HAFFA Links
Clubs, Individual Pages, and Building Tips
The emphasis here is on FF clubs in the area and articles and sites that contain articles that can help.
Clubs in the area
SAM 56, FAC Sunflower Squadron and BEAMS.
Wichita-based clubs with both indoor and outdoor activities. Contact
Dan Benner (daniel.d.benner@boeing.com) for information. The annual SAM
WHAM BAM (outdoor) is the featured event. BEAMS indoor general flying
at the Central Community Church, 6100 W. Maple, Wichita. As with all contests,
check before you travel!
Magnificent Mountain Men (MMM)
A great club with several important yearly contests, including the FAI
14 rounder (July) and the Dynasty Cup (Sept.). Monthly contests, large
SAM group. Lots of fun on a great field east of Denver.
MMM Indoor Contest: Contact: Don DeLoach 719-578-1197, ddeloach@adelphia.net.
Tulsa Glue Dobbers
An Oklahoma club and one of the oldest FF clubs in the nation. They run
monthly contests in the Tulsa area and have an excellent newsletter.
Okie Fliers
The Okie Fliers have an active indoor contest season using the National
Guard Armory in Oklahoma City.Consult HAFFA News for their schedule for
2003.
Other Club Sites
Oakland Cloud Dusters
This site has plans and useful building and trimming tips as well as club
news.
If you would like your club linked, email Ed Wiley.
Featured Indoor Sites
Don Slusarczyk's Indoor Site
Official Home of the Cleveland Clowns. Full of plans, tips and good advice
for the indoor flyer. Definately one of the best around.
Indoor Duration
Home of one of the greatest newsletter in indoor model history, Indoor
News and Views. If you like indoor, you need this publication.
Featured Beginners Site
AMA Cub/Delta Dart
Bill Kuhl's introduction to Free Flight featuring the most useful beginner's
plane. Very highly recommended!
Useful Links
Hand Launch Glider Links
http://cliff234.tripod.com/ffhlg/ffhlg.html
http://www.f4bscale.worldonline.co.uk/hand.htm
Useful tips on HLG, with plans.
.Covering
the Comet way
The original Comet instructions. (Thanks KCMASTERCRAFT
!)
Hosted by SAM
Indoor Model
Airplanes
Building tips, links, Rules, and all sorts of useful stuff on indoor models
and competition.
Scale Model
Plans
Lots of plans available in .pdf format. Not just scale, there are some
excellent beginners projects as well and valuable indices to scale plans
and three-views in various model mags.
Rolled Balsa
Tube Construction
Title explains it all. From Paul Bradley.
Balsa Density
Another Paul Bradley page. Easy-reading charts.
We have lost the links!
The Model Box
Several well-written articles. Included at last check: Making springs;
composite materials in model making, and straight-tow glider technique.
Have a suggested link that stresses FF model building, trimming, or tips? email Ed with the url. We cannot guarantee we will use it, but we do guarantee that we will have a look.
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