____________unniQvarrn 111111 LEN kend EditionSeptember 3-5 1994Lost Hills California 24fl F r e light seen catalog form now touched coveted sake entrepreneurs livelihood bought future project tailbooms engines kits rubber strip like made transit mini-bazaars have become regular feature larger West Coast contests fill vital need especially newcomer John Oldenkamp Labor Day weekend Californias Great Central Valley quite dry calm toasty warm loaded airplane-hugging thermals much delight nearly 200 free flight enthusiasts gathered Lost Hills site contest 24th running United States Free Hight Championships Up grabs hardware bragging rights no less 41 regular AMA SAM NFFS rule book events pius 15 special categories Dawn Midnight format Sunrise Shootout Power Dawn Mulvihill Rubber Night flyingdark until done examples energetic insomniacs among group arriving Thursday Friday bit test flying unwinding workplace found car/trucklvanlRV line already stretched out two deep /2 mile Port-O-Lets firmly place catering compound under assembly Chef Jay Sloane family collection old new faces went about gearing up high anticipation Several aeromodeling industry vendors rolled display nice assortment free flight products usually ~/lnv naffntw EvnrtwI k 'Ill dfli 1K 1 t 1 ud alol IN lieu nent Able 110 itiO rg fied itie fin oR MISC fll\ N 0~ 4111 lie lii Re Tb j t l Hal Cover Covina CA executes classic VTO Hornetpowered 12A Nostalgia Eureka Second place flyoff 24 FrILilight CHAMPIONSHIPS Right San Diego Orbiteer Bob Langdon won Large Rubber Stick stock Climber otherwise would have physical access useful components available mail order Making welcome effort Aerodyne rare imported kits engines props nitrate dopes etc Proprietor Al Heinrich plus MA advertisers FAI Model Supply Starline International food commercial products diversion continued planned precontest trim sessions fared badly owing uncomfortably high winds both Thursday Friday weak upper-level low-pressure weather system went through area Trying prove point perhaps several groups departed hours drive south Taft find equally poor conditions Back Lost Hills minor shot testing during golden hour after sunset Friday drift became marginally acceptable Chez Sloane Skirt Steak menu special real benefactors since ample time available socialize over decent meal field kitchen 0700 starting time Saturday nasty low scurried off eastward Happily veritable oasis superb air/temperature/nil drift set inthe fabled stuff makes heart race mind boggle airplane fly much better As usual cannot wait get home tell everyone really slamdunk no will believe usno way Such moments help spin legends sport after two days tenuous activity long faces endless speculation now absolutely perfect situation work Sunday Monday no tick two off comparison comers best best fly Win place show times high maxes running out long strings difficult events still pushovers saw times approaching record categories albeit cases first-place scores far above rest little incentive existed going after new marks 48 Model Aviation Young shows iatest five-function electronic timer installed seven-cell Eiectric fuselage P-30 co-founder Harry Steinmetz placed second USFFCs popular event brand-new Sampico ii P-30 noted power flyer Dave Dawson out accumulate Sweepstakes points maxed-out early added two top Harry Steinmetz 638 600 seconds Perennial Gas stalwart Terry Thorkildsen also rang P-30 action Sweeps points Non-Power maxed out-plus nice 454 fifth place 35 entrants P-30 0630 hours Clarence Mather put up three minutes Dawn P-30 time thought impossible neutral air prior advent Tan IL Rubber developed Ed Dolby FAI Model Supply MegaPower flier Terry Kerger made flyoff FiC finishing third behind world champion Randy Archer Ed Carroll won Sunrise Shootout Gas event decent 848 surpassed entered weekend stunning 5664 seconds 9440 C Gas just shy magic 20max level nab USFFC 94 High Time honors Other selected four-figure scores across board 2693 second C Gas Terry Thorkildsen Roger Gregorys 2160 Mulvihill 1694 Bob Beecroft 112A Nostalgia Hal Cover 1680 1753 win both B/C NosGas Doug King 1/2A Texaco 2878 regular Texaco John Crean 1525 Mik Mikkelson flew off Jumbo Scale Rubber trophy withan 1137 winner Senior Allen Porter wound up AMA national records pending both B Electric events 424 331 seconds Joe Mekina put mark Open Catapult Glider record 799 seconds also placed second Hand Launched Glider making trip Dayton Ohio worthwhile Flyoffs common throughout slate major exception being FlA Martyn Cowley sole max-out second USFFC FlA win hauling semi-tech Styrofoamlkevlar/giftwrap paper-clad sailplane clean through seven rounds second third places settled flyoff between Stan Buddenbohm also piloting foamie April 1995 49 DIII Langenberg shows winning form OT Rubber Cabin Altimeter lie defeated Bud Romak flyoff 1080 total Don Berrys Astrostar piaced third Gas Color scheme follows geodetic construction Martyn Cowley made IJSFFC history sweeping three gilder events launches Gold Rush 24 max HLG Wes Funk Truckee CA placed three events ROGs 020 Replica Interceptor and Ernesto Busnelli 300 151 seconds Cowley has hand Dr Paul MacCready s man-powered design efforts MacCready s Simi Valley California complex besides capping Nordic go became first competitor 24-year USEEC history win three Glider events convincing totals 1320 FlA 840 F1H 931 Hand Launch win 13th consecutive USFFC HLG third FIH Martyn put up five qualifying 120-second max flights towards flyoff just 37 minutes Given strenuous nature events question efforts seem superlative Once again however consistent fliers enjoyed quite advantage under ideal weather scenario Twenty-seven fliers stepped line Wakefield event now pretty much dominated Euro-style full-house equipment attempt perfect read no pilot error flights seven times survive flyoffs win Miscues milliseconds eliminated five five-minute eighth round erased two sending three off wind seven-minute flight under wann breezy skies people sat dinner Toshi Hatazawa George Batiuk launched rather abruptly sans casual air checks soon