IF THIS column reads like article Club Month Ill stand corrected because should read Club Year First really report soaring event AMA Nationals past Nationals order contests successful AMA relies some good people run events case Rocky Mountaln Soaring Association signed task running soaring event First off late last winter Dick Crowley Jim Barr came Denver area found what has best soaring sites ever used major contest Sodacres sod farm least mile square wasnt bad openers Jim Barr labled Contest Director Dick Crowley got saddled some other managerial jobsand dirty work Roy Hogan came Iowa help scoring Frank Girolami Puget Sound Gulls did same fine job tabulating did year ago Lake Charles Chuck Brannon Wyoming Bill Hannah Kansas helped keep winchesall eight themrunning Larry Puls Iowa ran impound area Final standings Competition News section issue wont printed However some interesting things did happen way final standings some First task flown ten-minute max flat 50 points landing 25-meter-diameter circle Task appears page 51 197879 AMA Model Aircraft Regulations Classes B C D Two-Meter Stand-Off Scale being held unofficial events day after regular scheduled contest Nine rounds scheduled flown weather cooperated beautifully 25-knot winds whipped up across Nebraska week earlier subsided near perfect thermal weatherfor some LSF Tournament over five days before contestants made AMA Nats part contest circuit Michigan came Walt Hill Ted Strohm along Bill Rohring Ron Stanfield Arkansas showed up agaln did Florida rep Dave Elias Don Clark low-keyed way LSF event Larry Rice flew LSF Tournament Cessna 150 won award traveling greatest distance Lincolnon way back home Anchorage Gerry Epps son Allen didnt have enough sun back Illinois too decided broil another three days Lincoln just few forgot tormented CD week earlier thought Lincoln would place fora little R& R first day Colonel Thacker thought hed Checking Legionaire BOB Domer placed first Unlimited Bob Helping Colorado cleanup hardware Tony Kay first Modified Standard nine maxes out ten pretty impressive league 24 Model Aviation Stalwart Dick Crowley NSS Sailplane editor kept contest moving MCed banquet photog literally flag him down Chip Pairett placed third SeniorUnlimited class hisdad Chuck matched him third Open Class Modified Standard couple reasons contests run weli Score-keppers Roy Hogan Karen Barr Jim Barr COed takes hundreds run big meet give troops little shoot simply maxed three three made spot landings called day put him first place Standard Class retired age division John Gunsaullus usually flies planes have fuselages thin look like printed-circuit boards stick act together first place Unlimited C Rocky Mountain Soaring Association has group organizers besides Barr Crowleythe latter also editor NSS Sailplanethey also have Ray Marvin engineered last FAI Team Selection Program also have group fliers Don Cameron Bob Domer Herb Smithall made FAI finals Pensa cola along fellow name Miller has string victories include some notable fun-flys Crowley Smith Miller won Best Team award over about dozen others week earlier RMSA also brought few other fliers including South African transplant Tony Kay jumped early lead Class BOpen age division Round four indication might maxes win contest second bust flight victory banquet going just another late supper Thacker maxed agaln did Kay Gunsaullus Larry Jolly Skip Miller did also 68 points separated first third round five incident occurred has happened before big contests Miller launched number-three winch zone four zones using eight Hi Flight winches also four landing zones respective launch area Sometime dur ing 9-minute 59-second flight Miller steered number twonot number three landing zone stood least three minutes worked countdown being given assistant Bob Domer Within seconds after landed no fewer eight voices came sidelines calling wrong landing zone no question about itits zero score scribe doing timing shocking aspect scene no whispered warning before ten minutes up National Championships Too much stake say Bull-loney As witness participant few contests Ive seen calls sidelines exactly same situationsand usually came top time callers own lead put jeopardy Fortunately no Sportsmanship trophy awarded banquet As round five ended Jim Porter 14point lead over Stanfield Class 50point lead over Thacker Chuck Pairett overtook Tony Kay 54 points Walt Hill moved third class B Larry Jolly new leader class C eight points ahead Miller 115 points ahead Gunsaullus Meanwhile Bob Domer got fourth max out five tries fifth landing Stanfield reclalmed lead round six did Kay class Bob Domer got fifth max sixth landing took over Unlimited class 109 points ahead Jolly 110 over Miller Neediess say Domer wanted hide under rock after Millers fifth flight No amount consoling Miller could put him ease especially Miller warned him Domerwins it better 50 pointsthe value landing third day started crisp clear blue skies barely breeze Charley Spear ran second day bad luck previous day lost bird because radio interferencefrom impound area day launched Aquila shortly after launch radio went dead Because