I 9& WORD hot 1986 Lake Charles Nationals temperatures flying site running 950 humidity 90% range made uncomfortable everyone say least hat off Jack Sheeks event director wife Shirley tabulated posted scoresalso Burt Duggan Ron Sears flight judges did fine job enduring hot Louisiana weather total number CL Scale entries down previous years didnt make competition less ex citing Sport Scale largest number con testants three CL Scale events 10 Jack Stolly Dallas TX captured first place super-flying P-38 Lightning John also posted highest flight score entitled him National Association Scale Aeromodeling Julie Abel placed second FAI Scale Clipped Wing Cub built Sig kit member US CL Scale World Champs team went Norway NASA Flight Achievement Award though Stephen Ashby Indianapolis IN some engine problems able finish second Sport Scale DH Mos quito former US Scale team member also posted highest static score Richard Schnei der Marietta GA placed third Curtiss Gulfhawk good-looking model OS Max 61 four-stroke engine very authentic sound Julie Abel Florissant MO finished first Sr Sport Scale Pilatus PC7 Jason Stolly Dallas TX profile P-Si Mus tang first Jr Sport Scale FAI Scale Top honors went Jeff Perez Lamed KS Jeff accomplished B1 7F Flying Fortress very smoothflying model sound made four OS Max 25 engines really accentuates smooth ness fine operation retractable land ing gear flaps aided tremendously Jeffs posting highest flight score far Julie Abel finished second place Sig Clipped Wing Cub Im sure reason Julie received highest static score because detail work did newly-finished model such seam pinking rib stitching also Hazel Sig look-alike doll cockpit came actual flight Julie flew Cub realistically slow towed dropped banner November 1986 59 CL ScaleMike Pratt 00 z C 0 00 z C, 0 00 ci 0 00 C 0 00 ci 0 00 z ci 0 00 Left Steve Ashby prepares DH Mosquito foran official flight Steves fineflying enabled him place second Sport Scale Right First place PAl Scale went Jeff Perez veteran B-17F Both Jeff B-17 three-time fliers World Championships Left Third place PAl Scale won Clancy Arnold flew very impressive C74 Caribou Right Australia Graves K161 Tony equipped electronic auxiliary control system operate flaps cowl door bomb drop retractable landing gear throttle CL Scale COMBAT flown Saturday morning Nationals year Its true other Combat events flown during week heart soul event appeared during three-hour period Saturday hot during Combat Week us attend ance may have memories seared heat report will deal high points event rather chronological sequence events event site within block Nats AMA HQ very nice grass lots room official flying testing no rain barely wind temperature humidity bath worse expected Official high temperatures 90s on-site air temperature went high 1080 shade over grass high temperatures wore out affected engine runs shortened tempers sort negative incentive maltes everyone want just get over rather appreciate National event can winner received trophy survived Lake Charles T-shirt Slow Combat pretty much what weve come expect Fox 36 being dominant engine sprinkling Supertigres new Cipolla 36 Don Cranfill star show did some excellent flying did Michael Wilicox Marvin Denny others Michael Willcox chose fly Open contestants after big win North wests Bladder Grabber earlier month outstanding performance made Open con testants wish hed stayed youngsters good alrplanes being flown people previously Marvin Dennys all-wood model wing flaps very impres sive Cranfills wood-with-foam-leadingedge model Willcox all-foam models werent quite impressive others Cranfili escaped Michael Wilicox foamies getting job done softcell fuel pod seems have lost some its appeal few contestants using look through official Nats results keep mind though total number entries down Combat event events flown doubleelimination made winning just tough decade ago total entry higher John Stubblefield flying US team