The authors setup flying field includes customized DaCa Field Box provision Tar nigner-amperage wei-ceII oaiiery Tor Sonic-Tronics power panel wheel chocks help secure model starting scrap piece carpet nailed ground tomized Field Box Cus 5 properly designed outfitted carrier support equip- can much add RC flying enjoyment Use ideas suggestions article parameters design new field box make already have efficient EDr DB Mathews TO THE NEWCOMER RC flying incredible variety offield boxes seen average flying site must nearly con fusing variety trainers per sonal advice novice purchase inexpensive 1 V door-bell-type battery light glow plug $175 fuel bulb transfer hand-start engine should encounter balky engine usually someone flying field willing loan starter reasoning suggesting mini mal support equipment new comer will know RC flying him time battery fuel bulb worn out decides move over some less creative mundane recreational activity investment will minimal early flying sessions old cardboard box sufficient carry equipment men tioned extra prop two some tools Once modeler makes decision stick RC likely want moresophisticated support equipment can purchase several field boxes advertised build own design well-advised first develop rough concept what box should hold far will have carry weight will distributed K~9 3~ purpose article recommend particular brand field box rather illustrate some considera tions practical applications Likely modifications made customize DaCa unit can adapted other field boxes available normal common motorcycle bat tery sold fit field boxes think best purposes primary problem lack amper age Most have five six ampere-hour Ah capacity yet flooded glow plug can easily pull three amps its own Add requirement starter resistance loss power panel difficulty becomes obvious course nice units compact weigh very little Another drawback 6 Ah units need frequent charging leads limited life expectancy alternative have happy 1 2V wet cell battery sold use lawn tractors such usually rated 200 Ah Yet sell department stores such Sears about three times much motorcycle battery equates about 35 times capacity three times cost tractor-type battery trickle-charges 5 Ah charger originally used motorcycle battery hi nearly year flying have recharge once 24 hours charger enough bring battery back up full charge tractor battery much larger heavier motorcycle battery will fit average field box merely built wooden box handle help carry Actually battery carried hand field box other load counterbalanced can carried easily battery box constructed section -in Sig plywood base short lengths 1 x 3-in pine cut tight fit around battery sides sides fixed base Sig #6 x -in sheet metal screws sides also screwed another addi tion five-minute epoxy applied joints handle made pair right angle shelf brackets screwed pine rubber tarpaulin strap its hooks wooden parts given several coats clear K&B Superpoxy protec tion resulting unit easy carry doesnt seem slide about station 58 Model Aviation Left The larger-capacity batterys longer useful time between charges its ability power starter adequately large balky engine encountered make superior despite extra size weight authorfeels smaller motorcycle type Carrying box handle easy make Right battery its own separate box space originally allocated can put use holding storing other necessities previously may have found yourself showing up flying field Left Once everything organized its own place quick visual spot check before leaving home often can keep getting something essential like transmitter Right Wires fuel pump run through inside box exit through hole drilled just below pump Hook-hanging starter proved secure laying pan maker intended wagons scrap carpet section has proven very utilitarian respects reader still convinced bigger batteries vast improvement over others consider now able start 05 90 standard Sullivan starter Once battery removed field box several options become available space originally occupy case purchased pegboard tool rack mounted metal end box two holes end must drilled carefully measuring rack provide squeeze fit angled ends also squeezedtwo loops tighter better retain smaller tools also hung starter brackets rather loosely lying down pan Sullivan starters have alternate position switch strap can used southpaws extra hole used hang starter Continued page 156 December 1985 59 Hwy Hdghs leper Star 84 span 11-14 lbs $17996 Zfln ZSOL 92 span 19-21 lbs $20996 Piper PA-17 Vagabond 84 span 10 lbs $15995 Super RI 92 span 19-21 lbs $18995 Olpahip 90 80 span 1/5 scale $12995 Tailwheel Assembiles 3-8 lbs$1095 