F3D World Championships

-I *vM *1Iw lily wII weather competition hot last August Pylons best came Muncie3 Photos author Graphic Design Cans Kunz n August issue National Miniature Pylon Racing Association NMPRA newsletter Cliff Telford wrote about Nationals August weather Muncie hot July Lawrenceville should very interesting World Champs European fliers rarely compete conditions have prevalent US Midwest summer Well wasand did 1995 F3D FAI World Championships held August 14-16 Muncie AMA National flying Site both meets think hotter Muncie weather part World Championships drama World Champion has nice ring doesnt fliers able achieve lofty goal reaching once means have luck side no tiptoeing through matrix F3D like sometimes Quickie Quarter Formula F3D scoring system requires fast flights heat Also addition having individual World Champion F3D has World Champion Teamthere much stake just individual honors new World Champion Its probably hard guess Mister Perennial Nats Formula Championships doesnt win time seems like does World Champion third time Dave Shadel thats Twelve countries entered competition have competing against other several years faces previous teams returned take Yanks have winning Team Championships team beat theyre very talented Dave Shadel Gary Hover Lou Rodriguez US pilots Jimmy Shinohara Rusty Van Baren callers 8 Model Aviation an team Front L-R E Wiedemann Riesinger Lindemann M Wiedemann Rear L-R Haag Pick Ibragimov Henschkowski IEEfluuumuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu AboveThe US team Front L-R Shinohara Shadel Verano Rear L-R Van Baren Thompson Hover Rodriguez Wade Schorr Right World Champions Jim Shinohara left Dave Shadel hold Daves airplane Nelson-powered Stileuo January 1996 9 Italys Georgio Giannasi prepares flight Italian team Front L-R Perella Pieroni Donati Rear L-R Fois wife Anna Pieroni IDs model judges Giannasi Giulianetti Mecedola Japanese team front manager Sato Rear L-R ChugoThe Canadian team L-R Smith Iverson Sattler Andrassy Gau Kawaoku BobO Sato Honda Miyata SuguwaraHolmes men experienced Pylon wars compete against other continually developing great flying skills demonstrated rest world Since 1987 US team members have repeated World Champion World Championship team four straight times US team has gotten little faster since 1987 due development newer equipment airplanes engines best times have fallen around 118 106 107 approximately second per lap However rest world has also made huge gains Theyve sharpened skills flying much better did 10 years ago biggest gain has equipment utilizing Americanmade engines closely related clones developed other countries Some engines close produced some parts will interchange Germans ran IRs made Ravil Ibragimov Russian gentleman attendance noticeable difference between engine Nelson IRs stroke few thousandths longer engines ran very well thought Germans fast Americans difference 10 Model Aviation ian team L-R Orlov Tkatchenko Smolentsev Australian team L-R C Callow K Callow Murphy Axon shown Boubnov Bazanov Babikov Igoumnoy Phelan An unforgettable group See results Focus Competition L Individual winners awards banquet L-R ShinoharaThe events lap counters worked searing heat included Shadel Verano Henschkowski LindemannL-R Pool Ritch Rutkowski McKee close flew poles Twelve competitors flew Rossis some modified Ranjit Phelan fast Australian competitor eight used IRs two used MVVSs two used MBs ten used Nelsons used OS used Termik Competitors flew large variety airplanes Tsunamis Mustangs Stilettos Kaze Killers Heinkels Folkerts Nomo Mustil Orlov Special Monk Magic 12 countries attended 11 sent full three-pilot teams Netherlands shortened two-person team US group included current World Champion total 36 competitors some frequency jockeying get teams same matrix rows wouldnt obligated fly another eventually ended up perfect 4 x 9 matrix scheduled heat containing four airplanes point must acknowledge some people provided some great support area allowable frequencies competition Nats frequencies exception Canada no else uses frequencies come up radio equipment fliers JR Futaba contacted came rescue providing receivers crystals fliers changed frequencies person problem Japanese South African teams arrived week early could practice humid air remainder teams trickled arrived Friday August 11 Some teams arrived early go sightseeing around country Official practice held day Saturday followed Team Managers meeting night opening ceremonies Sunday morning followed official processing Sunday afternoon As Contest Director used Team Managers meeting announce total number rounds planned would announced morning second day after seeing things progressed first day plans fly six rounds Monday six Tuesday four Wednesday total 16 raised some eyebrowsthat total never flown previously Despite felt World Champion would certainly decided after rounds Plus wanted people traveled long distances get moneys worth opening ceremonies stage contained various dignitaries including FM Vice President Pierre Chaussebourg welcomed everyone championships wished everyone luck followed Don Lowe spoke behalf AMA After Dons speech Jerry Rouillard spoke behalf National flying Site introduced mayor Muncie welcomed everyone city point another ceremony took place F3D Championships first event held newly completed Stage Center runways As such AMA wanted dedicate project before contesta ribbon stretched across asphalt Don Lowe cut flying airplane through flags attending nation raised accompanied national anthems thanked various sponsors workers introduced jury officially declared meet open afternoon processed approximately 108 airplaneswe measured marked engines checked pipes completed ready start meet workers equipment place 830 started forming heats preparation 9 am starting time Everything fell place very nicely looked watch heard first engine start exactly 901 hate