g#qIq rue its heritage years International Miniature Air craft Association event held July 18-21 Mobile AL enjoyable four-day celebration fellowship relaxed fun flying big birds varieties Left crew provided manpower run Fifth Annual Gathering Giants alongside Stinson Trimotor flown Al Feeley Ian Senior note airplane size/weight outside AMA Safety Code therefore insured AMA Up front Bobby Archer L head IMAA Chapter 29 years event director M Bumper Lyons R events coordinator announcer Right Bobby Archer holds briefing pilots before starting days activities Events feature large models demand best communications very high degree safety consciousness parts everyone involved activity Left ManyGiant Scale AC model aircraftwere carefullyfitted intothe pitarea eventdrew manyspectatorswho made dayof looking military hardware watching miniature airplanes fly Right IMAA crew manned on-site pavilion LR Dorothy Mel Nypuik Mryand Les Hard IMAA President Don Godfrey lMAAcouldntget along hardworkingvolunteersneithercOuldAMA 40 Model Aviation Togiveyouthebigpgcturenopun intend ed ittook nothing less panoramic view IMAA Festival 85 B-52 bat tleship rocket scale 1-to-i MOTHER NATURE good us weather 5th Annual Rally Giants Festival IMAA Chapter 29 Lower Alabama Giant Scalers better known LAGS members didnt lag minute giants Chapter 29 isnt big numbers big spirit enthusi asma very active group IMAA Presi dent Don Godrey attended LAGS final preparations meeting Tuesday night before festivities begin enthusiasm apparent LAGS members present Wednesday morning July 17 saw EText Les Hard U Photos Jerry Smith Chapter 29 members festival site bright early get everything really shipshape especially proper term four-day event being held USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park grounds few early flights put test new 36 x 300-ft paved runway area has control tower chain-link fence crowd control great pitting area two taxiways several pilot boxes lots grass wide open spaces around layout well above minimums recommended safe flying Lots space provided parking cars RVs setting up shade canopies Later day several early arrivals gave run way try Thursday morning first four scheduled days event early arrivals could seen putting together big birds safety inspectionfollow ing affixed assigned numbers transmitters Several participants Giant Scale aircraft cluding brought nine big birds dont know whether flew nine Left Lasers various paint schemes photographed taxied runway Right Cosmic Wind takeoff climb-out angle showing big models fly well ease piloted Budd Crane Geneva OH December 1985 41 grow em big South Note giantsize grasshopper resting gear leg agiant-size model asthe ownerworkson sembly Compare size grasshop per modelers hands Big word Above Stinson Trimotor Model U taxiing back slowly after another successful flight Al Peeleyand Ian Seniordid superb job flying Trimotor crowd pleaser time went up plane logged its 25th flight during festival retired honor Arlie Kline its builders now deceased Right Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO scratch-built Skybolt powered 0-50 Interesting projects came over Left John Vogel Gibsonia PA prepares start Byron Eagle flight observer holds Note fire extinguisher ready gasoline doesnt need much opportunity get out handi Right Dick Wrangler Nashville TN poses beside Great Lakes Trainerthat has all-upweight 20 lb powered Evra 190 Nice detailing Dick model looks just pretty air Left Bill Edward Picayune MS Lazy Ace powered 0S 160 model pilot figure look-alike styled afterthe models pilot Right Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ HS Super Decathlon Model weighs 17 lb powered ST 2000 engine Left Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Kingfisher OS2UI wheeled version Power Zenoah G-38 model weighs 24 lb Bud has flying RC longtime once wrote monthly MA column Right Dave West Perry OH prototype Cosmic Wind Model has beautiful finish powered Saito 270 twin Dave member IMAA Chapter 63 Geneva OH put through airworthiness inspection procedure small shower did occur Friday just enough make participants cover planes move under canopies Yet some continued put flights Thanks large measure IMAA airworthiness safety inspection plus carefulness builders fliers very few mishaps occurred during four days over 700 flights Al Feeley Ian Senior Jacksonville FL put several beautiful crowd-pleas ing flights 1 6-ft-span Stinson Trimotor two pilots controlling plane flew like pleasant dream 25th successful flight Trimotor logged Saturday reported airplane would retired honor its builders Arlie Kline now deceased Im told over 175 reg istered pilots 214 Giant Scale RC aircraft IMAA Field Headquarters set up small pavilion manned Don Godfrey handled registration Mel Dorothy Nypuik took care IMAA accessories souvenirs Les Mary Hard gave out information safety inspection forms Bumper Lyons Chapter 29 member did announcing Bobby Archer president Chapter 29 event director 42 Model Aviation Left Tom Butler Conroe TX beautiful 1/3-scale Tiger Moth powered Quadra Tom member Chapter 58 Mont gomeryCounty Barnstormers Right Jerry Rhodes Eagle Pass TX starts Bristol fonts 500th flight wife Martha restrains ship Left John W JW friends Jones Dallas TX F4U Corsair powered Sachs 37 JW also flew P-47 similar power Both planes performed flawlessly air Right 1/3-scale Gypsy Moth built Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA weighs 24 lb did magnificent job seeing thing ran smoothly Friday nights traditional picnic en joyed 250 attendees menu seafood chicken combination pleased everyone theme dixieland music furnished genuine dixieland band Saturdays beautiful weather brought out very large crowd spectators Can imagine line cars backed up miles waiting get park IMAA Festival other attractions USS Alabama also USS Drum submarine B-52 SAC bomber Grumman Wildcat B-25 Mitchell P-Si Mustang F4U Corsair Douglas DC3 big helicopter two retired Air Force jets Coast Guard amphibian big rocket aboard Alabama Kingfisher floatplane ready launched crowd pleasing model flights made during day Among types everyone chance see mention few Corsair Cub Bristol Mustang Fly Baby Laser Seafury P-47 Cessna Cosmic Wind Zero Decathlon Chip munk P-82 F7F BD-5 Vultee BT-13 Waco Great Lakes Lazy Ace Emeraude Eagle Skybolt Moth Kingfisher Annual Festival Banquet held evening Sheraton Inn Mobile theme year Mardi Gras Several original costumes seen during evening Mr Mrs Al Feeley coming dressed authentic Kuwaiti attire 180 people attended enjoyed dancing music four-piece orches tra plentiful food drink Sunday another grand day flying activities began wind down leave early drive back home Some statistics Registered Giant Scale RC aircraft 214 Registered pilots over four days 175 Radios used Futaba 55 Kraft 42 JR 34 Ace 19 Continued page 132 December 1985 43 Left Joe Utasi Cincinnati Cessna 310 powered two OS Geminis equipped Jomar engine synchronization system Right George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL 0-50-powered Super Chipmunk weighs 25 lb George head IMAA Chapter 71 PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp $250** pipe included ITS SNAP CLEANERPolisher Brass Tubing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE U-Line tank included Add $175 Add $050 Shipping Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited Custom Built Models 2036 N Thoree Ave Fresno CA 93704 COrder Phone am pm 209 233-1050ask Bill YOU LOVE fly HATE build Contact ve solution problem Kits Custom Built Order Sanded Ready Cover AndrewsGoldbergGreat PlanesEtc. IF1yWhatIBui1d carburetor closely possible Loosely pack tank foam plastic foam rubber dampen vibration used olive drab MonoKote covering fuselage white Solarfilm wings stab Lettering wings press-on type purchased local office supplies store Coverite let tering used fuselage unable buy proper size insignia locally used ones Wing Mfg Co Drone kit similar insignia available MonoKote Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 39 Flying First balance Super Drone point shown plans Mine required addition 3 oz lead under fuel tank wrapped foam rubber larger different engine might lessen amount ballast needed Since Super Drone basically Sr Falcon flies just like first flown Ed Frank Jr expert test pilot fellow member Cloud Kings RC Club No changes required plane am pleased say wish thank Eddie Frank help completing Super Drone serving test pilot am dedicating article memory Eddies dad Ed Sr succumbed heart attack August 20 1983 Ed Sr avid RC flier club officer sadly missed would happy hear fellow AMA members build Super Drone Pictures versions would interest Al Johnson 201 Cream Rd Oxford PA 19363 models too big too fast too power ful too dangerous continue fundamental changes way things designs ever see rudimentary stress analysis structures subjected adequate proof-testing prior first flight aircraft launched adequate preflight inspection pilots take other peoples lives hands time fly due inade quate education situations can lead failure react think magazine should lead way safer responsible future addressing subjects paragraph above detail What think Send postcard opinion George M Myers 70 Froehiich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 IMAA Festival/Hard Continued page 43 Airtronics 27 World 16 EK 8 Cirrus 6 Control modes used single stick 13 Mode 1 19 Mode 2 54 Flights recorded over 700 States represented Alabama Califor nia Arkansas Texas Louisiana Missis sippi Michigan Missouri Indiana Ohio North Carolina Virginia New Jersey New York Kansas Some attending Jerry Rhodes wife Martha Eagle Pass TX Mel Santmyer wife Anaheim CA Joe Utasi group Cincinnati OH RC Dick Garm hausen Miles Reed Canton OH Bob Campbell Dist III IMAA director group North Canton OH Howard Mottin group Sterling Heights MI Dick Bennett wife children Granger IN Tom Wilkinson group Montgomery AL Wendell Roberts wife Glenda group Little Rock AR Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Burnis Fields Jacksonville FL Bob Dean IMAA Dist IV director Charlotte NC Don Godfrey IMAA president Bingham ton NY Jerry Smith official photog rapher IMAA Dist VI assistant direc tor Osceola IN Les Hard IMAA Central Control wife Mary Lansing MI Mel Dorothy Nypuik IMAA Accessories Canton MI Pat Massey wife Pampa TX Al Willaert Carrollton TX Sam Hopkins Folsom LA Rusty Allen Lago TX John Vogel wife Gibsonia PA John Violette LaPlace LA Chris Joiner Co lumbus GA Bennet Aiken Suwanee GA Warren Shea Westfield NJ Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ Al Feeley wife Jacksonville FL Ian Senior Jacksonville FL Dick Koncle Smyrna GA JW Jones Dallas TX Dick Wrangler Nashville TN Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL Bill Edwards Picayune MS Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO Dave West Perry OH Budd Crane Madison OH Bob Anderson Lillian AL Larry Horbacz Brunswick GA Jim Barrett Metairie LA Ben Beaird La Grange Park IL Mario Yederlinic Boca Raton FL Bob Smolinski group Mt Clemens MI registrants tending participating enjoying warm southern clime marveling Giant Scale aircraft display being flown Manpower furnished members IMAA Chapter 29 Bob Archer M Bumper Lyons Jerry L Bates Larry E Brown Bruce Lund Dick McKenzie Mike Richardson Rolf Skimmer Robert Shoels Bart Waltman James Waltman Sam Chest Nolan T Gray Arthur Chadwell James McGowen Charles Moses John Swope Henry Waltman Jeff Williams Mark Hilton local Boy Scouts assisted car parking though Fifth Rally Giants 132 Model Aviation Glider Pilots Take Note SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK 8oz $4 95* $1 29** r- eJ 1 Il 9 mo Ex RIO Crns Topies/ O OPH MOE IC _________________________________GUESTS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH Tom coo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F 4 PHANTOM 1U Piece Sc en, C 84 let piece AMA N ones 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER im runow MR FUNDUI S MODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1980 c cs Ii RELIVE WWI CARRIER AVIATION II WIT H OEOROE OP IISOLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOUADRON 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotto mcchoniso mort floomor 30- urday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2OO E eococ BIUD Ohorlotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 L. ~NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guests NOT EIigble Static Display Awards 51 ~ wasnt largest ever held very relaxed enjoyable non-competitive gathering IMAA Festival No 1 held Louisville KY 1981 1982 No 2 held Ida Grove IAas No 3 1983 No 4 1984 went Van Nuys CA location No 6 1986 hasnt chosen yet place time announced make plans early attend Wherever held Im sure will big gatheringand might just see eyes big better might just add its better fun too RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 45 wingspan under 16 ounces total weight Thats about simple category can get ought kept way As contests too have kept simple Again no official rules printand matter theres no record date being pro posed Among contest rules used tasks have included two-minute maxes much time can accumulate 10-minute period relaunching being permitted course other common event man-on-man last down getting 1000 points other scores prorated winner s Advantages hand-launch class category obvious anyone has ever attended run contest arms being kind launching devices allowed winch masters can take week end off Field conditions dont have match local country clubs practice green winds can fickle Contest Directors heart other advantages worth pondering group scoring natural group size doesnt have restricted number winches available As far number flights concerned theres good chance flier would log flightsor least have opportunity tothan conven tional type winch-provided contest As long rules still formative stages permit fliers use assistant launching Lets face few fliers Soar ing closer qualifying Senior Citizens card AMA Senior Class Before yell foul above suggestion name major league pitchers know over 40 Having assistant heaver also opens up new possibilities father/son acts kid next door other kids might have opportunity get ex posed modeling An indirect approach perhaps exposure nevertheless SCALE WHEELS Real rubber tire cast aluminum hubs True scale appearance 65 diameter Pair mains 0 shipping before someone comes up list inequities such suggestion granted arms arent created equal throwing lightweight low-wingloaded models straight up does seem have its own equalizing effect So until someone employs services some javelin thrower University Mars maybe ought give system try subject hand-toss Gliders couple subjects month somewhat removed sim ple design approach mentioned above first Bob Dodgsons Pivot real departure rudderand-elevator-control designs Controls Continued page 136 GIANT SCALE RETRACT Formerly Annco Mfg Co True scale appearance Will support models up 50 lbs Positive locking up down working oleo struts Precision machined metal lightweight construction Air/hydraulic controls 13/16 air cylinder bore Gear leg length 11 pivot axle Installation drawings instructions air tank included Perfect fit Nosen kits RETRACT GEAR $22000 shipping Wheels sold separately ORDER DIRECT ONLY William M Hawke 7148 Lasting Light Way Columbia MD 21045 301 730-5596 2 December 1985 133 2 KNIGHTS AlP IT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/12
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 42, 43, 132, 133
g#qIq rue its heritage years International Miniature Air craft Association event held July 18-21 Mobile AL enjoyable four-day celebration fellowship relaxed fun flying big birds varieties Left crew provided manpower run Fifth Annual Gathering Giants alongside Stinson Trimotor flown Al Feeley Ian Senior note airplane size/weight outside AMA Safety Code therefore insured AMA Up front Bobby Archer L head IMAA Chapter 29 years event director M Bumper Lyons R events coordinator announcer Right Bobby Archer holds briefing pilots before starting days activities Events feature large models demand best communications very high degree safety consciousness parts everyone involved activity Left ManyGiant Scale AC model aircraftwere carefullyfitted intothe pitarea eventdrew manyspectatorswho made dayof looking military hardware watching miniature airplanes fly Right IMAA crew manned on-site pavilion LR Dorothy Mel Nypuik Mryand Les Hard IMAA President Don Godfrey lMAAcouldntget along hardworkingvolunteersneithercOuldAMA 40 Model Aviation Togiveyouthebigpgcturenopun intend ed ittook nothing less panoramic view IMAA Festival 85 B-52 bat tleship rocket scale 1-to-i MOTHER NATURE good us weather 5th Annual Rally Giants Festival IMAA Chapter 29 Lower Alabama Giant Scalers better known LAGS members didnt lag minute giants Chapter 29 isnt big numbers big spirit enthusi asma very active group IMAA Presi dent Don Godrey attended LAGS final preparations meeting Tuesday night before festivities begin enthusiasm apparent LAGS members present Wednesday morning July 17 saw EText Les Hard U Photos Jerry Smith Chapter 29 members festival site bright early get everything really shipshape especially proper term four-day event being held USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park grounds few early flights put test new 36 x 300-ft paved runway area has control tower chain-link fence crowd control great pitting area two taxiways several pilot boxes lots grass wide open spaces around layout well above minimums recommended safe flying Lots space provided parking cars RVs setting up shade canopies Later day several early arrivals gave run way try Thursday morning first four scheduled days event early arrivals could seen putting together big birds safety inspectionfollow ing affixed assigned numbers transmitters Several participants Giant Scale aircraft cluding brought nine big birds dont know whether flew nine Left Lasers various paint schemes photographed taxied runway Right Cosmic Wind takeoff climb-out angle showing big models fly well ease piloted Budd Crane Geneva OH December 1985 41 grow em big South Note giantsize grasshopper resting gear leg agiant-size model asthe ownerworkson sembly Compare size grasshop per modelers hands Big word Above Stinson Trimotor Model U taxiing back slowly after another successful flight Al Peeleyand Ian Seniordid superb job flying Trimotor crowd pleaser time went up plane logged its 25th flight during festival retired honor Arlie Kline its builders now deceased Right Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO scratch-built Skybolt powered 0-50 Interesting projects came over Left John Vogel Gibsonia PA prepares start Byron Eagle flight observer holds Note fire extinguisher ready gasoline doesnt need much opportunity get out handi Right Dick Wrangler Nashville TN poses beside Great Lakes Trainerthat has all-upweight 20 lb powered Evra 190 Nice detailing Dick model looks just pretty air Left Bill Edward Picayune MS Lazy Ace powered 0S 160 model pilot figure look-alike styled afterthe models pilot Right Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ HS Super Decathlon Model weighs 17 lb powered ST 2000 engine Left Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Kingfisher OS2UI wheeled version Power Zenoah G-38 model weighs 24 lb Bud has flying RC longtime once wrote monthly MA column Right Dave West Perry OH prototype Cosmic Wind Model has beautiful finish powered Saito 270 twin Dave member IMAA Chapter 63 Geneva OH put through airworthiness inspection procedure small shower did occur Friday just enough make participants cover planes move under canopies Yet some continued put flights Thanks large measure IMAA airworthiness safety inspection plus carefulness builders fliers very few mishaps occurred during four days over 700 flights Al Feeley Ian Senior Jacksonville FL put several beautiful crowd-pleas ing flights 1 6-ft-span Stinson Trimotor two pilots controlling plane flew like pleasant dream 25th successful flight Trimotor logged Saturday reported airplane would retired honor its builders Arlie Kline now deceased Im told over 175 reg istered pilots 214 Giant Scale RC aircraft IMAA Field Headquarters set up small pavilion manned Don Godfrey handled registration Mel Dorothy Nypuik took care IMAA accessories souvenirs Les Mary Hard gave out information safety inspection forms Bumper Lyons Chapter 29 member did announcing Bobby Archer president Chapter 29 event director 42 Model Aviation Left Tom Butler Conroe TX beautiful 1/3-scale Tiger Moth powered Quadra Tom member Chapter 58 Mont gomeryCounty Barnstormers Right Jerry Rhodes Eagle Pass TX starts Bristol fonts 500th flight wife Martha restrains ship Left John W JW friends Jones Dallas TX F4U Corsair powered Sachs 37 JW also flew P-47 similar power Both planes performed flawlessly air Right 1/3-scale Gypsy Moth built Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA weighs 24 lb did magnificent job seeing thing ran smoothly Friday nights traditional picnic en joyed 250 attendees menu seafood chicken combination pleased everyone theme dixieland music furnished genuine dixieland band Saturdays beautiful weather brought out very large crowd spectators Can imagine line cars backed up miles waiting get park IMAA Festival other attractions USS Alabama also USS Drum submarine B-52 SAC bomber Grumman Wildcat B-25 Mitchell P-Si Mustang F4U Corsair Douglas DC3 big helicopter two retired Air Force jets Coast Guard amphibian big rocket aboard Alabama Kingfisher floatplane ready launched crowd pleasing model flights made during day Among types everyone chance see mention few Corsair Cub Bristol Mustang Fly Baby Laser Seafury P-47 Cessna Cosmic Wind Zero Decathlon Chip munk P-82 F7F BD-5 Vultee BT-13 Waco Great Lakes Lazy Ace Emeraude Eagle Skybolt Moth Kingfisher Annual Festival Banquet held evening Sheraton Inn Mobile theme year Mardi Gras Several original costumes seen during evening Mr Mrs Al Feeley coming dressed authentic Kuwaiti attire 180 people attended enjoyed dancing music four-piece orches tra plentiful food drink Sunday another grand day flying activities began wind down leave early drive back home Some statistics Registered Giant Scale RC aircraft 214 Registered pilots over four days 175 Radios used Futaba 55 Kraft 42 JR 34 Ace 19 Continued page 132 December 1985 43 Left Joe Utasi Cincinnati Cessna 310 powered two OS Geminis equipped Jomar engine synchronization system Right George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL 0-50-powered Super Chipmunk weighs 25 lb George head IMAA Chapter 71 PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp $250** pipe included ITS SNAP CLEANERPolisher Brass Tubing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE U-Line tank included Add $175 Add $050 Shipping Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited Custom Built Models 2036 N Thoree Ave Fresno CA 93704 COrder Phone am pm 209 233-1050ask Bill YOU LOVE fly HATE build Contact ve solution problem Kits Custom Built Order Sanded Ready Cover AndrewsGoldbergGreat PlanesEtc. IF1yWhatIBui1d carburetor closely possible Loosely pack tank foam plastic foam rubber dampen vibration used olive drab