Hungarian World Champs Michael Wilicox flying Open door Clancy Arnold Lawrence IN placed third caused some excitement final round belly-landing C74 Caribou forced electronically-controlled re tracts failed operate Because Clancys piloting skills big Caribou landed very little damage electronic system also con trolled throttle opening/closing cargo doors Electronic control systems seem more popular CL Scale events because wide variety operating options possible use Precision Scale First place went Charles Bauer Chicago IL flew new Top Flite prototype Skyraider Dauntless II big 11-lb model powered Supertigre 75 Skyraider also has electronically-controlled flaps retractable landing gear throttle placing first Charles also recorded highest flight score Walter Bailey Lauderdale Lake FL placed second flying Grumman XF5F Skyrocket Despite its small size Walters Skyrocket flew extremely well nicely-done Bell P-63A Continued page 154 Charlie Johnson left open some new talent Junior Senior ranks Andy Miner did well Junior did older brother Cary Senior stiffest competition came Team Olson featuring Abbie Junior Aimee Senior Minor brothers got best battle Juniors Seniors did good job flying showing good sportsmanship longest day turned out FM day lasted 730 am pilots meeting tentatively scheduled until 700 pm event ended having 14 entrants seemed like event needed some major editing Event management promised have event over little after noon things dragged hot afternoon portion day knew dinner would delayed As Slow Combat looked like Cranfill FM hip pocketbut faded end let Pat WilIcox Howard Rush sneak Don said heat really got him toward end day 99% effort just isnt enough fly against Pat Wilcox Cox 15s seemed suffer heat Nelson 15s although occasional sour run Nelson camp too Pitmen careful flood engines because high heat direct sunlight kept engines low boil hadnt run Howard Rush used superior technology along lot carbon fiber howling Nelson top speed king FAIs others thinking about making battering-ram models new 1 6-Oz-minimum FAI rule Howard planning even-more-rigid engine-mount 60 Model Aviation Mike Pratt Left Charles Bauer took top honors AMA Precision Scale big Skyraider Dauntless ii thisto newTop Flite kit Authorsays should askChariie Center Mike Welshansflewthis nicely-done Stinson 5R9 Relianttofourth place SportScale Right Second place AMA Precision Scale taken Walter Bailey nice-flying XF5F Grumman Skyrocket models mostly high quality 00 ON 0 00 ON cj 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 mm 00 ON Wheres mywater Ron Burt Duggan L Ron SearsR flight judges forthe event High temperatures meant big liquid intake imperative Officials did fine job CL Combat OGA Designs DGA Designs eg OGA Designsee DGA Designsoe DGA Designso 0 *DARNED GOOD AIRMEN FULL BODY PILOT KIT Lifelike Vinyl latex rubber parts * Lightest weight Pilots Available .. Easy assemble finish Kit Contains Pilot head hands boots helmet goggles full templates easy instnctions Fully positionable too -0 Height- Weight -NEW Low Pi-ihee -5 NO206 Scale 1 Pg 2 ox$ 790 No 205 15 Scale 141w 3 ox s83 SPORTSMAN 0 RARUSTORMER- FULL sooy 0 OUST & No204 14 Scale 17ot 40zs IDNO203 1 Scale 23 Box3 ID C 0 0 C0 C lb*Soweat tintpieID sewIng3 reqoiretl0 ID C 0 0 Ca 0 lb ID DGA Designs 00 OGA 00 DGA Designs *BUST PILOT KIT leso eno loig lOee oon Kt COntafls PIoi fleid ge,Oei opod cap goggles aoo Jacket Easgia anseogeaoOiflsfl Height- Weight Low Poces No he1 QSc4lOS113SgOZ5O5 No 051 SScOl0-E1-1400sGO5 ooI aScale4-3811 zoos No 03I 3Sce5-342-1400 Astegndng realigns etteirtablO plaotioo. 