ASSAIJIl Paintball Hill N high-spirited fun-fly pitted RC pilots making bomb runs through deadly paintball ackack fire U Duane Sanders THE FIRST-TIME-EVER Paintball Bomb Drop Competition smashing success Clearlake Modelers Club famed its annual float-fly over Mothers Day weekend Clearlake California decided make its annual fall fun-fly event beholdand Determined make years fun-fly fun new special attractions added Free hot dogs drinks kids free hands-on flying opportunities plenty freeno entry feefun-flying part painthall bomb drop competition presented Model Aviation Products Team MAP ultimate adrenaline-pumping action provided nearly indestructible US AirCore family trainer bombers flown MAP through paintball flak delivered sharp-shooting paintball gunners gunners Paintball Hill facility paintball games nearby hills Pope Valley Glenn Palmer ack-ack position manning threebarreled grinder Gatling gun considered best West Fliers paintball shooters began arriving Clearlake Modelers Club S-Bar-S ranchflying field Friday night club held regular monthly club meeting finalized details next days event sat under bright full moon anticipating first-time-ever fun-for-all planning previous three months Top photo Making low pass MAP team plane comes through unscathed Above left Nearly indestructible US AirGore bomber scores hits target Above Gatling grinder built Glenn Palmer prepares fire paintballs September 12 1992 dawned bright clear Event chairman Ray Carmen busy watering runway flying field setting up PA system implementing final touches always make Clearlake clubs events extraorminary early arrivals greeted deer standing field scampering off brush along half mile dirt road leading football-field-size flying site July1993 47 Tables benches large sunscreen shade area plenty room comfortable pit space directly behind flight line fliers stations awaited participants After normal buzz pilots toting airplanes stuff pilots meeting called 9 am sharp prepare first fun-flying Meanwhile paintball shooters commanded Gary Bennett owner Paintball Hill making ready first bomb-drop event scheduled 10 am Glenn Palmer noted paintball world custom airguns equipment setting up heavy-hitting grinder Gatling gun first plane took air fun-flying began others followed flew hearts content until 10 o clock call clear field Ray Carmen explained crowd what going take place first Team MAP bomber pilots took off Airborne first Ron Trammel Tony Lee Jack Reifers Edwin Seim Jim Chrisman airborne few seconds apart Around came shooters flag up Ray Carmen reminded Gary Bennett let first five birds through practice run Ray announced Okay Gary theyre yours pilot Ron Trammel came fast low straight ahead direct line five-ringed target Get em yelled Gary sky lit up paintballs streaking multicolored arcs oncoming red white blue bomber Pop pop pop splat splat pop pop Past shooters plane roared lining up target bombardier releasing painthall bomb flick switch radio sent bright orange ball out bomb tube MAP bombdrop unit strapped side aircraft precision accuracy loud splat three ring target heard aircraft swooped up over target standing its flight path Next came 14-year-old Tony Lee youngest member Team MAP first pass Tony lined up perfect approach paint flew stayed straight headed directly target after taking heavy flak engine went dead critical moment Trying clear top eightfoot target Tony guided multisplattered airplane smashed directly four ring great whack hung like sleeping bat will forever known Kamikaze Lee Gary yelled Hes Glenn Palmer opened up grinder Gatling gun must have tracking Tony radar because barrage paint struck plane like hailstorm splats pop-pops second two Tonys US AirCore bomber plucked four ring vertical target 48 Model Aviation Bennett instructs lineup shooters Anyone wanted try using paintball gun opportunity participants hadnt seen paintballs action Team MAI pilOt 14-year-old Tony Lee gives Glenn Palmer paintball gunner some hands-on radio control training Above Plane bomb-run approach dodges paintballs air Note yellow bomb just released pass over target Left Team MAP members Jack Reifers Ron Trammel assisted Chick Thrasher ready bombers takeoff refueled flown next bombing run third aircraft piloted Jack Reifers came through nearly untouched because shooters watching Tonys dilemma missed him streaked past Jacks speed fast swept up toward perfect blue sky paintball bomb struck just off five ring Ed Seim pilot number four lucky Jack because seemed shooters number Although tried such evasive flying made bombardier airsick flak flew caught plenty pass upset enough score clean miss came pilot Jim Chrisman prepared high approach gunners came fast began shoot him swept low past paintball bomb hit almost directly center target pulled straight