🚀 go-pugleaf

Scott, glad to see that you found your way to net.rec, maybe some more
will show up before long.

I started R/C in 1967, my son was in high school. We decided that if he
would build a plane, I would build the R/C system. We started with a
Heathkit GD-47 system and still have it. It has the old bonner sticks.
Compared to the modern day system, it is a drag, but was our pride and
joy at that time. Our plane was a Goldberg Senior Falcon at that time,
and my son still has one.

I fiddle with helicopters mostly, but still fly fixed wing once in a
while so as not to get out of practice. I have not purchased any of the
new radio systems, although I am giving it serious thought. I currently
fly my machines using a Royal Electronics system on 53.1 as I have a
ham license (W9LXP) and am about the only guy in the club that does.
I have been shot down a couple of times by the National Guard, they
use the six meter band also.

We have two blacktop runways also, N-S and NE/SW since that is where
most of the winds are in our locality. Our site is on an old land fill.
We are on our sixth year there, so have things fixed up quite nice.

We are going to put in a R/C track in the spring, we think it will
help the local kids get out of the parking lots and streets and there
are also guys in our club interested in it, although I am not sure
that I will get into it.

I guess that is it for now, I am burned out and am going to bed for
some ZZZZZs. Talk to you later.

Al Irwin
1312 W. Hill St.
Champaign, Il 61821