SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2009, the
Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers (WRAF) in
Washington hosted the Scale Masters
event at its new flying site. The club had
taken possession of the field from Waste
Management (WM) in November 2008,
after years of planning and construction.
WM had built the site for the club in
exchange for the old flying site. The
company needed that property for
expansion of its operations. The result of
this transaction yielded the gorgeous site
that the WRAF has today.
Gene LaFond, longtime WRAF
member and Scale Masters participant,
presented the concept of hosting the
competition at the club’s new site to Scale
Masters Association personnel more than a
year before last year’s contest. Since we
were getting a “world-class” facility, we
thought we might as well host a “worldclass”
event.
From that point, and as a result of
putting in a lot of work, the site was
viewed, recommended, and accepted. The
WRAF would hold the 2009 Scale Masters
Championship.
The early birds began signing in on
Wednesday, and registration and static
scoring were completed by Thursday
afternoon. At that point, the field was
occupied with 46 motor homes, RVs, and
campsites, inhabited by the 47 total
entries. There were pilots from every
corner and central parts of the United
States.
Fall weather in this part of the world is
usually 80°-90°, clear, and sunny, with
cool nights. We had wind and rain the
weekend before Scale Masters. Conditions
February 2010 35
improved with scattered clouds on
Wednesday, followed by clear skies and
sunny weather with almost zero wind. This
lasted for the entire event.
There were two flight rounds both
Friday and Saturday, with a fifth round
flown Sunday morning. Four flightlines
were in operation during the entire event.
Flying went smoothly, except for the few
times when a model was performing a
landing-type maneuver (such as touchand-
gos) and another aircraft was low on
fuel and needed to land right away. The air
boss was kept quite busy at times.
This was the first Scale Masters
Championship I had attended. I was totally
amazed by the quality of the aircraft and
flying I witnessed; this was definitely the
“Best of the Best.”
I spent the four days on the flightline,
where almost zero nonstarts and balky
engines caused poor flight performance.
The competitors’ level of professionalism
was obvious at all times.
Only one airplane took the dirt nap,
with an unscheduled stop in an orchard.
Roughly five models suffered landing gear
problems, but all were
quickly repaired
and
continued
to be
Earl Aune Jr. (Vancouver WA) built this Miles M.20 that Ward Emigh (Bothell
WA) piloted in Team Scale. Their efforts garnered them eighth place.
Twins are a challenge in Scale modeling. Tom Wolf
(Goleta CA) flew his de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito
to eighth place in Expert.
flown. There are supposed to be no perfect
static scores, but the judges often had
trouble finding flaws in the aircraft and
sometimes failed to do so.
The Saturday-night banquet was
well attended, and many
longtime Scale Masters
dignitaries were present.
Various awards were
given to the contestants.
The guest speaker was
Bob Heikell, who told
Grant Lord (Vancouver WA)
finished in the 21st slot in the
Expert category with his Bowers
Fly Baby biplane.
the story of the “Miss Veedol”: a fullscale
Bellanca Skyrocket, which
completed the first nonstop transpacific
flight in 1931. That expedition ended
roughly 3 miles from the site of the
WRAF field.
Bob has flown his 1/4-scale replica of
Miss Veedol at several Scale Masters
Championships. It had suffered severe
damage but was skillfully repaired for the
2009 contest; it looked like a new aircraft.
The list of event sponsors is long, and
numerous happy winners received the
raffled goodies. Many individual sponsors
also deserve the club’s thanks.
The successful Scale Masters and WRAF
Apple Blossom Fly In have brought many
first-timers to the site and kindled much
interest in the club and the field. We are
almost booked with competitions for 2010
and have added a bunch of new members.
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:51 AM Page 35
36 MODEL AVIATION
Jo hn Cole (P eoria AZ) meti cu lously recreated
the Heddon’s “Flying Fish” Curtiss
Jenny and took 13th place in Expert.
Steve Unze (San Anselmo CA) burned up
the Washington sky with a Bob Violett
Models F-4 Phantom, taking second place in
Expert.
Michael Allman (Vernon B.C., Canada)
earned second place in Advanced with his
giant Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Kaasa photo.
Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA) had a
nearly perfect static score in the Open class
with his winning Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero.
