F3D Pylon World Champs

NO OCR TEXT THE DIFFICULTIES way becoming W varied elude superb flying s choice needle valv plane steady thumbs Added needs know tc fliers airspace plus sta obstructionspylons ma 5et thu youve got 4 -epeatiui astrn anno batics hes e na rld er As rig up ure skin U n t Fo Da o Bruce F en US m paid rap zero b rent al chief jude 1 u nships npeted two mid year days contestani d enter two race planes allowed event ire made up what rn cost him Pylon Racing World Chain atotalof33entu ndard id three purth plac ompete mnlro Sato outatan ice wnrk ci erner d C k di zeros La Ge ii Board caller lain in heat os 14th olace lie puan Paul director c US flying pa mond first secon nf 1144 1149 comp e nearest te manys Otto r Ut Schiesle two teams v hanlcs Otto protesslon us years camp 102 Model Aviation irpIa aroi nd Richmond d up h certain orld Champioi Chastel / e1ing wee r very hans BE Belgiums E mechani extensive tea p maximum pos stacking up cond rounds better ended P s with Barry Lever pn Ills teen times cmli nfini Jn taulce I ennu Turn ovan Ba ilos Ma] s SageiS Ld ish ay 0 Nas Mike peo al secj iine m Ir mthat didnt ul 22 er v WII Wldifl nts US Inn Now avalable hty Ut.. woilds tkm premium grade Hght plywood Mighty Lbs ul smooth grain finish alows Umited fling *tualy no flaking saving hours preciousbidlclng time Mighty Ut bonds easily ZAP other CAs cuts Ike butter X-AC1D knife Shattering spflntering warping n*few thing past Mighty Utes qualty fonnula tion currenfly being used leading manufac turers including BOB VIOLETT MODELS HOUSE OF BALSA because Its superior strength-to-weight ratio So youre tired shattering experiences next timedoitright useMightyUtel Mig~ Lit I Maim aleaJ Fta*Thno Enbtpdmes 2013051mb Road cewltoa California 9012400 sw 65th1rrace Davis Philda 383e4 213860-1275 5 473-11 Mighty Lila avaimble better hobby store ewrywhare ii may order auct Ihe regional aaleoIIo nougat u first off fly weather wasnt hot would later rem edy reversed matrix other day meant guys scheduled last heat round first off next day case Ernst WaIts chek Austria Yoshinori Sato Japan Dave Shadel Shadel set days standard turning good 1155 followed Sato 118 flat Waltscheks 1223 After Danes Czechoslovakia Chujo Japan Haigh Australia Haigh zero Danes barely beat Chujo 1201 1221 Round 4 ended eight zeros big change placings because worst score being dropped Dub Jett still first place 2275 points fol lowed very closely Shadel 2279 US s Bruce Richmond 2292 UKs Barry Lever 2314 US s Gary Hover 2324 Richmond sick run Round 2 able drop Hover got rid zero US s lead Team Championship moved up 333 points over Czechoslo vakia 69 1 over United Kingdom Round 5 racing usual six contestants receiving zeros US team starting pull away dominance Team Championship soon became obvious no going touch unless completely fell apart doubtful because well prepared five teen times round three longed US Hnizdil Czechoslo vakia de Chastel Austra lia starting sneak picture turned rounds fastest time 1161 exceptional speed starting noticed Round 6 last day two speed picked up slightly seven contes tants teens Barry Lever best 1166 followed five 117s lonely 119 Dub Jett still first place 2 /2 seconds over Shadelwith Richmond 26 seconds back Lever 65 se conds Hnizdil 113 racing half way over dividual race top still too close predict Team Championship starting widen however US led 989 seconds over United Kingdom 1565 over Czechoslovakia third day decided slow down little since estimated total 12 rounds maximum entire meet After first two days half way Therefore decided run two rounds per day remaining days acceptable teams Rounds 7 8 completed tal 10 teen times eight zeros FAI ships very fast far Formula speeds number zeros recorded astronomical some crashes double cuts inordi nate number no starts Obviously start ing up gems delicate matter some Others seemed have no trouble end Round 8 discovered close contest gotten between top fliers dead heat first place tween Bruce Richmond Dub Jett identical scores 5352 Keep mind points seconds Unbelievably after eight full rounds tie last tenth second doesnt end third place Shadel 5456 points Hnizdil fourth 5558 rounding out top five Gary Hover 5593 Team Championship still US camp leading UK 1746 points Czechoslovakia 1942 Bar ring complete wipe-out race team honors going second third place because no going touch United States Dave Shadel US team mem ber competed reigning World Champion Therefore scoring noth ing team points US accumulating US team Jett Richmond Hover Day four Round 9 started right time reverse matrix put Shadel first heat proceeded turn meet fast time 1121 round pro