mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales 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cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 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order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because 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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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impact standings ooh ahh factor builds reputations feeds pilot egos like little else can Free model aeronautical King Mountain may fun taken very seriously involved Past Tournaments have marked different fad maneuvers Free 1997 no standout maneuver unless count cross-runway takeoffs years Free did have fair number pilots decided pay some overdue attention Harmony Rhythm requirement little less 3-D flash lot graceful rhythmic maneuvering musicat least among scored well doesnt mean pizzazz wow factor entirely lacking pilots flew lower slower ever before deep-stalled maneuvers such elevator flips classic Falling Leaf included large number routines Dave von Linsowe Mike McConville used transmitter funny positions gimmick behind back upside down behind back upside down also featured no-look sequence faced crowd flew airplane solely callers instructions accomplished safe height distance played rather well crowd Steve Stricker clear winner informal Accessories division flashing wingtip strobe lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales 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cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 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order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because 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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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impact standings ooh ahh factor builds reputations feeds pilot egos like little else can Free model aeronautical King Mountain may fun taken very seriously involved Past Tournaments have marked different fad maneuvers Free 1997 no standout maneuver unless count cross-runway takeoffs years Free did have fair number pilots decided pay some overdue attention Harmony Rhythm requirement little less 3-D flash lot graceful rhythmic maneuvering musicat least among scored well doesnt mean pizzazz wow factor entirely lacking pilots flew lower slower ever before deep-stalled maneuvers such elevator flips classic Falling Leaf included large number routines Dave von Linsowe Mike McConville used transmitter funny positions gimmick behind back upside down behind back upside down also featured no-look sequence faced crowd flew airplane solely callers instructions accomplished safe height distance played rather well crowd Steve Stricker clear winner informal Accessories division flashing wingtip strobe lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales 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cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 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order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/03
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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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1/2MB450 $3495 High Torque Drill 0-18 V DC att Keyless Chuck High Speed Fan Cooled 4 other drills also available 12 Model Aviation being check conditions 1 pm hold pilot vote necessary 1 pm situation much worse vote dispensed flying canceled day Qualifying restructured decided drop two remaining scheduled rounds Known program fly third Unknown Saturday morning followed two Four-Minute Free programs total two Knowns three Unknowns two FourMinute Frees flown would possible drop single round program type per rules still have contest would further elevate importance Unknown programs already weighted 50% total score particular Steve Stricker 96 finalist Jason Shulman scored poorly first Known flamed out second would have little chance recover Somenzini excellent flights hoard Known Unknown categories enviable position others good Known flights such Roland Matt Le Rouxs flown poorly two previous Unknowns third Unknown loomed make-or-break round bubble morning weather clear cool still windy qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely advised stay out past far edge runway well away crowd rule LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. 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impact standings ooh ahh factor builds reputations feeds pilot egos like little else can Free model aeronautical King Mountain may fun taken very seriously involved Past Tournaments have marked different fad maneuvers Free 1997 no standout maneuver unless count cross-runway takeoffs years Free did have fair number pilots decided pay some overdue attention Harmony Rhythm requirement little less 3-D flash lot graceful rhythmic maneuvering musicat least among scored well doesnt mean pizzazz wow factor entirely lacking pilots flew lower slower ever before deep-stalled maneuvers such elevator flips classic Falling Leaf included large number routines Dave von Linsowe Mike McConville used transmitter funny positions gimmick behind back upside down behind back upside down also featured no-look sequence faced crowd flew airplane solely callers instructions accomplished safe height distance played rather well crowd Steve Stricker clear winner informal Accessories division flashing wingtip strobe lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales FOR FULL LINE OF KrT AND ACCESSORIES Order Catalog today S5OO CK MO VISA MC ARIZONA MODEL AIRCI1ATIERS 9050 EAST GRAY ROAD SCOTrSDALE AL 35260 TO PLACE ORDER CALL 602 314-9937 FAX ORDERS 602 314-3409 March 1998 13 SPAD XIII mdd4aS JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER new SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch beauty SYNTEC very much scoring Free disappointed bubble man Benoit Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt edged him slim margin claim fifth spot strong performance Free pulled 96 winner Steve Stricker Finals finalists qualifying scores now no consequence Sunday morning replay Thursday haze overcast winds dead calm sky cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 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order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because 