S SportAerobalics 0 Ron Van Putte DID YOU ever have years seemed like ready break through competition never quite happened So far year pattern event Advanced have managed finish fourth place once twice four times result havent yet earned single advancement point 1977 final blow occured com petitor approached New Orleans contest October finished fourth asked going move up make some room others win Talk about frustration Apparently dont know wed like about nickel-cadmium batteries have using high-rate charger past couple years used plug before bed unplug just before going flying field next afternoon usually meant batteries charging 12-14 hours time Re cently began detect deteriorating cells transmitters airborne sys tems space few weeks replace two airborne battery packs transmitter battery pack because lack capacity took long time dis cover problem caused high-charge rate despite fact cells supposed able charged high rate indefinitely Appar ently high overcharge rate causes batteries overheat progressively lose capacity found out Kraft changed charge instructions included new radio systems addition Kraft requested dealers pass following instructions customers Warning Before initial use completed model charge batteries using KBC-B 6 hours Cells charged high rates should left charge indefinitely Maximum continuous charge time should exceed 6 hours initial charge time should 6 hours system has used few days charged hour immediately prior use will insure cells kept peak condition doubt return 6-hour charge before flying operating model Re member failure fully charge batte ries prior flying session opera tion model may result model becoming unreasonably dangerous fly operate thereby model may go out control causing potential personal injury others yourself well Continued page 88 February 1 978 25 Oh to have winner Second Annual Hitachi Desert Classic competition Curt Sidles right displays some $2500 merchandise donated Hitachi Sales Corp America Yeah model airplanes says Arlie Killebrew displaying pattern job left Bermuda Fun Fly balmy 80-degree windless weather Westchester RC Society White Plains NY joined hosts Mid-Atlantic RC Society fun fly over Labor Day weekend Site unused US Navy facility Events loops spins touch-and-go balloon bust Limbo 4-man Westchester team defeated 8-man Bermudian team 856 714 points Shown left some assembled planes fliers before fun began Right Humphrey deMopura Mid-Atlantic club makes check help prexy Arthur Morris IBermuda News Bureaul five adapters 4-channel system order accommodate battery Servos Weve already mentioned neutral pulses plugs leaves mount ing hardware various dimensions servos problem start mixing systems may also have contend 3- 4- 5-wire systems Battery Packs Switch Harnesses Plugs main problem ChargersPlugs again addition must consider charging current have discussed previous columns really should insert milliammeter measure what get mix sys tems estimate time required reach full charge using Fig 1 people flying mixed collection parts flight pack quite well sons Sunfli 4-20 case point flight pack con sists Royal 2-ch receiver up graded four channels MA 9/77 pp 12 13 etc powered Kraft KB-4M battery pack through home-made switch harness servo group consists following Cox/Sanwa items Throttle 80322 miniature Aileron Elevator 80312 large regular Rudder/Nosewheel 80306 large waterproof transmitter Cox/Sanwa 8060 although used Kraft series 72 transmitter first plane has about 75 flights over fivemonth period has always worked perfectly Oh yes usually charge flight pack ACE R/C metered varicharger Go ahead mix up know works See trade shows hope get ideas future columns George M Myers 70 Froeblich Farm Rd Hicks vale NY 11801 R C Aerobatics/Van Putte continued page 25 property damage discussed battery charge situation Bill Johnston owner Kraft South east Bill told charges BLACK TO 4Sv PACK batteries six hours after days flying puts charge system timer charges batteries hour day solved problem different way purchased several older style Kraft chargers have separate pilot lights receiver transmitter bat tery packs high-rate configuration GE 1815 1816 bulb used re ceiver transmitter respectively ever both bulbs replaced GE 1820 bulbs charger becomes lowrate charger Now