4AAM F1D USA Postal U Tom Vallee birth Japan vs United States FiD Postal contest dates 1990 Indoor World Championship Johnson City Tennessee contest fortunate meet two Indoor modeling leaders Mike Colling England Shigeyoshi Nonaka Japan friendship formed two gentlemen has left its mark Indoor modeling Mike CoIling organized great International MiniStick Postal Contest Mr Nonaka organized Japan vs United States FiD Postal Contest 52 Model Aviation Randolph walks model launch point will attach Satoshi Kinoshita finished second individual standings motor rear hook Note ceiling bumper wing TE led Kawasaki team first-place finish non-Indoor flyers among us specifications FiD models FiD model rubber powered maximum projected wingspan 65 centimeters 2561 inches minimum weight 1 gram 035 ounce competition duration scored best two six flights Postals rules quite simple 1 Three-person teams 2 FiD models flown six rounds per FAI rules 3 Category eight-meter-ceiling flying sites no fudge factor* best time wins *Editors note theory model flown under higher ceiling will fly longer fudge factor sometimes used Indoor contests allow ceiling-height differences level playing/flying field restricting ceiling height Category Ifor contest no adjustment needed 1993 FlD Postal third contest series Like first two contests featured top times some best modelers country Consider little two years ago no made 30-minute flight under Category ceiling 1993 FlD Postal six fliers posted flights 30 minutes simply remarkable sets new standard lowceiling Indoor competition side 1993 contest represented three teams Japan teams Kawasaki Tokyo Toyota American teams USA West Coast team captain Bob Randolph USA Southwest team captain Jesse Shepherd Jr USA East Coast team captain Tom Vallee competition strong very close fliers both sides can proud results Japan Kawasaki team won first place team standings just 51 seconds ahead Bob Randolphs USA West Coast team Steve Brown won individual first place Kawasaki team captain Satoshi Kinoshita close second Steves 3401 flight would have new world record Kinoshita broken Bob Randolphs old world record month earlier still-higher time Perhaps have beginning new rivalry event FlD flying still alive well Japan New 30-minute flyers 1993 Shigeyoshi Nonaka Kazumasa Kihara Japan Stan Chilton USAthe newest members very exclusive club Shigeyoshi Nonaka should congratulated well-organized contest Japanese side did have excellent contest organization also elimination contest select strongest possible teams top fliers used variable pitch props confirming value low-ceiling competition models themselves conventional construction featuring ultra-fragile wire- braced maximum-area wings original model flown USA West Coast flier Bob Gibbs Bobs unbraced FlD tandem closely based English FiD tandem designs Laurie Barr Bernard Hunt Bobs model great potential steering trim problems July1994 53 Shigeyoshi Nonaka Tokyo team joined 30-minute club 1993 Fifth-place individual finish Nonakas model featured Cezar Banks-style variable-pitch prop Nonaka frequent member Japans national team Randy Kleinert fourth-place USA East Coast team checks out model finished eleventh 4610 total Steve Brown won individual first place California-style model has maximum area wire-braced wing square tips gave him trouble adjusting low ceiling particular tandem FiD little wild burst high launch torque beginning flight spite problems am convinced Bobs approach valid will see tandem FiDs future am grateful team captains Bob Randolph Jesse Shepherd Jr efforts would like extend special thanks Jesse efforts organizing USA Southwest team night before part contest large model box dropped just wrong way models destroyed Jesse flew contest airplane put together parts old models Despite problems Jesse enthused 30-minute flying teammate Stan Chilton looks forward flying next contest better models Thanks also Jim Clem last-minute substitute Jesses dad Jesse Shepherd Sr models also destroyed accident Fl D Postal has proved can just about same time Cat room Tokyo can similar room Loma Linda California Bedford Texas Greenbelt Maryland contest results much what would expect contestants flying same room same day postal contest provides unique opportunity Indoor fliers willing work organizing team can fly world-class international competition against some strongest fliers world local Category gym armory hope opportunity will lead renewed interest FiD modeling will encourage new fliers try luck FlD Helping organize fly friendly contest best Japanese Indoor fliers has real pleasure would like congratulate fliers collective efforts have given us such good contest odel Aviation Gibbs radical unbraced tandem model based British Fl D designs Barr Hunt Showed great potential
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/07
