Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager HISTORY Yes thats what 1987 FAI Pylon World Championships will time read months column hope guys did well As already know 1987 Nats held July 11-19 Lincoln NE year have added Q500 Racing responses have getting looks though lot interest has quite rush last several months order get good workable set rules finalized have working hard last four years type Racing coming Nats complete rules engine rules hardest complete long time looked though engine have Rossi particular engine/muffler combination couldnt beaten However now looks like writing Supertigre Como K&B have come out same type muffler has Rossi will equally competitive So have pick goad engines Nats Q500 rules printed April 1987 issue ModelAviation page 115 Please refer seems no matter well-publicized new rules will always some show up race airplane and/or engine legal legal Sorry Cant allowed compete So please read rules ask help youre doubt about anything ought someone area can help quick note takeoff procedures During 1986 several locales tried new takeoff procedure made tighter races Some fliers already know about dont try might like procedure simple just drop starting flag twice first flag numbers three planes released second flag numbers two four planes go worked us Racing has started out West already First II have report Darwin Barrie Q500 Racing Phoenix AZ ARCS Arizona RC Society hosted first Q500 Race season January 25 1987 race featured new 475-ft course NMPRA rules California Expert Class also held although NMPRA rules allow anybody fly classbut Experts took part new-length course took its toll zeroes evident scoreboard everywhere except practiced little time everybody else got course figured out too late speeds times interesting top Standard fliers close 1300 Expert times ranged upwards 1172 weather perfect speedcool dry dont believe will get much faster Arizona times might go down couple seconds California everybody stays outside pylons Arizona fliers voted change rules slightly facilitate fliers encourage decreased problems existing engines Rule change number voted allow legal carb used legal engine justify because problems encountered carbs used two manufacturers rule will let fliers retrofit K&B Coino carb engine carbs both cheaper reliable some others second rule change allow engine backplate mounts two good reasons Engines could mounted closer firewall assist balancing model Some engines heavy Besides read fliers already have feel positive changes best interests Racing race results Expert Class 1 Darwin Banle fast time 1172 2 Rick Marquez 3 Mike Del Ponte 4 Tom Sonnenburg 5 Ray Morales 6 Jim Lime 7 Ron Mills 8 Guy Lalne Standard Class Jim Allen fast time 1302 2 Bob Black 3 Ken Taylor 4 Mary Martinez 5 Dennis Roeper 6 Dave Jackson 7 Fred Foster 8 Beau Black 9 Jerry James 10 Ron Mosley 11 Bob Smallwood 12 Larry Cranton 13 Ralph Cunningham Race California next California held its first Quarter Midget race February 1 1987 Whittier Narrows El Monte CA San Gabriel Valley Radio Control League SGVRCL did usual ex cellent job hosting meet members always put well-organized race fliers look forward race held SGVRCL round done cuts board points Everyones flying rusty trying galn competition pylon Round two same problemlots cutitis advent round three fliers finally settling down going around pylons instead front Round four put several hot competitive fliers agalnst other resulted heat having both Scott Manning Ted Burns cutting out Ken Meade having DNS second heat flown Lee Von Der Hey John Hodges Lyle Larson Lee Lyle collected six cuts Hodges won first heat round five Henry Bartle four cuts Scott Manning two cutsand John Hodges winning again Well back up bit Scott bugging some time please take picture Spitfire Racer So start heat Tom Melton stop Scott way starting line take picture Spit work art looking bit Scale rendition British fighter Well Whittier Narrows has reputation certaln wall wall took Spitfire Scott landing after cutting out wall jumped out front Spitfire its approach tried convert pusher Heat two Lee Von Der Hey taking first Tom Costan taking third cut Heat three Nancy Ratherford Hodgson getting two cuts Alex Vartanian getting five cuts Heat four involved David Gavin having DNS Gary Long taking first John Powell getting DNS DNS did start benefit newcomerseditor Heat five Ken Meade winning Bob Nickie Gary Parise collecting two cuts Heat six interesting because two fliers Lyle Larson Randy Bloom old buddies Lyle bugging Randy two years get back Racing Well heat put head-to-head Ted Burns won Randy secondaimost lapping old buddy Lyle finished third As day progressed cuts round six started got little bored asked announcer Alan tell fliers spectators needed some action out thereeven crash would point Well Round six heat two Lee Von Der Hey Expert Class Ken Meade Standard Class flying against other As flag dropped headed pylon both turned close together Continued page 171 54 Model Aviation Theres nothing particularly noteworthy about startIng-line sceneexcept look safety enciosure timers its sturdy appears told readily fortransportlstorage design start-clock also assures excellent readability 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition Peck ty Switch lt Hub hpaIc Plugs 4 Year Walrettyon Fatuity Parts end Workrtanship. leG MFG 8STHIgh Moigntafn Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 427-3845 SpirIt St Louis 27 WS U interested hearing anyone has sort serious in-flight Shuttle failure Please give much information about can Anyway back did Shuffle review GLOW PLUG TAP 1-4-32 tap 499 HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC P 0 sox 332 GLENWOOD ILL 60425
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/06
