RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS f1 PI7U ii ii THE BIG NEWS about vote FAI F3A rules unlimited engine displacement proposal passed Weight noise limits will stay same five kilograms 11 pounds 96 dB respectively model must fit two-meter-by-two-meter box thats square about 78h inches side interesting thing proposal change box limit 600 750 never came up vote new rules wilYnot go effect until 1996 interesting period people will coming up different aireraft/powerplant designs will lot like turnaround style flying first brought Biplanes knows interesting aspect thinking about alternate powerplants fliers talking about trying new supercharged YS 91 four-stroke aircraft designed 61 two-strokes will make models like 61 Jekyll Meridian Elite Desire competitive Current wisdom says youre going compete RC Aerobatics must have supercharged 120 four-stroke burn least 35% nitro fuel Bull Its just true might good idea plan compete highest levels Masters FAI competition country however fact four-stroke has never F3A World Champions model won addition certainly needed compete successfully AMA Novice Sportsman Advanced classes What provoked outburst partly response vote FAI F3A rules partly because some letters received letter came Lyle Sams Kingsport Tennessee have flown Pattern lots years since reed days have raced boats midget cars carts known fact cannot beat almighty cubic inch AMA engine rules stand one-sided thing have ever heard kind competition Whether want use two cycle four cycle cubic inch should same maybe limit think present rules killing interest Pattern saw get slump few years back has never fully recovered Based preliminary results National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA rule change survey expect NSRCA will propose AMA adopt Jason Shulman assembles Dr Jekyll Hell compete unlimited engine displacement rule would effect in first time 1994s Tournament Champions January 1996 October 1994 67 Sportsman competitor Safety Comes First columnist Gary Shaw tail-dragger version Geoff Combs LA-2 Jason Shulman top-level F3A flier vertical fin JasonsRon Ellis assists John Burdin landing gear adjustments Dr Jekyll says Doctor inJohns Meridian Another letter Dana Moreland Encino California After reading June 1994 Model Aviation Aerobatics column have third topic concern beginning Pattern flier [other model radio RVP] Which engine should use have flying RC sport models four years now have decided try hand competition flying Novice Pattern have decided Ultra Sport-40 kit controlled Futaba 7UAF radio Which 45-46 ci engine should use choices over 25 different ones range $53 K&B 45R/C Sport $200 OS 46SF ABC pump Which 60-61 engine would recommend Ultra Sport 60 kit beginning Pattern flier Again choices seem $100 Fox $400 Hanno Special would also like know would recommend against following features Ultra Sport kit built fly Novice and/or Sportsman 1 tuned pipe 2 retractable landing gear 3 aileron differential 4 inflight mixture control simple recommendation make put problem perspective As far Ultra Sport 40 concerned recommended ASP 46 engine reliable low priced can pull model through Novice maneuver schedule ease Sure other 45-46 engines can out-pull ASP isnt necessary have power ASP can produce ASP price much lower can use money saved buy fuel practice sessions What about engine recommendation Ultra Sport 60 recommended ASP 61 same reasons 46 also another reason parts availability ASP distributor ISC International Trading Co Inc has complete stock parts times engine needs tender loving care after has rudely introduced Mother Earth Father Runway Uncle Tree case anyone wondering dont have financial interest ISC International However am hobby dealer can speak perspective mother born raised Scotland taught have healthy respect value Regarding questions Dana asked about specific aircraft/engine features following responses Tuned pipe Novice Sportsman tuned pipe really necessary decision whether have must made other reasons tuned pipe installation somewhat heavier muffler complicated install fliers dont like pipe running down side fuselage thats what youll have put up models like Ultra Sport because theres no way hide pipe inside fuselage other hand tuned pipe installations generally quieter must mufflers As mentioned before bonus power must considered strictly nice-to-have because Novice Sportsman maneuver schedules dont require power engine muffler combination can produce models like Ultra Sport 40 being flown Novice forget tuned pipe Sportsman use tuned pipe make yourself feel like RC Precision Aerobatics flier Retractable landing gear can fly aircraft retractable landing gear Novice class must leave gear down true models retractable landing gear fly better fewer trim changes caused airspeed changes dark side installation retractable landing gear taken lightly difficult job well dont recommend retractable landing gear models like Ultra Sport Aileron differential Theres much issue use Aileron differential makes model roll better alleviating effects adverse yaw caused 68 Model Aviation CR TEXT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/10
