like the old planes however and have a few of them. I have a Lou Andrews Aeromaster kit I must build. “I have Hinode, Bonner, Royal and Bab-
cock compound and single escapements all new in the box as well as a never used Kraft custom transmitter and receiver on 27.175. This is single-channel push button equip- ment. “I keep wanting to build a Tri Squire or Esquire and see if I can still fly single-chan- nel stuff. “We used to play follow the leader with
Top Dawgs. One guy would be the leader for a 10-minute flight. Another would try to fol- low whatever maneuver the leader did. You start off with 100 points and lose 5 points for every maneuver you missed. After all flights are done and every entrant has a chance to fly, he who has the most points is the champ of the day. The prize was a free piece of pie and a cup of coffee after flying day was over. Paid by the other entrants by chipping in. Ha! Ha! We sure had fun in those days didn’t we?
Ron Chidgey and his pattern winning Tiger Tail (above). The plane sported Pro-Line radio and retracts and a Webra Blackhead and weighed 7½ pounds. Early morning assembly as Maxey Hester puts the final fittings on his winning Ryan STA Special (at right).
Tony Bonetti and his famous Troublemaker (above left). Tony used a Kraft radio and the new Rhom-Air retracts. It weighed seven pounds with a Webra Blackhead. Jim Martin with his third place Banshee(above right). Jim used Pro- Line radio, Rhom-Air retracts and a Webra Blackhead with Silence-Aire muffler. The Bansheeweighed 7½ pounds. Hot Pantswas Jerry Nelson’s entry in Class
C Expert Pattern (below left). Jerry used Kraft radio, Multicon retracts and an HP .61 engine. Maxey Hester used EK radio and a Webra .60. John Roth and his Volksplane (below right) were third in scale. John used a Kraft radio and a Ross Twin engine. The Volksplanewas ¼ size and weighed 10¹⁄₂ pounds. This was in an age when giant scale was not as mainstream as it is today.
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