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sign liability waivers future should TOC model size increase further numbers attrition rate say practical upper limit RC aerobatic models presently about 110-115 inches span 2300 square inches area between 35 40 pounds dry weight hasnt lost TOC pilots first time memory average model size TOC decreasedand median size falls squarely numbers quoted above average span five finalists models 116 inches weight 40 pounds area 2420 square inches Throw Out Stricker s huge Extra numbers drop 113 37 2259 Other Items Note Last year Le Rouxs became first brother team fly Tournament year Wolfgang Roland Matt became first father-and-son team Roland Matt claiming top rookie honors third place finish nine Extras various types seven Giles 202s Sukoi two CAPs flown two Frenchmen course Seven pilots used gyros eleven did did provide information top three finishers did also top three finishers FourMinute Free eight Menz props eight Bolly props two Top Model Mejzlik props single APC prop used single broken 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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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1/2MB450 $3495 High Torque Drill 0-18 V DC att Keyless Chuck High Speed Fan Cooled 4 other drills also available 12 Model Aviation being check conditions 1 pm hold pilot vote necessary 1 pm situation much worse vote dispensed flying canceled day Qualifying restructured decided drop two remaining scheduled rounds Known program fly third Unknown Saturday morning followed two Four-Minute Free programs total two Knowns three Unknowns two FourMinute Frees flown would possible drop single round program type per rules still have contest would further elevate importance Unknown programs already weighted 50% total score particular Steve Stricker 96 finalist Jason Shulman scored poorly first Known flamed out second would have little chance recover Somenzini excellent flights hoard Known Unknown categories enviable position others good Known flights such Roland Matt Le Rouxs flown poorly two previous Unknowns third Unknown loomed make-or-break round bubble morning weather clear cool still windy qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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impact standings ooh ahh factor builds reputations feeds pilot egos like little else can Free model aeronautical King Mountain may fun taken very seriously involved Past Tournaments have marked different fad maneuvers Free 1997 no standout maneuver unless count cross-runway takeoffs years Free did have fair number pilots decided pay some overdue attention Harmony Rhythm requirement little less 3-D flash lot graceful rhythmic maneuvering musicat least among scored well doesnt mean pizzazz wow factor entirely lacking pilots flew lower slower ever before deep-stalled maneuvers such elevator flips classic Falling Leaf included large number routines Dave von Linsowe Mike McConville used transmitter funny positions gimmick behind back upside down behind back upside down also featured no-look sequence faced crowd flew airplane solely callers instructions accomplished safe height distance played rather well crowd Steve Stricker clear winner informal Accessories division flashing wingtip strobe lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales FOR FULL LINE OF KrT AND ACCESSORIES Order Catalog today S5OO CK MO VISA MC ARIZONA MODEL AIRCI1ATIERS 9050 EAST GRAY ROAD SCOTrSDALE AL 35260 TO PLACE ORDER CALL 602 314-9937 FAX ORDERS 602 314-3409 March 1998 13 SPAD XIII mdd4aS JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER new SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch beauty SYNTEC very much scoring Free disappointed bubble man Benoit Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt edged him slim margin claim fifth spot strong performance Free pulled 96 winner Steve Stricker Finals finalists qualifying scores now no consequence Sunday morning replay Thursday haze overcast winds dead calm sky cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 521-0551 source MOKI engines BISSON mufflers 1111HER 1922 S Hannibal Ct Unit G Aurora CO 80013 Ph 303 367-9792 755-5826 WORLD C LA R C RAFT usin us on-I mel WWWaero-RDOrtSCom/aeroWOrkS 31% lOOt designed ortnershi Quique Someezini 97 T0{ isa state airframe ply nod corn pode technology Now yoo can own exact duplicate te air tht ook Qoique Someozini First Place 1997 TOC Also Available 33%Laser 200120 Ultimate 40%6202120 Extra 300 25%Edge 5401/4 Scale Extra 36%Edge 540 300 Profile & em orks March 1998 15 Above Steve Strickers model does thruster-aided Rocket Turn during Finals Free program Left Event Director Steve Rojecki checks wind velocity Flying cancelled 1 pm Friday Dan Hart holds Kirk Gray prepares taxi Garden Aircraft Giles 202 Kirk finished twelfth . went down because breaks rolling turn sequence zeroed tail slide After Dave von Linsowe Roland Maft put good-but-not-spectacular flights Quique stepped up hit out game set match Stricker followed excellent flight too little too late order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because large servos sufficient speed precision dont exist standard-size servos commonly ganged handle loads three four servos surface Long leads up six feet rule Because enormous current draw huge battery packs necessary wire sizes switch harnesses connectors handle kind current dont exist off shelf long servo leads need amplifiers boost signal traps control noise Most receivers designed handle two servos plugged single channel pilots using gyros main flight controls resulting cross-talk radio bays models large problem control systems large models balanced thin edge getting job done majority pilots talked reported radio problems sort another ranging major minor model lost radio failure during competition another nearly lost during last several years least five models built event have crashed practice before ever flew competition Most models lost have very largearound 50% scale seems very clear correlation between size viability radio manufacturers representative present talked asking pilots sign liability waivers future should TOC model size increase further numbers attrition rate say practical upper limit RC aerobatic models presently about 110-115 inches span 2300 square inches area between 35 40 pounds dry weight hasnt lost TOC pilots