FFPower Larry Kruse ONE largest bones contention plague recent Nationals Contests has question acceptable site flying Outdoor Free Flight events critical nature site selection de cision has pivotal point last years Nationals Free Flight Duration events can celed preselected site found unavailable contest time Given immediate past history Free Flight site problems Vir ginia before Nebraska special care taken AMA site-selection committee find location would suit needs chUCK uode Salem Olij gets nis y2A pacer off good launch unofficial NosGas event Design Sal Taibis classics Free Flight community years choice name Badger Moun tain site some 15 minutes southwest Nats headquarters Richland WA Nominally useful 15 miles 25 miles arid landscape south Badger Mountain gently rolling ter rain few small gulleys covered sparse sagebrush occasional low scrubby des ert bushes Further west taller mesquite posed some retrieval problems wind switched east some point its recent history field plowed allowed go back native grasses Like wagon ruts Oregon Trail ground retained tracks plow made retrieval motor bike uncomfortable ride however Badger Mountain acceptable site potentially good Free Flight sitewith proviso being wind could blow Unfortunately mother na ture does subscribe particular human needs wishesand blow did least start 68 Model Aviation Bruce Beast Kimball Seattle WA gets Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod YaA off Nostalgia Gas Powered stock Cox 049 mid-Fifties design looks like could still competitive todays contests Senior contestant Derek Walkington LLancaster CA flew Cargo Batstealth flying wing Odd craft won first right Fred Guilfoyle 1Edmonds WA Bruce Kimball Seattle WA apparently bought covering ships remnant sale MonoKote factory Russell Cuip LCameron Park CA modified Summerwind winglets vortex-breakers tips Electric Class B ship used Astro 05 geared cobalt motor drive 11 x 8 folding prop win right Bob Stalick Albany OR tweaks needle valve K&B-powered C-Quell FF columnist Model Builder magazine flier score 3 maxes windblown opening day FF Nats Class C Gas Payload flown Sun day neither event engendering much enthusiasm either flying site given cold temper atures windspeeds estimated just under 25 mph Only four Open fliers chose enter tro phy dash risk ships Bob Stalicks big 750-sq-in C-Quell climbed well wind understandably trouble settling its glide pattern Ultimately however did settle well enough card three successive two-minute maxes win event Norm Peterson dropped three seconds three flights sec ond place Larry Heagrens 289 brought him third-place trophy Payloads perennial Nats winner Bob Nichols everything way flier Open Dave Warren Derek Walkington gave go Senior ended up order Half-A Gas fliers able put up lots flights Monday wind mercifully dropped acceptable levels Both high-thrust low-thrust designs evidence neither seemed have distinct advantages still-fitful air Open Draycott Hooke appeared have found key picking good air morning stock Starduster fell third late day Clarence Bull three maxes early lost plane As luck would have found planebut after close official flying Richard Williamson proved eventual winner flyoff Ken Youngman Draycott Hooke although flyoff ended up being one-flight-go-forbroke affair Junior Senior hA Gas uncharacter istic entry two contestants age group Clint Hanneson under tutelage John Bortoak first Junior followed young Larry Heagren distant second Senior closely contested Jason Youck amassed 202 seconds Dave Warrens 163second total Open Cargo like Payload belonged exclusively Bob Nichols Bull Moose design has past four Nationals Derek Walkington tried hand weight-lifting event too put up commendable flight first Sen ior Class D Gas flown Tuesday weather having turned bee-you-tee-ful light vanContinued page 176 November 1989 69 uruce nannan i Uoraao LA props winfling FAI Power ship Model features alumi num-skinned wings high-revving Nel son 15 power Bruce flew power events also won A-2 Towline Glider Hey Thats Sal Talbi big K&B 75cc-powered Starduster 50th Nats Sal getting set go 7th max D Gaswhich won handily total 1018 sec 4-sec engine run big ship gained impressive altitude Thats Jay Jackson Salt Lake City UT right left Oppies Uppie leaves hand Bob Oppegard Circle Pines MN test flight Bob has refining design number years has power/glide pattern down pat placed third Open Gas right Canadian Greg Davis flew gorgeous yellow-and-black silkcovered Civy Boy first place Nostalgia Gas Power K&B 19 Greenhead Fifties Plane still remembered fly very well Bob Nichols 1South Meriden CT simple C02-powered design its ganged fuel tanks record-setter 1800 would have higher except plane lost last flight right Bert Pond L Sandy Charlene Frank held sway behind officials table four days Outdoor FF Sandy chalked up 29th year service participation Natsbut doesnt look old enough have done HT MASTER 3D Kelicopter Flight Simulator Protects Investment Speeds up flight training time Easy Use master ALL helicopter flight manuevers simulated under full flight conditions have complete control movement forward reverse left rightup down 3fl0 rotation hover Flight Master essential mastering difficult nose-in maneuver Perfect flying skills expensive crash repairs downtime Protect investment models motors machinery tock #1001 List $19995 Mini15%-20% Power Super Quiet Eaay Install Light Weight Stock #3000 Shutlie Stock #3001 Concept 30 Stock #3002 Baron 28 30 & X-CeII 30 Super Tune Pipe Design 60 Super Power 15%-20% up SuperQuiet Super Quality Material Super Light Weight Super Easy Installation Stock #3010 Headers Available Floats Water Snow Excellent Training Aid Beginners 20-30 Size Stock#2009*1 50-60 Size Stock #2010*2 HOBBY DEALERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR QUAL PRODUCTS AT DEALER PRICE PLEASE C OR WRtTE FOR DETAILS CENTURY IMPORT & EXPORT List $89 759 E BROKAW RD JOSE CA 951 List 529408 436-1 325 Speed year ranged K&B 49s Supertigre X-29s some OPS 29s DJS 29 stuff available phone around ought try out Class B really nice size fly last day Speed flying Wednesday July 19 treated finest big-block shootouts Nats history No less 19 screaming 65-powered airplanes en tered Class D Speed Once again hot windy weather fac tor everyone tried get ships up morning Quite show guy after other going up breaking 200 mph like nothing Wisniewski first off 203-mph blast followed Len Adachi Osaka Japan OS special 20587 mph After came host 200 mph-plus runs 14 flights total over magic mark dust settled Frank Garzon holder national record class dusted off sterling 21093 mph Ake shi Kusumoto Japans top circle-burner copped second 20681 mph followed ever closely Morris/Mathison 20658 mph Billy Hughes made 200-mph club sneaking right behind Ned Joey 20610 mph Len Adachi joined fabled club too flight 20587 mph Wisniewski team turned identical 20587-mph score slower backup sixth place Tommy Brown Staten land NY rounded up 200-mph parade 20262 fling predominant engine class still 05 65 DF half-dozen K&B 65s too looks like depends hands engine Blowtorch action furious too number good runners present Jet Speed gang late has trying some custom mega phone pipes have shown great promise bench however theyve done too much air yet Bill Nusz Carmichael CA turned personal best win event strong 20516 mph using modified Super Burp design Bills Jet has got loudest engines around dont know model obviously fast must doing something right Longtime Jet Speed veteran Jerry Thomas Puy allup WA worked hard day trying different combinations finally cranked smooth 20239 mph second spot Jerry lead day until Bill smoked him winning flight later afternoon Jerry has close winning Jet championship recent years has never done 1967 win Los Alaniitos Nats Nats win Oh well theres always next year fells good old boys Ned Morris Joey Mathison pulled off yet another Speed trophy turning 19882 beautiful all-wood Jet third place Ned builds nice Speed model can seen anywhere Hes real artist Glenn Lee used nicely welded up Ironsides Too-type ship grab fourth spot 17797 mph Ted Black took fifth lightweight all-wood design 16553 mph conclusion four days Speed fly ing North American Speed Society held its annual banquet year thanks prodi gious efforts Mike Fiske banquet held beautiful setting Holiday Inn/Richland hand 70-odd Speed fliers guests After stuffing ourselves beyond respectability three NASS perpetual awards presented CL Speed grand champions 1989 team Ned Morris Joey Mathison Indianapolis IN very deserving win ners strong chase both Wis niewski team Akeshi Kusumoto won 11 points course NASS high-speed award went Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH Junior champion trophy went Jason Youck Calgary Alberta Canada certainly would amiss didnt thank AMA NASS officials ran very smooth show Contest Director Mike Hazel As sistant CD Fred Randell chief pit boss Dick Pe terson statisticians Gail Nusz Joyce Margarido Mary Schuette timers used throughout event Thanks Lets again next year Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 69 able winds abundant tricky lift Sal Taibi Godfather Free Flight Out early morning usual custom posted five maxes before 930 Ultimately Sal carded excellent 1018 before retiring field Paul Kellas second five-plus maxes Jay Jackson Pilfered Pearl man flew round-tipped AMAroo third place FM Power wake recent World Championships its normal off-year dol drums fact reflected years Nats Al though representative six fliers entered event Bruce Hannah elected put up official flights Bruce cranked Con finued page 179 HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGHT LENGTH AIRFOIL CONTROLS [J U 785 590 SQ IN 33 38 OZ 456 54061 RUB ELEV AlL JLAPS FOR IND SEND SASE CQMPE TI TIQN PR6DUC TS 921 