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Announcements => In Memory of our friends => Topic started by: James Holford on June 28, 2015, 02:48:12 PM

Title: Dave Roland
Post by: James Holford on June 28, 2015, 02:48:12 PM

Been a few years since I been on.. Is Dave Roland still with us?

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: Steve Helmick on June 29, 2015, 06:28:12 PM

No, sadly.  :'(

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: John Cralley on June 29, 2015, 07:04:26 PM

Like Steve said it has been a few years. Dave was one of a kind!

Title: Re:
Post by: James Holford on June 29, 2015, 07:18:55 PM

Oh man I remember  seeing that FW190 when it was just starting to be sheetfed on the fuselage...had the pleasure of flying a big motor for the first time at his place in the woods....Tons of knowledge and a pure gentleman.

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: dale gleason on June 29, 2015, 09:46:30 PM

I met David a few days after he was born. His parents, Bill and June, were members of the Ruston Hobby Hawks model plane club, shown here around 1957. It was a great time to be 13 years old.

dale g

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: riley wooten on June 30, 2015, 02:16:53 PM

And which of those fine young men is Dale G..??
RW

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: James Holford on June 30, 2015, 05:12:02 PM

Quote from: dale gleason on June 29, 2015, 09:46:30 PM

I met David a few days after he was born. His parents, Bill and June, were members of the Ruston Hobby Hawks model plane club, shown here around 1957. It was a great time to be 13 years old.

dale g

Thats awesome..... Im in Ruston as we speak on a job!

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: dale gleason on June 30, 2015, 05:26:48 PM

Sorry, Riley. I'm the one with the blue "Sweep". ("Quickers" weren't invented yet) Not a good combat flyer, I entered my "Sweep" in C-D Speed combined at Baton Rouge and placed Third, my first trophy.  Fox 35, 77.22 mph. This was when there were hundreds of entrants and we all tent-camped on the State Capitol grounds. Again, a great time to be 13.

Back to "Mule #5, it's coming along,

Well, I blew that, those pix were to be on the Garage Paint Shoppe thread, but, they came out ok, so I'll leav'em here.

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: Mike Griffin on July 02, 2015, 01:53:25 PM

Dave would come down to New Orleans for treatment and he and I went to lunch one day when he and his wife came down for a couple of days.  This was right before he died.  I really liked Dave and still miss seeing him fly on our circles here in City Park.  Just really a fine fella.

Mike

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: James Holford on July 02, 2015, 06:50:31 PM

Here is a video of the day I went to Daves house.

 Maiden flight of his S2 Mustang with a Veco .29

https://youtu.be/jGNnUE6QDR4

Title: Re: Dave Roland
Post by: Air Ministry . on July 02, 2015, 09:01:52 PM

The Focke Wulf is a  magnificent effort . Hope its preserved safely . Was good to jaw with .