Meet Our Club Leaders

My parents bought me a u-control plane at the Salvation Army rummage sale when I was 6 or 7 years old for about a dollar. I spent night after night at the kitchen table trying to make it start. I was obsessed with making that plane fly. Fifty-five years later owning an auto repair facility, garnering two Teaching Certifications from Temple University and the Department of Education, earning an ASE Gold Master Certification in Automotive Technology and Collision Repair Technology, the fascination of aviation and what makes those things fly is as interesting now as it was. Leadership skills, mechanical design and construction of model aircraft followed me throughout my career and intertwined with teaching. I have constructed a fleet of approximately twenty R/C planes and even have flown one or two.

The interest in RC started with cars but I have always had an interest in aircraft, particularly helicopters. Years ago I saw a local guy flying a RC helicopter outside of his business so I talked with him about it and he recommended using a simulator. The thought of the expense and difficulty put it on the back burner but in 2020 someone brought it up in conversation and I mentioned that I had always wanted a RC helicopter.  So, I followed the advice and looked for a simulator. 

Not knowing how much I was going to like it or if it would hold my interest, I started with an older and used version of Real Flight. I watched a ton of videos on flying, how and what to practice, etc. Once I started, the challenge of it kept me coming back and I was determined to conquer it. I spent months simming before buying anything. After about 4-5 months I found my 470 and a used TX and got started. One of the members took the time to meet up with me to give me tips and go over my setup, so that’s how I ended up in the club. 

The challenge of it all keeps me engaged. There is something incredibly satisfying about making a plane or Heli fly and the majority of people I have met through it are welcoming and helpful. I intend to extend that same welcoming and assistance to anyone interested in this hobby

Got interested in flying RC aircraft around the age of ten. My mom saw an advertisement in the local paper about a RC Club having an air show. Turns out is was the Tuscarora RC Flying club. She thought it might be something I would like, I would be taking things apart to see what makes them work. As it turned out that planted the seed in me. When we got there I saw the planes and helicopters in the air. I knew one day I’d have a few of them. It took some time until it was feasible to buy and start flying RC. It first started out with some cheap foam profile planes for about a year or two. Then in the winter of 2014 I bought a simulator and devoted 15 mins a night until spring on learning how to fly a helicopter. Started out with electric 450 size helis to get the basics down then jumped right into the large 700 class helicopter with a 2-stroke gasoline engine. To me that is the way to go. The fuel is inexpensive, the engines last a long time, and you get 20 mins per flight on a tank of fuel. Since then been trying to get out to the field most weekends when the weather is nice to enjoy nature and the awesomeness that is RC heli flying. 

Fleet I presently have: Blade 270CFX, Align Trex 470lm, Thunder Tiger Raptor Nitro 30, Align Trex 700 Gasser, Miniature Aircraft Whiplash V2 700 Gasser 

Flies  planes and makes toys for underprivileged kids (More Info Coming)

TBA