In the early 1980s my dad’s hobby was flying “Old Timer” RC model aircraft. The plans had to date from 1942 or before. I couldn’t find any contemporary rule boo

In the early 1980s my dad’s hobby was flying “Old Timer” RC model aircraft. The plans had to date from 1942 or before. I couldn’t find any contemporary rule books but [0] looks accurate. I’m glad to see it continues to this day. When they weren’t competing, which was most of the time, they’d play. It was very common to pop a servo controlled very light disposable camera in planes. I must be misremembering some details - how did they forward to the next frame? Were there repeat timers on such old cameras? The type of aircraft was perfect - slow stable gliders. They took a few minutes of fuel to climb then glided for 10+ minutes. It was my job to retrieve the aircraft from wherever it landed. Sadly I have no access to example photos. This widespread practise was almost identical to the blog post. Thanks for sharing! It brought back memories. Off thread: Covers of 1980s RC Modeller magazine are a long way from 2022 norms. [1] [0] https://www.maaa.asn.au/images/pdfs/Australian-Rules-S5-Old-Timer-Rules-2017.pdf https://www.maaa.asn.au/images/pdfs/Australian-Rules-S5-Old-... [1] https://designyoutrust.com/2022/01/portraits-of-lovely-ladies-featured-on-the-covers-of-radio-control-modeler-magazines-from-the-1970s-and-1980s/ https://designyoutrust.com/2022/01/portraits-of-lovely-ladie...