NATS SOARING 1988 gives us lots talk about big story has Brian Agnew Brian won three classes plus three special awards clean sweep unprecedented Nats Soaring history looking back over past 13 years first Mats Soaring event Lake Charles 1975 no pilot bat ever won two classes let alone three taking class Brian automatically won Hi Johnson award highest score class Lee Renaud award high est combined score three classes Dan Pruss Team award nip tuck Team Oregon guys Brian seamed father John Lee Montgomery win too Six out six case havent heard Brian before recent Florida State grad Fort Myers won Mats Two-Meter class Lincoln last year placed second Lake Charles year before 1978 Mats Lake Charles Brian won Junior Standard class completed LSF Level V December So can see Brian no newcomer competitive Soaring possesses skills will make him great flier years come Well get back Brians tremendous achieve ment little laterbut first lets have general rundown what transpired Virginia No Soaring event possibili ties 1988 Mats site selected AMA Soaring Free Flight last fall large farm about 10 miles south Fentress Na val Station main Mats flying site price commodities going up because drought farmer decided plant soybeans field scratched Plan AMA unable obtain other sites Free Flight events except Scale door cancelled altogether unprec edented Mats history About two weeks before scheduled start 88 Mats Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely recounting di lemma clubmates Tidewater full size Soaring Society magnanimously fered close Garner gliderpors week model Sailplaners could use field Herk hosting Tidewater Model Soaring Society TMSS club knew single 150-ftwide grass strip wasnt ideal Soaring field Matsbut certainly better nothing gliderport well out country near Suf folk 34 road miles west AMA Mats HQ Chesapeake Holiday Inn TMSS went ahead planning gliderport printed new maps arranged food service port-a-potties other de tails Less week before Mats begin field industrial park near Chesapeake Holiday Inn identified possible Soaring site Although closer other Mats action several problems surface hard rough 17 miles RC Helicop ter site too small full-length winch lines finally important right next busy six-lane 1-64 Sure shooting flown Gliders would have crashed Interstate can make up own head lines next days newspapers So de cided stay Gamer fliers expressed doubts about gliderport because narrow width runway right west side entire length runway field tall corn left beanfield four winches put fairly tightly together four landing circles cut 46 ft diameter fit diagonally across runway behind winches things worked Out quite well much better expected light winds pretty much straight south right down runway four days runway plenty long enough stretch winch lines out full 300 meters first time several years made Two fine Scale Sailpianes L Pennsylvanias Don Goughnour Pratt-Reed LNE-1 unusual subject prototype owned Vintage Sailplane Association Model placed second right Michigans Cal Postuma 4-meter Discus Graupner kit Scale L Bernie Coleman 1 Roland Kern Rolands quarter-scale ASK-la placed 3rd right Roland Kern manufac turer Germanys famed Roke Sailplane kits dwarfed 7-meter Grob Twin Astir Giants demonstration flights highlighted week 46 Model Aviation AMA NATS TIDEWATER RC Soaring Byron Blakeslee excellent launches TMSS club members did great job keeping winches retriev ers going pilots demonstrated excellent skills staying out corn beansat least part weeks weather exactly predicted Herk hot %O humid Good air rather plentiful often lot cruising around locate As usu al mornings toughest times find lift moisture air mornings quite misty Tuesday flying de layed until about 900 am because test flights disappearing low-hanging fog Once lift did develop generally nature big gently rising bubbles lots buzzards flying around made pretty reliable thermal detectors bummer side periods no body finding lift seven-minute max just couldnt Unfortunately put some good fliers Out contest Soarings luck draw Mother Nature deals hand its up pilot make number entries very healthy year Unlimited class 107 Open four Junior four Senior fliers Stan dard class 101 plus four four TwoMeter 85 plus four four again didnt make formal count Id guess actual number fliers hand 130 Most en ter two three classes order maximize flying time get moneys worth Scale extremely competitive 12 very nice planes good sign Scale interest picking up around country Having Junior Senior entries recent years made lot fun among younger fliersthey really enjoy contest within contest Soaring run quite relaxed manner year like huge fun-fly too sen ous contest hot Herk Assistant CD Pete Carr didnt want frazzle contes tants workers pushing pace too hard no model processing Herk figured contestants knew build Two-Meter planes 78Y4-in wingspans 100 Standard class planes other changes last couple years Most notably flying class time instead mixing classes together shortage-of-timers problem solved just re quiring different timers day whole contest class task now-normal seven-minute Pre cision Duration 100-pt in/out landing bonus Flight time earns up 420 points landing makes max 520 points per flight class organized 12 flight groups eight 10 fliers per group group called up fly rounded up prearranged timer collected scorecard scorers tent waited frequency pin come back flight line Once pin back picked up transmitter walked out flight line being careful watch Gliders landing approach 150yard walk out back major slowing fac tor wasnt much could done about because configuration run way space transmitter impound tent howling thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon knocked out Standard class round progress put early end day Unfortunately factors limited Standard just four rounds Everyone would have liked get flights after investing time money attend Nats just didnt work out year Starting ear lier spite fog staying later strongarm tactics could have added round would have worn down both fliers workers As Herk said Its supposed fun Lets start Scale event since run off first Tuesday probably largest-ever Nats Scale entrya very welcome trend indeed nothing compare seeing gaggle long-winged beauties wheeling thermal overhead Ed Whytes quarter-scale original-design Schweizer TG-3A its very pretty red/white/blue color scheme won Nats second time Ed said will donate ship AMA museum youll able see Reston now Second Don Goughnours quarter-scale Pratt-Reed LNE-1 very impressive side-byside WW II Navy trainer bright yellow paint Third place taken Roland Kern beautiful quarter-scale ASK-18 Although kit plane Roland could claim points orig inal design because makes kit Roland visitor Germany manufactures Roke line Scale kits Also flying Roke planes Tony Arnoux Bernie Coleman both great-flying SB-lOs Although built 4-scale span 15 ft 4 Fourth Terry Edmonds quarter-scale ASW-20 Glasfiugel kit ship flaw less finished Terrys usual meticulous tention detail flew beautifully too Its plac Junior age-group fliers photo left L-R Brett Young Rob Kodey Blayne Chastain Rob Edson Luis Manguia hails Mexico lot fun flying together Soaring Agnews Ft Myers FL R part Florida Soaring Society Team No 2 John L did well taking 7th Unlimited son Brian R flew Sagitta 600 win both 2-Meter Standard classes November 1988 47 Heres crew L made Nats RC Soaring event work front row have L-R Luther Mitchell Ruth Teseo Tim Sobol Bob Champine Percy Pierce Cohn Britcher Pete Carr Tom An thony Vernon Saunders Austin Leftwich Back row holds L-R Bob Teseo Ed Avera Paul Byrum Tex Harlmangruber Bob Stew art Vince Falcione Mike Mathews Herk Stokely John Szittai Vin ton Gates Don Thompson Erel Linn Fred Gregg Thanks lot folks crowd Above might contestants ing just reflects static points given up building kit Continuing subject Scale Roland shipped giant seven-meter-span Grob Twin Astir Germany demonstrate us model scale 125 almost half-size weights 45 lb exactly follows all-glass construction full-size two-place glider must surely largest Scale kit kind available todayfor about $2500 some used just static display think crowd-stopping commercial possibilities Roland says has orders several Ger Lets hope somebody buys new Roke catalog coming importer Tony Arnoux Miami few months Ill let know about its availability upeoming RC Soaring column Tuesday morning Roland took Astir out its fiberglass shipping container assembled onlookers let out collective gasp plane big glass work fin ish absolutely gorgeous identification let ters trim colors actually molded glass wing spars overlap bolt together just like full-scale fuselage literally sits hollow wings stressed 35 Gs Roland allows bit overkill will make future kits modest 20 Gs plane uses 13 servos two receivers receiver works left controls other right receiver goes out will least some roll control two redun dant servos elevator controlled receivers Four servos used retract wheel doors retract folds up sideways two lock place After Scale event completed Tues day morning Roland attempted launch Twin Astir using Don Goughnours extra strong winch first two attempts line broke before plane left ground third try got up about 30 ft before line broke again Roland could make quick 360 land different strategy used Thursday after noon after competitive flying finished day Bob Edsons F3B winch 160-lb-test monofilament line laid out straight down runway Roland Twin Astir north end runway Bob winch 400 meters down runway south signal Bob hit pedal away went Twin Astir got off ground quickiy gained height slow very graceful mannerdefinitely F3B ping and-zoom launch Now Twin Astir up its natural ele ment looked breathtakingly beautiful cruis ing around sky Lift sparse first flight lasted just few minutes before Roland set up approach land crowd gave him big hand hollered Another Roland obliged two flights its third flight Astir found small ther mal Roland circled perhaps five mmutes gained enough altitude two loops high-speed low pass big plane made spine-chilling whooosh sped Roland pulled up nice Chandelle before coming precision landing assembled Sailplan ers knew witnessed something extra spe cial gave Roland bigger round applause shouts reaponse Id say felt Rolands demonstration worth price trip Back competition Brian Agnew led tied lead three classes round dont think extraordinary feat evidently youve following competitive Soaring too closely TwoMeter class Brian didnt drop point perfect seven-minute precision flights four rounds hit landings Iowas Terry Edmonds also perfect going last round Brian flew first Terry knew get 520-pt flight force fly off Terrys approach little early try ing stretch order hit seven minutes ex actly lo stalled out just missed circle all-or-nothing situation Terrys tal 1976 points put him down third behind Woody Blanchards 2018 Brian flew faithful Sagitta 600 both TwoMeter Standard plane flies well him Brian said doesnt see need build Sagitta 900 Standard class competition Brian didnt fly well Standard off Paul Carlson 1 holds 86 Nats-winning 2-Meter Prodigy left hand new Quasoar right Both kitted Off-the-Ground Models Quasoar builds either 100-in 123-in wingspan Polyhedral foam wing has flaps/Selig 4061 airfoil Fuse fiberglass List price $14995 Tom Tock Wayne Fredette both R SOAR club Illinois Tom placed 3rd Standard original-design craft Floridas Ed Berton L great new 2-Meter pod-and-boom design calls Mariah Eds Competition Products Co will kit soon Floridas Leon Kincaid R launches famous Scooter Note Davey Systems line-retrievers tables Arrangement easier operators helps keep line off ground Nats Warren Gliderporl flying site bordered cornfield 48 Model Aviation second third flight Teriy again closest competition too lapse off four seconds third flight gave Brian three-point cushion over Terry go ing final flight Tom Tock Illinois also hanging tough just two points behind Brian Brians fourth flight wasnt easy because no other planes up launched act markers quickly evident flying periods devoid ther mals did magnificent job moving lit tle Sagitta around sky fighting scrap lift could find eked out seven minutes can appreciated have tried itand mostly failed perfect 520 assured him another win Terry off second finish second Tom dropped four points come two points behind Terry know full-size flying theres famous saying no old bold pilots Ive fig ured Out model Sailplane flying since dont have worry about injuring themselves off-field landing outstanding pilots ex tremely aggressive great things about attending Nats opportunity observe some worlds top fliers year closely watched complete flights Brian Agnew Paul Carlson Tom Neilson Tom Brightbill Dave Johnson several others What really good pilots have com mon skill nerve range out over area seeking Up air lesser lights stooging around bad air close field Id thinking myself better find something out hes dead duck often paid off sometimes didnt recall watching Paul Carlsons last TwoMeter flight worked low lift way down wind Prodigy win-or-bust situ ation didnt come off dont see Pauls name up leaders year Unlimited class closest competition Brian Agnew again perfect through three rounds Tom Tock other pilot keep ing pace Brian several within two points included Paul Carlson Terry Ed monds Dave Johnson Troy Lawicki Tom Brightbill four points back Brian really blew last flighthe off two seconds provided slim opening mentioned ex cept Brightbill Nobody could pull off Terry finished point behind Dave four back others bad final flights let Woody Blanchard Jim Thomas Allen White John Agnew Brians dad slip ahead Ex amples die Brian flying Larry Jolly Model Products Meteor 128-in-span polyhedral ship nice fiberglass fuselage Eppler 205 air foil very good cruising speed Meteor has won Nats before Larrys hands 1982 John Brown 1983 benign flying conditions year aile ron ships like Windsong no advantage over Meteor case last year strong winds Lincoln made aileronequipped planes lot easier handle especially landing year variety poly ships did very well represented about two-thirds entry lot Windsongs other Bob Dodgson planes handprobably partly reflecting well did last year As good plane Meteor problem has obtaining kit Larry just hasnt maldng very Anticipating surge interest because Brians tremendous suc cess called Larry check availability kits Larry assured making themat about $139 think LIMP ad should issue Write call Larry place order directly Larry also said finally coming out Cheetah basically straight-wing Pantera long-awaited Winsome lat ter being 129-in-span aileron-and-flap design slip-on nose cone fiberglass fuselage T-tail three-piece wing Eppler 374 airfoil trendy swept-back leading edge layout Larrys Winsome very similar Bob Sealys new Ultima kit Incidentally Bob intending fly Ultima Nats potential builders anxious see Unfortunately Bob stay home order try keep up kit orders Junior Senior fliers having own battles Actually thats fair statement because Juniors ages up 15 hung out gether best buddies five Blayne Chastain Robbie Edson Brett Young Robert Kodey Luis Munguia Mexico Continued page 154 Woody Blanchard L used knowledge local weather conditions finish 2nd 2-Meter 4th Unlimited Don Goughnour timed Bloo bold Woody Iowas Terry Edmonds R famed Callisto flanked Sanford Serle L Al Scidmore R Brian Agnew L gives Unlimted class entry LJMP Meteor strong throw start aloft towline Crafts dark solid-color under side stands out well against sky right see NSS President Pete Carr L Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely R have just pre sented Hi Johnson Trophy Brian Agnew Brian took first places three classes won three Nats Special Awardsl November 1988 49 Best Europe s leading manufacturer Pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include Helmets Goggles Sun Glasses Bobble Hats Baseball Caps Floppy Hats Bone Domes Oxygen Masks Meewests popular types WWI WW 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others Brian Weve already seen Brian dropped three points Out maxi mum possible total 6240 turned out Terry Edmonds Woody Blanchard tied second 6128 points apiece Also doing good jobs Don Hams 5941 Jack Cash 5736 year NSS inaugurated special plaques highest-placing NSS member class Woody got Two-Meter Terry other two Want bet Brian NSS next year Speaking next year Nats lo cation wasnt announced possibilities said Tacoma Des Moines Day ton unofficial F3B contest Sat urday field near Chesapeake Holiday Inn F3B fit field better because winch lines 200 meters long No fees col lected AMA donated three Mats plaques F3B new 13 fliers took day run off two rounds ETY SAFE T unique twocomponent epoxy laminating system developed offer user safest highest quality laminating resin available 11A Pt Kit- $180O VA Kit- $2600 Glass Cloth 58 oz/sq yd 38 x6 ft e 38 x 15 ft 0 38x3Oft-$350O add $300 Ship & Hand above items Send SASE additional information ACPs Lightweight Composite Materials Order C 0 D 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NATS SOARING 1988 gives us lots talk about big story has Brian Agnew Brian won three classes plus three special awards clean sweep unprecedented Nats Soaring history looking back over past 13 years first Mats Soaring event Lake Charles 1975 no pilot bat ever won two classes let alone three taking class Brian automatically won Hi Johnson award highest score class Lee Renaud award high est combined score three classes Dan Pruss Team award nip tuck Team Oregon guys Brian seamed father John Lee Montgomery win too Six out six case havent heard Brian before recent Florida State grad Fort Myers won Mats Two-Meter class Lincoln last year placed second Lake Charles year before 1978 Mats Lake Charles Brian won Junior Standard class completed LSF Level V December So can see Brian no newcomer competitive Soaring possesses skills will make him great flier years come Well get back Brians tremendous achieve ment little laterbut first lets have general rundown what transpired Virginia No Soaring event possibili ties 1988 Mats site selected AMA Soaring Free Flight last fall large farm about 10 miles south Fentress Na val Station main Mats flying site price commodities going up because drought farmer decided plant soybeans field scratched Plan AMA unable obtain other sites Free Flight events except Scale door cancelled altogether unprec edented Mats history About two weeks before scheduled start 88 Mats Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely recounting di lemma clubmates Tidewater full size Soaring Society magnanimously fered close Garner gliderpors week model Sailplaners could use field Herk hosting Tidewater Model Soaring Society TMSS club knew single 150-ftwide grass strip wasnt ideal Soaring field Matsbut certainly better nothing gliderport well out country near Suf folk 34 road miles west AMA Mats HQ Chesapeake Holiday Inn TMSS went ahead planning gliderport printed new maps arranged food service port-a-potties other de tails Less week before Mats begin field industrial park near Chesapeake Holiday Inn identified possible Soaring site Although closer other Mats action several problems surface hard rough 17 miles RC Helicop ter site too small full-length winch lines finally important right next busy six-lane 1-64 Sure shooting flown Gliders would have crashed Interstate can make up own head lines next days newspapers So de cided stay Gamer fliers expressed doubts about gliderport because narrow width runway right west side entire length runway field tall corn left beanfield four winches put fairly tightly together four landing circles cut 46 ft diameter fit diagonally across runway behind winches things worked Out quite well much better expected light winds pretty much straight south right down runway four days runway plenty long enough stretch winch lines out full 300 meters first time several years made Two fine Scale Sailpianes L Pennsylvanias Don Goughnour Pratt-Reed LNE-1 unusual subject prototype owned Vintage Sailplane Association Model placed second right Michigans Cal Postuma 4-meter Discus Graupner kit Scale L Bernie Coleman 1 Roland Kern Rolands quarter-scale ASK-la placed 3rd right Roland Kern manufac turer Germanys famed Roke Sailplane kits dwarfed 7-meter Grob Twin Astir Giants demonstration flights highlighted week 46 Model Aviation AMA NATS TIDEWATER RC Soaring Byron Blakeslee excellent launches TMSS club members did great job keeping winches retriev ers going pilots demonstrated excellent skills staying out corn beansat least part weeks weather exactly predicted Herk hot %O humid Good air rather plentiful often lot cruising around locate As usu al mornings toughest times find lift moisture air mornings quite misty Tuesday flying de layed until about 900 am because test flights disappearing low-hanging fog Once lift did develop generally nature big gently rising bubbles lots buzzards flying around made pretty reliable thermal detectors bummer side periods no body finding lift seven-minute max just couldnt Unfortunately put some good fliers Out contest Soarings luck draw Mother Nature deals hand its up pilot make number entries very healthy year Unlimited class 107 Open four Junior four Senior fliers Stan dard class 101 plus four four TwoMeter 85 plus four four again didnt make formal count Id guess actual number fliers hand 130 Most en ter two three classes order maximize flying time get moneys worth Scale extremely competitive 12 very nice planes good sign Scale interest picking up around country Having Junior Senior entries recent years made lot fun among younger fliersthey really enjoy contest within contest Soaring run quite relaxed manner year like huge fun-fly too sen ous contest hot Herk Assistant CD Pete Carr didnt want frazzle contes tants workers pushing pace too hard no model processing Herk figured contestants knew build Two-Meter planes 78Y4-in wingspans 100 Standard class planes other changes last couple years Most notably flying class time instead mixing classes together shortage-of-timers problem solved just re quiring different timers day whole contest class task now-normal seven-minute Pre cision Duration 100-pt in/out landing bonus Flight time earns up 420 points landing makes max 520 points per flight class organized 12 flight groups eight 10 fliers per group group called up fly rounded up prearranged timer collected scorecard scorers tent waited frequency pin come back flight line Once pin back picked up transmitter walked out flight line being careful watch Gliders landing approach 150yard walk out back major slowing fac tor wasnt much could done about because configuration run way space transmitter impound tent howling thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon knocked out Standard class round progress put early end day Unfortunately factors limited Standard just four rounds Everyone would have liked get flights after investing time money attend Nats just didnt work out year Starting ear lier spite fog staying later strongarm tactics could have added round would have worn down both fliers workers As Herk said Its supposed fun Lets start Scale event since run off first Tuesday probably largest-ever Nats Scale entrya very welcome trend indeed nothing compare seeing gaggle long-winged beauties wheeling thermal overhead Ed Whytes quarter-scale original-design Schweizer TG-3A its very pretty red/white/blue color scheme won Nats second time Ed said will donate ship AMA museum youll able see Reston now Second Don Goughnours quarter-scale Pratt-Reed LNE-1 very impressive side-byside WW II Navy trainer bright yellow paint Third place taken Roland Kern beautiful quarter-scale ASK-18 Although kit plane Roland could claim points orig inal design because makes kit Roland visitor Germany manufactures Roke line Scale kits Also flying Roke planes Tony Arnoux Bernie Coleman both great-flying SB-lOs Although built 4-scale span 15 ft 4 Fourth Terry Edmonds quarter-scale ASW-20 Glasfiugel kit ship flaw less finished Terrys usual meticulous tention detail flew beautifully too Its plac Junior age-group fliers photo left L-R Brett Young Rob Kodey Blayne Chastain Rob Edson Luis Manguia hails Mexico lot fun flying together Soaring Agnews Ft Myers FL R part Florida Soaring Society Team No 2 John L did well taking 7th Unlimited son Brian R flew Sagitta 600 win both 2-Meter Standard classes November 1988 47 Heres crew L made Nats RC Soaring event work front row have L-R Luther Mitchell Ruth Teseo Tim Sobol Bob Champine Percy Pierce Cohn Britcher Pete Carr Tom An thony Vernon Saunders Austin Leftwich Back row holds L-R Bob Teseo Ed Avera Paul Byrum Tex Harlmangruber Bob Stew art Vince Falcione Mike Mathews Herk Stokely John Szittai Vin ton Gates Don Thompson Erel Linn Fred Gregg Thanks lot folks crowd Above might contestants ing just reflects static points given up building kit Continuing subject Scale Roland shipped giant seven-meter-span Grob Twin Astir Germany demonstrate us model scale 125 almost half-size weights 45 lb exactly follows all-glass construction full-size two-place glider must surely largest Scale kit kind available todayfor about $2500 some used just static display think crowd-stopping commercial possibilities Roland says has orders several Ger Lets hope somebody buys new Roke catalog coming importer Tony Arnoux Miami few months Ill let know about its availability upeoming RC Soaring column Tuesday morning Roland took Astir out its fiberglass shipping container assembled onlookers let out collective gasp plane big glass work fin ish absolutely gorgeous identification let ters trim colors actually molded glass wing spars overlap bolt together just like full-scale fuselage literally sits hollow wings stressed 35 Gs Roland allows bit overkill will make future kits modest 20 Gs plane uses 13 servos two receivers receiver works left controls other right receiver goes out will least some roll control two redun dant servos elevator controlled receivers Four servos used retract wheel doors retract folds up sideways two lock place After Scale event completed Tues day morning Roland attempted launch Twin Astir using Don Goughnours extra strong winch first two attempts line broke before plane left ground third try got up about 30 ft before line broke again Roland could make quick 360 land different strategy used Thursday after noon after competitive flying finished day Bob Edsons F3B winch 160-lb-test monofilament line laid out straight down runway Roland Twin Astir north end runway Bob winch 400 meters down runway south signal Bob hit pedal away went Twin Astir got off ground quickiy gained height slow very graceful mannerdefinitely F3B ping and-zoom launch Now Twin Astir up its natural ele ment looked breathtakingly beautiful cruis ing around sky Lift sparse first flight lasted just few minutes before Roland set up approach land crowd gave him big hand hollered Another Roland obliged two flights its third flight Astir found small ther mal Roland circled perhaps five mmutes gained enough altitude two loops high-speed low pass big plane made spine-chilling whooosh sped Roland pulled up nice Chandelle before coming precision landing assembled Sailplan ers knew witnessed something extra spe cial gave Roland bigger round applause shouts reaponse Id say felt Rolands demonstration worth price trip Back competition Brian Agnew led tied lead three classes round dont think extraordinary feat evidently youve following competitive Soaring too closely TwoMeter class Brian didnt drop point perfect seven-minute precision flights four rounds hit landings Iowas Terry Edmonds also perfect going last round Brian flew first Terry knew get 520-pt flight force fly off Terrys approach little early try ing stretch order hit seven minutes ex actly lo stalled out just missed circle all-or-nothing situation Terrys tal 1976 points put him down third behind Woody Blanchards 2018 Brian flew faithful Sagitta 600 both TwoMeter Standard plane flies well him Brian said doesnt see need build Sagitta 900 Standard class competition Brian didnt fly well Standard off Paul Carlson 1 holds 86 Nats-winning 2-Meter Prodigy left hand new Quasoar right Both kitted Off-the-Ground Models Quasoar builds either 100-in 123-in wingspan Polyhedral foam wing has flaps/Selig 4061 airfoil Fuse fiberglass List price $14995 Tom Tock Wayne Fredette both R SOAR club Illinois Tom placed 3rd Standard original-design craft Floridas Ed Berton L great new 2-Meter pod-and-boom design calls Mariah Eds Competition Products Co will kit soon Floridas Leon Kincaid R launches famous Scooter Note Davey Systems line-retrievers tables Arrangement easier operators helps keep line off ground Nats Warren Gliderporl flying site bordered cornfield 48 Model Aviation second third flight Teriy again closest competition too lapse off four seconds third flight gave Brian three-point cushion over Terry go ing final flight Tom Tock Illinois also hanging tough just two points behind Brian Brians fourth flight wasnt easy because no other planes up launched act markers quickly evident flying periods devoid ther mals did magnificent job moving lit tle Sagitta around sky fighting scrap lift could find eked out seven minutes can appreciated have tried itand mostly failed perfect 520 assured him another win Terry off second finish second Tom dropped four points come two points behind Terry know full-size flying theres famous saying no old bold pilots Ive fig ured Out model Sailplane flying since dont have worry about injuring themselves off-field landing outstanding pilots ex tremely aggressive great things about attending Nats opportunity observe some worlds top fliers year closely watched complete flights Brian Agnew Paul Carlson Tom Neilson Tom Brightbill Dave Johnson several others What really good pilots have com mon skill nerve range out over area seeking Up air lesser lights stooging around bad air close field Id thinking myself better find something out hes dead duck often paid off sometimes didnt recall watching Paul Carlsons last TwoMeter flight worked low lift way down wind Prodigy win-or-bust situ ation didnt come off dont see Pauls name up leaders year Unlimited class closest competition Brian Agnew again perfect through three rounds Tom Tock other pilot keep ing pace Brian several within two points included Paul Carlson Terry Ed monds Dave Johnson Troy Lawicki Tom Brightbill four points back Brian really blew last flighthe off two seconds provided slim opening mentioned ex cept Brightbill Nobody could pull off Terry finished point behind Dave four back others bad final flights let Woody Blanchard Jim Thomas Allen White John Agnew Brians dad slip ahead Ex amples die Brian flying Larry Jolly Model Products Meteor 128-in-span polyhedral ship nice fiberglass fuselage Eppler 205 air foil very good cruising speed Meteor has won Nats before Larrys hands 1982 John Brown 1983 benign flying conditions year aile ron ships like Windsong no advantage over Meteor case last year strong winds Lincoln made aileronequipped planes lot easier handle especially landing year variety poly ships did very well represented about