S8 RC MASTERS Ron Van Putte team selection tournament 1975 RC Masters Tournament culmination AMA/NSRCA program competitively select very best US flyers represent US 1975 RC Aerobatics World Championships Eligible compete top 10 1972 Masters 1972 Nationals 1973 Nationals among entered qualifying program nationwide points program Runners-up points program allowed fill no-shows among primary group 40 event originally planned Hutchinson Kans 1974 event can celled due adverse weather RC Masters Tournament rescheduled 1975 Rough River Ky participant vote Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff will represent United States September World Championships Switzerland 1975 Masters Tournament held June 28 29 Rough River State Resort Park near Falls Rough Ky Thirty-six nations finest pat tern fliers competed hot humid nearly calm air runway serves state park Rhett Miller led tournament start overtaken Dave Browns sizzling last flight 5180 points Dave finished 50 points ahead Rhett out best three-flight total over 15000 Mark Radcliff survive charging finish Mike Mueller leapfrogged over Phil Kraft finish 15 points behind Mark top ten follows I Dave Brown 15180 2 Rhett Miller15130 3 Mark Radcliff14560 4 Mike Mueller14545 5 Phil Kraft 14530 6 Bill Salkowski 14230 7 Jim Martin14140 8 Ron Chidgeyl4l05 9 Norm Page14085 10 Jim Whitley 13935 Through first three rounds quick ly developed Rhett Miller Dave Brown first second places between present based prediction pool operation hind scenes giving Rhett nod 4 Model Aviation Judging superb instant scorer look ing over judges shoulder would flesh Olympic-style scorecard Above siteand weatherwere good Beautifully surfaced 2500 ft runway Below Don Lowe replaces raar bear ing after third round failure Ten competitors flew Phoenix 6 Right Doc Ralph Brooke carries Blue Angel flight line Mode Mode II flown 40% com petitors 20% used single stick top spot Third place however obviously possible dozen fliers fourth round began end round three Phil Kraft 4th place early round four Mark Radcliff improved 3rd place position adding 335 previous best threeflight total meant Kraft improve own total 521 points gain 3rd place Phil put excellent flight came up 490 im provement 31 short what needed turned out 521 points would have enough Mike Muel ler ended round three 5th place boosted total 575 points round four ended up topping Kraft missing 3rd place 16 points out over 15000 pointsless tenth 1% During practically 4th round Radcliff because flew very early suffer agonies waiting see several people would beat him out through round receiv ing congratulations having made team fingers crossed anxious eyes scoreboard went Meanwhile Rhett Miller same kind nervous situation top flier first three rounds Dave Brown already recorded flight over 5000 points other could seriously challenge first place anxiety situation got worse Rhett got slightly less 5000 points last flight wait see what Dave would Dave ended suspense late fourth round matching previous highest single flight score meet Rhett made 3rd round Thus team position decided comparison previous flight scores Dave two better flights Rhett places switched Dave ended up top Between Dave Rhett four flight scores over 5000 points another flight over 4900 points thats close battle first place Only other flier 5000 point flight Mike Mueller last round popular airplane Don Lowes Phoenix 6 ten 37 competi tors flew Radio distribution went Pro Line17 Kraft 10 S&O 4 World Engines4 EK2 Needless say World Engines John Maloney delighted have World Engines Expert radios hands first- thirdplace finishers new Kraft OS Schnuerle engines put first major appearances both looked good engine distribution Webra SpeedlO Supre Tigre ABC 7 Kraft7 OS Schnuerle7 Veco4 Rossl OPSl Rev-Up props popular over two-thirds entrants Top Flite next some Woodcraft H andcraft propellers MAC muffers preyOctober 1975 5 three made Championship Team averaged 22-1/2 years age Right Dave Brown 1st proud family below Rhett Miller second17 years old Mark Red cliff 3rd20 years alent Kraft Semco Fox OS Ross others well represented Rough ly 20 percent participants burned Ro-Go fuel 15 percent used K & B rest included home brew miscellaneous brands Pro Line Rhom led popularity list retracts Almost half contend ers used Pro Line approximately 25 percent used Rhom balance about equally divided between Kraft Goldberg plus MK About half contestants finished K & B Superpoxy one-third used auto acrylic rest Hobbypoxy Aero Gloss MonoKote Transmitter Mode stick arrangement made interesting comparison Masters Mode throttle right used 40 percent flyers Mode II throttle left remaining 20 percent flew Single Stick few exceptions pilots over age 40 preferred Mode under 40 Mode II Single-stick indicated no preference based age Rough River State Park superb place hold contest 2500 foot runway although slightly upslope south north beautifully surfaced feature could have caused problems fliers line very large trees approximately 250 yards runway contest management placed two flight circles extreme ends runway avoided trees site far superior site first Masters Tournament 1968 Official ResultsRC Masters Team Selection Tournament P1 Contestant 1 David Brown Cincinnati Ohio 2 Rhett Miller Tallahassee Fla 3 Mark RadcliffCincinnati Ohio 4 Mike Mueller Chicago Ill 5 Phil Kraft Vista Calif 6 William Salkowski Canoga Park Calif 7 Jim Martin Monticello Ill 8 Ron Chidgey Pensacola Fla 9 Norman Page Mt Prospect Ill 10 Jim Whitley Decatur Ala 11 Steve Helms Vista Calif 1 2Tony Bonetti Emerson NJ 1 3 Steve Buck Scottsdale Ariz 14 James Oddino Woodland Hills Calif 15 Donald Lowe Centerville Ohio 16 James Osborne Lumberton Tex 17 Don Coleman Citronelle Ala 18 Ralph Brooke Seattle Wash 19 Alan Oupler Millersport Ohio 20 William Thomas Bartlesville OkIa 21 Daniel Kowallek Kokomo Ind 22 Ed Keck Webster NY 23 Fred Kugel Celina Ohio 24 Dens Donohue Bergenfield NJ 25 Wayne Ahernethy Hillside Md 26 Syd Clement Bridgeton NJ 27 Merle Hoem San Marcus Calif 28 Carl Weber Waukesha Wisc 29 James Spurlock Willows Calif 30 George Hill Annandale Va 31 Joseph Bridi Harbor City Calif 32 Joseph Gross Ft Worth Tex 33 C W Reed Ill Raytown Mo 34 Ben Mathews Metairie La 35 James Grier Olympia Fields Ill 36 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne Ind 37 Steve Ellison Torrance Calif 1st 4660 5005 4485 4580 4380 4380 4270 4210 4560 4485 4370 4360 4210 4485 4680 4200 4285 3975 4075 4420 2475 3785 4355 4185 4385 4130 4380 3930 3820 4020 3675 3870 3575 3420 3295 3255 2nd 5080 4725 4945 4935 4795 4890 4965 4895 4435 4460 4340 4525 4690 2925 4470 4550 4305 4240 4495 4270 4300 4510 4170 2860 4285 4010 4130 4000 4030 4305 4125 3810 3790 3710 3080 3000 3rd 4920 5180 4795 4455 4865 4465 4445 4515 4880 4570 4730 4825 4400 4435 4335 4340 4610 4650 4300 4545 4555 4195 4420 4325 4035 4535 4080 4325 4150 4060 240 4060 4240 3890 4060 3500 4th 5180 4945 4820 5030 4870 4875 4730 4695 4645 4880 4675 4420 4650 4690 4140 4530 4485 4500 4540 4260 4375 4510 4395 4520 4350 3990 4120 4280 4350 4115 4550 4165 3790 3425 3535 3755 Best 3 15180 15130 14560 14545 14530 14230 14140 14105 14085 13935 13775 13770 13740 13610 13485 13420 13400 13390 13335 13235 13230 13215 13170 13030 13020 12675 12630 12605 12530 12480 12350 12095 11820 11025 10890 10510 6 Model Aviation attended 1968 Masters Tourna ment judge site grass field adjacent school outskirts Indianapolis Ind tournament sponsored Radio Control Industy Association directed Bill Welker worked Citizenship grass field made difficult airplanes taxi take off Phil Kraft flown California com mercial airliner bringing Flea Fli competition airplane thing Ill al ways remember contest Tony Bonetti doing taxi demonstration hand launching Flea Fli Phil Masters Tournament has come long way since 1975 Masters Tournament first major effort newly organized National Society Radio Control Acro batics AMA help NSRCA works within Academy Model Aero nautics organize promote radio control aerobatic pattern activities As recommended NSRCA site selection Masters determined vote fliers initial list site appli cants narrowed five during first ballot Rough River over whelming choice second vote competition judges jury also chosen similar voting jury final authority competition decisions consisting Jerry Nelson Lew Penrod Jim Fosgate its short history NSRCA has come long way toward responsible rep resentation RC pattern competitors within AMA Its success largely due early leadership Rhett Mill er Sr current leadership President Joe Bridi newsletter publication K Factor Bill Simpson prominent RC pattern competitors serve behind scenes efforts NSRCA members culminated 1975 Masters Tournamentturn page October 1975 7 Bill Thomas brought super-detailed Superfection own design interesting note ships now have Continuous curvature incorporate simulated canopy Ron Chidgey Hummingbird placed 8th Masters Any designs always note worthy Airscoop tailpipe theme reminiscent McDonnell F-4 fighters Joe Bridi right Jim Martin await transportation flight line Norm Page flew own design Mach Ill Meet conducted newly Two flight lines separated least 1500 feet organized National Society Radio Control Aerobatics AMA help 1975 Masters Tournament great mutual aid operation two national organizations AMA NSRCA working local modelers led Doug Early assistant Ed Tasman other local individuals some neighboring states also pitched Tremendous state aid provided Kentucky Department Parks particular personal support Bill Marshall Assistant Director Department combination talents solved problems NSRCA got industry contributions pay transportation lodging judges jury members NSRCA also provided basic organizational planning regarding number rounds site layout site selectionjudge selection other details AMA handled much behind scenes paperwork PR efforts get TV newspaper publicity MA also supplied some tents processing equipment free program folder distributed participants Kentucky Parks people provided site tables chairs other items support plus great banquet joint AMA-NSRCA cooperation promises much improvement future national RC Pattern events also example AMA special interest organizations can work together produce events neither might well separately PilotPlaneRadioModelPropRetractsFuelFinish BrownPhoenix 6WorldIIasRev-UpGoldbergRo-GoAcrylic EnginesPerry11-1/27 MillerCompensator Proline SingleWebraRev-UpProlineRedK&B Stick117-1/2MaxSuperpoxy RadcliffPhoenix 6WorldSingleOSRev-UpProlineRo-GoAcrylic EnginesStickSupertigre117-1/2 Contest Director Doug Early efficient staff kept operation high-pressure contest running smoothly attitude exhibited Doug staff park officials beautiful Everyone seemed friendly cheerful downright delighted working heat humidity Two rounds scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day Early-morning flying conducted order minimize problems sun eyes ofjudges fliers An unusual condition earlymorning haze delayed start until 830 Saturday 730 Sunday competition flying still completed fore sun became serious problem afternoon early stopping time Saturday gave competitors chance relax play golf get some practice flights Rough River Park ad vantages usually available other contests Lodge provided meeting place