Chief Pattern Judge Julie Woods briefs competitors before Nets gin Pattern Director Betty Stream backs up girls ran pat tern did impressive flawless job No male chauvinists expres sionsof troops background confirmnote guy biting nails Meadames Edwards Koger Shade assist flight tabulation Site Two sites B common landing circle two lines Radio Control Pattern Director Betty Stream begins pilots brief ing just after rain Nets stopped Great weather 24 Model Aviation Suzi Stream Sally Brown assist transmitter processing uuve Brown charge practically Nationals transmitter processing U Left Taking wide stance during finals flight Marty Wittenberg won Expert Pattern Jim Keiger caller Right Marty discusses Bridi fellow flier Jim Kimbro 10-lb bird piped Rossi engine An interesting feature hand-made 10 x 7% prop THE 1978 Nats return Lake Charles Louisiana experience rivaled past two Lake Charles Nats site can hardly equaled perfect place hold competition variety space consuming requirements Na tional Model Airplane Championships RC site same location past two times combination afternoon flying near-perfect weather made 1978 RC aerobatic champion ships best yet competition conducted two sites approximately 1500 feet apart site two flight lines spotlanding circle single spot-landing cir cle shared two flight lines uncom mon contest circuit con test caliber Nats often expressed four circles sites sepa rated 600 800 feet would have better numerous instances two airplanes trying take off land same time trying land another took off obvious reason having four sites extra person nel necessary man positions would required control transmitters monitor frequencies conduct score tabu lation maintain contact other sites Consequently two-site system adopted Betty Stream did superb job RC Pattern Director seemed handling problems always smile can keep even-tempered cheerful face such pressure real credit heard about Stream Technique Contest Manage ment before going Lake Charles delighted see operation Bill Seidler John Targos Site Directors Sites B respectively hands full keeping things going assisting fliers moving back spectators other delightful jobs fall Site Directors Both Bill John should proud efforts Chief Judge Julie Woods put together fine set four judging teams teams judged complete round line November1978 25 Mark Radcliffs Phoenix also hides under sofa thunders Actually light-colored cloth smart trick protect airborne system heatinside temperatures soar high Dean Koger ponders nis score auring qualifying Note easy score board read contrast some past Nationals Ron considered Nets best ever attended MASTERIN ORDER OF FINISH Yre YrsTypeFlControl RollDuel Mix NemeAge RIC PeftAiroaftConstrFinlehEnginePump CerberPropellerFuelRetreats RedloMode Button Rate Contr alex DewfiberglassacrylicTop FliteRoGoWorldall Brown321110CurerefoamanamelOS6OFSRPerryPerryED pipe11-7 Supreme15%GoldberriExpert IInothrno Stew oolelex fiberglassacrylicRossiWebraRosniPowerrafteli 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Barnen4373Phoenix 7foamIsaronOS6OFSRPerryPerryoipa11-7YPowerR/CPraLine sticknoallno MaryfiberglassSuper-EDRex UpPowerall Ingerson2253Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyOS6OFSR notigrapipe11-7V5%ProLineraft IInorudno Red MichaelfiberglassWebraOPSZingarMatRom Johncock1575PhoenitSfoamSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerryolpe11-7W10%AirProLineIIyesallno TerrsncefiberglassacrylicOPSCoolIqomsingle Mshady36BBDirty BirdyfoamlacquerOPSPerryOPSo2e.....Radio SouthPowerAirProLinesticknoxiino DavidMonokoteOPSRom McKenzie2175Dirty BirdybaitsSuperpoxyWabranoWebrapipeZingerStanfiald AirProLineIInonono rotated next line next round four rounds qualifying Competi tion completed fliers equal exposure front judges fifth round qualifying Julie reordered judging teams balance high low judges Since finals also four rounds same judge rotation used obtain equal exposure Julie very concerned about judging fliers agreed 1978 Nats best judging long time Weather wasnt really factor Nats Despite arrival Hurricane Amelia Texas coast day fore Nats begin expected severe rainfall never materialized significant rain started just oh have judges gone Speculation rife will find seats 1979 Ron reluctant go home David Hoppes shares hard-to-find shade Jamie Strongs wife own Compensator rebuilt after collision motorcycle Say again 26 Model Aviation 6 ADVANCEDIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlugControl RollDual Mix lameAge RIC Past AircraftConstrFinishEnginePump CarbMuffler PropellerFuelRetracts RadioMode Button Rat Consr Cool liffBalsaopsRev UpPowerKraft -listt2164SweetaterfoamSuperpoxyKraftnoParryaR10-7% 15%Soldber5PSB IIno nono SavidfibargiassDaftRossiZinger&BRomKraftaley hilton1962Dirt BirdfoamRossinoRosalpf11-7100 X2CAirS2LIInoallno erry ownbalsaopsRev upCoolclay Sif ton3883SouthwindfoamSuperpoxyOPSPerrOPS11-7PowerGoldbert-leatliIIyesrsdno SavidbalsaWebraWebraZingerSit -loppes1953CompensatorfoamSuperpoxySpend noWebra2L11-7W B%Goldber~irrusIIno nono AkefiberglassacrylicRosaiRev UpCoolRow roolan1664SaturnfoamlacoserRossisoRossip11-7/PowerAirProLineIso nono lobartfiberglassacrylic enamelRev Up&BRowraft rafft1893Patriciafoam& SuperpoxyHPnoHPlIP11-7100AirSjjIILrsdno amfiberglassEDRev UpSigRow eonard33106TrionfoamSigdopeKraftPerrhParryjp11-7%5%Airraft IIno nono Nitroocfiberglasslacquer05Rev Uptane Jtasi28145Phoenix 6YfoamlmronOS6OFSRParrPerrymuffler11-718%Goldbersraf t Iso sono leorgefiberglassMacsZingerRebelRow Ivila44223Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxvraftPerrPerrymuffler11-7W15%Airraft IIno nono awiaTibergiassWebraZingerCoolRomsingle trong21115Dirty BirdyfoamHobbypoxyWebra 81 noWebra11-7PowerAirraftsticknoqlevto NOVICEIN ORDER OF_FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlug.Control RollDuel MIX flameAgeR/OPastAlreref 5CousatrFInlalsEnginePump0mbuff jarPropellerFuelRetractsRadIOModeButtonRateContr StewfiberglassOPsMeeterHomeRom owee152%1%PurkyTurkefoamSuperpoxyraft norafteLAiracrewSress5lieirraft II no nono Coolclay amarfiberglassWebraSemcoRev UpPowerall Sllbert3733DIrty BirdyfoamSuperpoxySpeedParryParrymuffler10%-7%10%noProLine II norudno rommyfiberglassSupertigreSuper-MacsRev Up8GB rltzitgar1762%DIrty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyG6OPDP nomuffler11-7500GoldbergP7-C II no nono SuefiberglassSupersigreSuper-EDRev UpSouthFutabaeley hristman46181DirtyBirdyfoamSladopex60 noJL11-7RoGoRIOConteat7 II noallno Red StewfiberglassWebraSemcoRev UpMaxRowelay lawas15215AtlasfoamSuperpoxy ParryParrymuffler11-718%AirPuraba 7 II yasallno eley anflbergleRoadZingerNitro-Rowraftall Sheridan3372Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoicyRossi noRossi11-7tate 1AirSj II norudno SaryfiberglasMacsRev UpBrassSouthFutabaalec Salle151%15AtlasfoemSuperisoxyOS6OPSRPerryPerrymuffler11-715%R/CConteat 7IInoall no lobfIberglassacrylicWebraRev UpCooll ow annell1943Phoenix7foamenamel noraftPox11-7%PowerAirProLineIIno no no annyJiberglassRev UpIIiR AllIs1864Dirty Birdyfgam OS6OPSRPerryPerrypipe11-7%5%AirP7ZIIno no no Master ticherdfiberglasDupontOPS rearOPSAirecrewBrewRomWorld nderson2372%Phoenlx6foamwronexhaust noOPSpipe11-7%8%AirEspertIInoclay yas pilots briefing held first day lasted about 45 minutes Winds light variable week getting Calmer week progressed weather factor consequence heat Both temperature humidity hovered around 90 making everyone want got engines wind blow stronger would straightened out soon after arriving some relief heat Tabulation flight scores course some pilots problems problem past Nats year needle valve settings engines another story scores calculated tuned cooler drier climates sites rechecked tabu Perky Turkey design now competitive West Coast Handcrafted bored group mountain moonshiners expres flown Steve Cowesto Novice first Design kit Larry Perkins sive NSRCA trophies await winners also NSRCAmembers November1978 27 lation headquarters housed Doc Edwards motor home scores flights particular site posted site official set scores posted another board Site Most competitors checked scoreboard periodically see doing relative others line checked official scoreboard end day see stood overall scoreboards large easy read welcome change past Nats Pattern qualifying competition scheduled held 2 pm 8 pm day due unusually low number /4-Midget Formula 1 pylon competitors pylon racing events ended earlier expected pattern com petition able start earlier Five rounds competition held during four days qualifying best three flights used pick ten finalists category nominally 40 fliers four lines start ing place rotated five fliers round flier #1 starting first round fliers #6 11 16 21 starting subse quent rounds kept toes some competitors lost qualifying flight didnt realize would have fly twice particular day took off motel dormitories returned flight line late after noon discovered next fly because three fliers front werent Surprisingly top quali fiers went win event Steve Cowee won Novice handily after qualifying third top qualifier Tommy Fritzinger slid third place Lamar Gilbert qualified tenth position leaped way second place finals Advanced pattern featured very tight competition outcome doubt un til Jerry Clifton missed spot landing last flight putting him third place Cliff Hiatt finished first place place higher qualified Dave Wilson second top qualifier David Hoppes settle fourth Hoppes flying airplane never lost contest rebuilt eight weeks before Nats after dead-stick collision motorcycle Marty Wittenberg moved up num ber two qualifier take first Expert class top qualifier Steve Stricker settle fifth place finals Ed Hartley came good flight shy catching Wittenberg ended up second place Dave Brown top qualifier Master category went win event handily Steve Helms surprised few people finished ahead Mark Rad cliff Mark turn barely edged out Dean Koger Toni Bonetti Since scores posted else issue wont attempt re peat 28 Model Aviation Joe Bridi left presents trophy Dave Brown Master Class win Dave Sally Brown Daves Hobby Barn-kitted Curare 8-lb ship powered OS 60 FSR ED pipe has wing flaps Skynight 6 featured such extras landau windows cano py felt-lined wheel wells also has rather unusual nose lines Duane Fromen cleans up Dave Platts Duellist II Smart looking twin flown Expert Quality flying generally higher last year number pattern competitors up slightly last years Nats down significantly 1976 Dayton Nats competitors actually flew follows Novice59 Advanced40 Ex pert17 Master38 Flying quality consistently higher 1978 Nats fact flying quality has improving noticeably during past few years would have interesting see two demonstration flights Novice pattern Novice winner Steve Cowee another Master winner Dave Brown Id willing bet per formances would very nearly same Anyone has pattern con test would have familiar aircraft designs flown airplanes such Phoenix 6 7 Dirty Birdy Compensa tor Atlas Curare Saturn Vertigo Trion However few unusual designs EU 1 designed Wayne Ulery flown Dean Koger has enormous fuselage airplanes said big enough stick arm side Well thats certainly true EU fact could probably get two arms inside Star Tracker Richard Bergeron tail dragger airplane saw pattern Nats has large fuselage reminiscent old Airborne Associates Hi-Lo long slender wings Star Tracker flew very well including maneuver conventional gear air planes poorly takeoff Don Lowes new Phoenix 8 design flown Wayne Abernethy Master pattern Superficially 8 looks much like preceding 7 6 designs couple significant changes fuselage nose about inch longer small chin bottom accommodate retract mechanism wing features root chord inch wider two past designs gives wing different look wing appears have less leading edge sweep though same Dean Koger put gutsy performance during Finals airplane started sitting edge runway ready call takeoff first Finals flight discovered judges didnt have score sheets still car forfeit flight required him make re maining flights count fourth place finish Master pattern Dean must cool customer because never lost poise sense humor fine ex ample lot us emulate Everyone knows Tony Bonetti over hill Thats came such shock find him qualifying top ten Masters winning fifth place Finals Tony flew new Intrepid de sign looks lot like Trouble maker II since has same paint scheme Tonys flying extremely smooth consistent obviously spent lot time practicing Conspicuous absence Mr Phoenix Don Lowe Don Air Force business trip previous week unable make Nats trip extended Nats week expected well new Phoenix 8 design notable Nats winning string broken Charles Danley won Ad vanced class 1976 Nats followed up win Expert class 1977 Nats However although made Master class finals 1978 Nats did win will other Nats him though sure continue score high Master class Perhaps can put together win class future Nats Two clubs put on memorable performContinued page 96 November1978 29 knows what Ron Chidgey thinking waits standby Tiger Tail Ill Ron finished sixth Master Class competition tail-dragger competition Richard Bergerons Star Tracker Surprised its perfectly acceptable characteristics Wayne Abernethy flew new Phoenix 8 Master design has much wider wing centersaction rest seems moving Jerry Cruse managed fit pipe Phoenix 7 makes faces ask him difficult install radio gear USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF 2 Blade Pusher 5%-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854 9-610-6 $1 3BladeTractorBLADE 5-36-36-4 5040 3 Blade Pusher 6-3Metallic Aluminum Color Made polyester boll color7-67-8$1 868-8 S125 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 Pusher 10-6$150 Continued page 92 very light weight wing plug-in system la British modelers can used instead glueing wings Keep weight minimum go route sure surfaces warp-free model balances spar Use 6-3 black plastic prop make first test flights engine running little rich side built according plan model sure surprise its smooth graceful flying characteristics cowled little engine sounds good too achieve final longitudinal trim can add small paper elevator tab use small pieces clay ballast get exactly climb glide angles want windy weather put lump clay size small marble cowl increase penetration speed reduce climb rate calm warm sum mer evenings remove nose weight glide becomes incredibly flat slow Modest lift will keep little tub up indefinitely hope have much fun unique little F4F have Nats/Van Putte continued page 29 finished top ten cate gory Bruce Underwood Master Jerry Clifton Advanced Lamar Gilbert Novice fact trio have also fin ished top three contest attended 1978 Knox County Tennessee Radio Control Society also three members qualified pattern finals Ed Hartley Expert Cliff Hiatt Advanced Bob Pannell Novice Quite achievement Volunteers continue backbone Nats LARKS members everywhere dont know mem bers club saw doing job imaginable around Chennault Field Whole families volunteered work too met Bill Snavley Flight Line 4 RC Site B working flight line son scores runner Bills wife worked selling patches hobby shop daughter helped Nats News print shop delivered News McNeese dormitory area took week vacation help others enjoy Nats Thanks volunteers Have ever Cajun Pork went Chuck Shades Dean Kogers suite dormitory go out