COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTERWW ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1984--A GREAT NATS IS IN THE MAKING 1984 National Championships Reno NV shaping up great event As result arrangements confirmed No vember 1983 number great site situa tions have developed Free Flight will miles chasing retriev ing room Contrary some early rumors site will mixture desert sand sagebrush Instead will huge pasture ranch thousands acres grazing grass should Free Flighters paradise out trees corn sagebrush site five miles Nats Headquarters south side Reno first time years five-minute flights will possible particularly shorter competition days scheduled local weather picture calm mornings wind developing afternoon flew Free Flight Los Alamitos during years Navy-hosted Nats will remember event typically ended midday due winds flew early enjoyed great weather great flights Thats what pre dicted Reno Free Flight anticipa tion happy event RC Soaring event will share Free Flight site ample room both categories operate interference As FF instead dry lake bed activity will grass grazing land room launch ing direction Also since being planned have RC Helicopter flying dif ferent location likelihood Soaring will have usual four days Nats activityprobably six RC Helicopters Freed constraints schedule normally permits two days fly ing due sharing Soaring site RC Helicopters may now have days Nats week necessary potential developed Nats planning meeting February 1984 events and/or time Helicopter event RC Aerobatics Pylon Racing Scale events will share site form er Stead Air Force Base northwest side Reno RC events Stead will completely free conflict interfer ence Control Line Free Flight other categories site will north-south runway airfield away fullscale aircraft activity Control Line CL fliers will have beautiful site brand new late 1983 asphalt topping Ample room new surface both official practice flying being planned Combat will have good two-circle grass area within few hundred yards other CL events grass kept mowed has its own built-in sprinkler system assurance lawn-like quality Indoor Fliers will have large unobstructed floor space floor-to-girder height about 35 feet Interesting sidelight local fliers say seemingly low ceiling equivalent greater height thinner air Reno means models dont climb high usual offers new challenge see what type model power will effec tive first time Nats Indoor activity will include after regular events finished several days Radio Controlled competition New special rules awards being developed extraordinary event same building Indoor fly ing will huge exposition AMA con vention activity Besides trade-show-type dis plays both model industry full-scale aviation manufacturers organizations program will include how-to-do-it sem inars demonstrations site Indoor flying convention activity Renos super Conven tion Coliseum located south side Reno 20 minutes drive actual Reno-Stead airfield site offers tremen dous room superb facilities will center off-field Nats activities includ ing AMA Headquarters operation model processing Scale udging etc Coliseum will provide whole new dimension convention side Nats operation Housing Special hotel rates available courtesy Reno Convention Authority room reservation forms offering choices room prices locations available right now AMA HQ Call write forms needone form per room re quired No dormitory accommodations expected available prices Reno hotel rooms low case now time get best prices available room reservations get much information about Reno city its surrounding area great vaca tion location families much camping space available everything tents mobile homes will hear much about Reno Nats forthcoming issues magazine basic message will same Reno has great Nats facilities offer Nats-goers has ever before possible Nats Old-Timer Events will ample room Reno Nats Free Flight site SAM Society Antique Modelers-type events separ ate site available RC Old-Timers Space change will huge Whats needed now Old-Timer movement coordinate AMA officials concerning blending activitites regular Nats Compromises should minimal Scale Nats Much made high altitude factor during 1982 Scale World Championships Reno However flew success fully acknowledge altitude factor should looked prohibitive rather challenging pilot skill No changes model itself seem re quired changes piloting technique recommended particularly resist urge abruptly haul model off ground fore adequate speed usual has built up takeoff run Similarly slowairspeed turns avoided steeplybanked turns unless ample airspeed main tained general techniques simple require practice subject high-altitude flying will published soon meantime plan flying Scale Nats site beautiful backdrop real istic flying CL Speed/Team Race Team Selection Committee Chairman Named recently-completed vote modelers CL Speed Team Race program participants plus members recentlyappointed CL Speed/Team Race Team Selec tion Committee Competition Newsletter January 1982 has selected Walt Perkins Chairman Team Selection Com mittee Complete FF World Championship Results Team Standingspage 112 Individual Fl Apage 114 Individual FiBpage 114 Individual FiCpage 115 February 1984 111 World Championships Commentaries Free Flight Team Manager Reports Roger Simpson second time row FF World Championships suffered weather being held either wrong time year inadequate site presentation banquet Ian Kaynes chairman FAIs ClAM Free Flight Committee member 83 WC Jury commented ClAM very careful about site weather conditions next World Championships twice now have caught terri ble weather conditions caustic remarks being made about site selections expecially countries have pay out own pockets tend World Championships thing must kept mind though ClAM has offer host World Championships being critical site weather could lead no World Championships being held Ive asked felt team per formed overall Compared other teams light weather US fliers force fly have say flew excel lently World Champion Matt Ge wain FlA Glider Power team Mike Achterberg Rol Anderson Norm Poti second team standings put flier flyoffs two out three events Thats too shabby last three World Championships US has World Champion two third places individuals has two firsts second Team competitions fact Matt able max-out winds often exceeded FAIs 20 mph 9 meters/sec limit won flyoff other contestant maxed-out proof flying capabilities soundness model design flew Matts enthusiasm determination World Championships fantastic up morning 330 am flying site waiting first light dawn could fly always wife Gail him assist him flying launched him ran him towing kept up running commentary other models air quite couple wont go detail about flying ac tivities Goulburn two other individuals writing detailed re ports However several points Id like comment First Id like thank sup porters went over Australia watch World Championships give help needed certainly did help 1983 Free Flight World Championships Team Standings FlAFiBFiC 1Great Britain3534China3659Italy3741 2Yugoslavia3515Italy3479USA3662 3Italy3468Great Britain3438China3610 4Germany3404Australia3371Germany3569 5Israel3374Germany3333Australia3540 6Australia3346Israel3280Great Britain3497 7Argentina3229Canada3178New Zealand3412 8Austria3199Sweden3151Sweden3345 9USA3195USA3140Yugoslavia3341 10Holland3149Austria3093Argentina3273 11China3121Yugoslavia2931Canada2719 12Finland3016New Zealand2615Austria2295 13Sweden3014Japan2603Japan2268 14New Zealand2965Argentina2583Finland1816 15Canada2917Finland2120Israel1064 16Japan2399Holland1247 1 7Belgium884Uruguay262 much appreciated Because wind fact retrieving foot everyone got involved either retrieving models helping repair damaged models moving team equipment next launch position must have least 10 people involved holding rain covers over Norm Potis Mike Achterbergs models last round waited driving rain hard winds subside enough could fly last round did fly 11 minutes left round team trophy riding both flights As know both maxed team practice last May Taft CA practiced retrieval communication techniques three radios owned team Before went WCs Matt Gewain Norm Poti Jim Bradley changed crystals own five radios match three channels team radios equipped time dont think us realized dependent would radios Because high winds suppor ter/retrievers strung out downwind seven radios among Although flying site excellent surrounded roll ing hills first radio-equipped retrieving party downwind side included Retrieving Coordinator could see launch area Coordinator guided other retrieval parties models drifted further downwind Team Mem ber Steve Beebe wife Doreen manned Coordinators radio FlA FiC days Rol Doc Anderson on two Wakefield days Im proud say lost no models few retrievers search rest time retrievers posi tion waiting models landed Most fliers wives helped re trieve alongside husbands unusual hear Ellen Poti Debbie Ach terberg Gail Gewain Doreen Beebes voices radio heartfelt thanks go team-member wives pitched helped also following supporters helped wherever possible Hank DeKat Bud Elder Harry Grogan Martin Schroedter George Schroedters son long-distance runner really worked tail off John Ghio Gary Baumann spent Champs downwind retrieving Steve Ger aghty manned signal flag Bob Hat schek manned spotting scope four 112 Model Aviation days Bill Gibbons Tom McLaughlin Doug Galbreath helped innumerable ways flight line As said before flying site excel lent addition contest organization outstanding contest put Free Flighters Free Flighters housing dining facilities food way above average meetings processingand contest itselfwere run schedule Probably most-organized aspects model processing ran scheduleeven ahead schedule times Unlike some pre vious World Championships processors knew what doing proper equipment helpful friendly timers Australian modelers competent well-organized Last least Id like publicly mention thank following individuals model clubs members modeling industry contributed either time talent financial support such things team uniforms equipment etc Wayne Drake Bob Waterman Ore gon interceded Nike Sportswear graciously provided team warmup suits running shoes Bud Romak Reid Simpson Don Hughes Richard Swenson Jim Crockett dividually provided financial support Hardy Brodersen Doug Gaibreath volunteered artwork printing team-designed uniform logos iden tification stickers interfaced decal pin-manufacturing companies Also sincre thank goes fol lowing model clubs organizations also provided financial support Fort Worth Planesmen MAC Texas Max Men MAC SCAT Club Free Flight Model Associa tion southern California Sierra Eagles MAC northern California Detroit Balsa Bugs Michigan Brooklyn Skyscrapers New York Glider Champion Speaks Matt Gewain Preparation for the 1983 Free Flight Continued page 116 Glider Champion continued World Championships began over year ad vance teams picked September 1982 competition scheduled until October 1983 built two new models dur ing winter took cause old models performed better May team practice Taft work team organization model retrie val flew US Free Flight Champs team apply what learned During summer spent much time could either flying running trying know models conditions trying physically prepared competi tions Luckily travel plans World Champs went fairly smoothly problem airline tickets travel vouchers received until two days before scheduled departure team trip over Australia very long 24 hours sitting crowded airports crowded airplanes arrived Australia feeling very disoriented trying drive left side road getting used Australian customs example Goul burn restaurants would open business noon 200 pm again 630 pm 800 pm standard place 400 am breakfast Mobile Gas Station snack bar served eggs place found open 24 hours arrived Goulburn seven days before Glider day hope practice-flying day weather did cooperate week two days good weather light winds two days mod erate winds three days high winds above nine meters/second FAI limit As result spent week trying prepare fly weather conditions did model repairs week have done last four years wind got over seven meters second broke tailboorn windyweather model landing nearly flight must blame poor choice wood didnt have problem other modelsbut few days before World Championships bad time find out week also smashed rebuilt wing thermal models Glider day finally arrived prepared dreading high winds possible day opening ceremonies best day seen Australia warm sunny light winds beautiful fly ing conditions local modelers said fog early morning best indication day would have light winds Well Glider day very foggy early morning sure lucked out going have good con ditions again day fly first round set up thermal model calm conditions put up few test flights air dense