two-thirds entry lot Windsongs other Bob Dodgson planes handprobably partly reflecting well did last year As good plane Meteor problem has obtaining kit Larry just hasnt maldng very Anticipating surge interest because Brians tremendous suc cess called Larry check availability kits Larry assured making themat about $139 think LIMP ad should issue Write call Larry place order directly Larry also said finally coming out Cheetah basically straight-wing Pantera long-awaited Winsome lat ter being 129-in-span aileron-and-flap design slip-on nose cone fiberglass fuselage T-tail three-piece wing Eppler 374 airfoil trendy swept-back leading edge layout Larrys Winsome very similar Bob Sealys new Ultima kit Incidentally Bob intending fly Ultima Nats potential builders anxious see Unfortunately Bob stay home order try keep up kit orders Junior Senior fliers having own battles Actually thats fair statement because Juniors ages up 15 hung out gether best buddies five Blayne Chastain Robbie Edson Brett Young Robert Kodey Luis Munguia Mexico Continued page 154 Woody Blanchard L used knowledge local weather conditions finish 2nd 2-Meter 4th Unlimited Don Goughnour timed Bloo bold Woody Iowas Terry Edmonds R famed Callisto flanked Sanford Serle L Al Scidmore R Brian Agnew L gives Unlimted class entry LJMP Meteor strong throw start aloft towline Crafts dark solid-color under side stands out well against sky right see NSS President Pete Carr L Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely R have just pre sented Hi Johnson Trophy Brian Agnew Brian took first places three classes won three Nats Special Awardsl November 1988 49 Best Europe s leading manufacturer Pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include Helmets Goggles Sun Glasses Bobble Hats Baseball Caps Floppy Hats Bone Domes Oxygen Masks Meewests popular types WWI WW 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others Brian Weve already seen Brian dropped three points Out maxi mum possible total 6240 turned out Terry Edmonds Woody Blanchard tied second 6128 points apiece Also doing good jobs Don Hams 5941 Jack Cash 5736 year NSS inaugurated special plaques highest-placing NSS member class Woody got Two-Meter Terry other two Want bet Brian NSS next year Speaking next year Nats lo cation wasnt announced possibilities said Tacoma Des Moines Day ton unofficial F3B contest Sat urday field near Chesapeake Holiday Inn F3B fit field better because winch lines 200 meters long No fees col lected AMA donated three Mats plaques F3B new 13 fliers took day run off two rounds ETY SAFE T unique twocomponent epoxy laminating system developed offer user safest highest quality laminating resin available 11A Pt Kit- $180O VA Kit- $2600 Glass Cloth 58 oz/sq yd 38 x6 ft e 38 x 15 ft 0 38x3Oft-$350O add $300 Ship & Hand above items Send SASE additional information ACPs Lightweight Composite Materials Order C 0 D 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NATS SOARING 1988 gives us lots talk about big story has Brian Agnew Brian won three classes plus three special awards clean sweep unprecedented Nats Soaring history looking back over past 13 years first Mats Soaring event Lake Charles 1975 no pilot bat ever won two classes let alone three taking class Brian automatically won Hi Johnson award highest score class Lee Renaud award high est combined score three classes Dan Pruss Team award nip tuck Team Oregon guys Brian seamed father John Lee Montgomery win too Six out six case havent heard Brian before recent Florida State grad Fort Myers won Mats Two-Meter class Lincoln last year placed second Lake Charles year before 1978 Mats Lake Charles Brian won Junior Standard class completed LSF Level V December So can see Brian no newcomer competitive Soaring possesses skills will make him great flier years come Well get back Brians tremendous achieve ment little laterbut first lets have general rundown what transpired Virginia No Soaring event possibili ties 1988 Mats site selected AMA Soaring Free Flight last fall large farm about 10 miles south Fentress Na val Station main Mats flying site price commodities going up because drought farmer decided plant soybeans field scratched Plan AMA unable obtain other sites Free Flight events except Scale door cancelled altogether unprec edented Mats history About two weeks before scheduled start 88 Mats Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely recounting di lemma clubmates Tidewater full size Soaring Society magnanimously fered close Garner gliderpors week model Sailplaners could use field Herk hosting Tidewater Model Soaring Society TMSS club knew single 150-ftwide grass strip wasnt ideal Soaring field Matsbut certainly better nothing gliderport well out country near Suf folk 34 road miles west AMA Mats HQ Chesapeake Holiday Inn TMSS went ahead planning gliderport printed new maps arranged food service port-a-potties other de tails Less week before Mats begin field industrial park near Chesapeake Holiday Inn identified possible Soaring site Although closer other Mats action several problems surface hard rough 17 miles RC Helicop ter site too small full-length winch lines finally important right next busy six-lane 1-64 Sure shooting flown Gliders would have crashed Interstate can make up own head lines next days newspapers So de cided stay Gamer fliers expressed doubts about gliderport because narrow width runway right west side entire length runway field tall corn left beanfield four winches put fairly tightly together four landing circles cut 46 ft diameter fit diagonally across runway behind winches things worked Out quite well much better expected light winds pretty much straight south right down runway four days runway plenty long enough stretch winch lines out full 300 meters first time several years made Two fine Scale Sailpianes L Pennsylvanias Don Goughnour Pratt-Reed LNE-1 unusual subject prototype owned Vintage Sailplane Association Model placed second right Michigans Cal Postuma 4-meter Discus Graupner kit Scale L Bernie Coleman 1 Roland Kern Rolands quarter-scale ASK-la placed 3rd right Roland Kern manufac turer Germanys famed Roke Sailplane kits dwarfed 7-meter Grob Twin Astir Giants demonstration flights highlighted week 46 Model Aviation AMA NATS TIDEWATER RC Soaring Byron Blakeslee excellent launches TMSS club members did great job keeping winches retriev ers going pilots demonstrated excellent skills staying out corn beansat least part weeks weather exactly predicted Herk hot %O humid Good air rather plentiful often lot cruising around locate As usu al mornings toughest times find lift moisture air mornings quite misty Tuesday flying de layed until about 900 am because test flights disappearing low-hanging fog Once lift did develop generally nature big gently rising bubbles lots buzzards flying around made pretty reliable thermal detectors bummer side periods no body finding lift seven-minute max just couldnt Unfortunately put some good fliers Out contest Soarings luck draw Mother Nature deals hand its up pilot make number entries very healthy year Unlimited class 107 Open four Junior four Senior fliers Stan dard class 101 plus four four TwoMeter 85 plus four four again didnt make formal count Id guess actual number fliers hand 130 Most en ter two three classes order maximize flying time get moneys worth Scale extremely competitive 12 very nice planes good sign Scale interest picking up around country Having Junior Senior entries recent years made lot fun among younger fliersthey really enjoy contest within contest Soaring run quite relaxed manner year like huge fun-fly too sen ous contest hot Herk Assistant CD Pete Carr didnt want frazzle contes tants workers pushing pace too hard no model processing Herk figured contestants knew build Two-Meter planes 78Y4-in wingspans 100 Standard class planes other changes last couple years Most notably flying class time instead mixing classes together shortage-of-timers problem solved just re quiring different timers day whole contest class task now-normal seven-minute Pre cision Duration 100-pt in/out landing bonus Flight time earns up 420 points landing makes max 520 points per flight class organized 12 flight groups eight 10 fliers per group group called up fly rounded up prearranged timer collected scorecard scorers tent waited frequency pin come back flight line Once pin back picked up transmitter walked out flight line being careful watch Gliders landing approach 150yard walk out back major slowing fac tor wasnt much could done about because configuration run way space transmitter impound tent howling thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon knocked out Standard class round progress put early end day Unfortunately factors limited Standard just four rounds Everyone would have liked get flights after investing time money attend Nats just didnt work out year Starting ear lier spite fog staying later strongarm tactics could have added round would have worn down both fliers workers As Herk said Its supposed fun Lets start Scale event since run off first Tuesday probably largest-ever Nats Scale entrya very welcome trend indeed nothing compare seeing gaggle long-winged beauties wheeling thermal overhead Ed Whytes quarter-scale original-design Schweizer TG-3A its very pretty red/white/blue color scheme won Nats second time Ed said will donate ship AMA museum youll able see Reston now Second Don Goughnours quarter-scale Pratt-Reed LNE-1 very impressive side-byside WW II Navy trainer bright yellow paint Third place taken Roland Kern beautiful quarter-scale ASK-18 Although kit plane Roland could claim points orig inal design because makes kit Roland visitor Germany manufactures Roke line Scale kits Also flying Roke planes Tony Arnoux Bernie Coleman both great-flying SB-lOs Although built 4-scale span 15 ft 4 Fourth Terry Edmonds quarter-scale ASW-20 Glasfiugel kit ship flaw less finished Terrys usual meticulous tention detail flew beautifully too Its plac Junior age-group fliers photo left L-R Brett Young Rob Kodey Blayne Chastain Rob Edson Luis Manguia hails Mexico lot fun flying together Soaring Agnews Ft Myers FL R part Florida Soaring Society Team No 2 John L did well taking 7th Unlimited son Brian R flew Sagitta 600 win both 2-Meter Standard classes November 1988 47 Heres crew L made Nats RC Soaring event work front row have L-R Luther Mitchell Ruth Teseo Tim Sobol Bob Champine Percy Pierce Cohn Britcher Pete Carr Tom An thony Vernon Saunders Austin Leftwich Back row holds L-R Bob Teseo Ed Avera Paul Byrum Tex Harlmangruber Bob Stew art Vince Falcione Mike Mathews Herk Stokely John Szittai Vin ton Gates Don Thompson Erel Linn Fred Gregg Thanks lot folks crowd Above might contestants ing just reflects static points given up building kit Continuing subject Scale Roland shipped giant seven-meter-span Grob Twin Astir Germany demonstrate us model scale 125 almost half-size weights 45 lb exactly follows all-glass construction full-size two-place glider must surely largest Scale kit kind available todayfor about $2500 some used just static display think crowd-stopping commercial possibilities Roland says has orders several Ger Lets hope somebody buys new Roke catalog coming importer Tony Arnoux Miami few months Ill let know about its availability upeoming RC Soaring column Tuesday morning Roland took Astir out its fiberglass shipping container assembled onlookers let out collective gasp plane big glass work fin ish absolutely gorgeous identification let ters trim colors actually molded glass wing spars overlap bolt together just like full-scale fuselage literally sits hollow wings stressed 35 Gs Roland allows bit overkill will make future kits modest 20 Gs plane uses 13 servos two receivers receiver works left controls other right receiver goes out will least some roll control two redun dant servos elevator controlled receivers Four servos used retract wheel doors retract folds up sideways two lock place After Scale event completed Tues day morning Roland attempted launch Twin Astir using Don Goughnours extra strong winch first two attempts line broke before plane left ground third try got up about 30 ft before line broke again Roland could make quick 360 land different strategy used Thursday after noon after competitive flying finished day Bob Edsons F3B winch 160-lb-test monofilament line laid out straight down runway Roland Twin Astir north end runway Bob winch 400 meters down runway south signal Bob hit pedal away went Twin Astir got off ground quickiy gained height slow very graceful mannerdefinitely F3B ping and-zoom launch Now Twin Astir up its natural ele ment looked breathtakingly beautiful cruis ing around sky Lift sparse first flight lasted just few minutes before Roland set up approach land crowd gave him big hand hollered Another Roland obliged two flights its third flight Astir found small ther mal Roland circled perhaps five mmutes gained enough altitude two loops high-speed low pass big plane made spine-chilling whooosh sped Roland pulled up nice Chandelle before coming precision landing assembled Sailplan ers knew witnessed something extra spe cial gave Roland bigger round applause shouts reaponse Id say felt Rolands demonstration worth price trip Back competition Brian Agnew led tied lead three classes round dont think extraordinary feat evidently youve following competitive Soaring too closely TwoMeter class Brian didnt drop point perfect seven-minute precision flights four rounds hit landings Iowas Terry Edmonds also perfect going last round Brian flew first Terry knew get 520-pt flight force fly off Terrys approach little early try ing stretch order hit seven minutes ex actly lo stalled out just missed circle all-or-nothing situation Terrys tal 1976 points put him down third behind Woody Blanchards 2018 Brian flew faithful Sagitta 600 both TwoMeter Standard plane flies well him Brian said doesnt see need build Sagitta 900 Standard class competition Brian didnt fly well Standard off Paul Carlson 1 holds 86 Nats-winning 2-Meter Prodigy left hand new Quasoar right Both kitted Off-the-Ground Models Quasoar builds either 100-in 123-in wingspan Polyhedral foam wing has flaps/Selig 4061 airfoil Fuse fiberglass List price $14995 Tom Tock Wayne Fredette both R SOAR club Illinois Tom placed 3rd Standard original-design craft Floridas Ed Berton L great new 2-Meter pod-and-boom design calls Mariah Eds Competition Products Co will kit soon Floridas Leon Kincaid R launches famous Scooter Note Davey Systems line-retrievers tables Arrangement easier operators helps keep line off ground Nats Warren Gliderporl flying site bordered cornfield 48 Model Aviation second third flight Teriy again closest competition too lapse off four seconds third flight gave Brian three-point cushion over Terry go ing final flight Tom Tock Illinois also hanging tough just two points behind Brian Brians fourth flight wasnt easy because no other planes up launched act markers quickly evident flying periods devoid ther mals did magnificent job moving lit tle Sagitta around sky fighting scrap lift could find eked out seven minutes can appreciated have tried itand mostly failed perfect 520 assured him another win Terry off second finish second Tom dropped four points come two points behind Terry know full-size flying theres famous saying no old bold pilots Ive fig ured Out model Sailplane flying since dont have worry about injuring themselves off-field landing outstanding pilots ex tremely aggressive great things about attending Nats opportunity observe some worlds top fliers