In Burbank, California, you'll find the Blacksheep Squadron. Contact Tony Naccarato at 818-842-5062.
In Garden Grove, California contact John Wenk at 714-633-8546.
In Oakland, contact the Oakland Cloud Dusters through Herb Robbins (the newsletter editor) at 408-356-8659.
In Orange County, contact the Orange County Aeronauts through their web page: http://www.microflight.org/
In Sacramento, CA the Sierra Eagles Fun Fly Sessions every 2nd Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm. With 21 feet to the rafters, it promotes skill in both flying and retrieving. Contact Chris Borland 916-457-4469, cborland@jps.net
In San Diego, contact Howard Haupt 619-272-5656.
In the San Francisco area, the Marin County Aero Club flies indoor once a month in a local school gym, 22 feet clear before the rafters. They mostly fly peanut and pistascio with some ministick, but mostly fun flying. They also fly outdoors in the summer. The contacts are George Benson, 204 Benson Circle, Mill Valley CA 94941, 415-388-1809 or Thayer Syme or Bill Hurley
In Santa Ana, contact Bob Randolph 909-394-9865 or Steve Brown 909-394-9685.
Denver, Colorado, The contact for area Flying Aces events is: Otto Feiler, 303-337-0473.
Boulder, Colorado: The contact for Indoor flying dates is Les Shaw e-mail: leshaw@juno.com 303-499-0946, 995 Mcintire Street, Boulder, Co 80303-2760. They fly at the Balch Fieldhouse at the University of Colorado.
Contact the Glastonbury Aero Modelers Indoor Model Airplane Flying. For further information about Glastonbury Modelers, call Tony Lincoln 860-659-2457. They fly on Sundays at the Glastonbury High School Gym on Hubbard Street, Glastonbury Connecticut.
In Norwich, Connecticut contact the Nowich Flying Aces Indoor Model Airplane Flying. For further information about the Norwich Flying Aces call John Koptonak at 860-442-9003. They fly on Saturdays at the Teachers Memorial Junior High School in Norwich Connecticut.
In Wilton, Connecticut, contact Roger Kleinert 203-655-1585.
The DC Maxecuters is a group that flies outdoors and during the winter they rent a gym a few times a year for indoor flying. Each year they schedule a couple of Fun Flys at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. Check The Maxecuter web site for more information and maps at http://www.his.com/~tschmitt/ or contact Tom Schmittt at tschmitt@his.com
In Miami, contact M.I.A.M.A. through Dr John Martin 305-858-6363.
In Pensacola, Florida, the Pensacola Free Flight Team flies indoors. Anyone interested in joining them can contact Paul Grabski at (850)457-2297.
The Thermal Thumbers of Metro Atlanta, Georgia, fly indoors from October through April monthly at Lockhart Academy gymnasium. They have a Category l site which has produced some very high flight times. Contact Gary Baughman, at g.baughman@worldnet.att.net or by phone at 770-419-0416. See our TTOMA website at www.thermalthumbers.com
The Atlanta Indoor schedule is: Sept 16, Oct 21, Mar 17, Apr 14, and May 19. The site is an excellent Cat II flying venue. The location is at North Springs High School in Sandy Springs, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Floor area is 120' x 100' with a 35' open girdered ceiling. All AMA events are flown plus some FAC mass launches and No-Cal, Hangar Rat, etc. We have a good turnout and lots of fun. 9 AM to 5PM. Cat I contests in Nov, Jan, and Feb flown at another site. Contact Gary Baughman, at g.baughman@worldnet.att.net or by phone at 770-419-0416.
Also in Atlanta, you can contact John Barker by telephone: 770-436-9912.
In Chicago Illinois, please feel free to contact the Chicago
Aeronuts through Bob Warmann 708-834-9075.
Crystal Lake, Illinois, is about 70 miles NW of Chicago, Ill. Dan Levit is new to this, but has loved flight for a very long time. Slow flight interests him and the local high school will open the gym to indoor flights. For more information, contact Dan Levit at dlevit@mc.net
The Inndianapolis Model Airplane Club (IMAC) sponsors two contests per year, generally in early December and again in April. These events are classified as AMA AAA. Currently they fly in the Tyndall Armory with a 40' ceiling. Contact Moe Whittemore at mjwhitte@ix.netcom.com or call him at 317-861-4266. During work hours it's 317-298-2637, ext. 2161.
The contact in Cedar Rapids is Paul Mcilrath at 319-393-4677.
