| CCRCS Member Since:
2011 |
Age:
80's |
Occupation: Retired
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| Year Started in Hobby:
Hand-launched gliders in 1941 (England) |
Club Office Held:
None |
Hometown:
Vancouver |
| Favorite Plane:
Flyzone Cessna 182 Skylane ( I hope! ) |
My Next Plane:
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Email:
gloristan@comcast.net |
| Favorite CCRCS Event:
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Best R/C Project:
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| Worst Experience:
Flying a built from scratch scale control line AT-6. Made
one half a circle and destroyed itself. |
| Best Experience:
Flying a 12 ft wingspan R/C sailplane off Cape Kiwanda with
the hang glider guys. Could out soar them three to one. |
| Why I fly at CCRCS:
Field looks fantastic. Club is run very professionally.
Members are friendly and helpful. |
| My Project/Build List:
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| My Commentary:
Since I was a kid in England during WW 2 I have had an
interest in anything aeronautical. As I stated above,
from hand launched gliders I progressed to control line
aircraft (in Victoria BC) to R/C gliders (Two Channel)
after moving to the States. I am an electrical engineer
by profession and retired from the Bonneville Power
Administration in 1988. Since retirement I have been
involved in virtual flight through Microsoft's Flight
Simulator (Versions 5.1 through X) . Attachment is a
Flight Sim X aircraft. Lately I tend to fly GA twins
and some jets. My son got me interested in indoor
helicopter flying. He is very good at it, I am not so
hot! Decided I needed more space and also prefer fixed
wing aircraft so got this electric powered Cessna for
Christmas. Visited the flying field one Saturday
afternoon recently and was very impressed with the whole
layout and particularly the people.
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