jbourke
Sep 01, 1996, 01:00 AM
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/srsym01.jpg" width="148" height="98"> <p><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/srsym02.jpg" width="148" height="101"> </td>
<td><a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/srsymp.htm">The SR Symposium</a> <p>Attendees heard lectures from the
"gurus" of electric flight, including Keith Shaw, Tom Hunt, Larry Sribnick, and
Bob Kopski.<br>
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<td>The indoor fly-in was held on Friday at 7:00. Modelers from all over the world
gathered to fly 1oz airplanes in the Hotel conference room. <p>One ingenious modeler used
a high-power flashlight as a means of controlling his ultra-lightweight pennyplane.
Details are inside the article. </td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/indoor05.jpg" width="175" height="116"> <p align="center"><a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/indoor.htm">The SR indoor fly-in</a> </p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/light.jpg" width="178" height="174"> </td>
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<img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/mystery.jpg" align="left" hspace="0" width="169" height="147"><a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/krcplane.htm">Assorted planes on the flight line</a> <p>Its impossible to guess
how many planes were at this year's KRC. Every type of plane imaginable
was represented, from 5" wingspans to 1/4 scale and beyond. Electric helicopters
and ducted fans also made occasional appearances. </td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/horten.jpg" align="left" hspace="0" width="157" height="208"><br>
<a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/shawdemo.htm">Keith Shaw's Demonstration flights</a> <p>One of the highlights of
every KRC is the Keith Shaw Demo. Keith has been building electric scale masterpieces
for years. </p>
<p>This year, Keith's Horten flying wing was lost due to a radio failure only seconds
after take-off. </td>
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<td><h2 align="center">THE ALL UP LAST DOWN </h2>
<p align="center">The Winner of the AULD this year was John McCullough with his ONO
design. <a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/ono.htm">Get the inside scoop on the ONO's inner workings</a> </td>
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<td><p align="center"><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/eflight2.jpg" width="182" height="114"> </p>
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<p><a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/krcface.htm">The KRC Experience</a> </p>
<p align="center">Meet the gang at EFLIGHT, a few celebs, and take a look at
some of the vendor's offerings. </td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/kirk.jpg" width="205" height="265"> </td>
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<p align="center">My deepest personal thanks to Dennis Weatherly, Jim Mullen, Mike
Roerig, and Andy Roerig for providing photos for this article. Thanks also to Pete O'Shea
for scanning in numerous photos for me. </td>
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<head>
<title>17th Annual KRC Electric Fly</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<table border="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td><table border="0" cellpadding="2">
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/srsym01.jpg" width="148" height="98"> <p><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/srsym02.jpg" width="148" height="101"> </td>
<td><a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/srsymp.htm">The SR Symposium</a> <p>Attendees heard lectures from the
"gurus" of electric flight, including Keith Shaw, Tom Hunt, Larry Sribnick, and
Bob Kopski.<br>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><table border="1" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td>The indoor fly-in was held on Friday at 7:00. Modelers from all over the world
gathered to fly 1oz airplanes in the Hotel conference room. <p>One ingenious modeler used
a high-power flashlight as a means of controlling his ultra-lightweight pennyplane.
Details are inside the article. </td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/indoor05.jpg" width="175" height="116"> <p align="center"><a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/indoor.htm">The SR indoor fly-in</a> </p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/light.jpg" width="178" height="174"> </td>
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<td><br>
<img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/mystery.jpg" align="left" hspace="0" width="169" height="147"><a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/krcplane.htm">Assorted planes on the flight line</a> <p>Its impossible to guess
how many planes were at this year's KRC. Every type of plane imaginable
was represented, from 5" wingspans to 1/4 scale and beyond. Electric helicopters
and ducted fans also made occasional appearances. </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/horten.jpg" align="left" hspace="0" width="157" height="208"><br>
<a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/shawdemo.htm">Keith Shaw's Demonstration flights</a> <p>One of the highlights of
every KRC is the Keith Shaw Demo. Keith has been building electric scale masterpieces
for years. </p>
<p>This year, Keith's Horten flying wing was lost due to a radio failure only seconds
after take-off. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><table border="1" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td><h2 align="center">THE ALL UP LAST DOWN </h2>
<p align="center">The Winner of the AULD this year was John McCullough with his ONO
design. <a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/ono.htm">Get the inside scoop on the ONO's inner workings</a> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><table border="1" cellpadding="2">
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<td><p align="center"><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/eflight2.jpg" width="182" height="114"> </p>
<hr>
<p><a href="/articles/ezonemag/1996/krcface.htm">The KRC Experience</a> </p>
<p align="center">Meet the gang at EFLIGHT, a few celebs, and take a look at
some of the vendor's offerings. </td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/1996/../images/kirk.jpg" width="205" height="265"> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p align="center">My deepest personal thanks to Dennis Weatherly, Jim Mullen, Mike
Roerig, and Andy Roerig for providing photos for this article. Thanks also to Pete O'Shea
for scanning in numerous photos for me. </td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
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