Another worthless drive-by posting by Peabody. He has nothing to say and keeps on saying it.
To all,
If one purposely says something mean to another person, well, that's simply .....mean. And that
reflects poorly on the person being mean.
The old adage "....if you can't say something good about someone........" still applies today, perhaps
more so today than ever.
Rich Peabody is a member of the "Manatee County Radio Controller's" RC club here in Florida, and that
group has welcomed, into its fold, a group of about 15 controline enthusiasts, who enjoy an outstanding
facility, completely set up and maintained by the RC group. Rich is an active member of that controline
group, and has made many contributions to the organization and operation of the controline portion of
the club. Rich is a little outspoken, but he's fun to be around, and has quite a knowledge of what is
going on in the controline community. He knows everyone from Bill Werwage to John Brodak, and
everybody in between.
Now, as to the fellow that is involved in racing the FPV quad-copters, his name is Troy Hawthrone, and
he is also a member of the Manatee County Radio Controllers club. Troy is a superb modeler, and yes,
he is a true modeler. He is a prolific designer and builder, and is one of the brightest guys I know. He
builds mostly from scratch, and in this case that means designing and building every step in the process.
That includes CAD drawings, designing all of a given model, and that includes structure and sub-assemblies
such as retracts etc. as well as writing the software to operate his CNC machine.
One of Troy's latest design projects, is an RC ornithopter, which was a very complex
design project, but when it takes to the air looking and sounding like a real bird, everyone stops to watch.
It's a superb achievement. If you would like to see it fly, check out Troy's YouTube video. If you are
interested, Troy has a whole series of YouTube videos on the design and construction of the ornithopter.
Check them out, if you really want to be amazed:
Troy has been involved in so many facets of RC modeling, it's no surprise that he is currently flying the FPV
quad-copters and racing them over closed courses. Soon, he'll be on to the next unusual challenge.
I have the utmost respect for Troy's skills, creativity, design ability, etc, and for his boundless energy.
A closing comment: *If you want respect, you must also show respect*. It's an easy thing to do.
Cheers.
Warren Wagner
Bradenton FL / Clay NY
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