The Miss Veedol replica was a
treat! Bob Heikell (Moses Lake
WA) built this 1931 Bellanca
Skyrocket J-300 and closed the
Expert class in 28th place.
The WRAF thanks the following
companies for their support.
Hobbico
Futaba
Great Planes
Top Flite
Southwest Systems
Hansen Scale Aviation Videos
Airtronics
Hobby People
Dynamic Balsa and Hobby Supply
Kondor Model Products
Bob Smith Industries
Southeast R/C Engines
Don Smith Hobbies
Flying Giants
Performance Aircraft Unlimited
Horizon Hobby
Spektrum RC
Eagle Tree System
Tower Hobbies
RealFlight
Du-Bro
Secraft USA
Hitec RCD
First Place Engines
Aztech Aeromodels
Charger R/C
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Proctor Enterprises
Aeroworks
Scale Masters Sponsors
Photos by Jim Pearson except as noted
Above: This is builder
Bernie Boland and pilot
Bill Ensley’s (Phoenix
AZ) Team Scalewinning
Stinson SR-10.
Roly Worsfold (Kamloops BC,
Canada), Jeremy Fursman, and Rick
Dunn (Spanish Fork UT) entered
Piper Cubs in Expert, Team, and
Open classes respectively.
Jay Steward (Phoenix AZ) painstakingly
scratch-built his Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver in
approximately 1/4 scale. He finished a
respectable fourth in Expert.
Jeremy Fursman took his whole family
with him to the Pacific Northwest for
Scale Masters weekend.
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:52 AM Page 36
February 2010 37
Mike Brewer (Astoria OR) flew his
Expert-class Stinson AT-19 (V-77) with
confidence. The judges’ scores put him
in 10th place.
Dave Lovitt (Willits CA) took the Red
Apple field with his Northrop Gamma
and went home with a ninth-place
finish in the Expert class.
The winners (L-R): Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA), Open; Jeremy Fursman, Expert; Bernie
Boland, Advanced; and Bill Ensley, Team pilot. Kaasa photo.
Ward Emigh’s (Bothell WA) Stearman waits with the helper
for another flight. The model’s final standing was 23rd place.
Nigel Tarvin (Chilliwack
BC, Canada) tackled the
challenging paint scheme
of Amelia Earhart’s 1932
transatlantic solo aircraft:
the Standard Oil
Lockheed Vega 5-B. He
placed 14th in Expert.
2009 Championship Top Threes
This Sopwith 11/2-
Strutter—a rare but
distinctive WW I fighter—
was Bob Raser’s (Canby
OR) Expert entry, and he
walked away with 19th
place.
With the extra enthusiasm
that the new facility has
incited, meeting attendance
has been way up.
There will be a new
competition this year. The
Northwest Scale
Championship is a Scale
Masters Regional Qualifier,
and it will be held late in the
summer—a few weeks
before the Scale Masters
Championship. MA
Duane Kaasa
[email protected]
Sources:
U.S. Scale Masters
(859) 881-8347
www.scalemasters.org
Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers
www.redappleflyers.org
Placing/Name Model Total Score
Expert
1. Jeremy Fursman (Snoqualmie WA) D.H.82A Tiger Moth 194.25
2. Steve Unze (San Anselmo CA) F-4 Phantom 193.92
3. Peter Conquergood (Bobcaygeon ON, Canada) Piper PA-18 Super Cub 190.92
Team Scale
1. Bernie Boland/Bill Ensley (Phoenix AZ) Stinson SR-10 191.33
2. Curtis Kitteringham/Ron Peterka (Escondido CA) Stinson SR-9 191.08
3. Jeremy Fursman/Randy Smithhisler (Snoqualmie WA) Piper J-3 Cub 189.25
Advanced
1. Bernie Boland (Phoenix AZ) Citabria 192.92
2. Michael Allman (Vernon BC, Canada) P-38 Lightning 182.25
3. Mike Ingram (Caldwell ID) Mk IV Spitfire 174.83
Open
1. Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA) A6M5 Zero 123.42
2. Grant M. Bailey (Auburn WA) P-47 Razorback 115.25
3. Rick Dunn (Spanish Fork UT) Piper J-3 Cub 114.17
For complete results, visit the Scale Masters Web site. MA
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:53 AM Page 37
Edition: Model Aviation - 2010/02
Page Numbers: 34,35,36,37
Edition: Model Aviation - 2010/02
Page Numbers: 34,35,36,37
SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2009, the
Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers (WRAF) in
Washington hosted the Scale Masters
event at its new flying site. The club had
taken possession of the field from Waste
Management (WM) in November 2008,
after years of planning and construction.