everyone after-hours ac tivities centered restaurant first floor Lodge served buffet style meals reasonably priced surprising variety quality food nicest features park rooms cottages close flying site Lodge original 40 team finalists 35 showed up two standbys Phil Giesek ing Syd Clement added list come long way ter rible luck Steve Ellison drove West Coast week early practiced day crash airplane day before competition started wing lodged top huge tree blown out tree shotgun blast bad luck didnt end cause retract both servos wing missing Another competitor continued page 76 8 Model Aviation Law Penroi Jury member right processes model belonging Ben Mathews cacn piane measured weighed per FAI rules Two rounds wore scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day spite morning haze delays flights finished before sun became problem Left in order placing left right winners Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Below Tony Bonetti cleans up Triple Trou ble Syd Clement critiques job Equipment Used Winners Engine Throttle planted primary ship Joe Bridi Joe little salvage beautiful Dirty Birdy went straight down Judging superb immediately evident close scoring because instant scoring technique used instant scorer would look over judges shoulder flash card showing score Rarely did scores same maneuver differ point judges Bill Northrop Santa Ana Calif Dick Austin Cullman Ala Larry Sartor Bartlesville Okia Jim Edwards New Albany Miss Bob Upton Woodland Hills Calif Dave Lane Hawthorne Calif Bill Johnson Downers Grove Ill Travis McGinnis Arvada Cob Bob Reuther Nashville Tenn Gary Martin Tallahassee Fla contestant share prob lems three share Jim Grier Don Lowe Joe Bridi Jim Grier nose-gear problems made ground steering nearly impossible single- double-dog-leg take-offs rounds three four something behold Don Lowes OS 60 Schnuerle engine suffered rear bearing failure spot welds holding bearing together let go during third round addi tion nose gear steering kept snag ging After checking out repaired en gine steering apparently Dop forgot refuel because engine died going spins Joe Bridi nearly lost Fred Kugel beautifully finished Phoenix 6most widely used design meet second airplane lost control it proceeded spiral dive Just suddenly control regained Joe completed flight memories will carry away 1975 Masters Tourna ment few 1 Frankie Early Julie Woods filling out score sheets 100 am Sunday small table under lamp post beside Lodge pool 2 Joe Bridis quote Phil Kraft can guy much money land airplane badly 3 Jim Oddino Joe Bridi Dick McGraw huddled under air conditioning duct room 264 Lodge trying keep cool middle party 4 Doc Brooke rushing out prop assist Jim Grier Jims airplane tipped tick ed prop take-off 5 John Worth awarding Hutchinson Battle Ribbons award ceremony 6 Dick McGraw dashing off after awards ceremony find typewriter could mail contest results K-Factor 7 Little Johnny Clemens guy big heart smile match talking looked like theyd stand still long enough best 8 big grin Sally Browns face win ners ribbon hung around Daves neck World Championship team Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Don Lowe Team Man ager earned right represent United States meeting best fliers country has offer coming out top team proud Lets wish luck 76 Model Aviation RC Masters continued page 8 Top left CD Doug Early gets ready awards ceremony Top center Hard workers scoring frequency monitoring area never get enough credit Above John Worth Exec Dir swings mean hammer tent peg Far left Joe Bridi going through processing model scale weight check Left score board always popular place No able stay away very long
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/10
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 76
S8 RC MASTERS Ron Van Putte team selection tournament 1975 RC Masters Tournament culmination AMA/NSRCA program competitively select very best US flyers represent US 1975 RC Aerobatics World Championships Eligible compete top 10 1972 Masters 1972 Nationals 1973 Nationals among entered qualifying program nationwide points program Runners-up points program allowed fill no-shows among primary group 40 event originally planned Hutchinson Kans 1974 event can celled due adverse weather RC Masters Tournament rescheduled 1975 Rough River Ky participant vote Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff will represent United States September World Championships Switzerland 1975 Masters Tournament held June 28 29 Rough River State Resort Park near Falls Rough Ky Thirty-six nations finest pat tern fliers competed hot humid nearly calm air runway serves state park Rhett Miller led tournament start overtaken Dave Browns sizzling last flight 5180 points Dave finished 50 points ahead Rhett out best three-flight total over 15000 Mark Radcliff survive charging finish Mike Mueller leapfrogged over Phil Kraft finish 15 points behind Mark top ten follows I Dave Brown 15180 2 Rhett Miller15130 3 Mark Radcliff14560 4 Mike Mueller14545 5 Phil Kraft 14530 6 Bill Salkowski 14230 7 Jim Martin14140 8 Ron Chidgeyl4l05 9 Norm Page14085 10 Jim Whitley 13935 Through first three rounds quick ly developed Rhett Miller Dave Brown first second places between present based prediction pool operation hind scenes giving Rhett nod 4 Model Aviation Judging superb instant scorer look ing over judges shoulder would flesh Olympic-style scorecard Above siteand weatherwere good Beautifully surfaced 2500 ft runway Below Don Lowe replaces raar bear ing after third round failure Ten competitors flew Phoenix 6 Right Doc Ralph Brooke carries Blue Angel flight line Mode Mode II flown 40% com petitors 20% used single stick top spot Third place however obviously possible dozen fliers fourth round began end round three Phil Kraft 4th place early round four Mark Radcliff improved 3rd place position adding 335 previous best threeflight total meant Kraft improve own total 521 points gain 3rd place Phil put excellent flight came up 490 im provement 31 short what needed turned out 521 points would have enough Mike Muel ler ended round three 5th place boosted total 575 points round four ended up topping Kraft missing 3rd place 16 points out over 15000 pointsless tenth 1% During practically 4th round Radcliff because flew very early suffer agonies waiting see several people would beat him out through round receiv ing congratulations having made team fingers crossed anxious eyes scoreboard went Meanwhile Rhett Miller same kind nervous situation top flier first three rounds Dave Brown already recorded flight over 5000 points other could seriously challenge first place anxiety situation got worse Rhett got slightly less 5000 points last flight wait see what Dave would Dave ended suspense late fourth round matching previous highest single flight score meet Rhett made 3rd round Thus team position decided comparison previous flight scores Dave two better flights Rhett places switched Dave ended up top Between Dave Rhett four flight scores over 5000 points another flight over 4900 points thats close battle first place Only other flier 5000 point flight Mike Mueller last round popular airplane Don Lowes Phoenix 6 ten 37 competi tors flew Radio distribution went Pro Line17 Kraft 10 S&O 4 World Engines4 EK2 Needless say World Engines John Maloney delighted have World Engines Expert radios hands first- thirdplace finishers new Kraft OS Schnuerle engines put first major appearances both looked good engine distribution Webra SpeedlO Supre Tigre ABC 7 Kraft7 OS Schnuerle7 Veco4 Rossl OPSl Rev-Up props popular over two-thirds entrants Top Flite next some Woodcraft H andcraft propellers MAC muffers preyOctober 1975 5 three made Championship Team averaged 22-1/2 years age Right Dave Brown 1st proud family below Rhett Miller second17 years old Mark Red cliff 3rd20 years alent Kraft Semco Fox OS Ross others well represented Rough ly 20 percent participants burned Ro-Go fuel 15 percent used K & B rest included home brew miscellaneous brands Pro Line Rhom led popularity list retracts Almost half contend ers used Pro Line approximately 25 percent used Rhom balance about equally divided between Kraft Goldberg plus MK About half contestants finished K & B Superpoxy one-third used auto acrylic rest Hobbypoxy Aero Gloss MonoKote Transmitter Mode stick arrangement made interesting comparison Masters Mode throttle right used 40 percent flyers Mode II throttle left remaining 20 percent flew Single Stick few exceptions pilots over age 40 preferred Mode under 40 Mode II Single-stick indicated no preference based age Rough River State Park superb place hold contest 2500 foot runway although slightly upslope south north beautifully surfaced feature could have caused problems fliers line very large trees approximately 250 yards runway contest management placed two flight circles extreme ends runway avoided trees site far superior site first Masters Tournament 1968 Official ResultsRC Masters Team Selection Tournament P1 Contestant 1 David Brown Cincinnati Ohio 2 Rhett Miller Tallahassee Fla 3 Mark RadcliffCincinnati Ohio 4 Mike Mueller Chicago Ill 5 Phil Kraft Vista Calif 6 William Salkowski Canoga Park Calif 7 Jim Martin Monticello Ill 8 Ron Chidgey Pensacola Fla 9 Norman Page Mt Prospect Ill 10 Jim Whitley Decatur Ala 11 Steve Helms Vista Calif 1 2Tony Bonetti Emerson NJ 1 3 Steve Buck Scottsdale Ariz 14 James Oddino Woodland Hills Calif 15 Donald Lowe Centerville Ohio 16 James Osborne Lumberton Tex 17 Don Coleman Citronelle Ala 18 Ralph Brooke Seattle Wash 19 Alan Oupler Millersport Ohio 20 William Thomas Bartlesville OkIa 21 Daniel Kowallek Kokomo Ind 22 Ed Keck Webster NY 23 Fred Kugel Celina Ohio 24 Dens Donohue Bergenfield NJ 25 Wayne Ahernethy Hillside Md 26 Syd Clement Bridgeton NJ 27 Merle Hoem San Marcus Calif 28 Carl Weber Waukesha Wisc 29 James Spurlock Willows Calif 30 George Hill Annandale Va 31 Joseph Bridi Harbor City Calif 32 Joseph Gross Ft Worth Tex 33 C W Reed Ill Raytown Mo 34 Ben Mathews Metairie La 35 James Grier Olympia Fields Ill 36 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne Ind 37 Steve Ellison Torrance Calif 1st 4660 5005 4485 4580 4380 4380 4270 4210 4560 4485 4370 4360 4210 4485 4680 4200 4285 3975 4075 4420 2475 3785 4355 4185 4385 4130 4380 3930 3820 4020 3675 3870 3575 3420 3295 3255 2nd 5080 4725 4945 4935 4795 4890 4965 4895 4435 4460 4340 4525 4690 2925 4470 4550 4305 4240 4495 4270 4300 4510 4170 2860 4285 4010 4130 4000 4030 4305 4125 3810 3790 3710 3080 3000 3rd 4920 5180 4795 4455 4865 4465 4445 4515 4880 4570 4730 4825 4400 4435 4335 4340 4610 4650 4300 4545 4555 4195 4420 4325 4035 4535 4080 4325 4150 4060 240 4060 4240 3890 4060 3500 4th 5180 4945 4820 5030 4870 4875 4730 4695 4645 4880 4675 4420 4650 4690 4140 4530 4485 4500 4540 4260 4375 4510 4395 4520 4350 3990 4120 4280 4350 4115 4550 4165 3790 3425 3535 3755 Best 3 15180 15130 14560 14545 14530 14230 14140 14105 14085 13935 13775 13770 13740 13610 13485 13420 13400 13390 13335 13235 13230 13215 13170 13030 13020 12675 12630 12605 12530 12480 12350 12095 11820 11025 10890 10510 6 Model Aviation attended 1968 Masters Tourna ment judge site grass field adjacent school outskirts Indianapolis Ind tournament sponsored Radio Control Industy