10 Questions featuring Oscar Furlong

It has been a while since we have done a 10 questions Posting, and to be honest its difficult to get folks to offer their time to answer the questions.   Oscar Furlong however,  was gracious enough to spend a few minutes answering these questions.  Oscar Furlong is a frequent flyer at the Norton field, and has been a PVMAC member for 5 years.   Oscar also attends most monthly Club meetings, and while in attendace at these meetings, he seems to win something.

1. Tell us a little about yourself.
   I am a motorcycle mechanic running a small shop with my two sons.
2. How long have you been flying model airplanes?
   I have been in the hobby for 9 years. My dad used to buy  me plastic models when I was a kid.
3. What was the first airplane you flew and how did it go?
   When I was 7, I made my own kites and rockets, but my first RC was a cox cesna 182.  I bought it on 1998 but I didn't fly it until 2003, and crashed it, of course.  3 months later I found an RC instructor at a local hobby store and he tought me to fly.
4. What types of planes do you fly most of the time and why? (i.e. Scale. Sport, EDF, IMAC,  Pylon,  Float, 3D, Giant, etc.)
   3d, scale, edf's and helicopters, but now I focus on  helis.
5. What is/are your most favorite aspects about being involved in this hobby?
   Building, I really like to build, and then see if it fly.
6. Tell me about the airplane you enjoy flying most today?
   A 25% cap 232 gasoline, and a EDF hobbyking foammy shark
7. What's the best memory you have since becoming involed in this hobby?
   
   too many, but all the events at the field are a great memories,
   Too many, but all the events at the field are a great memories.
8. What is the biggest mistake you've made (in the Hobby), and what did you learn from it?
   I crashed a very nice P-47 because I did not check the receiver battery. Now i really take care of the batteries
9. What are you working on now?
   An ultimate biplane 85cc gas engine.
10. If you could fly in any real airplane, what would it be and why?
    I am planing on helicopter flight training to fly ultralight Helicopters. Why?  because the price of a small heli is like a big SUV,  and  I can transport in a trailer and storage it in my back yard. Oh, and I like helis.