THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle Th r Hobbles Ucote acote ver ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W * Left David Janneil von Linsowe should have checked landing gear bit carefully David forced fly first finals flight gear down due aircraft ammbiy mix-up Right Shane Barker Akron Ohio files Sportsman assisted Mark Atwood Cleveland Heights Ohio judge L R Stan Rauktis Charlie Long AMA President Don Lowe 46 Model Aviation Name Sportsman OS8 K&B 1 L OS8 K&B iL OS F OS8 Enya 3 OS8 Dan Peterson Jeff Poweli Tony Stiiiman Mike Darnoid Matthew B Kiein Joe Waiker HaiShipiro Ryan McLaughiin Master K&B IL OPS 30 0P525 OS8 McCoy 0P530 K&B IL OS8 OS8 OS8 Enya3 K&B iL Rossi K&B iL Enyas Th GPA K&B 1 L Rossi 6 K&B 1 L Webra VS 120 VS 120 VS 61 IS VS 120 Webra VS 120 VS 120G VS 61 IS VS 61 IS VS 120 VS 120 Merle Hydes Vib-Omp Gator Yes Own E Yes Own Gator Own Pert Prod Own Galor Webra OS-F OS-F Rossi R Enya3 Rossi Ri Enya 3 OS-F Rossi Ri Rossi R Enya3 OS-F EXP/VTR What EXP-ELV/AIL/RUDITHR Yes-ELEV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts 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doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round 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aircraft started Nationals L R John Snow Dave Snow Gene Maxwell Russ Shavltz Kurt Krempetz Others victims accidents Jim Bennett midair Mary Ingerson due radio failure 60 800 70-91 30-61 7-8 21-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 i1/45314 19-21 SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD Quality Design aircraft feature specially designed symmetrical airfoils correct moments light wing loadings Advanced aerobatics crisp precise including point knife-edge maneuvers wide speed range allows excellent slow flight stability Looking adventure honest performers l Solid Engineering simple airframe builds straight strong light very few parts quick easy balsa skin technique followed balsa leading trailing edges results toam core wing tirst-timers can build true Custom I8 x 1 1/2 ailerons tit airfoil resist torsional twist improve response 56 700 60-9 1 40-61 6-7 20-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 51/453/ 19-21 Premium Parts Hand selected contest quality balsa edge-trued betore parts cut pertect fit during 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407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked up Continued page 106 T$ gy Specifications Wingspan 50 Length 3925 Wing Area 500 sq Power 15 28 CU Design Weight 3 375 lbs Wing Loading 325 lb -15 oz fjLLjwjjIyer construction project Kit Features Easy building balsa construction s New step-by-step construction notes Maple engine rails oefo alillel Isolated tank compartment Formed music wire landing gear band sawn parts Strong durable construction Now isometric drawings Model Aviations Tom Chipley Florio Flyer P0 Box 88 Dagus Mines PA 15831 814-885-8366 November 1991 103 $5995 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS 4ff Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11-150-B 11/2 11-175-B 4 11-200-B2 TT-225-B2-114 11-226-B2-114 FAt TT-250-B2-1/2 11-251-B. 2-1/2FAI 11-275-B.. 2-3/4 11-276-B2-314 FAt 11-300-B -301-B3 FAt 11-325-B3-1/4 11-350-B .3-1/2 11-375-B3-314 11-400-B4 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495 095 ez 1595 .. 100 oz 1695 .. 160 oz 1095 0 oz 1095 oz 2095 170 oz 2295 220 oz 2495200oz 2695 .. 260 ot 2095 250 oz 3695 340 ez 4995 470 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
Page Numbers: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 109
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
Page Numbers: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 109
THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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18MaitiandFLConquest VI Overiand Park KSLA-i 17Eusta FLEclipse 720 806 825 769 775 775 725 825 Bal-Fom/Bal MKote Bel-Fom/Bal FGis-Fom/Bal FGis-Fom/Bal FGis-Fom/Bal FGis-Fom/Bal FGis-Fom/Bai FGis-Fom/Bai Hanno Special MKote/SPoxy DP Cen/MKote Laq/irn/MKote Auto Laq/MKote Laq/MKote MKote/SPoxy Acr Ena/MKote P&TEnyas YS61ISOwn VS 61 ISGalor YS 61 ISVib-Dmp YS 61 ISYes OS 61 IS-P Own OS61IS Yes OS61 IS-P P&T Larsen Anderson Don Szczur Wayne Apostolico Dave Lockhart John Meyer Kearney LeJeune 24 Nashville TN Jekyll 24 Huntsville AL Conquest IV 7 43 Arlington TX Sapphire MK 20 Absecon NJ Tipo 32 Louisville KY Summit lii 38 Baton Rouge LA Eclipse 813 025 819 763 763 750 FGis Fom/Bal FGis Fom/Bal Gis/Bai-Fom/Bai FGis ForufBaI FGis Forn/Bal FGis Fom/Bal K&B MKote R/S Per/MKote Laq PoIyU/Ukote Laq/MKote K&B Hanno SpVib Dmp OS 61 LSVibra-Damp OS 61 LSYes ST61KP&T WebraISP&T YS 61 ISPert Prod FAI Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham Ivan Kratensen Quique Somenzini Dean Koger Geoff Combs Steve Stricker Dave Patrick Greg Marsden Steve Heimes Gene Rodgers 19Vuma AZJekyll 34Mt Morra MiUSA Star 30Tulsa OKMalibu 44Guciph Ont CanSummit Iii 24Rio Cuarlo ArgDesafio 11 47Beavercreek OHVortex 32Pickeringion OHSL-1 29Baltimore MDExcalibur 38River Forest ILConquest 7 33BurIton CanLegend III 42El Toro CAMystery 43Ft Worth TXMystic 760 100 925 738 760 850 960 950 738 800 950 925 FGis Fom YesDeitron Bai Fom/BalUliracote Wood Fom/BalMKote/Spoxy Figergiass Fom/BelMKote/Spoxy Bal Fom/BatMKote t FGls Fom/BalMKote/Spoxy FGls Fom/BalAutomotive/Clearcoal Forn/Bal FGisMKote/Spoxy FGls FormBaiEpoxy/lJrethane/lvtKoIe Epoxy/Glass Fom/Bal Lacquer/MKote Bal/Ply B-U BalAcr Ena FonvWood Fom/BalSspan/Acr Laq Acr lic AlL ron Al inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bat a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Cen uri Chr med DP DuPont Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGis rglass FLP ft hts Fom Fuse lage iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Un r ft t MKote Kate mod fled P & T es & Things PoIyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle Th r Hobbles Ucote acote ver ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W * Left David Janneil von Linsowe should have checked landing gear bit carefully David forced fly first finals flight gear down due aircraft ammbiy mix-up Right Shane Barker Akron Ohio files Sportsman assisted Mark Atwood Cleveland Heights Ohio judge L R Stan Rauktis Charlie Long AMA President Don Lowe 46 Model Aviation Name Sportsman OS8 K&B 1 L OS8 K&B iL OS F OS8 Enya 3 OS8 Dan Peterson Jeff Poweli Tony Stiiiman Mike Darnoid Matthew B Kiein Joe Waiker HaiShipiro Ryan McLaughiin Master K&B IL OPS 30 0P525 OS8 McCoy 0P530 K&B IL OS8 OS8 OS8 Enya3 K&B iL Rossi K&B iL Enyas Th GPA K&B 1 L Rossi 6 K&B 1 L Webra VS 120 VS 120 VS 61 IS VS 120 Webra VS 120 VS 120G VS 61 IS VS 61 IS VS 120 VS 120 Merle Hydes Vib-Omp Gator Yes Own E Yes Own Gator Own Pert Prod Own Galor Webra OS-F OS-F Rossi R Enya3 Rossi Ri Enya 3 OS-F Rossi Ri Rossi R Enya3 OS-F EXP/VTR What EXP-ELV/AIL/RUDITHR Yes-ELEV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts Tri-FIi very solid -Fli youve got yourseit escep Experienced fliers will enjoy smooth wingugroswspsrtpianethatgceswhereysuandtional bi piane its slightly relasing flight characteristics offered hy andpont Take off s andings siowuhalienging single sport wing glider-lihe wingand predictahie eoperieiiced flierhat takes off lands very slowly will find ira joyThis aerohatic combination sure favorite TriFIi total system flying Desigoed engineered thsrsughiy field tested give sport flier airplane wsnt grow tired kit contains semi built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 55 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credit Card 000 Orders call 313-254 0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $t 00 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 483t4YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANE 1/4 / scale P/H Full figures $1995 plus $4 P/H i /4 scale WWI Barnsto rmer /4 WWII Navy jg 1/s WWII USAAF /e scales Ask Ofticers Gentlemen pilots name favorite hobby shop call same dealer nearest ordering direct include check money order MCNISA account number exp date Officers Gmntlemen 908 537-7323 Box 537 RD 2 Hampton NJ 08827 100 Model Aviation GREAT LAKES 2T1A 115 SCALE 64 CORBEN SUPER ACE 114 SCALE 80 TAYLORCRAFT GIANT SCALE 90 PIPER SUPER CUBJ-3 CUB 114 SCALE 107115 SCALE 85 fine kits include Preformed landing gear cut parts surfaces drawn e Control horns Complete plans Fiberglass cowls pants Belicranks ity hand selected balsa Window acetate ws ruction manual photo page order Call 800 327-7198 ext 10 Inquiries Call 208 773-9001 Catalog fine kits $400 CURTISS ROBIN CHALLENGER 115 SCALE 98 problem should have allowed refly grim Event Director handled complaints Greg Frohreich knew potentially hot situation ruled refly would stand same thing happened Mike Klein changed receivers reflew followed complaints happened Paul Verger also reflew Still complaints no protests important point Complaints common Event Director doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round After four rounds Segura won another round did Wendell Dietz Remember Wendell Dietz Following midair collision put Eclipse out commission shared Meridian owner Mike Hayden also Baton Rouge Louisiana After six rounds Ron Segura won third round first place Kirk Gray finished second Wendell Dietz third another winning round makes wonder well Wendell would have done had own airplane whole contest way Mike Hayden finished ninth place same Meridian Dietz flew third Expert just competitive other classes scores normalized after three rounds three fliers won round Mike Darnold first Jeff Powell third Tony Stillman fourth However following sixth round ILL FL Y WHA T FIX Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL uency Conversion $4000 4-Includes Crystals Certification RCD AM & FM 7 Channel Receiver Special exclusive 6 meters -$7995 TX conversion available Full 1991 Specsl Rx alone 72/75 mhz -$6995 OrderModel RCD100 Futabla G AM$6995 Model ROOlSO Futabla J AM$6995 Model RC0200 Futabla J FM$6995 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available Rx Trade $5-$10 Send Self Addressed Envelope tor Brochures UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Shipping Charges Extra Mastercard Visa Accepted dDrh Kraft Midwest Inc VnAooXoLW 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313 348-0085 FAX 313 348-4175 Danny Peterson first place despite having won round Jeff Powell won two rounds finished second Tony Stiliman third single winning round Mike Darnold faded fourth An interesting note Jeff Powell flew biplane called Ladys Fancy II designed father Master class stage great battle After three rounds Larsen Anderson first won two rounds Don Szczur second won Wayne Apostolico third place dust settled after sixth round Larsen Anderson still first place three rounds Don Szczur RubberAfter Muffler Experts Evaluate.. Don Lowe RCM set-up has shown e dB drop very lIttle RPM loss Brian Lee R/C Reportjeers None.it never cracked split melted came loose anything just hung ate noise Howard Crispin Sound Model Aeronautics -lr dropped almost 6 db.the engine will turn few hundred RPM more.Quite impressive Now Two Sizes up 49 size List 524~ 995 50 90 size List $3495 6 SE 206th Pt Postage aed handlieg Fne nt WA 98031 Chads Stosay Ordns ONLYAlici 4011 PM206 8545053 November 1991 101 r APC PROPELLERS Sound Supression Design High Thrust Efficiency Long Fiber Advanced Composite Material Proven Performance US Masters US Nationals Canadian Nationals World Championships Sports Sizes 57x3 7x3 7x4 7x57x67x7 7x87x97x10 9EACH 8x4 8x5 8x6 8x7 8x8 8x98x10$179 EACH 8x4 8s5 9x69x7 9x8 9x99x10$19SEACH 85 x 45 lOx 3 lOx 4 lOx 5 lOx 6 lOx7 lOxO 10x9 lOx 10 $228 EACH lixE 11x9$249EACH 12x6 12x7 12x8.