Graham Lawrie

[Graham Lawrie]

[Paul: Split from http://www.rc-hangout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=70]

Graham Lawrie:)
I like most had the childhood fascination with all things flying. I come from a very poor background, so folks never had much to spend on toys. Big family with 9 of us in total, 3 died. So the child in me never left. Flew loads of real planes etc in the Air Training Corps (RAF Cadets), where i got my glider pilots licence, which sadly i never pursued:(

Every time i was in a shop with co-ax helis, i always held one up showed the wife and hinted , birthday, xmas, but never got one::(

It all changed when totally out of the blue 2 xmas,s ago the wifes aunt saw one not knowing i always wanted one and bought me a cheap co-ax.

After the first crash(went out of signal range) i bought a 9011. Saw Alan Szabo on Youtube and the bug bit. Then more small ebay crashed buys which i repaired, and money pit of a 9011 that never flew right, the Mrs okayed it to get a 450,though i really wanted a 550.

Struggled to get the 450 going then found RC_Help. Got it going but always struggled with 3gx, until Cameron swapped the 3gx for an AR7200BX .
NEVER looked back, 450 became rock solid, bought 600 From Lee, 550 From Cameron, crashed flew crashed repeat...... 150 bought, micro-quad...

Learnt loads, met some awesome net friends, rising from the ashes of a past website, to now channeling my energy with like minded friends into what has become a major passion in my life........live long and prosper:)

[Tony]

nice one Graham, what happened to the RAF, you would have made it a career to fly these birds at 1:1 scale...lol

[wolfman76]

awesome story to rc flying mate.. i was ARMY GUARDS here in the states was aviation flight operationshave always just had a luv everything rc i guess.. oh yeah on a side note we finally ate the shortbread you sent us and it was a big hit with the kids... lol

[Graham Lawrie]

nice one Graham, what happened to the RAF, you would have made it a career to fly these birds at 1:1 scale...lol

Joined the Royal Marines:)

[Graham Lawrie]

awesome story to rc flying mate.. i was ARMY GUARDS here in the states was aviation flight operationshave always just had a luv everything rc i guess.. oh yeah on a side note we finally ate the shortbread you sent us and it was a big hit with the kids... lol

Nice one Kyle:)

[Tony]

you obviously thought the Marines were better than the RAF Graham did you? i wouldnt know, lol, best i got was in Fusiliers and that was only reserves... was good though

[Graham Lawrie]

you obviously thought the Marines were better than the RAF Graham did you? i wouldnt know, lol, best i got was in Fusiliers and that was only reserves... was good though

More comradery in the Marienes:)

[murankar]

Marines here have that same environment. Lots of brotherhood stuff. They say if you mess with a marine you mess with all of them.

[Graham Lawrie]

Marines here have that same environment. Lots of brotherhood stuff. They say if you mess with a marine you mess with all of them.

To True Matthias:) We are just tougher:) I have life long friends, past, present, and in heaven:)

[murankar]

I have a feeling this is going to be the same thing here at the Hangout.

[ken jackson]

I have a feeling this is going to be the same thing here at the Hangout.

I second that! Glad your here Graham!