/4 Wo ct IA lit _________ e sswind sally As hort story DP Ander n un IN big trouble now said president Two-City Radio Control lers during new business portion club meeting Weve received letter Minnesota Human Rights Department says have noticed names club roster male names point out officers men Board Directors has men entire 25-year history club proof de facto sexism claim must mend discriminatory ways else will lose charter non profit corporation Several club members rose feet Unfair Nottrue Bureaucrats shouted president gaveled meeting order motioned resume seats know weve never consciously excluded women building flying part hobby president continued wives participate club picnics fun-fly events annual banquet some reason through no fault own no woman has ever flier club room broke pandemonium first epithets hurled state govern ment officials plans retaliation suggested such withholding clubs property tax Finally order restored discussion centered upon Two-City Radio Controllers no lady pilots Women participate other sportsthey play golf ride horses fly full-size airplanes etc women auto mechanics women RC fliers Perhaps have allowed unwhole some untrue image develop sug gested club member soberly contemplating predicament probably think flying field lot mud blood beer said hear terms like crap traps homey hinges dont know roughest language use occa sional aint got strong est drink consumed after club meetings root beer truth would love have some lady fliers field just doesnt seem interested Well guys president interjected better get some inter ested pretty soon lose articles incorporation will lose field discussion followed focused attract some women fliers club schemes proposed implemented weeks followed Months went recruiting single woman pilot efforts failed future looked grim day Sally appeared club meeting wearing black skirt slit up front black patent leather high heels red silk blouse white leather jacket long brown hair blue eyes accentuated slight amount eye shadow red lipstick matched blouse held fuselage Falcon 56 under arm held wing other hand red white black color scheme airplane matched outfit perfectly Hi said demurely stood doorway meeting room Would someone like inspect servos Never history Two-City Radio Controllers novice receive much help experienced fliers flying season followed Sally progressed beginner expert rapid rate achievement due nearly unlimited assistance club members also own natural ability builder flier attractiveness matched remark able talent building flying RC air planes interest genuine too liked attention received enjoyed camaraderie fellow fliers thoroughly en joyed thrill flight Ive sat aisle seat 747 said Theres no feeling flight Ive ridden lightplane Ive soared sailplane tootheres bit feel real thrill flying feet planted firmly ground light summer breeze blow ing through hair Sig Kougar turning final settling touchand-go Sally made good use generous assistance received other club members Before long flown near ly airplane club hot Pattern ships Unlimited-class Saulplanes Sport Scale biplanes Pylon Racers Giant Scale behemoths 52 Model Aviation C C Shirley love explained airplanes learned fly better became flying Like bunch suitors club members tried woo interest favorite types airplane Some switched modes could teach fly airplanes After experimenting variety RC airplanes Sally finally decided con centrate efforts Pattern As date clubs big annual contest drew closer Sally observed practicing cer tain aerobatic maneuvers more frequently Speculation arose wheth er going enter contest Dawn broke first day Two-City Radio Controllers Annual Open Pattern Sport Scale Contest beginning warm August day light winds clear blue sky As usual Sally center attention wearing white tennis skirt yellow golf shirt white tennis shoes yellow socks hair pulled back ponytail poked through expansion space back Two-Cities Radio Controllers cap field box covered yellow white vinyl large black calli graphic letters spelling SALLY across side airplane Dirty Bitdy epoxy-painted white yellow lace jonquils air-brushed onto wings stabilizer yellow stripe ran down top fuselage up fin Beneath name calligraphically recorded across fuselage black let ters Yellow white lace ribbons transmitter antenna revealed frequen cy 72960 MHz change frequencies would have buy whole new wardrobe explained name called Round 1 picked up airplane transmit ter carried ready box required no caller because memorized Pattern maneuver se quence having talk caller flying left time available concentrate flying discovered Sally engaged onboard glow driver started Supertigre engine flip prop sun glinted off shiny-smooth epoxy wings polished tuned pipe Sallys airplane taxied takeoff position Sally stood beside judges seated folding chairs near edge runway Shouts Go Sally Show em its done heard spectator area eyes focused upon Sally airplane Sally tuned 9ut concen tration devoted solely airplane Takeoffstarting now nounced judges advanced throttle slowly held slight amount right rudder