http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com The misadventures of an RC Fanatic Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:07:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/08/03/at-tocinowack-2/ I was doing my usual rounds of reading everything in the RCPhilippines forums when I ran accross this word. How strange I thought. Tocino & wack mixed together. I had thought that some bloke had mispelled my hometown's specialty dish... it turns out, it was something more. "An all-electric fly-in" was the description ... http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/08/03/tocinowack-2/ Not the same Mini Miss America referred to in the story "Sailing in Zambales" but a Miss Am nonetheless.   http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/07/26/19/ Sometimes, my wife's family and I gather together for a reunion of sorts during Holy Week. The venue for these gatherings is usually held in Iba, Zambales. This is the provincial home of my wife's uncle - Jun Aranas. He has a largish beach property there. Several storms had destroyed his ... http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/07/25/sailing-in-zambales/ The kits of Radio Controlled Helicopters should have a proper label on them saying "GOVERNMENT WARNING: RC Helicopter flying is dangerous to your health. Contains addicting substances." It was July 3, 2006 when I finally got my first taste of hovering. I'd been preparing for it for nearly six months on ... http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/07/24/of-champions-addiction/ http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/07/22/17/ To the best of my recollection, the first person to ask me about my reasons for building RCPhilippines.com was Alex Vergara.  He'd called me over the cellphone to introduce himself & volunteered to help moderate specific topics covered in RCPhilippines.com. My reply to him was far from short.  I told him that I spend ... http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/07/14/why-are-you-doing-this/ The title of this could easily have been "HOW TO SCARE YOUR FRIENDS AT THE FLYING FIELD". I chose the shorter of the possible titles. It all started when I gave a good friend Gel Guerrero an old glider - a Windsoar 2.8 meter sailplane. Being a RC helicopter enthusiast, he ... http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/06/16/gung-ho/ It had been three years since I'd last gone flying. On July 2005, I decided that it had been too long, and it was time to get back into the Sport & Hobby. During my stint away from planes, I was busy with RC Sailboats. I had heard from them that ... http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/06/14/how-to-scare-your-friends-make-a-bad-impression/ My first visit to Vista Real is a story worthy of RC Fables. I came to the flying field on a sunday with a single glider. At that time, I had brought an Olympus - borrowed from the legendary Fil Avena. Upon arrival at the flying field, I was quickly introduced ... http://www.corky.rcphilippines.com/2006/06/10/okay-ba-memories-of-1998-vista-real/