CL Aerobatics Lou Dudka presently living working San Diego Friday Top 20 day brought heat humidity present week Tom Dixon quoted saying gets hot wind runs hides noon right moving air ever saw morning 11 am gone Occasionally air would gust up mini-front would go proved deciding factor Friday Dave McClave Frank McMillan Gary McClellan Brian Eather Glen Meador among others got caught some gusting air near end first round lost chance qualifying Final Five air let up before second round started us good flights After smoke cleared Ted Fancher top score followed Lou Dudka 2nd Bob Baron 3rd Windy Urtnowski 4th Bob Whitely knocked Bob Gieseke off bubble last qualifying spot Final Five day promised real shootout 11 points against total over 1000 separated finalists Saturday brought some heavy early morning air first round Fancher 5190 Dudka 5143 Urtnowski 5089 handled fairly well Baron 4843 Whitely 4985 both having abitofaproblem airlet up before second round started Fancher put good 5302 separated him rest field Whitely came up magnificent comeback flight 5203 put him right Teds tail rest us too far behind considered serious contenders Bob came back highest flight Final Five day third round 5355 just enough catch Fancher Ted put strong last flight 5324 clinch second Continued page 147 John Ballard FIRST OFF no truth rumor awning salesmen ice chest vendors Gatorade folks hand designing Nats weather Chennault Air Base Early morning temperatures low 80s noon 1000 norm stiff wind blew steadily occasional gusts during morn ing hours After lunch day air became still heat humidity overpower ing After day two runway life red sunburned look officials contestants resembled Cajun lobsters famous local restaurant Paw-paws order events restructured 1985 retained 1986 Open Scale Racing Monday FAI Team Racing Mouse Racing Tuesday Jr-Sr Scale Racing Wednesday Rat Thursday followed Slow Rat Friday left two full travel days contestants return home available concrete ramp area AMA officials selected best possible area Racing events Unfortunately circle 2ft-square raised metal tie-down plate near pitting planes flaw relegated circle practice flying Special thanks order Fogg/Shahan racing team filling troweling cement six eight additional tiedown holes found within competition circle Open Scale Racing portion Sunday morn ing spent measuring off spray-painting official circle specific line length requirements event afternoon November 1986 57 DUD vvnIIuIys sumiucuiS Laser placed 2nd ST 60 engine Australian 11 x7 car bon-fiber three-blade prop Weighs 74 oz Lou Dudka did correct number loops finailymadethe Final Fivewith hisweil traveled Matrix Has Meador-built ST 60 foam construction finish paper cov ering Sig dope Plane weighs 56 oz Winning pilot Ted Fancher lovely wife Shareen celebrate Teds victory Ted flew Citation ST 46 power shown September 1986 issue MA CL Racing 00 z 0 00 0 00 0 00 z cI 0 00 0 00 0 hmm 0 00 Left Goodyear winners right left Dick Lambert 1st Larry Oziak 2nd Jerry Meyer 3rd Vic Garner 4th Bob Kerr 5th Right Rat Race winners left right Vic Garner 1st Dick Lambert 2nd Larry Dziak Jr 3rd 4th place taken team Fogg/Shahan CL Racing brought out serious practice Open Scale Racing follow Monday intense heat humidity necessitated several head clear ance adjustments change com bustion chamber design several Nelson 15s early evening equipment sorted out fliers being timed 155 162 sec seven laps Monday started out hot sunny en trants voted use best time two preliminary heats six moving final Heat times 252 310 range Dick Lambert won perfect pit stops John Ballard excellent 55 193 140 laps Dicks Little Quickie powered Rossi 15 old-style case modified new large crank bearings Larry Dziak second 60925 After two days thrashing equipment Larry did extremely well Jerry Meyer third 623 Vic Garner fourth 638 Vics alrspeed bit fast Lamberts pits slow blamed problem cricket kept him awake night before FAI Team Racing Since premier FM Team Race fliers away World Championships two entries showed up Tuesday processing heat humidity did seem adversely affect Nelson diesels Mike Greb having best alrspeed Mouse Racing event filled sur prises Juniors Seniors very little problem except early morning gusty wind Open Mouse saw several tar spins intense concrete surface temperature caused tar expansion joints soften swell cracks 010 lines would catch stick tar alrplane spinning around axis lines stuck Todd Ballard flying Garner-designed model put credible performance take first place Senior being pitted Vic Garner Open Vic Bob Kerr best alrspeed parlayed good pitting careful flying win Jr-Sr Scale Racing Seniors brought out Scale Racers Wednesday several running high 175s Michael Shahan Rossi-powered Mustang Jim Rick etts Little Quickie powered Cox 15 fast alrplanes Todd Ballard Continued page 150 Left Dalton racing team utilized two-way communications between pilot pitman both Slow Rat Mouse Racing Center pitman preparing initial race start Slow Rat Note heat deflector LE wing Right Charlie Melancon R Fred Quedenfeld time Fast Rats Several volunteers helped out extreme heat Umbrella useful blocking hot sun 58 Model Aviation Left Slow Ratwinnersleftto right Larry Dziak 3rd Esman team 4th Mike Greb 1 Vic Garner 2nd Center Dick Lamberts 1st-place-finishing Little Quickie preparations made reset fuel shutoff Right two lady racing pilots Karen Foster left pilots dads entry right Jill Dziak controls own entry girls time getting over taller pilot center 00 ON ci 0 00 ON Ci 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Ci 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Len DICK Lamoerts viper nat uiacer UICK nas iflatailan large plastic top unaerneath tne ruel ou Ho 55 ruel comes out flats plastic top does fly up pitmans face can see fuel being deflected down toward ground Center Fogg/Shahn racing teamswell-constructed inverted Rat use mechanical qulckfill isfiush pan foradded streamlining entirealrcraft molded fiberglass glued jig maintain straightness reduce weight Right Ron Esman pits 4th-place Slow Rat Note fuel filler has already removed has battery attached ready flipall matter just three seconds DISTRIBUTED BY SMIflflHI ENDUE WflhZD 7550 Sur GsbreI Rued cedero CA 93422 6-1717 Nats CL Aerobat/Dudka Continued page 147 Brian Eather 7th came way Australia chose compete Nats instead World Championships Believe also Rookie Year since first Nats showed world-class flier gentleman wellliked hope see him again Glen Meador flew last years Eagle 8th-place finish posted highest qualifying round score anyone second flight Thursday Bob McDonald flew 60-powered ship first time looked better ever way 9th-place finish have see plane person appreciate technology Tom Dixon rounded out Top 10 Merco 61 last years ship Tom now importing Merco US engine