COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 Legionaire3306/67490/7317153/79742203187559 4438/962620/1852163/705518533 5273/593560/4225150/793318093 8 Gill IL Cirrus 1454/987 2375/8152 3395/870 4234/5143 5450/9783 78/4333 50/3333 46/374 103/9537 7 0/493 165/8364 166/7952 157/7771 158/7278 150/7933 22567 19437 20211 21958 22646 87392 TEAM FINALS RESULTS 9Banks WA1 Maestro2 3 4 5 10HoIleyCT Maestro2 3 4 5 P1 Contestant 11Smith 12Robinson 13Dodgson 14Burt Dave 15Temple 16Reagan 17Walters 18Wade 19Pike 20Haga Bill 21Sark 22Kaplan 23Pearson 24Mrlik Jeff 25Dels 26Pfost 27VerMuim 28Mrlik Jerry 29Christie 30Darnell 31Estep 32Williams 33Burt Don 34Haga Cecil 35Corven 36Law 37Thacker 38Horstman 39Singelis 453/9848170/9444 287/623966/440 454/100044/35 77 174/382490/8333 3161681090/6338 243/528344/2444 351/76340/2667 270/594765/5285 401/8813108/1000 443/963127/8944 Rd 1 Rd 2 237772237618464 229261927021214 235791852418821 231431904119186 1826524917141331959920038 169502278117662 186802074118321 188371823518650 202182139120732 83311564720494 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 Legionaire3306/67490/7317153/79742203187559 4438/962620/1852163/705518533 5273/593560/4225150/793318093 8 Gill IL Cirrus 1454/987 2375/8152 3395/870 4234/5143 5450/9783 78/4333 50/3333 46/374 103/9537 7 0/493 165/8364 166/7952 157/7771 158/7278 150/7933 22567 19437 20211 21958 22646 87392 TEAM FINALS RESULTS 9Banks WA1 Maestro2 3 4 5 10HoIleyCT Maestro2 3 4 5 P1 Contestant 11Smith 12Robinson 13Dodgson 14Burt Dave 15Temple 16Reagan 17Walters 18Wade 19Pike 20Haga Bill 21Sark 22Kaplan 23Pearson 24Mrlik Jeff 25Dels 26Pfost 27VerMuim 28Mrlik Jerry 29Christie 30Darnell 31Estep 32Williams 33Burt Don 34Haga Cecil 35Corven 36Law 37Thacker 38Horstman 39Singelis 453/9848170/9444 287/623966/440 454/100044/35 77 174/382490/8333 3161681090/6338 243/528344/2444 351/76340/2667 270/594765/5285 401/8813108/1000 443/963127/8944 Rd 1 Rd 2 237772237618464 229261927021214 235791852418821 231431904119186 1826524917141331959920038 169502278117662 186802074118321 188371823518650 202182139120732 83311564720494 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 Legionaire3306/67490/7317153/79742203187559 4438/962620/1852163/705518533 5273/593560/4225150/793318093 8 Gill IL Cirrus 1454/987 2375/8152 3395/870 4234/5143 5450/9783 78/4333 50/3333 46/374 103/9537 7 0/493 165/8364 166/7952 157/7771 158/7278 150/7933 22567 19437 20211 21958 22646 87392 TEAM FINALS RESULTS 9Banks WA1 Maestro2 3 4 5 10HoIleyCT Maestro2 3 4 5 P1 Contestant 11Smith 12Robinson 13Dodgson 14Burt Dave 15Temple 16Reagan 17Walters 18Wade 19Pike 20Haga Bill 21Sark 22Kaplan 23Pearson 24Mrlik Jeff 25Dels 26Pfost 27VerMuim 28Mrlik Jerry 29Christie 30Darnell 31Estep 32Williams 33Burt Don 34Haga Cecil 35Corven 36Law 37Thacker 38Horstman 39Singelis 453/9848170/9444 287/623966/440 454/100044/35 77 174/382490/8333 3161681090/6338 243/528344/2444 351/76340/2667 270/594765/5285 401/8813108/1000 443/963127/8944 Rd 1 Rd 2 237772237618464 229261927021214 235791852418821 231431904119186 1826524917141331959920038 169502278117662 186802074118321 188371823518650 202182139120732 83311564720494 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
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COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 Legionaire3306/67490/7317153/79742203187559 4438/962620/1852163/705518533 5273/593560/4225150/793318093 8 Gill IL Cirrus 1454/987 2375/8152 3395/870 4234/5143 5450/9783 78/4333 50/3333 46/374 103/9537 7 0/493 165/8364 166/7952 157/7771 158/7278 150/7933 22567 19437 20211 21958 22646 87392 TEAM FINALS RESULTS 9Banks WA1 Maestro2 3 4 5 10HoIleyCT Maestro2 3 4 5 P1 Contestant 11Smith 12Robinson 13Dodgson 14Burt Dave 15Temple 16Reagan 17Walters 18Wade 19Pike 20Haga Bill 21Sark 22Kaplan 23Pearson 24Mrlik Jeff 25Dels 26Pfost 27VerMuim 28Mrlik Jerry 29Christie 30Darnell 31Estep 32Williams 33Burt Don 34Haga Cecil 35Corven 36Law 37Thacker 38Horstman 39Singelis 453/9848170/9444 287/623966/440 454/100044/35 77 174/382490/8333 3161681090/6338 243/528344/2444 351/76340/2667 270/594765/5285 401/8813108/1000 443/963127/8944 Rd 1 Rd 2 237772237618464 229261927021214 235791852418821 231431904119186 1826524917141331959920038 169502278117662 186802074118321 188371823518650 202182139120732 83311564720494 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
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COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 Legionaire3306/67490/7317153/79742203187559 4438/962620/1852163/705518533 5273/593560/4225150/793318093 8 Gill IL Cirrus 1454/987 2375/8152 3395/870 4234/5143 5450/9783 78/4333 50/3333 46/374 103/9537 7 0/493 165/8364 166/7952 157/7771 158/7278 150/7933 22567 19437 20211 21958 22646 87392 TEAM FINALS RESULTS 9Banks WA1 Maestro2 3 4 5 10HoIleyCT Maestro2 3 4 5 P1 Contestant 11Smith 12Robinson 13Dodgson 14Burt Dave 15Temple 16Reagan 17Walters 18Wade 19Pike 20Haga Bill 21Sark 22Kaplan 23Pearson 24Mrlik Jeff 25Dels 26Pfost 27VerMuim 28Mrlik Jerry 29Christie 30Darnell 31Estep 32Williams 33Burt Don 34Haga Cecil 35Corven 36Law 37Thacker 38Horstman 39Singelis 453/9848170/9444 287/623966/440 454/100044/35 77 174/382490/8333 3161681090/6338 243/528344/2444 351/76340/2667 270/594765/5285 401/8813108/1000 443/963127/8944 Rd 1 Rd 2 237772237618464 229261927021214 235791852418821 231431904119186 1826524917141331959920038 169502278117662 186802074118321 188371823518650 202182139120732 83311564720494 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 Legionaire3306/67490/7317153/79742203187559 