Page Numbers: 52, 53, 54
4AAM F1D USA Postal U Tom Vallee birth Japan vs United States FiD Postal contest dates 1990 Indoor World Championship Johnson City Tennessee contest fortunate meet two Indoor modeling leaders Mike Colling England Shigeyoshi Nonaka Japan friendship formed two gentlemen has left its mark Indoor modeling Mike CoIling organized great International MiniStick Postal Contest Mr Nonaka organized Japan vs United States FiD Postal Contest 52 Model Aviation Randolph walks model launch point will attach Satoshi Kinoshita finished second individual standings motor rear hook Note ceiling bumper wing TE led Kawasaki team first-place finish non-Indoor flyers among us specifications FiD models FiD model rubber powered maximum projected wingspan 65 centimeters 2561 inches minimum weight 1 gram 035 ounce competition duration scored best two six flights Postals rules quite simple 1 Three-person teams 2 FiD models flown six rounds per FAI rules 3 Category eight-meter-ceiling flying sites no fudge factor* best time wins *Editors note theory model flown under higher ceiling will fly longer fudge factor sometimes used Indoor contests allow ceiling-height differences level playing/flying field restricting ceiling height Category Ifor contest no adjustment needed 1993 FlD Postal third contest series Like first two contests featured top times some best modelers country Consider little two years ago no made 30-minute flight under Category ceiling 1993 FlD Postal six fliers posted flights 30 minutes simply remarkable sets new standard lowceiling Indoor competition side 1993 contest represented three teams Japan teams Kawasaki Tokyo Toyota American teams USA West Coast team captain Bob Randolph USA Southwest team captain Jesse Shepherd Jr USA East Coast team captain Tom Vallee competition strong very close fliers both sides can proud results Japan Kawasaki team won first place team standings just 51 seconds ahead Bob Randolphs USA West Coast team Steve Brown won individual first place Kawasaki team captain Satoshi Kinoshita close second Steves 3401 flight would have new world record Kinoshita broken Bob Randolphs old world record month earlier still-higher time Perhaps have beginning new rivalry event FlD flying still alive well Japan New 30-minute flyers 1993 Shigeyoshi Nonaka Kazumasa Kihara Japan Stan Chilton USAthe newest members very exclusive club Shigeyoshi Nonaka should congratulated well-organized contest Japanese side did have excellent contest organization also elimination contest select strongest possible teams top fliers used variable pitch props confirming value low-ceiling competition models themselves conventional construction featuring ultra-fragile wire- braced maximum-area wings original model flown USA West Coast flier Bob Gibbs Bobs unbraced FlD tandem closely based English FiD tandem designs Laurie Barr Bernard Hunt Bobs model great potential steering trim problems July1994 53 Shigeyoshi Nonaka Tokyo team joined 30-minute club 1993 Fifth-place individual finish Nonakas model featured Cezar Banks-style variable-pitch prop Nonaka frequent member Japans national team Randy Kleinert fourth-place USA East Coast team checks out model finished eleventh 4610 total Steve Brown won individual first place California-style model has maximum area wire-braced wing square tips gave him trouble adjusting low ceiling particular tandem FiD little wild burst high launch torque beginning flight spite problems am convinced Bobs approach valid will see tandem FiDs future am grateful team captains Bob Randolph Jesse Shepherd Jr efforts would like extend special thanks Jesse efforts organizing USA Southwest team night before part contest large model box dropped just wrong way models destroyed Jesse flew contest airplane put together parts old models Despite problems Jesse enthused 30-minute flying teammate Stan Chilton looks forward flying next contest better models Thanks also Jim Clem last-minute substitute Jesses dad Jesse Shepherd Sr models also destroyed accident Fl D Postal has proved can just about same time Cat room Tokyo can similar room Loma Linda California Bedford Texas Greenbelt Maryland contest results much what would expect contestants flying same room same day postal contest provides unique opportunity Indoor fliers willing work organizing team can fly world-class international competition against some strongest fliers world local Category gym armory hope opportunity will lead renewed interest FiD modeling will encourage new fliers try luck FlD Helping organize fly friendly contest best Japanese Indoor fliers has real pleasure would like congratulate fliers collective efforts have given us such good contest odel Aviation Gibbs radical unbraced tandem model based British Fl D designs Barr Hunt Showed great potential
