Written by Rachelle Haughn
Man's encounters with legendary modelers shaped his life
Feature
As seen in the July 2016 issue of Model Aviation.
When the boy was roughly eight years old, a man with a trim physique knocked on his door and asked if he could watch a program on the family’s television. The man appeared to be in his early 20s.
As a black and white image lit up the 7-inch fish-eye screen, the boy was amazed when he realized that the man on the television was the same one who was standing in his living room. The man on TV was flying something called a model airplane…