BIROtE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 513 645 5171 Fat tags nj Andessen raSPOW O5LRThI54pss~ g,c OiIy certif led checks noney orders accepted Mninrum order S120O thee pachases old Powerpoles 15350 per package $150 shipping handling CT residents add 75% sales tao Prices osbiect chaise notice DEALER INGUIRIES INVt1UD Isrlhe intorination dealer poces send SASS eunness Card SERMO R/C SNAP CONNECTORS Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16757 Stamford CT 06905 203 322-6294 176 Model Aviation Accepts helicopter sizes D check enclosed Name ftrroet D Charge credit card Charge ercard Card # Exp date City State Zip Include postage handling U S $150 Canadian foreign add 15% minimum $300 Make payment US funds Wisconsin residents add 5% sales tax 0110 Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 176 up screaming Nelson 15 eye ear field turned direction watch sleek black-and-white rocket ascend Nostalgia Gas being flown unofficial contest concurrently AMA events CDd Bob Stalick popularity NosGas con cept attested 25 individ uals chose bring along Zeeks Spac cr5 Civy Boys Ramrods Top Bananas ren dered various sizes prove laws gravity nature immutable 1989 1959 great fun watch planes youth take air again fly almost well memory said did CO2 flown Wednesday under better weather conditionsif thats possible Bob Nich ols excels small-field events used am bient conditions lose airplanebut af ter accumulated flight time 18 min utes new national record eclipsing George Per rymans standing record four full minutes Class Gas too suddenly became very compet itive under warm Washington sun no fewer eight fliers vying first place reaching flyoff rounds Open Marty Thompson came top heap after fifth flight narrowly nudging Jack Moreland aside 585 578 Minnesotan Bob Oppegrad broke West Coast stranglehold Gas finishing 528 well-deserved third Class B Gas flown Thursday just Sunday began Outdoor Free Flight natures fits ended similar fashion day punishing wind returned whip Badger Mountain site miniature replica Dust Bowl flew early pos sible wise Norm Petersons 600 seconds Herculean total considering conditions Likewise Marty Thompsons 460 Paul Kel las 443 looked like results posted Tuesday Wednesday Electric competitors too did well fly early Thursday Don Hughes modeler fly three perfect flights either class B al though Russell CuIp came close 333 modified Summerwind Electric B Unfortunately under prevailing conditions no really able exercise mod els full potential did appear though watched Electrics being test flown earlier week have truly come own terms power flight duration Gone days lethargic climb sluggish glide Save absence noise its very difficult tell difference between flight welltrimmed B Gas job well-trimmed Electric B attempting give reader some feeling overall Nats Free Flight experience its al ways easy focus empirical physical dimensions contest neglect human aspect officials self lessly dedicate time energy giving everyone opportunity fly would no contest Kudos go CD Sandy Frank wife Charlene kept things moving smoothly day day regardless weather wind conditions Sandys 29th Nuts November 1989 179 Kaimbach Publishing Co PO Box 1612 Waukesha WI 53187 YES Please send me copies RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE Price per copy S12951# 12086 Visa Made in Amerio American Technology ENGlNES R/C & U/C ENGINES 15 thru 61 Glow Plugs & Spark Plugs Ignition Engines 29 35 ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PARTS Kraft 61 Cox Conquest 15 Testor/McCoy Series 21 Taipan 40 HGK Fot-ster Remco Viking twin DC 09 diesel CoO write far free information RJL Industries PO Box 5 - Sierra MacWe CA 91024 818 359-0016 Electric Flight off Controller Perfect 05 Molars 510 cells Has arake2 mouth Lightweight 12someney back Adjustable switching pointguarantee Soldertess terminal easy hookup ON/OFF Controiler $2495 Power save weight Veiy high efficiency onty ff56V loss 25 Sice 22s53x63 Add 5100 rhippiog teCaliforoioresideoto add65% $163 Tax Folahacoonocior3929 KansaS St #9 San DiegoCA 92104 oPt0 tade \ctues ACTION ~- O\ NO0 pIa~e o6e\ Ga~eS \CCeSsOr & Aore\ I&La VtracW 06e a\Oa6 ajO\9 Vor 229~ NEW THIS yEAR P V St Off Extra 230 Kits Scale Now Available Three Sizes 1/3 Scale Kit 9puss1sshipping 30% Scale Kit $2l9SSpIusslsshppng 1/4 Scale Kit 5pIuss1Oshrppng Also Available Weeks Special pIus$15stip Gash VISA Certified Check R/C EXTRAS 712-943-4102 RR1 Box 28B Sergeant Bluff IA 51054 certainly commended longtime ser vice Free Flight fraternity Likewise thanks go Bert Pond other unnamed volunteers offered ser vices timers worked behind officials ta ble functioned other needed capac ities bring years edition Nats successful conclusion Nats FF Rubber/Kruse Continued page 70 beek flew nicely proportioned NFFS Model Year Coupe tie sixth place Joe Foster easily eclipsed field Open Coupe outstanding 1140 total followed some distance persistent Canadian John Bortoak appeared everywhere once John nudged hard James Sessums just eight seconds behind him 824 third place P-30 numerically popular rubber event Nats since placed AMA rule book continued verify theory lots people will build simple inexpensive air plane compete Along Coupe dHiver P-30 rubber-powered event representation Junior Senior Open Toby Vanderbeek repeated A-i Glider win fine 288 Junior P-30 followed closely Jonathan Bauer 282 Dwight Larks flew practically everything Indoors Out third 117 Lance Bays ran away Senior posting 297 followed considerable distance Jason Youck Dave Warren Open P-30 found familiar name Clarence Mather top heap didnt get catch up Clarence see what design fly ing Id lay money Sweet P-30 published Model Aviation several years ago September 1984Full-Size Plan No 454 @$2 Ed Melvin Chafin max back 572 familiar name John Bortnak third should noted addition showing up trophy dash practically event entered John spent lot time helping young Clint Hanneson other Juniors flying power events Way go John Mulvihill As great competition early week deteriorated real man-vs nature endurance contest Mulvihill day wind blew nearly everything away Sun day returned vengeance Thursday pick up anything nailed down start its way Canada Five Junior fliers fought wind Mulvihill little Rosene Wilson besting boys first place Dwight Larks sandwiched sec ond between Rosene sister Tawnya No Seniors flew Mulvihill five Open fliers willing risk ships whims mother nature blew Veteran flier Bud Romack Open Mulvihills eventual winner prepared ship flight us ing open side van windbreak tried pick time wind abated slightly launch Blake Jensen second-place finisher wound ship sans wings attached wings inside van crouched low out open try pick air Third-place finisher Moe Whittemore may have employed some equally useful preparation launch techniques Im sure what Moe did because having much trouble keeping powdery blowing dust off camera lens quit field fit 180 Model Aviation Free flight Kits Supplies Rubber Glider Power Kits Scale Old Timer Too Co2 Electric Motors Rubber Tissue Cox Parts Rubber Accessories Winding Hooks Timers Nitrate Dope CATALOGUE $200 CAMPBELLS CUSTOM KITS PO BOX 5996 LAKE WORTH FL 33466-5996
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 176, 179, 180
FFPower Larry Kruse ONE largest bones contention plague recent Nationals Contests has question acceptable site flying Outdoor Free Flight events critical nature site selection de cision has pivotal point last years Nationals Free Flight Duration events can celed preselected site found unavailable contest time Given immediate past history Free Flight site problems Vir ginia before Nebraska special care taken AMA site-selection committee find location would suit needs chUCK uode Salem Olij gets nis y2A pacer off good launch unofficial NosGas event Design Sal Taibis classics Free Flight community years choice name Badger Moun tain site some 15 minutes southwest Nats headquarters Richland WA Nominally useful 15 miles 25 miles arid landscape south Badger Mountain gently rolling ter rain few small gulleys covered sparse sagebrush occasional low scrubby des ert bushes Further west taller mesquite posed some retrieval problems wind switched east some point its recent history field plowed allowed go back native grasses Like wagon ruts Oregon Trail ground retained tracks plow made retrieval motor bike uncomfortable ride however Badger Mountain acceptable site potentially good Free Flight sitewith proviso being wind could blow Unfortunately mother na ture does subscribe particular human needs wishesand blow did least start 68 Model Aviation Bruce Beast Kimball Seattle WA gets Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod YaA off Nostalgia Gas Powered stock Cox 049 mid-Fifties design looks like could still competitive todays contests Senior contestant Derek Walkington LLancaster CA flew Cargo Batstealth flying wing Odd craft won first right Fred Guilfoyle 1Edmonds WA Bruce Kimball Seattle WA apparently bought covering ships remnant sale MonoKote factory Russell Cuip LCameron Park CA modified Summerwind winglets vortex-breakers tips Electric Class B ship used Astro 05 geared cobalt motor drive 11 x 8 folding prop win right Bob Stalick Albany OR tweaks needle valve K&B-powered C-Quell FF columnist Model Builder magazine flier score 3 maxes windblown opening day FF Nats Class C Gas Payload flown Sun day neither event engendering much enthusiasm either flying site given cold temper atures windspeeds estimated just under 25 mph Only four Open fliers chose enter tro phy dash risk ships Bob Stalicks big 750-sq-in C-Quell climbed well wind understandably trouble settling its glide pattern Ultimately however did settle well enough card three successive two-minute maxes win event Norm Peterson dropped three seconds three flights