Written by Ryan Livingston
Find the entire feature on page 37 in the September 2009 issue.
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WHEN I WAS a much younger kid, I would scrounge up anything I could to build something that resembled an RC model. I’d try to fly most of my creations as gliders, throwing them off of hillsides with a cobbled together radio system for rudder and elevator control.
I made wings from foam insulation that I’d cover in packaging tape. Four sheets of balsa for a fuselage and a little more sheeting to make a tail, and I had my next chance…