Gerald Ziegenfuse THIS YEARS NATS certainly historical event set attendance records modern-day Nats RC Soaring events no excep tion 89 entrants Unlimited class 85 Two-Meter class 76 Modified Standard classfor total 250 events 1st 2nd 4th most-entered figures may differ shown elsewhere include actually flew expected large attendance Soaring events much Soaring activity East Coast initially forecast turnout approximately ISO entrants hut first envelope entry copies came AMA HQ contained 155 Editor author assistant director Soaring events Right off fre quencies 7224 7240 filled having several standbys exceptionally large entry tolerable use newer frequencies people changed over found favorite frequencies filled up As list entrants grew steadily phone calls between house Event Director Gene Shelkey increased point think phone lines now permanently frayed concerned event getting too large handle enlisted aid Eastern Soaring League experienced help werent disappointed Gene pressed AMA ofli cials additional equipment no 1 money budgeted winch line retrieval knew fly one-shag type retrieval system would work contest size Roman Polaski manpower coordinator Nats managed have five gas-powered golf carts loaned use city Chicopee city-owned golf courses As far am concerned Roman hero 1983 Nats knew right arms twist provide us needed manpower equipment Soaring site large grassy area within Smith & Wesson plant property area used large enough set up eight winches direction area approximately 35-40% total space available Un limited Modified Standard Two-Meter Sail plane events flown simultaneously Al Marshall Framingham MA L used ancient Aquila win 1st Open Modified Standard Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA R flat-wing Windsong won 2nd Open Unlimited produces kits under Dodgson Designs label November 1983 49 RC Soaring anti-sandbagging funnel action After pilots received transmitters step mouth funnel led winch line Forrest Woody Miller shown directing John Brown John Gunsaullus winches Junior Senior Sailplane fliers craft L L R Danny Rifkin Chris Bovais Charles Mohs Grant Fleming Ralph Minderjahn Jim Ealy Ill Billy Johnson Ken Swingle Donnie Goughnour Brian Agnew Tim Gold John Brown Placentia CA R won 1st Open Unlimited Larry Jolly-designed Meteor year rather division events days has previous practice Task TI 7-mm limit used conjunction Landing Option L3 providing maximum 520 points flight exactly 7 mm landing within 25m circle uninitiated Two-Meter class re quires aircraft wingspan no two meters 78V limit number controls Modified Standard specifies wingspan nor exceeding 100 again no limit number controls Un limited has no wingspan control limitations Wednesday July 27 tried 700 am start setup problems prevented getting first flight off until shortly after 800 am weather greatlight variable winds gen erally out northwest temperature low 90s Lift plentiful Round 250 entrants put flight three-hour time span point knew chance have preside over greatest disaster Nats history Three rounds completed shortly after 500 pm flown 750 flights little over nine hours tribute contestant cooperation lot hard work volunteer workers end Day Tom Williams Okla homa City OK Tom Neilson Milwaukie OR John Gunsaulliis St Petersburg FL tied 1st place Open Unlimited event John Brown Placenta CA 2nd place 50 Model Aviation Bob Champines Newport News VA L gigantic Unlimited 4-meter Redbird has old-time look features latest high-tech concepts Keviar fuselage Eppler 214 airfoil full-span camber-changing flaps has 1900 sq area weighs 159 oz Built LSF Level V work did goal-and-return task its first time out Gene Shelkey R RC Soaring Event Director calls Scottdale PA home Chief Scorekeeper Mrs Lois Ziegenfuse Reading PA L shown announcing flight scores happy Carl Luft Wernersville PA can enter trusty Radio Shack TRS-80 computer Nelson Ed White R took 1St Open Sport Scale fine Schweizer TG-3 fine Sport Scale ASW-20 completely scratch-built L Terry Luckenbach Bethlehem PA took 2nd Open Sport Scale photo right happy young man Charles Mohs Madison WI receives Sid Axeirod Memorial Award Mrs Carrie Axeirod also gets $1000 check use towards college expenses AMA President John C Grigg L RC Soaring Event Director Gene Shelkey R look appreciatively Bill Meleske Baldwin NY won 2nd Open TwoMeter Prophet IV model selfportrait maybe 3rd place held Michael Hoeffler North born MA Open Standard event Martin McCartney Braintree MA 1st place Alan Marshall Framingham MA 2nd Anthony Matyi Hamilton Sq NJ 3rd Open Two-Meter saw old-timer William Meleske Baldwin NY 1st place Peter Carr Ridgeway PA 2nd Jim Weicrich Vestal NY 3rd Senior Unlimited Tim Gold Bethlehem PA 1st place Ralph Minderjahn Philadelphia PA 2nd Ken Swingle Shavertown PA 3rd Senior Standard Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC 1st place Tim Gold also 1st Senior Two-Meter Grant Fleming Sirnsbury CT 2nd Brian Agnew Ft Meyers FL 3rd Jim Ealy Ill Pottstown PA held down 1st place Junior Unlimited Junior Standard Junior Two-Meter Billy Johnson Vestal NY 2nd Junior Unlimited Junior TwoMeter Danny Rifkin Nanuet NY 2nd Junior Standard Thursday July 28 Weather forecasts Tues day indicated day next would repeat Wednesday However greeted southwest breezes arrived field relocate winches suit underway 830 am constant chatter walkie-talkies between winebmaster workers tumaround pulleys indi cated winds got up 8-lO mph shifting southerly direction causing problems Time completing Rounds 4 5 stretched approximately 3 hours beginning Round 6 walkie-talkies started fail due low batteries winch operation slowed down Without communica tions winch operators turnaround pulley workers didnt know what going other end Jammed pulleys crossed broken lines threatened cause disaster feared earlier week Through strict winch sequencing al lowing launch until positive preceding launch winch line fully wound down crossing other line able complete Round 6 Unfortunately round time average suffered Round 6 didnt end until 825 pm fliers fly failing light indeed unfortunate end Day Two lead shifted Open Unlimited event Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA John Brown tied 1st place William Meleske advanced 2nd Robert Champine Newport News VA 3rd Open Standard Alan Marshall Martin Mc Cartney traded places Al 1st place Ken Olsen St Louis MO moved up 3rd William Meleske still hanging 1st Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt Aeton MA 2nd John Gunsaullus 3rd Senior Unlimited saw Ralph Minderjahn move up 1st place Brian Agnew 2nd Tim Gold 3rd Chris Bovais got tight grip St place Senior Standard Tim Gold increased lead Senior Two-Meter Brian Agnew moved 2nd Charles Mobs Madison WI held 3rd place Senior Two-Meter standings Junior events stayed same Day Friday July 29 Due forecasts deteriorating weather culminating thundershowers Event Di rector Gene Shelkey called contestant vote see should fly two three rounds day NSS-sponsored Soaring banquet scheduled evening coupled spectre previous evenings long round must have minds people deci sion fly two rounds relocate winches again winds south 8-10 mph day sky gray Good lift scarce Most pilots tried work some wave action about 500-600 ft upwind winch turnaround pulleys solid communications re-established winch crews back normal round time approximately three hours last flight completed approximately 200 pm John Brown locked up 1st place Open Un limited Bob Dodgson 2nd Bob Chainpine 3rd Alan Marshall held position win Open Standard although Ken Olsen crept Continued page 136 November 1983 51 Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC won Senior Sport Scale Schweizer 1-26B Tom Brightbill Portland OR received Hi Johnson Memorial Award Gene Shelkey John Grigg hidden trophy Either Jeff Troy Valley Forge PA mighty short else Sagitta XC truly monstrous Open Unlimited entry Well bet John Gunsaullus St Petersburg FL never has ask himself Which plane hes thermalling batch other craft unusual Manta A-Ray 4th Open Unlimited Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae sent Postpaid rsitbin iCe U55i 0 6 Model Aviation I%%y 1131 NW 45 Street Ft Ijudtrdole Fl 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE TIrRi t hIt lallding gea dont Ill your higglo property o & 0 EagloosnOg cia Salvo problems * CooIa built loRdS & SpOCS guarallteed lit * Stroog & durable wilboland thu toughest landlog * 0 & 0 Engineeriog gear silt work & keep higgit IlyIng * IR tlock rOptOcelIlOIll gear br mutt popular ffodRts ByIRO PIlls ChrIstoR Eagle CAP 21 Bales USA J-3 CUB Air Tech PieRRe ant Eaglo Nosee Big Stick Champ Cilobtia R & B models Sooper Stiojer end Soappor Too ye Moved NEW ADDRESS AI-Tec Products PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 See AI-Tec ad issue patented aluminum alloy beams T spars vious fast-paced schedule Chris Bovais flew scratch-built Schweizer 126B capture 1st place Senior category perfect 20-20 hindsight can now look back see could have imiproved competition Overdl think NSS Soaring community gained greater respect AMA Nats officials handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through Precision BAVARIAN PRECISION PRODUCTS CO P0 Box 6 Dept E 22 East Avenue Canaan Connecticut 06840 PEPPERMINT PATTIE-60 Oesgnedby WNDm k It5ewinaesCiCie FiSREOLASS FuSELASE tiewait aieosta Wing diets Sv FLiTEGLAS MODELSsee yea Oeoie orOer daoCr wiNoaSneatLIzER FOAM CORES etithwrits tot se AiLERONS ELEVATOR S RUDDER eraA piy sheetingL j I Ougtt seeded te shepe Division vi BAR/RICH SALES CO SASiC HARDwARE- htnges eiietOnconneOtOrs 2 FAIRWAY totous rods ciseses ced threaded rods HANNIBAL MO Audut t3t4t22rea53 WiNGSPAN-AR AREA6AO sAm ENStNEA5 WEiGHT 75 te Aihe FLY THE BEST U mber 1983 137
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 49, 50, 51, 136, 137
Gerald Ziegenfuse THIS YEARS NATS certainly historical event set attendance records modern-day Nats RC Soaring events no excep tion 89 entrants Unlimited class 85 Two-Meter class 76 Modified Standard classfor total 250 events 1st 2nd 4th most-entered figures may differ shown elsewhere include actually flew expected large attendance Soaring events much Soaring activity East Coast initially forecast turnout approximately ISO entrants hut first envelope entry copies came AMA HQ contained 155 Editor author assistant director Soaring events Right off fre quencies 7224 7240 filled having several standbys exceptionally large entry tolerable use newer frequencies people changed over found favorite frequencies filled up As list entrants grew steadily phone calls between house Event Director Gene Shelkey increased point think phone lines now permanently frayed concerned event getting too large handle enlisted aid Eastern Soaring League experienced help werent disappointed Gene pressed AMA ofli cials additional equipment no 1 money budgeted winch line retrieval knew fly one-shag type retrieval system would work contest size Roman Polaski manpower coordinator Nats managed have five gas-powered golf carts loaned use city Chicopee city-owned golf courses As far am concerned Roman hero 1983 Nats knew right arms twist provide us needed manpower equipment Soaring site large grassy area within Smith & Wesson plant property area used large enough set up eight winches direction area approximately 35-40% total space available Un limited Modified Standard Two-Meter Sail plane events flown simultaneously Al Marshall Framingham MA L used ancient Aquila win 1st Open Modified Standard Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA R flat-wing Windsong won 2nd Open Unlimited produces kits under Dodgson Designs label November 1983 49 RC Soaring anti-sandbagging funnel action After pilots received transmitters step mouth funnel led winch line Forrest Woody Miller shown directing John Brown John Gunsaullus winches Junior Senior Sailplane fliers craft L L R Danny Rifkin Chris Bovais Charles Mohs Grant Fleming Ralph Minderjahn Jim Ealy Ill Billy Johnson Ken Swingle Donnie Goughnour Brian Agnew Tim Gold John Brown Placentia CA R won 1st Open Unlimited Larry Jolly-designed Meteor year rather division events days has previous practice Task TI 7-mm limit used conjunction Landing Option L3 providing maximum 520 points flight exactly 7 mm landing within 25m circle uninitiated Two-Meter class re quires aircraft wingspan no two meters 78V limit number controls Modified Standard specifies wingspan nor exceeding 100 again no limit number controls Un limited has no wingspan control limitations Wednesday July 27 tried 700 am start setup problems prevented getting first flight off until shortly after 800 am weather greatlight variable winds gen erally out northwest temperature low 90s Lift plentiful Round 250 entrants put flight three-hour time span point knew chance have preside over greatest disaster Nats history Three rounds completed shortly after 500 pm flown 750 flights little over nine hours tribute contestant cooperation lot hard work volunteer workers end Day Tom Williams Okla homa City OK Tom Neilson Milwaukie OR John Gunsaulliis St Petersburg FL tied 1st place Open Unlimited event John Brown Placenta CA 2nd place 50 Model Aviation Bob Champines Newport News VA L gigantic Unlimited 4-meter Redbird has old-time look features latest high-tech concepts Keviar fuselage Eppler 214 airfoil full-span camber-changing flaps has 1900 sq area weighs 159 oz Built LSF Level V work did goal-and-return task its first time out Gene Shelkey R RC Soaring Event Director calls Scottdale PA home Chief Scorekeeper Mrs Lois Ziegenfuse Reading PA L shown announcing flight scores happy Carl Luft Wernersville PA can enter trusty Radio Shack TRS-80 computer Nelson Ed White R took 1St Open Sport Scale fine Schweizer TG-3 fine Sport Scale ASW-20 completely scratch-built L Terry Luckenbach Bethlehem PA took 2nd Open Sport Scale photo right happy young man Charles Mohs Madison WI receives Sid Axeirod Memorial Award Mrs Carrie Axeirod also gets $1000 check use towards college expenses AMA President John C Grigg L RC Soaring Event Director Gene Shelkey R look appreciatively Bill Meleske Baldwin NY won 2nd Open TwoMeter Prophet IV model selfportrait maybe 3rd place held Michael Hoeffler North born MA Open Standard event Martin McCartney Braintree MA 1st place Alan Marshall Framingham MA 2nd Anthony Matyi Hamilton Sq NJ 3rd Open Two-Meter saw old-timer William Meleske Baldwin NY 1st place Peter Carr Ridgeway PA 2nd Jim Weicrich Vestal NY 3rd Senior Unlimited Tim Gold Bethlehem PA 1st place Ralph Minderjahn Philadelphia PA 2nd Ken Swingle Shavertown PA 3rd Senior Standard Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC 1st place Tim Gold also 1st Senior Two-Meter Grant Fleming Sirnsbury CT 2nd Brian Agnew Ft Meyers FL 3rd Jim Ealy Ill Pottstown PA held down 1st place Junior Unlimited Junior Standard Junior Two-Meter Billy Johnson Vestal NY 2nd Junior Unlimited Junior TwoMeter Danny Rifkin Nanuet NY 2nd Junior Standard Thursday July 28 Weather forecasts Tues day indicated day next would repeat Wednesday However greeted southwest breezes arrived field relocate winches suit underway 830 am constant chatter walkie-talkies between winebmaster workers tumaround pulleys indi cated winds got up 8-lO mph shifting southerly direction causing problems Time completing Rounds 4 5 stretched approximately 3 hours beginning Round 6 walkie-talkies started fail due low batteries winch operation slowed down Without communica tions winch operators turnaround pulley workers didnt know what going other end Jammed pulleys crossed broken lines threatened cause disaster feared earlier week Through strict winch sequencing al lowing launch until positive preceding launch winch line fully wound down crossing other line able complete Round 6 Unfortunately round time average suffered Round 6 didnt end until 825 pm fliers fly failing light indeed unfortunate end Day Two lead shifted Open Unlimited event Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA John Brown tied 1st place William Meleske advanced 2nd Robert Champine Newport News VA 3rd Open Standard Alan Marshall Martin Mc Cartney traded places Al 1st place Ken Olsen St Louis MO moved up 3rd William Meleske still hanging 1st Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt Aeton MA 2nd John Gunsaullus 3rd Senior Unlimited saw Ralph Minderjahn move up 1st place Brian Agnew 2nd Tim Gold 3rd Chris Bovais got tight grip St place Senior Standard Tim Gold increased lead Senior Two-Meter Brian Agnew moved 2nd Charles Mobs Madison WI held 3rd place Senior Two-Meter standings Junior events stayed same Day Friday July 29 Due forecasts deteriorating weather culminating thundershowers Event Di rector Gene Shelkey called contestant vote see should fly two three rounds day NSS-sponsored Soaring banquet scheduled evening coupled spectre previous evenings long round must have minds people deci sion fly two rounds relocate winches again winds south 8-10 mph day sky gray Good lift scarce Most pilots tried work some wave action about 500-600 ft upwind winch turnaround pulleys solid communications re-established winch crews back normal round time approximately three hours last flight completed approximately 200 pm John Brown locked up 1st place Open Un limited Bob Dodgson 2nd Bob Chainpine 3rd Alan Marshall held position win Open Standard although Ken Olsen crept Continued page 136 November 1983 51 Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC won Senior Sport Scale Schweizer 1-26B Tom Brightbill Portland OR received Hi Johnson Memorial Award Gene Shelkey John Grigg hidden trophy Either Jeff Troy Valley Forge PA mighty short else Sagitta XC truly monstrous Open Unlimited entry Well bet John Gunsaullus St Petersburg FL never has ask himself Which plane hes thermalling batch other craft unusual Manta A-Ray 4th Open Unlimited Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae sent Postpaid rsitbin iCe U55i 0 6 Model Aviation I%%y 1131 NW 45 Street Ft Ijudtrdole Fl 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE TIrRi t hIt lallding gea dont Ill your higglo property o & 0 EagloosnOg cia Salvo problems * CooIa built loRdS & SpOCS guarallteed lit * Stroog & durable wilboland thu toughest landlog * 0 & 0 Engineeriog gear silt work & keep higgit IlyIng * IR tlock rOptOcelIlOIll gear br mutt popular ffodRts ByIRO PIlls ChrIstoR Eagle CAP 21 Bales USA J-3 CUB Air Tech PieRRe ant Eaglo Nosee Big Stick Champ Cilobtia R & B models Sooper Stiojer end Soappor Too ye Moved NEW ADDRESS AI-Tec Products PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 See AI-Tec ad issue patented aluminum alloy beams T spars vious fast-paced schedule Chris Bovais flew scratch-built Schweizer 126B capture 1st place Senior category perfect 20-20 hindsight can now look back see could have imiproved competition Overdl think NSS Soaring community gained greater respect AMA Nats officials handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through Precision BAVARIAN PRECISION PRODUCTS CO P0 Box 6 Dept E 22 East Avenue Canaan Connecticut 06840 PEPPERMINT PATTIE-60 Oesgnedby WNDm k It5ewinaesCiCie FiSREOLASS FuSELASE tiewait aieosta Wing diets Sv FLiTEGLAS MODELSsee yea Oeoie orOer daoCr wiNoaSneatLIzER FOAM CORES etithwrits tot se AiLERONS ELEVATOR S RUDDER eraA piy sheetingL j I Ougtt seeded te shepe Division vi BAR/RICH SALES CO SASiC HARDwARE- htnges eiietOnconneOtOrs 2 FAIRWAY totous rods ciseses ced threaded rods HANNIBAL MO Audut t3t4t22rea53 WiNGSPAN-AR AREA6AO sAm ENStNEA5 WEiGHT 75 te Aihe FLY THE BEST U mber 1983 137
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 49, 50, 51, 136, 137
Gerald Ziegenfuse THIS YEARS NATS certainly historical event set attendance records modern-day Nats RC Soaring events no excep tion 89 entrants Unlimited class 85 Two-Meter class 76 Modified Standard classfor total 250 events 1st 2nd 4th most-entered figures may differ shown elsewhere include actually flew expected large attendance Soaring events much Soaring activity East Coast initially forecast turnout approximately ISO entrants hut first envelope entry copies came AMA HQ contained 155 Editor author assistant director Soaring events Right off fre quencies 7224 7240 filled having several standbys exceptionally large entry tolerable use newer frequencies people changed over found favorite frequencies filled up As list entrants grew steadily phone calls between house Event Director Gene Shelkey increased point think phone lines now permanently frayed concerned event getting too large handle enlisted aid Eastern Soaring League experienced help werent disappointed Gene pressed AMA ofli cials additional equipment no 1 money budgeted winch line retrieval knew fly one-shag type retrieval system would work contest size Roman Polaski manpower coordinator Nats managed have five gas-powered golf carts loaned use city Chicopee city-owned golf courses As far am concerned Roman hero 1983 Nats knew right arms twist provide us needed manpower equipment Soaring site large grassy area within Smith & Wesson plant property area used large enough set up eight winches direction area approximately 35-40% total space available Un limited Modified Standard Two-Meter Sail plane events flown simultaneously Al Marshall Framingham MA L used ancient Aquila win 1st Open Modified Standard Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA R flat-wing Windsong won 2nd Open Unlimited produces kits under Dodgson Designs label November 1983 49 RC Soaring anti-sandbagging funnel action After pilots received transmitters step mouth funnel led winch line Forrest Woody Miller shown directing John Brown John Gunsaullus winches Junior Senior Sailplane fliers craft L L R Danny Rifkin Chris Bovais Charles Mohs Grant Fleming Ralph Minderjahn Jim Ealy Ill Billy Johnson Ken Swingle Donnie Goughnour Brian Agnew Tim Gold John Brown Placentia CA R won 1st Open Unlimited Larry Jolly-designed Meteor year rather division events days has previous practice Task TI 7-mm limit used conjunction Landing Option L3 providing maximum 520 points flight exactly 7 mm landing within 25m circle uninitiated Two-Meter class re quires aircraft wingspan no two meters 78V limit number controls Modified Standard specifies wingspan nor exceeding 100 again no limit number controls Un limited has no wingspan control limitations Wednesday July 27 tried 700 am start setup problems prevented getting first flight off until shortly after 800 am weather greatlight variable winds gen erally out northwest temperature low 90s Lift plentiful Round 250 entrants put flight three-hour time span point knew chance have preside over greatest disaster Nats history Three rounds completed shortly after 500 pm flown 750 flights little over nine hours tribute contestant cooperation lot hard work volunteer workers end Day Tom Williams Okla homa City OK Tom Neilson Milwaukie OR John Gunsaulliis St Petersburg FL tied 1st place Open Unlimited event John Brown Placenta CA 2nd place 50 Model Aviation Bob Champines Newport News VA L gigantic Unlimited 4-meter Redbird has old-time look features latest high-tech concepts Keviar fuselage Eppler 214 airfoil full-span camber-changing flaps has 1900 sq area weighs 159 oz Built LSF Level V work did goal-and-return task its first time out Gene Shelkey R RC Soaring Event Director calls Scottdale PA home Chief Scorekeeper Mrs Lois Ziegenfuse Reading PA L shown announcing flight scores happy Carl Luft Wernersville PA can enter trusty Radio Shack TRS-80 computer Nelson Ed White R took 1St Open Sport Scale fine Schweizer TG-3 fine Sport Scale ASW-20 completely scratch-built L Terry Luckenbach Bethlehem PA took 2nd Open Sport Scale photo right happy young man Charles Mohs Madison WI receives Sid Axeirod Memorial Award Mrs Carrie Axeirod also gets $1000 check use towards college expenses AMA President John C Grigg L RC Soaring Event Director Gene Shelkey R look appreciatively Bill Meleske Baldwin NY won 2nd Open TwoMeter Prophet IV model selfportrait maybe 3rd place held Michael Hoeffler North born MA Open Standard event Martin McCartney Braintree MA 1st place Alan Marshall Framingham MA 2nd Anthony Matyi Hamilton Sq NJ 3rd Open Two-Meter saw old-timer William Meleske Baldwin NY 1st place Peter Carr Ridgeway PA 2nd Jim Weicrich Vestal NY 3rd Senior Unlimited Tim Gold Bethlehem PA 1st place Ralph Minderjahn Philadelphia PA 2nd Ken Swingle Shavertown PA 3rd Senior Standard Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC 1st place Tim Gold also 1st Senior Two-Meter Grant Fleming Sirnsbury CT 2nd Brian Agnew Ft Meyers FL 3rd Jim Ealy Ill Pottstown PA held down 1st place Junior Unlimited Junior Standard Junior Two-Meter Billy Johnson Vestal NY 2nd Junior Unlimited Junior TwoMeter Danny Rifkin Nanuet NY 2nd Junior Standard Thursday July 28 Weather forecasts Tues day indicated day next would repeat Wednesday However greeted southwest breezes arrived field relocate winches suit underway 830 am constant chatter walkie-talkies between winebmaster workers tumaround pulleys indi cated winds got up 8-lO mph shifting southerly direction causing problems Time completing Rounds 4 5 stretched approximately 3 hours beginning Round 6 walkie-talkies started fail due low batteries winch operation slowed down Without communica tions winch operators turnaround pulley workers didnt know what going other end Jammed pulleys crossed broken lines threatened cause disaster feared earlier week Through strict winch sequencing al lowing launch until positive preceding launch winch line fully wound down crossing other line able complete Round 6 Unfortunately round time average suffered Round 6 didnt end until 825 pm fliers fly failing light indeed unfortunate end Day Two lead shifted Open Unlimited event Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA John Brown tied 1st place William Meleske advanced 2nd Robert Champine Newport News VA 3rd Open Standard Alan Marshall Martin Mc Cartney traded places Al 1st place Ken Olsen St Louis MO moved up 3rd William Meleske still hanging 1st Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt Aeton MA 2nd John Gunsaullus 3rd Senior Unlimited saw Ralph Minderjahn move up 1st place Brian Agnew 2nd Tim Gold 3rd Chris Bovais got tight grip St place Senior Standard Tim Gold increased lead Senior Two-Meter Brian Agnew moved 2nd Charles Mobs Madison WI held 3rd place Senior Two-Meter standings Junior events stayed same Day Friday July 29 Due forecasts deteriorating weather culminating thundershowers Event Di rector Gene Shelkey called contestant vote see should fly two three rounds day NSS-sponsored Soaring banquet scheduled evening coupled spectre previous evenings long round must have minds people deci sion fly two rounds relocate winches again winds south 8-10 mph day sky gray Good lift scarce Most pilots tried work some wave action about 500-600 ft upwind winch turnaround pulleys solid communications re-established winch crews back normal round time approximately three hours last flight completed approximately 200 pm John Brown locked up 1st place Open Un limited Bob Dodgson 2nd Bob Chainpine 3rd Alan Marshall held position win Open Standard although Ken Olsen crept Continued page 136 November 1983 51 Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC won Senior Sport Scale Schweizer 1-26B Tom Brightbill Portland OR received Hi Johnson Memorial Award Gene Shelkey John Grigg hidden trophy Either Jeff Troy Valley Forge PA mighty short else Sagitta XC truly monstrous Open Unlimited entry Well bet John Gunsaullus St Petersburg FL never has ask himself Which plane hes thermalling batch other craft unusual Manta A-Ray 4th Open Unlimited Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae sent Postpaid rsitbin iCe U55i 0 6 Model Aviation I%%y 1131 NW 45 Street Ft Ijudtrdole Fl 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE TIrRi t hIt lallding gea dont Ill your higglo property o & 0 EagloosnOg cia Salvo problems * CooIa built loRdS & SpOCS guarallteed lit * Stroog & durable wilboland thu toughest landlog * 0 & 0 Engineeriog gear silt work & keep higgit IlyIng * IR tlock rOptOcelIlOIll gear br mutt popular ffodRts ByIRO PIlls ChrIstoR Eagle CAP 21 Bales USA J-3 CUB Air Tech PieRRe ant Eaglo Nosee Big Stick Champ Cilobtia R & B models Sooper Stiojer end Soappor Too ye Moved NEW ADDRESS AI-Tec Products PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 See AI-Tec ad issue patented aluminum alloy beams T spars vious fast-paced schedule Chris Bovais flew scratch-built Schweizer 126B capture 1st place Senior category perfect 20-20 hindsight can now look back see could have imiproved competition Overdl think NSS Soaring community gained greater respect AMA Nats officials handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through Precision BAVARIAN PRECISION PRODUCTS CO P0 Box 6 Dept E 22 East Avenue Canaan Connecticut 06840 PEPPERMINT PATTIE-60 Oesgnedby WNDm k It5ewinaesCiCie FiSREOLASS FuSELASE tiewait aieosta Wing diets Sv FLiTEGLAS MODELSsee yea Oeoie orOer daoCr wiNoaSneatLIzER FOAM CORES etithwrits tot se AiLERONS ELEVATOR S RUDDER eraA piy sheetingL j I Ougtt seeded te shepe Division vi BAR/RICH SALES CO SASiC HARDwARE- htnges eiietOnconneOtOrs 2 FAIRWAY totous rods ciseses ced threaded rods HANNIBAL MO Audut t3t4t22rea53 WiNGSPAN-AR AREA6AO sAm ENStNEA5 WEiGHT 75 te Aihe FLY THE BEST U mber 1983 137
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 49, 50, 51, 136, 137
Gerald Ziegenfuse THIS YEARS NATS certainly historical event set attendance records modern-day Nats RC Soaring events no excep tion 89 entrants Unlimited class 85 Two-Meter class 76 Modified Standard classfor total 250 events 1st 2nd 4th most-entered figures may differ shown elsewhere include actually flew expected large attendance Soaring events much Soaring activity East Coast initially forecast turnout approximately ISO entrants hut first envelope entry copies came AMA HQ contained 155 Editor author assistant director Soaring events Right off fre quencies 7224 7240 filled having several standbys exceptionally large entry tolerable use newer frequencies people changed over found favorite frequencies filled up As list entrants grew steadily phone calls between house Event Director Gene Shelkey increased point think phone lines now permanently frayed concerned event getting too large handle enlisted aid Eastern Soaring League experienced help werent disappointed Gene pressed AMA ofli cials additional equipment no 1 money budgeted winch line retrieval knew fly one-shag type retrieval system would work contest size Roman Polaski manpower coordinator Nats managed have five gas-powered golf carts loaned use city Chicopee city-owned golf courses As far am concerned Roman hero 1983 Nats knew right arms twist provide us needed manpower equipment Soaring site large grassy area within Smith & Wesson plant property area used large enough set up eight winches direction area approximately 35-40% total space available Un limited Modified Standard Two-Meter Sail plane events flown simultaneously Al Marshall Framingham MA L used ancient Aquila win 1st Open Modified Standard Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA R flat-wing Windsong won 2nd Open Unlimited produces kits under Dodgson Designs label November 1983 49 RC Soaring anti-sandbagging funnel action After pilots received transmitters step mouth funnel led winch line Forrest Woody Miller shown directing John Brown John Gunsaullus winches Junior Senior Sailplane fliers craft L L R Danny Rifkin Chris Bovais Charles Mohs Grant Fleming Ralph Minderjahn Jim Ealy Ill Billy Johnson Ken Swingle Donnie Goughnour Brian Agnew Tim Gold John Brown Placentia CA R won 1st Open Unlimited Larry Jolly-designed Meteor year rather division events days has previous practice Task TI 7-mm limit used conjunction Landing Option L3 providing maximum 520 points flight exactly 7 mm landing within 25m circle uninitiated Two-Meter class re quires aircraft wingspan no two meters 78V limit number controls Modified Standard specifies wingspan nor exceeding 100 again no limit number controls Un limited has no wingspan control limitations Wednesday July 27 tried 700 am start setup problems prevented getting first flight off until shortly after 800 am weather greatlight variable winds gen erally out northwest temperature low 90s Lift plentiful Round 250 entrants put flight three-hour time span point knew chance have preside over greatest disaster Nats history Three rounds completed shortly after 500 pm flown 750 flights little over nine hours tribute contestant cooperation lot hard work volunteer workers end Day Tom Williams Okla homa City OK Tom Neilson Milwaukie OR John Gunsaulliis St Petersburg FL tied 1st place Open Unlimited event John Brown Placenta CA 2nd place 50 Model Aviation Bob Champines Newport News VA L gigantic Unlimited 4-meter Redbird has old-time look features latest high-tech concepts Keviar fuselage Eppler 214 airfoil full-span camber-changing flaps has 1900 sq area weighs 159 oz Built LSF Level V work did goal-and-return task its first time out Gene Shelkey R RC Soaring Event Director calls Scottdale PA home Chief Scorekeeper Mrs Lois Ziegenfuse Reading PA L shown announcing flight scores happy Carl Luft Wernersville PA can enter trusty Radio Shack TRS-80 computer Nelson Ed White R took 1St Open Sport Scale fine Schweizer TG-3 fine Sport Scale ASW-20 completely scratch-built L Terry Luckenbach Bethlehem PA took 2nd Open Sport Scale photo right happy young man Charles Mohs Madison WI receives Sid Axeirod Memorial Award Mrs Carrie Axeirod also gets $1000 check use towards college expenses AMA President John C Grigg L RC Soaring Event Director Gene Shelkey R look appreciatively Bill Meleske Baldwin NY won 2nd Open TwoMeter Prophet IV model selfportrait maybe 3rd place held Michael Hoeffler North born MA Open Standard event Martin McCartney Braintree MA 1st place Alan Marshall Framingham MA 2nd Anthony Matyi Hamilton Sq NJ 3rd Open Two-Meter saw old-timer William Meleske Baldwin NY 1st place Peter Carr Ridgeway PA 2nd Jim Weicrich Vestal NY 3rd Senior Unlimited Tim Gold Bethlehem PA 1st place Ralph Minderjahn Philadelphia PA 2nd Ken Swingle Shavertown PA 3rd Senior Standard Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC 1st place Tim Gold also 1st Senior Two-Meter Grant Fleming Sirnsbury CT 2nd Brian Agnew Ft Meyers FL 3rd Jim Ealy Ill Pottstown PA held down 1st place Junior Unlimited Junior Standard Junior Two-Meter Billy Johnson Vestal NY 2nd Junior Unlimited Junior TwoMeter Danny Rifkin Nanuet NY 2nd Junior Standard Thursday July 28 Weather forecasts Tues day indicated day next would repeat Wednesday However greeted southwest breezes arrived field relocate winches suit underway 830 am constant chatter walkie-talkies between winebmaster workers tumaround pulleys indi cated winds got up 8-lO mph shifting southerly direction causing problems Time completing Rounds 4 5 stretched approximately 3 hours beginning Round 6 walkie-talkies started fail due low batteries winch operation slowed down Without communica tions winch operators turnaround pulley workers didnt know what going other end Jammed pulleys crossed broken lines threatened cause disaster feared earlier week Through strict winch sequencing al lowing launch until positive preceding launch winch line fully wound down crossing other line able complete Round 6 Unfortunately round time average suffered Round 6 didnt end until 825 pm fliers fly failing light indeed unfortunate end Day Two lead shifted Open Unlimited event Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA John Brown tied 1st place William Meleske advanced 2nd Robert Champine Newport News VA 3rd Open Standard Alan Marshall Martin Mc Cartney traded places Al 1st place Ken Olsen St Louis MO moved up 3rd William Meleske still hanging 1st Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt Aeton MA 2nd John Gunsaullus 3rd Senior Unlimited saw Ralph Minderjahn move up 1st place Brian Agnew 2nd Tim Gold 3rd Chris Bovais got tight grip St place Senior Standard Tim Gold increased lead Senior Two-Meter Brian Agnew moved 2nd Charles Mobs Madison WI held 3rd place Senior Two-Meter standings Junior events stayed same Day Friday July 29 Due forecasts deteriorating weather culminating thundershowers Event Di rector Gene Shelkey called contestant vote see should fly two three rounds day NSS-sponsored Soaring banquet scheduled evening coupled spectre previous evenings long round must have minds people deci sion fly two rounds relocate winches again winds south 8-10 mph day sky gray Good lift scarce Most pilots tried work some wave action about 500-600 ft upwind winch turnaround pulleys solid communications re-established winch crews back normal round time approximately three hours last flight completed approximately 200 pm John Brown locked up 1st place Open Un limited Bob Dodgson 2nd Bob Chainpine 3rd Alan Marshall held position win Open Standard although Ken Olsen crept Continued page 136 November 1983 51 Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC won Senior Sport Scale Schweizer 1-26B Tom Brightbill Portland OR received Hi Johnson Memorial Award Gene Shelkey John Grigg hidden trophy Either Jeff Troy Valley Forge PA mighty short else Sagitta XC truly monstrous Open Unlimited entry Well bet John Gunsaullus St Petersburg FL never has ask himself Which plane hes thermalling batch other craft unusual Manta A-Ray 4th Open Unlimited Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae sent Postpaid rsitbin iCe U55i 0 6 Model Aviation I%%y 1131 NW 45 Street Ft Ijudtrdole Fl 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE TIrRi t hIt lallding gea dont Ill your higglo property o & 0 EagloosnOg cia Salvo problems * CooIa built loRdS & SpOCS guarallteed lit * Stroog & durable wilboland thu toughest landlog * 0 & 0 Engineeriog gear silt work & keep higgit IlyIng * IR tlock rOptOcelIlOIll gear br mutt popular ffodRts ByIRO PIlls ChrIstoR Eagle CAP 21 Bales USA J-3 CUB Air Tech PieRRe ant Eaglo Nosee Big Stick Champ Cilobtia R & B models Sooper Stiojer end Soappor Too ye Moved NEW ADDRESS AI-Tec Products PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 See AI-Tec ad issue patented aluminum alloy beams T spars vious fast-paced schedule Chris Bovais flew scratch-built Schweizer 126B capture 1st place Senior category perfect 20-20 hindsight can now look back see could have imiproved competition Overdl think NSS Soaring community gained greater respect AMA Nats officials handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through Precision BAVARIAN PRECISION PRODUCTS CO P0 Box 6 Dept E 22 East Avenue Canaan Connecticut 06840 PEPPERMINT PATTIE-60 Oesgnedby WNDm k It5ewinaesCiCie FiSREOLASS FuSELASE tiewait aieosta Wing diets Sv FLiTEGLAS MODELSsee yea Oeoie orOer daoCr wiNoaSneatLIzER FOAM CORES etithwrits tot se AiLERONS ELEVATOR S RUDDER eraA piy sheetingL j I Ougtt seeded te shepe Division vi BAR/RICH SALES CO SASiC HARDwARE- htnges eiietOnconneOtOrs 2 FAIRWAY totous rods ciseses ced threaded rods HANNIBAL MO Audut t3t4t22rea53 WiNGSPAN-AR AREA6AO sAm ENStNEA5 WEiGHT 75 te Aihe FLY THE BEST U mber 1983 137
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 49, 50, 51, 136, 137
Gerald Ziegenfuse THIS YEARS NATS certainly historical event set attendance records modern-day Nats RC Soaring events no excep tion 89 entrants Unlimited class 85 Two-Meter class 76 Modified Standard classfor total 250 events 1st 2nd 4th most-entered figures may differ shown elsewhere include actually flew expected large attendance Soaring events much Soaring activity East Coast initially forecast turnout approximately ISO entrants hut first envelope entry copies came AMA HQ contained 155 Editor author assistant director Soaring events Right off fre quencies 7224 7240 filled having several standbys exceptionally large entry tolerable use newer frequencies people changed over found favorite frequencies filled up As list entrants grew steadily phone calls between house Event Director Gene Shelkey increased point think phone lines now permanently frayed concerned event getting too large handle enlisted aid Eastern Soaring League experienced help werent disappointed Gene pressed AMA ofli cials additional equipment no 1 money budgeted winch line retrieval knew fly one-shag type retrieval system would work contest size Roman Polaski manpower coordinator Nats managed have five gas-powered golf carts loaned use city Chicopee city-owned golf courses As far am concerned Roman hero 1983 Nats knew right arms twist provide us needed manpower equipment Soaring site large grassy area within Smith & Wesson plant property area used large enough set up eight winches direction area approximately 35-40% total space available Un limited Modified Standard Two-Meter Sail plane events flown simultaneously Al Marshall Framingham MA L used ancient Aquila win 1st Open Modified Standard Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA R flat-wing Windsong won 2nd Open Unlimited produces kits under Dodgson Designs label November 1983 49 RC Soaring anti-sandbagging funnel action After pilots received transmitters step mouth funnel led winch line Forrest Woody Miller shown directing John Brown John Gunsaullus winches Junior Senior Sailplane fliers craft L L R Danny Rifkin Chris Bovais Charles Mohs Grant Fleming Ralph Minderjahn Jim Ealy Ill Billy Johnson Ken Swingle Donnie Goughnour Brian Agnew Tim Gold John Brown Placentia CA R won 1st Open Unlimited Larry