$2B9EACH Reverse Pitch Pusher 9x6 lOxE 10x7* 10x8 11x6*11x7*$3B5EACH Competition 78x4 78x6 78x7 8x65 9x75 8x85 $3S5EACH 11 xlO 11 xli 11 x12 11 xl2W 11 x13 11 x14 12x9 l2xRW 12x12 12x12N12x13 12x13N 12x14 125x8125x10 125x11 125x12 13x9 13x10 $785 EACH 135x9* 135s 125 135x 133 135x14 14s614x8 14x 10 14x 12 14x13 14x 135* 14x14 144x105 144x12 144x 13 15x6 15x10 lSx 11k 15x 12 16x8 lEslO 16512$1295 EACH Carbon Fiber* 78 x4 78x6 78x7 . $1800 EACH 9x658x75 9x85 $2500 EACH New sizes Contact local hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct 916-661-6515 Manufactured Landing Products PO Uos 938 Knights Landing CA 95645 THE ROTOPODTM HELICOPTER TRAINING DEVICE MAKES LEARNING TO FLY QUICKER AFFR CHFAPFR ANfl FAlFR PROTECTIVE CUSHIONING REDUCES GROUND EFFECT STABLE PENTAPOD BASE ROTATIONAL DEVICE ALLOWS HELl TO ROLL PITCH AND CHANGE DIRECTION BEFORE LIFT-OFF LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN ALLOWS FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT AT ALL TIMES QUICK MOUNTING CLIPS FOR HELlS 2 TO 10 POUNDS DUAL CONFIGURATION RDTM ONLY $3995 AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY STORE UR CONTACT DORYNS ENTERPRISES 1716 CALAVERA PLACE FULLERTON CA 92633 714 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aircraft started Nationals L R John Snow Dave Snow Gene Maxwell Russ Shavltz Kurt Krempetz Others victims accidents Jim Bennett midair Mary Ingerson due radio failure 60 800 70-91 30-61 7-8 21-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 i1/45314 19-21 SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD Quality Design aircraft feature specially designed symmetrical airfoils correct moments light wing loadings Advanced aerobatics crisp precise including point knife-edge maneuvers wide speed range allows excellent slow flight stability Looking adventure honest performers l Solid Engineering simple airframe builds straight strong light very few parts quick easy balsa skin technique followed balsa leading trailing edges results toam core wing tirst-timers can build true Custom I8 x 1 1/2 ailerons tit airfoil resist torsional twist improve response 56 700 60-9 1 40-61 6-7 20-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 51/453/ 19-21 Premium Parts Hand selected contest quality balsa edge-trued betore parts cut pertect fit during 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407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked up Continued page 106 T$ gy Specifications Wingspan 50 Length 3925 Wing Area 500 sq Power 15 28 CU Design Weight 3 375 lbs Wing Loading 325 lb -15 oz fjLLjwjjIyer construction project Kit Features Easy building balsa construction s New step-by-step construction notes Maple engine rails oefo alillel Isolated tank compartment Formed music wire landing gear band sawn parts Strong durable construction Now isometric drawings Model Aviations Tom Chipley Florio Flyer P0 Box 88 Dagus Mines PA 15831 814-885-8366 November 1991 103 $5995 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS 4ff Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11-150-B 11/2 11-175-B 4 11-200-B2 TT-225-B2-114 11-226-B2-114 FAt TT-250-B2-1/2 11-251-B. 2-1/2FAI 11-275-B.. 2-3/4 11-276-B2-314 FAt 11-300-B -301-B3 FAt 11-325-B3-1/4 11-350-B .3-1/2 11-375-B3-314 11-400-B4 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495 095 ez 1595 .. 100 oz 1695 .. 160 oz 1095 0 oz 1095 oz 2095 170 oz 2295 220 oz 2495200oz 2695 .. 260 ot 2095 250 oz 3695 340 ez 4995 470 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts 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pilots name favorite hobby shop call same dealer nearest ordering direct include check money order MCNISA account number exp date Officers Gmntlemen 908 537-7323 Box 537 RD 2 Hampton NJ 08827 100 Model Aviation GREAT LAKES 2T1A 115 SCALE 64 CORBEN SUPER ACE 114 SCALE 80 TAYLORCRAFT GIANT SCALE 90 PIPER SUPER CUBJ-3 CUB 114 SCALE 107115 SCALE 85 fine kits include Preformed landing gear cut parts surfaces drawn e Control horns Complete plans Fiberglass cowls pants Belicranks ity hand selected balsa Window acetate ws ruction manual photo page order Call 800 327-7198 ext 10 Inquiries Call 208 773-9001 Catalog fine kits $400 CURTISS ROBIN CHALLENGER 115 SCALE 98 problem should have allowed refly grim Event Director handled complaints Greg Frohreich knew potentially hot situation ruled refly would stand same thing happened Mike Klein changed receivers reflew followed complaints happened Paul Verger also reflew Still complaints no protests important point Complaints common Event Director doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round After four rounds Segura won another round did Wendell Dietz Remember Wendell Dietz Following midair collision put Eclipse out commission shared Meridian owner Mike Hayden also Baton Rouge Louisiana After six rounds Ron Segura won third round first place Kirk Gray finished second Wendell Dietz third another winning round makes wonder well Wendell would have done had own airplane whole contest way Mike Hayden finished ninth place same Meridian Dietz flew third Expert just competitive other classes scores normalized after three rounds three fliers won round Mike Darnold first Jeff Powell third Tony Stillman fourth However following sixth round ILL FL Y WHA T FIX Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL uency Conversion $4000 4-Includes Crystals Certification RCD AM & FM 7 Channel Receiver Special exclusive 6 meters -$7995 TX conversion available Full 1991 Specsl Rx alone 72/75 mhz -$6995 OrderModel RCD100 Futabla G AM$6995 Model ROOlSO Futabla J AM$6995 Model RC0200 Futabla J FM$6995 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available Rx Trade $5-$10 Send Self Addressed Envelope tor Brochures UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Shipping Charges Extra Mastercard Visa Accepted dDrh Kraft Midwest Inc VnAooXoLW 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313 348-0085 FAX 313 348-4175 Danny Peterson first place despite having won round Jeff Powell won two rounds finished second Tony Stiliman third single winning round Mike Darnold faded fourth An interesting note Jeff Powell flew biplane called Ladys Fancy II designed father Master class stage great battle After three rounds Larsen Anderson first won two rounds Don Szczur second won Wayne Apostolico third place dust settled after sixth round Larsen Anderson still first place three rounds Don Szczur RubberAfter Muffler Experts Evaluate.. 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xli 11 x12 11 xl2W 11 x13 11 x14 12x9 l2xRW 12x12 12x12N12x13 12x13N 12x14 125x8125x10 125x11 125x12 13x9 13x10 $785 EACH 135x9* 135s 125 135x 133 135x14 14s614x8 14x 10 14x 12 14x13 14x 135* 14x14 144x105 144x12 144x 13 15x6 15x10 lSx 11k 15x 12 16x8 lEslO 16512$1295 EACH Carbon Fiber* 78 x4 78x6 78x7 . $1800 EACH 9x658x75 9x85 $2500 EACH New sizes Contact local hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct 916-661-6515 Manufactured Landing Products PO Uos 938 Knights Landing CA 95645 THE ROTOPODTM HELICOPTER TRAINING DEVICE MAKES LEARNING TO FLY QUICKER AFFR CHFAPFR ANfl FAlFR PROTECTIVE CUSHIONING REDUCES GROUND EFFECT STABLE PENTAPOD BASE ROTATIONAL DEVICE ALLOWS HELl TO ROLL PITCH AND CHANGE DIRECTION BEFORE LIFT-OFF LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN ALLOWS FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT AT ALL TIMES QUICK MOUNTING CLIPS FOR HELlS 2 TO 10 POUNDS DUAL CONFIGURATION RDTM ONLY $3995 AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY STORE UR CONTACT DORYNS ENTERPRISES 1716 CALAVERA PLACE FULLERTON CA 92633 714 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407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts 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pilots name favorite hobby shop call same dealer nearest ordering direct include check money order MCNISA account number exp date Officers Gmntlemen 908 537-7323 Box 537 RD 2 Hampton NJ 08827 100 Model Aviation GREAT LAKES 2T1A 115 SCALE 64 CORBEN SUPER ACE 114 SCALE 80 TAYLORCRAFT GIANT SCALE 90 PIPER SUPER CUBJ-3 CUB 114 SCALE 107115 SCALE 85 fine kits include Preformed landing gear cut parts surfaces drawn e Control horns Complete plans Fiberglass cowls pants Belicranks ity hand selected balsa Window acetate ws ruction manual photo page order Call 800 327-7198 ext 10 Inquiries Call 208 773-9001 Catalog fine kits $400 CURTISS ROBIN CHALLENGER 115 SCALE 98 problem should have allowed refly grim Event Director handled complaints Greg Frohreich knew potentially hot situation ruled refly would stand same thing happened Mike Klein changed receivers reflew followed complaints happened Paul Verger also reflew Still complaints no protests important point Complaints common Event Director doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round 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407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
Page Numbers: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 109
THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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Steve Stricker Dave Patrick Greg Marsden Steve Heimes Gene Rodgers 19Vuma AZJekyll 34Mt Morra MiUSA Star 30Tulsa OKMalibu 44Guciph Ont CanSummit Iii 24Rio Cuarlo ArgDesafio 11 47Beavercreek OHVortex 32Pickeringion OHSL-1 29Baltimore MDExcalibur 38River Forest ILConquest 7 33BurIton CanLegend III 42El Toro CAMystery 43Ft Worth TXMystic 760 100 925 738 760 850 960 950 738 800 950 925 FGis Fom YesDeitron Bai Fom/BalUliracote Wood Fom/BalMKote/Spoxy Figergiass Fom/BelMKote/Spoxy Bal Fom/BatMKote t FGls Fom/BalMKote/Spoxy FGls Fom/BalAutomotive/Clearcoal Forn/Bal FGisMKote/Spoxy FGls FormBaiEpoxy/lJrethane/lvtKoIe Epoxy/Glass Fom/Bal Lacquer/MKote Bal/Ply B-U BalAcr Ena FonvWood Fom/BalSspan/Acr Laq Acr lic AlL ron Al inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bat a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Cen uri Chr med DP DuPont Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGis rglass FLP ft hts Fom Fuse lage iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Un r ft t MKote Kate mod fled P & T es & Things PoIyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle Th r Hobbles Ucote acote ver ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W * Left David Janneil von Linsowe should have checked landing gear bit carefully David forced fly first finals flight gear down due aircraft ammbiy mix-up Right Shane Barker Akron Ohio files Sportsman assisted Mark Atwood Cleveland Heights Ohio judge L R Stan Rauktis Charlie Long AMA President Don Lowe 46 Model Aviation Name Sportsman OS8 K&B 1 L OS8 K&B iL OS F OS8 Enya 3 OS8 Dan Peterson Jeff Poweli Tony Stiiiman Mike Darnoid Matthew B Kiein Joe Waiker HaiShipiro Ryan McLaughiin Master K&B IL OPS 30 0P525 OS8 McCoy 0P530 K&B IL OS8 OS8 OS8 Enya3 K&B iL Rossi K&B iL Enyas Th GPA K&B 1 L Rossi 6 K&B 1 L Webra VS 120 VS 120 VS 61 IS VS 120 Webra VS 120 VS 120G VS 61 IS VS 61 IS VS 120 VS 120 Merle Hydes Vib-Omp Gator Yes Own E Yes Own Gator Own Pert Prod Own Galor Webra OS-F OS-F Rossi R Enya3 Rossi Ri Enya 3 OS-F Rossi Ri Rossi R Enya3 OS-F EXP/VTR What EXP-ELV/AIL/RUDITHR Yes-ELEV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts Tri-FIi very solid -Fli youve got yourseit escep Experienced fliers will enjoy smooth wingugroswspsrtpianethatgceswhereysuandtional bi piane its slightly relasing flight characteristics offered hy andpont Take off s andings siowuhalienging single sport wing glider-lihe wingand predictahie eoperieiiced flierhat takes off lands very slowly will find ira joyThis aerohatic combination sure favorite TriFIi total system flying Desigoed engineered thsrsughiy field tested give sport flier airplane wsnt grow tired kit contains semi built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 55 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credit Card 000 Orders call 313-254 0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $t 00 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 483t4YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANE 1/4 / scale P/H Full figures $1995 plus $4 P/H i /4 scale WWI Barnsto rmer /4 WWII Navy jg 1/s WWII USAAF /e scales Ask Ofticers Gentlemen pilots name favorite hobby shop call same dealer nearest ordering direct include check money order MCNISA account number exp date Officers Gmntlemen 908 537-7323 Box 537 RD 2 Hampton NJ 08827 100 Model Aviation GREAT LAKES 2T1A 115 SCALE 64 CORBEN SUPER ACE 114 SCALE 80 TAYLORCRAFT GIANT SCALE 90 PIPER SUPER CUBJ-3 CUB 114 SCALE 107115 SCALE 85 fine kits include Preformed landing gear cut parts surfaces drawn e Control horns Complete plans Fiberglass cowls pants Belicranks ity hand selected balsa Window acetate ws ruction manual photo page order Call 800 327-7198 ext 10 Inquiries Call 208 773-9001 Catalog fine kits $400 CURTISS ROBIN CHALLENGER 115 SCALE 98 problem should have allowed refly grim Event Director handled complaints Greg Frohreich knew potentially hot situation ruled refly would stand same thing happened Mike Klein changed receivers reflew followed complaints happened Paul Verger also reflew Still complaints no protests important point Complaints common Event Director doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round After four rounds Segura won another round did Wendell Dietz Remember Wendell Dietz Following midair collision put Eclipse out commission shared Meridian owner Mike Hayden also Baton Rouge Louisiana After six rounds Ron Segura won third round first place Kirk Gray finished second Wendell Dietz third another winning round makes wonder well Wendell would have done had own airplane whole contest way Mike Hayden finished ninth place same Meridian Dietz flew third Expert just competitive other classes scores normalized after three rounds three fliers won round Mike Darnold first Jeff Powell third Tony Stillman fourth However following sixth round ILL FL Y WHA T FIX Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL uency Conversion $4000 4-Includes Crystals Certification RCD AM & FM 7 Channel Receiver Special exclusive 6 meters -$7995 TX conversion available Full 1991 Specsl Rx alone 72/75 mhz -$6995 OrderModel RCD100 Futabla G AM$6995 Model ROOlSO Futabla J AM$6995 Model RC0200 Futabla J FM$6995 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available Rx Trade $5-$10 Send Self Addressed Envelope tor Brochures UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Shipping Charges Extra Mastercard Visa Accepted dDrh Kraft Midwest Inc VnAooXoLW 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313 348-0085 FAX 313 348-4175 Danny Peterson first place despite having won round Jeff Powell won two rounds finished second Tony Stiliman third single winning round Mike Darnold faded fourth An interesting note Jeff Powell flew biplane called Ladys Fancy II designed father Master class stage great battle After three rounds Larsen Anderson first won two rounds Don Szczur second won Wayne Apostolico third place dust settled after sixth round Larsen Anderson still first place three rounds Don Szczur RubberAfter Muffler Experts Evaluate.. Don Lowe RCM set-up has shown e dB drop very lIttle RPM loss Brian Lee R/C Reportjeers None.it never cracked split melted came loose anything just hung ate noise Howard Crispin Sound Model Aeronautics -lr dropped almost 6 db.the engine will turn few hundred RPM more.Quite impressive Now Two Sizes up 49 size List 524~ 995 50 90 size List $3495 6 SE 206th Pt Postage aed handlieg Fne nt WA 98031 Chads Stosay Ordns ONLYAlici 4011 PM206 8545053 November 1991 101 r APC PROPELLERS Sound Supression Design High Thrust Efficiency Long Fiber Advanced Composite Material Proven Performance US Masters US Nationals Canadian Nationals World Championships Sports Sizes 57x3 7x3 7x4 7x57x67x7 7x87x97x10 9EACH 8x4 8x5 8x6 8x7 8x8 8x98x10$179 EACH 8x4 8s5 9x69x7 9x8 9x99x10$19SEACH 85 x 45 lOx 3 lOx 4 lOx 5 lOx 6 lOx7 lOxO 10x9 lOx 10 $228 EACH lixE 11x9$249EACH 12x6 12x7 12x8.$2B9EACH Reverse Pitch Pusher 9x6 lOxE 10x7* 10x8 11x6*11x7*$3B5EACH Competition 78x4 78x6 78x7 8x65 9x75 8x85 $3S5EACH 11 xlO 11 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aircraft started Nationals L R John Snow Dave Snow Gene Maxwell Russ Shavltz Kurt Krempetz Others victims accidents Jim Bennett midair Mary Ingerson due radio failure 60 800 70-91 30-61 7-8 21-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 i1/45314 19-21 SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD Quality Design aircraft feature specially designed symmetrical airfoils correct moments light wing loadings Advanced aerobatics crisp precise including point knife-edge maneuvers wide speed range allows excellent slow flight stability Looking adventure honest performers l Solid Engineering simple airframe builds straight strong light very few parts quick easy balsa skin technique followed balsa leading trailing edges results toam core wing tirst-timers can build true Custom I8 x 1 1/2 ailerons tit airfoil resist torsional twist improve response 56 700 60-9 1 40-61 6-7 20-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 51/453/ 19-21 Premium Parts Hand selected contest quality balsa edge-trued betore parts cut pertect fit during 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407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle Th r Hobbles Ucote acote ver ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W * Left David Janneil von Linsowe should have checked landing gear bit carefully David forced fly first finals flight gear down due aircraft ammbiy mix-up Right Shane Barker Akron Ohio files Sportsman assisted Mark Atwood Cleveland Heights Ohio judge L R Stan Rauktis Charlie Long AMA President Don Lowe 46 Model Aviation Name Sportsman OS8 K&B 1 L OS8 K&B iL OS F OS8 Enya 3 OS8 Dan Peterson Jeff Poweli Tony Stiiiman Mike Darnoid Matthew B Kiein Joe Waiker HaiShipiro Ryan McLaughiin Master K&B IL OPS 30 0P525 OS8 McCoy 0P530 K&B IL OS8 OS8 OS8 Enya3 K&B iL Rossi K&B iL Enyas Th GPA K&B 1 L Rossi 6 K&B 1 L Webra VS 120 VS 120 VS 61 IS VS 120 Webra VS 120 VS 120G VS 61 IS VS 61 IS VS 120 VS 120 Merle Hydes Vib-Omp Gator Yes Own E Yes Own Gator Own Pert Prod Own Galor Webra OS-F OS-F Rossi R Enya3 Rossi Ri Enya 3 OS-F Rossi Ri Rossi R Enya3 OS-F EXP/VTR What EXP-ELV/AIL/RUDITHR Yes-ELEV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts 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doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round After four rounds Segura won another round did Wendell Dietz Remember Wendell Dietz Following midair collision put Eclipse out commission shared Meridian owner Mike Hayden also Baton Rouge Louisiana After six rounds Ron Segura won third round first place Kirk Gray finished second Wendell Dietz third another winning round makes wonder well Wendell would have done had own airplane whole contest way Mike Hayden finished ninth place same Meridian Dietz flew third Expert just competitive other classes scores normalized after three rounds three fliers won round Mike Darnold first Jeff Powell third Tony Stillman fourth However following sixth round ILL FL Y WHA T FIX Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL uency Conversion $4000 4-Includes Crystals Certification RCD AM & FM 7 Channel Receiver Special exclusive 6 meters -$7995 TX conversion available Full 1991 Specsl Rx alone 72/75 mhz -$6995 OrderModel RCD100 Futabla G AM$6995 Model ROOlSO Futabla J AM$6995 Model RC0200 Futabla J FM$6995 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xli 11 x12 11 xl2W 11 x13 11 x14 12x9 l2xRW 12x12 12x12N12x13 12x13N 12x14 125x8125x10 125x11 125x12 13x9 13x10 $785 EACH 135x9* 135s 125 135x 133 135x14 14s614x8 14x 10 14x 12 14x13 14x 135* 14x14 144x105 144x12 144x 13 15x6 15x10 lSx 11k 15x 12 16x8 lEslO 16512$1295 EACH Carbon Fiber* 78 x4 78x6 78x7 . $1800 EACH 9x658x75 9x85 $2500 EACH New sizes Contact local hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct 916-661-6515 Manufactured Landing Products PO Uos 