Radio Control Pylon Racing ON JUNE 2 three days after last months article mailed accepted Event Di rectors job QM F-I NATS year will momentous job two months plan prepare Being active F-I pilot attending contests writ ing column makes difficult Because heavy work load NATS addition substituting Glenn Spickler President annual NMPRA meeting will reporting NATS Pylon events biggest planning task securing work ers task undertaken hy Ft Worth Thunderbirds Dallas RC Clubs will also running F-I NMPRA Championship Race October 25-26 amazing friends have need three days 27 dedicated people signed up work pylon pilots fly NATS owe debt gratitude take time thank Remember would have contest Also have sacrificed privilege competing contest can fly have made several changes processing conduct contest hope will make successful meet large hangar will provided processing multiple lines check station reduce time involved Heat racing will conducted both QM F no qualifying rounds will Helicopters BY THE TIME read column 1975 Helicopter Nationals will history will some winners some didnt win tried Best competed will have enjoyed greatest part sport competing competing will enjoy Ed Rankin enough time least six rounds event including fly-offs expedite heats contestant late ready line will take off last late flight line will given zero heat QM event idle demonstration will called first round Event Di rectors discretion Full low throttle com mand transmitter will required 10 seconds per AMA rules will idle contest however 1/2 point will de ducted landing dead stick Hopefully will acceptable QM pilots ful fills intent rule Scale judging F-I will utilize NMPRA accepted through six ranking system Con testants same scale points will flip coin take-off position ready line special trophy will awarded best F-I scale judging addition fastest time F-I & QM District News South Central West Wichita R/C Club Pylon Race June 7 8 Kansas area has combined SCW district year cause have attending others con tests years has promoted competitive atmosphere District Champion ship points QM drew 21 entries five rounds held Saturday Engines used 18 K&B 2 ST 1 Taipan predominant Walt Schoonard fellowship other pilots learning others development skill better ment machine Almost anyone can learn fly helicopter takes skill compete Practically helicopter can made fly takes development make machine Jerry Christensen drops checkered flag end race noting time watch countdown clock starting foreground airplane used Minnow Charles Mon nett won again Shoestring/K&B com bination Larry Barnes won second place three-way tie third place flown-off Charlie Swain Lee Hudson Harold Baker finished order Lee Harold having dramatic mid-air #1 pylon after race over F-I held Sunday 19 entries 5 rounds flown between thunderstorms high humidity seemed affect ST-X40 five places won K&B engines win ners Ed Rankin Miss Dara II Nightin gale K&B 1255 Lee Hudson Miss Dara 1/ continued page 75 competitive going compete obviously need rules govern pilot machine rules cannot just made up imagination rather experience trial following rules cover pilots experience whether little great Rules should challenging yet feasible should provide maneuvers increasing dif ficulty pilot will have higher class shoot helicopter contests past several years have low entries because pilots felt could compete Sad say contestants did enter didnt come watch Much can learned watching others compete though have over 6000 helicopter kits sold country others scratch built contests going hungry contestants Hopefully rules developed AMA Helicopter Advisory Committee other competitors will improve situation full text 1975 AMA National Helicopter rules 1975 AMA NATIONALS R/C HELICOPTER RULES AMA FCC regulations governing con testant equipment model helicopter shall applicable event except noted herein Safety consideration spectators event personnel participants shall primary importance I There shall no limitation types equipment fitted helicopter 2 Each contestant shall permitted two 2 model entries except scale 3 All models shall subject safety inspection discretion event director and/or CD continued page 79 26 Model Aviation Line-up entries 1973 Tangerine Contest spectators have since become competitors Aubry Radford rolled successfully RC Pylon continued page 26 K&B 140 Hank Filson Miss Cosmic Wind/ K&B 1445 Garry Heithold Miss Dara 1/ K&B 145 