THE BIG WEEK AMA Executive Council approved NFFS bid host 1988 Indoor World Championships Johnson City TN site 1987 U S Indoor Championshipsand did FAT year USIC will backto-back World Champslike 1980 WC West Baden WC will May 29-3 1 1988 flying schedule may fixed Similarly schedule USIC June 1-4 still flux latest info finalized schedule send business-sized SASE Tony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 Flying opportunities following dates have remaining part 1987/88 door season Obviously Indoor flying doesnt stopits just FF clubs shift focus outdoor FF during warmer part year final reminderthis space open CDs club officials listing official unoffi cial flying dates California Tustin Santa Ana hangar First weekend month must make ar rangements CD Curt Stevens 25108 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo CA 92692 phone 714/240-8433 least three days advance San Diego Monthly sessions fourth Friday Category Howard Haupt 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 ColoradoDenver Flying dates March 11 25 April 8 22 May 6 20 1988 Les Shaw phone 303/499-0946 ConnecticutGlastonbury George Armstead 89 Harvest Lane Glastonbury CT 06037 FloridaMiami MIAMA contest #4 MacDill AFB April 16-17 1988 Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 phone 305 858-6363 IowaCedar Rapids Approximately weekly flying sessions aU winter 34-ft ceiling Contact Paul Mcllrath 1524 48th St NE Cedar Rapids IA 52402 phone 319 393-4677 MassachusettsCambridge MIT Tech Model Airerafters flying sessions first Saturday month through May site Du Pont Gym MIT Vassar St Massachusetts Ave 6- pm Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 phone 617 358-4013 New JerseyGlassboro Philadelphia Sky Pi rates sponsors Indoor contest April 24 1988 Activities Center Ballroom 23-ft ceiling Glassboru State College Doug Barber 146 Strat ton House Maple Shade NJ 0852 phone 609 235-5318 New YorkNYC Contact Ed Whitten PO Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 phone 212 785-5327 info about nos Swiss modelers accessory box L held props tools rubber nicely crafted transport box multiple drawers Bud Romaks FAI model box R uses Plexiglas sides both strength visibility during customs inspections no need open box see whats Inside 60 Model Aviation Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 Slide-out drawers shelves allowed Czechoslovakias Eduard Chlubny free access mod els tools Fine model case constructed cardboard wood framing Jim Clem built interesting gadget stuff rubber motors cabin-type models Its built scraps yet rugged effective info column Another Great Performance out Africa producer Zimbabwe Model Products DALOTEL 625 SPAN 62 WING AREA 650 sq ZIMPRO MARKETENO FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 59 unbiased d no glorified word processor thats what want expect Contributing Editors However sometimes ye olde editor must apply brakes gently certain circumstancesbut let readers know occurs RMcM must say though have bit prob 1cm Mr Worths prophecy Outdoor Free Flight contest activity parts Mid-America Free Flight Contest Law renceville IL last fall drew whopping 98 contestants about five times what drew eight 10 years before would call growth decline addition same interim have added couple new Free Flight clubs area Plus requesting increase nor mal six weekend approvals seven approvals use Wright Field contest use 1988 can mosey downtown city courthouse steps warm summer eventng listen gloomy soapbox dissertations predictions doom Ilike peopleprefer opti mistic enough think things bad ways prevent such catastro phes other hand Mr Worth suggests must agree certainly overdue fresh thinking regarding some aspects activity wish Mr Worth would have said some constructive thinking within ranks Free Flighters themselves because solutions come within activities such generally acceptable its partici pants forced external pressures Aw shucks can see right now am go ing get out soapbox stint own go Harry Murphy included editorial point subject has discussing cause length nature editor opted move Soapbox portion 'Competition Newsletter' section months issue RMcM Next time shall dispense distasteful polit ical issues return fun things associated nuts bolts Free Flight PEACE See ya downwind FF Indoor/Tenny Continuefi page 60 sible flying Columbia University OklahomaOklahoma City Indoor annual con test 23rd St Armory Okie City March 20 1988 Contact William L Baker PO Box 249 Norman OK 73070-0249 PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Joe Krush 409 Warner Rd Wayne PA 19087 phone 215 688-3927 Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 phone 609 235-5318 TexasFt Worth/Dallas Approximately monthly flying sessions Bedford Boys Ranch Bedford TX Contact Jesse Shepherd 2713 Summit View Bedford TX 76021 phone 817 282-3770 UtahSalt Lake City Bimonthly sessions Franklin Anderson 6137 Dee Park Dr Salt Lake City UT 84118 WashingtonSeattle Monthly contests low III line Send SSAt tsr catalog shee LATNES MLLS MEI5uS SOOKS PFIECtSIGN INSTRUMENTS COMPLETE CIITALOC $200 iDols items 4MPDJLL reet Ce 2100 B Selma fe10 0fli 0505 Contact 55151 Sa0562 NEWSPACESAVING FUEL CONTAINER FitsinYourBox 2x7%highx9% Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes Tubing eners Lock Tubing North Products P0 Box 18419 Through Cap ostage Cleveland Heights OH 44118 160 Model Aviation PAW DIESELS Englands Finest 049 35 RIC STD Send $100 list Eric Cluttoei 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 DROMA DiR Economy-Size Agp face 1 Highly Maneuverable Unique Sight Quick-Build Control Line Model 121 SIZES AVAILABLE 04KA35 ENG10~ute todaY send PLANSKIT ] FULLY TESTEDSTANGEL ENTERPRISES TO 805 336 WAUKESMA WI 53167 4 COMPENSATOR SPAN 65 WING AREA 765 PANZER SPAN 63 WING AREA 675 sq oct01- views 0~instock 4 MORE ARFS AT ONE GREAT PRICE SPRING SHOW SPECIAL $145 ea available direct select hobby shops WORLOS 8105657 SCALS PHOTO SERVOS 600 PHOTO PACKS PLANS3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING S*SE EflIaTgIng tS Catalog S3OQ SCAlE PlANS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MediseK Gpoosboo N C 27403 P550K 1519 2925239 No Colleoll PO BOX 3076 OAK RIDGE TN 37830 PHONE 6154826188 r P0 Box 536Y 0025Hurricane WV 25526 304-562-3538 i offer complete selection cC lathes mills tools tor iation Modeler THE ALL NEW 11th EDITION Radio Control Buyers Guide IS HOT OFF THE PRESS Hobbyists Guide World Radio Control have visited AMA Museum let Radio Control Buyers Guide take See eight pages full color models photo graphed AMA Museum plus much morel THERES NO OTHER SOURCE LIKE IT Thousands photos descriptions up-to-date information Aircraft s os Systems nes ware s Finishing Materials ssories Videos Dealers local hobby shop does stock copies Guide please send request payment $1495 $1195 postage/handling RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE 14101 Parke Ct Suite G Chantilly VA 22021 may use VISA MasterCard charge payment sending eani number expiration date order Category III March 5 April 16 1988 Indoor Rubber Speed March 22 April 26 1988 Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98023 phone 206 868-8273 Using boron safely following material published Flapper Facts official newslet ter Ornithopter Modelers Society Cutting Boron Frank Kieser3/2/87 Everyone using boron should already knowledgeable safety hazards involved problem cutting loose slivers sometimes generated must captured also can result piece being cut having inaccurate length knowledge method described original ways tried have found far best yet precise safe cutting hesitate say slivers never will generated date have seen slight traces powder remaining method 1 Obtain empty insulin syringe cut off point squarely outside diameter 0 D should about 014 boron will tight smooth-sliding fit bore needle Remove plunger syringe first 2 Obtain metal ruler attach piece tape two inches long preferably Scotch #230 Drafting Tape sticky side up tape has low adequate stick place tape can use ruler length measure 3 Insert length boron needle tip easier desired length cut left protruding 4 needle very shallow angle ruler press tip needle boron onto sticky tape 5 Gradually rotate needle steeper angle being sure keep tip pressing tape boron should snap needle about 45 0 cut piece retained tape 6 Although have never found extra loose pieces after cutting needle still over tape push through about inch boron sure isnt loose piece tube hope successful method have Bracing repair Normally bracing does have repaired However can neces sary least three circumstances repair flight damage wing structure repair patch film repairing damaged brace wires warp removal Lets begin warp removal save others later Warping can caused shrink ing covering expanding wood caused humidity difference covering has enough give slack ribs may distorted case spars expand lengthwise causing wing twist develop wave spar problem Use bracing fixture freehand repair procedure easier bracing stand lightest models can repaired unsupported following technique de scribed Remove bracing front back side wing cutting wires about 15 cabane flush wing post will allow spar expand normally Remove remnants soaking loose thinner snipping flush edge spar new piece bracing can substituted easily Hold free end new piece wire close stubs cabane wires overlap about inch Place small drop quick-drying glue both wires spread along overlap Loop free end around bracing anchor dihedral break wing tip depending piece repairing Tack-glue post minimal slack Adjust wire position wing approx imately straight Repeat operation matching wire opposite side wing using bracing fixture measure dihe dral washin/washout Otherwise must eyeball wing alignment align ment satisfactory glue wire wing spar redo joint wing post right order wing has pri mary secondary bracing remove brac ing side replace secondary bracing first Follow dihedral bracing tip bracing use main thing about whole procedure take time rush may have some over request have requested review science model boxes will topics next time different problems associated safe transportation Indoor models hope share lot ideas used solve Three FAI boxes Bud Romaks solution see photo customs problem use Plex iglas sides give protection modelsand box doesnt have opened customs inspection box used Czech Eduard Chlubny see photo cardboard wooden structural members models tools props rubber separate drawers Swiss team 80 World Champs used prop storage method shown April 1988 161 ATTENTW AMA MEMBERS photos Other tools accessories smaller drawers Rubber stuffer Jim Clems tool loading mo tors Manhattan Scale Bostonian models subject another months photos give idea size shaft /16-in welding rod notched side pieces styro foam sheet left over Dannon Yogurt contain ers after cut out Bostonian prop blades see photo December 1987 column wrongly identified Manhattan prop thread wrap epoxy completes job CL Happy Days/Kostecky Continued page 65 Tail surfaces Cut light C-grain balsa Add A6 plywood control horn mount elevator join elevators wire joiner Round edges taper rudder elevators Hinge stab elevator used nylon RC piano-type hinges Glue stabilizer assembly fuselage slot Add fin add rud der about /2 offset Covering finishing Glue 34 oz weight outboard tip Attach con trol horn bend elevator pushrod Slide plywood fair-lead onto pushrod epoxy fuselage really fastidious industrious builders con trols could enclosed fuselage attaching externally quicker eas ier suited fine Remove horn start finishing process multitude options finish ing dope-and-silkspan epoxy iron-ons youre planning build Stunt ship need experience dopes planes size doesnt rule out dope-and silkspan method like want quick results sacrificing durability following Sand everything 400 wet dry paper used dry Vacuum structure Cover wing MonoKote Mask wing covering about /~ edge meets planking fin ish apply overlaps seam seals Next apply heavy coat K&B epoxy primer dry sand smooth 400 paper too much grain showing re peat filler coat sand again youre fastidious spray coat K&B epoxy whole thing found can Black Baron Epoxy under bench brushed coat yellow came out looking acceptablecertainly concours quality far better planes 20 years ago Some striping tape Mono Kote trim well acetate cockpit fin ished job Dont hesitate experiment kinds miscellaneous extras proj ect wheel pants enclosed controls cockpit detail name few Learning techniques can aggravating can transfer experience advanced projects later Attach elevator horn solder retaining washer set wheels piece fuel line filter once engine muffler have bolted ready go Flying model just pleasant smooth forgiving plane fly Itll whole Precision Aerobatics pattern al though competitively Check center-of-gravity cant imag ine CG coming out anything other nose-heavy initially Fly way first adding tail weight until responds taste Sixty-foot lines 10-in six-pitch propeller used original taking challenge designing building Happy Days worth bet once weather schedule mood click drag out go flying brief shining spell Im 14-year-old kid again savoring mo ment did kid bike tripping over lines ck happy days golden halcyon days Control Line flight CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 66 envelope Tom Dixon Beginner Pattern 1938 Peachtree Suite 401 Atlanta GA 30309 really great idea Sky Rebels continuing successful pat tern established Old-Time Stunt fliers providing well-administered unofficial events supplement official AMA Stunt events Nats particularly good idea should draw some people actually participate Nats might otherwise simply come spectateor perhaps might bother tend extra excitement comes actually participating Nationals ter rific stimulus persons interest Once bitten Nats bug tough shake st ask wives us Stunt junkies about youve reading since Stunts inception truly Precision event advent Nobler encourage passing thought sometime getting good enough fly Nats drop Tom line join fun wont regret Along similar lines although yet off drawing board proposal another supple mental event Doc Passen PO Box 111 Jasonville IN 47438 Doc spearheading group would like initiate what call Nostalgia Stunt event would similar concept now-familiar Old-Time Stunt event designs particular era would qualified competein case years 1953 1963 plan use 1957/58/59 AMA rules essentially same todays exception appear ance points range 16 40 points ex cept include intriguing statement maneuver description horizontal round square eights either inside outside loop may performed first Doc feels era has greater potential OTS number familiarity models qualify much larger familiar pre-1952 vintage OTS 162 Model Aviation 0 0 -h 0 0 z 0 z C, 0 -a 0 -o m m 0 Q C, CD -I CD C, 0 0 C, 0 CD 0 Co 31 0 N D S S. N x 5S& ci x S. Ci x S. x S. S. Ji x S. 0 x S. 0 x U
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/04
Page Numbers: 60, 160, 161, 162
THE BIG WEEK AMA Executive Council approved NFFS bid host 1988 Indoor World Championships Johnson City TN site 1987 U S Indoor Championshipsand did FAT year USIC will backto-back World Champslike 1980 WC West Baden WC will May 29-3 1 1988 flying schedule may fixed Similarly schedule USIC June 1-4 still flux latest info finalized schedule send business-sized SASE Tony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 Flying opportunities following dates have remaining part 1987/88 door season Obviously Indoor flying doesnt stopits just FF clubs shift focus outdoor FF during warmer part year final reminderthis space open CDs club officials listing official unoffi cial flying dates California Tustin Santa Ana hangar First weekend month must make ar rangements CD Curt Stevens 25108 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo CA 92692 phone 714/240-8433 least three days advance San Diego Monthly sessions fourth Friday Category Howard Haupt 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 ColoradoDenver Flying dates March 11 25 April 8 22 May 6 20 1988 Les Shaw phone 303/499-0946 ConnecticutGlastonbury George Armstead 89 Harvest Lane Glastonbury CT 06037 FloridaMiami MIAMA contest #4 MacDill AFB April 16-17 1988 Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 phone 305 858-6363 IowaCedar Rapids Approximately weekly flying sessions aU winter 34-ft ceiling Contact Paul Mcllrath 1524 48th St NE Cedar Rapids IA 52402 phone 319 393-4677 MassachusettsCambridge MIT Tech Model Airerafters flying sessions first Saturday month through May site Du Pont Gym MIT Vassar St Massachusetts Ave 6- pm Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 phone 617 358-4013 New JerseyGlassboro Philadelphia Sky Pi rates sponsors Indoor contest April 24 1988 Activities Center Ballroom 23-ft ceiling Glassboru State College Doug Barber 146 Strat ton House Maple Shade NJ 0852 phone 609 235-5318 New YorkNYC Contact Ed Whitten PO Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 phone 212 785-5327 info about nos Swiss modelers accessory box L held props tools rubber nicely crafted transport box multiple drawers Bud Romaks FAI model box R uses Plexiglas sides both strength visibility during customs inspections no need open box see whats Inside 60 Model Aviation Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 Slide-out drawers shelves allowed Czechoslovakias Eduard Chlubny free access mod els tools Fine model case constructed cardboard wood framing Jim Clem built interesting gadget stuff rubber motors cabin-type models Its built scraps yet rugged effective info column Another Great Performance out Africa producer Zimbabwe Model Products DALOTEL 625 SPAN 62 WING AREA 650 sq ZIMPRO MARKETENO FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 59 unbiased d no glorified word processor thats what want expect Contributing Editors However sometimes ye olde editor must apply brakes gently certain circumstancesbut let readers know occurs RMcM must say though have bit prob 1cm Mr Worths prophecy Outdoor Free Flight contest activity parts Mid-America Free Flight Contest Law renceville IL last fall drew whopping 98 contestants about five times what drew eight 10 years before would call growth decline addition same interim have added couple new Free Flight clubs area Plus requesting increase nor mal six weekend approvals seven approvals use Wright Field contest use 1988 can mosey downtown city courthouse steps warm summer eventng listen gloomy soapbox dissertations predictions doom Ilike peopleprefer opti mistic enough think things bad ways prevent such catastro phes other hand Mr Worth suggests must agree certainly overdue fresh thinking regarding some aspects activity wish Mr Worth would have said some constructive thinking within ranks Free Flighters themselves because solutions come within activities such generally acceptable its partici pants forced external pressures Aw shucks can see right now am go ing get out soapbox stint own go Harry Murphy included editorial point subject has discussing cause length nature editor opted move Soapbox portion 'Competition Newsletter' section months issue RMcM Next time shall dispense distasteful polit ical issues return fun things associated nuts bolts Free Flight PEACE See ya downwind FF Indoor/Tenny Continuefi page 60 sible flying Columbia University OklahomaOklahoma City Indoor annual con test 23rd St Armory Okie City March 20 1988 Contact William L Baker PO Box 249 Norman OK 73070-0249 PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Joe Krush 409 Warner Rd Wayne PA 19087 phone 215 688-3927 Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 phone 609 235-5318 TexasFt Worth/Dallas Approximately monthly flying sessions Bedford Boys Ranch Bedford TX Contact Jesse Shepherd 2713 Summit View Bedford TX 76021 phone 817 282-3770 UtahSalt Lake City Bimonthly sessions Franklin Anderson 6137 Dee Park Dr Salt Lake City UT 84118 WashingtonSeattle Monthly contests low III line Send SSAt tsr catalog shee LATNES MLLS MEI5uS SOOKS PFIECtSIGN INSTRUMENTS COMPLETE CIITALOC $200 iDols items 4MPDJLL reet Ce 2100 B Selma fe10 0fli 0505 Contact 55151 Sa0562 NEWSPACESAVING FUEL CONTAINER FitsinYourBox 2x7%highx9% Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes Tubing eners Lock Tubing North Products P0 Box 18419 Through Cap ostage Cleveland Heights OH 44118 160 Model Aviation PAW DIESELS Englands Finest 049 35 RIC STD Send $100 list Eric Cluttoei 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 DROMA DiR Economy-Size Agp face 1 Highly Maneuverable Unique Sight Quick-Build Control Line Model 121 SIZES AVAILABLE 04KA35 ENG10~ute todaY send PLANSKIT ] FULLY TESTEDSTANGEL ENTERPRISES TO 805 336 WAUKESMA WI 53167 4 COMPENSATOR SPAN 65 WING AREA 765 PANZER SPAN 63 WING AREA 675 sq oct01- views 0~instock 4 MORE ARFS AT ONE GREAT PRICE SPRING SHOW SPECIAL $145 ea available direct select hobby shops WORLOS 8105657 SCALS PHOTO SERVOS 600 PHOTO PACKS PLANS3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING S*SE EflIaTgIng tS Catalog S3OQ SCAlE PlANS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MediseK Gpoosboo N C 27403 P550K 1519 2925239 No Colleoll PO BOX 3076 OAK RIDGE TN 37830 PHONE 6154826188 r P0 Box 536Y 0025Hurricane WV 25526 304-562-3538 i offer complete selection cC lathes mills tools tor iation Modeler THE ALL NEW 11th EDITION Radio Control Buyers Guide IS HOT OFF THE PRESS Hobbyists Guide World Radio Control have visited AMA Museum let Radio Control Buyers Guide take See eight pages full color models photo graphed AMA Museum plus much morel THERES NO OTHER SOURCE LIKE IT Thousands photos descriptions up-to-date information Aircraft s os Systems nes ware s Finishing Materials ssories Videos Dealers local hobby shop does stock copies Guide please send request payment $1495 $1195 postage/handling RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE 14101 Parke Ct Suite G Chantilly VA 22021 may use VISA MasterCard charge payment sending eani number expiration date order Category III March 5 April 16 1988 Indoor Rubber Speed March 22 April 26 1988 Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98023 phone 206 868-8273 Using boron safely following material published Flapper Facts official newslet ter Ornithopter Modelers Society Cutting Boron Frank Kieser3/2/87 Everyone using boron should already knowledgeable safety hazards involved problem cutting loose slivers sometimes generated must captured also can result piece being cut having inaccurate length knowledge method described original ways tried have found far best yet precise safe cutting hesitate say slivers never will generated date have seen slight traces powder remaining method 1 Obtain empty insulin syringe cut off point squarely outside diameter 0 D should about 014 boron will tight smooth-sliding fit bore needle Remove plunger syringe first 2 Obtain metal ruler attach piece tape two inches long preferably Scotch #230 Drafting Tape sticky side up tape has low adequate stick place tape can use ruler length measure 3 Insert length boron needle tip easier desired length cut left protruding 4 needle very shallow angle ruler press tip needle boron onto sticky tape 5 Gradually rotate needle steeper angle being sure keep tip pressing tape boron should snap needle about 45 0 cut piece retained tape 6 Although have never found extra loose pieces after cutting needle still over tape push through about inch boron sure isnt loose piece tube hope successful method have Bracing repair Normally bracing does have repaired However can neces sary least three circumstances repair flight damage wing structure repair patch film repairing damaged brace wires warp removal Lets begin warp removal save others later Warping can caused shrink ing covering expanding wood caused humidity difference covering has enough give slack ribs may distorted case spars expand lengthwise causing wing twist develop wave spar problem Use bracing fixture freehand repair procedure easier bracing stand lightest models can repaired unsupported following technique de scribed Remove bracing front back side wing cutting wires about 15 cabane flush wing post will allow spar expand normally Remove remnants soaking loose thinner snipping flush edge spar new piece bracing can substituted easily Hold free end new piece wire close stubs cabane wires overlap about inch Place small drop quick-drying glue both wires spread along overlap Loop free end around bracing anchor dihedral break wing tip depending piece repairing Tack-glue post minimal slack Adjust wire position wing approx imately straight Repeat operation matching wire opposite side wing using bracing fixture measure dihe dral washin/washout Otherwise must eyeball wing alignment align ment satisfactory glue wire wing spar redo joint wing post right order wing has pri mary secondary bracing remove brac ing side replace secondary bracing first Follow dihedral bracing tip bracing use main thing about whole procedure take time rush may have some over request have requested review science model boxes will topics next time different problems associated safe transportation Indoor models hope share lot ideas used solve Three FAI boxes Bud Romaks solution see photo customs problem use Plex iglas sides give protection modelsand box doesnt have opened customs inspection box used Czech Eduard Chlubny see photo cardboard wooden structural members models tools props rubber separate drawers Swiss team 80 World Champs used prop storage method shown April 1988 161 ATTENTW AMA MEMBERS photos Other tools accessories smaller drawers Rubber stuffer Jim Clems tool loading mo tors Manhattan Scale Bostonian models subject another months photos give idea size shaft /16-in welding rod notched side pieces styro foam sheet left over Dannon Yogurt contain ers after cut out Bostonian prop blades see photo December 1987 column wrongly identified Manhattan prop thread wrap epoxy completes job CL Happy Days/Kostecky Continued page 65 Tail surfaces Cut light C-grain balsa Add A6 plywood control horn mount elevator join elevators wire joiner Round edges taper rudder elevators Hinge stab elevator used nylon RC piano-type hinges Glue stabilizer assembly fuselage slot Add fin add rud der about /2 offset Covering finishing Glue 34 oz weight outboard tip Attach con trol horn bend elevator pushrod Slide plywood fair-lead onto pushrod epoxy fuselage really fastidious industrious builders con trols could enclosed fuselage attaching externally quicker eas ier suited fine Remove horn start finishing process multitude options finish ing dope-and-silkspan epoxy iron-ons youre planning build Stunt ship need experience dopes planes size doesnt rule out dope-and silkspan method like want quick results sacrificing durability following Sand everything 400 wet dry paper used dry Vacuum structure Cover wing MonoKote Mask wing covering about /~ edge meets planking fin ish apply overlaps seam seals Next apply heavy coat K&B epoxy primer dry sand smooth 400 paper too much grain showing re peat filler coat sand again youre fastidious spray coat K&B epoxy whole thing found can Black Baron Epoxy under bench brushed coat yellow came out looking acceptablecertainly concours quality far better planes 20 years ago Some striping tape Mono Kote trim well acetate cockpit fin ished job Dont hesitate experiment kinds miscellaneous extras proj ect wheel pants enclosed controls cockpit detail name few Learning techniques can aggravating can transfer experience advanced projects later Attach elevator horn solder retaining washer set wheels piece fuel line filter once engine muffler have bolted ready go Flying model just pleasant smooth forgiving plane fly Itll whole Precision Aerobatics pattern al though competitively Check center-of-gravity cant imag ine CG coming out anything other nose-heavy initially Fly way first adding tail weight until responds taste Sixty-foot lines 10-in six-pitch propeller used original taking challenge designing building Happy Days worth bet once weather schedule mood click drag out go flying brief shining spell Im 14-year-old kid again savoring mo ment did kid bike tripping over lines ck happy days golden halcyon days Control Line flight CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 66 envelope Tom Dixon Beginner Pattern 1938 Peachtree Suite 401 Atlanta GA 30309 really great idea Sky Rebels continuing successful pat tern established Old-Time Stunt fliers providing well-administered unofficial events supplement official AMA Stunt events Nats particularly good idea should draw some people actually participate Nats might otherwise simply come spectateor perhaps might bother tend extra excitement comes actually participating Nationals ter rific stimulus persons interest Once bitten Nats bug tough shake st ask wives us Stunt junkies about youve reading since Stunts inception truly Precision event advent Nobler encourage passing thought sometime getting good enough fly Nats drop Tom line join fun wont regret Along similar lines although yet off drawing board proposal another supple mental event Doc Passen PO Box 111 Jasonville IN 47438 Doc spearheading group would like initiate what call Nostalgia Stunt event would similar concept now-familiar Old-Time Stunt event designs particular era would qualified competein case years 1953 1963 plan use 1957/58/59 AMA rules essentially same todays exception appear ance points range 16 40 points ex cept include intriguing statement maneuver description horizontal round square eights either inside outside loop may performed first Doc feels era has greater potential OTS number familiarity models qualify much larger familiar pre-1952 vintage OTS 162 Model Aviation 0 0 -h 0 0 z 0 z C, 0 -a 0 -o m m 0 Q C, CD -I CD C, 0 0 C, 0 CD 0 Co 31 0 N D S S. N x 5S& ci x S. Ci x S. x S. S. Ji x S. 0 x S. 0 x U
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/04
Page Numbers: 60, 160, 161, 162
THE BIG WEEK AMA Executive Council approved NFFS bid host 1988 Indoor World Championships Johnson City TN site 1987 U S Indoor Championshipsand did FAT year USIC will backto-back World Champslike 1980 WC West Baden WC will May 29-3 1 1988 flying schedule may fixed Similarly schedule USIC June 1-4 still flux latest info finalized schedule send business-sized SASE Tony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 Flying opportunities following dates have remaining part 1987/88 door season Obviously Indoor flying doesnt stopits just FF clubs shift focus outdoor FF during warmer part year final reminderthis space open CDs club officials listing official unoffi cial flying dates California Tustin Santa Ana hangar First weekend month must make ar rangements CD Curt Stevens 25108 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo CA 92692 phone 714/240-8433 least three days advance San Diego Monthly sessions fourth Friday Category Howard Haupt 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 ColoradoDenver Flying dates March 11 25 April 8 22 May 6 20 1988 Les Shaw phone 303/499-0946 ConnecticutGlastonbury George Armstead 89 Harvest Lane Glastonbury CT 06037 FloridaMiami MIAMA contest #4 MacDill AFB April 16-17 1988 Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 phone 305 858-6363 IowaCedar Rapids Approximately weekly flying sessions aU winter 34-ft ceiling Contact Paul Mcllrath 1524 48th St NE Cedar Rapids IA 52402 phone 319 393-4677 MassachusettsCambridge MIT Tech Model Airerafters flying sessions first Saturday month through May site Du Pont Gym MIT Vassar St Massachusetts Ave 6- pm Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 phone 617 358-4013 New JerseyGlassboro Philadelphia Sky Pi rates sponsors Indoor contest April 24 1988 Activities Center Ballroom 23-ft ceiling Glassboru State College Doug Barber 146 Strat ton House Maple Shade NJ 0852 phone 609 235-5318 New YorkNYC Contact Ed Whitten PO Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 phone 212 785-5327 info about nos Swiss modelers accessory box L held props tools rubber nicely crafted transport box multiple drawers Bud Romaks FAI model box R uses Plexiglas sides both strength visibility during customs inspections no need open box see whats Inside 60 Model Aviation Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 Slide-out drawers shelves allowed Czechoslovakias Eduard Chlubny free access mod els tools Fine model case constructed cardboard wood framing Jim Clem built interesting gadget stuff rubber motors cabin-type models Its built scraps yet rugged effective info column Another Great Performance out Africa producer Zimbabwe Model Products DALOTEL 625 SPAN 62 WING AREA 650 sq ZIMPRO MARKETENO FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 59 unbiased d no glorified word processor thats what want expect Contributing Editors However sometimes ye olde editor must apply brakes gently certain circumstancesbut let readers know occurs RMcM must say though have bit prob 1cm Mr Worths prophecy Outdoor Free Flight contest activity parts Mid-America Free Flight Contest Law renceville IL last fall drew whopping 98 contestants about five times what drew eight 10 years before would call growth decline addition same interim have added couple new Free Flight clubs area Plus requesting increase nor mal six weekend approvals seven approvals use Wright Field contest use 1988 can mosey downtown city courthouse steps warm summer eventng listen gloomy soapbox dissertations predictions doom Ilike peopleprefer opti mistic enough think things bad ways prevent such catastro phes other hand Mr Worth suggests must agree certainly overdue fresh thinking regarding some aspects activity wish Mr Worth would have said some constructive thinking within ranks Free Flighters themselves because solutions come within activities such generally acceptable its partici pants forced external pressures Aw shucks can see right now am go ing get out soapbox stint own go Harry Murphy included editorial point subject has discussing cause length nature editor opted move Soapbox portion 'Competition Newsletter' section months issue RMcM Next time shall dispense distasteful polit ical issues return fun things associated nuts bolts Free Flight PEACE See ya downwind FF Indoor/Tenny Continuefi page 60 sible flying Columbia University OklahomaOklahoma City Indoor annual con test 23rd St Armory Okie City March 20 1988 Contact William L Baker PO Box 249 Norman OK 73070-0249 PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Joe Krush 409 Warner Rd Wayne PA 19087 phone 215 688-3927 Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 phone 609 235-5318 TexasFt Worth/Dallas Approximately monthly flying sessions Bedford Boys Ranch Bedford TX Contact Jesse Shepherd 2713 Summit View Bedford TX 76021 phone 817 282-3770 UtahSalt Lake City Bimonthly sessions Franklin Anderson 6137 Dee Park Dr Salt Lake City UT 84118 WashingtonSeattle Monthly contests low III line Send SSAt tsr catalog shee LATNES MLLS MEI5uS SOOKS PFIECtSIGN INSTRUMENTS COMPLETE CIITALOC $200 iDols items 4MPDJLL reet Ce 2100 B Selma fe10 0fli 0505 Contact 55151 Sa0562 NEWSPACESAVING FUEL CONTAINER FitsinYourBox 2x7%highx9% Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes Tubing eners Lock Tubing North Products P0 Box 18419 Through Cap ostage Cleveland Heights OH 44118 160 Model Aviation PAW DIESELS Englands Finest 049 35 RIC STD Send $100 list Eric Cluttoei 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 DROMA DiR Economy-Size Agp face 1 Highly Maneuverable Unique Sight Quick-Build Control Line Model 121 SIZES AVAILABLE 04KA35 ENG10~ute todaY send PLANSKIT ] FULLY TESTEDSTANGEL ENTERPRISES TO 805 336 WAUKESMA WI 53167 4 COMPENSATOR SPAN 65 WING AREA 765 PANZER SPAN 63 WING AREA 675 sq oct01- views 0~instock 4 MORE ARFS AT ONE GREAT PRICE SPRING SHOW SPECIAL $145 ea available direct select hobby shops WORLOS 8105657 SCALS PHOTO SERVOS 600 PHOTO PACKS PLANS3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING S*SE EflIaTgIng tS Catalog S3OQ SCAlE PlANS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MediseK Gpoosboo N C 27403 P550K 1519 2925239 No Colleoll PO BOX 3076 OAK RIDGE TN 37830 PHONE 6154826188 r P0 Box 536Y 0025Hurricane WV 25526 304-562-3538 i offer complete selection cC lathes mills tools tor iation Modeler THE ALL NEW 11th EDITION Radio Control Buyers Guide IS HOT OFF THE PRESS Hobbyists Guide World Radio Control have visited AMA Museum let Radio Control Buyers Guide take See eight pages full color models photo graphed AMA Museum plus much morel THERES NO OTHER SOURCE LIKE IT Thousands photos descriptions up-to-date information Aircraft s os Systems nes ware s Finishing Materials ssories Videos Dealers local hobby shop does stock copies Guide please send request payment $1495 $1195 postage/handling RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE 14101 Parke Ct Suite G Chantilly VA 22021 may use VISA MasterCard charge payment sending eani number expiration date order Category III March 5 April 16 1988 Indoor Rubber Speed March 22 April 26 1988 Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98023 phone 206 868-8273 Using boron safely following material published Flapper Facts official newslet ter Ornithopter Modelers Society Cutting Boron Frank Kieser3/2/87 Everyone using boron should already knowledgeable safety hazards involved problem cutting loose slivers sometimes generated must captured also can result piece being cut having inaccurate length knowledge method described original ways tried have found far best yet precise safe cutting hesitate say slivers never will generated date have seen slight traces powder remaining method 1 Obtain empty insulin syringe cut off point squarely outside diameter 0 D should about 014 boron will tight smooth-sliding fit bore needle Remove plunger syringe first 2 Obtain metal ruler attach piece tape two inches long preferably Scotch #230 Drafting Tape sticky side up tape has low adequate stick place tape can use ruler length measure 3 Insert length boron needle tip easier desired length cut left protruding 4 needle very shallow angle ruler press tip needle boron onto sticky tape 5 Gradually rotate needle steeper angle being sure keep tip pressing tape boron should snap needle about 45 0 cut piece retained tape 6 Although have never found extra loose pieces after cutting needle still over tape push through about inch boron sure isnt loose piece tube hope successful method have Bracing repair Normally bracing does have repaired However can neces sary least three circumstances repair flight damage wing structure repair patch film repairing damaged brace wires warp removal Lets begin warp removal save others later Warping can caused shrink ing covering expanding wood caused humidity difference covering has enough give slack ribs may distorted case spars expand lengthwise causing wing twist develop wave spar problem Use bracing fixture freehand repair procedure easier bracing stand lightest models can repaired unsupported following technique de scribed Remove bracing front back side wing cutting wires about 15 cabane flush wing post will allow spar expand normally Remove remnants soaking loose thinner snipping flush edge spar new piece bracing can substituted easily Hold free end new piece wire close stubs cabane wires overlap about inch Place small drop quick-drying glue both wires spread along overlap Loop free end around bracing anchor dihedral break wing tip depending piece repairing Tack-glue post minimal slack Adjust wire position wing approx imately straight Repeat operation matching wire opposite side wing using bracing fixture measure dihe dral washin/washout Otherwise must eyeball wing alignment align ment satisfactory glue wire wing spar redo joint wing post right order wing has pri mary secondary bracing remove brac ing side replace secondary bracing first Follow dihedral bracing tip bracing use main thing about whole procedure take time rush may have some over request have requested review science model boxes will topics next time different problems associated safe transportation Indoor models hope share lot ideas used solve Three FAI boxes Bud Romaks solution see photo customs problem use Plex iglas sides give protection modelsand box doesnt have opened customs inspection box used Czech Eduard Chlubny see photo cardboard wooden structural members models tools props rubber separate drawers Swiss team 80 World Champs used prop storage method shown April 1988 161 ATTENTW AMA MEMBERS photos Other tools accessories smaller drawers Rubber stuffer Jim Clems tool loading mo tors Manhattan Scale Bostonian models subject another months photos give idea size shaft /16-in welding rod notched side pieces styro foam sheet left over Dannon Yogurt contain ers after cut out Bostonian prop blades see photo December 1987 column wrongly identified Manhattan prop thread wrap epoxy completes job CL Happy Days/Kostecky Continued page 65 Tail surfaces Cut light C-grain balsa Add A6 plywood control horn mount elevator join elevators wire joiner Round edges taper rudder elevators Hinge stab elevator used nylon RC piano-type hinges Glue stabilizer assembly fuselage slot Add fin add rud der about /2 offset Covering finishing Glue 34 oz weight outboard tip Attach con trol horn bend elevator pushrod Slide plywood fair-lead onto pushrod epoxy fuselage really fastidious industrious builders con trols could enclosed fuselage attaching externally quicker eas ier suited fine Remove horn start finishing process multitude options finish ing dope-and-silkspan epoxy iron-ons youre planning build Stunt ship need experience dopes planes size doesnt rule out dope-and silkspan method like want quick results sacrificing durability following Sand everything 400 wet dry paper used dry Vacuum structure Cover wing MonoKote Mask wing covering about /~ edge meets planking fin ish apply overlaps seam seals Next apply heavy coat K&B epoxy primer dry sand smooth 400 paper too much grain showing re peat filler coat sand again youre fastidious spray coat K&B epoxy whole thing found can Black Baron Epoxy under bench brushed coat yellow came out looking acceptablecertainly concours quality far better planes 20 years ago Some striping tape Mono Kote trim well acetate cockpit fin ished job Dont hesitate experiment kinds miscellaneous extras proj ect wheel pants enclosed controls cockpit detail name few Learning techniques can aggravating can transfer experience advanced projects later Attach elevator horn solder retaining washer set wheels piece fuel line filter once engine muffler have bolted ready go Flying model just pleasant smooth forgiving plane fly Itll whole Precision Aerobatics pattern al though competitively Check center-of-gravity cant imag ine CG coming out anything other nose-heavy initially Fly way first adding tail weight until responds taste Sixty-foot lines 10-in six-pitch propeller used original taking challenge designing building Happy Days worth bet once weather schedule mood click drag out go flying brief shining spell Im 14-year-old kid again savoring mo ment did kid bike tripping over lines ck happy days golden halcyon days Control Line flight CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 66 envelope Tom Dixon Beginner Pattern 1938 Peachtree Suite 401 Atlanta GA 30309 really great idea Sky Rebels continuing successful pat tern established Old-Time Stunt fliers providing well-administered unofficial events supplement official AMA Stunt events Nats particularly good idea should draw some people actually participate Nats might otherwise simply come spectateor perhaps might bother tend extra excitement comes actually participating Nationals ter rific stimulus persons interest Once bitten Nats bug tough shake st ask wives us Stunt junkies about youve reading since Stunts inception truly Precision event advent Nobler encourage passing thought sometime getting good enough fly Nats drop Tom line join fun wont regret Along similar lines although yet off drawing board proposal another supple mental event Doc Passen PO Box 111 Jasonville IN 47438 Doc spearheading group would like initiate what call Nostalgia Stunt event would similar concept now-familiar Old-Time Stunt event designs particular era would qualified competein case years 1953 1963 plan use 1957/58/59 AMA rules essentially same todays exception appear ance points range 16 40 points ex cept include intriguing statement maneuver description horizontal round square eights either inside outside loop may performed first Doc feels era has greater potential OTS number familiarity models qualify much larger familiar pre-1952 vintage OTS 162 Model Aviation 0 0 -h 0 0 z 0 z C, 0 -a 0 -o m m 0 Q C, CD -I CD C, 0 0 C, 0 CD 0 Co 31 0 N D S S. N x 5S& ci x S. Ci x S. x S. S. Ji x S. 0 x S. 0 x U
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/04
Page Numbers: 60, 160, 161, 162
THE BIG WEEK AMA Executive Council approved NFFS bid host 1988 Indoor World Championships Johnson City TN site 1987 U S Indoor Championshipsand did FAT year USIC will backto-back World Champslike 1980 WC West Baden WC will May 29-3 1 1988 flying schedule may fixed Similarly schedule USIC June 1-4 still flux latest info finalized schedule send business-sized SASE Tony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 Flying opportunities following dates have remaining part 1987/88 door season Obviously Indoor flying doesnt stopits just FF clubs shift focus outdoor FF during warmer part year final reminderthis space open CDs club officials listing official unoffi cial flying dates California Tustin Santa Ana hangar First weekend month must make ar rangements CD Curt Stevens 25108 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo CA 92692 phone 714/240-8433 least three days advance San Diego Monthly sessions fourth Friday Category Howard Haupt 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 ColoradoDenver Flying dates March 11 25 April 8 22 May 6 20 1988 Les Shaw phone 303/499-0946 ConnecticutGlastonbury George Armstead 89 Harvest Lane Glastonbury CT 06037 FloridaMiami MIAMA contest #4 MacDill AFB April 16-17 1988 Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 phone 305 858-6363 IowaCedar Rapids Approximately weekly flying sessions aU winter 34-ft ceiling Contact Paul Mcllrath 1524 48th St NE Cedar Rapids IA 52402 phone 319 393-4677 MassachusettsCambridge MIT Tech Model Airerafters flying sessions first Saturday month through May site Du Pont Gym MIT Vassar St Massachusetts Ave 6- pm Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 phone 617 358-4013 New JerseyGlassboro Philadelphia Sky Pi rates sponsors Indoor contest April 24 1988 Activities Center Ballroom 23-ft ceiling Glassboru State College Doug Barber 146 Strat ton House Maple Shade NJ 0852 phone 609 235-5318 New YorkNYC Contact Ed Whitten PO Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 phone 212 785-5327 info about nos Swiss modelers accessory box L held props tools rubber nicely crafted transport box multiple drawers Bud Romaks FAI model box R uses Plexiglas sides both strength visibility during customs inspections no need open box see whats Inside 60 Model Aviation Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 Slide-out drawers shelves allowed Czechoslovakias Eduard Chlubny free access mod els tools Fine model case constructed cardboard wood framing Jim Clem built interesting gadget stuff rubber motors cabin-type models Its built scraps yet rugged effective info column Another Great Performance out Africa producer Zimbabwe Model Products DALOTEL 625 SPAN 62 WING AREA 650 sq ZIMPRO MARKETENO FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 59 unbiased d no glorified word processor thats what want expect Contributing Editors However sometimes ye olde editor must apply brakes gently certain circumstancesbut let readers know occurs RMcM must say though have bit prob 1cm Mr Worths prophecy Outdoor Free Flight contest activity parts Mid-America Free Flight Contest Law renceville IL last fall drew whopping 98 contestants about five times what drew eight 10 years before would call growth decline addition same interim have added couple new Free Flight clubs area Plus requesting increase nor mal six weekend approvals seven approvals use Wright Field contest use 1988 can mosey downtown city courthouse steps warm summer eventng listen gloomy soapbox dissertations predictions doom Ilike peopleprefer opti mistic enough think things bad ways prevent such catastro phes other hand Mr Worth suggests must agree certainly overdue fresh thinking regarding some aspects activity wish Mr Worth would have said some constructive thinking within ranks Free Flighters themselves because solutions come within activities such generally acceptable its partici pants forced external pressures Aw shucks can see right now am go ing get out soapbox stint own go Harry Murphy included editorial point subject has discussing cause length nature editor opted move Soapbox portion 'Competition Newsletter' section months issue RMcM Next time shall dispense distasteful polit ical issues return fun things associated nuts bolts Free Flight PEACE See ya downwind FF Indoor/Tenny Continuefi page 60 sible flying Columbia University OklahomaOklahoma City Indoor annual con test 23rd St Armory Okie City March 20 1988 Contact William L Baker PO Box 249 Norman OK 73070-0249 PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Joe Krush 409 Warner Rd Wayne PA 19087 phone 215 688-3927 Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 phone 609 235-5318 TexasFt Worth/Dallas Approximately monthly flying sessions Bedford Boys Ranch Bedford TX Contact Jesse Shepherd 2713 Summit View Bedford TX 76021 phone 817 282-3770 UtahSalt Lake City Bimonthly sessions Franklin Anderson 6137 Dee Park Dr Salt Lake City UT 84118 WashingtonSeattle Monthly contests low III line Send SSAt tsr catalog shee LATNES MLLS MEI5uS SOOKS PFIECtSIGN INSTRUMENTS COMPLETE CIITALOC $200 iDols items 4MPDJLL reet Ce 2100 B Selma fe10 0fli 0505 Contact 55151 Sa0562 NEWSPACESAVING FUEL CONTAINER FitsinYourBox 2x7%highx9% Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes Tubing eners Lock Tubing North Products P0 Box 18419 Through Cap ostage Cleveland Heights OH 44118 160 Model Aviation PAW DIESELS Englands Finest 049 35 RIC STD Send $100 list Eric Cluttoei 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 DROMA DiR Economy-Size Agp face 1 Highly Maneuverable Unique Sight Quick-Build Control Line Model 121 SIZES AVAILABLE 04KA35 ENG10~ute todaY send PLANSKIT ] FULLY TESTEDSTANGEL ENTERPRISES TO 805 336 WAUKESMA WI 53167 4 COMPENSATOR SPAN 65 WING AREA 765 PANZER SPAN 63 WING AREA 675 sq oct01- views 0~instock 4 MORE ARFS AT ONE GREAT PRICE SPRING SHOW SPECIAL $145 ea available direct select hobby shops WORLOS 8105657 SCALS PHOTO SERVOS 600 PHOTO PACKS PLANS3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING S*SE EflIaTgIng tS Catalog S3OQ SCAlE PlANS PHOTO SERVICE 3209 MediseK Gpoosboo N C 27403 P550K 1519 2925239 No Colleoll PO BOX 3076 OAK RIDGE TN 37830 PHONE 6154826188 r P0 Box 536Y 0025Hurricane WV 25526 304-562-3538 i offer complete selection cC lathes mills tools tor iation Modeler THE ALL NEW 11th EDITION Radio Control Buyers Guide IS HOT OFF THE PRESS Hobbyists Guide World Radio Control have visited AMA Museum let Radio Control Buyers Guide take See eight pages full color models photo graphed AMA Museum plus much morel THERES NO OTHER SOURCE LIKE IT Thousands photos descriptions up-to-date information Aircraft s os Systems nes ware s Finishing Materials ssories Videos Dealers local hobby shop does stock copies Guide please send request payment $1495 $1195 postage/handling RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE 14101 Parke Ct Suite G Chantilly VA 22021 may use VISA MasterCard charge payment sending eani number expiration date order Category III March 5 April 16 1988 Indoor Rubber Speed March 22 April 26 1988 Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98023 phone 206 868-8273 Using boron safely following material published Flapper Facts official newslet ter Ornithopter Modelers Society Cutting Boron Frank Kieser3/2/87 Everyone using boron should already knowledgeable safety hazards involved problem cutting loose slivers sometimes generated must captured also can result piece being cut having inaccurate length knowledge method described original ways tried have found far best yet precise safe cutting hesitate say slivers never will generated date have seen slight traces powder remaining method 1 Obtain empty insulin syringe cut off point squarely outside diameter 0 D should about 014 boron will tight smooth-sliding fit bore needle Remove plunger syringe first 2 Obtain metal ruler attach piece tape two inches long preferably Scotch #230 Drafting Tape sticky side up tape has low adequate stick place tape can use ruler length measure 3 Insert length boron needle tip easier desired length cut left protruding 4 needle very shallow angle ruler press tip needle boron onto sticky tape 5 Gradually rotate needle steeper angle being sure keep tip pressing tape boron should snap needle about 45 0 cut piece retained tape 6 Although have never found extra loose pieces after cutting needle still over tape push through about inch boron sure isnt loose piece tube hope successful method have Bracing repair Normally bracing does have repaired However can neces sary least three circumstances repair flight damage wing structure repair patch film repairing damaged brace wires warp removal Lets begin warp removal save others later Warping can caused shrink ing covering expanding wood caused humidity difference covering has enough give slack ribs may distorted case spars expand lengthwise causing wing twist develop wave spar problem Use bracing fixture freehand repair procedure easier bracing stand lightest models can repaired unsupported following technique de scribed Remove bracing front back side wing cutting wires about 15 cabane flush wing post will allow spar expand normally Remove remnants soaking loose thinner snipping flush edge spar new piece bracing can substituted easily Hold free end new piece wire close stubs cabane wires overlap about inch Place small drop quick-drying glue both wires spread along overlap Loop free end around bracing anchor dihedral break wing tip depending piece repairing Tack-glue post minimal slack Adjust wire position wing approx imately straight Repeat operation matching wire opposite side wing using bracing fixture measure dihe dral washin/washout Otherwise must eyeball wing alignment align ment satisfactory glue wire wing spar redo joint wing post right order wing has pri mary secondary bracing remove brac ing side replace secondary bracing first Follow dihedral bracing tip bracing use main thing about whole procedure take time rush may have some over request have requested review science model boxes will topics next time different problems associated safe transportation Indoor models hope share lot ideas used solve Three FAI boxes Bud Romaks solution see photo customs problem use Plex iglas sides give protection modelsand box doesnt have opened customs inspection box used Czech Eduard Chlubny see photo cardboard wooden structural members models tools props rubber separate drawers Swiss team 80 World Champs used prop storage method shown April 1988 161 ATTENTW AMA MEMBERS photos Other tools accessories smaller drawers Rubber stuffer Jim Clems tool loading mo tors Manhattan Scale Bostonian models subject another months photos give idea size shaft /16-in welding rod notched side pieces styro foam sheet left over Dannon Yogurt contain ers after cut out Bostonian prop blades see photo December 1987 column wrongly identified Manhattan prop thread wrap epoxy completes job CL Happy Days/Kostecky Continued page 65 Tail surfaces Cut light C-grain balsa Add A6 plywood control horn mount elevator join elevators wire joiner Round edges taper rudder elevators Hinge stab elevator used nylon RC piano-type hinges Glue stabilizer assembly fuselage slot Add fin add rud der about /2 offset Covering finishing Glue 34 oz weight outboard tip Attach con trol horn bend elevator pushrod Slide plywood fair-lead onto pushrod epoxy fuselage really fastidious industrious builders con trols could enclosed fuselage attaching externally quicker eas ier suited fine Remove horn start finishing process multitude options finish ing dope-and-silkspan epoxy iron-ons youre planning build Stunt ship need experience dopes planes size doesnt rule out dope-and silkspan method like want quick results sacrificing durability following Sand everything 400 wet dry paper used dry Vacuum structure Cover wing MonoKote Mask wing covering about /~ edge meets planking fin ish apply overlaps seam seals Next apply heavy coat K&B epoxy primer dry sand smooth 400 paper too much grain showing re peat filler coat sand again youre fastidious spray coat K&B epoxy whole thing found can Black Baron Epoxy under bench brushed coat yellow came out looking acceptablecertainly concours quality far better planes 20 years ago Some striping tape Mono Kote trim well acetate cockpit fin ished job Dont hesitate experiment kinds miscellaneous extras proj ect wheel pants enclosed controls cockpit detail name few Learning techniques can aggravating can transfer experience advanced projects later Attach elevator horn solder retaining washer set wheels piece fuel line filter once engine muffler have bolted ready go Flying model just pleasant smooth forgiving plane fly Itll whole Precision Aerobatics pattern al though competitively Check center-of-gravity cant imag ine CG coming out anything other nose-heavy initially Fly way first adding tail weight until responds taste Sixty-foot lines 10-in six-pitch propeller used original taking challenge designing building Happy Days worth bet once weather schedule mood click drag out go flying brief shining spell Im 14-year-old kid again savoring mo ment did kid bike tripping over lines ck happy days golden halcyon days Control Line flight CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 66 envelope Tom Dixon Beginner Pattern 1938 Peachtree Suite 401 Atlanta GA 30309 really great idea Sky Rebels continuing successful pat tern established Old-Time Stunt fliers providing well-administered unofficial events supplement official AMA Stunt events Nats particularly good idea should draw some people actually participate Nats might otherwise simply come spectateor perhaps might bother tend extra excitement comes actually participating Nationals ter rific stimulus persons interest Once bitten Nats bug tough shake st ask wives us Stunt junkies about youve reading since Stunts inception truly Precision event advent Nobler encourage passing thought sometime getting good enough fly Nats drop Tom line join fun wont regret Along similar lines although yet off drawing board proposal another supple mental event Doc Passen PO Box 111 Jasonville IN 47438 Doc spearheading group would like initiate what call Nostalgia Stunt event would similar concept now-familiar Old-Time Stunt event designs particular era would qualified competein case years 1953 1963 plan use 1957/58/59 AMA rules essentially same todays exception appear ance points range 16 40 points ex cept include intriguing statement maneuver description horizontal round square eights either inside outside loop may performed first Doc feels era has greater potential OTS number familiarity models qualify much larger familiar pre-1952 vintage OTS 162 Model Aviation 0 0 -h 0 0 z 0 z C, 0 -a 0 -o m m 0 Q C, CD -I CD C, 0 0 C, 0 CD 0 Co 31 0 N D S S. N x 5S& ci x S. Ci x S. x S. S. Ji x S. 0 x S. 0 x U