paddyindublin
Heliman
Location: Navan , Ireland
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no i never went under the handle of Dublin Paddy , and yes you are quite observant i do indeed live in Navan, which for those who dont know the demographics of the island of Ireland is 50 kms approx north west of Dublin. So i use paddy in dublin as a handle here as its easier to illustrate to peeps on here where im from....
I never said I was opening an online store ? who told you that ? Its going to be an rc heli enthusiast website about my helicopters and anything new coming along, run by an rc heli enthusiast i.e ME  the only thing i will be selling are TLA's so click the ads on it and i will make a few euro cets per click ...
Heres my other website which i designed for my motorbike a Suzuki TL1000R , I have a few other sites which are not relevant here but the google adsense revenue is quite nice and pays for my heli fuel !!
check out - http:/tlr1000.net
Im a little uneased by your post, i feel as if you are getting annoyed with me, im only conveying my opinion for whats it s wroth and nothing else ! I was on the field the Day Awesome, (Kieran Roche I think) came to visit the "meath model club" in Cannistown in Navan. That was nearly 4 years ago ! I flew with those guys a couple of weekends as my house is only 5 minutes from their site.
At that time i had only started flying helis having flown fixed wing both model and PPL(A)Full Scale for many years, both myself and a colleague were involved with midlands at that time, incidently i have been involved with midlands since i was 14 years of age ...a long time ago now ...
I remember Kieran flying a Fury i think it was at the time, and yes you are correct, in the eyes of the guys involved in that club they had no interest in broadening their horizons and going to fly-ins, competitions etc etc. A pity really as Dave Bartley flying a nice Freya 90 had the potential to be a good pilot with the right guidance and encouragment. They were happy in theri little bubble so to speak. So I think its unfair to flame them because Kieran went to visit them and nothing came of it, if i remember at the time he was happy to be there. So i quickly dissassociated myself with the club and continued on with Midlands ...
When my son came along i wasnt flying any way regular at all and its only in the last 18 months i have come back to the hobby in a commited way.
I love an open and honest approach to our hobby, I dont like the eliteist attitude i think some heli flyers have towards newcomers and first timers at a particular event, im sorry to have to say that that has been my experience over the years, maybe its me , i dont quite honestly know. If i go to any maci event i try and engage with people, and yes of course you are also correct when you say you can learn a lot, i wouldnt be where i am today if i hadnt got to know people i can talk to, pick up the phone and call if i have a query about any of my models. which are incase you are wondering, a raptor 50 ( my first helicopter) a Fury Extreme and a Trex 700n ...
So currently i fly with the Royal County Flyers at ballivor, 20 minutes from my house and they are a great bunch of guys, only 2 heli pilots in the club so we are very much the minority 
I will give Dave Mc a ring this afternoon and chase up the date for the fly-in at christmas.
So now you know a bit more about me and perhaps we can loose the supicious minds taint on our posts ? I might take you up on your kind invitation to hangar 45 some sunday,thanks for the invite !!
Cheers
Im Not Sponsored ...I work to pay for my Helicopters - MA Fury Extreme , Align Trex 700, Raptor 50 |
