My journey with model aviation started at age 9 or 10 by building plastic model airplanes with my father. By the time I was 16, I wanted to learn how to fly real aircraft and I started working at Midwest Products Co. Inc in Hobart, Indiana, to earn money to pay for my lessons.
At the same time, I joined the Midwest Sundowners RC Flying Club, which at that time was in Chesterton, Indiana. My first RC airplane model was a Midwest Lil Tri Squire. I never stopped flying and building RC airplanes. I competed in IMAC for 10 years and now fly for my own personal enjoyment. I have served as Treasurer and Vice President in our club, as well as a CD. Building and flying RC airplanes has provided me with a lifelong hobby.
