eventsboth AMA special ones means theres something almost anyones taste free flight activity weather perfect too John Oldenkamp TTTT11T big flU~L huge big free flight contests huge free flight contests describe 22nd running US Free Flight Champion ships USFFC held September 5-7 1992 Lost Hills California huge will first time traditional Memorial Day schedule moved Labor Daya wise totally popular decisionto take advantage favorable weather Lost Hills usually enjoys time year As hoped flying conditions ideal bright skies lessthan-torrid temperatures zero-to-moderate drift very low humidityand columns monster boomers marching through provide generous lift USFFC 92 stands huge too wellmanaged creature-comfortable event professional scrooge could frown upon Contest Director Bill Moore help daughters Mary Elizabeth Judith teamed up business manager Roger Coleman wife Sam put well-orches trated show replete first-class graphics timely information at-the-ready assist ance whenever counted Huge kudos years contest wasnt particularly huge numbers department since recessionary pressures family schedule conflicts because school openings football game commitments like cut down registration bit inclusion NFFS National Free Flight Society Nostalgia Gas Nationals bumped up number events over 65 giving everyone feast choices Thats big time Compare about 15 years ago contest held Taft generally acknowledged free flight Mecca Only 28 events listed including dreadfully muggy indoor 24 Model Aviation al US Free Torn Land Long Beach California puts up Tilka design Wakefield 180-second fabled Lost Hills boomers moves through Flight Champion ships big bash contest West Coast free flight community Its potpourri Bill Cushenberry RBakersfield California shares secrets winning John Rogusky San Diego California Bills 1939 Smith Stick entry OT Rubber recorded time 1080 seconds first place Campbells Custom Kits produces kit Curt Stevens Brooklyn Dodger done up 113-miI Mylar film spray-painted inside surfaces RC car paint sessions local community college gymnasium early USFFCs may considered vintage today cant match dynamic come-one-come-all diversity current offerings Bigger may better free flight diehards prefer circus-type contest us arrived Thursday early Friday shake off freeway wobbles set up house maybe little last-minute testing new machinery acquaint reacquaint ourselves open spaces Lost Hills seem inspire sanguine upbeat mood Lost Hills fast becoming premier outdoor FF site US five six such stellar fields worldwide site has matured steadily since its first general use 1988-89 season Border monuments have erected entry road has graded oiled environmentally acceptable mixture cuts down dust drifting over us auto traffic large graded oiled parking area planned along other improvements spectator comfort accommodate anticipated overloads October 1993 FAI Free Flight World Championships An added benefit year carpet assorted knee-high vegetation thanks heavy late-spring rains vegetation quite dry useful keeping down nasty dust cells develop wind sporadi cally gusts late afternoon Footing remained soft however motorcycle-riding retrievers alert sandy spots although airplanes got some protection terminal kinds dive-ins thanks bunchno bugs time As wound flew chased sniffing out whole playground best could chef/caterer Jay Sloane family hard work creating large field kitchen/restaurant ample awnings seating areas downtown menu much delight us stranded gourmet types first dinner example cooked-to-order sirloin real mashed potatoes pineapple mango salad green beans rollall four bucks Top Chez Denni Nice treat after day sun miles motorcycle inevitable ache two After feast us March 1993 25 Mike Thompson maxed four flights win Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Design 24-in Drifter Bob DeShields Tanya Martyn Cowley Simi Valley California Martyns Al Towline did 16plus maxes 61 37a new record Bob Wiehies high-tech Wakefield includes wing wiggler auto rudder composites carbon fiber wing TE Early bird Terry Kerger has just rocketed up C-Gas Satellite variant Doug Gaibreath Davis California also arose early Sunrise Shoot-out using Sunrise Shoot-out 1008 original design calls Plane has Nelson 40 power camping on-site retired cots under stars brilliant night new moon directly overhead coyote serenaded us mice scampered about sounding like elephants Huge Friday brought testing saluting old pals newcomers watching camping line expand went double layer fact end peeling around north people wouldnt too far action Big motor homes joined up form friendly compounds helped erect countless canopiesalthough own newfangled parabolic-winged design picked up Maine after Nats fought mightily banged-up knee recent fall made poor worker new bike boon frenzied last-minute flying new stuff sky full now ground sent up echo someone pranged model hats sunscreen lotions came out midday readings climbed 90 95 degrees best times course so-called golden hours just before after sunset flew till dark made second visit Chez Sloane repeated open-air sleep routine Promptly oh-dark-hmidred Saturday fun began Cars still arriving tent stakes being pounded seemed everyone running chase bike engine just make sure would run weekend Some eager beavers putting up D Gas ships half-light entered 630 am P-30 Mass Launch event never made air plane proxy-flew supposed take 1700 turns 150 killer motor run groggily lost track blew up big-time Twenty 30-inch gumbanders did go off however Bill Booth Bob Beecroft suffered midair timed Stan Buddenbohm ground 242 noticed plane still aloftClarence Mather s going-on- 15-year-old Sweet Pea Clarence turned 246 top field Meanwhile Joe Foster model well up 360 Club Wakefield dawn event Joe posted five minutes Continued page 30 26 Model Aviation ent FiC World Champion Randy Archer 1 Ken Oliver First-timer FiB Bill Booth Jr Carlsbad California flew Bob Sifleet share break flying finished 1-4-5 authors BoomBox 7 maxout placed fourth overall USFFC Tough flyoffs went through nine-minute round BoomBox prototype available Model Aviation plan #659 Rich Rorhke Atwater Calif topped entries Wakefield through second round six-man flyoff sunset Twin Pusher Mass Launch event duplicates thrills wild gyrations original 1920s contests midair collision took place milliseconds later Sheri Jural Orange Calif placed fourth 1924 Dolly 54 Twin Pusher kit available R/N Models FAI Supply Continued page 26 Herb Sessums Bob White T Hatazawa following closely great way jump-start ones FF adventure midmorning Mulvihill crowd finished work day Roger Gregory maxout-plus 1816 seconds P-30 event also under way Joe Foster led big entry going through sixminute flight finish 1140 seconds air conditions absolutely super albeit 1000 am lull fairly typical Lost Hills During periods thermals abundant generally quite small diameter theyre apt peter out quicldy expert fliers can fooled finding themselves suddenly caught down-air disaster Experienced lucky hands like Terry Thorkildsen use much self-discipline patience wait out Terry won 1/2A Gas huge score 2786nine maxes some exemplified Category competition defined rule book Site skill good timing contribute course real enthusiast its benchmark performances like Terrys joy behold often inspire fliers go home immediately start cutting wood next go-around Lost Hills wrapped up day timing flights others good way meet greet whole group slugging down red Gatorade some Buds stash resting under various canopies fueled bike repaired tatters FlBs participated