RC Flying Today: A New Midwest Flying Field
LYLE STOLFUS, RR#1, Fredericksburg, IA [tel.: (319) 237-5807] called in response to my article, "Where can I fly?" in the October '91 issue of MA. Lyle wants us to know that he has converted four acres of his farm into a model airport (MAPT). He has named it the North Four Flying Field. There is a 650 × 65-ft. sod runway, aligned north/south to suit the prevailing winds; parking for 100 cars; plus big spool-type tables with tie-downs for models and electric lights for packing up after dark. There are no problems, except for bugs in season.
RC Flying Today
PILOT and airplane, chugging along "fat, dumb and happy." Problems . . . frantic action . . . doubt. Flying is hours of boring through the sky, punctuated by moments of stark terror. The pilot survives, or doesn't, and the writer explains how he got into trouble in the first place. "I Learned About Flying from That" was my favorite column in Flying magazine. So it was for many pilots. Since this column is scheduled for the dead of winter, you might enjoy an introduction to others of my favorite books. After reading them, the best thing you can do is to give them to someone under the age of 15.
RC Flying Today: Get Your Own Flying Site!
THIS STORY started in 1985, when the last model flying site within the boundaries of Teaneck, New Jersey and surrounding towns was closed. Joe Beshar (198 Merritt Drive, Oradell, New Jersey 07649) decided that the time had come to buy some land in Bergen County, New Jersey for use as a flying site. Who could afford it? Joe made an official presentation to the Bergen County Freeholders (county government) on the subject of an official model airport. The theme of the presentation had four parts:
RC Flying Today
PEOPLE entering our hobby today need answers to three important questions: 1) "Where can I go to fly?" 2) "What should I know about the flying site?" 3) "Where's the nearest hobby shop?" 4) "Where can I find a good flight instructor?" In the beginning (that is, when a person first decides to take up the sport of RC flying), the most pressing need is for information. People, magazines, and books provide it.
George M. Myers Reports the 1991 WRAM Show
ELEVEN SOVIET AEROMODELERS visited the WRAM show this year as guests of the Westchester Radio Aero Modelers. They brought with them and displayed several models and assorted engines and devices. Some of their models were entered into the WRAM beauty contest, where they were placed against superb competition. Through the services of Ms. Tatiana Ryjova, interpreter, I learned that aeromodeling in the USSR is quite different from what we enjoy in the United States. Supplies are obtained from state factories.
