THIS YEARS RC National Helicopter Championships held Mid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois Several new ideas tried out being attempt bring contest back common site organizers able co-locate national headquarters Helicopter Pattern Pylon Control Line events same airport site accomplished utilizing new frequencies possible allocating certain frequencies RC disciplines theory system worked well practice large number Helicopter fliers channels 23 26 29 caused major backup pin went class class up down half-mile runway Im going knock flying site too often Nationals report turns AMA-bashing contest field originally scheduled RC Helicopter use did pose some problems Contest Director Mark Wilson pointed out deficiencies organizers managed procure new sitea halfmile stretch unused runway surface deteriorated long disuse marred grass weeds honesty site made flyable short order whacking down considerable vegetation bringing fire department hose down dirt placing out Astroturf pads cones mark various layouts Speaking Mark Wilson crew IRCHA did great job running Nationals IRCHA production start finish must say rose occasion ran great contest super IRCHA has become Special Interest Group badly needed interface Academy Its about time Helicopter people began taking part Nationals process Four classes flown year Novice 31 entries Intermediate 28 entries FM 28 entries Scale two entries events except Scale flown simultaneously Novice extreme north field FM half-mile southward transmitter impound halfway point Since stay close impound know turn fly difficult watch other classes high heat humidityboth nineties weekkept everything everyone very warm out runway next no wind manmade shade available As result FM round day Intermediate Novice managed two rounds Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Since got hotter week wore very good move reduced workload 54 Model Aviation Looking south FAI area inc Novice psa National Champion Curtis Youngbloods air force four identical pod-and-boom X-Cell 60 cus tom ships ready go Curtis also US F3C team member came practiced prepared CD Mark Wilson tells like Mark ran good contest under hot conditions Left Silas Kwok ieft flew Airwoif first place Scale secou yuur iii ruw nugeri uurnum norns inc Jazz nanger mai ne Dor rowed Silas after losing two machines freak accidents Robert finished third FAt Silas took both machines home Right Wayne Mann finished close second FAI X-Cell 60 custom Triumph fuseiage Beautiful paint job ship fIrst NatIonals 12-year-old An drew Pound Terre Haute Indiana flew thIs Concept 30 22nd place Novice saved wear tear workers judges Speaking judges consistent scoring left impression competence fairness stayed out Princeton met several Novice Intermediate fliers practicing Princeton Inn evening met up Walter Kramarski brother Chet Walter editor Northern Illinois RC Helicopter Association newsletter wasnt flying competition came down help out line Im indebted Walter keeping posted Helicopter happenings during time competing Sailplane Monday Tuesday Thank Walter thanks putting newsletter list Thursday morning went out Helicopter site Starting out Novice area watched 12-year-old Andy Pound putting Concept 30 through its paces Andy has flying Helicopters 2 /2 years doing fine job including loops rolls stall turns talked Andys dad Ron Pound flew Intermediate Ron justly proud son Its always good see Junior transmitter hand Down FM area ran friends Tom Dooley Robert Gorham Silas Kwok Wayne Mann filled what happening FM year two Japanese entrants both Hirobo team members Seiji Suwabe finished fourth Takashi Tanaka took eighth place Suwabe flying new Hirobo Eagle SSRII head own Suwabe Nova fuselage little narrower longer stock Nova Powered YS fitted prototype muffler high-speed ship flew rails Evidently though American judges looking something different what Suwabe accustomed home Possibly ship too fast has too much vertical rolling stall turn could have given impression having trouble keeping judging box US F3C team members competed finishing same positions team trials Flying better ever Curtis Youngblood again became National Champion four identical pod-and-boom X-Cell 60s obviously well practiced gave demo Thursday typical Curtis flowing effortlessly upright inverted rolling maneuvers finale backwards right-side-up auto entered stall turn landing one-foot-square practice pad Remember Curtis flies X-Cell 60 custom basically stock Teammate Wayne Mann finished second place Having lost models practice competed backup ship Wayne currently flying X-Cell 60 custom Triumph fuselage Supersmooth dedicated well practiced deserves position team Nationals placing Robert Gorham flier make US Helicopter teams As may may know Robert now flying TSK has pretty well dialed new machines Robert misfortune lose two models freak accidents during precontest practice ball link failed ship paddle separated flight other Robert borrowed brand-new TSK Jazz Ranger garb Silas Kwok dialed came ahead Suwabe third place tough competitor also will well World Championships US team will traveling Australia fall chatted Tom Dooley first time since changed over Kalt Helicopters last September Tom flying Excalibur thats brought up November 1991 55 Southern gentleman past US FAI team member Tom Dooley finished fifth FAI fly-Marty Kuhns southern California flew ing Kalt Excailburhis Concept 60 15th place PAl new Kyosho machine shows lot promise looks good files well Continued paRe 150 Left Curtis ngblood basically box stock X-Ceii 60 custom jobs National Champion truly amazing Right Japans Saul Suwabe finished fourth FAI Hirobo Eagle Nova fuselage VS-powered model beautiful performs well P4 7 D ThUNDEPBOLT ADD $2000 S&H MC & VISA ACT SPECS SPAN 80 LENGTh 6925 VEIGHT 13-ISLBS POYER 