10 Questions featuring Oscar Furlong
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 September 2013 19:11
Published on 05 April 2013
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.
- Tell us a little about yourself.
I am a motorcycle mechanic running a small shop with my two sons.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tell me about the airplane you enjoy flying most today?
A 25% cap 232 gasoline, and a EDF hobbyking foammy shark
- 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.
- 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
- What are you working on now?
An ultimate biplane 85cc gas engine.
- 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.