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[Mattias Kessén]

How cool! Congratulations!
I will get and read the book.

Mattias


Den lör 14 aug. 2021 12:48ustonThomas Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net>
skrev:

> I will have to read the book.  I was big in Model Airplanes until got
> married.  Also went Hunting or Fishing every weekend.  Model airplanes were
> the middle of the week unless there was a special event then I had to make
> a decision.
>
> I give up model Airplanes and Fishing but kept my hunting Habit.
>
> Now I am retired and having saved all my Model Airplanes and kits built a
> Office/Electronics/Model Airplane shop inside my 3500 sq ft shop.
>
> I am just completing moving everything in.  I plan to build my own radios
> and airplanes.  Join a model Air-Plane club in the area and see if I still
> have knack.   I was building my radios  right before giving it up.  The
> radios have changed but I need a challenge in retirement and my experience
> is in designing  high performance electronics and writing firmware.
>
> I never would have guess you would be involved in Radio Control Airplanes.
>
> Small World.
>
> Maybe I will even get time to restore my old tractors.
>
> I also plan to do some traveling.  Purchased a Fore-travel Diesel pusher.
> Been working on that the last six months and going on short trips to
> certify things.  I pretty much have it in shape.  My experience with Diesel
> trucks was on the farm and Designing Seismic Vibrator trucks in the 70's
> and 80's. My Heavy Diesel mechanic skills are coming back.  Hope I have
> enough time to do everything.
>
> May make an RV trip to Alaska If I live long enough. Better to have too
> much to do instead of not enough don't you think.
>
> On Friday, August 13, 2021, 05:48:52 PM CDT, Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> As things are slow at this time , and since I am friends with several of
> you on FaceBook , I wanted to let all of you know about an event that has
> recently happened to me . I have always been interested in antique tractors
> and of all things , Airplanes . I am Secretary , Treasurer of the La 2 cyl
> club and have been for the last 13 years . I have been a member of the
> LakeAreaRadioControlSoicity ( LARKS ) and a charter member since 1968 .
> There is also a Model AirPark named after me ( Bo Hinch Model Air Park ) in
> Sulphur , La .
> So , in November of last year , my middle daughter asked me to do a favor
> for her , which was to write a short story about my life . As I was  middle
> aged when she was born , she never knew any of her grandparents as they
> were all deceased and she thought it would make for interesting future
> reading for all of my children and grandchildren .So I began my story (
> outlined like a book ) and began the long , slow painful hunt & peck system
> on the computer . After about seven months of writing ( along with photos )
> , I turned it over for her to read and make suggestions as to what needed
> to be changed . Her comment was , Dad , I don't want to change a thing and
> as a matter of fact , I am going to have Amazon publish it , 199 pages .
> Well , last week I received my copy and it was / is , amazing to be able to
> read about MY DREAMS AS A SMALL CHILD published by Amazon . .
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BGM1LWW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&asin=B09BGM1LWW&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1
> So , if any of you would like to see what kind of a monster I was growing
> up and trying to keep the old tractors running with very few parts , and at
> the same time watching the airplanes flying over the field where we were
> always working , then you have to buy the book . Search for Bo Hinch on
> amazon and it will come up.
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