Rabid Models brought out some truly impressive warbirds made of foam. The B-17 (above left) although large, with an eight-foot wingspan, flew
great flying routine that included a 68-inch PBY and an 8-foot wingspan B-17. Yes, an 8-foot wingspan electric B-17 flew inside the dome! I was amazed at how well and slowly it flew. The PBY performed beautiful touch and goes off Spektrum Lake and even per- formed a loop before performing a nice touch down at stage center. The rest of the afternoon was spent trad-
ing camera for transmitter and back again. At one point I was flying my ElectriFly Citabria and was soon in the company of Frank Noll’s Citabria. Later that day, I was flying the micro Corsair and soon realized Mike McConville was next to me flying his. How many other events can you attend and fly with so many well-known pilots? As with past JR Indoor events, Saturday
was to hold witness to combat and the pylon races. Pilots signed up for combat first in this winner-take-all event. The rules were sim- ple: knock the other guy out before he knocks you out! Once there were only four airplanes left in the air, the pilots of those models had to fly at full throttle so that it was not only a battle of collision, but of battery capacity. Many creative models fought valiantly, but in the end only one could stand victorious.
very slow and stable. The PBY (above right) made many impressive landings on Spektrum Lake and even performed some aerobatics.
After the debris was cleaned up the pilots
that had signed up for the pylon races were up on deck. This year the aircraft of choice was the new Pole Cat from ParkZone. Pilots signed up early on Saturday and were given a plane with setup instructions for their Spektrum or JR radios and at 5:30, the first of many heats started. The dome was soon abuzz with these micro air racers and some- times the antics of said aircraft and pilots was pretty amusing. After each heat, the re- sults were carefully tabulated and the heats started to narrow down. In the end, Chris Hass walked away with the win. By the time Saturday night had come,
many of us were tired and ready to relax back at the hotel where Zap Industries put on their annual Zap Tap room. In the Zap Tap Room, pilots could come in and enjoy some food and some frosty beverages while sharing some colorful hangar talk. As in years past, Radical RC held their Texas Hold Em Poker game for those who wanted to have fun at the poker table. On Sunday the dome is usually a more re-
laxed pace. Some of the pilots from further away are starting to leave or have left al- ready. A quick trip through vendors lane one
more time to see if there are any airplanes that need to be liberated from a vendors shelf, another picture of Matt Andren’s mul- ti engine Blohm & Voss BV 238 and a few more flights with my small fleet of models and before I knew it, it was time for awards. Terry assigned pilots during the event to
judge what they thought were the best mod- els in their category, so as a result, voting was done by fellow peers. At the end Terry and his busy crew thanked us all for coming and making the show a success. “It sure has changed a bit since the first
time you came here huh Jim?”, asked Terry as I walked in for another load of my equip- ment. “Yes it has!” From a one-day show in 2003 with airplanes using brushed motors and Ni-Cd batteries, guided by 72 MHz ra- dios, to a three-day show and planes flown with brushless, Li-Po and 2.4 GHz technolo- gies, some of which was first featured at this very show some years ago. Rental car loaded, GPS locked on to Newton, New Jer- sey, dinner plans made, I was ready to head back. As the sun sets behind me on the high- way, I know I’ll be back again next year, for that R/C Family reunion, The JR Indoor Electric Event.
Each year, awards are given for some of the best models in their class. This year both Malinchaks found themselves going home with some new hardware. Cindy Malinchak (above left) won “Best Micro” with her Monarch
FLYING MODELS
Butterflyand husband, Joe (above center), won “Best Jet” with his 1
⁄72
scale
MiG-15. Young Peter Sripol (above right) won “Best Original Design” for his flying aircraft carrier.
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