I Am the AMA: Steve Eagle

I Am The AMAFormer vice president of NASABy Jay Smith | jays@modelaircraft.org JAY SMITH: How did you become involved with model aviation?STEVE EAGLE: My journey into modeling started with a lifelong interest in airplanes, especially World War I biplanes. When I was around five years old, I was sitting in the garage with my grandpa, Charles Stepler. He asked me what I’d like to build that day. I said, "a biplane." We cut 2 × 4s with a table saw and built a biplane. Grandpa hand-carved a propeller and attached it with a nail so that I could turn it. By that afternoon, I was flying my…