AMA National Fun Fly

AMA National inaugural Y event its kind Fun Fl AMA re sponse attended worked Reno indication dont surprised turns idea time has come EJohn Oldenkamp *1 welcome mat out AMA head quarters hotel Located short walk ConventIon Center served hub coordInatIng activitIes events ONE CAN STILL arrange marriage divorce ranches surrounding biggest little city world dudes dudettes showed up Reno NV over weekend June 24-26 came indulge alternate passion aeromodeling first AMA National Convention Fun-Fly occasion offered smorgasbord events ac tivities amid first-class amenities highly successful gathering Renos mini-glitz famous downtown arch greeted way var ious flying sites An abundance hotels restaurants makes Reno natural host city Left local Reno RC club did very professional job making transmitter checks running Impound area Right Biggest LiIIiC City world also boasts biggest little airports Reno RC Club Field features ample runways large pits terrific view 32 Model Aviation _________A beautiful trio X-Cell Helicopters fronts Andy Anderson points out features delta canard model former AMA President May-conversation among Sacramento area fliers nerd Hill other spectators airplane modified Balsa USA XB-70 kit now dubbedStanding left right pilots Brad Keppler XB701/2 later put spectacular performance fantastic show team programLisa Flagg Earl Rundle Ted DeLong Left Actual altitude ambient temperatures created 8100-ft density altitude readout making things bit marginal fan jets fleet belonging George Miller Custom RC Aircraft drew onlookers Right shapes sizes models represented Fun Flys RC segment bits pieces Giant Scale P-51 sport ship being enthusiastically hustled out flight line may well become prototype such presentations future carni val-like format both exciting educa tional Conceivably three four sites various parts country could host event rotation drawing its own particular geographic market con cept National Convention/Fun-Fly mat would combine industry trade show seminars technical workshops static displays world-class flying both doors out low-keyed approach flying eliminating need timers bean counters et al makes good sense die-hard competition types Its also opportunity involve pub lic pool potential enthusiasts three-day extravaganza addition being partly because being fun can nothing good us Reno natural happening type surrounding scenery beautiful city offers full range lodging inexpensive luxurious good food price excellent transporta October 1988 33 Its cut An extremely entertaining trio Stiks flew aerial combat during air show Andy Andersons plane top rIght makes off opponents streamer Left AMAs Jeff Troy about juice up tne wncn Meteor 8 Sailpunu maynru iuu urn mid later took controls 1 10-in beauty Right Tony Addle Naccarato ready two large RC Electric Farinun Moustiques models powered Astro 05 Cobalts drew generous applause during slow graceful Indoor demonstration flights All-up weight Incredibly light 40 02 Left Jeff Troy demonstrates fine art covering heat shrink films popular display natural Jeff typically builds 40 airplanes year probably can cover sleep Right Part static display gets eyball admiring public different types airplanes shown helped develop public awareness tremendous scope finesse make up hobby tion facilities entertainment sorts nign weather andmuch point plenty open space Getting involved long solo run up Owens Valley San Diego Highway 395 winds through miles high desert Sierra escarpment climbs 8000 ft Bishop area nes tled verdant summer fields plunges quick descent along Walker River whats known locally Truckee Mea dow prize jewel Reno 11 hours soul-satisfying solitude reminded anew breathtak ingly spectacular Western scenery can Reno has spent part De cember break last year enjoy what home base southern California rarest phenomenonasnow several side trips stunning Lake Ta hoe area surrounding valley nice laid-back comfortable stay long summer days National Fun-Fly week equally pleasurable pris tine Nevada skies endlessly interesting occasionally quite dramatic dis play tall cwnulonimbus clouds spreading great heights arrival late Friday afternoon few thunderstorms pocketing area found Fun-Fly off running AvIA officers already regularly convened Executive Council session door activities Convention Center heating up static display pulling together took lot time meet ing greeting both old acquaintances strangers friends hadnt met Physically Convention/Fun-Fly rather broad base Housed modern spacious Reno Convention Center wing booked AMA event headquarters registration area trade show swap meet Indoor flying size rooms impressive re moved central accordion doors two main halls must have measured about two football fields long wide space ca pable accommodating likes indoor automobile racing ceilings 35 maybe 40 ft high No gyms 34 Model Aviation Above The cavernous hall Reno Convention Center scene two nights intensive flight demonstrations Burbank-based Blacksheep Squadron three WW II Scale ships Illustrate Control Line flight Right AMA brass worked fun flew Executive Director John Worth launches RC balloon youngster wafting try hand piloting around room Left Frank Macy American Junior Products winds up airplanes five-year-old later successfully ROGd creation much delight 40-ft ceiling allowed lots turns cranked rubber Right wasnt flying Frank conducted business trade booth recreations Forties-era catapult gliders rubber stick models big hit evening families Left Mike Myers enjoys huge Free Flight site before cranking up SuperTigre-powered Shocer B Gas model Its four miles out horizon Mike standing Right SAM Western States Cabin Rubber winner Len Sherman holds up Flying Cloud model Outdoor flying both Free Flight RC probably buffalo once roamed Gettook place venue about 20 miles north ing site like trip back time Reno wide-open spaces reign since last four miles ingress along primitive sandy road newly hogged out Bureau Land Management Continued page 138 Soon neighbors Cliff Silva L Ron great aerial view Rena RC club field snapped camera hauled aloft St Jean discuss joys Free Flight Ne electric-powered Sailplane model built flown John Evans Sierra Silent vada Ron designed famous Ramrod Soarers club Rena camera mounted lens-down shoots out through hole both men avid fliers competitors bottom fuselage single dedicated servo used trip shutter mechanism October 1988 35 Heavy duty tabric weight bags tar Building Covering Transporting & Field Tie-Down Easily filled sand shot up 5 pounds Five 4x6 hags per package Conforms curvaturest95 Complete instructions Add $100 shipping Worlds Most Usetul Sanding Blocks CS 04 58 4&35CS06 47w/34590V w5u35& 90 V Comho package #2 4j5s95 GS 104 105106 13 4 &35 CS 02 CS 53 Add $2 50 fo Shppng 2&55 34&RoundsGS200PKG Comho package #1 ~g595 $2OO GS 1011021031J a3/8 1/25n3141Shipping Add $200 ShippingSquaresGS 300 PIG Six Pack Comho~65 4200 4l~ GS 101-1061 $23 950 Shipping Add $300 Shipping Single GS $5955 long lasting \#.r/V Add $100 Shipping silicon Carbide gritg blocks sides10 Lonij III El i jsju i inusjrnj Engine Covers __ Dust dirt among en gines worst enemies can greatly reduce life prized powerplants So complete modeling acces sories ordering set MODEL lOXno ~theyll protect engines save money Order Yours Today Easily secured model seconds Fuel p roof stretch fabric conforms engine muffler shapes Long life Velcro fasteners Attractive assorted colors Catalog NoSize 11011/2A thru 25 engines 110240 thru 60 engines 110360 thru 120 engines 1104 ras&Up Add $100 shipping pricen $200 $250 $300 $350 Safety/Preston Continued page 22 model did become uncontrollable should flying primary responsibility safety rests pilot meeting organizers insurance companies have seen flying year has quite definitely dangerous un less take steps reduce risks worst will happen just happens two weeks time will off Nats