Greg Gimlick

CHANGES ABOUND: Did you open up the magazine and wonder
what that strange sound was? It’s just me rattling around in the giant
footprint left by Bob Kopski. Talk about a daunting position to be in!
Bob’s 10-part series about Electrics years ago got me started, where
I learned the basics before attending my first KRC (Keystone Radio
Control Club) electric fun-fly in Pennsylvania to see how it all came
together. I thought I had landed in the Promised Land, it was so
spectacular—yet it doesn’t even begin to compare with where we are
today. I could go on and on about Bob’s contributions to the hobby, but
I know it’s being done elsewhere and I’m confident that his place in
the Model Aviation Hall of Fame is secure.

I’M GOING TO stray off topic a bit to
cover some things from a recent trip to the
Joe Nall Giant Scale Fly-In and touch on a
few interesting items: jets, big models, and
cool chargers. I can already tell there’s not
enough space!