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   The last time I appeared in
Model Aviation
magazine
was around 2000 when they published a few
modeling
themed crossword puzzles I constructed. Now, in the March 2016 edition, appears
not just one but three honorable mentions. Thanks to the editors.
The first is in the list of donors for the AMA Museum. Melanie paid for one of
the memorial "Walk of Fame" sidewalk bricks as a Christmas present, so my name (Kirt
Blattenberger) showed up in there.
 The second is in the "Focal Point" feature
where models built by AMA members are posted along with a brief description. My
"Enterprise-E"
electric-powered control line model is displayed. There is a web page dedicated
to the Enterprise-E construction and first flight here on the AirplanesAndRockets.com
website.
 Third, but by no means least, is an account
in Dave Gee's "Safety Comes First" column that relates a scary experience I had
during one flight with the Enterprise-E. I had sent him an e-mail telling of how
after doing some re-programming on the ESC timer I switched out the propeller for
a new one and forgot to notice that is was of the left-hand pitch type. That caused
some excitement when the motor started!
Posted June 21, 2024
(updated from original post
on 3/5/2016)
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