Radio Control Helicopters Larry Jolly RECENTLY opportunity speak Mr Jeff Urcan president Yale Hobby Manufacturing Inc Jeff business producing Radio Control Helicopter after-market parts accessories aware items Yale markets asked Jeff send some information pictures possible Jeff responded photos informationas well some examples fine products generosity has made very easy test products what can say Im impressed Lets look some Yale Hobby Manufactur ings products Tru-Spin Rotor Blades probably Yales best-known product blades hardwood multi-lamination units Both main tail-rotor blades shipped pre-drilled attaching hardware also available pre-slotted addition ballast left purchaser some light sanding covering modeler supplied heat-shrink bladecovering material decent set instructions its application Itested set blades GMP Competitor slots ballast comparison stock GMP blades found Tm-Spin blade approximately /16-in less chord blunter leading edge about same thickness added two ounces Yale-Weight slotted blade Flight testing showed good blade tracking no flutter will have test further see can detect aerodynamic differences ship feels same stock GMP blades cant honestly say Tm-Spin better-performing blade know Curtis Youngblood mnning Tm-Spin blades Nats-winning Competitor Yale-Weight has mentioned earlier two-part nonmetallic epoxy compound adding tip weight main blades Equal parts substance must mixed together kit includes complete set instructions mixing cup stick approximately 80 grams epoxy compound hardenerenough set main rotor blades Yale-Weight complies both AMA FAI rules adding weight blades cannot detected metal-detector important aspect product Yale Hobby Manufacturing Inc safety factor Yale-Weight specially formulated does delaminate rotor blade during flight size slot blade determines amount additional weight epoxy 32 64 grams needed Blade Socks made high-quality quilted material intended protect rotor blades transporting machine flying field Canopies available either two varie ties vacuformed clear plastic epoxy/fiber glass want ultimate strength available makes Heli copters have fiberglass canopy Competitor must say nice piece glass work window portion clear added strength makes up cosmetic deficiency Besides people paint inside window portion canopies anyway Main rotor shafts precision-ground harder material normally used origlnal kit Helicopters Allen drivers tips hardened wont round-out use really like generous-sized handles tools since really enable person put lot torque screw being tightened Training gear two sizessomething really important novice Heli-flier size 50160-size Helicopter other 28-size machines training gear comes dowels wiffie-balls hardware re usable nylon straps Ill bet didnt know Yale products did dont drop Jeff Urcan note get catalog address Yale Hobby Manufacturing 20 Holly Lane Wallingford CT 06492 business phone 203 265-0408 fly Helicopters Im certain Yale has special items youve looking Novice corner As long can remember novice Helipilots have complaining about mastering tails Helicopters seemed have problems usually fixed-wing pilots trying convert rotary-wing know gyros auto-throttle systems have greatly simplified things fliers still have problems tall rotor Last week helping novice flier Continued page 147 January 1987 53 almost like ad forYale Hobby Mfg mci photos items made/dis tributed Yale Larry gives details column First fiberglass canopyforaGMPCompetitor superstrong heat-resistant easy finish Yales Tru-Spin rotor blades lami Andto protect rotor blades trans nated hardwood shaped holes drilled porting machine to/from flying site need bit sanding before cover try some excellent Blade Socks ing heat-shrink tubing Some blades made quilted material Lets available slots milled accepting see maybe could dolled up blade-ballast weights some needlepoint Heres Yale-Weight heavy epoxy bal lasting thoseTru-Spin blades nonmetal lic claimed comply both AMA PAl rules Everything seen comes kit enough ballast set rotor blades wnavs big deal Merely fact r-arueneu ano grouna main snans Tfle ma- thatthetipsoftheseAllen-head screwdrivers terialisclaimedtobeamuchstrongersteel hardened guaranteed alloythan used kit Helicopters Send round off use can really get some Yales catalog find selection/cost muscle behind torquing up critical products Address column