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W EARRIVED Westover Saturday night got lost en route motel hut finally found Sunday early arrivals took advantage open fields fine tuning testflying models Event Director Mike Urban arrived afternoon tackled joh setting up flying circles Air Force sort knocked down tall grass hut two circles yet mowed marked Eric Gunn Steve Kott Gil Reedy Mike Urban Steve Wilk Pat Currier Terry Wenherg Boh Moller Vince Mankowski Joe Fustolo got job done Other key people hand making event successful included John Lowrey Phil Cartier Roy Glenn Neil Simpson Super Slow Combat Herb Johnson RC Scale flier did lot high-quality judging Among early arrivals Fox team Bill Estill Texas several New England fliers Charles Sebroll Alabama came primarily fly Super Slow Henry Nelson came over Quickie 500 check progress favorite event Thanks Miniature Aircraft Comhat Association MACA corralling Mike Urban Event Directors job made things run smoothly MACA also championed Super Slow event Club treasurer Chip Giordano couldnt make because illness family used organizing skills delegated task Steve Wilk delivered goods Steve wandered around week lists things piles equipment T-shirts sell Great job Entry lighter recent years number reasons riots Los Angeles caused cancellation LA Money Meet blew lot travel budgets World Championships coming up August kept others home getting ready important event big opening day National Flying Site Muncie also probably influenced spectators sport fliers fliers did appear though made up lack quantity quality flying An enthusiastic crowd helicopter fliers spectators spurred mber1992 61 IC ONTROL LINE NATIONALS COMBAT 1 Frustration Ed Blair Lloyd Seymour try start Ryan Blairs plane Jim Fuoss starts air time Left photo happy Junior winnersRyan Blair second Jim Fuoss first Mike Fuoss third Right photo John Lowrey Betty Fox bunch friends turned out cheer AMAs Executive Director Vince Mankowski Slow Combat didnt help got two losses eliminated too soon Right Neil Simpson missed cut Roy Glenns streamer got tail instead Below Steve Kott steps aside Paul Baluch launches Bill Estill match against Conrad Wondolowski match ended big line tangle Monday mornings first event Slow Combat Three Juniors Ryan Blair Jim Fuoss Mike Fuoss Senior Aaron Moskel Open Eric Gunn flew traffic round-robin matches needed fill out flight matrixes because odd number entries Junior Senior managed some good matches well spectacular midair Ryan Blair captured first some cagey flying Jim Fuoss second Mike third Aaron Eric flew double-elimination round Eric scheduled fly Open used matches get warmed up Turned out needed Eric first match won handily tail plane broke flight throwing him loops finally came off putting him dirt hasty repair plane ready second match tough airplane Aaron much better engine run second matchthanks borrowed prop After some maneuvering traded cuts Aaron charged streamer-leader knot got plunging Erics plane ground pretty much ended scoring Aaron Moskel first place Open Slow began bang second match Steve Wilk Steve Kott flew some mighty fast planes traded cuts spectacular midair drew standing ovation crowd Will won air time Bill Estill Lloyd Seymour squared off west circle Lloyd New England has flying Formula GX rules encourage lot following meticulous flying speed immediately chased Estill over sky Estill wily old-timer Texas started defensive eights low ground After couple go-arounds threw little fake right spot flew Lloyd ground Handicapped wing Lloyd able get plane aloft did spectacular job trying cut 62 Model Aviation photo Steve Wilk pits comfort Eric Gunn gets ready start Roy Glenns Gotcha 500 Slow Steve stood launch plane Roy got 378 248 win over Len Minick Right photo Slow Combat winners Lloyd Seymour first Bill Estill second George Connors sixth Chuck Schroll third Neil Simpson fourth Roy Glenn fifth Left photo Bill Estills exposed bellcrank fed lead-outs running grooves under wing covering Right photo Roy Glenns backplate mounts Fox engines Two 8-32 screws run back buried /i aluminum rod Left photo FAI winners Singapore team helped Jim Carpenter L-R Ching Chee Hau Mike David Su Jim Carpenter first Martin Sng Steve Kott second Bill Estill third Right photo Super Slow winners Conrad Wondoloski fourth Joe Fustolo second Neil Simpson first Phil Cartier third George Connors fifth just couldnt Finally remain ing wing came oft fuselage spiked ground Two other matches first round stood out Paul Kubek New England matched against Eric Gunn Tyler Texas Paul chiefly flies Formula GX plane definitely slower careful following style flying paid off Gunn airborne first dramatic speed advantage After some maneuvering Kubek sneaked short cut Eric zoomed wasnt long before flying tight figure eight Paul turned front Eric giving him whole caboodle bite Eric initiated some defensive eights down low Paul having stayed high took time moved cut left knot After close passes Kubek whacked off knot Erics tail ending match final score 566 456 stood high score until last match Neil Simpson Steve Kott similar match Kott airborne first immense airspeed advantage Neil began following GX-style executed short cut Steve speedily took offensive got long cut After some wild maneuvering Kott took knot quickened defensive moves speed couldnt stay behind Neil Simpson made some crossing passes following part way through eights made another cut putting him behind few air-time points chased Kott everywhereslower-but turning inside lined up close whack snagged Kott s knot wing tip crowd loved scrap midair fliers pretty darn good first rounds didnt weed out experienced fliers expected seemed less excitable took time needed Several matches won good fakes put other fliers ground Lloyd Seymour Eric Gunn great 60-second skirmish Both pilots tearing though air darted everywhere full minute before perishing spectacular midair Both planes floated down full steamers attached Some matches ended bad line tangles Conrad Wondolowski lost Bill Estill such contest Conrads plane hit ground Both pilots appeared flying Estills plane furiously Conrad