DEEP FREEZEAs write country locked icebox its winter yet Its building time us Well spend winter getting Pylon Racers ready 1990 season Come first warm weather well go out see theyll fly lot us will bang up lose plane two its maiden flight What can preventor least helpwith problems trimming new Racers Ill assume over winter have main tained radio correctly have kept batteries charged OK lets go fly think us get little nervous first few times fly new airplanes Ill take little furthermost us nervous flying same old planes used last year After havent flown winter Start puttering around pattern old sport plane just clear out cobwebs dont care you dont fly reflexes will slow Show good smooth flier race course very seldom gets himself tight spot Ill show someone does lot sport flying So sport fly littlebesides its fun Anyway lets get back new plane As know faster go less control sur face movement needed control plane Slow down will give edge just case plane bad trim Q500 Quarter Midget can control speed using throttle Formula no throttle So best thing to change fuel could run 5% -nitro fuel 15% can use special Racing props can use full-size racing props has reworked Youll pleasant surprise en gine will run better thought will easier set guess what plane hap pens badly out trim chances ad justing whole lot better Its also lot cheaper can fly longer burn up plug No Im giving pitch low nitro fuel just dont think have go ing 200 mph practice race Anyway works just received letter Art Arro along Race results Toledo Weak Sig nals Animal 500 Art got started Racing Wherever goes promotes Racing need like him Anyway heres what happened October 8 1989 Animal 500 Toledo Weak SignalsToledo Ohio October 8 1989 Rex KnepperContest Director sixth annual Animal 500 hosted Toledo Weak Signals well attended 19 entrants would have clubs open Pylon Race week before took its toll few pilots crashed last week worked Race Thanks guys weather forecast weekend sleet snow turned Out beautiful day first heat started 945 am Dave ard starter moved heats very fastby 1245 four rounds yours truly made decision fly extra rounds total six rounds flown beginning year times high teens considered pretty fast weekend about seven pilots low teens Billy Johanson 11280 Rick Cromer low- high-teens heat very im pressive guy has Raced about two years heat Racing very competitive no freebies Well maybe couple made com ment Tennessee contingent spread planes Tennessee Michigan three pilots Greg Doe Jon Lemmons Doug Whiteaker confined debris area around #3 Pylon three consecutive heats yours truly fly against Tennessee fliers Greg Doe started came around #3 landed full bore wrong angle hard top thats hard glue joints Jon Lem mons did same thing should have heard excuse hit hard-top long story Finally Doug Whiteaker said Its turn about fourth lap hit #3 py lon hard pole bent short lull things straightened up Time did allow us have trophy dash top 12 pilotsthat would have some very good Racing Bob Hisey went 11880 caller pi lot Jim Warner aint nothing Warner says Bob just think fast would have big Jim Kevin Matney flew 11680 week before set club record lasted week sleeper contest Dave Carpen ter right Kevin Dave turned 11490 firewall came loose Dave out Race came Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Shino hara Team Samuri would hire Zero pi lot Poor Grunk zero roundnever finished Bill Johanson good run Continued page 151 Contestants 0200 Race held September 171989 Greenbelt MD Goddard Model Aircraft Club Front row left right 1 Nowland 0 Palace CD J Hartley third place J Wozniak S Baker son first place M Sells second place Back row left right J Van Zant T Garvey C Magistrado F Donnely Sr F Whitten G Van Zant D Palace J Wozniak F Donnely Jr R George M Gurlacz T Gurlacz March 1990 59 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly SPrin Dr 302 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 147 rugged think Floyd still flying shape went service 1942 am enclosing photo scrapbook long shot taking off poor-quality shot made Baby Brownie deep dihedral tall rudder obvious thanks John Niemeyer sharing us thought letter totally re called impact model aviation young men just publicized hope readers enjoy much did Additionally isnt tunate John Floyd didnt spend hardearned dollars GHQ done unlikely would still active modelers 50-plus years later RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 58 ply X-Cell 30- 60-size machines hadnt seen 30 fly before enjoying watching Zanes flight stopped break troduced myself talked about ma chines Zanes X-Cell 30 weighs little over six pounds powered OS 32 uses Airtronics Spectra seven-channel radio Airtronics SG-X gyro 30 stock except swashplate decided against kits part made composite material replaced GMP unit Later Zane nice enough let have go machine X-Cell 30 hovered nicely exhibiting good stability moderate main rotor rpm flew machine few circuits found excellent re sponse controls really nice general feel machine After coming back hover engine heated up decided land Zane told X-Cell has trouble free feels OS 32 being pushed application suggested trying another fuel see fixed cooling problems Now think about might also try new SuperTi gre 34 understand MAS also sells re placement engine mount enables put 40 Helicopter can speculate feel safe assuring 40 X Cell 30 would have unbelievable performance Chicago Hobby Show agenda last monthalbeit three hours layover another flight able see enough give mini report Airtronics first call just shared flight Tim Renaud gave pre view what expect besides Hell products already market Airtronics tends market new nine-channel fully synthe sized Helicopter radio Aimed PCM l0/Futaba 1024 market radio seems have best features Ill let know find out information Hobby Dynamics new Kalt 30-size En forcer display new Kalt machine de signed Taya decidedly Concept-like some clever new features Slated mar keted Webra power plant Enforcer should have good following Again find out Ill pass Hobby Dynamics also Cyclone II Excalibur Jet Stream machines display firm also distributes JR radios Webra engine lines US talked Kevin Burner advised Kalt parts stock anyone needs parts dealer can get Kalt ma chines Hobby Dynamics Miniature Aircraft Supply nicely put gether booth highlighting its new X-Cell 30-and 40-size machines company also has Agusta 109 fuselage available its new ma chine Also new MAS can electroplate metal parts new X-Cell machine color white-and-fluorescentorange machine display memory serves rightanyway know result very nice definitely choice want ing extra touch Great Planes still selling Concepts like crazy has lots accessories Concept 30 now have three fuselages Hughes 500 Hughes 300 Bell Jet Ranger really fancy Jet Ranger will have go about getting Concept Great Planes also various OS Heli engines new Su perTigre 34 ABC new Tigre ought powerhouse Time will tell Gorham Model Products its new Rebel display abundance Chicago John Gorham shared Rebel entertaining large following As have heard now some kind split between Hirobo GMP John however declined comment instead told efforts GMP has made Americanize its line As read GMP ma chines now 100% American-made shipping Legend Elites production ap pears full steam ahead John also told working new 50-size machine De tails will follow Robbe latest version Champion new Magic Ranger display booth well manned such notables Mike Mas Jerry Hicks saw new Schluter glass ro tor blades look very good Im going have try set Mike told blades autorotations outrageous Im going apologize advance anyone failed mention quick visit took fastest tour around show Ive ever done thanks Jerry Hicks taking back OHare connecting flight Best wishes department though youll read late January its yet Christmas write Best wishes belatedly hope achieved endeavored 1989 Merry Christmas Happy 1990 personal note Best wishes order Florida Flash new recently trans planted team member Good luck hope transplant takes grow enjoy fruits decisions BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 59 turned 11280 After Bill dad Fred got plumbing working realJy went well unfortunately too late Results times recorded two-mile Quar ter Midget course 1 Rex Knepper 1134 2 Rick Cromer 1149 3 Bob Hisey 1188 4 Doug Whiteaker 1144 5 Kevin Matney 12027 6 Dave Gohn 1258 7 Ken Heatle 13646 8 Jim Widman 1259 9 Gerald Price 1224 10 Joe Dodd 1274 Fast time Bill Johanson 11280 Thanks Art Arro fine report NMPRA has just finished updating 7staoyed self-addwdwwclopa tor pncaoa mdvIIfi cixxni Add SOO COD Parrish Aircraft & Scale MxleIs isaw stb PhuIaawP1 337 305 581 447 K&S METAL rxuuu plane designed QSPXA Fcxmula 120 rules 1/4 scalemodel accepts 60120 ci engines Features Epoxy glass fuselage wtth foam wing contruction Dural landing gear scale landing gear add$ 1500 Full kltr 17 Em F-li erSharkA MINI-JET SERIES planes feature bslsa construction Designed intermediate flyer mind willaccepta25-32sizeengineusearear exhaust engine exceptional perftxnance Get thrill jet hassles ducted fan $5fl ~each Wtiig Span ir Lcaam w wepu wsoy o y Wma ms 7sq fri Ens 454 cycle or4O 2 cycle also ualtabtc tacge elocoic mMors Plain CowIIsg Wui5 Ribs also sold separaMly $400 shipoins Aluminum/BrasslCopper Tubing & Shapes Music Wire sTools Soldering Inns Silk Silk Span Finishing Materials 2 hr catalog inn PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan NoSize TI-iSO-B 1/2 TT-175-B 3/4 11-200-B 11-225-B 1/4 11-226-B .. 