starting late Watching heat gives different impression normal style racing does standard events can usually tell winner FAI racing person racing against clock individual clock doesnt start until airplane flagged off line Its inconceivable person flagged off last could winner fastest heat Most time winner obviousbut always FAI system time converted seconds seconds counted points 110 70 seconds therefore 70 points winner flier accumulates fewest points flier went fastest heat cut penalized adding 10% score example 110 time 70 points cut penalty score would jump 77 zero reason adds 200 points first heat included Paolo Mucedola Italy Barry Murphy Australia Peter van Doesburg Netherlands Michael Moore South Africa Mucedola score 7890 Murphy 8176 van Doesburg 8231 Moore 8827 guys followed Georgio Giannasi Italy Ranjit Phelan Australia Robbert van den Bosch Netherlands Russell Vander Westhuizen South Africa dont think pit boss didnt have mouthful fliers recorded scores 9684 6939 7359 8812 respectively went end nine heats constituted first round leaders Germanys Manfred Pick 6903 USs Gary Hover 6941 Richard Verano attended defending champion 6945 Australias Ranjit Phelan 6991 UKs Alan Laurie 7009 round out top five Rounding out top ten 16-year-old Chris Callow Australia Yoshinori Sato Japan Dave Shadel US Robbert van den Bosch Netherlands Zdenek NEED RIC ACCESSORIES FLY TO HITEC RCD FOR ALL YOUR ACCESSORY NEEDS 6 Y harness 7351# NiE] 6 Buffered Y harness 7354# LI 12 Aileron Extension 7345# 24 Aileron Extension 7346# 6 Buffered Servo Conn 7356# LIIII 9 Male Servo Conn 7342# 9 Female shown 7343# Switch Harness w/Battery & Clip 72 15# Please specify connector type ordering Part # followed Airt J Fat 8 HitecIRCD & JR ALSO AVAILABLE 50 ft Bulk Servo Wire 3001 Rubber Ducky Antenna 1125 Flight Preserver w/Velcro 8480 hiuoc 10729 Wheatlands Ave #C Santee CA 92071-2883 519 258-4940 January1996 11 15hft 311 Flame Red Deep Red Sky Blue Deep Blue Midnight Blue Bright Yellow Cub Yellow Dark Yellow Orange Black White Silver Perfect Paint high quality part fuel proof paint combines convenience 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Round Two position score made dramatic jump after fourth-round drop Richard Verano set world record 10640 barely breaking Dub JeWs record 10660 later backed up flight heats 10739 10655 10710 several 108s Richard guy beat looked like sure repeat World Championbut someone forgot tell Dave Shadel started Round Three about 1130 am heat starting build unbearable conditions Paolo Mucedola Italy Chris Callow Australia Yoshinori Sato Japan USs Lou Rodriguez started Round Three Mucedola 7736 Callow 7203 Sato 7243 Rodriguez very good 6997 end round Verano 20324 points Pick 21067 Shadel 21224 Hover 21356 Thomas Lindemana 21637 team standings US team first Shadel third Hover fourth Rodriguez sixth Veranos place no bearing team standingshe returning defending champion represented himself US Strong individual scores helped Germany take second place Pick second Lindemann fifth Haag eleventh Sweden Australia Czech Republic rounded out top-five places respectively Round Four US team faltered Rodriguez recorded zero Hover cut pylon However times dropped worst scores US team maintained its lead over second-place Germany Australian Czech Republic teams moved up third fourth Swedens Karlsson Larsson took zeros flameout double cut pick up earlier cut scores dropped Canada moved fifth positiontheir first time top five Individually Verano still first place 20083 points followed Shadel 20891 Phelan 20917 points Pick 21067 Lindemann 21157 scores dropped slighfly Round Three remember After four rounds worst score dropped Round Five flown worst heat day very difficult get anyone out sun poor workers didat have much choice fliers wouldnt venture out except fly Everyone stood under fueling tent shade second day added another tent fliers wouldnt melt heat end round individual standings remained same except Lindemann Pick exchanged places team standings also remained same except UK moved fifth after Canadas Sattler recorded zero no-finish use previously dropped cut score completed Round Six around 430 pm little later 4 pm time planned Everyone beat workers really suffered haf s off sticking out individual standing Verano first Shadel second Phelan third Lindemann fourth Pick fifth Callow sixth Malina seventh Hnizdil eighth Sato ninth van den Bosch tenth durable aluminum skia weigh half much competitors skis plus unique metal axle connector does lower prop clearance allows go wheels skis seconds add-ons Tracking edges standard feature skis can ordered trike set includes nose ski just mains tail draggers Send check money order Orders shipped immediately canada send money order US dollars MN add 65% sales tax Competitive dealer prices offered Phone inquiries after 200 CST Made USA FREE SHIPPING 25 Trike set 2200 Mains 1800 40 Trike set 2600 Mains 2200 60 Trike set 2800 Mains 2400 PO BOX 21181 columbia Heights MN 55421 781-7333 12 Model Aviation 4NORTHERN MODELING PRODUCTS 1OTE - TCHING COLORS team standings changed dramatically US teams Rodriguez recorded second no-finish zeroThis count already dropped defense Lou late addition team about two weeks preparethats enough time anyone caller Rusty Van Baren little practice time leam vagaries FAd engine tuning suffered because Hover also took zero pick up cut timethe US team dropped first fourth place Germany took lead followed Australia Czech Republic US Italy Canada Sweden UK Japan South Africa US team certainly out after Round Nine second-worst score would dropped However Lou Rodriguez two zeros after six rounds ten rounds still fly Lou tremendous pressure him stay clean rest way second day started promptly 9 am Round Seven wasnt cloud sky Mucedola first heat first slot matrix flew first heat round accompanied Canadas Ed Smith Gary Hover John Dorse South Africa went heat after heat after