/FhIFZb -b JitflJJJKLh did Washington DC area Las Vegas Nevada Twelve legs five teams leg over 600 participantsa great achievement Along way project raised money Muscular Dystrophy Assoc kicked off Jerry Lewis Telethon last September IT IS now history model aviation history first Trans-Am RC Relay Race takes its rightful place among milestones modeling greatest fun-fly event ever attempted suc cessfully completed planned Las Vegas Nevada October 2 1979 five teams com pleted last flight Barstow California Las Vegas September 4 great day beginning Trans-Am RC Relay Race day culmination over 19 months planning preparation first five teams ready airplanes equipment checked rechecked exactly 90000 go signal given TeamS started engine took off overcast sky After circling couple times way Kings Dominion Recreation Park Richmond VA Bob Doris Rich Dulles International Airport near Washington DC selected site start race Acting director communications Shirley Poland given full cooperation selecting ideal takeoff location large unused parking lot gave ample room briefing processing safe takeoff large crowd friends well-wishers spectators hand seemed eager excited teams officials tension grew appointed starting time drew near takeoff order first day chosen drawing hard tell whether teams wanted first off wished other teams would lead way other four teams received go signal five-minute intervals takeoff order team 5 2 14 team 3 last off Four planes flew large parking lot Kings Dominion Team 1 Sig Citabria having best overall time excitement tension repeated 11 times different teams start leg Briefings held morning Reporting time first day leg 7 oclock some teams takeoff area early 600 early reporting time necessary accomplish speedometer checks fuel-tank measuring safety checks issu ing various items teams CDs high point morning handing out jackets caps donated Circus-Circus Las Vegas team members easily identifi able bright pink uniforms created quite stir along race route 10 Model Aviation first evening race treat everyone AMA vice president District IV Chuck Foreman wife Joanne invited race participants open house Team 3 help members other teams rebuilt damaged plane ready next day Foreman workshop put good use Wednesday September 5 didnt really dawn because Hurricane David area let everyone know High winds rain hard difficult see road times forced can cellation flying teams given average flying time day An awards presentation held recreation room motel surprise team members member team received trophy plaque participation Trans-Am Race Wednesday began look like jinx day race following Wednesday Hurricane Frederick roared through Missis sippi area causing cancellation days flying Meridian Jackson following Wednesday outer fringes Henri problem Ft Worth TX near enough cause delay takeoffs moving takeoff area further west out rain low ceiling News coverage race extremely good times newspapers TV crews hand takeoffs landings smaller towns received race participants warm welcome Paul Harvey gave continuing coverage race radio program instances people along highway aware what going wished teams well Several truckers along route got caught up event gave donations Muscular Dystrophy teams pit stops very different type event Contest Directors team pilot vehicle insure safety rules complied speed limit rule enforced easy common CDs get caught up teams excitement almost become part team CDs could aid teams could touch air planes help repairs assist pit stops CDs did help communications spotters very common hear CD say team sure did good team made great flight Most CDs admitted best event ever involved fun become involved teams very sorry werent allowed same team second day became just involved next team Luckily radio problems minimum race surprisingly few interference problems considering areas distance areas known interference problems some frequencies used Since Big Springs Texas major problem area necessary teams land carry planes through Several teams thought hit interference discovered battery problems equipment mal functions teams leg thought hardest leg because terrain hazards very equal overall Although hazards terrain different problems teams East said wished flying West teams West said wished flying further east hazards airplaneeating trees guard dogs rivers sage brush January1980 11 Ru Kinds OT piuot arrangements seen aiong waynere us converteo van tar team No Ofl Leg Pilot wearing helmet goggles emerges through roof hatch system did work although air blast pilot constant problem Key people L R Larry Bolich AMA Special Events Director Mel Larson PR Director CircusCircus Hotel Doris Bob Rich Idea Trans AM conceived bythe Richesin end beginning v-Il iup among ueaerrea nighway wnuie iooiwut maKes sure no