2-1/4 FAt . TT-250-B .. 2-1/2 11-251-B .. 2-1/2FAI 75-B .. 2-3/4 11-276-B .. 2-3/4 FAt 00-B 11-301-BFAt 11-325-B .. 3-1/4 11-350-B . 3-1/2 11-375-B /4 11-400-B RetailAppros PriceWeight $1395058 oz 149509502 159510002 169516002 189515002 1895190oz 209517002 2295220oz 249520002 269526002 289525002 3695340oz 4995470oz 599552002 6995570oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available tn Stzes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan NoSize TI-140-A .. 1/4-28 11-147-A 1/4-28/7mm 11-610-A 0mm 11-710-A 10mm 11-516-A 5/16-24 18-A .5/16-24/8mm 11-810-A 0mm 11-825-A .8 x 125mm 11-375-A 3/8-24 11-125-A lOx 125mm RetailAppros PriceWeight $495061 02 49506102 495063oz 49508202 495076oz 495 076 02 495 602 495.0lSoz 595 02 595 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 EYE CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM featuring LIHQNLALlY QNIBQ1LE EAB Il *95 halo une 99 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONERSIONS SNAPtI tormalion send self-addressed stamped Race Procedure Guide Race should read Its quite long Im going run monthly installments part Pylon Race Procedure Guide Revised NMPRA 1989 excellent comprehensive guide compiled NMPRA revised 1989 reflect current Race procedures Contest Procedure Guide used con junction current AMA rules bookand above safety first priority Use com mon sense applying safety features guide Contest Procedure Guide RC Pylon Racing operation RC Pylon contest requires organization dedicated manpower suc cessful RC Pylon Contest Director must sume greater amount responsibility assure successful meet intent handbook help define operating procedures standardize contest procedures used through out nation should used supplement AMA Competition Regulations Except mandatory safety requirements procedures stated book written guidelines Though procedures strongly recommended realized local conditions may require deviation Safety Safety #1 concern RC Pylon Con test Directors following list safety procedures must used operation contest Violation procedures may re sult cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestants would have earned such contest 1 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances stated current AMA rule book 2 A protective barrier must Pylons #1 #2 #3 together lap counters table flagmen stand behind barrier should least 7 ft high made chain link fence fabric its equivalent 3 No workers except #3 Pylon judge contestants may Danger Area near #3 Pylon see Fig IThis figure nor included hereEd] 4 The Ready Area heat after already flying should Out course between #2 #3 Pylons following safety procedures required I Hard hats starter flight recorder --matonga Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES AirplseeManen K&0 FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&0 Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS lap counters #2 #3 Pylon judges 2 Protective barriers #1 #2 #3 Py lon judges timers lap counters Barriers should protect least two sides officials see Fig [Not included hereEd] 3 A minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong Safety course item cant wait rules paperwork During course Rac ing event unforeseen situation may arise requires immediate controls Contest Direc tor therefore has authority initiate pro cedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous situation following procedures describe opera tion Formula contest Any modification nec essary Q500 QM FAI Pylon will noted later Race Preparation announcements pre entry forms RC Pylon should define local deviation normal Race procedure Preentry recommended because simplifies registra tion procedures however preentry need required course should laid Out accordance AMA rule book mandatory safety procedures must incorporated layout Pylons should highly visible approxi mately 20 ft high under 15 ft high 152 Model Aviation VEND MOuNTS THE VIBRATION KILLER Fail foOt otoof tOO ax. 0~ dotatix tO 25 125 5ia 610, CMa FitS VittUOti y iii ti,*&li gins ,oont. 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
Page Numbers: 59, 151, 152, 153
DEEP FREEZEAs write country locked icebox its winter yet Its building time us Well spend winter getting Pylon Racers ready 1990 season Come first warm weather well go out see theyll fly lot us will bang up lose plane two its maiden flight What can preventor least helpwith problems trimming new Racers Ill assume over winter have main tained radio correctly have kept batteries charged OK lets go fly think us get little nervous first few times fly new airplanes Ill take little furthermost us nervous flying same old planes used last year After havent flown winter Start puttering around pattern old sport plane just clear out cobwebs dont care you dont fly reflexes will slow Show good smooth flier race course very seldom gets himself tight spot Ill show someone does lot sport flying So sport fly littlebesides its fun Anyway lets get back new plane As know faster go less control sur face movement needed control plane Slow down will give edge just case plane bad trim Q500 Quarter Midget can control speed using throttle Formula no throttle So best thing to change fuel could run 5% -nitro fuel 15% can use special Racing props can use full-size racing props has reworked Youll pleasant surprise en gine will run better thought will easier set guess what plane hap pens badly out trim chances ad justing whole lot better Its also lot cheaper can fly longer burn up plug No Im giving pitch low nitro fuel just dont think have go ing 200 mph practice race Anyway works just received letter Art Arro along Race results Toledo Weak Sig nals Animal 500 Art got started Racing Wherever goes promotes Racing need like him Anyway heres what happened October 8 1989 Animal 500 Toledo Weak SignalsToledo Ohio October 8 1989 Rex KnepperContest Director sixth annual Animal 500 hosted Toledo Weak Signals well attended 19 entrants would have clubs open Pylon Race week before took its toll few pilots crashed last week worked Race Thanks guys weather forecast weekend sleet snow turned Out beautiful day first heat started 945 am Dave ard starter moved heats very fastby 1245 four rounds yours truly made decision fly extra rounds total six rounds flown beginning year times high teens considered pretty fast weekend about seven pilots low teens Billy Johanson 11280 Rick Cromer low- high-teens heat very im pressive guy has Raced about two years heat Racing very competitive no freebies Well maybe couple made com ment Tennessee contingent spread planes Tennessee Michigan three pilots Greg Doe Jon Lemmons Doug Whiteaker confined debris area around #3 Pylon three consecutive heats yours truly fly against Tennessee fliers Greg Doe started came around #3 landed full bore wrong angle hard top thats hard glue joints Jon Lem mons did same thing should have heard excuse hit hard-top long story Finally Doug Whiteaker said Its turn about fourth lap hit #3 py lon hard pole bent short lull things straightened up Time did allow us have trophy dash top 12 pilotsthat would have some very good Racing Bob Hisey went 11880 caller pi lot Jim Warner aint nothing Warner says Bob just think fast would have big Jim Kevin Matney flew 11680 week before set club record lasted week sleeper contest Dave Carpen ter right