thermal assist threat downersjust straight model performance fly later thermally part day Both approaches enjoyable watch early flights visual poetrygentle climbs long prop run getting very high going graceful ever-so-slow open glide circles Very graceful very beautiful other hand Coupes launched afternoon boomers really went up high fast Very impressive However well-centered thermal Coupes would back ground embarassingly short max Which better strategy day would seem easier put up five consistent flights under consistent conditions pick five straight thermals conclusion based upon fact top three Coupers early bird school Bob White won six maxes plus Bobs Beau Coupe model honored evening Model Year NFFSs annual sym posium Chuck Markos maxed out barely mis sing sixth max graceful flying modi fied Garricoupe Fred Pearce third four three-quarters maxes Fred Pearce should pointed out earlier morning won Korda Unlimited Rubber Event Korda unofficial event sponsored McDonnell-Douglas Free Flight Club St Louis object determine rubber model can fly longest single flight calm early morning 7 am conditions Fred Houston accustomed very high humidity area attributes much success allowing tissue covering sag damp flight 9 mm 24 sec significantly next two places Bob White 645 Jim Quinn 630 Note Bob Jim both California normally fly much drier conditions perhaps non-sag tissue margin victory rate high humidity bane several others Larry Sargents model got wrinkly soon took car fuselage bending precariously wound George Perrymans model suffered anevenworse fate fuselage folding shortly after being wound Bob Whites first model also blew up during winding due high humidity P-30 now official Nats event flown penultimate day rubber Maxes threeminute variety achievable Bob White able max Out Bob went score Continued page 129 FF Glider Jerry Barnette THE FIRST ORDER business HandLaunched Glider flown Monday amid num erous fairly small thermals Interest event very high since Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy National HLG Team Challenge also stake Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy perpetual Nats trophy has won twice same person least four former winners competition trying first twotime winner Jim Lueken trophy winner 1977 USFFC HLG champ year three buddies drove up San Diego 23 hours just fly Hand-Launch Glider conduct event no different HLG contestswait watch wait try piggy-back someone general opinion start would probably bunch people maxing out However small thermals tricky proving once again piggy-backing exact science Three people did max out Robert Dunham Open Craig Dunlop Senior Bryan Fulmer Junior Bryan aware won first place Junior left field day putting up fourth flyoff flight As turned out Bryan unaware Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy missed good opportunity put big guys Neither other flyoff flights maxed Dunlops flight winning out over Dunhams trophy victory Craig used rearfinned Canadian design Stan Stoy winner Glue Dobbers Trophy last year finished second Open Mary Jenkins runner-up Dunlop Senior event National HLG Team Challenge close battle Competition among threemember teams California Florida Illinois Oklahoma Texas end Californias Jim Lueken Larry Sargent Tim Batiuk bested Oklahoma team Robert Dunham Max Burgess Bill Baker scant three seconds 791 788 November 1981 55 Walter iozelle keeps weather eye cocked thermals George Perryman stands light DT fuse Walts Mulvihill Wales Thomas flew Mini Twin Fin P-30 Holding fixture also reads out torque during winding meter front box form champion Craig Dunlopof Greens burg PA won Senior HLG Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time Thermals small three maxed out Tuesdays glider event A-i Towline As class still mentally mistreated fliers victims poor tows premature releases Most models older designs such Topkicks Jetstreams bal lasted up heavier FAI weight requirements No circle-tow A-i models noticed few employed keeper No maxed out A-i current FAI minimum weight easy event Open winner Chris Maisuno model modern Gard-influenced design philosophy common Chris models A-i incorporated sheeted wings turbu lated Gard airfoil section two-piece wirejoined wings have three panels side straight trailing edge tapered leading edge using multiple wing panels Chris able use heavier sheeting inner panels medium middle panels very light sheeting tips thus putting strength needed still maintaining decent moment inertia Close behind Chris Open Guenther Nowak Mike Fedor second third Senior winner Susan Brown Aaron Markos won Junior Friday A-2 Nordic sparsely contested 11 fliers putting least flight four Senior Junior three used circle towing Round started Chuck Markos Lively Lady Don Chancey Hyperion circle-towing Dis regarding circle-towing progress straighttow model launched