first time memory average model size TOC decreasedand median size falls squarely numbers quoted above average span five finalists models 116 inches weight 40 pounds area 2420 square inches Throw Out Stricker s huge Extra numbers drop 113 37 2259 Other Items Note Last year Le Rouxs became first brother team fly Tournament year Wolfgang Roland Matt became first father-and-son team Roland Matt claiming top rookie honors third place finish nine Extras various types seven Giles 202s Sukoi two CAPs flown two Frenchmen course Seven pilots used gyros eleven did did provide information top three finishers did also top three finishers FourMinute Free eight Menz props eight Bolly props two Top Model Mejzlik props single APC prop used single broken 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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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1/2MB450 $3495 High Torque Drill 0-18 V DC att Keyless Chuck High Speed Fan Cooled 4 other drills also available 12 Model Aviation being check conditions 1 pm hold pilot vote necessary 1 pm situation much worse vote dispensed flying canceled day Qualifying restructured decided drop two remaining scheduled rounds Known program fly third Unknown Saturday morning followed two Four-Minute Free programs total two Knowns three Unknowns two FourMinute Frees flown would possible drop single round program type per rules still have contest would further elevate importance Unknown programs already weighted 50% total score particular Steve Stricker 96 finalist Jason Shulman scored poorly first Known flamed out second would have little chance recover Somenzini excellent flights hoard Known Unknown categories enviable position others good Known flights such Roland Matt Le Rouxs flown poorly two previous Unknowns third Unknown loomed make-or-break round bubble morning weather clear cool still windy qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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impact standings ooh ahh factor builds reputations feeds pilot egos like little else can Free model aeronautical King Mountain may fun taken very seriously involved Past Tournaments have marked different fad maneuvers Free 1997 no standout maneuver unless count cross-runway takeoffs years Free did have fair number pilots decided pay some overdue attention Harmony Rhythm requirement little less 3-D flash lot graceful rhythmic maneuvering musicat least among scored well doesnt mean pizzazz wow factor entirely lacking pilots flew lower slower ever before deep-stalled maneuvers such elevator flips classic Falling Leaf included large number routines Dave von Linsowe Mike McConville used transmitter funny positions gimmick behind back upside down behind back upside down also featured no-look sequence faced crowd flew airplane solely callers instructions accomplished safe height distance played rather well crowd Steve Stricker clear winner informal Accessories division flashing wingtip strobe lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales FOR FULL LINE OF KrT AND ACCESSORIES Order Catalog today S5OO CK MO VISA MC ARIZONA MODEL AIRCI1ATIERS 9050 EAST GRAY ROAD SCOTrSDALE AL 35260 TO PLACE ORDER CALL 602 314-9937 FAX ORDERS 602 314-3409 March 1998 13 SPAD XIII mdd4aS JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER new SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch beauty SYNTEC very much scoring Free disappointed bubble man Benoit Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt edged him slim margin claim fifth spot strong performance Free pulled 96 winner Steve Stricker Finals finalists qualifying scores now no consequence Sunday morning replay Thursday haze overcast winds dead calm sky cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 521-0551 source MOKI engines BISSON mufflers 1111HER 1922 S Hannibal Ct Unit G Aurora CO 80013 Ph 303 367-9792 755-5826 WORLD C LA R C RAFT usin us on-I mel WWWaero-RDOrtSCom/aeroWOrkS 31% lOOt designed ortnershi Quique Someezini 97 T0{ isa state airframe ply nod corn pode technology Now yoo can own exact duplicate te air tht ook Qoique Someozini First Place 1997 TOC Also Available 33%Laser 200120 Ultimate 40%6202120 Extra 300 25%Edge 5401/4 Scale Extra 36%Edge 540 300 Profile & em orks March 1998 15 Above Steve Strickers model does thruster-aided Rocket Turn during Finals Free program Left Event Director Steve Rojecki checks wind velocity Flying cancelled 1 pm Friday Dan Hart holds Kirk Gray prepares taxi Garden Aircraft Giles 202 Kirk finished twelfth . went down because breaks rolling turn sequence zeroed tail slide After Dave von Linsowe Roland Maft put good-but-not-spectacular flights Quique stepped up hit out game set match Stricker followed excellent flight too little too late order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because large servos sufficient speed precision dont exist standard-size servos commonly ganged handle loads three four servos surface Long leads up six feet rule Because enormous current draw huge battery packs necessary wire sizes switch harnesses connectors handle kind current dont exist off shelf long servo leads need amplifiers boost signal traps control noise Most receivers designed handle two servos plugged single channel pilots using gyros main flight controls resulting cross-talk radio bays models large problem control systems large models balanced thin edge getting job done majority pilots talked reported radio problems sort another ranging major minor model lost radio failure during competition another nearly lost during last several years least five models built event have crashed practice before ever flew competition Most models lost have very largearound 50% scale seems very clear correlation between size viability radio manufacturers representative present talked asking pilots sign liability waivers future should TOC model size increase further numbers attrition rate say practical upper limit RC aerobatic models presently about 110-115 inches span 2300 square inches area between 35 40 pounds dry weight hasnt lost TOC pilots first time memory average model size TOC decreasedand median size falls squarely numbers quoted above average span five finalists models 116 inches weight 40 pounds area 2420 square inches Throw Out Stricker s huge Extra numbers drop 113 37 2259 Other Items Note Last year Le Rouxs became first brother team fly Tournament year