CONTROL LINE COMBAT INTRODUCTION Since Im quite famous some fellow columnists Ill tell little about myself born raised southern California have lived life Ive flying control line airplanes off since about eight years old venturing forms CL have great appreciation succeed regardless discipline personal favorite Combat am presently AMA CD hold office MACA [Miniature Aircraft Combat AssociationEd] District 10 vice president have associated several AMA chartered clubs over years holding office severalmost recently president southern California club Knights Round Circle usually compete eight 12 Combat contests year including AAA regional AA local AMA Fast Combat Money Meets /2A World Champs west coast also fly almost weekend participate lot practice matches /2A 80 MPH FAI blast past Ed Bridants excellent photos Alan DeVeuve Mitch Cleveland locked match way us would rather experiencebut probably have time anotherwere taken last Team Trials Vacaville California Top Gun spite really extreme weather part country first big meet year Top Gun Shoot-Out Tucson Arizona went off hitch Thirty contestants over country flew triple-elimination Fast Combat smoothest-run contests Ive ever attended weather beautiful bit test flying arrived Friday cool cloudy Saturday Rain Sunday morning let up during first round held off until after finals turnout seemed down slightly quality equipment skill pilots seemed up notch Richard Stubblefield hot beginningmaking five kills Saturday going take win Mark Smith flew very well finish second Dave Stewart undefeated until very end lost three matches finished third Ken Manchester placed fourth still flying very well after winning Morgan Hill meet Alan DeVeuve Greg Hill rounded out top five great contest very well-organized hardworking contest management 30 contestants flew two days top-notch Combat very good equipment deserving top five collecting spoils Sunday evening International News received small brochure Tomas Mejzlik member Czechoslovakian Combat team listing whole bunch neat modeling goodies contains items FAI disciplines Combat Speed Stunt free flight items FAI combat F2D quite interesting engines mufflers meet 1993 rules change both diesel glow versions F2D Combat model kits already built RTF models three different designs Rich Lopez Chuck Rudner brought back several similar prebuilt Russian planes World Championships last year weve flying quite bit doing engine muffler tests few test hops fun practice very competitiveobvious World Championship resultslots fun fly $32 plus shipping cost includes set aluminum motor mounts theyre great buy Also brochure accessories needed get jewels airborne Bulk reels line individual premade sets preassembled fuel bladders belleranks pushrods control horns separate mufflers rubber aluminum flying handles pretied streamers also seven types carbon /Kevlar-molded glass props available designed past present world-class fliers last page complete listing spare parts engines sells prices photos show example Russian airplanes nose section showing high-quality workmanship detail engine prop aluminum mounts particular engine has singleexhaust spigot intended muffler use couple Richs photos taken last World Championships show some goodies available onsite luck would have now us through mail order looks like great opportunity us pick up some very competitive F2D equipment reasonable prices youre planning compete team trials still might want consider buying couple just play fly practice matches flue putting together order now should able give vi1iiitinn nf th~ it~m i future cnhuumn October1993 81 Alan DeVeuve Mitch Cleveland battle Vacaville California Ed Bridant photos out last Team Trials Combat View Russian planes nose section shows high quality detail Tomas Mejzliks Combat products Combat essentials Tomas Mejzlik now available States via Tomass new brochure Lopez photos above statements made Clarence Lee Don Lowe Howard Crisp/n IEEE Tack Support 202-177-1712 TUE LiIAI DEALE HE CALL less coesgieta calalag mud uN-addresud 750 stamped #10 eveIepe 18311 esallted let order HAVE MUIR PROIICTS I 141 MA rd CT WE I71-1MI interested obtaining copy list can write Tomas Mejzlik Jurkovicova 19 63800 Brno Czechol Czechoslovakia can also send SASE Ill send photocopy Till next time. oaringlBlakeslee Continued page 66 gliders Simple Electric kits include Airtronics Eclipse Deluxe Graupner UHU Astro Flight Challenger Davey Systems Lucifer Great Planes Spectra similar Two-Meter Electric kits use six- seven-cell battery packs inexpensive motors lot fun buck New Skimmer Electric sailplane latest addition above list fun Electrics Skimmer Hobby Lobby International HLI rudderelevator-motor control 70-inch-span allwood kit selling $48 Jim Martin HLI very excited about new design says performs like $300 custom Electric sailplane says Skimmer will climb speck height two three times charge power off prop folded Jim guarantees will catch thermals has Selig 3021 airfoil 532-squareinch wing area total weight 44 ounces 12-ounce-per-square-foot wing loading battery compartment bottom under wing dont need take wing off swap batteries Recommended drive system Graupner Speed 600 motor six cells 7 x 3 prop seven cells 8 x 41/2 prop Speed 600 motor folding propeller $33 An on/off motor controller Battery Eliminator Circuit BEC also required Hitec 1003 costs less $30 works fine video available Skimmer $9 get $6 back return Hobby Lobby also has excellentfree 124page catalog order request catalog further information write Hobby Lobby 5614 Franklin Pike Circle Brentwood TN 37027 Tel 615 373-1444 odel Aviation ply Dust. Teat ad 8818 S Metea Muff laP Thinks its pipe itiii Meat Effective Muffler SIG MANUFACTURING CO now imports complete line world record holding ROSSI aircraft marine helicopter race car engines includes full line parts accessories plus full time ROSSI REPAIR CENTER US SIG-imported ROSSI engines come full 90 day SIG WARRANTY against work manship manufacturing defects SIG MANUFACTURING CO INC PH 515-623-5154 FAX 515-623-3922 Montezuma IA 50171 Toll Free Orders 800-247-5008
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/10
