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Control Line: Aerobatics

Author: F. McMillan


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/11
Page Numbers: 128, 129

CONTROL LINE AEROBATICS participating annual contest lunch Memorial Day Houston contest asked put column up-and-coming flier past have run gamut topics flying buildingmany subjects prompted personal adventures orientation has share technologies sometimes series columns thought readers could use what applied Meanwhile exposed other information Reflecting discussion Houston Ive decided periodically focus columns new fliers help get off good start Suggestions topics welcome pictures best place beginners start read everything available sounds elementary has explosion published information during last 10-15 years best place information addition MA Flying Models Stunt News publication PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association AMA Special Interest Group Stunt News magazine unto itself published six times year well worth annual PAMPA membership fee $20 information contact Shareen Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Tel 650 345-0130 Fax 650 578-8454 Back issues myriad information sets available have few observations developing what some top fliers refer program Ill call path improvement plan person has different goal Some impose lofty aim national world championships reach very few willing pay high price pursuit dream Most simply want gain skills enjoy sheer joy flying beautiful creations Flying Precision Aerobatics ultimately requires learn build Just flying improves repetition does building Assuming work build better youll get basic tenets same model want perform well must built accurately light sufficiently strong Practicing building gives facility capability continually improve Learning sand balsa what materials use important factor Ill discuss later columns cant expect improve doing tasks required put airplanes together learn new 128 November1999 Superb replica Torpedo 32 Shilen Aero Sports features exceptional workmanship materials Text has details Legend past Dee Rice first contest least 25 Jake Moon gets ready official flight Beginner competition years shows own-design Oriental 0S 40 assisted dad Steve Steves brother Doug project have get reacquainted selected skills long ago asked designs build context growing flying Stunt Flite Streak series kitted Brodak Manufacturing Distributing Co 100 Park Ave Carmichaels PA 15320 Tel 724 966-2726 Brodak has excellent catalog crammed helpful hints Flite Streak design series serves basic needs rugged trainer through later stages capable full Stunt pattern latest-and-greatest design may serve needs Jumping design another wont necessarily serve needs recommendation start kit will require you can Stick design until capability has caught up what have to keep airplane flyingrepair rebuild build another same next step get point starting fly well pick popular proven design stick Learn trim tune engine build accurately light keeping design constant can see what improvements make currently available good designs properly built trimmed will fly well enough get top 10 Items Interest youre modeler has pride work might want molding balsa components Precision Aerobatics projects have long part Stunt technology early 1950s Testors Corp early Stunter kit used molded fuselage shells Top Flite used shells Control Line kit such