Soaring AS THE LINE song goes very good year t manufac turers came up new designs both joy build fly contests can used barometer soaring terests record attendance major meets showed sport still growing New concepts competition cluded man-on-man one-on-one events variations landing zones point val ues Desert Dash Great Bicen tennial Race stirred imaginations clubs whole new event born FAI eliminations lasted May 1st Labor Day after over 2000 flights nearly 150 individuals USA its first team Dr Larry Fogel took over helm National Soaring Society assured its members healthy future Mean LSF topped 2000 mark its membership two organizations showed signs joining some common interests After somewhat donnybrook among rules committee three classes sailplanes emerged benefit SOAR Nats AMA Nats proved room three classes Ken Bates Michigan Don Edberg California Tom Williams Texas respective winners classes B C AMA Nationals Rick Pearson grand champion SOAR Nationals Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society put another trophy showcase im pressive team effort winning Great Bicentennial Race Don Edberg after wins Lockport Dayton won LSF Tournament mere point over Neil Nolte Don also won Scale tournament proved Stand-Off Scale recognized 20 entries processed Scale Col Bob Thacker repeat win SOAR Nats Bowlus further laid competition another first place Dayton Fred Weaver became third LSF member achieve Level V Level IV roster neared 100 mark new clubs formed some united regional organiza tions better coordination scheduling contests order establish regional champions new clubs naturally pro duced members found chased competition up thermal contests werent old pros New names made winners lists among Skip Miller Boulder Colorado FAI finals Denver Skip joined pros Lemon Payne Texas Dale Nutter Oklahoma represent USA South Africa first RC sailplane world championship CII problem gave us some con cern overall soaring very good year Pass Department Save sawdust sanding balsa gather dust use tofill gaps knicks fillets etc. using Hot Stuff Zap fill ing gaps cracks whatever use X acto knife fashioned dowel what serves best pack gap leaving minimum excess touch joint drop afore mentioned glues voilathe gap filled Because glue leaves rather brit tle joint compared balsa surface knicks should filled softer ma terial Vinyl spackle available paint stores works well K & S tubing cutter has handiest modelers tools come along years Besides being able cut tubing exact dimension also crimps end just enough act stop stab wing wires using #11 X acto blade drill larger ID tubing end can course cleaned out receive wire ballast lead doubt easiest economical way go permanent nose ballast being installed establish specific center gravity nose compartment large larger ballast added regu lar B-B shot will job well Position fuselage its nose pour shot pour mixture slow curing epoxy glue Some metals weights based pounds per cubic inch continued page 87 February 1977 19 Above This sighting device used Rocky Mountain Soaring Assoc during Speed Distance Tasks FAI Team Finals Denver Left An excellent performer Gregg Seydels scratch-built Olympic II Spoilers Below Winners Milwaukee Plying Elec trons Suds City Soar-In past summer Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded NAME Add 550 1st class mailADDRESS Si 00 handling other IT Builder Index Digest indexes issues Model Builder magazine Vol 1 No 1 through December 1975 issue Also listed Paper Profile Pilots handy Peanut Scale Last least Pauls pair posters showing side-view drawings famous FF Gas models past plus brief descriptions models builders Theyre perfect shop den office wall pair measuring 24 X 36 sells $3 postpaid folded no longer available rolled budget minded dont have space display larger charts pair 146 harts can purchased $150 postpaid Pauls drawings illustrations model designs have various magazines since earlier Ill admit can remem ber Until recently Art Director Model Builder Magazine Platitude Month Well might platitude now written 1910 pretty hot stuff Never turn up competition model just finished practically untested have flown morning competition using old rubber Theory Practice M6del Aero planing V E Johnson wonder means OK use new rubber Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 19 Brass Lead Tungsten Carbon Steel Platinum * Mercury *not recommended ballast 302 4096 690 280 770 490 models fuselages rectangular square cross-section incredible strength can added mini mum weight penalty very little work Wrap entire fuselage 1/64 plywood yes 1/64 Heres recom mended procedure First finish entire fuselage going Monokote Sand four sides sure leave corners sharp no radii Next cut piece 1/64 ply wood slightly larger side covered can start side top bottom suggested gin side has no pushrod exits dowel cut-outs etc Apply coat contact cement plywood respective fuselage side Let dry give second coat Follow manufacturers directions checking dryness second coat dry carefully position plywood respect fuselage making contact position