March 2011 89
Martin Newell
won Best Micro Model at
KIEF with his amazing 1/48-scale
B-25. The eight-channel, 17-inch-span
aircraft has many scale features. Martin not
only designed the model, but also the Rabbit Hip-
Hop radio system.
THE THIRD ANNUAL Keystone Indoor Electric Fly was held
October 15-17, 2010, in Muncy, Pennsylvania, at the huge 600 x 200-
foot Generations Sports Complex Dome. It is one of the world’s largest
fully air-supported domes.
Planning and holding an event this large requires lots of preparation
and hard work. Muncy Indoor Flyers President Anthony Minnella, Vice
President Ron Angle, CD Mark Vukmanovich, and all of the volunteers
did a wonderful job!
This first-class gathering started with the South Williamsport Chorus
singing our national anthem. What a beautiful way to begin the fun
weekend.
The dome was divided into separate areas for racetrack, 3-D,
helicopter, and of course micro-flying. Micro-flying at KIEF is an
event in itself, and it has quickly become one of the world’s
largest gatherings of highly skilled pilots who fly state-ofthe-
art small RC aircraft.
One of the reasons for this is that the microflying
area at this event is great. It is separated
by a big net that keeps all of the larger models
out of micro-flying airspace. Another reason is
that most pilots who fly micromodels at KIEF
are good friends. It is a wonderful time to see
everyone and show off your latest projects.
Joe Malinchak Micro-Flying | [email protected]
The Keystone Indoor Electric Fly
SKS Video Productions attended KIEF for the first
time, and more than half of the DVD coverage
features micro-flying! MA “Small-Field Flying”
columnist Paul Bradley’s beautiful Stinson Reliant
SR-7 is shown on the cover.
Right: Mike Cross constructed
his beauti ful new 1/ 32-scale
MiG-15 from 2mm Depron,
and it uses a 20mm fan. He
designs EDF units and brushless
motors for his aircraft. Micro
ducted fans are becoming
popular at KIEF!
Gordon Johnson and his son, Sam, flew several of their wonderful designs. Gordon’s
16- and 9-inch-span cartoon-scale triplanes flew great. Sam is holding his Vapor
Bender and Toon Jet II.
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Above: Tom Cleland of BlastRC was one of the great
KIEF vendors featuring micro RC products. He
displayed his wonderful new 14.5-inch-span Ultra
Micro Pitts Christen Eagle that is designed around
the ParkZone AR6400 receiver brick.
The year before, Martin Newell amazed
us with his 1/48-scale P-51 Mustang, so I was
excited to see what new models he would be
flying in 2010. His new eight-channel, 1/48-
scale B-25 was even more impressive than
his P-51.
The 17-inch-wingspan bomber featured
working flaps, retracts, brakes, steerable
nose wheel, navigation lights, and even a
bomb drop. Martin constructed the B-25
from Durobatics foam. And he not only
designed the model, but he also developed
the eight-channel Rabbit Hip-Hop receiver!
The motors on the B-25 are
independently controlled so that Martin can
start each one separately, as on the full-scale
aircraft. He flew the model during the noon
demos on Saturday and won the Best Micro
Model award for his outstanding effort!
Gordon Johnson and his son, Sam, had
fun flying some of their new designs. I was
impressed with Gordon’s new cartoon-scale
Fokker Dr.I triplanes.
I really like the cartoon-scale concept.
Gordon tried to produce a model with
ultraslow speed characteristics for indoor
flight and needed to add area to the design.
A great way to do it was by exaggerating
the triplane features.
Gordon’s three-channel Dr.I had a 16-
inch wingspan and weighed only 25 grams.
He laser-cut the foam framework for an
ultralightweight aircraft.
His smaller two-channel triplane had a 9-
inch wingspan and weighed only 9 grams. It
flew twice as slow as the larger version!
This year’s KIEF might have been the
largest gathering of truly micro RC electricducted-
fan (EDF)-powered jets! Mike
Cross, who is a leader in micro-ducted-fan
technology, had several wonderful designs
to fly at the gathering.
His scratch-built, 16-inch-wingspan F-84
Above: Fly RC Executive Editor Thayer
Syme flew master scale modeler Dave
Johnson’s beautiful Albatros to first place in
the Micro Fun Scale event.
Right: Microtech Seminars are a highlight
of the weekend. Nick Leichty was one of
the many talented aeromodelers who
talked about his latest projects and building
techniques. The lectures are held in the
micro-flying area, allowing each speaker to
talk and do demonstrations!
