I HOPE recall coverage Stunt event Tn-Cities Nats Novem ber issue Model Aviation mentioned mation new PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots AssociationEd committee Un der direction its chairman PAMPA vice president Robert McDonald committee will develop procedural format based use skill classes use Nats rather torical Junior/Senior/Open age-class divisions still use Eventually results committees ef forts will brought before PAMPA member ship Stunt News PAMPA newsletter ac cepted procedures will submitted AMA andbarring unexpected rejectionwill henceforth become official format Na tionals Stunt event Because traditional Nats Stunt format may change feel subject warrants discussion forum other available PAMPA members Although read months column may never compete Nats also great hope able change format skill classes could very important position candidate president PAMPA receive copies correspondence committee diversity opinions proposed procedures clearly shows difficulty committee faces reaching consensus correct course action problems perceive reading correspondence committee lack awareness history eventhow got multiday format currently use important use successful new format should reflect thorough under standing historical perspective Although shudder think myself griz zled veteran can speak firsthand tory anything must admit probably qualify comes Stunt began flying Stunt seriously 1955 flew first contest 1957 first Nats 1959 developers current format thus have good understanding came being Heres little Stunt history according Fancher facts may precisely cor rect reflect best recollection beginning many Stunt fliers ages Control Line eventsand Stunt particularwere premier attractions Nats participation significantly greater numbers case today especially Junior Senior categories 59 Nats Junior Senior entries competition included day qualifying day finals age groups number contestants wasnt fac tor making equal footing between age groups skill level of best Junior Senior fliers extraordinary very competitive top Open contestants fact 1959 overall National Champion winner Walker Cup Senior Cham pion Billy Werwage late Sixties demographics Stunt changed great deal new leisuretime activities appeared appealed young people would formerly have attracted Stunt flying ast coming age RC result significant decrease number young fliers Stunt event Individual qualification days no longer necessary Junior Senior became oneday events Open other hand did suffer same level defections Competition continued strong number contestants consist ent Outstanding individual Juniors Seniors still could hold own against best Open fliers young Gerry Cipra won Walker Cup Jun ior era percentage exceptional talents much lower due mainly lower total numbersCji,d OIl 01CC 170 left Geza Egevary ex-Hungarian now living Germany Photographer Claus Maikis claims Geza closest Stunt rival Ger plane original Marionette uses ST 46 3-bladed 11 x 6 prop constructed Top Flite blades tenth series Italys Franco Ballesios Astro R has wings sweep forward slightly uses ST 46 power Prop own glasslcarbon-fiber unit Maikis pic January 1990 61 Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scenes Sig Mfg Co plant Monte zuma IA Above automatic foam cutter will make wings stabs Magnum Stunter Below custom-made machine measures out lengths high-quality sevenstrand stainless steel wire onto spools sale control line sets Fancher photos Germanys Michael Feger Maikis-de signed M35 using Supertigre 46 power Color scheme white lavender touches black striping Photo Claus Maikis bladed Scale propellers Match engine propeller George Lieb May Using 35mm camera reproducing insignias Bob Furr Pro-Stunt Products Engine offset pads Notes NASA June 1989 WRAM Show report Response readers Jan 89 column Scale events July Sport Scale scoresheets Jerry De neau Notes NASA Scale Data Source Committee Gilroy CA MAC Flying Show Michael Hawks August Three-line handle throttle adjuster Mike Welshans Documentation guide Michael Blaugher Metal Mend Tape simulating ac cess panels etc September Getting started Sport Scale select Scale kit build plans finding source data Jerry Deneau Notes NASA need NASA District reps Vend Mount System G&A Prod ucts October Getting started Sport Scale re view static flight judging Gerry Deneau November 1989 Nationals coverage December Discussion Scale rules change 1990-91 Black Decker tools work shops Carl Duggan Mighty Lite plywood new build ing product Please send ideas contest reports especially photos CL Scale address found very top column CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 61 Also Stunt becoming refined Supe rior performances now result piloting skills also expertise allied areas such aircraft design flight trim engines young pilots exceptional reactions usu ally enough overcome advantages experienced fliers other areas early Seventies saw continued diminu tion participation younger fliers still respectable numbersaround eight 15 contestantsearly obvi ously decreasing Open other hand continuing premier CL event culminating 1976 Nats Dayton OH over 80 con testants Open event Still very best youngsters competitive adult fliers shown Walker Cup victory Denny Adamisin believe 1972 76 Dayton Nats seeds modern event sown large num bers contestants spending huge sums money attend Nats question arose whether BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models Install RC Models 3-Level indication ci receiver battery status press ci button 2Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 OZ Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order topostpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY Stats residents add sales tax existing format provided reasonable cost/value ratio format still consisted day qualifying vast majority contestants second day qual ifying finals 1976 second round qualifying es sentially blown away Mother Nature As re sult fliers spent big bucks tend Nats enjoyed just eight-minute offi cial flight expenditures thought reasonably sothat cost wasnt justified restricted format Thus born cur rent concept 1977 present have used contin ually refined version four-day format modern fliers familiar consists two full days qualifying day semifi nals top 20 qualifiers Walker Cup flyoff fourth day top five Open pilots winners Junior Sen ior events vie another determine overall National Champion format has proven generally very popular two days qualifying allow much greater level participation entries Open event Although seldom change stand ing between first second day overall benefit additional official flying has eagerly affirmed third fourth days allow very exacting method selecting champion still per mitting up-and-coming stars gratification incentive having qualified Nats downside existing format lengthy costly administer Overall ever format has proven successful popular effective Juniors Seniors unfortunately have taken something back seat adult fliers P06 16 Nun1boDItnSO SO SF350 318 401255 SF400 601255 SF500 260901570 RF600 290121675 RF7SO7W5/32 /S001 1670 RF600 3145 toAScais 170 Model Aviation Revised Lightweight Dual Spoiler ModuleAT 1048 dual spoilers made rigid PVC weigh 3 oz per set cloaed position total overall height 1 4 inches modiflible 1 inch unmodified blades fully extended total overall height le 2% inches modules accuate extremely smooth easily single module 5118 inches thick by6 inches long Modules can ganged end-to-end longer end increased surface area Only *1415 per set Ask local hobby shop today Dealers ask ACE RIC Inc details AL-TEC PRODUCTS INC 18800 St Rt 47E ey OH 45365 513 498-1721 itS 41 nov07 snap 01 owe 011001 600 $200 sitipping und h.ndiingplOSiled Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61824 confident about CGX 500s unmatched precision ruggedness dependability weve equipped feature virtually no other power panel can offer lifetime warranty So ask yourself thisdoes really make sense settle anything less CARL GOLDBERG could own genuine CCX 500 few dollars MODELS INC 0 event continues one-day affair third day Open competition point time have nonetheless pay entry fee surcharge required Nats organiz ers Stunt event surcharge troduced help defray cost extended format might