1990 AMA S Ml 0-AMERICA John Ballard MEMORABLE Thats Id have describe 1990 AMA Nats held Mid-American Air Center Site just west Vincennes IN small regional airport between Vincennes IN Lawrenceville IL might best sum up Nats saying Corn leftcorn right site cer tainly breadbasket Midwest ag ricultural flavor small-town atmosphere cohosts event Lawrenceville Vin cennes appreciated majority com petitors Both towns went out way wel come competitors carnival-event mosphere during Nats week local news papers both towns gave us liberal coverage inclcuding numerous photos Control Line site located area usu ally reserved taxiing parking fullsize general aviation aircraft normally oc cupy Mid-American Air Center airport situated adjacent big AMA Headquar ters tent probably worst paved sur face model flying have encountered years competition site well stocked AMA staff restrooms food facilities Speed Racing circles paving woefully inade quate Unfortunately concrete surface poured 12-ft squares sometime back late Forties early Fifties tar between slabs long since departed what re mained some variety wirelike weed grow ing profusely crack son ar rived Sunday afternoon around 200 pm Vic Garner uses email Va-in plastic tube over end spinner Mouse Racer halt engine during warm-up final race Vic turned spectacular 44829 capturing first place Mouse Race Open battery connections either side fuselage rigid wire run ning glow plug faster pit stops FAST club racing team spent little over $100 own money numerous hours tempting patch large spalled eroded sections flying area 1990 Racing Event Director Larry Dziak Wizard immediately commandeered people possible help police circle cut out weeds patch holes pos sible Unfortunately pilots runout circle large crater finally filled af ter several pilots fell turned anldes flying area lot chipped props hung lines situation racing contingent used brooms purchased Bob Fogg Howard Shahan together drywall patching mud plaster supplied AMA HQ staff finally patch original race circle well net-enclosed circles used Speed fliersand Fast Rat fliers final day competition schedule racing events changed slightly 1990 compared restructuring occurred 1989 coincided much bet ter activities fllnw flir th Left Mouse Race winners left right Bobby Fogg Ill San Diego CA first place Jr 60849 Daniel Galiego also San Diego first place Sr 6168 Vic Garner Livermore CA first place Open 44829 Right Open Scale Race winners left right First-place winner Dick Lambert Port Orange FL Bob Fogg San Diego sixth place Howard Shahan Poway CA second place John Bailard Louisville KY third place Larry Dzlak Stevens Point WI fourth place Bill Blschoff Dallas TX fifth place 58 Model Aviation Russian Team Racer Alexander lvashkin right Leningrad flying-wing racer Unfortunately surface cracks circle chipped prop forcing him retire First-place winner Scale Race Open Dick Lambert left Port Orange FL being sisted Jerry Meyer North Aurora IL starting Nelson 15 engine during five-second countdown Jerry uses leather glove three five fingers removed Event director Larry Dziak Stevens Point WI left measures stroke Dick Lamberts winning Scaie Race Open engine using diai-type depth micrometer Since winning times might AMA Nationai Records en gines measured rules compilance Speed circle Scale Racing flown Tues day July 17 Mouse Racing Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday Fast Rat flown Fri day safety-net-enclosed area after Speed fliers finished events Practice flying started earnest Monday morning since racing competitors free day weather both Sunday Monday unusually cool mid-July tempera tures eighties Tuesday through Fri day brought expected 90 095 bright sun light humidity also increased throughout week around 30% around 50% small rain shower noon Fridayfortuitous ly occurring after final 140-lap Fast Rat race year racing competitors did major ity own timing well erecting ficials tent Scale Racing Tuesday dawned higher tem peratures Larry Dziak called pilots meet ing 900 am Pertinent rules empha sized well sportsmanship Monday concrete fiying circie depior abie condition giant crater mid dle pilots runout circle Note wide cracks paving filled grass Numer ous holes cracks filled plaster patching compound Several con testants seen sweeping circle Event Director Larry Dziak left watches ard Shahan repairs larger holes practice flights majority Scale Racing en thusiasts running airspeeds 145-151 sec onds Best clockings Lambert-Bal lard team 147 seconds Fogg-Shahan 148 majority competitors year us ing Rossi Mk III version generally modified piston liner/cylinder head combination special large-bore venturi remaining competitors using Nelson 15 did see lone Cox ompetitors observed using GloBee iL 4L funny plugs addition particular year first op portunity set AMA National Records CL Racing events times turned Nats will put record book applications approved Competitors eight finalist slots se lected ranking best time two 70-lap preliminary heats Jason Kegel won first Junior event excellent performance Charles Barnes first Senior Kevin Fruewirth second Preliminary race times Open cutoff 309 qualifing final some super preliminary times Lambert turn ing 245 followed Ballard 248 Fogg Shahan team used GP-modified Rossi prepared Tim Gillott Nelson 15 tension mounted 140-lap final Lambert-Ballard team fortunate win time 548 followed Shahan-Fogg team 55793 Ballard-Lambert team third 61065 Larry Dziak Jr fourth 62023 Bill Bischoff fifth 62066 First-place Scale Race Jr winner Jason Ke gel gets adjustment hat holds diesel-powered Scale Racer Jason did excellent job flying spite overheating problems engine first three places won planes using GP-modified Rossi 15 three entries could easily have winner based airspeed However result shows con sistent fast pitting can certainly win lose event Continued page 180 Left The Open Siow Rat first second piace winners ieft right Mike Greb teammate Bili Bischoff took first piace score 52494 John Baliard teammate Dick Lambert ianded second place 52530 Right Open Rat Race winners left right Firat-piace winner Howard Shahan 43745 Bob Fogg took second piace 44271 Larry Dziak ianded third place 44980 Dick Lambert wee fourth place wIth 45901 Au four modeis powered K&B 65 engines inverted instaiiations November 1990 59 Known biscuits n gravy team Bill Biachoff left pitman Mike Greb took first place FAI Team Race 1030365 I Lets aciasally hear receivers NiCd battesy voltage automatically Reminds turn off receiver preventing battery damage & disappointments Q Cycles batteries extend life I Alarm helps locate lost aircraft * Precisely checks systems range * I Checks interference channel before youfly* TheefeuturessorsupporsedonPCMRsdios PROTECT YOUR IN VESTMENT AND FLY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THE GUARDIAN ANGEL protects aircraft six different ways Its audible expanded scale voltmeter ESV power indicator battery cycler aircraft finder mnge tester interference monitor small light package effortlessly monitors R/C electronic equipment save money Guardian Angel simplest convenient way making sure receiver batteries charged rye ever seen d airplane second time took out field ordered two says Doug Pratt noted author several RIC related books Works standard AM FM R/G systems Ideal R/C sport scale aailplases pattern helicopters Easily connects unused servo channel between servo receiver Optional kit adds scale-like lights WEIGHS 6 os DRAWS ONLY 6 ma 75X14XZ6 RELIABLE ACCURATE EASY TO INSTALL TGA-TLl tinned leada.$3995 FJl Itutaba 1 conna TGAFG1 Futaba G conns.$4795 E NEW TGALK1 Guardian Angel add-on red green strobe light kit $995 T YOUR HOBBY DEALER OR SEND CHECK MO TO FL tee add 5% euJa tue call tnt coo Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc 800 729-9210 PO Box 340638 T.. K&S Engineering 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 Solderina Tools Model 910 WV Model 300 * Modei 212 ii type iron gives 30 watts capacIty fast heat field repairs using 12 volt battery poWer * Model 300Iron gives 3D watts capacity iight weight pencil type iron * Model 910 iron has capacity 60 watts heavy duty Iron * Model 1210 Gun provides 100 watts capacity heats instantiy Send $100 catalog prices phone 312/586-8503 Model 212 convincingly Airwolf featured Cobra mechanics modified rotor wing landing gear beautiful model flew well looked summary 1990 Nats now history three rounds good flying over three days competitor site good judging consistent book flying sportsmanship excellent much higher level competence re flects maturing sport Congratulations winners great big thank-you officials workers made happen about few Scale entries 1991 See Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 59 Shahan-Fogg team both its models constructed fiberglass Ballard Lambert team used traditional wood built-up con struction ever-unpredictable Mouse Racers brought out Wednesday Over 20 competitors entered Open goodly number Juniors Seniors event flown morning prior FAI Team Racing Although theyre usually run three-up strong wind convinced Event Director Larry Dziak run two-up races behind decision merely minimizing hideous line tangles torn-tsp wrecked equipment normally see three-up situations circlets very tricky surface condition real driv ing force behind limiting races two-up precaution several instances lines being snagged planes ing pulled torqued out control result ing kinked flying lines broken propellers Generally speaking small-wheeled Mouse Racers trouble landing talcing off deteriorated flying surface avallable San Diego CA group took first place both Junior Senior categories Bob Fogg Jr first Junior Daniel Gallego Sen ior Vic Garner wiped out everybody else Open super time 44829 other Mouse Racers turning speeds lap times 135-140 seconds Vic running low 12-second range Kansas-based team John Holliday Melvin Schuette came second Ballard team came third after using three pit stops everyone elses two aspect weather thankful fact wind fairly strong bigger racing classes moderated unpredictable Mouse Racers Everybody using heavily modified Cox 049s about same airspeeds except Garners killer engine Large differ ences airspeeds mainly result pro peller selection appeared black Tor nado 5 x 4 cut down diameter 4M easiest useand budget price boot FM Team Race event drew quite group spectators few contestants practice flights Russian team Leningrad fastest airplane Russians re turned Nats again fly several Control Line events Alexander Ivashkins plane sported new frontexhaust diesel engine featuring baffle 180 Model Aviation D&J ELECTRONICS aI 900 Lucy Road ll Ml 48843 546-2644 service makes RiO equipment utilizing state art electronics Spectrum Analyzer Precision Frequency Measuring equipment True 1991 Standards endorsed AMA & RCMA Transmitter Slicker Program FCC LicensedSpeed Control RepairsQuality Service Transmitter Qhecks Only includes GOLD/SILVER sticker$400 Transmitter & Receiver Calibration$2400 Frequency Upgrades & Changes crystals extra$2900 Bench Time Repairs per hour$2500 Transmitters service will receive AMA/RCMA sticker ADD $500 FOR SHIPPING & INSURANC TWO WEEKS OR LESSIi TURN A~ARD ACCEPTEDCOD TEAM INC BOX 338M BRADYVILLE TN 37026 615 765-5397 shielded cooling air until being opened pit stop about 100 laps final gave air cool engine down fi nal leg race plane did have metal crutch pan made completely Kevlar carbon fiber engine tank fueling setup certainly work art some excellent three-up racing Alexander met unhappy fate plane caught runways surface cracks chipped propeller retire race