On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:07:59 -0600, Tech Support wrote:

Martin

Had a couple of Nelsons. Good engines. Flew in RC racers. Only Cyclone's
(note spelling) I had were pre WWII gas engines, with ignition, and
Class C size in those days.

No, that's a very different engine. See:
http://www.gregorie.org/freeflight/f.../cyclon06.html

for more about the Cyclon 06. They use Nelson plugs and are very sweet
engines.

Why did a lot of model flyers get into gliders as they got older?

A good question. My club has quite a lot of modellers in it, many still
active on the modelling scene. I flew a bit of CL and single channel RC
when I was a kid, but discovered the competition free flight scene at
University around 1970 and never looked back. I flew mostly towline
glider (A/2, F1A) and a bit of small power (1/2A, then F1J). I've always
built my own models and designed my F1As and F1Js. I got a bit less
interested in model flying with the rise of bought models and this,
combined with my first ride in glass (an ASK-21) in 1999 kick-started my
move into soaring. I joined my present club and started learning to fly
in 2000.


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