Rusty

[RC Storick]

Please say a prayer for him I hear he’s not doing well


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[John Tate]

Prayers being sent.

[Charles Carter]

Please also pray for his wife Holly and son Al.

[john e. holliday]

Yes, prayers for Rusty and family.

[John Skukalek]

Thank you Sparky

[GERALD WIMMER]

We will continue to pray for Rusty and his family. Rusty has done so much for our hobby and is a great host on Stunthangar Hangouts.

[Al Ferraro]

  Prayers for Rusty and family. I always enjoy talking to you. Hang in there buddy.
Al

[Robert Whitley]

We’re thinking of you Rusty. You are always so welcoming to all of us and so generous with your time.
Thanks for all you do and get well soon.

[John Miller]

Rusty, I'm praying for you and your family. I so appreciate all you've done for this hobby. The group owes you a lot. Get well soon.

John Miller

[Steve Hines]

He is such a great person, praying for him

[Leonard Bourel]

Prayers sent for Rusty and his family What a great Guy and a great host on stunthangar.

[Robert Zambelli]

A fine man and a truly great friend.
He really helped me when I was getting into half-A.

Does anyone know what illness is affecting him?

Bob Z.

[RC Storick]

He is the world’s longest dialysis patient He’s been on since his 20tys

[Bob Hunt]

Prayers and blessings being asked of God for Rusty. He is a kind and gentle soul.

Bob Hunt

[Derek Barry]

Praying for you Rusty!!

Derek

[ray copeland]

Hang tough Rusty, we got a lot more flying to do!!!

[John Skukalek]

Along with so many other people, I am thinking about and praying for Rusty and his family.

[mike londke]

"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds -
and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of -
wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.
Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along
and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.
"Up, up the long delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,
where never lark, or even eagle, flew;
and, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
the high untrespassed sanctity of space,
put out my hand and touched the face of God."   FLY HIGH RUSTY.

[Tom Luciano]

Rest in peace my friend

[Oldenginerod]

I have never met Rusty, or even spoken to him on the phone.  Just the odd message back and forth.  Today I am as sad as if a friend across the road had passed away.  Rusty was a man of peace, a man of character, a man of integrity.  You could tell those things just by the way that he wrote.
When I joined Cox Engine Forum years ago my first memory of him was a video of him flying his Little Satan with an RR-1 in the church yard across the road from his home.  From there I saw him quickly grow in his passion for flying the stunt pattern.  Considering his health challenges he has done a remarkable job of adding to our hobby and helping to influence those (like me) who were never quite as committed as he was.

Our hobby has lost a great man; small in stature but huge in heart.

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Mike.  If you speak to Holly please pass on this Aussie misfit's sincere condolences and assure her that Rusty has truely touched hearts around the world.

Oldenginerod.

[James Holford]

Was not Covid.


Ill miss my friend.

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[John Miller]

We got the word of Rusty's passing late last night. Actually it was early this morning. Some of us were hanging on at the Bench when the phone call came to Mike. Those of us who were there shared in the grief of his passing. Grief isn't really the right word, it's more like we're going to miss him and his spirit he brought to the Bench Mondays ands Fridays.

He was a man of courage dealing with the issues he had for so long. I only knew that he went in for dialysis, which is serious enough. He never mentioned to most of us the real severity of the issues he was dealing with.

His great love for the hobby, and those who shared it with him, was infectious. He had a great knowlege, especially for smaller engines and planes that left with him.

Her was a friend to all.

He will be missed.

Tight lines, and fair winds our dear friend.

May God bless you, your family, and we, who are left behind until our day. I hope when that comes for me, I'll be able to join you, and all those who have passed on at that great circle in the sky. What a contest we'll have then.

John Miller

[Robert Whitley]

Rusty will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him however briefly it may have been for some of us.
His contributions for our hobby were immense and fortunately much has been recorded.
I would like to express the deepest of sympathies to Holly and all of Rusty’s family and friends.
With our heartfelt blessings,

Robert and Kim

[Ed Carlaw]

Although I only knew him briefly through Stunt Hangar and the Hangout I found that he had a great compassion for the hobby and a lust for life no matter his circumstances. He truly will be missed by all. My wife and I offer our deepest condolences to his family and we will to continue to keep them in our prayers as well. Ed and Terri.

