Radio Control Pylon Racing. Dave Lane BY THE time read will start 79 racing season think should take good long look safety aspect various racing events long conversation fellow magazine writer about subject voiced concern about lack safety some racing events during 78 season look AMA rule book establishes minimum space required / Midget Formula classes Any other form pylon racing using QM F-I courses obviously would require same amount space Flying Forks Lancaster Ohio put very neatly newsletter something bad happens field surance pilot going feel terrible pound cure wont help much ounce prevention proper solution owe rest club assume responsibility exercise safe flying Safe flying means never having say youre sorry key areas pylon safety protection pylon workers Some races have held protec tion flagmen turn lap counters barrier least five feet high 15 feet long should provided turn flagmen barrier can either ood chain link fencing backed loose canvas sheet secondary retainer theory can vas will stop parts come through chain link similar barrier should provided lap counters particularly backs BARKS Bakersfield use chain link cage lap counters ply wood liner counters backs Pylons two three need made 3/4 ply wood least up six feet place pylon judge has hide down course behind pylon found out couple years ago /8 plywood thick enough interior pylon should also lined canvas Obviously pylon workers should wear protective head gear typical baseball hard hat really isnt adequate might reasonable workers wear catcher type chest protectors maybe war surplus shrapnel protectors know sounds extreme should have pylon workers fatally injured because lack pro tection can probably kiss pylon racing goodbye Editors Note What would AMA insurance rates can imagined major problem safety business pays equipment store same can suggest clubs interested serious pylon racing join forces create common equipment pool maintained using clubs Unfortunately going race takes certain amount money equipment safely fortu nate modeling world does cost much safety full-scale racing items used full-scale rac ing events transfers some lia bility promoter contestant worker release form piece paper requires entrants signature releases race management monetary responsibility injuries may have something like miniature races doesnt mean can ignore safety just says hosting club would necessarily held respon sible case injury Chicago area indicates very successful 78 racing season looking forward better season 79 seems belie belief pylon racing dying vine speak dont doubt some areas down trend think pylon whole still alive healthy going keep way lets think safety first race second Grassfield Radio Control Club Min neapolis Minnesota has pretty good set club rules KWIKI KLUB 300 KLASS R/C pylon racing See following Entry Awards 1 Entrant must current AMA mem bers valid FCC license 2 Entry fee will $300 per race will cover cost fuel awards prizes entrants helpers drawn end race Race Rules 115% nitro fuel will furnished 2 Course will NCPL short Midget Course Ten laps equal 17 miles 3 Six rounds will normally flown No round started after 300 pm 4 half minutes starting time will allowed 5 Start shall race horse hand launch 6 Scoring heat follows 1st place4 points 2nd place3 points 3rd place2 points 4th place1 point Ten laps completed0 points Continued page 101 32 Model Aviation big man no pun intendedJohnl CL racing evants John Kiladonk now RC Pylon rac ingand doing well Hare cleaning up Rossi Quarter-Midget P-51 J&M Glascraft kit uses Top Flite 7-4-1/2 propeller Bob Barren readies Prather Little Toni helped son Steve Terry Tigre engine Rev-Up 8-1/2-6-3/4 prop Steve did well own top Senior Formula flier Nats Dennis Gradys one-piece Pole Cat flown 7 Nats Formula gets access radio compart ment bottom hatch removed *Penalty cut shall loss position fliers finishing behind cut move up position *Two cuts disqualify flier heat o points Scoring shall same whether timing equipment used 7 Lone fliers will required complete ten laps unless CD exercises option order landing deem ten laps completed 8 In event mid-air contact starter will direct involved ships land immediately safety inspection 9 The contest director will disqualify aircraft deems unsafe flown unsafe manner 10 Contestants will allowed backup aircraft may used original entry becomes unserviceable urged backup same frequency original Aircraft Specifications 1 Engine shall 15 cu stock front rotor non Schnuerle plain bearing carburetor throttle furnished manufacturer 2 The following kitted aircraft eligible entry Sig Doubler II B Sig Super Sport C Sig Klipper D Sig Colt E Michigan Hobby Hangar Quickie F Midwest foam Cardinal 3 Original design modified kit eligible meet following mini mum specifications Design conventional tractor type fuselage wing horizontal vertical stabilizers vee tail B Wing shall constant chord constant thickness minimum dimensions 7/I thickness 300 sq area C Minimum fuselage dimensions measured within wing root shall 1 Width x 4 Height 4 Width X 1 Height Minimum height excludes canopy used 4 Minimum control shall three-chan nel Aileron elevator throttle rud der elevator throttle 5 Landing gear optional Thats month go fast turn left Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St Haw thorne CA 90250 RC Old Timer/Mathews continued page 33 plants engines can permanently damaged lean-run situation highly intolerant heat friction manufacturers instructions hint danger overheated-lean run re member lubricant fuel Now can flood off pres surized fuel systems allowed SAM events Dr James Buice medical doctor Fort Worth has developed