year closely watched complete flights Brian Agnew Paul Carlson Tom Neilson Tom Brightbill Dave Johnson several others What really good pilots have com mon skill nerve range out over area seeking Up air lesser lights stooging around bad air close field Id thinking myself better find something out hes dead duck often paid off sometimes didnt recall watching Paul Carlsons last TwoMeter flight worked low lift way down wind Prodigy win-or-bust situ ation didnt come off dont see Pauls name up leaders year Unlimited class closest competition Brian Agnew again perfect through three rounds Tom Tock other pilot keep ing pace Brian several within two points included Paul Carlson Terry Ed monds Dave Johnson Troy Lawicki Tom Brightbill four points back Brian really blew last flighthe off two seconds provided slim opening mentioned ex cept Brightbill Nobody could pull off Terry finished point behind Dave four back others bad final flights let Woody Blanchard Jim Thomas Allen White John Agnew Brians dad slip ahead Ex amples die Brian flying Larry Jolly Model Products Meteor 128-in-span polyhedral ship nice fiberglass fuselage Eppler 205 air foil very good cruising speed Meteor has won Nats before Larrys hands 1982 John Brown 1983 benign flying conditions year aile ron ships like Windsong no advantage over Meteor case last year strong winds Lincoln made aileronequipped planes lot easier handle especially landing year variety poly ships did very well represented about two-thirds entry lot Windsongs other Bob Dodgson planes handprobably partly reflecting well did last year As good plane Meteor problem has obtaining kit Larry just hasnt maldng very Anticipating surge interest because Brians tremendous suc cess called Larry check availability kits Larry assured making themat about $139 think LIMP ad should issue Write call Larry place order directly Larry also said finally coming out Cheetah basically straight-wing Pantera long-awaited Winsome lat ter being 129-in-span aileron-and-flap design slip-on nose cone fiberglass fuselage T-tail three-piece wing Eppler 374 airfoil trendy swept-back leading edge layout Larrys Winsome very similar Bob Sealys new Ultima kit Incidentally Bob intending fly Ultima Nats potential builders anxious see Unfortunately Bob stay home order try keep up kit orders Junior Senior fliers having own battles Actually thats fair statement because Juniors ages up 15 hung out gether best buddies five Blayne Chastain Robbie Edson Brett Young Robert Kodey Luis Munguia Mexico Continued page 154 Woody Blanchard L used knowledge local weather conditions finish 2nd 2-Meter 4th Unlimited Don Goughnour timed Bloo bold Woody Iowas Terry Edmonds R famed Callisto flanked Sanford Serle L Al Scidmore R Brian Agnew L gives Unlimted class entry LJMP Meteor strong throw start aloft towline Crafts dark solid-color under side stands out well against sky right see NSS President Pete Carr L Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely R have just pre sented Hi Johnson Trophy Brian Agnew Brian took first places three classes won three Nats Special Awardsl November 1988 49 Best Europe s leading manufacturer Pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include Helmets Goggles Sun Glasses Bobble Hats Baseball Caps Floppy Hats Bone Domes Oxygen Masks Meewests popular types WWI WW 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others Brian Weve already seen Brian dropped three points Out maxi mum possible total 6240 turned out Terry Edmonds Woody Blanchard tied second 6128 points apiece Also doing good jobs Don Hams 5941 Jack Cash 5736 year NSS inaugurated special plaques highest-placing NSS member class Woody got Two-Meter Terry other two Want bet Brian NSS next year Speaking next year Nats lo cation wasnt announced possibilities said Tacoma Des Moines Day ton unofficial F3B contest Sat urday field near Chesapeake Holiday Inn F3B fit field better because winch lines 200 meters long No fees col lected AMA donated three Mats plaques F3B new 13 fliers took day run off two rounds ETY SAFE T unique twocomponent epoxy laminating system developed offer user safest highest quality laminating resin available 11A Pt Kit- $180O VA Kit- $2600 Glass Cloth 58 oz/sq yd 38 x6 ft e 38 x 15 ft 0 38x3Oft-$350O add $300 Ship & Hand above items Send SASE additional information ACPs Lightweight Composite Materials Order C 0 D 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NATS SOARING 1988 gives us lots talk about big story has Brian Agnew Brian won three classes plus three special awards clean sweep unprecedented Nats Soaring history looking back over past 13 years first Mats Soaring event Lake Charles 1975 no pilot bat ever won two classes let alone three taking class Brian automatically won Hi Johnson award highest score class Lee Renaud award high est combined score three classes Dan Pruss Team award nip tuck Team Oregon guys Brian seamed father John Lee Montgomery win too Six out six case havent heard Brian before recent Florida State grad Fort Myers won Mats Two-Meter class Lincoln last year placed second Lake Charles year before 1978 Mats Lake Charles Brian won Junior Standard class completed LSF Level V December So can see Brian no newcomer competitive Soaring possesses skills will make him great flier years come Well get back Brians tremendous achieve ment little laterbut first lets have general rundown what transpired Virginia No Soaring event possibili ties 1988 Mats site selected AMA Soaring Free Flight last fall large farm about 10 miles south Fentress Na val Station main Mats flying site price commodities going up because drought farmer decided plant soybeans field scratched Plan AMA unable obtain other sites Free Flight events except Scale door cancelled altogether unprec edented Mats history About two weeks before scheduled start 88 Mats Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely recounting di lemma clubmates Tidewater full size Soaring Society magnanimously fered close Garner gliderpors week model Sailplaners could use field Herk hosting Tidewater Model Soaring Society TMSS club knew single 150-ftwide grass strip wasnt ideal Soaring field Matsbut certainly better nothing gliderport well out country near Suf folk 34 road miles west AMA Mats HQ Chesapeake Holiday Inn TMSS went ahead planning gliderport printed new maps arranged food service port-a-potties other de tails Less week before Mats begin field industrial park near Chesapeake Holiday Inn identified possible Soaring site Although closer other Mats action several problems surface hard rough 17 miles RC Helicop ter site too small full-length winch lines finally important right next busy six-lane 1-64 Sure shooting flown Gliders would have crashed Interstate can make up own head lines next days newspapers So de cided stay Gamer fliers expressed doubts about gliderport because narrow width runway right west side entire length runway field tall corn left beanfield four winches put fairly tightly together four landing circles cut 46 ft diameter fit diagonally across runway behind winches things worked Out quite well much better expected light winds pretty much straight south right down runway four days runway plenty long enough stretch winch lines out full 300 meters first time several years made Two fine Scale Sailpianes L Pennsylvanias Don Goughnour Pratt-Reed LNE-1 unusual subject prototype owned Vintage Sailplane Association Model placed second right Michigans Cal Postuma 4-meter Discus Graupner kit Scale L Bernie Coleman 1 Roland Kern Rolands quarter-scale ASK-la placed 3rd right Roland Kern manufac turer Germanys famed Roke Sailplane kits dwarfed 7-meter Grob Twin Astir Giants demonstration flights highlighted week 46 Model Aviation AMA NATS TIDEWATER RC Soaring Byron Blakeslee excellent launches TMSS club members did great job keeping winches retriev ers going pilots demonstrated excellent skills staying out corn beansat least part weeks weather exactly predicted Herk hot %O humid Good air rather plentiful often lot cruising around locate As usu al mornings toughest times find lift moisture air mornings quite misty Tuesday flying de layed until about 900 am because test flights disappearing low-hanging fog Once lift did develop generally nature big gently rising bubbles lots buzzards flying around made pretty reliable thermal detectors bummer side periods no body finding lift seven-minute max just couldnt Unfortunately put some good fliers Out contest Soarings luck draw Mother Nature deals hand its up pilot make number entries very healthy year Unlimited class 107 Open four Junior four Senior fliers Stan dard class 101 plus four four TwoMeter 85 plus four four again didnt make formal count Id guess actual number fliers hand 130 Most en ter two three classes order maximize flying time get moneys worth Scale extremely competitive 12 very nice planes good sign Scale interest picking up around country Having Junior Senior entries recent years made lot fun among younger fliersthey really enjoy contest within contest Soaring run quite relaxed manner year like huge fun-fly too sen ous contest hot Herk Assistant CD Pete Carr didnt want frazzle contes tants workers pushing pace too hard no model processing Herk figured contestants knew build Two-Meter planes 78Y4-in wingspans 100 Standard class planes other changes last couple years Most notably flying class time instead mixing classes together shortage-of-timers problem solved just re quiring different timers day whole contest class task now-normal seven-minute Pre cision Duration 100-pt in/out landing bonus Flight time earns up 420 points landing makes max 520 points per flight class organized 12 flight groups eight 10 fliers per group group called up fly rounded up prearranged timer collected scorecard scorers tent waited frequency pin come back flight line Once pin back picked up transmitter walked out flight line being careful watch Gliders landing approach 150yard walk out back major slowing fac tor wasnt much could done about because configuration run way space transmitter impound tent howling thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon knocked out Standard class round progress put early end day Unfortunately factors limited Standard just four rounds Everyone would have liked get flights after investing time money attend Nats just didnt work out year Starting ear lier spite fog staying later strongarm tactics could have added round would have worn down both fliers workers As Herk said Its supposed fun Lets start Scale event since run off first Tuesday probably largest-ever Nats Scale entrya very welcome trend indeed nothing compare seeing gaggle long-winged beauties wheeling thermal overhead Ed Whytes quarter-scale original-design Schweizer TG-3A its very pretty red/white/blue color scheme won Nats second time Ed said will donate ship AMA museum youll able see Reston now Second Don Goughnours quarter-scale Pratt-Reed LNE-1 very impressive side-byside WW II Navy trainer bright yellow paint Third place taken Roland Kern beautiful quarter-scale ASK-18 Although kit plane Roland could claim points orig inal design because makes kit Roland visitor Germany manufactures Roke line Scale kits Also flying Roke planes Tony Arnoux Bernie Coleman both great-flying SB-lOs Although built 4-scale span 15 ft 4 Fourth Terry Edmonds quarter-scale ASW-20 Glasfiugel kit ship flaw less finished Terrys usual meticulous tention detail flew beautifully too Its plac Junior age-group fliers photo left L-R Brett Young Rob Kodey Blayne Chastain Rob Edson Luis Manguia hails Mexico lot fun flying together Soaring Agnews Ft Myers FL R part Florida Soaring Society Team No 2 John L did well taking 7th Unlimited son Brian R flew Sagitta 600 win both 2-Meter Standard classes November 1988 47 Heres crew L made Nats RC Soaring event work front row have L-R Luther Mitchell Ruth Teseo Tim Sobol Bob Champine Percy Pierce Cohn Britcher Pete Carr Tom An thony Vernon Saunders Austin Leftwich Back row holds L-R Bob Teseo Ed Avera Paul Byrum Tex Harlmangruber Bob Stew art Vince Falcione Mike Mathews Herk Stokely John Szittai Vin ton Gates Don Thompson Erel Linn Fred Gregg Thanks lot folks crowd Above might contestants ing just reflects static points given up building kit Continuing subject Scale Roland shipped giant seven-meter-span Grob Twin Astir Germany demonstrate us model scale 125 almost half-size weights 45 lb exactly follows all-glass construction full-size two-place glider must surely largest Scale kit kind available todayfor about $2500 some used just static display think crowd-stopping commercial possibilities Roland says has orders several Ger Lets hope somebody buys new Roke catalog coming importer Tony Arnoux Miami few months Ill let know about its availability upeoming RC Soaring column Tuesday morning Roland took Astir out its fiberglass shipping container assembled onlookers let out collective gasp plane big glass work fin ish absolutely gorgeous identification let ters trim colors actually molded glass wing spars overlap bolt together just like full-scale fuselage literally sits hollow wings stressed 35 Gs Roland allows bit overkill will make future kits modest 20 Gs plane uses 13 servos two receivers receiver works left controls other right receiver goes out will least some roll control two redun dant servos elevator controlled receivers Four servos used retract wheel doors retract folds up sideways two lock place After Scale event completed Tues day morning Roland attempted launch Twin Astir using Don Goughnours extra strong winch first two attempts line broke before plane left ground third try got up about 30 ft before line broke again Roland could make quick 360 land different strategy used Thursday after noon after competitive flying finished day Bob Edsons F3B winch 160-lb-test monofilament line laid out straight down runway Roland Twin Astir north end runway Bob winch 400 meters down runway south signal Bob hit pedal away went Twin Astir got off ground quickiy gained height slow very graceful mannerdefinitely F3B ping and-zoom launch Now Twin Astir up its natural ele ment looked breathtakingly beautiful cruis ing around sky Lift sparse first flight lasted just few minutes before Roland set up approach land crowd gave him big hand hollered Another Roland obliged two flights its third flight Astir found small ther mal Roland circled perhaps five mmutes gained enough altitude two loops high-speed low pass big plane made spine-chilling whooosh sped Roland pulled up nice Chandelle before coming precision landing assembled Sailplan ers knew witnessed something extra spe cial gave Roland bigger round applause shouts reaponse Id say felt Rolands demonstration worth price trip Back competition Brian Agnew led tied lead three classes round dont think extraordinary feat evidently youve following competitive Soaring too closely TwoMeter class Brian didnt drop point perfect seven-minute precision flights four rounds hit landings Iowas Terry Edmonds also perfect going last round Brian flew first Terry knew get 520-pt flight force fly off Terrys approach little early try ing stretch order hit seven minutes ex actly lo stalled out just missed circle all-or-nothing situation Terrys tal 1976 points put him down third behind Woody Blanchards 2018 Brian flew faithful Sagitta 600 both TwoMeter Standard plane flies well him Brian said doesnt see need build Sagitta 900 Standard class competition Brian didnt fly well Standard off Paul Carlson 1 holds 86 Nats-winning 2-Meter Prodigy left hand new Quasoar right Both kitted Off-the-Ground