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 70
RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS f1 PI7U ii ii THE BIG NEWS about vote FAI F3A rules unlimited engine displacement proposal passed Weight noise limits will stay same five kilograms 11 pounds 96 dB respectively model must fit two-meter-by-two-meter box thats square about 78h inches side interesting thing proposal change box limit 600 750 never came up vote new rules wilYnot go effect until 1996 interesting period people will coming up different aireraft/powerplant designs will lot like turnaround style flying first brought Biplanes knows interesting aspect thinking about alternate powerplants fliers talking about trying new supercharged YS 91 four-stroke aircraft designed 61 two-strokes will make models like 61 Jekyll Meridian Elite Desire competitive Current wisdom says youre going compete RC Aerobatics must have supercharged 120 four-stroke burn least 35% nitro fuel Bull Its just true might good idea plan compete highest levels Masters FAI competition country however fact four-stroke has never F3A World Champions model won addition certainly needed compete successfully AMA Novice Sportsman Advanced classes What provoked outburst partly response vote FAI F3A rules partly because some letters received letter came Lyle Sams Kingsport Tennessee have flown Pattern lots years since reed days have raced boats midget cars carts known fact cannot beat almighty cubic inch AMA engine rules stand one-sided thing have ever heard kind competition Whether want use two cycle four cycle cubic inch should same maybe limit think present rules killing interest Pattern saw get slump few years back has never fully recovered Based preliminary results National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA rule change survey expect NSRCA will propose AMA adopt Jason Shulman assembles Dr Jekyll Hell compete unlimited engine displacement rule would effect in first time 1994s Tournament Champions January 1996 October 1994 67 Sportsman competitor Safety Comes First columnist Gary Shaw tail-dragger version Geoff Combs LA-2 Jason Shulman top-level F3A flier vertical fin JasonsRon Ellis assists John Burdin landing gear adjustments Dr Jekyll says Doctor inJohns Meridian Another letter Dana Moreland Encino California After reading June 1994 Model Aviation Aerobatics column have third topic concern beginning Pattern flier [other model radio RVP] Which engine should use have flying RC sport models four years now have decided try hand competition flying Novice Pattern have decided Ultra Sport-40 kit controlled Futaba 7UAF radio Which 45-46 ci engine should use choices over 25 different ones range $53 K&B 45R/C Sport $200 OS 46SF ABC pump Which 60-61 engine would recommend Ultra Sport 60 kit beginning Pattern flier Again choices seem $100 Fox $400 Hanno Special would also like know would recommend against following features Ultra Sport kit built fly Novice and/or Sportsman 1 tuned pipe 2 retractable landing gear 3 aileron differential 4 inflight mixture control simple recommendation make put problem perspective As far Ultra Sport 40 concerned recommended ASP 46 engine reliable low priced can pull model through Novice maneuver schedule ease Sure other 45-46 engines can out-pull ASP isnt necessary have power ASP can produce ASP price much lower can use money saved buy fuel practice sessions What about engine recommendation Ultra Sport 60 recommended ASP 61 same reasons 46 also another reason parts availability ASP distributor ISC International Trading Co Inc has complete stock parts times engine needs tender loving care after has rudely introduced Mother Earth Father Runway Uncle Tree case anyone wondering dont have financial interest ISC International However am hobby dealer can speak perspective mother born raised Scotland taught have healthy respect value Regarding questions Dana asked about specific aircraft/engine features following responses Tuned pipe Novice Sportsman tuned pipe really necessary decision whether have must made other reasons tuned pipe installation somewhat heavier muffler complicated install fliers dont like pipe running down side fuselage thats what youll have put up models like Ultra Sport because theres no way hide pipe inside fuselage other hand tuned pipe installations generally quieter must mufflers As mentioned before bonus power must considered strictly nice-to-have because Novice Sportsman maneuver schedules dont require power engine muffler combination can produce models like Ultra Sport 40 being flown Novice forget tuned pipe Sportsman use tuned pipe make yourself feel like RC Precision Aerobatics flier Retractable landing gear can fly aircraft retractable landing gear Novice class must leave gear down true models retractable landing gear fly better fewer trim changes caused airspeed changes dark side installation retractable landing gear taken lightly difficult job well dont recommend retractable landing gear models like Ultra Sport Aileron differential Theres much issue use Aileron differential makes model roll better alleviating effects adverse yaw caused 68 Model Aviation CR TEXT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/10
