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Building Tips and technical articles. => 1/2 A building. => Topic started by: Chris McMillin on February 27, 2011, 12:08:17 AM
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Here is my son Jeremiah's Consolidated Typhoon. He built it in 1990 when he was 9 years old. It completed 5 laps airborne which was good enough for an attempt and so Chief Judge Mike Stott proclaimed that the flight counted. Hence the Junior Scale National Champion was his. ( I bought a trophy that said that because I couldn't believe that one was not awarded.) It was a hot day in Lawrenceville and the little four blader bogged down the Babe Bee too much. He refinished it and I installed a twin port cylinder from a Tee Dee and ran a 5x3 Tornado prop, it went about 65 mph on 42 footers. He won best finish at Whittier in '91 and won a model building stand that I still use, presenter was the late Virgil Wilbur.
Chris...
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That's awesome, Chris!
I hope Jeremiah continues with C/L. If not now, he probably will later on! ;D
I know how much I enjoy building and flying with Aaron, and he's 35 (!!) now!
Bill
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That is great Chris. Maybe one of these days when he gets his life ready for model planes he will be back. I too back in the day had a disagreement with the AMA and the NATS as far as Juniors and Seniors. I always thought to encourage Junior participation that each and everyone should have gotten an award of some kind. Even if it was a little plaque that stated they participated in the NATS. My son was very disappointed when he placed in several events and no trophy. H^^