CL Team Race FAI Team Finals AUGUST 2ND AND 3RD dates place Lake Charles La event selection team will represent United States World Championships next year FAI Team Race story team selection started out infamous Louisiana rain storms obvious least some magazines fact last years Nats Nats turned out acceptable just plain nice weather some great competition competition deed great Two facets qualifying stand out good speed one-stop races Jolly/Kusik team other machine-like consistency Plaunt/Plaunt team Friday August 1 supposed practice processing day As turned out little worthwhile practice due local monsoon trig gered low pressure disturbance popped up Gulf preceding week Yes Alice hurricanes August Louisiana arrived Lake Charles about pm Friday within hour rains lightning thunder heaven knows what else centered runways Chennault Needless say no flying day Bill Lee However processing came off no major problems Jim Dunkin Bill Wright doing weighing measuring Doc Jackson manning fuel tank capacity gauge Still really should have seen Albritton/Joy farmer fliers squeezing tank back down 7 ccs think third times charm Saturday August 2nd dawned 2 damp dreary continuation preceding days rains lightning thunder heaven knows what else scheduled ten am starting time passed everyone wondering team really would selected continued page 82 18 Model Aviation Above Well pleased themselves smiling Jed Kusik Larry Jolly become first-place qualifiers Left Husband wife team Jim Sue Plaunt qualified second United States World Championship team Below third-place qualifiers Bill Wright Jim Dunkin Standing out good speed one-stop races Jolly/Kusik team machine-like consistency Plaunt/ Plaunt team Weather slow come about consideration given flying event indoors CL Team Race Team/Lee continued page 18 Much conversation pacing about seen obviously worried nervous contestants working off excess energy Wrong officials trying decide indoor team selection possible Chennault hangars Now indoor free flight indoor EAI Team Race Just imagine Selecting world champs team control-line event indoors looked possible until tape measure ruled out hangars too small just think n see head lines now Two Teams Eliminated Team Selection Planes Raftered Destroyed fate side once morning wore rains stopped skies cleared races back pm three rounds being flown off afternoon Sunday August 3rd different story together bright sun pleasant conditions sea gull occasionally circle cause concern same sea gull hit later week Rat Racer wrecking Rat seriously disabling gull Three rounds flown team selection through time used team selection calculated discarding teams two worst best time averaging remaining three times United States team FAI Team Race 1976 will Jolly/Kusik Plaunt/Plaunt Dunkin/Wright Albritton/Joy will first alternate team Some observations order times recorded rounds fast what hear coming out some meets Europe during last year ie low 4s high 3-minute times quite competitive British team selection times recorded July 1975 issue Aero Modeller Team Race may popular racing event States weve got nothing ashamed 2 am currently active FAI Team Race Im process build ing ship intend compete years come am active Rat Race both Fast Slow Scale Race racing fliers out have never seen Team Race flown youre shock precision professional. ism shown average Team Race team makes best Rat Good year competitor look crude compari son flying cleaner pit stops superior planes well precise would like challenge some Good year Rat fliers try FAI Team Race feel number people compete country manufacturing capability possess United States should dominate event other event care get involved Lets give try! address 3522 souri City Tex 77459 Tamarisk MisThe diart round times team DNF449344145099 Albritton/Joy4370 Avg4479 Kioth/ConnellyONF53705368DNF70966031 Avg 6166 Plaunt/Plaunt434043584418438943904389 Avg 4377 5599 7255 6220 5597 6319 6507 Avg 61 79 McMulIin/McMullin DNFDNFONF Chinen/Wittkamp 4530Jolly/Kusik Nelson/Ballard Mogi/Dotched Wallace/Johnson Vansant/Vansant 433643334200432845624310 Avg 43 24 IJNF4447546151784342 4297 Avg 45 22 6059DNF625252495373 5558 Avg 5532 DNFDNFDNF43844545 4430 DNFDNF6128 5576 DNF 6078 ONFDNF5025 6458 Dunkin/Wright 4423 4332 4257 DNF 4545 5123 Avg 4433 VIXEN 2I95 s/CA r N flas adoansage hasng ensall assdeconomscalnobsIdsndOp5ane5555 seqoisinga ssso-cflassnel sage osnn essos nsnall hattesy pack 151 legrssnesnclssde psecson hanasacoed sanded pads ha Ace foans ainsand cosnsplete flasassase 34' Aea----g8O sq Wesght.----21 Os Enn----Cos TO 049-PM ContsolsAileon andelesatos En pnnnnpt dalisests send cashess check cc nonep andes adding $155 fos shippsng handling Wigconssn nesOents add 4% sales sea Sossp no COD osdens CONCEPT MODELS Ask Deal Osgen Dinece GREAT XMAS GIFT ENAME EDT E TACS$475 pp Man n Red B/poe GEeen 0me Ace Pacer sensationally new 1/2A Pattern ship people asked larger fully competitive version same features sensible design easy construction light weight good looks fuel economy solid performance 23- 25-powered Super Pacer answered demand Span 46 area 408 squares Weight approximately 3 lbs 3- 4-channel equipment Price $3295 Ace R/C Box 511116W 19th Higgins yule Mo 64037 82 Model Aviation end proverbial 40 days 40 nightsaa Lake Charles broom team about clear circle Chennault hangars checked out found too small Holiday/Hill productrviewproductrviewproductreviewProductreviw
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/12
