Written by Jay Smith
As featured on page 69 in the September 2012 issue of Model Aviation.
As featured in the Model Aviation tablet app.
Cliff Whitney has been involved with the hobby for virtually his entire life. His father was a U Control pilot and like a good majority of people, Cliff learned to fly CL on a PT-19 Cox trainer when he was around 10.
Gliders really drew his interest and by 13 he was hooked on RC sailplanes. So much so that he learned to fly full-size gliders while still in high school. Shortly thereafter, he added a powered rating so he could pilot a larger…