U i U Stephen Kanyusik ~VVe7 OFFC Movement Juniors has heen constant questions aeromodeling past 20 years Maybe its time take realistic look hobby admit never going motivated Juniors coming hobby future Most kids dont have same motivations making model airplanes 30s 40s before video games thought aviation exciting thing planet Perhaps time accept fact oldsters may big wave future recently visited remarkable group Sunland California bunch consists mainly retired male modelers group has foregone temptation call itself Gray Eagles Senior Hawks instead calls itself Old Fts Flying Club OFEC name reflects emphasis lighthearted camaraderie may misleadingthese accomplished modelers way back Modeling brings together glue cements friendships entered meeting room city recreation center Tuesday morning introduced group astounded wealth modeling experience club has Most guys started modeling 30s member Carl Carlson winning contests 20s estimate room contained 1000 years modeling experience five-year-old 50-member OFFC flies two different Indoor sites outdoor site week Groups make regular pilgrimages Los Angeles area fields Taft Antelope Valley Continued page 59 June 1996 57 group flies variety models theirBob Halls profile 111 flies twin meets Peanuts ornithoptersKenway Electric motors Phntns fri ths rithnr flrrnhin nninn fri flrI Kin Once month club runs low-key contest different category ThisFive OFFC members helped students local junior photo Peanut Scale eventhigh build stick-and-tissue Prairie Birds can present-day modelers indoctrinate encourage youngsters modeling Recently attended reunion crew members World War II US Navy aircraft carrier conversation attendees eventually got around talking about model airplane building said now finally retired seriously thinking about getting hobby gladly offered some advice suggestions also find time run Junior programs happened Indoor flying day approximately 30 members session began meeting 9 am followed flying session gym lasted until 1230 pm. Indoor Electric Free Flight models controlled tiny 10-ohm potentiometers keep hitting ceiling shared gym Peanuts EZBs flying wings 14-gram Bostonians ornithopters almost everything else could think Once month have low-key competition category another evident joy flying together main purpose meetings After flying members met local restaurant usual lies hangar flying rounded out great morning three-hour drive back Porterville thought great deal about significance what seen obvious success along growing Flying Aces Club movement largely fueled old-time retired modelers getting back hobby movement ignored Flying Aces Nationals brings together modelers over US Canada great extended-family reunions OFFC ongoing local phenomenon recycled modelers rapidly becoming force reckoned provide individuals family kindred souls review photographs tell have involved fun satisfying hobby nothing compares seeing finely crafted model flies like real airplane modern techniques sophisticated emotional fulfillment provide society means carry best its modeling tradition Time magazine recently reported rates depression alienation doubling industrialized countries ten years centrifugal forces modern life have brought loneliness level primitive societies could never have imagined Television economic system its emphasis individual gain isolation workplace breakup family Internet have done part make us more individualized start bringing back some group values have lost bonding provided groups like OFFC Flying Aces movement brings back sense belonging us no longer involved work force need social contact supportive group shares interests can provide Modeling about lot just sticking balsa wood together flying Finding group like OFFC can lifesaver oldsters searching some meaning lives Seniors have lot advantages comes modeling can obtain flying sites such recreation centers often underutilized morning hours kids school younger guys work Seniors usually have cars get flying site have money buy supplies also materials model crafter has available today superb model airplanes can builtI have no inkling whether Delta Darts may influence youngsters towards model building nationwide case grandkids always run down basement work area check out what Im working whenever visit feel have planted seedFrom small acorns mighty oaks grow afford time apply old wisdom learn new techniques Instead bemoaning fact hobby isnt what used kids banging hangar doors get lets begin adjust thinking make principal resource strength senior citizens hobby grow what better way formation local fly-for-fun groups emphasize club important entity togetherness direction grass-roots movement AMAs attention should focused Only tiny fraction modelers interested going Top Gun-type events hundreds thousands would like participate OFFC-type activities group spirit OFFC shining example what can should done modeling submit tough years ahead organizations like going become backbone model building flying Well always need Juniors newcomers long have OFFCs provide training advice can stay healthy individuals hobby Maybe Model Aviation should have special Seniors Issue year Los Angeles area stop OFFC sessions see what modeling about having fun being part important affinity group taking yourself too seriously Call Clary Ames 818 846-8053 information 1996 59 could become involved Remember new retirees can potential model builders Dont forget girls women OFFC Movement Continued page 57
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/06
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 59
