FF Indoor Larry Kruse 8 6~ SUSPENSE After much difficulty trying secure Indoor site appropriate Nationalcaliber contest near Lake Charles Nats planners ended on-again/off-again situ ation opting Lake Charles Civic Center twelfth hour uncertainty whether huge Burton Coliseum Civic Center small Category III site would actual flying location assuredly contributed almost total indif ference events potential Indoor entrants credit Nats Planning Committee did try secure Coliseum up until time planned construction building made impossible pursue matter further Flirting dangerously close being cancelled its entirety due low number advance entries FE Indoor years Nats probably saved AMAs own rule states .cancellation due merely low entry justified Indoor crammed two days Wednesday Thurs day midweek rather being leadoff event ordinarily draws fairly sizeable appreciative audience contestants normally fly both Indoor Outdoor events some cases choose events really wanted fly inor really get horses gallop across town Chennault field Civic Center back Indoor Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale led off years truncated schedule Wed nesday morning Once again has case past Peanut Scale dominated ubiquitous Lacey design Both Curt Sanford Open David Brown Junior won brainchild Bill Warner Tony Sutter open provided welcome relief excellentlycrafted Zippy Sport built MA plans placed second Dan Isaacks competed against himself Senior due schedule conflict Outdoor forced three other Seniors entered Indoor event recorded No Shows Open Rubber Scale Larry Kruses Bleriot Type 25 canard seriously contested another Curt Sanfords bevy Laceys emerged first-place winner after tension-filled last flights part both aircraft George Batiuks pretty Belgian Renard third Dan Isaacks repeated win Senior Peanut Lance Ferguson bested David Brown Juniorboth flying guessed Laceys Now lighter-weight models Easy B proved interesting very competitive event considerable amount drift random directions evidence during event due proximity outside entrance doors multi-directional drift particularly noticeable planes launched eastern portion building though times barely teens Open due 50-ft ceiling Tony Becker some doubts 1339 would stand up under Gordon Wisniewskis extended ceiling-scrub bing As turned out nothing fear won full 35 seconds Jim Clem fine gentleman Dallas distant third 1124 bit nail-biting hang Tony Sutter posted 1122 fourth David Brown showed way Junior nice 754 over two minutes better Charles Gaglianos 525 Senior Young David seemed everywhere both Indoors Out picked up almost trophies airplanes entered Intermediate Stick Hand-Launched Stick curious titles since both hand-launched Its good thing Tony Becker Sun City Center FL didnt swat bug landed head David Browns Easy B settled just Tony about launch serve distinguish two different sizes models differing types covering materials somewhat less-sophisticated smaller Inter mediate Stick class won Tony Sutter Open category posted flight 1501 November1986 69 Lance Ferguson Dallas TX smiles Open tiler MikeClem Dallas TX abouttofly cause Lacey won Junior Peanut Scale Indoor Hand-Launched Glider Mike has won Lances first Nats winbut got lots Nats trophies set National Rec several other trophies too ords past years Junior Senior Junior contestant David Brown theyoung estoftheflying Brownfamilyof Stone Moun tain GA Hes flying Easy B entered won lots other events 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 00 ON C 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON C, 0 mm& 00 ON C, 0 00 ON RJ Dunham Tulsa OK gently releases Indoor Cabin ROG entry cabin bulbous area under wing meets rules cross-section area requirements Gordon Wisniewski Greendale WI clob bered field Pennyplane bi plane flew 1312 after added third rudderto fuselage got turn needed FF Indoor y Kruse Gordon Wisniewski came second 1414 Charlie Sotich Jim Clem bunched together 1317 1310 respectively Only three members younger set chose fly Intermediate Stick David Brown picked up another first-place trophy good flight 658 Tony Hutchins gave valiant try second best flight 247 Charles Gagli ano Senior event posting 220 best flight Hand-Launched Stick appealed David Brown Junior/Senior classes won time 621 Richard Doig doing yeo mans work Indoor Event Director along able assistance wife Melody paused officiating long enough blow everyone away HL Stick very nice 2707 Jim Clem secondbut ex tremely distant 1323 Several other competitors probably began wishing Richard stayed behind officials table after repeated HL Stick performance PAl Stick excellent total Manhattan Cabin model cruises through theairinthe Lake CharlesCivic Center class model must conform wingspan fuselage restrictions must also ROG 5544an exceptional performance given existing site limitations repeat perform ance Jim Clem second 2935 Best Junior PAl David Brown high time 713 Indoor Hand-Launched Glider brought out representative numbers Juniors Seniors well expected open contestants Aaron Markos 912 seconds good enough win Senior also beat dads winning Open time 898 As Dad Chuck Markos said after particularly strenuous throw know tingled way fingertips Bobby Dunham second Open 848 Mike Clem having graduated up through Junior Senior ranks coming third 702 Open Back Senior Mark Whittemore ended up second behind Aaron Markos no cakewalk struggled fend off Charles Gagliano two seconds total 678 Junior David Brown also showed good ann flying what looked like Indoor version Campbells Thermal Piglet kit Davids 618 good enough tick watch put Tony Hutchins second place 608 Matt Gagliano Charlies brother very respect able 574 third Cabin events ROG Manhattan both tend imitate full-scale airplanes bit some other Indoor types due mainly ROG rise-off-ground launch Theres also something about gangly almost surrealistic landing gear dangling beneath Cabin ship lends odd beguiling charm its flight Continued page 171 70 Model Aviation Mo Whittemore New Palestine IN launch es interesting-looking Easy B Short nose/ long tail seems indicate design influenced Laurie Barrs experiments Tony Sutters very stubby Pennyplane shows thatthisevent permitsexperimentation combinations lifting surfaces As motor torque decreased plane leveled out 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON Cr 0 00 ON Cr 0 00 ON hmm cj 0 00 ON TonySutterCorpusChristiTXtooksecond Dallas Jim Clem about intercept Richard Doig help wife Melody place Open Peanut Zippy Sport flight Easy B make adjustmentto Event Directorfortheentire Nats Indoor Cockpit features ball compass dash- its trim Hes flying Indoor effort Hedidflndalittletimetoflytoo board instrumentsunexpected details years now experimenting props won FAI Hand-Launched Stick George Batiuk Sr Huntsville AL entered pretty Belgian Renard L Indoor Scale Laminated lifting surface outlines strip ribs contribute its exceptionally clean appearance light weight Aaron Markos R waits catch Indoor Hand-Launched glider test hop Aaronswin Seniorwith time of9l 2 seconds bested dads winning score Open Smart-aleck kids Havethey no respect THERES NO OTHER SOURCE LIKE IT Thousands photos descriptions up-to-date information Aircraft eCars Boats eRadios eSystems Engines OHardware eBooks eFinishing Materials Accessories Videos R/C Dealers Win $1 000 $500 $250 R/C Merchandise retailer choice eligible simply fill out return reader survey form eoch issue RCBG 10th edition Winners will chosen o random drawing oIl leoder Survey participants local hobby shop does stock copies