Re: Take-Away from a visit to the Beatrice, NE Indoor Fly-In this past weekend

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:00:19 -0400

Very nice report. Kudos to both you and Mark!

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:59 PM, rrandall666 <rdrandal_at_gmail.com> wrote:

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> I have been very interested in trying my hand at flying indoor duration
> for many years but never got around to it. When I discovered that Mark
> Bennett and others were flying in Beatrice, NE. I decided to make the trip
> down from Lincoln with my wife to watch the activities.
>
> I wasn't able to attend until late Sunday afternoon so upon arrival there
> were 3 individuals still flying their models. I previously had been in
> Contact with Mark about the fly-in and I was hoping that Mark was still
> there, which he was.
>
> I've enjoyed watching Indoor models ever since observing the indoor
> nationals which were held in Lincoln, NE at Pershing Auditorium many, many
> years ago. I have always wanted to build and fly an indoor model but never
> got around to it because of work and too many other hobbies.
>
> Mark upon meeting me went out to his car and brought in an LPP and spent
> the next 45 minutes of his time showing me how to assemble the model and
> then proceeded to hand the plane over to me to try and ready it for flight
> without destroying it in the process.
>
> With shaking hands and bad eyesight (forgot my reading glasses) and
> numerous attempts and encouragement from Mark the model was made almost
> ready to fly. My stress-level began to really escalate as Mark showed me
> how to wind the motor and handed the winder to me to complete the process.
>
> Walking out to the middle of the floor to release the model made me feel
> like I was walking across a frozen lake. Every step I took I could see the
> wing-covering move from the air resistance I created. My stride went down
> to what felt like a few inches per step.
>
> Once we were positioned at the center of the flying area mark told me to
> release the prop and give the model a very slight push. To my total
> amazement the craft left from my fingers and began to slowly circle gaining
> altitude. I watched as the model floated in the air like a butterfly.
>
> Mark having allowed me to ready the model and actually fly it gave me a
> totally new perspective. Watching indoor-models in person or on video is
> wonderful but actually flying one is totally awe-inspiring. I couldn't wait
> to get home to begin planning how I could go about building my own model.
>
> I really appreciate the time Mark and others took talking to me at the
> event. The indoor bug has hooked me once again but this time I plan to
> actually attempt to build something. I hope to have a model I can take to
> Beatrice the next time indoor folks go flying there. Hopefully it will
> actually fly.
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Received on Tue Oct 16 2012 - 07:00:20 CEST