1976 &FfIbufnament Dan Pruss IN ONE OF THE tightly fought sailplane contests ever held Don Edberg outscored Neil Nolte 4852 4851 seventh annual LSF Tournament highest attainable score 5000 points 177 points separated 15th place finisher first Earlier year annual NorthSouth meeta California affairrevo lutionized thermal competition man-on-man concept see Mode/Aviation July 1976 Impressed idea tour nament contest director Kirby Parker de cided use basic concept 1976 LSF contest Tasks included 5-minute duration 5minute precision duration 7-minute dura tion 3-minute precision speed-dis tanceall 500-ft tow lines spring Kirby Parker first announced length line would 500 feet proponents 300-meter tows could heard screaming Foul must realized man-on-man concept its high get tow important perform against others same air Rick Pear son Tom Williams originated type competition says ideally less one-third fliers round should get maximum duration flights third get maxes task should extended lines should shortened next round latter remedy clubs wish hold contests have small field 136 tournament entries di vided 34 flight groups four group called fly would get winch assignment determined lottery su Right Gordon Pearson 12-1/2-ft Aquila X-L A limited edition kit Airtronics has 1600 sq wing area Its impressive Left Jack Alten Cobra 17a Windapiel kit man-on-man concept has revolutionized thermal competition Simultaneous launches exciting cases four aircraft would straining winch lines within 15 sec Launches 3-5 sec intervals Top Fred Weaver prepared launch Joe New lands Stand-Off Scale Kadet Stand-Off Scale 20 entries compared nine AMA Scale Nearly scale models kits Above John Baxter Diamonta Soar craft kit two Level-V L SF members John placed third Stand-Off Scale Featuring man-on-man concept other innovations California meet held August 28-29 proved tightly fought sailplane contests ever held Right above Man-on-man concept action Flier winch 1 releasing fliers winches 2 3 4 stand starters call Below Getting ready launch Cobra 17 Stand-Off Scale event Bill Latham pervised starter four fliers respective winches starter would begin launching Winch number onego winch number twogo number threego number fourgo intervals three five seconds sail plane would tow cases four would tow straining winch lines less 15 seconds sight simultaneous launches provided new element excitement before seen lift boomer plenty go aroundall four birds would max out landing points would make difference However downers came through thats excitement picked up Should stay pack hope last land thereby getting 900-point flight close 900 fell just short winner best time less max heat flier earned 900 points others heat received scores pro-rated winners score Landing points bonus cases should search lift away other three hopes maxing out others flounder ing around 330 mark flier successful type strategy could win heat 7-minute task four 500 points some strategy worked scribe along two others 5minute precision duration task played conservative game down-air Grand Esprit headed upwind explored new lift rest us managed eke out flights about 3 minutes continued page 83 December 1976 51 Contest Girector Kirby Parker ran good ship 136 entries Tournament IS F/Pruss continued page 51 Grand sniffed out thermal rode back downwind max spot land ing man-on-man concept its best An added element type daring ground rule imposed Parker & Co general landing area about once again big four 50-ftdiameter circles missed landing bonus flight points still awarded failed land within general landing boundaries zero flight score head-to-head competition kept up day Saturday clear blue skies 90 degree weather third round posted Neil Nolte ahead Don Edberg point Traditionally League Silent Flight tournaments have innovative regards tasks events year saw recognition Stand-Off Scale sides AMA Scale event Nine entries pre-registered latter eventwhich about normal However Stand-Off Scale 20 entries AMA Scale entries judged statically flew under unofficial rules published AMA rule book Meanwhile Stand-Off Scale flew regular contest tasks see four scale ships launch together peeloff first pylon speed-distance task sight clubs should provide Jon Lowe LSF/1261 Glasfiugel 604 gathered 3850 points take top hon ors event An interesting note nearly planes including Jons kits AMA Scale referred some museum scale Don Edbergs 814 points out possible 1000 earned him Duster first place Dons 464 flight points high flight category Gor don Pearsons 495 out 500 high static points Gordons model Stan Halls Vector difficult scale subject truly exemplifies crafts manship its builder/flier Saturday evening Ken Willard amused bemused audience MCed banquet Throwing friendly barbs fellow modelers seems Kens forte isnt designing airplanes Sunday except some early fog weather identical Saturday lift everywhere time First round 5-minute duration task Fred Weaver LSF/283 posted 1000-point score precision dura tion meet means