I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD 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Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
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Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 95, 96, 97, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118
I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US LOTS OF ARF WING CORES Dont trash after crash Phone 3O93423OO9 Seed $450 fer catalog HYA4 MR 306 E Simmons Galeshurg IL 61401 10th Ray Dolat 11th last trophy Best Senior George Rodriguez just beat out Bryan Shadel point two Shadel turned best time 11351 chopped liver Bryan last round brought comic relief Clark Wade struck again time forgot turn receiver could bad safety standpoint thankfully enough down trim kept ground after release however plane erased itself scurried along ground same moment someone standing near Henry Nelson heard very definite ka-ching pocket fact time plane crashed Henrys hand observed making noticeable cash register motion pocket followed distinct soundka ching Its money says Henry awards passed out pictures taken after quick lunch its off Quarter Midget processing No rest Im telling ya no rest Ohhh well final Quickie results 1 Rick Landers 2 Jessica Thurrott 3 Ken Howell 4 Craig Grunkemeyer 5 Jerry Salisbury 6 Joe Dodd 7 Rick Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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Jett third Mike Helsel fourth Jim Katz fifth Once again trophies awarded pictures taken winnersand prepared start Formula racing finish positions FAI 1 Dave Shadel 2218 2 Rich Verano 2276 3 Dub Jett 23454 Mike Helsel 2355 5 Jim Katz 2382 6 Don McStay 2481 7 Dave Doyle 2640 8 Art Arro 2944 9 Jim Young 3417 10 Bob Wallace 3595 11 Pete Reed 5210 12 JAlbritton 6000 13 Clark Wade 6000 14 Rick Moreland 6000 15 G Hyde 6000 FORMULA inspected safety-checked measured things required event Thursday evening judged planes beauty determine takeoff position aspect Formula hate purpose judging reasonable helps maintain standards integrity finish planes feel its good event bad side no matter what system used people go away unhappy year no exception tried ease things recruiting what thought three qualified judges flier brought plane before panel set ground selected number opinion fit planes beauty S Ii S 6 think judges did great job drawback someone always feels own creation little better finished 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hand rubbing polish leave orange peel bottom detracts unfortunately some very pretty airplanes set aside after inspection bottoms end judges reduced field three planes selected finalist year award went Gary Hovers very nice Loki Though wasnt fancy paint design Garys model rubbed top bottom opinion best finish other two finalists fine models neither smooth finish bottom match Hovers Now point must understand something else coincidence planes winning Best Finish Nationals have poor record longevity Other Dave Laymans Polecat have bitten dust very early racing So some people dont particularly like winning award fact announced winner morning pilots meeting Hover immediately went looking exorcist w4w1 Iq Iq Iq Ill III Ill Ill Ii lii Ill Eli Ii II naught though plane lasted entire meet pool $10 round winner being whoever selected round plane met its demise understand Garys wife Linda bought Gary awarded entire pool end race seems slightly macabre please understand guys serious like breaking 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US LOTS OF ARF WING CORES Dont trash after crash Phone 3O93423OO9 Seed $450 fer catalog HYA4 MR 306 E Simmons Galeshurg IL 61401 10th Ray Dolat 11th last trophy Best Senior George Rodriguez just beat out Bryan Shadel point two Shadel turned best time 11351 chopped liver Bryan last round brought comic relief Clark Wade struck again time forgot turn receiver could bad safety standpoint thankfully enough down trim kept ground after release however plane erased itself scurried along ground same moment someone standing near Henry Nelson heard very definite ka-ching pocket fact time plane crashed Henrys hand observed making noticeable cash register motion pocket followed distinct soundka ching Its money says Henry awards passed out pictures taken after quick lunch its off Quarter Midget processing No rest Im telling ya no rest Ohhh well final Quickie results 1 Rick Landers 2 Jessica Thurrott 3 Ken Howell 4 Craig Grunkemeyer 5 Jerry Salisbury 6 Joe Dodd 7 Rick Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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Jett third Mike Helsel fourth Jim Katz fifth Once again trophies awarded pictures taken winnersand prepared start Formula racing finish positions FAI 1 Dave Shadel 2218 2 Rich Verano 2276 3 Dub Jett 23454 Mike Helsel 2355 5 Jim Katz 2382 6 