IT WAS largest gathering sailplane fliers ever meet No single site big enough weekend long enough 483 contestants nearly 60 scale entries put total entry figure over 500 mark Back 1969 League Silent Flight formed plans included an nual tournament took two years before tournament saw 100 contestants 1972 because growth rate LSF restriction placed number contest entries Traditional ly past meets held California attendance would expect always heavily filled fliers state year ten sites selected across USA ten sites ac commodated cross-section Leagues membership drew entrants nearly state including Alaska Canada well represented flier came New Zealand Contestants choice competing ten locations long pre-registered site June ten contest directors undertook biggest contest managing jobs ever late August final countdown nearly 500 fliers Competition would broken down Unlimited Standard Stand-Off Scale classes contestant could enter former two Stand-Off Scale Special recognition best Junior-Senior would made special award given best technical achievement idea selecting tournament champion natural thought contest spread across 3000 miles varying weather conditions could contrasting summer winter raw scores would have carefully analyzed respective weather conditions thought still left open seven-minute thermal task same ten sites 100point bonus perfect landing land ing points being based point-perthree-inch rate starting 25 feet As might have guessed land half dozen weather sys tems can exist anything can happen did Don Goughnour directed con test York Pa enjoyed Florida-like weather Rae Fritz CDed Orlando Fla meet held breath umbrel la Anita first hurricane sea son spawning -rni~ 0rIBIINL E I L / I [A Ann Arbor Mich contest director Gordon Pearson saw 96-degree weather up 30-knot winds plague some midwests best fliers Eight max flights recorded out possible 378 High est attainable score 2600 points Pat Flinns 1524 highest meet Chicago temperatures winds unlike Michigans except violent gusts regions con test manufacturers delight end round two over 20 planes damaged destroyed Bob Gill outfiew outweathered rest pack scoring 2096 Unlimited Classover 400 points first-place winner Standard class Greg Seydel mean time Gary James Muncie md outpointing others Scale beau tifully finished Diamont Texas outdone reported same general weather conditions Lemon Payne outpointed nearest rival 117 points Dale Nutter third hind Tom Williams Texas/Okla homa feud goes Jim Simpson directed regions event reported best 26 Model Aviation Mike Fox Southern California picture ease releases sailplane 96 entries Southern Cal scene resembled national flyoff star-studded entry list added excitement Gene Monroe photo Launching Standard Class Aquila Skip Miller luenveri wno racea up first scoring 110 points Greg Temple flew victory Unlimited original design Meesh Rheault photograph Above high winds Northern California three people steady Larry Kramers Challenger Otto Heitheckers design December 1975 MA Guys run catch landed planes before blew away Bob Clarke photo Right T-tailed Aquile flown Fritz Bien Pennsyl vania took first Standard Class Photograph Jay Evans Ray Marvin Denver readies Glasfiugel 604 winner Scale 1 nis beautifully finished Diamant Gary James Chicago Scale winevent Ray soaring CD AMA Nets Meesh Rheault photograph ner Winds damaged destroyed 20 planes Dan Pruss plc Dont get fingers anemometer warns Gordon Pearson Michigan CD also won Scale event Right Gordon prepares brave high windsonly eight max flights Out possible 378 Michigan Both pix Ken Shaw Bill Davidsons Southern California second-place Scale-winning Jav elin tender hands Barbara Henon Gene Monroe photograph Standard Class score over 500 points behind LeMon Bill Masterang Tex outscored Ron Stanfield Arkansas mere 50 points Scale won Jack Hamilton flying Cirrus seemed though gods fury something against quiet sport Sacramento Denver Los Angeles Kent Wash reported similar weather lower average scores high attri tion rates Denver Skip Miller proved Loin bardis adagewinning isnt everything its thingby taking first Standard World National champion Aquila outscored Greg Temple flew Unlimited 110 points Ray Marvin co-CD AMA soaring event Nationals flew Glasfiugel 604 first place Scale what CD Bob Clarke described Bob GillUnlimited Class winner Chicagoisnt catching Sail aire Hes demonstrating effects 30-mph wind 7-pound bird weath ervanes Topped nearest competitor over 400 points Pruss pic great day John Nadolny Pennsylvania won first place Scale Libelle second best Junior/Senior location lucked out Florida-like weather Jay Evans photograph December 1977 27 Jack Alten Northern California Scale winner delight ful Cobra true-to-life dummy pilot Photograph Bob Clarke difficult flying conditions northern Cali fornia claimed Fred Weaver winner Unlimited Class Don Edberg showed back last years form winning Standard Class Jack Alten won Scale Windspiel Cobra Kent Wash weather picture same Canadians embarrassed northwest gents Dave Wright Legionair beat comers Unlimited comrade Vancouver George Cottyn took Standard Class Florida Unlimited Class three original designs top five John Gunsaullus won 12 points over Blame Miller Carl Raichle won Standard Class Dr Stan Pfost NSS president won Scale event 400 others just trying sur vive weekend York Pa Hunts ville Ala enjoying sailplane weath er However wasnt exactly soaring weather Frank Deis gang Alabama Frank claimed scores well below average contest type Clarke Fitch Tennessee Sail aire took top points 1784 Tom Killough Alabamaflying original designwon Standard Class 1307 points up Pennsylvania gods fury smiled easterners battle Dwight Holley Bob Baugherrecent editor Sailplaneeach flew Maes troes Holley outscored Baugher slim 19 points take first place Fritz Bien Aquilaed way first Stand ard Class 2334 points California just too big regional tournament Los Angeles chosen other site besides Sacramento Direct ing largest tournament ten Jim Tomblin scheduled 96 fliers made roster look like national fly-off list included last years FAT team fly-off par ticipants Jim Wiseman Mike Reagan Rick Pearson Terry Koplan Col Thacker years event winners 28 Model Aviation Winners Chicago R Bob Gill Un Mike Mcintyre J-S Gary James Sc Alan Epps Tech Achievement Gregg Seydel St Trophies typical won nine other regions Dan Pruss photograph Pennsylvania winners Ito RRear Dwight Holley Bob Baugher Den nis Gerlach 123-Un Fritz Bien Bob Curry 12-St Front R Hoyt Holley J-S John Nadolny Dick Pike Don Goughnour 123-Sc Bonnie Evans scorer Jay Evens photograph Michigan winners Standing Ito R George landreth Ray Hayes Tom Dandeneau John Wolff Warren Tiahrt Pat Flinn daughter Dick Bouillon Don Drury Kneeling Ito R Gordon Pear son Kns Corben Photograph taken Ken Shaw nu nre Northern California winnersunidentified press time California just too big tournament site Southern Cal walloper Bob Clarke photograph REGIONAL WINNERS Pennsylvania CD Don Goughnour Plane Class Place/Flier UN LTD1 D Halley 2 B Baugher 3 D Gerlach STD1 F Bien 2 B Curry 3 N Poff SCALE1 J Nadolny 2 0 Pike 3 D Goughnour BEST JR/SR lley State CT PA PA MA PA VA MA NY PA CT Maestro Maestro Olympic II Aquila Aquila Windrifter Libelle Libelle Cirrus Aquila Alabama CDFrank Deis Jr UN LTD1 C FitchTNSailaire 2 C RussellALParagon 3 J FitchTNCirrus STD1 T KilloughALOriginal 2 RWestALOlympic II 3 J ChapmanALAquila SCALENo entries BEST JR/SR J FitchTNCirrus Florida CDRae UN LTD1 J GunsaullusFL 2 B MillerFL 3 RBonneyFL STO1 C RaichleFL 2 EBertonFL 3 LKincaidFL SCALE1 SPfostFL 2 0 DavidsonFL 3 SarkFL BESTJR/SR kFL Fritz Original Aquila Original Aquila Aquila Original Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Windrifter Michigan CDGordon Pearson UNLTD1 P FlinnMlAstroJeff 2 G LandrethOHAquila XL 3 D DruryMlAquila XL STD1 WTiahrtMlSD 100 2 J WolffOHOlympic II 3 D BouillonINWindrifter SCALE1 G PearsonMlDuster 2 R HayesINLibelle 3 T DandeneauMlASW17 BEST JR/SR rvenMlOriginal Chicago CDJerry Epps UN LTD1 8 GillILSailaire 2 G BussellINChallenger 3 K OlsenILSailaire STD1 G SeydelWIOlympic II 2 M WeberILAstro Jeff Jr 3 F SpearmanILWindfree SCALE1 GJamesINDiamant 2 G BussellINKestral 19 3 JRakusanILSHK BEST JR/SR intyreILAquila Points 2458 2439 2336 2334 2093 2085 2112 1784 1660 1550 1307 1211 1196 1550 Denver CDGreg Temple UNLTD1 GTempleCO 2 RDomerCO 3 H SmithCO STD1 5 MillerCO 2 B NellorCO 3 P DaltonWY SCALE1 RMarvinCO 2 M SheldonCO 3 P DaltonWY BEST JR/SR DCameronCO UNLTD1 LPayne 2 T Williams 3 D Nutter STD1 B Maserang 2 RStanfield 3 J Truitt SCALE1 J Hamilton 2 L Payne 3 J Simpson BEST JR/SR Simpson Vanc BC WA WA Vanc BC OR WA WA Original Legionair Invader II Aquila Olympic II Olympic II Glasflugel 604 Libelle Diamont Olympic II Dallas/Fort Worth CD Jim Simpson TXLegionair TXSailaire OKGrand Esprit TXAquila ARAquila TXOriginal TXCirrus TXLS-1 TXPhoebus TXLegionair 2140Kent Washington CD Dave Harvey 2128 D1 DWright 17992 D Barker 18283 J Christie 1689 GCottyn 16052 B Jones 3 T Krause SCALE1 DBurt No other entries 754BESTJRISR laney NorthernCalifornia CD Bob Clarke 1524 D1 FWeaverCA 14982 K ChulickCA 14613 J NewmanCA 1480 D EdbergCA 14772 B IrvineCA 14383 M BurkeCA SCALE1 J AltenCA 2 B BrownCA 3 J LoweCA 1274BESTJR/SR keCA Legionair Maestro Original Aquila Aquila Aquila KA 6 E Olympic II Original Cirrus Aquila Aquila Aquila Cobra Kestral 19 Diamont Aquila Southern California CD Jim Tomblin 2096 TD1P HarrisCA 15392C CutbirthCA 13533M ReganCA 1664 A MladineoCA 13762JWisemanCA 11863EHoppeCA SCALE1L BlewettCA 2B DavidsonCA No other entries 1309BEST JR/SRP ParszikCA Paragon Original Paragon Aquila Windrifter Aquila ASW 17 Javelin Original AMA Nationals Scott Miller Pat Potega added list did Barbara HenonLSF Tournament winner 1972 Peter Rambotop Jr-Sr 1976 SOAR Nationals high low rounds dis cardedthe method determining winners regional tourna mentssouthern California Alex Mladineo top Standard Class Phil Harris top Unlimited Lorin Blewett won Scale Peter Parszik outpointed others Junior-Senior category Peters raw score 2369 proved highest others around country category Alex Mladineo took Standard Class high-score honors 2507 points Phil Harris 2490 tournament high Awards presented regional tournaments Gold silver bronze plaques red white Most winners included Southern Cal group can pick Out results Standing Cecil Cutbirth Phil Harris Mike Fox Alex Mladinco Bill Davidson Mike Regan Jim Wiseman Paul Parszik Jr L R kneeling Peter Parszik Jim Tomblin CD Rick Pearson Howard Short IGene Monroe photographl December1977 29 2111 2065 1914 2221 1706 1684 1411 2338 2221 1771 1768 1718 1447 1250 2198 2129 2095 2126 1939 1630 1222 2316 1675 1672 2309 1957 1828 1828 2490 2454 2452 2507 2473 2436 2427 Greg Temple Denver launches original de sign top Unlimited also Contest Scale winners Denver R Matt Sheldon Libelle 2nd Ray Marvin Glasfiugal 604 1st Director Meesh Rheault photograph Duane Thomas Glasfiugal Porter Dalton Diamant 3rd Marvin CD Rheault photograph blue League Silent Flights logo engraved themwere presented first- second- third-place Standard Unlimited Scale Best Jr-Sr received similar plaque burnished brass Best Technical Achievement award pewter plaque latter category yet have best overall idea selected $100 cash award offered well-known sailplane designer Lee Renaud Ten contest directors least clubs can thanked staging LSF Tournament 1977 Back 1969 LSF/00l through LSF/009 foresight determination resulted 1977 greatest gathering eaglesever LSF Shortlines throwaway low high rounds has proven highly ac cept able. simplifying scale rules has taken pressure off clubs judges no doubt reason seeing Continued page 87 30 Model Aviation four 1SF Level Vs Out 2600 members Ito R John Baxter Fred Weaver Neil Nolte Steve Work photograph taken Northern California location Bob Clarke Alan Simpson Dallas/Fort Worth best Jr/Sr legionaire Tournament champion selected due varying weather conditions Warren Tiahart Detroit racked up 14 Craft-Air SD-100 Standard sailplane have modified several heads described Model Builder much easier gives almost same results will have decide cup tea Jet Ranger Setup people have com mented about smooth effortless Jet Ranger flies Recently doing some flight demonstrations man taking bets gyro dont fly gyro Jet Ranger set up per manual set up Assuming have good Schnuerle-ported engine will deliver plenty reserve power will idle well lets go through step step full throttle trim engine should start full low trim should shut off full throttle trim half collective adjust swashplate risers mixers seesaw center neutral position point collective bellcranks servo plate should vertical will have equal travel up down full throttle trim half collective stick carburetor opening should pen tail-rotor mix bar should set collective-servo wheel will give minimal mix possible tailrotor control rod takeoff ball mix lever should far forwards tailrotor servo possible still its slot pick-off point tail-rotor servo should far out its wheel possible pushrod tail-rotor bellcrank should innermost hole tail-rotor blades should drilled 1/4 closer end order increase size tail-rotor disc Now adjust pitch main blades about 4/2 degrees half-collective stick Adjust tail-rotor pitch high trim low collective stick about 0 degrees Now start up run up blade speed Adjust main-blade pitch lift-off have between 5100 5300 rpm tail rotor tweak needle valve get blade speed rather reduce pitch Mine lifts off 5300 rpm Kraft engine K&B 500 fuel still four-cy cling Youman head mods set up described properly trimmed machine should fly hands offeven stiff wind World-Wide RC Helicopter Symposium Tentative plans being made bring together RC manufacturers world Orlando FL December 28-30 1977 along factory demon stration teams Also radio engine fuel other related product manufacturers will day booth displays day factory flight demonstrations day set aside fly get help whatever wish will space display own work art new ideas special awards best show Next months column will have final details Plan attend youre flying youre trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 LSF Tournament/Pruss continued page 30 scale participation level Vs competed three four finished top five respective categories. protest filed. comparing weather scores its safe say bigger planes fly better. scheduled rounds 7 flown sites e Alas ka missed third place point. 42 en tered best technical achievement forms will heard about later date. 41 Junior/Seniors competed. first year manufacturers solicited supporta thanks past sponsorship. ues membership over 2500 mark tournament time500 outside USA. gue gains financial support its membership through con tributions sent PDV forms through tournaments bership free can obtained writing League Silent Flight Box 39068 Chi cago IL 60639 December 1977 87
