Re: Really Old TV Coverage of Indoor Free Flight

From: Tom Juell <vinfiz1911_at_verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 18:05:25 -0000

Hi Max,

A voice in the wilderness. Glad to hear from you. Yes, I have
drooled over the center atrium space of NYU's Bobst Library. I can
just see a FF model circling up toward the ceiling. My wife has been
an adjunct professor at NYU for 20 years and I still can't even get in
the library. This town is very territorial. NYU has had 6 or 8
student suicides since we have been here. One off a high floor in the
Bobst Library. Now there is glass around the balconies of each floor.
 Guess I need to start asking questions, but I think no Guerrilla
flying. Also there is the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Ave.
Covers the whole block between 25th & 26th St. Main drill area is
200' x 168' with an arched ceiling about 130' high.

I live a block from the Astor Place Sub Station. Yes, the Subway
system is great. Old farts like me ride for half price. I will
contact you offline and maybe we can meet here in Manhattan or in
Brooklyn somewhere and make a plan. Everyone in this town has a
business plan. Just don't bend over too much around them.

My apologizes to all the other folks in the group but this seems a
good way to find NYC indoor modelers interested in finding a flying
site. If there are other NYC modelers out there contact me offline or
whatever. Lets meet and see what evolves.

Tom Juell
3rd Ave. & 9th St.
New York City

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Max Zaluska" <flyezb@...>
wrote:
>
> If you find anything, let me know. I go to school in Brooklyn but can
> get around to anywhere on a subway, like you I gave up a car when I
> started school there. The NYC Public library has beautiful flat cat 2
> ceilings, the NYU Library building is something like 120ft? Plenty of
> places to do Guerrilla flying..
> Also, people like Bob Bender use to fly at Floyd Bennett Field in
> Brooklyn.
>
> Max
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Tom Juell"
> <vinfiz1911_at_> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>
Received on Wed May 16 2007 - 11:07:58 CEST