Don McStay 2481 7 Dave Doyle 2640 8 Art Arro 2944 9 Jim Young 3417 10 Bob Wallace 3595 11 Pete Reed 5210 12 JAlbritton 6000 13 Clark Wade 6000 14 Rick Moreland 6000 15 G Hyde 6000 FORMULA inspected safety-checked measured things required event Thursday evening judged planes beauty determine takeoff position aspect Formula hate purpose judging reasonable helps maintain standards integrity finish planes feel its good event bad side no matter what system used people go away unhappy year no exception tried ease things recruiting what thought three qualified judges flier brought plane before panel set ground selected number opinion fit planes beauty S Ii S 6 think judges did great job drawback someone always feels own creation little better finished 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD 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Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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Jett third Mike Helsel fourth Jim Katz fifth Once again trophies awarded pictures taken winnersand prepared start Formula racing finish positions FAI 1 Dave Shadel 2218 2 Rich Verano 2276 3 Dub Jett 23454 Mike Helsel 2355 5 Jim Katz 2382 6 Don McStay 2481 7 Dave Doyle 2640 8 Art Arro 2944 9 Jim Young 3417 10 Bob Wallace 3595 11 Pete Reed 5210 12 JAlbritton 6000 13 Clark Wade 6000 14 Rick Moreland 6000 15 G Hyde 6000 FORMULA inspected safety-checked measured things required event Thursday evening judged planes beauty determine takeoff position aspect Formula hate purpose judging reasonable helps maintain standards integrity finish planes feel its good event bad side no matter what system used people go away unhappy year no exception tried ease things recruiting what thought three qualified judges flier brought plane before panel set ground selected number opinion fit planes beauty S Ii S 6 think judges did great job drawback someone always feels own creation little better finished 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD 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Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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ozRadio2-nh reqdleading edges o-illustrated instruction JAREL AIRCR4FT DESIGN & ENGINEERINGbooklet lete hardware package 12136 Braddock Dr Culver Ciny CA 90230 Y $7995 FUS $400 S&H [213 390-1348 esidents Hawaii & Alaska $900 S&H Bale 1200 Mhtalets Recognized Certified Andersen Pile Noj File No.j Power E26226 LR2StS4 Predacts Inst Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimom crder 01450 three packages 4 Pomerpoles $400 per package 0200 shipping kandlingi CT residents add sales tan Prices suhiect change withoat notice DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED farther information dean pr can send 5A5k 8usiness Card SERMOS RI C SNAP CONNECTORS Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905 203 322-6294 QUARTER MIDGET Quarter Midget suffered poor attendance 16 entries Its tough guy travel way Nationals spend bunch money fly event allocated five total hours However low number entries justify allocating longer hoursr real catch-22 no apparent solution Added other reasons years poor attendance fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US LOTS OF ARF WING CORES Dont trash after crash Phone 3O93423OO9 Seed $450 fer catalog HYA4 MR 306 E Simmons Galeshurg IL 61401 10th Ray Dolat 11th last trophy Best Senior George Rodriguez just beat out Bryan Shadel point two Shadel turned best time 11351 chopped liver Bryan last round brought comic relief Clark Wade struck again time forgot turn receiver could bad safety standpoint thankfully enough down trim kept ground after release however plane erased itself scurried along ground same moment someone standing near Henry Nelson heard very definite ka-ching pocket fact time plane crashed Henrys hand observed making noticeable cash register motion pocket followed distinct soundka ching Its money says Henry awards passed out pictures taken after quick lunch its off Quarter Midget processing No rest Im telling ya no rest Ohhh well final Quickie results 1 Rick Landers 2 Jessica Thurrott 3 Ken Howell 4 Craig Grunkemeyer 5 Jerry Salisbury 6 Joe Dodd 7 Rick Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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hand rubbing polish leave orange peel bottom detracts unfortunately some very pretty airplanes set aside after inspection bottoms end judges reduced field three planes selected finalist year award went Gary Hovers very nice Loki Though wasnt fancy paint design Garys model rubbed top bottom opinion best finish other two finalists fine models neither smooth finish bottom match Hovers Now point must understand something else coincidence planes winning Best Finish Nationals have poor record longevity Other Dave Laymans Polecat have bitten