finished almost back before circle marshal able sort things out Roy Glenn Lloyd Seymour enjoyed gentlemanly strnggle sixth round chased other until Glenn got kill leveled out talked over went again Seymour got big cut leveled out discussed situation Seymour ahead few seconds air time went again Lloyd attacking Roys knot punctuated tremendous midair midair served useful purpose gave Roy good chance test newlydeveloped engine mount thick aluminum haekplate mount attaches plane front two 8-32 Allen bolts bolts screw aluminum rod runs vertically through fuselage about half inch front system appears weigh less usual aluminum beam mounts avoids problems can occur center rib squished down repeated tightening bolts Roys mber1992 63 Left photo Steve Wilks aptly named 1/2A Combat plane Amok Al Jorgensen design flew very well steadily come second Cox Tee Dee 049 powered Right photo 112A winners Bill Estill third Steve Wilk second Steve Kott first Kott used Shuriken engine Estill Wilk used Cox Tee Dees Left photo hot Shuriken 049 Steve Kotts Arrowplane almost too fast handle Right photo Paul Baluch launches Kotts Shuriken-powered plane Gil Reedy background waits Bill Estill get control handle Left photo Phil Cartier steps aside Roy Glenn launches Gil Reedy match against Steve Kott Right photo Engine-starter Steve Kett watches Paul Baluch launches Steve Wilks ship match against Joe Fustolo backplate mount held up several severe crash tests sixth round took its toll lessexperienced pilots Roy Glenn plonked plane ground twice chasing Bill Estill lost Bill Estill George Connors flew early sixth round George match won Bills engine quit unexpectedly Bill stepped out circle land George came zooming cut course aint legal prompted protest Since neither plane damaged judges took bit time deciding what match reflown Estill won handily better engine run two cuts field now down three pilots Bill Estill Lloyd Seymour Chuck Schrollall 5-1 records match between competitors its share excitement Estill got first cut Chucks engine quit As Chuck landing stepped out pilots circle line somehow snagged cut Estills streamerno score pilot out circle took off quickly went another 30 seconds trading kills strings rapidly twirled up toward planes Estill victorious cut some air time came finals match between Estill Seymour win would give either competitor first-place slot Estill would second loss Seymour would have fly Schroll second third lost match Seymour airborne first smooth start Estills pit crew other hand hit engine couple times Seymours plane running extremely wellvery fast just touch four-cycling Estills plane started fast soon began sagging slightly maneuvers Seymour learned previous mistake didnt follow Estills fakes ground traded cuts Seymour used speed get effective double cut loop Immediately after midair both planes stayed up Seymours plane no elevator little ply patch under control horn enough keep level flew out match team-race style Seymour got win 599 364 highest score contest Lloyd flew stretched Connecticut Slow uses Gotcha 460 wing 314-in balsa fuselage Bill Estill flew owndesigned foam wings design uses removable metal motor mounts partially buried bellcrank lead-outs thread through grooves foam just under covering making slick functional installation few FAI Combat pilots took air Wednesday afternoon weather gods decreed hard heavy rain morning about two oclock rain stopped flying began Jim Carpenter joined forces Team Race team Singapore won finals two cuts Steve Kott came second Steve Wilk took third Half-A Combat saw little action although five fliers entered event pilots started event using Tee Dees After couple flights Steve Kott switched Shuriken-powered planes same size much faster Tee Dee-powered planes managed win matches almost killed himself several times because speed spent two minutes trying start engine first-place match speed helped managed kill line ball just before midair Tee Dee Continued page 118 order kits call 1-800-327-7198 log fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax 64 Model Aviation photo An original Nelson 36 Steve Kotts Arrowplane Note carbon fiber reinforcing remote needle valve Its simple mount nylon control horn cut out fit Right photo Fast Combat winners include Gil Reedy 3rd Paul Baluch fourth Steve Kott second Steve Wilk first IKON offers largest selection giant scale kits world UIAN jUALL IY 1/4 SCALE 96 OS RC PylonlYeager Continued page 116 next three rounds ended Jett victorious Helsel Glode steadily moving up Hover tied Shadel fourth fifth places last round got off noon Jett won last heat declared Nationals winner untied However remaining positions changed dramatically Hover lost Jett Helsel zeroed Shadels win moved him tie Glode settled flyoff Hovers second-place finish dropped him fourth Helsel s zero dropped him fifth Formula final standings 1 Dub Jett 2 Dave Shadel 3 Bill Glode 4 Gary Hover 5 Mike Helsel 6 Henry Bartle 7 Ron Schorr 8 Rich Tocci 9 Dave Layman 10 Jessica Thurrott 11 Don McStay 12 Craig Korsen 13 Bill Hauth 14 Norm Johnson 15 Lloyd Burnham 16 Dave Doyle 17 Neil Watson 18 Bill Hager 19 Pete Reed 20 Rich Verano 21 Tim Gould Senior 22 Clark Wade 23 Dave Chapdelaine 24 Jerry Krasser 25 Paul Benezra 26 Jim Young 27 Darrol Cady 28 John Landers 29 Bob Brogdon 30 Arnie Wile Suddenly over After seven days pylon racing finishedand tired Tensions strained drained Quite frankly few mistakes made workers however no machine people Im proud way performed met some new people year Im confident will back moreand good racing Without workers willing sit hot sun day wouldnt pylon racing fliers know Although tensions usually high competing Nationals fliers also commended acting gentlemanly ladylike manner because no complaints heard DC Flight Training Beginner advanced tailored indMdual long-time modeler full size airplane flight instruc tor will 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W EARRIVED Westover Saturday night got lost en route motel hut finally found Sunday early arrivals took advantage open fields fine tuning testflying models Event Director Mike Urban arrived afternoon tackled