FREE FLIGHT INDOOR - 2003/05
CORRECTION: In the February 2003
column, a description defined propeller
pitch as pitch = 3.1416 x tan(y/x).
Actually, diameter is part of the equation,
as explained in detail in the following
FREE FLIGHT INDOOR - 2004/11
IT IS WITH sadness and somewhat of a sense of relief that I announce
that I must give up this column after so many years. There are several
reasons for this decision. First, although my physical condition is
reasonably stable, it remains that way because I work at it; that requires
an increasing amount of time and effort.
Free Flight Indoor - 2004/02
IN A PREVIOUS column I wrote that access to the Santa Ana,
California, hangars had collapsed from lack of maintenance.
Actually, an earlier report stated that disagreements between the
Marines and the city of Santa Ana had resulted in loss of access.
FREE FLIGHT INDOOR - 2003/02
GOOD-BYE, FRIEND: Two days before
his 77th birthday, Jim Clem passed away
after more than two weeks in the hospital.
Initially he had an intestinal blockage that
had to be bypassed. He was always in
fragile health, suffering from arthritis and
scoliosis most of his life. Before he met
his beloved Fran, he lost a lung to
pneumonia before medical science knew
how to deal with it.
FREE FLIGHT INDOOR - 2001/05
Science Olympiad at the USIC: There will be a Science
Olympiad (SO) competition at the 2001 US Indoor Championships
(USIC). This will expose SO participants to our activities, and
perhaps result in some recruits for AMA.
Tom Sanders of Midwest Products Co., Inc. will issue invitations
to SO coaches, who will select the contestants.
Many helpers are needed for timing and other chores associated
with the competition. All USIC entrants are invited to help. Those
who do help will get a great deal of satisfaction, and will learn
things about modeling they never expected.