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IT WAS largest gathering sailplane fliers ever meet No single site big enough weekend long enough 483 contestants nearly 60 scale entries put total entry figure over 500 mark Back 1969 League Silent Flight formed plans included an nual tournament took two years before tournament saw 100 contestants 1972 because growth rate LSF restriction placed number contest entries Traditional ly past meets held California attendance would expect always heavily filled fliers state year ten sites selected across USA ten sites ac commodated cross-section Leagues membership drew entrants nearly state including Alaska Canada well represented flier came New Zealand Contestants choice competing ten locations long pre-registered site June ten contest directors undertook biggest contest managing jobs ever late August final countdown nearly 500 fliers Competition would broken down Unlimited Standard Stand-Off Scale classes contestant could enter former two Stand-Off Scale Special recognition best Junior-Senior would made special award given best technical achievement idea selecting tournament champion natural thought contest spread across 3000 miles varying weather conditions could contrasting summer winter raw scores would have carefully analyzed respective weather conditions thought still left open seven-minute thermal task same ten sites 100point bonus perfect landing land ing points being based point-perthree-inch rate starting 25 feet As might have guessed land half dozen weather sys tems can exist anything can happen did Don Goughnour directed con test York Pa enjoyed Florida-like weather Rae Fritz CDed Orlando Fla meet held breath umbrel la Anita first hurricane sea son spawning -rni~ 0rIBIINL E I L / I [A Ann Arbor Mich contest director Gordon Pearson saw 96-degree weather up 30-knot winds plague some midwests best fliers Eight max flights recorded out possible 378 High est attainable score 2600 points Pat Flinns 1524 highest meet Chicago temperatures winds unlike Michigans except violent gusts regions con test manufacturers delight end round two over 20 planes damaged destroyed Bob Gill outfiew outweathered rest pack scoring 2096 Unlimited Classover 400 points first-place winner Standard class Greg Seydel mean time Gary James Muncie md outpointing others Scale beau tifully finished Diamont Texas outdone reported same general weather conditions Lemon Payne outpointed nearest rival 117 points Dale Nutter third hind Tom Williams Texas/Okla homa feud goes Jim Simpson directed regions event reported best 26 Model Aviation Mike Fox Southern California picture ease releases sailplane 96 entries Southern Cal scene resembled national flyoff star-studded entry list added excitement Gene Monroe photo Launching Standard Class Aquila Skip Miller luenveri wno racea up first scoring 110 points Greg Temple flew victory Unlimited original design Meesh Rheault photograph Above high winds Northern California three people steady Larry Kramers Challenger Otto Heitheckers design December 1975 MA Guys run catch landed planes before blew away Bob Clarke photo Right T-tailed Aquile flown Fritz Bien Pennsyl vania took first Standard Class Photograph Jay Evans Ray Marvin Denver readies Glasfiugel 604 winner Scale 1 nis beautifully finished Diamant Gary James Chicago Scale winevent Ray soaring CD AMA Nets Meesh Rheault photograph ner Winds damaged destroyed 20 planes Dan Pruss plc Dont get fingers anemometer warns Gordon Pearson Michigan CD also won Scale event Right Gordon prepares brave high windsonly eight max flights Out possible 378 Michigan Both pix Ken Shaw Bill Davidsons Southern California second-place Scale-winning Jav elin tender hands Barbara Henon Gene Monroe photograph Standard Class score over 500 points behind LeMon Bill Masterang Tex outscored Ron Stanfield Arkansas mere 50 points Scale won Jack Hamilton flying Cirrus seemed though gods fury something against quiet sport Sacramento Denver Los Angeles Kent Wash reported similar weather lower average scores high attri tion rates Denver Skip Miller proved Loin bardis adagewinning isnt everything its thingby taking first Standard World National champion Aquila outscored Greg Temple flew Unlimited 110 points Ray Marvin co-CD AMA soaring event Nationals flew Glasfiugel 604 first place Scale what CD Bob Clarke described Bob GillUnlimited Class winner Chicagoisnt catching Sail aire Hes demonstrating effects 30-mph wind 7-pound bird weath ervanes Topped nearest competitor over 400 points Pruss pic great day John Nadolny Pennsylvania won first place Scale Libelle second best Junior/Senior location lucked out Florida-like weather Jay Evans photograph December 1977 27 Jack Alten Northern California Scale winner delight ful Cobra true-to-life dummy pilot Photograph Bob Clarke difficult flying conditions northern Cali fornia claimed Fred Weaver winner Unlimited Class Don Edberg showed back last years form winning Standard Class Jack Alten won Scale Windspiel Cobra Kent Wash weather picture same Canadians embarrassed northwest gents Dave Wright Legionair beat comers Unlimited comrade Vancouver George Cottyn took Standard Class Florida Unlimited Class three original designs top five John Gunsaullus won 12 points over Blame Miller Carl Raichle won Standard Class Dr Stan Pfost NSS president won Scale event 400 others just trying sur vive weekend York Pa Hunts ville Ala enjoying sailplane weath er However wasnt exactly soaring weather Frank Deis gang Alabama Frank claimed scores well below average contest type Clarke Fitch Tennessee Sail aire took top points 1784 Tom Killough Alabamaflying original designwon Standard Class 1307 points up Pennsylvania gods fury smiled easterners battle Dwight Holley Bob Baugherrecent editor Sailplaneeach flew Maes troes Holley outscored Baugher slim 19 points take first place Fritz Bien Aquilaed way first Stand ard Class 2334 points California just too big regional tournament Los Angeles chosen other site besides Sacramento Direct ing largest tournament ten Jim Tomblin scheduled 96 fliers made roster look like national fly-off list included last years FAT team fly-off par ticipants Jim Wiseman Mike Reagan Rick Pearson Terry Koplan Col Thacker years event winners 28 Model Aviation Winners Chicago R Bob Gill Un Mike Mcintyre J-S Gary James Sc Alan Epps Tech Achievement Gregg Seydel St Trophies typical won nine other regions Dan Pruss photograph Pennsylvania winners Ito RRear Dwight Holley Bob Baugher Den nis Gerlach 123-Un Fritz Bien Bob Curry 12-St Front R Hoyt Holley J-S John Nadolny Dick Pike Don Goughnour 123-Sc Bonnie Evans scorer Jay Evens photograph Michigan winners Standing Ito R George landreth Ray Hayes Tom Dandeneau John Wolff Warren Tiahrt Pat Flinn daughter Dick Bouillon Don Drury Kneeling Ito R Gordon Pear son Kns Corben Photograph taken Ken Shaw nu nre Northern California winnersunidentified press time California just too big tournament site Southern Cal walloper Bob Clarke photograph REGIONAL WINNERS Pennsylvania CD Don Goughnour Plane Class Place/Flier UN LTD1 D Halley 2 B Baugher 3 D Gerlach STD1 F Bien 2 B Curry 3 N Poff SCALE1 J Nadolny 2 0 Pike 3 D Goughnour BEST JR/SR lley State CT PA PA MA PA VA MA NY PA CT Maestro Maestro Olympic II Aquila Aquila Windrifter Libelle Libelle Cirrus Aquila Alabama CDFrank Deis Jr UN LTD1 C FitchTNSailaire 2 C RussellALParagon 3 J FitchTNCirrus STD1 T KilloughALOriginal 2 RWestALOlympic II 3 J ChapmanALAquila SCALENo entries BEST JR/SR J FitchTNCirrus Florida CDRae UN LTD1 J GunsaullusFL 2 B MillerFL 3 RBonneyFL STO1 C RaichleFL 2 EBertonFL 3 LKincaidFL SCALE1 SPfostFL 2 0 DavidsonFL 3 SarkFL BESTJR/SR kFL Fritz Original Aquila Original Aquila Aquila Original Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Windrifter Michigan CDGordon Pearson UNLTD1 P FlinnMlAstroJeff 2 G LandrethOHAquila XL 3 D DruryMlAquila XL STD1 WTiahrtMlSD 100 2 J WolffOHOlympic II 3 D BouillonINWindrifter SCALE1 G PearsonMlDuster 2 R HayesINLibelle 3 T DandeneauMlASW17 BEST JR/SR rvenMlOriginal Chicago CDJerry Epps UN LTD1 8 GillILSailaire 2 G BussellINChallenger 3 K OlsenILSailaire STD1 G SeydelWIOlympic II 2 M WeberILAstro Jeff Jr 3 F SpearmanILWindfree SCALE1 GJamesINDiamant 2 G BussellINKestral 19 3 JRakusanILSHK BEST JR/SR intyreILAquila Points 2458 2439 2336 2334 2093 2085 2112 1784 1660 1550 1307 1211 1196 1550 Denver CDGreg Temple UNLTD1 GTempleCO 2 RDomerCO 3 H SmithCO STD1 5 MillerCO 2 B NellorCO 3 P DaltonWY SCALE1 RMarvinCO 2 M SheldonCO 3 P DaltonWY BEST JR/SR DCameronCO UNLTD1 LPayne 2 T Williams 3 D Nutter STD1 B Maserang 2 RStanfield 3 J Truitt SCALE1 J Hamilton 2 L Payne 3 J Simpson BEST JR/SR Simpson Vanc BC WA WA Vanc BC OR WA WA Original Legionair Invader II Aquila Olympic II Olympic II Glasflugel 604 Libelle Diamont Olympic II Dallas/Fort Worth CD Jim Simpson TXLegionair TXSailaire OKGrand Esprit TXAquila ARAquila TXOriginal TXCirrus TXLS-1 TXPhoebus TXLegionair 2140Kent Washington CD Dave Harvey 2128 D1 DWright 17992 D Barker 18283 J Christie 1689 GCottyn 16052 B Jones 3 T Krause SCALE1 DBurt No other entries 754BESTJRISR laney NorthernCalifornia CD Bob Clarke 1524 D1 FWeaverCA 14982 K ChulickCA 14613 J NewmanCA 1480 D EdbergCA 14772 B IrvineCA 14383 M BurkeCA SCALE1 J AltenCA 2 B BrownCA 3 J LoweCA 1274BESTJR/SR keCA Legionair Maestro Original Aquila Aquila Aquila KA 6 E Olympic II Original Cirrus Aquila Aquila Aquila Cobra Kestral 19 Diamont Aquila Southern California CD Jim Tomblin 2096 TD1P HarrisCA 15392C CutbirthCA 13533M ReganCA 1664 A MladineoCA 13762JWisemanCA 11863EHoppeCA SCALE1L BlewettCA 2B DavidsonCA No other entries 1309BEST JR/SRP ParszikCA Paragon Original Paragon Aquila Windrifter Aquila ASW 17 Javelin Original AMA Nationals Scott Miller Pat Potega added list did Barbara HenonLSF Tournament winner 1972 Peter Rambotop Jr-Sr 1976 SOAR Nationals high low rounds dis cardedthe method determining winners regional tourna mentssouthern California Alex Mladineo top Standard Class Phil Harris top Unlimited Lorin Blewett won Scale Peter Parszik outpointed others Junior-Senior category Peters raw score 2369 proved highest others around country category Alex Mladineo took Standard Class high-score honors 2507 points Phil Harris 2490 tournament high Awards presented regional tournaments Gold silver bronze plaques red white Most winners included Southern Cal group can pick Out results Standing Cecil Cutbirth Phil Harris Mike Fox Alex Mladinco Bill Davidson Mike Regan Jim Wiseman Paul Parszik Jr L R kneeling Peter Parszik Jim Tomblin CD Rick Pearson Howard Short IGene Monroe photographl December1977 29 2111 2065 1914 2221 1706 1684 1411 2338 2221 1771 1768 1718 1447 1250 2198 2129 2095 2126 1939 1630 1222 2316 1675 1672 2309 1957 1828 1828 2490 2454 2452 2507 2473 2436 2427 Greg Temple Denver launches original de sign top Unlimited also Contest Scale winners Denver R Matt Sheldon Libelle 2nd Ray Marvin Glasfiugal 604 1st Director Meesh Rheault photograph Duane Thomas Glasfiugal Porter Dalton Diamant 3rd Marvin CD Rheault photograph blue League Silent Flights logo engraved themwere presented first- second- third-place Standard Unlimited Scale Best Jr-Sr received similar plaque burnished brass