Lee Taylor 1 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Yes I was born in the USA and I live in Charleston South Carolina. Yes the first permanent English settlement in the Carolina's is about a mile from my home on James Island. Yes James Island was named after King Charles brother James. Yes I have recently visited Yorktown VA and studied the horrid acts of treason, killing, and independence that ended there. On a much lighter note, I am a life long modeler. After 30yr hiatus I am purchasing, gluing, and crashing again. Yes I built and flew CL in the 60's: Flight Streak's / Ringmaster's / Voodoo's. RC History: Senior Falcon / P51D / Super-Sportster / RF8-Yak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 welcome from me lee...…. in the north east of the UK. ken anderson...ne..1.... welcome dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 glue and crash is a lighter note? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Great to hear from you Lee and welcome to the forum. What is you favourite model currently and are you an IC or electric flight man,- or a bit of both? Post some pictures when you have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Taylor 1 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Posted by Don Fry on 13/09/2018 17:22:06: glue and crash is a lighter note? Crashing is a reality for me personality. To your point I do suppose it is not a lighter note. I have been flying on my new simulator and I crash frequently when trying new aerobatics. Sadly in my little world crashing is part of it whether on the sim or at the field. But I do agree, crashing is not a lighter note. But then again it depends on what one compares it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Posted by Lee Taylor 1 on 13/09/2018 18:25:03: Posted by Don Fry on 13/09/2018 17:22:06: glue and crash is a lighter note? Crashing is a reality for me personality. To your point I do suppose it is not a lighter note. I have been flying on my new simulator and I crash frequently when trying new aerobatics. Sadly in my little world crashing is part of it whether on the sim or at the field. But I do agree, crashing is not a lighter note. But then again it depends on what one compares it to. Yes I agree. Early American colonisation was apparently no "bed of roses". Greetings from North Yorkshire (we used to be a kingdom), England. You will meet lots of interesting people on here. Keep your head down tonight. It might be a bit windy. !!! Kevinb Colonial welcoming dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Taylor 1 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Posted by Piers Bowlan on 13/09/2018 17:22:57: Great to hear from you Lee and welcome to the forum. What is you favourite model currently and are you an IC or electric flight man,- or a bit of both? Post some pictures when you have time. Thank you and I WILL post some photos in time. RC has NOT been part of my life for 30yrs now. Now that I am an old guy I am digging it back out. Haven't tried electric yet but plan to. I am repairing a badly damaged GP Sportster 40 kit from back in the day. I have 3 engines on the table. An Enya 15 (traded a CL Fox 36x and McCoy Redhead 35 for this little engine, the carb got my attention), an Enya 45 BB RC, an OS 61 Max FS with carb of course. At the moment my favorite model (or RC item) is my new Real Flight RF-8 simulator (no advertising intended). I am getting a real charge (and a LOT of practice) on this simulator Edited By Lee Taylor 1 on 13/09/2018 18:45:44 Edited By Lee Taylor 1 on 13/09/2018 18:47:18 Edited By Lee Taylor 1 on 13/09/2018 18:47:55 Edited By Lee Taylor 1 on 13/09/2018 18:49:15 Edited By Lee Taylor 1 on 13/09/2018 18:51:25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 It is a great place to visit. To the extent that we were there for the second time earlier this year. It was our intention to spend the 2019 winter there, hiring a apparement or house in one of the Suburbs, we now have had to change our plans unfortunatly. It was great sitting on the water front looking out at the the USS Yorktown. although we could not aspire to the local housing. What initially took us to your part of the world was to see the Crimson Test Tube in Pensecola, as the picture shows, so many aircraft cockpits to squeeze into, plus so many aircraft to touch. I have meant to post all of the photos, but never got around to it. I expected Hoper to turn up at any moment Where else other than your part of the world can you find beaches that are empty for over 40 miles? You are so lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Taylor 1 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Posted by Erfolg on 13/09/2018 18:51:24: It is a great place to visit. You got me. That is my neighborhood. Moved here 17 years ago. No regrets what so ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Taylor 1 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Posted by kevin b on 13/09/2018 18:39:44: Posted by Lee Taylor 1 on 13/09/2018 18:25:03: Posted by Don Fry on 13/09/2018 17:22:06: Yes I agree. Early American colonisation was apparently no "bed of roses". Keep your head down tonight. It might be a bit windy. !!! We do not come by way of a bed of roses. My mother's family left Austria in the 1940's to escape national socialism. My fathers family is the one with English lineage, with the Smith's, Jone's, Miller's, Taylor's, etc. I have been through 17yrs of hurricanes here. My house has been through 32yrs with no damage. Expecting the best. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lee Taylor 1 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Posted by Erfolg on 13/09/2018 18:51:24: It was great sitting on the water front looking out at the the USS Yorktown. If you like history, you may find the history of that ship interesting. Search on "Fighting Lady" on Youtube. The men that served on that ship refused to let her go down (even after WWll). The US Navy wanted to sink her, but the men that gave their lives to that ship put together the money to keep her floating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Greetings from the other side of the pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Hi Lee, welcome to the forum! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Welcome from me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy G. Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Welcome from another control line flier, ( Don't panic people I fly radio as well! ) I hail from the south coast of England, from the Isle of Wight. I believe you have an Isle of Wight county in VA so I guess that almost makes us neighbours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Hi Lee. Welcome I used to do control line and a bit of free flight many years ago. Only difference is that I never stopped, just changed control methods. Still crash them although not so often. This presents a storage problem. I live in East Anglia. I am surroundexd by ex WWII 8th Air Force airfields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Flyer Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Welcome back Lee . I had a big gap too. Sounds like you are doing well . As I say to fellow club members if you don’t fly you don’t crash. It seems the few guys at our club who “don’t crash” are the fair weather flyers rarely seen flying, on anything but a still day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Like many, we have done the Florida thing, many times as a family(back again 2019 with the family). The tour of California and Yosemite, New York, Boston and the northern east seaboard. For a change we decided to do the Nashville and New Orleans thing. Having been in a number of Hurricanes (including one called Andrew) and major storms, I was tasked in choosing a time when the storms were at there least probable and it still be warm. The weather in Nashville was great, the drive down to Memphis was terrible, parked under an Interstate bridge for a long time unable to see because of the rain. At Memphis, we found that it was not possible to go to New Orleans, as a tropical storm called Katrina was battering the place. We ended up at a place called Jackyl Island, South Carolina, then we went onto Savanna, here i stared in a Stage Show. Finally to Charleston where the sun came out, the wind stopped and all was well in the modern world. It was so good we vowed to return. Now talk about History, well there is Fort Sumter, at the State Museum there is the Hunley (a very, very early civil war submarine) to see. As with most history, there is a lot more to the whys than the PR headline, a tale of economics, in conjunction with the interests of manufacturing and agriculture, relative to regions, which can be found in the museum. There is more history than you can shake a stick at. Now back to crashing, hmm, never crashed, the ground has inadvertently got in the way. My models suffer unexpected structural failures, often when landing unexpectedly. It seems to go with the terroritory. At least you have massive open spaces, although these days, I now do worry about snakes, alligators, and Sharks, as they do seem to turn up in these remoter locations. Just think, just 6 months back we could have met up and experienced unexpected structural failure of models in each others company. Had a few drinks at a waterfront bar. Live is so cruel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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