Kevin Dave turned 11490 firewall came loose Dave out Race came Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Shino hara Team Samuri would hire Zero pi lot Poor Grunk zero roundnever finished Bill Johanson good run Continued page 151 Contestants 0200 Race held September 171989 Greenbelt MD Goddard Model Aircraft Club Front row left right 1 Nowland 0 Palace CD J Hartley third place J Wozniak S Baker son first place M Sells second place Back row left right J Van Zant T Garvey C Magistrado F Donnely Sr F Whitten G Van Zant D Palace J Wozniak F Donnely Jr R George M Gurlacz T Gurlacz March 1990 59 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly SPrin Dr 302 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 147 rugged think Floyd still flying shape went service 1942 am enclosing photo scrapbook long shot taking off poor-quality shot made Baby Brownie deep dihedral tall rudder obvious thanks John Niemeyer sharing us thought letter totally re called impact model aviation young men just publicized hope readers enjoy much did Additionally isnt tunate John Floyd didnt spend hardearned dollars GHQ done unlikely would still active modelers 50-plus years later RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 58 ply X-Cell 30- 60-size machines hadnt seen 30 fly before enjoying watching Zanes flight stopped break troduced myself talked about ma chines Zanes X-Cell 30 weighs little over six pounds powered OS 32 uses Airtronics Spectra seven-channel radio Airtronics SG-X gyro 30 stock except swashplate decided against kits part made composite material replaced GMP unit Later Zane nice enough let have go machine X-Cell 30 hovered nicely exhibiting good stability moderate main rotor rpm flew machine few circuits found excellent re sponse controls really nice general feel machine After coming back hover engine heated up decided land Zane told X-Cell has trouble free feels OS 32 being pushed application suggested trying another fuel see fixed cooling problems Now think about might also try new SuperTi gre 34 understand MAS also sells re placement engine mount enables put 40 Helicopter can speculate feel safe assuring 40 X Cell 30 would have unbelievable performance Chicago Hobby Show agenda last monthalbeit three hours layover another flight able see enough give mini report Airtronics first call just shared flight Tim Renaud gave pre view what expect besides Hell products already market Airtronics tends market new nine-channel fully synthe sized Helicopter radio Aimed PCM l0/Futaba 1024 market radio seems have best features Ill let know find out information Hobby Dynamics new Kalt 30-size En forcer display new Kalt machine de signed Taya decidedly Concept-like some clever new features Slated mar keted Webra power plant Enforcer should have good following Again find out Ill pass Hobby Dynamics also Cyclone II Excalibur Jet Stream machines display firm also distributes JR radios Webra engine lines US talked Kevin Burner advised Kalt parts stock anyone needs parts dealer can get Kalt ma chines Hobby Dynamics Miniature Aircraft Supply nicely put gether booth highlighting its new X-Cell 30-and 40-size machines company also has Agusta 109 fuselage available its new ma chine Also new MAS can electroplate metal parts new X-Cell machine color white-and-fluorescentorange machine display memory serves rightanyway know result very nice definitely choice want ing extra touch Great Planes still selling Concepts like crazy has lots accessories Concept 30 now have three fuselages Hughes 500 Hughes 300 Bell Jet Ranger really fancy Jet Ranger will have go about getting Concept Great Planes also various OS Heli engines new Su perTigre 34 ABC new Tigre ought powerhouse Time will tell Gorham Model Products its new Rebel display abundance Chicago John Gorham shared Rebel entertaining large following As have heard now some kind split between Hirobo GMP John however declined comment instead told efforts GMP has made Americanize its line As read GMP ma chines now 100% American-made shipping Legend Elites production ap pears full steam ahead John also told working new 50-size machine De tails will follow Robbe latest version Champion new Magic Ranger display booth well manned such notables Mike Mas Jerry Hicks saw new Schluter glass ro tor blades look very good Im going have try set Mike told blades autorotations outrageous Im going apologize advance anyone failed mention quick visit took fastest tour around show Ive ever done thanks Jerry Hicks taking back OHare connecting flight Best wishes department though youll read late January its yet Christmas write Best wishes belatedly hope achieved endeavored 1989 Merry Christmas Happy 1990 personal note Best wishes order Florida Flash new recently trans planted team member Good luck hope transplant takes grow enjoy fruits decisions BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 59 turned 11280 After Bill dad Fred got plumbing working realJy went well unfortunately too late Results times recorded two-mile Quar ter Midget course 1 Rex Knepper 1134 2 Rick Cromer 1149 3 Bob Hisey 1188 4 Doug Whiteaker 1144 5 Kevin Matney 12027 6 Dave Gohn 1258 7 Ken Heatle 13646 8 Jim Widman 1259 9 Gerald Price 1224 10 Joe Dodd 1274 Fast time Bill Johanson 11280 Thanks Art Arro fine report NMPRA has just finished updating 7staoyed self-addwdwwclopa tor pncaoa mdvIIfi cixxni Add SOO COD Parrish Aircraft & Scale MxleIs isaw stb PhuIaawP1 337 305 581 447 K&S METAL rxuuu plane designed QSPXA Fcxmula 120 rules 1/4 scalemodel accepts 60120 ci engines Features Epoxy glass fuselage wtth foam wing contruction Dural landing gear scale landing gear add$ 1500 Full kltr 17 Em F-li erSharkA MINI-JET SERIES planes feature bslsa construction Designed intermediate flyer mind willaccepta25-32sizeengineusearear exhaust engine exceptional perftxnance Get thrill jet hassles ducted fan $5fl ~each Wtiig Span ir Lcaam w wepu wsoy o y Wma ms 7sq fri Ens 454 cycle or4O 2 cycle also ualtabtc tacge elocoic mMors Plain CowIIsg Wui5 Ribs also sold separaMly $400 shipoins Aluminum/BrasslCopper Tubing & Shapes Music Wire sTools Soldering Inns Silk Silk Span Finishing Materials 2 hr catalog inn PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan NoSize TI-iSO-B 1/2 TT-175-B 3/4 11-200-B 11-225-B 1/4 11-226-B .. 2-1/4 FAt . TT-250-B .. 2-1/2 11-251-B .. 2-1/2FAI 75-B .. 2-3/4 11-276-B .. 2-3/4 FAt 00-B 11-301-BFAt 11-325-B .. 3-1/4 11-350-B . 3-1/2 11-375-B /4 11-400-B RetailAppros PriceWeight $1395058 oz 149509502 159510002 169516002 189515002 1895190oz 209517002 2295220oz 249520002 269526002 289525002 3695340oz 4995470oz 599552002 6995570oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available tn Stzes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan NoSize TI-140-A .. 1/4-28 11-147-A 1/4-28/7mm 11-610-A 0mm 11-710-A 10mm 11-516-A 5/16-24 18-A .5/16-24/8mm 11-810-A 0mm 11-825-A .8 x 125mm 11-375-A 3/8-24 11-125-A lOx 125mm RetailAppros PriceWeight $495061 02 49506102 495063oz 49508202 495076oz 495 076 02 495 602 495.0lSoz 595 02 595 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 EYE CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM featuring LIHQNLALlY QNIBQ1LE EAB Il *95 halo une 99 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONERSIONS SNAPtI tormalion send self-addressed stamped Race Procedure Guide Race should read Its quite long Im going run monthly installments part Pylon Race Procedure Guide Revised NMPRA 1989 excellent comprehensive guide compiled NMPRA revised 1989 reflect current Race procedures Contest Procedure Guide used con junction current AMA rules bookand above safety first priority Use com mon sense applying safety features guide Contest Procedure Guide RC Pylon Racing operation RC Pylon contest requires organization dedicated manpower suc cessful RC Pylon Contest Director must sume greater amount responsibility assure successful meet intent handbook help define operating procedures standardize contest procedures used through out nation should used supplement AMA Competition Regulations Except mandatory safety requirements procedures stated book written guidelines Though procedures strongly recommended realized local conditions may require deviation Safety Safety #1 concern RC Pylon Con test Directors following list safety procedures must used operation contest Violation procedures may re sult cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestants would have earned such contest 1 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances stated current AMA rule book 2 A protective barrier must Pylons #1 #2 #3 together lap counters table flagmen stand behind barrier should least 7 ft high made chain link fence fabric its equivalent 3 No workers except #3 Pylon judge contestants may Danger Area near #3 Pylon see Fig IThis figure nor included hereEd] 4 The Ready Area heat after already flying should Out course between #2 #3 Pylons following safety procedures required I Hard hats starter flight recorder --matonga Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES AirplseeManen K&0 FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&0 Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS lap counters #2 #3 Pylon judges 2 Protective barriers #1 #2 #3 Py lon judges timers lap counters Barriers should protect least two sides officials see Fig [Not included hereEd] 3 A minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong Safety course item cant wait rules paperwork During course Rac ing event unforeseen situation may arise requires immediate controls Contest Direc tor therefore has authority initiate pro cedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous situation following procedures describe opera tion Formula contest Any modification nec essary Q500 QM FAI Pylon will noted later Race Preparation announcements pre entry forms RC Pylon should define local deviation normal Race procedure Preentry recommended because simplifies registra tion procedures however preentry need required course should laid Out accordance AMA rule book mandatory safety procedures must incorporated layout Pylons should highly visible approxi mately 20 ft high under 15 ft high 152 Model Aviation VEND MOuNTS THE VIBRATION KILLER Fail foOt otoof tOO ax. 0~ dotatix tO 25 125 5ia 610, CMa FitS VittUOti y iii ti,*&li gins ,oont. Typical vibtation Odoction 70% MOo 5% kit ooooiato root, moAt too point tOOofld *8010ts tUbing iStuotiona I f Send Sf296 000000 ntoay Odt no Kit SNA POCeeCTS P0 505 lana 39655 5ARASOTDo FL 54535 St 3774252 FL flidaOtO add 72* SOlOS tao INFORMATION aondSA5E REPAIR YOUR HELl UILD YOUR HELl TEST YOUR HELl 322 Nbrsh 76i thSt ~j1 Lehighton Pa 18235 WRITE OR CALL FOR INFORMA TION NEW ELECTRIC Fly .. t stand-way-off scale fun ship designed 05 electric power can perform take-offs touch goes aerobatics beauty yet enjoy docile slow flight easy landings Quick easy build kit includes pre cut fuselage sides tail feathers small parts hardware complete rolled plans step-by-step instructions formed landing gear windshield Electro-combo includes kit DS 075 Hyperth rust motor fused switch harness Tam iya connector propeller adaptor 8/4 fiberglass propeller SPECIAL COMBO PRICE $5795 BASIC KIT $29~ x 40 Span 275 Sq area 32 oz flying ht flat bottom airfoil rudder elevator motor add ailerons too IAVEY675 TOWER LANE inYSTEMS WEST CHESTER PA 193& i ORPORATION 2 15430-8645 landing area should set up outside course preferably side course opposite pit area Landings will made between #2 #3 Pylons time public address system strongly recommended both pit spectator areas Part two will included next months col umn FF Scale/Warner Continued page 65 task Paper airplanes Marty us grew up dur ing war years make cardboard pine paper models balsa diverted making life rafts other impor tant uses Some paper models flew few seconds sort fun make ranging small models given away Jack Armstrong program larger ones heavy stock punch-out books Jack McCracken super Scale modeler painstaking scratch-builder models full size aircraft has making paper planes spare time fun loving models range Italian twin-hulled flying boats Fokker DR Most would probably fly rubber power too adds balsa reinforcements sometimes balsa spinner set wheels cute bugs ear models taken book models called Classic Paper Airplanes costs about $20 authors Johnson Austin published St Martins Press 175 5th Ave NY NY 10010 ISBN 0-312-02734-6 Maybe local bookseller could get Some models includes Spirit St Louis SM-55 Schleicher-Rhonadler Avro 560 MS Type N Blackburn Monoplane Haw ker Hart Fairey Longrange Avro 560 Fokker D-8 DR 1 What great present give kid has never experienced anything other plastic kit modeler has thing except artwork first class s write-up photo book September 89 Product Review section MAEd bubble pack fun Al Lawton has made 3D Corsair foam meat trays using rounded corners build rounded fuselage topping whole affair off bubble packing night-light bulb fits beautifully little Tomy Pocket Pets make great gifts young friends provided give packing know modeler reheats stuff uses own canopy forms think reaction rising cost mod eling brings out creativity everyone Never use bad language stuck-on screw cap Ever have experience trying get cap off paint bottle contact cement jar has made decision stay put Using old viseand water-pump pliers trick often messes up cap breaks bottle wealth new vocab ulary has picked up generations modelers kids vicinity such event Books have written subject am now going tell avoid prob lem ever occurring again Turning whole affair upside down fill ing edge cap thinner will help loosen already stuck provided wait long enough though dont know works acrylics Also need know dope thinner dissolves clear little square bot tles just look like glass hold plastic car en amel get ready reinstall cap wipe threads bottle rag smear little Vaselinenot too muchon too messy couple turns Teflon pipejoint tape will available hardware store about dollar hundred-year sup ply Get inch wide put some over top bottle help get airtight seal Support National Free Flight Society NFFS Chris Weinreich taking over mon umental task editing NFFS Digest Redacteur-en-chef Bob Meuser retiring can build couple Scale models Chris wants make Digest stronger FF Scale Continued page 156 March 1990 153 1st US RIC Flight School Stop Crashing Start Learning CLASSES FILLING FAST Info pack $200 1st US RiC FLIGHT SCHOOL 621 S Sawyer. Shawano WI 54166 17151524-2985 LATHES ING MACHIUdES MACHINE SHOP SUPPLES S Ihe AIIIon Model e/ MACHINERY ANSWR INC P0 BRR 53N-Y NsrnlRnR WV 25S26 342 3530 REPRESENTATIVES OF MAN MANUFACTURERS _____NEW CATALOG 500Z Flu IRII II ISUNOR RI RWRR InS S
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
Page Numbers: 59, 151, 152, 153
DEEP FREEZEAs write country locked icebox its winter yet Its building time us Well spend winter getting Pylon Racers ready 1990 season Come first warm weather well go out see theyll fly lot us will bang up lose plane two its maiden flight What can preventor least helpwith problems trimming new Racers Ill assume over winter have main tained radio correctly have kept batteries charged OK lets go fly think us get little nervous first few times fly new airplanes Ill take little furthermost us nervous flying same old planes used last year After havent flown winter Start puttering around pattern old sport plane just clear out cobwebs dont care you dont fly reflexes will slow Show good smooth flier race course very seldom gets himself tight spot Ill show someone does lot sport flying So sport fly littlebesides its fun Anyway lets get back new plane As know faster go less control sur face movement needed control plane Slow down will give edge just case plane bad trim Q500 Quarter Midget can control speed using throttle Formula no throttle So best thing to change fuel could run 5% -nitro fuel 15% can use special Racing props can use full-size racing props has reworked Youll pleasant surprise en gine will run better thought will easier set guess what plane hap pens badly out trim chances ad justing whole lot better Its also lot cheaper can fly longer burn up plug No Im giving pitch low nitro fuel just dont think have go ing 200 mph practice race Anyway works just received letter Art Arro along Race results Toledo Weak Sig nals Animal 500 Art got started Racing Wherever goes promotes Racing need like him Anyway heres what happened October 8 1989 Animal 500 Toledo Weak SignalsToledo Ohio October 8 1989 Rex KnepperContest Director sixth annual Animal 500 hosted Toledo Weak Signals well attended 19 entrants would have clubs open Pylon Race week before took its toll few pilots crashed last week worked Race Thanks guys weather forecast weekend sleet snow turned Out beautiful day first heat started 945 am Dave ard