BUILDING TIME upon usunless course like fly snow some hints storing radio till spring First have problems radio now time send re pair technicians under immense pressure during regular season have time during winter season will probably better job very least check out radio yourself dont have expert just use little common sense Open servos Check gear train chipped missing teeth Check damaged wires bad connections Youd surprised damage can done short summer flying Silverware cleaner works well clean ing connections Take care batteries can selfdestruct over winter Im sure everyone has seen someones plane crash early spring after its second third flight due battery failure Prevent happening charging regularly cycle batteries least once month using Ace R/C Digipace battery cy cler Ace also sells VHS tape called Battery Basics could prove very helpful bot tom line Take care batteries Now some contest reports September 30 October Texas held its annual end-of-the-season two-day Formula Races Both days turned out fantastic couldnt make missed good contest Dick Ritch contest direc tor Tom Fluker starter annual banquet held Saturday night year district began recognition individuals have made outstanding contribu 54 Model Aviation tions achievements Pylon Racing call Hall Fame Award first award went Ed Rankin Ed has Racing over 30 years Hes president NMPRA Na tional Miniature Ps/on Racing AssociationEd contest director Races area Hes CD Nats NMPRA Championship Races Ed has done perpetual award Ed will choose will receive next year Now Racing Lets go back Saturday 24 en tries special note Fog Tanner turned 113 wait till hear guyswith OS power Thats something think about over winter Anyway results after smoke cleared Dub Jett 2 Richard Oliver 3 Norm Johnson 111 fast time 4 Dave Layman 5 Jim Young Sunday 23 entries Ed Rankin must have pumped up over award cause went win first place life time best 110 record quickly broken though Monty Moncrief went out short time later turned 107 Thats some Racing results Ed Rankin 2 Bruce Hobbs 3 Ken Kline 4 Dave Layman 5 Rich ard Oliver Fast time 07Monty Moncrief Lets back up again Dallas RC Quickie 500 Race September 2 1989 Twenty-four Quickie fliers started out weather got hotter Racing followed suit After planes landed apparent Ric Tocci won first place time 12443 also garnered him fast time award Newcomer Bob Miller won second fast time 13295 Bobs first year Racing third fourth Race year Congratulations Bob flyoff day going between Randy Ritch Mike Bussell Jerry Denton However Jerrys firewall came off line left Randy Mike fight out Once dust settled Randy winner Mike Bussell finished fourth believe very first Races Congratulations Mike novice Race year Sam Wo mack Congratulations Sam Race decided District VIII Quickie championand Randy Ritch has worked really hard come far fast Con gratulations Randy next list states competitors name tal points average time best time finally position points I R Tocci 2892 13020 12443 /~l6 2 B Miller 1845 13588 13295 2/973 3 R Ritch 6195 13158 12763 3/929 4 M Bussell 885 13153 12548 4/885 5 J Denton 4154 13319 12498 %42 6 D Ritch 4656 13602 13403 6/798 7 F French 5717 12860 12517 7/754 8 K Klein 2499 13225 13139 8/711 9 M Greer 5885 13221 13029 9/667 10 S Womack 2581 14602 14068 10/623 now quick report Nancy Ruther ford Sepulveda Basin CA August 19-20 1989 weather pleasant both days 33 Racers Saturday 31 Sunday Everything ran smoothly throughout weekend nice see some fresh new faces top five Mike Helsel took first place both days well fast time Saturday 11205 Lee Von Der Hey got fast time Sun day 11313 Saturday Ric Tocci re ceived best show Midget Mustang Sunday raffle workers way saying thanks giving up weekends Futaba donated radio raffle also gave away couple airplane kits Again thanks workers help Top five finishers Saturday Mike Hel sel 11205 fast time 2 Ric Tocci 3 Lyle Lar son 4 Lee Von Der Hey 5 Richard Verano Best Show Ric Tocci Top five finishers Sunday 1 Mike Helsel Continued page 160 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly Springs Dr Conroe TX 77302 Fog Tanner fires up 0S-powered Toni really humming Norm Johnson assists Ed Rankins contest-winning time 110 best ever Calling Dave Layman Saud stmrqved uetf-sddzmsd czuwlo [Or prucsoa auduvOdOOsO coamets Add 8300 COD Parrish Aircraft & SCRC Models 1125 5W 0Eh Tet ieewtee t stv 3055814477 Ift CnteI Line lers Se og Mode --H H 4 Heavy Duty Helicracks nstable Leadouttoides Coolum Motor Mounts Aluminum toserts 'llaodles *Classic hits Ardrrruch cock roure UNSURPASSED QUALITYCAAHAHTEED SATISFAtTION Send came address $100 receioe Nour oem ropooded catalog aod cviii get $200 ott tirst order craftmna Modele Inc 3 eorfiele bso 46074 dci e uqoiries recited RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 158 Advanced Takeoff Non-Rolling Figure M Cuban Eight Double Immelmann Four-Point Roll 3 Rev Oside Loops Slow Roll Three Inside Loops Three Horizontal Rolls Square Loop Knife-Edge Flight Landing Whats opinion concept Kfactors three classes and/or listing K-factors classes Let hear hope 1990 sees large percentage contests adopting