sounded good may prove al ternative ST 60 rest Top 20 qualifiers 11th through 20th Frank McMillan Frank Williams Don Melanson Don McClave Gary McClel lan Jim Armour Dave Cook Bruce Olson Gunnar Ski Dombrowski Jack Sheeks special thank Big Art Betty Adamisin served event directors farewell Nats least administrators Over years family have competed contributed us can remember contests success could hinge whether Adamisins would show up seven nine grandchildren last count hope see lot years come Thanks Big Art once again did super job choosing training judges along Head Judge Bill Zimmer last three major contests Ive flown two Nats FAI Team Finals Ive nothing praise quality judging judges may have outdone selves first flight Top 20 day Out five judges four gave exactly same score high side point over rest took figure out score sheets thought tabulators put down average instead indi vidual totals bottom column two judges per circle during first two days competition instead usual three because Big Art tough time convincing qualified people come out What lacked quantity surely made up quality Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Assn PAMPA banquet held Saturday night time awards presented Gunnar Ski Dombrowski awarded Concours dElegance Award prettiest airplane vote pilots year-old Lacemaker must age very well Gene Martine couldnt attend given special PAMPA awards being two people Nats history get 20 appearance points since went new scoring system Ken Sleepy Dawson presented Pachyderm Award bad memory during official flights Unlike Dudka Fancher recent years tried rewrite pattern include extra maneuvers Sleepy left out two during official flight Nat Gifford won Junior third year row edging out three other fliers no Senior entrants Old-Timer Stunt won Jack Sheeks CM Shearer Jim Craig Bill Zimmer Bob Hazel 2nd through 5th Cheryl Higgins did marvelous job chief tabulator running scorers table also planned organized PAMPA ban quet practically single-handedly husband George tried take accolades would like close thank worked hard make enjoyable Nats contestants Most us really dont understand just important people Without literally couldnt contest See next year Lincoln Nebraska Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 nanow victory thanks excellent pitting Dick Lambert Rat Racing premier event CL Racing exciting unpredictable usual Prac tice Wednesday evening Thursday morn ing revealed airspeeds about 118 128 seven laps Fogg/Shahan team best speeds consistently around 117 119 Vic Gamer Dick Lambert low 12s plagued consistency pitting problems weather Thursday like broken record hot sunny fliers again selected use best time two 70-lap preliminary heats fastest six moving final race Preliminary times ranged Fogg/Sha han teams 218/219 Vic Garners 232 sixth qualifier 140-lap final race run after one-hour lunch recess requested contestants During time all-out effort made improve pitting and/or consistency Consumers Guide Radio Control Products Its ListedTHIRD Dont Need ItEDTION See hobby shop order direct $975 Price $795 plus $180 UPS total Foraign air mail $1345 15795 plus $5 501 u 5 dollara pleaaa Send Check MO Credit Card info Consumers Guide 150 Ott St Norrisonburg VA 22801 4340350 Name Address Charge Card No MC VISA CHOICE _____________________________________ MasterCard lB # ______________________ Expiration Date ___________________________ Sinnpd Introducing. 7reba11 RIC Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $169 Traditional line nonidle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $129 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 WayneNJ1948 07470 150 Model Aviation $495 AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS$495 Easiest Hinge Install Now available scale size PRO HINGEI use cyanoacrylate adhesives No pinning messy epoxyInstant glues needed No special hinge slotter needed No alignment necessary RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $449/pkg 24 Special Paper Plastic Special Paper RADIO SOUTH Inc 43 West Nine Mile Rd Pensacola FL 32414 904 478-6745 K&B 40s producing best air speeds some modified use OS 40 drum rotors standard backplate rotor assemblies also several AAC liner/piston units use per formance decidedly superior factory ABC liner/piston combination 140-lap final race found Vic Garner solved pitting inconsistency problem clocked 5 mm 7 sec first place followed closely Dick Lambert 513 Larry Dziak Jr third 517 Fogg/Shahan fourth 519 Senior entries times far behind Opens Jim Ricketta respectable 531 140 laps followed Michael Shahan clocking 537 Texas Quickie Rat 400 pm interested enthusiasts gathered unofficial Texas Quickie Rat event specifications typ ical engine/airplane combinations outlined article Frank Williams August 1986 Model Aviation counted 26 entries fun event enjoyed everyone including spectators Texas contingent supplied everything trophies officials timers fuel etc Noteworthy fact several fliers never observed piloting other Racing event flew comfortably kind three-up flying Slow Rat evening hours Thursday early morning hours Friday spent sorting out models event note Dalton teams two-way radio pilot pitman unit very compact durable Speeds 148 158 range Vic Garners modified OS 35 Larry 2 FOAM FLOAT CORES FOR 4 5 TO 7LB AIRCRAFT 32 40 TO 60 2-CYCLE ENGINES 7 Cores two per set Covering Instructions included $1195 per set $340 Shipping & Handling AZ residents add 578 sales tax flea lers Invited MADE IN Dziaks de-bored Supertigre 40 showing best speeds early morning Jerry Meyer repeat fire similar 1985 side lined No 1 airplane 9 am pilots meeting brought vote 140-lap final race entrants Mike Greb got some much-needed plumbing information malfunctioning chicken hopper tank posted winning time 558 followed Vic Gamer 559 Wizard Larry Dziak third Nelson-prepared de-bored ST 40 ST caught fire during pit stop foil Larrys chance victory first time memory AMA president visited Racing circles ac counts Mr John Grigg enjoyed viewing competition special thank goes people K&B supplying mandatory 10%-nitro fuel enough quantity both practice competition Thursday Nats CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Sr brought Racing area introduced two gentlemen AMAs insur ance carrier Racing officials spent considerable time explaining demonstrating safety checks mandatory events Hopefully explanations enlightened laid rest fears insurance carriers seem display toward modeling activity whole Racing events particular responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Send check money order HAVILAND AIRCRAFTPO Box 17327 Mesa AZ 85212 602/897-9465 November 1986 151 C 0 Cl 1 I rn z 0 z z 0 Ci 0 JJ -a 0 -a m I m 0 Q C, 0 -I CD 0 0 C ij 0 0 0 C, 0 N Co 0 ul x fh 0 x
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 150, 151
