Hurri Pilot at 50

[Jungle Bob]

Went to the beach in my boat for a quiet celebration of my birthday with my wife and a couple of mates on Saturday and were chillin' nicely when......out of the blue arrived one of the local 'party boats'. I thought we were about to be disturbed by a bunch of tourists. As it got closer I saw loads of people on the top deck, as they got closer still they all turned around to display "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB" on the backs of their t'shirts. It was all the nicest people I know including several who had flown all the way from the UK to help me celebrate. Great party followed, great surprise and a birthday to remember!
So no flying but.....big smile on my face this morning!

[xodarap1]

That's pretty neat! Happy Birthday! I'm less than 9 years behind ya! :)

[mysticmead]

happy birthday Bob... I'm 7 years behind you (well... 7 years and a couple months but who's counting)... glad you had a 50th to remember.. even though it didn't involve flying your hurri

[Hawk18052]

Happy B-day, I'm 11 years behind and I mgiht get my hurricane in the air by the time I'm 50. really having trouble setting up the controler.

Hawk

[mjdee14]

Bob Happy Birthday.....I'm 11 years ahead of you !!

Your wife pulled of one of the parties of the century....I'll bet you couldn't believe it.....and friends to fly all the way form the UK.....that is really something.....I had some come 2000 miles and I thought that was a big deal.....

Your still a young Pup...only 50.... I'm going to have to start calling you "Kid" from now one....

Mike D

[bearwood]

Happy Birthday Old Man!

My turn next year, my wifes talking about it already and I haven't turned 49 yet!

[Mark A Smith]

It's really not that bad hitting 50.You know what "They" say,50 is the new 30!! :YeaBaby:LOL.
I don't buy it.I know I felt a lot better at 30 than I do now.(52) Of course living in that stress
filled enviroment that your forced to live in has got to take years off your life!!:noteworthy Enjoy it one day at a time and fly as much as possible.Again,HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Mark Smith:thumbup:

[skydude]

mjdee - We'll have to start calling him 'whipper-snapper' now that he has confessed how young he his.

Happy Birthday JB.

Did you guys see?........ He crashed his heli into the cake!

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[Jungle Bob]

Many thanks for all your messages guys, feel heaps better now that I see there are some people older than me here! Ben was there and I am sure he will confirm that a great time was had by all.
The heli crashed into the cake was set up by Ben, I think the tracking was out!
There was some flying! check out this great pic from the day

[C R Mudgeon]

Wow what a B-day in a great part of the world! When my 50 comes up gotta have a bash like that! :thumbup:

[skydude]

Is that Wazzer? It looks like he is getting thrown off the boat.

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[Wazzer]

Nope thats not me, thats a friend of ours called Sri

I managed to avoid getting thrown in on this occasion.

It was a great day out and Bobs mate's from the Uk are all a top bunch of people I was honored to be invited by his wife as it was close friends only.

I didnt realise how many "Old Folk" there were on this forum but then again its only the older fella's who can afford this hobby!

Gaui should use this detail in there advertising
"Hurricane 550, so stable even Geriatric's can fly them! "

I guess with the size of them makes it easier to see without the bifocals on

I cant belive I hang out with this many old cogers


(bracing my self for the onslaught!)


Ben the Brave

[skydude]

I think I read somewhere that the younger the 'sacrifice-ee', the more effective. Especially since that snowmobiler screwed up his chance to help out there is a need.

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[mjdee14]

"Hurricane 550, so stable even Geriatric's can fly them! "

I guess with the size of them makes it easier to see without the bifocals on

I cant belive I hang out with this many old cogers


(bracing my self for the onslaught!)


Ben the Brave

I've got underwear (Knickers for you brits) that are older than you....and full of as much BS. (lol)

Actually I wear Tri-focals and the 550 is much easier to see at a distance....

It's good to see the wide range of ages enjoying this hobby and each other's company on this forum.

I'm sure as I do..you vist the "Other" forums....and there isn't one as good as this for the 550 or just plain fun.

Now my question......I'll be 61 next month.....am I the Senior man here or is there sonmeon older?

Wazzer.....I'm not dribling and in diapers yet....still work a 10 -11 hr day at my current job... Retired after 38 from a major airline running a large a/c mntc department. And "no" i didn't work on the Wright Bros aircraft... !!

been flying models for about 55 years....and the 550 makes me feel like a kid again....doing things with it I never thought possible.

Show you how old I am....I actually made my first R/C radio from a "Heathkit"...3 channel.