Guide please tend request payment t3 QiO plus postage/handling t3001 Radio Control Buyes Guide Clifton HouseeClifton VA 22024 * You may use VISA Mastercard charge payment sending card number expiration date order out reach flyoffs three age classes although Shawn Whitely put up very credible 350 Senior beat 1985 winner Jan Langelius 16 sec Charles Gagliano distant third 292 Unlike several Junior events begged contestants HL Glider reasonable rep resentation Jay Horn flew well won 225 sec Tony Hutchins came second 177 David Brown gathered trophies during Nats week caine third 165 Nordic A-2 FlA FAI parlance marked similarities two smallersize eventstough-to-pick air fairly close competition no multi-flier nail-biting flyoff showdowns some circle-towing zoom-launching evident fliers opted straight towing what hoped good air times wrong Robert Klipp St Louis MO placed first total 835 sec Jack Nix duplicated second-place finish A-I 776 sec A-2 Richard Bertrand took home third-place trophy plaque 769 sec Nats FF Out Scale/Kruse Continued page 68 Everglades own Terry Rimert back us doing well after some serious midwinter doldrums profoundest apologies ex tended Terry having NFFS unof ficial-event scores hand can hope theyll covered elsewhere AMA section issue Given paucity Indoor entries surprising see total nine ROG Cabin ships entered event have thought going way dinosaurs after witnessing flying became evident some Juniors Seniors figured out mare legal event Laceys Heaven help us Tony Sutter first ROG Cabin 1246 Bobby Dunham second 1304 Open Dan Isaacks picked up Senior first-place trophy 24 1 Lance Ferguson added hardware collection 108 Junior Manhattan Cabin no Junior entries two Senior time Charles Gagliano able defeat Dan Isaacks rather handily clocking 352 compared Dans 240 Chuck Markos added another first-place trophy collection putting up 734 flight Again Tony Sutter right 710 second-place effort RJ Dunham ended up third 550 Pennyplane events among popular certainly innovative monoplanes biplanes triplanes tractor canards entered flew well Matt Gagliano turned fine 751 Junior Novice Pennyplane Seniors Aaron Markos 1000 Charles Gagliano 917 right up Open fliers Jim Clem won event older set 1023 followed Tony Beckers 951 Robert Nichols 905 plain ol Pennyplane POP competi tion Gordon Wisniewskis well-proportioned bipe wiped everyone out 1312 Gordon DGA Designs 00 D0A 00 DA DesignS 0 0 S CD o5 0 0 QuarterMaster T BIPE S 0 ouARTER SCALE PLANS Ouarter Master Sport Bipe Oadra 35. 73Spar. Z biild. Great Flyer.5Sxmi-Kit Avalable..PPO 0 DAVIS D-1K 905 Span.0 Oktadra 35 power SimilarPPO c 1933 KINNER SPORTSTER 5Modei K.117Span 035 powerppo S ________________ 0 4-CtCLC PROJECTS KRON FUNK 0 ScolO 64 span 60 sizeC1• 4 cYclo FantaStic nycPODa ________0 DAViS D-1K503 Span. C 1933 KINNER SPORTSTER** i K. 78 Span. 61-75.4cy PPD SI rcctuoed trow lo Scab plans. o Two Inch scale Sixth noel ________0 Morn 00A Plans0 Scocwg C PHOTO DOCuMENTATiON PACKS avaliabte Scale Pians Cowplntnwlnstrostion nooklet ALL PLANS ROLLEDSHIPPED UPS Send slO0 Catalog York Stete neeldents add 7% mlxx tao. Send check . Allow 3 weeks Ohecuto clear S November 1986 171 Nats FF Indoor/Kruse Continued page 70 responding advertisers mention read aboutthem ModelAviation 1-KIIm0oEhnnoH0oExU 3rd flnnuI STPTIO SHOW & SWflP SHOP Pipopoft Ships Boats Cons 4Tophies/wopds Ttdo Exhibitors Chorlotte mochondise mct 2S00 E Ineenence BIu& ChoNotte flC THANKSGIVING WEEKEND flowembe IS5 * C lay Information Contact CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO 3452 ODELL SCHOOL RDCONCORD NC 28025 704-786-8373 add additional rudder fuselage get turn wanted once adjusted plane flew exceptionally well evidenced flight time NFFS National Free Flight Society guru Tony Italiano second POP 933 followed Vito Gaglianos 850 Dad Gagliano may want check son Charles some tips flying event David Brown lone Junior entrant posted time 324 positive spinoff what essential ly lackluster Indoor contest presence TV film crew National Geographic captured some representative samples Indoor flight film crew erected large black velveteen backarop filmed several models flight repeatedly passed majes tically front blacked-out set visual effect us watching laborious process stunning Lit front sides microfilm ships Tony Becker Richard Doig scattered flashes ralnbow colors turn prop new angle climb turn Scheduled airing late fall possibly October November National Geograph ics Explorer program segment now tentatively titled Flying Fanatics may very aptiy describe us attended years Indoor Nats Lake Charles Baby Bird/Dixon Continued page 73 Trimming flying Follow engine manufacturers instructions get fa miliar operating engine test stand Once installed model tune maximum power developed nose model pointed straight up will result slightly richer setting level flight engine overcompressed slightly run will steadier undercompressed fuel will burn wont have flameout easily Once engine properly broken will seldom need touch com pression screw find quicker starts possible opening needle valve exactly half-turn flight setting closing over five seconds engine warms up No priming needed generally start engine model upright choking finger two three flips Usually another two three flips takes get running Line length 40 ftusing Sig 008 cable lines cut down 52-ft package length needed exactly 1 ox tip weight model try fly model typical Dacron lines use Perfect handle modified coat hanger wire line carrier la Rich Porter line spacing can adjusted Ive settled spacing 3 propeller shown photos fiberglass Bolly designed originally Goodyear FM Team Racing has 68 diameter 49 pitch Ive also good success Graupner nylon/glass 7 x 5 Believe right sizes PAW 049 suspect Tee Dee would use 6 x 3 5 x 4 prop Lap speed other models will faster may accustomed Reynolds number effect again should pose no problem Fuel use Aero-Dyne diesel fuel right out can local hobby shop run Free Flight Old-Timer enthusiast stocks sort thing fortunate mix own per instructions engine manual myself have tried Davis Diesel fuel should work fine has sufficient castor oil lubri cation PAW recommends running castor agree based much ex perience lapped plain-bearing glow engines Manufactured diesel fuel appears ex pensive use er flight Its ether content makes highly evapo rative its best buy pint halfpint quantities Likewise mix own keep quantities small will also need switch neoprene fuel lines diesel fuel will cause silicone lines swell slip off fittings Hope enjoy Baby Bird Any questions comments can addressed care magazine Fly safely Terrible Coupe/Markos Continued page 77 mention Pay attention wood grain gusset needs hand fitted perfect match TE Final sanding 172Model Aviation rmeet Ou ecioI Oues~ WORLD WAR H FIGHTER ACE Robert S Johnson 028 Vectones0 th FIGHTER GROUP 1 Connectors Designed anything electrical requiring quick disconnects Ideal Power Pack Connector electric planes cars boats Designed high vibrafion environment Cycled ten Thousand times electrical failure dJ Anderson Power Products Inc 010 No 0262201, 010 No 0025154 SORRY NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR COD ORDERS Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimum order $1000 three packages 4 Powerpoles $300 per package plus $100 ship ping handling CT residents add 75/ sales tax Prices subject change notice Dealer Inquiries Invited further information dealer prices send SASE Bus Card SERMOS RIC SNAP CONNECTORS Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 171, 172
