My name is Steve Markowitz, and I have been an AMA member since 1989, right out of college. Growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, my father attempted u-control, and I did not like it. In my 4th year of pharmacy school at The University of Pittsburgh, an older gentleman took me under his wing and explained to me about Radio Control flying. We did some buddy box, but I was a mess. He did give me a Cessna to play with. My first flight by myself, it got stuck in a 50-foot tree in the woods. I came back later with an axe to retrieve my airplane.
In 1989, I moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and went to the local field. I still did not know how to fly. I joined the club and the AMA. A retired Navy veteran took me under his wing and taught me how to fly over the next few months. I was nothing special, but I can hold my own.
Throughout the years, I have attempted RC heli. Good days and bad days. Right now, I fly mostly giant scale and hang out with numerous club members at numerous fields.
