Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher PROMOTING Ive involved two Control Line promotional activities last couple months both exposed Stunt flying lot people local front about 200 spectators other just two week ends ago down southern California front 500000-plus spectators No typo guys Thats one-half million rabid aviation fans Lets take last first Late last summer Comptroller head bean-counter Edwards Air Force Base same Edwards Air Force Base men such Chuck Yeager gave new mean ing words Right Stuff decided few slow spots dunng annual Open House Air Show needed filled Since head beancounter Stunts own Colonel Keith Trostle winnerof 1970 National Championship PAMPAs first president no surprise decided suggest fill pauses Control Line Stunt patterns Keith no problem selling organizers less trouble convincing yours truly provide couple patterns addition twisted arms Bob Whitely 1978 Nation Champ Bart Klapinski 1967 National Champ about half-second apiece convince participate Did know Bart Klapinski flew Open Stunt Nats once time won attend three years row before could spell name Shareen drove down night before spent night Keith tall blonde lady Keiths wife Barbara awakened telephone Bob Whitely guard gate begging admitted Keith got him al though later Bob might have wished hadnt exception enjoying air show weekend disaster Bob seems Nats runner-up Laser just stolen garage forced bring big semiscale Mustang flown previous year Air Force air show however Mustang appeared natural determined put good show Alas went out put couple practice flights get needle setting Bob halfway through second side loop got bitten badly planes own wake top loop Mustang made hard left turn Bob unable recover Scratch Mustang Bob put up good front know hurt inside Having two really special planes go week tough demo itself pretty straightforward Ban showed up little later along some local Edwards RC club fliers flew assembled thousands Ii special thrill flying right next Air Force Thun derbirds F-16s sat awaiting turn perform wont go far say hit show did seem CL ships very Continued page 158 Two George Swansons Utah State Aeromodelers finest Lew McFarland-designed Shark L uses Enya 45 power wetgns 4 oz scratch-built modified Nobler R its foam wing homemade Finish red white yellow blue trim Photos G Swanson 64 Model Aviation Teds 86 Nets-wInning Citation V Stunter poses prettily bunch USAF Thunderbirds F-iS stunters November1986 Edwards AFB open house air show Ted Birds shared spotlight before crowd over 500000 aviation enthusiasts George Gaydosmember Garden State Circle Burners club would like usto believe thatthisisatwice-size Ringmaster powered OS 108 FSR spans 84 weighs 168 oz Actually normalsize George standing about 10 feet behind want bet Urtnowski photo NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS 61C LEBANON STREET ORD ME 04073 490-1881 TRAIN-AIR 20 TRAIN-AIR 40 O&AOPIS SPORT-AIR 40 BEL-AIR 40 See local dealer call us referral CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 well-received confined nature U-Control allowed flown close enough crowd actually see what hap pening first Wing Over got big ooooooh crowd felt like palm hand right up Cloverleaf dam B-52 real B-521 passed behind us knife-edge flight about 500 feet off deck think lost some attention after great big thanks Keith setting up kind exposure Stunt especially ask ing participate Hope couple pix Barbara took will show up column second promotional demo handi work Bill Garrison local modeler has working hard promoting publicizing modeling demo local grade shool Bill has giving classes modeling Bill credits success persistent publicity sent following letter includes some good info both demonstrations publicizing next context Much has written lately about demise 158 Model Aviation Control Line flying get feeling publicity problem common comment people came watch demonstration didnt know anyone still doing first thing remember about publicity work persistent everything gets printed give up after first try nothing ever will Include name organization name address phone number top publicity release text should written just would like appear should typed double-spaced printed wide spaces between lines. Information should include WHO WHAT will doing WHEN will happed WHERE HOW get Send flyer along release dont send just flyer editor has figure out what want typical contest announcement normally wont bother Dont limit yourself contest announce ments Meeting schedules contest results local Nats winners auctions swap meets grist publicity mill get attention editors Whether get print editors made aware existence 95% battle name familiar next time send something really need printed stand much better chance getting Send release everyone can think Send local newspapers radio TV stations cable TV outlets TV radio stations address Public Service Events editor Send two releases news papers goes Events editor other Aviation editor Because lead times publicity should mailed reach media minimum three weeks advance event adver tising magazine such Model