I'm a (plastic) scale modeler from WAY back, and a couple of years ago renewed my love for RC soaring. Two summers ago I made the mistake of attending my new club's aero-tow event, Sled 2015. (Early July, southern Minnesota).
Mistake because:
* I figured that I'd died and gone to heaven.
* I bought it hook, line and sinker
* I needed another soaring discipline like I needed a hole in the head
While looking forward to the 2016 event last May, I realized that I could go from spectator to participant by surgically altering an old school TD airplane I'd been dragging around with me for the past 20 years. So I got cracking, and by the date of the event, I had a somewhat complete aero-tow trainer. Picture below.
Fast forward to about 2 months ago, when I did an inventory of what I owned, and what I needed. Suffice it to say that in the past 2 years I've picked up a dozen and a half sailplanes. I don't really 'NEED' anything, but I WANT lots. After my evaluation, I realized that as much as I wanted a big aero-tow scalie, I needed a second TD airplane more. So ix-nay on the ale-scay.
So of course what happened? A really great deal on a used 1/4 scale Discus 2c popped up, and now I'm the proud owner. Stll don't have a second TD competitor, but that is probably on the back burner for a while.
Add another project to the to-do list! Thanks in advance for your encouragement, and I'll post up some pics as the project gets underway.
Thanks for reading, Fran
Mistake because:
* I figured that I'd died and gone to heaven.
* I bought it hook, line and sinker
* I needed another soaring discipline like I needed a hole in the head
While looking forward to the 2016 event last May, I realized that I could go from spectator to participant by surgically altering an old school TD airplane I'd been dragging around with me for the past 20 years. So I got cracking, and by the date of the event, I had a somewhat complete aero-tow trainer. Picture below.
Fast forward to about 2 months ago, when I did an inventory of what I owned, and what I needed. Suffice it to say that in the past 2 years I've picked up a dozen and a half sailplanes. I don't really 'NEED' anything, but I WANT lots. After my evaluation, I realized that as much as I wanted a big aero-tow scalie, I needed a second TD airplane more. So ix-nay on the ale-scay.
So of course what happened? A really great deal on a used 1/4 scale Discus 2c popped up, and now I'm the proud owner. Stll don't have a second TD competitor, but that is probably on the back burner for a while.
Add another project to the to-do list! Thanks in advance for your encouragement, and I'll post up some pics as the project gets underway.
Thanks for reading, Fran
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