CONTROL LINE COMBAT THE 1999 VERSION Top Gun triple-elimination Fast Combat contest Tucson Arizona turned out best contests ever Forty-five competitors took March 1 3-14 weekend off attend 10th annual meet weather perfect exception some wind Friday during test-flying must real treat get out Eastern Midwestern parts country usually cold damp time year guys Pacific Northwest also looked suffering lack sunshine quite few family teams attendance Hess team fielded three fliers Bill sons John Chris Gary Minor team mechanic support sons Andy Cary known Team Minor Problem James Mears loves fine-tune engines airframes sons Andy Bobby Cash family known Team Cash Problem entered brothers Gary Ron along Rons son Ronnie Chuck Rudner son Mark fly George Cleveland son Mitchell will give team run its money congratulate dads sons spending quality time together activity thoroughly enjoy Top Gun first major contest season meaning opportunity test new equipment new inventions year nothing new way engines Henry Nelson-designed -developed Combat engine has taken over Fast Combat field engine choice superior anything market would take quite effort expense better Nelson Henry Top Gun full competition mode selling chocolate bars boot real innovations area fuel shutoff devices Combat guys have spent long hours dreaming up building new shutoffs Some quite complex require access full machine shop others can built simple hand tools Other devices can just purchased bolted have using Russian-built swing-arm-type devices quite some time very good luck have cutaways Seattle Chicago worked quickly saved models engines also worked Tucson lines went slack two occasions However first time same devices did work two cutaway models Top Gun believe angle models flying prevented shutoff working 122 Model Aviation Hess Bill sons John Chris competed 1999 Top Gun Fast Combat contest Tucson Arizona March 13-14 West Texas Team Mears Andy has teeth Bobby holding model father James fine-tunes engines airframes reside Lubbock TX MACA Top Ten L-R Top Gun Glenn 9 M Cleveland 8 Cline 7 G Cleveland 6 B Mears 5 Colombo 4 Mears 3 Willcox 2 Stubblefield 1 can test swing-arm devices ground during practice flights never really turn loose lines see really effective Mark Rudner Roy Krupa similar experiences same match models flew off did show signs shutting down may need rethink what doing swing-arm devices ones working line tension seem work quicklyand some cases too quickly users still room improvement creativity area parameters devices effective easy use readily available easy make cheap lightweight Combat fliers dont ask much did see anything new way model designs Top Gun basic foam models store-bought Mejzlik Modellbau-made-in-the-Czech Republic models Top Gun really starts Friday guys flying fun matches using /2A FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale models some really good /2A FAI engines model designs make fun fly Clevelands Minors Mike Willcox played cut-the-streamer 15-powered models good way tune up day before contest Other pilots taking last bit warp out airplanes Tucson 2000 feet above sea level means engines run bit differently live Los Angeles close sea level best propeller sea level may best higher levels Only through testing experimentation can determined Chicagos Bob Burch crash-tested couple models Friday Southern California crew consisted Ron Gary Ronnie Cash Peje Athans Bill Maywald Chuck Mark Rudner full-time mechanic Don Repp important thing Top Gun unpressured time talk friends have together since previous year enjoy year Miniature Aircraft Combat Associations MACA Top Twenty Combat Pilot Program has great attraction through years Most top pilots hand MACA President Roy Glenns presentation Top Ten MACA hats during Top Gun pilots meeting before competition quite honor named MACA number means pilot has flown contests has consistently placed quite high number pilot 1998 Dick Stubblefield dont know may times has won honor name always near top pace Top Gun little slower past quite relaxing judges commended tireless efforts making things run smoothly three first rounds somewhat laid back no too stressed end Saturdays flying session contest about third way fourth round mid-Sunday afternoon looked drivers seat 6-0 record think someone stole rabbits foot because went downhill Dick Stubblefield came out top Alan Deveuve second place Mike Evans third George Cleveland fourth Doss Porter fifth Dick got check $1500 new Nelson engine efforts Second third places also got new Nelsons some beautiful plaques commemorate contest placing good see Doss Porter come out hibernation make serious effort Ron Colombo sporting some new Mejzlik props looked much like APC 9 x 5s really made Nelsons scream beyond soprano pain slightly larger cutting area makes getting kill bit easier dont know props available public exclusive product Colombo company Top Gun certainly contest should consider