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    Kids today have the coolest toys

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    Yes, pretty cool, especially the drone. I might not tire of it too soon.

     

    When I was young I quite enjoyed these...

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    and these as I aged a bit.

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    They were enjoyed until damaged beyond repair and then it was not too terribly expensive to have another go.

    They can still be found, unlike many other toys available in my youth. [smile]

     

    I never advanced to my dad's skill level. He was into Free-Flight and RC models. I had a couple of Cox control line planes that suffered one too many prangs. [cursing]

    I found the constructing to be the more rewarding part of the hobby.

    I remember watching an old bloke prepping up his plane to fly it at our local oval when you could still do things like this, before the Fun Police legislated everything out of the bounds of Joy. It was a Catalina Flying Boat, with a wingspan of about 8 feet!! Had 4 6cc motors and prop diameters of around 12 inches! It was massive. I waited for well over an hour while he tinkered with it, but never got to see it in the air. I always regretted not hanging around long enough to see it fly, but I was due at a sports event.

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