up away what probably best run round After 15 passes five bombers score stood eight scorable hits target 29 scores aircraft gunners Ray Carmen called pilots spread out land proper order signaled shooters cease fire Gary gave order plug guns MAP Team landed planes after another cheers crowd smiles faces pilots shooters bombers safely ground back pit area paint cleaned off planes made ready next event scheduled later day shooters secured guns Only did Ray Carmen announce hands-on training sessions Anyone wanted fly could sign up assigned instructor airplane called name trainee would go assigned flying station took controls first time ever via buddy box training cord system training pilots Tony Lee Ron Trammel Bob Parker Hany Leacock Dar Walker Jim Chrisman Jim Braddock Wally Rinker Ray Carmen furnished airplanes event training went well exception unfortunate incident Two students pilots allowed airplanes fill same airspace same time produced all-too-familiar kerwhack sky rained pieces short time parts two beautiful airplanes settled earth before crowd falling leaves across big expanse flying field sound oohs uttered never witnessed such spectacle before could heard above else time wanted opportunity fly radio-controlled aircraft chance did anyone wanted try paintball Continued page 52 July1993 49 Above Splat direct hit scored Paintbail Hill gang using effective Gatling Right Time out cleanup before another go target Team MAP flies through heavy flak put up Paintball Hill shooters fun-for fly-in successful theyll again next year Right Tony Lees notorious Kamikaze crash Frequency Alert Update Copies Academys formal Letter Comment mailed 535 members United States Congress March 18 1993 addition three-page letter provided brief historical overview activities relating model frequency use over years also included rebuttal comments FCCs question-and-answer communication provided legislators brief summary meeting between FCC Academy held March 11 also included April 18 1993 Academy will initiate empirical testing program determine extent problems associated NPRM 92-23 5 specifications information will provided FCC second Letter Comment sometime before May 28 deadline tests will performed using one-watt transmitter operating frequency 25 kHz model frequency course has set up allowing movement one-watt interferer point interference occurs can determined model will flown AMA site Muncie Indiana will fitted device referred missing pulse counter will enable operator determine accurately actual lost signals conclusion flight During flight information along servo jitter information will telemetered operator form tone signals model will flown six meters ham band carry active 72-MHz receiver order prevent crashing model Once general parameters relating distance established 72-MHz receiver will used control model variety equipment will used over several days testing As final part testing process information obtained will shared laboratory verify procedures results Additional laboratory testing will considered AIViA pending outcome SIN2E 1936 check batlsies before flight underaiRUE load Discharge batteries erase Measure baffery capacity Spcit weak bad cd ooaDo Noasilohestofliplqrobab turn scales squint Polanty independent- NO WAY hook uprongl Short-arvuitprod-never*y batteries againi DON7SETI1E FOR CHEAP TALESV 7HATSHOwoAtYDC VOL11 ring urn wwi EDR-201 EYE TEST Current Probe Use wfth DiQMUbnto Measure kilal duaj servo current draw Locate atailed orcyasloaded secvs Now 61395 wilt purchase EDR2 above PaintballlSanders Continued page 49 gun activities continued day plenty time air fun-flier brought airplanes just plain good clear air Good food good fun good friends made truly 1992 Clearlake Modelers fun-for-all fly-in look forward next years event hard work efforts Clearlake Modelers Club members made event great gratefully acknowledged special thanks committee chairs made happen will name names fear leaving someone out know fliers Team MAP performed well excellent presentation newest spectacle fun-flys deserve credit job well done Thank US AirCore its participation support airplanes parts videotapes thousands painthalls furnished shooters Painthall Hill Gary Bennett Glenn Palmer Paintball Hill Shooters supporters will always remembered great part first-time-ever event would have same thanks Hazel Sig Sig Manu facturing Company prizes donated shooters fliers Bomb Drop Competition Thanks too Betty Fox Fox Manufacturing support keeping em flying photographers Bernard Wilde Don Cross well support teams efforts what made possible see remember event odel Aviation * gnu usgs Use Uie EDR-2 DIGITAL NICd TosteLj Send Check Monw Order& 6&OO S&kI orCOD to
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/07