less one-half second off time less three inches center landing circle Last years tournament saw new con cept speed-distance Basically flier given three minutes compete three laps crosswind lap being round-trip out back unlike FAI definition Due size years flying site course cut 360 feet Forty points WE REALLY MOVE OUR TAIL FOR YOU say youve latest Hell say flies like charm say its down need new part ve looked high & low cant find whats bothering buddy Call us today part need wayl Youll back air record time stock parts popu lar radio controlled helicopters almost nobody else country does So somethings bothering call us ly move tail thing need awarded quarter lap bonus finishing under three minutes Again event run heats excitement four sailplanes rounding pylon has experienced appre ciated Best time task Rick Pearson 10-pound Sailaire flew course second faster Ray Hayes Aquila Ricks time 53 seconds task holds excitement spectator well contestants evidenced crowd stood around start/finish line hard luck award meet has go Pat Potega rules speed/distance task stated after re lease tow flier could seek out lift enter course Any lift found could used ever fliers advantage ruling resulted very spectacular starts bunched up first turns As Pat entered start course another plane collided knocked one-half poly hedral section right wing Paragon As both birds tumbled re covered ansJ continued course cheer crowd However time recovery affected other two planes half lap ahead Paragon 24 ounces lead started gain leaders little over lap go everyone feeling Potega would pull ahead perhaps next turn wasnt As Pat turned begin third final lap same plane collided him before met him again time taking off tail Paragon heavily loaded ship went straight pound-and-a-half lead pulver ized radio Thermic Sniffler over 700 launches mid-airs occurred during same flight dust excitement settled late Sunday afternoon South Bay Soaring Society Redwood Silent Flyers could stand proud managing prestigious sailplane con tests ever standings reflect win ners planes flew stand ings dont measure camaraderie good-followship exists tour naments Perhaps 1977 will pos sible now 2100 LSF mem bers participate least eight clubs across US have indicated eager host such events means least eight contests across country LSF shortlines. 136 entries 16 outside California clud ing Illinois Michigan Indiana. ined class sailplane years competition . no real difference man-on-man except speed/ distance task.. Stand-Off Scale should pursued l delight seeing six eight high aspect ratio wings spiraling hawks. aking wings Dave Jones design Raven flying wing contest performed well. led two solid minutes light lift no higher 50 feet at watching Ken Willard giving duel Sid Monokote Axelrod 15 fliers California. . lift good times lines could have shortened 300 feet e retrieval NYPUM National Youth Program Using Minibikes YMCA organization aided Honda. check local YMCA solve contests line retrieving prob lems groups have done outstand ing service Milwaukee Suds City Soar-In SOAR Nationals tournament December 1976 83 Lome wine 01 Model copters us ODELER HOBBY SHOP Kelis Planes Cars Boats Radios Parts RC Kobbiests 1999 Lark Avenue Elgin Illinois 60120 Dept 114312 697-3737
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/12
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 83
1976 &FfIbufnament Dan Pruss IN ONE OF THE tightly fought sailplane contests ever held Don Edberg outscored Neil Nolte 4852 4851 seventh annual LSF Tournament highest attainable score 5000 points 177 points separated 15th place finisher first Earlier year annual NorthSouth meeta California affairrevo lutionized thermal competition man-on-man concept see Mode/Aviation July 1976 Impressed idea tour nament contest director Kirby Parker de cided use basic concept 1976 LSF contest Tasks included 5-minute duration 5minute precision duration 7-minute dura tion 3-minute precision speed-dis tanceall 500-ft tow lines spring Kirby Parker first announced length line would 500 feet proponents 300-meter tows could heard screaming Foul must realized man-on-man concept its high get tow important perform against others same air Rick Pear son Tom Williams originated type competition says ideally less one-third fliers round should get maximum duration flights third get maxes task should extended lines should shortened next round latter remedy clubs wish hold contests have small field 136 tournament entries di vided 34 flight groups four group called fly would get winch assignment determined lottery su Right Gordon Pearson 12-1/2-ft Aquila X-L A limited edition kit Airtronics has 1600 sq wing area Its impressive Left Jack Alten Cobra 17a Windapiel kit man-on-man concept has revolutionized thermal competition Simultaneous launches exciting cases four aircraft would straining winch lines within 15 sec Launches 3-5 sec intervals Top Fred Weaver prepared launch Joe New lands Stand-Off Scale Kadet Stand-Off Scale 20 entries