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/07
Page Numbers: 52, 53, 54
4AAM F1D USA Postal U Tom Vallee birth Japan vs United States FiD Postal contest dates 1990 Indoor World Championship Johnson City Tennessee contest fortunate meet two Indoor modeling leaders Mike Colling England Shigeyoshi Nonaka Japan friendship formed two gentlemen has left its mark Indoor modeling Mike CoIling organized great International MiniStick Postal Contest Mr Nonaka organized Japan vs United States FiD Postal Contest 52 Model Aviation Randolph walks model launch point will attach Satoshi Kinoshita finished second individual standings motor rear hook Note ceiling bumper wing TE led Kawasaki team first-place finish non-Indoor flyers among us specifications FiD models FiD model rubber powered maximum projected wingspan 65 centimeters 2561 inches minimum weight 1 gram 035 ounce competition duration scored best two six flights Postals rules quite simple 1 Three-person teams 2 FiD models flown six rounds per FAI rules 3 Category eight-meter-ceiling flying sites no fudge factor* best time wins *Editors note theory model flown under higher ceiling will fly longer fudge factor sometimes used Indoor contests allow ceiling-height differences level playing/flying field restricting ceiling height Category Ifor contest no adjustment needed 1993 FlD Postal third contest series Like first two contests featured top times some best modelers country Consider little two years ago no made 30-minute flight under Category ceiling 1993 FlD Postal six fliers posted flights 30 minutes simply remarkable sets new standard lowceiling Indoor competition side 1993 contest represented three teams Japan teams Kawasaki Tokyo Toyota American teams USA West Coast team captain Bob Randolph USA Southwest team captain Jesse Shepherd Jr USA East Coast team captain Tom Vallee competition strong very close fliers both sides can proud results Japan Kawasaki team won first place team standings just 51 seconds ahead Bob Randolphs USA West Coast team Steve Brown won individual first place Kawasaki team captain Satoshi Kinoshita close second Steves 3401 flight would have new world record Kinoshita broken Bob Randolphs old world record month earlier still-higher time Perhaps have beginning new rivalry event FlD flying still alive well Japan New 30-minute flyers 1993 Shigeyoshi Nonaka Kazumasa Kihara Japan Stan Chilton USAthe newest members very exclusive club Shigeyoshi Nonaka should congratulated well-organized contest Japanese side did have excellent contest organization also elimination contest select strongest possible teams top fliers used variable pitch props confirming value low-ceiling competition models themselves conventional construction featuring ultra-fragile wire- braced maximum-area wings original model flown USA West Coast flier Bob Gibbs Bobs unbraced FlD tandem closely based English FiD tandem designs Laurie Barr Bernard Hunt Bobs model great potential steering trim problems July1994 53 Shigeyoshi Nonaka Tokyo team joined 30-minute club 1993 Fifth-place individual finish Nonakas model featured Cezar Banks-style variable-pitch prop Nonaka frequent member Japans national team Randy Kleinert fourth-place USA East Coast team checks out model finished eleventh 4610 total Steve Brown won individual first place California-style model has maximum area wire-braced wing square tips gave him trouble adjusting low ceiling particular tandem FiD little wild burst high launch torque beginning flight spite problems am convinced Bobs approach valid will see tandem FiDs future am grateful team captains Bob Randolph Jesse Shepherd Jr efforts would like extend special thanks Jesse efforts organizing USA Southwest team night before part contest large model box dropped just wrong way models destroyed Jesse flew contest airplane put together parts old models Despite problems Jesse enthused 30-minute flying teammate Stan Chilton looks forward flying next contest better models Thanks also Jim Clem last-minute substitute Jesses dad Jesse Shepherd Sr models also destroyed accident Fl D Postal has proved can just about same time Cat room Tokyo can similar room Loma Linda California Bedford Texas Greenbelt Maryland contest results much what would expect contestants flying same room same day postal contest provides unique opportunity Indoor fliers willing work organizing team can fly world-class international competition against some strongest fliers world local Category gym armory hope opportunity will lead renewed interest FiD modeling will encourage new fliers try luck FlD Helping organize fly friendly contest best Japanese Indoor fliers has real pleasure would like congratulate fliers collective efforts have given us such good contest odel Aviation Gibbs radical unbraced tandem model based British Fl D designs Barr Hunt Showed great potential