4438/962620/1852163/705518533 5273/593560/4225150/793318093 8 Gill IL Cirrus 1454/987 2375/8152 3395/870 4234/5143 5450/9783 78/4333 50/3333 46/374 103/9537 7 0/493 165/8364 166/7952 157/7771 158/7278 150/7933 22567 19437 20211 21958 22646 87392 TEAM FINALS RESULTS 9Banks WA1 Maestro2 3 4 5 10HoIleyCT Maestro2 3 4 5 P1 Contestant 11Smith 12Robinson 13Dodgson 14Burt Dave 15Temple 16Reagan 17Walters 18Wade 19Pike 20Haga Bill 21Sark 22Kaplan 23Pearson 24Mrlik Jeff 25Dels 26Pfost 27VerMuim 28Mrlik Jerry 29Christie 30Darnell 31Estep 32Williams 33Burt Don 34Haga Cecil 35Corven 36Law 37Thacker 38Horstman 39Singelis 453/9848170/9444 287/623966/440 454/100044/35 77 174/382490/8333 3161681090/6338 243/528344/2444 351/76340/2667 270/594765/5285 401/8813108/1000 443/963127/8944 Rd 1 Rd 2 237772237618464 229261927021214 235791852418821 231431904119186 1826524917141331959920038 169502278117662 186802074118321 188371823518650 202182139120732 83311564720494 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 Legionaire3306/67490/7317153/79742203187559 4438/962620/1852163/705518533 5273/593560/4225150/793318093 8 Gill IL Cirrus 1454/987 2375/8152 3395/870 4234/5143 5450/9783 78/4333 50/3333 46/374 103/9537 7 0/493 165/8364 166/7952 157/7771 158/7278 150/7933 22567 19437 20211 21958 22646 87392 TEAM FINALS RESULTS 9Banks WA1 Maestro2 3 4 5 10HoIleyCT Maestro2 3 4 5 P1 Contestant 11Smith 12Robinson 13Dodgson 14Burt Dave 15Temple 16Reagan 17Walters 18Wade 19Pike 20Haga Bill 21Sark 22Kaplan 23Pearson 24Mrlik Jeff 25Dels 26Pfost 27VerMuim 28Mrlik Jerry 29Christie 30Darnell 31Estep 32Williams 33Burt Don 34Haga Cecil 35Corven 36Law 37Thacker 38Horstman 39Singelis 453/9848170/9444 287/623966/440 454/100044/35 77 174/382490/8333 3161681090/6338 243/528344/2444 351/76340/2667 270/594765/5285 401/8813108/1000 443/963127/8944 Rd 1 Rd 2 237772237618464 229261927021214 235791852418821 231431904119186 1826524917141331959920038 169502278117662 186802074118321 188371823518650 202182139120732 83311564720494 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
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COM PET NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NEXT NATS IN CALIFORNIA FINALISTS NOW DECIDED FOR RC AEROBATICS TEAM looks way Best bet press time 1977 Nats site March Air Force Base near Riverside Californiajust east Los Angeles about 30 miles Disneyland details still worked Out before final official word can nounced AMA Nats Executive Committee efforts October aimed finalizing California Nats situation hope confirmation December 1 Also running press time second choice due less favorable factors former Oxnard Air Force Base near Camarillo California north Los Angeles Based AMA Executive Council meet ing September 18 unless arrangements sites fall through California Nats likely Probable dates first week August depending local college dorm availability housing What about return Ohio Possibly 1978 great success 1976 Nats Ohio makes return area likely after 1977 event meantime Council consensus seems West Coast Nats desired next feasible fulfillment past promises return area suitable site available last Cali fornia Natswasin 1967 CONQUEST 15 R/C QUALIFIES FOR QM PYLON manufacturer Conquest 15 R/C engine Cat No 2810 Cox Hobbies has written 1000 engines have produced thereby meeting re quirements acceptability Quarter Mid get RC Pylon Racing provided AMA rules Similarly produced Cox Hobbies quantities 1000 greater follow ing accessories Conquest 15 R/C Ex haust Extractor Cat No 2890 Exhaust Ex tractor length slit Cat No 28190 Muffler Cat No 2861 Racing Muf fler Cat No 28180 Previously published acceptable RC QM Rossi 15 R/C K & B 15 R/C Supertigre Front Intake R/C 05 15 R/C Enya 15 R/C Fox 15 R/C Taipan 15 R/C Formula I/Il Pylon Racing Previously published acceptable events K & B SR II 65cc Series 75 K & B 40 R/C 1972 1973 1974 models Supertigre G40 X40 HP 40 Front Rear Rotor OS 40 Schneurle Fox 40 R/C Testor/Mc Coy 40 R/C OPS 40 Manufacturers importers engines listed should contact AMA HQ immedi ately wish claim legalityrequir ing 1000 engines available Subject late arrival point reporting forms and/or other necessary adjustments points top 20 point earners list below have qualified compete 1977 RC Masters Team Selection Finals Inasmuch points accumulation program ended October 25 Dick Sonheim NSRCA re ported points November 1 perhaps much likelihood adjustment Points earned program shown right-hand column numbers within parentheses show meets have flown participant earning points 1 Tony Bonnetti Emerson NJ 2 Fred Kugel Celina OH 3 Robert Kelly Denver CO 4 Denis Donohue Bergenfield NJ 5 Win Thomas Bartlesville OK 6 Alan Dupler Millersport OH 7 John Britt Lees Summit MO 7 Pat Shuttleworth Warren IN 9 George Hill Annandale VA 10 Joe Bridi Harbor City CA 10 Ron Chidgey Pensacola FL 10 Dan Kowallek Kokomo IN 10 Jim Osbourne LumbertonTX 14 Ed Izzo Holliston MA 15 Bill Salkowski Canoga Park CA 16 Ed Keck Webster NY 17 C W Reed Raytown MO 18 Phil Gieseking Ft Wayne IN 19 Sal Battaglia New Rochelle NY 20 David Constant Bunkie LA 21 Eric Podzielinski Ft Wayne IN 22 Lloyd Nicholson Denver CO 23 Joe Gross Fr WorthTX 23 Don Seals Paris IL 25 Thomas Moore Nashville TN 26 Howard Rand les Grahanr NC 27 Ben Mathews New Orleans LA 10 645 8 352 7 308 8 292 6 286 6 275 6 253 7 253 6 246 5 242 5 242 7 242 5 242 9 240 4 231 5 228 6198 6188 8 153 4132 4128 5 110 4 88 20 points program qualifiers join 13 others previously qualified 1975 US RC Aerobatics Team members Dave Brown Mark Radcliff