Control Line: Combat

CONTROL LINE COMBAT U 1 THE 1997 COMBAT season off running Top Gun contest Tucson Arizona signaled traditional start season Some northern states competitors still middle cold spells fighting off floods liked opportunity get wanner climate early March shake off cobwebs try new line Combat equipment also time renew friendships and/or rivalries fellow pilots As look back friends have made since began flying competitively 1964 realize relationships mean winning does Being around people like doing what love therapeutic stress-relieving say no adrenaline flowing during countdown start match during competition Some fliers able forget everyday cares jobs home life theyre Combat field hear Top Gun first-class event missed year because prior commitment son Indian Guide tribe plan 1998 nearly 40 entries making largest competitions year Dave Stewart won Richard Stubblefield finished strong second Norm McFadden finished third Emo Willcox took fourth Judging front-cover photo March issue MACA News Miniature Aircraft Combat Association newsletter placers used storebought models Ron Cash southern California managed 5-3 record show taken lightly Ron practices almost weekend thinks about detail equipment will let him down Duke Fox Memorial Competition scheduled August 2-3 Chicago has changed format Fast contest triple-elimination 80-mph contest Contact Rich Tupper 630 985-8518 Chris Gay 630 690-4856 details did get flyer mail should fun interesting competition Combat pilots have 80-mph contests years have fun older engines models Bladder Grabber contest weekend before July 4 dont have details yet premier event held Seattle area beautiful part country bunch pilots around country Canada information MACA News goal inform educate entertain its readers accurate responsible manner monthly August 1997 133 twin-exhaust Buran pairing consisting Allen Deveuve Frank Tomicich broke up recently Allencontinues run connecting rods took models moved away San Diegorepeatedly seized up other two Pete Athans Redondo Beach CA better pit men Chuck Rudner Rich Lopez Mark Rudner will surely around Don Repp La Habra CA best motorheads team trials Seattle-area Bladder Grabber event publication serves forum its readers letters editor feature articles airplane designs photographs welcomed encouraged can become MACA member sending $15 MACA Gene Berry 4610 89th St Lubbock TX 79424 organization keeps track Top Twenty competition pilots based contest results addition other good reasons join team selection year 1998 World Control Line Championships rumored held Kiev Ukraine Bids host team trials Detroit August date Dallas September date have yet heard location selected have never Dallas site understand nice Detroit site Rouge Park adequate Should Detroit host hope judges will get enough training ensure accuracy calls judges will also need engage knowledgeable assertive center marshal notion having consensus among judges needs looked modified competitors attend competition have spent considerable 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glow plug process am glad days gone still debate about what type oil use Redkos official contest situations must use 100% castor oil can use oil like practice have running 100% synthetic UCON 625 engines use large amount 3InOneTf oil after flying session None engines gum up nor show signs excessive wear lubricant would amount 20% fuel mixture Some commercial fuels available reported contain less 20% oil Some guys have great luck using mixture castor synthetic 19921 some connecting rods seize up certain brands Russian enginesthe Buran particular first thought oil problems recurred castor blended straight synthetic oil latest versions Burans seem work quite well Two three twin-exhaust Burans repeated failures third still running strong Whatever engines end up need take great care setting needle valve Most pilots pinch fuel line instant hear engine rev up bit assure setting too lean Take time several runs rich setting new engine can slowly start lean out after second third run Never launch model setting lean pinch test causes engine sag certainly will go lean air causing intermittent fast-slow burst entire run fun fly model power band dont want wait out option land model under power breaking prop process Dont try catch model engine still running can reset needle valve have seen done time think Don Repp too dangerous guy lucky have fingers cut 15-size engines fun use very short stubby often-hard-tomove needle valve purposely made short close case will break off during crash Some pilots use piece fuel tubing tension device between needle valve itself needle valve body tubing too long will cause needle move back few degrees direction came Some pilots overcompensate movement needle creeps back correct setting tricky does always work best put place fresh piece tubing cut correct length Tomas Mejzlik Jurkovicova 19 638 00 Brno Czech Republic Europe Tel 011420545 222 768 Fax 0114205 529400 now listing swing-arm type shutoffs integral needle valve assembly Fast Combat $17 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