Aero Mail
If you have a letter to the editor, please submit it to MA Editor-in-Chief Jay Smith at 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302, or email to jays@modelaircraft.org or at www.ModelAviation.com/editor
Grass-Roots Model Aviation
I wanted to say I really appreciate the recent issues of Model Aviation, which have included building balsa airplanes from plans, Control Line building and flying, and more of the grass-roots aviation. Your [Editor-in-Chief Jay Smith’s] new photo in the magazine holding a vintage Cox PT-19 is heart-warming! This is also how I started in model aviation.
In the recent survey opportunity for Model Aviation, like all AMA members, I had a chance to provide my feedback related to what I would like to see more of and these included those things I just mentioned. I’m sure I was not the reason these types of articles have been finding their way in Model Aviation. However, my hope is that others may have voiced the same desires and that the Model Aviation staff heard and took action to the feedback.
I know it’s a daunting task to satisfy the masses of aviation enthusiasts, however, many thanks for the latest enjoyable reading related to traditional building, Control Line, and other grass-roots model aviation.
—Bill Schwagerman
Kingsville MO
Content Suggestion
I like to read all of the articles in Model Aviation. I read every article with interest. I am mostly a weekend sport flyer and do not get involved much in aerobatics. However, I do like to try my hand at some of the maneuvers.
What I would really like is to have some of the maneuvers that are written about be illustrated some way so us average flyers would understand what they look like in the air. For example, the Avalanche and the Wall, etc. I do not know what those look like along with some of the other moves.
Thank you for all your great work. Model Aviation is a great publication.
—Phil Marttinen
Duluth MN
