I began building gas u-control models in early 50s and joined AMA. I have been a member ever since. 15100. I represented Virginia in 1959 as the States Air Youth Champion and won a trip to California. Very exciting for an 18-year-old modeler's first time from home.
I started flying around 15 years ago. When I first started, I would fly anywhere with open space as I went through the process of learning to fly and then learning to repair airplanes. As my interest in the hobby grew, I eventually found and joined local club. I learned more about flying in the 1st summer in a club than I had learned the years prior to joining. Not only was I enjoying flying at an actual club, but I also discovered the camaraderie of flying with other RC enthusiasts.
As a young kid in the 60s, I was fascinated by the planes and car models that used the little Cox .049 engines. I had them all. Who didn't love the smell of nitro fuel! LOL! As I got older, I had no real role models for Radio Control flying, so I had never heard of the AMA. As a young adult starting a family, of course I wanted my son to experience the thrill of model building and operating a functional model.
I began building models with my father when I was about 5 years old.
My first solo build was when I was about 8 or 9. I was building stick and tissue models with rubber motors without much luck, as I knew nothing about weight and balance. At about 12, I bought a Cox P-40 and started flying Control Line models with my school friends.
When I was about 24, a friend gave me a transmitter and receiver that he had tried to fly in a radio controlled plane without any success.
I used to hear everyone talk about wishing they could have spent more time with their Dad. So, I bought an Aeroscout just to hang out with my dad and I loved the hobby. I've only been flying for 1.5 years but I love it. We now fly together frequently and have drawn much closer because of a RC plane passion. Turbo Timber evolution is my favorite plane to fly and we each have one. The people at BRRC make it so much fun and have helped us tremendously along the way.
As a kid, I was fascinated with aviation and built many rubber-powered Guillow's kits. At 14, I purchased a SiG Kadet Sr. with a 2-stroke glow engine. Only flew it once with an instructor handling takeoff and landing.
I'm 42 and just started getting into RC planes about 2 years ago. Since then, I've been obsessed with the hobby and finding the right planes to assemble and fly. I'm still a beginner in skill, but love to fly every chance I get.
It all started 40-plus years ago. While driving around one weekend, I spotted several model helicopters flying. I stopped, then drove over to watch up close. I talked to several people, saw several flights, and decided, I want one. I found one, used, for sale and spent a few months trying to learn.
My name is Joseph Quezada, and I’m originally from Ecuador. I’m 23 years old and moved to the United States three years ago to pursue my dream of becoming an airline pilot. I began my pilot training in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and later enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where I am now a junior in the Aeronautics program.
Active airplane modeler since I was 9. Dad was an Army Air Corps Veteran and budding student pilot. The bug bit me as early as I remember. I walked a mile to a camp of crop dusters to try to beg a ride in (at that time) Piper Cub. I saw a bunch of heavy drinkers sitting around a campfire in the evening and thought better of getting a ride.
The urge to fly never left me. I took lessons for a while, trained in sailplanes, and ran out of money. Modeling was a stimulating substitute.
