A National Rally versatility size Scobie Field made excellent site staging AMAs third series model airplane rallies con ceivable type model represented flying stop sign giant B-i 7 format rally well sport modeler EJames E Homer THE THIRD edition AMA National Model Airplane Rally especially signif icant having held relatively new Scobie Field west Houstons Cullen Barker Park Much time effort went maldng model airplane flying field reality readying June 1-3 gathering sponsored jointly AMA Houston Area Model Council Inc HAMCI Houston facility truly magnificent Scobie Field has everything model airIvan Shomer manager Lone Star Squadron Show Team Roun Tuit other side model stop sign painted used chase Flying Porsche teams performances suited average plane enthusiast could ask expansive hard-surface runways shelters running wa ter electricity toilet facilities permanent food refreshment stand picnic tables playground facilities occupy kids Provisions get Radio Con trol Control Line plus Free Flight included plenty room spare winch high-start Glider launches fa cility large enough accommodate al gathering modelers Scobie Field acquired devel Carl Hock member Southwest RC Club Houston shows off original-de sign sportlPattern ship cails Super Trump Ron Nelson Alief Air Force Club shows off Megowcoupe Flyilne Mod ala has 46-In wingspan 350 sq area model powered Cox 049 Black Widow entered Static Scale September 1990 85 display AMA rally beauti ful B-i 7G Flying Fortress Westcraft comes complete 9-channel 1024 radio Futaba Aeromarine retracts four 09 46 engInes model built members Bomber Field Club will raffled off Big Bird fly-lnIB-1 7 gath ering October 26-26 Monaville TX Boy Scout Troop 619 attended rally No isnt double exposure Theyre earn RC merit badges left Mark Mills twins Cristopher Darin Duncan Robert Chippetta Ron Gill Goldberg Eagle II powered OS 40 FP back Bob Schneider SAM 62 Houston Left George Steiner checking radio compliance checked hundreds during course AMA nily George esti mates hes checked somewhere around 15000 radice time Above Now big birdi Thats Jim Flight airplanes owner/builder Hes two years building nearly finished Salto 300 Twin-powered /3-scale Taylorcraft BF Jim expects completed time fly Prop-Nuts Big Bird fly-in July covering painted Coverite scale white glue stitching Left Control Line represented rally despite having major Control Line event very field just weekend before Jack Fox Clear Lake Linewinders getting ready crank ST 60K originai Karma ship about year oid aiready has number trophies Advanced ciass Jacks heiper unidentified Right Joe Webber scratch-built Enforcer modified retracts vortex wing tips An 05 91 Surpass FS engine swings 13 x S pusher prop racily moves machine through air oped story itselfand may value modelers over country want Minerva flying fields side Though number individuals involved initial stages ma jor effort fell three stalwarts Bert Strei gler Rollie McGinnis Carl White three labored 17 years no thats misprint secure Houston field during time dealt pol Connie Fluker launches husband Toms Combat ship Tom put show left spectators feeling witnessed world-class performancewhich course hadl Tom off France July World Champs Combat event Connie keen competitor own right active worldwide shotgun competitions iticians US Corps Engineers envi ronmentalists competing organiza tionsgun clubs hot air balloon enthusi asts et alvoicing particular needs government decision makers should noted site emergency reser voir owned federal government protect city Houston flooding during Gulf Coast hurricanes Its adminis tered Hams County claimed city Houston its own few examples will serve underscore difficulties modelers encoun tered over 17-year period site har bors protected species both plants imals fact considered northwest field large wetland Bill Robbins holds Old-Timer Red Zephyr after completing successful flight under difficult wind conditions model Ben Buckle kit powered OS 40 FS engine rides thermals well sometimes has forced down area inhabited various protected animal species modelers retrieving errant air plane must very careful step addition scrub trees native park may planted county authorities conflict US Corps Engi neers presented another problem gov ernment maintained use 90-ft conductor poles electrify site nec essary Its concern reservoir ever fill 10-ft depth tempted sailboat launch could result mast striking electric power line Actu ally reservoir has very few stances major water accumulation since World War H stalemate Corps Engi 86 Model Aviation Gerald Hester left Bill Blschoff center Bill Lee CL Formula Unlimited semiscale Cassett racer Plum Crazy Bill Lee president HAMCI group co sponsoring rally along AMA Left beautiful Fieseier Fl 1 56C-Storch entered Static Scaie work Dr Ciifford Condit Southwest RC Ciub active Hous ton area group Right oniy real contest rally judging best static display attendees spectacular B-i 7G George Barnes Bomber Field Club took first place hands down its Westcraft kit powered four Royal 45s 09 45 carba weighs around 40 lb took three months build has logged 13 flights AMAs Bill Baker presented George award Left Jullan iamez 0 aucaionai viaeo u apes beautiful scratch-built all-fiberglass 14-ft-span Sailplane calls Southern Cross weighs reported 10 lb handled gusty wind conditions very well Right Appropriately enough Scale model littleknown AG-14 Anderson Greenwald & Co built Houston late Forties Certified 1950 total six ships ever built Left Charles Copeland Manned Space Center RC Club displaying Focke-Wuif used chase Tom Streets B-17 during sim ulated aerial combat scene Right Brad Shepherd Victoria TX Saito 65 FS-powered Keleher Lark published July 1989 MA neers threatened bring site development progress halt until some bright guy sug gested putting No Boating Allowed signs two park entrances satis fied Feds project moved ward once again day people ask No Boating signs isnt place launch boat park way Scobie Field administered HAMCI under direction its president Bill Lee few other hardy souls 17 Houston area member clubs Bill current band unsung stalwarts continue solve day-to-day problems regarding field maintenance coordination Harris County supervisors site en joyed fliers year-round trio ded icated modelers reminds us can done Siteseven ones large scope presenting obstaclescan successfully won developed Houston Rally third se ries prior gatherings Reno NV Dayton OH Over 120 modelers attended Houston tallied 310 flights during three-day event Its estimated over 3000 spectators attended addition flying static displays swap shops both modelers nonmodelers enjoy success event like AMA Na tional Rally difficult measure can quantify success competitive events simply counting number entrants September 1990 87 Left Looking world like crippled bomber making emergency landing engine smoking Tom Streets B-17 quite sight superb filer Tom fellow B17 pilots fly rally because difficult wind condItions Right spectators held breath Tom brought venerable 4-year-old ship scratch Tom has logged over 350 flights bomber comparing result past records number contestants down sharply relative failure clear its up sharply event judged success gather ing like rally fun fly other hand quantitative comparisons basi cally meaningless must look beyond numbers make subjective judg ment AMA rally essentially smorgas bord model airplane flying Participants come show off airplanes another joy doing mea sure rallys success Quite franidy some models exhibited flown would never make structured con test circuit pride owner evident asked question about model original intent AMA management conceptualizing rally reach out great number members likely would never enter AMA-sanc tioned contest want partici pate gatherings away home field Its given stories about great AMA rally Houston will get better telling back home field essence thats what type gathering aboutand AMA management should congratulated its attempts reach out average modeler Theres room improvement can brought about fine-tuning future learn go Theres another aspect type event thats difficult measure trans fer knowledge occurs aver age AMA member asks experi enced modeler did did way Thats probably valuable contribution rally fun fly can make lifts level skill modelers ideas spread through observation word mouth Did ever see modeler didnt want about hand some parking lot crew RepresentIng Bay Port Aero Club L R first row Debbie Tanner Pam Greer Rod Sutton standing David Tanner Doug Greer Thats Dougs Gold berg Cub Saito 65 FS nose tell world about great idea connection number originaldesign aircraft present impressive Oh sure usual contingent kit jobs Still impressed often heard modeler proudly remark Oh thats own designI call W7iatzit old-timer like brought back memories so-called golden years before World War II just get ting something fly major accom plishment days plowing kinds new ground testing new model building ideas sort since us didnt have enough money buy expensive kits did own thing can better myself attitude shone through models saw rally let tell number Craig Dobashs Rossi 60-powered Tippo moves fast its just blur its landing approach Craig Jet Aero RC Ciub put quite Pattern show entrants doing very well per sonal designs measure sort individual expression creativity Another distinct benefit gathering like cross-exposure modeling types galaxy categories hand Scale Sport Control Line Stunt Carrier Combat Old-Timer Pattern Giant Scale Helicopters Gliders Electrics Pylon Racers among othersmodelers chance get acquainted unfamiliar segments hobby query others about advantages particular spe cialty can measure incentive new ideas attendees go home spired try something new aeromodel ing quantify Lone Star Squadron Show Team put several splendid performances 27member team Dallas displayed real showmanship array crackerjack demos real crowd pleasers parachute drops Chicken Charlie Helicopter stunting flying Porsche chased Stop-Sign Roun Tuit Giant Hots A&M 52 twin engines Stunter canard delta OS 12 FS pusher engineplus great streamercutting exhibition spectators loved Another special show deserving plau dits giant Flying Fortress exhibition put Tom Street friends winds bit gusty didnt slow Street down iota Though others Bomber Field brought magnificent Fortresses rally Street flew what show takeoffs wind required abbreviated strip pavement tail end run grass takeoff flew several times everyone holding breath mag nificent bird lifted off four OS 61 FS engines roaring Flying Fortress absolutely ulti mate Scale model exhibitions Ill bet Street wont let Bomber Field buddies Continued page 184 88 Model Aviation Jce Tykodi left Ivan Shomer Lone Stsr Squadron Show Team posing Flying Porsche powered 05 12 PS engine Porsche chased Fiying Stop Sign didnt get ticket Tom Phillippi 10-year-old Aero master powered 15-year-old K&B 60 Tom said until replaced piston sleeve recently engine would windmiii dead-stick landings Tom must experienced biplane pilot coun try stick time has ship ZAP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GLUE KNOWLEDGE RONS MODEL Radio Controiled BUILDINGAirplanes Other Aircraft Boats 213 451-0414 ii Build Ry model should climb right turn glide left Glide controlled stabilizer tilt thickness aft incidence block Climb adjusted after satisfac tory glide trim has established Adjust climb small changes thrust line Thrust adjusted gently filing end motor tube change angle nose block rests very small increments Dont fly full power until youre completely satisfied models trim Make sure model climbs right turn avoid tendency loop hang prop power stall youre ready fly full power launch model about 450 angle tends go its pointed have flown few Conscientious Objectors just didnt want turn left glide ri diculous amount tilt stabilizer simply let turn right glide well climb Still unless really know what youre doing left glide right climb safe way go Dethermalizer accompanying photo dethermalizer shows its layout quite clearly guide tube under SHOC sta bilizer mount has multiple functions con ducts DT line keeps stabilizer rub bers touching line serves DT limit stop piece monofilament line can used DT line loop end fitted over peg top sta bilizer rubber must installed over loop stay place rubber loops over peg extends across leading edge stabilizer goes down around fuselage back up peg bit fuel tubing serves nicely DT line limit can tied line simple overhand knot adjusted strike line guide tube under SHOC mount tubing should adjusted allow about 450 stabilizer DT angle Tied other end DT line paper clip wire hook fuse rubberband extends hook across fuse around motor peg Use sharpened piece aluminum tubing drill holes fuselage makes cleaner hole does drill Use A-in tube fuse holder extending through both sides fuselage way can poke fuse material through piece wire can also pull out bit fuse case delay between lighting launching Glue tube firmly place heat sink can made alumi num can must selected care Ive used Coors Light cans cant say whether another brand would work well will gladly try answer questions might have about Conscientious Ob jector Send SASE 1902 Peter Pan St Norman OK 73072 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Convert/McKinley Continued page 82 charge rather three some plan ning use small battery packs can aim think 20- 30-sec motor