charge batteries night did before dont have worry about damaging batteries may want check radio manufacturer regarding modifications charge instructions have radio other Kraft nickel-cadmium batteries too expen sive spoil improper charging found out hard way year seems report unusual events happened latest New leans contest always manage come up something strange like night flying 1975Buzzard Bomb-shell flown miniature flashlights railroad flares weird bomb drops 197613 sort-of-fresh eggs dropped air plane special bomb bay year no exception Dave Constant Tom Golson put flying demonstrations during breaks pattern flying matched Sure-Flite Products Piper 1-3 airplanes 1-3 all-foam airplane requires little installation engine radio system plus some paint ready fly definitely sophisticated air planes Dave Tom put im pressive displays formation maneuvers Saturday Tom followed up night flights airplane using chemical flare wing two small flash lights other wing next day pair fooled spectators hav ing Dave supposedly perform spectacular flights both airplanes same time using transmitter Tommy carefully hidden crowd sec ond transmitter proceeded top WHITE 4-wire servos RED RED K _ RiR4R3TO SERVO 748514 TI R2ICi33 1C2C2 JL ORANGE 4 62171 -w -4 I2OMA 3 WIRE SERVO MOTOR CHECK guys wrote phoned schematic Hugh Shoemaker servo tester omitted December issue thousand pardonsand too Ron 88 Model Aviation Designeo expressiy 2 channel R/C plenty room just $2 about R/C up 4 channel miniature units Maintaining top quality simple construction inverted gull wing Balsa Plywood parts accurately die-cut Hardware Package including RIC III Hardware full-size stepbystep Plans flat finish Decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulubelle appeared after Oct 17 1943 raid Kahili Airfield Solomons Recommended engine sizes maximum performance 09 10 Minimal performance achieved stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel ested KGL IAT LA /4#u0ace4 7th Annual Pre-Season Radio System Check-up Pcs Valid until May 15 1978 FULL TIME TECHNICIANS FACTORY TRAINED ST TEST EQUIPMENT NEW MODERN SHOP ONLY GENUINE FACTORY PARTS SFACTION GUARANTEED r PRE-SEASOV SPECIAL ONLY $2495 plus postaqe Less AMA Coupon Repair Net Cost Perform Transmitter Battery Load Check Perform Transmitter Crystal Frequency Count Perform Receiver Battery Load Check Check Battery Charging Circuit Tune Transmitter R F Check Receiver Sensitivity & Adjust Align Receiver RF IF Stages Check Receiver Logic Align Transmitter Encoder Check Servo Stalled Motor Current Repair parts additional Check Servo Mechanics Adjust Servo Centering Perform System Servo Noise Check Shock Test Complete Airborne System Range Check System System Flight Test Necessary Kraft Great Lakes Inc 6787 Wales Ave PO Box 2482 North CantonOhio 44720 BankAmericard Master Charge Welcome gj Mark Porter Dave Male 216 499-8310 Aez404e41 CWCe having spectator young good looking female attempt fly Daves airplane no assistance airplane suffered indignity near-misses lot staggering aroundall ac tually performed Tom still hidden crowd enjoyed shows us got some good ideas air shows own After building new Royal Electronics Corp two-channel receiv ers Id like thank George Myers encouraging non electronics-oriented RC fliers build Radio Technique September 1977 Mine went together very quickly worked first time switched addition certainly agree four-channel conversion should made before integrated cir cuit installed four-channel con version costs $195 builders will probably want build way small soldering iron l/16in tip should used preclude getting solder bridges circuit board New Orleans contest talked Stan John longtime contest director Crescent City R/C Club discussing what takes have popular contest poor contests dont last long competition fliers pass word about bad contests faster about good ones obvious criteria come mind flying site contest admin istration judging weather food just about standard CCRCC con test very good just put 16th annual contest obviously have experience knowledge put fine meet October weather great along Gulf Coast say finest season year club puts food fests Friday Saturday night free contestants family So Stan John wonder ing New Orleans contests always have rather modest