make classic Which came first chicken egg argument it also true Junior Senior participation has dropped almost embarrassing lows Open event prospers Although con tinue have occasional exceptional young dividual such Nat Gifford Archie Adamisin operate near-vacuum terms compe tition within own age group Recent Nats have few contestant catego ries including 1989 event wherein Junior champion flew no aerobatic maneuvers takeoff landing As can see time appears ripe im plementation skill class divisions Nats participation younger age classes has declined significantly three-year-old Ad vanced class has proven extremely popular has attracted participation best Junior Senior contestants have enjoyed quite bit success some cases appears clear skill class format would solve number administrative problems also enhancing experience better young fliers Including serious flier fourday format regardless ages allows maximum possible participation de sire Most committees proposals clude entry-level event less serious fliers would continue one-day affair permits reduced commitment part ginner fliers also significantly reduces cost factor Skill classes eliminate need individual Junior Senior events administrative workload require Provision would made recognizing best performances young fliers done RC awarding tro phies highest placing Junior Senior category would course ad dition awards might win based merit within individual skill classes possible change may prove contro versial handling Walker Cup flyoff Until early Eighties flyoff pitted Jun ior Senior Open champions against other determine overall champion Such flyoff necessary because age class divi sions prevented head-to-head encounters between champions during general competition event took place following Open finals initially following day early years current format held immediately fol lowing Top Five Open flyoff Finally since early Eighties Junior Senior champs have flown along Top Five Open finalists scores com pared Open Champion determine Walker Cup champion Parenthetically combination Junior Senior Open flyoff Walker Cup along top five Open pilots has resulted much better format spectators past Walker Cup flyoff often anticlimactic poorly attended espe cially years flown itself day after Open Finals Including Junior Senior champs already exciting flyoff Open champion ship heightened overall suspense addition two-for-one competitive package format allowed exposure Junior Senior fliers other competitors too busy own efforts earlier week Thus reputations halos formed very real possibility arising adop tion skill class format Nationals elimination need traditional Walker Cup flyoff between age group champions Fliers age would now eligible com pete Expert ranks throughout competi tion competition between very best fliers regardless age could now quite logi cally forum overall National Champion selected rationale STARLITEST~ FLIGHT TA l3 WP4G SPAN HAOtMp4GEO GWER SY TO SUED Ftft4 TO FLY tS.c FLIGHTS COMFLETE DETAXED 8-PAGE MANUAL SALSA & HARI7AVOO KIT $595 moddAS%Iosl nIS JAMMAEBO P0 Sen l7& Atimak 23303 en ml 80* 824- 051* pisose sci $250 slpisg dahr nqxm isO*Sd January 1990 171 10 FT B-17 PLANS $4200 EPOXY GLASS COWLS TIC NOSE TURRETS 555 @0 3 CATALOGS $900 THE BEST IN SCALE-BOB HOLMAN PO 505 74t MA SAN 5050 CA 52402 Bob Fiorenzej Hobby Center Inc er Yellow Aircraft UPS Orders Shipped Daily Now available Fastoover Covering Material Visit Showoorn 136 win DisneyworldI OmegalCool Power Fuels Discounted 420 Wt SR 434407 3270353 Winter Springs FL 32700 Fax 407 327-7148 THERMAL CHARGER what looking electric sailplane good looks easy build fun fly great performance Thermal Charger Wing Span Wing Area Motor Included 60 Inches 545 Sq Inches Leisure 05 Electric %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 Junior Senior champs need compete headto-head against Open champion would no longer exist possibility quite controversial fliers feel such format would effectively ex clude Juniors Seniors future par ticipation Walker Cup flyoff may prove case evi dence past argues against Names like Werwage Cipra Adamisin proof posi tive excellence rises top regardless age Besides flip side coin un der skill class format entirely possible five top Expert class fliers could Jun iors Seniors would us old duffers standing sidelines CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 62 Pitmans finger protection have asked several occasions recommend best type glove pitman use Over years have found all-leather glove absolutely best gloves use fiber body leather trim just too stiff good flexible fin ger movement Remember pitmans right hand generally used adjust needle valve open fuel shutoffs require good smooth finger movement flip propwhich man dates protection kickback Racing engine addition people like glove can cinched up wrist photos shows well-used leather glove discarded after Racing campaigns As can see flip-finger has fi nally become cut mangled no longer fers protection pitmans digit cinching glove up near wrist glove held sta tionary hand reduces slippage grabbing aircraft landing glove actu ally acts damping unit pitman catches airplane either prop nut wing leather glove much slipresistant grabbing Racer covered oil during fast pit stop pitmen prefer gloves have no lining flexible yet have dense leather through out fingers palm Half-A Mouse Racing spent portion spring summer working Cox 049 en gines After receiving several tips fellow Mouse Racing enthusiasts found great deal problem involved varnish building up piston bore liner 1988 1 50 seconds shy qualifying final race whereas 1989 finished fi nals Open Mouse four seconds off winners time used exactly same airplanes engines except year started using 0000 steel wool wooden dowel rod re move varnish cylinder 25-30 runs past would experience acceptable per formance several minutes find engine performance would deteriorate run ning slowly poor starting charac teristics would almost impossible find proper needle valve setting found cleaning varnish cylinder restored origi nal performance movement needle valve nearly critical able work propeller combinations improve airspeed certainly cannot emphasize enough varnish-bedeviled cylinder must cleaned regular basis consistent performance ob tamed little engines As always solicit photos comments CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 63 fuel fuel wed using brand-new gallon produced well-known commercial maker After switch everything back normal manufacturer heard about misfortunes got contact sent case sorted fuels having various nitro contents us test never able duplicate prob lems previously encountered fuel ran perfectly have developed some new theories probable causes troubles Most com mercial fuels contain additive packages pre vent foaming hard tanks tanks detergents keep engine clean something keep residue rusting innards en gine well things improve film strength lubricant etc additives may wonders power cleanliness longevity thought maybe attacked bladder material residue attack clogging needle valves thereby making overly lean settings Because high pressure produced bladders have run needle valves al closed off get right mixture typical Supertigre needle 35 might set -3A turn out fully seated position suctionfed engine same type might require nee dle set three four full turns out What means needle valve assemblies eatI U I11 reds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece constwction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl lJOfora-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-60179 am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MDePtMARIlBOXS3O Goodview VA 24095 172 Model Aviation hL W202 1/4 SCALE GLIDER KIT Premium Quality Kit European Quality American Technology Piece Gel-coated Fuselage Pre-Manufactured Wings w/Carbon Fiber Spars Obechi sheeting • Slope Thermal 000 plus $25 Shipping 1/4 & 1/5 Scale Glider Retracts Precision Machined Aerospace Specs Made 6061 T6 Aluminum 650 plus $5 Shipping & Handling 5 Feat Long 1/16 Misic Wire Pushrods Nylon Outer Casing 63 ma plus $3 Shipping SCALE GLIDER COMPONENTS 7024 Fm PH. CarImbid 0* 92009 6193 921-1439 CA Residents add 7% Send stamped ennelope info
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/01
