HPA

I stumbled across the new site when I looked at the old site which gave a URL to this one. I felt lost without HPA and S&T to peruse.

My name is Ian. I live in a little town called Youbou (which is infested with elk) on Vancouver Island on the west coast of British Columbia. I mostly build peanuts, like the Goblin which I designed as a 'flying wing'. I am currently working on a Joe Ott Kingfisher (at 75%, giving a W/S of 20 1/4") out of alternate materials. The main structure is dollar store posterboard with thin cardboard formers and bamboo stringers. The fuselage is 6.5 grams and 14" in length.

History: My father introduced me to modelling before I was 10, and I grew up building Guillows kits and flying them C/L with Cox .049's. I am now in my 70's having been retired from Forestry Research since 2010. Last year I went over to the dark side when my wife bought me a 16" W/S 4 channel RTF mustang. I don't fly it that often since it requires calm conditions for me. I still have unfinished plans for other planes that I intend to get back to some day.

Other interests: My wife is disabled, so I clean and cook everything at home and do a lot of gluten-free desserts; mostly for after church coffee gatherings. I am working on a 5 volume set of Chronological Bile Commentaries that explain Scripture from the time of Samuel to the end of the Old Testament. I am in the process of revising the second volume at the moment.

ian (AKA Pb_guy)

Hi Ian, good to see your posts again!

Cheers,

Mike

PB,

QuoteI stumbled across the new site when I looked at the old site which gave a URL to this one. I felt lost without HPA and S&T to peruse.

Same here. Except my link came from Cox Engines website. Wow! How lucky can one get?
You have some very nice projects going on. I have a few restorations going on and hope to post here when its available and possible.

Skyraider

Hi Ian. That's an interesting background. Glad you found your way here - despite the Elk :).

John

Thanks for the comments. I am slowly working on my 'paper' airplane and I have finished the tail feathers. I am working on the wings and how they will attach to the fuselage.
ian

Good to see another refugee from HPA II has found the way here.