attendance As kind hope New Orleans Fall Carnival stays well kept secret us regular attenders Maybe way will have chance place top three Advanced next year Ron Van Puue 12 Connie Dr Shal imar FL 32579 RC Scale/Wischers continued page 26 Boeing F4B2 also piloted Dave Hib bard finished third scale plane attracted attention didnt com pete contest quarter-scale Mr Mulligan Nosen kit flown Kirby Crawford model airshow followed meet 23 pounds did meet rule requirements Power 16 cu Roper chain-saw engine ignition shielded Kraft radio aluminum firewall Sat urday flying followed charcoal broiled hamburger hot dog cookout hangar party Vacuum Forming Small Parts Producing light-weight small plastic parts aid Mattel Vac-U-Form toy has advantages Parts can reproduced quantity minimum cost effort part exactly like mold duplicate preceding part Its possibilities limited users imagination easiest material form 010 0 15 thick sheet styrene ob tainable hobby shops art stores plastic supply houses Other mater ials formable such clear acetate butyrate sheet making transparent parts Vac-U-Form toy popu lar 20 years back still available stores sell recondi tioned toys Try garage rummage sales thrift shop Another source might store factory bulletin board machine cost 25 cents local Goodwill Store would bargain ten times amount machine consists February 1978 89 KRAFT $2495 500 $1995
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 25, 88, 89
S SportAerobalics 0 Ron Van Putte DID YOU ever have years seemed like ready break through competition never quite happened So far year pattern event Advanced have managed finish fourth place once twice four times result havent yet earned single advancement point 1977 final blow occured com petitor approached New Orleans contest October finished fourth asked going move up make some room others win Talk about frustration Apparently dont know wed like about nickel-cadmium batteries have using high-rate charger past couple years used plug before bed unplug just before going flying field next afternoon usually meant batteries charging 12-14 hours time Re cently began detect deteriorating cells transmitters airborne sys tems space few weeks replace two airborne battery packs transmitter battery pack because lack capacity took long time dis cover problem caused high-charge rate despite fact cells supposed able charged high rate indefinitely Appar ently high overcharge rate causes batteries overheat progressively lose capacity found out Kraft changed charge instructions included new radio systems addition Kraft requested dealers pass following instructions customers Warning Before initial use completed model charge batteries using KBC-B 6 hours Cells charged high rates should left charge indefinitely Maximum continuous charge time should exceed 6 hours initial charge time should 6 hours system has used few days charged hour immediately prior use will insure cells kept peak condition doubt return 6-hour charge before flying operating model Re member failure fully charge batte ries prior flying session opera tion model may result model becoming unreasonably dangerous fly operate thereby model may go out control causing potential personal injury others yourself well Continued page 88 February 1 978 25 Oh to have winner Second Annual Hitachi Desert Classic competition Curt Sidles right displays some $2500 merchandise donated Hitachi Sales Corp America Yeah model airplanes says Arlie Killebrew displaying pattern job left Bermuda Fun Fly balmy 80-degree windless weather Westchester RC Society White Plains NY joined hosts Mid-Atlantic RC Society fun fly over Labor Day weekend Site unused US Navy facility Events loops spins touch-and-go balloon bust Limbo 4-man Westchester team defeated 8-man Bermudian team 856 714 points Shown left some assembled planes fliers before fun began Right Humphrey deMopura Mid-Atlantic club makes check help prexy Arthur Morris IBermuda News Bureaul five adapters 4-channel system order accommodate battery Servos Weve already mentioned neutral pulses plugs leaves mount ing hardware various dimensions servos problem start mixing systems may also have contend 3- 4- 5-wire systems Battery Packs Switch Harnesses Plugs main problem ChargersPlugs again addition must consider