WM had built the site for the club in
exchange for the old flying site. The
company needed that property for
expansion of its operations. The result of
this transaction yielded the gorgeous site
that the WRAF has today.
Gene LaFond, longtime WRAF
member and Scale Masters participant,
presented the concept of hosting the
competition at the club’s new site to Scale
Masters Association personnel more than a
year before last year’s contest. Since we
were getting a “world-class” facility, we
thought we might as well host a “worldclass”
event.
From that point, and as a result of
putting in a lot of work, the site was
viewed, recommended, and accepted. The
WRAF would hold the 2009 Scale Masters
Championship.
The early birds began signing in on
Wednesday, and registration and static
scoring were completed by Thursday
afternoon. At that point, the field was
occupied with 46 motor homes, RVs, and
campsites, inhabited by the 47 total
entries. There were pilots from every
corner and central parts of the United
States.
Fall weather in this part of the world is
usually 80°-90°, clear, and sunny, with
cool nights. We had wind and rain the
weekend before Scale Masters. Conditions
February 2010 35
improved with scattered clouds on
Wednesday, followed by clear skies and
sunny weather with almost zero wind. This
lasted for the entire event.
There were two flight rounds both
Friday and Saturday, with a fifth round
flown Sunday morning. Four flightlines
were in operation during the entire event.
Flying went smoothly, except for the few
times when a model was performing a
landing-type maneuver (such as touchand-
gos) and another aircraft was low on
fuel and needed to land right away. The air
boss was kept quite busy at times.
This was the first Scale Masters
Championship I had attended. I was totally
amazed by the quality of the aircraft and
flying I witnessed; this was definitely the
“Best of the Best.”
I spent the four days on the flightline,
where almost zero nonstarts and balky
engines caused poor flight performance.
The competitors’ level of professionalism
was obvious at all times.
Only one airplane took the dirt nap,
with an unscheduled stop in an orchard.
Roughly five models suffered landing gear
problems, but all were
quickly repaired
and
continued
to be
Earl Aune Jr. (Vancouver WA) built this Miles M.20 that Ward Emigh (Bothell
WA) piloted in Team Scale. Their efforts garnered them eighth place.
Twins are a challenge in Scale modeling. Tom Wolf
(Goleta CA) flew his de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito
to eighth place in Expert.
flown. There are supposed to be no perfect
static scores, but the judges often had
trouble finding flaws in the aircraft and
sometimes failed to do so.
The Saturday-night banquet was
well attended, and many
longtime Scale Masters
dignitaries were present.
Various awards were
given to the contestants.
The guest speaker was
Bob Heikell, who told
Grant Lord (Vancouver WA)
finished in the 21st slot in the
Expert category with his Bowers
Fly Baby biplane.
the story of the “Miss Veedol”: a fullscale
Bellanca Skyrocket, which
completed the first nonstop transpacific
flight in 1931. That expedition ended
roughly 3 miles from the site of the
WRAF field.
Bob has flown his 1/4-scale replica of
Miss Veedol at several Scale Masters
Championships. It had suffered severe
damage but was skillfully repaired for the
2009 contest; it looked like a new aircraft.
The list of event sponsors is long, and
numerous happy winners received the
raffled goodies. Many individual sponsors
also deserve the club’s thanks.
The successful Scale Masters and WRAF
Apple Blossom Fly In have brought many
first-timers to the site and kindled much
interest in the club and the field. We are
almost booked with competitions for 2010
and have added a bunch of new members.
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:51 AM Page 35
36 MODEL AVIATION
Jo hn Cole (P eoria AZ) meti cu lously recreated
the Heddon’s “Flying Fish” Curtiss
Jenny and took 13th place in Expert.
Steve Unze (San Anselmo CA) burned up
the Washington sky with a Bob Violett
Models F-4 Phantom, taking second place in
Expert.
Michael Allman (Vernon B.C., Canada)
earned second place in Advanced with his
giant Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Kaasa photo.
Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA) had a
nearly perfect static score in the Open class
with his winning Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero.