traffic coming scene repeated hundreds times month-long event Safe flying key word ii ting young lady represented Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. Ontario CA Larry Bolich AMA Headquarters SAMS Race Team Seattle WA won last leg Ontario Las Vegas Teem 2 segment won Team 2s across country Overall Team 2 time 69 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds Runner-up Team No 1 totaled 72 hours 49 minutes 26 seconds Huppert 1-amily eam trom iviorro nay LR naa youngesi plum io iii rrnu Robert second left did veterans job Fund-raising events behalf Muscular Dystrophy held along route Texas El Paso club used buddy-box instruction raise moneyscheduled fun-fly connection event get out crowd Round world 70 days next mesquite trees canals winds absence good pit-stop areasdepending leg teams find own pit-stop areas some planned some definitely planned flying landings very difficult areas some cases brilliant also some very funny experiences boo-boos team leg has stories tell no doubt will told years come gatherings overnight stops filled war stories seemed like story topped previous range ages team members pilots worthy mention youngest pilot fly plane along race route eleven oldest seventies team members falr sex according records ladies flew planes during race comment heard several times Wait until next time Tension high landing areas eyes looking dot would first plane arrive Several times shout would heard large bird full-size plane coming view always hope everyone planes would make teams would have major problems John Brodbeck Srs statement Las Vegas landing typicaL told 12 Model Aviation Bright yellow bird Prince Georges RC Club Maryland theTwin Sig Citabrias entered Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters Indian No6 team Still has generous coating oil after landing placingthirdHead MD Team No 1 Leg Aplaced first segment first days runof race Scale flight over highway very realistic looking first plane would about 1200 golly Although high degree competi tion between teams thing stood out above else camaraderie cooperation between participants Everyone willing whatever could help other teams complete part leg Teams helped other repair planes loaned equipment lent competing teams complete ailanes could continue race Most people involved said never seen sportsmanship comrade ship event generated race event everyone flier nonflier sport flier competition-oriented majority entrants sport fliers everyone equal chance well ability take off fly make decent landings was required first time ever entered type contest competition everyone thing common fun event magnitude sur prisingly few protests Only two officially about 400 unofficial protests unofficial protests same isnt race going held again next year following information part history 427 official entrants 46 dif ferent CDs Several CDs went two legs race covered 3300 miles 12 relay legs wide variety models used basic trainers Sport Scale Pattern planesSr Falcon-32 Ugly Stick-19 RCM Trainer-5 Gazariator-4 Sweet Stik-3 Strikemaster-2 Kaos-2 UFO-2 Scratchbuilt origi nals-28 Seven Sport Scale planes entered two Sig Citabrias two original-design Cherokee 235s So CaL Scale Squadron Cessna Sky lane VK Cherokee semi-scale Spirit St Louis San Gabriel CA team radio equipment used Kraft led 64 Futaba-l 2 Pro-Line-b EK-9 Tower Hobbies5 Heathkit-4 World Engines-3 MRC-2 Royal2 Hobby Lobby-i engines used showed largest selection SuperTigre60-23OSMax4O-3 K&BVeco6l-21HP6l-2 OSMax6O-17HB4O-2 2 4-cycleOS Max 45 2 K&B40-11SuperTigre40-1 Webra6l -9Enya45 -1 Kraft6l-8SuperTigre5l-1 Enya6O-30P560-1 Fox6O-3Merco6l-1 checking over two-day totals leg can see just close some times addition actual participants about 200 people helped setting up race route receptions assisting way could very special thank due Academy Model Aeronautics sponsors city officials news media model clubs modelers helped make historic event possible sure watch next issue Model Aviation get down nitty-gritty race Learn Spirit team ended up canal what CD climbed tree recover plane what BTHOOM team much highlights first-of-akind event very major accomp lishment must mentioned safety record stands out really overshadows other statistics race two very minor mishaps no personal injury anyone local contests can envious record person involved event can stand tall proud participation magnificent first eamed can wear Trans-Am jacket pride January1980 13 pIrIL Ut OL LOUIS nuwn Dy 1fl6 james reterson learn Arcadia CA apparently plane race throttle mixture control Note name plane Spirit Jerry Lewis Appropriately Scale Squadron Southern California flew scale model Cherokee taking off Blytha CA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/01