cover RC Scale events Model Aviation Bob Dolly Wischer have covering events years cannot make time will interesting see whether flight safety foremost minds US Scale competition fliers Till next month have safe Coronet/Mathews Continued page 30 other techniques Hying balanced point shown plans deflections set mdi cated Coronet 150 will literally jump off ground full throffleso much recommend gentle applications throttle first few flights Just point nose wind gently advance throttle until shes airborne No control input should needed Climbout purely function amount power appliedthe throt tle steeper climb Likewise faster flies touchier just good old fun-flying leave engine halfthroffle youre heat compe tition its time let rip Coronet 150 remarkably thermal ready tends ride very light lift well Whether power off models combination extremely slow flight speed exceptional stability give definite edge strong lift airplane quite capable beating socks off some streamlined sisters Power stability versatility Coronet 150 can have Reduce power gentle enjoyable sport fly ing pull out stops take advantage highly competitive thermaling abil ity airplane marries best both worlds either way cant lose Fun Fly/Oldenkamp Continued page 35 about smooth riding over wash board least todays closed quiet airconditioned vehicles forgiving yore airplanes ar rived traces dust Shades 52 Indiana us took trek out door site disappointed greeted complex three flying sites separated perhaps mile RC power Sailplanes second signed Free Flight distant given over Old-Timer RC-Assist crowd latter group Society Antique Modelers SAM 51 holding its West Coast Championship Meet con junction fun-fly/convention formal counts Saturday Sunday about 700 vehicles showed up events including motor homes camping onsite Reno Radio Control Club home Hungry Valley fliers hosted RC ac tivities relatively new field features long wide runway vast pit areas shel tered control center excellent frequen 138 Model Aviation Balsa Cutters 00 5 pc Masters Set 1/8 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/8 . $1698 3 pc Builders Set 3/16 1/4 5/16$998 Whether kit builder scratch builder SQUARE CUT Tools will save time Remove stubborn die cuts cut own squares slots Made US quality machined zinc plated steel Order set today See Dealer Cataloger Order dont carry Square cut Tools call us call well pay shipping SQUARE CUT Tools 4073 254-0516 905 N Harbor City Blvd Melbourne FL 32935 Dualr/Ditributor Inquiries Invited RADIO SOUTH AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER Call Sam Leonard Tony Stiliman custom work competition needs stock complete hobby line specializing competition accessoriesall discounted prices Radio South Batteries 500 ma Pack 48V1100 Futaba coon1350 800 ma Pack 48V1950 Futaba coon2275 1200 ma Pack 48V2100 Futaba coon2425 TX batt Futaba U-Series PCM2450 Featuring fast service qualified poop5 the__ latest equipment including SPECTRUMANALYZER --- Orders COD e VISA MC American Express OPEN 8-5 CST kPricessubject change notice ...... 43 West Nine Mile Rd Pensacola FL 32514 FREQUENCY CONVERSIONS AMA Frequency Conmwee Approved stock Futaba JR radios YS engines parts Hatori headers pipes Repair Heli Seu Gyros 904 478-6745 cy/flow management set up gentle plateau oriented away sunglare Adja cent site ample organized park ing areas takeoff/operational clearing Sailpianes view spectacular An exact figure altitude avail able everything including fan-jets circulated purring four-stroke en gines making up majority Capitol City Barnstormers Sac ramento CA put couple stirring onehour air shows during weekend replete public address system music disregarded Scale features pro ductions bit equal pro fessional air show act anywhere Aerial combat bomb drops parachutes twin- single-engine aerobatics Helicopter thrills order day spectators modelers cheered downright electrifyingand mean spine-tingling hair-raising sense particularly impressed precision doggedness three flew aerial combat big stik models literally careening through air al ways under perfect control Before af ter show hours fun-flying anyone wished have crack itunbridled excitement Assuming could tear yourself away activity about mile away Free Flight site stretch normal reckoning huge Varying ter rain rolling flat short dried grass field measured perhaps mile four miles laid out usual drift pattern Periods gusty weather show ers Saturday caused some retrieval prob lems models went across short side sloping covered sage brush Sunday however things back normal Cliff Silva put big Texaco up 32minute flight came down within half mile launch site Glendale attorney Mike Myers made trip out specifically test site future use judged footing little soft narrowtread chase bikes may case suggested fat wheel units horses just plain footing instead reality dont think big concern fu ture Free Flight returnees might wish trade Reeboks some sturdier Red Wings Given tolerable weather conditions opinion site unqualified god send Free Flight aficionados re member days nearly unlimited space up grabs Its exhilarating feel hemmed whilst doing what love best As fields go Old-Timer RC bunch may have best bar SAM Championships held thou sand acres level land free sage sun angles posed no vision dif ficulties Wonderful vistas mountains valley stretched out four direc tions site would seem offer great camping possibilities motor homes although access inlet needs re grading parking spaces would nice Beyond its relatively unlim ited horizons place per fect ultimate max Indoor flying area noted earlier could conceivably support big-time auto rac ing ifs unquestionably up modeling standards conversation recent USA Indoor Team member Cezar Banks accomplished flier told us FiD microfilm ships could 30 35 minutes average Reno should building made draft-free As exhibi tion area convention center wing peer less delightfully entertaining shows put Tony Addie Naccaratas Blacksheep Squadron Bur bank CA amply demonstrated Squad ron gave public direct aggressive introduction model aviation several dis ciplines Control Line Radio Control Indoor Free Flight youngster kitbuilt Ornithopter flitted around nicely several minutes astonishing crowd magnificent RC electric-powered Mous tiques drew applause too also re minded us swiftly things changing quiet precise buoyant flights like unheard just few short years ago Control Line five- six-year-olds recruited audience try luck first flights again wide spread applause Are Fun-Flyers something public relations effec tive done far enough advance its likely draw sizable crowdand re sponsive audience lowly readymade all-balsa planes offer decent step pingstone newcomer flown demo experienced pilot view first National Convention cum-Fun-Fly cum-public-AMA-display resounding success dont have statistics its obvious ra tionale behind event sound planners did good job homework Reno ideal setting unique attributes its unfortunate arent five six other cities US match shouldnt stop us repeating kind happening number other locales mat may have reduced although right location could expanded opportunity heightened AMA vis ibility should overlooked nor should concept adulterated favor tro phied events Running through mental balance sheet headed southward 550-mile trip home concluded pluses defi nitely canceled out minuses Heres what decided would go another na tional Fun-Fly what offers core sense alone Since pleasure quotient runs high next trip Ill take along few friends aero minded folks Ill tote airplanes vehicle will hold Id buy commemorative T-shirt seemed 140 Model Aviation A Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent special hardware included parts individually indentified packaged Decals Major Decal * Engine sizes 20 40 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics Introductory Price 13900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1250 