CL Aerobatics Lou Dudka presently living working San Diego Friday Top 20 day brought heat humidity present week Tom Dixon quoted saying gets hot wind runs hides noon right moving air ever saw morning 11 am gone Occasionally air would gust up mini-front would go proved deciding factor Friday Dave McClave Frank McMillan Gary McClellan Brian Eather Glen Meador among others got caught some gusting air near end first round lost chance qualifying Final Five air let up before second round started us good flights After smoke cleared Ted Fancher top score followed Lou Dudka 2nd Bob Baron 3rd Windy Urtnowski 4th Bob Whitely knocked Bob Gieseke off bubble last qualifying spot Final Five day promised real shootout 11 points against total over 1000 separated finalists Saturday brought some heavy early morning air first round Fancher 5190 Dudka 5143 Urtnowski 5089 handled fairly well Baron 4843 Whitely 4985 both having abitofaproblem airlet up before second round started Fancher put good 5302 separated him rest field Whitely came up magnificent comeback flight 5203 put him right Teds tail rest us too far behind considered serious contenders Bob came back highest flight Final Five day third round 5355 just enough catch Fancher Ted put strong last flight 5324 clinch second Continued page 147 John Ballard FIRST OFF no truth rumor awning salesmen ice chest vendors Gatorade folks hand designing Nats weather Chennault Air Base Early morning temperatures low 80s noon 1000 norm stiff wind blew steadily occasional gusts during morn ing hours After lunch day air became still heat humidity overpower ing After day two runway life red sunburned look officials contestants resembled Cajun lobsters famous local restaurant Paw-paws order events restructured 1985 retained 1986 Open Scale Racing Monday FAI Team Racing Mouse Racing Tuesday Jr-Sr Scale Racing Wednesday Rat Thursday followed Slow Rat Friday left two full travel days contestants return home available concrete ramp area AMA officials selected best possible area Racing events Unfortunately circle 2ft-square raised metal tie-down plate near pitting planes flaw relegated circle practice flying Special thanks order Fogg/Shahan racing team filling troweling cement six eight additional tiedown holes found within competition circle Open Scale Racing portion Sunday morn ing spent measuring off spray-painting official circle specific line length requirements event afternoon November 1986 57 DUD vvnIIuIys sumiucuiS Laser placed 2nd ST 60 engine Australian 11 x7 car bon-fiber three-blade prop Weighs 74 oz Lou Dudka did correct number loops finailymadethe Final Fivewith hisweil traveled Matrix Has Meador-built ST 60 foam construction finish paper cov ering Sig dope Plane weighs 56 oz Winning pilot Ted Fancher lovely wife Shareen celebrate Teds victory Ted flew Citation ST 46 power shown September 1986 issue MA CL Racing 00 z 0 00 0 00 0 00 z cI 0 00 0 00 0 hmm 0 00 Left Goodyear winners right left Dick Lambert 1st Larry Oziak 2nd Jerry Meyer 3rd Vic Garner 4th Bob Kerr 5th Right Rat Race winners left right Vic Garner 1st Dick Lambert 2nd Larry Dziak Jr 3rd 4th place taken team Fogg/Shahan CL Racing brought out serious practice Open Scale Racing follow Monday intense heat humidity necessitated several head clear ance adjustments change com bustion chamber design several Nelson 15s early evening equipment sorted out fliers being timed 155 162 sec seven laps Monday started out hot sunny en trants voted use best time two preliminary heats six moving final Heat times 252 310 range Dick Lambert won perfect pit stops John Ballard excellent 55 193 140 laps Dicks Little Quickie powered Rossi 15 old-style case modified new large crank bearings Larry Dziak second 60925 After two days thrashing equipment Larry did extremely well Jerry Meyer third 623 Vic Garner fourth 638 Vics alrspeed bit fast Lamberts pits slow blamed problem cricket kept him awake night before FAI Team Racing Since premier FM Team Race fliers away World Championships two entries showed up Tuesday processing heat humidity did seem adversely affect Nelson diesels Mike Greb having best alrspeed Mouse Racing event filled sur prises Juniors Seniors very little problem except early morning gusty wind Open Mouse saw several tar spins intense concrete surface temperature caused tar expansion joints soften swell cracks 010 lines would catch stick tar alrplane spinning around axis lines stuck Todd Ballard flying Garner-designed model put credible performance take first place Senior being pitted Vic Garner Open Vic Bob Kerr best alrspeed parlayed good pitting careful flying win Jr-Sr Scale Racing Seniors brought out Scale Racers Wednesday several running high 175s Michael Shahan Rossi-powered Mustang Jim Rick etts Little Quickie powered Cox 15 fast alrplanes Todd Ballard Continued page 150 Left Dalton racing team utilized two-way communications between pilot pitman both Slow Rat Mouse Racing Center pitman preparing initial race start Slow Rat Note heat deflector LE wing Right Charlie Melancon R Fred Quedenfeld time Fast Rats Several volunteers helped out extreme heat Umbrella useful blocking hot sun 58 Model Aviation Left Slow Ratwinnersleftto right Larry Dziak 3rd Esman team 4th Mike Greb 1 Vic Garner 2nd Center Dick Lamberts 1st-place-finishing Little Quickie preparations made reset fuel shutoff Right two lady racing pilots Karen Foster left pilots dads entry right Jill Dziak controls own entry girls time getting over taller pilot center 00 ON ci 0 00 ON Ci 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Ci 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Len DICK Lamoerts viper nat uiacer UICK nas iflatailan large plastic top unaerneath tne ruel ou Ho 55 ruel comes out flats plastic top does fly up pitmans face can see fuel being deflected down toward ground Center Fogg/Shahn racing teamswell-constructed inverted Rat use mechanical qulckfill isfiush pan foradded streamlining entirealrcraft molded fiberglass glued jig maintain straightness reduce weight Right Ron Esman pits 4th-place Slow Rat Note fuel filler has already removed has battery attached ready flipall matter just three seconds DISTRIBUTED BY SMIflflHI ENDUE WflhZD 7550 Sur GsbreI Rued cedero CA 93422 6-1717 Nats CL Aerobat/Dudka Continued page 147 Brian Eather 7th came way Australia chose compete Nats instead World Championships Believe also Rookie Year since first Nats showed world-class flier gentleman wellliked hope see him again Glen Meador flew last years Eagle 8th-place finish posted highest qualifying round score anyone second flight Thursday Bob McDonald flew 60-powered ship first time looked better ever way 9th-place finish have see plane person appreciate technology Tom Dixon rounded out Top 10 Merco 61 last years ship Tom now importing