satisfied touch plywood fuselage rub firmly over entire side Excess sheeting can trimmed away using regular scissors Trim about 3/16 fuselage sides using Stanley utility knife heavy duty X-acto knife trim away remaining excess using adjacent uncovered balsa sides guide knife blade sure cut direction plywood grain runs away fuselage Repeat above pro cedures opposite side fuse lage After two sides have covered carefully trimmed dress down two un covered sides sanding block also dressing edges plywood sides process preparing remaining sides care fully cut out holes notches plywood before applying glue glued plywood positioned extremely careful aligning cut-outs notches Once fourth side applied fuse lage takes added dimension Correction December issue stated coverage 1976 LSF Tournament correctly 15 top fliers California Actually Randy VerMulm Stanwood Wash placed 7th over-all 50 points out first place February 1977 87 STATE strength have experience lieve sharp corners whether painted Monokoted stay defined through sorts handling landings Although beefed up fuselage wont make plane fly hetter added strength should let breathe easier dur ing landings turn out less smooth Theres new full-size sailplane organi zation should interest scale enthusiasts Its Vintage Sail plane Assoc 6053 25th Road N Arling ton VA 22207 TRY SCALE ACCESSORIES KITS INE GUN KITS ENGINE KITS & CYLINDERS PILOTS LS PROPS & HANGERS SPINNERS INGS CANOPIES K COWLS ASK FOR OUR PRODUCTS AT YOUR DEALER OR SEND 25 FOR OUR CATALOG WILLIAMS BROS DEPT M 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 Dues $500 per year quarterly publication deals name imiilies vintage sailplanes Doc Hall sez its must youre interested old time scale Dan Pruss Ri 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 Boxy Bipe/Hannan continued page 53 pointed blade scissors common straight pins Construction soft building surface such insula tion board pins may easily pushed recommended Cover fullsize plan plastic wrap protect glue Wings Construct wings 1/16 sq balsa strips cutting longest pieces first waste will reduced Note upper lower wings almost quite alike lower wing has two extra members center section shown plan dotted lines Se cure strips straight pins drying X pins over strips rather piercing strips might weaken have new pin-clamps pin-down devices may used easily Allow glued joints dry completely before removing wings building board Tailplanes Wing Spreaders stabilizer rudder wing spreaders constructed same manner wings Try make three wing spread ers nearly alike possible Fuselage modification Sleek Streek fuselage consists cutting portion rear indicated plan essential operation serves lighten tail end creased efficiency Covering Only tops wings stabilizer covered tissue side rudder wing spreaders Note outer sides tip wing spreaders should covered best appearance Flight performance will suffer goof however tissue may applied clear dope adhesive perhaps easier employ white glue has slightly thinned water applied pointed brush use excessive amounts wood warp ing may occur tissue adhesive has dried trim off excess using sharp razor blade water-shrink dope tissue could easily gener ate warps Colors Although color tissue could used chose red white blue white stars Uncle Sam cut 88 Model Aviation RC Soaring continued
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/02
Page Numbers: 19, 87, 88
Soaring AS THE LINE song goes very good year t manufac turers came up new designs both joy build fly contests can used barometer soaring terests record attendance major meets showed sport still growing New concepts competition cluded man-on-man one-on-one events variations landing zones point val ues Desert Dash Great Bicen tennial Race stirred imaginations clubs whole new event born FAI eliminations lasted May 1st Labor Day after over 2000 flights nearly 150 individuals USA its first team Dr Larry Fogel took over helm National Soaring Society assured its members healthy future Mean LSF topped 2000 mark its membership two organizations showed signs joining some common interests After somewhat donnybrook among rules committee three classes sailplanes emerged benefit SOAR Nats AMA Nats proved room three classes Ken Bates Michigan Don Edberg California Tom Williams Texas respective winners classes B C AMA Nationals Rick Pearson grand champion SOAR Nationals Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society put another trophy showcase im pressive team effort winning Great Bicentennial Race Don Edberg after wins Lockport Dayton won LSF Tournament mere point over Neil Nolte Don also won Scale tournament proved Stand-Off Scale recognized 20 entries processed Scale Col Bob Thacker repeat win SOAR Nats Bowlus further laid competition another first place Dayton Fred Weaver became third LSF member achieve Level V Level IV roster neared 100 mark new clubs formed some united regional organiza tions better coordination scheduling contests order establish regional champions new clubs naturally pro duced members found chased competition up