clever solution uses IV tubing stopcock surplus hospital item check OR supply nurse connected pen bladder Tatone catalogue item stopcock opened servo allowing fuel previously pumped blad der squirt engine intake flood ing off Although stopcocks thrown away almost daily larger hospitals Dr Buice suggests spring clothespin could pulled open servo accomplish same purpose subject disposable sup plies OR let mention discard 50-cc disposable syringes after surgery perfect size inflating pen bladders pacifiers also have used 5- 10-cc disposable syringes glue guns years Since needle left Id suggest using new ones avoid possible contam ination big ones used inject rubber IV tubing cannot have cells just wash out Several builders have written concerning 2-in bolt used hold stab onto rear post Ole Reliable some pencil wrote 4 X 40 nylon though knew available 2-in length should plain oldfashioned steel bolt thing does hold tail through piece outer Nyrod Nothing exotic about subject hardware used published designs should also mention IM Products prebent H-2 wire undercarriage units specified several articles once again being im ported Japan MRC has stock line also contains prebent units several other sizes ranging wheel-to-wheel widths 300 mm 550 mm Since several readers have expressed appreciation simple rule six gave converting cc let share another quicky Try 25 way get inches meters straight 25 cm per 10 inches 25 cm inch etc decimal just moves left metric unit gets larger ie H-2 300 mm landing gear also 30cm 3 meter 3/lOths unit also 12 inches across 300 divided 25 Coming other way multiply 12 inches times 25 300mm Some exotic tools current catalogue Brookstone Co 127 Vose Farm Road Peterborough NH 03458 loaded tools unusual highly useful Three examples 1 A 2 48 aluminum ruler marked l/l6ths Absolutely great truing edges balsa sheet checking bows warps 2 An aluminum pantograph gadget jointed arms will enlarge reduce drawings Pantographs normally little plastic toy unit precision tool Using 26 variable settings can reduce enlarge plans pictures drawings etc 1/10th 10 times does trace out line original pantograph retraces simultaneously desired scale onto another surface 3 The last item Arkansas Stone sharpening cutting edges Used thin coat machine oil its surface soft Arkansas stone will put edge super sharp good quality boxed Arkansas Stone investment safety dull cutting edge dangerous dull edge much difficult control invariably cuts instead work Dont go through life dull tool first March 1979 101 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST R/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Model Co Inc US Ete 1& North St Topalield Mass 01983 887-8541 RC Pylon/Lane continued page 32 Support AMA Price $3995 moat kit per dollar- har em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/03
Page Numbers: 32, 101
Radio Control Pylon Racing. Dave Lane BY THE time read will start 79 racing season think should take good long look safety aspect various racing events long conversation fellow magazine writer about subject voiced concern about lack safety some racing events during 78 season look AMA rule book establishes minimum space required / Midget Formula classes Any other form pylon racing using QM F-I courses obviously would require same amount space Flying Forks Lancaster Ohio put very neatly newsletter something bad happens field surance pilot going feel terrible pound cure wont help much ounce prevention proper solution owe rest club assume responsibility exercise safe flying Safe flying means never having say youre sorry key areas pylon safety protection pylon workers Some races have held protec tion flagmen turn lap counters barrier least five feet high 15 feet long should provided turn flagmen barrier can either ood chain link fencing backed loose canvas sheet secondary retainer theory can vas will stop parts come through chain link similar barrier should provided lap counters particularly backs BARKS Bakersfield use chain link cage lap counters ply wood liner counters backs Pylons two three need made 3/4 ply wood least up six feet place pylon judge has hide down course behind pylon found out couple years ago /8 plywood thick enough interior pylon should also lined canvas Obviously pylon workers should wear protective head gear typical baseball hard hat really isnt adequate might reasonable workers wear catcher type chest protectors maybe war surplus shrapnel protectors know sounds extreme should have pylon workers fatally injured because lack pro tection can probably kiss pylon racing goodbye Editors Note What would AMA insurance rates can imagined major problem safety business pays equipment store same can suggest clubs interested serious pylon racing join forces create common equipment pool maintained using clubs Unfortunately going race takes certain amount money equipment safely fortu nate modeling world does cost much safety full-scale racing items used full-scale rac ing events transfers some lia bility promoter contestant worker release form piece paper requires entrants signature releases race management monetary responsibility injuries may have something like miniature races doesnt mean can ignore safety just says hosting club would necessarily held respon sible case injury Chicago area indicates very successful 78 racing season looking forward better season 79 seems belie belief pylon racing dying vine speak dont doubt some areas down trend think pylon whole still alive healthy going keep way lets think safety first race second Grassfield Radio Control Club Min neapolis Minnesota has pretty good set club rules KWIKI KLUB 300 KLASS R/C