foreign Video Catalog $1250 ipost mci VHS/Beta 1*5 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Burwell San Jose CA Nick M Camso Brookings OR Donald R Chipman Arnold CA Peter H Chow Sunny vale CA Thomas J Crowley Monrovia CA Art Cummins Nevada City CA Cecil Den nis Boise ID Hurley M Dodd Vista CA Lester V Douglass Placerville CA John L Evans Reno NV Ken P Evana Green River WY Michael Fasolo Gold River CA David Frint Green River WY John 0 Gaines San Jose CA Dave Gardner Renton WA Melvin J Geiger Eureka CA Ron L Gilman Rosamond CA Blanche Godel N Hollywood CA Carlo Godel N Hol lywood CA Frank L Godel N Hollywood CA John C Godel N Hollywood CA Dennis K Grady San Andreas CA Patrick N Grubbs Rancho Murieta CA Gaiy Hair San Jose CA Robert Hair Pahrump NV Phillip J Haley Carson City NV John Harrab Reno NV Andy H Herskind Rohnert Park CA John M Hood San Diego CA Lawrence R Horacek Sparks NV Gerald Howell Alpine CA Kai Jensen Reno NV David Johnson Hemet CA Sophon Kanoknata Reno NV Ed Kaufman Santa Rosa CA Kathy Kautz Reno NV Marshall D Keegan Burbank CA Brandt T Kennedy Sun Valley NV Eric G Knox Walnut Creek CA Stephen Korney Norwalk CA Lawrence Krutz Reno NV Silas S Kwok Fremont CA 0 Lambiotte San Jacinto CA Jeff D Lastofica Canoga Park CA Brandon Lee Reno NV Donald L Lee Reno NV Mablon R MacPhee Canmchael CA Jeffrey Martin Sun Valley NV Leo J Martin La guna Hills CA George E Mason Arnold CA Billy 0 McDow Portland OR Howard W McFarland Crescent City CA Shannon N McGuffey Reno NV Cecil Mead Buena Park CA Kenneth G Meade Alhambra CA Larry Metz Hemet CA George Miller Rohnert Park CA Lee H Miller Sterllng CO Reed D Moore Elverta CA Sean M Moore Elverta CA Donald S Morse Carson City NV Mi chael J Myers Glendale CA Kirk S Nelson Sacramento CA Ron Nelson Reno NV Bill G OBelmito Monterey Pk CA Robert D Oilman Campbell CA Bruce D Patterson Great Falls MT Jeremy Patter son Great Falls MT Cecil H Reynolds Sunny vale CA James H Riccio Glendora CA Wen zel Roller New England ND Dennis Ross Reno NV Earl H Rummel Travis AFB CA John T Russo Arcadia CA Samuel C Russo Arcadia CA Monte C Salot Glendora CA George J San tikian Fresno CA Wilbur L Schneider San Jose CA Alan D Sharky Alhambra CA Yo shio Shida Los Angeles CA Earl N Stack house Reno NV David C Tacal Coos Bay OR John F Tavares Colorado Spgs CO Ni cholas M Tenaza Concord CA Col Bob Thacker San Clemente CA Joel E Thomas Ex ford AL Ross S Thompson Vancouver WA Jim Trimlett Portola CA Jeff Troy Reston VA Joseph M Tschirgi Santa Ana CA David Turner Spanaway WA Dale C Utterback Studio City CA William H Vanderbeek Cupertino CA Robert E Wa gener Newball CA Derek S Walldngton Lan caster CA John W Walkington Lancaster CA George E Wasson Sparks NV James Weller Yelm WA William F Weller Yeim WA Keith R Wesson Lancaster CA James V White Covina CA Melvin G White Sparks NV Thomas D White Sparks NV Charles L Willcox Renton WA Jahn M Wisniewski Scottsdale AZ Harry G Wood Long Beach CA John Worth Fairfax VA Myron E Zorger Sacramento CA Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 37 Maybe old couple living house borders field would really appreciate some did some yard work has got ahead Recognize continuous sound annoy ing quiet hum air conditioner keeping cool annoyance period blessed relief hum stops through power failure whatever did enforce five-minute No engine noise pe rind hour field effect act would give neighbors some relief limit size fuel tanks might help might give serious thought flying noiseless airplanes during mealtimes Basically problem noise control keeping neighbors quiet thing got going noise kick Bob Underwoods K&B Sportster 20-power ed Thingamabob amazed its quiet per formance 1986 Nationals came Don Lowes report noise reduction efforts Gold Coast Fliers Detray Beach FL MA July 1988 page 88 et seq visited ad dressed club February 1988 guest friend Norman Rosenstock right after incident inspired Dons re port concurrent attempt town near home eliminate RC flying via zoning ordinances based noise broke Out sound-level meter started making some measurements first measure ment point reference measured OS 15 fitted stock OS muffler 8 x 5 prop running 15%-nstro fuel installed Sig Kadet plane very easy ears measures 87 dB full throttle soundlevel meter nine feet out foot up plane grounda packed sand base ball diamond Birds make noise air model does flight oniy time $2995 Radio Shack #332050 Sound Level Meter calibrated time manufacture Calibration soundlevel meters simple could sub ject another column point Im malt ing now data uncalibrated instru ment can considered comparison 142 Model Aviation FIBERGLASS PARTS Over 237 cowls kit scratch built models Also over 34 round cowls ranging 4 14-718 diameter 55 diff size & shape wheel pants custom Make Parts Vacuum Form Canopies Pleme amid $1 complete hr T&D FIBERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 Block Dept 4 Garden City Ml 48135 PHONE 313 421-6358 BRAZED HEAT-TREATED Will GEAfl & CASANES PHONE 313 261-9064

AMA National inaugural Y event its kind Fun Fl AMA re sponse attended worked Reno indication dont surprised turns idea time has come EJohn Oldenkamp *1 welcome mat out AMA head quarters hotel Located short walk ConventIon Center served hub coordInatIng activitIes events ONE CAN STILL arrange marriage divorce ranches surrounding biggest little city world dudes dudettes showed up Reno NV over weekend June 24-26 came indulge alternate passion aeromodeling first AMA National Convention Fun-Fly occasion offered smorgasbord events ac tivities amid first-class amenities highly successful gathering Renos mini-glitz famous downtown arch greeted way var ious flying sites An abundance hotels restaurants makes Reno natural host city Left local Reno RC club did very professional job making transmitter checks running Impound area Right Biggest LiIIiC City world also boasts biggest little airports Reno RC Club Field features ample runways large pits terrific view 32 Model Aviation _________A beautiful trio X-Cell Helicopters fronts Andy Anderson points out features delta canard model former AMA President May-conversation among Sacramento area fliers nerd Hill other spectators airplane modified Balsa USA XB-70 kit now dubbedStanding left right pilots Brad Keppler XB701/2 later put spectacular performance fantastic show team programLisa Flagg Earl Rundle Ted DeLong Left Actual altitude ambient temperatures created 8100-ft density altitude readout making things bit marginal fan jets fleet belonging George Miller Custom RC Aircraft drew onlookers Right shapes sizes models represented Fun Flys RC segment bits pieces Giant Scale P-51 sport ship being enthusiastically hustled out flight line may well become prototype such presentations future carni val-like format both exciting educa tional Conceivably three four sites various parts country could host event rotation drawing its own particular geographic market con cept National Convention/Fun-Fly mat would combine industry trade show seminars technical workshops static displays world-class flying both doors out low-keyed approach flying eliminating need timers bean counters et al makes good sense die-hard competition types Its also opportunity involve pub lic pool potential enthusiasts three-day extravaganza addition being partly because being fun can nothing good us Reno natural happening type surrounding scenery beautiful city offers full range lodging inexpensive luxurious good food price excellent transporta October 1988 33 Its cut An extremely entertaining trio Stiks flew aerial combat during air show Andy Andersons plane top rIght makes off opponents streamer Left AMAs Jeff Troy about juice up tne wncn Meteor 8 Sailpunu maynru iuu urn mid later took controls 1 10-in beauty Right Tony Addle Naccarato ready two large RC Electric Farinun Moustiques models powered Astro 05 Cobalts drew generous applause during slow graceful