turbulent no problem making first max model turned 320 ground normal dead-air time conditions second round would rough air would less dense could some turbulence Luckily some light lift around dur ing second round didnt have rely calm-air performance flew round downwind piggyback tactics didnt have problem making max start third round wind started pick up somebut enough cause problems flew same tac tics used previous round Soon after third round flight wind began increase significantly got out windyweather model went over edge field put up test flight model flew very well DT landing tail boom broke again During remainder contest flew same model started flown model during practice moder ately high winds day wind blowing steadily between seven half eight meters per secondvery near new FAI limit flyable wind nine meters per second During fourth fifth sixth rounds picked lift ground waited lull wind towed up made two circles verify lift launched towed up seventh round lift did seem strong circled towed downwind waited model piggy back wind blowing hard model set up would kite circle started further downwind After three four circles marker model flew launched same air make max As turned out Paul Lagan Australia ones maxed out after seven rounds high winds thwart ed contestants nearly broken least model During flyoff wind seemed increasing again lulls getting less welldefined start 15-minute round Paul Lagan circle-towed downwind parked waited ground until felt lull towed up started circle wind blowing hard sprint downwind complete circle As model came back up top line launched hoping lull felt lift know couldnt detect lift circle-towing model set up much wind model held line height downwind well past Paul Lagan parked climbed slowly DTed make max Paul Lagan continued circle tow originally parked few minutes later trying make circle slipped muddy areas field fell causing glider unlatch air good time little over two minutes American team organization team work excellent 10 15 team members supporters worked very hard day tracking retrieving models others helped witli model re pairs other supporting activities kind support organization essential anyone competitive level es pecially extremely adverse weather con ditions such found Australia World Champs site very large obstacles site consid ering hard wind blew drastic changes wind direction during four days competition site proved very good Australian organizers should certainly commended doing excel lent job running fine World Champion ships Following World Championships flew International meet Bordertown south Australia next weekend Sierra Cup Contest Sacramento Both contests very well-run beautiful weather flew four Internationi contests less four-week period American team members supporters flew did very well would like encourage everyone attend next World Championships fly International contests fre quently held surrounding event No amount practice can replace experience competition Wakefield Flier Comments Steve Beebe need beginning going back age 12 lets start out feeling success pride launch 18th round know have max going gives berth US Free Flight team have never experienced such feeling life week spent preparing weekend well spent wife Doreen has helped great deal fact theres talk builds models ugly rumor started Dick Myres just because gave him Bill Davis little static about Gas jobs US Free Flight Championships Anyway flew last round Doreen wouldnt look see doing told Fat City bawled little yelled lot Before move want say no matter good bad fly luck definite factor luck good Lord three days September 1982 Now real fast year After Finals came back down earth got work building testing repairing thought idle time devoted trying improve performance world contest always looking idea way improve flew con tests could sharpen up skills airpicking started walking 2 miles day some 110-degree days get little better shape tried getting few pounds off hoping little go worked out what felt best rubber combinations waded through paperwork details go getting prepared tried get know fellow team members let know tuned models best ability other words did could think prepared told myself now three weeks going World Cham pionships excitement buildingitt timelet golet yourself start psych out build peak October 2 After multitude problems travel service finally boarded plane Boy What feeling Id never en 747 before flight excit ingfor about 35 minutes blah another 17 hours sitting arrived Australia absolutely rummy guess jet lag no sleep speak plane next thing did jump little rental carand steering wheel pedals stuff wrong side other people driving wrong side road 116 Model Aviation Away wentwhite knuckles steer ing wheel make long story short didnt exactly get lost kindly taxi driver led us hotel nominal fee Thus ended Day Sydney Australia some spare time available go sightseeing Sydney lovely buildings ranging very old modern enjoyed harbor cruise lunch served aboard saw fabu lous Opera House beautiful harbor itself Well time head Goul burnthe site 1983 FF World Cham pionships time being well-rested managed driving very wellespecially after got out large city country countryside beautiful Traveling along clean highways nice everything lush green drought ended arrived Goulburn party ended accommodations lovelyclean people great weather Phooey Wind wind wind No flight-testing could done did manage get some testing Reg Allamby contest held weekend before World Champs proved about really lovely day flying conditions overall looking like wind chose check models see safe fact detuned little allow wind SaturdayGlider Daywe out shag ging A-2 Towline Gliders Glider team Ill leave story Glider guys tell Sunday Wakefield Daymy day-but wind came up after first round very rough contest halted after four rounds time four maxes torn-up model team pitched helped repair model during afternoon got back business Tuesday morning Monday Power Day shagged FiCs rained wind blew Ac tivity started about 530 600 morn ing last round radios out wet glasses too wet rain see through glad come side out weather Power boys can fill rest blanks day activities Tuesday saw resumption Wakefield flying Round five started wind rain made bad judgement flight round model strug gled Doreen shed tear watched hopes dreams drift quietly down earthmuch too soon Round six max round too model too wet efforts keep dry wing flutter cost another max over Ill finish few observations Model processing went beautifully quickly contest well-organized feel site quite adequate time year bad choicethus poor weather want thank supporters other team members managed retrieve 100% modelson foot majority team supporters really busted tails thank Without help never could have flown marched out rest team during opening ceremonies knew representing country felt proud thought going burst honor cherish rest life hope Im fortunate enough have privilege again final comment although lost contest learned night ban quet friends made hard est part meet saying goodbye truly too bad rest world can get along together well modeling world does want thank people Aus tralia worked very hard put contestthey great Last least want thank wife good sport about whole contest stood worked hard did talks too much love anyway Well get next time kid cant conclude mentioning Roger Simpson team manager lot problems feel did tre mendous job left USA Australia wasnt too well-acquainted Roger now feel good friend kidded him awfully lot Australia Id like him knowIm bit sorry served him right Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORSFF Pat English 823 Broadway Vincenees IN 47591 I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Wesifield MA 01085 VII scents entire district except Michigan II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oveers NY 11421 Gregg Seydel 3625 East lona Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 WillOw St LockpOrt NY 14094 Michigan RC Bill Puori 2B Perewood Dr. Commack NY 11725 RC Wayne Yeeger 38225 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 III Ken Rester 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 18084 lEantl CL & PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 M Weisenbach 4868 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West VIII Aantlv Randolph PD Boa 271048 Dallas TX 78227 IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MD IX 8111 Bieda UNIVAC Bldg. 7100 W center Rd No 420 30741Omaha NE 63106 lgC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554RC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamer St Littlelon CD 80123 V RC HR Norckaaer 12330 Chicamauga Trail Huntsville Caughran 27818 Ormoed Ave Hayward CA 94544 AL 35803 INorthi FP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hill CA 90274 36106 thl CL Josepe Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Frank Gomes 2241 Noan Street Honolulu HI 98816 IHI VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute el IN 47803XI Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th Sc Rt 3 IssaGuak WA 98027 RC Soaring Dale Folhaning 1039 College Ave NO 6W RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA Wheaton IL 60817 98166 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 60067 RC Pylon & Soaring attern other RC -- RC leecept Soaring Bald Pace 801am Indicates Chairmen Contest Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARDVI Chris Matauno 8575 Ginger St John MO 63114 Henry Struck RPD 2 Hambur9 Old Lyme CT 06371VII Bill Shailor 13598 Montrose Detroit Ml 48227 IIBradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098VIII Mark Ialerius 1627 Overland Pacs Sagarland TX 77478 IllRudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 IVJoe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361X Joe Norcross PD Boa 65 Hanford CA 93232 VBonny Jenkins 3112 E Raines Rd. Memphis TN 38118Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr 8 Redmond WA 98052 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD V J Davis Jr 1813 5 Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 Lance Murphy 29 HishtOpCir B HamdenCT06514 VI Paul Proefrock 3989 Weber Way Lecinglon KY 40514 II lox Priend 41 Carriage Hill Or. Colts Neck NJ 07722 VII Peter Waters 7420 7Mile Rd NorlEville MI 48167 III Ron HesaxibrOck 8320 BlueBerry Hill Cl Cincinnati OH VIII Win Thomas 331 SE Rocewood Bartleeville Oft 74003 45211 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Everett Wichita KS 67217 IV W Abernethy 9205 Carendon upper Marlboro MD 20870 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Charles DavenpOrt 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARDVI Jim Thomerson 1317 Eileen Collinstilln IL 82234 George Higgins PG Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358VII James SintOn 4941 Wiscdnsin N New Hope MN 58428 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 VIII Win Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane MisaOuri City TX 77459 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IX Michael Tallmav 3014 Bachange Wichita KS 87217 IV Ron McNally 6118 Baedu Ave. Springfield VA 22152 X Vic Garner PG Box 573 Livermore CA 94550 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Months Corner SC 29481 XI John Thompson 1411 Bryant Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I John Guenther RR 1Sos 715 Borden IN 47106 IrvSearl52 LangholinDr NasfsaaNHO3OBO II Claude McCullough RR 1 Bois4B7 Montezuma IABOiJi II Robert Clemens 98 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY14612 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown La Desoco TX 75115 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA15130 IX Dean Copeiand 7817 Seward St. Omahe N868114 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington GE 19810 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL33313 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 5 View Place 5 Salem OR 97302 INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger St John MD 63114 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd A1 1 Eptosa NJ 07603 Ill Richard Doig B Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 44055 III Walter P Van Gorder 5669 Victory View Lv. Cincinnati VIII Ralph IBsdI Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 OH 45238IX Stan Chilton 300S Main Wichita KS 672C2 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimberveicke Rd McLean VA 22102X Clarence Macher 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133Xl Dave Hagan 19957 SRed Land Rd Oregon City 0R97045 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 80540 February 1984 117 George Mary Schroedter show us weater Georges entry owndesign kit Wake-Up powered Cham pion Products rubber too very unlucky incidents two flights
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/02
