PYLON RACING Bill Hager LOT readers have written asking about rules Club 500-type racing areas fellows kind make up own rules Lets look couple areas think extremes Michigan Indiana Ohio area type airplane engine make allowed kit manufacturer decided could scratch build plane have exactly same outside dimensions Minimum weight 3 lbs no sharp leading edges two wheels least 4 inches apart Wheel size 2 type wheel used plane must also have workable rudder engine manufacturerno modifi cations allowed Gauges made check carburetor bores sometimes top three five finishers checked use stock prop size stock could alter blade contest management supplied fuel 15% nitro plane defueled ready line refueled race run standard Formula course starting positions determined drawing straws lack room safety reasons no race horse starts used reason such strict set rules keep event open beginner design airplane type engine rules easy enforce also didnt have spend lot time money checking out new products see better what using Texas-Oklahoma area things little open airplane must common configuration ie forward wing aft empennage Engine engine mount must fully exposed minimum wingspan 50 10 inch chord Minimum thickness 12 outer inch wing may tapered wing must have constant chord no sweep taper Wingspan measured surface tip tip minimum stab thickness 3/16 fuselage measurements front wing Mi height 3 mm width 2- Optional canopy included above measurements No wing fillets cross sections must square rectangular coruers may radiused no landing gear must fixed have two fully exposed wheels mm 2- diameter spaced least 4 apart laterally Any stock non-ABC non-Schnuerle front intake side exhaust RC engine up 66cc manufactured numbers exceeding 500 can used Only modifications allowed removal exhaust baffles removal factory installed shims between head sleeve Prop shafts must have spinner safety nut Local field rules may require mufflers minimum weight 3pounds landing fuel tank must transparent may contain no baffles sponge material No crank case muffler pressurization tank vent allowed Devices modify fuel flow tween tank carburetor prohibited fuselage must have readily removable hatch allows easy inspection fuel system Any commercial readily available two-bladed wood prop may used Material may removed blade 15% Nitro fuel furnished organizers Can-Am Pylon Society CAPS developed following handicap system Heres works Pilots will divided three classes-Novice Advanced Expert Novice class will include first-time novice racers others have turned 10 lap heat time less 230 Advanced class will have never under 215 Experts will everyone else fliers will grouped together matrix separated RC frequency However individual heat Novice class will fly 8 laps Advanced Class will fly 9 laps plus penalty laps cut pylons Experts will fly standard 10 lap course flier automatically advances next class whenever posts heat time less 200 specified number laps own option flier will upgraded immediately next heat Also experienced Expert assigned Novice Advanced pilot help heat preparation calling etc takes little administrative effort part officials namely Starter Lap Counters heat comes line Starter checks status heat cards informs Lap Counter flip two lap cards over depending class flier assigned heat run usual except Timers and/or Desk Officials monitor hand icapped fliers times advance him whenever 2 minute threshold broken advancing Continued page 100 28 Model Aviation Ouickie 500 race aboutto begin Team work must Dave Keats left pilot DaveTimcoe helper/caller Note flowthru type muffler engine ne pianes neia up ror orTiclals identification stan uuciue 500 race uaylon OH No~ decorative design model held aloftarrow tells pilot way turn Harold deBolt scale models prefer lighter material have using 005 shim brass custom tanks fit odd spaces thickness brass extremely easy solder sharp bends can made effort weight kept minimum An 8-fluid-ounce tank will weigh about 1 ounces too different polyethylene tank made ultra high molecular weight raw material Almost shape can made forming around wood block preferred shape has V bottom tank can completely emptied absolute necessity after flying session have found brass erodes fuel unplated brass pickup field fuel container becomes porous after being immersed season Holes fuel vent tubes front surface can pierced easily sharp steel scriber Done care holes will slight press fit tube pierced hole actually extruded means affording wider solder surface Before soldering rear tank posi tion clunk tube weighted pickup installed Silicone tube material seems have long life sealed inside com pletely soldered tank weight made drilling -in hole hardwood block countersinking about -in diameter short length Vs brass tube inserted bottom countersink solder melted remaining depression wood becomes charred does flame some smoke may wise outdoors keep peace family tube cut off flush tip solder cone Bend silicone tube toward tank front soldering tank rear place avoid melting weight Brass sheets another hobby shop items found railroad section Sig catalog Usual sheet size 4 X 10 inches tank interior should flushed alcohol dope thinner remove solder flux residue designing constructing tank handy mea sure size requirements 18 co uid ounce Check leaks submerging water pressurizing lung power through fuel tube vent plugged calculate tank weight square inch 005 brass weighs 028 ounce Coming Events active scale organizations Scale Squadron Southern Califomia year will conducting first Master Scale Championship entrants come winners four regional contests Nats addition Squadron contest four contests Mint Julep Kentucky Tangerine Florida Sparks Philadelphia PA Milwaukee Flying Electrons Wisconsin Masters contest will held October 3-5 Mile Square Park Fountain Valley CA Winners through fifth place Sport Scale through third place Precision will qualify year