Rhett Miller Ill top 10 Master Class fliers 1976 Nation al contest entered program Don Lowe Michael Mueller Steve Helms Phil Kraft Wayne Abernethy Jim Whitley James Kimbro Dean Koger Carl Weber Jim Oddino 33 will eligible vie three slots 1977 US RC Aerobatics Team Team members will decided competition RC Masters Team Selec tion Finals held yet undecided place June 1977 Bids clubs interested being host RC Masters have submitted AMA HQ mid-Novem ber received press time 1977 FF & RC World Championships press time word just received Denmark will make firm offer De cember ClAM meeting host 1977 Free Flight World Championships Austria hear will withdraw its bid host 1977 RC Aerobatics WC due site unavailability FF TEAM PROGRAM UPDATE Nordic A-2 Team Selection AMAs FAI FF Committee chaired Bob Stalick recommending following proceduresand written A-2 program entrants being polled acceptability selec tion three different sites East Central West during 1977 Memorial Day weekend team member select ed site alternates select ed formula yet finalized two rounds flown Minnesota team finals will counted rescheduled events will eight-round contests flyoffs prescribed original program no trav el reimbursement will provided partici pants area Team Finals committee seekig suitable sites three areas well Contest Directors recom mendations should sent AMA HQ attn Micheline Madison distribution committee Ed Turner Replaces Parmenter appoint ment AMA District VIII Vice-President Murry Frank Ed Turner 3544 Granada Ft Worth TX 76118 will fill vacancy FAI FF Committee created resignation Frank Parmenter Team Manager Selection committee has decided team manager position needs filled soon possible waiting A-2 team selection now bal loting Wakefield Power team members plus first alternates A-2 finaliststhe latter prorated basis Two three bal lots thought necessary due de cision include nominees first ballot Financing FF Subcommittee Member Program entrants being asked approve spending up $400 reserve program funds transportation costs George Xenakis San Jose CA East Coast return connection attending December 1976 FAI ClAM Meeting Xenakis member ClAM Free Flight Subcommittee Over-ocean transportation costs Paris being shared AMA NFFS INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM STILL STALLED another round Indoor Program par ticipant voting deadline September 10 neither program concepts presented re ceived two-thirds majority continues quest AMA Indoor Team Selection committee concept will receive suf ficient approval Bucky Servaites chairs committee Eligible participate balloting entrants recent Indoor January 1977 67 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NWWASHINGTON DC 20005 IN DOOR PROGRAM cont Team Selection Program Forty-three submit ted ballots within deadline 20 46A% favored proposed Program 121 488% proposed Program 2 two 46% sug gested alternate programs Details pro posed programs presented partici pants Program 1 would limit number par ticipants can proceed Team Finals 30 arbitrarily chosen maxi mum number contestants can ac commodated two-day Team Finals represents 55% total flyingentry 1975 program percentage would used de termine number fliers zone will eligible go 1978 Team Finals example zone would have 22 entries 55% would make 12 fliers eligible Team Finals zone Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Scoring would total time selecting two highest rounds six person cat egorized 1 2 3 4 etcrepeating three contests Select persons two best contests add now top 55% zone go Team Finals Crosszone flying okay long fly qualifying flights same zone fliers achieving top three highest two-flight totals Team Finals would form team Program 2 would drop round point scoring use system three flight total time award points fliers point score would achieved dividing three high est flight total time winners three high est flight total timex 100 Proposed three contests zone two first year contest second year plus Team Finals Permit unlimited cross-zone flying over two-year period average point score zone contests Minimum num ber regionals two participants Permit entry Team Finals fliers scoring least 80 points zone competition Score points single-site Team Finals same zone contests multiply Team Finals score 15 would weight Team Finals make worth 60% total score fliers achieving top three highest point scores zone contests plus Team Finals would form team 1977 NATS BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR $150 annual book Nats trophy winners products used engines props fuel radio etc ready immediate mail ing AMA HQwhile last years book returns old format detailing what individual winner used rather summaries 166 pages 814 x 11 including addresses winners complete accounting Nats winners can see yourself what winner used Nats eventhundreds indi vidual compilations must book serious contender wants know what competition using $150 price cludes postage Quantity limited will no reprinting Points 4852 4851 4835 4816 4809 4808 4792 4790 4783 4766 4747 4737 4729 4688 4675 BITNER SETS FAI WORLD HELICOPTER SPEED MARK Hubert Bitners RC Helicopter flight 3430 mph 5520 km/hr being submitted FAI certification new speed World Record accepted Bitners re cord will first-ever class flight October 17 Ellington AFB near Houston TX Area modelers sanctions AMA FAI Control Line Record Trials October 9-1 1 FAI RC Speed Record Trials October 16 1 7 FAI World Record set Bitners Clocking RC Helicopter Speed Re cord over course 200 meters traversed both directions land ing Basic