Does FlyingG have a way to add captions to uploaded images like RCGroups?

Mike M. I can't believe I don't have at least one picture of you from the TOC. Sorry my friend! We had a bit of a flood in the Hurricane in 2011 and I lost a bunch of TOC related stuff ... can't keep it forever.

Originally Posted by Futabaman

I'm really dumb for doing this, but here ya go...

I remember seeing both those Caps fly!!! Does that mean I'm old too????

Originally Posted by Futabaman

Absolutely!! To this day, there's still no event like it!
Remember the "Bulldog" with the "Precision Beagle" 4.2 in it?? LOL

Frank I know you probably don't remember me but I remember you quite well from when I was just a little boy at pattern contests I Ohio. You flew with my dad Steve man there are some stories about you two!

Originally Posted by Carruthers43

Frank I know you probably don't remember me but I remember you quite well from when I was just a little boy at pattern contests I Ohio. You flew with my dad Steve man there are some stories about you two!

Uh oh... I know nuthin bout no stoyies! LOL

Tell your dad hey for me when you see him!

The beginning of our '88 Ultimates, what did we know back then. From concept to TOC was about 7 months, you can now buy/assemble/crash a 40% ARF in less time than it took us to make a canopy.

Great pictures!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by TorkRollN

Thanks for posting the video from the 1988 TOC. They sure had a nice variety of airplanes.

I like the Bucker Jungmann and the Skyblolt. I just need them blown up to a 3 meter wingspan size...

The Jungmann's in that video were built by Dick Hanson I think. Yes they were small by today's standards, but they flew great. I think they had a Tartan Twin in them on pipes? That would be a bipe I'd like to build one of these days if I can ever convince Dick to hook me up with parts/drawings.

Then in 94, Dave Patrick showed up with a Jungmann that was HUGE at something like 3600 sq." of area, but suffered from a lack of servo power available. I think that also may have been born out of Dick Hanson's original. It never snap rolled correctly due to control surface blowback at speed. Great presence in the air though.

Oh boy there were some stories to be told. First year I saw Mike there he had a pair of Staudacher S-300 monoplanes. Except for maybe Chris Lakin's Sukhoi, they were without a doubt the UGLIEST airplanes ever flown in the TOC. I seem to remember him telling me he put the cowl on upside down too originally because he couldn't tell the difference. LOL. Next time out he had a Godfrey 37% Extra 300s. Much prettier.

I remember Peter Goldsmith showing up with his HUGE Cap 232. It was enormous, and incredibly light for an airplane of it's size. People seem to forget, that at these sizes, people were flying them on 3W-120s (the biggest reliable engine available at the time). I think Pete's airplane was 46%, and weighed 37 pounds (later variants weighed more).

Today's big airplanes are a DIRECT result of Mr. Bennett's vision for the TOC. Were it not for him, none of us would be flying 35% and larger airplanes. I believe that 100%.

The level of effort that literally everyone involved put into the TOC was nothing short of extraordinary. Pilots had their tough part for sure, but man.. the amount of behind the scenes people to make it all appear to run smoothly was incredible, and I doubt people really ever knew how much. Without a doubt, it's one of those memories I'll cherish the most from this hobby.

I really wish I could find all of my TOC pics.. Some incredible developments came out of that event for sure.

For 10 extra points, name the bi-plane that David Von Linsowe flew??

Duh.. Haigh Special or Courtesan. Only biplane I've ever seen with retracts.

Gimme something challenging!!

Frank Noll designed and built an airplane that several pilots flew in the TOC. Name the airplane, AND the pilots who flew it.

One Design, can't remember if someone other than Frank flew it or not...

Scott

Originally Posted by Scott Gerber

One Design, can't remember if someone other than Frank flew it or not...

Scott

Nope. Frank did in fact kit a DR-107 One Design, but that's not the correct answer.

G-200

my first TOC was in 1992... and I really loved all the gnarly planes... but I gotta say..
what really made my jaw drop was watching Curtis throw that helicoptor around like a plastic F#$k Doll...

I could not even imagine what he did even after I saw him do it!!!

It was very nice 3D flying... not the Epileptic 3D helis guys do now....

Originally Posted by Shaker

Duh.. Haigh Special or Courtesan. Only biplane I've ever seen with retracts.

Gimme something challenging!!

Frank Noll designed and built an airplane that several pilots flew in the TOC. Name the airplane, AND the pilots who flew it.

Silly.. it was a Pou D'Ceil!!