How many years have you been in the hobby?

[Yakman]

I started in 1991. My 1st plane to build and learn to fly was a Carl Goldberg Super Chipmunk. My second plane was a Great Planes F15 Eagle with a YS45 with Macs pipe, i still have that one and have a group of other glow planes i fly occasionly. Currently fly mostly my almost matching Yak 54s, a Redwing profile with a 20cc Dle and a Aeroworks 75cc with a 85cc Da. Fly to have fun.....

 

[3dNater]

I started in 1991. My 1st plane to build and learn to fly was a Carl Goldberg Super Chipmunk. My second plane was a Great Planes F15 Eagle with a YS45 with Macs pipe, i still have that one and have a group of other glow planes i fly occasionly. Currently fly mostly my almost matching Yak 54s, a Redwing profile with a 20cc Dle and a Aeroworks 75cc with a 85cc Da. Fly to have fun.....

Congrats on keeping your planes healthy for so long

 

[sopo]

did you teach yourself how to fly?

 

[Yakman]

No, Futaba trainer cord to a buddy box. But there are quite a few people that train themselves.

 

[Xpress]

Flying for over 12, in the hobby for about 15.

 

[3dmike]

6 awesome years!

 

[bbrown2828]

5 years here

 

[dribar]

40 years here. Started in 4th grade when a couple of snowbirds for the church taught so kids how to fly...

 

[3dmike]

40?!?!? Holy cow. Did you learn on the toggle switch radio?

 

[dribar]

From my memory banks, it was all futaba back then and maybe some heathkit stuff sprinkled in (although I grew up on Futaba). I lived in Ft. Wayne, IN and learned in New Haven. About all I remember is that the training airplane had bright yellow monokote on the wings and there was a wire between radios. Soon after that I build a Airtronics Q-Tee with a single stick futaba three channel.

My Dad was the pastor at a church and these two old guys decided to teach a group of 4th grade boys how to fly. Prior to that my Dad got me into Estes rockets and cox c/l planes so it's been a long rc career. Since then my oldest son (who used to go fly RC with me) flew citations for a while and just joined the A/F last year as a WSO (or something close to that). Now my 2 yr old twins both fly the sim at home.

LOVE my blessed life