details procedures FAI World Record Trials page 92 AMA rule book 1976 LSF TOURNAMENT Inadvertently results omitted Dan Pruss article December issue page 50 results summitted Dan follow P1 Name/Model 1 Don Edberg/Aquila 2 Neil Nolte/Kestral 19 3 Alex Mladineo/Windfree 4 Dave Osterman/Paragon 5 Marvin Quails/Turkey Buzzard 6 Rick Norwood/Javelin II 7 Randy VerMulm/Maestro III 8 Terry Koplan/Windrifter 9 Kirk Hanson/Windfree 10 Tom Jones/Windfree 11 Jerry Arana/Aquila/Drifter 12 Bob Thacker/Hobie Hawk 13 Phil Harris/Paragon 14 Craig Foxgord/Super Albatross 15 Mike Mitchell/Grand Esprit Stand-Off Scale 1Jon Lowe/Glasflugel 604 2Jack Alten/Cobra 17 3John Baxter/Diamont 4Bob Nelson/Diamont AMA Scale P1Name/ModelPoints Static FIt Total 1 Don Edberg/Duster360454814 2 5 Powell/ASW-15368440808 3 Gordon Pearson/Vector I495292787 RC PATTERN RE ENGINE FAILURE AT TAKEOFF response several questions specifically answered 1976-77 AMA rule book Radio Control Contest Board Chairman Bill Northrop has drafted fol lowing interpretations submitted consideration RC Contest Board text Para 1 Contestants must call out man euver prior execution subsequent man euver called unrecognizable scored zero Para 2 Therefore contestant calls out Takeoff maneuver experiences engine failure usually caused application throttle Takeoff unrecognizable scored zero under both AMA FAI maneuver rules Para 3 Following contest under AMA Pattern rules contestant may 1 call flight unofficial re-sign bottom flight list round under current 1976-77 rules subject CDs decision relative flight line procedures particular contest 2 restart en gine resume flight provided starts flight ie plane moving its own within two three minute starting period Para 4 contest under FAI Pattern rules flight remains official zero Take off score remains official contestant may restart engine resume flying pro vided starts flight within prescribed starting period Para 5 Under either FAI AMA rules should engine stop before contestant calls Takeoff no scoring penalty engine may restarted flight gun again provided accomplished within prescribed starting period 11 RC Contest Board Mem bers responded chairmans call vote Unanimous agreement reached para graphs 1 2 4 5 Board members AMA Districts III IV V VII VIII IX disagreed Para 3 drafted consequently RCCB Chairman Bill Northrop advises para graph will re-drafted resubmitted Board CL RACING PILOTS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION Russ Sandusky Joppa MD After attending meeting Racing Advisory Committee years Nationals great deal interest expressed crea tion nationwide organization CL Rac ing enthusiasts organization would bring 3850together represent modelers 3698compete AMA events Rat Slow Rat 3674Scale Racing 1AA Scale/Mouse Racing 3619was also suggested newsletter sued organization further stimulate interests Racing competitors asked John Kilsdonk start project time decline cause impending change residence now help Dave Tisdale ed itor will able offer Racing com petitors organization newsletter special interest organization will known CL-RPM Control Line Racing Pilots Mechanics newsletter will titled RPM should ready mailing February 1977 CL-RPMs intended purposes follows 1 forum members voice ideas opinions 2 Members will have opportunity vote rules proposals cross-proposals results will published RPM warded chairman CLCB other interested AMA policy-making bodies 3 Establish national ranking system Racing event hoped have award event annual competi tion continued page 78 68 Model Aviation NO OCR TEXT BC Soaring Team Finals Above The winner LeMon Payne Texas Legionaire scored 97143 points out pos sible 12000 After shakey first round Payne came strong fought off best Left Second place Skip Miller Denver didnt win round consistency Aquila winning formula Below Dale Nutter walking back pit area realizing won third place Like Miller Nutter didnt win round consist ent improved steadily pho tos Dan Pruss DAN PRUSS Denver Colorado September 4 5 & 6 1976 Payne Miller Nutter take US RC Sailplane Team places World Championships schaduled South Africa over 1977 Easter weekend grueling three days Temperatures around 90-degree mark wind varied dead calm about 20 mph Though 39 competed cal loused such conditions sun wind took toll competitive 28 Quart er Finals last May reduced 130-plus en trants 79 Semi-Finals July six contests came best coun trythe Finals roster looked like Whos Soaring Event winners past Soar ing Nationals LSF Tournaments includ ed Dave Burt Bob Gill Dwight Holley Terry Koplan Dale Nutter LeMon Payne Bob Robinson Greg Smith Bob Thacker Dave Thornberg Rick Walters Jim Wiseman Three Soaring Nationals Champions thereJeff Mrlik 1973 Frank Deis 1975 current champ Rick Pearson AMA Na tional Contest winners Cecil Haga 1975 Texas Tom Williams 1976 part elite group Equally competitive per haps less limelight John Gunsaullus winner Semi-Finals Huntsville AL Dave Banks winner Spokane Dick Pike first place New York Dave Corven top dog qualifications Fort Wayne IN Soaring Team Finals capped yearlong AMA program developed National Soaring Society managed Jim Simpson program open AMA members Careful examination scoreboard presentation efforts 39 pro vides interesting comparison fliers should noted FAI competi tion three tasksduration speed distance constitute round During Team Finals five rounds flown lowest round individual counted Round duration task saw per fect 1000-point score masterfully attained Dave Thornberg winner Semi-Finals California 1000 points meant Dave perfect