thermal contests werent old pros New names made winners lists among Skip Miller Boulder Colorado FAI finals Denver Skip joined pros Lemon Payne Texas Dale Nutter Oklahoma represent USA South Africa first RC sailplane world championship CII problem gave us some con cern overall soaring very good year Pass Department Save sawdust sanding balsa gather dust use tofill gaps knicks fillets etc. using Hot Stuff Zap fill ing gaps cracks whatever use X acto knife fashioned dowel what serves best pack gap leaving minimum excess touch joint drop afore mentioned glues voilathe gap filled Because glue leaves rather brit tle joint compared balsa surface knicks should filled softer ma terial Vinyl spackle available paint stores works well K & S tubing cutter has handiest modelers tools come along years Besides being able cut tubing exact dimension also crimps end just enough act stop stab wing wires using #11 X acto blade drill larger ID tubing end can course cleaned out receive wire ballast lead doubt easiest economical way go permanent nose ballast being installed establish specific center gravity nose compartment large larger ballast added regu lar B-B shot will job well Position fuselage its nose pour shot pour mixture slow curing epoxy glue Some metals weights based pounds per cubic inch continued page 87 February 1977 19 Above This sighting device used Rocky Mountain Soaring Assoc during Speed Distance Tasks FAI Team Finals Denver Left An excellent performer Gregg Seydels scratch-built Olympic II Spoilers Below Winners Milwaukee Plying Elec trons Suds City Soar-In past summer Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded NAME Add 550 1st class mailADDRESS Si 00 handling other IT Builder Index Digest indexes issues Model Builder magazine Vol 1 No 1 through December 1975 issue Also listed Paper Profile Pilots handy Peanut Scale Last least Pauls pair posters showing side-view drawings famous FF Gas models past plus brief descriptions models builders Theyre perfect shop den office wall pair measuring 24 X 36 sells $3 postpaid folded no longer available rolled budget minded dont have space display larger charts pair 146 harts can purchased $150 postpaid Pauls drawings illustrations model designs have various magazines since earlier Ill admit can remem ber Until recently Art Director Model Builder Magazine Platitude Month Well might platitude now written 1910 pretty hot stuff Never turn up competition model just finished practically untested have flown morning competition using old rubber Theory Practice M6del Aero planing V E Johnson wonder means OK use new rubber Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 19 Brass Lead Tungsten Carbon Steel Platinum * Mercury *not recommended ballast 302 4096 690 280 770 490 models fuselages rectangular square cross-section incredible strength can added mini mum weight penalty very little work Wrap entire fuselage 1/64 plywood yes 1/64 Heres recom mended procedure First finish entire fuselage going Monokote Sand four sides sure leave corners sharp no radii Next cut piece 1/64 ply wood slightly larger side covered can start side top bottom suggested gin side has no pushrod exits dowel cut-outs etc Apply coat contact cement plywood respective fuselage side Let dry give second coat Follow manufacturers directions checking dryness second coat dry carefully position plywood respect fuselage making contact position satisfied touch plywood fuselage rub firmly over entire side Excess sheeting can trimmed away using regular scissors Trim about 3/16 fuselage sides using Stanley utility knife heavy duty X-acto knife trim away remaining excess using adjacent uncovered balsa sides guide knife blade sure cut direction plywood grain runs away fuselage Repeat above pro cedures opposite side fuse lage After two sides have covered carefully trimmed dress down two un covered sides sanding block also dressing edges plywood sides process preparing remaining sides care fully cut out holes notches plywood before applying glue glued plywood positioned extremely careful aligning cut-outs notches Once fourth side applied fuse lage takes added dimension Correction December issue stated coverage 1976 LSF Tournament correctly 15 top fliers California Actually Randy VerMulm Stanwood Wash placed 7th over-all 50 points out first place February 1977 87 STATE strength have experience lieve sharp corners whether painted Monokoted stay defined through sorts handling landings Although beefed up fuselage wont make plane fly hetter added strength should let breathe easier dur ing landings turn out less smooth Theres new full-size sailplane organi zation should interest scale enthusiasts Its Vintage Sail plane Assoc 6053 25th Road N Arling ton VA 22207 TRY SCALE ACCESSORIES KITS INE GUN KITS ENGINE KITS & CYLINDERS PILOTS LS PROPS & HANGERS SPINNERS INGS CANOPIES K COWLS ASK FOR OUR PRODUCTS AT YOUR DEALER OR SEND 25 FOR OUR CATALOG WILLIAMS BROS DEPT M 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 Dues $500 per year quarterly publication deals name imiilies vintage