THE IMAGE received letter Europes finest Stunt pilots Because know individual well because respect opinionswhether might share themI have chosen devote column month article American Dream Suffice say notwithstanding friendship author dont share opinions next month intend publish public reply stating Nonetheless fact mature accom plished modeler worldwide competitive ex perience sincerely believes accuracy image paints us article should give us pause extent views may reflect opinions rest Stunt world worthy consideration Because provocative nature com ments have chosen identify him publicly will call him Henri although neither name nor hint nationality will ever happy act intermediary comments readers may have re sponse American Dream Henri After reading two three American maga zines regularly almost three decades plus Stunt News almost its beginning feel have casual view American Stunt scene typical American opinion admire American approach Stunt flying Euro peans dont seem capable mixture take easy ones best seems red line constant misunderstanding concern ing FAI matters Some recent contest reports especially views 1988 CL World Chainpionships confirm conviction Ameri cans live own world have problems accepting international modeling reality Let please use Don McClaves report World Championships PAMPAs Stunt News issue #29 example explain Americans have problems Ill quote some remarks misunderstood things FAI scoring system always fly America under AMA rules probably dont know about FAI rules However top pilotsespecially have chance make team should know least enough understand sys tem Mr McClave says FAI scoring uses 10point scoring system rather 40-point AMA system Somebody once told minimum score 10 pointsjust flying maneuver dont know whether true true have 30-point system However since dont know sure must suppose have 40-point system McClave continues Therefore good ma neuver FAI seven eight nine instead Continued page 184 80 Model Aviation Conoi Lne Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 FlyIng Cloud Isle Foster Cl CA 94404 Australias Brian Eather flew absolutely magnificent original-design Firecracker 88 Nats earned well-deserved 19 appearance points finished Top 10 Top Polish flier Piotr Zawada puts mouth promoting Stunt poses 13 pupil/members modeling club models mosty designs too Reigning World Champilon Zhang Xiang Dong Peoples Republic China po sea very attractive winning model Will Its pleasant generic semiscale lines spire other fliers abandon todays sterile foam-clone look something similar couple unidentified Austrian Stunt jock eys admire Claus Malkis gorgeous biplane Stunter disbelief Its flying potential dashed Claus won meet SECOND ANNUAL May13 14 1989 MODEL SPORT & HOBBY SHOW i LIVE INDOOR RADIO CONTROL MODEL FLYING DEMONSTRATIONS HUGE BOAT POND & CAR TRACK SHOP T RAFFLE Following up highly successful Introductory show great Southeest IMS show 1988 Model Spoil & Hobby Show Atlanta Georgia selling exhibitors permitted continues IMS once again bringing major model manufac- presented fat model hobbyist VaIl come turers over US its aecond annual ya heari See latest products visit major manufacturers distributors * Radio Controlled Model Aircraft Boats Ca, * R/C Systems * Model Railroads * Modeling Accessories * FREE STATIC MODEL DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES* ISand lasal sue SASS 1MB office list ss5soIao oosspati5le nIas sdswo snty force IIEYMOMI. * ITS YOUR * WEEKEND ATTEND THE SHOW AND WIN SPECIAL PRIZES REGISTER FREE OF CHARGE FOR DRAWING 10 WIN DIAMOND PENDANT WITH 14-CARAT GOLD CHAIN ONE 10 BE GIVEN AWAY EACH DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ON THIS MOTHERS DAY WEEK END Bring your ditidron cut lawn build fly a mtdol airplane PAP-S dasobta alta danal GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER 285 international Blvd NW Atlanta GA SATURDAY MAY 13198910 am-6 pm SUNDAY MAY 14196910 am-5 pm ADMISSlON Adults $500 JunIors 12 under saco Children under six FREE accompanied adult ADVANCE TICKETS Save time waiting line Order tickets advance US Send check money order pay able IMS Inc Allcw3weeks checks clear include self-addressed legal-size stamped envelope adult ticket $500 12 under SaOO No charge under age 6 Watch ad time location outdoor RtC flying demon strations including helicopters ducted fan aircraft subecttoaite availability INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW INQ P0 Box 10127 Costa Mesa CalifornIa 92627-0031 Phone 714 548-4700 sec Chicago won distance 7473 ft Milwaukees 6914 Combined points thus gave meet IMAC 1987 Mil waukees 1935 clubs quite ly matched contest resulted life long friendships Milwaukee learned about cans meet short lengths tubing made tin cans keep rubber place next motor stick MMAC mem bers improved upon idea making cans bent bamboo rings time made piano wire Milwaukee club also indulged some fun events Ken Sedgwick fitted tiny camera model snapped good pic tures flight using firecracker fuse re lease rubberband tripped shut ter same device also released para chutes came event contests year 1916 began club report review events 1915 plans enter National Meet failed Flying began June 16 ever clubs field found too small Models overfiew repeatedly lost Much activity continued new officers elected plans made enter Nationals again failed materialize Lynn left tend Armour Institute Chicago gradu ate study available Milwaukee club