Get to know your Flying Giants family........

[A-Track]

My name is Allan Stenroos and i'm from Minnesota near the Minneapolis / St Paul area. I started flying back in like 1990. Flew mainly sport stuff and combat most of that time and then got into the gas stuff a few years ago. Flew in my first IMAC event this summer and had a good time and am looking forward to the next one. Have an AAS degreen in Avionics, a BS degree in Computer Science and am poor cuz I choose to work for an airline. Occasionally get to travel the world to look at planes for the company which is neat but the rest of the time I drive a computer and stare at the post hucker waiting for something cool to distract me from being bored. (If anyones hiring something cool that pays a lot let me know LOL). Currently finishing up my training for a commercial pilots license which I hope to get in the next month or two. Yeah I have a problem, everything I do somehow involves aviation.

[askforplanes]

My name is JP Stewart I have been flying for about 2 yrs. I have 3 50cc's and I am trying to finish my first 150cc, two years ago I would have never guessed that I would be flying giants (pun intended). I live in virginia and am going into 9th grade where I will also go to governors school for sci. and tech., hope to become an aerospace engineer and a pilot.

JP

[Pistolera]

Here goes....my name is Earle Andrews, and I live in Berkeley Springs, WV with my gorgeous wife Pat! I am retired from a 30 year career as a mine safety & health professional, and am now a full time artist. Both my wife & I are full scale pilots, me just for fun and she's a retired jet pilot in the corporate aviation world. We've got 2 great sons and 2 beautiful GRANDdaughters

I started flying competitive IAC aerobatics in 1985 (Advanced category), moved into Unlimited in 1986. I won the 1988 International Aerobatic Club Championship (Unlimited) at Fond du Lac, WI and was 2nd in 1990. (1989 we got married at Fond du Lac...I was a bit distracted and didn't finish well that year) Matt Chapman is an old IAC friend and I have to thank him for introducing me to my wife!!! You gave up a keeper, Matt. I quit flying full scale aerobatics in 1992....too much money and risk. We both still fly in our 1951 Ryan Navion Super 260.

I've flown a little RC here and there over the years, but the advance of electrics and 3D flying have now got me into it more heavily the last couple of years. I'm now flying a 3DHobbyShop 87" Extra SHP learning precision and 3D. Just got my feet wet in IMAC in 2009....YEEEEHAAAA! Looking forward to my next step up to 100cc!

Oh, and my handle came from my competitive pistol shooting days
Earle

[mike bodiford]

Pistolera, YOU SOUND LIKE A REAL AMERICAN. I AM VERY GLADD TO MEET YOU.
COME ON IN THE 100CC ARE GREAT!

"THE AVIATOR"

[anders e]

Hi.
My name is Anders Engesvoll and i'm 34 years old. I live in Brandbu, 60km north of Oslo (Norway) with my girlfriend and our 5 year old daughter.
My first rc-plane was a parkzone decathlon 2006. (now it's just gassers) I like imac and 3d.
My work is smart-repair(cars)

LET'S FLY

[castlebravo]