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 52
ASSAIJIl Paintball Hill N high-spirited fun-fly pitted RC pilots making bomb runs through deadly paintball ackack fire U Duane Sanders THE FIRST-TIME-EVER Paintball Bomb Drop Competition smashing success Clearlake Modelers Club famed its annual float-fly over Mothers Day weekend Clearlake California decided make its annual fall fun-fly event beholdand Determined make years fun-fly fun new special attractions added Free hot dogs drinks kids free hands-on flying opportunities plenty freeno entry feefun-flying part painthall bomb drop competition presented Model Aviation Products Team MAP ultimate adrenaline-pumping action provided nearly indestructible US AirCore family trainer bombers flown MAP through paintball flak delivered sharp-shooting paintball gunners gunners Paintball Hill facility paintball games nearby hills Pope Valley Glenn Palmer ack-ack position manning threebarreled grinder Gatling gun considered best West Fliers paintball shooters began arriving Clearlake Modelers Club S-Bar-S ranchflying field Friday night club held regular monthly club meeting finalized details next days event sat under bright full moon anticipating first-time-ever fun-for-all planning previous three months Top photo Making low pass MAP team plane comes through unscathed Above left Nearly indestructible US AirGore bomber scores hits target Above Gatling grinder built Glenn Palmer prepares fire paintballs September 12 1992 dawned bright clear Event chairman Ray Carmen busy watering runway flying field setting up PA system implementing final touches always make Clearlake clubs events extraorminary early arrivals greeted deer standing field scampering off brush along half mile dirt road leading football-field-size flying site July1993 47 Tables benches large sunscreen shade area plenty room comfortable pit space directly behind flight line fliers stations awaited participants After normal buzz pilots toting airplanes stuff pilots meeting called 9 am sharp prepare first fun-flying Meanwhile paintball shooters commanded Gary Bennett owner Paintball Hill making ready first bomb-drop event scheduled 10 am Glenn Palmer noted paintball world custom airguns equipment setting up heavy-hitting grinder Gatling gun first plane took air fun-flying began others followed flew hearts content until 10 o clock call clear field Ray Carmen explained crowd what going take place first Team MAP bomber pilots took off Airborne first Ron Trammel Tony Lee Jack Reifers Edwin Seim Jim Chrisman airborne few seconds apart Around came shooters flag up Ray Carmen reminded Gary Bennett let first five birds through practice run Ray announced Okay Gary theyre yours pilot Ron Trammel came fast low straight ahead direct line five-ringed target Get em yelled Gary sky lit up paintballs streaking multicolored arcs oncoming red white blue bomber Pop pop pop splat splat pop pop Past shooters plane roared lining up target bombardier releasing painthall bomb flick switch radio sent bright orange ball out bomb tube MAP bombdrop unit strapped side aircraft precision accuracy loud splat three ring target heard aircraft swooped up over target standing its flight path Next came 14-year-old Tony Lee youngest member Team MAP first pass Tony lined up perfect approach paint flew stayed straight headed directly target after taking heavy flak engine went dead critical moment Trying clear top eightfoot target Tony guided multisplattered airplane smashed directly four ring great whack hung like sleeping bat will forever known Kamikaze Lee Gary yelled Hes Glenn Palmer opened up grinder Gatling gun must have tracking Tony radar because barrage paint struck plane like hailstorm splats pop-pops second two Tonys US AirCore bomber plucked four ring vertical target 48 Model Aviation Bennett instructs lineup shooters Anyone wanted try using paintball gun opportunity participants hadnt seen paintballs action Team MAI pilOt 14-year-old Tony Lee gives Glenn Palmer paintball gunner some hands-on radio control training Above Plane bomb-run approach dodges paintballs air Note yellow bomb just released pass over target Left Team MAP members Jack Reifers Ron Trammel assisted Chick Thrasher ready bombers takeoff refueled flown next bombing run third aircraft piloted Jack Reifers came through nearly untouched because shooters watching Tonys dilemma missed him streaked past Jacks speed fast swept up toward perfect blue sky paintball bomb struck just off five ring Ed Seim pilot number four lucky Jack because seemed shooters number Although tried such evasive flying made bombardier airsick flak flew caught plenty pass upset enough score clean miss came pilot Jim Chrisman prepared high approach gunners came fast began shoot him swept low past paintball bomb hit almost directly