The assembled contestants Sig Cuas miaaie 0 ins tram row tour-yearold Adam Wolf plane granddad put together can tell greattime Friendlycompetitlon neighboring club hasdonewonders improving fllghttlmes Big Cub Contest% love airplanes doesnt take super-sophis- ted catch eye About anything able stay aloft will Because love flying machines small local club contests involving plane simple Cub fun may think U Peter Carr THREE YEARS AGO Januaiy meeting model club found interest waned extent group danger folding seemed members getting older no new faces showing up help fill out ranks usual schemes discussed concluded fresh approach needed program resulting fateful meeting has far better could have imagined Instead winters being filled long days basement build ing models stored away until spring time spent spare time building simple models flown right away scheming stretch few extra sec onds flight time length rubber decided hold Sig Cub Contest clear skills needed successfully build fly large complex Radio Control Free Flight Control Line ships generally best learned through building small rubber-powered air craft sticks tissue Much various media would like tell trainer-type RC ships way learn fly us older modelers got started rubber-powered tissue-covered models appeared us best way get youngsters interested modeling keep interested set up program building competing single de sign After some research discussion design chosen Sig Cub kit best $425 values market fairly large 18-in span its easy handle parts reasonable size wing has ribs spar covered tissue tail outdoor version powered four loops h-in rubber Ill bet gets mighty high setup Two loops same rubber used flying indoors provides manageable climb very respectable duration plans laid out like checklist very easy follow system construction nearly foolproof Sig Cub might make perfect first kit project modest amount experience will ease over rough spots kit very good design flying indoors because flight-trims easily stays trim very well warp-prone difficulties smaller models long-dormant skills us old RCers sprang life feel 6 sq sticks tissue almost enough make us go out buy some Ambroid Duco cement just have something pick off fingers days gone area Northeast isnt hotbed Indoor activity near-zero experience draw setting up rules contest suit site 58 Model Aviation building use way very good kind flying strictest standards Brockway Glass Co hangar DuBois-Jefferson County Airport has very usable 35-ft ceiling height floor big enough four basketball courts drift much problem Also should model hang up lights heating pipes several ladders normally used wash service full-size aircraft available retrieval first contest set up kids under age 18 Seven showed up fly four rounds duration time started plane left fliers hand ended touched stationary object Times 25- 28-sec range remarkably no serious damage models next contest 11 kids separate class older kids over 18 Prizes kids small model air plane kits Sig Peck-Polymers Micro-Xwhile adults competed bottle Old Rubber Lube Times im proved low 30s still no badly damaged models repair equal interest general tone lighthearted good humor Also amazing see airline general aviation pilots come watch flying wide grins faces pilots obviously found way careers through models still retain warm feelings activity model club Clearfield PA learned activities through exchanging news letters visited us challenge crew made trophy picture venerable Cub places winning teams name really spiced up action us went back building board trim weight get wrinldes out tissue balance props next meet saw flight times soar 35 secwith high time near 39 sec high time under- 18 pilots means adults hadnt able build fly model better kids youngsters able compete equal basis adults also stimulated some friendly competition between fathers sons really better builder/flier pictures article January contest outside temperature low 20s high winds comfortable inside hangar about 600 shutting down heat keeping doors closed hour before flying turbulence inside small can see smiles much fun youngsters having efforts model club really paid off good feelings like build will easy make transition larger RC planes build ing trimming skills have learned hangar will help later club doesnt suggest approach kids model planes will work know works us also have found goal kids inexpensive attainableand can shared dads kids other aspect sharing together ness best trophy Rob Skelien 14 demonstrates classic launch technique airplane likes turn left under power glide al- wound-down Cub sets itself up threeways seems climb just shy lights point landing following trip ceiling August 1986 59 Skipp Scott Art Turner attend model during competition Clarence Wolfe right looks Art files Sabreliners living claims models fun fly Flying Near Airports Careful Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft operations unless flyer has someone else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft supervising flying prevent accident possibilities PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY KIP i urner pins nis moaei air also competes Fun Fly Scale Pattern contests along brother father
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/08