90-108 ACCESSORIES AVAILABLEREfRACTS WITH SCALE STRUTS AND TAILVHEELSTATIC PROPS AND SPINNERFLYING SPINNERPILOTSTATIC & DROPABLE BOMBS ITANKS SEND $300 FOR 1991 CATALOG INNOVATIVE MODELS THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT YOU PVM WERE 4AMEDBEST SCALE KITS FOR THE MONEY BY SCALE R/C MODELER MAGAZINE ** ** * * * * ** ** * * * * * OTHER 1/6TH SCALE KITSP-51D MUSTANG FVI9OD9 ME-109 FVI9O-A HAWKER HURRICANE COKING IN OCT91 A6M-2 ZERO 80 SPAN PLANSDUMMY RADIALSIRIVET MAKERS RETRACTS FOR TELEPHONE ORDERS ONLY 800780-3190 INFORMATION 305-978-9033 FAX 3059789041 ALL BIG BIRDS MADE IN THE USA ALL INNOVATIVE KITS FEATURE I-GLASS FUSE IMACEINE CUT FOAM CORESALL THE BARD TO MAKE PARTSBUMPS AND BLISTERS ARE DONE FOR YOUSCALE OUTLINE CLEAR PLANS & INSTRIS VEIWS INNOVATIVE MODEL FHODUCTS P0 BOX 4365 MA1iATEFL 33063 RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 111 maneuver looked like radio failure recovered shallow dive Pylon trading altitude airspeed obvious hed just pulled up miss two slower planes turn time alternative would have thread needle count other pilots move over littlenot nearly certain tactic As Richard Petty said finish first must first finish Racing close after eight rounds tied scores second third fourth fifth sixth through eighth 10th through 13th Top finishers planes impounded given thorough technical inspection before trophies handed out passed muster As always far too photos memorable events cram few pages Nationals open AMA members Next time come part RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 Baron Alpha standards using nine-tooth pinion change main gear ratio 9781 also using Omega tail rotor gearbox little tail rotor authority running Excalibur Kalt Epsilon fuselage Kalts limited-slip clutch low-cost item available Hobby Dynamics drives tail rotor auto Tom reports Kalt has Hiller authority easier fly Hirobos also says Kalts really holding up stay shape next no maintenance Along about nine 10 top finishers FM Tom running Zig Saw Gp92S fiberglass main blades recommends Tom says Kalt working new 60 ship new metal clutch working well Enforcer first Nationals outing Concept 60 Dwight Shilling placed very creditable ninth Marty Kuhns finished 15th FM looks Concept 60 going contender Miter Master * Perfect Truss construction * 900 squaring fence * Triangular adjustable fence Price $1095 Product No 122 Miter Sander Sand angle its complement quickly accurately Miter Master solid alder base mounted non-skid pads alder four-way re versible sliding block carries 2 different grits sand paper FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24TH AVE FOREST GROVE OR 97116 503 357-2732 150 Model Aviation $27995 INe U TiffS 1 ~yiHILLS METOLS OOOKS PiIECISION INSTOIIMENTS I—CONSLETE COTOLOC $200 ITDOLS CD lONGs items 2100 8 LSpoaogfaalo OH 05505 513 3228562 Catalogs Best Scale $500 Model Aircraft Plans Handbook 1990-91 $500 Scale Drawings Plans Handbook $500 RC Model World Plans Const Guide $500 Catalogs $400 ea 3 shipped g ether order BOB HOLMAN Kits Call 714 885-3959 New 138 pg GERMAN PLANS BOOKS $600 Other Catalogs Please add $200 Shipped Separately THE BEST IN SCALE Over 25 Years Service e Documen B sh Magaz ne P ans Wnnesa Teedo Mase nenas&manymoo VSA/MC ai 820 CRANDALL-L RD9 CORYDON INDIANA 47112 ** Large se ection o emo e ro e irp anes e pro essiona Business since 1973 PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE LISTED BELOW WIS JUST FEW OF THE MFG WE STOCKHOURS MONDAYTHRUTHURSDAY9AM 5PM FRIDAY 9AM-2PM CLOSED SATURDAY& A-JUSTO JIG AMBROID ARCO RUBBERBANDS BRIDI DAVEYS SYSTEMS COVERITE DEVCON OREMEL DU-BRO DYNAFI LITE $Sb FOX FUTABA GOLDBERG GAS MODEL PROD HALLCO HOBBYPOXY HOT STUFF K & B MFG SIG SA ITO SONiC-TRONiCS STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE VS ENGINES LANIER MILLER NO RTHEAST ZINGER PROPS -o 9 5 STAFFORD AIRCOUPE $9995 complete listing etcpIease send stamped self-address enve lope DEALERS WANTED FKKITS 1GjI tickum fuse ge X two-entry turnout Scale little disappointing Both models Airwolfs Silas Kwok repeated last years win same ship its still gorgeous would nice see competition Scale dont know answer what will make happen about wraps up Four days sun mug some very good flying lots great people 91 Nationals BCNU SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT RC Electrics/Korman Continued page 58 task has three parts speed fiveminute precision duration in/out landing using concentric circles speed task plane launched goal making complete transits 150-meter course possible within three-minute period pilot has up minute pass below three-meter-high limbo bar begin five-minute precision duration Points deducted second motor run during five-minute precision duration time slot in/out landing inner 15-meter circle worth 30 points outer 30meter circle worth 15 points landing points lost 30 seconds past five-minute precision time pilot must land model no later 60 seconds after end five-minute time lose duration points F3E Seven-Cell Motor Glider Except seven-cell limit motor batteries identical full F3E event models variety airplanes seen stick-and-tissue Old-Timers F3E designs using latest composite wizardry Some competitors filled out survey form results shown accompanying table everyone responded survey enough did table representative models equipment Antiques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes 0000 plus10000 3-sw &aswigs color FOTO-PAAXSIncluing KOKU-PAN 72 ps CATALOG $400 November 1991 151 Limited Quantity STAFFORD SCALE B-24$30000 ENGINES 4 19-25 WINGSPAN 9Oincbes PLEASE CALL FOR SPECIALS OF THE MONTH I0 SIMPLY THE BEST may cost little fact is.. cant buy effective easier use soft mount PERIOD UNIVERSAL 2-cycle engines 20 61 EVERYTHING INCLUDED Available Hobl Dealer order direct add $175 shpIng MADE IN US manufacturer DISC-LOCK & HUSH FOAM dealer -dislrbulorshps invited PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS UNLIMITED / 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Moms MI 48458 Phone orders 313 631-4894 Visa/MG accep 5 YOur DOl0 Dull. . No308 1/8 Scale sese Nyo0 5ii R910niS No 307 1/7 Scale $796 sad 7% SinT U mi~ 3] i [1 A-DAMP $9150 BEAMS VIBRA-DAMP $1 995 ALUM TABS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 150, 151