Best Technical Achievement award pewter plaque latter category yet have best overall idea selected $100 cash award offered well-known sailplane designer Lee Renaud Ten contest directors least clubs can thanked staging LSF Tournament 1977 Back 1969 LSF/00l through LSF/009 foresight determination resulted 1977 greatest gathering eaglesever LSF Shortlines throwaway low high rounds has proven highly ac cept able. simplifying scale rules has taken pressure off clubs judges no doubt reason seeing Continued page 87 30 Model Aviation four 1SF Level Vs Out 2600 members Ito R John Baxter Fred Weaver Neil Nolte Steve Work photograph taken Northern California location Bob Clarke Alan Simpson Dallas/Fort Worth best Jr/Sr legionaire Tournament champion selected due varying weather conditions Warren Tiahart Detroit racked up 14 Craft-Air SD-100 Standard sailplane have modified several heads described Model Builder much easier gives almost same results will have decide cup tea Jet Ranger Setup people have com mented about smooth effortless Jet Ranger flies Recently doing some flight demonstrations man taking bets gyro dont fly gyro Jet Ranger set up per manual set up Assuming have good Schnuerle-ported engine will deliver plenty reserve power will idle well lets go through step step full throttle trim engine should start full low trim should shut off full throttle trim half collective adjust swashplate risers mixers seesaw center neutral position point collective bellcranks servo plate should vertical will have equal travel up down full throttle trim half collective stick carburetor opening should pen tail-rotor mix bar should set collective-servo wheel will give minimal mix possible tailrotor control rod takeoff ball mix lever should far forwards tailrotor servo possible still its slot pick-off point tail-rotor servo should far out its wheel possible pushrod tail-rotor bellcrank should innermost hole tail-rotor blades should drilled 1/4 closer end order increase size tail-rotor disc Now adjust pitch main blades about 4/2 degrees half-collective stick Adjust tail-rotor pitch high trim low collective stick about 0 degrees Now start up run up blade speed Adjust main-blade pitch lift-off have between 5100 5300 rpm tail rotor tweak needle valve get blade speed rather reduce pitch Mine lifts off 5300 rpm Kraft engine K&B 500 fuel still four-cy cling Youman head mods set up described properly trimmed machine should fly hands offeven stiff wind World-Wide RC Helicopter Symposium Tentative plans being made bring together RC manufacturers world Orlando FL December 28-30 1977 along factory demon stration teams Also radio engine fuel other related product manufacturers will day booth displays day factory flight demonstrations day set aside fly get help whatever wish will space display own work art new ideas special awards best show Next months column will have final details Plan attend youre flying youre trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 LSF Tournament/Pruss continued page 30 scale participation level Vs competed three four finished top five respective categories. protest filed. comparing weather scores its safe say bigger planes fly better. scheduled rounds 7 flown sites e Alas ka missed third place point. 42 en tered best technical achievement forms will heard about later date. 41 Junior/Seniors competed. first year manufacturers solicited supporta thanks past sponsorship. ues membership over 2500 mark tournament time500 outside USA. gue gains financial support its membership through con tributions sent PDV forms through tournaments bership free can obtained writing League Silent Flight Box 39068 Chi cago IL 60639 December 1977 87
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IT WAS largest gathering sailplane fliers ever meet No single site big enough weekend long enough 483 contestants nearly 60 scale entries put total entry figure over 500 mark Back 1969 League Silent Flight formed plans included an nual tournament took two years before tournament saw 100 contestants 1972 because growth rate LSF restriction placed number contest entries Traditional ly past meets held California attendance would expect always heavily filled fliers state year ten sites selected across USA ten sites ac commodated cross-section Leagues membership drew entrants nearly state including Alaska Canada well represented flier came New Zealand Contestants choice competing ten locations long pre-registered site June ten contest directors undertook biggest contest managing jobs ever late August final countdown nearly 500 fliers Competition would broken down Unlimited Standard Stand-Off Scale classes contestant could enter former two Stand-Off Scale Special recognition best Junior-Senior would made special award given best technical achievement idea selecting tournament champion natural thought contest spread across 3000 miles varying weather conditions could contrasting summer winter raw scores would have carefully analyzed respective weather conditions thought still left open seven-minute thermal task same ten sites 100point bonus perfect landing land ing points being based point-perthree-inch rate starting 25 feet As might have guessed land half dozen weather sys tems can exist anything can happen did Don Goughnour directed con test York Pa enjoyed Florida-like weather Rae Fritz CDed Orlando Fla meet held breath umbrel la Anita first hurricane sea son spawning -rni~ 0rIBIINL E I L / I [A Ann Arbor Mich contest director Gordon Pearson saw 96-degree weather up 30-knot winds plague some midwests best fliers Eight max flights recorded out possible 378 High est attainable score 2600 points Pat Flinns 1524 highest meet Chicago temperatures winds unlike Michigans except violent gusts regions con test manufacturers delight end round two over 20 planes damaged destroyed Bob Gill outfiew outweathered rest pack scoring 2096 Unlimited Classover 400 points first-place winner Standard class Greg Seydel mean time Gary James Muncie md outpointing others Scale beau tifully finished Diamont Texas outdone reported same general weather conditions Lemon Payne outpointed nearest rival 117 points Dale Nutter third hind Tom Williams Texas/Okla homa feud goes Jim Simpson directed regions event reported best 26 Model Aviation Mike Fox Southern California picture ease releases sailplane 96 entries Southern Cal scene resembled national flyoff star-studded entry list added excitement Gene Monroe photo Launching Standard Class Aquila Skip Miller luenveri wno racea up first scoring 110 points Greg Temple flew victory Unlimited original design Meesh Rheault photograph Above high winds Northern California three people steady Larry Kramers Challenger Otto Heitheckers design December 1975 MA Guys run catch landed planes before blew away Bob Clarke photo Right T-tailed Aquile flown Fritz Bien Pennsyl vania took first Standard Class Photograph Jay Evans Ray Marvin Denver readies Glasfiugel 604 winner Scale 1 nis beautifully finished Diamant Gary James Chicago Scale winevent Ray soaring CD AMA Nets Meesh Rheault photograph ner Winds damaged destroyed 20 planes Dan Pruss plc Dont get fingers anemometer warns Gordon Pearson Michigan CD also won Scale event Right Gordon prepares brave high windsonly eight max flights Out possible 378 Michigan Both pix Ken Shaw Bill Davidsons Southern California second-place Scale-winning Jav elin tender hands Barbara Henon Gene Monroe photograph Standard Class score over 500 points behind LeMon Bill Masterang Tex outscored Ron Stanfield Arkansas mere 50 points Scale won Jack Hamilton flying Cirrus seemed though gods fury something against quiet sport Sacramento Denver Los Angeles Kent Wash reported similar weather lower average scores high attri tion rates Denver Skip Miller proved Loin bardis adagewinning isnt everything its thingby taking first Standard World National champion Aquila outscored Greg Temple flew Unlimited 110 points Ray Marvin co-CD AMA soaring event Nationals flew Glasfiugel 604 first place Scale what CD Bob Clarke described Bob GillUnlimited Class winner Chicagoisnt catching Sail aire Hes demonstrating effects 30-mph wind 7-pound bird weath ervanes Topped nearest competitor over 400 points Pruss pic great day John Nadolny Pennsylvania won first place Scale Libelle second best Junior/Senior location lucked out Florida-like weather Jay Evans photograph December 1977 27 Jack Alten Northern California Scale winner delight ful Cobra true-to-life dummy pilot Photograph Bob Clarke difficult flying conditions northern Cali fornia claimed Fred Weaver winner Unlimited Class Don Edberg showed back last years form winning Standard Class Jack Alten won Scale Windspiel Cobra Kent Wash weather picture same Canadians embarrassed northwest gents Dave Wright Legionair beat comers Unlimited comrade Vancouver George Cottyn took Standard Class Florida Unlimited Class three original designs top five John Gunsaullus won 12 points over Blame Miller Carl Raichle won Standard Class Dr Stan Pfost NSS president won Scale event 400 others just trying sur vive weekend York Pa Hunts ville Ala enjoying sailplane weath er However wasnt exactly soaring weather Frank Deis gang Alabama Frank claimed scores well below average contest type Clarke Fitch Tennessee Sail aire took top points 1784 Tom Killough Alabamaflying original designwon Standard Class 1307 points up Pennsylvania gods fury smiled easterners battle Dwight Holley Bob Baugherrecent editor Sailplaneeach flew Maes troes Holley outscored Baugher slim 19 points take first place Fritz Bien Aquilaed way first Stand ard Class 2334 points California just too big regional tournament Los Angeles chosen other site besides Sacramento Direct ing largest tournament ten Jim Tomblin scheduled 96 fliers made roster look like national fly-off list included last years FAT team fly-off par ticipants Jim Wiseman Mike Reagan Rick Pearson Terry Koplan Col Thacker years event winners 28 Model Aviation Winners Chicago R Bob Gill Un Mike Mcintyre J-S Gary James Sc Alan Epps Tech Achievement Gregg Seydel St Trophies typical won nine other regions Dan Pruss photograph Pennsylvania winners Ito RRear Dwight Holley Bob Baugher Den nis Gerlach 123-Un Fritz Bien Bob Curry 12-St Front R Hoyt Holley J-S John Nadolny Dick Pike Don Goughnour 123-Sc Bonnie Evans scorer Jay Evens photograph Michigan winners Standing Ito R George landreth Ray Hayes Tom Dandeneau John Wolff Warren Tiahrt Pat Flinn daughter Dick Bouillon Don Drury Kneeling Ito R Gordon Pear son Kns Corben Photograph taken Ken Shaw nu nre Northern California winnersunidentified press time California just too big tournament site Southern Cal walloper Bob Clarke photograph REGIONAL WINNERS Pennsylvania CD Don Goughnour Plane Class Place/Flier UN LTD1 D Halley 2 B Baugher 3 D Gerlach STD1 F Bien 2 B Curry 3 N Poff SCALE1 J Nadolny 2 0 Pike 3 D Goughnour BEST JR/SR lley State CT PA PA MA PA VA MA NY PA CT Maestro Maestro Olympic II Aquila Aquila Windrifter Libelle Libelle Cirrus Aquila Alabama CDFrank Deis Jr UN LTD1 C FitchTNSailaire 2 C RussellALParagon 3 J FitchTNCirrus STD1 T KilloughALOriginal 2 RWestALOlympic II 3 J ChapmanALAquila SCALENo entries BEST JR/SR J FitchTNCirrus Florida CDRae UN LTD1 J GunsaullusFL 2 B MillerFL 3 RBonneyFL STO1 C RaichleFL 2 EBertonFL 3 LKincaidFL SCALE1 SPfostFL 2 0 DavidsonFL 3 SarkFL BESTJR/SR kFL Fritz Original Aquila Original Aquila Aquila Original Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Windrifter Michigan CDGordon Pearson UNLTD1 P FlinnMlAstroJeff 2 G LandrethOHAquila XL 3 D DruryMlAquila XL STD1 WTiahrtMlSD 100 2 J WolffOHOlympic II 3 D BouillonINWindrifter SCALE1 G PearsonMlDuster 2 R HayesINLibelle 3 T DandeneauMlASW17 BEST JR/SR rvenMlOriginal Chicago CDJerry Epps UN LTD1 8 GillILSailaire 2 G BussellINChallenger 3 K OlsenILSailaire STD1 G SeydelWIOlympic II 2 M WeberILAstro Jeff Jr 3 F SpearmanILWindfree SCALE1 GJamesINDiamant 2 G BussellINKestral 19 3 JRakusanILSHK BEST JR/SR intyreILAquila Points 2458 2439 2336 2334 2093 2085 2112 1784 1660 1550 1307 1211 1196 1550 Denver CDGreg Temple UNLTD1 GTempleCO 2 RDomerCO 3 H SmithCO STD1 5 MillerCO 2 B NellorCO 3 P DaltonWY SCALE1 RMarvinCO 2 M SheldonCO 3 P DaltonWY BEST JR/SR DCameronCO UNLTD1 LPayne 2 T Williams 3 D Nutter STD1 B Maserang 2 RStanfield 3 J Truitt SCALE1 J Hamilton 2 L Payne 3 J Simpson BEST JR/SR Simpson Vanc BC WA WA Vanc BC OR WA WA Original Legionair Invader II Aquila Olympic II Olympic II Glasflugel 604 Libelle Diamont Olympic II Dallas/Fort Worth CD Jim Simpson TXLegionair TXSailaire OKGrand Esprit TXAquila ARAquila TXOriginal TXCirrus TXLS-1 TXPhoebus TXLegionair 2140Kent Washington CD Dave Harvey 2128 D1 DWright 17992 D Barker 18283 J Christie 1689 GCottyn 16052 B Jones 3 T Krause SCALE1 DBurt No other entries 754BESTJRISR laney NorthernCalifornia CD Bob Clarke 1524 D1 FWeaverCA 14982 K ChulickCA 14613 J NewmanCA 1480 D EdbergCA 14772 B IrvineCA 14383 M BurkeCA SCALE1 J AltenCA 2 B BrownCA 3 J LoweCA 1274BESTJR/SR keCA Legionair Maestro Original Aquila