The Haught Corner

WE HAVE NO SECRETS least hope dont some disturbing information has surfaced regarding incident took place years Jets Over DeLand Fly-In Jets columnist Del Ellis showed number AMA employees viedotape shot DeLand turbine model crash resulting fire insignificant incidentas crash turbine would have regarded word has reached us may have sort gentlemens agreement among reporters present mention incident event reports submitted various magazines Indeed own report submitted Wally Zober contains no reference crash fire AMA often hear claims being secretive about some aspect operation Phrases like members right know sometimes invoked record charges secrecy usually unfounded experience saw tape know what happened hope accurate accounting events surrounding crash forthcoming Lets hope protectionist attitude simply result some misguided thinking few persons under stress certainly nothing gained acting incident did happen new field endeavor taking risks part price paid advancing state art Lets acknowledge report such incidents honestly learn much possible no way indictment turbines people putting forth great deal effort make integral part model airplane flying aspects construction operation being tested studied have no doubt sound working platform being established no has answers yet such communication about aspects turbines use development can help Two columnists raise interesting questions month Check out Rick Allisons RC Aerobatics column Theres extensive discussion about merits build own models rather purchasing turn-key aircraft commissioning someone else work have long struggled way express feeling competitors should build what fly grew up Builder Model Rule still feel thats best way Ricks column has focused ideas expounded way have able accomplish choose gain time [by building own models] also lose experience creation pride workmanship sense accomplishment used part hobby Rick wrote model no longer represents personal investment time merely money same thing Thats right isnt same Building commitment ideas have about what will make really good model flying model youve builtrisking time effort youve put itis Building commitment ideas have about what will make really good model richest rewarding nervewracking parts out hobby havent felt knot stomach little cold-sweat its time first flight youre really missing something Its what Jeff Troy rightly refers Emotional Debt Factor fly model built yourself theres little bit youyour personalityriding along link almost tangible can make very intense feeling about model Writing another check replace what youve lost crash will never approach feeling sorrow trash good model built scratch likewise joy watching own creation fly successfully cannot duplicated looking MasterCard receipt Rick made another good point noted beginning Pattern fliers today cant build have never develop skills progressed through series ARF Almost Ready Fly models Its bit like situation football today almost no quarterbacks call own plays Raiders team years finally start calling plays QBs to2 Thats right Like flier cant build QBs brought up systems never called own plays simply couldnt Are building skills going way dinosaurand real quarterback Its interesting note take occasional criticism printing construction articles Guys dont build stuff anymore C articles ARFs instead type comments hear time time 0 may live disposable society allow pride craftsmanship become thing R past hobby will have lost major portion its rich heritage can mercy N build will always can said Rick certainly hope interesting question E Bud Tenny raises Indoor column record broken day should flights R once same surpass old record processed new records just last highestlfastestllongest know some fliers out flying virtually centered around chance break records indeed thats what Record Trials suppose three good fliers beat particular record same contest same day entitled say held record real record held whomever has last have cases flier has beaten record multiple times given event applied records flight series broke record kind stuff can get paperwork nightmare Contest Directors Competitions Department people really worth much say Gee held Class XYZ record 15 minutes set three records day stair-stepping existing record Whats point doesnt kind thinking cheapen value records Haught Managing Editor 192 Model Aviation