dinner met Russ Mrs Nitch Russ ran name tag pin concession Nats hobby shop offered some Cajun Pork Mrs Nitch after said delicious told actually alligator Mrs Nitch offered large piece alligator recipe local women worked hobby shop good three pieces trophy presentations held Sheraton Chateau Charles Lake Charles winners receive trophies addition Na tional Society R/C Aerobatics trophies presented class Surprisingly NSRCA trophies won class winners because members NSRCA especially surprising since pattern Nats again run NSRCA talk 1978 last year big Nats Lets hope Im hoping 1979 Nats held two sites After seeing Springfield site 1977 Team Finals/World Cham pionships Im convinced would able handle Nats activities 1976 Nats Dayton demonstrated enormous popularity Nats area course third choice re turn good old Lake Charles Nats/Chesney continued page 33 Jet Ranger teamed up some very smooth hovering maneuvers first place Steve Mintz Peter Phillipp second third respectively flew Heliboy Intermediate class found Heliboy first place John Clark Second place Ralph Burch Webra Speed powered Kavan Jet Ranger Fifty points behind George Croker flying stand ard Revolution 40 HB4OPDP engine George proved fixed pitch helicopter still has life competition against collective machines Things livened up bit Expert Class acrobatics became rule rather exception still camera cannot justice maneuvers rigid rotor machines capable Mike Mas flew Revolution 40 collective pitch teetering head second place against field rigid rotor machines Revo lution proved excellent machine Mikes hands K factors awarded 1oops rolls K35 presented handi cap skills capabilities machine close second points separated Mike third place Bob Pinto OC Bob Pinto thing out control third place win Bob Heliboy did some fantastic flying during after con test No doubt have heard will hear about gentleman Bob recently overall winner NRCHA Na tionals Probably unusual ability Bob demonstrates capacity fly almost stick mode put hands single two stick nose tail can fly first place Horizon 96 Model Aviation GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN18$700 6 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE J-IELICAL PITCH AND AIRFOIL FOR EFFICIENCY AT YOUR DEALER 2 Blade Tractor 5-3 5-45%-35/-4 304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 11-411-611-8$1 12-412-512-6$150 THE PURCHASER G RUSH ANA 46373 ances RC pattern Lake Gunters ville Alabama Radio Control Fliers have approximately 20 members three of
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Chief Pattern Judge Julie Woods briefs competitors before Nets gin Pattern Director Betty Stream backs up girls ran pat tern did impressive flawless job No male chauvinists expres sionsof troops background confirmnote guy biting nails Meadames Edwards Koger Shade assist flight tabulation Site Two sites B common landing circle two lines Radio Control Pattern Director Betty Stream begins pilots brief ing just after rain Nets stopped Great weather 24 Model Aviation Suzi Stream Sally Brown assist transmitter processing uuve Brown charge practically Nationals transmitter processing U Left Taking wide stance during finals flight Marty Wittenberg won Expert Pattern Jim Keiger caller Right Marty discusses Bridi fellow flier Jim Kimbro 10-lb bird piped Rossi engine An interesting feature hand-made 10 x 7% prop THE 1978 Nats return Lake Charles Louisiana experience rivaled past two Lake Charles Nats site can hardly equaled perfect place hold competition variety space consuming requirements Na tional Model Airplane Championships RC site same location past two times combination afternoon flying near-perfect weather made 1978 RC aerobatic champion ships best yet competition conducted two sites approximately 1500 feet apart site two flight lines spotlanding circle single spot-landing cir cle shared two flight lines uncom mon contest circuit con test caliber Nats often expressed four circles sites sepa rated 600 800 feet would have better numerous instances two airplanes trying take off land same time trying land another took off obvious reason having four sites extra person nel necessary man positions would required control transmitters monitor frequencies conduct score tabu lation maintain contact other sites Consequently two-site system adopted Betty Stream did superb job RC Pattern Director seemed handling problems always smile can keep even-tempered cheerful face such pressure real credit heard about Stream Technique Contest Manage ment before going Lake Charles delighted see operation Bill Seidler John Targos Site Directors Sites B respectively hands full keeping things going assisting fliers moving back spectators other delightful jobs fall Site Directors Both Bill John should proud efforts Chief Judge Julie Woods put together fine set four judging teams teams judged complete round line November1978 25 Mark Radcliffs Phoenix also hides under sofa thunders Actually light-colored cloth smart trick protect airborne system heatinside temperatures soar high Dean Koger ponders nis score auring qualifying Note easy score board read contrast some past Nationals Ron considered Nets best ever attended MASTERIN ORDER OF FINISH Yre YrsTypeFlControl RollDuel Mix NemeAge RIC PeftAiroaftConstrFinlehEnginePump CerberPropellerFuelRetreats RedloMode Button Rate Contr alex DewfiberglassacrylicTop FliteRoGoWorldall Brown321110CurerefoamanamelOS6OFSRPerryPerryED pipe11-7 Supreme15%GoldberriExpert IInothrno Stew oolelex fiberglassacrylicRossiWebraRosniPowerrafteli Helms29206Bootleggerfoamenamelrear exhauntPerryDynamixRadio South2t4%KraftSig IInorudyes MerkfiberglansacrylicRossiRev UpRoGoSouthWorldsinglealex Fladcliff2310BPhOenix 7foamenamelRoasiPerrhPerrypipe11-7%15%R/CExpertsticknoallno DeanKevlar/MonokoteWebraRosgiMax Daileyalex Koger341110EU-iepoxy foamlmronWebra 61 noDynamix2..11-7i6LXraftProLine Iyeaallno TonyfibergiasaWebraOPSCoolKraft Bonetti481313IntrepidfoamHobbypoxyKraftPerryDynamix11-7YPowerraftSia Ilno nono alex RonfiberglassacrylicRoasiRoasiRadio SouthCoolSouthsingleall Chidgey462320Tiger Tail Illfoamenamelrear exhaustPerryWebrapipe10%-7YPowerR/CProLineatickyesrudyen alex TonyfiberglassacrylicEDRev UpRoGoWorldall Frackowiak22B3Phoenix 6foamenamelOSBOFSRPerryParryoiO1 1A-7 5%GjdpExpert IIrudno DonbelsaacrylicDPSOPSOPSRadio SouthHomeKraftsinglealex Weitz3065Deceptionfoamenamelrear exhaust nolide wiwo11-TABrewKrsftSigsticknoallyes alex CharlesfiberglassSuperpoxy &OPSZingerStanfieldSouthall Danley27B4Atlasfoam9obbypoxyOS6OFSRPerry11-7WPremiumRI...ProLineJJ.~rudno BruceWebraRossiRev UpCoolRomelex Underwood402812CompensatorbelsaSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerry10A-7/PowerAirProLine IInorudno EXPERTIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YraTypePi2gControl Roll Duel Mix NameAge R/C PattAiroaftCowerPiniahEnginePump Carb1iufflerPropellerFuelRetractsRadioMode Button Rate Contr slav MartybelsaRossiRossiHandcraftedHomeSouthall WittenberglB43DeceptionfoamSuparpoxywar exhaustnoRossiolpe10%-7YBrewR/CKrafc Inorudno Cool EdbaItsacrylicFoxRex UpPowerRom rse Hartley465BMachensatorfoamenamelWebranoWebrapipe1 1-7A25%AirProLine Ino nono BK RobertMonokoteOPSZingerChampion Redmon3264DriginalbalsaSuperpoxyOPSnoOPSoJ2.11-7PAl3oldbei- Iyen nono DannyCompennatorbalsaOPSRed Ramany1953modifiedlfoamSuperpoxyOPSyesDPSolpeZingerMaxProLineProLine Ino nono alex StewfiberglassMonokoteWebraPowerRomKraftall Stricker16724foamSuperpoxyEnyx XFno91o2.....ZingarSlantAirKP7C IInorudyes RodfiberglassHPRev UpCoolSouth gle Barnen4373Phoenix 7foamIsaronOS6OFSRPerryPerryoipa11-7YPowerR/CPraLine sticknoallno MaryfiberglassSuper-EDRex UpPowerall Ingerson2253Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyOS6OFSR notigrapipe11-7V5%ProLineraft IInorudno Red MichaelfiberglassWebraOPSZingarMatRom Johncock1575PhoenitSfoamSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerryolpe11-7W10%AirProLineIIyesallno TerrsncefiberglassacrylicOPSCoolIqomsingle Mshady36BBDirty BirdyfoamlacquerOPSPerryOPSo2e.....Radio SouthPowerAirProLinesticknoxiino DavidMonokoteOPSRom McKenzie2175Dirty BirdybaitsSuperpoxyWabranoWebrapipeZingerStanfiald AirProLineIInonono rotated next line next round four rounds qualifying Competi tion completed fliers equal exposure front judges fifth round qualifying Julie reordered judging teams balance high low judges Since finals also four rounds same judge rotation used obtain equal exposure Julie very concerned about judging fliers agreed 1978 Nats best judging long time Weather wasnt really factor Nats Despite arrival Hurricane Amelia Texas coast day fore Nats begin expected severe rainfall never materialized significant rain started just oh have judges gone Speculation rife will find seats 1979 Ron reluctant go home David Hoppes shares hard-to-find shade Jamie Strongs wife own Compensator rebuilt after collision motorcycle Say again 26 Model Aviation 6 ADVANCEDIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlugControl RollDual Mix lameAge RIC Past AircraftConstrFinishEnginePump CarbMuffler PropellerFuelRetracts RadioMode Button Rat Consr Cool liffBalsaopsRev UpPowerKraft -listt2164SweetaterfoamSuperpoxyKraftnoParryaR10-7% 15%Soldber5PSB IIno nono SavidfibargiassDaftRossiZinger&BRomKraftaley hilton1962Dirt BirdfoamRossinoRosalpf11-7100 X2CAirS2LIInoallno erry ownbalsaopsRev upCoolclay Sif ton3883SouthwindfoamSuperpoxyOPSPerrOPS11-7PowerGoldbert-leatliIIyesrsdno SavidbalsaWebraWebraZingerSit -loppes1953CompensatorfoamSuperpoxySpend noWebra2L11-7W B%Goldber~irrusIIno nono AkefiberglassacrylicRosaiRev UpCoolRow roolan1664SaturnfoamlacoserRossisoRossip11-7/PowerAirProLineIso nono lobartfiberglassacrylic enamelRev Up&BRowraft rafft1893Patriciafoam& SuperpoxyHPnoHPlIP11-7100AirSjjIILrsdno amfiberglassEDRev UpSigRow eonard33106TrionfoamSigdopeKraftPerrhParryjp11-7%5%Airraft IIno nono Nitroocfiberglasslacquer05Rev Uptane Jtasi28145Phoenix 6YfoamlmronOS6OFSRParrPerrymuffler11-718%Goldbersraf t Iso sono leorgefiberglassMacsZingerRebelRow Ivila44223Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxvraftPerrPerrymuffler11-7W15%Airraft IIno nono awiaTibergiassWebraZingerCoolRomsingle trong21115Dirty BirdyfoamHobbypoxyWebra 81 noWebra11-7PowerAirraftsticknoqlevto NOVICEIN ORDER OF_FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlug.Control RollDuel MIX flameAgeR/OPastAlreref 5CousatrFInlalsEnginePump0mbuff jarPropellerFuelRetractsRadIOModeButtonRateContr StewfiberglassOPsMeeterHomeRom owee152%1%PurkyTurkefoamSuperpoxyraft norafteLAiracrewSress5lieirraft II no nono Coolclay amarfiberglassWebraSemcoRev UpPowerall Sllbert3733DIrty BirdyfoamSuperpoxySpeedParryParrymuffler10%-7%10%noProLine II norudno rommyfiberglassSupertigreSuper-MacsRev Up8GB rltzitgar1762%DIrty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyG6OPDP nomuffler11-7500GoldbergP7-C II no nono SuefiberglassSupersigreSuper-EDRev UpSouthFutabaeley hristman46181DirtyBirdyfoamSladopex60 noJL11-7RoGoRIOConteat7 II noallno Red StewfiberglassWebraSemcoRev UpMaxRowelay lawas15215AtlasfoamSuperpoxy ParryParrymuffler11-718%AirPuraba 7 II yasallno eley anflbergleRoadZingerNitro-Rowraftall Sheridan3372Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoicyRossi noRossi11-7tate 1AirSj II norudno SaryfiberglasMacsRev UpBrassSouthFutabaalec Salle151%15AtlasfoemSuperisoxyOS6OPSRPerryPerrymuffler11-715%R/CConteat 7IInoall no lobfIberglassacrylicWebraRev UpCooll ow annell1943Phoenix7foamenamel noraftPox11-7%PowerAirProLineIIno no no annyJiberglassRev UpIIiR AllIs1864Dirty Birdyfgam OS6OPSRPerryPerrypipe11-7%5%AirP7ZIIno no no Master ticherdfiberglasDupontOPS rearOPSAirecrewBrewRomWorld nderson2372%Phoenlx6foamwronexhaust noOPSpipe11-7%8%AirEspertIInoclay yas pilots briefing held first day lasted about 45 minutes Winds light variable week getting Calmer week progressed weather factor consequence heat Both temperature humidity hovered around 90 making everyone want got engines wind blow stronger would straightened out soon after arriving some relief heat Tabulation flight scores course some pilots problems problem past Nats year needle valve settings engines another story scores calculated tuned cooler drier climates sites rechecked tabu Perky Turkey design now competitive West Coast Handcrafted bored group mountain moonshiners expres flown Steve Cowesto Novice first Design kit Larry Perkins sive NSRCA trophies await winners also NSRCAmembers November1978 27 lation headquarters housed Doc Edwards motor home scores flights particular site posted site official set scores posted another board Site Most competitors checked scoreboard periodically see doing relative others line checked official scoreboard end day see stood overall scoreboards large easy read welcome change past Nats Pattern qualifying competition scheduled held 2 pm 8 pm day due unusually low number /4-Midget Formula 1 pylon competitors pylon racing events ended earlier expected pattern com petition able start earlier Five rounds competition held during four days qualifying best three flights used pick ten finalists category nominally 40 fliers four lines start ing place rotated five fliers round flier #1 starting first round fliers #6 11 16 21 starting subse quent rounds kept toes some competitors lost qualifying flight didnt realize would have fly twice particular day took off motel dormitories returned flight line late after noon discovered next fly because three fliers front werent Surprisingly top quali fiers went win event Steve Cowee won Novice handily after qualifying third top qualifier Tommy Fritzinger slid third place Lamar Gilbert qualified tenth position leaped way second place finals Advanced pattern featured very tight competition outcome doubt un til Jerry Clifton missed spot landing last flight putting him third place Cliff Hiatt finished first place place higher qualified Dave Wilson second top qualifier David Hoppes settle fourth Hoppes flying airplane never lost contest rebuilt eight weeks before Nats after dead-stick collision motorcycle Marty Wittenberg moved up num ber two qualifier take first Expert class top qualifier Steve Stricker settle fifth place finals Ed Hartley came good flight shy catching Wittenberg ended up second place Dave Brown top qualifier Master category went win event handily Steve Helms surprised few people finished ahead Mark Rad cliff Mark turn barely edged out Dean Koger Toni Bonetti Since scores posted else issue wont attempt re peat 28 Model Aviation Joe Bridi left presents trophy Dave Brown Master Class win Dave Sally Brown Daves Hobby Barn-kitted Curare 8-lb ship powered OS 60 FSR ED pipe has wing flaps Skynight 6 featured such extras landau windows cano py felt-lined wheel wells also has rather unusual nose lines Duane Fromen cleans up Dave Platts Duellist II Smart looking twin flown Expert Quality flying generally higher last year number pattern competitors up slightly last years Nats down significantly 1976 Dayton Nats competitors actually flew follows Novice59 Advanced40 Ex pert17 Master38 Flying quality consistently higher 1978 Nats fact flying quality has improving noticeably during past few years would have interesting see two demonstration flights Novice pattern Novice winner Steve Cowee another Master winner Dave Brown Id willing bet per formances would very