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flew smoothly. It featured Mike’s custombuilt
20mm fan unit and a brushless motor that
ran on one 250 mAh Li-Poly cell. Mike
graciously let me fly the F-84, and I was
greatly impressed with its performance. He
also had a beautiful new 1/32-scale MiG-15.
Ralph Bradley flew his impressive Jet
Mite. It used the Vapor brick and an EDF unit
from the Air Hogs Jet Scream model that ran
on one 110 mAh Li-Poly cell.
I had a fantastic time flying the latest
version of my 1/72-scale MiG-15 throughout
the weekend. I hope we will see even more
growth in micro EDFs at next year’s event!
SKS Video at KIEF: We had some great
vendors in attendance, including Luke’s R/C
Planes, 2Dogs RC Warehouse, Zeke’s Park
Scale Models, Lightflite.com, BSD Micro RC,
BlastRC.com, Trains & Lanes Hobbies, Tech-
Bond Solutions, AirLandSeaHobbies.com,
RC Micro World, and SKS Video
Productions. I thank all of them for supporting
the event.
I am happy to report that I had a hand in
bringing SKS Video Productions to KIEF.
The company has been a major supporter of
micro RC, with extraordinary footage of
indoor flying at previous NEAT (Northeast
Electric Aircraft Technology) Fairs.
I discussed with Scott Stauffer of SKS the
possibility of his filming the micro-flying at
KIEF. I mentioned that it would be a great
event to capture on video, with the beautiful
dome, all types of indoor models, and some of
the world’s best in micro flight. He decided to
attend!
I could not wait for the video. SKS did a
wonderful job. The DVD covers the entire
gathering, and more than half of the footage is
devoted to micro RC! There are wonderful
segments on Martin Newell’s B-25, Paul
Bradley’s Stinson Reliant SR-7, Gordon
Johnson’s triplanes, Mike Cross’s F-84, Ralph
Bradley’s Jet Mite, and my 1/72-scale MiG-15,
to name a few.
Several contests were held at KIEF, such as
Micro Fun Scale, Micro Pylon, and even a
Vapor landing contest on the USS KIEF! Old
Timer Climb and Glide, Micro Duration, and
Open Motor Glider could be flown any time
throughout the weekend, giving contestants
the opportunity to put in the best flight
possible with no time restraints.
Fly R/C Executive Editor Thayer Syme
won Micro Fun Scale with a beautiful Flyzone
Albatros that was on loan to him from master
scale designer Dave Johnson, who designed
the model! This was Thayer’s first experience
in a Fun Scale event. He had a great time, and
I hope he will inspire others to try it.
Second place went to George Harris with
his Smith Miniplane biplane, and Paul
Bradley flew his beautiful Stinson Reliant to
third place.
Bob Selman was first again in Old Timer
Climb and Glide, flying his Buzzard
Bombshell to a time of 50.3 seconds. Henry
Pasquet was second with a time of 40 seconds,
and I was third with 28 seconds.
Old Timer Climb and Glide is one of my
favorite events in which to compete. It
combines building and flying skills in a laidback
atmosphere.
I was first in Micro Pylon, flying my BSD
Micro RC Spitfire. Martin Newell was
second, and Jin Woo Choe was third.
Henry Pasquet won Micro Duration with a
time of 12:57. Second place went to Ralph
Bradley with 12:34, and Bob Selman finished
third with a time of 9:26.
Henry also won the new Open Motor
Glider event with an amazing 95 seconds.
Ralph Bradley was second with 76 seconds,
and John Watkins was third with a time of
56 seconds.
I thank Del Ogren and Henry Pasquet for
their help in organizing and running these
events.
The popular Microtech seminars took
place Saturday afternoon. These lectures are
a great way to meet some of the world’s
most talented micro modelers and learn
about their latest creations and building
techniques.
The seminars were held on the floor of
the micro-flying area. I decided to put them
there last year so that the speakers could
easily demonstrate their models after
discussing them.
The lectures were a great success, and I
thank Sergio Zigras for doing a wonderful
job of organizing them again this year.
With separate areas for 3-D, helicopter,
and micro-flying, KIEF is quickly becoming
a world-class event! I am looking forward to
seeing everyone this year. MA
Sources:
Keystone Indoor Electric Fly
www.keystoneindoor.com
SKS Video Productions
(800) 988-6488
www.sksvideo.com
BlastRC
(321) 252-7872
www.blastrc.com
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Martin Newell
won Best Micro Model at
KIEF with his amazing 1/48-scale
B-25. The eight-channel, 17-inch-span
aircraft has many scale features. Martin not
only designed the model, but also the Rabbit Hip-
Hop radio system.