joh setting up flying circles Air Force sort knocked down tall grass hut two circles yet mowed marked Eric Gunn Steve Kott Gil Reedy Mike Urban Steve Wilk Pat Currier Terry Wenherg Boh Moller Vince Mankowski Joe Fustolo got job done Other key people hand making event successful included John Lowrey Phil Cartier Roy Glenn Neil Simpson Super Slow Combat Herb Johnson RC Scale flier did lot high-quality judging Among early arrivals Fox team Bill Estill Texas several New England fliers Charles Sebroll Alabama came primarily fly Super Slow Henry Nelson came over Quickie 500 check progress favorite event Thanks Miniature Aircraft Comhat Association MACA corralling Mike Urban Event Directors job made things run smoothly MACA also championed Super Slow event Club treasurer Chip Giordano couldnt make because illness family used organizing skills delegated task Steve Wilk delivered goods Steve wandered around week lists things piles equipment T-shirts sell Great job Entry lighter recent years number reasons riots Los Angeles caused cancellation LA Money Meet blew lot travel budgets World Championships coming up August kept others home getting ready important event big opening day National Flying Site Muncie also probably influenced spectators sport fliers fliers did appear though made up lack quantity quality flying An enthusiastic crowd helicopter fliers spectators spurred mber1992 61 IC ONTROL LINE NATIONALS COMBAT 1 Frustration Ed Blair Lloyd Seymour try start Ryan Blairs plane Jim Fuoss starts air time Left photo happy Junior winnersRyan Blair second Jim Fuoss first Mike Fuoss third Right photo John Lowrey Betty Fox bunch friends turned out cheer AMAs Executive Director Vince Mankowski Slow Combat didnt help got two losses eliminated too soon Right Neil Simpson missed cut Roy Glenns streamer got tail instead Below Steve Kott steps aside Paul Baluch launches Bill Estill match against Conrad Wondolowski match ended big line tangle Monday mornings first event Slow Combat Three Juniors Ryan Blair Jim Fuoss Mike Fuoss Senior Aaron Moskel Open Eric Gunn flew traffic round-robin matches needed fill out flight matrixes because odd number entries Junior Senior managed some good matches well spectacular midair Ryan Blair captured first some cagey flying Jim Fuoss second Mike third Aaron Eric flew double-elimination round Eric scheduled fly Open used matches get warmed up Turned out needed Eric first match won handily tail plane broke flight throwing him loops finally came off putting him dirt hasty repair plane ready second match tough airplane Aaron much better engine run second matchthanks borrowed prop After some maneuvering traded cuts Aaron charged streamer-leader knot got plunging Erics plane ground pretty much ended scoring Aaron Moskel first place Open Slow began bang second match Steve Wilk Steve Kott flew some mighty fast planes traded cuts spectacular midair drew standing ovation crowd Will won air time Bill Estill Lloyd Seymour squared off west circle Lloyd New England has flying Formula GX rules encourage lot following meticulous flying speed immediately chased Estill over sky Estill wily old-timer Texas started defensive eights low ground After couple go-arounds threw little fake right spot flew Lloyd ground Handicapped wing Lloyd able get plane aloft did spectacular job trying cut 62 Model Aviation photo Steve Wilk pits comfort Eric Gunn gets ready start Roy Glenns Gotcha 500 Slow Steve stood launch plane Roy got 378 248 win over Len Minick Right photo Slow Combat winners Lloyd Seymour first Bill Estill second George Connors sixth Chuck Schroll third Neil Simpson fourth Roy Glenn fifth Left photo Bill Estills exposed bellcrank fed lead-outs running grooves under wing covering Right photo Roy Glenns backplate mounts Fox engines Two 8-32 screws run back buried /i aluminum rod Left photo FAI winners Singapore team helped Jim Carpenter L-R Ching Chee Hau Mike David Su Jim Carpenter first Martin Sng Steve Kott second Bill Estill third Right photo Super Slow winners Conrad Wondoloski fourth Joe Fustolo second Neil Simpson first Phil Cartier third George Connors fifth just couldnt Finally remain ing wing came oft fuselage spiked ground Two other matches first round stood out Paul Kubek New England matched against Eric Gunn Tyler Texas Paul chiefly flies Formula GX plane definitely slower careful following style flying paid off Gunn airborne first dramatic speed advantage After some maneuvering Kubek sneaked short cut Eric zoomed wasnt long before flying tight figure eight Paul turned front Eric giving him whole caboodle bite Eric initiated some defensive eights down low Paul having stayed high took time moved cut left knot After close passes Kubek whacked off knot Erics tail ending match final score 566 456 stood high score until last match Neil Simpson Steve Kott similar match Kott airborne first immense airspeed advantage Neil began following GX-style executed short cut Steve speedily took offensive got long cut After some wild maneuvering Kott took knot quickened defensive moves speed couldnt stay behind Neil Simpson made some crossing passes following part way through eights made another cut putting him behind few air-time points chased Kott everywhereslower-but turning inside lined up close whack snagged Kott s knot wing tip crowd loved scrap midair fliers pretty darn good first rounds didnt weed out experienced fliers expected seemed less excitable took time needed Several matches won good fakes put other fliers ground Lloyd Seymour Eric Gunn great 60-second skirmish Both pilots tearing though air darted everywhere full minute before perishing spectacular midair Both planes floated down full steamers attached Some matches ended bad line tangles Conrad Wondolowski lost Bill Estill such contest Conrads plane hit ground Both pilots appeared flying Estills plane furiously Conrad finished almost back before circle marshal able sort things out Roy Glenn Lloyd Seymour enjoyed gentlemanly strnggle sixth round chased other until Glenn got kill leveled out talked over went again Seymour got big cut leveled out discussed situation Seymour ahead few