dust very early racing So some people dont particularly like winning award fact announced winner morning pilots meeting Hover immediately went looking exorcist w4w1 Iq Iq Iq Ill III Ill Ill Ii lii Ill Eli Ii II naught though plane lasted entire meet pool $10 round winner being whoever selected round plane met its demise understand Garys wife Linda bought Gary awarded entire pool end race seems slightly macabre please understand guys serious like breaking 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US LOTS OF ARF WING CORES Dont trash after crash Phone 3O93423OO9 Seed $450 fer catalog HYA4 MR 306 E Simmons Galeshurg IL 61401 10th Ray Dolat 11th last trophy Best Senior George Rodriguez just beat out Bryan Shadel point two Shadel turned best time 11351 chopped liver Bryan last round brought comic relief Clark Wade struck again time forgot turn receiver could bad safety standpoint thankfully enough down trim kept ground after release however plane erased itself scurried along ground same moment someone standing near Henry Nelson heard very definite ka-ching pocket fact time plane crashed Henrys hand observed making noticeable cash register motion pocket followed distinct soundka ching Its money says Henry awards passed out pictures taken after quick lunch its off Quarter Midget processing No rest Im telling ya no rest Ohhh well final Quickie results 1 Rick Landers 2 Jessica Thurrott 3 Ken Howell 4 Craig Grunkemeyer 5 Jerry Salisbury 6 Joe Dodd 7 Rick Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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Jett third Mike Helsel fourth Jim Katz fifth Once again trophies awarded pictures taken winnersand prepared start Formula racing finish positions FAI 1 Dave Shadel 2218 2 Rich Verano 2276 3 Dub Jett 23454 Mike Helsel 2355 5 Jim Katz 2382 6 Don McStay 2481 7 Dave Doyle 2640 8 Art Arro 2944 9 Jim Young 3417 10 Bob Wallace 3595 11 Pete Reed 5210 12 JAlbritton 6000 13 Clark Wade 6000 14 Rick Moreland 6000 15 G Hyde 6000 FORMULA inspected safety-checked measured things required event Thursday evening judged planes beauty determine takeoff position aspect Formula hate purpose judging reasonable helps maintain standards integrity finish planes feel its good event bad side no matter what system used people go away unhappy year no exception tried ease things recruiting what thought three qualified judges flier brought plane before panel set ground selected number opinion fit planes beauty S Ii S 6 think judges did great job drawback someone always feels own creation little better finished 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD 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Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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Jett third Mike Helsel fourth Jim Katz fifth Once again trophies awarded pictures taken winnersand prepared start Formula racing finish positions FAI 1 Dave Shadel 2218 2 Rich Verano 2276 3 Dub Jett 23454 Mike Helsel 2355 5 Jim Katz 2382 6 Don McStay 2481 7 Dave Doyle 2640 8 Art Arro 2944 9 Jim Young 3417 10 Bob Wallace 3595 11 Pete Reed 5210 12 JAlbritton 6000 13 Clark Wade 6000 14 Rick Moreland 6000 15 G Hyde 6000 FORMULA inspected safety-checked measured things required event Thursday evening judged planes beauty determine takeoff position aspect Formula hate purpose judging reasonable helps maintain standards integrity finish planes feel its good event bad side no matter what system used people go away unhappy year no exception tried ease things recruiting what thought three qualified judges flier brought plane before panel set ground selected number opinion fit planes beauty S Ii S 6 think judges did great job drawback someone always feels own creation little better finished 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD 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Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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ozRadio2-nh reqdleading edges o-illustrated instruction JAREL AIRCR4FT DESIGN & ENGINEERINGbooklet lete hardware package 12136 Braddock Dr Culver Ciny CA 90230 Y $7995 FUS $400 S&H [213 390-1348 esidents Hawaii & Alaska $900 S&H Bale 1200 Mhtalets Recognized Certified Andersen Pile Noj File No.j Power E26226 LR2StS4 Predacts Inst Only certified checks money orders accepted Minimom crder 01450 three packages 4 Pomerpoles $400 per package 0200 shipping kandlingi CT residents add sales tan Prices suhiect change withoat notice DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED farther information dean pr can send 5A5k 8usiness Card SERMOS RI C SNAP CONNECTORS Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905 203 322-6294 QUARTER MIDGET Quarter Midget suffered poor attendance 16 entries Its tough guy travel way Nationals spend bunch money fly event allocated