Aviation lead time increases three months Often hobby dis tributors will offer carry flyers routes hobby shops need flyers info approxi mately six weeks advance hope information will help some publicity Lets get Control Line flying before public eye once again Good stuff Bill Thanks sharing us got letter Gerald Schamp Albany OR other day asking about lack uprightengined Stunters wondering Its interesting subject thought could talke about well arent upright-engine installa tions Stunt ships might able make high-tech aerodynamic argument better stability higher thrust line results inverted installation would pretty esoteric carry about level importance P-factor/precession fiasco design standpoint reason avoiding thrust line must lowered slightly below centerline wing order keep cylinder sticking way up spoiling appearance classicallyproportioned Stunt ship practical negative result doing lower thrust line requires air plane either sit ground very nose-high prop clearance else three gear must very long achieve nearly-level attitude sit ting groundgenerally un-aesthetic lution nose-high attitude makes consistent take offs landings difficult because wing forced back higher angle attack tail lowered results ship wants leap air takeoff must landed either full stallvery elegant seldom scored wellor highspeed wheel landing plane touched down mn gear tail grad ually lowered speed decreases Done properly type landing automatic 40-pointer oh least 38 Unfortunately doing properly isnt Continued page 160 BEL-AIR 60 NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS! FOURMOST RECOIL TUBING four foot length super-tough fuel-proof urethane tubing pre-formed FOUR-INCH COIL allows placement yourfield box can convenient distance aircraft boat After use tubing will retract its earlier space-saving form price$395 c rs7A/ WE HAVE THE FITTING SOLUTION LARGE ORsmallSize 1/16 iDPrice 5150 1 Tee 2 Elbows Pen Bladder Tee 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97f 16 FO URMOST PROD UCTS Telephone 503 357-2732 automatic therefore fliers avoid upright configuration attain consistency takeoff landing maneuvers rightly wrongly count just much Square Eight Hourglass The very early Stunt patterns did score take off landing plus relative difficulty starting early engines led preference upright engineswitness Barnstormer Zilch Stutwagon American etc t say still have trouble starting modem low-slung inverted-engined Belch- fire 60-powered ship resorting Werwage solution ie holding ship upside down engine upright Shame Try As much embarasses admit taught start engines safely predictable Mike Petrie world-renowned Combat flier eater raw meat 10-penny nails. also pre tty nice guy people hand-start high- performance engines use method easier docile Stunt engines added flywheel action large prop usually spinner method variously known back-flip bump-start Heres its done First mount prop flipping blade three oclock rather con ventional two oclock position Now airplane standing its own feet nature tended battery disconnected choke engine several times until sounds somewhat wetter would ordinarily prefer did design cowl can choke engine didnt Connect battery holding prop firmly pull engine forward through com pression until feel bump indicating mixture proper starting Signal start bring balde around compression once again beauty back-flip method best demonstrated never going flip engine through compression stroke either forward backward Instead sharply flick blade backward away com pression momentum action will cause engine partially compress backwards mixture correct ignition will occur engine will start itself running forwards Since finger will never prop ig nition occurs nearly impossible injure self With practice will find able start engines reliably safely since actively attempting make engine back fire historical concern about over-choking inverted engines eliminated I feel method preferable use chicken sticks since eliminates possi bility shattering props can become haz ardous flying objects See ya Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scale/Boss Continued page 65 late screw heads rivets etc I might also suggest burnishing tools varying shapes sizes can made wooden dowel sticks have round flatten point otherwise shape end piece dowel fit job Once dowel properly shaped make extremely smooth fine ultra-fine sandpaper tool absolutely smooth will score aluminum tape rather burnish Variously-shaped tools will allow form tape over slightly rounded curved irregular surfaces team selection trials held CL Scale has once again become topic discussion East Coast Bill Force Sweetwater NJ along George Gay- dos Bill Reynolds both 85 Nats winners several other Scalers Districts II have signed sent letter John Worth AMA Headquarters forwarded copies John Guenther NASA president John Grigg AMA president outlining dissatisfaction way team-selection trials have held past few years Some basic questions being asked necessary hold separate team-selection event cant team-selection proc ess tied Nats once current format holding separate