site Masters will changed five participating clubs will have opportunity host meet will adhere strictly AMA rules second annual RC Hobbies Scale Jam boree will held Pebble Creek Field near Waukesha WI July 6th increasingly popular scale rallies draw large numbers modelers further information write Don Hoover RC Hobbies 18305 W Lisbon Rd Brookfield WI 53005 Scale Realism Again 1980-81 rules book reaches hands will contain newly approved Scale Flight Judges Guide will essentially same printed Novem ber 1978 issue ModelAviation pages 84 85 Serious competitors have very likely read guide formed opinions regarding adherence its contents aguide part rulesjudges will using material presented help make decisions during competition especially Nats other large meets should noted under heading Obligatory Flight Maneuvers sub-heading Realism Flight states specifically approximately half realism score should awarded scale-like speed applies everything done during complete flight judges guide received yes vote last years balloting scale contest board See January 1980 MA page 86 voting record Actually respect matter earnest effort contestant simulate scale speed just beginning catch up practices have become standard world-wide scale competition flying judging Acknow ledging scale speed unattainable mythological artifice its inclusion stated judges guide will draw attention during judging process serious modelers will en deavor comply Since have never successful achieving anything like scale speed models collection emphasis facet flight realism has always worry us going back early 1 970s first told would factor world championship contests have told assumption scale speed im possibility dead wrong RC Pylon/Hager continued page 28 immediately minimize opportunity sandbagging Some trophy-hunter experts will become disgrunted handicap system will soon move up QM Formula belong remain Handicap Quickie flying much improved due racing someone 1 2 lap head start addition handicap system can eliminate cost extra set Standard Class awards Instead provide single award Most Improved Best Performance flier system has proven races results well worth terms increased race attendance growing influx new blood sport Try next Quickie race Im sure youll like works! As can see area uses own system seems work well Get racers together decide rules best fit area good luck 1980 Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Dr Garland TX 75043 100 Model Aviation CUSTOM TUNED ENGINES Make Glow ~ Diesel 1 ETITION ACCESSORIES [ hA /4 Scale PowerSpecial GY 014 X 60 solid lines $295 ppd Usable Power Greater Economy tom needle valves racing wheels ISee AMA Bonus Benefit Couponquick fills fuel shut-o ifs B others IFor huge introductory discount andI detailed brochure send 25 cents dont forget stamped envelopeJKustom Kraftsmanship Box 2699 Laguna Hills l Davis Diesel Development Inc lif 92653 Ph f714 830-5162
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/05
Page Numbers: 28, 100
PYLON RACING Bill Hager LOT readers have written asking about rules Club 500-type racing areas fellows kind make up own rules Lets look couple areas think extremes Michigan Indiana Ohio area type airplane engine make allowed kit manufacturer decided could scratch build plane have exactly same outside dimensions Minimum weight 3 lbs no sharp leading edges two wheels least 4 inches apart Wheel size 2 type wheel used plane must also have workable rudder engine manufacturerno modifi cations allowed Gauges made check carburetor bores sometimes top three five finishers checked use stock prop size stock could alter blade contest management supplied fuel 15% nitro plane defueled ready line refueled race run standard Formula course starting positions determined drawing straws lack room safety reasons no race horse starts used reason such strict set rules keep event open beginner design airplane type engine rules easy enforce also didnt have spend lot time money checking out new products see better what using Texas-Oklahoma area things little open airplane must common configuration ie forward wing aft empennage Engine engine mount must fully exposed minimum wingspan 50 10 inch chord Minimum thickness 12 outer inch wing may tapered wing must have constant chord no sweep taper Wingspan measured surface tip tip minimum stab thickness 3/16 fuselage measurements front wing Mi height 3 mm width 2- Optional canopy included above measurements No wing fillets cross sections must square rectangular coruers may radiused no landing gear must fixed have two fully exposed wheels mm 2- diameter spaced least 4 apart laterally Any stock non-ABC non-Schnuerle front intake side exhaust RC engine up 66cc manufactured numbers exceeding 500 can used Only modifications allowed removal exhaust baffles removal factory installed shims between head sleeve Prop shafts must have spinner safety nut Local field rules may require mufflers minimum weight 3pounds landing fuel tank must transparent may contain no baffles sponge material No crank case muffler pressurization tank vent allowed Devices modify fuel flow tween tank carburetor prohibited fuselage must have readily removable hatch allows easy inspection fuel system Any commercial readily available two-bladed wood prop may used Material may removed blade 15% Nitro fuel furnished organizers Can-Am Pylon Society CAPS developed following handicap system Heres works Pilots will divided three classes-Novice Advanced Expert Novice class will include first-time novice racers others have turned 10 lap heat time less 230 Advanced class will have never under 215 Experts will everyone else fliers will grouped together matrix separated RC frequency However individual heat Novice class will fly 8 laps Advanced Class will fly 9 laps plus penalty laps cut pylons Experts will fly standard 10 lap course flier automatically advances next class whenever posts heat time