FF Rubber 0 Jerry Barnette IN THESE days modern technology high-powered Rossis K&Bs some people might look upon rubber events somewhat antiquated may ask can such character tradition found names evoke charac ternot piddling numbers letters names like Wakefield Mulvihill Coupe dHiver friends neigh bors what free flight rubber about Seven rounds Wakefield started off rubber 18 Open entrants Waiting lift Dan lsaacks finished second Junior Coupe machine designed dad Competition character-building Senior Round started calm what lift available very light result some very beautiful flights five maxes Slack tissue caused very high humidity plagued near maxers Fred Pearce test data showed slack tissue could cost model about 30 seconds breeze gradually increased through out morning midday some Wakes having trouble wind caused several bad launches launch line relocated just downwind bunch trees produced less ideal thermals gross understate ment brief making three minutes became very difficult few made after round three George Batiuk Bob Isaacks missed fourth round max leaving Chris Matsuno perfect score After fourth round Chris changed 90-95 second motor run calm air model windier weather model Continued page los Wakefield seems have span U-2 perhsps camera angle has something Joe Macay took 6th 5th Mulvihill 52 Model Aviation karl Hoffman new -rame twin-pusher Mulvihill traditional events George Perryman pipe clenched like Popeyes hand outstretched loot confidently launches Wakefield Design seemed influenced notorious Great Speckled Bird Mark Valerius waits lift before attempting six-minute max First Open lost Mul- Chris Matauno launcfles nis vvaeneia Tor vihillbest time 300 squares limitto Senior other max Using long motor runs Class contestantJoe Kubina perfect score Wakefield event YOU CANT BET ANY LIGHTER SMALLER OR SIMPLER THAN THIS pulse commander quality American made rudder-only pulse proportional radio system offers lightest weight smallest size flute pack available Only 21 oz total airborne weight Baby system Rudder-only flying perfect way start R/C also provides relaxing changeof-pace experienced flyer units come completely wired tested guaranteed ni-cd batteries charger furnished flute pack Transmitter battery included Eveready No 276 9V dry battery equivalent required systems $75 complete Available 72080 72160 72240 72320 72400 72960 75640 531 532 533 534 535 MHz Ham license required 53 MHz frequencies BABY 10G75 Airborne weight21 oz 595 g 010 Pee Wee 020 planes up 36 span STANDARD 10676 Airborne weight31 oz 88 g Babe Bee slow flying Tee Dee 049 planes up 42 span BABY TWIN 10G75T STOMPER 10677 Airborne weight23 oz 652 g Airborne weight35 oz 992 g 020 slow flying 049 planes hot 049 slow flying iSahips up 40 span NOTE 27 72 MHz systems areavallable Baby 10G75 $7500 Baby Twin lOG 75T $7500 Standard 10G76 $7500 Stomper 10677 $7500 Plus send complete utalog __________ r Enclosed S1OO refunded NAIA5 first order Add S50 1st class mailAODRESS return add SliD handling other urderscifW A-i model up goat Hallum Fedor ended up releasing near Mattes A-l looked good Mattes launched quickly Hallum waited tad longer flew Bob gone little early made 134 Hallum made no-sweat max overran next flight left him fourth Mattes took first 1394 Note events except Pay load won VIT equipped models seniors some rigorous competi tion Andrew Barron won C D thirds B Mark Woodrey won second B third C William Carney won B second C D Real mixum-up competition Rocket power mixed big Mulvihill B Gas jobs Most fiz zers flew very well Ignition problems seemed kept minimum some HL Glider types powered 50-size engines using 150 Some people complained about being able test much due limited amount fuel Although event contested relative few performance still very good Bob Boyer setting new record Senior Chris Matsuno took Open Kevin Loeffier won Junior Overall competition very good winners earned rewards good hard flying would like win just what winners did fly powerful well-trimmed consistent model picking lift carefully model always flies thermal repeat necessary Editor Sounds easy Nats/Barnette continued page 52 windy model still relatively long motor run strategy combination Chris air-picking skill calmness under pressure worked Chris continued max perfect 1260 score Coupe next event Basically two strategies prevailed fly very early calm morning fly later thermally part day trying carefully pick good lift winners general finished before 10 am using models normally good 22 minutes traditional dead air Fred Pearce maxed out very quickly win again coveted NFFS Dick Black Award using Buggered Up Coupe design Jim Lewis model normally capa ble of2 minutes its 1-minute motor run suffered damp slack tissue came up two seconds short max first flight However flight four other maxes good second place general quality Coupe very good several people making four maxes rubber-disinterested soul would surely sense excitement Mulvi hill Mulvihill days before interest builds watch last day flights ever-increasing maxes well special thing year surprise watching Open battle between Mark Valerius 1342 Jim ORielly 1245 Joe Kubina Senior put old folks 1852 score barely missing 7-minute max eight seconds set dethermalizer 5 minutes help prevent losing model Joe set new record Mulvihill also won Coupe Senior Last years winner perennial Mulvi hill chaser George Perryman suffered indignity having Great Speckled Bird burn up Jim Lewis landed lake Rubber power isnt easy does have class SAM Champs/Bolton continued page 64 thank SAM making possible watch participate classic era reincarnated model aviation Special kudos favorite eight Brits showed up finest models thanks participants Mexico Canada good see Chester Lanzo Sal Taibi Leon Shulman Hank Struck meet presence lends spe cial aura happenings special treat watch Hank Struck fly ing original New Ruler competi November1978 105
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/11