charging current have discussed previous columns really should insert milliammeter measure what get mix sys tems estimate time required reach full charge using Fig 1 people flying mixed collection parts flight pack quite well sons Sunfli 4-20 case point flight pack con sists Royal 2-ch receiver up graded four channels MA 9/77 pp 12 13 etc powered Kraft KB-4M battery pack through home-made switch harness servo group consists following Cox/Sanwa items Throttle 80322 miniature Aileron Elevator 80312 large regular Rudder/Nosewheel 80306 large waterproof transmitter Cox/Sanwa 8060 although used Kraft series 72 transmitter first plane has about 75 flights over fivemonth period has always worked perfectly Oh yes usually charge flight pack ACE R/C metered varicharger Go ahead mix up know works See trade shows hope get ideas future columns George M Myers 70 Froeblich Farm Rd Hicks vale NY 11801 R C Aerobatics/Van Putte continued page 25 property damage discussed battery charge situation Bill Johnston owner Kraft South east Bill told charges BLACK TO 4Sv PACK batteries six hours after days flying puts charge system timer charges batteries hour day solved problem different way purchased several older style Kraft chargers have separate pilot lights receiver transmitter bat tery packs high-rate configuration GE 1815 1816 bulb used re ceiver transmitter respectively ever both bulbs replaced GE 1820 bulbs charger becomes lowrate charger Now charge batteries night did before dont have worry about damaging batteries may want check radio manufacturer regarding modifications charge instructions have radio other Kraft nickel-cadmium batteries too expen sive spoil improper charging found out hard way year seems report unusual events happened latest New leans contest always manage come up something strange like night flying 1975Buzzard Bomb-shell flown miniature flashlights railroad flares weird bomb drops 197613 sort-of-fresh eggs dropped air plane special bomb bay year no exception Dave Constant Tom Golson put flying demonstrations during breaks pattern flying matched Sure-Flite Products Piper 1-3 airplanes 1-3 all-foam airplane requires little installation engine radio system plus some paint ready fly definitely sophisticated air planes Dave Tom put im pressive displays formation maneuvers Saturday Tom followed up night flights airplane using chemical flare wing two small flash lights other wing next day pair fooled spectators hav ing Dave supposedly perform spectacular flights both airplanes same time using transmitter Tommy carefully hidden crowd sec ond transmitter proceeded top WHITE 4-wire servos RED RED K _ RiR4R3TO SERVO 748514 TI R2ICi33 1C2C2 JL ORANGE 4 62171 -w -4 I2OMA 3 WIRE SERVO MOTOR CHECK guys wrote phoned schematic Hugh Shoemaker servo tester omitted December issue thousand pardonsand too Ron 88 Model Aviation Designeo expressiy 2 channel R/C plenty room just $2 about R/C up 4 channel miniature units Maintaining top quality simple construction inverted gull wing Balsa Plywood parts accurately die-cut Hardware Package including RIC III Hardware full-size stepbystep Plans flat finish Decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulubelle appeared after Oct 17 1943 raid Kahili Airfield Solomons Recommended engine sizes maximum performance 09 10 Minimal performance achieved stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel ested KGL IAT LA /4#u0ace4 7th Annual Pre-Season Radio System Check-up Pcs Valid until May 15 1978 FULL TIME TECHNICIANS FACTORY TRAINED ST TEST EQUIPMENT NEW MODERN SHOP ONLY GENUINE FACTORY PARTS SFACTION GUARANTEED r PRE-SEASOV SPECIAL ONLY $2495 plus postaqe Less AMA Coupon Repair Net Cost Perform Transmitter Battery Load Check Perform Transmitter Crystal Frequency Count Perform Receiver Battery Load Check Check Battery Charging Circuit Tune Transmitter R F Check Receiver Sensitivity & Adjust Align Receiver RF IF Stages Check Receiver Logic Align Transmitter Encoder Check Servo Stalled Motor Current Repair parts additional Check Servo Mechanics Adjust Servo Centering Perform System Servo Noise Check Shock Test Complete Airborne System Range Check System System Flight Test Necessary Kraft Great Lakes Inc 6787 Wales Ave PO Box 2482 North CantonOhio 44720 BankAmericard