NEVADAS desert near city Las Vegas flying site 1992 Tournament Championsa grueling RC Pattern competition requiring concentration teamwork endurance will win October 22-25 gathering 20 finest RC model pilots world met test skills against another Prize money totaling $127500 awarded TOC winners L-R Quique Somenzini 3rd Steve Stricker 2nd Chip Hyde 1st Dave von Linsowe 4th Ivan Kristensen 5th dust settled time give winner award Thrill Victory belonged Chip Hyde proven himself skillful pilot efforts Chip received $25000 beautiful trophy Circus Circus Hotel Casino Second Chip Hyde Steve Stricker receiving $15000 atrophy Third place earned Argentine flier Quique Someuzini received $10000 atrophy Hyde Somenzini also received $5000 $2500 respectively additional trophies performances Free Style rivalry Dave von Linsowe received $1000 third place Free Style event familiar Tournament Champions TOC series biennial contests let explain some criteria model must scale replica actual full-size aircraft no 10% deviation scale although models airfoils need similar full-size aircraft Maximum engine displacement 45 co 75cc give better understanding demand put upon pilots lets examine format used score TOC flights TOC included three elements test pilots ability Known sequences two different maneuver schedules given competitors about year before contest Forty percent contestants final score will come performance sequences 16 Model Aviation Hydes second straight TOG win flying superb contest site home flying fieldl Plane Ultimate 300 using Precision Eagle power Above Canadas Ivan Kristensen finished fifth place Plane Ultimate 300 using 3W twin power Colorful prop APC 22 x 12 Left Argentinas Quique Somenzini flew third place using Extra 260 Plane featured carbon fiber prop spinner Below Steve Pat Stricker L mechanic Kelly Jacobson Ultimate 300 wing airfoils thinaileron servos protruded March 1993 17 Left Quique Somenzinis Extra 260 heads landing after great flight Free Style event Photographers telephoto lens makes trees look close Below Steve Helmss L Extra 260 quietest fastest TOC plane Power 3W twin Richard Verano RI assists starting up engine Unknown sequences given pilots evening flown next day practice five finalists fly two completely different unknown schedules during finals Unknown sequences also worth 40% final score Free Style remaining 20% score provided chance pilots show stuff via original routine three-minute time limitation Most competitors used aircraft smoke trails music played over public address system enhance presentations put preceding elements perspective qualifying rounds qualifying top five finals pilot would fly Known sequences twice keeping highest two scores awarded would also fly three Unknown sequences keeping best three Two Free Style sequences performed pilot keeping best score two Unfortunately qualifying day lost rain thus missed flights gave competitors less chance make finals Although top four pilots firmly established before rain day fifth spot still close call between two pilots later Steve Rojecki made debut TOC Contest Director Steve lives Navarre Florida commercial airline pilot former Air Force pilot 1984 Rojecki became first American ever win TOC placed second 1990 event major changes Steve made years TOC follows a The three-minute Free Style incorporated total score instead being contest its own although trophies money still given top three contestants b No bonus score given flying biplane c Unknown sequences flown qualifying rounds consensus pilots interviewed Steve did fine job running TOC few comments about evolution TOC need made third consecutive TOC writer has attended increase pilot proficiency state-of-the-art technology mindboggling 1988 Wolfgang Matt astonished crowd oneroll rolling circle Today rolling circles configuration appear just about sequence Also 1988 about three four pilots planes horsepower required clean vertical snap roll TOC pilot much powerplus compete game can anticipate dedicating great amount time sole purpose pursuing perfection flying skills technological status competition model pursuit can quite trying personal relationships outside careers As quoted Steve Stricker s personal interview sheet preparation anyone would think good effort takes least year half colorful explanation TOC preparation ask contestants wife stand back contest began Thursday morning weather bit undecided rain clouds hovering horizon noon 750 sunny Contest Director Steve Rojecki started TOC off bang having pilots fly Unknown sequence first Imagine first-time TOC competitors felt having start demanding contest off schedule March 1993 19 Bill Cunningham finished just out big money sixth place using Extra 300 competing runs Ultimate RC Left Team Stricker Steve Pat use stick plane visualize what maneuvers Unknown sequence will look like Ultimate 300 put through its flight Right Quique Somenrini hangs Extra 260 its prop demonstrates complete control during torque roll maneuver maneuvers never flown before admired way first-time TOC competitor Chris Lakin started contest maintained cool under immense pressure Much amazement 20 competitors did very respectable job thats got TOC first place standard set years ago could still observed pilots waiting turn fly would practice flying Unknown sequences watching plane air aid gaining orientation Most pilots stick planes tiny plane mounted Popsicle stick would fly response callers recitation maneuvers Unknown sequence did attempt become acclimated Unknown sequence before having put plane air first days flying quite intense Chip Hyde winning two three rounds followed Steve Stricker Quique Somenzini took third round followed Hyde Stricker scores tallied after first day order found Chip Hyde lead Steve Stricker second place Quique Somenzini third David von Linsowe fourth Bill Cunningham fifth Day Two pilots fooled Unknown sequence appeared easy trashed top contenders real kicker sequence one-roll rolling circle starting 20 Model Aviation 4Above Hal ime Hatta found another use Circus Circus jacket keeping sun off Extra 300 a. inverted zeros awarded maneuver Ivan Kristensen put coals fire winning Unknown sequence feat would help ensure him spot finals battle fifth spot seemed between Ivan Kristensen Bill Cunningham although should mentioned Giichi Naruke Greg Marsden far behind Free Style flown first time Day Two definitely crowd favorite Most pilots used smoke trails musical accompaniment 1990s Free Style champ Quique Somenzini winning round followed David von Linsowe Chip Hyde Continued page 33 Left Dave Patrick L pauses give Chris Lakins son Micah autograph Micah great time TOC March 1993 23 Below This refined version Hyde super-secret soft engine mount seen Mike Kleins Ultimate 300 entry TOCIStaub Continued page 23 Steve Stricker Ivan Kristenson Although writer feels top four class themselves Free Style event showed unbelievable flying torque rolls flat spins Lomcevacs knife-edge loops being commonplace Friday Day Two over crowd great expectations final qualifying day Saturday Day Three Disaster Rain thunder lightning delayed flying till about noon Two three pilots got fly wrote Bill Cunningham looked sky dismay realizing chance make finals being washed away Sunday Finals After months prep aration two days intense competition day annoying rain finalists faced scrutiny judges other competitors weeks largest group spectators pressure what qualifying order finals Chip Hyde Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Steve Stricker Ivan Kristensen should mentioned finals would entirely new contest previous scores being discarded contestant would fly two Unknown sequences two Known sequences two Free Style sequences keeping score best flight category After first round Steve Stricker Chip Hyde separated very narrow margin Hyde leading taste Round Two Stricker