Hi, Jerry....
 
 JK> newbee but after that WATCH OUT.  I flew R\c's in the Marine Corps for
 JK> 8 years making a living at my hobby.  It all come back real quick. 
 
 So....talk about having your cake and eating it too ??? - how nice !!
 Were you involved with the remote piloted drone programs ?
 RM>>  so the old low-winger is 10 yrs old, what is it ??
 JK> It's arf planet-40 I got in a trade.  Got a os46 long stoke it it and
 JK> it does very well for a smaller pattern style plane.. I still can do
 
 I don't recall that model - not unexpected, though - I've never been
 involved in pattern flying - just couldn't seem to get the hang of it - 
 still do have an old Midwest Mach-1 that can do the pattern stuff, now
 retired but still useable - mostly I just flew it in big circles, loops,
 and an occasional Cuban-8 - has a very old Veco 61 on it - good engine
 in its time, but not competitive with the hot stuff available now.
 JK> eveyone thought I finally bought a new plane..  I have a skip mast
 JK> c-130 all cut out and ready for work.  Have the fiberglass nacelles for
 JK> it and all.  That's been sitting around for about 12 years.  I thought
 
 VERY IMPRESSIVE - how about completing it and coming down to the Joe Nall
 IMAA meet next year - the C-130 would be a real standout.  This year in
 early October, there is to be a "world champion" aerobatics competition
 meet in Greenville, SC, at the Joe Nall flying site - invited pilots only
 but spectators welcome - should be a REAL contest - think about coming down.
 BTW - scale is my bag - have several WWII warbirds in my hangar - have a
 1/5 scale T-28B scheduled as one of my Winter-time projects - working on
 the 90" wingspan J-3 (with floats) for a local customer, will get started
 on a 83" wingspan Citabria (mine) next week.   TTYL - Roger
 JK> I wanted to build one when I was a USMC Kc-130 guy.  (Wanaa buy it?) 
 JK> Than I got tied up with Byron jets and that project took the back seat
 JK> (and is still there)!.. 
 JK> We DO have a well-stocked hobby shop in a
 RM>> small town
 RM>>  about 18 miles away, so my needs are met pretty well -
 RM>> still, a good bit
 RM>>  of my "stuff" comes via mail order - currently building a
 RM>> Sig Hog-Bipe -
 RM>>  put the primer paint coat on today - tommorow it's
 RM>> wet-sanding day and
 RM>>  first color coat - certainly a well engineered kit -
 RM>> pleasure to build.
 RM>>  Write often.  TTYL - Roger
 JK> -!- GEcho 1.11+ Fd220c
 JK>  ! Origin: Plane Crazy's High Flying BBS (910)353-6136 (1:3614/102)
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