Larry Bagot Minnow/K&B 1376 Congratulations Jay Lewis owner Hobby Market Ft Worth turning fast time 1326 Jay new F-I pilots biggest promoters racing Austin Tex QM Race June 1 contest drew 22 entries 5 rounds flown George Parks Bob Barrett Jay Lewis won trophies Ralph Lang Richardson Tex logged fastest time 1446 AMA race course sent NMPRA record Dallas Tex F-I Race Six rounds flown June 22 22 entries race very unusual amount crashes occurred race six lost mid-air due wing failure two due radio failure Consistency paid off race Deeds Bigelow Garry Pan elI Glenn Zelner winning trophies Jim Bertoglio Medicine Lodge Kan turned fastest time 120 beautiful Pra ther Toni/ST-X40 Jim first reach 120 district 125 times recorded previously other F-I pilots Stewart Moore NMPRA QM Assoc VP district has issued questionnaire QM concerning likes dislikes idle rule profile cheek cowls canopies engine rule high-performance speed engines separate classes address 414 Lynn St Richard son Tex 75080 North East Westfield Mass Sport Pylon QM Race May 11 Sport Tylon drew 16 contestants Jerry Wagner winning ST6O original design recording fastest time 1507 Bernice Williams Editor Northern Conn RIC Club News won fifth place first try competition racing Quickie 500/K&B 40 Bernice Burt Wil liams strong supporters pylon racing NE QM event drew six entries five rounds flown Frank Alicandro won first place 208 Dick Norton won second place 2489 Jamaica New York QM May Race Thirtyone contestants came race divided 16 standard class 15 Expert Class J White 206 R Tyson 216 F Ali candro 216 took top three places Standard K Hajn 1538 W Fuori 200 W Jenson 206 took top honors Expert QN competition hot area 200 harrier being broken first time W Suffield Conn F-I & FAI Race Held June 15 F-I event real sizzler eight contestants 22 entrants turning times 120s Five rounds run final results Bill Zautner Toni /ST 127 Adam Sattler Toni/OPS 1316 Al Sager Toni/ST 1204 Mike Helsel 1252 Bob Barkowski 1276 Congratulations NE district F-I pilots breaking 130 barrier FAI event 11 entries five rounds flown following results Bob Bar kowski 1473 Bill Zautner 1514 Tiny Rick 1598 North Central East-Peoria Ill F-I QM Race On May 18 nine contestants entered F-I event following results Bob Onari 133 Jim Duda 1408 Dave Kane 145 Nineteen entries recorded QM event Dan Kane 208 Dennis Bielick 2074 Walt Senour 1568 winning honors Lake Shore Ill F-I QM Race May 25 F-I event 11 entries Bob Onario WEWE MODEL ACCESSORIES 2 SCALE MACHINE GUN KITS SO AVAILABLE PARABELLUM VICKERS LEWIS AMMO BELTS SEND 25c FOR COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG VINTAGE SCALE PILOTS WHEELSDEPT MA PAWNEE STREET 1 1 2 AND 3/4 THROUGH 2% SCALES 5 DIAMETER SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 132 winning again Bill Weesner 141 neat patch job can made Devcon 5 Gary Heithold 203 took second third Minute Epoxy applying masking tape over place Bill Pries fastest time 123 glue after curing pull tape wet sand Bill won second place 74 NATS see- painting method can used ond place Bakersfield Race Bill has at- crushed wing leading edges wing tips epoxy tended large races over USA fiberglass fuselage cracks cracks balsa fusehas become top National F-I Race Pilot lage wing skins QM event 19 entries Lynn StevensA quick easy patch job can made 245 Dennis Bielick 200 Mel Sorton paint finishes small patches paint 207 winning top three honors pulled up tape striping Mask off Building Tips Chef Boyardee Pizza damaged area wet sand 400 cover entire Sauce can makes good 8-oz fuel tank Use area product decal Silver Solder joints Solder pressure line Artist Aid Transfers Rub can used pickup line before soldering closure plate lettering models available Art rear can Make closure plate tin can Supply stores variety letter sizes top fit tightly inside tank shapes 1 ELECTRIC FLIGHT SYSTEM Featuring HYTORK 48 MOTOR & PLANETARY GEAR UNIT Complete flying weight 2 ozwill power Models 25 50 wingspan weighing up 10 oz Send 25 Catalog showing com plete line Electric Flight Equipment Accessories VI-lOl System $1950 Hytork 48 Prop Instruction Book $900 Fast Chargers $1 450 $2950 See Model Dealer order Direct F add 10% Postage HandlingDIVISION OF VISTA LABSCalif Residents also add 6% Sales 7023-D Canoga Ave Tax send Check MO No CODs 6f Canoga Park Ca 91303 Hobby Dealers send Information October1975 75
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/10
