Aeronerd
LPR, Gliderholic
- Joined
- May 30, 2020
- Messages
- 200
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Hi everyone I just signed up in the rocketry forum and hope it's okay to introduce myself in this category since I have always had an interest in gliders and rockets since I was a kid. I never went beyond building those hand tossed guillows type kits (my dad got me one of those glow plug hand line planes which I promptly crashed and that was the end of motorized planes) but I could always spend hours having fun with those hand tossed gliders or launching low power rockets, the only kind we had back then.
Fast forward 4 decades and I suddenly find myself with time on my hands and in search of a hobby. Tried a bunch of things but couldn't really get into them. Found myself in a hobby shop one day and came across a rack full of Estes model rockets. That brought back all the fun memories of gliders and rocket launches. Went online out of curiosity to see if the sport still existed in any kind of organized way. I was surprised to see how well it had and how much it had progressed in all those decades. Lots of changes! Lots to catch up on. Found so many knowledgeable people in these forums and been just a lurker for a few weeks learning about all the changes and new techniques. So I thought it was time to register so I could be part of this "community" and be able to talk to folks instead of just reading thru all the posts.
Fast forward 4 decades and I suddenly find myself with time on my hands and in search of a hobby. Tried a bunch of things but couldn't really get into them. Found myself in a hobby shop one day and came across a rack full of Estes model rockets. That brought back all the fun memories of gliders and rocket launches. Went online out of curiosity to see if the sport still existed in any kind of organized way. I was surprised to see how well it had and how much it had progressed in all those decades. Lots of changes! Lots to catch up on. Found so many knowledgeable people in these forums and been just a lurker for a few weeks learning about all the changes and new techniques. So I thought it was time to register so I could be part of this "community" and be able to talk to folks instead of just reading thru all the posts.