Tony Stillmans idea come Gulf Coast Pattern contest 1990 d better plan having K-factors Novice Sportsman Advanced well Masters Expert Turnaround FAI often get questions fliers about get different airplane kits Most recently re quests have about get Conquest kit save myself some time effort re interested Conquest kit write Phil lips Aircraft Co 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Hills MI 48309 Anyone has flying airplanes very long recognizes trimming airplane no easy task Actually thats quite true Some people neoer trim airplane except pitch trim have asked fly airplanes some people having problems found airplane almost unflyable because trim bad What follows fliers wouldnt recognize well-trimmed airplane handed Ihem John Fuqua Niceville FL go contests together often spend six hours way Conversation wears thin af ter unless have some good topics John often talk about trimming problems having latest airplanes Recently asked John write down what hed told about solved problem hed having Lest tempted discount input unknown let point oul John Fuqua F3A Turnaround flier has competed last two team seleclion finals AMA District III RC Aerobatics Contest Board repre sentative Heres what John wrote Pitch Adjustment Pattern Airplanes time another everyone has pitch ing problem knife-edge flight newest Pattern creation have real run bad luck last three airplanes Aurora two Beetles aircraft pitched canopy top/up rudder input belly bottom/ down opposite rudder input Interestingly three pitched canopy right rudder belly left rudder easy way around use mixing feature found newest radios However always desirable solution re viewed lot articles going way back time cluding ones Jim Kirkland Dave Brown Bud Weber Dean Pappas Bob Hunt others unnamed However Dean Pappas provided real clue problem explanation possible causes see Deans article July 88 edition Flying Models magazine After trying conventional approaches ie. CG adjustment ailerons up/down thrust line changes etc. way fix condition short rebuilding airplane ad just elevator-half alignment stab-half align2 ment 2 'Dean suggests wing-to-stab incidence change might also work try keep stab adjustment available trimming vertical up down lines 2 Try Pick elevator half stab half move up down two three turns clevis Go some Knife Edges see pitching response changes adjusted correct direction aircraft may pitch Total32should pitch same directionie canopy belly went wrong way original problem will worse Through trial error can eliminate problem drawback however that loop tracking will affected some extent Therefore go back adjust loop tracking adding weight required make plane track inside outside loops major advantage method vis a-vHs mrxtng seems work better over varying speed ranges stick-deflection inputs amount mixing function stick deflec tIon te amount mixing proportional stick throw whereas elevator/stab adjustment works time Anyway try see what happens Anyone wishes talk about problem can contact 1-904/678-4923 Thanks John Now can figure out get latest airplane finished can try Johns technique way am Independent defined Ron Ellis edits Florida Pattern Associa tion newsletter Ron defines Independent person has full-time job pays own way builds own airplanes does own maintenance new team entries Pat tern Independents seem decline population RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 2 Bruce Brown 3 Rusty Van Baren 4 Lee Von Der Hey 11313 fast time 5 Jeff Carpenter LJTIIES ~ijtlI&2ydamU WS Ce Compact 5 Bob Fiorenze Hobby Center Inc Dealer Yeoow Aircraft UPS Orders Shipped Daily Now available Faotcover Covering Material Vale Showroom 136 mm Disney WoridI OmegalCool Power Fuelo Discounted 420 WamS SR 434407 3274363 WinAme Spdnga FL 32708 Fax 407 327-7148 160 Model Aviation plane designed meet QSPRA Fonnula 120 rules l/4scalemodelstacceits 60120 ci engines Features Epoxy glass fuselage foam wing contnoction Dural landing gear Foescalelandinggearadd$15 00 Full kit i~neo AA tin i urkA45wk MINI-JET SERIES planes feature balsa ccmstnoct Designed intermediate flyer mind will accept 25 32 size engine use rear exhaust engine exceptional perfoenance Get thrill jet hassles ducted fan $50" wso Spem es oaoguu emognou ion oCmay fly Wiung ama 720 sq Thea 454 cyde oe 402 cycte also moirslslo laee elecocic maces PIta. Cowtmg mod Who5 Rib alto mold Full kit $8500 Ad Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight Display Control Line ElectrIc Power R/C AIrplanes new Illustrated 32 page tabloid size catalog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lansdale PA 19446 GATOR RIC PRODUCTS TIGER TAIL 4S DELUX ALL BALSA KIT An new Tiger Tail 120 four strokes piped 60 two strokes beautiful performer competition just showing offl oalsa kit machined wood parts complete hardwaie package includes plug-in djustable stab parts new wing mounts Wing Span -72 inWing ArHa 860 sq Complete Delux KitSi 5995 TRANSMITTER CASE An inexpensive rugged molded case protect expensive transmitter both two stick single stick transmitters Black leather grain aluminum trim locking clasp S 1995 MV-I TYPHOON New F3A competition Big beautiful flyer -balsa construction plug-in wings 120 four stroke 60 two stroke power Plans-two sheetsS 1495 Fiberglass cowlSI B95 Clear butyrate canopy. S 995 OTHER PLANS Tiger Tail 4S-two sheets t 20 four strokes51495 TAB baby 120 four strokesS 1195 Alley Kat 40 size trainer sportS 895 Gator Flea 40 size sportS 895 Bobcat 40 size sportS 895 GATOR SOFT MOUNTS COMPLErE SOFT MOUNTS INCLUDES ALL HARD WAREI Optimized lowest vibration transmission airframe minimizing engine shake Available YS-60 OS-60$1495 SOFT MOUNT COMPONENTS 4-lug Mounting Plate 606t-T-6 black anodized Undrilled. 