Hello from Navy

[Bearbow]

Hello, I'm a 29yr Navy pilot, retired. Into RC since 1967. Flying 120cc planes and just maidened my first jet. Love it. In No. Virginia.
Brad

 

[thurmma]

Welcome to GSN Brad! It is a great place with no drama and a ton of good people.

 

[js-rc]

Brad !! Great place here !!

 

[WMcNabb]

Thank you for your service sir!

And welcome to a neat site where a fantastic group of people focus on airplanes, and a few other topics.

 

[Alky6]

Welcome!

 

[BarracudaHockey]

Welcome, ex AT1 P-3 guy here

 

[HRRC Flyer]

Welcome @Bearbow and thank you for your service

 

[pawnshopmike]

Welcome aboard bro. Got any pics from your early days in R/C? I'd love to see what you were flying back in 1967!

 

[Bearbow]

Welcome, ex AT1 P-3 guy here

Cool and thx for your dedication. I was a P-3 pilot and had Command of VP-26 from '93-'95. I shot the first Maverick off an operational P-3.... in Sigonella in '93. It was the Squadron photo forever.

 

[Bearbow]

Welcome aboard bro. For any pics from your early days in R/C? I'd love to see what you were flying back in 1967!

I'll have to search for photos. I was heavy into Quickie 500 racing and probably built 20 of those. Also built/flew the Don Lowe Phoenix 7 and Bridi Dirty Birdy. Favorite was a new radical design Bipe that used a sleek Pattern style fuse. Dont recall the name but it made the cover of RCM magazine for its paint job. I won a nice platform jigsaw that i still use today. That was about '83. I started with a Heath "kit" radio and still have two old ProLine 6 radios that were phenomenal. In the basement i still have a gorgeous Kraft model "Superfli" that Joe Bridi kitted for a few years. Kraft in his later years got into full size and built basically a Pitts Special in a mono lower wing configuration. He called it the Superfli. I spray painted that as well. Has a Webra .91 still in it and running strong.