compared nine AMA Scale Nearly scale models kits Above John Baxter Diamonta Soar craft kit two Level-V L SF members John placed third Stand-Off Scale Featuring man-on-man concept other innovations California meet held August 28-29 proved tightly fought sailplane contests ever held Right above Man-on-man concept action Flier winch 1 releasing fliers winches 2 3 4 stand starters call Below Getting ready launch Cobra 17 Stand-Off Scale event Bill Latham pervised starter four fliers respective winches starter would begin launching Winch number onego winch number twogo number threego number fourgo intervals three five seconds sail plane would tow cases four would tow straining winch lines less 15 seconds sight simultaneous launches provided new element excitement before seen lift boomer plenty go aroundall four birds would max out landing points would make difference However downers came through thats excitement picked up Should stay pack hope last land thereby getting 900-point flight close 900 fell just short winner best time less max heat flier earned 900 points others heat received scores pro-rated winners score Landing points bonus cases should search lift away other three hopes maxing out others flounder ing around 330 mark flier successful type strategy could win heat 7-minute task four 500 points some strategy worked scribe along two others 5minute precision duration task played conservative game down-air Grand Esprit headed upwind explored new lift rest us managed eke out flights about 3 minutes continued page 83 December 1976 51 Contest Girector Kirby Parker ran good ship 136 entries Tournament IS F/Pruss continued page 51 Grand sniffed out thermal rode back downwind max spot land ing man-on-man concept its best An added element type daring ground rule imposed Parker & Co general landing area about once again big four 50-ftdiameter circles missed landing bonus flight points still awarded failed land within general landing boundaries zero flight score head-to-head competition kept up day Saturday clear blue skies 90 degree weather third round posted Neil Nolte ahead Don Edberg point Traditionally League Silent Flight tournaments have innovative regards tasks events year saw recognition Stand-Off Scale sides AMA Scale event Nine entries pre-registered latter eventwhich about normal However Stand-Off Scale 20 entries AMA Scale entries judged statically flew under unofficial rules published AMA rule book Meanwhile Stand-Off Scale flew regular contest tasks see four scale ships launch together peeloff first pylon speed-distance task sight clubs should provide Jon Lowe LSF/1261 Glasfiugel 604 gathered 3850 points take top hon ors event An interesting note nearly planes including Jons kits AMA Scale referred some museum scale Don Edbergs 814 points out possible 1000 earned him Duster first place Dons 464 flight points high flight category Gor don Pearsons 495 out 500 high static points Gordons model Stan Halls Vector difficult scale subject truly exemplifies crafts manship its builder/flier Saturday evening Ken Willard amused bemused audience MCed banquet Throwing friendly barbs fellow modelers seems Kens forte isnt designing airplanes Sunday except some early fog weather identical Saturday lift everywhere time First round 5-minute duration task Fred Weaver LSF/283 posted 1000-point score precision dura tion meet means less one-half second off time less three inches center landing circle Last years tournament saw new con cept speed-distance Basically flier given three minutes compete three laps crosswind lap being round-trip out back unlike FAI definition Due size years flying site course cut 360 feet Forty points WE REALLY MOVE OUR TAIL FOR YOU say youve latest Hell say flies like charm say its down need new part ve looked high & low cant find whats bothering buddy Call us today part need wayl Youll back air record time stock parts popu lar radio controlled helicopters almost nobody else country does So somethings bothering call us ly move tail thing need awarded quarter lap bonus finishing under three minutes Again event run heats excitement four sailplanes rounding pylon has experienced appre ciated Best time task Rick Pearson 10-pound Sailaire flew course second faster Ray Hayes Aquila Ricks time 53 seconds task holds excitement spectator well contestants evidenced crowd stood around start/finish line hard luck award meet has go Pat Potega rules speed/distance task stated after re lease tow flier could seek out lift enter course Any lift found could used ever fliers advantage ruling resulted very spectacular starts bunched up first turns As Pat entered start course another plane collided knocked one-half poly hedral section right wing Paragon As both birds tumbled re covered ansJ continued course cheer crowd However time recovery affected other two planes half lap ahead Paragon 24 ounces lead started gain leaders little over lap go everyone feeling Potega would pull ahead perhaps next turn wasnt As Pat turned begin third final lap same plane collided him before met him again time taking off tail Paragon heavily loaded ship went straight pound-and-a-half lead pulver ized radio Thermic Sniffler over 700 launches mid-airs occurred during same flight dust excitement settled late Sunday afternoon South Bay Soaring Society Redwood Silent Flyers could stand proud managing prestigious sailplane con tests ever standings reflect win ners planes flew stand ings dont measure camaraderie good-followship exists tour naments Perhaps 1977 will pos sible now 2100 LSF mem bers participate least eight clubs across US have indicated eager host such events means least eight contests across country LSF shortlines. 