Page Numbers: 26, 75
Radio Control Pylon Racing ON JUNE 2 three days after last months article mailed accepted Event Di rectors job QM F-I NATS year will momentous job two months plan prepare Being active F-I pilot attending contests writ ing column makes difficult Because heavy work load NATS addition substituting Glenn Spickler President annual NMPRA meeting will reporting NATS Pylon events biggest planning task securing work ers task undertaken hy Ft Worth Thunderbirds Dallas RC Clubs will also running F-I NMPRA Championship Race October 25-26 amazing friends have need three days 27 dedicated people signed up work pylon pilots fly NATS owe debt gratitude take time thank Remember would have contest Also have sacrificed privilege competing contest can fly have made several changes processing conduct contest hope will make successful meet large hangar will provided processing multiple lines check station reduce time involved Heat racing will conducted both QM F no qualifying rounds will Helicopters BY THE TIME read column 1975 Helicopter Nationals will history will some winners some didnt win tried Best competed will have enjoyed greatest part sport competing competing will enjoy Ed Rankin enough time least six rounds event including fly-offs expedite heats contestant late ready line will take off last late flight line will given zero heat QM event idle demonstration will called first round Event Di rectors discretion Full low throttle com mand transmitter will required 10 seconds per AMA rules will idle contest however 1/2 point will de ducted landing dead stick Hopefully will acceptable QM pilots ful fills intent rule Scale judging F-I will utilize NMPRA accepted through six ranking system Con testants same scale points will flip coin take-off position ready line special trophy will awarded best F-I scale judging addition fastest time F-I & QM District News South Central West Wichita R/C Club Pylon Race June 7 8 Kansas area has combined SCW district year cause have attending others con tests years has promoted competitive atmosphere District Champion ship points QM drew 21 entries five rounds held Saturday Engines used 18 K&B 2 ST 1 Taipan predominant Walt Schoonard fellowship other pilots learning others development skill better ment machine Almost anyone can learn fly helicopter takes skill compete Practically helicopter can made fly takes development make machine Jerry Christensen drops checkered flag end race noting time watch countdown clock starting foreground airplane used Minnow Charles Mon nett won again Shoestring/K&B com bination Larry Barnes won second place three-way tie third place flown-off Charlie Swain Lee Hudson Harold Baker finished order Lee Harold having dramatic mid-air #1 pylon after race over F-I held Sunday 19 entries 5 rounds flown between thunderstorms high humidity seemed affect ST-X40 five places won K&B engines win ners Ed Rankin Miss Dara II Nightin gale K&B 1255 Lee Hudson Miss Dara 1/ continued page 75 competitive going compete obviously need rules govern pilot machine rules cannot just made up imagination rather experience trial following rules cover pilots experience whether little great Rules should challenging yet feasible should provide maneuvers increasing dif ficulty pilot will have higher class shoot helicopter contests past several years have low entries because pilots felt could compete Sad say contestants did enter didnt come watch Much can learned watching others compete though have over 6000 helicopter kits sold country others scratch built contests going hungry contestants Hopefully rules developed AMA Helicopter Advisory Committee other competitors will improve situation full text 1975 AMA National Helicopter rules 1975 AMA NATIONALS R/C HELICOPTER RULES AMA FCC regulations governing con testant equipment model helicopter shall applicable event except noted herein Safety consideration spectators event personnel participants shall primary importance I There shall no limitation types equipment fitted helicopter 2 Each contestant shall permitted two 2 model entries except scale 3 All models shall subject safety inspection discretion event director and/or CD continued page 79 26 Model Aviation Line-up entries 1973 Tangerine Contest spectators have since become competitors Aubry Radford rolled successfully RC Pylon continued page 26 K&B 140 Hank Filson Miss Cosmic Wind/ K&B 1445 