In 1982 version team event RC Sailpianes took just completing course 47 miles winner also took doing shortest timeand just launch event has called RC Soarings greatest challenge U Dan Pruss FORGET ABOUT modeling achieve ments records may have heard about before June last year Because RC Soarings greatest challenge has met dont mean should turn heads away form individual achieve ments such duration records its flown eight-hour [SF Level V slope flight has eluded manymostly during last hour What happened June 12 1982 greatest team effort RC Sailplane competition history teams achieved what no others have able since July 1976 refer meeting challenge SOAR Clubs Great Race Actually back 1976 event called Great Bicentennial RC Sailplane Race tie nations 200th anniversary year Soaring challenge offered form cross-country event course over country roads 76 kilometers 472 miles Since time its simply called Great Race among Soaring enthusiasts July 1979 labeled Soarings greatest challenge Skip Miller log F3B World Championship 1977 AMA Nationals winwith high est overall score 1978 League Silent Flights Tournament Championship 1979 1976 laying out course rules decided latter would kept simple uncluttered possible club team concept competition made possible Let point out original rules have slightly modified since original draft have reduced some cases rules can typewritten standard half page Compare F3B rules take up eight pages similar format organizers viewpoint con test delight run contestants its joy fly Consider short comings regular contests time slots crowded frequencies luck draw dawn-until-dusk schedules order get requried number rounds can see team concept crosscountry competition gaining popularity What really puts contest different league two basic rules First team assigned frequency Second fly want full impact first rule isnt usually felt contestant fellow team members until first morning contest look transmitter impound happened past year Swiss teamorganized disciplined international competitions came field full knowledge rules Yet couldnt get over idea nearly 75 competitors no tent February 1983 85 Typical scene during Great Race ViIblue skies friendly cumulus clouds beautiful Sailplane Contest relaxed ic Left Mid-Ohio Soaring Group winning combination finish race two hours 32 minutes chase car front seat Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jim Bohmer Jack Parry Don Harris back Name ot Sailplane Winner Plc Jim McIntyre Right Typical scene coursedriver observer flier Thermal Sniffler monitor doing things people representing Suburban Aero Club Dave Haertel Jim Slater Stan Watson Eric Stenson Tom Blood photo teams used Thermal Sniffler transmitters club being assigned fre quency being guaranteed exclusive use frequency flight schedule takes whole new outlook prac tical Since basically thermal contest theres little reason begin before coffee brewing Nine oclock too early spots globe sleep eat leisurely breakfast show up field just before hawks break roost Contestants like What Flew Club Arbeits-Und Fluggemeinschaft Spartakus AFGS Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corporation CS Central Ontario Glider Group COGG Cedar Soaring Group CSG District Columbia Radio Control Club Inc bCRC District Columbia Radio Control Club inc DCRC St Louis Eagles RC Glider Club StLEag Flying Association Soaring Turtles FA T Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society GDS&HS Mid-Ohio Soaring Society MOSS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Controi Society MRCS Scarborough Sport Scale Club SSSC Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Slient Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Suburban Aero Club SAC Suburban Aero Club SAC Suds City Salipiane Team SCST Model Spartakus 27A CS-i Nighthawk Challenger II Scepter AstIr Sauron Sagitta-XC Astro-Jeff Winner Pieceadis Aeolus Merlyn Super Pro-Runner Paramount Merlyn Pegasus Sagltta-XC Dyna Soar Pegasus 116 Peasus 2-C Weight 726 lb 9 lb oz 6A-80 lb 62-102 lb 80-110 lb 90 ib 105 lb 8-11 ib 100 lb 8-11 lb 8-11 lb 725-11 lb 1075 lb 825-104 ib 675-925 lb 10-11 ib 925 lb 1075 ib 55-80 lb 56-725 lb 1025 lb 75-iLO lb Length 55 70 56 64 511/2 67 71 63 96 78 60 63 78 63 65 78 70 66 595 570 705 620 Span 11 6 142 142 124 136 12S 146 146 15 0 14S 13S 112 121 140 130 1211 143 13 2w 11S 98 1S2 12 6 Airfoil E205 E211 E212-205 Clark V E186/12% Semi-sym E-211 E-205 Cirrus 1 2% semi-sym E-387 E-205 E-205 E-193 Mod E-205 13% flat bot E-205 E-205 E-193 R412C-R31OC E-205 86 Model Aviation Left Another view winning Mid-Ohio Soaring Society Team winning model time two leam members L-R Warren Plohr LSF president Don Harris Jim Bohmer Sailplane actually Sailaire entirely new wing Bohmer Right Otto Heithecker pieced-together Scepter after devon flutter did Says will back 1983 improved version Aspect Ratio 166 226 170 119 190 150 144 180 138 190 1114 100 153 143 1225 166 127 138 131 216 110 / Left Dave Batey Milwaukee WI launches Sailpianers skythe start Great Race VII June 121982 RIght Only Scale model flown race Otto Heitheckers Astirheavy fast Astir pressed service Heitheckers flying-wing damaged Blood plc since task will take least two hours fly after decent altitude reached hang around contest until dark As organizer run late After havent logged decent flight 4 pm head back motel take shower meet happy hour have dinner hit town still get good nights rest last time able 17 red-and-white As contestant launch bad air event dont panic just land dont have slam dunk landing extra five-point bonus Its frequencyyour slot isnt frequency pin lose 10-minute duration task waiting good air called sandbagging some pros can camouflage unsportsmanlike act performances worthy Holly wood Oscar cross-country flying its considered open-air art just June 12 1982 original race back 1976 13 teams ranging New York California entered Back rules included on-the-course relaunch provision allowed multiple relaunches around 47 miles first year also strong indicator things going okay cross-country types competition Continued page 1S2 February 1983 87 Left Skip Miller FAST group could believe means Flying Association Soaring Turtles launches Sagltta-XC what first flight complete 76-km coursebut second completion time Right Part flight line Open winch system meant no flight schedule Fliers could launch whenever air felt right Its great system both organizers fliers Pruss pica except indicated C5 Team Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corp members Tom Tock Dave DeGroot timer John Dineen Mike Jendras Sailplane has 2261 aspect ratio compared 1381 MOSS entry Right Pat Filnn Dale Martell Noal Rossow Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society Team won event 1979 1980 1981 placed 5th 1982 ass battery pack failed less mile finish D3C LABS Helicopter Fuselage Kits True Scale Design Necessary Hardware Lightweight Epoxyglass Highest Quality Dealers & Manufacturer Inquiries Welcome Bell 222 Hughes 500 D-60 Heliboy Competitor Kavan Kalt Hughes 500 D-40 Miniboy Kalt-20 Custom Fabrication & House Tooling Available Manufacturers DC Labs 207 SW 41st St Renton WA 98055 206 251-9553 rubber-powered models built A-6 mulaabout half size Easy B strict size Construction limitations A-6 models usually flown gymnasium times around three minutes per flight Orbiteers also have annual paper asrplane contest two classes Design class airplanes built particular plan club furnishing instructions materials second class Free Form limits entry being constructed 8-I / 2 o II sheet paper Tape glue paper clips can used paper can cut spliced necessary fulfill fliers creative urge other Orbiteer event 6-in span Hand Launched Gliders usually flown very low ceilings Another event apparently tried Orbiteers Matchbox Model event usual rule specify model must fit ordinary kitchen matchbox assembled ready fly Any type model either glider power can used single high-time being winner limited model Several years ago Tech Model Aircrafters MIT club originated Professor Larrabee Aeronautical Engineer ing department flew what could ultimate encouraging innovative model design class contestant furnished following materials piece / 32 sheet balsa 12-in long piece / 8 114 balsa 12-in long 6-in diameter plastic prop shaft aluminum tubing prop bearing thread glue idea design model ahead time build contest materials provided event has produced number very unusual designs past sounds like real fun thing Much innovation comes pre-planning cut sheet balsa get best usage wood still produce winning model Florida contests Miami Indoor Aircraft Modelers Association M IAMA first all-Indoor clubs nation holds Indoor contests fly-ins almost year around 1983 season schedule includes series contests Miami Dade South College January 16 February 27 March 27 April 24 1983 meets run Sunday 9am 5pm addition club usually has fly-in other sites area group flies Peanut Scale AMA Scale Easy B Pennyplane HLG occasionally other events such ROG Bud Tenor PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Great Race/Pruss Continued page 87 Greater Detroits Soaring Hiking Society de-emphasized hiking part title put two flights back-to-back 17 14 miles team included Jeff Jerry Mrlik Warren Tiahrt Dave Corven Erich Kugler Dale Martell covered course using 14 launches won race four hours 13 minutes RC Soaring hasnt same since 1978 art multiple launching began overshadow flying aspect event on-course relaunch rule eliminated Relaunches permitted back start line 1979 After wins SOAR 1977 1978 Greater Detroit gang began threeyear domination event record run 213 miles three hours 32 minutes bettered 1980 304 miles three hours 18 minutes Bad weather literally put damper two-day event 1981 Greater Detroit group found air good enough PRODUCTS FOR LSC nCPCOUhMfl UAflflPI CU Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes * Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers * Helicopter Ball Mufflers * Specialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpasd Woknan*hin b Performance SUPER JET REGULAR JET New E-Z Use bottles New long TAPERED nozzle gels rid major instant glue irritantit hardly i/ever clogs jilt does pin clears 2 diately Exclusive new bottles give tremendously increased shelf life plus contents visibility See dealer-he has now CHECK OUT THESE NEW LOW PRICES SUPER JETREGULAR JET V oo No383 0195 00 No 385 8195 i o0 No 384 $205 00 No 388 9295 100 No 382 $4981 oo No 381 $496 200 No 388 09952 00 No 3878896 152 Model Aviation UtLL e2 BALANCE mALL Heres tire equipment need give f ur props very hest halance--halarce m oil directioes Careltdly crafted top grade materials BUB&E BALANCER accomodates 3/161/46/32 prop holes Other sizes availatle 00 SpeCi8l order lalers malted $1695 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL DEPT 805 postage lraroig hi Anv add 4%sales tar No CODs Sor 82 8 Monkato MN 56001 1982 decided move event July schedule early June weather turned out designed event Nine-thirty bit optimistic first launch Some teams made attempts early-morning air just wasnt alive enough heavier birds next hour 15 teams stuck close field because abortive attempts course because launches werent ready pay off few just sat out waiting first indicator good lift phenomenon around Mid west no doubt occurs varying degrees other parts country wind conditions calm ground heats up develops warm blanket air near its surface wind stays calm doesnt tear up blanket small frag ments blanket seems cover nearly half state becomes mush room warm air rises biggest thermal ever experienced though can occur anytime about 1030am until 100 pm its dubbed noon balloon SOAR members can grab hold youre heckuva ride II oclockonJune 12theballoonwas riding high So nine teams Great Race VII Other teams taken premature shot course coming back restarts Others still launching Jack Hiner SOAR took course first serious air 1050 followed Stan Watson SAC 1056 1101 Skip Miller FAST started pursuit Jim Porter CSG group Pat Flinn GDS&HS Ken Bates M RCS course 1108 1133 Werner Klebert COGG group Canada air 1138 Jim Bohmer MOSS started first leg After several relaunches John Dineens C5-l speck sky course 1151 Its difficult capture excitement event respect its on-course happenings reporter just cant cover enough ground keep track planes best can piece together tales strategy woe different fliers after get back afternoon told SOA Rs Il-minute lead overtaken FAST Hiner Miller played leapfrog Sagitta-XC Pegasus around rest 47-mile course Millers plane down tele phone-pole height worked lift still kept gap closed Hiner strategies varied Some took bites small lift climbed continued course found lift after dissipating altitude continued page 1S6 1939I MODEL ARE GIANT ALF NOSTALGIC CABIN BI-PLANE II I1 rI II II II id Ldg Gear Field Assy IPostpaid uear also Avail OARI yCOD orders Ordar direct Ira,welcomed I0515 SIGHELLA SR 414 7e2-7155 1032 5 MANITOWOC LUL QUADAOAKCREEKWIl February 1983 153 long enough log 14 miles Most other teams barely got out startingThe TAPER ACETM gate Rib Profiler makes tapered eliptical wing design easy Works faster computer Adjusts locks size rib instantly Curve plates provided draw 3 different full symmetrical 3 different semi-symmetrical airfoils Flat bottom airfoils can also drawn Send check MO $2495 Jim Denaro Model Products 543 Bedford Street Concord MA 01742 Left Camaraderie mixed group admires Swiss teamss Sparsakus peea brakes ad ded since World Champs Sacramento ground pic Skip Miller Hans Schlapfer Right Werner Klebert Canada Super Pro Runnerwent 204 miles years WRAM Show going largest yet Well over 150 manutactarers asd other ex hibitors have already signed up brirrg everything thats sew hobby --- kits esgines radios accessories eoerythisg between famous Swap Shop will tall operotios thousands items including huittup planes almost sew radios engines vs some thing lost about everyone ADVANCED TICKET SALES Sane time d long ticket inns act Ed Alexis 1557 Central Park Ave Yonkers NY 15715 514-3375632 STATIC COMPETITION Make sure latest creation finished up potished youll have chance take home dozens 01 trvphies offered events rtvn xw i Moor tv exAm wIn 000 000w 50 50 tuaft un nIMernRn urns 010 ie Jogging takes plaon Sunday atm noun Oetrienaoonptxd until ft Ssxn Suvdan Sprolat admission area will prx video xv both days storm display uxvtestants built-up models GREAT RACE cont kept covering ground conservative pace