[john e. holliday]

May Rusty now rest in peace.  I never got to meet him as I don't believe he was at Brodaks the year I was there.   

[Peter Nevai]

It was a heartbreaking moment when Mike got the call in the early morning hours that Rusty had passed. There will always be a place for him in our biweekly video chats even as we will miss his presence. I propose that anyone reading this message join our video chat this Monday to raise a toast to our dearly departed friend. The link will be posted in the At the Bench section on this forum. Thight lines and rest in peace Rusty.

[James Holford]

It was a heartbreaking moment when Mike got the call in the early morning hours that Rusty had passed. There will always be a place for him in our biweekly video chats even as we will miss his presence. I propose that anyone reading this message join our video chat this Monday to raise a toast to our dearly departed friend. The link will be posted in the At the Bench section on this forum. Thight lines and rest in peace Rusty.

As Rusty would always say in the early days of the Hangout.

"Get you a tallboy!!!"

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[John Skukalek]

Thanks to Rusty for selflessly giving. Also for setting a very high bar with regard to empathy, kindness and respect for every person.   

[John Hammonds]

I only "Knew" Rusty through his youtube videos and of course his posts on StuntHangar but this is very sad news. An obvious true gentleman who's enthusiasm for the hobby and life in general was always evident in his work.

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Tight lines and fair winds Rusty.

[GERALD WIMMER]

Very Sad news Rusty's passing.
 He was such a nice guy that quietly battled with own his health problems but always kept a positive and helpful attitude .
When I first meet Rusty on the StuntHangar hangouts years ago, he went out of his way to welcome me and my family from New Zealand into his show, even if the  accents were hard to understand or the internet connection was poor.
I feel we really got to know Rusty over the years in the hours of conversation shared not only our interest in model aircraft but also of cars and music and science.
His stories of his Camaros and rebuilding his SBC engines and drag racing them were always interesting. Comparing our favorite albums and live concerts (got to listen to some Blue Oyster Cult, Ted Nugent and Grateful Dead latter) His love of science and space/rockets/technology/exploration was very inspiring too as he kept up to date of every new development in the current space race (with updates on whatever SpaceX were doing).

Rusty followed my sons Otto and Max as they improved their flying and also what building projects they had going or competitions they had been to.
His love of 1/2 models inspired me and my sons to have 1/2A or 049 only days where we would relive something of the fun of those small models so many of us started with. Tee Dee 049/051' , Lil Satan and Baby Flite Streak will always be associated in my head with his great videos on his You Tube Channel   (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgYkP8ZpK_AtOfDvWYCANyA)

Weird thing today as I heard the sad news is, here in New Zealand is in fact Fathers Day and were thinking of Rusty when flying a Cox 049 powered model because it was too windy for 'serious' stunt flying but was the right time for good fun flying!

I very much regret being unable to meet Rusty in person but at least got to gain so much form the Hangout chats but it is also a pity due to the covid thing I was not able to join in more in recent shows as I had to limit our bandwidth use because of working/schooling at home .

Perhaps as a lasting tribute to Rusty we need an annual 1/2A day to celebrate his life.


Thanks Rusty for all you have done, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Regards Gerald
 

[Bob Hunt]

It would be difficult to craft a message to express the sadness felt from the loss of such a great man as Rusty that would add anything more to the amazing testimonials given above by and from all of his friends from around the world. Perhaps this is his legacy; a man who was loved and admired by so many, and even by those who never actually met the man in person.

Rest now in God's Good Peace good and faithful servant; you touched so many...

Bob Hunt   

[eric greeson]

Rusty will bee missed , he was admired by a lot of modelers / had many a friend told some very intriguing stories of fling and just having some real fun in his life . For more on our fried you can visit where i hang out most time here ..  https://www.coxengineforum.com/  Click the banner .. Rest in peace and without pain my friend !!

[Reuben MacBride]

I only met Rusty on Stunt Hanger and he was a really nice modeler. My condolenses to his family.

[Dennis Adamisin]

"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds -
and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of -
wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.
Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along
and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.
"Up, up the long delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,
where never lark, or even eagle, flew;
and, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
the high untrespassed sanctity of space,
put out my hand and touched the face of God."   FLY HIGH RUSTY.