MonoKote covering fuselage white Solarfilm wings stab Lettering wings press-on type purchased local office supplies store Coverite let tering used fuselage unable buy proper size insignia locally used ones Wing Mfg Co Drone kit similar insignia available MonoKote Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 39 Flying First balance Super Drone point shown plans Mine required addition 3 oz lead under fuel tank wrapped foam rubber larger different engine might lessen amount ballast needed Since Super Drone basically Sr Falcon flies just like first flown Ed Frank Jr expert test pilot fellow member Cloud Kings RC Club No changes required plane am pleased say wish thank Eddie Frank help completing Super Drone serving test pilot am dedicating article memory Eddies dad Ed Sr succumbed heart attack August 20 1983 Ed Sr avid RC flier club officer sadly missed would happy hear fellow AMA members build Super Drone Pictures versions would interest Al Johnson 201 Cream Rd Oxford PA 19363 models too big too fast too power ful too dangerous continue fundamental changes way things designs ever see rudimentary stress analysis structures subjected adequate proof-testing prior first flight aircraft launched adequate preflight inspection pilots take other peoples lives hands time fly due inade quate education situations can lead failure react think magazine should lead way safer responsible future addressing subjects paragraph above detail What think Send postcard opinion George M Myers 70 Froehiich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 IMAA Festival/Hard Continued page 43 Airtronics 27 World 16 EK 8 Cirrus 6 Control modes used single stick 13 Mode 1 19 Mode 2 54 Flights recorded over 700 States represented Alabama Califor nia Arkansas Texas Louisiana Missis sippi Michigan Missouri Indiana Ohio North Carolina Virginia New Jersey New York Kansas Some attending Jerry Rhodes wife Martha Eagle Pass TX Mel Santmyer wife Anaheim CA Joe Utasi group Cincinnati OH RC Dick Garm hausen Miles Reed Canton OH Bob Campbell Dist III IMAA director group North Canton OH Howard Mottin group Sterling Heights MI Dick Bennett wife children Granger IN Tom Wilkinson group Montgomery AL Wendell Roberts wife Glenda group Little Rock AR Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Burnis Fields Jacksonville FL Bob Dean IMAA Dist IV director Charlotte NC Don Godfrey IMAA president Bingham ton NY Jerry Smith official photog rapher IMAA Dist VI assistant direc tor Osceola IN Les Hard IMAA Central Control wife Mary Lansing MI Mel Dorothy Nypuik IMAA Accessories Canton MI Pat Massey wife Pampa TX Al Willaert Carrollton TX Sam Hopkins Folsom LA Rusty Allen Lago TX John Vogel wife Gibsonia PA John Violette LaPlace LA Chris Joiner Co lumbus GA Bennet Aiken Suwanee GA Warren Shea Westfield NJ Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ Al Feeley wife Jacksonville FL Ian Senior Jacksonville FL Dick Koncle Smyrna GA JW Jones Dallas TX Dick Wrangler Nashville TN Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL Bill Edwards Picayune MS Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO Dave West Perry OH Budd Crane Madison OH Bob Anderson Lillian AL Larry Horbacz Brunswick GA Jim Barrett Metairie LA Ben Beaird La Grange Park IL Mario Yederlinic Boca Raton FL Bob Smolinski group Mt Clemens MI registrants tending participating enjoying warm southern clime marveling Giant Scale aircraft display being flown Manpower furnished members IMAA Chapter 29 Bob Archer M Bumper Lyons Jerry L Bates Larry E Brown Bruce Lund Dick McKenzie Mike Richardson Rolf Skimmer Robert Shoels Bart Waltman James Waltman Sam Chest Nolan T Gray Arthur Chadwell James McGowen Charles Moses John Swope Henry Waltman Jeff Williams Mark Hilton local Boy Scouts assisted car parking though Fifth Rally Giants 132 Model Aviation Glider Pilots Take Note SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK 8oz $4 95* $1 29** r- eJ 1 Il 9 mo Ex RIO Crns Topies/ O OPH MOE IC _________________________________GUESTS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH Tom coo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F 4 PHANTOM 1U Piece Sc en, C 84 let piece AMA N ones 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER im runow MR FUNDUI S MODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1980 c cs Ii RELIVE WWI CARRIER AVIATION II WIT H OEOROE OP IISOLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOUADRON 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotto mcchoniso mort floomor 30- urday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2OO E eococ BIUD Ohorlotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 L. ~NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guests NOT EIigble Static Display Awards 51 ~ wasnt largest ever held very relaxed enjoyable non-competitive gathering IMAA Festival No 1 held Louisville KY 1981 1982 No 2 held Ida Grove IAas No 3 1983 No 4 1984 went Van Nuys CA location No 6 1986 hasnt chosen yet place time announced make plans early attend Wherever held Im sure will big gatheringand might just see eyes big better might just add its better fun too RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 45 wingspan under 16 ounces total weight Thats about simple category can get ought kept way As contests too have kept simple Again no official rules printand matter theres no record date being pro posed Among contest rules used tasks have included two-minute maxes much time can accumulate 10-minute period relaunching being permitted course other common event man-on-man last down getting 1000 points other scores prorated winner s Advantages hand-launch class category obvious anyone has ever attended run contest arms being kind launching devices allowed winch masters can take week end off Field conditions dont have match local country clubs practice green winds can fickle Contest Directors heart other advantages worth pondering group scoring natural group size doesnt have restricted number winches available As far number flights concerned theres good chance flier would log flightsor least have opportunity tothan conven tional type winch-provided contest As long rules still formative stages permit fliers use assistant launching Lets face few fliers Soar ing closer qualifying Senior Citizens card AMA Senior Class Before yell foul above suggestion name major league pitchers know over 40 Having assistant heaver also opens up new possibilities father/son acts kid next door other kids might have opportunity get ex posed modeling An indirect approach perhaps exposure nevertheless SCALE WHEELS Real rubber tire cast aluminum hubs True scale appearance 65 diameter Pair mains 0 shipping before someone comes up list inequities such suggestion granted arms arent created equal throwing lightweight low-wingloaded models straight up does seem have its own equalizing effect So until someone employs services some javelin thrower University Mars maybe ought give system try subject hand-toss Gliders couple subjects month somewhat removed sim ple design approach mentioned above first Bob Dodgsons Pivot real departure rudderand-elevator-control designs Controls Continued page 136 GIANT SCALE RETRACT Formerly Annco Mfg Co True scale appearance Will support models up 50 lbs Positive locking up down working oleo struts Precision machined metal lightweight construction Air/hydraulic controls 13/16 air cylinder bore Gear leg length 11 pivot axle Installation drawings instructions air tank included Perfect fit Nosen kits RETRACT GEAR $22000 shipping Wheels sold separately ORDER DIRECT ONLY William M Hawke 7148 Lasting Light Way Columbia MD 21045 301 730-5596 2 December 1985 133 2 KNIGHTS AlP IT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/12
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 42, 43, 132, 133
g#qIq rue its heritage years International Miniature Air craft Association event held July 18-21 Mobile AL enjoyable four-day celebration fellowship relaxed fun flying big birds varieties Left crew provided manpower run Fifth Annual Gathering Giants alongside Stinson Trimotor flown Al Feeley Ian Senior note airplane size/weight outside AMA Safety Code therefore insured AMA Up front Bobby Archer L head IMAA Chapter 29 years event director M Bumper Lyons R events coordinator announcer Right Bobby Archer holds briefing pilots before starting days activities Events feature large models demand best communications very high degree safety consciousness parts everyone involved activity Left ManyGiant Scale AC model aircraftwere carefullyfitted intothe pitarea eventdrew manyspectatorswho made dayof looking military hardware watching miniature airplanes fly Right IMAA crew manned on-site pavilion LR Dorothy Mel Nypuik Mryand Les Hard IMAA President Don Godfrey lMAAcouldntget along hardworkingvolunteersneithercOuldAMA 40 Model Aviation Togiveyouthebigpgcturenopun intend ed ittook nothing less panoramic view IMAA Festival 85 B-52 bat tleship rocket scale 1-to-i MOTHER NATURE good us weather 5th Annual Rally Giants Festival IMAA Chapter 29 Lower Alabama Giant Scalers better known LAGS members didnt lag minute giants Chapter 29 isnt big numbers big spirit enthusi asma very active group IMAA Presi dent Don Godrey attended LAGS final preparations meeting Tuesday night before festivities begin enthusiasm apparent LAGS members present Wednesday morning July 17 saw EText Les Hard U Photos Jerry Smith Chapter 29 members festival site bright early get everything really shipshape especially proper term four-day event being held USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park grounds few early flights put test new 36 x 300-ft paved runway area has control tower chain-link fence crowd control great pitting area two taxiways several pilot boxes lots grass wide open spaces around layout well above minimums recommended safe flying Lots space provided parking cars RVs setting up shade canopies Later day several early arrivals gave run way try Thursday morning first four scheduled days event early arrivals could seen putting together big birds safety inspectionfollow ing affixed assigned numbers transmitters Several participants Giant Scale aircraft cluding brought nine big birds dont know whether flew nine Left Lasers various paint schemes photographed taxied runway Right Cosmic Wind takeoff climb-out angle showing big models fly well ease piloted Budd Crane Geneva OH December 1985 41 grow em big South Note giantsize grasshopper resting gear leg agiant-size model asthe ownerworkson sembly Compare size grasshop per modelers hands Big word Above Stinson Trimotor Model U taxiing back slowly after another successful flight Al Peeleyand Ian Seniordid superb job flying Trimotor crowd pleaser time went up plane logged its 25th flight during festival retired honor Arlie Kline its builders now deceased Right Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO scratch-built Skybolt powered 0-50 Interesting projects came over Left John Vogel Gibsonia PA prepares start Byron Eagle flight observer holds Note fire extinguisher ready gasoline doesnt need much opportunity get out handi Right Dick Wrangler Nashville TN poses beside Great Lakes Trainerthat has all-upweight 20 lb powered Evra 190 Nice detailing Dick model looks just pretty air Left Bill Edward Picayune MS Lazy Ace powered 0S 160 model pilot figure look-alike styled afterthe models pilot Right Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ HS Super Decathlon Model weighs 17 lb powered ST 2000 engine Left Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Kingfisher OS2UI wheeled version Power Zenoah G-38 model