Aquila Aquila KA 6 E Olympic II Original Cirrus Aquila Aquila Aquila Cobra Kestral 19 Diamont Aquila Southern California CD Jim Tomblin 2096 TD1P HarrisCA 15392C CutbirthCA 13533M ReganCA 1664 A MladineoCA 13762JWisemanCA 11863EHoppeCA SCALE1L BlewettCA 2B DavidsonCA No other entries 1309BEST JR/SRP ParszikCA Paragon Original Paragon Aquila Windrifter Aquila ASW 17 Javelin Original AMA Nationals Scott Miller Pat Potega added list did Barbara HenonLSF Tournament winner 1972 Peter Rambotop Jr-Sr 1976 SOAR Nationals high low rounds dis cardedthe method determining winners regional tourna mentssouthern California Alex Mladineo top Standard Class Phil Harris top Unlimited Lorin Blewett won Scale Peter Parszik outpointed others Junior-Senior category Peters raw score 2369 proved highest others around country category Alex Mladineo took Standard Class high-score honors 2507 points Phil Harris 2490 tournament high Awards presented regional tournaments Gold silver bronze plaques red white Most winners included Southern Cal group can pick Out results Standing Cecil Cutbirth Phil Harris Mike Fox Alex Mladinco Bill Davidson Mike Regan Jim Wiseman Paul Parszik Jr L R kneeling Peter Parszik Jim Tomblin CD Rick Pearson Howard Short IGene Monroe photographl December1977 29 2111 2065 1914 2221 1706 1684 1411 2338 2221 1771 1768 1718 1447 1250 2198 2129 2095 2126 1939 1630 1222 2316 1675 1672 2309 1957 1828 1828 2490 2454 2452 2507 2473 2436 2427 Greg Temple Denver launches original de sign top Unlimited also Contest Scale winners Denver R Matt Sheldon Libelle 2nd Ray Marvin Glasfiugal 604 1st Director Meesh Rheault photograph Duane Thomas Glasfiugal Porter Dalton Diamant 3rd Marvin CD Rheault photograph blue League Silent Flights logo engraved themwere presented first- second- third-place Standard Unlimited Scale Best Jr-Sr received similar plaque burnished brass Best Technical Achievement award pewter plaque latter category yet have best overall idea selected $100 cash award offered well-known sailplane designer Lee Renaud Ten contest directors least clubs can thanked staging LSF Tournament 1977 Back 1969 LSF/00l through LSF/009 foresight determination resulted 1977 greatest gathering eaglesever LSF Shortlines throwaway low high rounds has proven highly ac cept able. simplifying scale rules has taken pressure off clubs judges no doubt reason seeing Continued page 87 30 Model Aviation four 1SF Level Vs Out 2600 members Ito R John Baxter Fred Weaver Neil Nolte Steve Work photograph taken Northern California location Bob Clarke Alan Simpson Dallas/Fort Worth best Jr/Sr legionaire Tournament champion selected due varying weather conditions Warren Tiahart Detroit racked up 14 Craft-Air SD-100 Standard sailplane have modified several heads described Model Builder much easier gives almost same results will have decide cup tea Jet Ranger Setup people have com mented about smooth effortless Jet Ranger flies Recently doing some flight demonstrations man taking bets gyro dont fly gyro Jet Ranger set up per manual set up Assuming have good Schnuerle-ported engine will deliver plenty reserve power will idle well lets go through step step full throttle trim engine should start full low trim should shut off full throttle trim half collective adjust swashplate risers mixers seesaw center neutral position point collective bellcranks servo plate should vertical will have equal travel up down full throttle trim half collective stick carburetor opening should pen tail-rotor mix bar should set collective-servo wheel will give minimal mix possible tailrotor control rod takeoff ball mix lever should far forwards tailrotor servo possible still its slot pick-off point tail-rotor servo should far out its wheel possible pushrod tail-rotor bellcrank should innermost hole tail-rotor blades should drilled 1/4 closer end order increase size tail-rotor disc Now adjust pitch main blades about 4/2 degrees half-collective stick Adjust tail-rotor pitch high trim low collective stick about 0 degrees Now start up run up blade speed Adjust main-blade pitch lift-off have between 5100 5300 rpm tail rotor tweak needle valve get blade speed rather reduce pitch Mine lifts off 5300 rpm Kraft engine K&B 500 fuel still four-cy cling Youman head mods set up described properly trimmed machine should fly hands offeven stiff wind World-Wide RC Helicopter Symposium Tentative plans being made bring together RC manufacturers world Orlando FL December 28-30 1977 along factory demon stration teams Also radio engine fuel other related product manufacturers will day booth displays day factory flight demonstrations day set aside fly get help whatever wish will space display own work art new ideas special awards best show Next months column will have final details Plan attend youre flying youre trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 LSF Tournament/Pruss continued page 30 scale participation level Vs competed three four finished top five respective categories. protest filed. comparing weather scores its safe say bigger planes fly better. scheduled rounds 7 flown sites e Alas ka missed third place point. 42 en tered best technical achievement forms will heard about later date. 41 Junior/Seniors competed. first year manufacturers solicited supporta thanks past sponsorship. ues membership over 2500 mark tournament time500 outside USA. gue gains financial support its membership through con tributions sent PDV forms through tournaments bership free can obtained writing League Silent Flight Box 39068 Chi cago IL 60639 December 1977 87
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IT WAS largest gathering sailplane fliers ever meet No single site big enough weekend long enough 483 contestants nearly 60 scale entries put total entry figure over 500 mark Back 1969 League Silent Flight formed plans included an nual tournament took two years before tournament saw 100 contestants 1972 because growth rate LSF restriction placed number contest entries Traditional ly past meets held California attendance would expect always heavily filled fliers state year ten sites selected across USA ten sites ac commodated cross-section Leagues membership drew entrants nearly state including Alaska Canada well represented flier came New Zealand Contestants choice competing ten locations long pre-registered site June ten contest directors undertook biggest contest managing jobs ever late August final countdown nearly 500 fliers Competition would broken down Unlimited Standard Stand-Off Scale classes contestant could enter former two Stand-Off Scale Special recognition best Junior-Senior would made special award given best technical achievement idea selecting tournament champion natural thought contest spread across 3000 miles varying weather conditions could contrasting summer winter raw scores would have carefully analyzed respective weather conditions thought still left open seven-minute thermal task same ten sites 100point bonus perfect landing land ing points being based point-perthree-inch rate starting 25 feet As might have guessed land half dozen weather sys tems can exist anything can happen did Don Goughnour directed con test York Pa enjoyed Florida-like weather Rae Fritz CDed Orlando Fla meet held breath umbrel la Anita first hurricane sea son spawning -rni~ 0rIBIINL E I L / I [A Ann Arbor Mich contest director Gordon Pearson saw 96-degree weather up 30-knot winds plague some midwests best fliers Eight max flights recorded out possible 378 High est attainable score 2600 points Pat Flinns 1524 highest meet Chicago temperatures winds unlike Michigans except violent gusts regions con test manufacturers delight end round two over 20 planes damaged destroyed Bob Gill outfiew outweathered rest pack scoring 2096 Unlimited Classover 400 points first-place winner Standard class Greg Seydel mean time Gary James Muncie md outpointing others Scale beau tifully finished Diamont Texas outdone reported same general weather conditions Lemon Payne outpointed nearest rival 117 points Dale Nutter third hind Tom Williams Texas/Okla homa feud goes Jim Simpson directed regions event reported best 26 Model Aviation Mike Fox Southern California picture ease releases sailplane 96 entries Southern Cal scene resembled national flyoff star-studded entry list added excitement Gene Monroe photo Launching Standard Class Aquila Skip Miller luenveri wno racea up first scoring 110 points Greg Temple flew victory Unlimited original design Meesh Rheault photograph Above high winds Northern California three people steady Larry Kramers Challenger Otto Heitheckers design December 1975 MA Guys run catch landed planes before blew away Bob Clarke photo Right T-tailed Aquile flown Fritz Bien Pennsyl vania took first Standard Class Photograph Jay Evans Ray Marvin Denver readies Glasfiugel 604 winner Scale 1 nis beautifully finished Diamant Gary James Chicago Scale winevent Ray soaring CD AMA Nets Meesh Rheault photograph ner Winds damaged destroyed 20 planes Dan Pruss plc Dont get fingers anemometer warns Gordon Pearson Michigan CD also won Scale event Right Gordon prepares brave high windsonly eight max flights Out possible 378 Michigan Both pix Ken Shaw Bill Davidsons Southern California second-place Scale-winning Jav elin tender hands Barbara Henon Gene Monroe photograph Standard Class score over 500 points behind LeMon Bill Masterang Tex outscored Ron Stanfield Arkansas mere 50 points Scale won Jack Hamilton flying Cirrus seemed though gods fury something against quiet sport Sacramento Denver Los Angeles Kent Wash reported similar weather lower average scores high attri tion rates Denver Skip Miller proved Loin bardis adagewinning isnt everything its thingby taking first Standard World National champion Aquila outscored Greg Temple flew Unlimited 110 points Ray Marvin co-CD AMA soaring event Nationals flew Glasfiugel 604 first place Scale what CD Bob Clarke described Bob GillUnlimited Class winner Chicagoisnt catching Sail aire Hes demonstrating effects 30-mph wind 7-pound bird weath ervanes Topped nearest competitor over 400 points Pruss pic great day John Nadolny Pennsylvania won first place Scale Libelle second best Junior/Senior location lucked out Florida-like weather Jay Evans photograph December 1977 27 Jack Alten Northern California Scale winner delight ful Cobra true-to-life dummy pilot Photograph Bob Clarke difficult flying conditions northern Cali fornia claimed Fred Weaver winner Unlimited Class Don Edberg showed back last years form winning Standard Class Jack Alten won Scale Windspiel Cobra Kent Wash weather picture same Canadians embarrassed northwest gents Dave Wright Legionair beat comers Unlimited comrade Vancouver George Cottyn took Standard Class Florida Unlimited Class three original designs top five John Gunsaullus won 12 points over Blame Miller Carl Raichle won Standard Class Dr Stan Pfost NSS president won Scale event 400 others just trying sur vive weekend York Pa Hunts ville Ala enjoying sailplane weath er However wasnt exactly soaring weather Frank Deis gang Alabama Frank claimed scores well below average contest type Clarke Fitch Tennessee Sail aire took top points 1784 Tom Killough Alabamaflying original designwon Standard Class 1307 points up Pennsylvania gods fury smiled easterners battle Dwight Holley Bob Baugherrecent editor Sailplaneeach flew Maes troes Holley outscored Baugher slim 19 points take first place Fritz Bien Aquilaed way first Stand ard Class 2334 points California just too big regional tournament Los Angeles chosen other site besides Sacramento Direct ing largest tournament ten Jim Tomblin scheduled 96 fliers made roster look like national fly-off list included last years FAT team fly-off par ticipants Jim Wiseman Mike Reagan Rick Pearson Terry Koplan Col Thacker years event winners 28 Model Aviation Winners Chicago R Bob Gill Un Mike Mcintyre J-S Gary James Sc Alan Epps Tech Achievement Gregg Seydel St Trophies typical won nine other regions Dan Pruss photograph Pennsylvania winners Ito RRear Dwight Holley Bob Baugher Den nis Gerlach 123-Un Fritz Bien Bob Curry 12-St Front R Hoyt Holley J-S John Nadolny Dick Pike Don Goughnour 123-Sc Bonnie Evans scorer Jay Evens photograph Michigan winners Standing Ito R George landreth Ray Hayes Tom Dandeneau John Wolff Warren Tiahrt Pat Flinn daughter Dick Bouillon Don Drury Kneeling Ito R Gordon Pear son Kns Corben Photograph taken Ken Shaw nu nre Northern California winnersunidentified press time California just too big tournament site Southern Cal walloper Bob Clarke photograph REGIONAL WINNERS Pennsylvania CD Don Goughnour Plane Class Place/Flier UN LTD1 D Halley 2 B Baugher 3 D Gerlach STD1 F Bien 2 B Curry 3 N Poff SCALE1 J Nadolny 2 0 Pike 3 D Goughnour BEST JR/SR lley State CT PA PA MA PA VA MA NY PA CT Maestro Maestro Olympic II Aquila Aquila Windrifter Libelle Libelle Cirrus Aquila Alabama CDFrank Deis Jr UN LTD1 C FitchTNSailaire 2 C RussellALParagon 3 J FitchTNCirrus STD1 T KilloughALOriginal 2 RWestALOlympic II 3 J ChapmanALAquila SCALENo