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Offline Shultzie

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PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« on: December 23, 2007, 08:22:04 PM »
A few photos of our beloved brother in balsa...taken one fine day.............waaaaaaay back in???? 1977 or so
Phil and I were tweakin in our new models for the up coming BMA contest at the West parking lot at the Aerospace Center in Kent.

Those were the daze my friends.....yeh! They did end...I took up flying kites and Phil packed up and headed to the warm south country.

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Re: PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2007, 10:42:10 AM »
Quote from: Shultzie on December 23, 2007, 08:22:04 PM
A few photos of our beloved brother in balsa...taken one fine day.............waaaaaaay back in???? 1977 or so
Phil and I were tweakin in our new models for the up coming BMA contest at the West parking lot at the Aerospace Center in Kent.

Those were the daze my friends.....yeh! They did end...I took up flying kites and Phil packed up and headed to the warm south country.


We still get to see him once a year. I think it has been about ten years since I saw you. X-mas.  H^^ H^^ H^^ H^^ H^^ H^^ H^^ H^^ H^^ HB~>
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Re: PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2007, 05:22:59 PM »
Wow, see, Phil was young once!

First time I met Phil was at the Northwest Regionals about 1984 or so. He was flying a variation of the Diplomat that was sky blue and pink. Don't remember the name of the plane now, but I remember in being long and lean. And it flew pretty well, too.

Been a long time, it seems.
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Re: PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2007, 02:15:07 PM »
WOW is right!  Can't believe I was ever that young either.  Brought back a lot of memories of my daze in Seattle. 

Also, got me looking at other photos.  Here's some from the '68 Nats in Olathe, KS (Navy hanger days)

Pic 1: Sittin' waiting for something to happen at the combat circle

Pic 2: Cleaning off ELgato after placing 3rd in Senior stunt.

Pic 3: Norm Whittle and me in hangar.  Norm crashed his Playboy, I helped him rebuild it (the first time) Here is pointing to where it was sitting outside the hangar, dope drying, when the wind picked it up an slammed it into the side of the hangar.

Thanks Shultzie! 
If you ever get down to San Francisco you gotta give me a call so we can tell lies and think its truth, 'cause neither of us can remember!
Phil
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Re: PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2007, 02:26:22 PM »
Ouch...here is the photo of that crash! (WOW! DO THOSE I BEAMERS COME APART!  VD~ H^^
Always great having you stop bye the ol Grunts here on SH...have a great new year Phil!
Slackerbadol' shultzie... ~^
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Re: PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2007, 02:36:41 PM »
Quote from: ptg on December 27, 2007, 02:15:07 PM
WOW is right!  Can't believe I was ever that young either.  Brought back a lot of memories of my daze in Seattle. 


Thanks Shultzie! 
If you ever get down to San Francisco you gotta give me a call so we can tell lies and think its truth, 'cause neither of us can remember!Phil

WOW! U GOT THAT RIGHT....THE OLDER I GET THE BETTA-OUR STORIES GET! BUT HEY....THAT COMES WITH ARTISTICAL LICENCE..OR IS THAT  AUTISTIC LICENCE.....Gee, that sniffin Aerogloss n' Ambroid never turt me a titty-tat? LL~ LL~
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Re: PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2007, 01:54:36 PM »
Phil at 07 Regionals in Eugene.
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Re: PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2007, 02:25:43 PM »
WOW! U ARE SUCH A TEEEAAASSE LEO! PHIL... WHAT BEEEEEEUUUUUUTEEEEFUL STUNT MODELS!
Bye the way...Phil's that stunter that he flew at the 68 nats when he was a mere child.....was a beautiful design and an equally beautiful paint job that even Jim Silhavy would be ENVUS for.
Great name for the model....

here is a bad photo of Barretts model before the munch job.
the second photo is of Jim Silhavy....MASTER PAINTER and a purty darn good flyer when he was "medicated!"  LL~ LL~
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Re: PHIL GRANDERSON...ONE FINE SUMMA DAY IN 77
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2007, 09:18:38 PM »
Wow, Phil, you looked like Denzel back in those days! What happened?   #^

So, where are the classic plans for the El Gato for us pleblian types to drool over?

I always wanted to build a cat.   :)
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