Master Charge Welcome gj Mark Porter Dave Male 216 499-8310 Aez404e41 CWCe having spectator young good looking female attempt fly Daves airplane no assistance airplane suffered indignity near-misses lot staggering aroundall ac tually performed Tom still hidden crowd enjoyed shows us got some good ideas air shows own After building new Royal Electronics Corp two-channel receiv ers Id like thank George Myers encouraging non electronics-oriented RC fliers build Radio Technique September 1977 Mine went together very quickly worked first time switched addition certainly agree four-channel conversion should made before integrated cir cuit installed four-channel con version costs $195 builders will probably want build way small soldering iron l/16in tip should used preclude getting solder bridges circuit board New Orleans contest talked Stan John longtime contest director Crescent City R/C Club discussing what takes have popular contest poor contests dont last long competition fliers pass word about bad contests faster about good ones obvious criteria come mind flying site contest admin istration judging weather food just about standard CCRCC con test very good just put 16th annual contest obviously have experience knowledge put fine meet October weather great along Gulf Coast say finest season year club puts food fests Friday Saturday night free contestants family So Stan John wonder ing New Orleans contests always have rather modest attendance As kind hope New Orleans Fall Carnival stays well kept secret us regular attenders Maybe way will have chance place top three Advanced next year Ron Van Puue 12 Connie Dr Shal imar FL 32579 RC Scale/Wischers continued page 26 Boeing F4B2 also piloted Dave Hib bard finished third scale plane attracted attention didnt com pete contest quarter-scale Mr Mulligan Nosen kit flown Kirby Crawford model airshow followed meet 23 pounds did meet rule requirements Power 16 cu Roper chain-saw engine ignition shielded Kraft radio aluminum firewall Sat urday flying followed charcoal broiled hamburger hot dog cookout hangar party Vacuum Forming Small Parts Producing light-weight small plastic parts aid Mattel Vac-U-Form toy has advantages Parts can reproduced quantity minimum cost effort part exactly like mold duplicate preceding part Its possibilities limited users imagination easiest material form 010 0 15 thick sheet styrene ob tainable hobby shops art stores plastic supply houses Other mater ials formable such clear acetate butyrate sheet making transparent parts Vac-U-Form toy popu lar 20 years back still available stores sell recondi tioned toys Try garage rummage sales thrift shop Another source might store factory bulletin board machine cost 25 cents local Goodwill Store would bargain ten times amount machine consists February 1978 89 KRAFT $2495 500 $1995
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 25, 88, 89
S SportAerobalics 0 Ron Van Putte DID YOU ever have years seemed like ready break through competition never quite happened So far year pattern event Advanced have managed finish fourth place once twice four times result havent yet earned single advancement point 1977 final blow occured com petitor approached New Orleans contest October finished fourth asked going move up make some room others win Talk about frustration Apparently dont know wed like about nickel-cadmium batteries have using high-rate charger past couple years used plug before bed unplug just before going flying field next afternoon usually meant batteries charging 12-14 hours time Re cently began detect deteriorating cells transmitters airborne sys tems space few weeks replace two airborne battery packs transmitter battery pack because lack capacity took long time dis cover problem caused high-charge rate despite fact cells supposed able charged high rate indefinitely Appar ently high overcharge rate causes batteries overheat progressively lose capacity found out Kraft changed charge instructions included new radio systems addition Kraft requested dealers pass following instructions customers Warning Before initial use completed model charge batteries using KBC-B 6 hours Cells charged high rates should left charge indefinitely Maximum continuous charge time should exceed 6 hours initial charge