On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:31:08 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

Oops - typo - I meant wearing shirts with ties (not shorts). But there's
quite a difference between the sportswear of then and now, that's for
sure.

Now there we agree. Pictures of competitors from the 50s at free flight
model flying competitions still kill me. Wearing shirt, tie and jacket
while launching a power model with its oily exhaust plume or wearing them
while retrieving models on a typical wet, windy competition day makes
even less sense than rigging a glider while wearing the same clothing.


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