a Pylon Racing EJ Dave Lane AS MOST know now l/4 scale racing event beginning take hold California Southern Cali fornia Scale Squadron established racing event AT-6 Class provision al rules now follows I Static JudgingAMA Sport Scale Rules II Sport Scale Flying 1 Unassisted ROG 2 Figure Eight 3 Fly Past 4 Option 5 Option 6 Option 7 Option 8 Option 9 Traf fic Pattern 10 Landing Perfection III Pylon Heats 1 First starting positions will de termined highest static points 2 Winners Pylon Heats will awarded 1st Placel00 points 2nd Place 90 points 3rd Place80 points 4th Place70 points 5th Place 60 points 3 Race Course will Quarter Midget Course 4 First through fifth place overall will determined highest com bined points three events IV Airplane General 1 Bridi AT-6 stock 2 K&B 61 non-Schnuerle no pump Perry porting 3 Senaco muffler db limits must met Slimline no db limits 4 Landing Gear retracts builders option 5 Minimum weight 825 lbs maxi mum 10 lbs 6 Propellers fuel furnished sponsoring group fuel ex ceed 15%nitro attended Scale Squadron Meetings proposed above rules asked comments fol lowing what suggested feel too much emphasis scale flying part event cause am pro-racing first scale sec ond think scale portion should no requirement full scale AT-6 event qualify pilot AT-6 Races must demonstrate ability fly around pylon course four laps pylon height hori zontal roll falling out sky should required RC event section Airplane probably really stuck foot adamant about fact should manufacturers kit event Joe Bridi agreed feel manufacturer wants build T-6 event should able As long kits meet specs event should allowed same thing goes engine Any non-Schnuerle 61 should allowed lieve rules being changed stated above Another point agree propeller being furnished host ing club think props should stock full scale T-6s think should able run whatever brand prop want long 11 inches minimum diameter believe specs Bridis T-6 72-in wing 800 sq fuselage about 1011 deep cockpit Joes kits will available time read article class being pushed C B Associ ates Hayward Calif rules proposed class follows same basic rules 40powered F- 1 some controls built ensure full-blown speed event does evolve did F-l airplanes will fly roughly pattern speeds fast lap time will about two minutes EnginesFront rotor 10 cc/61 cu maximum displacement Any make homemade FuelSupplied contest sponsor Can low high nitro CarburetorAny AircraftOne-quarter-scale Formula 1 aircraft PressureAny Spinner3 5 00 minimum Weight 7 lb minimum 12 lb maxi mum Wheels4000 diameter 1000 wide tire minimum Wing Thickness2000 center sec tion minimum Wing Area800 square inches Idle RuleNo idle rule such except race must begin stand ing start No holding aircraft per mitted Any type wheel brake permissible CourseStandard Formula 1 cut judges pylon No flagmen No 1 pylon cut judge Aircraft Spec jficationsWidth pi lots position 6000 Height 11000 bottom fuselage top canopy Length 48000 front airplane spinner rudder post Width across cheek cowls 9500 Cheek cowls must same size Mufflers will mandatory ideally should visible db rating over 90 should enforced Suggested ContestStand-off scale uper Miaget Mustang II Formula Another jumbo class racing starting out 49-1/2in wing foam 466 sq California /4-scale Formula designed Ed Rankin rearport 40s October1977 23 Midget Mustang Quarter Midget glass fuselage foam wing Designed rear-port 15s span 40 in. 306 sq Super Quick 0500 racer preassambled balsa fuselage presheeted foam wing shaped tips ailerons Good novice Ricky Rat Half-A plastic fuselage foam wingno painting required span 36 wing area 215 sq Continued page 87 Five new offerings Model Merchant Pogo Quarter Midget glass fuselage foam wing Span 40 in. area 306 sq RC Pylon/Lane continued page 23 judging Awards given cate gory round Aerobatics Sep arate awards given Awards given top winner three events combined scores Scale round Aerobatic flight occurs same time Contestant may enter events Name EventF-l/l0 cc Kong Rac ing -Scale Racing Whatever -size Little Tony available C B Associates Inc now Shoestring Rivets will available later year Little Mike will follow inter ested call Bob Seigelkoff 21658 Cloud Way Hayward CA 94545 phone 415783-4868 watched demonstration flight Bakersfield contest C Bs Min nows very stable flier weighed over 11 lbs very fast keep planes down 7- 8-lb range should move right along am trying say should go fast Formula 1 have go fast enough make easy han dle make interesting Now two new classes get