golden-hours madness retired cot mice kangaroo rats made clear desert home too Sunday Monday brought spectacular weather Opportunities huge performances almost boundless Some fliers up about before dawn quite cool quite still Terry Kerger won Sunrise Shoot-out one-flight Gas event strong 1008 Clarence Mather another early flier 30 Model Aviation Munzs La Mesa California Lanzo Very innovative Lynn Pulley has OT Duplex Cabin rotates takeoff after Micafllm covering Cox Tee Dee carbon proper let go no push launch fuselage/pylon Great shapes ob Beecroft tweaks Tarp 23 Greenhead B NosGas Lost Hills regular charter pilot Bruce Augustus iun valley Lucky Lindyoriginal flown designer Larry Conover Idaho finished fourth Sunrise Shoot-out first place 60 FF World Champs Starduster 900 main trophy presentation delayed until after sunset Wakefield FAI Power flyoffs settled Dick Lyons blur takes away hardwarethe authors Nikon set -second exposure low light lightweight full-area Mulvihill wound breaking point turned no less 1233certainly record Lost Hills field Fortunately what little drift away sun timers didnt fry eyeballs 700 am Wakefield rounds began heightened 31/2-minute-max requirement Ordinarily can provoke some jittery behavior Sunday perhaps 20 fliers easily made time Though some contestants dropped rounds during midmorning lull six out 22 maxed out compete five- seven-minute flyoff rounds FiC Power devotees big day too World Champion Randy Archer Scottsdale Arizona came out top after grueling nine-minute final round Witnessing way-above-average results humbling entertaining same time what its supposed about Two national records setone AMA Category other FAIalong several near-misses Doug Galbreath flying C Gas used trick ex tensive FF repertoire string out 20 full maxes shutting down 100 minutes total Thats 6000 seconds folks Think about Doug pick correct air 20 times go make long retrieves over again cool calculating convincing performance Sundays treat Monday Martyn Cowley assisted Tanya did some true Labor Day work upping own 1991 USFFC record 2707 F1H Al Towline Glider exhausting 6137 Thats incredible possibly intimidating performance Its doubtful two high marks could achieved anywhere Lost Hills hugeness top C Gas record Doug Galbreath came close Martyn Cowleys USFFC record time taking D Gas 11-plus maxes 5719 Doug also got up early rest us flew third place Sunrise Shoot-out outgunned designated ironman Bud Romak entered enough rubber power events take home no less six trophies Great effortand Bud obviously enjoyed minute Clarence Mather Bishop California won both P-30 Mulvihill dawn events cruised first Rubber Scale third Mulvihill Besides Sunrise Shoot-out win Terry Kerger up 55 minutes 11 maxes Gas turned 45 minutes C Gas finish second behind Galbreath Septuagenarian Bob Wiehle took second Wakefield thus qualifying 92 FAI Team Selection finals went trash competition Vintage Wakefield 1939-1950this despite two-hour retrieve after plane carried away tail end robust dust devil Terry Thorkildsen won Individual Sweepstakes crown shared Team prize Bob DeShields Mike Thompson Addie Naccarata Womens High Time winner B Electric Philip Jensen over place justly earned Junior trophy leaves out another 196 folks equally grand time performed admirably once again reaffirmed us themselves joys true value free flight Build airplane get bunch people together nice day go druthers youd make happen Lost Hills certain become known next free flight mecca wish give special thanks CD Bill Moore supplying timely data remarks useful filing report big thanks too model aero clubs southern California hosted contest nice folks Lost Hills gradually surely beginning understand what airplane people about mice minions saving space next year hey want bigger cot Never Been Easier Fuel Up Fuel Better Fueling plane outside used hassle Thanks new Sullivan Fuel Filler Valve 750 clever little in-line fuel filling valve makes filling tank outside really easy 750 no covers open no fuel line lines disconnect unlike complicated filler valves no rubber seals crack wear out Better still Sullivan 750 compatible both gasoline glo fuels lets switch back forth between Thy doing other fuel valve Usin brass fill tube instead machined fuel connector 750 price other fuel filler valves 11uiii So youre sick tired over-priced com plicated fuel filler valves pick up Sullivan P FRODUCTh today Youll fuel better no timepo Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 31
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
eventsboth AMA special ones means theres something almost anyones taste free flight activity weather perfect too John Oldenkamp TTTT11T big flU~L huge big free flight contests huge free flight contests describe 22nd running US Free Flight Champion ships USFFC held September 5-7 1992 Lost Hills California huge will first time traditional Memorial Day schedule moved Labor Daya wise totally popular decisionto take advantage favorable weather Lost Hills usually enjoys time year As hoped flying conditions ideal bright skies lessthan-torrid temperatures zero-to-moderate drift very low humidityand columns monster boomers marching through provide generous lift USFFC 92 stands huge too wellmanaged creature-comfortable event professional scrooge could frown upon Contest Director Bill Moore help daughters Mary Elizabeth Judith teamed up business manager Roger Coleman wife Sam put well-orches trated show replete first-class graphics timely information at-the-ready assist ance whenever counted Huge kudos years contest wasnt particularly huge numbers department since recessionary pressures family schedule conflicts because school openings football game commitments like cut down registration bit inclusion NFFS National Free Flight Society Nostalgia Gas Nationals bumped up number events over 65 giving everyone feast choices Thats big time Compare about 15 years ago contest held Taft generally acknowledged free flight Mecca Only 28 events listed including dreadfully muggy indoor 24 Model Aviation al US Free Torn Land Long Beach California puts up Tilka design Wakefield 180-second fabled Lost Hills boomers moves through Flight Champion ships big bash contest West Coast free flight community Its potpourri Bill Cushenberry RBakersfield California shares secrets winning John Rogusky San Diego California Bills 1939 Smith Stick entry OT Rubber recorded time 1080 seconds first place Campbells Custom Kits produces kit Curt Stevens Brooklyn Dodger done up 113-miI Mylar film spray-painted inside surfaces RC car paint sessions local community college gymnasium early USFFCs may considered vintage today cant match dynamic come-one-come-all diversity current offerings Bigger may better free flight diehards prefer circus-type contest us arrived Thursday early Friday shake off freeway wobbles set up house maybe little last-minute testing new machinery acquaint reacquaint ourselves open spaces Lost Hills seem inspire sanguine upbeat mood Lost Hills fast becoming premier outdoor FF site US five six such stellar fields worldwide site has matured steadily since its first general use 1988-89 season Border monuments have erected entry road has graded oiled environmentally acceptable mixture cuts down dust drifting over us auto traffic large graded oiled parking area planned along other improvements spectator comfort accommodate anticipated overloads October 1993 FAI Free Flight World Championships An added benefit year carpet assorted knee-high vegetation thanks heavy late-spring rains vegetation quite