Merco US engine sounded good may prove al ternative ST 60 rest Top 20 qualifiers 11th through 20th Frank McMillan Frank Williams Don Melanson Don McClave Gary McClel lan Jim Armour Dave Cook Bruce Olson Gunnar Ski Dombrowski Jack Sheeks special thank Big Art Betty Adamisin served event directors farewell Nats least administrators Over years family have competed contributed us can remember contests success could hinge whether Adamisins would show up seven nine grandchildren last count hope see lot years come Thanks Big Art once again did super job choosing training judges along Head Judge Bill Zimmer last three major contests Ive flown two Nats FAI Team Finals Ive nothing praise quality judging judges may have outdone selves first flight Top 20 day Out five judges four gave exactly same score high side point over rest took figure out score sheets thought tabulators put down average instead indi vidual totals bottom column two judges per circle during first two days competition instead usual three because Big Art tough time convincing qualified people come out What lacked quantity surely made up quality Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Assn PAMPA banquet held Saturday night time awards presented Gunnar Ski Dombrowski awarded Concours dElegance Award prettiest airplane vote pilots year-old Lacemaker must age very well Gene Martine couldnt attend given special PAMPA awards being two people Nats history get 20 appearance points since went new scoring system Ken Sleepy Dawson presented Pachyderm Award bad memory during official flights Unlike Dudka Fancher recent years tried rewrite pattern include extra maneuvers Sleepy left out two during official flight Nat Gifford won Junior third year row edging out three other fliers no Senior entrants Old-Timer Stunt won Jack Sheeks CM Shearer Jim Craig Bill Zimmer Bob Hazel 2nd through 5th Cheryl Higgins did marvelous job chief tabulator running scorers table also planned organized PAMPA ban quet practically single-handedly husband George tried take accolades would like close thank worked hard make enjoyable Nats contestants Most us really dont understand just important people Without literally couldnt contest See next year Lincoln Nebraska Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 nanow victory thanks excellent pitting Dick Lambert Rat Racing premier event CL Racing exciting unpredictable usual Prac tice Wednesday evening Thursday morn ing revealed airspeeds about 118 128 seven laps Fogg/Shahan team best speeds consistently around 117 119 Vic Gamer Dick Lambert low 12s plagued consistency pitting problems weather Thursday like broken record hot sunny fliers again selected use best time two 70-lap preliminary heats fastest six moving final race Preliminary times ranged Fogg/Sha han teams 218/219 Vic Garners 232 sixth qualifier 140-lap final race run after one-hour lunch recess requested contestants During time all-out effort made improve pitting and/or consistency Consumers Guide Radio Control Products Its ListedTHIRD Dont Need ItEDTION See hobby shop order direct $975 Price $795 plus $180 UPS total Foraign air mail $1345 15795 plus $5 501 u 5 dollara pleaaa Send Check MO Credit Card info Consumers Guide 150 Ott St Norrisonburg VA 22801 4340350 Name Address Charge Card No MC VISA CHOICE _____________________________________ MasterCard lB # ______________________ Expiration Date ___________________________ Sinnpd Introducing. 7reba11 RIC Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $169 Traditional line nonidle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $129 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 WayneNJ1948 07470 150 Model Aviation $495 AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS$495 Easiest Hinge Install Now available scale size PRO HINGEI use cyanoacrylate adhesives No pinning messy epoxyInstant glues needed No special hinge slotter needed No alignment necessary RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $449/pkg 24 Special Paper Plastic Special Paper RADIO SOUTH Inc 43 West Nine Mile Rd Pensacola FL 32414 904 478-6745 K&B 40s producing best air speeds some modified use OS 40 drum rotors standard backplate rotor assemblies also several AAC liner/piston units use per formance decidedly superior factory ABC liner/piston combination 140-lap final race found Vic Garner solved pitting inconsistency problem clocked 5 mm 7 sec first place followed closely Dick Lambert 513 Larry Dziak Jr third 517 Fogg/Shahan fourth 519 Senior entries times far behind Opens Jim Ricketta respectable 531 140 laps followed Michael Shahan clocking 537 Texas Quickie Rat 400 pm interested enthusiasts gathered unofficial Texas Quickie Rat event specifications typ ical engine/airplane combinations outlined article Frank Williams August 1986 Model Aviation counted 26 entries fun event enjoyed everyone including spectators Texas contingent supplied everything trophies officials timers fuel etc Noteworthy fact several fliers never observed piloting other Racing event flew comfortably kind three-up flying Slow Rat evening hours Thursday early morning hours Friday spent sorting out models event note Dalton teams two-way radio pilot pitman unit very compact durable Speeds 148 158 range Vic Garners modified OS 35 Larry 2 FOAM FLOAT CORES FOR 4 5 TO 7LB AIRCRAFT 32 40 TO 60 2-CYCLE ENGINES 7 Cores two per set Covering Instructions included $1195 per set $340 Shipping & Handling AZ residents add 578 sales tax flea lers Invited MADE IN Dziaks de-bored Supertigre 40 showing best speeds early morning Jerry Meyer repeat fire similar 1985 side lined No 1 airplane 9 am pilots meeting brought vote 140-lap final race entrants Mike Greb got some much-needed plumbing information malfunctioning chicken hopper tank posted winning time 558 followed Vic Gamer 559 Wizard Larry Dziak third Nelson-prepared de-bored ST 40 ST caught fire during pit stop foil Larrys chance victory first time memory AMA president visited Racing circles ac counts Mr John Grigg enjoyed viewing competition special thank goes people K&B supplying mandatory 10%-nitro fuel enough quantity both practice competition Thursday Nats CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Sr brought Racing area introduced two gentlemen AMAs insur ance carrier Racing officials spent considerable time explaining demonstrating safety checks mandatory events Hopefully explanations enlightened laid rest fears insurance carriers seem display toward modeling activity whole Racing events particular responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Send check money order HAVILAND AIRCRAFTPO Box 17327 Mesa AZ 85212 602/897-9465 November 1986 151 C 0 Cl 1 I rn z 0 z z 0 Ci 0 JJ -a 0 -a m I m 0 Q C, 0 -I CD 0 0 C ij 0 0 0 C, 0 N Co 0 ul x fh 0 x
