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Forum: The Clubhouse

04-17-2017, 06:59 AM

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Posted By Flypaper 2

Will I be able to fly with my longjohns as well...

Will I be able to fly with my longjohns as well as the helmet. :D

Forum: The Clubhouse

04-16-2017, 04:02 PM

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old timers look here must be 50+ years only

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Posted By Flypaper 2

Me and a couple of buddies started out in the...

Me and a couple of buddies started out in the early 60s. Next best thing to controline back then. The newest challenge. Escapements, then reeds then proportional. PCS was my first propo radio. It's...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-09-2015, 01:02 PM

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Posted By Flypaper 2

When I worked at the airport I drove a bicycle...

When I worked at the airport I drove a bicycle back and forth 10 mi. to work. My uncle took pity on me and bought me a used 41 chev. for a 100 bucks. I once again had the world by the other cheek:)...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-09-2015, 08:19 AM

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old timers look here must be 50+ years only

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Posted By Flypaper 2

When I was an apprentice airplane mechanic back...

When I was an apprentice airplane mechanic back around 1954 at the local airport, I was making $45.00 a week and thought I had the world by the arse.

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-19-2014, 04:44 PM

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old timers look here must be 50+ years only

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Posted By Flypaper 2

Here, when I was winding my own motors, making my...

Here, when I was winding my own motors, making my own controllers and planes made from doorskins and insulation foam, such things made me feel like I had the world by the *****. It's called a hobby....

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-17-2014, 10:17 AM

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Posted By Flypaper 2

All is not lost. Here are some of the up and...

All is not lost. Here are some of the up and comers flying at our indoor doo

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-16-2014, 03:46 PM

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old timers look here must be 50+ years only

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Posted By Flypaper 2

Whenever I hear Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, I...

Whenever I hear Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, I remember watching Gene Autry singing it on black and white TV back in the day.:D

Gord.

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-03-2014, 08:05 PM

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Posted By Flypaper 2

Used to fly with Hal Debolt and Ed Izzo in...

Used to fly with Hal Debolt and Ed Izzo in nothern Newyork in the mid 60s. Ed got me into hotwiring foam wings which was just catching on back then..

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-03-2014, 07:47 PM

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old timers look here must be 50+ years only

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Posted By Flypaper 2

Been at it for a while Just turned 78 today. I...

Been at it for a while Just turned 78 today. I remember my old man coming back from England in 1946 with a rubber powered model made from fine wire and covered with silk. He worked on radar over...

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