Ripmax WotsWot XL Instructions Manual - PDF Version

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The fascination of flight captured
Chris's imagination early on in
his life when he started building,
from kits and plans, simple free
flight gliders and rubber powered
models. By his early teens, Chris
was already experimenting with his
own designs, several of which have
been featured as constructional
plans in various aeromodelling
magazines.

It wasn't long before his fiercely
competitive nature started to
show itself, with Chris channelling
his energies into competing at
national level with his own high
performance free flight gliders.
In due course, Chris became
tempted by the affordability of
simple and fairly reliable radio
control equipment,

 

so by 1967 he had already designed, built and flown his first radio controlled glider. By 1976 his career in the architectural profession
came to an end when he decided to channel his knowledge and experience into a full time kit manufacturing business,
'Chris Foss Designs'. It soon developed into one of the UK's most successful and respected R/C model businesses, offering
a range of stylish and quality products.

With the advent of reliable and advanced radio control systems, Chris was able to expand his competition flying with
considerable success. His competition highlights include becoming 1977 British National Thermal Soaring Champion,
1986 British National Scale Champion, placing 4th at the 1986 World Scale Championships in Norway, placing 6th at the
1992 World Scale Championships in the USA, and winning both 1992 and 1993 'Radioglide' National Thermal Soaring
Championships.

In the late 70s Chris joined the local gliding club and achieved his ambition to actually fly himself! A few years later he
expanded into powered flight and qualified for his Private Pilot's Licence. By 2015 Chris had accumulated 2500 flying
hours in a wide variety of light aeroplanes, including a vintage Piper Cub, Jungmann aerobatic biplane, various glider tow
planes and his favourite, a Vans RV8 American aerobatic kitplane.