five total hours However low number entries justify allocating longer hoursr real catch-22 no apparent solution Added other reasons years poor attendance fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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I R ADIOCONTROLNATIONALS QUICKIE 500 pylon racing years Nationals rousing manageable although numbers down compared last two years Lawrenceville two previous years saw 97 79 entries Quickie 500 resulted little flying because hours restricted 700 am until noon total 15 hours 97 entries example run-like-the-dickens get five rounds year 57 entries able complete full 10 rounds plus couple flyoffs personal standpoint lower entry numbers just fine Editors note Author Wayne Yeager Event Director RC Pylon Racing 1992 Nationals Again success contests measured entry totals Some will say Chicopee successful Lawrenceville disagree Processing event must take place day before because fly mornings no other time complete chore Quickie processing started 100 pm Friday finished 500 pm rumor winds indicated bunch weird designs would appear however didnt materialize Convention rule Probably unconventional designs V T tails Wing fillets larger 1/4 allowed Contest Board surprisingly two alrplanes kind radius models measured wing area plus pertinent fuselage dimensions safety checks performed model weights checkedand ready racing weather guy good us Quickie giving us overcast first day fliers didnt have fight sun dreadedfirst heat off 708 am Competing John Yazz Yassemedis PYLON RACING Ruh Ted Puzio Ruh winning respectable 120 Editors note Flights listed minutesseconds started three-plane heats because 57 entries required 4 x 15 matrix leaving us three three-plane heats fourth four planes like put heats consisting fewer planes first usually results less worker confusion allows rhythm develop before throw fourth person fray guys followed John Albritton George Rodriguez Art Edsall JA won heat Edsall second Rodriguez thirdand went After heats tend run together lose track standings location name Such case Nationals racing because up until quitting time constant flow no breaks anywhere Heat after heat being churned out becomes blur first yeara new Shadel enrolled David renowned FAL Formula pilot Bryan son David could say son-of-gun since father has close top top quite Maybe say son-of-Top-Gun about son-of-a-gun about shut up get Anyway watched kid fly saw lot Poppa out flew smoothly very few bobbles day passed got closer sticks sticks nsed really discovers look out because have feeling Shadel name will right top list until discovers girls Heh heh Round concluded after 15 heats naturally 15-way tie first Off good start Rick Landers best time 11013 followed Craig Grunkemeyer Jerry Salisbury Joe Dodd Rick Moreland Ray Dolat Jeff Horn John Albritton Jerry Krasser Cralg Korsen Bob Brogden Dan Myer Joe Ruh Cliff Telford Arnie Wile Comic relief supplied team Wade/Shadel Shadel calling Wade answers nickname Buckwheat 30 Model Aviation k Wade afld Dave naaei leave starting line Clark hand-flipped engine tore off planes front father-and-son teams compete JIm VanSant left son Glen also fly CL Speed Profile Proto Team Race 57 entries contestants bringing backup planes Quickie 500 processing involved long lines base hangar Approximately 75 models measured safety checked weighed inspected rule book requirements Italian contingent Leonard Bulfone left Angelo Defillipo Bulfone took 54th Defillipo 55th Quickie 500 trophy winners Front row L-R Rick Landers first Jessica Thurrott second Ken Howell third Craig Grunkemeyer fourth Jerry Salisbury fifth Joe Dodd sixth Rick Moreland seventh Back row L-R George Rodriguez Best Senior Paul Benezra Fast Time callers lrv Thurrott Jeff Horn Peter Rourk Jim Katz eighth caller Vein Smith Dave Latsha ninth Dave Bowman 10th Ray Dolat eleventh callers John Albritton Ralph Rinaldi Father-and-son team Greg Bryan Doe flying Quarter Midget Son Bryan duty teams caller attempted start engine bit dry balky So stuck finger over carb choke little fuel engine same time Shadel finger over muffler outlet same purpose mind between two immediate gush fuel produced gigantic hydraulic lock between piston head No problem says Buckwheat Ill just hand-flip clear out After first hand flip both caller pilot observed mber 1992 31 Detail shot Bill Hinnants soon-to-be kitted Q-500 named Virginia Q midwinger featuring plug-in wing halves adjustable incidence easy control access prototype sports gorgeous MonoKote pearl finish Husband-and-wife team Racer Rick Landers wife Kelly also worked event official Nationals Quarter Midget Champ Craig Signatures Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Two pylon racing pros Bob Brogdon left Grunkemeyer L caller Joe Dodd among found Jim Katzs called Cliff Telford Brogdon placed managed seventh-place finish flashy