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FF Power Larry Kruse ANY FREE FLIGHT CONTEST dependent upon three componentsquality contestants ade quate siting acceptable weather Nationals contest particular depends healthy repre sentation of three elements safe say years Lincoln Nats contestants both quality Theres over century modeling experi ence years Nats marks 51st year continuous Power competition Sal Taibi L Vic Cunnyngham R can carve 59 notches fuselage Gal axy Thats really great going guys quantity over 850 FF event entries tabulated302 Power second component adequate siting de serves some expanded commentary however conversations numerous contestants mental image Nats FF site brought Lincoln borne out what found Situated some 17 miles west south Left Without officials would no contestjust bunch people throwing planes air years scoring task able hands 1 R Mary Jane Green Linda Brown Barb Gero Kay Brown thanks ladies time talent Right Warren Kurth Davenport IA fought wind successfully win Payload event Paytriot design Event rules limit planes wingspan 36 engine displacement 025 cu Model must take off 1-oz dummy pilot Engine run 15 seconds maximum Left John ODwyers Arlington TX Electric job has very graceful proportionsreminiscent Wakefields 1960 era Right Don Yokel Rochester NY launches Shocer 600 test flight Its OS 25 used 60%-nitro fuel made plane hard trim Note ear protectors 66 Model Aviation AMA NATS y Lincoln Nebraska Maxi 285 Vic Cunnyngham Jrs new est design /2AJA Gas geodetic wing stab surface construction harkens back classic Geodetic Galaxy design popular years Hes think ing about making Galaxy kits again Lincoln near village Denton site high ground overlooking rolling hills north east Positioned up against barbed wire fences two sides launch line commanded view retrieval area series undula tions tall grass few trees Several rather Continued page 171 Left The star Electric year 7-year-old Jeff Pfeifer Overland Park KS won valiant battle wind using snazzy red Lectric Coke Machine won both Junior classes B Right Dick Hawes seems pleased Nostalgia Gas unofficial event Ranrod 600 Power Cox Olympic 15 Ron St Jean design Fifties would still very competitive AMA Gas events Left Duane Ranken Ann Arbor Mi dares different CO2 Flying wing pusher covered bright pink MonoKote nose boom hold glob nose weight its tip Right Bill Dunlops Ex-Cels designs use lots carbon fiber lightweight stiff structure B Gas version uses K&B 325cc power weighs 19 oz Plane uses VIT variable-incidence taliplane shift power glide trim November 1987 67 Marvin Mace Seguin TX goes after filth max Pilfered PearlNFFS 1987 winning design Power K&B 65cc Marvin builds flies design sizes Lin Cochran Tucker GA couldnt repeat last years Nats win CO2 muchmodified old-timer Power Davis Diesel CO2 conversion Cox 020 Motor usually runs two minutes charge RJ Dunham Tulsa OK tries hand Gas Chopsticks design vari ant Gil Morris Toothpicks squared-off surfaces Senior contestant Melanie Sanford Dallas TX will never lose Starduster 600 finds can read Nats Ne braska winds liking though Doug Joyce New Orleans LA carefully eyebails alignment surfaces FAI Lightning design Yes its canard Rossi 15 mounted amidships Design won NFFS 1987 Model Year award out majority models used some form suction feed system uniflow vari ety Information type fuel system available CL Speed column past sues Model Aviation magazine Write dates specific issues 21 Sport Speed unofficial event flown second straight year Nats eight entries Frank Garzon Central Islip NY setting pace speed 13703 mph Glenn Lee Batavia IL second 13357 mph George Brown Staten Island NY third 13308 mph Gene Hempel Garland TX fourth 13210 mph event easier fly Formula 40 Any 21-size engine can used fuel restriction 10% nitro Also must two-wire Control Line model Its really nice easy fuel Nats special event nated Dick Ritch Ritchs Hobbies contestants received gallon 10% fuel plus share cash prize pot Come guys Get program Lets see activity event Wednesday B Speed slowest speeds comparison last two Nats Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL turned 17887-mph flight first place followed Akeshi Kusu moto Japan James Van Sant Penndel PA 17886 mph 17810 mph respectively Billy Hughes using K&B 49cc engine utilizing homemade 7 x 10 glass prop Ake shi Kusumoto used DJS 29 engine mixture glass wood props used B Speed fliers average prop seven-inch diameter pitch 10 Also flights werent lunch wind picked up lot afternoon Junior fly B Speed James Buxton Bethel Park PA time 10987 mph