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	ghethco Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: March/04/2005 United States Posts: 1720 IP Logged
Posted: February/05/2019 at 7:42am		Quote

Thanks everyone. Yes, I also missed the building and being able to see airplanes that will never fly again at FS come to life and fly from the 3rd person perspective. And the "fun" part, yes that was part of the fatigue -- so much of it, especially flying with an instructor, is often not fun :-(

Gary

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	ghethco Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: March/04/2005 United States Posts: 1720 IP Logged
Posted: February/05/2019 at 7:52am		Quote

Hi Gary!

Wow, that's amazing that you flew considering the hearing disability. Good for you. See you around RCSB!

Gary

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Gary,

As one "Gary" to another Gary, I say "Welcome back" to the RCSB site. I too, flew private planes, but for me it was until financial exhaustion. Still, wouldn't change a thing. Wow, what a coincidence!

Sincerely,

Skye (Gary)

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	ScotWare Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: January/29/2005 United States Posts: 2659 IP Logged
Posted: February/05/2019 at 8:10am		Quote

Hi Gary;

Like you I wanted to fly FS and about 15 years ago took the plunge and got my light sport ticket. Fortunate to do the majority of my primary in a 46 Cub with my first solo off grass. Don't fly anymore local FBO's closing and would need to dedicate 5 hours to get in an 1 hour flight. Nothing like puttering around at 600 ft with the door open on a late summer afternoon though.

FS made me a better model pilot though I do wish it was as easy to fly a slip with a model as it is in the Cub.

Welcome back, and a huge shout out to you and your TurboCad WebEx videos. I struggled for a couple of years before I got those!

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	Sparky Lifetime Site Supporter Head Curmudgeon	Joined: February/10/2004 United States Posts: 7131 IP Logged
Posted: February/05/2019 at 9:12am		Quote

First I'm the luckiest guy I know....
I have lots of full scale flying. 10,000 hrs plus. I made my living at it and am comfortably retired from doing it as a living. I am a partner in a Cessna 177 Cardinal.
I loved what I did for a living it is tough mentally and physically, to perform at your best (or good enough on every flight).

I flew models from grade school on making the usual transitions.
I echo your thoughts on ageing and flying.
When I'm at the model field and a visitor comes up and is enjoying the day ill ask him where his plane is? Sometimes he makes some comment about "he flies real airplanes". I point out these are "real airplanes" and they fly for the same reason his real airplane flies..... MONEY! just a Lot less $$
Trying to keep it light you know. Then I usually find out they don't have a current medical haven't flown in years and years etc, etc
Most can't get over the stigma of little toy airplanes until I put on demo and if appropriate I get them on a buddy box.

Flying the heavies

Mad Dog, MD-11

NAT's 5th place in scale racing EF-1

What is the cost of full scale flying $$$$
Time away from loved ones, missing life events, holidays, kids recitals, and attending funerals for a lot of my friends when they weren't quite good enough that day.

Sparky

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	ghethco Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: March/04/2005 United States Posts: 1720 IP Logged
Posted: February/05/2019 at 9:42am		Quote

Very nice Sparky. Yes, a lot more sacrifice involved in FS flying.

Flying R/C vs FS -- IMO they are two different ball games. I found that all of my knowledge and experience from R/C and study of aerodynamics were only slightly helpful. The hardest parts of the full size flying skill set don't have much overlap with the R/C skill set unfortunately, and I think some of it actually made it *harder* to learn what I needed to learn to fly full size.

Gary

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Building: 43" Heinkel He 100
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	Typhoon Site Supporter	Joined: April/20/2005 United States Posts: 267 IP Logged
Posted: February/05/2019 at 10:11am		Quote

Good morning,

I'm enjoying this welcome home discussion. This hobby has always been our "comfortable refuge, our true home". From time to time we all drift away, but somehow remain tethered to this wonderful hobby. Like Sparky, I also enjoyed a professional life as a military and civilian helicopter pilot, retiring after nearly fifty years of amazing adventures. Now all my aviation energy is directed toward scale models, and I feel so lucky to be part of this life long aviation journey.

Welcome home,

Chris

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Building-- GTM Fokker Dr1 third scale,
Anderson La7
planning-- Boeing P12

	ghethco Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: March/04/2005 United States Posts: 1720 IP Logged
Posted: February/05/2019 at 10:26am		Quote

From: ScotWare

> Welcome back, and a huge shout out to you and your TurboCad WebEx videos. I struggled for a couple of years before I got those!

Thanks Scott! I still have those. If anyone is interested send me a PM.

Gary

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	ScaleAero Supporting Vendor	Joined: September/09/2003 United States Posts: 8700 IP Logged
Posted: February/05/2019 at 12:24pm		Quote

Gary,

Wow! Its been more than a little while since Paul Garber...

Good to see you land here again. Your most interesting projects the
BV-141 and Horton. Everyone will enjoy you're back on terra firma.

Yes, I still have the tour...

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