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6FOCUS-MARCH2015overmyleisuretime.Thentwoyearslaterin1955Igotmarriedandstartedafamily.Andacareer.Iwentlookingforafactoryjobhesays.ButwhentheHRManagersawthatIdnishedhighschoolheofferedmeapositionintheirCostAccountingDepart-ment.Idworkinaccountingallmyprofessionallife.ModelplanesmayhaveremainedinthebackgroundofJohnslifeforeverhaditnotbeenforabitofunex-pectedextratimeonhishands.IhadanhourtokillbeforepickingupmywifeonenightandspentitattheMarkhamHobbyShow.Amaninoneboothinvitedmetoameetingofindooryerswhichwasanewformofyingtome.SeeingthelongerighttimespossibleinsideIwashooked.Thathourchangedmylife.Numerousdesigncategoriesexistamongmodelplanebuilders.Johnfocusedonfree-ightmodels.SomeoftheonesIbuildusepropellerstolifttheplaneoffthegroundjustlikearealone.Othersaregliderswhichlaunchfromacatapultandstayintheairthankstothermals.Johnbuildshisplanesusingrawmaterialsandfre-quentlyfromdesignshehasdevelopedhimself.Iusebalsawoodforthemainstructureandinsomecasesthinmylartocovertheframework.Theassemblyispainstakinganddetailed.BalsawoodisavailableinstripswhichJohntrimstotherequiredlengthandthickness.Thestrutsandsupportshefash-ionsarecomparableindimensiontoatoothpick.ThemylarneededtocoversomedesignsisthinnerthancommercialproductslikeSaranWrap.ThenishedproductscanweighaslittleasonegramJohnexplains.Youcanseewhytheyreonlyappropriateindoors.Awindgustoutsidewouldin-stantlydestroythem.Tightly-woundrubberbandsprovidethenecessarypowertothepropeller.AndagainJohnhasahandintheirmanufacture.Ibuyrubberbythepoundanduseaspecialcali-bratedstrippertobringittotheoptimalthickness.Allrubberheexplainswithasmileisnotcreatedequal.Batcheshavedifferingstrengthssosomecangen-eratemoreenergythanothers.Yearsagotherubbertheymadewasbetterqualitythanwhatwegettoday.BlameTigerWoodsforthatTigerWoodsMostgolfballscontainedaninternalwindofrubberuntilTigerannouncedhehitasolidball.Therubberindustrysquantity-manufactureddeclinedsharplyandwithitthequality.Itmadethoseoldbatchesadesirablecollectorsitemamongmodelplanebuilders.Thepropsarethemselvesworksofart.Balsastripsaremeticulouslyshapedwithwaterandplacedoverabottlewhichservesasatinyjig.Theopen-framedesignsareskinnedinmylar.Johnsdesignsfacethesamechallengesasfull-sizedaircraft.Thepropellerforamodelplanerequiresthesamehelicaldesignasarealoneforgreatestefciency.Youreruledbythesameaerodynamicforcesasregu-larplanes.IntheairJohnsairplaneiesgracefully.Unlikeitsfull-sizedcounterpartsthemodelspropellerturnsal-mostlazily.Stilltherhythmicrotationisampletokeeptheplanealoftforaseeminglyindenitetime.OtherthanobstaclesintheroomlightxturesandheatingbulkheadscreatemomentaryproblemsatJohnshousetheplaneoatsforwardslowlybuteffortlesslyfol-lowingitsowncourseatthemercyofcurrentscreatedContinuedfrompage548WaterSt.PortPerryON905985-3767239QUEENSTREETPORTPERRYPHONE905-982-2001FAX905.982.2753taylorcompanyinteriorsgmail.comTAYLORCOMPANYINTERIORSFURNITURESALEMarch1st-14thUPTOOFF50