MiniMaster Kit by AAMCo Andrews

When I was a teenager living in Holly Hill Harbor, Maryland, a man down the road from me was an avid R/C modeler and had a carport chock full of airplanes, engines, radio systems, and assorted modeling tools and accessories. I've mentioned him before; I bought my 3-channel OS Digitron DP-3 radio system from him for a cool $100 (earned from my paper route and cutting grass). He was kind enough to give my flying buddy, Jerry Flynn, and me a couple pieces of his excess inventory. A broken but repairable Andrews MiniMaster was handed to me one day, which was a real thrill for me in the day. I fixed what needed fixing and installed my 3-channel radio in it. Although the MiniMaster is a full house (4-channel) ship, I fixed the rudder in place and hooked up the ailerons for flying. After scraping together enough money for an OS .20 R/C engine, I taxied it all over the road in front of my parents' house for as long as the neighbors would tolerate the noise - and the RF interference on TV channel 5. After finally talking my father into driving me to the Prince Georges Radio Control Club (PGRC) flying field with it, nobody there was willing to do a test flight for me because 1) it was considered too underpowered, and 2) they didn't trust the radio system. Shortly thereafter I bought an AAMCo Andrews H-Ray and using the same engine and radio, managed to teach myself to fly with.

The photos presented here were downloaded from multiple MiniMaster kits listed on eBay. They typically sell in the $100 to $175 price range, which is very comparable to what a new kit of similar size and complexity would sell for today. Alas, I do not have one of these MiniMaster kits in my meager collection of model airplane paraphernalia I had as a kid.

AAMCo Andrews MiniMaster Flight Video

Posted March 28, 2020