ONE things Ive enjoyed about flying models has going out-of-town contests Its great opportunity see old friends meet new people generally see whats going rest world flew down Houston Texas State Championships over Memorial Day holidays line out theme song recent James Bond thriller sums up best Nobody does better level competition 99th percentile else country would find Nationals winners like Buckstaff Stubblefield Gu thomson along FAI team member George Cleveland fighting out semi round Besides some stiff competition oppor tunity view some hardware up close particular interest Slow Combat pilots Sherwood Buckstafls model featuring inboard fuel system working carburetor banel valve carb stays closed very small area model ground opens after model released sufficient centrifugal force causes swing weight open carb same force also gives positive pressure fuel system possible hold good needle 300 larger venturi same swing-weight system used AMA Slow Rats swing carburetor no longer just idea Continued page 118 50 Model Aviation Stubblefield sets needle Jim Ong looks instructions pilot George Cleveland Texas State Championships s uuthomson puiis sne rubber Dana wniie ijon usman xweas carmrying keep nerwoou Buckstaff motor running Heres Sherwood holds onto DICK Stubblefields elbow forcing him change hands Buckstaff gave him couple cuts duringClose-up Buckstaffs high performance Slow Combat Inboard tank carb gets b changeoverspeed well good ground handling Note liberal use silicone seal nylon straps Kit FEATUPKS Slot sued toted p10-is step step construction manss photographs Clsiahty dIe stamped balsa parts roachne cut hardwood ports rnachrw cut pro-sanded phsuood pads pwtosnned Patio blocks preformed inacing troilig edgeS ceetamied lancing gear ccdsanes heavy duty piece ABS cowl Accessaises included 5 scale wheels Scale machoe gorts Scale plot Selt adhesIve decals l-lodware package includeS dIrniream motor sniOrints pelised Nnges strap Inks cantral hams nylon bats addIng gear strap socket head balts blInd nuts pkjs ot necestasy IttlIngs Mni 0R97309 5 503 92 362 MdO dOC Banls 099360 CustomDiItRIC Plans Kit See Veer Local Dealer ORDER DtRECT Postpaid Prototypes Flew dreas K&R 61 14-4 Prep DenIer end Distriboter Invited Order stock choose Piper TriPocer Quarter-Scale 89 wing span 42 Sq Ft detail ed plans $1699 PP sei upto$500 stampd envlop detalI list Top Cash Paid pay Built-Up RC Modils 50% Sal. Any Old TypeSingle Multi-cyl Igni Hobby Capitol Dist tion Model Engine 46 N Oak St ura Ca 93001 e 805 643-7616 OUR AIMKEEP THE FUN IN SPORT FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT 1 prises 4$ PLANES 1356 Ervin Baud BOATS PO Box 227 CARS Pangl Canes TRAINS Van Wwt OH 4U6 4 Jo Guyla -1419 239-2625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD 0IGINES AND KITS weight much substitute depends pocketbook goal weight can save just about much weight going easy painting Basically good kit can very competitive plane beginner intermediate flier Lets hope Dick Mathis keeps producing kit new Genesis Bob Hunt should getting magazine just before 1979 FAI precision aerobatics team tryouts Dayton Ohio over Labor Day weekend should have proved fantastic contest just about great flier country will competing except Bob Hunt defending World Champion couple dark horses may materialize Bart Klapinski may come out retirement fly Mike Ditrich will flying new 45-ox Cobra Mike excellent flier doesnt often get Nationals should try attend tryouts will finest flying contests record information stunt PAMPA write Wynn Paul l640MaywickDr Lexington KY 40504 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 50 Buckstaff first Ive seen make perform look closely Buckatafls model youll see liberal use silicone seal nylon straps hold tank set-up fast works well other method No rubber bands break no solder joints come undone Other Buckstafls trick tank carb setup rest equipment just well-executed combat flying material Matches Texas three minutes rather usual five used real advantage Fast everyone puts enough fuel full three minutes thus no pitting required unless crash Three minutes Slow 15-size Combat didnt seem enough Tom Zen tried new innovation combat flying Un-Contest Un-Contest held Whittier Narrows near Los Angeles publicity word mouth no expensive flyers no judges officials results Just 20 guys having ball doing lot flying name game fly Combat troops seem self-regulating enough know park airplanes coordinate flying matches rd say about three times matches flown regular meet far less loss equip ment streamer cut down knot pilots just let em run out fuel put new Terry Kerger flew 20 matches airplane finally retire easily repairable damage Peer pressure local meets seems effective intricate rules world Good show Tom During flying session Mike Hoffelt trouble keeping Rossi FM motor running About third way through motor would go lean something needle valve turned needle open fuel would once again spurt out proper rate soon would clog problem turned out known contaminant like dirt weeds sludge some sort fuel dusty look after running through small jet things somehow latched onto other plugged up needle Fox 36 needle screwed out lot farther Rossi didnt suffer same problem Straining fuel through coffee filter solved problem although didnt isolate actual gooit vanished ifiter looking really good filter put fuel can will better job rock strainer using Apparently something alcohol intro methane Blendzall caused goo needle far dont know blame know everyone out must have gotten new camera Christmas dont take few pictures local fliers interesting innovations equipment send Besides becoming well known great photo efforts youll receive $5 Model Aviation picture printed Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 714 273-6530 118 Model Aviation HERE COMES THE PUP Quick build up Kit 0L792 $1 19n50
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/10