fasteners just Helicopters PRACTICAL SIZED GIANT SCALE MODELS NICK ZIROLI Fiberalass Cowlings Canopies AvailableJets too s sent Post-Paid within USA Send 50 Full Catalog Balsa Order Nick ZfroIi 29 Edgar Dr Smithtown NY 11787 USA Hover 5 Bob Wallace 6 Tom Strom 7 Richard Oliver 8 Dave Latsha 9 Pete Reed 10 Dave Doyle Midwest Quickie 500 Nationals held Westland MI September 21 1986 Re porting event John Kilsdonk once rain gods stayed away nice 730 day set stage fourth annual Midwest Q500 Nationals hosted Signal Seekers meet unintentionally direct conflict NMPRA Sport Pylon cham pionship race held Smyrna TN same date However conflict probably little effect attendance either race 31 entries CAPS rules NMPRA airplanes Supertigre Como engines stock nine-inch/wide-blade props stock mufflers used 475-ft course Six rounds flown contest started promptly 1030 am fat lady sang around 430 pm race relatively uneventful fliers running much differently year exemplified once again very competitive Midwest style QSOO flying Ace Merlino set pace day backing up one-month-old CAPS record 12648 fine 12644 No else could come close ST S-40 Ring/China Clipper setup Adrian Apaza Merlino ended up perfect scores flew off forflrstplace Adrians engine flamed out first couple laps Ace darned kids cruised well-deserved victory Ken Heatlie Mike Lasker finished point down flew off third Ken taking close race John Kilsdonk finished fifth two points down Beautiful plaques donated Les Haddads Hobby Shop along cash presented first five places Joes Hobby Centers made very generous contribution souvenir transmit ter bags given workers fliers workers fliers shared merchandise awards various hobby indus try sponsors Good day good contest great fun FINAL RESULTS Pt Flier Ace Merlino 2Adrian Apaza 3Ken Heatlie 4Mike Lasker 5John Kilsdonk 6Barney Polzin 7Dave Keats 8Denny Sumner 9Joe Cohen 10Kevin Matney PtTime 2412644 2413000 2313010 2313540 2213450 2013170 1912870 1913100 1913130 1913920 Engine ST Ring ST Ring Como ABC ST Ring Como ABC ST Ring ST ABC ST ABC ST Ring Como ABC As Im writing am getting ready go Sepulveda Basin California years NMPRA Championship Race See next months issue results Till Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 53 simply getting anywhere ma chine Helicopter jumping up down twisting side side went out watch what doing transmitter realized tryingto fly chopperthe same way flew Ugly Stick would carry machine out pits set flying area would bring throttle trim up get blades turning Check ing controls would throw throttle forwardand mean throw Just suddenly would throttle back Gentlemen point realized people need aproportional throttle Most fixed-wing fliers satisfied On/Off switch engine control however proper way fly fixed-wing modeland will certainly work Helicopter throttle delicate control cyclic-pitch stick must handled gently Advance decrease throt tle smoothly slowly possible slower movement chance Helicopter will reach equilibrium tail will swing BCNU Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Newsletters/Winter Continued page 56 stand up handling postal system subscriber Winding Stooge Florida once received scrap paper address itplus enough postmark show mailing come Lincoln NE scrap arrived Post Office baggy subscriber mailed could see what happened eight-sheet issue CORBIN SUPER ACE$3995 05 Elec 10 Glow 50 Span MA DZCAL OVC OOsTS HIJ iant Scale18 Sheets *60 SIze38 Sheets *40 Size heets * Propeller Decals WT 6 Sheets3 sizes es * Kill Markings 12 Sheets * Nomenclature Markings 3 Sizes -12 Sheets Btsck White copy * Letters Numbers 1234 4-13/18 10 Colors * Stars 10 Colors 11 SIzes plus Sheet Assorted Sizee Major Decals pass flying colorse.ed/2LO6cte5wc/ae DISTRIBUTORS INQUIRIES INVITED Call Paul Major 413 525-4110 mayor decals Custom decal Manufacturers NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONOMEALIOW MA 81828 TEL 413-525-4118 January 1987 147 VA -3140 Span$4200 F4U CORSAIR93 Span$3000 AEMS ZERO91 Span$3000 CURTIS P4094 Span$3000 AT-B TEXAN101 Span$3000 FBF BEARCAT88 Span$3000 FOKKERDR-183 Tripe$2700 qw pan J5U sq 1/2 TEXACO School Yard Machine Cut Parts ONLY $ 2595 Send 5ASE Brochure Add $300 br S end H COD Add 8200 Calif Re. Add 6% Tax Meeter Card 916 985-3569 Set & Sun Pharle Modele PO Box 804 Poleom CA 95830
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/01