sec ond place Larry Heagrens 289 brought him third-place trophy Payloads perennial Nats winner Bob Nichols everything way flier Open Dave Warren Derek Walkington gave go Senior ended up order Half-A Gas fliers able put up lots flights Monday wind mercifully dropped acceptable levels Both high-thrust low-thrust designs evidence neither seemed have distinct advantages still-fitful air Open Draycott Hooke appeared have found key picking good air morning stock Starduster fell third late day Clarence Bull three maxes early lost plane As luck would have found planebut after close official flying Richard Williamson proved eventual winner flyoff Ken Youngman Draycott Hooke although flyoff ended up being one-flight-go-forbroke affair Junior Senior hA Gas uncharacter istic entry two contestants age group Clint Hanneson under tutelage John Bortoak first Junior followed young Larry Heagren distant second Senior closely contested Jason Youck amassed 202 seconds Dave Warrens 163second total Open Cargo like Payload belonged exclusively Bob Nichols Bull Moose design has past four Nationals Derek Walkington tried hand weight-lifting event too put up commendable flight first Sen ior Class D Gas flown Tuesday weather having turned bee-you-tee-ful light vanContinued page 176 November 1989 69 uruce nannan i Uoraao LA props winfling FAI Power ship Model features alumi num-skinned wings high-revving Nel son 15 power Bruce flew power events also won A-2 Towline Glider Hey Thats Sal Talbi big K&B 75cc-powered Starduster 50th Nats Sal getting set go 7th max D Gaswhich won handily total 1018 sec 4-sec engine run big ship gained impressive altitude Thats Jay Jackson Salt Lake City UT right left Oppies Uppie leaves hand Bob Oppegard Circle Pines MN test flight Bob has refining design number years has power/glide pattern down pat placed third Open Gas right Canadian Greg Davis flew gorgeous yellow-and-black silkcovered Civy Boy first place Nostalgia Gas Power K&B 19 Greenhead Fifties Plane still remembered fly very well Bob Nichols 1South Meriden CT simple C02-powered design its ganged fuel tanks record-setter 1800 would have higher except plane lost last flight right Bert Pond L Sandy Charlene Frank held sway behind officials table four days Outdoor FF Sandy chalked up 29th year service participation Natsbut doesnt look old enough have done HT MASTER 3D Kelicopter Flight Simulator Protects Investment Speeds up flight training time Easy Use master ALL helicopter flight manuevers simulated under full flight conditions have complete control movement forward reverse left rightup down 3fl0 rotation hover Flight Master essential mastering difficult nose-in maneuver Perfect flying skills expensive crash repairs downtime Protect investment models motors machinery tock #1001 List $19995 Mini15%-20% Power Super Quiet Eaay Install Light Weight Stock #3000 Shutlie Stock #3001 Concept 30 Stock #3002 Baron 28 30 & X-CeII 30 Super Tune Pipe Design 60 Super Power 15%-20% up SuperQuiet Super Quality Material Super Light Weight Super Easy Installation Stock #3010 Headers Available Floats Water Snow Excellent Training Aid Beginners 20-30 Size Stock#2009*1 50-60 Size Stock #2010*2 HOBBY DEALERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR QUAL PRODUCTS AT DEALER PRICE PLEASE C OR WRtTE FOR DETAILS CENTURY IMPORT & EXPORT List $89 759 E BROKAW RD JOSE CA 951 List 529408 436-1 325 Speed year ranged K&B 49s Supertigre X-29s some OPS 29s DJS 29 stuff available phone around ought try out Class B really nice size fly last day Speed flying Wednesday July 19 treated finest big-block shootouts Nats history No less 19 screaming 65-powered airplanes en tered Class D Speed Once again hot windy weather fac tor everyone tried get ships up morning Quite show guy after other going up breaking 200 mph like nothing Wisniewski first off 203-mph blast followed Len Adachi Osaka Japan OS special 20587 mph After came host 200 mph-plus runs 14 flights total over magic mark dust settled Frank Garzon holder national record class dusted off sterling 21093 mph Ake shi Kusumoto Japans top circle-burner copped second 20681 mph followed ever closely Morris/Mathison 20658 mph Billy Hughes made 200-mph club sneaking right behind Ned Joey 20610 mph Len Adachi joined fabled club too flight 20587 mph Wisniewski team turned identical 20587-mph score slower backup sixth place Tommy Brown Staten land NY rounded up 200-mph parade 20262 fling predominant engine class still 05 65 DF half-dozen K&B 65s too looks like depends hands engine Blowtorch action furious too number good runners present Jet Speed gang late has trying some custom mega phone pipes have shown great promise bench however theyve done too much air yet Bill Nusz Carmichael CA turned personal best win event strong 20516 mph using modified Super Burp design Bills Jet has got loudest engines around dont know model obviously fast must doing something right Longtime Jet Speed veteran Jerry Thomas Puy allup WA worked hard day trying different combinations finally cranked smooth 20239 mph second spot Jerry lead day until Bill smoked him winning flight later afternoon Jerry has close winning Jet championship recent years has never done 1967 win Los Alaniitos Nats Nats win Oh well theres always next year fells good old boys Ned Morris Joey Mathison pulled off yet another Speed trophy turning 19882 beautiful all-wood Jet third place Ned builds nice Speed model can seen anywhere Hes real artist Glenn Lee used nicely welded up Ironsides Too-type ship grab fourth spot 17797 mph Ted Black took fifth lightweight all-wood design 16553 mph conclusion four days Speed fly ing North American Speed Society held its annual banquet year thanks prodi gious efforts Mike Fiske banquet held beautiful setting Holiday Inn/Richland hand 70-odd Speed fliers guests After stuffing ourselves beyond respectability three NASS perpetual awards presented CL Speed grand champions 1989 team Ned Morris Joey Mathison Indianapolis IN very deserving win ners strong chase both Wis niewski team Akeshi Kusumoto won 11 points course NASS high-speed award went Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH Junior champion trophy went Jason Youck Calgary Alberta Canada certainly would amiss didnt thank AMA NASS officials ran very smooth show Contest Director Mike Hazel As sistant CD Fred Randell chief pit boss Dick Pe terson statisticians Gail Nusz Joyce Margarido Mary Schuette timers used throughout event Thanks Lets again next year Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 69 able winds abundant tricky lift Sal Taibi Godfather Free Flight Out early morning usual custom posted five maxes before 930 Ultimately Sal carded excellent 1018 before retiring field Paul Kellas second five-plus maxes Jay Jackson Pilfered Pearl man flew round-tipped AMAroo third place FM Power wake recent World Championships its normal off-year dol drums fact reflected years Nats Al though representative six fliers entered event Bruce Hannah elected put up official flights Bruce cranked Con finued page 179 HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGHT LENGTH AIRFOIL CONTROLS [J U 785 590 SQ IN 33 38 OZ 456 54061 RUB ELEV AlL JLAPS FOR IND SEND SASE CQMPE TI TIQN PR6DUC TS 921 BIROtE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 513 645 5171 Fat tags nj Andessen raSPOW O5LRThI54pss~ g,c OiIy certif led checks noney orders accepted Mninrum order S120O thee pachases old Powerpoles 15350 per package $150 shipping handling CT residents add 75% sales tao Prices osbiect chaise notice DEALER INGUIRIES INVt1UD Isrlhe intorination dealer poces send SASS eunness Card SERMO R/C SNAP CONNECTORS Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16757 Stamford CT 06905 203 322-6294 176 Model Aviation Accepts helicopter sizes D check enclosed Name ftrroet D Charge credit card Charge ercard Card # Exp date City State Zip Include postage handling U S $150 Canadian foreign add 15% minimum $300 Make payment US funds Wisconsin residents add 5% sales tax 0110 Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 176 up screaming Nelson 15 eye ear field turned direction watch sleek black-and-white rocket ascend Nostalgia Gas being flown unofficial contest concurrently AMA events CDd Bob Stalick popularity NosGas con cept attested 25 individ uals chose bring along Zeeks Spac cr5 Civy Boys Ramrods Top Bananas ren dered various sizes prove laws gravity nature immutable 1989 1959 great fun watch planes youth take air again fly almost well memory said did CO2 flown Wednesday under better weather conditionsif thats possible Bob Nich ols excels small-field events used am bient conditions lose airplanebut af ter accumulated flight time 18 min utes new national record eclipsing George Per rymans standing record four full minutes Class Gas too suddenly became very compet itive under warm Washington sun no fewer eight fliers vying first place reaching flyoff rounds Open Marty Thompson came top heap after fifth flight narrowly nudging Jack Moreland aside 585 578 Minnesotan Bob Oppegrad broke West Coast stranglehold Gas finishing 528 well-deserved third Class B Gas flown Thursday just Sunday began Outdoor Free Flight natures fits ended similar fashion day punishing wind returned whip Badger Mountain site miniature replica Dust Bowl flew early pos sible wise Norm Petersons 600 seconds Herculean total considering conditions Likewise Marty Thompsons 460 Paul Kel las 443 looked like results posted Tuesday Wednesday Electric competitors too did well fly early Thursday Don Hughes modeler fly three perfect flights either class B al though Russell CuIp came close 333 modified Summerwind Electric B Unfortunately under prevailing conditions no really able exercise mod els full potential did appear though watched Electrics being test flown