My name is Chris Elliott (no...not THAT Chris Elliott) and I live in beautiful Hillsboro Oregon. I manage the Field Service department for a large lighting controls (commercial/industrial/theatrical) company. I have been doing this lighting gig for about 20 years now. Before that I was an avionics tech in the USMC. I worked on A-4F and TA-4J aircraft as part of the I&I staff for MAG-42, VMA-133.
I began flying Heli's in the early 90's and progressed as far as nose in flight and big figure 8's......then I got married and was put on hiatus. After 10 years of that nonsense, I was able to see the light and yadda yadda, in 2004.......no wife = new Helicopter! Not content with just getting back into the old boring habits, I decided that i would get a simple airplane to help my forward flight skills. We started with a couple of GWS Slo Sticks and then progressively moved up from there. My first big bird was a GP Ultimate about 3 years ago with a Fuji 43EI (I know, I know). Unfortunately it died doing what it loved...in an inverted flat spin. By the way, I became so hooked on airplanes, I sold all the heli's and never looked back!
As far as the personal life goes, if you have read my profile, you have probably clued in to the fact that I dont follow the same road that most of the rest of you follow. Yes, I am gay. I am partnered with wonderful person who is also an avid RC'er (who actually is a slightly better pilot than I am....sometimes). Now this may confuse you, but i refer my partner as "She" because she is a full time transgendered person. It's all very confusing to most people but once you get to know us, you find out that what we are really all about is living our lives in peace and of course, flying RC airplanes. Robyn is about to get either a 1/3 scale Pitts or a 50cc Extra for the upcomming birthday!
As for the things that garner my interest outside of RC, I am a RABID NASCAR FAN! Yes, I record every nascar race......Trucks, Nationwide, Cup......ARCA......heck, I even used to record every Hooters Pro Cup race before Speed stopped covering them. I also love NHRA Drag Racing, Formula 1, and IndyCar and record all those races. Yep........there is usually nothing else on my TV through the week except some form of auto racing.
My other peculiar area of interest is Nuclear history. I love to read about how the bombs were developed and tested. I have scores of books on theory, delivery systems, physics, etc. Thats where the screen name comes from.
I've also been into guns since I was in High School. Not so much now only because RC consumes about 90% of my non-working awake time. I still own a CETME .308 rifle and a Springfield 1911.
Oh yeah...........Me and my dopey partner are President and VP of Oregon Miniature Aircraft Squadron (OMAS). We have a big airshow in August open to all AMA Pilots. Hopefully you wont be hung up on the weirdos running the club and come on out and fly with us!

Peace!
CB

[wylieruneyjr]

If ya like guns, and science , you gotta be okay. Intersting life choices, Power to the people.

[jongurley]

My name is Jonathan Gurley, I live in Goldsboro, NC. I am 28 years old and I am a Operations Consultant for Piedmont Natural Gas. www.piedmontng.com we supply North Carolina, South Carolina, and some of Tennessee with there natural gas needs. I graduated from East Carolina University with a 4 year degree in Business Adminstration and a minor in Economics. I love all facets of the hobby,, I have been flying planes for 9 years ,,, I am into giant scale stuff,, I am a VERY competitive person so hince why I started flying IMAC back in 2007 I am currently in the Intermediate class.. Last year I started flying helicopters on the side in the afternoons,, althougth 3d flying and IMAC is my primary things I love to do some hard 3d with my helis,, I have picked the helis up pretty quick, wish I had more time to fly them.

[ShortBus]

Hi, I'm Jon.

[shotgun]

I have enjoyed reading about my fellow FG members, so I guess I'll climb on in.

My name is Mark Owen. I live in Grayson, Georgia, which is a suburb of Atlanta. I am soon to be 49 years old, and started flying RC in 1985. I have been married to my bride for almost 24 years, and have two sons ( one 15 and one 18 years old).
I own and operate a small marble and granite fabrication shop, which has been in our family since my grandfather founded it in 1934. I guess I was too stupid to try anything else.
As a kid, I always wanted to fly RC planes, but never had the money. So, at the ripe old age of 25, a friend introduced me to it, and I was hooked. I got away from it around 1994, but when my oldest son wanted to fly, what could I say. He got me back into it, and now we have a great time traveling the Southeast to fly-ins. His name is Justin, so we took our intials, and created MOJO Aviation. We have a website- www.mojoaviation.com -so friends could see what we are up to. Some of you may recognize us from events. Justin has become a MUCH better pilot than me, so now I mostly pit-crew for him. Also, I am proud to be part of the Florida Freestyle Aerobatics Association.
Outside of RC, I enjoy hunting anything with legs or wings, fishing, motocross riding, farming, and baseball. That keeps me pretty busy.
If anyone happens to check our website, be sure to sign the guest book.

[Mike Busutil]

	Quote: Originally Posted by ShortBus
	Hi, I'm Jon.

Thanks for sharing Jon!

[Mike Busutil]