In Scale pit area Gordon Pearons IBEX drew rapt attention tull-scale machine though orthodox offers different features FEW YEARS ago plans formulated R/C Soaring Nationals nearly aspects large contest considered planned ac cordingly except drama climaxed 1975 event descriptions contestfrom great theatre great sportfollowed final round competition great theatre proper simile because stage Lewis University its man agement saw field groomed event Some 29 members SOAR made up production staff makes contest directors chair chaise lounge Add cast 184 curtain ready open first two acts Monday Tuesday near perfect weather Temperatures 80swind southerly same velocity Wednesday between scenes two saw shower come per forecast remain long enough damp en everything except enthusiasm gods fury us rain gone within two hours scene two fol lowed third round climaxed great est R/C soaring event ever held theatre became history great sport accurate way describe three days competition can dispute description names past Nationals winnersMark Smith Walt Good Jeff Mrlik Otto Heithecker same arena past event winners like Californias Rick Wal ters Texas LeMon Payne Ohios Warren Plohr Add names local area winners through contest sea son include John Baxter first LSF Level V Calif Dick Beltz Penn Mike Broadbent Canada Denny Darnell OkIa Californias Kirk HansonDon Edberg Junior-Senior competitors Pete Rambo Terry Malsbury Jeff Walters list goes Clarks Al Chuck Don Finkenbiner Gill Goughnour Haga Hayes Koplanin dude PikeKelly Dick Tiahrt Thornburg Tuthill Wagner pair Williams both Toms Calif Tex Young state Wash Omit name might exclude new champion Saturday Sunday July 19 20 saw 184 flyers out 209 pre-registra tions getting processed period unlike homecoming week past acquaintances seeing another old friendships being renewed new friendships being made processing included verifi cation assigned frequencies issued part pre-registration name tags besides bearing contestants name included flight group state color group also issued during processing AMA FCC licenses checked banquet tickets issued room assignments made campus housing being used dormitory accommoda tions necessarily AAA rating low cost convenient else can stay overnight walk out front door across road contest site pre-registraion processing procedures imperative contests magnitude Nationals two steps both parts master plan flying can start scheduled preliminaries usually bog down start contest produce unpredictable vanNovember1975 43 Gil Rifkin left gently moves stick thermal hunting Timers Don Clark parasol hat Keith Berquist darts interested glance gaggle sailplanes 184 fliers en tered exciting climatic meet date RC Soaring Nationals ablesnumber given frequency crowded frequencies number contest ants per age group size class As mentioned earlier aspects contest considered years ago cluded 15 contestants per frequency re striction So may clearly understand thoughts ideas behind system conducting flying little background order flying site boundaries no limit logistics presented no problems contest could run 17 winches frequency also asLeft Jack Hiner Jim Simpsons Phoebus Left below Unlimited champion Frank Dais Jr. Greg Smiths original Courageous Below Doc Halls SG-38 Scale entry suming retrieval lines no problem such conditions can readily see no reason 17 sailplanes couldnt air times efficient retrieval systems efficient date seems motor-bikes cycles Lines can re turned within two minutes after release Utopian contest facilities men tioned did exist must admit would slight case extravagance part contest managers surely case over-kill respect solution logistical problems Since sailplane Utopia still beyond horizon fields have boundaries work force numbers finite conveniences contestants consideration SOAR has planned con tests since 1973 follows Since 17 winches surely arent needed efficient means line retrieval available number winches de termined eight does include three spares along spare batteries other winch components eight winches arranged four groups two Both two spaced about 12 feet apart next two 60 feet away two winches considered winch site four sites identified Left Dick Naldony about ready winch off Bottom Jim Simpson either losing balance about launch friends Legion Aire Twenty-nine SOAR members made up production staff Name 1 Frank Deis 2 Terry Koplan 3 Gregory Smith 4 Chris Adams 5 Bob Gill 6 David Banks 7 LeMon Payne 8 H Warren Plobr 9 Kelley Pike 10 Walt Good 11 Randy Warner 12 Kendall Wagner 13 Erich Kugler 14 Dave Thornburg 15 Jeff Mrlik OVERALL STANDINGS UNLIMITED CLASS StatePts AL5260 CA5193 AL5191 CA5127 IL5050 WA5026 TX5025 OH4906 CT4813 MD4559 CA4659 CA4623 Ml4615 NM4615 Ml4592 80 399 00 24 152 217 231 598 60 87 Sailplane Legion Aire Windrifter J Courageous 0 Windsock 0 Cirrus Maestro Legion Air Grand Esprit * Hobie Hawk Kurwi Windfree Windrifter Grand Esprit Windrifter J Astro-Jeff 0 1 Mark Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Rick Pearson 4 Rod Smith 5 Doti Edberg 6 Kiik Hanson 7 Ray Hayes 8 Terry Malsbury 9 Keith Finkenbiner 10 CoL Thacker 11 Dale Martell 12 Warren Tiahrt 13 Robert Hicks 14 Donald Harris 15 Eric Podzielinski OVERALL STANDINGS STANDARD CLASS CA5257 CA4833 CA4680 CA4615 CA4541 CA4484 IN4474 CA4454 IL4451 CA4345 MI4334 Ml4204 Ml4134 OH4100 IN4082 364 61 46 265 87 192 49 14 175 221 423 25 5600 Points Possible ---- Indicates 9th round passed 0Original Design Standard Size Sailplane Entered Unltd Class JJunior-Senior #9th Round Effect Score Windfree J Windfree Windrifter Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Aquila J Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Plagerist 0 Legionaire D2 TeQuila 0 Flo-Drifter 2 Windfree red white blue green sail plane launched release towline realized towline further run winch operator until tow ring about 30 feet upwind turn around pulley Pre-marking portion line approaches the winch drum permits winch operator know stop winding pointand vital efficiency systemthe second winch used launch first line being brought back line second winch released run down first ha& time first line ready another launch alternating launch-retrieve system being repeated other three launching stations 17 frequencies being broken down groups four five station can does get respective group air little seven eight minutes system does work evident 1974 Soaring Nationals 17 sailplanes air time during ten-minute duration task year first round Wednesday reeled off hour 40 minutes putting 184 contestants air flight group conceptnumber signments determined after pre-registra tion closed has proven prac tical efficient flight group broken down four color groups mentioned earlier Besides winch areas transmitter impound areas also color coded permits im pound area provide service approxi mately 45 transmitters contestants system has effect running four sub-miniature contests simultaneously system has proven works problem faceeither gets good contest four lousy ones brief background hoped reader can better understand operation 1975 R/C Soaring Na tionalscontinued page 82 $2600 spent outstanding collection trophies Below Gene Sauter left offers ad vice Dave Burt Tom Ruddy SOAR Right spoilers polyhedral added Cirrus Paul Kelley ap plies body English launch Below Scale pit models fly other events stop can watch show stoppers JUNIOR-SENIOR OVERALL STANDINGS Name 1 Gregory Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Jeff MrIik 4 Terry Malsbury 5 Jeff Walters State CA CA Ml CA CA Pts 5191 4833 45g2 4454 4183 Sailplane Courageous Windf ree Astro-Jeff Windfree Rainbow SCALE Name 1 BobThacker 2 Kendall Wagner 3 Bob Elliott 4 Dennis Hall 5 Jim Simpson Model Baby Bowlus Libelle Glasfiugel 804 SG 38 Phoebus B StaticRight PointsPeints Score 369353722 351296657 230420650 277316593 240323563 TOP THREE JUNIOR-SENIOR TEAMS 1 Rocket City R/C ClubAla11758 2 Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking SocietyMich11869 3 Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif10761 TOP FIVE TEAMS 1San Fernando Valley Silent FlyersCalif14408 2Soaring Union Los AngelesCalif14049 3San Diego Sewer Slough Soaring SocietyCalif13934 4Rocket City R/C ClubAla13001 5Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif12906 Best Original Design Technical Achievement James PorterIATom WiliamsTXMagnet Spoiler Return RC Soaring Nats/Pruss continued page 45 Mouday 0750 site nearly ready first call flight groups As mentioned pilots brief ing Sunday evening order call-up would announced Monday morning Rick Pearson Calif draws number seven hat flight group called ready area meantime transmitters being impounded respective areas Order day would flight groups seven through 15 through six Moans sighs echo through massive pit areathe moans no doubt flight group six last called after about two hours second cup coffee will sipped field leisurely some motel would have realized order call-up earlier Besides timers will available flight groups field method SOARs madness 0831 first plane launched underway Don Ellis Ill flying modified Imperial 100 Jetco kit designed Don McGovern over 15 years agohas honor launching 1975 R/C Soar ing Nationals crowd roars displays its approval anxiety matter minutes seven sailplanes transparent wings glistening seen early morning sun years tasks two-minute precision ten-minute duration unlike past contests landing zone entirely new system new contest Four landing circles radius 25 feet located behind launch area circle has two tapes anchored center circle Point values landings vary 100 points zero values point increments marked tape three inches value landing read directly tape measured note sailplane after has come rest method flying tasks different contestant will have minute after launch decide taskthe two minute precision ten minute durationhe will fly gives flyer opportunity able take advantage down air should prevail However cases end round eight contestant will have flown four rounds two-minute ten-minute tasks ninth round will option flyer can better either two tasks contestant chose ninth round task must de clared low round task struck score card flyer will accept whatever points scored ninth round innovation greatly accepted proved popular feat ure discussion followed contest 0910 early morning air warming contestants choosing two-minute task daring first go 0934 first ten-minute max respectable 0948 Ken Bates Mich flying Legion Air proves air alive follow suit max Out Ken few declare himself ten-minute duration task first four times flys 1007 first round being flown record setting pace mixture two-minute ten minute flights wont permit likelihood 17 sailplanes air time ten 13 air uncommon sight 1014 first perfect score turned Col Bob Thacker 0200 100-point landing a700 point total 1052 first round completed isis con sensus nearly everyone years competition highest calibre ever assembled landings good landings made ever before near-perfect flights recorded previous years scores posted end round verified As round two began more flyers recording second near perfect flights Now individuals attention shifted own achieve ments score cards others Round two went routinely first 1357 third round ready begin Ten-minute breaks taken between rounds give everyone chance relax during first day Radios failed did sailplanes back-up ships electronics replaced However attrition rate extremely low first two rounds further attested proficiency competitors end round three came 1637 prediction ending first day 1630 missed mere seven minutes As Tuesday dawned winches fresh line positioned determined again chance flight group 12 would begin competition day saw strategy competitors vary decided take three two-minute flights Monday knew least two flights today would have attempts get ten-minute maxes few mated out three three Monday knew could relax bit two full days get ten-minute duration flight 0945 time air alive flyers found themselves riding out super boomers concern others scores became evident club teams getting increasingly aware own possibility taking home hardware year over one-half contestants repre sented 34 AMA chartered clubs Twenty-nine Open age groups five Junior-Senior groups 27 states made team competition toughest ever tendollar team entry fee imposed year procecds going towards USA/FAI teams expenses 1117 fifth round well underway weather favorable predicted Thermals abound sight sun playing Out colors dozen gossamer-like wings creates picture seen no other sport beauty same planes further realized try outride same ther mal long enough see transparent colors change black silouctse against billowing cumulus R/C soaring its best pattern repeated throughout day broken planes nearing max flown Out thermalif possibleand spiraled down towards landing areas Mishaps occur Dave Shadel after four money flights has sure ten-minute max mak ing decides elude thermal has al ready given him eight minutes Flying invertednot uncommon maneuver somebut dissipating alti tude alarming rate plane sheds wing model plummets immediatelyluckily onto field retrievable However part wing shed disappears blue part sky 1310 Betwecn rounds five sixrounds two three dayscale flying scheduled year out IS pre-registered entries seven statically judged Monday regular flying stopped chance given scale flyer prepares ship show stoppers prove high level interest category spectators viewpoint pit area nearly empties lines form around launch landing areas Colonel Bob Thacker California first air scratch-built Baby Bowlus goes up tow rail crowd applauds ap proval Ken Wagner launches Libelle turns 0134 flight time seven planes entered three scratch builtThackers Bowlus Doc Halls SG-38 Gordon Pearsons Ibex Halls entry same ship flew last yearnot soaring ma chine definition real meant However after launch crowd again cheering SG-38 seen immediately enter up air Just case Doc missed existance bubble 183 other contestants told him What crowd did know Decs original entry refined version larger detail July Fourth week-end destroyed during launch after undergoing rather successful first test flight similar fate strike Gordon Pearson day newly built Ibex destroyed during its launch unusual modeling subject sailplane epitome scale craftsmanship other modelsall kitswere Bob Elliotts Glasfiugel 604 Kevin Pearsonss Kestral 19 Jim Simpsons Phoebusentered fifth year years newly formulated NSS scale points system whereby