REE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT . FREE FLGHT. FF Scale Outdoor Bill Warner WEDNESDAY Nats first day can remember recent history saw absolutely perfect weather day Having retrieved models Wilmington judging site previous day 2-hr drive few us needed eager group modelers lined up fray Gas Scale wait longest due time needed get gas diesel engines going tuned just nght Rubber fortunate timers plentifuL Peanut AMA Rubber Scale ships filled skies fliers putting officials before thermals began rising fear wind would coming up waited found didnt get windy air stayed good day Some gas jockeys complaining about need bit breeze help get off runway 54 Model Aviation would say runway rough model lost two wheels its pilot nose-weight barging across pits obstacles Most lightweight power jobs however little problem getting off few feet Larry Kruses LWF Butterfly CO 2 ship Dave Rees Bellanca Skyrocket CO 2 almost floated off fact Launching no problem rubber brigade though rise-off-ground ROG presently re quired AMA Scale monoplanes Peanut AMA Scale biplanes getting utilize optional hand-launch Don Srull used handlaunch good effect Gloster Gannet biplane AMA rubber entry has about shortest landing gear rye ever seen looked great air Don did fly sensational jumbo Shinden rubber ship caused stir FAC Nats its fantastic flights Its too bad AMA does permit entry ship event Among Rubber Scale ships Earl Shicks Corben Super Ace stood out 9Y2-oz 45-in span ship feature folding prop built-in tube mylar sheet keep rubber lube splattering over insides Earl used winding tube removable addition Ken Bagdons F-i IC Curtiss Goshawk 47-in span 19 engine cowl may have hard time getting official indeed impressive clever things Ken did have movable tail surfaces wire controls wires went inside bellcranks adjustable Continued page 120 Rolfe Gregorys Paul Lindberg Stinson Reliant rubber model judging site Wilmington Bill Noonan San Diego Scale Staffel judges Jack McGillivrays outstanding Missel Thrush jumber rubber ship Bill also just hap pens guy designed model Thisrubbeipowered SpitfireisbyAllanSchanzle DC Maxecuters Club Lovelyworkmanship Flightmasters member Bill Stroman fires up nis superscale Sopwith Pup gas model Melanie Santord Dallas TA ol tflree Sanfords entered Junior Scale gets ready fly profile scale bipe Ken Bagdon big Curtiss Fl 1 C-2 gassie Photo right revealsthetail su oce adju..ibelkre.isuuserutneeniers~rew move inc surreiee tad retighten screw sure beats bending wires tabs three after Round 1 Detroit Fat City teamSimon last years co-champ Bill Shailor and75 Nats winner RichMacCleery flying Paul Crowley-designed Happy Hookers next four rounds produced some longThe last glider event flown Hand-Launch waiting sessions mass launches 10 toGlider Saturday Interest event 15 models air once mass mayhembeen building during week prosresulted usual line tangles well apect exciting competition involving six couple mid-air collisions both ironicallypast winners Tulsa Glue Dobbers High involving Happy Hookers Simon maintainedTime trophyLarry Sargent 79 Bob Boyer lead Round 2 another max but78 Joe Mekina 75 Mike Stoy 74 Dan disaster struck Round 3 Attempting towDomina 73 Bob Larsh 68 National crosswind reach thermaling model SimonsHLG Team Challenge sponsored Steve glider released prematurely dropped himGeraghty Bob Boyer also created much out 1st former team member Chuckinterest seven teams eventually entering Markos moving lead Flying conditions Saturday less resorting overlapping rounds eventideal strongest winds week director Joe Guylas soon rounds backovercast sky very unusual air Rising schedule fact flying completedbubbles cattail fluffies often seemed earlier scheduled Lift became spottyassociated cold air warm patches during last two rounds Markos heldair would produce no visible indications lift lead start 7th roundThe HLG fliers soon created own launch Markos led MacCleery 20 seconds Mac-pad half dozen streamer poles thermis Cleerys first two flights close totors bubble machines fluffies maxing strung together four Joe Mekina turned first max day maxes Flying early Round 7 maxed forbut action slow until noon 5th row moved leadconditions improved slightly lift spotting Markos won FAI Power daythe HLG fliers able depend before needed 161 seconds win secondhigh-climbing Mulvihill Rubber B Gas FM event Nats After circle-towing amodels being flown day few minutes Elton Drew-designedmuch waiting mass