Pete Ajidrews Mr 30 Mititi ii e s Remembered new Indzr euintest hrnirs fither f Indr Free Flight m &ry Underwd M ERRICK S PETE ANDREWS May 8 1914August 23 1992 grew up Philadelphia area As youngsters 20s fascinated airplanes naturally led him aeromodelingboth Indoor Outdoor Free Flight Pete quiet yet humorous individual dry wit well capable technique will never forgotten Petes true gift evident during 1920s began focus seriously Indoor late 20s Pete immensely active Philadelphia competition scene first American dirigible hangar built Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey 1920s Pete Andrews among first use its vast air space Indoor modeling activities Pete often recailed Indoor Free Flight first introduced around 1927 became capstone what probably oldest modeling group still its originai flying sitethe East Coast Indoor Modelers 1930s Pete swiftly moved winners category meets became serious record setter group really HoberIgelled 1931 huge Indoor contests 9979-90 ESOIn 999flrSkY 198182010BOnkShosted East Coast Indoor Modelers 999984 9in1419 Oligattracted hundreds modelers Petes greatest achievement Ac9evem~magical 30-minute flight August 14 1949 first time 30-minute d99Acven9eIndoor flight madeanywhere A9o9CAS9 AS An What FAI Indoor corn notOr an accomplishment era Pete also first man break 40minute barrier one-gram FAT microfilm models Pete AndrewsIn 1972 Pete Andrews became Achievement AwardIndoor Free Flight World Champion Cardington England spite ail ex perience could bear watch last winning flight looked watch went outside walk came back half hour later watch last five minutes models grand performance Pete Andrews Achievement Award established 1975 Outstanding Achievement Proficiency Indoor Competitor Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Center now known still hosts some prestigious Indoor model flying anywhere world Beginning year July 3-6 East Coast Indoor Modelers will host annual Indoor Free Flight Contest honor father Indoor Free FlightMerrick Pete Andrews hoped will become annual event further information contact East Coast Indoor Modelers 9 Treelawn Terrace Mercerville NJ 08619 telephone 609 586-4441 st1993 43 Merrick Pete Andrews Indoor plane stayed aloft first-time-ever magical 30-minute flight 1949 WORLD RECORDSINDOOR FREE FLIGHT Held Pete Andrews 1934CTractor Senior20208Lakehurst 1939AROW Open8534Philadelphia 1940AROG Open10320Philadelphia 1940CTractor Open23310Lakehurst 1940AROW Open8044Philadelphia 1940AROG Open13408Lakehurst 1940CTractor Open26390Lakehurst 1941BTractor Open19100Atlantic City 1941BTractor Open20130Philadelphia 1941BROG Open11113Philadelphia 1941BROG Open15113Philadelphia 1946BCabin Open17406New York 1946BTractor Open19435New York 1946BROG Open18507New York 1946CTractor Open27048Lakehurst 1947CTractor Open19502Lakehurst 1949CTractor Open32198Lakehurst 1974FAI65cm Open39124Lakehurst 1974FAI65cm Open41430Lakehurst Hangar Lakehurst Naval Air Station built about 1920 Pete Andrews first use Indoor Free Flight