attending year 2000 like Stunt Control Line Precision Aerobatics bunch oldtimers hand Larry Scarinzi Big Art Adamisin Bob Hunt field trying get models tricks correctly Larry Driskill has built up quite reputation expert field 1/2A engines models current Combat columnists Flying Models March 1999 issue Larry wrote might time consider using electric starters /2A event am opposed using devices nature Combat has already changed allowing models competition have built competitor contest good portion competitors use Mejzlik-produced models means entries contest some retired pilots have returned participate good part Combat fliers excellent engine people know set engine up tune maximum performance Starting engines skill needs practiced developed Let Radio Control guys keep starters can start engines hand am sure about Larrys thoughts line-length extension suggested lines lengthened 40 42 feet currently 35 may work know Cyclon has come out new 049 killer engine weighs about twice much current Cox AME VA comes minimum price tag $150 have mixed feelings about advance like power speed hate see entire event change will need bigger models longer lines just able fly some accuracy will spell end Cox Tee Dees event will raise ante everyone Larrys last suggestion consider changing 15-size engines Fast Combat say no idea Fast Combat original Combat event US should remain such main event no holds barred lets keep way aircraft worth Protect investment FLIGHT ALARM 95 [4 Box 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 Phone 440-282-8354 16 ippe ~rcrI1 Farman Mbsquito Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foci Span * Piper Cub$1995 *Stinson 125$1995 *PiperPA-16$1995 * Jodel$1995 Semi-Scale Kits 002 Rubber Power 22 Span * Tayiorcratt$1295 * Stinson Voyager .$1 295 * PC-S Porter$1295 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo$1295 * Hornet P-30$1795 Fils P3O & Pee Wee Rules * NEW BostonIan Knight $1 295 Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits 13 Span * Cub$1095 *Stinson 125$1095 * Vagabond$1095 * Farman$1095 * Jodel$1095 *Fike$1195 1/2 R/O Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft 5 Stinson 125 95 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Over 20 Sizes ot Rubber Strip Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $500 Minimum Shipping Catalog $200 August 1999 123 0 48 6 volts order 0-TRONICS Inc PG Box 192 Ramsey NJ 07446 201-818-4289
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/08
Page Numbers: 122, 123
CONTROL LINE COMBAT THE 1999 VERSION Top Gun triple-elimination Fast Combat contest Tucson Arizona turned out best contests ever Forty-five competitors took March 1 3-14 weekend off attend 10th annual meet weather perfect exception some wind Friday during test-flying must real treat get out Eastern Midwestern parts country usually cold damp time year guys Pacific Northwest also looked suffering lack sunshine quite few family teams attendance Hess team fielded three fliers Bill sons John Chris Gary Minor team mechanic support sons Andy Cary known Team Minor Problem James Mears loves fine-tune engines airframes sons Andy Bobby Cash family known Team Cash Problem entered brothers Gary Ron along Rons son Ronnie Chuck Rudner son Mark fly George Cleveland son Mitchell will give team run its money congratulate dads sons spending quality time together activity thoroughly enjoy Top Gun first major contest season meaning opportunity test new equipment new inventions year nothing new way engines Henry Nelson-designed -developed Combat engine has taken over Fast Combat field engine choice superior anything market would take quite effort expense better Nelson Henry Top Gun full competition mode selling chocolate bars boot real innovations area fuel shutoff devices Combat guys have spent long hours dreaming up building new shutoffs Some quite complex require access full machine shop others can built simple hand tools Other devices can just purchased bolted have using Russian-built swing-arm-type devices quite some time very good luck have cutaways Seattle Chicago worked quickly saved models engines also worked Tucson lines went slack two occasions However first time same devices did work two cutaway models Top Gun believe angle models flying prevented shutoff working 122 Model Aviation Hess Bill sons John Chris competed 1999 Top Gun Fast Combat contest Tucson Arizona March 13-14 West Texas Team Mears Andy has teeth Bobby holding model father James fine-tunes engines airframes reside Lubbock TX MACA Top Ten L-R Top Gun Glenn 9 M Cleveland 8 Cline 7 G Cleveland 6 B Mears 5 Colombo 4 Mears 3 Willcox 2 Stubblefield 1 can test swing-arm devices ground during practice flights never really turn loose lines see really effective Mark Rudner Roy Krupa similar experiences same match models flew off did show signs shutting down may need rethink what doing swing-arm devices ones working line tension seem work