4-9 lbs$1296 10-18 lbs$1495 lOlbs&up$1595 Manufacturers Softglass Fast Tape Fast Threads /4 Scale Pilots C lu OM- BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA PAl FLYLINE FOX- GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS- GUILLOW- K&B K&S L R AX PACTRA- PECK-POLYMER PERFECT SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE -R N MODELS- SEAGLEN SIG TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE ILLIAMS & OTHERS IESTES MODEL ROCKETS S.td S100 Cash Cheek oc Stamp o.e OUNT Catalina over 700 Kits choose IMAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE j PENN VALLEY HOllY CENTER fl7 Main t Lansdalla 19441 Zuidema 13 pts1303 6 Daniel Norlin 11 pts1312 7 Gregg Hemken 2 ptsl502 Labor Day Classic Standard Class results 1 Ronald Gage 16 pts1363 2 Delbert Berryman 15 pts1323 3 Jerry Elert 12 pts1364 4 Rick Mercier 11 ptsl352 5 Ronald Edgar 11 ptsl442 6 Donald Mar tinson 9 ptsl406 7 James Brown 8 ptsl444 8 Boyd Bowdish 6 pts1 447 Want see something about local contest column Well send something will see what can about getting print See next month Send contest results hints ideas Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Field Box/Mathews Continued page 59 hook hasnt yet vibrated off bracket transit Other starters have double-slot bracket could easily modi fied cutting slot plastic safety flange developing screwed-on metal plate hook felt advis able modification avoid prob lems associated metal lip field box originally intended starter mount top box above power panel bent pair Du-Bro metal straps screwed wood wrap glow plug lead around keep neatly out way wiring pump installed other end box run through holes drilled close bottom-side junction tool compart ment word warning dont use smallish lamp cord seen home ap pliances heavier utility wire like starter has advantage reduced electrical resistance increased strength Please develop habit always attach ing battery clamps metal bracket transporting Dont clip battery clamps back onto wires very quickly discovered clipping wire easy way chew through insulation develop potential short circuitsomething definitely dont want have battery power wire clamps used con nect battery power panel about 4 ft length battery usually kept out way underneath field box straps hold fuel can trans mitter etc kind sold use bicycles made cloth-wrapped Bungee cord come springs both ends strap securing fuel can used its original form others transmitter spray cleaner bottle etc cut appropriate length ends rewrapped soft wire Bungee strap also used hold sunglasses onto side trans mitterhard leave home have place box visually checkable metal shelves particular field box produced annoying rattle driving field car easily cured sticking wing saddle foam tape along lip shelves power cable fuel pump exits bottom kept place Radio Shack butyrate cable clip Incidentally discovered improvement defueling pressure fuel pump turned bottom up Another thing note prop hanger simply drill three -in holes wood glued-in sections dowel outer dowels positioned prevent rotation center fits inside prop shaft hole props kept dowels piece windshield washer hose slipped over end Its certainly fancy arrangement props stay very well grass/dirt flying site its second year use ground cover basically Mexican sandbun Thats comfortable stuff kneel addition made might interest site similar condition literally nail some scraps carpet ground Cleats s crap wood have kept place through wind snow winter Another simple item might consider adding support equipment set wheel chocks secure model car pits well As young man writer O&R 60powered Buccaneer C Special climb legs full roar Although did lasting harm memory makes believer like certain model going stay its put engine comes life Though methods holding model have illustrated John Prestons Safety Comes First column favorite Its simply piece 5/~ roofing ply onto pair 1 x 2-in pine strips have screwed whole thing held place burned-out fluor escent light ballast sure ballast new enough stamped no PCBs have run 90-powered models no movement does hold What have tried show describe some simple modifications offthe-shelf field box can accom plished readily-available hardware minimal effort Although ideas may applicable particular field box desires hope some useful youve discovered immense pleas ure building flying model aircraft ready move out cardboard box phase means consider first-class setup 156 Model Aviation Meneceupe D14S 94 span 12 lbs $17996 Ohio 11376 Ridgeway Rd Kensington OH 44427 216-223-1950
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/12