dry useful keeping down nasty dust cells develop wind sporadi cally gusts late afternoon Footing remained soft however motorcycle-riding retrievers alert sandy spots although airplanes got some protection terminal kinds dive-ins thanks bunchno bugs time As wound flew chased sniffing out whole playground best could chef/caterer Jay Sloane family hard work creating large field kitchen/restaurant ample awnings seating areas downtown menu much delight us stranded gourmet types first dinner example cooked-to-order sirloin real mashed potatoes pineapple mango salad green beans rollall four bucks Top Chez Denni Nice treat after day sun miles motorcycle inevitable ache two After feast us March 1993 25 Mike Thompson maxed four flights win Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Design 24-in Drifter Bob DeShields Tanya Martyn Cowley Simi Valley California Martyns Al Towline did 16plus maxes 61 37a new record Bob Wiehies high-tech Wakefield includes wing wiggler auto rudder composites carbon fiber wing TE Early bird Terry Kerger has just rocketed up C-Gas Satellite variant Doug Gaibreath Davis California also arose early Sunrise Shoot-out using Sunrise Shoot-out 1008 original design calls Plane has Nelson 40 power camping on-site retired cots under stars brilliant night new moon directly overhead coyote serenaded us mice scampered about sounding like elephants Huge Friday brought testing saluting old pals newcomers watching camping line expand went double layer fact end peeling around north people wouldnt too far action Big motor homes joined up form friendly compounds helped erect countless canopiesalthough own newfangled parabolic-winged design picked up Maine after Nats fought mightily banged-up knee recent fall made poor worker new bike boon frenzied last-minute flying new stuff sky full now ground sent up echo someone pranged model hats sunscreen lotions came out midday readings climbed 90 95 degrees best times course so-called golden hours just before after sunset flew till dark made second visit Chez Sloane repeated open-air sleep routine Promptly oh-dark-hmidred Saturday fun began Cars still arriving tent stakes being pounded seemed everyone running chase bike engine just make sure would run weekend Some eager beavers putting up D Gas ships half-light entered 630 am P-30 Mass Launch event never made air plane proxy-flew supposed take 1700 turns 150 killer motor run groggily lost track blew up big-time Twenty 30-inch gumbanders did go off however Bill Booth Bob Beecroft suffered midair timed Stan Buddenbohm ground 242 noticed plane still aloftClarence Mather s going-on- 15-year-old Sweet Pea Clarence turned 246 top field Meanwhile Joe Foster model well up 360 Club Wakefield dawn event Joe posted five minutes Continued page 30 26 Model Aviation ent FiC World Champion Randy Archer 1 Ken Oliver First-timer FiB Bill Booth Jr Carlsbad California flew Bob Sifleet share break flying finished 1-4-5 authors BoomBox 7 maxout placed fourth overall USFFC Tough flyoffs went through nine-minute round BoomBox prototype available Model Aviation plan #659 Rich Rorhke Atwater Calif topped entries Wakefield through second round six-man flyoff sunset Twin Pusher Mass Launch event duplicates thrills wild gyrations original 1920s contests midair collision took place milliseconds later Sheri Jural Orange Calif placed fourth 1924 Dolly 54 Twin Pusher kit available R/N Models FAI Supply Continued page 26 Herb Sessums Bob White T Hatazawa following closely great way jump-start ones FF adventure midmorning Mulvihill crowd finished work day Roger Gregory maxout-plus 1816 seconds P-30 event also under way Joe Foster led big entry going through sixminute flight finish 1140 seconds air conditions absolutely super albeit 1000 am lull fairly typical Lost Hills During periods thermals abundant generally quite small diameter theyre apt peter out quicldy expert fliers can fooled finding themselves suddenly caught down-air disaster Experienced lucky hands like Terry Thorkildsen use much self-discipline patience wait out Terry won 1/2A Gas huge score 2786nine maxes some exemplified Category competition defined rule book Site skill good timing contribute course real enthusiast its benchmark performances like Terrys joy behold often inspire fliers go home immediately start cutting wood next go-around Lost Hills wrapped up day timing flights others good way meet greet whole group slugging down red Gatorade some Buds stash resting under various canopies fueled bike repaired tatters FlBs participated golden-hours madness retired cot mice kangaroo rats made clear desert home too Sunday Monday brought spectacular weather Opportunities huge performances almost boundless Some fliers up about before dawn quite cool quite still Terry Kerger won Sunrise Shoot-out one-flight Gas event strong 1008 Clarence Mather another early flier 30 Model Aviation Munzs La Mesa California Lanzo Very innovative Lynn Pulley has OT Duplex Cabin rotates takeoff after Micafllm covering Cox Tee Dee carbon proper let go no push launch fuselage/pylon Great shapes ob Beecroft tweaks Tarp 23 Greenhead B NosGas Lost Hills regular charter pilot Bruce Augustus iun valley Lucky Lindyoriginal flown designer Larry Conover Idaho finished fourth Sunrise Shoot-out first place 60 FF World Champs Starduster 900 main trophy presentation delayed until after sunset Wakefield FAI Power flyoffs settled Dick Lyons blur takes away hardwarethe authors Nikon set -second exposure low light lightweight full-area Mulvihill wound breaking point turned no less 1233certainly record Lost Hills field Fortunately what little drift away sun timers didnt fry eyeballs 700 am Wakefield rounds began heightened 31/2-minute-max requirement Ordinarily can provoke some jittery behavior Sunday perhaps 20 fliers easily made time Though some contestants dropped rounds during midmorning lull six out 22 maxed out compete five- seven-minute flyoff rounds FiC Power devotees big day too World Champion Randy Archer Scottsdale Arizona came out top after grueling nine-minute final round Witnessing way-above-average results humbling entertaining same time what its supposed about Two national records setone AMA Category other FAIalong several near-misses Doug Galbreath flying C Gas used trick ex tensive FF repertoire string out 20 full maxes shutting down 100 minutes total Thats 6000 seconds folks Think about Doug pick correct air 20 times go make long retrieves over again cool calculating convincing performance Sundays treat Monday Martyn Cowley assisted Tanya did some true Labor Day work upping own 1991 USFFC record 2707 F1H Al Towline Glider exhausting 6137 Thats incredible possibly intimidating performance Its doubtful two high marks could achieved anywhere Lost Hills hugeness top C Gas record Doug Galbreath came close Martyn Cowleys USFFC record time taking D Gas 11-plus maxes 5719 Doug also got up early rest us flew third place Sunrise Shoot-out outgunned designated ironman Bud Romak entered enough rubber power events take home no less six trophies Great effortand Bud obviously enjoyed minute Clarence Mather Bishop California won both P-30 Mulvihill dawn events cruised first Rubber Scale third Mulvihill Besides Sunrise Shoot-out win Terry Kerger up 55 minutes 11 maxes Gas turned 45 minutes C Gas finish second behind Galbreath Septuagenarian Bob Wiehle took second Wakefield thus qualifying 92 FAI Team Selection finals went trash competition Vintage Wakefield 1939-1950this despite two-hour retrieve after plane carried away tail end robust