put heat Hyde winning Known sequence Next last Unknown sequence contest Steve Rojecki CD attempted fly give judges orientation seemed lack real precision demonstration flight clue its difficulty Steve Stricker led off finalists flight started quite strong about halfway through exited maneuver wrong direction thereby scoring zero ending hopes round Chip Hyde needed see door open crack flew best flights entire contest rest five encountered individual obstacles last Unknown schedule Chips outstanding Unknown flight combined excellent final Free Style display won him TOC Free Style event well Second Chip overall TOC standing Steve Stricker followed Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Ivan Kristensen Behind Chip Hyde Free Style part TOC Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe observation part contest scoring too subjective judges scored pilots four categones Originality b Versatility c Harmony Rhythm d Execution thought Yoichiro Akiba put excellent Free Style routine prelims placed 18th Most spectators acknowledged Steve Stricker used smoke system would have scored higher Dave von Linsowe also put excellent well-choreographed show thought should have won Free Style event Because immense subjectivity part judges felt future part contest should either worth less 20% total score revert back being contest its own Bill Bennett Chairman Board Circus Circus Enterprises accompanied Miss TOC Debbie Ellis presented trophies checks prize winners end contest Tournament Champions owes its spectacular success largely sponsorship Circus Circus Enterprises Bill Bennetts personal participation TOC pinnacle RC Aerobatics competition participated extremely grateful Bill Since elite biennial event does much promote model aviation Bill deserves gratitude of us hobby Thanks Bill ou Can Workout Any Kind Weather Stay Trim Experienced flyers know extreme temperature changes can make eventhe best push-rods expand contract usually means retnmming youre using new Sullivan Precision Gold-N-Rods Built withstand just about anything Mother Nature can dish out Sullivan Precision has inner rod made carbon fiber composite thermally matched fiber glass wood Which means other rods expanding contracting Precision working like flexible arrow shaft So dont have trim time temper ature changes Tougher nylon push-rods Sullivan Precisions flexible dependable easy-to-install So fly over dealer check out newiitu~iii Sullivans Rain shine theyre ready goPRODUCTh workP0 Box 5166 Baltinore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 33
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 33
NEVADAS desert near city Las Vegas flying site 1992 Tournament Championsa grueling RC Pattern competition requiring concentration teamwork endurance will win October 22-25 gathering 20 finest RC model pilots world met test skills against another Prize money totaling $127500 awarded TOC winners L-R Quique Somenzini 3rd Steve Stricker 2nd Chip Hyde 1st Dave von Linsowe 4th Ivan Kristensen 5th dust settled time give winner award Thrill Victory belonged Chip Hyde proven himself skillful pilot efforts Chip received $25000 beautiful trophy Circus Circus Hotel Casino Second Chip Hyde Steve Stricker receiving $15000 atrophy Third place earned Argentine flier Quique Someuzini received $10000 atrophy Hyde Somenzini also received $5000 $2500 respectively additional trophies performances Free Style rivalry Dave von Linsowe received $1000 third place Free Style event familiar Tournament Champions TOC series biennial contests let explain some criteria model must scale replica actual full-size aircraft no 10% deviation scale although models airfoils need similar full-size aircraft Maximum engine displacement 45 co 75cc give better understanding demand put upon pilots lets examine format used score TOC flights TOC included three elements test pilots ability Known sequences two different maneuver schedules given competitors about year before contest Forty percent contestants final score will come performance sequences 16 Model Aviation Hydes second straight TOG win flying superb contest site home flying fieldl Plane Ultimate 300 using Precision Eagle power Above Canadas Ivan Kristensen finished fifth place Plane Ultimate 300 using 3W twin power Colorful prop APC 22 x 12 Left Argentinas Quique Somenzini flew third place using Extra 260 Plane featured carbon fiber prop spinner Below Steve Pat Stricker L mechanic Kelly Jacobson Ultimate 300 wing airfoils thinaileron servos protruded March 1993 17 Left Quique Somenzinis Extra 260 heads landing after great flight Free Style event Photographers telephoto lens makes trees look close Below Steve Helmss L Extra 260 quietest fastest TOC plane Power 3W twin Richard Verano RI assists starting up engine Unknown sequences given pilots evening flown next day practice five finalists fly two completely different unknown schedules during finals Unknown sequences also worth 40% final score Free Style remaining 20% score provided chance pilots show stuff via original routine three-minute time limitation Most competitors used aircraft smoke trails music played over public address system enhance presentations put preceding elements perspective qualifying rounds qualifying top five finals pilot would fly Known sequences twice keeping highest two scores awarded would also fly three Unknown sequences keeping best three Two Free Style sequences performed pilot keeping best score two Unfortunately qualifying day lost rain thus missed flights gave competitors less chance make finals Although top four pilots firmly established before rain day fifth spot still close call between two pilots later Steve Rojecki made debut TOC Contest Director Steve lives Navarre Florida commercial airline pilot former Air Force pilot 1984 Rojecki became first American ever win TOC placed second 1990 event major changes Steve made years TOC follows a The three-minute Free Style incorporated total score instead being contest its own although trophies money still given top three contestants b No bonus score given flying biplane c Unknown sequences flown qualifying rounds consensus pilots interviewed Steve did fine job running TOC few comments about evolution TOC need made third consecutive TOC writer has attended increase pilot proficiency state-of-the-art technology mindboggling 1988 Wolfgang Matt astonished crowd oneroll rolling circle Today rolling circles configuration appear just about sequence Also 1988 about three four pilots planes horsepower required clean vertical snap roll TOC pilot much powerplus compete game can anticipate dedicating great amount time sole purpose pursuing perfection flying skills technological status competition model pursuit can quite trying personal relationships outside careers As quoted Steve Stricker s personal interview sheet preparation anyone would think good effort takes least year half colorful explanation TOC preparation ask contestants wife stand back contest began Thursday morning weather bit undecided rain clouds hovering horizon noon 750 sunny Contest Director Steve Rojecki started TOC off bang having pilots fly Unknown sequence first Imagine first-time TOC competitors felt having start demanding contest off schedule March 1993 19 Bill Cunningham finished just out big money sixth place using Extra 300 competing runs Ultimate RC Left Team Stricker Steve Pat use stick plane visualize what maneuvers Unknown sequence will look like Ultimate 300 put through its flight Right Quique Somenrini hangs Extra 260 its prop demonstrates complete control during torque roll maneuver maneuvers never flown before admired way first-time TOC competitor Chris Lakin started contest maintained cool under immense pressure Much amazement 20 competitors did very respectable job thats got TOC first place standard set years ago could still