Garry Heithold Miss Dara 1/ K&B 145 Larry Bagot Minnow/K&B 1376 Congratulations Jay Lewis owner Hobby Market Ft Worth turning fast time 1326 Jay new F-I pilots biggest promoters racing Austin Tex QM Race June 1 contest drew 22 entries 5 rounds flown George Parks Bob Barrett Jay Lewis won trophies Ralph Lang Richardson Tex logged fastest time 1446 AMA race course sent NMPRA record Dallas Tex F-I Race Six rounds flown June 22 22 entries race very unusual amount crashes occurred race six lost mid-air due wing failure two due radio failure Consistency paid off race Deeds Bigelow Garry Pan elI Glenn Zelner winning trophies Jim Bertoglio Medicine Lodge Kan turned fastest time 120 beautiful Pra ther Toni/ST-X40 Jim first reach 120 district 125 times recorded previously other F-I pilots Stewart Moore NMPRA QM Assoc VP district has issued questionnaire QM concerning likes dislikes idle rule profile cheek cowls canopies engine rule high-performance speed engines separate classes address 414 Lynn St Richard son Tex 75080 North East Westfield Mass Sport Pylon QM Race May 11 Sport Tylon drew 16 contestants Jerry Wagner winning ST6O original design recording fastest time 1507 Bernice Williams Editor Northern Conn RIC Club News won fifth place first try competition racing Quickie 500/K&B 40 Bernice Burt Wil liams strong supporters pylon racing NE QM event drew six entries five rounds flown Frank Alicandro won first place 208 Dick Norton won second place 2489 Jamaica New York QM May Race Thirtyone contestants came race divided 16 standard class 15 Expert Class J White 206 R Tyson 216 F Ali candro 216 took top three places Standard K Hajn 1538 W Fuori 200 W Jenson 206 took top honors Expert QN competition hot area 200 harrier being broken first time W Suffield Conn F-I & FAI Race Held June 15 F-I event real sizzler eight contestants 22 entrants turning times 120s Five rounds run final results Bill Zautner Toni /ST 127 Adam Sattler Toni/OPS 1316 Al Sager Toni/ST 1204 Mike Helsel 1252 Bob Barkowski 1276 Congratulations NE district F-I pilots breaking 130 barrier FAI event 11 entries five rounds flown following results Bob Bar kowski 1473 Bill Zautner 1514 Tiny Rick 1598 North Central East-Peoria Ill F-I QM Race On May 18 nine contestants entered F-I event following results Bob Onari 133 Jim Duda 1408 Dave Kane 145 Nineteen entries recorded QM event Dan Kane 208 Dennis Bielick 2074 Walt Senour 1568 winning honors Lake Shore Ill F-I QM Race May 25 F-I event 11 entries Bob Onario WEWE MODEL ACCESSORIES 2 SCALE MACHINE GUN KITS SO AVAILABLE PARABELLUM VICKERS LEWIS AMMO BELTS SEND 25c FOR COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG VINTAGE SCALE PILOTS WHEELSDEPT MA PAWNEE STREET 1 1 2 AND 3/4 THROUGH 2% SCALES 5 DIAMETER SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 132 winning again Bill Weesner 141 neat patch job can made Devcon 5 Gary Heithold 203 took second third Minute Epoxy applying masking tape over place Bill Pries fastest time 123 glue after curing pull tape wet sand Bill won second place 74 NATS see- painting method can used ond place Bakersfield Race Bill has at- crushed wing leading edges wing tips epoxy tended large races over USA fiberglass fuselage cracks cracks balsa fusehas become top National F-I Race Pilot lage wing skins QM event 19 entries Lynn StevensA quick easy patch job can made 245 Dennis Bielick 200 Mel Sorton paint finishes small patches paint 207 winning top three honors pulled up tape striping Mask off Building Tips Chef Boyardee Pizza damaged area wet sand 400 cover entire Sauce can makes good 8-oz fuel tank Use area product decal Silver Solder joints Solder pressure line Artist Aid Transfers Rub can used pickup line before soldering closure plate lettering models available Art rear can Make closure plate tin can Supply stores variety letter sizes top fit tightly inside tank shapes 1 ELECTRIC FLIGHT SYSTEM Featuring HYTORK 48 MOTOR & PLANETARY GEAR UNIT Complete flying weight 2 ozwill power Models 25 50 wingspan weighing up 10 oz Send 25 Catalog showing com plete line Electric Flight Equipment Accessories VI-lOl System $1950 Hytork 48 Prop Instruction Book $900 Fast Chargers $1 450 $2950 See Model Dealer order Direct F add 10% Postage HandlingDIVISION OF VISTA LABSCalif Residents also add 6% Sales 7023-D Canoga Ave Tax send Check MO No CODs 6f Canoga Park Ca 91303 Hobby Dealers send Information October1975 75