Control Line: Scale

Scale 0 Mike Stott builder should refinish rebuild winning model should build new model should fly model another contest after Nationals builder allowed build new model need Nationals contest could just take pool pick team members ask build model What says model wins member World Championships Teamnot builder WITH THIS NATS being another year choose US Team compete World Championships feel good time review pick team members what models use world competition US Team picked year before World Championships held members picked basis airplane performs top three positions National competi tion have previously paid pro gram entry fee World Champion ships chosen represent US Under present rules modeler may build new airplane take World Championships instead mod el qualified has cause much discussion over years Bernard Shulman Manassas Va wrote letter regarding very sub ject So viewpoint others feel same way Dear Mike have view control-line scale have seen articles talk about scale models others used win Nationals earn right represent US World Championships feel Nationals mod el flown wins builder model Dont get wrong think model should built flown builder feel same model winner Nationals should same model flown World Championships judges Nationals judge model can offer some examples personal experience both pro con sub ject 1971 Nationals qualified third Ryan STA gave position 1972 US Scale Team felt needed better model compete overseas built Meyers 145 1972 World Championships took fourth place Mel Meador took first 1971 Nats Spit fire decided build new model just put Spitfire away until World Championships Mel placed several posi tions below 1972 World Cham pionships case paid off build new model contrast next year totally different qualified 1973 Nats 1974 world team using Meyers 145 Thinking would same thing did last time building better model world competition started work Tigercat As turned out Tigercat nowhere near caliber scale mod el Meyers 145 Consequently lowest placing American team after being highest placing time before couple years ago ran onto pos sible solution problem talk ing Clark MacComber about ques tion modeler building new air plane felt very much same Ber nard Shulman should choose model builder workable alternative sounded like very good ida idea fol lows modeler should decide build new scale plane compete World Championships must have model complete test flown month before World Championships held time team manager someone well informed scale matters ap pointed team manager should asked judge two planes qualified builders new model judge would have very critical objective person determine two models best would flown world event decision would final possible alternative would allow team member build new model felt old competitive enough World Championships Yet same time team whole would still assured good showing M K Sb ii 118 E Wheeler St North Mankato MN 5600 28 Model Aviation Sgt uoraon ioras giant t-bA Galaxy isnt tended competition great air shows demos room shot taken during last Nats Air Show Well done P470 Top Flits kit Mark Esuar ST 60 swings T-F 13/5-1/2 prop Monokote