airplane accelerated slowly first faster lifted air after passing judges posi tion transitioned steady wingslevel clirnb Sally flicked retract switch h Julie left forefinger landing gear snapped up Sally listened engine ob served effect wind drift flew plane around field preparation entering first maneuver slight crosswind meant compensating rud der used manuevers noted herself Double stall turnstarting now Sally announced plane approached center field As plane passed before judges arched straight up began slow Sally reduced throttle fast idle Full left-rudder rotated plane place dropped straight down slight wiggle its tail Sally continued hold little leftrudder prevent plane drifting crosswind passed ludges again pulled up second stall turn rotated place dropped another tiny wiggle leveling out ex act same heading altitude entry Complete said Applause burst forth spectators remaining maneuvers Ad vanced Pattern equally successful receiving eights nines tens judges After well-flared bounceless touchdown front judges Sally received standing ovation cheers applause Sallys final standing contest did go unnoticed other fliers Min nesota Attendance contests fun fly events increased dramatically afterward People came watch Sally fly discovered too enjoyed flying flying Sally did go unnoticed women spectators either asked other women enjoyed Pattern flying responded combines grace beauty figure skating ex citement grand prix racing wish women would try Indeed women did try Because Sallys example women joined Two-City Radio Conttollers Julie fond out door sports like back-packing canoe ing Sailplane often seen above wild river bluffs circling among migrating hawks Alice gave up decoupage macrame didnt find challenging enough build Scale models instead asked after winning major Scale con test Spitfire really ap propriate subject woman fly replied Women ferried Spitfires RAF during Battle Britain Lucey became star model air shows pointed out last women giving up rough stuff like wingwalking becoming pilots instead Heidi preferred silent art flying Gentle Lady Two-Meter Sailplane has hopes becoming first woman reach Level Five League Silent Flight Shirley didnt mind reputation being fast woman original design Quiche Quick won Pylon Races As years went women fliers profound influence upon club Coffee croissants served club meetings Flowers planted around pits extra income overflow crowds spectators airshows dnd contests provided funds building club house field afternoon tea served Victorian gazebo built spectator area screened children could play causing interruptions flying low hedge well-trimmed honeysuckle bush es provided decorative barrier between piloting area runways truly halcyon time TwoCity Radio Controllers dedica tion hard work ladies become major contributing influence club fact numbers grew exceed number male members male minority welcomed because women maintained field Continued page 146 October 1984 53 Sally BY LEE TAYLOR MM FOUNDER & PRO PI-1OTOORAPER SUPER two-hour long Rideo cumu latiRe product TEN YEARS actiRe shootingl Featuring 165 LB GRUMMAN GOOSE 16 6-17 16 SPRUCE GOOSE MASTERS CHAMPION SHIPS AMA NATIONALS & MORE Recorded VHS Hi-Grade Video Tape $3495 CaLIF RESIDENTS S3i SEND SASE FOR DE SEND CRECIE OR MONEY ORDER TO abilia modelers visited museum attending Nats last year saw Gee Bee exhibit would like help can send Contributions Gee Bee Memorial Fund Multibank PO Box 1489 Springfield MA 01101 enQugh raised time attend next Nats Westover maybe ghost will have returned Springfield again CrosswlndlAnderson Continued page 53 ran business affairs club effective keeping club treasury filled money men devoted time building flying left work womena dream come true men day letter arrived big trouble now said Presi dent Sally during new business por tion club meeting Weve received letter Minnesota Human Rights Department says have noticed that. RC ScalelWlschers Continued page 55 ef eur RC Scale events have same five options score realism flight several mandatory maneuvers Figure 8 Ah yes Eight simple devilishly-contrived maneuver comes near beginning flight has worst reputation low scores spoiler otherwise magnificent flight past Eight always preceded Straight Flight Procedure Turn Precision FAI Scale continues two mandatories Sport Scale dropped shorten event Straight Flight Procedure Turn give us advantage getting set up Eight able test wind direction velocity Figure 8 performed can enter bold confidence Sport Scale fliers have noth ing takeoff preceding Eight Eight mastered endless practice under conditions wind fliers regard Figure 8 sim ple maneuver worthy practice yet hear questions contestants about its proper execution Watching Eights contest tells us fliers came prepared mandatory FAI Eight described page 120 latest AMA rule book being 330-ft-maximum-diameter circles Sport Scale no dimensional limits Another seemingly simple ma neuvers Sport Scale Fly-past Straight level flight devia tions either heading altitude disciplines acquired practice would seem 10-point