dust devil Terry Thorkildsen won Individual Sweepstakes crown shared Team prize Bob DeShields Mike Thompson Addie Naccarata Womens High Time winner B Electric Philip Jensen over place justly earned Junior trophy leaves out another 196 folks equally grand time performed admirably once again reaffirmed us themselves joys true value free flight Build airplane get bunch people together nice day go druthers youd make happen Lost Hills certain become known next free flight mecca wish give special thanks CD Bill Moore supplying timely data remarks useful filing report big thanks too model aero clubs southern California hosted contest nice folks Lost Hills gradually surely beginning understand what airplane people about mice minions saving space next year hey want bigger cot Never Been Easier Fuel Up Fuel Better Fueling plane outside used hassle Thanks new Sullivan Fuel Filler Valve 750 clever little in-line fuel filling valve makes filling tank outside really easy 750 no covers open no fuel line lines disconnect unlike complicated filler valves no rubber seals crack wear out Better still Sullivan 750 compatible both gasoline glo fuels lets switch back forth between Thy doing other fuel valve Usin brass fill tube instead machined fuel connector 750 price other fuel filler valves 11uiii So youre sick tired over-priced com plicated fuel filler valves pick up Sullivan P FRODUCTh today Youll fuel better no timepo Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 31
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
eventsboth AMA special ones means theres something almost anyones taste free flight activity weather perfect too John Oldenkamp TTTT11T big flU~L huge big free flight contests huge free flight contests describe 22nd running US Free Flight Champion ships USFFC held September 5-7 1992 Lost Hills California huge will first time traditional Memorial Day schedule moved Labor Daya wise totally popular decisionto take advantage favorable weather Lost Hills usually enjoys time year As hoped flying conditions ideal bright skies lessthan-torrid temperatures zero-to-moderate drift very low humidityand columns monster boomers marching through provide generous lift USFFC 92 stands huge too wellmanaged creature-comfortable event professional scrooge could frown upon Contest Director Bill Moore help daughters Mary Elizabeth Judith teamed up business manager Roger Coleman wife Sam put well-orches trated show replete first-class graphics timely information at-the-ready assist ance whenever counted Huge kudos years contest wasnt particularly huge numbers department since recessionary pressures family schedule conflicts because school openings football game commitments like cut down registration bit inclusion NFFS National Free Flight Society Nostalgia Gas Nationals bumped up number events over 65 giving everyone feast choices Thats big time Compare about 15 years ago contest held Taft generally acknowledged free flight Mecca Only 28 events listed including dreadfully muggy indoor 24 Model Aviation al US Free Torn Land Long Beach California puts up Tilka design Wakefield 180-second fabled Lost Hills boomers moves through Flight Champion ships big bash contest West Coast free flight community Its potpourri Bill Cushenberry RBakersfield California shares secrets winning John Rogusky San Diego California Bills 1939 Smith Stick entry OT Rubber recorded time 1080 seconds first place Campbells Custom Kits produces kit Curt Stevens Brooklyn Dodger done up 113-miI Mylar film spray-painted inside surfaces RC car paint sessions local community college gymnasium early USFFCs may considered vintage today cant match dynamic come-one-come-all diversity current offerings Bigger may better free flight diehards prefer circus-type contest us arrived Thursday early Friday shake off freeway wobbles set up house maybe little last-minute testing new machinery acquaint reacquaint ourselves open spaces Lost Hills seem inspire sanguine upbeat mood Lost Hills fast becoming premier outdoor FF site US five six such stellar fields worldwide site has matured steadily since its first general use 1988-89 season Border monuments have erected entry road has graded oiled environmentally acceptable mixture cuts down dust drifting over us auto traffic large graded oiled parking area planned along other improvements spectator comfort accommodate anticipated overloads October 1993 FAI Free Flight World Championships An added benefit year carpet assorted knee-high vegetation thanks heavy late-spring rains vegetation quite dry useful keeping down nasty dust cells develop wind sporadi cally gusts late afternoon Footing remained soft however motorcycle-riding retrievers alert sandy spots although airplanes got some protection terminal kinds dive-ins thanks bunchno bugs time As wound flew chased sniffing out whole playground best could chef/caterer Jay Sloane family hard work creating large field kitchen/restaurant ample awnings seating areas downtown menu much delight us stranded gourmet types first dinner example cooked-to-order sirloin real mashed potatoes pineapple mango salad green beans rollall four bucks Top Chez Denni Nice treat after day sun miles motorcycle inevitable ache two After feast us March 1993 25 Mike Thompson maxed four flights win Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Design 24-in Drifter Bob DeShields Tanya Martyn Cowley Simi Valley California Martyns Al Towline did 16plus maxes 61 37a new record Bob Wiehies high-tech Wakefield includes wing wiggler auto rudder composites carbon fiber wing TE Early bird Terry Kerger has just rocketed up C-Gas Satellite variant Doug Gaibreath Davis California also arose early Sunrise Shoot-out using Sunrise Shoot-out 1008 original design calls Plane has Nelson 40 power camping on-site retired cots under stars brilliant night new moon directly overhead coyote serenaded us mice scampered about sounding like elephants Huge Friday brought testing saluting old pals newcomers watching camping line expand went double layer fact end peeling around north people wouldnt too far action Big motor homes joined up form friendly compounds helped erect countless canopiesalthough own newfangled parabolic-winged design picked up Maine after Nats fought mightily banged-up knee recent fall made poor worker new bike boon frenzied last-minute flying new stuff sky full now ground sent up echo someone pranged model hats sunscreen lotions came out midday readings climbed 90 95 degrees best times course so-called golden hours just before after sunset flew till dark made second visit Chez Sloane repeated open-air sleep routine Promptly oh-dark-hmidred Saturday fun began Cars still arriving tent stakes being pounded seemed everyone running chase bike engine just make sure would run weekend Some eager beavers putting up D Gas ships half-light entered 630 am P-30 Mass Launch event never made air plane proxy-flew supposed take 1700 turns 150 killer motor run groggily lost track blew up big-time Twenty 30-inch gumbanders did go off however Bill Booth Bob Beecroft suffered midair timed Stan Buddenbohm ground 242 noticed plane still aloftClarence Mather s going-on- 15-year-old Sweet Pea Clarence turned 246 top field Meanwhile Joe Foster model well up 360 Club Wakefield dawn event Joe posted five minutes Continued page 30 26 Model Aviation ent FiC World Champion Randy Archer 1 Ken Oliver First-timer FiB Bill Booth Jr Carlsbad California flew Bob Sifleet share break flying finished 1-4-5 authors BoomBox 7 maxout placed fourth overall USFFC Tough flyoffs