Page Numbers: 54, 171
Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager HISTORY Yes thats what 1987 FAI Pylon World Championships will time read months column hope guys did well As already know 1987 Nats held July 11-19 Lincoln NE year have added Q500 Racing responses have getting looks though lot interest has quite rush last several months order get good workable set rules finalized have working hard last four years type Racing coming Nats complete rules engine rules hardest complete long time looked though engine have Rossi particular engine/muffler combination couldnt beaten However now looks like writing Supertigre Como K&B have come out same type muffler has Rossi will equally competitive So have pick goad engines Nats Q500 rules printed April 1987 issue ModelAviation page 115 Please refer seems no matter well-publicized new rules will always some show up race airplane and/or engine legal legal Sorry Cant allowed compete So please read rules ask help youre doubt about anything ought someone area can help quick note takeoff procedures During 1986 several locales tried new takeoff procedure made tighter races Some fliers already know about dont try might like procedure simple just drop starting flag twice first flag numbers three planes released second flag numbers two four planes go worked us Racing has started out West already First II have report Darwin Barrie Q500 Racing Phoenix AZ ARCS Arizona RC Society hosted first Q500 Race season January 25 1987 race featured new 475-ft course NMPRA rules California Expert Class also held although NMPRA rules allow anybody fly classbut Experts took part new-length course took its toll zeroes evident scoreboard everywhere except practiced little time everybody else got course figured out too late speeds times interesting top Standard fliers close 1300 Expert times ranged upwards 1172 weather perfect speedcool dry dont believe will get much faster Arizona times might go down couple seconds California everybody stays outside pylons Arizona fliers voted change rules slightly facilitate fliers encourage decreased problems existing engines Rule change number voted allow legal carb used legal engine justify because problems encountered carbs used two manufacturers rule will let fliers retrofit K&B Coino carb engine carbs both cheaper reliable some others second rule change allow engine backplate mounts two good reasons Engines could mounted closer firewall assist balancing model Some engines heavy Besides read fliers already have feel positive changes best interests Racing race results Expert Class 1 Darwin Banle fast time 1172 2 Rick Marquez 3 Mike Del Ponte 4 Tom Sonnenburg 5 Ray Morales 6 Jim Lime 7 Ron Mills 8 Guy Lalne Standard Class Jim Allen fast time 1302 2 Bob Black 3 Ken Taylor 4 Mary Martinez 5 Dennis Roeper 6 Dave Jackson 7 Fred Foster 8 Beau Black 9 Jerry James 10 Ron Mosley 11 Bob Smallwood 12 Larry Cranton 13 Ralph Cunningham Race California next California held its first Quarter Midget race February 1 1987 Whittier Narrows El Monte CA San Gabriel Valley Radio Control League SGVRCL did usual ex cellent job hosting meet members always put well-organized race fliers look forward race held SGVRCL round done cuts board points Everyones flying rusty trying galn competition pylon Round two same problemlots cutitis advent round three fliers finally settling down going around pylons instead front Round four put several hot competitive fliers agalnst other resulted heat having both Scott Manning Ted Burns cutting out Ken Meade having DNS second heat flown Lee Von Der Hey John Hodges Lyle Larson Lee Lyle collected six cuts Hodges won first heat round five Henry Bartle four cuts Scott Manning two cutsand John Hodges winning again Well back up bit Scott bugging some time please take picture Spitfire Racer So start heat Tom Melton stop Scott way starting line take picture Spit work art looking bit Scale rendition British fighter Well Whittier Narrows has reputation certaln wall wall took Spitfire Scott landing after cutting out wall jumped out front Spitfire its approach tried convert pusher Heat two Lee Von Der Hey taking first Tom Costan taking third cut Heat three Nancy Ratherford Hodgson getting two cuts Alex Vartanian getting five cuts Heat four involved David Gavin having DNS Gary Long taking first John Powell getting DNS DNS did start benefit newcomerseditor Heat five Ken Meade winning Bob Nickie Gary Parise collecting two cuts Heat six interesting because two fliers Lyle Larson Randy Bloom old buddies Lyle bugging Randy two years get back Racing Well heat put head-to-head Ted Burns won Randy secondaimost lapping old buddy Lyle finished third As day progressed cuts round six started got little bored asked announcer Alan tell fliers spectators needed some action out thereeven crash would point Well Round six heat two Lee Von Der Hey Expert Class Ken Meade Standard Class flying against other As flag dropped headed pylon both turned close together Continued page 171 54 Model Aviation Theres nothing particularly noteworthy about startIng-line sceneexcept look safety enciosure timers its sturdy appears told readily fortransportlstorage design start-clock also assures excellent readability 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition Peck ty Switch lt Hub hpaIc Plugs 4 Year Walrettyon Fatuity Parts end Workrtanship. leG MFG 8STHIgh Moigntafn Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 427-3845 SpirIt St Louis 27 WS U interested hearing anyone has sort serious in-flight Shuttle failure Please give much information about can Anyway back did Shuffle review GLOW PLUG TAP 1-4-32 tap 499 HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC P 0 sox 332 GLENWOOD ILL 60425