000 io he, extreme light welOht 00 cOinPIeted loll 5010 01 plOi 9oth wIl flOOC tile 000 effect boUnce voor airClili. Send slOO Catalog New York State Resoteots ada 7% hamS tax. Sen1 Check MO. COOS AllOw 3 weeks check clear all-foam foam leading edge wood rear seen McFaddens models Marvin Denny used all-wood model good advan tage placing third three rounds Friday welcome relief compared other days about half-dozen fliers eliminated before start competition Saturday finals really made up lot agony preceding week everyones spirit higher practi cally match good Marvin Denny six wins loss after seven rounds appeared have very good chance winning Tom Fluker also won seventh round six wins/one loss too Marvin flew against Pat Willcox five wins/one lossbut lost making him six/two Fluker Willcox flew off Fluker taldng win becoming National Combat Champion result seven/one record Both Marvin Pat six/two flew off second andthirdplace Pat Willcox once again toughing out placing second final hours competition featured lot fast furious action drama suspense left general feeling among attendance Fast Combat Top Gun event Continued page 163 Nats CL Scale/Pratt Continued page 60 King Cobra John Wright Long Beach CA finished third Senior age division Precision Scale found Julie Able again first place flew second model Pilatus PC7 did some very realistic flying also posted highest static score other event noteworthy proportions Walter Baileys flying 12-year-old Gee Bee Ri emotional experience both Walter wife flew model last time After first flight Sport Scale permanently retired Gee Bee cutting off lead-out wires guess old Scale models never die just hang around Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 61 As Slow Combat Fast event has Fox 36 event occasional Supertigre Cipolla 36 Foam now material choice comes design-time whether its 0 44 4- 6 HANG ON LITTLE LONGER ACE THE RACE ALAOST OVER INSTOCKFORIMMEDIATESHIPMENT NEW AH 6237 Cu in$19995 New Oxedre 40 cot 13-beerieglti299h RegOimatIra4S f12296 Bitghelle flywheel f 14290 Reg Oaede 40 Powe Aeeeethly Only$7190 OUADRA REPAIR$1599 pIta pold Iiw Meeter ERCOUPE PLANS $2396 SEMI-KIT $9996 Jinw Meeter TOMAHAWK PLANS 92396 SEMI-KIT $9990 Jiw Meeter B-BALL TR PLANS $2395 SEMI-KIT $99W Jim Meeter ACROBAT PLANS 919B9 SEMI-KIT 99995 MALONEY 155h12995ZENOAH 9-39 95 SACHS-DOLMAR 31 CDI 96 37 CDI 99 FLOATS 40 lIgexele hores 02106 oeepletekittitl90 10 WWI WHEELS t259B P1K Spieg Stone92406 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN ll4lGodteyl02990 113 TAYLORCRAPT 0113 CUB Nelite$2906 Volktploen 1/3 IChicketi Chatliel$2395 Seoool H-350 4200 tt29B Wg4d S-tB lrg teodele 93406 PROPS elI eiaeo Zingee Top Rite Oynettttxot 20% OFF US Oxedre FUELTANKS1900 949532 00 $706 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAF1S5116 0321000 0101196 24 Meg Serelce 5250 peetge Seed Beeb Cheeb e Mecey Order 0e JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 154 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 59, 60, 154
I 9& WORD hot 1986 Lake Charles Nationals temperatures flying site running 950 humidity 90% range made uncomfortable everyone say least hat off Jack Sheeks event director wife Shirley tabulated posted scoresalso Burt Duggan Ron Sears flight judges did fine job enduring hot Louisiana weather total number CL Scale entries down previous years didnt make competition less ex citing Sport Scale largest number con testants three CL Scale events 10 Jack Stolly Dallas TX captured first place super-flying P-38 Lightning John also posted highest flight score entitled him National Association Scale Aeromodeling Julie Abel placed second FAI Scale Clipped Wing Cub built Sig kit member US CL Scale World Champs team went Norway NASA Flight Achievement Award though Stephen Ashby Indianapolis IN some engine problems able finish second Sport Scale DH Mos quito former US Scale team member also posted highest static score Richard Schnei der Marietta GA placed third Curtiss Gulfhawk good-looking model OS Max 61 four-stroke engine very authentic sound Julie Abel Florissant MO finished first Sr Sport Scale Pilatus PC7 Jason Stolly Dallas TX profile P-Si Mus tang first Jr Sport Scale FAI Scale Top honors went Jeff Perez Lamed KS Jeff accomplished B1 7F Flying Fortress very smoothflying model sound made four