The Miss Veedol replica was a
treat! Bob Heikell (Moses Lake
WA) built this 1931 Bellanca
Skyrocket J-300 and closed the
Expert class in 28th place.
The WRAF thanks the following
companies for their support.
Hobbico
Futaba
Great Planes
Top Flite
Southwest Systems
Hansen Scale Aviation Videos
Airtronics
Hobby People
Dynamic Balsa and Hobby Supply
Kondor Model Products
Bob Smith Industries
Southeast R/C Engines
Don Smith Hobbies
Flying Giants
Performance Aircraft Unlimited
Horizon Hobby
Spektrum RC
Eagle Tree System
Tower Hobbies
RealFlight
Du-Bro
Secraft USA
Hitec RCD
First Place Engines
Aztech Aeromodels
Charger R/C
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Proctor Enterprises
Aeroworks
Scale Masters Sponsors
Photos by Jim Pearson except as noted
Above: This is builder
Bernie Boland and pilot
Bill Ensley’s (Phoenix
AZ) Team Scalewinning
Stinson SR-10.
Roly Worsfold (Kamloops BC,
Canada), Jeremy Fursman, and Rick
Dunn (Spanish Fork UT) entered
Piper Cubs in Expert, Team, and
Open classes respectively.
Jay Steward (Phoenix AZ) painstakingly
scratch-built his Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver in
approximately 1/4 scale. He finished a
respectable fourth in Expert.
Jeremy Fursman took his whole family
with him to the Pacific Northwest for
Scale Masters weekend.
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:52 AM Page 36
February 2010 37
Mike Brewer (Astoria OR) flew his
Expert-class Stinson AT-19 (V-77) with
confidence. The judges’ scores put him
in 10th place.
Dave Lovitt (Willits CA) took the Red
Apple field with his Northrop Gamma
and went home with a ninth-place
finish in the Expert class.
The winners (L-R): Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA), Open; Jeremy Fursman, Expert; Bernie
Boland, Advanced; and Bill Ensley, Team pilot. Kaasa photo.
Ward Emigh’s (Bothell WA) Stearman waits with the helper
for another flight. The model’s final standing was 23rd place.
Nigel Tarvin (Chilliwack
BC, Canada) tackled the
challenging paint scheme
of Amelia Earhart’s 1932
transatlantic solo aircraft:
the Standard Oil
Lockheed Vega 5-B. He
placed 14th in Expert.
2009 Championship Top Threes
This Sopwith 11/2-
Strutter—a rare but
distinctive WW I fighter—
was Bob Raser’s (Canby
OR) Expert entry, and he
walked away with 19th
place.
With the extra enthusiasm
that the new facility has
incited, meeting attendance
has been way up.
There will be a new
competition this year. The
Northwest Scale
Championship is a Scale
Masters Regional Qualifier,
and it will be held late in the
summer—a few weeks
before the Scale Masters
Championship. MA
Duane Kaasa
[email protected]
Sources:
U.S. Scale Masters
(859) 881-8347
www.scalemasters.org
Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers
www.redappleflyers.org
Placing/Name Model Total Score
Expert
1. Jeremy Fursman (Snoqualmie WA) D.H.82A Tiger Moth 194.25
2. Steve Unze (San Anselmo CA) F-4 Phantom 193.92
3. Peter Conquergood (Bobcaygeon ON, Canada) Piper PA-18 Super Cub 190.92
Team Scale
1. Bernie Boland/Bill Ensley (Phoenix AZ) Stinson SR-10 191.33
2. Curtis Kitteringham/Ron Peterka (Escondido CA) Stinson SR-9 191.08
3. Jeremy Fursman/Randy Smithhisler (Snoqualmie WA) Piper J-3 Cub 189.25
Advanced
1. Bernie Boland (Phoenix AZ) Citabria 192.92
2. Michael Allman (Vernon BC, Canada) P-38 Lightning 182.25
3. Mike Ingram (Caldwell ID) Mk IV Spitfire 174.83
Open
1. Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA) A6M5 Zero 123.42
2. Grant M. Bailey (Auburn WA) P-47 Razorback 115.25
3. Rick Dunn (Spanish Fork UT) Piper J-3 Cub 114.17
For complete results, visit the Scale Masters Web site. MA
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:53 AM Page 37
Edition: Model Aviation - 2010/02
Page Numbers: 34,35,36,37
SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2009, the
Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers (WRAF) in
Washington hosted the Scale Masters
event at its new flying site. The club had
taken possession of the field from Waste
Management (WM) in November 2008,
after years of planning and construction.