maximum 500 can earned presentation 500 flying proved kit models can compete museum pieces An event has become tradition R/C Soaring Nationals Best Original Design Award Aestheticsuse materials design self its flight performanec among factors considered years judges Gil Rifkin NY Bill Ssamm Mo Dick Shilling Larry Fogel Calif event held final event second day determined Jim Porter Volant winner Among traditions established Na tionals few social aspects must noted Among Watermelon Roast originated Johnny Osborne Midwest Model Supply ges ture usual refreshing climax long hot day Wednesday July 23rd third final day competition day ninth round would make break tome forecast rain doesnt materialize method determining winners should ninth round wash-out com plex formula too involved discuss 0630 Universitys banquet hall fellowship breakfast attended contestants After two days hard fought competition spirit camaraderie high just case anyones competitive spirit needs whetting display nearly $2500 worth trophies will act elixir 0730 pit area formed orderly fashion much earlier previous days first launch ready 0745 air excitement intense Other contests have same flavor some reason its much higher pitch today Flight group II first called today group poised its flight almost immediately after call-up 0800 precisely eight oclock first flight air borne pattern call-up goes routinely contestant past two days must provide own timer never same twice cases 50 states other own sys tem has alto proven itself successful part Nationals contest run efficiently takes ut teamwork hosting contest ef fects long days preparation becomes evident contest runs smoothly However also takes cooperation contestants make run efficient ly Today would example fullest coopera tion hour 40 minutes first round saw nearly 200 flights remarkable pace meant competition could finished two ocleck However rain forecast already sight As second round about half-way through rains came operations ceased next two hours spent up-dating score 82 Model Aviation Col Bob Thackers lovely Bowlus scored 722 points win Scale Builds 210 6 hours including radio instaliation sturdy reliable easily repaired low cost trainer No eovering painting decorating required Made water resistant corrugated cardboard UJO .1W 40 Fieldx kit included AIRFOIL Undcambd STAB AREA 78q STAB AIRFOIL Fill SURFACSLAAAINATvFICAL Ro.pesq5 toS Cto o oat tee 00 00 S 0 toto 00 UII II KI Ia C I0 o o Os w4cn4 010 o4w0 1C ILl -O40 0 board shop talk lunch about pm sky showed some promise allowing eighth round completed same pace early morning round now sun again shining assuring promise round nine could completed seemed air second round scale flown during time contestants comtemplating best use ninth round phrases strategy could heard Smith blows ninth can better 454 maybe Lets see its easier better two-minute score mathematically speaking because dont max lose 1410 final announcement PA heard before final round begins first eight rounds posted Contestants will have final chance study score board plan strategy As flight groups called will either pass ninth round stand pat score declare task will fly As contestants timers filed past call-np area cards either filed final tabulating X crossed over lowest round-the task selected contestant cases flight completed results given other contestantslest flown suddenly realize someone blown round nine own score suddenly better However gamblers abounded Monday morning quarterbacks later would have field day Examples Warren Plohr 5058 score threw away 450 points ended up 298 4906 final score giving away chance least fifth place Keith Finkenbiner sure fourth threw away 340point flight entered biggest sink seen since left N J ten-minute max ended up 0228 148 points Others profited Rick Pearson Calif gave away 193 points bettered throw away round 557 few others fared Chuck Anderson Tenn threw away 133 picked up 557 Don Harris Ohio gambled away 252 got back 675 Biggest gambler Steve Work New Mex threw away 613 points come back short 595 should noted scoring per round follows ten-minute duration task based point per second up ten minutes 600 points plus perfect landing 100 points method total 700 points flyer two-minute precision scored curve gave contestant 100 points perfect two-minute flight 30 seconds either side two minutes results zero score landing scored ten-minute duration task scores twominute task perfect being 200 points multiplied normalizing factor 35 result rounds having potential value 700 highest score attainable contest 5600 points method scoring definite advantage Rather wait previous contests until task completed award 1000 points winner score present system immediately known Past contests required pro-rating scores less highest time consuming chore 1525 As round nine nearing end could during past rounds watch spectrum sailplane designs fill air statistics indicate design popular next necessarily evident during ten-minute portion day see dozen different brands mixing up models original design riding same thermal proves some degree competition man machine 1540 Wednesday July 23 curtain lowered Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals after what hard-fought three days sailplane competi tion ever seen 1800-plus flights establishes high contest Line retrievers logged nearly 700 miles performing tasks over 12 miles tow line used blood sweat part winch op erators measured Awards Presentation modelings social events recog sized surely R/C soaring banquet list Emceeing third year John Nielsen also wears hat LSF secretary year 310 guests saw honors bestowed prizes awarded mixed moments both reverence irreverence Guests included University representation AMAs Executive Director John Worth District VI VP Glenn Lee few limelight shined once banquet night often Mark Smith swept Standard Class taking first places TwoMinute Precision Ten-Minute Duration tasks First Place overall Frank Deis Huntsville Ala took overall Unlimited honors placing 12th precision first duration Deis flew Legion Air rudder elevator spoilers releasable tow hook thermal sniffer Smith flew Windfree rudder-elevator missed Deis score three points propo nents rudder-elevator-only standard classas beginners classnow have further opportunity speculate future such category Scale honors taken Col Bob Thacker score 722 points out possible 1000 Best original design won Jim Porter Texas Tom Williams won Best Technical Achieve ment laurels Team honors Open age category went San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Team members Terry Koplan Rick Pearson Bill Nibl Junior-Senior team trophy went Gregory Smith Richard Kucejko James Fitch Rocket City Radio Controllers Huntsville Ala second time two years club has won award second year University Michigan presented Felix Pawlowski Memorial Trophy award honors memory aeronautical engineer same University winner Pete Rambo Calif earned award having highest combined score written examination flight sheet coveted Willow-Bee Wand presented Sid Axelrod last years recipient Rod Smith Tradition ally something must added dubious award West Coast will glad know Colonel Thackers 1956 vintage tie now adorns Wand awarding door prizes some 75 closed out festivities contest can labeled success ful part success can attributed generosity sponsors donors list would like index R/C buyers index behalf associated Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals sincere thank top IS class presented together results round nine affected scoring Some Facts Figures Twenty-seven states Canada represented Mich 36 entries Calif 32 184 con testants 85% LSF members Six contestants women planes entered 34% original de signs built plans 21% flyers used ther mal sniffers Thirteen Standard size ships en tered Unlimited category Seven fin ished among top 18all seven rudder-elevator function Approximately 85% landings circle 22 different kitted models flown FijvING T US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING COMPLETE THISWhen move please let us know advanceaix weeks re CARD AND ATTACHquired change address Attach current MA mailing label MAILING LA8ELin space check appropriate box below mail FROM RECENTSubscrpton Dept Model Aviation 806 Fifteenth St N W ISSUE Wash ngton DC 20005 Check approoriate boxenclose payment El CHANGE OF ADDRESSfl NEW SUBSCRIPTION Non-AMA subscription rates $1200 12 months Canada United States possea sions elsewbure $1400 Membership AMA includes subscription see separate applica lion issue NAME ADDRESS L CITY/STATE71 P___________________ MODEL AVIATION 806 FIFTEENTH ST. 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In Scale pit area Gordon Pearons IBEX drew rapt attention tull-scale machine though orthodox offers different features FEW YEARS ago plans formulated R/C Soaring Nationals nearly aspects large contest considered planned ac cordingly except drama climaxed 1975 event descriptions contestfrom great theatre great sportfollowed final round competition great theatre proper simile because stage Lewis University its man agement saw field groomed event Some 29 members SOAR made up production staff makes contest directors chair chaise lounge Add cast 184 curtain ready open first two acts Monday Tuesday near perfect weather Temperatures 80swind southerly same velocity Wednesday between scenes two saw shower come per forecast remain long enough damp en everything except enthusiasm gods fury us rain gone within two hours scene two fol lowed third round climaxed great est R/C soaring event ever held theatre became history great sport accurate way describe three days competition can dispute description names past Nationals winnersMark Smith Walt Good Jeff Mrlik Otto Heithecker same arena past event winners like Californias Rick Wal ters Texas LeMon Payne Ohios Warren Plohr Add names local area winners through contest sea son include John Baxter first LSF Level V Calif Dick Beltz Penn Mike Broadbent Canada Denny Darnell OkIa Californias Kirk HansonDon Edberg Junior-Senior competitors Pete Rambo Terry Malsbury Jeff Walters list goes Clarks Al Chuck Don Finkenbiner Gill Goughnour Haga Hayes Koplanin dude PikeKelly Dick Tiahrt Thornburg Tuthill Wagner pair Williams both Toms Calif Tex Young state Wash Omit name might exclude new champion Saturday Sunday July 19 20 saw 184 flyers out 209 pre-registra tions getting processed period unlike homecoming week past acquaintances seeing another old friendships being renewed new friendships being made processing included verifi cation assigned frequencies issued part pre-registration name tags besides bearing contestants name included flight group state color group also issued during processing AMA FCC licenses checked banquet tickets issued room assignments made campus housing being used dormitory accommoda tions necessarily AAA rating low cost convenient else can stay overnight walk out front door across road contest site pre-registraion processing procedures imperative contests magnitude Nationals two steps both parts master plan flying can start scheduled preliminaries usually bog down start contest produce unpredictable vanNovember1975 43 Gil Rifkin left gently moves stick thermal hunting Timers Don Clark parasol hat Keith Berquist darts interested glance gaggle sailplanes 184 fliers en tered exciting climatic meet date RC Soaring Nationals ablesnumber given frequency crowded frequencies number contest ants per age group size class As mentioned earlier aspects contest considered years ago cluded 15 contestants per frequency re striction So may clearly understand thoughts ideas behind system conducting flying little background order flying site boundaries no limit logistics presented no problems contest could run 17 winches frequency also asLeft Jack Hiner Jim Simpsons Phoebus Left below Unlimited champion Frank Dais Jr. Greg Smiths original Courageous Below Doc Halls SG-38 Scale entry suming retrieval lines no problem such conditions can readily see no reason 17 sailplanes couldnt air times efficient retrieval systems efficient date seems motor-bikes cycles Lines can re turned within two minutes after release Utopian contest facilities men tioned did exist must admit would slight case extravagance part contest managers surely case over-kill respect solution logistical problems Since sailplane Utopia still beyond horizon fields have boundaries work force numbers finite conveniences contestants consideration SOAR has planned con tests since 1973 follows Since 17 winches surely arent needed efficient means line retrieval available number winches de termined eight does include three spares along spare batteries other winch components eight winches arranged four groups two Both two spaced about 12 feet apart next two 60 feet away two winches considered winch site four sites identified Left Dick Naldony about ready winch off Bottom Jim Simpson either losing balance about launch friends Legion Aire Twenty-nine SOAR members made up production staff Name 1 Frank Deis 2 Terry Koplan 3 Gregory Smith 4 Chris Adams 5 Bob Gill 6 David Banks 7 LeMon Payne 8 H Warren Plobr 9 Kelley Pike 10 Walt Good 11 Randy Warner 12 Kendall Wagner 13 Erich Kugler 14 Dave Thornburg 15 Jeff Mrlik OVERALL STANDINGS UNLIMITED CLASS StatePts AL5260 CA5193 AL5191 CA5127 IL5050 WA5026 TX5025 OH4906 CT4813 MD4559 CA4659 CA4623 Ml4615 NM4615 Ml4592 80 399 00 24 152 217 231 598 60 87 Sailplane Legion Aire Windrifter J Courageous 0 Windsock 0 Cirrus Maestro Legion Air Grand Esprit * Hobie Hawk Kurwi Windfree Windrifter Grand Esprit Windrifter J Astro-Jeff 0 1 Mark Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Rick Pearson 4 Rod Smith 5 Doti Edberg 6 Kiik Hanson 7 Ray Hayes 8 Terry Malsbury 9 Keith Finkenbiner 10 CoL Thacker 11 Dale Martell 12 Warren Tiahrt 13 Robert Hicks 14 Donald Harris 15 Eric Podzielinski OVERALL STANDINGS STANDARD CLASS CA5257 CA4833 CA4680 CA4615 CA4541 CA4484 IN4474 CA4454 IL4451 CA4345 MI4334 Ml4204 Ml4134 OH4100 IN4082 364 61 46 265 87 192 49 14 175 221 423 25 5600 Points Possible ---- Indicates 9th round passed 0Original Design Standard Size Sailplane Entered Unltd Class JJunior-Senior #9th Round Effect Score Windfree J Windfree Windrifter Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Aquila J Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Plagerist 0 Legionaire D2 TeQuila 0 Flo-Drifter 2 Windfree red white blue green sail plane launched release