heat Rounds Seven Eight ended no major differences standings Round Nine however did see some major changes because second worst-score drop Individually big change Milos Mabna former World Champion Czech Republic now fifth place Pick falling out top five US team back first place followed Germany Australia Czech Republic Italy Verano still first place margin over Shadel ranging 7 10 seconds round round Round 10 ended Robbert van den Bosch slowly creeping up ladder probably faster anyone meet needs some stick time get closer poles straightaways smoked people moved sixth place second day ended Round 11 planned running additional six rounds first day too hot held quick team managers meeting gave SPEED CONTROLS SC755 95 Grams Ultra High Frequency 1OCOO PS atts $6250 LIL CRICKETT Helps find lost airplane $1995 LR TAYLOR POWER PACER Great airplane saver Charges cycles TX RX batteries shows battery capacity remaining warns bad cells pack Retail $9995 Spec $8995 option flying six rounds Day Two four rounds final day flying five rounds Day Two five final day team managers unanimously chose second option Everyone whipped heat five rounds would complete day Individually Veranos lead greatly reducedhe cutout Round Nine registered cut time Rounds 10 11 lead over Shadel reduced 209 secondshis score 62004 Shadels 62213 Thomas Lindemann now third Ranjit Phelan fourth Milos Malina fifth team standings after Round Eight unchanged weather equally hot final day competition give us jump heat started hour earlier 802 am first heat fired up contained Mucedola Pick Tkatchenko Board Bad luck again plagued Lou Rodriguez registered another zero no-finish count because would no score-dropping moved Germany back first place followed Australia Czech Republic US andltaly individual scoring Shadel moved ahead Verano first placeRichard flew 113 Daves 110 Daves lead 59 after 12 rounds can two guys close after flying seemed though competition would go last round decide two would champ Shadel no zeros Verano two throwaways very good shape lead over next-closest competitor 13 points Round 13 Verano moved back first place 6710 Shadels 7088 Lindemann firmly entrenched third place big lead over fourth-place Mama Robbert van den 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-I *vM *1Iw lily wII weather competition hot last August Pylons best came Muncie3 Photos author Graphic Design Cans Kunz n August issue National Miniature Pylon Racing Association NMPRA newsletter Cliff Telford wrote about Nationals August weather Muncie hot July Lawrenceville should very interesting World Champs European fliers rarely compete conditions have prevalent US Midwest summer Well wasand did 1995 F3D FAI World Championships held August 14-16 Muncie AMA National flying Site both meets think hotter Muncie weather part World Championships drama World Champion has nice ring doesnt fliers able achieve lofty goal reaching once means have luck side no tiptoeing through matrix F3D like sometimes Quickie Quarter Formula F3D scoring system requires fast flights heat Also addition having individual World Champion F3D has World Champion Teamthere much stake just individual honors new World Champion Its probably hard guess Mister Perennial Nats Formula Championships doesnt win time seems like does World Champion third time Dave Shadel thats Twelve countries entered competition have competing against other several years faces previous teams returned take Yanks have winning Team Championships team beat theyre very talented Dave Shadel Gary Hover Lou Rodriguez US pilots Jimmy Shinohara Rusty Van Baren callers 8 Model Aviation an team Front L-R E Wiedemann Riesinger Lindemann M Wiedemann Rear L-R Haag Pick Ibragimov Henschkowski IEEfluuumuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu AboveThe US team Front L-R Shinohara Shadel Verano Rear L-R Van Baren Thompson Hover Rodriguez Wade Schorr Right World Champions Jim Shinohara left Dave Shadel hold Daves airplane Nelson-powered Stileuo January 1996 9 Italys Georgio Giannasi prepares flight Italian team Front L-R Perella Pieroni Donati Rear L-R Fois wife Anna Pieroni IDs model judges Giannasi Giulianetti Mecedola Japanese team front manager Sato Rear L-R ChugoThe Canadian team L-R Smith Iverson Sattler Andrassy Gau Kawaoku BobO Sato Honda Miyata SuguwaraHolmes men experienced Pylon wars compete against other continually developing great flying skills demonstrated rest world Since 1987 US team members have repeated World Champion World Championship team four straight times US team has gotten little faster since 1987 due development newer equipment airplanes engines best times have fallen around 118 106 107 approximately second per lap However rest world has also made huge gains Theyve sharpened skills flying much better did 10 years ago biggest gain has equipment utilizing Americanmade engines closely related clones developed other countries Some engines close produced some parts will interchange Germans ran IRs made Ravil Ibragimov Russian gentleman attendance noticeable difference between engine Nelson IRs stroke few thousandths longer engines ran very well thought Germans fast Americans difference 10 Model Aviation ian team L-R Orlov Tkatchenko Smolentsev Australian team L-R C Callow K Callow Murphy Axon shown Boubnov Bazanov Babikov Igoumnoy Phelan An unforgettable group See results Focus Competition L Individual winners awards banquet L-R ShinoharaThe events lap counters worked searing heat included Shadel Verano Henschkowski LindemannL-R Pool Ritch Rutkowski McKee close flew poles Twelve competitors flew Rossis some modified Ranjit Phelan fast Australian competitor eight used IRs two used MVVSs two used MBs ten used Nelsons used OS used Termik Competitors flew large variety airplanes Tsunamis Mustangs Stilettos Kaze Killers Heinkels Folkerts Nomo Mustil Orlov Special Monk Magic 12 countries attended 11 sent full three-pilot teams