bringing behind gang other straight-towers Nor dics descending Markos Chancey kept circle-towing Finally Chuck got off good launch max Chancey passed up Markos lift found some liking later maxed other first-round max Mike Fedor Round two problem Chancey decided key off Markos Don flown Nordic last five years active instead radio control see results Two-Meter RC Glider However Chuck bit rusty since second time flown year result terrible round both ended up same great downer 107 seconds 69 other After Don went back picking own air Round three saw much stronger lift Glenn Clawson circle-towed cloud rising soap bubbles launched climbed out nicely brought out horde other Nordics As gaggle drifted downwind bunch Gas models piggy-backed added flock group drifted over Old-Timer area enlarged again antiques about pass up free ride beautiful sight indeed Markos dropped again round five stab line became tangled kept stab coming back down its normal glide setting after release As result Lively Lady stalled continuously throughout flight Round six saw very hot very still very deceptive air conditions Fedor Clawson Ron Roberti led off large gang round Chancey circle-towing time unable launch group tangled streamer pole first group dropped badly though air looked fairly good Flight times 34 37 seconds indication just deceptive conditions Chanceysreflight somewhat suspenseful coming off line rather low after almost two minutes started go up ensure max air very hot going anywhere Round seven round six short flights spite suggestions helpful air Only Don Chancey maxed round indicating forgotten everything during five-year layoff Dons six maxes good enough win convincing fashion Markos second Fedor third Brian Schuettler did fine job winning Senior score would have good enough second place Open 56 Model Aviation No problems Glenn Clawsons DT actuationl hinge fingers large MonoKoted glider helped Glenn take third uaiI ooerri prepares Iauncn nusband Hons NOrdIC good-looking helper worth extra 20 seconds Theyre Norman OK Don Chanceys Nordic well-preserved performed well aftera fiveyear break competition flying flight another max Emmett Holt Virginia Beach prepares launch Chuck Markos Nordic Lively Lady Chuck wound up second place David iompins displays 2nd piace N5t5 trophy glider used win Junior Glider design David Mike Fedor
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/11
Page Numbers: 55, 56
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/11
Page Numbers: 55, 56
thermal assist threat downersjust straight model performance fly later thermally part day Both approaches enjoyable watch early flights visual poetrygentle climbs long prop run getting very high going graceful ever-so-slow open glide circles Very graceful very beautiful other hand Coupes launched afternoon boomers really went up high fast Very impressive However well-centered thermal Coupes would back ground embarassingly short max Which better strategy day would seem easier put up five consistent flights under consistent conditions pick five straight thermals conclusion based upon fact top three Coupers early bird school Bob White won six maxes plus Bobs Beau Coupe model honored evening Model Year NFFSs annual sym posium Chuck Markos maxed out barely mis sing sixth max graceful flying modi fied Garricoupe Fred Pearce third four three-quarters maxes Fred Pearce should pointed out earlier morning won Korda Unlimited Rubber Event Korda unofficial event sponsored McDonnell-Douglas Free Flight Club St Louis object determine rubber model can fly longest single flight calm early morning 7 am conditions Fred Houston accustomed very high humidity area attributes much success allowing tissue covering sag damp flight 9 mm 24 sec significantly next two places Bob White 645 Jim Quinn 630 Note Bob Jim both California normally fly much drier conditions perhaps non-sag tissue margin victory rate high humidity bane several others Larry Sargents model got wrinkly soon took car fuselage bending precariously wound George Perrymans model suffered anevenworse fate fuselage folding shortly after being wound Bob Whites first model also blew up during winding due high humidity P-30 now official Nats event flown penultimate day rubber Maxes threeminute variety achievable Bob White able max Out Bob went score Continued page 129 FF Glider Jerry Barnette THE FIRST ORDER business HandLaunched Glider flown Monday amid num erous fairly small thermals Interest event very high since Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy National HLG Team Challenge also stake Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy perpetual Nats trophy has won twice same person least four former winners competition trying first twotime winner Jim Lueken trophy winner 1977 USFFC HLG champ year three buddies drove up San Diego 23 hours just fly