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COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTERWW ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1984--A GREAT NATS IS IN THE MAKING 1984 National Championships Reno NV shaping up great event As result arrangements confirmed No vember 1983 number great site situa tions have developed Free Flight will miles chasing retriev ing room Contrary some early rumors site will mixture desert sand sagebrush Instead will huge pasture ranch thousands acres grazing grass should Free Flighters paradise out trees corn sagebrush site five miles Nats Headquarters south side Reno first time years five-minute flights will possible particularly shorter competition days scheduled local weather picture calm mornings wind developing afternoon flew Free Flight Los Alamitos during years Navy-hosted Nats will remember event typically ended midday due winds flew early enjoyed great weather great flights Thats what pre dicted Reno Free Flight anticipa tion happy event RC Soaring event will share Free Flight site ample room both categories operate interference As FF instead dry lake bed activity will grass grazing land room launch ing direction Also since being planned have RC Helicopter flying dif ferent location likelihood Soaring will have usual four days Nats activityprobably six RC Helicopters Freed constraints schedule normally permits two days fly ing due sharing Soaring site RC Helicopters may now have days Nats week necessary potential developed Nats planning meeting February 1984 events and/or time Helicopter event RC Aerobatics Pylon Racing Scale events will share site form er Stead Air Force Base northwest side Reno RC events Stead will completely free conflict interfer ence Control Line Free Flight other categories site will north-south runway airfield away fullscale aircraft activity Control Line CL fliers will have beautiful site brand new late 1983 asphalt topping Ample room new surface both official practice flying being planned Combat will have good two-circle grass area within few hundred yards other CL events grass kept mowed has its own built-in sprinkler system assurance lawn-like quality Indoor Fliers will have large unobstructed floor space floor-to-girder height about 35 feet Interesting sidelight local fliers say seemingly low ceiling equivalent greater height thinner air Reno means models dont climb high usual offers new challenge see what type model power will effec tive first time Nats Indoor activity will include after regular events finished several days Radio Controlled competition New special rules awards being developed extraordinary event same building Indoor fly ing will huge exposition AMA con vention activity Besides trade-show-type dis plays both model industry full-scale aviation manufacturers organizations program will include how-to-do-it sem inars demonstrations site Indoor flying convention activity Renos super Conven tion Coliseum located south side Reno 20 minutes drive actual Reno-Stead airfield site offers tremen dous room superb facilities will center off-field Nats activities includ ing AMA Headquarters operation model processing Scale udging etc Coliseum will provide whole new dimension convention side Nats operation Housing Special hotel rates available courtesy Reno Convention Authority room reservation forms offering choices room prices locations available right now AMA HQ Call write forms needone form per room re quired No dormitory accommodations expected available prices Reno hotel rooms low case now time get best prices available room reservations get much information about Reno city its surrounding area great vaca tion location families much camping space available everything tents mobile homes will hear much about Reno Nats forthcoming issues magazine basic message will same Reno has great Nats facilities offer Nats-goers has ever before possible Nats Old-Timer Events will ample room Reno Nats Free Flight site SAM Society Antique Modelers-type events separ ate site available RC Old-Timers Space change will huge Whats needed now Old-Timer movement coordinate AMA officials concerning blending activitites regular Nats Compromises should minimal Scale Nats Much made high altitude factor during 1982 Scale World Championships Reno However flew success fully acknowledge altitude factor should looked prohibitive rather challenging pilot skill No changes model itself seem re quired changes piloting technique recommended particularly resist urge abruptly haul model off ground fore adequate speed usual has built up takeoff run Similarly slowairspeed turns avoided steeplybanked turns unless ample airspeed main tained general techniques simple require practice subject high-altitude flying will published soon meantime plan flying Scale Nats site beautiful backdrop real istic flying CL Speed/Team Race Team Selection Committee Chairman Named recently-completed vote modelers CL Speed Team Race program participants plus members recentlyappointed CL Speed/Team Race Team Selec tion Committee Competition Newsletter January 1982 has selected Walt Perkins Chairman Team Selection Com mittee Complete FF World Championship Results Team Standingspage 112 Individual Fl Apage 114 Individual FiBpage 114 Individual FiCpage 115 February 1984 111 World Championships Commentaries Free Flight Team Manager Reports Roger Simpson second time row FF World Championships suffered weather being held either wrong time year inadequate site presentation banquet Ian Kaynes chairman FAIs ClAM Free Flight Committee member 83 WC Jury commented ClAM very careful about site weather conditions next World Championships twice now have caught terri ble weather conditions caustic remarks being made about site selections expecially countries have pay out own pockets tend World Championships thing must kept mind though ClAM has offer host World Championships being critical site weather could lead no World Championships being held Ive asked felt team per formed overall Compared other teams light weather US fliers force fly have say flew excel lently World Champion Matt Ge wain FlA Glider Power team Mike Achterberg Rol Anderson Norm Poti second team standings put flier flyoffs two out three events Thats too shabby last three World Championships US has World Champion two third places individuals has two firsts second Team competitions fact Matt able max-out winds often exceeded FAIs 20 mph 9 meters/sec limit won flyoff other contestant maxed-out proof flying capabilities soundness model design flew Matts enthusiasm determination World Championships fantastic up morning 330 am flying site waiting first light dawn could fly always wife Gail him assist him flying launched him ran him towing kept up running commentary other models air quite couple wont go detail about flying ac tivities Goulburn two other individuals writing detailed re ports However several points Id like comment First Id like thank sup porters went over Australia watch World Championships give help needed certainly did help 1983 Free Flight World Championships Team Standings FlAFiBFiC 1Great Britain3534China3659Italy3741 2Yugoslavia3515Italy3479USA3662 3Italy3468Great Britain3438China3610 4Germany3404Australia3371Germany3569 5Israel3374Germany3333Australia3540 6Australia3346Israel3280Great Britain3497 7Argentina3229Canada3178New Zealand3412 8Austria3199Sweden3151Sweden3345 9USA3195USA3140Yugoslavia3341 10Holland3149Austria3093Argentina3273 11China3121Yugoslavia2931Canada2719 12Finland3016New Zealand2615Austria2295 13Sweden3014Japan2603Japan2268 14New Zealand2965Argentina2583Finland1816 15Canada2917Finland2120Israel1064 16Japan2399Holland1247 1 7Belgium884Uruguay262 much appreciated Because wind fact retrieving foot everyone got involved either retrieving models helping repair damaged models moving team equipment next launch position must have least 10 people involved holding rain covers over Norm Potis Mike Achterbergs models last round waited driving rain hard winds subside enough could fly last round did fly 11 minutes left round team trophy riding both flights As know both maxed team practice last May Taft CA practiced retrieval communication techniques three radios owned team Before went WCs Matt Gewain Norm Poti Jim Bradley changed crystals own five radios match three channels team radios equipped time dont think us realized dependent would radios Because high winds suppor ter/retrievers strung out downwind seven radios among Although flying site excellent surrounded roll ing hills first radio-equipped retrieving party downwind side included Retrieving Coordinator could see launch area Coordinator guided other retrieval parties models drifted further downwind Team Mem ber Steve Beebe wife Doreen manned Coordinators radio FlA FiC days Rol Doc Anderson on two Wakefield days Im proud say lost no models few retrievers search rest time retrievers posi tion waiting models landed Most fliers wives helped re trieve alongside husbands unusual hear Ellen Poti Debbie Ach terberg Gail Gewain Doreen Beebes voices radio heartfelt thanks go team-member wives pitched helped also following supporters helped wherever possible Hank DeKat Bud Elder Harry Grogan Martin Schroedter George Schroedters son long-distance runner really worked tail off John Ghio Gary Baumann spent Champs downwind retrieving Steve Ger aghty manned signal flag Bob Hat schek manned spotting scope four 112 Model Aviation days Bill Gibbons Tom McLaughlin Doug Galbreath helped innumerable ways flight line As said before flying site excel lent addition contest organization outstanding contest put Free Flighters Free Flighters housing dining facilities food way above average meetings processingand contest itselfwere run schedule Probably most-organized aspects model processing ran scheduleeven ahead schedule times Unlike some pre vious World Championships processors knew what doing proper equipment helpful friendly timers Australian modelers competent well-organized Last least Id like publicly mention thank following individuals model clubs members modeling industry contributed either time talent financial support such things team uniforms equipment etc Wayne Drake Bob Waterman Ore gon interceded Nike Sportswear graciously provided team warmup suits running shoes Bud Romak Reid Simpson Don Hughes Richard Swenson Jim Crockett dividually provided financial support Hardy Brodersen Doug Gaibreath volunteered artwork printing team-designed uniform logos iden tification stickers interfaced decal pin-manufacturing companies Also sincre thank goes fol lowing model clubs organizations also provided financial support Fort Worth Planesmen MAC Texas Max Men MAC SCAT Club Free Flight Model Associa tion southern California Sierra Eagles MAC northern California Detroit Balsa Bugs Michigan Brooklyn Skyscrapers New York Glider Champion Speaks Matt Gewain Preparation for the 1983 Free Flight Continued page 116 Glider Champion continued World Championships began over year ad vance teams picked September 1982 competition scheduled until October 1983 built two new models dur ing winter took cause old models performed better May team practice Taft work team organization model retrie val flew US Free Flight Champs team apply what learned During summer spent much time could either flying running trying know models conditions trying physically prepared competi tions Luckily travel plans World Champs went fairly smoothly problem airline tickets travel vouchers received until two days before scheduled departure team trip over Australia very long 24 hours sitting crowded airports crowded airplanes arrived Australia feeling very disoriented trying drive left side road getting used Australian customs example Goul burn restaurants would open business noon 200 pm again 630 pm 800 pm standard place 400 am breakfast Mobile Gas Station snack bar served eggs place found open 24 hours arrived Goulburn seven days before Glider day hope practice-flying day weather did cooperate week two days good weather light winds two days mod erate winds three days high winds above nine meters/second FAI limit As result spent week trying prepare fly weather conditions did model repairs week have done last four years wind got over seven meters second broke tailboorn windyweather model landing nearly flight must blame poor choice wood didnt have problem other modelsbut few days before World Championships bad time find out week also smashed rebuilt wing thermal models Glider day finally arrived prepared dreading high winds possible day opening ceremonies best day seen Australia warm sunny light winds beautiful fly ing conditions local modelers said fog early morning best indication day would have light winds Well Glider day very foggy early morning sure lucked out going have good con ditions again day fly first round set up thermal model calm conditions put up