Page Numbers: 61, 170, 171, 172
I HOPE recall coverage Stunt event Tn-Cities Nats Novem ber issue Model Aviation mentioned mation new PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots AssociationEd committee Un der direction its chairman PAMPA vice president Robert McDonald committee will develop procedural format based use skill classes use Nats rather torical Junior/Senior/Open age-class divisions still use Eventually results committees ef forts will brought before PAMPA member ship Stunt News PAMPA newsletter ac cepted procedures will submitted AMA andbarring unexpected rejectionwill henceforth become official format Na tionals Stunt event Because traditional Nats Stunt format may change feel subject warrants discussion forum other available PAMPA members Although read months column may never compete Nats also great hope able change format skill classes could very important position candidate president PAMPA receive copies correspondence committee diversity opinions proposed procedures clearly shows difficulty committee faces reaching consensus correct course action problems perceive reading correspondence committee lack awareness history eventhow got multiday format currently use important use successful new format should reflect thorough under standing historical perspective Although shudder think myself griz zled veteran can speak firsthand tory anything must admit probably qualify comes Stunt began flying Stunt seriously 1955 flew first contest 1957 first Nats 1959 developers current format thus have good understanding came being Heres little Stunt history according Fancher facts may precisely cor rect reflect best recollection beginning many Stunt fliers ages Control Line eventsand Stunt particularwere premier attractions Nats participation significantly greater numbers case today especially Junior Senior categories 59 Nats Junior Senior entries competition included day qualifying day finals age groups number contestants wasnt fac tor making equal footing between age groups skill level of best Junior Senior fliers extraordinary very competitive top Open contestants fact 1959 overall National Champion winner Walker Cup Senior Cham pion Billy Werwage late Sixties demographics Stunt changed great deal new leisuretime activities appeared appealed young people would formerly have attracted Stunt flying ast coming age RC result significant decrease number young fliers Stunt event Individual qualification days no longer necessary Junior Senior became oneday events Open other hand did suffer same level defections Competition continued strong number contestants consist ent Outstanding individual Juniors Seniors still could hold own against best Open fliers young Gerry Cipra won Walker Cup Jun ior era percentage exceptional talents much lower due mainly lower total numbersCji,d OIl 01CC 170 left Geza Egevary ex-Hungarian now living Germany Photographer Claus Maikis claims Geza closest Stunt rival Ger plane original Marionette uses ST 46 3-bladed 11 x 6 prop constructed Top Flite blades tenth series Italys Franco Ballesios Astro R has wings sweep forward slightly uses ST 46 power Prop own glasslcarbon-fiber unit Maikis pic January 1990 61 Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scenes Sig Mfg Co plant Monte zuma IA Above automatic foam cutter will make wings stabs Magnum Stunter Below custom-made machine measures out lengths high-quality sevenstrand stainless steel wire onto spools sale control line sets Fancher photos Germanys Michael Feger Maikis-de signed M35 using Supertigre 46 power Color scheme white lavender touches black striping Photo Claus Maikis bladed Scale propellers Match engine propeller George Lieb May Using 35mm camera reproducing insignias Bob Furr Pro-Stunt Products Engine offset pads Notes NASA June 1989 WRAM Show report Response readers Jan 89 column Scale events July Sport Scale scoresheets Jerry De neau Notes NASA Scale Data Source Committee Gilroy CA MAC Flying Show Michael Hawks August Three-line handle throttle adjuster Mike Welshans Documentation guide Michael Blaugher Metal Mend Tape simulating ac cess panels etc September Getting started Sport Scale select Scale kit build plans finding source data Jerry Deneau Notes NASA need NASA District reps Vend Mount System G&A Prod ucts October Getting started Sport Scale re view static flight judging Gerry Deneau November 1989 Nationals coverage December Discussion Scale rules change 1990-91 Black Decker tools work shops Carl Duggan Mighty Lite plywood new build ing product Please send ideas contest reports especially photos CL Scale address found very top column CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 61 Also Stunt becoming refined Supe rior performances now result piloting skills also expertise allied areas such aircraft design flight trim engines young pilots exceptional reactions usu ally enough overcome advantages experienced fliers other areas early Seventies saw continued diminu tion participation younger fliers still respectable numbersaround eight 15 contestantsearly obvi ously decreasing Open other hand continuing premier CL event culminating 1976 Nats Dayton OH over 80 con testants Open event Still very best youngsters competitive adult fliers shown Walker Cup victory Denny Adamisin believe 1972 76 Dayton Nats seeds modern event sown large num bers contestants spending huge sums money attend Nats question arose whether BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models Install RC Models 3-Level indication ci receiver battery status press ci button 2Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 OZ Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order topostpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY Stats residents add sales tax existing format provided reasonable cost/value ratio format still consisted day qualifying vast majority contestants second day qual ifying finals 1976 second round qualifying es sentially blown away Mother Nature As re sult fliers spent big bucks tend Nats enjoyed just eight-minute offi cial flight expenditures thought reasonably sothat cost wasnt justified restricted format Thus born cur rent concept 1977 present have used contin ually refined version four-day format modern fliers familiar consists two full days qualifying day semifi nals top 20 qualifiers Walker Cup flyoff fourth day top five Open pilots winners Junior Sen ior events vie another determine overall National Champion format has proven generally very popular two days qualifying allow much greater level participation entries Open event Although seldom change stand ing between first second day overall benefit additional official flying has eagerly affirmed third fourth days allow very exacting method selecting champion still per mitting up-and-coming stars gratification incentive having qualified Nats downside existing format lengthy costly administer Overall ever format has proven successful popular effective Juniors Seniors unfortunately have taken something back seat adult fliers P06 16 Nun1boDItnSO SO SF350 318 401255 SF400 601255 SF500 260901570 RF600 290121675 RF7SO7W5/32 /S001 1670 RF600 3145 toAScais 170 Model Aviation Revised Lightweight Dual Spoiler ModuleAT 1048 dual spoilers made rigid PVC weigh 3 oz per set cloaed position total overall height 1 4 inches modiflible 1 inch unmodified blades fully extended total overall height le 2% inches modules accuate extremely smooth easily single module 5118 inches thick by6 inches long Modules can ganged end-to-end longer end increased surface area Only *1415 per set Ask local hobby shop today Dealers ask ACE RIC Inc details AL-TEC PRODUCTS INC 18800 St Rt 47E ey OH 45365 513 498-1721 itS 41 nov07 snap 01 owe 011001 600 $200 sitipping und h.ndiingplOSiled Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61824 confident about CGX 500s unmatched precision ruggedness dependability weve equipped feature virtually no other power panel can offer lifetime warranty So ask yourself thisdoes really make sense settle anything less CARL GOLDBERG could own genuine CCX 500 few dollars MODELS INC 0 event continues one-day affair third day Open competition point time have nonetheless pay entry fee surcharge required Nats organiz ers Stunt event surcharge troduced