doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other fliers Continued page 177 Attention ATRCS Owners own ATRCS equipped transmitter Vision 8SP SP7 module youll interested new 30 upgrade upgrade doubles number setups available 4 8 allows aircraft naming adds failsafe positions plus couple new features upgrade Vision features such flap stick reverse cross trims variable trace ratio elevator camber plus Futaba receiver capability will added just $9500 plus shipping tax applicable Well record re-load current setup information foryou order fill out form send along transmitter less battery antenna RE module Control Systems Laboratories 238 So Hillview Drive Milpitas CA 95035 408 946-4142 Name City State ____ Zip 30 upgrades ______ x $9500 l CA sales tax applicable Shipping $500 ground $1000 2nd day Total Acceptable payment methods COD add $375 checlcMaster Card VISA Card # Expires December 1991 103 TAKE THE HOBBY SHOP HOME WITH YOUM THE 15th ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE reference guide R/C hobbies Browse through guide find items need 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rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof 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cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 177, 178, 179, 183
doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other fliers Continued page 177 Attention ATRCS Owners own ATRCS equipped transmitter Vision 8SP SP7 module youll interested new 30 upgrade upgrade doubles number setups available 4 8 allows aircraft naming adds failsafe positions plus couple new features upgrade Vision features such flap stick reverse cross trims variable trace ratio elevator camber plus Futaba receiver capability will added just $9500 plus shipping tax applicable Well record re-load current setup information foryou order fill out form send along transmitter less battery antenna RE module Control Systems Laboratories 238 So Hillview Drive Milpitas CA 95035 408 946-4142 Name City State ____ Zip 30 upgrades ______ x $9500 l CA sales tax applicable Shipping $500 ground $1000 2nd day Total Acceptable payment methods COD add $375 checlcMaster Card VISA Card # Expires December 1991 103 TAKE THE HOBBY SHOP HOME WITH YOUM THE 15th ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE reference guide R/C hobbies Browse through guide find items need 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Signature___________________________________________________[v33][b23681448173212470]] Include postage handling US S3canadian foreign add 18% minimum S4 Wisconsin residents add 5% sales tax canadian orders odd 7% G5T total Price availability subject change Payable US tunds nept X0479 information flying techniques Wakefield designs Doug Rousell complemented Canadian achievement placing third closing ceremony elaborate Young women carrying placards announcing teams nationalities Serbo-Croatian paraded past reviewing stand advance team After awarding Team Individual perpetual trophies treated performance Yugoslavian dances post-ceremony banquet held another provincial hotel lasted early morning July 9 exchanged traditional toasts winners cups traded shirts pins decals US team supporters sorry see end glad first leg trip back home Observations view several practices becoming necessity Free Flight World Championships 1 use audible beepers tracking devices helps prevent model loss expensive rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro. t time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest Simply best TEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN 3219 CANYON LAKE flDI5j Uni VUIfo3 EATHER CUT $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATOR Power Supply $9450 S&H December 1991 177 away hilla right turn left end end course left turn right A turn generally involves rolling bit INTRODUCING Tri-FIi THREE GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE TriFIir -" engineered field tested outstand ng performance n THREE different configurations Flis 48 folly symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing wing converts Tri-FIi very solidTn-F/i youve got yourself escep groo sport planethatgoeswfrereyouandtional hi-plane Its slightly point t Take-otis landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperienced flierhot takes off end lands very slowly will find ito joyThis aerobatic combinabon sore favorite Tn-Ph a total system flying Designed engineered thorosghly field tested give sport flier airplane wont grow tired kit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40- 50 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 u 700 P&H Credit Card COO Orders call 313-254-0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $100 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 48314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOTHER AIRPLANEt S beSt 5~lflg k lgnltlOr Systems v1 Chosen Ryran Onginds ThG Mfg AM Aircraft Saqply far its eutsimUig rummy Comp e e s ngle cylinder system includ ng h o e coup ed spark advance kit spark spa k pug ead25 pug ba e y pack charger 900 shielded Mud anger engine life Easy hand startsna lackhack 1m-12LNNI RPM reliable kite 0% mare paws few strokers om stahtian avalable Shielded qml pug lead mel 90 plug cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 177, 178, 179, 183
doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other fliers Continued page 177 Attention ATRCS Owners own ATRCS equipped transmitter Vision 8SP SP7 module youll interested new 30 upgrade upgrade doubles number setups available 4 8 allows aircraft naming adds failsafe positions plus couple new features upgrade Vision features such flap stick reverse cross trims variable trace ratio elevator camber plus Futaba receiver capability will added just $9500 plus shipping tax applicable Well record re-load current setup information foryou order fill out form send along transmitter less battery antenna RE module Control Systems Laboratories 238 So Hillview Drive Milpitas CA 95035 408 946-4142 Name City State ____ Zip 30 upgrades ______ x $9500 l CA sales tax applicable Shipping $500 ground $1000 2nd day Total Acceptable payment methods COD add $375 checlcMaster Card VISA Card # Expires December 1991 103 TAKE THE HOBBY SHOP HOME WITH YOUM THE 15th ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE reference guide R/C hobbies Browse through guide find items need youll know just what ask favorite hobby shop RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE lets turn wish list shopping list knowing whats available can plan new projects improve existing projects Price information also helps add up just what plans will cost Look RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE local hobby shop call 800 533-6644 order ego.. @Ooegge S @000000600000000000 order send Dept X0479 RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE PO Box 1612 WaukeshaWi 531B7-1612 YES Id like order _____ RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDES #13002 $ ______ Ii Payment enclosed ge account Please print Name_______________________________________________ Street______________________________________________________[v33][b22371246163210750]] City State Zip__________________________________________________ Country_____________________________________________________[v33][b23881326183311430]] Charge ercard Li Visa Li American Express mm $15 Card#_________________________ Exp Date_____________ Signature___________________________________________________[v33][b23681448173212470]] Include postage handling US S3canadian foreign add 18% minimum S4 Wisconsin residents add 5% sales tax canadian orders odd 7% G5T total Price availability subject change Payable US tunds nept X0479 information flying techniques Wakefield designs Doug Rousell complemented Canadian achievement placing third closing ceremony elaborate Young women carrying placards announcing teams nationalities Serbo-Croatian paraded past reviewing stand advance team After awarding Team Individual perpetual trophies treated performance Yugoslavian dances post-ceremony banquet held another provincial hotel lasted early morning July 9 exchanged traditional toasts winners cups traded shirts pins decals US team supporters sorry see end glad first leg trip back home Observations view several practices becoming necessity Free Flight World Championships 1 use audible beepers tracking devices helps prevent model loss expensive rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro. t time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest Simply best TEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN 3219 CANYON LAKE flDI5j Uni VUIfo3 EATHER CUT $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATOR Power Supply $9450 S&H December 1991 177 away hilla right turn left end end course left turn right A turn generally involves rolling bit INTRODUCING Tri-FIi THREE GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE TriFIir -" engineered field tested outstand ng performance n THREE different configurations Flis 48 folly symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing wing converts Tri-FIi very solidTn-F/i youve got yourself escep groo sport planethatgoeswfrereyouandtional hi-plane Its slightly point t Take-otis landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperienced flierhot takes off end lands very slowly will find ito joyThis aerobatic combinabon sore favorite Tn-Ph a total system flying Designed engineered thorosghly field tested give sport flier airplane wont grow tired kit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40- 50 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 u 700 P&H Credit Card COO Orders call 313-254-0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $100 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 48314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOTHER AIRPLANEt S beSt 5~lflg k lgnltlOr Systems v1 Chosen Ryran Onginds ThG Mfg AM Aircraft Saqply far its eutsimUig rummy Comp e e s ngle cylinder system includ ng h o e coup ed spark advance kit spark spa k pug ead25 pug ba e y pack charger 900 shielded Mud anger engine life Easy hand startsna lackhack 1m-12LNNI RPM reliable kite 0% mare paws few strokers om stahtian avalable Shielded qml pug lead mel 90 plug cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
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doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other 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rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof 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cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots Good Stuff $210Applied Design Corporation L...b..3/ P0 Box 3384 Torrance CA 90610 / //i5 % Mini Saw $925 $285 Add 20% of tote order fo slppng Tee Bar $310 11 $465 22 December 1991 179 aI ARE OFFERING COMPLETELY BUILT WORLD WAR II PLANES DESIGNED BY WING MFGH $150 ASSEMBLED plus shipping & handling EACH KIT IS HAND ASSEMBLED WITh PUSH RODS & WINGS COMPLETELY INSTALLED PLANES ARE SUPPUED BY WJuiaEn KITS OFFERED ARE P51 MUSTANG AND GERMAN FW-190 wing span 55I 3546 engines ALL YOU DO IS INSTALL RADIO SERVOS ENGINE AND COVERINGI D1d37ALLJ PLEASE WRITE OR CALL MASTER BUILDERS c/a JOHN CLEMENTE 629 FRANCIS STREET PELNAM NY 10803 914 738-4408 ' odeS ANE VIDEO Presents AEROB ATICS AND GROUND SCHOOL 105 minutes AERODYNAMICS AND STALL THEORY plus HOW TO OOwith control inputsl Proper takeoffsLoops rolls 5pinsSnap rolls Proper landingscrosswind techniques $1995 plus5300 S/Hlforeign-5600S/Hi BUILDING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME 22 hour videotapes Nlng constructionRadio Inslaltation Fuselage constructionEngine setup Radio installationPushrods Fuel systemsCovering film Props spinnersAlignmentBalancing Shear webbingPLUS MUCH MORE $3495 plus 5/H foreign-$800 S/Hi Plane Video PO Box 23128available VISAClive IA 50325vhs IOWA residents add 4% sales tax 800383-8251TOLL FREE OR 515-223-0897 WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 Mid-Columbia/Blakeslee Continued page 179 heard planes touch Yeah glad Rich such smooth flier didnt flinch RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 49 around country Bob says hes sold several thousand kits Now Bob has updated Song design based experience latest kit Saber Basically Anthem Song 5D7037 airfoil obechi sheeting flying surfaces aileron flap servos wings 48-inch bullet proof wing spar %-in joiner rod Bob says newsletter Second Wind prefer larger glider scale-like profile easy see great distances want added L/D long span high aspect ratio wing nothing available