ON MY WAY Seguin Nats envisioned contest least hundred fliers over US arrived checked headquarters told turnout wasnt good hoped headed flying site setup camp greeted con testant tuning machine next mornings flying Bruce Buchanan Minnesota Scale Kavan Jet Ranger Scale entry meet feeling little let down time spirits lifted Tommy Williams also camping field talked choppers far night next morning began see fears uneventful meet unfounded Contes tants spectators started arriving 630 morning first event day un pleasant Bruce Buchanan lost rotor blade during test flight lovely Jet Ranger machine shook itself apart Fortunately Bruce ready fly Expert Heliboy Come people beauti ful Scale ships hear about Some could have done very well brought Nats Plan next year registration got underway early dis appointment gave way some real excitement got chance meet talk some top Helicopter fliers country people Id read about before Dont believe what hear about top competitors being snob bish learned about Helicopters two days have year great people hat off CD Dwayne Stephens team judges event ran smoothly maintained level real excitement long after first round over entries 60 powered machines domi nated field contestants sheer numbers Horizons flying other ship its class Hubert Bitner designs also flybarless machines entered Schluter Heliboy next popular machine followed 25 powered Cricket Kalt Baron 50 GMP Competitor surprised see littie Cricket entered two categories Expert Intermediate must say didnt think much chance until saw Bob Gorham fly termediate Bill Curtis fly Expert spite wind gusting over 10 mph little Crickets sure did great job Both straight-out-of-the-box kits no special additions Greg Howard flew Schiuter SX-8 1 Junior Novice Im going warn top fliers lookout Greg Hes 14 years old youngest competitor keeps flying well did hes going best very soon person crashed during first days flying yours truly No warned about Texas sunsets happily flying SX-8 1 got darkreal fast lost sight ship put ground deliberately prevent accident Saturday last day flying got rolling exactly 800 morning time due wind shift contestants flying dif ferent direction also flew reverse sequence. competition intense fight first place category As day wore temperature climbed around 100 flying became precise wind started kicking up againbad news Crickets thought Wrong again handled breeze just well heavier counterparts Bill Curtis flew excellent flight Cricket Expert After landed called flight com pleted noticed something peculiar about receiver antenna Close inspection revealed gotten wrapped around main rotor shaft swash plate spite punishment Airtronics XL radio worked flawlessly sure speaks well reliability RC equipment general Airtronics particular Bill may remember man respons ible 60 conversion Du-Bro Shark way back also designers flybarless head Kavan Jet Ranger Because skiing accident three years ago hadnt touched Helicopter until last April sure couldnt tell flying Welcome back Bill missed way Bills Cricket placed fourth manufacturers contest flying 42 Model Aviation RC Helicopters Luther Akemon Curtis puts ket through its paces flight fuel tank too small gave out before end round judges focus intently Hubert Bitners final flight Standing CD Dwayne Stephens Left right John Friesenhahn Ron Nokes Ray Santee David Smith Relief judges pictured Steve Bowen John Riggs Max Blow Don Hash Mike Mas appears tryIng impress tne juages wisn ioo meureg owara youngest competitor turned excellent TugFits underside Kalt Baron 50his Schiuter SX-81 Thats Walt Schoonard looking away underway wandered around some different displays manufacturers set up field Walt Schoonard wide assortment Schluter machines Especially interesting SX-8 1 set up inverted flight new Mini Boy first chance Id get close look Mini Boy Walt says two versions available fixed pitch collective collective version comes flyhar weights autorotation clutch got chance see fly impressed smoothness Walt says Mini Boy planned replace Helibaby hut Helihaby parts still stock will available long demand John Gorham real eye-catching assort ment machines Competitor Aero spatiale Huey Cobra course ubiquitous Cricket Most impressive 1/5scale Lama Gorham models beautiful Competitor looks great hut flies well looks Later took look Kalt Baron 50 Mike Mas flew first place welldeserved win beautiful machine noticed Baron Heliboy head instead stock version Mike assures theres nothing wrong head comes kit finally got over Hubert Bitners side field designers Horizon 60 really fell love machine bit concerned about flying flybarless design fears vanished after watching few flights Horizon very tough machine watched beginner run typical bit beginners trouble machine started head him put ground hit pretty hard Horizon shrugged off bent pitch arm little runway rash rotor blades last rounds seems Larry Jolly scratch last few flights because radio problems Bob Gorham finished last flight Intermediate Mike Mas completed flight sure come second Hubert Bitner made last flight event excitement tension running high completed flight heading back pits judges informed him three seconds over time limit fate last flight hands judges Hubert Mike awaited final results dust settled Mike first place Expert Hubert second Robert Gorham took first Intermediate Jay Williams second Jay Trowbridge first Novice Open Greg Howard took first Junior Novice terrific meet spite low turnout small number crashes compared previous years really encourag ing dont come next year youll missing great time November1981 43 Awaiting judges choice between Mas first contestants spectators formed anxious crowd Horizon seemed popular choice among tue contestants its class Hubert Bitner design uses flybarless head Ivilnialure ircrarr uppiy ouspiayea mis iineup ot cnIuter macnines ay riage worKs mnrougn nis Lonsmanx uieaatng 1-Igure OT Ignm Mini Boy front Walt still has Helibaby parts Walt Schoonard doing calling flight boys top spots left right Robert Gorham Tony Frackowiak Hubert Bitner Mike Mas flJUUIL %ZUIdFll WaIpS Ills trlupeL OdUF 10 1515 J515 55151 15515119 55151 551 Intermediate came win did said
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/11