six-minute flight landed within meter spot really pour Dave came back distance task covered 18 laps best score another 1000 points Eighteen laps works out about mile three-quarters four min utes speed task saw best demon strations piloting skill ever Rick Pearson flying Sailaire ballasted 10 pounds flew through trap best time Judging upwind lap just right Rick flew allowed just enough room turn split-S rocketing downwind flight Total time 138 seconds end round Dave Thornberg first place 28790 points out possible 3000 Round Two Another perfect duration round time Greg Temple Denver flying Legionaire Best distance John Gunsaullus flying 150 laps origi nal design Whispering FAIth 1000 points speed went Californias Rick Walters posted 132 Winner round two Gunsaullus 26548 70 Model Aviation Round Three accelerate contest speed flown first put back-to-back previous round Dave Thornberg 49668 points lead launch hand tow original designBird Timefolded wing Because FAI rules dont permit back-up ship flown within same round Dave zeros posted three tasksa really tough break acci dent wasnt first nor would last scribe counted 18 es damaged enough able repaired time complete given round Bob Dodgson designer Maestro Caliente flew model latter through speed trap 122 seconds distance Randy Vermulm also Washington earned 1000 point score flying Maestro over 123 laps all-Washington round Dave Banksalso flying Maestrowas six points perfect 454 duration good enough 1000 points ever winner round LeMon Payne Texas 25269 point contest would have merely guessing top three would eventually fliers didnt win tasks definitely run ning An average 800 points put different way score 80% task winner across board would definitely keep contention quite few range Round Four could take Gunsaullus 1000 points duration added hope Florida support ers 157 seconds speed respectable Though earned him modest 7055 points average still kept him money distance taskwhich plague netted him 2593 points 23 lap run overall score 19916his lowest consolation him hopefully would throwaway round tough compensation has throw away 1000-point task boot Round Four saw Mike Regan California turn fastest time contesta blis tering 115 seconds Paragoose modi fied Paragon got excellent launch end result left Mike feeling lot better after fighting flu-type bug three days dis tance honors went Dwight Holley Maestro windy during round four wind does lower lap potential Holley did 108good enough 1000 points top overall round 25460 end round four top fliers 1 Payne TX 2 Miller CO 3 Gunsaullus FL 4 Hamilton TX 5 Wiseman CA. 6 Banks WA 7 Smith AL 8 Nutter OK 9 Gill IL 10 Robinson Ml 73315 70671 70327 69026 65814 65746 65205 65034 64737 63976 Payne definitely tough guy beat stage other places could go anybody Bad luck would still factor didnt play favorites Payne crossed center-line speed run first round zero score didnt necessarily stir up personal hopes others Three others met same fate round Though sobering effect still hap pened throughout remaining speed tasks round four Thornberg back form Above The form helped Dave Thornberg win two roundsonly flier score 1000 three separate tasks Dave missed making team mere 18 points Right John Gunsaullus lNhispering FAIth Frontal area minimized in-lining servos custom battery pack money three rounds slipped sixth missing third points Below Ray Marvin Contest Director briefs fliers Contest site well above average immense area spectacular view great joband tough oneby Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn Club year old yet took roughest tasks running event Sighting devices fore ground used speed distance tasks Bottom Jack Hamilton Texas Legionaire Finished seventh SOARING TEAM FINALS Cont money average dura tion distance tasks get zero speed crossing center-line during otherwise excellent run few felt out com petition left early some no chance win hung hopes playing part spoiler few knew mathematically still chance Round Five still slim chance Rick Pearson Speed would run first Ricks 10-pound Sail aire would flown using same technique round Rick admitted split-S technique pushing limits both him plane rounds 2 3 4 backed off time pushed again Sailaire rolled inverted atthe upwind turn lost altitude considerable altitude obvious maneuver would abruptly halted half-way point times words consolation greet time misfortune also times silence crowds solemn reaction As Rick picked up debris ship won him national title six weeks earlier silence total speed task taken again Mike Regan prove fourth round 115 no fluke Mike came back 119 round role thespoilerwas being played Gunsaullus 180 seconds earned him 6611 well below winning average Meanwhile Dale Nutter Grand Esprit turned 166 good enough 7199 points Thornberg 137 8686 points Payne true champion wasnt about falter stage distance event luck eventand few claim isntthen good luck hit Payne recorded 1000-point task contest flying 142 laps Gunsaullus 90 laps too much spread 142 6338 points didnt raise average ever Nutter Thornberg flew 120 laps 8451 points making dark horses panorama Rockies about Californias Dave Wiseman missed team 23 points Flew Vfindrifter fifth shade sun duration task began hardly time expect booming thermals Yet lift found Paynes efforts got 332 points shaky 7217 task score Mean Thornberg another perfect 460 1000 points six others high scores well 900s included Gill Miller Nutter Sark Temple Wiseman Things happebing too fast end able keep up changes standings until Ray Marvin Contest Di rector crew Rocky Mountain Soaring