THIS YEARS RC National Helicopter Championships held Mid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois Several new ideas tried out being attempt bring contest back common site organizers able co-locate national headquarters Helicopter Pattern Pylon Control Line events same airport site accomplished utilizing new frequencies possible allocating certain frequencies RC disciplines theory system worked well practice large number Helicopter fliers channels 23 26 29 caused major backup pin went class class up down half-mile runway Im going knock flying site too often Nationals report turns AMA-bashing contest field originally scheduled RC Helicopter use did pose some problems Contest Director Mark Wilson pointed out deficiencies organizers managed procure new sitea halfmile stretch unused runway surface deteriorated long disuse marred grass weeds honesty site made flyable short order whacking down considerable vegetation bringing fire department hose down dirt placing out Astroturf pads cones mark various layouts Speaking Mark Wilson crew IRCHA did great job running Nationals IRCHA production start finish must say rose occasion ran great contest super IRCHA has become Special Interest Group badly needed interface Academy Its about time Helicopter people began taking part Nationals process Four classes flown year Novice 31 entries Intermediate 28 entries FM 28 entries Scale two entries events except Scale flown simultaneously Novice extreme north field FM half-mile southward transmitter impound halfway point Since stay close impound know turn fly difficult watch other classes high heat humidityboth nineties weekkept everything everyone very warm out runway next no wind manmade shade available As result FM round day Intermediate Novice managed two rounds Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Since got hotter week wore very good move reduced workload 54 Model Aviation Looking south FAI area inc Novice psa National Champion Curtis Youngbloods air force four identical pod-and-boom X-Cell 60 cus tom ships ready go Curtis also US F3C team member came practiced prepared CD Mark Wilson tells like Mark ran good contest under hot conditions Left Silas Kwok ieft flew Airwoif first place Scale secou yuur iii ruw nugeri uurnum norns inc Jazz nanger mai ne Dor rowed Silas after losing two machines freak accidents Robert finished third FAt Silas took both machines home Right Wayne Mann finished close second FAI X-Cell 60 custom Triumph fuseiage Beautiful paint job ship fIrst NatIonals 12-year-old An drew Pound Terre Haute Indiana flew thIs Concept 30 22nd place Novice saved wear tear workers judges Speaking judges consistent scoring left impression competence fairness stayed out Princeton met several Novice Intermediate fliers practicing Princeton Inn evening met up Walter Kramarski brother Chet Walter editor Northern Illinois RC Helicopter Association newsletter wasnt flying competition came down help out line Im indebted Walter keeping posted Helicopter happenings during time competing Sailplane Monday Tuesday Thank Walter thanks putting newsletter list Thursday morning went out Helicopter site Starting out Novice area watched 12-year-old Andy Pound putting Concept 30 through its paces Andy has flying Helicopters 2 /2 years doing fine job including loops rolls stall turns talked Andys dad Ron Pound flew Intermediate Ron justly proud son Its always good see Junior transmitter hand Down FM area ran friends Tom Dooley Robert Gorham Silas Kwok Wayne Mann filled what happening FM year two Japanese entrants both Hirobo team members Seiji Suwabe finished fourth Takashi Tanaka took eighth place Suwabe flying new Hirobo Eagle SSRII head own Suwabe Nova fuselage little narrower longer stock Nova Powered YS fitted prototype muffler high-speed ship flew rails Evidently though American judges looking something different what Suwabe accustomed home Possibly ship too fast has too much vertical rolling stall turn could have given impression having trouble keeping judging box US F3C team members competed finishing same positions team trials Flying better ever Curtis Youngblood again became National Champion four identical pod-and-boom X-Cell 60s obviously well practiced gave demo Thursday typical Curtis flowing effortlessly upright inverted rolling maneuvers finale backwards right-side-up auto entered stall turn landing one-foot-square practice pad Remember Curtis flies X-Cell 60 custom basically stock Teammate Wayne Mann finished second place Having lost models practice competed backup ship Wayne currently flying X-Cell 60 custom Triumph fuselage Supersmooth dedicated well practiced deserves position team Nationals placing Robert Gorham flier make US Helicopter teams As may may know Robert now flying TSK has pretty well dialed new machines Robert misfortune lose two models freak accidents during precontest practice ball link failed ship paddle separated flight other Robert borrowed brand-new TSK Jazz Ranger garb Silas Kwok dialed came ahead Suwabe third place tough competitor also will well World Championships US team will traveling Australia fall chatted Tom Dooley first time since changed over Kalt Helicopters last September Tom flying Excalibur thats brought up November 1991 55 Southern gentleman past US FAI team member Tom Dooley finished fifth FAI