runs climb rates equal glow- ignition-powered models little no weight penalty Rally/Homer Continued page 88 forget did didnt fly AMA Rally Scobie Field Nor will other Houston modelers Bomber Field Club planning major event October Sev eral B-17s air simultaneously would something behold AMA Frequency Committee member George Steiner traveled Sacra mento CA teamed Bob Spivey Aus tin TX handle transmitter impound chores Charlie Marilyn Stevens Vance Dottie Wyman coordinated host local volunteers assist planning running event course rally would have possible efforts AMA HAMCI staff volunteers AMA Presi dent Don Lowe District VIH Vice Presi dent Gene Hempel AMA Executive Di rector Vince Mankowski hand Continued page 188 184 Model Aviation Caii Write 435 San Vicente Bivd J Santa Monica CA 90402 turn yoor printer lot oil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CIIORD u 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR 5HEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 18-PAGE ILLUSTRATED U5ER MANUAL $45oo a cram prom slain ~2Z4i IiwflaihOO COopuV ira dot INI Clv conwaS potfli tWo w* irding ipioty 550 o 30 dOic Sm ram urocoy ordi CYGNET Software714 4966961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SEA5 AMAN No moving parts No eng ne mod oat ons Basic unit $ 9995 Opposedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII Leader small Airfoil Technology MASI Eli AIRSC1IEW FOUR NEW SIZES 11 x 9 10 x 8 9x8 9x5 Reinforcing trend higher pitches quieter operation Master Airscrew GIF Series now includes sizes 11x9 10x8 9x8 9x5 stronger new 20 engines GIF K Series propellers made tough glassfilled nylon unmatched strength durabil ity Now 38 sizes wide range pitches flying application Available Hobby Dealer WINDSOR PROPELLER CO 3219 Monier Circle Pancho Cordova CA 95742 GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Rally/Homer Continued page 184 along staffers Chip Smith Bob Under wood Bill Baker help ensure smooth event Its too early AMA have completed its evaluations 1990 National Rally what its worth mans opin ion Id like see AMA fine-tune im prove expand upon concept would done bringing events mainstream hobby bringing exhibitions directly general public Hundreds modelers benefited Houston rally uncounted legions spectators satisfied curiosity about hobby knows converts made Letters Editor Continued page 12 Kids June 1990 issue fu ture hobby lies interest youngsters Daves writing shows lot thought insight helping appre ciate modeling Model Aviation best balanced mag azine its class has good quality writ ing variety interests does allow advertising swamp articles Please keep up good work Bruce Mickelson Campbell CA Adventures Scale Modeling ed ucational entertaining public television series seen 180 markets across US teaches viewers model building tech niques how-to program also intro duces basic design concepts delves history real-life prototypes featured model episode includes two how-to segments museum work shop lively knowledgeable host Mike Lech plus on-location visit ex pert guest draws connections between model build studio its fullCA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX size prototype Adventures Scale Modeling now shooting Season IV going on-location around US Canada Europe studio how-to segments will taped Sep tember 15-October 5 WSWP-TV Beck ley WV new season should on-theair over US January 1991 Anyone desiring further information about Adventures Scale Modeling should contact his/her local PBS station write call Adventures Scale Model ing WSWP-TV Box AH Beckley WV 25802 John C Baumann Associate Producer Beckley WV picture shows Mike Lech host Adventures Scale Modeling visited National Aviation Museum Ot tawa Canada learned about rich heritage Canadian aviation shown AISM program No 307 Duxford/Berliner Continued page 97 Spitfires complete other being restored Duxford has five air planes altogether Hawker Hurricane al fully restored looking great Focke-Wulf FW- 190 appeared need little other paint job ready fly Parked outside far some large self-propelled field guns Fairey Gan nett turboprop anti-sub patrol plane its wings double-folded Double Hangar Number first original hangars bit slim aircraft displays An entire side devoted tanks Tlireball R/C Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 Wayne NJ ce 7948 07470 188 Model Aviation Public TV * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 88, 184, 188
A National Rally versatility size Scobie Field made excellent site staging AMAs third series model airplane rallies con ceivable type model represented flying stop sign giant B-i 7 format rally well sport modeler EJames E Homer THE THIRD edition AMA National Model Airplane Rally especially signif icant having held relatively new Scobie Field west Houstons Cullen Barker Park Much time effort went maldng model airplane flying field reality readying June 1-3 gathering sponsored jointly AMA Houston Area Model Council Inc HAMCI Houston facility truly magnificent Scobie Field has everything model airIvan Shomer manager Lone Star Squadron Show Team Roun Tuit other side model stop sign painted used chase Flying Porsche teams performances suited average plane enthusiast could ask expansive hard-surface runways shelters running wa ter electricity toilet facilities permanent food refreshment stand picnic tables playground facilities occupy kids Provisions get Radio Con trol Control Line plus Free Flight included plenty room spare winch high-start Glider launches fa cility large enough accommodate al gathering modelers Scobie Field acquired devel Carl Hock member Southwest RC Club Houston shows off original-de sign sportlPattern ship cails Super Trump Ron Nelson Alief Air Force Club shows off Megowcoupe Flyilne Mod ala has 46-In wingspan 350 sq area model powered Cox 049 Black Widow entered Static Scale September 1990 85 display AMA rally beauti ful B-i 7G Flying Fortress Westcraft comes complete 9-channel 1024 radio Futaba Aeromarine retracts four 09 46 engInes model built members Bomber Field Club will raffled off Big Bird fly-lnIB-1 7 gath ering October 26-26 Monaville TX Boy Scout Troop 619 attended rally No isnt double exposure Theyre earn RC merit badges left Mark Mills twins Cristopher Darin Duncan Robert Chippetta Ron Gill Goldberg Eagle II powered OS 40 FP back Bob Schneider SAM 62 Houston Left George Steiner checking radio compliance checked hundreds during course AMA nily George esti mates hes checked somewhere around 15000 radice time Above Now big birdi Thats Jim Flight airplanes owner/builder Hes two years building nearly finished Salto 300 Twin-powered /3-scale Taylorcraft BF Jim expects completed time fly Prop-Nuts Big Bird fly-in July covering painted Coverite scale white glue stitching Left Control Line represented rally despite having major Control Line event very field just weekend before Jack Fox Clear Lake Linewinders getting ready crank ST 60K originai Karma ship about year oid aiready has number trophies Advanced ciass Jacks heiper unidentified Right Joe Webber scratch-built Enforcer modified retracts vortex wing tips An 05 91 Surpass FS engine swings 13 x S pusher prop racily moves machine through air oped story itselfand may value modelers over country want Minerva flying fields side Though number individuals involved initial stages ma jor effort fell three stalwarts Bert Strei gler Rollie McGinnis Carl White three labored 17 years no thats misprint secure Houston field during time dealt pol Connie Fluker launches husband Toms Combat ship Tom put show left spectators feeling witnessed world-class performancewhich course hadl Tom off France July World Champs Combat event Connie keen competitor own right active worldwide shotgun competitions iticians US Corps Engineers envi ronmentalists competing organiza tionsgun clubs hot air balloon enthusi asts et alvoicing particular needs government decision makers should noted site emergency reser voir owned federal government protect city Houston flooding during Gulf Coast hurricanes Its adminis tered Hams County claimed city Houston its own few examples will serve underscore difficulties modelers encoun tered over 17-year period site har bors protected species both plants imals fact considered northwest field large wetland Bill Robbins holds Old-Timer Red Zephyr after completing successful flight under difficult wind conditions model Ben Buckle kit powered OS 40 FS engine rides thermals well sometimes has forced down area inhabited various protected animal species modelers retrieving errant air plane must very careful step addition scrub trees native park may planted county authorities conflict US Corps Engi neers presented another problem gov ernment maintained use 90-ft conductor poles electrify site nec essary Its concern reservoir ever fill 10-ft depth tempted sailboat launch could result mast striking electric power line Actu ally reservoir has very few stances major water accumulation since World War H stalemate Corps Engi 86 Model Aviation Gerald Hester left Bill Blschoff center Bill Lee CL Formula Unlimited semiscale Cassett racer Plum Crazy Bill Lee president HAMCI group co sponsoring rally along AMA Left beautiful Fieseier Fl 1 56C-Storch entered Static Scaie work Dr Ciifford Condit Southwest RC Ciub active Hous ton area group Right oniy real contest rally judging best static display attendees spectacular B-i 7G George Barnes Bomber Field Club took first place hands down its Westcraft kit powered four Royal 45s 09 45 carba weighs around 40 lb took three months build has logged 13 flights AMAs Bill Baker presented George award Left Jullan iamez 0 aucaionai viaeo u apes beautiful scratch-built all-fiberglass 14-ft-span Sailplane calls Southern Cross weighs reported 10 lb handled gusty wind conditions very well Right Appropriately enough Scale model littleknown AG-14 Anderson Greenwald & Co built Houston late Forties Certified 1950 total six ships ever built Left Charles Copeland Manned Space Center RC Club displaying Focke-Wuif used chase Tom Streets B-17 during sim ulated aerial combat scene Right Brad Shepherd Victoria TX Saito 65 FS-powered Keleher Lark published July 1989 MA neers threatened bring site development progress halt until some bright guy sug gested putting No Boating Allowed signs two park entrances satis fied Feds project moved ward once again day people ask No Boating signs isnt place launch boat park way Scobie Field administered HAMCI under direction its president Bill Lee few other hardy souls 17 Houston area member clubs Bill current band unsung stalwarts continue solve day-to-day problems regarding field maintenance coordination Harris County supervisors site en joyed fliers year-round trio ded icated modelers reminds us can done Siteseven ones large scope presenting obstaclescan successfully won developed Houston Rally third se ries prior gatherings Reno NV Dayton OH Over 120 modelers attended Houston tallied 310 flights during three-day event Its estimated over 3000 spectators attended addition flying static displays swap shops both modelers nonmodelers enjoy success event like AMA Na tional Rally difficult measure can quantify success competitive events simply counting number entrants September 1990 87 Left Looking world like crippled bomber making emergency landing engine smoking Tom Streets B-17 quite sight superb filer Tom fellow B17 pilots fly rally because difficult wind condItions Right spectators held breath Tom brought venerable 4-year-old ship scratch Tom has logged over 350 flights bomber comparing result past records number contestants down sharply relative failure clear its up sharply event judged success gather ing like rally fun fly other hand quantitative comparisons basi cally meaningless must look beyond numbers make subjective judg ment AMA rally essentially smorgas bord model airplane flying Participants come show off airplanes another joy doing mea sure rallys success Quite franidy some models exhibited flown would never make structured con test circuit pride owner evident asked question about model original intent AMA management conceptualizing rally reach out great number members likely would never enter AMA-sanc tioned contest want partici pate gatherings away home field Its given stories about great AMA rally Houston will get better telling back home field essence thats what type gathering aboutand AMA management should congratulated its attempts reach out average modeler Theres room improvement can brought about fine-tuning future learn go Theres another aspect type event thats difficult measure trans fer knowledge occurs aver age AMA member asks experi enced modeler did did way Thats probably valuable contribution rally fun fly can make lifts level skill modelers ideas spread through observation word mouth Did ever see modeler didnt want about hand some parking lot crew RepresentIng Bay Port Aero Club L R first row Debbie Tanner Pam Greer Rod Sutton standing David Tanner Doug Greer Thats Dougs Gold berg Cub Saito 65 FS nose tell world about great idea connection number originaldesign aircraft present impressive Oh sure usual contingent kit jobs Still impressed often heard modeler proudly remark Oh thats own designI call W7iatzit old-timer like brought back memories so-called golden years before World War II just get ting something fly major accom plishment days plowing kinds new ground testing