Hand-Launch Glider conduct event no different HLG contestswait watch wait try piggy-back someone general opinion start would probably bunch people maxing out However small thermals tricky proving once again piggy-backing exact science Three people did max out Robert Dunham Open Craig Dunlop Senior Bryan Fulmer Junior Bryan aware won first place Junior left field day putting up fourth flyoff flight As turned out Bryan unaware Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy missed good opportunity put big guys Neither other flyoff flights maxed Dunlops flight winning out over Dunhams trophy victory Craig used rearfinned Canadian design Stan Stoy winner Glue Dobbers Trophy last year finished second Open Mary Jenkins runner-up Dunlop Senior event National HLG Team Challenge close battle Competition among threemember teams California Florida Illinois Oklahoma Texas end Californias Jim Lueken Larry Sargent Tim Batiuk bested Oklahoma team Robert Dunham Max Burgess Bill Baker scant three seconds 791 788 November 1981 55 Walter iozelle keeps weather eye cocked thermals George Perryman stands light DT fuse Walts Mulvihill Wales Thomas flew Mini Twin Fin P-30 Holding fixture also reads out torque during winding meter front box form champion Craig Dunlopof Greens burg PA won Senior HLG Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time Thermals small three maxed out Tuesdays glider event A-i Towline As class still mentally mistreated fliers victims poor tows premature releases Most models older designs such Topkicks Jetstreams bal lasted up heavier FAI weight requirements No circle-tow A-i models noticed few employed keeper No maxed out A-i current FAI minimum weight easy event Open winner Chris Maisuno model modern Gard-influenced design philosophy common Chris models A-i incorporated sheeted wings turbu lated Gard airfoil section two-piece wirejoined wings have three panels side straight trailing edge tapered leading edge using multiple wing panels Chris able use heavier sheeting inner panels medium middle panels very light sheeting tips thus putting strength needed still maintaining decent moment inertia Close behind Chris Open Guenther Nowak Mike Fedor second third Senior winner Susan Brown Aaron Markos won Junior Friday A-2 Nordic sparsely contested 11 fliers putting least flight four Senior Junior three used circle towing Round started Chuck Markos Lively Lady Don Chancey Hyperion circle-towing Dis regarding circle-towing progress straighttow model launched bringing behind gang other straight-towers Nor dics descending Markos Chancey kept circle-towing Finally Chuck got off good launch max Chancey passed up Markos lift found some liking later maxed other first-round max Mike Fedor Round two problem Chancey decided key off Markos Don flown Nordic last five years active instead radio control see results Two-Meter RC Glider However Chuck bit rusty since second time flown year result terrible round both ended up same great downer 107 seconds 69 other After Don went back picking own air Round three saw much stronger lift Glenn Clawson circle-towed cloud rising soap bubbles launched climbed out nicely brought out horde other Nordics As gaggle drifted downwind bunch Gas models piggy-backed added flock group drifted over Old-Timer area enlarged again antiques about pass up free ride beautiful sight indeed Markos dropped again round five stab line became tangled kept stab coming back down its normal glide setting after release As result Lively Lady stalled continuously throughout flight Round six saw very hot very still very deceptive air conditions Fedor Clawson Ron Roberti led off large gang round Chancey circle-towing time unable launch group tangled streamer pole first group dropped badly though air looked fairly good Flight times 34 37 seconds indication just deceptive conditions Chanceysreflight somewhat suspenseful coming off line rather low after almost two minutes started go up ensure max air very hot going anywhere Round seven round six short flights spite suggestions helpful air Only Don Chancey maxed round indicating forgotten everything during five-year layoff Dons six maxes good enough win convincing fashion Markos second Fedor third Brian Schuettler did fine job winning Senior score would have good enough second place Open 56 Model Aviation No problems Glenn Clawsons DT actuationl hinge fingers large MonoKoted glider helped Glenn take third uaiI ooerri prepares Iauncn nusband Hons NOrdIC good-looking helper worth extra 20 seconds Theyre Norman OK Don Chanceys Nordic well-preserved performed well aftera fiveyear break competition flying flight another max Emmett Holt Virginia Beach prepares launch Chuck Markos Nordic Lively Lady Chuck wound up second place David iompins displays 2nd piace N5t5 trophy glider used win Junior Glider design David Mike Fedor