can match Anthem limited time will continue offer Lovesong have computer radio prefer slower flying yet high-performance tripped Eppler 214 airfoil sure get Lovesong theyre still production suggest wait gone AVIATION CHfISTMAS GIFTS SALE r VALUABLE COUPON ngall paper CORSAIR Procut/colored W/MOTOR $4 2 for- $6 ___ ~Precolored GIFT glder-sI ers & envelopes j2 $3 24 $5j CATALOG 1 3000 planes $18______ w/lst order- over PAPEII AIRPLANE club $1500$251 PAPER AIRPLANES II 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA ISeI uVoo will gone Prices Anthem Base kit $279 kit pre-built spars $345 kit pre-sheeted wings stabs rudder limited availabilitycheck before ordering $430 add $12 UPS shipping kits Write Dodgson Designs 21230 Damson Road Bothell WA 98021 Phone 206/776-8067 Monday-Friday 10 am 5 pm Pacific time Bobs Second Wind newsletter good way keep touch whats happening Dodgson Designs About 700 customers subscribe Two issues per year spring fall published cost modest $200 $300 Canadians An Anthem builder Craig Aho Mountlake Terrace near Seattle Craig called sing Anthems praises kind enough send photo letter picture Anthem promised son Chris holding Sorry poor quality photo Anthem fantastic flier using 5D7037 airfoil new spar system roll rate impressive speed range wide good top end aircraft still has best light lift qualitiesas did its predecessor Lovesong Ive hung up Falcon 880 now Ive got aircraft built prototype 60 hours dee 6rckoo/ Learn fly ottr planes private field Five Dr 6 day course $350 Open year round Send SASE Complete info Southwest RO Flying 2818 Carolina NE Albuquerque NM 87110505-832-6394 scratch built wood parts builds fast large enough see easily has classic Song look Bob now offering new option Anthem Saber completely pre-sheeted flying surfaces additional $150 ATRCS Version 30 u p-grade brought guys Control Systems Laboratories Gene Englegau Tom Mroz Youll recall introduced ATRCS conversion Airtronics Module transmitter summer 1988 Shortly thereafter Airtronics contracted CSL provide similar hardware software very popular Vision transmitter CSLs latest announcement Now new improved software revision plus improved components can installed December 1991 183 ~IEKINO STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE OF R/C THE NEWEST IN ELECTRIC FUGHT PRODUCTS Units Feature Surface Mount Technology Light Weight Ultra-Slim Advanced Linear Design Low Current Draw lOMA High Power MOSFET Design 118 Cells 24 Volts 40 size motors Electronic Speed Controller ESC Electronic throw ad pat pend ESC 100120 amp coot 300 amp surge$5995 Electronic Switch ESW Fully adi reversihle point indicator ESW 23030 amp coot 75 amp surge$2995 ESW 26060 amp coot 150 amp surge$3995 ESW212O120 amp coot 300 amp surgeS5995 Please specify receiver coon ordering prod ucts Guaranteen 6 months trom purchase dote Call write details TREK IND regon Ave ord NY 11763 516 758-8170 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 177, 178, 179, 183
doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other fliers Continued page 177 Attention ATRCS Owners own ATRCS equipped transmitter Vision 8SP SP7 module youll interested new 30 upgrade upgrade doubles number setups available 4 8 allows aircraft naming adds failsafe positions plus couple new features upgrade Vision features such flap stick reverse cross trims variable trace ratio elevator camber plus Futaba receiver capability will added just $9500 plus shipping tax applicable Well record re-load current setup information foryou order fill out form send along transmitter less battery antenna RE module Control Systems Laboratories 238 So Hillview Drive Milpitas CA 95035 408 946-4142 Name City State ____ Zip 30 upgrades ______ x $9500 l CA sales tax applicable Shipping $500 ground $1000 2nd day Total Acceptable payment methods COD add $375 checlcMaster Card VISA Card # Expires December 1991 103 TAKE THE HOBBY SHOP HOME WITH YOUM THE 15th ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE reference guide R/C hobbies Browse through guide find items need 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rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof 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single sport wing predictable esperienced flierhot takes off end lands very slowly will find ito joyThis aerobatic combinabon sore favorite Tn-Ph a total system flying Designed engineered thorosghly field tested give sport flier airplane wont grow tired kit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40- 50 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 u 700 P&H Credit Card COO Orders call 313-254-0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $100 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 48314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOTHER AIRPLANEt S beSt 5~lflg k lgnltlOr Systems v1 Chosen Ryran Onginds ThG Mfg AM Aircraft Saqply far its eutsimUig rummy Comp e e s ngle cylinder system includ ng h o e coup ed spark advance kit spark spa k pug ead25 pug ba e y pack charger 900 shielded Mud anger engine life Easy hand startsna lackhack 1m-12LNNI RPM reliable kite 0% mare paws few strokers om stahtian avalable Shielded qml pug lead mel 90 plug cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots Good Stuff $210Applied Design Corporation L...b..3/ P0 Box 3384 Torrance CA 90610 / //i5 % Mini Saw $925 $285 Add 20% of tote order fo slppng Tee Bar $310 11 $465 22 December 1991 179 aI ARE OFFERING COMPLETELY BUILT WORLD WAR II PLANES DESIGNED BY WING MFGH $150 ASSEMBLED plus shipping & handling EACH KIT IS HAND ASSEMBLED WITh PUSH RODS & WINGS COMPLETELY INSTALLED PLANES ARE SUPPUED BY WJuiaEn KITS OFFERED ARE P51 MUSTANG AND GERMAN FW-190 wing span 55I 3546 engines ALL YOU DO IS INSTALL RADIO SERVOS ENGINE AND COVERINGI D1d37ALLJ PLEASE WRITE OR CALL MASTER BUILDERS c/a JOHN CLEMENTE 629 FRANCIS STREET PELNAM NY 10803 914 738-4408 ' odeS ANE VIDEO Presents AEROB ATICS AND GROUND SCHOOL 105 minutes AERODYNAMICS AND STALL THEORY plus HOW TO OOwith control inputsl Proper takeoffsLoops rolls 5pinsSnap rolls Proper landingscrosswind techniques $1995 plus5300 S/Hlforeign-5600S/Hi BUILDING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME 22 hour videotapes Nlng constructionRadio Inslaltation Fuselage constructionEngine setup Radio installationPushrods