THE THIRD ANNUAL Keystone Indoor Electric Fly was held
October 15-17, 2010, in Muncy, Pennsylvania, at the huge 600 x 200-
foot Generations Sports Complex Dome. It is one of the world’s largest
fully air-supported domes.
Planning and holding an event this large requires lots of preparation
and hard work. Muncy Indoor Flyers President Anthony Minnella, Vice
President Ron Angle, CD Mark Vukmanovich, and all of the volunteers
did a wonderful job!
This first-class gathering started with the South Williamsport Chorus
singing our national anthem. What a beautiful way to begin the fun
weekend.
The dome was divided into separate areas for racetrack, 3-D,
helicopter, and of course micro-flying. Micro-flying at KIEF is an
event in itself, and it has quickly become one of the world’s
largest gatherings of highly skilled pilots who fly state-ofthe-
art small RC aircraft.
One of the reasons for this is that the microflying
area at this event is great. It is separated
by a big net that keeps all of the larger models
out of micro-flying airspace. Another reason is
that most pilots who fly micromodels at KIEF
are good friends. It is a wonderful time to see
everyone and show off your latest projects.
Joe Malinchak Micro-Flying | [email protected]
The Keystone Indoor Electric Fly
SKS Video Productions attended KIEF for the first
time, and more than half of the DVD coverage
features micro-flying! MA “Small-Field Flying”
columnist Paul Bradley’s beautiful Stinson Reliant
SR-7 is shown on the cover.
Right: Mike Cross constructed
his beauti ful new 1/ 32-scale
MiG-15 from 2mm Depron,
and it uses a 20mm fan. He
designs EDF units and brushless
motors for his aircraft. Micro
ducted fans are becoming
popular at KIEF!
Gordon Johnson and his son, Sam, flew several of their wonderful designs. Gordon’s
16- and 9-inch-span cartoon-scale triplanes flew great. Sam is holding his Vapor
Bender and Toon Jet II.
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Above: Tom Cleland of BlastRC was one of the great
KIEF vendors featuring micro RC products. He
displayed his wonderful new 14.5-inch-span Ultra
Micro Pitts Christen Eagle that is designed around
the ParkZone AR6400 receiver brick.
The year before, Martin Newell amazed
us with his 1/48-scale P-51 Mustang, so I was
excited to see what new models he would be
flying in 2010. His new eight-channel, 1/48-
scale B-25 was even more impressive than
his P-51.
The 17-inch-wingspan bomber featured
working flaps, retracts, brakes, steerable
nose wheel, navigation lights, and even a
bomb drop. Martin constructed the B-25
from Durobatics foam. And he not only
designed the model, but he also developed
the eight-channel Rabbit Hip-Hop receiver!
The motors on the B-25 are
independently controlled so that Martin can
start each one separately, as on the full-scale
aircraft. He flew the model during the noon
demos on Saturday and won the Best Micro
Model award for his outstanding effort!
Gordon Johnson and his son, Sam, had
fun flying some of their new designs. I was
impressed with Gordon’s new cartoon-scale
Fokker Dr.I triplanes.
I really like the cartoon-scale concept.
Gordon tried to produce a model with
ultraslow speed characteristics for indoor
flight and needed to add area to the design.
A great way to do it was by exaggerating
the triplane features.
Gordon’s three-channel Dr.I had a 16-
inch wingspan and weighed only 25 grams.
He laser-cut the foam framework for an
ultralightweight aircraft.
His smaller two-channel triplane had a 9-
inch wingspan and weighed only 9 grams. It
flew twice as slow as the larger version!
This year’s KIEF might have been the
largest gathering of truly micro RC electricducted-
fan (EDF)-powered jets! Mike
Cross, who is a leader in micro-ducted-fan
technology, had several wonderful designs
to fly at the gathering.
His scratch-built, 16-inch-wingspan F-84
Above: Fly RC Executive Editor Thayer
Syme flew master scale modeler Dave
Johnson’s beautiful Albatros to first place in
the Micro Fun Scale event.
Right: Microtech Seminars are a highlight
of the weekend. Nick Leichty was one of
the many talented aeromodelers who
talked about his latest projects and building
techniques. The lectures are held in the
micro-flying area, allowing each speaker to
talk and do demonstrations!