559S Drilled VS-itO 05-60. S 695 Rubber Iso-Mounts 518 diameter x t long 8-32 female end 8-32 x 112 male other end Specify soft ISO durometer-yellowl firm 60 durometer-purple Each. S3OOPkg 4S995 feather Ilte glass cloth 7 ozsq yd est weave Fastest Filling est Finished Weight Big 3 Sq Yard Pkg Detailed Instructions 5895 Include $2 5Olltem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 325t4 1 476-8639 Best Show Mark Lattimore goal try pass Racing hints much help can need help have some neat trick really works about sharing Send hints and/or ideas will print Ill give credit about Please support NMPRA group re sponsible getting us today information write Ron Schorr 5224 Teesdale N Hollywood CA 91607 See next month RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued train page 55 against clock making naturally fun con test sharpens skills also ring-pickup contest use Helicopters landing skid lift ring rings get smaller effort gets greater also limbo event try place machine under crepe paper limbo bar event sometimes accompanied teresting sounds rotors greet limbo pole No major damage inflictedits part fun also Helicopters work pilot must lift weighted sling load fly cir cuit drop load off another station last two events perennial favorites first being Fun Scale Honestly its fact Scale competition Merced far tougher AMA Nationals fact wouldnt bad idea get fund set up send guy wins Scale Merced following Nats year Pat Brady won Scale Chan nel 3 News Jet Ranger Pat also won last year kind expected him show up Nats Oh well t time Second place Nats Champion Silas Kuok gorgeous scratch-built SA 341 Gazelle third place Walt Ferars super GMP Santini Air Jet Ranger Helicopters class looked super also flew well last event held autorosasions spot held late Sunday afternoon fa vorite spectator event class favorite Robert Gorham can put Helicopter middle spot nine times out 10with 10th being just slightly off center year however Robert challenged Dan Melnik Kalt group Dan actually tied Robert first place since fac tory pilots relinquished prizes thirdplace finisher Walt Ferar GMP Legend Also seen ausorosation Mike Mas proceeded fly Champion tail-first spot auto Oh wonders driven taileh Mike So what new year far products concerned Helicopters Unlimited Century Imports rep resentative Peter Chow first person stopped see Peter has super Larry Jolly Model Products Airwolf display well own little EH-100 electric-powered Helicopter should see little Electric right after first year Ill report further soon available Hobby Dynamics JR Radios representatives Dan Melnik Frank Dykes showed Kalt line Helicopters JR radios Dan gave some spectacular demos Kalts new Excalibur aer obasic machine proving its 91 gear ra tio its bit equal other 60-size rocket ships Gorham Model Products Rebels flying con tinuously including built local hobby shop owner flew free flight over four min utes result either dead batteries switch failure machine hovered around ran out fuel landedan incredible featshowing just stable Rebel Also display GMPs new FAI mechanics done yet getting closer nailing down design Robert Gorham gave spectacular dem os both Saturday Sunday showing us way wish could fly Incredible Rob ert incredible Robbe s representative Mike Mas gave some great demos Champion showing us just good design really thats ahout rest us just great time flying talking Helicopters though lot folks taking Mer ced days theres still room So get out 1990 calendar mark off last weekend September Well see BCNU Make Mold/Pickard Continued page 59 mold lay small pieces cloth us ing crisscross pattern side side top bottom Leave about ing out Wet down entire cloth layer until see black Lay second layer R/C SEMI-KIT stock ORIe iqiines invited SHORT KITS INCLUDE STYF OPOADi WINO CORES CANOPIES COWL5 PLA55 ENOINE MOUNTS FIREWALLS MOLSED i55C PAR5S 5OME HARDWARE AND MATERIALS LIST FOR RALIA Ass ADDITIONAL OFF STE 5RELP ITEMS AGM2 ZERO 54 5PAN3750 PRO SOMAEAWE 55SPAS2750 P 55 AIRACOBRA 55SPAN35 55 9515 MASSANO SR5PAN3750 252 POLOORE 555PAN3750 POCRE WALE 1W SR SPAN 37 55 A26 iNVAOER 65 SPAN 95 P38LIOHONiNG 70 SPAN 7495 PRO CORSAIR 56 SPAN 5 ORDERING SEND CHECK OR MONKS ORDER FOR REQUiRED ARRO5NS PLAS 5450 PER KIT CANADIANS ADD S750I ILLINOiS RESIDENTS ASS AR% SAD WING Mfg 306 E Simmons Galesburg IL 61401 DR 59 0D0tt 94 H6 0 WHEN YOU FORGET\OUR UNITS REMEMBER RC System NICd Batteries Alt chargers need- tn packaget 6V Tx packsPlus $5 S&HGelled Cell Others available write call TrickIer $3496 ForPlus $3 SB-HRegular Model 6 Multiple~eC4For held kit small Plus $3 SB-H Radioselectric boat battenes Specify 612 24V CDHeavy Duty Model $5896 sport winch large boat andPlus $4 SB-H electric power charging batteriesSpecify 6 1 2V CaRa Products SASE br iticimabcePO BOx 221 Oerirtqurnmmnsiied Canton SD 57013 February 1990 161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/02