event sched uled very close Nats dates usually within two weeks Nats almost dictates Scale modelers have make choice attending either Nats team-selection trials because limitations vacation money travel Most opt Nats because week long activities number events visit ing old friends etc has situa tion East Coast Scalers during last two three team-selection events Perhaps has same others around country The original intent AMA leadership turn ing Scale team-selection process over NASA provide Scale atmosphere hope separate process would become prestige event attracting COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG- GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS -GUILLOw- K&B K&S L R MRC -OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS SEAGLEN SIG STERLING SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send S 100 Cash Cheek es Stamp 44 page tabloid size DISCOUNT Catalee 900 illustrations over 700 Kits choose irow MAILOROER PHONEORDER IN STORE VALLEY HOBBY CENTER flT Main St LansdaleFa 19446 U *7 Giant Scale18Sheets *60 Size38Shoals *40 Sizet38Sheets *Propeller Decals inWT 6 Sheets -3 sizes sa * Kill Markings 12 Sheets * Nomenclature Markings 3 Sizes12 Sheets Black White copy * Letters Numbers ti 2-3-4- 413/16 10 Colors * Stars 10 Colors 11 Sizes plus Sheet Assorted Sizes Major Decals pass flying color 5ed4~O6wc4re DISTRIBUTORS INQUIRIES INVITED Call Paul Major 413 525-4110major decals Custom decals Manufacturers ll NORTHEAST SCEtEN GRAPHICS 2t FISOtH AVE. EAST LONGMEADOW MA 01028 TEl 413-525-4110 160 Model Aviation F FUEL LINE PIPINO PROBLEM size 3/32 DPrice $200 1 Tee Elbow 1 unon 1 Plug
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/03
Page Numbers: 64, 158, 160
Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher PROMOTING Ive involved two Control Line promotional activities last couple months both exposed Stunt flying lot people local front about 200 spectators other just two week ends ago down southern California front 500000-plus spectators No typo guys Thats one-half million rabid aviation fans Lets take last first Late last summer Comptroller head bean-counter Edwards Air Force Base same Edwards Air Force Base men such Chuck Yeager gave new mean ing words Right Stuff decided few slow spots dunng annual Open House Air Show needed filled Since head beancounter Stunts own Colonel Keith Trostle winnerof 1970 National Championship PAMPAs first president no surprise decided suggest fill pauses Control Line Stunt patterns Keith no problem selling organizers less trouble convincing yours truly provide couple patterns addition twisted arms Bob Whitely 1978 Nation Champ Bart Klapinski 1967 National Champ about half-second apiece convince participate Did know Bart Klapinski flew Open Stunt Nats once time won attend three years row before could spell name Shareen drove down night before spent night Keith tall blonde lady Keiths wife Barbara awakened telephone Bob Whitely guard gate begging admitted Keith got him al though later Bob might have wished hadnt exception enjoying air show weekend disaster Bob seems Nats runner-up Laser just stolen garage forced bring big semiscale Mustang flown previous year Air Force air show however Mustang appeared natural determined put good show Alas went out put couple practice flights get needle setting Bob halfway through second side loop got bitten badly planes own wake top loop Mustang made hard left turn Bob unable recover Scratch Mustang Bob put up good front know hurt inside Having two really special planes go week tough demo itself pretty straightforward Ban showed up little later along some local Edwards RC club fliers flew assembled thousands Ii special thrill flying right next Air Force Thun derbirds F-16s sat awaiting turn perform wont go far say hit show did seem CL ships very Continued page 158 Two George Swansons Utah State Aeromodelers finest Lew McFarland-designed Shark L uses Enya 45 power wetgns 4 oz scratch-built modified Nobler R its foam wing homemade Finish red white yellow blue trim Photos G Swanson 64 Model Aviation Teds 86 Nets-wInning Citation V Stunter poses prettily bunch USAF Thunderbirds F-iS stunters November1986 Edwards AFB open house air show Ted Birds shared spotlight before crowd over 500000 aviation enthusiasts George Gaydosmember Garden State Circle Burners club would like usto believe thatthisisatwice-size Ringmaster powered OS 108 FSR spans 84 weighs 168 oz Actually normalsize George standing about 10 feet behind want bet Urtnowski photo NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS 61C LEBANON STREET ORD ME 04073 490-1881 TRAIN-AIR 20 TRAIN-AIR 40 O&AOPIS SPORT-AIR 40 BEL-AIR 40 See local dealer call us referral CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 well-received confined nature U-Control allowed flown close enough crowd actually see what hap pening first Wing Over got big ooooooh crowd felt like palm hand right up Cloverleaf dam B-52 real B-521 passed behind us knife-edge flight about 500 feet off deck think lost some attention after great big thanks Keith setting up kind