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Antique Modelers presenting plaque William Good meeting January 22 Syracuse NY plaque represents Bills induction SAM Hall Fame Bill brother Walter pioneered making radio control model aircraft practical reality meeting given added treat listening some Bills wonderful stories first few national championships thrills brother experienced 1930s 1940s Gordon Wheeler also Nats saw Good brothers make history Roger Hanchett President SAM 58 Liverpool New York Visitors Welcome visited friend family San Diego past February Rick just joined Fighter Town Flyers RC Club Naval Air Station Miramar military personnel active retired took him first trip field since Im military went guest warmly welcomed fellows morning took time out flying help us engine Conninued page 182 6 Model Aviation ection Designed Rich Uravitch um formed cowl ine & die-cut parts span 51 Length 41- Wing Area 756 Sq In- Engine 35-45201 45-ti 40 -4 Oh Radio required $8999 II you feel eamlarlable flying todays popular trainern youd 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Fighter Town Flyers Ill never forget kindness CR Fowler Somerset Kentucky Thanks have procrastinating bit dropping line finally made would just like comment excellent graphic work MA mag artistic work complements articles appear MA Keep up great work Walter L Martin Hubbardston Massachusetts Flight Box reading April magazine amazed article flight box Ted Maciag Ted dont want hurt feelings happy flight box thats finebut 20-year-old oil-impregnated cardboard box fuse stick TNT store flight box home garage something called spontaneous combustion flight box given correct weather condition have living Florida can ignite flight box just sitting floor about nylon milk box will last indefinitely cannot impregnated oil Ted please dont get offended letter just dont want see fellow modeler or family hurt Frank Rega Virginia Beach Virginia Terminology Steve Kaufmans letter May t997 issue complaining about term plan building caught eye Steve says its kit its scratch-built does differentiate between building someone elses plans building own original design own plans Seems kit-built plan built scratch-built would describe things nicely Don Typond Warwick New York trivial point agree Jeff Troy distinction between plan-building scratch-building significant difference between sticking together ready cut chunks kit producing flying machine starting no handful sheet-stock plan definite step up craftsmanship scale become plan builder hardly starting scratch real climb top realized magazine photo three-view perhaps just quick original sketch translated successful flying model truly starting scratch can deserve scratch-builder distinction lot us around plan build us build models strip stock use sticks kill snakes LeRoy Bidgood Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Customer Service want thank Bob McDaniel McDaniel RIC Inc largest forum possible great customer support recently sent onboard glow system back repair use two years 01 Faithful unit proved unrepairable after repair attempt Bob replaced unit new updated no additional charge above original repair cost support what Bob Thornton San Diego Caltfornia Reverser just finished reading article May 1997 Model Aviation building BILL EFFINGER SAYSI Aeronca Champion forgic ins orplone ond makes excellent 5 0 e mode pertect tnoOeI WoO Hone Syog nose expenenced model ho de NEIjI 1/4 Scale AERONCA CHAMPION 60 tot 20 CO engines ChhC RCQS-25$24950 1/6 Scale FOKKER DR-i TRI PLANE 45 oeng spon 0 CO engine Ch SC hC6S-9$1995 lid Scale 53 1/2 wing span sq owing otea 35 od dO engine ChRC 4150/0 SC honom Modited OAF nittoil SCOS-lO$1995 1/4 Scale WWI_CESSNA170nCr Scale BRITISH SE-5A1/3 scale 0100 900I1j n CURTIS GOSHAWK 051/4 wing span 24 CO9C355 4 engines524951/hscale Ing spon0rhOC 0/0 SC SCOS-7SCSS-451495.Apon 5 OlD 59 wing soon 3 dO1/3soole wing span Lm5249$ TROS DVAAERONCA C-3noto engine9C35 7 2995 SCOS-17524951/60010 ing soon5 Sca G FOKKERD-vII SCSS-7$1495LA RD SUPER-SOLUTION 55dID"~- 000 OSClOengne553/h wins soon 95 25enginesPIPER CUB 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include $300 shipping handling Add $300 have plans mailed tube Please No COD Orders Make check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Mode/Aviation AMAr 5151 East Memorial Dr Muncie IN 47302 Please allow three weeks delivery ENCLOSED $ ___________ k Money Order erCard/Visa CARD NO P DATE _____ NAME ______________________ ____ AMA No_____ _____ STREET _______ _______ __________________ CITY ______.________ __ STATE ____ ZIP _________ ___ __ customers outside US add $300 additional shipping handling per plan servo reverser No doubt pilots will find authors device very helpful various installations would like correct comment article author states no radios ~of aware allow dual elevator servos mixed single trim fact better current sport/competition radios offered several manufacturers provide feature Paul Kopp Anaheim Hills California Pricing Something ought said about mail-order catalog practice pricing items sale few less cents actual price example just received catalog industry 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