Nick Cripps Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 With wind and rain lashing the windows and no prospect of flying for the next few days at least, I thought you might like to have a go at this little quiz to keep you amused. I put this together for one of our club nights last winter and it seemed to be well-received so I hope you enjoy it. It consists of 5 rounds of 5 questions on various aspects of this wonderful hobby and is probably biased towards those who, like me, are lifelong aeromodellers, and they should find it fairly easy. Having said that, there are still some questions suitable for the relative newcomers, including a round on the laws relating to model aircraft operation which everyone should get right! I'll put up a new round each day along with the answers to the previous day's questions. Good luck! Note 1:- the judge's decision is final but correspondence will be entered into and is actively encouraged. Note 2:- no AI programs or castor oil-based products were used in the making of this quiz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 The first round is about well-known names in the hobby: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Im off to a bad start, 2/5 for question 1. Do we post our answers here or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 4/5, I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 58 minutes ago, Jon - Laser Engines said: Im off to a bad start, 2/5 for question 1. Do we post our answers here or what? I think I can guess which ones you got right Jon, well at least one of them 🤣 I think it would be better to refrain from posting answers until each round is completed then we can all discuss them without giving the game away. Keep the scoring going though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Sounds good. 1 and 5 are the ones i got. I have seen U control before but it was in reference to a kit manufacturer rather than a person, so that has thrown me. Im not going to google cheat though. Ill just wait for the answer sheet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Recon I know 1 345. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 You remember 'U-control' but not 'Button Man'? How can that be? 😁 😁 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 3 or possibly 4 here - not sure who the BMFA chair is this year and I recall a name for the inventor of U Control but that might not be quite right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Number 2 is Mr Cadbury, don't know others. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Jon - Laser Engines said: Sounds good. 1 and 5 are the ones i got. I have seen U control before but it was in reference to a kit manufacturer rather than a person, so that has thrown me. Im not going to google cheat though. Ill just wait for the answer sheet. Sure you didn't need to google 5 Jon? 😜 I'm afraid I only really got the same two, although my not completely confident guess at 4 was correct when I checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 To be fair Martin, I set that question then had to look up the answer myself before including it in the quiz. The rest of them were dragged out of what is left of my brain. Is it normal that I can remember obscure aeromodelling facts but completely forget the list of jobs my wife left me when she went to work this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Not necessarily normal but a talent that I strive to develop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 I know 1,4,5. too young for 2,3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Phil Green said: You remember 'U-control' but not 'Button Man'? How can that be? 😁 😁 😁 Have Control line manual by R G Moulton. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) 4/5..........no idea about Button Man I'm afraid. Nice little quiz. thanks. Edit.....Button Man? How about Terry in 'Detectorists'? 😉 https://youtu.be/ue1LYGsJTRY?si=P54-7v2DbnbKjyXm Edited November 8, 2023 by Cuban8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 Here we go with the answers to Round 1. Round 2 to follow shortly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 Round 2 is all about places. How many have you visited over the years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 4/5 - no idea about the Sportsdrome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Google is your friend...a very forward thinking project - must dig a little deeper when I get a moment and see what happened to it....now I think about it, I do recall The Sportsdrome being mentioned years ago in the model mags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 i got 3 from this 2nd batch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Also 3, and would like to know why "button man" for DB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 The much-missed "Boddo" helped pioneer the use of single channel radio in the UK, mainly through his writings in the aeromodelling magazines of the time where he wrote under the pseudonym Button Man. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 Also a bit more explanation on question 3. Like many other inventions, there is some controversy over who actually flew models by control-line for the first time but, rather like the Wright brothers claimed the first powered flight, Jim Walker patented the idea and was very good at marketing himself. Worth reading up on him too - his flying of 3 control-line models at the same time was extraordinary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 3/5 and 4/5 (I think!) for me.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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