starter moved heats very fastby 1245 four rounds yours truly made decision fly extra rounds total six rounds flown beginning year times high teens considered pretty fast weekend about seven pilots low teens Billy Johanson 11280 Rick Cromer low- high-teens heat very im pressive guy has Raced about two years heat Racing very competitive no freebies Well maybe couple made com ment Tennessee contingent spread planes Tennessee Michigan three pilots Greg Doe Jon Lemmons Doug Whiteaker confined debris area around #3 Pylon three consecutive heats yours truly fly against Tennessee fliers Greg Doe started came around #3 landed full bore wrong angle hard top thats hard glue joints Jon Lem mons did same thing should have heard excuse hit hard-top long story Finally Doug Whiteaker said Its turn about fourth lap hit #3 py lon hard pole bent short lull things straightened up Time did allow us have trophy dash top 12 pilotsthat would have some very good Racing Bob Hisey went 11880 caller pi lot Jim Warner aint nothing Warner says Bob just think fast would have big Jim Kevin Matney flew 11680 week before set club record lasted week sleeper contest Dave Carpen ter right Kevin Dave turned 11490 firewall came loose Dave out Race came Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Shino hara Team Samuri would hire Zero pi lot Poor Grunk zero roundnever finished Bill Johanson good run Continued page 151 Contestants 0200 Race held September 171989 Greenbelt MD Goddard Model Aircraft Club Front row left right 1 Nowland 0 Palace CD J Hartley third place J Wozniak S Baker son first place M Sells second place Back row left right J Van Zant T Garvey C Magistrado F Donnely Sr F Whitten G Van Zant D Palace J Wozniak F Donnely Jr R George M Gurlacz T Gurlacz March 1990 59 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly SPrin Dr 302 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 147 rugged think Floyd still flying shape went service 1942 am enclosing photo scrapbook long shot taking off poor-quality shot made Baby Brownie deep dihedral tall rudder obvious thanks John Niemeyer sharing us thought letter totally re called impact model aviation young men just publicized hope readers enjoy much did Additionally isnt tunate John Floyd didnt spend hardearned dollars GHQ done unlikely would still active modelers 50-plus years later RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 58 ply X-Cell 30- 60-size machines hadnt seen 30 fly before enjoying watching Zanes flight stopped break troduced myself talked about ma chines Zanes X-Cell 30 weighs little over six pounds powered OS 32 uses Airtronics Spectra seven-channel radio Airtronics SG-X gyro 30 stock except swashplate decided against kits part made composite material replaced GMP unit Later Zane nice enough let have go machine X-Cell 30 hovered nicely exhibiting good stability moderate main rotor rpm flew machine few circuits found excellent re sponse controls really nice general feel machine After coming back hover engine heated up decided land Zane told X-Cell has trouble free feels OS 32 being pushed application suggested trying another fuel see fixed cooling problems Now think about might also try new SuperTi gre 34 understand MAS also sells re placement engine mount enables put 40 Helicopter can speculate feel safe assuring 40 X Cell 30 would have unbelievable performance Chicago Hobby Show agenda last monthalbeit three hours layover another flight able see enough give mini report Airtronics first call just shared flight Tim Renaud gave pre view what expect besides Hell products already market Airtronics tends market new nine-channel fully synthe sized Helicopter radio Aimed PCM l0/Futaba 1024 market radio seems have best features Ill let know find out information Hobby Dynamics new Kalt 30-size En forcer display new Kalt machine de signed Taya decidedly Concept-like some clever new features Slated mar keted Webra power plant Enforcer should have good following Again find out Ill pass Hobby Dynamics also Cyclone II Excalibur Jet Stream machines display firm also distributes JR radios Webra engine lines US talked Kevin Burner advised Kalt parts stock anyone needs parts dealer can get Kalt ma chines Hobby Dynamics Miniature Aircraft Supply nicely put gether booth highlighting its new X-Cell 30-and 40-size machines company also has Agusta 109 fuselage available its new ma chine Also new MAS can electroplate metal parts new X-Cell machine color white-and-fluorescentorange machine display memory serves rightanyway know result very nice definitely choice want ing extra touch Great Planes still selling Concepts like crazy has lots accessories Concept 30 now have three fuselages Hughes 500 Hughes 300 Bell Jet Ranger really fancy Jet Ranger will have go about getting Concept Great Planes also various OS Heli engines new Su perTigre 34 ABC new Tigre ought powerhouse Time will tell Gorham Model Products its new Rebel display abundance Chicago John Gorham shared Rebel entertaining large following As have heard now some kind split between Hirobo GMP John however declined comment instead told efforts GMP has made Americanize its line As read GMP ma chines now 100% American-made shipping Legend Elites production ap pears full steam ahead John also told working new 50-size machine De tails will follow Robbe latest version Champion new Magic Ranger display booth well manned such notables Mike Mas Jerry Hicks saw new Schluter glass ro tor blades look very good Im going have try set Mike told blades autorotations outrageous Im going apologize advance anyone failed mention quick visit took fastest tour around show Ive ever done thanks Jerry Hicks taking back OHare connecting flight Best wishes department though youll read late January its yet Christmas write Best wishes belatedly hope achieved endeavored 1989 Merry Christmas Happy 1990 personal note Best wishes order Florida Flash new recently trans planted team member Good luck hope transplant takes grow enjoy fruits decisions BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 59 turned 11280 After Bill dad Fred got plumbing working realJy went well unfortunately too late Results times recorded two-mile Quar ter Midget course 1 Rex Knepper 1134 2 Rick Cromer 1149 3 Bob Hisey 1188 4 Doug Whiteaker 1144 5 Kevin Matney 12027 6 Dave Gohn 1258 7 Ken Heatle 13646 8 Jim Widman 1259 9 Gerald Price 1224 10 Joe Dodd 1274 Fast time Bill Johanson 11280 Thanks Art Arro fine report NMPRA has just finished updating 7staoyed self-addwdwwclopa tor pncaoa mdvIIfi cixxni Add SOO COD Parrish Aircraft & Scale MxleIs isaw stb PhuIaawP1 337 305 581 447 K&S METAL rxuuu plane designed QSPXA Fcxmula 120 rules 1/4 scalemodel accepts 60120 ci engines Features Epoxy glass fuselage wtth foam wing contruction Dural landing gear scale landing gear add$ 1500 Full kltr 17 Em F-li erSharkA MINI-JET SERIES planes feature bslsa construction Designed intermediate flyer mind willaccepta25-32sizeengineusearear exhaust engine exceptional perftxnance Get thrill jet hassles ducted fan $5fl ~each Wtiig Span ir Lcaam w wepu wsoy o y Wma ms 7sq fri Ens 454 cycle or4O 2 cycle also ualtabtc tacge elocoic mMors Plain CowIIsg Wui5 Ribs also sold separaMly $400 shipoins Aluminum/BrasslCopper Tubing & Shapes Music Wire sTools Soldering Inns Silk Silk Span Finishing Materials 2 hr catalog inn PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan NoSize TI-iSO-B 1/2 TT-175-B 3/4 11-200-B 11-225-B 1/4 11-226-B .. 2-1/4 FAt . TT-250-B .. 2-1/2 11-251-B .. 2-1/2FAI 75-B .. 2-3/4 11-276-B .. 2-3/4 FAt 00-B 11-301-BFAt 11-325-B .. 3-1/4 11-350-B . 3-1/2 11-375-B /4 11-400-B RetailAppros PriceWeight $1395058 oz 149509502 159510002 169516002 189515002 1895190oz 209517002 2295220oz 249520002 269526002 289525002 3695340oz 4995470oz 599552002 6995570oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available tn Stzes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan NoSize TI-140-A .. 