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flew smoothly. It featured Mike’s custombuilt
20mm fan unit and a brushless motor that
ran on one 250 mAh Li-Poly cell. Mike
graciously let me fly the F-84, and I was
greatly impressed with its performance. He
also had a beautiful new 1/32-scale MiG-15.
Ralph Bradley flew his impressive Jet
Mite. It used the Vapor brick and an EDF unit
from the Air Hogs Jet Scream model that ran
on one 110 mAh Li-Poly cell.
I had a fantastic time flying the latest
version of my 1/72-scale MiG-15 throughout
the weekend. I hope we will see even more
growth in micro EDFs at next year’s event!
SKS Video at KIEF: We had some great
vendors in attendance, including Luke’s R/C
Planes, 2Dogs RC Warehouse, Zeke’s Park
Scale Models, Lightflite.com, BSD Micro RC,
BlastRC.com, Trains & Lanes Hobbies, Tech-
Bond Solutions, AirLandSeaHobbies.com,
RC Micro World, and SKS Video
Productions. I thank all of them for supporting
the event.
I am happy to report that I had a hand in
bringing SKS Video Productions to KIEF.
The company has been a major supporter of
micro RC, with extraordinary footage of
indoor flying at previous NEAT (Northeast
Electric Aircraft Technology) Fairs.
I discussed with Scott Stauffer of SKS the
possibility of his filming the micro-flying at
KIEF. I mentioned that it would be a great
event to capture on video, with the beautiful
dome, all types of indoor models, and some of
the world’s best in micro flight. He decided to
attend!
I could not wait for the video. SKS did a
wonderful job. The DVD covers the entire
gathering, and more than half of the footage is
devoted to micro RC! There are wonderful
segments on Martin Newell’s B-25, Paul
Bradley’s Stinson Reliant SR-7, Gordon
Johnson’s triplanes, Mike Cross’s F-84, Ralph
Bradley’s Jet Mite, and my 1/72-scale MiG-15,
to name a few.
Several contests were held at KIEF, such as
Micro Fun Scale, Micro Pylon, and even a
Vapor landing contest on the USS KIEF! Old
Timer Climb and Glide, Micro Duration, and
Open Motor Glider could be flown any time
throughout the weekend, giving contestants
the opportunity to put in the best flight
possible with no time restraints.
Fly R/C Executive Editor Thayer Syme
won Micro Fun Scale with a beautiful Flyzone
Albatros that was on loan to him from master
scale designer Dave Johnson, who designed
the model! This was Thayer’s first experience
in a Fun Scale event. He had a great time, and
I hope he will inspire others to try it.
Second place went to George Harris with
his Smith Miniplane biplane, and Paul
Bradley flew his beautiful Stinson Reliant to
third place.
Bob Selman was first again in Old Timer
Climb and Glide, flying his Buzzard
Bombshell to a time of 50.3 seconds. Henry
Pasquet was second with a time of 40 seconds,
and I was third with 28 seconds.
Old Timer Climb and Glide is one of my
favorite events in which to compete. It
combines building and flying skills in a laidback
atmosphere.
I was first in Micro Pylon, flying my BSD
Micro RC Spitfire. Martin Newell was
second, and Jin Woo Choe was third.
Henry Pasquet won Micro Duration with a
time of 12:57. Second place went to Ralph
Bradley with 12:34, and Bob Selman finished
third with a time of 9:26.
Henry also won the new Open Motor
Glider event with an amazing 95 seconds.
Ralph Bradley was second with 76 seconds,
and John Watkins was third with a time of
56 seconds.
I thank Del Ogren and Henry Pasquet for
their help in organizing and running these
events.
The popular Microtech seminars took
place Saturday afternoon. These lectures are
a great way to meet some of the world’s
most talented micro modelers and learn
about their latest creations and building
techniques.
The seminars were held on the floor of
the micro-flying area. I decided to put them
there last year so that the speakers could
easily demonstrate their models after
discussing them.
The lectures were a great success, and I
thank Sergio Zigras for doing a wonderful
job of organizing them again this year.
With separate areas for 3-D, helicopter,
and micro-flying, KIEF is quickly becoming
a world-class event! I am looking forward to
seeing everyone this year. MA
Sources:
Keystone Indoor Electric Fly
www.keystoneindoor.com
SKS Video Productions
(800) 988-6488
www.sksvideo.com
BlastRC
(321) 252-7872
www.blastrc.com
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Martin Newell
won Best Micro Model at
KIEF with his amazing 1/48-scale
B-25. The eight-channel, 17-inch-span
aircraft has many scale features. Martin not
only designed the model, but also the Rabbit Hip-
Hop radio system.