exposure Stunt especially ask ing participate Hope couple pix Barbara took will show up column second promotional demo handi work Bill Garrison local modeler has working hard promoting publicizing modeling demo local grade shool Bill has giving classes modeling Bill credits success persistent publicity sent following letter includes some good info both demonstrations publicizing next context Much has written lately about demise 158 Model Aviation Control Line flying get feeling publicity problem common comment people came watch demonstration didnt know anyone still doing first thing remember about publicity work persistent everything gets printed give up after first try nothing ever will Include name organization name address phone number top publicity release text should written just would like appear should typed double-spaced printed wide spaces between lines. Information should include WHO WHAT will doing WHEN will happed WHERE HOW get Send flyer along release dont send just flyer editor has figure out what want typical contest announcement normally wont bother Dont limit yourself contest announce ments Meeting schedules contest results local Nats winners auctions swap meets grist publicity mill get attention editors Whether get print editors made aware existence 95% battle name familiar next time send something really need printed stand much better chance getting Send release everyone can think Send local newspapers radio TV stations cable TV outlets TV radio stations address Public Service Events editor Send two releases news papers goes Events editor other Aviation editor Because lead times publicity should mailed reach media minimum three weeks advance event adver tising magazine such Model Aviation lead time increases three months Often hobby dis tributors will offer carry flyers routes hobby shops need flyers info approxi mately six weeks advance hope information will help some publicity Lets get Control Line flying before public eye once again Good stuff Bill Thanks sharing us got letter Gerald Schamp Albany OR other day asking about lack uprightengined Stunters wondering Its interesting subject thought could talke about well arent upright-engine installa tions Stunt ships might able make high-tech aerodynamic argument better stability higher thrust line results inverted installation would pretty esoteric carry about level importance P-factor/precession fiasco design standpoint reason avoiding thrust line must lowered slightly below centerline wing order keep cylinder sticking way up spoiling appearance classicallyproportioned Stunt ship practical negative result doing lower thrust line requires air plane either sit ground very nose-high prop clearance else three gear must very long achieve nearly-level attitude sit ting groundgenerally un-aesthetic lution nose-high attitude makes consistent take offs landings difficult because wing forced back higher angle attack tail lowered results ship wants leap air takeoff must landed either full stallvery elegant seldom scored wellor highspeed wheel landing plane touched down mn gear tail grad ually lowered speed decreases Done properly type landing automatic 40-pointer oh least 38 Unfortunately doing properly isnt Continued page 160 BEL-AIR 60 NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS! FOURMOST RECOIL TUBING four foot length super-tough fuel-proof urethane tubing pre-formed FOUR-INCH COIL allows placement yourfield box can convenient distance aircraft boat After use tubing will retract its earlier space-saving form price$395 c rs7A/ WE HAVE THE FITTING SOLUTION LARGE ORsmallSize 1/16 iDPrice 5150 1 Tee 2 Elbows Pen Bladder Tee 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97f 16 FO URMOST PROD UCTS Telephone 503 357-2732 automatic therefore fliers avoid upright configuration attain consistency takeoff landing maneuvers rightly wrongly count just much Square Eight Hourglass The very early Stunt patterns did score take off landing plus relative difficulty starting early engines led preference upright engineswitness Barnstormer Zilch Stutwagon American etc t say still have trouble starting modem low-slung inverted-engined Belch- fire 60-powered ship resorting Werwage solution ie holding ship upside down engine upright Shame Try As much embarasses admit taught start engines safely predictable Mike Petrie world-renowned Combat flier eater raw meat 10-penny nails. also pre tty nice guy people hand-start high- performance engines use method easier docile Stunt engines added flywheel action large prop usually spinner method variously known back-flip bump-start Heres its done First mount prop flipping blade three oclock rather con ventional two oclock position Now airplane standing its own feet nature tended battery disconnected choke engine several times until sounds somewhat wetter would ordinarily prefer did design cowl can choke engine didnt Connect battery holding prop firmly pull engine forward through com pression until feel bump indicating mixture proper starting Signal start bring balde around compression once again beauty back-flip method best demonstrated never going flip engine through compression stroke either forward backward Instead sharply flick blade backward away com pression momentum action will cause engine partially compress backwards mixture correct ignition will occur engine will start itself running forwards Since finger will never prop ig nition occurs nearly impossible injure self With practice will find able start engines reliably safely since actively attempting make engine back fire historical concern about over-choking inverted engines eliminated I feel method preferable use chicken sticks since eliminates possi bility shattering props can become haz ardous flying objects See ya Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scale/Boss Continued page 65 late screw heads rivets etc I might also suggest burnishing tools varying shapes sizes can made wooden dowel sticks have round flatten point otherwise shape end piece dowel fit job Once dowel properly shaped make extremely smooth fine ultra-fine sandpaper tool absolutely smooth will score aluminum tape rather burnish Variously-shaped tools will allow form tape over slightly rounded curved irregular surfaces team selection trials held CL Scale has once again become topic discussion East Coast Bill Force Sweetwater NJ along George Gay- dos Bill Reynolds both 85 Nats winners several other Scalers Districts II have signed sent letter John Worth AMA Headquarters forwarded copies John Guenther NASA president John Grigg AMA president outlining dissatisfaction way team-selection trials have held past few years Some basic questions being asked necessary hold separate team-selection event cant team-selection proc ess tied Nats once current format holding separate event sched uled very close Nats dates usually within two weeks Nats almost dictates Scale modelers have make choice attending either Nats team-selection trials because limitations vacation money travel Most opt Nats because week long activities number events visit ing old friends etc has situa tion East Coast Scalers during last two three team-selection events Perhaps has same others around country The original intent AMA leadership turn ing Scale team-selection process over NASA provide Scale atmosphere hope separate process would become prestige event attracting COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG- GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS -GUILLOw- K&B K&S L R MRC -OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS SEAGLEN SIG STERLING SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send S 100 Cash Cheek es Stamp 44 page tabloid size DISCOUNT Catalee 900 illustrations over 700 Kits choose irow MAILOROER PHONEORDER IN STORE VALLEY HOBBY CENTER flT Main St LansdaleFa 19446 U *7 Giant Scale18Sheets *60 Size38Shoals *40 Sizet38Sheets *Propeller Decals inWT 6 Sheets -3 sizes sa * Kill Markings 12 Sheets * Nomenclature Markings 3 Sizes12 Sheets Black White copy * Letters Numbers ti 2-3-4- 413/16 10 Colors * Stars 10 Colors 11 Sizes plus Sheet Assorted Sizes Major Decals pass flying color 5ed4~O6wc4re DISTRIBUTORS INQUIRIES INVITED Call Paul Major 413 525-4110major decals Custom decals Manufacturers ll NORTHEAST SCEtEN GRAPHICS 2t FISOtH AVE. EAST LONGMEADOW MA 01028 TEl 413-525-4110 160 Model Aviation F FUEL LINE PIPINO PROBLEM size 3/32 DPrice $200 1 Tee Elbow 1 unon 1 Plug
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/03
Page Numbers: 64, 158, 160
Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher PROMOTING Ive involved two Control Line promotional activities last couple months both exposed Stunt flying lot people local front about 200 spectators other just two week ends ago down southern California front 500000-plus spectators No typo guys Thats one-half million rabid aviation fans Lets take last first Late last summer Comptroller head bean-counter Edwards Air Force Base same Edwards Air Force Base men such Chuck Yeager gave new mean ing words Right Stuff decided few slow spots dunng annual Open House Air Show needed filled Since head beancounter Stunts own Colonel Keith Trostle winnerof 1970 National Championship PAMPAs first president no surprise decided suggest fill pauses Control Line Stunt patterns Keith no problem selling organizers less trouble convincing yours truly provide couple patterns addition twisted arms Bob Whitely 1978 Nation Champ Bart Klapinski 1967 National Champ about half-second apiece convince participate Did know Bart Klapinski flew Open Stunt Nats once time won attend three years row before could spell name Shareen drove down night before spent night Keith tall blonde lady Keiths wife Barbara awakened telephone Bob Whitely guard gate begging admitted Keith got him al though later Bob might have wished hadnt exception enjoying air show weekend disaster Bob seems Nats runner-up Laser just stolen garage forced bring big semiscale Mustang flown previous year Air Force air show however Mustang appeared natural determined put good show Alas went out put couple practice flights get needle setting Bob halfway through second side loop got bitten badly planes own wake top loop Mustang made hard left turn Bob unable recover Scratch Mustang Bob put up good front know hurt inside Having two really special planes go week tough demo itself pretty straightforward Ban showed up little later along some local Edwards RC club fliers flew assembled thousands Ii special thrill flying right next Air Force Thun derbirds F-16s sat awaiting turn perform wont go far say hit show did seem CL ships very Continued page 158 Two George Swansons Utah State Aeromodelers finest Lew McFarland-designed Shark L uses Enya 45 power wetgns 4 oz scratch-built modified Nobler R its foam wing homemade Finish red white yellow blue trim Photos G Swanson 64 Model Aviation Teds 86 Nets-wInning Citation V Stunter poses prettily bunch USAF Thunderbirds F-iS stunters November1986 Edwards AFB open house air show Ted Birds shared spotlight before crowd over 500000 aviation enthusiasts George Gaydosmember Garden State Circle Burners club would like usto believe thatthisisatwice-size Ringmaster powered OS 108 FSR spans 84 weighs 168 oz Actually normalsize George standing about 10 feet behind want bet Urtnowski photo NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS 61C LEBANON STREET ORD ME 04073 490-1881 TRAIN-AIR 20 TRAIN-AIR 40 O&AOPIS SPORT-AIR 40 BEL-AIR 40 See local dealer call us referral CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 well-received confined nature U-Control allowed flown close enough crowd actually see what hap pening first Wing Over got big ooooooh crowd felt like palm hand right up Cloverleaf dam B-52 real B-521 passed behind us knife-edge flight about 500 feet off deck think lost some attention after great big thanks Keith setting up kind exposure Stunt especially ask ing participate Hope couple pix Barbara took will show up column second promotional demo handi work Bill Garrison local modeler has working hard promoting publicizing modeling demo local grade shool Bill has giving classes modeling Bill credits success persistent publicity sent following letter includes some good info both demonstrations publicizing next context Much has written lately about demise 158 Model Aviation Control Line flying get feeling publicity problem common comment people came watch demonstration didnt know anyone still doing first thing remember about publicity work persistent everything gets printed give up after first try nothing ever will Include name organization name address phone number top publicity release text should written just would like appear should typed double-spaced printed wide spaces between lines. Information should include WHO WHAT will doing WHEN will happed WHERE HOW get Send flyer along release dont send just flyer editor has figure out what want typical contest announcement normally wont bother Dont limit yourself contest announce ments Meeting schedules contest results local Nats winners auctions swap meets grist publicity mill get attention editors Whether get print editors made aware existence 95% battle name familiar next time send something really need printed stand much better chance getting Send release everyone can think Send local newspapers radio TV stations cable TV outlets TV radio stations address Public Service Events editor Send two releases news papers goes Events editor other Aviation editor Because lead times publicity should mailed reach media minimum three weeks advance event adver tising magazine such Model Aviation lead time increases three months Often hobby dis tributors will offer carry flyers routes hobby shops need flyers info approxi mately six weeks advance hope information will help some publicity Lets get Control Line flying before public eye once again Good stuff Bill Thanks sharing us got letter Gerald Schamp Albany OR other day asking about lack uprightengined Stunters wondering Its interesting subject thought could talke about well arent upright-engine installa tions Stunt ships might able make high-tech aerodynamic argument better stability higher thrust line results inverted installation would pretty esoteric carry about level importance P-factor/precession fiasco design standpoint reason avoiding thrust line must lowered slightly below centerline wing order keep cylinder sticking way up spoiling appearance classicallyproportioned Stunt ship practical negative result doing lower thrust line requires air plane either sit ground very nose-high prop clearance else three gear must very long achieve nearly-level attitude sit ting groundgenerally un-aesthetic lution nose-high attitude makes consistent take offs landings difficult because wing forced back higher angle attack tail lowered results ship wants leap air takeoff must landed either full stallvery elegant seldom scored wellor highspeed wheel landing plane touched down mn gear tail grad ually lowered speed decreases Done properly type landing automatic 40-pointer oh least 38 Unfortunately doing properly isnt Continued page 160 BEL-AIR 60 NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS! FOURMOST RECOIL TUBING four foot length super-tough fuel-proof