Fuel systemsCovering film Props spinnersAlignmentBalancing Shear webbingPLUS MUCH MORE $3495 plus 5/H foreign-$800 S/Hi Plane Video PO Box 23128available VISAClive IA 50325vhs IOWA residents add 4% sales tax 800383-8251TOLL FREE OR 515-223-0897 WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 Mid-Columbia/Blakeslee Continued page 179 heard planes touch Yeah glad Rich such smooth flier didnt flinch RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 49 around country Bob says hes sold several thousand kits Now Bob has updated Song design based experience latest kit Saber Basically Anthem Song 5D7037 airfoil obechi sheeting flying surfaces aileron flap servos wings 48-inch bullet proof wing spar %-in joiner rod Bob says newsletter Second Wind prefer larger glider scale-like profile easy see great distances want added L/D long span high aspect ratio wing nothing available can match Anthem limited time will continue offer Lovesong have computer radio prefer slower flying yet high-performance tripped Eppler 214 airfoil sure get Lovesong theyre still production suggest wait gone AVIATION CHfISTMAS GIFTS SALE r VALUABLE COUPON ngall paper CORSAIR Procut/colored W/MOTOR $4 2 for- $6 ___ ~Precolored GIFT glder-sI ers & envelopes j2 $3 24 $5j CATALOG 1 3000 planes $18______ w/lst order- over PAPEII AIRPLANE club $1500$251 PAPER AIRPLANES II 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA ISeI uVoo will gone Prices Anthem Base kit $279 kit pre-built spars $345 kit pre-sheeted wings stabs rudder limited availabilitycheck before ordering $430 add $12 UPS shipping kits Write Dodgson Designs 21230 Damson Road Bothell WA 98021 Phone 206/776-8067 Monday-Friday 10 am 5 pm Pacific time Bobs Second Wind newsletter good way keep touch whats happening Dodgson Designs About 700 customers subscribe Two issues per year spring fall published cost modest $200 $300 Canadians An Anthem builder Craig Aho Mountlake Terrace near Seattle Craig called sing Anthems praises kind enough send photo letter picture Anthem promised son Chris holding Sorry poor quality photo Anthem fantastic flier using 5D7037 airfoil new spar system roll rate impressive speed range wide good top end aircraft still has best light lift qualitiesas did its predecessor Lovesong Ive hung up Falcon 880 now Ive got aircraft built prototype 60 hours dee 6rckoo/ Learn fly ottr planes private field Five Dr 6 day course $350 Open year round Send SASE Complete info Southwest RO Flying 2818 Carolina NE Albuquerque NM 87110505-832-6394 scratch built wood parts builds fast large enough see easily has classic Song look Bob now offering new option Anthem Saber completely pre-sheeted flying surfaces additional $150 ATRCS Version 30 u p-grade brought guys Control Systems Laboratories Gene Englegau Tom Mroz Youll recall introduced ATRCS conversion Airtronics Module transmitter summer 1988 Shortly thereafter Airtronics contracted CSL provide similar hardware software very popular Vision transmitter CSLs latest announcement Now new improved software revision plus improved components can installed December 1991 183 ~IEKINO STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE OF R/C THE NEWEST IN ELECTRIC FUGHT PRODUCTS Units Feature Surface Mount Technology Light Weight Ultra-Slim Advanced Linear Design Low Current Draw lOMA High Power MOSFET Design 118 Cells 24 Volts 40 size motors Electronic Speed Controller ESC Electronic throw ad pat pend ESC 100120 amp coot 300 amp surge$5995 Electronic Switch ESW Fully adi reversihle point indicator ESW 23030 amp coot 75 amp surge$2995 ESW 26060 amp coot 150 amp surge$3995 ESW212O120 amp coot 300 amp surgeS5995 Please specify receiver coon ordering prod ucts Guaranteen 6 months trom purchase dote Call write details TREK IND regon Ave ord NY 11763 516 758-8170 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best *RED 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RED 02Strobe Light Ad] Rate 9V$1995 *RED 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 *RED 04Mars Rotating Beacon Ad] Rate 9 V$1995 #RED 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing9V$1095 *RED 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9 V$2495 #RED 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 *RED 16Econo Landing Lights brightest 9V$1995 #RED 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 S SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavaIlable locally send check money order full credit card info coat Item plus $400 $5 00 foreign immediate shipment Include full addresa U PS Sorry no COD Ram 229 E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073 Near AiRES MOLLS METALS 500KS PRECOS5ON INSTRUMENTS ~COMPLETE COTOLOC $200 TDDLS CD C4M1U RoO OTs items sPr~iB2555ssss * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine *275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pk/2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25 UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBYDEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc po Box3786 Cones Mchganaole Add $250 sh pp op M ch gao ea dents add 4% ua eu taxI
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 177, 178, 179, 183
doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other fliers Continued page 177 Attention ATRCS Owners own ATRCS equipped transmitter Vision 8SP SP7 module youll interested new 30 upgrade upgrade doubles number setups available 4 8 allows aircraft naming adds failsafe positions plus couple new features upgrade Vision features such flap stick reverse cross trims variable trace ratio elevator camber plus Futaba receiver capability will added just $9500 plus shipping tax applicable Well record re-load current setup information foryou order fill out form send along transmitter less battery antenna RE module Control Systems Laboratories 238 So Hillview Drive Milpitas CA 95035 408 946-4142 Name City State ____ Zip 30 upgrades ______ x $9500 l CA sales tax applicable Shipping $500 ground $1000 2nd day Total Acceptable payment methods COD add $375 checlcMaster Card VISA Card # Expires December 1991 103 TAKE THE HOBBY SHOP HOME WITH YOUM THE 15th ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE reference guide R/C hobbies Browse through guide find items need 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rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof 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cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 177, 178, 179, 183
doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other fliers Continued page 177 Attention ATRCS Owners own ATRCS equipped transmitter Vision 8SP SP7 module youll interested new 30 upgrade upgrade doubles number setups available 4 8 allows aircraft naming adds failsafe positions plus couple new features upgrade Vision features such flap stick reverse cross trims variable trace ratio elevator camber plus Futaba receiver capability will added just $9500 plus shipping tax applicable Well record re-load current setup information foryou order fill out form send along transmitter less battery antenna RE module Control Systems Laboratories 238 So Hillview Drive Milpitas CA 95035 408 946-4142 Name City State ____ Zip 30 upgrades ______ x $9500 l CA sales tax applicable Shipping $500 ground $1000 2nd day Total Acceptable payment methods COD add $375 checlcMaster Card VISA Card # Expires December 1991 103 TAKE THE HOBBY SHOP HOME WITH YOUM THE 15th ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE reference guide R/C hobbies Browse through guide find items need 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Signature___________________________________________________[v33][b23681448173212470]] Include postage handling US S3canadian foreign add 18% minimum S4 Wisconsin residents add 5% sales tax canadian orders odd 7% G5T total Price availability subject change Payable US tunds nept X0479 information flying techniques Wakefield designs Doug Rousell complemented Canadian achievement placing third closing ceremony elaborate Young women carrying placards announcing teams nationalities Serbo-Croatian paraded past reviewing stand advance team After awarding Team Individual perpetual trophies treated performance Yugoslavian dances post-ceremony banquet held another provincial hotel lasted early morning July 9 exchanged traditional toasts winners cups traded shirts pins decals US team supporters sorry see end glad first leg trip back home Observations view several practices becoming necessity Free Flight World Championships 1 use audible beepers tracking devices helps prevent model loss expensive rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro. t time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest Simply best TEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN 3219 CANYON LAKE flDI5j Uni VUIfo3 EATHER CUT $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATOR Power Supply $9450 S&H December 1991 177 away hilla right turn left end end course left turn right A turn generally involves rolling bit INTRODUCING Tri-FIi THREE GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE TriFIir -" engineered field tested outstand ng performance n THREE different configurations Flis 48 folly symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing wing converts Tri-FIi very solidTn-F/i youve got yourself escep groo sport planethatgoeswfrereyouandtional hi-plane Its slightly point t Take-otis landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperienced flierhot takes off end lands very slowly will find ito joyThis aerobatic combinabon sore favorite Tn-Ph a total system flying Designed engineered thorosghly field tested give sport flier airplane wont grow tired kit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40- 50 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 u 700 P&H Credit Card COO Orders call 313-254-0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $100 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 48314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOTHER AIRPLANEt S beSt 5~lflg k lgnltlOr Systems v1 Chosen Ryran Onginds ThG Mfg AM Aircraft Saqply far its eutsimUig rummy Comp e e s ngle cylinder system includ ng h o e coup ed spark advance kit spark spa k pug ead25 pug ba e y pack charger 900 shielded Mud anger engine life Easy hand startsna lackhack 1m-12LNNI RPM reliable kite 0% mare paws few strokers om stahtian avalable Shielded qml pug lead mel 90 plug cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 177, 178, 179, 183
doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other fliers Continued page 177 Attention ATRCS Owners own ATRCS equipped transmitter Vision 8SP SP7 module youll interested new 30 upgrade upgrade doubles number setups available 4 8 allows aircraft naming adds failsafe positions plus couple new features upgrade Vision features such flap stick reverse cross trims variable trace ratio elevator camber plus Futaba receiver capability will added just $9500 plus shipping tax applicable Well record re-load current setup information foryou order fill out form send along transmitter less battery antenna RE module Control Systems Laboratories 238 So Hillview Drive Milpitas CA 95035 408 946-4142 Name City State ____ Zip 30 upgrades ______ x $9500 l CA sales tax applicable Shipping $500 ground $1000 2nd day Total Acceptable payment methods COD add $375 checlcMaster Card VISA Card # Expires December 1991 103 TAKE THE HOBBY SHOP HOME WITH YOUM THE 15th ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE reference guide R/C hobbies Browse through guide find items need youll know just what ask favorite hobby shop RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE lets turn wish list shopping list knowing whats available can plan new projects improve existing projects Price information also helps add up just what plans will cost Look RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE local hobby shop call 800 533-6644 order ego.. @Ooegge S @000000600000000000 order send Dept X0479 RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE PO Box 1612 WaukeshaWi 531B7-1612 YES Id like order _____ RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDES #13002 $ ______ Ii Payment enclosed ge account Please print Name_______________________________________________ Street______________________________________________________[v33][b22371246163210750]] City State Zip__________________________________________________ Country_____________________________________________________[v33][b23881326183311430]] Charge ercard Li Visa Li American Express mm $15 Card#_________________________ Exp Date_____________ Signature___________________________________________________[v33][b23681448173212470]] Include postage handling US S3canadian foreign add 18% minimum S4 Wisconsin residents add 5% sales tax canadian orders odd 7% G5T total Price availability subject change Payable US tunds nept X0479 information flying techniques Wakefield designs Doug Rousell complemented Canadian achievement placing third closing ceremony elaborate Young women carrying placards announcing teams nationalities Serbo-Croatian paraded past reviewing stand advance team After awarding Team Individual perpetual trophies treated performance Yugoslavian dances post-ceremony banquet held another provincial hotel lasted early morning July 9 exchanged traditional toasts winners cups traded shirts pins decals US team supporters sorry see end glad first leg trip back home Observations view several practices becoming necessity Free Flight World Championships 1 use audible beepers tracking devices helps prevent model loss expensive rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro. t time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest Simply best TEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN 3219 CANYON LAKE flDI5j Uni VUIfo3 EATHER CUT $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATOR Power Supply $9450 S&H December 1991 177 away hilla right turn left end end course left turn right A turn generally involves rolling bit INTRODUCING Tri-FIi THREE GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE TriFIir -" engineered field tested outstand ng performance n THREE different configurations Flis 48 folly symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing wing converts Tri-FIi very solidTn-F/i youve got yourself escep groo sport planethatgoeswfrereyouandtional hi-plane Its slightly point t Take-otis landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperienced flierhot takes off end lands very slowly will find ito joyThis aerobatic combinabon sore favorite Tn-Ph a total system flying Designed engineered thorosghly field tested give sport flier airplane wont grow tired kit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40- 50 Speciat Introductory Price $12900 u 700 P&H Credit Card COO Orders call 313-254-0530 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor information send $100 & SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 48314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOTHER AIRPLANEt S beSt 5~lflg k lgnltlOr Systems v1 Chosen Ryran Onginds ThG Mfg AM Aircraft Saqply far its eutsimUig rummy Comp e e s ngle cylinder system includ ng h o e coup ed spark advance kit spark spa k pug ead25 pug ba e y pack charger 900 shielded Mud anger engine life Easy hand startsna lackhack 1m-12LNNI RPM reliable kite 0% mare paws few strokers om stahtian avalable Shielded qml pug lead mel 90 plug cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
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doe WUTS launches SwIft 800 loaned Daryl Perkins after Perkinss F35 Eagle blew up Elevator servo faIlure culprit SPONSORED Tn-Cities Soarers club TRICS inaugural Mid-Columbia Cup Slope Races held May 24-25 1991 famous Eagle Butte hill just west Richland Washington State $2000 cash purse bigtime racing winds blew briskly lofty Eagle Butte 12 rounds racing planned three days completed Friday Saturday Memorial Day weekend Also held Eagle Butte Richland Scale Slope Fun Fly now takes place even-numbered years alternating Torrey Pines Gullss Scale Slope Fun Fly first-time event Tri-Cities Soarers president Wil Byers fellow club members decided something different Instead another informal laidback fun fly try adrenalinpumping man-on-man Slope Racing attract top guns Slope Racing around country perhaps abroad Byers TRICS added big-money prizes number finisher taking home $1000 idea worked well TnCities Soarers tentatively planning second edition 1993 its happening Slope Racing probably originated California Home year-old California Slope Racers state hotbed oaly Slope Racing butexcept perhaps snow flysof RC Soaring whole So natural organizers use rules developed Slope Racers California Also being TRICS first attempt putting race experienced California racer Ray Kuntz graciously agreed serve Assistant CD Contest Director Roy Lightle race almost whos California Soaring Los Angeles area Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins thats two-thirds US F3B team 91 Don Edberg Norm Timbs Bob Ratzlaff Bill Highfield Ray Kuntz Representing south Bay Area San Francisco Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Steve Lewis Ricky Wong Gerry Arana latter group first four fly Nova slope ships call themselves Nova Racers north Golden Gate Mark Allen Ron Vann Wil Byers Randy Hoizapple December 1991 99 Winds airesay gusting 35 mph Friday morning pilots meeting Eagle Butte 100 Model Aviation competitors Washington State Slope fanatic Mirko Bodul drove way Milwaukee Two racers came EnglandDave Woods Greg Lewis live just west London brought two joint-design Parabolas 118-inch wingspans 1034 square inches wing area beautiful molded-wing dual-purpose F3B/F3F ships largest Gliders competition going interesting see European design compared American Slope Racers first exposure big-time Slope Racing excited wanted learn American Slope Racing related both European version F3Fand F3B Multi-Task Soaring competition way disclaimer am racing expert Since limited knowledge Slope Racing no doubt shared readers Ill explain what saw fairly basic detail peeked race results know winner Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Rich Tiltman right behind naturally gifted Glider pilot Joe does well everything entersfrom Hand-Launch cross-country anything can happen Slope Racing good pilots hand impossible predict would turn out Heres scoring works winner heat receives point second third fourth places get two three four points respectively Did Finish picks up five points Did Start six points Obviously name game wind up lowest number points Eagle Butte perfect Slope flying Its huge hill 600 feel above vallex foot apex Its southwest-fucing slope slightly bowed well over quarter-mile long rock-strewn face sloping about 450 racecourse 70 ft long start/finish line 151 ft righthand end custom four pilots race together heat occasionally will fewer