Others chose ride out boomer streak course fast post speed limits would allow some follow ing above plans Dineen lived up Cis name cruised course seldom cir cling lift still taking advantage noon balloon sped along passing other teams way Because race against clock starting times begin flier starts course flier has little knowl edge performance compares others leapfrogging around coursewhich has 1490-degree directional changesone can easily lose track went last afternoon also talked about chase vehicles best No winners Seems though team has its own favorite mode transport team planes comfort old sixpassenger convertible tough beat can still find pick-up truck pop ular back end can accommodate fliers team support personnel planes van sunroof two carries planes people support equipment inside consideration planning pur poses taking account what might eegosfratixn yr mxdels will starr e atm nash morning SWAP SHOP WRAMs Swan shop van vome xxv moivr nIna attrau riven tlvusands individual ireew changing haydn nob eliminate rrgistratixn cross Inn Swap Shnp will Ornulon rxr preregis rration rorms recoivo rInse forms sand selravuresseu stamped envelvon John Ishisrer 4 prune Sni Lorolmnnf NY 15030 SPECIAL NOTE year will nxrrstriutons number vt bohr-up moons registrant may place iv tvn swap Ohvp Fx farmer vfxrmxtiuv nfl, tm OarS nielven no cveveova xv anito POiOv 5 V torva tsr lOtSOOO wssncesvmsr Santo aERxMxttnLErs met February 26/21 10 AM toO P M happen friendly cumulus types over develop standard sedan sunroof works well too have small crew quick-to-knock-down Sailplane Still others have used Jeeps other fourwheel type open-top vehicles pinch some have removed hatch hatch-back sedan Sailplanes Thats another reason event great Everybody has favorite best table lists entries chose Rememberr other contests 80% flier 20% Sailplane num bers probably spread further-apart cross country events cheering favorite team onward finish line last June 12 would have lot yell about box seats available wouldnt have empty 149 pm excited FAST Team first-ever cross finish line single launch did two hours 48 minutes SOAR minute behind landing II min utes behind elapsed time 210 came Jim Bohmer Ohio team Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jack Parry Don Harris winning time two hours 32 minutes Eleven minutes later Ken Bates MRCS crew also crossed line thinking first Ill leave imagination work expressions changed congratulated also told merely fourth place fora moment can dwell felt after first successful Sailplane flight felt caught first thermal broke three-minute barrier felt after fifth landing qualify Level [SF program might have experienced fraction what four teams felt conquered Soarings greatest challenge flight line Miller Hiner went back course same afternoon hour apartand covered another 23 miles before time ran out hopes bettering second third places Dineen setting record pace bird went 41-mile mark Porter missed turn towards end course landed 39-mile mark came back Sunday flew 449 miles Sunday Pat Flinns airborne pack gave out landed 75 km mark 06 mile finish line Watson SAC Stoll Switzerland flew regular F3B models Heitheckers flying wing destroyed practice after some impressive flights elevon flutter did went fly Scale ship meet Astir WIK Nine teams beat old mark set 1980 Great Race VII souvenir program includes photos names three-views complete list model details send $200 SOAR 23546 West Fern Plainfield IL 60544 information entry blanks Great Race VIII send SASE Dan Pruss 131 F Pennington Lane Plainfield IL 60544 Good trekking CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 69 readily-available material use -in inside diameter has matched particu lar size surgical tubing using techniques both systems similar Youll able fill pacifier ordinary fuel bulb surgical tubing will require syringe some sort no electrical fuel pumps allowed Cheap plastic syringes veterinar ians supply store will work well expensive metal ones wont hurt pocket book much lost broken rubber plungers deteriorate sure replace syringe notice black flakes rubber leaves dark mark wall syringe suppose could also lend competition surgical tubing develops lot pres sure pacifier needle settings become little critical havent run engine high-pressure system best way get setting halfway close follows I Close needle way 2 Fill bladder pacifier connect needle assembly 3 Point venturi down slowly open needle until avery light stream fuel comes out 4 Pinch off tubing using either fingers hemostat some other trick device youve 156 Model Aviation 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In 1982 version team event RC Sailpianes took just completing course 47 miles winner also took doing shortest timeand just launch event has called RC Soarings greatest challenge U Dan Pruss FORGET ABOUT modeling achieve ments records may have heard about before June last year Because RC Soarings greatest challenge has met dont mean should turn heads away form individual achieve ments such duration records its flown eight-hour [SF Level V slope flight has eluded manymostly during last hour What happened June 12 1982 greatest team effort RC Sailplane competition history teams achieved what no others have able since July 1976 refer meeting challenge SOAR Clubs Great Race Actually back 1976 event called Great Bicentennial RC Sailplane Race tie nations 200th anniversary year Soaring challenge offered form cross-country event course over country roads 76 kilometers 472 miles Since time its simply called Great Race among Soaring enthusiasts July 1979 labeled Soarings greatest challenge Skip Miller log F3B World Championship 1977 AMA Nationals winwith high est overall score 1978 League Silent Flights Tournament Championship 1979 1976 laying out course rules decided latter would kept simple uncluttered possible club team concept competition made possible Let point out original rules have slightly modified since original draft have reduced some cases rules can typewritten standard half page Compare F3B rules take up eight pages similar format organizers viewpoint con test delight run contestants its joy fly Consider short comings regular contests time slots crowded frequencies luck draw dawn-until-dusk schedules order get requried number rounds can see team concept crosscountry competition gaining popularity What really puts contest different league two basic rules First team assigned frequency Second fly want full impact first rule isnt usually felt contestant fellow team members until first morning contest look transmitter impound happened past year Swiss teamorganized disciplined international competitions came field full knowledge rules Yet couldnt get over idea nearly 75 competitors no tent February 1983 85 Typical scene during Great Race ViIblue skies friendly cumulus clouds beautiful Sailplane Contest relaxed ic Left Mid-Ohio Soaring Group winning combination finish race two hours 32 minutes chase car front seat Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jim Bohmer Jack Parry Don Harris back Name ot Sailplane Winner Plc Jim McIntyre Right Typical scene coursedriver observer flier Thermal Sniffler monitor doing things people representing Suburban Aero Club Dave Haertel Jim Slater Stan Watson Eric Stenson Tom Blood photo teams used Thermal Sniffler transmitters club being assigned fre quency being guaranteed exclusive use frequency flight schedule takes whole new outlook prac tical Since basically thermal contest theres little reason begin before coffee brewing Nine oclock too early spots globe sleep eat leisurely breakfast show up field just before hawks break roost Contestants like What Flew Club Arbeits-Und Fluggemeinschaft Spartakus AFGS Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corporation CS Central Ontario Glider Group COGG Cedar Soaring Group CSG District Columbia Radio Control Club Inc bCRC District Columbia Radio Control Club inc DCRC St Louis Eagles RC Glider Club StLEag Flying Association Soaring Turtles FA T Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society GDS&HS Mid-Ohio Soaring Society MOSS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Controi Society MRCS Scarborough Sport Scale Club SSSC Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Slient Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Suburban Aero Club SAC Suburban Aero Club SAC Suds City Salipiane Team SCST Model Spartakus 27A CS-i Nighthawk Challenger II Scepter AstIr Sauron Sagitta-XC Astro-Jeff Winner Pieceadis Aeolus Merlyn Super Pro-Runner Paramount Merlyn Pegasus Sagltta-XC Dyna Soar Pegasus 116 Peasus 2-C Weight 726 lb 9 lb oz 6A-80 lb 62-102 lb 80-110 lb 90 ib 105 lb 8-11 ib 100 lb 8-11 lb 8-11 lb 725-11 lb 1075 lb 825-104 ib 675-925 lb 10-11 ib 925 lb 1075 ib 55-80 lb 56-725 lb 1025 lb 75-iLO lb Length 55 70 56 64 511/2 67 71 63 96 78 60 63 78 63 65 78 70 66 595 570 705 620 Span 11 6 142 142 124 136 12S 146 146 15 0 14S 13S 112 121 140 130 1211 143 13 2w 11S 98 1S2 12 6 Airfoil E205 E211 E212-205 Clark V E186/12% Semi-sym E-211 E-205 Cirrus 1 2% semi-sym E-387 E-205 E-205 E-193 Mod E-205 13% flat bot E-205 E-205 E-193 R412C-R31OC E-205 86 Model Aviation Left Another view winning Mid-Ohio Soaring Society Team winning model time two leam members L-R Warren Plohr LSF president Don Harris Jim Bohmer Sailplane actually Sailaire entirely new wing Bohmer Right Otto Heithecker pieced-together Scepter after devon flutter did Says will back 1983 improved version Aspect Ratio 166 226 170 119 190 150 144 180 138 190 1114 100 153 143 1225 166 127 138 131 216 110 / Left Dave Batey Milwaukee WI launches Sailpianers skythe start Great Race VII June 121982 RIght Only Scale model flown race Otto Heitheckers Astirheavy fast Astir pressed service Heitheckers flying-wing damaged Blood plc since task will take least two hours fly after decent altitude reached hang around contest until dark As organizer run late After havent logged decent flight 4 pm head back motel take shower meet happy hour have dinner hit town still get good nights rest last time able 17 red-and-white As contestant launch bad air event dont panic just land dont have slam dunk landing extra five-point bonus Its frequencyyour slot isnt frequency pin lose 10-minute duration task waiting good air called sandbagging some pros can camouflage unsportsmanlike act performances worthy Holly wood Oscar cross-country flying its considered open-air art just June 12 1982 original race back 1976 13 teams ranging New York California entered Back rules included on-the-course relaunch provision allowed multiple relaunches around 47 miles first year also strong indicator things going okay cross-country types competition Continued page 1S2 February 1983 87 Left Skip Miller FAST group could believe means Flying Association Soaring Turtles launches Sagltta-XC what first flight complete 76-km coursebut second completion time Right Part flight line Open winch system meant no flight schedule Fliers could launch whenever air felt right Its great system both organizers fliers Pruss pica except indicated C5 Team Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corp members Tom Tock Dave DeGroot timer John Dineen Mike Jendras Sailplane has 2261 aspect ratio compared 1381 MOSS entry Right Pat Filnn Dale Martell Noal Rossow Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society Team won event 1979 1980 1981 placed 5th 1982 ass battery pack failed less mile finish D3C LABS Helicopter Fuselage Kits True Scale Design Necessary Hardware Lightweight Epoxyglass Highest Quality Dealers & Manufacturer Inquiries Welcome Bell 222 Hughes 500 D-60 Heliboy Competitor Kavan Kalt Hughes 500 D-40 Miniboy Kalt-20 Custom Fabrication & House Tooling Available Manufacturers DC Labs 207 SW 41st St Renton WA 98055 206 251-9553 rubber-powered models built A-6 mulaabout half size Easy B strict size Construction limitations A-6 models usually flown gymnasium times around three minutes per flight Orbiteers also have annual paper asrplane contest two classes Design class airplanes built particular plan club furnishing instructions materials second class Free Form limits entry being constructed 8-I / 2 o II sheet paper Tape glue paper clips can used paper can cut spliced necessary fulfill fliers creative urge other Orbiteer event 6-in span Hand Launched Gliders usually flown very low ceilings Another event apparently tried Orbiteers Matchbox Model event usual rule specify model must fit ordinary kitchen matchbox assembled ready fly Any type model either glider power can used single high-time being winner limited model Several years ago Tech Model Aircrafters MIT club originated Professor Larrabee Aeronautical Engineer ing department flew what could ultimate encouraging innovative model design class contestant furnished following materials piece / 32 sheet balsa 12-in long piece / 8 114 balsa 12-in long 6-in diameter plastic prop shaft aluminum tubing prop bearing thread glue idea design model ahead time build contest materials provided event has produced number very unusual designs past sounds like real fun thing Much innovation comes pre-planning cut sheet balsa get best usage wood still produce winning model Florida contests Miami Indoor Aircraft Modelers Association M IAMA first all-Indoor clubs nation holds Indoor contests fly-ins almost year around 1983 season schedule includes series contests Miami Dade South College January 16 February 27 March 27 April 24 1983 meets run Sunday 9am 5pm addition club usually has fly-in other sites area group flies Peanut Scale AMA Scale Easy B Pennyplane HLG occasionally other events such ROG Bud Tenor PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Great Race/Pruss Continued page 87 Greater Detroits Soaring Hiking Society de-emphasized hiking part title put two flights back-to-back 17 14 miles team included Jeff Jerry Mrlik Warren Tiahrt Dave Corven Erich Kugler Dale Martell covered course using 14 launches won race four hours 13 minutes RC Soaring hasnt same since 1978 art multiple launching began overshadow flying aspect event on-course relaunch rule eliminated Relaunches permitted back start line 1979 After wins SOAR 1977 1978 Greater Detroit gang began threeyear domination event record run 213 miles three hours 32 minutes bettered 1980 304 miles three hours 18 minutes Bad weather literally put damper two-day event 1981 Greater Detroit group found air good enough PRODUCTS FOR LSC nCPCOUhMfl UAflflPI