Page Numbers: 58, 59
The assembled contestants Sig Cuas miaaie 0 ins tram row tour-yearold Adam Wolf plane granddad put together can tell greattime Friendlycompetitlon neighboring club hasdonewonders improving fllghttlmes Big Cub Contest% love airplanes doesnt take super-sophis- ted catch eye About anything able stay aloft will Because love flying machines small local club contests involving plane simple Cub fun may think U Peter Carr THREE YEARS AGO Januaiy meeting model club found interest waned extent group danger folding seemed members getting older no new faces showing up help fill out ranks usual schemes discussed concluded fresh approach needed program resulting fateful meeting has far better could have imagined Instead winters being filled long days basement build ing models stored away until spring time spent spare time building simple models flown right away scheming stretch few extra sec onds flight time length rubber decided hold Sig Cub Contest clear skills needed successfully build fly large complex Radio Control Free Flight Control Line ships generally best learned through building small rubber-powered air craft sticks tissue Much various media would like tell trainer-type RC ships way learn fly us older modelers got started rubber-powered tissue-covered models appeared us best way get youngsters interested modeling keep interested set up program building competing single de sign After some research discussion design chosen Sig Cub kit best $425 values market fairly large 18-in span its easy handle parts reasonable size wing has ribs spar covered tissue tail outdoor version powered four loops h-in rubber Ill bet gets mighty high setup Two loops same rubber used flying indoors provides manageable climb very respectable duration plans laid out like checklist very easy follow system construction nearly foolproof Sig Cub might make perfect first kit project modest amount experience will ease over rough spots kit very good design flying indoors because flight-trims easily stays trim very well warp-prone difficulties smaller models long-dormant skills us old RCers sprang life feel 6 sq sticks tissue almost enough make us go out buy some Ambroid Duco cement just have something pick off fingers days gone area Northeast isnt hotbed Indoor activity near-zero experience draw setting up rules contest suit site 58 Model Aviation building use way very good kind flying strictest standards Brockway Glass Co hangar DuBois-Jefferson County Airport has very usable 35-ft ceiling height floor big enough four basketball courts drift much problem Also should model hang up lights heating pipes several ladders normally used wash service full-size aircraft available retrieval first contest set up kids under age 18 Seven showed up fly four rounds duration time started plane left fliers hand ended touched stationary object Times 25- 28-sec range remarkably no serious damage models next contest 11 kids separate class older kids over 18 Prizes kids small model air plane kits Sig Peck-Polymers Micro-Xwhile adults competed bottle Old Rubber Lube Times im proved low 30s still no badly damaged models repair equal interest general tone lighthearted good humor Also amazing see airline general aviation pilots come watch flying wide grins faces pilots obviously found way careers through models still retain warm feelings activity model club Clearfield PA learned activities through exchanging news letters visited us challenge crew made trophy picture venerable Cub places winning teams name really spiced up action us went back building board trim weight get wrinldes out tissue balance props next meet saw flight times soar 35 secwith high time near 39 sec high time under- 18 pilots means adults hadnt able build fly model better kids youngsters able compete equal basis adults also stimulated some friendly competition between fathers sons really better builder/flier pictures article January contest outside temperature low 20s high winds comfortable inside hangar about 600 shutting down heat keeping doors closed hour before flying turbulence inside small can see smiles much fun youngsters having efforts model club really paid off good feelings like build will easy make transition larger RC planes build ing trimming skills have learned hangar will help later club doesnt suggest approach kids model planes will work know works us also have found goal kids inexpensive attainableand can shared dads kids other aspect sharing together ness best trophy Rob Skelien 14 demonstrates classic launch technique airplane likes turn left under power glide al- wound-down Cub sets itself up threeways seems climb just shy lights point landing following trip ceiling August 1986 59 Skipp Scott Art Turner attend model during competition Clarence Wolfe right looks Art files Sabreliners living claims models fun fly Flying Near Airports Careful Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft operations unless flyer has someone else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft supervising flying prevent accident possibilities PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY KIP i urner pins nis moaei air also competes Fun Fly Scale Pattern contests along brother father