Watercolor Bill

[Guest]

Hello everyone, my name is Bill Hughes, I am a painter (Watercolor Bill) I live

in Palm Springs, California U.S.A. where it is too hot to fly rc in the summer,

it has been about 110 to 120 for most of the summer. I am an old rc flyer

from about 45 years ago and just getting back into flying models. I am a commercial pilot and instructor, got my ticket in 1959. loged a lot of time in the air. Now I am building models and learning to fly all over again.

Model airplanes should look like real airplanes!

[Guest]

A very warm welcome to the forum Bill. There are plenty or resources, tutorials and friendly people here so I hope you enjoy your time with us.

We look forward to hearing about your own experiences and seeing some pictures.

[Guest]

"Model airplanes should look like real airplanes!"

A man after my own heart lol wellcome4 Bill to the friendliest most informed site on the net ! We really look forward to you sharing your experiences with us

[wonwinglo]

Bill,a big welcome to you,we would love to hear about your real flying experiences ? what types of aircraft did you fly,and above all which were your favourites ? you should use that saying as your avatar ! 'Model Airplanes should look like real ones' brilliant.:grinball2:

Hello everyone, my name is Bill Hughes, I am a painter (Watercolor Bill) I live in Palm Springs, California U.S.A. where it is too hot to fly rc in the summer,

it has been about 110 to 120 for most of the summer. I am an old rc flyer

from about 45 years ago and just getting back into flying models. I am a commercial pilot and instructor, got my ticket in 1959. loged a lot of time in the air. Now I am building models and learning to fly all over again.

Model airplanes should look like real airplanes!

[Guest]

Hello everyone,

I have been asked to relate some of my flying experances, well my first plane was a Piper Try Pacer---It had four seats and would carry two people.

I put abpout 400 hours on that little plane and I liked it alot. My second one

was a Cessna 182 Skylane, what a beautiful, dependable, tough, workhorse.

I flew two engines through it over several years including many trips to Mexaco, Canada, and best of all a six week flight to Alaska Including the arctic circle, before Omni navagation. ( "Just follow the river and take the left fork.") My third plane was a Cessna 206 six place that handeld like a semi truck no fun to fly but did have a large payload. I said that I was an instructor, but failed to mention that I am a CFI only in Gliders. The best way to afford staying in the sky! I like to build as much as fly RC but I better learn to fly better because I am doing too much repair work at the bench.

Model airplanes should look like real airplanes!

[wonwinglo]

Thanks Bill for your airplane story,that Tri Pacer is a lovely little runabout,do you have a picture of your own machine to show us here ?