sailplanes Doc Hall sez its must youre interested old time scale Dan Pruss Ri 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 Boxy Bipe/Hannan continued page 53 pointed blade scissors common straight pins Construction soft building surface such insula tion board pins may easily pushed recommended Cover fullsize plan plastic wrap protect glue Wings Construct wings 1/16 sq balsa strips cutting longest pieces first waste will reduced Note upper lower wings almost quite alike lower wing has two extra members center section shown plan dotted lines Se cure strips straight pins drying X pins over strips rather piercing strips might weaken have new pin-clamps pin-down devices may used easily Allow glued joints dry completely before removing wings building board Tailplanes Wing Spreaders stabilizer rudder wing spreaders constructed same manner wings Try make three wing spread ers nearly alike possible Fuselage modification Sleek Streek fuselage consists cutting portion rear indicated plan essential operation serves lighten tail end creased efficiency Covering Only tops wings stabilizer covered tissue side rudder wing spreaders Note outer sides tip wing spreaders should covered best appearance Flight performance will suffer goof however tissue may applied clear dope adhesive perhaps easier employ white glue has slightly thinned water applied pointed brush use excessive amounts wood warp ing may occur tissue adhesive has dried trim off excess using sharp razor blade water-shrink dope tissue could easily gener ate warps Colors Although color tissue could used chose red white blue white stars Uncle Sam cut 88 Model Aviation RC Soaring continued
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/02
Page Numbers: 19, 87, 88
Soaring AS THE LINE song goes very good year t manufac turers came up new designs both joy build fly contests can used barometer soaring terests record attendance major meets showed sport still growing New concepts competition cluded man-on-man one-on-one events variations landing zones point val ues Desert Dash Great Bicen tennial Race stirred imaginations clubs whole new event born FAI eliminations lasted May 1st Labor Day after over 2000 flights nearly 150 individuals USA its first team Dr Larry Fogel took over helm National Soaring Society assured its members healthy future Mean LSF topped 2000 mark its membership two organizations showed signs joining some common interests After somewhat donnybrook among rules committee three classes sailplanes emerged benefit SOAR Nats AMA Nats proved room three classes Ken Bates Michigan Don Edberg California Tom Williams Texas respective winners classes B C AMA Nationals Rick Pearson grand champion SOAR Nationals Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society put another trophy showcase im pressive team effort winning Great Bicentennial Race Don Edberg after wins Lockport Dayton won LSF Tournament mere point over Neil Nolte Don also won Scale tournament proved Stand-Off Scale recognized 20 entries processed Scale Col Bob Thacker repeat win SOAR Nats Bowlus further laid competition another first place Dayton Fred Weaver became third LSF member achieve Level V Level IV roster neared 100 mark new clubs formed some united regional organiza tions better coordination scheduling contests order establish regional champions new clubs naturally pro duced members found chased competition up thermal contests werent old pros New names made winners lists among Skip Miller Boulder Colorado FAI finals Denver Skip joined pros Lemon Payne Texas Dale Nutter Oklahoma represent USA South Africa first RC sailplane world championship CII problem gave us some con cern overall soaring very good year Pass Department Save sawdust sanding balsa gather dust use tofill gaps knicks fillets etc. using Hot Stuff Zap fill ing gaps cracks whatever use X acto knife fashioned dowel what serves best pack gap leaving minimum excess touch joint drop afore mentioned glues voilathe gap filled Because glue leaves rather brit tle joint compared balsa surface knicks should filled softer ma terial Vinyl spackle available paint stores works well K & S tubing cutter has handiest modelers tools come along years Besides being able cut tubing exact dimension also crimps end just enough act stop stab wing wires using #11 X acto blade drill larger ID tubing end can course cleaned out receive wire ballast lead doubt easiest economical way go permanent nose ballast being installed establish specific center gravity nose compartment large larger ballast added regu lar B-B shot will job well Position fuselage its nose pour shot pour mixture slow curing epoxy glue Some metals weights based pounds per cubic inch continued page 87 February 1977 19 Above This sighting device used Rocky Mountain Soaring Assoc during Speed Distance Tasks FAI Team Finals Denver Left An excellent performer Gregg Seydels scratch-built Olympic II Spoilers Below Winners Milwaukee Plying Elec trons Suds City Soar-In past summer Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded NAME Add 550 