time should 6 hours system has used few days charged hour immediately prior use will insure cells kept peak condition doubt return 6-hour charge before flying operating model Re member failure fully charge batte ries prior flying session opera tion model may result model becoming unreasonably dangerous fly operate thereby model may go out control causing potential personal injury others yourself well Continued page 88 February 1 978 25 Oh to have winner Second Annual Hitachi Desert Classic competition Curt Sidles right displays some $2500 merchandise donated Hitachi Sales Corp America Yeah model airplanes says Arlie Killebrew displaying pattern job left Bermuda Fun Fly balmy 80-degree windless weather Westchester RC Society White Plains NY joined hosts Mid-Atlantic RC Society fun fly over Labor Day weekend Site unused US Navy facility Events loops spins touch-and-go balloon bust Limbo 4-man Westchester team defeated 8-man Bermudian team 856 714 points Shown left some assembled planes fliers before fun began Right Humphrey deMopura Mid-Atlantic club makes check help prexy Arthur Morris IBermuda News Bureaul five adapters 4-channel system order accommodate battery Servos Weve already mentioned neutral pulses plugs leaves mount ing hardware various dimensions servos problem start mixing systems may also have contend 3- 4- 5-wire systems Battery Packs Switch Harnesses Plugs main problem ChargersPlugs again addition must consider charging current have discussed previous columns really should insert milliammeter measure what get mix sys tems estimate time required reach full charge using Fig 1 people flying mixed collection parts flight pack quite well sons Sunfli 4-20 case point flight pack con sists Royal 2-ch receiver up graded four channels MA 9/77 pp 12 13 etc powered Kraft KB-4M battery pack through home-made switch harness servo group consists following Cox/Sanwa items Throttle 80322 miniature Aileron Elevator 80312 large regular Rudder/Nosewheel 80306 large waterproof transmitter Cox/Sanwa 8060 although used Kraft series 72 transmitter first plane has about 75 flights over fivemonth period has always worked perfectly Oh yes usually charge flight pack ACE R/C metered varicharger Go ahead mix up know works See trade shows hope get ideas future columns George M Myers 70 Froeblich Farm Rd Hicks vale NY 11801 R C Aerobatics/Van Putte continued page 25 property damage discussed battery charge situation Bill Johnston owner Kraft South east Bill told charges BLACK TO 4Sv PACK batteries six hours after days flying puts charge system timer charges batteries hour day solved problem different way purchased several older style Kraft chargers have separate pilot lights receiver transmitter bat tery packs high-rate configuration GE 1815 1816 bulb used re ceiver transmitter respectively ever both bulbs replaced GE 1820 bulbs charger becomes lowrate charger Now charge batteries night did before dont have worry about damaging batteries may want check radio manufacturer regarding modifications charge instructions have radio other Kraft nickel-cadmium batteries too expen sive spoil improper charging found out hard way year seems report unusual events happened latest New leans contest always manage come up something strange like night flying 1975Buzzard Bomb-shell flown miniature flashlights railroad flares weird bomb drops 197613 sort-of-fresh eggs dropped air plane special bomb bay year no exception Dave Constant Tom Golson put flying demonstrations during breaks pattern flying matched Sure-Flite Products Piper 1-3 airplanes 1-3 all-foam airplane requires little installation engine radio system plus some paint ready fly definitely sophisticated air planes Dave Tom put im pressive displays formation maneuvers Saturday Tom followed up night flights airplane using chemical flare wing two small flash lights other wing next day pair fooled spectators hav ing Dave supposedly perform spectacular flights both airplanes same time using transmitter Tommy carefully hidden crowd sec ond transmitter proceeded top WHITE 4-wire servos RED RED K _ RiR4R3TO SERVO 748514 TI R2ICi33 1C2C2 JL ORANGE 4 62171 -w -4 I2OMA 3 WIRE SERVO MOTOR CHECK guys wrote phoned schematic Hugh Shoemaker servo tester omitted December issue thousand pardonsand