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 MORE FEATURES 29 / 04 / 08
 

From the archives.......

R/C flying from classic issues of RCM&E

R/C flying has changed over the years of that there's no doubt, but by just how much can be open to conjecture or debate. Rose tinted vision can cloud judgement, yet often developments touted as 'new' and 'innovative' were done many years ago. Why not step back in time with us as we explore what was going on in the world of R/C flying in times past.

By using archive RCM&E as our guide, we'll go back and see what was exciting, new and ground breaking in a particular year. You may be able to add your own thoughts and experiences - we'd love to hear from you so please feel free to start a forum thread and tell us what you yourself were doing over the year in question.

Click below to enter the year.......

  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962


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    Chris Day 
    Posted: 12/05/08 22:23:12 12
    As a 12 year old I was very fortuneate to belong to the RAF club at Boscome Down. they gave me a good grounding not only in building from plans ( as I still do) but also in limited electronins. Under the guidance of a senior member I built my own aeromodelor receiver and ground based transmitter. (Only carrier wave and not transistorised) It took about a year to save up and buy the bits ( I did a paper round and a butchers round)and about another 6 months to build. I built 'Timber' and Chiefy Smith test flew it for about 15 seconds, after some minor adjustments it was airbourne again for a sucessful 30second power flight. Tuition followed and I was 'taught' to fly single to a lessor degree. it was not without mishap and several re builds were ...
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