launches resulting Lively Lady made good launch airwhen another HLG indicated good air seemed promising However air deter- Stan Stoy obliterated field iorated down 22 seconds short ofIndoor HLG NFFS Model Year MacCleery finished 1200Folder series first max out followed seconds Former team member Vince Croghamin short order Joe Mekina Bill Shailor comeback trail finished third also flyingBill flown l{LG several years Happy Hooker As mentioned previouslyhad enterd give Michigan contingent DFhFh1COMPLETE THIS FORM IhlEhEflEIUIEIFAND ATTACH MAILINGI LABEL FROM RECENT IbJJ 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WASHINGTON DC 20005 team entry HLG challenge Stoy also first put up flyoff flight air looked promising model bumping few times lift soon deteriorated drop ping Stoy 48 sec Shaior 37 sec Mekina unable better thats finished Stoy thus pulled off rare double first Open Indoor Outdoor HLG possibly another firsthigh time regardless age both events Team Trophy won Ohio team Mekins Rudy Kluiber Norm Poti edged Michigan team Bill Paul Shailor Greg Simon 964 sec 938 sec Think about scores minute Ohioans averaged 321 sec apiecetheir total 116 sec short nine maxes impressive flying anyones standard Team Challenge added zest competition fliers out individual running still gave best shot try help teams score Other teams participating order finish Californis Illinois Indians Missouri Texas closing heres item concerning Nats perennial Carl Goldberg addition appearances continued com pete HLG Carl received NFFS special award development pop-up DT stab heres hoping continues grace Nats presence years come Nats FF Out Scale/Warner Continued page 54 hold slight up down right left settings adds drop glue hold rudder ele vator place once its right Allan Schanzles Spitfire work art fine scale presentation boot Allan opaque-finish school also finest fliers aroundmakes great performance biggest contrasts meet comparison Allans Spitfire turning modest times superscale appearance Dr John Martins Alco monoplane condenser-paper-cov ered transluscent normally flown indoors incredible flier seemingly staying up long Dr John felt prudent given thermal activity Scale never gets boring Bill Stroman Bobby Haight incred ibly-detailed gas- diesel-powered ships Bellanca Columbia Sopwith Pup respec tively problems getting needed engine power Whether density altitude change Continued page 122 120 Model Aviation MacCleery won A-2 Lake Charles 1975 suggested bother coming Nats again until 1985since seems five-year cycle CESS Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 isa big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 40 engine Put 60 under cowl fly circles around competition semi-symmetrical airfoil makes 182 groove yet its docile kitten total scale realism add optional flaps Trike gear pleasant ground handling kit all-balsa lots hardware molded parts speedy construction clear plans special illustrated construction booklet make kit anyone can build Kit features Span 72 Area 702 Sq 5-7 lbs flying weight 4 channel Power 40 60 MASTER AIRSCREW ANNOUNCING NEW 1l2A SERIES Accurately Pitched Balanced High Performance Alsbl Thoogh Ledng NTION ERS Worlds hijam due humidity heat whatever planes up usual form Walt Eggert flying very nice DH 60 Warren Weisenbach lovely Ramsey Bathtub no power problems fact might have gotten away bit less Its nice have bit engine normally fly just case Dave Rees Bellanca Skyrocket Flyline kit neatly built featured curtains windows Dave used old OK CO-2 powerplant conjunction large Peck tank Skyrocket some very nice flights between 20 30 seconds As power judged realism flight 20-sec mmmum plenty Lee-Richards annular monoplane writer brought electric-powered plane despite rough takeoff contuirUne GWftOiTIeS FUOOBOOM AMA mO6OmOOm FAK MOMOOOM FAin. S4P PEW $2800 2800 2400 250 ILL [I7FEL P0 X 997740SAN DIEGOsCAUF 9210 TELEPhONE 7144834984 surface managed get few good HOGs four wheels ground plane tracks straight-arrow long run gentle lift- off Astro 02 motor four -length Nicad pencells Mainly because its configuration good flight characteristics model awarded NASA FF Outdoor Scale Achievement award model weight about 13 oz 265 square inches Some really outstanding striking models years outdoor event include Dave Rees rubber Caudron Simoun Jack McGillivarys red-and-white Missel Thrush jumbo Bob Clemens lovely Farman Jabiru CO-2 Peanut-class Pacific Standard C-i racer Rolfe Gregorys