FF Indoor Larry Kruse 8 6~ SUSPENSE After much difficulty trying secure Indoor site appropriate Nationalcaliber contest near Lake Charles Nats planners ended on-again/off-again situ ation opting Lake Charles Civic Center twelfth hour uncertainty whether huge Burton Coliseum Civic Center small Category III site would actual flying location assuredly contributed almost total indif ference events potential Indoor entrants credit Nats Planning Committee did try secure Coliseum up until time planned construction building made impossible pursue matter further Flirting dangerously close being cancelled its entirety due low number advance entries FE Indoor years Nats probably saved AMAs own rule states .cancellation due merely low entry justified Indoor crammed two days Wednesday Thurs day midweek rather being leadoff event ordinarily draws fairly sizeable appreciative audience contestants normally fly both Indoor Outdoor events some cases choose events really wanted fly inor really get horses gallop across town Chennault field Civic Center back Indoor Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale led off years truncated schedule Wed nesday morning Once again has case past Peanut Scale dominated ubiquitous Lacey design Both Curt Sanford Open David Brown Junior won brainchild Bill Warner Tony Sutter open provided welcome relief excellentlycrafted Zippy Sport built MA plans placed second Dan Isaacks competed against himself Senior due schedule conflict Outdoor forced three other Seniors entered Indoor event recorded No Shows Open Rubber Scale Larry Kruses Bleriot Type 25 canard seriously contested another Curt Sanfords bevy Laceys emerged first-place winner after tension-filled last flights part both aircraft George Batiuks pretty Belgian Renard third Dan Isaacks repeated win Senior Peanut Lance Ferguson bested David Brown Juniorboth flying guessed Laceys Now lighter-weight models Easy B proved interesting very competitive event considerable amount drift random directions evidence during event due proximity outside entrance doors multi-directional drift particularly noticeable planes launched eastern portion building though times barely teens Open due 50-ft ceiling Tony Becker some doubts 1339 would stand up under Gordon Wisniewskis extended ceiling-scrub bing As turned out nothing fear won full 35 seconds Jim Clem fine gentleman Dallas distant third 1124 bit nail-biting hang Tony Sutter posted 1122 fourth David Brown showed way Junior nice 754 over two minutes better Charles Gaglianos 525 Senior Young David seemed everywhere both Indoors Out picked up almost trophies airplanes entered Intermediate Stick Hand-Launched Stick curious titles since both hand-launched Its good thing Tony Becker Sun City Center FL didnt swat bug landed head David Browns Easy B settled just Tony about launch serve distinguish two different sizes models differing types covering materials somewhat less-sophisticated smaller Inter mediate Stick class won Tony Sutter Open category posted flight 1501 November1986 69 Lance Ferguson Dallas TX smiles Open tiler MikeClem Dallas TX abouttofly cause Lacey won Junior Peanut Scale Indoor Hand-Launched Glider Mike has won Lances first Nats winbut got lots Nats trophies set National Rec several other trophies too ords past years Junior Senior Junior contestant David Brown theyoung estoftheflying Brownfamilyof Stone Moun tain GA Hes flying Easy B entered won lots other events 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 00 ON C 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON C, 0 mm& 00 ON C, 0 00 ON RJ Dunham Tulsa OK gently releases Indoor Cabin ROG entry cabin bulbous area under wing meets rules cross-section area requirements Gordon Wisniewski Greendale WI clob bered field Pennyplane bi plane flew 1312 after added third rudderto fuselage got turn needed FF Indoor y Kruse Gordon Wisniewski came second 1414 Charlie Sotich Jim Clem bunched together 1317 1310 respectively Only three members younger set chose fly Intermediate Stick David Brown picked up another first-place trophy good flight 658 Tony Hutchins gave valiant try second best flight 247 Charles Gagli ano Senior event posting 220 best flight Hand-Launched Stick appealed David Brown Junior/Senior classes won time 621 Richard Doig doing yeo mans work Indoor Event Director along able assistance wife Melody paused officiating long enough blow everyone away HL Stick very nice 2707 Jim Clem secondbut ex tremely distant 1323 Several other competitors probably began wishing Richard stayed behind officials table after repeated HL Stick performance PAl Stick excellent total Manhattan Cabin model cruises through theairinthe Lake CharlesCivic Center class model must conform wingspan fuselage restrictions must also ROG 5544an exceptional performance given existing site limitations repeat perform ance Jim Clem second 2935 Best Junior PAl David Brown high time 713 Indoor Hand-Launched Glider brought out representative numbers Juniors Seniors well expected open contestants Aaron Markos 912 seconds good enough win Senior also beat dads winning Open time 898 As Dad Chuck Markos said after particularly strenuous throw know tingled way fingertips Bobby Dunham second Open 848 Mike Clem having graduated up through Junior Senior ranks coming third 702 Open Back Senior Mark Whittemore ended up second behind Aaron Markos no cakewalk struggled fend off Charles Gagliano two seconds total 678 Junior David Brown also showed good ann flying what looked like Indoor version Campbells Thermal Piglet kit Davids 618 good enough tick watch put Tony Hutchins second place 608 Matt Gagliano Charlies brother very respect able 574 third Cabin events ROG Manhattan both tend imitate full-scale airplanes bit some other Indoor types due mainly ROG rise-off-ground launch Theres also something about gangly almost surrealistic landing gear dangling beneath Cabin ship lends odd beguiling charm its flight Continued page 171 70 Model Aviation Mo Whittemore New Palestine IN launch es interesting-looking Easy B Short nose/ long tail seems indicate design influenced Laurie Barrs experiments Tony Sutters very stubby Pennyplane shows thatthisevent permitsexperimentation combinations lifting surfaces As motor torque decreased plane leveled out 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON Cr 0 00 ON Cr 0 00 ON hmm cj 0 00 ON TonySutterCorpusChristiTXtooksecond Dallas Jim Clem about intercept Richard Doig help wife Melody place Open Peanut Zippy Sport flight Easy B make adjustmentto Event Directorfortheentire Nats Indoor Cockpit features ball compass dash- its trim Hes flying Indoor effort Hedidflndalittletimetoflytoo board instrumentsunexpected details years now experimenting props won FAI Hand-Launched Stick George Batiuk Sr Huntsville AL entered pretty Belgian Renard L Indoor Scale Laminated lifting surface outlines strip ribs contribute its exceptionally clean appearance light weight Aaron Markos R waits catch Indoor Hand-Launched glider test hop Aaronswin Seniorwith time of9l 2 seconds bested dads winning score Open Smart-aleck kids Havethey no respect THERES NO OTHER SOURCE LIKE IT Thousands photos descriptions up-to-date information Aircraft eCars Boats eRadios eSystems Engines OHardware eBooks eFinishing Materials Accessories Videos R/C Dealers Win $1 000 $500 $250 R/C Merchandise retailer choice eligible simply fill out return reader survey form eoch issue RCBG 10th edition Winners will chosen o random drawing oIl leoder Survey participants local hobby shop does stock copies