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Yeah Tee Bee ! Looks really Nice ! Man you got a few engines and planes in the hanger , good looking crowd of Cox Engines and some others too Glad you could take part in this journey hope you got time to write in the log book to . Take care brother !

Thanks! I wrote in the book and enjoyed reading all the other entries as well. The engines pictured are just some of my favorites that I keep on a bookshelf lately. There are so many more that I’m almost embarrassed to admit it. Boxes full of them. New ones. Worn out ones. Parts for them, etc. Not to mention those mounted on firewalls. It has started to weigh on me lately how many I have hoarded over the years. My mother had become a hoarder in her last years and my wife and I have been cleaning out her house lately since she passed away. It has made me stop and think about what will happen to all my “stuff” when I’m gone. It rarely means as much to the next generation. My kids will never run and fly any of them and certainly have no interest in a giant collection of Cox engines and the planes that go with them. It has brought me much joy and is quite sad to realize what will happen to them once they reach new hands. I have spent a couple of months trying to sell, give away, and re-home my mom’s stuff that no one in our family wants. Numerous trips to the dumpster! I bet a lot of members in this forum have been having those thoughts.

Wow! Troy, you have a treasure trove of Cox powered fun flyers! Especially love your Shark Face with rotary valve .049 RR-1 with form factor of the Golden Bee reedie. I bet that the Shark Face really hauls as a sport flyer under the extra horses of the RR-1, good way to bring in the groceries. And, the TD .010 powered Wee Stick, too.

Good going on doing a nice photo presentation prior to forwarding to Ron, in memory of Rusty.

Thanks! The Sharkface is a hoot!

https://youtu.be/JfuCFZQdY_A?si=0wzF6CQl63qZKVaM

Tee Bee wrote:Thanks!  The Sharkface is a hoot!

Troy, your Shark Face with the RR-1 moved out like it was a pylon racer! In glide it slowed down, glide reminded me of my rudder only and two channel planes.

From what I recall, the S.F. had a slightly smaller wingspan, as a rudder only, built light probably a .020 Tee Dee would be a good ticket for it. Of course back then, there were the lower powered British half-A glow engines, and a bunch of suitable diesel half-A's to suit, along with on our side of the pond, the US OK Cubs and other's offerings.

Your field has something we lack, very nice full grass. Ours is hard packed clay earth and shrubs. That is what we call grass here. Plus, your field has wide open spaces with the surrounding farmland, it appears, not much different than ours.

Very nice pictures Troy. Glad you managed to take part, even with everything going on.