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 150, 151
CL Aerobatics Lou Dudka presently living working San Diego Friday Top 20 day brought heat humidity present week Tom Dixon quoted saying gets hot wind runs hides noon right moving air ever saw morning 11 am gone Occasionally air would gust up mini-front would go proved deciding factor Friday Dave McClave Frank McMillan Gary McClellan Brian Eather Glen Meador among others got caught some gusting air near end first round lost chance qualifying Final Five air let up before second round started us good flights After smoke cleared Ted Fancher top score followed Lou Dudka 2nd Bob Baron 3rd Windy Urtnowski 4th Bob Whitely knocked Bob Gieseke off bubble last qualifying spot Final Five day promised real shootout 11 points against total over 1000 separated finalists Saturday brought some heavy early morning air first round Fancher 5190 Dudka 5143 Urtnowski 5089 handled fairly well Baron 4843 Whitely 4985 both having abitofaproblem airlet up before second round started Fancher put good 5302 separated him rest field Whitely came up magnificent comeback flight 5203 put him right Teds tail rest us too far behind considered serious contenders Bob came back highest flight Final Five day third round 5355 just enough catch Fancher Ted put strong last flight 5324 clinch second Continued page 147 John Ballard FIRST OFF no truth rumor awning salesmen ice chest vendors Gatorade folks hand designing Nats weather Chennault Air Base Early morning temperatures low 80s noon 1000 norm stiff wind blew steadily occasional gusts during morn ing hours After lunch day air became still heat humidity overpower ing After day two runway life red sunburned look officials contestants resembled Cajun lobsters famous local restaurant Paw-paws order events restructured 1985 retained 1986 Open Scale Racing Monday FAI Team Racing Mouse Racing Tuesday Jr-Sr Scale Racing Wednesday Rat Thursday followed Slow Rat Friday left two full travel days contestants return home available concrete ramp area AMA officials selected best possible area Racing events Unfortunately circle 2ft-square raised metal tie-down plate near pitting planes flaw relegated circle practice flying Special thanks order Fogg/Shahan racing team filling troweling cement six eight additional tiedown holes found within competition circle Open Scale Racing portion Sunday morn ing spent measuring off spray-painting official circle specific line length requirements event afternoon November 1986 57 DUD vvnIIuIys sumiucuiS Laser placed 2nd ST 60 engine Australian 11 x7 car bon-fiber three-blade prop Weighs 74 oz Lou Dudka did correct number loops finailymadethe Final Fivewith hisweil traveled Matrix Has Meador-built ST 60 foam construction finish paper cov ering Sig dope Plane weighs 56 oz Winning pilot Ted Fancher lovely wife Shareen celebrate Teds victory Ted flew Citation ST 46 power shown September 1986 issue MA CL Racing 00 z 0 00 0 00 0 00 z cI 0 00 0 00 0 hmm 0 00 Left Goodyear winners right left Dick Lambert 1st Larry Oziak 2nd Jerry Meyer 3rd Vic Garner 4th Bob Kerr 5th Right Rat Race winners left right Vic Garner 1st Dick Lambert 2nd Larry Dziak Jr 3rd 4th place taken team Fogg/Shahan CL Racing brought out serious practice Open Scale Racing follow Monday intense heat humidity necessitated several head clear ance adjustments change com bustion chamber design several Nelson 15s early evening equipment sorted out fliers being timed 155 162 sec seven laps Monday started out hot sunny en trants voted use best time two preliminary heats six moving final Heat times 252 310 range Dick Lambert won perfect pit stops John Ballard excellent 55 193 140 laps Dicks Little Quickie powered Rossi 15 old-style case modified new large crank bearings Larry Dziak second 60925 After two days thrashing equipment Larry did extremely well Jerry Meyer third 623 Vic Garner fourth 638 Vics alrspeed bit fast Lamberts pits slow blamed problem cricket kept him awake night before FAI Team Racing Since premier FM Team Race fliers away World Championships two entries showed up Tuesday processing heat humidity did seem adversely affect Nelson diesels Mike Greb having best alrspeed Mouse Racing event filled sur prises Juniors Seniors very little problem except early morning gusty wind Open Mouse saw several tar spins intense concrete surface temperature caused tar expansion joints soften swell cracks 010 lines would catch stick tar alrplane spinning around axis lines stuck Todd Ballard flying Garner-designed model put credible performance take first place Senior being pitted Vic Garner Open Vic Bob Kerr best alrspeed parlayed good pitting careful flying win Jr-Sr Scale Racing Seniors brought out Scale Racers Wednesday several running high 175s Michael Shahan Rossi-powered Mustang Jim Rick etts Little Quickie powered Cox 15 fast alrplanes Todd Ballard Continued page 150 Left Dalton racing team utilized two-way communications between pilot pitman both Slow Rat Mouse Racing Center pitman preparing initial race start Slow Rat Note heat deflector LE wing Right Charlie Melancon R Fred Quedenfeld time Fast Rats Several volunteers helped out extreme heat Umbrella useful blocking hot sun 58 Model Aviation Left Slow Ratwinnersleftto right Larry Dziak 3rd Esman team 4th Mike Greb 1 Vic Garner 2nd Center Dick Lamberts 1st-place-finishing Little Quickie preparations made reset fuel shutoff Right two lady racing pilots Karen Foster left pilots dads entry right Jill Dziak controls own entry girls time getting over taller pilot center 00 ON ci 0 00 ON Ci 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Ci 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Len DICK Lamoerts viper nat uiacer UICK nas iflatailan large plastic top unaerneath tne ruel ou Ho 55 ruel comes out flats plastic top does fly up pitmans face can see fuel being deflected down toward ground Center Fogg/Shahn racing teamswell-constructed inverted Rat use mechanical qulckfill isfiush pan foradded streamlining entirealrcraft molded fiberglass glued jig maintain straightness reduce weight Right Ron Esman pits 4th-place Slow Rat Note fuel filler has already removed has battery attached ready flipall matter just three seconds DISTRIBUTED BY SMIflflHI ENDUE WflhZD 7550 Sur GsbreI Rued cedero CA 93422 6-1717 Nats CL Aerobat/Dudka Continued page 147 Brian Eather 7th came way Australia chose compete Nats instead World Championships Believe also Rookie Year since first Nats showed world-class flier gentleman wellliked hope see him again Glen Meador flew last years Eagle 8th-place finish posted highest qualifying round score anyone second flight Thursday Bob McDonald flew 60-powered ship first time looked better ever way 9th-place finish have see plane person appreciate technology Tom Dixon rounded out Top 10 Merco 61 last years ship Tom