Page Numbers: 54, 160, 161
BUILDING TIME upon usunless course like fly snow some hints storing radio till spring First have problems radio now time send re pair technicians under immense pressure during regular season have time during winter season will probably better job very least check out radio yourself dont have expert just use little common sense Open servos Check gear train chipped missing teeth Check damaged wires bad connections Youd surprised damage can done short summer flying Silverware cleaner works well clean ing connections Take care batteries can selfdestruct over winter Im sure everyone has seen someones plane crash early spring after its second third flight due battery failure Prevent happening charging regularly cycle batteries least once month using Ace R/C Digipace battery cy cler Ace also sells VHS tape called Battery Basics could prove very helpful bot tom line Take care batteries Now some contest reports September 30 October Texas held its annual end-of-the-season two-day Formula Races Both days turned out fantastic couldnt make missed good contest Dick Ritch contest direc tor Tom Fluker starter annual banquet held Saturday night year district began recognition individuals have made outstanding contribu 54 Model Aviation tions achievements Pylon Racing call Hall Fame Award first award went Ed Rankin Ed has Racing over 30 years Hes president NMPRA Na tional Miniature Ps/on Racing AssociationEd contest director Races area Hes CD Nats NMPRA Championship Races Ed has done perpetual award Ed will choose will receive next year Now Racing Lets go back Saturday 24 en tries special note Fog Tanner turned 113 wait till hear guyswith OS power Thats something think about over winter Anyway results after smoke cleared Dub Jett 2 Richard Oliver 3 Norm Johnson 111 fast time 4 Dave Layman 5 Jim Young Sunday 23 entries Ed Rankin must have pumped up over award cause went win first place life time best 110 record quickly broken though Monty Moncrief went out short time later turned 107 Thats some Racing results Ed Rankin 2 Bruce Hobbs 3 Ken Kline 4 Dave Layman 5 Rich ard Oliver Fast time 07Monty Moncrief Lets back up again Dallas RC Quickie 500 Race September 2 1989 Twenty-four Quickie fliers started out weather got hotter Racing followed suit After planes landed apparent Ric Tocci won first place time 12443 also garnered him fast time award Newcomer Bob Miller won second fast time 13295 Bobs first year Racing third fourth Race year Congratulations Bob flyoff day going between Randy Ritch Mike Bussell Jerry Denton However Jerrys firewall came off line left Randy Mike fight out Once dust settled Randy winner Mike Bussell finished fourth believe very first Races Congratulations Mike novice Race year Sam Wo mack Congratulations Sam Race decided District VIII Quickie championand Randy Ritch has worked really hard come far fast Con gratulations Randy next list states competitors name tal points average time best time finally position points I R Tocci 2892 13020 12443 /~l6 2 B Miller 1845 13588 13295 2/973 3 R Ritch 6195 13158 12763 3/929 4 M Bussell 885 13153 12548 4/885 5 J Denton 4154 13319 12498 %42 6 D Ritch 4656 13602 13403 6/798 7 F French 5717 12860 12517 7/754 8 K Klein 2499 13225 13139 8/711 9 M Greer 5885 13221 13029 9/667 10 S Womack 2581 14602 14068 10/623 now quick report Nancy Ruther ford Sepulveda Basin CA August 19-20 1989 weather pleasant both days 33 Racers Saturday 31 Sunday Everything ran smoothly throughout weekend nice see some fresh new faces top five Mike Helsel took first place both days well fast time Saturday 11205 Lee Von Der Hey got fast time Sun day 11313 Saturday Ric Tocci re ceived best show Midget Mustang Sunday raffle workers way saying thanks giving up weekends Futaba donated radio raffle also gave away couple airplane kits Again thanks workers help Top five finishers Saturday Mike Hel sel 11205 fast time 2 Ric Tocci 3 Lyle Lar son 4 Lee Von Der Hey 5 Richard Verano Best Show Ric Tocci Top five finishers Sunday 1 Mike Helsel Continued page 160 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly Springs Dr Conroe TX 77302 Fog Tanner fires up 0S-powered Toni really humming Norm Johnson assists Ed Rankins contest-winning time 110 best ever Calling Dave Layman Saud stmrqved uetf-sddzmsd czuwlo [Or prucsoa auduvOdOOsO coamets Add 8300 COD Parrish Aircraft & SCRC Models 1125 5W 0Eh Tet ieewtee t stv 3055814477 Ift CnteI Line lers Se og Mode --H H 4 Heavy Duty Helicracks nstable Leadouttoides Coolum Motor Mounts Aluminum toserts 'llaodles *Classic hits Ardrrruch cock roure UNSURPASSED QUALITYCAAHAHTEED SATISFAtTION Send came address $100 receioe Nour oem ropooded catalog aod cviii get $200 ott tirst order craftmna Modele Inc 3 eorfiele bso 46074 dci e uqoiries recited RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 158 Advanced Takeoff Non-Rolling Figure M Cuban Eight Double Immelmann Four-Point Roll 3 Rev Oside Loops Slow Roll Three Inside Loops Three Horizontal Rolls Square Loop Knife-Edge Flight Landing Whats opinion concept Kfactors three classes and/or listing K-factors classes Let hear hope 1990 sees large percentage contests adopting Tony Stillmans idea come Gulf Coast Pattern contest 1990 d better plan having K-factors Novice Sportsman Advanced well Masters Expert Turnaround FAI often get questions fliers about get different airplane kits Most recently re quests have about get Conquest kit save myself some time effort re interested Conquest kit write Phil lips Aircraft Co 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Hills MI 48309 Anyone has flying airplanes very long recognizes trimming airplane no easy task Actually thats quite true Some people neoer trim airplane except pitch trim have asked fly airplanes some people having problems found airplane almost unflyable because trim bad What follows fliers wouldnt recognize well-trimmed airplane handed Ihem John Fuqua Niceville FL go contests together often spend six hours way Conversation wears thin af ter unless have some good topics John often talk about trimming problems having latest airplanes Recently asked John write down what hed told about solved problem hed having Lest tempted discount input unknown let point oul John Fuqua F3A Turnaround flier has competed last two team seleclion finals AMA District III RC Aerobatics Contest Board repre sentative Heres what John wrote Pitch Adjustment Pattern Airplanes time another everyone has pitch ing problem knife-edge flight newest Pattern creation have real run bad luck last three airplanes Aurora two Beetles aircraft pitched canopy top/up rudder input belly bottom/ down opposite rudder input Interestingly three pitched canopy right rudder belly left rudder easy way around use mixing feature found newest radios However always desirable solution re viewed lot articles going way back time cluding ones Jim Kirkland Dave Brown Bud Weber Dean Pappas Bob Hunt others unnamed However Dean Pappas provided real clue problem explanation possible causes see Deans article July 88 edition Flying Models magazine After trying conventional approaches ie. CG adjustment ailerons up/down thrust line changes etc. way fix condition short rebuilding airplane ad just elevator-half alignment stab-half align2 ment 2 'Dean suggests wing-to-stab incidence change might also work try keep stab adjustment available trimming vertical up down lines 2 Try Pick elevator half stab half move up down two three turns clevis Go some Knife Edges see pitching response changes adjusted correct direction aircraft may pitch Total32should pitch same directionie canopy belly went wrong way original problem will worse Through trial error can eliminate problem drawback however that loop tracking will affected some extent Therefore go back adjust loop tracking adding weight required make plane track inside outside loops major advantage method vis a-vHs mrxtng seems work better over varying speed ranges stick-deflection inputs amount mixing function stick deflec tIon te amount mixing proportional stick throw whereas elevator/stab adjustment works time Anyway try see what happens Anyone wishes talk about problem can contact 1-904/678-4923 Thanks John Now can figure out get latest airplane finished can try Johns technique way am Independent defined Ron Ellis edits Florida Pattern Associa tion newsletter Ron defines Independent person has full-time job pays own way builds own airplanes does own maintenance new team entries Pat tern Independents seem decline population RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 2 Bruce Brown 3 Rusty Van Baren 4 Lee Von Der Hey 11313 fast time 5 Jeff Carpenter LJTIIES ~ijtlI&2ydamU WS Ce Compact 5 Bob Fiorenze Hobby Center Inc Dealer Yeoow Aircraft UPS Orders Shipped Daily Now available Faotcover Covering Material Vale Showroom 136 mm Disney WoridI OmegalCool Power Fuelo Discounted 420 WamS SR 434407 3274363 WinAme Spdnga FL 32708 Fax 407 327-7148 160 Model Aviation plane designed meet QSPRA Fonnula 120 rules l/4scalemodelstacceits 60120 ci engines Features Epoxy glass fuselage foam wing contnoction Dural landing gear Foescalelandinggearadd$15 00 Full kit i~neo AA tin i urkA45wk MINI-JET SERIES planes feature balsa ccmstnoct Designed intermediate flyer mind will accept 25 32 size engine use rear exhaust engine exceptional perfoenance Get thrill jet hassles ducted fan $50" wso Spem es oaoguu emognou ion oCmay fly Wiung ama 720 sq Thea 454 cyde oe 402 cycte also moirslslo laee elecocic maces PIta. Cowtmg mod Who5 Rib alto mold Full kit $8500 Ad Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight Display Control Line ElectrIc Power R/C AIrplanes new Illustrated 32 page tabloid size catalog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lansdale PA 19446 GATOR RIC PRODUCTS TIGER TAIL 4S DELUX ALL BALSA KIT An new Tiger Tail 120 four strokes piped 60 two strokes beautiful performer competition just showing offl