Lindberg-kit Stinson Reliant rubber ship Joseph Scuros nifty red Stinson Voyager rubber ship John Blairs Stinson SM-2 Curt Sanfords J-3 Cub 182 Nats FF md Scale/Warner Continued page 55 though breaking magic minute super-scale grace personified cannot talk about meet special mention Dave Rees Daves 1911 Gene Thomas Cessna consistent crowdpleaser 45 grams made minute look easy Blackburn Steel very lovely name such neat plane flew beautifully welL An award ingenuity should certainly go Ed Stoll Mt Clemens MI outstand ing Corben Super Ace AMA Scale craftsmanship first-rate engine detail became visible cowling removed delightfuL arrival heavy storm coupled long drive back Dayton prompted early departure number contestants sheer physical exhaustion prevented doing sort trimming would necessary achieve maximum performance planes capable attaining Nats Indoor/Mather Continued page 57 excellent models Nats Yet among stood out Dave Lindley Naperville IL Dave won both microfilm Stick events Paper Stick event wide margins Dave mature young man years knew what doing Indoor Cabin Paul Loucka age eight flew microfilm model dad skilled flier Larry Loucka told suggested boy cover model tissue lad insisted trying microfilm watched Paul wound model used light careful touchworthy long-experienced fliers So looks like going have Indoor competi tion Loucka family long time Paper Stick good entry high times other events models heavier faster microfilm types able get away some ceiling bouncing although some hangups Dick Obarski won event fine 1747 Dick real old-timer best sense title Dick participated development Zipper Carl Goldberg Indoor Cabin usual rather low number entries quality models flying really excellent 1 22 Model Aviation gassie Curt also brought along fine comple ment Juniors put great show profile gas models Epoxy Glass Cowls NOSEN HOSTETLER PICA BALSA USA PLATT- CONCEPT FLEET SID MORGAN- RCM T CRAFT BYRON/SHEBER PIflS FOLKER D7- BOEING P-26&F4-B4 -GEE BEE MOD 1 KRAFT SUPER FLY 1A& SCALE AND OTHERS Send S ASE Complete List T&D FIBERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 Block Garden City Ml 48135 Ph-I 313 421 6358
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/12
Page Numbers: 54, 120, 122
REE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT . FREE FLGHT. FF Scale Outdoor Bill Warner WEDNESDAY Nats first day can remember recent history saw absolutely perfect weather day Having retrieved models Wilmington judging site previous day 2-hr drive few us needed eager group modelers lined up fray Gas Scale wait longest due time needed get gas diesel engines going tuned just nght Rubber fortunate timers plentifuL Peanut AMA Rubber Scale ships filled skies fliers putting officials before thermals began rising fear wind would coming up waited found didnt get windy air stayed good day Some gas jockeys complaining about need bit breeze help get off runway 54 Model Aviation would say runway rough model lost two wheels its pilot nose-weight barging across pits obstacles Most lightweight power jobs however little problem getting off few feet Larry Kruses LWF Butterfly CO 2 ship Dave Rees Bellanca Skyrocket CO 2 almost floated off fact Launching no problem rubber brigade though rise-off-ground ROG presently re quired AMA Scale monoplanes Peanut AMA Scale biplanes getting utilize optional hand-launch Don Srull used handlaunch good effect Gloster Gannet biplane AMA rubber entry has about shortest landing gear rye ever seen looked great air Don did fly sensational jumbo Shinden rubber ship caused stir FAC Nats its fantastic flights Its too bad AMA does permit entry ship event Among Rubber Scale ships Earl Shicks Corben Super Ace stood out 9Y2-oz 45-in span ship feature folding prop built-in tube mylar sheet keep rubber lube splattering over insides Earl used winding tube removable addition Ken Bagdons F-i IC Curtiss Goshawk 47-in span 19 engine cowl may have hard time getting official indeed impressive clever things Ken did have movable tail surfaces wire controls wires went inside bellcranks adjustable Continued page 120 Rolfe Gregorys Paul Lindberg Stinson Reliant rubber model judging site Wilmington Bill Noonan San Diego Scale Staffel judges Jack McGillivrays outstanding Missel Thrush jumber rubber ship Bill also just hap pens guy designed model Thisrubbeipowered SpitfireisbyAllanSchanzle DC Maxecuters Club Lovelyworkmanship Flightmasters member Bill Stroman fires up nis superscale Sopwith Pup gas