My very first "FPV" plane...

[English Turbines]

Hee hee indeed - at age 10 (1967) I had a towline glider with an escapement - first button press gives you left, next press gives you right etc.
McGregor RC IIRC - anodised blue transmitter with an on/off switch and a single button to press?
I used to be able to (occasionally) fly it back and catch it  :D
Sometimes in my teeth  :laugh:
I'd rather fly that now than use facebook.
EDIT LOL, it was ore of these...

Yep, I had one of those as well...with an Elmic Conquest sequential escapement....A rubber band powered actuator....
  In those days, you got your free plan every month, went on the bus to the model shop, bought balsa wood, glue, covering, paint, dope, fuel proofer etc...and then, you cut all the wood out and made it....It was called aeromodellng....
  Imagine if the little darlings had to go through that Today...lol...but it was normal back then....Very rewarding though to see your creation fly...Its why I like Scratchbuilds..

:vulture:

[Dillwhacker]

LOL...
Kiel Kraft Nitrex 15 glow fuel in a rusty yellow green tin can with a bent aluminium spout and a cork gasket...
The sting of Methanol in the cuts on your index (starting) finger.
DC Merlin 0.75 CC and the gorgeous smell of ether...ooohhh...
A mills 1.3 diesel...
Batty little Cox 049 glow motors where the glowplug was part of the head...and that spring thing to start it ...
PAW 149...249...
1/2A Combat wings covered with a ton of fuel proofer and you had a stack of them cos they only lasted one flight...
Oh deary me, I must find my reading specs so I can go look for my ear trumpet...
:P

[English Turbines]

LOL...
Kiel Kraft Nitrex 15 glow fuel in a rusty yellow green tin can with a bent aluminium spout and a cork gasket...
The sting of Methanol in the cuts on your index (starting) finger.
DC Merlin 0.75 CC and the gorgeous smell of ether...ooohhh...
A mills 1.3 diesel...
Batty little Cox 049 glow motors where the glowplug was part of the head...and that spring thing to start it ...
PAW 149...249...
1/2A Combat wings covered with a ton of fuel proofer and you had a stack of them cos they only lasted one flight...
Oh deary me, I must find my reading specs so I can go look for my ear trumpet...
:P

Jeezus....I can so identify with all that nostalgia....A DC Merlin, my first diesel engine....Home brewed diesel fuel, in the days the chemist would happily sell you a bottle of Ether, and even some Amyl Nitrate....
Please stop now, its making me feel older....besides, its past my bedtime....Wheres my Ovaltine...?

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[krikey]

My first FPV plane was an AXN too with pan/tilt. Sadly the ground decided to hit it on the nose. Now on my third AXN along with a bunch of other planes. I keep coming back to the old faithful AXN for a simple bit of poodling around.

[CurryKitten]

Didn't you have a Hubsan Spyhawk first ?

My first FPV plane was an AXN too with pan/tilt. Sadly the ground decided to hit it on the nose. Now on my third AXN along with a bunch of other planes. I keep coming back to the old faithful AXN for a simple bit of poodling around.

[krikey]

Didn't you have a Hubsan Spyhawk first ?

That doesn't count as it was crap (and I forgot about it). I'll start again...

My first FPV plane was an Hubsan Spyhawk. Sadly the ground decided to hit it on the nose (common theme here). Followed by an AXN. Now on my third AXN along with a bunch of other planes. I keep coming back blah blah blah....