urethane tubing pre-formed FOUR-INCH COIL allows placement yourfield box can convenient distance aircraft boat After use tubing will retract its earlier space-saving form price$395 c rs7A/ WE HAVE THE FITTING SOLUTION LARGE ORsmallSize 1/16 iDPrice 5150 1 Tee 2 Elbows Pen Bladder Tee 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97f 16 FO URMOST PROD UCTS Telephone 503 357-2732 automatic therefore fliers avoid upright configuration attain consistency takeoff landing maneuvers rightly wrongly count just much Square Eight Hourglass The very early Stunt patterns did score take off landing plus relative difficulty starting early engines led preference upright engineswitness Barnstormer Zilch Stutwagon American etc t say still have trouble starting modem low-slung inverted-engined Belch- fire 60-powered ship resorting Werwage solution ie holding ship upside down engine upright Shame Try As much embarasses admit taught start engines safely predictable Mike Petrie world-renowned Combat flier eater raw meat 10-penny nails. also pre tty nice guy people hand-start high- performance engines use method easier docile Stunt engines added flywheel action large prop usually spinner method variously known back-flip bump-start Heres its done First mount prop flipping blade three oclock rather con ventional two oclock position Now airplane standing its own feet nature tended battery disconnected choke engine several times until sounds somewhat wetter would ordinarily prefer did design cowl can choke engine didnt Connect battery holding prop firmly pull engine forward through com pression until feel bump indicating mixture proper starting Signal start bring balde around compression once again beauty back-flip method best demonstrated never going flip engine through compression stroke either forward backward Instead sharply flick blade backward away com pression momentum action will cause engine partially compress backwards mixture correct ignition will occur engine will start itself running forwards Since finger will never prop ig nition occurs nearly impossible injure self With practice will find able start engines reliably safely since actively attempting make engine back fire historical concern about over-choking inverted engines eliminated I feel method preferable use chicken sticks since eliminates possi bility shattering props can become haz ardous flying objects See ya Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scale/Boss Continued page 65 late screw heads rivets etc I might also suggest burnishing tools varying shapes sizes can made wooden dowel sticks have round flatten point otherwise shape end piece dowel fit job Once dowel properly shaped make extremely smooth fine ultra-fine sandpaper tool absolutely smooth will score aluminum tape rather burnish Variously-shaped tools will allow form tape over slightly rounded curved irregular surfaces team selection trials held CL Scale has once again become topic discussion East Coast Bill Force Sweetwater NJ along George Gay- dos Bill Reynolds both 85 Nats winners several other Scalers Districts II have signed sent letter John Worth AMA Headquarters forwarded copies John Guenther NASA president John Grigg AMA president outlining dissatisfaction way team-selection trials have held past few years Some basic questions being asked necessary hold separate team-selection event cant team-selection proc ess tied Nats once current format holding separate event sched uled very close Nats dates usually within two weeks Nats almost dictates Scale modelers have make choice attending either Nats team-selection trials because limitations vacation money travel Most opt Nats because week long activities number events visit ing old friends etc has situa tion East Coast Scalers during last two three team-selection events Perhaps has same others around country The original intent AMA leadership turn ing Scale team-selection process over NASA provide Scale atmosphere hope separate process would become prestige event attracting COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG- GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS -GUILLOw- K&B K&S L R MRC -OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS SEAGLEN SIG STERLING SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send S 100 Cash Cheek es Stamp 44 page tabloid size DISCOUNT Catalee 900 illustrations over 700 Kits choose irow MAILOROER PHONEORDER IN STORE VALLEY HOBBY CENTER flT Main St LansdaleFa 19446 U *7 Giant Scale18Sheets *60 Size38Shoals *40 Sizet38Sheets *Propeller Decals inWT 6 Sheets -3 sizes sa * Kill Markings 12 Sheets * Nomenclature Markings 3 Sizes12 Sheets Black White copy * Letters Numbers ti 2-3-4- 413/16 10 Colors * Stars 10 Colors 11 Sizes plus Sheet Assorted Sizes Major Decals pass flying color 5ed4~O6wc4re DISTRIBUTORS INQUIRIES INVITED Call Paul Major 413 525-4110major decals Custom decals Manufacturers ll NORTHEAST SCEtEN GRAPHICS 2t FISOtH AVE. EAST LONGMEADOW MA 01028 TEl 413-525-4110 160 Model Aviation F FUEL LINE PIPINO PROBLEM size 3/32 DPrice $200 1 Tee Elbow 1 unon 1 Plug