seconds air time went again Lloyd attacking Roys knot punctuated tremendous midair midair served useful purpose gave Roy good chance test newlydeveloped engine mount thick aluminum haekplate mount attaches plane front two 8-32 Allen bolts bolts screw aluminum rod runs vertically through fuselage about half inch front system appears weigh less usual aluminum beam mounts avoids problems can occur center rib squished down repeated tightening bolts Roys mber1992 63 Left photo Steve Wilks aptly named 1/2A Combat plane Amok Al Jorgensen design flew very well steadily come second Cox Tee Dee 049 powered Right photo 112A winners Bill Estill third Steve Wilk second Steve Kott first Kott used Shuriken engine Estill Wilk used Cox Tee Dees Left photo hot Shuriken 049 Steve Kotts Arrowplane almost too fast handle Right photo Paul Baluch launches Kotts Shuriken-powered plane Gil Reedy background waits Bill Estill get control handle Left photo Phil Cartier steps aside Roy Glenn launches Gil Reedy match against Steve Kott Right photo Engine-starter Steve Kett watches Paul Baluch launches Steve Wilks ship match against Joe Fustolo backplate mount held up several severe crash tests sixth round took its toll lessexperienced pilots Roy Glenn plonked plane ground twice chasing Bill Estill lost Bill Estill George Connors flew early sixth round George match won Bills engine quit unexpectedly Bill stepped out circle land George came zooming cut course aint legal prompted protest Since neither plane damaged judges took bit time deciding what match reflown Estill won handily better engine run two cuts field now down three pilots Bill Estill Lloyd Seymour Chuck Schrollall 5-1 records match between competitors its share excitement Estill got first cut Chucks engine quit As Chuck landing stepped out pilots circle line somehow snagged cut Estills streamerno score pilot out circle took off quickly went another 30 seconds trading kills strings rapidly twirled up toward planes Estill victorious cut some air time came finals match between Estill Seymour win would give either competitor first-place slot Estill would second loss Seymour would have fly Schroll second third lost match Seymour airborne first smooth start Estills pit crew other hand hit engine couple times Seymours plane running extremely wellvery fast just touch four-cycling Estills plane started fast soon began sagging slightly maneuvers Seymour learned previous mistake didnt follow Estills fakes ground traded cuts Seymour used speed get effective double cut loop Immediately after midair both planes stayed up Seymours plane no elevator little ply patch under control horn enough keep level flew out match team-race style Seymour got win 599 364 highest score contest Lloyd flew stretched Connecticut Slow uses Gotcha 460 wing 314-in balsa fuselage Bill Estill flew owndesigned foam wings design uses removable metal motor mounts partially buried bellcrank lead-outs thread through grooves foam just under covering making slick functional installation few FAI Combat pilots took air Wednesday afternoon weather gods decreed hard heavy rain morning about two oclock rain stopped flying began Jim Carpenter joined forces Team Race team Singapore won finals two cuts Steve Kott came second Steve Wilk took third Half-A Combat saw little action although five fliers entered event pilots started event using Tee Dees After couple flights Steve Kott switched Shuriken-powered planes same size much faster Tee Dee-powered planes managed win matches almost killed himself several times because speed spent two minutes trying start engine first-place match speed helped managed kill line ball just before midair Tee Dee Continued page 118 order kits call 1-800-327-7198 log fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax 64 Model Aviation photo An original Nelson 36 Steve Kotts Arrowplane Note carbon fiber reinforcing remote needle valve Its simple mount nylon control horn cut out fit Right photo Fast Combat winners include Gil Reedy 3rd Paul Baluch fourth Steve Kott second Steve Wilk first IKON offers largest selection giant scale kits world UIAN jUALL IY 1/4 SCALE 96 OS RC PylonlYeager Continued page 116 next three rounds ended Jett victorious Helsel Glode steadily moving up Hover tied Shadel fourth fifth places last round got off noon Jett won last heat declared Nationals winner untied However remaining positions changed dramatically Hover lost Jett Helsel zeroed Shadels win moved him tie Glode settled flyoff Hovers second-place finish dropped him fourth Helsel s zero dropped him fifth Formula final standings 1 Dub Jett 2 Dave Shadel 3 Bill Glode 4 Gary Hover 5 Mike Helsel 6 Henry Bartle 7 Ron Schorr 8 Rich Tocci 9 Dave Layman 10 Jessica Thurrott 11 Don McStay 12 Craig Korsen 13 Bill Hauth 14 Norm Johnson 15 Lloyd Burnham 16 Dave Doyle 17 Neil Watson 18 Bill Hager 19 Pete Reed 20 Rich Verano 21 Tim Gould Senior 22 Clark Wade 23 Dave Chapdelaine 24 Jerry Krasser 25 Paul Benezra 26 Jim Young 27 Darrol Cady 28 John Landers 29 Bob Brogdon 30 Arnie Wile Suddenly over After seven days pylon racing finishedand tired Tensions strained drained Quite frankly few mistakes made workers however no machine people Im proud way performed met some new people year Im confident will back moreand good racing Without workers willing sit hot sun day wouldnt pylon racing fliers know Although tensions usually high competing Nationals fliers also commended acting gentlemanly ladylike manner because no complaints heard DC Flight Training Beginner advanced tailored indMdual long-time modeler full size airplane flight instruc tor will 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W EARRIVED Westover Saturday night got lost en route motel hut finally found Sunday early arrivals took advantage open fields fine tuning testflying models Event Director Mike Urban arrived afternoon tackled joh setting up flying circles Air Force sort knocked down tall grass hut two circles yet mowed marked Eric Gunn Steve Kott Gil Reedy Mike Urban Steve Wilk Pat Currier Terry Wenherg Boh Moller Vince Mankowski Joe Fustolo got job done Other key people hand making