SIRS Vintage Model Aviation Day this weekend!

Kim wrote:

MauricioB wrote:Friend Kim, all this is very beautiful, I'm watching this gentleman fly his UC model making harriers (minute 1:55) it's great!!!, the engine is always in good shape!
Thanks for sharing!

HalfaDave wrote:Hi Kim,
Thanks for posting the great videos. Much appreciated !
Like I was there.  Some observations:
-nice 'limp' windsock, very hard to organize !
-the distance between the two 'BeTweens'...
-a rich BiSlob flight, did a grass lap touch and go, and leaned out for hovering and a tail and go !
-very nice Cox CL flights... Love that doppler sound effect, you don't get at the handle !
Also,
According to my calculations:
With your Shrike, you got 40mph backwards/60mph fwd...
Congratulations !
Worlds first 100mph Shrike !
Take care,
Have fun,
Dave

Kim wrote:That's Breezy Hill Flyer Leo, flying John Cralley's "Bi-Slob".

GallopingGhostler wrote:

Kim wrote:That's Breezy Hill Flyer Leo, flying John Cralley's "Bi-Slob".

How is John Cralley these days? He was instrumentally one of the administrators on the Brotherhood of the Ring website, which unfortunately over time lost its membership and finally was taken off-line. It was going great may be 8 years ago, then had a falling out of some sort. I don't fully understand the contentions that went one, but people left the forum one by one.

Then it was down to only a very small handful. may be 4 years ago, then hardly anyone posted. I was saddened to see it bite the dust along with Stuka Stunt forums.

Kim wrote:John is still ticking along.  He and wife, Mary, celebrated their 60th Anniversary this past June.

He was at the Celebration both days, bringing his Ringmaster and Bi-Slob.  I got to fly his Ringmaster on Saturday, and then Leo flew both his Ringmaster and Bi-Slob on Sunday.

I SOMEHOW forgot AGAIN to get a photo of all of us with John and Mary, and it will be a priority to do that if I go back for their "National Model Aviation Day" on August 12th.

Yeah, I joined the Brotherhood of the Ring a couple years before it went dead.  It was a great time at first, and I got several Ringmaster mugs, stickers, and shirts from the members who sold them.

It just gradually became more difficult to log in and their were lots of complaints about hacking associated with the site's function.  I think also that some of the members passed away.

John established a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/475598765797420 that carries on sort of like the original site, and also is a connection for logging flights of the World-Wide Ringmaster Fly-a-Thon (coming this October 7th & 8th).