So you have a LONG way to go till you have as many "crashes" under your belt as I do.

I really enjoy all the guys on this forum and look forward to checking it several times a day....:hug:

So lets keep it going....even if it's just to razz JB , Wazzer, or Hawk...:happyd


JB.....man Only 50.....I thought you were at least 70! You've hada hard life (lol) :nanabobo

[xodarap1]

And "no" i didn't work on the Wright Bros aircraft... !!

:thumbup: :lol:

[Wazzer]

Hey Mike

I too enjoy that fact that young an old can appreciate this hobby

And yes HF is the best forum on the net in my opinion as theres a good bunch of people and only a few idiots!

The humor is also great it often makes me laugh out loud and the others in the office think im mad laughing at AutoCAD!! little do they know!.....quite literally!!

I would also like to know who the oldest and who the youngest Hurricane flyers on this forum are. would make interesting reading to get and average hurricane pilots age.

Cheers all

Ben

[ICCA]

Gaui should use this detail in there advertising
"Hurricane 550, so stable even Geriatric's can fly them! "

I guess with the size of them makes it easier to see without the bifocals on

I cant belive I hang out with this many old cogers


(bracing my self for the onslaught!)


Ben the Brave[/quote]

Well, I've been racing RC cars for 35 years, and things got a little slow around here so I decided to try something new. Now, I never could drive a car with sticks, and just what made me think that I could fly a heli I'll never know! But, here I am, at 70, trying to learn. I have learned by going from my AXE-CP, to my Trex450, and now to my 550, that SIZE DOES MATTER!! Visibility I need plenty of, speed, not so much. Any how, learning and having fun.

[Cralis]

Happy birthday Jungle Bob! Nice one!
Mjdee14 - I thought the '14' was your age! Honestly! I kept thinking, 'Man, this 14 year old really knows his stuff!'. So, confusion solved....
For the record, I'm 17 years behind Jungle Bob...

[Wazzer]

I guess if im gonna give you all you old codgers stick I better confess to my age

Luckily i think i am the youngest here yet!!

Im 19 years behind JB (thats's 31 for those a little slow)

So come on you lot fess up and spill the beans

Ben

[Mikej]

Happy Birthday Gramps - it looks like you had a fantastic time.

I'm really young me, nowhere near Bob's age (well not for another 3 years anyway :( )

Cheers,
Mike.

[Mikej]

I've got underwear (Knickers for you brits) that are older than you....and full of as much BS. (lol)

Mike,

You'd better be careful ordering your underwear if you come over here - knickers are for the ladies !!.

Cheers,
Mike.

[WuTangcl]

Li'll late but Happy B-Day Bob

38 and counting here in NL and
Started heli'ing only 1,5 years ago.
Picked up some planks along the way.

[xodarap1]

"Hurricane 550, so stable even Geriatric's can fly them! " ROTFLMAO!

I cant belive I hang out with this many old cogers
(bracing my self for the onslaught!)
Don't worry, by supper time, we can't remember if you hung out with us earlier that day or not :YeaBaby: .. what's your name again? :confused: :lol:

[mjdee14]

But, here I am, at 70, trying to learn. I have learned by going from my AXE-CP, to my Trex450, and now to my 550, that SIZE DOES MATTER!! Visibility I need plenty of, speed, not so much. Any how, learning and having fun.

Alright ICCA :clappp

70....fantastic.....I feel like the "Young Guy"......

Anyone out there any Older ??...lets see how high we can go...

I can tell you one thing....I have seen this hobby really take off in the past 20 or so years...

can you imagine having to take your servos apart and resoldering the motor wires (pot) to reverse direction ?? man did that stink...subtrim ? what the heck was that? EPA..nah !.

We have it so good today...Sims, heli radios, etc.

Ernie Huber was in my model club and he was the first USA person to hover a heli upside down.....he did it by having a switch that reversed everything when inverted....he would have killed for what we have today.

Love this hobby...just may have to have my 550 buried with me...just in case.

You really young guys have some exciting years ahead of you as I'm sure there will be more exciting advances...Oh yeah...lets not forget 2.4ghz....that is probably the best thing in my lifetime.....No more Freq Pins !!! I would never have imagined that in a million years.

[skydude]

The humor is also great it often makes me laugh out loud and the others in the office think im mad laughing at AutoCAD!!
Ben

Auto Cad?......I thought JB said you were in charge of security. Are you designing the fort?

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