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13
/FhIFZb -b JitflJJJKLh did Washington DC area Las Vegas Nevada Twelve legs five teams leg over 600 participantsa great achievement Along way project raised money Muscular Dystrophy Assoc kicked off Jerry Lewis Telethon last September IT IS now history model aviation history first Trans-Am RC Relay Race takes its rightful place among milestones modeling greatest fun-fly event ever attempted suc cessfully completed planned Las Vegas Nevada October 2 1979 five teams com pleted last flight Barstow California Las Vegas September 4 great day beginning Trans-Am RC Relay Race day culmination over 19 months planning preparation first five teams ready airplanes equipment checked rechecked exactly 90000 go signal given TeamS started engine took off overcast sky After circling couple times way Kings Dominion Recreation Park Richmond VA Bob Doris Rich Dulles International Airport near Washington DC selected site start race Acting director communications Shirley Poland given full cooperation selecting ideal takeoff location large unused parking lot gave ample room briefing processing safe takeoff large crowd friends well-wishers spectators hand seemed eager excited teams officials tension grew appointed starting time drew near takeoff order first day chosen drawing hard tell whether teams wanted first off wished other teams would lead way other four teams received go signal five-minute intervals takeoff order team 5 2 14 team 3 last off Four planes flew large parking lot Kings Dominion Team 1 Sig Citabria having best overall time excitement tension repeated 11 times different teams start leg Briefings held morning Reporting time first day leg 7 oclock some teams takeoff area early 600 early reporting time necessary accomplish speedometer checks fuel-tank measuring safety checks issu ing various items teams CDs high point morning handing out jackets caps donated Circus-Circus Las Vegas team members easily identifi able bright pink uniforms created quite stir along race route 10 Model Aviation first evening race treat everyone AMA vice president District IV Chuck Foreman wife Joanne invited race participants open house Team 3 help members other teams rebuilt damaged plane ready next day Foreman workshop put good use Wednesday September 5 didnt really dawn because Hurricane David area let everyone know High winds rain hard difficult see road times forced can cellation flying teams given average flying time day An awards presentation held recreation room motel surprise team members member team received trophy plaque participation Trans-Am Race Wednesday began look like jinx day race following Wednesday Hurricane Frederick roared through Missis sippi area causing cancellation days flying Meridian Jackson following Wednesday outer fringes Henri problem Ft Worth TX near enough cause delay takeoffs moving takeoff area further west out rain low ceiling News coverage race extremely good times newspapers TV crews hand takeoffs landings smaller towns received race participants warm welcome Paul Harvey gave continuing coverage race radio program instances people along highway aware what going wished teams well Several truckers along route got caught up event gave donations Muscular Dystrophy teams pit stops very different type event Contest Directors team pilot vehicle insure safety rules complied speed limit rule enforced easy common CDs get caught up teams excitement almost become part team CDs could aid teams could touch air planes help repairs assist pit stops CDs did help communications spotters very common hear CD say team sure did good team made great flight Most CDs admitted best event ever involved fun become involved teams very sorry werent allowed same team second day became just involved next team Luckily radio problems minimum race surprisingly few interference problems considering areas distance areas known interference problems some frequencies used Since Big Springs Texas major problem area necessary teams land carry planes through Several teams thought hit interference discovered battery problems equipment mal functions teams leg thought hardest leg because terrain hazards very equal overall Although hazards terrain different problems teams East said wished flying West teams West said wished flying further east hazards airplaneeating trees guard dogs rivers sage brush January1980 11 Ru Kinds OT piuot arrangements seen aiong waynere us converteo van tar team No Ofl Leg Pilot wearing helmet goggles emerges through roof hatch system did work although air blast pilot constant problem Key people L R Larry Bolich AMA Special Events Director Mel Larson PR Director CircusCircus Hotel Doris Bob Rich Idea Trans AM conceived bythe Richesin end beginning v-Il iup among ueaerrea nighway