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Letter from Mark Weiss April 20, 2013 The 2013 Joe Nall is only three weeks away! I
wanted to update all of you on the final details about all the activities that
will be taking place at Joe Nall's Newest Flight Line, the Control Line
Circles. Special this year is our wish to get as many younger attendees at the Nall to fly a C/L plane at the circles. As a matter of fact, all pilots under the age of 16 will be given a special nameplate signifying the fact that person successfully flew a C/L model at the Joe Nall. These all metal and painted nameplates will become collector items. We are striving to get every modeler what attends this year's Nall to fly a C/L plane and get
their own memento. Of course, we are bringing all the C/L planes anyone could
ever wish to fly. Matter of fact, we have all the materials to rebuild as many
as necessary! Boy, do we have a World
Class team of C/L pilots to fly and help you fully enjoy the C/L
experience. Not only do we have a former Stunt World Champion, a former
team member of the US Stunt Team for World competition, several members
of the very prestigious PAMPA
Hall of Fame, but we are also expecting some of the very best RC aerobatic
pilots flying C/L with names that include Hyde and Kristensen. And some of RCer's best young guns will drop by again to improve their
skills with our C/L stunt planes. It just doesn't get any better than this! Back by popular demand
are our special "I Flew C/L at the Joe Nall" Tee and Golf shirts. These are not
available anywhere else and they
sold out last year before the week was over. Get one and a piece of history:
C/Lv.2..our second year at the Nall.
The artist again this year is Tony Albence,
a very gifted modeler who is also responsible for the incredible "Warbirds Over Delaware"
shirts and accessories. Regardless
of your age, if you bring your own control line plane with you,
please come down to the circles and fly it on the wonderful circles that Pat
and his crew have created. Pat and all of us would appreciate mufflers on your
glow engined airplanes. If you need some help or have not flown in a while, we
have a whole team and experienced pilots and instructors on site. We are also
bringing all the field support equipment
anyone could ever want or need to keep your planes in the air. You will find it
very easy to identify our team of helpers: each member will be wearing a unique
and very bright safety green cap with the "Triple Tree Aerodrome"
logo on the front. Trust me, you cannot miss these hats! If you did not bring a
plane but would like to experience the joy and fun of flying a control
line plane, c'mon
down for we have brought more than one dozen trimmed and flight tested C/L
planes for you to fly. We will not only supply the plane for you to fly, but an
instructor as well. We have three levels of planes, from the new beginner all
the way to the experienced stunt
flier. How can you get set up with a plane and an instructor? You got
it....just look for anyone wearing a really bright safety green cap! If you are just curious and would like to learn
more about the original "fly by wire," come by and say
hello. If you want more details, just look for one of the folks with those
special caps! We will be having demonstration flights all week, both at the
circles and during some of the noon shows on the main flight lines. The green capped team would appreciate your understanding in terms
of the hours we will be available for training. We will be prepared to begin
each day at 9:00AM with a lunch break to coincide with the noon time
demonstrations. Training will open again at 1:30PM and continue until 5:00PM. For those who do not need any assistance flying their own C/L
planes, the middle circle, Circle #2 will be available all week for open
flying. We will have a sign up list for both Circles 1 and 2. If no one is
waiting and you just completed a flight, fuel up (or change your batteries)
again and enjoy yourself. So, c'mon
down and have some real fun. Experience the roots of controlled model airplane
flying without servos, 2.4 transmissions, receivers, and everything else that
makes RC not quite as simple and enjoyable as C/L
flying. Any questions? Call me or email. Mark Weiss (302) 547-4917 or email: ama82824@yahoo.com Mark As many of you
know, it is one thing to have grand ideas and quite another to pull them off.
In the case of supplying a fleet of 15 flight tested and brand new fully
equipped control line models for the attendees of the Joe Nall to experience
and enjoy, the idea came to be a reality thanks to many people and
organizations. Here are the organizations and individuals (in alphabetical
order) that provided the support so we can offer you the "handle" in
May: Aerospace Composite Products AMA District V AMA Headquarters APC Props Brodak Manufacturing Byron Originals Castle Creations Corehouse Hitec Horizon Hobby Hubin Timers Metroliners C/L Club Robin's View Productions Sonic Tronics S&W Fuel Stevens Aeromodels Sullivan Products Thunderpower RC Tom Morris C/L Products Warren Walker Landing Gear ....and personal
donations from some really great friends from Delaware Then, you still
need to add that core of experienced C/L pilots who also happen to be excellent
builders and designers. Without the designing, building, assembling, and test
flying of the 15 aircraft, we would still be out of luck. Fortunately, the
support we get continues to be incredible. Here are those folks for all of us
to thank: Bob Hunt Tom Hanpshire Frank Imbriaco Tom Morris Buddy Wieder and even
me......but I am not in the same league as there guys! So, when you visit the circles, look for some nametags and thank these five folks as well as the caring organizations who also made the week of flying our C/L planes at the Nall possible.