Netherlands shortened two-person team US group included current World Champion total 36 competitors some frequency jockeying get teams same matrix rows wouldnt obligated fly another eventually ended up perfect 4 x 9 matrix scheduled heat containing four airplanes point must acknowledge some people provided some great support area allowable frequencies competition Nats frequencies exception Canada no else uses frequencies come up radio equipment fliers JR Futaba contacted came rescue providing receivers crystals fliers changed frequencies person problem Japanese South African teams arrived week early could practice humid air remainder teams trickled arrived Friday August 11 Some teams arrived early go sightseeing around country Official practice held day Saturday followed Team Managers meeting night opening ceremonies Sunday morning followed official processing Sunday afternoon As Contest Director used Team Managers meeting announce total number rounds planned would announced morning second day after seeing things progressed first day plans fly six rounds Monday six Tuesday four Wednesday total 16 raised some eyebrowsthat total never flown previously Despite felt World Champion would certainly decided after rounds Plus wanted people traveled long distances get moneys worth opening ceremonies stage contained various dignitaries including FM Vice President Pierre Chaussebourg welcomed everyone championships wished everyone luck followed Don Lowe spoke behalf AMA After Dons speech Jerry Rouillard spoke behalf National flying Site introduced mayor Muncie welcomed everyone city point another ceremony took place F3D Championships first event held newly completed Stage Center runways As such AMA wanted dedicate project before contesta ribbon stretched across asphalt Don Lowe cut flying airplane through flags attending nation raised accompanied national anthems thanked various sponsors workers introduced jury officially declared meet open afternoon processed approximately 108 airplaneswe measured marked engines checked pipes completed ready start meet workers equipment place 830 started forming heats preparation 9 am starting time Everything fell place very nicely looked watch heard first engine start exactly 901 hate starting late Watching heat gives different impression normal style racing does standard events can usually tell winner FAI racing person racing against clock individual clock doesnt start until airplane flagged off line Its inconceivable person flagged off last could winner fastest heat Most time winner obviousbut always FAI system time converted seconds seconds counted points 110 70 seconds therefore 70 points winner flier accumulates fewest points flier went fastest heat cut penalized adding 10% score example 110 time 70 points cut penalty score would jump 77 zero reason adds 200 points first heat included Paolo Mucedola Italy Barry Murphy Australia Peter van Doesburg Netherlands Michael Moore South Africa Mucedola score 7890 Murphy 8176 van Doesburg 8231 Moore 8827 guys followed Georgio Giannasi Italy Ranjit Phelan Australia Robbert van den Bosch Netherlands Russell Vander Westhuizen South Africa dont think pit boss didnt have mouthful fliers recorded scores 9684 6939 7359 8812 respectively went end nine heats constituted first round leaders Germanys Manfred Pick 6903 USs Gary Hover 6941 Richard Verano attended defending champion 6945 Australias Ranjit Phelan 6991 UKs Alan Laurie 7009 round out top five Rounding out top ten 16-year-old Chris Callow Australia Yoshinori Sato Japan Dave Shadel US Robbert van den Bosch Netherlands Zdenek NEED RIC ACCESSORIES FLY TO HITEC RCD FOR ALL YOUR ACCESSORY NEEDS 6 Y harness 7351# NiE] 6 Buffered Y harness 7354# LI 12 Aileron Extension 7345# 24 Aileron Extension 7346# 6 Buffered Servo Conn 7356# LIIII 9 Male Servo Conn 7342# 9 Female shown 7343# Switch Harness w/Battery & Clip 72 15# Please specify connector type ordering Part # followed Airt J Fat 8 HitecIRCD & JR ALSO AVAILABLE 50 ft Bulk Servo Wire 3001 Rubber Ducky Antenna 1125 Flight Preserver w/Velcro 8480 hiuoc 10729 Wheatlands Ave #C Santee CA 92071-2883 519 258-4940 January1996 11 15hft 311 Flame Red Deep Red Sky Blue Deep Blue Midnight Blue Bright Yellow Cub Yellow Dark Yellow Orange Black White Silver Perfect Paint high quality part fuel proof paint combines convenience superb results Perfect Paint will cover dopes epoxies metals fiberglass plastic smooth hard mar resis tant finish will crack chip NOW AVAILABLE P~qcheveronEhobby1productsu PO Box 2480 Sandusky Ohio 44870 Phone & Fax 419-797-2208 Hnizdil Czech Republic Team-wise US led 22064 points over Australias 22370 Germany 22472 UK scored 24112 Sweden scored 25560 Round Two Richard Verano moved first place 13585 points followed Gary Hover Manfred Pick Dave Shadel Alan Laurie US team still first place Germany moved second followed Italy Sweden Australia fell fifth placeRanjit Phelan recorded 200-point 'zero score~ Let digress explain another rule FM competition lowest score winner recording zero disastrous However rules allow flier drop worst score after four rounds flown second-worst score after nine rounds flown Therefore zero knocks flier right out contention may put him bottom standings However score dropped flier may jump up top heap other scores good Phelans case zero put him 26th place end Round Two position score made dramatic jump after fourth-round drop Richard Verano set world record 10640 barely breaking Dub JeWs record 10660 later backed up flight heats 10739 10655 10710 several 108s Richard guy beat looked like sure repeat World Championbut someone forgot tell Dave Shadel started Round Three about 1130 am heat starting build unbearable conditions Paolo Mucedola Italy Chris Callow Australia Yoshinori Sato Japan USs Lou Rodriguez started Round Three Mucedola 7736 Callow 7203 Sato 7243 Rodriguez very good 6997 end round Verano 20324 points Pick 