light breeze Aquila didnt stray too far winch area November1979 25 Don Cameron launches Aquila Grand Bill Hannah keeps educated toe near drum Chris Martin inspired photog say modelers should look good could have least named Miss Soaring think Nobody said anything about shipthere pretty too vreiiKcuinpuien scoresquIcK remurn eno eccurmu r suits liu puriurmed same yeoman service Lake Charles Nats Youngest flier 0-year-old Tim Walker getting assist Don Chancey launches Tims Wind Drifter Giving Bill Rohring early start watch Walt Hill took both LSF Tournament AMA Nationals sixth minute flight ole Charley feeling pretty goodheck getting four minutes radio working slowly bird descended what looked like safe off-field landing However wasnt Spears day Aquila hit telephone pole square-on demolishing itself Round seven ended Stanfield Kay Domer still leading respective classes round eight Domer continued put Legionair through max air So did Miller newly acquired Sagitta Standard class ship Skip elected fly Unlimited because back up ship Aquila Grande Unlimited class bird Jolly kept pace Bird Time two points behind Miller Stanfield widened lead over Thacker 270 points 4 minutes Kay still tensionville Justus just 175 points behind round nine wind come up maxes seemed harder get Some fliers rode lift downwind end up short way back Others plowed through lift upwind find out wasnt coming through during next ten minutes Nothing changed final round took maxes pressure Domer Miller Jolly point apart maxes Bob get claim victory did think hard feelings existed between Miller him didnt As matter fact Miller engineered toss ing Domer clothes motel pool Skip didnt hold Bobs head under wated along side last five flights giving words encouragement RMSA went out style Domer Kay firsts Miller second Don Cameron second Senior behind Bob McGowan bad club also run contest Nats shortlines . abest looking award given Dave Elias Bird Time surely would have won.. Paul Byrum active again Paul East Coaster awhile back recently retired Air Force now living Kansas City spreading soaring word agam.. prearranged flight order PA chatter absolute minimum fliers simply followed printed flight orderin casesresult contest low key atmosphere. rds banquet ended contest high note Dick Crowley emceed affair speeches kept shorter flights . what should bannered head line would have werent Nats report fact Millers new Sagitta flown FAI speed course between LSF Tournament AMA Nationals itself isnt news butthe 939 clocked Youll hear about didnt go unnoticed department sport closest imitating serenity soaring birds flight its darn shame talons some fliers bared birds seems direct correlation between fliers low scores bickering latter exists Perhaps same fliers would spend much time watching air policing fellow competitors too would know feels stand winners circle 26 Model Aviation Attractive wingleted original gainea tirsi men icr Modified Standard Bob McGowan Skip Miller Larry Jolly top contenders snare opinions ship ekedNew Ccx SagittaLee Renauds latest creationwas flown Skip cut second place over Larry single pointfirst place victory LSF Tournament well Nets second shot lhil5 snip arrows impression Innards ot Jim Fcrters original design has uselage Ihhl Uruckbauars original design smooth transition achieved ply flying ship four seasons rolled plywoodstrong light fuselage vicinity tail
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26
IF THIS column reads like article Club Month Ill stand corrected because should read Club Year First really report soaring event AMA Nationals past Nationals order contests successful AMA relies some good people run events case Rocky Mountaln Soaring Association signed task running soaring event First off late last winter Dick Crowley Jim Barr came Denver area found what has best soaring sites ever used major contest Sodacres sod farm least mile square wasnt bad openers Jim Barr labled Contest Director Dick Crowley got saddled some other managerial jobsand dirty work Roy Hogan came Iowa help scoring Frank Girolami Puget Sound Gulls did same fine job tabulating did year ago Lake Charles Chuck Brannon Wyoming Bill Hannah Kansas helped keep winchesall eight themrunning Larry Puls Iowa ran impound area Final standings Competition News section issue wont printed However some interesting things did happen way final standings some First task flown ten-minute max flat 50 points landing 25-meter-diameter circle Task appears page 51 197879 AMA Model Aircraft Regulations Classes B C D Two-Meter Stand-Off Scale being held unofficial events day after regular scheduled contest Nine rounds scheduled flown weather cooperated beautifully 25-knot winds whipped up across Nebraska week earlier subsided near perfect thermal weatherfor some LSF Tournament over five days before contestants made AMA Nats part contest circuit Michigan came Walt Hill Ted Strohm along Bill Rohring Ron Stanfield Arkansas showed up agaln did Florida rep Dave Elias Don Clark low-keyed way LSF event Larry Rice flew LSF Tournament Cessna 150 won award traveling greatest distance Lincolnon way back home Anchorage Gerry Epps son Allen didnt have enough sun back Illinois too decided broil another three days Lincoln just few forgot tormented CD week earlier thought Lincoln would place fora little R& R first day Colonel Thacker thought hed Checking Legionaire BOB Domer placed first Unlimited Bob Helping Colorado cleanup hardware Tony Kay first Modified Standard nine maxes out ten pretty impressive league 24 Model Aviation Stalwart Dick Crowley NSS Sailplane editor kept contest moving MCed banquet photog literally flag him down Chip Pairett placed third SeniorUnlimited class hisdad Chuck matched him third Open Class Modified Standard couple reasons contests run weli Score-keppers Roy Hogan Karen Barr Jim Barr COed takes hundreds run big meet give troops little shoot simply maxed three three made spot landings called day put him first place Standard Class retired age division John Gunsaullus usually flies planes have fuselages thin look like printed-circuit boards stick act together first place Unlimited C Rocky Mountain Soaring Association has group organizers besides Barr Crowleythe latter also editor NSS Sailplanethey also have Ray Marvin engineered last FAI Team Selection Program also have group fliers Don Cameron Bob Domer Herb Smithall made FAI finals Pensa cola along fellow name Miller has string victories include some notable fun-flys Crowley Smith Miller won Best Team award over about dozen others week earlier RMSA also brought few other fliers including South African transplant Tony Kay jumped early lead Class BOpen age division Round four indication might maxes win contest second bust flight victory banquet going just another late supper Thacker maxed agaln did Kay Gunsaullus Larry Jolly Skip Miller did also 68 points separated first third round five incident occurred has happened before big contests Miller launched number-three winch zone four zones using eight Hi Flight winches also four landing zones respective launch area Sometime dur ing 9-minute 59-second flight Miller steered number twonot number three landing zone stood least three minutes worked countdown being given assistant Bob Domer Within seconds after landed no fewer eight voices came sidelines calling wrong landing zone no question about itits zero score scribe doing timing shocking aspect scene no whispered warning before ten minutes up National Championships Too much stake say Bull-loney As witness participant few contests Ive seen calls sidelines exactly same situationsand usually came top time callers own lead put jeopardy Fortunately no Sportsmanship trophy awarded banquet As round five ended Jim Porter 14point lead over Stanfield Class 50point lead over Thacker Chuck Pairett overtook Tony Kay 54 points Walt Hill moved third class B Larry Jolly new leader class C eight points ahead Miller 115 points ahead Gunsaullus Meanwhile Bob Domer got fourth max out five tries fifth landing Stanfield reclalmed lead round six did Kay class Bob Domer got fifth max sixth landing took over Unlimited class 109 points ahead Jolly 110 over Miller Neediess say Domer wanted hide under rock after Millers fifth flight No amount consoling Miller could put him ease especially Miller warned him Domerwins it better 50 pointsthe value landing third day started crisp clear blue skies barely breeze Charley Spear ran second day bad luck previous day lost bird because radio interferencefrom impound area day launched Aquila shortly after launch radio went dead Because light breeze Aquila didnt stray too far winch area November1979 25 Don Cameron launches Aquila Grand Bill Hannah keeps educated toe near drum Chris Martin inspired photog say modelers should look good could have least named Miss Soaring think Nobody said anything about shipthere pretty too vreiiKcuinpuien scoresquIcK remurn eno eccurmu r suits liu puriurmed same yeoman service Lake Charles Nats Youngest flier 0-year-old Tim Walker getting assist Don Chancey launches Tims Wind Drifter Giving Bill Rohring early start watch Walt Hill took both LSF Tournament AMA Nationals sixth minute flight ole Charley feeling pretty goodheck getting four minutes radio working slowly bird descended what looked like safe off-field landing However wasnt Spears day Aquila hit telephone pole square-on demolishing itself Round seven ended Stanfield Kay Domer still leading respective classes round eight Domer continued put Legionair through max air So did Miller newly acquired Sagitta Standard class ship Skip elected fly Unlimited because back up ship Aquila Grande Unlimited class bird Jolly kept pace Bird Time two points behind Miller Stanfield widened lead over Thacker 270 points 4 minutes Kay still tensionville Justus just 175 points behind round nine wind come up maxes seemed harder get Some fliers rode lift downwind end up short way back Others plowed through lift upwind find out wasnt coming through during next ten minutes Nothing changed final round took maxes pressure Domer Miller Jolly point apart maxes Bob get claim victory did think hard feelings existed between Miller him didnt As matter fact Miller engineered toss ing Domer clothes motel pool Skip didnt hold Bobs head under wated