Eight laps course theoretical distance 212 miles midair about happen Ray Kuntzs ship crashed Norm Timbss flew undamaged Betore crash Joe Wurts launches Daryl Perkinss F3B Eagle 600 feet above valley floor Both pilots will fly Mark Allen design 1991 F3B World Championships concentration shows pilots ana caiiers track aIrplanes L R Norm Timbs caller Richard Tiltman Ray Kuntz Rich Spicer Joe Wurts Daryl Perkins Getting ready start race L Hj jerry iaies uwlng Wil Byers Joe Wurts IJaryi Perkins Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman Callers equal partners pilots success constituted race actual distance course determined far ends overflown Low heat times just over two minutes quick calculation shows fastest Gliders averaging over 60 mph Adjusting distance time lost turns Id guess doing 70 80 mph down straights Slope fliers said always pray wind slopes Eagle Butte old Ma Nature answered prayers spades racing began 10 oclock Friday morning winds blowing 25-35 mph noon escalated 35-45 oclock 55 mph extremely trying flying conditionsit difficult stand upright December 1991 101 Left WiI Byers own-design Kiona Kruizer distinctive wing shape reflects new aerodynamic ideas paint job refiects lastminute preparationi Right Ron Vann checks surface alignment F3B Eagie designer Mark Alien holds superswlff ship Left Rich Spicer own-design RnR Prouu1 uuva u plasne ha TIapu ior siowing uanaunga tnere tne rigni tiap IS down Right Greg Lewis L Dave Woods came way England joint-designed Parabolas Woodss largest ships race built F3B competition well Slope Racing Fast quite match F3B Eagles Note three-piece wing Len Mark Allen Ultra Swift ship has 104-in wingspan 920 sq wing area suu,uu aspuauuy br uIg-wlna racing gle Butte Ultra Swift proved its speediness before crashing hill Right Joe Wurts F3B Eagle Hell flying F3B World Championships scheduled late August Netherlands Kits design available Flite Lite Composites near crest hill let alone pilot Glider Slopers coped skillfully reward came Saturday wind speeds about 20 25 sometimes 30 mph conditions ideal day Fridays winds pilots ballasted ships maximum allowable weight FAI rules Gliders limited gross weight 50 kilograms 11023 pounds 2452 ounces per square foot lifting surface total wing stabilizer area whichever comes first division minimum area would reach 110 pounds gross weight 1035 square inches racer say 935 square inches wing area 100 square inches stab area seems near-optimal reach maximum weightand fastest speed smaller ships seemed disadvantage higher winds excess about 30 mph might ballasted 24 ounces per square foot gross weight modest seven 10 poundsand game weight equivalent horsepower Saturdays racing began 20-mph winds Apparently pilots started half ballast added wind picked up drawback heavily 102 Model Aviation Left Ray Kuntz checks broken tail boom after crash wasnt repairable spot Ray go backup ship Right Don Edberg assembied Comet 89T saivaged parts crashed Comets too crashed after colliding Wii Byerss Glider trophy check 51 president Wii Byers ietrj .ontest Direcius nuy Lightie stands right sixth- through first-place winners ranked ieft right Ray Kuntz Norm Tlmbs Hlcfl Greg Lewis ITtJ riolas Tellow urion uaVC Spicer Richard Tiitman Daryi Perkins number Siope Racer Joe Wurts Woodss Parabola prior race ballasted Glider landings dangerous Planes hit ground like brick components often break coincidence maybe Wurtss Perkinss Varms F3B Eagles 940 square inches wing area 100 square inches stabilizer area Eagles fastest Gliders Eagle Butte pretty convincingly showed good F3B Glider can also potent Slope Racer Europeans have similar experience important F3F races the Viking Cup 1989 F3B World Champion Nic Wright England has won last two flying F3B Electra design F3B Eagle Mark Allen design kits now available through Elite Lite Composites company During race pilots stand shoulder shoulder just behind start/finish line Four flaggers stationed end course defined two poles right angles course pole edge hill other set back 20 feet Flaggers signal Glider has crossed end course dropping colored flag yellow red blue green Before start heat plane assigned color held up flaggers both ends can identif Glider responsible tricky part flagger keeping track assigned Glider speeds back forth especially planes look similar pilot has helper known caller caller launches Glider stands right behind pilot during race Pilots quick credit callers equal partnership success Good callers seem have calibrated eyeballs alert respective pilots get set turn before Gliders reach end course sometimes calling Turn anticipation flag pilot course concentrating flying model smoothly possible watching out other 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rebuilding replacement 2 Russian bunt concept should used flyoffs thermals unlikely especially true Towline Glider bunt launching provides decided advantage 3 Serious practice competition flying types weather conditions including wind rain important World Championships time flight characteristics will predictable less erratic E Mid-CoIu mbia/Blakeslee Continued page 103 doing best avoid collisions Most time wont notice flag has dropped depends caller tell him Roll caller commands Turn second two later rules turns must always made / Use CA Adhesives Hinges full 15 MIle thick 4 mIle thicker other leadln brands * Bettor CA Penetration Ade~ IytrLife C0 FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof 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cover ar. esU&ip2Et4strokesingleandtwincybders Kletzolpradectsavaiahle Siwk cab aou* phios shielded plug lead & tinig kits avle beyond 900 about 1000 1200 giving Up elevator done properly easy wind blowing 50 mph Glider going 80 fast Glider seems snap out turn actually appearing accelerate flagger waving flag back forth indicates cut turn Going around racers call isnt allowed because increased risk collisions cut turn can force pilot fly extra lap effectively giving last-place finish Two cuts result Did Finish five points penalties severe pilots pretty careful about making turns start race exciting Gliders launched time sequenced color flaggers can readily identify pilots have 60 seconds gain altitude strong lift over Eagle Butte Gliders easily climbed 300 500 feet above hill Pilots usually tried keep Gliders loose