went through nine-minute round BoomBox prototype available Model Aviation plan #659 Rich Rorhke Atwater Calif topped entries Wakefield through second round six-man flyoff sunset Twin Pusher Mass Launch event duplicates thrills wild gyrations original 1920s contests midair collision took place milliseconds later Sheri Jural Orange Calif placed fourth 1924 Dolly 54 Twin Pusher kit available R/N Models FAI Supply Continued page 26 Herb Sessums Bob White T Hatazawa following closely great way jump-start ones FF adventure midmorning Mulvihill crowd finished work day Roger Gregory maxout-plus 1816 seconds P-30 event also under way Joe Foster led big entry going through sixminute flight finish 1140 seconds air conditions absolutely super albeit 1000 am lull fairly typical Lost Hills During periods thermals abundant generally quite small diameter theyre apt peter out quicldy expert fliers can fooled finding themselves suddenly caught down-air disaster Experienced lucky hands like Terry Thorkildsen use much self-discipline patience wait out Terry won 1/2A Gas huge score 2786nine maxes some exemplified Category competition defined rule book Site skill good timing contribute course real enthusiast its benchmark performances like Terrys joy behold often inspire fliers go home immediately start cutting wood next go-around Lost Hills wrapped up day timing flights others good way meet greet whole group slugging down red Gatorade some Buds stash resting under various canopies fueled bike repaired tatters FlBs participated golden-hours madness retired cot mice kangaroo rats made clear desert home too Sunday Monday brought spectacular weather Opportunities huge performances almost boundless Some fliers up about before dawn quite cool quite still Terry Kerger won Sunrise Shoot-out one-flight Gas event strong 1008 Clarence Mather another early flier 30 Model Aviation Munzs La Mesa California Lanzo Very innovative Lynn Pulley has OT Duplex Cabin rotates takeoff after Micafllm covering Cox Tee Dee carbon proper let go no push launch fuselage/pylon Great shapes ob Beecroft tweaks Tarp 23 Greenhead B NosGas Lost Hills regular charter pilot Bruce Augustus iun valley Lucky Lindyoriginal flown designer Larry Conover Idaho finished fourth Sunrise Shoot-out first place 60 FF World Champs Starduster 900 main trophy presentation delayed until after sunset Wakefield FAI Power flyoffs settled Dick Lyons blur takes away hardwarethe authors Nikon set -second exposure low light lightweight full-area Mulvihill wound breaking point turned no less 1233certainly record Lost Hills field Fortunately what little drift away sun timers didnt fry eyeballs 700 am Wakefield rounds began heightened 31/2-minute-max requirement Ordinarily can provoke some jittery behavior Sunday perhaps 20 fliers easily made time Though some contestants dropped rounds during midmorning lull six out 22 maxed out compete five- seven-minute flyoff rounds FiC Power devotees big day too World Champion Randy Archer Scottsdale Arizona came out top after grueling nine-minute final round Witnessing way-above-average results humbling entertaining same time what its supposed about Two national records setone AMA Category other FAIalong several near-misses Doug Galbreath flying C Gas used trick ex tensive FF repertoire string out 20 full maxes shutting down 100 minutes total Thats 6000 seconds folks Think about Doug pick correct air 20 times go make long retrieves over again cool calculating convincing performance Sundays treat Monday Martyn Cowley assisted Tanya did some true Labor Day work upping own 1991 USFFC record 2707 F1H Al Towline Glider exhausting 6137 Thats incredible possibly intimidating performance Its doubtful two high marks could achieved anywhere Lost Hills hugeness top C Gas record Doug Galbreath came close Martyn Cowleys USFFC record time taking D Gas 11-plus maxes 5719 Doug also got up early rest us flew third place Sunrise Shoot-out outgunned designated ironman Bud Romak entered enough rubber power events take home no less six trophies Great effortand Bud obviously enjoyed minute Clarence Mather Bishop California won both P-30 Mulvihill dawn events cruised first Rubber Scale third Mulvihill Besides Sunrise Shoot-out win Terry Kerger up 55 minutes 11 maxes Gas turned 45 minutes C Gas finish second behind Galbreath Septuagenarian Bob Wiehle took second Wakefield thus qualifying 92 FAI Team Selection finals went trash competition Vintage Wakefield 1939-1950this despite two-hour retrieve after plane carried away tail end robust dust devil Terry Thorkildsen won Individual Sweepstakes crown shared Team prize Bob DeShields Mike Thompson Addie Naccarata Womens High Time winner B Electric Philip Jensen over place justly earned Junior trophy leaves out another 196 folks equally grand time performed admirably once again reaffirmed us themselves joys true value free flight Build airplane get bunch people together nice day go druthers youd make happen Lost Hills certain become known next free flight mecca wish give special thanks CD Bill Moore supplying timely data remarks useful filing report big thanks too model aero clubs southern California hosted contest nice folks Lost Hills gradually surely beginning understand what airplane people about mice minions saving space next year hey want bigger cot Never Been Easier Fuel Up Fuel Better Fueling plane outside used hassle Thanks new Sullivan Fuel Filler Valve 750 clever little in-line fuel filling valve makes filling tank outside really easy 750 no covers open no fuel line lines disconnect unlike complicated filler valves no rubber seals crack wear out Better still Sullivan 750 compatible both gasoline glo fuels lets switch back forth between Thy doing other fuel valve Usin brass fill tube instead machined fuel connector 750 price other fuel filler valves 11uiii So youre sick tired over-priced com plicated fuel filler valves pick up Sullivan P FRODUCTh today Youll fuel better no timepo Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 31
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
eventsboth AMA special ones means theres something almost anyones taste free flight activity weather perfect too John Oldenkamp TTTT11T big flU~L huge big free flight contests huge free flight contests describe 22nd running US Free Flight Champion ships USFFC held September 5-7 1992 Lost Hills California huge will first time traditional Memorial Day schedule moved Labor Daya wise totally popular decisionto take advantage favorable weather Lost Hills usually enjoys time year As hoped flying conditions ideal bright skies lessthan-torrid temperatures zero-to-moderate drift very low humidityand columns monster boomers marching through provide generous lift USFFC 92 stands huge too wellmanaged creature-comfortable event professional scrooge could frown upon Contest Director Bill Moore help daughters Mary Elizabeth Judith teamed up business manager Roger Coleman wife Sam put well-orches trated show replete first-class graphics timely information at-the-ready assist ance whenever counted Huge kudos years contest wasnt particularly huge numbers department since recessionary pressures family schedule conflicts because school openings football game commitments like cut down registration bit inclusion NFFS National Free Flight Society Nostalgia Gas Nationals bumped up number events over 65 giving everyone feast choices Thats big time Compare about 15 years ago contest held Taft generally acknowledged free flight Mecca Only 28 events listed including dreadfully muggy indoor 