Wolfgang Roland Matt became first father-and-son team Roland Matt claiming top rookie honors third place finish nine Extras various types seven Giles 202s Sukoi two CAPs flown two Frenchmen course Seven pilots used gyros eleven did did provide information top three finishers did also top three finishers FourMinute Free eight Menz props eight Bolly props two Top Model Mejzlik props single APC prop used single broken 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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales 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cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 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order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because large servos sufficient speed precision dont exist standard-size servos commonly ganged handle loads three four servos surface Long leads up six feet rule Because enormous current draw huge battery packs necessary wire sizes switch harnesses connectors handle kind current dont exist off shelf long servo leads need amplifiers boost signal traps control noise Most receivers designed handle two servos plugged single channel pilots using gyros main flight controls resulting cross-talk radio bays models large problem control systems large models balanced thin edge getting job done majority pilots talked reported radio problems sort another ranging major minor model lost radio failure during competition another nearly lost during last several years least five models built event have crashed practice before ever flew competition Most models lost have very largearound 50% scale seems very clear correlation between size viability radio manufacturers representative present talked asking pilots sign liability waivers future should TOC model size increase further numbers attrition rate say practical upper limit RC aerobatic models presently about 110-115 inches span 2300 square inches area between 35 40 pounds dry weight hasnt lost TOC pilots first time memory average model size TOC decreasedand median size falls squarely numbers quoted above average span five finalists models 116 inches weight 40 pounds area 2420 square inches Throw Out Stricker s huge Extra numbers drop 113 37 2259 Other Items Note Last year Le Rouxs became first brother team fly Tournament year Wolfgang Roland Matt became first father-and-son team Roland Matt claiming top rookie honors third place finish nine Extras various types seven Giles 202s Sukoi two CAPs flown two Frenchmen course Seven pilots used gyros eleven did did provide information top three finishers did also top three finishers FourMinute Free eight Menz props eight Bolly props two Top Model Mejzlik props single APC prop used single broken 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/03
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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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1/2MB450 $3495 High Torque Drill 0-18 V DC att Keyless Chuck High Speed Fan Cooled 4 other drills also available 12 Model Aviation being check conditions 1 pm hold pilot vote necessary 1 pm situation much worse vote dispensed flying canceled day Qualifying restructured decided drop two remaining scheduled rounds Known program fly third Unknown Saturday morning followed two Four-Minute Free programs total two Knowns three Unknowns two FourMinute Frees flown would possible drop single round program type per rules still have contest would further elevate importance Unknown programs already weighted 50% total score particular Steve Stricker 96 finalist Jason Shulman scored poorly first Known flamed out second would have little chance recover Somenzini excellent flights hoard Known Unknown categories enviable position others good Known flights such Roland Matt Le Rouxs flown poorly two previous Unknowns third Unknown loomed make-or-break round bubble morning weather clear cool still windy qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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impact standings ooh ahh factor builds reputations feeds pilot egos like little else can Free model aeronautical King Mountain may fun taken very seriously involved Past Tournaments have marked different fad maneuvers Free 1997 no standout maneuver unless count cross-runway takeoffs years Free did have fair number pilots decided pay some overdue attention Harmony Rhythm requirement little less 3-D flash lot graceful rhythmic maneuvering musicat least among scored well doesnt mean pizzazz wow factor entirely lacking pilots flew lower slower ever before deep-stalled maneuvers such elevator flips classic Falling Leaf included large number routines Dave von Linsowe Mike McConville used transmitter funny positions gimmick behind back upside down behind back upside down also featured no-look sequence faced crowd flew airplane solely callers instructions accomplished safe height distance played rather well crowd Steve Stricker clear winner informal Accessories division flashing wingtip strobe lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales 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cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 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order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because large servos sufficient speed precision dont exist standard-size servos commonly ganged handle loads three four servos surface Long leads up six feet rule Because enormous current draw huge battery packs necessary wire sizes switch harnesses connectors handle kind current dont exist off shelf long servo leads need amplifiers boost signal traps control noise Most receivers designed handle two servos plugged single channel pilots using gyros main flight controls resulting cross-talk radio bays models large problem control systems large models balanced thin edge getting job done majority pilots talked reported radio problems sort another ranging major minor model lost radio failure during competition another nearly lost during last several years least five models built event have crashed practice before ever flew competition Most models lost have very largearound 50% scale seems very clear correlation between size viability radio manufacturers representative present talked asking pilots sign liability waivers future should TOC model size increase further numbers attrition rate say practical upper limit RC aerobatic models presently about 110-115 inches span 2300 square inches area between 35 40 pounds dry weight hasnt lost TOC pilots first time memory average model size TOC decreasedand median size falls squarely numbers quoted above average span five finalists models 116 inches weight 40 pounds area 2420 square inches Throw Out Stricker s huge Extra numbers drop 113 37 2259 Other Items Note Last year Le Rouxs became first brother team fly Tournament year Wolfgang Roland Matt became first father-and-son team Roland Matt claiming top rookie honors third place finish nine Extras various types seven Giles 202s Sukoi two CAPs flown two Frenchmen course Seven pilots used gyros eleven did did provide information top three finishers did also top three finishers FourMinute Free eight Menz props eight Bolly props two Top Model Mejzlik props single APC prop used single broken 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/03