In Waterloo, Cedar Falls, IA. the Indoor Aces Flying Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 6:30 to 9:00 pm at the Hudson, IA. High School Gym (9 mi. south of Waterloo) Oct. through April. Contact: Bob Nelson at bobsrc@forbin.com or 319-277-0211.
In Topeka Kansas is The Heart of America FF Association. The contact and current president is Emil Schutzel 6801 Cherokee Lane, Shawnee Mission KS 66208, 913-362-3095. In 1999, their Kansas Indoor Championships AKA contest will be held at the Kansas City College and Bible School in Overland Park KS. It is near 75th Street and Matcalf Avenue. The AMA ceilig height is 24' and the peak is about 30'. Most of the popular indoor classes are flown. For information contact: Jack Koehlar, 3310 Eneningside Dr., Topeka KS 66614, phone 913-273-9554. or contact Roger J. Schroeder, rsch@idir.net Overland Park KS
In Lawrence, Kansas, contact Ed Wiley of the Heart Of America FF Assoc at 913-842-1308 or by email at mailto:wiley@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
In Wichita, Kansas is Stan Chilton 316-686-9634.
In Louisville, Kentucky contact Mason Plank 502-634-8191.
In Laurel, Maryland contact: Tom Vallee 301-498-0790.
MIT in Cambridge hosts the Tech Model Aircrafters. Meetings are held once a month at the DuPont Gym on Vassar Street and Mass. Ave. All flying sessions are Saturday from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. To obtain more information, please call Ray Harlan. His number at home: 508-358-4013 or at Work: 617-272-1233. The dates for 1998/1999 have not been announced.
The Merrimac Valley Air-istocrats will have two "Fun Fly and Contests" at the Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, MA. Gym. (26 feet tall) Exit 52 (Route 110) off Route 495, follow signs for Haverhill. Follow Signs for College off exit ramp. Turn off Route 110 to College, 50 yards from exit. Contact: Timothy MacDonnell at 508-686-1912 or Richard Zapf at 508-352-8321. The dates have not been announced.
Potterville, Michigan Fun Fly is located in Mid-Michigan, 20 miles southwest of Lansing Michigan, exit #66 off of I-69. The fun fly takes place at the high school, on the corner of High St. and Main St. Enter through side door near trash dumpster. They fly the third Sunday of each month from late fall through March, noon-4pm. Admission is free. Contact Chuck at speaktru@iserv.net or by phone call: 616-367-4723.
The Detroit Cloudbusters is a club that is mostly rubber, rubber scale(FAC) and Indoor. The president is Pres Bruning. Contact Fred Tellier at ftellier@mail.wincom.net for their 1998-99 Indoor schedule. The Cloudbusters have over 250 members around the US, Canada, and overseas due to the popularity of our newsletter. Membership is available to anyone for $10.00 per year to: Cloudbusters Model Airplane Club, Inc., 4909 Stoddard Drive, Troy Mi. 48098. The newsletter contains at least one plan per issue by the likes of Pres Bruning Dave Livesy, Paul Boyanouski, Ralph Kuenz. Who are well known for their contest winning FAC and peanut scale designs.
In Bloomington Minnesota, contact John O'Leary at: 612-888-0638.
In Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Model Aero Club is flying high. For more information, contact Don Berggren at 612-459-6140.
In Carthage Missouri you'll find the GymDandy Fliers. They are a new club interested in indoor f/f and indoor r/c planes and blimps. Their group includes AMA indoor record holders, "old timer" modelers and novices. A small but enthusiastic group that flies monthly! To contact them, email: bselman@janics.com and check their web site: http://www.janics.com/~bselman
The Nebraska Indoor Championships is an AMA sanctioned AA contest which was held last year at the Beatrice Nebraska community center in downtown Beatrice. The events included East B, Limited PP, HLG, Kit Plan scale, Peanut, 7gm Bostonian CLG, Mini-stick, A-6/FROG, Fac No Cal, Legal Eagle. For information about this year's event, contact R. DV. Hawes, 9220 No. 52nd Ave, Omaha NE 68152. Sent by Roger J. Schroeder, rsch@idir.net Overland Park KS.