along side last five flights giving words encouragement RMSA went out style Domer Kay firsts Miller second Don Cameron second Senior behind Bob McGowan bad club also run contest Nats shortlines . abest looking award given Dave Elias Bird Time surely would have won.. Paul Byrum active again Paul East Coaster awhile back recently retired Air Force now living Kansas City spreading soaring word agam.. prearranged flight order PA chatter absolute minimum fliers simply followed printed flight orderin casesresult contest low key atmosphere. rds banquet ended contest high note Dick Crowley emceed affair speeches kept shorter flights . what should bannered head line would have werent Nats report fact Millers new Sagitta flown FAI speed course between LSF Tournament AMA Nationals itself isnt news butthe 939 clocked Youll hear about didnt go unnoticed department sport closest imitating serenity soaring birds flight its darn shame talons some fliers bared birds seems direct correlation between fliers low scores bickering latter exists Perhaps same fliers would spend much time watching air policing fellow competitors too would know feels stand winners circle 26 Model Aviation Attractive wingleted original gainea tirsi men icr Modified Standard Bob McGowan Skip Miller Larry Jolly top contenders snare opinions ship ekedNew Ccx SagittaLee Renauds latest creationwas flown Skip cut second place over Larry single pointfirst place victory LSF Tournament well Nets second shot lhil5 snip arrows impression Innards ot Jim Fcrters original design has uselage Ihhl Uruckbauars original design smooth transition achieved ply flying ship four seasons rolled plywoodstrong light fuselage vicinity tail
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26
IF THIS column reads like article Club Month Ill stand corrected because should read Club Year First really report soaring event AMA Nationals past Nationals order contests successful AMA relies some good people run events case Rocky Mountaln Soaring Association signed task running soaring event First off late last winter Dick Crowley Jim Barr came Denver area found what has best soaring sites ever used major contest Sodacres sod farm least mile square wasnt bad openers Jim Barr labled Contest Director Dick Crowley got saddled some other managerial jobsand dirty work Roy Hogan came Iowa help scoring Frank Girolami Puget Sound Gulls did same fine job tabulating did year ago Lake Charles Chuck Brannon Wyoming Bill Hannah Kansas helped keep winchesall eight themrunning Larry Puls Iowa ran impound area Final standings Competition News section issue wont printed However some interesting things did happen way final standings some First task flown ten-minute max flat 50 points landing 25-meter-diameter circle Task appears page 51 197879 AMA Model Aircraft Regulations Classes B C D Two-Meter Stand-Off Scale being held unofficial events day after regular scheduled contest Nine rounds scheduled flown weather cooperated beautifully 25-knot winds whipped up across Nebraska week earlier subsided near perfect thermal weatherfor some LSF Tournament over five days before contestants made AMA Nats part contest circuit Michigan came Walt Hill Ted Strohm along Bill Rohring Ron Stanfield Arkansas showed up agaln did Florida rep Dave Elias Don Clark low-keyed way LSF event Larry Rice flew LSF Tournament Cessna 150 won award traveling greatest distance Lincolnon way back home Anchorage Gerry Epps son Allen didnt have enough sun back Illinois too decided broil another three days Lincoln just few forgot tormented CD week earlier thought Lincoln would place fora little R& R first day Colonel Thacker thought hed Checking Legionaire BOB Domer placed first Unlimited Bob Helping Colorado cleanup hardware Tony Kay first Modified Standard nine maxes out ten pretty impressive league 24 Model Aviation Stalwart Dick Crowley NSS Sailplane editor kept contest moving MCed banquet photog literally flag him down Chip Pairett placed third SeniorUnlimited class hisdad Chuck matched him third Open Class Modified Standard couple reasons contests run weli Score-keppers Roy Hogan Karen Barr Jim Barr COed takes hundreds run big meet give troops little shoot simply maxed three three made spot landings called day put him first place Standard Class retired age division John Gunsaullus usually flies planes have fuselages thin look like printed-circuit boards stick act together first place Unlimited C Rocky Mountain Soaring Association has group organizers besides Barr Crowleythe latter also editor NSS Sailplanethey also have Ray Marvin engineered last FAI Team Selection Program also have group fliers Don Cameron Bob Domer Herb Smithall made FAI finals Pensa cola along fellow name Miller has string victories include some notable fun-flys Crowley Smith Miller won Best Team award over about dozen others week earlier RMSA also brought few other fliers including South African transplant Tony Kay jumped early lead Class BOpen age division Round four indication might maxes win contest second bust flight victory banquet going just another late supper Thacker maxed agaln did Kay Gunsaullus Larry