few test flights air dense turbulent no problem making first max model turned 320 ground normal dead-air time conditions second round would rough air would less dense could some turbulence Luckily some light lift around dur ing second round didnt have rely calm-air performance flew round downwind piggyback tactics didnt have problem making max start third round wind started pick up somebut enough cause problems flew same tac tics used previous round Soon after third round flight wind began increase significantly got out windyweather model went over edge field put up test flight model flew very well DT landing tail boom broke again During remainder contest flew same model started flown model during practice moder ately high winds day wind blowing steadily between seven half eight meters per secondvery near new FAI limit flyable wind nine meters per second During fourth fifth sixth rounds picked lift ground waited lull wind towed up made two circles verify lift launched towed up seventh round lift did seem strong circled towed downwind waited model piggy back wind blowing hard model set up would kite circle started further downwind After three four circles marker model flew launched same air make max As turned out Paul Lagan Australia ones maxed out after seven rounds high winds thwart ed contestants nearly broken least model During flyoff wind seemed increasing again lulls getting less welldefined start 15-minute round Paul Lagan circle-towed downwind parked waited ground until felt lull towed up started circle wind blowing hard sprint downwind complete circle As model came back up top line launched hoping lull felt lift know couldnt detect lift circle-towing model set up much wind model held line height downwind well past Paul Lagan parked climbed slowly DTed make max Paul Lagan continued circle tow originally parked few minutes later trying make circle slipped muddy areas field fell causing glider unlatch air good time little over two minutes American team organization team work excellent 10 15 team members supporters worked very hard day tracking retrieving models others helped witli model re pairs other supporting activities kind support organization essential anyone competitive level es pecially extremely adverse weather con ditions such found Australia World Champs site very large obstacles site consid ering hard wind blew drastic changes wind direction during four days competition site proved very good Australian organizers should certainly commended doing excel lent job running fine World Champion ships Following World Championships flew International meet Bordertown south Australia next weekend Sierra Cup Contest Sacramento Both contests very well-run beautiful weather flew four Internationi contests less four-week period American team members supporters flew did very well would like encourage everyone attend next World Championships fly International contests fre quently held surrounding event No amount practice can replace experience competition Wakefield Flier Comments Steve Beebe need beginning going back age 12 lets start out feeling success pride launch 18th round know have max going gives berth US Free Flight team have never experienced such feeling life week spent preparing weekend well spent wife Doreen has helped great deal fact theres talk builds models ugly rumor started Dick Myres just because gave him Bill Davis little static about Gas jobs US Free Flight Championships Anyway flew last round Doreen wouldnt look see doing told Fat City bawled little yelled lot Before move want say no matter good bad fly luck definite factor luck good Lord three days September 1982 Now real fast year After Finals came back down earth got work building testing repairing thought idle time devoted trying improve performance world contest always looking idea way improve flew con tests could sharpen up skills airpicking started walking 2 miles day some 110-degree days get little better shape tried getting few pounds off hoping little go worked out what felt best rubber combinations waded through paperwork details go getting prepared tried get know fellow team members let know tuned models best ability other words did could think prepared told myself now three weeks going World Cham pionships excitement buildingitt timelet golet yourself start psych out build peak October 2 After multitude problems travel service finally boarded plane Boy What feeling Id never en 747 before flight excit ingfor about 35 minutes blah another 17 hours sitting arrived Australia absolutely rummy guess jet lag no sleep speak plane next thing did jump little rental carand steering wheel pedals stuff wrong side other people driving wrong side road 116 Model Aviation Away wentwhite knuckles steer ing wheel make long story short didnt exactly get lost kindly taxi driver led us hotel nominal fee Thus ended Day Sydney Australia some spare time available go sightseeing Sydney lovely buildings ranging very old modern enjoyed harbor cruise lunch served aboard saw fabu lous Opera House beautiful harbor itself Well time head Goul burnthe site 1983 FF World Cham pionships time being well-rested managed driving very wellespecially after got out large city country countryside beautiful Traveling along clean highways nice everything lush green drought ended arrived Goulburn party ended accommodations lovelyclean people great weather Phooey Wind wind wind No flight-testing could done did manage get some testing Reg Allamby contest held weekend before World Champs proved about really lovely day flying conditions overall looking like wind chose check models see safe fact detuned little allow wind SaturdayGlider Daywe out shag ging A-2 Towline Gliders Glider team Ill leave story Glider guys tell Sunday Wakefield Daymy day-but wind came up after first round very rough contest halted after four rounds time four maxes torn-up model team pitched helped repair model during afternoon got back business Tuesday morning Monday Power Day shagged FiCs rained wind blew Ac tivity started about 530 600 morn ing last round radios out wet glasses too wet rain see through glad come side out weather Power boys can fill rest blanks day activities Tuesday saw resumption Wakefield flying Round five started wind rain made bad judgement flight round model strug gled Doreen shed tear watched hopes dreams drift quietly down earthmuch too soon Round six max round too model too wet efforts keep dry wing flutter cost another max over Ill finish few observations Model processing went beautifully quickly contest well-organized feel site quite adequate time year bad choicethus poor weather want thank supporters other team members managed retrieve 100% modelson foot majority team supporters really busted tails thank Without help never could have flown marched out rest team during opening ceremonies knew representing country felt proud thought going burst honor cherish rest life hope Im fortunate enough have privilege again final comment although lost contest learned night ban quet friends made hard est part meet saying goodbye truly too bad rest world can get along together well modeling world does want thank people Aus tralia worked very hard put contestthey great Last least want thank wife good sport about whole contest stood worked hard did talks too much love anyway Well get next time kid cant conclude mentioning Roger Simpson team manager lot problems feel did tre mendous job left USA Australia wasnt too well-acquainted Roger now feel good friend kidded him awfully lot Australia Id like him knowIm bit sorry served him right Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORSFF Pat English 823 Broadway Vincenees IN 47591 I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Wesifield MA 01085 VII scents entire district except Michigan II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oveers NY 11421 Gregg Seydel 3625 East lona Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 WillOw St LockpOrt NY 14094 Michigan RC Bill Puori 2B Perewood Dr. Commack NY 11725 RC Wayne Yeeger 38225 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 III Ken Rester 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 18084 lEantl CL & PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 M Weisenbach 4868 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West VIII Aantlv Randolph PD Boa 271048 Dallas TX 78227 IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MD IX 8111 Bieda UNIVAC Bldg. 7100 W center Rd No 420 30741Omaha NE 63106 lgC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554RC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamer St Littlelon CD 80123 V RC HR Norckaaer 12330 Chicamauga Trail Huntsville Caughran 27818 Ormoed Ave Hayward CA 94544 AL 35803 INorthi FP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hill CA 90274 36106 thl CL Josepe Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Frank Gomes 2241 Noan Street Honolulu HI 98816 IHI VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute el IN 47803XI Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th Sc Rt 3 IssaGuak WA 98027 RC Soaring Dale Folhaning 1039 College Ave NO 6W RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA Wheaton IL 60817 98166 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 60067 RC Pylon & Soaring attern other RC -- RC leecept Soaring Bald Pace 801am Indicates Chairmen Contest Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARDVI Chris Matauno 8575 Ginger St John MO 63114 Henry Struck RPD 2 Hambur9 Old Lyme CT 06371VII Bill Shailor 13598 Montrose Detroit Ml 48227 IIBradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098VIII Mark Ialerius 1627 Overland Pacs Sagarland TX 77478 IllRudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 IVJoe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361X Joe Norcross PD Boa 65 Hanford CA 93232 VBonny Jenkins 3112 E Raines Rd. Memphis TN 38118Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr 8 Redmond WA 98052 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD V J Davis Jr 1813 5 Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 Lance Murphy 29 HishtOpCir B HamdenCT06514 VI Paul Proefrock 3989 Weber Way Lecinglon KY 40514 II lox Priend 41 Carriage Hill Or. Colts Neck NJ 07722 VII Peter Waters 7420 7Mile Rd NorlEville MI 48167 III Ron HesaxibrOck 8320 BlueBerry Hill Cl Cincinnati OH VIII Win Thomas 331 SE Rocewood Bartleeville Oft 74003 45211 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Everett Wichita KS 67217 IV W Abernethy 9205 Carendon upper Marlboro MD 20870 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Charles DavenpOrt 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARDVI Jim Thomerson 1317 Eileen Collinstilln IL 82234 George Higgins PG Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358VII James SintOn 4941 Wiscdnsin N New Hope MN 58428 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 VIII Win Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane MisaOuri City TX 77459 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IX Michael Tallmav 3014 Bachange Wichita KS 87217 IV Ron McNally 6118 Baedu Ave. Springfield VA 22152 X Vic Garner PG Box 573 Livermore CA 94550 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Months Corner SC 29481 XI John Thompson 1411 Bryant Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I John Guenther RR 1Sos 715 Borden IN 47106 IrvSearl52 LangholinDr NasfsaaNHO3OBO II Claude McCullough RR 1 Bois4B7 Montezuma IABOiJi II Robert Clemens 98 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY14612 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown La Desoco TX 75115 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA15130 IX Dean Copeiand 7817 Seward St. Omahe N868114 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington GE 19810 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL33313 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 5 View Place 5 Salem OR 97302 INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger St John MD 63114 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd A1 1 Eptosa NJ 07603 Ill Richard Doig B Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 44055 III Walter P Van Gorder 5669 Victory View Lv. Cincinnati VIII Ralph IBsdI Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 OH 45238IX Stan Chilton 300S Main Wichita KS 672C2 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimberveicke Rd McLean VA 22102X Clarence Macher 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133Xl Dave Hagan 19957 SRed Land Rd Oregon City 0R97045 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 80540 February 1984 117 George Mary Schroedter show us weater Georges entry owndesign kit Wake-Up powered Cham pion Products rubber too very unlucky incidents two flights
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/02
