Radio Control Pylon Racing ON JUNE 2 three days after last months article mailed accepted Event Di rectors job QM F-I NATS year will momentous job two months plan prepare Being active F-I pilot attending contests writ ing column makes difficult Because heavy work load NATS addition substituting Glenn Spickler President annual NMPRA meeting will reporting NATS Pylon events biggest planning task securing work ers task undertaken hy Ft Worth Thunderbirds Dallas RC Clubs will also running F-I NMPRA Championship Race October 25-26 amazing friends have need three days 27 dedicated people signed up work pylon pilots fly NATS owe debt gratitude take time thank Remember would have contest Also have sacrificed privilege competing contest can fly have made several changes processing conduct contest hope will make successful meet large hangar will provided processing multiple lines check station reduce time involved Heat racing will conducted both QM F no qualifying rounds will Helicopters BY THE TIME read column 1975 Helicopter Nationals will history will some winners some didnt win tried Best competed will have enjoyed greatest part sport competing competing will enjoy Ed Rankin enough time least six rounds event including fly-offs expedite heats contestant late ready line will take off last late flight line will given zero heat QM event idle demonstration will called first round Event Di rectors discretion Full low throttle com mand transmitter will required 10 seconds per AMA rules will idle contest however 1/2 point will de ducted landing dead stick Hopefully will acceptable QM pilots ful fills intent rule Scale judging F-I will utilize NMPRA accepted through six ranking system Con testants same scale points will flip coin take-off position ready line special trophy will awarded best F-I scale judging addition fastest time F-I & QM District News South Central West Wichita R/C Club Pylon Race June 7 8 Kansas area has combined SCW district year cause have attending others con tests years has promoted competitive atmosphere District Champion ship points QM drew 21 entries five rounds held Saturday Engines used 18 K&B 2 ST 1 Taipan predominant Walt Schoonard fellowship other pilots learning others development skill better ment machine Almost anyone can learn fly helicopter takes skill compete Practically helicopter can made fly takes development make machine Jerry Christensen drops checkered flag end race noting time watch countdown clock starting foreground airplane used Minnow Charles Mon nett won again Shoestring/K&B com bination Larry Barnes won second place three-way tie third place flown-off Charlie Swain Lee Hudson Harold Baker finished order Lee Harold having dramatic mid-air #1 pylon after race over F-I held Sunday 19 entries 5 rounds flown between thunderstorms high humidity seemed affect ST-X40 five places won K&B engines win ners Ed Rankin Miss Dara II Nightin gale K&B 1255 Lee Hudson Miss Dara 1/ continued page 75 competitive going compete obviously need rules govern pilot machine rules cannot just made up imagination rather experience trial following rules cover pilots experience whether little great Rules should challenging yet feasible should provide maneuvers increasing dif ficulty pilot will have higher class shoot helicopter contests past several years have low entries because pilots felt could compete Sad say contestants did enter didnt come watch Much can learned watching others compete though have over 6000 helicopter kits sold country others scratch built contests going hungry contestants Hopefully rules developed AMA Helicopter Advisory Committee other competitors will improve situation full text 1975 AMA National Helicopter rules 1975 AMA NATIONALS R/C HELICOPTER RULES AMA FCC regulations governing con testant equipment model helicopter shall applicable event except noted herein Safety consideration spectators event personnel participants shall primary importance I There shall no limitation types equipment fitted helicopter 2 Each contestant shall permitted two 2 model entries except scale 3 All models shall subject safety inspection discretion event director and/or CD continued page 79 26 Model Aviation Line-up entries 1973 Tangerine Contest spectators have since become competitors Aubry Radford rolled successfully RC Helicopters continued page 26 4 Model designated #1 may flown until disabled model #1 repairable flight time model #2 may entered no case will model #1 reentered 5 The contestant must notify event director CD enters model #2 6 Model judged unflyable due crash must re inspected prior reuse 7 Dangerous flying poor sportsmanship will grounds disqualification 8 All maneuvers will commence end helipad 9 All maneuvers will flown proper sequence away spectators minimum threefoot altitude will maintained maneuvers a Maneuvers seven through twelve 7-12 will flown combined unit will scored segmentally b All freestyle maneuvers selected will flown unit including landing scored