OS Max 25 engines really accentuates smooth ness fine operation retractable land ing gear flaps aided tremendously Jeffs posting highest flight score far Julie Abel finished second place Sig Clipped Wing Cub Im sure reason Julie received highest static score because detail work did newly-finished model such seam pinking rib stitching also Hazel Sig look-alike doll cockpit came actual flight Julie flew Cub realistically slow towed dropped banner November 1986 59 CL ScaleMike Pratt 00 z C 0 00 z C, 0 00 ci 0 00 C 0 00 ci 0 00 z ci 0 00 Left Steve Ashby prepares DH Mosquito foran official flight Steves fineflying enabled him place second Sport Scale Right First place PAl Scale went Jeff Perez veteran B-17F Both Jeff B-17 three-time fliers World Championships Left Third place PAl Scale won Clancy Arnold flew very impressive C74 Caribou Right Australia Graves K161 Tony equipped electronic auxiliary control system operate flaps cowl door bomb drop retractable landing gear throttle CL Scale COMBAT flown Saturday morning Nationals year Its true other Combat events flown during week heart soul event appeared during three-hour period Saturday hot during Combat Week us attend ance may have memories seared heat report will deal high points event rather chronological sequence events event site within block Nats AMA HQ very nice grass lots room official flying testing no rain barely wind temperature humidity bath worse expected Official high temperatures 90s on-site air temperature went high 1080 shade over grass high temperatures wore out affected engine runs shortened tempers sort negative incentive maltes everyone want just get over rather appreciate National event can winner received trophy survived Lake Charles T-shirt Slow Combat pretty much what weve come expect Fox 36 being dominant engine sprinkling Supertigres new Cipolla 36 Don Cranfill star show did some excellent flying did Michael Wilicox Marvin Denny others Michael Willcox chose fly Open contestants after big win North wests Bladder Grabber earlier month outstanding performance made Open con testants wish hed stayed youngsters good alrplanes being flown people previously Marvin Dennys all-wood model wing flaps very impres sive Cranfills wood-with-foam-leadingedge model Willcox all-foam models werent quite impressive others Cranfili escaped Michael Wilicox foamies getting job done softcell fuel pod seems have lost some its appeal few contestants using look through official Nats results keep mind though total number entries down Combat event events flown doubleelimination made winning just tough decade ago total entry higher John Stubblefield flying US team Hungarian World Champs Michael Wilicox flying Open door Clancy Arnold Lawrence IN placed third caused some excitement final round belly-landing C74 Caribou forced electronically-controlled re tracts failed operate Because Clancys piloting skills big Caribou landed very little damage electronic system also con trolled throttle opening/closing cargo doors Electronic control systems seem more popular CL Scale events because wide variety operating options possible use Precision Scale First place went Charles Bauer Chicago IL flew new Top Flite prototype Skyraider Dauntless II big 11-lb model powered Supertigre 75 Skyraider also has electronically-controlled flaps retractable landing gear throttle placing first Charles also recorded highest flight score Walter Bailey Lauderdale Lake FL placed second flying Grumman XF5F Skyrocket Despite its small size Walters Skyrocket flew extremely well nicely-done Bell P-63A Continued page 154 Charlie Johnson left open some new talent Junior Senior ranks Andy Miner did well Junior did older brother Cary Senior stiffest competition came Team Olson featuring Abbie Junior Aimee Senior Minor brothers got best battle Juniors Seniors did good job flying showing good sportsmanship longest day turned out FM day lasted 730 am pilots meeting tentatively scheduled