24 Model Aviation al US Free Torn Land Long Beach California puts up Tilka design Wakefield 180-second fabled Lost Hills boomers moves through Flight Champion ships big bash contest West Coast free flight community Its potpourri Bill Cushenberry RBakersfield California shares secrets winning John Rogusky San Diego California Bills 1939 Smith Stick entry OT Rubber recorded time 1080 seconds first place Campbells Custom Kits produces kit Curt Stevens Brooklyn Dodger done up 113-miI Mylar film spray-painted inside surfaces RC car paint sessions local community college gymnasium early USFFCs may considered vintage today cant match dynamic come-one-come-all diversity current offerings Bigger may better free flight diehards prefer circus-type contest us arrived Thursday early Friday shake off freeway wobbles set up house maybe little last-minute testing new machinery acquaint reacquaint ourselves open spaces Lost Hills seem inspire sanguine upbeat mood Lost Hills fast becoming premier outdoor FF site US five six such stellar fields worldwide site has matured steadily since its first general use 1988-89 season Border monuments have erected entry road has graded oiled environmentally acceptable mixture cuts down dust drifting over us auto traffic large graded oiled parking area planned along other improvements spectator comfort accommodate anticipated overloads October 1993 FAI Free Flight World Championships An added benefit year carpet assorted knee-high vegetation thanks heavy late-spring rains vegetation quite dry useful keeping down nasty dust cells develop wind sporadi cally gusts late afternoon Footing remained soft however motorcycle-riding retrievers alert sandy spots although airplanes got some protection terminal kinds dive-ins thanks bunchno bugs time As wound flew chased sniffing out whole playground best could chef/caterer Jay Sloane family hard work creating large field kitchen/restaurant ample awnings seating areas downtown menu much delight us stranded gourmet types first dinner example cooked-to-order sirloin real mashed potatoes pineapple mango salad green beans rollall four bucks Top Chez Denni Nice treat after day sun miles motorcycle inevitable ache two After feast us March 1993 25 Mike Thompson maxed four flights win Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Design 24-in Drifter Bob DeShields Tanya Martyn Cowley Simi Valley California Martyns Al Towline did 16plus maxes 61 37a new record Bob Wiehies high-tech Wakefield includes wing wiggler auto rudder composites carbon fiber wing TE Early bird Terry Kerger has just rocketed up C-Gas Satellite variant Doug Gaibreath Davis California also arose early Sunrise Shoot-out using Sunrise Shoot-out 1008 original design calls Plane has Nelson 40 power camping on-site retired cots under stars brilliant night new moon directly overhead coyote serenaded us mice scampered about sounding like elephants Huge Friday brought testing saluting old pals newcomers watching camping line expand went double layer fact end peeling around north people wouldnt too far action Big motor homes joined up form friendly compounds helped erect countless canopiesalthough own newfangled parabolic-winged design picked up Maine after Nats fought mightily banged-up knee recent fall made poor worker new bike boon frenzied last-minute flying new stuff sky full now ground sent up echo someone pranged model hats sunscreen lotions came out midday readings climbed 90 95 degrees best times course so-called golden hours just before after sunset flew till dark made second visit Chez Sloane repeated open-air sleep routine Promptly oh-dark-hmidred Saturday fun began Cars still arriving tent stakes being pounded seemed everyone running chase bike engine just make sure would run weekend Some eager beavers putting up D Gas ships half-light entered 630 am P-30 Mass Launch event never made air plane proxy-flew supposed take 1700 turns 150 killer motor run groggily lost track blew up big-time Twenty 30-inch gumbanders did go off however Bill Booth Bob Beecroft suffered midair timed Stan Buddenbohm ground 242 noticed plane still aloftClarence Mather s going-on- 15-year-old Sweet Pea Clarence turned 246 top field Meanwhile Joe Foster model well up 360 Club Wakefield dawn event Joe posted five minutes Continued page 30 26 Model Aviation ent FiC World Champion Randy Archer 1 Ken Oliver First-timer FiB Bill Booth Jr Carlsbad California flew Bob Sifleet share break flying finished 1-4-5 authors BoomBox 7 maxout placed fourth overall USFFC Tough flyoffs went through nine-minute round BoomBox prototype available Model Aviation plan #659 Rich Rorhke Atwater Calif topped entries Wakefield through second round six-man flyoff sunset Twin Pusher Mass Launch event duplicates thrills wild gyrations original 1920s contests midair collision took place milliseconds later Sheri Jural Orange Calif placed fourth 1924 Dolly 54 Twin Pusher kit available R/N Models FAI Supply Continued page 26 Herb Sessums Bob White T Hatazawa following closely great way jump-start ones FF adventure midmorning Mulvihill crowd finished work day Roger Gregory maxout-plus 1816 seconds P-30 event also under way Joe Foster led big entry going through sixminute flight finish 1140 seconds air conditions absolutely super albeit 1000 am lull fairly typical Lost Hills During periods thermals abundant generally quite small diameter theyre apt peter out quicldy expert fliers can fooled finding themselves suddenly caught down-air disaster Experienced lucky hands like Terry Thorkildsen use much self-discipline patience wait out Terry won 1/2A Gas huge score 2786nine maxes some exemplified Category competition defined rule book Site skill good timing contribute course real enthusiast its benchmark performances like Terrys joy behold often inspire fliers go home immediately start cutting wood next go-around Lost Hills wrapped up day timing flights others good way meet greet whole group slugging down red Gatorade some Buds stash resting under various canopies fueled bike repaired tatters FlBs participated golden-hours madness retired cot mice kangaroo rats made clear desert home too Sunday Monday brought spectacular weather Opportunities huge performances almost boundless Some fliers up about before dawn quite cool quite still Terry Kerger won Sunrise Shoot-out one-flight Gas event strong 1008 Clarence Mather another early flier 30 Model Aviation Munzs La Mesa California Lanzo Very innovative Lynn Pulley has OT Duplex Cabin rotates takeoff after Micafllm covering Cox Tee Dee carbon proper let go no push launch fuselage/pylon Great shapes ob Beecroft tweaks Tarp 23 Greenhead B NosGas Lost Hills regular charter pilot Bruce Augustus iun valley Lucky Lindyoriginal flown designer Larry Conover Idaho finished fourth Sunrise Shoot-out first place 60 FF World Champs Starduster 900 main trophy presentation delayed until after sunset Wakefield FAI Power flyoffs settled Dick Lyons blur takes away hardwarethe authors Nikon set -second exposure low light lightweight full-area Mulvihill wound breaking point turned no less 1233certainly record Lost Hills field Fortunately what little drift away sun timers didnt fry eyeballs 700 am Wakefield rounds began heightened 31/2-minute-max requirement Ordinarily can provoke some jittery behavior Sunday perhaps 20 fliers easily made time Though some contestants dropped rounds during midmorning lull six out 22 maxed out compete five- seven-minute flyoff rounds FiC Power devotees big day too World Champion Randy Archer Scottsdale Arizona came