136 entries 16 outside California clud ing Illinois Michigan Indiana. ined class sailplane years competition . no real difference man-on-man except speed/ distance task.. Stand-Off Scale should pursued l delight seeing six eight high aspect ratio wings spiraling hawks. aking wings Dave Jones design Raven flying wing contest performed well. led two solid minutes light lift no higher 50 feet at watching Ken Willard giving duel Sid Monokote Axelrod 15 fliers California. . lift good times lines could have shortened 300 feet e retrieval NYPUM National Youth Program Using Minibikes YMCA organization aided Honda. check local YMCA solve contests line retrieving prob lems groups have done outstand ing service Milwaukee Suds City Soar-In SOAR Nationals tournament December 1976 83 Lome wine 01 Model copters us ODELER HOBBY SHOP Kelis Planes Cars Boats Radios Parts RC Kobbiests 1999 Lark Avenue Elgin Illinois 60120 Dept 114312 697-3737
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/12
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 83
1976 &FfIbufnament Dan Pruss IN ONE OF THE tightly fought sailplane contests ever held Don Edberg outscored Neil Nolte 4852 4851 seventh annual LSF Tournament highest attainable score 5000 points 177 points separated 15th place finisher first Earlier year annual NorthSouth meeta California affairrevo lutionized thermal competition man-on-man concept see Mode/Aviation July 1976 Impressed idea tour nament contest director Kirby Parker de cided use basic concept 1976 LSF contest Tasks included 5-minute duration 5minute precision duration 7-minute dura tion 3-minute precision speed-dis tanceall 500-ft tow lines spring Kirby Parker first announced length line would 500 feet proponents 300-meter tows could heard screaming Foul must realized man-on-man concept its high get tow important perform against others same air Rick Pear son Tom Williams originated type competition says ideally less one-third fliers round should get maximum duration flights third get maxes task should extended lines should shortened next round latter remedy clubs wish hold contests have small field 136 tournament entries di vided 34 flight groups four group called fly would get winch assignment determined lottery su Right Gordon Pearson 12-1/2-ft Aquila X-L A limited edition kit Airtronics has 1600 sq wing area Its impressive Left Jack Alten Cobra 17a Windapiel kit man-on-man concept has revolutionized thermal competition Simultaneous launches exciting cases four aircraft would straining winch lines within 15 sec Launches 3-5 sec intervals Top Fred Weaver prepared launch Joe New lands Stand-Off Scale Kadet Stand-Off Scale 20 entries compared nine AMA Scale Nearly scale models kits Above John Baxter Diamonta Soar craft kit two Level-V L SF members John placed third Stand-Off Scale Featuring man-on-man concept other innovations California meet held August 28-29 proved tightly fought sailplane contests ever held Right above Man-on-man concept action Flier winch 1 releasing fliers winches 2 3 4 stand starters call Below Getting ready launch Cobra 17 Stand-Off Scale event Bill Latham pervised starter four fliers respective winches starter would begin launching Winch number onego winch number twogo number threego number fourgo intervals three five seconds sail plane would tow cases four would tow straining winch lines less 15 seconds sight simultaneous launches provided new element excitement before seen lift boomer plenty go aroundall four birds would max out landing points would make difference However downers came through thats excitement picked up Should stay pack hope last land thereby getting 900-point flight close 900 fell just short winner best time less max heat flier earned 900 points others heat received scores pro-rated winners score Landing points bonus cases should search lift away other three hopes maxing out others flounder ing around 330 mark flier successful type strategy could win heat 7-minute task four 500 points some strategy worked scribe along two others 5minute precision duration task played conservative game down-air Grand Esprit headed upwind explored new lift rest us managed eke out flights about 3 minutes continued page 83 December 1976 51 Contest Girector Kirby Parker ran good ship 136 entries Tournament IS