Models Quasoar builds either 100-in 123-in wingspan Polyhedral foam wing has flaps/Selig 4061 airfoil Fuse fiberglass List price $14995 Tom Tock Wayne Fredette both R SOAR club Illinois Tom placed 3rd Standard original-design craft Floridas Ed Berton L great new 2-Meter pod-and-boom design calls Mariah Eds Competition Products Co will kit soon Floridas Leon Kincaid R launches famous Scooter Note Davey Systems line-retrievers tables Arrangement easier operators helps keep line off ground Nats Warren Gliderporl flying site bordered cornfield 48 Model Aviation second third flight Teriy again closest competition too lapse off four seconds third flight gave Brian three-point cushion over Terry go ing final flight Tom Tock Illinois also hanging tough just two points behind Brian Brians fourth flight wasnt easy because no other planes up launched act markers quickly evident flying periods devoid ther mals did magnificent job moving lit tle Sagitta around sky fighting scrap lift could find eked out seven minutes can appreciated have tried itand mostly failed perfect 520 assured him another win Terry off second finish second Tom dropped four points come two points behind Terry know full-size flying theres famous saying no old bold pilots Ive fig ured Out model Sailplane flying since dont have worry about injuring themselves off-field landing outstanding pilots ex tremely aggressive great things about attending Nats opportunity observe some worlds top fliers year closely watched complete flights Brian Agnew Paul Carlson Tom Neilson Tom Brightbill Dave Johnson several others What really good pilots have com mon skill nerve range out over area seeking Up air lesser lights stooging around bad air close field Id thinking myself better find something out hes dead duck often paid off sometimes didnt recall watching Paul Carlsons last TwoMeter flight worked low lift way down wind Prodigy win-or-bust situ ation didnt come off dont see Pauls name up leaders year Unlimited class closest competition Brian Agnew again perfect through three rounds Tom Tock other pilot keep ing pace Brian several within two points included Paul Carlson Terry Ed monds Dave Johnson Troy Lawicki Tom Brightbill four points back Brian really blew last flighthe off two seconds provided slim opening mentioned ex cept Brightbill Nobody could pull off Terry finished point behind Dave four back others bad final flights let Woody Blanchard Jim Thomas Allen White John Agnew Brians dad slip ahead Ex amples die Brian flying Larry Jolly Model Products Meteor 128-in-span polyhedral ship nice fiberglass fuselage Eppler 205 air foil very good cruising speed Meteor has won Nats before Larrys hands 1982 John Brown 1983 benign flying conditions year aile ron ships like Windsong no advantage over Meteor case last year strong winds Lincoln made aileronequipped planes lot easier handle especially landing year variety poly ships did very well represented about two-thirds entry lot Windsongs other Bob Dodgson planes handprobably partly reflecting well did last year As good plane Meteor problem has obtaining kit Larry just hasnt maldng very Anticipating surge interest because Brians tremendous suc cess called Larry check availability kits Larry assured making themat about $139 think LIMP ad should issue Write call Larry place order directly Larry also said finally coming out Cheetah basically straight-wing Pantera long-awaited Winsome lat ter being 129-in-span aileron-and-flap design slip-on nose cone fiberglass fuselage T-tail three-piece wing Eppler 374 airfoil trendy swept-back leading edge layout Larrys Winsome very similar Bob Sealys new Ultima kit Incidentally Bob intending fly Ultima Nats potential builders anxious see Unfortunately Bob stay home order try keep up kit orders Junior Senior fliers having own battles Actually thats fair statement because Juniors ages up 15 hung out gether best buddies five Blayne Chastain Robbie Edson Brett Young Robert Kodey Luis Munguia Mexico Continued page 154 Woody Blanchard L used knowledge local weather conditions finish 2nd 2-Meter 4th Unlimited Don Goughnour timed Bloo bold Woody Iowas Terry Edmonds R famed Callisto flanked Sanford Serle L Al Scidmore R Brian Agnew L gives Unlimted class entry LJMP Meteor strong throw start aloft towline Crafts dark solid-color under side stands out well against sky right see NSS President Pete Carr L Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely R have just pre sented Hi Johnson Trophy Brian Agnew Brian took first places three classes won three Nats Special Awardsl November 1988 49 Best Europe s leading manufacturer Pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include Helmets Goggles Sun Glasses Bobble Hats Baseball Caps Floppy Hats Bone Domes Oxygen Masks Meewests popular types WWI WW 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others Brian Weve already seen Brian dropped three points Out maxi mum possible total 6240 turned out Terry Edmonds Woody Blanchard tied second 6128 points apiece Also doing good jobs Don Hams 5941 Jack Cash 5736 year NSS inaugurated special plaques highest-placing NSS member class Woody got Two-Meter Terry other two Want bet Brian NSS next year Speaking next year Nats lo cation wasnt announced possibilities said Tacoma Des Moines Day ton unofficial F3B contest Sat urday field near Chesapeake Holiday Inn F3B fit field better because winch lines 200 meters long No fees col lected AMA donated three Mats plaques F3B new 13 fliers took day run off two rounds ETY SAFE T unique twocomponent epoxy laminating system developed offer user safest highest quality laminating resin available 11A Pt Kit- $180O VA Kit- $2600 Glass Cloth 58 oz/sq yd 38 x6 ft e 38 x 15 ft 0 38x3Oft-$350O add $300 Ship & Hand above items Send SASE additional information ACPs Lightweight Composite Materials Order C 0 D 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NATS SOARING 1988 gives us lots talk about big story has Brian Agnew Brian won three classes plus three special awards clean sweep unprecedented Nats Soaring history looking back over past 13 years first Mats Soaring event Lake Charles 1975 no pilot bat ever won two classes let alone three taking class Brian automatically won Hi Johnson award highest score class Lee Renaud award high est combined score three classes Dan Pruss Team award nip tuck Team Oregon guys Brian seamed father John Lee Montgomery win too Six out six case havent heard Brian before recent Florida State grad Fort Myers won Mats Two-Meter class Lincoln last year placed second Lake Charles year before 1978 Mats Lake Charles Brian won Junior Standard class completed LSF Level V December So can see Brian no newcomer competitive Soaring possesses skills will make him great flier years come Well get back Brians tremendous achieve ment little laterbut first lets have general rundown what transpired Virginia No Soaring event possibili ties 1988 Mats site selected AMA Soaring Free Flight last fall large farm about 10 miles south Fentress Na val Station main Mats flying site price commodities going up because drought farmer decided plant soybeans field scratched Plan AMA unable obtain other sites Free Flight events except Scale door cancelled altogether unprec edented Mats history About two weeks before scheduled start 88 Mats Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely recounting di lemma clubmates Tidewater full size Soaring Society magnanimously fered close Garner gliderpors week model Sailplaners could use field Herk hosting Tidewater Model Soaring Society TMSS club knew single 150-ftwide grass strip wasnt ideal Soaring field Matsbut certainly better nothing gliderport well out country near Suf folk 34 road miles west AMA Mats HQ Chesapeake Holiday Inn TMSS went ahead planning gliderport printed new maps arranged food service port-a-potties other de tails Less week before Mats begin field industrial park near Chesapeake Holiday Inn identified possible Soaring site Although closer other Mats action several problems surface hard rough 17 miles RC Helicop ter site too small full-length winch lines finally important right next busy six-lane 1-64 Sure shooting flown Gliders would have crashed Interstate can make up own head lines next days newspapers So de cided stay Gamer fliers expressed doubts about gliderport because narrow width runway right west side entire length runway field tall corn left beanfield four winches put fairly tightly together four landing circles cut 46 ft diameter fit diagonally across runway behind winches things worked Out quite well much better expected light winds pretty much straight south right down runway four days runway plenty long enough stretch winch lines out full 300 meters first time several years made Two fine Scale Sailpianes L Pennsylvanias Don Goughnour Pratt-Reed LNE-1 unusual subject prototype owned Vintage Sailplane Association Model placed second right Michigans Cal Postuma 4-meter Discus Graupner kit Scale L Bernie Coleman 1 Roland Kern Rolands quarter-scale ASK-la placed 3rd right Roland Kern manufac turer Germanys famed Roke Sailplane kits dwarfed 7-meter Grob Twin Astir Giants demonstration flights highlighted week 46 Model Aviation AMA NATS TIDEWATER RC Soaring Byron Blakeslee excellent launches TMSS club members did great job keeping winches retriev ers going pilots demonstrated excellent skills staying out corn beansat least part weeks weather exactly predicted Herk hot %O humid Good air rather plentiful often lot cruising around locate As usu al mornings toughest times find lift moisture air mornings quite misty Tuesday flying de layed until about 900 am because test flights disappearing low-hanging fog Once lift did develop generally nature big gently rising bubbles lots buzzards flying around made pretty reliable thermal detectors bummer side periods no body finding lift seven-minute max just couldnt Unfortunately put some good fliers Out contest Soarings luck draw Mother Nature deals hand its up pilot make number entries very healthy year Unlimited class 107 Open four Junior four Senior fliers Stan dard class 101 plus four four TwoMeter 85 plus four four again didnt make formal count Id guess actual number fliers hand 130 Most en ter two three classes order maximize flying time get moneys worth Scale extremely competitive 12 very nice planes good sign Scale interest picking up around country Having Junior Senior entries recent years made lot fun among younger fliersthey really enjoy contest within contest Soaring run quite relaxed manner year like huge fun-fly too sen ous contest hot Herk Assistant CD Pete Carr didnt want frazzle contes tants workers pushing pace too hard no model processing Herk figured contestants knew build Two-Meter planes 78Y4-in wingspans 100 Standard class planes other changes last couple years Most notably flying class time instead mixing classes together shortage-of-timers problem solved just re quiring different timers day whole contest class task now-normal seven-minute Pre cision Duration 100-pt in/out landing bonus Flight time earns up 420 points landing makes max 520 points per flight class organized 12 flight groups eight 10 fliers per group group called up fly rounded up prearranged timer collected scorecard scorers tent waited frequency pin come back flight line Once pin back picked up transmitter walked out flight line being careful watch Gliders landing approach 150yard walk out back major slowing fac tor wasnt much could done about because configuration run way space transmitter impound tent howling thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon knocked out Standard class round progress put early end day Unfortunately factors limited Standard just four rounds Everyone would have liked get flights after investing time money attend Nats just didnt work out year Starting ear lier spite fog staying later strongarm tactics could have added round would have worn down both fliers workers As Herk said Its supposed fun Lets start Scale event since run off first Tuesday probably largest-ever Nats Scale entrya very welcome trend indeed nothing compare seeing gaggle long-winged beauties wheeling thermal overhead Ed Whytes quarter-scale original-design Schweizer TG-3A its very pretty red/white/blue color scheme won Nats second time Ed said will donate ship AMA museum youll able see Reston now Second Don Goughnours quarter-scale Pratt-Reed LNE-1 very impressive side-byside WW II Navy trainer bright yellow paint Third place taken Roland Kern beautiful quarter-scale ASK-18 Although kit plane Roland could claim points orig inal design because makes kit Roland visitor Germany manufactures Roke line Scale kits Also flying Roke planes Tony Arnoux Bernie Coleman both great-flying SB-lOs Although built 4-scale span 15 ft 4 Fourth Terry Edmonds quarter-scale ASW-20 Glasfiugel kit ship flaw less finished Terrys usual meticulous tention detail flew beautifully too Its plac Junior age-group fliers photo left L-R Brett Young Rob Kodey Blayne Chastain Rob Edson Luis Manguia hails Mexico lot fun flying together Soaring Agnews Ft Myers FL R part Florida Soaring Society Team No 2 John L did well taking 7th Unlimited son Brian R flew Sagitta 600 win both 2-Meter Standard classes November 1988 47 Heres crew L made Nats RC Soaring event work front row have L-R Luther Mitchell Ruth Teseo Tim Sobol Bob Champine Percy Pierce Cohn Britcher Pete Carr Tom An thony Vernon Saunders Austin Leftwich Back row holds L-R Bob Teseo Ed Avera Paul Byrum Tex Harlmangruber Bob Stew art Vince Falcione Mike Mathews Herk Stokely John Szittai Vin ton Gates Don Thompson Erel Linn Fred Gregg Thanks lot folks crowd Above might contestants ing just reflects static points given up building kit Continuing subject Scale Roland shipped giant seven-meter-span Grob Twin Astir Germany demonstrate us model scale 125 almost half-size weights 45 lb exactly follows all-glass construction full-size two-place glider must surely largest Scale kit kind available todayfor about $2500 some used just static display think crowd-stopping commercial possibilities Roland says has orders several Ger Lets hope somebody buys new Roke catalog coming importer Tony Arnoux Miami few months Ill let know about its availability upeoming RC Soaring column Tuesday morning Roland took Astir out its fiberglass shipping container assembled onlookers let out collective gasp plane big glass work fin ish absolutely gorgeous identification let ters trim colors actually molded glass wing spars overlap bolt together just like full-scale fuselage literally sits hollow wings stressed 35 Gs Roland allows bit overkill will make future kits modest 20 Gs plane uses 13 servos two receivers receiver works left controls other right receiver goes out will least some roll control two redun dant servos elevator controlled receivers Four servos used retract wheel doors retract folds up sideways two lock place After Scale event completed Tues day morning Roland attempted launch Twin Astir using Don Goughnours extra strong winch first two attempts line broke before plane left ground third try got up about 30 ft before line broke again Roland could make quick 360 land different strategy used Thursday after noon after competitive flying finished day Bob Edsons F3B winch 160-lb-test monofilament line laid out straight down runway Roland Twin Astir north end runway Bob winch 400 meters down runway south signal Bob hit pedal away went Twin Astir got off ground quickiy gained height slow very graceful mannerdefinitely F3B ping and-zoom launch Now Twin Astir up its