History of Aeromodelling

Sports Aeromodelling Aerospace is a growing sport with both civil aviation and military. In Indonesia the first time in the environment arising TNI - AU through Scout Scout Aerospace.

Model airplane manufacturing activities have been started since 1946 in conjunction with dirintisnya first glider-making in Yogyakarta (Aeromodeller and Air Scout) and developed into large cities, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Malang and Surakarta.

To accommodate the growing interest in so many Air Force (TNI AU) provides container "BUREAU AERO CLUB" who coached by Captain G. Reuneker, and for the first time the race was held on January 27, 1952 at Airbase Cililitan / Halim Perdanakusuma Jakarta attended Club-Club Aeromodelling cities in Java, Sumatra, Borneo.
On 9 April 1953 the Bureau of Aero Club opened in Jakarta Aeromodelling courses which received great attention from the public. Following the next race on May 17, 1954, followed by the Aero Club Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Palembang, Banjarmasin, Makassar, Ambon and the race was held every year.

June 1954 for the first time the Air Scout camp was held at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase which was attended by 80 Pandu air from all over Indonesia. In this camp held in aerospace race. This race is an experiment to see poll the public interest. Its main purpose is to educate special coaches until the year 1955 has recorded 35,000 members throughout the Air Pandu Indonesia.

Aero Club activities began with the establishment appears Aero Club in the big cities, among others: Aviantara in Bandung, Jakarta Aero Club in Jakarta, Pemudara and Yan Debrito in Yogyakarta, Surakarta Aero Club in Surakarta, Malang in Malang Aero Club.
The race in 1957, the winner / champion race selected to be sent to Yugoslavia following the Flying education airforce Layang.Tahun 1960 in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture (P & K) provide education and rocketry Aeromodelling Course (KAP) at 04 Wing Education Lanud Adi Sumarno .
KAP education is followed by local students, both members of the TNI, TNI Civil, Teacher and Scout. K.A.P running for some period. From the results of KAP growing educational inputs /'s proposals to raise local associations / clubs Aeromodelling in one organization.

Of inputs / suggestions, Lieutenant Suhartono (Head Aeromodelling Course and rocketry) initiated a meeting to discuss the organization Aeromodelling.
In 1962 at the Hotel Merdeka Solo accomplished Establishment Plan Meeting held Aeromodelling Organization, led by Lieutenant Suhartono.
From the results of the meeting agreed on the establishment of organizations with names Aeromodelling Aeromodelling Federation of All Indonesia abbreviated FASI, who later made a name FASI name of the parent entire aerospace sports in Indonesia. As the central organization is the city of Solo in Skadik 011 Wing 04 education, particularly in developing aerospace sports among Scouts.

In 1966 there had been a cooperation between national Kwartir Scout Movement with the Army chief of staff of the Air Force, the unit formed by Aerospace / Company-Scout Space Company with such education Aeromodelling. In the opening ceremony was marked by demonstrations Aeromodelling, flying kites, parachuting, aircraft and motorized rocket launch held in Pulo Mas Ceremony Inspector Bung Karno.

For takeoff By Pass road is used as the basis glider towing plane Auster and in Senayan Jakarta. Date 10 s / d 20 November 1968 National Workshop organized by the Boy Scouts ANUDIRGA (Nasionala mainstay Aerospace Affairs) Mr. Kardono in Jakarta (Halim Perdanakusuma).
Sports Aeromodelling is contested both nationally, regionally and internationally. Since the year 1978 as a branch sport of competition exhibition in PON (National Games Week) until PON XI 1981. But in the year 1989 PON XII sports no longer Aeromodelling diperlombakan / dipertandingkan. Later in the year 2000 began again contested in the PON XV in East Java. In addition to implementing / running a race Aeromodelling also follows the activities held as Jamboree PB FASI Aero Sport, Safari and other FASI.