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| 05-01-2016 08:24 PM | ||
| OLD PRAIRIE RED NECK |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? Out here lots of stores carried Cox and Gillows stuff. MacLeod's, Wool Co, Eatons, Woolworth's, Sears etc... I had the yellow and blue PT trainer and later a pink Shoestring racer because it looked so cool and fast. Too heavy though as you had to swing it on the line as well as the engine peaked to get out of ground effect! |
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| 05-01-2016 04:15 PM | ||
| BryGuy |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? I was about 9 or 10 years young and saw complete box sets, Mustangs, Spitfires etc. Battery, a can of gas, control line and handle a starter flip stick. My little hobby shop had several of these for the kids of Dads who were into the hobby buying early R/C gear. All plastic and they didn't hold up to too many crashes, but for the price, was easier to buy a new plane. That is why we ended up with a dozen of these baby engines. We would put them in home built free flight airplanes we built from plans in magazines. Ive been hooked in this hobby from an early start. http://shankrc.com/wp-content/upload...02/cox-P40.jpg |
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| 05-01-2016 02:51 PM | ||
| Max |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? Quote:
Later when I flew 049 CL in school lots, My friends and I were the ones drawing the kids to us. I don't know what happened to kids since then. Now when we fly park fliers, kids don't come running anymore. They walk past, glance our way, shrug, and keep going, noses buried in their Ipdads or mobile phones. Very few kids express an interest in planes, but lately I notice they do seem to come over and ask more questions about the 250 drones than they ever did about park-fliers. |
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| 04-30-2016 05:01 PM | ||
| OLD PRAIRIE RED NECK |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? Back when I was knee high to a grasshopper The call of the "singing gnat" in the neighborhood schoolyard or park of an evening had doors opening and people coming from all up and down the block to watch. It nearly always turned into a neighborhood social event! Now-a-days folks are too self absorbed and narrow minded to embrace the free entertainment and fellowship that it used to foster. We have progressed as a society to this? Yup! Too bad! |
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| 04-30-2016 12:34 PM | ||
| Max |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? Noise complaints are not only based on volume but exposure. a singing gnat of an 049 all day and all afternoon going round and round in the field next door would definitely pis off the neighbors. In this day and age, I am surprised some people still believe they can make whatever noise they want and the neighbors should just put up with it and not complain about it. A Harley comes and goes. Then its gone. A bunch of noisy planes flying in someone's "back yard" will eventually get on everybody's nerves. MAAC put in a muffler rule back in the 70's(?) for a good reason. If you cant be a good neighbor then accept whatever fate comes your way. |
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| 04-28-2016 08:55 PM | ||
| john mantova |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? What about the screaming turbines |
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| 03-31-2016 08:59 PM | ||
| williame3590 |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? Very excellent people to deal with. Bill |
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| 03-27-2016 02:44 PM | ||
| michaely |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? Ditto what Alan said about coxinternational.ca in British Columbia being Hobby King's supplier. On the coxinternational website there is a link to a forum which is a very good information resource for all things Cox and, to a lesser extent, other small engine brands. http://www.coxengineforum.com/ I still have a lot of Cox stuff.... and will still pick up a "good buy" at a swap meet although I find that the Russian Norvel line of .049, .061 and .074 displacement engine, as come with designed in with venturi throttles and mufflers, are hard to beat from a performance viewpoint if you was a muffler and throttled engine in this weight class. Paul Gibeault from Leduc has a post in this category, saying he has control line Cox and other small engines and Cox glow heads for sale and I gather he can be contacted at his personal email |
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| 03-27-2016 08:53 AM | ||
| aspeed |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? Yep, shipping from BC is likely cheaper than from China too. Well maybe not with Canada Post 
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| 03-27-2016 07:24 AM | ||
| BryGuy |
Re: Whatever happened to Cox? Thanks for clearing that up. China is known for it's 'knock-offs' and was thinking it was a clone. |
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