segment ally Landing separate maneuver following auto rotation 10 All contestants will have three minutes start helicopters time may used adjusting trimming long engine started allotted time II All models will carried starting point helipad No models will flown helipad pit area 12 Should flight aborted will considered official attempt upon completion two maneu vers 13 All contestants will permitted fly equal rounds time permits 14 Winning scores will sum two best scores 15 Novice contestants will fly maneuvers through six 6five minutes flight time See maneu ver schedule 16 Intermediate contestants will fly maneuvers through thirteen 13seven minutes flight time Seen maneuver schedule 17 Expert contestants will fly maneuvers through thirteen 13 plus self-selected free style maneuvers can completed three 3 min utes flight time including landing Total expert flight timeten minutes See maneuvers schedule 18 Additional landing score will added auto rotation landing Should score desired contestant must lift model off ten 10 foot altitude execute landing maneuver 19 Scale contestants will fly following maneu vers order a Fifteen 15 second stationary hover land ing b Constant heading figure eight starting left land c 3600 fly around starting left land Five minutes flight time 20 Scale contestants will fly same equipment static judged Should part aircraft damaged replaced portion aircraft will rejudged 21 Scale contestants will present following materials helicopter static judging a Published three-view drawings b Pictures published otherwise pertaining color markings details better presentation better can judged 22 Scale entries will judged following maximum 25 points a Fuselage b Cockpit c Landing gear d Rotor systems e Craftsmanship f Finish markings 23 Scale winning points will sum best two flights plus static judging points 24 All maneuvers flown will judged 0-10 Free style maneuvers will have additional K factor multiplier indicated 25 All models will have contestants AMA number affixed contestants discretion 26 Protests Protests will writing hand delivered event director CD immediately after flight contention protests will state specific infractionby made made signed dated protestor protests will settled using rules MANEUVERS Group OneNoviee I Lift offIS second hoverland 2 Lift offhover forward IS feetland 3 Lift offhover backward 15 feetland 4 Lift offhover right 15 feetland 5 Lift offhover left 15 feetland 6 Lift offhover constant heading figure-eight starting leftland Group TwoIntermediate 7 Lift offclimb 45 25 feet 8 One-hundred-foot straight flight 9 Ninety-degree left turn followed 2700 right turn 10 Return flight same path ax #8 II Figure-eight away spectators 12 Landing 13 Lift offstarting left fly 3600 fly-around land Group ThreeExpert Freestyle K-Factor l53600 hovertail 253600 hovernose 15360 hovertail 450 low 25Stationary hoverpilot circles 3600 around helicopter 15Hover 50 feetturn 1800—hover back 25Top hat Fly 20 feet forwardclimb 20 feet doing 3600 turnfly forward 20 feetdescend doing 3600 turnfly forward 20 feet 15Chandelle Climbing 1800 direction change 20Constant heading inside loop2O feet diameter 20Constant heading outside loop20 feet dia meter 30Vertical eight Ascending inside constant head ing 1oop followed descending constant heading out side loop Twenty-foot segments 35Loop 35Roll 10-Stall turn 15Stall turn 3600 turn descending 35Auto rotation landing 15Landing maneuver must start least ten-foot altitude separate autorotation landing must part free-style selection rules formulated AMA Helicopter Advisory Committee other prominent RC heli copter competitors represent safe chal lenging event tune present state art Obviously improvements additions will need made rules good start have used three major contests already re planning contest hoped will use rules solicit comments July issue discussed forming Florida RC Helicopter Association Next months column will deal further stateby-state AMA district helicopter associa tion development will cover state compe tition district competition finally national competition already have major RC helicopter manufacturer interested pro moting such competition am sure someone will say hullabaloo about competition next time hear contest near live least go spectator possible enter helicopter best can will get talk other pilots look over machines see someone maybe little skilled yourself will learn learning will come confidence confidence will come greater degree enjoyment after what about Let hear send some pic tures published will get paid Direct correspondence RC Helicopters Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park Fla 32789 October 1975 79 MONTGOMERY SIGNS INC 409 N Stonestrest Ave Rockville Md 20850 NUMBER DECALS Red White & Blue match AMA 2 Sizes 24 & l/ Resistant Water Type Slide OffNo excess weight 2 SETS OF EACH SIZE YOUR AMA NO $1754 SETS EACH SIZE $300 NameAMA NO ADDRESS City p
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/10
