looking for just a little then. I would like a fiber glass or
carbon fiber fuselage with foam cored wings covered in what ever they
are using to replace the wood I use to cover wings with. I would also
like to find a glider that is electric powered if possible because I
hate using hi starts, and there usually isn't a lot of room around
Seattle to lay out hi starts. I am also looking for a thermal glider
and not a slope glider.
Thanks Again
Charly Whitaker
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