F/Pruss continued page 51 Grand sniffed out thermal rode back downwind max spot land ing man-on-man concept its best An added element type daring ground rule imposed Parker & Co general landing area about once again big four 50-ftdiameter circles missed landing bonus flight points still awarded failed land within general landing boundaries zero flight score head-to-head competition kept up day Saturday clear blue skies 90 degree weather third round posted Neil Nolte ahead Don Edberg point Traditionally League Silent Flight tournaments have innovative regards tasks events year saw recognition Stand-Off Scale sides AMA Scale event Nine entries pre-registered latter eventwhich about normal However Stand-Off Scale 20 entries AMA Scale entries judged statically flew under unofficial rules published AMA rule book Meanwhile Stand-Off Scale flew regular contest tasks see four scale ships launch together peeloff first pylon speed-distance task sight clubs should provide Jon Lowe LSF/1261 Glasfiugel 604 gathered 3850 points take top hon ors event An interesting note nearly planes including Jons kits AMA Scale referred some museum scale Don Edbergs 814 points out possible 1000 earned him Duster first place Dons 464 flight points high flight category Gor don Pearsons 495 out 500 high static points Gordons model Stan Halls Vector difficult scale subject truly exemplifies crafts manship its builder/flier Saturday evening Ken Willard amused bemused audience MCed banquet Throwing friendly barbs fellow modelers seems Kens forte isnt designing airplanes Sunday except some early fog weather identical Saturday lift everywhere time First round 5-minute duration task Fred Weaver LSF/283 posted 1000-point score precision dura tion meet means less one-half second off time less three inches center landing circle Last years tournament saw new con cept speed-distance Basically flier given three minutes compete three laps crosswind lap being round-trip out back unlike FAI definition Due size years flying site course cut 360 feet Forty points WE REALLY MOVE OUR TAIL FOR YOU say youve latest Hell say flies like charm say its down need new part ve looked high & low cant find whats bothering buddy Call us today part need wayl Youll back air record time stock parts popu lar radio controlled helicopters almost nobody else country does So somethings bothering call us ly move tail thing need awarded quarter lap bonus finishing under three minutes Again event run heats excitement four sailplanes rounding pylon has experienced appre ciated Best time task Rick Pearson 10-pound Sailaire flew course second faster Ray Hayes Aquila Ricks time 53 seconds task holds excitement spectator well contestants evidenced crowd stood around start/finish line hard luck award meet has go Pat Potega rules speed/distance task stated after re lease tow flier could seek out lift enter course Any lift found could used ever fliers advantage ruling resulted very spectacular starts bunched up first turns As Pat entered start course another plane collided knocked one-half poly hedral section right wing Paragon As both birds tumbled re covered ansJ continued course cheer crowd However time recovery affected other two planes half lap ahead Paragon 24 ounces lead started gain leaders little over lap go everyone feeling Potega would pull ahead perhaps next turn wasnt As Pat turned begin third final lap same plane collided him before met him again time taking off tail Paragon heavily loaded ship went straight pound-and-a-half lead pulver ized radio Thermic Sniffler over 700 launches mid-airs occurred during same flight dust excitement settled late Sunday afternoon South Bay Soaring Society Redwood Silent Flyers could stand proud managing prestigious sailplane con tests ever standings reflect win ners planes flew stand ings dont measure camaraderie good-followship exists tour naments Perhaps 1977 will pos sible now 2100 LSF mem bers participate least eight clubs across US have indicated eager host such events means least eight contests across country LSF shortlines. 136 entries 16 outside California clud ing Illinois Michigan Indiana. ined class sailplane years competition . no real difference man-on-man except speed/ distance task.. Stand-Off Scale should pursued l delight seeing six eight high aspect ratio wings spiraling hawks. aking wings Dave Jones design Raven flying wing contest performed well. led two solid minutes light lift no higher 50 feet at watching Ken Willard giving duel Sid Monokote Axelrod 15 fliers California. . lift good times lines could have shortened 300 feet e retrieval NYPUM National Youth Program Using Minibikes YMCA organization aided Honda. check local YMCA solve contests line retrieving prob lems groups have done outstand ing service Milwaukee Suds City Soar-In SOAR Nationals tournament December 1976 83 Lome wine 01 Model copters us ODELER HOBBY SHOP Kelis Planes Cars Boats Radios Parts RC Kobbiests 1999 Lark Avenue Elgin Illinois 60120 Dept 114312 697-3737