I only knew Rusty through Stunt Hangar and the twice weekly chats, but felt he was my friend.  He obviously had a lot on his plate, but always sounded cheerful and enthusiastic.  I especially liked his enthusiasm over the recent developments in the space programs.  He was a BIG fan of the new Lost In Space series, and got me hooked on it too!

I shall miss him but take comfort in knowing he is not hurting anymore.


Calm winds and tight lines Rusty!

[John Carrodus]

For a man I'd only seen on Stunthanger once or twice briefly and heard of a few times but never spoken to in person, news of his passing has saddened me deeply. It was obvious he was the type of guy everyone would naturally take an instant liking to - because - perhaps he was already your friend even if you didn't know him. Rest in peace mate.

[Jim Mynes]

Last Fall we were camping at Weston Lake campground after the Huntersville contest, waiting to go to Ellenton, FL for that contest. Our campground, east of Ft Jackson, SC, was just a few miles from Rusty’s home. When I gave him a call he invited us to come by for a tour of his workshop. I told him we had three yellow Labs that were very curious and I didn’t want to leave them alone in the camper that long, and he insisted we bring the dogs as well.
Anne and I visited with Rusty and Holly, the dogs ran around in their fenced yard, and we had a pretty good ‘shoot the bull’ session. I got a tour of Rusty’s extensive workshop and a backstory on several of the many models he had stashed in there.
Rusty gave me a brief synopsis of some of his recent health troubles. I’ll sum it up by just saying, he got dealt a really bad hand. But in the (too) short time I knew Rusty I never once heard a discouraging word from him. He was always upbeat and optimistic, and never failed to brighten my day.
Farewell, my friend.

[Terry Bentley]

Prayers for Rusty and his family.

[Arnaldo]

Today I open the forum as usual and I read that bad news.
I never met Rusty, I live in Italy, but I started to know him by the Stunt hunger hangout.
I watched many streaming videos on youtube With Rusty: a very gentle person.
RIP Rusty, Ill’ remember for ever your voice and your face.

Arnaldo

[TDM]

I will sure miss him a lot. RIP my friend.

[mike londke]

New thread Started at In Memory of our Friends------I spoke to Holly yesterday. There will be no funeral or memorial service at this time. Rusty is being cremated and Holly will scatter his ashes in the places he enjoyed most. She did speak of a gathering of sorts after all Covid restrictions are lifted. We'll just have to wait to see when and where that will occur.

[Shug Emery]

Fly on in peace Rusty. He was one of the first to make me feel welcome in the control line online world.
Shug

[mike londke]

Holley asked me to share this. https://southcarolinacremation.com/tribute/details/534/Benjamin-Knowlton-III/obituary.html#tribute-start

[Oldenginerod]

Holley asked me to share this. https://southcarolinacremation.com/tribute/details/534/Benjamin-Knowlton-III/obituary.html#tribute-start

Also, you can tap the "Tribute Wall" link and leave a message for Rusty's family.  It may help them if they see how many lives Rusty touched and the way that he was so loved and respected by all.

Mike.  Thanks for corresponding between Holley and our community.

Rod

[Avaiojet]

Also, you can tap the "Tribute Wall" link and leave a message for Rusty's family.  It may help them if they see how many lives Rusty touched and the way that he was so loved and respected by all.

Rusty,

"RRC" as I tagged Rusty, "Rusty Rattle Can."

What a guy! It's because of Rusty I started experimenting and now use only aerosol cans.

Sure, I was skeptical, but Rusty gave me the confidence to use aerosol cans because he had been using them for years. Rusty always returned my emails.

Rusty was the only modeler in the SH Forum who was on my "free graphics" list, but Rusty never asked for free graphics.

Rusty was kind enough to Post a Thread about his Osprey over at CFC Graphics, photos and all.

683 views and not one single comment or kudos? It's never to late to give a fellow modeler the kudos he deserves.

https://stunthanger.com/smf/cfc-graphics/my-osprey/

I went back a few years in the Forum and read some of Rusty's comments. I suggest others do the same.

Yes, we will miss Rusty, what a guy!

"Rusty, I told you years back, every time I pick up an aerosol can, I would think of you."

And I am.

Charles