weighs 24 lb Bud has flying RC longtime once wrote monthly MA column Right Dave West Perry OH prototype Cosmic Wind Model has beautiful finish powered Saito 270 twin Dave member IMAA Chapter 63 Geneva OH put through airworthiness inspection procedure small shower did occur Friday just enough make participants cover planes move under canopies Yet some continued put flights Thanks large measure IMAA airworthiness safety inspection plus carefulness builders fliers very few mishaps occurred during four days over 700 flights Al Feeley Ian Senior Jacksonville FL put several beautiful crowd-pleas ing flights 1 6-ft-span Stinson Trimotor two pilots controlling plane flew like pleasant dream 25th successful flight Trimotor logged Saturday reported airplane would retired honor its builders Arlie Kline now deceased Im told over 175 reg istered pilots 214 Giant Scale RC aircraft IMAA Field Headquarters set up small pavilion manned Don Godfrey handled registration Mel Dorothy Nypuik took care IMAA accessories souvenirs Les Mary Hard gave out information safety inspection forms Bumper Lyons Chapter 29 member did announcing Bobby Archer president Chapter 29 event director 42 Model Aviation Left Tom Butler Conroe TX beautiful 1/3-scale Tiger Moth powered Quadra Tom member Chapter 58 Mont gomeryCounty Barnstormers Right Jerry Rhodes Eagle Pass TX starts Bristol fonts 500th flight wife Martha restrains ship Left John W JW friends Jones Dallas TX F4U Corsair powered Sachs 37 JW also flew P-47 similar power Both planes performed flawlessly air Right 1/3-scale Gypsy Moth built Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA weighs 24 lb did magnificent job seeing thing ran smoothly Friday nights traditional picnic en joyed 250 attendees menu seafood chicken combination pleased everyone theme dixieland music furnished genuine dixieland band Saturdays beautiful weather brought out very large crowd spectators Can imagine line cars backed up miles waiting get park IMAA Festival other attractions USS Alabama also USS Drum submarine B-52 SAC bomber Grumman Wildcat B-25 Mitchell P-Si Mustang F4U Corsair Douglas DC3 big helicopter two retired Air Force jets Coast Guard amphibian big rocket aboard Alabama Kingfisher floatplane ready launched crowd pleasing model flights made during day Among types everyone chance see mention few Corsair Cub Bristol Mustang Fly Baby Laser Seafury P-47 Cessna Cosmic Wind Zero Decathlon Chip munk P-82 F7F BD-5 Vultee BT-13 Waco Great Lakes Lazy Ace Emeraude Eagle Skybolt Moth Kingfisher Annual Festival Banquet held evening Sheraton Inn Mobile theme year Mardi Gras Several original costumes seen during evening Mr Mrs Al Feeley coming dressed authentic Kuwaiti attire 180 people attended enjoyed dancing music four-piece orches tra plentiful food drink Sunday another grand day flying activities began wind down leave early drive back home Some statistics Registered Giant Scale RC aircraft 214 Registered pilots over four days 175 Radios used Futaba 55 Kraft 42 JR 34 Ace 19 Continued page 132 December 1985 43 Left Joe Utasi Cincinnati Cessna 310 powered two OS Geminis equipped Jomar engine synchronization system Right George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL 0-50-powered Super Chipmunk weighs 25 lb George head IMAA Chapter 71 PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp $250** pipe included ITS SNAP CLEANERPolisher Brass Tubing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE U-Line tank included Add $175 Add $050 Shipping Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited Custom Built Models 2036 N Thoree Ave Fresno CA 93704 COrder Phone am pm 209 233-1050ask Bill YOU LOVE fly HATE build Contact ve solution problem Kits Custom Built Order Sanded Ready Cover AndrewsGoldbergGreat PlanesEtc. IF1yWhatIBui1d carburetor closely possible Loosely pack tank foam plastic foam rubber dampen vibration used olive drab MonoKote covering fuselage white Solarfilm wings stab Lettering wings press-on type purchased local office supplies store Coverite let tering used fuselage unable buy proper size insignia locally used ones Wing Mfg Co Drone kit similar insignia available MonoKote Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 39 Flying First balance Super Drone point shown plans Mine required addition 3 oz lead under fuel tank wrapped foam rubber larger different engine might lessen amount ballast needed Since Super Drone basically Sr Falcon flies just like first flown Ed Frank Jr expert test pilot fellow member Cloud Kings RC Club No changes required plane am pleased say wish thank Eddie Frank help completing Super Drone serving test pilot am dedicating article memory Eddies dad Ed Sr succumbed heart attack August 20 1983 Ed Sr avid RC flier club officer sadly missed would happy hear fellow AMA members build Super Drone Pictures versions would interest Al Johnson 201 Cream Rd Oxford PA 19363 models too big too fast too power ful too dangerous continue fundamental changes way things designs ever see rudimentary stress analysis structures subjected adequate proof-testing prior first flight aircraft launched adequate preflight inspection pilots take other peoples lives hands time fly due inade quate education situations can lead failure react think magazine should lead way safer responsible future addressing subjects paragraph above detail What think Send postcard opinion George M Myers 70 Froehiich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 IMAA Festival/Hard Continued page 43 Airtronics 27 World 16 EK 8 Cirrus 6 Control modes used single stick 13 Mode 1 19 Mode 2 54 Flights recorded over 700 States represented Alabama Califor nia Arkansas Texas Louisiana Missis sippi Michigan Missouri Indiana Ohio North Carolina Virginia New Jersey New York Kansas Some attending Jerry Rhodes wife Martha Eagle Pass TX Mel Santmyer wife Anaheim CA Joe Utasi group Cincinnati OH RC Dick Garm hausen Miles Reed Canton OH Bob Campbell Dist III IMAA director group North Canton OH Howard Mottin group Sterling Heights MI Dick Bennett wife children Granger IN Tom Wilkinson group Montgomery AL Wendell Roberts wife Glenda group Little Rock AR Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Burnis Fields Jacksonville FL Bob Dean IMAA Dist IV director Charlotte NC Don Godfrey IMAA president Bingham ton NY Jerry Smith official photog rapher IMAA Dist VI assistant direc tor Osceola IN Les Hard IMAA Central Control wife Mary Lansing MI Mel Dorothy Nypuik IMAA Accessories Canton MI Pat Massey wife Pampa TX Al Willaert Carrollton TX Sam Hopkins Folsom LA Rusty Allen Lago TX John Vogel wife Gibsonia PA John Violette LaPlace LA Chris Joiner Co lumbus GA Bennet Aiken Suwanee GA Warren Shea Westfield NJ Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ Al Feeley wife Jacksonville FL Ian Senior Jacksonville FL Dick Koncle Smyrna GA JW Jones Dallas TX Dick Wrangler Nashville TN Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL Bill Edwards Picayune MS Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO Dave West Perry OH Budd Crane Madison OH Bob Anderson Lillian AL Larry Horbacz Brunswick GA Jim Barrett Metairie LA Ben Beaird La Grange Park IL Mario Yederlinic Boca Raton FL Bob Smolinski group Mt Clemens MI registrants tending participating enjoying warm southern clime marveling Giant Scale aircraft display being flown Manpower furnished members IMAA Chapter 29 Bob Archer M Bumper Lyons Jerry L Bates Larry E Brown Bruce Lund Dick McKenzie Mike Richardson Rolf Skimmer Robert Shoels Bart Waltman James Waltman Sam Chest Nolan T Gray Arthur Chadwell James McGowen Charles Moses John Swope Henry Waltman Jeff Williams Mark Hilton local Boy Scouts assisted car parking though Fifth Rally Giants 132 Model Aviation Glider Pilots Take Note SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK 8oz $4 95* $1 29** r- eJ 1 Il 9 mo Ex RIO Crns Topies/ O OPH MOE IC _________________________________GUESTS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH Tom coo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F 4 PHANTOM 1U Piece Sc en, C 84 let piece AMA N ones 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER im runow MR FUNDUI S MODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1980 c cs Ii RELIVE WWI CARRIER AVIATION II WIT H OEOROE OP IISOLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOUADRON 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotto mcchoniso mort floomor 30- urday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2OO E eococ BIUD Ohorlotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 L. ~NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guests NOT EIigble Static Display Awards 51 ~ wasnt largest ever held very relaxed enjoyable non-competitive gathering IMAA Festival No 1 held Louisville KY 1981 1982 No 2 held Ida Grove IAas No 3 1983 No 4 1984 went Van Nuys CA location No 6 1986 hasnt chosen yet place time announced make plans early attend Wherever held Im sure will big gatheringand might just see eyes big better might just add its better fun too RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 45 wingspan under 16 ounces total weight Thats about simple category can get ought kept way As contests too have kept simple Again no official rules printand matter theres no record date being pro posed Among contest rules used tasks have included two-minute maxes much time can accumulate 10-minute period relaunching being permitted course other common event man-on-man last down getting 1000 points other scores prorated winner s Advantages hand-launch class category obvious anyone has ever attended run contest arms being kind launching devices allowed winch masters can take week end off Field conditions dont have match local country clubs practice green winds can fickle Contest Directors heart other advantages worth pondering group scoring natural group size doesnt have restricted number winches available As far number flights concerned theres good chance flier would log flightsor least have opportunity tothan conven tional type winch-provided contest As long rules still formative stages permit fliers use assistant launching Lets face few fliers Soar ing closer qualifying Senior Citizens card AMA Senior Class Before yell foul above suggestion name major league pitchers know over 40 Having assistant heaver also opens up new possibilities father/son acts kid next door other kids might have opportunity get ex posed modeling An indirect approach perhaps exposure nevertheless SCALE WHEELS Real rubber tire cast aluminum hubs True scale appearance 65 diameter Pair mains 0 shipping before someone comes up list inequities such suggestion granted arms arent created equal throwing lightweight low-wingloaded models straight up does seem have its own equalizing effect So until someone employs services some javelin thrower University Mars maybe ought give system try subject hand-toss Gliders couple subjects month somewhat removed sim ple design approach mentioned above first Bob Dodgsons Pivot real departure rudderand-elevator-control designs Controls Continued page 136 GIANT SCALE RETRACT Formerly Annco Mfg Co True scale appearance Will support models up 50 lbs Positive locking up down working oleo struts Precision machined metal lightweight construction Air/hydraulic controls 13/16 air cylinder bore Gear leg length 11 pivot axle Installation drawings instructions air tank included Perfect fit Nosen kits RETRACT GEAR $22000 shipping Wheels sold separately ORDER DIRECT ONLY William M Hawke 7148 Lasting Light Way Columbia MD 21045 301 730-5596 2 December 1985 133 2 KNIGHTS AlP IT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/12
