Flying for Fun

OOPS! In the February 2007 column I wrote some erroneous
information. In an effort to correct that, I’ll try again.
Old-style Airtronics receivers will run satisfactorily on any
negative-shift transmitter, and some of the newer Futaba and Hitec
transmitters have the capability of changing shifts. Thus old-style
(and new style for that matter) Airtronics receivers can be run with
any transmitter that is capable of changing shift.
Back when transmitters were either positive or negative shift,
Airtronics receivers would only respond to Airtronics or JR
transmitters. Now that many transmitters come with the ability to be
set for either shift, this is no longer a problem.

Flying for Fun - 2005/03

THE JANUARY and February 2005 “Flying for Fun” columns
have been not-so-subtly based on my continuing concern about
the rapid decline in interest in building among contemporary
modelers. Although there is absolutely no financial gain for me
in encouraging modelers to branch out and get creative by
building from plans or kits, I would like to share that joy.
Whatever reward one is seeking from involvement in model
airplanes is obtainable; this is the basic explanation for the
hobby’s growth.

Flying for Fun 2003/09

DO YOU REALLY Believe That? In his
June 2003 “President’s Perspective” column,
AMA President Dave Brown expressed his
considerable concerns about the Internet’s
influence on the rapid distribution of negative
information concerning our sport. He wrote:

Flying for Fun 2003/08

LEATHER FILLETS: The April 2003 column mentioned some
wing/fuselage fillet material that was included in the 1948
Madman, Sr. Control Line (CL) kit. I wrote: “ ... I have always
wondered what exactly that material had been adapted from ... ”
That brought forth a major pile of mail advising this farm boy that
toolmakers use the fillet material in varying sizes to “round” the
undercuts out of the corners of boxes for sand-casting patterns.

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