trouble Eventual winner Jim Lueken former Hand Launch Glider whiz hung tight very low-tech locked-in Wakefield electing wait solid lift off borrowed radio retriever set courtesy Doug Galbreath record decisive win Lueken bears watching went Coupe dHiver former Californian Les DeWitt Wichita KS held 50 Model Aviation moaei Jim Robinson Paso Rabies CA second Old Time Gas Scale 50-inch-span SE-5a Long slow ROG majestic flight What follow-through Seven-year-old Dallas Parker really put everything Junior HLG launch off three-way flyoff challenge top Bill Fitch Bruce Hannah 780-772-762 Crowd favorite past Wakefield World Champion Bob Robert P White close fourth Recent AMA Hall Fame inductee Bud Romak lived up Ironman tag Old-Timer events entering almost winning three outright collecting trophies seven Tough keeping up dynamo although competition far behind Fred Emmert Bob Langdon Bill Langenberg copped places four Old-Timer events also won least event Emmert two Ironmen making appears Regulars Ironmen also rans aside several returnees free flight present Don Burke did exceptionally well after 30-year break pulling down third highly competitive P-30 event after nearly losing model two-hour foot retrieve won Payload airplane more-or-less built scratch on-site during meet starting place bits 60s- era original design mauled big 94 Northridge earthquake 95% new stuff us willing go far effort Newcomers may valuable replacement pool free flight returnees possibly should receive urgent support attention certainly numerous Clearly 24th USFFC fulfilling challenging weekend thermalchasing trophy hungry pilots attendance natural high some correct calendar age fabulous entertainment fliers friends spectators alike Demonstrated once again right time year Lost Hills can provide turf skies have imagined past fantasies Throwing little on-field food fellowship will get unbeatable deal Committee planning Silver Anniversary USFFC 1995 25th half good 94 will times two SIC PROPELLERS -Precision Scale -Hand Crafted Maple -Balanced & Ready Flight -Highest Quality -Simulated Brass Leading Edge -Authentic Manufacturers Markings -Dynamic Display Sizes 10 28 pitch Prices $1995 $5995 Propeller manufacturers include Falcon McCauley Hamilton Standard Fahlin Hartzell Pratt & Whitney Sensenich Axial Dowty Rotal & MI-Propeller place order write call Classic Propellers C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 ll crowds ULTRASMOKE Brilliant billowing smoke trails U[TRASMOKE wont stain plane Compatible smoke systems Formulated 515 tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORT SSTtM supports other smoke fluids bestavailable MasterCard CODS Easy Build & Fly TM Smoke Technologies Distributed Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Per Gal $895 Per Case $795 Shipping Per Case $1095 Per Gal $ 450 place order write call UltaSmoke C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 Learn ABCs modeling Peck-P 4vners compet fun way Ask PeckPe/ymers local hobby shop send $400 catalog PeckPoIymer$ P0 Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Phone 619 448-1818 FAX 619448-1833 a & Tissue Flying Models great way begin SnoAtO April 1995 51 FAITANII RUBBER 1/4 /16 1/8 /16 042 THICK 1 lb box $1 600 UPS delivered US 10 lb box $11 8 UPS delivered Made USA. CA res add 8% sales tax KSB fuel timers 1900 Silly putty timers $500 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks plus kinds super accessories huge bunch great FF kits Send $150 1994FAI Model Supply catalog P0 Box 3957 Torrance CA 90510 Phone 310-830-8939
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/04
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51
____________unniQvarrn 111111 LEN kend EditionSeptember 3-5 1994Lost Hills California 24fl F r e light seen catalog form now touched coveted sake entrepreneurs livelihood bought future project tailbooms engines kits rubber strip like made transit mini-bazaars have become regular feature larger West Coast contests fill vital need especially newcomer John Oldenkamp Labor Day weekend Californias Great Central Valley quite dry calm toasty warm loaded airplane-hugging thermals much delight nearly 200 free flight enthusiasts gathered Lost Hills site contest 24th running United States Free Hight Championships Up grabs hardware bragging rights no less 41 regular AMA SAM NFFS rule book events pius 15 special categories Dawn Midnight format Sunrise Shootout Power Dawn Mulvihill Rubber Night flyingdark until done examples energetic insomniacs among group arriving Thursday Friday bit test flying unwinding workplace found car/trucklvanlRV line already stretched out two deep /2 mile Port-O-Lets firmly place catering compound under assembly Chef Jay Sloane family collection old new faces went about gearing up high anticipation Several aeromodeling industry vendors rolled display nice assortment free flight products usually ~/lnv naffntw EvnrtwI k 'Ill dfli 1K 1 t 1 ud alol IN lieu nent Able 110 itiO rg fied itie fin oR MISC fll\ N 0~ 4111 lie lii Re Tb j t l Hal Cover Covina CA executes classic VTO Hornetpowered 12A Nostalgia Eureka Second place flyoff 24 FrILilight CHAMPIONSHIPS Right San Diego Orbiteer Bob Langdon won Large Rubber Stick stock Climber otherwise would have physical access useful components available mail order Making welcome effort Aerodyne rare imported kits engines props nitrate dopes etc Proprietor Al Heinrich plus MA advertisers FAI Model Supply Starline International food commercial products diversion continued planned precontest trim sessions fared badly owing uncomfortably high winds both Thursday Friday weak upper-level low-pressure weather system went through area Trying prove point perhaps several groups departed hours drive south Taft find equally poor conditions Back Lost Hills minor shot testing during golden hour after sunset Friday drift became marginally acceptable Chez Sloane Skirt Steak menu special real benefactors since ample time available socialize over decent meal field kitchen 0700 starting time Saturday nasty low scurried off eastward Happily veritable