Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager COMPLAINTS Yes after 16 years Pylon Racing Ive heard lots complaints still jumps out the says Pylon Racing too noisy However its properly handled noise problem remember once living Dayton OH city-built flying field still just about close being center populated area field country mean surrounded homes side apartments overlooking field no problem no problem Well kept public formed what about set up reasonable set field rules did help situ ation rules no flying pow ered models take place before 800 am weekdays before noon Sundays exception rule occurred eventsuch Pylon Race scheduled living occur red three four times during sunimer time did have complaint Some guy called city parks officer complained about terrible noise being made very early morningsabout time sun came up first thing knew everyone ready jump nearest Pylon Racer checked out guess what found noisy plane owered trainer muffler guy flying just learning fly RC wanted practice early no else around set up flying times neighbors bothered crack dawn worked key good relations neigh bors time onward keep people formed special events such Racing lot came watch us So try work peopleit worked us Weve lot Racing summer Ive re ceived lot mail race results around country will printing some throughout winter contest has yet seen light day col umn dont give up yet report Vie Leerhoff about North Central Pylon League NCPL first NCPL race season sponsored Grassfield RC Club held Grassfield s newly developed site Brooklyn Park time race grass just really starting take hold means still substantial amount sand contend situation constantly improv ing however Pray raln Saturday held Q-500 FI-40 races first Q-500 race used stock props stock prop needs have manufacturers stamp Contest Director can tell stock some confusion over thing found out stock props can really go Just take look race times verif FI-40 race shy entries kinds excuses heard including will have FI-40 racer ready next really Quarter Midget race certainly took its toll airplanes Two midairs crash buzzed five airplanes 10 entrants spectacu lar right over No 1 pylon Dick Steine Phil Zuidema started shoving contest tiniest little bit airspace Phil lost Thanks Dick really needed get rid beat-up Deja Vubut didnt have heart just toss Out heat really hot four airplanes strung out about 10 ft after third lap Jerry Elert Dave Rech rhymes crash tried fly united takeoff finished Daves airplane polyhedral wing Del Berryman showed us corn could planted north field Thats really too bad because Del said Napier-Heston best-flying Quarter Midget has ever Hmmm Id better get done race results model writ ten plane/engine time average/best Q-500 1 Jerry Bednark Scratch/OPS 1273/1213 2 Del Berryman unk/unk 1352/1294 3 Dan Norlin Q-500/Enya CX 1240/1228 4 Boyd Bowdish Scat Cat Como Ringl377/1329 5 Jerry Elert Scat Cat/Enya CX1312/l275 Formula One-Forty 1 Jerry Bednark Must 450/Enya CXl 324/1291 2 Dick Steine Must 450/Enya CXl329/l304 3 Al Schwartz Must 450/Enya CXl 330/1283 4 Del Berryman Estrellita/Enya CXl554/ 1502 5 Dan Norlin Estrellita/Enya CX 1409/1409 Quarter Midget 1 Jerry Elert Shark/Cox 1396/1328 2 Dick Steine Spitfire/Cox 1324/1270 3 Al Schwartz Spitfire/Nelson 1336/1276 4 Boyd Bowdish Shark/Cox 1421/1366 5 Dan Norlin Shark/Cox 1370/1333 Now its United Pylon Racing Cir cuit Niagara Falls Ontario CanadaMay 3 1987 An excellent day provided first race year first time three years able race FAI/Formula race some really hot competition record turnout FM-Formula event 17 entries three FAI 14 Formula Its five years since have seen anything close large turnout Dave Kelly able-bodied crew put fine race day get first tip UPRC top hat excellent job Unfortunately number Continued page 154 December 1987 55 Windshear exclaims Rex Knepper friends display remains mula Toni racer 1987 Great Lakes Miniature Air Races Art Arro photo Rex Knepper both CD Starter checks pilot before flagging off heat Quickie 1987 Great Lakes Miniature Air Races Photo Art Arro Nice field GRATESHApEsrM SANDING BLOCKS Long lasting silicon carbide grit sides 10 Long OS 101OS 10205 103 1/4 & 31W112 & 5/8314 & 1 Combo package #1-GS 101 102 103 $1195 S&H SAVE Six Pack Combo GSs above $2195 S&H tongMONEY GRATE-SHAPESTM ROUNDSAll products guaranteed ers invited 05 200 PKGAsk hobby dealer first SENO CHECK OR.jYMASTER CHARGE Beti Rock tnduatrlee Sedona AZ 