Guide please tend request payment t3 QiO plus postage/handling t3001 Radio Control Buyes Guide Clifton HouseeClifton VA 22024 * You may use VISA Mastercard charge payment sending card number expiration date order out reach flyoffs three age classes although Shawn Whitely put up very credible 350 Senior beat 1985 winner Jan Langelius 16 sec Charles Gagliano distant third 292 Unlike several Junior events begged contestants HL Glider reasonable rep resentation Jay Horn flew well won 225 sec Tony Hutchins came second 177 David Brown gathered trophies during Nats week caine third 165 Nordic A-2 FlA FAI parlance marked similarities two smallersize eventstough-to-pick air fairly close competition no multi-flier nail-biting flyoff showdowns some circle-towing zoom-launching evident fliers opted straight towing what hoped good air times wrong Robert Klipp St Louis MO placed first total 835 sec Jack Nix duplicated second-place finish A-I 776 sec A-2 Richard Bertrand took home third-place trophy plaque 769 sec Nats FF Out Scale/Kruse Continued page 68 Everglades own Terry Rimert back us doing well after some serious midwinter doldrums profoundest apologies ex tended Terry having NFFS unof ficial-event scores hand can hope theyll covered elsewhere AMA section issue Given paucity Indoor entries surprising see total nine ROG Cabin ships entered event have thought going way dinosaurs after witnessing flying became evident some Juniors Seniors figured out mare legal event Laceys Heaven help us Tony Sutter first ROG Cabin 1246 Bobby Dunham second 1304 Open Dan Isaacks picked up Senior first-place trophy 24 1 Lance Ferguson added hardware collection 108 Junior Manhattan Cabin no Junior entries two Senior time Charles Gagliano able defeat Dan Isaacks rather handily clocking 352 compared Dans 240 Chuck Markos added another first-place trophy collection putting up 734 flight Again Tony Sutter right 710 second-place effort RJ Dunham ended up third 550 Pennyplane events among popular certainly innovative monoplanes biplanes triplanes tractor canards entered flew well Matt Gagliano turned fine 751 Junior Novice Pennyplane Seniors Aaron Markos 1000 Charles Gagliano 917 right up Open fliers Jim Clem won event older set 1023 followed Tony Beckers 951 Robert Nichols 905 plain ol Pennyplane POP competi tion Gordon Wisniewskis well-proportioned bipe wiped everyone out 1312 Gordon DGA Designs 00 D0A 00 DA DesignS 0 0 S CD o5 0 0 QuarterMaster T BIPE S 0 ouARTER SCALE PLANS Ouarter Master Sport Bipe Oadra 35. 73Spar. Z biild. Great Flyer.5Sxmi-Kit Avalable..PPO 0 DAVIS D-1K 905 Span.0 Oktadra 35 power SimilarPPO c 1933 KINNER SPORTSTER 5Modei K.117Span 035 powerppo S ________________ 0 4-CtCLC PROJECTS KRON FUNK 0 ScolO 64 span 60 sizeC1• 4 cYclo FantaStic nycPODa ________0 DAViS D-1K503 Span. C 1933 KINNER SPORTSTER** i K. 78 Span. 61-75.4cy PPD SI rcctuoed trow lo Scab plans. o Two Inch scale Sixth noel ________0 Morn 00A Plans0 Scocwg C PHOTO DOCuMENTATiON PACKS avaliabte Scale Pians Cowplntnwlnstrostion nooklet ALL PLANS ROLLEDSHIPPED UPS Send slO0 Catalog York Stete neeldents add 7% mlxx tao. Send check . Allow 3 weeks Ohecuto clear S November 1986 171 Nats FF Indoor/Kruse Continued page 70 responding advertisers mention read aboutthem ModelAviation 1-KIIm0oEhnnoH0oExU 3rd flnnuI STPTIO SHOW & SWflP SHOP Pipopoft Ships Boats Cons 4Tophies/wopds Ttdo Exhibitors Chorlotte mochondise mct 2S00 E Ineenence BIu& ChoNotte flC THANKSGIVING WEEKEND flowembe IS5 * C lay Information Contact CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO 3452 ODELL SCHOOL RDCONCORD NC 28025 704-786-8373 add additional rudder fuselage get turn wanted once adjusted plane flew exceptionally well evidenced flight time NFFS National Free Flight Society guru Tony Italiano second POP 933 followed Vito Gaglianos 850 Dad Gagliano may want check son Charles some tips flying event David Brown lone Junior entrant posted time 324 positive spinoff what essential ly lackluster Indoor contest presence TV film crew National Geographic captured some representative samples Indoor flight film crew erected large black velveteen backarop filmed several models flight repeatedly passed majes tically front blacked-out set visual effect us watching laborious process stunning Lit front sides microfilm ships Tony Becker Richard Doig scattered flashes ralnbow colors turn prop new angle climb turn Scheduled airing late fall possibly October November National Geograph ics Explorer program segment now tentatively titled Flying Fanatics may very aptiy describe us attended years Indoor Nats Lake Charles Baby Bird/Dixon Continued page 73 Trimming flying Follow engine manufacturers instructions get fa miliar operating engine test stand Once installed model tune maximum power developed nose model pointed straight up will result slightly richer setting level flight engine overcompressed slightly run will steadier undercompressed fuel will burn wont have flameout easily Once engine properly broken will seldom need touch com pression screw find quicker starts possible opening needle valve exactly half-turn flight setting closing over five seconds engine warms up No priming needed generally start engine model upright choking finger two three flips Usually another two three flips takes get running Line length 40 ftusing Sig 008 cable lines cut down 52-ft package length needed exactly 1 ox tip weight model try fly model typical Dacron lines use Perfect handle modified coat hanger wire line carrier la Rich Porter line spacing can adjusted Ive settled spacing 3 propeller shown photos fiberglass Bolly designed originally Goodyear FM Team Racing has 68 diameter 49 pitch Ive also good success Graupner nylon/glass 7 x 5 Believe right sizes PAW 049 suspect Tee Dee would use 6 x 3 5 x 4 prop Lap speed other models will faster may accustomed Reynolds number effect again should pose no problem Fuel use Aero-Dyne diesel fuel right out can local hobby shop run Free Flight Old-Timer enthusiast stocks sort thing fortunate mix own per instructions engine manual myself have tried Davis Diesel fuel should work fine has sufficient castor oil lubri cation PAW recommends running castor agree based much ex perience lapped plain-bearing glow engines Manufactured diesel fuel appears ex pensive use er flight Its ether content makes highly evapo rative its best buy pint halfpint quantities Likewise mix own keep quantities small will also need switch neoprene fuel lines diesel fuel will cause silicone lines swell slip off fittings Hope enjoy Baby Bird Any questions comments can addressed care magazine Fly safely Terrible Coupe/Markos Continued page 77 mention Pay attention wood grain gusset needs hand fitted perfect match TE Final sanding 172Model Aviation rmeet Ou ecioI Oues~ WORLD WAR H FIGHTER ACE Robert S Johnson 028 Vectones0 th FIGHTER GROUP 1 Connectors Designed anything electrical requiring quick disconnects Ideal Power Pack Connector electric planes cars boats Designed high vibrafion environment Cycled ten Thousand times electrical failure dJ Anderson Power Products Inc 010 No 0262201, 010 No 0025154 SORRY NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR COD ORDERS Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimum order $1000 three packages 4 Powerpoles $300 per package plus $100 ship ping handling CT residents add 75/ sales tax Prices subject change notice Dealer Inquiries Invited further information dealer prices send SASE Bus Card SERMOS RIC SNAP CONNECTORS Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 171, 172