earlier week have truly come own terms power flight duration Gone days lethargic climb sluggish glide Save absence noise its very difficult tell difference between flight welltrimmed B Gas job well-trimmed Electric B attempting give reader some feeling overall Nats Free Flight experience its al ways easy focus empirical physical dimensions contest neglect human aspect officials self lessly dedicate time energy giving everyone opportunity fly would no contest Kudos go CD Sandy Frank wife Charlene kept things moving smoothly day day regardless weather wind conditions Sandys 29th Nuts November 1989 179 Kaimbach Publishing Co PO Box 1612 Waukesha WI 53187 YES Please send me copies RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE Price per copy S12951# 12086 Visa Made in Amerio American Technology ENGlNES R/C & U/C ENGINES 15 thru 61 Glow Plugs & Spark Plugs Ignition Engines 29 35 ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PARTS Kraft 61 Cox Conquest 15 Testor/McCoy Series 21 Taipan 40 HGK Fot-ster Remco Viking twin DC 09 diesel CoO write far free information RJL Industries PO Box 5 - Sierra MacWe CA 91024 818 359-0016 Electric Flight off Controller Perfect 05 Molars 510 cells Has arake2 mouth Lightweight 12someney back Adjustable switching pointguarantee Soldertess terminal easy hookup ON/OFF Controiler $2495 Power save weight Veiy high efficiency onty ff56V loss 25 Sice 22s53x63 Add 5100 rhippiog teCaliforoioresideoto add65% $163 Tax Folahacoonocior3929 KansaS St #9 San DiegoCA 92104 oPt0 tade \ctues ACTION ~- O\ NO0 pIa~e o6e\ Ga~eS \CCeSsOr & Aore\ I&La VtracW 06e a\Oa6 ajO\9 Vor 229~ NEW THIS yEAR P V St Off Extra 230 Kits Scale Now Available Three Sizes 1/3 Scale Kit 9puss1sshipping 30% Scale Kit $2l9SSpIusslsshppng 1/4 Scale Kit 5pIuss1Oshrppng Also Available Weeks Special pIus$15stip Gash VISA Certified Check R/C EXTRAS 712-943-4102 RR1 Box 28B Sergeant Bluff IA 51054 certainly commended longtime ser vice Free Flight fraternity Likewise thanks go Bert Pond other unnamed volunteers offered ser vices timers worked behind officials ta ble functioned other needed capac ities bring years edition Nats successful conclusion Nats FF Rubber/Kruse Continued page 70 beek flew nicely proportioned NFFS Model Year Coupe tie sixth place Joe Foster easily eclipsed field Open Coupe outstanding 1140 total followed some distance persistent Canadian John Bortoak appeared everywhere once John nudged hard James Sessums just eight seconds behind him 824 third place P-30 numerically popular rubber event Nats since placed AMA rule book continued verify theory lots people will build simple inexpensive air plane compete Along Coupe dHiver P-30 rubber-powered event representation Junior Senior Open Toby Vanderbeek repeated A-i Glider win fine 288 Junior P-30 followed closely Jonathan Bauer 282 Dwight Larks flew practically everything Indoors Out third 117 Lance Bays ran away Senior posting 297 followed considerable distance Jason Youck Dave Warren Open P-30 found familiar name Clarence Mather top heap didnt get catch up Clarence see what design fly ing Id lay money Sweet P-30 published Model Aviation several years ago September 1984Full-Size Plan No 454 @$2 Ed Melvin Chafin max back 572 familiar name John Bortnak third should noted addition showing up trophy dash practically event entered John spent lot time helping young Clint Hanneson other Juniors flying power events Way go John Mulvihill As great competition early week deteriorated real man-vs nature endurance contest Mulvihill day wind blew nearly everything away Sun day returned vengeance Thursday pick up anything nailed down start its way Canada Five Junior fliers fought wind Mulvihill little Rosene Wilson besting boys first place Dwight Larks sandwiched sec ond between Rosene sister Tawnya No Seniors flew Mulvihill five Open fliers willing risk ships whims mother nature blew Veteran flier Bud Romack Open Mulvihills eventual winner prepared ship flight us ing open side van windbreak tried pick time wind abated slightly launch Blake Jensen second-place finisher wound ship sans wings attached wings inside van crouched low out open try pick air Third-place finisher Moe Whittemore may have employed some equally useful preparation launch techniques Im sure what Moe did because having much trouble keeping powdery blowing dust off camera lens quit field fit 180 Model Aviation Free flight Kits Supplies Rubber Glider Power Kits Scale Old Timer Too Co2 Electric Motors Rubber Tissue Cox Parts Rubber Accessories Winding Hooks Timers Nitrate Dope CATALOGUE $200 CAMPBELLS CUSTOM KITS PO BOX 5996 LAKE WORTH FL 33466-5996
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 176, 179, 180
FFPower Larry Kruse ONE largest bones contention plague recent Nationals Contests has question acceptable site flying Outdoor Free Flight events critical nature site selection de cision has pivotal point last years Nationals Free Flight Duration events can celed preselected site found unavailable contest time Given immediate past history Free Flight site problems Vir ginia before Nebraska special care taken AMA site-selection committee find location would suit needs chUCK uode Salem Olij gets nis y2A pacer off good launch unofficial NosGas event Design Sal Taibis classics Free Flight community years choice name Badger Moun tain site some 15 minutes southwest Nats headquarters Richland WA Nominally useful 15 miles 25 miles arid landscape south Badger Mountain gently rolling ter rain few small gulleys covered sparse sagebrush occasional low scrubby des ert bushes Further west taller mesquite posed some retrieval problems wind switched east some point its recent history field plowed allowed go back native grasses Like wagon ruts Oregon Trail ground retained tracks plow made retrieval motor bike uncomfortable ride however Badger Mountain acceptable site potentially good Free Flight sitewith proviso being wind could blow Unfortunately mother na ture does subscribe particular human needs wishesand blow did least start 68 Model Aviation Bruce Beast Kimball Seattle WA gets Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod YaA off Nostalgia Gas Powered stock Cox 049 mid-Fifties design looks like could still competitive todays contests Senior contestant Derek Walkington LLancaster CA flew Cargo Batstealth flying wing Odd craft won first right Fred Guilfoyle 1Edmonds WA Bruce Kimball Seattle WA apparently bought covering ships remnant sale MonoKote factory Russell Cuip LCameron Park CA modified Summerwind winglets vortex-breakers tips Electric Class B ship used Astro 05 geared cobalt motor drive 11 x 8 folding prop win right Bob Stalick Albany OR tweaks needle valve K&B-powered C-Quell FF columnist Model Builder magazine flier score 3 maxes windblown opening day FF Nats Class C Gas Payload flown Sun day neither event engendering much enthusiasm either flying site given cold temper atures windspeeds estimated just under 25 mph Only four Open fliers chose enter tro phy dash risk ships Bob Stalicks big 750-sq-in C-Quell climbed well wind understandably trouble settling its glide pattern Ultimately however did settle well enough card three successive two-minute maxes win event Norm Peterson dropped three seconds three flights sec ond place Larry Heagrens 289 brought him third-place trophy Payloads perennial Nats winner Bob Nichols everything way flier Open Dave Warren Derek Walkington gave go Senior ended up order Half-A Gas fliers able put up lots flights Monday wind mercifully dropped acceptable levels Both high-thrust low-thrust designs evidence neither seemed have distinct advantages still-fitful air Open Draycott Hooke appeared have found key picking good air morning stock Starduster fell third late day Clarence Bull three maxes early lost plane As luck would have found planebut after close official flying Richard Williamson proved eventual winner flyoff Ken Youngman Draycott Hooke although flyoff ended up being one-flight-go-forbroke affair Junior Senior hA Gas uncharacter istic entry two contestants age group Clint Hanneson under tutelage John Bortoak first Junior followed young Larry Heagren distant second Senior closely contested Jason Youck amassed 202 seconds Dave Warrens 163second total Open Cargo like Payload belonged exclusively Bob Nichols Bull Moose design has past four Nationals Derek Walkington tried hand weight-lifting event too put up commendable flight first Sen ior Class D Gas flown Tuesday weather having turned bee-you-tee-ful light vanContinued page 176 November 1989 69 uruce nannan i Uoraao LA props winfling FAI Power ship Model features alumi num-skinned wings high-revving Nel son 15 power Bruce flew power events also won A-2 Towline Glider Hey Thats Sal Talbi big K&B 75cc-powered Starduster 50th Nats Sal getting set go 7th max D Gaswhich won handily total 1018 sec 4-sec engine run big ship gained impressive altitude Thats Jay Jackson Salt Lake City UT right left Oppies Uppie leaves hand Bob Oppegard Circle Pines MN test flight Bob has refining design number years has power/glide pattern down pat placed third Open Gas right Canadian Greg Davis flew gorgeous yellow-and-black silkcovered Civy Boy first place Nostalgia Gas Power K&B 19 Greenhead Fifties Plane still remembered fly very well Bob Nichols 1South Meriden CT simple C02-powered design its ganged fuel tanks record-setter 1800 would have higher except plane lost last flight right Bert Pond L Sandy Charlene Frank held sway behind officials table four days Outdoor FF Sandy chalked up 29th year service participation Natsbut doesnt look old enough have done HT MASTER 3D Kelicopter Flight Simulator Protects Investment Speeds up flight training time Easy Use master ALL helicopter flight manuevers simulated under full flight conditions have complete control movement