Association finished tallying anybody sure final standings Much speculating can done what ifs could fill page Taking nothing away top threewho did lot things rightit interesting ask what Thornberg didnt cross center-line could have got two seconds time round two missed third place 18 points Likewise Jim Wiseman could have found few seconds two rounds wouldnt have missed team mere 233 points Gunsaullus Hamilton up three rounds very similar potentially winning scores fall out simi lar losing scores Holleys bad luck distance last lasted three rounds final round 127 laps 8944 nearly total first three rounds What - oh well Mike Reagan two fastest times meet 115 119 seconds plagued five short distance runs Mod Paragon FAI RC SOARING P1Contestant 1PayneTX Legionaire Duration Time Rd Land/Pts 1416/9043 245 3/9848 3453/9978 4449/9868 5332/7217 Distance Lops/Pta 153/850 100/6667 90/73 17 60/5556 142/1000 Speed Secs/Pts 148/89 19 153/7974 166/7 188 180/6 6 1 1 Round Points 17543 25434 25269 22612 23828 Best 4 Rds 97143 2Miller CO1266/5783160/8889176/784122513 Aquila2393/8543120/800 154/8571 25114 3386/850260/4878 095850 4454/997863/5833159/723323044 5449/9761130/9155190/626325179 3Nutter OK1454/98760/3333215/641919622 Grand2227/493530/200 193/6839 13774 Esprit3371/8172100/813 172/7093 23395 91043 4455/100070/6481176/653423015 5432/9391120/8451166/719925011 4Thornberg1460/1000180/1000157/879028790 CA2385/83752/3467146/904120878 Bird Time3- 91025 orig4449/986847/4352 0 5460/1000120/8451137/868627137 5Wiseman CA1457/993561/2389191/722520549 Windrifter2203/441344/2933180/733314679 3390/85989/7236170/71352296190810 4435/95660/5556160/718822304 5449/9761124/8732183/650324996 6Gunsaullis1459/99787/4833187/73822191 FL2404/8783150/1000170/776526548 Whispering3393/865667/5447163/74852158890245 FAIth4455/100028/2593157/732519918 orig5298/647890/6338180/661119427 7Hamilton1447/971790/500 178/7753 22470 TX2390/8478106/7067147/898024525 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win round four fin ish 10th overall Left Designer Maestro Caliente Bob Dodgson Washington 13th Above Doc Pfost Florida secretary National Soaring Society flew own original design named Buzzard Above Right Dick Pike T-tailed ver sion Paragon T version allows dis mantling ease transportation Right Rick Pearson 1976 RC Soaring Nats winner Sailaire Destroyed ship fifth round going broke Free Flight Team Finals Above Lee Hines beard points out up wind thermal detectors Bob Piserchio hold ing Bob White-designed model went make Wakefield Team Below Phedon Tsiknopoulos perfection ist preps Wakefield early morning flyoff Note string outrigger turbulators 2nd JERRY BARNETTE telling latest gathering clan USA FAI Free Flight Team Selec tion Finals Minnesota over Labor Day week end bit unusual Unusual controversial boring tense difficult tragic end unfinished Unusual indeed things going different came quickly evident Upon arrival dis covered finals site changed last moment scheduled sod farm Blame Some late crops planted eliminated use Minne apolis MAC host club flying site An al ternate field obtained outside Hastings Minnesota thanks outstanding efforts Don Monson drove over 400 search ing miles new location actually com plex corn alfalfa fields mostly corn would eventually have impact out come contest Another item would also leave sig nature upon outcome meeting came quickly evidentit windy fact area subjected winds previous two weeks winds tense generate grumblings postponing finals Friday evening meeting held fliers chaired FAI Team Selection Committeeman George Xenakis George passed along decision committee concern ing Extra Alternates Flap Due ad ministrative glich 16 extra alternate fliers invited participate 4 Wakefield 3 Power 9 Nordic committee seven members present voted 7-0 favor al lowing invited vice qualified fly jury composed Willard Anderson finals CD Hardy Brodersen Dave Linstrum nounced primary concern however wind Would finals blown Out George passed along weathermans latest prediction favorable front moving would tend calm winds gave hope would receptive good hope doubters doubted Saturday Wakefield day dawned trees fairly vertical Rubber folks field early quietly testing cool light drift before 0800 first round start first three rounds quickly pared field 41 down seven maxes breeze picked up increasingly morning round air very turbulent thermals small fast-moving Without doubt conditions challenging Due small size thermals fliers having launch fixed positions along line hardly pack flying competitor essentially pick own air fourth round just plain windy very close actually exceeding times criteria established committee suspending competition now fliers rather low mood round saw all-max group reduced further Willard Smitz Carrol Allen Phedon Tsiknopoulos dropping Smitz next Paul Crowley end start ing line bubble blowers upwind marked decent patch lift Bubble machines way thing thermal de tection year As bubbles drifted wards fliers suddenly veered away Both Paul closer Willard launched towards departing bubbles best could neither really getting help evidenced times Allen suffered dur Left Top Wakefiolder Walt Ghio watches cat tail fluffs closely indication thermals late afternoon round ing round resort num ber three model since already encoun tered damage ships two Carrol launched some lift backup model out trim made 155 However 155 seven maxes Super Elf shirt enough get Carrol flyoff Round five found wind slowing some what still breezy thermals getting easier pick John Gard did make his-fifth max thus