2001 Nats Scrapbook
Doug and Mary Barber working very hard at the processing table during the Indoor Nats. Photo by Steve Gardner.
At RC Electrics, Jon McVay (L) and Morris Frappier do what needs to be done in near-100° heat: rest and drink! Tom Hunt photo.
Don Ramsey (Conroe TX) talks to kids from Muncie's Play 'n' Stuff about models, RC Aerobatics. Jennifer Orebaugh photo.
A pink airplane at the USIC usually belongs to Jim Grant. He uses Mercurochrome® to color his models. Gardner photo.
Left: Rich Miller's pretty Currie Wot biplane on floats. It flies very well, but landings are a bit ungraceful. Gardner photo.
Larry Cailliau waits for his turn to fly his new F1D model. Immaculate aircraft had a 27:04 best flight. Gardner photo.
All heads tilt skyward as Greg Hahn's (Brazil IN) P-61 Black Widow heads for a pass down the runway. Jeff Troy photo.
Bob Whitney in his new lucky pit outfit for F2C. The only thing missing was the cannon to shoot him from. Dave McDonald photo.
Paul Walker's (Kent WA) B-17 for CL Aerobatics. Note the nose art and accuracy on panel layout. Frank McMillan photo.
An RC Combat father/son team. Jeff Weiss was second in Scale Combat; seven-year-old Samuel was 24th. Greg Rose photo.
Emil Schutzel with his pristine Bostonian model. Ink-jet tissue, spoke wheels add to appeal. Gardner photo.
Finishing one place ahead of his dad Leo, 14-year-old Zach Spychalla (Watertown WI) flew his Ju 87 Stuka to 17th place in Expert RC Scale. Troy photo.
Greg Hahn concentrates as he flies his P-61 past the judges. The model is a Nick Ziroli design. Troy photo.
Charlie Bauer entered this unique Burt Rutan design in CL Profile Scale and finished seventh. Steve Ashby photo.
2001 Nats Scrapbook
Keeping an accurate tally of Nats RC Scale static scores and four rounds of flight scores is no simple task. Troy photo.
Wayne Trivin works on his beautiful CL Speed 1/2A Profile Proto model. He finished ninth in the event. Dave Mark photo.
Howard Rush holds Paul Walker's B-17 for run-up of engines prior to official flight. Paul finished a very credible sixth with the behemoth bomber. Bob Hunt photo.
CL Team Racing competition can resemble a tornado of humans. Orebaugh photo.
Three generations of competitors: Charlie Bauer, his son Peter, and his grandsons Aaron and Jason. Jason won Junior Profile Scale; Aaron was second. Ashby photo.
Bob Bienenstein (Allen Park MI) is ready to wind his Mulvihill. Rex Hinson photo.
This is only half of the line that was waiting to practice the day before the Radio Control Scale Aerobatics contest began. Photo by Eric Henderson.
Where the action begins! An intersection on the AMA property shows the road sign honoring Tom McLaughlan. Hinson photo.
John "Doc" Holliday's SuperTigre .35-powered Bearcat lifts off on winning Nostalgia Profile Carrier flight. Dick Perry photo.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