Jolly-designed Meteor year rather division events days has previous practice Task TI 7-mm limit used conjunction Landing Option L3 providing maximum 520 points flight exactly 7 mm landing within 25m circle uninitiated Two-Meter class re quires aircraft wingspan no two meters 78V limit number controls Modified Standard specifies wingspan nor exceeding 100 again no limit number controls Un limited has no wingspan control limitations Wednesday July 27 tried 700 am start setup problems prevented getting first flight off until shortly after 800 am weather greatlight variable winds gen erally out northwest temperature low 90s Lift plentiful Round 250 entrants put flight three-hour time span point knew chance have preside over greatest disaster Nats history Three rounds completed shortly after 500 pm flown 750 flights little over nine hours tribute contestant cooperation lot hard work volunteer workers end Day Tom Williams Okla homa City OK Tom Neilson Milwaukie OR John Gunsaulliis St Petersburg FL tied 1st place Open Unlimited event John Brown Placenta CA 2nd place 50 Model Aviation Bob Champines Newport News VA L gigantic Unlimited 4-meter Redbird has old-time look features latest high-tech concepts Keviar fuselage Eppler 214 airfoil full-span camber-changing flaps has 1900 sq area weighs 159 oz Built LSF Level V work did goal-and-return task its first time out Gene Shelkey R RC Soaring Event Director calls Scottdale PA home Chief Scorekeeper Mrs Lois Ziegenfuse Reading PA L shown announcing flight scores happy Carl Luft Wernersville PA can enter trusty Radio Shack TRS-80 computer Nelson Ed White R took 1St Open Sport Scale fine Schweizer TG-3 fine Sport Scale ASW-20 completely scratch-built L Terry Luckenbach Bethlehem PA took 2nd Open Sport Scale photo right happy young man Charles Mohs Madison WI receives Sid Axeirod Memorial Award Mrs Carrie Axeirod also gets $1000 check use towards college expenses AMA President John C Grigg L RC Soaring Event Director Gene Shelkey R look appreciatively Bill Meleske Baldwin NY won 2nd Open TwoMeter Prophet IV model selfportrait maybe 3rd place held Michael Hoeffler North born MA Open Standard event Martin McCartney Braintree MA 1st place Alan Marshall Framingham MA 2nd Anthony Matyi Hamilton Sq NJ 3rd Open Two-Meter saw old-timer William Meleske Baldwin NY 1st place Peter Carr Ridgeway PA 2nd Jim Weicrich Vestal NY 3rd Senior Unlimited Tim Gold Bethlehem PA 1st place Ralph Minderjahn Philadelphia PA 2nd Ken Swingle Shavertown PA 3rd Senior Standard Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC 1st place Tim Gold also 1st Senior Two-Meter Grant Fleming Sirnsbury CT 2nd Brian Agnew Ft Meyers FL 3rd Jim Ealy Ill Pottstown PA held down 1st place Junior Unlimited Junior Standard Junior Two-Meter Billy Johnson Vestal NY 2nd Junior Unlimited Junior TwoMeter Danny Rifkin Nanuet NY 2nd Junior Standard Thursday July 28 Weather forecasts Tues day indicated day next would repeat Wednesday However greeted southwest breezes arrived field relocate winches suit underway 830 am constant chatter walkie-talkies between winebmaster workers tumaround pulleys indi cated winds got up 8-lO mph shifting southerly direction causing problems Time completing Rounds 4 5 stretched approximately 3 hours beginning Round 6 walkie-talkies started fail due low batteries winch operation slowed down Without communica tions winch operators turnaround pulley workers didnt know what going other end Jammed pulleys crossed broken lines threatened cause disaster feared earlier week Through strict winch sequencing al lowing launch until positive preceding launch winch line fully wound down crossing other line able complete Round 6 Unfortunately round time average suffered Round 6 didnt end until 825 pm fliers fly failing light indeed unfortunate end Day Two lead shifted Open Unlimited event Bob Dodgson Camano Island WA John Brown tied 1st place William Meleske advanced 2nd Robert Champine Newport News VA 3rd Open Standard Alan Marshall Martin Mc Cartney traded places Al 1st place Ken Olsen St Louis MO moved up 3rd William Meleske still hanging 1st Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt Aeton MA 2nd John Gunsaullus 3rd Senior Unlimited saw Ralph Minderjahn move up 1st place Brian Agnew 2nd Tim Gold 3rd Chris Bovais got tight grip St place Senior Standard Tim Gold increased lead Senior Two-Meter Brian Agnew moved 2nd Charles Mobs Madison WI held 3rd place Senior Two-Meter standings Junior events stayed same Day Friday July 29 Due forecasts deteriorating weather culminating thundershowers Event Di rector Gene Shelkey called contestant vote see should fly two three rounds day NSS-sponsored Soaring banquet scheduled evening coupled spectre previous evenings long round must have minds people deci sion fly two rounds relocate winches again winds south 8-10 mph day sky gray Good lift scarce Most pilots tried work some wave action about 500-600 ft upwind winch turnaround pulleys solid communications re-established winch crews back normal round time approximately three hours last flight completed approximately 200 pm John Brown locked up 1st place Open Un limited Bob Dodgson 2nd Bob Chainpine 3rd Alan Marshall held position win Open Standard although Ken Olsen crept Continued page 136 November 1983 51 Chris Bovais Ft Bragg NC won Senior Sport Scale Schweizer 1-26B Tom Brightbill Portland OR received Hi Johnson Memorial Award Gene Shelkey John Grigg hidden trophy Either Jeff Troy Valley Forge PA mighty short else Sagitta XC truly monstrous Open Unlimited entry Well bet John Gunsaullus St Petersburg FL never has ask himself Which plane hes thermalling batch other craft unusual Manta A-Ray 4th Open Unlimited Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories 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handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through 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