event successful included John Lowrey Phil Cartier Roy Glenn Neil Simpson Super Slow Combat Herb Johnson RC Scale flier did lot high-quality judging Among early arrivals Fox team Bill Estill Texas several New England fliers Charles Sebroll Alabama came primarily fly Super Slow Henry Nelson came over Quickie 500 check progress favorite event Thanks Miniature Aircraft Comhat Association MACA corralling Mike Urban Event Directors job made things run smoothly MACA also championed Super Slow event Club treasurer Chip Giordano couldnt make because illness family used organizing skills delegated task Steve Wilk delivered goods Steve wandered around week lists things piles equipment T-shirts sell Great job Entry lighter recent years number reasons riots Los Angeles caused cancellation LA Money Meet blew lot travel budgets World Championships coming up August kept others home getting ready important event big opening day National Flying Site Muncie also probably influenced spectators sport fliers fliers did appear though made up lack quantity quality flying An enthusiastic crowd helicopter fliers spectators spurred mber1992 61 IC ONTROL LINE NATIONALS COMBAT 1 Frustration Ed Blair Lloyd Seymour try start Ryan Blairs plane Jim Fuoss starts air time Left photo happy Junior winnersRyan Blair second Jim Fuoss first Mike Fuoss third Right photo John Lowrey Betty Fox bunch friends turned out cheer AMAs Executive Director Vince Mankowski Slow Combat didnt help got two losses eliminated too soon Right Neil Simpson missed cut Roy Glenns streamer got tail instead Below Steve Kott steps aside Paul Baluch launches Bill Estill match against Conrad Wondolowski match ended big line tangle Monday mornings first event Slow Combat Three Juniors Ryan Blair Jim Fuoss Mike Fuoss Senior Aaron Moskel Open Eric Gunn flew traffic round-robin matches needed fill out flight matrixes because odd number entries Junior Senior managed some good matches well spectacular midair Ryan Blair captured first some cagey flying Jim Fuoss second Mike third Aaron Eric flew double-elimination round Eric scheduled fly Open used matches get warmed up Turned out needed Eric first match won handily tail plane broke flight throwing him loops finally came off putting him dirt hasty repair plane ready second match tough airplane Aaron much better engine run second matchthanks borrowed prop After some maneuvering traded cuts Aaron charged streamer-leader knot got plunging Erics plane ground pretty much ended scoring Aaron Moskel first place Open Slow began bang second match Steve Wilk Steve Kott flew some mighty fast planes traded cuts spectacular midair drew standing ovation crowd Will won air time Bill Estill Lloyd Seymour squared off west circle Lloyd New England has flying Formula GX rules encourage lot following meticulous flying speed immediately chased Estill over sky Estill wily old-timer Texas started defensive eights low ground After couple go-arounds threw little fake right spot flew Lloyd ground Handicapped wing Lloyd able get plane aloft did spectacular job trying cut 62 Model Aviation photo Steve Wilk pits comfort Eric Gunn gets ready start Roy Glenns Gotcha 500 Slow Steve stood launch plane Roy got 378 248 win over Len Minick Right photo Slow Combat winners Lloyd Seymour first Bill Estill second George Connors sixth Chuck Schroll third Neil Simpson fourth Roy Glenn fifth Left photo Bill Estills exposed bellcrank fed lead-outs running grooves under wing covering Right photo Roy Glenns backplate mounts Fox engines Two 8-32 screws run back buried /i aluminum rod Left photo FAI winners Singapore team helped Jim Carpenter L-R Ching Chee Hau Mike David Su Jim Carpenter first Martin Sng Steve Kott second Bill Estill third Right photo Super Slow winners Conrad Wondoloski fourth Joe Fustolo second Neil Simpson first Phil Cartier third George Connors fifth just couldnt Finally remain ing wing came oft fuselage spiked ground Two other matches first round stood out Paul Kubek New England matched against Eric Gunn Tyler Texas Paul chiefly flies Formula GX plane definitely slower careful following style flying paid off Gunn airborne first dramatic speed advantage After some maneuvering Kubek sneaked short cut Eric zoomed wasnt long before flying tight figure eight Paul turned front Eric giving him whole caboodle bite Eric initiated some defensive eights down low Paul having stayed high took time moved cut left knot After close passes Kubek whacked off knot Erics tail ending match final score 566 456 stood high score until last match Neil Simpson Steve Kott similar match Kott airborne first immense airspeed advantage Neil began following GX-style executed short cut Steve speedily took offensive got long cut After some wild maneuvering Kott took knot quickened defensive moves speed couldnt stay behind Neil Simpson made some crossing passes following part way through eights made another cut putting him behind few air-time points chased Kott everywhereslower-but turning inside lined up close whack snagged Kott s knot wing tip crowd loved scrap midair fliers pretty darn good first rounds didnt weed out experienced fliers expected seemed less excitable took time needed Several matches won good fakes put other fliers ground Lloyd Seymour Eric Gunn great 60-second skirmish Both pilots tearing though air darted everywhere full minute before perishing spectacular midair Both planes floated down full steamers attached Some matches ended bad line tangles Conrad Wondolowski lost Bill Estill such contest Conrads plane hit ground Both pilots appeared flying Estills plane furiously Conrad finished almost back before circle marshal able sort things out Roy Glenn Lloyd Seymour enjoyed gentlemanly strnggle sixth round chased other until Glenn got kill leveled out talked over went again Seymour got big cut leveled out discussed situation Seymour ahead few seconds air time went again Lloyd attacking Roys knot punctuated tremendous midair midair served useful purpose gave Roy good chance test newlydeveloped engine mount thick aluminum haekplate mount attaches plane front two 8-32 Allen bolts bolts screw aluminum