Contact the East Coast Indoor Modelers. They
fly inside airship hangar # 1 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station and
have done so for 71 years. The group has access to the building
every weekend throughout the year and tends to fly duration type
models, while all categories are warmly welcome! The group is one
of the oldest modeling organizations in the world (1926), and
flying sessions usually draw 6 to 10 flyers with activity most
popular on the warmer calmer weekends. The building measures 800+
feet long, 200+ feet wide and an unobstructed ceiling height of
around 175 feet. For more information, contact: Gary and Kit
Underwood, East Coast Indoor Modelers, 24 Kennebec Court,
Bordentown NJ 08505, {contact information needed here.}
Also in New Jersey is Don Ross at 201-568-5272.
Alan Abriss is president of the Brooklyn Skyscrapers Club and they fly in the blue nose hanger at Floyd Bennett Field. Check their web site at http://www.homegrowntv.com/skyspr.html or you can reach them by sending email to: hgtv@earthlink.net
In Corning, NY, The Tri-Rivers RC Modeleers fly indoors during the winter. The contact for indoor flying information is Jim Anderson, 8962 Rt. 415, Campbell, NY 14821, 607-527-8243.
In Cicero, New York, they fly indoor rubber, electric and CO2. They have a number a people in the club that are interested in SFRC and have opened up their flying site to indoor RC on a test basis. For more information, contact John L. Fleming by calling: 315-453-7985 or by sending email to: JohnFlys2@aol.com
In Rochester, New York, there's the Western New York Free flight Society. They fly in two gyms, each with a 20' ceiling. Usually about 10-14 fliers show up and they have a lot of fun. Guests are always welcome. For more information, contact the president, Bob Clemens by email: RClemens@compuserve.com
In Mineola, New York contact Bob Bender by calling: 516-248-5118.
In New York, New York, contact Dan Marek at: 212-222-1546.
In Charlotte, North Carolina contact: Cliff Culpepper 704-366-7305.
In Cleveland, Ohio is Vern Hacker 216-486-4990.
In Oklahoma City, contact Edsel Ford 405-691-5411.
In Tulsa, the contact is Bob Hanford 918-251-7564.
Northwest Indoor Flying Schedule, Willamette Modelers Club. WEBS meet at 60 Acres Park, Redmond, 2nd Saturday morning each month. They also fly every Sunday, 9:00-4:00, Oxbow Recreation Center. For more information, contact Bob Stalick in Albany, 503-928-8101 or try 503-728-3884.
In Portland contact Andy Tagliafico 503-452-0546.
North of Philly there's a great indoor club called SOTS, the Scale Old Timers Society. They meet on the last friday of the month at the Pitcairn Club, Willow Grove NAS, north of Philly, contact Pete Van Dore, 215-635-0486, Pvandore@aol.com
In Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania contact Walt Eggert 215-947-4387.
In Smyma, Tennessee, our club consists of three adults, and fifteen kids. We have built and are now flying eleven Limited Pennny-Planes, as well as Bostonians and Profiles. Our club has been meeting and building together every Thursday night during the school year for the last three years. One of our girls took first place in Coconut at the 97 USIC. We will be bring our entire club to USIC this year. I am the club leader. Tim Lavender, 306 Hazelwood Dr., Smyrna, Tenn. 37167. Phone: 615-459-4799. We meet from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday night at the Smyrna Church of Christ. By email, contact Sarah.M.Lavender@vanderbilt.edu
The Texas Flying Aces at http://www.netropolis.net/chill/index.htm have a national newsletter editor, Lin Reichel out of Erie, PA. or contact Charles Hill at chill@netropolis.net They are awaiting the Spring 1998 Indoor Model Airplane Contest Schedule at the Bedford Boys Ranch, Forest Ridge & Harwood, Bedford. Texas. Last year, this was A.M.A. Sanctioned Category I. For information, contact the directors:
For Virginia Newport News, contact Abram Van Dover at: 804-877-2830.
In Seattle you can contact Gene Stubbs 206-523-6148.
Contact The Bong Eagles in Milwaukee, Wisconsin through Tony Italiano (414)782-6256.