86336179-Suite 106 9$795 S&H602 284-1805 GS 104GS 105OS 106 3/a & 5/5 900 Vs w1515 450 & 900 Combo package #2GS 104 105 106 $1195 $200 S&H GRATE-SHAPESTM SQUARES GS 300 PKG 9 long$495 S&H PIPER SUPER CUB QUARTER SCALE QUADRA 4CYCLE SEND $200 FOR COMPLETE CATALOG OF FINE KITS IKON NWST PO Box 566 Auburn WA 98071 206 941-8248 m m m m M U u m JTEL1 PUt ALL 0510075 MOTORS ALL 0350515 COBALTS 895 ITEL2 tor 25-40 Motors lass UGHT WEIGHT 01ST AWMINUM tneludea motor hold down strap screws versatile motor mount provides firm firewall mountIng popular electric motors Mount allows exchanging motors best flight petformanca Motor can mounted through firewall toward fliewafi proper 013 balanclngorto fit design plane ELECTRIC MOTOR TEST STAND PLANES S ed hop suddenly click throttle Curt hovering Ten seconds passed 15 Curt eased back throttle Mini-Boy landednot much grace expert Helicopter pilot look Curts face fantastic Hes road success little practice will soon have young mind hands trained Theres something have say didnt minute think about loss time precious Saturdays Instead thought honored have Curt spread wings solo flight mo ment realized much learned novice Happily continued Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 55 crashes Most seemed caused equipment failure pilot error midair Sport Pylon resulted plane being taled least three people changed frequency Sport getting off Orange/White made much better matrix seeing last year change let us fly four-plane heats Sport three-plane heats flown FAI-Formula new takeoff procedure worked Out well fliers tightened up times competi tion didnt see problems between planes takeoff did give starter CD some extra work keep everybody set up proper take off position particularly true FAI Formula plane normally takes off second put third hole could take off first drop flag ap peared after several races everyone became acclimated race proceeded smoothly seemed work out well entry Standard Class Marlene Nikodem did quite well first race results scores given Points/Best Time Sport Pylon Expert 1 Gary Gau Rossi 19/142 2 Don Cowan Rossi18/144 3 Al Mack Rossi16/l43/l45/l46 4 Rick Paine Rossi 16/143/145/154 5 Dave Thomas Rossi15/137 Sport Pylon Standardflown along Ex pert 1 Marlene Nikodem K&B9/232 FAI-Formula 1 1 Neil Watson Formula IOS20/120 2 Doug Baker FAIOS20/ 122 3 Mark Sciandra Formula IOS20/ 125 4 Bob Ball Formula IOS15/l3U 5 Dave Thomas Formula IOS14/l 27 Lets look Racing Colorado re port Duane Gall Lowrys season opener Aurora Airpark jolted 20 fliers awake after long winter couch potatohood Such things rusty flying dead starting batteries wandering needle valves made sure race didnt go swift Swift case Jim Spences 1399a honkin course speed 72 mph 76 mph measured tween points 10 ft outside pylons Jim double-cut round four knock himself out first fast enough hang fifth Expert race provided testing ground new equipment including super full-coverage cages course officials courtesy Tom Neff Steve Gooderham highly visible pylon flags courtesy Virginia Seeber same old ratty checkered starters flag last year runway packed sand just fine Quick ies yours truly made two demo flights QM P-s 1 also will field Lowrys QM race August 22 club members made some spectacular flybys hopped-up Globe Swift hangared nearby ended up first due mainly distributing cuts evenly others did per heat rather two no truth rumor Im being secretly funded Oliver North Local Hero award has go Bob Carl Longmont demolished plane after winning heat put back together went place fifth division Way go Bob Its still pretty Scariest Rookie gocs Paul Buhse privilege calling him first heat after about first three laps knocked could have gone home knew sticks Unfortunately Paul got Jim Spen ces cut-itis settle fourth Look out Paul next time After dust settled final standings 'Expert Duane Gall1418 2 Lee Demaryl 434 3 Lloyd Nicholsonl 527 4 Brian Gates1460 5 Jim Spence1399 Sportsman 1 Rod Gettyl549 2 Ron Meyer1538 3 Hal Garwoodl55O 4 Paul Buhse207O 5 Bob Carl2l10 Well thats month See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 154 Model Aviation ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNT P1 appi ed 10 testing breaking Comparing motors Large heat sinK clamp maxes motor run coOler Can also used boat motor mount ovoloble hobby slioO OROtS 0$RtCT tnmedote hIlEment Check MO Vho MC COO ad Add 5250 UPS $200 lor COt tt
