Dale Barry

SOMETIMES one good thing leads to another that's even better. As I was finishing work on my model for the coming year I suddenly realized that my son Derek was going to need a new model, too. He had been using a Magician for the previous three contests, and I could tell his flying was improving faster than his plane was wearing out. I also realized that at some time in the coming year he'd be moving from Novice to Intermediate. To get those all-important appearance points, he'd need a good-flying Stunter with attractive looks. At that point an inspiration struck: Why not show up at contests with matching airplanes? But I was building an Imitation, and there was no way a lightweight 10-year-old could fly a plane that size. Aha! Maybe a little Imitation was the answer!