quicklyand some cases too quickly users still room improvement creativity area parameters devices effective easy use readily available easy make cheap lightweight Combat fliers dont ask much did see anything new way model designs Top Gun basic foam models store-bought Mejzlik Modellbau-made-in-the-Czech Republic models Top Gun really starts Friday guys flying fun matches using /2A FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale models some really good /2A FAI engines model designs make fun fly Clevelands Minors Mike Willcox played cut-the-streamer 15-powered models good way tune up day before contest Other pilots taking last bit warp out airplanes Tucson 2000 feet above sea level means engines run bit differently live Los Angeles close sea level best propeller sea level may best higher levels Only through testing experimentation can determined Chicagos Bob Burch crash-tested couple models Friday Southern California crew consisted Ron Gary Ronnie Cash Peje Athans Bill Maywald Chuck Mark Rudner full-time mechanic Don Repp important thing Top Gun unpressured time talk friends have together since previous year enjoy year Miniature Aircraft Combat Associations MACA Top Twenty Combat Pilot Program has great attraction through years Most top pilots hand MACA President Roy Glenns presentation Top Ten MACA hats during Top Gun pilots meeting before competition quite honor named MACA number means pilot has flown contests has consistently placed quite high number pilot 1998 Dick Stubblefield dont know may times has won honor name always near top pace Top Gun little slower past quite relaxing judges commended tireless efforts making things run smoothly three first rounds somewhat laid back no too stressed end Saturdays flying session contest about third way fourth round mid-Sunday afternoon looked drivers seat 6-0 record think someone stole rabbits foot because went downhill Dick Stubblefield came out top Alan Deveuve second place Mike Evans third George Cleveland fourth Doss Porter fifth Dick got check $1500 new Nelson engine efforts Second third places also got new Nelsons some beautiful plaques commemorate contest placing good see Doss Porter come out hibernation make serious effort Ron Colombo sporting some new Mejzlik props looked much like APC 9 x 5s really made Nelsons scream beyond soprano pain slightly larger cutting area makes getting kill bit easier dont know props available public exclusive product Colombo company Top Gun certainly contest should consider attending year 2000 like Stunt Control Line Precision Aerobatics bunch oldtimers hand Larry Scarinzi Big Art Adamisin Bob Hunt field trying get models tricks correctly Larry Driskill has built up quite reputation expert field 1/2A engines models current Combat columnists Flying Models March 1999 issue Larry wrote might time consider using electric starters /2A event am opposed using devices nature Combat has already changed allowing models competition have built competitor contest good portion competitors use Mejzlik-produced models means entries contest some retired pilots have returned participate good part Combat fliers excellent engine people know set engine up tune maximum performance Starting engines skill needs practiced developed Let Radio Control guys keep starters can start engines hand am sure about Larrys thoughts line-length extension suggested lines lengthened 40 42 feet currently 35 may work know Cyclon has come out new 049 killer engine weighs about twice much current Cox AME VA comes minimum price tag $150 have mixed feelings about advance like power speed hate see entire event change will need bigger models longer lines just able fly some accuracy will spell end Cox Tee Dees event will raise ante everyone Larrys last suggestion consider changing 15-size engines Fast Combat say no idea Fast Combat original Combat event US should remain such main event no holds barred lets keep way aircraft worth Protect investment FLIGHT ALARM 95 [4 Box 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 Phone 440-282-8354 16 ippe ~rcrI1 Farman Mbsquito Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foci Span * Piper Cub$1995 *Stinson 125$1995 *PiperPA-16$1995 * Jodel$1995 Semi-Scale Kits 002 Rubber Power 22 Span * Tayiorcratt$1295 * Stinson Voyager .$1 295 * PC-S Porter$1295 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo$1295 * Hornet P-30$1795 Fils P3O & Pee Wee Rules * NEW BostonIan Knight $1 295 Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits 13 Span * Cub$1095 *Stinson 125$1095 * Vagabond$1095 * Farman$1095 * Jodel$1095 *Fike$1195 1/2 R/O Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft 5 Stinson 125 95 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Over 20 Sizes ot Rubber Strip Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $500 Minimum Shipping Catalog $200 August 1999 123 0 48 6 volts order 0-TRONICS Inc PG Box 192 Ramsey NJ 07446 201-818-4289