less 200 specified number laps own option flier will upgraded immediately next heat Also experienced Expert assigned Novice Advanced pilot help heat preparation calling etc takes little administrative effort part officials namely Starter Lap Counters heat comes line Starter checks status heat cards informs Lap Counter flip two lap cards over depending class flier assigned heat run usual except Timers and/or Desk Officials monitor hand icapped fliers times advance him whenever 2 minute threshold broken advancing Continued page 100 28 Model Aviation Ouickie 500 race aboutto begin Team work must Dave Keats left pilot DaveTimcoe helper/caller Note flowthru type muffler engine ne pianes neia up ror orTiclals identification stan uuciue 500 race uaylon OH No~ decorative design model held aloftarrow tells pilot way turn Harold deBolt scale models prefer lighter material have using 005 shim brass custom tanks fit odd spaces thickness brass extremely easy solder sharp bends can made effort weight kept minimum An 8-fluid-ounce tank will weigh about 1 ounces too different polyethylene tank made ultra high molecular weight raw material Almost shape can made forming around wood block preferred shape has V bottom tank can completely emptied absolute necessity after flying session have found brass erodes fuel unplated brass pickup field fuel container becomes porous after being immersed season Holes fuel vent tubes front surface can pierced easily sharp steel scriber Done care holes will slight press fit tube pierced hole actually extruded means affording wider solder surface Before soldering rear tank posi tion clunk tube weighted pickup installed Silicone tube material seems have long life sealed inside com pletely soldered tank weight made drilling -in hole hardwood block countersinking about -in diameter short length Vs brass tube inserted bottom countersink solder melted remaining depression wood becomes charred does flame some smoke may wise outdoors keep peace family tube cut off flush tip solder cone Bend silicone tube toward tank front soldering tank rear place avoid melting weight Brass sheets another hobby shop items found railroad section Sig catalog Usual sheet size 4 X 10 inches tank interior should flushed alcohol dope thinner remove solder flux residue designing constructing tank handy mea sure size requirements 18 co uid ounce Check leaks submerging water pressurizing lung power through fuel tube vent plugged calculate tank weight square inch 005 brass weighs 028 ounce Coming Events active scale organizations Scale Squadron Southern Califomia year will conducting first Master Scale Championship entrants come winners four regional contests Nats addition Squadron contest four contests Mint Julep Kentucky Tangerine Florida Sparks Philadelphia PA Milwaukee Flying Electrons Wisconsin Masters contest will held October 3-5 Mile Square Park Fountain Valley CA Winners through fifth place Sport Scale through third place Precision will qualify year site Masters will changed five participating clubs will have opportunity host meet will adhere strictly AMA rules second annual RC Hobbies Scale Jam boree will held Pebble Creek Field near Waukesha WI July 6th increasingly popular scale rallies draw large numbers modelers further information write Don Hoover RC Hobbies 18305 W Lisbon Rd Brookfield WI 53005 Scale Realism Again 1980-81 rules book reaches hands will contain newly approved Scale Flight Judges Guide will essentially same printed Novem ber 1978 issue ModelAviation pages 84 85 Serious competitors have very likely read guide formed opinions regarding adherence its contents aguide part rulesjudges will using material presented help make decisions during competition especially Nats other large meets should noted under heading Obligatory Flight Maneuvers sub-heading Realism Flight states specifically approximately half realism score should awarded scale-like speed applies everything done during complete flight judges guide received yes vote last years balloting scale contest board See January 1980 MA page 86 voting record Actually respect matter earnest effort contestant simulate scale speed just beginning catch up practices have become standard world-wide scale competition flying judging Acknow ledging scale speed unattainable mythological artifice its inclusion stated judges guide will draw attention during judging process serious modelers will en deavor comply Since have never successful achieving anything like scale speed models collection emphasis facet flight realism has always worry us going back early 1 970s first told would factor world championship contests have told assumption scale speed im possibility dead wrong RC Pylon/Hager continued page 28 immediately minimize opportunity sandbagging Some trophy-hunter experts will become disgrunted handicap system will soon move up QM Formula belong remain Handicap Quickie flying much improved due racing someone 1 2 lap head start addition handicap system can eliminate cost extra set Standard Class awards Instead provide single award Most Improved Best Performance flier system has proven races results well worth terms increased race attendance growing influx new blood sport Try next Quickie race Im sure youll like works! As can see area uses own system seems work well Get racers together decide rules best fit area good luck 1980 Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Dr Garland TX 75043 100 Model Aviation CUSTOM TUNED ENGINES Make Glow ~ Diesel 1 ETITION ACCESSORIES [ hA /4 Scale PowerSpecial GY 014 X 60 solid lines $295 ppd Usable Power Greater Economy tom needle valves racing wheels ISee AMA Bonus Benefit Couponquick fills fuel shut-o ifs B others IFor huge introductory discount andI detailed brochure send 25 cents dont forget stamped envelopeJKustom Kraftsmanship Box 2699 Laguna Hills l Davis Diesel Development Inc lif 92653 Ph f714 830-5162