THE POTENTIAL hotly contested Control Line Scale competition year existed because site nearer concentration Scale modelers eastern part country previous years However hoped-for numbers competitors didnt materialize 1988 did 1985 Springfield Nats did attend found outstanding flying sitea large smooth asphalt-paved taxiwaywithout expansion joints tiedown holes have inconvenience other sites weather good well light winds offering good flying conditions providing little relief heat humidity total 16 entries judged ma jority 10 Sport Scale Charlie Bauer compet ing 40th Nationals lone Precision Scale entrant veteran Douglas Dauntless II Skyraider prototype unfortunate differ ence previous Nats no Junior Senior contestants event year saw about equal mix pure chanical control systems electronic control systems electronic controls some modelers elected retain mechanical throttle con trol through use conventional three-line handles Scale flight options tended follow control systems used electronic controls gen erally selected mechanical flight options such bomb drops flaps retractable landing gear using standard three-line control systems usually opted flight maneuvers rather meMike Weishans Howard DGA-15 flew well Clancy Arnold elated twinSport Scale minor ground-handling engined DHC-7 Caribou won second place problems caused tight-filling wheel pants FAI Scalenot happy crash tires softened hot pavement second flight reduced splinters Richard Schneiders Grumman Gulfhawk its way second place Sport Scale re ceived highest static score event Its seen before Bill Boss column Ed Rhoads Douglas Skyraider modeled Charles Reeves flew Focke-Wuif FW- ter aircraft assigned carrier Intrep 190D third place Sport Scale flight id Newly refinished Nats earned score highest event first place Sport Scale Julie Abel earned NASAs Flight Achievement Award highest flight score FAI Scale Banner-towing option real crowd-pleaser November 1988 55 AMA NATS 41 1988 TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CL Scale Dick Perry proud winners CL Scale events L-R Ed Rhoads Sport/ADi Skyralder Charlie Bauer Precision/Douglas Dauntless II [not showni Julie Abel FAI/Piper J-3 Cub Jack Sheeks colorful Sport Scale Boeing P 26A very impressive flight Its fourstroke engines sound added realism chanical options resulting variety fly ing phase made interesting day watching contestants put models through pac es two options selected nearly entrants touch-and-go throttle control though quite difference flight scores re ceived options look flight scores illustrated premium put judges realistic smooth flight performance Sport Scale closely contested Richard Schneider emerged static judging first place Grumman Gultbawk biplane followed very closely Michael Wel shans Howard DGA-15 Ed Rhoads Douglas Skyralder Charles Reeves FW-190D-9 Ed Rhoads first fly put im pressive flight demonstrations flaps dive brakes arresting hook bomb drop newly refinished models appearance flight performance produced combined score going very hard beat Richard Schneider next contestant fly complete flight first round Others difficulty loss power landing gear hindered taxi operations caused nose-overs landing Richards Gulthawk its bright ange-and-blue color scheme looked really im pressive during demonstrations 45 0 flight loop wingover four-cycle engine added realism its appropriately pitched sound Charles Reeves Michael Welshans both used conventional three-line control systems demonstrated 450 flight touch-and-go taxi throttle Charles FW-190 completed very smooth flight put him second place Michaels Howard DGA-15 scored very high points static judging tight wheel pants model seemed present some problems ground handling DGA finished fourth place overall second round flying scores Gulthawk Howard both improved making final standings quite close allowing Rich ard Schneider move slightly ahead Charles Reeves second place FAI Scale competition saw five entries four making official flights models very impressive scale appearance static scores closely grouped fact 10 points out over 1700 awarded separated Ju lie Abels J-3 Cub Clancy Arnolds C-7 Car ibou flying produced both success disap pointment Charlie Bauers fine-looking Hawker Sea Furya future Top Rite kitseemed lack sufficient speed remain alrborne down wind side circle contacting ground af ter flap retraction first two rounds Continued page 162 ONCE again Combat fliers got prime real estate National Combat Championships other events off other parts region Combat fliers enjoyed greatest ex posure spectators excellent flying site near AMA Nats HQ concessions enough practice area dozens cir cles although very few fliers did much practicing because intense heat humidity Temperatures generally high eight ies several days well 9fl0 range very high humidity too wasnt bad two years ago m Lake Charles new record temperatures set took about 10-15 mph off top speeds actually made bet ter matches although being hard engines contestant endurance Except few ralndrops day temperature humidity detracting factors wind remained very low level Pat Willeox Event Director meet ably assisted Norm McFadden Chris Shearer circle marshals Doris Willeox Sheila Cranfill running pits doing scoring along Gayle Foster chief judge first time recent mem ory non-Combat judges used score matches experience event did very good job seemed get calls right evidenced very few complalnts about anything reputation some big names Combat didnt seem get extra little cut normally get judges within Combat ranks timing Nationalsjust before de parture date FM team Kievcut total number contestants well leaving out several previous Combat champions cluding Dick Stubblefield Bladder Grabber winner Steve Kott Most people thought cats away mice would play 12 top-three spots four Combat events 11 taken Melrose Park mice consisting Michael Willeox Don Cranfill Bill Estill Only Norm McFadden ruined sweep taking first Fast Combat fast famil iar orange white Creamsiclelosing match Michael Willcox glow plug went away left him suffer throigh rich engine run Slow Combat highest number entrants 34 Open seven eight Junior no Seniors entered events proved have greatest variation model design greatest percentage hav ing Fox power very spectacular wood model used Cranfill Wojteckis Cipolla 56 Model Aviation nara-working Scale flight judges tar aii uL caie events tnj uon naruin ana non eara AMA NATS TIDEWATER CL Combat Charlie Johnson Chris Shearer 6th place versus Jim Gall dur ing Slow Combat match Note neat safety thong molded handle Chris us ing Theres no way baby going break Believe safety thong did breakin Combat Gotcha 500 team L-R Mervyn Jones Phil Cartier Gil Reedy Don Holbrook Model has 500 sq wing area Jones flew over England used Cartler-inspired planes Fast Combat own design FAI Nats CL Scale/Perry Continued page 56 third-round flight also ended prematurely af ter flown sufficient number laps official flight Clancy Arnold put first-round flight would earn him second-place honors Caribouthe multiengine model CL Scale competition retracts flaps oper ating cargo doors model very realistic flight Sadly model did finish its second flight hard landing first round probable cause failure outboard wing few laps second flight resulting crash totally destroyed very beautiful model Dale Campbell flew Ryan STA third place options included leaflets dropped pilot flight large model based Sig kit looks really impressive flight Julie Abel overall winner scratch-built Piper J-3 Cub modeled after fullscale plane flown Hazel Sig hers best static score event also topped competition flight score op MINI-JET SERIES Theae planaa faature balaa conatruction Deaignad intarmadlata flyar in 4 mind will accept 2025 aize angine luae rear exhauat angina axcaptional Skyhuwit performance thrill jat haaales ductad fan *4000 ftH Proud Bird deaigned meat OSPRA Formula 120 rules 114 acale modal will accept 60120 ci aize anginea Epoxy glaaa fuxelage foam wing conatruction Full kit *150 Sami-kit alec available no woodl *125 Pleaae add *1OSOl F-20 11geralark Dart xperlmental3121 two-place1l full aize aircraft Top Turkey Formula 1 *9585581 305 581-4477I SandcheckMOMaatarCardorVlSA CO Dadd$3 FLRea add6%aaleataxI PARRISH AIRCRAFT 8 Scale Models 1125 SW 49th Tm. Plantation FL 33317 162 Model Aviation tions included banner tow drop 450 flight touch-and-go throttle banner tow particularly appealing spectators Julies flight earned National Association Scale Aeromodeling Right Achievement Award report wouldnt complete men tioning people effort made CL Scale events possible Bert Dugan Category Director Ron Sears Don Harbin serv ing flight judges Static judging performed Bert Don along Dave Platt Steve Sanger Norm Rosenstock Skip Mast Shir ley Sheeks computed posted scores com plete team Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 57 est speed clocked almost 90 mph streamer attached although elevated flight altitude majority other models beside Wojteckis Cranfills doing 80 mph lessand lot less temperature hu midity soared FM Combat its lowest turnout past 15 years due part upcoming World Championships team leave New York day after Nats ended wasnt possible team its sup