FF Indoor Larry Kruse 8 6~ SUSPENSE After much difficulty trying secure Indoor site appropriate Nationalcaliber contest near Lake Charles Nats planners ended on-again/off-again situ ation opting Lake Charles Civic Center twelfth hour uncertainty whether huge Burton Coliseum Civic Center small Category III site would actual flying location assuredly contributed almost total indif ference events potential Indoor entrants credit Nats Planning Committee did try secure Coliseum up until time planned construction building made impossible pursue matter further Flirting dangerously close being cancelled its entirety due low number advance entries FE Indoor years Nats probably saved AMAs own rule states .cancellation due merely low entry justified Indoor crammed two days Wednesday Thurs day midweek rather being leadoff event ordinarily draws fairly sizeable appreciative audience contestants normally fly both Indoor Outdoor events some cases choose events really wanted fly inor really get horses gallop across town Chennault field Civic Center back Indoor Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale led off years truncated schedule Wed nesday morning Once again has case past Peanut Scale dominated ubiquitous Lacey design Both Curt Sanford Open David Brown Junior won brainchild Bill Warner Tony Sutter open provided welcome relief excellentlycrafted Zippy Sport built MA plans placed second Dan Isaacks competed against himself Senior due schedule conflict Outdoor forced three other Seniors entered Indoor event recorded No Shows Open Rubber Scale Larry Kruses Bleriot Type 25 canard seriously contested another Curt Sanfords bevy Laceys emerged first-place winner after tension-filled last flights part both aircraft George Batiuks pretty Belgian Renard third Dan Isaacks repeated win Senior Peanut Lance Ferguson bested David Brown Juniorboth flying guessed Laceys Now lighter-weight models Easy B proved interesting very competitive event considerable amount drift random directions evidence during event due proximity outside entrance doors multi-directional drift particularly noticeable planes launched eastern portion building though times barely teens Open due 50-ft ceiling Tony Becker some doubts 1339 would stand up under Gordon Wisniewskis extended ceiling-scrub bing As turned out nothing fear won full 35 seconds Jim Clem fine gentleman Dallas distant third 1124 bit nail-biting hang Tony Sutter posted 1122 fourth David Brown showed way Junior nice 754 over two minutes better Charles Gaglianos 525 Senior Young David seemed everywhere both Indoors Out picked up almost trophies airplanes entered Intermediate Stick Hand-Launched Stick curious titles since both hand-launched Its good thing Tony Becker Sun City Center FL didnt swat bug landed head David Browns Easy B settled just Tony about launch serve distinguish two different sizes models differing types covering materials somewhat less-sophisticated smaller Inter mediate Stick class won Tony Sutter Open category posted flight 1501 November1986 69 Lance Ferguson Dallas TX smiles Open tiler MikeClem Dallas TX abouttofly cause Lacey won Junior Peanut Scale Indoor Hand-Launched Glider Mike has won Lances first Nats winbut got lots Nats trophies set National Rec several other trophies too ords past years Junior Senior Junior contestant David Brown theyoung estoftheflying Brownfamilyof Stone Moun tain GA Hes flying Easy B entered won lots other events 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 00 ON C 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON C, 0 mm& 00 ON C, 0 00 ON RJ Dunham Tulsa OK gently releases Indoor Cabin ROG entry cabin bulbous area under wing meets rules cross-section area requirements Gordon Wisniewski Greendale WI clob bered field Pennyplane bi plane flew 1312 after added third rudderto fuselage got turn needed FF Indoor y Kruse Gordon Wisniewski came second 1414 Charlie Sotich Jim Clem bunched together 1317 1310 respectively Only three members younger set chose fly Intermediate Stick David Brown picked up another first-place trophy good flight 658 Tony Hutchins gave valiant try second best flight 247 Charles Gagli ano Senior event posting 220 best flight Hand-Launched Stick appealed David Brown Junior/Senior classes won time 621 Richard Doig doing yeo mans work Indoor Event Director along able assistance wife Melody paused officiating long enough blow everyone away HL Stick very nice 2707 Jim Clem secondbut ex tremely distant 1323 Several other competitors probably began wishing Richard stayed behind officials table after repeated HL Stick performance PAl Stick excellent total Manhattan Cabin model cruises through theairinthe Lake CharlesCivic Center class model must conform wingspan fuselage restrictions must also ROG 5544an exceptional performance given existing site limitations repeat perform ance Jim Clem second 2935 Best Junior PAl David Brown high time 713 Indoor Hand-Launched Glider brought out representative numbers Juniors Seniors well expected open contestants Aaron Markos 912 seconds good enough win Senior also beat dads winning Open time 898 As Dad Chuck Markos said after particularly strenuous throw know tingled way fingertips Bobby Dunham second Open 848 Mike Clem having graduated up through Junior Senior ranks coming third 702 Open Back Senior Mark Whittemore ended up second behind Aaron Markos no cakewalk struggled fend off Charles Gagliano two seconds total 678 Junior David Brown also showed good ann flying what looked like Indoor version Campbells Thermal Piglet kit Davids 618 good enough tick watch put Tony Hutchins second place 608 Matt Gagliano Charlies brother very respect able 574 third Cabin events ROG Manhattan both tend imitate full-scale airplanes bit some other Indoor types due mainly ROG rise-off-ground launch Theres also something about gangly almost surrealistic landing gear dangling beneath Cabin ship lends odd beguiling charm its flight Continued page 171 70 Model Aviation Mo Whittemore New Palestine IN launch es interesting-looking Easy B Short nose/ long tail seems indicate design influenced Laurie Barrs experiments Tony Sutters very stubby Pennyplane shows thatthisevent permitsexperimentation combinations lifting surfaces As motor torque decreased plane leveled out 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON Cr 0 00 ON Cr 0 00 ON hmm cj 0 00 ON TonySutterCorpusChristiTXtooksecond Dallas Jim Clem about intercept Richard Doig help wife Melody place Open Peanut Zippy Sport flight Easy B make adjustmentto Event Directorfortheentire Nats Indoor Cockpit features ball compass dash- its trim Hes flying Indoor effort Hedidflndalittletimetoflytoo board instrumentsunexpected details years now experimenting props won FAI Hand-Launched Stick George Batiuk Sr Huntsville AL entered pretty Belgian Renard L Indoor Scale Laminated lifting surface outlines strip ribs contribute its exceptionally clean appearance light weight Aaron Markos R waits catch Indoor Hand-Launched glider test hop Aaronswin Seniorwith time of9l 2 seconds bested dads winning score Open Smart-aleck kids Havethey no respect THERES NO OTHER SOURCE LIKE IT Thousands photos descriptions up-to-date information Aircraft eCars Boats eRadios eSystems Engines OHardware eBooks eFinishing Materials Accessories Videos R/C Dealers Win $1 000 $500 $250 R/C Merchandise retailer choice eligible simply fill out return reader survey form eoch issue RCBG 10th edition Winners will chosen o random drawing oIl leoder Survey participants local hobby shop does stock copies