wnuie iooiwut maKes sure no traffic coming scene repeated hundreds times month-long event Safe flying key word ii ting young lady represented Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. Ontario CA Larry Bolich AMA Headquarters SAMS Race Team Seattle WA won last leg Ontario Las Vegas Teem 2 segment won Team 2s across country Overall Team 2 time 69 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds Runner-up Team No 1 totaled 72 hours 49 minutes 26 seconds Huppert 1-amily eam trom iviorro nay LR naa youngesi plum io iii rrnu Robert second left did veterans job Fund-raising events behalf Muscular Dystrophy held along route Texas El Paso club used buddy-box instruction raise moneyscheduled fun-fly connection event get out crowd Round world 70 days next mesquite trees canals winds absence good pit-stop areasdepending leg teams find own pit-stop areas some planned some definitely planned flying landings very difficult areas some cases brilliant also some very funny experiences boo-boos team leg has stories tell no doubt will told years come gatherings overnight stops filled war stories seemed like story topped previous range ages team members pilots worthy mention youngest pilot fly plane along race route eleven oldest seventies team members falr sex according records ladies flew planes during race comment heard several times Wait until next time Tension high landing areas eyes looking dot would first plane arrive Several times shout would heard large bird full-size plane coming view always hope everyone planes would make teams would have major problems John Brodbeck Srs statement Las Vegas landing typicaL told 12 Model Aviation Bright yellow bird Prince Georges RC Club Maryland theTwin Sig Citabrias entered Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters Indian No6 team Still has generous coating oil after landing placingthirdHead MD Team No 1 Leg Aplaced first segment first days runof race Scale flight over highway very realistic looking first plane would about 1200 golly Although high degree competi tion between teams thing stood out above else camaraderie cooperation between participants Everyone willing whatever could help other teams complete part leg Teams helped other repair planes loaned equipment lent competing teams complete ailanes could continue race Most people involved said never seen sportsmanship comrade ship event generated race event everyone flier nonflier sport flier competition-oriented majority entrants sport fliers everyone equal chance well ability take off fly make decent landings was required first time ever entered type contest competition everyone thing common fun event magnitude sur prisingly few protests Only two officially about 400 unofficial protests unofficial protests same isnt race going held again next year following information part history 427 official entrants 46 dif ferent CDs Several CDs went two legs race covered 3300 miles 12 relay legs wide variety models used basic trainers Sport Scale Pattern planesSr Falcon-32 Ugly Stick-19 RCM Trainer-5 Gazariator-4 Sweet Stik-3 Strikemaster-2 Kaos-2 UFO-2 Scratchbuilt origi nals-28 Seven Sport Scale planes entered two Sig Citabrias two original-design Cherokee 235s So CaL Scale Squadron Cessna Sky lane VK Cherokee semi-scale Spirit St Louis San Gabriel CA team radio equipment used Kraft led 64 Futaba-l 2 Pro-Line-b EK-9 Tower Hobbies5 Heathkit-4 World Engines-3 MRC-2 Royal2 Hobby Lobby-i engines used showed largest selection SuperTigre60-23OSMax4O-3 K&BVeco6l-21HP6l-2 OSMax6O-17HB4O-2 2 4-cycleOS Max 45 2 K&B40-11SuperTigre40-1 Webra6l -9Enya45 -1 Kraft6l-8SuperTigre5l-1 Enya6O-30P560-1 Fox6O-3Merco6l-1 checking over two-day totals leg can see just close some times addition actual participants about 200 people helped setting up race route receptions assisting way could very special thank due Academy Model Aeronautics sponsors city officials news media model clubs modelers helped make historic event possible sure watch next issue Model Aviation get down nitty-gritty race Learn Spirit team ended up canal what CD climbed tree recover plane what BTHOOM team much highlights first-of-akind event very major accomp lishment must mentioned safety record stands out really overshadows other statistics race two very minor mishaps no personal injury anyone local contests can envious record person involved event can stand tall proud participation magnificent first eamed can wear Trans-Am jacket pride January1980 13 pIrIL Ut OL LOUIS nuwn Dy 1fl6 james reterson learn Arcadia CA apparently plane race throttle mixture control Note name plane Spirit Jerry Lewis Appropriately Scale Squadron Southern California flew scale model Cherokee taking off Blytha CA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/01