help defray cost extended format might make classic Which came first chicken egg argument it also true Junior Senior participation has dropped almost embarrassing lows Open event prospers Although con tinue have occasional exceptional young dividual such Nat Gifford Archie Adamisin operate near-vacuum terms compe tition within own age group Recent Nats have few contestant catego ries including 1989 event wherein Junior champion flew no aerobatic maneuvers takeoff landing As can see time appears ripe im plementation skill class divisions Nats participation younger age classes has declined significantly three-year-old Ad vanced class has proven extremely popular has attracted participation best Junior Senior contestants have enjoyed quite bit success some cases appears clear skill class format would solve number administrative problems also enhancing experience better young fliers Including serious flier fourday format regardless ages allows maximum possible participation de sire Most committees proposals clude entry-level event less serious fliers would continue one-day affair permits reduced commitment part ginner fliers also significantly reduces cost factor Skill classes eliminate need individual Junior Senior events administrative workload require Provision would made recognizing best performances young fliers done RC awarding tro phies highest placing Junior Senior category would course ad dition awards might win based merit within individual skill classes possible change may prove contro versial handling Walker Cup flyoff Until early Eighties flyoff pitted Jun ior Senior Open champions against other determine overall champion Such flyoff necessary because age class divi sions prevented head-to-head encounters between champions during general competition event took place following Open finals initially following day early years current format held immediately fol lowing Top Five Open flyoff Finally since early Eighties Junior Senior champs have flown along Top Five Open finalists scores com pared Open Champion determine Walker Cup champion Parenthetically combination Junior Senior Open flyoff Walker Cup along top five Open pilots has resulted much better format spectators past Walker Cup flyoff often anticlimactic poorly attended espe cially years flown itself day after Open Finals Including Junior Senior champs already exciting flyoff Open champion ship heightened overall suspense addition two-for-one competitive package format allowed exposure Junior Senior fliers other competitors too busy own efforts earlier week Thus reputations halos formed very real possibility arising adop tion skill class format Nationals elimination need traditional Walker Cup flyoff between age group champions Fliers age would now eligible com pete Expert ranks throughout competi tion competition between very best fliers regardless age could now quite logi cally forum overall National Champion selected rationale STARLITEST~ FLIGHT TA l3 WP4G SPAN HAOtMp4GEO GWER SY TO SUED Ftft4 TO FLY tS.c FLIGHTS COMFLETE DETAXED 8-PAGE MANUAL SALSA & HARI7AVOO KIT $595 moddAS%Iosl nIS JAMMAEBO P0 Sen l7& Atimak 23303 en ml 80* 824- 051* pisose sci $250 slpisg dahr nqxm isO*Sd January 1990 171 10 FT B-17 PLANS $4200 EPOXY GLASS COWLS TIC NOSE TURRETS 555 @0 3 CATALOGS $900 THE BEST IN SCALE-BOB HOLMAN PO 505 74t MA SAN 5050 CA 52402 Bob Fiorenzej Hobby Center Inc er Yellow Aircraft UPS Orders Shipped Daily Now available Fastoover Covering Material Visit Showoorn 136 win DisneyworldI OmegalCool Power Fuels Discounted 420 Wt SR 434407 3270353 Winter Springs FL 32700 Fax 407 327-7148 THERMAL CHARGER what looking electric sailplane good looks easy build fun fly great performance Thermal Charger Wing Span Wing Area Motor Included 60 Inches 545 Sq Inches Leisure 05 Electric %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 Junior Senior champs need compete headto-head against Open champion would no longer exist possibility quite controversial fliers feel such format would effectively ex clude Juniors Seniors future par ticipation Walker Cup flyoff may prove case evi dence past argues against Names like Werwage Cipra Adamisin proof posi tive excellence rises top regardless age Besides flip side coin un der skill class format entirely possible five top Expert class fliers could Jun iors Seniors would us old duffers standing sidelines CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 62 Pitmans finger protection have asked several occasions recommend best type glove pitman use Over years have found all-leather glove absolutely best gloves use fiber body leather trim just too stiff good flexible fin ger movement Remember pitmans right hand generally used adjust needle valve open fuel shutoffs require good smooth finger movement flip propwhich man dates protection kickback Racing engine addition people like glove can cinched up wrist photos shows well-used leather glove discarded after Racing campaigns As can see flip-finger has fi nally become cut mangled no longer fers protection pitmans digit cinching glove up near wrist glove held sta tionary hand reduces slippage grabbing aircraft landing glove actu ally acts damping unit pitman catches airplane either prop nut wing leather glove much slipresistant grabbing Racer covered oil during fast pit stop pitmen prefer gloves have no lining flexible yet have dense leather through out fingers palm Half-A Mouse Racing spent portion spring summer working Cox 049 en gines After receiving several tips fellow Mouse Racing enthusiasts found great deal problem involved varnish building up piston bore liner 1988 1 50 seconds shy qualifying final race whereas 1989 finished fi nals Open Mouse four seconds off winners time used exactly same airplanes engines except year started using 0000 steel wool wooden dowel rod re move varnish cylinder 25-30 runs past would experience acceptable per formance several minutes find engine performance would deteriorate run ning slowly poor starting charac teristics would almost impossible find proper needle valve setting found cleaning varnish cylinder restored origi nal performance movement needle valve nearly critical able work propeller combinations improve airspeed certainly cannot emphasize enough varnish-bedeviled cylinder must cleaned regular basis consistent performance ob tamed little engines As always solicit photos comments CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 63 fuel fuel wed using brand-new gallon produced well-known commercial maker After switch everything back normal manufacturer heard about misfortunes got contact sent case sorted fuels having various nitro contents us test never able duplicate prob lems previously encountered fuel ran perfectly have developed some new theories probable causes troubles Most com mercial fuels contain additive packages pre vent foaming hard tanks tanks detergents keep engine clean something keep residue rusting innards en gine well things improve film strength lubricant etc additives may wonders power cleanliness longevity thought maybe attacked bladder material residue attack clogging needle valves thereby making overly lean settings Because high pressure produced bladders have run needle valves al closed off get right mixture typical Supertigre needle 35 might set -3A turn out fully seated position suctionfed engine same type might require nee dle set three four full turns out What means needle valve assemblies eatI U I11 reds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece constwction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl lJOfora-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-60179 am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MDePtMARIlBOXS3O Goodview VA 24095 172 Model Aviation hL W202 1/4 SCALE GLIDER KIT Premium Quality Kit European Quality American Technology Piece Gel-coated Fuselage Pre-Manufactured Wings w/Carbon Fiber Spars Obechi sheeting • Slope Thermal 000 plus $25 Shipping 1/4 & 1/5 Scale Glider Retracts Precision Machined Aerospace Specs Made 6061 T6 Aluminum 650 plus $5 Shipping & Handling 5 Feat Long 1/16 Misic Wire Pushrods Nylon Outer Casing 63 ma plus $3 Shipping SCALE GLIDER COMPONENTS 7024 Fm PH. CarImbid 0* 92009 6193 921-1439 CA Residents add 7% Send stamped ennelope info