entries BEST JR/SR J FitchTNCirrus Florida CDRae UN LTD1 J GunsaullusFL 2 B MillerFL 3 RBonneyFL STO1 C RaichleFL 2 EBertonFL 3 LKincaidFL SCALE1 SPfostFL 2 0 DavidsonFL 3 SarkFL BESTJR/SR kFL Fritz Original Aquila Original Aquila Aquila Original Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Windrifter Michigan CDGordon Pearson UNLTD1 P FlinnMlAstroJeff 2 G LandrethOHAquila XL 3 D DruryMlAquila XL STD1 WTiahrtMlSD 100 2 J WolffOHOlympic II 3 D BouillonINWindrifter SCALE1 G PearsonMlDuster 2 R HayesINLibelle 3 T DandeneauMlASW17 BEST JR/SR rvenMlOriginal Chicago CDJerry Epps UN LTD1 8 GillILSailaire 2 G BussellINChallenger 3 K OlsenILSailaire STD1 G SeydelWIOlympic II 2 M WeberILAstro Jeff Jr 3 F SpearmanILWindfree SCALE1 GJamesINDiamant 2 G BussellINKestral 19 3 JRakusanILSHK BEST JR/SR intyreILAquila Points 2458 2439 2336 2334 2093 2085 2112 1784 1660 1550 1307 1211 1196 1550 Denver CDGreg Temple UNLTD1 GTempleCO 2 RDomerCO 3 H SmithCO STD1 5 MillerCO 2 B NellorCO 3 P DaltonWY SCALE1 RMarvinCO 2 M SheldonCO 3 P DaltonWY BEST JR/SR DCameronCO UNLTD1 LPayne 2 T Williams 3 D Nutter STD1 B Maserang 2 RStanfield 3 J Truitt SCALE1 J Hamilton 2 L Payne 3 J Simpson BEST JR/SR Simpson Vanc BC WA WA Vanc BC OR WA WA Original Legionair Invader II Aquila Olympic II Olympic II Glasflugel 604 Libelle Diamont Olympic II Dallas/Fort Worth CD Jim Simpson TXLegionair TXSailaire OKGrand Esprit TXAquila ARAquila TXOriginal TXCirrus TXLS-1 TXPhoebus TXLegionair 2140Kent Washington CD Dave Harvey 2128 D1 DWright 17992 D Barker 18283 J Christie 1689 GCottyn 16052 B Jones 3 T Krause SCALE1 DBurt No other entries 754BESTJRISR laney NorthernCalifornia CD Bob Clarke 1524 D1 FWeaverCA 14982 K ChulickCA 14613 J NewmanCA 1480 D EdbergCA 14772 B IrvineCA 14383 M BurkeCA SCALE1 J AltenCA 2 B BrownCA 3 J LoweCA 1274BESTJR/SR keCA Legionair Maestro Original Aquila Aquila Aquila KA 6 E Olympic II Original Cirrus Aquila Aquila Aquila Cobra Kestral 19 Diamont Aquila Southern California CD Jim Tomblin 2096 TD1P HarrisCA 15392C CutbirthCA 13533M ReganCA 1664 A MladineoCA 13762JWisemanCA 11863EHoppeCA SCALE1L BlewettCA 2B DavidsonCA No other entries 1309BEST JR/SRP ParszikCA Paragon Original Paragon Aquila Windrifter Aquila ASW 17 Javelin Original AMA Nationals Scott Miller Pat Potega added list did Barbara HenonLSF Tournament winner 1972 Peter Rambotop Jr-Sr 1976 SOAR Nationals high low rounds dis cardedthe method determining winners regional tourna mentssouthern California Alex Mladineo top Standard Class Phil Harris top Unlimited Lorin Blewett won Scale Peter Parszik outpointed others Junior-Senior category Peters raw score 2369 proved highest others around country category Alex Mladineo took Standard Class high-score honors 2507 points Phil Harris 2490 tournament high Awards presented regional tournaments Gold silver bronze plaques red white Most winners included Southern Cal group can pick Out results Standing Cecil Cutbirth Phil Harris Mike Fox Alex Mladinco Bill Davidson Mike Regan Jim Wiseman Paul Parszik Jr L R kneeling Peter Parszik Jim Tomblin CD Rick Pearson Howard Short IGene Monroe photographl December1977 29 2111 2065 1914 2221 1706 1684 1411 2338 2221 1771 1768 1718 1447 1250 2198 2129 2095 2126 1939 1630 1222 2316 1675 1672 2309 1957 1828 1828 2490 2454 2452 2507 2473 2436 2427 Greg Temple Denver launches original de sign top Unlimited also Contest Scale winners Denver R Matt Sheldon Libelle 2nd Ray Marvin Glasfiugal 604 1st Director Meesh Rheault photograph Duane Thomas Glasfiugal Porter Dalton Diamant 3rd Marvin CD Rheault photograph blue League Silent Flights logo engraved themwere presented first- second- third-place Standard Unlimited Scale Best Jr-Sr received similar plaque burnished brass Best Technical Achievement award pewter plaque latter category yet have best overall idea selected $100 cash award offered well-known sailplane designer Lee Renaud Ten contest directors least clubs can thanked staging LSF Tournament 1977 Back 1969 LSF/00l through LSF/009 foresight determination resulted 1977 greatest gathering eaglesever LSF Shortlines throwaway low high rounds has proven highly ac cept able. simplifying scale rules has taken pressure off clubs judges no doubt reason seeing Continued page 87 30 Model Aviation four 1SF Level Vs Out 2600 members Ito R John Baxter Fred Weaver Neil Nolte Steve Work photograph taken Northern California location Bob Clarke Alan Simpson Dallas/Fort Worth best Jr/Sr legionaire Tournament champion selected due varying weather conditions Warren Tiahart Detroit racked up 14 Craft-Air SD-100 Standard sailplane have modified several heads described Model Builder much easier gives almost same results will have decide cup tea Jet Ranger Setup people have com mented about smooth effortless Jet Ranger flies Recently doing some flight demonstrations man taking bets gyro dont fly gyro Jet Ranger set up per manual set up Assuming have good Schnuerle-ported engine will deliver plenty reserve power will idle well lets go through step step full throttle trim engine should start full low trim should shut off full throttle trim half collective adjust swashplate risers mixers seesaw center neutral position point collective bellcranks servo plate should vertical will have equal travel up down full throttle trim half collective stick carburetor opening should pen tail-rotor mix bar should set collective-servo wheel will give minimal mix possible tailrotor control rod takeoff ball mix lever should far forwards tailrotor servo possible still its slot pick-off point tail-rotor servo should far out its wheel possible pushrod tail-rotor bellcrank should innermost hole tail-rotor blades should drilled 1/4 closer end order increase size tail-rotor disc Now adjust pitch main blades about 4/2 degrees half-collective stick Adjust tail-rotor pitch high trim low collective stick about 0 degrees Now start up run up blade speed Adjust main-blade pitch lift-off have between 5100 5300 rpm tail rotor tweak needle valve get blade speed rather reduce pitch Mine lifts off 5300 rpm Kraft engine K&B 500 fuel still four-cy cling Youman head mods set up described properly trimmed machine should fly hands offeven stiff wind World-Wide RC Helicopter Symposium Tentative plans being made bring together RC manufacturers world Orlando FL December 28-30 1977 along factory demon stration teams Also radio engine fuel other related product manufacturers will day booth displays day factory flight demonstrations day set aside fly get help whatever wish will space display own work art new ideas special awards best show Next months column will have final details Plan attend youre flying youre trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 LSF Tournament/Pruss continued page 30 scale participation level Vs competed three four finished top five respective categories. protest filed. comparing weather scores its safe say bigger planes fly better. scheduled rounds 7 flown sites e Alas ka missed third place point. 42 en tered best technical achievement forms will heard about later date. 41 Junior/Seniors competed. first year manufacturers solicited supporta thanks past sponsorship. ues membership over 2500 mark tournament time500 outside USA. gue gains financial support its membership through con tributions sent PDV forms through tournaments bership free can obtained writing League Silent Flight Box 39068 Chi cago IL 60639 December 1977 87
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IT WAS largest gathering sailplane fliers ever meet No single site big enough weekend long enough 483 contestants nearly 60 scale entries put total entry figure over 500 mark Back 1969 League Silent Flight formed plans included an nual tournament took two years before tournament saw 100 contestants 1972 because growth rate LSF restriction placed number contest entries Traditional ly past meets held California attendance would expect always heavily filled fliers state year ten sites selected across USA ten sites ac commodated cross-section Leagues membership drew entrants nearly state including Alaska Canada well represented flier came New Zealand Contestants choice competing ten locations long pre-registered site June ten contest directors undertook biggest contest managing jobs ever late August final countdown nearly 500 fliers Competition would broken down Unlimited Standard Stand-Off Scale classes contestant could enter former two Stand-Off Scale Special recognition best Junior-Senior would made special award given best technical achievement idea selecting tournament champion natural thought contest spread across 3000 miles varying weather conditions could contrasting summer winter raw scores would have carefully analyzed respective weather conditions thought still left open seven-minute thermal task same ten sites 100point bonus perfect landing land ing points being based point-perthree-inch rate starting 25 feet As might have guessed land half dozen weather sys tems can exist anything can happen did Don Goughnour directed con test York Pa enjoyed Florida-like weather Rae Fritz CDed Orlando Fla meet held breath umbrel la Anita first hurricane sea son spawning -rni~ 0rIBIINL E I L / I [A Ann Arbor Mich contest director Gordon Pearson saw 96-degree weather up 30-knot winds plague some midwests best fliers Eight max flights recorded out possible 378 High est attainable score 2600 points Pat Flinns 1524 highest meet Chicago temperatures winds unlike Michigans except violent gusts regions con test manufacturers delight end round two over 20 planes damaged destroyed Bob Gill outfiew outweathered rest pack scoring 2096 Unlimited Classover 400 points first-place winner Standard class Greg Seydel mean time Gary James Muncie md outpointing others Scale beau tifully finished Diamont Texas outdone reported same general weather conditions Lemon Payne outpointed nearest rival 117 points Dale Nutter third hind Tom Williams Texas/Okla homa feud goes Jim Simpson directed regions event reported best 26 Model Aviation Mike Fox Southern California picture ease releases sailplane 96 entries Southern Cal scene resembled national flyoff star-studded entry list added excitement Gene Monroe photo Launching Standard Class Aquila Skip Miller luenveri wno racea up first scoring 110 points Greg Temple flew victory Unlimited original design Meesh Rheault photograph Above high winds Northern California three people steady Larry Kramers Challenger Otto Heitheckers design December 1975 MA Guys run catch landed planes before blew away Bob Clarke photo Right T-tailed Aquile flown Fritz Bien Pennsyl vania took first Standard Class Photograph Jay Evans Ray Marvin Denver readies Glasfiugel 604 winner Scale 1 nis beautifully finished Diamant Gary James Chicago Scale winevent Ray soaring CD AMA Nets Meesh Rheault photograph ner Winds damaged destroyed 20 planes Dan Pruss plc Dont get fingers anemometer warns Gordon Pearson Michigan CD also won Scale event Right Gordon prepares brave high windsonly eight max flights Out possible 378 Michigan Both pix Ken Shaw Bill Davidsons Southern California second-place Scale-winning Jav elin tender hands Barbara Henon Gene Monroe photograph Standard Class score over 500 points behind LeMon Bill Masterang Tex outscored Ron Stanfield Arkansas mere 50 points Scale won Jack Hamilton flying Cirrus seemed though gods fury something against quiet sport Sacramento Denver Los Angeles Kent Wash reported similar weather lower average scores high attri tion rates Denver Skip Miller proved Loin bardis adagewinning isnt everything its thingby taking first Standard World National champion Aquila outscored Greg Temple flew Unlimited 110 points Ray Marvin co-CD AMA soaring event Nationals flew Glasfiugel 604 first place Scale what CD Bob Clarke described Bob GillUnlimited Class winner Chicagoisnt catching Sail aire Hes demonstrating effects 30-mph wind 7-pound bird weath ervanes Topped nearest competitor over 400 points Pruss pic great day John Nadolny Pennsylvania won first place Scale Libelle second best Junior/Senior location lucked out Florida-like weather Jay Evans photograph December 1977 27 Jack Alten Northern California Scale winner delight ful Cobra true-to-life dummy pilot Photograph Bob Clarke difficult flying conditions northern Cali fornia claimed Fred Weaver winner Unlimited Class Don Edberg showed back last years form winning Standard Class Jack Alten won Scale Windspiel Cobra Kent Wash weather picture same Canadians embarrassed northwest gents Dave Wright Legionair beat comers Unlimited comrade Vancouver George Cottyn took Standard Class Florida Unlimited Class three original designs top five John Gunsaullus won 12 points over Blame Miller Carl Raichle won Standard Class Dr Stan Pfost NSS president won Scale event 400 others just trying sur vive weekend York Pa Hunts ville Ala enjoying sailplane weath er However wasnt exactly soaring weather Frank Deis gang Alabama Frank claimed scores well below average contest type Clarke Fitch Tennessee Sail aire took top points 