Page Numbers: 53, 147
Radio Control Helicopters Larry Jolly RECENTLY opportunity speak Mr Jeff Urcan president Yale Hobby Manufacturing Inc Jeff business producing Radio Control Helicopter after-market parts accessories aware items Yale markets asked Jeff send some information pictures possible Jeff responded photos informationas well some examples fine products generosity has made very easy test products what can say Im impressed Lets look some Yale Hobby Manufactur ings products Tru-Spin Rotor Blades probably Yales best-known product blades hardwood multi-lamination units Both main tail-rotor blades shipped pre-drilled attaching hardware also available pre-slotted addition ballast left purchaser some light sanding covering modeler supplied heat-shrink bladecovering material decent set instructions its application Itested set blades GMP Competitor slots ballast comparison stock GMP blades found Tm-Spin blade approximately /16-in less chord blunter leading edge about same thickness added two ounces Yale-Weight slotted blade Flight testing showed good blade tracking no flutter will have test further see can detect aerodynamic differences ship feels same stock GMP blades cant honestly say Tm-Spin better-performing blade know Curtis Youngblood mnning Tm-Spin blades Nats-winning Competitor Yale-Weight has mentioned earlier two-part nonmetallic epoxy compound adding tip weight main blades Equal parts substance must mixed together kit includes complete set instructions mixing cup stick approximately 80 grams epoxy compound hardenerenough set main rotor blades Yale-Weight complies both AMA FAI rules adding weight blades cannot detected metal-detector important aspect product Yale Hobby Manufacturing Inc safety factor Yale-Weight specially formulated does delaminate rotor blade during flight size slot blade determines amount additional weight epoxy 32 64 grams needed Blade Socks made high-quality quilted material intended protect rotor blades transporting machine flying field Canopies available either two varie ties vacuformed clear plastic epoxy/fiber glass want ultimate strength available makes Heli copters have fiberglass canopy Competitor must say nice piece glass work window portion clear added strength makes up cosmetic deficiency Besides people paint inside window portion canopies anyway Main rotor shafts precision-ground harder material normally used origlnal kit Helicopters Allen drivers tips hardened wont round-out use really like generous-sized handles tools since really enable person put lot torque screw being tightened Training gear two sizessomething really important novice Heli-flier size 50160-size Helicopter other 28-size machines training gear comes dowels wiffie-balls hardware re usable nylon straps Ill bet didnt know Yale products did dont drop Jeff Urcan note get catalog address Yale Hobby Manufacturing 20 Holly Lane Wallingford CT 06492 business phone 203 265-0408 fly Helicopters Im certain Yale has special items youve looking Novice corner As long can remember novice Helipilots have complaining about mastering tails Helicopters seemed have problems usually fixed-wing pilots trying convert rotary-wing know gyros auto-throttle systems have greatly simplified things fliers still have problems tall rotor Last week helping novice flier Continued page 147 January 1987 53 almost like ad forYale Hobby Mfg mci photos items made/dis tributed Yale Larry gives details column First fiberglass canopyforaGMPCompetitor superstrong heat-resistant easy finish Yales Tru-Spin rotor blades lami Andto protect rotor blades trans nated hardwood shaped holes drilled porting machine to/from flying site need bit sanding before cover try some excellent Blade Socks ing heat-shrink tubing Some blades made quilted material Lets available slots milled accepting see maybe could dolled up blade-ballast weights some needlepoint Heres Yale-Weight heavy epoxy bal lasting thoseTru-Spin blades nonmetal lic claimed comply both AMA PAl rules Everything seen comes kit enough ballast set rotor blades wnavs big deal Merely fact r-arueneu ano grouna main snans Tfle ma- thatthetipsoftheseAllen-head screwdrivers terialisclaimedtobeamuchstrongersteel hardened guaranteed alloythan used kit Helicopters Send round off use can really get some Yales catalog find selection/cost muscle behind