duced eight times teens indicating conditions good flying setups Continued page 197 104 Model Aviation appeared hesitate millisecond about 5100 continued rotate through last 300 Half pilots pulling up wind other half pulling up downwind Generally pullup wind gradual seems allow Helicopter climb higher 1800 engine-off autorotation clear test pilot skill Round 3 Tom Dooley did best engine-off 1800 maneuvers Ive ever seen locked solid 2075 points flight maneuver also revealed fliers blade inertia lower friction drive system blades used ranged tween 180 220 grams Over half contestants tail rotor drive maintain tail rotor control during descent surprised find contes tants used expensive fiberglass blades pilots including Tim Schoonard Tom Dooley Curtis Youngblood entire Japanese team used all-wood blades Europeans apparently alone preferring fiberglass Nearly half contes tants however employed parabolic-style swept-tip blades Tim modified wood X Cell blades include small amount tip sweep panoply aircraft techniques equipment third F3C World Champion ships fascinating place Teams over world came together share week competition camarade rie Japanese team particular won admiration its high level profes sionalism Americans think everyone joined cheering would agree earned highest re spect putting best foot forward Im alone hoping fliers bring back first place 1991 Italy RC Pylon WC/Yeager Continued page 104 accurate illustrate nice conditions Round 9 Shadel bet tered earlier time new world rec ord 1113 understand changed new tuned pipe used prior meet obviously worked very well Round 9 also point contest allows dropping contestants sec ond worst score dramatically changed standings US team still ex cellent shape Individually however Bruce de Chastel Australia started meet two straight zeros able drop both jumped 17th end Round 8 very top after Round 9 total 5329 followed very closely Jett 5330 Shadel 5333a total difference fourtenths point between top three guys Unbelievable As wasnt enough drama Richmond 5352 two seconds off pace closely followed Hovers 5440 could know would win Kz ARR0W V 184T0CXA 9 Computer Ingenuity Intended serious flyer PCM 9 offers few compromises some novative features have changed standards radio systems will judged transmitter has look andfeel high performance no nonsense piece equipment control sticks supported two ball bearings axis movement adjustable length Frequencies can quickly changed swapping modules servo direction travel adjustable nine channels direct servo controller allows operation radio ground someone else uses same frequency Both pattern helicopter versions have programmable fail safe systems use 1991 ready PCM ABC&W receivers Both versions come four 4001 servos rechargeable transmitter airborne batteries full servo mounting hardware switch harness Available now through local hobby dealer JJqflff7fl$ yesterdays prices Distributed Hobby Dynamics Distributors e 1-800-458-0241 PO Box 3726 Champaign IL 61826-3726 FAX 1-217-355-0058 December 1989 197 Analog Flexibility Fults Tooling DUAL STRUT really racing wouldnt final ized until last heat Bruce de Chastel good shape couldnt afford little mistake Just little cut would out top three like obliged fly conservatively Shadel could push too hard because already two cut scores Richmond also two bad scores result very poor engine run zero Jett drivers seat worst score thus far 1176 isnt ex actly chopped liver could double cut hurt himself much waited him go Round 10 did cut once gave him score 1200 penalty As worst score dropped earlier dropped score 1174 reinstated final day started same rest clear nice breeze down runway matrix front back Bruce de Chastel fourth heat op portunity pressure Americans ever de Chastel aiming top three finish turned 1173 really needed 113 thereabouts go gold turned kind time Round 9 capable Richmond next heat turned 1174 no improvement position Jett followed 1166 kept him running Shadel last 1186 standings after Round 11 Shadel first 6832 points Bruce de Chastel second 6844 fol lowed Jett 6870 Richmond 6931 Hover 7026 race Team Championship also changed dramatically de Chastel mak ing big leap US still led Aus tralia moved second UK third Round 12 sorted out no ran away contest Shadel showed hes best under pressure ran course 1143 outdone Jett turn recorded 114 flat Richmond said wait blistered nice 1149 Only de Chastel off groove little can say 1166 off added up scores guess what dead tie second place between de Chas tel Jett Both totals 7610 Shadel World Champion second time 35 seconds over two won World Championships two years ago Australia winning margin just eight-tenths