Page Numbers: 50, 118
ONE things Ive enjoyed about flying models has going out-of-town contests Its great opportunity see old friends meet new people generally see whats going rest world flew down Houston Texas State Championships over Memorial Day holidays line out theme song recent James Bond thriller sums up best Nobody does better level competition 99th percentile else country would find Nationals winners like Buckstaff Stubblefield Gu thomson along FAI team member George Cleveland fighting out semi round Besides some stiff competition oppor tunity view some hardware up close particular interest Slow Combat pilots Sherwood Buckstafls model featuring inboard fuel system working carburetor banel valve carb stays closed very small area model ground opens after model released sufficient centrifugal force causes swing weight open carb same force also gives positive pressure fuel system possible hold good needle 300 larger venturi same swing-weight system used AMA Slow Rats swing carburetor no longer just idea Continued page 118 50 Model Aviation Stubblefield sets needle Jim Ong looks instructions pilot George Cleveland Texas State Championships s uuthomson puiis sne rubber Dana wniie ijon usman xweas carmrying keep nerwoou Buckstaff motor running Heres Sherwood holds onto DICK Stubblefields elbow forcing him change hands Buckstaff gave him couple cuts duringClose-up Buckstaffs high performance Slow Combat Inboard tank carb gets b changeoverspeed well good ground handling Note liberal use silicone seal nylon straps Kit FEATUPKS Slot sued toted p10-is step step construction manss photographs Clsiahty dIe stamped balsa parts roachne cut hardwood ports rnachrw cut pro-sanded phsuood pads pwtosnned Patio blocks preformed inacing troilig edgeS ceetamied lancing gear ccdsanes heavy duty piece ABS cowl Accessaises included 5 scale wheels Scale machoe gorts Scale plot Selt adhesIve decals l-lodware package includeS dIrniream motor sniOrints pelised Nnges strap Inks cantral hams nylon bats addIng gear strap socket head balts blInd nuts pkjs ot necestasy IttlIngs Mni 0R97309 5 503 92 362 MdO dOC Banls 099360 CustomDiItRIC Plans Kit See Veer Local Dealer ORDER DtRECT Postpaid Prototypes Flew dreas K&R 61 14-4 Prep DenIer end Distriboter Invited Order stock choose Piper TriPocer Quarter-Scale 89 wing span 42 Sq Ft detail ed plans $1699 PP sei upto$500 stampd envlop detalI list Top Cash Paid pay Built-Up RC Modils 50% Sal. Any Old TypeSingle Multi-cyl Igni Hobby Capitol Dist tion Model Engine 46 N Oak St ura Ca 93001 e 805 643-7616 OUR AIMKEEP THE FUN IN SPORT FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT 1 prises 4$ PLANES 1356 Ervin Baud BOATS PO Box 227 CARS Pangl Canes TRAINS Van Wwt OH 4U6 4 Jo Guyla -1419 239-2625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD 0IGINES AND KITS weight much substitute depends pocketbook goal weight can save just about much weight going easy painting Basically good kit can very competitive plane beginner intermediate flier Lets hope Dick Mathis keeps producing kit new Genesis Bob Hunt should getting magazine just before 1979 FAI precision aerobatics team tryouts Dayton Ohio over Labor Day weekend should have proved fantastic contest just about great flier country will competing except Bob Hunt defending World Champion couple dark horses may materialize Bart Klapinski may come out retirement fly Mike Ditrich will flying new 45-ox Cobra Mike excellent flier doesnt often get Nationals should try attend tryouts will finest flying contests record information stunt PAMPA write Wynn Paul l640MaywickDr Lexington KY 40504 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 50 Buckstaff first Ive seen make perform look closely Buckatafls model youll see liberal use silicone seal nylon straps hold tank set-up fast works well other method No rubber bands break no solder joints come undone Other Buckstafls trick tank carb setup rest equipment just well-executed combat flying material Matches Texas three minutes rather usual five used real advantage Fast everyone puts enough fuel full three minutes thus no pitting required unless crash Three minutes Slow 15-size Combat didnt seem enough Tom Zen tried new innovation combat flying Un-Contest Un-Contest held Whittier Narrows near Los Angeles publicity word mouth no expensive flyers no judges officials results Just 20 guys having ball doing lot flying name game fly Combat troops seem self-regulating enough know park airplanes coordinate flying matches rd say about three times matches flown regular meet far less loss equip ment streamer cut down knot pilots just let em run out fuel put new Terry Kerger flew 20 matches airplane finally retire easily repairable damage Peer pressure local meets seems effective intricate rules world Good show Tom During flying session Mike Hoffelt trouble keeping Rossi FM motor running About third way through motor would go lean something needle valve turned needle open fuel would once again spurt out proper rate soon would clog problem turned out known contaminant like dirt weeds sludge some sort fuel dusty look after running through small jet things somehow latched onto other plugged up needle Fox 36 needle screwed out lot farther Rossi didnt suffer same problem Straining fuel through coffee filter solved problem although didnt isolate actual gooit vanished ifiter looking really good filter put fuel can will better job rock strainer using Apparently something alcohol intro methane Blendzall caused goo needle far dont know blame know everyone out must have gotten new camera Christmas dont take few pictures local fliers interesting innovations equipment send Besides becoming well known great photo efforts youll receive $5 Model Aviation picture printed Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 714 273-6530 118 Model Aviation HERE COMES THE PUP Quick build up Kit 0L792 $1 19n50