oalsa kit machined wood parts complete hardwaie package includes plug-in djustable stab parts new wing mounts Wing Span -72 inWing ArHa 860 sq Complete Delux KitSi 5995 TRANSMITTER CASE An inexpensive rugged molded case protect expensive transmitter both two stick single stick transmitters Black leather grain aluminum trim locking clasp S 1995 MV-I TYPHOON New F3A competition Big beautiful flyer -balsa construction plug-in wings 120 four stroke 60 two stroke power Plans-two sheetsS 1495 Fiberglass cowlSI B95 Clear butyrate canopy. S 995 OTHER PLANS Tiger Tail 4S-two sheets t 20 four strokes51495 TAB baby 120 four strokesS 1195 Alley Kat 40 size trainer sportS 895 Gator Flea 40 size sportS 895 Bobcat 40 size sportS 895 GATOR SOFT MOUNTS COMPLErE SOFT MOUNTS INCLUDES ALL HARD WAREI Optimized lowest vibration transmission airframe minimizing engine shake Available YS-60 OS-60$1495 SOFT MOUNT COMPONENTS 4-lug Mounting Plate 606t-T-6 black anodized Undrilled. 559S Drilled VS-itO 05-60. S 695 Rubber Iso-Mounts 518 diameter x t long 8-32 female end 8-32 x 112 male other end Specify soft ISO durometer-yellowl firm 60 durometer-purple Each. S3OOPkg 4S995 feather Ilte glass cloth 7 ozsq yd est weave Fastest Filling est Finished Weight Big 3 Sq Yard Pkg Detailed Instructions 5895 Include $2 5Olltem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 325t4 1 476-8639 Best Show Mark Lattimore goal try pass Racing hints much help can need help have some neat trick really works about sharing Send hints and/or ideas will print Ill give credit about Please support NMPRA group re sponsible getting us today information write Ron Schorr 5224 Teesdale N Hollywood CA 91607 See next month RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued train page 55 against clock making naturally fun con test sharpens skills also ring-pickup contest use Helicopters landing skid lift ring rings get smaller effort gets greater also limbo event try place machine under crepe paper limbo bar event sometimes accompanied teresting sounds rotors greet limbo pole No major damage inflictedits part fun also Helicopters work pilot must lift weighted sling load fly cir cuit drop load off another station last two events perennial favorites first being Fun Scale Honestly its fact Scale competition Merced far tougher AMA Nationals fact wouldnt bad idea get fund set up send guy wins Scale Merced following Nats year Pat Brady won Scale Chan nel 3 News Jet Ranger Pat also won last year kind expected him show up Nats Oh well t time Second place Nats Champion Silas Kuok gorgeous scratch-built SA 341 Gazelle third place Walt Ferars super GMP Santini Air Jet Ranger Helicopters class looked super also flew well last event held autorosasions spot held late Sunday afternoon fa vorite spectator event class favorite Robert Gorham can put Helicopter middle spot nine times out 10with 10th being just slightly off center year however Robert challenged Dan Melnik Kalt group Dan actually tied Robert first place since fac tory pilots relinquished prizes thirdplace finisher Walt Ferar GMP Legend Also seen ausorosation Mike Mas proceeded fly Champion tail-first spot auto Oh wonders driven taileh Mike So what new year far products concerned Helicopters Unlimited Century Imports rep resentative Peter Chow first person stopped see Peter has super Larry Jolly Model Products Airwolf display well own little EH-100 electric-powered Helicopter should see little Electric right after first year Ill report further soon available Hobby Dynamics JR Radios representatives Dan Melnik Frank Dykes showed Kalt line Helicopters JR radios Dan gave some spectacular demos Kalts new Excalibur aer obasic machine proving its 91 gear ra tio its bit equal other 60-size rocket ships Gorham Model Products Rebels flying con tinuously including built local hobby shop owner flew free flight over four min utes result either dead batteries switch failure machine hovered around ran out fuel landedan incredible featshowing just stable Rebel Also display GMPs new FAI mechanics done yet getting closer nailing down design Robert Gorham gave spectacular dem os both Saturday Sunday showing us way wish could fly Incredible Rob ert incredible Robbe s representative Mike Mas gave some great demos Champion showing us just good design really thats ahout rest us just great time flying talking Helicopters though lot folks taking Mer ced days theres still room So get out 1990 calendar mark off last weekend September Well see BCNU Make Mold/Pickard Continued page 59 mold lay small pieces cloth us ing crisscross pattern side side top bottom Leave about ing out Wet down entire cloth layer until see black Lay second layer R/C SEMI-KIT stock ORIe iqiines invited SHORT KITS INCLUDE STYF OPOADi WINO CORES CANOPIES COWL5 PLA55 ENOINE MOUNTS FIREWALLS MOLSED i55C PAR5S 5OME HARDWARE AND MATERIALS LIST FOR RALIA Ass ADDITIONAL OFF STE 5RELP ITEMS AGM2 ZERO 54 5PAN3750 PRO SOMAEAWE 55SPAS2750 P 55 AIRACOBRA 55SPAN35 55 9515 MASSANO SR5PAN3750 252 POLOORE 555PAN3750 POCRE WALE 1W SR SPAN 37 55 A26 iNVAOER 65 SPAN 95 P38LIOHONiNG 70 SPAN 7495 PRO CORSAIR 56 SPAN 5 ORDERING SEND CHECK OR MONKS ORDER FOR REQUiRED ARRO5NS PLAS 5450 PER KIT CANADIANS ADD S750I ILLINOiS RESIDENTS ASS AR% SAD WING Mfg 306 E Simmons Galesburg IL 61401 DR 59 0D0tt 94 H6 0 WHEN YOU FORGET\OUR UNITS REMEMBER RC System NICd Batteries Alt chargers need- tn packaget 6V Tx packsPlus $5 S&HGelled Cell Others available write call TrickIer $3496 ForPlus $3 SB-HRegular Model 6 Multiple~eC4For held kit small Plus $3 SB-H Radioselectric boat battenes Specify 612 24V CDHeavy Duty Model $5896 sport winch large boat andPlus $4 SB-H electric power charging batteriesSpecify 6 1 2V CaRa Products SASE br iticimabcePO BOx 221 Oerirtqurnmmnsiied Canton SD 57013 February 1990 161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/02