second Everyone said would never have another F3D event close yet year winning margin 35 seconds dead tie second heat needed settle top three since both de Chastel Jett same frequency change agreed coin flip Jett lost changed frequencies off went flyoff also agreed racehorse start took off together turned lap together Jett tucked very tight second lap de Chastel chewing tail turned three de Chastel suddenly dove ground destroying plane chance second place indicated plane ground before knew couldnt draw conclusions other plane either too fast him turbulence Since both racers fly ing pylon height certainly didnt have room error Hail victors Dave Shadel still World Champion 7575 points Dub Jett second Bruce de Chastel third both 761 United States won Team Championship 23230 points de Chastels fine showing Australia took second place 24747 points Japan third 26270 Rounding out top 10 US s Bruce Richmond Gary Hover fourth fifth Zdenek Hnizdil Czechoslovakia placed sixth Ian Haigh Australia seventh Nobuyuki Chujo Japan eighth Ernst Waltschek Austria ninth Jaroslav Danes Czechoslovakia tenth closing ceremonies author privilege hanging medals around necks winners just like Olympics few champagne squirts over enjoyable World Championships some aggravationsto expected because intensity competition also some good memories particular think poor Belgians Indi vidually Al Baker Canada worst time eight zero scores out 12 rounds two lost planes team Belgians sight behold Any possible scenario could dream up hap pened guys never lost composure zeros reasons yet told hav ing fun afternoon after flying leaving site noticed three porta-johns occupied Belgians sitting holding doors open airplane lap team manager taking pictures certainly symbolic luck having top off next day leaving same guys changing flat tire rent-a-car yet fun what made work Pylon di rector worthwhile starter wife Karen baby already talking about next aly 1991 Start saving pennies boys girls knows lucky star will land RC Aerobatics WC/Verger Continued page 182 guys felt quitting keeping pressure American team pulled major upset Americans hadnt won Team Championship since 1983 last Individual Champion country Phil Kraft won title 1967 least part credit surprise victory goes team manager John Britt kept fliers positive upbeat throughout contest beginning contest Japan West Germany odds-on favor ites team title certainly US fliers werent considered serious threat American fliers might ex pected place no expected dominate Beating top teams major accomplishment defeating nearly professional Japanese team almost unbelievable Theyll very tough beat two years Before jump conclusion US some sort home-field ad vantage let set straight 10 judges championships Jim Parker American Six judges European remainder Japan Canada Australia Canadian team Ivan Kristensen Dave Patrick Cohn Campbell Americans equal came major league performance beat out very strong West German team place third team standings West Germans addition winning team crown 1985 1987 placed champion ships since 1977 198 Model Aviation peck Silver-Streak 9 035 ELECTRIC MOTOR SUPER LIGHT WEIGHT ONLY 26 OZ USES LESS CURRENT TURNS 63 PROP 12000 RPM 66 AMPS IDEAL FOR SMALL RIC 8 FREE FLIGHT MOTOR ONLY 81995 CATALOG #30 O PHONE 619 448-1818 Peck-PIymes BOX 2498 -MA ESA CA 92044

NO OCR TEXT THE DIFFICULTIES way becoming W varied elude superb flying s choice needle valv plane steady thumbs Added needs know tc fliers airspace plus sta obstructionspylons ma 5et thu youve got 4 -epeatiui astrn anno batics hes e na rld er As rig up ure skin U n t Fo Da o Bruce F en US m paid rap zero b rent al chief jude 1 u nships npeted two mid year days contestani d enter two race planes allowed event ire made up what rn cost him Pylon Racing World Chain atotalof33entu ndard id three purth plac ompete mnlro Sato outatan ice wnrk ci erner d C k di zeros La Ge ii Board caller lain in heat os 14th olace lie puan Paul director c US flying pa mond first secon nf 1144 1149 comp e nearest te manys Otto r Ut Schiesle two teams v hanlcs Otto protesslon us years camp 102 Model Aviation irpIa aroi nd Richmond d up h certain orld Champioi Chastel / e1ing wee r very hans BE Belgiums E mechani extensive tea p maximum pos stacking up cond rounds better ended P s with Barry Lever pn Ills teen times cmli nfini Jn taulce I ennu Turn ovan Ba ilos Ma] s SageiS Ld ish ay 0 Nas Mike peo al secj iine m Ir mthat didnt ul 22 er v WII Wldifl nts US Inn Now avalable hty Ut.. woilds tkm premium grade Hght plywood Mighty Lbs ul smooth grain finish alows Umited fling *tualy no flaking saving hours preciousbidlclng time Mighty Ut bonds