now importing Merco US engine sounded good may prove al ternative ST 60 rest Top 20 qualifiers 11th through 20th Frank McMillan Frank Williams Don Melanson Don McClave Gary McClel lan Jim Armour Dave Cook Bruce Olson Gunnar Ski Dombrowski Jack Sheeks special thank Big Art Betty Adamisin served event directors farewell Nats least administrators Over years family have competed contributed us can remember contests success could hinge whether Adamisins would show up seven nine grandchildren last count hope see lot years come Thanks Big Art once again did super job choosing training judges along Head Judge Bill Zimmer last three major contests Ive flown two Nats FAI Team Finals Ive nothing praise quality judging judges may have outdone selves first flight Top 20 day Out five judges four gave exactly same score high side point over rest took figure out score sheets thought tabulators put down average instead indi vidual totals bottom column two judges per circle during first two days competition instead usual three because Big Art tough time convincing qualified people come out What lacked quantity surely made up quality Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Assn PAMPA banquet held Saturday night time awards presented Gunnar Ski Dombrowski awarded Concours dElegance Award prettiest airplane vote pilots year-old Lacemaker must age very well Gene Martine couldnt attend given special PAMPA awards being two people Nats history get 20 appearance points since went new scoring system Ken Sleepy Dawson presented Pachyderm Award bad memory during official flights Unlike Dudka Fancher recent years tried rewrite pattern include extra maneuvers Sleepy left out two during official flight Nat Gifford won Junior third year row edging out three other fliers no Senior entrants Old-Timer Stunt won Jack Sheeks CM Shearer Jim Craig Bill Zimmer Bob Hazel 2nd through 5th Cheryl Higgins did marvelous job chief tabulator running scorers table also planned organized PAMPA ban quet practically single-handedly husband George tried take accolades would like close thank worked hard make enjoyable Nats contestants Most us really dont understand just important people Without literally couldnt contest See next year Lincoln Nebraska Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 nanow victory thanks excellent pitting Dick Lambert Rat Racing premier event CL Racing exciting unpredictable usual Prac tice Wednesday evening Thursday morn ing revealed airspeeds about 118 128 seven laps Fogg/Shahan team best speeds consistently around 117 119 Vic Gamer Dick Lambert low 12s plagued consistency pitting problems weather Thursday like broken record hot sunny fliers again selected use best time two 70-lap preliminary heats fastest six moving final race Preliminary times ranged Fogg/Sha han teams 218/219 Vic Garners 232 sixth qualifier 140-lap final race run after one-hour lunch recess requested contestants During time all-out effort made improve pitting and/or consistency Consumers Guide Radio Control Products Its ListedTHIRD Dont Need ItEDTION See hobby shop order direct $975 Price $795 plus $180 UPS total Foraign air mail $1345 15795 plus $5 501 u 5 dollara pleaaa Send Check MO Credit Card info Consumers Guide 150 Ott St Norrisonburg VA 22801 4340350 Name Address Charge Card No MC VISA CHOICE _____________________________________ MasterCard lB # ______________________ Expiration Date ___________________________ Sinnpd Introducing. 7reba11 RIC Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $169 Traditional line nonidle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $129 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 WayneNJ1948 07470 150 Model Aviation $495 AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS$495 Easiest Hinge Install Now available scale size PRO HINGEI use cyanoacrylate adhesives No pinning messy epoxyInstant glues needed No special hinge slotter needed No alignment necessary RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $449/pkg 24 Special Paper Plastic Special Paper RADIO SOUTH Inc 43 West Nine Mile Rd Pensacola FL 32414 904 478-6745 K&B 40s producing best air speeds some modified use OS 40 drum rotors standard backplate rotor assemblies also several AAC liner/piston units use per formance decidedly superior factory ABC liner/piston combination 140-lap final race found Vic Garner solved pitting inconsistency problem clocked 5 mm 7 sec first place followed closely Dick Lambert 513 Larry Dziak Jr third 517 Fogg/Shahan fourth 519 Senior entries times far behind Opens Jim Ricketta respectable 531 140 laps followed Michael Shahan clocking 537 Texas Quickie Rat 400 pm interested enthusiasts gathered unofficial Texas Quickie Rat event specifications typ ical engine/airplane combinations outlined article Frank Williams August 1986 Model Aviation counted 26 entries fun event enjoyed everyone including spectators Texas contingent supplied everything trophies officials timers fuel etc Noteworthy fact several fliers never observed piloting other Racing event flew comfortably kind three-up flying Slow Rat evening hours Thursday early morning hours Friday spent sorting out models event note Dalton teams two-way radio pilot pitman unit very compact durable Speeds 148 158 range Vic Garners modified OS 35 Larry 2 FOAM FLOAT CORES FOR 4 5 TO 7LB AIRCRAFT 32 40 TO 60 2-CYCLE ENGINES 7 Cores two per set Covering Instructions included $1195 per set $340 Shipping & Handling AZ residents add 578 sales tax flea lers Invited MADE IN Dziaks de-bored Supertigre 40 showing best speeds early morning Jerry Meyer repeat fire similar 1985 side lined No 1 airplane 9 am pilots meeting brought vote 140-lap final race entrants Mike Greb got some much-needed plumbing information malfunctioning chicken hopper tank posted winning time 558 followed Vic Gamer 559 Wizard Larry Dziak third Nelson-prepared de-bored ST 40 ST caught fire during pit stop foil Larrys chance victory first time memory AMA president visited Racing circles ac counts Mr John Grigg enjoyed viewing competition special thank goes people K&B supplying mandatory 10%-nitro fuel enough quantity both practice competition Thursday Nats CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Sr brought Racing area introduced two gentlemen AMAs insur ance carrier Racing officials spent considerable time explaining demonstrating safety checks mandatory events Hopefully explanations enlightened laid rest fears insurance carriers seem display toward modeling activity whole Racing events particular responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Send check money order HAVILAND AIRCRAFTPO Box 17327 Mesa AZ 85212 602/897-9465 November 1986 151 C 0 Cl 1 I rn z 0 z z 0 Ci 0 JJ -a 0 -a m I m 0 Q C, 0 -I CD 0 0 C ij 0 0 0 C, 0 N Co 0 ul x fh 0 x
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 150, 151
CL Aerobatics Lou Dudka presently living working San Diego Friday Top 20 day brought heat humidity present week Tom Dixon quoted saying gets hot wind runs hides noon right moving air ever saw morning 11 am gone Occasionally air would gust up mini-front would go proved deciding factor Friday Dave McClave Frank McMillan Gary McClellan Brian Eather Glen Meador among others got caught some gusting air near end first round lost chance qualifying Final Five air let up before second round started us good flights After smoke cleared Ted Fancher top score followed Lou Dudka 2nd Bob Baron 3rd Windy Urtnowski 4th Bob Whitely knocked Bob Gieseke off bubble last qualifying spot Final Five day promised real shootout 11 points against total over 1000 separated finalists Saturday brought some heavy early morning air first round Fancher 5190 Dudka 5143 Urtnowski 5089 handled fairly well Baron 4843 Whitely 4985 both having abitofaproblem airlet up before second round started Fancher put good 5302 separated him rest field Whitely came up magnificent comeback flight 5203 put him right Teds tail rest us too far behind considered serious contenders Bob came back highest flight Final Five day third round 5355 just enough catch Fancher Ted put strong last flight 5324 clinch second Continued page 147 John Ballard FIRST OFF no truth rumor awning salesmen ice chest vendors Gatorade folks hand designing Nats weather Chennault Air Base Early morning temperatures low 80s noon 1000 norm stiff wind blew steadily occasional gusts during morn ing hours After lunch day air became still heat humidity overpower ing After day two runway life red sunburned look officials contestants resembled Cajun lobsters famous local restaurant Paw-paws order events restructured 1985 retained 1986 Open Scale Racing Monday FAI Team Racing Mouse Racing Tuesday Jr-Sr Scale Racing Wednesday Rat Thursday followed Slow Rat Friday left two full travel days contestants return home available concrete ramp area AMA officials selected best possible area Racing events Unfortunately circle 2ft-square raised metal tie-down plate near pitting planes flaw relegated circle practice flying Special thanks order Fogg/Shahan racing team filling troweling cement six eight additional tiedown holes found within competition circle Open Scale Racing portion Sunday morn ing spent measuring off spray-painting official circle specific line length requirements event afternoon November 1986 57 DUD vvnIIuIys sumiucuiS Laser placed 2nd ST 60 engine Australian 11 x7 car bon-fiber three-blade prop Weighs 74 oz Lou Dudka did correct number loops finailymadethe Final Fivewith hisweil traveled Matrix Has Meador-built ST 60 foam construction finish paper cov ering Sig dope Plane weighs 56 oz Winning pilot Ted Fancher lovely wife Shareen celebrate Teds victory Ted flew Citation ST 46 power shown September 1986 issue MA CL Racing 00 z 0 00 0 00 0 00 z cI 0 00 0 00 0 hmm 0 00 Left Goodyear winners right left Dick Lambert 1st Larry Oziak 2nd Jerry Meyer 3rd Vic Garner 4th Bob Kerr 5th Right Rat Race winners left right Vic Garner 1st Dick Lambert 2nd Larry Dziak Jr 3rd 4th place taken team Fogg/Shahan CL Racing brought out serious practice Open Scale Racing follow Monday intense heat humidity necessitated several head clear ance adjustments change com bustion chamber design several Nelson 15s early evening equipment sorted out fliers being timed 155 162 sec seven laps Monday started out hot sunny en trants voted use best time two preliminary heats six moving final Heat times 252 310 range Dick Lambert won perfect pit stops John Ballard excellent 55 193 140 laps Dicks Little Quickie powered Rossi 15 old-style case modified new large crank bearings Larry Dziak second 60925 After two days thrashing equipment Larry did extremely well Jerry Meyer third 623 Vic Garner fourth 638 Vics alrspeed bit fast Lamberts pits slow blamed problem cricket kept him awake night before FAI Team Racing Since premier FM Team Race fliers away World Championships two entries showed up Tuesday processing heat humidity did seem adversely affect Nelson diesels Mike Greb having best alrspeed Mouse Racing event filled sur prises Juniors Seniors very little problem except early morning gusty wind Open Mouse saw several tar spins intense concrete surface temperature caused tar expansion joints soften swell cracks 010 lines would catch stick tar alrplane spinning around axis lines stuck Todd Ballard flying Garner-designed model put credible performance take first place Senior being pitted Vic Garner Open Vic Bob Kerr best alrspeed parlayed good pitting careful flying win Jr-Sr Scale Racing Seniors brought out Scale Racers Wednesday several running high 175s Michael Shahan Rossi-powered Mustang Jim Rick etts Little Quickie powered Cox 15 fast alrplanes Todd Ballard Continued page 150 Left Dalton racing team utilized two-way communications between pilot pitman both Slow Rat Mouse Racing Center pitman preparing initial race start Slow Rat Note heat deflector LE wing Right Charlie Melancon R Fred Quedenfeld time Fast Rats Several volunteers helped out extreme heat Umbrella useful blocking hot sun 58 Model Aviation Left Slow Ratwinnersleftto right Larry Dziak 3rd Esman team 4th Mike Greb 1 Vic Garner 2nd Center Dick Lamberts 1st-place-finishing Little Quickie preparations made reset fuel shutoff Right two lady racing pilots Karen Foster left pilots dads entry right Jill Dziak controls own entry girls time getting over taller pilot center 00 ON ci 0 00 ON Ci 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Ci 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Len DICK Lamoerts viper nat uiacer UICK nas iflatailan large plastic top unaerneath tne ruel ou Ho 55 ruel comes out flats plastic top does fly up pitmans face can see fuel being deflected down toward ground Center Fogg/Shahn racing teamswell-constructed inverted Rat use mechanical qulckfill isfiush pan foradded streamlining entirealrcraft molded fiberglass glued jig maintain straightness reduce weight Right Ron Esman pits 4th-place Slow Rat Note fuel filler has already removed has battery attached ready flipall matter just three seconds DISTRIBUTED BY SMIflflHI ENDUE WflhZD 7550 Sur GsbreI Rued cedero CA 93422 6-1717 Nats CL Aerobat/Dudka Continued page 147 Brian Eather 7th came way Australia chose compete Nats instead World Championships Believe also Rookie Year since first Nats showed world-class flier gentleman wellliked hope see him again Glen Meador flew last years Eagle 8th-place finish posted highest qualifying round score anyone second flight Thursday Bob McDonald flew 60-powered ship first time looked better ever way 9th-place finish have see plane person appreciate technology Tom Dixon rounded out Top 10 Merco 61 