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13
/FhIFZb -b JitflJJJKLh did Washington DC area Las Vegas Nevada Twelve legs five teams leg over 600 participantsa great achievement Along way project raised money Muscular Dystrophy Assoc kicked off Jerry Lewis Telethon last September IT IS now history model aviation history first Trans-Am RC Relay Race takes its rightful place among milestones modeling greatest fun-fly event ever attempted suc cessfully completed planned Las Vegas Nevada October 2 1979 five teams com pleted last flight Barstow California Las Vegas September 4 great day beginning Trans-Am RC Relay Race day culmination over 19 months planning preparation first five teams ready airplanes equipment checked rechecked exactly 90000 go signal given TeamS started engine took off overcast sky After circling couple times way Kings Dominion Recreation Park Richmond VA Bob Doris Rich Dulles International Airport near Washington DC selected site start race Acting director communications Shirley Poland given full cooperation selecting ideal takeoff location large unused parking lot gave ample room briefing processing safe takeoff large crowd friends well-wishers spectators hand seemed eager excited teams officials tension grew appointed starting time drew near takeoff order first day chosen drawing hard tell whether teams wanted first off wished other teams would lead way other four teams received go signal five-minute intervals takeoff order team 5 2 14 team 3 last off Four planes flew large parking lot Kings Dominion Team 1 Sig Citabria having best overall time excitement tension repeated 11 times different teams start leg Briefings held morning Reporting time first day leg 7 oclock some teams takeoff area early 600 early reporting time necessary accomplish speedometer checks fuel-tank measuring safety checks issu ing various items teams CDs high point morning handing out jackets caps donated Circus-Circus Las Vegas team members easily identifi able bright pink uniforms created quite stir along race route 10 Model Aviation first evening race treat everyone AMA vice president District IV Chuck Foreman wife Joanne invited race participants open house Team 3 help members other teams rebuilt damaged plane ready next day Foreman workshop put good use Wednesday September 5 didnt really dawn because Hurricane David area let everyone know High winds rain hard difficult see road times forced can cellation flying teams given average flying time day An awards presentation held recreation room motel surprise team members member team received trophy plaque participation Trans-Am Race Wednesday began look like jinx day race following Wednesday Hurricane Frederick roared through Missis sippi area causing cancellation days flying Meridian Jackson following Wednesday outer fringes Henri problem Ft Worth TX near enough cause delay takeoffs moving takeoff area further west out rain low ceiling News coverage race extremely good times newspapers TV crews hand takeoffs landings smaller towns received race participants warm welcome Paul Harvey gave continuing coverage race radio program instances people along highway aware what going wished teams well Several truckers along route got caught up event gave donations Muscular Dystrophy teams pit stops very different type event Contest Directors team pilot vehicle insure safety rules complied speed limit rule enforced easy common CDs get caught up teams excitement almost become part team CDs could aid teams could touch air planes help repairs assist pit stops CDs did help communications spotters very common hear CD say team sure did good team made great flight Most CDs admitted best event ever involved fun become involved teams very sorry werent allowed same team second day became just involved next team Luckily radio problems minimum race surprisingly few interference problems considering areas distance areas known interference problems some frequencies used Since Big Springs Texas major problem area necessary teams land carry planes through Several teams thought hit interference discovered battery problems equipment mal functions teams leg thought hardest leg because terrain hazards very equal overall Although hazards terrain different problems teams East said wished flying West teams West said wished flying further east hazards airplaneeating trees guard dogs rivers sage brush January1980 11 Ru Kinds OT piuot arrangements seen aiong waynere us converteo van tar team No Ofl Leg Pilot wearing helmet goggles emerges through roof hatch system did work although air blast pilot constant problem Key people L R Larry Bolich AMA Special Events Director Mel Larson PR Director CircusCircus Hotel Doris Bob Rich Idea Trans AM conceived bythe Richesin end beginning v-Il