OIdTimer rence Haught Championships 100-degrees-plus Taft CA Fifteenth Annual SAM Championships hardy souls braved climate fly really earned steak dinner got Thursday whether won trophy IT HAD BEEN good day Sal Taibi Don Bekins steak dinner company old friends trophies table front contest manager just named Sweep stakes winners Free Flight Radio Control respectively long time Monday evenings bean feed Thursday nights awards banquet Sal told few hours before Tuesday Wednesday full little problems frustrations Thursday morning finally first flight Gas Scale Corbin performed beautifully set tone day RC side field problems too couple crashes due frequency conflicts some initial procedural problems good meal some good conversation some griping settles nerves mellows soul Such advantage awards banquet over conven tional pass out trophy field thing its gentlemanly approach SAM Champs steeped tradition Contests begun bean feed general information meeting evening before flying begins Awards given victory banquet held evening last day competition SAM Champs scheduled three days Tuesday Wednesday Thursday rather unusual schedule developed allow com petitors traveling long distances suflicient travel ing time both ends contest allow everything fitted single week vacation time Taft CA becoming known Free Flight capital world some fly regularly often taken granted come first time exciting experience Joe Beshar past president SAM organizations mainstays could contain himself admiration such flying field Located countrys oldest oil fields Condor Field provides space launching ample recovery areas direc tions spite dryness heat good lift abundant well equal amount gigantic down-drafts launch area itself rectangular clearing roughly third mile square swept clean frequent trash movers violent whirlwinds can max tent properly staked will devour unattended model Such frequent cleanings launch area keep dust minimum provide hard surface re kitting models damaging engines things dont go just right Model retrieval motorcycle order day Foot chasing can lead heat exhaustion contest literature warned competitors keep aware physical condition times Sunbum protection mandatory fair-skinned Body moisture content can also problem Taft time year smart competitors brought large water cooler new field hazard noted year seems bit crude oil floating stream north edge field Bill Booths 020 Replica Twin Pusher both landed water oil plated Attendance down slightly 151 contestants 54 Model Aviation tiger Moth Power scale model Chris Chris tenson Model uses Fox 15 intake restric ted reduce power Nice scale-like flights Dick Williamson Klamath Falls OR starts Roger Wegner flew Fokker D-VIII Power 020 Aeronca Chief Model placed fourth Scale Power Snipe Diesel red silk covering Power Scale Dick also won Rubber Scale Beautiful Rearwin Speedster Roy Turner Ft Smith AR Model spans 54 covered yellow silk Power Cameron 23 Wade Wiley coaxes O&R 23 life Kana Kub designed Col Bowden England call vintage Old Country Lanzo Stick Free Flight Tom Rice Santa Ana CA Power O&R 60 uses chute DT Vamps Club Las Vegas well-represented SAM Champs Bob Chambers brought Contestor D-60-powered Swoose forC Pylon opposed 170 last year Its difficult pin down exact number active fliers SAM official publication SAM Speaks has circulation 1650 assume thousand recipients fliers 15% membership tendance national contest i3 very good fllness kept some familiar faces away Russ Oliver greatest Old-Timer Free Flight boosters Phoenix couldnt come due heart attack died suddenly Tuesday Travel costs always have impact atten dance national meet largest attendance West however good representation South Midwest North west East Coast contestant South Africa two Canada three England Ken Hinton Suffolk England brought well-executed Zipper unique shipping box side made clear plastic Ken says gets him through customs fast Customs agents interested model dont bother conduct timeconsuming inspection SAM Champs always brings out some celebrities Irwin Ohlsson made usual appear ance just check out popularity O&R engines usual quite high account ing wins Cabin 30-Sec Antique B Cabin plus six other places Another celebrity attendance Joe Ott have ask Joe Ott arent really old-timer Joe produced line Scale kits Bob Petro CoeurdAlene ID Zipper model uses O&R 33 converts O&R 29 Class B Bobs member SAM 8 FREE FLIGHT RESULTS ContestantAirplane/EngiNS Class Cabin Art SuhrSo Long/OhIsson 19 Phil McCaryCommando/Arden 19 Bruno MarkiewlCzCabruler/Arden 19 Class B Cabin Larry ClarkAirchief/OhlSSOfl 23 Don WeitzDodger/OS 25 Larry BoyerCllpper/Torp 29 Class C Cabin Don WeltsClipper/McCoy 49 Clarence Bull Bzd Bombshell/Contestor D-60 Larry BoyerClipper/Bunch Tiger Class Pylon Joe BesharFox/Bantam 19 Wade WileyGuff/Ohlsson 19 Rudy CalvoInterceptor/Arden 19 Class B Pylon Walt ParkerZlpper/Torp 29 Sal TalbiQOS/OhISSOn 23 Bob ChambersSwoose/Torp 29 Class C Pylon Leon NadoiskiSailplane/Mccoy 60 Leslie NormanZipper/OS 30 Ray CHalkerSailplane/Anderson 30-Second Antique Wade WileyRambler/OhISSOn 33 Terry OmearaClipper/Madewell 49 Sal TalbiPowerhouse/FOrster 99 Compressed Air Nick Sanford Tim Banaszak Fuel Allotment Antique Walt ParkerEhllng/Brown Jr Dayman AdcockPowerhouse/OK 60 Terry OmearaClipper/Cannon 35 020 Replica Bob OsianStratostreak Tom AldenTwin Cyclone Jim AdamsStratostreak Old-Timer Hand-Launched GUder Al Heinrich Bob Boyer Brad LeVine Rubber Scale Dick Williamson Jim Thomas Ken SykoraCurtiss Robin Rubber Stick Sal TaibiLanzo Wade Wiley Mik Mikkelson Rubber Cabin Bob DoddsKorda Bill CrovellaMoffett 38 Sal TaibiHiHo Power Scale Cliff SilvaCorbin/Bunch Nick SanfordCorbln/Fox 25 Sal TaibiCorbin/Vivell Twin Pusher Fred EmmertManulkin Charles WerieRuggri RADIO CONTROL ASSIST Electric Bruce NormanPlayboy Don BekinsPlayboy Cabin Ross ThomasPlayboy Class Bruce NormanChallenger/K&B 32 Joe PercyPlayboy/K&B 32 Ross ThomasPlayboy/K&B 32 Class B James BuicePiayboy/K&B 49 Bruce NormanPlayboy/K&B 49 Don BekinsPiayboy/K&B 49 Antique Bruce NormanCumulus/Rossi 60 Loren SchmidtYates/OS 61 Richard HuangCumulus/OS 60 Texaco Rogers BartonBombshell Don BekinsM-G Jack AltenPlayboy Jr Class C Charlie CritchEhling/K&B 65 Don BekinsPlayboy/Cyke Jack AlbrechtEhling/Anderson Texaco Jack AltenDallaire Don BekinsGas Bird Bob OslanCommodore