oasis superb air/temperature/nil drift set inthe fabled stuff makes heart race mind boggle airplane fly much better As usual cannot wait get home tell everyone really slamdunk no will believe usno way Such moments help spin legends sport after two days tenuous activity long faces endless speculation now absolutely perfect situation work Sunday Monday no tick two off comparison comers best best fly Win place show times high maxes running out long strings difficult events still pushovers saw times approaching record categories albeit cases first-place scores far above rest little incentive existed going after new marks 48 Model Aviation Young shows iatest five-function electronic timer installed seven-cell Eiectric fuselage P-30 co-founder Harry Steinmetz placed second USFFCs popular event brand-new Sampico ii P-30 noted power flyer Dave Dawson out accumulate Sweepstakes points maxed-out early added two top Harry Steinmetz 638 600 seconds Perennial Gas stalwart Terry Thorkildsen also rang P-30 action Sweeps points Non-Power maxed out-plus nice 454 fifth place 35 entrants P-30 0630 hours Clarence Mather put up three minutes Dawn P-30 time thought impossible neutral air prior advent Tan IL Rubber developed Ed Dolby FAI Model Supply MegaPower flier Terry Kerger made flyoff FiC finishing third behind world champion Randy Archer Ed Carroll won Sunrise Shootout Gas event decent 848 surpassed entered weekend stunning 5664 seconds 9440 C Gas just shy magic 20max level nab USFFC 94 High Time honors Other selected four-figure scores across board 2693 second C Gas Terry Thorkildsen Roger Gregorys 2160 Mulvihill 1694 Bob Beecroft 112A Nostalgia Hal Cover 1680 1753 win both B/C NosGas Doug King 1/2A Texaco 2878 regular Texaco John Crean 1525 Mik Mikkelson flew off Jumbo Scale Rubber trophy withan 1137 winner Senior Allen Porter wound up AMA national records pending both B Electric events 424 331 seconds Joe Mekina put mark Open Catapult Glider record 799 seconds also placed second Hand Launched Glider making trip Dayton Ohio worthwhile Flyoffs common throughout slate major exception being FlA Martyn Cowley sole max-out second USFFC FlA win hauling semi-tech Styrofoamlkevlar/giftwrap paper-clad sailplane clean through seven rounds second third places settled flyoff between Stan Buddenbohm also piloting foamie April 1995 49 DIII Langenberg shows winning form OT Rubber Cabin Altimeter lie defeated Bud Romak flyoff 1080 total Don Berrys Astrostar piaced third Gas Color scheme follows geodetic construction Martyn Cowley made IJSFFC history sweeping three gilder events launches Gold Rush 24 max HLG Wes Funk Truckee CA placed three events ROGs 020 Replica Interceptor and Ernesto Busnelli 300 151 seconds Cowley has hand Dr Paul MacCready s man-powered design efforts MacCready s Simi Valley California complex besides capping Nordic go became first competitor 24-year USEEC history win three Glider events convincing totals 1320 FlA 840 F1H 931 Hand Launch win 13th consecutive USFFC HLG third FIH Martyn put up five qualifying 120-second max flights towards flyoff just 37 minutes Given strenuous nature events question efforts seem superlative Once again however consistent fliers enjoyed quite advantage under ideal weather scenario Twenty-seven fliers stepped line Wakefield event now pretty much dominated Euro-style full-house equipment attempt perfect read no pilot error flights seven times survive flyoffs win Miscues milliseconds eliminated five five-minute eighth round erased two sending three off wind seven-minute flight under wann breezy skies people sat dinner Toshi Hatazawa George Batiuk launched rather abruptly sans casual air checks soon trouble Eventual winner Jim Lueken former Hand Launch Glider whiz hung tight very low-tech locked-in Wakefield electing wait solid lift off borrowed radio retriever set courtesy Doug Galbreath record decisive win Lueken bears watching went Coupe dHiver former Californian Les DeWitt Wichita KS held 50 Model Aviation moaei Jim Robinson Paso Rabies CA second Old Time Gas Scale 50-inch-span SE-5a Long slow ROG majestic flight What follow-through Seven-year-old Dallas Parker really put everything Junior HLG launch off three-way flyoff challenge top Bill Fitch Bruce Hannah 780-772-762 Crowd favorite past Wakefield World Champion Bob Robert P White close fourth Recent AMA Hall Fame inductee Bud Romak lived up Ironman tag Old-Timer events entering almost winning three outright collecting trophies seven Tough keeping up dynamo although competition far behind Fred Emmert Bob Langdon Bill Langenberg copped places four Old-Timer events also won least event Emmert two Ironmen making appears Regulars Ironmen also rans aside several returnees free flight present Don Burke did exceptionally well after 30-year break pulling down third highly competitive P-30 event after nearly losing model two-hour foot retrieve won Payload airplane more-or-less built scratch on-site during meet starting place bits 60s- era original design mauled big 94 Northridge earthquake 95% new stuff us willing go far effort Newcomers may valuable replacement pool free flight returnees possibly should receive urgent support attention certainly numerous Clearly 24th USFFC fulfilling challenging weekend thermalchasing trophy hungry pilots attendance natural high some correct calendar age fabulous entertainment fliers friends spectators alike Demonstrated once again right time year Lost Hills can provide turf skies have imagined past fantasies Throwing little on-field food fellowship will get unbeatable deal Committee planning Silver Anniversary USFFC 1995 25th half good 94 will times two SIC PROPELLERS -Precision Scale -Hand Crafted Maple -Balanced & Ready Flight -Highest Quality -Simulated Brass Leading Edge -Authentic Manufacturers Markings -Dynamic Display Sizes 10 28 pitch Prices $1995 $5995 Propeller manufacturers include Falcon McCauley Hamilton Standard Fahlin Hartzell Pratt & Whitney Sensenich Axial Dowty Rotal & MI-Propeller place order write call Classic Propellers C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 