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| I Fly, therefore I Am! ![]() Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 3D Party in Daytona!!!
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Hey, you guys are right on the money. Even in church tonight I was thinking about airplanes, but at the same time I give thanks to GOD that He has blessed me so that I can do this great hobby. I believe that if you do not have a healthy way to release your MOJO, then why bother? Great replies guys!
__________________ Rennie ...."Fly Low & Slow & In Control" TEAM EXTREME of EXTREME FLIGHT R/C.com Florida Freestyle Aerobatics Association B & E Graphix www.bandegraphix.com www.vessaero.com, Smart-Fly.com Fantasy of Flight: Dec 6-7 "Xtreme Aerobtics Festival" |
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! ![]() Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In Age: 55
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Just don't louse it all up and turn it into a job. Then the fun's all over
__________________ In memory of Andy Fabian SRV PITSBROS #1 Shane @Team SHS Thanks: John, Big Lew, Jerry Worth and Doug at IVY Tech Community College |
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| Doo It! Doo It! ![]() Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Alliance, NE.
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2.Take care of, provide for and love your family. 3.Buy planes, fly your planes, work on your planes, practice on that simulator, check your battery volts, fill that tank, then..... well you know what to do, but don't forget to: thank HIM, praise HIM, and give HIM the glory for it all. Oh yea, I forgot one, check the weather (wind conditions) for the next day. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Super Anal Perfectionist !! ![]() Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southaven MS Age: 33
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__________________ Brian Fellowship of Christian Modelers www.fcmodelers.com www.Tomlinsonmachineandtool.com Precision Manual and CNC Machining | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Independent Thinkers Guild ![]() Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: OCOEE
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Ready for this?? Is it a Hobby, an Addiction, or a lifestyle?! How about ITS OKAY? Hey - Bottom line: Christians-bless their hearts, they do love to eat their own. That is how I would sum it up. (I am a Christian too BTW, so I believe I can speak from the outskirts of "their" camp. Please ask this relative how RC could be made USEFUL then? Hold your tongue, and give em a fair chance to dump it all out for you to examine. Then - maybe, you will be better able to deal with the real objection(s) and misunderstandings. Surely there is some way for this wholesome activity that supports so much non-vice industry, and keeps so many teenagers diverted from drugs - and out of stolen cars should be allowed to persist in this person's estimation? Right now you are guilty of shifting from one really dangerous waste of time (motorcross) for an apparently boring waste of time? Doesn't that sound like progress to you? Does me. You risk NO chance of becoming a paraplegic building and flying RC. As far as spending the the big bucks, well hell. The big demands on you at work apparently require big demands to achieve the needed stress relief. That 'medicine' so happens to come from big aircraft flying every-which-where but straight and level! ( Humm now that, is kinda weird man) . Maybe if you didn't have the demanding job (with the empowering bigger $$ rewards) you would be out of sync spending so much $$ & time to it. Maybe borderline selfish in some people's opinion. I say dude- it that is what it takes to bring you back to center - then "OUTOFMYWAYMAN!!" I see this hobby as a VERY Positive force in the community. Promotes camaraderie with other REAL human beings, promotes a clean lifestyle as flying drunk would never be allowed to happen, and good sportsmanship - just to get started. I could go on but you know all the good this hobby brings to everyones' life it touches. Maybe more time focusing on those type attributes will make for a better winning of that soul which so persecutes you today? Constantly learning new technologies, perfecting your abilities and keeping the wife in smiles to boot. Sounds like a good life to me, and we all deserve to make THAT choice for ourselves.
__________________ Viva La Revolution! Gassn' er' up again! RED AERO RC ![]() www.RedAeroRC.com markc@redaerorc.com |
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| Its the 4th bell BIOTCH!!! ![]() Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: cortland ohio
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It is a lifestyle for me. Day-in day out, thinking dreaming buying airplanes. Haha got home from a weekend at DOGS and the first thing i do is go on the giants, I just hope im not alone at this high stage of addiction. www.rcersanonamous.der
__________________ Jon Soda www.specializedaircraftco.com "You know your a redneck if you live in a rural area and behave as such" |
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| George ![]() Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hodgenville, KY Age: 52
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I live it and breath it. I may put it aside for awhile but I always come back to it. My wife does not understand it, but I don't understand Opray either, but she still supports me and never complains even when I spend way to much time and money on it.
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| Huckin next to a mountain ![]() Join Date: May 2007 Location: REHAB,Trying to KICK my Styrene addiction.
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With my trusty #2 pencil,I circle C for all the above.The fact you hesitated to post this shows some of these people are getting to you,this is great reading.I have many people try to slam me about my need to fly,from there couch.Yah thats productive,Couch slander.Some are addicted to food,drugs,liquer,and the 100000 other things out there,Im hooked on HUCKING!
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| Uber Contributer ![]() Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico
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For me is everything, I get up and the first thing I see and think is my extra 260, thatīs in my room, I go to school (industrial design) thinking on what stuff can I do relaed with airplanes to use on a school project or what of my projects I can use for airplanes, for example this week I hope to start making CF landing gear, pants, servo trays and more pieces. I love my career too is very related, but man airplanes are just great. People say to me that I am way too in to airplanes and they are right, I would rather be in home friday night building than spending money on drinks (money I can use on servos!!!) If you ask me this is a great hobby that soon turns in to an addiction making a new lifestyle for you my friend!!!!
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! ![]() Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hermitage, Pa Age: 54
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This is the only hobby I have done for the last 30+ years, and would not change a thing. What I have learned, shared and the friends that I have met have been all worth it. This hobby is a way that I get away from thinking about things that I can't do a thing about. The one thing I do hate about the hobby is that time flies when I am at the field or building a new model. I just can't wait for the next event or to meet a new friend. All you guys that I have met on FG have been the greatest. I think that it is about time that you starting spending less time trying to explain to your friend what you get out of the hobby and get out and enjoy yourself some more. You will never get it through to someone like that. Especially if they are not open minded to maybe spend a day at the field with you to see why you enjoy this passion for modeling.
__________________ rc4flying Papa Stek Joe Team Futaba Desert Aircraft Carden Aircraft "Fly them hard, but fly them safe" | ||||||||||||||||||
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| TEAM ME ![]() Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: hartwell ga.
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Rennie, It's not only a hobby,addiction,and lifestyle it's got to be more. ( love) On my way now to the field to caress my yak.
__________________ John Lane ama#4833 until next contact happy landing's |
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