THE THIRD ANNUAL Keystone Indoor Electric Fly was held
October 15-17, 2010, in Muncy, Pennsylvania, at the huge 600 x 200-
foot Generations Sports Complex Dome. It is one of the world’s largest
fully air-supported domes.
Planning and holding an event this large requires lots of preparation
and hard work. Muncy Indoor Flyers President Anthony Minnella, Vice
President Ron Angle, CD Mark Vukmanovich, and all of the volunteers
did a wonderful job!
This first-class gathering started with the South Williamsport Chorus
singing our national anthem. What a beautiful way to begin the fun
weekend.
The dome was divided into separate areas for racetrack, 3-D,
helicopter, and of course micro-flying. Micro-flying at KIEF is an
event in itself, and it has quickly become one of the world’s
largest gatherings of highly skilled pilots who fly state-ofthe-
art small RC aircraft.
One of the reasons for this is that the microflying
area at this event is great. It is separated
by a big net that keeps all of the larger models
out of micro-flying airspace. Another reason is
that most pilots who fly micromodels at KIEF
are good friends. It is a wonderful time to see
everyone and show off your latest projects.
Joe Malinchak Micro-Flying | [email protected]
The Keystone Indoor Electric Fly
SKS Video Productions attended KIEF for the first
time, and more than half of the DVD coverage
features micro-flying! MA “Small-Field Flying”
columnist Paul Bradley’s beautiful Stinson Reliant
SR-7 is shown on the cover.
Right: Mike Cross constructed
his beauti ful new 1/ 32-scale
MiG-15 from 2mm Depron,
and it uses a 20mm fan. He
designs EDF units and brushless
motors for his aircraft. Micro
ducted fans are becoming
popular at KIEF!
Gordon Johnson and his son, Sam, flew several of their wonderful designs. Gordon’s
16- and 9-inch-span cartoon-scale triplanes flew great. Sam is holding his Vapor
Bender and Toon Jet II.
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Above: Tom Cleland of BlastRC was one of the great
KIEF vendors featuring micro RC products. He
displayed his wonderful new 14.5-inch-span Ultra
Micro Pitts Christen Eagle that is designed around
the ParkZone AR6400 receiver brick.
The year before, Martin Newell amazed
us with his 1/48-scale P-51 Mustang, so I was
excited to see what new models he would be
flying in 2010. His new eight-channel, 1/48-
scale B-25 was even more impressive than
his P-51.
The 17-inch-wingspan bomber featured
working flaps, retracts, brakes, steerable
nose wheel, navigation lights, and even a
bomb drop. Martin constructed the B-25
from Durobatics foam. And he not only
designed the model, but he also developed
the eight-channel Rabbit Hip-Hop receiver!
The motors on the B-25 are
independently controlled so that Martin can
start each one separately, as on the full-scale
aircraft. He flew the model during the noon
demos on Saturday and won the Best Micro
Model award for his outstanding effort!
Gordon Johnson and his son, Sam, had
fun flying some of their new designs. I was
impressed with Gordon’s new cartoon-scale
Fokker Dr.I triplanes.
I really like the cartoon-scale concept.
Gordon tried to produce a model with
ultraslow speed characteristics for indoor
flight and needed to add area to the design.
A great way to do it was by exaggerating
the triplane features.
Gordon’s three-channel Dr.I had a 16-
inch wingspan and weighed only 25 grams.
He laser-cut the foam framework for an
ultralightweight aircraft.
His smaller two-channel triplane had a 9-
inch wingspan and weighed only 9 grams. It
flew twice as slow as the larger version!
This year’s KIEF might have been the
largest gathering of truly micro RC electricducted-
fan (EDF)-powered jets! Mike
Cross, who is a leader in micro-ducted-fan
technology, had several wonderful designs
to fly at the gathering.
His scratch-built, 16-inch-wingspan F-84
Above: Fly RC Executive Editor Thayer
Syme flew master scale modeler Dave
Johnson’s beautiful Albatros to first place in
the Micro Fun Scale event.
Right: Microtech Seminars are a highlight
of the weekend. Nick Leichty was one of
the many talented aeromodelers who
talked about his latest projects and building
techniques. The lectures are held in the
micro-flying area, allowing each speaker to
talk and do demonstrations!