Page Numbers: 54, 160, 161
BUILDING TIME upon usunless course like fly snow some hints storing radio till spring First have problems radio now time send re pair technicians under immense pressure during regular season have time during winter season will probably better job very least check out radio yourself dont have expert just use little common sense Open servos Check gear train chipped missing teeth Check damaged wires bad connections Youd surprised damage can done short summer flying Silverware cleaner works well clean ing connections Take care batteries can selfdestruct over winter Im sure everyone has seen someones plane crash early spring after its second third flight due battery failure Prevent happening charging regularly cycle batteries least once month using Ace R/C Digipace battery cy cler Ace also sells VHS tape called Battery Basics could prove very helpful bot tom line Take care batteries Now some contest reports September 30 October Texas held its annual end-of-the-season two-day Formula Races Both days turned out fantastic couldnt make missed good contest Dick Ritch contest direc tor Tom Fluker starter annual banquet held Saturday night year district began recognition individuals have made outstanding contribu 54 Model Aviation tions achievements Pylon Racing call Hall Fame Award first award went Ed Rankin Ed has Racing over 30 years Hes president NMPRA Na tional Miniature Ps/on Racing AssociationEd contest director Races area Hes CD Nats NMPRA Championship Races Ed has done perpetual award Ed will choose will receive next year Now Racing Lets go back Saturday 24 en tries special note Fog Tanner turned 113 wait till hear guyswith OS power Thats something think about over winter Anyway results after smoke cleared Dub Jett 2 Richard Oliver 3 Norm Johnson 111 fast time 4 Dave Layman 5 Jim Young Sunday 23 entries Ed Rankin must have pumped up over award cause went win first place life time best 110 record quickly broken though Monty Moncrief went out short time later turned 107 Thats some Racing results Ed Rankin 2 Bruce Hobbs 3 Ken Kline 4 Dave Layman 5 Rich ard Oliver Fast time 07Monty Moncrief Lets back up again Dallas RC Quickie 500 Race September 2 1989 Twenty-four Quickie fliers started out weather got hotter Racing followed suit After planes landed apparent Ric Tocci won first place time 12443 also garnered him fast time award Newcomer Bob Miller won second fast time 13295 Bobs first year Racing third fourth Race year Congratulations Bob flyoff day going between Randy Ritch Mike Bussell Jerry Denton However Jerrys firewall came off line left Randy Mike fight out Once dust settled Randy winner Mike Bussell finished fourth believe very first Races Congratulations Mike novice Race year Sam Wo mack Congratulations Sam Race decided District VIII Quickie championand Randy Ritch has worked really hard come far fast Con gratulations Randy next list states competitors name tal points average time best time finally position points I R Tocci 2892 13020 12443 /~l6 2 B Miller 1845 13588 13295 2/973 3 R Ritch 6195 13158 12763 3/929 4 M Bussell 885 13153 12548 4/885 5 J Denton 4154 13319 12498 %42 6 D Ritch 4656 13602 13403 6/798 7 F French 5717 12860 12517 7/754 8 K Klein 2499 13225 13139 8/711 9 M Greer 5885 13221 13029 9/667 10 S Womack 2581 14602 14068 10/623 now quick report Nancy Ruther ford Sepulveda Basin CA August 19-20 1989 weather pleasant both days 33 Racers Saturday 31 Sunday Everything ran smoothly throughout weekend nice see some fresh new faces top five Mike Helsel took first place both days well fast time Saturday 11205 Lee Von Der Hey got fast time Sun day 11313 Saturday Ric Tocci re ceived best show Midget Mustang Sunday raffle workers way saying thanks giving up weekends Futaba donated radio raffle also gave away couple airplane kits Again thanks workers help Top five finishers Saturday Mike Hel sel 11205 fast time 2 Ric Tocci 3 Lyle Lar son 4 Lee Von Der Hey 5 Richard Verano Best Show Ric Tocci Top five finishers Sunday 1 Mike Helsel Continued page 160 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly Springs Dr Conroe TX 77302 Fog Tanner fires up 0S-powered Toni really humming Norm Johnson assists Ed Rankins contest-winning time 110 best ever Calling Dave Layman Saud stmrqved uetf-sddzmsd czuwlo [Or prucsoa auduvOdOOsO coamets Add 8300 COD Parrish Aircraft & SCRC Models 1125 5W 0Eh Tet ieewtee t stv 3055814477 