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The Bleary Eyed Panic Builder...
This sad bird spends all winter complaining about the weather and never pauses long enough to build any models.
On the day before a contest he starts building frantically and is seen at his best about four-thirty in the morning,
still building.
His creations usually look more like a kindergarten finger painting exercise than a model aircraft and have
occasionally been known to fly.
His familiar cry is "Youshouldahelped, youshouldahelped, youshouldahelped."
The Button Pushing Clunk Head...
This lofty creature scorns the simple pleasures of free flight or ,U-control for the higher things in life,
such as radio. Since such tasks as battery testing, escapement winding, or range checking detract from his hours
of pleasure they are ignored. He is shown in characteristic pose, having just realized that his batteries are
dead, his escapement is weak, his transmitter isn't tuned, and his $60 ship has three quarts of fuel aboard.
He is envied for his muscular index finger developed, not as generally supposed by button pushing, but by the
frantic way he rips the price tag off new equipment before venturing into his nest.
He is an ancestor of the "Greater Greenbacked Multi Maker" and has a call something like "itshouldaworked,
itshouldaworked, itshouldaworked."
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The Knuckle Headed Finger Snapper...
This bird likes large souped-up engines and, in order to prove who's boss, floods them up and flicks on regardless.
On the way to the hospital he can be heard uttering his wailing cry of "Omyfinger, omyfinger, omyfinger."
The Thermal Snatching DT Hater...
This healthy bird spends weeks building each free flight model but hasn't time to incorporate a fuse or timer.
At dawn on contest days he snags a thermal and promptly disappears over the horizon in pursuit of his pride and
joy, returning empty handed just as the contest closes.
Because of his unusual running style - head straight up and hands clasped in prayer - he can frequently be
found face down in muddy ditches, snow drifts or fertilizer heaps, sobbing softly.
His heart rending cry is "Iwishlhaditback, lwishIhaditback, lwishIhaditback."
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The Greater Bellied U-Controller...
This strange bird, a product of North America. is seen and heard in flying fields across the nation. He likes
long flights but is unable to manage a walk exceeding the length of his lines, and never more than 72 feet. He
is easily recognized by his raucous call of "mindthelines, mindthelines, mindthelines"
The Tangle Brained Rat Racer...
This mixed-up bird builds funny little models with large engines, small wings and no shape. When not be-ing
flown they are used to stir up cans of dope which have become too thick to brush. Some of this clings to the model
until it is removed using hot fuel and strange swear words.
On contest days they spend the morning running engines in front of the contest director's microphone while
arguing about the rules. lm-mediately the event is called extra time is requested in order to warm up. Once everyone
is at the right temperature they coagulate in the center of the circle and indulge in an arm waving orgy.
Their cry varies from bird to bird but is usually something like: "Start-youbas-, startyoubas-, startyoubas-".
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