years advertised model ing press usually accompanied smiling pilot head complete helmet goggles would impossible estimate young people hooked model aviation advertisement went pursue career aviation Competition events intense say least Several Free Flight events separated mere seconds final tabulations Pylon second separated first place Joe Beshar Wade Wiley 14-sec edge won 020 Replica Bob Oslan Only 22 seconds edged Out Fuel Allotment Antique Walt Parker C Pylon 44 entries did fly damaged testing sensed reluc tance some contestants fly chancy Taft air 105-degree heat Tom Alden way Canada commented diffi culty getting together extreme heat Flying slow pace throughout contest observation particular Champs took harder usual toll models Traveling great distances differing climatic conditions can produce trim changes Moisture content alters covering tension unseen warps flying surfaces result Engine performance varies local conditions Engines sag heat put out power low field eleva tions can create frustration serious damage RC competitor felt temperature adversely affected fuel economy events due October 1981 55 Don Cr05505 Phoenix AnewanU1-powered Ranger Don high school teacher en courages model building classes Bud McNorgan likes big cabin ships Buds long-time booster OT Free Flight Baby Cyclone-powered Roll Cliff Silva flying Fuel AliotmentAntiqueclass Thismodel has years flying experience LarrySchwarz Vamps Las Vegas watches Pacertake off official flight Power Rocket swinging 1 2-5 Y&O prop fuel expansion energy output best bet arrive day two early get yourself equipment acclimatized next best thing get Out field couple hours early day put up few test flights Its good practice put test flights before official flights contest vital Taft Official flying started 8 am day annual SAM business meeting held Tuesday Most discussion centered RC matters SAM rules Free Flight pretty tried true RC assist being relatively new concept has luxury longestablished rules RC competitors dissatisfied existing rules no ma chinery place adequately resolve problem areas Don Bekins dedicated RC competitor presented resolution calling establish ment 11-person committee provide leadership rules-making revision Current practice calls SAM membership large vote rules changes Thus Free Flighters vote RC rules vice versa creating situation rules can voted out persons having interest rule would appear situation allowed continue serious split SAM organization could result writer avid Free Flighter first foremost However clear flying sites rapidly disappearing because urban sprawl increased agricultural pressures No matter what personal beliefs preferences likely flying models radio near future flying Therefore would seem best interests develop good system RC-assist rules Another area concern combining RC glow ignition events 1981 SAM Champs Previous Champs have provided sepa rate categories engine type competitors invested models both 56 Model Aviation Chuck Thompson holds Lanzo Record Breaker Ernie Payne helmet goggles model powered Super Cyclone Sal Taibi cranks up Forster 99 Power house son Mike lights OT fuse Sal flew rubber power year Cliff Silva Ruler powered Torpedo 29 Fuse similar New Ruler wing similar KGS Hes prolific builder Heres straight Out 05 1 95 Zaic year book Tom Aldern launches Class 0 Record Holder designed Dan Clini Joe Beshar watching ants torsigns otlISt Model Fox designed Joe 1940 MA plan No l52for$425 Powerisa Bantam 19 Joe came way New Jersey Tom Alden Vancouver BC Twin Cyclone 020 Replica model placed second Al Richardson waits motorwound Flying Cloud rubber cabin model Clarence Bullof Eugene OR releasesa buzzard Bombshell powered Contestor 060-F NickSanford Santa RosaCAwith Hoosier model powered Whirlwind com pressed air engine placed first Jack Swaims OS 50-powered RC Buccaneer totally destroyed caught tire due flooded engine backfiring Sad sight classes find dropped card 1981 Affected competitors feel need aware events least year advance order adequately prepared recommended membership attend ance events announced early enough facilitate planning Contest Manager Al Hellman stated reason combining events year bring issue head hopes clarifying matter combining events resulted total six events RC opposed 14 Free Flight SAM membership currently running 45% RC thereby creating inequity compe tition services Forty-four attended SAM business meeting approximately third competitors MECA Model Engine Collectors Associa tion usually plans Collectogether day before SAM Champs timing provides opportunity fliers collectors acquire Collectable engines put runners circulation years Collecto held Bakersfield easy drive contest site area motels utilized SAM competitors Several very nice engine displays seen well new examples ignition engines being produced Ohlsson Miniature being made limited quantity Herb Wahl new prototype Hornet 19 produced John Morrill new Hornet side-port engine seen tached 11000 rpm driving 94 prop shortage original Class engines should welcome addition OldTimer scene engine will submitted SAM committee approval use official SAM competitions contest managed Al Heliman did homework early selected Event Directors Bruce Chandler Free Flight John Targos RC Things went well until John became ill could run RC events last minute days notice Al secured services Otto Bernhardt event director RC Ive never contest ran problems no exception Decis ions made werent popular ones consistent upheld event directors kind management far better partialities show up some other meets 15th Annual SAM Champs now history will hashed rehashed until 1982 16th Annual SAM Champs will held Westover AFB Massachusetts 11The ship wQshed out because Wll9 washed out bectause thu board washed ot OCtobef 1981 57 Ed Solenberger scaled up Playboy Jr RobertAngel oranta Maria ~prepares McCoy entry RC Assist Uses McCoy 60 ignition 60 Quaker official flight Ien Minion came trom Suffolk England enter Zipper RC Assist Wing two pieces ease shipping engine Amco 35 Lee Norcross usually seen working gotto fly Lanzo Record Breaker contest Power OS 4-stroke 60 Fortyniners Ross Thomas brought quite stable RC Assist models frontto back Cloud Cruiser Bosden PLW-4 Sun Duster
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/10