until 700 pm event ended having 14 entrants seemed like event needed some major editing Event management promised have event over little after noon things dragged hot afternoon portion day knew dinner would delayed As Slow Combat looked like Cranfill FM hip pocketbut faded end let Pat WilIcox Howard Rush sneak Don said heat really got him toward end day 99% effort just isnt enough fly against Pat Wilcox Cox 15s seemed suffer heat Nelson 15s although occasional sour run Nelson camp too Pitmen careful flood engines because high heat direct sunlight kept engines low boil hadnt run Howard Rush used superior technology along lot carbon fiber howling Nelson top speed king FAIs others thinking about making battering-ram models new 1 6-Oz-minimum FAI rule Howard planning even-more-rigid engine-mount 60 Model Aviation Mike Pratt Left Charles Bauer took top honors AMA Precision Scale big Skyraider Dauntless ii thisto newTop Flite kit Authorsays should askChariie Center Mike Welshansflewthis nicely-done Stinson 5R9 Relianttofourth place SportScale Right Second place AMA Precision Scale taken Walter Bailey nice-flying XF5F Grumman Skyrocket models mostly high quality 00 ON 0 00 ON cj 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 mm 00 ON Wheres mywater Ron Burt Duggan L Ron SearsR flight judges forthe event High temperatures meant big liquid intake imperative Officials did fine job CL Combat OGA Designs DGA Designs eg OGA Designsee DGA Designsoe DGA Designso 0 *DARNED GOOD AIRMEN FULL BODY PILOT KIT Lifelike Vinyl latex rubber parts * Lightest weight Pilots Available .. Easy assemble finish Kit Contains Pilot head hands boots helmet goggles full templates easy instnctions Fully positionable too -0 Height- Weight -NEW Low Pi-ihee -5 NO206 Scale 1 Pg 2 ox$ 790 No 205 15 Scale 141w 3 ox s83 SPORTSMAN 0 RARUSTORMER- FULL sooy 0 OUST & No204 14 Scale 17ot 40zs IDNO203 1 Scale 23 Box3 ID C 0 0 C0 C lb*Soweat tintpieID sewIng3 reqoiretl0 ID C 0 0 Ca 0 lb ID DGA Designs 00 OGA 00 DGA Designs *BUST PILOT KIT leso eno loig lOee oon Kt COntafls PIoi fleid ge,Oei opod cap goggles aoo Jacket Easgia anseogeaoOiflsfl Height- Weight Low Poces No he1 QSc4lOS113SgOZ5O5 No 051 SScOl0-E1-1400sGO5 ooI aScale4-3811 zoos No 03I 3Sce5-342-1400 Astegndng realigns etteirtablO plaotioo. 000 io he, extreme light welOht 00 cOinPIeted loll 5010 01 plOi 9oth wIl flOOC tile 000 effect boUnce voor airClili. Send slOO Catalog New York State Resoteots ada 7% hamS tax. Sen1 Check MO. COOS AllOw 3 weeks check clear all-foam foam leading edge wood rear seen McFaddens models Marvin Denny used all-wood model good advan tage placing third three rounds Friday welcome relief compared other days about half-dozen fliers eliminated before start competition Saturday finals really made up lot agony preceding week everyones spirit higher practi cally match good Marvin Denny six wins loss after seven rounds appeared have very good chance winning Tom Fluker also won seventh round six wins/one loss too Marvin flew against Pat Willcox five wins/one lossbut lost making him six/two Fluker Willcox flew off Fluker taldng win becoming National Combat Champion result seven/one record Both Marvin Pat six/two flew off second andthirdplace Pat Willcox once again toughing out placing second final hours competition featured lot fast furious action drama suspense left general feeling among attendance Fast Combat Top Gun event Continued page 163 Nats CL Scale/Pratt Continued page 60 King Cobra John Wright Long Beach CA finished third Senior age division Precision Scale found Julie Able again first place flew second model Pilatus PC7 did some very realistic flying also posted highest static score other event noteworthy proportions Walter Baileys flying 12-year-old Gee Bee Ri emotional experience both Walter wife flew model last time After first flight Sport Scale permanently retired Gee Bee cutting off lead-out wires guess old Scale models never die just