In Argentina, contact Andrés Ferreyra ahulais@hotmail.com he writes that "In Argentina there is a long tradition in aircraft modelling and Indoors. There are people with a lot of experience, for example, my friend Eduardo Grippo has been in F1D more than 40 years and he has converged to world championship in Cardington. I am 20 years old and I am aeromodeler since I was born. My father too. In the last national we had 4 participants in F1D, 17 in EZB, 7 in PENAUT, 7 in MINI STICK, and in other seven national categories more than 40 participants." http://orbita.starmedia.com/via/~abai/index.html
Adelaide, South Australia: At Ingle Farm Community Recreation Centre, Beovitch Rd, Ingle Farm. Indoor R/C from 5.30pm to 7.00pm, F/F from 7.00pm to 10.00pm. Second Saturday every month. Trader on site to supply all needs. Sponsored by FLY IN MODEL AIRCRAFT, PO BOX 972, MURRAY BRIDGE SOUTH AUSTRALIA ph 08 85322463 flyin@telstra.easymail.com.au
Mélice Jean-Marie and Michel Lemaitre are starting a little indoor airplane club in Belgium. You can contact them by email: lemaitre_michel@hotmail.com (Lemaitre michel) or by postal mail: Mélice Jean-Marie, 36 rue Bernier,711O, Maurage, Belgium.
Canada, Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario: Contact the Markham Indoor Flyers through: Vladimir Linardic 905-272-3911 linardic@aol.com
Also in Ontario, Canada is Dan O'Grady at 613-224-3424
Windsor, Ontario, contact Art Songal at 519-735-9875 or Fred Tellier ftellier@mail.wincom.net
Winnipeg Manitoba contact Barrie Taylor at 204-889-4737
Central Ontario region: Tigertown Squadron of the Flying Aces club flies outdoors in the summer at the Beverly Community Centre near Rockton, Ontario, Canada. Outdoor models are mainly rubber, some CO2, electric and gas; mainly freeflight, some R/C. Indoors in the winter they fly rubber, some electric, mainly freeflight with some micro R/C. Contact rhammett@golden.net
Canada, Toronto
The Balsa Beavers fly in Metro Toronto. For more information, contact Sean Quinlan by email: lqunlan@interhop.net
Steve Krug writes that they fly in a school gym on Friday nights in Kitchener every week, this is put on by Steve Gray the owner of Flight Craft. Every other Sat.we fly at another gym in Burlington Ontario. This is put on by FAC Tigertown squadron Burlington. We fly everything from ministick to nocal to Easy-B and scale. Our Nationals are held at Pearson Intl. airport in an Air Canada maintanence hangar(approx.70ft ceiling) in the summer. (Authors note: anyone know the contact information for this club?)
The Model Aeronautics Association of Canada has an indoor committee that is chaired by Bill Henderson. Bill lives in Toronto, but the association covers all of Canada. Their web page is: http://www.maac.ca/english/committees/com_indr.html
There's a club in France called Cervia. It's the French association for the ultralight indoor model airplanes, and to join it's not necessary to be French. The president is: Mr Edmond ROCH, 40, rue Vergniaud, 75013 Paris, FRANCE. They have a newsletter too, in French it's called "Les cahiers du CERVIA" about duration and scale. To receive the newsletter, contact Edmond ROCH. The internet man of the association is Yannick Grange at yannick@mygale.org
Los Rascacielos de Guatemala "The Guatemala Skyscrapers" with President and chief sticker picker Dick Bertrand, a NFFS member. They fly indoors as well as all types of free flight models. E-mail: search@infovia.com.gt
The Kanagawa Indoor Plane Club has a flying session onece a month at the Kawasaki Marien in Kawasaki city. They fly mainly duration models, including F1D, F1L, EZB and Ministick. The president is Kazumasa Kihara. Please contact Akihiro Danjo. Ohmoriminami 5-4-15-203, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, 143-0013, Japan. Tel&Fax 03-3744-1997 (Inter, +81-33744-1997) E-Mail: adanjo@webtv.ne.jp
Shonai Peanut is a Free Flight modelling club in Nagoya, Japan. Contact them at: JiroAeroP@japan.aol.com
There are three different clubs in the Stockholm area involved in indoor flying; Haninge, Red Baron and Solna MSK. I belong to Reb Baron, who have their own website at http://www.canit.se/~blom/MFK_Red_Baron/ Apart from indoor, Red Baron is mainly U-control oriented, Haninge is RC oriented, while Solna is active in all disciplines. People interested in indoor flying opportunities in Stockholm could check my website; http://w1.871.telia.com/~u87106779 where dates for indoor meetings are posted. For more information, contact Daniel Hartstein at dhstein@nacka.mail.telia.com
There's a long list of indoor flying sites in the UK. See http://www.aeronutz.flyer.co.uk/where.htm for more details. The list is kept by Mark Denham and Simon Thomas of the Aeronutz. Send email to mark@aeronutz.flyer.co.uk for more information.
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