U Pylon Racing El Dave Lane HAD THE good fortune invited Colorado Springs first weekend October tour Air Force Academy F Tuxworth hauled down Pueblo QM race Sunday Sky Corral RC Club Pueblo really put show day racing have beautiful place fly three 500-foot paved runways runways laid out classic triangle afford landings takeoffs wind no matter direction blowing 13 entries Jack Stafford coming way Culver City California four Colorado Springs Aspen rest Pueblo four rounds racing fly-off between D Pisciotta B Pachak second place B Pachak faster D Pisciotta won flyoff second cutting Pachak cut B Pachak has fast time meet 153 am told new fast time Colorado area After contest racing over Jack Aycock Colorado Springs won bash several guys grudge race Everybody put two dollars apiece pot went Aycock won too Some guys just dont know quit Jack Aycock Jack Stafford decided have match race Stafford won easily lapped Aycock Sorry about thay Aycock ever get chance attend Sky Corrals contests hospitality outstanding ready willing help can wish personally thank Sky Corral very pleasant weekend also Jack Aycock lovely wife hospitality during stop Colo rado Springs No am going Air Force Academy Jack Staffords son John considering Academy flew John over Piper Arrow weekend Jack met us Aycock squired us around rest weekend Thanks again An Unlimited QM Race held last weekend October basin Van Nuys California Unfortunately 17 fliers showed race tuned pipes anything goes pro peller department dont know due lack advertisement QM boys interested superfast QM event what have heard since Nats would believe guys want stay rules written AMA rule book exception hard hats fliers also understand Bob Violett turned 1170 11 laps Formula Championships Florida means would have turned 1105 25 ten laps turning K&B 24500 rpms line staying together bad Bob also commented Continued page 90 February 1978 27 Ron Sheldon pit area during 177 Nationals Its ategal Minnow upertIgre A-4U refly eventual Formula winner Sheldon really pushing Ed Hotelling Nifty Folkerts Quarter Midget Don Rice has Three-D Model Products fiberglass fuselage Powered Rossi Rev-Up 7-5N prop near equal start Quarter Midget heat Riverside Nationals plane fore ground appears Kent Thomas Iron Doga time winner featured February 77 MA frame holding 3 X 3 sheet plastic over heating element mount form single-stroke vacuum pump mounted box support buying used check oper ation element pump pump pulls heated plastic over form instantly produce part form must have slightly tapered sides known draft angle order extract molded part first uses made tool production two dozen sheets corrugated shape ailerons Waco Cabin YKS-6 3 length lim itation meant three pieces re quired surface joints invisible made along corrugation material used form 1/4 Plexiglas acrylic sheet chosen because gives very sharp corners impression produces its smoothness leaves no blemishes finished part dense hardwood such birch would likely have done well Grooves exact depth spacing machined Plexiglas hollowground blade circular table saw set 45 degrees just barely extending above saw table edge Plexiglas cut away saw connect corrugation grooves air flow single hole drilled area evacuate air pump dur ing forming process Plexiglas form set support provided Vac-U-Form held place two layers masking tape tape serves vacuum seal After sytrene part formed cut shape scissors fastened hollow balsa ailerons epoxy cement Dummy pilots can esisily molded cluding clothing shoes using parts dolls molds complete pilot made manner will weigh less ounce mold pilots cap can carved sanded balsa since absolutely smooth cap really desir able Wood grain balsa other softwood will offset styrene visible seams cap can repro duced cementing pieces fish line across top wood mold cap completed addition con struction paper visor held place contact cement Ordinary model cement dope will dissolve styrene can sprayed light dry coats dope out damage wet coat will cause warping change shape Enamel epoxy other paints harm less styrene Navigation lights best molded clear butyrate sheet red green color can applied inside give appearance transparent lenses Some strobe lights have shape will permit molding have ring lens will lock mold lens cannot extracted respect vacuum molding same other type parts cannot re moved back draft con dition exists whenever part smaller base top draft angle taper must used sides mold easy extraction part Small fairings strut cuffs louvers spection covers air scoops hinges doors can duplicated quantity minimum weight penalty rud der cable lead-out fairing fastened place screws can have screw heads reproduced part fairing adding pin heads mold part requires trimming painting fore cementing place New Competition Class stimulating suggestion new competition class semi-scale models offered Bob Lopshire Innovators Class plane need modeled after specific prototype may combination several planes different manu facturers purpose create new plane scale-like appearance may closely resemble particular air craft may bear similarity main idea bring back true fun RC class features Bob advocates combining two people team designer-builder other pilot Builder pilot would need team least two years lose standing class builder pilot could same person divi sion homebuilders either division plane would judged scalelike flight ingenuity realistic appearance would interesting see what scale modelers could produce giv en free reign designing planes own ideas hindrance having faithfully copy existing design Bob Wischer Ri 5-221 Lapham Peak Rd Delafield WI 53018 RC Pylon/Lane continued page 27 very difficult keep up airplane speed wonder will end firmly believe majority Formula pilots capable handling Formula ship speeds guys will think about times have seen guy very fast plane get trouble because could stay ahead Maybe should consider milder fuel stock props method keeping speed down allow little mar gin safety dont lose event expect will get blast few diehards believe all-out speed can appreciate feelings am looking preservation event people will participate Think about let know what ideas issue slowing down Formula keeping QM stated 1976-1977 AMA Rule Book Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St Haw thorne CA 90250 RC Helicopters/Schoonard continued page 28 Hardener Also couple sheets #600 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper Using color selected base color spray entire helicopter until coy90 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST B/C zBASIC TBAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andresvs Airoraft Model Co Inc US Ete 1& Noeth St Topsfield Mass 01983 881-8541 Price $3995 kit per dollar bar em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 27, 90