Page Numbers: 52, 105
FF Rubber 0 Jerry Barnette IN THESE days modern technology high-powered Rossis K&Bs some people might look upon rubber events somewhat antiquated may ask can such character tradition found names evoke charac ternot piddling numbers letters names like Wakefield Mulvihill Coupe dHiver friends neigh bors what free flight rubber about Seven rounds Wakefield started off rubber 18 Open entrants Waiting lift Dan lsaacks finished second Junior Coupe machine designed dad Competition character-building Senior Round started calm what lift available very light result some very beautiful flights five maxes Slack tissue caused very high humidity plagued near maxers Fred Pearce test data showed slack tissue could cost model about 30 seconds breeze gradually increased through out morning midday some Wakes having trouble wind caused several bad launches launch line relocated just downwind bunch trees produced less ideal thermals gross understate ment brief making three minutes became very difficult few made after round three George Batiuk Bob Isaacks missed fourth round max leaving Chris Matsuno perfect score After fourth round Chris changed 90-95 second motor run calm air model windier weather model Continued page los Wakefield seems have span U-2 perhsps camera angle has something Joe Macay took 6th 5th Mulvihill 52 Model Aviation karl Hoffman new -rame twin-pusher Mulvihill traditional events George Perryman pipe clenched like Popeyes hand outstretched loot confidently launches Wakefield Design seemed influenced notorious Great Speckled Bird Mark Valerius waits lift before attempting six-minute max First Open lost Mul- Chris Matauno launcfles nis vvaeneia Tor vihillbest time 300 squares limitto Senior other max Using long motor runs Class contestantJoe Kubina perfect score Wakefield event YOU CANT BET ANY LIGHTER SMALLER OR SIMPLER THAN THIS pulse commander quality American made rudder-only pulse proportional radio system offers lightest weight smallest size flute pack available Only 21 oz total airborne weight Baby system Rudder-only flying perfect way start R/C also provides relaxing changeof-pace experienced flyer units come completely wired tested guaranteed ni-cd batteries charger furnished flute pack Transmitter battery included Eveready No 276 9V dry battery equivalent required systems $75 complete Available 72080 72160 72240 72320 72400 72960 75640 531 532 533 534 535 MHz Ham license required 53 MHz frequencies BABY 10G75 Airborne weight21 oz 595 g 010 Pee Wee 020 planes up 36 span STANDARD 10676 Airborne weight31 oz 88 g Babe Bee slow flying Tee Dee 049 planes up 42 span BABY TWIN 10G75T STOMPER 10677 Airborne weight23 oz 652 g Airborne weight35 oz 992 g 020 slow flying 049 planes hot 049 slow flying iSahips up 40 span NOTE 27 72 MHz systems areavallable Baby 10G75 $7500 Baby Twin lOG 75T $7500 Standard 10G76 $7500 Stomper 10677 $7500 Plus send complete utalog __________ r Enclosed S1OO refunded NAIA5 first order Add S50 1st class mailAODRESS return add SliD handling other urderscifW A-i model up goat Hallum Fedor ended up releasing near Mattes A-l looked good Mattes launched quickly Hallum waited tad longer flew Bob gone little early made 134 Hallum made no-sweat max overran next flight left him fourth Mattes took first 1394 Note events except Pay load won VIT equipped models seniors some rigorous competi tion Andrew Barron won C D thirds B Mark Woodrey won second B third C William Carney won B second C D Real mixum-up competition Rocket power mixed big Mulvihill B Gas jobs Most fiz zers flew very well Ignition problems seemed kept minimum some HL Glider types powered 50-size engines using 150 Some people complained about being able test much due limited amount fuel Although event contested relative few performance still very good Bob Boyer setting new record Senior Chris Matsuno took Open Kevin Loeffier won Junior Overall competition very good winners earned rewards good hard flying would like win just what winners did fly powerful well-trimmed consistent model picking lift carefully model always flies thermal repeat necessary Editor Sounds easy Nats/Barnette continued page 52 windy model still relatively long motor run strategy combination Chris air-picking skill calmness under pressure worked Chris continued max perfect 1260 score Coupe next event Basically two strategies prevailed fly very early calm morning fly later thermally part day trying carefully pick good lift winners general finished before 10 am using models normally good 22 minutes traditional dead air Fred Pearce maxed out very quickly win again coveted NFFS Dick Black Award using Buggered Up Coupe design Jim Lewis model normally capa ble of2 minutes its 1-minute motor run suffered damp slack tissue came up two seconds short max first flight However flight four other maxes good second place general quality Coupe very good several people making four maxes rubber-disinterested soul would surely sense excitement Mulvi hill Mulvihill days before interest builds watch last day flights ever-increasing maxes well special thing year surprise watching Open battle between Mark Valerius 1342 Jim ORielly 1245 Joe Kubina Senior put old folks 1852 score barely missing 7-minute max eight seconds set dethermalizer 5 minutes help prevent losing model Joe set new record Mulvihill also won Coupe Senior Last years winner perennial Mulvi hill chaser George Perryman suffered indignity having Great Speckled Bird burn up Jim Lewis landed lake Rubber power isnt easy does have class SAM Champs/Bolton continued page 64 thank SAM making possible watch participate classic era reincarnated model aviation Special kudos favorite eight Brits showed up finest models thanks participants Mexico Canada good see Chester Lanzo Sal Taibi Leon Shulman Hank Struck meet presence lends spe cial aura happenings special treat watch Hank Struck fly ing original New Ruler competi November1978 105