nearly same Anyone has pattern con test would have familiar aircraft designs flown airplanes such Phoenix 6 7 Dirty Birdy Compensa tor Atlas Curare Saturn Vertigo Trion However few unusual designs EU 1 designed Wayne Ulery flown Dean Koger has enormous fuselage airplanes said big enough stick arm side Well thats certainly true EU fact could probably get two arms inside Star Tracker Richard Bergeron tail dragger airplane saw pattern Nats has large fuselage reminiscent old Airborne Associates Hi-Lo long slender wings Star Tracker flew very well including maneuver conventional gear air planes poorly takeoff Don Lowes new Phoenix 8 design flown Wayne Abernethy Master pattern Superficially 8 looks much like preceding 7 6 designs couple significant changes fuselage nose about inch longer small chin bottom accommodate retract mechanism wing features root chord inch wider two past designs gives wing different look wing appears have less leading edge sweep though same Dean Koger put gutsy performance during Finals airplane started sitting edge runway ready call takeoff first Finals flight discovered judges didnt have score sheets still car forfeit flight required him make re maining flights count fourth place finish Master pattern Dean must cool customer because never lost poise sense humor fine ex ample lot us emulate Everyone knows Tony Bonetti over hill Thats came such shock find him qualifying top ten Masters winning fifth place Finals Tony flew new Intrepid de sign looks lot like Trouble maker II since has same paint scheme Tonys flying extremely smooth consistent obviously spent lot time practicing Conspicuous absence Mr Phoenix Don Lowe Don Air Force business trip previous week unable make Nats trip extended Nats week expected well new Phoenix 8 design notable Nats winning string broken Charles Danley won Ad vanced class 1976 Nats followed up win Expert class 1977 Nats However although made Master class finals 1978 Nats did win will other Nats him though sure continue score high Master class Perhaps can put together win class future Nats Two clubs put on memorable performContinued page 96 November1978 29 knows what Ron Chidgey thinking waits standby Tiger Tail Ill Ron finished sixth Master Class competition tail-dragger competition Richard Bergerons Star Tracker Surprised its perfectly acceptable characteristics Wayne Abernethy flew new Phoenix 8 Master design has much wider wing centersaction rest seems moving Jerry Cruse managed fit pipe Phoenix 7 makes faces ask him difficult install radio gear USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF 2 Blade Pusher 5%-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854 9-610-6 $1 3BladeTractorBLADE 5-36-36-4 5040 3 Blade Pusher 6-3Metallic Aluminum Color Made polyester boll color7-67-8$1 868-8 S125 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 Pusher 10-6$150 Continued page 92 very light weight wing plug-in system la British modelers can used instead glueing wings Keep weight minimum go route sure surfaces warp-free model balances spar Use 6-3 black plastic prop make first test flights engine running little rich side built according plan model sure surprise its smooth graceful flying characteristics cowled little engine sounds good too achieve final longitudinal trim can add small paper elevator tab use small pieces clay ballast get exactly climb glide angles want windy weather put lump clay size small marble cowl increase penetration speed reduce climb rate calm warm sum mer evenings remove nose weight glide becomes incredibly flat slow Modest lift will keep little tub up indefinitely hope have much fun unique little F4F have Nats/Van Putte continued page 29 finished top ten cate gory Bruce Underwood Master Jerry Clifton Advanced Lamar Gilbert Novice fact trio have also fin ished top three contest attended 1978 Knox County Tennessee Radio Control Society also three members qualified pattern finals Ed Hartley Expert Cliff Hiatt Advanced Bob Pannell Novice Quite achievement Volunteers continue backbone Nats LARKS members everywhere dont know mem bers club saw doing job imaginable around Chennault Field Whole families volunteered work too met Bill Snavley Flight Line 4 RC Site B working flight line son scores runner Bills wife worked selling patches hobby shop daughter helped Nats News print shop delivered News McNeese dormitory area took week vacation help others enjoy Nats Thanks volunteers Have ever Cajun Pork went Chuck Shades Dean Kogers suite dormitory go out dinner met Russ Mrs Nitch Russ ran name tag pin concession Nats hobby shop offered some Cajun Pork Mrs Nitch after said delicious told actually alligator Mrs Nitch offered large piece alligator recipe local women worked hobby shop good three pieces trophy presentations held Sheraton Chateau Charles Lake Charles winners receive trophies addition Na tional Society R/C Aerobatics trophies presented class Surprisingly NSRCA trophies won class winners because members NSRCA especially surprising since pattern Nats again run NSRCA talk 1978 last year big Nats Lets hope Im hoping 1979 Nats held two sites After seeing Springfield site 1977 Team Finals/World Cham pionships Im convinced would able handle Nats activities 1976 Nats Dayton demonstrated enormous popularity Nats area course third choice re turn good old Lake Charles Nats/Chesney continued page 33 Jet Ranger teamed up some very smooth hovering maneuvers first place Steve Mintz Peter Phillipp second third respectively flew Heliboy Intermediate class found Heliboy first place John Clark Second place Ralph Burch Webra Speed powered Kavan Jet Ranger Fifty points behind George Croker flying stand ard Revolution 40 HB4OPDP engine George proved fixed pitch helicopter still has life competition against collective machines Things livened up bit Expert Class acrobatics became rule rather exception still camera cannot justice maneuvers rigid rotor machines capable Mike Mas flew Revolution 40 collective pitch teetering head second place against field rigid rotor machines Revo lution proved excellent machine Mikes hands K factors awarded 1oops rolls K35 presented handi cap skills capabilities machine close second points separated Mike third place Bob Pinto OC Bob Pinto thing out control third place win Bob Heliboy did some fantastic flying during after con test No doubt have heard will hear about gentleman Bob recently overall winner NRCHA Na tionals Probably unusual ability Bob demonstrates capacity fly almost stick mode put hands single two stick nose tail can fly first place Horizon 96 Model Aviation GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN18$700 6 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE J-IELICAL PITCH AND AIRFOIL FOR EFFICIENCY AT YOUR DEALER 2 Blade Tractor 5-3 5-45%-35/-4 304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 11-411-611-8$1 12-412-512-6$150 THE PURCHASER G RUSH ANA 46373 ances RC pattern Lake Gunters ville Alabama Radio Control Fliers have approximately 20 members three of
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Chief Pattern Judge Julie Woods briefs competitors before Nets gin Pattern Director Betty Stream backs up girls ran pat tern did impressive flawless job No male chauvinists expres sionsof troops background confirmnote guy biting nails Meadames Edwards Koger Shade assist flight tabulation Site Two sites B common landing circle two lines Radio Control Pattern Director Betty Stream begins pilots brief ing just after rain Nets stopped Great weather 24 Model Aviation Suzi Stream Sally Brown assist transmitter processing uuve Brown charge practically Nationals transmitter processing U Left Taking wide stance during finals flight Marty Wittenberg won Expert Pattern Jim Keiger caller Right Marty discusses Bridi fellow flier Jim Kimbro 10-lb bird piped Rossi engine An interesting feature hand-made 10 x 7% prop THE 1978 Nats return Lake Charles Louisiana experience rivaled past two Lake Charles Nats site can hardly equaled perfect place hold competition variety space consuming requirements Na tional Model Airplane Championships RC site same location past two times combination afternoon flying near-perfect weather made 1978 RC aerobatic champion ships best yet competition conducted two sites approximately 1500 feet apart site two flight lines spotlanding circle single spot-landing cir cle shared two flight lines uncom mon contest circuit con test caliber Nats often expressed four circles sites sepa rated 600 800 feet would have better numerous instances two airplanes trying take off land same time trying land another took off obvious reason having four sites extra person nel necessary man positions would required control transmitters monitor frequencies conduct score tabu lation maintain contact other sites Consequently two-site system adopted Betty Stream did superb job RC Pattern Director seemed handling problems always smile can keep even-tempered cheerful face such pressure real credit heard about Stream Technique Contest Manage ment before going Lake Charles delighted see operation Bill Seidler John Targos Site Directors Sites B respectively hands full keeping things going assisting fliers moving back spectators other delightful jobs fall Site Directors Both Bill John should proud efforts Chief Judge Julie Woods put together fine set four judging teams teams judged complete round line November1978 25 Mark Radcliffs Phoenix also hides under sofa thunders Actually light-colored cloth smart trick protect airborne system heatinside temperatures soar high Dean Koger ponders nis score auring qualifying Note easy score board read contrast some past Nationals Ron considered Nets best ever attended MASTERIN ORDER OF FINISH Yre YrsTypeFlControl RollDuel Mix NemeAge RIC PeftAiroaftConstrFinlehEnginePump CerberPropellerFuelRetreats RedloMode Button Rate Contr alex DewfiberglassacrylicTop FliteRoGoWorldall Brown321110CurerefoamanamelOS6OFSRPerryPerryED pipe11-7 Supreme15%GoldberriExpert IInothrno Stew oolelex fiberglassacrylicRossiWebraRosniPowerrafteli 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Barnen4373Phoenix 7foamIsaronOS6OFSRPerryPerryoipa11-7YPowerR/CPraLine sticknoallno MaryfiberglassSuper-EDRex UpPowerall Ingerson2253Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyOS6OFSR notigrapipe11-7V5%ProLineraft IInorudno Red MichaelfiberglassWebraOPSZingarMatRom Johncock1575PhoenitSfoamSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerryolpe11-7W10%AirProLineIIyesallno TerrsncefiberglassacrylicOPSCoolIqomsingle Mshady36BBDirty BirdyfoamlacquerOPSPerryOPSo2e.....Radio SouthPowerAirProLinesticknoxiino DavidMonokoteOPSRom McKenzie2175Dirty BirdybaitsSuperpoxyWabranoWebrapipeZingerStanfiald AirProLineIInonono rotated next line next round four rounds qualifying Competi tion completed fliers equal exposure front judges fifth round qualifying Julie reordered judging teams balance high low judges Since finals also four rounds same judge rotation used obtain equal exposure Julie very concerned about judging fliers agreed 1978 Nats best judging long time Weather wasnt really factor Nats Despite arrival Hurricane Amelia Texas coast day fore Nats begin expected severe rainfall never materialized significant rain started just oh have judges gone Speculation rife will find seats 1979 Ron reluctant go home David Hoppes shares hard-to-find shade Jamie Strongs wife own Compensator rebuilt after collision motorcycle Say again 26 Model Aviation 6 ADVANCEDIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlugControl RollDual Mix lameAge RIC Past AircraftConstrFinishEnginePump CarbMuffler PropellerFuelRetracts RadioMode Button Rat Consr Cool liffBalsaopsRev UpPowerKraft -listt2164SweetaterfoamSuperpoxyKraftnoParryaR10-7% 15%Soldber5PSB IIno nono SavidfibargiassDaftRossiZinger&BRomKraftaley hilton1962Dirt BirdfoamRossinoRosalpf11-7100 X2CAirS2LIInoallno erry ownbalsaopsRev upCoolclay Sif ton3883SouthwindfoamSuperpoxyOPSPerrOPS11-7PowerGoldbert-leatliIIyesrsdno SavidbalsaWebraWebraZingerSit -loppes1953CompensatorfoamSuperpoxySpend noWebra2L11-7W B%Goldber~irrusIIno nono AkefiberglassacrylicRosaiRev UpCoolRow 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noOPSpipe11-7%8%AirEspertIInoclay yas pilots briefing held first day lasted about 45 minutes Winds light variable week getting Calmer week progressed weather factor consequence heat Both temperature humidity hovered around 90 making everyone want got engines wind blow stronger would straightened out soon after arriving some relief heat Tabulation flight scores course some pilots problems problem past Nats year needle valve settings engines another story scores calculated tuned cooler drier climates sites rechecked tabu Perky Turkey design now competitive West Coast Handcrafted bored group mountain moonshiners expres flown Steve Cowesto Novice first Design kit Larry Perkins sive NSRCA trophies await winners also NSRCAmembers November1978 27 lation headquarters housed Doc Edwards motor home scores flights particular site posted site official set scores posted another board Site Most competitors checked scoreboard periodically see doing relative others line checked official scoreboard end day see stood overall scoreboards large easy read welcome change past Nats Pattern qualifying competition scheduled held 2 pm 8 pm day due unusually low number /4-Midget Formula 1 pylon competitors pylon racing events ended earlier expected pattern com petition able start earlier Five rounds competition held during four days qualifying best three flights used pick ten finalists category nominally 40 fliers four lines start ing place rotated five fliers round flier #1 starting first round fliers #6 11 16 21 starting subse quent rounds kept toes some competitors lost qualifying flight didnt realize would have fly twice particular day took off motel dormitories returned flight line late after noon discovered next fly because three fliers front werent Surprisingly top quali fiers went win event Steve Cowee won Novice handily after qualifying third top qualifier Tommy Fritzinger slid third place Lamar Gilbert qualified tenth position leaped way second place finals Advanced pattern featured very tight competition outcome doubt un til Jerry Clifton missed spot landing last flight putting him third place Cliff Hiatt finished first place place higher qualified Dave Wilson second top qualifier David Hoppes settle fourth Hoppes flying airplane never lost contest rebuilt eight weeks before Nats after dead-stick collision motorcycle Marty Wittenberg moved up num ber two qualifier take first Expert class top qualifier Steve Stricker settle fifth place finals Ed Hartley came good flight shy catching Wittenberg ended up second place Dave Brown top qualifier Master category went win event handily Steve Helms surprised few people finished ahead Mark Rad cliff Mark turn barely edged out Dean Koger Toni Bonetti Since scores posted else issue wont attempt re peat 28 Model Aviation Joe Bridi left presents trophy Dave Brown Master Class win Dave Sally Brown Daves Hobby Barn-kitted Curare 8-lb ship powered OS 60 FSR ED pipe has wing flaps Skynight 6 featured such extras landau windows cano py felt-lined wheel wells also has rather unusual nose lines Duane Fromen cleans up Dave Platts Duellist II Smart