forward reverse left rightup down 3fl0 rotation hover Flight Master essential mastering difficult nose-in maneuver Perfect flying skills expensive crash repairs downtime Protect investment models motors machinery tock #1001 List $19995 Mini15%-20% Power Super Quiet Eaay Install Light Weight Stock #3000 Shutlie Stock #3001 Concept 30 Stock #3002 Baron 28 30 & X-CeII 30 Super Tune Pipe Design 60 Super Power 15%-20% up SuperQuiet Super Quality Material Super Light Weight Super Easy Installation Stock #3010 Headers Available Floats Water Snow Excellent Training Aid Beginners 20-30 Size Stock#2009*1 50-60 Size Stock #2010*2 HOBBY DEALERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR QUAL PRODUCTS AT DEALER PRICE PLEASE C OR WRtTE FOR DETAILS CENTURY IMPORT & EXPORT List $89 759 E BROKAW RD JOSE CA 951 List 529408 436-1 325 Speed year ranged K&B 49s Supertigre X-29s some OPS 29s DJS 29 stuff available phone around ought try out Class B really nice size fly last day Speed flying Wednesday July 19 treated finest big-block shootouts Nats history No less 19 screaming 65-powered airplanes en tered Class D Speed Once again hot windy weather fac tor everyone tried get ships up morning Quite show guy after other going up breaking 200 mph like nothing Wisniewski first off 203-mph blast followed Len Adachi Osaka Japan OS special 20587 mph After came host 200 mph-plus runs 14 flights total over magic mark dust settled Frank Garzon holder national record class dusted off sterling 21093 mph Ake shi Kusumoto Japans top circle-burner copped second 20681 mph followed ever closely Morris/Mathison 20658 mph Billy Hughes made 200-mph club sneaking right behind Ned Joey 20610 mph Len Adachi joined fabled club too flight 20587 mph Wisniewski team turned identical 20587-mph score slower backup sixth place Tommy Brown Staten land NY rounded up 200-mph parade 20262 fling predominant engine class still 05 65 DF half-dozen K&B 65s too looks like depends hands engine Blowtorch action furious too number good runners present Jet Speed gang late has trying some custom mega phone pipes have shown great promise bench however theyve done too much air yet Bill Nusz Carmichael CA turned personal best win event strong 20516 mph using modified Super Burp design Bills Jet has got loudest engines around dont know model obviously fast must doing something right Longtime Jet Speed veteran Jerry Thomas Puy allup WA worked hard day trying different combinations finally cranked smooth 20239 mph second spot Jerry lead day until Bill smoked him winning flight later afternoon Jerry has close winning Jet championship recent years has never done 1967 win Los Alaniitos Nats Nats win Oh well theres always next year fells good old boys Ned Morris Joey Mathison pulled off yet another Speed trophy turning 19882 beautiful all-wood Jet third place Ned builds nice Speed model can seen anywhere Hes real artist Glenn Lee used nicely welded up Ironsides Too-type ship grab fourth spot 17797 mph Ted Black took fifth lightweight all-wood design 16553 mph conclusion four days Speed fly ing North American Speed Society held its annual banquet year thanks prodi gious efforts Mike Fiske banquet held beautiful setting Holiday Inn/Richland hand 70-odd Speed fliers guests After stuffing ourselves beyond respectability three NASS perpetual awards presented CL Speed grand champions 1989 team Ned Morris Joey Mathison Indianapolis IN very deserving win ners strong chase both Wis niewski team Akeshi Kusumoto won 11 points course NASS high-speed award went Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH Junior champion trophy went Jason Youck Calgary Alberta Canada certainly would amiss didnt thank AMA NASS officials ran very smooth show Contest Director Mike Hazel As sistant CD Fred Randell chief pit boss Dick Pe terson statisticians Gail Nusz Joyce Margarido Mary Schuette timers used throughout event Thanks Lets again next year Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 69 able winds abundant tricky lift Sal Taibi Godfather Free Flight Out early morning usual custom posted five maxes before 930 Ultimately Sal carded excellent 1018 before retiring field Paul Kellas second five-plus maxes Jay Jackson Pilfered Pearl man flew round-tipped AMAroo third place FM Power wake recent World Championships its normal off-year dol drums fact reflected years Nats Al though representative six fliers entered event Bruce Hannah elected put up official flights Bruce cranked Con finued page 179 HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGHT LENGTH AIRFOIL CONTROLS [J U 785 590 SQ IN 33 38 OZ 456 54061 RUB ELEV AlL JLAPS FOR IND SEND SASE CQMPE TI TIQN PR6DUC TS 921 BIROtE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 513 645 5171 Fat tags nj Andessen raSPOW O5LRThI54pss~ g,c OiIy certif led checks noney orders accepted Mninrum order S120O thee pachases old Powerpoles 15350 per package $150 shipping handling CT residents add 75% sales tao Prices osbiect chaise notice DEALER INGUIRIES INVt1UD Isrlhe intorination dealer poces send SASS eunness Card SERMO R/C SNAP CONNECTORS Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16757 Stamford CT 06905 203 322-6294 176 Model Aviation Accepts helicopter sizes D check enclosed Name ftrroet D Charge credit card Charge ercard Card # Exp date City State Zip Include postage handling U S $150 Canadian foreign add 15% minimum $300 Make payment US funds Wisconsin residents add 5% sales tax 0110 Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 176 up screaming Nelson 15 eye ear field turned direction watch sleek black-and-white rocket ascend Nostalgia Gas being flown unofficial contest concurrently AMA events CDd Bob Stalick popularity NosGas con cept attested 25 individ uals chose bring along Zeeks Spac cr5 Civy Boys Ramrods Top Bananas ren dered various sizes prove laws gravity nature immutable 1989 1959 great fun watch planes youth take air again fly almost well memory said did CO2 flown Wednesday under better weather conditionsif thats possible Bob Nich ols excels small-field events used am bient conditions lose airplanebut af ter accumulated flight time 18 min utes new national record eclipsing George Per rymans standing record four full minutes Class Gas too suddenly became very compet itive under warm Washington sun no fewer eight fliers vying first place reaching flyoff rounds Open Marty Thompson came top heap after fifth flight narrowly nudging Jack Moreland aside 585 578 Minnesotan Bob Oppegrad broke West Coast stranglehold Gas finishing 528 well-deserved third Class B Gas flown Thursday just Sunday began Outdoor Free Flight natures fits ended similar fashion day punishing wind returned whip Badger Mountain site miniature replica Dust Bowl flew early pos sible wise Norm Petersons 600 seconds Herculean total considering conditions Likewise Marty Thompsons 460 Paul Kel las 443 looked like results posted Tuesday Wednesday Electric competitors too did well fly early Thursday Don Hughes modeler fly three perfect flights either class B al though Russell CuIp came close 333 modified Summerwind Electric B Unfortunately under prevailing conditions no really able exercise mod els full potential did appear though watched Electrics being test flown earlier week have truly come own terms power flight duration Gone days lethargic climb sluggish glide Save absence noise its very difficult tell difference between flight welltrimmed B Gas job well-trimmed Electric B attempting give reader some feeling overall Nats Free Flight experience its al ways easy focus empirical physical dimensions contest neglect human aspect officials self lessly dedicate time energy giving everyone opportunity fly would no contest Kudos go CD Sandy Frank wife Charlene kept things moving smoothly day day regardless weather wind conditions Sandys 29th Nuts November 1989 179 Kaimbach Publishing Co PO Box 1612 Waukesha WI 53187 YES Please send me copies RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE Price per copy S12951# 12086 Visa Made in Amerio American Technology ENGlNES R/C & U/C ENGINES 15 thru 61 Glow Plugs & Spark Plugs Ignition Engines 29 35 ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PARTS Kraft 61 Cox Conquest 15 Testor/McCoy Series 21 Taipan 40 HGK Fot-ster Remco Viking twin DC 09 diesel CoO write far free information RJL Industries PO Box 5 - Sierra MacWe CA 91024 818 359-0016 Electric Flight off Controller Perfect 05 Molars 510 cells Has arake2 mouth Lightweight 12someney back Adjustable switching pointguarantee Soldertess terminal easy hookup ON/OFF Controiler $2495 Power save weight Veiy high efficiency onty ff56V loss 25 Sice 22s53x63 Add 5100 rhippiog teCaliforoioresideoto add65% $163 Tax Folahacoonocior3929 KansaS St #9 San DiegoCA 92104 oPt0 tade \ctues ACTION ~- O\ NO0 pIa~e o6e\ Ga~eS \CCeSsOr & Aore\ I&La VtracW 06e a\Oa6 ajO\9 Vor 229~ NEW THIS yEAR P V St Off Extra 230 Kits Scale Now Available Three Sizes 1/3 Scale Kit 9puss1sshipping 30% Scale Kit $2l9SSpIusslsshppng 1/4 Scale Kit 5pIuss1Oshrppng Also Available Weeks Special pIus$15stip Gash VISA Certified Check R/C EXTRAS 712-943-4102 RR1 Box 28B Sergeant Bluff IA 51054 certainly commended longtime ser vice Free Flight fraternity Likewise thanks go Bert Pond other unnamed volunteers offered ser vices timers worked behind officials ta ble functioned other needed capac ities bring years edition Nats successful conclusion Nats FF Rubber/Kruse Continued page 70 beek flew nicely proportioned NFFS Model Year Coupe tie sixth place Joe Foster easily eclipsed field Open Coupe outstanding 1140 total followed some distance persistent Canadian John Bortoak appeared everywhere once John nudged hard James Sessums just eight seconds behind him 824 third place P-30 numerically popular rubber event Nats since placed AMA