By Jay Smith | jays@modelaircraft.org JAY SMITH: How did you become involved with model aviation?MARK FREELAND: I took an early interest in aviation while watching airplanes flying overhead. I built my first airplane when I was 5, but it didn’t fly well.By the time I was 10, I discovered the Belfast Model Shop, which had many Keil Kraft, Mercury, Veron, and other kits, as well as engines!The first real kit I could afford was a Mercury Magpie Towline Glider. My father had loads of tools and a workshop that I could use after finishing my homework. I was 11 when I finished the model and…
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