Letters to the Editor
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Addenda
The Convention 2000 report in the May issue did not list the address for Poly Fiber UV Smooth Prime and Top Gloss, shown in a photo on page 16. Interested parties should contact F&M Enterprises, 22522 Auburn Dale Dr., El Toro, CA 92630; Tel./Fax: (949) 583-1455.
I enjoyed very much the article by Bob Wilder about “Indoor Electric Development” in the April issue. It was nice to see that Bob noted in his Airplane R&D book that he had gotten his first radio “from John Worth at Cloud Nine.” I have been working with Bob and many of his local friends on indoor RC projects for several years. In the group picture on page 35 are several of my regular customers.
Aside from all that, Cloud 9 RC has been supplying micro RC components for five years, so I was surprised to see that we were not listed among the sources in connection with Bob’s article.
Bob’s article is a real contribution concerning what has been and still is happening in the world of indoor RC.
John Worth Cloud 9 Micro RC 4326 Andes Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030 [email protected]
German Museum
A new museum for model flying in Germany is growing. It is located in the historic Wasserkuppe, a hill region in the middle of Germany.
There you will find the Deutsches Segelflugmuseum, which was founded about 12 years ago. Since September 1999, the museum has a new section for model flying.
The recommended way is Autobahn to Fulda South, from there about 20 miles to the Wasserkuppe via Gersfeld, roads number 279 and 284. The museum is open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in summer; October to March, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Holger Menrad Haldensleber Str. 5 D-38442 Wolfsburg Germany
Health Concerns
I recently began constructing a new Piper J-3 Cub and have been affected by some of the fumes emitting from the glue. I will not mention the company, but it was just a standard CyA (cyanoacrylate) glue that you can buy in any hobby shop.
At first, I could not determine what it was that was making me sick, but I eventually discovered that it was the fumes from the glue. I also read some other people’s comments on the Internet—they all had the same symptoms that I was having while working on the airplane.
After eight prescriptions and one confused doctor, we cured my illness after a six-week experience with the following symptoms: major sinus problems, severe coughing (all night sometimes), and a flowing runny nose.
I have since switched to CyA “odorless” glue, and have not experienced any of the symptoms. Until I discovered the odorless glue does not give me any allergic reactions, I had almost given up modeling.
William T. Federspiel Lexington, Kentucky
Boss Kudos
Big kudos to Bill Boss, MA’s longtime and most-capable Control Line Scale columnist, for dedicating the whole page to beginner activities. Class act!
I realize that others have also contributed to this issue. It makes a fella (spelling correct) wonder: What if all columnists dedicated a major portion (or all, for that matter) of one column each year to basic beginner issues?
Lead on, Bill Boss! P.S. I don’t fly Scale.
Doug Dahlke Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Editor’s note: We did beginner-theme issues a few times in the mid-1990s, and plan to do so again in the June 2001 issue.
Price Correction
The recent insert on page 104 of the February 2000 issue of Model Aviation concerning an offer to provide an information packet for products of Scale Skins® Model Company is in error. The “two bucks for postage” offer referred to by the author, Jeff Troy, was based on very old information.
This product catalog is offered for $5 postpaid, with an additional offer to [text incomplete]
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