new model building ideas sort since us didnt have enough money buy expensive kits did own thing can better myself attitude shone through models saw rally let tell number Craig Dobashs Rossi 60-powered Tippo moves fast its just blur its landing approach Craig Jet Aero RC Ciub put quite Pattern show entrants doing very well per sonal designs measure sort individual expression creativity Another distinct benefit gathering like cross-exposure modeling types galaxy categories hand Scale Sport Control Line Stunt Carrier Combat Old-Timer Pattern Giant Scale Helicopters Gliders Electrics Pylon Racers among othersmodelers chance get acquainted unfamiliar segments hobby query others about advantages particular spe cialty can measure incentive new ideas attendees go home spired try something new aeromodel ing quantify Lone Star Squadron Show Team put several splendid performances 27member team Dallas displayed real showmanship array crackerjack demos real crowd pleasers parachute drops Chicken Charlie Helicopter stunting flying Porsche chased Stop-Sign Roun Tuit Giant Hots A&M 52 twin engines Stunter canard delta OS 12 FS pusher engineplus great streamercutting exhibition spectators loved Another special show deserving plau dits giant Flying Fortress exhibition put Tom Street friends winds bit gusty didnt slow Street down iota Though others Bomber Field brought magnificent Fortresses rally Street flew what show takeoffs wind required abbreviated strip pavement tail end run grass takeoff flew several times everyone holding breath mag nificent bird lifted off four OS 61 FS engines roaring Flying Fortress absolutely ulti mate Scale model exhibitions Ill bet Street wont let Bomber Field buddies Continued page 184 88 Model Aviation Jce Tykodi left Ivan Shomer Lone Stsr Squadron Show Team posing Flying Porsche powered 05 12 PS engine Porsche chased Fiying Stop Sign didnt get ticket Tom Phillippi 10-year-old Aero master powered 15-year-old K&B 60 Tom said until replaced piston sleeve recently engine would windmiii dead-stick landings Tom must experienced biplane pilot coun try stick time has ship ZAP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GLUE KNOWLEDGE RONS MODEL Radio Controiled BUILDINGAirplanes Other Aircraft Boats 213 451-0414 ii Build Ry model should climb right turn glide left Glide controlled stabilizer tilt thickness aft incidence block Climb adjusted after satisfac tory glide trim has established Adjust climb small changes thrust line Thrust adjusted gently filing end motor tube change angle nose block rests very small increments Dont fly full power until youre completely satisfied models trim Make sure model climbs right turn avoid tendency loop hang prop power stall youre ready fly full power launch model about 450 angle tends go its pointed have flown few Conscientious Objectors just didnt want turn left glide ri diculous amount tilt stabilizer simply let turn right glide well climb Still unless really know what youre doing left glide right climb safe way go Dethermalizer accompanying photo dethermalizer shows its layout quite clearly guide tube under SHOC sta bilizer mount has multiple functions con ducts DT line keeps stabilizer rub bers touching line serves DT limit stop piece monofilament line can used DT line loop end fitted over peg top sta bilizer rubber must installed over loop stay place rubber loops over peg extends across leading edge stabilizer goes down around fuselage back up peg bit fuel tubing serves nicely DT line limit can tied line simple overhand knot adjusted strike line guide tube under SHOC mount tubing should adjusted allow about 450 stabilizer DT angle Tied other end DT line paper clip wire hook fuse rubberband extends hook across fuse around motor peg Use sharpened piece aluminum tubing drill holes fuselage makes cleaner hole does drill Use A-in tube fuse holder extending through both sides fuselage way can poke fuse material through piece wire can also pull out bit fuse case delay between lighting launching Glue tube firmly place heat sink can made alumi num can must selected care Ive used Coors Light cans cant say whether another brand would work well will gladly try answer questions might have about Conscientious Ob jector Send SASE 1902 Peter Pan St Norman OK 73072 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Convert/McKinley Continued page 82 charge rather three some plan ning use small battery packs can aim think 20- 30-sec motor runs climb rates equal glow- ignition-powered models little no weight penalty Rally/Homer Continued page 88 forget did didnt fly AMA Rally Scobie Field Nor will other Houston modelers Bomber Field Club planning major event October Sev eral B-17s air simultaneously would something behold AMA Frequency Committee member George Steiner traveled Sacra mento CA teamed Bob Spivey Aus tin TX handle transmitter impound chores Charlie Marilyn Stevens Vance Dottie Wyman coordinated host local volunteers assist planning running event course rally would have possible efforts AMA HAMCI staff volunteers AMA Presi dent Don Lowe District VIH Vice Presi dent Gene Hempel AMA Executive Di rector Vince Mankowski hand Continued page 188 184 Model Aviation Caii Write 435 San Vicente Bivd J Santa Monica CA 90402 turn yoor printer lot oil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CIIORD u 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR 5HEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 18-PAGE ILLUSTRATED U5ER MANUAL $45oo a cram prom slain ~2Z4i IiwflaihOO COopuV ira dot INI Clv conwaS potfli tWo w* irding ipioty 550 o 30 dOic Sm ram urocoy ordi CYGNET Software714 4966961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SEA5 AMAN No moving parts No eng ne mod oat ons Basic unit $ 9995 Opposedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII Leader small Airfoil Technology MASI Eli AIRSC1IEW FOUR NEW SIZES 11 x 9 10 x 8 9x8 9x5 Reinforcing trend higher pitches quieter operation Master Airscrew GIF Series now includes sizes 11x9 10x8 9x8 9x5 stronger new 20 engines GIF K Series propellers made tough glassfilled nylon unmatched strength durabil ity Now 38 sizes wide range pitches flying application Available Hobby Dealer WINDSOR PROPELLER CO 3219 Monier Circle Pancho Cordova CA 95742 GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Rally/Homer Continued page 184 along staffers Chip Smith Bob Under wood Bill Baker help ensure smooth event Its too early AMA have completed its evaluations 1990 National Rally what its worth mans opin ion Id like see AMA fine-tune im prove expand upon concept would done bringing events mainstream hobby bringing exhibitions directly general public Hundreds modelers benefited Houston rally uncounted legions spectators satisfied curiosity about hobby knows converts made Letters Editor Continued page 12 Kids June 1990 issue fu ture hobby lies interest youngsters Daves writing shows lot thought insight helping appre ciate modeling Model Aviation best balanced mag azine its class has good quality writ ing variety interests does allow advertising swamp articles Please keep up good work Bruce Mickelson Campbell CA Adventures Scale Modeling ed ucational entertaining public television series seen 180 markets across US teaches viewers model building tech niques how-to program also intro duces basic design concepts delves history real-life prototypes featured model episode includes two how-to segments museum work shop lively knowledgeable host Mike Lech plus on-location visit ex pert guest draws connections between model build studio its fullCA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX size prototype Adventures Scale Modeling now shooting Season IV going on-location around US Canada Europe studio how-to segments will taped Sep tember 15-October 5 WSWP-TV Beck ley WV new season should on-theair over US January 1991 Anyone desiring further information about Adventures Scale Modeling should contact his/her local PBS station write call Adventures Scale Model ing WSWP-TV Box AH Beckley WV 25802 John C Baumann Associate Producer Beckley WV picture shows Mike Lech host Adventures Scale Modeling visited National Aviation Museum Ot tawa Canada learned about rich heritage Canadian aviation shown AISM program No 307 Duxford/Berliner Continued page 97 Spitfires complete other being restored Duxford has five air planes altogether Hawker Hurricane al fully restored looking great Focke-Wulf FW- 190 appeared need little other paint job ready fly Parked outside far some large self-propelled field guns Fairey Gan nett turboprop anti-sub patrol plane its wings double-folded Double Hangar Number first original hangars bit slim aircraft displays An entire side devoted tanks Tlireball R/C Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 Wayne NJ ce 7948 07470 188 Model Aviation Public TV * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 88, 184, 188
A National Rally versatility size Scobie Field made excellent site staging AMAs third series model airplane rallies con ceivable type model represented flying stop sign giant B-i 7 format rally well sport modeler EJames E Homer THE THIRD edition AMA National Model Airplane Rally especially signif icant having held relatively new Scobie Field west Houstons Cullen Barker Park Much time effort went maldng model airplane flying field reality readying June 1-3 gathering sponsored jointly AMA Houston Area Model Council Inc HAMCI Houston facility truly magnificent Scobie Field has everything model airIvan Shomer manager Lone Star Squadron Show Team Roun Tuit other side model stop sign painted used chase Flying Porsche teams performances suited average plane enthusiast could ask expansive hard-surface runways shelters running wa ter electricity toilet facilities permanent food refreshment stand picnic tables playground facilities occupy kids Provisions get Radio Con trol Control Line plus Free Flight included plenty room spare winch high-start Glider launches fa cility large enough accommodate al gathering modelers Scobie Field acquired devel Carl Hock member Southwest RC Club Houston shows off original-de sign sportlPattern ship cails Super Trump Ron Nelson Alief Air Force Club shows off Megowcoupe Flyilne Mod ala has 46-In wingspan 350 sq area model powered Cox 049 Black Widow entered Static Scale September 1990 85 display AMA rally beauti ful B-i 7G Flying Fortress Westcraft comes complete 9-channel 1024 radio Futaba Aeromarine retracts four 09 46 engInes model built members Bomber Field Club will raffled off Big Bird fly-lnIB-1 7 gath ering October 26-26 Monaville TX Boy Scout Troop 619 attended rally No isnt double exposure Theyre earn RC merit badges left Mark Mills twins Cristopher Darin Duncan Robert Chippetta Ron Gill Goldberg Eagle II powered OS 40 FP back Bob Schneider SAM 62 Houston Left George Steiner checking radio compliance checked hundreds during course AMA nily George esti mates hes checked somewhere around 15000 radice time Above Now big birdi Thats Jim Flight airplanes owner/builder Hes two years building nearly finished Salto 300 Twin-powered /3-scale Taylorcraft BF Jim expects completed time fly Prop-Nuts Big Bird fly-in July covering painted Coverite scale white glue stitching Left Control Line represented rally despite having major Control Line event very field just weekend before Jack Fox Clear Lake Linewinders getting ready crank ST 60K originai Karma ship about year oid aiready has number trophies Advanced ciass Jacks heiper unidentified Right Joe Webber scratch-built Enforcer modified retracts vortex wing tips An 05 91 Surpass FS engine swings 13 x S pusher prop racily moves machine through air oped story itselfand may value modelers over country want Minerva flying fields side Though number individuals involved initial stages ma jor effort fell three stalwarts Bert Strei gler Rollie McGinnis Carl White three labored 17 years no thats misprint secure Houston field during time dealt pol Connie Fluker launches husband Toms Combat ship Tom put show left spectators feeling witnessed world-class performancewhich course hadl Tom off France July World Champs Combat event Connie keen competitor own right active worldwide shotgun competitions iticians US Corps Engineers envi ronmentalists competing organiza tionsgun clubs hot air balloon enthusi asts et alvoicing particular needs government decision makers should noted site emergency reser voir owned federal government protect city Houston flooding during Gulf Coast hurricanes Its adminis tered Hams County claimed city Houston its own few examples will serve underscore difficulties modelers encoun tered over 17-year period site har bors protected species both plants imals fact considered northwest field large wetland Bill Robbins holds Old-Timer Red Zephyr after completing successful flight under difficult wind conditions model Ben Buckle kit powered OS 40 FS engine rides thermals well sometimes has forced down area inhabited various protected animal species modelers retrieving errant air plane must very careful step addition scrub trees native park may planted county authorities conflict US Corps Engi neers presented another problem gov ernment maintained use 90-ft conductor poles electrify site nec essary Its concern reservoir ever fill 10-ft depth tempted sailboat launch could result mast striking electric power line Actu ally reservoir has very few stances major water