Indoor demonstration flights All-up weight Incredibly light 40 02 Left Jeff Troy demonstrates fine art covering heat shrink films popular display natural Jeff typically builds 40 airplanes year probably can cover sleep Right Part static display gets eyball admiring public different types airplanes shown helped develop public awareness tremendous scope finesse make up hobby tion facilities entertainment sorts nign weather andmuch point plenty open space Getting involved long solo run up Owens Valley San Diego Highway 395 winds through miles high desert Sierra escarpment climbs 8000 ft Bishop area nes tled verdant summer fields plunges quick descent along Walker River whats known locally Truckee Mea dow prize jewel Reno 11 hours soul-satisfying solitude reminded anew breathtak ingly spectacular Western scenery can Reno has spent part De cember break last year enjoy what home base southern California rarest phenomenonasnow several side trips stunning Lake Ta hoe area surrounding valley nice laid-back comfortable stay long summer days National Fun-Fly week equally pleasurable pris tine Nevada skies endlessly interesting occasionally quite dramatic dis play tall cwnulonimbus clouds spreading great heights arrival late Friday afternoon few thunderstorms pocketing area found Fun-Fly off running AvIA officers already regularly convened Executive Council session door activities Convention Center heating up static display pulling together took lot time meet ing greeting both old acquaintances strangers friends hadnt met Physically Convention/Fun-Fly rather broad base Housed modern spacious Reno Convention Center wing booked AMA event headquarters registration area trade show swap meet Indoor flying size rooms impressive re moved central accordion doors two main halls must have measured about two football fields long wide space ca pable accommodating likes indoor automobile racing ceilings 35 maybe 40 ft high No gyms 34 Model Aviation Above The cavernous hall Reno Convention Center scene two nights intensive flight demonstrations Burbank-based Blacksheep Squadron three WW II Scale ships Illustrate Control Line flight Right AMA brass worked fun flew Executive Director John Worth launches RC balloon youngster wafting try hand piloting around room Left Frank Macy American Junior Products winds up airplanes five-year-old later successfully ROGd creation much delight 40-ft ceiling allowed lots turns cranked rubber Right wasnt flying Frank conducted business trade booth recreations Forties-era catapult gliders rubber stick models big hit evening families Left Mike Myers enjoys huge Free Flight site before cranking up SuperTigre-powered Shocer B Gas model Its four miles out horizon Mike standing Right SAM Western States Cabin Rubber winner Len Sherman holds up Flying Cloud model Outdoor flying both Free Flight RC probably buffalo once roamed Gettook place venue about 20 miles north ing site like trip back time Reno wide-open spaces reign since last four miles ingress along primitive sandy road newly hogged out Bureau Land Management Continued page 138 Soon neighbors Cliff Silva L Ron great aerial view Rena RC club field snapped camera hauled aloft St Jean discuss joys Free Flight Ne electric-powered Sailplane model built flown John Evans Sierra Silent vada Ron designed famous Ramrod Soarers club Rena camera mounted lens-down shoots out through hole both men avid fliers competitors bottom fuselage single dedicated servo used trip shutter mechanism October 1988 35 Heavy duty tabric weight bags tar Building Covering Transporting & Field Tie-Down Easily filled sand shot up 5 pounds Five 4x6 hags per package Conforms curvaturest95 Complete instructions Add $100 shipping Worlds Most Usetul Sanding Blocks CS 04 58 4&35CS06 47w/34590V w5u35& 90 V Comho package #2 4j5s95 GS 104 105106 13 4 &35 CS 02 CS 53 Add $2 50 fo Shppng 2&55 34&RoundsGS200PKG Comho package #1 ~g595 $2OO GS 1011021031J a3/8 1/25n3141Shipping Add $200 ShippingSquaresGS 300 PIG Six Pack Comho~65 4200 4l~ GS 101-1061 $23 950 Shipping Add $300 Shipping Single GS $5955 long lasting \#.r/V Add $100 Shipping silicon Carbide gritg blocks sides10 Lonij III El i jsju i inusjrnj Engine Covers __ Dust dirt among en gines worst enemies can greatly reduce life prized powerplants So complete modeling acces sories ordering set MODEL lOXno ~theyll protect engines save money Order Yours Today Easily secured model seconds Fuel p roof stretch fabric conforms engine muffler shapes Long life Velcro fasteners Attractive assorted colors Catalog NoSize 11011/2A thru 25 engines 110240 thru 60 engines 110360 thru 120 engines 1104 ras&Up Add $100 shipping pricen $200 $250 $300 $350 Safety/Preston Continued page 22 model did become uncontrollable should flying primary responsibility safety rests pilot meeting organizers insurance companies have seen flying year has quite definitely dangerous un less take steps reduce risks worst will happen just happens two weeks time will off Nats cover RC Scale events Model Aviation Bob Dolly Wischer have covering events years cannot make time will interesting see whether flight safety foremost minds US Scale competition fliers Till next month have safe Coronet/Mathews Continued page 30 other techniques Hying balanced point shown plans deflections set mdi cated Coronet 150 will literally jump off ground full throffleso much recommend gentle applications throttle first few flights Just point nose wind gently advance throttle until shes airborne No control input should needed Climbout purely function amount power appliedthe throt tle steeper climb Likewise faster flies touchier just good old fun-flying leave engine halfthroffle youre heat compe tition its time let rip Coronet 150 remarkably thermal ready tends ride very light lift well Whether power off models combination extremely slow flight speed exceptional stability give definite edge strong lift airplane quite capable beating socks off some streamlined sisters Power stability versatility Coronet 150 can have Reduce power gentle enjoyable sport fly ing pull out stops take advantage highly competitive thermaling abil ity airplane marries best both worlds either way cant lose Fun Fly/Oldenkamp Continued page 35 about smooth riding over wash board least todays closed quiet airconditioned vehicles forgiving yore airplanes ar rived traces dust Shades 52 Indiana us took trek out door site disappointed greeted complex three flying sites separated perhaps mile RC power Sailplanes second signed Free Flight distant given over Old-Timer RC-Assist crowd latter group Society Antique Modelers SAM 51 holding its West Coast Championship Meet con junction fun-fly/convention formal counts Saturday Sunday about 700 vehicles showed up events including motor homes camping onsite Reno Radio Control Club home Hungry Valley fliers hosted RC ac tivities relatively new field features long wide runway vast pit areas shel tered control center excellent frequen 138 Model Aviation Balsa Cutters 00 5 pc Masters Set 1/8 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/8 . $1698 3 pc Builders Set 3/16 1/4 5/16$998 Whether kit builder scratch builder SQUARE CUT Tools will save time Remove stubborn die cuts cut own squares slots Made US quality machined zinc plated steel Order set today See Dealer Cataloger Order dont carry Square cut Tools call us call well pay shipping SQUARE CUT Tools 4073 254-0516 905 N Harbor City Blvd Melbourne FL 32935 Dualr/Ditributor Inquiries Invited RADIO SOUTH AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER Call Sam Leonard Tony Stiliman custom work competition needs stock complete hobby line specializing competition accessoriesall discounted prices Radio South Batteries 500 ma Pack 48V1100 Futaba coon1350 800 ma Pack 48V1950 Futaba coon2275 1200 ma Pack 48V2100 Futaba coon2425 TX batt Futaba U-Series PCM2450 Featuring fast service qualified poop5 the__ latest equipment including SPECTRUMANALYZER --- Orders COD e VISA MC American Express OPEN 8-5 CST kPricessubject change notice ...... 