Page Numbers: 18, 82
CL Team Race FAI Team Finals AUGUST 2ND AND 3RD dates place Lake Charles La event selection team will represent United States World Championships next year FAI Team Race story team selection started out infamous Louisiana rain storms obvious least some magazines fact last years Nats Nats turned out acceptable just plain nice weather some great competition competition deed great Two facets qualifying stand out good speed one-stop races Jolly/Kusik team other machine-like consistency Plaunt/Plaunt team Friday August 1 supposed practice processing day As turned out little worthwhile practice due local monsoon trig gered low pressure disturbance popped up Gulf preceding week Yes Alice hurricanes August Louisiana arrived Lake Charles about pm Friday within hour rains lightning thunder heaven knows what else centered runways Chennault Needless say no flying day Bill Lee However processing came off no major problems Jim Dunkin Bill Wright doing weighing measuring Doc Jackson manning fuel tank capacity gauge Still really should have seen Albritton/Joy farmer fliers squeezing tank back down 7 ccs think third times charm Saturday August 2nd dawned 2 damp dreary continuation preceding days rains lightning thunder heaven knows what else scheduled ten am starting time passed everyone wondering team really would selected continued page 82 18 Model Aviation Above Well pleased themselves smiling Jed Kusik Larry Jolly become first-place qualifiers Left Husband wife team Jim Sue Plaunt qualified second United States World Championship team Below third-place qualifiers Bill Wright Jim Dunkin Standing out good speed one-stop races Jolly/Kusik team machine-like consistency Plaunt/ Plaunt team Weather slow come about consideration given flying event indoors CL Team Race Team/Lee continued page 18 Much conversation pacing about seen obviously worried nervous contestants working off excess energy Wrong officials trying decide indoor team selection possible Chennault hangars Now indoor free flight indoor EAI Team Race Just imagine Selecting world champs team control-line event indoors looked possible until tape measure ruled out hangars too small just think n see head lines now Two Teams Eliminated Team Selection Planes Raftered Destroyed fate side once morning wore rains stopped skies cleared races back pm three rounds being flown off afternoon Sunday August 3rd different story together bright sun pleasant conditions sea gull occasionally circle cause concern same sea gull hit later week Rat Racer wrecking Rat seriously disabling gull Three rounds flown team selection through time used team selection calculated discarding teams two worst best time averaging remaining three times United States team FAI Team Race 1976 will Jolly/Kusik Plaunt/Plaunt Dunkin/Wright Albritton/Joy will first alternate team Some observations order times recorded rounds fast what hear coming out some meets Europe during last year ie low 4s high 3-minute times quite competitive British team selection times recorded July 1975 issue Aero Modeller Team Race may popular racing event States weve got nothing ashamed 2 am currently active FAI Team Race Im process build ing ship intend compete years come am active Rat Race both Fast Slow Scale Race racing fliers out have never seen Team Race flown youre shock precision professional. ism shown average Team Race team makes best Rat Good year competitor look crude compari son flying cleaner pit stops superior planes well precise would like challenge some Good year Rat fliers try FAI Team Race feel number people compete country manufacturing capability possess United States should dominate event other event care get involved Lets give try! address 3522 souri City Tex 77459 Tamarisk MisThe diart round times team DNF449344145099 Albritton/Joy4370 Avg4479 Kioth/ConnellyONF53705368DNF70966031 Avg 6166 Plaunt/Plaunt434043584418438943904389 Avg 4377 5599 7255 6220 5597 6319 6507 Avg 61 79 McMulIin/McMullin DNFDNFONF Chinen/Wittkamp 4530Jolly/Kusik Nelson/Ballard Mogi/Dotched Wallace/Johnson Vansant/Vansant 433643334200432845624310 Avg 43 24 IJNF4447546151784342 4297 Avg 45 22 6059DNF625252495373 5558 Avg 5532 DNFDNFDNF43844545 4430 DNFDNF6128 5576 DNF 6078 ONFDNF5025 6458 Dunkin/Wright 4423 4332 4257 DNF 4545 5123 Avg 4433 VIXEN 2I95 s/CA r N flas adoansage hasng ensall assdeconomscalnobsIdsndOp5ane5555 seqoisinga ssso-cflassnel sage osnn essos nsnall hattesy pack 151 legrssnesnclssde psecson hanasacoed sanded pads ha Ace foans ainsand cosnsplete flasassase 34' Aea----g8O sq Wesght.----21 Os Enn----Cos TO 049-PM ContsolsAileon andelesatos En pnnnnpt dalisests send cashess check cc nonep andes adding $155 fos shippsng handling Wigconssn nesOents add 4% sales sea Sossp no COD osdens CONCEPT MODELS Ask Deal Osgen Dinece GREAT XMAS GIFT ENAME EDT E TACS$475 pp Man n Red B/poe GEeen 0me Ace Pacer sensationally new 1/2A Pattern ship people asked larger fully competitive version same features sensible design easy construction light weight good looks fuel economy solid performance 23- 25-powered Super Pacer answered demand Span 46 area 408 squares Weight approximately 3 lbs 3- 4-channel equipment Price $3295 Ace R/C Box 511116W 19th Higgins yule Mo 64037 82 Model Aviation end proverbial 40 days 40 nightsaa Lake Charles broom team about clear circle Chennault hangars checked out found too small Holiday/Hill productrviewproductrviewproductreviewProductreviw