Indoor Duration Flying is a hobby for all – young, old and everyone in between!!
Indoor duration flying provides terrific challenges in all of its many aspects and as you improve, trust me, the challenges just keep on growing!
Indoor Technical Committee (ITC) Objectives.
Indoor Duration Flying is a hobby for all , if you are a newcomer or returning to the hobby our aim is to give you enough information to encourage you and put you in touch with others who can directly assist you further. Indoor flyers are a friendly bunch but small in number; we need more people to join us.
We are desperately in need of a high ceiling venue for our National events – if you know of any likely indoor spaces with a high ceiling – 50 feet would be nice – then please get in touch with me tony_hebb@hotmail.com.
You should read this short article I wrote for the BMFA magazine shortly after I restarted indoor flying back in 2009 – it might just strike a chord with you too.
Also take a look at this recent YouTube interview with US flyer Joshua Finn and his wife Hope when the Flite Test team visited them at home. Flite Test
If you are already a regular flyer then our aim is to keep you updated on what is happening on the indoor duration scene, mainly at home but also International events and provide up to date reference material that will help you to build and fly ever better models.
Do take a look through the website – you’ll find a wealth of information in articles covering how to build and fly your first models right through to a fairly advanced level. We are constantly seeking to add to this to provide a single point of reference for everything you will need to know. If there is something you feel can be usefully added then please let me know and I’ll try to fix it.
Read all about the fascinating History of Indoor Flying that even pre dates full size aviation here.
The Indoor Technical Committee (ITC) are a group of elected volunteers who represent Indoor Duration flying to our National body the British Model Flying Association (BMFA). Amongst other things they organise the annual Indoor Duration Nationals event and select the F1D team representing Great Britain in International competitions.
Members for 2022:-
Tony Hebb – Member, Results Officer
Hans Staartjes – Member Co-opted member
Meredith Evans – Public Relations Officer (PRO) SW Liaison
Bob Bailey – Treasurer (Co-opted member)
Dave Whitehouse – Chairman and North West Area Representative.
Rob Funnell – Secretary Co-opted member
ITC Objectives:-
The primary aim of the Indoor Technical Committee is to Promote, Protect and Preserve all aspects of Indoor Duration Flying in the UK, to ensure there is a sound foundation for future generations.
Indoor Duration flying is especially vulnerable because of the lack of affordable high ceiling sites in the UK since we lost the use of Cardington airship hangar in 2009. However, despite this, there is much activity in Sports Halls and hangars up and down the country.
If you are able to offer sponsorship in any form then we would be very happy to discuss as this would help us to fund training and excellence events for all ages thus ensuring that team GB stays on top of the world of indoor flying.
We want to do all we can to cater for the sport fliers and newcomers who will hopefully be tomorrow’s International competitors. Our aim is to provide hands-on help for novices in the shape of teaching the necessary skills, for example:- wood selection, building, covering techniques, motor winding and flying. There are experienced flyers around the country who are willing to help, just contact me in the first instance tony_hebb@hotmail.com.