Association directed Bill Welker worked Citizenship grass field made difficult airplanes taxi take off Phil Kraft flown California com mercial airliner bringing Flea Fli competition airplane thing Ill al ways remember contest Tony Bonetti doing taxi demonstration hand launching Flea Fli Phil Masters Tournament has come long way since 1975 Masters Tournament first major effort newly organized National Society Radio Control Acro batics AMA help NSRCA works within Academy Model Aero nautics organize promote radio control aerobatic pattern activities As recommended NSRCA site selection Masters determined vote fliers initial list site appli cants narrowed five during first ballot Rough River over whelming choice second vote competition judges jury also chosen similar voting jury final authority competition decisions consisting Jerry Nelson Lew Penrod Jim Fosgate its short history NSRCA has come long way toward responsible rep resentation RC pattern competitors within AMA Its success largely due early leadership Rhett Mill er Sr current leadership President Joe Bridi newsletter publication K Factor Bill Simpson prominent RC pattern competitors serve behind scenes efforts NSRCA members culminated 1975 Masters Tournamentturn page October 1975 7 Bill Thomas brought super-detailed Superfection own design interesting note ships now have Continuous curvature incorporate simulated canopy Ron Chidgey Hummingbird placed 8th Masters Any designs always note worthy Airscoop tailpipe theme reminiscent McDonnell F-4 fighters Joe Bridi right Jim Martin await transportation flight line Norm Page flew own design Mach Ill Meet conducted newly Two flight lines separated least 1500 feet organized National Society Radio Control Aerobatics AMA help 1975 Masters Tournament great mutual aid operation two national organizations AMA NSRCA working local modelers led Doug Early assistant Ed Tasman other local individuals some neighboring states also pitched Tremendous state aid provided Kentucky Department Parks particular personal support Bill Marshall Assistant Director Department combination talents solved problems NSRCA got industry contributions pay transportation lodging judges jury members NSRCA also provided basic organizational planning regarding number rounds site layout site selectionjudge selection other details AMA handled much behind scenes paperwork PR efforts get TV newspaper publicity MA also supplied some tents processing equipment free program folder distributed participants Kentucky Parks people provided site tables chairs other items support plus great banquet joint AMA-NSRCA cooperation promises much improvement future national RC Pattern events also example AMA special interest organizations can work together produce events neither might well separately PilotPlaneRadioModelPropRetractsFuelFinish BrownPhoenix 6WorldIIasRev-UpGoldbergRo-GoAcrylic EnginesPerry11-1/27 MillerCompensator Proline SingleWebraRev-UpProlineRedK&B Stick117-1/2MaxSuperpoxy RadcliffPhoenix 6WorldSingleOSRev-UpProlineRo-GoAcrylic EnginesStickSupertigre117-1/2 Contest Director Doug Early efficient staff kept operation high-pressure contest running smoothly attitude exhibited Doug staff park officials beautiful Everyone seemed friendly cheerful downright delighted working heat humidity Two rounds scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day Early-morning flying conducted order minimize problems sun eyes ofjudges fliers An unusual condition earlymorning haze delayed start until 830 Saturday 730 Sunday competition flying still completed fore sun became serious problem afternoon early stopping time Saturday gave competitors chance relax play golf get some practice flights Rough River Park ad vantages usually available other contests Lodge provided meeting place everyone after-hours ac tivities centered restaurant first floor Lodge served buffet style meals reasonably priced surprising variety quality food nicest features park rooms cottages close flying site Lodge original 40 team finalists 35 showed up two standbys Phil Giesek ing Syd Clement added list come long way ter rible luck Steve Ellison drove West Coast week early practiced day crash airplane day before competition started wing lodged top huge tree blown out tree shotgun blast bad luck didnt end cause retract both servos wing missing Another competitor continued page 76 8 Model Aviation Law Penroi Jury member right processes model belonging Ben Mathews cacn piane measured weighed per FAI rules Two rounds wore scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day spite morning haze delays flights finished before sun became problem Left in order placing left right winners Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Below Tony Bonetti cleans up Triple Trou ble Syd Clement critiques job Equipment Used Winners Engine Throttle planted primary ship Joe Bridi Joe little salvage beautiful Dirty Birdy went straight down Judging superb immediately evident close scoring because instant scoring technique used instant scorer would look over judges shoulder flash card showing score Rarely did scores same maneuver differ point judges Bill Northrop Santa Ana Calif Dick Austin Cullman Ala Larry Sartor Bartlesville Okia Jim Edwards New Albany Miss Bob Upton Woodland Hills Calif Dave Lane Hawthorne Calif Bill Johnson Downers Grove Ill Travis McGinnis Arvada Cob Bob Reuther Nashville Tenn Gary Martin Tallahassee Fla contestant share prob lems three share Jim Grier Don Lowe Joe Bridi Jim Grier nose-gear problems made ground steering nearly impossible single- double-dog-leg take-offs rounds three four something behold Don Lowes OS 60 Schnuerle engine suffered rear bearing failure spot welds holding bearing together let go during third round addi tion nose gear steering kept snag ging After checking out repaired en gine steering apparently Dop forgot refuel because engine died going spins Joe Bridi nearly lost Fred Kugel beautifully finished Phoenix 6most widely used design meet second airplane lost control it proceeded spiral dive Just suddenly control regained Joe completed flight memories will carry away 1975 Masters Tourna ment few 1 Frankie Early Julie Woods filling out score sheets 100 am Sunday small table under lamp post beside Lodge pool 2 Joe Bridis quote Phil Kraft can guy much money land airplane badly 3 Jim Oddino Joe Bridi Dick McGraw huddled under air conditioning duct room 264 Lodge trying keep cool middle party 4 Doc Brooke rushing out prop assist Jim Grier Jims airplane tipped tick ed prop take-off 5 John Worth awarding Hutchinson Battle Ribbons award ceremony 6 Dick McGraw dashing off after awards ceremony find typewriter could mail contest results K-Factor 7 Little Johnny Clemens guy big heart smile match talking looked like theyd stand still long enough best 8 big grin Sally Browns face win ners ribbon hung around Daves neck World Championship team Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Don Lowe Team Man ager earned right represent United States meeting best fliers country has offer coming out top team proud Lets wish luck 76 Model Aviation RC Masters continued page 8 Top left CD Doug Early gets ready awards ceremony Top center Hard workers scoring frequency monitoring area never get enough credit Above John Worth Exec Dir swings mean hammer tent peg Far left Joe Bridi going through processing model scale weight check Left score board always popular place No able stay away very long
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/10
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 76
S8 RC MASTERS Ron Van Putte team selection tournament 1975 RC Masters Tournament culmination AMA/NSRCA program competitively select very best US flyers represent US 1975 RC Aerobatics World Championships Eligible compete top 10 1972 Masters 1972 Nationals 1973 Nationals among entered qualifying program nationwide points program Runners-up points program allowed fill no-shows among primary group 40 event originally planned Hutchinson Kans 1974 event can celled due adverse weather RC Masters Tournament rescheduled 1975 Rough River Ky participant vote Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff will represent United States September World Championships Switzerland 1975 Masters Tournament held June 28 29 Rough River State Resort Park near Falls Rough Ky Thirty-six nations finest pat tern fliers competed hot humid nearly calm air runway serves state park Rhett Miller led tournament start overtaken Dave Browns sizzling last flight 5180 points Dave finished 50 points ahead Rhett out best three-flight total over 15000 Mark Radcliff survive charging finish Mike Mueller leapfrogged over Phil Kraft finish 15 points behind Mark top ten follows I Dave Brown 15180 2 Rhett Miller15130 3 Mark Radcliff14560 4 Mike Mueller14545 5 Phil Kraft 14530 6 Bill Salkowski 14230 7 Jim Martin14140 8 Ron Chidgeyl4l05 9 Norm Page14085 10 Jim Whitley 13935 Through first three rounds quick ly developed Rhett Miller Dave Brown first second places between present based prediction pool operation hind scenes giving Rhett nod 4 Model Aviation Judging superb instant scorer look ing over judges shoulder would flesh Olympic-style scorecard Above siteand weatherwere good Beautifully surfaced 2500 ft runway Below Don Lowe replaces raar bear ing after third round failure Ten competitors flew Phoenix 6 Right Doc Ralph Brooke carries Blue Angel flight line Mode Mode II flown 40% com petitors 20% used single stick top spot Third place however obviously possible dozen fliers fourth round began end round three Phil Kraft 4th place early round four Mark Radcliff improved 3rd place position adding 335 previous best threeflight total meant Kraft improve own total 521 points gain 3rd place Phil put excellent flight came up 490 im provement 31 short what needed turned out 521 points would have enough Mike Muel ler ended round three 5th place boosted total 575 points round four ended up topping Kraft missing 3rd place 16 points out over 15000 pointsless tenth 1% During practically 4th round Radcliff because flew very early suffer agonies waiting see several people would beat him out through round receiv ing congratulations having made team fingers crossed anxious eyes scoreboard went Meanwhile Rhett Miller same kind nervous situation top flier first three rounds Dave Brown already recorded flight over 5000 points other could seriously challenge first place anxiety situation got worse Rhett got slightly less 5000 points last flight wait see what Dave would Dave ended suspense late fourth round matching previous highest single flight score meet Rhett made 3rd round Thus team position decided comparison previous flight scores Dave two better flights Rhett places switched Dave ended up top Between Dave Rhett four flight scores over 5000 points another flight over 4900 points thats close battle first place Only other flier 5000 point flight Mike Mueller last round popular airplane Don Lowes Phoenix 6 ten 37 competi tors flew Radio distribution went Pro Line17 Kraft 10 S&O 4 World Engines4 EK2 Needless say World Engines John Maloney delighted have World Engines Expert radios hands first- thirdplace finishers new Kraft OS Schnuerle engines put first major appearances both looked good engine