WM had built the site for the club in
exchange for the old flying site. The
company needed that property for
expansion of its operations. The result of
this transaction yielded the gorgeous site
that the WRAF has today.
Gene LaFond, longtime WRAF
member and Scale Masters participant,
presented the concept of hosting the
competition at the club’s new site to Scale
Masters Association personnel more than a
year before last year’s contest. Since we
were getting a “world-class” facility, we
thought we might as well host a “worldclass”
event.
From that point, and as a result of
putting in a lot of work, the site was
viewed, recommended, and accepted. The
WRAF would hold the 2009 Scale Masters
Championship.
The early birds began signing in on
Wednesday, and registration and static
scoring were completed by Thursday
afternoon. At that point, the field was
occupied with 46 motor homes, RVs, and
campsites, inhabited by the 47 total
entries. There were pilots from every
corner and central parts of the United
States.
Fall weather in this part of the world is
usually 80°-90°, clear, and sunny, with
cool nights. We had wind and rain the
weekend before Scale Masters. Conditions
February 2010 35
improved with scattered clouds on
Wednesday, followed by clear skies and
sunny weather with almost zero wind. This
lasted for the entire event.
There were two flight rounds both
Friday and Saturday, with a fifth round
flown Sunday morning. Four flightlines
were in operation during the entire event.
Flying went smoothly, except for the few
times when a model was performing a
landing-type maneuver (such as touchand-
gos) and another aircraft was low on
fuel and needed to land right away. The air
boss was kept quite busy at times.
This was the first Scale Masters
Championship I had attended. I was totally
amazed by the quality of the aircraft and
flying I witnessed; this was definitely the
“Best of the Best.”
I spent the four days on the flightline,
where almost zero nonstarts and balky
engines caused poor flight performance.
The competitors’ level of professionalism
was obvious at all times.
Only one airplane took the dirt nap,
with an unscheduled stop in an orchard.
Roughly five models suffered landing gear
problems, but all were
quickly repaired
and
continued
to be
Earl Aune Jr. (Vancouver WA) built this Miles M.20 that Ward Emigh (Bothell
WA) piloted in Team Scale. Their efforts garnered them eighth place.
Twins are a challenge in Scale modeling. Tom Wolf
(Goleta CA) flew his de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito
to eighth place in Expert.
flown. There are supposed to be no perfect
static scores, but the judges often had
trouble finding flaws in the aircraft and
sometimes failed to do so.
The Saturday-night banquet was
well attended, and many
longtime Scale Masters
dignitaries were present.
Various awards were
given to the contestants.
The guest speaker was
Bob Heikell, who told
Grant Lord (Vancouver WA)
finished in the 21st slot in the
Expert category with his Bowers
Fly Baby biplane.
the story of the “Miss Veedol”: a fullscale
Bellanca Skyrocket, which
completed the first nonstop transpacific
flight in 1931. That expedition ended
roughly 3 miles from the site of the
WRAF field.
Bob has flown his 1/4-scale replica of
Miss Veedol at several Scale Masters
Championships. It had suffered severe
damage but was skillfully repaired for the
2009 contest; it looked like a new aircraft.
The list of event sponsors is long, and
numerous happy winners received the
raffled goodies. Many individual sponsors
also deserve the club’s thanks.
The successful Scale Masters and WRAF
Apple Blossom Fly In have brought many
first-timers to the site and kindled much
interest in the club and the field. We are
almost booked with competitions for 2010
and have added a bunch of new members.
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:51 AM Page 35
36 MODEL AVIATION
Jo hn Cole (P eoria AZ) meti cu lously recreated
the Heddon’s “Flying Fish” Curtiss
Jenny and took 13th place in Expert.
Steve Unze (San Anselmo CA) burned up
the Washington sky with a Bob Violett
Models F-4 Phantom, taking second place in
Expert.
Michael Allman (Vernon B.C., Canada)
earned second place in Advanced with his
giant Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Kaasa photo.
Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA) had a
nearly perfect static score in the Open class
with his winning Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero.
The Miss Veedol replica was a
treat! Bob Heikell (Moses Lake
WA) built this 1931 Bellanca
Skyrocket J-300 and closed the
Expert class in 28th place.
The WRAF thanks the following
companies for their support.
Hobbico
Futaba
Great Planes
Top Flite
Southwest Systems
Hansen Scale Aviation Videos
Airtronics
Hobby People
Dynamic Balsa and Hobby Supply
Kondor Model Products
Bob Smith Industries
Southeast R/C Engines
Don Smith Hobbies
Flying Giants
Performance Aircraft Unlimited
Horizon Hobby
Spektrum RC
Eagle Tree System
Tower Hobbies
RealFlight
Du-Bro
Secraft USA
Hitec RCD
First Place Engines
Aztech Aeromodels
Charger R/C
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Proctor Enterprises
Aeroworks
Scale Masters Sponsors
Photos by Jim Pearson except as noted
Above: This is builder
Bernie Boland and pilot
Bill Ensley’s (Phoenix
AZ) Team Scalewinning
Stinson SR-10.
Roly Worsfold (Kamloops BC,
Canada), Jeremy Fursman, and Rick
Dunn (Spanish Fork UT) entered
Piper Cubs in Expert, Team, and
Open classes respectively.
Jay Steward (Phoenix AZ) painstakingly
scratch-built his Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver in
approximately 1/4 scale. He finished a
respectable fourth in Expert.
Jeremy Fursman took his whole family
with him to the Pacific Northwest for
Scale Masters weekend.
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:52 AM Page 36
February 2010 37
Mike Brewer (Astoria OR) flew his
Expert-class Stinson AT-19 (V-77) with
confidence. The judges’ scores put him
in 10th place.
Dave Lovitt (Willits CA) took the Red
Apple field with his Northrop Gamma
and went home with a ninth-place
finish in the Expert class.
The winners (L-R): Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA), Open; Jeremy Fursman, Expert; Bernie
Boland, Advanced; and Bill Ensley, Team pilot. Kaasa photo.
Ward Emigh’s (Bothell WA) Stearman waits with the helper
for another flight. The model’s final standing was 23rd place.
Nigel Tarvin (Chilliwack
BC, Canada) tackled the
challenging paint scheme
of Amelia Earhart’s 1932
transatlantic solo aircraft:
the Standard Oil
Lockheed Vega 5-B. He
placed 14th in Expert.
2009 Championship Top Threes
This Sopwith 11/2-
Strutter—a rare but
distinctive WW I fighter—
was Bob Raser’s (Canby
OR) Expert entry, and he
walked away with 19th
place.
With the extra enthusiasm
that the new facility has
incited, meeting attendance
has been way up.
There will be a new
competition this year. The
Northwest Scale
Championship is a Scale
Masters Regional Qualifier,
and it will be held late in the
summer—a few weeks
before the Scale Masters
Championship. MA
Duane Kaasa
[email protected]
Sources:
U.S. Scale Masters
(859) 881-8347
www.scalemasters.org
Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers
www.redappleflyers.org
Placing/Name Model Total Score
Expert
1. Jeremy Fursman (Snoqualmie WA) D.H.82A Tiger Moth 194.25
2. Steve Unze (San Anselmo CA) F-4 Phantom 193.92
3. Peter Conquergood (Bobcaygeon ON, Canada) Piper PA-18 Super Cub 190.92
Team Scale
1. Bernie Boland/Bill Ensley (Phoenix AZ) Stinson SR-10 191.33
2. Curtis Kitteringham/Ron Peterka (Escondido CA) Stinson SR-9 191.08
3. Jeremy Fursman/Randy Smithhisler (Snoqualmie WA) Piper J-3 Cub 189.25
Advanced
1. Bernie Boland (Phoenix AZ) Citabria 192.92
2. Michael Allman (Vernon BC, Canada) P-38 Lightning 182.25
3. Mike Ingram (Caldwell ID) Mk IV Spitfire 174.83
Open
1. Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA) A6M5 Zero 123.42
2. Grant M. Bailey (Auburn WA) P-47 Razorback 115.25
3. Rick Dunn (Spanish Fork UT) Piper J-3 Cub 114.17
For complete results, visit the Scale Masters Web site. MA
02sig2_00MSTRPG.QXD 12/21/09 9:53 AM Page 37
Edition: Model Aviation - 2010/02
Page Numbers: 34,35,36,37
SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2009, the
Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers (WRAF) in
Washington hosted the Scale Masters
event at its new flying site. The club had
taken possession of the field from Waste
Management (WM) in November 2008,
after years of planning and construction.