well-autographed Quickie 500 20th Cliff 34th rolling ground glee quick glance plane explained Dangling throttle cable entire front end planeengine firewall Buckwheats hand flip greater glass job seems Needless say glue doesnt dry fast enough Mr Wade started off big zero people line appreciated episode gave him 10 tension release Did mention girl flying its unusual rare too girls get involved pylon racing case old pro Jessica Thurrott know re 24 admit youve doing right has several seasons North East Pylon Racing Organization NEPRO fast-time awards credit quite frankly flies well anyone know lost first heat Craig Grunkemeyer 114 Grunk s 111 however after Look out Anyone thinking competition wasnt fierce badly mistaken because girl knows sticks retrospect doubt anyone thought about easy ones because Jess well known respected lot cheers heard time beat good guys puzzled because should treated equal Theres nothing odd about has head two eyes hands feet name Just normal everyday pylon racer good enough stomp lesser racers Just guys eyes 32 Model Aviation r right 0-500 colors styles ready-box Upper left NEPRO bunch formed core Nationals pylon racing officials Author Wayne Yeager apologizes identifying some photo five can name Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Ray Dolat Chuck French Fran Mitchell Some race officials left assistant starter Sue Bowman protective cage lap counters Leo ONeil Nancy Gay Robin Gerald Lempicki OM trophy winners Front L-R Craig Grunkemeyer 1st Dub Jett 2nd Greg Doe 3rd Dave Latsha 4th Rick Moreland 5th caller Peter Rourk Standing L-R Joe Dodd 7th caller John Shannon Matt Desimone Best Senior callers Vein Smith John Aibritton Jim Katz 6th Left FAI trophy winners Front L-R Bryan Shadel Dave Shadel 1st Richard Verano 2nd Dub Jett 3rd Back L-R caller Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel 4th caller Peter Rourk Jim Katz 5th Above Current FAI World Champs 92 Nats Formula Champs John Shannon Dub Jett holding Kazi Killer Bob Brogdon Powder Springs Texan Bill Hager version Georgia DeNight Special flew Kazi Killer Hager authors RC Pylon Formula popular design Racing column ModelAviation NEPRO President Lloyd Burnham flew RC Pylon Event Director Wayne Yeager DeNight Special backup plane put long hours never too busy finalist Best Finish award helpful courteous Round two saw changes standings inasmuch nine 15 firstround winners lost second heats tie first now reduced six racers Landers still top virtue fast time followed Ray Dolat Joe Dodd Joe Ruh Jeff Horn Bob Brogdon Grunkemeyer cut pylon lost Dave Latsha Krasser lost Horn Salisbury cut ended up thirdand on Pylon has way sorting out ties fly enough Although completed two rounds competition level high people going tiptoe through matrix finished round three tie first reduced Landers Dolat Dodd Ruh about 1100 am hour remaining allocated five hours no way could fly complete fourth round barged ahead anyway knowing would finish split round Ordinarily frowned upon because rain pestilence stopped forward progress would obligated go back wash out heats flown round however forecast favorable gambled Day two dawned sunny slight breeze first heat off 655 am Gads thats early besides Nationals race early morn pylon guys getting used admit finishing before heat day rather nice however 500 am comes mighty early Thats wifey person doing hair day Hubby Still sleepin seven heats complete round finish lead reduced flier Joe Dodd perfect score 16 points meets current fast time 10652 lead lasted round though round five Joe cut pylon lost John Albritton November1992 33 Dave Layman Houston Texas beautiful Polecat Dave finished very respectable ninth Formula Rich Tocci Coppell Texas Cosmic Wind three finalists Best Finish award Formula Former NMPRA President Mike Helsel Walnut California nicely crafted Kazi finished fifth Formula Rick Landers back tie first Dodd Howell Thurrott Grunkemeyer point behind tied third best heat round between two people top five Jessica Thurrott Ken Howell Kenny barely edged out Jessica 10828 10836and thats racing say also last heat Jessica lost tore everyone up rest way Round six progressed smoothly ended way started Dodd Landers tied first Howell Grunkemeyer Thurrott tied third As round seven ended days flying realized sort phenomenon occurred Thus far had no reflies attributable mistakes officials Could mused goal Someday will happen Nationals did go completely through four days before first hit uson fifth day flying Thats completely through Quickie Quarter Midget single refly due mistake race officials amazed Credit must given work crew hundred fifty heats Quickie plus 45 heats Quarter mistake Ya gotta love Round seven also finished meets fast time 10613 set Paul Benezra heat against Bulfone Estabrook Schmauch final day Quickie started same day two first heat off before 700 am Since knew four full