model Melanie Santord Dallas TA ol tflree Sanfords entered Junior Scale gets ready fly profile scale bipe Ken Bagdon big Curtiss Fl 1 C-2 gassie Photo right revealsthetail su oce adju..ibelkre.isuuserutneeniers~rew move inc surreiee tad retighten screw sure beats bending wires tabs three after Round 1 Detroit Fat City teamSimon last years co-champ Bill Shailor and75 Nats winner RichMacCleery flying Paul Crowley-designed Happy Hookers next four rounds produced some longThe last glider event flown Hand-Launch waiting sessions mass launches 10 toGlider Saturday Interest event 15 models air once mass mayhembeen building during week prosresulted usual line tangles well apect exciting competition involving six couple mid-air collisions both ironicallypast winners Tulsa Glue Dobbers High involving Happy Hookers Simon maintainedTime trophyLarry Sargent 79 Bob Boyer lead Round 2 another max but78 Joe Mekina 75 Mike Stoy 74 Dan disaster struck Round 3 Attempting towDomina 73 Bob Larsh 68 National crosswind reach thermaling model SimonsHLG Team Challenge sponsored Steve glider released prematurely dropped himGeraghty Bob Boyer also created much out 1st former team member Chuckinterest seven teams eventually entering Markos moving lead Flying conditions Saturday less resorting overlapping rounds eventideal strongest winds week director Joe Guylas soon rounds backovercast sky very unusual air Rising schedule fact flying completedbubbles cattail fluffies often seemed earlier scheduled Lift became spottyassociated cold air warm patches during last two rounds Markos heldair would produce no visible indications lift lead start 7th roundThe HLG fliers soon created own launch Markos led MacCleery 20 seconds Mac-pad half dozen streamer poles thermis Cleerys first two flights close totors bubble machines fluffies maxing strung together four Joe Mekina turned first max day maxes Flying early Round 7 maxed forbut action slow until noon 5th row moved leadconditions improved slightly lift spotting Markos won FAI Power daythe HLG fliers able depend before needed 161 seconds win secondhigh-climbing Mulvihill Rubber B Gas FM event Nats After circle-towing amodels being flown day few minutes Elton Drew-designedmuch waiting mass launches resulting Lively Lady made good launch airwhen another HLG indicated good air seemed promising However air deter- Stan Stoy obliterated field iorated down 22 seconds short ofIndoor HLG NFFS Model Year MacCleery finished 1200Folder series first max out followed seconds Former team member Vince Croghamin short order Joe Mekina Bill Shailor comeback trail finished third also flyingBill flown l{LG several years Happy Hooker As mentioned previouslyhad enterd give Michigan contingent DFhFh1COMPLETE THIS FORM IhlEhEflEIUIEIFAND ATTACH MAILINGI LABEL FROM RECENT IbJJ ISSUE LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING\ move please let us know advancesix weeks re quired change address Attach current MA mailing label check appropriate box mail Subscription Dept. Model Aviation 815 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC. 20005 Check appropriate boxenclose payment 0 NEW SUBSCRIPTION 0 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Non-AMA subscriptIon rates $1600 12 months Canada United States possesslonselsewhere $1800 NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE ____________________________________________ ZIP _______________ MODEL AVIATION 815 FIFTEENTH ST. NW. WASHINGTON DC 20005 team entry HLG challenge Stoy also first put up flyoff flight air looked promising model bumping few times lift soon deteriorated drop ping Stoy 48 sec Shaior 37 sec Mekina unable better thats finished Stoy thus pulled off rare double first Open Indoor Outdoor HLG possibly another firsthigh time regardless age both events Team Trophy won Ohio team Mekins Rudy Kluiber Norm Poti edged Michigan team Bill Paul Shailor Greg Simon 964 sec 938 sec Think about scores minute Ohioans averaged 321 sec apiecetheir total 116 sec short nine maxes impressive flying anyones standard Team Challenge added zest competition fliers out individual running still gave best shot try help teams score Other teams participating order finish Californis Illinois Indians Missouri Texas closing heres item concerning Nats perennial Carl Goldberg addition appearances continued com pete HLG Carl received NFFS special award development pop-up DT stab heres hoping continues grace Nats presence years come Nats FF Out