1784 Tom Killough Alabamaflying original designwon Standard Class 1307 points up Pennsylvania gods fury smiled easterners battle Dwight Holley Bob Baugherrecent editor Sailplaneeach flew Maes troes Holley outscored Baugher slim 19 points take first place Fritz Bien Aquilaed way first Stand ard Class 2334 points California just too big regional tournament Los Angeles chosen other site besides Sacramento Direct ing largest tournament ten Jim Tomblin scheduled 96 fliers made roster look like national fly-off list included last years FAT team fly-off par ticipants Jim Wiseman Mike Reagan Rick Pearson Terry Koplan Col Thacker years event winners 28 Model Aviation Winners Chicago R Bob Gill Un Mike Mcintyre J-S Gary James Sc Alan Epps Tech Achievement Gregg Seydel St Trophies typical won nine other regions Dan Pruss photograph Pennsylvania winners Ito RRear Dwight Holley Bob Baugher Den nis Gerlach 123-Un Fritz Bien Bob Curry 12-St Front R Hoyt Holley J-S John Nadolny Dick Pike Don Goughnour 123-Sc Bonnie Evans scorer Jay Evens photograph Michigan winners Standing Ito R George landreth Ray Hayes Tom Dandeneau John Wolff Warren Tiahrt Pat Flinn daughter Dick Bouillon Don Drury Kneeling Ito R Gordon Pear son Kns Corben Photograph taken Ken Shaw nu nre Northern California winnersunidentified press time California just too big tournament site Southern Cal walloper Bob Clarke photograph REGIONAL WINNERS Pennsylvania CD Don Goughnour Plane Class Place/Flier UN LTD1 D Halley 2 B Baugher 3 D Gerlach STD1 F Bien 2 B Curry 3 N Poff SCALE1 J Nadolny 2 0 Pike 3 D Goughnour BEST JR/SR lley State CT PA PA MA PA VA MA NY PA CT Maestro Maestro Olympic II Aquila Aquila Windrifter Libelle Libelle Cirrus Aquila Alabama CDFrank Deis Jr UN LTD1 C FitchTNSailaire 2 C RussellALParagon 3 J FitchTNCirrus STD1 T KilloughALOriginal 2 RWestALOlympic II 3 J ChapmanALAquila SCALENo entries BEST JR/SR J FitchTNCirrus Florida CDRae UN LTD1 J GunsaullusFL 2 B MillerFL 3 RBonneyFL STO1 C RaichleFL 2 EBertonFL 3 LKincaidFL SCALE1 SPfostFL 2 0 DavidsonFL 3 SarkFL BESTJR/SR kFL Fritz Original Aquila Original Aquila Aquila Original Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Windrifter Michigan CDGordon Pearson UNLTD1 P FlinnMlAstroJeff 2 G LandrethOHAquila XL 3 D DruryMlAquila XL STD1 WTiahrtMlSD 100 2 J WolffOHOlympic II 3 D BouillonINWindrifter SCALE1 G PearsonMlDuster 2 R HayesINLibelle 3 T DandeneauMlASW17 BEST JR/SR rvenMlOriginal Chicago CDJerry Epps UN LTD1 8 GillILSailaire 2 G BussellINChallenger 3 K OlsenILSailaire STD1 G SeydelWIOlympic II 2 M WeberILAstro Jeff Jr 3 F SpearmanILWindfree SCALE1 GJamesINDiamant 2 G BussellINKestral 19 3 JRakusanILSHK BEST JR/SR intyreILAquila Points 2458 2439 2336 2334 2093 2085 2112 1784 1660 1550 1307 1211 1196 1550 Denver CDGreg Temple UNLTD1 GTempleCO 2 RDomerCO 3 H SmithCO STD1 5 MillerCO 2 B NellorCO 3 P DaltonWY SCALE1 RMarvinCO 2 M SheldonCO 3 P DaltonWY BEST JR/SR DCameronCO UNLTD1 LPayne 2 T Williams 3 D Nutter STD1 B Maserang 2 RStanfield 3 J Truitt SCALE1 J Hamilton 2 L Payne 3 J Simpson BEST JR/SR Simpson Vanc BC WA WA Vanc BC OR WA WA Original Legionair Invader II Aquila Olympic II Olympic II Glasflugel 604 Libelle Diamont Olympic II Dallas/Fort Worth CD Jim Simpson TXLegionair TXSailaire OKGrand Esprit TXAquila ARAquila TXOriginal TXCirrus TXLS-1 TXPhoebus TXLegionair 2140Kent Washington CD Dave Harvey 2128 D1 DWright 17992 D Barker 18283 J Christie 1689 GCottyn 16052 B Jones 3 T Krause SCALE1 DBurt No other entries 754BESTJRISR laney NorthernCalifornia CD Bob Clarke 1524 D1 FWeaverCA 14982 K ChulickCA 14613 J NewmanCA 1480 D EdbergCA 14772 B IrvineCA 14383 M BurkeCA SCALE1 J AltenCA 2 B BrownCA 3 J LoweCA 1274BESTJR/SR keCA Legionair Maestro Original Aquila Aquila Aquila KA 6 E Olympic II Original Cirrus Aquila Aquila Aquila Cobra Kestral 19 Diamont Aquila Southern California CD Jim Tomblin 2096 TD1P HarrisCA 15392C CutbirthCA 13533M ReganCA 1664 A MladineoCA 13762JWisemanCA 11863EHoppeCA SCALE1L BlewettCA 2B DavidsonCA No other entries 1309BEST JR/SRP ParszikCA Paragon Original Paragon Aquila Windrifter Aquila ASW 17 Javelin Original AMA Nationals Scott Miller Pat Potega added list did Barbara HenonLSF Tournament winner 1972 Peter Rambotop Jr-Sr 1976 SOAR Nationals high low rounds dis cardedthe method determining winners regional tourna mentssouthern California Alex Mladineo top Standard Class Phil Harris top Unlimited Lorin Blewett won Scale Peter Parszik outpointed others Junior-Senior category Peters raw score 2369 proved highest others around country category Alex Mladineo took Standard Class high-score honors 2507 points Phil Harris 2490 tournament high Awards presented regional tournaments Gold silver bronze plaques red white Most winners included Southern Cal group can pick Out results Standing Cecil Cutbirth Phil Harris Mike Fox Alex Mladinco Bill Davidson Mike Regan Jim Wiseman Paul Parszik Jr L R kneeling Peter Parszik Jim Tomblin CD Rick Pearson Howard Short IGene Monroe photographl December1977 29 2111 2065 1914 2221 1706 1684 1411 2338 2221 1771 1768 1718 1447 1250 2198 2129 2095 2126 1939 1630 1222 2316 1675 1672 2309 1957 1828 1828 2490 2454 2452 2507 2473 2436 2427 Greg Temple Denver launches original de sign top Unlimited also Contest Scale winners Denver R Matt Sheldon Libelle 2nd Ray Marvin Glasfiugal 604 1st Director Meesh Rheault photograph Duane Thomas Glasfiugal Porter Dalton Diamant 3rd Marvin CD Rheault photograph blue League Silent Flights logo engraved themwere presented first- second- third-place Standard Unlimited Scale Best Jr-Sr received similar plaque burnished brass Best Technical Achievement award pewter plaque latter category yet have best overall idea selected $100 cash award offered well-known sailplane designer Lee Renaud Ten contest directors least clubs can thanked staging LSF Tournament 1977 Back 1969 LSF/00l through LSF/009 foresight determination resulted 1977 greatest gathering eaglesever LSF Shortlines throwaway low high rounds has proven highly ac cept able. simplifying scale rules has taken pressure off clubs judges no doubt reason seeing Continued page 87 30 Model Aviation four 1SF Level Vs Out 2600 members Ito R John Baxter Fred Weaver Neil Nolte Steve Work photograph taken Northern California location Bob Clarke Alan Simpson Dallas/Fort Worth best Jr/Sr legionaire Tournament champion selected due varying weather conditions Warren Tiahart Detroit racked up 14 Craft-Air SD-100 Standard sailplane have modified several heads described Model Builder much easier gives almost same results will have decide cup tea Jet Ranger Setup people have com mented about smooth effortless Jet Ranger flies Recently doing some flight demonstrations man taking bets gyro dont fly gyro Jet Ranger set up per manual set up Assuming have good Schnuerle-ported engine will deliver plenty reserve power will idle well lets go through step step full throttle trim engine should start full low trim should shut off full throttle trim half collective adjust swashplate risers mixers seesaw center neutral position point collective bellcranks servo plate should vertical will have equal travel up down full throttle trim half collective stick carburetor opening should pen tail-rotor mix bar should set collective-servo wheel will give minimal mix possible tailrotor control rod takeoff ball mix lever should far forwards tailrotor servo possible still its slot pick-off point tail-rotor servo should far out its wheel possible pushrod tail-rotor bellcrank should innermost hole tail-rotor blades should drilled 1/4 closer end order increase size tail-rotor disc Now adjust pitch main blades about 4/2 degrees half-collective stick Adjust tail-rotor pitch high trim low collective stick about 0 degrees Now start up run up blade speed Adjust main-blade pitch lift-off have between 5100 5300 rpm tail rotor tweak needle valve get blade speed rather reduce pitch Mine lifts off 5300 rpm Kraft engine K&B 500 fuel still four-cy cling Youman head mods set up described properly trimmed machine should fly hands offeven stiff wind World-Wide RC Helicopter Symposium Tentative plans being made bring together RC manufacturers world Orlando FL December 28-30 1977 along factory demon stration teams Also radio engine fuel other related product manufacturers will day booth displays day factory flight demonstrations day set aside fly get help whatever wish will space display own work art new ideas special awards best show Next months column will have final details Plan attend youre flying youre trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 LSF Tournament/Pruss continued page 30 scale participation level Vs competed three four finished top five respective categories. protest filed. comparing weather scores its safe say bigger planes fly better. scheduled rounds 7 flown sites e Alas ka missed third place point. 42 en tered best technical achievement forms will heard about later date. 41 Junior/Seniors competed. first year manufacturers solicited supporta thanks past sponsorship. ues membership over 2500 mark tournament time500 outside USA. gue gains financial support its membership through con tributions sent PDV forms through tournaments bership free can obtained writing League Silent Flight Box 39068 Chi cago IL 60639 December 1977 87
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IT WAS largest gathering sailplane fliers ever meet No single site big enough weekend long enough 483 contestants nearly 60 scale entries put total entry figure over 500 mark Back 1969 League Silent Flight formed plans included an nual tournament took two years before tournament saw 100 contestants 1972 because growth rate LSF restriction placed number contest entries Traditional ly past meets held California attendance would expect always heavily filled fliers state year ten sites selected across USA ten sites ac commodated cross-section Leagues membership drew entrants nearly state including Alaska Canada well represented flier came New Zealand Contestants choice competing ten locations long pre-registered site June ten contest directors undertook biggest contest managing jobs ever late August final countdown nearly 500 fliers Competition would broken down Unlimited Standard Stand-Off Scale classes contestant could enter former two Stand-Off Scale Special recognition best Junior-Senior would made special award given best technical achievement idea selecting tournament champion natural thought contest spread across 3000 miles varying weather conditions could contrasting summer winter raw scores would have carefully analyzed respective weather conditions thought still left open seven-minute thermal task same ten sites 100point bonus perfect landing land ing points being based point-perthree-inch rate starting 25 feet As might have guessed land half dozen weather sys tems can exist anything can happen did Don Goughnour directed con test York Pa enjoyed Florida-like weather Rae Fritz CDed Orlando Fla meet held breath umbrel la Anita first hurricane sea son spawning -rni~ 0rIBIINL E I L / I [A Ann Arbor Mich contest director Gordon Pearson saw 96-degree weather up 30-knot winds plague some midwests best fliers Eight max flights recorded out possible 378 High est attainable score 2600 points Pat Flinns 1524 highest meet Chicago temperatures winds unlike Michigans except violent gusts regions con test manufacturers delight end round two over 20 planes damaged destroyed Bob Gill outfiew outweathered rest pack scoring 2096 Unlimited Classover 400 points first-place winner Standard class Greg Seydel mean time Gary James Muncie md outpointing others Scale beau tifully finished Diamont Texas outdone reported same general weather conditions Lemon Payne outpointed nearest rival 117 points Dale Nutter third hind Tom Williams Texas/Okla homa feud goes Jim Simpson directed regions event reported best 26 Model Aviation Mike Fox Southern California picture ease releases sailplane 96 entries Southern Cal scene resembled national flyoff star-studded entry list added excitement Gene Monroe photo Launching Standard Class Aquila Skip Miller luenveri wno racea up first scoring 110 points Greg Temple flew victory Unlimited original design Meesh Rheault photograph Above high winds Northern California three people steady Larry Kramers Challenger Otto Heitheckers design December 1975 MA Guys run catch landed planes before blew away Bob Clarke photo Right T-tailed Aquile flown Fritz Bien Pennsyl vania took first Standard Class Photograph Jay Evans Ray Marvin Denver readies Glasfiugel 604 winner Scale 1 nis beautifully finished Diamant Gary James Chicago Scale winevent Ray soaring CD AMA Nets Meesh Rheault photograph ner Winds damaged destroyed 20 planes Dan Pruss plc Dont get fingers anemometer warns Gordon Pearson Michigan CD also won Scale event Right Gordon prepares brave high windsonly eight max flights Out possible 378 Michigan Both pix Ken Shaw Bill Davidsons Southern California second-place Scale-winning Jav elin tender hands Barbara Henon Gene Monroe