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57
OIdTimer rence Haught Championships 100-degrees-plus Taft CA Fifteenth Annual SAM Championships hardy souls braved climate fly really earned steak dinner got Thursday whether won trophy IT HAD BEEN good day Sal Taibi Don Bekins steak dinner company old friends trophies table front contest manager just named Sweep stakes winners Free Flight Radio Control respectively long time Monday evenings bean feed Thursday nights awards banquet Sal told few hours before Tuesday Wednesday full little problems frustrations Thursday morning finally first flight Gas Scale Corbin performed beautifully set tone day RC side field problems too couple crashes due frequency conflicts some initial procedural problems good meal some good conversation some griping settles nerves mellows soul Such advantage awards banquet over conven tional pass out trophy field thing its gentlemanly approach SAM Champs steeped tradition Contests begun bean feed general information meeting evening before flying begins Awards given victory banquet held evening last day competition SAM Champs scheduled three days Tuesday Wednesday Thursday rather unusual schedule developed allow com petitors traveling long distances suflicient travel ing time both ends contest allow everything fitted single week vacation time Taft CA becoming known Free Flight capital world some fly regularly often taken granted come first time exciting experience Joe Beshar past president SAM organizations mainstays could contain himself admiration such flying field Located countrys oldest oil fields Condor Field provides space launching ample recovery areas direc tions spite dryness heat good lift abundant well equal amount gigantic down-drafts launch area itself rectangular clearing roughly third mile square swept clean frequent trash movers violent whirlwinds can max tent properly staked will devour unattended model Such frequent cleanings launch area keep dust minimum provide hard surface re kitting models damaging engines things dont go just right Model retrieval motorcycle order day Foot chasing can lead heat exhaustion contest literature warned competitors keep aware physical condition times Sunbum protection mandatory fair-skinned Body moisture content can also problem Taft time year smart competitors brought large water cooler new field hazard noted year seems bit crude oil floating stream north edge field Bill Booths 020 Replica Twin Pusher both landed water oil plated Attendance down slightly 151 contestants 54 Model Aviation tiger Moth Power scale model Chris Chris tenson Model uses Fox 15 intake restric ted reduce power Nice scale-like flights Dick Williamson Klamath Falls OR starts Roger Wegner flew Fokker D-VIII Power 020 Aeronca Chief Model placed fourth Scale Power Snipe Diesel red silk covering Power Scale Dick also won Rubber Scale Beautiful Rearwin Speedster Roy Turner Ft Smith AR Model spans 54 covered yellow silk Power Cameron 23 Wade Wiley coaxes O&R 23 life Kana Kub designed Col Bowden England call vintage Old Country Lanzo Stick Free Flight Tom Rice Santa Ana CA Power O&R 60 uses chute DT Vamps Club Las Vegas well-represented SAM Champs Bob Chambers brought Contestor D-60-powered Swoose forC Pylon opposed 170 last year Its difficult pin down exact number active fliers SAM official publication SAM Speaks has circulation 1650 assume thousand recipients fliers 15% membership tendance national contest i3 very good fllness kept some familiar faces away Russ Oliver greatest Old-Timer Free Flight boosters Phoenix couldnt come due heart attack died suddenly Tuesday Travel costs always have impact atten dance national meet largest attendance West however good representation South Midwest North west East Coast contestant South Africa two Canada three England Ken Hinton Suffolk England brought well-executed Zipper unique shipping box side made clear plastic Ken says gets him through customs fast Customs agents interested model dont bother conduct timeconsuming inspection SAM Champs always brings out some celebrities Irwin Ohlsson made usual appear ance just check out popularity O&R engines usual quite high account ing wins Cabin 30-Sec Antique B Cabin plus six other places Another celebrity attendance Joe Ott have ask Joe Ott arent really old-timer Joe produced line Scale kits Bob Petro CoeurdAlene ID Zipper model uses O&R 33 converts O&R 29 Class B Bobs member SAM 8 FREE FLIGHT RESULTS ContestantAirplane/EngiNS Class Cabin Art SuhrSo Long/OhIsson 19 Phil McCaryCommando/Arden 19 Bruno MarkiewlCzCabruler/Arden 19 Class B Cabin Larry ClarkAirchief/OhlSSOfl 23 Don WeitzDodger/OS 25 Larry BoyerCllpper/Torp 29 Class C Cabin Don WeltsClipper/McCoy 49 Clarence Bull Bzd Bombshell/Contestor D-60 Larry BoyerClipper/Bunch Tiger Class Pylon Joe BesharFox/Bantam 19 Wade WileyGuff/Ohlsson 19 Rudy CalvoInterceptor/Arden 19 Class B Pylon Walt ParkerZlpper/Torp 29 Sal TalbiQOS/OhISSOn 23 Bob ChambersSwoose/Torp 29 Class C Pylon Leon NadoiskiSailplane/Mccoy 60 Leslie NormanZipper/OS 30 Ray CHalkerSailplane/Anderson 30-Second Antique Wade WileyRambler/OhISSOn 33 Terry OmearaClipper/Madewell 49 Sal TalbiPowerhouse/FOrster 99 Compressed Air Nick Sanford Tim Banaszak Fuel Allotment Antique Walt ParkerEhllng/Brown Jr Dayman AdcockPowerhouse/OK 60 Terry OmearaClipper/Cannon 35 020 Replica Bob OsianStratostreak Tom AldenTwin Cyclone Jim AdamsStratostreak Old-Timer Hand-Launched GUder Al Heinrich Bob Boyer Brad LeVine Rubber Scale Dick Williamson Jim Thomas Ken SykoraCurtiss Robin Rubber Stick Sal TaibiLanzo Wade Wiley Mik Mikkelson Rubber Cabin Bob DoddsKorda Bill CrovellaMoffett 38 Sal TaibiHiHo Power Scale Cliff SilvaCorbin/Bunch Nick SanfordCorbln/Fox 25 Sal TaibiCorbin/Vivell Twin Pusher Fred EmmertManulkin Charles WerieRuggri RADIO CONTROL ASSIST Electric Bruce NormanPlayboy Don BekinsPlayboy Cabin Ross ThomasPlayboy Class Bruce NormanChallenger/K&B 32 Joe PercyPlayboy/K&B 32 Ross ThomasPlayboy/K&B 32 Class B James BuicePiayboy/K&B 49 Bruce NormanPlayboy/K&B 49 Don BekinsPiayboy/K&B 49 Antique Bruce NormanCumulus/Rossi 60 Loren SchmidtYates/OS 61 Richard HuangCumulus/OS 60 Texaco Rogers BartonBombshell Don BekinsM-G Jack AltenPlayboy Jr Class C Charlie CritchEhling/K&B 65 Don BekinsPlayboy/Cyke Jack AlbrechtEhling/Anderson Texaco Jack AltenDallaire Don BekinsGas