rod runs vertically through fuselage about half inch front system appears weigh less usual aluminum beam mounts avoids problems can occur center rib squished down repeated tightening bolts Roys mber1992 63 Left photo Steve Wilks aptly named 1/2A Combat plane Amok Al Jorgensen design flew very well steadily come second Cox Tee Dee 049 powered Right photo 112A winners Bill Estill third Steve Wilk second Steve Kott first Kott used Shuriken engine Estill Wilk used Cox Tee Dees Left photo hot Shuriken 049 Steve Kotts Arrowplane almost too fast handle Right photo Paul Baluch launches Kotts Shuriken-powered plane Gil Reedy background waits Bill Estill get control handle Left photo Phil Cartier steps aside Roy Glenn launches Gil Reedy match against Steve Kott Right photo Engine-starter Steve Kett watches Paul Baluch launches Steve Wilks ship match against Joe Fustolo backplate mount held up several severe crash tests sixth round took its toll lessexperienced pilots Roy Glenn plonked plane ground twice chasing Bill Estill lost Bill Estill George Connors flew early sixth round George match won Bills engine quit unexpectedly Bill stepped out circle land George came zooming cut course aint legal prompted protest Since neither plane damaged judges took bit time deciding what match reflown Estill won handily better engine run two cuts field now down three pilots Bill Estill Lloyd Seymour Chuck Schrollall 5-1 records match between competitors its share excitement Estill got first cut Chucks engine quit As Chuck landing stepped out pilots circle line somehow snagged cut Estills streamerno score pilot out circle took off quickly went another 30 seconds trading kills strings rapidly twirled up toward planes Estill victorious cut some air time came finals match between Estill Seymour win would give either competitor first-place slot Estill would second loss Seymour would have fly Schroll second third lost match Seymour airborne first smooth start Estills pit crew other hand hit engine couple times Seymours plane running extremely wellvery fast just touch four-cycling Estills plane started fast soon began sagging slightly maneuvers Seymour learned previous mistake didnt follow Estills fakes ground traded cuts Seymour used speed get effective double cut loop Immediately after midair both planes stayed up Seymours plane no elevator little ply patch under control horn enough keep level flew out match team-race style Seymour got win 599 364 highest score contest Lloyd flew stretched Connecticut Slow uses Gotcha 460 wing 314-in balsa fuselage Bill Estill flew owndesigned foam wings design uses removable metal motor mounts partially buried bellcrank lead-outs thread through grooves foam just under covering making slick functional installation few FAI Combat pilots took air Wednesday afternoon weather gods decreed hard heavy rain morning about two oclock rain stopped flying began Jim Carpenter joined forces Team Race team Singapore won finals two cuts Steve Kott came second Steve Wilk took third Half-A Combat saw little action although five fliers entered event pilots started event using Tee Dees After couple flights Steve Kott switched Shuriken-powered planes same size much faster Tee Dee-powered planes managed win matches almost killed himself several times because speed spent two minutes trying start engine first-place match speed helped managed kill line ball just before midair Tee Dee Continued page 118 order kits call 1-800-327-7198 log fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax 64 Model Aviation photo An original Nelson 36 Steve Kotts Arrowplane Note carbon fiber reinforcing remote needle valve Its simple mount nylon control horn cut out fit Right photo Fast Combat winners include Gil Reedy 3rd Paul Baluch fourth Steve Kott second Steve Wilk first IKON offers largest selection giant scale kits world UIAN jUALL IY 1/4 SCALE 96 OS RC PylonlYeager Continued page 116 next three rounds ended Jett victorious Helsel Glode steadily moving up Hover tied Shadel fourth fifth places last round got off noon Jett won last heat declared Nationals winner untied However remaining positions changed dramatically Hover lost Jett Helsel zeroed Shadels win moved him tie Glode settled flyoff Hovers second-place finish dropped him fourth Helsel s zero dropped him fifth Formula final standings 1 Dub Jett 2 Dave Shadel 3 Bill Glode 4 Gary Hover 5 Mike Helsel 6 Henry Bartle 7 Ron Schorr 8 Rich Tocci 9 Dave Layman 10 Jessica Thurrott 11 Don McStay 12 Craig Korsen 13 Bill Hauth 14 Norm Johnson 15 Lloyd Burnham 16 Dave Doyle 17 Neil Watson 18 Bill Hager 19 Pete Reed 20 Rich Verano 21 Tim Gould Senior 22 Clark Wade 23 Dave Chapdelaine 24 Jerry Krasser 25 Paul Benezra 26 Jim Young 27 Darrol Cady 28 John Landers 29 Bob Brogdon 30 Arnie Wile Suddenly over After seven days pylon racing finishedand tired Tensions strained drained Quite frankly few mistakes made workers however no machine people Im proud way performed met some new people year Im confident will back moreand good racing Without workers willing sit hot sun day wouldnt pylon racing fliers know Although tensions usually high competing Nationals fliers also commended acting gentlemanly ladylike manner because no complaints heard DC Flight Training Beginner advanced tailored indMdual long-time modeler full size airplane flight instruc tor will 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W EARRIVED Westover Saturday night got lost en route motel hut finally found Sunday early arrivals took advantage open fields fine tuning testflying models Event Director Mike Urban arrived afternoon tackled joh setting up flying circles Air Force sort knocked down tall grass hut two circles yet mowed marked Eric Gunn Steve Kott Gil Reedy Mike Urban Steve Wilk Pat Currier Terry Wenherg Boh Moller Vince Mankowski Joe Fustolo got job done Other key people hand making event successful included John Lowrey Phil Cartier Roy Glenn Neil Simpson Super Slow Combat Herb Johnson RC Scale flier did lot high-quality judging Among early arrivals Fox team Bill Estill Texas several New England fliers Charles Sebroll Alabama came primarily