rule book continued verify theory lots people will build simple inexpensive air plane compete Along Coupe dHiver P-30 rubber-powered event representation Junior Senior Open Toby Vanderbeek repeated A-i Glider win fine 288 Junior P-30 followed closely Jonathan Bauer 282 Dwight Larks flew practically everything Indoors Out third 117 Lance Bays ran away Senior posting 297 followed considerable distance Jason Youck Dave Warren Open P-30 found familiar name Clarence Mather top heap didnt get catch up Clarence see what design fly ing Id lay money Sweet P-30 published Model Aviation several years ago September 1984Full-Size Plan No 454 @$2 Ed Melvin Chafin max back 572 familiar name John Bortnak third should noted addition showing up trophy dash practically event entered John spent lot time helping young Clint Hanneson other Juniors flying power events Way go John Mulvihill As great competition early week deteriorated real man-vs nature endurance contest Mulvihill day wind blew nearly everything away Sun day returned vengeance Thursday pick up anything nailed down start its way Canada Five Junior fliers fought wind Mulvihill little Rosene Wilson besting boys first place Dwight Larks sandwiched sec ond between Rosene sister Tawnya No Seniors flew Mulvihill five Open fliers willing risk ships whims mother nature blew Veteran flier Bud Romack Open Mulvihills eventual winner prepared ship flight us ing open side van windbreak tried pick time wind abated slightly launch Blake Jensen second-place finisher wound ship sans wings attached wings inside van crouched low out open try pick air Third-place finisher Moe Whittemore may have employed some equally useful preparation launch techniques Im sure what Moe did because having much trouble keeping powdery blowing dust off camera lens quit field fit 180 Model Aviation Free flight Kits Supplies Rubber Glider Power Kits Scale Old Timer Too Co2 Electric Motors Rubber Tissue Cox Parts Rubber Accessories Winding Hooks Timers Nitrate Dope CATALOGUE $200 CAMPBELLS CUSTOM KITS PO BOX 5996 LAKE WORTH FL 33466-5996
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 176, 179, 180
FFPower Larry Kruse ONE largest bones contention plague recent Nationals Contests has question acceptable site flying Outdoor Free Flight events critical nature site selection de cision has pivotal point last years Nationals Free Flight Duration events can celed preselected site found unavailable contest time Given immediate past history Free Flight site problems Vir ginia before Nebraska special care taken AMA site-selection committee find location would suit needs chUCK uode Salem Olij gets nis y2A pacer off good launch unofficial NosGas event Design Sal Taibis classics Free Flight community years choice name Badger Moun tain site some 15 minutes southwest Nats headquarters Richland WA Nominally useful 15 miles 25 miles arid landscape south Badger Mountain gently rolling ter rain few small gulleys covered sparse sagebrush occasional low scrubby des ert bushes Further west taller mesquite posed some retrieval problems wind switched east some point its recent history field plowed allowed go back native grasses Like wagon ruts Oregon Trail ground retained tracks plow made retrieval motor bike uncomfortable ride however Badger Mountain acceptable site potentially good Free Flight sitewith proviso being wind could blow Unfortunately mother na ture does subscribe particular human needs wishesand blow did least start 68 Model Aviation Bruce Beast Kimball Seattle WA gets Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod YaA off Nostalgia Gas Powered stock Cox 049 mid-Fifties design looks like could still competitive todays contests Senior contestant Derek Walkington LLancaster CA flew Cargo Batstealth flying wing Odd craft won first right Fred Guilfoyle 1Edmonds WA Bruce Kimball Seattle WA apparently bought covering ships remnant sale MonoKote factory Russell Cuip LCameron Park CA modified Summerwind winglets vortex-breakers tips Electric Class B ship used Astro 05 geared cobalt motor drive 11 x 8 folding prop win right Bob Stalick Albany OR tweaks needle valve K&B-powered C-Quell FF columnist Model Builder magazine flier score 3 maxes windblown opening day FF Nats Class C Gas Payload flown Sun day neither event engendering much enthusiasm either flying site given cold temper atures windspeeds estimated just under 25 mph Only four Open fliers chose enter tro phy dash risk ships Bob Stalicks big 750-sq-in C-Quell climbed well wind understandably trouble settling its glide pattern Ultimately however did settle well enough card three successive two-minute maxes win event Norm Peterson dropped three seconds three flights sec ond place Larry Heagrens 289 brought him third-place trophy Payloads perennial Nats winner Bob Nichols everything way flier Open Dave Warren Derek Walkington gave go Senior ended up order Half-A Gas fliers able put up lots flights Monday wind mercifully dropped acceptable levels Both high-thrust low-thrust designs evidence neither seemed have distinct advantages still-fitful air Open Draycott Hooke appeared have found key picking good air morning stock Starduster fell third late day Clarence Bull three maxes early lost plane As luck would have found planebut after close official flying Richard Williamson proved eventual winner flyoff Ken Youngman Draycott Hooke although flyoff ended up being one-flight-go-forbroke affair Junior Senior hA Gas uncharacter istic entry two contestants age group Clint Hanneson under tutelage John Bortoak first Junior followed young Larry Heagren distant second Senior closely contested Jason Youck amassed 202 seconds Dave Warrens 163second total Open Cargo like Payload belonged exclusively Bob Nichols Bull Moose design has past four Nationals Derek Walkington tried hand weight-lifting event too put up commendable flight first Sen ior Class D Gas flown Tuesday weather having turned bee-you-tee-ful light vanContinued page 176 November 1989 69 uruce nannan i Uoraao LA props winfling FAI Power ship Model features alumi num-skinned wings high-revving Nel son 15 power Bruce flew power events also won A-2 Towline Glider Hey Thats Sal Talbi big K&B 75cc-powered Starduster 50th Nats Sal getting set go 7th max D Gaswhich won handily total 1018 sec 4-sec engine run big ship gained impressive altitude Thats Jay Jackson Salt Lake City UT right left Oppies Uppie leaves hand Bob Oppegard Circle Pines MN test flight Bob has refining design number years has power/glide pattern down pat placed third Open Gas right Canadian Greg Davis flew gorgeous yellow-and-black silkcovered Civy Boy first place Nostalgia Gas Power K&B 19 Greenhead Fifties Plane still remembered fly very well Bob Nichols 1South Meriden CT simple C02-powered design its ganged fuel tanks record-setter 1800 would have higher except plane lost last flight right Bert Pond L Sandy Charlene Frank held sway behind officials table four days Outdoor FF Sandy chalked up 29th year service participation Natsbut doesnt look old enough have done HT MASTER 3D Kelicopter Flight Simulator Protects Investment Speeds up flight training time Easy Use master ALL helicopter flight manuevers simulated under full flight conditions have complete control movement forward reverse left rightup down 3fl0 rotation hover Flight Master essential mastering difficult nose-in maneuver Perfect flying skills expensive crash repairs downtime Protect investment models motors machinery tock #1001 List $19995 Mini15%-20% Power Super Quiet Eaay Install Light Weight Stock #3000 Shutlie Stock #3001 Concept 30 Stock #3002 Baron 28 30 & X-CeII 30 Super Tune Pipe Design 60 Super Power 15%-20% up SuperQuiet Super Quality Material Super Light Weight Super Easy Installation Stock #3010 Headers Available Floats Water Snow Excellent Training Aid Beginners 20-30 Size Stock#2009*1 50-60 Size Stock #2010*2 HOBBY DEALERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR QUAL PRODUCTS AT DEALER PRICE PLEASE C OR WRtTE FOR DETAILS CENTURY IMPORT & EXPORT List $89 759 E BROKAW RD JOSE CA 951 List 529408 436-1 325 Speed year ranged K&B 49s Supertigre X-29s some OPS 29s DJS 29 stuff available phone around ought try out Class B really nice size fly last day Speed flying Wednesday July 19 treated finest big-block shootouts Nats history No less 19 screaming 65-powered airplanes en tered Class D Speed Once again hot windy weather fac tor everyone tried get ships up morning Quite show guy after other going up breaking 200 mph like nothing Wisniewski first off 203-mph blast followed Len Adachi Osaka Japan OS special 20587 mph After came host 200 mph-plus runs 14 flights total over magic mark dust settled Frank Garzon holder national record class dusted off sterling 21093 mph Ake shi Kusumoto Japans top circle-burner copped second 20681 mph followed ever closely Morris/Mathison 20658 mph Billy Hughes made 200-mph club sneaking right behind Ned Joey 20610 mph Len Adachi joined fabled club too flight 20587 mph Wisniewski team turned identical 20587-mph score slower backup sixth place Tommy Brown Staten land NY rounded up 200-mph parade 20262 fling predominant engine class still 05 65 DF half-dozen K&B 65s too looks like depends hands engine Blowtorch action furious too number good runners present Jet Speed gang late has trying some custom mega phone pipes have shown great promise bench however theyve done too much air yet Bill Nusz Carmichael CA turned personal best win event strong 20516 mph using modified Super Burp design Bills Jet has got loudest engines around dont know model obviously fast must doing something right Longtime Jet Speed veteran Jerry Thomas Puy allup WA worked hard day trying different combinations finally cranked smooth 20239 mph second spot Jerry lead day until Bill smoked him winning flight