Ripmax Acro Wot mk2, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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Acro Wot - Instructions
The Designer
The fascination of flight captured Chris's imagination early on in his life when he started building, from kits and plans,
simple free flight gliders and rubber powered models. By his early teens, Chris was already experimenting with his own
designs, several of which have been featured as constructional plans in various aeromodelling magazines.
It wasn't long before his fiercely competitive nature started to show itself, with Chris channelling his energies into competing
at national level with his own high performance free flight gliders.
In due course, Chris became tempted by the affordability of simple and fairly reliable radio control equipment, so by 1967
he had already designed, built and flown his first radio controlled glider. By 1976 his career in the architectural profession
came to an end when he decided to channel his knowledge and experience into a full time kit manufacturing business,
'Chris Foss Designs'. It soon developed into one of the UK's most successful and respected R/C model businesses, offering
a range of stylish and quality products.
With the advent of reliable and advanced radio control systems, Chris was able to expand his competition flying with
considerable success. His competition highlights include becoming 1977 British National Thermal Soaring Champion,
1986 British National Scale Champion, placing 4th at the 1986 World Scale Championships in Norway, placing 6th at the
1992 World Scale Championships in the USA, and winning both 1992 and 1993 'Radioglide' National Thermal Soaring
Championships.
In the late 70s Chris joined the local gliding club and achieved his ambition to actually fly himself! A few years later he
expanded into powered flight and qualified for his Private Pilot's Licence. By 2007 Chris had accumulated 2000 flying
hours in a wide variety of light aeroplanes, including a vintage Piper Cub, Jungmann aerobatic biplane, various glider tow
planes and his favourite, a Vans RV8 American aerobatic kitplane.
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Chris Foss
Chris Foss
Chris Foss outside his factory in 1990