Flying for Fun

U DB Mathews ilyz7Liiy AXP 5c&ziciu THE ALTERNATIVE Aging Unacceptable Likely youve heard sentiment before consider alternative see dont agree Unfortunately aging process both unstoppable inevitable reality adds importance urgency activities such am about relate broader scale Celebration Eagles will beheld AMA headquarters July 6-7 1996 Have ever considered untimely eulogies Much preferred expression respect admiration delivered person still able appreciate As someone once said Honor living respect dead us feel need honor modelers weve admired have influenced years Honor funny sort word calls up visions someone having medal pinned chest being kissed both cheeks honored standing platform national anthem played cannons fired etc other hand perhaps more-fitting honor pioneers leaders modeling hobby would firm handshake sincere Thank fun youve provided us read word written nationally prominent modelers 20s 30s 40s studied latest model designs hours used equipment techniques developed accorded same star status usually reserved sport movie personalities period strong need honor own wayand soon alternative inevitably approaching us reason responsible AMA Celebration Eagles have done truly great service hobby second too soon Far too great ones have already left being adequately thanked Winterfest 95 John Hunton designed beautiful building formerly housed AMAs headquarters Reston Virginia lifetime modeler Bill Winter have codesigning models last few years Several models have appeared pages magazine Huntons have purchased farm about hours drive due west Washington DC farm became venue really special flying session nostalgic gathering veteran modelers last October 7-8 As tribute Bill Winters 60 years designing building writing editing model airplane material small group special friends spent beautiful weekend reminiscing about past reflecting present speculating about future nearly ideal weather weekend apparently rather typical Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains forming picturesque backdrop magical gathering Norm Rosenstock Phil Greenburg drove up Florida newer readers Norm true Ancient Modeler paraphrase excellent book traces modeling odyssey over 50 years Phil Greenberg RC editor Flying Models 50s gathered disseminated much-needed technical information times incredibly rapid technical progress Winter Greenberg seen other 41 years Don Srull Tom Schmitt DC area producers pioneering small electric power equipment VL line Don Srull considered dean contemporary Free flight Scale designers works appear major modeling magazine world RC Scale Electric power designs have also earned Don respect hobby Traveling New York Joe Kovel brought along reproduction KG-2 Kovel Charles Hampton Grant longtime editor Model Airplane News developed design around Bill Browns engine published construction article April 1935 MAN making first published gas-powered Free flight model US Kovel entered won rubber-power event 1934 Nationals Bill Winter timers During ensuing 62 years things modeling have changed friendship has remained John Worth longtime Executive Director AMA brought reproduction unusual its time revolutionary pusher Cement Mixer originally published July 1948 Air Trails simply boggled us John has flying reproduction gatherings Vintage Radio Control Society 4326 Andes Dr Fairfax VA 22030 year described reliable gentle smooth performer September 1996 83 Winterfest 95 L-R front John Worth Joe Kovel Hurst Bowers Bill Winter L-R rear Phil Greenberg Tom Schmitt Don Srull Norm Rosenstock John Hunton Hurst Bowers noted designer Scale models man volunteer pulled together restored original pieces AMA museum Hurst added weekends fun flying Bay Ridge Mike RC-assisted Old-Timer by-invitation event proved such joy attending second Winterfest planned Perhaps few special people will invited Bill Some might know Bill Winter perhaps should say few words about him would difficult list Bills contributions modeling within limits column missing something man has designing publishing writing about model airplanes 60 years must make him longest-running national-level writers history American journalism 40s through 80s Bill edited almost American modeling magazine Almost obscured editing breadth writing Recently looking through December 1947 Air Trails rediscovered series written Bill called Fly particular issue reported then-new Aeronca Super Chiefnot model full-scale airplane Bills influence can seen writing styles columnists like myself encouraged us start writing taught us turn have passed influence others likely true legacy man story illustrates man perfectly recently wrote Bill letter mentioned problems declining eyesight Back came two-page letter Bills inimitable typing loaded encouragement advice coloration color patterns flying techniques forth would help continue fly man has teaching thousands us 60 years continues 90s Dont agree finest way can possibly honor Bill Winter fly fun 4viper Speed recoin nolder 2At1 mph SPEND SIX BUCKS SAVE BUNDLE Thinking jets Think about modelers choosing BVM jets start because theyre far away best engineered complete highest performing Idi Just attend jet fly see yourself So often after modelers built flown BVM jet theytell us gosh wish d bought BVM jet first Buy cheap buy twice never rang truer youre interested turbines youve come right place leading way JPX turbine sales turbine kit production K Order catalog choose right jet first project VM Bob Violett Models Inc 170 SR 419 Winter Springs FL 32708 PH 407-327-6333 FAX 407-327-5020 84 Model Aviation Winters General Aviation Aristocrat has 124-inch-span wing 18-inch chord Tartan engine powers model Joe Kovel KG-2 reproduction Designed around Bill Browns engine first gas-powered model published US trainer F-SO Shuuunuir Easy see easy land