continued him another year lacking Lynns guidance no club reports published Meanwhile Lynn invited join IMAC com peted team 1916 National Contest 1917 other members leaving World War draft begun Ken Sedgwick left get engineering degree Armour general grand time over mem bers experienced more demands time Ken thought last club activity occurred 1919 List known members 19 members 1915 Clarence Bates Gilbert M Coun sell Milo C Counsell Lynn Davies Thomas Dunlop Ervin Eiring Alfred Hayden Walter Loehndorf Ray Mans Charles Rollins James Rollins Ken Sedg wick Ted Sedgwick deceased CL AerobaticslFancher Continued page 80 34 35 36 First good maneuver seven eight nine have 10 points choose dont have three scores give same quality What call good maneuver eight Nine very good 10 perfect Seven low good six about mediocre Second want translate FM scores AMA scores have multiply four 10 points 40 points Therefore seven equals 28 eight 32 nine 36 American judges judge way Mr McClave writes give away points lesser pilots put another way really good maneuvers judged accordingly Now Don explains K factor using ex ample two pilots doing Square Eight Nats flier performs excellent maneuver scores 36 Flier two also does great maneuver misses couple minor things gets 34 world champs fliers repeat performances Flier scores eight flier two gets seven because maneuver snt quite good flier two misses couple mi nor things gets 34 miss couple mi nor things will FAl downgrade pilot least two points Translated AMA thats eight points Don gives two points less feel kind judging quite correct McClave continues comes Kfactor Square Eight whopping 10 Thus real score maneuver 80 points 8 x 10 flier 70 7 x 10 flier two 10-point difference though two fliers very close scores rela tively far apart because judging system scores seem far apart However consider perfect score FM maximum score Ive figured out correctly 1310 points multiplied three judges per FM requirements 3930 points Watch actual championships results see pilots perform 10-point difference much dont know perfect AMA score know good pilots exceed 500 points Try figure out point difference FM stan dard used Both Henri Don have missed critical part K-factor issue Actually two Square Eights judged separately FAJ scoring assigned separate K-factor first eight has K-factor eight second K-factor 10 Thus difference point eight produces difference 18 points total score Ted McClave goes wont argue about scoring system better have opin ion ive long conversation about point Ted Fancher think havent con vinced him Nevertheless once again actually have judge myself several occasions Im experienced judge Continued page 189 184 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
Page Numbers: 80, 184
THE IMAGE received letter Europes finest Stunt pilots Because know individual well because respect opinionswhether might share themI have chosen devote column month article American Dream Suffice say notwithstanding friendship author dont share opinions next month intend publish public reply stating Nonetheless fact mature accom plished modeler worldwide competitive ex perience sincerely believes accuracy image paints us article should give us pause extent views may reflect opinions rest Stunt world worthy consideration Because provocative nature com ments have chosen identify him publicly will call him Henri although neither name nor hint nationality will ever happy act intermediary comments readers may have re sponse American Dream Henri After reading two three American maga zines regularly almost three decades plus Stunt News almost its beginning feel have casual view American Stunt scene typical American opinion admire American approach Stunt flying Euro peans dont seem capable mixture take easy ones best seems red line constant misunderstanding concern ing FAI matters Some recent contest reports especially views 1988 CL World Chainpionships confirm conviction Ameri cans live own world have problems accepting international modeling reality Let please use Don McClaves report World Championships PAMPAs Stunt News issue #29 example explain Americans have problems Ill quote some remarks misunderstood things FAI scoring system always fly America under AMA rules probably dont know about FAI rules However top pilotsespecially have chance make team should know least enough understand sys tem Mr McClave says FAI scoring uses 10point scoring system rather 40-point AMA system Somebody once told minimum score 10 pointsjust flying maneuver dont know whether true true have 30-point system However since dont know sure must suppose have 40-point system McClave continues Therefore good ma neuver FAI seven eight nine instead Continued page 184 80 Model Aviation Conoi Lne Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 FlyIng Cloud Isle Foster Cl CA 94404 Australias Brian Eather flew absolutely magnificent original-design Firecracker 88 Nats earned well-deserved 19 appearance points finished Top 10 Top Polish flier Piotr Zawada puts mouth promoting Stunt poses 13 pupil/members modeling club models mosty designs too Reigning World Champilon Zhang Xiang Dong Peoples Republic China po sea very attractive winning model Will Its pleasant generic semiscale lines spire other fliers abandon todays sterile foam-clone look something similar couple unidentified Austrian Stunt jock eys admire Claus Malkis gorgeous biplane Stunter disbelief Its flying potential dashed Claus