FLIGHT-THE BEGINNINGS-

This video shows some early attempts at flight and of the steps taken that allowed for the development of controlled flight. Rapid advances in aeronautics and the onset of "The Great War" (WWI) led to the use of aeroplanes for the observation and bombing of targets. "Escort" or "Fighter" aircraft were created to provide protection for these slow and heavily laden craft. Soon a new "Hero" emerged and the mystique of the "Fighter Pilot" has remained to this day!

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Now and Then,,,(16)

In for a Penny,, After getting home with my broken Hot Shot I brushed off the dirt and went right to work. I removed the old steering knuckles and bearings from the front arms of the car along with the ball links. Taking a good look at those plastic arms I wondered if there was an upgrade available for them? It also seemed that most of the cars at the track had dual shocks, hmmm , I thought to myself "Maybe I should go to that hobby shop I'd heard about in Pomona and see what was available before going any further". So off to Pomona I went. That hobby shop was called "The Ranch Pit Stop". It was one of the top spots for R/C racers. It had a Road track and an Off-Road track. That hobby shop had everything. They carried all the stock replacement and hop up parts then available. Many of these aftermarket parts were from small time manufacturers. They had stuff you would not find anywhere else. I stepped up and talked to the counter guy and told him I had a Hot...

Now and Then,,,(17)

A Day at the Races-Take 2 With those new parts added to my car it, off to the races I went. I didn't want to go to the Ranch Pit Stop, those guys look really good, so I went to one of the local tracks to try out my car. This time I would be prepared. I had repurposed one of my flight boxes. I would use a Goldberg Handi-Tote to carry the charger, which was pretty big, it would also be able to carry the spare batteries and it had a drawer for tools and spare parts. I figured for tools I would bring what I used to build the car, a couple of screwdrivers, wrenches and ball drivers. For spare parts I made sure I had some of those dogbones with me and a few spare nuts and bolts. Overtime that list would grow but for now that's all I took with me. I felt much more confident this time at the track. I had an upgraded Hot Shot and a really good charger. I had extra batteries and spare parts. I had some practice time driving at the park. It was time to see what I could do with my Ho...

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