43 West Nine Mile Rd Pensacola FL 32514 FREQUENCY CONVERSIONS AMA Frequency Conmwee Approved stock Futaba JR radios YS engines parts Hatori headers pipes Repair Heli Seu Gyros 904 478-6745 cy/flow management set up gentle plateau oriented away sunglare Adja cent site ample organized park ing areas takeoff/operational clearing Sailpianes view spectacular An exact figure altitude avail able everything including fan-jets circulated purring four-stroke en gines making up majority Capitol City Barnstormers Sac ramento CA put couple stirring onehour air shows during weekend replete public address system music disregarded Scale features pro ductions bit equal pro fessional air show act anywhere Aerial combat bomb drops parachutes twin- single-engine aerobatics Helicopter thrills order day spectators modelers cheered downright electrifyingand mean spine-tingling hair-raising sense particularly impressed precision doggedness three flew aerial combat big stik models literally careening through air al ways under perfect control Before af ter show hours fun-flying anyone wished have crack itunbridled excitement Assuming could tear yourself away activity about mile away Free Flight site stretch normal reckoning huge Varying ter rain rolling flat short dried grass field measured perhaps mile four miles laid out usual drift pattern Periods gusty weather show ers Saturday caused some retrieval prob lems models went across short side sloping covered sage brush Sunday however things back normal Cliff Silva put big Texaco up 32minute flight came down within half mile launch site Glendale attorney Mike Myers made trip out specifically test site future use judged footing little soft narrowtread chase bikes may case suggested fat wheel units horses just plain footing instead reality dont think big concern fu ture Free Flight returnees might wish trade Reeboks some sturdier Red Wings Given tolerable weather conditions opinion site unqualified god send Free Flight aficionados re member days nearly unlimited space up grabs Its exhilarating feel hemmed whilst doing what love best As fields go Old-Timer RC bunch may have best bar SAM Championships held thou sand acres level land free sage sun angles posed no vision dif ficulties Wonderful vistas mountains valley stretched out four direc tions site would seem offer great camping possibilities motor homes although access inlet needs re grading parking spaces would nice Beyond its relatively unlim ited horizons place per fect ultimate max Indoor flying area noted earlier could conceivably support big-time auto rac ing ifs unquestionably up modeling standards conversation recent USA Indoor Team member Cezar Banks accomplished flier told us FiD microfilm ships could 30 35 minutes average Reno should building made draft-free As exhibi tion area convention center wing peer less delightfully entertaining shows put Tony Addie Naccaratas Blacksheep Squadron Bur bank CA amply demonstrated Squad ron gave public direct aggressive introduction model aviation several dis ciplines Control Line Radio Control Indoor Free Flight youngster kitbuilt Ornithopter flitted around nicely several minutes astonishing crowd magnificent RC electric-powered Mous tiques drew applause too also re minded us swiftly things changing quiet precise buoyant flights like unheard just few short years ago Control Line five- six-year-olds recruited audience try luck first flights again wide spread applause Are Fun-Flyers something public relations effec tive done far enough advance its likely draw sizable crowdand re sponsive audience lowly readymade all-balsa planes offer decent step pingstone newcomer flown demo experienced pilot view first National Convention cum-Fun-Fly cum-public-AMA-display resounding success dont have statistics its obvious ra tionale behind event sound planners did good job homework Reno ideal setting unique attributes its unfortunate arent five six other cities US match shouldnt stop us repeating kind happening number other locales mat may have reduced although right location could expanded opportunity heightened AMA vis ibility should overlooked nor should concept adulterated favor tro phied events Running through mental balance sheet headed southward 550-mile trip home concluded pluses defi nitely canceled out minuses Heres what decided would go another na tional Fun-Fly what offers core sense alone Since pleasure quotient runs high next trip Ill take along few friends aero minded folks Ill tote airplanes vehicle will hold Id buy commemorative T-shirt seemed 140 Model Aviation A Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent special hardware included parts individually indentified packaged Decals Major Decal * Engine sizes 20 40 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics Introductory Price 13900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1250 foreign Video Catalog $1250 ipost mci VHS/Beta 1*5 rebate return tape kit order Reg catalog sample mini-plan-$2 Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd 27Y__Saginaw Ml 48603 517 781-3000 Other Kits Available Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester expensive superfluous time take dog along vacation sniffing pawing among buffalo ruins designing executing first Na tional Convention Fun-Fly AMA took bold step forward should set pattern lasting importance pro totype certainly flew-and adver tised great fin Entrants first AMA National Fun Fly Charles Abrahams Downey CA Cliff Adams Pomona CA Gail K Adams Pomona CA Mark J Anderson Lakeport CA Richard C Anderson Reno NV Eric T Bailman Reno NV Al Beam Ketchum ID Stanley J Bellatti Gasquet CA David Bellenger Granada Hills CA Ron Bodwell Alameda CA James D Bowman Modesto CA Vemon W Brandt ncr Monterey Park CA Robert C Brogan Car son City NV Franklyn Bryant Renton WA Leland H Buhr San Mateo CA Bill E Bur kart Alameda CA David S Burwell San Jose CA Nick M Camso Brookings OR Donald R Chipman Arnold CA Peter H Chow Sunny vale CA Thomas J Crowley Monrovia CA Art Cummins Nevada City CA Cecil Den nis Boise ID Hurley M Dodd Vista CA Lester V Douglass Placerville CA John L Evans Reno NV Ken P Evana Green River WY Michael Fasolo Gold River CA David Frint Green River WY John 0 Gaines San Jose CA Dave Gardner Renton WA Melvin J Geiger Eureka CA Ron L Gilman Rosamond CA Blanche Godel N Hollywood CA Carlo Godel N Hol lywood CA Frank L Godel N Hollywood CA John C Godel N Hollywood CA Dennis K Grady San Andreas CA Patrick N Grubbs Rancho Murieta CA Gaiy Hair San Jose CA Robert Hair Pahrump NV Phillip J Haley Carson City NV John Harrab Reno NV Andy H Herskind Rohnert Park CA John M Hood San Diego CA Lawrence R Horacek Sparks NV Gerald Howell Alpine CA Kai Jensen Reno NV David Johnson Hemet CA Sophon Kanoknata Reno NV Ed Kaufman Santa Rosa CA Kathy Kautz Reno NV Marshall D Keegan Burbank CA Brandt T Kennedy Sun Valley NV Eric G Knox Walnut Creek CA Stephen Korney Norwalk CA Lawrence Krutz Reno NV Silas S Kwok Fremont CA 0 Lambiotte San Jacinto CA Jeff D Lastofica Canoga Park CA Brandon Lee Reno NV Donald L Lee Reno NV Mablon R MacPhee Canmchael CA Jeffrey Martin Sun Valley NV Leo J Martin La guna Hills CA George E Mason Arnold CA Billy 0 McDow Portland OR Howard W McFarland Crescent City CA Shannon N McGuffey Reno NV Cecil Mead Buena Park CA Kenneth G Meade Alhambra CA Larry Metz Hemet CA George Miller Rohnert Park CA Lee H Miller Sterllng CO Reed D Moore Elverta CA Sean M Moore Elverta CA Donald S Morse Carson City NV Mi chael J Myers Glendale CA Kirk S Nelson Sacramento CA Ron Nelson Reno NV Bill G OBelmito Monterey Pk CA Robert D Oilman Campbell CA Bruce D Patterson Great Falls MT Jeremy Patter son Great Falls MT Cecil H Reynolds Sunny vale CA James H Riccio Glendora CA Wen zel Roller New England ND Dennis Ross