1st class mailADDRESS Si 00 handling other IT Builder Index Digest indexes issues Model Builder magazine Vol 1 No 1 through December 1975 issue Also listed Paper Profile Pilots handy Peanut Scale Last least Pauls pair posters showing side-view drawings famous FF Gas models past plus brief descriptions models builders Theyre perfect shop den office wall pair measuring 24 X 36 sells $3 postpaid folded no longer available rolled budget minded dont have space display larger charts pair 146 harts can purchased $150 postpaid Pauls drawings illustrations model designs have various magazines since earlier Ill admit can remem ber Until recently Art Director Model Builder Magazine Platitude Month Well might platitude now written 1910 pretty hot stuff Never turn up competition model just finished practically untested have flown morning competition using old rubber Theory Practice M6del Aero planing V E Johnson wonder means OK use new rubber Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 19 Brass Lead Tungsten Carbon Steel Platinum * Mercury *not recommended ballast 302 4096 690 280 770 490 models fuselages rectangular square cross-section incredible strength can added mini mum weight penalty very little work Wrap entire fuselage 1/64 plywood yes 1/64 Heres recom mended procedure First finish entire fuselage going Monokote Sand four sides sure leave corners sharp no radii Next cut piece 1/64 ply wood slightly larger side covered can start side top bottom suggested gin side has no pushrod exits dowel cut-outs etc Apply coat contact cement plywood respective fuselage side Let dry give second coat Follow manufacturers directions checking dryness second coat dry carefully position plywood respect fuselage making contact position satisfied touch plywood fuselage rub firmly over entire side Excess sheeting can trimmed away using regular scissors Trim about 3/16 fuselage sides using Stanley utility knife heavy duty X-acto knife trim away remaining excess using adjacent uncovered balsa sides guide knife blade sure cut direction plywood grain runs away fuselage Repeat above pro cedures opposite side fuse lage After two sides have covered carefully trimmed dress down two un covered sides sanding block also dressing edges plywood sides process preparing remaining sides care fully cut out holes notches plywood before applying glue glued plywood positioned extremely careful aligning cut-outs notches Once fourth side applied fuse lage takes added dimension Correction December issue stated coverage 1976 LSF Tournament correctly 15 top fliers California Actually Randy VerMulm Stanwood Wash placed 7th over-all 50 points out first place February 1977 87 STATE strength have experience lieve sharp corners whether painted Monokoted stay defined through sorts handling landings Although beefed up fuselage wont make plane fly hetter added strength should let breathe easier dur ing landings turn out less smooth Theres new full-size sailplane organi zation should interest scale enthusiasts Its Vintage Sail plane Assoc 6053 25th Road N Arling ton VA 22207 TRY SCALE ACCESSORIES KITS INE GUN KITS ENGINE KITS & CYLINDERS PILOTS LS PROPS & HANGERS SPINNERS INGS CANOPIES K COWLS ASK FOR OUR PRODUCTS AT YOUR DEALER OR SEND 25 FOR OUR CATALOG WILLIAMS BROS DEPT M 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 Dues $500 per year quarterly publication deals name imiilies vintage sailplanes Doc Hall sez its must youre interested old time scale Dan Pruss Ri 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 Boxy Bipe/Hannan continued page 53 pointed blade scissors common straight pins Construction soft building surface such insula tion board pins may easily pushed recommended Cover fullsize plan plastic wrap protect glue Wings Construct wings 1/16 sq balsa strips cutting longest pieces first waste will reduced Note upper lower wings almost quite alike lower wing has two extra members center section shown plan dotted lines Se cure strips straight pins drying X pins over strips rather piercing strips might weaken have new pin-clamps pin-down devices may used easily Allow glued joints dry completely before removing wings building board Tailplanes Wing Spreaders stabilizer rudder wing spreaders constructed same manner wings Try make three wing spread ers nearly alike possible Fuselage modification Sleek Streek fuselage consists cutting portion rear indicated plan essential operation serves lighten tail end creased efficiency Covering Only tops wings stabilizer covered tissue side rudder wing spreaders Note outer sides tip wing spreaders should covered best appearance Flight performance will suffer goof however tissue may applied clear dope adhesive perhaps easier employ white glue has slightly thinned water applied pointed brush use excessive amounts wood warp ing may occur tissue adhesive has dried trim off excess using sharp razor blade water-shrink dope tissue could easily gener ate warps Colors Although color tissue could used chose red white blue white stars Uncle Sam cut 88 Model Aviation RC Soaring continued