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COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTERWW ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1984--A GREAT NATS IS IN THE MAKING 1984 National Championships Reno NV shaping up great event As result arrangements confirmed No vember 1983 number great site situa tions have developed Free Flight will miles chasing retriev ing room Contrary some early rumors site will mixture desert sand sagebrush Instead will huge pasture ranch thousands acres grazing grass should Free Flighters paradise out trees corn sagebrush site five miles Nats Headquarters south side Reno first time years five-minute flights will possible particularly shorter competition days scheduled local weather picture calm mornings wind developing afternoon flew Free Flight Los Alamitos during years Navy-hosted Nats will remember event typically ended midday due winds flew early enjoyed great weather great flights Thats what pre dicted Reno Free Flight anticipa tion happy event RC Soaring event will share Free Flight site ample room both categories operate interference As FF instead dry lake bed activity will grass grazing land room launch ing direction Also since being planned have RC Helicopter flying dif ferent location likelihood Soaring will have usual four days Nats activityprobably six RC Helicopters Freed constraints schedule normally permits two days fly ing due sharing Soaring site RC Helicopters may now have days Nats week necessary potential developed Nats planning meeting February 1984 events and/or time Helicopter event RC Aerobatics Pylon Racing Scale events will share site form er Stead Air Force Base northwest side Reno RC events Stead will completely free conflict interfer ence Control Line Free Flight other categories site will north-south runway airfield away fullscale aircraft activity Control Line CL fliers will have beautiful site brand new late 1983 asphalt topping Ample room new surface both official practice flying being planned Combat will have good two-circle grass area within few hundred yards other CL events grass kept mowed has its own built-in sprinkler system assurance lawn-like quality Indoor Fliers will have large unobstructed floor space floor-to-girder height about 35 feet Interesting sidelight local fliers say seemingly low ceiling equivalent greater height thinner air Reno means models dont climb high usual offers new challenge see what type model power will effec tive first time Nats Indoor activity will include after regular events finished several days Radio Controlled competition New special rules awards being developed extraordinary event same building Indoor fly ing will huge exposition AMA con vention activity Besides trade-show-type dis plays both model industry full-scale aviation manufacturers organizations program will include how-to-do-it sem inars demonstrations site Indoor flying convention activity Renos super Conven tion Coliseum located south side Reno 20 minutes drive actual Reno-Stead airfield site offers tremen dous room superb facilities will center off-field Nats activities includ ing AMA Headquarters operation model processing Scale udging etc Coliseum will provide whole new dimension convention side Nats operation Housing Special hotel rates available courtesy Reno Convention Authority room reservation forms offering choices room prices locations available right now AMA HQ Call write forms needone form per room re quired No dormitory accommodations expected available prices Reno hotel rooms low case now time get best prices available room reservations get much information about Reno city its surrounding area great vaca tion location families much camping space available everything tents mobile homes will hear much about Reno Nats forthcoming issues magazine basic message will same Reno has great Nats facilities offer Nats-goers has ever before possible Nats Old-Timer Events will ample room Reno Nats Free Flight site SAM Society Antique Modelers-type events separ ate site available RC Old-Timers Space change will huge Whats needed now Old-Timer movement coordinate AMA officials concerning blending activitites regular Nats Compromises should minimal Scale Nats Much made high altitude factor during 1982 Scale World Championships Reno However flew success fully acknowledge altitude factor should looked prohibitive rather challenging pilot skill No changes model itself seem re quired changes piloting technique recommended particularly resist urge abruptly haul model off ground fore adequate speed usual has built up takeoff run Similarly slowairspeed turns avoided steeplybanked turns unless ample airspeed main tained general techniques simple require practice subject high-altitude flying will published soon meantime plan flying Scale Nats site beautiful backdrop real istic flying CL Speed/Team Race Team Selection Committee Chairman Named recently-completed vote modelers CL Speed Team Race program participants plus members recentlyappointed CL Speed/Team Race Team Selec tion Committee Competition Newsletter January 1982 has selected Walt Perkins Chairman Team Selection Com mittee Complete FF World Championship Results Team Standingspage 112 Individual Fl Apage 114 Individual FiBpage 114 Individual FiCpage 115 February 1984 111 World Championships Commentaries Free Flight Team Manager Reports Roger Simpson second time row FF World Championships suffered weather being held either wrong time year inadequate site presentation banquet Ian Kaynes chairman FAIs ClAM Free Flight Committee member 83 WC Jury commented ClAM very careful about site weather conditions next World Championships twice now have caught terri ble weather conditions caustic remarks being made about site selections expecially countries have pay out own pockets tend World Championships thing must kept mind though ClAM has offer host World Championships being critical site weather could lead no World Championships being held Ive asked felt team per formed overall Compared other teams light weather US fliers force fly have say flew excel lently World Champion Matt Ge wain FlA Glider Power team Mike Achterberg Rol Anderson Norm Poti second team standings put flier flyoffs two out three events Thats too shabby last three World Championships US has World Champion two third places individuals has two firsts second Team competitions fact Matt able max-out winds often exceeded FAIs 20 mph 9 meters/sec limit won flyoff other contestant maxed-out proof flying capabilities soundness model design flew Matts enthusiasm determination World Championships fantastic up morning 330 am flying site waiting first light dawn could fly always wife Gail him assist him flying launched him ran him towing kept up running commentary other models air quite couple wont go detail about flying ac tivities Goulburn two other individuals writing detailed re ports However several points Id like comment First Id like thank sup porters went over Australia watch World Championships give help needed certainly did help 1983 Free Flight World Championships Team Standings FlAFiBFiC 1Great Britain3534China3659Italy3741 2Yugoslavia3515Italy3479USA3662 3Italy3468Great Britain3438China3610 4Germany3404Australia3371Germany3569 5Israel3374Germany3333Australia3540 6Australia3346Israel3280Great Britain3497 7Argentina3229Canada3178New Zealand3412 8Austria3199Sweden3151Sweden3345 9USA3195USA3140Yugoslavia3341 10Holland3149Austria3093Argentina3273 11China3121Yugoslavia2931Canada2719 12Finland3016New Zealand2615Austria2295 13Sweden3014Japan2603Japan2268 14New Zealand2965Argentina2583Finland1816 15Canada2917Finland2120Israel1064 16Japan2399Holland1247 1 7Belgium884Uruguay262 much appreciated Because wind fact retrieving foot everyone got involved either retrieving models helping repair damaged models moving team equipment next launch position must have least 10 people involved holding rain covers over Norm Potis Mike Achterbergs models last round waited driving rain hard winds subside enough could fly last round did fly 11 minutes left round team trophy riding both flights As know both maxed team practice last May Taft CA practiced retrieval communication techniques three radios owned team Before went WCs Matt Gewain Norm Poti Jim Bradley changed crystals own five radios match three channels team radios equipped time dont think us realized dependent would radios Because high winds suppor ter/retrievers strung out downwind seven radios among Although flying site excellent surrounded roll ing hills first radio-equipped retrieving party downwind side included Retrieving Coordinator could see launch area Coordinator guided other retrieval parties models drifted further downwind Team Mem ber Steve Beebe wife Doreen manned Coordinators radio FlA FiC days Rol Doc Anderson on two Wakefield days Im proud say lost no models few retrievers search rest time retrievers posi tion waiting models landed Most fliers wives helped re trieve alongside husbands unusual hear Ellen Poti Debbie Ach terberg Gail Gewain Doreen Beebes voices radio heartfelt thanks go team-member wives pitched helped also following supporters helped wherever possible Hank DeKat Bud Elder Harry Grogan Martin Schroedter George Schroedters son long-distance runner really worked tail off John Ghio Gary Baumann spent Champs downwind retrieving Steve Ger aghty manned signal flag Bob Hat schek manned spotting scope four 112 Model Aviation days Bill Gibbons Tom McLaughlin Doug Galbreath helped innumerable ways flight line As said before flying site excel lent addition contest organization outstanding contest put Free Flighters Free Flighters housing dining facilities food way above average meetings processingand contest itselfwere run schedule Probably most-organized aspects model processing ran scheduleeven ahead schedule times Unlike some pre vious World Championships processors knew what doing proper equipment helpful friendly timers Australian modelers competent well-organized Last least Id like publicly mention thank following individuals model clubs members modeling industry contributed either time talent financial support such things team uniforms equipment etc Wayne Drake Bob Waterman Ore gon interceded Nike Sportswear graciously provided team warmup suits running shoes Bud Romak Reid Simpson Don Hughes Richard Swenson Jim Crockett dividually provided financial support Hardy Brodersen Doug Gaibreath volunteered artwork printing team-designed uniform logos iden tification stickers interfaced decal pin-manufacturing companies Also sincre thank goes fol lowing model clubs organizations also provided financial support Fort Worth Planesmen MAC Texas Max Men MAC SCAT Club Free Flight Model Associa tion southern California Sierra Eagles MAC northern California Detroit Balsa Bugs Michigan Brooklyn Skyscrapers New York Glider Champion Speaks Matt Gewain Preparation for the 1983 Free Flight Continued page 116 Glider Champion continued World Championships began over year ad vance teams picked September 1982 competition scheduled until October 1983 built two new models dur ing winter took cause old models performed better May team practice Taft work team organization model retrie val flew US Free Flight Champs team apply what learned During summer spent much time could either flying running trying know models conditions trying physically prepared competi tions Luckily travel plans World Champs went fairly smoothly problem airline tickets travel vouchers received until two days before scheduled departure team trip over Australia very long 24 hours sitting crowded airports crowded airplanes arrived Australia feeling very disoriented trying drive left side road getting used Australian customs example Goul burn restaurants would open business noon 200 pm again 630 pm 800 pm standard place 400 am breakfast Mobile Gas Station snack bar served eggs place found open 24 hours arrived Goulburn seven days before Glider day hope practice-flying day weather did cooperate week two days good weather light winds two days mod erate winds three days high winds above nine meters/second FAI limit As result spent week trying prepare fly weather conditions did model repairs week have done last four years wind got over seven meters second broke tailboorn windyweather model landing nearly flight must blame poor choice wood didnt have problem other modelsbut few days before World Championships bad time find out week also smashed rebuilt wing thermal models Glider day finally arrived prepared dreading high winds possible day opening ceremonies best day seen Australia warm sunny light winds beautiful fly ing conditions local modelers said fog early morning best indication day would have light winds Well Glider day very foggy early morning sure lucked out going have good con ditions again day fly first round set up