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/01
Page Numbers: 61, 170, 171, 172
I HOPE recall coverage Stunt event Tn-Cities Nats Novem ber issue Model Aviation mentioned mation new PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots AssociationEd committee Un der direction its chairman PAMPA vice president Robert McDonald committee will develop procedural format based use skill classes use Nats rather torical Junior/Senior/Open age-class divisions still use Eventually results committees ef forts will brought before PAMPA member ship Stunt News PAMPA newsletter ac cepted procedures will submitted AMA andbarring unexpected rejectionwill henceforth become official format Na tionals Stunt event Because traditional Nats Stunt format may change feel subject warrants discussion forum other available PAMPA members Although read months column may never compete Nats also great hope able change format skill classes could very important position candidate president PAMPA receive copies correspondence committee diversity opinions proposed procedures clearly shows difficulty committee faces reaching consensus correct course action problems perceive reading correspondence committee lack awareness history eventhow got multiday format currently use important use successful new format should reflect thorough under standing historical perspective Although shudder think myself griz zled veteran can speak firsthand tory anything must admit probably qualify comes Stunt began flying Stunt seriously 1955 flew first contest 1957 first Nats 1959 developers current format thus have good understanding came being Heres little Stunt history according Fancher facts may precisely cor rect reflect best recollection beginning many Stunt fliers ages Control Line eventsand Stunt particularwere premier attractions Nats participation significantly greater numbers case today especially Junior Senior categories 59 Nats Junior Senior entries competition included day qualifying day finals age groups number contestants wasnt fac tor making equal footing between age groups skill level of best Junior Senior fliers extraordinary very competitive top Open contestants fact 1959 overall National Champion winner Walker Cup Senior Cham pion Billy Werwage late Sixties demographics Stunt changed great deal new leisuretime activities appeared appealed young people would formerly have attracted Stunt flying ast coming age RC result significant decrease number young fliers Stunt event Individual qualification days no longer necessary Junior Senior became oneday events Open other hand did suffer same level defections Competition continued strong number contestants consist ent Outstanding individual Juniors Seniors still could hold own against best Open fliers young Gerry Cipra won Walker Cup Jun ior era percentage exceptional talents much lower due mainly lower total numbersCji,d OIl 01CC 170 left Geza Egevary ex-Hungarian now living Germany Photographer Claus Maikis claims Geza closest Stunt rival Ger plane original Marionette uses ST 46 3-bladed 11 x 6 prop constructed Top Flite blades tenth series Italys Franco Ballesios Astro R has wings sweep forward slightly uses ST 46 power Prop own glasslcarbon-fiber unit Maikis pic January 1990 61 Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scenes Sig Mfg Co plant Monte zuma IA Above automatic foam cutter will make wings stabs Magnum Stunter Below custom-made machine measures out lengths high-quality sevenstrand stainless steel wire onto spools sale control line sets Fancher photos Germanys Michael Feger Maikis-de signed M35 using Supertigre 46 power Color scheme white lavender touches black striping Photo Claus Maikis bladed Scale propellers Match engine propeller George Lieb May Using 35mm camera reproducing insignias Bob Furr Pro-Stunt Products Engine offset pads Notes NASA June 1989 WRAM Show report Response readers Jan 89 column Scale events July Sport Scale scoresheets Jerry De neau Notes NASA Scale Data Source Committee Gilroy CA MAC Flying Show Michael Hawks August Three-line handle throttle adjuster Mike Welshans Documentation guide Michael Blaugher Metal Mend Tape simulating ac cess panels etc September Getting started Sport Scale select Scale kit build plans finding source data Jerry Deneau Notes NASA need NASA District reps Vend Mount System G&A Prod ucts October Getting started Sport Scale re view static flight judging Gerry Deneau November 1989 Nationals coverage December Discussion Scale rules change 1990-91 Black Decker tools work shops Carl Duggan Mighty Lite plywood new build ing product Please send ideas contest reports especially photos CL Scale address found very top column CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 61 Also Stunt becoming refined Supe rior performances now result piloting skills also expertise allied areas such aircraft design flight trim engines young pilots exceptional reactions usu ally enough overcome advantages experienced fliers other areas early Seventies saw continued diminu tion participation younger fliers still respectable numbersaround eight 15 contestantsearly obvi ously decreasing Open other hand continuing premier CL event culminating 1976 Nats Dayton OH over 80 con testants Open event Still very best youngsters competitive adult fliers shown Walker Cup victory Denny Adamisin believe 1972 76 Dayton Nats seeds modern event sown large num bers contestants spending huge sums money attend Nats question arose whether BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models Install RC Models 3-Level indication ci receiver battery status press ci button 2Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 OZ Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order topostpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY Stats residents add sales tax existing format provided reasonable cost/value ratio format still consisted day qualifying vast majority contestants second day qual ifying finals 1976 second round qualifying es sentially blown away Mother Nature As re sult fliers spent big bucks tend Nats enjoyed just eight-minute offi cial flight expenditures thought reasonably sothat cost wasnt justified restricted format Thus born cur rent concept 1977 present have used contin ually refined version four-day format modern fliers familiar consists two full days qualifying day semifi nals top 20 qualifiers Walker Cup flyoff fourth day top five Open pilots winners Junior Sen ior events vie another determine overall National Champion format has proven generally very popular two days qualifying allow much greater level participation entries Open event Although seldom change stand ing between first second day overall benefit additional official flying has eagerly affirmed third fourth days allow very exacting method selecting champion still per mitting up-and-coming stars gratification incentive having qualified Nats downside existing format lengthy costly administer Overall ever format has proven successful popular effective Juniors Seniors unfortunately have taken something back seat adult fliers P06 16 Nun1boDItnSO SO SF350 318 401255 SF400 601255 SF500 260901570 RF600 290121675 RF7SO7W5/32 /S001 1670 RF600 3145 toAScais 170 Model Aviation Revised Lightweight Dual Spoiler ModuleAT 1048 dual spoilers made rigid PVC weigh 3 oz per set cloaed position total overall height 1 4 inches modiflible 1 inch unmodified blades fully extended total overall height le 2% inches modules accuate extremely smooth easily single module 5118 inches thick by6 inches long Modules can ganged end-to-end longer end increased surface area Only *1415 per set Ask local hobby shop today Dealers ask ACE RIC Inc details AL-TEC PRODUCTS INC 18800 St Rt 47E ey OH 45365 513 498-1721 itS 41 nov07 snap 01 owe 011001 600 $200 sitipping und h.ndiingplOSiled Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61824 confident about CGX 500s unmatched precision ruggedness dependability weve equipped feature virtually no other power panel can offer lifetime warranty So ask yourself thisdoes really make sense settle anything less CARL GOLDBERG could own genuine CCX 500 few dollars MODELS INC 0 event continues one-day affair third day Open competition point time have nonetheless pay entry fee surcharge required Nats