Guide please tend request payment t3 QiO plus postage/handling t3001 Radio Control Buyes Guide Clifton HouseeClifton VA 22024 * You may use VISA Mastercard charge payment sending card number expiration date order out reach flyoffs three age classes although Shawn Whitely put up very credible 350 Senior beat 1985 winner Jan Langelius 16 sec Charles Gagliano distant third 292 Unlike several Junior events begged contestants HL Glider reasonable rep resentation Jay Horn flew well won 225 sec Tony Hutchins came second 177 David Brown gathered trophies during Nats week caine third 165 Nordic A-2 FlA FAI parlance marked similarities two smallersize eventstough-to-pick air fairly close competition no multi-flier nail-biting flyoff showdowns some circle-towing zoom-launching evident fliers opted straight towing what hoped good air times wrong Robert Klipp St Louis MO placed first total 835 sec Jack Nix duplicated second-place finish A-I 776 sec A-2 Richard Bertrand took home third-place trophy plaque 769 sec Nats FF Out Scale/Kruse Continued page 68 Everglades own Terry Rimert back us doing well after some serious midwinter doldrums profoundest apologies ex tended Terry having NFFS unof ficial-event scores hand can hope theyll covered elsewhere AMA section issue Given paucity Indoor entries surprising see total nine ROG Cabin ships entered event have thought going way dinosaurs after witnessing flying became evident some Juniors Seniors figured out mare legal event Laceys Heaven help us Tony Sutter first ROG Cabin 1246 Bobby Dunham second 1304 Open Dan Isaacks picked up Senior first-place trophy 24 1 Lance Ferguson added hardware collection 108 Junior Manhattan Cabin no Junior entries two Senior time Charles Gagliano able defeat Dan Isaacks rather handily clocking 352 compared Dans 240 Chuck Markos added another first-place trophy collection putting up 734 flight Again Tony Sutter right 710 second-place effort RJ Dunham ended up third 550 Pennyplane events among popular certainly innovative monoplanes biplanes triplanes tractor canards entered flew well Matt Gagliano turned fine 751 Junior Novice Pennyplane Seniors Aaron Markos 1000 Charles Gagliano 917 right up Open fliers Jim Clem won event older set 1023 followed Tony Beckers 951 Robert Nichols 905 plain ol Pennyplane POP competi tion Gordon Wisniewskis well-proportioned bipe wiped everyone out 1312 Gordon DGA Designs 00 D0A 00 DA DesignS 0 0 S CD o5 0 0 QuarterMaster T BIPE S 0 ouARTER SCALE PLANS Ouarter Master Sport Bipe Oadra 35. 73Spar. Z biild. Great Flyer.5Sxmi-Kit Avalable..PPO 0 DAVIS D-1K 905 Span.0 Oktadra 35 power SimilarPPO c 1933 KINNER SPORTSTER 5Modei K.117Span 035 powerppo S ________________ 0 4-CtCLC PROJECTS KRON FUNK 0 ScolO 64 span 60 sizeC1• 4 cYclo FantaStic nycPODa ________0 DAViS D-1K503 Span. C 1933 KINNER SPORTSTER** i K. 78 Span. 61-75.4cy PPD SI rcctuoed trow lo Scab plans. o Two Inch scale Sixth noel ________0 Morn 00A Plans0 Scocwg C PHOTO DOCuMENTATiON PACKS avaliabte Scale Pians Cowplntnwlnstrostion nooklet ALL PLANS ROLLEDSHIPPED UPS Send slO0 Catalog York Stete neeldents add 7% mlxx tao. Send check . Allow 3 weeks Ohecuto clear S November 1986 171 Nats FF Indoor/Kruse Continued page 70 responding advertisers mention read aboutthem ModelAviation 1-KIIm0oEhnnoH0oExU 3rd flnnuI STPTIO SHOW & SWflP SHOP Pipopoft Ships Boats Cons 4Tophies/wopds Ttdo Exhibitors Chorlotte mochondise mct 2S00 E Ineenence BIu& ChoNotte flC THANKSGIVING WEEKEND flowembe IS5 * C lay Information Contact CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO 3452 ODELL SCHOOL RDCONCORD NC 28025 704-786-8373 add additional rudder fuselage get turn wanted once adjusted plane flew exceptionally well evidenced flight time NFFS National Free Flight Society guru Tony Italiano second POP 933 followed Vito Gaglianos 850 Dad Gagliano may want check son Charles some tips flying event David Brown lone Junior entrant posted time 324 positive spinoff what essential ly lackluster Indoor contest presence TV film crew National Geographic captured some representative samples Indoor flight film crew erected large black velveteen backarop filmed several models flight repeatedly passed majes tically front blacked-out set visual effect us watching laborious process stunning Lit front sides microfilm ships Tony Becker Richard Doig scattered flashes ralnbow colors turn prop new angle climb turn Scheduled airing late fall possibly October November National Geograph ics Explorer program segment now tentatively titled Flying Fanatics may very aptiy describe us attended years Indoor Nats Lake Charles Baby Bird/Dixon Continued page 73 Trimming flying Follow engine manufacturers instructions get fa miliar operating engine test stand Once installed model tune maximum power developed nose model pointed straight up will result slightly richer setting level flight engine overcompressed slightly run will steadier undercompressed fuel will burn wont have flameout easily Once engine properly broken will seldom need touch com pression screw find quicker starts possible opening needle valve exactly half-turn flight setting closing over five seconds engine warms up No priming needed generally start engine model upright choking finger two three flips Usually another two three flips takes get running Line length 40 ftusing Sig 008 cable lines cut down 52-ft package length needed exactly 1 ox tip weight model try fly model typical Dacron lines use Perfect handle modified coat hanger wire line carrier la Rich Porter line spacing can adjusted Ive settled spacing 3 propeller shown photos fiberglass Bolly designed originally Goodyear FM Team Racing has 68 diameter 49 pitch Ive also good success Graupner nylon/glass 7 x 5 Believe right sizes PAW 049 suspect Tee Dee would use 6 x 3 5 x 4 prop Lap speed other models will faster may accustomed Reynolds number effect again should pose no problem Fuel use Aero-Dyne diesel fuel right out can local hobby shop run Free Flight Old-Timer enthusiast stocks sort thing fortunate mix own per instructions engine manual myself have tried Davis Diesel fuel should work fine has sufficient castor oil lubri cation PAW recommends running castor agree based much ex perience lapped plain-bearing glow engines Manufactured diesel fuel appears ex pensive use er flight Its ether content makes highly evapo rative its best buy pint halfpint quantities Likewise mix own keep quantities small will also need switch neoprene fuel lines diesel fuel will cause silicone lines swell slip off fittings Hope enjoy Baby Bird Any questions comments can addressed care magazine Fly safely Terrible Coupe/Markos Continued page 77 mention Pay attention wood grain gusset needs hand fitted perfect match TE Final sanding 172Model Aviation rmeet Ou ecioI Oues~ WORLD WAR H FIGHTER ACE Robert S Johnson 028 Vectones0 th FIGHTER GROUP 1 Connectors Designed anything electrical requiring quick disconnects Ideal Power Pack Connector electric planes cars boats Designed high vibrafion environment Cycled ten Thousand times electrical failure dJ Anderson Power Products Inc 010 No 0262201, 010 No 0025154 SORRY NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR COD ORDERS Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimum order $1000 three packages 4 Powerpoles $300 per package plus $100 ship ping handling CT residents add 75/ sales tax Prices subject change notice Dealer Inquiries Invited further information dealer prices send SASE Bus Card SERMOS RIC SNAP CONNECTORS Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 171, 172