fly Super Slow Henry Nelson came over Quickie 500 check progress favorite event Thanks Miniature Aircraft Comhat Association MACA corralling Mike Urban Event Directors job made things run smoothly MACA also championed Super Slow event Club treasurer Chip Giordano couldnt make because illness family used organizing skills delegated task Steve Wilk delivered goods Steve wandered around week lists things piles equipment T-shirts sell Great job Entry lighter recent years number reasons riots Los Angeles caused cancellation LA Money Meet blew lot travel budgets World Championships coming up August kept others home getting ready important event big opening day National Flying Site Muncie also probably influenced spectators sport fliers fliers did appear though made up lack quantity quality flying An enthusiastic crowd helicopter fliers spectators spurred mber1992 61 IC ONTROL LINE NATIONALS COMBAT 1 Frustration Ed Blair Lloyd Seymour try start Ryan Blairs plane Jim Fuoss starts air time Left photo happy Junior winnersRyan Blair second Jim Fuoss first Mike Fuoss third Right photo John Lowrey Betty Fox bunch friends turned out cheer AMAs Executive Director Vince Mankowski Slow Combat didnt help got two losses eliminated too soon Right Neil Simpson missed cut Roy Glenns streamer got tail instead Below Steve Kott steps aside Paul Baluch launches Bill Estill match against Conrad Wondolowski match ended big line tangle Monday mornings first event Slow Combat Three Juniors Ryan Blair Jim Fuoss Mike Fuoss Senior Aaron Moskel Open Eric Gunn flew traffic round-robin matches needed fill out flight matrixes because odd number entries Junior Senior managed some good matches well spectacular midair Ryan Blair captured first some cagey flying Jim Fuoss second Mike third Aaron Eric flew double-elimination round Eric scheduled fly Open used matches get warmed up Turned out needed Eric first match won handily tail plane broke flight throwing him loops finally came off putting him dirt hasty repair plane ready second match tough airplane Aaron much better engine run second matchthanks borrowed prop After some maneuvering traded cuts Aaron charged streamer-leader knot got plunging Erics plane ground pretty much ended scoring Aaron Moskel first place Open Slow began bang second match Steve Wilk Steve Kott flew some mighty fast planes traded cuts spectacular midair drew standing ovation crowd Will won air time Bill Estill Lloyd Seymour squared off west circle Lloyd New England has flying Formula GX rules encourage lot following meticulous flying speed immediately chased Estill over sky Estill wily old-timer Texas started defensive eights low ground After couple go-arounds threw little fake right spot flew Lloyd ground Handicapped wing Lloyd able get plane aloft did spectacular job trying cut 62 Model Aviation photo Steve Wilk pits comfort Eric Gunn gets ready start Roy Glenns Gotcha 500 Slow Steve stood launch plane Roy got 378 248 win over Len Minick Right photo Slow Combat winners Lloyd Seymour first Bill Estill second George Connors sixth Chuck Schroll third Neil Simpson fourth Roy Glenn fifth Left photo Bill Estills exposed bellcrank fed lead-outs running grooves under wing covering Right photo Roy Glenns backplate mounts Fox engines Two 8-32 screws run back buried /i aluminum rod Left photo FAI winners Singapore team helped Jim Carpenter L-R Ching Chee Hau Mike David Su Jim Carpenter first Martin Sng Steve Kott second Bill Estill third Right photo Super Slow winners Conrad Wondoloski fourth Joe Fustolo second Neil Simpson first Phil Cartier third George Connors fifth just couldnt Finally remain ing wing came oft fuselage spiked ground Two other matches first round stood out Paul Kubek New England matched against Eric Gunn Tyler Texas Paul chiefly flies Formula GX plane definitely slower careful following style flying paid off Gunn airborne first dramatic speed advantage After some maneuvering Kubek sneaked short cut Eric zoomed wasnt long before flying tight figure eight Paul turned front Eric giving him whole caboodle bite Eric initiated some defensive eights down low Paul having stayed high took time moved cut left knot After close passes Kubek whacked off knot Erics tail ending match final score 566 456 stood high score until last match Neil Simpson Steve Kott similar match Kott airborne first immense airspeed advantage Neil began following GX-style executed short cut Steve speedily took offensive got long cut After some wild maneuvering Kott took knot quickened defensive moves speed couldnt stay behind Neil Simpson made some crossing passes following part way through eights made another cut putting him behind few air-time points chased Kott everywhereslower-but turning inside lined up close whack snagged Kott s knot wing tip crowd loved scrap midair fliers pretty darn good first rounds didnt weed out experienced fliers expected seemed less excitable took time needed Several matches won good fakes put other fliers ground Lloyd Seymour Eric Gunn great 60-second skirmish Both pilots tearing though air darted everywhere full minute before perishing spectacular midair Both planes floated down full steamers attached Some matches ended bad line tangles Conrad Wondolowski lost Bill Estill such contest Conrads plane hit ground Both pilots appeared flying Estills plane furiously Conrad finished almost back before circle marshal able sort things out Roy Glenn Lloyd Seymour enjoyed gentlemanly strnggle sixth round chased other until Glenn got kill leveled out talked over went again Seymour got big cut leveled out discussed situation Seymour ahead few seconds air time went again Lloyd attacking Roys knot punctuated tremendous midair midair served useful purpose gave Roy good chance test newlydeveloped engine mount thick aluminum haekplate mount attaches plane front two 8-32 Allen bolts bolts screw aluminum rod runs vertically through fuselage about half inch front system appears weigh less usual aluminum beam mounts avoids problems can occur center rib squished down repeated tightening bolts Roys mber1992 63 Left photo Steve Wilks aptly named 1/2A Combat plane Amok