Bro daks Fly-In 97 U Tim Ehien pilot walked out parking area onto flying field stunned what saw asked someone heaven No Brodaks heaven settled Earth two beautiful days June 14-15 30 pilots 90 entries competed played reminisced first annual Brodak Fly Carmichaels Pennsylvania sponsored Brodak Manufacturing Distributing all-Control Line AMA-sanctioned event featured some best old new truly breathtaking event hosted John Brodak president company bears family name Brodak 58 born raised small mining town hills southwest Pennsylvania family business includes Control Line company three grocery stores three video stores print shop mobile home park electric company DJ company Brodak has spinning platters parties 40 years under name Johnny Lee Despite varied interests seemingly endless energy Johns first love flying Fathers Day weekend dads sons flying everywhere Fly-In offered three areas ofPrecision Aerobatics Precision Aerobatics competition Racing Stunt Navyand special Junior Stunt event Contest Carrier Racing events includedDirector Bob Hunt got help assistant Foxberg Clown Racing Navy CarrierCD Dave Braun Doug Taffinder featured Class II combined ProfileChief Judge 36 Profile 15 has Contest Director largest series events Stuntsince 1974 What brought him out included Old-Time Classic Profilewoodwork help event 40 Model Aviation ge Aldrich Brodak Nobler issued 40th anniversary Top Flite kits release Above below Pete Klepsics 38 Special smoke wanted help John efforts support Control Line flying Hunt said has done much bring back hobby Just looking number Stunt pilots reactions weekend event may become Vintage Stunt Championship East Taffinder echoed Hunts thoughts great site beautiful support good pilots having good weekend flying great flying enough Stunt legend George Aldrich also present meet talk pilots Aldrich Nats stunt champion times over honored Brodak bringing out new kit famous Nobler George spent time reminiscing pilots has known over years new pilots wanted meet him gracious everyone offering advice talking engines looking old pictures airplanes pilots Nats past did chalk-talk seminar engines rapt group 15 have number contests will never forget weekend Aldrich said Fly-In literally held Brodaks backyard site ten acres four November 1997 41 Kyle Freeman 05 FP 40-powered Semetar Dan Banjock ST A6powered Stiletto Dragon Fox 35 power Contest DIrector Bob Hunt helps start stubborn Pattern Master designed Jim Greenway flown Gary Lutz Bill Harris holds Flying Clown classic Enya 19 took second place Clown Racing 220 laps Randy Hoicroft launches Miss Joanne Bob Zambelli Clown Racing event Bob first 233 laps well-groomed flying circles Three circles have cement launch pads centers fourth circle all-grass used Stunt practice circles doubled Navy Cagier regulation wood deck Solitary trees between flying circles provided shade perimeter woods offered striking background deep green against clear blue skies Visitors free roam up retaining tapes watch flying four circles use pure heaven back Clown Racing underway practice circle Stunt pilot worked pattern Stunt circle another heat Precision Aerobatics air circle closest barn Old-Time Stunt being flown Brodaks enthusiasm Control Line flying contagious started flying 15 building flying classic Stunt Scale models flying hobby business 1972 ambitions took him elsewhere leaving airplanes collect dust 1988 returned CL find practically dead Kits pans airplanes hard get nonexistent Interest RC overshadowed CL Control line intensive care So Brodak decided open hobby store started collecting under roof remained once-thriving Control Line business November 1988 put out first catalog Soon buying some small CL cottage businesses putting under Brodak label recent acquisition tooling Perfect tanks Perfect name will live Pan Fly-In included plant tours happily guided production manager Tom Noska plant small stone house used house print shop room space floor ceilingis filled completed kits parts supplies balsa shower filled shrinkwrapped kits ready shipping Brodak manufacturer putting significant number new classic Control Line kits market 32 new kits last 21/2 years now credit Brodak along PAMPA keeping spark interest CL alive would now seem healthy again growing example Brodak mix old new release George Aldrichs Nobler airplane won Aldrich 1952 53 56 57 Nats Stunt championships Brodak Nobler commemorates 40th anniversary release airplane Top Flite time 5000 kits sold two days Aldrich came up name design after looking dictionary finding word noble means among other things possessing very high excellent qualities Being cocky teenager went better airplane became Noble Nobler Brodak normally builds 200 kits time expecting inventory will last year case Nobler Brodak put together 500 kits estimates will run through kits less eight months As last flights finished Sunday afternoon remaining pilots gathered receive trophies As surprise gift Brodak Bob Hunt other pilots presented John plaque to express deep gratitude him support Control Line over years final award capping perfect weekend flying airplanes packed away last glance over shoulder pilots drove away confirmed indeed heaven few short hours Come next June will back mber 1996 43
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/11
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 43