won meet SECOND ANNUAL May13 14 1989 MODEL SPORT & HOBBY SHOW i LIVE INDOOR RADIO CONTROL MODEL FLYING DEMONSTRATIONS HUGE BOAT POND & CAR TRACK SHOP T RAFFLE Following up highly successful Introductory show great Southeest IMS show 1988 Model Spoil & Hobby Show Atlanta Georgia selling exhibitors permitted continues IMS once again bringing major model manufac- presented fat model hobbyist VaIl come turers over US its aecond annual ya heari See latest products visit major manufacturers distributors * Radio Controlled Model Aircraft Boats Ca, * R/C Systems * Model Railroads * Modeling Accessories * FREE STATIC MODEL DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES* ISand lasal sue SASS 1MB office list ss5soIao oosspati5le nIas sdswo snty force IIEYMOMI. * ITS YOUR * WEEKEND ATTEND THE SHOW AND WIN SPECIAL PRIZES REGISTER FREE OF CHARGE FOR DRAWING 10 WIN DIAMOND PENDANT WITH 14-CARAT GOLD CHAIN ONE 10 BE GIVEN AWAY EACH DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ON THIS MOTHERS DAY WEEK END Bring your ditidron cut lawn build fly a mtdol airplane PAP-S dasobta alta danal GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER 285 international Blvd NW Atlanta GA SATURDAY MAY 13198910 am-6 pm SUNDAY MAY 14196910 am-5 pm ADMISSlON Adults $500 JunIors 12 under saco Children under six FREE accompanied adult ADVANCE TICKETS Save time waiting line Order tickets advance US Send check money order pay able IMS Inc Allcw3weeks checks clear include self-addressed legal-size stamped envelope adult ticket $500 12 under SaOO No charge under age 6 Watch ad time location outdoor RtC flying demon strations including helicopters ducted fan aircraft subecttoaite availability INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW INQ P0 Box 10127 Costa Mesa CalifornIa 92627-0031 Phone 714 548-4700 sec Chicago won distance 7473 ft Milwaukees 6914 Combined points thus gave meet IMAC 1987 Mil waukees 1935 clubs quite ly matched contest resulted life long friendships Milwaukee learned about cans meet short lengths tubing made tin cans keep rubber place next motor stick MMAC mem bers improved upon idea making cans bent bamboo rings time made piano wire Milwaukee club also indulged some fun events Ken Sedgwick fitted tiny camera model snapped good pic tures flight using firecracker fuse re lease rubberband tripped shut ter same device also released para chutes came event contests year 1916 began club report review events 1915 plans enter National Meet failed Flying began June 16 ever clubs field found too small Models overfiew repeatedly lost Much activity continued new officers elected plans made enter Nationals again failed materialize Lynn left tend Armour Institute Chicago gradu ate study available Milwaukee club continued him another year lacking Lynns guidance no club reports published Meanwhile Lynn invited join IMAC com peted team 1916 National Contest 1917 other members leaving World War draft begun Ken Sedgwick left get engineering degree Armour general grand time over mem bers experienced more demands time Ken thought last club activity occurred 1919 List known members 19 members 1915 Clarence Bates Gilbert M Coun sell Milo C Counsell Lynn Davies Thomas Dunlop Ervin Eiring Alfred Hayden Walter Loehndorf Ray Mans Charles Rollins James Rollins Ken Sedg wick Ted Sedgwick deceased CL AerobaticslFancher Continued page 80 34 35 36 First good maneuver seven eight nine have 10 points choose dont have three scores give same quality What call good maneuver eight Nine very good 10 perfect Seven low good six about mediocre Second want translate FM scores AMA scores have multiply four 10 points 40 points Therefore seven equals 28 eight 32 nine 36 American judges judge way Mr McClave writes give away points lesser pilots put another way really good maneuvers judged accordingly Now Don explains K factor using ex ample two pilots doing Square Eight Nats flier performs excellent maneuver scores 36 Flier two also does great maneuver misses couple minor things gets 34 world champs fliers repeat performances Flier scores eight flier two gets seven because maneuver snt quite good flier two misses couple mi nor things gets 34 miss couple mi nor things will FAl downgrade pilot least two points Translated AMA thats eight points Don gives two points less feel kind judging quite correct McClave continues comes Kfactor Square Eight whopping 10 Thus real score maneuver 80 points 8 x 10 flier 70 7 x 10 flier two 10-point difference though two fliers very close scores rela tively far apart because judging system scores seem far apart However consider perfect score FM maximum score Ive figured out correctly 1310 points multiplied three judges per FM requirements 3930 points Watch actual championships results see pilots perform 10-point difference much dont know perfect AMA score know good pilots exceed 500 points Try figure out point difference FM stan dard used Both Henri Don have missed critical part K-factor issue Actually two Square Eights judged separately FAJ scoring assigned separate K-factor first eight has K-factor eight second K-factor 10 Thus difference point eight produces difference 18 points total score Ted McClave goes wont argue about scoring system better have opin ion ive long conversation about point Ted Fancher think havent con vinced him Nevertheless once again actually have judge myself several occasions Im experienced judge Continued page 189 184 Model Aviation