easily ZAP other CAs cuts Ike butter X-AC1D knife Shattering spflntering warping n*few thing past Mighty Utes qualty fonnula tion currenfly being used leading manufac turers including BOB VIOLETT MODELS HOUSE OF BALSA because Its superior strength-to-weight ratio So youre tired shattering experiences next timedoitright useMightyUtel Mig~ Lit I Maim aleaJ Fta*Thno Enbtpdmes 2013051mb Road cewltoa California 9012400 sw 65th1rrace Davis Philda 383e4 213860-1275 5 473-11 Mighty Lila avaimble better hobby store ewrywhare ii may order auct Ihe regional aaleoIIo nougat u first off fly weather wasnt hot would later rem edy reversed matrix other day meant guys scheduled last heat round first off next day case Ernst WaIts chek Austria Yoshinori Sato Japan Dave Shadel Shadel set days standard turning good 1155 followed Sato 118 flat Waltscheks 1223 After Danes Czechoslovakia Chujo Japan Haigh Australia Haigh zero Danes barely beat Chujo 1201 1221 Round 4 ended eight zeros big change placings because worst score being dropped Dub Jett still first place 2275 points fol lowed very closely Shadel 2279 US s Bruce Richmond 2292 UKs Barry Lever 2314 US s Gary Hover 2324 Richmond sick run Round 2 able drop Hover got rid zero US s lead Team Championship moved up 333 points over Czechoslo vakia 69 1 over United Kingdom Round 5 racing usual six contestants receiving zeros US team starting pull away dominance Team Championship soon became obvious no going touch unless completely fell apart doubtful because well prepared five teen times round three longed US Hnizdil Czechoslo vakia de Chastel Austra lia starting sneak picture turned rounds fastest time 1161 exceptional speed starting noticed Round 6 last day two speed picked up slightly seven contes tants teens Barry Lever best 1166 followed five 117s lonely 119 Dub Jett still first place 2 /2 seconds over Shadelwith Richmond 26 seconds back Lever 65 se conds Hnizdil 113 racing half way over dividual race top still too close predict Team Championship starting widen however US led 989 seconds over United Kingdom 1565 over Czechoslovakia third day decided slow down little since estimated total 12 rounds maximum entire meet After first two days half way Therefore decided run two rounds per day remaining days acceptable teams Rounds 7 8 completed tal 10 teen times eight zeros FAI ships very fast far Formula speeds number zeros recorded astronomical some crashes double cuts inordi nate number no starts Obviously start ing up gems delicate matter some Others seemed have no trouble end Round 8 discovered close contest gotten between top fliers dead heat first place tween Bruce Richmond Dub Jett identical scores 5352 Keep mind points seconds Unbelievably after eight full rounds tie last tenth second doesnt end third place Shadel 5456 points Hnizdil fourth 5558 rounding out top five Gary Hover 5593 Team Championship still US camp leading UK 1746 points Czechoslovakia 1942 Bar ring complete wipe-out race team honors going second third place because no going touch United States Dave Shadel US team mem ber competed reigning World Champion Therefore scoring noth ing team points US accumulating US team Jett Richmond Hover Day four Round 9 started right time reverse matrix put Shadel first heat proceeded turn meet fast time 1121 round pro duced eight times teens indicating conditions good flying setups Continued page 197 104 Model Aviation appeared hesitate millisecond about 5100 continued rotate through last 300 Half pilots pulling up wind other half pulling up downwind Generally pullup wind gradual seems allow Helicopter climb higher 1800 engine-off autorotation clear test pilot skill Round 3 Tom Dooley did best engine-off 1800 maneuvers Ive ever seen locked solid 2075 points flight maneuver also revealed fliers blade inertia lower friction drive system blades used ranged tween 180 220 grams Over half contestants tail rotor drive maintain tail rotor control during descent surprised find contes tants used expensive fiberglass blades pilots including Tim Schoonard Tom Dooley Curtis Youngblood entire Japanese team used all-wood blades Europeans apparently alone preferring fiberglass Nearly half contes tants however employed parabolic-style swept-tip blades Tim modified wood X Cell blades include small amount tip sweep panoply aircraft techniques equipment third F3C World Champion ships fascinating place Teams over world came together share week competition camarade rie Japanese team particular won admiration its high level profes sionalism Americans think everyone joined cheering would agree earned highest re spect putting best foot forward Im alone hoping fliers bring