Page Numbers: 26, 79
Radio Control Pylon Racing ON JUNE 2 three days after last months article mailed accepted Event Di rectors job QM F-I NATS year will momentous job two months plan prepare Being active F-I pilot attending contests writ ing column makes difficult Because heavy work load NATS addition substituting Glenn Spickler President annual NMPRA meeting will reporting NATS Pylon events biggest planning task securing work ers task undertaken hy Ft Worth Thunderbirds Dallas RC Clubs will also running F-I NMPRA Championship Race October 25-26 amazing friends have need three days 27 dedicated people signed up work pylon pilots fly NATS owe debt gratitude take time thank Remember would have contest Also have sacrificed privilege competing contest can fly have made several changes processing conduct contest hope will make successful meet large hangar will provided processing multiple lines check station reduce time involved Heat racing will conducted both QM F no qualifying rounds will Helicopters BY THE TIME read column 1975 Helicopter Nationals will history will some winners some didnt win tried Best competed will have enjoyed greatest part sport competing competing will enjoy Ed Rankin enough time least six rounds event including fly-offs expedite heats contestant late ready line will take off last late flight line will given zero heat QM event idle demonstration will called first round Event Di rectors discretion Full low throttle com mand transmitter will required 10 seconds per AMA rules will idle contest however 1/2 point will de ducted landing dead stick Hopefully will acceptable QM pilots ful fills intent rule Scale judging F-I will utilize NMPRA accepted through six ranking system Con testants same scale points will flip coin take-off position ready line special trophy will awarded best F-I scale judging addition fastest time F-I & QM District News South Central West Wichita R/C Club Pylon Race June 7 8 Kansas area has combined SCW district year cause have attending others con tests years has promoted competitive atmosphere District Champion ship points QM drew 21 entries five rounds held Saturday Engines used 18 K&B 2 ST 1 Taipan predominant Walt Schoonard fellowship other pilots learning others development skill better ment machine Almost anyone can learn fly helicopter takes skill compete Practically helicopter can made fly takes development make machine Jerry Christensen drops checkered flag end race noting time watch countdown clock starting foreground airplane used Minnow Charles Mon nett won again Shoestring/K&B com bination Larry Barnes won second place three-way tie third place flown-off Charlie Swain Lee Hudson Harold Baker finished order Lee Harold having dramatic mid-air #1 pylon after race over F-I held Sunday 19 entries 5 rounds flown between thunderstorms high humidity seemed affect ST-X40 five places won K&B engines win ners Ed Rankin Miss Dara II Nightin gale K&B 1255 Lee Hudson Miss Dara 1/ continued page 75 competitive going compete obviously need rules govern pilot machine rules cannot just made up imagination rather experience trial following rules cover pilots experience whether little great Rules should challenging yet feasible should provide maneuvers increasing dif ficulty pilot will have higher class shoot helicopter contests past several years have low entries because pilots felt could compete Sad say contestants did enter didnt come watch Much can learned watching others compete though have over 6000 helicopter kits sold country others scratch built contests going hungry contestants Hopefully rules developed AMA Helicopter Advisory Committee other competitors will improve situation full text 1975 AMA National Helicopter rules 1975 AMA NATIONALS R/C HELICOPTER RULES AMA FCC regulations governing con testant equipment model helicopter shall applicable event except noted herein Safety consideration spectators event personnel participants shall primary importance I There shall no limitation types equipment fitted helicopter 2 Each contestant shall permitted two 2 model entries except scale 3 All models shall subject safety inspection discretion event director and/or CD continued page 79 26 Model Aviation Line-up entries 1973 Tangerine Contest spectators have since become competitors Aubry Radford rolled successfully RC Helicopters continued page 26 4 Model designated #1 may flown until disabled model #1 repairable flight time model #2 may entered no case will model #1 reentered 5 The contestant must notify event director CD enters model #2 6 Model judged unflyable due crash must re inspected prior reuse 7 Dangerous flying poor sportsmanship will grounds disqualification 8 All maneuvers will commence end helipad 9 All maneuvers will flown proper sequence away spectators minimum threefoot altitude will maintained maneuvers a Maneuvers seven through twelve 7-12 will flown combined unit will scored segmentally b All freestyle maneuvers selected