The Inside Loop-2012/11

Unfortunately, I never had the
opportunity to meet
Carl Goldberg.
From all accounts he was
a kind man who was also
quiet and unassuming.
Everyone I’ve spoken with
who met him had only nice things
to say.
Carl and his company are responsible
for bringing some incredible models to
market that allowed many of us to be
successful in building and fl ying model
aircraft. My fi rst glow model was a kitbuilt
Goldberg Eagle II. In fact, I built it
more than once after coming home one
night to discover the family dog thought
the uncovered fuselage was a chew toy!
My fi rst sailplane fl ight would come at
the sticks of a Goldberg model and my
fi rst-ever fl ight was very likely also on a
Goldberg aircraft because my father had
a few of his own.
In this issue, we pay tribute to Carl
Goldberg who, on October 27, would
have turned 100. I hope you enjoy
the article about Carl, as well as our
exclusive review of the Carl Goldberg
Chipmunk EP ARF.
I plan to fl y my Goldberg Chipmunk
on Carl’s 100th birthday, Saturday,
October 27, and I urge any reader who
owns a Goldberg model to do the same.
Even if you don’t get a chance to get
out to the fi eld, upload a photo of your
Goldberg model(s) to our website at
www.modelaviation.com/Goldberg for
all of us to enjoy.
2012 Nats
This year the National Aeromodeling
Championships celebrated its 86th year
and was fi lled with excitement and
several milestones, one of which was
the retirement of Ron and Jane Morgan.
Ron has been a Nats volunteer and/or
offi cial for 53 years, working his way up
to the director and manager of the event
several years ago.
In all of those years, Ron never once
competed and instead enjoyed helping
make the event successful. He shared
with me during the 2009 Nats that he
had intended to compete in 1962, but
they needed help with FF Scale. In 1964
he became a Nats director and later the
manager.
Thank you, Ron and Jane, for all of the
hard work and dedication throughout
the years! Although I will miss seeing
you at AMA Headquarters next summer,
enjoy a much-deserved rest!
Air Race Airplanes
The Travel Air Mystery Ship and
the Gee Bee racer are two of the most
exciting aircraft to come from the late
1920s and early 1930s. Whether you
want to build your own 1929 Thompson
Trophy Winner, or fl y the 1932 winning
Gee Bee, we’ve got you covered in this
issue!