CU Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes * Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers * Helicopter Ball Mufflers * Specialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpasd Woknan*hin b Performance SUPER JET REGULAR JET New E-Z Use bottles New long TAPERED nozzle gels rid major instant glue irritantit hardly i/ever clogs jilt does pin clears 2 diately Exclusive new bottles give tremendously increased shelf life plus contents visibility See dealer-he has now CHECK OUT THESE NEW LOW PRICES SUPER JETREGULAR JET V oo No383 0195 00 No 385 8195 i o0 No 384 $205 00 No 388 9295 100 No 382 $4981 oo No 381 $496 200 No 388 09952 00 No 3878896 152 Model Aviation UtLL e2 BALANCE mALL Heres tire equipment need give f ur props very hest halance--halarce m oil directioes Careltdly crafted top grade materials BUB&E BALANCER accomodates 3/161/46/32 prop holes Other sizes availatle 00 SpeCi8l order lalers malted $1695 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL DEPT 805 postage lraroig hi Anv add 4%sales tar No CODs Sor 82 8 Monkato MN 56001 1982 decided move event July schedule early June weather turned out designed event Nine-thirty bit optimistic first launch Some teams made attempts early-morning air just wasnt alive enough heavier birds next hour 15 teams stuck close field because abortive attempts course because launches werent ready pay off few just sat out waiting first indicator good lift phenomenon around Mid west no doubt occurs varying degrees other parts country wind conditions calm ground heats up develops warm blanket air near its surface wind stays calm doesnt tear up blanket small frag ments blanket seems cover nearly half state becomes mush room warm air rises biggest thermal ever experienced though can occur anytime about 1030am until 100 pm its dubbed noon balloon SOAR members can grab hold youre heckuva ride II oclockonJune 12theballoonwas riding high So nine teams Great Race VII Other teams taken premature shot course coming back restarts Others still launching Jack Hiner SOAR took course first serious air 1050 followed Stan Watson SAC 1056 1101 Skip Miller FAST started pursuit Jim Porter CSG group Pat Flinn GDS&HS Ken Bates M RCS course 1108 1133 Werner Klebert COGG group Canada air 1138 Jim Bohmer MOSS started first leg After several relaunches John Dineens C5-l speck sky course 1151 Its difficult capture excitement event respect its on-course happenings reporter just cant cover enough ground keep track planes best can piece together tales strategy woe different fliers after get back afternoon told SOA Rs Il-minute lead overtaken FAST Hiner Miller played leapfrog Sagitta-XC Pegasus around rest 47-mile course Millers plane down tele phone-pole height worked lift still kept gap closed Hiner strategies varied Some took bites small lift climbed continued course found lift after dissipating altitude continued page 1S6 1939I MODEL ARE GIANT ALF NOSTALGIC CABIN BI-PLANE II I1 rI II II II id Ldg Gear Field Assy IPostpaid uear also Avail OARI yCOD orders Ordar direct Ira,welcomed I0515 SIGHELLA SR 414 7e2-7155 1032 5 MANITOWOC LUL QUADAOAKCREEKWIl February 1983 153 long enough log 14 miles Most other teams barely got out startingThe TAPER ACETM gate Rib Profiler makes tapered eliptical wing design easy Works faster computer Adjusts locks size rib instantly Curve plates provided draw 3 different full symmetrical 3 different semi-symmetrical airfoils Flat bottom airfoils can also drawn Send check MO $2495 Jim Denaro Model Products 543 Bedford Street Concord MA 01742 Left Camaraderie mixed group admires Swiss teamss Sparsakus peea brakes ad ded since World Champs Sacramento ground pic Skip Miller Hans Schlapfer Right Werner Klebert Canada Super Pro Runnerwent 204 miles years WRAM Show going largest yet Well over 150 manutactarers asd other ex hibitors have already signed up brirrg everything thats sew hobby --- kits esgines radios accessories eoerythisg between famous Swap Shop will tall operotios thousands items including huittup planes almost sew radios engines vs some thing lost about everyone ADVANCED TICKET SALES Sane time d long ticket inns act Ed Alexis 1557 Central Park Ave Yonkers NY 15715 514-3375632 STATIC COMPETITION Make sure latest creation finished up potished youll have chance take home dozens 01 trvphies offered events rtvn xw i Moor tv exAm wIn 000 000w 50 50 tuaft un nIMernRn urns 010 ie Jogging takes plaon Sunday atm noun Oetrienaoonptxd until ft Ssxn Suvdan Sprolat admission area will prx video xv both days storm display uxvtestants built-up models GREAT RACE cont kept covering ground conservative pace Others chose ride out boomer streak course fast post speed limits would allow some follow ing above plans Dineen lived up Cis name cruised course seldom cir cling lift still taking advantage noon balloon sped along passing other teams way Because race against clock starting times begin flier starts course flier has little knowl edge performance compares others leapfrogging around coursewhich has 1490-degree directional changesone can easily lose track went last afternoon also talked about chase vehicles best No winners Seems though team has its own favorite mode transport team planes comfort old sixpassenger convertible tough beat can still find pick-up truck pop ular back end can accommodate fliers team support personnel planes van sunroof two carries planes people support equipment inside consideration planning pur poses taking account what might eegosfratixn yr mxdels will starr e atm nash morning SWAP SHOP WRAMs Swan shop van vome xxv moivr nIna attrau riven tlvusands individual ireew changing haydn nob eliminate rrgistratixn cross Inn Swap Shnp will Ornulon rxr preregis rration rorms recoivo rInse forms sand selravuresseu stamped envelvon John Ishisrer 4 prune Sni Lorolmnnf NY 15030 SPECIAL NOTE year will nxrrstriutons number vt bohr-up moons registrant may place iv tvn swap Ohvp Fx farmer vfxrmxtiuv nfl, tm OarS nielven no cveveova xv anito POiOv 5 V torva tsr lOtSOOO wssncesvmsr Santo aERxMxttnLErs met February 26/21 10 AM toO P M happen friendly cumulus types over develop standard sedan sunroof works well too have small crew quick-to-knock-down Sailplane Still others have used Jeeps other fourwheel type open-top vehicles pinch some have removed hatch hatch-back sedan Sailplanes Thats another reason event great Everybody has favorite best table lists entries chose Rememberr other contests 80% flier 20% Sailplane num bers probably spread further-apart cross country events cheering favorite team onward finish line last June 12 would have lot yell about box seats available wouldnt have empty 149 pm excited FAST Team first-ever cross finish line single launch did two hours 48 minutes SOAR minute behind landing II min utes behind elapsed time 210 came Jim Bohmer Ohio team Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jack Parry Don Harris winning time two hours 32 minutes Eleven minutes later Ken Bates MRCS crew also crossed line thinking first Ill leave imagination work expressions changed congratulated also told merely fourth place fora moment can dwell felt after first successful Sailplane flight felt caught first thermal broke three-minute barrier felt after fifth landing qualify Level [SF program might have experienced fraction what four teams felt conquered Soarings greatest challenge flight line Miller Hiner went back course same afternoon hour apartand covered another 23 miles before time ran out hopes bettering second third places Dineen setting record pace bird went 41-mile mark Porter missed turn towards end course landed 39-mile mark came back Sunday flew 449 miles Sunday Pat Flinns airborne pack gave out landed 75 km mark 06 mile finish line Watson SAC Stoll Switzerland flew regular F3B models Heitheckers flying wing destroyed practice after some impressive flights elevon flutter did went fly Scale ship meet Astir WIK Nine teams beat old mark set 1980 Great Race VII souvenir program includes photos names three-views complete list model details send $200 SOAR 23546 West Fern Plainfield IL 60544 information entry blanks Great Race VIII send SASE Dan Pruss 131 F Pennington Lane Plainfield IL 60544 Good trekking CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 69 readily-available material use -in inside diameter has matched particu lar size surgical tubing using techniques both systems similar Youll able fill pacifier ordinary fuel bulb surgical tubing will require syringe some sort no electrical fuel pumps allowed Cheap plastic syringes veterinar ians supply store will work well expensive metal ones wont hurt pocket book much lost broken rubber plungers deteriorate sure replace syringe notice black flakes rubber leaves dark mark wall syringe suppose could also lend competition surgical tubing develops lot pres sure pacifier needle settings become little critical havent run engine high-pressure system best way get setting halfway close follows I Close needle way 2 Fill bladder pacifier connect needle assembly 3 Point venturi down slowly open needle until avery light stream fuel comes out 4 Pinch off tubing using either fingers hemostat some other trick device youve 156 Model Aviation WRAM SHOW 83 Dont miss greatest Radio Control Show East Westchester County Center White Plains NY Its 15th annual show its sure biggest best ever 0000000 i;~ ff0000fffOOO0fS 000 N S a3
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/02
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 152, 153, 156
In 1982 version team event RC Sailpianes took just completing course 47 miles winner also took doing shortest timeand just launch event has called RC Soarings greatest challenge U Dan Pruss FORGET ABOUT modeling achieve ments records may have heard about before June last year Because RC Soarings greatest challenge has met dont mean should turn heads away form individual achieve ments such duration records its flown eight-hour [SF Level V slope flight has eluded manymostly during last hour What happened June 12 1982 greatest team effort RC Sailplane competition history teams achieved what no others have able since July 1976 refer meeting challenge SOAR Clubs Great Race Actually back 1976 event called Great Bicentennial RC Sailplane Race tie nations 200th anniversary year Soaring challenge offered form cross-country event course over country roads 76 kilometers 472 miles Since time its simply called Great Race among Soaring enthusiasts July 1979 labeled Soarings greatest challenge Skip Miller log F3B World Championship 1977 AMA Nationals winwith high est overall score 1978 League Silent Flights Tournament Championship 1979 1976 laying out course rules decided latter would kept simple uncluttered possible club team concept competition made possible Let point out original rules have slightly modified since original draft have reduced some cases rules can typewritten standard half page Compare F3B rules take up eight pages similar format organizers viewpoint con test delight run contestants its joy fly Consider short comings regular contests time slots crowded frequencies luck draw dawn-until-dusk schedules order get requried number rounds can see team concept crosscountry competition gaining popularity What really puts contest different league two basic rules First team assigned frequency Second fly want full impact first rule isnt usually felt contestant fellow team members until first morning contest look transmitter impound happened past year Swiss teamorganized disciplined international competitions came field full knowledge rules Yet couldnt get over idea nearly 75 competitors no tent February 1983 85 Typical scene during Great Race ViIblue skies friendly cumulus clouds beautiful Sailplane Contest relaxed ic Left Mid-Ohio Soaring Group winning combination finish race two hours 32 minutes chase car front seat Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jim Bohmer Jack Parry Don Harris back Name ot Sailplane Winner Plc Jim McIntyre Right Typical scene coursedriver observer flier Thermal Sniffler monitor doing things people representing Suburban Aero Club Dave Haertel Jim Slater Stan Watson Eric Stenson Tom Blood photo teams used Thermal Sniffler transmitters club being assigned fre quency being guaranteed exclusive use frequency flight schedule takes whole new outlook prac tical Since basically thermal contest theres little reason begin before coffee brewing Nine oclock too early spots globe sleep eat leisurely breakfast show up field just before hawks break roost Contestants like What Flew Club Arbeits-Und Fluggemeinschaft Spartakus AFGS Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corporation CS Central Ontario Glider Group COGG Cedar Soaring Group CSG District Columbia Radio Control Club Inc bCRC District Columbia Radio Control Club inc DCRC St Louis Eagles RC Glider Club StLEag Flying Association Soaring Turtles FA T Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society GDS&HS Mid-Ohio Soaring Society MOSS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Controi Society MRCS Scarborough Sport Scale Club SSSC Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Slient Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Suburban Aero Club SAC Suburban Aero Club SAC Suds City Salipiane Team SCST Model Spartakus 27A CS-i Nighthawk Challenger II Scepter AstIr Sauron Sagitta-XC Astro-Jeff Winner Pieceadis Aeolus Merlyn Super Pro-Runner Paramount Merlyn Pegasus Sagltta-XC Dyna Soar Pegasus 116 Peasus 2-C Weight 726 lb 9 lb oz 6A-80 lb 62-102 lb 80-110 lb 90 ib 105 lb 8-11 ib 100 lb 8-11 lb 8-11 lb 725-11 lb 1075 lb 825-104 ib 675-925 lb 10-11 ib 925 lb 1075 ib 55-80 lb 56-725 lb 1025 lb 75-iLO lb Length 55 70 56 64 511/2 67 71 63 96 78 60 63 78 63 65 78 70 66 595 570 705 620 Span 11 6 142 142 124 136 12S 146 146 15 0 14S 13S 112 121 140 130 1211 143 13 2w 11S 98 1S2 12 6 Airfoil E205 E211 E212-205 Clark V E186/12% Semi-sym E-211 E-205 Cirrus 1 2% semi-sym E-387 E-205 E-205 E-193 Mod E-205 13% flat bot E-205 E-205 E-193 R412C-R31OC E-205 86 Model Aviation Left Another view winning Mid-Ohio Soaring Society Team winning model time two leam members L-R Warren Plohr LSF president Don Harris Jim Bohmer Sailplane actually Sailaire entirely new wing Bohmer Right Otto Heithecker pieced-together Scepter after devon flutter did Says will back 1983 improved version Aspect Ratio 166 226 170 119 190 150 144 180 138 190 1114 100 153 143 1225 166 127 138 131 216 