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 42, 43, 132, 133
g#qIq rue its heritage years International Miniature Air craft Association event held July 18-21 Mobile AL enjoyable four-day celebration fellowship relaxed fun flying big birds varieties Left crew provided manpower run Fifth Annual Gathering Giants alongside Stinson Trimotor flown Al Feeley Ian Senior note airplane size/weight outside AMA Safety Code therefore insured AMA Up front Bobby Archer L head IMAA Chapter 29 years event director M Bumper Lyons R events coordinator announcer Right Bobby Archer holds briefing pilots before starting days activities Events feature large models demand best communications very high degree safety consciousness parts everyone involved activity Left ManyGiant Scale AC model aircraftwere carefullyfitted intothe pitarea eventdrew manyspectatorswho made dayof looking military hardware watching miniature airplanes fly Right IMAA crew manned on-site pavilion LR Dorothy Mel Nypuik Mryand Les Hard IMAA President Don Godfrey lMAAcouldntget along hardworkingvolunteersneithercOuldAMA 40 Model Aviation Togiveyouthebigpgcturenopun intend ed ittook nothing less panoramic view IMAA Festival 85 B-52 bat tleship rocket scale 1-to-i MOTHER NATURE good us weather 5th Annual Rally Giants Festival IMAA Chapter 29 Lower Alabama Giant Scalers better known LAGS members didnt lag minute giants Chapter 29 isnt big numbers big spirit enthusi asma very active group IMAA Presi dent Don Godrey attended LAGS final preparations meeting Tuesday night before festivities begin enthusiasm apparent LAGS members present Wednesday morning July 17 saw EText Les Hard U Photos Jerry Smith Chapter 29 members festival site bright early get everything really shipshape especially proper term four-day event being held USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park grounds few early flights put test new 36 x 300-ft paved runway area has control tower chain-link fence crowd control great pitting area two taxiways several pilot boxes lots grass wide open spaces around layout well above minimums recommended safe flying Lots space provided parking cars RVs setting up shade canopies Later day several early arrivals gave run way try Thursday morning first four scheduled days event early arrivals could seen putting together big birds safety inspectionfollow ing affixed assigned numbers transmitters Several participants Giant Scale aircraft cluding brought nine big birds dont know whether flew nine Left Lasers various paint schemes photographed taxied runway Right Cosmic Wind takeoff climb-out angle showing big models fly well ease piloted Budd Crane Geneva OH December 1985 41 grow em big South Note giantsize grasshopper resting gear leg agiant-size model asthe ownerworkson sembly Compare size grasshop per modelers hands Big word Above Stinson Trimotor Model U taxiing back slowly after another successful flight Al Peeleyand Ian Seniordid superb job flying Trimotor crowd pleaser time went up plane logged its 25th flight during festival retired honor Arlie Kline its builders now deceased Right Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO scratch-built Skybolt powered 0-50 Interesting projects came over Left John Vogel Gibsonia PA prepares start Byron Eagle flight observer holds Note fire extinguisher ready gasoline doesnt need much opportunity get out handi Right Dick Wrangler Nashville TN poses beside Great Lakes Trainerthat has all-upweight 20 lb powered Evra 190 Nice detailing Dick model looks just pretty air Left Bill Edward Picayune MS Lazy Ace powered 0S 160 model pilot figure look-alike styled afterthe models pilot Right Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ HS Super Decathlon Model weighs 17 lb powered ST 2000 engine Left Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Kingfisher OS2UI wheeled version Power Zenoah G-38 model weighs 24 lb Bud has flying RC longtime once wrote monthly MA column Right Dave West Perry OH prototype Cosmic Wind Model has beautiful finish powered Saito 270 twin Dave member IMAA Chapter 63 Geneva OH put through airworthiness inspection procedure small shower did occur Friday just enough make participants cover planes move under canopies Yet some continued put flights Thanks large measure IMAA airworthiness safety inspection plus carefulness builders fliers very few mishaps occurred during four days over 700 flights Al Feeley Ian Senior Jacksonville FL put several beautiful crowd-pleas ing flights 1 6-ft-span Stinson Trimotor two pilots controlling plane flew like pleasant dream 25th successful flight Trimotor logged Saturday reported airplane would retired honor its builders Arlie Kline now deceased Im told over 175 reg istered pilots 214 Giant Scale RC aircraft IMAA Field Headquarters set up small pavilion manned Don Godfrey handled registration Mel Dorothy Nypuik took care IMAA accessories souvenirs Les Mary Hard gave out information safety inspection forms Bumper Lyons Chapter 29 member did announcing Bobby Archer president Chapter 29 event director 42 Model Aviation Left Tom Butler Conroe TX beautiful 1/3-scale Tiger Moth powered Quadra Tom member Chapter 58 Mont gomeryCounty Barnstormers Right Jerry Rhodes Eagle Pass TX starts Bristol fonts 500th flight wife Martha restrains ship Left John W JW friends Jones Dallas TX F4U Corsair powered Sachs 37 JW also flew P-47 similar power Both planes performed flawlessly air Right 1/3-scale Gypsy Moth built Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA weighs 24 lb did magnificent job seeing thing ran smoothly Friday nights traditional picnic en joyed 250 attendees menu seafood chicken combination pleased everyone theme dixieland music furnished genuine dixieland band Saturdays beautiful weather brought out very large crowd spectators Can imagine line cars backed up miles waiting get park IMAA Festival other attractions USS Alabama also USS Drum submarine B-52 SAC bomber Grumman Wildcat B-25 Mitchell P-Si Mustang F4U Corsair Douglas DC3 big helicopter two retired Air Force jets Coast Guard amphibian big rocket aboard Alabama Kingfisher floatplane ready launched crowd pleasing model flights made during day Among types everyone chance see mention few Corsair Cub Bristol Mustang Fly Baby Laser Seafury P-47 Cessna Cosmic Wind Zero Decathlon Chip munk P-82 F7F BD-5 Vultee BT-13 Waco Great Lakes Lazy Ace Emeraude Eagle Skybolt Moth Kingfisher Annual Festival Banquet held evening Sheraton Inn Mobile theme year Mardi Gras Several original costumes seen during evening Mr Mrs Al Feeley coming dressed authentic Kuwaiti attire 180 people attended enjoyed dancing music four-piece orches tra plentiful food drink Sunday another grand day flying activities began wind down leave early drive back home Some statistics Registered Giant Scale RC aircraft 214 Registered pilots over four days 175 Radios used Futaba 55 Kraft 42 JR 34 Ace 19 Continued page 132 December 1985 43 Left Joe Utasi Cincinnati Cessna 310 powered two OS Geminis equipped Jomar engine synchronization system Right George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL 0-50-powered Super Chipmunk weighs 25 lb George head IMAA Chapter 71 PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp $250** pipe included ITS SNAP CLEANERPolisher Brass Tubing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE U-Line tank included Add $175 Add $050 Shipping Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited Custom Built Models 2036 N Thoree Ave Fresno CA 93704 COrder Phone am pm 209 233-1050ask Bill YOU LOVE fly HATE build Contact ve solution problem Kits Custom Built Order Sanded Ready Cover AndrewsGoldbergGreat PlanesEtc. IF1yWhatIBui1d carburetor closely possible Loosely pack tank foam plastic foam rubber dampen vibration used olive drab MonoKote covering fuselage white Solarfilm wings stab Lettering wings press-on type purchased local office supplies store Coverite let tering used fuselage unable buy proper size insignia locally used ones Wing Mfg Co Drone kit similar insignia available MonoKote Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 39 Flying First balance Super Drone point shown plans Mine required addition 3 oz lead under fuel tank wrapped foam rubber larger different engine might lessen amount ballast needed Since Super Drone basically Sr Falcon flies just like first flown Ed Frank Jr expert test pilot fellow member Cloud Kings RC Club No changes required plane am pleased say wish thank Eddie Frank help completing Super Drone serving test pilot am dedicating article memory Eddies dad Ed Sr succumbed heart attack August 20 1983 Ed Sr avid RC flier club officer sadly missed would happy hear fellow AMA members build Super Drone Pictures versions would interest Al Johnson 201 Cream Rd Oxford PA 19363 models too big too fast too power ful too dangerous continue fundamental changes way things designs ever see rudimentary stress analysis structures subjected adequate proof-testing prior first flight aircraft launched adequate preflight inspection pilots take other peoples lives hands time fly due inade quate education situations can lead failure react think magazine should lead way safer responsible future addressing subjects paragraph above detail What think Send postcard opinion George M Myers 70 Froehiich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 IMAA Festival/Hard Continued page 43 Airtronics 27 World 16 EK 8 Cirrus 6 Control modes used single stick 13 Mode 1 19 Mode 2 54 Flights recorded over 700 States represented Alabama Califor nia Arkansas Texas Louisiana Missis sippi Michigan Missouri Indiana Ohio North Carolina Virginia New Jersey New York Kansas Some attending Jerry Rhodes wife Martha Eagle Pass TX Mel Santmyer wife Anaheim CA Joe Utasi group Cincinnati OH RC Dick Garm hausen Miles Reed Canton OH Bob Campbell Dist III IMAA director group North Canton OH Howard Mottin group Sterling Heights MI Dick Bennett wife children Granger IN Tom Wilkinson group Montgomery AL Wendell Roberts wife Glenda group Little Rock AR Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Burnis Fields Jacksonville FL Bob Dean IMAA Dist IV director Charlotte NC Don Godfrey IMAA president Bingham ton NY Jerry Smith official photog rapher IMAA Dist VI assistant direc tor Osceola IN Les Hard IMAA Central Control wife Mary Lansing MI Mel Dorothy Nypuik IMAA Accessories Canton MI Pat Massey wife Pampa TX Al Willaert Carrollton TX Sam Hopkins Folsom LA Rusty Allen Lago TX John Vogel wife Gibsonia PA John Violette LaPlace LA Chris Joiner Co lumbus GA Bennet Aiken Suwanee GA Warren Shea Westfield NJ Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ Al Feeley wife Jacksonville FL Ian Senior Jacksonville FL Dick Koncle Smyrna GA JW Jones Dallas TX Dick Wrangler Nashville TN Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL Bill Edwards Picayune MS Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO Dave West Perry OH Budd Crane Madison OH Bob Anderson Lillian AL Larry Horbacz Brunswick GA Jim Barrett Metairie LA Ben Beaird La Grange Park IL Mario Yederlinic Boca Raton FL Bob Smolinski group Mt Clemens MI registrants tending participating enjoying warm southern clime marveling Giant Scale aircraft display being flown Manpower furnished members IMAA Chapter 29 Bob Archer M Bumper Lyons Jerry L Bates Larry E Brown Bruce Lund Dick McKenzie Mike Richardson Rolf Skimmer Robert Shoels Bart Waltman James Waltman Sam Chest Nolan T Gray Arthur Chadwell James McGowen Charles Moses John Swope Henry Waltman Jeff Williams Mark Hilton local Boy Scouts assisted car parking though Fifth Rally Giants 