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 55, 154
Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager COMPLAINTS Yes after 16 years Pylon Racing Ive heard lots complaints still jumps out the says Pylon Racing too noisy However its properly handled noise problem remember once living Dayton OH city-built flying field still just about close being center populated area field country mean surrounded homes side apartments overlooking field no problem no problem Well kept public formed what about set up reasonable set field rules did help situ ation rules no flying pow ered models take place before 800 am weekdays before noon Sundays exception rule occurred eventsuch Pylon Race scheduled living occur red three four times during sunimer time did have complaint Some guy called city parks officer complained about terrible noise being made very early morningsabout time sun came up first thing knew everyone ready jump nearest Pylon Racer checked out guess what found noisy plane owered trainer muffler guy flying just learning fly RC wanted practice early no else around set up flying times neighbors bothered crack dawn worked key good relations neigh bors time onward keep people formed special events such Racing lot came watch us So try work peopleit worked us Weve lot Racing summer Ive re ceived lot mail race results around country will printing some throughout winter contest has yet seen light day col umn dont give up yet report Vie Leerhoff about North Central Pylon League NCPL first NCPL race season sponsored Grassfield RC Club held Grassfield s newly developed site Brooklyn Park time race grass just really starting take hold means still substantial amount sand contend situation constantly improv ing however Pray raln Saturday held Q-500 FI-40 races first Q-500 race used stock props stock prop needs have manufacturers stamp Contest Director can tell stock some confusion over thing found out stock props can really go Just take look race times verif FI-40 race shy entries kinds excuses heard including will have FI-40 racer ready next really Quarter Midget race certainly took its toll airplanes Two midairs crash buzzed five airplanes 10 entrants spectacu lar right over No 1 pylon Dick Steine Phil Zuidema started shoving contest tiniest little bit airspace Phil lost Thanks Dick really needed get rid beat-up Deja Vubut didnt have heart just toss Out heat really hot four airplanes strung out about 10 ft after third lap Jerry Elert Dave Rech rhymes crash tried fly united takeoff finished Daves airplane polyhedral wing Del Berryman showed us corn could planted north field Thats really too bad because Del said Napier-Heston best-flying Quarter Midget has ever Hmmm Id better get done race results model writ ten plane/engine time average/best Q-500 1 Jerry Bednark Scratch/OPS 1273/1213 2 Del Berryman unk/unk 1352/1294 3 Dan Norlin Q-500/Enya CX 1240/1228 4 Boyd Bowdish Scat Cat Como Ringl377/1329 5 Jerry Elert Scat Cat/Enya CX1312/l275 Formula One-Forty 1 Jerry Bednark Must 450/Enya CXl 324/1291 2 Dick Steine Must 450/Enya CXl329/l304 3 Al Schwartz Must 450/Enya CXl 330/1283 4 Del Berryman Estrellita/Enya CXl554/ 1502 5 Dan Norlin Estrellita/Enya CX 1409/1409 Quarter Midget 1 Jerry Elert Shark/Cox 1396/1328 2 Dick Steine Spitfire/Cox 1324/1270 3 Al Schwartz Spitfire/Nelson 1336/1276 4 Boyd Bowdish Shark/Cox 1421/1366 5 Dan Norlin Shark/Cox 1370/1333 Now its United Pylon Racing Cir cuit Niagara Falls Ontario CanadaMay 3 1987 An excellent day provided first race year first time three years able race FAI/Formula race some really hot competition record turnout FM-Formula event 17 entries three FAI 14 Formula Its five years since have seen anything close large turnout Dave Kelly able-bodied crew put fine race day get first tip UPRC top hat excellent job Unfortunately number Continued page 154 December 1987 55 Windshear exclaims Rex Knepper friends display remains mula Toni racer 1987 Great Lakes Miniature Air Races Art Arro photo Rex Knepper both CD Starter checks pilot before flagging off heat Quickie 1987 Great Lakes Miniature Air Races Photo Art Arro Nice field GRATESHApEsrM SANDING BLOCKS Long lasting silicon carbide grit sides 10 Long OS 101OS 10205 103 1/4 & 31W112 & 5/8314 & 1 Combo package #1-GS 101 102 103 $1195 S&H SAVE Six Pack Combo GSs above $2195 S&H tongMONEY GRATE-SHAPESTM ROUNDSAll products guaranteed ers invited 05 200 PKGAsk hobby dealer first SENO CHECK OR.jYMASTER CHARGE