KEYSTONE Indoor Electric Fun-Fly: It
appears that the Keystone Indoor Electric Fun
Fly is going to be the event to attend March
2 -3. Mark Vukmanovich has provided the
following update on the events activities in
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
“We have added another terrific pilot to
the list for demonstrations. Dan Landis, an
accomplished F3A pilot, will fly a
demonstration flight for us on Saturday. He
has competed in several Nats as well as the ETOC
and XFC.
“Dean Pappas will be sharing his 43 years
of modeling experience in one of the several
seminars throughout the event. Dean’s hobby
career has covered more than four decades in
all three disciplines of aeromodeling. His
noted accomplishments include Pattern
performances that kept him in the top 10 fliers
in the country for most of the 1980s as well as
designing his own series of Pattern aircraft.
“Dean helped invent the widely used CL
Stunt tuned-pipe system and authored
hundreds of articles in various hobby
magazines. He will present a highperformance
electric seminar focusing on
motor speed controllers and battery setups and
a seminar on the new revolution of electricpowered
CL Stunt aircraft.
“Also on the seminar roster will be Joe
Malinchak, showcasing his micro RC skills in
a ‘How to get started in micro RC’
presentation. This will be a must-attend
seminar for those wondering what it takes to
get into this amazing facet of our hobby.
“The list of vendors and sponsors
continues to grow. Anyone interested in being
a vendor and/or sponsor can contact me via Email
at [email protected], Joe Malinchak at
[email protected], or visit our Web site at
www.simodels.com/keystone_flyin/.”
Jackson County Aeromodelers: This has
been a great year for the Jackson County
Aeromodelers of West Virginia. The awards
Christmas dinner was held at Cedar Lake
Conference Center.
A wonderful guest speaker, Major Kenny
Hale from the Air National Guard 130th AW,
spoke of his father’s role in the Tuskegee
Experiment with the Army Air Corps in the
1940s. He also spoke of the hardships the
black soldiers had to endure while serving
their country.
Jackson County president Chuck Westfall
presented a plaque to Major Kenny Hale
making him an honorary club member.
Major Hale with several junior fliers in the club
after pinning them with their wings and firstflight
pins.
Jim Martin, District III associate vice
president, provided the following information.
“The Springfield Model Airplane Club in
Springfield, Ohio, held its eighth annual swap
meet November 24, 2006, at the VFW Post
1031 Meeting Hall. Mike Harter and David
Snyder combined their efforts to organize the
event, but as with all events, it takes the help
from all the club members to be successful.
“And a success it was! The weather was
picture-perfect and while the spouses were out
shopping, all of the members were ready to
burn off the Thanksgiving turkey consumed
the day before, scurrying around the floor
snapping up the bargains or just chewing the
fat with their friends.”
Where are the deals?
The Columbus Aero RC Club held its annual
swap meet/static display at the Grove City
Church of the Nazarene. A club member,
Pastor Don Bowman, was instrumental in
obtaining the church’s multipurpose room for
the club to use. Earl Davis, club CD and
president, organized the event.
The club thought that having its swap meet
on the same day as the JR Electric Festival
would be detrimental to attendance but as it
turned out, many people said that they
stopped by the swap meet on their way to the
Electric Fest. The swap shop tables were
abuzz with activity all morning.
The club also gives out trophies for several
different classes in the static-display area
which is open to everyone. The classes this
year were: less-than-.90 sport model, .90-andlarger
sport model, stand-off Scale, helicopter,
glider, electric, best of show, and best club
participation. The static displays were on the
thin side this year, so if you plan to come next
year, bring an entry.
The club acquired a Sony portable DVD
player to raffle off. The 50/50 raffles and door
prizes kept the crowd’s attention throughout
the morning.
Come and join the fun next year!
Jean Davis helps with the DVD raffle.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2007/03
Page Numbers: 156