center target pulled straight up away what probably best run round After 15 passes five bombers score stood eight scorable hits target 29 scores aircraft gunners Ray Carmen called pilots spread out land proper order signaled shooters cease fire Gary gave order plug guns MAP Team landed planes after another cheers crowd smiles faces pilots shooters bombers safely ground back pit area paint cleaned off planes made ready next event scheduled later day shooters secured guns Only did Ray Carmen announce hands-on training sessions Anyone wanted fly could sign up assigned instructor airplane called name trainee would go assigned flying station took controls first time ever via buddy box training cord system training pilots Tony Lee Ron Trammel Bob Parker Hany Leacock Dar Walker Jim Chrisman Jim Braddock Wally Rinker Ray Carmen furnished airplanes event training went well exception unfortunate incident Two students pilots allowed airplanes fill same airspace same time produced all-too-familiar kerwhack sky rained pieces short time parts two beautiful airplanes settled earth before crowd falling leaves across big expanse flying field sound oohs uttered never witnessed such spectacle before could heard above else time wanted opportunity fly radio-controlled aircraft chance did anyone wanted try paintball Continued page 52 July1993 49 Above Splat direct hit scored Paintbail Hill gang using effective Gatling Right Time out cleanup before another go target Team MAP flies through heavy flak put up Paintball Hill shooters fun-for fly-in successful theyll again next year Right Tony Lees notorious Kamikaze crash Frequency Alert Update Copies Academys formal Letter Comment mailed 535 members United States Congress March 18 1993 addition three-page letter provided brief historical overview activities relating model frequency use over years also included rebuttal comments FCCs question-and-answer communication provided legislators brief summary meeting between FCC Academy held March 11 also included April 18 1993 Academy will initiate empirical testing program determine extent problems associated NPRM 92-23 5 specifications information will provided FCC second Letter Comment sometime before May 28 deadline tests will performed using one-watt transmitter operating frequency 25 kHz model frequency course has set up allowing movement one-watt interferer point interference occurs can determined model will flown AMA site Muncie Indiana will fitted device referred missing pulse counter will enable operator determine accurately actual lost signals conclusion flight During flight information along servo jitter information will telemetered operator form tone signals model will flown six meters ham band carry active 72-MHz receiver order prevent crashing model Once general parameters relating distance established 72-MHz receiver will used control model variety equipment will used over several days testing As final part testing process information obtained will shared laboratory verify procedures results Additional laboratory testing will considered AIViA pending outcome SIN2E 1936 check batlsies before flight underaiRUE load Discharge batteries erase Measure baffery capacity Spcit weak bad cd ooaDo Noasilohestofliplqrobab turn scales squint Polanty independent- NO WAY hook uprongl Short-arvuitprod-never*y batteries againi DON7SETI1E FOR CHEAP TALESV 7HATSHOwoAtYDC VOL11 ring urn wwi EDR-201 EYE TEST Current Probe Use wfth DiQMUbnto Measure kilal duaj servo current draw Locate atailed orcyasloaded secvs Now 61395 wilt purchase EDR2 above PaintballlSanders Continued page 49 gun activities continued day plenty time air fun-flier brought airplanes just plain good clear air Good food good fun good friends made truly 1992 Clearlake Modelers fun-for-all fly-in look forward next years event hard work efforts Clearlake Modelers Club members made event great gratefully acknowledged special thanks committee chairs made happen will name names fear leaving someone out know fliers Team MAP performed well excellent presentation newest spectacle fun-flys deserve credit job well done Thank US AirCore its participation support airplanes parts videotapes thousands painthalls furnished shooters Painthall Hill Gary Bennett Glenn Palmer Paintball Hill Shooters supporters will always remembered great part first-time-ever event would have same thanks Hazel Sig Sig Manu facturing Company prizes donated shooters fliers Bomb Drop Competition Thanks too Betty Fox Fox Manufacturing support keeping em flying photographers Bernard Wilde Don Cross well support teams efforts what made possible see remember event odel Aviation * gnu usgs Use Uie EDR-2 DIGITAL NICd TosteLj Send Check Monw Order& 6&OO S&kI orCOD to
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/07