back first place 1991 Italy RC Pylon WC/Yeager Continued page 104 accurate illustrate nice conditions Round 9 Shadel bet tered earlier time new world rec ord 1113 understand changed new tuned pipe used prior meet obviously worked very well Round 9 also point contest allows dropping contestants sec ond worst score dramatically changed standings US team still ex cellent shape Individually however Bruce de Chastel Australia started meet two straight zeros able drop both jumped 17th end Round 8 very top after Round 9 total 5329 followed very closely Jett 5330 Shadel 5333a total difference fourtenths point between top three guys Unbelievable As wasnt enough drama Richmond 5352 two seconds off pace closely followed Hovers 5440 could know would win Kz ARR0W V 184T0CXA 9 Computer Ingenuity Intended serious flyer PCM 9 offers few compromises some novative features have changed standards radio systems will judged transmitter has look andfeel high performance no nonsense piece equipment control sticks supported two ball bearings axis movement adjustable length Frequencies can quickly changed swapping modules servo direction travel adjustable nine channels direct servo controller allows operation radio ground someone else uses same frequency Both pattern helicopter versions have programmable fail safe systems use 1991 ready PCM ABC&W receivers Both versions come four 4001 servos rechargeable transmitter airborne batteries full servo mounting hardware switch harness Available now through local hobby dealer JJqflff7fl$ yesterdays prices Distributed Hobby Dynamics Distributors e 1-800-458-0241 PO Box 3726 Champaign IL 61826-3726 FAX 1-217-355-0058 December 1989 197 Analog Flexibility Fults Tooling DUAL STRUT really racing wouldnt final ized until last heat Bruce de Chastel good shape couldnt afford little mistake Just little cut would out top three like obliged fly conservatively Shadel could push too hard because already two cut scores Richmond also two bad scores result very poor engine run zero Jett drivers seat worst score thus far 1176 isnt ex actly chopped liver could double cut hurt himself much waited him go Round 10 did cut once gave him score 1200 penalty As worst score dropped earlier dropped score 1174 reinstated final day started same rest clear nice breeze down runway matrix front back Bruce de Chastel fourth heat op portunity pressure Americans ever de Chastel aiming top three finish turned 1173 really needed 113 thereabouts go gold turned kind time Round 9 capable Richmond next heat turned 1174 no improvement position Jett followed 1166 kept him running Shadel last 1186 standings after Round 11 Shadel first 6832 points Bruce de Chastel second 6844 fol lowed Jett 6870 Richmond 6931 Hover 7026 race Team Championship also changed dramatically de Chastel mak ing big leap US still led Aus tralia moved second UK third Round 12 sorted out no ran away contest Shadel showed hes best under pressure ran course 1143 outdone Jett turn recorded 114 flat Richmond said wait blistered nice 1149 Only de Chastel off groove little can say 1166 off added up scores guess what dead tie second place between de Chas tel Jett Both totals 7610 Shadel World Champion second time 35 seconds over two won World Championships two years ago Australia winning margin just eight-tenths second Everyone said would never have another F3D event close yet year winning margin 35 seconds dead tie second heat needed settle top three since both de Chastel Jett same frequency change agreed coin flip Jett lost changed frequencies off went flyoff also agreed racehorse start took off together turned lap together Jett tucked very tight second lap de Chastel chewing tail turned three de Chastel suddenly dove ground destroying plane chance second place indicated plane ground before knew couldnt draw conclusions other plane either too fast him turbulence Since both racers fly ing pylon height certainly didnt have room error Hail victors Dave Shadel still World Champion 7575 points Dub Jett second Bruce de Chastel third both 761 United States won Team Championship 23230 points de Chastels fine showing Australia took second place 24747 points Japan third 26270 Rounding out top 10 US s Bruce Richmond Gary Hover fourth fifth Zdenek Hnizdil Czechoslovakia placed sixth Ian Haigh Australia seventh Nobuyuki Chujo Japan eighth Ernst Waltschek Austria ninth Jaroslav Danes Czechoslovakia tenth closing ceremonies author privilege hanging medals around necks winners just like Olympics few champagne squirts over enjoyable World Championships some aggravationsto expected because intensity competition also some good memories particular think poor