Written and Submitted by DA (10/1997); Updated (07/2002); Transcribed and Edited by SS (06/2002) and updated by JS (12/2005)
Career
- 1962-: Active member of the Twin City Radio Controllers; has served as president and vice president
- First Minnesota pilot to qualify for the League of Silent Flight (182nd worldwide)
- Co-founder and original performer in the Blue Eagles air show team
- Co-founder of the Scale Flyers of Minnesota
- Current secretary and newsletter editor of the Scale Flyers of Minnesota, Inc.
- Frequently a contest director and event director
- Articles published in Model Aviation, Scale RC Modeler and RC Modeler magazines
- Had 14 published Radio Controlled designs
- 2000-: Top Gun Flight Judge
Honors
- 1978: Winner of the Walt Billett Award
Retired design engineer, Lockheed Martin
Began modeling in the late 1940s, flying Free Flight and Control Line models.
Entered first AMA contest in 1952, flying a Jasco Floater towline glider.
Assembled first Radio Control set from a schematic found in a library book.
Active member of the Twin City Radio Controllers since 1962.
First pilot in Minnesota to qualify for the League of Silent Flight; 182 worldwide.
Former president and vice president of the Twin City Radio Controllers.
Co-founder of and original performer in the Blue Eagles air show team.
Winner of the Walt Billett Award in 1978. This trophy now resides in the National Model Aviation Museum.
Current secretary and newsletter editor of the Scale Flyers of Minnesota, Inc., a special interest group that co-sponsors scale events in collaboration with local RC clubs. Cofounded in 1984.
Frequent contest director and event director.
Frequent competitor in Scalemasters, AMA Nationals (Nats), Toledo Expo and local flying events. Fourth place in designer scale at the 2001 AMA Nats.
Top Gun Flight Judge since 2000.
Author of many articles and stories published in Model Aviation, Scale RC Modeler and RC Modeler magazines.
Author of 14 published RC designs ranging from open-class sailplanes to giant scale. Ten of these designs have appeared on the covers of these magazines.
Latest design: “ARADO 96B” in the May and June 2002 issues of RC Modeler magazine.
Lifetime ambition: to fly an exact scale model of the original Wright Flyer. (signed) David P. Andersen July 20, 2002
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