planemann
New Member
Hello to everyone.
As I stated, I am new to this site, but not new to flying R C as I have over 35 years enjoying this activity. As a lot of you may know, things have changed tremendously in that amount of time, and a lot of things have remained the same......, as the laws of gravity and physics do not change at all.........lol!!
I have built a number of balsa and lite ply models and always enjoyed the building process. Each kit was different and sometimes it was just like the Holiday's as I never quite knew what I would "get in the box" when it arrived via the Big Brown Truck. There was certainly quite a variety in quality of the components, but ways were devised to improve on the defective ones and on the other hand, it was wonderful to put together a well thought out and well designed kit!
Then along came the ARF's and etc. I ended up neglecting my building skills for the "shake the box and it is assembled for you" type of planes. That was all well and fine for awhile, but it now seems that I have returned to my "building roots" but with a new - to me anyway - medium. I have abandoned balsa and lite ply and jumped on to the "Foam - Build Bandwagon!"
Wow, there sure are opportunities to learn some new things and techniques in the building process. And I have observed that some of my past experiences in building with "wood" will serve me well when I build with foam...... as so much is the same, but just using "different materials."
Another change that I have underwent is that I have given up my Glow Fuel flying days and have "gone electric." Wow again.............., here I am on the very lower end of the learning curve regarding the use of electricity, but I do have an electric powered Corsair with retracts. I also have an electric powered Beaver that I fly off of both land and water as float flying is a whole lot of fun. I am also considering converting my sons Sig Kadet MK II trainer, that is still here in the house, to electric power. That will take some modifying of the fuselage, as some sort of hatch will need to be installed. And the rubber band wing hold downs may disappear a nd be replaced with nylon wing bolts, but that is a whole other story.
And along those lines , this past winter I designed my own electric "Airboat/Rescue boat" just in case my float plane would need some sort of assistance out in the lake and would need to be either pushed or towed back to shore! As the water is still froze here on that lake, I "tested" the boat in our bathtub...... which really impressed my wife.....lol!! But it did float, moved forward and also responded to the twin rudders..........., yippee!!
Anyway, I have written enough here and i hope that if you have read this far, that you did not get bored. It will take me sometime to figure out a site like this as I just read some information from what seems like a very patient man. He said: "Getting used to a forum structure for the first time can be confusing." - Tony.
I will keep his words in mind as I explore the site more!!!!!
As I stated, I am new to this site, but not new to flying R C as I have over 35 years enjoying this activity. As a lot of you may know, things have changed tremendously in that amount of time, and a lot of things have remained the same......, as the laws of gravity and physics do not change at all.........lol!!
I have built a number of balsa and lite ply models and always enjoyed the building process. Each kit was different and sometimes it was just like the Holiday's as I never quite knew what I would "get in the box" when it arrived via the Big Brown Truck. There was certainly quite a variety in quality of the components, but ways were devised to improve on the defective ones and on the other hand, it was wonderful to put together a well thought out and well designed kit!
Then along came the ARF's and etc. I ended up neglecting my building skills for the "shake the box and it is assembled for you" type of planes. That was all well and fine for awhile, but it now seems that I have returned to my "building roots" but with a new - to me anyway - medium. I have abandoned balsa and lite ply and jumped on to the "Foam - Build Bandwagon!"
Wow, there sure are opportunities to learn some new things and techniques in the building process. And I have observed that some of my past experiences in building with "wood" will serve me well when I build with foam...... as so much is the same, but just using "different materials."
Another change that I have underwent is that I have given up my Glow Fuel flying days and have "gone electric." Wow again.............., here I am on the very lower end of the learning curve regarding the use of electricity, but I do have an electric powered Corsair with retracts. I also have an electric powered Beaver that I fly off of both land and water as float flying is a whole lot of fun. I am also considering converting my sons Sig Kadet MK II trainer, that is still here in the house, to electric power. That will take some modifying of the fuselage, as some sort of hatch will need to be installed. And the rubber band wing hold downs may disappear a nd be replaced with nylon wing bolts, but that is a whole other story.
And along those lines , this past winter I designed my own electric "Airboat/Rescue boat" just in case my float plane would need some sort of assistance out in the lake and would need to be either pushed or towed back to shore! As the water is still froze here on that lake, I "tested" the boat in our bathtub...... which really impressed my wife.....lol!! But it did float, moved forward and also responded to the twin rudders..........., yippee!!
Anyway, I have written enough here and i hope that if you have read this far, that you did not get bored. It will take me sometime to figure out a site like this as I just read some information from what seems like a very patient man. He said: "Getting used to a forum structure for the first time can be confusing." - Tony.
I will keep his words in mind as I explore the site more!!!!!