distribution Webra SpeedlO Supre Tigre ABC 7 Kraft7 OS Schnuerle7 Veco4 Rossl OPSl Rev-Up props popular over two-thirds entrants Top Flite next some Woodcraft H andcraft propellers MAC muffers preyOctober 1975 5 three made Championship Team averaged 22-1/2 years age Right Dave Brown 1st proud family below Rhett Miller second17 years old Mark Red cliff 3rd20 years alent Kraft Semco Fox OS Ross others well represented Rough ly 20 percent participants burned Ro-Go fuel 15 percent used K & B rest included home brew miscellaneous brands Pro Line Rhom led popularity list retracts Almost half contend ers used Pro Line approximately 25 percent used Rhom balance about equally divided between Kraft Goldberg plus MK About half contestants finished K & B Superpoxy one-third used auto acrylic rest Hobbypoxy Aero Gloss MonoKote Transmitter Mode stick arrangement made interesting comparison Masters Mode throttle right used 40 percent flyers Mode II throttle left remaining 20 percent flew Single Stick few exceptions pilots over age 40 preferred Mode under 40 Mode II Single-stick indicated no preference based age Rough River State Park superb place hold contest 2500 foot runway although slightly upslope south north beautifully surfaced feature could have caused problems fliers line very large trees approximately 250 yards runway contest management placed two flight circles extreme ends runway avoided trees site far superior site first Masters Tournament 1968 Official ResultsRC Masters Team Selection Tournament P1 Contestant 1 David Brown Cincinnati Ohio 2 Rhett Miller Tallahassee Fla 3 Mark RadcliffCincinnati Ohio 4 Mike Mueller Chicago Ill 5 Phil Kraft Vista Calif 6 William Salkowski Canoga Park Calif 7 Jim Martin Monticello Ill 8 Ron Chidgey Pensacola Fla 9 Norman Page Mt Prospect Ill 10 Jim Whitley Decatur Ala 11 Steve Helms Vista Calif 1 2Tony Bonetti Emerson NJ 1 3 Steve Buck Scottsdale Ariz 14 James Oddino Woodland Hills Calif 15 Donald Lowe Centerville Ohio 16 James Osborne Lumberton Tex 17 Don Coleman Citronelle Ala 18 Ralph Brooke Seattle Wash 19 Alan Oupler Millersport Ohio 20 William Thomas Bartlesville OkIa 21 Daniel Kowallek Kokomo Ind 22 Ed Keck Webster NY 23 Fred Kugel Celina Ohio 24 Dens Donohue Bergenfield NJ 25 Wayne Ahernethy Hillside Md 26 Syd Clement Bridgeton NJ 27 Merle Hoem San Marcus Calif 28 Carl Weber Waukesha Wisc 29 James Spurlock Willows Calif 30 George Hill Annandale Va 31 Joseph Bridi Harbor City Calif 32 Joseph Gross Ft Worth Tex 33 C W Reed Ill Raytown Mo 34 Ben Mathews Metairie La 35 James Grier Olympia Fields Ill 36 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne Ind 37 Steve Ellison Torrance Calif 1st 4660 5005 4485 4580 4380 4380 4270 4210 4560 4485 4370 4360 4210 4485 4680 4200 4285 3975 4075 4420 2475 3785 4355 4185 4385 4130 4380 3930 3820 4020 3675 3870 3575 3420 3295 3255 2nd 5080 4725 4945 4935 4795 4890 4965 4895 4435 4460 4340 4525 4690 2925 4470 4550 4305 4240 4495 4270 4300 4510 4170 2860 4285 4010 4130 4000 4030 4305 4125 3810 3790 3710 3080 3000 3rd 4920 5180 4795 4455 4865 4465 4445 4515 4880 4570 4730 4825 4400 4435 4335 4340 4610 4650 4300 4545 4555 4195 4420 4325 4035 4535 4080 4325 4150 4060 240 4060 4240 3890 4060 3500 4th 5180 4945 4820 5030 4870 4875 4730 4695 4645 4880 4675 4420 4650 4690 4140 4530 4485 4500 4540 4260 4375 4510 4395 4520 4350 3990 4120 4280 4350 4115 4550 4165 3790 3425 3535 3755 Best 3 15180 15130 14560 14545 14530 14230 14140 14105 14085 13935 13775 13770 13740 13610 13485 13420 13400 13390 13335 13235 13230 13215 13170 13030 13020 12675 12630 12605 12530 12480 12350 12095 11820 11025 10890 10510 6 Model Aviation attended 1968 Masters Tourna ment judge site grass field adjacent school outskirts Indianapolis Ind tournament sponsored Radio Control Industy Association directed Bill Welker worked Citizenship grass field made difficult airplanes taxi take off Phil Kraft flown California com mercial airliner bringing Flea Fli competition airplane thing Ill al ways remember contest Tony Bonetti doing taxi demonstration hand launching Flea Fli Phil Masters Tournament has come long way since 1975 Masters Tournament first major effort newly organized National Society Radio Control Acro batics AMA help NSRCA works within Academy Model Aero nautics organize promote radio control aerobatic pattern activities As recommended NSRCA site selection Masters determined vote fliers initial list site appli cants narrowed five during first ballot Rough River over whelming choice second vote competition judges jury also chosen similar voting jury final authority competition decisions consisting Jerry Nelson Lew Penrod Jim Fosgate its short history NSRCA has come long way toward responsible rep resentation RC pattern competitors within AMA Its success largely due early leadership Rhett Mill er Sr current leadership President Joe Bridi newsletter publication K Factor Bill Simpson prominent RC pattern competitors serve behind scenes efforts NSRCA members culminated 1975 Masters Tournamentturn page October 1975 7 Bill Thomas brought super-detailed Superfection own design interesting note ships now have Continuous curvature incorporate simulated canopy Ron Chidgey Hummingbird placed 8th Masters Any designs always note worthy Airscoop tailpipe theme reminiscent McDonnell F-4 fighters Joe Bridi right Jim Martin await transportation flight line Norm Page flew own design Mach Ill Meet conducted newly Two flight lines separated least 1500 feet organized National Society Radio Control Aerobatics AMA help 1975 Masters Tournament great mutual aid operation two national organizations AMA NSRCA working local modelers led Doug Early assistant Ed Tasman other local individuals some neighboring states also pitched Tremendous state aid provided Kentucky Department Parks particular personal support Bill Marshall Assistant Director Department combination talents solved problems NSRCA got industry contributions pay transportation lodging judges jury members NSRCA also provided basic organizational planning regarding number rounds site layout site selectionjudge selection other details AMA handled much behind scenes paperwork PR efforts get TV newspaper publicity MA also supplied some tents processing equipment free program folder distributed participants Kentucky Parks people provided site tables chairs other items support plus great banquet joint AMA-NSRCA cooperation promises much improvement future national RC Pattern events also example AMA special interest organizations can work together produce events neither might well separately PilotPlaneRadioModelPropRetractsFuelFinish BrownPhoenix 6WorldIIasRev-UpGoldbergRo-GoAcrylic EnginesPerry11-1/27 MillerCompensator Proline SingleWebraRev-UpProlineRedK&B Stick117-1/2MaxSuperpoxy RadcliffPhoenix 6WorldSingleOSRev-UpProlineRo-GoAcrylic EnginesStickSupertigre117-1/2 Contest Director Doug Early efficient staff kept operation high-pressure contest running smoothly attitude exhibited Doug staff park officials beautiful Everyone seemed friendly cheerful downright delighted working heat humidity Two rounds scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day Early-morning flying conducted order minimize problems sun eyes ofjudges fliers An unusual condition earlymorning haze delayed start until 830 Saturday 730 Sunday competition flying still completed fore sun became serious problem afternoon early stopping time Saturday gave competitors chance relax play golf get some practice flights Rough River Park ad vantages usually available other contests Lodge provided meeting place everyone after-hours ac tivities centered restaurant first floor Lodge served buffet style meals reasonably priced surprising variety quality food nicest features park rooms cottages close flying site Lodge original 40 team finalists 35 showed up two standbys Phil Giesek ing Syd Clement added list come long way ter rible luck Steve Ellison drove West Coast week early practiced day crash airplane day before competition started wing lodged top huge tree blown out tree shotgun blast bad luck didnt end cause retract both servos wing missing Another competitor continued page 76 8 Model Aviation Law Penroi Jury member right processes model belonging Ben Mathews cacn piane measured weighed per FAI rules Two rounds wore scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day spite morning haze delays flights finished before sun became problem Left in order placing left right winners Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Below Tony Bonetti cleans up Triple Trou ble Syd Clement critiques job Equipment Used Winners Engine Throttle planted primary ship Joe Bridi Joe little salvage beautiful Dirty Birdy went straight down Judging superb immediately evident close scoring because instant scoring technique used instant scorer would look over judges shoulder flash card showing score Rarely did scores same maneuver differ point judges Bill Northrop Santa Ana Calif Dick Austin Cullman Ala Larry Sartor Bartlesville Okia Jim Edwards New Albany Miss Bob Upton Woodland Hills Calif Dave Lane Hawthorne Calif Bill Johnson Downers Grove Ill Travis McGinnis Arvada Cob Bob Reuther Nashville Tenn Gary Martin Tallahassee Fla contestant share prob lems three share Jim Grier Don Lowe Joe Bridi Jim Grier nose-gear problems made ground steering nearly impossible single- double-dog-leg take-offs rounds three four something behold Don Lowes OS 60 Schnuerle engine suffered rear bearing failure spot welds holding bearing together let go during third round addi tion nose gear steering kept snag ging After checking out repaired en gine steering apparently Dop forgot refuel because engine died going spins Joe Bridi nearly lost Fred Kugel beautifully finished Phoenix 6most widely used design meet second airplane lost control it proceeded spiral dive Just suddenly control regained Joe completed flight memories will carry away 1975 Masters Tourna ment few 1 Frankie Early Julie Woods filling out score sheets 100 am Sunday small table under lamp post beside Lodge pool 2 Joe Bridis quote Phil Kraft can guy much money land airplane badly 3 Jim Oddino Joe Bridi Dick McGraw huddled under air conditioning duct room 264 Lodge trying keep cool middle party 4 Doc Brooke rushing out prop assist Jim Grier Jims airplane tipped tick ed prop take-off 5 John Worth awarding Hutchinson Battle Ribbons award ceremony 6 Dick McGraw dashing off after awards ceremony find typewriter could mail contest results K-Factor 7 Little Johnny Clemens guy big heart smile match talking looked like theyd stand still long enough best 8 big grin Sally Browns face win ners ribbon hung around Daves neck World Championship team Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Don Lowe Team Man ager earned right represent United States meeting best fliers country has offer coming out top team proud Lets wish luck 76 Model Aviation RC Masters continued page 8 Top left CD Doug Early gets ready awards ceremony Top center Hard workers scoring frequency monitoring area never get enough credit Above John Worth Exec Dir swings mean hammer tent peg Far left Joe Bridi going through processing model scale weight check Left score board always popular place No able stay away very long
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/10