FF Indoor Larry Kruse 8 6~ SUSPENSE After much difficulty trying secure Indoor site appropriate Nationalcaliber contest near Lake Charles Nats planners ended on-again/off-again situ ation opting Lake Charles Civic Center twelfth hour uncertainty whether huge Burton Coliseum Civic Center small Category III site would actual flying location assuredly contributed almost total indif ference events potential Indoor entrants credit Nats Planning Committee did try secure Coliseum up until time planned construction building made impossible pursue matter further Flirting dangerously close being cancelled its entirety due low number advance entries FE Indoor years Nats probably saved AMAs own rule states .cancellation due merely low entry justified Indoor crammed two days Wednesday Thurs day midweek rather being leadoff event ordinarily draws fairly sizeable appreciative audience contestants normally fly both Indoor Outdoor events some cases choose events really wanted fly inor really get horses gallop across town Chennault field Civic Center back Indoor Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale led off years truncated schedule Wed nesday morning Once again has case past Peanut Scale dominated ubiquitous Lacey design Both Curt Sanford Open David Brown Junior won brainchild Bill Warner Tony Sutter open provided welcome relief excellentlycrafted Zippy Sport built MA plans placed second Dan Isaacks competed against himself Senior due schedule conflict Outdoor forced three other Seniors entered Indoor event recorded No Shows Open Rubber Scale Larry Kruses Bleriot Type 25 canard seriously contested another Curt Sanfords bevy Laceys emerged first-place winner after tension-filled last flights part both aircraft George Batiuks pretty Belgian Renard third Dan Isaacks repeated win Senior Peanut Lance Ferguson bested David Brown Juniorboth flying guessed Laceys Now lighter-weight models Easy B proved interesting very competitive event considerable amount drift random directions evidence during event due proximity outside entrance doors multi-directional drift particularly noticeable planes launched eastern portion building though times barely teens Open due 50-ft ceiling Tony Becker some doubts 1339 would stand up under Gordon Wisniewskis extended ceiling-scrub bing As turned out nothing fear won full 35 seconds Jim Clem fine gentleman Dallas distant third 1124 bit nail-biting hang Tony Sutter posted 1122 fourth David Brown showed way Junior nice 754 over two minutes better Charles Gaglianos 525 Senior Young David seemed everywhere both Indoors Out picked up almost trophies airplanes entered Intermediate Stick Hand-Launched Stick curious titles since both hand-launched Its good thing Tony Becker Sun City Center FL didnt swat bug landed head David Browns Easy B settled just Tony about launch serve distinguish two different sizes models differing types covering materials somewhat less-sophisticated smaller Inter mediate Stick class won Tony Sutter Open category posted flight 1501 November1986 69 Lance Ferguson Dallas TX smiles Open tiler MikeClem Dallas TX abouttofly cause Lacey won Junior Peanut Scale Indoor Hand-Launched Glider Mike has won Lances first Nats winbut got lots Nats trophies set National Rec several other trophies too ords past years Junior Senior Junior contestant David Brown theyoung estoftheflying Brownfamilyof Stone Moun tain GA Hes flying Easy B entered won lots other events 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 00 ON C 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON C, 0 mm& 00 ON C, 0 00 ON RJ Dunham Tulsa OK gently releases Indoor Cabin ROG entry cabin bulbous area under wing meets rules cross-section area requirements Gordon Wisniewski Greendale WI clob bered field Pennyplane bi plane flew 1312 after added third rudderto fuselage got turn needed FF Indoor y Kruse Gordon Wisniewski came second 1414 Charlie Sotich Jim Clem bunched together 1317 1310 respectively Only three members younger set chose fly Intermediate Stick David Brown picked up another first-place trophy good flight 658 Tony Hutchins gave valiant try second best flight 247 Charles Gagli ano Senior event posting 220 best flight Hand-Launched Stick appealed David Brown Junior/Senior classes won time 621 Richard Doig doing yeo mans work Indoor Event Director along able assistance wife Melody paused officiating long enough blow everyone away HL Stick very nice 2707 Jim Clem secondbut ex tremely distant 1323 Several other competitors probably began wishing Richard stayed behind officials table after repeated HL Stick performance PAl Stick excellent total Manhattan Cabin model cruises through theairinthe Lake CharlesCivic Center class model must conform wingspan fuselage restrictions must also ROG 5544an exceptional performance given existing site limitations repeat perform ance Jim Clem second 2935 Best Junior PAl David Brown high time 713 Indoor Hand-Launched Glider brought out representative numbers Juniors Seniors well expected open contestants Aaron Markos 912 seconds good enough win Senior also beat dads winning Open time 898 As Dad Chuck Markos said after particularly strenuous throw know tingled way fingertips Bobby Dunham second Open 848 Mike Clem having graduated up through Junior Senior ranks coming third 702 Open Back Senior Mark Whittemore ended up second behind Aaron Markos no cakewalk struggled fend off Charles Gagliano two seconds total 678 Junior David Brown also showed good ann flying what looked like Indoor version Campbells Thermal Piglet kit Davids 618 good enough tick watch put Tony Hutchins second place 608 Matt Gagliano Charlies brother very respect able 574 third Cabin events ROG Manhattan both tend imitate full-scale airplanes bit some other Indoor types due mainly ROG rise-off-ground launch Theres also something about gangly almost surrealistic landing gear dangling beneath Cabin ship lends odd beguiling charm its flight Continued page 171 70 Model Aviation Mo Whittemore New Palestine IN launch es interesting-looking Easy B Short nose/ long tail seems indicate design influenced Laurie Barrs experiments Tony Sutters very stubby Pennyplane shows thatthisevent permitsexperimentation combinations lifting surfaces As motor torque decreased plane leveled out 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON Cr 0 00 ON Cr 0 00 ON hmm cj 0 00 ON TonySutterCorpusChristiTXtooksecond Dallas Jim Clem about intercept Richard Doig help wife Melody place Open Peanut Zippy Sport flight Easy B make adjustmentto Event Directorfortheentire Nats Indoor Cockpit features ball compass dash- its trim Hes flying Indoor effort Hedidflndalittletimetoflytoo board instrumentsunexpected details years now experimenting props won FAI Hand-Launched Stick George Batiuk Sr Huntsville AL entered pretty Belgian Renard L Indoor Scale Laminated lifting surface outlines strip ribs contribute its exceptionally clean appearance light weight Aaron Markos R waits catch Indoor Hand-Launched glider test hop Aaronswin Seniorwith time of9l 2 seconds bested dads winning score Open Smart-aleck kids Havethey no respect THERES NO OTHER SOURCE LIKE IT Thousands photos descriptions up-to-date information Aircraft eCars Boats eRadios eSystems Engines OHardware eBooks eFinishing Materials Accessories Videos R/C Dealers Win $1 000 $500 $250 R/C Merchandise retailer choice eligible simply fill out return reader survey form eoch issue RCBG 10th edition Winners will chosen o random drawing oIl leoder Survey participants local hobby shop does stock copies