ll crowds ULTRASMOKE Brilliant billowing smoke trails U[TRASMOKE wont stain plane Compatible smoke systems Formulated 515 tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORT SSTtM supports other smoke fluids bestavailable MasterCard CODS Easy Build & Fly TM Smoke Technologies Distributed Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Per Gal $895 Per Case $795 Shipping Per Case $1095 Per Gal $ 450 place order write call UltaSmoke C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 Learn ABCs modeling Peck-P 4vners compet fun way Ask PeckPe/ymers local hobby shop send $400 catalog PeckPoIymer$ P0 Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Phone 619 448-1818 FAX 619448-1833 a & Tissue Flying Models great way begin SnoAtO April 1995 51 FAITANII RUBBER 1/4 /16 1/8 /16 042 THICK 1 lb box $1 600 UPS delivered US 10 lb box $11 8 UPS delivered Made USA. CA res add 8% sales tax KSB fuel timers 1900 Silly putty timers $500 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks plus kinds super accessories huge bunch great FF kits Send $150 1994FAI Model Supply catalog P0 Box 3957 Torrance CA 90510 Phone 310-830-8939
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/04
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51
____________unniQvarrn 111111 LEN kend EditionSeptember 3-5 1994Lost Hills California 24fl F r e light seen catalog form now touched coveted sake entrepreneurs livelihood bought future project tailbooms engines kits rubber strip like made transit mini-bazaars have become regular feature larger West Coast contests fill vital need especially newcomer John Oldenkamp Labor Day weekend Californias Great Central Valley quite dry calm toasty warm loaded airplane-hugging thermals much delight nearly 200 free flight enthusiasts gathered Lost Hills site contest 24th running United States Free Hight Championships Up grabs hardware bragging rights no less 41 regular AMA SAM NFFS rule book events pius 15 special categories Dawn Midnight format Sunrise Shootout Power Dawn Mulvihill Rubber Night flyingdark until done examples energetic insomniacs among group arriving Thursday Friday bit test flying unwinding workplace found car/trucklvanlRV line already stretched out two deep /2 mile Port-O-Lets firmly place catering compound under assembly Chef Jay Sloane family collection old new faces went about gearing up high anticipation Several aeromodeling industry vendors rolled display nice assortment free flight products usually ~/lnv naffntw EvnrtwI k 'Ill dfli 1K 1 t 1 ud alol IN lieu nent Able 110 itiO rg fied itie fin oR MISC fll\ N 0~ 4111 lie lii Re Tb j t l Hal Cover Covina CA executes classic VTO Hornetpowered 12A Nostalgia Eureka Second place flyoff 24 FrILilight CHAMPIONSHIPS Right San Diego Orbiteer Bob Langdon won Large Rubber Stick stock Climber otherwise would have physical access useful components available mail order Making welcome effort Aerodyne rare imported kits engines props nitrate dopes etc Proprietor Al Heinrich plus MA advertisers FAI Model Supply Starline International food commercial products diversion continued planned precontest trim sessions fared badly owing uncomfortably high winds both Thursday Friday weak upper-level low-pressure weather system went through area Trying prove point perhaps several groups departed hours drive south Taft find equally poor conditions Back Lost Hills minor shot testing during golden hour after sunset Friday drift became marginally acceptable Chez Sloane Skirt Steak menu special real benefactors since ample time available socialize over decent meal field kitchen 0700 starting time Saturday nasty low scurried off eastward Happily veritable oasis superb air/temperature/nil drift set inthe fabled stuff makes heart race mind boggle airplane fly much better As usual cannot wait get home tell everyone really slamdunk no will believe usno way Such moments help spin legends sport after two days tenuous activity long faces endless speculation now absolutely perfect situation work Sunday Monday no tick two off comparison comers best best fly Win place show times high maxes running out long strings difficult events still pushovers saw times approaching record categories albeit cases first-place scores far above rest little incentive existed going after new marks 48 Model Aviation Young shows iatest five-function electronic timer installed seven-cell Eiectric fuselage P-30 co-founder Harry Steinmetz placed second USFFCs popular event brand-new Sampico ii P-30 noted power flyer Dave Dawson out accumulate Sweepstakes points maxed-out early added two top Harry Steinmetz 638 600 seconds Perennial Gas stalwart Terry Thorkildsen also rang P-30 action Sweeps points Non-Power maxed out-plus nice 454 fifth place 35 entrants P-30 0630 hours Clarence Mather put up three minutes Dawn P-30 time thought impossible neutral air prior advent Tan IL Rubber developed Ed Dolby FAI Model Supply MegaPower flier Terry Kerger made flyoff FiC finishing third behind world champion Randy Archer Ed Carroll won Sunrise Shootout Gas event decent 848 surpassed entered weekend stunning 5664 seconds 9440 C Gas just shy magic 20max level nab USFFC 94 High Time honors Other selected four-figure scores across board 2693 second C Gas Terry Thorkildsen Roger Gregorys 2160 Mulvihill 1694 Bob Beecroft 112A Nostalgia Hal Cover 1680 1753 win both B/C NosGas Doug King 1/2A Texaco 2878 regular Texaco John Crean 1525 Mik Mikkelson flew off Jumbo Scale Rubber trophy withan 1137 winner Senior Allen Porter wound up AMA national records pending both B Electric events 424 331 seconds Joe Mekina put mark Open Catapult Glider record 799 seconds also placed second Hand Launched Glider making trip Dayton Ohio worthwhile Flyoffs common throughout slate major exception being FlA Martyn Cowley sole max-out second USFFC FlA win hauling semi-tech Styrofoamlkevlar/giftwrap paper-clad sailplane clean through seven rounds second third places settled flyoff between Stan Buddenbohm also piloting foamie April 1995 49 DIII Langenberg shows winning form OT Rubber Cabin Altimeter lie defeated