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Rescue Pup
John Yager Roscoe IL A friend of mine received a phone call last summer. A fellow flier from another town had passed away with no one to continue his hobby. Family members were going to throw it all
Grandson and Grandfather Flying Team
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Chuck Winchester Machesney Park IL I am an AMA and IMAA member. Below is a photo of me when I was 10 years old holding my fubar 36 free flight with a spitfire .045 - really my first successful plane
Why To Quickly Retrieve A Crashed Plane
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Jeff Jones Burlington KY One should never assume a downed plane is not to be recovered quickly. I witnessed this crash and watched how there was no concern to recover the wreckage until the peanut
Panama Flying Site Help
George Thomsen Panama Central America I am moving to the country of Panama to a town near Panama City Panama. Looking for any information on RC clubs or groups that maybe in the area. Altos del Maria
Soloing At Age Four
Patrick Willis North Western United States These are pictures of my son, 5-year-old Oliver, who lives in the north west. Oliver was voted "King of the Huckfest" this past August. Oliver was flying his
Pictures Tell The Story
Joseph Carlo Ocala FL Hello. I am sending my story drawn as picture book. I have had fun with planes originally starting with 10 cents and 25 cents rubber band planes. One day around age 6 or 8 my dad
Snakes on a Model Plane
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Bob Richardson Central Arkansas This happened a few years ago when I went to the Central Arkansas Model Aviators Association (CAMAA) flying field to socialize, get some flying in, and watch the other
30 Year Old Graupner Still Flying
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by Roger Mullins Keystone Heights FL Here is old Graupner kit form 30 plus years ago, given to me by the owner. The graupner is missing the tail feathers and some other minor parts. I converted the
Wings For Wishes
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by Eric Kendall Polson MT Last February, my family was impacted by a dear friend's child, Dylan, who has a liver condition known as BA. He was selected by the Make-A-Wish foundation to have a wish
