Re: Really Old TV Coverage of Indoor Free Flight

From: Tom Juell <vinfiz1911_at_verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 21:54:41 -0000

I recently was talking with Dan Marek who lives near Columbia
University in New York City. Up until a few years ago he was part of
the group that flew Indoor FF in the Columbia Rotunda. But, one of
the Columbia University officials got huffy and they lost access to
the space. Dan now flies Outdoor FF with the Brooklyn Skyscrapers at
Wawayanda.

I have been trying to find New York City (NYC) Indoor Modelers that
have an indoor flying space but so far no luck. I may have to try to
get to Lakehurst or Teaneck for their flying sessions but I don't own
a car so would have to rent one each time to travel - (costs
$450/month to park a car in NYC.)

I am starting my rounds of the Police Athletic League, Parks
Department, and local HS's to see if I can find a location that would
look favorably on Indoor Modelers. Even a 25' ceiling would give room
to trim out smaller Indoor FF models.

If there are any other FF modelers out there, living in NYC, that
either have a NYC flying location or want to find one please contact
me. I am building a lot of kits and scratch built rubber power models
but really have no place to adequately trim them out.

Hope springs eternal.

Tom Juell
New York City

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Fred or Judy Rash"
<frash_at_...> wrote:
> My guesses would be Ed Whitten and Ron Williams. I was not involved
in indoor FF at that time and never met either of them but do have Ron
Williams' book. My kids watched 3-2-1 Contact.
>
> Fred Rash
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ewmonda
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:01 PM
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Really Old TV Coverage of Indoor
Free Flight
>
>
> The first time I ever saw indoor free flight was on an episode of an
> old PBS children's show called "3-2-1 Contact". There was an episode
> in 1983 that featured indoor free flight at Columbia University. Does
> anyone else remember that, and who would have been the flyers
featured
> there? Anyone still active today?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric Monda
>
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