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 156
The authors setup flying field includes customized DaCa Field Box provision Tar nigner-amperage wei-ceII oaiiery Tor Sonic-Tronics power panel wheel chocks help secure model starting scrap piece carpet nailed ground tomized Field Box Cus 5 properly designed outfitted carrier support equip- can much add RC flying enjoyment Use ideas suggestions article parameters design new field box make already have efficient EDr DB Mathews TO THE NEWCOMER RC flying incredible variety offield boxes seen average flying site must nearly con fusing variety trainers per sonal advice novice purchase inexpensive 1 V door-bell-type battery light glow plug $175 fuel bulb transfer hand-start engine should encounter balky engine usually someone flying field willing loan starter reasoning suggesting mini mal support equipment new comer will know RC flying him time battery fuel bulb worn out decides move over some less creative mundane recreational activity investment will minimal early flying sessions old cardboard box sufficient carry equipment men tioned extra prop two some tools Once modeler makes decision stick RC likely want moresophisticated support equipment can purchase several field boxes advertised build own design well-advised first develop rough concept what box should hold far will have carry weight will distributed K~9 3~ purpose article recommend particular brand field box rather illustrate some considera tions practical applications Likely modifications made customize DaCa unit can adapted other field boxes available normal common motorcycle bat tery sold fit field boxes think best purposes primary problem lack amper age Most have five six ampere-hour Ah capacity yet flooded glow plug can easily pull three amps its own Add requirement starter resistance loss power panel difficulty becomes obvious course nice units compact weigh very little Another drawback 6 Ah units need frequent charging leads limited life expectancy alternative have happy 1 2V wet cell battery sold use lawn tractors such usually rated 200 Ah Yet sell department stores such Sears about three times much motorcycle battery equates about 35 times capacity three times cost tractor-type battery trickle-charges 5 Ah charger originally used motorcycle battery hi nearly year flying have recharge once 24 hours charger enough bring battery back up full charge tractor battery much larger heavier motorcycle battery will fit average field box merely built wooden box handle help carry Actually battery carried hand field box other load counterbalanced can carried easily battery box constructed section -in Sig plywood base short lengths 1 x 3-in pine cut tight fit around battery sides sides fixed base Sig #6 x -in sheet metal screws sides also screwed another addi tion five-minute epoxy applied joints handle made pair right angle shelf brackets screwed pine rubber tarpaulin strap its hooks wooden parts given several coats clear K&B Superpoxy protec tion resulting unit easy carry doesnt seem slide about station 58 Model Aviation Left The larger-capacity batterys longer useful time between charges its ability power starter adequately large balky engine encountered make superior despite extra size weight authorfeels smaller motorcycle type Carrying box handle easy make Right battery its own separate box space originally allocated can put use holding storing other necessities previously may have found yourself showing up flying field Left Once everything organized its own place quick visual spot check before leaving home often can keep getting something essential like transmitter Right Wires fuel pump run through inside box exit through hole drilled just below pump Hook-hanging starter proved secure laying pan maker intended wagons scrap carpet section has proven very utilitarian respects reader still convinced bigger batteries vast improvement over others consider now able start 05 90 standard Sullivan starter Once battery removed field box several options become available space originally occupy case purchased pegboard tool rack mounted metal end box two holes end must drilled carefully measuring rack provide squeeze fit angled ends also squeezedtwo loops tighter better retain smaller tools also hung starter brackets rather loosely lying down pan Sullivan starters have alternate position switch strap can used southpaws extra hole used hang starter Continued page 156 December 1985 59 Hwy Hdghs leper Star 84 span 11-14 lbs $17996 Zfln ZSOL 92 span 19-21 lbs $20996 Piper PA-17 Vagabond 84 span 10 lbs $15995 Super RI 92 span 19-21 lbs $18995 Olpahip 90 80 span 1/5 scale $12995 Tailwheel Assembiles 3-8 lbs$1095 4-9 lbs$1296 10-18 lbs$1495 lOlbs&up$1595 Manufacturers Softglass Fast Tape Fast Threads /4 Scale Pilots C lu OM- BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA PAl FLYLINE FOX- GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS- GUILLOW- K&B K&S L R AX PACTRA- PECK-POLYMER PERFECT SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE -R N MODELS- SEAGLEN SIG TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE ILLIAMS & OTHERS IESTES MODEL ROCKETS S.td S100 Cash Cheek oc Stamp o.e OUNT Catalina over 700 Kits choose IMAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE j PENN VALLEY HOllY CENTER fl7 Main t Lansdalla 19441 Zuidema 13 pts1303 6 Daniel Norlin 11 pts1312 7 Gregg Hemken 2 ptsl502 Labor Day Classic Standard Class results 1 Ronald Gage 16 pts1363 2 Delbert Berryman 15 pts1323 3 Jerry Elert 12 pts1364 4 Rick Mercier 11 ptsl352 5 Ronald Edgar 11 ptsl442 6 Donald Mar tinson 9 ptsl406 7 James Brown 8 ptsl444 8 Boyd Bowdish 6 pts1 447 Want see something about local contest column Well send something will see what can about getting print See next month Send contest results hints ideas Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Field Box/Mathews Continued page 59 hook hasnt yet vibrated off bracket transit Other starters have double-slot bracket could easily modi fied cutting slot plastic safety flange developing screwed-on metal plate hook felt advis able modification avoid prob lems associated metal lip field box originally intended starter mount top box above power panel bent pair Du-Bro metal straps screwed wood wrap glow plug lead around keep neatly out way wiring pump installed other end box run through holes drilled close bottom-side junction tool compart ment word warning dont use smallish lamp cord seen home ap pliances heavier utility wire like starter has advantage reduced electrical resistance increased strength Please develop habit always attach ing battery clamps metal bracket transporting Dont clip battery clamps back onto wires very quickly discovered clipping wire easy way chew through insulation develop potential short circuitsomething definitely dont want have battery power wire clamps used con nect battery power panel about 4 ft length battery usually kept out way underneath field box straps hold fuel can trans mitter etc kind sold use bicycles made cloth-wrapped Bungee cord come springs both ends strap securing fuel can used its original form others transmitter spray cleaner bottle etc cut appropriate length ends rewrapped soft wire Bungee strap also used hold sunglasses onto side trans mitterhard leave home have place box visually checkable metal shelves particular field box produced annoying rattle driving field car easily cured sticking wing saddle foam tape along lip shelves power cable fuel pump exits bottom kept place Radio Shack butyrate cable clip Incidentally discovered improvement defueling pressure fuel pump turned bottom up Another thing note prop hanger simply drill three -in holes wood glued-in sections dowel outer dowels positioned prevent rotation center fits inside prop shaft hole props kept dowels piece windshield washer hose slipped over end Its certainly fancy arrangement props stay very well grass/dirt flying site its second year use ground cover basically Mexican sandbun Thats comfortable stuff kneel addition made might interest site similar condition literally nail some scraps carpet ground Cleats s crap wood have kept place through wind snow winter Another simple item might consider adding support equipment set wheel chocks secure model car pits well As young man writer O&R 60powered Buccaneer C Special climb legs full roar Although did lasting harm memory makes believer like certain model going stay its put engine comes life Though methods holding model have illustrated John Prestons Safety Comes First column favorite Its simply piece 5/~ roofing ply onto pair 1 x 2-in pine strips have screwed whole thing held place burned-out fluor escent light ballast sure ballast new enough stamped no PCBs have run 90-powered models no movement does hold What have tried show describe some simple modifications offthe-shelf field box can accom plished readily-available hardware minimal effort Although ideas may applicable particular field box desires hope some useful youve discovered immense pleas ure building flying model aircraft ready move out cardboard box phase means consider first-class setup 156 Model Aviation Meneceupe D14S 94 span 12 lbs $17996 Ohio 11376 Ridgeway Rd Kensington OH 44427 216-223-1950
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/12
