George M Myers 53@ Uyz7uijg H3y STROKE Okay stroke could happen anyone main things learned experience 11 didnt know anything about stroke premier crippler third-most-important killer adults 2 people flying fields use woefully unprepared deal emergency agenda item next club meeting should make serious effort identify sources help post permanent sign flying site will no good list telephone numbers police fire emergency medical techs etc county people permitted federal reservation fly Besides first question will telephone should list directions nearest hospital what good will wont give service insurance cards whatever List requirements too New York least cant refused emergency room service lack insurance point am making should list organizations ready something useful Another thought should never fly alone Take along friend friend should ready 1 Land airplane wouldnt want leave unguided missile wandering around countryside would 2 Drive car friend should able take whatever help need Its bound faster waiting help reach 3 Know help can found depends agenda item above stroke did life might depend friend getting nearest hospitals emergency room have observed modelers tend loners stomed doing everything themselves describes dont like consider possibility something will take control life away us movie Rolling Thunder car builder tells doctor get race car driver visit funeral home before actually dead youve done something because guys dont want admit car racing can kill maim What Stroke sudden often severe impairment body brought disruption blood flow brain Brain cells die doctors call infarction Fortunately have extra brain cells Its sometimes possible teach some take over jobs dead cells three main forms stroke Thrombotic Fatty deposits build up arteries leads blood clots known antherosclerosis gets 60% victims See blood pressure Embolic blood clot breaks loose somewhere else body floats brain Twenty percent strokes have cause Hemmorrhagic Blood vessels leak develop thin spots rupture under elevated blood pressure Ten percent strokes some things can minimize chances having stroke 68 Model Aviation s D Lavalle first original design Manhattan Sport Special Area 900 square inches 21st Century covering aluminum roofers tape Enya 120 four-stroke Tobacco Dont Alcohol Dont Blood Pressure Get under control means limit intake salt fat minimize stress life Obesity What want tell Exercise Get some no known drug surgery can eliminate possibility stroke Worse yet some factors cant control Age 2A strokes happen people over 65 Gender Males have strokes females Race Blacks have strokes frequently whites Diabetes Got Family History father mother fatal strokes Personal History youve already some TIAs Transient Ischemic Attacks stroke candidate symptoms TIA non-specific meaning other things can cause same symptoms Numbness Weakness Paralysis Classic stroke effects Sudden Blurred Decreased Vision Difficulty Speaking Understanding Dizziness Nausea Loss Balance unexplained fall Difficulty Swallowing Sudden Headache TIA symptoms recognized after big stroke awakened several times headache dizziness accompanied sweating bad fogged glasses time doctors ascribed diabetes varying widely symptoms may different point will need immediate effective first aid brief information has whetted appetite much abstracted Stroke Reducing Risk published National Stroke Association 300 East Hampden Ave Suite 240 Englewood CO 80110-2622 Tel303 762-9922 fortunate son Tim available right time also fortunate damage seems have confined part brain controls balance leaves disequilibrated nauseous much time After two months hospital am recovering rapidly no paralysis loss dexterity mental acuity KEEP IT SIMPLE go out fly grab airplane transmitter fuel check people channel get pin start motor fly check channel dont HOW DO YOU CHECK FOR RADIO INTERFERENCE simplest way look ask other fliers RC channels using no conflict turn receiver see what happens control surfaces remaln stationary receiver isnt seeing interference can turn transmitter check controls Dont just wiggle sticks examine control responses Say aloud right right move rudder stick observe right stick actually moves rudder trailing edge right Right aileron stick should lift trailing edge right aileron Up elevator stick should lift trailing edge elevator forth Most transmitters have reversing switches Never assume correct position year see airplanes destroyed because ailerons reversed pilot doesnt discover fact until plane air check dual rate switches occasionally get knocked out position Next pull rudder allerons elevator flaps etc may get nasty surprise Hinges pull out break Clevises become disconnected