last years ship Tom now importing Merco US engine sounded good may prove al ternative ST 60 rest Top 20 qualifiers 11th through 20th Frank McMillan Frank Williams Don Melanson Don McClave Gary McClel lan Jim Armour Dave Cook Bruce Olson Gunnar Ski Dombrowski Jack Sheeks special thank Big Art Betty Adamisin served event directors farewell Nats least administrators Over years family have competed contributed us can remember contests success could hinge whether Adamisins would show up seven nine grandchildren last count hope see lot years come Thanks Big Art once again did super job choosing training judges along Head Judge Bill Zimmer last three major contests Ive flown two Nats FAI Team Finals Ive nothing praise quality judging judges may have outdone selves first flight Top 20 day Out five judges four gave exactly same score high side point over rest took figure out score sheets thought tabulators put down average instead indi vidual totals bottom column two judges per circle during first two days competition instead usual three because Big Art tough time convincing qualified people come out What lacked quantity surely made up quality Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Assn PAMPA banquet held Saturday night time awards presented Gunnar Ski Dombrowski awarded Concours dElegance Award prettiest airplane vote pilots year-old Lacemaker must age very well Gene Martine couldnt attend given special PAMPA awards being two people Nats history get 20 appearance points since went new scoring system Ken Sleepy Dawson presented Pachyderm Award bad memory during official flights Unlike Dudka Fancher recent years tried rewrite pattern include extra maneuvers Sleepy left out two during official flight Nat Gifford won Junior third year row edging out three other fliers no Senior entrants Old-Timer Stunt won Jack Sheeks CM Shearer Jim Craig Bill Zimmer Bob Hazel 2nd through 5th Cheryl Higgins did marvelous job chief tabulator running scorers table also planned organized PAMPA ban quet practically single-handedly husband George tried take accolades would like close thank worked hard make enjoyable Nats contestants Most us really dont understand just important people Without literally couldnt contest See next year Lincoln Nebraska Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 nanow victory thanks excellent pitting Dick Lambert Rat Racing premier event CL Racing exciting unpredictable usual Prac tice Wednesday evening Thursday morn ing revealed airspeeds about 118 128 seven laps Fogg/Shahan team best speeds consistently around 117 119 Vic Gamer Dick Lambert low 12s plagued consistency pitting problems weather Thursday like broken record hot sunny fliers again selected use best time two 70-lap preliminary heats fastest six moving final race Preliminary times ranged Fogg/Sha han teams 218/219 Vic Garners 232 sixth qualifier 140-lap final race run after one-hour lunch recess requested contestants During time all-out effort made improve pitting and/or consistency Consumers Guide Radio Control Products Its ListedTHIRD Dont Need ItEDTION See hobby shop order direct $975 Price $795 plus $180 UPS total Foraign air mail $1345 15795 plus $5 501 u 5 dollara pleaaa Send Check MO Credit Card info Consumers Guide 150 Ott St Norrisonburg VA 22801 4340350 Name Address Charge Card No MC VISA CHOICE _____________________________________ MasterCard lB # ______________________ Expiration Date ___________________________ Sinnpd Introducing. 7reba11 RIC Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $169 Traditional line nonidle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $129 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 WayneNJ1948 07470 150 Model Aviation $495 AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS$495 Easiest Hinge Install Now available scale size PRO HINGEI use cyanoacrylate adhesives No pinning messy epoxyInstant glues needed No special hinge slotter needed No alignment necessary RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $449/pkg 24 Special Paper Plastic Special Paper RADIO SOUTH Inc 43 West Nine Mile Rd Pensacola FL 32414 904 478-6745 K&B 40s producing best air speeds some modified use OS 40 drum rotors standard backplate rotor assemblies also several AAC liner/piston units use per formance decidedly superior factory ABC liner/piston combination 140-lap final race found Vic Garner solved pitting inconsistency problem clocked 5 mm 7 sec first place followed closely Dick Lambert 513 Larry Dziak Jr third 517 Fogg/Shahan fourth 519 Senior entries times far behind Opens Jim Ricketta respectable 531 140 laps followed Michael Shahan clocking 537 Texas Quickie Rat 400 pm interested enthusiasts gathered unofficial Texas Quickie Rat event specifications typ ical engine/airplane combinations outlined article Frank Williams August 1986 Model Aviation counted 26 entries fun event enjoyed everyone including spectators Texas contingent supplied everything trophies officials timers fuel etc Noteworthy fact several fliers never observed piloting other Racing event flew comfortably kind three-up flying Slow Rat evening hours Thursday early morning hours Friday spent sorting out models event note Dalton teams two-way radio pilot pitman unit very compact durable Speeds 148 158 range Vic Garners modified OS 35 Larry 2 FOAM FLOAT CORES FOR 4 5 TO 7LB AIRCRAFT 32 40 TO 60 2-CYCLE ENGINES 7 Cores two per set Covering Instructions included $1195 per set $340 Shipping & Handling AZ residents add 578 sales tax flea lers Invited MADE IN Dziaks de-bored Supertigre 40 showing best speeds early morning Jerry Meyer repeat fire similar 1985 side lined No 1 airplane 9 am pilots meeting brought vote 140-lap final race entrants Mike Greb got some much-needed plumbing information malfunctioning chicken hopper tank posted winning time 558 followed Vic Gamer 559 Wizard Larry Dziak third Nelson-prepared de-bored ST 40 ST caught fire during pit stop foil Larrys chance victory first time memory AMA president visited Racing circles ac counts Mr John Grigg enjoyed viewing competition special thank goes people K&B supplying mandatory 10%-nitro fuel enough quantity both practice competition Thursday Nats CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Sr brought Racing area introduced two gentlemen AMAs insur ance carrier Racing officials spent considerable time explaining demonstrating safety checks mandatory events Hopefully explanations enlightened laid rest fears insurance carriers seem display toward modeling activity whole Racing events particular responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Send check money order HAVILAND AIRCRAFTPO Box 17327 Mesa AZ 85212 602/897-9465 November 1986 151 C 0 Cl 1 I rn z 0 z z 0 Ci 0 JJ -a 0 -a m I m 0 Q C, 0 -I CD 0 0 C ij 0 0 0 C, 0 N Co 0 ul x fh 0 x