Belgians Indi vidually Al Baker Canada worst time eight zero scores out 12 rounds two lost planes team Belgians sight behold Any possible scenario could dream up hap pened guys never lost composure zeros reasons yet told hav ing fun afternoon after flying leaving site noticed three porta-johns occupied Belgians sitting holding doors open airplane lap team manager taking pictures certainly symbolic luck having top off next day leaving same guys changing flat tire rent-a-car yet fun what made work Pylon di rector worthwhile starter wife Karen baby already talking about next aly 1991 Start saving pennies boys girls knows lucky star will land RC Aerobatics WC/Verger Continued page 182 guys felt quitting keeping pressure American team pulled major upset Americans hadnt won Team Championship since 1983 last Individual Champion country Phil Kraft won title 1967 least part credit surprise victory goes team manager John Britt kept fliers positive upbeat throughout contest beginning contest Japan West Germany odds-on favor ites team title certainly US fliers werent considered serious threat American fliers might ex pected place no expected dominate Beating top teams major accomplishment defeating nearly professional Japanese team almost unbelievable Theyll very tough beat two years Before jump conclusion US some sort home-field ad vantage let set straight 10 judges championships Jim Parker American Six judges European remainder Japan Canada Australia Canadian team Ivan Kristensen Dave Patrick Cohn Campbell Americans equal came major league performance beat out very strong West German team place third team standings West Germans addition winning team crown 1985 1987 placed champion ships since 1977 198 Model Aviation peck Silver-Streak 9 035 ELECTRIC MOTOR SUPER LIGHT WEIGHT ONLY 26 OZ USES LESS CURRENT TURNS 63 PROP 12000 RPM 66 AMPS IDEAL FOR SMALL RIC 8 FREE FLIGHT MOTOR ONLY 81995 CATALOG #30 O PHONE 619 448-1818 Peck-PIymes BOX 2498 -MA ESA CA 92044

NO OCR TEXT THE DIFFICULTIES way becoming W varied elude superb flying s choice needle valv plane steady thumbs Added needs know tc fliers airspace plus sta obstructionspylons ma 5et thu youve got 4 -epeatiui astrn anno batics hes e na rld er As rig up ure skin U n t Fo Da o Bruce F en US m paid rap zero b rent al chief jude 1 u nships npeted two mid year days contestani d enter two race planes allowed event ire made up what rn cost him Pylon Racing World Chain atotalof33entu ndard id three purth plac ompete mnlro Sato outatan ice wnrk ci erner d C k di zeros La Ge ii Board caller lain in heat os 14th olace lie puan Paul director c US flying pa mond first secon nf 1144 1149 comp e nearest te manys Otto r Ut Schiesle two teams v hanlcs Otto protesslon us years camp 102 Model Aviation irpIa aroi nd Richmond d up h certain orld Champioi Chastel / e1ing wee r very hans BE Belgiums E mechani extensive tea p maximum pos stacking up cond rounds better ended P s with Barry Lever pn Ills teen times cmli nfini Jn taulce I ennu Turn ovan Ba ilos Ma] s SageiS Ld ish ay 0 Nas Mike peo al secj iine m Ir mthat didnt ul 22 er v WII Wldifl nts US Inn Now avalable hty Ut.. woilds tkm premium grade Hght plywood Mighty Lbs ul smooth grain finish alows Umited fling *tualy no flaking saving hours preciousbidlclng time Mighty Ut bonds easily ZAP other CAs cuts Ike butter X-AC1D knife Shattering spflntering warping n*few thing past Mighty Utes qualty fonnula tion currenfly being used leading manufac turers including BOB VIOLETT MODELS HOUSE OF BALSA because Its superior strength-to-weight ratio So youre tired shattering experiences next timedoitright useMightyUtel Mig~ Lit I Maim aleaJ Fta*Thno Enbtpdmes 2013051mb Road cewltoa California 9012400 sw 65th1rrace Davis Philda 383e4 213860-1275 5 473-11 Mighty Lila avaimble better hobby store ewrywhare ii may order auct Ihe regional aaleoIIo nougat u first off fly weather wasnt hot would later rem edy reversed matrix other day meant guys scheduled last heat round first off next day case Ernst WaIts chek Austria Yoshinori Sato Japan Dave Shadel Shadel set days standard turning good 1155 followed Sato 118 flat Waltscheks 1223 After Danes Czechoslovakia Chujo Japan Haigh Australia Haigh zero Danes barely beat Chujo 1201 1221 Round 4 ended eight zeros big change placings because worst score being dropped Dub Jett still first place 2275 points fol lowed very closely Shadel 2279 US s Bruce Richmond 2292 UKs Barry Lever 2314 US s Gary Hover 2324 Richmond sick run Round 2 able drop Hover got rid zero US s lead Team Championship moved up 333 points over Czechoslo vakia 69 1 over United Kingdom Round 5 racing usual six contestants