ting off ground would like pro pose third class /4-scale racing air craft am sure "-scale right phrase think should Formula 800 class because 800 sq wing rule both AT-6 Formula 1 Class es Anyway getting back third class racing about Golden Age Air Racing would really like see Browns Lairds Ikes Mikes Schoenfelts etc 800 sq category aircraft lend themselves very well style model would probably little faster AT-6s Formula jobs due cleaner front-end design in-line engines like round en gines plenty choose thirties would like hear would interested thirties type aircraft racing 800 sq size can get enough interest can probably get Jack Stafford Models pro duce Brown B-3 larger size am going build test prototype new pylon racing manufacturer has come up some nice aircraft glass-and-foam buffs Model Mer chant 2405 Fairview PIano TX 75075 has available following et Formula aircraft Ricky Rat $2495 et Pogo $5995 et Mustang $5995 Q-500 Super Quick $5995 preassembled balsa fuselage F-l Super Midget Mustang II $9995 Thats month Go fast turn left Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St thorne CA 90250 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 31 foam glued TE method lot stronger since everything bonded together unit small sup ply foam will hundreds models News MACA True word Mike Stricter announced top Ten Individual Categories Below results MACA First VP George Mattel going Haw- hot heavy combat recently naming DVPs Districts V VII XI interested becoming DVP District write George let ter address 105 Franklin Rd Hamden CT 06517 over 300 MACA members list grows day havent already joined send $600 MACA Treasurer Pat Sasnett 1443 McKinley Ave Escondido CA 92027 latest issue MA CA Newsletter contained articles engine reworking contest reports complete directory combat fliers throughout USA Europe classified ads specialty parts OCtobeF 1977 87 SoIaFiIm TRY THESE OTHER CONTEST QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM PACTRA ALA HAND SELECTED PRECISION SANDED SHEETS KS DOWELS S TRIANGLES KS PLANKS Aeir GIoh HOT FUEL PROOF DOPE AWARD WINNING HI-GLOSS AND FLAT FINISHES AVAILABLE IN OVER 36 COLORS IN BRUSH AND SPRAY pU11a IncluBtrIes Inc 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/10
Page Numbers: 23, 87
a Pylon Racing EJ Dave Lane AS MOST know now l/4 scale racing event beginning take hold California Southern Cali fornia Scale Squadron established racing event AT-6 Class provision al rules now follows I Static JudgingAMA Sport Scale Rules II Sport Scale Flying 1 Unassisted ROG 2 Figure Eight 3 Fly Past 4 Option 5 Option 6 Option 7 Option 8 Option 9 Traf fic Pattern 10 Landing Perfection III Pylon Heats 1 First starting positions will de termined highest static points 2 Winners Pylon Heats will awarded 1st Placel00 points 2nd Place 90 points 3rd Place80 points 4th Place70 points 5th Place 60 points 3 Race Course will Quarter Midget Course 4 First through fifth place overall will determined highest com bined points three events IV Airplane General 1 Bridi AT-6 stock 2 K&B 61 non-Schnuerle no pump Perry porting 3 Senaco muffler db limits must met Slimline no db limits 4 Landing Gear retracts builders option 5 Minimum weight 825 lbs maxi mum 10 lbs 6 Propellers fuel furnished sponsoring group fuel ex ceed 15%nitro attended Scale Squadron Meetings proposed above rules asked comments fol lowing what suggested feel too much emphasis scale flying part event cause am pro-racing first scale sec ond think scale portion should no requirement full scale AT-6 event qualify pilot AT-6 Races must demonstrate ability fly around pylon course four laps pylon height hori zontal roll falling out sky should required RC event section Airplane probably really stuck foot adamant about fact should manufacturers kit event Joe Bridi agreed feel manufacturer wants build T-6 event should able As long kits meet specs event should allowed same thing goes engine Any non-Schnuerle 61 should allowed lieve rules being changed stated above Another point agree propeller being furnished host ing club think props should stock full scale T-6s think should able run whatever brand prop want long 11 inches minimum diameter believe specs Bridis T-6 72-in wing 800 sq fuselage about 1011 deep cockpit Joes kits will available time read article class being pushed C B Associ ates Hayward Calif rules proposed class follows same basic rules 40powered F- 1 some controls built ensure full-blown speed event does evolve did F-l airplanes will fly roughly pattern