District VIII AVPBy Jay Smith | jays@modelaircraft.org JAY SMITH: How did you become involved with model aviation?STEVE SHIPLEY: Growing up in West Texas, I lived in the flight path of Webb Air Force Base when the transition between propeller-driven and jet aircraft was in full swing. I remember B-17 flights in their waning days, and my grandfather’s declaration, "Here come the big boys!" On my birthday in 1961, one of my heroes flew into space. Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Chuck Yeager, the Mercury Seven astronauts, test pilots, and even the crop dusters taught me the importance of…
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