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CHRISTOPHER KNOWLES sent me a link to his club
website, inviting my comments, and you will find his clubs and site
featured on the club scene page. Here's a
brief introduction to Christopher himself:
CHRISTOPHER is retired, but teaches for his
local Junior College. Come January, when he is 64, he will be teaching
three Photography classes and one Gardening class.
 Chris is a member of Western R/C Flyers and its
associated club S.W.I.F.T. - this latter club reflecting Chris's
keen interest in gliders. Chris was the winner in the S.W.I.F.T. Cross
Country 2000 competition held in July, coming in first with a flight of
5·9 miles. He has modelled for over 50 years and still
does a bit of everything, including some indoor rubber flying during the
winter. Current models are 8 gliders flying, five in their boxes and 3 powered
r/c models (sounds like The Twelve Days of Christmas!), plus 5 'ukie'
models. That was a term I confess to never having heard, and Chris tells
me it refers to U-control models. I'm still not really sure what that
means - I wonder if it's the same as 'control line' in the UK. If not,
somebody put me wise, please! In addition, he has 25 kits in boxes,
many of which are classics.
Here's a nice little tale from Chris:
Back in the last epoch, I built a 35-foot
sailboat. It was a Tri-Marine, back in the 60's. I was able to do it
because it was just like a large model. The same skills were involved
- it was just bigger! It was Yawl rigged and I cruised down in Mexico
for a couple of years. We endured a hurricane in La Paz. It didn't
blow more than 90 - 95, but it was a true religious experience.
CrsKnowles@aol.com
Thanks, Chris. Nice to get to know a bit about you and thanks for the
link to Western R/C Flyers. There is a picture of Chris with one of his
gliders on the photo gallery page.
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a gardener, you might find a visit to Christopher's gardening website
interesting and helpful
- http://www.vegiheal.com/Vegiheal/ChrisKnowles-M-Gardner.htm;
he's clearly a very professional man in the garden and has
written some serious articles which are on this site. If, like
me, you get an error message using the above link, go to http://www.vegiheal.com/Vegiheal-Main.html
then click on the Gardening link.
From the Gardening page, click on Various
Articles alongside
Christopher's name and you can then access his articles. |
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| meet TERRY POLLOCK
Terry comes from Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia, and is a Management Consultant.
He is married to Jenni and they
have four children. There's Cameron, 23, a computer engineer; Susan,
21, an accountant; Sarah, 19, an office administrator; Emma,
19, a security officer.
Terry flies with Lilydale and
District Model Flying Association and flies fixed-wing, sport and
scale. He's been active in the hobby for 8 years and these are his
current models:
 Modeltech
Vasp 40 ARF sports aerobatic - OS46 FX power, 40/60 trainer,
scratch-built and modified to be a sports model, has a false firewall
to allow various engines to be fitted, flies with 40 2S through to
65FS
Extra
325, 25 size. Scratch built from Rich Uravitch plans in MAN.
This is Terry's second one of these - the first one went in on its
first flight; he never found out why and he wasn't the pilot.
Miles
Magister, 70-inch, 1/5 scale. Scratch-built from Denis Bryant
plans, Saito 65 power plant.
Great
Planes Ultrasport 40, new kit. Terry also has the wing from a previous
model, so he hopes to get two models from one kit.
Top
Flite 65" Mustang, new in box - might build, might sell, he
says!
De
Havilland Hornet Moth, 77" scale model, scratch-built from
Mike Smart plans. This model is now in progress - another year to go -
and will be powered by a Saito 65.
Terry's other interest is swimming, which helps
with a back problem. He got into R/C after suffering total frustration
with golf. He says he was influenced by his father as a WW2 Spitfire
pilot who flew 114 combat missions. Terry's work has a major impact on
the time available for construction and repair. He says he's always
fascinated by the 'building season' in the northern hemisphere - they can
fly almost year round in Melbourne. Not quite so fascinating here,
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