observed pilots waiting turn fly would practice flying Unknown sequences watching plane air aid gaining orientation Most pilots stick planes tiny plane mounted Popsicle stick would fly response callers recitation maneuvers Unknown sequence did attempt become acclimated Unknown sequence before having put plane air first days flying quite intense Chip Hyde winning two three rounds followed Steve Stricker Quique Somenzini took third round followed Hyde Stricker scores tallied after first day order found Chip Hyde lead Steve Stricker second place Quique Somenzini third David von Linsowe fourth Bill Cunningham fifth Day Two pilots fooled Unknown sequence appeared easy trashed top contenders real kicker sequence one-roll rolling circle starting 20 Model Aviation 4Above Hal ime Hatta found another use Circus Circus jacket keeping sun off Extra 300 a. inverted zeros awarded maneuver Ivan Kristensen put coals fire winning Unknown sequence feat would help ensure him spot finals battle fifth spot seemed between Ivan Kristensen Bill Cunningham although should mentioned Giichi Naruke Greg Marsden far behind Free Style flown first time Day Two definitely crowd favorite Most pilots used smoke trails musical accompaniment 1990s Free Style champ Quique Somenzini winning round followed David von Linsowe Chip Hyde Continued page 33 Left Dave Patrick L pauses give Chris Lakins son Micah autograph Micah great time TOC March 1993 23 Below This refined version Hyde super-secret soft engine mount seen Mike Kleins Ultimate 300 entry TOCIStaub Continued page 23 Steve Stricker Ivan Kristenson Although writer feels top four class themselves Free Style event showed unbelievable flying torque rolls flat spins Lomcevacs knife-edge loops being commonplace Friday Day Two over crowd great expectations final qualifying day Saturday Day Three Disaster Rain thunder lightning delayed flying till about noon Two three pilots got fly wrote Bill Cunningham looked sky dismay realizing chance make finals being washed away Sunday Finals After months prep aration two days intense competition day annoying rain finalists faced scrutiny judges other competitors weeks largest group spectators pressure what qualifying order finals Chip Hyde Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Steve Stricker Ivan Kristensen should mentioned finals would entirely new contest previous scores being discarded contestant would fly two Unknown sequences two Known sequences two Free Style sequences keeping score best flight category After first round Steve Stricker Chip Hyde separated very narrow margin Hyde leading taste Round Two Stricker put heat Hyde winning Known sequence Next last Unknown sequence contest Steve Rojecki CD attempted fly give judges orientation seemed lack real precision demonstration flight clue its difficulty Steve Stricker led off finalists flight started quite strong about halfway through exited maneuver wrong direction thereby scoring zero ending hopes round Chip Hyde needed see door open crack flew best flights entire contest rest five encountered individual obstacles last Unknown schedule Chips outstanding Unknown flight combined excellent final Free Style display won him TOC Free Style event well Second Chip overall TOC standing Steve Stricker followed Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Ivan Kristensen Behind Chip Hyde Free Style part TOC Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe observation part contest scoring too subjective judges scored pilots four categones Originality b Versatility c Harmony Rhythm d Execution thought Yoichiro Akiba put excellent Free Style routine prelims placed 18th Most spectators acknowledged Steve Stricker used smoke system would have scored higher Dave von Linsowe also put excellent well-choreographed show thought should have won Free Style event Because immense subjectivity part judges felt future part contest should either worth less 20% total score revert back being contest its own Bill Bennett Chairman Board Circus Circus Enterprises accompanied Miss TOC Debbie Ellis presented trophies checks prize winners end contest Tournament Champions owes its spectacular success largely sponsorship Circus Circus Enterprises Bill Bennetts personal participation TOC pinnacle RC Aerobatics competition participated extremely grateful Bill Since elite biennial event does much promote model aviation Bill deserves gratitude of us hobby Thanks Bill ou Can Workout Any Kind Weather Stay Trim Experienced flyers know extreme temperature changes can make eventhe best push-rods expand contract usually means retnmming youre using new Sullivan Precision Gold-N-Rods Built withstand just about anything Mother Nature can dish out Sullivan Precision has inner rod made carbon fiber composite thermally matched fiber glass wood Which means other rods expanding contracting Precision working like flexible arrow shaft So dont have trim time temper ature changes Tougher nylon push-rods Sullivan Precisions flexible dependable easy-to-install So fly over dealer check out newiitu~iii Sullivans Rain shine theyre ready goPRODUCTh workP0 Box 5166 Baltinore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 33
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 33
NEVADAS desert near city Las Vegas flying site 1992 Tournament Championsa grueling RC Pattern competition requiring concentration teamwork endurance will win October 22-25 gathering 20 finest RC model pilots world met test skills against another Prize money totaling $127500 awarded TOC winners L-R Quique Somenzini 3rd Steve Stricker 2nd Chip Hyde 1st Dave von Linsowe 4th Ivan Kristensen 5th dust settled time give winner award Thrill Victory belonged Chip Hyde proven himself skillful pilot efforts Chip received $25000 beautiful trophy Circus Circus Hotel Casino Second Chip Hyde Steve Stricker receiving $15000 atrophy Third place earned Argentine flier Quique Someuzini received $10000 atrophy Hyde Somenzini also received $5000 $2500 respectively additional trophies performances Free Style rivalry Dave von Linsowe received $1000 third place Free Style event familiar Tournament Champions TOC series biennial contests let explain some criteria model must scale replica actual full-size aircraft no 10% deviation scale although models airfoils need similar full-size aircraft Maximum engine displacement 45 co 75cc give better understanding demand put upon pilots lets examine format used score TOC flights TOC included three elements test pilots ability Known sequences two different maneuver schedules given competitors about year before contest Forty percent contestants final score will come performance sequences 16 Model Aviation Hydes second straight TOG win flying superb contest site home flying fieldl Plane Ultimate 300 using Precision Eagle power Above Canadas Ivan Kristensen finished fifth place Plane Ultimate 300 using 3W twin power Colorful prop APC 22 x 12 Left Argentinas Quique Somenzini flew third place using Extra 260 Plane featured carbon fiber prop spinner Below Steve Pat Stricker L mechanic Kelly Jacobson Ultimate 300 wing airfoils thinaileron servos protruded March 1993 17 Left Quique Somenzinis Extra 260 heads landing after great flight Free Style event Photographers telephoto lens makes trees look close Below Steve Helmss L Extra 260 quietest fastest TOC plane Power 3W twin Richard Verano RI assists starting up engine Unknown sequences given pilots evening flown next day practice five finalists fly two completely different unknown schedules during finals Unknown sequences also worth 40% final score Free Style remaining 20% score provided chance pilots show stuff via original routine three-minute time limitation Most competitors used aircraft smoke trails music played over public address system enhance presentations put preceding elements perspective qualifying