21067 Shadel 21224 Hover 21356 Thomas Lindemana 21637 team standings US team first Shadel third Hover fourth Rodriguez sixth Veranos place no bearing team standingshe returning defending champion represented himself US Strong individual scores helped Germany take second place Pick second Lindemann fifth Haag eleventh Sweden Australia Czech Republic rounded out top-five places respectively Round Four US team faltered Rodriguez recorded zero Hover cut pylon However times dropped worst scores US team maintained its lead over second-place Germany Australian Czech Republic teams moved up third fourth Swedens Karlsson Larsson took zeros flameout double cut pick up earlier cut scores dropped Canada moved fifth positiontheir first time top five Individually Verano still first place 20083 points followed Shadel 20891 Phelan 20917 points Pick 21067 Lindemann 21157 scores dropped slighfly Round Three remember After four rounds worst score dropped Round Five flown worst heat day very difficult get anyone out sun poor workers didat have much choice fliers wouldnt venture out except fly Everyone stood under fueling tent shade second day added another tent fliers wouldnt melt heat end round individual standings remained same except Lindemann Pick exchanged places team standings also remained same except UK moved fifth after Canadas Sattler recorded zero no-finish use previously dropped cut score completed Round Six around 430 pm little later 4 pm time planned Everyone beat workers really suffered haf s off sticking out individual standing Verano first Shadel second Phelan third Lindemann fourth Pick fifth Callow sixth Malina seventh Hnizdil eighth Sato ninth van den Bosch tenth durable aluminum skia weigh half much competitors skis plus unique metal axle connector does lower prop clearance allows go wheels skis seconds add-ons Tracking edges standard feature skis can ordered trike set includes nose ski just mains tail draggers Send check money order Orders shipped immediately canada send money order US dollars MN add 65% sales tax Competitive dealer prices offered Phone inquiries after 200 CST Made USA FREE SHIPPING 25 Trike set 2200 Mains 1800 40 Trike set 2600 Mains 2200 60 Trike set 2800 Mains 2400 PO BOX 21181 columbia Heights MN 55421 781-7333 12 Model Aviation 4NORTHERN MODELING PRODUCTS 1OTE - TCHING COLORS team standings changed dramatically US teams Rodriguez recorded second no-finish zeroThis count already dropped defense Lou late addition team about two weeks preparethats enough time anyone caller Rusty Van Baren little practice time leam vagaries FAd engine tuning suffered because Hover also took zero pick up cut timethe US team dropped first fourth place Germany took lead followed Australia Czech Republic US Italy Canada Sweden UK Japan South Africa US team certainly out after Round Nine second-worst score would dropped However Lou Rodriguez two zeros after six rounds ten rounds still fly Lou tremendous pressure him stay clean rest way second day started promptly 9 am Round Seven wasnt cloud sky Mucedola first heat first slot matrix flew first heat round accompanied Canadas Ed Smith Gary Hover John Dorse South Africa went heat after heat after heat Rounds Seven Eight ended no major differences standings Round Nine however did see some major changes because second worst-score drop Individually big change Milos Mabna former World Champion Czech Republic now fifth place Pick falling out top five US team back first place followed Germany Australia Czech Republic Italy Verano still first place margin over Shadel ranging 7 10 seconds round round Round 10 ended Robbert van den Bosch slowly creeping up ladder probably faster anyone meet needs some stick time get closer poles straightaways smoked people moved sixth place second day ended Round 11 planned running additional six rounds first day too hot held quick team managers meeting gave SPEED CONTROLS SC755 95 Grams Ultra High Frequency 1OCOO PS atts $6250 LIL CRICKETT Helps find lost airplane $1995 LR TAYLOR POWER PACER Great airplane saver Charges cycles TX RX batteries shows battery capacity remaining warns bad cells pack Retail $9995 Spec $8995 option flying six rounds Day Two four rounds final day flying five rounds Day Two five final day team managers unanimously chose second option Everyone whipped heat five rounds would complete day Individually Veranos lead greatly reducedhe cutout Round Nine registered cut time Rounds 10 11 lead over Shadel reduced 209 secondshis score 62004 Shadels 62213 Thomas Lindemann now third Ranjit Phelan fourth Milos Malina fifth team standings after Round Eight unchanged weather equally hot final day competition give us jump heat started hour earlier 802 am first heat fired up contained Mucedola Pick Tkatchenko Board Bad luck again plagued Lou Rodriguez registered another zero no-finish count because would no score-dropping moved Germany back first place followed Australia Czech Republic US andltaly individual scoring Shadel moved ahead Verano first placeRichard flew 113 Daves 110 Daves lead 59 after 12 rounds can two guys close after flying seemed though competition would go last round decide two would champ Shadel no zeros Verano two throwaways very good shape lead over next-closest competitor 13 points Round 13 Verano moved back first place 6710 Shadels 7088 Lindemann firmly entrenched third place big lead over fourth-place Mama Robbert van den 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-I *vM *1Iw lily wII weather competition hot last August Pylons best came Muncie3 Photos author Graphic Design Cans Kunz n August issue National Miniature Pylon Racing Association NMPRA newsletter Cliff Telford wrote about Nationals August weather Muncie hot July Lawrenceville should very interesting World Champs European fliers rarely compete conditions have prevalent US Midwest summer Well wasand did 1995 F3D FAI World Championships held August 