938 Knights Landing CA 95645 THE ROTOPODTM HELICOPTER TRAINING DEVICE MAKES LEARNING TO FLY QUICKER AFFR CHFAPFR ANfl FAlFR PROTECTIVE CUSHIONING REDUCES GROUND EFFECT STABLE PENTAPOD BASE ROTATIONAL DEVICE ALLOWS HELl TO ROLL PITCH AND CHANGE DIRECTION BEFORE LIFT-OFF LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN ALLOWS FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT AT ALL TIMES QUICK MOUNTING CLIPS FOR HELlS 2 TO 10 POUNDS DUAL CONFIGURATION RDTM ONLY $3995 AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY STORE UR CONTACT DORYNS ENTERPRISES 1716 CALAVERA PLACE FULLERTON CA 92633 714 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407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle Th r Hobbles Ucote acote ver ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W * Left David Janneil von Linsowe should have checked landing gear bit carefully David forced fly first finals flight gear down due aircraft ammbiy mix-up Right Shane Barker Akron Ohio files Sportsman assisted Mark Atwood Cleveland Heights Ohio judge L R Stan Rauktis Charlie Long AMA President Don Lowe 46 Model Aviation Name Sportsman OS8 K&B 1 L OS8 K&B iL OS F OS8 Enya 3 OS8 Dan Peterson Jeff Poweli Tony Stiiiman Mike Darnoid Matthew B Kiein Joe Waiker HaiShipiro Ryan McLaughiin Master K&B IL OPS 30 0P525 OS8 McCoy 0P530 K&B IL OS8 OS8 OS8 Enya3 K&B iL Rossi K&B iL Enyas Th GPA K&B 1 L Rossi 6 K&B 1 L Webra VS 120 VS 120 VS 61 IS VS 120 Webra VS 120 VS 120G VS 61 IS VS 61 IS VS 120 VS 120 Merle Hydes Vib-Omp Gator Yes Own E Yes Own Gator Own Pert Prod Own Galor Webra OS-F OS-F Rossi R Enya3 Rossi Ri Enya 3 OS-F Rossi Ri Rossi R Enya3 OS-F EXP/VTR What EXP-ELV/AIL/RUDITHR Yes-ELEV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts Tri-FIi very solid -Fli youve got yourseit escep Experienced fliers will enjoy smooth wingugroswspsrtpianethatgceswhereysuandtional bi piane its slightly relasing flight characteristics offered hy andpont Take off s andings siowuhalienging single sport wing glider-lihe wingand predictahie eoperieiiced flierhat takes off lands very slowly will find ira joyThis aerohatic combination sure favorite TriFIi total system flying Desigoed engineered thsrsughiy field tested give sport flier airplane wsnt grow tired kit contains semi built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 55 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credit Card 000 Orders call 313-254 0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $t 00 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 483t4YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANE 1/4 / scale P/H Full figures $1995 plus $4 P/H i /4 scale WWI Barnsto rmer /4 WWII Navy jg 1/s WWII USAAF /e scales Ask Ofticers Gentlemen pilots name favorite hobby shop call same dealer nearest ordering direct include check money order MCNISA account number exp date Officers Gmntlemen 908 537-7323 Box 537 RD 2 Hampton NJ 08827 100 Model Aviation GREAT LAKES 2T1A 115 SCALE 64 CORBEN SUPER ACE 114 SCALE 80 TAYLORCRAFT GIANT SCALE 90 PIPER SUPER CUBJ-3 CUB 114 SCALE 107115 SCALE 85 fine kits include Preformed landing gear cut parts surfaces drawn e Control horns Complete plans Fiberglass cowls pants Belicranks ity hand selected balsa Window acetate ws ruction manual photo page order Call 800 327-7198 ext 10 Inquiries Call 208 773-9001 Catalog fine kits $400 CURTISS ROBIN CHALLENGER 115 SCALE 98 problem should have allowed refly grim Event Director handled complaints Greg Frohreich knew potentially hot situation ruled refly would stand same thing happened Mike Klein changed receivers reflew followed complaints happened Paul Verger also reflew Still complaints no protests important point Complaints common Event Director doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round After four rounds Segura won another round did Wendell Dietz Remember Wendell Dietz Following midair collision put Eclipse out commission shared Meridian owner Mike Hayden also Baton Rouge Louisiana After six rounds Ron Segura won third round first place Kirk Gray finished second Wendell Dietz third another winning round makes wonder well Wendell would have done had own airplane whole contest way Mike Hayden finished ninth place same Meridian Dietz flew third Expert just competitive other classes scores normalized after three rounds three fliers won round Mike Darnold first Jeff Powell third Tony Stillman fourth However following sixth round ILL FL Y WHA T FIX Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL uency Conversion $4000 4-Includes Crystals Certification RCD AM & FM 7 Channel Receiver Special exclusive 6 meters -$7995 TX conversion available Full 1991 Specsl Rx alone 72/75 mhz -$6995 OrderModel RCD100 Futabla G AM$6995 Model ROOlSO Futabla J AM$6995 Model RC0200 Futabla J FM$6995 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available Rx Trade $5-$10 Send Self Addressed Envelope tor Brochures UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Shipping Charges Extra Mastercard Visa Accepted dDrh Kraft Midwest Inc VnAooXoLW 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313 348-0085 FAX 313 348-4175 Danny Peterson first place despite having won round Jeff Powell won two rounds finished second Tony Stiliman third single winning round Mike Darnold faded fourth An interesting note Jeff Powell flew biplane called Ladys Fancy II designed father Master class stage great battle After three rounds Larsen Anderson first won two rounds Don Szczur second won Wayne Apostolico third place dust settled after sixth round Larsen Anderson still first place three rounds Don Szczur RubberAfter Muffler Experts Evaluate.. Don Lowe RCM set-up has shown e dB drop very lIttle RPM loss Brian Lee R/C Reportjeers None.it never cracked split melted came loose anything just hung ate noise Howard Crispin Sound Model Aeronautics -lr dropped almost 6 db.the engine will turn few hundred RPM more.Quite impressive Now Two Sizes up 49 size List 524~ 995 50 90 size List $3495 6 SE 206th Pt Postage aed handlieg Fne nt WA 98031 Chads Stosay Ordns ONLYAlici 4011 PM206 8545053 November 1991 101 r APC PROPELLERS Sound Supression Design High Thrust Efficiency Long Fiber Advanced Composite Material Proven Performance US Masters US Nationals Canadian Nationals World Championships Sports Sizes 57x3 7x3 7x4 7x57x67x7 7x87x97x10 9EACH 8x4 8x5 8x6 8x7 8x8 8x98x10$179 EACH 8x4 8s5 9x69x7 9x8 9x99x10$19SEACH 85 x 45 lOx 3 lOx 4 lOx 5 lOx 6 lOx7 lOxO 10x9 lOx 10 $228 EACH lixE 11x9$249EACH 12x6 12x7 12x8.$2B9EACH Reverse Pitch Pusher 9x6 lOxE 10x7* 10x8 11x6*11x7*$3B5EACH Competition 78x4 78x6 78x7 8x65 9x75 8x85 $3S5EACH 11 xlO 11 xli 11 x12 11 xl2W 11 x13 11 x14 12x9 l2xRW 12x12 12x12N12x13 12x13N 12x14 125x8125x10 125x11 125x12 13x9 13x10 $785 EACH 135x9* 135s 125 135x 133 135x14 14s614x8 14x 10 14x 12 14x13 14x 135* 14x14 144x105 144x12 144x 13 15x6 15x10 lSx 11k 15x 12 16x8 lEslO 16512$1295 EACH Carbon Fiber* 78 x4 78x6 78x7 . $1800 EACH 9x658x75 9x85 $2500 EACH New sizes Contact local hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct 916-661-6515 Manufactured Landing Products PO Uos 938 Knights Landing CA 95645 THE ROTOPODTM HELICOPTER TRAINING DEVICE MAKES LEARNING TO FLY QUICKER AFFR CHFAPFR ANfl FAlFR PROTECTIVE CUSHIONING REDUCES GROUND EFFECT STABLE PENTAPOD BASE ROTATIONAL DEVICE ALLOWS HELl TO ROLL PITCH AND CHANGE DIRECTION BEFORE LIFT-OFF LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN ALLOWS FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT AT ALL TIMES QUICK MOUNTING CLIPS FOR HELlS 2 TO 10 POUNDS DUAL CONFIGURATION RDTM ONLY $3995 AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY STORE UR CONTACT DORYNS ENTERPRISES 1716 CALAVERA PLACE FULLERTON CA 92633 714 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aircraft started Nationals L R John Snow Dave Snow Gene Maxwell Russ Shavltz Kurt Krempetz Others victims accidents Jim Bennett midair Mary Ingerson due radio failure 60 800 70-91 30-61 7-8 21-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 i1/45314 19-21 SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD Quality Design aircraft feature specially designed symmetrical airfoils correct moments light wing loadings Advanced aerobatics crisp precise including point knife-edge maneuvers wide speed range allows excellent slow flight stability Looking adventure honest performers l Solid Engineering simple airframe builds straight strong light very few parts quick easy balsa skin technique followed balsa leading trailing edges results toam core wing tirst-timers can build true Custom I8 x 1 1/2 ailerons tit airfoil resist torsional twist improve response 56 700 60-9 1 40-61 6-7 20-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 51/453/ 19-21 Premium Parts Hand selected contest quality balsa edge-trued betore parts cut pertect fit during assembly Precision machined parts include router-cut tail slots pre-drilled wing dowel hole former F-2 An extensive quality hardware package includes polished T-6 aluminum landing gear Kleft axles Quick Easy Construction Clear plans detailed step step instructions construction photos speed assembly modelers complete easy building kits ready cover 8-10 hours Simple proven construction methods handcrafted parts fit insure accurate assembly enjoyable project cw still second won three rounds well tie broken fourth-best flight 983 Anderson 974 Szczur Wayne Apostolico still third place Fourth place taken Dave Lockhart battled engine problems Tipo owed father FM class held few surprises After four rounds qualifying over first five places held Chip Hyde Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini Argentina David von Linsowe Hyde Cunningham Somenzini von Linsowe won round first 24 qualifiers moved finals Paul Verger 25th place know wane Chem Co tly 1731 NW Madrid Way Boca Raton FL 33432 407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked up Continued page 106 T$ gy Specifications Wingspan 50 Length 3925 Wing Area 500 sq Power 15 28 CU Design Weight 3 375 lbs Wing Loading 325 lb -15 oz fjLLjwjjIyer construction project Kit Features Easy building balsa construction s New step-by-step construction notes Maple engine rails oefo alillel Isolated tank compartment Formed music wire landing gear band sawn parts Strong durable construction Now isometric drawings Model Aviations Tom Chipley Florio Flyer P0 Box 88 Dagus Mines PA 15831 814-885-8366 November 1991 103 $5995 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS 4ff Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11-150-B 11/2 11-175-B 4 11-200-B2 TT-225-B2-114 11-226-B2-114 FAt TT-250-B2-1/2 11-251-B. 2-1/2FAI 11-275-B.. 2-3/4 11-276-B2-314 FAt 11-300-B -301-B3 FAt 11-325-B3-1/4 11-350-B .3-1/2 11-375-B3-314 11-400-B4 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495 095 ez 1595 .. 100 oz 1695 .. 160 oz 1095 0 oz 1095 oz 2095 170 oz 2295 220 oz 2495200oz 2695 .. 260 ot 2095 250 oz 3695 340 ez 4995 470 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such aerosol spray can combustion chamber Only simple hand tools needed Both high performance jet engines FUN EASY build STEP BY STEP DETAILED FULL SIZE plan sets complete fuel ignition systems JOIN THE JET AGE sending $995 3hp plan set $1295 7hp plan set both sets $2000 JET ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES10241 ewood El Paso Texas 79925 106 Model Aviation V 3 7 HP PULSE JET ENGINES AVAILABLE RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 106 through What Contest Director gets contest satisfaction job well done thanks few contestants As contestants 1991 Nationals Id like say thanks Greg Frohreich Another person almost nobody remembers thank Mike Lauman very few people can say major impact RC Pattern Mike Lauman has performed scorer Nationals other major Pattern competition during past several years scoring program everywhere pressure him during contest enormous would like have 200-plus anxious people waiting results work performs scoring job grace poise Thanks Mikeand Vicki tough judges other volunteers made 1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