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 76
S8 RC MASTERS Ron Van Putte team selection tournament 1975 RC Masters Tournament culmination AMA/NSRCA program competitively select very best US flyers represent US 1975 RC Aerobatics World Championships Eligible compete top 10 1972 Masters 1972 Nationals 1973 Nationals among entered qualifying program nationwide points program Runners-up points program allowed fill no-shows among primary group 40 event originally planned Hutchinson Kans 1974 event can celled due adverse weather RC Masters Tournament rescheduled 1975 Rough River Ky participant vote Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff will represent United States September World Championships Switzerland 1975 Masters Tournament held June 28 29 Rough River State Resort Park near Falls Rough Ky Thirty-six nations finest pat tern fliers competed hot humid nearly calm air runway serves state park Rhett Miller led tournament start overtaken Dave Browns sizzling last flight 5180 points Dave finished 50 points ahead Rhett out best three-flight total over 15000 Mark Radcliff survive charging finish Mike Mueller leapfrogged over Phil Kraft finish 15 points behind Mark top ten follows I Dave Brown 15180 2 Rhett Miller15130 3 Mark Radcliff14560 4 Mike Mueller14545 5 Phil Kraft 14530 6 Bill Salkowski 14230 7 Jim Martin14140 8 Ron Chidgeyl4l05 9 Norm Page14085 10 Jim Whitley 13935 Through first three rounds quick ly developed Rhett Miller Dave Brown first second places between present based prediction pool operation hind scenes giving Rhett nod 4 Model Aviation Judging superb instant scorer look ing over judges shoulder would flesh Olympic-style scorecard Above siteand weatherwere good Beautifully surfaced 2500 ft runway Below Don Lowe replaces raar bear ing after third round failure Ten competitors flew Phoenix 6 Right Doc Ralph Brooke carries Blue Angel flight line Mode Mode II flown 40% com petitors 20% used single stick top spot Third place however obviously possible dozen fliers fourth round began end round three Phil Kraft 4th place early round four Mark Radcliff improved 3rd place position adding 335 previous best threeflight total meant Kraft improve own total 521 points gain 3rd place Phil put excellent flight came up 490 im provement 31 short what needed turned out 521 points would have enough Mike Muel ler ended round three 5th place boosted total 575 points round four ended up topping Kraft missing 3rd place 16 points out over 15000 pointsless tenth 1% During practically 4th round Radcliff because flew very early suffer agonies waiting see several people would beat him out through round receiv ing congratulations having made team fingers crossed anxious eyes scoreboard went Meanwhile Rhett Miller same kind nervous situation top flier first three rounds Dave Brown already recorded flight over 5000 points other could seriously challenge first place anxiety situation got worse Rhett got slightly less 5000 points last flight wait see what Dave would Dave ended suspense late fourth round matching previous highest single flight score meet Rhett made 3rd round Thus team position decided comparison previous flight scores Dave two better flights Rhett places switched Dave ended up top Between Dave Rhett four flight scores over 5000 points another flight over 4900 points thats close battle first place Only other flier 5000 point flight Mike Mueller last round popular airplane Don Lowes Phoenix 6 ten 37 competi tors flew Radio distribution went Pro Line17 Kraft 10 S&O 4 World Engines4 EK2 Needless say World Engines John Maloney delighted have World Engines Expert radios hands first- thirdplace finishers new Kraft OS Schnuerle engines put first major appearances both looked good engine distribution Webra SpeedlO Supre Tigre ABC 7 Kraft7 OS Schnuerle7 Veco4 Rossl OPSl Rev-Up props popular over two-thirds entrants Top Flite next some Woodcraft H andcraft propellers MAC muffers preyOctober 1975 5 three made Championship Team averaged 22-1/2 years age Right Dave Brown 1st proud family below Rhett Miller second17 years old Mark Red cliff 3rd20 years alent Kraft Semco Fox OS Ross others well represented Rough ly 20 percent participants burned Ro-Go fuel 15 percent used K & B rest included home brew miscellaneous brands Pro Line Rhom led popularity list retracts Almost half contend ers used Pro Line approximately 25 percent used Rhom balance about equally divided between Kraft Goldberg plus MK About half contestants finished K & B Superpoxy one-third used auto acrylic rest Hobbypoxy Aero Gloss MonoKote Transmitter Mode stick arrangement made interesting comparison Masters Mode throttle right used 40 percent flyers Mode II throttle left remaining 20 percent flew Single Stick few exceptions pilots over age 40 preferred Mode under 40 Mode II Single-stick indicated no preference based age Rough River State Park superb place hold contest 2500 foot runway although slightly upslope south north beautifully surfaced feature could have caused problems fliers line very large trees approximately 250 yards runway contest management placed two flight circles extreme ends runway avoided trees site far superior site first Masters Tournament 1968 Official ResultsRC Masters Team Selection Tournament P1 Contestant 1 David Brown Cincinnati Ohio 2 Rhett Miller Tallahassee Fla 3 Mark RadcliffCincinnati Ohio 4 Mike Mueller Chicago Ill 5 Phil Kraft Vista Calif 6 William Salkowski Canoga Park Calif 7 Jim Martin Monticello Ill 8 Ron Chidgey Pensacola Fla 9 Norman Page Mt Prospect Ill 10 Jim Whitley Decatur Ala 11 Steve Helms Vista Calif 1 2Tony Bonetti Emerson NJ 1 3 Steve Buck Scottsdale Ariz 14 James Oddino Woodland Hills Calif 15 Donald Lowe Centerville Ohio 16 James Osborne Lumberton Tex 17 Don Coleman Citronelle Ala 18 Ralph Brooke Seattle Wash 19 Alan Oupler Millersport Ohio 20 William Thomas Bartlesville OkIa 21 Daniel Kowallek Kokomo Ind 22 Ed Keck Webster NY 23 Fred Kugel Celina Ohio 24 Dens Donohue Bergenfield NJ 25 Wayne Ahernethy Hillside Md 26 Syd Clement Bridgeton NJ 27 Merle Hoem San Marcus Calif 28 Carl Weber Waukesha Wisc 29 James Spurlock Willows Calif 30 George Hill Annandale Va 31 Joseph Bridi Harbor City Calif 32 Joseph Gross Ft Worth Tex 33 C W Reed Ill Raytown Mo 34 Ben Mathews Metairie La 35 James Grier Olympia Fields Ill 36 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne Ind 37 Steve Ellison Torrance Calif 1st 4660 5005 4485 4580 4380 4380 4270 4210 4560 4485 4370 4360 4210 4485 4680 4200 4285 3975 4075 4420 2475 3785 4355 4185 4385 4130 4380 3930 3820 4020 3675 3870 3575 3420 3295 3255 2nd 5080 4725 4945 4935 4795 4890 4965 4895 4435 4460 4340 4525 4690 2925 4470 4550 4305 4240 4495 4270 4300 4510 4170 2860 4285 4010 4130 4000 4030 4305 4125 3810 3790 3710 3080 3000 3rd 4920 5180 4795 4455 4865 4465 4445 4515 4880 4570 4730 4825 4400 4435 4335 4340 4610 4650 4300 4545 4555 4195 4420 4325 4035 4535 4080 4325 4150 4060 240 4060 4240 3890 4060 3500 4th 5180 4945 4820 5030 4870 4875 4730 4695 4645 4880 4675 4420 4650 4690 4140 4530 4485 4500 4540 4260 4375 4510 4395 4520 4350 3990 4120 4280 4350 4115 4550 4165 3790 3425 3535 3755 Best 3 15180 15130 14560 14545 14530 14230 14140 14105 14085 13935 13775 13770 13740 13610 13485 13420 13400 13390 13335 13235 13230 13215 13170 13030 13020 12675 12630 12605 12530 12480 12350 12095 11820 11025 10890 10510 6 Model Aviation attended 1968 Masters Tourna ment judge site grass field adjacent school outskirts Indianapolis Ind tournament sponsored Radio Control Industy Association directed Bill Welker worked Citizenship grass field made difficult airplanes taxi take off Phil Kraft flown California com mercial airliner bringing Flea Fli competition airplane thing Ill al ways remember contest Tony Bonetti doing taxi demonstration hand launching Flea Fli Phil Masters Tournament has come long way since 1975 Masters Tournament first major effort newly organized National Society Radio Control Acro batics AMA help NSRCA works within Academy Model Aero nautics organize promote radio control aerobatic pattern activities As recommended NSRCA site selection Masters determined vote fliers initial list site appli cants narrowed five during first ballot Rough River over whelming choice second vote competition judges jury also chosen similar voting jury final authority competition decisions consisting Jerry Nelson Lew Penrod Jim Fosgate its short history NSRCA has come long way toward responsible rep resentation RC pattern competitors within AMA Its success largely due early leadership Rhett Mill er Sr current leadership President Joe Bridi newsletter publication K Factor Bill Simpson prominent RC pattern competitors serve behind scenes efforts NSRCA members culminated 1975 Masters Tournamentturn page October 1975 7 Bill Thomas brought super-detailed Superfection own design interesting note ships now have Continuous curvature incorporate simulated canopy Ron Chidgey Hummingbird placed 8th Masters Any designs always note worthy Airscoop tailpipe theme reminiscent McDonnell F-4 fighters Joe Bridi right Jim Martin await transportation flight line Norm Page flew own design Mach Ill Meet conducted newly Two flight lines separated least 1500 feet organized National Society Radio Control Aerobatics AMA help 1975 Masters Tournament great mutual aid operation two national organizations AMA NSRCA working local modelers led Doug Early assistant Ed Tasman other local individuals some neighboring states also pitched Tremendous state aid provided Kentucky Department Parks particular personal support Bill Marshall Assistant Director Department combination talents solved problems NSRCA got industry contributions pay transportation lodging judges jury members NSRCA also provided basic organizational planning regarding number rounds site layout site selectionjudge selection other details AMA handled much behind scenes paperwork PR efforts get TV newspaper publicity MA also supplied some tents processing equipment free program folder distributed participants Kentucky Parks people provided site tables chairs other items support plus great banquet joint AMA-NSRCA cooperation promises much improvement future national RC Pattern events also example AMA special interest organizations can work together produce events neither might well separately PilotPlaneRadioModelPropRetractsFuelFinish BrownPhoenix 6WorldIIasRev-UpGoldbergRo-GoAcrylic EnginesPerry11-1/27 MillerCompensator Proline SingleWebraRev-UpProlineRedK&B Stick117-1/2MaxSuperpoxy RadcliffPhoenix 6WorldSingleOSRev-UpProlineRo-GoAcrylic EnginesStickSupertigre117-1/2 Contest Director Doug Early efficient staff kept operation high-pressure contest running smoothly attitude exhibited Doug staff park officials beautiful Everyone seemed friendly cheerful downright delighted working heat humidity Two rounds scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day Early-morning flying conducted order minimize problems sun eyes ofjudges fliers An unusual condition earlymorning haze delayed start until 830 Saturday 730 Sunday competition flying still completed fore sun became serious problem afternoon early stopping time Saturday gave competitors chance relax play golf get some practice flights Rough