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 70
RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS f1 PI7U ii ii THE BIG NEWS about vote FAI F3A rules unlimited engine displacement proposal passed Weight noise limits will stay same five kilograms 11 pounds 96 dB respectively model must fit two-meter-by-two-meter box thats square about 78h inches side interesting thing proposal change box limit 600 750 never came up vote new rules wilYnot go effect until 1996 interesting period people will coming up different aireraft/powerplant designs will lot like turnaround style flying first brought Biplanes knows interesting aspect thinking about alternate powerplants fliers talking about trying new supercharged YS 91 four-stroke aircraft designed 61 two-strokes will make models like 61 Jekyll Meridian Elite Desire competitive Current wisdom says youre going compete RC Aerobatics must have supercharged 120 four-stroke burn least 35% nitro fuel Bull Its just true might good idea plan compete highest levels Masters FAI competition country however fact four-stroke has never F3A World Champions model won addition certainly needed compete successfully AMA Novice Sportsman Advanced classes What provoked outburst partly response vote FAI F3A rules partly because some letters received letter came Lyle Sams Kingsport Tennessee have flown Pattern lots years since reed days have raced boats midget cars carts known fact cannot beat almighty cubic inch AMA engine rules stand one-sided thing have ever heard kind competition Whether want use two cycle four cycle cubic inch should same maybe limit think present rules killing interest Pattern saw get slump few years back has never fully recovered Based preliminary results National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA rule change survey expect NSRCA will propose AMA adopt Jason Shulman assembles Dr Jekyll Hell compete unlimited engine displacement rule would effect in first time 1994s Tournament Champions January 1996 October 1994 67 Sportsman competitor Safety Comes First columnist Gary Shaw tail-dragger version Geoff Combs LA-2 Jason Shulman top-level F3A flier vertical fin JasonsRon Ellis assists John Burdin landing gear adjustments Dr Jekyll says Doctor inJohns Meridian Another letter Dana Moreland Encino California After reading June 1994 Model Aviation Aerobatics column have third topic concern beginning Pattern flier [other model radio RVP] Which engine should use have flying RC sport models four years now have decided try hand competition flying Novice Pattern have decided Ultra Sport-40 kit controlled Futaba 7UAF radio Which 45-46 ci engine should use choices over 25 different ones range $53 K&B 45R/C Sport $200 OS 46SF ABC pump Which 60-61 engine would recommend Ultra Sport 60 kit beginning Pattern flier Again choices seem $100 Fox $400 Hanno Special would also like know would recommend against following features Ultra Sport kit built fly Novice and/or Sportsman 1 tuned pipe 2 retractable landing gear 3 aileron differential 4 inflight mixture control simple recommendation make put problem perspective As far Ultra Sport 40 concerned recommended ASP 46 engine reliable low priced can pull model through Novice maneuver schedule ease Sure other 45-46 engines can out-pull ASP isnt necessary have power ASP can produce ASP price much lower can use money saved buy fuel practice sessions What about engine recommendation Ultra Sport 60 recommended ASP 61 same reasons 46 also another reason parts availability ASP distributor ISC International Trading Co Inc has complete stock parts times engine needs tender loving care after has rudely introduced Mother Earth Father Runway Uncle Tree case anyone wondering dont have financial interest ISC International However am hobby dealer can speak perspective mother born raised Scotland taught have healthy respect value Regarding questions Dana asked about specific aircraft/engine features following responses Tuned pipe Novice Sportsman tuned pipe really necessary decision whether have must made other reasons tuned pipe installation somewhat heavier muffler complicated install fliers dont like pipe running down side fuselage thats what youll have put up models like Ultra Sport because theres no way hide pipe inside fuselage other hand tuned pipe installations generally quieter must mufflers As mentioned before bonus power must considered strictly nice-to-have because Novice Sportsman maneuver schedules dont require power engine muffler combination can produce models like Ultra Sport 40 being flown Novice forget tuned pipe Sportsman use tuned pipe make yourself feel like RC Precision Aerobatics flier Retractable landing gear can fly aircraft retractable landing gear Novice class must leave gear down true models retractable landing gear fly better fewer trim changes caused airspeed changes dark side installation retractable landing gear taken lightly difficult job well dont recommend retractable landing gear models like Ultra Sport Aileron differential Theres much issue use Aileron differential makes model roll better alleviating effects adverse yaw caused 68 Model Aviation CR TEXT