Bud Romak flyoff 1080 total Don Berrys Astrostar piaced third Gas Color scheme follows geodetic construction Martyn Cowley made IJSFFC history sweeping three gilder events launches Gold Rush 24 max HLG Wes Funk Truckee CA placed three events ROGs 020 Replica Interceptor and Ernesto Busnelli 300 151 seconds Cowley has hand Dr Paul MacCready s man-powered design efforts MacCready s Simi Valley California complex besides capping Nordic go became first competitor 24-year USEEC history win three Glider events convincing totals 1320 FlA 840 F1H 931 Hand Launch win 13th consecutive USFFC HLG third FIH Martyn put up five qualifying 120-second max flights towards flyoff just 37 minutes Given strenuous nature events question efforts seem superlative Once again however consistent fliers enjoyed quite advantage under ideal weather scenario Twenty-seven fliers stepped line Wakefield event now pretty much dominated Euro-style full-house equipment attempt perfect read no pilot error flights seven times survive flyoffs win Miscues milliseconds eliminated five five-minute eighth round erased two sending three off wind seven-minute flight under wann breezy skies people sat dinner Toshi Hatazawa George Batiuk launched rather abruptly sans casual air checks soon trouble Eventual winner Jim Lueken former Hand Launch Glider whiz hung tight very low-tech locked-in Wakefield electing wait solid lift off borrowed radio retriever set courtesy Doug Galbreath record decisive win Lueken bears watching went Coupe dHiver former Californian Les DeWitt Wichita KS held 50 Model Aviation moaei Jim Robinson Paso Rabies CA second Old Time Gas Scale 50-inch-span SE-5a Long slow ROG majestic flight What follow-through Seven-year-old Dallas Parker really put everything Junior HLG launch off three-way flyoff challenge top Bill Fitch Bruce Hannah 780-772-762 Crowd favorite past Wakefield World Champion Bob Robert P White close fourth Recent AMA Hall Fame inductee Bud Romak lived up Ironman tag Old-Timer events entering almost winning three outright collecting trophies seven Tough keeping up dynamo although competition far behind Fred Emmert Bob Langdon Bill Langenberg copped places four Old-Timer events also won least event Emmert two Ironmen making appears Regulars Ironmen also rans aside several returnees free flight present Don Burke did exceptionally well after 30-year break pulling down third highly competitive P-30 event after nearly losing model two-hour foot retrieve won Payload airplane more-or-less built scratch on-site during meet starting place bits 60s- era original design mauled big 94 Northridge earthquake 95% new stuff us willing go far effort Newcomers may valuable replacement pool free flight returnees possibly should receive urgent support attention certainly numerous Clearly 24th USFFC fulfilling challenging weekend thermalchasing trophy hungry pilots attendance natural high some correct calendar age fabulous entertainment fliers friends spectators alike Demonstrated once again right time year Lost Hills can provide turf skies have imagined past fantasies Throwing little on-field food fellowship will get unbeatable deal Committee planning Silver Anniversary USFFC 1995 25th half good 94 will times two SIC PROPELLERS -Precision Scale -Hand Crafted Maple -Balanced & Ready Flight -Highest Quality -Simulated Brass Leading Edge -Authentic Manufacturers Markings -Dynamic Display Sizes 10 28 pitch Prices $1995 $5995 Propeller manufacturers include Falcon McCauley Hamilton Standard Fahlin Hartzell Pratt & Whitney Sensenich Axial Dowty Rotal & MI-Propeller place order write call Classic Propellers C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 ll crowds ULTRASMOKE Brilliant billowing smoke trails U[TRASMOKE wont stain plane Compatible smoke systems Formulated 515 tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORT SSTtM supports other smoke fluids bestavailable MasterCard CODS Easy Build & Fly TM Smoke Technologies Distributed Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Per Gal $895 Per Case $795 Shipping Per Case $1095 Per Gal $ 450 place order write call UltaSmoke C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 Learn ABCs modeling Peck-P 4vners compet fun way Ask PeckPe/ymers local hobby shop send $400 catalog PeckPoIymer$ P0 Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Phone 619 448-1818 FAX 619448-1833 a & Tissue Flying Models great way begin SnoAtO April 1995 51 FAITANII RUBBER 1/4 /16 1/8 /16 042 THICK 1 lb box $1 600 UPS delivered US 10 lb box $11 8 UPS delivered Made USA. CA res add 8% sales tax KSB fuel timers 1900 Silly putty timers $500 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks plus kinds super accessories huge bunch great FF kits Send $150 1994FAI Model Supply catalog P0 Box 3957 Torrance CA 90510 Phone 310-830-8939
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/04
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51
____________unniQvarrn 111111 LEN kend EditionSeptember 3-5 1994Lost Hills California 24fl F r e light seen catalog form now touched coveted sake entrepreneurs livelihood bought future project tailbooms engines kits rubber strip like made transit mini-bazaars have become regular feature larger West Coast contests fill vital need especially newcomer John Oldenkamp Labor Day weekend Californias Great Central Valley quite dry calm toasty warm loaded airplane-hugging thermals much delight nearly 200 free flight enthusiasts gathered Lost Hills site contest 24th running United States Free Hight Championships Up grabs hardware bragging rights no less 41 regular AMA SAM NFFS rule book events pius 15 special categories Dawn Midnight format Sunrise Shootout Power Dawn Mulvihill Rubber Night flyingdark until done examples energetic insomniacs among group arriving Thursday Friday bit test flying unwinding workplace found car/trucklvanlRV line already stretched out two deep /2 mile Port-O-Lets firmly place catering compound under assembly Chef Jay Sloane family collection old new faces went about gearing up high anticipation Several aeromodeling industry