will flown unit including landing scored segment ally Landing separate maneuver following auto rotation 10 All contestants will have three minutes start helicopters time may used adjusting trimming long engine started allotted time II All models will carried starting point helipad No models will flown helipad pit area 12 Should flight aborted will considered official attempt upon completion two maneu vers 13 All contestants will permitted fly equal rounds time permits 14 Winning scores will sum two best scores 15 Novice contestants will fly maneuvers through six 6five minutes flight time See maneu ver schedule 16 Intermediate contestants will fly maneuvers through thirteen 13seven minutes flight time Seen maneuver schedule 17 Expert contestants will fly maneuvers through thirteen 13 plus self-selected free style maneuvers can completed three 3 min utes flight time including landing Total expert flight timeten minutes See maneuvers schedule 18 Additional landing score will added auto rotation landing Should score desired contestant must lift model off ten 10 foot altitude execute landing maneuver 19 Scale contestants will fly following maneu vers order a Fifteen 15 second stationary hover land ing b Constant heading figure eight starting left land c 3600 fly around starting left land Five minutes flight time 20 Scale contestants will fly same equipment static judged Should part aircraft damaged replaced portion aircraft will rejudged 21 Scale contestants will present following materials helicopter static judging a Published three-view drawings b Pictures published otherwise pertaining color markings details better presentation better can judged 22 Scale entries will judged following maximum 25 points a Fuselage b Cockpit c Landing gear d Rotor systems e Craftsmanship f Finish markings 23 Scale winning points will sum best two flights plus static judging points 24 All maneuvers flown will judged 0-10 Free style maneuvers will have additional K factor multiplier indicated 25 All models will have contestants AMA number affixed contestants discretion 26 Protests Protests will writing hand delivered event director CD immediately after flight contention protests will state specific infractionby made made signed dated protestor protests will settled using rules MANEUVERS Group OneNoviee I Lift offIS second hoverland 2 Lift offhover forward IS feetland 3 Lift offhover backward 15 feetland 4 Lift offhover right 15 feetland 5 Lift offhover left 15 feetland 6 Lift offhover constant heading figure-eight starting leftland Group TwoIntermediate 7 Lift offclimb 45 25 feet 8 One-hundred-foot straight flight 9 Ninety-degree left turn followed 2700 right turn 10 Return flight same path ax #8 II Figure-eight away spectators 12 Landing 13 Lift offstarting left fly 3600 fly-around land Group ThreeExpert Freestyle K-Factor l53600 hovertail 253600 hovernose 15360 hovertail 450 low 25Stationary hoverpilot circles 3600 around helicopter 15Hover 50 feetturn 1800—hover back 25Top hat Fly 20 feet forwardclimb 20 feet doing 3600 turnfly forward 20 feetdescend doing 3600 turnfly forward 20 feet 15Chandelle Climbing 1800 direction change 20Constant heading inside loop2O feet diameter 20Constant heading outside loop20 feet dia meter 30Vertical eight Ascending inside constant head ing 1oop followed descending constant heading out side loop Twenty-foot segments 35Loop 35Roll 10-Stall turn 15Stall turn 3600 turn descending 35Auto rotation landing 15Landing maneuver must start least ten-foot altitude separate autorotation landing must part free-style selection rules formulated AMA Helicopter Advisory Committee other prominent RC heli copter competitors represent safe chal lenging event tune present state art Obviously improvements additions will need made rules good start have used three major contests already re planning contest hoped will use rules solicit comments July issue discussed forming Florida RC Helicopter Association Next months column will deal further stateby-state AMA district helicopter associa tion development will cover state compe tition district competition finally national competition already have major RC helicopter manufacturer interested pro moting such competition am sure someone will say hullabaloo about competition next time hear contest near live least go spectator possible enter helicopter best can will get talk other pilots look over machines see someone maybe little skilled yourself will learn learning will come confidence confidence will come greater degree enjoyment after what about Let hear send some pic tures published will get paid Direct correspondence RC Helicopters Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park Fla 32789 October 1975 79 MONTGOMERY SIGNS INC 409 N Stonestrest Ave Rockville Md 20850 NUMBER DECALS Red White & Blue match AMA 2 Sizes 24 & l/ Resistant Water Type Slide OffNo excess weight 2 SETS OF EACH SIZE YOUR AMA NO $1754 SETS EACH SIZE $300 NameAMA NO ADDRESS City p