110 / Left Dave Batey Milwaukee WI launches Sailpianers skythe start Great Race VII June 121982 RIght Only Scale model flown race Otto Heitheckers Astirheavy fast Astir pressed service Heitheckers flying-wing damaged Blood plc since task will take least two hours fly after decent altitude reached hang around contest until dark As organizer run late After havent logged decent flight 4 pm head back motel take shower meet happy hour have dinner hit town still get good nights rest last time able 17 red-and-white As contestant launch bad air event dont panic just land dont have slam dunk landing extra five-point bonus Its frequencyyour slot isnt frequency pin lose 10-minute duration task waiting good air called sandbagging some pros can camouflage unsportsmanlike act performances worthy Holly wood Oscar cross-country flying its considered open-air art just June 12 1982 original race back 1976 13 teams ranging New York California entered Back rules included on-the-course relaunch provision allowed multiple relaunches around 47 miles first year also strong indicator things going okay cross-country types competition Continued page 1S2 February 1983 87 Left Skip Miller FAST group could believe means Flying Association Soaring Turtles launches Sagltta-XC what first flight complete 76-km coursebut second completion time Right Part flight line Open winch system meant no flight schedule Fliers could launch whenever air felt right Its great system both organizers fliers Pruss pica except indicated C5 Team Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corp members Tom Tock Dave DeGroot timer John Dineen Mike Jendras Sailplane has 2261 aspect ratio compared 1381 MOSS entry Right Pat Filnn Dale Martell Noal Rossow Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society Team won event 1979 1980 1981 placed 5th 1982 ass battery pack failed less mile finish D3C LABS Helicopter Fuselage Kits True Scale Design Necessary Hardware Lightweight Epoxyglass Highest Quality Dealers & Manufacturer Inquiries Welcome Bell 222 Hughes 500 D-60 Heliboy Competitor Kavan Kalt Hughes 500 D-40 Miniboy Kalt-20 Custom Fabrication & House Tooling Available Manufacturers DC Labs 207 SW 41st St Renton WA 98055 206 251-9553 rubber-powered models built A-6 mulaabout half size Easy B strict size Construction limitations A-6 models usually flown gymnasium times around three minutes per flight Orbiteers also have annual paper asrplane contest two classes Design class airplanes built particular plan club furnishing instructions materials second class Free Form limits entry being constructed 8-I / 2 o II sheet paper Tape glue paper clips can used paper can cut spliced necessary fulfill fliers creative urge other Orbiteer event 6-in span Hand Launched Gliders usually flown very low ceilings Another event apparently tried Orbiteers Matchbox Model event usual rule specify model must fit ordinary kitchen matchbox assembled ready fly Any type model either glider power can used single high-time being winner limited model Several years ago Tech Model Aircrafters MIT club originated Professor Larrabee Aeronautical Engineer ing department flew what could ultimate encouraging innovative model design class contestant furnished following materials piece / 32 sheet balsa 12-in long piece / 8 114 balsa 12-in long 6-in diameter plastic prop shaft aluminum tubing prop bearing thread glue idea design model ahead time build contest materials provided event has produced number very unusual designs past sounds like real fun thing Much innovation comes pre-planning cut sheet balsa get best usage wood still produce winning model Florida contests Miami Indoor Aircraft Modelers Association M IAMA first all-Indoor clubs nation holds Indoor contests fly-ins almost year around 1983 season schedule includes series contests Miami Dade South College January 16 February 27 March 27 April 24 1983 meets run Sunday 9am 5pm addition club usually has fly-in other sites area group flies Peanut Scale AMA Scale Easy B Pennyplane HLG occasionally other events such ROG Bud Tenor PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Great Race/Pruss Continued page 87 Greater Detroits Soaring Hiking Society de-emphasized hiking part title put two flights back-to-back 17 14 miles team included Jeff Jerry Mrlik Warren Tiahrt Dave Corven Erich Kugler Dale Martell covered course using 14 launches won race four hours 13 minutes RC Soaring hasnt same since 1978 art multiple launching began overshadow flying aspect event on-course relaunch rule eliminated Relaunches permitted back start line 1979 After wins SOAR 1977 1978 Greater Detroit gang began threeyear domination event record run 213 miles three hours 32 minutes bettered 1980 304 miles three hours 18 minutes Bad weather literally put damper two-day event 1981 Greater Detroit group found air good enough PRODUCTS FOR LSC nCPCOUhMfl UAflflPI CU Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes * Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers * Helicopter Ball Mufflers * Specialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpasd Woknan*hin b Performance SUPER JET REGULAR JET New E-Z Use bottles New long TAPERED nozzle gels rid major instant glue irritantit hardly i/ever clogs jilt does pin clears 2 diately Exclusive new bottles give tremendously increased shelf life plus contents visibility See dealer-he has now CHECK OUT THESE NEW LOW PRICES SUPER JETREGULAR JET V oo No383 0195 00 No 385 8195 i o0 No 384 $205 00 No 388 9295 100 No 382 $4981 oo No 381 $496 200 No 388 09952 00 No 3878896 152 Model Aviation UtLL e2 BALANCE mALL Heres tire equipment need give f ur props very hest halance--halarce m oil directioes Careltdly crafted top grade materials BUB&E BALANCER accomodates 3/161/46/32 prop holes Other sizes availatle 00 SpeCi8l order lalers malted $1695 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL DEPT 805 postage lraroig hi Anv add 4%sales tar No CODs Sor 82 8 Monkato MN 56001 1982 decided move event July schedule early June weather turned out designed event Nine-thirty bit optimistic first launch Some teams made attempts early-morning air just wasnt alive enough heavier birds next hour 15 teams stuck close field because abortive attempts course because launches werent ready pay off few just sat out waiting first indicator good lift phenomenon around Mid west no doubt occurs varying degrees other parts country wind conditions calm ground heats up develops warm blanket air near its surface wind stays calm doesnt tear up blanket small frag ments blanket seems cover nearly half state becomes mush room warm air rises biggest thermal ever experienced though can occur anytime about 1030am until 100 pm its dubbed noon balloon SOAR members can grab hold youre heckuva ride II oclockonJune 12theballoonwas riding high So nine teams Great Race VII Other teams taken premature shot course coming back restarts Others still launching Jack Hiner SOAR took course first serious air 1050 followed Stan Watson SAC 1056 1101 Skip Miller FAST started pursuit Jim Porter CSG group Pat Flinn GDS&HS Ken Bates M RCS course 1108 1133 Werner Klebert COGG group Canada air 1138 Jim Bohmer MOSS started first leg After several relaunches John Dineens C5-l speck sky course 1151 Its difficult capture excitement event respect its on-course happenings reporter just cant cover enough ground keep track planes best can piece together tales strategy woe different fliers after get back afternoon told SOA Rs Il-minute lead overtaken FAST Hiner Miller played leapfrog Sagitta-XC Pegasus around rest 47-mile course Millers plane down tele phone-pole height worked lift still kept gap closed Hiner strategies varied Some took bites small lift climbed continued course found lift after dissipating altitude continued page 1S6 1939I MODEL ARE GIANT ALF NOSTALGIC CABIN BI-PLANE II I1 rI II II II id Ldg Gear Field Assy IPostpaid uear also Avail OARI yCOD orders Ordar direct Ira,welcomed I0515 SIGHELLA SR 414 7e2-7155 1032 5 MANITOWOC LUL QUADAOAKCREEKWIl February 1983 153 long enough log 14 miles Most other teams barely got out startingThe TAPER ACETM gate Rib Profiler makes tapered eliptical wing design easy Works faster computer Adjusts locks size rib instantly Curve plates provided draw 3 different full symmetrical 3 different semi-symmetrical airfoils Flat bottom airfoils can also drawn Send check MO $2495 Jim Denaro Model Products 543 Bedford Street Concord MA 01742 Left Camaraderie mixed group admires Swiss teamss Sparsakus peea brakes ad ded since World Champs Sacramento ground pic Skip Miller Hans Schlapfer Right Werner Klebert Canada Super Pro Runnerwent 204 miles years WRAM Show going largest yet Well over 150 manutactarers asd other ex hibitors have already signed up brirrg everything thats sew hobby --- kits esgines radios accessories eoerythisg between famous Swap Shop will tall operotios thousands items including huittup planes almost sew radios engines vs some thing lost about everyone ADVANCED TICKET SALES Sane time d long ticket inns act Ed Alexis 1557 Central Park Ave Yonkers NY 15715 514-3375632 STATIC COMPETITION Make sure latest creation finished up potished youll have chance take home dozens 01 trvphies offered events rtvn xw i Moor tv exAm wIn 000 000w 50 50 tuaft un nIMernRn urns 010 ie Jogging takes plaon Sunday atm noun Oetrienaoonptxd until ft Ssxn Suvdan Sprolat admission area will prx video xv both days storm display uxvtestants built-up models GREAT RACE cont kept covering ground conservative pace Others chose ride out boomer streak course fast post speed limits would allow some follow ing above plans Dineen lived up Cis name cruised course seldom cir cling lift still taking advantage noon balloon sped along passing other teams way Because race against clock starting times begin flier starts course flier has little knowl edge performance compares others leapfrogging around coursewhich has 1490-degree directional changesone can easily lose track went last afternoon also talked about chase vehicles best No winners Seems though team has its own favorite mode transport team planes comfort old sixpassenger convertible tough beat can still find pick-up truck pop ular back end can accommodate fliers team support personnel planes van sunroof two carries planes people support equipment inside consideration planning pur poses taking account what might eegosfratixn yr mxdels will starr e atm nash morning SWAP SHOP WRAMs Swan shop van vome xxv moivr nIna attrau riven tlvusands individual ireew changing haydn nob eliminate rrgistratixn cross Inn Swap Shnp will Ornulon rxr preregis rration rorms recoivo rInse forms sand selravuresseu stamped envelvon John Ishisrer 4 prune Sni Lorolmnnf NY 15030 SPECIAL NOTE year will nxrrstriutons number vt bohr-up moons registrant may place iv tvn swap Ohvp Fx farmer vfxrmxtiuv nfl, tm OarS nielven no cveveova xv anito POiOv 5 V torva tsr lOtSOOO wssncesvmsr Santo aERxMxttnLErs met February 26/21 10 AM toO P M happen friendly cumulus types over develop standard sedan sunroof works well too have small crew quick-to-knock-down Sailplane Still others have used Jeeps other fourwheel type open-top vehicles pinch some have removed hatch hatch-back sedan Sailplanes Thats another reason event great Everybody has favorite best table lists entries chose Rememberr other contests 80% flier 20% Sailplane num bers probably spread further-apart cross country events cheering favorite team onward finish line last June 12 would have lot yell about box seats available wouldnt have empty 149 pm excited FAST Team first-ever cross finish line single launch did two hours 48 minutes SOAR minute behind landing II min utes behind elapsed time 210 came Jim Bohmer Ohio team Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jack Parry Don Harris winning time two hours 32 minutes Eleven minutes later Ken Bates MRCS crew also crossed line thinking first Ill leave imagination work expressions changed congratulated also told merely fourth place fora moment can dwell felt after first successful Sailplane flight felt caught first thermal broke three-minute barrier felt after fifth landing qualify Level [SF program might have experienced fraction what four teams felt conquered Soarings greatest challenge flight line Miller Hiner went back course same afternoon hour apartand covered another 23 miles before time ran out hopes bettering second third places Dineen setting record pace bird went 41-mile mark Porter missed turn towards end course landed 39-mile mark came back Sunday flew 449 miles Sunday Pat Flinns airborne pack gave out landed 75 km mark 06 mile finish line Watson SAC Stoll Switzerland flew regular F3B models Heitheckers flying wing destroyed practice after some impressive flights elevon flutter did went fly Scale ship meet Astir WIK Nine teams beat old mark set 1980 Great Race VII souvenir program includes photos names three-views complete list model details send $200 SOAR 23546 West Fern Plainfield IL 60544 information entry blanks Great Race VIII send SASE Dan Pruss 131 F Pennington Lane Plainfield IL 60544 Good trekking CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 69 readily-available material use -in inside diameter has matched particu lar size surgical tubing using techniques both systems similar Youll able fill pacifier ordinary fuel bulb surgical tubing will require syringe some sort no electrical fuel pumps allowed Cheap plastic syringes veterinar ians supply store will work well expensive metal ones wont hurt pocket book much lost broken rubber plungers deteriorate sure replace syringe notice black flakes rubber leaves dark mark wall syringe suppose could also lend competition surgical tubing develops lot pres sure pacifier needle settings become little critical havent run engine high-pressure system best way get setting halfway close follows I Close needle way 2 Fill bladder pacifier connect needle assembly 3 Point venturi down slowly open needle until avery light stream fuel comes out 4 Pinch off tubing using either fingers hemostat some other trick device youve 156 Model Aviation WRAM SHOW 83 Dont miss greatest Radio Control Show East Westchester County Center White Plains NY Its 15th annual show its sure biggest best ever 0000000 i;~ ff0000fffOOO0fS 000 N S a3
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/02
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 152, 153, 156