used K&B 21 power original-design model James indicated has flying approximately 10 years years Formula 40 event 18 Open entries oniy Senior entiy Glenn Lee Ba tavia IL sneaked past Bill Wisniewski take first place speed 15866 mph Bill 15700 mph Frank Garzon placed third 15551 mph Akeshi Kusumoto fourth 15044 mph Akeshi using OPS 40 VRP engine glass 8 x 8 prop speeds F-40 relatively close K&B 65 dominating event appeared reporter F-40 models using glass props Billy Hughes molding nice 8 x 8 glass prop F-40 Seniors Jim Ricketts Sioux Fails SD used Rat Racer fly F-4 event turned flight 13590 mph first place Joe Mantel did make official flight Formula 40 easiest Speed events fly fuel event furnished contest management another twoline model has no wing area restriction oniy other ingredient required modeler Thursday July 16 weather nice morning wind picking up about 100 pm got quite gusty times year 14 entries D Speed Open-only event Akeshi Kus umoto Japan setting pace 20921-mph flight first place Close behind Frank Garzon present D Speed recordholder turning 20399 mph second place Brown team came third 20014 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19881 mph Both Akeshi Kusumoto Frank Garzon using OS Max 65 engine 9 x 12 glass props en gine will turn 200 mph comes its box fuel used both entrants consisted 78% nitro 3% alcohol 19% synthetic oil years Jet Speed turnout best 15 entries highlight years flyoff oc curred Dimmitt Perkins Houston TX fly ing sidewinder-type model almost knocked off Joe Kirn flying Jerry Thomas asynunetrical de sign Joe Kims speed 20586 mph Dimmitt 20539 mph second close Jerry Thomas used another Hummer de signs place third 20 P03 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19859 mph no Junior Senior Jet Speed en tries interesting see different types Jet models number sidewinder designs few Super Burp designs Hummer design Jerry Thomas Jerry indicated may kit Hummer near future North American Speed Society NASS held its annual get-together refreshments dinner Lees Restaurant located Out skirts Lincoln occasion sponsored NASS Chris Sackett its newsletter editor highlight evening presentation NASS Perpetual Speed Tro phy Akeshi Kusumoto Japan Japans top gun Speed flier has won numerous Speed events Japan High Time Trophy went Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Speed flight 13086 mph Junior/ Senior Trophy went Todd Lee Topeka KS Congratulations gentlemen Lets keep Speed moving ahead Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 66 deep washes gullies traversed bases hills Unfortunately fact read ily apparent distanceonly got up chasing model could cross motorbike three-wheeled ATV lot chasing done foot As wag put Flying downhill Followed its logical conclusion comment suggested retrieval uphill fairness site-selection officials location would probably have preferable tall corn Meadif weather would have cooperated did Showing no defer ence whatsoever needs FF fraternity summer winds Nebraska blew almost unre lentingly throughout week intensify Nats drew close Outdoor FF began Tuesday Nats week C Gas Payload fliers being greeted rain morning hours two major weather fronts encountered during week moved through eastern Nebraska afternoon flights possible sun came out Marvin Mace Pilfered Pearl entourage led way flyoffs Open C Gas never looked back Gil Morris Matchsticks could keep pace Mace fell second followed Bill Dunlop still trying sort out trim combinations new carbon fiber Ex-Cels Only Senior pretty Melinda Anderson chose put up flight C STICKY 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individually strong breeze Bill Hale Bob Nichols managed adequate ROGs end up second third neither able get power pattern step due wind David Brown Melanie Sanford two Senior representatives finished order abbreviated efforts Payloads heavier brother Cargo brought out its usual contingent goofy sublime models fliers Wednesday day free excessive wind familiar Cargo both entertaining challenging event idea lift much weight possible using model hav ing wingspan no 48 total en gine displacement no 025 cu 20-sec engine run minimum flight dura tion 40 sec Scoring done basis total weight lifted during three best flights 12 attempts must ROG rise-off ground As might expect great deal cheering heard body English ap plied ship released Bob Nichols winner Open Cargo Bull Moose II followed Duane Renken fought engine problems throughout day Lin Cochran entered ship looked like right out Star Wars too engine problems Arnie Wile different prob lems engine