organiz ers Stunt event surcharge troduced help defray cost extended format might make classic Which came first chicken egg argument it also true Junior Senior participation has dropped almost embarrassing lows Open event prospers Although con tinue have occasional exceptional young dividual such Nat Gifford Archie Adamisin operate near-vacuum terms compe tition within own age group Recent Nats have few contestant catego ries including 1989 event wherein Junior champion flew no aerobatic maneuvers takeoff landing As can see time appears ripe im plementation skill class divisions Nats participation younger age classes has declined significantly three-year-old Ad vanced class has proven extremely popular has attracted participation best Junior Senior contestants have enjoyed quite bit success some cases appears clear skill class format would solve number administrative problems also enhancing experience better young fliers Including serious flier fourday format regardless ages allows maximum possible participation de sire Most committees proposals clude entry-level event less serious fliers would continue one-day affair permits reduced commitment part ginner fliers also significantly reduces cost factor Skill classes eliminate need individual Junior Senior events administrative workload require Provision would made recognizing best performances young fliers done RC awarding tro phies highest placing Junior Senior category would course ad dition awards might win based merit within individual skill classes possible change may prove contro versial handling Walker Cup flyoff Until early Eighties flyoff pitted Jun ior Senior Open champions against other determine overall champion Such flyoff necessary because age class divi sions prevented head-to-head encounters between champions during general competition event took place following Open finals initially following day early years current format held immediately fol lowing Top Five Open flyoff Finally since early Eighties Junior Senior champs have flown along Top Five Open finalists scores com pared Open Champion determine Walker Cup champion Parenthetically combination Junior Senior Open flyoff Walker Cup along top five Open pilots has resulted much better format spectators past Walker Cup flyoff often anticlimactic poorly attended espe cially years flown itself day after Open Finals Including Junior Senior champs already exciting flyoff Open champion ship heightened overall suspense addition two-for-one competitive package format allowed exposure Junior Senior fliers other competitors too busy own efforts earlier week Thus reputations halos formed very real possibility arising adop tion skill class format Nationals elimination need traditional Walker Cup flyoff between age group champions Fliers age would now eligible com pete Expert ranks throughout competi tion competition between very best fliers regardless age could now quite logi cally forum overall National Champion selected rationale STARLITEST~ FLIGHT TA l3 WP4G SPAN HAOtMp4GEO GWER SY TO SUED Ftft4 TO FLY tS.c FLIGHTS COMFLETE DETAXED 8-PAGE MANUAL SALSA & HARI7AVOO KIT $595 moddAS%Iosl nIS JAMMAEBO P0 Sen l7& Atimak 23303 en ml 80* 824- 051* pisose sci $250 slpisg dahr nqxm isO*Sd January 1990 171 10 FT B-17 PLANS $4200 EPOXY GLASS COWLS TIC NOSE TURRETS 555 @0 3 CATALOGS $900 THE BEST IN SCALE-BOB HOLMAN PO 505 74t MA SAN 5050 CA 52402 Bob Fiorenzej Hobby Center Inc er Yellow Aircraft UPS Orders Shipped Daily Now available Fastoover Covering Material Visit Showoorn 136 win DisneyworldI OmegalCool Power Fuels Discounted 420 Wt SR 434407 3270353 Winter Springs FL 32700 Fax 407 327-7148 THERMAL CHARGER what looking electric sailplane good looks easy build fun fly great performance Thermal Charger Wing Span Wing Area Motor Included 60 Inches 545 Sq Inches Leisure 05 Electric %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 Junior Senior champs need compete headto-head against Open champion would no longer exist possibility quite controversial fliers feel such format would effectively ex clude Juniors Seniors future par ticipation Walker Cup flyoff may prove case evi dence past argues against Names like Werwage Cipra Adamisin proof posi tive excellence rises top regardless age Besides flip side coin un der skill class format entirely possible five top Expert class fliers could Jun iors Seniors would us old duffers standing sidelines CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 62 Pitmans finger protection have asked several occasions recommend best type glove pitman use Over years have found all-leather glove absolutely best gloves use fiber body leather trim just too stiff good flexible fin ger movement Remember pitmans right hand generally used adjust needle valve open fuel shutoffs require good smooth finger movement flip propwhich man dates protection kickback Racing engine addition people like glove can cinched up wrist photos shows well-used leather glove discarded after Racing campaigns As can see flip-finger has fi nally become cut mangled no longer fers protection pitmans digit cinching glove up near wrist glove held sta tionary hand reduces slippage grabbing aircraft landing glove actu ally acts damping unit pitman catches airplane either prop nut wing leather glove much slipresistant grabbing Racer covered oil during fast pit stop pitmen prefer gloves have no lining flexible yet have dense leather through out fingers palm Half-A Mouse Racing spent portion spring summer working Cox 049 en gines After receiving several tips fellow Mouse Racing enthusiasts found great deal problem involved varnish building up piston bore liner 1988 1 50 seconds shy qualifying final race whereas 1989 finished fi nals Open Mouse four seconds off winners time used exactly same airplanes engines except year started using 0000 steel wool wooden dowel rod re move varnish cylinder 25-30 runs past would experience acceptable per formance several minutes find engine performance would deteriorate run ning slowly poor starting charac teristics would almost impossible find proper needle valve setting found cleaning varnish cylinder restored origi nal performance movement needle valve nearly critical able work propeller combinations improve airspeed certainly cannot emphasize enough varnish-bedeviled cylinder must cleaned regular basis consistent performance ob tamed little engines As always solicit photos comments CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 63 fuel fuel wed using brand-new gallon produced well-known commercial maker After switch everything back normal manufacturer heard about misfortunes got contact sent case sorted fuels having various nitro contents us test never able duplicate prob lems previously encountered fuel ran perfectly have developed some new theories probable causes troubles Most com mercial fuels contain additive packages pre vent foaming hard tanks tanks detergents keep engine clean something keep residue rusting innards en gine well things improve film strength lubricant etc additives may wonders power cleanliness longevity thought maybe attacked bladder material residue attack clogging needle valves thereby making overly lean settings Because high pressure produced bladders have run needle valves al closed off get right mixture typical Supertigre needle 35 might set -3A turn out fully seated position suctionfed engine same type might require nee dle set three four full turns out What means needle valve assemblies eatI U I11 reds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece constwction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl lJOfora-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-60179 am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MDePtMARIlBOXS3O Goodview VA 24095 172 Model Aviation hL W202 1/4 SCALE GLIDER KIT Premium Quality Kit European Quality American Technology Piece Gel-coated Fuselage Pre-Manufactured Wings w/Carbon Fiber Spars Obechi sheeting • Slope Thermal 000 plus $25 Shipping 1/4 & 1/5 Scale Glider Retracts Precision Machined Aerospace Specs Made 6061 T6 Aluminum 650 plus $5 Shipping & Handling 5 Feat Long 1/16 Misic Wire Pushrods Nylon Outer Casing 63 ma plus $3 Shipping SCALE GLIDER COMPONENTS 7024 Fm PH. 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/01
