Indoor Nats

he 1999 Indoor Nationals held June 2-6 Johnson City TN Mini-Dome site nearly ideal Nats since centrally located very fine place fly Indoor Ibe quality scope event draws large number Nats veterans year also fair number new fliers well few much-needed Juniors Seniors Altogether 102 registered fliers 21 events - Most top finishers experienced fliers Mike Thomas repeated Indoor Category Championship win firsts Helicopter Pioneer Scale well places other events Mike busy flier Nats Larry Coslick managed firsts Omithopter Rubber Speed HL Stick Bostonian first Nats flight longer six minutes John Kagan won queen Indoor events FiD 4441 4848 New rules coming 2001 will make such times FID thing past rules supposed make FlD easier November 1999 11 Larry Coslick St Louis MO makes trimming flight FAI-style EZB master very light construction Rich Miller immaculate Zlin Z37T Coconut Scale Enlarged Livesay plans Above Tom Vallee Laurel MD few monoplane Pennyplanes wide chord makes tricky trimming Right Curtiss Robin John Koptonak Waterford CT looks very realistic air Large Scale models graceful 12 Model Aviation Aronsteins huge AN-24 Coconut Scale posted flights four minutes long easily won Coconut Mass Launch Rob Romash Mariton NJ deals delicately midair tangle involving twin-finned Limited Pennyplane Jack Boone Mukwonago WI B-17 Flying Fortress Four rubber motors tissue colored dry ribbon computer printer Peter Olshefsky Ottawa Canada adjusts 35cm model very pretty class model surprisingly few entries / Left Passion Bostonian Larry Coslick Larry posted first six-minutes-plus competition flight event November1999 13 new Fl M models Three times weight Fl D easier build event growing slowly steadily get fliers have doubts will see couple years what happens number FiD entries Bernard Hunt won years FiM event 1939 three-and-a-half minutes ahead nearest competitor Hand-Launched Gliders used fill air Indoor contests arms get older now Catapult events have entries Although five fliers Hand Launch competition no less demanding Bernie Boehm needed two-flight total 1388 seconds win just 4 seconds front Jim Buxton Bernie also won Unlimited Catapult score 1594 Second place just 23 seconds behind Ralph Schlarb Ralph also won Standard Catapult 1583 Scale other events featuring heavier models very well attended year most-popular event Indoor Nats Limited Pennyplane 54 entries lucky enough win event set site record 1634 everybody putting up four five flights times running up around 15-minute mark talking about 60 hours Pennyplane flights four-hour time slot event features mid-air collisions can take record flight away flier instantly Speaking records first-ever six-minute 618 Bostonian official posted Larry Coslick Backing super flight up witha 556 Lany took first place really fun event watch models get charisma score well flight score strong emphasis beauty Bostonians also nearly 14 Model Aviation nbusters member John Diebolt Gary NC watches Pennyplane climb out Canadian Mike Thomas Peanut Scale official flight Span restrictions make biplanes preferred configuration Heath Biplane top placings earned him Indoor Category Championship Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Poitier lOOTS Peanut Scale model Intense colors using food dyes color tissue L-R Michelle Boyd Tim Lavender Jennifer Smith Smyrna TN Flying Aces Michelle winner JuniorlSenior Coconut event Dave Linstrum Provo UT Dime Scale Bristol Brownie John Koptonak Waterford CT launches MiniStick test flight Machined winder brake Nick Leonard Sr Pipe Creek TX Rob Romashs all-composite HLG placed third Open 16 Model Aviation ect size weight elusive scale flight speed makes models wonderful watch fly rising off floor cruising around like private plane taking joyride Once power comes off models power-glide down neat landings often taxiing around bit before being picked up fliers event very nice mix Scale duration characteristics draws fliers both sides Indoor coin Pure Scale events enjoy fewer entries again level construction quality flight performance very high Scale models present opportunity show incredible workmanship expert builders can achieve models have less-thanperfect proportions good stability Scale flier has have exceptional trimming skills too challenge trimming Scale models makes less predictable interesting Watching David Aronsteins huge AN24 Coconut Scale model floating around four minutes win Coconut Mass Launch event real treat Scale models will cause people stop what doing watchsomething few duration models will thing everybody stops watch Mass Launch events fliers given class launch models same instant last model down wins delightful see cloud MiniS ticks WW II Scale models take air once Everyone has favorite root anything can happen couple dozen Bostonians fill large building up pretty well colors air like flying box crayons Six seven three-foot Coconuts will also take up bunch room year midair Michelle Boyds Aristocrat its fin dislodged partway through flight although did seem affect model too much Mass Launch events often question right up until last few seconds last two models just few inches off floor events some few places see really lighthearted fun during national-level competition happy see Tim Lavender group Junior Senior fliers return Nats As always Tim group brought huge air force different kinds models fly Perhaps 100 stick-andtissue sport Scale models well number duration models displayed down FAC Corner building Tims group congregates kids brought materials built models waiting fly Such willing Juniors Seniors deserve whatever help can give am happy proud report Junior Senior events entry fees sponsored special fund set up Indoor News Views Y2K film sales An added attraction International EZB Contest Separate Nats itself very interesting since both AMAstyle EZBs no minimum weight FAtstyle EZBs 12-gram minimum weight flown AMA models averaged less half weight FAI models competing head-to-head discrepancy problem seen flight hard believe both models EZB class Bernard Hunt won FAI EZB two-flight total 4056 Larry Cailliau won AMA EZB two-flight total 6123 running years Nats smooth silknot surprising consider experience people charge Dave Thomson Abram Van Dover Natalie Meyer have run show before have thank again year wonderful people have extraordinarily generous time efforts deserve thanks yet another perfect Nats e Gardner 1130 Pembroke Dr St Louis MO 63119 18 Model Aviation