River Park ad vantages usually available other contests Lodge provided meeting place everyone after-hours ac tivities centered restaurant first floor Lodge served buffet style meals reasonably priced surprising variety quality food nicest features park rooms cottages close flying site Lodge original 40 team finalists 35 showed up two standbys Phil Giesek ing Syd Clement added list come long way ter rible luck Steve Ellison drove West Coast week early practiced day crash airplane day before competition started wing lodged top huge tree blown out tree shotgun blast bad luck didnt end cause retract both servos wing missing Another competitor continued page 76 8 Model Aviation Law Penroi Jury member right processes model belonging Ben Mathews cacn piane measured weighed per FAI rules Two rounds wore scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day spite morning haze delays flights finished before sun became problem Left in order placing left right winners Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Below Tony Bonetti cleans up Triple Trou ble Syd Clement critiques job Equipment Used Winners Engine Throttle planted primary ship Joe Bridi Joe little salvage beautiful Dirty Birdy went straight down Judging superb immediately evident close scoring because instant scoring technique used instant scorer would look over judges shoulder flash card showing score Rarely did scores same maneuver differ point judges Bill Northrop Santa Ana Calif Dick Austin Cullman Ala Larry Sartor Bartlesville Okia Jim Edwards New Albany Miss Bob Upton Woodland Hills Calif Dave Lane Hawthorne Calif Bill Johnson Downers Grove Ill Travis McGinnis Arvada Cob Bob Reuther Nashville Tenn Gary Martin Tallahassee Fla contestant share prob lems three share Jim Grier Don Lowe Joe Bridi Jim Grier nose-gear problems made ground steering nearly impossible single- double-dog-leg take-offs rounds three four something behold Don Lowes OS 60 Schnuerle engine suffered rear bearing failure spot welds holding bearing together let go during third round addi tion nose gear steering kept snag ging After checking out repaired en gine steering apparently Dop forgot refuel because engine died going spins Joe Bridi nearly lost Fred Kugel beautifully finished Phoenix 6most widely used design meet second airplane lost control it proceeded spiral dive Just suddenly control regained Joe completed flight memories will carry away 1975 Masters Tourna ment few 1 Frankie Early Julie Woods filling out score sheets 100 am Sunday small table under lamp post beside Lodge pool 2 Joe Bridis quote Phil Kraft can guy much money land airplane badly 3 Jim Oddino Joe Bridi Dick McGraw huddled under air conditioning duct room 264 Lodge trying keep cool middle party 4 Doc Brooke rushing out prop assist Jim Grier Jims airplane tipped tick ed prop take-off 5 John Worth awarding Hutchinson Battle Ribbons award ceremony 6 Dick McGraw dashing off after awards ceremony find typewriter could mail contest results K-Factor 7 Little Johnny Clemens guy big heart smile match talking looked like theyd stand still long enough best 8 big grin Sally Browns face win ners ribbon hung around Daves neck World Championship team Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Don Lowe Team Man ager earned right represent United States meeting best fliers country has offer coming out top team proud Lets wish luck 76 Model Aviation RC Masters continued page 8 Top left CD Doug Early gets ready awards ceremony Top center Hard workers scoring frequency monitoring area never get enough credit Above John Worth Exec Dir swings mean hammer tent peg Far left Joe Bridi going through processing model scale weight check Left score board always popular place No able stay away very long
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/10
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 76
S8 RC MASTERS Ron Van Putte team selection tournament 1975 RC Masters Tournament culmination AMA/NSRCA program competitively select very best US flyers represent US 1975 RC Aerobatics World Championships Eligible compete top 10 1972 Masters 1972 Nationals 1973 Nationals among entered qualifying program nationwide points program Runners-up points program allowed fill no-shows among primary group 40 event originally planned Hutchinson Kans 1974 event can celled due adverse weather RC Masters Tournament rescheduled 1975 Rough River Ky participant vote Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff will represent United States September World Championships Switzerland 1975 Masters Tournament held June 28 29 Rough River State Resort Park near Falls Rough Ky Thirty-six nations finest pat tern fliers competed hot humid nearly calm air runway serves state park Rhett Miller led tournament start overtaken Dave Browns sizzling last flight 5180 points Dave finished 50 points ahead Rhett out best three-flight total over 15000 Mark Radcliff survive charging finish Mike Mueller leapfrogged over Phil Kraft finish 15 points behind Mark top ten follows I Dave Brown 15180 2 Rhett Miller15130 3 Mark Radcliff14560 4 Mike Mueller14545 5 Phil Kraft 14530 6 Bill Salkowski 14230 7 Jim Martin14140 8 Ron Chidgeyl4l05 9 Norm Page14085 10 Jim Whitley 13935 Through first three rounds quick ly developed Rhett Miller Dave Brown first second places between present based prediction pool operation hind scenes giving Rhett nod 4 Model Aviation Judging superb instant scorer look ing over judges shoulder would flesh Olympic-style scorecard Above siteand weatherwere good Beautifully surfaced 2500 ft runway Below Don Lowe replaces raar bear ing after third round failure Ten competitors flew Phoenix 6 Right Doc Ralph Brooke carries Blue Angel flight line Mode Mode II flown 40% com petitors 20% used single stick top spot Third place however obviously possible dozen fliers fourth round began end round three Phil Kraft 4th place early round four Mark Radcliff improved 3rd place position adding 335 previous best threeflight total meant Kraft improve own total 521 points gain 3rd place Phil put excellent flight came up 490 im provement 31 short what needed turned out 521 points would have enough Mike Muel ler ended round three 5th place boosted total 575 points round four ended up topping Kraft missing 3rd place 16 points out over 15000 pointsless tenth 1% During practically 4th round Radcliff because flew very early suffer agonies waiting see several people would beat him out through round receiv ing congratulations having made team fingers crossed anxious eyes scoreboard went Meanwhile Rhett Miller same kind nervous situation top flier first three rounds Dave Brown already recorded flight over 5000 points other could seriously challenge first place anxiety situation got worse Rhett got slightly less 5000 points last flight wait see what Dave would Dave ended suspense late fourth round matching previous highest single flight score meet Rhett made 3rd round Thus team position decided comparison previous flight scores Dave two better flights Rhett places switched Dave ended up top Between Dave Rhett four flight scores over 5000 points another flight over 4900 points thats close battle first place Only other flier 5000 point flight Mike Mueller last round popular airplane Don Lowes Phoenix 6 ten 37 competi tors flew Radio distribution went Pro Line17 Kraft 10 S&O 4 World Engines4 EK2 Needless say World Engines John Maloney delighted have World Engines Expert radios hands first- thirdplace finishers new Kraft OS Schnuerle engines put first major appearances both looked good engine distribution Webra SpeedlO Supre Tigre ABC 7 Kraft7 OS Schnuerle7 Veco4 Rossl OPSl Rev-Up props popular over two-thirds entrants Top Flite next some Woodcraft H andcraft propellers MAC muffers preyOctober 1975 5 three made Championship Team averaged 22-1/2 years age Right Dave Brown 1st proud family below Rhett Miller second17 years old Mark Red cliff 3rd20 years alent Kraft Semco Fox OS Ross others well represented Rough ly 20 percent participants burned Ro-Go fuel 15 percent used K & B rest included home brew miscellaneous brands Pro Line Rhom led popularity list retracts Almost half contend ers used Pro Line approximately 25 percent used Rhom balance about equally divided between Kraft Goldberg plus MK About half contestants finished K & B Superpoxy one-third used auto acrylic rest Hobbypoxy Aero Gloss MonoKote Transmitter Mode stick arrangement made interesting comparison Masters Mode throttle right used 40 percent flyers Mode II throttle left remaining 20 percent flew Single Stick few exceptions pilots over age 40 preferred Mode under 40 Mode II Single-stick indicated no preference based age Rough River State Park superb place hold contest 2500 foot runway although slightly upslope south north beautifully surfaced feature could have caused problems fliers line very large trees approximately 250 yards runway contest management placed two flight circles extreme ends runway avoided trees site far superior site first Masters Tournament 1968 Official ResultsRC Masters Team Selection Tournament P1 Contestant 1 David Brown Cincinnati Ohio 2 Rhett Miller Tallahassee Fla 3 Mark RadcliffCincinnati Ohio 4 Mike Mueller Chicago Ill 5 Phil Kraft Vista Calif 6 William Salkowski Canoga Park Calif 7 Jim Martin Monticello Ill 8 Ron Chidgey Pensacola Fla 9 Norman Page Mt Prospect Ill 10 Jim Whitley Decatur Ala 11 Steve Helms Vista Calif 1 2Tony Bonetti Emerson NJ 1 3 Steve Buck Scottsdale Ariz 14 James Oddino Woodland Hills Calif 15 Donald Lowe Centerville Ohio 16 James Osborne Lumberton Tex 17 Don Coleman Citronelle Ala 18 Ralph Brooke Seattle Wash 19 Alan Oupler Millersport Ohio 20 William Thomas Bartlesville OkIa 21 Daniel Kowallek Kokomo Ind 22 Ed Keck Webster NY 23 Fred Kugel Celina Ohio 24 Dens Donohue Bergenfield NJ 25 Wayne Ahernethy Hillside Md 26 Syd Clement Bridgeton NJ 27 Merle Hoem San Marcus Calif 28 Carl Weber Waukesha Wisc 29 James Spurlock Willows Calif 30 George Hill Annandale Va 31 Joseph Bridi Harbor City Calif 32 Joseph Gross Ft Worth Tex 33 C W Reed Ill Raytown Mo 34 Ben Mathews Metairie La 35 James Grier Olympia Fields Ill 36 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne Ind 37 Steve Ellison Torrance Calif 1st 4660 5005 4485 4580 4380 4380 4270 4210 4560 4485 4370 4360 4210 4485 4680 4200 4285 3975 4075 4420 2475 3785 4355 4185 4385 4130 4380 3930 3820 4020 3675 3870 3575 3420 3295 3255 2nd 5080 4725 4945 4935 4795 4890 4965 4895 4435 4460 4340 4525 4690 2925 4470 4550 4305 4240 4495 4270 4300 4510 4170 2860 4285 4010 4130 4000 4030 4305 4125 3810 3790 3710 3080 3000 3rd 4920 5180 4795 4455 4865 4465 4445 4515 4880 4570 4730 4825 4400 4435 4335 4340 4610 4650 4300 4545 4555 4195 4420 4325 4035 4535 4080 4325 4150 4060 240 4060 4240 3890 4060 3500 4th 5180 4945 4820 5030 4870 4875 4730 4695 4645 4880 4675 4420 4650 4690 4140 4530 4485 4500 4540 4260 4375 4510 4395 4520 4350 3990 4120 4280 4350 4115 4550 4165 3790 3425 3535 3755 Best 3 15180 15130 14560 14545 14530 14230 14140 14105 14085 13935 13775 13770 13740 13610 13485 13420 13400 13390 13335 13235 13230 13215 13170 13030 13020 12675 12630 12605 12530 12480 12350 12095 11820 11025 10890 10510 6 Model Aviation attended 1968 Masters Tourna ment judge site grass field adjacent school outskirts Indianapolis Ind tournament sponsored Radio Control Industy Association directed Bill Welker worked Citizenship grass field made difficult airplanes taxi take off Phil Kraft flown California com mercial airliner bringing Flea Fli competition airplane thing Ill al ways remember contest Tony Bonetti doing taxi demonstration hand launching Flea Fli Phil Masters Tournament has come long way since 1975 Masters Tournament first major effort newly organized National Society Radio Control Acro batics AMA help NSRCA works within Academy Model Aero nautics organize promote radio control aerobatic pattern activities As recommended NSRCA site selection Masters determined vote fliers initial list site appli cants narrowed five during first ballot Rough River over whelming choice second vote competition judges jury also chosen similar voting jury final authority competition decisions consisting Jerry Nelson Lew Penrod Jim Fosgate its short history NSRCA has come long way toward responsible rep resentation RC pattern competitors within AMA Its success largely due early leadership Rhett Mill er Sr current leadership President Joe Bridi newsletter publication K Factor Bill Simpson prominent RC pattern competitors serve behind scenes efforts NSRCA members culminated 1975 Masters Tournamentturn page October 1975 7 Bill Thomas brought super-detailed Superfection own design interesting note ships now have Continuous curvature incorporate simulated canopy Ron Chidgey Hummingbird placed 8th Masters Any designs always note worthy Airscoop tailpipe theme reminiscent McDonnell F-4 fighters Joe Bridi right Jim Martin await transportation flight line Norm Page flew own design Mach Ill Meet conducted newly Two flight lines separated least 1500 feet organized National Society Radio Control Aerobatics AMA help 1975 Masters Tournament great mutual aid operation two national organizations AMA NSRCA working local modelers led Doug Early assistant Ed Tasman other local individuals some neighboring states also pitched Tremendous state aid provided Kentucky Department Parks particular personal support Bill Marshall Assistant Director Department combination talents solved problems NSRCA got industry contributions pay transportation lodging judges jury members NSRCA also provided basic organizational planning regarding number rounds site layout site selectionjudge selection other details AMA handled much behind scenes paperwork PR efforts get TV newspaper publicity MA also supplied some tents processing equipment free program folder distributed participants Kentucky Parks people provided site tables chairs other items support plus great banquet joint AMA-NSRCA cooperation promises much improvement future national RC Pattern events also example AMA special interest organizations can work together produce events neither might well separately PilotPlaneRadioModelPropRetractsFuelFinish BrownPhoenix 6WorldIIasRev-UpGoldbergRo-GoAcrylic EnginesPerry11-1/27 MillerCompensator Proline SingleWebraRev-UpProlineRedK&B Stick117-1/2MaxSuperpoxy RadcliffPhoenix 6WorldSingleOSRev-UpProlineRo-GoAcrylic EnginesStickSupertigre117-1/2 Contest Director Doug Early efficient staff kept operation high-pressure contest running smoothly attitude exhibited Doug staff park officials beautiful Everyone seemed friendly cheerful downright delighted working heat humidity Two rounds scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day Early-morning flying conducted order minimize problems sun eyes ofjudges fliers An unusual condition earlymorning haze delayed start until 830 Saturday 730 Sunday competition flying still completed fore sun became serious problem afternoon early stopping time Saturday gave competitors chance relax play golf get some practice flights Rough River Park ad vantages usually available other contests Lodge provided meeting place everyone after-hours ac tivities centered restaurant first floor Lodge served buffet style meals reasonably priced surprising variety quality food nicest features park rooms cottages close flying site Lodge original 40 team finalists 35 showed up two standbys Phil Giesek ing Syd Clement added list come long way ter rible luck Steve Ellison drove West Coast week early practiced day crash airplane day before competition started wing lodged top huge tree blown out tree shotgun blast bad luck didnt end cause retract both servos wing missing Another competitor continued page 76 8 Model Aviation Law Penroi Jury member right processes model belonging Ben Mathews cacn piane measured weighed per FAI rules Two rounds wore scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day spite morning haze delays flights finished before sun became problem Left in order placing left right winners Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Below Tony Bonetti cleans up Triple Trou ble Syd Clement critiques job Equipment Used Winners Engine Throttle planted primary ship Joe Bridi Joe little salvage beautiful Dirty Birdy went straight down Judging superb immediately evident close scoring because instant scoring technique used instant scorer would look over judges shoulder flash card showing score Rarely did scores same maneuver differ point judges Bill Northrop Santa Ana Calif Dick Austin Cullman Ala Larry Sartor Bartlesville Okia Jim Edwards New Albany Miss Bob Upton Woodland Hills Calif Dave Lane Hawthorne Calif Bill Johnson Downers Grove Ill Travis McGinnis Arvada Cob Bob Reuther Nashville Tenn Gary Martin Tallahassee Fla contestant share prob lems three share Jim Grier Don Lowe Joe Bridi Jim Grier nose-gear problems made ground steering nearly impossible single- double-dog-leg take-offs rounds three four something behold Don Lowes OS 60 Schnuerle engine suffered rear bearing failure spot welds holding bearing together let go during third round addi tion nose gear steering kept snag ging After checking out repaired en gine steering apparently Dop forgot refuel because engine died going spins Joe Bridi nearly lost Fred Kugel beautifully finished Phoenix 6most widely used design meet second airplane lost control it proceeded spiral dive Just suddenly control regained Joe completed flight memories will carry away 1975 Masters Tourna ment few 1 Frankie Early Julie Woods filling out score sheets 100 am Sunday small table under lamp post beside Lodge pool 2 Joe Bridis quote Phil Kraft can guy much money land airplane badly 3 Jim Oddino Joe Bridi Dick McGraw huddled under air conditioning duct room 264 Lodge trying keep cool middle party 4 Doc Brooke rushing out prop assist Jim Grier Jims airplane tipped tick ed prop take-off 5 John Worth awarding Hutchinson Battle Ribbons award ceremony 6 Dick McGraw dashing off after awards ceremony find typewriter could mail contest results K-Factor 7 Little Johnny Clemens guy big heart smile match talking looked like theyd stand still long enough best 8 big grin Sally Browns face win ners ribbon hung around Daves neck World Championship team Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Don Lowe Team Man ager earned right represent United States meeting best fliers country has offer coming out top team proud Lets wish luck 76 Model Aviation RC Masters continued page 8 Top left CD Doug Early gets ready awards ceremony Top center Hard workers scoring frequency monitoring area never get enough credit Above John Worth Exec Dir swings mean hammer tent peg Far left Joe Bridi going through processing model scale weight check Left score board always popular place No able stay away very long
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/10
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 76
S8 RC MASTERS Ron Van Putte team selection tournament 1975 RC Masters Tournament culmination AMA/NSRCA program competitively select very best US flyers represent US 1975 RC Aerobatics World Championships Eligible compete top 10 1972 Masters 1972 Nationals 1973 Nationals among entered qualifying program nationwide points program Runners-up points program allowed fill no-shows among primary group 40 event originally planned Hutchinson Kans 1974 event can celled due adverse weather RC Masters Tournament rescheduled 1975 Rough River Ky participant vote Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff will represent United States September World Championships Switzerland 1975 Masters Tournament held June 28 29 Rough River State Resort Park near Falls Rough Ky Thirty-six nations finest pat tern fliers competed hot humid nearly calm air runway serves state park Rhett Miller led tournament start overtaken Dave Browns sizzling last flight 5180 points Dave finished 50 points ahead Rhett out best three-flight total over 15000 Mark Radcliff survive charging finish Mike Mueller leapfrogged over Phil Kraft finish 15 points behind Mark top ten follows I Dave Brown 15180 2 Rhett Miller15130 3 Mark Radcliff14560 4 Mike Mueller14545 5 Phil Kraft 14530 6 Bill Salkowski 14230 7 Jim Martin14140 8 Ron Chidgeyl4l05 9 Norm Page14085 10 Jim Whitley 13935 Through first three rounds quick ly developed Rhett Miller Dave Brown first second places between present based prediction pool operation hind scenes giving Rhett nod 4 Model Aviation Judging superb instant scorer look ing over judges shoulder would flesh Olympic-style scorecard Above siteand weatherwere good Beautifully surfaced 2500 ft runway Below Don Lowe replaces raar bear ing after third round failure Ten competitors flew Phoenix 6 Right Doc Ralph Brooke carries Blue Angel flight line Mode Mode II flown 40% com petitors 20% used single stick top spot Third place however obviously possible dozen fliers fourth round began end round three Phil Kraft 4th place early round four Mark Radcliff improved 3rd place position adding 335 previous best threeflight total meant Kraft improve own total 521 points gain 3rd place Phil put excellent flight came up 490 im provement 31 short what needed turned out 521 points would have enough Mike Muel ler ended round three 5th place boosted total 575 points round four ended up topping Kraft missing 3rd place 16 points out over 15000 pointsless tenth 1% During practically 4th round Radcliff because flew very early suffer agonies waiting see several people would beat him out through round receiv ing congratulations having made team fingers crossed anxious eyes scoreboard went Meanwhile Rhett Miller same kind nervous situation top flier first three rounds Dave Brown already recorded flight over 5000 points other could seriously challenge first place anxiety situation got worse Rhett got slightly less 5000 points last flight wait see what Dave would Dave ended suspense late fourth round matching previous highest single flight score meet Rhett made 3rd round Thus team position decided comparison previous flight scores Dave two better flights Rhett places switched Dave ended up top Between Dave Rhett four flight scores over 5000 points another flight over 4900 points thats close battle first place Only other flier 5000 point flight Mike Mueller last round popular airplane Don Lowes Phoenix 6 ten 37 competi tors flew Radio distribution went Pro Line17 Kraft 10 S&O 4 World Engines4 EK2 Needless say World Engines John Maloney delighted have World Engines Expert radios hands first- thirdplace finishers new