account allowed Greb/Bis choff team take first followed Holliday/ Schuette second Russians third Slow Rat racers really high-tech machines competitors spent Wednesday afternoon Thursday morning preparing planes heat races planes generally same design features small size built-up wings Power generally Nelson-modified Super Tigre 35 although few fliers used some few remaining K&B 35s speeds obtained little better last year major ity competitors turning times 138-145 seconds relatively few entrants professionallevel event elected away qualifica tion heats run 140-lap final Since AMA National Record slots open both 70- 140-lap heats contestants flew 70-lap warm-ups just obtain times possi ble records breakdown teams Florida allowed Bill Bischoff Mike Grab record unparalleled 140-lap time 5249 Ballard Lambert team tried vain catch time ran 5253 since racing flying loner Bischoffs time impossible Get ROUN TUfT Today Its round sflat flies 30 Flying DISC STOL SUPERIOR Small Field FLY Aircraft STABLE PREDICTABLE EtAGILE $4 795piue H shipping TX Rae add 7% sales tax VISA Foam ft ute Ply construction ELEVON Mixer Included 25.45cid 335ll Accurate QUALITY Materials overcome Bills record performance will cer tainly stand some time Midwest Sport Race added supplemen tary event after conclusion Slow Rat has very specific rules applicable engine airplane Such things high-tech fuel tanks en gine modifications trick airplanes al lowed over 15 entrants event Basically engines must plaln bearing type no ball-bearing-supported crankshafts having no 35 cu dis placement addition having no major modifi cations fuel tank must entirely mounted outboard side profile fuselage cannot have chicken-hopper modifica tions modification can included conversion so-called uniflow configu ration addition tank can filled through -in-diameter tube quite bit fun see individuals normally fly professional events pitmen doing flying competitors ran 100 laps two pit stops winner Larry Dziak Jr followed Dick Lambert second Vic Gamer third Larry Dziak sup plied both fuel awards event awards very nice mounted gold cups certainly worthy occasion Fast Rats came out Thursday afternoon Friday morning Once again year Fogg-Shahan FAST team quickest air planes airspeeds 1115-1130 range plus excellent consistency pitting Ballard-Lambert team running 116 Dziak team about 117 Bob Fogg has using low-compression head combustion chamber formed PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzAz7av Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan No Size TT-150-B .. 1112 fl1758 .. 1314 fl200B TT-225-B .. 2114 fl226B .. 21/4 FAIl . fl250B .. 21/2 fl251B 1/2FAI fl275B . 2314 fl276B /4 FAt .. fl300B fl301BFAt 17-3258 .. 31/4 fl350B .. 31/2 TT375B .. 33/4 TT4008 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495095 oz 1595100 oz 1695160 oz 1895150 oz 1895190 oz 2095170 oz 2295220 oz 2495200 oz 2695260 oz 2895250 ez 3695340 ez 4995470 ox 5995520 oz 6995570 oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan No Size TT140A .. 1/428 TT147A .. 1/428/7mm . fl61flA x 10mm fl710A x 10mm T1516A .. 5/1624 fl518A . 5/1624/8mm TT810A . 0mm TT825A 125mm TT375A .. 3/824 TT125A .. lOx 125mm Retail Approx Price Weight $495 061 oz 495 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have gotten own dont think model should stand After two team So join up airplanes thatll stick through thick thin Inca Royal Oak NI4O67 -in ball mill uses plug depth 150 one-piece standard Nelson plug works well combination Ballard-Lanibert team using tradi tional high-compression head runs well during initial laps has tendency go lean after 20-25 laps whereas Fogg-Shahan head allows very constant engine run no distorting plug after laps preliminaries Fogg-Shahan showed way 70-lap time 211 rest competition averaging 2 18-222 competitors ran two-up final Fogg Shahan coming out top excellent time 437 Shahan-Fogg team took second place Bobs entry 442 Larry Dziak third 449 Dick Lambert fourth 459 looks like FAST teani will continue dominate event until rest competi tors get equipment organized Fast Rat first four places used K&B 65cc power plant various modifications ven turi needle valve backplate assembly well substitution new 4140-style crankshafts Nelsons piston/cylinder sets either standard AAC opinion CL Racing schedule used years Nats quite satisfactory think no changes should necessary least several years Id like hear readers schedule races ending Friday thus allowing competitors both Saturday Sun day complete return trip home Ill back regular bimonthly column January 1991 issue As always licit comments photos sharing rest racing fanatics Nats CL Scale/Kruse Continued page 61 subpar flight second round retired sidelines third place 273650 man bubble third place end Round Two Canadian Bill Logan eight-foot-span Polish Wilga 80 caught inopportune gust wind Round flipped over managed solid 1151 its sec ond flight pressure entirely Logan either improve position fend off low him response slow realistic flight STOL craft vaulted him first place phenomenal 1330 Everyone watching ap plauded generously Bills final score 284950 Precision Scale also belonged Bill Logan DuraBat 40-size 4-channel aerobatic trainer time much less dramatic fashion en try Precision another 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1990 AMA S Ml 0-AMERICA John Ballard MEMORABLE Thats Id have describe 1990 AMA Nats held Mid-American Air Center Site just west Vincennes IN small regional airport between Vincennes IN Lawrenceville IL might best sum up Nats saying Corn leftcorn right site cer tainly breadbasket Midwest ag ricultural flavor small-town atmosphere cohosts event Lawrenceville Vin cennes appreciated majority com petitors Both towns went out way wel come competitors carnival-event mosphere during Nats week local news papers both towns gave us liberal coverage inclcuding numerous photos Control Line site located area usu ally reserved taxiing parking fullsize general aviation aircraft normally oc cupy Mid-American Air Center airport situated adjacent big AMA Headquar ters tent probably worst paved sur face model flying have encountered years competition site well stocked AMA staff restrooms food facilities Speed Racing circles paving woefully inade quate Unfortunately concrete surface poured 12-ft squares sometime back late Forties early Fifties tar between slabs long since departed what re mained some variety wirelike weed grow ing profusely crack son ar rived Sunday afternoon around 200 pm Vic Garner uses email Va-in plastic tube over end spinner Mouse Racer halt engine during warm-up final race Vic turned spectacular 44829 capturing first place Mouse Race Open battery connections either side fuselage rigid wire run ning glow plug faster pit stops FAST club racing team spent little over $100 own money numerous hours tempting patch large spalled eroded sections flying area 1990 Racing Event Director Larry Dziak Wizard immediately commandeered people possible help police circle cut out weeds patch holes pos sible Unfortunately pilots runout circle large crater finally filled af ter several pilots fell turned anldes flying area lot chipped props hung lines situation racing contingent used brooms purchased Bob Fogg Howard Shahan together drywall patching mud plaster supplied AMA HQ staff finally patch original race circle well net-enclosed circles used Speed fliersand Fast Rat fliers final day competition schedule racing events changed slightly 1990 compared restructuring occurred 1989 coincided much bet ter activities fllnw flir th Left Mouse Race winners left right Bobby Fogg Ill San Diego CA first place Jr 60849 Daniel Galiego also San Diego first place Sr 6168 Vic Garner Livermore CA first place Open 44829 Right Open Scale Race winners left right First-place winner Dick Lambert Port Orange FL Bob Fogg San Diego sixth place Howard Shahan Poway CA second place John Bailard Louisville KY third place Larry Dzlak Stevens Point WI fourth place Bill Blschoff Dallas TX fifth place 58 Model Aviation Russian Team Racer Alexander lvashkin right Leningrad flying-wing racer Unfortunately surface cracks circle chipped prop forcing him retire First-place winner Scale Race Open Dick Lambert left Port Orange FL being sisted Jerry Meyer North Aurora IL starting Nelson 15 engine during five-second countdown Jerry uses leather glove three five fingers removed Event director Larry Dziak Stevens Point WI left measures stroke Dick Lamberts winning Scaie Race Open engine using diai-type depth micrometer Since winning times might AMA Nationai Records en gines measured rules compilance Speed circle Scale Racing flown Tues day July 17 Mouse Racing Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday Fast Rat flown Fri day safety-net-enclosed area after Speed fliers finished events Practice flying started earnest Monday morning since racing competitors free day weather both Sunday Monday unusually cool mid-July tempera tures eighties Tuesday through Fri day brought expected 90 095 bright sun light humidity also increased throughout week around 30% around 50% small rain shower noon Fridayfortuitous ly occurring after final 140-lap Fast Rat race year racing competitors did major ity own timing well erecting ficials tent Scale Racing Tuesday dawned higher tem peratures Larry Dziak called pilots meet ing 900 am Pertinent rules empha sized well sportsmanship Monday concrete fiying circie depior abie condition giant crater mid dle pilots runout circle Note wide cracks paving filled grass Numer ous holes cracks filled plaster patching compound Several con testants seen sweeping circle Event Director Larry Dziak left watches ard Shahan repairs larger holes practice flights majority Scale Racing en thusiasts running airspeeds 145-151 sec onds Best clockings Lambert-Bal lard team 147 seconds Fogg-Shahan 148 majority competitors year us ing Rossi Mk III version generally modified piston liner/cylinder head combination special large-bore venturi remaining competitors using Nelson 15 did see lone Cox ompetitors observed using GloBee iL 4L funny plugs addition particular year first op portunity set AMA National Records CL Racing events times turned Nats will put record book applications approved Competitors eight finalist slots se lected ranking best time two 70-lap preliminary heats Jason Kegel won first Junior event excellent performance Charles Barnes first Senior Kevin Fruewirth second Preliminary race times Open cutoff 309 qualifing final some super preliminary times Lambert turn ing 245 followed Ballard 248 Fogg Shahan team used GP-modified Rossi prepared Tim Gillott Nelson 15 tension mounted 140-lap final Lambert-Ballard team fortunate win time 548 followed Shahan-Fogg team 55793 Ballard-Lambert team third 61065 Larry Dziak Jr fourth 62023 Bill Bischoff fifth 62066 First-place Scale Race Jr winner Jason Ke gel gets adjustment hat holds diesel-powered Scale Racer Jason did excellent job flying spite overheating problems engine first three places won planes using GP-modified Rossi 15 three entries could easily have winner based airspeed However result shows con sistent fast pitting can certainly win lose event Continued page 180 Left The Open Siow Rat first second piace winners ieft right Mike Greb teammate Bili Bischoff took first piace score 52494 John Baliard teammate Dick Lambert ianded second place 52530 Right Open Rat Race winners left right Firat-piace winner Howard Shahan 43745 Bob Fogg took second piace 44271 Larry Dziak ianded third place 44980 Dick Lambert wee fourth place wIth 45901 Au four modeis powered K&B 65 engines inverted instaiiations November 1990 59 Known biscuits n gravy team Bill Biachoff left pitman Mike Greb took first place FAI Team Race 1030365 I Lets aciasally hear receivers NiCd battesy voltage automatically Reminds turn off receiver preventing battery damage & disappointments Q Cycles batteries extend life I Alarm helps locate lost aircraft * Precisely checks systems range * I Checks interference channel before youfly* TheefeuturessorsupporsedonPCMRsdios PROTECT YOUR IN VESTMENT AND FLY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THE GUARDIAN ANGEL protects aircraft six different ways Its audible expanded scale voltmeter ESV power indicator battery cycler aircraft finder mnge tester interference monitor small light package effortlessly monitors R/C electronic equipment save money Guardian Angel simplest convenient way making sure receiver batteries charged rye ever seen d airplane second time took out field ordered two says Doug Pratt noted author several RIC related books Works standard AM FM R/G systems Ideal R/C sport scale aailplases pattern helicopters Easily connects unused servo channel between servo receiver Optional kit adds scale-like lights WEIGHS 6 os DRAWS ONLY 6 ma 75X14XZ6 RELIABLE ACCURATE EASY TO INSTALL TGA-TLl tinned leada.