porters attend Nats Michael Willcox actu ally used second-line models through first couple matches until looked like might line top spot unlucky opponent re marked wished Michael used backup model match British Combat flier Mervyn Jones brought along few traditional tailless FM models go Americans got fly against just about everyone USE engine disadvantage against powerful Nelsons used others usu ally defensive mode matches Half-A Combat fairly popular year 21 entrants Open two Senior three Junior Like other events have look down past third-place folks find anyone other Melrose Park fliers Don Holbrook came closest taking fourth event broke no new ground far model de sign power plant concerned way go TD 049 Models seemed lot tamer few years ago trend toward stability rather exciting maneuvers little breeze during eliminations blow models Continued page 164 PRACTICAL SIZED GIANT SCALE MODEL PLANS Fiberglass Cowlings Canopies Available hi F-iS Span 77 DC31 1/2 1140Span$4200 F4U CORSAIR2 1/4 193SpanS3000 A6M5 ZERO2 1/2 191Spai$3000Plans RK-20 CURTIS P402 1/2 194Span$3000RK-740 Ducted Fans AT-6 TEXAN24 1101 Span$3000 FBF BEARCAT 2 12 Span $3000 - Phantom 35 Span $1000 FOKKER DR1 7 Tripe $2700 Viggen 32 Span $1000 2 Catalog Plans Accessones Supplies FI5 36 Span $1000 Order FromCredited First Order $25 MorePlan Canopy$1500 Nick Ziroli29 Edgar Dr Smithiown NY 11787 USA516-234-5038 AMA District X Vice President Regg Keyava Watch Ballot AMA Membership Renewal Package Leading Edge
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 55, 56, 162
THE POTENTIAL hotly contested Control Line Scale competition year existed because site nearer concentration Scale modelers eastern part country previous years However hoped-for numbers competitors didnt materialize 1988 did 1985 Springfield Nats did attend found outstanding flying sitea large smooth asphalt-paved taxiwaywithout expansion joints tiedown holes have inconvenience other sites weather good well light winds offering good flying conditions providing little relief heat humidity total 16 entries judged ma jority 10 Sport Scale Charlie Bauer compet ing 40th Nationals lone Precision Scale entrant veteran Douglas Dauntless II Skyraider prototype unfortunate differ ence previous Nats no Junior Senior contestants event year saw about equal mix pure chanical control systems electronic control systems electronic controls some modelers elected retain mechanical throttle con trol through use conventional three-line handles Scale flight options tended follow control systems used electronic controls gen erally selected mechanical flight options such bomb drops flaps retractable landing gear using standard three-line control systems usually opted flight maneuvers rather meMike Weishans Howard DGA-15 flew well Clancy Arnold elated twinSport Scale minor ground-handling engined DHC-7 Caribou won second place problems caused tight-filling wheel pants FAI Scalenot happy crash tires softened hot pavement second flight reduced splinters Richard Schneiders Grumman Gulfhawk its way second place Sport Scale re ceived highest static score event Its seen before Bill Boss column Ed Rhoads Douglas Skyraider modeled Charles Reeves flew Focke-Wuif FW- ter aircraft assigned carrier Intrep 190D third place Sport Scale flight id Newly refinished Nats earned score highest event first place Sport Scale Julie Abel earned NASAs Flight Achievement Award highest flight score FAI Scale Banner-towing option real crowd-pleaser November 1988 55 AMA NATS 41 1988 TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CL Scale Dick Perry proud winners CL Scale events L-R Ed Rhoads Sport/ADi Skyralder Charlie Bauer Precision/Douglas Dauntless II [not showni Julie Abel FAI/Piper J-3 Cub Jack Sheeks colorful Sport Scale Boeing P 26A very impressive flight Its fourstroke engines sound added realism chanical options resulting variety fly ing phase made interesting day watching contestants put models through pac es two options selected nearly entrants touch-and-go throttle control though quite difference flight scores re ceived options look flight scores illustrated premium put judges realistic smooth flight performance Sport Scale closely contested Richard Schneider emerged static judging first place Grumman Gultbawk biplane followed very closely Michael Wel shans Howard DGA-15 Ed Rhoads Douglas Skyralder Charles Reeves FW-190D-9 Ed Rhoads first fly put im pressive flight demonstrations flaps dive brakes arresting hook bomb drop newly refinished models appearance flight performance produced combined score going very hard beat Richard Schneider