Ift CnteI Line lers Se og Mode --H H 4 Heavy Duty Helicracks nstable Leadouttoides Coolum Motor Mounts Aluminum toserts 'llaodles *Classic hits Ardrrruch cock roure UNSURPASSED QUALITYCAAHAHTEED SATISFAtTION Send came address $100 receioe Nour oem ropooded catalog aod cviii get $200 ott tirst order craftmna Modele Inc 3 eorfiele bso 46074 dci e uqoiries recited RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 158 Advanced Takeoff Non-Rolling Figure M Cuban Eight Double Immelmann Four-Point Roll 3 Rev Oside Loops Slow Roll Three Inside Loops Three Horizontal Rolls Square Loop Knife-Edge Flight Landing Whats opinion concept Kfactors three classes and/or listing K-factors classes Let hear hope 1990 sees large percentage contests adopting Tony Stillmans idea come Gulf Coast Pattern contest 1990 d better plan having K-factors Novice Sportsman Advanced well Masters Expert Turnaround FAI often get questions fliers about get different airplane kits Most recently re quests have about get Conquest kit save myself some time effort re interested Conquest kit write Phil lips Aircraft Co 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Hills MI 48309 Anyone has flying airplanes very long recognizes trimming airplane no easy task Actually thats quite true Some people neoer trim airplane except pitch trim have asked fly airplanes some people having problems found airplane almost unflyable because trim bad What follows fliers wouldnt recognize well-trimmed airplane handed Ihem John Fuqua Niceville FL go contests together often spend six hours way Conversation wears thin af ter unless have some good topics John often talk about trimming problems having latest airplanes Recently asked John write down what hed told about solved problem hed having Lest tempted discount input unknown let point oul John Fuqua F3A Turnaround flier has competed last two team seleclion finals AMA District III RC Aerobatics Contest Board repre sentative Heres what John wrote Pitch Adjustment Pattern Airplanes time another everyone has pitch ing problem knife-edge flight newest Pattern creation have real run bad luck last three airplanes Aurora two Beetles aircraft pitched canopy top/up rudder input belly bottom/ down opposite rudder input Interestingly three pitched canopy right rudder belly left rudder easy way around use mixing feature found newest radios However always desirable solution re viewed lot articles going way back time cluding ones Jim Kirkland Dave Brown Bud Weber Dean Pappas Bob Hunt others unnamed However Dean Pappas provided real clue problem explanation possible causes see Deans article July 88 edition Flying Models magazine After trying conventional approaches ie. CG adjustment ailerons up/down thrust line changes etc. way fix condition short rebuilding airplane ad just elevator-half alignment stab-half align2 ment 2 'Dean suggests wing-to-stab incidence change might also work try keep stab adjustment available trimming vertical up down lines 2 Try Pick elevator half stab half move up down two three turns clevis Go some Knife Edges see pitching response changes adjusted correct direction aircraft may pitch Total32should pitch same directionie canopy belly went wrong way original problem will worse Through trial error can eliminate problem drawback however that loop tracking will affected some extent Therefore go back adjust loop tracking adding weight required make plane track inside outside loops major advantage method vis a-vHs mrxtng seems work better over varying speed ranges stick-deflection inputs amount mixing function stick deflec tIon te amount mixing proportional stick throw whereas elevator/stab adjustment works time Anyway try see what happens Anyone wishes talk about problem can contact 1-904/678-4923 Thanks John Now can figure out get latest airplane finished can try Johns technique way am Independent defined Ron Ellis edits Florida Pattern Associa tion newsletter Ron defines Independent person has full-time job pays own way builds own airplanes does own maintenance new team entries Pat tern Independents seem decline population RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 2 Bruce Brown 3 Rusty Van Baren 4 Lee Von Der Hey 11313 fast time 5 Jeff Carpenter LJTIIES ~ijtlI&2ydamU WS Ce Compact 5 Bob Fiorenze Hobby Center Inc Dealer Yeoow Aircraft UPS Orders Shipped Daily Now available Faotcover Covering Material Vale Showroom 136 mm Disney WoridI OmegalCool Power Fuelo Discounted 420 WamS SR 434407 3274363 WinAme Spdnga FL 32708 Fax 407 327-7148 160 Model Aviation plane designed meet QSPRA Fonnula 120 rules l/4scalemodelstacceits 60120 ci engines Features Epoxy glass fuselage foam wing contnoction Dural landing gear Foescalelandinggearadd$15 00 Full kit i~neo AA tin i urkA45wk MINI-JET SERIES planes feature balsa ccmstnoct Designed intermediate flyer mind will accept 25 32 size engine use rear exhaust engine exceptional perfoenance Get thrill jet hassles ducted fan $50" wso Spem es oaoguu emognou ion oCmay fly Wiung ama 720 sq Thea 454 cyde oe 402 cycte also moirslslo laee elecocic maces PIta. 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