leaving Ghio Kozak perfect scores addition losing max John lost use second airplane first having already lost corn field due fire things Upon arriving downed model John could find stab John noticed thing fuselage front rudder aft missing small pile ashes noticed Apparently model tried self-cremation remorse maxing round six both Kozak Ghio contin ued max Ghio squeaking byhowever 302 total flight time Gard now using third model two Consecutive off-pattern flights 19 seconds end day Round seven no full-house scores Bill Kozak Walt Ghio both wound waiting same time Bill unlike crews operating completely alone no chase team no thermal detection commit tee no dancing girls air looking good Kozak launched Walt waited tad long er watched things get much betterthe cattail fluffs really going upthen launched lift seemed guarantee easy max Kozak93 Ghio1 12 Picking air day no easy chore Round eight came went uneventfully fact whole day tone unevent fulness often boring no buildup tension excitement rate top six folks again maxed end day Bob Piserchio141 8 Carrol Allen141 5 Phedon Tsiknopoulos1382 Walt Ghio 1372 Fred Pearcei 355 Willard Smitz 1343 Everyone could now go back motel forget very frustrating day P1 Contestant 12345 67B Total Pt Contestant 1 WGhio 180 180 180 180 180 180 2 PTsiknopoulos 180 180 180 122 180 180 3 4 S 6 B Piserchio W Smit C Allen F Pearce 7W Kozak 8H Struck 9J Parker 10J Lenderman 11V Sidlauskas JQuinn 13C Matsuno 14L DeWitt 15R White 16C Kotila 17ETurner 18A Hotard 19P Crowley 180158180180180180 18018018085180178 180180180155180180 18095180180180180 112 180 240 194 180 180 211 169 180 180 182 160 180 180 240 143 180 180 127 114 180 180 130 167 1372 1806 1382 1762 1418 1760 1343 1726 1415 1656 1355 1652 180180180180180180931501323 1621731801161801801801491320 1291801801801531801801361318 180180180901711801721551308 180180951801051801801801280 133861801801801801801611280 1281801801441801801071801279 1801321801631801801271171254 711801691721171801801801249 159180140180671801801541231 18018014818015316497911193 180134128180731701461801191 180165711531801131481801190 20E Collins 21J Watters 22P Hartman 23G Batiuk 24J Davis 25J Macay 26D Lacey 27R Tymchek 28R Davis 29R Loeffler 30R Roberti 31D Monson 32I Aker 33M Dikovitsky 34J Gard 355 Ovelman R Sifleet 37G Xenakis 38F Parmenter 39C Montplaisir 40R Hatschek 41C Drake Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 49% 41% 58% 41% 41% 53% 52% 44% Above Carroll Allen flew well-built sophisti cated models beset problems Above Right AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling left observed AMA HQ lends Fred Pearce helping hand Fred 6th Right Solitary Bill Ko2ak ran string six maxes finished seventh Wakefield Below John Gard proponent long long tail moments checks over Wakefield bird WAKEFIELD TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines FF TEAM FINALS Cont Above Tom McLaughlan top man Power Team preps official flight Right Al Bissonette gives mighty heave good start another max lead er end seven rounds missing max second second after flyoffs photo Bill Bogartall others Jerry Barnette Below Charlie Martin searching thermals early morning sunrise prepares flyoff flight third Below Dave Rounsaville latest version Excelsior design member 1975 US Power Team 13th time Everyone could relax Everyone top six would mandatory flyoff morrow Sunday 0630 air cold hint breeze ground damp dew Hot dog flyoff team selection procedures year specified mandatory two-round least flyoff composed top six contes tantsor contestants within 98% highest score whichever larger num ber first 15-minute flyoff round Pearce off first followed Allen turn fol lowed very quickly Piserchio Carrol did reach normal altitude due fact prop hub assembly accidently dropped fine gritty dirt short wait Smitz got off good flight Another short pause Walt launched nearly same piece air Finally just sun bumped over horizon Phedon got off good flight Walt Willard both made four-minute max standings reshuffle after scores Ghio now first twelve seconds ahead Piserchio Third place going scramble Phedon second ahead Allen Smitz within spittin distance 10 seconds back has now come down last flight second flyoff roundto determine US Wakefield team start round Pearce again away first Ghio right behind Piserchio quickly after Allen made trim flight between rounds off next power stalls transitioning glide low altitude slight stall way down Willard launched next looped over top recovering well Phedon waited wound very poised watching cattail fluffies very carefully Phedon launched string-outrigger turbulated model nicely constructed should have un der glass case perfect pattern wide beautiful glide allCalifornia Wakefield teamGhio Isikoop oulos Piserchio Power 8 oclock everything started over again pick Power team So what did things look like Power Triple-finned mod els becoming numerous Wur mer Anderson Decker Myers Paulin Martin showing examples Phair Mattes flappers Lyons Bissonette Strut ter-type machines Anderson Martin models fuselage faired rear engine although fully cowled Round started brisk breeze worst possible direction toward some massive seemingly endless corn fields Free Flighters have sworn off corn flakes since Nationals Finals downwind retrieval crews would get other workout today first round norm ally Powers easiest round set tone day Witness 25 66% maxes although few close onesi 79 178 175 Round two worse 21 maxes 11 repeaters Al Bissonette made visible mistake day round confessed own doing Al concerned about keeping