towline realized towline further run winch operator until tow ring about 30 feet upwind turn around pulley Pre-marking portion line approaches the winch drum permits winch operator know stop winding pointand vital efficiency systemthe second winch used launch first line being brought back line second winch released run down first ha& time first line ready another launch alternating launch-retrieve system being repeated other three launching stations 17 frequencies being broken down groups four five station can does get respective group air little seven eight minutes system does work evident 1974 Soaring Nationals 17 sailplanes air time during ten-minute duration task year first round Wednesday reeled off hour 40 minutes putting 184 contestants air flight group conceptnumber signments determined after pre-registra tion closed has proven prac tical efficient flight group broken down four color groups mentioned earlier Besides winch areas transmitter impound areas also color coded permits im pound area provide service approxi mately 45 transmitters contestants system has effect running four sub-miniature contests simultaneously system has proven works problem faceeither gets good contest four lousy ones brief background hoped reader can better understand operation 1975 R/C Soaring Na tionalscontinued page 82 $2600 spent outstanding collection trophies Below Gene Sauter left offers ad vice Dave Burt Tom Ruddy SOAR Right spoilers polyhedral added Cirrus Paul Kelley ap plies body English launch Below Scale pit models fly other events stop can watch show stoppers JUNIOR-SENIOR OVERALL STANDINGS Name 1 Gregory Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Jeff MrIik 4 Terry Malsbury 5 Jeff Walters State CA CA Ml CA CA Pts 5191 4833 45g2 4454 4183 Sailplane Courageous Windf ree Astro-Jeff Windfree Rainbow SCALE Name 1 BobThacker 2 Kendall Wagner 3 Bob Elliott 4 Dennis Hall 5 Jim Simpson Model Baby Bowlus Libelle Glasfiugel 804 SG 38 Phoebus B StaticRight PointsPeints Score 369353722 351296657 230420650 277316593 240323563 TOP THREE JUNIOR-SENIOR TEAMS 1 Rocket City R/C ClubAla11758 2 Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking SocietyMich11869 3 Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif10761 TOP FIVE TEAMS 1San Fernando Valley Silent FlyersCalif14408 2Soaring Union Los AngelesCalif14049 3San Diego Sewer Slough Soaring SocietyCalif13934 4Rocket City R/C ClubAla13001 5Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif12906 Best Original Design Technical Achievement James PorterIATom WiliamsTXMagnet Spoiler Return RC Soaring Nats/Pruss continued page 45 Mouday 0750 site nearly ready first call flight groups As mentioned pilots brief ing Sunday evening order call-up would announced Monday morning Rick Pearson Calif draws number seven hat flight group called ready area meantime transmitters being impounded respective areas Order day would flight groups seven through 15 through six Moans sighs echo through massive pit areathe moans no doubt flight group six last called after about two hours second cup coffee will sipped field leisurely some motel would have realized order call-up earlier Besides timers will available flight groups field method SOARs madness 0831 first plane launched underway Don Ellis Ill flying modified Imperial 100 Jetco kit designed Don McGovern over 15 years agohas honor launching 1975 R/C Soar ing Nationals crowd roars displays its approval anxiety matter minutes seven sailplanes transparent wings glistening seen early morning sun years tasks two-minute precision ten-minute duration unlike past contests landing zone entirely new system new contest Four landing circles radius 25 feet located behind launch area circle has two tapes anchored center circle Point values landings vary 100 points zero values point increments marked tape three inches value landing read directly tape measured note sailplane after has come rest method flying tasks different contestant will have minute after launch decide taskthe two minute precision ten minute durationhe will fly gives flyer opportunity able take advantage down air should prevail However cases end round eight contestant will have flown four rounds two-minute ten-minute tasks ninth round will option flyer can better either two tasks contestant chose ninth round task must de clared low round task struck score card flyer will accept whatever points scored ninth round innovation greatly accepted proved popular feat ure discussion followed contest 0910 early morning air warming contestants choosing two-minute task daring first go 0934 first ten-minute max respectable 0948 Ken Bates Mich flying Legion Air proves air alive follow suit max Out Ken few declare himself ten-minute duration task first four times flys 1007 first round being flown record setting pace mixture two-minute ten minute flights wont permit likelihood 17 sailplanes air time ten 13 air uncommon sight 1014 first perfect score turned Col Bob Thacker 0200 100-point landing a700 point total 1052 first round completed isis con sensus nearly everyone years competition highest calibre ever assembled landings good landings made ever before near-perfect flights recorded previous years scores posted end round verified As round two began more flyers recording second near perfect flights Now individuals attention shifted own achieve ments score cards others Round two went routinely first 1357 third round ready begin Ten-minute breaks taken between rounds give everyone chance relax during first day Radios failed did sailplanes back-up ships electronics replaced However attrition rate extremely low first two rounds further attested proficiency competitors end round three came 1637 prediction ending first day 1630 missed mere seven minutes As Tuesday dawned winches fresh line positioned determined again chance flight group 12 would begin competition day saw strategy competitors vary decided take three two-minute flights Monday knew least two flights today would have attempts get ten-minute maxes few mated out three three Monday knew could relax bit two full days get ten-minute duration flight 0945 time air alive flyers found themselves riding out super boomers concern others scores became evident club teams getting increasingly aware own possibility taking home hardware year over one-half contestants repre sented 34 AMA chartered clubs Twenty-nine Open age groups five Junior-Senior groups 27 states made team competition toughest ever tendollar team entry fee imposed year procecds going towards USA/FAI teams expenses 1117 fifth round well underway weather favorable predicted Thermals abound sight sun playing Out colors dozen gossamer-like wings creates picture seen no other sport beauty same planes further realized try outride same ther mal long enough see transparent colors change black silouctse against billowing cumulus R/C soaring its best pattern repeated throughout day broken planes nearing max flown Out thermalif possibleand spiraled down towards landing areas Mishaps occur Dave Shadel after four money flights has sure ten-minute max mak ing decides elude thermal has al ready given him eight minutes Flying invertednot uncommon maneuver somebut dissipating alti tude alarming rate plane sheds wing model plummets immediatelyluckily onto field retrievable However part wing shed disappears blue part sky 1310 Betwecn rounds five sixrounds two three dayscale flying scheduled year out IS pre-registered entries seven statically judged Monday regular flying stopped chance given scale flyer prepares ship show stoppers prove high level interest category spectators viewpoint pit area nearly empties lines form around launch landing areas Colonel Bob Thacker California first air scratch-built Baby Bowlus goes up tow rail crowd applauds ap proval Ken Wagner launches Libelle turns 0134 flight time seven planes entered three scratch builtThackers Bowlus Doc Halls SG-38 Gordon Pearsons Ibex Halls entry same ship flew last yearnot soaring ma chine definition real meant However after launch crowd again cheering SG-38 seen immediately enter up air Just case Doc missed existance bubble 183 other contestants told him What crowd did know Decs original entry refined version larger detail July Fourth week-end destroyed during launch after undergoing rather successful first test flight similar fate strike Gordon Pearson day newly built Ibex destroyed during its launch unusual modeling subject sailplane epitome scale craftsmanship other modelsall kitswere Bob Elliotts Glasfiugel 604 Kevin Pearsonss Kestral 19 Jim Simpsons Phoebusentered fifth year years newly formulated NSS scale points system whereby maximum 500 can earned presentation 500 flying proved kit models can compete museum pieces An event has become tradition R/C Soaring Nationals Best Original Design Award Aestheticsuse materials design self its flight performanec among factors considered years judges Gil Rifkin NY Bill Ssamm Mo Dick Shilling Larry Fogel Calif event held final event second day determined Jim Porter Volant winner Among traditions established Na tionals few social aspects must noted Among Watermelon Roast originated Johnny Osborne Midwest Model Supply ges ture usual refreshing climax long hot day Wednesday July 23rd third final day competition day ninth round would make break tome forecast rain doesnt materialize method determining winners should ninth round wash-out com plex formula too involved discuss 0630 Universitys banquet hall fellowship breakfast attended contestants After two days hard fought competition spirit camaraderie high just case anyones competitive spirit needs whetting display nearly $2500 worth trophies will act elixir 0730 pit area formed orderly fashion much earlier previous days first launch ready 0745 air excitement intense Other contests have same flavor some reason its much higher pitch today Flight group II first called today group poised its flight almost immediately after call-up 0800 precisely eight oclock first flight air borne pattern call-up goes routinely contestant past two days must provide own timer never same twice cases 50 states other own sys tem has alto proven itself successful part Nationals contest run efficiently takes ut teamwork hosting contest ef fects long days preparation becomes evident contest runs smoothly However also takes cooperation contestants make run efficient ly Today would example fullest coopera tion hour 40 minutes first round saw nearly 200 flights remarkable pace meant competition could finished two ocleck However rain forecast already sight As second round about half-way through rains came operations ceased next two hours spent up-dating score 82 Model Aviation Col Bob Thackers lovely Bowlus scored 722 points win Scale Builds 210 6 hours including radio instaliation sturdy reliable easily repaired low cost trainer No eovering painting decorating required Made water resistant corrugated cardboard UJO .1W 40 Fieldx kit included AIRFOIL Undcambd STAB AREA 78q STAB AIRFOIL Fill SURFACSLAAAINATvFICAL Ro.pesq5 toS Cto o oat tee 00 00 S 0 toto 00 UII II KI Ia C I0 o o Os w4cn4 010 o4w0 1C ILl -O40 0 board shop talk lunch about pm sky showed some promise allowing eighth round completed same pace early morning round now sun again shining assuring promise round nine could completed seemed air second round scale flown during time contestants comtemplating best use ninth round phrases strategy could heard Smith blows ninth can better 454 maybe Lets see its easier better two-minute score mathematically speaking because dont max lose 1410 final announcement PA heard before final round begins first eight rounds posted Contestants will have final chance study score board plan strategy As flight groups called will either pass ninth round stand pat score declare task will fly As contestants timers filed past call-np area cards either filed final tabulating X crossed over lowest round-the task selected contestant cases flight completed results given other contestantslest flown suddenly realize someone blown round nine own score suddenly better However gamblers abounded Monday morning quarterbacks later would have field day Examples Warren Plohr 5058 score threw away 450 points ended up 298 4906 final score giving away chance least fifth place Keith Finkenbiner sure fourth threw away 340point flight entered biggest sink seen since left N J ten-minute max ended up 0228 148 points Others profited Rick Pearson Calif gave away 193 points bettered throw away round 557 few others fared Chuck Anderson Tenn threw away 133 picked up 557 Don Harris Ohio gambled away 252 got back 675 Biggest gambler Steve Work New Mex threw away 613 points come back short 595 should noted scoring per round follows ten-minute duration task based point per second up ten minutes 600 points plus perfect landing 100 points method total 700 points flyer two-minute precision scored curve gave contestant 100 points perfect two-minute flight 30 seconds either side two minutes results zero score landing scored ten-minute duration task scores twominute task perfect being 200 points multiplied normalizing factor 35 result rounds having potential value 700 highest score attainable contest 5600 points method scoring definite advantage Rather wait previous contests until task completed award 1000 points winner score present system immediately known Past contests required pro-rating scores less highest time consuming chore 1525 As round nine nearing end could during past rounds watch spectrum sailplane designs fill air statistics indicate design popular next necessarily evident during ten-minute portion day see dozen different brands mixing up models original design riding same thermal proves some degree competition man machine 1540 Wednesday July 23 curtain lowered Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals after what hard-fought three days sailplane competi tion ever seen 1800-plus flights establishes high contest Line retrievers logged nearly 700 miles performing tasks over 12 miles tow line used blood sweat part winch op erators measured Awards Presentation modelings social events recog sized surely R/C soaring banquet list Emceeing third year John Nielsen also wears hat LSF secretary year 310 guests saw honors bestowed prizes awarded mixed moments both reverence irreverence Guests included University representation AMAs Executive Director John Worth District VI VP Glenn Lee