Page Numbers: 42, 43
ON MY WAY Seguin Nats envisioned contest least hundred fliers over US arrived checked headquarters told turnout wasnt good hoped headed flying site setup camp greeted con testant tuning machine next mornings flying Bruce Buchanan Minnesota Scale Kavan Jet Ranger Scale entry meet feeling little let down time spirits lifted Tommy Williams also camping field talked choppers far night next morning began see fears uneventful meet unfounded Contes tants spectators started arriving 630 morning first event day un pleasant Bruce Buchanan lost rotor blade during test flight lovely Jet Ranger machine shook itself apart Fortunately Bruce ready fly Expert Heliboy Come people beauti ful Scale ships hear about Some could have done very well brought Nats Plan next year registration got underway early dis appointment gave way some real excitement got chance meet talk some top Helicopter fliers country people Id read about before Dont believe what hear about top competitors being snob bish learned about Helicopters two days have year great people hat off CD Dwayne Stephens team judges event ran smoothly maintained level real excitement long after first round over entries 60 powered machines domi nated field contestants sheer numbers Horizons flying other ship its class Hubert Bitner designs also flybarless machines entered Schluter Heliboy next popular machine followed 25 powered Cricket Kalt Baron 50 GMP Competitor surprised see littie Cricket entered two categories Expert Intermediate must say didnt think much chance until saw Bob Gorham fly termediate Bill Curtis fly Expert spite wind gusting over 10 mph little Crickets sure did great job Both straight-out-of-the-box kits no special additions Greg Howard flew Schiuter SX-8 1 Junior Novice Im going warn top fliers lookout Greg Hes 14 years old youngest competitor keeps flying well did hes going best very soon person crashed during first days flying yours truly No warned about Texas sunsets happily flying SX-8 1 got darkreal fast lost sight ship put ground deliberately prevent accident Saturday last day flying got rolling exactly 800 morning time due wind shift contestants flying dif ferent direction also flew reverse sequence. competition intense fight first place category As day wore temperature climbed around 100 flying became precise wind started kicking up againbad news Crickets thought Wrong again handled breeze just well heavier counterparts Bill Curtis flew excellent flight Cricket Expert After landed called flight com pleted noticed something peculiar about receiver antenna Close inspection revealed gotten wrapped around main rotor shaft swash plate spite punishment Airtronics XL radio worked flawlessly sure speaks well reliability RC equipment general Airtronics particular Bill may remember man respons ible 60 conversion Du-Bro Shark way back also designers flybarless head Kavan Jet Ranger Because skiing accident three years ago hadnt touched Helicopter until last April sure couldnt tell flying Welcome back Bill missed way Bills Cricket placed fourth manufacturers contest flying 42 Model Aviation RC Helicopters Luther Akemon Curtis puts ket through its paces flight fuel tank too small gave out before end round judges focus intently Hubert Bitners final flight Standing CD Dwayne Stephens Left right John Friesenhahn Ron Nokes Ray Santee David Smith Relief judges pictured Steve Bowen John Riggs Max Blow Don Hash Mike Mas appears tryIng impress tne juages wisn ioo meureg owara youngest competitor turned excellent TugFits underside Kalt Baron 50his Schiuter SX-81 Thats Walt Schoonard looking away underway wandered around some different displays manufacturers set up field Walt Schoonard wide assortment Schluter machines Especially interesting SX-8 1 set up inverted flight new Mini Boy first chance Id get close look Mini Boy Walt says two versions available fixed pitch collective collective version comes flyhar weights autorotation clutch got chance see fly impressed smoothness Walt says Mini Boy planned replace Helibaby hut Helihaby parts still stock will available long demand John Gorham real eye-catching assort ment machines Competitor Aero spatiale Huey Cobra course ubiquitous Cricket Most impressive 1/5scale Lama Gorham models beautiful Competitor looks great hut flies well looks Later took look Kalt Baron 50 Mike Mas flew first place welldeserved win beautiful machine noticed Baron Heliboy head instead stock version Mike assures theres nothing wrong head comes kit finally got over Hubert Bitners side field designers Horizon 60 really fell love machine bit concerned about flying flybarless design fears vanished after watching few flights Horizon very tough machine watched beginner run typical bit beginners trouble machine started head him put ground hit pretty hard Horizon shrugged off bent pitch arm little runway rash rotor blades last rounds seems Larry Jolly scratch last few flights because radio problems Bob Gorham finished last flight Intermediate Mike Mas completed flight sure come second Hubert Bitner made last flight event excitement tension running high completed flight heading back pits judges informed him three seconds over time limit fate last flight hands judges Hubert Mike awaited final results dust settled Mike first place Expert Hubert second Robert Gorham took first Intermediate Jay Williams second Jay Trowbridge first Novice Open Greg Howard took first Junior Novice terrific meet spite low turnout small number crashes compared previous years really encourag ing dont come next year youll missing great time November1981 43 Awaiting judges choice between Mas first contestants spectators formed anxious crowd Horizon seemed popular choice among tue contestants its class Hubert Bitner design uses flybarless head Ivilnialure ircrarr uppiy ouspiayea mis iineup ot cnIuter macnines ay riage worKs mnrougn nis Lonsmanx uieaatng 1-Igure OT Ignm Mini Boy front Walt still has Helibaby parts Walt Schoonard doing calling flight boys top spots left right Robert Gorham Tony Frackowiak Hubert Bitner Mike Mas flJUUIL %ZUIdFll WaIpS Ills trlupeL OdUF 10 1515 J515 55151 15515119 55151 551 Intermediate came win did said