U Pylon Racing El Dave Lane HAD THE good fortune invited Colorado Springs first weekend October tour Air Force Academy F Tuxworth hauled down Pueblo QM race Sunday Sky Corral RC Club Pueblo really put show day racing have beautiful place fly three 500-foot paved runways runways laid out classic triangle afford landings takeoffs wind no matter direction blowing 13 entries Jack Stafford coming way Culver City California four Colorado Springs Aspen rest Pueblo four rounds racing fly-off between D Pisciotta B Pachak second place B Pachak faster D Pisciotta won flyoff second cutting Pachak cut B Pachak has fast time meet 153 am told new fast time Colorado area After contest racing over Jack Aycock Colorado Springs won bash several guys grudge race Everybody put two dollars apiece pot went Aycock won too Some guys just dont know quit Jack Aycock Jack Stafford decided have match race Stafford won easily lapped Aycock Sorry about thay Aycock ever get chance attend Sky Corrals contests hospitality outstanding ready willing help can wish personally thank Sky Corral very pleasant weekend also Jack Aycock lovely wife hospitality during stop Colo rado Springs No am going Air Force Academy Jack Staffords son John considering Academy flew John over Piper Arrow weekend Jack met us Aycock squired us around rest weekend Thanks again An Unlimited QM Race held last weekend October basin Van Nuys California Unfortunately 17 fliers showed race tuned pipes anything goes pro peller department dont know due lack advertisement QM boys interested superfast QM event what have heard since Nats would believe guys want stay rules written AMA rule book exception hard hats fliers also understand Bob Violett turned 1170 11 laps Formula Championships Florida means would have turned 1105 25 ten laps turning K&B 24500 rpms line staying together bad Bob also commented Continued page 90 February 1978 27 Ron Sheldon pit area during 177 Nationals Its ategal Minnow upertIgre A-4U refly eventual Formula winner Sheldon really pushing Ed Hotelling Nifty Folkerts Quarter Midget Don Rice has Three-D Model Products fiberglass fuselage Powered Rossi Rev-Up 7-5N prop near equal start Quarter Midget heat Riverside Nationals plane fore ground appears Kent Thomas Iron Doga time winner featured February 77 MA frame holding 3 X 3 sheet plastic over heating element mount form single-stroke vacuum pump mounted box support buying used check oper ation element pump pump pulls heated plastic over form instantly produce part form must have slightly tapered sides known draft angle order extract molded part first uses made tool production two dozen sheets corrugated shape ailerons Waco Cabin YKS-6 3 length lim itation meant three pieces re quired surface joints invisible made along corrugation material used form 1/4 Plexiglas acrylic sheet chosen because gives very sharp corners impression produces its smoothness leaves no blemishes finished part dense hardwood such birch would likely have done well Grooves exact depth spacing machined Plexiglas hollowground blade circular table saw set 45 degrees just barely extending above saw table edge Plexiglas cut away saw connect corrugation grooves air flow single hole drilled area evacuate air pump dur ing forming process Plexiglas form set support provided Vac-U-Form held place two layers masking tape tape serves vacuum seal After sytrene part formed cut shape scissors fastened hollow balsa ailerons epoxy cement Dummy pilots can esisily molded cluding clothing shoes using parts dolls molds complete pilot made manner will weigh less ounce mold pilots cap can carved sanded balsa since absolutely smooth cap really desir able Wood grain balsa other softwood will offset styrene visible seams cap can repro duced cementing pieces fish line across top wood mold cap completed addition con struction paper visor held place contact cement Ordinary model cement dope will dissolve styrene can sprayed light dry coats dope out damage wet coat will cause warping change shape Enamel epoxy other paints harm less styrene Navigation lights best molded clear butyrate sheet red green color can applied inside give appearance transparent lenses Some strobe lights have shape will permit molding have ring lens will lock mold lens cannot extracted respect vacuum molding same other type parts cannot re moved back draft con dition exists whenever part smaller base top draft angle taper must used sides mold easy extraction part Small fairings strut cuffs louvers spection covers air scoops hinges doors can duplicated quantity minimum weight penalty rud der cable lead-out fairing fastened place screws can have screw heads reproduced part fairing adding pin heads mold part requires trimming painting fore cementing place New Competition Class stimulating suggestion new competition class semi-scale models offered Bob Lopshire Innovators Class plane need modeled after specific prototype may combination several planes different manu facturers purpose create new plane scale-like appearance may closely resemble particular air craft may bear similarity main idea bring back true fun RC class features Bob advocates combining two people team designer-builder other pilot Builder pilot would need team least two years lose standing class builder pilot could same person divi sion homebuilders either division plane would judged scalelike flight ingenuity realistic appearance would interesting see what scale modelers could produce giv en free reign designing planes own ideas hindrance having faithfully copy existing design Bob Wischer Ri 5-221 Lapham Peak Rd Delafield WI 53018 RC Pylon/Lane continued page 27 very difficult keep up airplane speed wonder will end firmly believe majority Formula pilots capable handling Formula ship speeds guys will think about times have seen guy very fast plane get trouble because could stay ahead Maybe should consider milder fuel stock props method keeping speed down allow little mar gin safety dont lose event expect will get blast few diehards believe all-out speed can appreciate feelings am looking preservation event people will participate Think about let know what ideas issue slowing down Formula keeping QM stated 1976-1977 AMA Rule Book Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St Haw thorne CA 90250 RC Helicopters/Schoonard continued page 28 Hardener Also couple sheets #600 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper Using color selected base color spray entire helicopter until coy90 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST B/C zBASIC TBAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andresvs Airoraft Model Co Inc US Ete 1& Noeth St Topsfield Mass 01983 881-8541 Price $3995 kit per dollar bar em all