In 1982 version team event RC Sailpianes took just completing course 47 miles winner also took doing shortest timeand just launch event has called RC Soarings greatest challenge U Dan Pruss FORGET ABOUT modeling achieve ments records may have heard about before June last year Because RC Soarings greatest challenge has met dont mean should turn heads away form individual achieve ments such duration records its flown eight-hour [SF Level V slope flight has eluded manymostly during last hour What happened June 12 1982 greatest team effort RC Sailplane competition history teams achieved what no others have able since July 1976 refer meeting challenge SOAR Clubs Great Race Actually back 1976 event called Great Bicentennial RC Sailplane Race tie nations 200th anniversary year Soaring challenge offered form cross-country event course over country roads 76 kilometers 472 miles Since time its simply called Great Race among Soaring enthusiasts July 1979 labeled Soarings greatest challenge Skip Miller log F3B World Championship 1977 AMA Nationals winwith high est overall score 1978 League Silent Flights Tournament Championship 1979 1976 laying out course rules decided latter would kept simple uncluttered possible club team concept competition made possible Let point out original rules have slightly modified since original draft have reduced some cases rules can typewritten standard half page Compare F3B rules take up eight pages similar format organizers viewpoint con test delight run contestants its joy fly Consider short comings regular contests time slots crowded frequencies luck draw dawn-until-dusk schedules order get requried number rounds can see team concept crosscountry competition gaining popularity What really puts contest different league two basic rules First team assigned frequency Second fly want full impact first rule isnt usually felt contestant fellow team members until first morning contest look transmitter impound happened past year Swiss teamorganized disciplined international competitions came field full knowledge rules Yet couldnt get over idea nearly 75 competitors no tent February 1983 85 Typical scene during Great Race ViIblue skies friendly cumulus clouds beautiful Sailplane Contest relaxed ic Left Mid-Ohio Soaring Group winning combination finish race two hours 32 minutes chase car front seat Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jim Bohmer Jack Parry Don Harris back Name ot Sailplane Winner Plc Jim McIntyre Right Typical scene coursedriver observer flier Thermal Sniffler monitor doing things people representing Suburban Aero Club Dave Haertel Jim Slater Stan Watson Eric Stenson Tom Blood photo teams used Thermal Sniffler transmitters club being assigned fre quency being guaranteed exclusive use frequency flight schedule takes whole new outlook prac tical Since basically thermal contest theres little reason begin before coffee brewing Nine oclock too early spots globe sleep eat leisurely breakfast show up field just before hawks break roost Contestants like What Flew Club Arbeits-Und Fluggemeinschaft Spartakus AFGS Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corporation CS Central Ontario Glider Group COGG Cedar Soaring Group CSG District Columbia Radio Control Club Inc bCRC District Columbia Radio Control Club inc DCRC St Louis Eagles RC Glider Club StLEag Flying Association Soaring Turtles FA T Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society GDS&HS Mid-Ohio Soaring Society MOSS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Controi Society MRCS Scarborough Sport Scale Club SSSC Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Slient Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Suburban Aero Club SAC Suburban Aero Club SAC Suds City Salipiane Team SCST Model Spartakus 27A CS-i Nighthawk Challenger II Scepter AstIr Sauron Sagitta-XC Astro-Jeff Winner Pieceadis Aeolus Merlyn Super Pro-Runner Paramount Merlyn Pegasus Sagltta-XC Dyna Soar Pegasus 116 Peasus 2-C Weight 726 lb 9 lb oz 6A-80 lb 62-102 lb 80-110 lb 90 ib 105 lb 8-11 ib 100 lb 8-11 lb 8-11 lb 725-11 lb 1075 lb 825-104 ib 675-925 lb 10-11 ib 925 lb 1075 ib 55-80 lb 56-725 lb 1025 lb 75-iLO lb Length 55 70 56 64 511/2 67 71 63 96 78 60 63 78 63 65 78 70 66 595 570 705 620 Span 11 6 142 142 124 136 12S 146 146 15 0 14S 13S 112 121 140 130 1211 143 13 2w 11S 98 1S2 12 6 Airfoil E205 E211 E212-205 Clark V E186/12% Semi-sym E-211 E-205 Cirrus 1 2% semi-sym E-387 E-205 E-205 E-193 Mod E-205 13% flat bot E-205 E-205 E-193 R412C-R31OC E-205 86 Model Aviation Left Another view winning Mid-Ohio Soaring Society Team winning model time two leam members L-R Warren Plohr LSF president Don Harris Jim Bohmer Sailplane actually Sailaire entirely new wing Bohmer Right Otto Heithecker pieced-together Scepter after devon flutter did Says will back 1983 improved version Aspect Ratio 166 226 170 119 190 150 144 180 138 190 1114 100 153 143 1225 166 127 138 131 216 110 / Left Dave Batey Milwaukee WI launches Sailpianers skythe start Great Race VII June 121982 RIght Only Scale model flown race Otto Heitheckers Astirheavy fast Astir pressed service Heitheckers flying-wing damaged Blood plc since task will take least two hours fly after decent altitude reached hang around contest until dark As organizer run late After havent logged decent flight 4 pm head back motel take shower meet happy hour have dinner hit town still get good nights rest last time able 17 red-and-white As contestant launch bad air event dont panic just land dont have slam dunk landing extra five-point bonus Its frequencyyour slot isnt frequency pin lose 10-minute duration task waiting good air called sandbagging some pros can camouflage unsportsmanlike act performances worthy Holly wood Oscar cross-country flying its considered open-air art just June 12 1982 original race back 1976 13 teams ranging New York California entered Back rules included on-the-course relaunch provision allowed multiple relaunches around 47 miles first year also strong indicator things going okay cross-country types competition Continued page 1S2 February 1983 87 Left Skip Miller FAST group could believe means Flying Association Soaring Turtles launches Sagltta-XC what first flight complete 76-km coursebut second completion time Right Part flight line Open winch system meant no flight schedule Fliers could launch whenever air felt right Its great system both organizers fliers Pruss pica except indicated C5 Team Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corp members Tom Tock Dave DeGroot timer John Dineen Mike Jendras Sailplane has 2261 aspect ratio compared 1381 MOSS entry Right Pat Filnn Dale Martell Noal Rossow Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society Team won event 1979 1980 1981 placed 5th 1982 ass battery pack failed less mile finish D3C LABS Helicopter Fuselage Kits True Scale Design Necessary Hardware Lightweight Epoxyglass Highest Quality Dealers & Manufacturer Inquiries Welcome Bell 222 Hughes 500 D-60 Heliboy Competitor Kavan Kalt Hughes 500 D-40 Miniboy Kalt-20 Custom Fabrication & House Tooling Available Manufacturers DC Labs 207 SW 41st St Renton WA 98055 206 251-9553 rubber-powered models built A-6 mulaabout half size Easy B strict size Construction limitations A-6 models usually flown gymnasium times around three minutes per flight Orbiteers also have annual paper asrplane contest two classes Design class airplanes built particular plan club furnishing instructions materials second class Free Form limits entry being constructed 8-I / 2 o II sheet paper Tape glue paper clips can used paper can cut spliced necessary fulfill fliers creative urge other Orbiteer event 6-in span Hand Launched Gliders usually flown very low ceilings Another event apparently tried Orbiteers Matchbox Model event usual rule specify model must fit ordinary kitchen matchbox assembled ready fly Any type model either glider power can used single high-time being winner limited model Several years ago Tech Model Aircrafters MIT club originated Professor Larrabee Aeronautical Engineer ing department flew what could ultimate encouraging innovative model design class contestant furnished following materials piece / 32 sheet balsa 12-in long piece / 8 114 balsa 12-in long 6-in diameter plastic prop shaft aluminum tubing prop bearing thread glue idea design model ahead time build contest materials provided event has produced number very unusual designs past sounds like real fun thing Much innovation comes pre-planning cut sheet balsa get best usage wood still produce winning model Florida contests Miami Indoor Aircraft Modelers Association M IAMA first all-Indoor clubs nation holds Indoor contests fly-ins almost year around 1983 season schedule includes series contests Miami Dade South College January 16 February 27 March 27 April 24 1983 meets run Sunday 9am 5pm addition club usually has fly-in other sites area group flies Peanut Scale AMA Scale Easy B Pennyplane HLG occasionally other events such ROG Bud Tenor PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Great Race/Pruss Continued page 87 Greater Detroits Soaring Hiking Society de-emphasized hiking part title put two flights back-to-back 17 14 miles team included Jeff Jerry Mrlik Warren Tiahrt Dave Corven Erich Kugler Dale Martell covered course using 14 launches won race four hours 13 minutes RC Soaring hasnt same since 1978 art multiple launching began overshadow flying aspect event on-course relaunch rule eliminated Relaunches permitted back start line 1979 After wins SOAR 1977 1978 Greater Detroit gang began threeyear domination event record run 213 miles three hours 32 minutes bettered 1980 304 miles three hours 18 minutes Bad weather literally put damper two-day event 1981 Greater Detroit group found air good enough PRODUCTS FOR LSC nCPCOUhMfl UAflflPI CU Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes * Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers * Helicopter Ball Mufflers * Specialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpasd Woknan*hin b Performance SUPER JET REGULAR JET New E-Z Use bottles New long TAPERED nozzle gels rid major instant glue irritantit hardly i/ever clogs jilt does pin clears 2 diately Exclusive new bottles give tremendously increased shelf life plus contents visibility See dealer-he has now CHECK OUT THESE NEW LOW PRICES SUPER JETREGULAR JET V oo No383 0195 00 No 385 8195 i o0 No 384 $205 00 No 388 9295 100 No 382 $4981 oo No 381 $496 200 No 388 09952 00 No 3878896 152 Model Aviation UtLL e2 BALANCE mALL Heres tire equipment need give f ur props very hest halance--halarce m oil directioes Careltdly crafted top grade materials BUB&E BALANCER accomodates 3/161/46/32 prop holes Other sizes availatle 00 SpeCi8l order lalers malted $1695 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL DEPT 805 postage lraroig hi Anv add 4%sales tar No CODs Sor 82 8 Monkato MN 56001 1982 decided move event July schedule early June weather turned out designed event Nine-thirty bit optimistic first launch Some teams made attempts early-morning air just wasnt alive enough heavier birds next hour 15 teams stuck close field because abortive attempts course because launches werent ready pay off few just sat out waiting first indicator good lift phenomenon around Mid west no doubt occurs varying degrees other parts country wind conditions calm ground heats up develops warm blanket air near its surface wind stays calm doesnt tear up blanket small frag ments blanket seems cover nearly half state becomes mush room warm air rises biggest thermal ever experienced though can occur anytime about 1030am until 100 pm its dubbed noon balloon SOAR members can grab hold youre heckuva ride II oclockonJune 12theballoonwas riding high So nine teams Great Race VII Other teams taken premature shot course coming back restarts Others still launching Jack Hiner SOAR took course first serious air 1050 followed Stan Watson SAC 1056 1101 Skip Miller FAST started pursuit Jim Porter CSG group Pat Flinn GDS&HS Ken Bates M RCS course 1108 1133 Werner Klebert COGG group Canada air 1138 Jim Bohmer MOSS started first leg After several relaunches John Dineens C5-l speck sky course 1151 Its difficult capture excitement event respect its on-course happenings reporter just cant cover enough ground keep track planes best can piece together tales strategy woe different fliers after get back afternoon told SOA Rs Il-minute lead overtaken FAST Hiner Miller played leapfrog Sagitta-XC Pegasus around rest 47-mile course Millers plane down tele phone-pole height worked lift still kept gap closed Hiner strategies varied Some took bites small lift climbed continued course found lift after dissipating altitude continued page 1S6 1939I MODEL ARE GIANT ALF NOSTALGIC CABIN BI-PLANE II I1 rI II II II id Ldg Gear Field Assy IPostpaid uear also Avail OARI yCOD orders Ordar direct Ira,welcomed I0515 SIGHELLA SR 414 7e2-7155 1032 5 MANITOWOC LUL QUADAOAKCREEKWIl February 1983 153 long enough log 14 miles Most other teams barely got out startingThe TAPER ACETM gate Rib Profiler makes tapered eliptical wing design easy Works faster computer Adjusts locks size rib instantly Curve plates provided draw 3 different full symmetrical 3 different semi-symmetrical airfoils Flat bottom airfoils can also drawn Send check MO $2495 Jim Denaro Model Products 543 Bedford Street Concord MA 01742 Left Camaraderie mixed group admires Swiss teamss Sparsakus peea brakes ad ded since World Champs Sacramento ground pic Skip Miller Hans Schlapfer Right Werner Klebert Canada Super Pro Runnerwent 204 miles years WRAM Show going largest yet Well over 150 manutactarers asd other ex hibitors have already signed up brirrg everything thats sew hobby --- kits esgines radios accessories eoerythisg between famous Swap Shop will tall operotios thousands items including huittup planes almost sew radios engines vs some thing lost about everyone ADVANCED TICKET SALES Sane time d long ticket inns act Ed Alexis 1557 Central Park Ave Yonkers NY 15715 514-3375632 STATIC COMPETITION Make sure latest creation finished up potished youll have chance take home dozens 01 trvphies offered events rtvn xw i Moor tv exAm wIn 000 000w 50 50 tuaft un nIMernRn urns 010 ie Jogging takes plaon Sunday atm noun Oetrienaoonptxd until ft Ssxn Suvdan Sprolat admission area will prx video xv both days storm display uxvtestants built-up models GREAT RACE cont kept covering ground conservative pace Others chose ride out boomer streak course fast post speed