photograph Standard Class score over 500 points behind LeMon Bill Masterang Tex outscored Ron Stanfield Arkansas mere 50 points Scale won Jack Hamilton flying Cirrus seemed though gods fury something against quiet sport Sacramento Denver Los Angeles Kent Wash reported similar weather lower average scores high attri tion rates Denver Skip Miller proved Loin bardis adagewinning isnt everything its thingby taking first Standard World National champion Aquila outscored Greg Temple flew Unlimited 110 points Ray Marvin co-CD AMA soaring event Nationals flew Glasfiugel 604 first place Scale what CD Bob Clarke described Bob GillUnlimited Class winner Chicagoisnt catching Sail aire Hes demonstrating effects 30-mph wind 7-pound bird weath ervanes Topped nearest competitor over 400 points Pruss pic great day John Nadolny Pennsylvania won first place Scale Libelle second best Junior/Senior location lucked out Florida-like weather Jay Evans photograph December 1977 27 Jack Alten Northern California Scale winner delight ful Cobra true-to-life dummy pilot Photograph Bob Clarke difficult flying conditions northern Cali fornia claimed Fred Weaver winner Unlimited Class Don Edberg showed back last years form winning Standard Class Jack Alten won Scale Windspiel Cobra Kent Wash weather picture same Canadians embarrassed northwest gents Dave Wright Legionair beat comers Unlimited comrade Vancouver George Cottyn took Standard Class Florida Unlimited Class three original designs top five John Gunsaullus won 12 points over Blame Miller Carl Raichle won Standard Class Dr Stan Pfost NSS president won Scale event 400 others just trying sur vive weekend York Pa Hunts ville Ala enjoying sailplane weath er However wasnt exactly soaring weather Frank Deis gang Alabama Frank claimed scores well below average contest type Clarke Fitch Tennessee Sail aire took top points 1784 Tom Killough Alabamaflying original designwon Standard Class 1307 points up Pennsylvania gods fury smiled easterners battle Dwight Holley Bob Baugherrecent editor Sailplaneeach flew Maes troes Holley outscored Baugher slim 19 points take first place Fritz Bien Aquilaed way first Stand ard Class 2334 points California just too big regional tournament Los Angeles chosen other site besides Sacramento Direct ing largest tournament ten Jim Tomblin scheduled 96 fliers made roster look like national fly-off list included last years FAT team fly-off par ticipants Jim Wiseman Mike Reagan Rick Pearson Terry Koplan Col Thacker years event winners 28 Model Aviation Winners Chicago R Bob Gill Un Mike Mcintyre J-S Gary James Sc Alan Epps Tech Achievement Gregg Seydel St Trophies typical won nine other regions Dan Pruss photograph Pennsylvania winners Ito RRear Dwight Holley Bob Baugher Den nis Gerlach 123-Un Fritz Bien Bob Curry 12-St Front R Hoyt Holley J-S John Nadolny Dick Pike Don Goughnour 123-Sc Bonnie Evans scorer Jay Evens photograph Michigan winners Standing Ito R George landreth Ray Hayes Tom Dandeneau John Wolff Warren Tiahrt Pat Flinn daughter Dick Bouillon Don Drury Kneeling Ito R Gordon Pear son Kns Corben Photograph taken Ken Shaw nu nre Northern California winnersunidentified press time California just too big tournament site Southern Cal walloper Bob Clarke photograph REGIONAL WINNERS Pennsylvania CD Don Goughnour Plane Class Place/Flier UN LTD1 D Halley 2 B Baugher 3 D Gerlach STD1 F Bien 2 B Curry 3 N Poff SCALE1 J Nadolny 2 0 Pike 3 D Goughnour BEST JR/SR lley State CT PA PA MA PA VA MA NY PA CT Maestro Maestro Olympic II Aquila Aquila Windrifter Libelle Libelle Cirrus Aquila Alabama CDFrank Deis Jr UN LTD1 C FitchTNSailaire 2 C RussellALParagon 3 J FitchTNCirrus STD1 T KilloughALOriginal 2 RWestALOlympic II 3 J ChapmanALAquila SCALENo entries BEST JR/SR J FitchTNCirrus Florida CDRae UN LTD1 J GunsaullusFL 2 B MillerFL 3 RBonneyFL STO1 C RaichleFL 2 EBertonFL 3 LKincaidFL SCALE1 SPfostFL 2 0 DavidsonFL 3 SarkFL BESTJR/SR kFL Fritz Original Aquila Original Aquila Aquila Original Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Windrifter Michigan CDGordon Pearson UNLTD1 P FlinnMlAstroJeff 2 G LandrethOHAquila XL 3 D DruryMlAquila XL STD1 WTiahrtMlSD 100 2 J WolffOHOlympic II 3 D BouillonINWindrifter SCALE1 G PearsonMlDuster 2 R HayesINLibelle 3 T DandeneauMlASW17 BEST JR/SR rvenMlOriginal Chicago CDJerry Epps UN LTD1 8 GillILSailaire 2 G BussellINChallenger 3 K OlsenILSailaire STD1 G SeydelWIOlympic II 2 M WeberILAstro Jeff Jr 3 F SpearmanILWindfree SCALE1 GJamesINDiamant 2 G BussellINKestral 19 3 JRakusanILSHK BEST JR/SR intyreILAquila Points 2458 2439 2336 2334 2093 2085 2112 1784 1660 1550 1307 1211 1196 1550 Denver CDGreg Temple UNLTD1 GTempleCO 2 RDomerCO 3 H SmithCO STD1 5 MillerCO 2 B NellorCO 3 P DaltonWY SCALE1 RMarvinCO 2 M SheldonCO 3 P DaltonWY BEST JR/SR DCameronCO UNLTD1 LPayne 2 T Williams 3 D Nutter STD1 B Maserang 2 RStanfield 3 J Truitt SCALE1 J Hamilton 2 L Payne 3 J Simpson BEST JR/SR Simpson Vanc BC WA WA Vanc BC OR WA WA Original Legionair Invader II Aquila Olympic II Olympic II Glasflugel 604 Libelle Diamont Olympic II Dallas/Fort Worth CD Jim Simpson TXLegionair TXSailaire OKGrand Esprit TXAquila ARAquila TXOriginal TXCirrus TXLS-1 TXPhoebus TXLegionair 2140Kent Washington CD Dave Harvey 2128 D1 DWright 17992 D Barker 18283 J Christie 1689 GCottyn 16052 B Jones 3 T Krause SCALE1 DBurt No other entries 754BESTJRISR laney NorthernCalifornia CD Bob Clarke 1524 D1 FWeaverCA 14982 K ChulickCA 14613 J NewmanCA 1480 D EdbergCA 14772 B IrvineCA 14383 M BurkeCA SCALE1 J AltenCA 2 B BrownCA 3 J LoweCA 1274BESTJR/SR keCA Legionair Maestro Original Aquila Aquila Aquila KA 6 E Olympic II Original Cirrus Aquila Aquila Aquila Cobra Kestral 19 Diamont Aquila Southern California CD Jim Tomblin 2096 TD1P HarrisCA 15392C CutbirthCA 13533M ReganCA 1664 A MladineoCA 13762JWisemanCA 11863EHoppeCA SCALE1L BlewettCA 2B DavidsonCA No other entries 1309BEST JR/SRP ParszikCA Paragon Original Paragon Aquila Windrifter Aquila ASW 17 Javelin Original AMA Nationals Scott Miller Pat Potega added list did Barbara HenonLSF Tournament winner 1972 Peter Rambotop Jr-Sr 1976 SOAR Nationals high low rounds dis cardedthe method determining winners regional tourna mentssouthern California Alex Mladineo top Standard Class Phil Harris top Unlimited Lorin Blewett won Scale Peter Parszik outpointed others Junior-Senior category Peters raw score 2369 proved highest others around country category Alex Mladineo took Standard Class high-score honors 2507 points Phil Harris 2490 tournament high Awards presented regional tournaments Gold silver bronze plaques red white Most winners included Southern Cal group can pick Out results Standing Cecil Cutbirth Phil Harris Mike Fox Alex Mladinco Bill Davidson Mike Regan Jim Wiseman Paul Parszik Jr L R kneeling Peter Parszik Jim Tomblin CD Rick Pearson Howard Short IGene Monroe photographl December1977 29 2111 2065 1914 2221 1706 1684 1411 2338 2221 1771 1768 1718 1447 1250 2198 2129 2095 2126 1939 1630 1222 2316 1675 1672 2309 1957 1828 1828 2490 2454 2452 2507 2473 2436 2427 Greg Temple Denver launches original de sign top Unlimited also Contest Scale winners Denver R Matt Sheldon Libelle 2nd Ray Marvin Glasfiugal 604 1st Director Meesh Rheault photograph Duane Thomas Glasfiugal Porter Dalton Diamant 3rd Marvin CD Rheault photograph blue League Silent Flights logo engraved themwere presented first- second- third-place Standard Unlimited Scale Best Jr-Sr received similar plaque burnished brass Best Technical Achievement award pewter plaque latter category yet have best overall idea selected $100 cash award offered well-known sailplane designer Lee Renaud Ten contest directors least clubs can thanked staging LSF Tournament 1977 Back 1969 LSF/00l through LSF/009 foresight determination resulted 1977 greatest gathering eaglesever LSF Shortlines throwaway low high rounds has proven highly ac cept able. simplifying scale rules has taken pressure off clubs judges no doubt reason seeing Continued page 87 30 Model Aviation four 1SF Level Vs Out 2600 members Ito R John Baxter Fred Weaver Neil Nolte Steve Work photograph taken Northern California location Bob Clarke Alan Simpson Dallas/Fort Worth best Jr/Sr legionaire Tournament champion selected due varying weather conditions Warren Tiahart Detroit racked up 14 Craft-Air SD-100 Standard sailplane have modified several heads described Model Builder much easier gives almost same results will have decide cup tea Jet Ranger Setup people have com mented about smooth effortless Jet Ranger flies Recently doing some flight demonstrations man taking bets gyro dont fly gyro Jet Ranger set up per manual set up Assuming have good Schnuerle-ported engine will deliver plenty reserve power will idle well lets go through step step full throttle trim engine should start full low trim should shut off full throttle trim half collective adjust swashplate risers mixers seesaw center neutral position point collective bellcranks servo plate should vertical will have equal travel up down full throttle trim half collective stick carburetor opening should pen tail-rotor mix bar should set collective-servo wheel will give minimal mix possible tailrotor control rod takeoff ball mix lever should far forwards tailrotor servo possible still its slot pick-off point tail-rotor servo should far out its wheel possible pushrod tail-rotor bellcrank should innermost hole tail-rotor blades should drilled 1/4 closer end order increase size tail-rotor disc Now adjust pitch main blades about 4/2 degrees half-collective stick Adjust tail-rotor pitch high trim low collective stick about 0 degrees Now start up run up blade speed Adjust main-blade pitch lift-off have between 5100 5300 rpm tail rotor tweak needle valve get blade speed rather reduce pitch Mine lifts off 5300 rpm Kraft engine K&B 500 fuel still four-cy cling Youman head mods set up described properly trimmed machine should fly hands offeven stiff wind World-Wide RC Helicopter Symposium Tentative plans being made bring together RC manufacturers world Orlando FL December 28-30 1977 along factory demon stration teams Also radio engine fuel other related product manufacturers will day booth displays day factory flight demonstrations day set aside fly get help whatever wish will space display own work art new ideas special awards best show Next months column will have final details Plan attend youre flying youre trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 LSF Tournament/Pruss continued page 30 scale participation level Vs competed three four finished top five respective categories. protest filed. comparing weather scores its safe say bigger planes fly better. scheduled rounds 7 flown sites e Alas ka missed third place point. 42 en tered best technical achievement forms will heard about later date. 41 Junior/Seniors competed. first year manufacturers solicited supporta thanks past sponsorship. ues membership over 2500 mark tournament time500 outside USA. gue gains financial support its membership through con tributions sent PDV forms through tournaments bership free can obtained writing League Silent Flight Box 39068 Chi cago IL 60639 December 1977 87
