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Editor's note: because of the enthusiastic response to Current Thoughts, I'm pleased to present Greg Gimlick, a long-time electrics flyer. He and I will be sharing the writing duties as we take this column monthly. I'll see you next month.

A NEW FACE and name? What's happening? The fulfillment of a dream; I guess that's how I'd describe it ... writing for Model Airplane News. As a kid, I remember seeing the magazine in the hobby shop and marveling at the magic I saw within its covers (or at least I believed it to be magical; maybe I still do). After a brief rest since "retiring" from writing monthly electric flight column in another magazine, Larry Marshall asked me whether I'd like to alternate months with him writing a column.

I'm a retired Army helicopter pilot who now performs his flights of fancy with model airplanes instead of real ones, and my main interest for several years has been electric flight. With my history as an instructor pilot and schoolteacher, I hope to bring you information on topics of interest and to remove some of the obstacles you may think stand in your way ... and have some fun in the process. As Larry and I develop the column, we'll cover as many aspects of this subject as we can, from the very technical to the very basic and, hopefully, we'll please the majority. Your input is crucial if we're to point the subject matter in the right direction, so be sure to contact us. I look forward to hearing from many old and new friends. Send your pictures and full descriptions of your setups so we can share them and continue to build a database of "what works."

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