score should near certainty seldom happens Its important have Fly-past divided equally two halves approaching judges posi tion second departing means model must brought down Fly-past level distant point straightened out proper direc tion held precisely heading will carry past judges mid point maneuver common fault altitude change Realism scored throughout flight including turnaround between maneu vers sudden sharp turn reach new heading possible model pilot full-size plane performing same turn would subjected unbear able G-forces same true pull out bottom 1oop open throttle please judges maximum realism points fly model though live person board Completion flight less alloted time 10 12 minutes doesnt add score quick turn around between maneuvers gain few seconds will destroy effect realism Because engine-starting time included time allotment make preparations beforehand certain instant start ing Delays before takeoff can lead necessity quick turnarounds Flight maneuvers should limited prototype capable performing Todays educated judges no longer impressed long low verted pass typical prototypes ability will accept maneuvers FREE 1984 Catalog tools Hobbyist Miniature lathes Milling/drilling machines Jig & circular saws Styrofoam cutter Phone 11irI hobby products cc PO Box 07846 Columbus OH 43207 can done airshow-type air craft model doesnt depict type Expect furnish proof par ticular plane aerobatic extent capability Quality suffers model flown manner beyond ability its original simple loop proves quite com plex performed scalelike style large round loop overpow ered model lightplane typical example carry-over Patterntype flying Scale event Aerobatic show planes wifl perform round 1oops others follow elliptical path help stretch ellipse rounded shape loop should done heading wind reduce speed downward portion also reduces structural loads model throttle should partially closed An abrupt pullout higher speed would have made mythical pilot quite uncomfortable same would true other looping maneuvers Split-S Cuban Eight well recoveries Spin Stall Turn Rebart wheels recent column mention method giving Robart wheels tires greater loadcarrying capacity stuff tire another tire next-size-smaller diameter example 3-in tire will contain 3-in diameter sounds simple enough couple tricks job phone call reader brought attention lack detailed instructions First inner tire doesnt need another Robart type Any old wheels clutter junk boxes will job Choose tires stuffing have fairly stiff rubber compound Dont remove tire its wheel Use sharp blade cut around periphery scrap wheel free tire hub want tread sidewalls second tire used inside bigger Trying stuff liner inside Robart tire can frustrating task because frictional resistance quite conceivable outer tire could tear 148 Model Aviation Great footage BEST GIANT SCALE SEAPLANES SPORT FLYING UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT HELICOPTERS & MASTERS SCALE CHAMPIONS COITIOLIII TI Nil PROFILE0COMBA PRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE 15 -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & ITAIDD Cuitom Dliii lush Ingredients Fo detailed hochure50C stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFIN DER 8345 Delhi Road Chareston Hgts. SC 29418 803-563-7169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/10
Page Numbers: 52, 53, 146
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/10
Page Numbers: 52, 53, 146
/4 Wo ct IA lit _________ e sswind sally As hort story DP Ander n un IN big trouble now said president Two-City Radio Control lers during new business portion club meeting Weve received letter Minnesota Human Rights Department says have noticed names club roster male names point out officers men Board Directors has men entire 25-year history club proof de facto sexism claim must mend discriminatory ways else will lose charter non profit corporation Several club members rose feet Unfair Nottrue Bureaucrats shouted president gaveled meeting order motioned resume seats know weve never consciously excluded women building flying part hobby president continued wives participate club picnics fun-fly events annual banquet some reason through no fault own no woman has ever flier club room broke pandemonium first epithets hurled state govern ment officials plans retaliation suggested such withholding clubs property tax Finally order restored discussion centered upon Two-City Radio Controllers no lady pilots Women participate other sportsthey play golf ride horses fly full-size airplanes etc women auto mechanics women RC fliers Perhaps have allowed unwhole some untrue image develop sug gested club member soberly contemplating predicament probably think flying field lot mud blood beer said hear terms like crap traps homey hinges dont know roughest language use occa sional aint got strong est drink consumed after club meetings root beer truth would love have some lady fliers field just doesnt seem interested Well guys president interjected better get some inter ested pretty soon lose articles