later afternoon Jerry has close winning Jet championship recent years has never done 1967 win Los Alaniitos Nats Nats win Oh well theres always next year fells good old boys Ned Morris Joey Mathison pulled off yet another Speed trophy turning 19882 beautiful all-wood Jet third place Ned builds nice Speed model can seen anywhere Hes real artist Glenn Lee used nicely welded up Ironsides Too-type ship grab fourth spot 17797 mph Ted Black took fifth lightweight all-wood design 16553 mph conclusion four days Speed fly ing North American Speed Society held its annual banquet year thanks prodi gious efforts Mike Fiske banquet held beautiful setting Holiday Inn/Richland hand 70-odd Speed fliers guests After stuffing ourselves beyond respectability three NASS perpetual awards presented CL Speed grand champions 1989 team Ned Morris Joey Mathison Indianapolis IN very deserving win ners strong chase both Wis niewski team Akeshi Kusumoto won 11 points course NASS high-speed award went Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH Junior champion trophy went Jason Youck Calgary Alberta Canada certainly would amiss didnt thank AMA NASS officials ran very smooth show Contest Director Mike Hazel As sistant CD Fred Randell chief pit boss Dick Pe terson statisticians Gail Nusz Joyce Margarido Mary Schuette timers used throughout event Thanks Lets again next year Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 69 able winds abundant tricky lift Sal Taibi Godfather Free Flight Out early morning usual custom posted five maxes before 930 Ultimately Sal carded excellent 1018 before retiring field Paul Kellas second five-plus maxes Jay Jackson Pilfered Pearl man flew round-tipped AMAroo third place FM Power wake recent World Championships its normal off-year dol drums fact reflected years Nats Al though representative six fliers entered event Bruce Hannah elected put up official flights Bruce cranked Con finued page 179 HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGHT LENGTH AIRFOIL CONTROLS [J U 785 590 SQ IN 33 38 OZ 456 54061 RUB ELEV AlL JLAPS FOR IND SEND SASE CQMPE TI TIQN PR6DUC TS 921 BIROtE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 513 645 5171 Fat tags nj Andessen raSPOW O5LRThI54pss~ g,c OiIy certif led checks noney orders accepted Mninrum order S120O thee pachases old Powerpoles 15350 per package $150 shipping handling CT residents add 75% sales tao Prices osbiect chaise notice DEALER INGUIRIES INVt1UD Isrlhe intorination dealer poces send SASS eunness Card SERMO R/C SNAP CONNECTORS Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16757 Stamford CT 06905 203 322-6294 176 Model Aviation Accepts helicopter sizes D check enclosed Name ftrroet D Charge credit card Charge ercard Card # Exp date City State Zip Include postage handling U S $150 Canadian foreign add 15% minimum $300 Make payment US funds Wisconsin residents add 5% sales tax 0110 Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 176 up screaming Nelson 15 eye ear field turned direction watch sleek black-and-white rocket ascend Nostalgia Gas being flown unofficial contest concurrently AMA events CDd Bob Stalick popularity NosGas con cept attested 25 individ uals chose bring along Zeeks Spac cr5 Civy Boys Ramrods Top Bananas ren dered various sizes prove laws gravity nature immutable 1989 1959 great fun watch planes youth take air again fly almost well memory said did CO2 flown Wednesday under better weather conditionsif thats possible Bob Nich ols excels small-field events used am bient conditions lose airplanebut af ter accumulated flight time 18 min utes new national record eclipsing George Per rymans standing record four full minutes Class Gas too suddenly became very compet itive under warm Washington sun no fewer eight fliers vying first place reaching flyoff rounds Open Marty Thompson came top heap after fifth flight narrowly nudging Jack Moreland aside 585 578 Minnesotan Bob Oppegrad broke West Coast stranglehold Gas finishing 528 well-deserved third Class B Gas flown Thursday just Sunday began Outdoor Free Flight natures fits ended similar fashion day punishing wind returned whip Badger Mountain site miniature replica Dust Bowl flew early pos sible wise Norm Petersons 600 seconds Herculean total considering conditions Likewise Marty Thompsons 460 Paul Kel las 443 looked like results posted Tuesday Wednesday Electric competitors too did well fly early Thursday Don Hughes modeler fly three perfect flights either class B al though Russell CuIp came close 333 modified Summerwind Electric B Unfortunately under prevailing conditions no really able exercise mod els full potential did appear though watched Electrics being test flown earlier week have truly come own terms power flight duration Gone days lethargic climb sluggish glide Save absence noise its very difficult tell difference between flight welltrimmed B Gas job well-trimmed Electric B attempting give reader some feeling overall Nats Free Flight experience its al ways easy focus empirical physical dimensions contest neglect human aspect officials self lessly dedicate time energy giving everyone opportunity fly would no contest Kudos go CD Sandy Frank wife Charlene kept things moving smoothly day day regardless weather wind conditions Sandys 29th Nuts November 1989 179 Kaimbach Publishing Co PO Box 1612 Waukesha WI 53187 YES Please send me copies RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE Price per copy S12951# 12086 Visa Made in Amerio American Technology ENGlNES R/C & U/C ENGINES 15 thru 61 Glow Plugs & Spark Plugs Ignition Engines 29 35 ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PARTS Kraft 61 Cox Conquest 15 Testor/McCoy Series 21 Taipan 40 HGK Fot-ster Remco Viking twin DC 09 diesel CoO write far free information RJL Industries PO Box 5 - Sierra MacWe CA 91024 818 359-0016 Electric Flight off Controller Perfect 05 Molars 510 cells Has arake2 mouth Lightweight 12someney back Adjustable switching pointguarantee Soldertess terminal easy hookup ON/OFF Controiler $2495 Power save weight Veiy high efficiency onty ff56V loss 25 Sice 22s53x63 Add 5100 rhippiog teCaliforoioresideoto add65% $163 Tax Folahacoonocior3929 KansaS St #9 San DiegoCA 92104 oPt0 tade \ctues ACTION ~- O\ NO0 pIa~e o6e\ Ga~eS \CCeSsOr & Aore\ I&La VtracW 06e a\Oa6 ajO\9 Vor 229~ NEW THIS yEAR P V St Off Extra 230 Kits Scale Now Available Three Sizes 1/3 Scale Kit 9puss1sshipping 30% Scale Kit $2l9SSpIusslsshppng 1/4 Scale Kit 5pIuss1Oshrppng Also Available Weeks Special pIus$15stip Gash VISA Certified Check R/C EXTRAS 712-943-4102 RR1 Box 28B Sergeant Bluff IA 51054 certainly commended longtime ser vice Free Flight fraternity Likewise thanks go Bert Pond other unnamed volunteers offered ser vices timers worked behind officials ta ble functioned other needed capac ities bring years edition Nats successful conclusion Nats FF Rubber/Kruse Continued page 70 beek flew nicely proportioned NFFS Model Year Coupe tie sixth place Joe Foster easily eclipsed field Open Coupe outstanding 1140 total followed some distance persistent Canadian John Bortoak appeared everywhere once John nudged hard James Sessums just eight seconds behind him 824 third place P-30 numerically popular rubber event Nats since placed AMA rule book continued verify theory lots people will build simple inexpensive air plane compete Along Coupe dHiver P-30 rubber-powered event representation Junior Senior Open Toby Vanderbeek repeated A-i Glider win fine 288 Junior P-30 followed closely Jonathan Bauer 282 Dwight Larks flew practically everything Indoors Out third 117 Lance Bays ran away Senior posting 297 followed considerable distance Jason Youck Dave Warren Open P-30 found familiar name Clarence Mather top heap didnt get catch up Clarence see what design fly ing Id lay money Sweet P-30 published Model Aviation several years ago September 1984Full-Size Plan No 454 @$2 Ed Melvin Chafin max back 572 familiar name John Bortnak third should noted addition showing up trophy dash practically event entered John spent lot time helping young Clint Hanneson other Juniors flying power events Way go John Mulvihill As great competition early week deteriorated real man-vs nature endurance contest Mulvihill day wind blew nearly everything away Sun day returned vengeance Thursday pick up anything nailed down start its way Canada Five Junior fliers fought wind Mulvihill little Rosene Wilson besting boys first place Dwight Larks sandwiched sec ond between Rosene sister Tawnya No Seniors flew Mulvihill five Open fliers willing risk ships whims mother nature blew Veteran flier Bud Romack Open Mulvihills eventual winner prepared ship flight us ing open side van windbreak tried pick time wind abated slightly launch Blake Jensen second-place finisher wound ship sans wings attached wings inside van crouched low out open try pick air Third-place finisher Moe Whittemore may have employed some equally useful preparation launch techniques Im sure what Moe did because having much trouble keeping powdery blowing dust off camera lens quit field fit 180 Model Aviation Free flight Kits Supplies Rubber Glider Power Kits Scale Old Timer Too Co2 Electric Motors Rubber Tissue Cox Parts Rubber Accessories Winding Hooks Timers Nitrate Dope CATALOGUE $200 CAMPBELLS CUSTOM KITS PO BOX 5996 LAKE WORTH FL 33466-5996
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 176, 179, 180