next contestant fly complete flight first round Others difficulty loss power landing gear hindered taxi operations caused nose-overs landing Richards Gulthawk its bright ange-and-blue color scheme looked really im pressive during demonstrations 45 0 flight loop wingover four-cycle engine added realism its appropriately pitched sound Charles Reeves Michael Welshans both used conventional three-line control systems demonstrated 450 flight touch-and-go taxi throttle Charles FW-190 completed very smooth flight put him second place Michaels Howard DGA-15 scored very high points static judging tight wheel pants model seemed present some problems ground handling DGA finished fourth place overall second round flying scores Gulthawk Howard both improved making final standings quite close allowing Rich ard Schneider move slightly ahead Charles Reeves second place FAI Scale competition saw five entries four making official flights models very impressive scale appearance static scores closely grouped fact 10 points out over 1700 awarded separated Ju lie Abels J-3 Cub Clancy Arnolds C-7 Car ibou flying produced both success disap pointment Charlie Bauers fine-looking Hawker Sea Furya future Top Rite kitseemed lack sufficient speed remain alrborne down wind side circle contacting ground af ter flap retraction first two rounds Continued page 162 ONCE again Combat fliers got prime real estate National Combat Championships other events off other parts region Combat fliers enjoyed greatest ex posure spectators excellent flying site near AMA Nats HQ concessions enough practice area dozens cir cles although very few fliers did much practicing because intense heat humidity Temperatures generally high eight ies several days well 9fl0 range very high humidity too wasnt bad two years ago m Lake Charles new record temperatures set took about 10-15 mph off top speeds actually made bet ter matches although being hard engines contestant endurance Except few ralndrops day temperature humidity detracting factors wind remained very low level Pat Willeox Event Director meet ably assisted Norm McFadden Chris Shearer circle marshals Doris Willeox Sheila Cranfill running pits doing scoring along Gayle Foster chief judge first time recent mem ory non-Combat judges used score matches experience event did very good job seemed get calls right evidenced very few complalnts about anything reputation some big names Combat didnt seem get extra little cut normally get judges within Combat ranks timing Nationalsjust before de parture date FM team Kievcut total number contestants well leaving out several previous Combat champions cluding Dick Stubblefield Bladder Grabber winner Steve Kott Most people thought cats away mice would play 12 top-three spots four Combat events 11 taken Melrose Park mice consisting Michael Willeox Don Cranfill Bill Estill Only Norm McFadden ruined sweep taking first Fast Combat fast famil iar orange white Creamsiclelosing match Michael Willcox glow plug went away left him suffer throigh rich engine run Slow Combat highest number entrants 34 Open seven eight Junior no Seniors entered events proved have greatest variation model design greatest percentage hav ing Fox power very spectacular wood model used Cranfill Wojteckis Cipolla 56 Model Aviation nara-working Scale flight judges tar aii uL caie events tnj uon naruin ana non eara AMA NATS TIDEWATER CL Combat Charlie Johnson Chris Shearer 6th place versus Jim Gall dur ing Slow Combat match Note neat safety thong molded handle Chris us ing Theres no way baby going break Believe safety thong did breakin Combat Gotcha 500 team L-R Mervyn Jones Phil Cartier Gil Reedy Don Holbrook Model has 500 sq wing area Jones flew over England used Cartler-inspired planes Fast Combat own design FAI Nats CL Scale/Perry Continued page 56 third-round flight also ended prematurely af ter flown sufficient number laps official flight Clancy Arnold put first-round flight would earn him second-place honors Caribouthe multiengine model CL Scale competition retracts flaps oper ating cargo doors model very realistic flight Sadly model did finish its second flight hard landing first round probable cause failure outboard wing few laps second flight resulting crash totally destroyed very beautiful model Dale Campbell flew Ryan STA third place options included leaflets dropped pilot flight large model based Sig kit looks really impressive flight Julie Abel overall winner scratch-built Piper J-3 Cub modeled after fullscale plane flown Hazel Sig hers best static score event also topped competition flight score op MINI-JET SERIES Theae