accumulation since World War H stalemate Corps Engi 86 Model Aviation Gerald Hester left Bill Blschoff center Bill Lee CL Formula Unlimited semiscale Cassett racer Plum Crazy Bill Lee president HAMCI group co sponsoring rally along AMA Left beautiful Fieseier Fl 1 56C-Storch entered Static Scaie work Dr Ciifford Condit Southwest RC Ciub active Hous ton area group Right oniy real contest rally judging best static display attendees spectacular B-i 7G George Barnes Bomber Field Club took first place hands down its Westcraft kit powered four Royal 45s 09 45 carba weighs around 40 lb took three months build has logged 13 flights AMAs Bill Baker presented George award Left Jullan iamez 0 aucaionai viaeo u apes beautiful scratch-built all-fiberglass 14-ft-span Sailplane calls Southern Cross weighs reported 10 lb handled gusty wind conditions very well Right Appropriately enough Scale model littleknown AG-14 Anderson Greenwald & Co built Houston late Forties Certified 1950 total six ships ever built Left Charles Copeland Manned Space Center RC Club displaying Focke-Wuif used chase Tom Streets B-17 during sim ulated aerial combat scene Right Brad Shepherd Victoria TX Saito 65 FS-powered Keleher Lark published July 1989 MA neers threatened bring site development progress halt until some bright guy sug gested putting No Boating Allowed signs two park entrances satis fied Feds project moved ward once again day people ask No Boating signs isnt place launch boat park way Scobie Field administered HAMCI under direction its president Bill Lee few other hardy souls 17 Houston area member clubs Bill current band unsung stalwarts continue solve day-to-day problems regarding field maintenance coordination Harris County supervisors site en joyed fliers year-round trio ded icated modelers reminds us can done Siteseven ones large scope presenting obstaclescan successfully won developed Houston Rally third se ries prior gatherings Reno NV Dayton OH Over 120 modelers attended Houston tallied 310 flights during three-day event Its estimated over 3000 spectators attended addition flying static displays swap shops both modelers nonmodelers enjoy success event like AMA Na tional Rally difficult measure can quantify success competitive events simply counting number entrants September 1990 87 Left Looking world like crippled bomber making emergency landing engine smoking Tom Streets B-17 quite sight superb filer Tom fellow B17 pilots fly rally because difficult wind condItions Right spectators held breath Tom brought venerable 4-year-old ship scratch Tom has logged over 350 flights bomber comparing result past records number contestants down sharply relative failure clear its up sharply event judged success gather ing like rally fun fly other hand quantitative comparisons basi cally meaningless must look beyond numbers make subjective judg ment AMA rally essentially smorgas bord model airplane flying Participants come show off airplanes another joy doing mea sure rallys success Quite franidy some models exhibited flown would never make structured con test circuit pride owner evident asked question about model original intent AMA management conceptualizing rally reach out great number members likely would never enter AMA-sanc tioned contest want partici pate gatherings away home field Its given stories about great AMA rally Houston will get better telling back home field essence thats what type gathering aboutand AMA management should congratulated its attempts reach out average modeler Theres room improvement can brought about fine-tuning future learn go Theres another aspect type event thats difficult measure trans fer knowledge occurs aver age AMA member asks experi enced modeler did did way Thats probably valuable contribution rally fun fly can make lifts level skill modelers ideas spread through observation word mouth Did ever see modeler didnt want about hand some parking lot crew RepresentIng Bay Port Aero Club L R first row Debbie Tanner Pam Greer Rod Sutton standing David Tanner Doug Greer Thats Dougs Gold berg Cub Saito 65 FS nose tell world about great idea connection number originaldesign aircraft present impressive Oh sure usual contingent kit jobs Still impressed often heard modeler proudly remark Oh thats own designI call W7iatzit old-timer like brought back memories so-called golden years before World War II just get ting something fly major accom plishment days plowing kinds new ground testing new model building ideas sort since us didnt have enough money buy expensive kits did own thing can better myself attitude shone through models saw rally let tell number Craig Dobashs Rossi 60-powered Tippo moves fast its just blur its landing approach Craig Jet Aero RC Ciub put quite Pattern show entrants doing very well per sonal designs measure sort individual expression creativity Another distinct benefit gathering like cross-exposure modeling types galaxy categories hand Scale Sport Control Line Stunt Carrier Combat Old-Timer Pattern Giant Scale Helicopters Gliders Electrics Pylon Racers among othersmodelers chance get acquainted unfamiliar segments hobby query others about advantages particular spe cialty can measure incentive new ideas attendees go home spired try something new aeromodel ing quantify Lone Star Squadron Show Team put several splendid performances 27member team Dallas displayed real showmanship array crackerjack demos real crowd pleasers parachute drops Chicken Charlie Helicopter stunting flying Porsche chased Stop-Sign Roun Tuit Giant Hots A&M 52 twin engines Stunter canard delta OS 12 FS pusher engineplus great streamercutting exhibition spectators loved Another special show deserving plau dits giant Flying Fortress exhibition put Tom Street friends winds bit gusty didnt slow Street down iota Though others Bomber Field brought magnificent Fortresses rally Street flew what show takeoffs wind required abbreviated strip pavement tail end run grass takeoff flew several times everyone holding breath mag nificent bird lifted off four OS 61 FS engines roaring Flying Fortress absolutely ulti mate Scale model exhibitions Ill bet Street wont let Bomber Field buddies Continued page 184 88 Model Aviation Jce Tykodi left Ivan Shomer Lone Stsr Squadron Show Team posing Flying Porsche powered 05 12 PS engine Porsche chased Fiying Stop Sign didnt get ticket Tom Phillippi 10-year-old Aero master powered 15-year-old K&B 60 Tom said until replaced piston sleeve recently engine would windmiii dead-stick landings Tom must experienced biplane pilot coun try stick time has ship ZAP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GLUE KNOWLEDGE RONS MODEL Radio Controiled BUILDINGAirplanes Other Aircraft Boats 213 451-0414 ii Build Ry model should climb right turn glide left Glide controlled stabilizer tilt thickness aft incidence block Climb adjusted after satisfac tory glide trim has established Adjust climb small changes thrust line Thrust adjusted gently filing end motor tube change angle nose block rests very small increments Dont fly full power until youre completely satisfied models trim Make sure model climbs right turn avoid tendency loop hang prop power stall youre ready fly full power launch model about 450 angle tends go its pointed have flown few Conscientious Objectors just didnt want turn left glide ri diculous amount tilt stabilizer simply let turn right glide well climb Still unless really know what youre doing left glide right climb safe way go Dethermalizer accompanying photo dethermalizer shows its layout quite clearly guide tube under SHOC sta bilizer mount has multiple functions con ducts DT line keeps stabilizer rub bers touching line serves DT limit stop piece monofilament line can used DT line loop end fitted over peg top sta bilizer rubber must installed over loop stay place rubber loops over peg extends across leading edge stabilizer goes down around fuselage back up peg bit fuel tubing serves nicely DT line limit can tied line simple overhand knot adjusted strike line guide tube under SHOC mount tubing should adjusted allow about 450 stabilizer DT angle Tied other end DT line paper clip wire hook fuse rubberband extends hook across fuse around motor peg Use sharpened piece aluminum tubing drill holes fuselage makes cleaner hole does drill Use A-in tube fuse holder extending through both sides fuselage way can poke fuse material through piece wire can also pull out bit fuse case delay between lighting launching Glue tube firmly place heat sink can made alumi num can must selected care Ive used Coors Light cans cant say whether another brand would work well will gladly try answer questions might have about Conscientious Ob jector Send SASE 1902 Peter Pan St Norman OK 73072 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Convert/McKinley Continued page 82 charge rather three some plan ning use small battery packs can aim think 20- 30-sec motor runs climb rates equal glow- ignition-powered models little no weight penalty Rally/Homer Continued page 88 forget did didnt fly AMA Rally Scobie Field Nor will other Houston modelers Bomber Field Club planning major event October Sev eral B-17s air simultaneously would something behold AMA Frequency Committee member George Steiner traveled Sacra mento CA teamed Bob Spivey Aus tin TX handle transmitter impound chores Charlie Marilyn Stevens Vance Dottie Wyman coordinated host local volunteers assist planning running event course rally would have possible efforts AMA HAMCI staff volunteers AMA Presi dent Don Lowe District VIH Vice Presi dent Gene Hempel AMA Executive Di rector Vince Mankowski hand Continued page 188 184 Model Aviation Caii Write 435 San Vicente Bivd J Santa Monica CA 90402 turn yoor printer lot oil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CIIORD u 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR 5HEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 18-PAGE ILLUSTRATED U5ER MANUAL $45oo a cram prom slain ~2Z4i IiwflaihOO COopuV ira dot INI Clv conwaS potfli tWo w* irding ipioty 550 o 30 dOic Sm ram urocoy ordi CYGNET Software714 4966961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SEA5 AMAN No moving parts No eng ne mod oat ons Basic unit $ 9995 Opposedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII Leader small Airfoil Technology MASI Eli AIRSC1IEW FOUR NEW SIZES 11 x 9 10 x 8 9x8 9x5 Reinforcing trend higher pitches quieter operation Master Airscrew GIF Series now includes sizes 11x9 10x8 9x8 9x5 stronger new 20 engines GIF K Series propellers made tough glassfilled nylon unmatched strength durabil ity Now 38 sizes wide range pitches flying application Available Hobby Dealer WINDSOR PROPELLER CO 3219 Monier Circle Pancho Cordova CA 95742 GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Rally/Homer Continued page 184 along staffers Chip Smith Bob Under wood Bill Baker help ensure smooth event Its too early AMA have completed its evaluations 1990 National Rally what its worth mans opin ion Id like see AMA fine-tune im prove expand upon concept would done bringing events mainstream hobby bringing exhibitions directly general public Hundreds modelers benefited Houston rally uncounted legions spectators satisfied curiosity about hobby knows converts made Letters Editor Continued page 12 Kids June 1990 issue fu ture hobby lies interest youngsters Daves writing shows lot thought insight helping appre ciate modeling Model Aviation best balanced mag azine its class has good quality writ ing variety interests does allow advertising swamp articles Please keep up good work Bruce Mickelson Campbell CA Adventures Scale Modeling ed ucational entertaining public television series seen 180 markets across US teaches viewers model building tech niques how-to program also intro duces basic design concepts delves history real-life prototypes featured model episode includes two how-to segments museum work shop lively knowledgeable host Mike Lech plus on-location visit ex pert guest draws connections between model build studio its fullCA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX size prototype Adventures Scale Modeling now shooting Season IV going on-location around US Canada Europe studio how-to segments will taped Sep tember 15-October 5 WSWP-TV Beck ley WV new season should on-theair over US January 1991 Anyone desiring further information about Adventures Scale Modeling should contact his/her local PBS station write call Adventures Scale Model ing WSWP-TV Box AH Beckley WV 25802 John C Baumann Associate Producer Beckley WV picture shows Mike Lech host Adventures Scale Modeling visited National Aviation Museum Ot tawa Canada learned about rich heritage Canadian aviation shown AISM program No 307 Duxford/Berliner Continued page 97 Spitfires complete other being restored Duxford has five air planes altogether Hawker Hurricane al fully restored looking great Focke-Wulf FW- 190 appeared need little other paint job ready fly Parked outside far some large self-propelled field guns Fairey Gan nett turboprop anti-sub patrol plane its wings double-folded Double Hangar Number first original hangars bit slim aircraft displays An entire side devoted tanks Tlireball R/C Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 Wayne NJ ce 7948 07470 188 Model Aviation Public TV * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 88, 184, 188