screws holding servos fall out under vibration center screw holding servo arm often does particularly inverted servos like aileron servo top wing Look trouble before happens NEXT CHECK YOUR BATTERIES transmitter usually has meter lies needle transmitters include cable enable meter check Continued page 93 January 1994 69 Kevin Myers first RC airplane Airtronics Aquila built 1977 father Timothy Electrified using Astro Challenger Fine performer eight cells RC FlyinglMyers Continued page 69 receiver batteries use Give good reason Ive seen perfectly good airplanes fly away crash simply because transmitter receiver batteries almost totally discharged takeoff run down flight pilot left control get helpless feeling watching out-ofcontrol airplane crash Annoyingly batteries will move servos after crash Because batteries recover little charge chemically walking over pick up pieces expanded scale voltmeters market need matching plug Permit introduce CEU universal plug made Custom Electronics RRl Box 123B Higginsville MO 64037 available ACE RIC local hobby dealer around $350 Bridge CEU 10 ohm 10 watt VOM across resistor watch what happens voltage reads 48VDC stays 15 seconds 4-cell flight battery OK voltage 8-cell transmitter battery 96 either case voltage diminishes noticeably 15second period would good idea charge batteries before fly GROUND RANGE CHECK have proven controls battery okay ground range check Turn transmitter collapse remove transmitter antenna according manual walk away airplane pulsing rudder control counting steps should 100 SEA CRUISER AVAILABLE IN TWO SIZES 59 Wingspan 40 51 PWR $9895 49 Wingspan 20 28 PWR $6995 Outperforms Most 40 Sizes EASY BUILDING eSMOOTH FLYING KITS FEATURE Cut/Sanded Parts Complete Hardware Package Rolled Plans Semi-Symmetrical Airfoil Step Step Instructions Photos Requires Standard 4 Oh Radio steps away plane before lose control rudder Scratch correct number steps case system new Any change ground range afterwards warning perform further checks might RF interference So far havent needed anything brought ADDITIONAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT buy tool let tachometer tachometer power plant thermometer head Use power plant acts sick tachometer does read RPM off propeller counting shadows Because counts shadows should aware ways tachometer can lie sees wrong shadows Get habit checking RPM before flight tachometer wont fix anything tells has change Examples Glow-engine airplane engine wouldnt idle slow enough good pavement landing squirted WD-40 around carburetor oil plugged air leak through mounting screw RPM changed found leak fixed Problem solution shown tachometer Electric airplane Normal full throttle freshly charged batteries 5400 RPM couldnt get over 4800 RPM After dismantling gearbox found setscrew pinion gear slipping After screw tightened locked place 5400 RPM back AR DESIGNS ORDER YOURS TODAY SEND TO 2 Raccoon Court Include $500 S & H Kit Jacksonville AR 72076 Check MO-US Funds COD $400 Extra INFO 501 834-8177 Send SASE January1994 93
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/01
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 93
George M Myers 53@ Uyz7uijg H3y STROKE Okay stroke could happen anyone main things learned experience 11 didnt know anything about stroke premier crippler third-most-important killer adults 2 people flying fields use woefully unprepared deal emergency agenda item next club meeting should make serious effort identify sources help post permanent sign flying site will no good list telephone numbers police fire emergency medical techs etc county people permitted federal reservation fly Besides first question will telephone should list directions nearest hospital what good will wont give service insurance cards whatever List requirements too New York least cant refused emergency room service lack insurance point am making should list organizations ready something useful Another thought should never fly alone Take along friend friend should ready 1 Land airplane wouldnt want leave unguided missile wandering around countryside would 2 Drive car friend should able take whatever help need Its bound faster waiting help reach 3 Know help can found depends agenda item above stroke did life might depend friend getting nearest hospitals emergency room have observed modelers tend loners stomed doing everything themselves describes dont like consider possibility something will take control life away us movie Rolling Thunder car builder tells doctor get race car driver visit funeral home before actually dead youve done something because guys dont want admit car racing can kill maim What Stroke sudden often severe