speeds fast lap time will about two minutes EnginesFront rotor 10 cc/61 cu maximum displacement Any make homemade FuelSupplied contest sponsor Can low high nitro CarburetorAny AircraftOne-quarter-scale Formula 1 aircraft PressureAny Spinner3 5 00 minimum Weight 7 lb minimum 12 lb maxi mum Wheels4000 diameter 1000 wide tire minimum Wing Thickness2000 center sec tion minimum Wing Area800 square inches Idle RuleNo idle rule such except race must begin stand ing start No holding aircraft per mitted Any type wheel brake permissible CourseStandard Formula 1 cut judges pylon No flagmen No 1 pylon cut judge Aircraft Spec jficationsWidth pi lots position 6000 Height 11000 bottom fuselage top canopy Length 48000 front airplane spinner rudder post Width across cheek cowls 9500 Cheek cowls must same size Mufflers will mandatory ideally should visible db rating over 90 should enforced Suggested ContestStand-off scale uper Miaget Mustang II Formula Another jumbo class racing starting out 49-1/2in wing foam 466 sq California /4-scale Formula designed Ed Rankin rearport 40s October1977 23 Midget Mustang Quarter Midget glass fuselage foam wing Designed rear-port 15s span 40 in. 306 sq Super Quick 0500 racer preassambled balsa fuselage presheeted foam wing shaped tips ailerons Good novice Ricky Rat Half-A plastic fuselage foam wingno painting required span 36 wing area 215 sq Continued page 87 Five new offerings Model Merchant Pogo Quarter Midget glass fuselage foam wing Span 40 in. area 306 sq RC Pylon/Lane continued page 23 judging Awards given cate gory round Aerobatics Sep arate awards given Awards given top winner three events combined scores Scale round Aerobatic flight occurs same time Contestant may enter events Name EventF-l/l0 cc Kong Rac ing -Scale Racing Whatever -size Little Tony available C B Associates Inc now Shoestring Rivets will available later year Little Mike will follow inter ested call Bob Seigelkoff 21658 Cloud Way Hayward CA 94545 phone 415783-4868 watched demonstration flight Bakersfield contest C Bs Min nows very stable flier weighed over 11 lbs very fast keep planes down 7- 8-lb range should move right along am trying say should go fast Formula 1 have go fast enough make easy han dle make interesting Now two new classes get ting off ground would like pro pose third class /4-scale racing air craft am sure "-scale right phrase think should Formula 800 class because 800 sq wing rule both AT-6 Formula 1 Class es Anyway getting back third class racing about Golden Age Air Racing would really like see Browns Lairds Ikes Mikes Schoenfelts etc 800 sq category aircraft lend themselves very well style model would probably little faster AT-6s Formula jobs due cleaner front-end design in-line engines like round en gines plenty choose thirties would like hear would interested thirties type aircraft racing 800 sq size can get enough interest can probably get Jack Stafford Models pro duce Brown B-3 larger size am going build test prototype new pylon racing manufacturer has come up some nice aircraft glass-and-foam buffs Model Mer chant 2405 Fairview PIano TX 75075 has available following et Formula aircraft Ricky Rat $2495 et Pogo $5995 et Mustang $5995 Q-500 Super Quick $5995 preassembled balsa fuselage F-l Super Midget Mustang II $9995 Thats month Go fast turn left Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St thorne CA 90250 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 31 foam glued TE method lot stronger since everything bonded together unit small sup ply foam will hundreds models News MACA True word Mike Stricter announced top Ten Individual Categories Below results MACA First VP George Mattel going Haw- hot heavy combat recently naming DVPs Districts V VII XI interested becoming DVP District write George let ter address 105 Franklin Rd Hamden CT 06517 over 300 MACA members list grows day havent already joined send $600 MACA Treasurer Pat Sasnett 1443 McKinley Ave Escondido CA 92027 latest issue MA CA Newsletter contained articles engine reworking contest reports complete directory combat fliers throughout USA Europe classified ads specialty parts OCtobeF 1977 87 SoIaFiIm TRY THESE OTHER CONTEST QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM PACTRA ALA HAND SELECTED PRECISION SANDED SHEETS KS DOWELS S TRIANGLES KS PLANKS Aeir GIoh HOT FUEL PROOF DOPE AWARD WINNING HI-GLOSS AND FLAT FINISHES AVAILABLE IN OVER 36 COLORS IN BRUSH AND SPRAY pU11a IncluBtrIes Inc 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90028