iup among ueaerrea nighway wnuie iooiwut maKes sure no traffic coming scene repeated hundreds times month-long event Safe flying key word ii ting young lady represented Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. Ontario CA Larry Bolich AMA Headquarters SAMS Race Team Seattle WA won last leg Ontario Las Vegas Teem 2 segment won Team 2s across country Overall Team 2 time 69 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds Runner-up Team No 1 totaled 72 hours 49 minutes 26 seconds Huppert 1-amily eam trom iviorro nay LR naa youngesi plum io iii rrnu Robert second left did veterans job Fund-raising events behalf Muscular Dystrophy held along route Texas El Paso club used buddy-box instruction raise moneyscheduled fun-fly connection event get out crowd Round world 70 days next mesquite trees canals winds absence good pit-stop areasdepending leg teams find own pit-stop areas some planned some definitely planned flying landings very difficult areas some cases brilliant also some very funny experiences boo-boos team leg has stories tell no doubt will told years come gatherings overnight stops filled war stories seemed like story topped previous range ages team members pilots worthy mention youngest pilot fly plane along race route eleven oldest seventies team members falr sex according records ladies flew planes during race comment heard several times Wait until next time Tension high landing areas eyes looking dot would first plane arrive Several times shout would heard large bird full-size plane coming view always hope everyone planes would make teams would have major problems John Brodbeck Srs statement Las Vegas landing typicaL told 12 Model Aviation Bright yellow bird Prince Georges RC Club Maryland theTwin Sig Citabrias entered Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters Indian No6 team Still has generous coating oil after landing placingthirdHead MD Team No 1 Leg Aplaced first segment first days runof race Scale flight over highway very realistic looking first plane would about 1200 golly Although high degree competi tion between teams thing stood out above else camaraderie cooperation between participants Everyone willing whatever could help other teams complete part leg Teams helped other repair planes loaned equipment lent competing teams complete ailanes could continue race Most people involved said never seen sportsmanship comrade ship event generated race event everyone flier nonflier sport flier competition-oriented majority entrants sport fliers everyone equal chance well ability take off fly make decent landings was required first time ever entered type contest competition everyone thing common fun event magnitude sur prisingly few protests Only two officially about 400 unofficial protests unofficial protests same isnt race going held again next year following information part history 427 official entrants 46 dif ferent CDs Several CDs went two legs race covered 3300 miles 12 relay legs wide variety models used basic trainers Sport Scale Pattern planesSr Falcon-32 Ugly Stick-19 RCM Trainer-5 Gazariator-4 Sweet Stik-3 Strikemaster-2 Kaos-2 UFO-2 Scratchbuilt origi nals-28 Seven Sport Scale planes entered two Sig Citabrias two original-design Cherokee 235s So CaL Scale Squadron Cessna Sky lane VK Cherokee semi-scale Spirit St Louis San Gabriel CA team radio equipment used Kraft led 64 Futaba-l 2 Pro-Line-b EK-9 Tower Hobbies5 Heathkit-4 World Engines-3 MRC-2 Royal2 Hobby Lobby-i engines used showed largest selection SuperTigre60-23OSMax4O-3 K&BVeco6l-21HP6l-2 OSMax6O-17HB4O-2 2 4-cycleOS Max 45 2 K&B40-11SuperTigre40-1 Webra6l -9Enya45 -1 Kraft6l-8SuperTigre5l-1 Enya6O-30P560-1 Fox6O-3Merco6l-1 checking over two-day totals leg can see just close some times addition actual participants about 200 people helped setting up race route receptions assisting way could very special thank due Academy Model Aeronautics sponsors city officials news media model clubs modelers helped make historic event possible sure watch next issue Model Aviation get down nitty-gritty race Learn Spirit team ended up canal what CD climbed tree recover plane what BTHOOM team much highlights first-of-akind event very major accomp lishment must mentioned safety record stands out really overshadows other statistics race two very minor mishaps no personal injury anyone local contests can envious record person involved event can stand tall proud participation magnificent first eamed can wear Trans-Am jacket pride January1980 13 pIrIL Ut OL LOUIS nuwn Dy 1fl6 james reterson learn Arcadia CA apparently plane race throttle mixture control Note name plane Spirit Jerry Lewis Appropriately Scale Squadron Southern California flew scale model Cherokee taking off Blytha CA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/01