Kraft OS Schnuerle engines put first major appearances both looked good engine distribution Webra SpeedlO Supre Tigre ABC 7 Kraft7 OS Schnuerle7 Veco4 Rossl OPSl Rev-Up props popular over two-thirds entrants Top Flite next some Woodcraft H andcraft propellers MAC muffers preyOctober 1975 5 three made Championship Team averaged 22-1/2 years age Right Dave Brown 1st proud family below Rhett Miller second17 years old Mark Red cliff 3rd20 years alent Kraft Semco Fox OS Ross others well represented Rough ly 20 percent participants burned Ro-Go fuel 15 percent used K & B rest included home brew miscellaneous brands Pro Line Rhom led popularity list retracts Almost half contend ers used Pro Line approximately 25 percent used Rhom balance about equally divided between Kraft Goldberg plus MK About half contestants finished K & B Superpoxy one-third used auto acrylic rest Hobbypoxy Aero Gloss MonoKote Transmitter Mode stick arrangement made interesting comparison Masters Mode throttle right used 40 percent flyers Mode II throttle left remaining 20 percent flew Single Stick few exceptions pilots over age 40 preferred Mode under 40 Mode II Single-stick indicated no preference based age Rough River State Park superb place hold contest 2500 foot runway although slightly upslope south north beautifully surfaced feature could have caused problems fliers line very large trees approximately 250 yards runway contest management placed two flight circles extreme ends runway avoided trees site far superior site first Masters Tournament 1968 Official ResultsRC Masters Team Selection Tournament P1 Contestant 1 David Brown Cincinnati Ohio 2 Rhett Miller Tallahassee Fla 3 Mark RadcliffCincinnati Ohio 4 Mike Mueller Chicago Ill 5 Phil Kraft Vista Calif 6 William Salkowski Canoga Park Calif 7 Jim Martin Monticello Ill 8 Ron Chidgey Pensacola Fla 9 Norman Page Mt Prospect Ill 10 Jim Whitley Decatur Ala 11 Steve Helms Vista Calif 1 2Tony Bonetti Emerson NJ 1 3 Steve Buck Scottsdale Ariz 14 James Oddino Woodland Hills Calif 15 Donald Lowe Centerville Ohio 16 James Osborne Lumberton Tex 17 Don Coleman Citronelle Ala 18 Ralph Brooke Seattle Wash 19 Alan Oupler Millersport Ohio 20 William Thomas Bartlesville OkIa 21 Daniel Kowallek Kokomo Ind 22 Ed Keck Webster NY 23 Fred Kugel Celina Ohio 24 Dens Donohue Bergenfield NJ 25 Wayne Ahernethy Hillside Md 26 Syd Clement Bridgeton NJ 27 Merle Hoem San Marcus Calif 28 Carl Weber Waukesha Wisc 29 James Spurlock Willows Calif 30 George Hill Annandale Va 31 Joseph Bridi Harbor City Calif 32 Joseph Gross Ft Worth Tex 33 C W Reed Ill Raytown Mo 34 Ben Mathews Metairie La 35 James Grier Olympia Fields Ill 36 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne Ind 37 Steve Ellison Torrance Calif 1st 4660 5005 4485 4580 4380 4380 4270 4210 4560 4485 4370 4360 4210 4485 4680 4200 4285 3975 4075 4420 2475 3785 4355 4185 4385 4130 4380 3930 3820 4020 3675 3870 3575 3420 3295 3255 2nd 5080 4725 4945 4935 4795 4890 4965 4895 4435 4460 4340 4525 4690 2925 4470 4550 4305 4240 4495 4270 4300 4510 4170 2860 4285 4010 4130 4000 4030 4305 4125 3810 3790 3710 3080 3000 3rd 4920 5180 4795 4455 4865 4465 4445 4515 4880 4570 4730 4825 4400 4435 4335 4340 4610 4650 4300 4545 4555 4195 4420 4325 4035 4535 4080 4325 4150 4060 240 4060 4240 3890 4060 3500 4th 5180 4945 4820 5030 4870 4875 4730 4695 4645 4880 4675 4420 4650 4690 4140 4530 4485 4500 4540 4260 4375 4510 4395 4520 4350 3990 4120 4280 4350 4115 4550 4165 3790 3425 3535 3755 Best 3 15180 15130 14560 14545 14530 14230 14140 14105 14085 13935 13775 13770 13740 13610 13485 13420 13400 13390 13335 13235 13230 13215 13170 13030 13020 12675 12630 12605 12530 12480 12350 12095 11820 11025 10890 10510 6 Model Aviation attended 1968 Masters Tourna ment judge site grass field adjacent school outskirts Indianapolis Ind tournament sponsored Radio Control Industy Association directed Bill Welker worked Citizenship grass field made difficult airplanes taxi take off Phil Kraft flown California com mercial airliner bringing Flea Fli competition airplane thing Ill al ways remember contest Tony Bonetti doing taxi demonstration hand launching Flea Fli Phil Masters Tournament has come long way since 1975 Masters Tournament first major effort newly organized National Society Radio Control Acro batics AMA help NSRCA works within Academy Model Aero nautics organize promote radio control aerobatic pattern activities As recommended NSRCA site selection Masters determined vote fliers initial list site appli cants narrowed five during first ballot Rough River over whelming choice second vote competition judges jury also chosen similar voting jury final authority competition decisions consisting Jerry Nelson Lew Penrod Jim Fosgate its short history NSRCA has come long way toward responsible rep resentation RC pattern competitors within AMA Its success largely due early leadership Rhett Mill er Sr current leadership President Joe Bridi newsletter publication K Factor Bill Simpson prominent RC pattern competitors serve behind scenes efforts NSRCA members culminated 1975 Masters Tournamentturn page October 1975 7 Bill Thomas brought super-detailed Superfection own design interesting note ships now have Continuous curvature incorporate simulated canopy Ron Chidgey Hummingbird placed 8th Masters Any designs always note worthy Airscoop tailpipe theme reminiscent McDonnell F-4 fighters Joe Bridi right Jim Martin await transportation flight line Norm Page flew own design Mach Ill Meet conducted newly Two flight lines separated least 1500 feet organized National Society Radio Control Aerobatics AMA help 1975 Masters Tournament great mutual aid operation two national organizations AMA NSRCA working local modelers led Doug Early assistant Ed Tasman other local individuals some neighboring states also pitched Tremendous state aid provided Kentucky Department Parks particular personal support Bill Marshall Assistant Director Department combination talents solved problems NSRCA got industry contributions pay transportation lodging judges jury members NSRCA also provided basic organizational planning regarding number rounds site layout site selectionjudge selection other details AMA handled much behind scenes paperwork PR efforts get TV newspaper publicity MA also supplied some tents processing equipment free program folder distributed participants Kentucky Parks people provided site tables chairs other items support plus great banquet joint AMA-NSRCA cooperation promises much improvement future national RC Pattern events also example AMA special interest organizations can work together produce events neither might well separately PilotPlaneRadioModelPropRetractsFuelFinish BrownPhoenix 6WorldIIasRev-UpGoldbergRo-GoAcrylic EnginesPerry11-1/27 MillerCompensator Proline SingleWebraRev-UpProlineRedK&B Stick117-1/2MaxSuperpoxy RadcliffPhoenix 6WorldSingleOSRev-UpProlineRo-GoAcrylic EnginesStickSupertigre117-1/2 Contest Director Doug Early efficient staff kept operation high-pressure contest running smoothly attitude exhibited Doug staff park officials beautiful Everyone seemed friendly cheerful downright delighted working heat humidity Two rounds scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day Early-morning flying conducted order minimize problems sun eyes ofjudges fliers An unusual condition earlymorning haze delayed start until 830 Saturday 730 Sunday competition flying still completed fore sun became serious problem afternoon early stopping time Saturday gave competitors chance relax play golf get some practice flights Rough River Park ad vantages usually available other contests Lodge provided meeting place everyone after-hours ac tivities centered restaurant first floor Lodge served buffet style meals reasonably priced surprising variety quality food nicest features park rooms cottages close flying site Lodge original 40 team finalists 35 showed up two standbys Phil Giesek ing Syd Clement added list come long way ter rible luck Steve Ellison drove West Coast week early practiced day crash airplane day before competition started wing lodged top huge tree blown out tree shotgun blast bad luck didnt end cause retract both servos wing missing Another competitor continued page 76 8 Model Aviation Law Penroi Jury member right processes model belonging Ben Mathews cacn piane measured weighed per FAI rules Two rounds wore scheduled run 7 am 2 pm day spite morning haze delays flights finished before sun became problem Left in order placing left right winners Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Below Tony Bonetti cleans up Triple Trou ble Syd Clement critiques job Equipment Used Winners Engine Throttle planted primary ship Joe Bridi Joe little salvage beautiful Dirty Birdy went straight down Judging superb immediately evident close scoring because instant scoring technique used instant scorer would look over judges shoulder flash card showing score Rarely did scores same maneuver differ point judges Bill Northrop Santa Ana Calif Dick Austin Cullman Ala Larry Sartor Bartlesville Okia Jim Edwards New Albany Miss Bob Upton Woodland Hills Calif Dave Lane Hawthorne Calif Bill Johnson Downers Grove Ill Travis McGinnis Arvada Cob Bob Reuther Nashville Tenn Gary Martin Tallahassee Fla contestant share prob lems three share Jim Grier Don Lowe Joe Bridi Jim Grier nose-gear problems made ground steering nearly impossible single- double-dog-leg take-offs rounds three four something behold Don Lowes OS 60 Schnuerle engine suffered rear bearing failure spot welds holding bearing together let go during third round addi tion nose gear steering kept snag ging After checking out repaired en gine steering apparently Dop forgot refuel because engine died going spins Joe Bridi nearly lost Fred Kugel beautifully finished Phoenix 6most widely used design meet second airplane lost control it proceeded spiral dive Just suddenly control regained Joe completed flight memories will carry away 1975 Masters Tourna ment few 1 Frankie Early Julie Woods filling out score sheets 100 am Sunday small table under lamp post beside Lodge pool 2 Joe Bridis quote Phil Kraft can guy much money land airplane badly 3 Jim Oddino Joe Bridi Dick McGraw huddled under air conditioning duct room 264 Lodge trying keep cool middle party 4 Doc Brooke rushing out prop assist Jim Grier Jims airplane tipped tick ed prop take-off 5 John Worth awarding Hutchinson Battle Ribbons award ceremony 6 Dick McGraw dashing off after awards ceremony find typewriter could mail contest results K-Factor 7 Little Johnny Clemens guy big heart smile match talking looked like theyd stand still long enough best 8 big grin Sally Browns face win ners ribbon hung around Daves neck World Championship team Dave Brown Rhett Miller Mark Radcliff Don Lowe Team Man ager earned right represent United States meeting best fliers country has offer coming out top team proud Lets wish luck 76 Model Aviation RC Masters continued page 8 Top left CD Doug Early gets ready awards ceremony Top center Hard workers scoring frequency monitoring area never get enough credit Above John Worth Exec Dir swings mean hammer tent peg Far left Joe Bridi going through processing model scale weight check Left score board always popular place No able stay away very long