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 52
ASSAIJIl Paintball Hill N high-spirited fun-fly pitted RC pilots making bomb runs through deadly paintball ackack fire U Duane Sanders THE FIRST-TIME-EVER Paintball Bomb Drop Competition smashing success Clearlake Modelers Club famed its annual float-fly over Mothers Day weekend Clearlake California decided make its annual fall fun-fly event beholdand Determined make years fun-fly fun new special attractions added Free hot dogs drinks kids free hands-on flying opportunities plenty freeno entry feefun-flying part painthall bomb drop competition presented Model Aviation Products Team MAP ultimate adrenaline-pumping action provided nearly indestructible US AirCore family trainer bombers flown MAP through paintball flak delivered sharp-shooting paintball gunners gunners Paintball Hill facility paintball games nearby hills Pope Valley Glenn Palmer ack-ack position manning threebarreled grinder Gatling gun considered best West Fliers paintball shooters began arriving Clearlake Modelers Club S-Bar-S ranchflying field Friday night club held regular monthly club meeting finalized details next days event sat under bright full moon anticipating first-time-ever fun-for-all planning previous three months Top photo Making low pass MAP team plane comes through unscathed Above left Nearly indestructible US AirGore bomber scores hits target Above Gatling grinder built Glenn Palmer prepares fire paintballs September 12 1992 dawned bright clear Event chairman Ray Carmen busy watering runway flying field setting up PA system implementing final touches always make Clearlake clubs events extraorminary early arrivals greeted deer standing field scampering off brush along half mile dirt road leading football-field-size flying site July1993 47 Tables benches large sunscreen shade area plenty room comfortable pit space directly behind flight line fliers stations awaited participants After normal buzz pilots toting airplanes stuff pilots meeting called 9 am sharp prepare first fun-flying Meanwhile paintball shooters commanded Gary Bennett owner Paintball Hill making ready first bomb-drop event scheduled 10 am Glenn Palmer noted paintball world custom airguns equipment setting up heavy-hitting grinder Gatling gun first plane took air fun-flying began others followed flew hearts content until 10 o clock call clear field Ray Carmen explained crowd what going take place first Team MAP bomber pilots took off Airborne first Ron Trammel Tony Lee Jack Reifers Edwin Seim Jim Chrisman airborne few seconds apart Around came shooters flag up Ray Carmen reminded Gary Bennett let first five birds through practice run Ray announced Okay Gary theyre yours pilot Ron Trammel came fast low straight ahead direct line five-ringed target Get em yelled Gary sky lit up paintballs streaking multicolored arcs oncoming red white blue bomber Pop pop pop splat splat pop pop Past shooters plane roared lining up target bombardier releasing painthall bomb flick switch radio sent bright orange ball out bomb tube MAP bombdrop unit strapped side aircraft precision accuracy loud splat three ring target heard aircraft swooped up over target standing its flight path Next came 14-year-old Tony Lee youngest member Team MAP first pass Tony lined up perfect approach paint flew stayed straight headed directly target after taking heavy flak engine went dead critical moment Trying clear top eightfoot target Tony guided multisplattered airplane smashed directly four ring great whack hung like sleeping bat will forever known Kamikaze Lee Gary yelled Hes Glenn Palmer opened up grinder Gatling gun must have tracking Tony radar because barrage paint struck plane like hailstorm splats pop-pops second two Tonys US AirCore bomber plucked four ring vertical target 48 Model Aviation Bennett instructs lineup shooters Anyone wanted try using paintball gun opportunity participants hadnt seen paintballs action Team MAI pilOt 14-year-old Tony Lee gives Glenn Palmer paintball gunner some hands-on radio control training Above Plane bomb-run approach dodges paintballs air Note yellow bomb just released pass over target Left Team MAP members Jack Reifers Ron Trammel assisted Chick Thrasher ready bombers takeoff refueled flown next bombing run third aircraft piloted Jack Reifers came through nearly untouched because shooters watching Tonys dilemma missed him streaked past Jacks speed fast swept up toward perfect blue sky paintball bomb struck just off five ring Ed Seim pilot number four lucky Jack because seemed shooters number Although tried such evasive flying made bombardier airsick flak flew caught plenty pass upset enough score clean miss came pilot Jim Chrisman prepared high approach gunners came fast began shoot him swept low past