Bird Bob OslanCommodore years advertised model ing press usually accompanied smiling pilot head complete helmet goggles would impossible estimate young people hooked model aviation advertisement went pursue career aviation Competition events intense say least Several Free Flight events separated mere seconds final tabulations Pylon second separated first place Joe Beshar Wade Wiley 14-sec edge won 020 Replica Bob Oslan Only 22 seconds edged Out Fuel Allotment Antique Walt Parker C Pylon 44 entries did fly damaged testing sensed reluc tance some contestants fly chancy Taft air 105-degree heat Tom Alden way Canada commented diffi culty getting together extreme heat Flying slow pace throughout contest observation particular Champs took harder usual toll models Traveling great distances differing climatic conditions can produce trim changes Moisture content alters covering tension unseen warps flying surfaces result Engine performance varies local conditions Engines sag heat put out power low field eleva tions can create frustration serious damage RC competitor felt temperature adversely affected fuel economy events due October 1981 55 Don Cr05505 Phoenix AnewanU1-powered Ranger Don high school teacher en courages model building classes Bud McNorgan likes big cabin ships Buds long-time booster OT Free Flight Baby Cyclone-powered Roll Cliff Silva flying Fuel AliotmentAntiqueclass Thismodel has years flying experience LarrySchwarz Vamps Las Vegas watches Pacertake off official flight Power Rocket swinging 1 2-5 Y&O prop fuel expansion energy output best bet arrive day two early get yourself equipment acclimatized next best thing get Out field couple hours early day put up few test flights Its good practice put test flights before official flights contest vital Taft Official flying started 8 am day annual SAM business meeting held Tuesday Most discussion centered RC matters SAM rules Free Flight pretty tried true RC assist being relatively new concept has luxury longestablished rules RC competitors dissatisfied existing rules no ma chinery place adequately resolve problem areas Don Bekins dedicated RC competitor presented resolution calling establish ment 11-person committee provide leadership rules-making revision Current practice calls SAM membership large vote rules changes Thus Free Flighters vote RC rules vice versa creating situation rules can voted out persons having interest rule would appear situation allowed continue serious split SAM organization could result writer avid Free Flighter first foremost However clear flying sites rapidly disappearing because urban sprawl increased agricultural pressures No matter what personal beliefs preferences likely flying models radio near future flying Therefore would seem best interests develop good system RC-assist rules Another area concern combining RC glow ignition events 1981 SAM Champs Previous Champs have provided sepa rate categories engine type competitors invested models both 56 Model Aviation Chuck Thompson holds Lanzo Record Breaker Ernie Payne helmet goggles model powered Super Cyclone Sal Taibi cranks up Forster 99 Power house son Mike lights OT fuse Sal flew rubber power year Cliff Silva Ruler powered Torpedo 29 Fuse similar New Ruler wing similar KGS Hes prolific builder Heres straight Out 05 1 95 Zaic year book Tom Aldern launches Class 0 Record Holder designed Dan Clini Joe Beshar watching ants torsigns otlISt Model Fox designed Joe 1940 MA plan No l52for$425 Powerisa Bantam 19 Joe came way New Jersey Tom Alden Vancouver BC Twin Cyclone 020 Replica model placed second Al Richardson waits motorwound Flying Cloud rubber cabin model Clarence Bullof Eugene OR releasesa buzzard Bombshell powered Contestor 060-F NickSanford Santa RosaCAwith Hoosier model powered Whirlwind com pressed air engine placed first Jack Swaims OS 50-powered RC Buccaneer totally destroyed caught tire due flooded engine backfiring Sad sight classes find dropped card 1981 Affected competitors feel need aware events least year advance order adequately prepared recommended membership attend ance events announced early enough facilitate planning Contest Manager Al Hellman stated reason combining events year bring issue head hopes clarifying matter combining events resulted total six events RC opposed 14 Free Flight SAM membership currently running 45% RC thereby creating inequity compe tition services Forty-four attended SAM business meeting approximately third competitors MECA Model Engine Collectors Associa tion usually plans Collectogether day before SAM Champs timing provides opportunity fliers collectors acquire Collectable engines put runners circulation years Collecto held Bakersfield easy drive contest site area motels utilized SAM competitors Several very nice engine displays seen well new examples ignition engines being produced Ohlsson Miniature being made limited quantity Herb Wahl new prototype Hornet 19 produced John Morrill new Hornet side-port engine seen tached 11000 rpm driving 94 prop shortage original Class engines should welcome addition OldTimer scene engine will submitted SAM committee approval use official SAM competitions contest managed Al Heliman did homework early selected Event Directors Bruce Chandler Free Flight John Targos RC Things went well until John became ill could run RC events last minute days notice Al secured services Otto Bernhardt event director RC Ive never contest ran problems no exception Decis ions made werent popular ones consistent upheld event directors kind management far better partialities show up some other meets 15th Annual SAM Champs now history will hashed rehashed until 1982 16th Annual SAM Champs will held Westover AFB Massachusetts 11The ship wQshed out because Wll9 washed out bectause thu board washed ot OCtobef 1981 57 Ed Solenberger scaled up Playboy Jr RobertAngel oranta Maria ~prepares McCoy entry RC Assist Uses McCoy 60 ignition 60 Quaker official flight Ien Minion came trom Suffolk England enter Zipper RC Assist Wing two pieces ease shipping engine Amco 35 Lee Norcross usually seen working gotto fly Lanzo Record Breaker contest Power OS 4-stroke 60 Fortyniners Ross Thomas brought quite stable RC Assist models frontto back Cloud Cruiser Bosden PLW-4 Sun Duster
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/10