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THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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Steve Stricker Dave Patrick Greg Marsden Steve Heimes Gene Rodgers 19Vuma AZJekyll 34Mt Morra MiUSA Star 30Tulsa OKMalibu 44Guciph Ont CanSummit Iii 24Rio Cuarlo ArgDesafio 11 47Beavercreek OHVortex 32Pickeringion OHSL-1 29Baltimore MDExcalibur 38River Forest ILConquest 7 33BurIton CanLegend III 42El Toro CAMystery 43Ft Worth TXMystic 760 100 925 738 760 850 960 950 738 800 950 925 FGis Fom YesDeitron Bai Fom/BalUliracote Wood Fom/BalMKote/Spoxy Figergiass Fom/BelMKote/Spoxy Bal Fom/BatMKote t FGls Fom/BalMKote/Spoxy FGls Fom/BalAutomotive/Clearcoal Forn/Bal FGisMKote/Spoxy FGls FormBaiEpoxy/lJrethane/lvtKoIe Epoxy/Glass Fom/Bal Lacquer/MKote Bal/Ply B-U BalAcr Ena FonvWood Fom/BalSspan/Acr Laq Acr lic AlL ron Al inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bat a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Cen uri Chr med DP DuPont Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGis rglass FLP ft hts Fom Fuse lage iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Un r ft t MKote Kate mod fled P & T es & Things PoIyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle Th r Hobbles Ucote acote ver ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W * Left David Janneil von Linsowe should have checked landing gear bit carefully David forced fly first finals flight gear down due aircraft ammbiy mix-up Right Shane Barker Akron Ohio files Sportsman assisted Mark Atwood Cleveland Heights Ohio judge L R Stan Rauktis Charlie Long AMA President Don Lowe 46 Model Aviation Name Sportsman OS8 K&B 1 L OS8 K&B iL OS F OS8 Enya 3 OS8 Dan Peterson Jeff Poweli Tony Stiiiman Mike Darnoid Matthew B Kiein Joe Waiker HaiShipiro Ryan McLaughiin Master K&B IL OPS 30 0P525 OS8 McCoy 0P530 K&B IL OS8 OS8 OS8 Enya3 K&B iL Rossi K&B iL Enyas Th GPA K&B 1 L Rossi 6 K&B 1 L Webra VS 120 VS 120 VS 61 IS VS 120 Webra VS 120 VS 120G VS 61 IS VS 61 IS VS 120 VS 120 Merle Hydes Vib-Omp Gator Yes Own E Yes Own Gator Own Pert Prod Own Galor Webra OS-F OS-F Rossi R Enya3 Rossi Ri Enya 3 OS-F Rossi Ri Rossi R Enya3 OS-F EXP/VTR What EXP-ELV/AIL/RUDITHR Yes-ELEV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts Tri-FIi very solid -Fli youve got yourseit escep Experienced fliers will enjoy smooth wingugroswspsrtpianethatgceswhereysuandtional bi piane its slightly relasing flight characteristics offered hy andpont Take off s andings siowuhalienging single sport wing glider-lihe wingand predictahie eoperieiiced flierhat takes off lands very slowly will find ira joyThis aerohatic combination sure favorite TriFIi total system flying Desigoed engineered thsrsughiy field tested give sport flier airplane wsnt grow tired kit contains semi built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 55 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credit Card 000 Orders call 313-254 0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $t 00 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 483t4YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANE 1/4 / scale P/H Full figures $1995 plus $4 P/H i /4 scale WWI Barnsto rmer /4 WWII Navy jg 1/s WWII USAAF /e scales Ask Ofticers Gentlemen pilots name favorite hobby shop call same dealer nearest ordering direct include check money order MCNISA account number exp date Officers Gmntlemen 908 537-7323 Box 537 RD 2 Hampton NJ 08827 100 Model Aviation GREAT LAKES 2T1A 115 SCALE 64 CORBEN SUPER ACE 114 SCALE 80 TAYLORCRAFT GIANT SCALE 90 PIPER SUPER CUBJ-3 CUB 114 SCALE 107115 SCALE 85 fine kits include Preformed landing gear cut parts surfaces drawn e Control horns Complete plans Fiberglass cowls pants Belicranks ity hand selected balsa Window acetate ws ruction manual photo page order Call 800 327-7198 ext 10 Inquiries Call 208 773-9001 Catalog fine kits $400 CURTISS ROBIN CHALLENGER 115 SCALE 98 problem should have allowed refly grim Event Director handled complaints Greg Frohreich knew potentially hot situation ruled refly would stand same thing happened Mike Klein changed receivers reflew followed complaints happened Paul Verger also reflew Still complaints no protests important point Complaints common Event Director doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round After four rounds Segura won another round did Wendell Dietz Remember Wendell Dietz Following midair collision put Eclipse out commission shared Meridian owner Mike Hayden also Baton Rouge Louisiana After six rounds Ron Segura won third round first place Kirk Gray finished second Wendell Dietz third another winning round makes wonder well Wendell would have done had own airplane whole contest way Mike Hayden finished ninth place same Meridian Dietz flew third Expert just competitive other classes scores normalized after three rounds three fliers won round Mike Darnold first Jeff Powell third Tony Stillman fourth However following sixth round ILL FL Y WHA T FIX Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL uency Conversion $4000 4-Includes Crystals Certification RCD AM & FM 7 Channel Receiver Special exclusive 6 meters -$7995 TX conversion available Full 1991 Specsl Rx alone 72/75 mhz -$6995 OrderModel RCD100 Futabla G AM$6995 Model ROOlSO Futabla J AM$6995 Model RC0200 Futabla J FM$6995 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available Rx Trade $5-$10 Send Self Addressed Envelope tor Brochures UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Shipping Charges Extra Mastercard Visa Accepted dDrh Kraft Midwest Inc VnAooXoLW 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313 348-0085 FAX 313 348-4175 Danny Peterson first place despite having won round Jeff Powell won two rounds finished second Tony Stiliman third single winning round Mike Darnold faded fourth An interesting note Jeff Powell flew biplane called Ladys Fancy II designed father Master class stage great battle After three rounds Larsen Anderson first won two rounds Don Szczur second won Wayne Apostolico third place dust settled after sixth round Larsen Anderson still first place three rounds Don Szczur RubberAfter Muffler Experts Evaluate.. 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aircraft started Nationals L R John Snow Dave Snow Gene Maxwell Russ Shavltz Kurt Krempetz Others victims accidents Jim Bennett midair Mary Ingerson due radio failure 60 800 70-91 30-61 7-8 21-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 i1/45314 19-21 SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD Quality Design aircraft feature specially designed symmetrical airfoils correct moments light wing loadings Advanced aerobatics crisp precise including point knife-edge maneuvers wide speed range allows excellent slow flight stability Looking adventure honest performers l Solid Engineering simple airframe builds straight strong light very few parts quick easy balsa skin technique followed balsa leading trailing edges results toam core wing tirst-timers can build true Custom I8 x 1 1/2 ailerons tit airfoil resist torsional twist improve response 56 700 60-9 1 40-61 6-7 20-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 51/453/ 19-21 Premium Parts Hand selected contest quality balsa edge-trued betore parts cut pertect fit during assembly Precision machined parts include router-cut tail slots pre-drilled wing dowel hole former F-2 An extensive quality hardware package includes polished T-6 aluminum landing gear Kleft axles Quick Easy Construction Clear plans detailed step step instructions construction photos speed assembly modelers complete easy building kits ready cover 8-10 hours Simple proven construction methods handcrafted parts fit insure accurate assembly enjoyable project cw still second won three rounds well tie broken fourth-best flight 983 Anderson 974 Szczur Wayne Apostolico still third place Fourth place taken Dave Lockhart battled engine problems Tipo owed father FM class held few surprises After four rounds qualifying over first five places held Chip Hyde Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini Argentina David von Linsowe Hyde Cunningham Somenzini von Linsowe won round first 24 qualifiers moved finals Paul Verger 25th place know wane Chem Co tly 1731 NW Madrid Way Boca Raton FL 33432 407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked up Continued page 106 T$ gy Specifications Wingspan 50 Length 3925 Wing Area 500 sq Power 15 28 CU Design Weight 3 375 lbs Wing Loading 325 lb -15 oz fjLLjwjjIyer construction project Kit Features Easy building balsa construction s New step-by-step construction notes Maple engine rails oefo alillel Isolated tank compartment Formed music wire landing gear band sawn parts Strong durable construction Now isometric drawings Model Aviations Tom Chipley Florio Flyer P0 Box 88 Dagus Mines PA 15831 814-885-8366 November 1991 103 $5995 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS 4ff Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11-150-B 11/2 11-175-B 4 11-200-B2 TT-225-B2-114 11-226-B2-114 FAt TT-250-B2-1/2 11-251-B. 2-1/2FAI 11-275-B.. 2-3/4 11-276-B2-314 FAt 11-300-B -301-B3 FAt 11-325-B3-1/4 11-350-B .3-1/2 11-375-B3-314 11-400-B4 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495 095 ez 1595 .. 