hang around Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 61 As Slow Combat Fast event has Fox 36 event occasional Supertigre Cipolla 36 Foam now material choice comes design-time whether its 0 44 4- 6 HANG ON LITTLE LONGER ACE THE RACE ALAOST OVER INSTOCKFORIMMEDIATESHIPMENT NEW AH 6237 Cu in$19995 New Oxedre 40 cot 13-beerieglti299h RegOimatIra4S f12296 Bitghelle flywheel f 14290 Reg Oaede 40 Powe Aeeeethly Only$7190 OUADRA REPAIR$1599 pIta pold Iiw Meeter ERCOUPE PLANS $2396 SEMI-KIT $9996 Jinw Meeter TOMAHAWK PLANS 92396 SEMI-KIT $9990 Jiw Meeter B-BALL TR PLANS $2395 SEMI-KIT $99W Jim Meeter ACROBAT PLANS 919B9 SEMI-KIT 99995 MALONEY 155h12995ZENOAH 9-39 95 SACHS-DOLMAR 31 CDI 96 37 CDI 99 FLOATS 40 lIgexele hores 02106 oeepletekittitl90 10 WWI WHEELS t259B P1K Spieg Stone92406 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN ll4lGodteyl02990 113 TAYLORCRAPT 0113 CUB Nelite$2906 Volktploen 1/3 IChicketi Chatliel$2395 Seoool H-350 4200 tt29B Wg4d S-tB lrg teodele 93406 PROPS elI eiaeo Zingee Top Rite Oynettttxot 20% OFF US Oxedre FUELTANKS1900 949532 00 $706 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAF1S5116 0321000 0101196 24 Meg Serelce 5250 peetge Seed Beeb Cheeb e Mecey Order 0e JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 154 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 59, 60, 154
I 9& WORD hot 1986 Lake Charles Nationals temperatures flying site running 950 humidity 90% range made uncomfortable everyone say least hat off Jack Sheeks event director wife Shirley tabulated posted scoresalso Burt Duggan Ron Sears flight judges did fine job enduring hot Louisiana weather total number CL Scale entries down previous years didnt make competition less ex citing Sport Scale largest number con testants three CL Scale events 10 Jack Stolly Dallas TX captured first place super-flying P-38 Lightning John also posted highest flight score entitled him National Association Scale Aeromodeling Julie Abel placed second FAI Scale Clipped Wing Cub built Sig kit member US CL Scale World Champs team went Norway NASA Flight Achievement Award though Stephen Ashby Indianapolis IN some engine problems able finish second Sport Scale DH Mos quito former US Scale team member also posted highest static score Richard Schnei der Marietta GA placed third Curtiss Gulfhawk good-looking model OS Max 61 four-stroke engine very authentic sound Julie Abel Florissant MO finished first Sr Sport Scale Pilatus PC7 Jason Stolly Dallas TX profile P-Si Mus tang first Jr Sport Scale FAI Scale Top honors went Jeff Perez Lamed KS Jeff accomplished B1 7F Flying Fortress very smoothflying model sound made four OS Max 25 engines really accentuates smooth ness fine operation retractable land ing gear flaps aided tremendously Jeffs posting highest flight score far Julie Abel finished second place Sig Clipped Wing Cub Im sure reason Julie received highest static score because detail work did newly-finished model such seam pinking rib stitching also Hazel Sig look-alike doll cockpit came actual flight Julie flew Cub realistically slow towed dropped banner November 1986 59 CL ScaleMike Pratt 00 z C 0 00 z C, 0 00 ci 0 00 C 0 00 ci 0 00 z ci 0 00 Left Steve Ashby prepares DH Mosquito foran official flight Steves fineflying enabled him place second Sport Scale Right First place PAl Scale went Jeff Perez veteran B-17F Both Jeff B-17 three-time fliers World Championships Left Third place PAl Scale won Clancy Arnold flew very impressive C74 Caribou Right Australia Graves K161 Tony equipped electronic auxiliary control system operate flaps cowl door bomb drop retractable landing gear throttle CL Scale COMBAT flown Saturday morning Nationals year Its true other Combat events flown during week heart soul event appeared during three-hour period Saturday hot during Combat Week us attend ance may have memories seared heat report will deal high points event rather chronological sequence events event site