Im Matt, 46 years old. When I was about 13, I got very involved in learning to fly RC-controlled planes. Two of the old and skilled memebers in the club took me to the field almost every weekend to let me fly remote with a Josefin (a talidragging biplane).

Simultaniosly I bould a trainer called Happy 20S. It was a trainer with ailerons.

With time I wanted to build something bigger and faster. In a local RC magazine called Modellflygnytt I fould my project. It was a midwinged model to be build just from plans, but a material kit was possible to order. I dit it and this model, a 40-50 size, called Limbo was with me several years. I found other interst´s, you know how it works, and the time for the hobby was hard to find. It ended at the age of 17 while flying a club competition in the art of "Limbo". Yep, I hit the ground, came in to steep to pass under the bloddy line and crashed.

Saved my wreck for probably 20 years until my mother sold her house. Dumped it, AND a project that I started while I was probably about 16 year old that I also had kept all the years. A Piper Pawnee, one wing 75% done, stab and fin 75% and the fuselage 35% done. All of it in the garbage, the Pawnee def hurted to get rid of...

Now, back to the hobby again. Two years ago I had a longer period of sick leave from work and felt I needed a project to get my minds on. I got a Multiplex Cularis sailer. Ordered engine, BEC and servos seprately. Realized I need a new radio (had my old Futaba Gold 7 chan still....) som a new Futaba T10J was bought. Wow, things have happened in 30 years.

Got some help from a friend that is competing abroad with RC sailplanes to program the radio for my Cularis. Wow, I have all the mixes on it now. Now fly a Carl Goldberg Ultimate 10-300 with a OS 91 Surpass.

Right now I have been recomended to join this fantastic group/forum because I have got seriously interested in building a Fairey Fantome from Jerry Bates plans.

Plans are ordered, a book and a old magazine too. Planning to use a Laser engine converted to gas.....but this will take some time before I need.
Anyway, I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET FROM YOU ALL to get this beautiful aeroplane to the sky.

Will start my build thread here when I start building. Need to get some tools and a serious place to spend the building hours in. Probably not a good idea to build it in the bathroom as i did with the Cularis. lol

Im gratefully following Mr Graeme´s Fantome build thread.

Cheers!

Matt

Welcome to RCSB Matt.  The Fairey Fantome is a beautiful airplane indeed.  You will soon learn that the depth of knowledge on the site is INCREDIBLE and everyone is willing to help out whenever needed.

David