rounds couldnt completed three scheduled complete contest resulted slight slowdown plenty time left possible flyoffs Round eight saw demise what pilots thought best-finished model Peter Rourk some other guysJim Katz Rick Morelandare finishing planes tissue dope instead usual MonoKote Petes model very nicely finished however sometimes 34 Model Aviation on Formula Four planes roaring few decibels above audible heartbeats starter drops flag Standing nearby fingers ears Nationals Manager Chip Smith Gary Hover Best Finish awardwinning Loki model smooth top bottom Former Nationals Formula winner Chicago area Clark Buckwheat Wade poor luck year Continued page 95 Formula winners Front L-R Dub Jett first Dave Shadel second Bill Glode third Gary Hover fourth Standing L-R callers John Shannon Jim Shinohara Mike Helsel fifth Henry Bartle sixth callers Rhonda Cady Dave Chapdelaine Ron Schorr seventh Tim Gould Best Senior Darrol Cady very pretty Mustang plagued zeroes finished much lower would have liked RC PylonlYeager Continued page 34 happens unexplained fly-away occurred Pete lost pretty plane looked faraway woods no avail Some time later Betty Stream Al Williamson Nats RC Category Manager Director driving along little road heading pylon site found remains Petes plane buried ground up its neck least got engine radio back round ended Rick Landers back top alone since Joe Dodd turned 11331 got smoked Jim Katz 11013 Jessica Thurrott 10977 Poor Joe said Wha happen two rounds yet fly plenty could happen did top people Ken Howell lost Mr Steak Jerry Salisbury Clark Wade two-point drop put Kenny back tie fifth Joe Dodd Rick Landers still leading followed Thurrott Grunkemeyer tied second third Salisbury alone fourth Round 10 sorted out remaining places Rick Landers won heat first Nationals finishing point down perfect score Second alone Japanese-speaking lady Jessica Thurrott two points perfect score Kenny Howell won last heat connected two-point drop Grunkemeyer single-point drop Salisbury three tied third 38 points Howell won three-way flyoff giving him third place meet Grunkemeyer second awarding him fourth place overall Salisbury finished third fifth place Joe Dodd sixth 36 points Rick Moreland seventh 34 Jim Katz eighth 33 Dave Latsha Dave Bowman Ray Dolat tied ninth required another flyoff Latsha won putting him ninth place Bowman took FOAM WING ARF B PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING & STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFt OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU NAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US LOTS OF ARF WING CORES Dont trash after crash Phone 3O93423OO9 Seed $450 fer catalog HYA4 MR 306 E Simmons Galeshurg IL 61401 10th Ray Dolat 11th last trophy Best Senior George Rodriguez just beat out Bryan Shadel point two Shadel turned best time 11351 chopped liver Bryan last round brought comic relief Clark Wade struck again time forgot turn receiver could bad safety standpoint thankfully enough down trim kept ground after release however plane erased itself scurried along ground same moment someone standing near Henry Nelson heard very definite ka-ching pocket fact time plane crashed Henrys hand observed making noticeable cash register motion pocket followed distinct soundka ching Its money says Henry awards passed out pictures taken after quick lunch its off Quarter Midget processing No rest Im telling ya no rest Ohhh well final Quickie results 1 Rick Landers 2 Jessica Thurrott 3 Ken Howell 4 Craig Grunkemeyer 5 Jerry Salisbury 6 Joe Dodd 7 Rick Moreland 8 Jim Katz 9 Dave Latsha 10 Dave Bowman 11 Ray Dolat 12 Paul Benezra 13 Tom Scott 14 Jeff Horn 15 Mike Mungavin 16 John Albritton 17 Jerry Krasser 18 Craig Korsen 19 Vern Smith 20 Bob Brogdon 21 Art Edsall 22 Mike Bumbaca 23 Dan Myer 24 Mike Fiorito 25 Anthony Piraino 26 Joe Ruh 27 Greg Doe 28 John Yassemedis 29 Clark Wade 30 George Schmauch 31 Lewis Schwab 32 Bill Glode 33 Peter Rourk 34 Cliff Telford 35 George Denault 36 Dick Hanson 37 Bob Beaudette 38 Ralph Rinaldi 39 James VanSant 40 George Rodriguez Senior 41 Dick Berner 42 Bryan Shadel Senior 43 C Schaefer 44 Bill Hinnant 45 Glen VanSant 46 Paul Seiden 47 John Fike 48 Bob Voysey 49 Vince Perillo 50 Ted Puzio 51 J Wilson 52 Arnie Wile 53 John Hoover 54 Leonard Bulfone 55 Angelo DeFilippo 56 Dick Estabrook 57 Scott Puzio November 1992 95 Baby Aeroplane Factory N~ypur child can have piece aviation history very own Bby Aeroplane Factory introduces Squadron Seriesquality woxi aeroplane toy plans kits childrens cIothiri 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fact East Coast isnt really hotbed Quarter fliers good thing about event competition level intense No gets free ride Quarter given heat potential having doors blown off always present started Tuesday morning 5 x 4 matrix desirable condition Sixteen