few limelight shined once banquet night often Mark Smith swept Standard Class taking first places TwoMinute Precision Ten-Minute Duration tasks First Place overall Frank Deis Huntsville Ala took overall Unlimited honors placing 12th precision first duration Deis flew Legion Air rudder elevator spoilers releasable tow hook thermal sniffer Smith flew Windfree rudder-elevator missed Deis score three points propo nents rudder-elevator-only standard classas beginners classnow have further opportunity speculate future such category Scale honors taken Col Bob Thacker score 722 points out possible 1000 Best original design won Jim Porter Texas Tom Williams won Best Technical Achieve ment laurels Team honors Open age category went San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Team members Terry Koplan Rick Pearson Bill Nibl Junior-Senior team trophy went Gregory Smith Richard Kucejko James Fitch Rocket City Radio Controllers Huntsville Ala second time two years club has won award second year University Michigan presented Felix Pawlowski Memorial Trophy award honors memory aeronautical engineer same University winner Pete Rambo Calif earned award having highest combined score written examination flight sheet coveted Willow-Bee Wand presented Sid Axelrod last years recipient Rod Smith Tradition ally something must added dubious award West Coast will glad know Colonel Thackers 1956 vintage tie now adorns Wand awarding door prizes some 75 closed out festivities contest can labeled success ful part success can attributed generosity sponsors donors list would like index R/C buyers index behalf associated Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals sincere thank top IS class presented together results round nine affected scoring Some Facts Figures Twenty-seven states Canada represented Mich 36 entries Calif 32 184 con testants 85% LSF members Six contestants women planes entered 34% original de signs built plans 21% flyers used ther mal sniffers Thirteen Standard size ships en tered Unlimited category Seven fin ished among top 18all seven rudder-elevator function Approximately 85% landings circle 22 different kitted models flown FijvING T US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING COMPLETE THISWhen move please let us know advanceaix weeks re CARD AND ATTACHquired change address Attach current MA mailing label MAILING LA8ELin space check appropriate box below mail FROM RECENTSubscrpton Dept Model Aviation 806 Fifteenth St N W ISSUE Wash ngton DC 20005 Check approoriate boxenclose payment El CHANGE OF ADDRESSfl NEW SUBSCRIPTION Non-AMA subscription rates $1200 12 months Canada United States possea sions elsewbure $1400 Membership AMA includes subscription see separate applica lion issue NAME ADDRESS L CITY/STATE71 P___________________ MODEL AVIATION 806 FIFTEENTH ST. NW. WASHINGTON DC 20005 1 November1975 83
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 82, 83
In Scale pit area Gordon Pearons IBEX drew rapt attention tull-scale machine though orthodox offers different features FEW YEARS ago plans formulated R/C Soaring Nationals nearly aspects large contest considered planned ac cordingly except drama climaxed 1975 event descriptions contestfrom great theatre great sportfollowed final round competition great theatre proper simile because stage Lewis University its man agement saw field groomed event Some 29 members SOAR made up production staff makes contest directors chair chaise lounge Add cast 184 curtain ready open first two acts Monday Tuesday near perfect weather Temperatures 80swind southerly same velocity Wednesday between scenes two saw shower come per forecast remain long enough damp en everything except enthusiasm gods fury us rain gone within two hours scene two fol lowed third round climaxed great est R/C soaring event ever held theatre became history great sport accurate way describe three days competition can dispute description names past Nationals winnersMark Smith Walt Good Jeff Mrlik Otto Heithecker same arena past event winners like Californias Rick Wal ters Texas LeMon Payne Ohios Warren Plohr Add names local area winners through contest sea son include John Baxter first LSF Level V Calif Dick Beltz Penn Mike Broadbent Canada Denny Darnell OkIa Californias Kirk HansonDon Edberg Junior-Senior competitors Pete Rambo Terry Malsbury Jeff Walters list goes Clarks Al Chuck Don Finkenbiner Gill Goughnour Haga Hayes Koplanin dude PikeKelly Dick Tiahrt Thornburg Tuthill Wagner pair Williams both Toms Calif Tex Young state Wash Omit name might exclude new champion Saturday Sunday July 19 20 saw 184 flyers out 209 pre-registra tions getting processed period unlike homecoming week past acquaintances seeing another old friendships being renewed new friendships being made processing included verifi cation assigned frequencies issued part pre-registration name tags besides bearing contestants name included flight group state color group also issued during processing AMA FCC licenses checked banquet tickets issued room assignments made campus housing being used dormitory accommoda tions necessarily AAA rating low cost convenient else can stay overnight walk out front door across road contest site pre-registraion processing procedures imperative contests magnitude Nationals two steps both parts master plan flying can start scheduled preliminaries usually bog down start contest produce unpredictable vanNovember1975 43 Gil Rifkin left gently moves stick thermal hunting Timers Don Clark parasol hat Keith Berquist darts interested glance gaggle sailplanes 184 fliers en tered exciting climatic meet date RC Soaring Nationals ablesnumber given frequency crowded frequencies number contest ants per age group size class As mentioned earlier aspects contest considered years ago cluded 15 contestants per frequency re striction So may clearly understand thoughts ideas behind system conducting flying little background order flying site boundaries no limit logistics presented no problems contest could run 17 winches frequency also asLeft Jack Hiner Jim Simpsons Phoebus Left below Unlimited champion Frank Dais Jr. Greg Smiths original Courageous Below Doc Halls SG-38 Scale entry suming retrieval lines no problem such conditions can readily see no reason 17 sailplanes couldnt air times efficient retrieval systems efficient date seems motor-bikes cycles Lines can re turned within two minutes after release Utopian contest facilities men tioned did exist must admit would slight case extravagance part contest managers surely case over-kill respect solution logistical problems Since sailplane Utopia still beyond horizon fields have boundaries work force numbers finite conveniences contestants consideration SOAR has planned con tests since 1973 follows Since 17 winches surely arent needed efficient means line retrieval available number winches de termined eight does include three spares along spare batteries other winch components eight winches arranged four groups two Both two spaced about 12 feet apart next two 60 feet away two winches considered winch site four sites identified Left Dick Naldony about ready winch off Bottom Jim Simpson either losing balance about launch friends Legion Aire Twenty-nine SOAR members made up production staff Name 1 Frank Deis 2 Terry Koplan 3 Gregory Smith 4 Chris Adams 5 Bob Gill 6 David Banks 7 LeMon Payne 8 H Warren Plobr 9 Kelley Pike 10 Walt Good 11 Randy Warner 12 Kendall Wagner 13 Erich Kugler 14 Dave Thornburg 15 Jeff Mrlik OVERALL STANDINGS UNLIMITED CLASS StatePts AL5260 CA5193 AL5191 CA5127 IL5050 WA5026 TX5025 OH4906 CT4813 MD4559 CA4659 CA4623 Ml4615 NM4615 Ml4592 80 399 00 24 152 217 231 598 60 87 Sailplane Legion Aire Windrifter J Courageous 0 Windsock 0 Cirrus Maestro Legion Air Grand Esprit * Hobie Hawk Kurwi Windfree Windrifter Grand Esprit Windrifter J Astro-Jeff 0 1 Mark Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Rick Pearson 4 Rod Smith 5 Doti Edberg 6 Kiik Hanson 7 Ray Hayes 8 Terry Malsbury 9 Keith Finkenbiner 10 CoL Thacker 11 Dale Martell 12 Warren Tiahrt 13 Robert Hicks 14 Donald Harris 15 Eric Podzielinski OVERALL STANDINGS STANDARD CLASS CA5257 CA4833 CA4680 CA4615 CA4541 CA4484 IN4474 CA4454 IL4451 CA4345 MI4334 Ml4204 Ml4134 OH4100 IN4082 364 61 46 265 87 192 49 14 175 221 423 25 5600 Points Possible ---- Indicates 9th round passed 0Original Design Standard Size Sailplane Entered Unltd Class JJunior-Senior #9th Round Effect Score Windfree J Windfree Windrifter Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Aquila J Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Plagerist 0 Legionaire D2 TeQuila 0 Flo-Drifter 2 Windfree red white blue green sail plane launched release towline realized towline further run winch operator until tow ring about 30 feet upwind turn around pulley Pre-marking portion line approaches the winch drum permits winch operator know stop winding pointand vital efficiency systemthe second winch used launch first line being brought back line second winch released run down first ha& time first line ready another launch alternating launch-retrieve system being repeated other three launching stations 17 frequencies being broken down groups four five station can does get respective group air little seven eight minutes system does work evident 1974 Soaring Nationals 17 sailplanes air time during ten-minute duration task year first round Wednesday reeled off hour 40 minutes putting 184 contestants air flight group conceptnumber signments determined after pre-registra tion closed has proven prac tical efficient flight group broken down four color groups mentioned earlier Besides winch areas transmitter impound areas also color coded permits im pound area provide service approxi mately 45 transmitters contestants system has effect running four sub-miniature contests simultaneously system has proven works problem faceeither gets good contest four lousy ones brief background hoped reader can better understand operation 1975 R/C Soaring Na tionalscontinued page 82 $2600 spent outstanding collection trophies Below Gene Sauter left offers ad vice Dave Burt Tom Ruddy SOAR Right spoilers polyhedral added Cirrus Paul Kelley ap plies body English launch Below Scale pit models fly other events stop can watch show stoppers JUNIOR-SENIOR OVERALL STANDINGS Name 1 Gregory Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Jeff MrIik 4 Terry Malsbury 5 Jeff Walters State CA CA Ml CA CA Pts 5191 4833 45g2 4454 4183 Sailplane Courageous Windf ree Astro-Jeff Windfree Rainbow SCALE Name 1 BobThacker 2 Kendall Wagner 3 Bob Elliott 4 Dennis Hall 5 Jim Simpson Model Baby Bowlus Libelle Glasfiugel 804 SG 38 Phoebus B StaticRight PointsPeints Score 369353722 351296657 230420650 277316593 240323563 TOP THREE JUNIOR-SENIOR TEAMS 1 Rocket City R/C ClubAla11758 2 Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking SocietyMich11869 3 Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif10761 TOP FIVE TEAMS 1San Fernando Valley Silent FlyersCalif14408 2Soaring Union Los AngelesCalif14049 3San Diego Sewer Slough Soaring SocietyCalif13934 4Rocket City R/C ClubAla13001 5Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif12906 Best Original Design Technical Achievement James PorterIATom WiliamsTXMagnet Spoiler Return RC Soaring Nats/Pruss continued page 45 Mouday 0750 site nearly ready first call flight groups As mentioned pilots brief ing Sunday evening order call-up would announced Monday morning Rick Pearson Calif draws number seven hat flight group called ready area meantime transmitters being impounded respective areas Order day would flight groups seven through 15 through six Moans sighs echo through massive pit areathe moans no doubt flight group six last called after about two hours second cup coffee will sipped field leisurely some motel would have realized order call-up earlier Besides timers will available flight groups field method SOARs madness 0831 first plane launched underway Don Ellis Ill flying modified Imperial 100 Jetco kit designed Don McGovern over 15 years agohas honor launching 1975 R/C Soar ing Nationals crowd roars displays its approval anxiety matter minutes seven sailplanes transparent wings glistening seen early morning sun years tasks two-minute precision ten-minute duration unlike past contests landing zone entirely new system new contest Four landing circles radius 25 feet located behind launch area circle has two tapes anchored center circle Point values landings vary 100 points zero values point increments marked tape three inches value landing read directly tape measured note sailplane after has come rest method flying tasks different contestant will have minute after launch decide taskthe two minute precision ten minute durationhe will fly gives flyer opportunity able take advantage down air should prevail However cases end round eight contestant will have flown four rounds two-minute ten-minute tasks ninth round will option flyer can better either two tasks contestant chose ninth round task must de clared low round task struck score card flyer will accept whatever points scored ninth round innovation greatly accepted proved popular feat ure discussion followed contest 0910 early morning air warming contestants choosing two-minute task daring first go 0934 first ten-minute max respectable 0948 Ken Bates Mich flying Legion Air proves air alive follow suit max Out Ken few declare himself ten-minute duration task first four times flys 1007 first round being flown record setting pace mixture two-minute ten minute flights wont permit likelihood 17 sailplanes air time ten 13 air uncommon sight 1014 first perfect score turned Col Bob Thacker 0200 100-point landing a700 point total 1052 first round completed isis con sensus nearly everyone years competition highest calibre ever assembled landings good landings made ever before near-perfect flights recorded previous years scores posted end round verified As round two began more flyers recording second near perfect flights Now individuals attention shifted own achieve ments score cards others Round two went routinely first 1357 third round ready begin Ten-minute breaks taken between rounds give everyone chance relax during first day Radios failed did sailplanes back-up ships electronics replaced However attrition rate extremely low first two rounds further attested proficiency competitors end round three came 1637 prediction ending first day 1630 missed mere seven minutes As Tuesday dawned winches fresh line positioned determined again chance flight group 12 would begin competition day saw strategy competitors vary decided take three two-minute flights Monday knew least two flights today would have attempts get ten-minute maxes few mated out three three Monday knew could relax bit two full days get ten-minute duration flight 0945 time air alive flyers found themselves riding out super boomers concern others scores became evident club teams getting increasingly aware own possibility taking home hardware year over one-half contestants repre sented 34 AMA chartered clubs Twenty-nine Open age groups five Junior-Senior groups 27 states made team competition toughest ever tendollar team entry fee imposed year procecds going towards USA/FAI teams expenses 1117 fifth round well underway weather favorable predicted Thermals abound sight sun playing Out colors dozen gossamer-like wings creates picture seen no other sport beauty same planes further realized try outride same ther mal long enough see transparent colors change black silouctse against billowing cumulus R/C soaring its best pattern repeated throughout day broken planes nearing max flown Out thermalif possibleand spiraled down towards landing areas Mishaps occur Dave Shadel after four money flights has sure ten-minute max mak ing decides elude thermal has al ready given him eight minutes Flying invertednot uncommon maneuver somebut dissipating alti tude alarming rate plane sheds wing model plummets immediatelyluckily onto field retrievable However part wing shed disappears blue part sky 1310 Betwecn rounds five sixrounds two three dayscale flying scheduled year out IS pre-registered entries seven statically judged Monday regular flying stopped chance given scale flyer prepares ship show stoppers prove high level interest category spectators viewpoint pit area nearly empties lines form around launch landing areas Colonel Bob Thacker California first air scratch-built Baby Bowlus goes up tow rail crowd applauds ap proval Ken Wagner launches Libelle turns 0134 flight time seven planes entered three scratch builtThackers Bowlus Doc Halls SG-38 Gordon Pearsons Ibex Halls entry same ship flew last yearnot soaring ma chine definition real meant However after launch crowd again cheering SG-38 seen immediately enter up air Just case Doc missed existance bubble 183 other contestants told him What crowd did know Decs original entry refined version larger detail July Fourth week-end destroyed during launch after undergoing rather successful first test flight similar fate strike Gordon Pearson day newly built Ibex destroyed during its launch unusual modeling subject sailplane epitome scale craftsmanship other modelsall kitswere Bob Elliotts Glasfiugel 604 Kevin Pearsonss Kestral 19 Jim Simpsons Phoebusentered fifth year years newly formulated NSS scale points system whereby maximum 500 can earned presentation 500 flying proved kit models can compete museum pieces An event has become tradition R/C Soaring Nationals Best Original Design Award Aestheticsuse materials design self its flight performanec among factors considered years judges Gil Rifkin NY Bill Ssamm Mo Dick Shilling Larry Fogel Calif event held final event second day determined Jim Porter Volant winner Among traditions established Na tionals few social aspects must noted Among Watermelon Roast originated Johnny Osborne Midwest Model Supply ges ture usual refreshing climax long hot day Wednesday July 23rd third final day competition day ninth round would make break tome forecast rain doesnt materialize method determining winners should ninth round wash-out com plex formula too involved discuss 0630 Universitys banquet hall fellowship breakfast attended contestants After two days hard fought competition spirit camaraderie high just case anyones competitive spirit needs whetting display nearly $2500 worth trophies will act elixir 0730 pit area formed orderly fashion much earlier previous days first launch ready 0745 air excitement intense Other contests have same flavor some reason its much higher pitch today Flight group II first called today group poised its flight almost immediately after call-up 0800 precisely eight oclock first flight air borne pattern call-up goes routinely contestant past two days must provide own timer never same twice cases 50 states other own sys tem has alto proven itself successful part Nationals contest run efficiently takes ut teamwork hosting contest ef fects long days preparation becomes evident contest runs smoothly However also takes cooperation contestants make run efficient ly Today would example fullest coopera tion hour 40 minutes first round saw nearly 200 flights remarkable pace meant competition could finished two ocleck However rain forecast already sight As second round about half-way through rains came operations ceased next two hours spent up-dating score 82 Model Aviation Col Bob Thackers lovely Bowlus scored 722 points win Scale Builds 210 6 hours including radio instaliation sturdy reliable easily repaired low cost trainer No eovering painting decorating required Made water resistant corrugated cardboard UJO .1W 40 Fieldx kit included AIRFOIL Undcambd STAB AREA 78q STAB AIRFOIL Fill SURFACSLAAAINATvFICAL Ro.pesq5 toS Cto o oat tee 00 00 S 0 toto 00 UII II KI Ia C I0 o o Os w4cn4 010 o4w0 1C ILl -O40 0 board shop talk lunch about pm sky showed some promise allowing eighth round completed same pace early morning round now sun again shining assuring promise round nine could completed seemed air second round scale flown during time contestants comtemplating best use ninth round phrases strategy could heard Smith blows ninth can better 454 maybe Lets see its easier better two-minute score mathematically speaking because dont max lose 1410 final announcement PA heard before final round begins first eight rounds posted Contestants will have final chance study score board plan strategy As flight groups called will either pass ninth round stand pat score declare task will fly As contestants timers filed past call-np area cards either filed final tabulating X crossed over lowest round-the task selected contestant cases flight completed results given other contestantslest flown suddenly realize someone blown round nine own score suddenly better However gamblers abounded Monday morning quarterbacks later would have field day Examples Warren Plohr 5058 score threw away 450 points ended up 298 4906 final score giving away chance least fifth place Keith Finkenbiner sure fourth threw away 340point flight entered biggest sink seen since left N J ten-minute max ended up 0228 148 points Others profited Rick Pearson Calif gave away 193 points bettered throw away round 557 few others fared Chuck Anderson Tenn threw away 133 picked up 557 Don Harris Ohio gambled away 252 got back 675 Biggest gambler Steve Work New Mex threw away 613 points come back short 595 should noted scoring per round follows ten-minute duration task based point per second up ten minutes 600 points plus perfect landing 100 points method total 700 points flyer two-minute precision scored curve gave contestant 100 points perfect two-minute flight 30 seconds either side two minutes results zero score landing scored ten-minute duration task scores twominute task perfect being 200 points multiplied normalizing factor 35 result rounds having potential value 700 highest score attainable contest 5600 points method scoring definite advantage Rather wait previous contests until task completed award 1000 points winner score present system immediately known Past contests required pro-rating scores less highest time consuming chore 1525 As round nine nearing end could during past rounds watch spectrum sailplane designs fill air statistics indicate design popular next necessarily evident during ten-minute portion day see dozen different brands mixing up models original design riding same thermal proves some degree competition man machine 1540 Wednesday July 23 curtain lowered Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals after what hard-fought three days sailplane competi tion ever seen 1800-plus flights establishes high contest Line retrievers logged nearly 700 miles performing tasks over 12 miles tow line used blood sweat part winch op erators measured Awards Presentation modelings social events recog sized surely R/C soaring banquet list Emceeing third year John Nielsen also wears hat LSF secretary year 310 guests saw honors bestowed prizes awarded mixed moments both reverence irreverence Guests included University representation AMAs Executive Director John Worth District VI VP Glenn Lee few limelight shined once banquet night often Mark Smith swept Standard Class taking first places TwoMinute Precision Ten-Minute Duration tasks First Place overall Frank Deis Huntsville Ala took overall Unlimited honors placing 12th precision first duration Deis flew Legion Air rudder elevator spoilers releasable tow hook thermal sniffer Smith flew Windfree rudder-elevator missed Deis score three points propo nents rudder-elevator-only standard classas beginners classnow have further opportunity speculate future such category Scale honors taken Col Bob Thacker score 722 points out possible 1000 Best original design won Jim Porter Texas Tom Williams won Best Technical Achieve ment laurels Team honors Open age category went San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Team members Terry Koplan Rick Pearson Bill Nibl Junior-Senior team trophy went Gregory Smith Richard Kucejko James Fitch Rocket City Radio Controllers Huntsville Ala second time two years club has won award second year University Michigan presented Felix Pawlowski Memorial Trophy award honors memory aeronautical engineer same University winner Pete Rambo Calif earned award having highest combined score written examination flight sheet coveted Willow-Bee Wand presented Sid Axelrod last years recipient Rod Smith Tradition ally something must added dubious award West Coast will glad know Colonel Thackers 1956 vintage tie now adorns Wand awarding door prizes some 75 closed out festivities contest can labeled success ful part success can attributed generosity sponsors donors list would like index R/C buyers index behalf associated Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals sincere thank top IS class presented together results round nine affected scoring Some Facts Figures Twenty-seven states Canada represented Mich 36 entries Calif 32 184 con testants 85% LSF members Six contestants women planes entered 34% original de signs built plans 21% flyers used ther mal sniffers Thirteen Standard size ships en tered Unlimited category Seven fin ished among top 18all seven rudder-elevator function Approximately 85% landings circle 22 different kitted models flown FijvING T US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING COMPLETE THISWhen move please let us know advanceaix weeks re CARD AND ATTACHquired change address Attach current MA mailing label MAILING LA8ELin space check appropriate box below mail FROM RECENTSubscrpton Dept Model Aviation 806 Fifteenth St N W ISSUE Wash ngton DC 20005 Check approoriate boxenclose payment El CHANGE OF ADDRESSfl NEW SUBSCRIPTION Non-AMA subscription rates $1200 12 months Canada United States possea sions elsewbure $1400 Membership AMA includes subscription see separate applica lion issue NAME ADDRESS L CITY/STATE71 P___________________ MODEL AVIATION 806 FIFTEENTH ST. NW. WASHINGTON DC 20005 1 November1975 83
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 82, 83
In Scale pit area Gordon Pearons IBEX drew rapt attention tull-scale machine though orthodox offers different features FEW YEARS ago plans formulated R/C Soaring Nationals nearly aspects large contest considered planned ac cordingly except drama climaxed 1975 event descriptions contestfrom great theatre great sportfollowed final round competition great theatre proper simile because stage Lewis University its man agement saw field groomed event Some 29 members SOAR made up production staff makes contest directors chair chaise lounge Add cast 184 curtain ready open first two acts Monday Tuesday near perfect weather Temperatures 80swind southerly same velocity Wednesday between scenes two saw shower come per forecast remain long enough damp en everything except enthusiasm gods fury us rain gone within two hours scene two fol lowed third round climaxed great est R/C soaring event ever held theatre became history great sport accurate way describe three days competition can dispute description names past Nationals winnersMark Smith Walt Good Jeff Mrlik Otto Heithecker same arena past event winners like Californias Rick Wal ters Texas LeMon Payne Ohios Warren Plohr Add names local area winners through contest sea son include John Baxter first LSF Level V Calif Dick Beltz Penn Mike Broadbent Canada Denny Darnell OkIa Californias Kirk HansonDon Edberg Junior-Senior competitors Pete Rambo Terry Malsbury Jeff Walters list goes Clarks Al Chuck Don Finkenbiner Gill Goughnour Haga Hayes Koplanin dude PikeKelly Dick Tiahrt Thornburg Tuthill Wagner pair Williams both Toms Calif Tex Young state Wash Omit name might exclude new champion Saturday Sunday July 19 20 saw 184 flyers out 209 pre-registra tions getting processed period unlike homecoming week past acquaintances seeing another old friendships being renewed new friendships being made processing included verifi cation assigned frequencies issued part pre-registration name tags besides bearing contestants name included flight group state color group also issued during processing AMA FCC licenses checked banquet tickets issued room assignments made campus housing being used dormitory accommoda tions necessarily AAA rating low cost convenient else can stay overnight walk out front door across road contest site pre-registraion processing procedures imperative contests magnitude Nationals two steps both parts master plan flying can start scheduled preliminaries usually bog down start contest produce unpredictable vanNovember1975 43 Gil Rifkin left gently moves stick thermal hunting Timers Don Clark parasol hat Keith Berquist darts interested glance gaggle sailplanes 184 fliers en tered exciting climatic meet date RC Soaring Nationals ablesnumber given frequency crowded frequencies number contest ants per