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:12:
Earle