out top after grueling nine-minute final round Witnessing way-above-average results humbling entertaining same time what its supposed about Two national records setone AMA Category other FAIalong several near-misses Doug Galbreath flying C Gas used trick ex tensive FF repertoire string out 20 full maxes shutting down 100 minutes total Thats 6000 seconds folks Think about Doug pick correct air 20 times go make long retrieves over again cool calculating convincing performance Sundays treat Monday Martyn Cowley assisted Tanya did some true Labor Day work upping own 1991 USFFC record 2707 F1H Al Towline Glider exhausting 6137 Thats incredible possibly intimidating performance Its doubtful two high marks could achieved anywhere Lost Hills hugeness top C Gas record Doug Galbreath came close Martyn Cowleys USFFC record time taking D Gas 11-plus maxes 5719 Doug also got up early rest us flew third place Sunrise Shoot-out outgunned designated ironman Bud Romak entered enough rubber power events take home no less six trophies Great effortand Bud obviously enjoyed minute Clarence Mather Bishop California won both P-30 Mulvihill dawn events cruised first Rubber Scale third Mulvihill Besides Sunrise Shoot-out win Terry Kerger up 55 minutes 11 maxes Gas turned 45 minutes C Gas finish second behind Galbreath Septuagenarian Bob Wiehle took second Wakefield thus qualifying 92 FAI Team Selection finals went trash competition Vintage Wakefield 1939-1950this despite two-hour retrieve after plane carried away tail end robust dust devil Terry Thorkildsen won Individual Sweepstakes crown shared Team prize Bob DeShields Mike Thompson Addie Naccarata Womens High Time winner B Electric Philip Jensen over place justly earned Junior trophy leaves out another 196 folks equally grand time performed admirably once again reaffirmed us themselves joys true value free flight Build airplane get bunch people together nice day go druthers youd make happen Lost Hills certain become known next free flight mecca wish give special thanks CD Bill Moore supplying timely data remarks useful filing report big thanks too model aero clubs southern California hosted contest nice folks Lost Hills gradually surely beginning understand what airplane people about mice minions saving space next year hey want bigger cot Never Been Easier Fuel Up Fuel Better Fueling plane outside used hassle Thanks new Sullivan Fuel Filler Valve 750 clever little in-line fuel filling valve makes filling tank outside really easy 750 no covers open no fuel line lines disconnect unlike complicated filler valves no rubber seals crack wear out Better still Sullivan 750 compatible both gasoline glo fuels lets switch back forth between Thy doing other fuel valve Usin brass fill tube instead machined fuel connector 750 price other fuel filler valves 11uiii So youre sick tired over-priced com plicated fuel filler valves pick up Sullivan P FRODUCTh today Youll fuel better 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/03
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eventsboth AMA special ones means theres something almost anyones taste free flight activity weather perfect too John Oldenkamp TTTT11T big flU~L huge big free flight contests huge free flight contests describe 22nd running US Free Flight Champion ships USFFC held September 5-7 1992 Lost Hills California huge will first time traditional Memorial Day schedule moved Labor Daya wise totally popular decisionto take advantage favorable weather Lost Hills usually enjoys time year As hoped flying conditions ideal bright skies lessthan-torrid temperatures zero-to-moderate drift very low humidityand columns monster boomers marching through provide generous lift USFFC 92 stands huge too wellmanaged creature-comfortable event professional scrooge could frown upon Contest Director Bill Moore help daughters Mary Elizabeth Judith teamed up business manager Roger Coleman wife Sam put well-orches trated show replete first-class graphics timely information at-the-ready assist ance whenever counted Huge kudos years contest wasnt particularly huge numbers department since recessionary pressures family schedule conflicts because school openings football game commitments like cut down registration bit inclusion NFFS National Free Flight Society Nostalgia Gas Nationals bumped up number events over 65 giving everyone feast choices Thats big time Compare about 15 years ago contest held Taft generally acknowledged free flight Mecca Only 28 events listed including dreadfully muggy indoor 24 Model Aviation al US Free Torn Land Long Beach California puts up Tilka design Wakefield 180-second fabled Lost Hills boomers moves through Flight Champion ships big bash contest West Coast free flight community Its potpourri Bill Cushenberry RBakersfield California shares secrets winning John Rogusky San Diego California Bills 1939 Smith Stick entry OT Rubber recorded time 1080 seconds first place Campbells Custom Kits produces kit Curt Stevens Brooklyn Dodger done up 113-miI Mylar film spray-painted inside surfaces RC car paint sessions local community college gymnasium early USFFCs may considered vintage today cant match dynamic come-one-come-all diversity current offerings Bigger may better free flight diehards prefer circus-type contest us arrived Thursday early Friday shake off freeway wobbles set up house maybe little last-minute testing new machinery acquaint reacquaint ourselves open spaces Lost Hills seem inspire sanguine upbeat mood Lost Hills fast becoming premier outdoor FF site US five six such stellar fields worldwide site has matured steadily since its first general use 1988-89 season Border monuments have erected entry road has graded oiled environmentally acceptable mixture cuts down dust drifting over us auto traffic large graded oiled parking area planned along other improvements spectator comfort accommodate anticipated overloads October 1993 FAI Free Flight World Championships An added benefit year carpet assorted knee-high vegetation thanks heavy late-spring rains vegetation quite dry useful keeping down nasty dust cells develop wind sporadi cally gusts late afternoon Footing remained soft however motorcycle-riding retrievers alert sandy spots although airplanes got some protection terminal kinds dive-ins thanks bunchno bugs time As wound flew chased sniffing out whole playground best could chef/caterer Jay Sloane family hard work creating large field kitchen/restaurant ample awnings seating areas downtown menu much delight us stranded gourmet types first dinner example cooked-to-order sirloin real mashed potatoes pineapple mango salad green beans rollall four bucks Top Chez Denni Nice treat after day sun miles motorcycle inevitable ache two After feast us March 1993 25 Mike Thompson maxed four flights win Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Design 24-in Drifter Bob DeShields Tanya Martyn Cowley Simi Valley California Martyns Al Towline did 16plus maxes 61 37a new record Bob Wiehies high-tech Wakefield includes wing wiggler auto rudder composites carbon fiber wing TE Early bird Terry Kerger has just rocketed up C-Gas Satellite variant Doug Gaibreath Davis California also arose early Sunrise Shoot-out using Sunrise Shoot-out 1008 original design calls Plane has Nelson 40 power camping on-site retired cots under stars brilliant night new moon directly overhead coyote serenaded us mice scampered about sounding like elephants Huge Friday brought testing saluting old pals newcomers watching camping line expand went double layer fact end