A National Rally versatility size Scobie Field made excellent site staging AMAs third series model airplane rallies con ceivable type model represented flying stop sign giant B-i 7 format rally well sport modeler EJames E Homer THE THIRD edition AMA National Model Airplane Rally especially signif icant having held relatively new Scobie Field west Houstons Cullen Barker Park Much time effort went maldng model airplane flying field reality readying June 1-3 gathering sponsored jointly AMA Houston Area Model Council Inc HAMCI Houston facility truly magnificent Scobie Field has everything model airIvan Shomer manager Lone Star Squadron Show Team Roun Tuit other side model stop sign painted used chase Flying Porsche teams performances suited average plane enthusiast could ask expansive hard-surface runways shelters running wa ter electricity toilet facilities permanent food refreshment stand picnic tables playground facilities occupy kids Provisions get Radio Con trol Control Line plus Free Flight included plenty room spare winch high-start Glider launches fa cility large enough accommodate al gathering modelers Scobie Field acquired devel Carl Hock member Southwest RC Club Houston shows off original-de sign sportlPattern ship cails Super Trump Ron Nelson Alief Air Force Club shows off Megowcoupe Flyilne Mod ala has 46-In wingspan 350 sq area model powered Cox 049 Black Widow entered Static Scale September 1990 85 display AMA rally beauti ful B-i 7G Flying Fortress Westcraft comes complete 9-channel 1024 radio Futaba Aeromarine retracts four 09 46 engInes model built members Bomber Field Club will raffled off Big Bird fly-lnIB-1 7 gath ering October 26-26 Monaville TX Boy Scout Troop 619 attended rally No isnt double exposure Theyre earn RC merit badges left Mark Mills twins Cristopher Darin Duncan Robert Chippetta Ron Gill Goldberg Eagle II powered OS 40 FP back Bob Schneider SAM 62 Houston Left George Steiner checking radio compliance checked hundreds during course AMA nily George esti mates hes checked somewhere around 15000 radice time Above Now big birdi Thats Jim Flight airplanes owner/builder Hes two years building nearly finished Salto 300 Twin-powered /3-scale Taylorcraft BF Jim expects completed time fly Prop-Nuts Big Bird fly-in July covering painted Coverite scale white glue stitching Left Control Line represented rally despite having major Control Line event very field just weekend before Jack Fox Clear Lake Linewinders getting ready crank ST 60K originai Karma ship about year oid aiready has number trophies Advanced ciass Jacks heiper unidentified Right Joe Webber scratch-built Enforcer modified retracts vortex wing tips An 05 91 Surpass FS engine swings 13 x S pusher prop racily moves machine through air oped story itselfand may value modelers over country want Minerva flying fields side Though number individuals involved initial stages ma jor effort fell three stalwarts Bert Strei gler Rollie McGinnis Carl White three labored 17 years no thats misprint secure Houston field during time dealt pol Connie Fluker launches husband Toms Combat ship Tom put show left spectators feeling witnessed world-class performancewhich course hadl Tom off France July World Champs Combat event Connie keen competitor own right active worldwide shotgun competitions iticians US Corps Engineers envi ronmentalists competing organiza tionsgun clubs hot air balloon enthusi asts et alvoicing particular needs government decision makers should noted site emergency reser voir owned federal government protect city Houston flooding during Gulf Coast hurricanes Its adminis tered Hams County claimed city Houston its own few examples will serve underscore difficulties modelers encoun tered over 17-year period site har bors protected species both plants imals fact considered northwest field large wetland Bill Robbins holds Old-Timer Red Zephyr after completing successful flight under difficult wind conditions model Ben Buckle kit powered OS 40 FS engine rides thermals well sometimes has forced down area inhabited various protected animal species modelers retrieving errant air plane must very careful step addition scrub trees native park may planted county authorities conflict US Corps Engi neers presented another problem gov ernment maintained use 90-ft conductor poles electrify site nec essary Its concern reservoir ever fill 10-ft depth tempted sailboat launch could result mast striking electric power line Actu ally reservoir has very few stances major water accumulation since World War H stalemate Corps Engi 86 Model Aviation Gerald Hester left Bill Blschoff center Bill Lee CL Formula Unlimited semiscale Cassett racer Plum Crazy Bill Lee president HAMCI group co sponsoring rally along AMA Left beautiful Fieseier Fl 1 56C-Storch entered Static Scaie work Dr Ciifford Condit Southwest RC Ciub active Hous ton area group Right oniy real contest rally judging best static display attendees spectacular B-i 7G George Barnes Bomber Field Club took first place hands down its Westcraft kit powered four Royal 45s 09 45 carba weighs around 40 lb took three months build has logged 13 flights AMAs Bill Baker presented George award Left Jullan iamez 0 aucaionai viaeo u apes beautiful scratch-built all-fiberglass 14-ft-span Sailplane calls Southern Cross weighs reported 10 lb handled gusty wind conditions very well Right Appropriately enough Scale model littleknown AG-14 Anderson Greenwald & Co built Houston late Forties Certified 1950 total six ships ever built Left Charles Copeland Manned Space Center RC Club displaying Focke-Wuif used chase Tom Streets B-17 during sim ulated aerial combat scene Right Brad Shepherd Victoria TX Saito 65 FS-powered Keleher Lark published July 1989 MA neers threatened bring site development progress halt until some bright guy sug gested putting No Boating Allowed signs two park entrances satis fied Feds project moved ward once again day people ask No Boating signs isnt place launch boat park way Scobie Field administered HAMCI under direction its president Bill Lee few other hardy souls 17 Houston area member clubs Bill current band unsung stalwarts continue solve day-to-day problems regarding field maintenance coordination Harris County supervisors site en joyed fliers year-round trio ded icated modelers reminds us can done Siteseven ones large scope presenting obstaclescan successfully won developed Houston Rally third se ries prior gatherings Reno NV Dayton OH Over 120 modelers attended Houston tallied 310 flights during three-day event Its estimated over 3000 spectators attended addition flying static displays swap shops both modelers nonmodelers enjoy success event like AMA Na tional Rally difficult measure can quantify success competitive events simply counting number entrants September 1990 87 Left Looking world like crippled bomber making emergency landing engine smoking Tom Streets B-17 quite sight superb filer Tom fellow B17 pilots fly rally because difficult wind condItions Right spectators held breath Tom brought venerable 4-year-old ship scratch Tom has logged over 350 flights bomber comparing result past records number contestants down sharply relative failure clear its up sharply event judged success gather ing like rally fun fly other hand quantitative comparisons basi cally meaningless must look beyond numbers make subjective judg ment AMA rally essentially smorgas bord model airplane flying Participants come show off airplanes another joy doing mea sure rallys success Quite franidy some models exhibited flown would never make structured con test circuit pride owner evident asked question about model original intent AMA management conceptualizing rally reach out great number members likely would never enter AMA-sanc tioned contest want partici pate gatherings away home field Its given stories about great AMA rally Houston will get better telling back home field essence thats what type gathering aboutand AMA management should congratulated its attempts reach out average modeler Theres room improvement can brought about fine-tuning future learn go Theres another aspect type event thats difficult measure trans fer knowledge occurs aver age AMA member asks experi enced modeler did did way Thats probably valuable contribution rally fun fly can make lifts level skill modelers ideas spread through observation word mouth Did ever see modeler didnt want about hand some parking lot crew RepresentIng Bay Port Aero Club L R first row Debbie Tanner Pam Greer Rod Sutton standing David Tanner Doug Greer Thats Dougs Gold berg Cub Saito 65 FS nose tell world about great idea connection number originaldesign aircraft present impressive Oh sure usual contingent kit jobs Still impressed often heard modeler proudly remark Oh thats own designI call W7iatzit old-timer like brought back memories so-called golden years before World War II just get ting something fly major accom plishment days plowing kinds new ground testing new model building ideas sort since us didnt have enough money buy expensive kits did own thing can better myself attitude shone through models saw rally let tell number Craig Dobashs Rossi 60-powered Tippo moves fast its just blur its landing approach Craig Jet Aero RC Ciub put quite Pattern show entrants doing very well per sonal designs measure sort individual expression creativity Another distinct benefit gathering like cross-exposure modeling types galaxy categories hand Scale Sport Control Line Stunt Carrier Combat Old-Timer Pattern Giant Scale Helicopters Gliders Electrics Pylon Racers among othersmodelers chance get acquainted unfamiliar segments hobby query others about advantages particular spe cialty can measure incentive new ideas attendees go home spired try something new aeromodel ing quantify Lone Star Squadron Show Team put several splendid performances 27member team Dallas displayed real showmanship array crackerjack demos real crowd pleasers parachute drops Chicken Charlie Helicopter stunting flying Porsche chased Stop-Sign Roun Tuit Giant Hots A&M 52 twin engines Stunter canard delta OS 12 FS pusher engineplus great streamercutting exhibition spectators loved Another special show deserving plau dits giant Flying Fortress exhibition put Tom Street friends winds bit gusty didnt slow Street down iota Though others Bomber Field brought magnificent Fortresses rally Street flew what show takeoffs wind required abbreviated strip pavement tail end run grass takeoff flew several times everyone holding breath mag nificent bird lifted off four OS 61 FS engines roaring Flying Fortress absolutely ulti mate Scale model exhibitions Ill bet Street wont let Bomber Field buddies Continued page 184 88 Model Aviation Jce Tykodi left Ivan Shomer Lone Stsr Squadron Show Team posing Flying Porsche powered 05 12 PS engine Porsche chased Fiying Stop Sign didnt get ticket Tom Phillippi 10-year-old Aero master powered 15-year-old K&B 60 Tom said until replaced piston sleeve recently engine would windmiii dead-stick landings Tom must experienced biplane pilot coun try stick time has ship ZAP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GLUE KNOWLEDGE RONS MODEL Radio Controiled BUILDINGAirplanes Other Aircraft Boats 213 451-0414 ii Build Ry model should climb right turn glide left Glide controlled stabilizer tilt thickness aft incidence block Climb adjusted after satisfac tory glide trim has established Adjust climb small changes thrust line Thrust adjusted gently filing end motor tube change angle nose block rests very small increments Dont fly full power until youre completely satisfied models trim Make sure model climbs right turn avoid tendency loop hang prop power stall youre ready fly full power launch model about 450 angle tends go its pointed have flown few Conscientious Objectors just didnt want turn left glide ri diculous amount tilt stabilizer simply let turn right glide well climb Still unless really know what youre doing left glide right climb safe way go Dethermalizer accompanying photo dethermalizer shows its layout quite clearly guide tube under SHOC sta bilizer mount has multiple functions con ducts DT line keeps stabilizer rub bers touching line serves DT limit stop piece monofilament line can used DT line loop end fitted over peg top sta bilizer rubber must installed over loop stay place rubber loops over peg extends across leading edge stabilizer goes down around fuselage back up peg bit fuel tubing serves nicely DT line limit can tied line simple overhand knot adjusted strike line guide tube under SHOC mount tubing should adjusted allow about 450 stabilizer DT angle Tied other end DT line paper clip wire hook fuse rubberband extends hook across fuse around motor peg Use sharpened piece aluminum tubing drill holes fuselage makes cleaner hole does drill Use A-in tube fuse holder extending through both sides fuselage way can poke fuse material through piece wire can also pull out bit fuse case delay between lighting launching Glue tube firmly place heat sink can made alumi num can must selected care Ive used Coors Light cans cant say whether another brand would work well will gladly try answer questions might have about Conscientious Ob jector Send SASE 1902 Peter Pan St Norman OK 73072 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Convert/McKinley Continued page 82 charge rather three some plan ning use small battery packs can aim think 20- 30-sec motor runs climb rates equal glow- ignition-powered models