Guide please tend request payment t3 QiO plus postage/handling t3001 Radio Control Buyes Guide Clifton HouseeClifton VA 22024 * You may use VISA Mastercard charge payment sending card number expiration date order out reach flyoffs three age classes although Shawn Whitely put up very credible 350 Senior beat 1985 winner Jan Langelius 16 sec Charles Gagliano distant third 292 Unlike several Junior events begged contestants HL Glider reasonable rep resentation Jay Horn flew well won 225 sec Tony Hutchins came second 177 David Brown gathered trophies during Nats week caine third 165 Nordic A-2 FlA FAI parlance marked similarities two smallersize eventstough-to-pick air fairly close competition no multi-flier nail-biting flyoff showdowns some circle-towing zoom-launching evident fliers opted straight towing what hoped good air times wrong Robert Klipp St Louis MO placed first total 835 sec Jack Nix duplicated second-place finish A-I 776 sec A-2 Richard Bertrand took home third-place trophy plaque 769 sec Nats FF Out Scale/Kruse Continued page 68 Everglades own Terry Rimert back us doing well after some serious midwinter doldrums profoundest apologies ex tended Terry having NFFS unof ficial-event scores hand can hope theyll covered elsewhere AMA section issue Given paucity Indoor entries surprising see total nine ROG Cabin ships entered event have thought going way dinosaurs after witnessing flying became evident some Juniors Seniors figured out mare legal event Laceys Heaven help us Tony Sutter first ROG Cabin 1246 Bobby Dunham second 1304 Open Dan Isaacks picked up Senior first-place trophy 24 1 Lance Ferguson added hardware collection 108 Junior Manhattan Cabin no Junior entries two Senior time Charles Gagliano able defeat Dan Isaacks rather handily clocking 352 compared Dans 240 Chuck Markos added another first-place trophy collection putting up 734 flight Again Tony Sutter right 710 second-place effort RJ Dunham ended up third 550 Pennyplane events among popular certainly innovative monoplanes biplanes triplanes tractor canards entered flew well Matt Gagliano turned fine 751 Junior Novice Pennyplane Seniors Aaron Markos 1000 Charles Gagliano 917 right up Open fliers Jim Clem won event older set 1023 followed Tony Beckers 951 Robert Nichols 905 plain ol Pennyplane POP competi tion Gordon Wisniewskis well-proportioned bipe wiped everyone out 1312 Gordon DGA Designs 00 D0A 00 DA DesignS 0 0 S CD o5 0 0 QuarterMaster T BIPE S 0 ouARTER SCALE PLANS Ouarter Master Sport Bipe Oadra 35. 73Spar. Z biild. Great Flyer.5Sxmi-Kit Avalable..PPO 0 DAVIS D-1K 905 Span.0 Oktadra 35 power SimilarPPO c 1933 KINNER SPORTSTER 5Modei K.117Span 035 powerppo S ________________ 0 4-CtCLC PROJECTS KRON FUNK 0 ScolO 64 span 60 sizeC1• 4 cYclo FantaStic nycPODa ________0 DAViS D-1K503 Span. C 1933 KINNER SPORTSTER** i K. 78 Span. 61-75.4cy PPD SI rcctuoed trow lo Scab plans. o Two Inch scale Sixth noel ________0 Morn 00A Plans0 Scocwg C PHOTO DOCuMENTATiON PACKS avaliabte Scale Pians Cowplntnwlnstrostion nooklet ALL PLANS ROLLEDSHIPPED UPS Send slO0 Catalog York Stete neeldents add 7% mlxx tao. Send check . Allow 3 weeks Ohecuto clear S November 1986 171 Nats FF Indoor/Kruse Continued page 70 responding advertisers mention read aboutthem ModelAviation 1-KIIm0oEhnnoH0oExU 3rd flnnuI STPTIO SHOW & SWflP SHOP Pipopoft Ships Boats Cons 4Tophies/wopds Ttdo Exhibitors Chorlotte mochondise mct 2S00 E Ineenence BIu& ChoNotte flC THANKSGIVING WEEKEND flowembe IS5 * C lay Information Contact CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO 3452 ODELL SCHOOL RDCONCORD NC 28025 704-786-8373 add additional rudder fuselage get turn wanted once adjusted plane flew exceptionally well evidenced flight time NFFS National Free Flight Society guru Tony Italiano second POP 933 followed Vito Gaglianos 850 Dad Gagliano may want check son Charles some tips flying event David Brown lone Junior entrant posted time 324 positive spinoff what essential ly lackluster Indoor contest presence TV film crew National Geographic captured some representative samples Indoor flight film crew erected large black velveteen backarop filmed several models flight repeatedly passed majes tically front blacked-out set visual effect us watching laborious process stunning Lit front sides microfilm ships Tony Becker Richard Doig scattered flashes ralnbow colors turn prop new angle climb turn Scheduled airing late fall possibly October November National Geograph ics Explorer program segment now tentatively titled Flying Fanatics may very aptiy describe us attended years Indoor Nats Lake Charles Baby Bird/Dixon Continued page 73 Trimming flying Follow engine manufacturers instructions get fa miliar operating engine test stand Once installed model tune maximum power developed nose model pointed straight up will result slightly richer setting level flight engine overcompressed slightly run will steadier undercompressed fuel will burn wont have flameout easily Once engine properly broken will seldom need touch com pression screw find quicker starts possible opening needle valve exactly half-turn flight setting closing over five seconds engine warms up No priming needed generally start engine model upright choking finger two three flips Usually another two three flips takes get running Line length 40 ftusing Sig 008 cable lines cut down 52-ft package length needed exactly 1 ox tip weight model try fly model typical Dacron lines use Perfect handle modified coat hanger wire line carrier la Rich Porter line spacing can adjusted Ive settled spacing 3 propeller shown photos fiberglass Bolly designed originally Goodyear FM Team Racing has 68 diameter 49 pitch Ive also good success Graupner nylon/glass 7 x 5 Believe right sizes PAW 049 suspect Tee Dee would use 6 x 3 5 x 4 prop Lap speed other models will faster may accustomed Reynolds number effect again should pose no problem Fuel use Aero-Dyne diesel fuel right out can local hobby shop run Free Flight Old-Timer enthusiast stocks sort thing fortunate mix own per instructions engine manual myself have tried Davis Diesel fuel should work fine has sufficient castor oil lubri cation PAW recommends running castor agree based much ex perience lapped plain-bearing glow engines Manufactured diesel fuel appears ex pensive use er flight Its ether content makes highly evapo rative its best buy pint halfpint quantities Likewise mix own keep quantities small will also need switch neoprene fuel lines diesel fuel will cause silicone lines swell slip off fittings Hope enjoy Baby Bird Any questions comments can addressed care magazine Fly safely Terrible Coupe/Markos Continued page 77 mention Pay attention wood grain gusset needs hand fitted perfect match TE Final sanding 172Model Aviation rmeet Ou ecioI Oues~ WORLD WAR H FIGHTER ACE Robert S Johnson 028 Vectones0 th FIGHTER GROUP 1 Connectors Designed anything electrical requiring quick disconnects Ideal Power Pack Connector electric planes cars boats Designed high vibrafion environment Cycled ten Thousand times electrical failure dJ Anderson Power Products Inc 010 No 0262201, 010 No 0025154 SORRY NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR COD ORDERS Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimum order $1000 three packages 4 Powerpoles $300 per package plus $100 ship ping handling CT residents add 75/ sales tax Prices subject change notice Dealer Inquiries Invited further information dealer prices send SASE Bus Card SERMOS RIC SNAP CONNECTORS Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905