Scale/Warner Continued page 54 hold slight up down right left settings adds drop glue hold rudder ele vator place once its right Allan Schanzles Spitfire work art fine scale presentation boot Allan opaque-finish school also finest fliers aroundmakes great performance biggest contrasts meet comparison Allans Spitfire turning modest times superscale appearance Dr John Martins Alco monoplane condenser-paper-cov ered transluscent normally flown indoors incredible flier seemingly staying up long Dr John felt prudent given thermal activity Scale never gets boring Bill Stroman Bobby Haight incred ibly-detailed gas- diesel-powered ships Bellanca Columbia Sopwith Pup respec tively problems getting needed engine power Whether density altitude change Continued page 122 120 Model Aviation MacCleery won A-2 Lake Charles 1975 suggested bother coming Nats again until 1985since seems five-year cycle CESS Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 isa big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 40 engine Put 60 under cowl fly circles around competition semi-symmetrical airfoil makes 182 groove yet its docile kitten total scale realism add optional flaps Trike gear pleasant ground handling kit all-balsa lots hardware molded parts speedy construction clear plans special illustrated construction booklet make kit anyone can build Kit features Span 72 Area 702 Sq 5-7 lbs flying weight 4 channel Power 40 60 MASTER AIRSCREW ANNOUNCING NEW 1l2A SERIES Accurately Pitched Balanced High Performance Alsbl Thoogh Ledng NTION ERS Worlds hijam due humidity heat whatever planes up usual form Walt Eggert flying very nice DH 60 Warren Weisenbach lovely Ramsey Bathtub no power problems fact might have gotten away bit less Its nice have bit engine normally fly just case Dave Rees Bellanca Skyrocket Flyline kit neatly built featured curtains windows Dave used old OK CO-2 powerplant conjunction large Peck tank Skyrocket some very nice flights between 20 30 seconds As power judged realism flight 20-sec mmmum plenty Lee-Richards annular monoplane writer brought electric-powered plane despite rough takeoff contuirUne GWftOiTIeS FUOOBOOM AMA mO6OmOOm FAK MOMOOOM FAin. S4P PEW $2800 2800 2400 250 ILL [I7FEL P0 X 997740SAN DIEGOsCAUF 9210 TELEPhONE 7144834984 surface managed get few good HOGs four wheels ground plane tracks straight-arrow long run gentle lift- off Astro 02 motor four -length Nicad pencells Mainly because its configuration good flight characteristics model awarded NASA FF Outdoor Scale Achievement award model weight about 13 oz 265 square inches Some really outstanding striking models years outdoor event include Dave Rees rubber Caudron Simoun Jack McGillivarys red-and-white Missel Thrush jumbo Bob Clemens lovely Farman Jabiru CO-2 Peanut-class Pacific Standard C-i racer Rolfe Gregorys Lindberg-kit Stinson Reliant rubber ship Joseph Scuros nifty red Stinson Voyager rubber ship John Blairs Stinson SM-2 Curt Sanfords J-3 Cub 182 Nats FF md Scale/Warner Continued page 55 though breaking magic minute super-scale grace personified cannot talk about meet special mention Dave Rees Daves 1911 Gene Thomas Cessna consistent crowdpleaser 45 grams made minute look easy Blackburn Steel very lovely name such neat plane flew beautifully welL An award ingenuity should certainly go Ed Stoll Mt Clemens MI outstand ing Corben Super Ace AMA Scale craftsmanship first-rate engine detail became visible cowling removed delightfuL arrival heavy storm coupled long drive back Dayton prompted early departure number contestants sheer physical exhaustion prevented doing sort trimming would necessary achieve maximum performance planes capable attaining Nats Indoor/Mather Continued page 57 excellent models Nats Yet among stood out Dave Lindley Naperville IL Dave won both microfilm Stick events Paper Stick event wide margins Dave mature young man years knew what doing Indoor Cabin Paul Loucka age eight flew microfilm model dad skilled flier Larry Loucka told suggested boy cover model tissue lad insisted trying microfilm watched Paul wound model used light careful touchworthy long-experienced fliers So looks like going have Indoor competi tion Loucka family long time Paper Stick good entry high times other events models heavier faster microfilm types able get away some ceiling bouncing although some hangups Dick Obarski won event fine 1747 Dick real old-timer best sense title Dick participated development Zipper Carl Goldberg Indoor Cabin usual rather low number entries quality models flying really excellent 1 22 Model Aviation gassie Curt also brought along fine comple ment Juniors put great show profile gas models Epoxy Glass Cowls NOSEN HOSTETLER PICA BALSA USA PLATT- CONCEPT FLEET SID MORGAN- RCM T CRAFT BYRON/SHEBER PIflS FOLKER D7- BOEING P-26&F4-B4 -GEE BEE MOD 1 KRAFT SUPER FLY 1A& SCALE AND OTHERS Send S ASE Complete List T&D FIBERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 Block Garden City Ml 48135 Ph-I 313 421 6358
