Back in September, Flying Models editor Frank Fanelli began this page with the following words. "There are old model designs that never seem to fade away ..." With all due respect, I must say that I hold Frank-and Bob Hunt before him-in that same high esteem. Together, they have guided Flying Models for all but my first two years of building model airplanes. And while change remains inevitable, I somehow never expected either would leave their post until it happened. It was with some surprise this winter, therefore, that I received Henry Carstens' call with news of Frank's imminent retirement. I was inevitably flattered by his invitation to discuss working together, yet at the same time, the intimidation factor was not insignificant. Both Fanelli and Hunt had set the bar quite high with their own contributions to a legacy that now stretches back over 85 years. Intimidated? Indeed, but also very interested.
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