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57
OIdTimer rence Haught Championships 100-degrees-plus Taft CA Fifteenth Annual SAM Championships hardy souls braved climate fly really earned steak dinner got Thursday whether won trophy IT HAD BEEN good day Sal Taibi Don Bekins steak dinner company old friends trophies table front contest manager just named Sweep stakes winners Free Flight Radio Control respectively long time Monday evenings bean feed Thursday nights awards banquet Sal told few hours before Tuesday Wednesday full little problems frustrations Thursday morning finally first flight Gas Scale Corbin performed beautifully set tone day RC side field problems too couple crashes due frequency conflicts some initial procedural problems good meal some good conversation some griping settles nerves mellows soul Such advantage awards banquet over conven tional pass out trophy field thing its gentlemanly approach SAM Champs steeped tradition Contests begun bean feed general information meeting evening before flying begins Awards given victory banquet held evening last day competition SAM Champs scheduled three days Tuesday Wednesday Thursday rather unusual schedule developed allow com petitors traveling long distances suflicient travel ing time both ends contest allow everything fitted single week vacation time Taft CA becoming known Free Flight capital world some fly regularly often taken granted come first time exciting experience Joe Beshar past president SAM organizations mainstays could contain himself admiration such flying field Located countrys oldest oil fields Condor Field provides space launching ample recovery areas direc tions spite dryness heat good lift abundant well equal amount gigantic down-drafts launch area itself rectangular clearing roughly third mile square swept clean frequent trash movers violent whirlwinds can max tent properly staked will devour unattended model Such frequent cleanings launch area keep dust minimum provide hard surface re kitting models damaging engines things dont go just right Model retrieval motorcycle order day Foot chasing can lead heat exhaustion contest literature warned competitors keep aware physical condition times Sunbum protection mandatory fair-skinned Body moisture content can also problem Taft time year smart competitors brought large water cooler new field hazard noted year seems bit crude oil floating stream north edge field Bill Booths 020 Replica Twin Pusher both landed water oil plated Attendance down slightly 151 contestants 54 Model Aviation tiger Moth Power scale model Chris Chris tenson Model uses Fox 15 intake restric ted reduce power Nice scale-like flights Dick Williamson Klamath Falls OR starts Roger Wegner flew Fokker D-VIII Power 020 Aeronca Chief Model placed fourth Scale Power Snipe Diesel red silk covering Power Scale Dick also won Rubber Scale Beautiful Rearwin Speedster Roy Turner Ft Smith AR Model spans 54 covered yellow silk Power Cameron 23 Wade Wiley coaxes O&R 23 life Kana Kub designed Col Bowden England call vintage Old Country Lanzo Stick Free Flight Tom Rice Santa Ana CA Power O&R 60 uses chute DT Vamps Club Las Vegas well-represented SAM Champs Bob Chambers brought Contestor D-60-powered Swoose forC Pylon opposed 170 last year Its difficult pin down exact number active fliers SAM official publication SAM Speaks has circulation 1650 assume thousand recipients fliers 15% membership tendance national contest i3 very good fllness kept some familiar faces away Russ Oliver greatest Old-Timer Free Flight boosters Phoenix couldnt come due heart attack died suddenly Tuesday Travel costs always have impact atten dance national meet largest attendance West however good representation South Midwest North west East Coast contestant South Africa two Canada three England Ken Hinton Suffolk England brought well-executed Zipper unique shipping box side made clear plastic Ken says gets him through customs fast Customs agents interested model dont bother conduct timeconsuming inspection SAM Champs always brings out some celebrities Irwin Ohlsson made usual appear ance just check out popularity O&R engines usual quite high account ing wins Cabin 30-Sec Antique B Cabin plus six other places Another celebrity attendance Joe Ott have ask Joe Ott arent really old-timer Joe produced line Scale kits Bob Petro CoeurdAlene ID Zipper model uses O&R 33 converts O&R 29 Class B Bobs member SAM 8 FREE FLIGHT RESULTS ContestantAirplane/EngiNS Class Cabin Art SuhrSo Long/OhIsson 19 Phil McCaryCommando/Arden 19 Bruno MarkiewlCzCabruler/Arden 19 Class B Cabin Larry ClarkAirchief/OhlSSOfl 23 Don WeitzDodger/OS 25 Larry BoyerCllpper/Torp 29 Class C Cabin Don WeltsClipper/McCoy 49 Clarence Bull Bzd Bombshell/Contestor D-60 Larry BoyerClipper/Bunch Tiger Class Pylon Joe BesharFox/Bantam 19 Wade WileyGuff/Ohlsson 19 Rudy CalvoInterceptor/Arden 19 Class B Pylon Walt ParkerZlpper/Torp 29 Sal TalbiQOS/OhISSOn 23 Bob ChambersSwoose/Torp 29 Class C Pylon Leon NadoiskiSailplane/Mccoy 60 Leslie NormanZipper/OS 30 Ray CHalkerSailplane/Anderson 30-Second Antique Wade WileyRambler/OhISSOn 33 Terry OmearaClipper/Madewell 49 Sal TalbiPowerhouse/FOrster 99 Compressed Air Nick Sanford Tim Banaszak Fuel Allotment Antique Walt ParkerEhllng/Brown Jr Dayman AdcockPowerhouse/OK 60 Terry OmearaClipper/Cannon 35 020 Replica Bob OsianStratostreak Tom AldenTwin Cyclone Jim AdamsStratostreak Old-Timer Hand-Launched GUder Al Heinrich Bob Boyer Brad LeVine Rubber Scale Dick Williamson Jim Thomas Ken SykoraCurtiss Robin Rubber Stick Sal TaibiLanzo Wade Wiley Mik Mikkelson Rubber Cabin Bob DoddsKorda Bill CrovellaMoffett 38 Sal TaibiHiHo Power Scale Cliff SilvaCorbin/Bunch Nick SanfordCorbln/Fox 25 Sal TaibiCorbin/Vivell Twin Pusher Fred EmmertManulkin Charles WerieRuggri RADIO CONTROL ASSIST Electric Bruce NormanPlayboy Don BekinsPlayboy Cabin Ross ThomasPlayboy Class Bruce NormanChallenger/K&B 32 Joe PercyPlayboy/K&B 32 Ross ThomasPlayboy/K&B 32 Class B James BuicePiayboy/K&B 49 Bruce NormanPlayboy/K&B 49 Don BekinsPiayboy/K&B 49 Antique Bruce NormanCumulus/Rossi 60 Loren SchmidtYates/OS 61 Richard HuangCumulus/OS 60 Texaco Rogers BartonBombshell Don BekinsM-G Jack AltenPlayboy Jr Class C Charlie CritchEhling/K&B 65 Don BekinsPlayboy/Cyke Jack AlbrechtEhling/Anderson Texaco