Page Numbers: 61, 170, 171, 172
I HOPE recall coverage Stunt event Tn-Cities Nats Novem ber issue Model Aviation mentioned mation new PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots AssociationEd committee Un der direction its chairman PAMPA vice president Robert McDonald committee will develop procedural format based use skill classes use Nats rather torical Junior/Senior/Open age-class divisions still use Eventually results committees ef forts will brought before PAMPA member ship Stunt News PAMPA newsletter ac cepted procedures will submitted AMA andbarring unexpected rejectionwill henceforth become official format Na tionals Stunt event Because traditional Nats Stunt format may change feel subject warrants discussion forum other available PAMPA members Although read months column may never compete Nats also great hope able change format skill classes could very important position candidate president PAMPA receive copies correspondence committee diversity opinions proposed procedures clearly shows difficulty committee faces reaching consensus correct course action problems perceive reading correspondence committee lack awareness history eventhow got multiday format currently use important use successful new format should reflect thorough under standing historical perspective Although shudder think myself griz zled veteran can speak firsthand tory anything must admit probably qualify comes Stunt began flying Stunt seriously 1955 flew first contest 1957 first Nats 1959 developers current format thus have good understanding came being Heres little Stunt history according Fancher facts may precisely cor rect reflect best recollection beginning many Stunt fliers ages Control Line eventsand Stunt particularwere premier attractions Nats participation significantly greater numbers case today especially Junior Senior categories 59 Nats Junior Senior entries competition included day qualifying day finals age groups number contestants wasnt fac tor making equal footing between age groups skill level of best Junior Senior fliers extraordinary very competitive top Open contestants fact 1959 overall National Champion winner Walker Cup Senior Cham pion Billy Werwage late Sixties demographics Stunt changed great deal new leisuretime activities appeared appealed young people would formerly have attracted Stunt flying ast coming age RC result significant decrease number young fliers Stunt event Individual qualification days no longer necessary Junior Senior became oneday events Open other hand did suffer same level defections Competition continued strong number contestants consist ent Outstanding individual Juniors Seniors still could hold own against best Open fliers young Gerry Cipra won Walker Cup Jun ior era percentage exceptional talents much lower due mainly lower total numbersCji,d OIl 01CC 170 left Geza Egevary ex-Hungarian now living Germany Photographer Claus Maikis claims Geza closest Stunt rival Ger plane original Marionette uses ST 46 3-bladed 11 x 6 prop constructed Top Flite blades tenth series Italys Franco Ballesios Astro R has wings sweep forward slightly uses ST 46 power Prop own glasslcarbon-fiber unit Maikis pic January 1990 61 Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scenes Sig Mfg Co plant Monte zuma IA Above automatic foam cutter will make wings stabs Magnum Stunter Below custom-made machine measures out lengths high-quality sevenstrand stainless steel wire onto spools sale control line sets Fancher photos Germanys Michael Feger Maikis-de signed M35 using Supertigre 46 power Color scheme white lavender touches black striping Photo Claus Maikis bladed Scale propellers Match engine propeller George Lieb May Using 35mm camera reproducing insignias Bob Furr Pro-Stunt Products Engine offset pads Notes NASA June 1989 WRAM Show report Response readers Jan 89 column Scale events July Sport Scale scoresheets Jerry De neau Notes NASA Scale Data Source Committee Gilroy CA MAC Flying Show Michael Hawks August Three-line handle throttle adjuster Mike Welshans Documentation guide Michael Blaugher Metal Mend Tape simulating ac cess panels etc September Getting started Sport Scale select Scale kit build plans finding source data Jerry Deneau Notes NASA need NASA District reps Vend Mount System G&A Prod ucts October Getting started Sport Scale re view static flight judging Gerry Deneau November 1989 Nationals coverage December Discussion Scale rules change 1990-91 Black Decker tools work shops Carl Duggan Mighty Lite plywood new build ing product Please send ideas contest reports especially photos CL Scale address found very top column CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 61 Also Stunt becoming refined Supe rior performances now result piloting skills also expertise allied areas such aircraft design flight trim engines young pilots exceptional reactions usu ally enough overcome advantages experienced fliers other areas early Seventies saw continued diminu tion participation younger fliers still respectable numbersaround eight 15 contestantsearly obvi ously decreasing Open other hand continuing premier CL event culminating 1976 Nats Dayton OH over 80 con testants Open event Still very best youngsters competitive adult fliers shown Walker Cup victory Denny Adamisin believe 1972 76 Dayton Nats seeds modern event sown large num bers contestants spending huge sums money attend Nats question arose whether BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models Install RC Models 3-Level indication ci receiver battery status press ci button 2Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 OZ Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order topostpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY Stats residents add sales tax existing format provided reasonable cost/value ratio format still consisted day qualifying vast majority contestants second day qual ifying finals 1976 second round qualifying es sentially blown away Mother Nature As re sult fliers spent big bucks tend Nats enjoyed just eight-minute offi cial flight expenditures thought reasonably sothat cost wasnt justified restricted format Thus born cur rent concept 1977 present have used contin ually refined version four-day format modern fliers familiar consists two full days qualifying day semifi nals top 20 qualifiers Walker Cup flyoff fourth day top five Open pilots winners Junior Sen ior events vie another determine overall National Champion format has proven generally very popular two days qualifying allow much greater level participation entries Open event Although seldom change stand ing between first second day overall benefit additional official flying has eagerly affirmed third fourth days allow very exacting method selecting champion still per mitting up-and-coming stars gratification incentive having qualified Nats downside existing format lengthy costly administer Overall ever format has proven successful popular effective Juniors Seniors unfortunately have taken something back seat adult fliers P06 16 Nun1boDItnSO SO SF350 318 401255 SF400 601255 SF500 260901570 RF600 290121675 RF7SO7W5/32 /S001 1670 RF600 3145 toAScais 170 Model Aviation Revised Lightweight Dual Spoiler ModuleAT 1048 dual spoilers made rigid PVC weigh 3 oz per set cloaed position total overall height 1 4 inches modiflible 1 inch unmodified blades fully extended total overall height le 2% inches modules accuate extremely smooth easily single module 5118 inches thick by6 inches long Modules can ganged end-to-end longer end increased surface area Only *1415 per set Ask local hobby shop today Dealers ask ACE RIC Inc details AL-TEC PRODUCTS INC 18800 St Rt 47E ey OH 45365 513 498-1721 itS 41 nov07 snap 01 owe 011001 600 $200 sitipping und h.ndiingplOSiled Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61824 confident about CGX 500s unmatched precision ruggedness dependability weve equipped feature virtually no other power panel can offer lifetime warranty So ask yourself thisdoes really make sense settle anything less CARL GOLDBERG could own genuine CCX 500 few dollars MODELS INC 0 event continues one-day affair third day Open competition point time have nonetheless pay entry fee surcharge required Nats organiz ers Stunt event surcharge troduced help defray cost extended format might make classic Which came first chicken egg argument it also true Junior Senior participation has dropped almost embarrassing lows Open event prospers Although con tinue have occasional exceptional young dividual such Nat Gifford Archie Adamisin operate near-vacuum terms compe tition within own age group Recent Nats have few contestant catego ries including 1989 event wherein Junior champion flew no aerobatic maneuvers takeoff landing As can see time appears ripe im plementation skill class divisions Nats participation younger age classes has declined significantly three-year-old Ad vanced class has proven extremely popular has attracted participation best Junior Senior contestants have enjoyed quite bit success some cases appears clear skill class format would solve number administrative problems also enhancing experience better young fliers Including serious flier fourday format regardless ages allows maximum possible participation de sire Most committees proposals clude entry-level event less serious fliers would continue one-day affair permits reduced commitment part ginner fliers also significantly reduces cost factor Skill classes eliminate need individual Junior Senior events administrative workload require Provision would made recognizing best performances young fliers done RC awarding tro phies highest placing Junior Senior category would course ad dition awards might win based merit within individual skill classes possible change may prove contro versial handling Walker Cup flyoff Until early Eighties flyoff pitted Jun ior Senior Open champions against other determine overall champion Such flyoff necessary because age class divi sions prevented head-to-head encounters between champions during general competition event took place following Open finals initially following day early years current format held immediately fol lowing Top Five Open flyoff Finally since early Eighties Junior Senior champs have flown along Top Five Open finalists scores com pared Open Champion determine Walker Cup champion Parenthetically combination Junior Senior Open flyoff Walker Cup along top five Open pilots has resulted much better format spectators past Walker Cup flyoff often anticlimactic poorly attended espe cially years flown itself day after Open Finals Including Junior Senior champs already exciting flyoff Open champion ship heightened overall suspense addition two-for-one competitive package format allowed exposure Junior Senior fliers other competitors too busy own efforts earlier week Thus reputations halos formed very real possibility arising adop tion skill class format Nationals elimination need traditional Walker Cup flyoff between age group champions Fliers age would now eligible com pete Expert ranks throughout competi tion competition between very best fliers regardless age could now quite logi cally forum overall National Champion selected rationale STARLITEST~ FLIGHT TA l3 WP4G SPAN HAOtMp4GEO GWER SY TO SUED Ftft4 TO FLY tS.c FLIGHTS COMFLETE DETAXED 8-PAGE MANUAL SALSA & HARI7AVOO KIT $595 moddAS%Iosl nIS JAMMAEBO P0 Sen l7& Atimak 23303 en ml 80* 824- 051* pisose sci $250 slpisg dahr nqxm isO*Sd January 1990 171 10 FT B-17 PLANS $4200 EPOXY GLASS COWLS TIC NOSE TURRETS 555 @0 3 CATALOGS $900 THE BEST IN SCALE-BOB HOLMAN PO 505 74t MA SAN 5050 CA 52402 Bob Fiorenzej Hobby Center Inc er Yellow Aircraft UPS Orders Shipped Daily Now available Fastoover Covering Material Visit Showoorn 136 win DisneyworldI OmegalCool Power Fuels Discounted 420 Wt SR 434407 3270353 Winter Springs FL 32700 Fax 407 327-7148 THERMAL CHARGER what looking electric sailplane good looks easy build fun fly great performance Thermal Charger Wing Span Wing Area Motor Included 60 Inches 545 Sq Inches Leisure 05 Electric %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 Junior Senior champs need compete headto-head against Open champion would no longer exist possibility quite controversial fliers feel such format would effectively ex clude Juniors Seniors future par ticipation Walker Cup flyoff may prove case evi dence past argues against Names like Werwage Cipra Adamisin proof posi tive excellence rises top regardless age Besides flip side coin un der skill class format entirely possible five top Expert class fliers could Jun iors Seniors would us old duffers standing sidelines CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 62 Pitmans finger protection have asked several occasions recommend best type glove pitman use Over years have found all-leather glove absolutely best gloves use fiber body leather trim just too stiff good flexible fin ger movement Remember pitmans right hand generally used adjust needle valve open fuel shutoffs require good smooth finger movement flip propwhich man dates protection kickback Racing engine addition people like glove can cinched up wrist photos shows well-used leather glove discarded after Racing campaigns As can see flip-finger has fi nally become cut mangled no longer fers protection pitmans digit cinching glove up near wrist glove held sta tionary hand reduces slippage grabbing aircraft landing glove actu ally acts damping unit pitman catches airplane either prop nut wing leather glove much slipresistant grabbing Racer covered oil during fast pit stop pitmen prefer gloves have no lining flexible yet have dense leather through out fingers palm Half-A Mouse Racing spent portion spring summer working Cox 049 en gines After receiving several tips fellow Mouse Racing enthusiasts found great deal problem involved varnish building up piston bore liner 1988 1 50 seconds shy qualifying final race whereas 1989 finished fi nals Open Mouse four seconds off winners time used exactly same airplanes engines except year started using 0000 steel wool wooden dowel rod re move varnish cylinder 25-30 runs past would experience acceptable per formance several minutes find engine performance would deteriorate run ning slowly poor starting charac teristics would almost impossible find proper needle valve setting found cleaning varnish cylinder restored origi nal performance movement needle valve nearly critical able work propeller combinations improve airspeed certainly cannot emphasize enough varnish-bedeviled cylinder must cleaned regular basis consistent performance ob tamed little engines As always solicit photos comments CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 63 fuel fuel wed using brand-new gallon produced well-known commercial maker After switch everything back normal manufacturer heard about misfortunes got contact sent case sorted fuels having various nitro contents us test never able duplicate prob lems previously encountered fuel ran perfectly have developed some new theories probable causes troubles Most com mercial fuels contain additive packages pre vent foaming hard tanks tanks detergents keep engine clean something keep residue rusting innards en gine well things improve film strength lubricant etc additives may wonders power cleanliness longevity thought maybe attacked bladder material residue attack clogging needle valves thereby making overly lean settings Because high pressure produced bladders have run needle valves al closed off get right mixture typical Supertigre needle 35 might set -3A turn out fully seated position suctionfed engine same type might require nee dle set three four full turns out What means needle valve assemblies eatI U I11 reds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece constwction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl lJOfora-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-60179 am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MDePtMARIlBOXS3O Goodview VA 24095 172 Model Aviation hL W202 1/4 SCALE GLIDER KIT Premium Quality Kit European Quality American Technology Piece Gel-coated Fuselage Pre-Manufactured Wings w/Carbon Fiber Spars Obechi sheeting • Slope Thermal 000 plus $25 Shipping 1/4 & 1/5 Scale Glider Retracts Precision Machined Aerospace Specs Made 6061 T6 Aluminum 650 plus $5 Shipping & Handling 5 Feat Long 1/16 Misic Wire Pushrods Nylon Outer Casing 63 ma plus $3 Shipping SCALE GLIDER COMPONENTS 7024 Fm PH. CarImbid 0* 92009 6193 921-1439 CA Residents add 7% Send stamped ennelope info