1/4-28 11-147-A 1/4-28/7mm 11-610-A 0mm 11-710-A 10mm 11-516-A 5/16-24 18-A .5/16-24/8mm 11-810-A 0mm 11-825-A .8 x 125mm 11-375-A 3/8-24 11-125-A lOx 125mm RetailAppros PriceWeight $495061 02 49506102 495063oz 49508202 495076oz 495 076 02 495 602 495.0lSoz 595 02 595 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 EYE CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM featuring LIHQNLALlY QNIBQ1LE EAB Il *95 halo une 99 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONERSIONS SNAPtI tormalion send self-addressed stamped Race Procedure Guide Race should read Its quite long Im going run monthly installments part Pylon Race Procedure Guide Revised NMPRA 1989 excellent comprehensive guide compiled NMPRA revised 1989 reflect current Race procedures Contest Procedure Guide used con junction current AMA rules bookand above safety first priority Use com mon sense applying safety features guide Contest Procedure Guide RC Pylon Racing operation RC Pylon contest requires organization dedicated manpower suc cessful RC Pylon Contest Director must sume greater amount responsibility assure successful meet intent handbook help define operating procedures standardize contest procedures used through out nation should used supplement AMA Competition Regulations Except mandatory safety requirements procedures stated book written guidelines Though procedures strongly recommended realized local conditions may require deviation Safety Safety #1 concern RC Pylon Con test Directors following list safety procedures must used operation contest Violation procedures may re sult cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestants would have earned such contest 1 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances stated current AMA rule book 2 A protective barrier must Pylons #1 #2 #3 together lap counters table flagmen stand behind barrier should least 7 ft high made chain link fence fabric its equivalent 3 No workers except #3 Pylon judge contestants may Danger Area near #3 Pylon see Fig IThis figure nor included hereEd] 4 The Ready Area heat after already flying should Out course between #2 #3 Pylons following safety procedures required I Hard hats starter flight recorder --matonga Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES AirplseeManen K&0 FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&0 Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS lap counters #2 #3 Pylon judges 2 Protective barriers #1 #2 #3 Py lon judges timers lap counters Barriers should protect least two sides officials see Fig [Not included hereEd] 3 A minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong Safety course item cant wait rules paperwork During course Rac ing event unforeseen situation may arise requires immediate controls Contest Direc tor therefore has authority initiate pro cedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous situation following procedures describe opera tion Formula contest Any modification nec essary Q500 QM FAI Pylon will noted later Race Preparation announcements pre entry forms RC Pylon should define local deviation normal Race procedure Preentry recommended because simplifies registra tion procedures however preentry need required course should laid Out accordance AMA rule book mandatory safety procedures must incorporated layout Pylons should highly visible approxi mately 20 ft high under 15 ft high 152 Model Aviation VEND MOuNTS THE VIBRATION KILLER Fail foOt otoof tOO ax. 0~ dotatix tO 25 125 5ia 610, CMa FitS VittUOti y iii ti,*&li gins ,oont. Typical vibtation Odoction 70% MOo 5% kit ooooiato root, moAt too point tOOofld *8010ts tUbing iStuotiona I f Send Sf296 000000 ntoay Odt no Kit SNA POCeeCTS P0 505 lana 39655 5ARASOTDo FL 54535 St 3774252 FL flidaOtO add 72* SOlOS tao INFORMATION aondSA5E REPAIR YOUR HELl UILD YOUR HELl TEST YOUR HELl 322 Nbrsh 76i thSt ~j1 Lehighton Pa 18235 WRITE OR CALL FOR INFORMA TION NEW ELECTRIC Fly .. t stand-way-off scale fun ship designed 05 electric power can perform take-offs touch goes aerobatics beauty yet enjoy docile slow flight easy landings Quick easy build kit includes pre cut fuselage sides tail feathers small parts hardware complete rolled plans step-by-step instructions formed landing gear windshield Electro-combo includes kit DS 075 Hyperth rust motor fused switch harness Tam iya connector propeller adaptor 8/4 fiberglass propeller SPECIAL COMBO PRICE $5795 BASIC KIT $29~ x 40 Span 275 Sq area 32 oz flying ht flat bottom airfoil rudder elevator motor add ailerons too IAVEY675 TOWER LANE inYSTEMS WEST CHESTER PA 193& i ORPORATION 2 15430-8645 landing area should set up outside course preferably side course opposite pit area Landings will made between #2 #3 Pylons time public address system strongly recommended both pit spectator areas Part two will included next months col umn FF Scale/Warner Continued page 65 task Paper airplanes Marty us grew up dur ing war years make cardboard pine paper models balsa diverted making life rafts other impor tant uses Some paper models flew few seconds sort fun make ranging small models given away Jack Armstrong program larger ones heavy stock punch-out books Jack McCracken super Scale modeler painstaking scratch-builder models full size aircraft has making paper planes spare time fun loving models range Italian twin-hulled flying boats Fokker DR Most would probably fly rubber power too adds balsa reinforcements sometimes balsa spinner set wheels cute bugs ear models taken book models called Classic Paper Airplanes costs about $20 authors Johnson Austin published St Martins Press 175 5th Ave NY NY 10010 ISBN 0-312-02734-6 Maybe local bookseller could get Some models includes Spirit St Louis SM-55 Schleicher-Rhonadler Avro 560 MS Type N Blackburn Monoplane Haw ker Hart Fairey Longrange Avro 560 Fokker D-8 DR 1 What great present give kid has never experienced anything other plastic kit modeler has thing except artwork first class s write-up photo book September 89 Product Review section MAEd bubble pack fun Al Lawton has made 3D Corsair foam meat trays using rounded corners build rounded fuselage topping whole affair off bubble packing night-light bulb fits beautifully little Tomy Pocket Pets make great gifts young friends provided give packing know modeler reheats stuff uses own canopy forms think reaction rising cost mod eling brings out creativity everyone Never use bad language stuck-on screw cap Ever have experience trying get cap off paint bottle contact cement jar has made decision stay put Using old viseand water-pump pliers trick often messes up cap breaks bottle wealth new vocab ulary has picked up generations modelers kids vicinity such event Books have written subject am now going tell avoid prob lem ever occurring again Turning whole affair upside down fill ing edge cap thinner will help loosen already stuck provided wait long enough though dont know works acrylics Also need know dope thinner dissolves clear little square bot tles just look like glass hold plastic car en amel get ready reinstall cap wipe threads bottle rag smear little Vaselinenot too muchon too messy couple turns Teflon pipejoint tape will available hardware store about dollar hundred-year sup ply Get inch wide put some over top bottle help get airtight seal Support National Free Flight Society NFFS Chris Weinreich taking over mon umental task editing NFFS Digest Redacteur-en-chef Bob Meuser retiring can build couple Scale models Chris wants make Digest stronger FF Scale Continued page 156 March 1990 153 1st US RIC Flight School Stop Crashing Start Learning CLASSES FILLING FAST Info pack $200 1st US RiC FLIGHT SCHOOL 621 S Sawyer. Shawano WI 54166 17151524-2985 LATHES ING MACHIUdES MACHINE SHOP SUPPLES S Ihe AIIIon Model e/ MACHINERY ANSWR INC P0 BRR 53N-Y NsrnlRnR WV 25S26 342 3530 REPRESENTATIVES OF MAN MANUFACTURERS _____NEW CATALOG 500Z Flu IRII II ISUNOR RI RWRR InS S
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
Page Numbers: 59, 151, 152, 153