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/06
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 59
U i U Stephen Kanyusik ~VVe7 OFFC Movement Juniors has heen constant questions aeromodeling past 20 years Maybe its time take realistic look hobby admit never going motivated Juniors coming hobby future Most kids dont have same motivations making model airplanes 30s 40s before video games thought aviation exciting thing planet Perhaps time accept fact oldsters may big wave future recently visited remarkable group Sunland California bunch consists mainly retired male modelers group has foregone temptation call itself Gray Eagles Senior Hawks instead calls itself Old Fts Flying Club OFEC name reflects emphasis lighthearted camaraderie may misleadingthese accomplished modelers way back Modeling brings together glue cements friendships entered meeting room city recreation center Tuesday morning introduced group astounded wealth modeling experience club has Most guys started modeling 30s member Carl Carlson winning contests 20s estimate room contained 1000 years modeling experience five-year-old 50-member OFFC flies two different Indoor sites outdoor site week Groups make regular pilgrimages Los Angeles area fields Taft Antelope Valley Continued page 59 June 1996 57 group flies variety models theirBob Halls profile 111 flies twin meets Peanuts ornithoptersKenway Electric motors Phntns fri ths rithnr flrrnhin nninn fri flrI Kin Once month club runs low-key contest different category ThisFive OFFC members helped students local junior photo Peanut Scale eventhigh build stick-and-tissue Prairie Birds can present-day modelers indoctrinate encourage youngsters modeling Recently attended reunion crew members World War II US Navy aircraft carrier conversation attendees eventually got around talking about model airplane building said now finally retired seriously thinking about getting hobby gladly offered some advice suggestions also find time run Junior programs happened Indoor flying day approximately 30 members session began meeting 9 am followed flying session gym lasted until 1230 pm. Indoor Electric Free Flight models controlled tiny 10-ohm potentiometers keep hitting ceiling shared gym Peanuts EZBs flying wings 14-gram Bostonians ornithopters almost everything else could think Once month have low-key competition category another evident joy flying together main purpose meetings After flying members met local restaurant usual lies hangar flying rounded out great morning three-hour drive back Porterville thought great deal about significance what seen obvious success along growing Flying Aces Club movement largely fueled old-time retired modelers getting back hobby movement ignored Flying Aces Nationals brings together modelers over US Canada great extended-family reunions OFFC ongoing local phenomenon recycled modelers rapidly becoming force reckoned provide individuals family kindred souls review photographs tell have involved fun satisfying hobby nothing compares seeing finely crafted model flies like real airplane modern techniques sophisticated emotional fulfillment provide society means carry best its modeling tradition Time magazine recently reported rates depression alienation doubling industrialized countries ten years centrifugal forces modern life have brought loneliness level primitive societies could never have imagined Television economic system its emphasis individual gain isolation workplace breakup family Internet have done part make us more individualized start bringing back some group values have lost bonding provided groups like OFFC Flying Aces movement brings back sense belonging us no longer involved work force need social contact supportive group shares interests can provide Modeling about lot just sticking balsa wood together flying Finding group like OFFC can lifesaver oldsters searching some meaning lives Seniors have lot advantages comes modeling can obtain flying sites such recreation centers often underutilized morning hours kids school younger guys work Seniors usually have cars get flying site have money buy supplies also materials model crafter has available today superb model airplanes can builtI have no inkling whether Delta Darts may influence youngsters towards model building nationwide case grandkids always run down basement work area check out what Im working whenever visit feel have planted seedFrom small acorns mighty oaks grow afford time apply old wisdom learn new techniques Instead bemoaning fact hobby isnt what used kids banging hangar doors get lets begin adjust thinking make principal resource strength senior citizens hobby grow what better way formation local fly-for-fun groups emphasize club important entity togetherness direction grass-roots movement AMAs attention should focused Only tiny fraction modelers interested going Top Gun-type events hundreds thousands would like participate OFFC-type activities group spirit OFFC shining example what can should done modeling submit tough years ahead organizations like going become backbone model building flying Well always need Juniors newcomers long have OFFCs provide training advice can stay healthy individuals hobby Maybe Model Aviation should have special Seniors Issue year Los Angeles area stop OFFC sessions see what modeling about having fun being part important affinity group taking yourself too seriously Call Clary Ames 818 846-8053 information 1996 59 could become involved Remember new retirees can potential model builders Dont forget girls women OFFC Movement Continued page 57
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/06
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 59
U i U Stephen Kanyusik ~VVe7 OFFC Movement Juniors has heen constant questions aeromodeling past 20 years Maybe its time take realistic look hobby admit never going motivated Juniors coming hobby future Most kids dont have same motivations making model airplanes 30s 40s before video games thought aviation exciting thing planet Perhaps time accept fact oldsters may big wave future recently visited remarkable group Sunland California bunch consists mainly retired male modelers group has foregone temptation call itself Gray Eagles Senior Hawks instead calls itself Old Fts Flying Club OFEC name reflects emphasis lighthearted camaraderie may misleadingthese accomplished modelers way back Modeling brings together glue cements friendships entered meeting room city recreation center Tuesday morning introduced group astounded wealth modeling experience club has Most guys started modeling 30s member Carl Carlson winning contests 20s estimate room contained 1000 years modeling experience five-year-old 50-member OFFC flies two different Indoor sites outdoor site week Groups make regular pilgrimages Los Angeles area fields Taft Antelope Valley Continued page 59 June 1996 57 group flies variety models theirBob Halls profile 111 flies twin meets Peanuts ornithoptersKenway Electric motors Phntns fri ths rithnr flrrnhin nninn fri flrI Kin Once month club runs low-key contest different category ThisFive OFFC members helped students local junior photo Peanut Scale eventhigh build stick-and-tissue Prairie Birds can present-day modelers indoctrinate encourage youngsters modeling Recently attended reunion crew members World War II US Navy aircraft carrier conversation attendees eventually got around talking about model airplane building said now finally retired seriously thinking about getting hobby gladly offered some advice suggestions also find time run Junior programs happened Indoor flying day approximately 30 members session began meeting 9 am followed flying session gym lasted until 1230 pm. Indoor Electric Free Flight models controlled tiny 10-ohm potentiometers keep hitting ceiling shared gym Peanuts EZBs flying wings 14-gram Bostonians ornithopters almost everything else could think Once month have low-key competition category another evident joy flying together main purpose meetings After flying members met local restaurant usual lies hangar flying rounded out great morning three-hour drive back Porterville thought great deal about significance what seen obvious success along growing Flying Aces Club movement largely fueled old-time retired modelers getting back hobby movement ignored Flying Aces Nationals brings together modelers over US Canada great extended-family reunions OFFC ongoing local phenomenon recycled modelers rapidly becoming force reckoned provide individuals family kindred souls review photographs tell have involved fun satisfying hobby nothing compares seeing finely crafted model flies like real airplane modern techniques sophisticated emotional fulfillment provide society means carry best its modeling tradition Time magazine recently reported rates depression alienation doubling industrialized countries ten years centrifugal forces modern life have brought loneliness level primitive societies could never have imagined Television economic system its emphasis individual gain isolation workplace breakup family Internet have done part make us more individualized start bringing back some group values have lost bonding provided groups like OFFC Flying Aces movement brings back sense belonging us no longer involved work force need social contact supportive group shares interests can provide Modeling about lot just sticking balsa wood together flying Finding group like OFFC can lifesaver oldsters searching some meaning lives Seniors have lot advantages comes modeling can obtain flying sites such recreation centers often underutilized morning hours kids school younger guys work Seniors usually have cars get flying site have money buy supplies also materials model crafter has available today superb model airplanes can builtI have no inkling whether Delta Darts may influence youngsters towards model building nationwide case grandkids always run down basement work area check out what Im working whenever visit feel have planted seedFrom small acorns mighty oaks grow afford time apply old wisdom learn new techniques Instead bemoaning fact hobby isnt what used kids banging hangar doors get lets begin adjust thinking make principal resource strength senior citizens hobby grow what better way formation local fly-for-fun groups emphasize club important entity togetherness direction grass-roots movement AMAs attention should focused Only tiny fraction modelers interested going Top Gun-type events hundreds thousands would like participate OFFC-type activities group spirit OFFC shining example what can should done modeling submit tough years ahead organizations like going become backbone model building flying Well always need Juniors newcomers long have OFFCs provide training advice can stay healthy individuals hobby Maybe Model Aviation should have special Seniors Issue year Los Angeles area stop OFFC sessions see what modeling about having fun being part important affinity group taking yourself too seriously Call Clary Ames 818 846-8053 information 1996 59 could become involved Remember new retirees can potential model builders Dont forget girls women OFFC Movement Continued page 57