entries result fourplane heat four three-plane heats attrition planned rematrix after five rounds goal eliminating four-plane heat first guys airborne Vein Smith Matt Desimone Jim Young Young won Desimone finished second Vein Smith double-cut started zero After few heats noticed several people cutting pylons badly Because people flown Quickie surmised timing off somewhat since Quickie close second per lap faster Once guys got timing down phenomenon disappeared meantime cost some people dearly end round five guys tied leadGrunkemeyer Jett Young Katz Morelandwith five guys point back Makes sense guess Fly round naturally five winners five finish second Gee aint journalism wonderful Sheeeeeeesh. Anyway QM progressed round two Latsha Rourk Moreland line Latsha won Rourk second Moreland double-cut Theres timing stuff again second round Dub Jett current F3D World Champion perennial Formula champ turned meets fast time 11218 aint bad guy flies Quarter Midget once year usually Nationals especially good because less second over existing Quarter Midget record 11120 held another Nationals competitor Paul Benezra too shabby Dub Round two ended Jett Grunkemeyer Young still tied first Katz Latsha Doe lurking point back Since five heats round zipping fast rate fact running about six minutes per heat easily finishing round half hour end round three lead reduced Jett Grunkemeyer since Jimmy Youngs 125 fell Jetts 119 96 Model Aviation ctober 31 1992 9AM-4M Registration 7AM-9RM UNLIMITED FREE ADVERTISING OFFER FOR HOBBYJASTS RC FLYER RC FLYER personal trade publication RC enthusiasts RO FLYER brings together buy sell trade personal RC items among yourselves get FREE unlimited non-business advertising paid subscription $2000 12 issues $1000 8 issues Act now receive FREE issue ad get FREE issue full ads people just like send personal ad no length limit 29 cent stamp RC FLYER Star Rte Chestrtat Hill Rd Pottstown PA 19464 Expires 12131/92 Dealer ads welcome call write information 216 469-0982 round four barged heats popping blur Before knew round completed lead suddenly Grunkemeyer alone since Jett registered cut finished third Grunkemeyer Moreland two old pros Tough guys pass may sure Dub discovered shortening course doesnt help started round six rematrix three-plane heats because John Albritton broken airplane round four no backup model Still top Craig Grunkemeyer two points Jimmy Young fell another point off pace loss leader Racer Rick Landers won Quickie having same luck former event registered three zeroes first five rounds double cuts Racin cruel Ricky Round six evaporated did Jetts standing registered zero along Katz Salisbury pushed Doe ahead him tied second Jimmy Young two points behind leader standings now Grunkemeyer 23 points Doe Young 21 Jett 18 Latsha 17 round out top five Round seven finished some surprises Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Young tied second both double-cutand whooooooooeeee things getting tight decided point nine rounds would complete contest since running out time two remaining rounds would decide several positions cuts registered above two guys end round seven standings Doe Grunkemeyer tied 23 points Young Jett tied 21 Latsha fifth place 20 Unfortunately Jimmy Young cuts plagued him rest way recorded no points however did tell having fun like attitude Jimmy good guys Round eight continued Grunkemeyer Doe Jett winning heats sprint finish set As say last round settled things guess did however flown another whole new set circumstances would have occurred didnt didnt Grunkemeyer won last heat Doe lost putting Grunk alone top no ties Greg Doe bad engine run registered 23713 however point gained kept him tied second Dub Jett flyoff time settle second third Greggie trouble keeping up Jett race over quickly Jett taking second place meet coincidence third straight year Dub involved flyoff second place Amaaaaazin Continued page 113 now flight enhanced timing histablock option Quadra aid Zanodi slow thOSe landings o courue eaasnghes only-add$18 start slow reliable Idle has retahied Stilt M-80 1/4 x 32spatrplug$10 REICHMUTH IGNITION featuresNGK ME-8 1/4 x32qalq*Jg*13 IGk-pIug magneto replacementfl Electronic 1qlug$3 R PM controled timing No moving parts break came IoosernDiode battery protection d handlig [4-cell nicad operaUon[IIntemai over-voltage Pro -COD add$6 tection[ Regulated power supply extended2nd day ak add$3 flight time[ Screw driver easy Installation QuadrasandZenoaWswithlNSTABLOCK s xas style Sax enges witi flng linked carbureter easily converted withonlyadnflaDremefltoolandatap. 