R. Backer

THE SIMPLEX 300 came into being, at least on my drafting board, in 1965. The design is not solely mine. There have been similar designs before, and certainly a lot since. Some later ones include Mel Schmidt's Shocer; Dennis Bronco's and Sal Taibi's Orbiteer; Dave Rounsville's FAI Excelsior; and a dead ringer, Mike Hallum's Star Seeker. The latest is by Jim Clem, the Country Boy. Thanks to Jim, I won't have to work so hard on writing my flying instructions. There was a time when I would get a little upset every time I saw my model with another name on it, but now I can only say thanks to all who helped to prove that this type of design is a good one. After all, I'd hate to find out after 12 years of playing with the darn thing that it didn't fly.