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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Carrier => Topic started by: Shultzie on January 31, 2009, 10:17:31 PM

Title: Scan of Mike Potters Lakewood Wa. Carrier testing in the rain
Post by: Shultzie on January 31, 2009, 10:17:31 PM

Mike Potter if you are lurking...Perhaps this slide was taken round' 1964 or 65 H^^
Winter rains never kept the purely dedicated Carrier addicteeee's indoors.
This model of Mikes...reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaally booked and cooked. y1

Title: Re: Scan of Mike Potters Lakewood Wa. Carrier testing in the rain
Post by: john e. holliday on February 02, 2009, 04:50:06 PM

Sure looks like a Sterling Gaurdian, but, that is not a full blown McCoy .60 like I use to fly.  Last one I did good with had a Rossi .60 with Bill Johnson throttle set-up.  No sliders and no hanging and Jim Finley would cringe every time I showed up in Wichita KS with that Redhead .60.   DOC Holliday

Title: Re: Scan of Mike Potters Lakewood Wa. Carrier testing in the rain
Post by: skyshark58 on March 26, 2009, 11:10:54 PM

Don was correct it was Lakewood, Wa. 1965 and it was powered by McCoy 35RC blue head. It was my first carrier model.The next plane I built was a Roberts AM-1 Martin Mauler powered by an inverted Veco 45RC.It was no speed ball like the Mac 60s but it always started and completed a full flight with a 100 point landing. I still have a box of hardware I won with it.   Mike

Title: Re: Scan of Mike Potters Lakewood Wa. Carrier testing in the rain
Post by: Balsa Butcher on March 27, 2009, 06:24:49 PM

Airplanes like this are what inspired me to get involved in Carrier (as a Junior many years ago) in the first place. 8)