December 2010 7
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After reading your review of the Airborne Models Tucano [on
page 62 of the October 2010 MA], I was interested in the motor
mount you used from Warbird Performance. But, the link you
gave for them (www.warbirdperformance.com) is a dead end.
I haven’t been able to locate that company. Any assistance
you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin Dean
via e-mail
Glad you enjoyed the review. It’s a great airframe.
I did some checking on the mount and found the same as you. This review
was done quite a few months ago, and in that time the company has apparently closed up shop.
Tom Sullivan
Also at Lufbery Aerodrome
I was delighted to see the Lufbery Aerodrome article in the
September 2010 issue of MA. The renaming of our field was a
milestone in the 30+ years of its existence, and a great step
towards preserving it for future generations of RC flyers.
I would like to add two more points to the MA story:
The Lufbery Committee had actually four members, not
three as indicated in the article. The fourth member was Mr.
Harvey Schwartz, who played a very important role in dealing
with the local politicians, Nassau County Park officials,
Nassau County Legislators, journalists, and rallying support
from the local residents and homeowners associations.
Mr. Schwartz withdrew from active participation in the
Committee in March of 2010 for personal reasons. At that
time however, most of the committee work was already done,
and their goals had already been achieved. During the
renaming ceremony on June 5, Harvey awarded Certificates
of Support to honored guests who helped us see that glorious
day (see photo).
Also, although the “Lufbery project” was a Meroke initiative, we had the unwavering
support of the other four major RC clubs who fly at Lufbery Aerodrome. And on the renaming
day, the HAMS, Nassau Flyers, RC Cobras and Whitman Flyers joined the Merokes in an allclub
fly-in, during which the club presidents cooked and served food to our members and
guests.
Overall, June 5th was one of the best days in memory for RC flying on Long Island!
Ted Evangelatos (Meroke RC Club President)
via e-mail
September Issue Issues
I have read issues of MA that have been good and ones that were ho hum. The September
2010 Issue was the last straw on this camel’s back.
Making role models out of mediocre talent moneybagers of the likes of Montoya and Garric
underscores everything that is wrong with RC modeling today.
ARF planes and instant pilots abound. Their parroted lists of accomplishments have nothing
to do with Aero modeling.
As they say … “Money talks and talent walks.” I really thought MA would be the last place
it would be so obvious.
Montoya is particularly offensive as his poor spoiled brat attitude augments his goal to win
or crash trying. He never heard that you have to finish to win. Yes he is spectacular but there
are virtually hundreds of more talented drivers without the $$$ and without the bad attitude.
Had he ever had to repair his own carnage it would have ceased and they wouldn’t have
terminated his contract in F1.
I wonder who he hires to set up and repair his RC fleet. Having done a good bit of Formula
car racing, I know talent when I see it.
He has adequate car control but wholly inadequate judgment. NASCAR racing suits his
style. Think about it, without his $$$ he would have no ride. The video clearly shows his lack
of respect for basic AMA safety rules.
As far as Garric is concerned, I would not be showing pictures of him to young children
unless he was wearing a long sleeved shirt.
How much was AMA paid for all the free advertising in those logo filled photos. I
remember when swimsuit models holding models were unappreciated cover art by my
parents let alone full body tattoos.
Harvey Schwartz, Meroke
RC Club Lufbery Committee
member.
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