Jack AltenDallaire Don BekinsGas Bird Bob OslanCommodore years advertised model ing press usually accompanied smiling pilot head complete helmet goggles would impossible estimate young people hooked model aviation advertisement went pursue career aviation Competition events intense say least Several Free Flight events separated mere seconds final tabulations Pylon second separated first place Joe Beshar Wade Wiley 14-sec edge won 020 Replica Bob Oslan Only 22 seconds edged Out Fuel Allotment Antique Walt Parker C Pylon 44 entries did fly damaged testing sensed reluc tance some contestants fly chancy Taft air 105-degree heat Tom Alden way Canada commented diffi culty getting together extreme heat Flying slow pace throughout contest observation particular Champs took harder usual toll models Traveling great distances differing climatic conditions can produce trim changes Moisture content alters covering tension unseen warps flying surfaces result Engine performance varies local conditions Engines sag heat put out power low field eleva tions can create frustration serious damage RC competitor felt temperature adversely affected fuel economy events due October 1981 55 Don Cr05505 Phoenix AnewanU1-powered Ranger Don high school teacher en courages model building classes Bud McNorgan likes big cabin ships Buds long-time booster OT Free Flight Baby Cyclone-powered Roll Cliff Silva flying Fuel AliotmentAntiqueclass Thismodel has years flying experience LarrySchwarz Vamps Las Vegas watches Pacertake off official flight Power Rocket swinging 1 2-5 Y&O prop fuel expansion energy output best bet arrive day two early get yourself equipment acclimatized next best thing get Out field couple hours early day put up few test flights Its good practice put test flights before official flights contest vital Taft Official flying started 8 am day annual SAM business meeting held Tuesday Most discussion centered RC matters SAM rules Free Flight pretty tried true RC assist being relatively new concept has luxury longestablished rules RC competitors dissatisfied existing rules no ma chinery place adequately resolve problem areas Don Bekins dedicated RC competitor presented resolution calling establish ment 11-person committee provide leadership rules-making revision Current practice calls SAM membership large vote rules changes Thus Free Flighters vote RC rules vice versa creating situation rules can voted out persons having interest rule would appear situation allowed continue serious split SAM organization could result writer avid Free Flighter first foremost However clear flying sites rapidly disappearing because urban sprawl increased agricultural pressures No matter what personal beliefs preferences likely flying models radio near future flying Therefore would seem best interests develop good system RC-assist rules Another area concern combining RC glow ignition events 1981 SAM Champs Previous Champs have provided sepa rate categories engine type competitors invested models both 56 Model Aviation Chuck Thompson holds Lanzo Record Breaker Ernie Payne helmet goggles model powered Super Cyclone Sal Taibi cranks up Forster 99 Power house son Mike lights OT fuse Sal flew rubber power year Cliff Silva Ruler powered Torpedo 29 Fuse similar New Ruler wing similar KGS Hes prolific builder Heres straight Out 05 1 95 Zaic year book Tom Aldern launches Class 0 Record Holder designed Dan Clini Joe Beshar watching ants torsigns otlISt Model Fox designed Joe 1940 MA plan No l52for$425 Powerisa Bantam 19 Joe came way New Jersey Tom Alden Vancouver BC Twin Cyclone 020 Replica model placed second Al Richardson waits motorwound Flying Cloud rubber cabin model Clarence Bullof Eugene OR releasesa buzzard Bombshell powered Contestor 060-F NickSanford Santa RosaCAwith Hoosier model powered Whirlwind com pressed air engine placed first Jack Swaims OS 50-powered RC Buccaneer totally destroyed caught tire due flooded engine backfiring Sad sight classes find dropped card 1981 Affected competitors feel need aware events least year advance order adequately prepared recommended membership attend ance events announced early enough facilitate planning Contest Manager Al Hellman stated reason combining events year bring issue head hopes clarifying matter combining events resulted total six events RC opposed 14 Free Flight SAM membership currently running 45% RC thereby creating inequity compe tition services Forty-four attended SAM business meeting approximately third competitors MECA Model Engine Collectors Associa tion usually plans Collectogether day before SAM Champs timing provides opportunity fliers collectors acquire Collectable engines put runners circulation years Collecto held Bakersfield easy drive contest site area motels utilized SAM competitors Several very nice engine displays seen well new examples ignition engines being produced Ohlsson Miniature being made limited quantity Herb Wahl new prototype Hornet 19 produced John Morrill new Hornet side-port engine seen tached 11000 rpm driving 94 prop shortage original Class engines should welcome addition OldTimer scene engine will submitted SAM committee approval use official SAM competitions contest managed Al Heliman did homework early selected Event Directors Bruce Chandler Free Flight John Targos RC Things went well until John became ill could run RC events last minute days notice Al secured services Otto Bernhardt event director RC Ive never contest ran problems no exception Decis ions made werent popular ones consistent upheld event directors kind management far better partialities show up some other meets 15th Annual SAM Champs now history will hashed rehashed until 1982 16th Annual SAM Champs will held Westover AFB Massachusetts 11The ship wQshed out because Wll9 washed out bectause thu board washed ot OCtobef 1981 57 Ed Solenberger scaled up Playboy Jr RobertAngel oranta Maria ~prepares McCoy entry RC Assist Uses McCoy 60 ignition 60 Quaker official flight Ien Minion came trom Suffolk England enter Zipper RC Assist Wing two pieces ease shipping engine Amco 35 Lee Norcross usually seen working gotto fly Lanzo Record Breaker contest Power OS 4-stroke 60 Fortyniners Ross Thomas brought quite stable RC Assist models frontto back Cloud Cruiser Bosden PLW-4 Sun Duster