Aldrich Peacemaker Al Rabe used technique successfully semiscale series took technology another level adding techniques complex moldings balsa have written several articles molding techniques including development molds Windy Urtnowski has done video documentation some well-done straightforward moldings Now comprehensive two-tape set Bob Hunts Robins View Productions Bob teams master-builder Bill Werwage give tour de force types molding primary subject video development Bills new Bearcat design picture makes point no other medium does Bill takes viewers plans molds completed fuselage What makes video unique first time viewers can see advanced techniques compound curves major changes shape handled requires careful wood selection development skin shapes slitting wood applied mold etc covered carefully-edited sequences After have seen video will understand use techniques visualize benefits recommend highly Contact Robins View Productions LLC Box 68 Stockertown PA 18083 Tel 610 7460106 Id like make aware several items go back old days Stunt ignition years Ive wanted build competitive ignition Old-Timer Dallas symposium/clinic February Don Hutchinson Madman has very successful Ive wondered because old-timers talked said Madman wouldnt vertical 8s After picking up airplane knew Dons secret weight 32 ounces made wing loading little 11 ounces/square foot original Madman flown Orwick 64 heavy ignition systems probably pound heavier Don used well-built light model lightweight engine redesigned ignition system no wonder Madman flew well Ive acquired engine similar Don uses replica Torpedo 32 ignition faithfully executed Shilen Aero Sports Box 1300 Ennis TX 75119 Tel 214 875-1442 top-quality machine work superb fits Also available other size Torpedoes original 19 can acquired ignition points glow versions really nice go along engine jewel ignition system Floyd Carter weighs three ounces comes prewired us dummies workmanship wonderful incorporates different principal ignition circuit system uses transistor amplifier points have switch very small current Therefore no sparking occurs presence oil poor contact will adversely affect strength spark Contact Floyd Aero Ply Research Co 2029 Crist Dr Los Altos CA 94024 O DIGITAL MOTOR CONTROLLERS SAFE NO GLITCH POVER ON SOFT LOW TORQUE START UP \ NIGN RATE SMALL SIZE LIGHT WEIGHT SELF ALIGNS TO YOUR TRANSMITTER NO ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY MICRO DEMON 100 2OAMP 1-14CELL 12xO85x039 13g14Goz wires 4700Hz includes setup LED *N* MICRO DEMON 102 *NEW* 2OAMP 6-8CEJJ BEC BRAKE 21g/75oz wires 4700Hz iS xOS5 x039 indudes setup LED.$5995 SPEED DEMON 200 35AMP 1-16cELL 16 xl0 x0A2 26g192oz wires 2400Hz-..$8295 VIPER MODEL PRODUCTS 3475 Edison Way SUit Menlo Park CA 94025 1-600-592-8473 VISA MASTERCARD Carbon Fabric & Tape Keviar Fabric & Tape Fiberglass Fabric & Tape Specialty Fabrics Vacuum Bagging Supplies Custom Composite Panels Tech Assistance Available Call Write t AEROSPACE Composite Products Source Lightweight Materials 14210 Doolittle Drive San Leandro CA 94577 Tel 510 352-2022 Fax 510 352-2021 November 1999 129 Czech-MP JETS 061 U/C RIC U/C & R/C Plain Bearing Glow 500055006000 Ball Bearing Glow 650070007500 Ball Bearing Diesel 650070007500 engines include silencer Add $500 P&H per Order Visa & M/C OK 7le&4l edea e Vte4d Sa Carison Engine Imports 814 E Marconi Ave Phoenix AZ USA 85022- Ph/Fax 602-863-1684