DT short because drift monster corn Al overdid things DI popped 20 seconds early model bumped down second early 179 flappers picked round have problems nearly identical results 76 Model Aviation Left Roger Simpson seventh place cranks up Power bird two-piece wing fiberglass front endan original design entries 47- and 48-second flights Bob Mattes model barely pulled out long vertical dive re covering very low ground Ken Phair lucky Doug Gaibraith another victim mechanical gremlins Dougs stab metal plate VIT hammers pressed protective plate came off allow ing VII hammers vibrate down balsa result stab could rise up glide setting End result 57-second flight broken airplane Rol Anderson another misfortunate rolling number airplane under power first attempt As day before middle rounds characterized lack character no visible excitement suspense Perhaps people concerned retrieval problems repairs wind score board wind increasing day resulting off-pattern launches lost models ever present corn fields seemed move closer closer launch area Another feature similar day before reduced amount piggybacking pack flying scoreboard reflected problems fact after five rounds two people perfect score Ed Carroll Tom McLaughlan Round six saw last holdouts drop Tom got power pattern slightly off numbers did get piece air after Ed other problems Hav ing lost model blankety-blank corn Ed forced switch backup airplane quite best trim backup Moonraker went over top stalled got very low recovery Midway through round seven tragic acci dent occurred put pall over remain der event Two members neigh boring Minneapolis Piston Poppers Club flying beautifully restored Aeronca Chief over corn fields spotting lost models flying recovery flights almost day Now late afternoon came long tall black column smoke midst corn Two helpful wellmeaning members modeling fraternity victims crash now dead attendant stunned confusion flying suspended until situation could ap praised interval jury decided following Round eight would flown fliers still wishing put seventh round flight could new launch site models would land near crash site under investigation Ironically enough inter esting aspects contest came after tragedy Still fly seventh now fi nal round Carl Bogart Tom McLaughlan Dale Mateer Although Carl no math ematical chance making flyoff re sults Toms Dales flights would deter would constitute top six now considerable delay since rest round fact closing 8 pm wind diminished air cool favorable McLaughlan off quickly easy max Tom theflyoff Bogart launched next folding wing spec tacularly just after release Carl quickly grabbed backup model launched easy max Now came tense part Graunke bubble low man six-man totem pole situation Mateer made less 167 Graunke flyoff Dale out Dale made 167 both Dale made 168 better Graunke would bumped Mateer would sixth man flyoff Dale cranked up launched engine soured airplane nosed over crashed engine ticking over low throttle now dawns Dale brought reserve model other site People start scurrying about find new prop Dale makes some quick re pairs time limit fast running out Ev erything looks okay repaired model bubbles gently rising Mateer launches again engine running bit off song shuts down five seconds After 145 seconds flyoff field determined Bissonettei259 Martini 255 McLaugh lani 247 McCormick i244 Johnsoni238 Graunke1226 Monday last day 0630 Flyoff time again Charlie Martin first away model getting little upside down re covers okay air good Buckets Johnson next has good pattern Dub McCormick launches next buthisengine sours continued page 79 POWER TEAM FINALS Flyoff Flights Shown Second Lines P1Contestant 1T McLaughlan 2A Bissonette 3C Martin 4W Johnson SG Graunke 6W McCormick 7R Simpson 8H Spence D Mateer 10R Gutal 11JBoyle 12C Bogart 13D Rounsaville 14F Paulin 15E Carroll 16RCovalt 17D Chesson 18W Louins 1 180 180 175 178 160 164 180 180 159 180 180 180 180 180 180 128 167 149 234567 TotalP1 Contestant 180180 180 180 179180 180180 180180 180180 180 180 124 180 120 180 105 88 180 180 180 180 148 180 180 180 125 180 180 180 108 180 180 165 180 156 110 134 167 197 180180180 197 180180180 195 180180i80 238 180180180 204 180 10 180180180 180180180 180180i80 180180180 180180176 180180173 180180180 180100159 18018081 90161180 104157134 77180i80 180 231 180 212 180 214 160 176 i 66 203 180 60 180 180 145 180 180 180 180 180 139 180 i 80 163 1247 1675 1259 1668 1255 1664 i238 1652 1226 i 633 1244 i3i4 1205 1204 1204 1200 1184 1178 1168 ii 44 1120 1075 1032 1031 19B Hannah 20R Sifleet 21C Davis D Swenson 23R Anderson 24W Roush 25K Phair 26D Parsons 27jWumer 28C Markos 29 R Young 30 L Stockstad 31 G Versaw 32 M Poorman 33 R Myers 34 F Wolff 35 R Lyons 36 L Decker 37 R Mattes 38 D Gaibreath Number Maxes Maxes % Max Flights 1234567 141 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 i80 180 180 180 180 180 112 102 179 180 180 180 121 180 175 167 48 180 147 180 180 151 180 180 163 102 161 180 47 57 121155 154180 180180 106180 180118 155130 118180 180159 180150 154165 180145 6698 135180 15481 93180 180100 18051 180 105113 180 108 180 180 180 43 151 113 105 125 104 100 23 Total 891351001 180976 99940 114940 100933 68180923 180857 23835 53815 804 789 93688 675 618 616 562 504 462 444 237 25212021191414 11 4 2 200 66%55%54%58%61%50%70% January 1977 77 Left Mike Poorman patiently waiting lift flew beautiful elliptical-surfaced machines built-up construction Right Gathering circles find protection wind L-R Dale Mateer Ken Phair Carl Bogart Bob Gutai Tragedy caused stopping Power 7 rounds