age group size class As mentioned earlier aspects contest considered years ago cluded 15 contestants per frequency re striction So may clearly understand thoughts ideas behind system conducting flying little background order flying site boundaries no limit logistics presented no problems contest could run 17 winches frequency also asLeft Jack Hiner Jim Simpsons Phoebus Left below Unlimited champion Frank Dais Jr. Greg Smiths original Courageous Below Doc Halls SG-38 Scale entry suming retrieval lines no problem such conditions can readily see no reason 17 sailplanes couldnt air times efficient retrieval systems efficient date seems motor-bikes cycles Lines can re turned within two minutes after release Utopian contest facilities men tioned did exist must admit would slight case extravagance part contest managers surely case over-kill respect solution logistical problems Since sailplane Utopia still beyond horizon fields have boundaries work force numbers finite conveniences contestants consideration SOAR has planned con tests since 1973 follows Since 17 winches surely arent needed efficient means line retrieval available number winches de termined eight does include three spares along spare batteries other winch components eight winches arranged four groups two Both two spaced about 12 feet apart next two 60 feet away two winches considered winch site four sites identified Left Dick Naldony about ready winch off Bottom Jim Simpson either losing balance about launch friends Legion Aire Twenty-nine SOAR members made up production staff Name 1 Frank Deis 2 Terry Koplan 3 Gregory Smith 4 Chris Adams 5 Bob Gill 6 David Banks 7 LeMon Payne 8 H Warren Plobr 9 Kelley Pike 10 Walt Good 11 Randy Warner 12 Kendall Wagner 13 Erich Kugler 14 Dave Thornburg 15 Jeff Mrlik OVERALL STANDINGS UNLIMITED CLASS StatePts AL5260 CA5193 AL5191 CA5127 IL5050 WA5026 TX5025 OH4906 CT4813 MD4559 CA4659 CA4623 Ml4615 NM4615 Ml4592 80 399 00 24 152 217 231 598 60 87 Sailplane Legion Aire Windrifter J Courageous 0 Windsock 0 Cirrus Maestro Legion Air Grand Esprit * Hobie Hawk Kurwi Windfree Windrifter Grand Esprit Windrifter J Astro-Jeff 0 1 Mark Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Rick Pearson 4 Rod Smith 5 Doti Edberg 6 Kiik Hanson 7 Ray Hayes 8 Terry Malsbury 9 Keith Finkenbiner 10 CoL Thacker 11 Dale Martell 12 Warren Tiahrt 13 Robert Hicks 14 Donald Harris 15 Eric Podzielinski OVERALL STANDINGS STANDARD CLASS CA5257 CA4833 CA4680 CA4615 CA4541 CA4484 IN4474 CA4454 IL4451 CA4345 MI4334 Ml4204 Ml4134 OH4100 IN4082 364 61 46 265 87 192 49 14 175 221 423 25 5600 Points Possible ---- Indicates 9th round passed 0Original Design Standard Size Sailplane Entered Unltd Class JJunior-Senior #9th Round Effect Score Windfree J Windfree Windrifter Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Aquila J Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Plagerist 0 Legionaire D2 TeQuila 0 Flo-Drifter 2 Windfree red white blue green sail plane launched release towline realized towline further run winch operator until tow ring about 30 feet upwind turn around pulley Pre-marking portion line approaches the winch drum permits winch operator know stop winding pointand vital efficiency systemthe second winch used launch first line being brought back line second winch released run down first ha& time first line ready another launch alternating launch-retrieve system being repeated other three launching stations 17 frequencies being broken down groups four five station can does get respective group air little seven eight minutes system does work evident 1974 Soaring Nationals 17 sailplanes air time during ten-minute duration task year first round Wednesday reeled off hour 40 minutes putting 184 contestants air flight group conceptnumber signments determined after pre-registra tion closed has proven prac tical efficient flight group broken down four color groups mentioned earlier Besides winch areas transmitter impound areas also color coded permits im pound area provide service approxi mately 45 transmitters contestants system has effect running four sub-miniature contests simultaneously system has proven works problem faceeither gets good contest four lousy ones brief background hoped reader can better understand operation 1975 R/C Soaring Na tionalscontinued page 82 $2600 spent outstanding collection trophies Below Gene Sauter left offers ad vice Dave Burt Tom Ruddy SOAR Right spoilers polyhedral added Cirrus Paul Kelley ap plies body English launch Below Scale pit models fly other events stop can watch show stoppers JUNIOR-SENIOR OVERALL STANDINGS Name 1 Gregory Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Jeff MrIik 4 Terry Malsbury 5 Jeff Walters State CA CA Ml CA CA Pts 5191 4833 45g2 4454 4183 Sailplane Courageous Windf ree Astro-Jeff Windfree Rainbow SCALE Name 1 BobThacker 2 Kendall Wagner 3 Bob Elliott 4 Dennis Hall 5 Jim Simpson Model Baby Bowlus Libelle Glasfiugel 804 SG 38 Phoebus B StaticRight PointsPeints Score 369353722 351296657 230420650 277316593 240323563 TOP THREE JUNIOR-SENIOR TEAMS 1 Rocket City R/C ClubAla11758 2 Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking SocietyMich11869 3 Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif10761 TOP FIVE TEAMS 1San Fernando Valley Silent FlyersCalif14408 2Soaring Union Los AngelesCalif14049 3San Diego Sewer Slough Soaring SocietyCalif13934 4Rocket City R/C ClubAla13001 5Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif12906 Best Original Design Technical Achievement James PorterIATom WiliamsTXMagnet Spoiler Return RC Soaring Nats/Pruss continued page 45 Mouday 0750 site nearly ready first call flight groups As mentioned pilots brief ing Sunday evening order call-up would announced Monday morning Rick Pearson Calif draws number seven hat flight group called ready area meantime transmitters being impounded respective areas Order day would flight groups seven through 15 through six Moans sighs echo through massive pit areathe moans no doubt flight group six last called after about two hours second cup coffee will sipped field leisurely some motel would have realized order call-up earlier Besides timers will available flight groups field method SOARs madness 0831 first plane launched underway Don Ellis Ill flying modified Imperial 100 Jetco kit designed Don McGovern over 15 years agohas honor launching 1975 R/C Soar ing Nationals crowd roars displays its approval anxiety matter minutes seven sailplanes transparent wings glistening seen early morning sun years tasks two-minute precision ten-minute duration unlike past contests landing zone entirely new system new contest Four landing circles radius 25 feet located behind launch area circle has two tapes anchored center circle Point values landings vary 100 points zero values point increments marked tape three inches value landing read directly tape measured note sailplane after has come rest method flying tasks different contestant will have minute after launch decide taskthe two minute precision ten minute durationhe will fly gives flyer opportunity able take advantage down air should prevail However cases end round eight contestant will have flown four rounds two-minute ten-minute tasks ninth round will option flyer can better either two tasks contestant chose ninth round task must de clared low round task struck score card flyer will accept whatever points scored ninth round innovation greatly accepted proved popular feat ure discussion followed contest 0910 early morning air warming contestants choosing two-minute task daring first go 0934 first ten-minute max respectable 0948 Ken Bates Mich flying Legion Air proves air alive follow suit max Out Ken few declare himself ten-minute duration task first four times flys 1007 first round being flown record setting pace mixture two-minute ten minute flights wont permit likelihood 17 sailplanes air time ten 13 air uncommon sight 1014 first perfect score turned Col Bob Thacker 0200 100-point landing a700 point total 1052 first round completed isis con sensus nearly everyone years competition highest calibre ever assembled landings good landings made ever before near-perfect flights recorded previous years scores posted end round verified As round two began more flyers recording second near perfect flights Now individuals attention shifted own achieve ments score cards others Round two went routinely first 1357 third round ready begin Ten-minute breaks taken between rounds give everyone chance relax during first day Radios failed did sailplanes back-up ships electronics replaced However attrition rate extremely low first two rounds further attested proficiency competitors end round three came 1637 prediction ending first day 1630 missed mere seven minutes As Tuesday dawned winches fresh line positioned determined again chance flight group 12 would begin competition day saw strategy competitors vary decided take three two-minute flights Monday knew least two flights today would have attempts get ten-minute maxes few mated out three three Monday knew could relax bit two full days get ten-minute duration flight 0945 time air alive flyers found themselves riding out super boomers concern others scores became evident club teams getting increasingly aware own possibility taking home hardware year over one-half contestants repre sented 34 AMA chartered clubs Twenty-nine Open age groups five Junior-Senior groups 27 states made team competition toughest ever tendollar team entry fee imposed year procecds going towards USA/FAI teams expenses 1117 fifth round well underway weather favorable predicted Thermals abound sight sun playing Out colors dozen gossamer-like wings creates picture seen no other sport beauty same planes further realized try outride same ther mal long enough see transparent colors change black silouctse against billowing cumulus R/C soaring its best pattern repeated throughout day broken planes nearing max flown Out thermalif possibleand spiraled down towards landing areas Mishaps occur Dave Shadel after four money flights has sure ten-minute max mak ing decides elude thermal has al ready given him eight minutes Flying invertednot uncommon maneuver somebut dissipating alti tude alarming rate plane sheds wing model plummets immediatelyluckily onto field retrievable However part wing shed disappears blue part sky 1310 Betwecn rounds five sixrounds two three dayscale flying scheduled year out IS pre-registered entries seven statically judged Monday regular flying stopped chance given scale flyer prepares ship show stoppers prove high level interest category spectators viewpoint pit area nearly empties lines form around launch landing areas Colonel Bob Thacker California first air scratch-built Baby Bowlus goes up tow rail crowd applauds ap proval Ken Wagner launches Libelle turns 0134 flight time seven planes entered three scratch builtThackers Bowlus Doc Halls SG-38 Gordon Pearsons Ibex Halls entry same ship flew last yearnot soaring ma chine definition real meant However after launch crowd again cheering SG-38 seen immediately enter up air Just case Doc missed existance bubble 183 other contestants told him What crowd did know Decs original entry refined version larger detail July Fourth week-end destroyed during launch after undergoing rather successful first test flight similar fate strike Gordon Pearson day newly built Ibex destroyed during its launch unusual modeling subject sailplane epitome scale craftsmanship other modelsall kitswere Bob Elliotts Glasfiugel 604 Kevin Pearsonss Kestral 19 Jim Simpsons Phoebusentered fifth year years newly formulated NSS scale points system whereby maximum 500 can earned presentation 500 flying proved kit models can compete museum pieces An event has become tradition R/C Soaring Nationals Best Original Design Award Aestheticsuse materials design self its flight performanec among factors considered years judges Gil Rifkin NY Bill Ssamm Mo Dick Shilling Larry Fogel Calif event held final event second day determined Jim Porter Volant winner Among traditions established Na tionals few social aspects must noted Among Watermelon Roast originated Johnny Osborne Midwest Model Supply ges ture usual refreshing climax long hot day Wednesday July 23rd third final day competition day ninth round would make break tome forecast rain doesnt materialize method determining winners should ninth round wash-out com plex formula too involved discuss 0630 Universitys banquet hall fellowship breakfast attended contestants After two days hard fought competition spirit camaraderie high just case anyones competitive spirit needs whetting display nearly $2500 worth trophies will act elixir 0730 pit area formed orderly fashion much earlier previous days first launch ready 0745 air excitement intense Other contests have same flavor some reason its much higher pitch today Flight group II first called today group poised its flight almost immediately after call-up 0800 precisely eight oclock first flight air borne pattern call-up goes routinely contestant past two days must provide own timer never same twice cases 50 states other own sys tem has alto proven itself successful part Nationals contest run efficiently takes ut teamwork hosting contest ef fects long days preparation becomes evident contest runs smoothly However also takes cooperation contestants make run efficient ly Today would example fullest coopera tion hour 40 minutes first round saw nearly 200 flights remarkable pace meant competition could finished two ocleck However rain forecast already sight As second round about half-way through rains came operations ceased next two hours spent up-dating score 82 Model Aviation Col Bob Thackers lovely Bowlus scored 722 points win Scale Builds 210 6 hours including radio instaliation sturdy reliable easily repaired low cost trainer No eovering painting decorating required Made water resistant corrugated cardboard UJO .1W 40 Fieldx kit included AIRFOIL Undcambd STAB AREA 78q STAB AIRFOIL Fill SURFACSLAAAINATvFICAL Ro.pesq5 toS Cto o oat tee 00 00 S 0 toto 00 UII II KI Ia C I0 o o Os w4cn4 010 o4w0 1C ILl -O40 0 board shop talk lunch about pm sky showed some promise allowing eighth round completed same pace early morning round now sun again shining assuring promise round nine could completed seemed air second round scale flown during time contestants comtemplating best use ninth round phrases strategy could heard