paintball bomb hit almost directly center target pulled straight up away what probably best run round After 15 passes five bombers score stood eight scorable hits target 29 scores aircraft gunners Ray Carmen called pilots spread out land proper order signaled shooters cease fire Gary gave order plug guns MAP Team landed planes after another cheers crowd smiles faces pilots shooters bombers safely ground back pit area paint cleaned off planes made ready next event scheduled later day shooters secured guns Only did Ray Carmen announce hands-on training sessions Anyone wanted fly could sign up assigned instructor airplane called name trainee would go assigned flying station took controls first time ever via buddy box training cord system training pilots Tony Lee Ron Trammel Bob Parker Hany Leacock Dar Walker Jim Chrisman Jim Braddock Wally Rinker Ray Carmen furnished airplanes event training went well exception unfortunate incident Two students pilots allowed airplanes fill same airspace same time produced all-too-familiar kerwhack sky rained pieces short time parts two beautiful airplanes settled earth before crowd falling leaves across big expanse flying field sound oohs uttered never witnessed such spectacle before could heard above else time wanted opportunity fly radio-controlled aircraft chance did anyone wanted try paintball Continued page 52 July1993 49 Above Splat direct hit scored Paintbail Hill gang using effective Gatling Right Time out cleanup before another go target Team MAP flies through heavy flak put up Paintball Hill shooters fun-for fly-in successful theyll again next year Right Tony Lees notorious Kamikaze crash Frequency Alert Update Copies Academys formal Letter Comment mailed 535 members United States Congress March 18 1993 addition three-page letter provided brief historical overview activities relating model frequency use over years also included rebuttal comments FCCs question-and-answer communication provided legislators brief summary meeting between FCC Academy held March 11 also included April 18 1993 Academy will initiate empirical testing program determine extent problems associated NPRM 92-23 5 specifications information will provided FCC second Letter Comment sometime before May 28 deadline tests will performed using one-watt transmitter operating frequency 25 kHz model frequency course has set up allowing movement one-watt interferer point interference occurs can determined model will flown AMA site Muncie Indiana will fitted device referred missing pulse counter will enable operator determine accurately actual lost signals conclusion flight During flight information along servo jitter information will telemetered operator form tone signals model will flown six meters ham band carry active 72-MHz receiver order prevent crashing model Once general parameters relating distance established 72-MHz receiver will used control model variety equipment will used over several days testing As final part testing process information obtained will shared laboratory verify procedures results Additional laboratory testing will considered AIViA pending outcome SIN2E 1936 check batlsies before flight underaiRUE load Discharge batteries erase Measure baffery capacity Spcit weak bad cd ooaDo Noasilohestofliplqrobab turn scales squint Polanty independent- NO WAY hook uprongl Short-arvuitprod-never*y batteries againi DON7SETI1E FOR CHEAP TALESV 7HATSHOwoAtYDC VOL11 ring urn wwi EDR-201 EYE TEST Current Probe Use wfth DiQMUbnto Measure kilal duaj servo current draw Locate atailed orcyasloaded secvs Now 61395 wilt purchase EDR2 above PaintballlSanders Continued page 49 gun activities continued day plenty time air fun-flier brought airplanes just plain good clear air Good food good fun good friends made truly 1992 Clearlake Modelers fun-for-all fly-in look forward next years event hard work efforts Clearlake Modelers Club members made event great gratefully acknowledged special thanks committee chairs made happen will name names fear leaving someone out know fliers Team MAP performed well excellent presentation newest spectacle fun-flys deserve credit job well done Thank US AirCore its participation support airplanes parts videotapes thousands painthalls furnished shooters Painthall Hill Gary Bennett Glenn Palmer Paintball Hill Shooters supporters will always remembered great part first-time-ever event would have same thanks Hazel Sig Sig Manu facturing Company prizes donated shooters fliers Bomb Drop Competition Thanks too Betty Fox Fox Manufacturing support keeping em flying photographers Bernard Wilde Don Cross well support teams efforts what made possible see remember event odel Aviation * gnu usgs Use Uie EDR-2 DIGITAL NICd TosteLj Send Check Monw Order& 6&OO S&kI orCOD to
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/07
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 52
ASSAIJIl Paintball Hill N high-spirited fun-fly pitted RC pilots making bomb runs through deadly paintball ackack fire U Duane Sanders THE FIRST-TIME-EVER Paintball Bomb Drop Competition smashing success Clearlake Modelers Club famed its annual float-fly over Mothers Day weekend Clearlake California decided make its annual fall fun-fly event beholdand Determined make years fun-fly fun new special attractions added Free hot dogs drinks kids free hands-on flying opportunities plenty freeno entry feefun-flying part painthall bomb drop competition presented Model Aviation Products Team MAP ultimate adrenaline-pumping action provided nearly indestructible US AirCore family trainer bombers flown MAP through paintball flak delivered sharp-shooting paintball gunners gunners Paintball Hill facility paintball games nearby hills Pope Valley Glenn Palmer ack-ack position manning threebarreled grinder Gatling gun considered best West Fliers paintball shooters began arriving Clearlake Modelers Club S-Bar-S ranchflying field Friday night club held regular monthly club meeting finalized details next days event sat under bright full moon anticipating first-time-ever fun-for-all planning previous three months Top photo Making low pass MAP team plane comes through unscathed Above left Nearly indestructible US AirGore bomber scores hits target Above Gatling grinder built Glenn Palmer prepares fire paintballs September 12 1992 dawned bright clear Event chairman Ray Carmen busy watering runway flying field setting up PA system implementing final touches always make Clearlake clubs events extraorminary early arrivals greeted deer standing field scampering off brush along half mile dirt road leading football-field-size flying site July1993 47 Tables benches large sunscreen shade area plenty room comfortable pit space directly behind flight line fliers stations awaited participants After normal buzz pilots toting airplanes stuff pilots meeting called 9 am sharp prepare first fun-flying Meanwhile paintball shooters commanded Gary Bennett owner Paintball Hill making ready first bomb-drop event scheduled 10 am Glenn Palmer noted paintball world custom airguns equipment setting up heavy-hitting grinder Gatling gun first plane took air fun-flying began others followed flew hearts content until 10 o clock call clear field Ray Carmen explained crowd what going take place first Team MAP bomber pilots took off Airborne first Ron Trammel Tony Lee Jack Reifers Edwin Seim Jim Chrisman airborne few seconds apart Around came shooters flag up Ray Carmen reminded Gary Bennett let first five birds through practice run Ray announced Okay Gary theyre yours pilot Ron Trammel came fast low straight ahead direct line five-ringed target Get em yelled Gary sky lit up paintballs streaking multicolored arcs oncoming red white blue bomber Pop pop pop splat splat pop pop Past shooters plane roared lining up target bombardier releasing painthall bomb flick switch radio sent bright orange ball out bomb tube MAP bombdrop unit strapped side aircraft precision accuracy loud splat three ring target heard aircraft swooped up over target standing its flight path Next came 14-year-old Tony Lee youngest member Team MAP first pass Tony lined up perfect approach paint flew stayed straight headed directly target after taking heavy flak engine went dead critical moment Trying clear top eightfoot target Tony guided multisplattered airplane smashed directly four ring great whack hung like sleeping bat will forever known Kamikaze Lee Gary yelled Hes Glenn Palmer opened up grinder Gatling gun must have tracking Tony radar because barrage paint struck plane like hailstorm splats pop-pops second two Tonys US AirCore bomber plucked four ring vertical target 48 Model Aviation Bennett instructs lineup shooters Anyone wanted try using paintball gun opportunity participants hadnt seen paintballs action Team MAI pilOt 14-year-old Tony Lee gives Glenn Palmer paintball gunner some hands-on radio control training Above Plane bomb-run approach dodges paintballs air Note yellow bomb just released pass over target Left Team MAP members Jack Reifers Ron Trammel assisted Chick Thrasher ready bombers takeoff refueled flown next bombing run third aircraft piloted Jack Reifers came through nearly untouched because shooters watching Tonys dilemma missed him streaked past Jacks speed fast swept up toward perfect blue sky paintball bomb struck just off five ring Ed Seim pilot number four lucky Jack because seemed shooters number Although tried such evasive flying made bombardier airsick flak flew caught plenty pass upset enough score clean miss came pilot Jim Chrisman prepared high approach gunners came fast began