WM had built the site for the club in
exchange for the old flying site. The
company needed that property for
expansion of its operations. The result of
this transaction yielded the gorgeous site
that the WRAF has today.
Gene LaFond, longtime WRAF
member and Scale Masters participant,
presented the concept of hosting the
competition at the club’s new site to Scale
Masters Association personnel more than a
year before last year’s contest. Since we
were getting a “world-class” facility, we
thought we might as well host a “worldclass”
event.
From that point, and as a result of
putting in a lot of work, the site was
viewed, recommended, and accepted. The
WRAF would hold the 2009 Scale Masters
Championship.
The early birds began signing in on
Wednesday, and registration and static
scoring were completed by Thursday
afternoon. At that point, the field was
occupied with 46 motor homes, RVs, and
campsites, inhabited by the 47 total
entries. There were pilots from every
corner and central parts of the United
States.
Fall weather in this part of the world is
usually 80°-90°, clear, and sunny, with
cool nights. We had wind and rain the
weekend before Scale Masters. Conditions
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improved with scattered clouds on
Wednesday, followed by clear skies and
sunny weather with almost zero wind. This
lasted for the entire event.
There were two flight rounds both
Friday and Saturday, with a fifth round
flown Sunday morning. Four flightlines
were in operation during the entire event.
Flying went smoothly, except for the few
times when a model was performing a
landing-type maneuver (such as touchand-
gos) and another aircraft was low on
fuel and needed to land right away. The air
boss was kept quite busy at times.
This was the first Scale Masters
Championship I had attended. I was totally
amazed by the quality of the aircraft and
flying I witnessed; this was definitely the
“Best of the Best.”
I spent the four days on the flightline,
where almost zero nonstarts and balky
engines caused poor flight performance.
The competitors’ level of professionalism
was obvious at all times.
Only one airplane took the dirt nap,
with an unscheduled stop in an orchard.
Roughly five models suffered landing gear
problems, but all were
quickly repaired
and
continued
to be
Earl Aune Jr. (Vancouver WA) built this Miles M.20 that Ward Emigh (Bothell
WA) piloted in Team Scale. Their efforts garnered them eighth place.
Twins are a challenge in Scale modeling. Tom Wolf
(Goleta CA) flew his de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito
to eighth place in Expert.
flown. There are supposed to be no perfect
static scores, but the judges often had
trouble finding flaws in the aircraft and
sometimes failed to do so.
The Saturday-night banquet was
well attended, and many
longtime Scale Masters
dignitaries were present.
Various awards were
given to the contestants.
The guest speaker was
Bob Heikell, who told
Grant Lord (Vancouver WA)
finished in the 21st slot in the
Expert category with his Bowers
Fly Baby biplane.
the story of the “Miss Veedol”: a fullscale
Bellanca Skyrocket, which
completed the first nonstop transpacific
flight in 1931. That expedition ended
roughly 3 miles from the site of the
WRAF field.
Bob has flown his 1/4-scale replica of
Miss Veedol at several Scale Masters
Championships. It had suffered severe
damage but was skillfully repaired for the
2009 contest; it looked like a new aircraft.
The list of event sponsors is long, and
numerous happy winners received the
raffled goodies. Many individual sponsors
also deserve the club’s thanks.
The successful Scale Masters and WRAF
Apple Blossom Fly In have brought many
first-timers to the site and kindled much
interest in the club and the field. We are
almost booked with competitions for 2010
and have added a bunch of new members.
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Jo hn Cole (P eoria AZ) meti cu lously recreated
the Heddon’s “Flying Fish” Curtiss
Jenny and took 13th place in Expert.
Steve Unze (San Anselmo CA) burned up
the Washington sky with a Bob Violett
Models F-4 Phantom, taking second place in
Expert.
Michael Allman (Vernon B.C., Canada)
earned second place in Advanced with his
giant Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Kaasa photo.
Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA) had a
nearly perfect static score in the Open class
with his winning Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero.
The Miss Veedol replica was a
treat! Bob Heikell (Moses Lake
WA) built this 1931 Bellanca
Skyrocket J-300 and closed the
Expert class in 28th place.
The WRAF thanks the following
companies for their support.
Hobbico
Futaba
Great Planes
Top Flite
Southwest Systems
Hansen Scale Aviation Videos
Airtronics
Hobby People
Dynamic Balsa and Hobby Supply
Kondor Model Products
Bob Smith Industries
Southeast R/C Engines
Don Smith Hobbies
Flying Giants
Performance Aircraft Unlimited
Horizon Hobby
Spektrum RC
Eagle Tree System
Tower Hobbies
RealFlight
Du-Bro
Secraft USA
Hitec RCD
First Place Engines
Aztech Aeromodels
Charger R/C
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Proctor Enterprises
Aeroworks
Scale Masters Sponsors
Photos by Jim Pearson except as noted
Above: This is builder
Bernie Boland and pilot
Bill Ensley’s (Phoenix
AZ) Team Scalewinning
Stinson SR-10.
Roly Worsfold (Kamloops BC,
Canada), Jeremy Fursman, and Rick
Dunn (Spanish Fork UT) entered
Piper Cubs in Expert, Team, and
Open classes respectively.
Jay Steward (Phoenix AZ) painstakingly
scratch-built his Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver in
approximately 1/4 scale. He finished a
respectable fourth in Expert.
Jeremy Fursman took his whole family
with him to the Pacific Northwest for
Scale Masters weekend.
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Mike Brewer (Astoria OR) flew his
Expert-class Stinson AT-19 (V-77) with
confidence. The judges’ scores put him
in 10th place.
Dave Lovitt (Willits CA) took the Red
Apple field with his Northrop Gamma
and went home with a ninth-place
finish in the Expert class.
The winners (L-R): Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA), Open; Jeremy Fursman, Expert; Bernie
Boland, Advanced; and Bill Ensley, Team pilot. Kaasa photo.
Ward Emigh’s (Bothell WA) Stearman waits with the helper
for another flight. The model’s final standing was 23rd place.
Nigel Tarvin (Chilliwack
BC, Canada) tackled the
challenging paint scheme
of Amelia Earhart’s 1932
transatlantic solo aircraft:
the Standard Oil
Lockheed Vega 5-B. He
placed 14th in Expert.
2009 Championship Top Threes
This Sopwith 11/2-
Strutter—a rare but
distinctive WW I fighter—
was Bob Raser’s (Canby
OR) Expert entry, and he
walked away with 19th
place.
With the extra enthusiasm
that the new facility has
incited, meeting attendance
has been way up.
There will be a new
competition this year. The
Northwest Scale
Championship is a Scale
Masters Regional Qualifier,
and it will be held late in the
summer—a few weeks
before the Scale Masters
Championship. MA
Duane Kaasa
[email protected]
Sources:
U.S. Scale Masters
(859) 881-8347
www.scalemasters.org
Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers
www.redappleflyers.org
Placing/Name Model Total Score
Expert
1. Jeremy Fursman (Snoqualmie WA) D.H.82A Tiger Moth 194.25
2. Steve Unze (San Anselmo CA) F-4 Phantom 193.92
3. Peter Conquergood (Bobcaygeon ON, Canada) Piper PA-18 Super Cub 190.92
Team Scale
1. Bernie Boland/Bill Ensley (Phoenix AZ) Stinson SR-10 191.33
2. Curtis Kitteringham/Ron Peterka (Escondido CA) Stinson SR-9 191.08
3. Jeremy Fursman/Randy Smithhisler (Snoqualmie WA) Piper J-3 Cub 189.25
Advanced
1. Bernie Boland (Phoenix AZ) Citabria 192.92
2. Michael Allman (Vernon BC, Canada) P-38 Lightning 182.25
3. Mike Ingram (Caldwell ID) Mk IV Spitfire 174.83
Open
1. Robert Blake (Newbury Park CA) A6M5 Zero 123.42
2. Grant M. Bailey (Auburn WA) P-47 Razorback 115.25
3. Rick Dunn (Spanish Fork UT) Piper J-3 Cub 114.17
For complete results, visit the Scale Masters Web site. MA
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