limits would allow some follow ing above plans Dineen lived up Cis name cruised course seldom cir cling lift still taking advantage noon balloon sped along passing other teams way Because race against clock starting times begin flier starts course flier has little knowl edge performance compares others leapfrogging around coursewhich has 1490-degree directional changesone can easily lose track went last afternoon also talked about chase vehicles best No winners Seems though team has its own favorite mode transport team planes comfort old sixpassenger convertible tough beat can still find pick-up truck pop ular back end can accommodate fliers team support personnel planes van sunroof two carries planes people support equipment inside consideration planning pur poses taking account what might eegosfratixn yr mxdels will starr e atm nash morning SWAP SHOP WRAMs Swan shop van vome xxv moivr nIna attrau riven tlvusands individual ireew changing haydn nob eliminate rrgistratixn cross Inn Swap Shnp will Ornulon rxr preregis rration rorms recoivo rInse forms sand selravuresseu stamped envelvon John Ishisrer 4 prune Sni Lorolmnnf NY 15030 SPECIAL NOTE year will nxrrstriutons number vt bohr-up moons registrant may place iv tvn swap Ohvp Fx farmer vfxrmxtiuv nfl, tm OarS nielven no cveveova xv anito POiOv 5 V torva tsr lOtSOOO wssncesvmsr Santo aERxMxttnLErs met February 26/21 10 AM toO P M happen friendly cumulus types over develop standard sedan sunroof works well too have small crew quick-to-knock-down Sailplane Still others have used Jeeps other fourwheel type open-top vehicles pinch some have removed hatch hatch-back sedan Sailplanes Thats another reason event great Everybody has favorite best table lists entries chose Rememberr other contests 80% flier 20% Sailplane num bers probably spread further-apart cross country events cheering favorite team onward finish line last June 12 would have lot yell about box seats available wouldnt have empty 149 pm excited FAST Team first-ever cross finish line single launch did two hours 48 minutes SOAR minute behind landing II min utes behind elapsed time 210 came Jim Bohmer Ohio team Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jack Parry Don Harris winning time two hours 32 minutes Eleven minutes later Ken Bates MRCS crew also crossed line thinking first Ill leave imagination work expressions changed congratulated also told merely fourth place fora moment can dwell felt after first successful Sailplane flight felt caught first thermal broke three-minute barrier felt after fifth landing qualify Level [SF program might have experienced fraction what four teams felt conquered Soarings greatest challenge flight line Miller Hiner went back course same afternoon hour apartand covered another 23 miles before time ran out hopes bettering second third places Dineen setting record pace bird went 41-mile mark Porter missed turn towards end course landed 39-mile mark came back Sunday flew 449 miles Sunday Pat Flinns airborne pack gave out landed 75 km mark 06 mile finish line Watson SAC Stoll Switzerland flew regular F3B models Heitheckers flying wing destroyed practice after some impressive flights elevon flutter did went fly Scale ship meet Astir WIK Nine teams beat old mark set 1980 Great Race VII souvenir program includes photos names three-views complete list model details send $200 SOAR 23546 West Fern Plainfield IL 60544 information entry blanks Great Race VIII send SASE Dan Pruss 131 F Pennington Lane Plainfield IL 60544 Good trekking CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 69 readily-available material use -in inside diameter has matched particu lar size surgical tubing using techniques both systems similar Youll able fill pacifier ordinary fuel bulb surgical tubing will require syringe some sort no electrical fuel pumps allowed Cheap plastic syringes veterinar ians supply store will work well expensive metal ones wont hurt pocket book much lost broken rubber plungers deteriorate sure replace syringe notice black flakes rubber leaves dark mark wall syringe suppose could also lend competition surgical tubing develops lot pres sure pacifier needle settings become little critical havent run engine high-pressure system best way get setting halfway close follows I Close needle way 2 Fill bladder pacifier connect needle assembly 3 Point venturi down slowly open needle until avery light stream fuel comes out 4 Pinch off tubing using either fingers hemostat some other trick device youve 156 Model Aviation WRAM SHOW 83 Dont miss greatest Radio Control Show East Westchester County Center White Plains NY Its 15th annual show its sure biggest best ever 0000000 i;~ ff0000fffOOO0fS 000 N S a3
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/02
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 152, 153, 156
In 1982 version team event RC Sailpianes took just completing course 47 miles winner also took doing shortest timeand just launch event has called RC Soarings greatest challenge U Dan Pruss FORGET ABOUT modeling achieve ments records may have heard about before June last year Because RC Soarings greatest challenge has met dont mean should turn heads away form individual achieve ments such duration records its flown eight-hour [SF Level V slope flight has eluded manymostly during last hour What happened June 12 1982 greatest team effort RC Sailplane competition history teams achieved what no others have able since July 1976 refer meeting challenge SOAR Clubs Great Race Actually back 1976 event called Great Bicentennial RC Sailplane Race tie nations 200th anniversary year Soaring challenge offered form cross-country event course over country roads 76 kilometers 472 miles Since time its simply called Great Race among Soaring enthusiasts July 1979 labeled Soarings greatest challenge Skip Miller log F3B World Championship 1977 AMA Nationals winwith high est overall score 1978 League Silent Flights Tournament Championship 1979 1976 laying out course rules decided latter would kept simple uncluttered possible club team concept competition made possible Let point out original rules have slightly modified since original draft have reduced some cases rules can typewritten standard half page Compare F3B rules take up eight pages similar format organizers viewpoint con test delight run contestants its joy fly Consider short comings regular contests time slots crowded frequencies luck draw dawn-until-dusk schedules order get requried number rounds can see team concept crosscountry competition gaining popularity What really puts contest different league two basic rules First team assigned frequency Second fly want full impact first rule isnt usually felt contestant fellow team members until first morning contest look transmitter impound happened past year Swiss teamorganized disciplined international competitions came field full knowledge rules Yet couldnt get over idea nearly 75 competitors no tent February 1983 85 Typical scene during Great Race ViIblue skies friendly cumulus clouds beautiful Sailplane Contest relaxed ic Left Mid-Ohio Soaring Group winning combination finish race two hours 32 minutes chase car front seat Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jim Bohmer Jack Parry Don Harris back Name ot Sailplane Winner Plc Jim McIntyre Right Typical scene coursedriver observer flier Thermal Sniffler monitor doing things people representing Suburban Aero Club Dave Haertel Jim Slater Stan Watson Eric Stenson Tom Blood photo teams used Thermal Sniffler transmitters club being assigned fre quency being guaranteed exclusive use frequency flight schedule takes whole new outlook prac tical Since basically thermal contest theres little reason begin before coffee brewing Nine oclock too early spots globe sleep eat leisurely breakfast show up field just before hawks break roost Contestants like What Flew Club Arbeits-Und Fluggemeinschaft Spartakus AFGS Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corporation CS Central Ontario Glider Group COGG Cedar Soaring Group CSG District Columbia Radio Control Club Inc bCRC District Columbia Radio Control Club inc DCRC St Louis Eagles RC Glider Club StLEag Flying Association Soaring Turtles FA T Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society GDS&HS Mid-Ohio Soaring Society MOSS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Controi Society MRCS Scarborough Sport Scale Club SSSC Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Slient Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Suburban Aero Club SAC Suburban Aero Club SAC Suds City Salipiane Team SCST Model Spartakus 27A CS-i Nighthawk Challenger II Scepter AstIr Sauron Sagitta-XC Astro-Jeff Winner Pieceadis Aeolus Merlyn Super Pro-Runner Paramount Merlyn Pegasus Sagltta-XC Dyna Soar Pegasus 116 Peasus 2-C Weight 726 lb 9 lb oz 6A-80 lb 62-102 lb 80-110 lb 90 ib 105 lb 8-11 ib 100 lb 8-11 lb 8-11 lb 725-11 lb 1075 lb 825-104 ib 675-925 lb 10-11 ib 925 lb 1075 ib 55-80 lb 56-725 lb 1025 lb 75-iLO lb Length 55 70 56 64 511/2 67 71 63 96 78 60 63 78 63 65 78 70 66 595 570 705 620 Span 11 6 142 142 124 136 12S 146 146 15 0 14S 13S 112 121 140 130 1211 143 13 2w 11S 98 1S2 12 6 Airfoil E205 E211 E212-205 Clark V E186/12% Semi-sym E-211 E-205 Cirrus 1 2% semi-sym E-387 E-205 E-205 E-193 Mod E-205 13% flat bot E-205 E-205 E-193 R412C-R31OC E-205 86 Model Aviation Left Another view winning Mid-Ohio Soaring Society Team winning model time two leam members L-R Warren Plohr LSF president Don Harris Jim Bohmer Sailplane actually Sailaire entirely new wing Bohmer Right Otto Heithecker pieced-together Scepter after devon flutter did Says will back 1983 improved version Aspect Ratio 166 226 170 119 190 150 144 180 138 190 1114 100 153 143 1225 166 127 138 131 216 110 / Left Dave Batey Milwaukee WI launches Sailpianers skythe start Great Race VII June 121982 RIght Only Scale model flown race Otto Heitheckers Astirheavy fast Astir pressed service Heitheckers flying-wing damaged Blood plc since task will take least two hours fly after decent altitude reached hang around contest until dark As organizer run late After havent logged decent flight 4 pm head back motel take shower meet happy hour have dinner hit town still get good nights rest last time able 17 red-and-white As contestant launch bad air event dont panic just land dont have slam dunk landing extra five-point bonus Its frequencyyour slot isnt frequency pin lose 10-minute duration task waiting good air called sandbagging some pros can camouflage unsportsmanlike act performances worthy Holly wood Oscar cross-country flying its considered open-air art just June 12 1982 original race back 1976 13 teams ranging New York California entered Back rules included on-the-course relaunch provision allowed multiple relaunches around 47 miles first year also strong indicator things going okay cross-country types competition Continued page 1S2 February 1983 87 Left Skip Miller FAST group could believe means Flying Association Soaring Turtles launches Sagltta-XC what first flight complete 76-km coursebut second completion time Right Part flight line Open winch system meant no flight schedule Fliers could launch whenever air felt right Its great system both organizers fliers Pruss pica except indicated C5 Team Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corp members Tom Tock Dave DeGroot timer John Dineen Mike Jendras Sailplane has 2261 aspect ratio compared 1381 MOSS entry Right Pat Filnn Dale Martell Noal Rossow Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society Team won event 1979 1980 1981 placed 5th 1982 ass battery pack failed less mile finish D3C LABS Helicopter Fuselage Kits True Scale Design Necessary Hardware Lightweight Epoxyglass Highest Quality Dealers & Manufacturer Inquiries Welcome Bell 222 Hughes 500 D-60 Heliboy Competitor Kavan Kalt Hughes 500 D-40 Miniboy Kalt-20 Custom Fabrication & House Tooling Available Manufacturers DC Labs 207 SW 41st St Renton WA 98055 206 251-9553 rubber-powered models built A-6 mulaabout half size Easy B strict size Construction limitations A-6 models usually flown gymnasium times around three minutes per flight Orbiteers also have annual paper asrplane contest two classes Design class airplanes built particular plan club furnishing instructions materials second class Free Form limits entry being constructed 8-I / 2 o II sheet paper Tape glue paper clips can used paper can cut spliced necessary fulfill fliers creative urge other Orbiteer event 6-in span Hand Launched Gliders usually flown very low ceilings Another event apparently tried Orbiteers Matchbox Model event usual rule specify model must fit ordinary kitchen matchbox assembled ready fly Any type model either glider power can used single high-time being winner limited model Several years ago Tech Model Aircrafters MIT club originated Professor Larrabee Aeronautical Engineer ing department flew what could ultimate encouraging innovative model design class contestant furnished following materials piece / 32 sheet balsa 12-in long piece / 8 114 balsa 12-in long 6-in diameter plastic prop shaft aluminum tubing prop bearing thread glue idea design model ahead time build contest materials provided event has produced number very unusual designs past sounds like real fun thing Much innovation comes pre-planning cut sheet balsa get best usage wood still produce winning model Florida contests Miami Indoor Aircraft Modelers Association M IAMA first all-Indoor clubs nation holds Indoor contests fly-ins almost year around 1983 season schedule includes series contests Miami Dade South College January 16 February 27 March 27 April 24 1983 meets run Sunday 9am 5pm addition club usually has fly-in other sites area group flies Peanut Scale AMA Scale Easy B Pennyplane HLG occasionally other events such ROG Bud Tenor PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Great Race/Pruss Continued page 87 Greater Detroits Soaring Hiking Society de-emphasized hiking part title put two flights back-to-back 17 14 miles team included Jeff Jerry Mrlik Warren Tiahrt Dave Corven Erich Kugler Dale Martell covered course using 14 launches won race four hours 13 minutes RC Soaring hasnt same since 1978 art multiple launching began overshadow flying aspect event on-course relaunch rule eliminated Relaunches permitted back start line 1979 After wins SOAR 1977 1978 Greater Detroit gang began threeyear domination event record run 213 miles three hours 32 minutes bettered 1980 304 miles three hours 18 minutes Bad weather literally put damper two-day event 1981 Greater Detroit group found air good enough PRODUCTS FOR LSC nCPCOUhMfl UAflflPI CU Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes * Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers * Helicopter Ball Mufflers * Specialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpasd Woknan*hin b Performance SUPER JET REGULAR JET New E-Z Use bottles New long TAPERED nozzle gels rid major instant glue irritantit hardly i/ever clogs jilt does pin clears 2 diately Exclusive new bottles give tremendously increased shelf life plus contents visibility See dealer-he has now CHECK OUT THESE NEW LOW PRICES SUPER JETREGULAR JET V oo No383 0195 00 No 385 8195 i o0 No 384 $205 00 No 388 9295 100 No 382 $4981 oo No 381 $496 200 No 388 09952 00 No 3878896 152 Model Aviation UtLL e2 BALANCE mALL Heres tire equipment need give f ur props very hest halance--halarce m oil directioes Careltdly crafted top grade materials BUB&E BALANCER accomodates 3/161/46/32 prop holes Other sizes availatle 00 SpeCi8l order lalers malted $1695 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL DEPT 805 postage lraroig hi Anv add 4%sales tar No CODs Sor 82 8 Monkato MN 56001 1982 decided move event July schedule early June weather turned out designed event Nine-thirty bit optimistic first launch Some teams made attempts early-morning air just wasnt alive enough heavier birds next hour 15 teams stuck close field because abortive attempts course because launches werent ready pay off few just sat out waiting first indicator good lift phenomenon around Mid west no doubt occurs varying degrees other parts country wind conditions calm ground heats up develops warm blanket air near its surface wind stays calm doesnt tear up blanket small frag ments blanket seems cover nearly half state becomes mush room warm air rises biggest thermal ever experienced though can occur anytime about 1030am until 100 pm its dubbed noon balloon SOAR members can grab hold youre heckuva ride II oclockonJune 12theballoonwas riding high So nine teams Great Race VII Other teams taken premature shot course coming back restarts Others still launching Jack Hiner SOAR took course first serious air 1050 followed Stan Watson SAC 1056 1101 Skip Miller FAST started pursuit Jim Porter CSG group Pat Flinn GDS&HS Ken Bates M RCS course 1108 1133 Werner Klebert COGG group Canada air 1138 Jim Bohmer MOSS started first leg After several relaunches John Dineens C5-l speck sky course 1151 Its difficult capture excitement event respect its on-course happenings reporter just cant cover enough ground keep track planes best can piece together tales strategy woe different fliers after get back afternoon told SOA Rs Il-minute lead overtaken FAST Hiner Miller played leapfrog Sagitta-XC Pegasus around rest 47-mile course Millers plane down tele phone-pole height worked lift still kept gap closed Hiner strategies varied Some took bites small lift climbed continued course found lift after dissipating altitude continued page 1S6 1939I MODEL ARE GIANT ALF NOSTALGIC CABIN BI-PLANE II I1 rI II II II id Ldg Gear Field Assy IPostpaid uear also Avail OARI yCOD orders Ordar direct Ira,welcomed I0515 SIGHELLA SR 414 7e2-7155 1032 5 MANITOWOC LUL QUADAOAKCREEKWIl February 1983 153 long enough log 14 miles Most other teams barely got out startingThe TAPER ACETM gate Rib Profiler makes tapered eliptical wing design easy Works faster computer Adjusts locks size rib instantly Curve plates provided draw 3 different full symmetrical 3 different semi-symmetrical airfoils Flat bottom airfoils can also drawn Send check MO $2495 Jim Denaro Model Products 543 Bedford Street Concord MA 01742 Left Camaraderie mixed group admires Swiss teamss Sparsakus peea brakes ad ded since World Champs Sacramento ground pic Skip Miller Hans Schlapfer Right Werner Klebert Canada Super Pro Runnerwent 204 miles years WRAM Show going largest yet Well over 150 manutactarers asd other ex hibitors have already signed up brirrg everything thats sew hobby --- kits esgines radios accessories eoerythisg between famous Swap Shop will tall operotios thousands items including huittup planes almost sew radios engines vs some thing lost about everyone ADVANCED TICKET SALES Sane time d long ticket inns act Ed Alexis 1557 Central Park Ave Yonkers NY 15715 514-3375632 STATIC COMPETITION Make sure latest creation finished up potished youll have chance take home dozens 01 trvphies offered events rtvn xw i Moor tv exAm wIn 000 000w 50 50 tuaft un nIMernRn urns 010 ie Jogging takes plaon Sunday atm noun Oetrienaoonptxd until ft Ssxn Suvdan Sprolat admission area will prx video xv both days storm display uxvtestants built-up models GREAT RACE cont kept covering ground conservative pace Others chose ride out boomer streak course fast post speed limits would allow some follow ing above plans Dineen lived up Cis name cruised course seldom cir cling lift still taking advantage noon balloon sped along passing other teams way Because race against clock starting times begin flier starts course flier has little knowl edge performance compares others leapfrogging around coursewhich has 1490-degree directional changesone can easily lose track went last afternoon also talked about chase vehicles best No winners Seems though team has its own favorite mode transport team planes comfort old sixpassenger convertible tough beat can still find pick-up truck pop ular back end can accommodate fliers team support personnel planes van sunroof two carries planes people support equipment inside consideration planning pur poses taking account what might eegosfratixn yr mxdels will starr e atm nash morning SWAP SHOP WRAMs Swan shop van vome xxv moivr nIna attrau riven tlvusands individual ireew changing haydn nob eliminate rrgistratixn cross Inn Swap Shnp will Ornulon rxr preregis rration rorms recoivo rInse forms sand selravuresseu stamped envelvon John Ishisrer 4 prune Sni Lorolmnnf NY 15030 SPECIAL NOTE year will nxrrstriutons number vt bohr-up moons registrant may place iv tvn swap Ohvp Fx farmer vfxrmxtiuv nfl, tm OarS nielven no cveveova xv anito POiOv 5 V torva tsr lOtSOOO wssncesvmsr Santo aERxMxttnLErs met February 26/21 10 AM toO P M happen friendly cumulus types over develop standard sedan sunroof works well too have small crew quick-to-knock-down Sailplane Still others have used Jeeps other fourwheel type open-top vehicles pinch some have removed hatch hatch-back sedan Sailplanes Thats another reason event great Everybody has favorite best table lists entries chose Rememberr other contests 80% flier 20% Sailplane num bers probably spread further-apart cross country events cheering favorite team onward finish line last June 12 would have lot yell about box seats available wouldnt have empty 149 pm excited FAST Team first-ever cross finish line single launch did two hours 48 minutes SOAR minute behind landing II min utes behind elapsed time 210 came Jim Bohmer Ohio team Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jack Parry Don Harris winning time two hours 32 minutes Eleven minutes later Ken Bates MRCS crew also crossed line thinking first Ill leave imagination work expressions changed congratulated also told merely fourth place fora moment can dwell felt after first successful Sailplane flight felt caught first thermal broke three-minute barrier felt after fifth landing qualify Level [SF program might have experienced fraction what four teams felt conquered Soarings greatest challenge flight line Miller Hiner went back course same afternoon hour apartand covered another 23 miles before time ran out hopes bettering second third places Dineen setting record pace bird went 41-mile mark Porter missed turn towards end course landed 39-mile mark came back Sunday flew 449 miles Sunday Pat Flinns airborne pack gave out landed 75 km mark 06 mile finish line Watson SAC Stoll Switzerland flew regular F3B models Heitheckers flying wing destroyed practice after some impressive flights elevon flutter did went fly Scale ship meet Astir WIK Nine teams beat old mark set 1980 Great Race VII souvenir program includes photos names three-views complete list model details send $200 SOAR 23546 West Fern Plainfield IL 60544 information entry blanks Great Race VIII send SASE Dan Pruss 131 F Pennington Lane Plainfield IL 60544 Good trekking CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 69 readily-available material use -in inside diameter has matched particu lar size surgical tubing using techniques both systems similar Youll able fill pacifier ordinary fuel bulb surgical tubing will require syringe some sort no electrical fuel pumps allowed Cheap plastic syringes veterinar ians supply store will work well expensive metal ones wont hurt pocket book much lost broken rubber plungers deteriorate sure replace syringe notice black flakes rubber leaves dark mark wall syringe suppose could also lend competition surgical tubing develops lot pres sure pacifier needle settings become little critical havent run engine high-pressure system best way get setting halfway close follows I Close needle way 2 Fill bladder pacifier connect needle assembly 3 Point venturi down slowly open needle until avery light stream fuel comes out 4 Pinch off tubing using either fingers hemostat some other trick device youve 156 Model Aviation WRAM SHOW 83 Dont miss greatest Radio Control Show East Westchester County Center White Plains NY Its 15th annual show its sure biggest best ever 0000000 i;~ ff0000fffOOO0fS 000 N S a3
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/02
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 152, 153, 156
In 1982 version team event RC Sailpianes took just completing course 47 miles winner also took doing shortest timeand just launch event has called RC Soarings greatest challenge U Dan Pruss FORGET ABOUT modeling achieve ments records may have heard about before June last year Because RC Soarings greatest challenge has met dont mean should turn heads away form individual achieve ments such duration records its flown eight-hour [SF Level V slope flight has eluded manymostly during last hour What happened June 12 1982 greatest team effort RC Sailplane competition history teams achieved what no others have able since July 1976 refer meeting challenge SOAR Clubs Great Race Actually back 1976 event called Great Bicentennial RC Sailplane Race tie nations 200th anniversary year Soaring challenge offered form cross-country event course over country roads 76 kilometers 472 miles Since time its simply called Great Race among Soaring enthusiasts July 1979 labeled Soarings greatest challenge Skip Miller log F3B World Championship 1977 AMA Nationals winwith high est overall score 1978 League Silent Flights Tournament Championship 1979 1976 laying out course rules decided latter would kept simple uncluttered possible club team concept competition made possible Let point out original rules have slightly modified since original draft have reduced some cases rules can typewritten standard half page Compare F3B rules take up eight pages similar format organizers viewpoint con test delight run contestants its joy fly Consider short comings regular contests time slots crowded frequencies luck draw dawn-until-dusk schedules order get requried number rounds can see team concept crosscountry competition gaining popularity What really puts contest different league two basic rules First team assigned frequency Second fly want full impact first rule isnt usually felt contestant fellow team members until first morning contest look transmitter impound happened past year Swiss teamorganized disciplined international competitions came field full knowledge rules Yet couldnt get over idea nearly 75 competitors no tent February 1983 85 Typical scene during Great Race ViIblue skies friendly cumulus clouds beautiful Sailplane Contest relaxed ic Left Mid-Ohio Soaring Group winning combination finish race two hours 32 minutes chase car front seat Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jim Bohmer Jack Parry Don Harris back Name ot Sailplane Winner Plc Jim McIntyre Right Typical scene coursedriver observer flier Thermal Sniffler monitor doing things people representing Suburban Aero Club Dave Haertel Jim Slater Stan Watson Eric Stenson Tom Blood photo teams used Thermal Sniffler transmitters club being assigned fre quency being guaranteed exclusive use frequency flight schedule takes whole new outlook prac tical Since basically thermal contest theres little reason begin before coffee brewing Nine oclock too early spots globe sleep eat leisurely breakfast show up field just before hawks break roost Contestants like What Flew Club Arbeits-Und Fluggemeinschaft Spartakus AFGS Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corporation CS Central Ontario Glider Group COGG Cedar Soaring Group CSG District Columbia Radio Control Club Inc bCRC District Columbia Radio Control Club inc DCRC St Louis Eagles RC Glider Club StLEag Flying Association Soaring Turtles FA T Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society GDS&HS Mid-Ohio Soaring Society MOSS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Control Society MRCS Michigan Radio Controi Society MRCS Scarborough Sport Scale Club SSSC Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silver Eagles Soaring Society SESS Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Slient Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Silent Order Aeromodeling Radio SOAR Suburban Aero Club SAC Suburban Aero Club SAC Suds City Salipiane Team SCST Model Spartakus 27A CS-i Nighthawk Challenger II Scepter AstIr Sauron Sagitta-XC Astro-Jeff Winner Pieceadis Aeolus Merlyn Super Pro-Runner Paramount Merlyn Pegasus Sagltta-XC Dyna Soar Pegasus 116 Peasus 2-C Weight 726 lb 9 lb oz 6A-80 lb 62-102 lb 80-110 lb 90 ib 105 lb 8-11 ib 100 lb 8-11 lb 8-11 lb 725-11 lb 1075 lb 825-104 ib 675-925 lb 10-11 ib 925 lb 1075 ib 55-80 lb 56-725 lb 1025 lb 75-iLO lb Length 55 70 56 64 511/2 67 71 63 96 78 60 63 78 63 65 78 70 66 595 570 705 620 Span 11 6 142 142 124 136 12S 146 146 15 0 14S 13S 112 121 140 130 1211 143 13 2w 11S 98 1S2 12 6 Airfoil E205 E211 E212-205 Clark V E186/12% Semi-sym E-211 E-205 Cirrus 1 2% semi-sym E-387 E-205 E-205 E-193 Mod E-205 13% flat bot E-205 E-205 E-193 R412C-R31OC E-205 86 Model Aviation Left Another view winning Mid-Ohio Soaring