shoot him swept low past paintball bomb hit almost directly center target pulled straight up away what probably best run round After 15 passes five bombers score stood eight scorable hits target 29 scores aircraft gunners Ray Carmen called pilots spread out land proper order signaled shooters cease fire Gary gave order plug guns MAP Team landed planes after another cheers crowd smiles faces pilots shooters bombers safely ground back pit area paint cleaned off planes made ready next event scheduled later day shooters secured guns Only did Ray Carmen announce hands-on training sessions Anyone wanted fly could sign up assigned instructor airplane called name trainee would go assigned flying station took controls first time ever via buddy box training cord system training pilots Tony Lee Ron Trammel Bob Parker Hany Leacock Dar Walker Jim Chrisman Jim Braddock Wally Rinker Ray Carmen furnished airplanes event training went well exception unfortunate incident Two students pilots allowed airplanes fill same airspace same time produced all-too-familiar kerwhack sky rained pieces short time parts two beautiful airplanes settled earth before crowd falling leaves across big expanse flying field sound oohs uttered never witnessed such spectacle before could heard above else time wanted opportunity fly radio-controlled aircraft chance did anyone wanted try paintball Continued page 52 July1993 49 Above Splat direct hit scored Paintbail Hill gang using effective Gatling Right Time out cleanup before another go target Team MAP flies through heavy flak put up Paintball Hill shooters fun-for fly-in successful theyll again next year Right Tony Lees notorious Kamikaze crash Frequency Alert Update Copies Academys formal Letter Comment mailed 535 members United States Congress March 18 1993 addition three-page letter provided brief historical overview activities relating model frequency use over years also included rebuttal comments FCCs question-and-answer communication provided legislators brief summary meeting between FCC Academy held March 11 also included April 18 1993 Academy will initiate empirical testing program determine extent problems associated NPRM 92-23 5 specifications information will provided FCC second Letter Comment sometime before May 28 deadline tests will performed using one-watt transmitter operating frequency 25 kHz model frequency course has set up allowing movement one-watt interferer point interference occurs can determined model will flown AMA site Muncie Indiana will fitted device referred missing pulse counter will enable operator determine accurately actual lost signals conclusion flight During flight information along servo jitter information will telemetered operator form tone signals model will flown six meters ham band carry active 72-MHz receiver order prevent crashing model Once general parameters relating distance established 72-MHz receiver will used control model variety equipment will used over several days testing As final part testing process information obtained will shared laboratory verify procedures results Additional laboratory testing will considered AIViA pending outcome SIN2E 1936 check batlsies before flight underaiRUE load Discharge batteries erase Measure baffery capacity Spcit weak bad cd ooaDo Noasilohestofliplqrobab turn scales squint Polanty independent- NO WAY hook uprongl Short-arvuitprod-never*y batteries againi DON7SETI1E FOR CHEAP TALESV 7HATSHOwoAtYDC VOL11 ring urn wwi EDR-201 EYE TEST Current Probe Use wfth DiQMUbnto Measure kilal duaj servo current draw Locate atailed orcyasloaded secvs Now 61395 wilt purchase EDR2 above PaintballlSanders Continued page 49 gun activities continued day plenty time air fun-flier brought airplanes just plain good clear air Good food good fun good friends made truly 1992 Clearlake Modelers fun-for-all fly-in look forward next years event hard work efforts Clearlake Modelers Club members made event great gratefully acknowledged special thanks committee chairs made happen will name names fear leaving someone out know fliers Team MAP performed well excellent presentation newest spectacle fun-flys deserve credit job well done Thank US AirCore its participation support airplanes parts videotapes thousands painthalls furnished shooters Painthall Hill Gary Bennett Glenn Palmer Paintball Hill Shooters supporters will always remembered great part first-time-ever event would have same thanks Hazel Sig Sig Manu facturing Company prizes donated shooters fliers Bomb Drop Competition Thanks too Betty Fox Fox Manufacturing support keeping em flying photographers Bernard Wilde Don Cross well support teams efforts what made possible see remember event odel Aviation * gnu usgs Use Uie EDR-2 DIGITAL NICd TosteLj Send Check Monw Order& 6&OO S&kI orCOD to