Control S AM Scale Dick Byron NOW THAT THE flying season upon us warmer weather daylight hours extend ing evening comes mind Nationals being held Texas year may very well have some Scale entries experience heating problems Heating has always problem Scale aircraft because close confines cowling around engine dummy engines exhausts various sundry items including muffler its added heating effect must aware engines does get proper amount cool air trouble will inevitably follow complete flight will have very good chance winning place Nationals other contest greatest success usually attributed consistency airplane always flies always functions properly likely take home atrophy So make sure cooling air can get engine have outlet air larger inlet air will stagnate inside closed cowling Fly again Sam received letter last month Sam Abdow does know years ago observed him flying Scale airplanes just very young modeler back Massachu setts Sam lives Fall River MA has parti cipated contests far back SOs 60s newspaper article Herald News Weekly Magazine Fall River pictures some Sams aircraft XF92A Delta Jet F9F-2 Panther P47 Howard DGA1 5 P Obviously Sams interest Scale modeling goes back many years can remember watching him fly Yankee Championships South Weymouth Naval Air Station Massa chusetts SOs P47 shown started September 1980 completed February 22 1981 Sport Scale version P47 Razorback built un ift scale has 4Oin wing span covered -oz fiberglass cloth Its primed Martin Seynour lacquer primer #7865 light grey finish coats Formula U Flight Aluminum followed coat Formula U clear Power Merco 61 mounted inverted has operating throttle droppable belly tank flaps size aircraft engine should definitely have trouble getting off ground going round round pictures obviously justice would like very much see Texas man skills should definitely keep hidden Speaking keeping hidden. am really running very low material urgently request interested individuals good black-andwhite color prints good quality Polaroid pictures aircraft under constructionold newanything would interest us Looking little aircraft relating various experiences major part enjoying hobby please submit pictures feel interesting aware pictures model aircraft can rendered fairly unusable distracting back ground take pictures models next car inside house next bookcase Try get open air nothing background except pavement parking lot driveway street detract beauty model Model photography best time taken represent aircraft realistic position take pictures carefully make aircraft look like real 1981 Nats assistants Dont forget too late offer services assist judging administrating Control Line Scale event Nationals Texas people enjoy judging just much contestants enjoy flying Please have already volunteered assist dont afraid come up event directors Nats offer assistance Just check AMA Headquarters find have some time offer will greatly appreciated column little shorter month cause lack material Hopefully new items will received next few weeks can increase next months column Just remember whatever prepared will successful Richard Byron 2506 So 16 1st Circle Omaha NE 68130 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT August1981 53 Sam Abdows P47-D Razorback Power Merco 61 RC ship sports lots scale detail including working flaps droppable belly tank Note scale exhaust stack Abdow photos