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 156
The authors setup flying field includes customized DaCa Field Box provision Tar nigner-amperage wei-ceII oaiiery Tor Sonic-Tronics power panel wheel chocks help secure model starting scrap piece carpet nailed ground tomized Field Box Cus 5 properly designed outfitted carrier support equip- can much add RC flying enjoyment Use ideas suggestions article parameters design new field box make already have efficient EDr DB Mathews TO THE NEWCOMER RC flying incredible variety offield boxes seen average flying site must nearly con fusing variety trainers per sonal advice novice purchase inexpensive 1 V door-bell-type battery light glow plug $175 fuel bulb transfer hand-start engine should encounter balky engine usually someone flying field willing loan starter reasoning suggesting mini mal support equipment new comer will know RC flying him time battery fuel bulb worn out decides move over some less creative mundane recreational activity investment will minimal early flying sessions old cardboard box sufficient carry equipment men tioned extra prop two some tools Once modeler makes decision stick RC likely want moresophisticated support equipment can purchase several field boxes advertised build own design well-advised first develop rough concept what box should hold far will have carry weight will distributed K~9 3~ purpose article recommend particular brand field box rather illustrate some considera tions practical applications Likely modifications made customize DaCa unit can adapted other field boxes available normal common motorcycle bat tery sold fit field boxes think best purposes primary problem lack amper age Most have five six ampere-hour Ah capacity yet flooded glow plug can easily pull three amps its own Add requirement starter resistance loss power panel difficulty becomes obvious course nice units compact weigh very little Another drawback 6 Ah units need frequent charging leads limited life expectancy alternative have happy 1 2V wet cell battery sold use lawn tractors such usually rated 200 Ah Yet sell department stores such Sears about three times much motorcycle battery equates about 35 times capacity three times cost tractor-type battery trickle-charges 5 Ah charger originally used motorcycle battery hi nearly year flying have recharge once 24 hours charger enough bring battery back up full charge tractor battery much larger heavier motorcycle battery will fit average field box merely built wooden box handle help carry Actually battery carried hand field box other load counterbalanced can carried easily battery box constructed section -in Sig plywood base short lengths 1 x 3-in pine cut tight fit around battery sides sides fixed base Sig #6 x -in sheet metal screws sides also screwed another addi tion five-minute epoxy applied joints handle made pair right angle shelf brackets screwed pine rubber tarpaulin strap its hooks wooden parts given several coats clear K&B Superpoxy protec tion resulting unit easy carry doesnt seem slide about station 58 Model Aviation Left The larger-capacity batterys longer useful time between charges its ability power starter adequately large balky engine encountered make superior despite extra size weight authorfeels smaller motorcycle type Carrying box handle easy make Right battery its own separate box space originally allocated can put use holding storing other necessities previously may have found yourself showing up flying field Left Once everything organized its own place quick visual spot check before leaving home often can keep getting something essential like transmitter Right Wires fuel pump run through inside box exit through hole drilled just below pump Hook-hanging starter proved secure laying pan maker intended wagons scrap carpet section has proven very utilitarian respects reader still convinced bigger batteries vast improvement over others consider now able start 05 90 standard Sullivan starter Once battery removed field box several options become available space originally occupy case purchased pegboard tool rack mounted metal end box two holes end must drilled carefully measuring rack provide squeeze fit angled ends also squeezedtwo loops tighter better retain smaller tools also hung starter brackets rather loosely lying down pan Sullivan starters have alternate position switch strap can used southpaws extra hole used hang starter Continued page 156 December 1985 59 Hwy Hdghs leper Star 84 span 11-14 lbs $17996 Zfln ZSOL 92 span 19-21 lbs $20996 Piper PA-17 Vagabond 84 span 10 lbs $15995 Super RI 92 span 19-21 lbs $18995 Olpahip 90 80 span 1/5 scale $12995 Tailwheel Assembiles 3-8 lbs$1095 4-9 lbs$1296 10-18 lbs$1495 lOlbs&up$1595 Manufacturers Softglass Fast Tape Fast Threads /4 Scale Pilots C lu OM- BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA PAl FLYLINE FOX- GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS- GUILLOW- K&B K&S L R AX PACTRA- PECK-POLYMER PERFECT SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE -R N MODELS- SEAGLEN SIG TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE ILLIAMS & OTHERS IESTES MODEL ROCKETS S.td S100 Cash Cheek oc Stamp o.e OUNT Catalina over 700 Kits choose IMAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE j PENN VALLEY HOllY CENTER fl7 Main t Lansdalla 19441 Zuidema 13 pts1303 6 Daniel Norlin 11 pts1312 7 Gregg Hemken 2 ptsl502 Labor Day Classic Standard Class results 1 Ronald Gage 16 pts1363 2 Delbert Berryman 15 pts1323 3 Jerry Elert 12 pts1364 4 Rick Mercier 11 ptsl352 5 Ronald Edgar 11 ptsl442 6 Donald Mar tinson 9 ptsl406 7 James Brown 8 ptsl444 8 Boyd Bowdish 6 pts1 447 Want see something about local contest column Well send something will see what can about getting print See next month Send contest results hints ideas Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Field Box/Mathews Continued page 59 hook hasnt yet vibrated off bracket transit Other starters have double-slot bracket could easily modi fied cutting slot plastic safety flange developing screwed-on metal plate hook felt advis able modification avoid prob lems associated metal lip field box originally intended starter mount top box above power panel bent pair Du-Bro metal straps screwed wood wrap glow plug lead around keep neatly out way wiring pump installed other end box run through holes drilled close bottom-side junction tool compart ment word warning dont use smallish lamp cord seen home ap pliances heavier utility wire like starter has advantage reduced electrical resistance increased strength Please develop habit always attach ing battery clamps metal bracket transporting Dont clip battery clamps back onto wires very quickly discovered clipping wire easy way chew through insulation develop potential short circuitsomething definitely dont want have battery power wire clamps used con nect battery power panel about 4 ft length battery usually kept out way underneath field box straps hold fuel can trans mitter etc kind sold use bicycles made cloth-wrapped Bungee cord come springs both ends strap securing fuel can used its original form others transmitter spray cleaner bottle etc cut appropriate length ends rewrapped soft wire Bungee strap also used hold sunglasses onto side trans mitterhard leave home have place box visually checkable metal shelves particular field box produced annoying rattle driving field car easily cured sticking wing saddle foam tape along lip shelves power cable fuel pump exits bottom kept place Radio Shack butyrate cable clip Incidentally discovered improvement defueling pressure fuel pump turned bottom up Another thing note prop hanger simply drill three -in holes wood glued-in sections dowel outer dowels positioned prevent rotation center fits inside prop shaft hole props kept dowels piece windshield washer hose slipped over end Its certainly fancy arrangement props stay very well grass/dirt flying site its second year use ground cover basically Mexican sandbun Thats comfortable stuff kneel addition made might interest site similar condition literally nail some scraps carpet ground Cleats s crap wood have kept place through wind snow winter Another simple item might consider adding support equipment set wheel chocks secure model car pits well As young man writer O&R 60powered Buccaneer C Special climb legs full roar Although did lasting harm memory makes believer like certain model going stay its put engine comes life Though methods holding model have illustrated John Prestons Safety Comes First column favorite Its simply piece 5/~ roofing ply onto pair 1 x 2-in pine strips have screwed whole thing held place burned-out fluor escent light ballast sure ballast new enough stamped no PCBs have run 90-powered models no movement does hold What have tried show describe some simple modifications offthe-shelf field box can accom plished readily-available hardware minimal effort Although ideas may applicable particular field box desires hope some useful youve discovered immense pleas ure building flying model aircraft ready move out cardboard box phase means consider first-class setup 156 Model Aviation Meneceupe D14S 94 span 12 lbs $17996 Ohio 11376 Ridgeway Rd Kensington OH 44427 216-223-1950