torquing up critical products Address column fasteners just Helicopters PRACTICAL SIZED GIANT SCALE MODELS NICK ZIROLI Fiberalass Cowlings Canopies AvailableJets too s sent Post-Paid within USA Send 50 Full Catalog Balsa Order Nick ZfroIi 29 Edgar Dr Smithtown NY 11787 USA Hover 5 Bob Wallace 6 Tom Strom 7 Richard Oliver 8 Dave Latsha 9 Pete Reed 10 Dave Doyle Midwest Quickie 500 Nationals held Westland MI September 21 1986 Re porting event John Kilsdonk once rain gods stayed away nice 730 day set stage fourth annual Midwest Q500 Nationals hosted Signal Seekers meet unintentionally direct conflict NMPRA Sport Pylon cham pionship race held Smyrna TN same date However conflict probably little effect attendance either race 31 entries CAPS rules NMPRA airplanes Supertigre Como engines stock nine-inch/wide-blade props stock mufflers used 475-ft course Six rounds flown contest started promptly 1030 am fat lady sang around 430 pm race relatively uneventful fliers running much differently year exemplified once again very competitive Midwest style QSOO flying Ace Merlino set pace day backing up one-month-old CAPS record 12648 fine 12644 No else could come close ST S-40 Ring/China Clipper setup Adrian Apaza Merlino ended up perfect scores flew off forflrstplace Adrians engine flamed out first couple laps Ace darned kids cruised well-deserved victory Ken Heatlie Mike Lasker finished point down flew off third Ken taking close race John Kilsdonk finished fifth two points down Beautiful plaques donated Les Haddads Hobby Shop along cash presented first five places Joes Hobby Centers made very generous contribution souvenir transmit ter bags given workers fliers workers fliers shared merchandise awards various hobby indus try sponsors Good day good contest great fun FINAL RESULTS Pt Flier Ace Merlino 2Adrian Apaza 3Ken Heatlie 4Mike Lasker 5John Kilsdonk 6Barney Polzin 7Dave Keats 8Denny Sumner 9Joe Cohen 10Kevin Matney PtTime 2412644 2413000 2313010 2313540 2213450 2013170 1912870 1913100 1913130 1913920 Engine ST Ring ST Ring Como ABC ST Ring Como ABC ST Ring ST ABC ST ABC ST Ring Como ABC As Im writing am getting ready go Sepulveda Basin California years NMPRA Championship Race See next months issue results Till Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 53 simply getting anywhere ma chine Helicopter jumping up down twisting side side went out watch what doing transmitter realized tryingto fly chopperthe same way flew Ugly Stick would carry machine out pits set flying area would bring throttle trim up get blades turning Check ing controls would throw throttle forwardand mean throw Just suddenly would throttle back Gentlemen point realized people need aproportional throttle Most fixed-wing fliers satisfied On/Off switch engine control however proper way fly fixed-wing modeland will certainly work Helicopter throttle delicate control cyclic-pitch stick must handled gently Advance decrease throt tle smoothly slowly possible slower movement chance Helicopter will reach equilibrium tail will swing BCNU Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Newsletters/Winter Continued page 56 stand up handling postal system subscriber Winding Stooge Florida once received scrap paper address itplus enough postmark show mailing come Lincoln NE scrap arrived Post Office baggy subscriber mailed could see what happened eight-sheet issue CORBIN SUPER ACE$3995 05 Elec 10 Glow 50 Span MA DZCAL OVC OOsTS HIJ iant Scale18 Sheets *60 SIze38 Sheets *40 Size heets * Propeller Decals WT 6 Sheets3 sizes es * Kill Markings 12 Sheets * Nomenclature Markings 3 Sizes -12 Sheets Btsck White copy * Letters Numbers 1234 4-13/18 10 Colors * Stars 10 Colors 11 SIzes plus Sheet Assorted Sizee Major Decals pass flying colorse.ed/2LO6cte5wc/ae DISTRIBUTORS INQUIRIES INVITED Call Paul Major 413 525-4110 mayor decals Custom decal Manufacturers NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONOMEALIOW MA 81828 TEL 413-525-4118 January 1987 147 VA -3140 Span$4200 F4U CORSAIR93 Span$3000 AEMS ZERO91 Span$3000 CURTIS P4094 Span$3000 AT-B TEXAN101 Span$3000 FBF BEARCAT88 Span$3000 FOKKERDR-183 Tripe$2700 qw pan J5U sq 1/2 TEXACO School Yard Machine Cut Parts ONLY $ 2595 Send 5ASE Brochure Add $300 br S end H COD Add 8200 Calif Re. Add 6% Tax Meeter Card 916 985-3569 Set & Sun Pharle Modele PO Box 804 Poleom CA 95830