100 oz 1695 .. 160 oz 1095 0 oz 1095 oz 2095 170 oz 2295 220 oz 2495200oz 2695 .. 260 ot 2095 250 oz 3695 340 ez 4995 470 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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Steve Stricker Dave Patrick Greg Marsden Steve Heimes Gene Rodgers 19Vuma AZJekyll 34Mt Morra MiUSA Star 30Tulsa OKMalibu 44Guciph Ont CanSummit Iii 24Rio Cuarlo ArgDesafio 11 47Beavercreek OHVortex 32Pickeringion OHSL-1 29Baltimore MDExcalibur 38River Forest ILConquest 7 33BurIton CanLegend III 42El Toro CAMystery 43Ft Worth TXMystic 760 100 925 738 760 850 960 950 738 800 950 925 FGis Fom YesDeitron Bai Fom/BalUliracote Wood Fom/BalMKote/Spoxy Figergiass Fom/BelMKote/Spoxy Bal Fom/BatMKote t FGls Fom/BalMKote/Spoxy FGls Fom/BalAutomotive/Clearcoal Forn/Bal FGisMKote/Spoxy FGls FormBaiEpoxy/lJrethane/lvtKoIe Epoxy/Glass Fom/Bal Lacquer/MKote Bal/Ply B-U BalAcr Ena FonvWood Fom/BalSspan/Acr Laq Acr lic AlL ron Al inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bat a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Cen uri Chr med DP DuPont Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGis rglass FLP ft hts Fom Fuse lage iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Un r ft t MKote Kate mod fled P & T es & Things PoIyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle Th r Hobbles Ucote acote ver ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W * Left David Janneil von Linsowe should have checked landing gear bit carefully David forced fly first finals flight gear down due aircraft ammbiy mix-up Right Shane Barker Akron Ohio files Sportsman assisted Mark Atwood Cleveland Heights Ohio judge L R Stan Rauktis Charlie Long AMA President Don Lowe 46 Model Aviation Name Sportsman OS8 K&B 1 L OS8 K&B iL OS F OS8 Enya 3 OS8 Dan Peterson Jeff Poweli Tony Stiiiman Mike Darnoid Matthew B Kiein Joe Waiker HaiShipiro Ryan McLaughiin Master K&B IL OPS 30 0P525 OS8 McCoy 0P530 K&B IL OS8 OS8 OS8 Enya3 K&B iL Rossi K&B iL Enyas Th GPA K&B 1 L Rossi 6 K&B 1 L Webra VS 120 VS 120 VS 61 IS VS 120 Webra VS 120 VS 120G VS 61 IS VS 61 IS VS 120 VS 120 Merle Hydes Vib-Omp Gator Yes Own E Yes Own Gator Own Pert Prod Own Galor Webra OS-F OS-F Rossi R Enya3 Rossi Ri Enya 3 OS-F Rossi Ri Rossi R Enya3 OS-F EXP/VTR What EXP-ELV/AIL/RUDITHR Yes-ELEV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts Tri-FIi very solid -Fli youve got yourseit escep Experienced fliers will enjoy smooth wingugroswspsrtpianethatgceswhereysuandtional bi piane its slightly relasing flight characteristics offered hy andpont Take off s andings siowuhalienging single sport wing glider-lihe wingand predictahie eoperieiiced flierhat takes off lands very slowly will find ira joyThis aerohatic combination sure favorite TriFIi total system flying Desigoed engineered thsrsughiy field tested give sport flier airplane wsnt grow tired kit contains semi built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 55 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credit Card 000 Orders call 313-254 0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $t 00 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 483t4YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANE 1/4 / scale P/H Full figures $1995 plus $4 P/H i /4 scale WWI Barnsto rmer /4 WWII Navy jg 1/s WWII USAAF /e scales Ask Ofticers Gentlemen pilots name favorite hobby shop call same dealer nearest ordering direct include check money order MCNISA account number exp date Officers Gmntlemen 908 537-7323 Box 537 RD 2 Hampton NJ 08827 100 Model Aviation GREAT LAKES 2T1A 115 SCALE 64 CORBEN SUPER ACE 114 SCALE 80 TAYLORCRAFT GIANT SCALE 90 PIPER SUPER CUBJ-3 CUB 114 SCALE 107115 SCALE 85 fine kits include Preformed landing gear cut parts surfaces drawn e Control horns Complete plans Fiberglass cowls pants Belicranks ity hand selected balsa Window acetate ws ruction manual photo page order Call 800 327-7198 ext 10 Inquiries Call 208 773-9001 Catalog fine kits $400 CURTISS ROBIN CHALLENGER 115 SCALE 98 problem should have allowed refly grim Event Director handled complaints Greg Frohreich knew potentially hot situation ruled refly would stand same thing happened Mike Klein changed receivers reflew followed complaints happened Paul Verger also reflew Still complaints no protests important point Complaints common Event Director doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round After four rounds Segura won another round did Wendell Dietz Remember Wendell Dietz Following midair collision put Eclipse out commission shared Meridian owner Mike Hayden also Baton Rouge Louisiana After six rounds Ron Segura won third round first place Kirk Gray finished second Wendell Dietz third another winning round makes wonder well Wendell would have done had own airplane whole contest way Mike Hayden finished ninth place same Meridian Dietz flew third Expert just competitive other classes scores normalized after three rounds three fliers won round Mike Darnold first Jeff Powell third Tony Stillman fourth However following sixth round ILL FL Y WHA T FIX Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL uency Conversion $4000 4-Includes Crystals Certification RCD AM & FM 7 Channel Receiver Special exclusive 6 meters -$7995 TX conversion available Full 1991 Specsl Rx alone 72/75 mhz -$6995 OrderModel RCD100 Futabla G AM$6995 Model ROOlSO Futabla J AM$6995 Model RC0200 Futabla J FM$6995 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available Rx Trade $5-$10 Send Self Addressed Envelope tor Brochures UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Shipping Charges Extra Mastercard Visa Accepted dDrh Kraft Midwest Inc VnAooXoLW 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313 348-0085 FAX 313 348-4175 Danny Peterson first place despite having won round Jeff Powell won two rounds finished second Tony Stiliman third single winning round Mike Darnold faded fourth An interesting note Jeff Powell flew biplane called Ladys Fancy II designed father Master class stage great battle After three rounds Larsen Anderson first won two rounds Don Szczur second won Wayne Apostolico third place dust settled after sixth round Larsen Anderson still first place three rounds Don Szczur RubberAfter Muffler Experts Evaluate.. Don Lowe RCM set-up has shown e dB drop very lIttle RPM loss Brian Lee R/C Reportjeers None.it never cracked split melted came loose anything just hung ate noise Howard Crispin Sound Model Aeronautics -lr dropped almost 6 db.the engine will turn few hundred RPM more.Quite impressive Now Two Sizes up 49 size List 524~ 995 50 90 size List $3495 6 SE 206th Pt Postage aed handlieg Fne nt WA 98031 Chads Stosay Ordns ONLYAlici 4011 PM206 8545053 November 1991 101 r APC PROPELLERS Sound Supression Design High Thrust Efficiency Long Fiber Advanced Composite Material Proven Performance US Masters US Nationals Canadian Nationals World Championships Sports Sizes 57x3 7x3 7x4 7x57x67x7 7x87x97x10 9EACH 8x4 8x5 8x6 8x7 8x8 8x98x10$179 EACH 8x4 8s5 9x69x7 9x8 9x99x10$19SEACH 85 x 45 lOx 3 lOx 4 lOx 5 lOx 6 lOx7 lOxO 10x9 lOx 10 $228 EACH lixE 11x9$249EACH 12x6 12x7 12x8.$2B9EACH Reverse Pitch Pusher 9x6 lOxE 10x7* 10x8 11x6*11x7*$3B5EACH Competition 78x4 78x6 78x7 8x65 9x75 8x85 $3S5EACH 11 xlO 11 xli 11 x12 11 xl2W 11 x13 11 x14 12x9 l2xRW 12x12 12x12N12x13 12x13N 12x14 125x8125x10 125x11 125x12 13x9 13x10 $785 EACH 135x9* 135s 125 135x 133 135x14 14s614x8 14x 10 14x 12 14x13 14x 135* 14x14 144x105 144x12 144x 13 15x6 15x10 lSx 11k 15x 12 16x8 lEslO 16512$1295 EACH Carbon Fiber* 78 x4 78x6 78x7 . $1800 EACH 9x658x75 9x85 $2500 EACH New sizes Contact local hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct 916-661-6515 Manufactured Landing Products PO Uos 938 Knights Landing CA 95645 THE ROTOPODTM HELICOPTER TRAINING DEVICE MAKES LEARNING TO FLY QUICKER AFFR CHFAPFR ANfl FAlFR PROTECTIVE CUSHIONING REDUCES GROUND EFFECT STABLE PENTAPOD BASE ROTATIONAL DEVICE ALLOWS HELl TO ROLL PITCH AND CHANGE DIRECTION BEFORE LIFT-OFF LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN ALLOWS FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT AT ALL TIMES QUICK MOUNTING CLIPS FOR HELlS 2 TO 10 POUNDS DUAL CONFIGURATION RDTM ONLY $3995 AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY STORE UR CONTACT DORYNS ENTERPRISES 1716 CALAVERA PLACE FULLERTON CA 92633 714 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aircraft started Nationals L R John Snow Dave Snow Gene Maxwell Russ Shavltz Kurt Krempetz Others victims accidents Jim Bennett midair Mary Ingerson due radio failure 60 800 70-91 30-61 7-8 21-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 i1/45314 19-21 SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD SPAN AREA 4-C 2-C WT LOAD Quality Design aircraft feature specially designed symmetrical airfoils correct moments light wing loadings Advanced aerobatics crisp precise including point knife-edge maneuvers wide speed range allows excellent slow flight stability Looking adventure honest performers l Solid Engineering simple airframe builds straight strong light very few parts quick easy balsa skin technique followed balsa leading trailing edges results toam core wing tirst-timers can build true Custom I8 x 1 1/2 ailerons tit airfoil resist torsional twist improve response 56 700 60-9 1 40-61 6-7 20-23 56 630 40-53 40-45 51/453/ 19-21 Premium Parts Hand selected contest quality balsa edge-trued betore parts cut pertect fit during 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407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked up Continued page 106 T$ gy Specifications Wingspan 50 Length 3925 Wing Area 500 sq Power 15 28 CU Design Weight 3 375 lbs Wing Loading 325 lb -15 oz fjLLjwjjIyer construction project Kit Features Easy building balsa construction s New step-by-step construction notes Maple engine rails oefo alillel Isolated tank compartment Formed music wire landing gear band sawn parts Strong durable construction Now isometric drawings Model Aviations Tom Chipley Florio Flyer P0 Box 88 Dagus Mines PA 15831 814-885-8366 November 1991 103 $5995 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS 4ff Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11-150-B 11/2 11-175-B 4 11-200-B2 TT-225-B2-114 11-226-B2-114 FAt TT-250-B2-1/2 11-251-B. 2-1/2FAI 11-275-B.. 2-3/4 11-276-B2-314 FAt 11-300-B -301-B3 FAt 11-325-B3-1/4 11-350-B .3-1/2 11-375-B3-314 11-400-B4 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495 095 ez 1595 .. 100 oz 1695 .. 160 oz 1095 0 oz 1095 oz 2095 170 oz 2295 220 oz 2495200oz 2695 .. 260 ot 2095 250 oz 3695 340 ez 4995 470 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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THE HOT ONE well probably remember 1991 AMA Nationals almost war heat attrition about later first some results FM featured Chip Hyde David von Linsowe Bill Cunningham same order placed during Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier total 203 contestants competed RC Pattern years Nationals entries 46 Sportsman 27 Advanced 36 Expert 21 Master 77 FAI As case last year FM entries far outnumbered other events no-shows events fewer last year since part entry fee refundable thought losing money made potential contestants think twice about preregistration Last years scheduling problems caused large number no-shows year everyone got scheduled number rounds groups scheduled six rounds except FAI scheduled four rounds qualifying two rounds finals beautiful main runway MidAmerican Air Center housed three adjacent Pattern sites spaced about 3000 feet apart site two flight lines usually six Pattern airplanes air Given great distance between sites midair collisions between aircraft adjacent sites expected However Mike Wilsons FM aircraft site two 42 Model Aviation Left Chip Hyde can win either version Jekyll won FAi two-stroke version after winning Team Selection Finals four-stroke design Right David von Linsowe finished second FAi fiying big airplane calied USA Star asked weight cannot say 10 ib says instead 8 lb 32 oz Paui Verger photo Left Biii Cunningham took third FAi Maiibu three points out 2000 behind David von Linsowe Paul Verger photo Right ivan Kristensen Pat Shade check out scores during FAi finals Ivan finished fourth place Left Dave Snow Palatine Illinois assists father John Mirage practice field before Nationals began Dave finished 30th FAI John 28th Expert Right Canadas Ivan Kristensen assists John Britt Paul Hives times flight John 1991 US Team Manager World Championships Australia during October collided Wendell Dietzs Advanced class aircraft site three both performing turnarounds Mikes aircraft crashed cornfield opposite runway Wendell able land Inspection Wendells Eclipse revealed essentially totaled major damage wing fuselage AMA president Don Lowe checks out scores Pattern former top-level Pattern com petitor Don still excellent pilot en joys phases RC flying Two-time Nationals champion Ron Chidgey prepping Typhoon multipurpose Ultra Wingman Ron finished 20th FAI out Nationals would able borrow airplane Wendell Dietzs adventures later November 1991 43 Left Van Puttes flying partner John Fuqua Niceville Florida disassembles Conquest Vi after final Nationals flight John 42nd FAI John entertained judges tape four-cycle engine running during flight two-cycle powered airplane Right Mike Klein left Chip Hyde Steve Rojecki change receiver MIkes Desire Interference caused problems Dean Koger Paul Verger Mike Left Greg Frohrelch Pattern director confers Don Lowe left Darlene Frederick right three Jury members Right Pattern family event Greg Grigaby Nicevilie Florida assembles Fresh Aire wife Lynn son Alex wait Greg 38th FAI Flying Pattern isnt Chip Hyde does f lies very competitively Pylon Racing does much dabble Helicopters showed skill Holiday inn Vincennes Flying scheduled conducted almost 10 hours during five days Sportsman Expert Master classes flew 715 noon Advanced FM flew 100 600 pm Sportsman Advanced two flight lines scores could normalized after two rounds Expert Master shared three flight lines wait three rounds before scores could normalized FAI four flight lines scores could normalized until fourth round complete Consequently FAL fliers rough idea stood based raw scores until qualifying over Getting workers Nationals difficult since Lawrencevillel Vincennes area does have large pool volunteer workers last years worker situation really bad no problem workers RC Pattern events year because Event Director Greg Frohreich mandated Pattern entrant entered random drawing purpose selecting workers selectee work half day Greg offered special inducement discourage no-shows Any selectee did work shift get someone else work him would receive zero next round announced pilots meeting could almost hear wheels turning pilots heads could hear grnmbling thought big dogs names would never drawn Im saying drawing rigged first dozen names half big dogs grumbling evaporated kind neat seeing big dogs pulling jobs timers line expediters scribes etc Best jobs done begging volunteers Nobody work five-hour shift nobody overworked 44 Model Aviation Left Ron Sequra left won 91 Nationals Advanced after taking Sportsman 1990 pulling shift scribe RC Citys Jim Graham Right Wendell Dietz Baton Rouge Louisiana ill-fated Eclipse Eclipse totaled midair collision Wendell went finish third Advanced borrowed aircraft Paul Verger photo two put classic battle Master Wayne Apostolico right assists NSRCA won three rounds Larsen Ander- president Bryan Henderson assembling son right Murfreesboro Tennessee airplane Wayne third Master edged out Don Szczur Huntsville Alabama Bryan 37th FAI Sam Turner Land 0Lakes Florida puts pitch several prospective buyers airplane Sam custom builds airplanes does beautiful job 12th Master Greg Suzi Frohreich worked hard oth ers could fly Greg Pattern Event Direc tor Suzi ran both lines site Two Suzi also SecretarylTreasurer NSRCA National Society Radio Control Aero batics Paul Verger photo Mike Vicki Lauman post scores im patient group waits both have done yeoman service scorekeepers ma jor Pattern events recent years Someone noted RC Pattern Nationals different aura about because Pattern fliers working other Pattern fliers could fly very few exceptions perennial complainers everyone enjoyed experience Worker drawings should continue Nationals policy weather very strange Last year winds always out southwest blowing 10-15 mph meant quartering crosswind east-west runway always threat thunderstorms year winds light variable morning mostly out east afternoons somewhat higher winds coming generally out northeast absolutely no threat rain Weird Afternoon temperatures 90s morning temperatures no bargain either end day anyone flight line since 700 am wasted flew morning partner John Fuqua flew afternoon Since assisted other both line 700 am 600 pm done day wanted find cold malt beverage take shower go Charlies Smorgasbord Vincennes hit sack dont know judges managed survive punishment day after day competitors could least find shelter under dining tents grass judges stuck sun runway few breaks Tough people Nationals has some late-breaking news no exception word out four-stroke engines trend started Team Selection Finals three weeks earlier continued Nationals four-stroke engines outnumbering two-stroke engines FAI other classes werent way hadnt received word big dogs until Nationals under way predict trend will flow other classes next years Nationals November 1991 45 Left Dennis Worley Raleigh North Carolina checks out Coyote ii neat fuselage stand made Russ Chiles Laurinburg North Car olina Right Dixie RC Club Baton Rouge Louisiana sponsored Jambalays Feast raise money US Team two guys big grins club members Jim Fift left Chef Kearney LeJeune Left big dogs pulls shift Steve Rojecki left line chief/timer Tim Lauglinais right Greg Bordelon starts airplane Right Pattern director Greg Frohreich announces list finalists FAI conclusion qualifying Most fliers worked shift line Some timers noise checkers scribes Paul Verger trash picker backup scribe replaced large trash bin Mandy Lauman collects score sheets line part Team Lauman What cant hear mom Vicki calling Faster Mandyl Laumans big part making Pattern work Nationals Ag Hometown AC wt lb Aircraft Fuselage/WIng Construction Wing/FuselageSoft MtGlow FinishEngineSystemPlug Bill Heatherington Bob Smyth Miguel 0 Munoz Jonas Pharr Dan Burns John Nosier John Fiickinger George Mohr 43Norman OKConquest 17Cincinnati OHConquest VI 31New York NYAurora 14New Iberia LALA-i 35Citrus Heights CAFresh Aire 50Eugene ORSummit Ill 50SaiinaKSFourtuneOdsn 18Chester NJLA-i 763 710 770 775 955 794 960 875 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EXP-ELV/AJLIUD Yes-AlLIUD VTR-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV/AJLIRUD Yes-ELy/AlL Rate Switch What Yes-AlL Yas-ELV/AJL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Ves-RUD Comments Real bearings 60-70 fits Honeycombed W/stab/rud None None None None None None BK 15% Red Max 10% Power Master 30% Byrons 15% Mack 710% Cool Power 25% Red Max 15% Futaba 7 UAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR X347-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-1 JR PCM 10-1 None None None RUD-ELV RUD-AIL RUD-ELV None EXP-AIL No-RUD VTR-ELV/AlL No EXP-ALL NO None Yea-AlL Ves-RUD Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No Yes-ELV None None ACMF Borrowed airplane Honeycombed Cal Fib W Shadel Sleeve 2 oz None None Power Master 20% Magnum plus 2 Cool Power 25% Cool Power 15% Power Master 25% Powermaster 10% Power Master 15% Power Master 15% Omega 10% Mach 712% S&W 10% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% JR PCM 10-2 Futaba-7 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Airtronics S-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 JR PCM 10-2 JR Galaxy-2 Futaba 7 UAP-2 ELV-FLP ELV-RUD RUD-ELV RUN-ELy RUD-ELV None None None None-EXP RUD-ELV None None RUD-ELV Both-ELV/AILIRUD Yes -ELy/Al L/RUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Reverse EXP-THR No No No Yes-AlL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-AlL Yes-Al L/RUD EXP-RUD Yes-Al LELV No No No No No Yes-AlL Yes-AlL Yes-AlL No No No Yes-AlL No Shadel Asmb Chr al Fathers design biplane None None None None None Dorsal fin fuse Twin ely servos stab ZZ Smart Volt monitor Invertco Eng/Diam MKIII No pump borrowed plane None Eclipse Mod Jim Fife Power Master 25% ProPower Magnum Cool Power 40% Cool Power 22 1/2% Power Master 20% Magnum 40% Magnum 38% Cool Power 45% F Power Master 20% Cool Power 15% Power Master 20% Magnum 2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-1 JR PCM-10-1 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9UAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-3 Futaba 9VAP-2 Futaba 9VAP-2 None None RUD-ELV RUD-AlL None RUD-ELV/AlL RUD-ELV T-RUD/ELV/AJL None None None RUD-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL VTR-ELV/AIL EXPRUD EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD Yes-ELV EXP-ELV/AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD VTR-ELV Yes-Al L/ELV/RUD VTR-ELV/AJL/RUD VTR-ELV/AIL EXP-ELV/AIL/RUD EXP-AII Yes No No Yes-AlL Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-ELV No No Yes-ELV/AlL/RUD Yes-AIL/RUD No No Jekyll No1 Big 1155 sq Own design None None Belt drive engine Own design 984 sq wing 5-cell BP Prototype kit R/C City None None Own design Acr lic AlL ron AJ inum Asmb mbly BP ery Pack Bal a Bm Car Fib on Fiber Can uri Chr med DP nt Diam ond ELV ator Ena el Eng ne Epxy Gis y Glass FGIs rglass FLP fit hts Fom Fuse lage Iron Pnt n Paint Laq er Lin r t MKote Kote mod fied P & T es & Things PolyU urethane RUD er S tra Sp ial Spoxy rpoxy Sup Tet a Tetra T ttle TH r Hobbies Ucote acole var ion Vib Dmp a Damp Volt age W need four-stroke engine win FM Obviously Chip Hyde won Team Selection Finals using fourstroke engine Three weeks later beat same distinguished group fliers using two-stroke engine flew two different airplanes both Jekyll design Several top fliers told its just easier fly demanding vertical maneuvers using four-stroke engine What means will lot marginal two-stroke fliers will dump engines favor fourstroke engines should lot good two-stroke engines sale very soon always like good deal Ill looking couple two-stroke 0S YS long-stroke engines somebody wants part cheap other big news about nitromethane percentages Youd think light airplanes big engines nitro content fuel would rather low no everyone seemed looking magic pill Some using 60% nitro four-stroke engines average nitro percentage used top 10 FM fliers around 30% face critical shortage nitro caused explosion biggest US nitromethane plant almost obscene hear about use high-percentage nitro fuel controversies 91 Nationals course theres always least controversy years about radio interference reflying started Dean Koger having radio trouble during first qualifying flight landed airplane safely exchanged PCM receiver FM receiver allowed take off continue flight point interference first noted judges Sounds simple enough doesnt Wrong rules FAL specify flier entitled refly interference caused circumstances beyond control Several fliers pointed out changing PCM FM solved problem Continued page 100 November 1991 47 Sportsman Hatori 650 Hatori Hatori 627 Hatori Hatori Hatori 650 Hatori 600 S&W16 1/2 Propeller APC 12 x 10 APCl1 xl2W MD 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x125 APC 12 x 10 APC 135x14 APC 12 x 11 Fuel Cool Power 15% Magnum 15% Cool Power 15% Omega 15% Cool Power 4 CVI Cool Power 10% Byron 125% S &W 121/2% Tx/Uode JR PCM-10-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Futaba 7 UAF-2 Fulaba 7 UAF-1 Fulaba 7 UAP-2 JR PCM-10-2 Futaba 9 VAP-2 Cu Mxg RUD-ELV Dwn Ely w/Rud None None None None None None Advanced Halori 650 Halori Hatori 650 Hatori Cook Hatori 650 Hatori APC 12 x 10 APC 11 x 9 APC 125x10 APC 1211 APC 12 x 11 APC 13 x 10 APC11 xlO Expert S&w Halori Hatori 650 Hatori 650 Halori Hatori Hatori Halori APC12x11 APC 12 xl 0 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 10 APC 125 x 10 APC 12 x 12N APC 125x10 Master Hatori Hatori Carbon Fiber S&W Carbon Carbon Fiber Hatori 650 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 xlO APC 12x11 APC 12 x 10 APC 12 x 11 APC 12 x 10 Hatori AAP AAP Hatori Own Cook AAP AAP Hatori 650 Halori Hatori AAP APC 12x13 APO 15 x 12 APC 14 x 1425 APC 12 x 17 Bolly 14x 155 Ulery 155x 18 APC 1325x14 APC 14 x 14 APC12x1I APC12x11 APC 14x14 APC 14 x 135 yourself favor IKON NWST Kit n world wide finest scale kits CESSNA AIR MASTER 114 SCALE 103 RC Soaring/Edmonds Continued page 97 Brian Agnew making clean sweep teammates doing particularly well No knew sure team would win until awards banquet presentation Michigan team Jim Thomas Troy Lawicki Pat Sullivan victorious placings second sixth seventh respectively same guys won team award last year Naturally Brian won Lee Renaud Award best combined score three Duration events actually did have close call first round TwoMeter could have jeopardized chance overall high thermal nearly half mile downwind Falcon mid-aired John Hohensees model Johns model went down Brian able continue fly other way around Brian would have taken zero round because off-field landing would have sent score way down pack Brian also won Hi Johnson Award single highest score Duration highest score Standard Class beat out Blayne Chastain point report seems centered Brian thats way Nationals year Brian truly Champion flier top everything else first person win both Lee Renaud Hi Johnson Awards second time E RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 pilot did have control situation same type interference observed last years Nationals everyone knew about since pilot chose use first receiver control situation protesters complained changing receivers proved knew would solve 7AZi THREE INTRODUCING Tri-FIi GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE Tri-Flis total system flying has designed engineered field tented outstanding performance THREE different configurations t TriFf forgiving 72 wing offers be-TriFf ls 4ff fuiiy symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing ginners beautiful graceful flights changewieg converts 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pilots name favorite hobby shop call same dealer nearest ordering direct include check money order MCNISA account number exp date Officers Gmntlemen 908 537-7323 Box 537 RD 2 Hampton NJ 08827 100 Model Aviation GREAT LAKES 2T1A 115 SCALE 64 CORBEN SUPER ACE 114 SCALE 80 TAYLORCRAFT GIANT SCALE 90 PIPER SUPER CUBJ-3 CUB 114 SCALE 107115 SCALE 85 fine kits include Preformed landing gear cut parts surfaces drawn e Control horns Complete plans Fiberglass cowls pants Belicranks ity hand selected balsa Window acetate ws ruction manual photo page order Call 800 327-7198 ext 10 Inquiries Call 208 773-9001 Catalog fine kits $400 CURTISS ROBIN CHALLENGER 115 SCALE 98 problem should have allowed refly grim Event Director handled complaints Greg Frohreich knew potentially hot situation ruled refly would stand same thing happened Mike Klein changed receivers reflew followed complaints happened Paul Verger also reflew Still complaints no protests important point Complaints common Event Director doesnt have anything about Protests serious have referred FAI jury ruling though didnt have Greg conferred members jury about complaints Thats another controversy broke out Greg appointed himself member jury protest would have participate ruling about own decisions potentially ugly situation involving protest never came up lot grumbling among FAI fliers doubt Nationals Event Director will ever appoint himself member jury again Competition Sportsman class appeared pretty straightforward Bill Hetherington first place after two rounds having won both rounds After four rounds Hetherington still lead two rounds go Meanwhile Miguel Munoz second Jonas Pharr fourth won round After sixth final round Bill Hetherington winner winning original two rounds Bob Smyth finally won round finished second place Miguel Munoz third Jonas Pharr still fourth despite having won another round Advanced another tight race After two rounds last years Sportsman champion Ron Segura tied Kirk Gray having won round 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407-367-7744 having missed cutoff because zeroed landing last flight going over grass landing approach 10 points landing Paul would have 23rd place Knowledgeable observers PAl competition will note absence Jim Bennett top 24 fliers tough year airplanes Jim lost Mirage early season lost another due horizontal stabilizer failure during May contest Pensacola finished fifth Team Selection Finals high hopes Nationals meant because Louis Patton midair collision during qualifying ending Nationals competition NOT CHEAP BUT WORTH THE PRICE ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800 438 5740 Mastecax x vixA aceepted 5 both Louis Patton didnt have great year either encountered back problems just before Team Selection Finals struggled through competition help medication still pain Nationals time read should recovering operation back After first round finals change top five swap position between Somenzini von Linsowe watching Davids flight wondering didnt retract landing gear flew whole flight gear down because hooked 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Oakwood Georgia 30566 wade USA RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 103 pushrods retract mechanism down position transmitter switch up position tried flip retract switch up realized already up prudently left switch up realizing moving would probably cause servo jam drain onboard battery second last round finals over Chip Hyde first place having won prelims two finals rounds David von Linsowe 404-532-6401 continued move up standings second barely front Bill Cunningham Ivan Kristensen Quique Somenzini finished out top five Dean Koger sixth place partly strength winning finals rounds Greg Frohreich did usual great job Pattern Director third year row Nobody can understand work involved job like unless have done job themselves can relate oaly because Ive Contest Director Team Selection Finals can imagine some what went Continued page 109 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot fiame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home Shop about 8 hours using materials already have such 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1991 Pattern Nationals possible Thank you D RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 53 Rapture however lacking flying began Last years champion Rich Verano promptly lost nice Stiletto P-5 1 midair Estrellita Yoshikazu Sakurai Osaka Japan Soon joined misfortune Clark Wade Chicago Illinois last years Fl champ Don McStay Franldin Massachusetts Stilettos sliced other up Jim Katzs Charlotte North Carolina weird Tiger Moth chugged along 113 pace about eight seconds slow him Id give right aileron kind speed left veteran fast guys Dub Jett Humble Texas Dave Shadel Bruce DeChastel Queensland Australia beat up other five entries FAI times matters Continued page 110 Serious Horsepower1 05 ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties I1ThLTh9 J3L~ $100for fully illustrated catalog Available VS Long & Short Stroke 06 Long Stroke 05 6IFSR 06 40 VRP/VF 06 61 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon information Call 702 265-7523 Hours 10am 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 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