looking twin flown Expert Quality flying generally higher last year number pattern competitors up slightly last years Nats down significantly 1976 Dayton Nats competitors actually flew follows Novice59 Advanced40 Ex pert17 Master38 Flying quality consistently higher 1978 Nats fact flying quality has improving noticeably during past few years would have interesting see two demonstration flights Novice pattern Novice winner Steve Cowee another Master winner Dave Brown Id willing bet per formances would very nearly same Anyone has pattern con test would have familiar aircraft designs flown airplanes such Phoenix 6 7 Dirty Birdy Compensa tor Atlas Curare Saturn Vertigo Trion However few unusual designs EU 1 designed Wayne Ulery flown Dean Koger has enormous fuselage airplanes said big enough stick arm side Well thats certainly true EU fact could probably get two arms inside Star Tracker Richard Bergeron tail dragger airplane saw pattern Nats has large fuselage reminiscent old Airborne Associates Hi-Lo long slender wings Star Tracker flew very well including maneuver conventional gear air planes poorly takeoff Don Lowes new Phoenix 8 design flown Wayne Abernethy Master pattern Superficially 8 looks much like preceding 7 6 designs couple significant changes fuselage nose about inch longer small chin bottom accommodate retract mechanism wing features root chord inch wider two past designs gives wing different look wing appears have less leading edge sweep though same Dean Koger put gutsy performance during Finals airplane started sitting edge runway ready call takeoff first Finals flight discovered judges didnt have score sheets still car forfeit flight required him make re maining flights count fourth place finish Master pattern Dean must cool customer because never lost poise sense humor fine ex ample lot us emulate Everyone knows Tony Bonetti over hill Thats came such shock find him qualifying top ten Masters winning fifth place Finals Tony flew new Intrepid de sign looks lot like Trouble maker II since has same paint scheme Tonys flying extremely smooth consistent obviously spent lot time practicing Conspicuous absence Mr Phoenix Don Lowe Don Air Force business trip previous week unable make Nats trip extended Nats week expected well new Phoenix 8 design notable Nats winning string broken Charles Danley won Ad vanced class 1976 Nats followed up win Expert class 1977 Nats However although made Master class finals 1978 Nats did win will other Nats him though sure continue score high Master class Perhaps can put together win class future Nats Two clubs put on memorable performContinued page 96 November1978 29 knows what Ron Chidgey thinking waits standby Tiger Tail Ill Ron finished sixth Master Class competition tail-dragger competition Richard Bergerons Star Tracker Surprised its perfectly acceptable characteristics Wayne Abernethy flew new Phoenix 8 Master design has much wider wing centersaction rest seems moving Jerry Cruse managed fit pipe Phoenix 7 makes faces ask him difficult install radio gear USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF 2 Blade Pusher 5%-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854 9-610-6 $1 3BladeTractorBLADE 5-36-36-4 5040 3 Blade Pusher 6-3Metallic Aluminum Color Made polyester boll color7-67-8$1 868-8 S125 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 Pusher 10-6$150 Continued page 92 very light weight wing plug-in system la British modelers can used instead glueing wings Keep weight minimum go route sure surfaces warp-free model balances spar Use 6-3 black plastic prop make first test flights engine running little rich side built according plan model sure surprise its smooth graceful flying characteristics cowled little engine sounds good too achieve final longitudinal trim can add small paper elevator tab use small pieces clay ballast get exactly climb glide angles want windy weather put lump clay size small marble cowl increase penetration speed reduce climb rate calm warm sum mer evenings remove nose weight glide becomes incredibly flat slow Modest lift will keep little tub up indefinitely hope have much fun unique little F4F have Nats/Van Putte continued page 29 finished top ten cate gory Bruce Underwood Master Jerry Clifton Advanced Lamar Gilbert Novice fact trio have also fin ished top three contest attended 1978 Knox County Tennessee Radio Control Society also three members qualified pattern finals Ed Hartley Expert Cliff Hiatt Advanced Bob Pannell Novice Quite achievement Volunteers continue backbone Nats LARKS members everywhere dont know mem bers club saw doing job imaginable around Chennault Field Whole families volunteered work too met Bill Snavley Flight Line 4 RC Site B working flight line son scores runner Bills wife worked selling patches hobby shop daughter helped Nats News print shop delivered News McNeese dormitory area took week vacation help others enjoy Nats Thanks volunteers Have ever Cajun Pork went Chuck Shades Dean Kogers suite dormitory go out dinner met Russ Mrs Nitch Russ ran name tag pin concession Nats hobby shop offered some Cajun Pork Mrs Nitch after said delicious told actually alligator Mrs Nitch offered large piece alligator recipe local women worked hobby shop good three pieces trophy presentations held Sheraton Chateau Charles Lake Charles winners receive trophies addition Na tional Society R/C Aerobatics trophies presented class Surprisingly NSRCA trophies won class winners because members NSRCA especially surprising since pattern Nats again run NSRCA talk 1978 last year big Nats Lets hope Im hoping 1979 Nats held two sites After seeing Springfield site 1977 Team Finals/World Cham pionships Im convinced would able handle Nats activities 1976 Nats Dayton demonstrated enormous popularity Nats area course third choice re turn good old Lake Charles Nats/Chesney continued page 33 Jet Ranger teamed up some very smooth hovering maneuvers first place Steve Mintz Peter Phillipp second third respectively flew Heliboy Intermediate class found Heliboy first place John Clark Second place Ralph Burch Webra Speed powered Kavan Jet Ranger Fifty points behind George Croker flying stand ard Revolution 40 HB4OPDP engine George proved fixed pitch helicopter still has life competition against collective machines Things livened up bit Expert Class acrobatics became rule rather exception still camera cannot justice maneuvers rigid rotor machines capable Mike Mas flew Revolution 40 collective pitch teetering head second place against field rigid rotor machines Revo lution proved excellent machine Mikes hands K factors awarded 1oops rolls K35 presented handi cap skills capabilities machine close second points separated Mike third place Bob Pinto OC Bob Pinto thing out control third place win Bob Heliboy did some fantastic flying during after con test No doubt have heard will hear about gentleman Bob recently overall winner NRCHA Na tionals Probably unusual ability Bob demonstrates capacity fly almost stick mode put hands single two stick nose tail can fly first place Horizon 96 Model Aviation GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN18$700 6 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE J-IELICAL PITCH AND AIRFOIL FOR EFFICIENCY AT YOUR DEALER 2 Blade Tractor 5-3 5-45%-35/-4 304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 11-411-611-8$1 12-412-512-6$150 THE PURCHASER G RUSH ANA 46373 ances RC pattern Lake Gunters ville Alabama Radio Control Fliers have approximately 20 members three of
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Chief Pattern Judge Julie Woods briefs competitors before Nets gin Pattern Director Betty Stream backs up girls ran pat tern did impressive flawless job No male chauvinists expres sionsof troops background confirmnote guy biting nails Meadames Edwards Koger Shade assist flight tabulation Site Two sites B common landing circle two lines Radio Control Pattern Director Betty Stream begins pilots brief ing just after rain Nets stopped Great weather 24 Model Aviation Suzi Stream Sally Brown assist transmitter processing uuve Brown charge practically Nationals transmitter processing U Left Taking wide stance during finals flight Marty Wittenberg won Expert Pattern Jim Keiger caller Right Marty discusses Bridi fellow flier Jim Kimbro 10-lb bird piped Rossi engine An interesting feature hand-made 10 x 7% prop THE 1978 Nats return Lake Charles Louisiana experience rivaled past two Lake Charles Nats site can hardly equaled perfect place hold competition variety space consuming requirements Na tional Model Airplane Championships RC site same location past two times combination afternoon flying near-perfect weather made 1978 RC aerobatic champion ships best yet competition conducted two sites approximately 1500 feet apart site two flight lines spotlanding circle single spot-landing cir cle shared two flight lines uncom mon contest circuit con test caliber Nats often expressed four circles sites sepa rated 600 800 feet would have better numerous instances two airplanes trying take off land same time trying land another took off obvious reason having four sites extra person nel necessary man positions would required control transmitters monitor frequencies conduct score tabu lation maintain contact other sites Consequently two-site system adopted Betty Stream did superb job RC Pattern Director seemed handling problems always smile can keep even-tempered cheerful face such pressure real credit heard about Stream Technique Contest Manage ment before going Lake Charles delighted see operation Bill Seidler John Targos Site Directors Sites B respectively hands full keeping things going assisting fliers moving back spectators other delightful jobs fall Site Directors Both Bill John should proud efforts Chief Judge Julie Woods put together fine set four judging teams teams judged complete round line November1978 25 Mark Radcliffs Phoenix also hides under sofa thunders Actually light-colored cloth smart trick protect airborne system heatinside temperatures soar high Dean Koger ponders nis score auring qualifying Note easy score board read contrast some past Nationals Ron considered Nets best ever attended MASTERIN ORDER OF FINISH Yre YrsTypeFlControl RollDuel Mix NemeAge RIC PeftAiroaftConstrFinlehEnginePump CerberPropellerFuelRetreats RedloMode Button Rate Contr alex DewfiberglassacrylicTop FliteRoGoWorldall Brown321110CurerefoamanamelOS6OFSRPerryPerryED pipe11-7 Supreme15%GoldberriExpert IInothrno Stew oolelex fiberglassacrylicRossiWebraRosniPowerrafteli Helms29206Bootleggerfoamenamelrear exhauntPerryDynamixRadio South2t4%KraftSig IInorudyes MerkfiberglansacrylicRossiRev UpRoGoSouthWorldsinglealex Fladcliff2310BPhOenix 7foamenamelRoasiPerrhPerrypipe11-7%15%R/CExpertsticknoallno DeanKevlar/MonokoteWebraRosgiMax Daileyalex Koger341110EU-iepoxy foamlmronWebra 61 noDynamix2..11-7i6LXraftProLine Iyeaallno TonyfibergiasaWebraOPSCoolKraft Bonetti481313IntrepidfoamHobbypoxyKraftPerryDynamix11-7YPowerraftSia Ilno nono alex RonfiberglassacrylicRoasiRoasiRadio SouthCoolSouthsingleall Chidgey462320Tiger Tail Illfoamenamelrear exhaustPerryWebrapipe10%-7YPowerR/CProLineatickyesrudyen alex TonyfiberglassacrylicEDRev UpRoGoWorldall Frackowiak22B3Phoenix 6foamenamelOSBOFSRPerryParryoiO1 1A-7 5%GjdpExpert IIrudno DonbelsaacrylicDPSOPSOPSRadio SouthHomeKraftsinglealex Weitz3065Deceptionfoamenamelrear exhaust nolide wiwo11-TABrewKrsftSigsticknoallyes alex CharlesfiberglassSuperpoxy &OPSZingerStanfieldSouthall 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Barnen4373Phoenix 7foamIsaronOS6OFSRPerryPerryoipa11-7YPowerR/CPraLine sticknoallno MaryfiberglassSuper-EDRex UpPowerall Ingerson2253Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyOS6OFSR notigrapipe11-7V5%ProLineraft IInorudno Red MichaelfiberglassWebraOPSZingarMatRom Johncock1575PhoenitSfoamSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerryolpe11-7W10%AirProLineIIyesallno TerrsncefiberglassacrylicOPSCoolIqomsingle Mshady36BBDirty BirdyfoamlacquerOPSPerryOPSo2e.....Radio SouthPowerAirProLinesticknoxiino DavidMonokoteOPSRom McKenzie2175Dirty BirdybaitsSuperpoxyWabranoWebrapipeZingerStanfiald AirProLineIInonono rotated next line next round four rounds qualifying Competi tion completed fliers equal exposure front judges fifth round qualifying Julie reordered judging teams balance high low judges Since finals also four rounds same judge rotation used obtain equal exposure Julie very concerned about judging fliers agreed 1978 Nats best judging long time Weather wasnt really factor Nats Despite arrival Hurricane Amelia Texas coast day fore Nats begin expected severe rainfall never materialized significant rain started just oh have judges gone Speculation rife will find seats 1979 Ron reluctant go home David Hoppes shares hard-to-find shade Jamie Strongs wife own Compensator rebuilt after collision motorcycle Say again 26 Model Aviation 6 ADVANCEDIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlugControl RollDual Mix lameAge RIC Past AircraftConstrFinishEnginePump CarbMuffler PropellerFuelRetracts RadioMode Button Rat Consr Cool liffBalsaopsRev UpPowerKraft -listt2164SweetaterfoamSuperpoxyKraftnoParryaR10-7% 15%Soldber5PSB IIno nono SavidfibargiassDaftRossiZinger&BRomKraftaley hilton1962Dirt BirdfoamRossinoRosalpf11-7100 X2CAirS2LIInoallno erry ownbalsaopsRev upCoolclay Sif ton3883SouthwindfoamSuperpoxyOPSPerrOPS11-7PowerGoldbert-leatliIIyesrsdno SavidbalsaWebraWebraZingerSit -loppes1953CompensatorfoamSuperpoxySpend noWebra2L11-7W B%Goldber~irrusIIno nono AkefiberglassacrylicRosaiRev UpCoolRow 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BirdyfoamSuperpoxySpeedParryParrymuffler10%-7%10%noProLine II norudno rommyfiberglassSupertigreSuper-MacsRev Up8GB rltzitgar1762%DIrty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyG6OPDP nomuffler11-7500GoldbergP7-C II no nono SuefiberglassSupersigreSuper-EDRev UpSouthFutabaeley hristman46181DirtyBirdyfoamSladopex60 noJL11-7RoGoRIOConteat7 II noallno Red StewfiberglassWebraSemcoRev UpMaxRowelay lawas15215AtlasfoamSuperpoxy ParryParrymuffler11-718%AirPuraba 7 II yasallno eley anflbergleRoadZingerNitro-Rowraftall Sheridan3372Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoicyRossi noRossi11-7tate 1AirSj II norudno SaryfiberglasMacsRev UpBrassSouthFutabaalec Salle151%15AtlasfoemSuperisoxyOS6OPSRPerryPerrymuffler11-715%R/CConteat 7IInoall no lobfIberglassacrylicWebraRev UpCooll ow annell1943Phoenix7foamenamel noraftPox11-7%PowerAirProLineIIno no no annyJiberglassRev UpIIiR AllIs1864Dirty Birdyfgam OS6OPSRPerryPerrypipe11-7%5%AirP7ZIIno no no Master ticherdfiberglasDupontOPS rearOPSAirecrewBrewRomWorld nderson2372%Phoenlx6foamwronexhaust noOPSpipe11-7%8%AirEspertIInoclay yas pilots briefing held first day lasted about 45 minutes Winds light variable week getting Calmer week progressed weather factor consequence heat Both temperature humidity hovered around 90 making everyone want got engines wind blow stronger would straightened out soon after arriving some relief heat Tabulation flight scores course some pilots problems problem past Nats year needle valve settings engines another story scores calculated tuned cooler drier climates sites rechecked tabu Perky Turkey design now competitive West Coast Handcrafted