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13
/FhIFZb -b JitflJJJKLh did Washington DC area Las Vegas Nevada Twelve legs five teams leg over 600 participantsa great achievement Along way project raised money Muscular Dystrophy Assoc kicked off Jerry Lewis Telethon last September IT IS now history model aviation history first Trans-Am RC Relay Race takes its rightful place among milestones modeling greatest fun-fly event ever attempted suc cessfully completed planned Las Vegas Nevada October 2 1979 five teams com pleted last flight Barstow California Las Vegas September 4 great day beginning Trans-Am RC Relay Race day culmination over 19 months planning preparation first five teams ready airplanes equipment checked rechecked exactly 90000 go signal given TeamS started engine took off overcast sky After circling couple times way Kings Dominion Recreation Park Richmond VA Bob Doris Rich Dulles International Airport near Washington DC selected site start race Acting director communications Shirley Poland given full cooperation selecting ideal takeoff location large unused parking lot gave ample room briefing processing safe takeoff large crowd friends well-wishers spectators hand seemed eager excited teams officials tension grew appointed starting time drew near takeoff order first day chosen drawing hard tell whether teams wanted first off wished other teams would lead way other four teams received go signal five-minute intervals takeoff order team 5 2 14 team 3 last off Four planes flew large parking lot Kings Dominion Team 1 Sig Citabria having best overall time excitement tension repeated 11 times different teams start leg Briefings held morning Reporting time first day leg 7 oclock some teams takeoff area early 600 early reporting time necessary accomplish speedometer checks fuel-tank measuring safety checks issu ing various items teams CDs high point morning handing out jackets caps donated Circus-Circus Las Vegas team members easily identifi able bright pink uniforms created quite stir along race route 10 Model Aviation first evening race treat everyone AMA vice president District IV Chuck Foreman wife Joanne invited race participants open house Team 3 help members other teams rebuilt damaged plane ready next day Foreman workshop put good use Wednesday September 5 didnt really dawn because Hurricane David area let everyone know High winds rain hard difficult see road times forced can cellation flying teams given average flying time day An awards presentation held recreation room motel surprise team members member team received trophy plaque participation Trans-Am Race Wednesday began look like jinx day race following Wednesday Hurricane Frederick roared through Missis sippi area causing cancellation days flying Meridian Jackson following Wednesday outer fringes Henri problem Ft Worth TX near enough cause delay takeoffs moving takeoff area further west out rain low ceiling News coverage race extremely good times newspapers TV crews hand takeoffs landings smaller towns received race participants warm welcome Paul Harvey gave continuing coverage race radio program instances people along highway aware what going wished teams well Several truckers along route got caught up event gave donations Muscular Dystrophy teams pit stops very different type event Contest Directors team pilot vehicle insure safety rules complied speed limit rule enforced easy common CDs get caught up teams excitement almost become part team CDs could aid teams could touch air planes help repairs assist pit stops CDs did help communications spotters very common hear CD say team sure did good team made great flight Most CDs admitted best event ever involved fun become involved teams very sorry werent allowed same team second day became just involved next team Luckily radio problems minimum race surprisingly few interference problems considering areas distance areas known interference problems some frequencies used Since Big Springs Texas major problem area necessary teams land carry planes through Several teams thought hit interference discovered battery problems equipment mal functions teams leg thought hardest leg because terrain hazards very equal overall Although hazards terrain different problems teams East said wished flying West teams West said wished flying further east hazards airplaneeating trees guard dogs rivers sage brush January1980 11 Ru Kinds OT piuot arrangements seen aiong waynere us converteo van tar team No Ofl Leg Pilot wearing helmet goggles emerges through roof hatch system did work although air blast pilot constant problem Key people L R Larry Bolich AMA Special Events Director Mel Larson PR Director CircusCircus Hotel Doris Bob Rich Idea Trans AM conceived bythe Richesin end beginning v-Il iup among ueaerrea nighway wnuie iooiwut maKes sure no traffic coming scene repeated hundreds times month-long event Safe flying key word ii ting young lady represented Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. Ontario CA Larry Bolich AMA Headquarters SAMS Race Team Seattle WA won last leg Ontario Las Vegas Teem 2 segment won Team 2s across country Overall Team 2 time 69 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds Runner-up Team No 1 totaled 72 hours 49 minutes 26 seconds Huppert 1-amily eam trom iviorro nay LR naa youngesi plum io iii rrnu Robert second left did veterans job Fund-raising events behalf Muscular Dystrophy held along route Texas El Paso club used buddy-box instruction raise moneyscheduled fun-fly connection event get out crowd Round world 70 days next mesquite trees canals winds absence good pit-stop areasdepending leg teams find own pit-stop areas some planned some definitely planned flying landings very difficult areas some cases brilliant also some very funny experiences boo-boos team leg has stories tell no doubt will told years come gatherings overnight stops filled war stories seemed like story topped previous range ages team members pilots worthy mention youngest pilot fly plane along race route eleven oldest seventies team members falr sex according records ladies flew planes during race comment heard several times Wait until next time Tension high landing areas eyes looking dot would first plane arrive Several times shout would heard large bird full-size plane coming view always hope everyone planes would make teams would have major problems John Brodbeck Srs statement Las Vegas landing typicaL told 12 Model Aviation Bright yellow bird Prince Georges RC Club Maryland theTwin Sig Citabrias entered Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters Indian No6 team Still has generous coating oil after landing placingthirdHead MD Team No 1 Leg Aplaced first segment first days runof race Scale flight over highway very realistic looking first plane would about 1200 golly Although high degree competi tion between teams thing stood out above else camaraderie cooperation between participants Everyone willing whatever could help other teams complete part leg Teams helped other repair planes loaned equipment lent competing teams complete ailanes could continue race Most people involved said never seen sportsmanship comrade ship event generated race event everyone flier nonflier sport flier competition-oriented majority entrants sport fliers everyone equal chance well ability take off fly make decent landings was required first time ever entered type contest competition everyone thing common fun event magnitude sur prisingly few protests Only two officially about 400 unofficial protests unofficial protests same isnt race going held again next year following information part history 427 official entrants 46 dif ferent CDs Several CDs went two legs race covered 3300 miles 12 relay legs wide variety models used basic trainers Sport Scale Pattern planesSr Falcon-32 Ugly Stick-19 RCM Trainer-5 Gazariator-4 Sweet Stik-3 Strikemaster-2 Kaos-2 UFO-2 Scratchbuilt origi nals-28 Seven Sport Scale planes entered two Sig Citabrias two original-design Cherokee 235s So CaL Scale Squadron Cessna Sky lane VK Cherokee semi-scale Spirit St Louis San Gabriel CA team radio equipment used Kraft led 64 Futaba-l 2 Pro-Line-b EK-9 Tower Hobbies5 Heathkit-4 World Engines-3 MRC-2 Royal2 Hobby Lobby-i engines used showed largest selection SuperTigre60-23OSMax4O-3 K&BVeco6l-21HP6l-2 OSMax6O-17HB4O-2 2 4-cycleOS Max 45 2 K&B40-11SuperTigre40-1 Webra6l -9Enya45 -1 Kraft6l-8SuperTigre5l-1 Enya6O-30P560-1 Fox6O-3Merco6l-1 checking over two-day totals leg can see just close some times addition actual participants about 200 people helped setting up race route receptions assisting way could very special thank due Academy Model Aeronautics sponsors city officials news media model clubs modelers helped make historic event possible sure watch next issue Model Aviation get down nitty-gritty race Learn Spirit team ended up canal what CD climbed tree recover plane what BTHOOM team much highlights first-of-akind event very major accomp lishment must mentioned safety record stands out really overshadows other statistics race two very minor mishaps no personal injury anyone local contests can envious record person involved event can stand tall proud participation magnificent first eamed can wear Trans-Am jacket pride January1980 13 pIrIL Ut OL LOUIS nuwn Dy 1fl6 james reterson learn Arcadia CA apparently plane race throttle mixture control Note name plane Spirit Jerry Lewis Appropriately Scale Squadron Southern California flew scale model Cherokee taking off Blytha CA