Al Jorgensen design flew very well steadily come second Cox Tee Dee 049 powered Right photo 112A winners Bill Estill third Steve Wilk second Steve Kott first Kott used Shuriken engine Estill Wilk used Cox Tee Dees Left photo hot Shuriken 049 Steve Kotts Arrowplane almost too fast handle Right photo Paul Baluch launches Kotts Shuriken-powered plane Gil Reedy background waits Bill Estill get control handle Left photo Phil Cartier steps aside Roy Glenn launches Gil Reedy match against Steve Kott Right photo Engine-starter Steve Kett watches Paul Baluch launches Steve Wilks ship match against Joe Fustolo backplate mount held up several severe crash tests sixth round took its toll lessexperienced pilots Roy Glenn plonked plane ground twice chasing Bill Estill lost Bill Estill George Connors flew early sixth round George match won Bills engine quit unexpectedly Bill stepped out circle land George came zooming cut course aint legal prompted protest Since neither plane damaged judges took bit time deciding what match reflown Estill won handily better engine run two cuts field now down three pilots Bill Estill Lloyd Seymour Chuck Schrollall 5-1 records match between competitors its share excitement Estill got first cut Chucks engine quit As Chuck landing stepped out pilots circle line somehow snagged cut Estills streamerno score pilot out circle took off quickly went another 30 seconds trading kills strings rapidly twirled up toward planes Estill victorious cut some air time came finals match between Estill Seymour win would give either competitor first-place slot Estill would second loss Seymour would have fly Schroll second third lost match Seymour airborne first smooth start Estills pit crew other hand hit engine couple times Seymours plane running extremely wellvery fast just touch four-cycling Estills plane started fast soon began sagging slightly maneuvers Seymour learned previous mistake didnt follow Estills fakes ground traded cuts Seymour used speed get effective double cut loop Immediately after midair both planes stayed up Seymours plane no elevator little ply patch under control horn enough keep level flew out match team-race style Seymour got win 599 364 highest score contest Lloyd flew stretched Connecticut Slow uses Gotcha 460 wing 314-in balsa fuselage Bill Estill flew owndesigned foam wings design uses removable metal motor mounts partially buried bellcrank lead-outs thread through grooves foam just under covering making slick functional installation few FAI Combat pilots took air Wednesday afternoon weather gods decreed hard heavy rain morning about two oclock rain stopped flying began Jim Carpenter joined forces Team Race team Singapore won finals two cuts Steve Kott came second Steve Wilk took third Half-A Combat saw little action although five fliers entered event pilots started event using Tee Dees After couple flights Steve Kott switched Shuriken-powered planes same size much faster Tee Dee-powered planes managed win matches almost killed himself several times because speed spent two minutes trying start engine first-place match speed helped managed kill line ball just before midair Tee Dee Continued page 118 order kits call 1-800-327-7198 log fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax 64 Model Aviation photo An original Nelson 36 Steve Kotts Arrowplane Note carbon fiber reinforcing remote needle valve Its simple mount nylon control horn cut out fit Right photo Fast Combat winners include Gil Reedy 3rd Paul Baluch fourth Steve Kott second Steve Wilk first IKON offers largest selection giant scale kits world UIAN jUALL IY 1/4 SCALE 96 OS RC PylonlYeager Continued page 116 next three rounds ended Jett victorious Helsel Glode steadily moving up Hover tied Shadel fourth fifth places last round got off noon Jett won last heat declared Nationals winner untied However remaining positions changed dramatically Hover lost Jett Helsel zeroed Shadels win moved him tie Glode settled flyoff Hovers second-place finish dropped him fourth Helsel s zero dropped him fifth Formula final standings 1 Dub Jett 2 Dave Shadel 3 Bill Glode 4 Gary Hover 5 Mike Helsel 6 Henry Bartle 7 Ron Schorr 8 Rich Tocci 9 Dave Layman 10 Jessica Thurrott 11 Don McStay 12 Craig Korsen 13 Bill Hauth 14 Norm Johnson 15 Lloyd Burnham 16 Dave Doyle 17 Neil Watson 18 Bill Hager 19 Pete Reed 20 Rich Verano 21 Tim Gould Senior 22 Clark Wade 23 Dave Chapdelaine 24 Jerry Krasser 25 Paul Benezra 26 Jim Young 27 Darrol Cady 28 John Landers 29 Bob Brogdon 30 Arnie Wile Suddenly over After seven days pylon racing finishedand tired Tensions strained drained Quite frankly few mistakes made workers however no machine people Im proud way performed met some new people year Im confident will back moreand good racing Without workers willing sit hot sun day wouldnt pylon racing fliers know Although tensions usually high competing Nationals fliers also commended acting gentlemanly ladylike manner because no complaints heard DC Flight Training Beginner advanced tailored indMdual long-time modeler full size airplane flight instruc tor will make progress fun easy during week stay beautiful far western North Carolina Write call information BC Flight Training DRU 7043894968 people done good hats off ya Workers too last chore pass out trophies deserving Fast Time trophy went Dave Shadel made great comeback 19th place too shabby big guy Best Finish award went mentioned Gary Hover excellent Loki Dub Jett received Nationals Open Champion trophy plus another award took pleasure being part ofa good dunking bucket ice water over head did like being involved prank Because did Australia can say Dub paybacks hell He/i hehl Good-bye until next year ombatlCartier Continued page 64 planes wide range speed too better ones such Bill Estills ran strong steady whole match Steve Kott placed first Steve Wilk second Bill Estill third Only word about unofficial Super Slow eventoutstanding Twenty-four people scheduled fly Two dropped out before first round two gave up after first day remaining pilots flew 50 matches five roundsnonstop action 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