receiving zeros US team starting pull away dominance Team Championship soon became obvious no going touch unless completely fell apart doubtful because well prepared five teen times round three longed US Hnizdil Czechoslo vakia de Chastel Austra lia starting sneak picture turned rounds fastest time 1161 exceptional speed starting noticed Round 6 last day two speed picked up slightly seven contes tants teens Barry Lever best 1166 followed five 117s lonely 119 Dub Jett still first place 2 /2 seconds over Shadelwith Richmond 26 seconds back Lever 65 se conds Hnizdil 113 racing half way over dividual race top still too close predict Team Championship starting widen however US led 989 seconds over United Kingdom 1565 over Czechoslovakia third day decided slow down little since estimated total 12 rounds maximum entire meet After first two days half way Therefore decided run two rounds per day remaining days acceptable teams Rounds 7 8 completed tal 10 teen times eight zeros FAI ships very fast far Formula speeds number zeros recorded astronomical some crashes double cuts inordi nate number no starts Obviously start ing up gems delicate matter some Others seemed have no trouble end Round 8 discovered close contest gotten between top fliers dead heat first place tween Bruce Richmond Dub Jett identical scores 5352 Keep mind points seconds Unbelievably after eight full rounds tie last tenth second doesnt end third place Shadel 5456 points Hnizdil fourth 5558 rounding out top five Gary Hover 5593 Team Championship still US camp leading UK 1746 points Czechoslovakia 1942 Bar ring complete wipe-out race team honors going second third place because no going touch United States Dave Shadel US team mem ber competed reigning World Champion Therefore scoring noth ing team points US accumulating US team Jett Richmond Hover Day four Round 9 started right time reverse matrix put Shadel first heat proceeded turn meet fast time 1121 round pro duced eight times teens indicating conditions good flying setups Continued page 197 104 Model Aviation appeared hesitate millisecond about 5100 continued rotate through last 300 Half pilots pulling up wind other half pulling up downwind Generally pullup wind gradual seems allow Helicopter climb higher 1800 engine-off autorotation clear test pilot skill Round 3 Tom Dooley did best engine-off 1800 maneuvers Ive ever seen locked solid 2075 points flight maneuver also revealed fliers blade inertia lower friction drive system blades used ranged tween 180 220 grams Over half contestants tail rotor drive maintain tail rotor control during descent surprised find contes tants used expensive fiberglass blades pilots including Tim Schoonard Tom Dooley Curtis Youngblood entire Japanese team used all-wood blades Europeans apparently alone preferring fiberglass Nearly half contes tants however employed parabolic-style swept-tip blades Tim modified wood X Cell blades include small amount tip sweep panoply aircraft techniques equipment third F3C World Champion ships fascinating place Teams over world came together share week competition camarade rie Japanese team particular won admiration its high level profes sionalism Americans think everyone joined cheering would agree earned highest re spect putting best foot forward Im alone hoping fliers bring back first place 1991 Italy RC Pylon WC/Yeager Continued page 104 accurate illustrate nice conditions Round 9 Shadel bet tered earlier time new world rec ord 1113 understand changed new tuned pipe used prior meet obviously worked very well Round 9 also point contest allows dropping contestants sec ond worst score dramatically changed standings US team still ex cellent shape Individually however Bruce de Chastel Australia started meet two straight zeros able drop both jumped 17th end Round 8 very top after Round 9 total 5329 followed very closely Jett 5330 Shadel 5333a total difference fourtenths point between top three guys Unbelievable As wasnt enough drama Richmond 5352 two seconds off pace closely followed Hovers 5440 could know would win Kz ARR0W V 184T0CXA 9 Computer Ingenuity Intended serious flyer PCM 9 offers few compromises some novative features have changed standards radio systems will judged transmitter has look andfeel high performance no nonsense piece equipment control sticks supported two ball bearings axis movement adjustable length Frequencies can quickly changed swapping modules servo direction travel adjustable nine channels direct servo controller allows operation radio ground someone else uses same frequency Both pattern helicopter versions have programmable fail safe systems use 1991 ready PCM ABC&W receivers