natural ele ment looked breathtakingly beautiful cruis ing around sky Lift sparse first flight lasted just few minutes before Roland set up approach land crowd gave him big hand hollered Another Roland obliged two flights its third flight Astir found small ther mal Roland circled perhaps five mmutes gained enough altitude two loops high-speed low pass big plane made spine-chilling whooosh sped Roland pulled up nice Chandelle before coming precision landing assembled Sailplan ers knew witnessed something extra spe cial gave Roland bigger round applause shouts reaponse Id say felt Rolands demonstration worth price trip Back competition Brian Agnew led tied lead three classes round dont think extraordinary feat evidently youve following competitive Soaring too closely TwoMeter class Brian didnt drop point perfect seven-minute precision flights four rounds hit landings Iowas Terry Edmonds also perfect going last round Brian flew first Terry knew get 520-pt flight force fly off Terrys approach little early try ing stretch order hit seven minutes ex actly lo stalled out just missed circle all-or-nothing situation Terrys tal 1976 points put him down third behind Woody Blanchards 2018 Brian flew faithful Sagitta 600 both TwoMeter Standard plane flies well him Brian said doesnt see need build Sagitta 900 Standard class competition Brian didnt fly well Standard off Paul Carlson 1 holds 86 Nats-winning 2-Meter Prodigy left hand new Quasoar right Both kitted Off-the-Ground Models Quasoar builds either 100-in 123-in wingspan Polyhedral foam wing has flaps/Selig 4061 airfoil Fuse fiberglass List price $14995 Tom Tock Wayne Fredette both R SOAR club Illinois Tom placed 3rd Standard original-design craft Floridas Ed Berton L great new 2-Meter pod-and-boom design calls Mariah Eds Competition Products Co will kit soon Floridas Leon Kincaid R launches famous Scooter Note Davey Systems line-retrievers tables Arrangement easier operators helps keep line off ground Nats Warren Gliderporl flying site bordered cornfield 48 Model Aviation second third flight Teriy again closest competition too lapse off four seconds third flight gave Brian three-point cushion over Terry go ing final flight Tom Tock Illinois also hanging tough just two points behind Brian Brians fourth flight wasnt easy because no other planes up launched act markers quickly evident flying periods devoid ther mals did magnificent job moving lit tle Sagitta around sky fighting scrap lift could find eked out seven minutes can appreciated have tried itand mostly failed perfect 520 assured him another win Terry off second finish second Tom dropped four points come two points behind Terry know full-size flying theres famous saying no old bold pilots Ive fig ured Out model Sailplane flying since dont have worry about injuring themselves off-field landing outstanding pilots ex tremely aggressive great things about attending Nats opportunity observe some worlds top fliers year closely watched complete flights Brian Agnew Paul Carlson Tom Neilson Tom Brightbill Dave Johnson several others What really good pilots have com mon skill nerve range out over area seeking Up air lesser lights stooging around bad air close field Id thinking myself better find something out hes dead duck often paid off sometimes didnt recall watching Paul Carlsons last TwoMeter flight worked low lift way down wind Prodigy win-or-bust situ ation didnt come off dont see Pauls name up leaders year Unlimited class closest competition Brian Agnew again perfect through three rounds Tom Tock other pilot keep ing pace Brian several within two points included Paul Carlson Terry Ed monds Dave Johnson Troy Lawicki Tom Brightbill four points back Brian really blew last flighthe off two seconds provided slim opening mentioned ex cept Brightbill Nobody could pull off Terry finished point behind Dave four back others bad final flights let Woody Blanchard Jim Thomas Allen White John Agnew Brians dad slip ahead Ex amples die Brian flying Larry Jolly Model Products Meteor 128-in-span polyhedral ship nice fiberglass fuselage Eppler 205 air foil very good cruising speed Meteor has won Nats before Larrys hands 1982 John Brown 1983 benign flying conditions year aile ron ships like Windsong no advantage over Meteor case last year strong winds Lincoln made aileronequipped planes lot easier handle especially landing year variety poly ships did very well represented about two-thirds entry lot Windsongs other Bob Dodgson planes handprobably partly reflecting well did last year As good plane Meteor problem has obtaining kit Larry just hasnt maldng very Anticipating surge interest because Brians tremendous suc cess called Larry check availability kits Larry assured making themat about $139 think LIMP ad should issue Write call Larry place order directly Larry also said finally coming out Cheetah basically straight-wing Pantera long-awaited Winsome lat ter being 129-in-span aileron-and-flap design slip-on nose cone fiberglass fuselage T-tail three-piece wing Eppler 374 airfoil trendy swept-back leading edge layout Larrys Winsome very similar Bob Sealys new Ultima kit Incidentally Bob intending fly Ultima Nats potential builders anxious see Unfortunately Bob stay home order try keep up kit orders Junior Senior fliers having own battles Actually thats fair statement because Juniors ages up 15 hung out gether best buddies five Blayne Chastain Robbie Edson Brett Young Robert Kodey Luis Munguia Mexico Continued page 154 Woody Blanchard L used knowledge local weather conditions finish 2nd 2-Meter 4th Unlimited Don Goughnour timed Bloo bold Woody Iowas Terry Edmonds R famed Callisto flanked Sanford Serle L Al Scidmore R Brian Agnew L gives Unlimted class entry LJMP Meteor strong throw start aloft towline Crafts dark solid-color under side stands out well against sky right see NSS President Pete Carr L Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely R have just pre sented Hi Johnson Trophy Brian Agnew Brian took first places three classes won three Nats Special Awardsl November 1988 49 Best Europe s leading manufacturer Pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include Helmets Goggles Sun Glasses Bobble Hats Baseball Caps Floppy Hats Bone Domes Oxygen Masks Meewests popular types WWI WW 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others Brian Weve already seen Brian dropped three points Out maxi mum possible total 6240 turned out Terry Edmonds Woody Blanchard tied second 6128 points apiece Also doing good jobs Don Hams 5941 Jack Cash 5736 year NSS inaugurated special plaques highest-placing NSS member class Woody got Two-Meter Terry other two Want bet Brian NSS next year Speaking next year Nats lo cation wasnt announced possibilities said Tacoma Des Moines Day ton unofficial F3B contest Sat urday field near Chesapeake Holiday Inn F3B fit field better because winch lines 200 meters long No fees col lected AMA donated three Mats plaques F3B new 13 fliers took day run off two rounds ETY SAFE T unique twocomponent epoxy laminating system developed offer user safest highest quality laminating resin available 11A Pt Kit- $180O VA Kit- $2600 Glass Cloth 58 oz/sq yd 38 x6 ft e 38 x 15 ft 0 38x3Oft-$350O add $300 Ship & Hand above items Send SASE additional information ACPs Lightweight Composite Materials Order C 0 D 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
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NATS SOARING 1988 gives us lots talk about big story has Brian Agnew Brian won three classes plus three special awards clean sweep unprecedented Nats Soaring history looking back over past 13 years first Mats Soaring event Lake Charles 1975 no pilot bat ever won two classes let alone three taking class Brian automatically won Hi Johnson award highest score class Lee Renaud award high est combined score three classes Dan Pruss Team award nip tuck Team Oregon guys Brian seamed father John Lee Montgomery win too Six out six case havent heard Brian before recent Florida State grad Fort Myers won Mats Two-Meter class Lincoln last year placed second Lake Charles year before 1978 Mats Lake Charles Brian won Junior Standard class completed LSF Level V December So can see Brian no newcomer competitive Soaring possesses skills will make him great flier years come Well get back Brians tremendous achieve ment little laterbut first lets have general rundown what transpired Virginia No Soaring event possibili ties 1988 Mats site selected AMA Soaring Free Flight last fall large farm about 10 miles south Fentress Na val Station main Mats flying site price commodities going up because drought farmer decided plant soybeans field scratched Plan AMA unable obtain other sites Free Flight events except Scale door cancelled altogether unprec edented Mats history About two weeks before scheduled start 88 Mats Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely recounting di lemma clubmates Tidewater full size Soaring Society magnanimously fered close Garner gliderpors week model Sailplaners could use field Herk hosting Tidewater Model Soaring Society TMSS club knew single 150-ftwide grass strip wasnt ideal Soaring field Matsbut certainly better nothing gliderport well out country near Suf folk 34 road miles west AMA Mats HQ Chesapeake Holiday Inn TMSS went ahead planning gliderport printed new maps arranged food service port-a-potties other de tails Less week before Mats begin field industrial park near Chesapeake Holiday Inn identified possible Soaring site Although closer other Mats action several problems surface hard rough 17 miles RC Helicop ter site too small full-length winch lines finally important right next busy six-lane 1-64 Sure shooting flown Gliders would have crashed Interstate can make up own head lines next days newspapers So de cided stay Gamer fliers expressed doubts about gliderport because narrow width runway right west side entire length runway field tall corn left beanfield four winches put fairly tightly together four landing circles cut 46 ft diameter fit diagonally across runway behind winches things worked Out quite well much better expected light winds pretty much straight south right down runway four days runway plenty long enough stretch winch lines out full 300 meters first time several years made Two fine Scale Sailpianes L Pennsylvanias Don Goughnour Pratt-Reed LNE-1 unusual subject prototype owned Vintage Sailplane Association Model placed second right Michigans Cal Postuma 4-meter Discus Graupner kit Scale L Bernie Coleman 1 Roland Kern Rolands quarter-scale ASK-la placed 3rd right Roland Kern manufac turer Germanys famed Roke Sailplane kits dwarfed 7-meter Grob Twin Astir Giants demonstration flights highlighted week 46 Model Aviation AMA NATS TIDEWATER RC Soaring Byron Blakeslee excellent launches TMSS club members did great job keeping winches retriev ers going pilots demonstrated excellent skills staying out corn beansat least part weeks weather exactly predicted Herk hot %O humid Good air rather plentiful often lot cruising around locate As usu al mornings toughest times find lift moisture air mornings quite misty Tuesday flying de layed until about 900 am because test flights disappearing low-hanging fog Once lift did develop generally nature big gently rising bubbles lots buzzards flying around made pretty reliable thermal detectors bummer side periods no body finding lift seven-minute max just couldnt Unfortunately put some good fliers Out contest Soarings luck draw Mother Nature deals hand its up pilot make number entries very healthy year Unlimited class 107 Open four Junior four Senior fliers Stan dard class 101 plus four four TwoMeter 85 plus four four again didnt make formal count Id guess actual number fliers hand 130 Most en ter two three classes order maximize flying time get moneys worth Scale extremely competitive 12 very nice planes good sign Scale interest picking up around country Having Junior Senior entries recent years made lot fun among younger fliersthey really enjoy contest within contest Soaring run quite relaxed manner year like huge fun-fly too sen ous contest hot Herk Assistant CD Pete Carr didnt want frazzle contes tants workers pushing pace too hard no model processing Herk figured contestants knew build Two-Meter planes 78Y4-in wingspans 100 Standard class planes other changes last couple years Most notably flying class time instead mixing classes together shortage-of-timers problem solved just re quiring different timers day whole contest class task now-normal seven-minute Pre cision Duration 100-pt in/out landing bonus Flight time earns up 420 points landing makes max 520 points per flight class organized 12 flight groups eight 10 fliers per group group called up fly rounded up prearranged timer collected scorecard scorers tent waited frequency pin come back flight line Once pin back picked up transmitter walked out flight line being careful watch Gliders landing approach 150yard walk out back major slowing fac tor wasnt much could done about because configuration run way space transmitter impound tent howling thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon knocked out Standard class round progress put early end day Unfortunately factors limited Standard just four rounds Everyone would have liked get flights after investing time money attend Nats just didnt work out year Starting ear lier spite fog staying later strongarm tactics could have added round would have worn down both fliers workers As Herk said Its supposed fun Lets start Scale event since run off first Tuesday probably largest-ever Nats Scale entrya very welcome trend indeed nothing compare seeing gaggle long-winged beauties wheeling thermal overhead Ed Whytes quarter-scale original-design Schweizer TG-3A its very pretty red/white/blue color scheme won Nats second time Ed said will donate ship AMA museum youll able see Reston now Second Don Goughnours quarter-scale Pratt-Reed LNE-1 very impressive side-byside WW II Navy trainer bright yellow paint Third place taken Roland Kern beautiful quarter-scale ASK-18 Although kit plane Roland could claim points orig inal design because makes kit Roland visitor Germany manufactures Roke line Scale kits Also flying Roke planes Tony Arnoux Bernie Coleman both great-flying SB-lOs Although built 4-scale span 15 ft 4 Fourth Terry Edmonds quarter-scale ASW-20 Glasfiugel kit ship flaw less finished Terrys usual meticulous tention detail flew beautifully too Its plac Junior age-group fliers photo left L-R Brett Young Rob Kodey Blayne Chastain Rob Edson Luis Manguia hails Mexico lot fun flying together Soaring Agnews Ft Myers FL R part Florida Soaring Society Team No 2 John L did well taking 7th Unlimited son Brian R flew Sagitta 600 win both 2-Meter Standard classes November 1988 47 Heres crew L made Nats RC Soaring event work front row have L-R Luther Mitchell Ruth Teseo Tim Sobol Bob Champine Percy Pierce Cohn Britcher Pete Carr Tom An thony Vernon Saunders Austin Leftwich Back row holds L-R Bob Teseo Ed Avera Paul Byrum Tex Harlmangruber Bob Stew art Vince Falcione Mike Mathews Herk Stokely John Szittai Vin ton Gates Don Thompson Erel Linn Fred Gregg Thanks lot folks crowd Above might contestants ing just reflects static points given up building kit Continuing subject Scale Roland shipped giant seven-meter-span Grob Twin Astir Germany demonstrate us model scale 125 almost half-size weights 45 lb exactly follows all-glass construction full-size two-place glider must surely largest Scale kit kind available todayfor about $2500 some used just static display think crowd-stopping commercial possibilities Roland says has orders several Ger Lets hope somebody buys new Roke catalog coming importer Tony Arnoux Miami few months Ill let know about its availability upeoming RC Soaring column Tuesday morning Roland took Astir out its fiberglass shipping container assembled onlookers let out collective gasp plane big glass work fin ish absolutely gorgeous identification let ters trim colors actually molded glass wing spars overlap bolt together just like full-scale fuselage literally sits hollow wings stressed 35 Gs Roland allows bit overkill will make future kits modest 20 Gs plane uses 13 servos two receivers receiver works left controls other right receiver goes out will least some roll control two redun dant servos elevator controlled receivers Four servos used retract wheel doors retract folds up sideways two lock place After Scale event completed Tues day morning Roland attempted launch Twin Astir using Don Goughnours extra strong winch first two attempts line broke before plane left ground third try got up about 30 ft before line broke again Roland could make quick 360 land different strategy used Thursday after noon after competitive flying finished day Bob Edsons F3B winch 160-lb-test monofilament line laid out straight down runway Roland Twin Astir north end runway Bob winch 400 meters down runway south signal Bob hit pedal away went Twin Astir got off ground quickiy gained height slow very graceful mannerdefinitely F3B ping and-zoom launch Now Twin Astir up its natural ele ment looked breathtakingly beautiful cruis ing around sky Lift sparse first flight lasted just few minutes before Roland set up approach land crowd gave him big hand hollered Another Roland obliged two flights its third flight Astir found small ther mal Roland circled perhaps five mmutes gained enough altitude two loops high-speed low pass big plane made spine-chilling whooosh sped Roland pulled up nice Chandelle before coming precision landing assembled Sailplan ers knew witnessed something extra spe cial gave Roland bigger round applause shouts reaponse Id say felt Rolands demonstration worth price trip Back competition Brian Agnew led tied lead three classes round dont think extraordinary feat evidently youve following competitive Soaring too closely TwoMeter class Brian didnt drop point perfect seven-minute precision flights four rounds hit landings Iowas Terry Edmonds also perfect going last round Brian flew first Terry knew get 520-pt flight force fly off Terrys approach little early try ing stretch order hit seven minutes ex actly lo stalled out just missed circle all-or-nothing situation Terrys tal 1976 points put him down third behind Woody Blanchards 2018 Brian flew faithful Sagitta 600 both TwoMeter Standard plane flies well him Brian said doesnt see need build Sagitta 900 Standard class competition Brian didnt fly well Standard off Paul Carlson 1 holds 86 Nats-winning 2-Meter Prodigy left hand new Quasoar right Both kitted Off-the-Ground Models Quasoar builds either 100-in 123-in wingspan Polyhedral foam wing has flaps/Selig 4061 airfoil Fuse fiberglass List price $14995 Tom Tock Wayne Fredette both R SOAR club Illinois Tom placed 3rd Standard original-design craft Floridas Ed Berton L great new 2-Meter pod-and-boom design calls Mariah Eds Competition Products Co will kit soon Floridas Leon Kincaid R launches famous Scooter Note Davey Systems line-retrievers tables Arrangement easier operators helps keep line off ground Nats Warren Gliderporl flying site bordered cornfield 48 Model Aviation second third flight Teriy again closest competition too lapse off four seconds third flight gave Brian three-point cushion over Terry go ing final flight Tom Tock Illinois also hanging tough just two points behind Brian Brians fourth flight wasnt easy because no other planes up launched act markers quickly evident flying periods devoid ther mals did magnificent job moving lit tle Sagitta around sky fighting scrap lift could find eked out seven minutes can appreciated have tried itand mostly failed perfect 520 assured him another win Terry off second finish second Tom dropped four points come two points behind Terry know full-size flying theres famous saying no old bold pilots Ive fig ured Out model Sailplane flying since dont have worry about injuring themselves off-field landing outstanding pilots ex tremely aggressive great things about attending Nats opportunity observe some worlds top fliers year closely watched complete flights Brian Agnew Paul Carlson Tom Neilson Tom Brightbill Dave Johnson several others What really good pilots have com mon skill nerve range out over area seeking Up air lesser lights stooging around bad air close field Id thinking myself better find something out hes dead duck often paid off sometimes didnt recall watching Paul Carlsons last TwoMeter flight worked low lift way down wind Prodigy win-or-bust situ ation didnt come off dont see Pauls name up leaders year Unlimited class closest competition Brian Agnew again perfect through three rounds Tom Tock other pilot keep ing pace Brian several within two points included Paul Carlson Terry Ed monds Dave Johnson Troy Lawicki Tom Brightbill four points back Brian really blew last flighthe off two seconds provided slim opening mentioned ex cept Brightbill Nobody could pull off Terry finished point behind Dave four back others bad final flights let Woody Blanchard Jim Thomas Allen White John Agnew Brians dad slip ahead Ex amples die Brian flying Larry Jolly Model Products Meteor 128-in-span polyhedral ship nice fiberglass fuselage Eppler 205 air foil very good cruising speed Meteor has won Nats before Larrys hands 1982 John Brown 1983 benign flying conditions year aile ron ships like Windsong no advantage over Meteor case last year strong winds Lincoln made aileronequipped planes lot easier handle especially landing year variety poly ships did very well represented about two-thirds entry lot Windsongs other Bob Dodgson planes handprobably partly reflecting well did last year As good plane Meteor problem has obtaining kit Larry just hasnt maldng very Anticipating surge interest because Brians tremendous suc cess called Larry check availability kits Larry assured making themat about $139 think LIMP ad should issue Write call Larry place order directly Larry also said finally coming out Cheetah basically straight-wing Pantera long-awaited Winsome lat ter being 129-in-span aileron-and-flap design slip-on nose cone fiberglass fuselage T-tail three-piece wing Eppler 374 airfoil trendy swept-back leading edge layout Larrys Winsome very similar Bob Sealys new Ultima kit Incidentally Bob intending fly Ultima Nats potential builders anxious see Unfortunately Bob stay home order try keep up kit orders Junior Senior fliers having own battles Actually thats fair statement because Juniors ages up 15 hung out gether best buddies five Blayne Chastain Robbie Edson Brett Young Robert Kodey Luis Munguia Mexico Continued page 154 Woody Blanchard L used knowledge local weather conditions finish 2nd 2-Meter 4th Unlimited Don Goughnour timed Bloo bold Woody Iowas Terry Edmonds R famed Callisto flanked Sanford Serle L Al Scidmore R Brian Agnew L gives Unlimted class entry LJMP Meteor strong throw start aloft towline Crafts dark solid-color under side stands out well against sky right see NSS President Pete Carr L Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely R have just pre sented Hi Johnson Trophy Brian Agnew Brian took first places three classes won three Nats Special Awardsl November 1988 49 Best Europe s leading manufacturer Pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include Helmets Goggles Sun Glasses Bobble Hats Baseball Caps Floppy Hats Bone Domes Oxygen Masks Meewests popular types WWI WW II sports one-piece suit stripes loll colors NATO one-piece suit map pockets olive green glider pilots turtle neck sweaters floppy hat sun glasses Standard pilot tan pants simulated leather jacket fur collar baseball cap sun glasses pilots lightest ever come painted dressed ready fly 1/4 Scale 0 Pius $500 postagi handiing 1/ Scale irmaji Have fun e parachutist ram chute rip-stop nylon ready servos Takes standard flight pack makes $9O Pius Sit Easy Ordering st deliveryPostage Handing send phone VISA MasterCard Number AH DESIGNS BI OLD WORKSHOPS FFORDDDERWEN CL WYD UK 2YR PILOT GLASSES. 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others Brian Weve already seen Brian dropped three points Out maxi mum possible total 6240 turned out Terry Edmonds Woody Blanchard tied second 6128 points apiece Also doing good jobs Don Hams 5941 Jack Cash 5736 year NSS inaugurated special plaques highest-placing NSS member class Woody got Two-Meter Terry other two Want bet Brian NSS next year Speaking next year Nats lo cation wasnt announced possibilities said Tacoma Des Moines Day ton unofficial F3B contest Sat urday field near Chesapeake Holiday Inn F3B fit field better because winch lines 200 meters long No fees col lected AMA donated three Mats plaques F3B new 13 fliers took day run off two rounds ETY SAFE T unique twocomponent epoxy laminating system developed offer user safest highest quality laminating resin available 11A Pt Kit- $180O VA Kit- $2600 Glass Cloth 58 oz/sq yd 38 x6 ft e 38 x 15 ft 0 38x3Oft-$350O add $300 Ship & Hand above items Send SASE additional information ACPs Lightweight Composite Materials Order C 0 D 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
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NATS SOARING 1988 gives us lots talk about big story has Brian Agnew Brian won three classes plus three special awards clean sweep unprecedented Nats Soaring history looking back over past 13 years first Mats Soaring event Lake Charles 1975 no pilot bat ever won two classes let alone three taking class Brian automatically won Hi Johnson award highest score class Lee Renaud award high est combined score three classes Dan Pruss Team award nip tuck Team Oregon guys Brian seamed father John Lee Montgomery win too Six out six case havent heard Brian before recent Florida State grad Fort Myers won Mats Two-Meter class Lincoln last year placed second Lake Charles year before 1978 Mats Lake Charles Brian won Junior Standard class completed LSF Level V December So can see Brian no newcomer competitive Soaring possesses skills will make him great flier years come Well get back Brians tremendous achieve ment little laterbut first lets have general rundown what transpired Virginia No Soaring event possibili ties 1988 Mats site selected AMA Soaring Free Flight last fall large farm about 10 miles south Fentress Na val Station main Mats flying site price commodities going up because drought farmer decided plant soybeans field scratched Plan AMA unable obtain other sites Free Flight events except Scale door cancelled altogether unprec edented Mats history About two weeks before scheduled start 88 Mats Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely recounting di lemma clubmates Tidewater full size Soaring Society magnanimously fered close Garner gliderpors week model Sailplaners could use field Herk hosting Tidewater Model Soaring Society TMSS club knew single 150-ftwide grass strip wasnt ideal Soaring field Matsbut certainly better nothing gliderport well out country near Suf folk 34 road miles west AMA Mats HQ Chesapeake Holiday Inn TMSS went ahead planning gliderport printed new maps arranged food service port-a-potties other de tails Less week before Mats begin field industrial park near Chesapeake Holiday Inn identified possible Soaring site Although closer other Mats action several problems surface hard rough 17 miles RC Helicop ter site too small full-length winch lines finally important right next busy six-lane 1-64 Sure shooting flown Gliders would have crashed Interstate can make up own head lines next days newspapers So de cided stay Gamer fliers expressed doubts about gliderport because narrow width runway right west side entire length runway field tall corn left beanfield four winches put fairly tightly together four landing circles cut 46 ft diameter fit diagonally across runway behind winches things worked Out quite well much better expected light winds pretty much straight south right down runway four days runway plenty long enough stretch winch lines out full 300 meters first time several years made Two fine Scale Sailpianes L Pennsylvanias Don Goughnour Pratt-Reed LNE-1 unusual subject prototype owned Vintage Sailplane Association Model placed second right Michigans Cal Postuma 4-meter Discus Graupner kit Scale L Bernie Coleman 1 Roland Kern Rolands quarter-scale ASK-la placed 3rd right Roland Kern manufac turer Germanys famed Roke Sailplane kits dwarfed 7-meter Grob Twin Astir Giants demonstration flights highlighted week 46 Model Aviation AMA NATS TIDEWATER RC Soaring Byron Blakeslee excellent launches TMSS club members did great job keeping winches retriev ers going pilots demonstrated excellent skills staying out corn beansat least part weeks weather exactly predicted Herk hot %O humid Good air rather plentiful often lot cruising around locate As usu al mornings toughest times find lift moisture air mornings quite misty Tuesday flying de layed until about 900 am because test flights disappearing low-hanging fog Once lift did develop generally nature big gently rising bubbles lots buzzards flying around made pretty reliable thermal detectors bummer side periods no body finding lift seven-minute max just couldnt Unfortunately put some good fliers Out contest Soarings luck draw Mother Nature deals hand its up pilot make number entries very healthy year Unlimited class 107 Open four Junior four Senior fliers Stan dard class 101 plus four four TwoMeter 85 plus four four again didnt make formal count Id guess actual number fliers hand 130 Most en ter two three classes order maximize flying time get moneys worth Scale extremely competitive 12 very nice planes good sign Scale interest picking up around country Having Junior Senior entries recent years made lot fun among younger fliersthey really enjoy contest within contest Soaring run quite relaxed manner year like huge fun-fly too sen ous contest hot Herk Assistant CD Pete Carr didnt want frazzle contes tants workers pushing pace too hard no model processing Herk figured contestants knew build Two-Meter planes 78Y4-in wingspans 100 Standard class planes other changes last couple years Most notably flying class time instead mixing classes together shortage-of-timers problem solved just re quiring different timers day whole contest class task now-normal seven-minute Pre cision Duration 100-pt in/out landing bonus Flight time earns up 420 points landing makes max 520 points per flight class organized 12 flight groups eight 10 fliers per group group called up fly rounded up prearranged timer collected scorecard scorers tent waited frequency pin come back flight line Once pin back picked up transmitter walked out flight line being careful watch Gliders landing approach 150yard walk out back major slowing fac tor wasnt much could done about because configuration run way space transmitter impound tent howling thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon knocked out Standard class round progress put early end day Unfortunately factors limited Standard just four rounds Everyone would have liked get flights after investing time money attend Nats just didnt work out year Starting ear lier spite fog staying later strongarm tactics could have added round would have worn down both fliers workers As Herk said Its supposed fun Lets start Scale event since run off first Tuesday probably largest-ever Nats Scale entrya very welcome trend indeed nothing compare seeing gaggle long-winged beauties wheeling thermal overhead Ed Whytes quarter-scale original-design Schweizer TG-3A its very pretty red/white/blue color scheme won Nats second time Ed said will donate ship AMA museum youll able see Reston now Second Don Goughnours quarter-scale Pratt-Reed LNE-1 very impressive side-byside WW II Navy trainer bright yellow paint Third place taken Roland Kern beautiful quarter-scale ASK-18 Although kit plane Roland could claim points orig inal design because makes kit Roland visitor Germany manufactures Roke line Scale kits Also flying Roke planes Tony Arnoux Bernie Coleman both great-flying SB-lOs Although built 4-scale span 15 ft 4 Fourth Terry Edmonds quarter-scale ASW-20 Glasfiugel kit ship flaw less finished Terrys usual meticulous tention detail flew beautifully too Its plac Junior age-group fliers photo left L-R Brett Young Rob Kodey Blayne Chastain Rob Edson Luis Manguia hails Mexico lot fun flying together Soaring Agnews Ft Myers FL R part Florida Soaring Society Team No 2 John L did well taking 7th Unlimited son Brian R flew Sagitta 600 win both 2-Meter Standard classes November 1988 47 Heres crew L made Nats RC Soaring event work front row have L-R Luther Mitchell Ruth Teseo Tim Sobol Bob Champine Percy Pierce Cohn Britcher Pete Carr Tom An thony Vernon Saunders Austin Leftwich Back row holds L-R Bob Teseo Ed Avera Paul Byrum Tex Harlmangruber Bob Stew art Vince Falcione Mike Mathews Herk Stokely John Szittai Vin ton Gates Don Thompson Erel Linn Fred Gregg Thanks lot folks crowd Above might contestants ing just reflects static points given up building kit Continuing subject Scale Roland shipped giant seven-meter-span Grob Twin Astir Germany demonstrate us model scale 125 almost half-size weights 45 lb exactly follows all-glass construction full-size two-place glider must surely largest Scale kit kind available todayfor about $2500 some used just static display think crowd-stopping commercial possibilities Roland says has orders several Ger Lets hope somebody buys new Roke catalog coming importer Tony Arnoux Miami few months Ill let know about its availability upeoming RC Soaring column Tuesday morning Roland took Astir out its fiberglass shipping container assembled onlookers let out collective gasp plane big glass work fin ish absolutely gorgeous identification let ters trim colors actually molded glass wing spars overlap bolt together just like full-scale fuselage literally sits hollow wings stressed 35 Gs Roland allows bit overkill will make future kits modest 20 Gs plane uses 13 servos two receivers receiver works left controls other right receiver goes out will least some roll control two redun dant servos elevator controlled receivers Four servos used retract wheel doors retract folds up sideways two lock place After Scale event completed Tues day morning Roland attempted launch Twin Astir using Don Goughnours extra strong winch first two attempts line broke before plane left ground third try got up about 30 ft before line broke again Roland could make quick 360 land different strategy used Thursday after noon after competitive flying finished day Bob Edsons F3B winch 160-lb-test monofilament line laid out straight down runway Roland Twin Astir north end runway Bob winch 400 meters down runway south signal Bob hit pedal away went Twin Astir got off ground quickiy gained height slow very graceful mannerdefinitely F3B ping and-zoom launch Now Twin Astir up its natural ele ment looked breathtakingly beautiful cruis ing around sky Lift sparse first flight lasted just few minutes before Roland set up approach land crowd gave him big hand hollered Another Roland obliged two flights its third flight Astir found small ther mal Roland circled perhaps five mmutes gained enough altitude two loops high-speed low pass big plane made spine-chilling whooosh sped Roland pulled up nice Chandelle before coming precision landing assembled Sailplan ers knew witnessed something extra spe cial gave Roland bigger round applause shouts reaponse Id say felt Rolands demonstration worth price trip Back competition Brian Agnew led tied lead three classes round dont think extraordinary feat evidently youve following competitive Soaring too closely TwoMeter class Brian didnt drop point perfect seven-minute precision flights four rounds hit landings Iowas Terry Edmonds also perfect going last round Brian flew first Terry knew get 520-pt flight force fly off Terrys approach little early try ing stretch order hit seven minutes ex actly lo stalled out just missed circle all-or-nothing situation Terrys tal 1976 points put him down third behind Woody Blanchards 2018 Brian flew faithful Sagitta 600 both TwoMeter Standard plane flies well him Brian said doesnt see need build Sagitta 900 Standard class competition Brian didnt fly well Standard off Paul Carlson 1 holds 86 Nats-winning 2-Meter Prodigy left hand new Quasoar right Both kitted Off-the-Ground Models Quasoar builds either 100-in 123-in wingspan Polyhedral foam wing has flaps/Selig 4061 airfoil Fuse fiberglass List price $14995 Tom Tock Wayne Fredette both R SOAR club Illinois Tom placed 3rd Standard original-design craft Floridas Ed Berton L great new 2-Meter pod-and-boom design calls Mariah Eds Competition Products Co will kit soon Floridas Leon Kincaid R launches famous Scooter Note Davey Systems line-retrievers tables Arrangement easier operators helps keep line off ground Nats Warren Gliderporl flying site bordered cornfield 48 Model Aviation second third flight Teriy again closest competition too lapse off four seconds third flight gave Brian three-point cushion over Terry go ing final flight Tom Tock Illinois also hanging tough just two points behind Brian Brians fourth flight wasnt easy because no other planes up launched act markers quickly evident flying periods devoid ther mals did magnificent job moving lit tle Sagitta around sky fighting scrap lift could find eked out seven minutes can appreciated have tried itand mostly failed perfect 520 assured him another win Terry off second finish second Tom dropped four points come two points behind Terry know full-size flying theres famous saying no old bold pilots Ive fig ured Out model Sailplane flying since dont have worry about injuring themselves off-field landing outstanding pilots ex tremely aggressive great things about attending Nats opportunity observe some worlds top fliers year closely watched complete flights Brian Agnew Paul Carlson Tom Neilson Tom Brightbill Dave Johnson several others What really good pilots have com mon skill nerve range out over area seeking Up air lesser lights stooging around bad air close field Id thinking myself better find something out hes dead duck often paid off sometimes didnt recall watching Paul Carlsons last TwoMeter flight worked low lift way down wind Prodigy win-or-bust situ ation didnt come off dont see Pauls name up leaders year Unlimited class closest competition Brian Agnew again perfect through three rounds Tom Tock other pilot keep ing pace Brian several within two points included Paul Carlson Terry Ed monds Dave Johnson Troy Lawicki Tom Brightbill four points back Brian really blew last flighthe off two seconds provided slim opening mentioned ex cept Brightbill Nobody could pull off Terry finished point behind Dave four back others bad final flights let Woody Blanchard Jim Thomas Allen White John Agnew Brians dad slip ahead Ex amples die Brian flying Larry Jolly Model Products Meteor 128-in-span polyhedral ship nice fiberglass fuselage Eppler 205 air foil very good cruising speed Meteor has won Nats before Larrys hands 1982 John Brown 1983 benign flying conditions year aile ron ships like Windsong no advantage over Meteor case last year strong winds Lincoln made aileronequipped planes lot easier handle especially landing year variety poly ships did very well represented about two-thirds entry lot Windsongs other Bob Dodgson planes handprobably partly reflecting well did last year As good plane Meteor problem has obtaining kit Larry just hasnt maldng very Anticipating surge interest because Brians tremendous suc cess called Larry check availability kits Larry assured making themat about $139 think LIMP ad should issue Write call Larry place order directly Larry also said finally coming out Cheetah basically straight-wing Pantera long-awaited Winsome lat ter being 129-in-span aileron-and-flap design slip-on nose cone fiberglass fuselage T-tail three-piece wing Eppler 374 airfoil trendy swept-back leading edge layout Larrys Winsome very similar Bob Sealys new Ultima kit Incidentally Bob intending fly Ultima Nats potential builders anxious see Unfortunately Bob stay home order try keep up kit orders Junior Senior fliers having own battles Actually thats fair statement because Juniors ages up 15 hung out gether best buddies five Blayne Chastain Robbie Edson Brett Young Robert Kodey Luis Munguia Mexico Continued page 154 Woody Blanchard L used knowledge local weather conditions finish 2nd 2-Meter 4th Unlimited Don Goughnour timed Bloo bold Woody Iowas Terry Edmonds R famed Callisto flanked Sanford Serle L Al Scidmore R Brian Agnew L gives Unlimted class entry LJMP Meteor strong throw start aloft towline Crafts dark solid-color under side stands out well against sky right see NSS President Pete Carr L Soaring Event Director Herk Stokely R have just pre sented Hi Johnson Trophy Brian Agnew Brian took first places three classes won three Nats Special Awardsl November 1988 49 Best Europe s leading manufacturer Pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include Helmets Goggles Sun Glasses Bobble Hats Baseball Caps Floppy Hats Bone Domes Oxygen Masks Meewests popular types WWI WW II sports one-piece suit stripes loll colors NATO one-piece suit map pockets olive green glider pilots turtle neck sweaters floppy hat sun glasses Standard pilot tan pants simulated leather jacket fur collar baseball cap sun glasses pilots lightest ever come painted dressed ready fly 1/4 Scale 0 Pius $500 postagi handiing 1/ Scale irmaji Have fun e parachutist ram chute rip-stop nylon ready servos Takes standard flight pack makes $9O Pius Sit Easy Ordering st deliveryPostage Handing send phone VISA MasterCard Number AH DESIGNS BI OLD WORKSHOPS FFORDDDERWEN CL WYD UK 2YR PILOT GLASSES. HOW VALUABLE IS YOUR EYESIGHT Adjustable side frames free-flow ventilation Extremely light weight added comfort Blocks harmful aviolet radiation Attractive case included ...Wraparound frame fits comfortably over prescription glasses auartz mist coated scratch resistance Made entirely Polycarbonate impact protection ANSI Z871 specifications Available in Clear shop work $1325 Amber overcast days & late afternoons $14~ Gray S14~ & Mirror S19~ sunny days CA Mask S1595 Paint Mask S2O~ member club hit prop blade throws 60 engine close range tip blade struck Safety Plus glasses saved him serious injury possibly loss eye incident convinced everyone should wear safety glasses near model airplane engines being run upEd Saul Secretary Treasurer Pikes Peak RC Club Prices include shipping handling PLIEJ5 See hobby dealer firsts doesnt have what need order direct SAFETY PLUS PO Box 1173 Dept iM Clinton MS 39056 ORDERS ONLY 1-800-842-7233 Cont US Mississippi 1601 924-9640 IMC Nats RC Scale/Preston Continued page 45 supply engine cowling etc Beech models notebook silent apologies Curtis Some other notable models Expert class order finishing Tom Dyls F6F-5 Hell cat Jeff Foleys Me-109 Charlie Nelsons Waco VKS-7F Skip Masts C-130 Joe Solkos Vultee XP-54 familiar lat ter aircraft a pusher engine twin booms double-taper wing similar Vultee Vengeance dive bomber Only two built competition Sport Scale Sportsman class saw less three points separating first second place Connecticut modeler Chaun cey Dance took first model Kin ner Sportster currently flying all-balsa construction powered 05 61 four-stroke covered Solartex finished Inter lux polyurethane Close behind Richard Drake Cessna 182 missed chance first place lost nose wheel steering mechanism prior takeoff fourth final round Sportsman event lone Senior entry RC Scale Stephen Chapis flying clipped-wing J-3 Cub father placed fifth Open category same event flying another Mid-Wing Special Space precludes description wealth detail observed host Scale modelsdetail must cumulatively ac count hundreds thousands hours spent workshops around country will pass photographs used Nats re port regular authors RC Scale col umn hopes entry 1988 Nats doesnt appear issue MA may see future issue Nats RC Soar/Blakeslee Continued page 49 four Seniors ages 15-19 flew three classes Sean Ernst Terry Riessen John Szittai Robert Teseo Check Nats results section Competition Newsletter issue see everybody placed traditional Awards Banquet held Fri day evening Chesapeake Holiday Inn MCed NSS President Pete Carr usu ally rowdy affair seemed pretty sedate year cocktail hour too short guess MINI-ELECTRIC QUICKCHARGE T ANTSTART OST ROITEMSCHAERIES VL111$2495EFC-51111$1935 includes HY-7t 5-5rops Charge Cord andLow cast Quick Chaigionly teqiilyes Connector Accesrspacers etcl4 D type batteries Ii $1795VL111RFC-402$3495 ider 7fz leads QuickSame VL-111 butideal fur accuratelyiy VL Fiight Baitery Materrs substitute uAbove charyVL Field boo 0 size 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remains mention few others shot couple spe cial awards attended banquet may have surprised team about Dan Pruss Memorial Team Award presented Portland team Tom Neilson Dave Johnson Tom Brightbill because higher individual scores team won inaugural trophy last year However deed gift SOAR club specified highest-placing ordinal team member class what counted lowest team score won Dave third Unlimited Tom N tenth TwoMeter Tom B eleventh Two-Meter total 24 points Florida SS team got three firsts Brian counted seventh father John Unlimited Lee Montgomery twelfth Standard total 20 points possibility error mentioned Portland guys immediately recognized handed over plaques Brian John Lee Truly fine show sportsmanship should also mentioned Tom Brightbill caught error Two-Meter score credited landing last flight knew didnt get told scorekeepers 100-pt reduction dropped him tie fourth eleventh Lee Renaud Memorial Award donated Airtronics highest total points three classes its interesting see close others Brian Weve already seen Brian dropped three points Out maxi mum possible total 6240 turned out Terry Edmonds Woody Blanchard tied second 6128 points apiece Also doing good jobs Don Hams 5941 Jack Cash 5736 year NSS inaugurated special plaques highest-placing NSS member class Woody got Two-Meter Terry other two Want bet Brian NSS next year Speaking next year Nats lo cation wasnt announced possibilities said Tacoma Des Moines Day ton unofficial F3B contest Sat urday field near Chesapeake Holiday Inn F3B fit field better because winch lines 200 meters long No fees col lected AMA donated three Mats plaques F3B new 13 fliers took day run off two rounds ETY SAFE T unique twocomponent epoxy laminating system developed offer user safest highest quality laminating resin available 11A Pt Kit- $180O VA Kit- $2600 Glass Cloth 58 oz/sq yd 38 x6 ft e 38 x 15 ft 0 38x3Oft-$350O add $300 Ship & Hand above items Send SASE additional information ACPs Lightweight Composite Materials Order C 0 D 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