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/10
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57
OIdTimer rence Haught Championships 100-degrees-plus Taft CA Fifteenth Annual SAM Championships hardy souls braved climate fly really earned steak dinner got Thursday whether won trophy IT HAD BEEN good day Sal Taibi Don Bekins steak dinner company old friends trophies table front contest manager just named Sweep stakes winners Free Flight Radio Control respectively long time Monday evenings bean feed Thursday nights awards banquet Sal told few hours before Tuesday Wednesday full little problems frustrations Thursday morning finally first flight Gas Scale Corbin performed beautifully set tone day RC side field problems too couple crashes due frequency conflicts some initial procedural problems good meal some good conversation some griping settles nerves mellows soul Such advantage awards banquet over conven tional pass out trophy field thing its gentlemanly approach SAM Champs steeped tradition Contests begun bean feed general information meeting evening before flying begins Awards given victory banquet held evening last day competition SAM Champs scheduled three days Tuesday Wednesday Thursday rather unusual schedule developed allow com petitors traveling long distances suflicient travel ing time both ends contest allow everything fitted single week vacation time Taft CA becoming known Free Flight capital world some fly regularly often taken granted come first time exciting experience Joe Beshar past president SAM organizations mainstays could contain himself admiration such flying field Located countrys oldest oil fields Condor Field provides space launching ample recovery areas direc tions spite dryness heat good lift abundant well equal amount gigantic down-drafts launch area itself rectangular clearing roughly third mile square swept clean frequent trash movers violent whirlwinds can max tent properly staked will devour unattended model Such frequent cleanings launch area keep dust minimum provide hard surface re kitting models damaging engines things dont go just right Model retrieval motorcycle order day Foot chasing can lead heat exhaustion contest literature warned competitors keep aware physical condition times Sunbum protection mandatory fair-skinned Body moisture content can also problem Taft time year smart competitors brought large water cooler new field hazard noted year seems bit crude oil floating stream north edge field Bill Booths 020 Replica Twin Pusher both landed water oil plated Attendance down slightly 151 contestants 54 Model Aviation tiger Moth Power scale model Chris Chris tenson Model uses Fox 15 intake restric ted reduce power Nice scale-like flights Dick Williamson Klamath Falls OR starts Roger Wegner flew Fokker D-VIII Power 020 Aeronca Chief Model placed fourth Scale Power Snipe Diesel red silk covering Power Scale Dick also won Rubber Scale Beautiful Rearwin Speedster Roy Turner Ft Smith AR Model spans 54 covered yellow silk Power Cameron 23 Wade Wiley coaxes O&R 23 life Kana Kub designed Col Bowden England call vintage Old Country Lanzo Stick Free Flight Tom Rice Santa Ana CA Power O&R 60 uses chute DT Vamps Club Las Vegas well-represented SAM Champs Bob Chambers brought Contestor D-60-powered Swoose forC Pylon opposed 170 last year Its difficult pin down exact number active fliers SAM official publication SAM Speaks has circulation 1650 assume thousand recipients fliers 15% membership tendance national contest i3 very good fllness kept some familiar faces away Russ Oliver greatest Old-Timer Free Flight boosters Phoenix couldnt come due heart attack died suddenly Tuesday Travel costs always have impact atten dance national meet largest attendance West however good representation South Midwest North west East Coast contestant South Africa two Canada three England Ken Hinton Suffolk England brought well-executed Zipper unique shipping box side made clear plastic Ken says gets him through customs fast Customs agents interested model dont bother conduct timeconsuming inspection SAM Champs always brings out some celebrities Irwin Ohlsson made usual appear ance just check out popularity O&R engines usual quite high account ing wins Cabin 30-Sec Antique B Cabin plus six other places Another celebrity attendance Joe Ott have ask Joe Ott arent really old-timer Joe produced line Scale kits Bob Petro CoeurdAlene ID Zipper model uses O&R 33 converts O&R 29 Class B Bobs member SAM 8 FREE FLIGHT RESULTS ContestantAirplane/EngiNS Class Cabin Art SuhrSo Long/OhIsson 19 Phil McCaryCommando/Arden 19 Bruno MarkiewlCzCabruler/Arden 19 Class B Cabin Larry ClarkAirchief/OhlSSOfl 23 Don WeitzDodger/OS 25 Larry BoyerCllpper/Torp 29 Class C Cabin Don WeltsClipper/McCoy 49 Clarence Bull Bzd Bombshell/Contestor D-60 Larry BoyerClipper/Bunch Tiger Class Pylon Joe BesharFox/Bantam 19 Wade WileyGuff/Ohlsson 19 Rudy CalvoInterceptor/Arden 19 Class B Pylon Walt ParkerZlpper/Torp 29 Sal TalbiQOS/OhISSOn 23 Bob ChambersSwoose/Torp 29 Class C Pylon Leon NadoiskiSailplane/Mccoy 60 Leslie NormanZipper/OS 30 Ray CHalkerSailplane/Anderson 30-Second Antique Wade WileyRambler/OhISSOn 33 Terry OmearaClipper/Madewell 49 Sal TalbiPowerhouse/FOrster 99 Compressed Air Nick Sanford Tim Banaszak Fuel Allotment Antique Walt ParkerEhllng/Brown Jr Dayman AdcockPowerhouse/OK 60 Terry OmearaClipper/Cannon 35 020 Replica Bob OsianStratostreak Tom AldenTwin Cyclone Jim AdamsStratostreak Old-Timer Hand-Launched GUder Al Heinrich Bob Boyer Brad LeVine Rubber Scale Dick Williamson Jim Thomas Ken SykoraCurtiss Robin Rubber Stick Sal TaibiLanzo Wade Wiley Mik Mikkelson Rubber Cabin Bob DoddsKorda Bill CrovellaMoffett 38 Sal TaibiHiHo Power Scale Cliff SilvaCorbin/Bunch Nick SanfordCorbln/Fox 25 Sal TaibiCorbin/Vivell Twin Pusher Fred EmmertManulkin Charles WerieRuggri RADIO CONTROL ASSIST Electric Bruce NormanPlayboy Don BekinsPlayboy Cabin Ross ThomasPlayboy Class Bruce NormanChallenger/K&B 32 Joe PercyPlayboy/K&B 32 Ross ThomasPlayboy/K&B 32 Class B James BuicePiayboy/K&B 49 Bruce NormanPlayboy/K&B 49 Don BekinsPiayboy/K&B 49 Antique Bruce NormanCumulus/Rossi 60 Loren SchmidtYates/OS 61 Richard HuangCumulus/OS 60 Texaco Rogers BartonBombshell Don BekinsM-G Jack AltenPlayboy Jr Class C Charlie CritchEhling/K&B 65 Don BekinsPlayboy/Cyke Jack