impairment body brought disruption blood flow brain Brain cells die doctors call infarction Fortunately have extra brain cells Its sometimes possible teach some take over jobs dead cells three main forms stroke Thrombotic Fatty deposits build up arteries leads blood clots known antherosclerosis gets 60% victims See blood pressure Embolic blood clot breaks loose somewhere else body floats brain Twenty percent strokes have cause Hemmorrhagic Blood vessels leak develop thin spots rupture under elevated blood pressure Ten percent strokes some things can minimize chances having stroke 68 Model Aviation s D Lavalle first original design Manhattan Sport Special Area 900 square inches 21st Century covering aluminum roofers tape Enya 120 four-stroke Tobacco Dont Alcohol Dont Blood Pressure Get under control means limit intake salt fat minimize stress life Obesity What want tell Exercise Get some no known drug surgery can eliminate possibility stroke Worse yet some factors cant control Age 2A strokes happen people over 65 Gender Males have strokes females Race Blacks have strokes frequently whites Diabetes Got Family History father mother fatal strokes Personal History youve already some TIAs Transient Ischemic Attacks stroke candidate symptoms TIA non-specific meaning other things can cause same symptoms Numbness Weakness Paralysis Classic stroke effects Sudden Blurred Decreased Vision Difficulty Speaking Understanding Dizziness Nausea Loss Balance unexplained fall Difficulty Swallowing Sudden Headache TIA symptoms recognized after big stroke awakened several times headache dizziness accompanied sweating bad fogged glasses time doctors ascribed diabetes varying widely symptoms may different point will need immediate effective first aid brief information has whetted appetite much abstracted Stroke Reducing Risk published National Stroke Association 300 East Hampden Ave Suite 240 Englewood CO 80110-2622 Tel303 762-9922 fortunate son Tim available right time also fortunate damage seems have confined part brain controls balance leaves disequilibrated nauseous much time After two months hospital am recovering rapidly no paralysis loss dexterity mental acuity KEEP IT SIMPLE go out fly grab airplane transmitter fuel check people channel get pin start motor fly check channel dont HOW DO YOU CHECK FOR RADIO INTERFERENCE simplest way look ask other fliers RC channels using no conflict turn receiver see what happens control surfaces remaln stationary receiver isnt seeing interference can turn transmitter check controls Dont just wiggle sticks examine control responses Say aloud right right move rudder stick observe right stick actually moves rudder trailing edge right Right aileron stick should lift trailing edge right aileron Up elevator stick should lift trailing edge elevator forth Most transmitters have reversing switches Never assume correct position year see airplanes destroyed because ailerons reversed pilot doesnt discover fact until plane air check dual rate switches occasionally get knocked out position Next pull rudder allerons elevator flaps etc may get nasty surprise Hinges pull out break Clevises become disconnected screws holding servos fall out under vibration center screw holding servo arm often does particularly inverted servos like aileron servo top wing Look trouble before happens NEXT CHECK YOUR BATTERIES transmitter usually has meter lies needle transmitters include cable enable meter check Continued page 93 January 1994 69 Kevin Myers first RC airplane Airtronics Aquila built 1977 father Timothy Electrified using Astro Challenger Fine performer eight cells RC FlyinglMyers Continued page 69 receiver batteries use Give good reason Ive seen perfectly good airplanes fly away crash simply because transmitter receiver batteries almost totally discharged takeoff run down flight pilot left control get helpless feeling watching out-ofcontrol airplane crash Annoyingly batteries will move servos after crash Because batteries recover little charge chemically walking over pick up pieces expanded scale voltmeters market need matching plug Permit introduce CEU universal plug made Custom Electronics RRl Box 123B Higginsville MO 64037 available ACE RIC local hobby dealer around $350 Bridge CEU 10 ohm 10 watt VOM across resistor watch what happens voltage reads 48VDC stays 15 seconds 4-cell flight battery OK voltage 8-cell transmitter battery 96 either case voltage diminishes noticeably 15second period would good idea charge batteries before fly GROUND RANGE CHECK have proven controls battery okay ground range check Turn transmitter collapse remove transmitter antenna according manual walk away airplane pulsing rudder control counting steps should 100 SEA CRUISER AVAILABLE IN TWO SIZES 59 Wingspan 40 51 PWR $9895 49 Wingspan 20 28 PWR $6995 Outperforms Most 40 Sizes EASY BUILDING eSMOOTH FLYING KITS FEATURE Cut/Sanded Parts Complete Hardware Package Rolled Plans Semi-Symmetrical Airfoil Step Step Instructions Photos Requires Standard 4 Oh Radio steps away plane before lose control rudder Scratch correct number steps case system new Any change ground range afterwards warning perform further checks might RF interference So far havent needed anything brought ADDITIONAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT buy tool let tachometer tachometer power plant thermometer head Use power plant acts sick tachometer does read RPM off propeller counting shadows Because counts shadows should aware ways tachometer can lie sees wrong shadows Get habit checking RPM before flight tachometer wont fix anything tells has change Examples Glow-engine airplane engine wouldnt idle slow enough good pavement landing squirted WD-40 around carburetor oil plugged air leak through mounting screw RPM changed found leak fixed Problem solution shown tachometer Electric airplane Normal full throttle freshly charged batteries 5400 RPM couldnt get over 4800 RPM After dismantling gearbox found setscrew pinion gear slipping After screw tightened locked place 5400 RPM back AR DESIGNS ORDER YOURS TODAY SEND TO 2 Raccoon Court Include $500 S & H Kit Jacksonville AR 72076 Check MO-US Funds COD $400 Extra INFO 501 834-8177 Send SASE January1994 93
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/01
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 93
George M Myers 53@ Uyz7uijg H3y STROKE Okay stroke could happen anyone main things learned experience 11 didnt know anything about stroke premier crippler third-most-important killer adults 2 people flying fields use woefully unprepared deal emergency agenda item next club meeting should make serious effort identify sources help post permanent sign flying site will no good list telephone numbers police fire emergency medical techs etc county people permitted federal reservation fly Besides first question will telephone should list directions nearest hospital what good will wont give service insurance cards whatever List requirements too New York least cant refused emergency room service lack insurance point am making should list organizations ready something useful Another thought should never fly alone Take along friend friend should ready 1 Land airplane wouldnt want leave unguided missile wandering around countryside would 2 Drive car friend should able take whatever help need Its bound faster waiting help reach 3 Know help can found depends agenda item above stroke did life might depend friend getting nearest hospitals emergency room have observed modelers tend loners stomed doing everything themselves describes dont like consider possibility something will take control life away us movie Rolling Thunder car builder tells doctor get race car driver visit funeral home before actually dead youve done something because guys dont want admit car racing can kill maim What Stroke sudden often severe impairment body brought disruption blood flow brain Brain cells die doctors call infarction Fortunately have extra brain cells Its sometimes possible teach some take over jobs dead cells three main forms stroke Thrombotic Fatty deposits build up arteries leads blood clots known antherosclerosis gets 60% victims See blood pressure Embolic blood clot breaks loose somewhere else body floats brain Twenty percent strokes have cause Hemmorrhagic Blood vessels leak develop thin spots rupture under elevated blood pressure Ten percent strokes some things can minimize chances having stroke 68 Model Aviation s D Lavalle first original design Manhattan Sport Special Area 900 square inches 21st Century covering aluminum roofers tape Enya 120 four-stroke Tobacco Dont Alcohol Dont Blood Pressure Get under control means limit intake salt fat minimize stress life Obesity What want tell Exercise Get some no known drug surgery can eliminate possibility stroke Worse yet some factors cant control Age 2A strokes happen people over 65 Gender Males have strokes females Race Blacks have strokes frequently whites Diabetes Got Family History father mother fatal strokes Personal History youve already some TIAs Transient Ischemic Attacks stroke candidate symptoms TIA non-specific meaning other things can cause same symptoms Numbness Weakness Paralysis Classic stroke effects Sudden Blurred Decreased Vision Difficulty Speaking Understanding Dizziness Nausea Loss Balance unexplained fall Difficulty Swallowing Sudden Headache TIA symptoms recognized after big stroke awakened several times headache dizziness accompanied sweating bad fogged glasses time doctors ascribed diabetes varying widely symptoms may different point will need immediate effective first aid brief information has whetted appetite much abstracted Stroke Reducing Risk published National Stroke Association 300 East Hampden Ave Suite 240 Englewood CO 80110-2622 Tel303 762-9922 fortunate son Tim available right time also fortunate damage seems have confined part brain controls balance leaves disequilibrated nauseous much time After two months hospital am recovering rapidly no paralysis loss dexterity mental acuity KEEP IT SIMPLE go out fly grab airplane transmitter fuel check people channel get pin start motor fly check channel dont HOW DO YOU CHECK FOR RADIO INTERFERENCE simplest way look ask other fliers RC channels using no conflict turn receiver see what happens control surfaces remaln stationary receiver isnt seeing interference can turn transmitter check controls Dont just wiggle sticks examine control responses Say aloud right right move rudder stick observe right stick actually moves rudder trailing edge right Right aileron stick should lift trailing edge right aileron Up elevator stick should lift trailing edge elevator forth Most transmitters have reversing switches Never assume correct position year see airplanes destroyed because ailerons reversed pilot doesnt discover fact until plane air check dual rate switches occasionally get knocked out position Next pull rudder allerons elevator flaps etc may get nasty surprise Hinges pull out break Clevises become disconnected screws holding servos fall out under vibration center screw holding servo arm often does particularly inverted servos like aileron servo top wing Look trouble before happens NEXT CHECK YOUR BATTERIES transmitter usually has meter lies needle transmitters include cable enable meter check Continued page 93 January 1994 69 Kevin Myers first RC airplane Airtronics Aquila built 1977 father Timothy Electrified using Astro Challenger Fine performer eight cells RC FlyinglMyers Continued page 69 receiver batteries use Give good reason Ive seen perfectly good airplanes fly away crash simply because transmitter receiver batteries almost totally discharged takeoff run down flight pilot left control get helpless feeling watching out-ofcontrol airplane crash Annoyingly batteries will move servos after crash Because batteries recover little charge chemically walking over pick up pieces expanded scale voltmeters market need matching plug Permit introduce CEU universal plug made Custom Electronics RRl Box 123B Higginsville MO 64037 available ACE RIC local hobby dealer around $350 Bridge CEU 10 ohm 10 watt VOM across resistor watch what happens voltage reads 48VDC stays 15 seconds 4-cell flight battery OK voltage 8-cell transmitter battery 96 either case voltage diminishes noticeably 15second period would good idea charge batteries before fly GROUND RANGE CHECK have proven controls battery okay ground range check Turn transmitter collapse remove transmitter antenna according manual walk away airplane pulsing rudder control counting steps should 100 SEA CRUISER AVAILABLE IN TWO SIZES 59 Wingspan 40 51 PWR $9895 49 Wingspan 20 28 PWR $6995 Outperforms Most 40 Sizes EASY BUILDING eSMOOTH FLYING KITS FEATURE Cut/Sanded Parts Complete Hardware Package Rolled Plans Semi-Symmetrical Airfoil Step Step Instructions Photos Requires Standard 4 Oh Radio steps away plane before lose control rudder Scratch correct number steps case system new Any change ground range afterwards warning perform further checks might RF interference So far havent needed anything brought ADDITIONAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT buy tool let tachometer tachometer power plant thermometer head Use power plant acts sick tachometer does read RPM off propeller counting shadows Because counts shadows should aware ways tachometer can lie sees wrong shadows Get habit checking RPM before flight tachometer wont fix anything tells has change Examples Glow-engine airplane engine wouldnt idle slow enough good pavement landing squirted WD-40 around carburetor oil plugged air leak through mounting screw RPM changed found leak fixed Problem solution shown tachometer Electric airplane Normal full throttle freshly charged batteries 5400 RPM couldnt get over 4800 RPM After dismantling gearbox found setscrew pinion gear slipping After screw tightened locked place 5400 RPM back AR DESIGNS ORDER YOURS TODAY SEND TO 2 Raccoon Court Include $500 S & H Kit Jacksonville AR 72076 Check MO-US Funds COD $400 Extra INFO 501 834-8177 Send SASE January1994 93