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WE HAVE OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RC AT WE 1466 windward dr mason ohio 45040 ph 513 398-5423 RC PylonlYeager Continued page 97 No trophy positions tied ended Quarter Midget year As mentioned earlier concluded fourth straight day refly feeling pretty good QM final standings 1 Craig Grunkemeyer 2 Dub Jett 3 Greg Doe 4 Dave Latsha 5 Rick Moreland 6 Jim Katz 7 Joe Dodd 8 Jim Young 9 Art Arro 10 Jerry Salisbury 11 Vein Smith 12 Matt Desimone Senior 13 Tony Piraino 14 Rick Landers 15 Peter Rourk 16 John Albritton After trophy stuff pictures wasonce moreeat lunch gossip few moments off processing next eventFAT FAT parlance F3D Confusing eh fliers just call FAT guess will too FAI FAI event particularly popular country usually draws lowest turnouts Nationals pylon racing However entry year15was no lower previous years planes checked special dimensions required FAI event plus usual safety items once ready racing next morning Wednesday Thursday Tuesday run together race seven straight days Wednesday because remember now rained. morning lit up bright sunshine accustomed seeing fact downright dreary did get started few minutes after 700 am rainlight first heavierbegan early first round Racing stopped after four heats heat short complete round So sat under tents Thank goodness tentsright guys rain continued about hour half stopped completely So off dashed complete round went round two After round Rich Verano led 75 points may sound confusing let splain FAT race clock Points seconds therefore guy turns 120 convert time seconds becomes 80 thats points person least number points wins round Richard turned 115 flat converted 75 pointsa very respectable score Close behind Dave Shadel 772 Dubb Jett 812 Don McStay 833 Incidentally theres another variation scoring times rounded nearest tenth second Round two concluded rains started scoring time Shadel first 1509 points Verano second 1568 Katz third 1611 Jett fourth 1614 Helsel fifth 1670 also day first refly because lap counter mistakenly flipped two cards over Dave Shadel didnt catch time unfortunately obligated refly him FAT mistakes other events result no-time flier settled refly instead fliers must record time because time score fact run two watches backup Another FAT requirement states collisions minor called flyable reflown Therefore light bump leads refly Fortunately no mishaps sort mistake Daves flight refly event sat out about two hours before calling days flying off instructions return Thursday morning weather permitting would steal little time Formula Ito get little FAT Unfortunately Rick Moreland John Albritton leave home everyone else returned helped flying Formula event due processed off went again chore YELLOW AIRCRAFT czcellence n Eng neering Qua ty n Manufacturing 203 Mass Ave Lexington MA 02173 Tel 617 674-2222 Fax 617 674-2188 Fiorenze Hobby 420 W SR434 Winter Springs FL 32708 Tel 407 327-6353 Prican aabject change withoat prior notica ahippiag handling eatra November1992 113 Ion rglass 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hand rubbing polish leave orange peel bottom detracts unfortunately some very pretty airplanes set aside after inspection bottoms end judges reduced field three planes selected finalist year award went Gary Hovers very nice Loki Though wasnt fancy paint design Garys model rubbed top bottom opinion best finish other two finalists fine models neither smooth finish bottom match Hovers Now point must understand something else coincidence planes winning Best Finish Nationals have poor record longevity Other Dave Laymans Polecat have bitten dust very early racing So some people dont particularly like winning award fact announced winner morning pilots meeting Hover immediately went looking exorcist w4w1 Iq Iq Iq Ill III Ill Ill Ii lii Ill Eli Ii II naught though plane lasted entire meet pool $10 round winner being whoever selected round plane met its demise understand Garys wife Linda bought Gary awarded entire pool end race seems slightly macabre please understand guys serious like breaking 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top five some solid racing days fast time 10904 Friday morning broke balmy weather absolutely no wind course moved right round four exactly 700 am heats moved steady rate round concluded Tocci still alone top followed Thurrott Jett point back Helsel Schorr three points back appeared would able maintain hour per round Some quick arithmetic told could fly straight 100 pm making up time lost Thursday conclude meet end round nine seemed agreeable fliers because no wanted endurance race Nine rounds goal announced accordingly Round five produced some changes Leader Tocci lost two points Bartle Thurrott dropping third-place finish Jett lost Shadel set new fast time meant three-way tie first Jett Tocci Thurrott Jett led best time three Shadels time 10795 would hold up best meet changes occurring round David moved up 10th place Continued page 118 NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT AIRFOIL DATA DISKS FOILED AGAIN! 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