within block Nats AMA HQ very nice grass lots room official flying testing no rain barely wind temperature humidity bath worse expected Official high temperatures 90s on-site air temperature went high 1080 shade over grass high temperatures wore out affected engine runs shortened tempers sort negative incentive maltes everyone want just get over rather appreciate National event can winner received trophy survived Lake Charles T-shirt Slow Combat pretty much what weve come expect Fox 36 being dominant engine sprinkling Supertigres new Cipolla 36 Don Cranfill star show did some excellent flying did Michael Wilicox Marvin Denny others Michael Willcox chose fly Open contestants after big win North wests Bladder Grabber earlier month outstanding performance made Open con testants wish hed stayed youngsters good alrplanes being flown people previously Marvin Dennys all-wood model wing flaps very impres sive Cranfills wood-with-foam-leadingedge model Willcox all-foam models werent quite impressive others Cranfili escaped Michael Wilicox foamies getting job done softcell fuel pod seems have lost some its appeal few contestants using look through official Nats results keep mind though total number entries down Combat event events flown doubleelimination made winning just tough decade ago total entry higher John Stubblefield flying US team Hungarian World Champs Michael Wilicox flying Open door Clancy Arnold Lawrence IN placed third caused some excitement final round belly-landing C74 Caribou forced electronically-controlled re tracts failed operate Because Clancys piloting skills big Caribou landed very little damage electronic system also con trolled throttle opening/closing cargo doors Electronic control systems seem more popular CL Scale events because wide variety operating options possible use Precision Scale First place went Charles Bauer Chicago IL flew new Top Flite prototype Skyraider Dauntless II big 11-lb model powered Supertigre 75 Skyraider also has electronically-controlled flaps retractable landing gear throttle placing first Charles also recorded highest flight score Walter Bailey Lauderdale Lake FL placed second flying Grumman XF5F Skyrocket Despite its small size Walters Skyrocket flew extremely well nicely-done Bell P-63A Continued page 154 Charlie Johnson left open some new talent Junior Senior ranks Andy Miner did well Junior did older brother Cary Senior stiffest competition came Team Olson featuring Abbie Junior Aimee Senior Minor brothers got best battle Juniors Seniors did good job flying showing good sportsmanship longest day turned out FM day lasted 730 am pilots meeting tentatively scheduled until 700 pm event ended having 14 entrants seemed like event needed some major editing Event management promised have event over little after noon things dragged hot afternoon portion day knew dinner would delayed As Slow Combat looked like Cranfill FM hip pocketbut faded end let Pat WilIcox Howard Rush sneak Don said heat really got him toward end day 99% effort just isnt enough fly against Pat Wilcox Cox 15s seemed suffer heat Nelson 15s although occasional sour run Nelson camp too Pitmen careful flood engines because high heat direct sunlight kept engines low boil hadnt run Howard Rush used superior technology along lot carbon fiber howling Nelson top speed king FAIs others thinking about making battering-ram models new 1 6-Oz-minimum FAI rule Howard planning even-more-rigid engine-mount 60 Model Aviation Mike Pratt Left Charles Bauer took top honors AMA Precision Scale big Skyraider Dauntless ii thisto newTop Flite kit Authorsays should askChariie Center Mike Welshansflewthis nicely-done Stinson 5R9 Relianttofourth place SportScale Right Second place AMA Precision Scale taken Walter Bailey nice-flying XF5F Grumman Skyrocket models mostly high quality 00 ON 0 00 ON cj 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 mm 00 ON Wheres mywater Ron Burt Duggan L Ron SearsR