Author / Post EskimoTom Basic Member Joined: June/03/2014 United States Posts: 1 IP Logged Posted: June/03/2014 at 3:58pm  Quote   Greetings, My informal name is "Eskimo" Tom, and I live in Central Minnesota, USA. I am a 51 year old newbie to RC planes and scale building. I have waited until the stars reached alignment in my life to begin scale RC flight and that time arrived when my wife and I recently bought large parcel of farmland so now I have a place close to home to learn how to build and fly. I'm teaching myself the basics using a simulator and have built several cheap RC foamies for real life initial practice. I'm in the process of drawing plans and building a skin and balsa PA-18 about 53" wingspan. I'm buying a few Pat Tritle short kits as well, the Stinson Reliant SR-10 after I get some experience under my belt. My primary aviation modeling interests at the moment are civilian "golden age" aircraft and the back country bush craft as I'm an Alaskan native. I believe a rugged bush plane with tundra tires is a good match for a beginner flying on and off a rather rough, crude landing strip that is our gravel driveway. I have had years of plastic scale model building as a boy. After college I got into electric rc off road cars for quite awhile. I have also played with most of the flight simulators going back to Chuck Yeager's Flight simulators (1988) and all the MS iterations and starting up now with Flight Gear. I figured as I am approaching pre-retirement I will finally have the time, the place, the patience and the means to begin my journey into RC flight. Regards, Tom   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search  Web    inroad Lifetime Site Supporter Joined: November/10/2003 Canada Posts: 105 IP Logged Posted: June/03/2014 at 6:37pm  Quote   Welcome aboard You seem to have a healthy perspective that will see you through. Simulators are great, and arfs make ideal trainers, no emotional investment and usually built light and straight. PA-18,Tundra tires, Plexiglas roof and a couple extra horses. Great fun airplane Cheers Gregg __________________ It is your fault; you left me unsupervised!   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search  Web    marmbrust Lifetime Site Supporter Joined: February/03/2009 United States Posts: 5109 IP Logged Posted: June/03/2014 at 10:03pm  Quote   Welcome Tom, As Gregg mentioned your methods should work and while a sound idea may I suggest you seek out your local club and join or a least stop by and see their field if possible. While I enjoy the flying and building most of my fun in this hobby comes from sharing it with others at our local club. __________________ Mark S. Florida Building: Graves' Fokker G1 Flying:Merlyn Graves Ki-100, Ziroli B25, BUSA 1/3 Stearman,1/3 N28, 1/3 Pup,27% Gee Bee Sportster, Sig 1/3 Spacewalker, WH 27% Bird Dog   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    J_Whitney Moderator Group Joined: November/10/2003 United States Posts: 7344 IP Logged Posted: June/03/2014 at 11:48pm  Quote   Hey Tom - welcome to RCSB - I second what Mark said, they will also be able to help you out with the more esoteric aspects of our hobby. Looking forward to your builds! __________________ Jeff Castro Valley, CA The essential paradox of our democracy is that our warriors fight and die for our right to dispute the cause for which they are fighting and dying. Let me know if I can help   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    Warbird1944 Basic Member Warbird1944 Joined: May/01/2012 United States Posts: 27 IP Logged Posted: June/04/2014 at 5:47am  Quote   Welcome Tom, I am a relatively new member as well and I hope you find this place as amazing as I do! John __________________ 1/3 Balsa USA Fokker DVII   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    flartz Site Supporter Joined: May/29/2013 Australia Posts: 206 IP Logged Posted: June/04/2014 at 9:48am  Quote   Nice intro Tom. Welcome. I'm also fairly new to this hobby. I built a control line plane when I was 14, but never flew it. About 38 years later, I renewed my interest and learnt to fly foamies with some help from my brother. My first plane was a Parkzone Stinson Reliant SR-10. Two years later and I'm flying large petrol planes. Hope to start building kits soon. This a great site with lots of interesting, talented and helpful people. Enjoy. __________________ Sean Flaherty Strathalbyn Model Aircraft Club (SMAC), South Australia   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search

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