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IT WAS largest gathering sailplane fliers ever meet No single site big enough weekend long enough 483 contestants nearly 60 scale entries put total entry figure over 500 mark Back 1969 League Silent Flight formed plans included an nual tournament took two years before tournament saw 100 contestants 1972 because growth rate LSF restriction placed number contest entries Traditional ly past meets held California attendance would expect always heavily filled fliers state year ten sites selected across USA ten sites ac commodated cross-section Leagues membership drew entrants nearly state including Alaska Canada well represented flier came New Zealand Contestants choice competing ten locations long pre-registered site June ten contest directors undertook biggest contest managing jobs ever late August final countdown nearly 500 fliers Competition would broken down Unlimited Standard Stand-Off Scale classes contestant could enter former two Stand-Off Scale Special recognition best Junior-Senior would made special award given best technical achievement idea selecting tournament champion natural thought contest spread across 3000 miles varying weather conditions could contrasting summer winter raw scores would have carefully analyzed respective weather conditions thought still left open seven-minute thermal task same ten sites 100point bonus perfect landing land ing points being based point-perthree-inch rate starting 25 feet As might have guessed land half dozen weather sys tems can exist anything can happen did Don Goughnour directed con test York Pa enjoyed Florida-like weather Rae Fritz CDed Orlando Fla meet held breath umbrel la Anita first hurricane sea son spawning -rni~ 0rIBIINL E I L / I [A Ann Arbor Mich contest director Gordon Pearson saw 96-degree weather up 30-knot winds plague some midwests best fliers Eight max flights recorded out possible 378 High est attainable score 2600 points Pat Flinns 1524 highest meet Chicago temperatures winds unlike Michigans except violent gusts regions con test manufacturers delight end round two over 20 planes damaged destroyed Bob Gill outfiew outweathered rest pack scoring 2096 Unlimited Classover 400 points first-place winner Standard class Greg Seydel mean time Gary James Muncie md outpointing others Scale beau tifully finished Diamont Texas outdone reported same general weather conditions Lemon Payne outpointed nearest rival 117 points Dale Nutter third hind Tom Williams Texas/Okla homa feud goes Jim Simpson directed regions event reported best 26 Model Aviation Mike Fox Southern California picture ease releases sailplane 96 entries Southern Cal scene resembled national flyoff star-studded entry list added excitement Gene Monroe photo Launching Standard Class Aquila Skip Miller luenveri wno racea up first scoring 110 points Greg Temple flew victory Unlimited original design Meesh Rheault photograph Above high winds Northern California three people steady Larry Kramers Challenger Otto Heitheckers design December 1975 MA Guys run catch landed planes before blew away Bob Clarke photo Right T-tailed Aquile flown Fritz Bien Pennsyl vania took first Standard Class Photograph Jay Evans Ray Marvin Denver readies Glasfiugel 604 winner Scale 1 nis beautifully finished Diamant Gary James Chicago Scale winevent Ray soaring CD AMA Nets Meesh Rheault photograph ner Winds damaged destroyed 20 planes Dan Pruss plc Dont get fingers anemometer warns Gordon Pearson Michigan CD also won Scale event Right Gordon prepares brave high windsonly eight max flights Out possible 378 Michigan Both pix Ken Shaw Bill Davidsons Southern California second-place Scale-winning Jav elin tender hands Barbara Henon Gene Monroe photograph Standard Class score over 500 points behind LeMon Bill Masterang Tex outscored Ron Stanfield Arkansas mere 50 points Scale won Jack Hamilton flying Cirrus seemed though gods fury something against quiet sport Sacramento Denver Los Angeles Kent Wash reported similar weather lower average scores high attri tion rates Denver Skip Miller proved Loin bardis adagewinning isnt everything its thingby taking first Standard World National champion Aquila outscored Greg Temple flew Unlimited 110 points Ray Marvin co-CD AMA soaring event Nationals flew Glasfiugel 604 first place Scale what CD Bob Clarke described Bob GillUnlimited Class winner Chicagoisnt catching Sail aire Hes demonstrating effects 30-mph wind 7-pound bird weath ervanes Topped nearest competitor over 400 points Pruss pic great day John Nadolny Pennsylvania won first place Scale Libelle second best Junior/Senior location lucked out Florida-like weather Jay Evans photograph December 1977 27 Jack Alten Northern California Scale winner delight ful Cobra true-to-life dummy pilot Photograph Bob Clarke difficult flying conditions northern Cali fornia claimed Fred Weaver winner Unlimited Class Don Edberg showed back last years form winning Standard Class Jack Alten won Scale Windspiel Cobra Kent Wash weather picture same Canadians embarrassed northwest gents Dave Wright Legionair beat comers Unlimited comrade Vancouver George Cottyn took Standard Class Florida Unlimited Class three original designs top five John Gunsaullus won 12 points over Blame Miller Carl Raichle won Standard Class Dr Stan Pfost NSS president won Scale event 400 others just trying sur vive weekend York Pa Hunts ville Ala enjoying sailplane weath er However wasnt exactly soaring weather Frank Deis gang Alabama Frank claimed scores well below average contest type Clarke Fitch Tennessee Sail aire took top points 1784 Tom Killough Alabamaflying original designwon Standard Class 1307 points up Pennsylvania gods fury smiled easterners battle Dwight Holley Bob Baugherrecent editor Sailplaneeach flew Maes troes Holley outscored Baugher slim 19 points take first place Fritz Bien Aquilaed way first Stand ard Class 2334 points California just too big regional tournament Los Angeles chosen other site besides Sacramento Direct ing largest tournament ten Jim Tomblin scheduled 96 fliers made roster look like national fly-off list included last years FAT team fly-off par ticipants Jim Wiseman Mike Reagan Rick Pearson Terry Koplan Col Thacker years event winners 28 Model Aviation Winners Chicago R Bob Gill Un Mike Mcintyre J-S Gary James Sc Alan Epps Tech Achievement Gregg Seydel St Trophies typical won nine other regions Dan Pruss photograph Pennsylvania winners Ito RRear Dwight Holley Bob Baugher Den nis Gerlach 123-Un Fritz Bien Bob Curry 12-St Front R Hoyt Holley J-S John Nadolny Dick Pike Don Goughnour 123-Sc Bonnie Evans scorer Jay Evens photograph Michigan winners Standing Ito R George landreth Ray Hayes Tom Dandeneau John Wolff Warren Tiahrt Pat Flinn daughter Dick Bouillon Don Drury Kneeling Ito R Gordon Pear son Kns Corben Photograph taken Ken Shaw nu nre Northern California winnersunidentified press time California just too big tournament site Southern Cal walloper Bob Clarke photograph REGIONAL WINNERS Pennsylvania CD Don Goughnour Plane Class Place/Flier UN LTD1 D Halley 2 B Baugher 3 D Gerlach STD1 F Bien 2 B Curry 3 N Poff SCALE1 J Nadolny 2 0 Pike 3 D Goughnour BEST JR/SR lley State CT PA PA MA PA VA MA NY PA CT Maestro Maestro Olympic II Aquila Aquila Windrifter Libelle Libelle Cirrus Aquila Alabama CDFrank Deis Jr UN LTD1 C FitchTNSailaire 2 C RussellALParagon 3 J FitchTNCirrus STD1 T KilloughALOriginal 2 RWestALOlympic II 3 J ChapmanALAquila SCALENo entries BEST JR/SR J FitchTNCirrus Florida CDRae UN LTD1 J GunsaullusFL 2 B MillerFL 3 RBonneyFL STO1 C RaichleFL 2 EBertonFL 3 LKincaidFL SCALE1 SPfostFL 2 0 DavidsonFL 3 SarkFL BESTJR/SR kFL Fritz Original Aquila Original Aquila Aquila Original Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Windrifter Michigan CDGordon Pearson UNLTD1 P FlinnMlAstroJeff 2 G LandrethOHAquila XL 3 D DruryMlAquila XL STD1 WTiahrtMlSD 100 2 J WolffOHOlympic II 3 D BouillonINWindrifter SCALE1 G PearsonMlDuster 2 R HayesINLibelle 3 T DandeneauMlASW17 BEST JR/SR rvenMlOriginal Chicago CDJerry Epps UN LTD1 8 GillILSailaire 2 G BussellINChallenger 3 K OlsenILSailaire STD1 G SeydelWIOlympic II 2 M WeberILAstro Jeff Jr 3 F SpearmanILWindfree SCALE1 GJamesINDiamant 2 G BussellINKestral 19 3 JRakusanILSHK BEST JR/SR intyreILAquila Points 2458 2439 2336 2334 2093 2085 2112 1784 1660 1550 1307 1211 1196 1550 Denver CDGreg Temple UNLTD1 GTempleCO 2 RDomerCO 3 H SmithCO STD1 5 MillerCO 2 B NellorCO 3 P DaltonWY SCALE1 RMarvinCO 2 M SheldonCO 3 P DaltonWY BEST JR/SR DCameronCO UNLTD1 LPayne 2 T Williams 3 D Nutter STD1 B Maserang 2 RStanfield 3 J Truitt SCALE1 J Hamilton 2 L Payne 3 J Simpson BEST JR/SR Simpson Vanc BC WA WA Vanc BC OR WA WA Original Legionair Invader II Aquila Olympic II Olympic II Glasflugel 604 Libelle Diamont Olympic II Dallas/Fort Worth CD Jim Simpson TXLegionair TXSailaire OKGrand Esprit TXAquila ARAquila TXOriginal TXCirrus TXLS-1 TXPhoebus TXLegionair 2140Kent Washington CD Dave Harvey 2128 D1 DWright 17992 D Barker 18283 J Christie 1689 GCottyn 16052 B Jones 3 T Krause SCALE1 DBurt No other entries 754BESTJRISR laney NorthernCalifornia CD Bob Clarke 1524 D1 FWeaverCA 14982 K ChulickCA 14613 J NewmanCA 1480 D EdbergCA 14772 B IrvineCA 14383 M BurkeCA SCALE1 J AltenCA 2 B BrownCA 3 J LoweCA 1274BESTJR/SR keCA Legionair Maestro Original Aquila Aquila Aquila KA 6 E Olympic II Original Cirrus Aquila Aquila Aquila Cobra Kestral 19 Diamont Aquila Southern California CD Jim Tomblin 2096 TD1P HarrisCA 15392C CutbirthCA 13533M ReganCA 1664 A MladineoCA 13762JWisemanCA 11863EHoppeCA SCALE1L BlewettCA 2B DavidsonCA No other entries 1309BEST JR/SRP ParszikCA Paragon Original Paragon Aquila Windrifter Aquila ASW 17 Javelin Original AMA Nationals Scott Miller Pat Potega added list did Barbara HenonLSF Tournament winner 1972 Peter Rambotop Jr-Sr 1976 SOAR Nationals high low rounds dis cardedthe method determining winners regional tourna mentssouthern California Alex Mladineo top Standard Class Phil Harris top Unlimited Lorin Blewett won Scale Peter Parszik outpointed others Junior-Senior category Peters raw score 2369 proved highest others around country category Alex Mladineo took Standard Class high-score honors 2507 points Phil Harris 2490 tournament high Awards presented regional tournaments Gold silver bronze plaques red white Most winners included Southern Cal group can pick Out results Standing Cecil Cutbirth Phil Harris Mike Fox Alex Mladinco Bill Davidson Mike Regan Jim Wiseman Paul Parszik Jr L R kneeling Peter Parszik Jim Tomblin CD Rick Pearson Howard Short IGene Monroe photographl December1977 29 2111 2065 1914 2221 1706 1684 1411 2338 2221 1771 1768 1718 1447 1250 2198 2129 2095 2126 1939 1630 1222 2316 1675 1672 2309 1957 1828 1828 2490 2454 2452 2507 2473 2436 2427 Greg Temple Denver launches original de sign top Unlimited also Contest Scale winners Denver R Matt Sheldon Libelle 2nd Ray Marvin Glasfiugal 604 1st Director Meesh Rheault photograph Duane Thomas Glasfiugal Porter Dalton Diamant 3rd Marvin CD Rheault photograph blue League Silent Flights logo engraved themwere presented first- second- third-place Standard Unlimited Scale Best Jr-Sr received similar plaque burnished brass Best Technical Achievement award pewter plaque latter category yet have best overall idea selected $100 cash award offered well-known sailplane designer Lee Renaud Ten contest directors least clubs can thanked staging LSF Tournament 1977 Back 1969 LSF/00l through LSF/009 foresight determination resulted 1977 greatest gathering eaglesever LSF Shortlines throwaway low high rounds has proven highly ac cept able. simplifying scale rules has taken pressure off clubs judges no doubt reason seeing Continued page 87 30 Model Aviation four 1SF Level Vs Out 2600 members Ito R John Baxter Fred Weaver Neil Nolte Steve Work photograph taken Northern California location Bob Clarke Alan Simpson Dallas/Fort Worth best Jr/Sr legionaire Tournament champion selected due varying weather conditions Warren Tiahart Detroit racked up 14 Craft-Air SD-100 Standard sailplane have modified several heads described Model Builder much easier gives almost same results will have decide cup tea Jet Ranger Setup people have com mented about smooth effortless Jet Ranger flies Recently doing some flight demonstrations man taking bets gyro dont fly gyro Jet Ranger set up per manual set up Assuming have good Schnuerle-ported engine will deliver plenty reserve power will idle well lets go through step step full throttle trim engine should start full low trim should shut off full throttle trim half collective adjust swashplate risers mixers seesaw center neutral position point collective bellcranks servo plate should vertical will have equal travel up down full throttle trim half collective stick carburetor opening should pen tail-rotor mix bar should set collective-servo wheel will give minimal mix possible tailrotor control rod takeoff ball mix lever should far forwards tailrotor servo possible still its slot pick-off point tail-rotor servo should far out its wheel possible pushrod tail-rotor bellcrank should innermost hole tail-rotor blades should drilled 1/4 closer end order increase size tail-rotor disc Now adjust pitch main blades about 4/2 degrees half-collective stick Adjust tail-rotor pitch high trim low collective stick about 0 degrees Now start up run up blade speed Adjust main-blade pitch lift-off have between 5100 5300 rpm tail rotor tweak needle valve get blade speed rather reduce pitch Mine lifts off 5300 rpm Kraft engine K&B 500 fuel still four-cy cling Youman head mods set up described properly trimmed machine should fly hands offeven stiff wind World-Wide RC Helicopter Symposium Tentative plans being made bring together RC manufacturers world Orlando FL December 28-30 1977 along factory demon stration teams Also radio engine fuel other related product manufacturers will day booth displays day factory flight demonstrations day set aside fly get help whatever wish will space display own work art new ideas special awards best show Next months column will have final details Plan attend youre flying youre trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 LSF Tournament/Pruss continued page 30 scale participation level Vs competed three four finished top five respective categories. protest filed. comparing weather scores its safe say bigger planes fly better. scheduled rounds 7 flown sites e Alas ka missed third place point. 42 en tered best technical achievement forms will heard about later date. 41 Junior/Seniors competed. first year manufacturers solicited supporta thanks past sponsorship. ues membership over 2500 mark tournament time500 outside USA. gue gains financial support its membership through con tributions sent PDV forms through tournaments bership free can obtained writing League Silent Flight Box 39068 Chi cago IL 60639 December 1977 87