rounds qualifying top five finals pilot would fly Known sequences twice keeping highest two scores awarded would also fly three Unknown sequences keeping best three Two Free Style sequences performed pilot keeping best score two Unfortunately qualifying day lost rain thus missed flights gave competitors less chance make finals Although top four pilots firmly established before rain day fifth spot still close call between two pilots later Steve Rojecki made debut TOC Contest Director Steve lives Navarre Florida commercial airline pilot former Air Force pilot 1984 Rojecki became first American ever win TOC placed second 1990 event major changes Steve made years TOC follows a The three-minute Free Style incorporated total score instead being contest its own although trophies money still given top three contestants b No bonus score given flying biplane c Unknown sequences flown qualifying rounds consensus pilots interviewed Steve did fine job running TOC few comments about evolution TOC need made third consecutive TOC writer has attended increase pilot proficiency state-of-the-art technology mindboggling 1988 Wolfgang Matt astonished crowd oneroll rolling circle Today rolling circles configuration appear just about sequence Also 1988 about three four pilots planes horsepower required clean vertical snap roll TOC pilot much powerplus compete game can anticipate dedicating great amount time sole purpose pursuing perfection flying skills technological status competition model pursuit can quite trying personal relationships outside careers As quoted Steve Stricker s personal interview sheet preparation anyone would think good effort takes least year half colorful explanation TOC preparation ask contestants wife stand back contest began Thursday morning weather bit undecided rain clouds hovering horizon noon 750 sunny Contest Director Steve Rojecki started TOC off bang having pilots fly Unknown sequence first Imagine first-time TOC competitors felt having start demanding contest off schedule March 1993 19 Bill Cunningham finished just out big money sixth place using Extra 300 competing runs Ultimate RC Left Team Stricker Steve Pat use stick plane visualize what maneuvers Unknown sequence will look like Ultimate 300 put through its flight Right Quique Somenrini hangs Extra 260 its prop demonstrates complete control during torque roll maneuver maneuvers never flown before admired way first-time TOC competitor Chris Lakin started contest maintained cool under immense pressure Much amazement 20 competitors did very respectable job thats got TOC first place standard set years ago could still observed pilots waiting turn fly would practice flying Unknown sequences watching plane air aid gaining orientation Most pilots stick planes tiny plane mounted Popsicle stick would fly response callers recitation maneuvers Unknown sequence did attempt become acclimated Unknown sequence before having put plane air first days flying quite intense Chip Hyde winning two three rounds followed Steve Stricker Quique Somenzini took third round followed Hyde Stricker scores tallied after first day order found Chip Hyde lead Steve Stricker second place Quique Somenzini third David von Linsowe fourth Bill Cunningham fifth Day Two pilots fooled Unknown sequence appeared easy trashed top contenders real kicker sequence one-roll rolling circle starting 20 Model Aviation 4Above Hal ime Hatta found another use Circus Circus jacket keeping sun off Extra 300 a. inverted zeros awarded maneuver Ivan Kristensen put coals fire winning Unknown sequence feat would help ensure him spot finals battle fifth spot seemed between Ivan Kristensen Bill Cunningham although should mentioned Giichi Naruke Greg Marsden far behind Free Style flown first time Day Two definitely crowd favorite Most pilots used smoke trails musical accompaniment 1990s Free Style champ Quique Somenzini winning round followed David von Linsowe Chip Hyde Continued page 33 Left Dave Patrick L pauses give Chris Lakins son Micah autograph Micah great time TOC March 1993 23 Below This refined version Hyde super-secret soft engine mount seen Mike Kleins Ultimate 300 entry TOCIStaub Continued page 23 Steve Stricker Ivan Kristenson Although writer feels top four class themselves Free Style event showed unbelievable flying torque rolls flat spins Lomcevacs knife-edge loops being commonplace Friday Day Two over crowd great expectations final qualifying day Saturday Day Three Disaster Rain thunder lightning delayed flying till about noon Two three pilots got fly wrote Bill Cunningham looked sky dismay realizing chance make finals being washed away Sunday Finals After months prep aration two days intense competition day annoying rain finalists faced scrutiny judges other competitors weeks largest group spectators pressure what qualifying order finals Chip Hyde Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Steve Stricker Ivan Kristensen should mentioned finals would entirely new contest previous scores being discarded contestant would fly two Unknown sequences two Known sequences two Free Style sequences keeping score best flight category After first round Steve Stricker Chip Hyde separated very narrow margin Hyde leading taste Round Two Stricker put heat Hyde winning Known sequence Next last Unknown sequence contest Steve Rojecki CD attempted fly give judges orientation seemed lack real precision demonstration flight clue its difficulty Steve Stricker led off finalists flight started quite strong about halfway through exited maneuver wrong direction thereby scoring zero ending hopes round Chip Hyde needed see door open crack flew best flights entire contest rest five encountered individual obstacles last Unknown schedule Chips outstanding Unknown flight combined excellent final Free Style display won him TOC Free Style event well Second Chip overall TOC standing Steve Stricker followed Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Ivan Kristensen Behind Chip Hyde Free Style part TOC Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe observation part contest scoring too subjective judges scored pilots four categones Originality b Versatility c Harmony Rhythm d Execution thought Yoichiro Akiba put excellent Free Style routine prelims placed 18th Most spectators acknowledged Steve Stricker used smoke system would have scored higher Dave von Linsowe also put excellent well-choreographed show thought should have won Free Style event Because immense subjectivity part judges felt future part contest should either worth less 20% total score revert back being contest its own Bill Bennett Chairman Board Circus Circus Enterprises accompanied Miss TOC Debbie Ellis presented trophies checks prize winners end contest Tournament Champions owes its spectacular success largely sponsorship Circus Circus Enterprises Bill Bennetts personal participation TOC pinnacle RC Aerobatics competition participated extremely grateful Bill Since elite biennial event does much promote model aviation Bill deserves gratitude of us hobby Thanks Bill ou Can Workout Any Kind Weather Stay Trim Experienced flyers know extreme temperature changes can make eventhe best push-rods expand contract usually means retnmming youre using new Sullivan Precision Gold-N-Rods Built withstand just about anything Mother Nature can dish out Sullivan Precision has inner rod made carbon fiber composite thermally matched fiber glass wood Which means other rods expanding contracting Precision working like flexible arrow shaft So dont have trim time temper ature changes Tougher nylon push-rods Sullivan Precisions flexible dependable easy-to-install So fly over dealer check out newiitu~iii Sullivans Rain shine theyre ready goPRODUCTh workP0 Box 5166 Baltinore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 33
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 33
