I paid $150.00 for my first Hobie back in 1980. I thought I was crazy seeing
that kits were under $50.00 at the most. Looking back it was the best $150.00 I
ever spent in this hobby. I still have it. It taught me a lot and was so easily
repairable that I could be back in the air quickly. I caught my first thermal
with it. It has it's faults but I see it as a personality. Kind of like that
girl you didn't really want to being home to mom but did anyway. Just like with
that girl, life has moved on but you still think about her. 50% of the thoughts
are how lucky you are that you never got entangled. The other 50% wants to see
her again. I guess it is good that I have my 5 Hobies stashed away in the
basement in their foam boxes and bring them out every so often to lust after.
Lots better than keeping the girl in the foam box in the basement. Alfred
Hitchcock would have a winner with that movie.
Mark Miller
----- Original Message ----
From: Darwin N. Barrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: soaring@airage.com
Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2007 10:08:33 AM
Subject: [RCSE] Benchmark models
Everyone has their own "benchmark" models. Models
that set a milestone for them for various reasons. I haven't heard any of the
following mentioned, but may have missed them.
For me:
1) Midwest Lil' T-- This was my first sailplane.
Not a completely pure sailplane as I launched it with a Cox .049 on the front.
Hundreds of flights as a kid with this and hooked me on sailplanes.
2) Windfree-- What a great plane. There is so much
I could say about this one.
3) Hobie Hawk-- Never had one but it seems to me
this was one of the first molded planes. Totally out of my league at $149
retail
at the time.
Darwin N. Barrie
Chandler AZ
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