I guess I was one of the lucky ones who picked up a Hobie Hawk whilst I was
still in highschool back in the mid 70's. Talk about how obsessed about the
hobby, I was I opted out going to my Sr. Prom and put my money down on a
Hobie... I flew that plane until it met it's demise on a downwind launch on a
not-so-great hi-start.
Kurt
Quoting "Darwin N. Barrie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Everyone has their own "benchmark" models. Models that set a
milestone for them for various reasons. I haven't heard any of the
following mentioned, but may have missed them.
For me:
1) Midwest Lil' T-- This was my first sailplane. Not a completely
pure sailplane as I launched it with a Cox .049 on the front.
Hundreds of flights as a kid with this and hooked me on sailplanes.
2) Windfree-- What a great plane. There is so much I could say about
this one.
3) Hobie Hawk-- Never had one but it seems to me this was one of the
first molded planes. Totally out of my league at $149 retail at the
time.
Darwin N. Barrie
Chandler AZ
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