Old-Timer-looking Cargo entry ran well could record flights fell within hairbreadth wrong side 40 sec repeat Payload performance David Brown won Senior Cargo Keith Fulmer liked Wednesday noted door flier Indiana Keith showed prow ess outdoors setting new National Record 17 mm SO sec Open Gas dimin utive all-red Satellite 250 weight six oun ces ship spectacular climb its four-second flyoff engine runs got unbelievably high rotating 360 along its vertical axis level Out wind engine quit Durand Weiler second recording 637-sec total Jim Summersett ran string 579 sec before bowing out third place Both Juniors Seniors present 1/2A flew representative flights Troy Chamber lam headed up Junior list followed Kenny Wile Jennette Yokel Senior belonged Gagliano brothers Matt Charles linda Anderson let Charles know around challenging him second D Gas FM flown Thursday wind shifted determinedly south/south west remained rest week Young Glenn Anderson showed lot class grit winning FM excellent 801 considering conditions During launch critically near end round Glenns engine inadvertently quit about three seconds plane came down under 20-sec minimum Glenn less three minutes retrieve plane run back officials tent refuel re start engine get ship air avoid dropping round quite perform ance earned well-deserved max young man Second NFFS honoree Doug Joyce screaming mid-engined canard Third taken Carl Bogart flights Continued page 174 172 Model Aviation RCFS IIAvailable Now Commodore RADIO CONTROLLED L abbreviated windy conditions event big uns D Gas sur prising turnout 15 entrants old master Sal Taibi followed usual practice flying early possible looked lead way flying four straight maxes Marvin Mace chasing him both overtaken passed Jim Summersett highclimbing Pearl seemed able punch hole right up through turbulence find lift time Jim ended up very respectable total 600 sec looked like could continue day need no need however Sal apparently elected forego additional flights because wind difficult chase conditions Gas 68 contestants expressed tent fly pre-registering scenario would repeated remaining event throughout week 18 contestants elected fly Surprisingly three Juniors entered flew Little Jenosette Yokel soundly trounced boys recording total 268 sec would have put fifth Open class wind such factor Troy Chamberlain Kenny Wile put up flight apiece fin ished order David Brown Senior fly five entered Open Gas Durand Weiler flier reach flyoff stage won handily against Jim Summersett Ed Schnakenburg both maxed twice dropped third flights wind velocity increased CO2 suffered well however 10 15 contes tants did put up flights Bob Nichols won Open category after George Perrymans plane blew out timers range vision 89 sec its second flight George maintains its still going sald unable find end Nats week Arnie Wiles gang-tank approach CO2 brought him third place Senior David Brown tiny little entry penetrated wind well enough win him Junior Kenny Wile stayed aloft total 95 sec first place Someone suggested scoring should have modified make CO2 distance event rather timed event George Perryman might have made suggestion Power came conclusion sorts Saturday wind weather conditions persisted B Gas pretty much repeat previous days ex perience 10 registered 43 con testants decided brave elements time Senior Jan Langelius Shocer probably han dled wind well ship could recording max narrowly missing second 235 sec credit Melanie Sanford also put up flight appeared Starduster 600 damaged blew downwind upon landing Open B Jim Sumnsersett agaln time Satellite appeared go offpattern nose split second before engine cut early flight Jim proved just persistent wind though could seen putting pieces back together could finish three-flight total 347 sec Pearl man Marvin Mace right him 338 sec Charles Polanskys Pearl came 329 Interestingly enough Charles has introduced two sons-in-law John Kucera Richard Haas FF both have turned out real competitors Electric-powered Free Flight continues show some growth albeit slowly 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FF Power Larry Kruse ANY FREE FLIGHT CONTEST dependent upon three componentsquality contestants ade quate siting acceptable weather Nationals contest particular depends healthy repre sentation of three elements safe say years Lincoln Nats contestants both quality Theres over century modeling experi ence years Nats marks 51st year continuous Power competition Sal Taibi L Vic Cunnyngham R can carve 59 notches fuselage Gal axy Thats really great going guys quantity over 850 FF event entries tabulated302 Power second component adequate siting de serves some expanded commentary however conversations numerous contestants mental image Nats FF site brought Lincoln borne out what found Situated some 17 miles west south Left Without officials would no contestjust bunch people throwing planes air years scoring task able hands 1 R Mary Jane Green Linda Brown Barb Gero Kay Brown thanks ladies time talent Right Warren Kurth Davenport IA fought wind successfully win Payload event Paytriot design Event rules limit planes wingspan 36 engine displacement 025 cu Model must take off 1-oz dummy pilot Engine run 15 seconds maximum Left John ODwyers Arlington TX Electric job has very graceful proportionsreminiscent Wakefields 1960 era Right Don Yokel Rochester NY launches Shocer 600 test flight Its OS 25 used 60%-nitro fuel made plane hard trim Note ear protectors 66 Model Aviation AMA NATS y Lincoln Nebraska Maxi 285 Vic Cunnyngham Jrs new est design /2AJA Gas geodetic wing stab surface construction harkens back classic Geodetic Galaxy design popular years Hes think ing about making Galaxy kits again Lincoln near village Denton site high ground overlooking rolling hills north east Positioned up against barbed wire fences two sides launch line commanded view retrieval area series undula tions tall grass few trees Several rather Continued page 171 Left The star Electric year 7-year-old Jeff Pfeifer Overland Park KS won valiant battle wind using snazzy red Lectric Coke Machine won both Junior classes B Right Dick Hawes seems pleased Nostalgia Gas unofficial event Ranrod 600 Power Cox Olympic 15 Ron St Jean design Fifties would still very competitive AMA Gas events Left Duane Ranken Ann Arbor Mi dares different CO2 Flying wing pusher covered bright pink MonoKote nose boom hold glob nose weight its tip Right Bill Dunlops Ex-Cels designs use lots carbon fiber lightweight stiff structure B Gas version uses K&B 325cc power weighs 19 oz Plane uses VIT variable-incidence taliplane shift power glide trim November 1987 67 Marvin Mace Seguin TX goes after filth max Pilfered PearlNFFS 1987 winning design Power K&B 65cc Marvin builds flies design sizes Lin Cochran Tucker GA couldnt repeat last years Nats win CO2 muchmodified old-timer Power Davis Diesel CO2 conversion Cox 020 Motor usually runs two minutes charge RJ Dunham Tulsa OK tries hand Gas Chopsticks design vari ant Gil Morris Toothpicks squared-off surfaces Senior contestant Melanie Sanford Dallas TX will never lose Starduster 600 finds can read Nats Ne braska winds liking though Doug Joyce New Orleans LA carefully eyebails alignment surfaces FAI Lightning design Yes its canard Rossi 15 mounted amidships Design won NFFS 1987 Model Year award out majority models used some form suction feed system uniflow vari ety Information type fuel system available CL Speed column past sues Model Aviation magazine Write dates specific issues 21 Sport Speed unofficial event flown second straight year Nats eight entries Frank Garzon Central Islip NY setting pace speed 13703 mph Glenn Lee Batavia IL second 13357 mph George Brown Staten Island NY third 13308 mph Gene Hempel Garland TX fourth 13210 mph event easier fly Formula 40 Any 21-size engine can used fuel restriction 10% nitro Also must two-wire Control Line model Its really nice easy fuel Nats special event nated Dick Ritch Ritchs Hobbies contestants received gallon 10% fuel plus share cash prize pot Come guys Get program Lets see activity event Wednesday B Speed slowest speeds comparison last two Nats Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL turned 17887-mph flight first place followed Akeshi Kusu moto Japan James Van Sant Penndel PA 17886 mph 17810 mph respectively Billy Hughes using K&B 49cc engine utilizing homemade 7 x 10 glass prop Ake shi Kusumoto used DJS 29 engine mixture glass wood props used B Speed fliers average prop seven-inch diameter pitch 10 Also flights werent lunch wind picked up lot afternoon Junior fly B Speed James Buxton Bethel Park PA time 10987 mph used K&B 21 power original-design model James indicated has flying approximately 10 years years Formula 40 event 18 Open entries oniy Senior entiy Glenn Lee Ba tavia IL sneaked past Bill Wisniewski take first place speed 15866 mph Bill 15700 mph Frank Garzon placed third 15551 mph Akeshi Kusumoto fourth 15044 mph Akeshi using OPS 40 VRP engine glass 8 x 8 prop speeds F-40 relatively close K&B 65 dominating event appeared reporter F-40 models using glass props Billy Hughes molding nice 8 x 8 glass prop F-40 Seniors Jim Ricketts Sioux Fails SD used Rat Racer fly F-4 event turned flight 13590 mph first place Joe Mantel did make official flight Formula 40 easiest Speed events fly fuel event furnished contest management another twoline model has no wing area restriction oniy other ingredient required modeler Thursday July 16 weather nice morning wind picking up about 100 pm got quite gusty times year 14 entries D Speed Open-only event Akeshi Kus umoto Japan setting pace 20921-mph flight first place Close behind Frank Garzon present D Speed recordholder turning 20399 mph second place Brown team came third 20014 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19881 mph Both Akeshi Kusumoto Frank Garzon using OS Max 65 engine 9 x 12 glass props en gine will turn 200 mph comes its box fuel used both entrants consisted 78% nitro 3% alcohol 19% synthetic oil years Jet Speed turnout best 15 entries highlight years flyoff oc curred Dimmitt Perkins Houston TX fly ing sidewinder-type model almost knocked off Joe Kirn flying Jerry Thomas asynunetrical de sign Joe Kims speed 20586 mph Dimmitt 20539 mph second close Jerry Thomas used another Hummer de signs place third 20 P03 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19859 mph no Junior Senior Jet Speed en tries interesting see different types Jet models number sidewinder designs few Super Burp designs Hummer design Jerry Thomas Jerry indicated may kit Hummer near future North American Speed Society NASS held its annual get-together refreshments dinner Lees Restaurant located Out skirts Lincoln occasion sponsored NASS Chris Sackett its newsletter editor highlight evening presentation NASS Perpetual Speed Tro phy Akeshi Kusumoto Japan Japans top gun Speed flier has won numerous Speed events Japan High Time Trophy went Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Speed flight 13086 mph Junior/ Senior Trophy went Todd Lee Topeka KS Congratulations gentlemen Lets keep Speed moving ahead Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 66 deep washes gullies traversed bases hills Unfortunately fact read ily apparent distanceonly got up chasing model could cross motorbike three-wheeled ATV lot chasing done foot As wag put Flying downhill Followed its logical conclusion comment suggested retrieval uphill fairness site-selection officials location would probably have preferable tall corn Meadif weather would have cooperated did Showing no defer ence whatsoever needs FF fraternity summer winds Nebraska blew almost unre lentingly throughout week intensify Nats drew close Outdoor FF began Tuesday Nats week C Gas Payload fliers being greeted rain morning hours two major weather fronts encountered during week moved through eastern Nebraska afternoon flights possible sun came out Marvin Mace Pilfered Pearl entourage led way flyoffs Open C Gas never looked back Gil Morris Matchsticks could keep pace Mace fell second followed Bill Dunlop still trying sort out trim combinations new carbon fiber Ex-Cels Only Senior pretty Melinda Anderson chose put up flight C STICKY 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business size envelope FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24th Avenue Forest Grove OR 97116 503 357-2732 John Kallend FOR APPLE 11 lIe GREAT AS TRAINING AID FOR BEGINNER OR EXPERT FULLY AEROBATiC INCLIJVING SPINS AND SNAP ROLLS CONFIGURE FOR LARGE VARIETY OF MODELS FROM TRAINERS TO HOT AERORATIC MODELS USE WITH DAVE DROWN PRODUCIT DUAL JOY STICK TRANSMITTER FOR THE MOST ACCURATE SIMULATION OF R/C FLYING CAN BE USED WITH ANY APPLE COMPATABLE JOYSTICK IT EVEN HAS DUAL RATE CONTROL SENSmVnY NOIE REGUIBES APPLE II PLUS 4BR .Inl D APPLE II WITH DuE DRIVE AND APPLE COMPATABLE JOY SlICE GB DAVE BROWN P300003 DUAL JOYSTICK IRANSMITIER DAVE BROWN PRODUCTS Extends Four Feet FLIGHT SIMULATOR K 4560 LAYHIGH HAMILTON OHIO 45013 won walkaway Despite southerly breezes Warren Kurths Murphy-designed Paytriot maxed Out Open Payload other ships being blown offpattern some cases ground Dave Plats particularly surprised DT mal functioned moment ROG launch various pieces nicely done original design took air individually strong breeze Bill Hale Bob Nichols managed adequate ROGs end up second third neither able get power pattern step due wind David Brown Melanie Sanford two Senior representatives finished order abbreviated efforts Payloads heavier brother Cargo brought out its usual contingent goofy sublime models fliers Wednesday day free excessive wind familiar Cargo both entertaining challenging event idea lift much weight possible using model hav ing wingspan no 48 total en gine displacement no 025 cu 20-sec engine run minimum flight dura tion 40 sec Scoring done basis total weight lifted during three best flights 12 attempts must ROG rise-off ground As might expect great deal cheering heard body English ap plied ship released Bob Nichols winner Open Cargo Bull Moose II followed Duane Renken fought engine problems throughout day Lin Cochran entered ship looked like right out Star Wars too engine problems Arnie Wile different prob lems engine Old-Timer-looking Cargo entry ran well could record flights fell within hairbreadth wrong side 40 sec repeat Payload performance David Brown won Senior Cargo Keith Fulmer liked Wednesday noted door flier Indiana Keith showed prow ess outdoors setting new National Record 17 mm SO sec Open Gas dimin utive all-red Satellite 250 weight six oun ces ship spectacular climb its four-second flyoff engine runs got unbelievably high rotating 360 along its vertical axis level Out wind engine quit Durand Weiler second recording 637-sec total Jim Summersett ran string 579 sec before bowing out third place Both Juniors Seniors present 1/2A flew representative flights Troy Chamber lam headed up Junior list followed Kenny Wile Jennette Yokel Senior belonged Gagliano brothers Matt Charles linda Anderson let Charles know around challenging him second D Gas FM flown Thursday wind shifted determinedly south/south west remained rest week Young Glenn Anderson showed lot class grit winning FM excellent 801 considering conditions During launch critically near end round Glenns engine inadvertently quit about three seconds plane came down under 20-sec minimum Glenn less three minutes retrieve plane run back officials tent refuel re start engine get ship air avoid dropping round quite perform ance earned well-deserved max young man Second NFFS honoree Doug Joyce screaming mid-engined canard Third taken Carl Bogart flights Continued page 174 172 Model Aviation RCFS IIAvailable Now Commodore RADIO CONTROLLED L abbreviated windy conditions event big uns D Gas sur prising turnout 15 entrants old master Sal Taibi followed usual practice flying early possible looked lead way flying four straight maxes Marvin Mace chasing him both overtaken passed Jim Summersett highclimbing Pearl seemed able punch hole right up through turbulence find lift time Jim ended up very respectable total 600 sec looked like could continue day need no need however Sal apparently elected forego additional flights because wind difficult chase conditions Gas 68 contestants expressed tent fly pre-registering scenario would repeated remaining event throughout week 18 contestants elected fly Surprisingly three Juniors entered flew Little Jenosette Yokel soundly trounced boys recording total 268 sec would have put fifth Open class wind such factor Troy Chamberlain Kenny Wile put up flight apiece fin ished order David Brown Senior fly five entered Open Gas Durand Weiler flier reach flyoff stage won handily against Jim Summersett Ed Schnakenburg both maxed twice dropped third flights wind velocity increased CO2 suffered well however 10 15 contes tants did put up flights Bob Nichols won Open category after George Perrymans plane blew out timers range vision 89 sec its second flight George maintains its still going sald unable find end Nats week Arnie Wiles gang-tank approach CO2 brought him third place Senior David Brown tiny little entry penetrated wind well enough win him Junior Kenny Wile stayed aloft total 95 sec first place Someone suggested scoring should have modified make CO2 distance event rather timed event George Perryman might have made suggestion Power came conclusion sorts Saturday wind weather conditions persisted B Gas pretty much repeat previous days ex perience 10 registered 43 con testants decided brave elements time Senior Jan Langelius Shocer probably han dled wind well ship could recording max narrowly missing second 235 sec credit Melanie Sanford also put up flight appeared Starduster 600 damaged blew downwind upon landing Open B Jim Sumnsersett agaln time Satellite appeared go offpattern nose split second before engine cut early flight Jim proved just persistent wind though could seen putting pieces back together could finish three-flight total 347 sec Pearl man Marvin Mace right him 338 sec Charles Polanskys Pearl came 329 Interestingly enough Charles has introduced two sons-in-law John Kucera Richard Haas FF both have turned out real competitors Electric-powered Free Flight continues show some growth albeit slowly 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