too Ron 88 Model Aviation Designeo expressiy 2 channel R/C plenty room just $2 about R/C up 4 channel miniature units Maintaining top quality simple construction inverted gull wing Balsa Plywood parts accurately die-cut Hardware Package including RIC III Hardware full-size stepbystep Plans flat finish Decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulubelle appeared after Oct 17 1943 raid Kahili Airfield Solomons Recommended engine sizes maximum performance 09 10 Minimal performance achieved stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel ested KGL IAT LA /4#u0ace4 7th Annual Pre-Season Radio System Check-up Pcs Valid until May 15 1978 FULL TIME TECHNICIANS FACTORY TRAINED ST TEST EQUIPMENT NEW MODERN SHOP ONLY GENUINE FACTORY PARTS SFACTION GUARANTEED r PRE-SEASOV SPECIAL ONLY $2495 plus postaqe Less AMA Coupon Repair Net Cost Perform Transmitter Battery Load Check Perform Transmitter Crystal Frequency Count Perform Receiver Battery Load Check Check Battery Charging Circuit Tune Transmitter R F Check Receiver Sensitivity & Adjust Align Receiver RF IF Stages Check Receiver Logic Align Transmitter Encoder Check Servo Stalled Motor Current Repair parts additional Check Servo Mechanics Adjust Servo Centering Perform System Servo Noise Check Shock Test Complete Airborne System Range Check System System Flight Test Necessary Kraft Great Lakes Inc 6787 Wales Ave PO Box 2482 North CantonOhio 44720 BankAmericard Master Charge Welcome gj Mark Porter Dave Male 216 499-8310 Aez404e41 CWCe having spectator young good looking female attempt fly Daves airplane no assistance airplane suffered indignity near-misses lot staggering aroundall ac tually performed Tom still hidden crowd enjoyed shows us got some good ideas air shows own After building new Royal Electronics Corp two-channel receiv ers Id like thank George Myers encouraging non electronics-oriented RC fliers build Radio Technique September 1977 Mine went together very quickly worked first time switched addition certainly agree four-channel conversion should made before integrated cir cuit installed four-channel con version costs $195 builders will probably want build way small soldering iron l/16in tip should used preclude getting solder bridges circuit board New Orleans contest talked Stan John longtime contest director Crescent City R/C Club discussing what takes have popular contest poor contests dont last long competition fliers pass word about bad contests faster about good ones obvious criteria come mind flying site contest admin istration judging weather food just about standard CCRCC con test very good just put 16th annual contest obviously have experience knowledge put fine meet October weather great along Gulf Coast say finest season year club puts food fests Friday Saturday night free contestants family So Stan John wonder ing New Orleans contests always have rather modest attendance As kind hope New Orleans Fall Carnival stays well kept secret us regular attenders Maybe way will have chance place top three Advanced next year Ron Van Puue 12 Connie Dr Shal imar FL 32579 RC Scale/Wischers continued page 26 Boeing F4B2 also piloted Dave Hib bard finished third scale plane attracted attention didnt com pete contest quarter-scale Mr Mulligan Nosen kit flown Kirby Crawford model airshow followed meet 23 pounds did meet rule requirements Power 16 cu Roper chain-saw engine ignition shielded Kraft radio aluminum firewall Sat urday flying followed charcoal broiled hamburger hot dog cookout hangar party Vacuum Forming Small Parts Producing light-weight small plastic parts aid Mattel Vac-U-Form toy has advantages Parts can reproduced quantity minimum cost effort part exactly like mold duplicate preceding part Its possibilities limited users imagination easiest material form 010 0 15 thick sheet styrene ob tainable hobby shops art stores plastic supply houses Other mater ials formable such clear acetate butyrate sheet making transparent parts Vac-U-Form toy popu lar 20 years back still available stores sell recondi tioned toys Try garage rummage sales thrift shop Another source might store factory bulletin board machine cost 25 cents local Goodwill Store would bargain ten times amount machine consists February 1978 89 KRAFT $2495 500 $1995