bored group mountain moonshiners expres flown Steve Cowesto Novice first Design kit Larry Perkins sive NSRCA trophies await winners also NSRCAmembers November1978 27 lation headquarters housed Doc Edwards motor home scores flights particular site posted site official set scores posted another board Site Most competitors checked scoreboard periodically see doing relative others line checked official scoreboard end day see stood overall scoreboards large easy read welcome change past Nats Pattern qualifying competition scheduled held 2 pm 8 pm day due unusually low number /4-Midget Formula 1 pylon competitors pylon racing events ended earlier expected pattern com petition able start earlier Five rounds competition held during four days qualifying best three flights used pick ten finalists category nominally 40 fliers four lines start ing place rotated five fliers round flier #1 starting first round fliers #6 11 16 21 starting subse quent rounds kept toes some competitors lost qualifying flight didnt realize would have fly twice particular day took off motel dormitories returned flight line late after noon discovered next fly because three fliers front werent Surprisingly top quali fiers went win event Steve Cowee won Novice handily after qualifying third top qualifier Tommy Fritzinger slid third place Lamar Gilbert qualified tenth position leaped way second place finals Advanced pattern featured very tight competition outcome doubt un til Jerry Clifton missed spot landing last flight putting him third place Cliff Hiatt finished first place place higher qualified Dave Wilson second top qualifier David Hoppes settle fourth Hoppes flying airplane never lost contest rebuilt eight weeks before Nats after dead-stick collision motorcycle Marty Wittenberg moved up num ber two qualifier take first Expert class top qualifier Steve Stricker settle fifth place finals Ed Hartley came good flight shy catching Wittenberg ended up second place Dave Brown top qualifier Master category went win event handily Steve Helms surprised few people finished ahead Mark Rad cliff Mark turn barely edged out Dean Koger Toni Bonetti Since scores posted else issue wont attempt re peat 28 Model Aviation Joe Bridi left presents trophy Dave Brown Master Class win Dave Sally Brown Daves Hobby Barn-kitted Curare 8-lb ship powered OS 60 FSR ED pipe has wing flaps Skynight 6 featured such extras landau windows cano py felt-lined wheel wells also has rather unusual nose lines Duane Fromen cleans up Dave Platts Duellist II Smart looking twin flown Expert Quality flying generally higher last year number pattern competitors up slightly last years Nats down significantly 1976 Dayton Nats competitors actually flew follows Novice59 Advanced40 Ex pert17 Master38 Flying quality consistently higher 1978 Nats fact flying quality has improving noticeably during past few years would have interesting see two demonstration flights Novice pattern Novice winner Steve Cowee another Master winner Dave Brown Id willing bet per formances would very nearly same Anyone has pattern con test would have familiar aircraft designs flown airplanes such Phoenix 6 7 Dirty Birdy Compensa tor Atlas Curare Saturn Vertigo Trion However few unusual designs EU 1 designed Wayne Ulery flown Dean Koger has enormous fuselage airplanes said big enough stick arm side Well thats certainly true EU fact could probably get two arms inside Star Tracker Richard Bergeron tail dragger airplane saw pattern Nats has large fuselage reminiscent old Airborne Associates Hi-Lo long slender wings Star Tracker flew very well including maneuver conventional gear air planes poorly takeoff Don Lowes new Phoenix 8 design flown Wayne Abernethy Master pattern Superficially 8 looks much like preceding 7 6 designs couple significant changes fuselage nose about inch longer small chin bottom accommodate retract mechanism wing features root chord inch wider two past designs gives wing different look wing appears have less leading edge sweep though same Dean Koger put gutsy performance during Finals airplane started sitting edge runway ready call takeoff first Finals flight discovered judges didnt have score sheets still car forfeit flight required him make re maining flights count fourth place finish Master pattern Dean must cool customer because never lost poise sense humor fine ex ample lot us emulate Everyone knows Tony Bonetti over hill Thats came such shock find him qualifying top ten Masters winning fifth place Finals Tony flew new Intrepid de sign looks lot like Trouble maker II since has same paint scheme Tonys flying extremely smooth consistent obviously spent lot time practicing Conspicuous absence Mr Phoenix Don Lowe Don Air Force business trip previous week unable make Nats trip extended Nats week expected well new Phoenix 8 design notable Nats winning string broken Charles Danley won Ad vanced class 1976 Nats followed up win Expert class 1977 Nats However although made Master class finals 1978 Nats did win will other Nats him though sure continue score high Master class Perhaps can put together win class future Nats Two clubs put on memorable performContinued page 96 November1978 29 knows what Ron Chidgey thinking waits standby Tiger Tail Ill Ron finished sixth Master Class competition tail-dragger competition Richard Bergerons Star Tracker Surprised its perfectly acceptable characteristics Wayne Abernethy flew new Phoenix 8 Master design has much wider wing centersaction rest seems moving Jerry Cruse managed fit pipe Phoenix 7 makes faces ask him difficult install radio gear USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF 2 Blade Pusher 5%-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854 9-610-6 $1 3BladeTractorBLADE 5-36-36-4 5040 3 Blade Pusher 6-3Metallic Aluminum Color Made polyester boll color7-67-8$1 868-8 S125 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 Pusher 10-6$150 Continued page 92 very light weight wing plug-in system la British modelers can used instead glueing wings Keep weight minimum go route sure surfaces warp-free model balances spar Use 6-3 black plastic prop make first test flights engine running little rich side built according plan model sure surprise its smooth graceful flying characteristics cowled little engine sounds good too achieve final longitudinal trim can add small paper elevator tab use small pieces clay ballast get exactly climb glide angles want windy weather put lump clay size small marble cowl increase penetration speed reduce climb rate calm warm sum mer evenings remove nose weight glide becomes incredibly flat slow Modest lift will keep little tub up indefinitely hope have much fun unique little F4F have Nats/Van Putte continued page 29 finished top ten cate gory Bruce Underwood Master Jerry Clifton Advanced Lamar Gilbert Novice fact trio have also fin ished top three contest attended 1978 Knox County Tennessee Radio Control Society also three members qualified pattern finals Ed Hartley Expert Cliff Hiatt Advanced Bob Pannell Novice Quite achievement Volunteers continue backbone Nats LARKS members everywhere dont know mem bers club saw doing job imaginable around Chennault Field Whole families volunteered work too met Bill Snavley Flight Line 4 RC Site B working flight line son scores runner Bills wife worked selling patches hobby shop daughter helped Nats News print shop delivered News McNeese dormitory area took week vacation help others enjoy Nats Thanks volunteers Have ever Cajun Pork went Chuck Shades Dean Kogers suite dormitory go out dinner met Russ Mrs Nitch Russ ran name tag pin concession Nats hobby shop offered some Cajun Pork Mrs Nitch after said delicious told actually alligator Mrs Nitch offered large piece alligator recipe local women worked hobby shop good three pieces trophy presentations held Sheraton Chateau Charles Lake Charles winners receive trophies addition Na tional Society R/C Aerobatics trophies presented class Surprisingly NSRCA trophies won class winners because members NSRCA especially surprising since pattern Nats again run NSRCA talk 1978 last year big Nats Lets hope Im hoping 1979 Nats held two sites After seeing Springfield site 1977 Team Finals/World Cham pionships Im convinced would able handle Nats activities 1976 Nats Dayton demonstrated enormous popularity Nats area course third choice re turn good old Lake Charles Nats/Chesney continued page 33 Jet Ranger teamed up some very smooth hovering maneuvers first place Steve Mintz Peter Phillipp second third respectively flew Heliboy Intermediate class found Heliboy first place John Clark Second place Ralph Burch Webra Speed powered Kavan Jet Ranger Fifty points behind George Croker flying stand ard Revolution 40 HB4OPDP engine George proved fixed pitch helicopter still has life competition against collective machines Things livened up bit Expert Class acrobatics became rule rather exception still camera cannot justice maneuvers rigid rotor machines capable Mike Mas flew Revolution 40 collective pitch teetering head second place against field rigid rotor machines Revo lution proved excellent machine Mikes hands K factors awarded 1oops rolls K35 presented handi cap skills capabilities machine close second points separated Mike third place Bob Pinto OC Bob Pinto thing out control third place win Bob Heliboy did some fantastic flying during after con test No doubt have heard will hear about gentleman Bob recently overall winner 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Chief Pattern Judge Julie Woods briefs competitors before Nets gin Pattern Director Betty Stream backs up girls ran pat tern did impressive flawless job No male chauvinists expres sionsof troops background confirmnote guy biting nails Meadames Edwards Koger Shade assist flight tabulation Site Two sites B common landing circle two lines Radio Control Pattern Director Betty Stream begins pilots brief ing just after rain Nets stopped Great weather 24 Model Aviation Suzi Stream Sally Brown assist transmitter processing uuve Brown charge practically Nationals transmitter processing U Left Taking wide stance during finals flight Marty Wittenberg won Expert Pattern Jim Keiger caller Right Marty discusses Bridi fellow flier Jim Kimbro 10-lb bird piped Rossi engine An interesting feature hand-made 10 x 7% prop THE 1978 Nats return Lake Charles Louisiana experience rivaled past two Lake Charles Nats site can hardly equaled perfect place hold competition variety space consuming requirements Na tional Model Airplane Championships RC site same location past two times combination afternoon flying near-perfect weather made 1978 RC aerobatic champion ships best yet competition conducted two sites approximately 1500 feet apart site two flight lines spotlanding circle single spot-landing cir cle shared two flight lines uncom mon contest circuit con test caliber Nats often expressed four circles sites sepa rated 600 800 feet would have better numerous instances two airplanes trying take off land same time trying land another took off obvious reason having four sites extra person nel necessary man positions would required control transmitters monitor frequencies conduct score tabu lation maintain contact other sites Consequently two-site system adopted Betty Stream did superb job RC Pattern Director seemed handling problems always smile can keep even-tempered cheerful face such pressure real credit heard about Stream Technique Contest Manage ment before going Lake Charles delighted see operation Bill Seidler John Targos Site Directors Sites B respectively hands full keeping things going assisting fliers moving back spectators other delightful jobs fall Site Directors Both Bill John should proud efforts Chief Judge Julie Woods put together fine set four judging teams teams judged complete round line November1978 25 Mark Radcliffs Phoenix also hides under sofa thunders Actually light-colored cloth smart trick protect airborne system heatinside temperatures soar high Dean Koger ponders nis score auring qualifying Note easy score board read contrast some past Nationals Ron considered Nets best ever attended MASTERIN ORDER OF FINISH Yre YrsTypeFlControl RollDuel Mix NemeAge RIC PeftAiroaftConstrFinlehEnginePump CerberPropellerFuelRetreats RedloMode Button Rate Contr alex DewfiberglassacrylicTop FliteRoGoWorldall Brown321110CurerefoamanamelOS6OFSRPerryPerryED pipe11-7 Supreme15%GoldberriExpert IInothrno Stew oolelex fiberglassacrylicRossiWebraRosniPowerrafteli Helms29206Bootleggerfoamenamelrear exhauntPerryDynamixRadio South2t4%KraftSig IInorudyes MerkfiberglansacrylicRossiRev UpRoGoSouthWorldsinglealex Fladcliff2310BPhOenix 7foamenamelRoasiPerrhPerrypipe11-7%15%R/CExpertsticknoallno DeanKevlar/MonokoteWebraRosgiMax Daileyalex Koger341110EU-iepoxy foamlmronWebra 61 noDynamix2..11-7i6LXraftProLine Iyeaallno TonyfibergiasaWebraOPSCoolKraft Bonetti481313IntrepidfoamHobbypoxyKraftPerryDynamix11-7YPowerraftSia Ilno nono alex RonfiberglassacrylicRoasiRoasiRadio SouthCoolSouthsingleall Chidgey462320Tiger Tail Illfoamenamelrear exhaustPerryWebrapipe10%-7YPowerR/CProLineatickyesrudyen alex TonyfiberglassacrylicEDRev UpRoGoWorldall Frackowiak22B3Phoenix 6foamenamelOSBOFSRPerryParryoiO1 1A-7 5%GjdpExpert IIrudno DonbelsaacrylicDPSOPSOPSRadio SouthHomeKraftsinglealex Weitz3065Deceptionfoamenamelrear exhaust nolide wiwo11-TABrewKrsftSigsticknoallyes alex CharlesfiberglassSuperpoxy &OPSZingerStanfieldSouthall Danley27B4Atlasfoam9obbypoxyOS6OFSRPerry11-7WPremiumRI...ProLineJJ.