The Inside Loop - 2011/06

6 MODEL AVIATION
“ … if you ever wanted
to get paid the fly RC,
now’s your chance!”
Editor Jay Smith
[email protected]
efore moving to Muncie,
Indiana, I was spoiled as an RC
pilot living in the state of
Florida. Having the ability to fly yearround
was great, but it also left me no
winter building season. Now I spend one
third of the year flying indoors, pass a lot
of time on the RC flight simulator, and I
build, of course!
Attending the Toledo Expo, in
Toledo, Ohio, in April is an exciting way
to start off the flying season. This year
the SeaGate Centre was packed with
vendors showcasing their latest products.
We have included some of the cool items
that were on display in the “Worth a
Closer Look” section of this month’s
issue.
If spending the day at the trade show
was not enough to satisfy your curiosity,
there’s the ETOC competition and funfly
held just minutes away at the Central
Catholic High School. Gernot Bruckman
put on an amazing show and won the
event for the second year in a row.
The fun-fly area allowed
noncompeting pilots a chance to do some
flying as well. Thanks to Mark Freeland
of Retro RC, I even got some stick time
on one of Mark’s designs.
This year we have many events
planned in our own backyard at AMA,
one of which is the 2011 Nationals
(Nats). It will be held from June 25
through August 11. We encourage
everyone to attend, but if you can’t make
it we will have daily coverage in
NatsNews, available online.
Also during the Nats we will be
celebrating AMA’s 75th Anniversary.
This special gathering will take place
July 14-17. Members who attend and fly
at the event will be eligible for cash
prizes, so if you ever wanted to get paid
the fly RC, now’s your chance!
Another occasion to mark on your
calendar is the F3A World
Championship from July 23 through
August 1. I find it is exciting to be a part
of a World Championship and have the
opportunity to speak to competitors from
across the globe.
Any event, no matter the size or
location should be about having fun.
Randy Wilbur shares with us the Scale
Squadron Fly-In. Held in June in
California, this memorial to Jerry Ortega,
one of the founding fathers of the club,
continues to grow in participation.
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B
Pilots were invited to a barbecue with
some full-scale WW II thoroughbreds as
scenery. Plans are already underway for
this year’s fifth annual gathering on June 4
and 5.
After an event is over, it is always great
to have some video that can be used later
to promote it or to share with those who
could not attend. Filming aircraft in flight
can certainly be a challenge, and if not
done properly, can be almost painful to
watch.
With that in mind, I enlisted the help of
an RC filmmaker, Fred Midgett of Higher
Plane Productions. Fred shares with us his
insight, not only on equipment, but the tips
and tricks he has learned from years of
experience. Everyone at AMA who shoots
flight videos has learned from it and I
hope you will too.
Also included in this June issue are
four product reviews—twice as many as
usual. We had so many great products to
evaluate, I couldn’t hold onto them for
another month.
Going forward, we will continue to
fine-tune the magazine to satisfy the
interests of the majority of our members.
If you have any suggestions on the look or
content of future issues of Model Aviation,
please let me know. MA
Interim Executive Director Joyce Hager
CFO/Treasurer Doug Holland
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