little no weight penalty Rally/Homer Continued page 88 forget did didnt fly AMA Rally Scobie Field Nor will other Houston modelers Bomber Field Club planning major event October Sev eral B-17s air simultaneously would something behold AMA Frequency Committee member George Steiner traveled Sacra mento CA teamed Bob Spivey Aus tin TX handle transmitter impound chores Charlie Marilyn Stevens Vance Dottie Wyman coordinated host local volunteers assist planning running event course rally would have possible efforts AMA HAMCI staff volunteers AMA Presi dent Don Lowe District VIH Vice Presi dent Gene Hempel AMA Executive Di rector Vince Mankowski hand Continued page 188 184 Model Aviation Caii Write 435 San Vicente Bivd J Santa Monica CA 90402 turn yoor printer lot oil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CIIORD u 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR 5HEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 18-PAGE ILLUSTRATED U5ER MANUAL $45oo a cram prom slain ~2Z4i IiwflaihOO COopuV ira dot INI Clv conwaS potfli tWo w* irding ipioty 550 o 30 dOic Sm ram urocoy ordi CYGNET Software714 4966961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SEA5 AMAN No moving parts No eng ne mod oat ons Basic unit $ 9995 Opposedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII Leader small Airfoil Technology MASI Eli AIRSC1IEW FOUR NEW SIZES 11 x 9 10 x 8 9x8 9x5 Reinforcing trend higher pitches quieter operation Master Airscrew GIF Series now includes sizes 11x9 10x8 9x8 9x5 stronger new 20 engines GIF K Series propellers made tough glassfilled nylon unmatched strength durabil ity Now 38 sizes wide range pitches flying application Available Hobby Dealer WINDSOR PROPELLER CO 3219 Monier Circle Pancho Cordova CA 95742 GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Rally/Homer Continued page 184 along staffers Chip Smith Bob Under wood Bill Baker help ensure smooth event Its too early AMA have completed its evaluations 1990 National Rally what its worth mans opin ion Id like see AMA fine-tune im prove expand upon concept would done bringing events mainstream hobby bringing exhibitions directly general public Hundreds modelers benefited Houston rally uncounted legions spectators satisfied curiosity about hobby knows converts made Letters Editor Continued page 12 Kids June 1990 issue fu ture hobby lies interest youngsters Daves writing shows lot thought insight helping appre ciate modeling Model Aviation best balanced mag azine its class has good quality writ ing variety interests does allow advertising swamp articles Please keep up good work Bruce Mickelson Campbell CA Adventures Scale Modeling ed ucational entertaining public television series seen 180 markets across US teaches viewers model building tech niques how-to program also intro duces basic design concepts delves history real-life prototypes featured model episode includes two how-to segments museum work shop lively knowledgeable host Mike Lech plus on-location visit ex pert guest draws connections between model build studio its fullCA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX size prototype Adventures Scale Modeling now shooting Season IV going on-location around US Canada Europe studio how-to segments will taped Sep tember 15-October 5 WSWP-TV Beck ley WV new season should on-theair over US January 1991 Anyone desiring further information about Adventures Scale Modeling should contact his/her local PBS station write call Adventures Scale Model ing WSWP-TV Box AH Beckley WV 25802 John C Baumann Associate Producer Beckley WV picture shows Mike Lech host Adventures Scale Modeling visited National Aviation Museum Ot tawa Canada learned about rich heritage Canadian aviation shown AISM program No 307 Duxford/Berliner Continued page 97 Spitfires complete other being restored Duxford has five air planes altogether Hawker Hurricane al fully restored looking great Focke-Wulf FW- 190 appeared need little other paint job ready fly Parked outside far some large self-propelled field guns Fairey Gan nett turboprop anti-sub patrol plane its wings double-folded Double Hangar Number first original hangars bit slim aircraft displays An entire side devoted tanks Tlireball R/C Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 Wayne NJ ce 7948 07470 188 Model Aviation Public TV * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 88, 184, 188
A National Rally versatility size Scobie Field made excellent site staging AMAs third series model airplane rallies con ceivable type model represented flying stop sign giant B-i 7 format rally well sport modeler EJames E Homer THE THIRD edition AMA National Model Airplane Rally especially signif icant having held relatively new Scobie Field west Houstons Cullen Barker Park Much time effort went maldng model airplane flying field reality readying June 1-3 gathering sponsored jointly AMA Houston Area Model Council Inc HAMCI Houston facility truly magnificent Scobie Field has everything model airIvan Shomer manager Lone Star Squadron Show Team Roun Tuit other side model stop sign painted used chase Flying Porsche teams performances suited average plane enthusiast could ask expansive hard-surface runways shelters running wa ter electricity toilet facilities permanent food refreshment stand picnic tables playground facilities occupy kids Provisions get Radio Con trol Control Line plus Free Flight included plenty room spare winch high-start Glider launches fa cility large enough accommodate al gathering modelers Scobie Field acquired devel Carl Hock member Southwest RC Club Houston shows off original-de sign sportlPattern ship cails Super Trump Ron Nelson Alief Air Force Club shows off Megowcoupe Flyilne Mod ala has 46-In wingspan 350 sq area model powered Cox 049 Black Widow entered Static Scale September 1990 85 display AMA rally beauti ful B-i 7G Flying Fortress Westcraft comes complete 9-channel 1024 radio Futaba Aeromarine retracts four 09 46 engInes model built members Bomber Field Club will raffled off Big Bird fly-lnIB-1 7 gath ering October 26-26 Monaville TX Boy Scout Troop 619 attended rally No isnt double exposure Theyre earn RC merit badges left Mark Mills twins Cristopher Darin Duncan Robert Chippetta Ron Gill Goldberg Eagle II powered OS 40 FP back Bob Schneider SAM 62 Houston Left George Steiner checking radio compliance checked hundreds during course AMA nily George esti mates hes checked somewhere around 15000 radice time Above Now big birdi Thats Jim Flight airplanes owner/builder Hes two years building nearly finished Salto 300 Twin-powered /3-scale Taylorcraft BF Jim expects completed time fly Prop-Nuts Big Bird fly-in July covering painted Coverite scale white glue stitching Left Control Line represented rally despite having major Control Line event very field just weekend before Jack Fox Clear Lake Linewinders getting ready crank ST 60K originai Karma ship about year oid aiready has number trophies Advanced ciass Jacks heiper unidentified Right Joe Webber scratch-built Enforcer modified retracts vortex wing tips An 05 91 Surpass FS engine swings 13 x S pusher prop racily moves machine through air oped story itselfand may value modelers over country want Minerva flying fields side Though number individuals involved initial stages ma jor effort fell three stalwarts Bert Strei gler Rollie McGinnis Carl White three labored 17 years no thats misprint secure Houston field during time dealt pol Connie Fluker launches husband Toms Combat ship Tom put show left spectators feeling witnessed world-class performancewhich course hadl Tom off France July World Champs Combat event Connie keen competitor own right active worldwide shotgun competitions iticians US Corps Engineers envi ronmentalists competing organiza tionsgun clubs hot air balloon enthusi asts et alvoicing particular needs government decision makers should noted site emergency reser voir owned federal government protect city Houston flooding during Gulf Coast hurricanes Its adminis tered Hams County claimed city Houston its own few examples will serve underscore difficulties modelers encoun tered over 17-year period site har bors protected species both plants imals fact considered northwest field large wetland Bill Robbins holds Old-Timer Red Zephyr after completing successful flight under difficult wind conditions model Ben Buckle kit powered OS 40 FS engine rides thermals well sometimes has forced down area inhabited various protected animal species modelers retrieving errant air plane must very careful step addition scrub trees native park may planted county authorities conflict US Corps Engi neers presented another problem gov ernment maintained use 90-ft conductor poles electrify site nec essary Its concern reservoir ever fill 10-ft depth tempted sailboat launch could result mast striking electric power line Actu ally reservoir has very few stances major water accumulation since World War H stalemate Corps Engi 86 Model Aviation Gerald Hester left Bill Blschoff center Bill Lee CL Formula Unlimited semiscale Cassett racer Plum Crazy Bill Lee president HAMCI group co sponsoring rally along AMA Left beautiful Fieseier Fl 1 56C-Storch entered Static Scaie work Dr Ciifford Condit Southwest RC Ciub active Hous ton area group Right oniy real contest rally judging best static display attendees spectacular B-i 7G George Barnes Bomber Field Club took first place hands down its Westcraft kit powered four Royal 45s 09 45 carba weighs around 40 lb took three months build has logged 13 flights AMAs Bill Baker presented George award Left Jullan iamez 0 aucaionai viaeo u apes beautiful scratch-built all-fiberglass 14-ft-span Sailplane calls Southern Cross weighs reported 10 lb handled gusty wind conditions very well Right Appropriately enough Scale model littleknown AG-14 Anderson Greenwald & Co built Houston late Forties Certified 1950 total six ships ever built Left Charles Copeland Manned Space Center RC Club displaying Focke-Wuif used chase Tom Streets B-17 during sim ulated aerial combat scene Right Brad Shepherd Victoria TX Saito 65 FS-powered Keleher Lark published July 1989 MA neers threatened bring site development progress halt until some bright guy sug gested putting No Boating Allowed signs two park entrances satis fied Feds project moved ward once again day people ask No Boating signs isnt place launch boat park way Scobie Field administered HAMCI under direction its president Bill Lee few other hardy souls 17 Houston area member clubs Bill current band unsung stalwarts continue solve day-to-day problems regarding field maintenance coordination Harris County supervisors site en joyed fliers year-round trio ded icated modelers reminds us can done Siteseven ones large scope presenting obstaclescan successfully won developed Houston Rally third se ries prior gatherings Reno NV Dayton OH Over 120 modelers attended Houston tallied 310 flights during three-day event Its estimated over 3000 spectators attended addition flying static displays swap shops both modelers nonmodelers enjoy success event like AMA Na tional Rally difficult measure can quantify success competitive events simply counting number entrants September 1990 87 Left Looking world like crippled bomber making emergency landing engine smoking Tom Streets B-17 quite sight superb filer Tom fellow B17 pilots fly rally because difficult wind condItions Right spectators held breath Tom brought venerable 4-year-old ship scratch Tom has logged over 350 flights bomber comparing result past records number contestants down sharply relative failure clear its up sharply event judged success gather ing like rally fun fly other hand quantitative comparisons basi cally meaningless must look beyond numbers make subjective judg ment AMA rally essentially smorgas bord model airplane flying Participants come show off airplanes another joy doing mea sure rallys success Quite franidy some models exhibited flown would never make structured con test circuit pride owner evident asked question about model original intent AMA management conceptualizing rally reach out great number members likely would never enter AMA-sanc tioned contest want partici pate gatherings away home field Its given stories about great AMA rally Houston will get better telling back home field essence thats what type gathering aboutand AMA management should congratulated its attempts reach out average modeler Theres room improvement can brought about fine-tuning future learn go Theres another aspect type event thats difficult measure trans fer knowledge occurs aver age AMA member asks experi enced modeler did did way Thats probably valuable contribution rally fun fly can make lifts level skill modelers ideas spread through observation word mouth Did ever see modeler didnt want about hand some parking lot crew RepresentIng Bay Port Aero Club L R first row Debbie Tanner Pam Greer Rod Sutton standing David Tanner Doug Greer Thats Dougs Gold berg Cub Saito 65 FS nose tell world about great idea connection number originaldesign aircraft present impressive Oh sure usual contingent kit jobs Still impressed often heard modeler proudly remark Oh thats own designI call W7iatzit old-timer like brought back memories so-called golden years before World War II just get ting something fly major accom plishment days plowing kinds new ground testing new model building ideas sort since us didnt have enough