planaa faature balaa conatruction Deaignad intarmadlata flyar in 4 mind will accept 2025 aize angine luae rear exhauat angina axcaptional Skyhuwit performance thrill jat haaales ductad fan *4000 ftH Proud Bird deaigned meat OSPRA Formula 120 rules 114 acale modal will accept 60120 ci aize anginea Epoxy glaaa fuxelage foam wing conatruction Full kit *150 Sami-kit alec available no woodl *125 Pleaae add *1OSOl F-20 11geralark Dart xperlmental3121 two-place1l full aize aircraft Top Turkey Formula 1 *9585581 305 581-4477I SandcheckMOMaatarCardorVlSA CO Dadd$3 FLRea add6%aaleataxI PARRISH AIRCRAFT 8 Scale Models 1125 SW 49th Tm. Plantation FL 33317 162 Model Aviation tions included banner tow drop 450 flight touch-and-go throttle banner tow particularly appealing spectators Julies flight earned National Association Scale Aeromodeling Right Achievement Award report wouldnt complete men tioning people effort made CL Scale events possible Bert Dugan Category Director Ron Sears Don Harbin serv ing flight judges Static judging performed Bert Don along Dave Platt Steve Sanger Norm Rosenstock Skip Mast Shir ley Sheeks computed posted scores com plete team Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 57 est speed clocked almost 90 mph streamer attached although elevated flight altitude majority other models beside Wojteckis Cranfills doing 80 mph lessand lot less temperature hu midity soared FM Combat its lowest turnout past 15 years due part upcoming World Championships team leave New York day after Nats ended wasnt possible team its sup porters attend Nats Michael Willcox actu ally used second-line models through first couple matches until looked like might line top spot unlucky opponent re marked wished Michael used backup model match British Combat flier Mervyn Jones brought along few traditional tailless FM models go Americans got fly against just about everyone USE engine disadvantage against powerful Nelsons used others usu ally defensive mode matches Half-A Combat fairly popular year 21 entrants Open two Senior three Junior Like other events have look down past third-place folks find anyone other Melrose Park fliers Don Holbrook came closest taking fourth event broke no new ground far model de sign power plant concerned way go TD 049 Models seemed lot tamer few years ago trend toward stability rather exciting maneuvers little breeze during eliminations blow models Continued page 164 PRACTICAL SIZED GIANT SCALE MODEL PLANS Fiberglass Cowlings Canopies Available hi F-iS Span 77 DC31 1/2 1140Span$4200 F4U CORSAIR2 1/4 193SpanS3000 A6M5 ZERO2 1/2 191Spai$3000Plans RK-20 CURTIS P402 1/2 194Span$3000RK-740 Ducted Fans AT-6 TEXAN24 1101 Span$3000 FBF BEARCAT 2 12 Span $3000 - Phantom 35 Span $1000 FOKKER DR1 7 Tripe $2700 Viggen 32 Span $1000 2 Catalog Plans Accessones Supplies FI5 36 Span $1000 Order FromCredited First Order $25 MorePlan Canopy$1500 Nick Ziroli29 Edgar Dr Smithiown NY 11787 USA516-234-5038 AMA District X Vice President Regg Keyava Watch Ballot AMA Membership Renewal Package Leading Edge
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 55, 56, 162
THE POTENTIAL hotly contested Control Line Scale competition year existed because site nearer concentration Scale modelers eastern part country previous years However hoped-for numbers competitors didnt materialize 1988 did 1985 Springfield Nats did attend found outstanding flying sitea large smooth asphalt-paved taxiwaywithout expansion joints tiedown holes have inconvenience other sites weather good well light winds offering good flying conditions providing little relief heat humidity total 16 entries judged ma jority 10 Sport Scale Charlie Bauer compet ing 40th Nationals lone Precision Scale entrant veteran Douglas Dauntless II Skyraider prototype unfortunate differ ence previous Nats no Junior Senior contestants event year saw about equal mix pure chanical control systems electronic control systems electronic controls some modelers elected retain mechanical throttle con trol through use conventional three-line handles Scale flight options tended follow control systems used electronic controls gen erally selected mechanical flight options such bomb drops flaps retractable landing gear using standard three-line control systems usually opted flight maneuvers rather meMike Weishans Howard DGA-15 flew well Clancy Arnold elated twinSport Scale minor ground-handling engined DHC-7 Caribou won second place problems caused tight-filling wheel pants FAI Scalenot happy crash tires softened hot pavement second flight reduced splinters Richard Schneiders Grumman Gulfhawk its way second place Sport Scale re ceived highest static score event Its seen before Bill Boss column Ed Rhoads Douglas Skyraider modeled Charles Reeves flew Focke-Wuif FW- ter aircraft assigned carrier Intrep 190D third place Sport Scale flight id Newly refinished Nats earned score highest event first place Sport Scale Julie Abel earned NASAs Flight Achievement Award highest flight score FAI Scale Banner-towing option real crowd-pleaser November 1988 55 AMA NATS 41 1988 TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CL Scale Dick Perry proud winners CL Scale events L-R Ed Rhoads Sport/ADi Skyralder Charlie Bauer Precision/Douglas Dauntless II [not showni Julie Abel FAI/Piper J-3 Cub Jack Sheeks colorful Sport Scale Boeing P 26A very impressive flight Its fourstroke engines sound added realism chanical options resulting variety fly ing phase made interesting day watching contestants put models through pac es two options selected nearly entrants touch-and-go throttle control though quite difference flight scores re ceived options look flight scores illustrated premium put judges realistic smooth flight performance Sport Scale closely contested Richard Schneider emerged static judging first place Grumman Gultbawk biplane followed very closely Michael Wel shans Howard DGA-15 Ed Rhoads Douglas Skyralder Charles Reeves FW-190D-9 Ed Rhoads first fly put im pressive flight demonstrations flaps dive brakes arresting hook bomb drop newly refinished models appearance flight performance produced combined score going very hard beat Richard Schneider next contestant fly complete flight first round Others difficulty loss power landing gear hindered taxi operations caused nose-overs landing Richards Gulthawk its bright ange-and-blue color scheme looked really im pressive during demonstrations 45 0 flight loop wingover four-cycle engine added realism its appropriately pitched sound Charles Reeves Michael Welshans both used conventional three-line control systems demonstrated 450 flight touch-and-go taxi throttle Charles FW-190 completed very smooth flight put him second place Michaels Howard DGA-15 scored very high points static judging tight wheel pants model seemed present some problems ground handling DGA finished fourth place overall second round flying scores Gulthawk Howard both improved making final standings quite close allowing Rich ard Schneider move slightly ahead Charles Reeves second place FAI Scale competition saw five entries four making official flights models very impressive scale appearance static scores closely grouped fact 10 points out over 1700 awarded separated Ju lie Abels J-3 Cub Clancy Arnolds C-7 Car ibou flying produced both success disap pointment Charlie Bauers fine-looking Hawker Sea Furya future Top Rite kitseemed lack sufficient speed remain alrborne down wind side circle contacting ground af ter flap retraction first two rounds Continued page 162 ONCE again Combat fliers got prime real estate National Combat Championships other events off other parts region Combat fliers enjoyed greatest ex posure spectators excellent flying site near AMA Nats HQ concessions enough practice area dozens cir cles although very few fliers did much practicing because intense heat humidity Temperatures generally high eight ies several days well 9fl0 range very high humidity too wasnt bad two years ago m Lake Charles new record temperatures set took about 10-15 mph off top speeds actually made bet ter matches although being hard engines contestant endurance Except few ralndrops day temperature humidity detracting factors wind remained very low level Pat Willeox Event Director meet ably assisted Norm McFadden Chris Shearer circle marshals Doris Willeox Sheila Cranfill running pits doing scoring along Gayle Foster chief judge first time recent mem ory non-Combat judges used score matches experience event did very good job seemed get calls right evidenced very few complalnts about anything reputation some big names Combat didnt seem get extra little cut normally get judges within Combat ranks timing Nationalsjust before de parture date FM team Kievcut total number contestants well leaving out several previous Combat champions cluding Dick Stubblefield Bladder Grabber winner Steve Kott Most people thought cats away mice would play 12 top-three spots four Combat events 11 taken Melrose Park mice consisting Michael Willeox Don Cranfill Bill Estill Only Norm McFadden ruined sweep taking first Fast Combat fast famil iar orange white Creamsiclelosing match Michael Willcox glow plug went away left him suffer throigh rich engine run Slow Combat highest number entrants 34 Open seven eight Junior no Seniors entered events proved have greatest variation model design greatest percentage hav ing Fox power very spectacular wood model used Cranfill Wojteckis Cipolla 56 Model Aviation nara-working Scale flight judges tar aii uL caie events tnj uon naruin ana non eara AMA NATS TIDEWATER CL Combat Charlie Johnson Chris Shearer 6th place versus Jim Gall dur ing Slow Combat match Note neat safety thong molded handle Chris us ing Theres no way baby going break Believe safety thong did breakin Combat Gotcha 500 team L-R Mervyn Jones Phil Cartier Gil Reedy Don Holbrook Model has 500 sq wing area Jones flew over England used Cartler-inspired planes Fast Combat own design FAI Nats CL Scale/Perry Continued page 56 third-round flight also ended prematurely af ter flown sufficient number laps official flight Clancy Arnold put first-round flight would earn him second-place honors Caribouthe multiengine model CL Scale competition retracts flaps oper ating cargo doors model very realistic flight Sadly model did finish its second flight hard landing first round probable cause failure outboard wing few laps second flight resulting crash totally destroyed very beautiful model Dale Campbell flew Ryan STA third place options included leaflets dropped pilot flight large model based Sig kit looks really impressive flight Julie Abel overall winner scratch-built Piper J-3 Cub modeled after fullscale plane flown Hazel Sig hers best static score event also topped competition flight score op MINI-JET SERIES Theae planaa faature balaa conatruction Deaignad intarmadlata flyar in 4 mind will accept 2025 aize angine luae rear exhauat angina axcaptional Skyhuwit performance thrill jat haaales ductad fan *4000 ftH Proud Bird deaigned meat OSPRA Formula 120 rules 114 acale modal will accept 60120 ci aize anginea Epoxy glaaa fuxelage foam wing conatruction Full kit *150 Sami-kit alec available no woodl *125 Pleaae add *1OSOl F-20 11geralark Dart xperlmental3121 two-place1l full aize aircraft Top Turkey Formula 1 *9585581 305 581-4477I SandcheckMOMaatarCardorVlSA CO Dadd$3 FLRea add6%aaleataxI PARRISH AIRCRAFT 8 Scale Models 1125 SW 49th Tm. Plantation FL 33317 162 Model Aviation tions included banner tow drop 450 flight touch-and-go throttle banner tow particularly appealing spectators Julies flight earned National Association Scale Aeromodeling Right Achievement Award report wouldnt complete men tioning people effort made CL Scale events possible Bert Dugan Category Director Ron Sears Don Harbin serv ing flight judges Static judging performed Bert Don along Dave Platt Steve Sanger Norm Rosenstock Skip Mast Shir ley Sheeks computed posted scores com plete team Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 57 est speed clocked almost 90 mph streamer attached although elevated flight altitude majority other models beside Wojteckis Cranfills doing 80 mph lessand lot less temperature hu midity soared FM Combat its lowest turnout past 15 years due part upcoming World Championships team leave New York day after Nats ended wasnt possible team its sup porters attend Nats Michael Willcox actu ally used second-line models through first couple matches until looked like might line top spot unlucky opponent re marked wished Michael used backup model match British Combat flier Mervyn Jones brought along few traditional tailless FM models go Americans got fly against just about everyone USE engine disadvantage against powerful Nelsons used others usu ally defensive mode matches Half-A Combat fairly popular year 21 entrants Open two Senior three Junior Like other events have look down past third-place folks find anyone other Melrose Park fliers Don Holbrook came closest taking fourth event broke no new ground far model de sign power plant concerned way go TD 049 Models seemed lot tamer few years ago trend toward stability rather exciting maneuvers little breeze during eliminations blow models Continued page 164 PRACTICAL SIZED GIANT SCALE MODEL PLANS Fiberglass Cowlings Canopies Available hi F-iS Span 77 DC31 1/2 1140Span$4200 F4U CORSAIR2 1/4 193SpanS3000 A6M5 ZERO2 1/2 191Spai$3000Plans RK-20 CURTIS P402 1/2 194Span$3000RK-740 Ducted Fans AT-6 TEXAN24 1101 Span$3000 FBF BEARCAT 2 12 Span $3000 - Phantom 35 Span $1000 FOKKER DR1 7 Tripe $2700 Viggen 32 Span $1000 2 Catalog Plans Accessones Supplies FI5 36 Span $1000 Order FromCredited First Order $25 MorePlan Canopy$1500 Nick Ziroli29 Edgar Dr Smithiown NY 11787 USA516-234-5038 AMA District X Vice President Regg Keyava Watch Ballot AMA Membership Renewal Package Leading Edge