NEVADAS desert near city Las Vegas flying site 1992 Tournament Championsa grueling RC Pattern competition requiring concentration teamwork endurance will win October 22-25 gathering 20 finest RC model pilots world met test skills against another Prize money totaling $127500 awarded TOC winners L-R Quique Somenzini 3rd Steve Stricker 2nd Chip Hyde 1st Dave von Linsowe 4th Ivan Kristensen 5th dust settled time give winner award Thrill Victory belonged Chip Hyde proven himself skillful pilot efforts Chip received $25000 beautiful trophy Circus Circus Hotel Casino Second Chip Hyde Steve Stricker receiving $15000 atrophy Third place earned Argentine flier Quique Someuzini received $10000 atrophy Hyde Somenzini also received $5000 $2500 respectively additional trophies performances Free Style rivalry Dave von Linsowe received $1000 third place Free Style event familiar Tournament Champions TOC series biennial contests let explain some criteria model must scale replica actual full-size aircraft no 10% deviation scale although models airfoils need similar full-size aircraft Maximum engine displacement 45 co 75cc give better understanding demand put upon pilots lets examine format used score TOC flights TOC included three elements test pilots ability Known sequences two different maneuver schedules given competitors about year before contest Forty percent contestants final score will come performance sequences 16 Model Aviation Hydes second straight TOG win flying superb contest site home flying fieldl Plane Ultimate 300 using Precision Eagle power Above Canadas Ivan Kristensen finished fifth place Plane Ultimate 300 using 3W twin power Colorful prop APC 22 x 12 Left Argentinas Quique Somenzini flew third place using Extra 260 Plane featured carbon fiber prop spinner Below Steve Pat Stricker L mechanic Kelly Jacobson Ultimate 300 wing airfoils thinaileron servos protruded March 1993 17 Left Quique Somenzinis Extra 260 heads landing after great flight Free Style event Photographers telephoto lens makes trees look close Below Steve Helmss L Extra 260 quietest fastest TOC plane Power 3W twin Richard Verano RI assists starting up engine Unknown sequences given pilots evening flown next day practice five finalists fly two completely different unknown schedules during finals Unknown sequences also worth 40% final score Free Style remaining 20% score provided chance pilots show stuff via original routine three-minute time limitation Most competitors used aircraft smoke trails music played over public address system enhance presentations put preceding elements perspective qualifying rounds qualifying top five finals pilot would fly Known sequences twice keeping highest two scores awarded would also fly three Unknown sequences keeping best three Two Free Style sequences performed pilot keeping best score two Unfortunately qualifying day lost rain thus missed flights gave competitors less chance make finals Although top four pilots firmly established before rain day fifth spot still close call between two pilots later Steve Rojecki made debut TOC Contest Director Steve lives Navarre Florida commercial airline pilot former Air Force pilot 1984 Rojecki became first American ever win TOC placed second 1990 event major changes Steve made years TOC follows a The three-minute Free Style incorporated total score instead being contest its own although trophies money still given top three contestants b No bonus score given flying biplane c Unknown sequences flown qualifying rounds consensus pilots interviewed Steve did fine job running TOC few comments about evolution TOC need made third consecutive TOC writer has attended increase pilot proficiency state-of-the-art technology mindboggling 1988 Wolfgang Matt astonished crowd oneroll rolling circle Today rolling circles configuration appear just about sequence Also 1988 about three four pilots planes horsepower required clean vertical snap roll TOC pilot much powerplus compete game can anticipate dedicating great amount time sole purpose pursuing perfection flying skills technological status competition model pursuit can quite trying personal relationships outside careers As quoted Steve Stricker s personal interview sheet preparation anyone would think good effort takes least year half colorful explanation TOC preparation ask contestants wife stand back contest began Thursday morning weather bit undecided rain clouds hovering horizon noon 750 sunny Contest Director Steve Rojecki started TOC off bang having pilots fly Unknown sequence first Imagine first-time TOC competitors felt having start demanding contest off schedule March 1993 19 Bill Cunningham finished just out big money sixth place using Extra 300 competing runs Ultimate RC Left Team Stricker Steve Pat use stick plane visualize what maneuvers Unknown sequence will look like Ultimate 300 put through its flight Right Quique Somenrini hangs Extra 260 its prop demonstrates complete control during torque roll maneuver maneuvers never flown before admired way first-time TOC competitor Chris Lakin started contest maintained cool under immense pressure Much amazement 20 competitors did very respectable job thats got TOC first place standard set years ago could still observed pilots waiting turn fly would practice flying Unknown sequences watching plane air aid gaining orientation Most pilots stick planes tiny plane mounted Popsicle stick would fly response callers recitation maneuvers Unknown sequence did attempt become acclimated Unknown sequence before having put plane air first days flying quite intense Chip Hyde winning two three rounds followed Steve Stricker Quique Somenzini took third round followed Hyde Stricker scores tallied after first day order found Chip Hyde lead Steve Stricker second place Quique Somenzini third David von Linsowe fourth Bill Cunningham fifth Day Two pilots fooled Unknown sequence appeared easy trashed top contenders real kicker sequence one-roll rolling circle starting 20 Model Aviation 4Above Hal ime Hatta found another use Circus Circus jacket keeping sun off Extra 300 a. inverted zeros awarded maneuver Ivan Kristensen put coals fire winning Unknown sequence feat would help ensure him spot finals battle fifth spot seemed between Ivan Kristensen Bill Cunningham although should mentioned Giichi Naruke Greg Marsden far behind Free Style flown first time Day Two definitely crowd favorite Most pilots used smoke trails musical accompaniment 1990s Free Style champ Quique Somenzini winning round followed David von Linsowe Chip Hyde Continued page 33 Left Dave Patrick L pauses give Chris Lakins son Micah autograph Micah great time TOC March 1993 23 Below This refined version Hyde super-secret soft engine mount seen Mike Kleins Ultimate 300 entry TOCIStaub Continued page 23 Steve Stricker Ivan Kristenson Although writer feels top four class themselves Free Style event showed unbelievable flying torque rolls flat spins Lomcevacs knife-edge loops being commonplace Friday Day Two over crowd great expectations final qualifying day Saturday Day Three Disaster Rain thunder lightning delayed flying till about noon Two three pilots got fly wrote Bill Cunningham looked sky dismay realizing chance make finals being washed away Sunday Finals After months prep aration two days intense competition day annoying rain finalists faced scrutiny judges other competitors weeks largest group spectators pressure what qualifying order finals Chip Hyde Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Steve Stricker Ivan Kristensen should mentioned finals would entirely new contest previous scores being discarded contestant would fly two Unknown sequences two Known sequences two Free Style sequences keeping score best flight category After first round Steve Stricker Chip Hyde separated very narrow margin Hyde leading taste Round Two Stricker put heat Hyde winning Known sequence Next last Unknown sequence contest Steve Rojecki CD attempted fly give judges orientation seemed lack real precision demonstration flight clue its difficulty Steve Stricker led off finalists flight started quite strong about halfway through exited maneuver wrong direction thereby scoring zero ending hopes round Chip Hyde needed see door open crack flew best flights entire contest rest five encountered individual obstacles last Unknown schedule Chips outstanding Unknown flight combined excellent final Free Style display won him TOC Free Style event well Second Chip overall TOC standing Steve Stricker followed Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Ivan Kristensen Behind Chip Hyde Free Style part TOC Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe observation part contest scoring too subjective judges scored pilots four categones Originality b Versatility c Harmony Rhythm d Execution thought Yoichiro Akiba put excellent Free Style routine prelims placed 18th Most spectators acknowledged Steve Stricker used smoke system would have scored higher Dave von Linsowe also put excellent well-choreographed show thought should have won Free Style event Because immense subjectivity part judges felt future part contest should either worth less 20% total score revert back being contest its own Bill Bennett Chairman Board Circus Circus Enterprises accompanied Miss TOC Debbie Ellis presented trophies checks prize winners end contest Tournament Champions owes its spectacular success largely sponsorship Circus Circus Enterprises Bill Bennetts personal participation TOC pinnacle RC Aerobatics competition participated extremely grateful Bill Since elite biennial event does much promote model aviation Bill deserves gratitude of us hobby Thanks Bill ou Can Workout Any Kind Weather Stay Trim Experienced flyers know extreme temperature changes can make eventhe best push-rods expand contract usually means retnmming youre using new Sullivan Precision Gold-N-Rods Built withstand just about anything Mother Nature can dish out Sullivan Precision has inner rod made carbon fiber composite thermally matched fiber glass wood Which means other rods expanding contracting Precision working like flexible arrow shaft So dont have trim time temper ature changes Tougher nylon push-rods Sullivan Precisions flexible dependable easy-to-install So fly over dealer check out newiitu~iii Sullivans Rain shine theyre ready goPRODUCTh workP0 Box 5166 Baltinore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 33
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 33
NEVADAS desert near city Las Vegas flying site 1992 Tournament Championsa grueling RC Pattern competition requiring concentration teamwork endurance will win October 22-25 gathering 20 finest RC model pilots world met test skills against another Prize money totaling $127500 awarded TOC winners L-R Quique Somenzini 3rd Steve Stricker 2nd Chip Hyde 1st Dave von Linsowe 4th Ivan Kristensen 5th dust settled time give winner award Thrill Victory belonged Chip Hyde proven himself skillful pilot efforts Chip received $25000 beautiful trophy Circus Circus Hotel Casino Second Chip Hyde Steve Stricker receiving $15000 atrophy Third place earned Argentine flier Quique Someuzini received $10000 atrophy Hyde Somenzini also received $5000 $2500 respectively additional trophies performances Free Style rivalry Dave von Linsowe received $1000 third place Free Style event familiar Tournament Champions TOC series biennial contests let explain some criteria model must scale replica actual full-size aircraft no 10% deviation scale although models airfoils need similar full-size aircraft Maximum engine displacement 45 co 75cc give better understanding demand put upon pilots lets examine format used score TOC flights TOC included three elements test pilots ability Known sequences two different maneuver schedules given competitors about year before contest Forty percent contestants final score will come performance sequences 16 Model Aviation Hydes second straight TOG win flying superb contest site home flying fieldl Plane Ultimate 300 using Precision Eagle power Above Canadas Ivan Kristensen finished fifth place Plane Ultimate 300 using 3W twin power Colorful prop APC 22 x 12 Left Argentinas Quique Somenzini flew third place using Extra 260 Plane featured carbon fiber prop spinner Below Steve Pat Stricker L mechanic Kelly Jacobson Ultimate 300 wing airfoils thinaileron servos protruded March 1993 17 Left Quique Somenzinis Extra 260 heads landing after great flight Free Style event Photographers telephoto lens makes trees look close Below Steve Helmss L Extra 260 quietest fastest TOC plane Power 3W twin Richard Verano RI assists starting up engine Unknown sequences given pilots evening flown next day practice five finalists fly two completely different unknown schedules during finals Unknown sequences also worth 40% final score Free Style remaining 20% score provided chance pilots show stuff via original routine three-minute time limitation Most competitors used aircraft smoke trails music played over public address system enhance presentations put preceding elements perspective qualifying rounds qualifying top five finals pilot would fly Known sequences twice keeping highest two scores awarded would also fly three Unknown sequences keeping best three Two Free Style sequences performed pilot keeping best score two Unfortunately qualifying day lost rain thus missed flights gave competitors less chance make finals Although top four pilots firmly established before rain day fifth spot still close call between two pilots later Steve Rojecki made debut TOC Contest Director Steve lives Navarre Florida commercial airline pilot former Air Force pilot 1984 Rojecki became first American ever win TOC placed second 1990 event major changes Steve made years TOC follows a The three-minute Free Style incorporated total score instead being contest its own although trophies money still given top three contestants b No bonus score given flying biplane c Unknown sequences flown qualifying rounds consensus pilots interviewed Steve did fine job running TOC few comments about evolution TOC need made third consecutive TOC writer has attended increase pilot proficiency state-of-the-art technology mindboggling 1988 Wolfgang Matt astonished crowd oneroll rolling circle Today rolling circles configuration appear just about sequence Also 1988 about three four pilots planes horsepower required clean vertical snap roll TOC pilot much powerplus compete game can anticipate dedicating great amount time sole purpose pursuing perfection flying skills technological status competition model pursuit can quite trying personal relationships outside careers As quoted Steve Stricker s personal interview sheet preparation anyone would think good effort takes least year half colorful explanation TOC preparation ask contestants wife stand back contest began Thursday morning weather bit undecided rain clouds hovering horizon noon 750 sunny Contest Director Steve Rojecki started TOC off bang having pilots fly Unknown sequence first Imagine first-time TOC competitors felt having start demanding contest off schedule March 1993 19 Bill Cunningham finished just out big money sixth place using Extra 300 competing runs Ultimate RC Left Team Stricker Steve Pat use stick plane visualize what maneuvers Unknown sequence will look like Ultimate 300 put through its flight Right Quique Somenrini hangs Extra 260 its prop demonstrates complete control during torque roll maneuver maneuvers never flown before admired way first-time TOC competitor Chris Lakin started contest maintained cool under immense pressure Much amazement 20 competitors did very respectable job thats got TOC first place standard set years ago could still observed pilots waiting turn fly would practice flying Unknown sequences watching plane air aid gaining orientation Most pilots stick planes tiny plane mounted Popsicle stick would fly response callers recitation maneuvers Unknown sequence did attempt become acclimated Unknown sequence before having put plane air first days flying quite intense Chip Hyde winning two three rounds followed Steve Stricker Quique Somenzini took third round followed Hyde Stricker scores tallied after first day order found Chip Hyde lead Steve Stricker second place Quique Somenzini third David von Linsowe fourth Bill Cunningham fifth Day Two pilots fooled Unknown sequence appeared easy trashed top contenders real kicker sequence one-roll rolling circle starting 20 Model Aviation 4Above Hal ime Hatta found another use Circus Circus jacket keeping sun off Extra 300 a. inverted zeros awarded maneuver Ivan Kristensen put coals fire winning Unknown sequence feat would help ensure him spot finals battle fifth spot seemed between Ivan Kristensen Bill Cunningham although should mentioned Giichi Naruke Greg Marsden far behind Free Style flown first time Day Two definitely crowd favorite Most pilots used smoke trails musical accompaniment 1990s Free Style champ Quique Somenzini winning round followed David von Linsowe Chip Hyde Continued page 33 Left Dave Patrick L pauses give Chris Lakins son Micah autograph Micah great time TOC March 1993 23 Below This refined version Hyde super-secret soft engine mount seen Mike Kleins Ultimate 300 entry TOCIStaub Continued page 23 Steve Stricker Ivan Kristenson Although writer feels top four class themselves Free Style event showed unbelievable flying torque rolls flat spins Lomcevacs knife-edge loops being commonplace Friday Day Two over crowd great expectations final qualifying day Saturday Day Three Disaster Rain thunder lightning delayed flying till about noon Two three pilots got fly wrote Bill Cunningham looked sky dismay realizing chance make finals being washed away Sunday Finals After months prep aration two days intense competition day annoying rain finalists faced scrutiny judges other competitors weeks largest group spectators pressure what qualifying order finals Chip Hyde Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Steve Stricker Ivan Kristensen should mentioned finals would entirely new contest previous scores being discarded contestant would fly two Unknown sequences two Known sequences two Free Style sequences keeping score best flight category After first round Steve Stricker Chip Hyde separated very narrow margin Hyde leading taste Round Two Stricker put heat Hyde winning Known sequence Next last Unknown sequence contest Steve Rojecki CD attempted fly give judges orientation seemed lack real precision demonstration flight clue its difficulty Steve Stricker led off finalists flight started quite strong about halfway through exited maneuver wrong direction thereby scoring zero ending hopes round Chip Hyde needed see door open crack flew best flights entire contest rest five encountered individual obstacles last Unknown schedule Chips outstanding Unknown flight combined excellent final Free Style display won him TOC Free Style event well Second Chip overall TOC standing Steve Stricker followed Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Ivan Kristensen Behind Chip Hyde Free Style part TOC Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe observation part contest scoring too subjective judges scored pilots four categones Originality b Versatility c Harmony Rhythm d Execution thought Yoichiro Akiba put excellent Free Style routine prelims placed 18th Most spectators acknowledged Steve Stricker used smoke system would have scored higher Dave von Linsowe also put excellent well-choreographed show thought should have won Free Style event Because immense subjectivity part judges felt future part contest should either worth less 20% total score revert back being contest its own Bill Bennett Chairman Board Circus Circus Enterprises accompanied Miss TOC Debbie Ellis presented trophies checks prize winners end contest Tournament Champions owes its spectacular success largely sponsorship Circus Circus Enterprises Bill Bennetts personal participation TOC pinnacle RC Aerobatics competition participated extremely grateful Bill Since elite biennial event does much promote model aviation Bill deserves gratitude of us hobby Thanks Bill ou Can Workout Any Kind Weather Stay Trim Experienced flyers know extreme temperature changes can make eventhe best push-rods expand contract usually means retnmming youre using new Sullivan Precision Gold-N-Rods Built withstand just about anything Mother Nature can dish out Sullivan Precision has inner rod made carbon fiber composite thermally matched fiber glass wood Which means other rods expanding contracting Precision working like flexible arrow shaft So dont have trim time temper ature changes Tougher nylon push-rods Sullivan Precisions flexible dependable easy-to-install So fly over dealer check out newiitu~iii Sullivans Rain shine theyre ready goPRODUCTh workP0 Box 5166 Baltinore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 33
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
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NEVADAS desert near city Las Vegas flying site 1992 Tournament Championsa grueling RC Pattern competition requiring concentration teamwork endurance will win October 22-25 gathering 20 finest RC model pilots world met test skills against another Prize money totaling $127500 awarded TOC winners L-R Quique Somenzini 3rd Steve Stricker 2nd Chip Hyde 1st Dave von Linsowe 4th Ivan Kristensen 5th dust settled time give winner award Thrill Victory belonged Chip Hyde proven himself skillful pilot efforts Chip received $25000 beautiful trophy Circus Circus Hotel Casino Second Chip Hyde Steve Stricker receiving $15000 atrophy Third place earned Argentine flier Quique Someuzini received $10000 atrophy Hyde Somenzini also received $5000 $2500 respectively additional trophies performances Free Style rivalry Dave von Linsowe received $1000 third place Free Style event familiar Tournament Champions TOC series biennial contests let explain some criteria model must scale replica actual full-size aircraft no 10% deviation scale although models airfoils need similar full-size aircraft Maximum engine displacement 45 co 75cc give better understanding demand put upon pilots lets examine format used score TOC flights TOC included three elements test pilots ability Known sequences two different maneuver schedules given competitors about year before contest Forty percent contestants final score will come performance sequences 16 Model Aviation Hydes second straight TOG win flying superb contest site home flying fieldl Plane Ultimate 300 using Precision Eagle power Above Canadas Ivan Kristensen finished fifth place Plane Ultimate 300 using 3W twin power Colorful prop APC 22 x 12 Left Argentinas Quique Somenzini flew third place using Extra 260 Plane featured carbon fiber prop spinner Below Steve Pat Stricker L mechanic Kelly Jacobson Ultimate 300 wing airfoils thinaileron servos protruded March 1993 17 Left Quique Somenzinis Extra 260 heads landing after great flight Free Style event Photographers telephoto lens makes trees look close Below Steve Helmss L Extra 260 quietest fastest TOC plane Power 3W twin Richard Verano RI assists starting up engine Unknown sequences given pilots evening flown next day practice five finalists fly two completely different unknown schedules during finals Unknown sequences also worth 40% final score Free Style remaining 20% score provided chance pilots show stuff via original routine three-minute time limitation Most competitors used aircraft smoke trails music played over public address system enhance