money buy expensive kits did own thing can better myself attitude shone through models saw rally let tell number Craig Dobashs Rossi 60-powered Tippo moves fast its just blur its landing approach Craig Jet Aero RC Ciub put quite Pattern show entrants doing very well per sonal designs measure sort individual expression creativity Another distinct benefit gathering like cross-exposure modeling types galaxy categories hand Scale Sport Control Line Stunt Carrier Combat Old-Timer Pattern Giant Scale Helicopters Gliders Electrics Pylon Racers among othersmodelers chance get acquainted unfamiliar segments hobby query others about advantages particular spe cialty can measure incentive new ideas attendees go home spired try something new aeromodel ing quantify Lone Star Squadron Show Team put several splendid performances 27member team Dallas displayed real showmanship array crackerjack demos real crowd pleasers parachute drops Chicken Charlie Helicopter stunting flying Porsche chased Stop-Sign Roun Tuit Giant Hots A&M 52 twin engines Stunter canard delta OS 12 FS pusher engineplus great streamercutting exhibition spectators loved Another special show deserving plau dits giant Flying Fortress exhibition put Tom Street friends winds bit gusty didnt slow Street down iota Though others Bomber Field brought magnificent Fortresses rally Street flew what show takeoffs wind required abbreviated strip pavement tail end run grass takeoff flew several times everyone holding breath mag nificent bird lifted off four OS 61 FS engines roaring Flying Fortress absolutely ulti mate Scale model exhibitions Ill bet Street wont let Bomber Field buddies Continued page 184 88 Model Aviation Jce Tykodi left Ivan Shomer Lone Stsr Squadron Show Team posing Flying Porsche powered 05 12 PS engine Porsche chased Fiying Stop Sign didnt get ticket Tom Phillippi 10-year-old Aero master powered 15-year-old K&B 60 Tom said until replaced piston sleeve recently engine would windmiii dead-stick landings Tom must experienced biplane pilot coun try stick time has ship ZAP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GLUE KNOWLEDGE RONS MODEL Radio Controiled BUILDINGAirplanes Other Aircraft Boats 213 451-0414 ii Build Ry model should climb right turn glide left Glide controlled stabilizer tilt thickness aft incidence block Climb adjusted after satisfac tory glide trim has established Adjust climb small changes thrust line Thrust adjusted gently filing end motor tube change angle nose block rests very small increments Dont fly full power until youre completely satisfied models trim Make sure model climbs right turn avoid tendency loop hang prop power stall youre ready fly full power launch model about 450 angle tends go its pointed have flown few Conscientious Objectors just didnt want turn left glide ri diculous amount tilt stabilizer simply let turn right glide well climb Still unless really know what youre doing left glide right climb safe way go Dethermalizer accompanying photo dethermalizer shows its layout quite clearly guide tube under SHOC sta bilizer mount has multiple functions con ducts DT line keeps stabilizer rub bers touching line serves DT limit stop piece monofilament line can used DT line loop end fitted over peg top sta bilizer rubber must installed over loop stay place rubber loops over peg extends across leading edge stabilizer goes down around fuselage back up peg bit fuel tubing serves nicely DT line limit can tied line simple overhand knot adjusted strike line guide tube under SHOC mount tubing should adjusted allow about 450 stabilizer DT angle Tied other end DT line paper clip wire hook fuse rubberband extends hook across fuse around motor peg Use sharpened piece aluminum tubing drill holes fuselage makes cleaner hole does drill Use A-in tube fuse holder extending through both sides fuselage way can poke fuse material through piece wire can also pull out bit fuse case delay between lighting launching Glue tube firmly place heat sink can made alumi num can must selected care Ive used Coors Light cans cant say whether another brand would work well will gladly try answer questions might have about Conscientious Ob jector Send SASE 1902 Peter Pan St Norman OK 73072 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Convert/McKinley Continued page 82 charge rather three some plan ning use small battery packs can aim think 20- 30-sec motor runs climb rates equal glow- ignition-powered models little no weight penalty Rally/Homer Continued page 88 forget did didnt fly AMA Rally Scobie Field Nor will other Houston modelers Bomber Field Club planning major event October Sev eral B-17s air simultaneously would something behold AMA Frequency Committee member George Steiner traveled Sacra mento CA teamed Bob Spivey Aus tin TX handle transmitter impound chores Charlie Marilyn Stevens Vance Dottie Wyman coordinated host local volunteers assist planning running event course rally would have possible efforts AMA HAMCI staff volunteers AMA Presi dent Don Lowe District VIH Vice Presi dent Gene Hempel AMA Executive Di rector Vince Mankowski hand Continued page 188 184 Model Aviation Caii Write 435 San Vicente Bivd J Santa Monica CA 90402 turn yoor printer lot oil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CIIORD u 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR 5HEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 18-PAGE ILLUSTRATED U5ER MANUAL $45oo a cram prom slain ~2Z4i IiwflaihOO COopuV ira dot INI Clv conwaS potfli tWo w* irding ipioty 550 o 30 dOic Sm ram urocoy ordi CYGNET Software714 4966961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SEA5 AMAN No moving parts No eng ne mod oat ons Basic unit $ 9995 Opposedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII Leader small Airfoil Technology MASI Eli AIRSC1IEW FOUR NEW SIZES 11 x 9 10 x 8 9x8 9x5 Reinforcing trend higher pitches quieter operation Master Airscrew GIF Series now includes sizes 11x9 10x8 9x8 9x5 stronger new 20 engines GIF K Series propellers made tough glassfilled nylon unmatched strength durabil ity Now 38 sizes wide range pitches flying application Available Hobby Dealer WINDSOR PROPELLER CO 3219 Monier Circle Pancho Cordova CA 95742 GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Rally/Homer Continued page 184 along staffers Chip Smith Bob Under wood Bill Baker help ensure smooth event Its too early AMA have completed its evaluations 1990 National Rally what its worth mans opin ion Id like see AMA fine-tune im prove expand upon concept would done bringing events mainstream hobby bringing exhibitions directly general public Hundreds modelers benefited Houston rally uncounted legions spectators satisfied curiosity about hobby knows converts made Letters Editor Continued page 12 Kids June 1990 issue fu ture hobby lies interest youngsters Daves writing shows lot thought insight helping appre ciate modeling Model Aviation best balanced mag azine its class has good quality writ ing variety interests does allow advertising swamp articles Please keep up good work Bruce Mickelson Campbell CA Adventures Scale Modeling ed ucational entertaining public television series seen 180 markets across US teaches viewers model building tech niques how-to program also intro duces basic design concepts delves history real-life prototypes featured model episode includes two how-to segments museum work shop lively knowledgeable host Mike Lech plus on-location visit ex pert guest draws connections between model build studio its fullCA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX size prototype Adventures Scale Modeling now shooting Season IV going on-location around US Canada Europe studio how-to segments will taped Sep tember 15-October 5 WSWP-TV Beck ley WV new season should on-theair over US January 1991 Anyone desiring further information about Adventures Scale Modeling should contact his/her local PBS station write call Adventures Scale Model ing WSWP-TV Box AH Beckley WV 25802 John C Baumann Associate Producer Beckley WV picture shows Mike Lech host Adventures Scale Modeling visited National Aviation Museum Ot tawa Canada learned about rich heritage Canadian aviation shown AISM program No 307 Duxford/Berliner Continued page 97 Spitfires complete other being restored Duxford has five air planes altogether Hawker Hurricane al fully restored looking great Focke-Wulf FW- 190 appeared need little other paint job ready fly Parked outside far some large self-propelled field guns Fairey Gan nett turboprop anti-sub patrol plane its wings double-folded Double Hangar Number first original hangars bit slim aircraft displays An entire side devoted tanks Tlireball R/C Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 Wayne NJ ce 7948 07470 188 Model Aviation Public TV * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 85, 86, 87, 88, 184, 188
A National Rally versatility size Scobie Field made excellent site staging AMAs third series model airplane rallies con ceivable type model represented flying stop sign giant B-i 7 format rally well sport modeler EJames E Homer THE THIRD edition AMA National Model Airplane Rally especially signif icant having held relatively new Scobie Field west Houstons Cullen Barker Park Much time effort went maldng model airplane flying field reality readying June 1-3 gathering sponsored jointly AMA Houston Area Model Council Inc HAMCI Houston facility truly magnificent Scobie Field has everything model airIvan Shomer manager Lone Star Squadron Show Team Roun Tuit other side model stop sign painted used chase Flying Porsche teams performances suited average plane enthusiast could ask expansive hard-surface runways shelters running wa ter electricity toilet facilities permanent food refreshment stand picnic tables playground facilities occupy kids Provisions get Radio Con trol Control Line plus Free Flight included plenty room spare winch high-start Glider launches fa cility large enough accommodate al gathering modelers Scobie Field acquired devel Carl Hock member Southwest RC Club Houston shows off original-de sign sportlPattern ship cails Super Trump Ron Nelson Alief Air Force Club shows off Megowcoupe Flyilne Mod ala has 46-In wingspan 350 sq area model powered Cox 049 Black Widow entered Static Scale September 1990 85 display AMA rally beauti ful B-i 7G Flying Fortress Westcraft comes complete 9-channel 1024 radio Futaba Aeromarine retracts four 09 46 engInes model built members Bomber Field Club will raffled off Big Bird fly-lnIB-1 7 gath ering October 26-26 Monaville TX Boy Scout Troop 619 attended rally No isnt double exposure Theyre earn RC merit badges left Mark Mills twins Cristopher Darin Duncan Robert Chippetta Ron Gill Goldberg Eagle II powered OS 40 FP back Bob Schneider SAM 62 Houston Left George Steiner checking radio compliance checked hundreds during course AMA nily George esti mates hes checked somewhere around 15000 radice time Above Now big birdi Thats Jim Flight airplanes owner/builder Hes two years building nearly finished Salto 300 Twin-powered /3-scale Taylorcraft BF Jim expects completed time fly Prop-Nuts Big Bird fly-in July covering painted Coverite scale white glue stitching Left Control Line represented rally despite having major Control Line event very field just weekend before Jack Fox Clear Lake Linewinders getting ready crank ST 60K originai Karma ship about year oid aiready has number trophies Advanced ciass Jacks heiper unidentified Right Joe Webber scratch-built Enforcer modified retracts vortex wing tips An 05 91 Surpass FS engine swings 13 x S pusher prop racily moves machine through air oped story itselfand may value modelers over country want Minerva flying fields side Though number individuals involved initial stages ma jor effort fell three stalwarts Bert Strei gler Rollie McGinnis Carl White three labored 17 years no thats misprint secure Houston field during time dealt pol Connie Fluker launches husband Toms Combat ship Tom put show left spectators feeling witnessed world-class performancewhich course hadl Tom off France July World Champs Combat event Connie keen competitor own right active worldwide shotgun competitions iticians US Corps Engineers envi ronmentalists competing organiza tionsgun clubs hot air balloon enthusi asts et alvoicing particular needs government decision makers should noted site emergency reser voir owned federal government protect city Houston flooding during Gulf Coast hurricanes Its adminis tered Hams County claimed city Houston its own few examples will serve underscore difficulties modelers encoun tered over 17-year period site har bors protected species both plants imals fact considered northwest field large wetland Bill Robbins holds Old-Timer Red Zephyr after completing successful flight under difficult wind conditions model Ben Buckle kit powered OS 40 FS engine rides thermals well sometimes has forced down area inhabited various protected animal species modelers retrieving errant air plane must very careful step addition scrub trees native park may planted county authorities conflict US Corps Engi neers presented another problem gov ernment maintained use 90-ft conductor poles electrify site nec essary Its concern reservoir ever fill 10-ft depth tempted sailboat launch could result mast striking electric power line Actu ally reservoir has very few stances major water accumulation since World War H stalemate Corps Engi 86 Model Aviation Gerald Hester left Bill Blschoff center Bill Lee CL Formula Unlimited semiscale Cassett racer Plum Crazy Bill Lee president HAMCI group co sponsoring rally along AMA Left beautiful Fieseier Fl 1 56C-Storch entered Static Scaie work Dr Ciifford Condit Southwest RC Ciub active Hous ton area group Right oniy real contest rally judging best static display attendees spectacular B-i 7G George Barnes Bomber Field Club took first place hands down its Westcraft kit powered four Royal 45s 09 45 carba weighs around 40 lb took three months build has logged 13 flights AMAs Bill Baker presented George award Left Jullan iamez 0 aucaionai viaeo u apes beautiful scratch-built all-fiberglass 14-ft-span Sailplane calls Southern Cross weighs reported 10 lb handled gusty wind conditions very well Right Appropriately enough Scale model littleknown AG-14 Anderson Greenwald & Co built Houston late Forties Certified 1950 total six ships ever built Left Charles Copeland Manned Space Center RC Club displaying Focke-Wuif used chase Tom Streets B-17 during sim ulated aerial combat scene Right Brad Shepherd Victoria TX Saito 65 FS-powered Keleher Lark published July 1989 MA neers threatened bring site development progress halt until some bright guy sug gested putting No Boating Allowed signs two park entrances satis fied Feds project moved ward once again day people ask No Boating signs isnt place launch boat park way Scobie Field administered HAMCI under direction its president Bill Lee few other hardy souls 17 Houston area member clubs Bill current band unsung stalwarts continue solve day-to-day problems regarding field maintenance coordination Harris County supervisors site en joyed fliers year-round trio ded icated modelers reminds us can done Siteseven ones large scope presenting obstaclescan successfully won developed Houston Rally third se ries prior gatherings Reno NV Dayton OH Over 120 modelers attended Houston tallied 310 flights during three-day event Its estimated over 3000 spectators attended addition flying static displays swap shops both modelers nonmodelers enjoy success event like AMA Na tional Rally difficult measure can quantify success competitive events simply counting number entrants September 1990 87 Left Looking world like crippled bomber making emergency landing engine smoking Tom Streets B-17 quite sight superb filer Tom fellow B17 pilots fly rally because difficult wind condItions Right spectators held breath Tom brought venerable 4-year-old ship scratch Tom has logged over 350 flights bomber comparing result past records number contestants down sharply relative failure clear its up sharply event judged success gather ing like rally fun fly other hand quantitative comparisons basi cally meaningless must look beyond numbers make subjective judg ment AMA rally essentially smorgas bord model airplane flying Participants come show off airplanes another joy doing mea sure rallys success Quite franidy some models exhibited flown would never make structured con test circuit pride owner evident asked question about model original intent AMA management conceptualizing rally reach out great number members likely would never enter AMA-sanc tioned contest want partici pate gatherings away home field Its given stories about great AMA rally Houston will get better telling back home field essence thats what type gathering aboutand AMA management should congratulated its attempts reach out average modeler Theres room improvement can brought about fine-tuning future learn go Theres another aspect type event thats difficult measure trans fer knowledge occurs aver age AMA member asks experi enced modeler did did way Thats probably valuable contribution rally fun fly can make lifts level skill modelers ideas spread through observation word mouth Did ever see modeler didnt want about hand some parking lot crew RepresentIng Bay Port Aero Club L R first row Debbie Tanner Pam Greer Rod Sutton standing David Tanner Doug Greer Thats Dougs Gold berg Cub Saito 65 FS nose tell world about great idea connection number originaldesign aircraft present impressive Oh sure usual contingent kit jobs Still impressed often heard modeler proudly remark Oh thats own designI call W7iatzit old-timer like brought back memories so-called golden years before World War II just get ting something fly major accom plishment days plowing kinds new ground testing new model building ideas sort since us didnt have enough money buy expensive kits did own thing can better myself attitude shone through models saw rally let tell number Craig Dobashs Rossi 60-powered Tippo moves fast its just blur its landing approach Craig Jet Aero RC Ciub put quite Pattern show entrants doing very well per sonal designs measure sort individual expression creativity Another distinct benefit gathering like cross-exposure modeling types galaxy categories hand Scale Sport Control Line Stunt Carrier Combat Old-Timer Pattern Giant Scale Helicopters Gliders Electrics Pylon Racers among othersmodelers chance get acquainted unfamiliar segments hobby query others about advantages particular spe cialty can measure incentive new ideas attendees go home spired try something new aeromodel ing quantify Lone Star Squadron Show Team put several splendid performances 27member team Dallas displayed real showmanship array crackerjack demos real crowd pleasers parachute drops Chicken Charlie Helicopter stunting flying Porsche chased Stop-Sign Roun Tuit Giant Hots A&M 52 twin engines Stunter canard delta OS 12 FS pusher engineplus great streamercutting exhibition spectators loved Another special show deserving plau dits giant Flying Fortress exhibition put Tom Street friends winds bit gusty didnt slow Street down iota Though others Bomber Field brought magnificent Fortresses rally Street flew what show takeoffs wind required abbreviated strip pavement tail end run grass takeoff flew several times everyone holding breath mag nificent bird lifted off four OS 61 FS engines roaring Flying Fortress absolutely ulti mate Scale model exhibitions Ill bet Street wont let Bomber Field buddies Continued page 184 88 Model Aviation Jce Tykodi left Ivan Shomer Lone Stsr Squadron Show Team posing Flying Porsche powered 05 12 PS engine Porsche chased Fiying Stop Sign didnt get ticket Tom Phillippi 10-year-old Aero master powered 15-year-old K&B 60 Tom said until replaced piston sleeve recently engine would windmiii dead-stick landings Tom must experienced biplane pilot coun try stick time has ship ZAP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GLUE KNOWLEDGE RONS MODEL Radio Controiled BUILDINGAirplanes Other Aircraft Boats 213 451-0414 ii Build Ry model should climb right turn glide left Glide controlled stabilizer tilt thickness aft incidence block Climb adjusted after satisfac tory glide trim has established Adjust climb small changes thrust line Thrust adjusted gently filing end motor tube change angle nose block rests very small increments Dont fly full power until youre completely satisfied models trim Make sure model climbs right turn avoid tendency loop hang prop power stall youre ready fly full power launch model about 450 angle tends go its pointed have flown few Conscientious Objectors just didnt want turn left glide ri diculous amount tilt stabilizer simply let turn right glide well climb Still unless really know what youre doing left glide right climb safe way go Dethermalizer accompanying photo dethermalizer shows its layout quite clearly guide tube under SHOC sta bilizer mount has multiple functions con ducts DT line keeps stabilizer rub bers touching line serves DT limit stop piece monofilament line can used DT line loop end fitted over peg top sta bilizer rubber must installed over loop stay place rubber loops over peg extends across leading edge stabilizer goes down around fuselage back up peg bit fuel tubing serves nicely DT line limit can tied line simple overhand knot adjusted strike line guide tube under SHOC mount tubing should adjusted allow about 450 stabilizer DT angle Tied other end DT line paper clip wire hook fuse rubberband extends hook across fuse around motor peg Use sharpened piece aluminum tubing drill holes fuselage makes cleaner hole does drill Use A-in tube fuse holder extending through both sides fuselage way can poke fuse material through piece wire can also pull out bit fuse case delay between lighting launching Glue tube firmly place heat sink can made alumi num can must selected care Ive used Coors Light cans cant say whether another brand would work well will gladly try answer questions might have about Conscientious Ob jector Send SASE 1902 Peter Pan St Norman OK 73072 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation Convert/McKinley Continued page 82 charge rather three some plan ning use small battery packs can aim think 20- 30-sec motor runs climb rates equal glow- ignition-powered models little no weight penalty Rally/Homer Continued page 88 forget did didnt fly AMA Rally Scobie Field Nor will other Houston modelers Bomber Field Club planning major event October Sev eral B-17s air simultaneously would something behold AMA Frequency Committee member George Steiner traveled Sacra mento CA teamed Bob Spivey Aus tin TX handle transmitter impound chores Charlie Marilyn Stevens Vance Dottie Wyman coordinated host local volunteers assist planning running event course rally would have possible efforts AMA HAMCI staff volunteers AMA Presi dent Don Lowe District VIH Vice Presi dent Gene Hempel AMA Executive Di rector Vince Mankowski hand Continued page 188 184 Model Aviation Caii Write 435 San Vicente Bivd J Santa Monica CA 90402 turn yoor printer lot oil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CIIORD u 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR 5HEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 18-PAGE ILLUSTRATED U5ER MANUAL $45oo a cram prom slain ~2Z4i IiwflaihOO COopuV ira dot INI Clv conwaS potfli tWo w* irding ipioty 550 o 30 dOic Sm ram urocoy ordi CYGNET Software714 4966961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION SEA5 AMAN No moving parts No eng ne mod oat ons Basic unit $ 9995 Opposedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII Leader small Airfoil Technology MASI Eli AIRSC1IEW FOUR NEW SIZES 11 x 9 10 x 8 9x8 9x5 Reinforcing trend higher pitches quieter operation Master Airscrew GIF Series now includes sizes 11x9 10x8 9x8 9x5 stronger new 20 engines GIF K Series propellers made tough glassfilled nylon unmatched strength durabil ity Now 38 sizes wide range pitches flying application Available Hobby Dealer WINDSOR PROPELLER CO 3219 Monier Circle Pancho Cordova CA 95742 GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Rally/Homer Continued page 184 along staffers Chip Smith Bob Under wood Bill Baker help ensure smooth event Its too early AMA have completed its evaluations 1990 National Rally what its worth mans opin ion Id like see AMA fine-tune im prove expand upon concept would done bringing events mainstream hobby bringing exhibitions directly general public Hundreds modelers benefited Houston rally uncounted legions spectators satisfied curiosity about hobby knows converts made Letters Editor Continued page 12 Kids June 1990 issue fu ture hobby lies interest youngsters Daves writing shows lot thought insight helping appre ciate modeling Model Aviation best balanced mag azine its class has good quality writ ing variety interests does allow advertising swamp articles Please keep up good work Bruce Mickelson Campbell CA Adventures Scale Modeling ed ucational entertaining public television series seen 180 markets across US teaches viewers model building tech niques how-to program also intro duces basic design concepts delves history real-life prototypes featured model episode includes two how-to segments museum work shop lively knowledgeable host Mike Lech plus on-location visit ex pert guest draws connections between model build studio its fullCA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX size prototype Adventures Scale Modeling now shooting Season IV going on-location around US Canada Europe studio how-to segments will taped Sep tember 15-October 5 WSWP-TV Beck ley WV new season should on-theair over US January 1991 Anyone desiring further information about Adventures Scale Modeling should contact his/her local PBS station write call Adventures Scale Model ing WSWP-TV Box AH Beckley WV 25802 John C Baumann Associate Producer Beckley WV picture shows Mike Lech host Adventures Scale Modeling visited National Aviation Museum Ot tawa Canada learned about rich heritage Canadian aviation shown AISM program No 307 Duxford/Berliner Continued page 97 Spitfires complete other being restored Duxford has five air planes altogether Hawker Hurricane al fully restored looking great Focke-Wulf FW- 190 appeared need little other paint job ready fly Parked outside far some large self-propelled field guns Fairey Gan nett turboprop anti-sub patrol plane its wings double-folded Double Hangar Number first original hangars bit slim aircraft displays An entire side devoted tanks Tlireball R/C Idle-Bar Glow Plugs Long Short Also.Only $189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs Six Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 Wayne NJ ce 7948 07470 188 Model Aviation Public TV * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO