CONTROL LINE COMBAT ~ HERE IT IS early fall write column Combat season winding down may already finished some northern states Southern California fly throughout year seldom take two weeks off time past summer attended Bladder Grabber triple-elimination Fast Combat contest Snohomish Washington first-class meet pilots across country 1998 version no exception excellent flying pace contest quite fast have richest contests history Control Line CL Combat terms merchandise given out top finishers Bob Carver has faithful sponsor 20 years owner Sunfire Corporation able sweeten pot some outstanding high-end stereo components traditional breakfast registration meeting fliers presented Bob beautiful plaque patronage hobby Hopefully will continue motivate Combat enthusiasts participate contest George Cleveland won Bladder Grabber cagey flying professional pit crew son Mitchell joined him podium fourth-place finish Englishman 126 Model Aviation ick Moreland loads catapult see text high-powered Diesel model 1998 Bladder Grabber Fast Combat contest Pat Willcox Jim Greene watch Jeff Rein Bothell Washington built 48-inch 1AA twin two VA 049 engines sounded like Hot Rod Lincoln Henry Nelson responsible supplying world top quality high-powered engines also uses Cowboy Roy Heppenstal best run ever Fast Combat earned second place Grandpa John Salvin shook off some cobwebs managed valuable third-place finish some luck fifth-place result Pacific Northwest seems loaded creative people some would call people too much time hands such person Jeff Rein found time build 48-inch /2A model powered two VA 049s engines fed fuel through common bladder utilizes T fitting fastest thing world certainly eye-catcher makes beautiful sound Another such person Patrick Moreland donates time help judge contest weekend created catapult self-launcher Class Diesel Combat models contraption worthy inclusion Rube Goldberg museum esoteric creations does work goes show four years Gonzaga University education did go waste Mel Lyne bunch Canadians brought out Dieselpowered models lunch-break after-the-contest flying truly slow-motion flying can give newest pilots time correct flying mistakes guys looked having loads fun hurting models down side however aroma diesel fuel ones clothing may get seated local Dennys arrive heavyhanded splash essence diesel Combat pilots too old fly come Bladder Grabber spectate will tell retired because no competition left group includes Dirty Dan Rutherford Gary Stevens Ron Scoones formerly Jive Combat Team Only Howard Rush Phil Granderson seem want wiggle handle anymore may able fit colorful jive shirts clown suits days will still give run money contest just time fly time renew friendships break bread guys share common interest Make plans now 1999 Bladder Grabber usually last weekend June World Championships have come gone F2D world title now belongs guy Ukraine name Alexei Zhelezko second place went Russian Sergei Beliaev third place Igor Milenin Ukraine best finisher US team Richard Stubblefield four wins two losses placing him tie eighth place Ron Marchioni Mark Rudner finished two wins two losses translates tie 17th place bunch other pilots Mike Willcox went 0-2 Junior champion Russian name Alexandr Gusev Mark Rudner fourth Junior category team standings Ukraine first Russia second Belarus third Czech Republic fourth US fifth have told weather awful cold rainy windy good part competition accommodations Prolisok Hotel have upgraded what 1988 World Championships much new way equipment no new killer engines new model designs superior others Mark Rudner bit bad luck Zorro engines blew up toward end match leading piston skirt broke off Results indicate countries former USSR have edge rest world event looks US will need work harder keep pace Bill Maywald has working hard get Fast Combat contest off ground Riverside California did great deal work getting American Youth Soccer Organization fields location contest huge area some 20 well-kept soccer fields Riverside can really hot August fields available However covered picnic area dozen picnic tables contestants used work models rest between matches 12 14 entries sorry memory did store correct number California Arizona great time very relaxed contest Ron Cash finished first place Steve Stewart second Roy Heppenstal third Bill plans host contest other year alternating soon-tu be-revived Money Nats now Whittier Narrows getting watered regularly best shape its history would have least two entries serious accident prevented John Salvin flying Mike Petri came down early Friday proceeded test-fly Whittier Narrows John holding running model somehow slipped rotated back hit him face doing some serious damage nose came out Saturday pain wake-up call us need keep healthy respect equipment times take precautions prevent accidents still see guys needling engine front take couple seconds walk around rear model tune got some new Cyclon PC2 FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale 15 engines experiment can see engine find information about Zorro Redko engines Goran Olsons Web page Internet first impression Cyclons quite good run fast have seven runs engine write column running mid- high18-seconds-for-eight-laps range head buttons will need set 010-012 range beautifully made engine exceptional quality have never flown FAI Combat models dont know what missing readily available shame dont have just sport-fly serious Combat flier good FAI model will allow sharpen reflexes just plain have fun give out Tomas Mejzliks address regular basis because provides quality products affordable prices again Mejzlik Modellbau Jurkovicova 19 63 800 Brno Czech Republic Europe Tel/Fax 01142-5-529400 Write call catalog Miniature Aircraft Combat Association MACA celebrated its 25th year 1998 quite long run volunteer-operated organization worthwhile join $15 annual dues will give triple enjoyment reading tips build quicker leads find what need Send checks MACA attn Gene Berry 4610 89th St Lubbock TX 79424 MACA official specialty organization Academy Model Aeronautics charged giving input issues relating Combat events important AMA knows large CL Combat following can part joining MACA bringing new member dormant Combat pilots US sport fliers need excuse try hand Combat have son daughter interested have him bring friend teach building techniques together will keep interest level high help perpetuate hobby 4February 1999 127
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 126, 127
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 126, 127
CONTROL LINE COMBAT ~ HERE IT IS early fall write column Combat season winding down may already finished some northern states Southern California fly throughout year seldom take two weeks off time past summer attended Bladder Grabber triple-elimination Fast Combat contest Snohomish Washington first-class meet pilots across country 1998 version no exception excellent flying pace contest quite fast have richest contests history Control Line CL Combat terms merchandise given out top finishers Bob Carver has faithful sponsor 20 years owner Sunfire Corporation able sweeten pot some outstanding high-end stereo components traditional breakfast registration meeting fliers presented Bob beautiful plaque patronage hobby Hopefully will continue motivate Combat enthusiasts participate contest George Cleveland won Bladder Grabber cagey flying professional pit crew son Mitchell joined him podium fourth-place finish Englishman 126 Model Aviation ick Moreland loads catapult see text high-powered Diesel model 1998 Bladder Grabber Fast Combat contest Pat Willcox Jim Greene watch Jeff Rein Bothell Washington built 48-inch 1AA twin two VA 049 engines sounded like Hot Rod Lincoln Henry Nelson responsible supplying world top quality high-powered engines also uses Cowboy Roy Heppenstal best run ever Fast Combat earned second place Grandpa John Salvin shook off some cobwebs managed valuable third-place finish some luck fifth-place result Pacific Northwest seems loaded creative people some would call people too much time hands such person Jeff Rein found time build 48-inch /2A model powered two VA 049s engines fed fuel through common bladder utilizes T fitting fastest thing world certainly eye-catcher makes beautiful sound Another such person Patrick Moreland donates time help judge contest weekend created catapult self-launcher Class Diesel Combat models contraption worthy inclusion Rube Goldberg museum esoteric creations does work goes show four years Gonzaga University education did go waste Mel Lyne bunch Canadians brought out Dieselpowered models lunch-break after-the-contest flying truly slow-motion flying can give newest pilots time correct flying mistakes guys looked having loads fun hurting models down side however aroma diesel fuel ones clothing may get seated local Dennys arrive heavyhanded splash essence diesel Combat pilots too old fly come Bladder Grabber spectate will tell retired because no competition left group includes Dirty Dan Rutherford Gary Stevens Ron Scoones formerly Jive Combat Team Only Howard Rush Phil Granderson seem want wiggle handle anymore may able fit colorful jive shirts clown suits days will still give run money contest just time fly time renew friendships break bread guys share common interest Make plans now 1999 Bladder Grabber usually last weekend June World Championships have come gone F2D world title now belongs guy Ukraine name Alexei Zhelezko second place went Russian Sergei Beliaev third place Igor Milenin Ukraine best finisher US team Richard Stubblefield four wins two losses placing him tie eighth place Ron Marchioni Mark Rudner finished two wins two losses translates tie 17th place bunch other pilots Mike Willcox went 0-2 Junior champion Russian name Alexandr Gusev Mark Rudner fourth Junior category team standings Ukraine first Russia second Belarus third Czech Republic fourth US fifth have told weather awful cold rainy windy good part competition accommodations Prolisok Hotel have upgraded what 1988 World Championships much new way equipment no new killer engines new model designs superior others Mark Rudner bit bad luck Zorro engines blew up toward end match leading piston skirt broke off Results indicate countries former USSR have edge rest world event looks US will need work harder keep pace Bill Maywald has working hard get Fast Combat contest off ground Riverside California did great deal work getting American Youth Soccer Organization fields location contest huge area some 20 well-kept soccer fields Riverside can really hot August fields available However covered picnic area dozen picnic tables contestants used work models rest between matches 12 14 entries sorry memory did store correct number California Arizona great time very relaxed contest Ron Cash finished first place Steve Stewart second Roy Heppenstal third Bill plans host contest other year alternating soon-tu be-revived Money Nats now Whittier Narrows getting watered regularly best shape its history would have least two entries serious accident prevented John Salvin flying Mike Petri came down early Friday proceeded test-fly Whittier Narrows John holding running model somehow slipped rotated back hit him face doing some serious damage nose came out Saturday pain wake-up call us need keep healthy respect equipment times take precautions prevent accidents still see guys needling engine front take couple seconds walk around rear model tune got some new Cyclon PC2 FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale 15 engines experiment can see engine find information about Zorro Redko engines Goran Olsons Web page Internet first impression Cyclons quite good run fast have seven runs engine write column running mid- high18-seconds-for-eight-laps range head buttons will need set 010-012 range beautifully made engine exceptional quality have never flown FAI Combat models dont know what missing readily available shame dont have just sport-fly serious Combat flier good FAI model will allow sharpen reflexes just plain have fun give out Tomas Mejzliks address regular basis because provides quality products affordable prices again Mejzlik Modellbau Jurkovicova 19 63 800 Brno Czech Republic Europe Tel/Fax 01142-5-529400 Write call catalog Miniature Aircraft Combat Association MACA celebrated its 25th year 1998 quite long run volunteer-operated organization worthwhile join $15 annual dues will give triple enjoyment reading tips build quicker leads find what need Send checks MACA attn Gene Berry 4610 89th St Lubbock TX 79424 MACA official specialty organization Academy Model Aeronautics charged giving input issues relating Combat events important AMA knows large CL Combat following can part joining MACA bringing new member dormant Combat pilots US sport fliers need excuse try hand Combat have son daughter interested have him bring friend teach building techniques together will keep interest level high help perpetuate hobby 4February 1999 127