pylon racing See following Entry Awards 1 Entrant must current AMA mem bers valid FCC license 2 Entry fee will $300 per race will cover cost fuel awards prizes entrants helpers drawn end race Race Rules 115% nitro fuel will furnished 2 Course will NCPL short Midget Course Ten laps equal 17 miles 3 Six rounds will normally flown No round started after 300 pm 4 half minutes starting time will allowed 5 Start shall race horse hand launch 6 Scoring heat follows 1st place4 points 2nd place3 points 3rd place2 points 4th place1 point Ten laps completed0 points Continued page 101 32 Model Aviation big man no pun intendedJohnl CL racing evants John Kiladonk now RC Pylon rac ingand doing well Hare cleaning up Rossi Quarter-Midget P-51 J&M Glascraft kit uses Top Flite 7-4-1/2 propeller Bob Barren readies Prather Little Toni helped son Steve Terry Tigre engine Rev-Up 8-1/2-6-3/4 prop Steve did well own top Senior Formula flier Nats Dennis Gradys one-piece Pole Cat flown 7 Nats Formula gets access radio compart ment bottom hatch removed *Penalty cut shall loss position fliers finishing behind cut move up position *Two cuts disqualify flier heat o points Scoring shall same whether timing equipment used 7 Lone fliers will required complete ten laps unless CD exercises option order landing deem ten laps completed 8 In event mid-air contact starter will direct involved ships land immediately safety inspection 9 The contest director will disqualify aircraft deems unsafe flown unsafe manner 10 Contestants will allowed backup aircraft may used original entry becomes unserviceable urged backup same frequency original Aircraft Specifications 1 Engine shall 15 cu stock front rotor non Schnuerle plain bearing carburetor throttle furnished manufacturer 2 The following kitted aircraft eligible entry Sig Doubler II B Sig Super Sport C Sig Klipper D Sig Colt E Michigan Hobby Hangar Quickie F Midwest foam Cardinal 3 Original design modified kit eligible meet following mini mum specifications Design conventional tractor type fuselage wing horizontal vertical stabilizers vee tail B Wing shall constant chord constant thickness minimum dimensions 7/I thickness 300 sq area C Minimum fuselage dimensions measured within wing root shall 1 Width x 4 Height 4 Width X 1 Height Minimum height excludes canopy used 4 Minimum control shall three-chan nel Aileron elevator throttle rud der elevator throttle 5 Landing gear optional Thats month go fast turn left Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St Haw thorne CA 90250 RC Old Timer/Mathews continued page 33 plants engines can permanently damaged lean-run situation highly intolerant heat friction manufacturers instructions hint danger overheated-lean run re member lubricant fuel Now can flood off pres surized fuel systems allowed SAM events Dr James Buice medical doctor Fort Worth has developed clever solution uses IV tubing stopcock surplus hospital item check OR supply nurse connected pen bladder Tatone catalogue item stopcock opened servo allowing fuel previously pumped blad der squirt engine intake flood ing off Although stopcocks thrown away almost daily larger hospitals Dr Buice suggests spring clothespin could pulled open servo accomplish same purpose subject disposable sup plies OR let mention discard 50-cc disposable syringes after surgery perfect size inflating pen bladders pacifiers also have used 5- 10-cc disposable syringes glue guns years Since needle left Id suggest using new ones avoid possible contam ination big ones used inject rubber IV tubing cannot have cells just wash out Several builders have written concerning 2-in bolt used hold stab onto rear post Ole Reliable some pencil wrote 4 X 40 nylon though knew available 2-in length should plain oldfashioned steel bolt thing does hold tail through piece outer Nyrod Nothing exotic about subject hardware used published designs should also mention IM Products prebent H-2 wire undercarriage units specified several articles once again being im ported Japan MRC has stock line also contains prebent units several other sizes ranging wheel-to-wheel widths 300 mm 550 mm Since several readers have expressed appreciation simple rule six gave converting cc let share another quicky Try 25 way get inches meters straight 25 cm per 10 inches 25 cm inch etc decimal just moves left metric unit gets larger ie H-2 300 mm landing gear also 30cm 3 meter 3/lOths unit also 12 inches across 300 divided 25 Coming other way multiply 12 inches times 25 300mm Some exotic tools current catalogue Brookstone Co 127 Vose Farm Road Peterborough NH 03458 loaded tools unusual highly useful Three examples 1 A 2 48 aluminum ruler marked l/l6ths Absolutely great truing edges balsa sheet checking bows warps 2 An aluminum pantograph gadget jointed arms will enlarge reduce drawings Pantographs normally little plastic toy unit precision tool Using 26 variable settings can reduce enlarge plans pictures drawings etc 1/10th 10 times does trace out line original pantograph retraces simultaneously desired scale onto another surface 3 The last item Arkansas Stone sharpening cutting edges Used thin coat machine oil its surface soft Arkansas stone will put edge super sharp good quality boxed Arkansas Stone investment safety dull cutting edge dangerous dull edge much difficult control invariably cuts instead work Dont go through life dull tool first March 1979 101 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST R/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Model Co Inc US Ete 1& North St Topalield Mass 01983 887-8541 RC Pylon/Lane continued page 32 Support AMA Price $3995 moat kit per dollar- har em all