Both versions come four 4001 servos rechargeable transmitter airborne batteries full servo mounting hardware switch harness Available now through local hobby dealer JJqflff7fl$ yesterdays prices Distributed Hobby Dynamics Distributors e 1-800-458-0241 PO Box 3726 Champaign IL 61826-3726 FAX 1-217-355-0058 December 1989 197 Analog Flexibility Fults Tooling DUAL STRUT really racing wouldnt final ized until last heat Bruce de Chastel good shape couldnt afford little mistake Just little cut would out top three like obliged fly conservatively Shadel could push too hard because already two cut scores Richmond also two bad scores result very poor engine run zero Jett drivers seat worst score thus far 1176 isnt ex actly chopped liver could double cut hurt himself much waited him go Round 10 did cut once gave him score 1200 penalty As worst score dropped earlier dropped score 1174 reinstated final day started same rest clear nice breeze down runway matrix front back Bruce de Chastel fourth heat op portunity pressure Americans ever de Chastel aiming top three finish turned 1173 really needed 113 thereabouts go gold turned kind time Round 9 capable Richmond next heat turned 1174 no improvement position Jett followed 1166 kept him running Shadel last 1186 standings after Round 11 Shadel first 6832 points Bruce de Chastel second 6844 fol lowed Jett 6870 Richmond 6931 Hover 7026 race Team Championship also changed dramatically de Chastel mak ing big leap US still led Aus tralia moved second UK third Round 12 sorted out no ran away contest Shadel showed hes best under pressure ran course 1143 outdone Jett turn recorded 114 flat Richmond said wait blistered nice 1149 Only de Chastel off groove little can say 1166 off added up scores guess what dead tie second place between de Chas tel Jett Both totals 7610 Shadel World Champion second time 35 seconds over two won World Championships two years ago Australia winning margin just eight-tenths second Everyone said would never have another F3D event close yet year winning margin 35 seconds dead tie second heat needed settle top three since both de Chastel Jett same frequency change agreed coin flip Jett lost changed frequencies off went flyoff also agreed racehorse start took off together turned lap together Jett tucked very tight second lap de Chastel chewing tail turned three de Chastel suddenly dove ground destroying plane chance second place indicated plane ground before knew couldnt draw conclusions other plane either too fast him turbulence Since both racers fly ing pylon height certainly didnt have room error Hail victors Dave Shadel still World Champion 7575 points Dub Jett second Bruce de Chastel third both 761 United States won Team Championship 23230 points de Chastels fine showing Australia took second place 24747 points Japan third 26270 Rounding out top 10 US s Bruce Richmond Gary Hover fourth fifth Zdenek Hnizdil Czechoslovakia placed sixth Ian Haigh Australia seventh Nobuyuki Chujo Japan eighth Ernst Waltschek Austria ninth Jaroslav Danes Czechoslovakia tenth closing ceremonies author privilege hanging medals around necks winners just like Olympics few champagne squirts over enjoyable World Championships some aggravationsto expected because intensity competition also some good memories particular think poor Belgians Indi vidually Al Baker Canada worst time eight zero scores out 12 rounds two lost planes team Belgians sight behold Any possible scenario could dream up hap pened guys never lost composure zeros reasons yet told hav ing fun afternoon after flying leaving site noticed three porta-johns occupied Belgians sitting holding doors open airplane lap team manager taking pictures certainly symbolic luck having top off next day leaving same guys changing flat tire rent-a-car yet fun what made work Pylon di rector worthwhile starter wife Karen baby already talking about next aly 1991 Start saving pennies boys girls knows lucky star will land RC Aerobatics WC/Verger Continued page 182 guys felt quitting keeping pressure American team pulled major upset Americans hadnt won Team Championship since 1983 last Individual Champion country Phil Kraft won title 1967 least part credit surprise victory goes team manager John Britt kept fliers positive upbeat throughout contest beginning contest Japan West Germany odds-on favor ites team title certainly US fliers werent considered serious threat American fliers might ex pected place no expected dominate Beating top teams major accomplishment defeating nearly professional Japanese team almost unbelievable Theyll very tough beat two years Before jump 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