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/11
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 43
Bro daks Fly-In 97 U Tim Ehien pilot walked out parking area onto flying field stunned what saw asked someone heaven No Brodaks heaven settled Earth two beautiful days June 14-15 30 pilots 90 entries competed played reminisced first annual Brodak Fly Carmichaels Pennsylvania sponsored Brodak Manufacturing Distributing all-Control Line AMA-sanctioned event featured some best old new truly breathtaking event hosted John Brodak president company bears family name Brodak 58 born raised small mining town hills southwest Pennsylvania family business includes Control Line company three grocery stores three video stores print shop mobile home park electric company DJ company Brodak has spinning platters parties 40 years under name Johnny Lee Despite varied interests seemingly endless energy Johns first love flying Fathers Day weekend dads sons flying everywhere Fly-In offered three areas ofPrecision Aerobatics Precision Aerobatics competition Racing Stunt Navyand special Junior Stunt event Contest Carrier Racing events includedDirector Bob Hunt got help assistant Foxberg Clown Racing Navy CarrierCD Dave Braun Doug Taffinder featured Class II combined ProfileChief Judge 36 Profile 15 has Contest Director largest series events Stuntsince 1974 What brought him out included Old-Time Classic Profilewoodwork help event 40 Model Aviation ge Aldrich Brodak Nobler issued 40th anniversary Top Flite kits release Above below Pete Klepsics 38 Special smoke wanted help John efforts support Control Line flying Hunt said has done much bring back hobby Just looking number Stunt pilots reactions weekend event may become Vintage Stunt Championship East Taffinder echoed Hunts thoughts great site beautiful support good pilots having good weekend flying great flying enough Stunt legend George Aldrich also present meet talk pilots Aldrich Nats stunt champion times over honored Brodak bringing out new kit famous Nobler George spent time reminiscing pilots has known over years new pilots wanted meet him gracious everyone offering advice talking engines looking old pictures airplanes pilots Nats past did chalk-talk seminar engines rapt group 15 have number contests will never forget weekend Aldrich said Fly-In literally held Brodaks backyard site ten acres four November 1997 41 Kyle Freeman 05 FP 40-powered Semetar Dan Banjock ST A6powered Stiletto Dragon Fox 35 power Contest DIrector Bob Hunt helps start stubborn Pattern Master designed Jim Greenway flown Gary Lutz Bill Harris holds Flying Clown classic Enya 19 took second place Clown Racing 220 laps Randy Hoicroft launches Miss Joanne Bob Zambelli Clown Racing event Bob first 233 laps well-groomed flying circles Three circles have cement launch pads centers fourth circle all-grass used Stunt practice circles doubled Navy Cagier regulation wood deck Solitary trees between flying circles provided shade perimeter woods offered striking background deep green against clear blue skies Visitors free roam up retaining tapes watch flying four circles use pure heaven back Clown Racing underway practice circle Stunt pilot worked pattern Stunt circle another heat Precision Aerobatics air circle closest barn Old-Time Stunt being flown Brodaks enthusiasm Control Line flying contagious started flying 15 building flying classic Stunt Scale models flying hobby business 1972 ambitions took him elsewhere leaving airplanes collect dust 1988 returned CL find practically dead Kits pans airplanes hard get nonexistent Interest RC overshadowed CL Control line intensive care So Brodak decided open hobby store started collecting under roof remained once-thriving Control Line business November 1988 put out first catalog Soon buying some small CL cottage businesses putting under Brodak label recent acquisition tooling Perfect tanks Perfect name will live Pan Fly-In included plant tours happily guided production manager Tom Noska plant small stone house used house print shop room space floor ceilingis filled completed kits parts supplies balsa shower filled shrinkwrapped kits ready shipping Brodak manufacturer putting significant number new classic Control Line kits market 32 new kits last 21/2 years now credit Brodak along PAMPA keeping spark interest CL alive would now seem healthy again growing example Brodak mix old new release George Aldrichs Nobler airplane won Aldrich 1952 53 56 57 Nats Stunt championships Brodak Nobler commemorates 40th anniversary release airplane Top Flite time 5000 kits sold two days Aldrich came up name design after looking dictionary finding word noble means among other things possessing very high excellent qualities Being cocky teenager went better airplane became Noble Nobler Brodak normally builds 200 kits time expecting inventory will last year case Nobler Brodak put together 500 kits estimates will run through kits less eight months As last flights finished Sunday afternoon remaining pilots gathered receive trophies As surprise gift Brodak Bob Hunt other pilots presented John plaque to express deep gratitude him support Control Line over years final award capping perfect weekend flying airplanes packed away last glance over shoulder pilots drove away confirmed indeed heaven few short hours Come next June will back mber 1996 43
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/11
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 43
Bro daks Fly-In 97 U Tim Ehien pilot walked out parking area onto flying field stunned what saw asked someone heaven No Brodaks heaven settled Earth two beautiful days June 14-15 30 pilots 90 entries competed played reminisced first annual Brodak Fly Carmichaels Pennsylvania sponsored Brodak Manufacturing Distributing all-Control Line AMA-sanctioned event featured some best old new truly breathtaking event hosted John Brodak president company bears family name Brodak 58 born raised small mining town hills southwest Pennsylvania family business includes Control Line company three grocery stores three video stores print shop mobile home park electric company DJ company Brodak has spinning platters parties 40 years under name Johnny Lee Despite varied interests seemingly endless energy Johns first love flying Fathers Day weekend dads sons flying everywhere Fly-In offered three areas ofPrecision Aerobatics Precision Aerobatics competition Racing Stunt Navyand special Junior Stunt event Contest Carrier Racing events includedDirector Bob Hunt got help assistant Foxberg Clown Racing Navy CarrierCD Dave Braun Doug Taffinder featured Class II combined ProfileChief Judge 36 Profile 15 has Contest Director largest series events Stuntsince 1974 What brought him out included Old-Time Classic Profilewoodwork help event 40 Model Aviation ge Aldrich Brodak Nobler issued 40th anniversary Top Flite kits release Above below Pete Klepsics 38 Special smoke wanted help John efforts support Control Line flying Hunt said has done much bring back hobby Just looking number Stunt pilots reactions weekend event may become Vintage Stunt Championship East Taffinder echoed Hunts thoughts great site beautiful support good pilots having good weekend flying great flying enough Stunt legend George Aldrich also present meet talk pilots Aldrich Nats stunt champion times over honored Brodak bringing out new kit famous Nobler George spent time reminiscing pilots has known over years new pilots wanted meet him gracious everyone offering advice talking engines looking old pictures airplanes pilots Nats past did chalk-talk seminar engines rapt group 15 have number contests will never forget weekend Aldrich said Fly-In literally held Brodaks backyard site ten acres four November 1997 41 Kyle Freeman 05 FP 40-powered Semetar Dan Banjock ST A6powered Stiletto Dragon Fox 35 power Contest DIrector Bob Hunt helps start stubborn Pattern Master designed Jim Greenway flown Gary Lutz Bill Harris holds Flying Clown classic Enya 19 took second place Clown Racing 220 laps Randy Hoicroft launches Miss Joanne Bob Zambelli Clown Racing event Bob first 233 laps well-groomed flying circles Three circles have cement launch pads centers fourth circle all-grass used Stunt practice circles doubled Navy Cagier regulation wood deck Solitary trees between flying circles provided shade perimeter woods offered striking background deep green against clear blue skies Visitors free roam up retaining tapes watch flying four circles use pure heaven back Clown Racing underway practice circle Stunt pilot worked pattern Stunt circle another heat Precision Aerobatics air circle closest barn Old-Time Stunt being flown Brodaks enthusiasm Control Line flying contagious started flying 15 building flying classic Stunt Scale models flying hobby business 1972 ambitions took him elsewhere leaving airplanes collect dust 1988 returned CL find practically dead Kits pans airplanes hard get nonexistent Interest RC overshadowed CL Control line intensive care So Brodak decided open hobby store started collecting under roof remained once-thriving Control Line business November 1988 put out first catalog Soon buying some small CL cottage businesses putting under Brodak label recent acquisition tooling Perfect tanks Perfect name will live Pan Fly-In included plant tours happily guided production manager Tom Noska plant small stone house used house print shop room space floor ceilingis filled completed kits parts supplies balsa shower filled shrinkwrapped kits ready shipping Brodak manufacturer putting significant number new classic Control Line kits market 32 new kits last 21/2 years now credit Brodak along PAMPA keeping spark interest CL alive would now seem healthy again growing example Brodak mix old new release George Aldrichs Nobler airplane won Aldrich 1952 53 56 57 Nats Stunt championships Brodak Nobler commemorates 40th anniversary release airplane Top Flite time 5000 kits sold two days Aldrich came up name design after looking dictionary finding word noble means among other things possessing very high excellent qualities Being cocky teenager went better airplane became Noble Nobler Brodak normally builds 200 kits time expecting inventory will last year case Nobler Brodak put together 500 kits estimates will run through kits less eight months As last flights finished Sunday afternoon remaining pilots gathered receive trophies As surprise gift Brodak Bob Hunt other pilots presented John plaque to express deep gratitude him support Control Line over years final award capping perfect weekend flying airplanes packed away last glance over shoulder pilots drove away confirmed indeed heaven few short hours Come next June will back mber 1996 43