132 Model Aviation Glider Pilots Take Note SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK 8oz $4 95* $1 29** r- eJ 1 Il 9 mo Ex RIO Crns Topies/ O OPH MOE IC _________________________________GUESTS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH Tom coo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F 4 PHANTOM 1U Piece Sc en, C 84 let piece AMA N ones 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER im runow MR FUNDUI S MODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1980 c cs Ii RELIVE WWI CARRIER AVIATION II WIT H OEOROE OP IISOLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOUADRON 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotto mcchoniso mort floomor 30- urday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2OO E eococ BIUD Ohorlotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 L. ~NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guests NOT EIigble Static Display Awards 51 ~ wasnt largest ever held very relaxed enjoyable non-competitive gathering IMAA Festival No 1 held Louisville KY 1981 1982 No 2 held Ida Grove IAas No 3 1983 No 4 1984 went Van Nuys CA location No 6 1986 hasnt chosen yet place time announced make plans early attend Wherever held Im sure will big gatheringand might just see eyes big better might just add its better fun too RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 45 wingspan under 16 ounces total weight Thats about simple category can get ought kept way As contests too have kept simple Again no official rules printand matter theres no record date being pro posed Among contest rules used tasks have included two-minute maxes much time can accumulate 10-minute period relaunching being permitted course other common event man-on-man last down getting 1000 points other scores prorated winner s Advantages hand-launch class category obvious anyone has ever attended run contest arms being kind launching devices allowed winch masters can take week end off Field conditions dont have match local country clubs practice green winds can fickle Contest Directors heart other advantages worth pondering group scoring natural group size doesnt have restricted number winches available As far number flights concerned theres good chance flier would log flightsor least have opportunity tothan conven tional type winch-provided contest As long rules still formative stages permit fliers use assistant launching Lets face few fliers Soar ing closer qualifying Senior Citizens card AMA Senior Class Before yell foul above suggestion name major league pitchers know over 40 Having assistant heaver also opens up new possibilities father/son acts kid next door other kids might have opportunity get ex posed modeling An indirect approach perhaps exposure nevertheless SCALE WHEELS Real rubber tire cast aluminum hubs True scale appearance 65 diameter Pair mains 0 shipping before someone comes up list inequities such suggestion granted arms arent created equal throwing lightweight low-wingloaded models straight up does seem have its own equalizing effect So until someone employs services some javelin thrower University Mars maybe ought give system try subject hand-toss Gliders couple subjects month somewhat removed sim ple design approach mentioned above first Bob Dodgsons Pivot real departure rudderand-elevator-control designs Controls Continued page 136 GIANT SCALE RETRACT Formerly Annco Mfg Co True scale appearance Will support models up 50 lbs Positive locking up down working oleo struts Precision machined metal lightweight construction Air/hydraulic controls 13/16 air cylinder bore Gear leg length 11 pivot axle Installation drawings instructions air tank included Perfect fit Nosen kits RETRACT GEAR $22000 shipping Wheels sold separately ORDER DIRECT ONLY William M Hawke 7148 Lasting Light Way Columbia MD 21045 301 730-5596 2 December 1985 133 2 KNIGHTS AlP IT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/12
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 42, 43, 132, 133
g#qIq rue its heritage years International Miniature Air craft Association event held July 18-21 Mobile AL enjoyable four-day celebration fellowship relaxed fun flying big birds varieties Left crew provided manpower run Fifth Annual Gathering Giants alongside Stinson Trimotor flown Al Feeley Ian Senior note airplane size/weight outside AMA Safety Code therefore insured AMA Up front Bobby Archer L head IMAA Chapter 29 years event director M Bumper Lyons R events coordinator announcer Right Bobby Archer holds briefing pilots before starting days activities Events feature large models demand best communications very high degree safety consciousness parts everyone involved activity Left ManyGiant Scale AC model aircraftwere carefullyfitted intothe pitarea eventdrew manyspectatorswho made dayof looking military hardware watching miniature airplanes fly Right IMAA crew manned on-site pavilion LR Dorothy Mel Nypuik Mryand Les Hard IMAA President Don Godfrey lMAAcouldntget along hardworkingvolunteersneithercOuldAMA 40 Model Aviation Togiveyouthebigpgcturenopun intend ed ittook nothing less panoramic view IMAA Festival 85 B-52 bat tleship rocket scale 1-to-i MOTHER NATURE good us weather 5th Annual Rally Giants Festival IMAA Chapter 29 Lower Alabama Giant Scalers better known LAGS members didnt lag minute giants Chapter 29 isnt big numbers big spirit enthusi asma very active group IMAA Presi dent Don Godrey attended LAGS final preparations meeting Tuesday night before festivities begin enthusiasm apparent LAGS members present Wednesday morning July 17 saw EText Les Hard U Photos Jerry Smith Chapter 29 members festival site bright early get everything really shipshape especially proper term four-day event being held USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park grounds few early flights put test new 36 x 300-ft paved runway area has control tower chain-link fence crowd control great pitting area two taxiways several pilot boxes lots grass wide open spaces around layout well above minimums recommended safe flying Lots space provided parking cars RVs setting up shade canopies Later day several early arrivals gave run way try Thursday morning first four scheduled days event early arrivals could seen putting together big birds safety inspectionfollow ing affixed assigned numbers transmitters Several participants Giant Scale aircraft cluding brought nine big birds dont know whether flew nine Left Lasers various paint schemes photographed taxied runway Right Cosmic Wind takeoff climb-out angle showing big models fly well ease piloted Budd Crane Geneva OH December 1985 41 grow em big South Note giantsize grasshopper resting gear leg agiant-size model asthe ownerworkson sembly Compare size grasshop per modelers hands Big word Above Stinson Trimotor Model U taxiing back slowly after another successful flight Al Peeleyand Ian Seniordid superb job flying Trimotor crowd pleaser time went up plane logged its 25th flight during festival retired honor Arlie Kline its builders now deceased Right Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO scratch-built Skybolt powered 0-50 Interesting projects came over Left John Vogel Gibsonia PA prepares start Byron Eagle flight observer holds Note fire extinguisher ready gasoline doesnt need much opportunity get out handi Right Dick Wrangler Nashville TN poses beside Great Lakes Trainerthat has all-upweight 20 lb powered Evra 190 Nice detailing Dick model looks just pretty air Left Bill Edward Picayune MS Lazy Ace powered 0S 160 model pilot figure look-alike styled afterthe models pilot Right Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ HS Super Decathlon Model weighs 17 lb powered ST 2000 engine Left Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Kingfisher OS2UI wheeled version Power Zenoah G-38 model weighs 24 lb Bud has flying RC longtime once wrote monthly MA column Right Dave West Perry OH prototype Cosmic Wind Model has beautiful finish powered Saito 270 twin Dave member IMAA Chapter 63 Geneva OH put through airworthiness inspection procedure small shower did occur Friday just enough make participants cover planes move under canopies Yet some continued put flights Thanks large measure IMAA airworthiness safety inspection plus carefulness builders fliers very few mishaps occurred during four days over 700 flights Al Feeley Ian Senior Jacksonville FL put several beautiful crowd-pleas ing flights 1 6-ft-span Stinson Trimotor two pilots controlling plane flew like pleasant dream 25th successful flight Trimotor logged Saturday reported airplane would retired honor its builders Arlie Kline now deceased Im told over 175 reg istered pilots 214 Giant Scale RC aircraft IMAA Field Headquarters set up small pavilion manned Don Godfrey handled registration Mel Dorothy Nypuik took care IMAA accessories souvenirs Les Mary Hard gave out information safety inspection forms Bumper Lyons Chapter 29 member did announcing Bobby Archer president Chapter 29 event director 42 Model Aviation Left Tom Butler Conroe TX beautiful 1/3-scale Tiger Moth powered Quadra Tom member Chapter 58 Mont gomeryCounty Barnstormers Right Jerry Rhodes Eagle Pass TX starts Bristol fonts 500th flight wife Martha restrains ship Left John W JW friends Jones Dallas TX F4U Corsair powered Sachs 37 JW also flew P-47 similar power Both planes performed flawlessly air Right 1/3-scale Gypsy Moth built Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA weighs 24 lb did magnificent job seeing thing ran smoothly Friday nights traditional picnic en joyed 250 attendees menu seafood chicken combination pleased everyone theme dixieland music furnished genuine dixieland band Saturdays beautiful weather brought out very large crowd spectators Can imagine line cars backed up miles waiting get park IMAA Festival other attractions USS Alabama also USS Drum submarine B-52 SAC bomber Grumman Wildcat B-25 Mitchell P-Si Mustang F4U Corsair Douglas DC3 big helicopter two retired Air Force jets Coast Guard amphibian big rocket aboard Alabama Kingfisher floatplane ready launched crowd pleasing model flights made during day Among types everyone chance see mention few Corsair Cub Bristol Mustang Fly Baby Laser Seafury P-47 Cessna Cosmic Wind Zero Decathlon Chip munk P-82 F7F BD-5 Vultee BT-13 Waco Great Lakes Lazy Ace Emeraude Eagle Skybolt Moth Kingfisher Annual Festival Banquet held evening Sheraton Inn Mobile theme year Mardi Gras Several original costumes seen during evening Mr Mrs Al Feeley coming dressed authentic Kuwaiti attire 180 people attended enjoyed dancing music four-piece orches tra plentiful food drink Sunday another grand day flying activities began wind down leave early drive back home Some statistics Registered Giant Scale RC aircraft 214 Registered pilots over four days 175 Radios used Futaba 55 Kraft 42 JR 34 Ace 19 Continued page 132 December 1985 43 Left Joe Utasi Cincinnati Cessna 310 powered two OS Geminis equipped Jomar engine synchronization system Right George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL 0-50-powered Super Chipmunk weighs 25 lb George head IMAA Chapter 71 PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp $250** pipe included ITS SNAP CLEANERPolisher Brass Tubing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE U-Line tank included Add $175 Add $050 Shipping Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited Custom Built Models 2036 N Thoree Ave Fresno CA 93704 COrder Phone am pm 209 233-1050ask Bill YOU LOVE fly HATE build Contact ve solution problem Kits Custom Built Order Sanded Ready Cover AndrewsGoldbergGreat PlanesEtc. IF1yWhatIBui1d carburetor