Reno NV Earl H Rummel Travis AFB CA John T Russo Arcadia CA Samuel C Russo Arcadia CA Monte C Salot Glendora CA George J San tikian Fresno CA Wilbur L Schneider San Jose CA Alan D Sharky Alhambra CA Yo shio Shida Los Angeles CA Earl N Stack house Reno NV David C Tacal Coos Bay OR John F Tavares Colorado Spgs CO Ni cholas M Tenaza Concord CA Col Bob Thacker San Clemente CA Joel E Thomas Ex ford AL Ross S Thompson Vancouver WA Jim Trimlett Portola CA Jeff Troy Reston VA Joseph M Tschirgi Santa Ana CA David Turner Spanaway WA Dale C Utterback Studio City CA William H Vanderbeek Cupertino CA Robert E Wa gener Newball CA Derek S Walldngton Lan caster CA John W Walkington Lancaster CA George E Wasson Sparks NV James Weller Yelm WA William F Weller Yeim WA Keith R Wesson Lancaster CA James V White Covina CA Melvin G White Sparks NV Thomas D White Sparks NV Charles L Willcox Renton WA Jahn M Wisniewski Scottsdale AZ Harry G Wood Long Beach CA John Worth Fairfax VA Myron E Zorger Sacramento CA Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 37 Maybe old couple living house borders field would really appreciate some did some yard work has got ahead Recognize continuous sound annoy ing quiet hum air conditioner keeping cool annoyance period blessed relief hum stops through power failure whatever did enforce five-minute No engine noise pe rind hour field effect act would give neighbors some relief limit size fuel tanks might help might give serious thought flying noiseless airplanes during mealtimes Basically problem noise control keeping neighbors quiet thing got going noise kick Bob Underwoods K&B Sportster 20-power ed Thingamabob amazed its quiet per formance 1986 Nationals came Don Lowes report noise reduction efforts Gold Coast Fliers Detray Beach FL MA July 1988 page 88 et seq visited ad dressed club February 1988 guest friend Norman Rosenstock right after incident inspired Dons re port concurrent attempt town near home eliminate RC flying via zoning ordinances based noise broke Out sound-level meter started making some measurements first measure ment point reference measured OS 15 fitted stock OS muffler 8 x 5 prop running 15%-nstro fuel installed Sig Kadet plane very easy ears measures 87 dB full throttle soundlevel meter nine feet out foot up plane grounda packed sand base ball diamond Birds make noise air model does flight oniy time $2995 Radio Shack #332050 Sound Level Meter calibrated time manufacture Calibration soundlevel meters simple could sub ject another column point Im malt ing now data uncalibrated instru ment can considered comparison 142 Model Aviation FIBERGLASS PARTS Over 237 cowls kit scratch built models Also over 34 round cowls ranging 4 14-718 diameter 55 diff size & shape wheel pants custom Make Parts Vacuum Form Canopies Pleme amid $1 complete hr T&D FIBERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 Block Dept 4 Garden City Ml 48135 PHONE 313 421-6358 BRAZED HEAT-TREATED Will GEAfl & CASANES PHONE 313 261-9064

AMA National inaugural Y event its kind Fun Fl AMA re sponse attended worked Reno indication dont surprised turns idea time has come EJohn Oldenkamp *1 welcome mat out AMA head quarters hotel Located short walk ConventIon Center served hub coordInatIng activitIes events ONE CAN STILL arrange marriage divorce ranches surrounding biggest little city world dudes dudettes showed up Reno NV over weekend June 24-26 came indulge alternate passion aeromodeling first AMA National Convention Fun-Fly occasion offered smorgasbord events ac tivities amid first-class amenities highly successful gathering Renos mini-glitz famous downtown arch greeted way var ious flying sites An abundance hotels restaurants makes Reno natural host city Left local Reno RC club did very professional job making transmitter checks running Impound area Right Biggest LiIIiC City world also boasts biggest little airports Reno RC Club Field features ample runways large pits terrific view 32 Model Aviation _________A beautiful trio X-Cell Helicopters fronts Andy Anderson points out features delta canard model former AMA President May-conversation among Sacramento area fliers nerd Hill other spectators airplane modified Balsa USA XB-70 kit now dubbedStanding left right pilots Brad Keppler XB701/2 later put spectacular performance fantastic show team programLisa Flagg Earl Rundle Ted DeLong Left Actual altitude ambient temperatures created 8100-ft density altitude readout making things bit marginal fan jets fleet belonging George Miller Custom RC Aircraft drew onlookers Right shapes sizes models represented Fun Flys RC segment bits pieces Giant Scale P-51 sport ship being enthusiastically hustled out flight line may well become prototype such presentations future carni val-like format both exciting educa tional Conceivably three four sites various parts country could host event rotation drawing its own particular geographic market con cept National Convention/Fun-Fly mat would combine industry trade show seminars technical workshops static displays world-class flying both doors out low-keyed approach flying eliminating need timers bean counters et al makes good sense die-hard competition types Its also opportunity involve pub lic pool potential enthusiasts three-day extravaganza addition being partly because being fun can nothing good us Reno natural happening type surrounding scenery beautiful city offers full range lodging inexpensive luxurious good food price excellent transporta October 1988 33 Its cut An extremely entertaining trio Stiks flew aerial combat during air show Andy Andersons plane top rIght makes off opponents streamer Left AMAs Jeff Troy about juice up tne wncn Meteor 8 Sailpunu maynru iuu urn mid later took controls 1 10-in beauty Right Tony Addle Naccarato ready two large RC Electric Farinun Moustiques models powered Astro 05 Cobalts drew generous applause during slow graceful Indoor demonstration flights All-up weight Incredibly light 40 02 Left Jeff Troy demonstrates fine art covering heat shrink films popular display natural Jeff typically builds 40 airplanes year probably can cover sleep Right Part static display gets eyball admiring public different types airplanes shown helped develop public awareness tremendous scope finesse make up hobby tion facilities entertainment sorts nign weather andmuch point plenty open space Getting involved long solo run up Owens Valley San Diego Highway 395 winds through miles high desert Sierra escarpment climbs 8000 ft Bishop area nes tled verdant summer fields plunges quick descent along Walker River whats known locally Truckee Mea dow prize jewel Reno 11 hours soul-satisfying solitude reminded anew breathtak ingly spectacular Western scenery can Reno has spent part De cember break last year enjoy what home base southern California rarest phenomenonasnow several side trips stunning Lake Ta hoe area surrounding valley nice laid-back comfortable stay long summer days National Fun-Fly week equally pleasurable pris tine Nevada skies endlessly interesting occasionally quite dramatic dis play tall cwnulonimbus clouds spreading great heights arrival late Friday afternoon few thunderstorms pocketing area found Fun-Fly off running AvIA officers already regularly convened Executive Council session door activities Convention Center heating up static display pulling together took lot time meet ing greeting both old acquaintances strangers friends hadnt met Physically Convention/Fun-Fly rather broad base Housed modern spacious Reno Convention Center wing booked AMA event headquarters registration area trade show swap meet Indoor flying size rooms impressive re moved central accordion doors two main halls must have measured about two football fields long wide space ca pable accommodating likes indoor automobile racing ceilings 35 maybe 40 ft high No gyms 34 Model Aviation Above The cavernous hall Reno Convention Center scene two