Jolly Skip Miller did also 68 points separated first third round five incident occurred has happened before big contests Miller launched number-three winch zone four zones using eight Hi Flight winches also four landing zones respective launch area Sometime dur ing 9-minute 59-second flight Miller steered number twonot number three landing zone stood least three minutes worked countdown being given assistant Bob Domer Within seconds after landed no fewer eight voices came sidelines calling wrong landing zone no question about itits zero score scribe doing timing shocking aspect scene no whispered warning before ten minutes up National Championships Too much stake say Bull-loney As witness participant few contests Ive seen calls sidelines exactly same situationsand usually came top time callers own lead put jeopardy Fortunately no Sportsmanship trophy awarded banquet As round five ended Jim Porter 14point lead over Stanfield Class 50point lead over Thacker Chuck Pairett overtook Tony Kay 54 points Walt Hill moved third class B Larry Jolly new leader class C eight points ahead Miller 115 points ahead Gunsaullus Meanwhile Bob Domer got fourth max out five tries fifth landing Stanfield reclalmed lead round six did Kay class Bob Domer got fifth max sixth landing took over Unlimited class 109 points ahead Jolly 110 over Miller Neediess say Domer wanted hide under rock after Millers fifth flight No amount consoling Miller could put him ease especially Miller warned him Domerwins it better 50 pointsthe value landing third day started crisp clear blue skies barely breeze Charley Spear ran second day bad luck previous day lost bird because radio interferencefrom impound area day launched Aquila shortly after launch radio went dead Because light breeze Aquila didnt stray too far winch area November1979 25 Don Cameron launches Aquila Grand Bill Hannah keeps educated toe near drum Chris Martin inspired photog say modelers should look good could have least named Miss Soaring think Nobody said anything about shipthere pretty too vreiiKcuinpuien scoresquIcK remurn eno eccurmu r suits liu puriurmed same yeoman service Lake Charles Nats Youngest flier 0-year-old Tim Walker getting assist Don Chancey launches Tims Wind Drifter Giving Bill Rohring early start watch Walt Hill took both LSF Tournament AMA Nationals sixth minute flight ole Charley feeling pretty goodheck getting four minutes radio working slowly bird descended what looked like safe off-field landing However wasnt Spears day Aquila hit telephone pole square-on demolishing itself Round seven ended Stanfield Kay Domer still leading respective classes round eight Domer continued put Legionair through max air So did Miller newly acquired Sagitta Standard class ship Skip elected fly Unlimited because back up ship Aquila Grande Unlimited class bird Jolly kept pace Bird Time two points behind Miller Stanfield widened lead over Thacker 270 points 4 minutes Kay still tensionville Justus just 175 points behind round nine wind come up maxes seemed harder get Some fliers rode lift downwind end up short way back Others plowed through lift upwind find out wasnt coming through during next ten minutes Nothing changed final round took maxes pressure Domer Miller Jolly point apart maxes Bob get claim victory did think hard feelings existed between Miller him didnt As matter fact Miller engineered toss ing Domer clothes motel pool Skip didnt hold Bobs head under wated along side last five flights giving words encouragement RMSA went out style Domer Kay firsts Miller second Don Cameron second Senior behind Bob McGowan bad club also run contest Nats shortlines . abest looking award given Dave Elias Bird Time surely would have won.. Paul Byrum active again Paul East Coaster awhile back recently retired Air Force now living Kansas City spreading soaring word agam.. prearranged flight order PA chatter absolute minimum fliers simply followed printed flight orderin casesresult contest low key atmosphere. rds banquet ended contest high note Dick Crowley emceed affair speeches kept shorter flights . what should bannered head line would have werent Nats report fact Millers new Sagitta flown FAI speed course between LSF Tournament AMA Nationals itself isnt news butthe 939 clocked Youll hear about didnt go unnoticed department sport closest imitating serenity soaring birds flight its darn shame talons some fliers bared birds seems direct correlation between fliers low scores bickering latter exists Perhaps same fliers would spend much time watching air policing fellow competitors too would know feels stand winners circle 26 Model Aviation Attractive wingleted original gainea tirsi men icr Modified Standard Bob McGowan Skip Miller Larry Jolly top contenders snare opinions ship ekedNew Ccx SagittaLee Renauds latest creationwas flown Skip cut second place over Larry single pointfirst place victory LSF Tournament well Nets second shot lhil5 snip arrows impression Innards ot Jim Fcrters original design has uselage Ihhl Uruckbauars original design smooth transition achieved ply flying ship four seasons rolled plywoodstrong light fuselage vicinity tail