thermal model calm conditions put up few test flights air dense turbulent no problem making first max model turned 320 ground normal dead-air time conditions second round would rough air would less dense could some turbulence Luckily some light lift around dur ing second round didnt have rely calm-air performance flew round downwind piggyback tactics didnt have problem making max start third round wind started pick up somebut enough cause problems flew same tac tics used previous round Soon after third round flight wind began increase significantly got out windyweather model went over edge field put up test flight model flew very well DT landing tail boom broke again During remainder contest flew same model started flown model during practice moder ately high winds day wind blowing steadily between seven half eight meters per secondvery near new FAI limit flyable wind nine meters per second During fourth fifth sixth rounds picked lift ground waited lull wind towed up made two circles verify lift launched towed up seventh round lift did seem strong circled towed downwind waited model piggy back wind blowing hard model set up would kite circle started further downwind After three four circles marker model flew launched same air make max As turned out Paul Lagan Australia ones maxed out after seven rounds high winds thwart ed contestants nearly broken least model During flyoff wind seemed increasing again lulls getting less welldefined start 15-minute round Paul Lagan circle-towed downwind parked waited ground until felt lull towed up started circle wind blowing hard sprint downwind complete circle As model came back up top line launched hoping lull felt lift know couldnt detect lift circle-towing model set up much wind model held line height downwind well past Paul Lagan parked climbed slowly DTed make max Paul Lagan continued circle tow originally parked few minutes later trying make circle slipped muddy areas field fell causing glider unlatch air good time little over two minutes American team organization team work excellent 10 15 team members supporters worked very hard day tracking retrieving models others helped witli model re pairs other supporting activities kind support organization essential anyone competitive level es pecially extremely adverse weather con ditions such found Australia World Champs site very large obstacles site consid ering hard wind blew drastic changes wind direction during four days competition site proved very good Australian organizers should certainly commended doing excel lent job running fine World Champion ships Following World Championships flew International meet Bordertown south Australia next weekend Sierra Cup Contest Sacramento Both contests very well-run beautiful weather flew four Internationi contests less four-week period American team members supporters flew did very well would like encourage everyone attend next World Championships fly International contests fre quently held surrounding event No amount practice can replace experience competition Wakefield Flier Comments Steve Beebe need beginning going back age 12 lets start out feeling success pride launch 18th round know have max going gives berth US Free Flight team have never experienced such feeling life week spent preparing weekend well spent wife Doreen has helped great deal fact theres talk builds models ugly rumor started Dick Myres just because gave him Bill Davis little static about Gas jobs US Free Flight Championships Anyway flew last round Doreen wouldnt look see doing told Fat City bawled little yelled lot Before move want say no matter good bad fly luck definite factor luck good Lord three days September 1982 Now real fast year After Finals came back down earth got work building testing repairing thought idle time devoted trying improve performance world contest always looking idea way improve flew con tests could sharpen up skills airpicking started walking 2 miles day some 110-degree days get little better shape tried getting few pounds off hoping little go worked out what felt best rubber combinations waded through paperwork details go getting prepared tried get know fellow team members let know tuned models best ability other words did could think prepared told myself now three weeks going World Cham pionships excitement buildingitt timelet golet yourself start psych out build peak October 2 After multitude problems travel service finally boarded plane Boy What feeling Id never en 747 before flight excit ingfor about 35 minutes blah another 17 hours sitting arrived Australia absolutely rummy guess jet lag no sleep speak plane next thing did jump little rental carand steering wheel pedals stuff wrong side other people driving wrong side road 116 Model Aviation Away wentwhite knuckles steer ing wheel make long story short didnt exactly get lost kindly taxi driver led us hotel nominal fee Thus ended Day Sydney Australia some spare time available go sightseeing Sydney lovely buildings ranging very old modern enjoyed harbor cruise lunch served aboard saw fabu lous Opera House beautiful harbor itself Well time head Goul burnthe site 1983 FF World Cham pionships time being well-rested managed driving very wellespecially after got out large city country countryside beautiful Traveling along clean highways nice everything lush green drought ended arrived Goulburn party ended accommodations lovelyclean people great weather Phooey Wind wind wind No flight-testing could done did manage get some testing Reg Allamby contest held weekend before World Champs proved about really lovely day flying conditions overall looking like wind chose check models see safe fact detuned little allow wind SaturdayGlider Daywe out shag ging A-2 Towline Gliders Glider team Ill leave story Glider guys tell Sunday Wakefield Daymy day-but wind came up after first round very rough contest halted after four rounds time four maxes torn-up model team pitched helped repair model during afternoon got back business Tuesday morning Monday Power Day shagged FiCs rained wind blew Ac tivity started about 530 600 morn ing last round radios out wet glasses too wet rain see through glad come side out weather Power boys can fill rest blanks day activities Tuesday saw resumption Wakefield flying Round five started wind rain made bad judgement flight round model strug gled Doreen shed tear watched hopes dreams drift quietly down earthmuch too soon Round six max round too model too wet efforts keep dry wing flutter cost another max over Ill finish few observations Model processing went beautifully quickly contest well-organized feel site quite adequate time year bad choicethus poor weather want thank supporters other team members managed retrieve 100% modelson foot majority team supporters really busted tails thank Without help never could have flown marched out rest team during opening ceremonies knew representing country felt proud thought going burst honor cherish rest life hope Im fortunate enough have privilege again final comment although lost contest learned night ban quet friends made hard est part meet saying goodbye truly too bad rest world can get along together well modeling world does want thank people Aus tralia worked very hard put contestthey great Last least want thank wife good sport about whole contest stood worked hard did talks too much love anyway Well get next time kid cant conclude mentioning Roger Simpson team manager lot problems feel did tre mendous job left USA Australia wasnt too well-acquainted Roger now feel good friend kidded him awfully lot Australia Id like him knowIm bit sorry served him right Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORSFF Pat English 823 Broadway Vincenees IN 47591 I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Wesifield MA 01085 VII scents entire district except Michigan II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oveers NY 11421 Gregg Seydel 3625 East lona Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 WillOw St LockpOrt NY 14094 Michigan RC Bill Puori 2B Perewood Dr. Commack NY 11725 RC Wayne Yeeger 38225 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 III Ken Rester 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 18084 lEantl CL & PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 M Weisenbach 4868 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West VIII Aantlv Randolph PD Boa 271048 Dallas TX 78227 IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MD IX 8111 Bieda UNIVAC Bldg. 7100 W center Rd No 420 30741Omaha NE 63106 lgC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554RC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamer St Littlelon CD 80123 V RC HR Norckaaer 12330 Chicamauga Trail Huntsville Caughran 27818 Ormoed Ave Hayward CA 94544 AL 35803 INorthi FP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hill CA 90274 36106 thl CL Josepe Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Frank Gomes 2241 Noan Street Honolulu HI 98816 IHI VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute el IN 47803XI Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th Sc Rt 3 IssaGuak WA 98027 RC Soaring Dale Folhaning 1039 College Ave NO 6W RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA Wheaton IL 60817 98166 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 60067 RC Pylon & Soaring attern other RC -- RC leecept Soaring Bald Pace 801am Indicates Chairmen Contest Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARDVI Chris Matauno 8575 Ginger St John MO 63114 Henry Struck RPD 2 Hambur9 Old Lyme CT 06371VII Bill Shailor 13598 Montrose Detroit Ml 48227 IIBradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098VIII Mark Ialerius 1627 Overland Pacs Sagarland TX 77478 IllRudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 IVJoe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361X Joe Norcross PD Boa 65 Hanford CA 93232 VBonny Jenkins 3112 E Raines Rd. Memphis TN 38118Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr 8 Redmond WA 98052 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD V J Davis Jr 1813 5 Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 Lance Murphy 29 HishtOpCir B HamdenCT06514 VI Paul Proefrock 3989 Weber Way Lecinglon KY 40514 II lox Priend 41 Carriage Hill Or. Colts Neck NJ 07722 VII Peter Waters 7420 7Mile Rd NorlEville MI 48167 III Ron HesaxibrOck 8320 BlueBerry Hill Cl Cincinnati OH VIII Win Thomas 331 SE Rocewood Bartleeville Oft 74003 45211 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Everett Wichita KS 67217 IV W Abernethy 9205 Carendon upper Marlboro MD 20870 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Charles DavenpOrt 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARDVI Jim Thomerson 1317 Eileen Collinstilln IL 82234 George Higgins PG Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358VII James SintOn 4941 Wiscdnsin N New Hope MN 58428 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 VIII Win Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane MisaOuri City TX 77459 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IX Michael Tallmav 3014 Bachange Wichita KS 87217 IV Ron McNally 6118 Baedu Ave. Springfield VA 22152 X Vic Garner PG Box 573 Livermore CA 94550 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Months Corner SC 29481 XI John Thompson 1411 Bryant Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I John Guenther RR 1Sos 715 Borden IN 47106 IrvSearl52 LangholinDr NasfsaaNHO3OBO II Claude McCullough RR 1 Bois4B7 Montezuma IABOiJi II Robert Clemens 98 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY14612 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown La Desoco TX 75115 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA15130 IX Dean Copeiand 7817 Seward St. Omahe N868114 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington GE 19810 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL33313 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 5 View Place 5 Salem OR 97302 INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger St John MD 63114 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd A1 1 Eptosa NJ 07603 Ill Richard Doig B Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 44055 III Walter P Van Gorder 5669 Victory View Lv. Cincinnati VIII Ralph IBsdI Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 OH 45238IX Stan Chilton 300S Main Wichita KS 672C2 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimberveicke Rd McLean VA 22102X Clarence Macher 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133Xl Dave Hagan 19957 SRed Land Rd Oregon City 0R97045 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 80540 February 1984 117 George Mary Schroedter show us weater Georges entry owndesign kit Wake-Up powered Cham pion Products rubber too very unlucky incidents two flights