$3995 FJl Itutaba 1 conna TGAFG1 Futaba G conns.$4795 E NEW TGALK1 Guardian Angel add-on red green strobe light kit $995 T YOUR HOBBY DEALER OR SEND CHECK MO TO FL tee add 5% euJa tue call tnt coo Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc 800 729-9210 PO Box 340638 T.. K&S Engineering 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 Solderina Tools Model 910 WV Model 300 * Modei 212 ii type iron gives 30 watts capacIty fast heat field repairs using 12 volt battery poWer * Model 300Iron gives 3D watts capacity iight weight pencil type iron * Model 910 iron has capacity 60 watts heavy duty Iron * Model 1210 Gun provides 100 watts capacity heats instantiy Send $100 catalog prices phone 312/586-8503 Model 212 convincingly Airwolf featured Cobra mechanics modified rotor wing landing gear beautiful model flew well looked summary 1990 Nats now history three rounds good flying over three days competitor site good judging consistent book flying sportsmanship excellent much higher level competence re flects maturing sport Congratulations winners great big thank-you officials workers made happen about few Scale entries 1991 See Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 59 Shahan-Fogg team both its models constructed fiberglass Ballard Lambert team used traditional wood built-up con struction ever-unpredictable Mouse Racers brought out Wednesday Over 20 competitors entered Open goodly number Juniors Seniors event flown morning prior FAI Team Racing Although theyre usually run three-up strong wind convinced Event Director Larry Dziak run two-up races behind decision merely minimizing hideous line tangles torn-tsp wrecked equipment normally see three-up situations circlets very tricky surface condition real driv ing force behind limiting races two-up precaution several instances lines being snagged planes ing pulled torqued out control result ing kinked flying lines broken propellers Generally speaking small-wheeled Mouse Racers trouble landing talcing off deteriorated flying surface avallable San Diego CA group took first place both Junior Senior categories Bob Fogg Jr first Junior Daniel Gallego Sen ior Vic Garner wiped out everybody else Open super time 44829 other Mouse Racers turning speeds lap times 135-140 seconds Vic running low 12-second range Kansas-based team John Holliday Melvin Schuette came second Ballard team came third after using three pit stops everyone elses two aspect weather thankful fact wind fairly strong bigger racing classes moderated unpredictable Mouse Racers Everybody using heavily modified Cox 049s about same airspeeds except Garners killer engine Large differ ences airspeeds mainly result pro peller selection appeared black Tor nado 5 x 4 cut down diameter 4M easiest useand budget price boot FM Team Race event drew quite group spectators few contestants practice flights Russian team Leningrad fastest airplane Russians re turned Nats again fly several Control Line events Alexander Ivashkins plane sported new frontexhaust diesel engine featuring baffle 180 Model Aviation D&J ELECTRONICS aI 900 Lucy Road ll Ml 48843 546-2644 service makes RiO equipment utilizing state art electronics Spectrum Analyzer Precision Frequency Measuring equipment True 1991 Standards endorsed AMA & RCMA Transmitter Slicker Program FCC LicensedSpeed Control RepairsQuality Service Transmitter Qhecks Only includes GOLD/SILVER sticker$400 Transmitter & Receiver Calibration$2400 Frequency Upgrades & Changes crystals extra$2900 Bench Time Repairs per hour$2500 Transmitters service will receive AMA/RCMA sticker ADD $500 FOR SHIPPING & INSURANC TWO WEEKS OR LESSIi TURN A~ARD ACCEPTEDCOD TEAM INC BOX 338M BRADYVILLE TN 37026 615 765-5397 shielded cooling air until being opened pit stop about 100 laps final gave air cool engine down fi nal leg race plane did have metal crutch pan made completely Kevlar carbon fiber engine tank fueling setup certainly work art some excellent three-up racing Alexander met unhappy fate plane caught runways surface cracks chipped propeller retire race account allowed Greb/Bis choff team take first followed Holliday/ Schuette second Russians third Slow Rat racers really high-tech machines competitors spent Wednesday afternoon Thursday morning preparing planes heat races planes generally same design features small size built-up wings Power generally Nelson-modified Super Tigre 35 although few fliers used some few remaining K&B 35s speeds obtained little better last year major ity competitors turning times 138-145 seconds relatively few entrants professionallevel event elected away qualifica tion heats run 140-lap final Since AMA National Record slots open both 70- 140-lap heats contestants flew 70-lap warm-ups just obtain times possi ble records breakdown teams Florida allowed Bill Bischoff Mike Grab record unparalleled 140-lap time 5249 Ballard Lambert team tried vain catch time ran 5253 since racing flying loner Bischoffs time impossible Get ROUN TUfT Today Its round sflat flies 30 Flying DISC STOL SUPERIOR Small Field FLY Aircraft STABLE PREDICTABLE EtAGILE $4 795piue H shipping TX Rae add 7% sales tax VISA Foam ft ute Ply construction ELEVON Mixer Included 25.45cid 335ll Accurate QUALITY Materials overcome Bills record performance will cer tainly stand some time Midwest Sport Race added supplemen tary event after conclusion Slow Rat has very specific rules applicable engine airplane Such things high-tech fuel tanks en gine modifications trick airplanes al lowed over 15 entrants event Basically engines must plaln bearing type no ball-bearing-supported crankshafts having no 35 cu dis placement addition having no major modifi cations fuel tank must entirely mounted outboard side profile fuselage cannot have chicken-hopper modifica tions modification can included conversion so-called uniflow configu ration addition tank can filled through -in-diameter tube quite bit fun see individuals normally fly professional events pitmen doing flying competitors ran 100 laps two pit stops winner Larry Dziak Jr followed Dick Lambert second Vic Gamer third Larry Dziak sup plied both fuel awards event awards very nice mounted gold cups certainly worthy occasion Fast Rats came out Thursday afternoon Friday morning Once again year Fogg-Shahan FAST team quickest air planes airspeeds 1115-1130 range plus excellent consistency pitting Ballard-Lambert team running 116 Dziak team about 117 Bob Fogg has using low-compression head combustion chamber formed PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzAz7av Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan No Size TT-150-B .. 1112 fl1758 .. 1314 fl200B TT-225-B .. 2114 fl226B .. 21/4 FAIl . fl250B .. 21/2 fl251B 1/2FAI fl275B . 2314 fl276B /4 FAt .. fl300B fl301BFAt 17-3258 .. 31/4 fl350B .. 31/2 TT375B .. 33/4 TT4008 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495095 oz 1595100 oz 1695160 oz 1895150 oz 1895190 oz 2095170 oz 2295220 oz 2495200 oz 2695260 oz 2895250 ez 3695340 ez 4995470 ox 5995520 oz 6995570 oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan No Size TT140A .. 1/428 TT147A .. 1/428/7mm . fl61flA x 10mm fl710A x 10mm T1516A .. 5/1624 fl518A . 5/1624/8mm TT810A . 0mm TT825A 125mm TT375A .. 3/824 TT125A .. lOx 125mm Retail Approx Price Weight $495 061 oz 495 061 oz 495 063 oz 495 082 oz 495 . 076 ox 495 076 oz 495. 076 oz 495 075 02 595 117 oz 595 z 3 Pieces Nut Washer ard Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC PO BOX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 November 1990 181 TER YOU DID ALL THE WORK WHY LET JUR AIRPLANE DO ALL THE FLYING BUILD & FLY THE miniMAX YOURSELF AWARDED Grand Champion andComputer Designed3 Axis Control Reserve Grand Champion UltralightPart 103 UltralightEasy Construction 1989 Sun-N-Fun Fly-In* Wood Construction Put Fun Back Fun Fly $ $ $ $ $ $ Home Video Buffs video used will receive $50 All tape content used becomes property RC Funnies formats accepted Send orginal tape no copies will return tape enclose $5 postage handling Set tape proper segment brief written explanation Send video anything funny new interesting o ncs 3493 Scotlwood Dr Green Bay WI 54311 DuraPlane II 25-size 3-channel basic flight trainer scuffle ground isnt some thing should have face own may have gotten own dont think model should stand After two team So join up airplanes thatll stick through thick thin Inca Royal Oak NI4O67 -in ball mill uses plug depth 150 one-piece standard Nelson plug works well combination Ballard-Lanibert team using tradi tional high-compression head runs well during initial laps has tendency go lean after 20-25 laps whereas Fogg-Shahan head allows very constant engine run no distorting plug after laps preliminaries Fogg-Shahan showed way 70-lap time 211 rest competition averaging 2 18-222 competitors ran two-up final Fogg Shahan coming out top excellent time 437 Shahan-Fogg team took second place Bobs entry 442 Larry Dziak third 449 Dick Lambert fourth 459 looks like FAST teani will continue dominate event until rest competi tors get equipment organized Fast Rat first four places used K&B 65cc power plant various modifications ven turi needle valve backplate assembly well substitution new 4140-style crankshafts Nelsons piston/cylinder sets either standard AAC opinion CL Racing schedule used years Nats quite satisfactory think no changes should necessary least several years Id like hear readers schedule races ending Friday thus allowing competitors both Saturday Sun day complete return trip home Ill back regular bimonthly column January 1991 issue As always licit comments photos sharing rest racing fanatics Nats CL Scale/Kruse Continued page 61 subpar flight second round retired sidelines third place 273650 man bubble third place end Round Two Canadian Bill Logan eight-foot-span Polish Wilga 80 caught inopportune gust wind Round flipped over managed solid 1151 its sec ond flight pressure entirely Logan either improve position fend off low him response slow realistic flight STOL craft vaulted him first place phenomenal 1330 Everyone watching ap plauded generously Bills final score 284950 Precision Scale also belonged Bill Logan DuraBat 40-size 4-channel aerobatic trainer time much less dramatic fashion en try Precision another big model custom ized Volksplane II large degree harked back earlier judging standards