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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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1/2MB450 $3495 High Torque Drill 0-18 V DC att Keyless Chuck High Speed Fan Cooled 4 other drills also available 12 Model Aviation being check conditions 1 pm hold pilot vote necessary 1 pm situation much worse vote dispensed flying canceled day Qualifying restructured decided drop two remaining scheduled rounds Known program fly third Unknown Saturday morning followed two Four-Minute Free programs total two Knowns three Unknowns two FourMinute Frees flown would possible drop single round program type per rules still have contest would further elevate importance Unknown programs already weighted 50% total score particular Steve Stricker 96 finalist Jason Shulman scored poorly first Known flamed out second would have little chance recover Somenzini excellent flights hoard Known Unknown categories enviable position others good Known flights such Roland Matt Le Rouxs flown poorly two previous Unknowns third Unknown loomed make-or-break round bubble morning weather clear cool still windy qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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impact standings ooh ahh factor builds reputations feeds pilot egos like little else can Free model aeronautical King Mountain may fun taken very seriously involved Past Tournaments have marked different fad maneuvers Free 1997 no standout maneuver unless count cross-runway takeoffs years Free did have fair number pilots decided pay some overdue attention Harmony Rhythm requirement little less 3-D flash lot graceful rhythmic maneuvering musicat least among scored well doesnt mean pizzazz wow factor entirely lacking pilots flew lower slower ever before deep-stalled maneuvers such elevator flips classic Falling Leaf included large number routines Dave von Linsowe Mike McConville used transmitter funny positions gimmick behind back upside down behind back upside down also featured no-look sequence faced crowd flew airplane solely callers instructions accomplished safe height distance played rather well crowd Steve Stricker clear winner informal Accessories division flashing wingtip strobe lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales 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cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 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order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because large servos sufficient speed precision dont exist standard-size servos commonly ganged handle loads three four servos surface Long leads up six feet rule Because enormous current draw huge battery packs necessary wire sizes switch harnesses connectors handle kind current dont exist off shelf long servo leads need amplifiers boost signal traps control noise Most receivers designed handle two servos plugged single channel pilots using gyros main flight controls resulting cross-talk radio bays models large problem control systems large models balanced thin edge getting job done majority pilots talked reported radio problems sort another ranging major minor model lost radio failure during competition another nearly lost during last several years least five models built event have crashed practice before ever flew competition Most models lost have very largearound 50% scale seems very clear correlation between size viability radio manufacturers representative present talked asking pilots sign liability waivers future should TOC model size increase further numbers attrition rate say practical upper limit RC aerobatic models presently about 110-115 inches span 2300 square inches area between 35 40 pounds dry weight hasnt lost TOC pilots first time memory average model size TOC decreasedand median size falls squarely numbers quoted above average span five finalists models 116 inches weight 40 pounds area 2420 square inches Throw Out Stricker s huge Extra numbers drop 113 37 2259 Other Items Note Last year Le Rouxs became first brother team fly Tournament year Wolfgang Roland Matt became first father-and-son team Roland Matt claiming top rookie honors third place finish nine Extras various types seven Giles 202s Sukoi two CAPs flown two Frenchmen course Seven pilots used gyros eleven did did provide information top three finishers did also top three finishers FourMinute Free eight Menz props eight Bolly props two Top Model Mejzlik props single APC prop used single broken 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/03
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mm warn ON CRISP desert day late October 1997 Quique Somenzini Argentina won 14th International Tournament Champions joining seven-time champion Hanno Prettner Chip Hyde multiple winners event Quique justly famous spectacular low-level Freestyle work did time disciplined consistent effort spanned skill spectrum During qualifying won round program category Known Unknown Four-Minute Free never placing lower fourth flight Finals nearly reprised effort taking Known Unknown round convincing fashion before giving ground Free second-place finisher Cristophe Paysant Le Roux France surprising TOC rookie Liechtenstein third-place finisher Roland Matt marked first time foreign entrants have captured top three spots event dates October 23-26 1997 site William G Bennett RC Field Las Vegas Nevada As 1996 Sahara Hotel Casino host establishment contest format called three days qualifying flights split follows Four rounds Known Compulsory Program three different Unknown Compulsory Programs handed contestants night before must flownno practice allowed flown once two Four Minute Free Programs qualifying leads six-round finals Sunday top five pilots evenly split among two Knowns two new Unknown sequences created just Finals two additional Free programs preliminaries finals lowest-scoring flight program type dropped scoring modified IAC rules weighted 50% Unknowns 30% Knowns balance 20% 4minute Free Programs Tournament custom-assembled contest management FAI Aresti catalog aerobatic figures Qualifying opened Thursday morning under nearly flawless 8 Model Aviation nd-place finisher Christophe Paysant Le Roux starts model brother Benoit father Jacques hold Rick Allison Pha byihi muthw GmpNo DuuIgn byOmila batic conditions winds dead calm under high overcast predicted burn off late morning Unknown sequences flown first morning fresh minds competitors first Unknown appeared easy air program proved minefield zeros pilots Flying twelfth Quique Somenzini uncorked first really solid effort followed immediately defending TOC Champion Steve Stricker flew close tight precisely Flying next-to-last Benoit Paysant Le Roux excellent flight going until zero snap overrotation blemished Stricker won round slimmest margins over Somenzini Dave von Linsowe flying last managed third followed Benoit US F3A team member Chris Lakin Benoits betterknown brother Cristophe TOC finalist fourth-place finisher 96 zeroed several maneuvers 14th place round Round Two first two trips through Known program distributed months prior event first five maneuvers featured 2700 rolling turn three alternating rolls 1 /2 positive snaps crossbox 1800 rolling turn two rolls alternating 11/2 negative snaps crossbox another 2700 rolling turn three alternating rollsarguably toughest opening maneuver sequence TOC history Flying sixth Australian Peter Goldsmith turned crisp precise flight Several fliers later Cristophe Paysant Le Roux roared back contention clean tight round Perennial TOC invitee times finalist Ivan Kristensen Canada posted burner Quique Somenzini nailed difficult fivemaneuver opening sequence finished smoothly TOC vet Wolfgang Matt put together decent flight avoided major errors Steve Sticker brilliant effort going until suffering March 1998 9 Tournamentampis 1974 late Wait chr6&r longtime ect Model Airplane Newi William G Bill Bennett liformer Director ushe previousOC I/tel ax inTheiiisi series radio interference/range problems caused several plainly apparent breaks routine Late round rookie Roland Matt Wolgangs son shook off opening-day nerves put good round results Quique first Roland second Cristophe third Ivan fourth Wolfgang just edging Peter Goldsmith fifth Defending champ Steve Stricker slid seventh importantly still some serious radio range problems Round Three would second time around Known sequence flying third Cristophe Paysant Le Roux very obviously hit stride hanging up goldstandard flight Somenzini good round several minor flaws unfortunately high K maneuvers Steve Stricker late scratch round after another radio problem broken elevator servo wind picking up 3-5 mph blow-in late round clouds starting roll Roland Matt put convincing round did brother Benoit Next-to-last order Dave von Linsowe hit high K maneuvers solidly push past Cristophe Roland Matt dropped third round followed Quique Benoit As opening-day competition closed US Weather Service predicting high winds Friday perhaps Saturday well bringing back memories full days flying lost high winds previous year 10 Model Aviation nd Malis Extra 3005 smoke during Free program placed third Mike McMurtry Oklahoma City OK wheels son Seans Extra 300L back pits after flight predictions Friday morning proved semi-accurate temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight 20 mph 900 blow-in waiting 8 am opening bell Tournament rules provide pilot vote cancellation sustained winds exceed 20 knots about 26 mph After measuring wind velocity Event Director Steve Rojecki elected proceed vote Higher winds 25-35 mph range gusting 45 mph predicted before noon avoid altering structure event least two rounds program type would need flown during qualifyingand getting least mornings scheduled Unknown round would key importance high winds arrived predicted Unknown #2 featured long vertical 450 lines multiple rolls crossover spinall surely challenge under conditions significant flow problems fifth maneuvera horizontal eight directly followed tail slide roll sequence rolling turn entered top rather bottom very first flight apparent precision symmetry taken back seat simple survivaland after watching half round also obvious single aerobatic maneuver found would defeat best efforts comers card Horizontal Eight 4/8 rolls first 2/4 rolls second entered exited top won round best efforts saw amounted score 6 7 pilots 3-5 range Several pilots windy regions made significant gains Rookie Todd Blose fresh windy Texas plains nice effort eighth round Sean McMurtry also Texas turned much better flight previous efforts Floridian Jason Shulman helped himself hugely what might have best flight meet Stricker switched jury-rigged whip-style antenna now solid RF link usual geometry problems Eight otherwise handled wind very well Somenzini also turned clean well-flown round Benoit Paysant Le Roux suffered inflight rudder servo problem model comically wagging its tail like puppy through last half flight Dave von Linsowe put another consistent flight did Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Somenzini first round Cristophe second Shulman third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth Steve Rojecki elected push second scheduled round day third Known Wolfgang Matt led off nearly blown over crowd rolling turn sequence Todd Blose flying second within seconds takeoff wind cranked up final notch Rojecki called halt proceedings two-hour hold proclaimed R KKER D-7$8999 Designed R cc bras Ich Vacuum formed Cowl oe & d e cut porto Wiogopan 51 Leogth 41 WngAreo 756Sq lo togioe 35 452C 45 614C 4Ch Rodio reqoired WIND FREE 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1/2MB450 $3495 High Torque Drill 0-18 V DC att Keyless Chuck High Speed Fan Cooled 4 other drills also available 12 Model Aviation being check conditions 1 pm hold pilot vote necessary 1 pm situation much worse vote dispensed flying canceled day Qualifying restructured decided drop two remaining scheduled rounds Known program fly third Unknown Saturday morning followed two Four-Minute Free programs total two Knowns three Unknowns two FourMinute Frees flown would possible drop single round program type per rules still have contest would further elevate importance Unknown programs already weighted 50% total score particular Steve Stricker 96 finalist Jason Shulman scored poorly first Known flamed out second would have little chance recover Somenzini excellent flights hoard Known Unknown categories enviable position others good Known flights such Roland Matt Le Rouxs flown poorly two previous Unknowns third Unknown loomed make-or-break round bubble morning weather clear cool still windy qualifying resumed 15-20 mph 900 blow-in Steve Stricker first fly astounding buzzard luck still holding After snapping wrong direction third maneuver flamed out sixth landed dead-stick Benoit Paysant Le Roux flew well under pressure brother Cristophe flew better Shulman von Linsowe Roland Matt Somenzini clean solid efforts Todd Blose also excellent flight failed grade out well some reason round results Cristophe first Shulman second Somenzini third Roland Matt fourth Benoit fifth wind dropping off slightly day warming two Four-Minute Free programs next sandwiched around lunch break some helicopter jet turbine demonstration flying fullscale airshow Wayne Handley Raven stands packed what come see Four-Minute Free strictly hot dog thing music streamers smoke gimmicks gimcracks mirrorsall legal advised program scored basis Originality Versatility Harmony Rhythm Execution equally weighted year new twist added past low-altitude limit five metersand often ignored year contestants merely 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impact standings ooh ahh factor builds reputations feeds pilot egos like little else can Free model aeronautical King Mountain may fun taken very seriously involved Past Tournaments have marked different fad maneuvers Free 1997 no standout maneuver unless count cross-runway takeoffs years Free did have fair number pilots decided pay some overdue attention Harmony Rhythm requirement little less 3-D flash lot graceful rhythmic maneuvering musicat least among scored well doesnt mean pizzazz wow factor entirely lacking pilots flew lower slower ever before deep-stalled maneuvers such elevator flips classic Falling Leaf included large number routines Dave von Linsowe Mike McConville used transmitter funny positions gimmick behind back upside down behind back upside down also featured no-look sequence faced crowd flew airplane solely callers instructions accomplished safe height distance played rather well crowd Steve Stricker clear winner informal Accessories division flashing wingtip strobe lights small tailmounted electronically-fired inflight thruster used pinwheel rocket turn Free has never Steves strong suit year well-choreographed -executed sequence pizzazz balance Roland Matt demonstrated surprising skill Free Benoit Paysant Le Rouxs routine differed little brothers presentation executionnot necessarily bad thing Sean McMurtry also flew Free particularly well After full afternoon flips slips whooshes Kent Nogys turbine jet tumbles music billowing smoke crowd oohed aahed out qualifying over final results would announced TOC banquet evening banquet produced traditional prime rib speeches after smaller checks handed out little mystery about top three order Somenzini Cristophe Paysant Le Roux Dave von Linsowe would certainly make remaining two Finals spots would contested change might depend Kit Features Wire Spoked Wheels Machine Gun Kit Fuil Cockpit Turnbnckles & Hardware Color Plans Photo Package Scale Documents Book CNC Machined Laser Cut Parts 1/6 1/4 & 1/3 Scales 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cleara perfect day contest Dave von Linsowe led off first Unknown some problems up down line snaps Roland Matt decent flight Somenzini followed flight contestvery assertive precise textbook clean Steve Strickers troubles continued giant brain cramp after eighth maneuverhe started stopped started again finally doing maneuver out-of sequence Cristophe flew well problems over- under-rotating snaps Somenzini clear winner Paysant Le Roux next followed Stricker von Linsowe Matt bunched closely second round familiar Known sequence Steve Stricker came back win excellent flight Paysant Le Roux right behind him very clean round Matt von Linsowe Somenzini following first Four-Minute Free served notice gloves finally off routines mostly matched what pilots flown during qualifying execution generally lower slower hotter crisper Quique Somenzini lowered boom finishing torque roll less three feet altitude Cristophe cut 15-foot hard deck used during qualifying about six feet Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter upside down behind back Roland Mail added slipped landing routine Paysant Le Roux first Matt second Somenzini third Stricker fourth von Linsowe fifth scoring bunched tightly little gainedor lost pilots second Unknown would very important Steve Strocker poor first Unknown flight can best perhaps chance catch Someozini repeat Champion rested winning round decisively Unfortunately Steve suspense soon over led off suffered second flameout contest midway through flight Roland Mail won round Somenzini second Paysant Le Roux tight third von Linsowe fourth Stricker fifth After standard lunch demo break second Known finals called Stricker out contention race big payday between Somenzini Paysant Le Roux Quique holding tall cards because large margin victory first Unknown Cristophe needed victory led off 14 Model Aviation EC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 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order round Somenzini Stricker Matt von Linsowe Paysant Le Roux final Free instant replay first round three small differences First Quique celebrated lowering finishing torque roll down height foot Second scoring bunched tightly first round Third Dave von Linsowe flew transmitter behind back upside down back airplaneall once round finishing order Paysant Le Roux Matt Somenzini Stricker von Linsowe remained same final finishing order Quique Somenzini Christophe Paysant Le Roux Roland Matt Dave von Linsowe Steve Stricker Tournament Champions brings something new different table brought serious concern radios new frontier control technology being explored As models have grown size weight over last several Tournaments airframes engines have struggled catch up technology both finally reaching some sort equilibrium 1996 radios have kept pace now weak link smallest models 97 TOC CAP 232s Le Roux brothers spanned 108 inches weighed 32 pounds 2185 square inches wing area largest model Steve Strickers Extra 300S spanned 129 inches weighed 54 pounds 3061 square inches wing area aircraft Giant Scale J-3 Cubs high-powered aerobatic aircraft huge oversized control surfaces routinely subjected very high G loadings flight loads surfaces can reach hundreds poundsenough blow 16 Model Aviation isite hand-held simulator model used Dave von Linsowe comes complete its own carrying case TOC rules call realistic instrument panel Sean McMurtrys Extra 300L best Caller Mike Hilderbrandt whispers last-minute instructions pilot figure Mike McConville eighth place picks up transmitter Todd Blose mechanic DW Ponder sort out carburetor problem during pre tournament practice dry lake Todd finished 17th Above Dave von Linsowe relaxes borrowed chair #1 field ready box finished fourth Right Wind hold Ron Stahl Team Stricker uses wing bag warmth Note starter tie-down March 1998 17 Frazer Biggs Extra 260 wheeled starting position Control surface counterbalance inset ingenious back flat air Because large servos sufficient speed precision dont exist standard-size servos commonly ganged handle loads three four servos surface Long leads up six feet rule Because enormous current draw huge battery packs necessary wire sizes switch harnesses connectors handle kind current dont exist off shelf long servo leads need amplifiers boost signal traps control noise Most receivers designed handle two servos plugged single channel pilots using gyros main flight controls resulting cross-talk radio bays models large problem control systems large models balanced thin edge getting job done majority pilots talked reported radio problems sort another ranging major minor model lost radio failure during competition another nearly lost during last several years least five models built event have crashed practice before ever flew competition Most models lost have very largearound 50% scale seems very clear correlation between size viability radio manufacturers representative present talked asking pilots sign liability waivers future should TOC model size increase further numbers attrition rate say practical upper limit RC aerobatic models presently about 110-115 inches span 2300 square inches area between 35 40 pounds dry weight hasnt lost TOC pilots first time memory average model size TOC decreasedand median size falls squarely numbers quoted above average span five finalists models 116 inches weight 40 pounds area 2420 square inches Throw Out Stricker s huge Extra numbers drop 113 37 2259 Other Items Note Last year Le Rouxs became first brother team fly Tournament year Wolfgang Roland Matt became first father-and-son team Roland Matt claiming top rookie honors third place finish nine Extras various types seven Giles 202s Sukoi two CAPs flown two Frenchmen course Seven pilots used gyros eleven did did provide information top three finishers did also top three finishers FourMinute Free eight Menz props eight Bolly props two Top Model Mejzlik props single APC prop used single broken 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125 240 475 1750 1/6 Lit 95 125 240 475 1750 1/418 125 185 345 675 2500 GRAIN & DENSITY SELECTION 50% SURCHARGE MFGRS & DEAIERS ND FOR RESELLER PROGRAM Fl/cia mAiled change TIU/C OSECHI-1oz141o5 -$1475 FOAM SHEETS 96121224 385 95141212241758iue224451328 351422448830" IEPP21224550 Widte412x24 350EPP2xI8x48 1550" Wtdte42448 1278 EPP23848 3000" Inconel Foam Cuting Wra -8/eel $300 $600 Hug Oversize Slsp Ctlge March 1998 19 six JR radios 13 Futabas Engine-wise fourteen 3W120 twins 3W 160 quad two Cubed 88s two Team 7Os powering 19 modelsall gas/oil mixes Most ran well problems related carburetion No models appeared underpowered Much has made TOC returning annual schedule possible impact move might have other events sanctioned competition general particularly F3A will impact size extent impact will have determined over time guess backed consensus pilots longtime TOC observers sanctioned competition structure will survive comfortably prosper greater degree dozen-or-so pilots around world perennial TOC invitees will certainly face some hard either/or attendance choices next few years impact Tournament Champions itself no means certain biennial schedule past has contributed making event very special prestigious much-awaited comes around calendar return annual schedule means far less time pilots teams prepare may remove some major event luster appeal Tournament holds spectators participants remains seen 1998 will certainly see once again Allison J56I8NE56th Way Redmond WA 98052 delAirEftPa WORLDS LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF SUPERIOR EPOXY-GLASS COWLS WHEEL PANTS 8 ACCESSORIES CALL NOW 810 677-0213 810 677-0414 orders SW jej W13j1 FI liii I7U5gIU Auto Plug Way Valve Flow Direction Only Fourmost Auto Plug Way Valve can used variety circumstances require maintenance air fuel pressure Auto Plug can used place plug fuel systems utilize muffler pressure Auto Plug / Valve may also used conjunction bladders eliminate continual pinching line during fueling process Plug Valve also ideal pressure line between muffler fuel tank prevent pressure fuel escaping back muffler product may used glow fuel Auto Plug Product No 138 Size 1/16 inch lD Price $495 FOURMOST PRODUCTS 503 357 2732 March 1998 21 Send $100 forOpen $200 uarrauaMonday Friday $300 outside USA10 am 4 pm EST Robart Manufacturing Inc ROBox 1247 DeptA StCharles IL 60174 Phone 630-584-7616 E-mail robart@robartcom TL Industry Leader Retractable Landing Gear Fixed Scale Control Horns HingePoint Hinges Modeling Tools Mare Equip model Robart retractable landing gear take off whole new world flying excitement Retracts look cool but give plane new feel freedom perform its easy too Robart gear come complete detailed installation instructions Robart retracts youll experience greater performance overall better equipped enjoy fun R/C hobby has offer Whatever size model fly large small Robarts got right gear accessories plane So get flying fun model Ask dealer show Right Stuff Robart today