incorporation will lose field discussion followed focused attract some women fliers club schemes proposed implemented weeks followed Months went recruiting single woman pilot efforts failed future looked grim day Sally appeared club meeting wearing black skirt slit up front black patent leather high heels red silk blouse white leather jacket long brown hair blue eyes accentuated slight amount eye shadow red lipstick matched blouse held fuselage Falcon 56 under arm held wing other hand red white black color scheme airplane matched outfit perfectly Hi said demurely stood doorway meeting room Would someone like inspect servos Never history Two-City Radio Controllers novice receive much help experienced fliers flying season followed Sally progressed beginner expert rapid rate achievement due nearly unlimited assistance club members also own natural ability builder flier attractiveness matched remark able talent building flying RC air planes interest genuine too liked attention received enjoyed camaraderie fellow fliers thoroughly en joyed thrill flight Ive sat aisle seat 747 said Theres no feeling flight Ive ridden lightplane Ive soared sailplane tootheres bit feel real thrill flying feet planted firmly ground light summer breeze blow ing through hair Sig Kougar turning final settling touchand-go Sally made good use generous assistance received other club members Before long flown near ly airplane club hot Pattern ships Unlimited-class Saulplanes Sport Scale biplanes Pylon Racers Giant Scale behemoths 52 Model Aviation C C Shirley love explained airplanes learned fly better became flying Like bunch suitors club members tried woo interest favorite types airplane Some switched modes could teach fly airplanes After experimenting variety RC airplanes Sally finally decided con centrate efforts Pattern As date clubs big annual contest drew closer Sally observed practicing cer tain aerobatic maneuvers more frequently Speculation arose wheth er going enter contest Dawn broke first day Two-City Radio Controllers Annual Open Pattern Sport Scale Contest beginning warm August day light winds clear blue sky As usual Sally center attention wearing white tennis skirt yellow golf shirt white tennis shoes yellow socks hair pulled back ponytail poked through expansion space back Two-Cities Radio Controllers cap field box covered yellow white vinyl large black calli graphic letters spelling SALLY across side airplane Dirty Bitdy epoxy-painted white yellow lace jonquils air-brushed onto wings stabilizer yellow stripe ran down top fuselage up fin Beneath name calligraphically recorded across fuselage black let ters Yellow white lace ribbons transmitter antenna revealed frequen cy 72960 MHz change frequencies would have buy whole new wardrobe explained name called Round 1 picked up airplane transmit ter carried ready box required no caller because memorized Pattern maneuver se quence having talk caller flying left time available concentrate flying discovered Sally engaged onboard glow driver started Supertigre engine flip prop sun glinted off shiny-smooth epoxy wings polished tuned pipe Sallys airplane taxied takeoff position Sally stood beside judges seated folding chairs near edge runway Shouts Go Sally Show em its done heard spectator area eyes focused upon Sally airplane Sally tuned 9ut concen tration devoted solely airplane Takeoffstarting now nounced judges advanced throttle slowly held slight amount right rudder airplane accelerated slowly first faster lifted air after passing judges posi tion transitioned steady wingslevel clirnb Sally flicked retract switch h Julie left forefinger landing gear snapped up Sally listened engine ob served effect wind drift flew plane around field preparation entering first maneuver slight crosswind meant compensating rud der used manuevers noted herself Double stall turnstarting now Sally announced plane approached center field As plane passed before judges arched straight up began slow Sally reduced throttle fast idle Full left-rudder rotated plane place dropped straight down slight wiggle its tail Sally continued hold little leftrudder prevent plane drifting crosswind passed ludges again pulled up second stall turn rotated place dropped another tiny wiggle leveling out ex act same heading altitude entry Complete said Applause burst forth spectators remaining maneuvers Ad vanced Pattern equally successful receiving eights nines tens judges After well-flared bounceless touchdown front judges Sally received standing ovation cheers applause Sallys final standing contest did go unnoticed other fliers Min nesota Attendance contests fun fly events increased dramatically afterward People came watch Sally fly discovered too enjoyed flying flying Sally did go unnoticed women spectators either asked other women enjoyed Pattern flying responded combines grace beauty figure skating ex citement grand prix racing wish women would try Indeed women did try Because Sallys example women joined Two-City Radio Conttollers Julie fond out door sports like back-packing canoe ing Sailplane often seen above wild river bluffs circling among migrating hawks Alice gave up decoupage macrame didnt find challenging enough build Scale models instead asked after winning major Scale con test Spitfire really ap propriate subject woman fly replied Women ferried Spitfires RAF during Battle Britain Lucey became star model air shows pointed out last women giving up rough stuff like wingwalking becoming pilots instead Heidi preferred silent art flying Gentle Lady Two-Meter Sailplane has hopes becoming first woman reach Level Five League Silent Flight Shirley didnt mind reputation being fast woman original design Quiche Quick won Pylon Races As years went women fliers profound influence upon club Coffee croissants served club meetings Flowers planted around pits extra income overflow crowds spectators airshows dnd contests provided funds building club house field afternoon tea served Victorian gazebo built spectator area screened children could play causing interruptions flying low hedge well-trimmed honeysuckle bush es provided decorative barrier between piloting area runways truly halcyon time TwoCity Radio Controllers dedica tion hard work ladies become major contributing influence club fact numbers grew exceed number male members male minority welcomed because women maintained field Continued page 146 October 1984 53 Sally BY LEE TAYLOR MM FOUNDER & PRO PI-1OTOORAPER SUPER two-hour long Rideo cumu latiRe product TEN YEARS actiRe shootingl Featuring 165 LB GRUMMAN GOOSE 16 6-17 16 SPRUCE GOOSE MASTERS CHAMPION SHIPS AMA NATIONALS & MORE Recorded VHS Hi-Grade Video Tape $3495 CaLIF RESIDENTS S3i SEND SASE FOR DE SEND CRECIE OR MONEY ORDER TO abilia modelers visited museum attending Nats last year saw Gee Bee exhibit would like help can send Contributions Gee Bee Memorial Fund Multibank PO Box 1489 Springfield MA 01101 enQugh raised time attend next Nats Westover maybe ghost will have returned Springfield again CrosswlndlAnderson Continued page 53 ran business affairs club effective keeping club treasury filled money men devoted time building flying left work womena dream come true men day letter arrived big trouble now said Presi dent Sally during new business por tion club meeting Weve received letter Minnesota Human Rights Department says have noticed that. RC ScalelWlschers Continued page 55 ef eur RC Scale events have same five options score realism flight several mandatory maneuvers Figure 8 Ah yes Eight simple devilishly-contrived maneuver comes near beginning flight has worst reputation low scores spoiler otherwise magnificent flight past Eight always preceded Straight Flight Procedure Turn Precision FAI Scale continues two mandatories Sport Scale dropped shorten event Straight Flight Procedure Turn give us advantage getting set up Eight able test wind direction velocity Figure 8 performed can enter bold confidence Sport Scale fliers have noth ing takeoff preceding Eight Eight mastered endless practice under conditions wind fliers regard Figure 8 sim ple maneuver worthy practice yet hear questions contestants about its proper execution Watching Eights contest tells us fliers came prepared mandatory FAI Eight described page 120 latest AMA rule book being 330-ft-maximum-diameter circles Sport Scale no dimensional limits Another seemingly simple ma neuvers Sport Scale Fly-past Straight level flight devia tions either heading altitude disciplines acquired practice would seem 10-point score should near certainty seldom happens Its important have Fly-past divided equally two halves approaching judges posi tion second departing means model must brought down Fly-past level distant point straightened out proper direc tion held precisely heading will carry past judges mid point maneuver common fault altitude change Realism scored throughout flight including turnaround between maneu vers sudden sharp turn reach new heading possible model pilot full-size plane performing same turn would subjected unbear able G-forces same true pull out bottom 1oop open throttle please judges maximum realism points fly model though live person board Completion flight less alloted time 10 12 minutes doesnt add score quick turn around between maneuvers gain few seconds will destroy effect realism Because engine-starting time included time allotment make preparations beforehand certain instant start ing Delays before takeoff can lead necessity quick turnarounds Flight maneuvers should limited prototype capable performing Todays educated judges no longer impressed long low verted pass typical prototypes ability will accept maneuvers FREE 1984 Catalog tools Hobbyist Miniature lathes Milling/drilling machines Jig & circular saws Styrofoam cutter Phone 11irI hobby products cc PO Box 07846 Columbus OH 43207 can done airshow-type air craft model doesnt depict type Expect furnish proof par ticular plane aerobatic extent capability Quality suffers model flown manner beyond ability its original simple loop proves quite com plex performed scalelike style large round loop overpow ered model lightplane typical example carry-over Patterntype flying Scale event Aerobatic show planes wifl perform round 1oops others follow elliptical path help stretch ellipse rounded shape loop should done heading wind reduce speed downward portion also reduces structural loads model throttle should partially closed An abrupt pullout higher speed would have made mythical pilot quite uncomfortable same would true other looping maneuvers Split-S Cuban Eight well recoveries Spin Stall Turn Rebart wheels recent column mention method giving Robart wheels tires greater loadcarrying capacity stuff tire another tire next-size-smaller diameter example 3-in tire will contain 3-in diameter sounds simple enough couple tricks job phone call reader brought attention lack detailed instructions First inner tire doesnt need another Robart type Any old wheels clutter junk boxes will job Choose tires stuffing have fairly stiff rubber compound Dont remove tire its wheel Use sharp blade cut around periphery scrap wheel free tire hub want tread sidewalls second tire used inside bigger Trying stuff liner inside Robart tire can frustrating task because frictional resistance quite conceivable outer tire could tear 148 Model Aviation Great footage BEST GIANT SCALE SEAPLANES SPORT FLYING UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT HELICOPTERS & MASTERS SCALE CHAMPIONS COITIOLIII TI Nil PROFILE0COMBA PRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE 15 -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & ITAIDD Cuitom Dliii lush Ingredients Fo detailed hochure50C stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFIN DER 8345 Delhi Road Chareston Hgts. SC 29418 803-563-7169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/10
Page Numbers: 52, 53, 146
/4 Wo ct IA lit _________ e sswind sally As hort story DP Ander n un IN big trouble now said president Two-City Radio Control lers during new business portion club meeting Weve received letter Minnesota Human Rights Department says have noticed names club roster male names point out officers men Board Directors has men entire 25-year history club proof de facto sexism claim must mend discriminatory ways else will lose charter non profit corporation Several club members rose feet Unfair Nottrue Bureaucrats shouted president gaveled meeting order motioned resume seats know weve never consciously excluded women building flying part hobby president continued wives participate club picnics fun-fly events annual banquet some reason through no fault own no woman has ever flier club room broke pandemonium first epithets hurled state govern ment officials plans retaliation suggested such withholding clubs property tax Finally order restored discussion centered upon Two-City Radio Controllers no lady pilots Women participate other sportsthey play golf ride horses fly full-size airplanes etc women auto mechanics women RC fliers Perhaps have allowed unwhole some untrue image develop sug gested club member soberly contemplating predicament probably think flying field lot mud blood beer said hear terms like crap traps homey hinges dont know roughest language use occa sional aint got strong est drink consumed after club meetings root beer truth would love have some lady fliers field just doesnt seem interested Well guys president interjected better get some inter ested pretty soon lose articles incorporation will lose field discussion followed focused attract some women fliers club schemes proposed implemented weeks followed Months went recruiting single woman pilot efforts failed future looked grim day Sally appeared club meeting wearing black skirt slit up front black patent leather high heels red silk blouse white leather jacket long brown hair blue eyes accentuated slight amount eye shadow red lipstick matched blouse held fuselage Falcon 56 under arm held wing other hand red white black color scheme airplane matched outfit perfectly Hi said demurely stood doorway meeting room Would someone like inspect servos Never history Two-City Radio Controllers novice receive much help experienced fliers flying season followed Sally progressed beginner expert rapid rate achievement due nearly unlimited assistance club members also own natural ability builder flier attractiveness matched remark able talent building flying RC air planes interest genuine too liked attention received enjoyed camaraderie fellow fliers thoroughly en joyed thrill flight Ive sat aisle seat 747 said Theres no feeling flight Ive ridden lightplane Ive soared sailplane tootheres bit feel real thrill flying feet planted firmly ground light summer breeze blow ing through hair Sig Kougar turning final settling touchand-go Sally made good use generous assistance received other club members Before long flown near ly airplane club hot Pattern ships Unlimited-class Saulplanes Sport Scale biplanes Pylon Racers Giant Scale behemoths 52 Model Aviation C C Shirley love explained airplanes learned fly better became flying Like bunch suitors club members tried woo interest favorite types airplane Some switched modes could teach fly airplanes After experimenting variety RC airplanes Sally finally decided con centrate efforts Pattern As date clubs big annual contest drew closer Sally observed practicing cer tain aerobatic maneuvers more frequently Speculation arose wheth er going enter contest Dawn broke first day Two-City Radio Controllers Annual Open Pattern Sport Scale Contest beginning warm August day light winds clear blue sky As usual Sally center attention wearing white tennis skirt yellow golf shirt white tennis shoes yellow socks hair pulled back ponytail poked through expansion space back Two-Cities Radio Controllers cap field box covered yellow white vinyl large black calli graphic letters spelling SALLY across side airplane Dirty Bitdy epoxy-painted white yellow lace jonquils air-brushed onto wings stabilizer yellow stripe ran down top fuselage up fin Beneath name calligraphically recorded across fuselage black let ters Yellow white lace ribbons transmitter antenna revealed frequen cy 72960 MHz change frequencies would have buy whole new wardrobe explained name called Round 1 picked up airplane transmit ter carried ready box required no caller because memorized Pattern maneuver se quence having talk caller flying left time available concentrate flying discovered Sally engaged onboard glow driver started Supertigre engine flip prop sun glinted off shiny-smooth epoxy wings polished tuned pipe Sallys airplane taxied takeoff position Sally stood beside judges seated folding chairs near edge runway Shouts Go Sally Show em its done heard spectator area eyes focused upon Sally airplane Sally tuned 9ut concen tration devoted solely airplane Takeoffstarting now nounced judges advanced throttle slowly held slight amount right rudder airplane accelerated slowly first faster lifted air after passing judges posi tion transitioned steady wingslevel clirnb Sally flicked retract switch h Julie left forefinger landing gear snapped up Sally listened engine ob served effect wind drift flew plane around field preparation entering first maneuver slight crosswind meant compensating rud der used manuevers noted herself Double stall turnstarting now Sally announced plane approached center field As plane passed before judges arched straight up began slow Sally reduced throttle fast idle Full left-rudder rotated plane place dropped straight down slight wiggle its tail Sally continued hold little leftrudder prevent plane drifting crosswind passed ludges again pulled up second stall turn rotated place dropped another tiny wiggle leveling out ex act same heading altitude entry Complete said Applause burst forth spectators remaining maneuvers Ad vanced Pattern equally successful receiving eights nines tens judges After well-flared bounceless touchdown front judges Sally received standing ovation cheers applause Sallys final standing contest did go unnoticed other fliers Min nesota Attendance contests fun fly events increased dramatically afterward People came watch Sally fly discovered too enjoyed flying flying Sally did go unnoticed women spectators either asked other women enjoyed Pattern flying responded combines grace beauty figure skating ex citement grand prix racing wish women would try Indeed women did try Because Sallys example women joined Two-City Radio Conttollers Julie fond out door sports like back-packing canoe ing Sailplane often seen above wild river bluffs circling among migrating hawks Alice gave up decoupage macrame didnt find challenging enough build Scale models instead asked after winning major Scale con test Spitfire really ap propriate subject woman fly replied Women ferried Spitfires RAF during Battle Britain Lucey became star model air shows pointed out last women giving up rough stuff like wingwalking becoming pilots instead Heidi preferred silent art flying Gentle Lady Two-Meter Sailplane has hopes becoming first woman reach Level Five League Silent Flight Shirley didnt mind reputation being fast woman original design Quiche Quick won Pylon Races As years went women fliers profound influence upon club Coffee croissants served club meetings Flowers planted around pits extra income overflow crowds spectators airshows dnd contests provided funds building club house field afternoon tea served Victorian gazebo built spectator area screened children could play causing interruptions flying low hedge well-trimmed honeysuckle bush es provided decorative barrier between piloting area runways truly halcyon time TwoCity Radio Controllers dedica tion hard work ladies become major contributing influence club fact numbers grew exceed number male members male minority welcomed because women maintained field Continued page 146 October 1984 53 Sally BY LEE TAYLOR MM FOUNDER & PRO PI-1OTOORAPER SUPER two-hour long Rideo cumu latiRe product TEN YEARS actiRe shootingl Featuring 165 LB GRUMMAN GOOSE 16 6-17 16 SPRUCE GOOSE MASTERS CHAMPION SHIPS AMA NATIONALS & MORE Recorded VHS Hi-Grade Video Tape $3495 CaLIF RESIDENTS S3i SEND SASE FOR DE SEND CRECIE OR MONEY ORDER TO abilia modelers visited museum attending Nats last year saw Gee Bee exhibit would like help can send Contributions Gee Bee Memorial Fund Multibank PO Box 1489 Springfield MA 01101 enQugh raised time attend next Nats Westover maybe ghost will have returned Springfield again CrosswlndlAnderson Continued page 53 ran business affairs club effective keeping club treasury filled money men devoted time building flying left work womena dream come true men day letter arrived big trouble now said Presi dent Sally during new business por tion club meeting Weve received letter Minnesota Human Rights Department says have noticed that. RC ScalelWlschers Continued page 55 ef eur RC Scale events have same five options score realism flight several mandatory maneuvers Figure 8 Ah yes Eight simple devilishly-contrived maneuver comes near beginning flight has worst reputation low scores spoiler otherwise magnificent flight past Eight always preceded Straight Flight Procedure Turn Precision FAI Scale continues two mandatories Sport Scale dropped shorten event Straight Flight Procedure Turn give us advantage getting set up Eight able test wind direction velocity Figure 8 performed can enter bold confidence Sport Scale fliers have noth ing takeoff preceding Eight Eight mastered endless practice under conditions wind fliers regard Figure 8 sim ple maneuver worthy practice yet hear questions contestants about its proper execution Watching Eights contest tells us fliers came prepared mandatory FAI Eight described page 120 latest AMA rule book being 330-ft-maximum-diameter circles Sport Scale no dimensional limits Another seemingly simple ma neuvers Sport Scale Fly-past Straight level flight devia tions either heading altitude disciplines acquired practice would seem 10-point score should near certainty seldom happens Its important have Fly-past divided equally two halves approaching judges posi tion second departing means model must brought down Fly-past level distant point straightened out proper direc tion held precisely heading will carry past judges mid point maneuver common fault altitude change Realism scored throughout flight including turnaround between maneu vers sudden sharp turn reach new heading possible model pilot full-size plane performing same turn would subjected unbear able G-forces same true pull out bottom 1oop open throttle please judges maximum realism points fly model though live person board Completion flight less alloted time 10 12 minutes doesnt add score quick turn around between maneuvers gain few seconds will destroy effect realism Because engine-starting time included time allotment make preparations beforehand certain instant start ing Delays before takeoff can lead necessity quick turnarounds Flight maneuvers should limited prototype capable performing Todays educated judges no longer impressed long low verted pass typical prototypes ability will accept maneuvers FREE 1984 Catalog tools Hobbyist Miniature lathes Milling/drilling machines Jig & circular saws Styrofoam cutter Phone 11irI hobby products cc PO Box 07846 Columbus OH 43207 can done airshow-type air craft model doesnt depict type Expect furnish proof par ticular plane aerobatic extent capability Quality suffers model flown manner beyond ability its original simple loop proves quite com plex performed scalelike style large round loop overpow ered model lightplane typical example carry-over Patterntype flying Scale event Aerobatic show planes wifl perform round 1oops others follow elliptical path help stretch ellipse rounded shape loop should done heading wind reduce speed downward portion also reduces structural loads model throttle should partially closed An abrupt pullout higher speed would have made mythical pilot quite uncomfortable same would true other looping maneuvers Split-S Cuban Eight well recoveries Spin Stall Turn Rebart wheels recent column mention method giving Robart wheels tires greater loadcarrying capacity stuff tire another tire next-size-smaller diameter example 3-in tire will contain 3-in diameter sounds simple enough couple tricks job phone call reader brought attention lack detailed instructions First inner tire doesnt need another Robart type Any old wheels clutter junk boxes will job Choose tires stuffing have fairly stiff rubber compound Dont remove tire its wheel Use sharp blade cut around periphery scrap wheel free tire hub want tread sidewalls second tire used inside bigger Trying stuff liner inside Robart tire can frustrating task because frictional resistance quite conceivable outer tire could tear 148 Model Aviation Great footage BEST GIANT SCALE SEAPLANES SPORT FLYING UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT HELICOPTERS & MASTERS SCALE CHAMPIONS COITIOLIII TI Nil PROFILE0COMBA PRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE 15 -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & ITAIDD Cuitom Dliii lush Ingredients Fo detailed hochure50C stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFIN DER 8345 Delhi Road Chareston Hgts. SC 29418 803-563-7169