formation right-hand side start line starts right left During stooging around period Don Edbergs Comet 89T Wil Byerss Kiona Kruizer collided Comet got worst spun hill broken tail Wils ship appeared undamaged just case something about let go flew first couple laps kinda careful Races begin countdown official timer calling out time go 60 seconds down three. two start about 15 seconds go can feel tension building pilot chooses position begin dive start line Some poise Glider high right behind line model will dive almost vertically pull out just Starter calls Others hold Glider equally high farther back line model will make approximate 600 dive pilot must judge time very precisely Most dives begin about five seconds go some races three planes seemed getting good fast starts fourth Glider popped out seemingly nowhere zoomed past pilot jumped start line required go around make legal start remember seeing Greg Lewis heat made nice loop restart went win race heat racing what matters raced against Points picked up lost according relative placings Heats should made up possible combination pilots everybody races against everybody Unfortunately space limitations preclude full rundown raced heat round Joe Wurts received DNF first heat after Swift 800 suffered highspeed stall turn plowed hill Swifts demise perhaps fortunate because Joes larger backup ship F3B Eagle proved faster pulled aces subsequent heats Eagle can legally ballasted 110 pounds 176 ounces means its dry weight 88 ounces exactly doubled equal amount ballast Ever try doubling Gliders weight Daryl Perkins began racing F3B Eagle won heats through fifth round received DNF Round 6 beginning heat Daryl made big fast dive Eagle screaming probably doing 120 mph headed first turnwhen suddenly exploded hit Patriot missile Joe later explained what happened elevator servo failed allowing stabs go full Down elevator sudden pitch change overstressed wings instantaneously blew apart watching carefully time happened too fast pinpoint cause What clued Joe stab wires bent straight up Joe lent Daryl another Swift 800 flew three second-place finishesto Joe Round 8 Rich Tiltman rounds 10 12 Daryl began RC flying LA-area slopes has become top CSR racing pilots recently entered F3B flying finishing second F3B Team Selection Finals last fall has found Slope Racing experience invaluable F3B speed distance tasksanother example nexus between Slope Racing F3B Richard Tiltman flew very consistently especially Saturday well deserved third-place finish Rich Spicers partner RnR Products Rich Rich get company manufactures Nova Slope Racing ships 178 Model Aviation Lower piced fuels no nitro needed MASKING MASTER 114M * FINEST QUALITY MASKING TAPE KIT ON THE MARKET * LOW-TACK LEAKPROOF CONFORMAL PERFECTION * EACH KIT CONTAINS * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 3/16 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 114 * ONE 36 YD ROLL OF VINYL MASK 1/4 * ONE 72 YD ROLL OF POLY MASK 3/8 * FOR USE WITH LACQUERS NITRATE & BUTYRATE DOPES EPOXY POLY-U AND ENAMELS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MB S & H INCLUD NJ RES ADD 7% SEND TO L TEGHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGYCHECK OR MO PO BOX 230 LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 01LIMITED ED well Synergy III Synergy 91 F3B designs planes come basically prebuilt require some finishing radio installation get air sorry see English racers come far have such bad luck began Round 5 wing Greg Lewiss Parabola blew up during turn wind really ripping must have strong thermal well because some broken wing parts floated up out sight Greg another Parabola him opted save Davenport races California following week Round 8 Dave Woods completely destroyed Parabola midair Bob Ratzlaff Dave still running prize continued number two ship got tremendous start Round 11 heat really smoking first turnlike Daryl must have ship whipped up 120 mph tried pull turn too tightly wing exploded hundred pieces standing behind Dave time took calmly merely turned quietly observed knew going happen Parabola has molded hollow wings earlier postmortem Gregs broken wing revealed top skin spar failed compression became clear wing needed carbon fiber top spar carry five kilograms weight through superfast high-G turns prevailed Eagle Butte Greg Dave both avid fans heat racing stoically accept inevitability planes lost collisions crashes structural failures Parabolas very fast quite match F3B Eagles brings us continuing controversy between supporters heat racing supporters F3F FAI form Slope Racing planes individually fly 100-meter-long course against clock Heat racingfour planes dueling onceis unquestionably far exciting spectators pilots alike Europeans decided excitement failed compensate planes lost collisions orderly F3F result Though rules provisional moment F3F will soon become official FM World Championship event Eagle Butte two factors kept collisions minimum airplanes spread out over longer average 700-ft course tremendous lift pervaded course almost guaranteeing model found buoyant air smaller hills weaker wind usually single band maximum lift just off crest hill four planes occupy narrow band simultaneously collisions unavoidable Heat racing appeals daring devil-may-care pilotsmostly Americans F3F preferred careful conservative fliersmostly Europeans can take choice aspire participate World Championship Slope Racing F3F name game detailed descriptions pilots flying skills impossible article brief Rich Spicer especially impressive smooth flying beautifully controlled turns Despite somewhat disappointing results new airfoil trying out flew Nova rails ship would fall behind Eagles going down straight Rich made up turns vividly remember final heat contest Spicer Wurts Wong Timbs Joe Wurts contest won finished third better expected him fly conservatively stay well clear other ships thats Joes style race quickly developed mano a-mano duel between Joe Rich neck neck through several complete lapsfirst other would nose ahead planes close touched couple times straightsaudibly Going broke Rich cut turnand Afterward asked Joe really Continued page 183 visaBJrn/c ELECTRONICS C-U iXS SLlWUS etc I-OR OLDER RADIO UPDATES Ruff Stuff $135 per sheet Mini Glue Tips PLAYLONS 4 $110 Stay Tray Lots 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