AlbrechtEhling/Anderson Texaco Jack AltenDallaire Don BekinsGas Bird Bob OslanCommodore years advertised model ing press usually accompanied smiling pilot head complete helmet goggles would impossible estimate young people hooked model aviation advertisement went pursue career aviation Competition events intense say least Several Free Flight events separated mere seconds final tabulations Pylon second separated first place Joe Beshar Wade Wiley 14-sec edge won 020 Replica Bob Oslan Only 22 seconds edged Out Fuel Allotment Antique Walt Parker C Pylon 44 entries did fly damaged testing sensed reluc tance some contestants fly chancy Taft air 105-degree heat Tom Alden way Canada commented diffi culty getting together extreme heat Flying slow pace throughout contest observation particular Champs took harder usual toll models Traveling great distances differing climatic conditions can produce trim changes Moisture content alters covering tension unseen warps flying surfaces result Engine performance varies local conditions Engines sag heat put out power low field eleva tions can create frustration serious damage RC competitor felt temperature adversely affected fuel economy events due October 1981 55 Don Cr05505 Phoenix AnewanU1-powered Ranger Don high school teacher en courages model building classes Bud McNorgan likes big cabin ships Buds long-time booster OT Free Flight Baby Cyclone-powered Roll Cliff Silva flying Fuel AliotmentAntiqueclass Thismodel has years flying experience LarrySchwarz Vamps Las Vegas watches Pacertake off official flight Power Rocket swinging 1 2-5 Y&O prop fuel expansion energy output best bet arrive day two early get yourself equipment acclimatized next best thing get Out field couple hours early day put up few test flights Its good practice put test flights before official flights contest vital Taft Official flying started 8 am day annual SAM business meeting held Tuesday Most discussion centered RC matters SAM rules Free Flight pretty tried true RC assist being relatively new concept has luxury longestablished rules RC competitors dissatisfied existing rules no ma chinery place adequately resolve problem areas Don Bekins dedicated RC competitor presented resolution calling establish ment 11-person committee provide leadership rules-making revision Current practice calls SAM membership large vote rules changes Thus Free Flighters vote RC rules vice versa creating situation rules can voted out persons having interest rule would appear situation allowed continue serious split SAM organization could result writer avid Free Flighter first foremost However clear flying sites rapidly disappearing because urban sprawl increased agricultural pressures No matter what personal beliefs preferences likely flying models radio near future flying Therefore would seem best interests develop good system RC-assist rules Another area concern combining RC glow ignition events 1981 SAM Champs Previous Champs have provided sepa rate categories engine type competitors invested models both 56 Model Aviation Chuck Thompson holds Lanzo Record Breaker Ernie Payne helmet goggles model powered Super Cyclone Sal Taibi cranks up Forster 99 Power house son Mike lights OT fuse Sal flew rubber power year Cliff Silva Ruler powered Torpedo 29 Fuse similar New Ruler wing similar KGS Hes prolific builder Heres straight Out 05 1 95 Zaic year book Tom Aldern launches Class 0 Record Holder designed Dan Clini Joe Beshar watching ants torsigns otlISt Model Fox designed Joe 1940 MA plan No l52for$425 Powerisa Bantam 19 Joe came way New Jersey Tom Alden Vancouver BC Twin Cyclone 020 Replica model placed second Al Richardson waits motorwound Flying Cloud rubber cabin model Clarence Bullof Eugene OR releasesa buzzard Bombshell powered Contestor 060-F NickSanford Santa RosaCAwith Hoosier model powered Whirlwind com pressed air engine placed first Jack Swaims OS 50-powered RC Buccaneer totally destroyed caught tire due flooded engine backfiring Sad sight classes find dropped card 1981 Affected competitors feel need aware events least year advance order adequately prepared recommended membership attend ance events announced early enough facilitate planning Contest Manager Al Hellman stated reason combining events year bring issue head hopes clarifying matter combining events resulted total six events RC opposed 14 Free Flight SAM membership currently running 45% RC thereby creating inequity compe tition services Forty-four attended SAM business meeting approximately third competitors MECA Model Engine Collectors Associa tion usually plans Collectogether day before SAM Champs timing provides opportunity fliers collectors acquire Collectable engines put runners circulation years Collecto held Bakersfield easy drive contest site area motels utilized SAM competitors Several very nice engine displays seen well new examples ignition engines being produced Ohlsson Miniature being made limited quantity Herb Wahl new prototype Hornet 19 produced John Morrill new Hornet side-port engine seen tached 11000 rpm driving 94 prop shortage original Class engines should welcome addition OldTimer scene engine will submitted SAM committee approval use official SAM competitions contest managed Al Heliman did homework early selected Event Directors Bruce Chandler Free Flight John Targos RC Things went well until John became ill could run RC events last minute days notice Al secured services Otto Bernhardt event director RC Ive never contest ran problems no exception Decis ions made werent popular ones consistent upheld event directors kind management far better partialities show up some other meets 15th Annual SAM Champs now history will hashed rehashed until 1982 16th Annual SAM Champs will held Westover AFB Massachusetts 11The ship wQshed out because Wll9 washed out bectause thu board washed ot OCtobef 1981 57 Ed Solenberger scaled up Playboy Jr RobertAngel oranta Maria ~prepares McCoy entry RC Assist Uses McCoy 60 ignition 60 Quaker official flight Ien Minion came trom Suffolk England enter Zipper RC Assist Wing two pieces ease shipping engine Amco 35 Lee Norcross usually seen working gotto fly Lanzo Record Breaker contest Power OS 4-stroke 60 Fortyniners Ross Thomas brought quite stable RC Assist models frontto back Cloud Cruiser Bosden PLW-4 Sun Duster