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
A Newcomer’s Surprise
I am new to RC, and new to AMA, and frankly expected that Model Aviation magazine was going to be the basic big club, national governance, regional reports, officer elections, etc. That’s not a bad thing, but nothing to be overly enthused about.
So I just received my first issue. OMG! How awesome! I practically read it from cover to cover, then went back through to review all the advertisements. The [articles about] polyspan, LiPos, builds, foam tips, etc., were all very interesting, even though I have not yet explored those areas.
I have yearned to get into RC for probably more than 45 years, but in my youth I did not have the money, and helicopters were very expensive and intimidating. Later, as I launched into my career, I did not have time, but now I have finally started. I started with, dare I say quads, with a Spectrum DX6i and Blade’s Nano and M models. I then moved on to build a Flite Test kit. I can’t fly worth beans, but I keep trying and hope to take lessons soon.
What this issue has done for me is energize and expand my interest. I might try a foam board plane next. Plus, I have been carrying around an old balsa glider kit (Sterling Models Cirrus) for decades. I will tackle that too.
Thanks for such a great magazine!
Best regards.
—Bill McDaniel
Correction
In the November issue of Model Aviation, it was reported that Intermediate RC Aerobatics contestant Nick Marson placed fourth in the Nats. Nick placed third in the contest. Model Aviation regrets the error.
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