DEEP FREEZEAs write country locked icebox its winter yet Its building time us Well spend winter getting Pylon Racers ready 1990 season Come first warm weather well go out see theyll fly lot us will bang up lose plane two its maiden flight What can preventor least helpwith problems trimming new Racers Ill assume over winter have main tained radio correctly have kept batteries charged OK lets go fly think us get little nervous first few times fly new airplanes Ill take little furthermost us nervous flying same old planes used last year After havent flown winter Start puttering around pattern old sport plane just clear out cobwebs dont care you dont fly reflexes will slow Show good smooth flier race course very seldom gets himself tight spot Ill show someone does lot sport flying So sport fly littlebesides its fun Anyway lets get back new plane As know faster go less control sur face movement needed control plane Slow down will give edge just case plane bad trim Q500 Quarter Midget can control speed using throttle Formula no throttle So best thing to change fuel could run 5% -nitro fuel 15% can use special Racing props can use full-size racing props has reworked Youll pleasant surprise en gine will run better thought will easier set guess what plane hap pens badly out trim chances ad justing whole lot better Its also lot cheaper can fly longer burn up plug No Im giving pitch low nitro fuel just dont think have go ing 200 mph practice race Anyway works just received letter Art Arro along Race results Toledo Weak Sig nals Animal 500 Art got started Racing Wherever goes promotes Racing need like him Anyway heres what happened October 8 1989 Animal 500 Toledo Weak SignalsToledo Ohio October 8 1989 Rex KnepperContest Director sixth annual Animal 500 hosted Toledo Weak Signals well attended 19 entrants would have clubs open Pylon Race week before took its toll few pilots crashed last week worked Race Thanks guys weather forecast weekend sleet snow turned Out beautiful day first heat started 945 am Dave ard starter moved heats very fastby 1245 four rounds yours truly made decision fly extra rounds total six rounds flown beginning year times high teens considered pretty fast weekend about seven pilots low teens Billy Johanson 11280 Rick Cromer low- high-teens heat very im pressive guy has Raced about two years heat Racing very competitive no freebies Well maybe couple made com ment Tennessee contingent spread planes Tennessee Michigan three pilots Greg Doe Jon Lemmons Doug Whiteaker confined debris area around #3 Pylon three consecutive heats yours truly fly against Tennessee fliers Greg Doe started came around #3 landed full bore wrong angle hard top thats hard glue joints Jon Lem mons did same thing should have heard excuse hit hard-top long story Finally Doug Whiteaker said Its turn about fourth lap hit #3 py lon hard pole bent short lull things straightened up Time did allow us have trophy dash top 12 pilotsthat would have some very good Racing Bob Hisey went 11880 caller pi lot Jim Warner aint nothing Warner says Bob just think fast would have big Jim Kevin Matney flew 11680 week before set club record lasted week sleeper contest Dave Carpen ter right Kevin Dave turned 11490 firewall came loose Dave out Race came Craig Grunkemeyer Jim Shino hara Team Samuri would hire Zero pi lot Poor Grunk zero roundnever finished Bill Johanson good run Continued page 151 Contestants 0200 Race held September 171989 Greenbelt MD Goddard Model Aircraft Club Front row left right 1 Nowland 0 Palace CD J Hartley third place J Wozniak S Baker son first place M Sells second place Back row left right J Van Zant T Garvey C Magistrado F Donnely Sr F Whitten G Van Zant D Palace J Wozniak F Donnely Jr R George M Gurlacz T Gurlacz March 1990 59 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly SPrin Dr 302 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 147 rugged think Floyd still flying shape went service 1942 am enclosing photo scrapbook long shot taking off poor-quality shot made Baby Brownie deep dihedral tall rudder obvious thanks John Niemeyer sharing us thought letter totally re called impact model aviation young men just publicized hope readers enjoy much did Additionally isnt tunate John Floyd didnt spend hardearned dollars GHQ done unlikely would still active modelers 50-plus years later RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 58 ply X-Cell 30- 60-size machines hadnt seen 30 fly before enjoying watching Zanes flight stopped break troduced myself talked about ma chines Zanes X-Cell 30 weighs little over six pounds powered OS 32 uses Airtronics Spectra seven-channel radio Airtronics SG-X gyro 30 stock except swashplate decided against kits part made composite material replaced GMP unit Later Zane nice enough let have go machine X-Cell 30 hovered nicely exhibiting good stability moderate main rotor rpm flew machine few circuits found excellent re sponse controls really nice general feel machine After coming back hover engine heated up decided land Zane told X-Cell has trouble free feels OS 32 being pushed application suggested trying another fuel see fixed cooling problems Now think about might also try new SuperTi gre 34 understand MAS also sells re placement engine mount enables put 40 Helicopter can speculate feel safe assuring 40 X Cell 30 would have unbelievable performance Chicago Hobby Show agenda last monthalbeit three hours layover another flight able see enough give mini report Airtronics first call just shared flight Tim Renaud gave pre view what expect besides Hell products already market Airtronics tends market new nine-channel fully synthe sized Helicopter radio Aimed PCM l0/Futaba 1024 market radio seems have best features Ill let know find out information Hobby Dynamics new Kalt 30-size En forcer display new Kalt machine de signed Taya decidedly Concept-like some clever new features Slated mar keted Webra power plant Enforcer should have good following Again find out Ill pass Hobby Dynamics also Cyclone II Excalibur Jet Stream machines display firm also distributes JR radios Webra engine lines US talked Kevin Burner advised Kalt parts stock anyone needs parts dealer can get Kalt ma chines Hobby Dynamics Miniature Aircraft Supply nicely put gether booth highlighting its new X-Cell 30-and 40-size machines company also has Agusta 109 fuselage available its new ma chine Also new MAS can electroplate metal parts new X-Cell machine color white-and-fluorescentorange machine display memory serves rightanyway know result very nice definitely choice want ing extra touch Great Planes still selling Concepts like crazy has lots accessories Concept 30 now have three fuselages Hughes 500 Hughes 300 Bell Jet Ranger really fancy Jet Ranger will have go about getting Concept Great Planes also various OS Heli engines new Su perTigre 34 ABC new Tigre ought powerhouse Time will tell Gorham Model Products its new Rebel display abundance Chicago John Gorham shared Rebel entertaining large following As have heard now some kind split between Hirobo GMP John however declined comment instead told efforts GMP has made Americanize its line As read GMP ma chines now 100% American-made shipping Legend Elites production ap pears full steam ahead John also told working new 50-size machine De tails will follow Robbe latest version Champion new Magic Ranger display booth well manned such notables Mike Mas Jerry Hicks saw new Schluter glass ro tor blades look very good Im going have try set Mike told blades autorotations outrageous Im going apologize advance anyone failed mention quick visit took fastest tour around show Ive ever done thanks Jerry Hicks taking back OHare connecting flight Best wishes department though youll read late January its yet Christmas write Best wishes belatedly hope achieved endeavored 1989 Merry Christmas Happy 1990 personal note Best wishes order Florida Flash new recently trans planted team member Good luck hope transplant takes grow enjoy fruits decisions BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 59 turned 11280 After Bill dad Fred got plumbing working realJy went well unfortunately too late Results times recorded two-mile Quar ter Midget course 1 Rex Knepper 1134 2 Rick Cromer 1149 3 Bob Hisey 1188 4 Doug Whiteaker 1144 5 Kevin Matney 12027 6 Dave Gohn 1258 7 Ken Heatle 13646 8 Jim Widman 1259 9 Gerald Price 1224 10 Joe Dodd 1274 Fast time Bill Johanson 11280 Thanks Art Arro fine report NMPRA has just finished updating 7staoyed self-addwdwwclopa tor pncaoa mdvIIfi cixxni Add SOO COD Parrish Aircraft & Scale MxleIs isaw stb PhuIaawP1 337 305 581 447 K&S METAL rxuuu plane designed QSPXA Fcxmula 120 rules 1/4 scalemodel accepts 60120 ci engines Features Epoxy glass fuselage wtth foam wing contruction Dural landing gear scale landing gear add$ 1500 Full kltr 17 Em F-li erSharkA MINI-JET SERIES planes feature bslsa construction Designed intermediate flyer mind willaccepta25-32sizeengineusearear exhaust engine exceptional perftxnance Get thrill jet hassles ducted fan $5fl ~each Wtiig Span ir Lcaam w wepu wsoy o y Wma ms 7sq fri Ens 454 cycle or4O 2 cycle also ualtabtc tacge elocoic mMors Plain CowIIsg Wui5 Ribs also sold separaMly $400 shipoins Aluminum/BrasslCopper Tubing & Shapes Music Wire sTools Soldering Inns Silk Silk Span Finishing Materials 2 hr catalog inn PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan NoSize TI-iSO-B 1/2 TT-175-B 3/4 11-200-B 11-225-B 1/4 11-226-B .. 