Smith blows ninth can better 454 maybe Lets see its easier better two-minute score mathematically speaking because dont max lose 1410 final announcement PA heard before final round begins first eight rounds posted Contestants will have final chance study score board plan strategy As flight groups called will either pass ninth round stand pat score declare task will fly As contestants timers filed past call-np area cards either filed final tabulating X crossed over lowest round-the task selected contestant cases flight completed results given other contestantslest flown suddenly realize someone blown round nine own score suddenly better However gamblers abounded Monday morning quarterbacks later would have field day Examples Warren Plohr 5058 score threw away 450 points ended up 298 4906 final score giving away chance least fifth place Keith Finkenbiner sure fourth threw away 340point flight entered biggest sink seen since left N J ten-minute max ended up 0228 148 points Others profited Rick Pearson Calif gave away 193 points bettered throw away round 557 few others fared Chuck Anderson Tenn threw away 133 picked up 557 Don Harris Ohio gambled away 252 got back 675 Biggest gambler Steve Work New Mex threw away 613 points come back short 595 should noted scoring per round follows ten-minute duration task based point per second up ten minutes 600 points plus perfect landing 100 points method total 700 points flyer two-minute precision scored curve gave contestant 100 points perfect two-minute flight 30 seconds either side two minutes results zero score landing scored ten-minute duration task scores twominute task perfect being 200 points multiplied normalizing factor 35 result rounds having potential value 700 highest score attainable contest 5600 points method scoring definite advantage Rather wait previous contests until task completed award 1000 points winner score present system immediately known Past contests required pro-rating scores less highest time consuming chore 1525 As round nine nearing end could during past rounds watch spectrum sailplane designs fill air statistics indicate design popular next necessarily evident during ten-minute portion day see dozen different brands mixing up models original design riding same thermal proves some degree competition man machine 1540 Wednesday July 23 curtain lowered Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals after what hard-fought three days sailplane competi tion ever seen 1800-plus flights establishes high contest Line retrievers logged nearly 700 miles performing tasks over 12 miles tow line used blood sweat part winch op erators measured Awards Presentation modelings social events recog sized surely R/C soaring banquet list Emceeing third year John Nielsen also wears hat LSF secretary year 310 guests saw honors bestowed prizes awarded mixed moments both reverence irreverence Guests included University representation AMAs Executive Director John Worth District VI VP Glenn Lee few limelight shined once banquet night often Mark Smith swept Standard Class taking first places TwoMinute Precision Ten-Minute Duration tasks First Place overall Frank Deis Huntsville Ala took overall Unlimited honors placing 12th precision first duration Deis flew Legion Air rudder elevator spoilers releasable tow hook thermal sniffer Smith flew Windfree rudder-elevator missed Deis score three points propo nents rudder-elevator-only standard classas beginners classnow have further opportunity speculate future such category Scale honors taken Col Bob Thacker score 722 points out possible 1000 Best original design won Jim Porter Texas Tom Williams won Best Technical Achieve ment laurels Team honors Open age category went San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Team members Terry Koplan Rick Pearson Bill Nibl Junior-Senior team trophy went Gregory Smith Richard Kucejko James Fitch Rocket City Radio Controllers Huntsville Ala second time two years club has won award second year University Michigan presented Felix Pawlowski Memorial Trophy award honors memory aeronautical engineer same University winner Pete Rambo Calif earned award having highest combined score written examination flight sheet coveted Willow-Bee Wand presented Sid Axelrod last years recipient Rod Smith Tradition ally something must added dubious award West Coast will glad know Colonel Thackers 1956 vintage tie now adorns Wand awarding door prizes some 75 closed out festivities contest can labeled success ful part success can attributed generosity sponsors donors list would like index R/C buyers index behalf associated Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals sincere thank top IS class presented together results round nine affected scoring Some Facts Figures Twenty-seven states Canada represented Mich 36 entries Calif 32 184 con testants 85% LSF members Six contestants women planes entered 34% original de signs built plans 21% flyers used ther mal sniffers Thirteen Standard size ships en tered Unlimited category Seven fin ished among top 18all seven rudder-elevator function Approximately 85% landings circle 22 different kitted models flown FijvING T US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING COMPLETE THISWhen move please let us know advanceaix weeks re CARD AND ATTACHquired change address Attach current MA mailing label MAILING LA8ELin space check appropriate box below mail FROM RECENTSubscrpton Dept Model Aviation 806 Fifteenth St N W ISSUE Wash ngton DC 20005 Check approoriate boxenclose payment El CHANGE OF ADDRESSfl NEW SUBSCRIPTION Non-AMA subscription rates $1200 12 months Canada United States possea sions elsewbure $1400 Membership AMA includes subscription see separate applica lion issue NAME ADDRESS L CITY/STATE71 P___________________ MODEL AVIATION 806 FIFTEENTH ST. 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 82, 83
In Scale pit area Gordon Pearons IBEX drew rapt attention tull-scale machine though orthodox offers different features FEW YEARS ago plans formulated R/C Soaring Nationals nearly aspects large contest considered planned ac cordingly except drama climaxed 1975 event descriptions contestfrom great theatre great sportfollowed final round competition great theatre proper simile because stage Lewis University its man agement saw field groomed event Some 29 members SOAR made up production staff makes contest directors chair chaise lounge Add cast 184 curtain ready open first two acts Monday Tuesday near perfect weather Temperatures 80swind southerly same velocity Wednesday between scenes two saw shower come per forecast remain long enough damp en everything except enthusiasm gods fury us rain gone within two hours scene two fol lowed third round climaxed great est R/C soaring event ever held theatre became history great sport accurate way describe three days competition can dispute description names past Nationals winnersMark Smith Walt Good Jeff Mrlik Otto Heithecker same arena past event winners like Californias Rick Wal ters Texas LeMon Payne Ohios Warren Plohr Add names local area winners through contest sea son include John Baxter first LSF Level V Calif Dick Beltz Penn Mike Broadbent Canada Denny Darnell OkIa Californias Kirk HansonDon Edberg Junior-Senior competitors Pete Rambo Terry Malsbury Jeff Walters list goes Clarks Al Chuck Don Finkenbiner Gill Goughnour Haga Hayes Koplanin dude PikeKelly Dick Tiahrt Thornburg Tuthill Wagner pair Williams both Toms Calif Tex Young state Wash Omit name might exclude new champion Saturday Sunday July 19 20 saw 184 flyers out 209 pre-registra tions getting processed period unlike homecoming week past acquaintances seeing another old friendships being renewed new friendships being made processing included verifi cation assigned frequencies issued part pre-registration name tags besides bearing contestants name included flight group state color group also issued during processing AMA FCC licenses checked banquet tickets issued room assignments made campus housing being used dormitory accommoda tions necessarily AAA rating low cost convenient else can stay overnight walk out front door across road contest site pre-registraion processing procedures imperative contests magnitude Nationals two steps both parts master plan flying can start scheduled preliminaries usually bog down start contest produce unpredictable vanNovember1975 43 Gil Rifkin left gently moves stick thermal hunting Timers Don Clark parasol hat Keith Berquist darts interested glance gaggle sailplanes 184 fliers en tered exciting climatic meet date RC Soaring Nationals ablesnumber given frequency crowded frequencies number contest ants per age group size class As mentioned earlier aspects contest considered years ago cluded 15 contestants per frequency re striction So may clearly understand thoughts ideas behind system conducting flying little background order flying site boundaries no limit logistics presented no problems contest could run 17 winches frequency also asLeft Jack Hiner Jim Simpsons Phoebus Left below Unlimited champion Frank Dais Jr. Greg Smiths original Courageous Below Doc Halls SG-38 Scale entry suming retrieval lines no problem such conditions can readily see no reason 17 sailplanes couldnt air times efficient retrieval systems efficient date seems motor-bikes cycles Lines can re turned within two minutes after release Utopian contest facilities men tioned did exist must admit would slight case extravagance part contest managers surely case over-kill respect solution logistical problems Since sailplane Utopia still beyond horizon fields have boundaries work force numbers finite conveniences contestants consideration SOAR has planned con tests since 1973 follows Since 17 winches surely arent needed efficient means line retrieval available number winches de termined eight does include three spares along spare batteries other winch components eight winches arranged four groups two Both two spaced about 12 feet apart next two 60 feet away two winches considered winch site four sites identified Left Dick Naldony about ready winch off Bottom Jim Simpson either losing balance about launch friends Legion Aire Twenty-nine SOAR members made up production staff Name 1 Frank Deis 2 Terry Koplan 3 Gregory Smith 4 Chris Adams 5 Bob Gill 6 David Banks 7 LeMon Payne 8 H Warren Plobr 9 Kelley Pike 10 Walt Good 11 Randy Warner 12 Kendall Wagner 13 Erich Kugler 14 Dave Thornburg 15 Jeff Mrlik OVERALL STANDINGS UNLIMITED CLASS StatePts AL5260 CA5193 AL5191 CA5127 IL5050 WA5026 TX5025 OH4906 CT4813 MD4559 CA4659 CA4623 Ml4615 NM4615 Ml4592 80 399 00 24 152 217 231 598 60 87 Sailplane Legion Aire Windrifter J Courageous 0 Windsock 0 Cirrus Maestro Legion Air Grand Esprit * Hobie Hawk Kurwi Windfree Windrifter Grand Esprit Windrifter J Astro-Jeff 0 1 Mark Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Rick Pearson 4 Rod Smith 5 Doti Edberg 6 Kiik Hanson 7 Ray Hayes 8 Terry Malsbury 9 Keith Finkenbiner 10 CoL Thacker 11 Dale Martell 12 Warren Tiahrt 13 Robert Hicks 14 Donald Harris 15 Eric Podzielinski OVERALL STANDINGS STANDARD CLASS CA5257 CA4833 CA4680 CA4615 CA4541 CA4484 IN4474 CA4454 IL4451 CA4345 MI4334 Ml4204 Ml4134 OH4100 IN4082 364 61 46 265 87 192 49 14 175 221 423 25 5600 Points Possible ---- Indicates 9th round passed 0Original Design Standard Size Sailplane Entered Unltd Class JJunior-Senior #9th Round Effect Score Windfree J Windfree Windrifter Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Aquila J Windfree Aquila Hobie Hawk Plagerist 0 Legionaire D2 TeQuila 0 Flo-Drifter 2 Windfree red white blue green sail plane launched release towline realized towline further run winch operator until tow ring about 30 feet upwind turn around pulley Pre-marking portion line approaches the winch drum permits winch operator know stop winding pointand vital efficiency systemthe second winch used launch first line being brought back line second winch released run down first ha& time first line ready another launch alternating launch-retrieve system being repeated other three launching stations 17 frequencies being broken down groups four five station can does get respective group air little seven eight minutes system does work evident 1974 Soaring Nationals 17 sailplanes air time during ten-minute duration task year first round Wednesday reeled off hour 40 minutes putting 184 contestants air flight group conceptnumber signments determined after pre-registra tion closed has proven prac tical efficient flight group broken down four color groups mentioned earlier Besides winch areas transmitter impound areas also color coded permits im pound area provide service approxi mately 45 transmitters contestants system has effect running four sub-miniature contests simultaneously system has proven works problem faceeither gets good contest four lousy ones brief background hoped reader can better understand operation 1975 R/C Soaring Na tionalscontinued page 82 $2600 spent outstanding collection trophies Below Gene Sauter left offers ad vice Dave Burt Tom Ruddy SOAR Right spoilers polyhedral added Cirrus Paul Kelley ap plies body English launch Below Scale pit models fly other events stop can watch show stoppers JUNIOR-SENIOR OVERALL STANDINGS Name 1 Gregory Smith 2 Peter Rambo 3 Jeff MrIik 4 Terry Malsbury 5 Jeff Walters State CA CA Ml CA CA Pts 5191 4833 45g2 4454 4183 Sailplane Courageous Windf ree Astro-Jeff Windfree Rainbow SCALE Name 1 BobThacker 2 Kendall Wagner 3 Bob Elliott 4 Dennis Hall 5 Jim Simpson Model Baby Bowlus Libelle Glasfiugel 804 SG 38 Phoebus B StaticRight PointsPeints Score 369353722 351296657 230420650 277316593 240323563 TOP THREE JUNIOR-SENIOR TEAMS 1 Rocket City R/C ClubAla11758 2 Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking SocietyMich11869 3 Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif10761 TOP FIVE TEAMS 1San Fernando Valley Silent FlyersCalif14408 2Soaring Union Los AngelesCalif14049 3San Diego Sewer Slough Soaring SocietyCalif13934 4Rocket City R/C ClubAla13001 5Harbor Soaring SocietyCalif12906 Best Original Design Technical Achievement James PorterIATom WiliamsTXMagnet Spoiler Return RC Soaring Nats/Pruss continued page 45 Mouday 0750 site nearly ready first call flight groups As mentioned pilots brief ing Sunday evening order call-up would announced Monday morning Rick Pearson Calif draws number seven hat flight group called ready area meantime transmitters being impounded respective areas Order day would flight groups seven through 15 through six Moans sighs echo through massive pit areathe moans no doubt flight group six last called after about two hours second cup coffee will sipped field leisurely some motel would have realized order call-up earlier Besides timers will available flight groups field method SOARs madness 0831 first plane launched underway Don Ellis Ill flying modified Imperial 100 Jetco kit designed Don McGovern over 15 years agohas honor launching 1975 R/C Soar ing Nationals crowd roars displays its approval anxiety matter minutes seven sailplanes transparent wings glistening seen early morning sun years tasks two-minute precision ten-minute duration unlike past contests landing zone entirely new system new contest Four landing circles radius 25 feet located behind launch area circle has two tapes anchored center circle Point values landings vary 100 points zero values point increments marked tape three inches value landing read directly tape measured note sailplane after has come rest method flying tasks different contestant will have minute after launch decide taskthe two minute precision ten minute durationhe will fly gives flyer opportunity able take advantage down air should prevail However cases end round eight contestant will have flown four rounds two-minute ten-minute tasks ninth round will option flyer can better either two tasks contestant chose ninth round task must de clared low round task struck score card flyer will accept whatever points scored ninth round innovation greatly accepted proved popular feat ure discussion followed contest 0910 early morning air warming contestants choosing two-minute task daring first go 0934 first ten-minute max respectable 0948 Ken Bates Mich flying Legion Air proves air alive follow suit max Out Ken few declare himself ten-minute duration task first four times flys 1007 first round being flown record setting pace mixture two-minute ten minute flights wont permit likelihood 17 sailplanes air time ten 13 air uncommon sight 1014 first perfect score turned Col Bob Thacker 0200 100-point landing a700 point total 1052 first round completed isis con sensus nearly everyone years competition highest calibre ever assembled landings good landings made ever before near-perfect flights recorded previous years scores posted end round verified As round two began more flyers recording second near perfect flights Now individuals attention shifted own achieve ments score cards others Round two went routinely first 1357 third round ready begin Ten-minute breaks taken between rounds give everyone chance relax during first day Radios failed did sailplanes back-up ships electronics replaced However attrition rate extremely low first two rounds further attested proficiency competitors end round three came 1637 prediction ending first day 1630 missed mere seven minutes As Tuesday dawned winches fresh line positioned determined again chance flight group 12 would begin competition day saw strategy competitors vary decided take three two-minute flights Monday knew least two flights today would have attempts get ten-minute maxes few mated out three three Monday knew could relax bit two full days get ten-minute duration flight 0945 time air alive flyers found themselves riding out super boomers concern others scores became evident club teams getting increasingly aware own possibility taking home hardware year over one-half contestants repre sented 34 AMA chartered clubs Twenty-nine Open age groups five Junior-Senior groups 27 states made team competition toughest ever tendollar team entry fee imposed year procecds going towards USA/FAI teams expenses 1117 fifth round well underway weather favorable predicted Thermals abound sight sun playing Out colors dozen gossamer-like wings creates picture seen no other sport beauty same planes further realized try outride same ther mal long enough see transparent colors change black silouctse against billowing cumulus R/C soaring its best pattern repeated throughout day broken planes nearing max flown Out thermalif possibleand spiraled down towards landing areas Mishaps occur Dave Shadel after four money flights has sure ten-minute max mak ing decides elude thermal has al ready given him eight minutes Flying invertednot uncommon maneuver somebut dissipating alti tude alarming rate plane sheds wing model plummets immediatelyluckily onto field retrievable However part wing shed disappears blue part sky 1310 Betwecn rounds five sixrounds two three dayscale flying scheduled year out IS pre-registered entries seven statically judged Monday regular flying stopped chance given scale flyer prepares ship show stoppers prove high level interest category spectators viewpoint pit area nearly empties lines form around launch landing areas Colonel Bob Thacker California first air scratch-built Baby Bowlus goes up tow rail crowd applauds ap proval Ken Wagner launches Libelle turns 0134 flight time seven planes entered three scratch builtThackers Bowlus Doc Halls SG-38 Gordon Pearsons Ibex Halls entry same ship flew last yearnot soaring ma chine definition real meant However after launch crowd again cheering SG-38 seen immediately enter up air Just case Doc missed existance bubble 183 other contestants told him What crowd did know Decs original entry refined version larger detail July Fourth week-end destroyed during launch after undergoing rather successful first test flight similar fate strike Gordon Pearson day newly built Ibex destroyed during its launch unusual modeling subject sailplane epitome scale craftsmanship other modelsall kitswere Bob Elliotts Glasfiugel 604 Kevin Pearsonss Kestral 19 Jim Simpsons Phoebusentered fifth year years newly formulated NSS scale points system whereby maximum 500 can earned presentation 500 flying proved kit models can compete museum pieces An event has become tradition R/C Soaring Nationals Best Original Design Award Aestheticsuse materials design self its flight performanec among factors considered years judges Gil Rifkin NY Bill Ssamm Mo Dick Shilling Larry Fogel Calif event held final event second day determined Jim Porter Volant winner Among traditions established Na tionals few social aspects must noted Among Watermelon Roast originated Johnny Osborne Midwest Model Supply ges ture usual refreshing climax long hot day Wednesday July 23rd third final day competition day ninth round would make break tome forecast rain doesnt materialize method determining winners should ninth round wash-out com plex formula too involved discuss 0630 Universitys banquet hall fellowship breakfast attended contestants After two days hard fought competition spirit camaraderie high just case anyones competitive spirit needs whetting display nearly $2500 worth trophies will act elixir 0730 pit area formed orderly fashion much earlier previous days first launch ready 0745 air excitement intense Other contests have same flavor some reason its much higher pitch today Flight group II first called today group poised its flight almost immediately after call-up 0800 precisely eight oclock first flight air borne pattern call-up goes routinely contestant past two days must provide own timer never same twice cases 50 states other own sys tem has alto proven itself successful part Nationals contest run efficiently takes ut teamwork hosting contest ef fects long days preparation becomes evident contest runs smoothly However also takes cooperation contestants make run efficient ly Today would example fullest coopera tion hour 40 minutes first round saw nearly 200 flights remarkable pace meant competition could finished two ocleck However rain forecast already sight As second round about half-way through rains came operations ceased next two hours spent up-dating score 82 Model Aviation Col Bob Thackers lovely Bowlus scored 722 points win Scale Builds 210 6 hours including radio instaliation sturdy reliable easily repaired low cost trainer No eovering painting decorating required Made water resistant corrugated cardboard UJO .1W 40 Fieldx kit included AIRFOIL Undcambd STAB AREA 78q STAB AIRFOIL Fill SURFACSLAAAINATvFICAL Ro.pesq5 toS Cto o oat tee 00 00 S 0 toto 00 UII II KI Ia C I0 o o Os w4cn4 010 o4w0 1C ILl -O40 0 board shop talk lunch about pm sky showed some promise allowing eighth round completed same pace early morning round now sun again shining assuring promise round nine could completed seemed air second round scale flown during time contestants comtemplating best use ninth round phrases strategy could heard Smith blows ninth can better 454 maybe Lets see its easier better two-minute score mathematically speaking because dont max lose 1410 final announcement PA heard before final round begins first eight rounds posted Contestants will have final chance study score board plan strategy As flight groups called will either pass ninth round stand pat score declare task will fly As contestants timers filed past call-np area cards either filed final tabulating X crossed over lowest round-the task selected contestant cases flight completed results given other contestantslest flown suddenly realize someone blown round nine own score suddenly better However gamblers abounded Monday morning quarterbacks later would have field day Examples Warren Plohr 5058 score threw away 450 points ended up 298 4906 final score giving away chance least fifth place Keith Finkenbiner sure fourth threw away 340point flight entered biggest sink seen since left N J ten-minute max ended up 0228 148 points Others profited Rick Pearson Calif gave away 193 points bettered throw away round 557 few others fared Chuck Anderson Tenn threw away 133 picked up 557 Don Harris Ohio gambled away 252 got back 675 Biggest gambler Steve Work New Mex threw away 613 points come back short 595 should noted scoring per round follows ten-minute duration task based point per second up ten minutes 600 points plus perfect landing 100 points method total 700 points flyer two-minute precision scored curve gave contestant 100 points perfect two-minute flight 30 seconds either side two minutes results zero score landing scored ten-minute duration task scores twominute task perfect being 200 points multiplied normalizing factor 35 result rounds having potential value 700 highest score attainable contest 5600 points method scoring definite advantage Rather wait previous contests until task completed award 1000 points winner score present system immediately known Past contests required pro-rating scores less highest time consuming chore 1525 As round nine nearing end could during past rounds watch spectrum sailplane designs fill air statistics indicate design popular next necessarily evident during ten-minute portion day see dozen different brands mixing up models original design riding same thermal proves some degree competition man machine 1540 Wednesday July 23 curtain lowered Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals after what hard-fought three days sailplane competi tion ever seen 1800-plus flights establishes high contest Line retrievers logged nearly 700 miles performing tasks over 12 miles tow line used blood sweat part winch op erators measured Awards Presentation modelings social events recog sized surely R/C soaring banquet list Emceeing third year John Nielsen also wears hat LSF secretary year 310 guests saw honors bestowed prizes awarded mixed moments both reverence irreverence Guests included University representation AMAs Executive Director John Worth District VI VP Glenn Lee few limelight shined once banquet night often Mark Smith swept Standard Class taking first places TwoMinute Precision Ten-Minute Duration tasks First Place overall Frank Deis Huntsville Ala took overall Unlimited honors placing 12th precision first duration Deis flew Legion Air rudder elevator spoilers releasable tow hook thermal sniffer Smith flew Windfree rudder-elevator missed Deis score three points propo nents rudder-elevator-only standard classas beginners classnow have further opportunity speculate future such category Scale honors taken Col Bob Thacker score 722 points out possible 1000 Best original design won Jim Porter Texas Tom Williams won Best Technical Achieve ment laurels Team honors Open age category went San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Team members Terry Koplan Rick Pearson Bill Nibl Junior-Senior team trophy went Gregory Smith Richard Kucejko James Fitch Rocket City Radio Controllers Huntsville Ala second time two years club has won award second year University Michigan presented Felix Pawlowski Memorial Trophy award honors memory aeronautical engineer same University winner Pete Rambo Calif earned award having highest combined score written examination flight sheet coveted Willow-Bee Wand presented Sid Axelrod last years recipient Rod Smith Tradition ally something must added dubious award West Coast will glad know Colonel Thackers 1956 vintage tie now adorns Wand awarding door prizes some 75 closed out festivities contest can labeled success ful part success can attributed generosity sponsors donors list would like index R/C buyers index behalf associated Sixth R/C Soaring Nationals sincere thank top IS class presented together results round nine affected scoring Some Facts Figures Twenty-seven states Canada represented Mich 36 entries Calif 32 184 con testants 85% LSF members Six contestants women planes entered 34% original de signs built plans 21% flyers used ther mal sniffers Thirteen Standard size ships en tered Unlimited category Seven fin ished among top 18all seven rudder-elevator function Approximately 85% landings circle 22 different kitted models flown FijvING T US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING COMPLETE THISWhen move please let us know advanceaix weeks re CARD AND ATTACHquired change address Attach current MA mailing label MAILING LA8ELin space check appropriate box below mail FROM RECENTSubscrpton Dept Model Aviation 806 Fifteenth St N W ISSUE Wash ngton DC 20005 Check approoriate boxenclose payment El CHANGE OF ADDRESSfl NEW SUBSCRIPTION Non-AMA subscription rates $1200 12 months Canada United States possea sions elsewbure $1400 Membership AMA includes subscription see separate applica lion issue NAME ADDRESS L CITY/STATE71 P___________________ MODEL AVIATION 806 FIFTEENTH ST. 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