FFPower Larry Kruse ONE largest bones contention plague recent Nationals Contests has question acceptable site flying Outdoor Free Flight events critical nature site selection de cision has pivotal point last years Nationals Free Flight Duration events can celed preselected site found unavailable contest time Given immediate past history Free Flight site problems Vir ginia before Nebraska special care taken AMA site-selection committee find location would suit needs chUCK uode Salem Olij gets nis y2A pacer off good launch unofficial NosGas event Design Sal Taibis classics Free Flight community years choice name Badger Moun tain site some 15 minutes southwest Nats headquarters Richland WA Nominally useful 15 miles 25 miles arid landscape south Badger Mountain gently rolling ter rain few small gulleys covered sparse sagebrush occasional low scrubby des ert bushes Further west taller mesquite posed some retrieval problems wind switched east some point its recent history field plowed allowed go back native grasses Like wagon ruts Oregon Trail ground retained tracks plow made retrieval motor bike uncomfortable ride however Badger Mountain acceptable site potentially good Free Flight sitewith proviso being wind could blow Unfortunately mother na ture does subscribe particular human needs wishesand blow did least start 68 Model Aviation Bruce Beast Kimball Seattle WA gets Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod YaA off Nostalgia Gas Powered stock Cox 049 mid-Fifties design looks like could still competitive todays contests Senior contestant Derek Walkington LLancaster CA flew Cargo Batstealth flying wing Odd craft won first right Fred Guilfoyle 1Edmonds WA Bruce Kimball Seattle WA apparently bought covering ships remnant sale MonoKote factory Russell Cuip LCameron Park CA modified Summerwind winglets vortex-breakers tips Electric Class B ship used Astro 05 geared cobalt motor drive 11 x 8 folding prop win right Bob Stalick Albany OR tweaks needle valve K&B-powered C-Quell FF columnist Model Builder magazine flier score 3 maxes windblown opening day FF Nats Class C Gas Payload flown Sun day neither event engendering much enthusiasm either flying site given cold temper atures windspeeds estimated just under 25 mph Only four Open fliers chose enter tro phy dash risk ships Bob Stalicks big 750-sq-in C-Quell climbed well wind understandably trouble settling its glide pattern Ultimately however did settle well enough card three successive two-minute maxes win event Norm Peterson dropped three seconds three flights sec ond place Larry Heagrens 289 brought him third-place trophy Payloads perennial Nats winner Bob Nichols everything way flier Open Dave Warren Derek Walkington gave go Senior ended up order Half-A Gas fliers able put up lots flights Monday wind mercifully dropped acceptable levels Both high-thrust low-thrust designs evidence neither seemed have distinct advantages still-fitful air Open Draycott Hooke appeared have found key picking good air morning stock Starduster fell third late day Clarence Bull three maxes early lost plane As luck would have found planebut after close official flying Richard Williamson proved eventual winner flyoff Ken Youngman Draycott Hooke although flyoff ended up being one-flight-go-forbroke affair Junior Senior hA Gas uncharacter istic entry two contestants age group Clint Hanneson under tutelage John Bortoak first Junior followed young Larry Heagren distant second Senior closely contested Jason Youck amassed 202 seconds Dave Warrens 163second total Open Cargo like Payload belonged exclusively Bob Nichols Bull Moose design has past four Nationals Derek Walkington tried hand weight-lifting event too put up commendable flight first Sen ior Class D Gas flown Tuesday weather having turned bee-you-tee-ful light vanContinued page 176 November 1989 69 uruce nannan i Uoraao LA props winfling FAI Power ship Model features alumi num-skinned wings high-revving Nel son 15 power Bruce flew power events also won A-2 Towline Glider Hey Thats Sal Talbi big K&B 75cc-powered Starduster 50th Nats Sal getting set go 7th max D Gaswhich won handily total 1018 sec 4-sec engine run big ship gained impressive altitude Thats Jay Jackson Salt Lake City UT right left Oppies Uppie leaves hand Bob Oppegard Circle Pines MN test flight Bob has refining design number years has power/glide pattern down pat placed third Open Gas right Canadian Greg Davis flew gorgeous yellow-and-black silkcovered Civy Boy first place Nostalgia Gas Power K&B 19 Greenhead Fifties Plane still remembered fly very well Bob Nichols 1South Meriden CT simple C02-powered design its ganged fuel tanks record-setter 1800 would have higher except plane lost last flight right Bert Pond L Sandy Charlene Frank held sway behind officials table four days Outdoor FF Sandy chalked up 29th year service participation Natsbut doesnt look old enough have done HT MASTER 3D Kelicopter Flight Simulator Protects Investment Speeds up flight training time Easy Use 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around ought try out Class B really nice size fly last day Speed flying Wednesday July 19 treated finest big-block shootouts Nats history No less 19 screaming 65-powered airplanes en tered Class D Speed Once again hot windy weather fac tor everyone tried get ships up morning Quite show guy after other going up breaking 200 mph like nothing Wisniewski first off 203-mph blast followed Len Adachi Osaka Japan OS special 20587 mph After came host 200 mph-plus runs 14 flights total over magic mark dust settled Frank Garzon holder national record class dusted off sterling 21093 mph Ake shi Kusumoto Japans top circle-burner copped second 20681 mph followed ever closely Morris/Mathison 20658 mph Billy Hughes made 200-mph club sneaking right behind Ned Joey 20610 mph Len Adachi joined fabled club too flight 20587 mph Wisniewski team turned identical 20587-mph score slower backup sixth place Tommy Brown Staten land NY rounded up 200-mph parade 20262 fling predominant engine class still 05 65 DF half-dozen K&B 65s too looks like depends hands engine Blowtorch action furious too number good runners present Jet Speed gang late has trying some custom mega phone pipes have shown great promise bench however theyve done too much air yet Bill Nusz Carmichael CA turned personal best win event strong 20516 mph using modified Super Burp design Bills Jet has got loudest engines around dont know model obviously fast must doing something right Longtime Jet Speed veteran Jerry Thomas Puy allup WA worked hard day trying different combinations finally cranked smooth 20239 mph second spot Jerry lead day until Bill smoked him winning flight later afternoon Jerry has close winning Jet championship recent years has never done 1967 win Los Alaniitos Nats Nats win Oh well theres always next year fells good old boys Ned Morris Joey Mathison pulled off yet another Speed trophy turning 19882 beautiful all-wood Jet third place Ned builds nice Speed model can seen anywhere Hes real artist Glenn Lee used nicely welded up Ironsides Too-type ship grab fourth spot 17797 mph Ted Black took fifth lightweight all-wood design 16553 mph conclusion four days Speed fly ing North American Speed Society held its annual banquet year thanks prodi gious efforts Mike Fiske banquet held beautiful setting Holiday Inn/Richland hand 70-odd Speed fliers guests After stuffing ourselves beyond respectability three NASS perpetual awards presented CL Speed grand champions 1989 team Ned Morris Joey Mathison Indianapolis IN very deserving win ners strong chase both Wis niewski team Akeshi Kusumoto won 11 points course NASS high-speed award went Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH Junior champion trophy went Jason Youck Calgary Alberta Canada certainly would amiss didnt thank AMA NASS officials ran very smooth show Contest Director Mike Hazel As sistant CD Fred Randell chief pit boss Dick Pe terson statisticians Gail Nusz Joyce Margarido Mary Schuette timers used throughout event Thanks Lets again next year Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 69 able winds abundant tricky lift Sal Taibi Godfather Free Flight Out early morning usual custom posted five maxes before 930 Ultimately Sal carded excellent 1018 before retiring field Paul Kellas second five-plus maxes Jay Jackson Pilfered Pearl man flew round-tipped AMAroo third place FM Power wake recent World Championships its normal off-year dol drums fact reflected years Nats Al though representative six fliers entered event Bruce Hannah elected put up official flights Bruce cranked Con finued page 179 HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGHT LENGTH AIRFOIL CONTROLS [J U 785 590 SQ IN 33 38 OZ 456 54061 RUB ELEV AlL JLAPS FOR IND SEND SASE CQMPE TI TIQN PR6DUC TS 921 BIROtE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 513 645 5171 Fat tags nj Andessen raSPOW O5LRThI54pss~ g,c OiIy certif led checks noney orders accepted Mninrum order S120O thee pachases old Powerpoles 15350 per package $150 shipping handling CT residents add 75% sales tao Prices osbiect chaise notice 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Bob Nich ols excels small-field events used am bient conditions lose airplanebut af ter accumulated flight time 18 min utes new national record eclipsing George Per rymans standing record four full minutes Class Gas too suddenly became very compet itive under warm Washington sun no fewer eight fliers vying first place reaching flyoff rounds Open Marty Thompson came top heap after fifth flight narrowly nudging Jack Moreland aside 585 578 Minnesotan Bob Oppegrad broke West Coast stranglehold Gas finishing 528 well-deserved third Class B Gas flown Thursday just Sunday began Outdoor Free Flight natures fits ended similar fashion day punishing wind returned whip Badger Mountain site miniature replica Dust Bowl flew early pos sible wise Norm Petersons 600 seconds Herculean total considering conditions Likewise Marty Thompsons 460 Paul Kel las 443 looked like results posted Tuesday Wednesday Electric competitors too did well fly early Thursday Don Hughes modeler fly three perfect flights 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