Born to Fly - 2009/03

Spreading the RC gospel: My first RC trade show realization
MANY YEARS AGO, I attended my first RC trade show. I had
always wanted to attend an RC show, and I was very excited to finally
get the chance to go as the public relations/marketing person for Hobby
Lobby International.

Born to Fly - 2007/07

ONE OF MY earliest memories in this hobby is of walking into
Hobby Lobby to get help with my first electric-powered airplane.
Behind the counter was an older gentleman who took one look at
my soldering job and could hardly contain his disgust for my
shoddy craftsmanship.
He picked the model up, examined it more closely, and said
three words: “Come with me!” I had no idea that I was about to
get a soldering lesson from the great LA Johnston. As the senior
technician for Hobby Lobby International for many years, LA has
helped thousands of people. He has been a modeler for 73 years.

Born to Fly

I’M GOING BACK in time to write about one of the early 3-D
innovators. Most of us don’t know who invented many of the 3-D
maneuvers we do everyday

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