nights intensive flight demonstrations Burbank-based Blacksheep Squadron three WW II Scale ships Illustrate Control Line flight Right AMA brass worked fun flew Executive Director John Worth launches RC balloon youngster wafting try hand piloting around room Left Frank Macy American Junior Products winds up airplanes five-year-old later successfully ROGd creation much delight 40-ft ceiling allowed lots turns cranked rubber Right wasnt flying Frank conducted business trade booth recreations Forties-era catapult gliders rubber stick models big hit evening families Left Mike Myers enjoys huge Free Flight site before cranking up SuperTigre-powered Shocer B Gas model Its four miles out horizon Mike standing Right SAM Western States Cabin Rubber winner Len Sherman holds up Flying Cloud model Outdoor flying both Free Flight RC probably buffalo once roamed Gettook place venue about 20 miles north ing site like trip back time Reno wide-open spaces reign since last four miles ingress along primitive sandy road newly hogged out Bureau Land Management Continued page 138 Soon neighbors Cliff Silva L Ron great aerial view Rena RC club field snapped camera hauled aloft St Jean discuss joys Free Flight Ne electric-powered Sailplane model built flown John Evans Sierra Silent vada Ron designed famous Ramrod Soarers club Rena camera mounted lens-down shoots out through hole both men avid fliers competitors bottom fuselage single dedicated servo used trip shutter mechanism October 1988 35 Heavy duty tabric weight bags tar Building Covering Transporting & Field Tie-Down Easily filled sand shot up 5 pounds Five 4x6 hags per package Conforms curvaturest95 Complete instructions Add $100 shipping Worlds Most Usetul Sanding Blocks CS 04 58 4&35CS06 47w/34590V w5u35& 90 V Comho package #2 4j5s95 GS 104 105106 13 4 &35 CS 02 CS 53 Add $2 50 fo Shppng 2&55 34&RoundsGS200PKG Comho package #1 ~g595 $2OO GS 1011021031J a3/8 1/25n3141Shipping Add $200 ShippingSquaresGS 300 PIG Six Pack Comho~65 4200 4l~ GS 101-1061 $23 950 Shipping Add $300 Shipping Single GS $5955 long lasting \#.r/V Add $100 Shipping silicon Carbide gritg blocks sides10 Lonij III El i jsju i inusjrnj Engine Covers __ Dust dirt among en gines worst enemies can greatly reduce life prized powerplants So complete modeling acces sories ordering set MODEL lOXno ~theyll protect engines save money Order Yours Today Easily secured model seconds Fuel p roof stretch fabric conforms engine muffler shapes Long life Velcro fasteners Attractive assorted colors Catalog NoSize 11011/2A thru 25 engines 110240 thru 60 engines 110360 thru 120 engines 1104 ras&Up Add $100 shipping pricen $200 $250 $300 $350 Safety/Preston Continued page 22 model did become uncontrollable should flying primary responsibility safety rests pilot meeting organizers insurance companies have seen flying year has quite definitely dangerous un less take steps reduce risks worst will happen just happens two weeks time will off Nats cover RC Scale events Model Aviation Bob Dolly Wischer have covering events years cannot make time will interesting see whether flight safety foremost minds US Scale competition fliers Till next month have safe Coronet/Mathews Continued page 30 other techniques Hying balanced point shown plans deflections set mdi cated Coronet 150 will literally jump off ground full throffleso much recommend gentle applications throttle first few flights Just point nose wind gently advance throttle until shes airborne No control input should needed Climbout purely function amount power appliedthe throt tle steeper climb Likewise faster flies touchier just good old fun-flying leave engine halfthroffle youre heat compe tition its time let rip Coronet 150 remarkably thermal ready tends ride very light lift well Whether power off models combination extremely slow flight speed exceptional stability give definite edge strong lift airplane quite capable beating socks off some streamlined sisters Power stability versatility Coronet 150 can have Reduce power gentle enjoyable sport fly ing pull out stops take advantage highly competitive thermaling abil ity airplane marries best both worlds either way cant lose Fun Fly/Oldenkamp Continued page 35 about smooth riding over wash board least todays closed quiet airconditioned vehicles forgiving yore airplanes ar rived traces dust Shades 52 Indiana us took trek out door site disappointed greeted complex three flying sites separated perhaps mile RC power Sailplanes second signed Free Flight distant given over Old-Timer RC-Assist crowd latter group Society Antique Modelers SAM 51 holding its West Coast Championship Meet con junction fun-fly/convention formal counts Saturday Sunday about 700 vehicles showed up events including motor homes camping onsite Reno Radio Control Club home Hungry Valley fliers hosted RC ac tivities relatively new field features long wide runway vast pit areas shel tered control center excellent frequen 138 Model Aviation Balsa Cutters 00 5 pc Masters Set 1/8 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/8 . $1698 3 pc 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Conmwee Approved stock Futaba JR radios YS engines parts Hatori headers pipes Repair Heli Seu Gyros 904 478-6745 cy/flow management set up gentle plateau oriented away sunglare Adja cent site ample organized park ing areas takeoff/operational clearing Sailpianes view spectacular An exact figure altitude avail able everything including fan-jets circulated purring four-stroke en gines making up majority Capitol City Barnstormers Sac ramento CA put couple stirring onehour air shows during weekend replete public address system music disregarded Scale features pro ductions bit equal pro fessional air show act anywhere Aerial combat bomb drops parachutes twin- single-engine aerobatics Helicopter thrills order day spectators modelers cheered downright electrifyingand mean spine-tingling hair-raising sense particularly impressed precision doggedness three flew aerial combat big stik models literally careening through air al ways under perfect control Before af ter show hours fun-flying anyone wished have crack itunbridled excitement Assuming could tear yourself away activity about mile away Free Flight site stretch normal reckoning huge Varying ter rain rolling flat short dried grass field measured perhaps mile four miles laid out usual drift pattern Periods gusty weather show ers Saturday caused some retrieval prob lems models went across short side sloping covered sage brush Sunday however things back normal Cliff Silva put big Texaco up 32minute flight came down within half mile launch site Glendale attorney Mike Myers made trip out specifically test site future use judged footing little soft narrowtread chase bikes may case suggested fat wheel units horses just plain footing instead reality dont think big concern fu ture Free Flight returnees might wish trade Reeboks some sturdier Red Wings Given tolerable weather conditions opinion site unqualified god send Free Flight aficionados re member days nearly unlimited space up grabs Its exhilarating feel hemmed whilst doing what love best As fields go Old-Timer RC bunch may have best bar SAM Championships held thou sand acres level land free sage sun angles posed no vision dif ficulties Wonderful vistas mountains valley stretched out four direc tions site would seem offer great camping possibilities motor homes although access inlet needs re grading parking spaces would nice Beyond its relatively unlim ited horizons place per fect ultimate max Indoor flying area noted earlier could conceivably support big-time auto rac ing ifs unquestionably up modeling standards conversation recent USA Indoor Team member Cezar Banks accomplished flier told us FiD microfilm ships could 30 35 minutes average Reno should building made draft-free As exhibi tion area convention center wing peer less delightfully entertaining