14-16 Muncie AMA National flying Site both meets think hotter Muncie weather part World Championships drama World Champion has nice ring doesnt fliers able achieve lofty goal reaching once means have luck side no tiptoeing through matrix F3D like sometimes Quickie Quarter Formula F3D scoring system requires fast flights heat Also addition having individual World Champion F3D has World Champion Teamthere much stake just individual honors new World Champion Its probably hard guess Mister Perennial Nats Formula Championships doesnt win time seems like does World Champion third time Dave Shadel thats Twelve countries entered competition have competing against other several years faces previous teams returned take Yanks have winning Team Championships team beat theyre very talented Dave Shadel Gary Hover Lou Rodriguez US pilots Jimmy Shinohara Rusty Van Baren callers 8 Model Aviation an team Front L-R E Wiedemann Riesinger Lindemann M Wiedemann Rear L-R Haag Pick Ibragimov Henschkowski IEEfluuumuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu AboveThe US team Front L-R Shinohara Shadel Verano Rear L-R Van Baren Thompson Hover Rodriguez Wade Schorr Right World Champions Jim Shinohara left Dave Shadel hold Daves airplane Nelson-powered Stileuo January 1996 9 Italys Georgio Giannasi prepares flight Italian team Front L-R Perella Pieroni Donati Rear L-R Fois wife Anna Pieroni IDs model judges Giannasi Giulianetti Mecedola Japanese team front manager Sato Rear L-R ChugoThe Canadian team L-R Smith Iverson Sattler Andrassy Gau Kawaoku BobO Sato Honda Miyata SuguwaraHolmes men experienced Pylon wars compete against other continually developing great flying skills demonstrated rest world Since 1987 US team members have repeated World Champion World Championship team four straight times US team has gotten little faster since 1987 due development newer equipment airplanes engines best times have fallen around 118 106 107 approximately second per lap However rest world has also made huge gains Theyve sharpened skills flying much better did 10 years ago biggest gain has equipment utilizing Americanmade engines closely related clones developed other countries Some engines close produced some parts will interchange Germans ran IRs made Ravil Ibragimov Russian gentleman attendance noticeable difference between engine Nelson IRs stroke few thousandths longer engines ran very well thought Germans fast Americans difference 10 Model Aviation ian team L-R Orlov Tkatchenko Smolentsev Australian team L-R C Callow K Callow Murphy Axon shown Boubnov Bazanov Babikov Igoumnoy Phelan An unforgettable group See results Focus Competition L Individual winners awards banquet L-R ShinoharaThe events lap counters worked searing heat included Shadel Verano Henschkowski LindemannL-R Pool Ritch Rutkowski McKee close flew poles Twelve competitors flew Rossis some modified Ranjit Phelan fast Australian competitor eight used IRs two used MVVSs two used MBs ten used Nelsons used OS used Termik Competitors flew large variety airplanes Tsunamis Mustangs Stilettos Kaze Killers Heinkels Folkerts Nomo Mustil Orlov Special Monk Magic 12 countries attended 11 sent full three-pilot teams Netherlands shortened two-person team US group included current World Champion total 36 competitors some frequency jockeying get teams same matrix rows wouldnt obligated fly another eventually ended up perfect 4 x 9 matrix scheduled heat containing four airplanes point must acknowledge some people provided some great support area allowable frequencies competition Nats frequencies exception Canada no else uses frequencies come up radio equipment fliers JR Futaba contacted came rescue providing receivers crystals fliers changed frequencies person problem Japanese South African teams arrived week early could practice humid air remainder teams trickled arrived Friday August 11 Some teams arrived early go sightseeing around country Official practice held day Saturday followed Team Managers meeting night opening ceremonies Sunday morning followed official processing Sunday afternoon As Contest Director used Team Managers meeting announce total number rounds planned would announced morning second day after seeing things progressed first day plans fly six rounds Monday six Tuesday four Wednesday total 16 raised some eyebrowsthat total never flown previously Despite felt World Champion would certainly decided after rounds Plus wanted people traveled long distances get moneys worth opening ceremonies stage contained various dignitaries including FM Vice President Pierre Chaussebourg welcomed everyone championships wished everyone luck followed Don Lowe spoke behalf AMA After Dons speech Jerry Rouillard spoke behalf National flying Site introduced mayor Muncie welcomed everyone city point another ceremony took place F3D Championships first event held newly completed Stage Center runways As such AMA wanted dedicate project before contesta ribbon stretched across asphalt Don Lowe cut flying airplane through flags attending nation raised accompanied national anthems thanked various sponsors workers introduced jury officially declared meet open afternoon processed approximately 108 airplaneswe measured marked engines checked pipes completed ready start meet workers equipment place 830 started forming heats preparation 9 am starting time Everything fell place very nicely looked watch heard first engine start exactly 901 hate starting late Watching heat gives different impression normal style racing does standard events can usually tell winner FAI racing person racing against clock individual clock doesnt start until airplane flagged off line Its inconceivable person flagged off last could winner fastest heat Most time winner obviousbut always FAI system time converted seconds seconds counted points 110 70 seconds therefore 70 points winner flier accumulates fewest points flier went fastest heat