~rudno BruceWebraRossiRev UpCoolRomelex Underwood402812CompensatorbelsaSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerry10A-7/PowerAirProLine IInorudno EXPERTIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YraTypePi2gControl Roll Duel Mix NameAge R/C PattAiroaftCowerPiniahEnginePump Carb1iufflerPropellerFuelRetractsRadioMode Button Rate Contr slav MartybelsaRossiRossiHandcraftedHomeSouthall WittenberglB43DeceptionfoamSuparpoxywar exhaustnoRossiolpe10%-7YBrewR/CKrafc Inorudno Cool EdbaItsacrylicFoxRex UpPowerRom rse Hartley465BMachensatorfoamenamelWebranoWebrapipe1 1-7A25%AirProLine Ino nono BK RobertMonokoteOPSZingerChampion Redmon3264DriginalbalsaSuperpoxyOPSnoOPSoJ2.11-7PAl3oldbei- Iyen nono DannyCompennatorbalsaOPSRed Ramany1953modifiedlfoamSuperpoxyOPSyesDPSolpeZingerMaxProLineProLine Ino nono alex StewfiberglassMonokoteWebraPowerRomKraftall Stricker16724foamSuperpoxyEnyx XFno91o2.....ZingarSlantAirKP7C IInorudyes RodfiberglassHPRev UpCoolSouth gle Barnen4373Phoenix 7foamIsaronOS6OFSRPerryPerryoipa11-7YPowerR/CPraLine sticknoallno MaryfiberglassSuper-EDRex UpPowerall Ingerson2253Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyOS6OFSR notigrapipe11-7V5%ProLineraft IInorudno Red MichaelfiberglassWebraOPSZingarMatRom Johncock1575PhoenitSfoamSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerryolpe11-7W10%AirProLineIIyesallno TerrsncefiberglassacrylicOPSCoolIqomsingle Mshady36BBDirty BirdyfoamlacquerOPSPerryOPSo2e.....Radio SouthPowerAirProLinesticknoxiino DavidMonokoteOPSRom McKenzie2175Dirty BirdybaitsSuperpoxyWabranoWebrapipeZingerStanfiald AirProLineIInonono rotated next line next round four rounds qualifying Competi tion completed fliers equal exposure front judges fifth round qualifying Julie reordered judging teams balance high low judges Since finals also four rounds same judge rotation used obtain equal exposure Julie very concerned about judging fliers agreed 1978 Nats best judging long time Weather wasnt really factor Nats Despite arrival Hurricane Amelia Texas coast day fore Nats begin expected severe rainfall never materialized significant rain started just oh have judges gone Speculation rife will find seats 1979 Ron reluctant go home David Hoppes shares hard-to-find shade Jamie Strongs wife own Compensator rebuilt after collision motorcycle Say again 26 Model Aviation 6 ADVANCEDIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlugControl RollDual Mix lameAge RIC Past AircraftConstrFinishEnginePump CarbMuffler PropellerFuelRetracts RadioMode Button Rat Consr Cool liffBalsaopsRev UpPowerKraft -listt2164SweetaterfoamSuperpoxyKraftnoParryaR10-7% 15%Soldber5PSB IIno nono SavidfibargiassDaftRossiZinger&BRomKraftaley hilton1962Dirt BirdfoamRossinoRosalpf11-7100 X2CAirS2LIInoallno erry ownbalsaopsRev upCoolclay Sif ton3883SouthwindfoamSuperpoxyOPSPerrOPS11-7PowerGoldbert-leatliIIyesrsdno SavidbalsaWebraWebraZingerSit -loppes1953CompensatorfoamSuperpoxySpend noWebra2L11-7W B%Goldber~irrusIIno nono AkefiberglassacrylicRosaiRev UpCoolRow roolan1664SaturnfoamlacoserRossisoRossip11-7/PowerAirProLineIso nono lobartfiberglassacrylic enamelRev Up&BRowraft rafft1893Patriciafoam& SuperpoxyHPnoHPlIP11-7100AirSjjIILrsdno amfiberglassEDRev UpSigRow eonard33106TrionfoamSigdopeKraftPerrhParryjp11-7%5%Airraft IIno nono Nitroocfiberglasslacquer05Rev Uptane Jtasi28145Phoenix 6YfoamlmronOS6OFSRParrPerrymuffler11-718%Goldbersraf t Iso sono leorgefiberglassMacsZingerRebelRow Ivila44223Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxvraftPerrPerrymuffler11-7W15%Airraft IIno nono awiaTibergiassWebraZingerCoolRomsingle trong21115Dirty BirdyfoamHobbypoxyWebra 81 noWebra11-7PowerAirraftsticknoqlevto NOVICEIN ORDER OF_FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlug.Control RollDuel MIX flameAgeR/OPastAlreref 5CousatrFInlalsEnginePump0mbuff jarPropellerFuelRetractsRadIOModeButtonRateContr StewfiberglassOPsMeeterHomeRom owee152%1%PurkyTurkefoamSuperpoxyraft norafteLAiracrewSress5lieirraft II no nono Coolclay amarfiberglassWebraSemcoRev UpPowerall Sllbert3733DIrty BirdyfoamSuperpoxySpeedParryParrymuffler10%-7%10%noProLine II norudno rommyfiberglassSupertigreSuper-MacsRev Up8GB rltzitgar1762%DIrty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyG6OPDP nomuffler11-7500GoldbergP7-C II no nono SuefiberglassSupersigreSuper-EDRev UpSouthFutabaeley hristman46181DirtyBirdyfoamSladopex60 noJL11-7RoGoRIOConteat7 II noallno Red StewfiberglassWebraSemcoRev UpMaxRowelay lawas15215AtlasfoamSuperpoxy ParryParrymuffler11-718%AirPuraba 7 II yasallno eley anflbergleRoadZingerNitro-Rowraftall Sheridan3372Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoicyRossi noRossi11-7tate 1AirSj II norudno SaryfiberglasMacsRev UpBrassSouthFutabaalec Salle151%15AtlasfoemSuperisoxyOS6OPSRPerryPerrymuffler11-715%R/CConteat 7IInoall no lobfIberglassacrylicWebraRev UpCooll ow annell1943Phoenix7foamenamel noraftPox11-7%PowerAirProLineIIno no no annyJiberglassRev UpIIiR AllIs1864Dirty Birdyfgam OS6OPSRPerryPerrypipe11-7%5%AirP7ZIIno no no Master ticherdfiberglasDupontOPS rearOPSAirecrewBrewRomWorld nderson2372%Phoenlx6foamwronexhaust noOPSpipe11-7%8%AirEspertIInoclay yas pilots briefing held first day lasted about 45 minutes Winds light variable week getting Calmer week progressed weather factor consequence heat Both temperature humidity hovered around 90 making everyone want got engines wind blow stronger would straightened out soon after arriving some relief heat Tabulation flight scores course some pilots problems problem past Nats year needle valve settings engines another story scores calculated tuned cooler drier climates sites rechecked tabu Perky Turkey design now competitive West Coast Handcrafted bored group mountain moonshiners expres flown Steve Cowesto Novice first Design kit Larry Perkins sive NSRCA trophies await winners also NSRCAmembers November1978 27 lation headquarters housed Doc Edwards motor home scores flights particular site posted site official set scores posted another board Site Most competitors checked scoreboard periodically see doing relative others line checked official scoreboard end day see stood overall scoreboards large easy read welcome change past Nats Pattern qualifying competition scheduled held 2 pm 8 pm day due unusually low number /4-Midget Formula 1 pylon competitors pylon racing events ended earlier expected pattern com petition able start earlier Five rounds competition held during four days qualifying best three flights used pick ten finalists category nominally 40 fliers four lines start ing place rotated five fliers round flier #1 starting first round fliers #6 11 16 21 starting subse quent rounds kept toes some competitors lost qualifying flight didnt realize would have fly twice particular day took off motel dormitories returned flight line late after noon discovered next fly because three fliers front werent Surprisingly top quali fiers went win event Steve Cowee won Novice handily after qualifying third top qualifier Tommy Fritzinger slid third place Lamar Gilbert qualified tenth position leaped way second place finals Advanced pattern featured very tight competition outcome doubt un til Jerry Clifton missed spot landing last flight putting him third place Cliff Hiatt finished first place place higher qualified Dave Wilson second top qualifier David Hoppes settle fourth Hoppes flying airplane never lost contest rebuilt eight weeks before Nats after dead-stick collision motorcycle Marty Wittenberg moved up num ber two qualifier take first Expert class top qualifier Steve Stricker settle fifth place finals Ed Hartley came good flight shy catching Wittenberg ended up second place Dave Brown top qualifier Master category went win event handily Steve Helms surprised few people finished ahead Mark Rad cliff Mark turn barely edged out Dean Koger Toni Bonetti Since scores posted else issue wont attempt re peat 28 Model Aviation Joe Bridi left presents trophy Dave Brown Master Class win Dave Sally Brown Daves Hobby Barn-kitted Curare 8-lb ship powered OS 60 FSR ED pipe has wing flaps Skynight 6 featured such extras landau windows cano py felt-lined wheel wells also has rather unusual nose lines Duane Fromen cleans up Dave Platts Duellist II Smart looking twin flown Expert Quality flying generally higher last year number pattern competitors up slightly last years Nats down significantly 1976 Dayton Nats competitors actually flew follows Novice59 Advanced40 Ex pert17 Master38 Flying quality consistently higher 1978 Nats fact flying quality has improving noticeably during past few years would have interesting see two demonstration flights Novice pattern Novice winner Steve Cowee another Master winner Dave Brown Id willing bet per formances would very nearly same Anyone has pattern con test would have familiar aircraft designs flown airplanes such Phoenix 6 7 Dirty Birdy Compensa tor Atlas Curare Saturn Vertigo Trion However few unusual designs EU 1 designed Wayne Ulery flown Dean Koger has enormous fuselage airplanes said big enough stick arm side Well thats certainly true EU fact could probably get two arms inside Star Tracker Richard Bergeron tail dragger airplane saw pattern Nats has large fuselage reminiscent old Airborne Associates Hi-Lo long slender wings Star Tracker flew very well including maneuver conventional gear air planes poorly takeoff Don Lowes new Phoenix 8 design flown Wayne Abernethy Master pattern Superficially 8 looks much like preceding 7 6 designs couple significant changes fuselage nose about inch longer small chin bottom accommodate retract mechanism wing features root chord inch wider two past designs gives wing different look wing appears have less leading edge sweep though same Dean Koger put gutsy performance during Finals airplane started sitting edge runway ready call takeoff first Finals flight discovered judges didnt have score sheets still car forfeit flight required him make re maining flights count fourth place finish Master pattern Dean must cool customer because never lost poise sense humor fine ex ample lot us emulate Everyone knows Tony Bonetti over hill Thats came such shock find him qualifying top ten Masters winning fifth place Finals Tony flew new Intrepid de sign looks lot like Trouble maker II since has same paint scheme Tonys flying extremely smooth consistent obviously spent lot time practicing Conspicuous absence Mr Phoenix Don Lowe Don Air Force business trip previous week unable make Nats trip extended Nats week expected well new Phoenix 8 design notable Nats winning string broken Charles Danley won Ad vanced class 1976 Nats followed up win Expert class 1977 Nats However although made Master class finals 1978 Nats did win will other Nats him though sure continue score high Master class Perhaps can put together win class future Nats Two clubs put on memorable performContinued page 96 November1978 29 knows what Ron Chidgey thinking waits standby Tiger Tail Ill Ron finished sixth Master Class competition tail-dragger competition Richard Bergerons Star Tracker Surprised its perfectly acceptable characteristics Wayne Abernethy flew new Phoenix 8 Master design has much wider wing centersaction rest seems moving Jerry Cruse managed fit pipe Phoenix 7 makes faces ask him difficult install radio gear USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF 2 Blade Pusher 5%-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854 9-610-6 $1 3BladeTractorBLADE 5-36-36-4 5040 3 Blade Pusher 6-3Metallic Aluminum Color Made polyester boll color7-67-8$1 868-8 S125 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 Pusher 10-6$150 Continued page 92 very light weight wing plug-in system la British modelers can used instead glueing wings Keep weight minimum go route sure surfaces warp-free model balances spar Use 6-3 black plastic prop make first test flights engine running little rich side built according plan model sure surprise its smooth graceful flying characteristics cowled little engine sounds good too achieve final longitudinal trim can add small paper elevator tab use small pieces clay ballast get exactly climb glide angles want windy weather put lump clay size small marble cowl increase penetration speed reduce climb rate calm warm sum mer evenings remove nose weight glide becomes incredibly flat slow Modest lift will keep little tub up indefinitely hope have much fun unique little F4F have Nats/Van Putte continued page 29 finished top ten cate gory Bruce Underwood Master Jerry Clifton Advanced Lamar Gilbert Novice fact trio have also fin ished top three contest attended 1978 Knox County Tennessee Radio Control Society also three members qualified pattern finals Ed Hartley Expert Cliff Hiatt Advanced Bob Pannell Novice Quite achievement Volunteers continue backbone Nats LARKS members everywhere dont know mem bers club saw doing job imaginable around Chennault Field Whole families volunteered work too met Bill Snavley Flight Line 4 RC Site B working flight line son scores runner Bills wife worked selling patches hobby shop daughter helped Nats News print shop delivered News McNeese dormitory area took week vacation help others enjoy Nats Thanks volunteers Have ever Cajun Pork went Chuck Shades Dean Kogers suite dormitory go out dinner met Russ Mrs Nitch Russ ran name tag pin concession Nats hobby shop offered some Cajun Pork Mrs Nitch after said delicious told actually alligator Mrs Nitch offered large piece alligator recipe local women worked hobby shop good three pieces trophy presentations held Sheraton Chateau Charles Lake Charles winners receive trophies addition Na tional Society R/C Aerobatics trophies presented class Surprisingly NSRCA trophies won class winners because members NSRCA especially surprising since pattern Nats again run NSRCA talk 1978 last year big Nats Lets hope Im hoping 1979 Nats held two sites After seeing Springfield site 1977 Team Finals/World Cham pionships Im convinced would able handle Nats activities 1976 Nats Dayton demonstrated enormous popularity Nats area course third choice re turn good old Lake Charles Nats/Chesney continued page 33 Jet Ranger teamed up some very smooth hovering maneuvers first place Steve Mintz Peter Phillipp second third respectively flew Heliboy Intermediate class found Heliboy first place John Clark Second place Ralph Burch Webra Speed powered Kavan Jet Ranger Fifty points behind George Croker flying stand ard Revolution 40 HB4OPDP engine George proved fixed pitch helicopter still has life competition against collective machines Things livened up bit Expert Class acrobatics became rule rather exception still camera cannot justice maneuvers rigid rotor machines capable Mike Mas flew Revolution 40 collective pitch teetering head second place against field rigid rotor machines Revo lution proved excellent machine Mikes hands K factors awarded 1oops rolls K35 presented handi cap skills capabilities machine close second points separated Mike third place Bob Pinto OC Bob Pinto thing out control third place win Bob Heliboy did some fantastic flying during after con test No doubt have heard will hear about gentleman Bob recently overall winner NRCHA Na tionals Probably unusual ability Bob demonstrates capacity fly almost stick mode put hands single two stick nose tail can fly first place Horizon 96 Model Aviation GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN18$700 6 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE J-IELICAL PITCH AND AIRFOIL FOR EFFICIENCY AT YOUR DEALER 2 Blade Tractor 5-3 5-45%-35/-4 304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 11-411-611-8$1 12-412-512-6$150 THE PURCHASER G RUSH ANA 46373 ances RC pattern Lake Gunters ville Alabama Radio Control Fliers have approximately 20 members three of
