General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: builditright on April 11, 2006, 10:34:24 AM
Title: Where are they?
Post by: builditright on April 11, 2006, 10:34:24 AM
When I was a teenager there were some really great stunt fliers on the east coast that basically just faded away into the woodwork and I was wondering does anybody know whatever happened to guys like Jim Casale, Glen Meder and so on?
Title: Re: Where are they?
Post by: peabody on April 11, 2006, 01:09:57 PM
Glen is about....his kids are flying a bit....between cl and rc....Karen is still a terrific gal....Glen has a big old wooden boat that keeps him busy... Jimmy left about the time that the left coast began their huge influence on judging....winning was very, very important to him....I think he stopped flying in 1993? We knew where he was until a couple of years ago...he would re-surface and watch....
Title: Re: Where are they?
Post by: Randy Powell on April 11, 2006, 02:08:25 PM
It's always the guys that lose that complain about the referee.
Title: Re: Where are they?
Post by: RandySmith on April 11, 2006, 03:05:29 PM
Walter
Jimmy had a lot going on in his life, He told me when he quit ,it was because he needed to change his program and go to the newer motors, and he didn't have the time to do this at that time. He gave me much of his stuff to sell for him and most all his motors. Jimmy said he didn't want the old stuff and would want new motors when he came back into flying. At the time he told me he wanted to and would be back flying a little later when things got better for him. He was also moving back and forth from Florida and the Northeast.
I have not heard from him in a while, maybe someone will let us know how he is doing
Randy
Title: Re: Where are they?
Post by: builditright on April 11, 2006, 08:46:48 PM
Randy & Peabody just thought it would be nice to see again or talk with some of the guys that I grew up watching. Thank you