cut penalized adding 10% score example 110 time 70 points cut penalty score would jump 77 zero reason adds 200 points first heat included Paolo Mucedola Italy Barry Murphy Australia Peter van Doesburg Netherlands Michael Moore South Africa Mucedola score 7890 Murphy 8176 van Doesburg 8231 Moore 8827 guys followed Georgio Giannasi Italy Ranjit Phelan Australia Robbert van den Bosch Netherlands Russell Vander Westhuizen South Africa dont think pit boss didnt have mouthful fliers recorded scores 9684 6939 7359 8812 respectively went end nine heats constituted first round leaders Germanys Manfred Pick 6903 USs Gary Hover 6941 Richard Verano attended defending champion 6945 Australias Ranjit Phelan 6991 UKs Alan Laurie 7009 round out top five Rounding out top ten 16-year-old Chris Callow Australia Yoshinori Sato Japan Dave Shadel US Robbert van den Bosch Netherlands Zdenek NEED RIC ACCESSORIES FLY TO HITEC RCD FOR ALL YOUR ACCESSORY NEEDS 6 Y harness 7351# NiE] 6 Buffered Y harness 7354# LI 12 Aileron Extension 7345# 24 Aileron Extension 7346# 6 Buffered Servo Conn 7356# LIIII 9 Male Servo Conn 7342# 9 Female shown 7343# Switch Harness w/Battery & Clip 72 15# Please specify connector type ordering Part # followed Airt J Fat 8 HitecIRCD & JR ALSO AVAILABLE 50 ft Bulk Servo Wire 3001 Rubber Ducky Antenna 1125 Flight Preserver w/Velcro 8480 hiuoc 10729 Wheatlands Ave #C Santee CA 92071-2883 519 258-4940 January1996 11 15hft 311 Flame Red Deep Red Sky Blue Deep Blue Midnight Blue Bright Yellow Cub Yellow Dark Yellow Orange Black White Silver Perfect Paint high quality part fuel proof paint combines convenience 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Round Two position score made dramatic jump after fourth-round drop Richard Verano set world record 10640 barely breaking Dub JeWs record 10660 later backed up flight heats 10739 10655 10710 several 108s Richard guy beat looked like sure repeat World Championbut someone forgot tell Dave Shadel started Round Three about 1130 am heat starting build unbearable conditions Paolo Mucedola Italy Chris Callow Australia Yoshinori Sato Japan USs Lou Rodriguez started Round Three Mucedola 7736 Callow 7203 Sato 7243 Rodriguez very good 6997 end round Verano 20324 points Pick 21067 Shadel 21224 Hover 21356 Thomas Lindemana 21637 team standings US team first Shadel third Hover fourth Rodriguez sixth Veranos place no bearing team standingshe returning defending champion represented himself US Strong individual scores helped Germany take second place Pick second Lindemann fifth Haag eleventh Sweden Australia Czech Republic rounded out top-five places respectively Round Four US team faltered Rodriguez recorded zero Hover cut pylon However times dropped worst scores US team maintained its lead over second-place Germany Australian Czech Republic teams moved up third fourth Swedens Karlsson Larsson took zeros flameout double cut pick up earlier cut scores dropped Canada moved fifth positiontheir first time top five Individually Verano still first place 20083 points followed Shadel 20891 Phelan 20917 points Pick 21067 Lindemann 21157 scores dropped slighfly Round Three remember After four rounds worst score dropped Round Five flown worst heat day very difficult get anyone out sun poor workers didat have much choice fliers wouldnt venture out except fly Everyone stood under fueling tent shade second day added another tent fliers wouldnt melt heat end round individual standings remained same except Lindemann Pick exchanged places team standings also remained same except UK moved fifth after Canadas Sattler recorded zero no-finish use previously dropped cut score completed Round Six around 430 pm little later 4 pm time planned Everyone beat workers really suffered haf s off sticking out individual standing Verano first Shadel second Phelan third Lindemann fourth Pick fifth Callow sixth Malina seventh Hnizdil eighth Sato ninth van den Bosch tenth durable aluminum skia weigh half much competitors skis plus unique metal axle connector does lower prop clearance allows go wheels skis seconds add-ons Tracking edges standard feature skis can ordered trike set includes nose ski just mains tail draggers Send check money order Orders shipped immediately canada send money order US dollars MN add 65% sales tax Competitive dealer prices offered Phone inquiries after 200 CST Made USA FREE SHIPPING 25 Trike set 2200 Mains 1800 40 Trike set 2600 Mains 2200 60 Trike set 2800 Mains 2400 PO BOX 21181 columbia Heights MN 55421 781-7333 12 Model Aviation 4NORTHERN MODELING PRODUCTS 1OTE - TCHING COLORS team standings changed dramatically US teams Rodriguez recorded second no-finish zeroThis count already dropped defense Lou late addition team about two weeks preparethats enough time anyone caller Rusty Van Baren little practice time leam vagaries FAd engine tuning suffered because Hover also took zero pick up cut timethe US team dropped first fourth place Germany took lead followed Australia Czech Republic US Italy Canada Sweden UK Japan South Africa US team certainly out after Round Nine second-worst score would dropped However Lou Rodriguez two zeros after six rounds ten rounds still fly Lou tremendous pressure him stay clean rest way second day started promptly 9 am Round Seven wasnt cloud sky Mucedola first heat first slot matrix flew first heat round accompanied Canadas Ed Smith Gary Hover John Dorse South Africa went heat after heat after heat Rounds Seven Eight ended no major differences standings Round Nine however did see some major changes because second worst-score drop Individually big change Milos Mabna former World Champion Czech Republic now fifth place Pick falling out top five US team back first place followed Germany Australia Czech Republic Italy Verano still first place margin over Shadel ranging 7 10 seconds round round Round 10 ended Robbert van den Bosch slowly creeping up ladder probably