Indoor World Indoor Record September 1962 Karl-Heinz Rieke set absolute Indoor World Record 4540 third offi cial flight 1962 Indoor World Cham pionships 1962 WCh held Cardington England former home Great Britains two dirigibles Fourteen years later Aug 14 1976 Dick Ko walskis 300 maximum size AMA Indoor Stick 300 sq wing area logged 504 1 flight site Goodyear Aerospace Hangar American dirigibles Akron Macon built Kowalski witnessed Rieke flight own flight culminates years planning preparation both AMA FAI sanctions effect flight also qualifies AMA Cat III Indoor Stick record US Indoor models European vaca tion No referring 1976 Indoor World Championships being flown being written really wasnt Europe either Northwood Institute West Baden md housed historic building dating back 1901 building grounds sur rounding countryside remind European luxury hotel 1900s flying site First NIMAS Na tional Indoor Model Airplane Society ternational Record Trials held July 30-31 1976 Atrium Northwood stitute Ideal Site Atrium conceived built scale elegance seldom ap proached later years retains much its beauty today Just coincidentally may well best indoor flying sites world Atrium 200 ft diameter close 100 ft high seven floors hotel rooms looking out Atrium olden days Atrium Grand Ballroom presumably guests could view festivities rooms wished certainly modBud Tenny elers delight awaken watch models fly past bedroom window Unfortunately final arrangements event werent completed time much word-of-mouth nouncement 38 people 27 con testants attended both days Atrium available until 5 pm Aug 1 1976 two models drifted around Sunday morning other fli ers departed Nats started Aug 1 another part vacation 27 contestants flown hundreds official flights 12 door model classes meet unique modern history due large number events flown single indoor meet broad event coverage due experimental scoring system called per formance index Whats record Thats what con testants asking since contestant flying against AMA Cat II rec ord own model class age cate gory performance index flight computed dividing flight time record time Winning per formance index numbers ranged resounding 1219 908 8th continued page 88 Left The Gotham Bomber Dr John Martins Manhattan Cabin model December1976 45 Top What ittakes win Pennyplane ori ginal prop foreground 18-in die background Dennis Jaecks props Above Ken Mrs Johnson ready record attempt autogyro model Atrium Northwood Institute W Baden mdl Note inside wallsite NIMAS International record trials 200 ft diameter almost 100 ft high place contest As worked out trophies awarded way two FAI Stick three Indoor Stick Paper Stick two Indoor Cabin classes age groups lumped together contestant find best competition strategy mod els Richard Whitten range pretty well upped Senior FAI Stick record 219% Senior Indoor Stick record 214% carry off both fist second places What Should Fly Most con testants wondered this uncer tainty led wide range model events flown Entries made FAI Indoor Stick Paper Stick Indoor Cabin ROG Stick formerly ROG Autogyro Ornithopter first glance seemed likely Junior would win event flights either Autogyro Ornithopter since records low Instead Senior won two awards two strongly contested indoor events So Won discussion far has centered performance index July 30 mugs events flown eight handsome pewter awarded ContestantClassTime Richard Whitten FAI Stick2931 Richard Whitten lndnnr Stick 29315 Jim RichmondPaper Stick24164 Richard DoigIndoor Cabin 22425 Clarence Mather FAI Stick3014 Al RohrbaughIndoor Stick 32022 Ron Ganser Indoor Cabin 21232 Clarence Mother Indoor Stick 31466 Racord 2413 2419 2319 23194 323 1 3457 23194 3457 Index 1219 12 14 1042 9734 9349 9 167 9169 9092 number wives family members accompanied contestants contest fairly commonplace However time other entertainments avail able wives tired meet Some played tennis shopped antique stores toured piano factory Also available swimming golf mineral spa nearby historical hotel Besides extra family activities available arrangement through Northwood Institute dont overlook Northwood facilities Besides food excellent lodging $10 per person per day possible historically minded persons study background building admire its unique architectural details enjoy beauty surrounding grounds nearby river other buildings yester day 10 pm July 30 first-ever cial activity NIMAS took place Northwood staff catered tasty banquet generous proportions Special guests honor Mr Ray Semmons Director Outside Activities Northwood wife infant son Ray made available almost full resources Institute solving whatever problems came up regarding contest facilities After meal brief remarks made Stan Chilton conceived idea contest Dr John Martin organized contest served con test director Bud lenny found ers NIMAS editor Indoor News Views gave brief summary origins history organization its December 1961 beginning until present Award presentation fol lowed good-natured banter regard ing Richard Whittens dual trouncing other fliers chiding like Al Rohrbaugh either failed turn time sheets late Fi nally Stan Chilton presented Mr Mrs Semmons beautiful silver serv ing tray appreciation efforts So what banquet lasted until after 11 pm Lets fly beautiful space going waste fly did some night could sleep gliders flew next day few Pennyplanes Easy Bs Manhattan Cabin models went on some poured microfilm 2 am second day competition followed traditional contest practice pewter mugs awarded first place HLG Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin Com petition low HLG Bucky Servaites won 1068 sec Indoor Scale Ken Johnsons Hyperbipe flew 143 Pea nut Scale Clarence Mathers DA-2A flew 1458 Walt Lounsbery set Novice Pennyplane record got mug 83 13 flight Bucky Servaites Richard Whitten set pace Manhattan Cabin 4528 4322 respectively contest marked first national partici pation Manhattan invented Ed Whitten years ago However Miami Indoor Airplane Modelers Assoc Miami Fla featured Manhattan contests over year Dennis Jaecks came out semi-retire ment recapture Cat II Pennyplane record did convincingly 1342 battle came between Dick Hardcastle Clarence Mather Bucky Ser vaites Ron Ganser flights bunched 42-second gap between 11395 10575 Except Dennis clear mastery placings see-sawed back forth afternoon Meanwhile Easy Bs almost swarmed like bees 2nd through 6th places bunched 90 seconds below Dick Hardcastles 13555 Hal Cranes 13097 tops long time renewing long-standing rivalry Hardcastle proved model could manage Dick Obarski Dick Hardcastle slipped past near end meet Can Top Certainly everyone attended meet wants try Com ments Nats indicated next NIMAS International Record Trials would eagerly awaited Planning al ready beginning seems likely pattern light competition 24 hoursa-day happenings relaxed renewal acquaintances will repeated Wait til next year Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson Tex 75080 88 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINEB Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 FF Indoor/Tenny continued page 45 Support AMA Price $3495 kit per dollar har email ARTICLES WANTED Have design youd like have pub lished topic youd like write about tell editor about -- Your idea may worth money
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/12
Page Numbers: 45, 88
Indoor World Indoor Record September 1962 Karl-Heinz Rieke set absolute Indoor World Record 4540 third offi cial flight 1962 Indoor World Cham pionships 1962 WCh held Cardington England former home Great Britains two dirigibles Fourteen years later Aug 14 1976 Dick Ko walskis 300 maximum size AMA Indoor Stick 300 sq wing area logged 504 1 flight site Goodyear Aerospace Hangar American dirigibles Akron Macon built Kowalski witnessed Rieke flight own flight culminates years planning preparation both AMA FAI sanctions effect flight also qualifies AMA Cat III Indoor Stick record US Indoor models European vaca tion No referring 1976 Indoor World Championships being flown being written really wasnt Europe either Northwood Institute West Baden md housed historic building dating back 1901 building grounds sur rounding countryside remind European luxury hotel 1900s flying site First NIMAS Na tional Indoor Model Airplane Society ternational Record Trials held July 30-31 1976 Atrium Northwood stitute Ideal Site Atrium conceived built scale elegance seldom ap proached later years retains much its beauty today Just coincidentally may well best indoor flying sites world Atrium 200 ft diameter close 100 ft high seven floors hotel rooms looking out Atrium olden days Atrium Grand Ballroom presumably guests could view festivities rooms wished certainly modBud Tenny elers delight awaken watch models fly past bedroom window Unfortunately final arrangements event werent completed time much word-of-mouth nouncement 38 people 27 con testants attended both days Atrium available until 5 pm Aug 1 1976 two models drifted around Sunday morning other fli ers departed Nats started Aug 1 another part vacation 27 contestants flown hundreds official flights 12 door model classes meet unique modern history due large number events flown single indoor meet broad event coverage due experimental scoring system called per formance index Whats record Thats what con testants asking since contestant flying against AMA Cat II rec ord own model class age cate gory performance index flight computed dividing flight time record time Winning per formance index numbers ranged resounding 1219 908 8th continued page 88 Left The Gotham Bomber Dr John Martins Manhattan Cabin model December1976 45 Top What ittakes win Pennyplane ori ginal prop foreground 18-in die background Dennis Jaecks props Above Ken Mrs Johnson ready record attempt autogyro model Atrium Northwood Institute W Baden mdl Note inside wallsite NIMAS International record trials 200 ft diameter almost 100 ft high place contest As worked out trophies awarded way two FAI Stick three Indoor Stick Paper Stick two Indoor Cabin classes age groups lumped together contestant find best competition strategy mod els Richard Whitten range pretty well upped Senior FAI Stick record 219% Senior Indoor Stick record 214% carry off both fist second places What Should Fly Most con testants wondered this uncer tainty led wide range model events flown Entries made FAI Indoor Stick Paper Stick Indoor Cabin ROG Stick formerly ROG Autogyro Ornithopter first glance seemed likely Junior would win event flights either Autogyro Ornithopter since records low Instead Senior won two awards two strongly contested indoor events So Won discussion far has centered performance index July 30 mugs events flown eight handsome pewter awarded ContestantClassTime Richard Whitten FAI Stick2931 Richard Whitten lndnnr Stick 29315 Jim RichmondPaper Stick24164 Richard DoigIndoor Cabin 22425 Clarence Mather FAI Stick3014 Al RohrbaughIndoor Stick 32022 Ron Ganser Indoor Cabin 21232 Clarence Mother Indoor Stick 31466 Racord 2413 2419 2319 23194 323 1 3457 23194 3457 Index 1219 12 14 1042 9734 9349 9 167 9169 9092 number wives family members accompanied contestants contest fairly commonplace However time other entertainments avail able wives tired meet Some played tennis shopped antique stores toured piano factory Also available swimming golf mineral spa nearby historical hotel Besides extra family activities available arrangement through Northwood Institute dont overlook Northwood facilities Besides food excellent lodging $10 per person per day possible historically minded persons study background building admire its unique architectural details enjoy beauty surrounding grounds nearby river other buildings yester day 10 pm July 30 first-ever cial activity NIMAS took place Northwood staff catered tasty banquet generous proportions Special guests honor Mr Ray Semmons Director Outside Activities Northwood wife infant son Ray made available almost full resources Institute solving whatever problems came up regarding contest facilities After meal brief remarks made Stan Chilton conceived idea contest Dr John Martin organized contest served con test director Bud lenny found ers NIMAS editor Indoor News Views gave brief summary origins history organization its December 1961 beginning until present Award presentation fol lowed good-natured banter regard ing Richard Whittens dual trouncing other fliers chiding like Al Rohrbaugh either failed turn time sheets late Fi nally Stan Chilton presented Mr Mrs Semmons beautiful silver serv ing tray appreciation efforts So what banquet lasted until after 11 pm Lets fly beautiful space going waste fly did some night could sleep gliders flew next day few Pennyplanes Easy Bs Manhattan Cabin models went on some poured microfilm 2 am second day competition followed traditional contest practice pewter mugs awarded first place HLG Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin Com petition low HLG Bucky Servaites won 1068 sec Indoor Scale Ken Johnsons Hyperbipe flew 143 Pea nut Scale Clarence Mathers DA-2A flew 1458 Walt Lounsbery set Novice Pennyplane record got mug 83 13 flight Bucky Servaites Richard Whitten set pace Manhattan Cabin 4528 4322 respectively contest marked first national partici pation Manhattan invented Ed Whitten years ago However Miami Indoor Airplane Modelers Assoc Miami Fla featured Manhattan contests over year Dennis Jaecks came out semi-retire ment recapture Cat II Pennyplane record did convincingly 1342 battle came between Dick Hardcastle Clarence Mather Bucky Ser vaites Ron Ganser flights bunched 42-second gap between 11395 10575 Except Dennis clear mastery placings see-sawed back forth afternoon Meanwhile Easy Bs almost swarmed like bees 2nd through 6th places bunched 90 seconds below Dick Hardcastles 13555 Hal Cranes 13097 tops long time renewing long-standing rivalry Hardcastle proved model could manage Dick Obarski Dick Hardcastle slipped past near end meet Can Top Certainly everyone attended meet wants try Com ments Nats indicated next NIMAS International Record Trials would eagerly awaited Planning al ready beginning seems likely pattern light competition 24 hoursa-day happenings relaxed renewal acquaintances will repeated Wait til next year Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson Tex 75080 88 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINEB Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 FF Indoor/Tenny continued page 45 Support AMA Price $3495 kit per dollar har email ARTICLES WANTED Have design youd like have pub lished topic youd like write about tell editor about -- Your idea may worth money