he 1999 Indoor Nationals held June 2-6 Johnson City TN Mini-Dome site nearly ideal Nats since centrally located very fine place fly Indoor Ibe quality scope event draws large number Nats veterans year also fair number new fliers well few much-needed Juniors Seniors Altogether 102 registered fliers 21 events - Most top finishers experienced fliers Mike Thomas repeated Indoor Category Championship win firsts Helicopter Pioneer Scale well places other events Mike busy flier Nats Larry Coslick managed firsts Omithopter Rubber Speed HL Stick Bostonian first Nats flight longer six minutes John Kagan won queen Indoor events FiD 4441 4848 New rules coming 2001 will make such times FID thing past rules supposed make FlD easier November 1999 11 Larry Coslick St Louis MO makes trimming flight FAI-style EZB master very light construction Rich Miller immaculate Zlin Z37T Coconut Scale Enlarged Livesay plans Above Tom Vallee Laurel MD few monoplane Pennyplanes wide chord makes tricky trimming Right Curtiss Robin John Koptonak Waterford CT looks very realistic air Large Scale models graceful 12 Model Aviation Aronsteins huge AN-24 Coconut Scale posted flights four minutes long easily won Coconut Mass Launch Rob Romash Mariton NJ deals delicately midair tangle involving twin-finned Limited Pennyplane Jack Boone Mukwonago WI B-17 Flying Fortress Four rubber motors tissue colored dry ribbon computer printer Peter Olshefsky Ottawa Canada adjusts 35cm model very pretty class model surprisingly few entries / Left Passion Bostonian Larry Coslick Larry posted first six-minutes-plus competition flight event November1999 13 new Fl M models Three times weight Fl D easier build event growing slowly steadily get fliers have doubts will see couple years what happens number FiD entries Bernard Hunt won years FiM event 1939 three-and-a-half minutes ahead nearest competitor Hand-Launched Gliders used fill air Indoor contests arms get older now Catapult events have entries Although five fliers Hand Launch competition no less demanding Bernie Boehm needed two-flight total 1388 seconds win just 4 seconds front Jim Buxton Bernie also won Unlimited Catapult score 1594 Second place just 23 seconds behind Ralph Schlarb Ralph also won Standard Catapult 1583 Scale other events featuring heavier models very well attended year most-popular event Indoor Nats Limited Pennyplane 54 entries lucky enough win event set site record 1634 everybody putting up four five flights times running up around 15-minute mark talking about 60 hours Pennyplane flights four-hour time slot event features mid-air collisions can take record flight away flier instantly Speaking records first-ever six-minute 618 Bostonian official posted Larry Coslick Backing super flight up witha 556 Lany took first place really fun event watch models get charisma score well flight score strong emphasis beauty Bostonians also nearly 14 Model Aviation nbusters member John Diebolt Gary NC watches Pennyplane climb out Canadian Mike Thomas Peanut Scale official flight Span restrictions make biplanes preferred configuration Heath Biplane top placings earned him Indoor Category Championship Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Poitier lOOTS Peanut Scale model Intense colors using food dyes color tissue L-R Michelle Boyd Tim Lavender Jennifer Smith Smyrna TN Flying Aces Michelle winner JuniorlSenior Coconut event Dave Linstrum Provo UT Dime Scale Bristol Brownie John Koptonak Waterford CT launches MiniStick test flight Machined winder brake Nick Leonard Sr Pipe Creek TX Rob Romashs all-composite HLG placed third Open 16 Model Aviation ect size weight elusive scale flight speed makes models wonderful watch fly rising off floor cruising around like private plane taking joyride Once power comes off models power-glide down neat landings often taxiing around bit before being picked up fliers event very nice mix Scale duration characteristics draws fliers both sides Indoor coin Pure Scale events enjoy fewer entries again level construction quality flight performance very high Scale models present opportunity show incredible workmanship expert builders can achieve models have less-thanperfect proportions good stability Scale flier has have exceptional trimming skills too challenge trimming Scale models makes less predictable interesting Watching David Aronsteins huge AN24 Coconut Scale model floating around four minutes win Coconut Mass Launch event real treat Scale models will cause people stop what doing watchsomething few duration models will thing everybody stops watch Mass Launch events fliers given class launch models same instant last model down wins delightful see cloud MiniS ticks WW II Scale models take air once Everyone has favorite root anything can happen couple dozen Bostonians fill large building up pretty well colors air like flying box crayons Six seven three-foot Coconuts will also take up bunch room year midair Michelle Boyds Aristocrat its fin dislodged partway through flight although did seem affect model too much Mass Launch events often question right up until last few seconds last two models just few inches off floor events some few places see really lighthearted fun during national-level competition happy see Tim Lavender group Junior Senior fliers return Nats As always Tim group brought huge air force different kinds models fly Perhaps 100 stick-andtissue sport Scale models well number duration models displayed down FAC Corner building Tims group congregates kids brought materials built models waiting fly Such willing Juniors Seniors deserve whatever help can give am happy proud report Junior Senior events entry fees sponsored special fund set up Indoor News Views Y2K film sales An added attraction International EZB Contest Separate Nats itself very interesting since both AMAstyle EZBs no minimum weight FAtstyle EZBs 12-gram minimum weight flown AMA models averaged less half weight FAI models competing head-to-head discrepancy problem seen flight hard believe both models EZB class Bernard Hunt won FAI EZB two-flight total 4056 Larry Cailliau won AMA EZB two-flight total 6123 running years Nats smooth silknot surprising consider experience people charge Dave Thomson Abram Van Dover Natalie Meyer have run show before have thank again year wonderful people have extraordinarily generous time efforts deserve thanks yet another perfect Nats e Gardner 1130 Pembroke Dr St Louis MO 63119 18 Model Aviation