Author: F. McMillan


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/11
Page Numbers: 128, 129

CONTROL LINE AEROBATICS participating annual contest lunch Memorial Day Houston contest asked put column up-and-coming flier past have run gamut topics flying buildingmany subjects prompted personal adventures orientation has share technologies sometimes series columns thought readers could use what applied Meanwhile exposed other information Reflecting discussion Houston Ive decided periodically focus columns new fliers help get off good start Suggestions topics welcome pictures best place beginners start read everything available sounds elementary has explosion published information during last 10-15 years best place information addition MA Flying Models Stunt News publication PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association AMA Special Interest Group Stunt News magazine unto itself published six times year well worth annual PAMPA membership fee $20 information contact Shareen Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Tel 650 345-0130 Fax 650 578-8454 Back issues myriad information sets available have few observations developing what some top fliers refer program Ill call path improvement plan person has different goal Some impose lofty aim national world championships reach very few willing pay high price pursuit dream Most simply want gain skills enjoy sheer joy flying beautiful creations Flying Precision Aerobatics ultimately requires learn build Just flying improves repetition does building Assuming work build better youll get basic tenets same model want perform well must built accurately light sufficiently strong Practicing building gives facility capability continually improve Learning sand balsa what materials use important factor Ill discuss later columns cant expect improve doing tasks required put airplanes together learn new 128 November1999 Superb replica Torpedo 32 Shilen Aero Sports features exceptional workmanship materials Text has details Legend past Dee Rice first contest least 25 Jake Moon gets ready official flight Beginner competition years shows own-design Oriental 0S 40 assisted dad Steve Steves brother Doug project have get reacquainted selected skills long ago asked designs build context growing flying Stunt Flite Streak series kitted Brodak Manufacturing Distributing Co 100 Park Ave Carmichaels PA 15320 Tel 724 966-2726 Brodak has excellent catalog crammed helpful hints Flite Streak design series serves basic needs rugged trainer through later stages capable full Stunt pattern latest-and-greatest design may serve needs Jumping design another wont necessarily serve needs recommendation start kit will require you can Stick design until capability has caught up what have to keep airplane flyingrepair rebuild build another same next step get point starting fly well pick popular proven design stick Learn trim tune engine build accurately light keeping design constant can see what improvements make currently available good designs properly built trimmed will fly well enough get top 10 Items Interest youre modeler has pride work might want molding balsa components Precision Aerobatics projects have long part Stunt technology early 1950s Testors Corp early Stunter kit used molded fuselage shells Top Flite used shells Control Line kit such Aldrich Peacemaker Al Rabe used technique successfully semiscale series took technology another level adding techniques complex moldings balsa have written several articles molding techniques including development molds Windy Urtnowski has done video documentation some well-done straightforward moldings Now comprehensive two-tape set Bob Hunts Robins View Productions Bob teams master-builder Bill Werwage give tour de force types molding primary subject video development Bills new Bearcat design picture makes point no other medium does Bill takes viewers plans molds completed fuselage What makes video unique first time viewers can see advanced techniques compound curves major changes shape handled requires careful wood selection development skin shapes slitting wood applied mold etc covered carefully-edited sequences After have seen video will understand use techniques visualize benefits recommend highly Contact Robins View Productions LLC Box 68 Stockertown PA 18083 Tel 610 7460106 Id like make aware several items go back old days Stunt ignition years Ive wanted build competitive ignition Old-Timer Dallas symposium/clinic February Don Hutchinson Madman has very successful Ive wondered because old-timers talked said Madman wouldnt vertical 8s After picking up airplane knew Dons secret weight 32 ounces made wing loading little 11 ounces/square foot original Madman flown Orwick 64 heavy ignition systems probably pound heavier Don used well-built light model lightweight engine redesigned ignition system no wonder Madman flew well Ive acquired engine similar Don uses replica Torpedo 32 ignition faithfully executed Shilen Aero Sports Box 1300 Ennis TX 75119 Tel 214 875-1442 top-quality machine work superb fits Also available other size Torpedoes original 19 can acquired ignition points glow versions really nice go along engine jewel ignition system Floyd Carter weighs three ounces comes prewired us dummies workmanship wonderful incorporates different principal ignition circuit system uses transistor amplifier points have switch very small current Therefore no sparking occurs presence oil poor contact will adversely affect strength spark Contact Floyd Aero Ply Research Co 2029 Crist Dr Los Altos CA 94024 O DIGITAL MOTOR CONTROLLERS SAFE NO GLITCH POVER ON SOFT LOW TORQUE START UP \ NIGN RATE SMALL SIZE LIGHT WEIGHT SELF ALIGNS TO YOUR TRANSMITTER NO ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY MICRO DEMON 100 2OAMP 1-14CELL 12xO85x039 13g14Goz wires 4700Hz includes setup LED *N* MICRO DEMON 102 *NEW* 2OAMP 6-8CEJJ BEC BRAKE 21g/75oz wires 4700Hz iS xOS5 x039 indudes setup LED.$5995 SPEED DEMON 200 35AMP 1-16cELL 16 xl0 x0A2 26g192oz wires 2400Hz-..$8295 VIPER MODEL PRODUCTS 3475 Edison Way SUit Menlo Park CA 94025 1-600-592-8473 VISA MASTERCARD Carbon Fabric & Tape Keviar Fabric & Tape Fiberglass Fabric & Tape Specialty Fabrics Vacuum Bagging Supplies Custom Composite Panels Tech Assistance Available Call Write t AEROSPACE Composite Products Source Lightweight Materials 14210 Doolittle Drive San Leandro CA 94577 Tel 510 352-2022 Fax 510 352-2021 November 1999 129 Czech-MP JETS 061 U/C RIC U/C & R/C Plain Bearing Glow 500055006000 Ball Bearing Glow 650070007500 Ball Bearing Diesel 650070007500 engines include silencer Add $500 P&H per Order Visa & M/C OK 7le&4l edea e Vte4d Sa Carison Engine Imports 814 E Marconi Ave Phoenix AZ USA 85022- Ph/Fax 602-863-1684

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