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Bid Proposal for the
2018 FAI F1D World Championships for
Indoor Model Aircraft
March 18-23, 2018 in the
Atrium of the West Baden Springs Hotel,
West Baden Springs, Indiana, USA
Gene Simpers photo
West Baden Springs Hotel Atrium at night (above) and during contest (below)
Phil Kibbe photo
The Contest
Since 1998, all of the Indoor World Championships Contests have been held in Eastern Europe at the
mine in Slanic, Romania, or in Belgrade Fair Hall, Belgrade, Serbia. The 1996 Indoor World
Championships, at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, USA, were the last held outside Europe.
The USA Organizing Committee in conjugation with the Academy of Model Aeronautics bid to hold the
2018 Indoor World Championships for Model Aircraft in the Atrium of the West Baden Springs Hotel in
West Baden Springs, Indiana, USA. The proposed dates are March 18-23, 2018. The hotel will also be
used to provide the room accommodations and meals for the competitors, officials, and contest workers.
Proposed Schedule:
• March 19, 2018: Practice Day
Opening Ceremony
• March 20, 2018: Rounds 1 and 2
• March 21, 2018: Rounds 3 and 4
• March 22, 2018: Rounds 5 and 6
Award Ceremony
Closing Banquet
• March 23, 2018: Departure Day
Flying in the Atrium
The Atrium of the West Baden
Springs Hotel has been the site
of numerous national and
international indoor duration
contests. The site hosted the
1980 F1D Indoor World
Championships won by Erv
Rodemsky and Team USA.
The Hotel site was renovated
and reopened as a full service
luxury hotel in 2006. For the
past four years, a two-day
indoor contest has been held in
the early Spring. This contest
continues to attract fliers from
all over the United States. The
fliers have usually included the
top US F1D fliers including
most, if not all, of the US F1D
team.
The Atrium is a Category III site with a height of just over 29m to the central ceiling structure. The dome
girders are an additional 2m above the central structure (referred to as the “pancake” by the fliers). The
dome is supported by the surrounding walls and columns which are 20m high. The atrium is a superb
indoor flying site. Many national and World Records have been set there including the still standing Cat
III F1 open record by eight-time World Champion Jim Richmond. Just this last March, Bill Gowen’s
F1M exceeded the current F1M Cat III world record time.
The Atrium area is surrounded by
six floors of shops, restaurants,
and hotel rooms. These provide
an insulating blanket around the
Atrium which allows for the very
constant and comfortable
temperature of about 22C and
comfortable humidity (about 40%
or less relative humidity in
March). This is in contrast to
recent World Championship sites
with either cool (8C-10C) or warm
(32C-34C) temperatures and
higher humidity. The heating,
cooling, and ventilation for the
Atrium area is turned off during
contest times and windows and
other openings to the atrium can
be closed off, if needed, making
for good flying conditions.
For the 2018 Indoor World Championships, all of the Atrium floor will be cleared as much as possible
and we plan for the whole floor to be reserved exclusively for the use of the contest during all practice
time and competition rounds. As in previous contests, the heating, cooling and ventilation for the Atrium
area will be turned off. All windows, entrances and other openings will be closed or partitioned as needed
to provide the best flying conditions possible. The domes natural lighting makes it easy to spot and steer
the planes as well as providing excellent lighting for the competitors’ staging and preparation areas.
The West Baden Hotel
West Baden Springs is located in the State of Indiana, USA, about 160 km south of Indianapolis, Indiana,
and about 100 km northwest of Louisville, Kentucky, the two closest airports. The West Baden Springs
Hotel is a luxury resort destination adjacent to French Lick, Indiana. West Baden is less than a half-day’s
journey from most Midwestern cities by car. International contestants can arrive from these airports:
Chicago (5 hours by car),
St. Louis (4),
Cincinnati (3),
Indianapolis (2.5),
Louisville (1.5).
Nearby Amenities and Attractions
include:
• French Lick Casino
• Indoor Water Park
• French Lick Scenic Railway
• Indoor Go Kart Track
• French Lick Winery
• West Baden Springs Hotel Spa
• Indoor Miniature Golf, Lazer Tag,
and Climbing Wall
• Hiking, Horseback Riding
The West Baden Springs and French Lick area also has tournament quality golf courses and is host to
professional golf tournaments. The mid-March weather is usually pleasant with average high
temperatures of 14 C.
Accommodations and Fees
The proposed entry fee for the contest is €300 and includes lunch each day and the banquet. A Banquet
fee of $35 is proposed for non-competitors. A subsidized accommodation fee of €300 for five nights,
double occupancy lodging and meals is also proposed. The total of all competitor fees is €600. The meal
plan is:
- Lunch Buffet (served on site) on practice and competition days (days 2-5), included with entry
- Breakfast on practice and competition days (days 2-5)
- Dinner on arrival, practice, and round 1-4 competition days (days 1-4)
- Banquet dinner on round 5-6 competition day (day 5), included with entry
- A daily credit, using a prepaid debit card, will be provided for breakfast
and dinner in the hotel restaurants
Half of the hotel rooms face the Atrium. Officials will be provided single occupancy rooms and meals as
listed above.
Helium will be provided on site and one balloon fill and top offs are proposed to be included in the entry
fee.
Organizing Committee
for the proposed
2018 FAI F1D World Championships
for Indoor Model Aircraft at West Baden
•James “Bud” Layne
CEO, SpanTech LLC
Financial Sponsor
NFFS Indoor Committee Chair
Organizer USA Indoor National Championship, 2016
•Yuan “Kang” Lee,
2014 F1D Reigning World Champion
Organizer and CD, USA F1D team trials
•Steve Brown,
‘94, ‘96, ‘98 World Champion
Contest Director
•John Kagan,
2000 World Champion
Organizer USA Indoor National Championship, 2007-2015
USA F1D team trails organizer, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013
•Leo Pilachowski,
Local Committee Member, Bloomington, Indiana
•John Lorbiecki,
President NFFS (USA National Free Flight Society)
The above committee has vast
experience in organizing and directing
local contests, national contests, and
USA team selection trial contests in the
USA. Yuan Kang Lee, Steve Brown,
John Kagan, and Leo Pilachowski are
accomplished indoor fliers including
the F1D class. The Academy of Model
Aeronautics has available the necessary
equipment, including the measuring
facilities, to support a World
Championship level contest.
In addition, the West Baden Springs
Hotel staff has a great deal of
experience in supporting major indoor
duration contests in the Atrium as well
as supporting other large events at the hotel. The staff has experience preparing the site for the contest
including, but not limited to, placing plastic film to help prevent hang ups on the central Atrium structure
and using a local sited high lift to retrieve hung planes during off-contest times. All infrastructure needed
to support an Indoor World Championship contest is in place at the hotel. The Organizing Committee has
a signed contract with the Hotel for use of the Atrium and for the necessary accommodations for the
proposed 2018 Indoor World Championships.