Page Numbers: 81, 82
CONTROL LINE COMBAT INTRODUCTION Since Im quite famous some fellow columnists Ill tell little about myself born raised southern California have lived life Ive flying control line airplanes off since about eight years old venturing forms CL have great appreciation succeed regardless discipline personal favorite Combat am presently AMA CD hold office MACA [Miniature Aircraft Combat AssociationEd] District 10 vice president have associated several AMA chartered clubs over years holding office severalmost recently president southern California club Knights Round Circle usually compete eight 12 Combat contests year including AAA regional AA local AMA Fast Combat Money Meets /2A World Champs west coast also fly almost weekend participate lot practice matches /2A 80 MPH FAI blast past Ed Bridants excellent photos Alan DeVeuve Mitch Cleveland locked match way us would rather experiencebut probably have time anotherwere taken last Team Trials Vacaville California Top Gun spite really extreme weather part country first big meet year Top Gun Shoot-Out Tucson Arizona went off hitch Thirty contestants over country flew triple-elimination Fast Combat smoothest-run contests Ive ever attended weather beautiful bit test flying arrived Friday cool cloudy Saturday Rain Sunday morning let up during first round held off until after finals turnout seemed down slightly quality equipment skill pilots seemed up notch Richard Stubblefield hot beginningmaking five kills Saturday going take win Mark Smith flew very well finish second Dave Stewart undefeated until very end lost three matches finished third Ken Manchester placed fourth still flying very well after winning Morgan Hill meet Alan DeVeuve Greg Hill rounded out top five great contest very well-organized hardworking contest management 30 contestants flew two days top-notch Combat very good equipment deserving top five collecting spoils Sunday evening International News received small brochure Tomas Mejzlik member Czechoslovakian Combat team listing whole bunch neat modeling goodies contains items FAI disciplines Combat Speed Stunt free flight items FAI combat F2D quite interesting engines mufflers meet 1993 rules change both diesel glow versions F2D Combat model kits already built RTF models three different designs Rich Lopez Chuck Rudner brought back several similar prebuilt Russian planes World Championships last year weve flying quite bit doing engine muffler tests few test hops fun practice very competitiveobvious World Championship resultslots fun fly $32 plus shipping cost includes set aluminum motor mounts theyre great buy Also brochure accessories needed get jewels airborne Bulk reels line individual premade sets preassembled fuel bladders belleranks pushrods control horns separate mufflers rubber aluminum flying handles pretied streamers also seven types carbon /Kevlar-molded glass props available designed past present world-class fliers last page complete listing spare parts engines sells prices photos show example Russian airplanes nose section showing high-quality workmanship detail engine prop aluminum mounts particular engine has singleexhaust spigot intended muffler use couple Richs photos taken last World Championships show some goodies available onsite luck would have now us through mail order looks like great opportunity us pick up some very competitive F2D equipment reasonable prices youre planning compete team trials still might want consider buying couple just play fly practice matches flue putting together order now should able give vi1iiitinn nf th~ it~m i future cnhuumn October1993 81 Alan DeVeuve Mitch Cleveland battle Vacaville California Ed Bridant photos out last Team Trials Combat View Russian planes nose section shows high quality detail Tomas Mejzliks Combat products Combat essentials Tomas Mejzlik now available States via Tomass new brochure Lopez photos above statements made Clarence Lee Don Lowe Howard Crisp/n IEEE Tack Support 202-177-1712 TUE LiIAI DEALE HE CALL less coesgieta calalag mud uN-addresud 750 stamped #10 eveIepe 18311 esallted let order HAVE MUIR PROIICTS I 141 MA rd CT WE I71-1MI interested obtaining copy list can write Tomas Mejzlik Jurkovicova 19 63800 Brno Czechol Czechoslovakia can also send SASE Ill send photocopy Till next time. oaringlBlakeslee Continued page 66 gliders Simple Electric kits include Airtronics Eclipse Deluxe Graupner UHU Astro Flight Challenger Davey Systems Lucifer Great Planes Spectra similar Two-Meter Electric kits use six- seven-cell battery packs inexpensive motors lot fun buck New Skimmer Electric sailplane latest addition above list fun Electrics Skimmer Hobby Lobby International HLI rudderelevator-motor control 70-inch-span allwood kit selling $48 Jim Martin HLI very excited about new design says performs like $300 custom Electric sailplane says Skimmer will climb speck height two three times charge power off prop folded Jim guarantees will catch thermals has Selig 3021 airfoil 532-squareinch wing area total weight 44 ounces 12-ounce-per-square-foot wing loading battery compartment bottom under wing dont need take wing off swap batteries Recommended drive system Graupner Speed 600 motor six cells 7 x 3 prop seven cells 8 x 41/2 prop Speed 600 motor folding propeller $33 An on/off motor controller Battery Eliminator Circuit BEC also required Hitec 1003 costs less $30 works fine video available Skimmer $9 get $6 back return Hobby Lobby also has excellentfree 124page catalog order request catalog further information write Hobby Lobby 5614 Franklin Pike Circle Brentwood TN 37027 Tel 615 373-1444 odel Aviation ply Dust. Teat ad 8818 S Metea Muff laP Thinks its pipe itiii Meat Effective Muffler SIG MANUFACTURING CO now imports complete line world record holding ROSSI aircraft marine helicopter race car engines includes full line parts accessories plus full time ROSSI REPAIR CENTER US SIG-imported ROSSI engines come full 90 day SIG WARRANTY against work manship manufacturing defects SIG MANUFACTURING CO INC PH 515-623-5154 FAX 515-623-3922 Montezuma IA 50171 Toll Free Orders 800-247-5008