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Chief Pattern Judge Julie Woods briefs competitors before Nets gin Pattern Director Betty Stream backs up girls ran pat tern did impressive flawless job No male chauvinists expres sionsof troops background confirmnote guy biting nails Meadames Edwards Koger Shade assist flight tabulation Site Two sites B common landing circle two lines Radio Control Pattern Director Betty Stream begins pilots brief ing just after rain Nets stopped Great weather 24 Model Aviation Suzi Stream Sally Brown assist transmitter processing uuve Brown charge practically Nationals transmitter processing U Left Taking wide stance during finals flight Marty Wittenberg won Expert Pattern Jim Keiger caller Right Marty discusses Bridi fellow flier Jim Kimbro 10-lb bird piped Rossi engine An interesting feature hand-made 10 x 7% prop THE 1978 Nats return Lake Charles Louisiana experience rivaled past two Lake Charles Nats site can hardly equaled perfect place hold competition variety space consuming requirements Na tional Model Airplane Championships RC site same location past two times combination afternoon flying near-perfect weather made 1978 RC aerobatic champion ships best yet competition conducted two sites approximately 1500 feet apart site two flight lines spotlanding circle single spot-landing cir cle shared two flight lines uncom mon contest circuit con test caliber Nats often expressed four circles sites sepa rated 600 800 feet would have better numerous instances two airplanes trying take off land same time trying land another took off obvious reason having four sites extra person nel necessary man positions would required control transmitters monitor frequencies conduct score tabu lation maintain contact other sites Consequently two-site system adopted Betty Stream did superb job RC Pattern Director seemed handling problems always smile can keep even-tempered cheerful face such pressure real credit heard about Stream Technique Contest Manage ment before going Lake Charles delighted see operation Bill Seidler John Targos Site Directors Sites B respectively hands full keeping things going assisting fliers moving back spectators other delightful jobs fall Site Directors Both Bill John should proud efforts Chief Judge Julie Woods put together fine set four judging teams teams judged complete round line November1978 25 Mark Radcliffs Phoenix also hides under sofa thunders Actually light-colored cloth smart trick protect airborne system heatinside temperatures soar high Dean Koger ponders nis score auring qualifying Note easy score board read contrast some past Nationals Ron considered Nets best ever attended MASTERIN ORDER OF FINISH Yre YrsTypeFlControl RollDuel Mix NemeAge RIC PeftAiroaftConstrFinlehEnginePump CerberPropellerFuelRetreats RedloMode Button Rate Contr alex DewfiberglassacrylicTop FliteRoGoWorldall Brown321110CurerefoamanamelOS6OFSRPerryPerryED pipe11-7 Supreme15%GoldberriExpert IInothrno Stew oolelex fiberglassacrylicRossiWebraRosniPowerrafteli Helms29206Bootleggerfoamenamelrear exhauntPerryDynamixRadio South2t4%KraftSig IInorudyes MerkfiberglansacrylicRossiRev UpRoGoSouthWorldsinglealex Fladcliff2310BPhOenix 7foamenamelRoasiPerrhPerrypipe11-7%15%R/CExpertsticknoallno DeanKevlar/MonokoteWebraRosgiMax Daileyalex Koger341110EU-iepoxy foamlmronWebra 61 noDynamix2..11-7i6LXraftProLine Iyeaallno TonyfibergiasaWebraOPSCoolKraft Bonetti481313IntrepidfoamHobbypoxyKraftPerryDynamix11-7YPowerraftSia Ilno nono alex RonfiberglassacrylicRoasiRoasiRadio SouthCoolSouthsingleall Chidgey462320Tiger Tail Illfoamenamelrear exhaustPerryWebrapipe10%-7YPowerR/CProLineatickyesrudyen alex TonyfiberglassacrylicEDRev UpRoGoWorldall Frackowiak22B3Phoenix 6foamenamelOSBOFSRPerryParryoiO1 1A-7 5%GjdpExpert IIrudno DonbelsaacrylicDPSOPSOPSRadio SouthHomeKraftsinglealex Weitz3065Deceptionfoamenamelrear exhaust nolide wiwo11-TABrewKrsftSigsticknoallyes alex CharlesfiberglassSuperpoxy &OPSZingerStanfieldSouthall Danley27B4Atlasfoam9obbypoxyOS6OFSRPerry11-7WPremiumRI...ProLineJJ.~rudno BruceWebraRossiRev UpCoolRomelex Underwood402812CompensatorbelsaSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerry10A-7/PowerAirProLine IInorudno EXPERTIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YraTypePi2gControl Roll Duel Mix NameAge R/C PattAiroaftCowerPiniahEnginePump Carb1iufflerPropellerFuelRetractsRadioMode Button Rate Contr slav MartybelsaRossiRossiHandcraftedHomeSouthall WittenberglB43DeceptionfoamSuparpoxywar exhaustnoRossiolpe10%-7YBrewR/CKrafc Inorudno Cool EdbaItsacrylicFoxRex UpPowerRom rse Hartley465BMachensatorfoamenamelWebranoWebrapipe1 1-7A25%AirProLine Ino nono BK RobertMonokoteOPSZingerChampion Redmon3264DriginalbalsaSuperpoxyOPSnoOPSoJ2.11-7PAl3oldbei- Iyen nono DannyCompennatorbalsaOPSRed Ramany1953modifiedlfoamSuperpoxyOPSyesDPSolpeZingerMaxProLineProLine Ino nono alex StewfiberglassMonokoteWebraPowerRomKraftall Stricker16724foamSuperpoxyEnyx XFno91o2.....ZingarSlantAirKP7C IInorudyes RodfiberglassHPRev UpCoolSouth gle Barnen4373Phoenix 7foamIsaronOS6OFSRPerryPerryoipa11-7YPowerR/CPraLine sticknoallno MaryfiberglassSuper-EDRex UpPowerall Ingerson2253Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyOS6OFSR notigrapipe11-7V5%ProLineraft IInorudno Red MichaelfiberglassWebraOPSZingarMatRom Johncock1575PhoenitSfoamSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerryolpe11-7W10%AirProLineIIyesallno TerrsncefiberglassacrylicOPSCoolIqomsingle Mshady36BBDirty BirdyfoamlacquerOPSPerryOPSo2e.....Radio SouthPowerAirProLinesticknoxiino DavidMonokoteOPSRom McKenzie2175Dirty BirdybaitsSuperpoxyWabranoWebrapipeZingerStanfiald AirProLineIInonono rotated next line next round four rounds qualifying Competi tion completed fliers equal exposure front judges fifth round qualifying Julie reordered judging teams balance high low judges Since finals also four rounds same judge rotation used obtain equal exposure Julie very concerned about judging fliers agreed 1978 Nats best judging long time Weather wasnt really factor Nats Despite arrival Hurricane Amelia Texas coast day fore Nats begin expected severe rainfall never materialized significant rain started just oh have judges gone Speculation rife will find seats 1979 Ron reluctant go home David Hoppes shares hard-to-find shade Jamie Strongs wife own Compensator rebuilt after collision motorcycle Say again 26 Model Aviation 6 ADVANCEDIN ORDER OF FINISH Yrs YrsTypePlugControl RollDual Mix lameAge RIC Past AircraftConstrFinishEnginePump CarbMuffler PropellerFuelRetracts RadioMode Button Rat Consr Cool liffBalsaopsRev UpPowerKraft -listt2164SweetaterfoamSuperpoxyKraftnoParryaR10-7% 15%Soldber5PSB IIno nono SavidfibargiassDaftRossiZinger&BRomKraftaley hilton1962Dirt BirdfoamRossinoRosalpf11-7100 X2CAirS2LIInoallno erry ownbalsaopsRev upCoolclay Sif ton3883SouthwindfoamSuperpoxyOPSPerrOPS11-7PowerGoldbert-leatliIIyesrsdno SavidbalsaWebraWebraZingerSit -loppes1953CompensatorfoamSuperpoxySpend noWebra2L11-7W B%Goldber~irrusIIno nono AkefiberglassacrylicRosaiRev UpCoolRow 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noOPSpipe11-7%8%AirEspertIInoclay yas pilots briefing held first day lasted about 45 minutes Winds light variable week getting Calmer week progressed weather factor consequence heat Both temperature humidity hovered around 90 making everyone want got engines wind blow stronger would straightened out soon after arriving some relief heat Tabulation flight scores course some pilots problems problem past Nats year needle valve settings engines another story scores calculated tuned cooler drier climates sites rechecked tabu Perky Turkey design now competitive West Coast Handcrafted bored group mountain moonshiners expres flown Steve Cowesto Novice first Design kit Larry Perkins sive NSRCA trophies await winners also NSRCAmembers November1978 27 lation headquarters housed Doc Edwards motor home scores flights particular site posted site official set scores posted another board Site Most competitors checked scoreboard periodically see doing relative others line checked official scoreboard end day see stood overall scoreboards large easy read welcome change past Nats Pattern qualifying competition scheduled held 2 pm 8 pm day due unusually low number /4-Midget Formula 1 pylon competitors pylon racing events ended earlier expected pattern com petition able start earlier Five rounds competition held during four days qualifying best three flights used pick ten finalists category nominally 40 fliers four lines start ing place rotated five fliers round flier #1 starting first round fliers #6 11 16 21 starting subse quent rounds kept toes some competitors lost qualifying flight didnt realize would have fly twice particular day took off motel dormitories returned flight line late after noon discovered next fly because three fliers front werent Surprisingly top quali fiers went win event Steve Cowee won Novice handily after qualifying third top qualifier Tommy Fritzinger slid third place Lamar Gilbert qualified tenth position leaped way second place finals Advanced pattern featured very tight competition outcome doubt un til Jerry Clifton missed spot landing last flight putting him third place Cliff Hiatt finished first place place higher qualified Dave Wilson second top qualifier David Hoppes settle fourth Hoppes flying airplane never lost contest rebuilt eight weeks before Nats after dead-stick collision motorcycle Marty Wittenberg moved up num ber two qualifier take first Expert class top qualifier Steve Stricker settle fifth place finals Ed Hartley came good flight shy catching Wittenberg ended up second place Dave Brown top qualifier Master category went win event handily Steve Helms surprised few people finished ahead Mark Rad cliff Mark turn barely edged out Dean Koger Toni Bonetti Since scores posted else issue wont attempt re peat 28 Model Aviation Joe Bridi left presents trophy Dave Brown Master Class win Dave Sally Brown Daves Hobby Barn-kitted Curare 8-lb ship powered OS 60 FSR ED pipe has wing flaps Skynight 6 featured such extras landau windows cano py felt-lined wheel wells also has rather unusual nose lines Duane Fromen cleans up Dave Platts Duellist II Smart looking twin flown Expert Quality flying generally higher last year number pattern competitors up slightly last years Nats down significantly 1976 Dayton Nats competitors actually flew follows Novice59 Advanced40 Ex pert17 Master38 Flying quality consistently higher 1978 Nats fact flying quality has improving noticeably during past few years would have interesting see two demonstration flights Novice pattern Novice winner Steve Cowee another Master winner Dave Brown Id willing bet per formances would very nearly same Anyone has pattern con test would have familiar aircraft designs flown airplanes such Phoenix 6 7 Dirty Birdy Compensa tor Atlas Curare Saturn Vertigo Trion However few unusual designs EU 1 designed Wayne Ulery flown Dean Koger has enormous fuselage airplanes said big enough stick arm side Well thats certainly true EU fact could probably get two arms inside Star Tracker Richard Bergeron tail dragger airplane saw pattern Nats has large fuselage reminiscent old Airborne Associates Hi-Lo long slender wings Star Tracker flew very well including maneuver conventional gear air planes poorly takeoff Don Lowes new Phoenix 8 design flown Wayne Abernethy Master pattern Superficially 8 looks much like preceding 7 6 designs couple significant changes fuselage nose about inch longer small chin bottom accommodate retract mechanism wing features root chord inch wider two past designs gives wing different look wing appears have less leading edge sweep though same Dean Koger put gutsy performance during Finals airplane started sitting edge runway ready call takeoff first Finals flight discovered judges didnt have score sheets still car forfeit flight required him make re maining flights count fourth place finish Master pattern Dean must cool customer because never lost poise sense humor fine ex ample lot us emulate Everyone knows Tony Bonetti over hill Thats came such shock find him qualifying top ten Masters winning fifth place Finals Tony flew new Intrepid de sign looks lot like Trouble maker II since has same paint scheme Tonys flying extremely smooth consistent obviously spent lot time practicing Conspicuous absence Mr Phoenix Don Lowe Don Air Force business trip previous week unable make Nats trip extended Nats week expected well new Phoenix 8 design notable Nats winning string broken Charles Danley won Ad vanced class 1976 Nats followed up win Expert class 1977 Nats However although made Master class finals 1978 Nats did win will other Nats him though sure continue score high Master class Perhaps can put together win class future Nats Two clubs put on memorable performContinued page 96 November1978 29 knows what Ron Chidgey thinking waits standby Tiger Tail Ill Ron finished sixth Master Class competition tail-dragger competition Richard Bergerons Star Tracker Surprised its perfectly acceptable characteristics Wayne Abernethy flew new Phoenix 8 Master design has much wider wing centersaction rest seems moving Jerry Cruse managed fit pipe Phoenix 7 makes faces ask him difficult install radio gear USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF 2 Blade Pusher 5%-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854 9-610-6 $1 3BladeTractorBLADE 5-36-36-4 5040 3 Blade Pusher 6-3Metallic Aluminum Color Made polyester boll color7-67-8$1 868-8 S125 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 Pusher 10-6$150 Continued page 92 very light weight wing plug-in system la British modelers can used instead glueing wings Keep weight minimum go route sure surfaces warp-free model balances spar Use 6-3 black plastic prop make first test flights engine running little rich side built according plan model sure surprise its smooth graceful flying characteristics cowled little engine sounds good too achieve final longitudinal trim can add small paper elevator tab use small pieces clay ballast get exactly climb glide angles want windy weather put lump clay size small marble cowl increase penetration speed reduce climb rate calm warm sum mer evenings remove nose weight glide becomes incredibly flat slow Modest lift will keep little tub up indefinitely hope have much fun unique little F4F have Nats/Van Putte continued page 29 finished top ten cate gory Bruce Underwood Master Jerry Clifton Advanced Lamar Gilbert Novice fact trio have also fin ished top three contest attended 1978 Knox County Tennessee Radio Control Society also three members qualified pattern finals Ed Hartley Expert Cliff Hiatt Advanced Bob Pannell Novice Quite achievement Volunteers continue backbone Nats LARKS members everywhere dont know mem bers club saw doing job imaginable around Chennault Field Whole families volunteered work too met Bill Snavley Flight Line 4 RC Site B working flight line son scores runner Bills wife worked selling patches hobby shop daughter helped Nats News print shop delivered News McNeese dormitory area took week vacation help others enjoy Nats Thanks volunteers Have ever Cajun Pork went Chuck Shades Dean Kogers suite dormitory go out dinner met Russ Mrs Nitch Russ ran name tag pin concession Nats hobby shop offered some Cajun Pork Mrs Nitch after said delicious told actually alligator Mrs Nitch offered large piece alligator recipe local women worked hobby shop good three pieces trophy presentations held Sheraton Chateau Charles Lake Charles winners receive trophies addition Na tional Society R/C Aerobatics trophies presented class Surprisingly NSRCA trophies won class winners because members NSRCA especially surprising since pattern Nats again run NSRCA talk 1978 last year big Nats Lets hope Im hoping 1979 Nats held two sites After seeing Springfield site 1977 Team Finals/World Cham pionships Im convinced would able handle Nats activities 1976 Nats Dayton demonstrated enormous popularity Nats area course third choice re turn good old Lake Charles Nats/Chesney continued page 33 Jet Ranger teamed up some very smooth hovering maneuvers first place Steve Mintz Peter Phillipp second third respectively flew Heliboy Intermediate class found Heliboy first place John Clark Second place Ralph Burch Webra Speed powered Kavan Jet Ranger Fifty points behind George Croker flying stand ard Revolution 40 HB4OPDP engine George proved fixed pitch helicopter still has life competition against collective machines Things livened up bit Expert Class acrobatics became rule rather exception still camera cannot justice maneuvers rigid rotor machines capable Mike Mas flew Revolution 40 collective pitch teetering head second place against field rigid rotor machines Revo lution proved excellent machine Mikes hands K factors awarded 1oops rolls K35 presented handi cap skills capabilities machine close second points separated Mike third place Bob Pinto OC Bob Pinto thing out control third place win Bob Heliboy did some fantastic flying during after con test No doubt have heard will hear about gentleman Bob recently overall winner NRCHA Na tionals Probably unusual ability Bob demonstrates capacity fly almost stick mode put hands single two stick nose tail can fly first place Horizon 96 Model Aviation GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN18$700 6 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE J-IELICAL PITCH AND AIRFOIL FOR EFFICIENCY AT YOUR DEALER 2 Blade Tractor 5-3 5-45%-35/-4 304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 11-411-611-8$1 12-412-512-6$150 THE PURCHASER G RUSH ANA 46373 ances RC pattern Lake Gunters ville Alabama Radio Control Fliers have approximately 20 members three of