con trols including throttie work cock pit model Its somewhat garish color scheme certainly eye-catching judges awarded model 42067 static points Bill followed up static score two fine flights other pilots could match gave Volksplane total 570 points well-deserved first place Jack Sheeks entered another great-looking Travel Air Mystery S Precision much better luck hed its sister ship Sport Scale Jacks very realistic-sounding model 340 static points best flight 11167 total 45167 second place Ernie Violett ended up trophy chase again garnered third place bright yel low Beech Staggerwing G175 Control Line Scale 1990 successful competitive Nats contests years outstanding models evidence Canadian Bill Logan certainiy made statement about efficacy large light models ability both fly realisti cally handle wind would pure spec ulation suggest CL might witnessing beginnings Giant Scale movement paral leling RC cant help wonder standpoint organization things ran flLWh1U CATAL ID M fl flT flIWA J11 T V 5 AND CM ALS PO Z lBaS *WWU M 01810 r LATHES NG MACHIND INE SHOP SuPPIJES IjBLUE RlDGEo~SHIRLINI - - ternative P0 lOX 536-v CANE EN 25526 CATALOG $100 1304 562-3536 CALL ro PACKAGE PIUCES ATTENTION HELICOPTER FANS * It mean R C hellcoptet pIlot 011 ould Ike get staned 01 Sic helcop lets hut last cant attog ngfl cost ot genng started hoobo htSS donetone ottetl haue sale GMP ClIcket heyhoptet wth ohglnal patto Also alteady Installed ate odin o splat engIne Thete ate also lots nt nettos suOh 3 gallons nt hetihoptet ael -teat Sinll Conling tan 2 new DIne plugs elent,c manual nel pumps tlasnlng nanigatlon gets stadet spate man tall otnr Slades new IIEnICOPTER NEEDS ONLY PROPER TRIM ADJUSTMENTS AND OPTIONAL SYROI -tELICOPTER IS NEW AND WAS NEVER CRASI-tES ASKING $DSS 55 lot enetPl05l Intetesten hall ot wrIte PRANK POLl 5OWOOOVALE LOOP STATEN ISLAND NY 10309 PhOne lTtglgRahgTl i ale SEnt WEYAYSnIPPINOONACO DORDERI 182 Model Aviation Dynamic Duo Durability Stand Ready Help Take Encounters Planet Earth r finneso PremIeres Oct 1990 RC Entertainment Ita beat Sit back & relax Smile h y funny side modeling series 30-45 mm videos will tickle funny bone collection fun-filled funny moments around country Great club meetings home entertainment new & exciting tape other month $25 per tape VHS SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER $$$ SAVE OVER $501 YEAR Sumectupuow 6 TAPES -$U $9995 $$$SAVE$1102 Y*a Suascuiiow 12 TAPES -$3O $190 year round entertainment Credit card orders may placed calling 1-800-236-9696 Visa & MasterCard send name address phone please print type subscription amount RC FUNNIES 3493 Scottwood Dr Green Bay WI 54311 Electric Flight off cant filer Perfect 05 Motors 510 cells Han itrake LIghtweIght 12 00money back Adjustable owitching point guarantee Soideriesa terminal easy hookup ON/OFF ControIler2495 Power save weight v high efficiency oniy ov lass 20 5ize 22013063 -Add SIlO 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/11
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 180, 181, 182
1990 AMA S Ml 0-AMERICA John Ballard MEMORABLE Thats Id have describe 1990 AMA Nats held Mid-American Air Center Site just west Vincennes IN small regional airport between Vincennes IN Lawrenceville IL might best sum up Nats saying Corn leftcorn right site cer tainly breadbasket Midwest ag ricultural flavor small-town atmosphere cohosts event Lawrenceville Vin cennes appreciated majority com petitors Both towns went out way wel come competitors carnival-event mosphere during Nats week local news papers both towns gave us liberal coverage inclcuding numerous photos Control Line site located area usu ally reserved taxiing parking fullsize general aviation aircraft normally oc cupy Mid-American Air Center airport situated adjacent big AMA Headquar ters tent probably worst paved sur face model flying have encountered years competition site well stocked AMA staff restrooms food facilities Speed Racing circles paving woefully inade quate Unfortunately concrete surface poured 12-ft squares sometime back late Forties early Fifties tar between slabs long since departed what re mained some variety wirelike weed grow ing profusely crack son ar rived Sunday afternoon around 200 pm Vic Garner uses email Va-in plastic tube over end spinner Mouse Racer halt engine during warm-up final race Vic turned spectacular 44829 capturing first place Mouse Race Open battery connections either side fuselage rigid wire run ning glow plug faster pit stops FAST club racing team spent little over $100 own money numerous hours tempting patch large spalled eroded sections flying area 1990 Racing Event Director Larry Dziak Wizard immediately commandeered people possible help police circle cut out weeds patch holes pos sible Unfortunately pilots runout circle large crater finally filled af ter several pilots fell turned anldes flying area lot chipped props hung lines situation racing contingent used brooms purchased Bob Fogg Howard Shahan together drywall patching mud plaster supplied AMA HQ staff finally patch original race circle well net-enclosed circles used Speed fliersand Fast Rat fliers final day competition schedule racing events changed slightly 1990 compared restructuring occurred 1989 coincided much bet ter activities fllnw flir th Left Mouse Race winners left right Bobby Fogg Ill San Diego CA first place Jr 60849 Daniel Galiego also San Diego first place Sr 6168 Vic Garner Livermore CA first place Open 44829 Right Open Scale Race winners left right First-place winner Dick Lambert Port Orange FL Bob Fogg San Diego sixth place Howard Shahan Poway CA second place John Bailard Louisville KY third place Larry Dzlak Stevens Point WI fourth place Bill Blschoff Dallas TX fifth place 58 Model Aviation Russian Team Racer Alexander lvashkin right Leningrad flying-wing racer Unfortunately surface cracks circle chipped prop forcing him retire First-place winner Scale Race Open Dick Lambert left Port Orange FL being sisted Jerry Meyer North Aurora IL starting Nelson 15 engine during five-second countdown Jerry uses leather glove three five fingers removed Event director Larry Dziak Stevens Point WI left measures stroke Dick Lamberts winning Scaie Race Open engine using diai-type depth micrometer Since winning times might AMA Nationai Records en gines measured rules compilance Speed circle Scale Racing flown Tues day July 17 Mouse Racing Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday Fast Rat flown Fri day safety-net-enclosed area after Speed fliers finished events Practice flying started earnest Monday morning since racing competitors free day weather both Sunday Monday unusually cool mid-July tempera tures eighties Tuesday through Fri day brought expected 90 095 bright sun light humidity also increased throughout week around 30% around 50% small rain shower noon Fridayfortuitous ly occurring after final 140-lap Fast Rat race year racing competitors did major ity own timing well erecting ficials tent Scale Racing Tuesday dawned higher tem peratures Larry Dziak called pilots meet ing 900 am Pertinent rules empha sized well sportsmanship Monday concrete fiying circie depior abie condition giant crater mid dle pilots runout circle Note wide cracks paving filled grass Numer ous holes cracks filled plaster patching compound Several con testants seen sweeping circle Event Director Larry Dziak left watches ard Shahan repairs larger holes practice flights majority Scale Racing en thusiasts running airspeeds 145-151 sec onds Best clockings Lambert-Bal lard team 147 seconds Fogg-Shahan 148 majority competitors year us ing Rossi Mk III version generally modified piston liner/cylinder head combination special large-bore venturi remaining competitors using Nelson 15 did see lone Cox ompetitors observed using GloBee iL 4L funny plugs addition particular year first op portunity set AMA National Records CL Racing events times turned Nats will put record book applications approved Competitors eight finalist slots se lected ranking best time two 70-lap preliminary heats Jason Kegel won first Junior event excellent performance Charles Barnes first Senior Kevin Fruewirth second Preliminary race times Open cutoff 309 qualifing final some super preliminary times Lambert turn ing 245 followed Ballard 248 Fogg Shahan team used GP-modified Rossi prepared Tim Gillott Nelson 15 tension mounted 140-lap final Lambert-Ballard team fortunate win time 548 followed Shahan-Fogg team 55793 Ballard-Lambert team third 61065 Larry Dziak Jr fourth 62023 Bill Bischoff fifth 62066 First-place Scale Race Jr winner Jason Ke gel gets adjustment hat holds diesel-powered Scale Racer Jason did excellent job flying spite overheating problems engine first three places won planes using GP-modified Rossi 15 three entries could easily have winner based airspeed However result shows con sistent fast pitting can certainly win lose event Continued page 180 Left The Open Siow Rat first second piace winners ieft right Mike Greb teammate Bili Bischoff took first piace score 52494 John Baliard teammate Dick Lambert ianded second place 52530 Right Open Rat Race winners left right Firat-piace winner Howard Shahan 43745 Bob Fogg took second piace 44271 Larry Dziak ianded third place 44980 Dick Lambert wee fourth place wIth 45901 Au four modeis powered K&B 65 engines inverted instaiiations November 1990 59 Known biscuits n gravy team Bill Biachoff left pitman Mike Greb took first place FAI Team Race 1030365 I Lets aciasally hear receivers NiCd battesy voltage automatically Reminds turn off receiver preventing battery damage & disappointments Q Cycles batteries extend life I Alarm helps locate lost aircraft * Precisely checks systems range * I Checks interference channel before youfly* TheefeuturessorsupporsedonPCMRsdios PROTECT YOUR IN VESTMENT AND FLY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THE GUARDIAN ANGEL protects aircraft six different ways Its audible expanded scale voltmeter ESV power indicator battery cycler aircraft finder mnge tester interference monitor small light package 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struction ever-unpredictable Mouse Racers brought out Wednesday Over 20 competitors entered Open goodly number Juniors Seniors event flown morning prior FAI Team Racing Although theyre usually run three-up strong wind convinced Event Director Larry Dziak run two-up races behind decision merely minimizing hideous line tangles torn-tsp wrecked equipment normally see three-up situations circlets very tricky surface condition real driv ing force behind limiting races two-up precaution several instances lines being snagged planes ing pulled torqued out control result ing kinked flying lines broken propellers Generally speaking small-wheeled Mouse Racers trouble landing talcing off deteriorated flying surface avallable San Diego CA group took first place both Junior Senior categories Bob Fogg Jr first Junior Daniel Gallego Sen ior Vic Garner wiped out everybody else Open super time 44829 other Mouse Racers turning speeds lap times 135-140 seconds Vic running low 12-second range Kansas-based team John Holliday Melvin Schuette came second Ballard team came third after using three pit stops everyone elses two aspect weather thankful fact wind fairly strong bigger racing classes moderated unpredictable Mouse Racers Everybody using heavily modified Cox 049s about same airspeeds except Garners killer engine Large differ ences airspeeds mainly result pro peller selection appeared black Tor nado 5 x 4 cut down diameter 4M easiest useand budget price boot FM Team Race event drew quite group spectators few contestants practice flights Russian team Leningrad fastest airplane Russians re turned Nats again fly several Control Line events Alexander Ivashkins plane sported new frontexhaust diesel engine featuring baffle 180 Model Aviation D&J ELECTRONICS aI 900 Lucy Road ll Ml 48843 546-2644 service makes RiO equipment utilizing state art electronics Spectrum Analyzer Precision Frequency Measuring equipment True 1991 Standards endorsed AMA & RCMA Transmitter Slicker Program FCC LicensedSpeed Control RepairsQuality Service Transmitter Qhecks Only includes GOLD/SILVER sticker$400 Transmitter & Receiver Calibration$2400 Frequency Upgrades & Changes crystals extra$2900 Bench Time Repairs per hour$2500 Transmitters service will receive AMA/RCMA sticker ADD $500 FOR SHIPPING & INSURANC TWO WEEKS OR LESSIi TURN A~ARD ACCEPTEDCOD TEAM INC BOX 338M BRADYVILLE TN 37026 615 765-5397 shielded cooling air until being opened pit stop about 100 laps final gave air cool engine down fi nal leg race plane did have metal crutch pan made completely Kevlar carbon fiber engine tank fueling setup certainly work art some excellent three-up racing Alexander met unhappy fate plane caught runways surface cracks chipped propeller retire race account allowed Greb/Bis choff team take first followed Holliday/ Schuette second Russians third Slow Rat racers really high-tech machines competitors spent Wednesday afternoon Thursday morning preparing planes heat races planes generally same design features small size built-up wings Power generally Nelson-modified Super Tigre 35 although few fliers used some few remaining K&B 35s speeds obtained little better last year major ity competitors turning times 138-145 seconds relatively few entrants professionallevel event elected away qualifica tion heats run 140-lap final Since AMA National Record slots open both 70- 140-lap heats contestants flew 70-lap warm-ups just obtain times possi ble records breakdown teams Florida allowed Bill Bischoff Mike Grab record unparalleled 140-lap time 5249 Ballard Lambert team tried vain catch time ran 5253 since racing flying loner Bischoffs time impossible Get ROUN TUfT Today Its round sflat flies 30 Flying DISC STOL SUPERIOR Small Field FLY Aircraft STABLE PREDICTABLE EtAGILE $4 795piue H shipping TX Rae add 7% sales tax VISA Foam ft ute Ply construction ELEVON Mixer Included 25.45cid 335ll Accurate QUALITY Materials overcome Bills record performance will cer tainly stand some time Midwest Sport Race added supplemen tary event after conclusion Slow Rat has very specific rules applicable engine airplane Such things high-tech fuel tanks en gine modifications trick airplanes al lowed over 15 entrants event Basically engines must plaln bearing type no ball-bearing-supported crankshafts having no 35 cu dis placement addition having no major modifi cations fuel tank must entirely mounted outboard side profile fuselage cannot have chicken-hopper modifica tions modification can included conversion so-called uniflow configu ration addition tank can filled through -in-diameter tube quite bit fun see individuals normally fly professional events pitmen doing flying competitors ran 100 laps two pit stops winner Larry Dziak Jr followed Dick Lambert second Vic Gamer third Larry Dziak sup plied both fuel awards event awards very nice mounted gold cups certainly worthy occasion Fast Rats came out Thursday afternoon Friday morning Once again year Fogg-Shahan FAST team quickest air planes airspeeds 1115-1130 range plus excellent consistency pitting Ballard-Lambert team running 116 Dziak team about 117 Bob Fogg has using low-compression head combustion chamber formed PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzAz7av Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan No Size TT-150-B .. 1112 fl1758 .. 1314 fl200B TT-225-B .. 2114 fl226B .. 21/4 FAIl . fl250B .. 21/2 fl251B 1/2FAI fl275B . 2314 fl276B /4 FAt .. fl300B fl301BFAt 17-3258 .. 31/4 fl350B .. 31/2 TT375B .. 33/4 TT4008 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495095 oz 1595100 oz 1695160 oz 1895150 oz 1895190 oz 2095170 oz 2295220 oz 2495200 oz 2695260 oz 2895250 ez 3695340 ez 4995470 ox 5995520 oz 6995570 oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan No Size TT140A .. 1/428 TT147A .. 1/428/7mm . fl61flA x 10mm fl710A x 10mm T1516A .. 5/1624 fl518A . 5/1624/8mm TT810A . 0mm TT825A 125mm TT375A .. 3/824 TT125A .. lOx 125mm Retail Approx Price Weight $495 061 oz 495 061 oz 495 063 oz 495 082 oz 495 . 076 ox 495 076 oz 495. 076 oz 495 075 02 595 117 oz 595 z 3 Pieces Nut Washer ard Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC PO BOX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 November 1990 181 TER YOU DID ALL THE WORK WHY LET JUR AIRPLANE DO ALL THE FLYING BUILD & FLY THE miniMAX YOURSELF AWARDED Grand Champion andComputer Designed3 Axis Control Reserve Grand Champion UltralightPart 103 UltralightEasy Construction 1989 Sun-N-Fun Fly-In* Wood Construction Put Fun Back Fun Fly $ $ $ $ $ $ Home Video Buffs video used will receive $50 All tape content used becomes property RC Funnies formats accepted Send orginal tape no copies will return tape enclose $5 postage handling Set tape proper segment brief written explanation Send video anything funny new interesting o ncs 3493 Scotlwood Dr Green Bay WI 54311 DuraPlane II 25-size 3-channel basic flight trainer scuffle ground isnt some thing should have face own may have gotten own dont think model should stand After two team So join up airplanes thatll stick through thick thin Inca Royal Oak NI4O67 -in ball mill uses plug depth 150 one-piece standard Nelson plug works well combination Ballard-Lanibert team using tradi tional high-compression head runs well during initial laps has tendency go lean after 20-25 laps whereas Fogg-Shahan head allows very constant engine run no distorting plug after laps preliminaries Fogg-Shahan showed way 70-lap time 211 rest competition averaging 2 18-222 competitors ran two-up final Fogg Shahan coming out top excellent time 437 Shahan-Fogg team took second place Bobs entry 442 Larry Dziak third 449 Dick Lambert fourth 459 looks like FAST teani will continue dominate event until rest competi tors get equipment organized Fast Rat first four places used K&B 65cc power plant various modifications ven turi needle valve backplate assembly well substitution new 4140-style crankshafts Nelsons piston/cylinder sets either standard AAC opinion CL Racing schedule used years Nats quite satisfactory think no changes should necessary least several years Id like hear readers schedule races ending Friday thus allowing competitors both Saturday Sun day complete return trip home Ill back regular bimonthly column January 1991 issue As always licit comments photos sharing rest racing fanatics Nats CL Scale/Kruse Continued page 61 subpar flight second round retired sidelines third place 273650 man bubble third place end Round Two Canadian Bill Logan eight-foot-span Polish Wilga 80 caught inopportune gust wind Round flipped over managed solid 1151 its sec ond flight pressure entirely Logan either improve position fend off low him response slow realistic flight STOL craft vaulted him first place phenomenal 1330 Everyone watching ap plauded generously Bills final score 284950 Precision Scale also belonged Bill Logan DuraBat 40-size 4-channel aerobatic trainer time much less dramatic fashion en try Precision another big model custom ized Volksplane II large degree harked back earlier judging standards con trols including throttie work cock pit model Its somewhat garish color scheme certainly eye-catching judges awarded model 42067 static points Bill followed up static score two fine flights other pilots could match gave Volksplane total 570 points well-deserved first place Jack Sheeks entered another great-looking Travel Air Mystery S Precision much better luck hed its sister ship Sport Scale Jacks very realistic-sounding model 340 static points best flight 11167 total 45167 second place Ernie Violett ended up trophy chase again garnered third place bright yel low Beech Staggerwing G175 Control Line Scale 1990 successful competitive Nats contests years outstanding models evidence Canadian Bill Logan certainiy made statement about efficacy large light models ability both fly realisti cally handle wind would pure spec ulation suggest CL might witnessing beginnings Giant Scale movement paral leling RC cant help wonder standpoint organization things ran flLWh1U CATAL ID M fl flT flIWA J11 T V 5 AND CM ALS PO Z lBaS *WWU M 01810 r LATHES NG MACHIND INE SHOP SuPPIJES IjBLUE RlDGEo~SHIRLINI - - ternative P0 lOX 536-v CANE EN 25526 CATALOG $100 1304 562-3536 CALL ro PACKAGE PIUCES ATTENTION HELICOPTER FANS * It mean R C hellcoptet pIlot 011 ould Ike get staned 01 Sic helcop lets hut last cant attog ngfl cost ot genng started hoobo htSS donetone ottetl haue sale GMP ClIcket heyhoptet wth ohglnal patto Also alteady Installed ate odin o splat engIne Thete ate also lots nt nettos suOh 3 gallons nt hetihoptet ael -teat Sinll Conling tan 2 new DIne plugs elent,c manual nel pumps tlasnlng nanigatlon gets stadet spate man tall otnr Slades new IIEnICOPTER NEEDS ONLY PROPER TRIM ADJUSTMENTS AND OPTIONAL SYROI -tELICOPTER IS NEW AND WAS NEVER CRASI-tES ASKING $DSS 55 lot enetPl05l Intetesten hall ot wrIte PRANK POLl 5OWOOOVALE LOOP STATEN ISLAND NY 10309 PhOne lTtglgRahgTl i ale SEnt WEYAYSnIPPINOONACO DORDERI 182 Model Aviation Dynamic Duo Durability Stand Ready Help Take Encounters Planet Earth r finneso PremIeres Oct 1990 RC Entertainment Ita beat Sit back & relax Smile h y funny side modeling series 30-45 mm videos will tickle funny bone collection fun-filled funny moments around country Great club meetings home entertainment new & exciting tape other month $25 per tape VHS SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER $$$ SAVE OVER $501 YEAR Sumectupuow 6 TAPES -$U $9995 $$$SAVE$1102 Y*a Suascuiiow 12 TAPES -$3O $190 year round entertainment Credit card orders may placed calling 1-800-236-9696 Visa & MasterCard send name address phone please print type subscription amount RC FUNNIES 3493 Scottwood Dr Green Bay WI 54311 Electric Flight off cant filer Perfect 05 Motors 510 cells Han itrake LIghtweIght 12 00money back Adjustable owitching point guarantee Soideriesa terminal easy hookup ON/OFF ControIler2495 Power save weight v high efficiency oniy ov lass 20 5ize 22013063 -Add SIlO fee sisippiag Califeenia easideasa add 65% 1163 Taa Send cheek money order comenoitlafeHigh sky Fotahaconoectee egg~ 3929 Kansas St #9 oSbec~oaea San DlegoCA 92104
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/11
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 180, 181, 182
1990 AMA S Ml 0-AMERICA John Ballard MEMORABLE Thats Id have describe 1990 AMA Nats held Mid-American Air Center Site just west Vincennes IN small regional airport between Vincennes IN Lawrenceville IL might best sum up Nats saying Corn leftcorn right site cer tainly breadbasket Midwest ag ricultural flavor small-town atmosphere cohosts event Lawrenceville Vin cennes appreciated majority com petitors Both towns went out way wel come competitors carnival-event mosphere during Nats week local news papers both towns gave us liberal coverage inclcuding numerous photos Control Line site located area usu ally reserved taxiing parking fullsize general aviation aircraft normally oc cupy Mid-American Air Center airport situated adjacent big AMA Headquar ters tent probably worst paved sur face model flying have encountered years competition site well stocked AMA staff restrooms food facilities Speed Racing circles paving woefully inade quate Unfortunately concrete surface poured 12-ft squares sometime back late Forties early Fifties tar between slabs long since departed what re mained some variety wirelike weed grow ing profusely crack son ar rived Sunday afternoon around 200 pm Vic Garner uses email Va-in plastic tube over end spinner Mouse Racer halt engine during warm-up final race Vic turned spectacular 44829 capturing first place Mouse Race Open battery connections either side fuselage rigid wire run ning glow plug faster pit stops FAST club racing team spent little over $100 own money numerous hours tempting patch large spalled eroded sections flying area 1990 Racing Event Director Larry Dziak Wizard immediately commandeered people possible help police circle cut out weeds patch holes pos sible Unfortunately pilots runout circle large crater finally filled af ter several pilots fell turned anldes flying area lot chipped props hung lines situation racing contingent used brooms purchased Bob Fogg Howard Shahan together drywall patching mud plaster supplied AMA HQ staff finally patch original race circle well net-enclosed circles used Speed fliersand Fast Rat fliers final day competition schedule racing events changed slightly 1990 compared restructuring occurred 1989 coincided much bet ter activities fllnw flir th Left Mouse Race winners left right Bobby Fogg Ill San Diego CA first place Jr 60849 Daniel Galiego also San Diego first place Sr 6168 Vic Garner Livermore CA first place Open 44829 Right Open Scale Race winners left right First-place winner Dick Lambert Port Orange FL Bob Fogg San Diego sixth place Howard Shahan Poway CA second place John Bailard Louisville KY third place Larry Dzlak Stevens Point WI fourth place Bill Blschoff Dallas TX fifth place 58 Model Aviation Russian Team Racer Alexander lvashkin right Leningrad flying-wing racer Unfortunately surface cracks circle chipped prop forcing him retire First-place winner Scale Race Open Dick Lambert left Port Orange FL being sisted Jerry Meyer North Aurora IL starting Nelson 15 engine during five-second countdown Jerry uses leather glove three five fingers removed Event director Larry Dziak Stevens Point WI left measures stroke Dick Lamberts winning Scaie Race Open engine using diai-type depth micrometer Since winning times might AMA Nationai Records en gines measured rules compilance Speed circle Scale Racing flown Tues day July 17 Mouse Racing Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday Fast Rat flown Fri day safety-net-enclosed area after Speed fliers finished events Practice flying started earnest Monday morning since racing competitors free day weather both Sunday Monday unusually cool mid-July tempera tures eighties Tuesday through Fri day brought expected 90 095 bright sun light humidity also increased throughout week around 30% around 50% small rain shower noon Fridayfortuitous ly occurring after final 140-lap Fast Rat race year racing competitors did major ity own timing well erecting ficials tent Scale Racing Tuesday dawned higher tem peratures Larry Dziak called pilots meet ing 900 am Pertinent rules empha sized well sportsmanship Monday concrete fiying circie depior abie condition giant crater mid dle pilots runout circle Note wide cracks paving filled grass Numer ous holes cracks filled plaster patching compound Several con testants seen sweeping circle Event Director Larry Dziak left watches ard Shahan repairs larger holes practice flights majority Scale Racing en thusiasts running airspeeds 145-151 sec onds Best clockings Lambert-Bal lard team 147 seconds Fogg-Shahan 148 majority competitors year us ing Rossi Mk III version generally modified piston liner/cylinder head combination special large-bore venturi remaining competitors using Nelson 15 did see lone Cox ompetitors observed using GloBee iL 4L funny plugs addition particular year first op portunity set AMA National Records CL Racing events times turned Nats will put record book applications approved Competitors eight finalist slots se lected ranking best time two 70-lap preliminary heats Jason Kegel won first Junior event excellent performance Charles Barnes first Senior Kevin Fruewirth second Preliminary race times Open cutoff 309 qualifing final some super preliminary times Lambert turn ing 245 followed Ballard 248 Fogg Shahan team used GP-modified Rossi prepared Tim Gillott Nelson 15 tension mounted 140-lap final Lambert-Ballard team fortunate win time 548 followed Shahan-Fogg team 55793 Ballard-Lambert team third 61065 Larry Dziak Jr fourth 62023 Bill Bischoff fifth 62066 First-place Scale Race Jr winner Jason Ke gel gets adjustment hat holds diesel-powered Scale Racer Jason did excellent job flying spite overheating problems engine first three places won planes using GP-modified Rossi 15 three entries could easily have winner based airspeed However result shows con sistent fast pitting can certainly win lose event Continued page 180 Left The Open Siow Rat first second piace winners ieft right Mike Greb teammate Bili Bischoff took first piace score 52494 John Baliard teammate Dick Lambert ianded second place 52530 Right Open Rat Race winners left right Firat-piace winner Howard Shahan 43745 Bob Fogg took second piace 44271 Larry Dziak ianded third place 44980 Dick Lambert wee fourth place wIth 45901 Au four modeis powered K&B 65 engines inverted instaiiations November 1990 59 Known biscuits n gravy team Bill Biachoff left pitman Mike Greb took first place FAI Team Race 1030365 I Lets aciasally hear receivers NiCd battesy voltage automatically Reminds turn off receiver preventing battery damage & disappointments Q Cycles batteries extend life I Alarm helps locate lost aircraft * Precisely checks systems range * I Checks interference channel before youfly* TheefeuturessorsupporsedonPCMRsdios PROTECT YOUR IN VESTMENT AND FLY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THE GUARDIAN ANGEL protects aircraft six different ways Its audible expanded scale voltmeter ESV power indicator battery cycler aircraft finder mnge tester interference monitor small light package effortlessly monitors R/C electronic equipment save money Guardian Angel simplest convenient way making sure receiver batteries charged rye ever seen d airplane second time took out field ordered two says Doug Pratt noted author several RIC related books Works standard AM FM R/G systems Ideal R/C sport scale aailplases pattern helicopters Easily connects unused servo channel between servo receiver Optional kit adds scale-like lights WEIGHS 6 os DRAWS ONLY 6 ma 75X14XZ6 RELIABLE ACCURATE EASY TO INSTALL TGA-TLl tinned leada.$3995 FJl Itutaba 1 conna TGAFG1 Futaba G conns.$4795 E NEW TGALK1 Guardian Angel add-on red green strobe light kit $995 T YOUR HOBBY DEALER OR SEND CHECK MO TO FL tee add 5% euJa tue call tnt coo Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc 800 729-9210 PO Box 340638 T.. K&S Engineering 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 Solderina Tools Model 910 WV Model 300 * Modei 212 ii type iron gives 30 watts capacIty fast heat field repairs using 12 volt battery poWer * Model 300Iron gives 3D watts capacity iight weight pencil type iron * Model 910 iron has capacity 60 watts heavy duty Iron * Model 1210 Gun provides 100 watts capacity heats instantiy Send $100 catalog prices phone 312/586-8503 Model 212 convincingly Airwolf featured Cobra mechanics modified rotor wing landing gear beautiful model flew well looked summary 1990 Nats now history three rounds good flying over three days competitor site good judging consistent book flying sportsmanship excellent much higher level competence re flects maturing sport Congratulations winners great big thank-you officials workers made happen about few Scale entries 1991 See Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 59 Shahan-Fogg team both its models constructed fiberglass Ballard Lambert team used traditional wood built-up con struction ever-unpredictable Mouse Racers brought out Wednesday Over 20 competitors entered Open goodly number Juniors Seniors event flown morning prior FAI Team Racing Although theyre usually run three-up strong wind convinced Event Director Larry Dziak run two-up races behind decision merely minimizing hideous line tangles torn-tsp wrecked equipment normally see three-up situations circlets very tricky surface condition real driv ing force behind limiting races two-up precaution several instances lines being snagged planes ing pulled torqued out control result ing kinked flying lines broken propellers Generally speaking small-wheeled Mouse Racers trouble landing talcing off deteriorated flying surface avallable San Diego CA group took first place both Junior Senior categories Bob Fogg Jr first Junior Daniel Gallego Sen ior Vic Garner wiped out everybody else Open super time 44829 other Mouse Racers turning speeds lap times 135-140 seconds Vic running low 12-second range Kansas-based team John Holliday Melvin Schuette came second Ballard team came third after using three pit stops everyone elses two aspect weather thankful fact wind fairly strong bigger racing classes moderated unpredictable Mouse Racers Everybody using heavily modified Cox 049s about same airspeeds except Garners killer engine Large differ ences airspeeds mainly result pro peller selection appeared black Tor nado 5 x 4 cut down diameter 4M easiest useand budget price boot FM Team Race event drew quite group spectators few contestants practice flights Russian team Leningrad fastest airplane Russians re turned Nats again fly several Control Line events Alexander Ivashkins plane sported new frontexhaust diesel engine featuring baffle 180 Model Aviation D&J ELECTRONICS aI 900 Lucy Road ll Ml 48843 546-2644 service makes RiO equipment utilizing state art electronics Spectrum Analyzer Precision Frequency Measuring equipment True 1991 Standards endorsed AMA & RCMA Transmitter Slicker Program FCC LicensedSpeed Control RepairsQuality Service Transmitter Qhecks Only includes GOLD/SILVER sticker$400 Transmitter & Receiver Calibration$2400 Frequency Upgrades & Changes crystals extra$2900 Bench Time Repairs per hour$2500 Transmitters service will receive AMA/RCMA sticker ADD $500 FOR SHIPPING & INSURANC TWO WEEKS OR LESSIi TURN A~ARD ACCEPTEDCOD TEAM INC BOX 338M BRADYVILLE TN 37026 615 765-5397 shielded cooling air until being opened pit stop about 100 laps final gave air cool engine down fi nal leg race plane did have metal crutch pan made completely Kevlar carbon fiber engine tank fueling setup certainly work art some excellent three-up racing Alexander met unhappy fate plane caught runways surface cracks chipped propeller retire race account allowed Greb/Bis choff team take first followed Holliday/ Schuette second Russians third Slow Rat racers really high-tech machines competitors spent Wednesday afternoon Thursday morning preparing planes heat races planes generally same design features small size built-up wings Power generally Nelson-modified Super Tigre 35 although few fliers used some few remaining K&B 35s speeds obtained little better last year major ity competitors turning times 138-145 seconds relatively few entrants professionallevel event elected away qualifica tion heats run 140-lap final Since AMA National Record slots open both 70- 140-lap heats contestants flew 70-lap warm-ups just obtain times possi ble records breakdown teams Florida allowed Bill Bischoff Mike Grab record unparalleled 140-lap time 5249 Ballard Lambert team tried vain catch time ran 5253 since racing flying loner Bischoffs time impossible Get ROUN TUfT Today Its round sflat flies 30 Flying DISC STOL SUPERIOR Small Field FLY Aircraft STABLE PREDICTABLE EtAGILE $4 795piue H shipping TX Rae add 7% sales tax VISA Foam ft ute Ply construction ELEVON Mixer Included 25.45cid 335ll Accurate QUALITY Materials overcome Bills record performance will cer tainly stand some time Midwest Sport Race added supplemen tary event after conclusion Slow Rat has very specific rules applicable engine airplane Such things high-tech fuel tanks en gine modifications trick airplanes al lowed over 15 entrants event Basically engines must plaln bearing type no ball-bearing-supported crankshafts having no 35 cu dis placement addition having no major modifi cations fuel tank must entirely mounted outboard side profile fuselage cannot have chicken-hopper modifica tions modification can included conversion so-called uniflow configu ration addition tank can filled through -in-diameter tube quite bit fun see individuals normally fly professional events pitmen doing flying competitors ran 100 laps two pit stops winner Larry Dziak Jr followed Dick Lambert second Vic Gamer third Larry Dziak sup plied both fuel awards event awards very nice mounted gold cups certainly worthy occasion Fast Rats came out Thursday afternoon Friday morning Once again year Fogg-Shahan FAST team quickest air planes airspeeds 1115-1130 range plus excellent consistency pitting Ballard-Lambert team running 116 Dziak team about 117 Bob Fogg has using low-compression head combustion chamber formed PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzAz7av Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan No Size TT-150-B .. 1112 fl1758 .. 1314 fl200B TT-225-B .. 2114 fl226B .. 21/4 FAIl . fl250B .. 21/2 fl251B 1/2FAI fl275B . 2314 fl276B /4 FAt .. fl300B fl301BFAt 17-3258 .. 31/4 fl350B .. 31/2 TT375B .. 33/4 TT4008 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495095 oz 1595100 oz 1695160 oz 1895150 oz 1895190 oz 2095170 oz 2295220 oz 2495200 oz 2695260 oz 2895250 ez 3695340 ez 4995470 ox 5995520 oz 6995570 oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan No Size TT140A .. 1/428 TT147A .. 1/428/7mm . fl61flA x 10mm fl710A x 10mm T1516A .. 5/1624 fl518A . 5/1624/8mm TT810A . 0mm TT825A 125mm TT375A .. 3/824 TT125A .. lOx 125mm Retail Approx Price Weight $495 061 oz 495 061 oz 495 063 oz 495 082 oz 495 . 076 ox 495 076 oz 495. 076 oz 495 075 02 595 117 oz 595 z 3 Pieces Nut Washer ard Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC PO BOX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 November 1990 181 TER YOU DID ALL THE WORK WHY LET JUR AIRPLANE DO ALL THE FLYING BUILD & FLY THE miniMAX YOURSELF AWARDED Grand Champion andComputer Designed3 Axis Control Reserve Grand Champion UltralightPart 103 UltralightEasy Construction 1989 Sun-N-Fun Fly-In* Wood Construction Put Fun Back Fun Fly $ $ $ $ $ $ Home Video Buffs video used will receive $50 All tape content used becomes property RC Funnies formats accepted Send orginal tape no copies will return tape enclose $5 postage handling Set tape proper segment brief written explanation Send video anything funny new interesting o ncs 3493 Scotlwood Dr Green Bay WI 54311 DuraPlane II 25-size 3-channel basic flight trainer scuffle ground isnt some thing should have face own may have gotten own dont think model should stand After two team So join up airplanes thatll stick through thick thin Inca Royal Oak NI4O67 -in ball mill uses plug depth 150 one-piece standard Nelson plug works well combination Ballard-Lanibert team using tradi tional high-compression head runs well during initial laps has tendency go lean after 20-25 laps whereas Fogg-Shahan head allows very constant engine run no distorting plug after laps preliminaries Fogg-Shahan showed way 70-lap time 211 rest competition averaging 2 18-222 competitors ran two-up final Fogg Shahan coming out top excellent time 437 Shahan-Fogg team took second place Bobs entry 442 Larry Dziak third 449 Dick Lambert fourth 459 looks like FAST teani will continue dominate event until rest competi tors get equipment organized Fast Rat first four places used K&B 65cc power plant various modifications ven turi needle valve backplate assembly well substitution new 4140-style crankshafts Nelsons piston/cylinder sets either standard AAC opinion CL Racing schedule used years Nats quite satisfactory think no changes should necessary least several years Id like hear readers schedule races ending Friday thus allowing competitors both Saturday Sun day complete return trip home Ill back regular bimonthly column January 1991 issue As always licit comments photos sharing rest racing fanatics Nats CL Scale/Kruse Continued page 61 subpar flight second round retired sidelines third place 273650 man bubble third place end Round Two Canadian Bill Logan eight-foot-span Polish Wilga 80 caught inopportune gust wind Round flipped over managed solid 1151 its sec ond flight pressure entirely Logan either improve position fend off low him response slow realistic flight STOL craft vaulted him first place phenomenal 1330 Everyone watching ap plauded generously Bills final score 284950 Precision Scale also belonged Bill Logan DuraBat 40-size 4-channel aerobatic trainer time much less dramatic fashion en try Precision another big model custom ized Volksplane II large degree harked back earlier judging standards con trols including throttie work cock pit model Its somewhat garish color scheme certainly eye-catching judges awarded model 42067 static points Bill followed up static score two fine flights other pilots could match gave Volksplane total 570 points well-deserved first place Jack Sheeks entered another great-looking Travel Air Mystery S Precision much better luck hed its sister ship Sport Scale Jacks very realistic-sounding model 340 static points best flight 11167 total 45167 second place Ernie Violett ended up trophy chase again garnered third place bright yel low Beech Staggerwing G175 Control Line Scale 1990 successful competitive Nats contests years outstanding models evidence Canadian Bill Logan certainiy made statement about efficacy large light models ability both fly realisti cally handle wind would pure spec ulation suggest CL might witnessing beginnings Giant Scale movement paral leling 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1990 AMA S Ml 0-AMERICA John Ballard MEMORABLE Thats Id have describe 1990 AMA Nats held Mid-American Air Center Site just west Vincennes IN small regional airport between Vincennes IN Lawrenceville IL might best sum up Nats saying Corn leftcorn right site cer tainly breadbasket Midwest ag ricultural flavor small-town atmosphere cohosts event Lawrenceville Vin cennes appreciated majority com petitors Both towns went out way wel come competitors carnival-event mosphere during Nats week local news papers both towns gave us liberal coverage inclcuding numerous photos Control Line site located area usu ally reserved taxiing parking fullsize general aviation aircraft normally oc cupy Mid-American Air Center airport situated adjacent big AMA Headquar ters tent probably worst paved sur face model flying have encountered years competition site well stocked AMA staff restrooms food facilities Speed Racing circles paving woefully inade quate Unfortunately concrete surface poured 12-ft squares sometime back late Forties early Fifties tar between slabs long since departed what re mained some variety wirelike weed grow ing profusely crack son ar rived Sunday afternoon around 200 pm Vic Garner uses email Va-in plastic tube over end spinner Mouse Racer halt engine during warm-up final race Vic turned spectacular 44829 capturing first place Mouse Race Open battery connections either side fuselage rigid wire run ning glow plug faster pit stops FAST club racing team spent little over $100 own money numerous hours tempting patch large spalled eroded sections flying area 1990 Racing Event Director Larry Dziak Wizard immediately commandeered people possible help police circle cut out weeds patch holes pos sible Unfortunately pilots runout circle large crater finally filled af ter several pilots fell turned anldes flying area lot chipped props hung lines situation racing contingent used brooms purchased Bob Fogg Howard Shahan together drywall patching mud plaster supplied AMA HQ staff finally patch original race circle well net-enclosed circles used Speed fliersand Fast Rat fliers final day competition schedule racing events changed slightly 1990 compared restructuring occurred 1989 coincided much bet ter activities fllnw flir th Left Mouse Race winners left right Bobby Fogg Ill San Diego CA first place Jr 60849 Daniel Galiego also San Diego first place Sr 6168 Vic Garner Livermore CA first place Open 44829 Right Open Scale Race winners left right First-place winner Dick Lambert Port Orange FL Bob Fogg San Diego sixth place Howard Shahan Poway CA second place John Bailard Louisville KY third place Larry Dzlak Stevens Point WI fourth place Bill Blschoff Dallas TX fifth place 58 Model Aviation Russian Team Racer Alexander lvashkin right Leningrad flying-wing racer Unfortunately surface cracks circle chipped prop forcing him retire First-place winner Scale Race Open Dick Lambert left Port Orange FL being sisted Jerry Meyer North Aurora IL starting Nelson 15 engine during five-second countdown Jerry uses leather glove three five fingers removed Event director Larry Dziak Stevens Point WI left measures stroke Dick Lamberts winning Scaie Race Open engine using diai-type depth micrometer Since winning times might AMA Nationai Records en gines measured rules compilance Speed circle Scale Racing flown Tues day July 17 Mouse Racing Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday Fast Rat flown Fri day safety-net-enclosed area after Speed fliers finished events Practice flying started earnest Monday morning since racing competitors free day weather both Sunday Monday unusually cool mid-July tempera tures eighties Tuesday through Fri day brought expected 90 095 bright sun light humidity also increased throughout week around 30% around 50% small rain shower noon Fridayfortuitous ly occurring after final 140-lap Fast Rat race year racing competitors did major ity own timing well erecting ficials tent Scale Racing Tuesday dawned higher tem peratures Larry Dziak called pilots meet ing 900 am Pertinent rules empha sized well sportsmanship Monday concrete fiying circie depior abie condition giant crater mid dle pilots runout circle Note wide cracks paving filled grass Numer ous holes cracks filled plaster patching compound Several con testants seen sweeping circle Event Director Larry Dziak left watches ard Shahan repairs larger holes practice flights majority Scale Racing en thusiasts running airspeeds 145-151 sec onds Best clockings Lambert-Bal lard team 147 seconds Fogg-Shahan 148 majority competitors year us ing Rossi Mk III version generally modified piston liner/cylinder head combination special large-bore venturi remaining competitors using Nelson 15 did see lone Cox ompetitors observed using GloBee iL 4L funny plugs addition particular year first op portunity set AMA National Records CL Racing events times turned Nats will put record book applications approved Competitors eight finalist slots se lected ranking best time two 70-lap preliminary heats Jason Kegel won first Junior event excellent performance Charles Barnes first Senior Kevin Fruewirth second Preliminary race times Open cutoff 309 qualifing final some super preliminary times Lambert turn ing 245 followed Ballard 248 Fogg Shahan team used GP-modified Rossi prepared Tim Gillott Nelson 15 tension mounted 140-lap final Lambert-Ballard team fortunate win time 548 followed Shahan-Fogg team 55793 Ballard-Lambert team third 61065 Larry Dziak Jr fourth 62023 Bill Bischoff fifth 62066 First-place Scale Race Jr winner Jason Ke gel gets adjustment hat holds diesel-powered Scale Racer Jason did excellent job flying spite overheating problems engine first three places won planes using GP-modified Rossi 15 three entries could easily have winner based airspeed However result shows con sistent fast pitting can certainly win lose event Continued page 180 Left The Open Siow Rat first second piace winners ieft right Mike Greb teammate Bili Bischoff took first piace score 52494 John Baliard teammate Dick Lambert ianded second place 52530 Right Open Rat Race winners left right Firat-piace winner Howard Shahan 43745 Bob Fogg took second piace 44271 Larry Dziak ianded third place 44980 Dick Lambert wee fourth place wIth 45901 Au four modeis powered K&B 65 engines inverted instaiiations November 1990 59 Known biscuits n gravy team Bill Biachoff left pitman Mike Greb took first place FAI Team Race 1030365 I Lets aciasally hear receivers NiCd battesy voltage automatically Reminds turn off receiver preventing battery damage & disappointments Q Cycles batteries extend life I Alarm helps locate lost aircraft * Precisely checks systems range * I Checks interference channel before youfly* TheefeuturessorsupporsedonPCMRsdios PROTECT YOUR IN VESTMENT AND FLY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THE GUARDIAN ANGEL protects aircraft six different ways Its audible expanded scale voltmeter ESV power indicator battery cycler aircraft finder mnge tester interference monitor small light package effortlessly monitors R/C electronic equipment save money Guardian Angel simplest convenient way making sure receiver batteries charged rye ever seen d airplane second time took out field ordered two says Doug Pratt noted author several RIC related books Works standard AM FM R/G systems Ideal R/C sport scale aailplases pattern helicopters Easily connects unused servo channel between servo receiver Optional kit adds scale-like lights WEIGHS 6 os DRAWS ONLY 6 ma 75X14XZ6 RELIABLE ACCURATE EASY TO INSTALL TGA-TLl tinned leada.$3995 FJl Itutaba 1 conna TGAFG1 Futaba G conns.$4795 E NEW TGALK1 Guardian Angel add-on red green strobe light kit $995 T YOUR HOBBY DEALER OR SEND CHECK MO TO FL tee add 5% euJa tue call tnt coo Tejera Microsystems Engineering Inc 800 729-9210 PO Box 340638 T.. K&S Engineering 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 Solderina Tools Model 910 WV Model 300 * Modei 212 ii type iron gives 30 watts capacIty fast heat field repairs using 12 volt battery poWer * Model 300Iron gives 3D watts capacity iight weight pencil type iron * Model 910 iron has capacity 60 watts heavy duty Iron * Model 1210 Gun provides 100 watts capacity heats instantiy Send $100 catalog prices phone 312/586-8503 Model 212 convincingly Airwolf featured Cobra mechanics modified rotor wing landing gear beautiful model flew well looked summary 1990 Nats now history three rounds good flying over three days competitor site good judging consistent book flying sportsmanship excellent much higher level competence re flects maturing sport Congratulations winners great big thank-you officials workers made happen about few Scale entries 1991 See Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 59 Shahan-Fogg team both its models constructed fiberglass Ballard Lambert team used traditional wood built-up con struction ever-unpredictable Mouse Racers brought out Wednesday Over 20 competitors entered Open goodly number Juniors Seniors event flown morning prior FAI Team Racing Although theyre usually run three-up strong wind convinced Event Director Larry Dziak run two-up races behind decision merely minimizing hideous line tangles torn-tsp wrecked equipment normally see three-up situations circlets very tricky surface condition real driv ing force behind limiting races two-up precaution several instances lines being snagged planes ing pulled torqued out control result ing kinked flying lines broken propellers Generally speaking small-wheeled Mouse Racers trouble landing talcing off deteriorated flying surface avallable San Diego CA group took first place both Junior Senior categories Bob Fogg Jr first Junior Daniel Gallego Sen ior Vic Garner wiped out everybody else Open super time 44829 other Mouse Racers turning speeds lap times 135-140 seconds Vic running low 12-second range Kansas-based team John Holliday Melvin Schuette came second Ballard team came third after using three pit stops everyone elses two aspect weather thankful fact wind fairly strong bigger racing classes moderated unpredictable Mouse Racers Everybody using heavily modified Cox 049s about same airspeeds except Garners killer engine Large differ ences airspeeds mainly result pro peller selection appeared black Tor nado 5 x 4 cut down diameter 4M easiest useand budget price boot FM Team Race event drew quite group spectators few contestants practice flights Russian team Leningrad fastest airplane Russians re turned Nats again fly several Control Line events Alexander Ivashkins plane sported new frontexhaust diesel engine featuring baffle 180 Model Aviation D&J ELECTRONICS aI 900 Lucy Road ll Ml 48843 546-2644 service makes RiO equipment utilizing state art electronics Spectrum Analyzer Precision Frequency Measuring equipment True 1991 Standards endorsed AMA & RCMA Transmitter Slicker Program FCC LicensedSpeed Control RepairsQuality Service Transmitter Qhecks Only includes GOLD/SILVER sticker$400 Transmitter & Receiver Calibration$2400 Frequency Upgrades & Changes crystals extra$2900 Bench Time Repairs per hour$2500 Transmitters service will receive AMA/RCMA sticker ADD $500 FOR SHIPPING & INSURANC TWO WEEKS OR LESSIi TURN A~ARD ACCEPTEDCOD TEAM INC BOX 338M BRADYVILLE TN 37026 615 765-5397 shielded cooling air until being opened pit stop about 100 laps final gave air cool engine down fi nal leg race plane did have metal crutch pan made completely Kevlar carbon fiber engine tank fueling setup certainly work art some excellent three-up racing Alexander met unhappy fate plane caught runways surface cracks chipped propeller retire race account allowed Greb/Bis choff team take first followed Holliday/ Schuette second Russians third Slow Rat racers really high-tech machines competitors spent Wednesday afternoon Thursday morning preparing planes heat races planes generally same design features small size built-up wings Power generally Nelson-modified Super Tigre 35 although few fliers used some few remaining K&B 35s speeds obtained little better last year major ity competitors turning times 138-145 seconds relatively few entrants professionallevel event elected away qualifica tion heats run 140-lap final Since AMA National Record slots open both 70- 140-lap heats contestants flew 70-lap warm-ups just obtain times possi ble records breakdown teams Florida allowed Bill Bischoff Mike Grab record unparalleled 140-lap time 5249 Ballard Lambert team tried vain catch time ran 5253 since racing flying loner Bischoffs time impossible Get ROUN TUfT Today Its round sflat flies 30 Flying DISC STOL SUPERIOR Small Field FLY Aircraft STABLE PREDICTABLE EtAGILE $4 795piue H shipping TX Rae add 7% sales tax VISA Foam ft ute Ply construction ELEVON Mixer Included 25.45cid 335ll Accurate QUALITY Materials overcome Bills record performance will cer tainly stand some time Midwest Sport Race added supplemen tary event after conclusion Slow Rat has very specific rules applicable engine airplane Such things high-tech fuel tanks en gine modifications trick airplanes al lowed over 15 entrants event Basically engines must plaln bearing type no ball-bearing-supported crankshafts having no 35 cu dis placement addition having no major modifi cations fuel tank must entirely mounted outboard side profile fuselage cannot have chicken-hopper modifica tions modification can included conversion so-called uniflow configu ration addition tank can filled through -in-diameter tube quite bit fun see individuals normally fly professional events pitmen doing flying competitors ran 100 laps two pit stops winner Larry Dziak Jr followed Dick Lambert second Vic Gamer third Larry Dziak sup plied both fuel awards event awards very nice mounted gold cups certainly worthy occasion Fast Rats came out Thursday afternoon Friday morning Once again year Fogg-Shahan FAST team quickest air planes airspeeds 1115-1130 range plus excellent consistency pitting Ballard-Lambert team running 116 Dziak team about 117 Bob Fogg has using low-compression head combustion chamber formed PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzAz7av Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Pan No Size TT-150-B .. 1112 fl1758 .. 1314 fl200B TT-225-B .. 2114 fl226B .. 21/4 FAIl . fl250B .. 21/2 fl251B 1/2FAI fl275B . 2314 fl276B /4 FAt .. fl300B fl301BFAt 17-3258 .. 31/4 fl350B .. 31/2 TT375B .. 33/4 TT4008 RetailApprox PriceWeight $1395058 oz 1495095 oz 1595100 oz 1695160 oz 1895150 oz 1895190 oz 2095170 oz 2295220 oz 2495200 oz 2695260 oz 2895250 ez 3695340 ez 4995470 ox 5995520 oz 6995570 oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Pan No Size TT140A .. 1/428 TT147A .. 1/428/7mm . fl61flA x 10mm fl710A x 10mm T1516A .. 5/1624 fl518A . 5/1624/8mm TT810A . 0mm TT825A 125mm TT375A .. 3/824 TT125A .. lOx 125mm Retail Approx Price Weight $495 061 oz 495 061 oz 495 063 oz 495 082 oz 495 . 076 ox 495 076 oz 495. 076 oz 495 075 02 595 117 oz 595 z 3 Pieces Nut Washer ard Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC PO BOX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 November 1990 181 TER YOU DID ALL THE WORK WHY LET JUR AIRPLANE DO ALL THE FLYING BUILD & FLY THE miniMAX YOURSELF AWARDED Grand Champion andComputer Designed3 Axis Control Reserve Grand Champion UltralightPart 103 UltralightEasy Construction 1989 Sun-N-Fun Fly-In* Wood Construction Put Fun Back Fun Fly $ $ $ $ $ $ Home Video Buffs video used will receive $50 All tape content used becomes property RC Funnies formats accepted Send orginal tape no copies will return tape enclose $5 postage handling Set tape proper segment brief written explanation Send video anything funny new interesting o ncs 3493 Scotlwood Dr Green Bay WI 54311 DuraPlane II 25-size 3-channel basic flight trainer scuffle ground isnt some thing should have face own may have gotten own dont think model should stand After two team So join up airplanes thatll stick through thick thin Inca Royal Oak NI4O67 -in ball mill uses plug depth 150 one-piece standard Nelson plug works well combination Ballard-Lanibert team using tradi tional high-compression head runs well during initial laps has tendency go lean after 20-25 laps whereas Fogg-Shahan head allows very constant engine run no distorting plug after laps preliminaries Fogg-Shahan showed way 70-lap time 211 rest competition averaging 2 18-222 competitors ran two-up final Fogg Shahan coming out top excellent time 437 Shahan-Fogg team took second place Bobs entry 442 Larry Dziak third 449 Dick Lambert fourth 459 looks like FAST teani will continue dominate event until rest competi tors get equipment organized Fast Rat first four places used K&B 65cc power plant various modifications ven turi needle valve backplate assembly well substitution new 4140-style crankshafts Nelsons piston/cylinder sets either 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