shows put Tony Addie Naccaratas Blacksheep Squadron Bur bank CA amply demonstrated Squad ron gave public direct aggressive introduction model aviation several dis ciplines Control Line Radio Control Indoor Free Flight youngster kitbuilt Ornithopter flitted around nicely several minutes astonishing crowd magnificent RC electric-powered Mous tiques drew applause too also re minded us swiftly things changing quiet precise buoyant flights like unheard just few short years ago Control Line five- six-year-olds recruited audience try luck first flights again wide spread applause Are Fun-Flyers something public relations effec tive done far enough advance its likely draw sizable crowdand re sponsive audience lowly readymade all-balsa planes offer decent step pingstone newcomer flown demo experienced pilot view first National Convention cum-Fun-Fly cum-public-AMA-display resounding success dont have statistics its obvious ra tionale behind event sound planners did good job homework Reno ideal setting unique attributes its unfortunate arent five six other cities US match shouldnt stop us repeating kind happening number other locales mat may have reduced although right location could expanded opportunity heightened AMA vis ibility should overlooked nor should concept adulterated favor tro phied events Running through mental balance sheet headed southward 550-mile trip home concluded pluses defi nitely canceled out minuses Heres what decided would go another na tional Fun-Fly what offers core sense alone Since pleasure quotient runs high next trip Ill take along few friends aero minded folks Ill tote airplanes vehicle will hold Id buy commemorative T-shirt seemed 140 Model Aviation A Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent special hardware included parts individually indentified packaged Decals Major Decal * Engine sizes 20 40 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics Introductory Price 13900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1250 foreign Video Catalog $1250 ipost mci VHS/Beta 1*5 rebate return tape kit order Reg catalog sample mini-plan-$2 Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd 27Y__Saginaw Ml 48603 517 781-3000 Other Kits Available Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester expensive superfluous time take dog along vacation sniffing pawing among buffalo ruins designing executing first Na tional Convention Fun-Fly AMA took bold step forward should set pattern lasting importance pro totype certainly flew-and adver tised great fin Entrants first AMA National Fun Fly Charles Abrahams Downey CA Cliff Adams Pomona CA Gail K Adams Pomona CA Mark J Anderson Lakeport CA Richard C Anderson Reno NV Eric T Bailman Reno NV Al Beam Ketchum ID Stanley J Bellatti Gasquet CA David Bellenger Granada Hills CA Ron Bodwell Alameda CA James D Bowman Modesto CA Vemon W Brandt ncr Monterey Park CA Robert C Brogan Car son City NV Franklyn Bryant Renton WA Leland H Buhr San Mateo CA Bill E Bur kart Alameda CA David S Burwell San Jose CA Nick M Camso Brookings OR Donald R Chipman Arnold CA Peter H Chow Sunny vale CA Thomas J Crowley Monrovia CA Art Cummins Nevada City CA Cecil Den nis Boise ID Hurley M Dodd Vista CA Lester V Douglass Placerville CA John L Evans Reno NV Ken P Evana Green River WY Michael Fasolo Gold River CA David Frint Green River WY John 0 Gaines San Jose CA Dave Gardner Renton WA Melvin J Geiger Eureka CA Ron L Gilman Rosamond CA Blanche Godel N Hollywood CA Carlo Godel N Hol lywood CA Frank L Godel N Hollywood CA John C Godel N Hollywood CA Dennis K Grady San Andreas CA Patrick N Grubbs Rancho Murieta CA Gaiy Hair San Jose CA Robert Hair Pahrump NV Phillip J Haley Carson City NV John Harrab Reno NV Andy H Herskind Rohnert Park CA John M Hood San Diego CA Lawrence R Horacek Sparks NV Gerald Howell Alpine CA Kai Jensen Reno NV David Johnson Hemet CA Sophon Kanoknata Reno NV Ed Kaufman Santa Rosa CA Kathy Kautz Reno NV Marshall D Keegan Burbank CA Brandt T Kennedy Sun Valley NV Eric G Knox Walnut Creek CA Stephen Korney Norwalk CA Lawrence Krutz Reno NV Silas S Kwok Fremont CA 0 Lambiotte San Jacinto CA Jeff D Lastofica Canoga Park CA Brandon Lee Reno NV Donald L Lee Reno NV Mablon R MacPhee Canmchael CA Jeffrey Martin Sun Valley NV Leo J Martin La guna Hills CA George E Mason Arnold CA Billy 0 McDow Portland OR Howard W McFarland Crescent City CA Shannon N McGuffey Reno NV Cecil Mead Buena Park CA Kenneth G Meade Alhambra CA Larry Metz Hemet CA George Miller Rohnert Park CA Lee H Miller Sterllng CO Reed D Moore Elverta CA Sean M Moore Elverta CA Donald S Morse Carson City NV Mi chael J Myers Glendale CA Kirk S Nelson Sacramento CA Ron Nelson Reno NV Bill G OBelmito Monterey Pk CA Robert D Oilman Campbell CA Bruce D Patterson Great Falls MT Jeremy Patter son Great Falls MT Cecil H Reynolds Sunny vale CA James H Riccio Glendora CA Wen zel Roller New England ND Dennis Ross Reno NV Earl H Rummel Travis AFB CA John T Russo Arcadia CA Samuel C Russo Arcadia CA Monte C Salot Glendora CA George J San tikian Fresno CA Wilbur L Schneider San Jose CA Alan D Sharky Alhambra CA Yo shio Shida Los Angeles CA Earl N Stack house Reno NV David C Tacal Coos Bay OR John F Tavares Colorado Spgs CO Ni cholas M Tenaza Concord CA Col Bob Thacker San Clemente CA Joel E Thomas Ex ford AL Ross S Thompson Vancouver WA Jim Trimlett Portola CA Jeff Troy Reston VA Joseph M Tschirgi Santa Ana CA David Turner Spanaway WA Dale C Utterback Studio City CA William H Vanderbeek Cupertino CA Robert E Wa gener Newball CA Derek S Walldngton Lan caster CA John W Walkington Lancaster CA George E Wasson Sparks NV James Weller Yelm WA William F Weller Yeim WA Keith R Wesson Lancaster CA James V White Covina CA Melvin G White Sparks NV Thomas D White Sparks NV Charles L Willcox Renton WA Jahn M Wisniewski Scottsdale AZ Harry G Wood Long Beach CA John Worth Fairfax VA Myron E Zorger Sacramento CA Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 37 Maybe old couple living house borders field would really appreciate some did some yard work has got ahead Recognize continuous sound annoy ing quiet hum air conditioner keeping cool annoyance period blessed relief hum stops through power failure whatever did enforce five-minute No engine noise pe rind hour field effect act would give neighbors some relief limit size fuel tanks might help might give serious thought flying noiseless airplanes during mealtimes Basically problem noise control keeping neighbors quiet thing got going noise kick Bob Underwoods K&B Sportster 20-power ed Thingamabob amazed its quiet per formance 1986 Nationals came Don Lowes report noise reduction efforts Gold Coast Fliers Detray Beach FL MA July 1988 page 88 et seq visited ad dressed club February 1988 guest friend Norman Rosenstock right after incident inspired Dons re port concurrent attempt town near home eliminate RC flying via zoning ordinances based noise broke Out sound-level meter started making some measurements first measure ment point reference measured OS 15 fitted stock OS muffler 8 x 5 prop running 15%-nstro fuel installed Sig Kadet plane very easy ears measures 87 dB full throttle soundlevel meter nine feet out foot up plane grounda packed sand base ball diamond Birds make noise air model does flight oniy time $2995 Radio Shack #332050 Sound Level Meter calibrated time manufacture Calibration soundlevel meters simple could sub ject another column point Im malt ing now data uncalibrated instru ment can considered comparison 142 Model Aviation FIBERGLASS PARTS Over 237 cowls kit scratch built models Also over 34 round cowls ranging 4 14-718 diameter 55 diff size & shape wheel pants custom Make Parts Vacuum Form Canopies Pleme amid $1 complete hr T&D FIBERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 Block Dept 4 Garden City Ml 48135 PHONE 313 421-6358 BRAZED HEAT-TREATED Will GEAfl & CASANES PHONE 313 261-9064