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/02
Page Numbers: 107, 108, 112, 113
COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTERWW ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1984--A GREAT NATS IS IN THE MAKING 1984 National Championships Reno NV shaping up great event As result arrangements confirmed No vember 1983 number great site situa tions have developed Free Flight will miles chasing retriev ing room Contrary some early rumors site will mixture desert sand sagebrush Instead will huge pasture ranch thousands acres grazing grass should Free Flighters paradise out trees corn sagebrush site five miles Nats Headquarters south side Reno first time years five-minute flights will possible particularly shorter competition days scheduled local weather picture calm mornings wind developing afternoon flew Free Flight Los Alamitos during years Navy-hosted Nats will remember event typically ended midday due winds flew early enjoyed great weather great flights Thats what pre dicted Reno Free Flight anticipa tion happy event RC Soaring event will share Free Flight site ample room both categories operate interference As FF instead dry lake bed activity will grass grazing land room launch ing direction Also since being planned have RC Helicopter flying dif ferent location likelihood Soaring will have usual four days Nats activityprobably six RC Helicopters Freed constraints schedule normally permits two days fly ing due sharing Soaring site RC Helicopters may now have days Nats week necessary potential developed Nats planning meeting February 1984 events and/or time Helicopter event RC Aerobatics Pylon Racing Scale events will share site form er Stead Air Force Base northwest side Reno RC events Stead will completely free conflict interfer ence Control Line Free Flight other categories site will north-south runway airfield away fullscale aircraft activity Control Line CL fliers will have beautiful site brand new late 1983 asphalt topping Ample room new surface both official practice flying being planned Combat will have good two-circle grass area within few hundred yards other CL events grass kept mowed has its own built-in sprinkler system assurance lawn-like quality Indoor Fliers will have large unobstructed floor space floor-to-girder height about 35 feet Interesting sidelight local fliers say seemingly low ceiling equivalent greater height thinner air Reno means models dont climb high usual offers new challenge see what type model power will effec tive first time Nats Indoor activity will include after regular events finished several days Radio Controlled competition New special rules awards being developed extraordinary event same building Indoor fly ing will huge exposition AMA con vention activity Besides trade-show-type dis plays both model industry full-scale aviation manufacturers organizations program will include how-to-do-it sem inars demonstrations site Indoor flying convention activity Renos super Conven tion Coliseum located south side Reno 20 minutes drive actual Reno-Stead airfield site offers tremen dous room superb facilities will center off-field Nats activities includ ing AMA Headquarters operation model processing Scale udging etc Coliseum will provide whole new dimension convention side Nats operation Housing Special hotel rates available courtesy Reno Convention Authority room reservation forms offering choices room prices locations available right now AMA HQ Call write forms needone form per room re quired No dormitory accommodations expected available prices Reno hotel rooms low case now time get best prices available room reservations get much information about Reno city its surrounding area great vaca tion location families much camping space available everything tents mobile homes will hear much about Reno Nats forthcoming issues magazine basic message will same Reno has great Nats facilities offer Nats-goers has ever before possible Nats Old-Timer Events will ample room Reno Nats Free Flight site SAM Society Antique Modelers-type events separ ate site available RC Old-Timers Space change will huge Whats needed now Old-Timer movement coordinate AMA officials concerning blending activitites regular Nats Compromises should minimal Scale Nats Much made high altitude factor during 1982 Scale World Championships Reno However flew success fully acknowledge altitude factor should looked prohibitive rather challenging pilot skill No changes model itself seem re quired changes piloting technique recommended particularly resist urge abruptly haul model off ground fore adequate speed usual has built up takeoff run Similarly slowairspeed turns avoided steeplybanked turns unless ample airspeed main tained general techniques simple require practice subject high-altitude flying will published soon meantime plan flying Scale Nats site beautiful backdrop real istic flying CL Speed/Team Race Team Selection Committee Chairman Named recently-completed vote modelers CL Speed Team Race program participants plus members recentlyappointed CL Speed/Team Race Team Selec tion Committee Competition Newsletter January 1982 has selected Walt Perkins Chairman Team Selection Com mittee Complete FF World Championship Results Team Standingspage 112 Individual Fl Apage 114 Individual FiBpage 114 Individual FiCpage 115 February 1984 111 World Championships Commentaries Free Flight Team Manager Reports Roger Simpson second time row FF World Championships suffered weather being held either wrong time year inadequate site presentation banquet Ian Kaynes chairman FAIs ClAM Free Flight Committee member 83 WC Jury commented ClAM very careful about site weather conditions next World Championships twice now have caught terri ble weather conditions caustic remarks being made about site selections expecially countries have pay out own pockets tend World Championships thing must kept mind though ClAM has offer host World Championships being critical site weather could lead no World Championships being held Ive asked felt team per formed overall Compared other teams light weather US fliers force fly have say flew excel lently World Champion Matt Ge wain FlA Glider Power team Mike Achterberg Rol Anderson Norm Poti second team standings put flier flyoffs two out three events Thats too shabby last three World Championships US has World Champion two third places individuals has two firsts second Team competitions fact Matt able max-out winds often exceeded FAIs 20 mph 9 meters/sec limit won flyoff other contestant maxed-out proof flying capabilities soundness model design flew Matts enthusiasm determination World Championships fantastic up morning 330 am flying site waiting first light dawn could fly always wife Gail him assist him flying launched him ran him towing kept up running commentary other models air quite couple wont go detail about flying ac tivities Goulburn two other individuals writing detailed re ports However several points Id like comment First Id like thank sup porters went over Australia watch World Championships give help needed certainly did help 1983 Free Flight World Championships Team Standings FlAFiBFiC 1Great Britain3534China3659Italy3741 2Yugoslavia3515Italy3479USA3662 3Italy3468Great Britain3438China3610 4Germany3404Australia3371Germany3569 5Israel3374Germany3333Australia3540 6Australia3346Israel3280Great Britain3497 7Argentina3229Canada3178New Zealand3412 8Austria3199Sweden3151Sweden3345 9USA3195USA3140Yugoslavia3341 10Holland3149Austria3093Argentina3273 11China3121Yugoslavia2931Canada2719 12Finland3016New Zealand2615Austria2295 13Sweden3014Japan2603Japan2268 14New Zealand2965Argentina2583Finland1816 15Canada2917Finland2120Israel1064 16Japan2399Holland1247 1 7Belgium884Uruguay262 much appreciated Because wind fact retrieving foot everyone got involved either retrieving models helping repair damaged models moving team equipment next launch position must have least 10 people involved holding rain covers over Norm Potis Mike Achterbergs models last round waited driving rain hard winds subside enough could fly last round did fly 11 minutes left round team trophy riding both flights As know both maxed team practice last May Taft CA practiced retrieval communication techniques three radios owned team Before went WCs Matt Gewain Norm Poti Jim Bradley changed crystals own five radios match three channels team radios equipped time dont think us realized dependent would radios Because high winds suppor ter/retrievers strung out downwind seven radios among Although flying site excellent surrounded roll ing hills first radio-equipped retrieving party downwind side included Retrieving Coordinator could see launch area Coordinator guided other retrieval parties models drifted further downwind Team Mem ber Steve Beebe wife Doreen manned Coordinators radio FlA FiC days Rol Doc Anderson on two Wakefield days Im proud say lost no models few retrievers search rest time retrievers posi tion waiting models landed Most fliers wives helped re trieve alongside husbands unusual hear Ellen Poti Debbie Ach terberg Gail Gewain Doreen Beebes voices radio heartfelt thanks go team-member wives pitched helped also following supporters helped wherever possible Hank DeKat Bud Elder Harry Grogan Martin Schroedter George Schroedters son long-distance runner really worked tail off John Ghio Gary Baumann spent Champs downwind retrieving Steve Ger aghty manned signal flag Bob Hat schek manned spotting scope four 112 Model Aviation days Bill Gibbons Tom McLaughlin Doug Galbreath helped innumerable ways flight line As said before flying site excel lent addition contest organization outstanding contest put Free Flighters Free Flighters housing dining facilities food way above average meetings processingand contest itselfwere run schedule Probably most-organized aspects model processing ran scheduleeven ahead schedule times Unlike some pre vious World Championships processors knew what doing proper equipment helpful friendly timers Australian modelers competent well-organized Last least Id like publicly mention thank following individuals model clubs members modeling industry contributed either time talent financial support such things team uniforms equipment etc Wayne Drake Bob Waterman Ore gon interceded Nike Sportswear graciously provided team warmup suits running shoes Bud Romak Reid Simpson Don Hughes Richard Swenson Jim Crockett dividually provided financial support Hardy Brodersen Doug Gaibreath volunteered artwork printing team-designed uniform logos iden tification stickers interfaced decal pin-manufacturing companies Also sincre thank goes fol lowing model clubs organizations also provided financial support Fort Worth Planesmen MAC Texas Max Men MAC SCAT Club Free Flight Model Associa tion southern California Sierra Eagles MAC northern California Detroit Balsa Bugs Michigan Brooklyn Skyscrapers New York Glider Champion Speaks Matt Gewain Preparation for the 1983 Free Flight Continued page 116 Glider Champion continued World Championships began over year ad vance teams picked September 1982 competition scheduled until October 1983 built two new models dur ing winter took cause old models performed better May team practice Taft work team organization model retrie val flew US Free Flight Champs team apply what learned During summer spent much time could either flying running trying know models conditions trying physically prepared competi tions Luckily travel plans World Champs went fairly smoothly problem airline tickets travel vouchers received until two days before scheduled departure team trip over Australia very long 24 hours sitting crowded airports crowded airplanes arrived Australia feeling very disoriented trying drive left side road getting used Australian customs example Goul burn restaurants would open business noon 200 pm again 630 pm 800 pm standard place 400 am breakfast Mobile Gas Station snack bar served eggs place found open 24 hours arrived Goulburn seven days before Glider day hope practice-flying day weather did cooperate week two days good weather light winds two days mod erate winds three days high winds above nine meters/second FAI limit As result spent week trying prepare fly weather conditions did model repairs week have done last four years wind got over seven meters second broke tailboorn windyweather model landing nearly flight must blame poor choice wood didnt have problem other modelsbut few days before World Championships bad time find out week also smashed rebuilt wing thermal models Glider day finally arrived prepared dreading high winds possible day opening ceremonies best day seen Australia warm sunny light winds beautiful fly ing conditions local modelers said fog early morning best indication day would have light winds Well Glider day very foggy early morning sure lucked out going have good con ditions again day fly first round