vendors rolled display nice assortment free flight products usually ~/lnv naffntw EvnrtwI k 'Ill dfli 1K 1 t 1 ud alol IN lieu nent Able 110 itiO rg fied itie fin oR MISC fll\ N 0~ 4111 lie lii Re Tb j t l Hal Cover Covina CA executes classic VTO Hornetpowered 12A Nostalgia Eureka Second place flyoff 24 FrILilight CHAMPIONSHIPS Right San Diego Orbiteer Bob Langdon won Large Rubber Stick stock Climber otherwise would have physical access useful components available mail order Making welcome effort Aerodyne rare imported kits engines props nitrate dopes etc Proprietor Al Heinrich plus MA advertisers FAI Model Supply Starline International food commercial products diversion continued planned precontest trim sessions fared badly owing uncomfortably high winds both Thursday Friday weak upper-level low-pressure weather system went through area Trying prove point perhaps several groups departed hours drive south Taft find equally poor conditions Back Lost Hills minor shot testing during golden hour after sunset Friday drift became marginally acceptable Chez Sloane Skirt Steak menu special real benefactors since ample time available socialize over decent meal field kitchen 0700 starting time Saturday nasty low scurried off eastward Happily veritable oasis superb air/temperature/nil drift set inthe fabled stuff makes heart race mind boggle airplane fly much better As usual cannot wait get home tell everyone really slamdunk no will believe usno way Such moments help spin legends sport after two days tenuous activity long faces endless speculation now absolutely perfect situation work Sunday Monday no tick two off comparison comers best best fly Win place show times high maxes running out long strings difficult events still pushovers saw times approaching record categories albeit cases first-place scores far above rest little incentive existed going after new marks 48 Model Aviation Young shows iatest five-function electronic timer installed seven-cell Eiectric fuselage P-30 co-founder Harry Steinmetz placed second USFFCs popular event brand-new Sampico ii P-30 noted power flyer Dave Dawson out accumulate Sweepstakes points maxed-out early added two top Harry Steinmetz 638 600 seconds Perennial Gas stalwart Terry Thorkildsen also rang P-30 action Sweeps points Non-Power maxed out-plus nice 454 fifth place 35 entrants P-30 0630 hours Clarence Mather put up three minutes Dawn P-30 time thought impossible neutral air prior advent Tan IL Rubber developed Ed Dolby FAI Model Supply MegaPower flier Terry Kerger made flyoff FiC finishing third behind world champion Randy Archer Ed Carroll won Sunrise Shootout Gas event decent 848 surpassed entered weekend stunning 5664 seconds 9440 C Gas just shy magic 20max level nab USFFC 94 High Time honors Other selected four-figure scores across board 2693 second C Gas Terry Thorkildsen Roger Gregorys 2160 Mulvihill 1694 Bob Beecroft 112A Nostalgia Hal Cover 1680 1753 win both B/C NosGas Doug King 1/2A Texaco 2878 regular Texaco John Crean 1525 Mik Mikkelson flew off Jumbo Scale Rubber trophy withan 1137 winner Senior Allen Porter wound up AMA national records pending both B Electric events 424 331 seconds Joe Mekina put mark Open Catapult Glider record 799 seconds also placed second Hand Launched Glider making trip Dayton Ohio worthwhile Flyoffs common throughout slate major exception being FlA Martyn Cowley sole max-out second USFFC FlA win hauling semi-tech Styrofoamlkevlar/giftwrap paper-clad sailplane clean through seven rounds second third places settled flyoff between Stan Buddenbohm also piloting foamie April 1995 49 DIII Langenberg shows winning form OT Rubber Cabin Altimeter lie defeated Bud Romak flyoff 1080 total Don Berrys Astrostar piaced third Gas Color scheme follows geodetic construction Martyn Cowley made IJSFFC history sweeping three gilder events launches Gold Rush 24 max HLG Wes Funk Truckee CA placed three events ROGs 020 Replica Interceptor and Ernesto Busnelli 300 151 seconds Cowley has hand Dr Paul MacCready s man-powered design efforts MacCready s Simi Valley California complex besides capping Nordic go became first competitor 24-year USEEC history win three Glider events convincing totals 1320 FlA 840 F1H 931 Hand Launch win 13th consecutive USFFC HLG third FIH Martyn put up five qualifying 120-second max flights towards flyoff just 37 minutes Given strenuous nature events question efforts seem superlative Once again however consistent fliers enjoyed quite advantage under ideal weather scenario Twenty-seven fliers stepped line Wakefield event now pretty much dominated Euro-style full-house equipment attempt perfect read no pilot error flights seven times survive flyoffs win Miscues milliseconds eliminated five five-minute eighth round erased two sending three off wind seven-minute flight under wann breezy skies people sat dinner Toshi Hatazawa George Batiuk launched rather abruptly sans casual air checks soon trouble Eventual winner Jim Lueken former Hand Launch Glider whiz hung tight very low-tech locked-in Wakefield electing wait solid lift off borrowed radio retriever set courtesy Doug Galbreath record decisive win Lueken bears watching went Coupe dHiver former Californian Les DeWitt Wichita KS held 50 Model Aviation moaei Jim Robinson Paso Rabies CA second Old Time Gas Scale 50-inch-span SE-5a Long slow ROG majestic flight What follow-through Seven-year-old Dallas Parker really put everything Junior HLG launch off three-way flyoff challenge top Bill Fitch Bruce Hannah 780-772-762 Crowd favorite past Wakefield World Champion Bob Robert P White close fourth Recent AMA Hall Fame inductee Bud Romak lived up Ironman tag Old-Timer events entering almost winning three outright collecting trophies seven Tough keeping up dynamo although competition far behind Fred Emmert Bob Langdon Bill Langenberg copped places four Old-Timer events also won least event Emmert two Ironmen making appears Regulars Ironmen also rans aside several returnees free flight present Don Burke did exceptionally well after 30-year break pulling down third highly competitive P-30 event after nearly losing model two-hour foot retrieve won Payload airplane more-or-less built scratch on-site during meet starting place bits 60s- era original design mauled big 94 Northridge earthquake 95% new stuff us willing go far effort Newcomers may valuable replacement pool free flight returnees possibly should receive urgent support attention certainly numerous Clearly 24th USFFC fulfilling challenging weekend thermalchasing trophy hungry pilots attendance natural high some correct calendar age fabulous entertainment fliers friends spectators alike Demonstrated once again right time year Lost Hills can provide turf skies have imagined past fantasies Throwing little on-field food fellowship will get unbeatable deal Committee planning Silver Anniversary USFFC 1995 25th half good 94 will times two SIC PROPELLERS -Precision Scale -Hand Crafted Maple -Balanced & Ready Flight -Highest Quality -Simulated Brass Leading Edge -Authentic Manufacturers Markings -Dynamic Display Sizes 10 28 pitch Prices $1995 $5995 Propeller manufacturers include Falcon McCauley Hamilton Standard Fahlin Hartzell Pratt & Whitney Sensenich Axial Dowty Rotal & MI-Propeller place order write call Classic Propellers C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 ll crowds ULTRASMOKE Brilliant billowing smoke trails U[TRASMOKE wont stain plane Compatible smoke systems Formulated 515 tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORT SSTtM supports other smoke fluids bestavailable MasterCard CODS Easy Build & Fly TM Smoke Technologies Distributed Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Per Gal $895 Per Case $795 Shipping Per Case $1095 Per Gal $ 450 place order write call UltaSmoke C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 Learn ABCs modeling Peck-P 4vners compet fun way Ask PeckPe/ymers local hobby shop send $400 catalog PeckPoIymer$ P0 Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Phone 619 448-1818 FAX 619448-1833 a & Tissue Flying Models great way begin SnoAtO April 1995 51 FAITANII RUBBER 1/4 /16 1/8 /16 042 THICK 1 lb box $1 600 UPS delivered US 10 lb box $11 8 UPS delivered Made USA. CA res add 8% sales tax KSB fuel timers 1900 Silly putty timers $500 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks plus kinds super accessories huge bunch great FF kits Send $150 1994FAI Model Supply catalog P0 Box 3957 Torrance CA 90510 Phone 310-830-8939
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/04
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51
____________unniQvarrn 111111 LEN kend EditionSeptember 3-5 1994Lost Hills California 24fl F r e light seen catalog form now touched coveted sake entrepreneurs livelihood bought future project tailbooms engines kits rubber strip like made transit mini-bazaars have become regular feature larger West Coast contests fill vital need especially newcomer John Oldenkamp Labor Day weekend Californias Great Central Valley quite dry calm toasty warm loaded airplane-hugging thermals much delight nearly 200 free flight enthusiasts gathered Lost Hills site contest 24th running United States Free Hight Championships Up grabs hardware bragging rights no less 41 regular AMA SAM NFFS rule book events pius 15 special categories Dawn Midnight format Sunrise Shootout Power Dawn Mulvihill Rubber Night flyingdark until done examples energetic insomniacs among group arriving Thursday Friday bit test flying unwinding workplace found car/trucklvanlRV line already stretched out two deep /2 mile Port-O-Lets firmly place catering compound under assembly Chef Jay Sloane family collection old new faces went about gearing up high anticipation Several aeromodeling industry vendors rolled display nice assortment free flight products usually ~/lnv naffntw EvnrtwI k 'Ill dfli 1K 1 t 1 ud alol IN lieu nent Able 110 itiO rg fied itie fin oR MISC fll\ N 0~ 4111 lie lii Re Tb j t l Hal Cover Covina CA executes classic VTO Hornetpowered 12A Nostalgia Eureka Second place flyoff 24 FrILilight CHAMPIONSHIPS Right San Diego Orbiteer Bob Langdon won Large Rubber Stick stock Climber otherwise would have physical access useful components available mail order Making welcome effort Aerodyne rare imported kits engines props nitrate dopes etc Proprietor Al Heinrich plus MA advertisers FAI Model Supply Starline International food commercial products diversion continued planned precontest trim sessions fared badly owing uncomfortably high winds both Thursday Friday weak upper-level low-pressure weather system went through area Trying prove point perhaps several groups departed hours drive south Taft find equally poor conditions Back Lost Hills minor shot testing during golden hour after sunset Friday drift became marginally acceptable Chez Sloane Skirt Steak menu special real benefactors since ample time available socialize over decent meal field kitchen 0700 starting time Saturday nasty low scurried off eastward Happily veritable oasis superb air/temperature/nil drift set inthe fabled stuff makes heart race mind boggle airplane fly much better As usual cannot wait get home tell everyone really slamdunk no will believe usno way Such moments help spin legends sport after two days tenuous activity long faces endless speculation now absolutely perfect situation work Sunday Monday no tick two off comparison comers best best fly Win place show times high maxes running out long strings difficult events still pushovers saw times approaching record categories albeit cases first-place scores far above rest little incentive existed going after new marks 48 Model Aviation Young shows iatest five-function electronic timer installed seven-cell Eiectric fuselage P-30 co-founder Harry Steinmetz placed second USFFCs popular event brand-new Sampico ii P-30 noted power flyer Dave Dawson out accumulate Sweepstakes points maxed-out early added two top Harry Steinmetz 638 600 seconds Perennial Gas stalwart Terry Thorkildsen also rang P-30 action Sweeps points Non-Power maxed out-plus nice 454 fifth place 35 entrants P-30 0630 hours Clarence Mather put up three minutes Dawn P-30 time thought impossible neutral air prior advent Tan IL Rubber developed Ed Dolby FAI Model Supply MegaPower flier Terry Kerger made flyoff FiC finishing third behind world champion Randy Archer Ed Carroll won Sunrise Shootout Gas event decent 848 surpassed entered weekend stunning 5664 seconds 9440 C Gas just shy magic 20max level nab USFFC 94 High Time honors Other selected four-figure scores across board 2693 second C Gas Terry Thorkildsen Roger Gregorys 2160 Mulvihill 1694 Bob Beecroft 112A Nostalgia Hal Cover 1680 1753 win both B/C NosGas Doug King 1/2A Texaco 2878 regular Texaco John Crean 1525 Mik Mikkelson flew off Jumbo Scale Rubber trophy withan 1137 winner Senior Allen Porter wound up AMA national records pending both B Electric events 424 331 seconds Joe Mekina put mark Open Catapult Glider record 799 seconds also placed second Hand Launched Glider making trip Dayton Ohio worthwhile Flyoffs common throughout slate major exception being FlA Martyn Cowley sole max-out second USFFC FlA win hauling semi-tech Styrofoamlkevlar/giftwrap paper-clad sailplane clean through seven rounds second third places settled flyoff between Stan Buddenbohm also piloting foamie April 1995 49 DIII Langenberg shows winning form OT Rubber Cabin Altimeter lie defeated Bud Romak flyoff 1080 total Don Berrys Astrostar piaced third Gas Color scheme follows geodetic construction Martyn Cowley made IJSFFC history sweeping three gilder events launches Gold Rush 24 max HLG Wes Funk Truckee CA placed three events ROGs 020 Replica Interceptor and Ernesto Busnelli 300 151 seconds Cowley has hand Dr Paul MacCready s man-powered design efforts MacCready s Simi Valley California complex besides capping Nordic go became first competitor 24-year USEEC history win three Glider events convincing totals 1320 FlA 840 F1H 931 Hand Launch win 13th consecutive USFFC HLG third FIH Martyn put up five qualifying 120-second max flights towards flyoff just 37 minutes Given strenuous nature events question efforts seem superlative Once again however consistent fliers enjoyed quite advantage under ideal weather scenario Twenty-seven fliers stepped line Wakefield event now pretty much dominated Euro-style full-house equipment attempt perfect read no pilot error flights seven times survive flyoffs win Miscues milliseconds eliminated five five-minute eighth round erased two sending three off wind seven-minute flight under wann breezy skies people sat dinner Toshi Hatazawa George Batiuk launched rather abruptly sans casual air checks soon trouble Eventual winner Jim Lueken former Hand Launch Glider whiz hung tight very low-tech locked-in Wakefield electing wait solid lift off borrowed radio retriever set courtesy Doug Galbreath record decisive win Lueken bears watching went Coupe dHiver former Californian Les DeWitt Wichita KS held 50 Model Aviation moaei Jim Robinson Paso Rabies CA second Old Time Gas Scale 50-inch-span SE-5a Long slow ROG majestic flight What follow-through Seven-year-old Dallas Parker really put everything Junior HLG launch off three-way flyoff challenge top Bill Fitch Bruce Hannah 780-772-762 Crowd favorite past Wakefield World Champion Bob Robert P White close fourth Recent AMA Hall Fame inductee Bud Romak lived up Ironman tag Old-Timer events entering almost winning three outright collecting trophies seven Tough keeping up dynamo although competition far behind Fred Emmert Bob Langdon Bill Langenberg copped places four Old-Timer events also won least event Emmert two Ironmen making appears Regulars Ironmen also rans aside several returnees free flight present Don Burke did exceptionally well after 30-year break pulling down third highly competitive P-30 event after nearly losing model two-hour foot retrieve won Payload airplane more-or-less built scratch on-site during meet starting place bits 60s- era original design mauled big 94 Northridge earthquake 95% new stuff us willing go far effort Newcomers may valuable replacement pool free flight returnees possibly should receive urgent support attention certainly numerous Clearly 24th USFFC fulfilling challenging weekend thermalchasing trophy hungry pilots attendance natural high some correct calendar age fabulous entertainment fliers friends spectators alike Demonstrated once again right time year Lost Hills can provide turf skies have imagined past fantasies Throwing little on-field food fellowship will get unbeatable deal Committee planning Silver Anniversary USFFC 1995 25th half good 94 will times two SIC PROPELLERS -Precision Scale -Hand Crafted Maple -Balanced & Ready Flight -Highest Quality -Simulated Brass Leading Edge -Authentic Manufacturers Markings -Dynamic Display Sizes 10 28 pitch Prices $1995 $5995 Propeller manufacturers include Falcon McCauley Hamilton Standard Fahlin Hartzell Pratt & Whitney Sensenich Axial Dowty Rotal & MI-Propeller place order write call Classic Propellers C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 ll crowds ULTRASMOKE Brilliant billowing smoke trails U[TRASMOKE wont stain plane Compatible smoke systems Formulated 515 tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORT SSTtM supports other smoke fluids bestavailable MasterCard CODS Easy Build & Fly TM Smoke Technologies Distributed Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Per Gal $895 Per Case $795 Shipping Per Case $1095 Per Gal $ 450 place order write call UltaSmoke C/O Advanced Marketing 11600 Kent Wichita Kansas 67209 316 721-3864 Learn ABCs modeling Peck-P 4vners compet fun way Ask PeckPe/ymers local hobby shop send $400 catalog PeckPoIymer$ P0 Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Phone 619 448-1818 FAX 619448-1833 a & Tissue Flying Models great way begin SnoAtO April 1995 51 FAITANII RUBBER 1/4 /16 1/8 /16 042 THICK 1 lb box $1 600 UPS delivered US 10 lb box $11 8 UPS delivered Made USA. CA res add 8% sales tax KSB fuel timers 1900 Silly putty timers $500 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks plus kinds super accessories huge bunch great FF kits Send $150 1994FAI Model Supply catalog P0 Box 3957 Torrance CA 90510 Phone 310-830-8939