CL Scale Mike Pratt THE WIND BLEW some brave souls flew What heat last years Nats Lake Charles wind Nats year Lin coln hat off contestants flew Scale models such tempest wind already blowing 15 mph 630 am increased steadily throughout day 1030 up around 30 mph Because strong winds couple flights made Saturday almost everyone taking pass first round Steve Ashby event direc tor called pilots meeting discuss possibil ity beginning 600 am hopes getting flights before winds became too strong wasnt much help though because Sunday dawned same Saturdaywarm stiff breeze already blowing Once things finally got underway Dick Byron Ankeny IA flew first place Sport Scale tried-and-true A6M5 Zero Dicks Zero built Royal kit powered 05 Blackhead 60 has great air plane Dick also landed him spot US World Championship CL Scale Team Sec ond place Sport Scale went Mike Welshans Detroit MI flew Stinson SR-9 Reliant painted American Airlines colors Orin Hum phries Spokane WA placed third nicely-done Beechcraft T-34-C Mentor Precision Scale event last years CL Scale event director Jack Sheeks IndiaLeft Ernie Violetts gorgeous Skyraider its way second-place finish Precision Scale black box hanging around Ernies neck electronic control unit Right Sport Scale highest number entrants CL Scale categories 10 fliers battling number spot L R Orin Humphriea 1st place Mike Welshans 2nd place Dick Byron national champion Dale Campbell 4th place Left The winners Precision Scale event L R Orin Humphries third Jack Sheeks national champion Charlie Bauer second place Right happy winners FAI Scale R Ernie Violett second place Dale Campbell national champion Charlie Bauer third November 1987 61 AMA NATSTh 0 0 1987 Lincoln Nebraska time heartfelt thanks fine people working hard put Control Line Scale event Standing L R Category Director Burt Duggan workers Bill Peppin Steve Ashby Don Harbin Ron Sears Sifting L R Shirley Sheeks Fran Graves napolis IN won top honors sharplooking Beechcraft Duchess Jacks model powered two HP 40 Gold Cup engines weighed 12 lb including electronics operated flaps retracts Jacks electronic system designed fellow modeler good friend Clancy Arnold second place Char lie Bauer Chicago IL flew big Skyraider Dauntless II equipped similar elec tronics Third place nailed down Orin Humphries Spokane WA flying neat little RA-26-C Invader performed quite well wind FM Scale Dale Campbell placed first Ryan STA great-flying model built popular Sig kit beautifully fin ished Dales hard work rewarded highest static flight scores event Ernie Violett placed second beautiful Skyraider done up Vietnam-era scheme Ernie also equipped Skyraider different electronic options Third place went Charlie Bauer flying Top Flite Zero goodlooking model came tragic end though gust wind caught during takeoff wind blew Zero wingover Charlie never really chance recover number contestants down slightly year FAI Scale Team selection event held Lincoln week just before Nats making necessary number contes tants choose between team trials Nats special thanks workers job well done Nats almost blew CL Scale event away CL Combat Charlie Johnson MEMORABLE previous Nats held Lin coln 1979 1982 goodbut espe cially memorable Combat good matches about 1982 Nats will re membered though lights turned off errant Slow Combat model fly-away model trailing its control lines flew around some power lines located vicin ity site caused transformer blow spectacular fashion professional photogra pher caught action display AMA HQ tent along lot other neat photos available contestants Celebrity Fun-Fly featured Burt Rutan de signer around-the-world Voyager plane flying agalnst Hazel Sig-Hester using couple models may kitted future one-to-one rest AMA offi cials Duke Fox got fray turning biggest free-for-all since 1971 Nats California challenged world Vince Head-On-Pass Mankowski Duke Fox put best show winner being slightly faster engine Duke Fox spent entire six days camped ringside watching matches repalring engines also time zany one-upmanship sunglasses crowd tried outdo other Win ners high-tech sunglasses department Steve Kott Chuck Rudner some weird mirrored glasses changed color ap parently worked very well although cost around $165 pair general move models lowtechnology direction designs featur ing external controls uncored foam wings simple hole cutouts weight savings some simplest pacifier fuel tank compartments yet seen people better per forming planes work well well trimmed too fewer easy matches pro fliers because trend towards equity performance several top guns put out early Contest management very good year Judy Curtis Event Director large group enthusiasts included hubby Paul Rick Jerri Fetters pit boss Sheila Cranfillplus excellent judges Radio headsets used instant communi cation between circle marshall judges innovation probably saved bunch mod els announcement kill could com municated rapidly fliers Radio communication also helped during couple high-speed fly-aways since chase crew could directed models people adjacent soccer field could warned incoming model Perhaps official twowheeled chase vehicle used Free Flight events would handy Problems few considering number contestants biggest Nats Combat turnout quite Something like 52 en tries Open Fast Combat recorded about double last years count jury system used settle disputes seems work well really oniy needed FAI Combat rules complex open interpre tation thing has never settled Nationals level what about matches too close call case dou ble kill Fast Combat both parties thought first kill judges couldnt determine did first So win ner determined got alr first since two fliers equal numbers cuts too isnt policy states tooclose-to-call matches should either reflown winner picked best way officials can devise lot times close matches volve midair collision same two contes tants would have fly other again two new airplanes what dont have planes same round determine winner Although Fox engines claimed top places other marques seen field winners circle Cipolla favored several contestants because its light weight several Supertigre 5- 36s run ning fine although Supertigre X-40 conver 62 Model Aviation National FAi Scale Champion Dale Campbell poses spectacular Ryan STA entry Dick Byrons ABM5 Zero its winning flight Sport Scale want wish Dick best World Championships Kiev smiling Jack Sheeks also known Jack Hack golfing circies seems quite pleased 1St place Precision Scale AMA NATS Lincoln Senior contestant Andre Leger RAustin MN gives old hand Richard Stubbiefield Houston TX can handle during FAI Combat match ages compete gether Andre flew Open Fast Combat too
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/11
Page Numbers: 61, 62
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/11
Page Numbers: 61, 62
CL Scale Mike Pratt THE WIND BLEW some brave souls flew What heat last years Nats Lake Charles wind Nats year Lin coln hat off contestants flew Scale models such tempest wind already blowing 15 mph 630 am increased steadily throughout day 1030 up around 30 mph Because strong winds couple flights made Saturday almost everyone taking pass first round Steve Ashby event direc tor called pilots meeting discuss possibil ity beginning 600 am hopes getting flights before winds became too strong wasnt much help though because Sunday dawned same Saturdaywarm stiff breeze already blowing Once things finally got underway Dick Byron Ankeny IA flew first place Sport Scale tried-and-true A6M5 Zero Dicks Zero built Royal kit powered 05 Blackhead 60 has great air plane Dick also landed him spot US World Championship CL Scale Team Sec ond place Sport Scale went Mike Welshans Detroit MI flew Stinson SR-9 Reliant painted American Airlines colors Orin Hum phries Spokane WA placed third nicely-done Beechcraft T-34-C Mentor Precision Scale event last years CL Scale event director Jack Sheeks IndiaLeft Ernie Violetts gorgeous Skyraider its way second-place finish Precision Scale black box hanging around Ernies neck electronic control unit Right Sport Scale highest number entrants CL Scale categories 10 fliers battling number spot L R Orin Humphriea 1st place Mike Welshans 2nd place Dick Byron national champion Dale Campbell 4th place Left The winners Precision Scale event L R Orin Humphries third Jack Sheeks national champion Charlie Bauer second place Right happy winners FAI Scale R Ernie Violett second place Dale Campbell national champion Charlie Bauer third November 1987 61 AMA NATSTh 0 0 1987 Lincoln Nebraska time heartfelt thanks fine people working hard put Control Line Scale event Standing L R Category Director Burt Duggan workers Bill Peppin Steve Ashby Don Harbin Ron Sears Sifting L R Shirley Sheeks Fran Graves napolis IN won top honors sharplooking Beechcraft Duchess Jacks model powered two HP 40 Gold Cup engines weighed 12 lb including electronics operated flaps retracts Jacks electronic system designed fellow modeler good friend Clancy Arnold second place Char lie Bauer Chicago IL flew big Skyraider Dauntless II equipped similar elec tronics Third place nailed down Orin Humphries Spokane WA flying neat little RA-26-C Invader performed quite well wind FM Scale Dale Campbell placed first Ryan STA great-flying model built popular Sig kit beautifully fin ished Dales hard work rewarded highest static flight scores event Ernie Violett placed second beautiful Skyraider done up Vietnam-era scheme Ernie also equipped Skyraider different electronic options Third place went Charlie Bauer flying Top Flite Zero goodlooking model came tragic end though gust wind caught during takeoff wind blew Zero wingover Charlie never really chance recover number contestants down slightly year FAI Scale Team selection event held Lincoln week just before Nats making necessary number contes tants choose between team trials Nats special thanks workers job well done Nats almost blew CL Scale event away CL Combat Charlie Johnson MEMORABLE previous Nats held Lin coln 1979 1982 goodbut espe cially memorable Combat good matches about 1982 Nats will re membered though lights turned off errant Slow Combat model fly-away model trailing its control lines flew around some power lines located vicin ity site caused transformer blow spectacular fashion professional photogra pher caught action display AMA HQ tent along lot other neat photos available contestants Celebrity Fun-Fly featured Burt Rutan de signer around-the-world Voyager plane flying agalnst Hazel Sig-Hester using couple models may kitted future one-to-one rest AMA offi cials Duke Fox got fray turning biggest free-for-all since 1971 Nats California challenged world Vince Head-On-Pass Mankowski Duke Fox put best show winner being slightly faster engine Duke Fox spent entire six days camped ringside watching matches repalring engines also time zany one-upmanship sunglasses crowd tried outdo other Win ners high-tech sunglasses department Steve Kott Chuck Rudner some weird mirrored glasses changed color ap parently worked very well although cost around $165 pair general move models lowtechnology direction designs featur ing external controls uncored foam wings simple hole cutouts weight savings some simplest pacifier fuel tank compartments yet seen people better per forming planes work well well trimmed too fewer easy matches pro fliers because trend towards equity performance several top guns put out early Contest management very good year Judy Curtis Event Director large group enthusiasts included hubby Paul Rick Jerri Fetters pit boss Sheila Cranfillplus excellent judges Radio headsets used instant communi cation between circle marshall judges innovation probably saved bunch mod els announcement kill could com municated rapidly fliers Radio communication also helped during couple high-speed fly-aways since chase crew could directed models people adjacent soccer field could warned incoming model Perhaps official twowheeled chase vehicle used Free Flight events would handy Problems few considering number contestants biggest Nats Combat turnout quite Something like 52 en tries Open Fast Combat recorded about double last years count jury system used settle disputes seems work well really oniy needed FAI Combat rules complex open interpre tation thing has never settled Nationals level what about matches too close call case dou ble kill Fast Combat both parties thought first kill judges couldnt determine did first So win ner determined got alr first since two fliers equal numbers cuts too isnt policy states tooclose-to-call matches should either reflown winner picked best way officials can devise lot times close matches volve midair collision same two contes tants would have fly other again two new airplanes what dont have planes same round determine winner Although Fox engines claimed top places other marques seen field winners circle Cipolla favored several contestants because its light weight several Supertigre 5- 36s run ning fine although Supertigre X-40 conver 62 Model Aviation National FAi Scale Champion Dale Campbell poses spectacular Ryan STA entry Dick Byrons ABM5 Zero its winning flight Sport Scale want wish Dick best World Championships Kiev smiling Jack Sheeks also known Jack Hack golfing circies seems quite pleased 1St place Precision Scale AMA NATS Lincoln Senior contestant Andre Leger RAustin MN gives old hand Richard Stubbiefield Houston TX can handle during FAI Combat match ages compete gether Andre flew Open Fast Combat too