set up thermal model calm conditions put up few test flights air dense turbulent no problem making first max model turned 320 ground normal dead-air time conditions second round would rough air would less dense could some turbulence Luckily some light lift around dur ing second round didnt have rely calm-air performance flew round downwind piggyback tactics didnt have problem making max start third round wind started pick up somebut enough cause problems flew same tac tics used previous round Soon after third round flight wind began increase significantly got out windyweather model went over edge field put up test flight model flew very well DT landing tail boom broke again During remainder contest flew same model started flown model during practice moder ately high winds day wind blowing steadily between seven half eight meters per secondvery near new FAI limit flyable wind nine meters per second During fourth fifth sixth rounds picked lift ground waited lull wind towed up made two circles verify lift launched towed up seventh round lift did seem strong circled towed downwind waited model piggy back wind blowing hard model set up would kite circle started further downwind After three four circles marker model flew launched same air make max As turned out Paul Lagan Australia ones maxed out after seven rounds high winds thwart ed contestants nearly broken least model During flyoff wind seemed increasing again lulls getting less welldefined start 15-minute round Paul Lagan circle-towed downwind parked waited ground until felt lull towed up started circle wind blowing hard sprint downwind complete circle As model came back up top line launched hoping lull felt lift know couldnt detect lift circle-towing model set up much wind model held line height downwind well past Paul Lagan parked climbed slowly DTed make max Paul Lagan continued circle tow originally parked few minutes later trying make circle slipped muddy areas field fell causing glider unlatch air good time little over two minutes American team organization team work excellent 10 15 team members supporters worked very hard day tracking retrieving models others helped witli model re pairs other supporting activities kind support organization essential anyone competitive level es pecially extremely adverse weather con ditions such found Australia World Champs site very large obstacles site consid ering hard wind blew drastic changes wind direction during four days competition site proved very good Australian organizers should certainly commended doing excel lent job running fine World Champion ships Following World Championships flew International meet Bordertown south Australia next weekend Sierra Cup Contest Sacramento Both contests very well-run beautiful weather flew four Internationi contests less four-week period American team members supporters flew did very well would like encourage everyone attend next World Championships fly International contests fre quently held surrounding event No amount practice can replace experience competition Wakefield Flier Comments Steve Beebe need beginning going back age 12 lets start out feeling success pride launch 18th round know have max going gives berth US Free Flight team have never experienced such feeling life week spent preparing weekend well spent wife Doreen has helped great deal fact theres talk builds models ugly rumor started Dick Myres just because gave him Bill Davis little static about Gas jobs US Free Flight Championships Anyway flew last round Doreen wouldnt look see doing told Fat City bawled little yelled lot Before move want say no matter good bad fly luck definite factor luck good Lord three days September 1982 Now real fast year After Finals came back down earth got work building testing repairing thought idle time devoted trying improve performance world contest always looking idea way improve flew con tests could sharpen up skills airpicking started walking 2 miles day some 110-degree days get little better shape tried getting few pounds off hoping little go worked out what felt best rubber combinations waded through paperwork details go getting prepared tried get know fellow team members let know tuned models best ability other words did could think prepared told myself now three weeks going World Cham pionships excitement buildingitt timelet golet yourself start psych out build peak October 2 After multitude problems travel service finally boarded plane Boy What feeling Id never en 747 before flight excit ingfor about 35 minutes blah another 17 hours sitting arrived Australia absolutely rummy guess jet lag no sleep speak plane next thing did jump little rental carand steering wheel pedals stuff wrong side other people driving wrong side road 116 Model Aviation Away wentwhite knuckles steer ing wheel make long story short didnt exactly get lost kindly taxi driver led us hotel nominal fee Thus ended Day Sydney Australia some spare time available go sightseeing Sydney lovely buildings ranging very old modern enjoyed harbor cruise lunch served aboard saw fabu lous Opera House beautiful harbor itself Well time head Goul burnthe site 1983 FF World Cham pionships time being well-rested managed driving very wellespecially after got out large city country countryside beautiful Traveling along clean highways nice everything lush green drought ended arrived Goulburn party ended accommodations lovelyclean people great weather Phooey Wind wind wind No flight-testing could done did manage get some testing Reg Allamby contest held weekend before World Champs proved about really lovely day flying conditions overall looking like wind chose check models see safe fact detuned little allow wind SaturdayGlider Daywe out shag ging A-2 Towline Gliders Glider team Ill leave story Glider guys tell Sunday Wakefield Daymy day-but wind came up after first round very rough contest halted after four rounds time four maxes torn-up model team pitched helped repair model during afternoon got back business Tuesday morning Monday Power Day shagged FiCs rained wind blew Ac tivity started about 530 600 morn ing last round radios out wet glasses too wet rain see through glad come side out weather Power boys can fill rest blanks day activities Tuesday saw resumption Wakefield flying Round five started wind rain made bad judgement flight round model strug gled Doreen shed tear watched hopes dreams drift quietly down earthmuch too soon Round six max round too model too wet efforts keep dry wing flutter cost another max over Ill finish few observations Model processing went beautifully quickly contest well-organized feel site quite adequate time year bad choicethus poor weather want thank supporters other team members managed retrieve 100% modelson foot majority team supporters really busted tails thank Without help never could have flown marched out rest team during opening ceremonies knew representing country felt proud thought going burst honor cherish rest life hope Im fortunate enough have privilege again final comment although lost contest learned night ban quet friends made hard est part meet saying goodbye truly too bad rest world can get along together well modeling world does want thank people Aus tralia worked very hard put contestthey great Last least want thank wife good sport about whole contest stood worked hard did talks too much love anyway Well get next time kid cant conclude mentioning Roger Simpson team manager lot problems feel did tre mendous job left USA Australia wasnt too well-acquainted Roger now feel good friend kidded him awfully lot Australia Id like him knowIm bit sorry served him right Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORSFF Pat English 823 Broadway Vincenees IN 47591 I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Wesifield MA 01085 VII scents entire district except Michigan II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oveers NY 11421 Gregg Seydel 3625 East lona Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 WillOw St LockpOrt NY 14094 Michigan RC Bill Puori 2B Perewood Dr. Commack NY 11725 RC Wayne Yeeger 38225 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 III Ken Rester 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 18084 lEantl CL & PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 M Weisenbach 4868 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West VIII Aantlv Randolph PD Boa 271048 Dallas TX 78227 IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MD IX 8111 Bieda UNIVAC Bldg. 7100 W center Rd No 420 30741Omaha NE 63106 lgC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554RC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamer St Littlelon CD 80123 V RC HR Norckaaer 12330 Chicamauga Trail Huntsville Caughran 27818 Ormoed Ave Hayward CA 94544 AL 35803 INorthi FP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hill CA 90274 36106 thl CL Josepe Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Frank Gomes 2241 Noan Street Honolulu HI 98816 IHI VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute el IN 47803XI Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th Sc Rt 3 IssaGuak WA 98027 RC Soaring Dale Folhaning 1039 College Ave NO 6W RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA Wheaton IL 60817 98166 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 60067 RC Pylon & Soaring attern other RC -- RC leecept Soaring Bald Pace 801am Indicates Chairmen Contest Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARDVI Chris Matauno 8575 Ginger St John MO 63114 Henry Struck RPD 2 Hambur9 Old Lyme CT 06371VII Bill Shailor 13598 Montrose Detroit Ml 48227 IIBradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098VIII Mark Ialerius 1627 Overland Pacs Sagarland TX 77478 IllRudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 IVJoe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361X Joe Norcross PD Boa 65 Hanford CA 93232 VBonny Jenkins 3112 E Raines Rd. Memphis TN 38118Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr 8 Redmond WA 98052 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD V J Davis Jr 1813 5 Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 Lance Murphy 29 HishtOpCir B HamdenCT06514 VI Paul Proefrock 3989 Weber Way Lecinglon KY 40514 II lox Priend 41 Carriage Hill Or. Colts Neck NJ 07722 VII Peter Waters 7420 7Mile Rd NorlEville MI 48167 III Ron HesaxibrOck 8320 BlueBerry Hill Cl Cincinnati OH VIII Win Thomas 331 SE Rocewood Bartleeville Oft 74003 45211 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Everett Wichita KS 67217 IV W Abernethy 9205 Carendon upper Marlboro MD 20870 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Charles DavenpOrt 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARDVI Jim Thomerson 1317 Eileen Collinstilln IL 82234 George Higgins PG Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358VII James SintOn 4941 Wiscdnsin N New Hope MN 58428 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 VIII Win Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane MisaOuri City TX 77459 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IX Michael Tallmav 3014 Bachange Wichita KS 87217 IV Ron McNally 6118 Baedu Ave. Springfield VA 22152 X Vic Garner PG Box 573 Livermore CA 94550 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Months Corner SC 29481 XI John Thompson 1411 Bryant Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I John Guenther RR 1Sos 715 Borden IN 47106 IrvSearl52 LangholinDr NasfsaaNHO3OBO II Claude McCullough RR 1 Bois4B7 Montezuma IABOiJi II Robert Clemens 98 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY14612 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown La Desoco TX 75115 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA15130 IX Dean Copeiand 7817 Seward St. Omahe N868114 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington GE 19810 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL33313 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 5 View Place 5 Salem OR 97302 INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger St John MD 63114 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd A1 1 Eptosa NJ 07603 Ill Richard Doig B Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 44055 III Walter P Van Gorder 5669 Victory View Lv. Cincinnati VIII Ralph IBsdI Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 OH 45238IX Stan Chilton 300S Main Wichita KS 672C2 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimberveicke Rd McLean VA 22102X Clarence Macher 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133Xl Dave Hagan 19957 SRed Land Rd Oregon City 0R97045 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 80540 February 1984 117 George Mary Schroedter show us weater Georges entry owndesign kit Wake-Up powered Cham pion Products rubber too very unlucky incidents two flights