presentations put preceding elements perspective qualifying rounds qualifying top five finals pilot would fly Known sequences twice keeping highest two scores awarded would also fly three Unknown sequences keeping best three Two Free Style sequences performed pilot keeping best score two Unfortunately qualifying day lost rain thus missed flights gave competitors less chance make finals Although top four pilots firmly established before rain day fifth spot still close call between two pilots later Steve Rojecki made debut TOC Contest Director Steve lives Navarre Florida commercial airline pilot former Air Force pilot 1984 Rojecki became first American ever win TOC placed second 1990 event major changes Steve made years TOC follows a The three-minute Free Style incorporated total score instead being contest its own although trophies money still given top three contestants b No bonus score given flying biplane c Unknown sequences flown qualifying rounds consensus pilots interviewed Steve did fine job running TOC few comments about evolution TOC need made third consecutive TOC writer has attended increase pilot proficiency state-of-the-art technology mindboggling 1988 Wolfgang Matt astonished crowd oneroll rolling circle Today rolling circles configuration appear just about sequence Also 1988 about three four pilots planes horsepower required clean vertical snap roll TOC pilot much powerplus compete game can anticipate dedicating great amount time sole purpose pursuing perfection flying skills technological status competition model pursuit can quite trying personal relationships outside careers As quoted Steve Stricker s personal interview sheet preparation anyone would think good effort takes least year half colorful explanation TOC preparation ask contestants wife stand back contest began Thursday morning weather bit undecided rain clouds hovering horizon noon 750 sunny Contest Director Steve Rojecki started TOC off bang having pilots fly Unknown sequence first Imagine first-time TOC competitors felt having start demanding contest off schedule March 1993 19 Bill Cunningham finished just out big money sixth place using Extra 300 competing runs Ultimate RC Left Team Stricker Steve Pat use stick plane visualize what maneuvers Unknown sequence will look like Ultimate 300 put through its flight Right Quique Somenrini hangs Extra 260 its prop demonstrates complete control during torque roll maneuver maneuvers never flown before admired way first-time TOC competitor Chris Lakin started contest maintained cool under immense pressure Much amazement 20 competitors did very respectable job thats got TOC first place standard set years ago could still observed pilots waiting turn fly would practice flying Unknown sequences watching plane air aid gaining orientation Most pilots stick planes tiny plane mounted Popsicle stick would fly response callers recitation maneuvers Unknown sequence did attempt become acclimated Unknown sequence before having put plane air first days flying quite intense Chip Hyde winning two three rounds followed Steve Stricker Quique Somenzini took third round followed Hyde Stricker scores tallied after first day order found Chip Hyde lead Steve Stricker second place Quique Somenzini third David von Linsowe fourth Bill Cunningham fifth Day Two pilots fooled Unknown sequence appeared easy trashed top contenders real kicker sequence one-roll rolling circle starting 20 Model Aviation 4Above Hal ime Hatta found another use Circus Circus jacket keeping sun off Extra 300 a. inverted zeros awarded maneuver Ivan Kristensen put coals fire winning Unknown sequence feat would help ensure him spot finals battle fifth spot seemed between Ivan Kristensen Bill Cunningham although should mentioned Giichi Naruke Greg Marsden far behind Free Style flown first time Day Two definitely crowd favorite Most pilots used smoke trails musical accompaniment 1990s Free Style champ Quique Somenzini winning round followed David von Linsowe Chip Hyde Continued page 33 Left Dave Patrick L pauses give Chris Lakins son Micah autograph Micah great time TOC March 1993 23 Below This refined version Hyde super-secret soft engine mount seen Mike Kleins Ultimate 300 entry TOCIStaub Continued page 23 Steve Stricker Ivan Kristenson Although writer feels top four class themselves Free Style event showed unbelievable flying torque rolls flat spins Lomcevacs knife-edge loops being commonplace Friday Day Two over crowd great expectations final qualifying day Saturday Day Three Disaster Rain thunder lightning delayed flying till about noon Two three pilots got fly wrote Bill Cunningham looked sky dismay realizing chance make finals being washed away Sunday Finals After months prep aration two days intense competition day annoying rain finalists faced scrutiny judges other competitors weeks largest group spectators pressure what qualifying order finals Chip Hyde Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Steve Stricker Ivan Kristensen should mentioned finals would entirely new contest previous scores being discarded contestant would fly two Unknown sequences two Known sequences two Free Style sequences keeping score best flight category After first round Steve Stricker Chip Hyde separated very narrow margin Hyde leading taste Round Two Stricker put heat Hyde winning Known sequence Next last Unknown sequence contest Steve Rojecki CD attempted fly give judges orientation seemed lack real precision demonstration flight clue its difficulty Steve Stricker led off finalists flight started quite strong about halfway through exited maneuver wrong direction thereby scoring zero ending hopes round Chip Hyde needed see door open crack flew best flights entire contest rest five encountered individual obstacles last Unknown schedule Chips outstanding Unknown flight combined excellent final Free Style display won him TOC Free Style event well Second Chip overall TOC standing Steve Stricker followed Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe Ivan Kristensen Behind Chip Hyde Free Style part TOC Quique Somenzini David von Linsowe observation part contest scoring too subjective judges scored pilots four categones Originality b Versatility c Harmony Rhythm d Execution thought Yoichiro Akiba put excellent Free Style routine prelims placed 18th Most spectators acknowledged Steve Stricker used smoke system would have scored higher Dave von Linsowe also put excellent well-choreographed show thought should have won Free Style event Because immense subjectivity part judges felt future part contest should either worth less 20% total score revert back being contest its own Bill Bennett Chairman Board Circus Circus Enterprises accompanied Miss TOC Debbie Ellis presented trophies checks prize winners end contest Tournament Champions owes its spectacular success largely sponsorship Circus Circus Enterprises Bill Bennetts personal participation TOC pinnacle RC Aerobatics competition participated extremely grateful Bill Since elite biennial event does much promote model aviation Bill deserves gratitude of us hobby Thanks Bill ou Can Workout Any Kind Weather Stay Trim Experienced flyers know extreme temperature changes can make eventhe best push-rods expand contract usually means retnmming youre using new Sullivan Precision Gold-N-Rods Built withstand just about anything Mother Nature can dish out Sullivan Precision has inner rod made carbon fiber composite thermally matched fiber glass wood Which means other rods expanding contracting Precision working like flexible arrow shaft So dont have trim time temper ature changes Tougher nylon push-rods Sullivan Precisions flexible dependable easy-to-install So fly over dealer check out newiitu~iii Sullivans Rain shine theyre ready goPRODUCTh workP0 Box 5166 Baltinore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 33