faster anyone meet needs some stick time get closer poles straightaways smoked people moved sixth place second day ended Round 11 planned running additional six rounds first day too hot held quick team managers meeting gave SPEED CONTROLS SC755 95 Grams Ultra High Frequency 1OCOO PS atts $6250 LIL CRICKETT Helps find lost airplane $1995 LR TAYLOR POWER PACER Great airplane saver Charges cycles TX RX batteries shows battery capacity remaining warns bad cells pack Retail $9995 Spec $8995 option flying six rounds Day Two four rounds final day flying five rounds Day Two five final day team managers unanimously chose second option Everyone whipped heat five rounds would complete day Individually Veranos lead greatly reducedhe cutout Round Nine registered cut time Rounds 10 11 lead over Shadel reduced 209 secondshis score 62004 Shadels 62213 Thomas Lindemann now third Ranjit Phelan fourth Milos Malina fifth team standings after Round Eight unchanged weather equally hot final day competition give us jump heat started hour earlier 802 am first heat fired up contained Mucedola Pick Tkatchenko Board Bad luck again plagued Lou Rodriguez registered another zero no-finish count because would no score-dropping moved Germany back first place followed Australia Czech Republic US andltaly individual scoring Shadel moved ahead Verano first placeRichard flew 113 Daves 110 Daves lead 59 after 12 rounds can two guys close after flying seemed though competition would go last round decide two would champ Shadel no zeros Verano two throwaways very good shape lead over next-closest competitor 13 points Round 13 Verano moved back first place 6710 Shadels 7088 Lindemann firmly entrenched third place big lead over fourth-place Mama Robbert van den 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Shippfrig $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 1-800-6113860 Orders Only 606-334-4330 Customer Service 606-334-4333 Fax Prices Subject Change Any Time jOBj January1996 13 LIQUIDATION SALE 20 DIFFERENT BRIDI KITS AT GIxsETJr FFt ICES AFTER 25 YEARS JOES RETIRING FROM THE KIT BUSSINESS AND HAS ASKED US TO HELP LIQUIDATE HIS INVENTORY THIS IS CLOSE OUT SALE ONCE THEYRE GONE THEYRE GONE FOREVER MANY OF THESE KITS ARE DESTINED TO BECOME COLLECTORS ITEMS SC CAP 230Sl399 plus SlOO shipping 96 BIZZEE BEESl399 plus 51500 shipping UrIER CHAOS$5995 plus $695 shipping KRAFTY 6054995 plus $695 shipping TRAINERKRAFT 40S3995 plus S695 shipping 40 60 FLOATS$1855 plus $695 shipping WE ACCEPT ALL MAJOR G&S REDIT CARDS HOBBIES 967 HANCOCK BULLHEAD CITY ARIZONIA 86442 520 758-1100 602 758-1100 CALL OR WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG Round 14 came went individual lead changed once againShadel turned 6856 Verano recorded second zero Fortunately score dropped second-worst meant pick up previously cut time Shadels lead jumped slightly six seconds Still closeand lot could still happen remainder individual places team standings unchanged previous round Round 15 would decide things Shadel turned 6959 Verano 71 95enough Shadel win Shadel no zeros 15 rounds flying sat out final round took zero would have dropped favor previously dropped score would still enough make him champion cut entire meet Round fliers meet agreed would love have Daves throwaway scores Dave sat out Round 16 no could blame him Verano six-second lead over Lindemann needed score However already recorded two zeros third would knock him out second place Fortunately didnt happen Richard flew well defending champion finished second place 96 seconds behind new/old champion Thats superclose after 16 rounds flying Dont fret Richardhell back Germanys Thomas Lindemann finished third Netherlands Robbert van den Bosch finished fourth Czech Republics Milos Mama took fifth Germany took team championship US team finished second Czech Republic finished third Australia finished fourth Italy took fifth Its over Sixteen rounds its over left measure engines thank workers hold closing ceremomes called top three individual winners onto stage presented medals played US national anthem top three teams took stand Germans bathed everyone champagne played national anthem Afterward team stood its countrys flag FAT theme played team managers lowered countries flags declared meet closed awards banquet held later night affair can touching After nice meal Don Lowe passed out appreciation awards people helped make meet success included Steve Kaluf Greg Chartrand Teresa McKee Liz Helms AMA Headquarters thanked Paul Page dedication starter Karen Yeager decade work got standing ovation competitors also recognized some other important people Horizon Hobbies Futaba support radio gear Northwest Model Distributors donating country signs pits huge welcome banner displayed entrance Ritchs Brew Dickie Randy Ritch donated fuel used meet also drove up Texas worked course team awards distributed top three manager few kind words say Ron Schorr spoke children different countries observed playing other well got along Adolf Klein manager Czech team invited everyone Prague 1997 finished individual trophy awards again some nice things said winners Dave Shadel spoke 20plus years Jim Shinoharait touching emotional moment Dave said winner should have Richard Verano Richard flew very well slightly faster did record few cut times two zeros Shadel other hand like man mission rail times varied high 11169 counting cut time low 10763a difference 406 seconds Lap after lap grooved through traffic moving high low pass never losing beat best deserves World Champion title Later everyone wandered around room collecting autographs team managers pilots callers followed hugs goodbye Its kind sadwe met some great new friends around world may never see again Model Aviation offers largest selection giant scale kits world GIAN114 UAL 901/4 SCALE 96 order kits call 1-800-327-7198 log fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax