AeroMail - 201209

I have to be honest, when I opened
my mailbox and saw the Free Flight’s
Fabulous February cover issue for July
2012, I became disappointed and said to
myself, “The majority of readers are
R/Cers what are they thinking?”
I then opened the issue and began
reading your column, read down to
the paragraph where you mentioned
the fact that readers would appreciate
such an issue dedicated to our roots and
beginnings in fl ight. I felt out of touch
with my fellow hobbyists. I then found
myself engaged in reading the entire
issue dedicated to “Fabulous February,”
“Beginner’s Guide to Free Flight,” the
construction of the “Bestetti-Nardi
BN.1,” and the “Gravity Trigger” articles.
I have to admit I learned something
reading your articles, not only about
the hobby that started it all, but in fact
because I don’t do it doesn’t mean it’s
not enjoyable to rest of the population.
As an avid R/C model plane hobbyist,
it’s not about dividing lines across
different platforms [that] I found myself
crossing, it’s all about doing what we
love has individuals and organizations,
but we are doing them with the ones
we love and that’s what it’s all about. So,
Free Flighters, you have a new fan!
Great issue, Jay! Thanks for opening
my eyes.
—Joe McPhail
Page AZ
I was thrilled to see how much Free
Flight coverage was in the latest issue
of Model Aviation, including the cover!
For the past 50 years I have fl own and
competed in Control Line, outdoor Free
Flight, indoor FF, and Radio Control. I
am a life member of AMA and NFFS.
My true love is Free Flight.
I realize the vast majority of modelers
are interested in RC, but it is refreshing
to see a major magazine publish another
side of the hobby. I especially liked the
beginner’s guide to FF by Don DeLoach.
He is an excellent writer as well as
practicing what he preaches.
Thanks again for an excellent job.
—Harry Grogan
Weaverville NC
I just wanted to drop you a short
note to say how much I appreciated
the Free Flight focus in the current
issue of Model Aviation. You and the
staff did a terrifi c job of capturing the
present happenings within the Free
Flight community. The issue also did
an excellent job of explaining things to
people who may not be familiar with
the world of Free Flight model aviation.
I especially appreciated the
contributions of Don DeLoach and
Louis Joyner. Both are solid contributors
to the world of Free Flight and their
individual contributions to the July 2012
issue were spot on.
The world of model aviation has
very deep roots thanks to Free Flight
aeromodeling. It is so nice to see our
national organization bring an occasional
focus to his important part of our
hobby’s heritage.