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Joe Malinchak likes small, such as his ¹⁄₇₂-scale MiG-15 (above left) that flies with a Gasparin ducted fan. Jinwoo Choe’s indoor Sopwith Tripe tries to get a


If large scale models weren’t enough,


there were also models of the micro catego- ry. Thanks to the work of Joe and Cindy Mal inchak, the nearby Downsville High School gym became the center of operations for micro indoor planes. Ultra micro air- planes took to the air and modelers ex- changed ideas. R&D Engineer for Hobbico/ Great Planes, Dave Johnson, was on hand showing some of the newest models avail- able from Flyzone. Flyzone introduced a new 17-inch Super Cub and the eagerly antici- pated Dr.1 Triplane. Both airplanes are complete and ready to fly with their own 2.4 GHz radio systems. Seeing a factory ready to fly micro Triplane in a small gymnasium is a real treat considering something like this was the stuff of science fiction not that long ago. Another real treat was what the scratch builders brought. Joe Mal inchak had his mi- cro MiG-15 complete with micro EDF fan unit. The picture tells the real story on this little powerhouse. The small micro ¹⁄₄₈ scale fighters that Joe brought were great flyers and Jinwoo Choe brought his new Sopwith


bead on Dave Johnson’s Fokker Tripe in the Downsville gym (above center). Joe Malinchak concocted floats for his Night Vapor(above right).


Tripe. Jin sells these incredible models for Park Zone electronics. You can see more of his fabulous Tripe at http://www.rcgroups. com/forums/showthread.php?t=1443474. With two WWI micro crates at the event,


one English, the other German, it was only a matter of time before these two fighters would share some air space in a mock dog fight. Dave Johnson flying the Dr.1 and Jin flying the Sopwith Tripe. The battle was in- tense and so was the laughter and smiles on everyone’s faces. Joe and Cindy do a great job organizing this part of the weekend. Sunday provided us with an exceptionally


warm day with very little to no wind. As the day progressed I saw many more interesting models. With the miniaturization of the elec- tronics, many freeflight models have been built into successful and relaxing R/C mod- els, others have never really strayed past the flat foamy type of model, and why not? They are fast and easy to construct, inexpensive and if you dork it—well they are real easy to repair, sometimes right at the flight line. Just because these are flat foam models though does not mean they are uncharacter-


istically boring or one dimensional. Ask any kid, high school age and younger,


what an “Angry Bird” is and they’ll know right away. This game of catapulting car- toon looking birds into buildings occupied by pigs has become a hit for those with the lat- est smart phones and wanting to kill a few moments while waiting at the doctors office. One pilot combined the ease of the flat foamy with the Internet success of the An- gry Birds game and made an R/C Angry Bird, much to the joy of every person under the age of 18! With three days of flying, one may think


it will never end, but like all good things it does. Soon the many tents were coming down and the flight lines were shorter. Re- gretfully, I packed up Jess the Jeep and started my way back to Newton, New Jer- sey. As I drove out of Peaceful Valley, I re- membered that summer day in 1991 when Dick told me of his prophecy, “Someday electrics will be the norm.” Dick was right. Spend a weekend at NEAT and you too will see that now days, electrics certainly are the norm.


The night sky of Shinhopple was ablaze with the lights from all the night flyers (at left) during NEAT. That’s one Angry Bird (above) which belongs to Rich Roland. He designed it for 9mm EPP foam. The 3-channel plane is very stable and has a 1500 KV motor in a shroud.


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