fly-Marty Kuhns southern California flew ing Kalt Excailburhis Concept 60 15th place PAl new Kyosho machine shows lot promise looks good files well Continued paRe 150 Left Curtis ngblood basically box stock X-Ceii 60 custom jobs National Champion truly amazing Right Japans Saul Suwabe finished fourth FAI Hirobo Eagle Nova fuselage VS-powered model beautiful performs well P4 7 D ThUNDEPBOLT ADD $2000 S&H MC & VISA ACT SPECS SPAN 80 LENGTh 6925 VEIGHT 13-ISLBS POYER 90-108 ACCESSORIES AVAILABLEREfRACTS WITH SCALE STRUTS AND TAILVHEELSTATIC PROPS AND SPINNERFLYING SPINNERPILOTSTATIC & DROPABLE BOMBS ITANKS SEND $300 FOR 1991 CATALOG INNOVATIVE MODELS THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT YOU PVM WERE 4AMEDBEST SCALE KITS FOR THE MONEY BY SCALE R/C MODELER MAGAZINE ** ** * * * * ** ** * * * * * OTHER 1/6TH SCALE KITSP-51D MUSTANG FVI9OD9 ME-109 FVI9O-A HAWKER HURRICANE COKING IN OCT91 A6M-2 ZERO 80 SPAN PLANSDUMMY RADIALSIRIVET MAKERS RETRACTS FOR TELEPHONE ORDERS ONLY 800780-3190 INFORMATION 305-978-9033 FAX 3059789041 ALL BIG BIRDS MADE IN THE USA ALL INNOVATIVE KITS FEATURE I-GLASS FUSE IMACEINE CUT FOAM CORESALL THE BARD TO MAKE PARTSBUMPS AND BLISTERS ARE DONE FOR YOUSCALE OUTLINE CLEAR PLANS & INSTRIS VEIWS INNOVATIVE MODEL FHODUCTS P0 BOX 4365 MA1iATEFL 33063 RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 111 maneuver looked like radio failure recovered shallow dive Pylon trading altitude airspeed obvious hed just pulled up miss two slower planes turn time alternative would have thread needle count other pilots move over littlenot nearly certain tactic As Richard Petty said finish first must first finish Racing close after eight rounds tied scores second third fourth fifth sixth through eighth 10th through 13th Top finishers planes impounded given thorough technical inspection before trophies handed out passed muster As always far too photos memorable events cram few pages Nationals open AMA members Next time come part RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 Baron Alpha standards using nine-tooth pinion change main gear ratio 9781 also using Omega tail rotor gearbox little tail rotor authority running Excalibur Kalt Epsilon fuselage Kalts limited-slip clutch low-cost item available Hobby Dynamics drives tail rotor auto Tom reports Kalt has Hiller authority easier fly Hirobos also says Kalts really holding up stay shape next no maintenance Along about nine 10 top finishers FM Tom running Zig Saw Gp92S fiberglass main blades recommends Tom says Kalt working new 60 ship new metal clutch working well Enforcer first Nationals outing Concept 60 Dwight Shilling placed very creditable ninth Marty Kuhns finished 15th FM looks Concept 60 going contender Miter Master * Perfect Truss construction * 900 squaring fence * Triangular adjustable fence Price $1095 Product No 122 Miter Sander Sand angle its complement quickly accurately Miter Master solid alder base mounted non-skid pads alder four-way re versible sliding block carries 2 different grits sand paper FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24TH AVE FOREST GROVE OR 97116 503 357-2732 150 Model Aviation $27995 INe U TiffS 1 ~yiHILLS METOLS OOOKS PiIECISION INSTOIIMENTS I—CONSLETE COTOLOC $200 ITDOLS CD lONGs items 2100 8 LSpoaogfaalo OH 05505 513 3228562 Catalogs Best Scale $500 Model Aircraft Plans Handbook 1990-91 $500 Scale Drawings Plans Handbook $500 RC Model World Plans Const Guide $500 Catalogs $400 ea 3 shipped g ether order BOB HOLMAN Kits Call 714 885-3959 New 138 pg GERMAN PLANS BOOKS $600 Other Catalogs Please add $200 Shipped Separately THE BEST IN SCALE Over 25 Years Service e Documen B sh Magaz ne P ans Wnnesa Teedo Mase nenas&manymoo VSA/MC ai 820 CRANDALL-L RD9 CORYDON INDIANA 47112 ** Large se ection o emo e ro e irp anes e pro essiona Business since 1973 PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE LISTED BELOW WIS JUST FEW OF THE MFG WE STOCKHOURS MONDAYTHRUTHURSDAY9AM 5PM FRIDAY 9AM-2PM CLOSED SATURDAY& A-JUSTO JIG AMBROID ARCO RUBBERBANDS BRIDI DAVEYS SYSTEMS COVERITE DEVCON OREMEL DU-BRO DYNAFI LITE $Sb FOX FUTABA GOLDBERG GAS MODEL PROD HALLCO HOBBYPOXY HOT STUFF K & B MFG SIG SA ITO SONiC-TRONiCS STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE VS ENGINES LANIER MILLER NO RTHEAST ZINGER PROPS -o 9 5 STAFFORD AIRCOUPE $9995 complete listing etcpIease send stamped self-address enve lope DEALERS WANTED FKKITS 1GjI tickum fuse ge X two-entry turnout Scale little disappointing Both models Airwolfs Silas Kwok repeated last years win same ship its still gorgeous would nice see competition Scale dont know answer what will make happen about wraps up Four days sun mug some very good flying lots great people 91 Nationals BCNU SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT RC Electrics/Korman Continued page 58 task has three parts speed fiveminute precision duration in/out landing using concentric circles speed task plane launched goal making complete transits 150-meter course possible within three-minute period pilot has up minute pass below three-meter-high limbo bar begin five-minute precision duration Points deducted second motor run during five-minute precision duration time slot in/out landing inner 15-meter circle worth 30 points outer 30meter circle worth 15 points landing points lost 30 seconds past five-minute precision time pilot must land model no later 60 seconds after end five-minute time lose duration points F3E Seven-Cell Motor Glider Except seven-cell limit motor batteries identical full F3E event models variety airplanes seen stick-and-tissue Old-Timers F3E designs using latest composite wizardry Some competitors filled out survey form results shown accompanying table everyone responded survey enough did table representative models equipment Antiques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes 0000 plus10000 3-sw &aswigs color FOTO-PAAXSIncluing KOKU-PAN 72 ps CATALOG $400 November 1991 151 Limited Quantity STAFFORD SCALE B-24$30000 ENGINES 4 19-25 WINGSPAN 9Oincbes PLEASE CALL FOR SPECIALS OF THE MONTH I0 SIMPLY THE BEST may cost little fact is.. cant buy effective easier use soft mount PERIOD UNIVERSAL 2-cycle engines 20 61 EVERYTHING INCLUDED Available Hobl Dealer order direct add $175 shpIng MADE IN US manufacturer DISC-LOCK & HUSH FOAM dealer -dislrbulorshps invited PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS UNLIMITED / 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Moms MI 48458 Phone orders 313 631-4894 Visa/MG accep 5 YOur DOl0 Dull. . No308 1/8 Scale sese Nyo0 5ii R910niS No 307 1/7 Scale $796 sad 7% SinT U mi~ 3] i [1 A-DAMP $9150 BEAMS VIBRA-DAMP $1 995 ALUM TABS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 150, 151
THIS YEARS RC National Helicopter Championships held Mid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois Several new ideas tried out being attempt bring contest back common site organizers able co-locate national headquarters Helicopter Pattern Pylon Control Line events same airport site accomplished utilizing new frequencies possible allocating certain frequencies RC disciplines theory system worked well practice large number Helicopter fliers channels 23 26 29 caused major backup pin went class class up down half-mile runway Im going knock flying site too often Nationals report turns AMA-bashing contest field originally scheduled RC Helicopter use did pose some problems Contest Director Mark Wilson pointed out deficiencies organizers managed procure new sitea halfmile stretch unused runway surface deteriorated long disuse marred grass weeds honesty site made flyable short order whacking down considerable vegetation bringing fire department hose down dirt placing out Astroturf pads cones mark various layouts Speaking Mark Wilson crew IRCHA did great job running Nationals IRCHA production start finish must say rose occasion ran great contest super IRCHA has become Special Interest Group badly needed interface Academy Its about time Helicopter people began taking part Nationals process Four classes flown year Novice 31 entries Intermediate 28 entries FM 28 entries Scale two entries events except Scale flown simultaneously Novice extreme north field FM half-mile southward transmitter impound halfway point Since stay close impound know turn fly difficult watch other classes high heat humidityboth nineties weekkept everything everyone very warm out runway next no wind manmade shade available As result FM round day Intermediate Novice managed two rounds Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Since got hotter week wore very good move reduced workload 54 Model Aviation Looking south FAI area inc Novice psa National Champion Curtis Youngbloods air force four identical pod-and-boom X-Cell 60 cus tom ships ready go Curtis also US F3C team member came practiced prepared CD Mark Wilson tells like Mark ran good contest under hot conditions Left Silas Kwok ieft flew Airwoif first place Scale secou yuur iii ruw nugeri uurnum norns inc Jazz nanger mai ne Dor rowed Silas after losing two machines freak accidents Robert finished third FAt Silas took both machines home Right Wayne Mann finished close second FAI X-Cell 60 custom Triumph fuseiage Beautiful paint job ship fIrst NatIonals 12-year-old An drew Pound Terre Haute Indiana flew thIs Concept 30 22nd place Novice saved wear tear workers judges Speaking judges consistent scoring left impression competence fairness stayed out Princeton met several Novice Intermediate fliers practicing Princeton Inn evening met up Walter Kramarski brother Chet Walter editor Northern Illinois RC Helicopter Association newsletter wasnt flying competition came down help out line Im indebted Walter keeping posted Helicopter happenings during time competing Sailplane Monday Tuesday Thank Walter thanks putting newsletter list Thursday morning went out Helicopter site Starting out Novice area watched 12-year-old Andy Pound putting Concept 30 through its paces Andy has flying Helicopters 2 /2 years doing fine job including loops rolls stall turns talked Andys dad Ron Pound flew Intermediate Ron justly proud son Its always good see Junior transmitter hand Down FM area ran friends Tom Dooley Robert Gorham Silas Kwok Wayne Mann filled what happening FM year two Japanese entrants both Hirobo team members Seiji Suwabe finished fourth Takashi Tanaka took eighth place Suwabe flying new Hirobo Eagle SSRII head own Suwabe Nova fuselage little narrower longer stock Nova Powered YS fitted prototype muffler high-speed ship flew rails Evidently though American judges looking something different what Suwabe accustomed home Possibly ship too fast has too much vertical rolling stall turn could have given impression having trouble keeping judging box US F3C team members competed finishing same positions team trials Flying better ever Curtis Youngblood again became National Champion four identical pod-and-boom X-Cell 60s obviously well practiced gave demo Thursday typical Curtis flowing effortlessly upright inverted rolling maneuvers finale backwards right-side-up auto entered stall turn landing one-foot-square practice pad Remember Curtis flies X-Cell 60 custom basically stock Teammate Wayne Mann finished second place Having lost models practice competed backup ship Wayne currently flying X-Cell 60 custom Triumph fuselage Supersmooth dedicated well practiced deserves position team Nationals placing Robert Gorham flier make US Helicopter teams As may may know Robert now flying TSK has pretty well dialed new machines Robert misfortune lose two models freak accidents during precontest practice ball link failed ship paddle separated flight other Robert borrowed brand-new TSK Jazz Ranger garb Silas Kwok dialed came ahead Suwabe third place tough competitor also will well World Championships US team will traveling Australia fall chatted Tom Dooley first time since changed over Kalt Helicopters last September Tom flying Excalibur thats brought up November 1991 55 Southern gentleman past US FAI team member Tom Dooley finished fifth FAI fly-Marty Kuhns southern California flew ing Kalt Excailburhis Concept 60 15th place PAl new Kyosho machine shows lot promise looks good files well Continued paRe 150 Left Curtis ngblood basically box stock X-Ceii 60 custom jobs National Champion truly amazing Right Japans Saul Suwabe finished fourth FAI Hirobo Eagle Nova fuselage VS-powered model beautiful performs well P4 7 D ThUNDEPBOLT ADD $2000 S&H MC & VISA ACT SPECS SPAN 80 LENGTh 6925 VEIGHT 13-ISLBS POYER 90-108 ACCESSORIES AVAILABLEREfRACTS WITH SCALE STRUTS AND TAILVHEELSTATIC PROPS AND SPINNERFLYING SPINNERPILOTSTATIC & DROPABLE BOMBS ITANKS SEND $300 FOR 1991 CATALOG INNOVATIVE MODELS THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT YOU PVM WERE 4AMEDBEST SCALE KITS FOR THE MONEY BY SCALE R/C MODELER MAGAZINE ** ** * * * * ** ** * * * * * OTHER 1/6TH SCALE KITSP-51D MUSTANG FVI9OD9 ME-109 FVI9O-A HAWKER HURRICANE COKING IN OCT91 A6M-2 ZERO 80 SPAN PLANSDUMMY RADIALSIRIVET MAKERS RETRACTS FOR TELEPHONE ORDERS ONLY 800780-3190 INFORMATION 305-978-9033 FAX 3059789041 ALL BIG BIRDS MADE IN THE USA ALL INNOVATIVE KITS FEATURE I-GLASS FUSE IMACEINE CUT FOAM CORESALL THE BARD TO MAKE PARTSBUMPS AND BLISTERS ARE DONE FOR YOUSCALE OUTLINE CLEAR PLANS & INSTRIS VEIWS INNOVATIVE MODEL FHODUCTS P0 BOX 4365 MA1iATEFL 33063 RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 111 maneuver looked like radio failure recovered shallow dive Pylon trading altitude airspeed obvious hed just pulled up miss two slower planes turn time alternative would have thread needle count other pilots move over littlenot nearly certain tactic As Richard Petty said finish first must first finish Racing close after eight rounds tied scores second third fourth fifth sixth through eighth 10th through 13th Top finishers planes impounded given thorough technical inspection before trophies handed out passed muster As always far too photos memorable events cram few pages Nationals open AMA members Next time come part RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 Baron Alpha standards using nine-tooth pinion change main gear ratio 9781 also using Omega tail rotor gearbox little tail rotor authority running Excalibur Kalt Epsilon fuselage Kalts limited-slip clutch low-cost item available Hobby Dynamics drives tail rotor auto Tom reports Kalt has Hiller authority easier fly Hirobos also says Kalts really holding up stay shape next no maintenance Along about nine 10 top finishers FM Tom running Zig Saw Gp92S fiberglass main blades recommends Tom says Kalt working new 60 ship new metal clutch working well Enforcer first Nationals outing Concept 60 Dwight Shilling placed very creditable ninth Marty Kuhns finished 15th FM looks Concept 60 going contender Miter Master * Perfect Truss construction * 900 squaring fence * Triangular adjustable fence Price $1095 Product No 122 Miter Sander Sand angle its complement quickly accurately Miter Master solid alder base mounted non-skid pads alder four-way re versible sliding block carries 2 different grits sand paper FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24TH AVE FOREST GROVE OR 97116 503 357-2732 150 Model Aviation $27995 INe U TiffS 1 ~yiHILLS METOLS OOOKS PiIECISION INSTOIIMENTS I—CONSLETE COTOLOC $200 ITDOLS CD lONGs items 2100 8 LSpoaogfaalo OH 05505 513 3228562 Catalogs Best Scale $500 Model Aircraft Plans Handbook 1990-91 $500 Scale Drawings Plans Handbook $500 RC Model World Plans Const Guide $500 Catalogs $400 ea 3 shipped g ether order BOB HOLMAN Kits Call 714 885-3959 New 138 pg GERMAN PLANS BOOKS $600 Other Catalogs Please add $200 Shipped Separately THE BEST IN SCALE Over 25 Years Service e Documen B sh Magaz ne P ans Wnnesa Teedo Mase nenas&manymoo VSA/MC ai 820 CRANDALL-L RD9 CORYDON INDIANA 47112 ** Large se ection o emo e ro e irp anes e pro essiona Business since 1973 PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE LISTED BELOW WIS JUST FEW OF THE MFG WE STOCKHOURS MONDAYTHRUTHURSDAY9AM 5PM FRIDAY 9AM-2PM CLOSED SATURDAY& A-JUSTO JIG AMBROID ARCO RUBBERBANDS BRIDI DAVEYS SYSTEMS COVERITE DEVCON OREMEL DU-BRO DYNAFI LITE $Sb FOX FUTABA GOLDBERG GAS MODEL PROD HALLCO HOBBYPOXY HOT STUFF K & B MFG SIG SA ITO SONiC-TRONiCS STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE VS ENGINES LANIER MILLER NO RTHEAST ZINGER PROPS -o 9 5 STAFFORD AIRCOUPE $9995 complete listing etcpIease send stamped self-address enve lope DEALERS WANTED FKKITS 1GjI tickum fuse ge X two-entry turnout Scale little disappointing Both models Airwolfs Silas Kwok repeated last years win same ship its still gorgeous would nice see competition Scale dont know answer what will make happen about wraps up Four days sun mug some very good flying lots great people 91 Nationals BCNU SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT RC Electrics/Korman Continued page 58 task has three parts speed fiveminute precision duration in/out landing using concentric circles speed task plane launched goal making complete transits 150-meter course possible within three-minute period pilot has up minute pass below three-meter-high limbo bar begin five-minute precision duration Points deducted second motor run during five-minute precision duration time slot in/out landing inner 15-meter circle worth 30 points outer 30meter circle worth 15 points landing points lost 30 seconds past five-minute precision time pilot must land model no later 60 seconds after end five-minute time lose duration points F3E Seven-Cell Motor Glider Except seven-cell limit motor batteries identical full F3E event models variety airplanes seen stick-and-tissue Old-Timers F3E designs using latest composite wizardry Some competitors filled out survey form results shown accompanying table everyone responded survey enough did table representative models equipment Antiques Military Civilian Helicopters 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 150, 151
THIS YEARS RC National Helicopter Championships held Mid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois Several new ideas tried out being attempt bring contest back common site organizers able co-locate national headquarters Helicopter Pattern Pylon Control Line events same airport site accomplished utilizing new frequencies possible allocating certain frequencies RC disciplines theory system worked well practice large number Helicopter fliers channels 23 26 29 caused major backup pin went class class up down half-mile runway Im going knock flying site too often Nationals report turns AMA-bashing contest field originally scheduled RC Helicopter use did pose some problems Contest Director Mark Wilson pointed out deficiencies organizers managed procure new sitea halfmile stretch unused runway surface deteriorated long disuse marred grass weeds honesty site made flyable short order whacking down considerable vegetation bringing fire department hose down dirt placing out Astroturf pads cones mark various layouts Speaking Mark Wilson crew IRCHA did great job running Nationals IRCHA production start finish must say rose occasion ran great contest super IRCHA has become Special Interest Group badly needed interface Academy Its about time Helicopter people began taking part Nationals process Four classes flown year Novice 31 entries Intermediate 28 entries FM 28 entries Scale two entries events except Scale flown simultaneously Novice extreme north field FM half-mile southward transmitter impound halfway point Since stay close impound know turn fly difficult watch other classes high heat humidityboth nineties weekkept everything everyone very warm out runway next no wind manmade shade available As result FM round day Intermediate Novice managed two rounds Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Since got hotter week wore very good move reduced workload 54 Model Aviation Looking south FAI area inc Novice psa National Champion Curtis Youngbloods air force four identical pod-and-boom X-Cell 60 cus tom ships ready go Curtis also US F3C team member came practiced prepared CD Mark Wilson tells like Mark ran good contest under hot conditions Left Silas Kwok ieft flew Airwoif first place Scale secou yuur iii ruw nugeri uurnum norns inc Jazz nanger mai ne Dor rowed Silas after losing two machines freak accidents Robert finished third FAt Silas took both machines home Right Wayne Mann finished close second FAI X-Cell 60 custom Triumph fuseiage Beautiful paint job ship fIrst NatIonals 12-year-old An drew Pound Terre Haute Indiana flew thIs Concept 30 22nd place Novice saved wear tear workers judges Speaking judges consistent scoring left impression competence fairness stayed out Princeton met several Novice Intermediate fliers practicing Princeton Inn evening met up Walter Kramarski brother Chet Walter editor Northern Illinois RC Helicopter Association newsletter wasnt flying competition came down help out line Im indebted Walter keeping posted Helicopter happenings during time competing Sailplane Monday Tuesday Thank Walter thanks putting newsletter list Thursday morning went out Helicopter site Starting out Novice area watched 12-year-old Andy Pound putting Concept 30 through its paces Andy has flying Helicopters 2 /2 years doing fine job including loops rolls stall turns talked Andys dad Ron Pound flew Intermediate Ron justly proud son Its always good see Junior transmitter hand Down FM area ran friends Tom Dooley Robert Gorham Silas Kwok Wayne Mann filled what happening FM year two Japanese entrants both Hirobo team members Seiji Suwabe finished fourth Takashi Tanaka took eighth place Suwabe flying new Hirobo Eagle SSRII head own Suwabe Nova fuselage little narrower longer stock Nova Powered YS fitted prototype muffler high-speed ship flew rails Evidently though American judges looking something different what Suwabe accustomed home Possibly ship too fast has too much vertical rolling stall turn could have given impression having trouble keeping judging box US F3C team members competed finishing same positions team trials Flying better ever Curtis Youngblood again became National Champion four identical pod-and-boom X-Cell 60s obviously well practiced gave demo Thursday typical Curtis flowing effortlessly upright inverted rolling maneuvers finale backwards right-side-up auto entered stall turn landing one-foot-square practice pad Remember Curtis flies X-Cell 60 custom basically stock Teammate Wayne Mann finished second place Having lost models practice competed backup ship Wayne currently flying X-Cell 60 custom Triumph fuselage Supersmooth dedicated well practiced deserves position team Nationals placing Robert Gorham flier make US Helicopter teams As may may know Robert now flying TSK has pretty well dialed new machines Robert misfortune lose two models freak accidents during precontest practice ball link failed ship paddle separated flight other Robert borrowed brand-new TSK Jazz Ranger garb Silas Kwok dialed came ahead Suwabe third place tough competitor also will well World Championships US team will traveling Australia fall chatted Tom Dooley first time since changed over Kalt Helicopters last September Tom flying Excalibur thats brought up November 1991 55 Southern gentleman past US FAI team member Tom Dooley finished fifth FAI fly-Marty Kuhns southern California flew ing Kalt Excailburhis Concept 60 15th place PAl new Kyosho machine shows lot promise looks good files well Continued paRe 150 Left Curtis ngblood basically box stock X-Ceii 60 custom jobs National Champion truly amazing Right Japans Saul Suwabe finished fourth FAI Hirobo Eagle Nova fuselage VS-powered model beautiful performs well P4 7 D ThUNDEPBOLT ADD $2000 S&H MC & VISA ACT SPECS SPAN 80 LENGTh 6925 VEIGHT 13-ISLBS POYER 90-108 ACCESSORIES AVAILABLEREfRACTS WITH SCALE STRUTS AND TAILVHEELSTATIC PROPS AND SPINNERFLYING SPINNERPILOTSTATIC & DROPABLE BOMBS ITANKS SEND $300 FOR 1991 CATALOG INNOVATIVE MODELS THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT YOU 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through eighth 10th through 13th Top finishers planes impounded given thorough technical inspection before trophies handed out passed muster As always far too photos memorable events cram few pages Nationals open AMA members Next time come part RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 Baron Alpha standards using nine-tooth pinion change main gear ratio 9781 also using Omega tail rotor gearbox little tail rotor authority running Excalibur Kalt Epsilon fuselage Kalts limited-slip clutch low-cost item available Hobby Dynamics drives tail rotor auto Tom reports Kalt has Hiller authority easier fly Hirobos also says Kalts really holding up stay shape next no maintenance Along about nine 10 top finishers FM Tom running Zig Saw Gp92S fiberglass main blades recommends Tom says Kalt working new 60 ship new metal clutch working well Enforcer first Nationals outing Concept 60 Dwight Shilling placed very creditable ninth Marty Kuhns finished 15th FM looks Concept 60 going contender Miter Master * Perfect Truss construction * 900 squaring fence * Triangular adjustable fence Price $1095 Product No 122 Miter Sander Sand angle its complement quickly accurately Miter Master solid alder base mounted non-skid pads alder four-way re versible sliding block carries 2 different grits sand paper FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24TH AVE FOREST GROVE OR 97116 503 357-2732 150 Model Aviation $27995 INe U TiffS 1 ~yiHILLS METOLS OOOKS PiIECISION INSTOIIMENTS I—CONSLETE COTOLOC $200 ITDOLS CD lONGs items 2100 8 LSpoaogfaalo OH 05505 513 3228562 Catalogs Best Scale $500 Model Aircraft Plans Handbook 1990-91 $500 Scale Drawings Plans Handbook $500 RC Model World Plans Const Guide $500 Catalogs $400 ea 3 shipped g ether order BOB HOLMAN Kits Call 714 885-3959 New 138 pg GERMAN PLANS BOOKS $600 Other Catalogs Please add $200 Shipped Separately THE BEST IN SCALE Over 25 Years Service e Documen B sh Magaz ne P ans Wnnesa Teedo Mase nenas&manymoo VSA/MC ai 820 CRANDALL-L RD9 CORYDON INDIANA 47112 ** Large se ection o emo e ro e irp anes e pro essiona Business since 1973 PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE LISTED BELOW WIS JUST FEW OF THE MFG WE STOCKHOURS MONDAYTHRUTHURSDAY9AM 5PM FRIDAY 9AM-2PM CLOSED SATURDAY& A-JUSTO JIG AMBROID ARCO RUBBERBANDS BRIDI DAVEYS SYSTEMS COVERITE DEVCON OREMEL DU-BRO DYNAFI LITE $Sb FOX FUTABA GOLDBERG GAS MODEL PROD HALLCO HOBBYPOXY HOT STUFF K & B MFG SIG SA ITO SONiC-TRONiCS STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE VS ENGINES LANIER MILLER NO RTHEAST ZINGER PROPS -o 9 5 STAFFORD AIRCOUPE $9995 complete listing etcpIease send stamped self-address enve lope DEALERS WANTED FKKITS 1GjI tickum fuse ge X two-entry turnout Scale little disappointing Both models Airwolfs Silas Kwok repeated last years win same ship its still gorgeous would nice see competition Scale dont know answer what will make happen about wraps up Four days sun mug some very good flying lots great people 91 Nationals BCNU SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT RC Electrics/Korman Continued page 58 task has three parts speed fiveminute precision duration in/out landing using concentric circles speed task plane launched goal making complete transits 150-meter course possible within three-minute period pilot has up minute pass below three-meter-high limbo bar begin five-minute precision duration Points deducted second motor run during five-minute precision duration time slot in/out landing inner 15-meter circle worth 30 points outer 30meter circle worth 15 points landing points lost 30 seconds past five-minute precision time pilot must land model no later 60 seconds after end five-minute time lose duration points F3E Seven-Cell Motor Glider Except seven-cell limit motor batteries identical full F3E event models variety airplanes seen stick-and-tissue Old-Timers F3E designs using latest composite wizardry Some competitors filled out survey form results shown accompanying table everyone responded survey enough did table representative models equipment Antiques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes 0000 plus10000 3-sw &aswigs color FOTO-PAAXSIncluing KOKU-PAN 72 ps CATALOG $400 November 1991 151 Limited Quantity STAFFORD SCALE B-24$30000 ENGINES 4 19-25 WINGSPAN 9Oincbes PLEASE CALL FOR SPECIALS OF THE MONTH I0 SIMPLY THE BEST may cost little fact is.. cant buy effective easier use soft mount PERIOD UNIVERSAL 2-cycle engines 20 61 EVERYTHING INCLUDED Available Hobl Dealer order direct add $175 shpIng MADE IN US manufacturer DISC-LOCK & HUSH FOAM dealer -dislrbulorshps invited PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS UNLIMITED / 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Moms MI 48458 Phone orders 313 631-4894 Visa/MG accep 5 YOur DOl0 Dull. . No308 1/8 Scale sese Nyo0 5ii R910niS No 307 1/7 Scale $796 sad 7% SinT U mi~ 3] i [1 A-DAMP $9150 BEAMS VIBRA-DAMP $1 995 ALUM TABS