Hello Again, 03/20/2013 The Joe Nall Control Line Youth ChallengeHow can you help? Bring a youngster to the Nall and get them to the circles. They will be so appreciative for the control line experience can only be realized by holding a handle and flying a plane. Secondly, pass the word to your friends who are coming to the Nall, even if they are coming to fly RC. Tell them what we have to offer and ask them to bring their children and their friends. Finally, pass the word between May 11 and May 18, right here at Triple Tree. Tell every youngster you see that they should grab their parents and get down to the C/L circles. To make this even sweeter, we are working on giving a very special Joe Nall memento to every youngster who gets in the circles and feels the magic of good old control line flying!
Finally, it takes a group of manufacturers who again have supported our efforts, especially with our fleet of e-powered planes. Please thank these companies in any way you can, for they have made our fleet of exceptional airplanes possible:
10/05/2013 Hi. My name is Mark Weiss. As was the case for this past Joe Nall, Pat has asked me to oversee the new Control Line Flight Line for 2013. While it is only late October, Pat and his crew have already begun to work on the circles and plan for next May. From all accounts, these will be the best CL circles in the USA: they are that good!
I have begun my planning as well to make sure that all folks who come by the circles next year have a wonderful and memorable experience. This past May, we put in 241 training flights on our planes for all modelers and their families who wanted to experience the original "flying by wires!" As far as I know, it is the only flight line at the Nall where you can fly someone else's planes without getting in trouble....and not worry if the landings are not on the wheels. I was fortunate enough to be in the circle with many kids and some of their Mom's. I beliebe they had the best time of all. Many of the RC'ers told me and Bruce (Jennings) that they have been unsuccessfully trying for years to get their wives to fly RC and here they take the handles without any extra encouragement! Look out guys....
We also had some of this country's finest Control Line (CL) stunt pilots including Derek Barry, former member of the US Control Line Stunt World Team. Some of you may recall that at the 2011 Nall, Derek put on a terrific demonstration during Friday's noontime program. Also flying were other great notables including Allen Brickhaus, Will Davis, Craig Gunder, Joe Adamusko, Tom Morris and so many others. Noted RC'ers came down to try their hands and that group included Mac Hodges, Warren Thomas, Bob Trueworthy, Gerald Neal, and several of the young guns you have seen at noon time demonstrations as well as the eTOC in Toledo and the Tucson Shootout. We also had former FI and Indy Car driver Juan Pablo Montoya come down and fly CL for the first time. Not surprisingly, he did very well. By the way, Tony Stewart's pilot is no slouch in the CL circles either.
So, how do we top what took place in 2012? Well, Mr. Hartness has already raised that bar. Those new circles will have no equal. How's that for a start! Our group will again be bringing electric CL planes for anyone to try their hands; we will also be bringing advanced electtric powered stunt planes for the experienced fliers to try; we will once again offer Tee and Golf shirts which were sold out last year. These will become undoubtedly become collectors items.
Last year, Bob Shaw brought his wonderful hangar of top quality CL planes and we are hoping Bob and his team return next year.
Last year, we introduced the ultimate hybird for the Joe Nall: radio control line planes! What? Yop, we had a tether in the middle of one circle with 60 feet of two CL cables. At the other end was a 36" plane fitted with elevator and throttle servos, a nicad battery and of course, a receiver. What a hoot! Pat took the transmitter in his hands and took off, flew around quite well and did a great landing, all on his first attempt. Maybe we will bring that back for 2013.
We plan on having some raffles as well as CL vendors. Not only will you be able to watch but you can buy and get your CL plane going.
Next year, we will have more of this country's finest CL pilots and they will not only be flying stunt but other events as well. Have you seen the blazing speed of combat flying? Remember, these high speed planes are never more than 60 feet or 1 second away from mother earth.
Next year many of the folks took full advantage of camping right on the grounds. As Pat says, that is the way to experience all the comeraderie of the Joe Nall.
I will be providing updates as May 11th draws nearer. If you have any questions, please shoot me an email: ama82824@yahoo.com
Have a wonderful Holiday Season and I look forward to meeting you at the CL Flight Line next year......
Mark
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