flight judges forthe event High temperatures meant big liquid intake imperative Officials did fine job CL Combat OGA Designs DGA Designs eg OGA Designsee DGA Designsoe DGA Designso 0 *DARNED GOOD AIRMEN FULL BODY PILOT KIT Lifelike Vinyl latex rubber parts * Lightest weight Pilots Available .. Easy assemble finish Kit Contains Pilot head hands boots helmet goggles full templates easy instnctions Fully positionable too -0 Height- Weight -NEW Low Pi-ihee -5 NO206 Scale 1 Pg 2 ox$ 790 No 205 15 Scale 141w 3 ox s83 SPORTSMAN 0 RARUSTORMER- FULL sooy 0 OUST & No204 14 Scale 17ot 40zs IDNO203 1 Scale 23 Box3 ID C 0 0 C0 C lb*Soweat tintpieID sewIng3 reqoiretl0 ID C 0 0 Ca 0 lb ID DGA Designs 00 OGA 00 DGA Designs *BUST PILOT KIT leso eno loig lOee oon Kt COntafls PIoi fleid ge,Oei opod cap goggles aoo Jacket Easgia anseogeaoOiflsfl Height- Weight Low Poces No he1 QSc4lOS113SgOZ5O5 No 051 SScOl0-E1-1400sGO5 ooI aScale4-3811 zoos No 03I 3Sce5-342-1400 Astegndng realigns etteirtablO plaotioo. 000 io he, extreme light welOht 00 cOinPIeted loll 5010 01 plOi 9oth wIl flOOC tile 000 effect boUnce voor airClili. Send slOO Catalog New York State Resoteots ada 7% hamS tax. Sen1 Check MO. COOS AllOw 3 weeks check clear all-foam foam leading edge wood rear seen McFaddens models Marvin Denny used all-wood model good advan tage placing third three rounds Friday welcome relief compared other days about half-dozen fliers eliminated before start competition Saturday finals really made up lot agony preceding week everyones spirit higher practi cally match good Marvin Denny six wins loss after seven rounds appeared have very good chance winning Tom Fluker also won seventh round six wins/one loss too Marvin flew against Pat Willcox five wins/one lossbut lost making him six/two Fluker Willcox flew off Fluker taldng win becoming National Combat Champion result seven/one record Both Marvin Pat six/two flew off second andthirdplace Pat Willcox once again toughing out placing second final hours competition featured lot fast furious action drama suspense left general feeling among attendance Fast Combat Top Gun event Continued page 163 Nats CL Scale/Pratt Continued page 60 King Cobra John Wright Long Beach CA finished third Senior age division Precision Scale found Julie Able again first place flew second model Pilatus PC7 did some very realistic flying also posted highest static score other event noteworthy proportions Walter Baileys flying 12-year-old Gee Bee Ri emotional experience both Walter wife flew model last time After first flight Sport Scale permanently retired Gee Bee cutting off lead-out wires guess old Scale models never die just hang around Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 61 As Slow Combat Fast event has Fox 36 event occasional Supertigre Cipolla 36 Foam now material choice comes design-time whether its 0 44 4- 6 HANG ON LITTLE LONGER ACE THE RACE ALAOST OVER INSTOCKFORIMMEDIATESHIPMENT NEW AH 6237 Cu in$19995 New Oxedre 40 cot 13-beerieglti299h RegOimatIra4S f12296 Bitghelle flywheel f 14290 Reg Oaede 40 Powe Aeeeethly Only$7190 OUADRA REPAIR$1599 pIta pold Iiw Meeter ERCOUPE PLANS $2396 SEMI-KIT $9996 Jinw Meeter TOMAHAWK PLANS 92396 SEMI-KIT $9990 Jiw Meeter B-BALL TR PLANS $2395 SEMI-KIT $99W Jim Meeter ACROBAT PLANS 919B9 SEMI-KIT 99995 MALONEY 155h12995ZENOAH 9-39 95 SACHS-DOLMAR 31 CDI 96 37 CDI 99 FLOATS 40 lIgexele hores 02106 oeepletekittitl90 10 WWI WHEELS t259B P1K Spieg Stone92406 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN ll4lGodteyl02990 113 TAYLORCRAPT 0113 CUB Nelite$2906 Volktploen 1/3 IChicketi Chatliel$2395 Seoool H-350 4200 tt29B Wg4d S-tB lrg teodele 93406 PROPS elI eiaeo Zingee Top Rite Oynettttxot 20% OFF US Oxedre FUELTANKS1900 949532 00 $706 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAF1S5116 0321000 0101196 24 Meg Serelce 5250 peetge Seed Beeb Cheeb e Mecey Order 0e JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 154 Model Aviation