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flew smoothly. It featured Mike’s custombuilt
20mm fan unit and a brushless motor that
ran on one 250 mAh Li-Poly cell. Mike
graciously let me fly the F-84, and I was
greatly impressed with its performance. He
also had a beautiful new 1/32-scale MiG-15.
Ralph Bradley flew his impressive Jet
Mite. It used the Vapor brick and an EDF unit
from the Air Hogs Jet Scream model that ran
on one 110 mAh Li-Poly cell.
I had a fantastic time flying the latest
version of my 1/72-scale MiG-15 throughout
the weekend. I hope we will see even more
growth in micro EDFs at next year’s event!
SKS Video at KIEF: We had some great
vendors in attendance, including Luke’s R/C
Planes, 2Dogs RC Warehouse, Zeke’s Park
Scale Models, Lightflite.com, BSD Micro RC,
BlastRC.com, Trains & Lanes Hobbies, Tech-
Bond Solutions, AirLandSeaHobbies.com,
RC Micro World, and SKS Video
Productions. I thank all of them for supporting
the event.
I am happy to report that I had a hand in
bringing SKS Video Productions to KIEF.
The company has been a major supporter of
micro RC, with extraordinary footage of
indoor flying at previous NEAT (Northeast
Electric Aircraft Technology) Fairs.
I discussed with Scott Stauffer of SKS the
possibility of his filming the micro-flying at
KIEF. I mentioned that it would be a great
event to capture on video, with the beautiful
dome, all types of indoor models, and some of
the world’s best in micro flight. He decided to
attend!
I could not wait for the video. SKS did a
wonderful job. The DVD covers the entire
gathering, and more than half of the footage is
devoted to micro RC! There are wonderful
segments on Martin Newell’s B-25, Paul
Bradley’s Stinson Reliant SR-7, Gordon
Johnson’s triplanes, Mike Cross’s F-84, Ralph
Bradley’s Jet Mite, and my 1/72-scale MiG-15,
to name a few.
Several contests were held at KIEF, such as
Micro Fun Scale, Micro Pylon, and even a
Vapor landing contest on the USS KIEF! Old
Timer Climb and Glide, Micro Duration, and
Open Motor Glider could be flown any time
throughout the weekend, giving contestants
the opportunity to put in the best flight
possible with no time restraints.
Fly R/C Executive Editor Thayer Syme
won Micro Fun Scale with a beautiful Flyzone
Albatros that was on loan to him from master
scale designer Dave Johnson, who designed
the model! This was Thayer’s first experience
in a Fun Scale event. He had a great time, and
I hope he will inspire others to try it.
Second place went to George Harris with
his Smith Miniplane biplane, and Paul
Bradley flew his beautiful Stinson Reliant to
third place.
Bob Selman was first again in Old Timer
Climb and Glide, flying his Buzzard
Bombshell to a time of 50.3 seconds. Henry
Pasquet was second with a time of 40 seconds,
and I was third with 28 seconds.
Old Timer Climb and Glide is one of my
favorite events in which to compete. It
combines building and flying skills in a laidback
atmosphere.
I was first in Micro Pylon, flying my BSD
Micro RC Spitfire. Martin Newell was
second, and Jin Woo Choe was third.
Henry Pasquet won Micro Duration with a
time of 12:57. Second place went to Ralph
Bradley with 12:34, and Bob Selman finished
third with a time of 9:26.
Henry also won the new Open Motor
Glider event with an amazing 95 seconds.
Ralph Bradley was second with 76 seconds,
and John Watkins was third with a time of
56 seconds.
I thank Del Ogren and Henry Pasquet for
their help in organizing and running these
events.
The popular Microtech seminars took
place Saturday afternoon. These lectures are
a great way to meet some of the world’s
most talented micro modelers and learn
about their latest creations and building
techniques.
The seminars were held on the floor of
the micro-flying area. I decided to put them
there last year so that the speakers could
easily demonstrate their models after
discussing them.
The lectures were a great success, and I
thank Sergio Zigras for doing a wonderful
job of organizing them again this year.
With separate areas for 3-D, helicopter,
and micro-flying, KIEF is quickly becoming
a world-class event! I am looking forward to
seeing everyone this year. MA
Sources:
Keystone Indoor Electric Fly
www.keystoneindoor.com
SKS Video Productions
(800) 988-6488
www.sksvideo.com
BlastRC
(321) 252-7872
www.blastrc.com
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