Society Team winning model time two leam members L-R Warren Plohr LSF president Don Harris Jim Bohmer Sailplane actually Sailaire entirely new wing Bohmer Right Otto Heithecker pieced-together Scepter after devon flutter did Says will back 1983 improved version Aspect Ratio 166 226 170 119 190 150 144 180 138 190 1114 100 153 143 1225 166 127 138 131 216 110 / Left Dave Batey Milwaukee WI launches Sailpianers skythe start Great Race VII June 121982 RIght Only Scale model flown race Otto Heitheckers Astirheavy fast Astir pressed service Heitheckers flying-wing damaged Blood plc since task will take least two hours fly after decent altitude reached hang around contest until dark As organizer run late After havent logged decent flight 4 pm head back motel take shower meet happy hour have dinner hit town still get good nights rest last time able 17 red-and-white As contestant launch bad air event dont panic just land dont have slam dunk landing extra five-point bonus Its frequencyyour slot isnt frequency pin lose 10-minute duration task waiting good air called sandbagging some pros can camouflage unsportsmanlike act performances worthy Holly wood Oscar cross-country flying its considered open-air art just June 12 1982 original race back 1976 13 teams ranging New York California entered Back rules included on-the-course relaunch provision allowed multiple relaunches around 47 miles first year also strong indicator things going okay cross-country types competition Continued page 1S2 February 1983 87 Left Skip Miller FAST group could believe means Flying Association Soaring Turtles launches Sagltta-XC what first flight complete 76-km coursebut second completion time Right Part flight line Open winch system meant no flight schedule Fliers could launch whenever air felt right Its great system both organizers fliers Pruss pica except indicated C5 Team Chicagoland Cross-Country Cruising Corp members Tom Tock Dave DeGroot timer John Dineen Mike Jendras Sailplane has 2261 aspect ratio compared 1381 MOSS entry Right Pat Filnn Dale Martell Noal Rossow Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society Team won event 1979 1980 1981 placed 5th 1982 ass battery pack failed less mile finish D3C LABS Helicopter Fuselage Kits True Scale Design Necessary Hardware Lightweight Epoxyglass Highest Quality Dealers & Manufacturer Inquiries Welcome Bell 222 Hughes 500 D-60 Heliboy Competitor Kavan Kalt Hughes 500 D-40 Miniboy Kalt-20 Custom Fabrication & House Tooling Available Manufacturers DC Labs 207 SW 41st St Renton WA 98055 206 251-9553 rubber-powered models built A-6 mulaabout half size Easy B strict size Construction limitations A-6 models usually flown gymnasium times around three minutes per flight Orbiteers also have annual paper asrplane contest two classes Design class airplanes built particular plan club furnishing instructions materials second class Free Form limits entry being constructed 8-I / 2 o II sheet paper Tape glue paper clips can used paper can cut spliced necessary fulfill fliers creative urge other Orbiteer event 6-in span Hand Launched Gliders usually flown very low ceilings Another event apparently tried Orbiteers Matchbox Model event usual rule specify model must fit ordinary kitchen matchbox assembled ready fly Any type model either glider power can used single high-time being winner limited model Several years ago Tech Model Aircrafters MIT club originated Professor Larrabee Aeronautical Engineer ing department flew what could ultimate encouraging innovative model design class contestant furnished following materials piece / 32 sheet balsa 12-in long piece / 8 114 balsa 12-in long 6-in diameter plastic prop shaft aluminum tubing prop bearing thread glue idea design model ahead time build contest materials provided event has produced number very unusual designs past sounds like real fun thing Much innovation comes pre-planning cut sheet balsa get best usage wood still produce winning model Florida contests Miami Indoor Aircraft Modelers Association M IAMA first all-Indoor clubs nation holds Indoor contests fly-ins almost year around 1983 season schedule includes series contests Miami Dade South College January 16 February 27 March 27 April 24 1983 meets run Sunday 9am 5pm addition club usually has fly-in other sites area group flies Peanut Scale AMA Scale Easy B Pennyplane HLG occasionally other events such ROG Bud Tenor PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Great Race/Pruss Continued page 87 Greater Detroits Soaring Hiking Society de-emphasized hiking part title put two flights back-to-back 17 14 miles team included Jeff Jerry Mrlik Warren Tiahrt Dave Corven Erich Kugler Dale Martell covered course using 14 launches won race four hours 13 minutes RC Soaring hasnt same since 1978 art multiple launching began overshadow flying aspect event on-course relaunch rule eliminated Relaunches permitted back start line 1979 After wins SOAR 1977 1978 Greater Detroit gang began threeyear domination event record run 213 miles three hours 32 minutes bettered 1980 304 miles three hours 18 minutes Bad weather literally put damper two-day event 1981 Greater Detroit group found air good enough PRODUCTS FOR LSC nCPCOUhMfl UAflflPI CU Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes * Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers * Helicopter Ball Mufflers * Specialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpasd Woknan*hin b Performance SUPER JET REGULAR JET New E-Z Use bottles New long TAPERED nozzle gels rid major instant glue irritantit hardly i/ever clogs jilt does pin clears 2 diately Exclusive new bottles give tremendously increased shelf life plus contents visibility See dealer-he has now CHECK OUT THESE NEW LOW PRICES SUPER JETREGULAR JET V oo No383 0195 00 No 385 8195 i o0 No 384 $205 00 No 388 9295 100 No 382 $4981 oo No 381 $496 200 No 388 09952 00 No 3878896 152 Model Aviation UtLL e2 BALANCE mALL Heres tire equipment need give f ur props very hest halance--halarce m oil directioes Careltdly crafted top grade materials BUB&E BALANCER accomodates 3/161/46/32 prop holes Other sizes availatle 00 SpeCi8l order lalers malted $1695 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL DEPT 805 postage lraroig hi Anv add 4%sales tar No CODs Sor 82 8 Monkato MN 56001 1982 decided move event July schedule early June weather turned out designed event Nine-thirty bit optimistic first launch Some teams made attempts early-morning air just wasnt alive enough heavier birds next hour 15 teams stuck close field because abortive attempts course because launches werent ready pay off few just sat out waiting first indicator good lift phenomenon around Mid west no doubt occurs varying degrees other parts country wind conditions calm ground heats up develops warm blanket air near its surface wind stays calm doesnt tear up blanket small frag ments blanket seems cover nearly half state becomes mush room warm air rises biggest thermal ever experienced though can occur anytime about 1030am until 100 pm its dubbed noon balloon SOAR members can grab hold youre heckuva ride II oclockonJune 12theballoonwas riding high So nine teams Great Race VII Other teams taken premature shot course coming back restarts Others still launching Jack Hiner SOAR took course first serious air 1050 followed Stan Watson SAC 1056 1101 Skip Miller FAST started pursuit Jim Porter CSG group Pat Flinn GDS&HS Ken Bates M RCS course 1108 1133 Werner Klebert COGG group Canada air 1138 Jim Bohmer MOSS started first leg After several relaunches John Dineens C5-l speck sky course 1151 Its difficult capture excitement event respect its on-course happenings reporter just cant cover enough ground keep track planes best can piece together tales strategy woe different fliers after get back afternoon told SOA Rs Il-minute lead overtaken FAST Hiner Miller played leapfrog Sagitta-XC Pegasus around rest 47-mile course Millers plane down tele phone-pole height worked lift still kept gap closed Hiner strategies varied Some took bites small lift climbed continued course found lift after dissipating altitude continued page 1S6 1939I MODEL ARE GIANT ALF NOSTALGIC CABIN BI-PLANE II I1 rI II II II id Ldg Gear Field Assy IPostpaid uear also Avail OARI yCOD orders Ordar direct Ira,welcomed I0515 SIGHELLA SR 414 7e2-7155 1032 5 MANITOWOC LUL QUADAOAKCREEKWIl February 1983 153 long enough log 14 miles Most other teams barely got out startingThe TAPER ACETM gate Rib Profiler makes tapered eliptical wing design easy Works faster computer Adjusts locks size rib instantly Curve plates provided draw 3 different full symmetrical 3 different semi-symmetrical airfoils Flat bottom airfoils can also drawn Send check MO $2495 Jim Denaro Model Products 543 Bedford Street Concord MA 01742 Left Camaraderie mixed group admires Swiss teamss Sparsakus peea brakes ad ded since World Champs Sacramento ground pic Skip Miller Hans Schlapfer Right Werner Klebert Canada Super Pro Runnerwent 204 miles years WRAM Show going largest yet Well over 150 manutactarers asd other ex hibitors have already signed up brirrg everything thats sew hobby --- kits esgines radios accessories eoerythisg between famous Swap Shop will tall operotios thousands items including huittup planes almost sew radios engines vs some thing lost about everyone ADVANCED TICKET SALES Sane time d long ticket inns act Ed Alexis 1557 Central Park Ave Yonkers NY 15715 514-3375632 STATIC COMPETITION Make sure latest creation finished up potished youll have chance take home dozens 01 trvphies offered events rtvn xw i Moor tv exAm wIn 000 000w 50 50 tuaft un nIMernRn urns 010 ie Jogging takes plaon Sunday atm noun Oetrienaoonptxd until ft Ssxn Suvdan Sprolat admission area will prx video xv both days storm display uxvtestants built-up models GREAT RACE cont kept covering ground conservative pace Others chose ride out boomer streak course fast post speed limits would allow some follow ing above plans Dineen lived up Cis name cruised course seldom cir cling lift still taking advantage noon balloon sped along passing other teams way Because race against clock starting times begin flier starts course flier has little knowl edge performance compares others leapfrogging around coursewhich has 1490-degree directional changesone can easily lose track went last afternoon also talked about chase vehicles best No winners Seems though team has its own favorite mode transport team planes comfort old sixpassenger convertible tough beat can still find pick-up truck pop ular back end can accommodate fliers team support personnel planes van sunroof two carries planes people support equipment inside consideration planning pur poses taking account what might eegosfratixn yr mxdels will starr e atm nash morning SWAP SHOP WRAMs Swan shop van vome xxv moivr nIna attrau riven tlvusands individual ireew changing haydn nob eliminate rrgistratixn cross Inn Swap Shnp will Ornulon rxr preregis rration rorms recoivo rInse forms sand selravuresseu stamped envelvon John Ishisrer 4 prune Sni Lorolmnnf NY 15030 SPECIAL NOTE year will nxrrstriutons number vt bohr-up moons registrant may place iv tvn swap Ohvp Fx farmer vfxrmxtiuv nfl, tm OarS nielven no cveveova xv anito POiOv 5 V torva tsr lOtSOOO wssncesvmsr Santo aERxMxttnLErs met February 26/21 10 AM toO P M happen friendly cumulus types over develop standard sedan sunroof works well too have small crew quick-to-knock-down Sailplane Still others have used Jeeps other fourwheel type open-top vehicles pinch some have removed hatch hatch-back sedan Sailplanes Thats another reason event great Everybody has favorite best table lists entries chose Rememberr other contests 80% flier 20% Sailplane num bers probably spread further-apart cross country events cheering favorite team onward finish line last June 12 would have lot yell about box seats available wouldnt have empty 149 pm excited FAST Team first-ever cross finish line single launch did two hours 48 minutes SOAR minute behind landing II min utes behind elapsed time 210 came Jim Bohmer Ohio team Mary Knott Warren Plohr Jack Parry Don Harris winning time two hours 32 minutes Eleven minutes later Ken Bates MRCS crew also crossed line thinking first Ill leave imagination work expressions changed congratulated also told merely fourth place fora moment can dwell felt after first successful Sailplane flight felt caught first thermal broke three-minute barrier felt after fifth landing qualify Level [SF program might have experienced fraction what four teams felt conquered Soarings greatest challenge flight line Miller Hiner went back course same afternoon hour apartand covered another 23 miles before time ran out hopes bettering second third places Dineen setting record pace bird went 41-mile mark Porter missed turn towards end course landed 39-mile mark came back Sunday flew 449 miles Sunday Pat Flinns airborne pack gave out landed 75 km mark 06 mile finish line Watson SAC Stoll Switzerland flew regular F3B models Heitheckers flying wing destroyed practice after some impressive flights elevon flutter did went fly Scale ship meet Astir WIK Nine teams beat old mark set 1980 Great Race VII souvenir program includes photos names three-views complete list model details send $200 SOAR 23546 West Fern Plainfield IL 60544 information entry blanks Great Race VIII send SASE Dan Pruss 131 F Pennington Lane Plainfield IL 60544 Good trekking CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 69 readily-available material use -in inside diameter has matched particu lar size surgical tubing using techniques both systems similar Youll able fill pacifier ordinary fuel bulb surgical tubing will require syringe some sort no electrical fuel pumps allowed Cheap plastic syringes veterinar ians supply store will work well expensive metal ones wont hurt pocket book much lost broken rubber plungers deteriorate sure replace syringe notice black flakes rubber leaves dark mark wall syringe suppose could also lend competition surgical tubing develops lot pres sure pacifier needle settings become little critical havent run engine high-pressure system best way get setting halfway close follows I Close needle way 2 Fill bladder pacifier connect needle assembly 3 Point venturi down slowly open needle until avery light stream fuel comes out 4 Pinch off tubing using either fingers hemostat some other trick device youve 156 Model Aviation 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