Beti Rock tnduatrlee Sedona AZ 86336179-Suite 106 9$795 S&H602 284-1805 GS 104GS 105OS 106 3/a & 5/5 900 Vs w1515 450 & 900 Combo package #2GS 104 105 106 $1195 $200 S&H GRATE-SHAPESTM SQUARES GS 300 PKG 9 long$495 S&H PIPER SUPER CUB QUARTER SCALE QUADRA 4CYCLE SEND $200 FOR COMPLETE CATALOG OF FINE KITS IKON NWST PO Box 566 Auburn WA 98071 206 941-8248 m m m m M U u m JTEL1 PUt ALL 0510075 MOTORS ALL 0350515 COBALTS 895 ITEL2 tor 25-40 Motors lass UGHT WEIGHT 01ST AWMINUM tneludea motor hold down strap screws versatile motor mount provides firm firewall mountIng popular electric motors Mount allows exchanging motors best flight petformanca Motor can mounted through firewall toward fliewafi proper 013 balanclngorto fit design plane ELECTRIC MOTOR TEST STAND PLANES S ed hop suddenly click throttle Curt hovering Ten seconds passed 15 Curt eased back throttle Mini-Boy landednot much grace expert Helicopter pilot look Curts face fantastic Hes road success little practice will soon have young mind hands trained Theres something have say didnt minute think about loss time precious Saturdays Instead thought honored have Curt spread wings solo flight mo ment realized much learned novice Happily continued Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 55 crashes Most seemed caused equipment failure pilot error midair Sport Pylon resulted plane being taled least three people changed frequency Sport getting off Orange/White made much better matrix seeing last year change let us fly four-plane heats Sport three-plane heats flown FAI-Formula new takeoff procedure worked Out well fliers tightened up times competi tion didnt see problems between planes takeoff did give starter CD some extra work keep everybody set up proper take off position particularly true FAI Formula plane normally takes off second put third hole could take off first drop flag ap peared after several races everyone became acclimated race proceeded smoothly seemed work out well entry Standard Class Marlene Nikodem did quite well first race results scores given Points/Best Time Sport Pylon Expert 1 Gary Gau Rossi 19/142 2 Don Cowan Rossi18/144 3 Al Mack Rossi16/l43/l45/l46 4 Rick Paine Rossi 16/143/145/154 5 Dave Thomas Rossi15/137 Sport Pylon Standardflown along Ex pert 1 Marlene Nikodem K&B9/232 FAI-Formula 1 1 Neil Watson Formula IOS20/120 2 Doug Baker FAIOS20/ 122 3 Mark Sciandra Formula IOS20/ 125 4 Bob Ball Formula IOS15/l3U 5 Dave Thomas Formula IOS14/l 27 Lets look Racing Colorado re port Duane Gall Lowrys season opener Aurora Airpark jolted 20 fliers awake after long winter couch potatohood Such things rusty flying dead starting batteries wandering needle valves made sure race didnt go swift Swift case Jim Spences 1399a honkin course speed 72 mph 76 mph measured tween points 10 ft outside pylons Jim double-cut round four knock himself out first fast enough hang fifth Expert race provided testing ground new equipment including super full-coverage cages course officials courtesy Tom Neff Steve Gooderham highly visible pylon flags courtesy Virginia Seeber same old ratty checkered starters flag last year runway packed sand just fine Quick ies yours truly made two demo flights QM P-s 1 also will field Lowrys QM race August 22 club members made some spectacular flybys hopped-up Globe Swift hangared nearby ended up first due mainly distributing cuts evenly others did per heat rather two no truth rumor Im being secretly funded Oliver North Local Hero award has go Bob Carl Longmont demolished plane after winning heat put back together went place fifth division Way go Bob Its still pretty Scariest Rookie gocs Paul Buhse privilege calling him first heat after about first three laps knocked could have gone home knew sticks Unfortunately Paul got Jim Spen ces cut-itis settle fourth Look out Paul next time After dust settled final standings 'Expert Duane Gall1418 2 Lee Demaryl 434 3 Lloyd Nicholsonl 527 4 Brian Gates1460 5 Jim Spence1399 Sportsman 1 Rod Gettyl549 2 Ron Meyer1538 3 Hal Garwoodl55O 4 Paul Buhse207O 5 Bob Carl2l10 Well thats month See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 154 Model Aviation ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNT P1 appi ed 10 testing breaking Comparing motors Large heat sinK clamp maxes motor run coOler Can also used boat motor mount ovoloble hobby slioO OROtS 0$RtCT tnmedote hIlEment Check MO Vho MC COO ad Add 5250 UPS $200 lor COt tt