2-1/4 FAt . TT-250-B .. 2-1/2 11-251-B .. 2-1/2FAI 75-B .. 2-3/4 11-276-B .. 2-3/4 FAt 00-B 11-301-BFAt 11-325-B .. 3-1/4 11-350-B . 3-1/2 11-375-B /4 11-400-B RetailAppros PriceWeight $1395058 oz 149509502 159510002 169516002 189515002 1895190oz 209517002 2295220oz 249520002 269526002 289525002 3695340oz 4995470oz 599552002 6995570oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available tn Stzes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan NoSize TI-140-A .. 1/4-28 11-147-A 1/4-28/7mm 11-610-A 0mm 11-710-A 10mm 11-516-A 5/16-24 18-A .5/16-24/8mm 11-810-A 0mm 11-825-A .8 x 125mm 11-375-A 3/8-24 11-125-A lOx 125mm RetailAppros PriceWeight $495061 02 49506102 495063oz 49508202 495076oz 495 076 02 495 602 495.0lSoz 595 02 595 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 EYE CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM featuring LIHQNLALlY QNIBQ1LE EAB Il *95 halo une 99 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONERSIONS SNAPtI tormalion send self-addressed stamped Race Procedure Guide Race should read Its quite long Im going run monthly installments part Pylon Race Procedure Guide Revised NMPRA 1989 excellent comprehensive guide compiled NMPRA revised 1989 reflect current Race procedures Contest Procedure Guide used con junction current AMA rules bookand above safety first priority Use com mon sense applying safety features guide Contest Procedure Guide RC Pylon Racing operation RC Pylon contest requires organization dedicated manpower suc cessful RC Pylon Contest Director must sume greater amount responsibility assure successful meet intent handbook help define operating procedures standardize contest procedures used through out nation should used supplement AMA Competition Regulations Except mandatory safety requirements procedures stated book written guidelines Though procedures strongly recommended realized local conditions may require deviation Safety Safety #1 concern RC Pylon Con test Directors following list safety procedures must used operation contest Violation procedures may re sult cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestants would have earned such contest 1 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances stated current AMA rule book 2 A protective barrier must Pylons #1 #2 #3 together lap counters table flagmen stand behind barrier should least 7 ft high made chain link fence fabric its equivalent 3 No workers except #3 Pylon judge contestants may Danger Area near #3 Pylon see Fig IThis figure nor included hereEd] 4 The Ready Area heat after already flying should Out course between #2 #3 Pylons following safety procedures required I Hard hats starter flight recorder --matonga Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES AirplseeManen K&0 FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&0 Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS lap counters #2 #3 Pylon judges 2 Protective barriers #1 #2 #3 Py lon judges timers lap counters Barriers should protect least two sides officials see Fig [Not included hereEd] 3 A minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong Safety course item cant wait rules paperwork During course Rac ing event unforeseen situation may arise requires immediate controls Contest Direc tor therefore has authority initiate pro cedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous situation following procedures describe opera tion Formula contest Any modification nec essary Q500 QM FAI Pylon will noted later Race Preparation announcements pre entry forms RC Pylon should define local deviation normal Race procedure Preentry recommended because simplifies registra tion procedures however preentry need required course should laid Out accordance AMA rule book mandatory safety procedures must incorporated layout Pylons should highly visible approxi mately 20 ft high under 15 ft high 152 Model Aviation VEND MOuNTS THE VIBRATION KILLER Fail foOt otoof tOO ax. 0~ dotatix tO 25 125 5ia 610, CMa FitS VittUOti y iii ti,*&li gins ,oont. Typical vibtation Odoction 70% MOo 5% kit ooooiato root, moAt too point tOOofld *8010ts tUbing iStuotiona I f Send Sf296 000000 ntoay Odt no Kit SNA POCeeCTS P0 505 lana 39655 5ARASOTDo FL 54535 St 3774252 FL flidaOtO add 72* SOlOS tao INFORMATION aondSA5E REPAIR YOUR HELl UILD YOUR HELl TEST YOUR HELl 322 Nbrsh 76i thSt ~j1 Lehighton Pa 18235 WRITE OR CALL FOR INFORMA TION NEW ELECTRIC Fly .. t stand-way-off scale fun ship designed 05 electric power can perform take-offs touch goes aerobatics beauty yet enjoy docile slow flight easy landings Quick easy build kit includes pre cut fuselage sides tail feathers small parts hardware complete rolled plans step-by-step instructions formed landing gear windshield Electro-combo includes kit DS 075 Hyperth rust motor fused switch harness Tam iya connector propeller adaptor 8/4 fiberglass propeller SPECIAL COMBO PRICE $5795 BASIC KIT $29~ x 40 Span 275 Sq area 32 oz flying ht flat bottom airfoil rudder elevator motor add ailerons too IAVEY675 TOWER LANE inYSTEMS WEST CHESTER PA 193& i ORPORATION 2 15430-8645 landing area should set up outside course preferably side course opposite pit area Landings will made between #2 #3 Pylons time public address system strongly recommended both pit spectator areas Part two will included next months col umn FF Scale/Warner Continued page 65 task Paper airplanes Marty us grew up dur ing war years make cardboard pine paper models balsa diverted making life rafts other impor tant uses Some paper models flew few seconds sort fun make ranging small models given away Jack Armstrong program larger ones heavy stock punch-out books Jack McCracken super Scale modeler painstaking scratch-builder models full size aircraft has making paper planes spare time fun loving models range Italian twin-hulled flying boats Fokker DR Most would probably fly rubber power too adds balsa reinforcements sometimes balsa spinner set wheels cute bugs ear models taken book models called Classic Paper Airplanes costs about $20 authors Johnson Austin published St Martins Press 175 5th Ave NY NY 10010 ISBN 0-312-02734-6 Maybe local bookseller could get Some models includes Spirit St Louis SM-55 Schleicher-Rhonadler Avro 560 MS Type N Blackburn Monoplane Haw ker Hart Fairey Longrange Avro 560 Fokker D-8 DR 1 What great present give kid has never experienced anything other plastic kit modeler has thing except artwork first class s write-up photo book September 89 Product Review section MAEd bubble pack fun Al Lawton has made 3D Corsair foam meat trays using rounded corners build rounded fuselage topping whole affair off bubble packing night-light bulb fits beautifully little Tomy Pocket Pets make great gifts young friends provided give packing know modeler reheats stuff uses own canopy forms think reaction rising cost mod eling brings out creativity everyone Never use bad language stuck-on screw cap Ever have experience trying get cap off paint bottle contact cement jar has made decision stay put Using old viseand water-pump pliers trick often messes up cap breaks bottle wealth new vocab ulary has picked up generations modelers kids vicinity such event Books have written subject am now going tell avoid prob lem ever occurring again Turning whole affair upside down fill ing edge cap thinner will help loosen already stuck provided wait long enough though dont know works acrylics Also need know dope thinner dissolves clear little square bot tles just look like glass hold plastic car en amel get ready reinstall cap wipe threads bottle rag smear little Vaselinenot too muchon too messy couple turns Teflon pipejoint tape will available hardware store about dollar hundred-year sup ply Get inch wide put some over top bottle help get airtight seal Support National Free Flight Society NFFS Chris Weinreich taking over mon umental task editing NFFS Digest Redacteur-en-chef Bob Meuser retiring can build couple Scale models Chris wants make Digest stronger FF Scale Continued page 156 March 1990 153 1st US RIC Flight School Stop Crashing Start Learning CLASSES FILLING FAST Info pack $200 1st US RiC FLIGHT SCHOOL 621 S Sawyer. 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