closely possible Loosely pack tank foam plastic foam rubber dampen vibration used olive drab MonoKote covering fuselage white Solarfilm wings stab Lettering wings press-on type purchased local office supplies store Coverite let tering used fuselage unable buy proper size insignia locally used ones Wing Mfg Co Drone kit similar insignia available MonoKote Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 39 Flying First balance Super Drone point shown plans Mine required addition 3 oz lead under fuel tank wrapped foam rubber larger different engine might lessen amount ballast needed Since Super Drone basically Sr Falcon flies just like first flown Ed Frank Jr expert test pilot fellow member Cloud Kings RC Club No changes required plane am pleased say wish thank Eddie Frank help completing Super Drone serving test pilot am dedicating article memory Eddies dad Ed Sr succumbed heart attack August 20 1983 Ed Sr avid RC flier club officer sadly missed would happy hear fellow AMA members build Super Drone Pictures versions would interest Al Johnson 201 Cream Rd Oxford PA 19363 models too big too fast too power ful too dangerous continue fundamental changes way things designs ever see rudimentary stress analysis structures subjected adequate proof-testing prior first flight aircraft launched adequate preflight inspection pilots take other peoples lives hands time fly due inade quate education situations can lead failure react think magazine should lead way safer responsible future addressing subjects paragraph above detail What think Send postcard opinion George M Myers 70 Froehiich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 IMAA Festival/Hard Continued page 43 Airtronics 27 World 16 EK 8 Cirrus 6 Control modes used single stick 13 Mode 1 19 Mode 2 54 Flights recorded over 700 States represented Alabama Califor nia Arkansas Texas Louisiana Missis sippi Michigan Missouri Indiana Ohio North Carolina Virginia New Jersey New York Kansas Some attending Jerry Rhodes wife Martha Eagle Pass TX Mel Santmyer wife Anaheim CA Joe Utasi group Cincinnati OH RC Dick Garm hausen Miles Reed Canton OH Bob Campbell Dist III IMAA director group North Canton OH Howard Mottin group Sterling Heights MI Dick Bennett wife children Granger IN Tom Wilkinson group Montgomery AL Wendell Roberts wife Glenda group Little Rock AR Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Burnis Fields Jacksonville FL Bob Dean IMAA Dist IV director Charlotte NC Don Godfrey IMAA president Bingham ton NY Jerry Smith official photog rapher IMAA Dist VI assistant direc tor Osceola IN Les Hard IMAA Central Control wife Mary Lansing MI Mel Dorothy Nypuik IMAA Accessories Canton MI Pat Massey wife Pampa TX Al Willaert Carrollton TX Sam Hopkins Folsom LA Rusty Allen Lago TX John Vogel wife Gibsonia PA John Violette LaPlace LA Chris Joiner Co lumbus GA Bennet Aiken Suwanee GA Warren Shea Westfield NJ Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ Al Feeley wife Jacksonville FL Ian Senior Jacksonville FL Dick Koncle Smyrna GA JW Jones Dallas TX Dick Wrangler Nashville TN Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL Bill Edwards Picayune MS Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO Dave West Perry OH Budd Crane Madison OH Bob Anderson Lillian AL Larry Horbacz Brunswick GA Jim Barrett Metairie LA Ben Beaird La Grange Park IL Mario Yederlinic Boca Raton FL Bob Smolinski group Mt Clemens MI registrants tending participating enjoying warm southern clime marveling Giant Scale aircraft display being flown Manpower furnished members IMAA Chapter 29 Bob Archer M Bumper Lyons Jerry L Bates Larry E Brown Bruce Lund Dick McKenzie Mike Richardson Rolf Skimmer Robert Shoels Bart Waltman James Waltman Sam Chest Nolan T Gray Arthur Chadwell James McGowen Charles Moses John Swope Henry Waltman Jeff Williams Mark Hilton local Boy Scouts assisted car parking though Fifth Rally Giants 132 Model Aviation Glider Pilots Take Note SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK 8oz $4 95* $1 29** r- eJ 1 Il 9 mo Ex RIO Crns Topies/ O OPH MOE IC _________________________________GUESTS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH Tom coo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F 4 PHANTOM 1U Piece Sc en, C 84 let piece AMA N ones 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER im runow MR FUNDUI S MODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1980 c cs Ii RELIVE WWI CARRIER AVIATION II WIT H OEOROE OP IISOLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOUADRON 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotto mcchoniso mort floomor 30- urday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2OO E eococ BIUD Ohorlotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 L. ~NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guests NOT EIigble Static Display Awards 51 ~ wasnt largest ever held very relaxed enjoyable non-competitive gathering IMAA Festival No 1 held Louisville KY 1981 1982 No 2 held Ida Grove IAas No 3 1983 No 4 1984 went Van Nuys CA location No 6 1986 hasnt chosen yet place time announced make plans early attend Wherever held Im sure will big gatheringand might just see eyes big better might just add its better fun too RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 45 wingspan under 16 ounces total weight Thats about simple category can get ought kept way As contests too have kept simple Again no official rules printand matter theres no record date being pro posed Among contest rules used tasks have included two-minute maxes much time can accumulate 10-minute period relaunching being permitted course other common event man-on-man last down getting 1000 points other scores prorated winner s Advantages hand-launch class category obvious anyone has ever attended run contest arms being kind launching devices allowed winch masters can take week end off Field conditions dont have match local country clubs practice green winds can fickle Contest Directors heart other advantages worth pondering group scoring natural group size doesnt have restricted number winches available As far number flights concerned theres good chance flier would log flightsor least have opportunity tothan conven tional type winch-provided contest As long rules still formative stages permit fliers use assistant launching Lets face few fliers Soar ing closer qualifying Senior Citizens card AMA Senior Class Before yell foul above suggestion name major league pitchers know over 40 Having assistant heaver also opens up new possibilities father/son acts kid next door other kids might have opportunity get ex posed modeling An indirect approach perhaps exposure nevertheless SCALE WHEELS Real rubber tire cast aluminum hubs True scale appearance 65 diameter Pair mains 0 shipping before someone comes up list inequities such suggestion granted arms arent created equal throwing lightweight low-wingloaded models straight up does seem have its own equalizing effect So until someone employs services some javelin thrower University Mars maybe ought give system try subject hand-toss Gliders couple subjects month somewhat removed sim ple design approach mentioned above first Bob Dodgsons Pivot real departure rudderand-elevator-control designs Controls Continued page 136 GIANT SCALE RETRACT Formerly Annco Mfg Co True scale appearance Will support models up 50 lbs Positive locking up down working oleo struts Precision machined metal lightweight construction Air/hydraulic controls 13/16 air cylinder bore Gear leg length 11 pivot axle Installation drawings instructions air tank included Perfect fit Nosen kits RETRACT GEAR $22000 shipping Wheels sold separately ORDER DIRECT ONLY William M Hawke 7148 Lasting Light Way Columbia MD 21045 301 730-5596 2 December 1985 133 2 KNIGHTS AlP IT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/12
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 42, 43, 132, 133
g#qIq rue its heritage years International Miniature Air craft Association event held July 18-21 Mobile AL enjoyable four-day celebration fellowship relaxed fun flying big birds varieties Left crew provided manpower run Fifth Annual Gathering Giants alongside Stinson Trimotor flown Al Feeley Ian Senior note airplane size/weight outside AMA Safety Code therefore insured AMA Up front Bobby Archer L head IMAA Chapter 29 years event director M Bumper Lyons R events coordinator announcer Right Bobby Archer holds briefing pilots before starting days activities Events feature large models demand best communications very high degree safety consciousness parts everyone involved activity Left ManyGiant Scale AC model aircraftwere carefullyfitted intothe pitarea eventdrew manyspectatorswho made dayof looking military hardware watching miniature airplanes fly Right IMAA crew manned on-site pavilion LR Dorothy Mel Nypuik Mryand Les Hard IMAA President Don Godfrey lMAAcouldntget along hardworkingvolunteersneithercOuldAMA 40 Model Aviation Togiveyouthebigpgcturenopun intend ed ittook nothing less panoramic view IMAA Festival 85 B-52 bat tleship rocket scale 1-to-i MOTHER NATURE good us weather 5th Annual Rally Giants Festival IMAA Chapter 29 Lower Alabama Giant Scalers better known LAGS members didnt lag minute giants Chapter 29 isnt big numbers big spirit enthusi asma very active group IMAA Presi dent Don Godrey attended LAGS final preparations meeting Tuesday night before festivities begin enthusiasm apparent LAGS members present Wednesday morning July 17 saw EText Les Hard U Photos Jerry Smith Chapter 29 members festival site bright early get everything really shipshape especially proper term four-day event being held USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park grounds few early flights put test new 36 x 300-ft paved runway area has control tower chain-link fence crowd control great pitting area two taxiways several pilot boxes lots grass wide open spaces around layout well above minimums recommended safe flying Lots space provided parking cars RVs setting up shade canopies Later day several early arrivals gave run way try Thursday morning first four scheduled days event early arrivals could seen putting together big birds safety inspectionfollow ing affixed assigned numbers transmitters Several participants Giant Scale aircraft cluding brought nine big birds dont know whether flew nine Left Lasers various paint schemes photographed taxied runway Right Cosmic Wind takeoff climb-out angle showing big models fly well ease piloted Budd Crane Geneva OH December 1985 41 grow em big South Note giantsize grasshopper resting gear leg agiant-size model asthe ownerworkson sembly Compare size grasshop per modelers hands Big word Above Stinson Trimotor Model U taxiing back slowly after another successful flight Al Peeleyand Ian Seniordid superb job flying Trimotor crowd pleaser time went up plane logged its 25th flight during festival retired honor Arlie Kline its builders now deceased Right Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO scratch-built Skybolt powered 0-50 Interesting projects came over Left John Vogel Gibsonia PA prepares start Byron Eagle flight observer holds Note fire extinguisher ready gasoline doesnt need much opportunity get out handi Right Dick Wrangler Nashville TN poses beside Great Lakes Trainerthat has all-upweight 20 lb powered Evra 190 Nice detailing Dick model looks just pretty air Left Bill Edward Picayune MS Lazy Ace powered 0S 160 model pilot figure look-alike styled afterthe models pilot Right Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ HS Super Decathlon Model weighs 17 lb powered ST 2000 engine Left Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Kingfisher OS2UI wheeled version Power Zenoah G-38 model weighs 24 lb Bud has flying RC longtime once wrote monthly MA column Right Dave West Perry OH prototype Cosmic Wind Model has beautiful finish powered Saito 270 twin Dave member IMAA Chapter 63 Geneva OH put through airworthiness inspection procedure small shower did occur Friday just enough make participants cover planes move under canopies Yet some continued put flights Thanks large measure IMAA airworthiness safety inspection plus carefulness builders fliers very few mishaps occurred during four days over 700 flights Al Feeley Ian Senior Jacksonville FL put several beautiful crowd-pleas ing flights 1 6-ft-span Stinson Trimotor two pilots controlling plane flew like pleasant dream 25th successful flight Trimotor logged Saturday reported airplane would retired honor its builders Arlie Kline now deceased Im told over 175 reg istered pilots 214 Giant Scale RC aircraft IMAA Field Headquarters set up small pavilion manned Don Godfrey handled registration Mel Dorothy Nypuik took care IMAA accessories souvenirs Les Mary Hard gave out information safety inspection forms Bumper Lyons Chapter 29 member did announcing Bobby Archer president Chapter 29 event director 42 Model Aviation Left Tom Butler Conroe TX beautiful 1/3-scale Tiger Moth powered Quadra Tom member Chapter 58 Mont gomeryCounty Barnstormers Right Jerry Rhodes Eagle Pass TX starts Bristol fonts 500th flight wife Martha restrains ship Left John W JW friends Jones Dallas TX F4U Corsair powered Sachs 37 JW also flew P-47 similar power Both planes performed flawlessly air Right 1/3-scale Gypsy Moth built Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA weighs 24 lb did magnificent job seeing thing ran smoothly Friday nights traditional picnic en joyed 250 attendees menu seafood chicken combination pleased everyone theme dixieland music furnished genuine dixieland band Saturdays beautiful weather brought out very large crowd spectators Can imagine line cars backed up miles waiting get park IMAA Festival other attractions USS Alabama also USS Drum submarine B-52 SAC bomber Grumman Wildcat B-25 Mitchell P-Si Mustang F4U Corsair Douglas DC3 big helicopter two retired Air Force jets Coast Guard amphibian big rocket aboard Alabama Kingfisher floatplane ready launched crowd pleasing model flights made during day Among types everyone chance see mention few Corsair Cub Bristol Mustang Fly Baby Laser Seafury P-47 Cessna Cosmic Wind Zero Decathlon Chip munk P-82 F7F BD-5 Vultee BT-13 Waco Great Lakes Lazy Ace Emeraude Eagle Skybolt Moth Kingfisher Annual Festival Banquet held evening Sheraton Inn Mobile theme year Mardi Gras Several original costumes seen during evening Mr Mrs Al Feeley coming dressed authentic Kuwaiti attire 180 people attended enjoyed dancing music four-piece orches tra plentiful food drink Sunday another grand day flying activities began wind down leave early drive back home Some statistics Registered Giant Scale RC aircraft 214 Registered pilots over four days 175 Radios used Futaba 55 Kraft 42 JR 34 Ace 19 Continued page 132 December 1985 43 Left Joe Utasi Cincinnati Cessna 310 powered two OS Geminis equipped Jomar engine synchronization system Right George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL 0-50-powered Super Chipmunk weighs 25 lb George head IMAA Chapter 71 PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp $250** pipe included ITS SNAP CLEANERPolisher Brass Tubing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE U-Line tank included Add $175 Add $050 Shipping Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited Custom Built Models 2036 N Thoree Ave Fresno CA 93704 COrder Phone am pm 209 233-1050ask Bill YOU LOVE fly HATE build Contact ve solution problem Kits Custom Built Order Sanded Ready Cover AndrewsGoldbergGreat PlanesEtc. IF1yWhatIBui1d carburetor closely possible Loosely pack tank foam plastic foam rubber dampen vibration used olive drab MonoKote covering fuselage white Solarfilm wings stab Lettering wings press-on type purchased local office supplies store Coverite let tering used fuselage unable buy proper size insignia locally used ones Wing Mfg Co Drone kit similar insignia available MonoKote Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 39 Flying First balance Super Drone point shown plans Mine required addition 3 oz lead under fuel tank wrapped foam rubber larger different engine might lessen amount ballast needed Since Super Drone basically Sr Falcon flies just like first flown Ed Frank Jr expert test pilot fellow member Cloud Kings RC Club No changes required plane am pleased say wish thank Eddie Frank help completing Super Drone serving test pilot am dedicating article memory Eddies dad Ed Sr succumbed heart attack August 20 1983 Ed Sr avid RC flier club officer sadly missed would happy hear fellow AMA members build Super Drone Pictures versions would interest Al Johnson 201 Cream Rd Oxford PA 19363 models too big too fast too power ful too dangerous continue fundamental changes way things designs ever see rudimentary stress analysis structures subjected adequate proof-testing prior first flight aircraft launched adequate preflight inspection pilots take other peoples lives hands time fly due inade quate education situations can lead failure react think magazine should lead way safer responsible future addressing subjects paragraph above detail What think Send postcard opinion George M Myers 70 Froehiich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 IMAA Festival/Hard Continued page 43 Airtronics 27 World 16 EK 8 Cirrus 6 Control modes used single stick 13 Mode 1 19 Mode 2 54 Flights recorded over 700 States represented Alabama Califor nia Arkansas Texas Louisiana Missis sippi Michigan Missouri Indiana Ohio North Carolina Virginia New Jersey New York Kansas Some attending Jerry Rhodes wife Martha Eagle Pass TX Mel Santmyer wife Anaheim CA Joe Utasi group Cincinnati OH RC Dick Garm hausen Miles Reed Canton OH Bob Campbell Dist III IMAA director group North Canton OH Howard Mottin group Sterling Heights MI Dick Bennett wife children Granger IN Tom Wilkinson group Montgomery AL Wendell Roberts wife Glenda group Little Rock AR Bud Atkinson Blue Springs MO Burnis Fields Jacksonville FL Bob Dean IMAA Dist IV director Charlotte NC Don Godfrey IMAA president Bingham ton NY Jerry Smith official photog rapher IMAA Dist VI assistant direc tor Osceola IN Les Hard IMAA Central Control wife Mary Lansing MI Mel Dorothy Nypuik IMAA Accessories Canton MI Pat Massey wife Pampa TX Al Willaert Carrollton TX Sam Hopkins Folsom LA Rusty Allen Lago TX John Vogel wife Gibsonia PA John Violette LaPlace LA Chris Joiner Co lumbus GA Bennet Aiken Suwanee GA Warren Shea Westfield NJ Doss Steed Belle Mead NJ Al Feeley wife Jacksonville FL Ian Senior Jacksonville FL Dick Koncle Smyrna GA JW Jones Dallas TX Dick Wrangler Nashville TN Chuck Pumilia New Orleans LA George Jordan Cocoa Beach FL Bill Edwards Picayune MS Sam Rosenbloom St Louis MO Dave West Perry OH Budd Crane Madison OH Bob Anderson Lillian AL Larry Horbacz Brunswick GA Jim Barrett Metairie LA Ben Beaird La Grange Park IL Mario Yederlinic Boca Raton FL Bob Smolinski group Mt Clemens MI registrants tending participating enjoying warm southern clime marveling Giant Scale aircraft display being flown Manpower furnished members IMAA Chapter 29 Bob Archer M Bumper Lyons Jerry L Bates Larry E Brown Bruce Lund Dick McKenzie Mike Richardson Rolf Skimmer Robert Shoels Bart Waltman James Waltman Sam Chest Nolan T Gray Arthur Chadwell James McGowen Charles Moses John Swope Henry Waltman Jeff Williams Mark Hilton local Boy Scouts assisted car parking though Fifth Rally Giants 132 Model Aviation Glider Pilots Take Note SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK 8oz $4 95* $1 29** r- eJ 1 Il 9 mo Ex RIO Crns Topies/ O OPH MOE IC _________________________________GUESTS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH Tom coo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F 4 PHANTOM 1U Piece Sc en, C 84 let piece AMA N ones 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER im runow MR FUNDUI S MODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1980 c cs Ii RELIVE WWI CARRIER AVIATION II WIT H OEOROE OP IISOLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOUADRON 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotto mcchoniso mort floomor 30- urday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2OO E eococ BIUD Ohorlotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 L. ~NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guests NOT EIigble Static Display Awards 51 ~ wasnt largest ever held very relaxed enjoyable non-competitive gathering IMAA Festival No 1 held Louisville KY 1981 1982 No 2 held Ida Grove IAas No 3 1983 No 4 1984 went Van Nuys CA location No 6 1986 hasnt chosen yet place time announced make plans early attend Wherever held Im sure will big gatheringand might just see eyes big better might just add its better fun too RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 45 wingspan under 16 ounces total weight Thats about simple category can get ought kept way As contests too have kept simple Again no official rules printand matter theres no record date being pro posed Among contest rules used tasks have included two-minute maxes much time can accumulate 10-minute period relaunching being permitted course other common event man-on-man last down getting 1000 points other scores prorated winner s Advantages hand-launch class category obvious anyone has ever attended run contest arms being kind launching devices allowed winch masters can take week end off Field conditions dont have match local country clubs practice green winds can fickle Contest Directors heart other advantages worth pondering group scoring natural group size doesnt have restricted number winches available As far number flights concerned theres good chance flier would log flightsor least have opportunity tothan conven tional type winch-provided contest As long rules still formative stages permit fliers use assistant launching Lets face few fliers Soar ing closer qualifying Senior Citizens card AMA Senior Class Before yell foul above suggestion name major league pitchers know over 40 Having assistant heaver also opens up new possibilities father/son acts kid next door other kids might have opportunity get ex posed modeling An indirect approach perhaps exposure nevertheless SCALE WHEELS Real rubber tire cast aluminum hubs True scale appearance 65 diameter Pair mains 0 shipping before someone comes up list inequities such suggestion granted arms arent created equal throwing lightweight low-wingloaded models straight up does seem have its own equalizing effect So until someone employs services some javelin thrower University Mars maybe ought give system try subject hand-toss Gliders couple subjects month somewhat removed sim ple design approach mentioned above first Bob Dodgsons Pivot real departure rudderand-elevator-control designs Controls Continued page 136 GIANT SCALE RETRACT Formerly Annco Mfg Co True scale appearance Will support models up 50 lbs Positive locking up down working oleo struts Precision machined metal lightweight construction Air/hydraulic controls 13/16 air cylinder bore Gear leg length 11 pivot axle Installation drawings instructions air tank included Perfect fit Nosen kits RETRACT GEAR $22000 shipping Wheels sold separately ORDER DIRECT ONLY William M Hawke 7148 Lasting Light Way Columbia MD 21045 301 730-5596 2 December 1985 133 2 KNIGHTS AlP IT