peeling around north people wouldnt too far action Big motor homes joined up form friendly compounds helped erect countless canopiesalthough own newfangled parabolic-winged design picked up Maine after Nats fought mightily banged-up knee recent fall made poor worker new bike boon frenzied last-minute flying new stuff sky full now ground sent up echo someone pranged model hats sunscreen lotions came out midday readings climbed 90 95 degrees best times course so-called golden hours just before after sunset flew till dark made second visit Chez Sloane repeated open-air sleep routine Promptly oh-dark-hmidred Saturday fun began Cars still arriving tent stakes being pounded seemed everyone running chase bike engine just make sure would run weekend Some eager beavers putting up D Gas ships half-light entered 630 am P-30 Mass Launch event never made air plane proxy-flew supposed take 1700 turns 150 killer motor run groggily lost track blew up big-time Twenty 30-inch gumbanders did go off however Bill Booth Bob Beecroft suffered midair timed Stan Buddenbohm ground 242 noticed plane still aloftClarence Mather s going-on- 15-year-old Sweet Pea Clarence turned 246 top field Meanwhile Joe Foster model well up 360 Club Wakefield dawn event Joe posted five minutes Continued page 30 26 Model Aviation ent FiC World Champion Randy Archer 1 Ken Oliver First-timer FiB Bill Booth Jr Carlsbad California flew Bob Sifleet share break flying finished 1-4-5 authors BoomBox 7 maxout placed fourth overall USFFC Tough flyoffs went through nine-minute round BoomBox prototype available Model Aviation plan #659 Rich Rorhke Atwater Calif topped entries Wakefield through second round six-man flyoff sunset Twin Pusher Mass Launch event duplicates thrills wild gyrations original 1920s contests midair collision took place milliseconds later Sheri Jural Orange Calif placed fourth 1924 Dolly 54 Twin Pusher kit available R/N Models FAI Supply Continued page 26 Herb Sessums Bob White T Hatazawa following closely great way jump-start ones FF adventure midmorning Mulvihill crowd finished work day Roger Gregory maxout-plus 1816 seconds P-30 event also under way Joe Foster led big entry going through sixminute flight finish 1140 seconds air conditions absolutely super albeit 1000 am lull fairly typical Lost Hills During periods thermals abundant generally quite small diameter theyre apt peter out quicldy expert fliers can fooled finding themselves suddenly caught down-air disaster Experienced lucky hands like Terry Thorkildsen use much self-discipline patience wait out Terry won 1/2A Gas huge score 2786nine maxes some exemplified Category competition defined rule book Site skill good timing contribute course real enthusiast its benchmark performances like Terrys joy behold often inspire fliers go home immediately start cutting wood next go-around Lost Hills wrapped up day timing flights others good way meet greet whole group slugging down red Gatorade some Buds stash resting under various canopies fueled bike repaired tatters FlBs participated golden-hours madness retired cot mice kangaroo rats made clear desert home too Sunday Monday brought spectacular weather Opportunities huge performances almost boundless Some fliers up about before dawn quite cool quite still Terry Kerger won Sunrise Shoot-out one-flight Gas event strong 1008 Clarence Mather another early flier 30 Model Aviation Munzs La Mesa California Lanzo Very innovative Lynn Pulley has OT Duplex Cabin rotates takeoff after Micafllm covering Cox Tee Dee carbon proper let go no push launch fuselage/pylon Great shapes ob Beecroft tweaks Tarp 23 Greenhead B NosGas Lost Hills regular charter pilot Bruce Augustus iun valley Lucky Lindyoriginal flown designer Larry Conover Idaho finished fourth Sunrise Shoot-out first place 60 FF World Champs Starduster 900 main trophy presentation delayed until after sunset Wakefield FAI Power flyoffs settled Dick Lyons blur takes away hardwarethe authors Nikon set -second exposure low light lightweight full-area Mulvihill wound breaking point turned no less 1233certainly record Lost Hills field Fortunately what little drift away sun timers didnt fry eyeballs 700 am Wakefield rounds began heightened 31/2-minute-max requirement Ordinarily can provoke some jittery behavior Sunday perhaps 20 fliers easily made time Though some contestants dropped rounds during midmorning lull six out 22 maxed out compete five- seven-minute flyoff rounds FiC Power devotees big day too World Champion Randy Archer Scottsdale Arizona came out top after grueling nine-minute final round Witnessing way-above-average results humbling entertaining same time what its supposed about Two national records setone AMA Category other FAIalong several near-misses Doug Galbreath flying C Gas used trick ex tensive FF repertoire string out 20 full maxes shutting down 100 minutes total Thats 6000 seconds folks Think about Doug pick correct air 20 times go make long retrieves over again cool calculating convincing performance Sundays treat Monday Martyn Cowley assisted Tanya did some true Labor Day work upping own 1991 USFFC record 2707 F1H Al Towline Glider exhausting 6137 Thats incredible possibly intimidating performance Its doubtful two high marks could achieved anywhere Lost Hills hugeness top C Gas record Doug Galbreath came close Martyn Cowleys USFFC record time taking D Gas 11-plus maxes 5719 Doug also got up early rest us flew third place Sunrise Shoot-out outgunned designated ironman Bud Romak entered enough rubber power events take home no less six trophies Great effortand Bud obviously enjoyed minute Clarence Mather Bishop California won both P-30 Mulvihill dawn events cruised first Rubber Scale third Mulvihill Besides Sunrise Shoot-out win Terry Kerger up 55 minutes 11 maxes Gas turned 45 minutes C Gas finish second behind Galbreath Septuagenarian Bob Wiehle took second Wakefield thus qualifying 92 FAI Team Selection finals went trash competition Vintage Wakefield 1939-1950this despite two-hour retrieve after plane carried away tail end robust dust devil Terry Thorkildsen won Individual Sweepstakes crown shared Team prize Bob DeShields Mike Thompson Addie Naccarata Womens High Time winner B Electric Philip Jensen over place justly earned Junior trophy leaves out another 196 folks equally grand time performed admirably once again reaffirmed us themselves joys true value free flight Build airplane get bunch people together nice day go druthers youd make happen Lost Hills certain become known next free flight mecca wish give special thanks CD Bill Moore supplying timely data remarks useful filing report big thanks too model aero clubs southern California hosted contest nice folks Lost Hills gradually surely beginning understand what airplane people about mice minions saving space next year hey want bigger cot Never Been Easier Fuel Up Fuel Better Fueling plane outside used hassle Thanks new Sullivan Fuel Filler Valve 750 clever little in-line fuel filling valve makes filling tank outside really easy 750 no covers open no fuel line lines disconnect unlike complicated filler valves no rubber seals crack wear out Better still Sullivan 750 compatible both gasoline glo fuels lets switch back forth between Thy doing other fuel valve Usin brass fill tube instead machined fuel connector 750 price other fuel filler valves 11uiii So youre sick tired over-priced com plicated fuel filler valves pick up Sullivan P FRODUCTh today Youll fuel better no timepo Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground March 1993 31