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Chief Pattern Judge Julie Woods briefs competitors before Nets gin Pattern Director Betty Stream backs up girls ran pat tern did impressive flawless job No male chauvinists expres sionsof troops background confirmnote guy biting nails Meadames Edwards Koger Shade assist flight tabulation Site Two sites B common landing circle two lines Radio Control Pattern Director Betty Stream begins pilots brief ing just after rain Nets stopped Great weather 24 Model Aviation Suzi Stream Sally Brown assist transmitter processing uuve Brown charge practically Nationals transmitter processing U Left Taking wide stance during finals flight Marty Wittenberg won Expert Pattern Jim Keiger caller Right Marty discusses Bridi fellow flier Jim Kimbro 10-lb bird piped Rossi engine An interesting feature hand-made 10 x 7% prop THE 1978 Nats return Lake Charles Louisiana experience rivaled past two Lake Charles Nats site can hardly equaled perfect place hold competition variety space consuming requirements Na tional Model Airplane Championships RC site same location past two times combination afternoon flying near-perfect weather made 1978 RC aerobatic champion ships best yet competition conducted two sites approximately 1500 feet apart site two flight lines spotlanding circle single spot-landing cir cle shared two flight lines uncom mon contest circuit con test caliber Nats often expressed four circles sites sepa rated 600 800 feet would have better numerous instances two airplanes trying take off land same time trying land another took off obvious reason having four sites extra person nel necessary man positions would required control transmitters monitor frequencies conduct score tabu lation maintain contact other sites Consequently two-site system adopted Betty Stream did superb job RC Pattern Director seemed handling problems always smile can keep even-tempered cheerful face such pressure real credit heard about Stream Technique Contest Manage ment before going Lake Charles delighted see operation Bill Seidler John Targos Site Directors Sites B respectively hands full keeping things going assisting fliers moving back spectators other delightful jobs fall Site Directors Both Bill John should proud efforts Chief Judge Julie Woods put together fine set four judging teams teams judged complete round line November1978 25 Mark Radcliffs Phoenix also hides under sofa thunders Actually light-colored cloth smart trick protect airborne system heatinside temperatures soar high Dean Koger ponders nis score auring qualifying Note easy score board read contrast some past Nationals Ron considered Nets best ever attended MASTERIN ORDER OF FINISH Yre YrsTypeFlControl RollDuel Mix NemeAge RIC PeftAiroaftConstrFinlehEnginePump CerberPropellerFuelRetreats RedloMode Button Rate Contr alex DewfiberglassacrylicTop FliteRoGoWorldall Brown321110CurerefoamanamelOS6OFSRPerryPerryED pipe11-7 Supreme15%GoldberriExpert IInothrno Stew oolelex fiberglassacrylicRossiWebraRosniPowerrafteli 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Barnen4373Phoenix 7foamIsaronOS6OFSRPerryPerryoipa11-7YPowerR/CPraLine sticknoallno MaryfiberglassSuper-EDRex UpPowerall Ingerson2253Dirty BirdyfoamSuperpoxyOS6OFSR notigrapipe11-7V5%ProLineraft IInorudno Red MichaelfiberglassWebraOPSZingarMatRom Johncock1575PhoenitSfoamSuperpoxySpeedPerryPerryolpe11-7W10%AirProLineIIyesallno TerrsncefiberglassacrylicOPSCoolIqomsingle Mshady36BBDirty BirdyfoamlacquerOPSPerryOPSo2e.....Radio SouthPowerAirProLinesticknoxiino DavidMonokoteOPSRom McKenzie2175Dirty BirdybaitsSuperpoxyWabranoWebrapipeZingerStanfiald AirProLineIInonono rotated next line next round four rounds qualifying Competi tion completed fliers equal exposure front judges fifth round qualifying Julie reordered judging teams balance high low judges Since finals also four rounds same judge rotation used obtain equal exposure Julie very concerned about judging fliers agreed 1978 Nats best judging long time Weather wasnt really factor Nats Despite arrival Hurricane Amelia Texas coast day 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noOPSpipe11-7%8%AirEspertIInoclay yas pilots briefing held first day lasted about 45 minutes Winds light variable week getting Calmer week progressed weather factor consequence heat Both temperature humidity hovered around 90 making everyone want got engines wind blow stronger would straightened out soon after arriving some relief heat Tabulation flight scores course some pilots problems problem past Nats year needle valve settings engines another story scores calculated tuned cooler drier climates sites rechecked tabu Perky Turkey design now competitive West Coast Handcrafted bored group mountain moonshiners expres flown Steve Cowesto Novice first Design kit Larry Perkins sive NSRCA trophies await winners also NSRCAmembers November1978 27 lation headquarters housed Doc Edwards motor home scores flights particular site posted site official set scores posted another board Site Most competitors checked scoreboard periodically see doing relative others line checked official scoreboard end day see stood overall scoreboards large easy read welcome change past Nats Pattern qualifying competition scheduled held 2 pm 8 pm day due unusually low number /4-Midget Formula 1 pylon competitors pylon racing events ended earlier expected pattern com petition able start earlier Five rounds competition held during four days qualifying best three flights used pick ten finalists category nominally 40 fliers four lines start ing place rotated five fliers round flier #1 starting first round fliers #6 11 16 21 starting subse quent rounds kept toes some competitors lost qualifying flight didnt realize would have fly twice particular day took off motel dormitories returned flight line late after noon discovered next fly because three fliers front werent Surprisingly top quali fiers went win event Steve Cowee won Novice handily after qualifying third top qualifier Tommy Fritzinger slid third place Lamar Gilbert qualified tenth position leaped way second place finals Advanced pattern featured very tight competition outcome doubt un til Jerry Clifton missed spot landing last flight putting him third place Cliff Hiatt finished first place place higher qualified Dave Wilson second top qualifier David Hoppes settle fourth Hoppes flying airplane never lost contest rebuilt eight weeks before Nats after dead-stick collision motorcycle Marty Wittenberg moved up num ber two qualifier take first Expert class top qualifier Steve Stricker settle fifth place finals Ed Hartley came good flight shy catching Wittenberg ended up second place Dave Brown top qualifier Master category went win event handily Steve Helms surprised few people finished ahead Mark Rad cliff Mark turn barely edged out Dean Koger Toni Bonetti Since scores posted else issue wont attempt re peat 28 Model Aviation Joe Bridi left presents trophy Dave Brown Master Class win Dave Sally Brown Daves Hobby Barn-kitted Curare 8-lb ship powered OS 60 FSR ED pipe has wing flaps Skynight 6 featured such extras landau windows cano py felt-lined wheel wells also has rather unusual nose lines Duane Fromen cleans up Dave Platts Duellist II Smart looking twin flown Expert Quality flying generally higher last year number pattern competitors up slightly last years Nats down significantly 1976 Dayton Nats competitors actually flew follows Novice59 Advanced40 Ex pert17 Master38 Flying quality consistently higher 1978 Nats fact flying quality has improving noticeably during past few years would have interesting see two demonstration flights Novice pattern Novice winner Steve Cowee another Master winner Dave Brown Id willing bet per formances would very nearly same Anyone has pattern con test would have familiar aircraft designs flown airplanes such Phoenix 6 7 Dirty Birdy Compensa tor Atlas Curare Saturn Vertigo Trion However few unusual designs EU 1 designed Wayne Ulery flown Dean Koger has enormous fuselage airplanes said big enough stick arm side Well thats certainly true EU fact could probably get two arms inside Star Tracker Richard Bergeron tail dragger airplane saw pattern Nats has large fuselage reminiscent old Airborne Associates Hi-Lo long slender wings Star Tracker flew very well including maneuver conventional gear air planes poorly takeoff Don Lowes new Phoenix 8 design flown Wayne Abernethy Master pattern Superficially 8 looks much like preceding 7 6 designs couple significant changes fuselage nose about inch longer small chin bottom accommodate retract mechanism wing features root chord inch wider two past designs gives wing different look wing appears have less leading edge sweep though same Dean Koger put gutsy performance during Finals airplane started sitting edge runway ready call takeoff first Finals flight discovered judges didnt have score sheets still car forfeit flight required him make re maining flights count fourth place finish Master pattern Dean must cool customer because never lost poise sense humor fine ex ample lot us emulate Everyone knows Tony Bonetti over hill Thats came such shock find him qualifying top ten Masters winning fifth place Finals Tony flew new Intrepid de sign looks lot like Trouble maker II since has same paint scheme Tonys flying extremely smooth consistent obviously spent lot time practicing Conspicuous absence Mr Phoenix Don Lowe Don Air Force business trip previous week unable make Nats trip extended Nats week expected well new Phoenix 8 design notable Nats winning string broken Charles Danley won Ad vanced class 1976 Nats followed up win Expert class 1977 Nats However although made Master class finals 1978 Nats did win will other Nats him though sure continue score high Master class Perhaps can put together win class future Nats Two clubs put on memorable performContinued page 96 November1978 29 knows what Ron Chidgey thinking waits standby Tiger Tail Ill Ron finished sixth Master Class competition tail-dragger competition Richard Bergerons Star Tracker Surprised its perfectly acceptable characteristics Wayne Abernethy flew new Phoenix 8 Master design has much wider wing centersaction rest seems moving Jerry Cruse managed fit pipe Phoenix 7 makes faces ask him difficult install radio gear USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF 2 Blade Pusher 5%-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854 9-610-6 $1 3BladeTractorBLADE 5-36-36-4 5040 3 Blade Pusher 6-3Metallic Aluminum Color Made polyester boll color7-67-8$1 868-8 S125 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 Pusher 10-6$150 Continued page 92 very light weight wing plug-in system la British modelers can used instead glueing wings Keep weight minimum go route sure surfaces warp-free model balances spar Use 6-3 black plastic prop make first test flights engine running little rich side built according plan model sure surprise its smooth graceful flying characteristics cowled little engine sounds good too achieve final longitudinal trim can add small paper elevator tab use small pieces clay ballast get exactly climb glide angles want windy weather put lump clay size small marble cowl increase penetration speed reduce climb rate calm warm sum mer evenings remove nose weight glide becomes incredibly flat slow Modest lift will keep little tub up indefinitely hope have much fun unique little F4F have Nats/Van Putte continued page 29 finished top ten cate gory Bruce Underwood Master Jerry Clifton Advanced Lamar Gilbert Novice fact trio have also fin ished top three contest attended 1978 Knox County Tennessee Radio Control Society also three members qualified pattern finals Ed Hartley Expert Cliff Hiatt Advanced Bob Pannell Novice Quite achievement Volunteers continue backbone Nats LARKS members everywhere dont know mem bers club saw doing job imaginable around Chennault Field Whole families volunteered work too met Bill Snavley Flight Line 4 RC Site B working flight line son scores runner Bills wife worked selling patches hobby shop daughter helped Nats News print shop delivered News McNeese dormitory area took week vacation help others enjoy Nats Thanks volunteers Have ever Cajun Pork went Chuck Shades Dean Kogers suite dormitory go out dinner met Russ Mrs Nitch Russ ran name tag pin concession Nats hobby shop offered some Cajun Pork Mrs Nitch after said delicious told actually alligator Mrs Nitch offered large piece alligator recipe local women worked hobby shop good three pieces trophy presentations held Sheraton Chateau Charles Lake Charles winners receive trophies addition Na tional Society R/C Aerobatics trophies presented class Surprisingly NSRCA trophies won class winners because members NSRCA especially surprising since pattern Nats again run NSRCA talk 1978 last year big Nats Lets hope Im hoping 1979 Nats held two sites After seeing Springfield site 1977 Team Finals/World Cham pionships Im convinced would able handle Nats activities 1976 Nats Dayton demonstrated enormous popularity Nats area course third choice re turn good old Lake Charles Nats/Chesney continued page 33 Jet Ranger teamed up some very smooth hovering maneuvers first place Steve Mintz Peter Phillipp second third respectively flew Heliboy Intermediate class found Heliboy first place John Clark Second place Ralph Burch Webra Speed powered Kavan Jet Ranger Fifty points behind George Croker flying stand ard Revolution 40 HB4OPDP engine George proved fixed pitch helicopter still has life competition against collective machines Things livened up bit Expert Class acrobatics became rule rather exception still camera cannot justice maneuvers rigid rotor machines capable Mike Mas flew Revolution 40 collective pitch teetering head second place against field rigid rotor machines Revo lution proved excellent machine Mikes hands K factors awarded 1oops rolls K35 presented handi cap skills capabilities machine close second points separated Mike third place Bob Pinto OC Bob Pinto thing out control third place win Bob Heliboy did some fantastic flying during after con test No doubt have heard will hear about gentleman Bob recently overall winner 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