Re: Re: Free Flight themed issue of Model Aviation

From: <themaxout_at_aol.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:32:45 -0400 (EDT)

I see a challenge out there. Some article that can be put in to MA and
not so impressive that it scares away the potential indoor modeler. My
"first" serious indoor plane was the "Hobby Shopper" pushed to me by Tim
Goldstein of A2Z. He challenged me and I still fly it...of course it qualifies
more for a F1L than a competitive EZB now...all the glue and repairs. I
documented it in a series of articles in the M"Max-Out" when I was building it.
 The target as the first "big time" indoor event in Colorado Springs
sponsored by the MMM Club and Don DeLoach.
 
But face it...a newcomer isn't just deciding "Oh, I want to be an indoor
flyer!"
 
A lot of current indoor flyers say that building a lightweight model is a
piece of cake, but you target should be the person who wants to try but does
not want to be faced with the daunting challenge of starting at the top.
 
Success doesn't necessarily mean beating John Kagan or Brett Sanborn. The
guy you want to recruit is the guy who sees Indoor in an article and is
enticed, but currently flies AMA FF or maybe CL or hopefully...the disgruntled
 RC guy.
 
Rick Pangell
Editor of "The Max-Out" Newsletter of
The Magnificent Mountain Men FF Club of Colorado

 
In a message dated 6/25/2012 5:20:32 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
82.jake_at_gmail.com writes:



Maybe it's time for an update. The basic idea would be to build a
pennyplane from hobby shop materials with simple tools and offer online assistance
through Hippocket or this Yahoo list. The goal would be lower the barrier
to entry as far as possible.

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Tom <_tjsova_at_bex.net_
(mailto:tjsova_at_bex.net) > wrote:


 
 
 
I had a Pennyplane construction article published in the March 1975 issue
of American Aircraft Modeler which at the time was the AMA magazine. It was
written for a high school English assignment.




Tom Sova

Sent from my iPad
 

On Jun 25, 2012, at 6:41 PM, Jake Palmer <_82.jake_at_gmail.com_
(mailto:82.jake_at_gmail.com) > wrote:




Has MA ever printed a comprehensive build article for something like LPP?
That seems like a good place to start if the goal is to get people
interested. Perhaps a Hobby Shopper LPP? It could also include a link to this
list so people would have a resource for questions.


On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Chuck Slusarczyk
<_chucks2000_at_roadrunner.com_ (mailto:chucks2000_at_roadrunner.com) > wrote:


 
 
 
Hey Mark
I e- mailed Jay Smith at MA today and he wants me to do an Indoor
article ...so any old photos etc you can send me at
_chucks2000_at_roadrunner.com_ (mailto:chucks2000_at_roadrunner.com) Here's a
chance for us Indoorist to show our stuff...;-)
see ya
 
Chuck s

 
----- Original Message -----
From: _Mark F1diddler_ (mailto:f1diddler_at_yahoo.com)
To: _Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com_
(mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com)

 
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 5:00 PM
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Free Flight themed issue of Model
Aviation




>> I agree whole heartily with Don .If not for John's column Indoor would
have been totally absent from a Free Flight edition of MA
> Maybe it's time to Resurrect NIFFS since Outdoor FF seems to think we
don't exist .Would be like a feature on U- Control and omitting Speed. events
or combat.Nuff said.>>>

Has anyone here, within the last decade, presented Model Aviation with
good indoor content and been refused?
Received on Mon Jun 25 2012 - 16:32:52 CEST