Hi Kristopher-- How is the rebuild on the Lovesong doing ? Jim
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From: "Kristopher Harig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 11:26 AM
Subject: [RCSE] Blast from the soaring past.
> Yesterday I got a chance to go over to the local used book store. They
had
> a bunch of old issues of RCM (a few other mags too, but RCM was all I got
a
> chance to really look at). I took the time to dig through the mess and
> found some really neat stuff.
>
> Among the things I found:
> Construction article for the 'Windfreak' flying wing.
> Product review of the 'new' Hobie hawk (April 1974!)
> Construction article for the Gryphon flying wing
> A picture of a much younger Joe Wurts (1981)
> Construction article for the Esprit, the American built up one.
> Proof that one of our local club hot shots (Dale Nutter) has been kicking
> butt in contests since long before I was born.
> New found appreciation for modern radio systems. I found several articles
> from 1965 saying that reliable R/C equipment could be right around the
> corner. They even had articles on do it yourself TX, RX, and
> servos. A 4 channel transmitter in 1971 cost $199.00.
> A featherweight IC servo, only 1.75 oz! for 4lbs of thrust.
> Park flyers have been around a long, long time, but they were1/4A powered.
> Women on the cover of RCM way back when were much more suggestive....
>
>
> I paid $1 per issue, well worth the enjoyment of browsing though them. So
> on a cold rainy day might be worth a trip down to the local used book
store
> to dig up some old memories. I bet it will convince you the good old days
> were maybe not so great after all :).
>
> Kristopher
>
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