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/12
Page Numbers: 54, 120, 122
REE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT. FREE FLIGHT . FREE FLGHT. FF Scale Outdoor Bill Warner WEDNESDAY Nats first day can remember recent history saw absolutely perfect weather day Having retrieved models Wilmington judging site previous day 2-hr drive few us needed eager group modelers lined up fray Gas Scale wait longest due time needed get gas diesel engines going tuned just nght Rubber fortunate timers plentifuL Peanut AMA Rubber Scale ships filled skies fliers putting officials before thermals began rising fear wind would coming up waited found didnt get windy air stayed good day Some gas jockeys complaining about need bit breeze help get off runway 54 Model Aviation would say runway rough model lost two wheels its pilot nose-weight barging across pits obstacles Most lightweight power jobs however little problem getting off few feet Larry Kruses LWF Butterfly CO 2 ship Dave Rees Bellanca Skyrocket CO 2 almost floated off fact Launching no problem rubber brigade though rise-off-ground ROG presently re quired AMA Scale monoplanes Peanut AMA Scale biplanes getting utilize optional hand-launch Don Srull used handlaunch good effect Gloster Gannet biplane AMA rubber entry has about shortest landing gear rye ever seen looked great air Don did fly sensational jumbo Shinden rubber ship caused stir FAC Nats its fantastic flights Its too bad AMA does permit entry ship event Among Rubber Scale ships Earl Shicks Corben Super Ace stood out 9Y2-oz 45-in span ship feature folding prop built-in tube mylar sheet keep rubber lube splattering over insides Earl used winding tube removable addition Ken Bagdons F-i IC Curtiss Goshawk 47-in span 19 engine cowl may have hard time getting official indeed impressive clever things Ken did have movable tail surfaces wire controls wires went inside bellcranks adjustable Continued page 120 Rolfe Gregorys Paul Lindberg Stinson Reliant rubber model judging site Wilmington Bill Noonan San Diego Scale Staffel judges Jack McGillivrays outstanding Missel Thrush jumber rubber ship Bill also just hap pens guy designed model Thisrubbeipowered SpitfireisbyAllanSchanzle DC Maxecuters Club Lovelyworkmanship Flightmasters member Bill Stroman fires up nis superscale Sopwith Pup gas model Melanie Santord Dallas TA ol tflree Sanfords entered Junior Scale gets ready fly profile scale bipe Ken Bagdon big Curtiss Fl 1 C-2 gassie Photo right revealsthetail su oce adju..ibelkre.isuuserutneeniers~rew move inc surreiee tad retighten screw sure beats bending wires tabs three after Round 1 Detroit Fat City teamSimon last years co-champ Bill Shailor and75 Nats winner RichMacCleery flying Paul Crowley-designed Happy Hookers next four rounds produced some longThe last glider event flown Hand-Launch waiting sessions mass launches 10 toGlider Saturday Interest event 15 models air once mass mayhembeen building during week prosresulted usual line tangles well apect exciting competition involving six couple mid-air collisions both ironicallypast winners Tulsa Glue Dobbers High involving Happy Hookers Simon maintainedTime trophyLarry Sargent 79 Bob Boyer lead Round 2 another max but78 Joe Mekina 75 Mike Stoy 74 Dan disaster struck Round 3 Attempting towDomina 73 Bob Larsh 68 National crosswind reach thermaling model SimonsHLG Team Challenge sponsored Steve glider released prematurely dropped himGeraghty Bob Boyer also created much out 1st former team member Chuckinterest seven teams eventually entering Markos moving lead Flying conditions Saturday less resorting overlapping rounds eventideal strongest winds week director Joe Guylas soon rounds backovercast sky very unusual air Rising schedule fact flying completedbubbles cattail fluffies often seemed earlier scheduled Lift became spottyassociated cold air warm patches during last two rounds Markos heldair would produce no visible indications lift lead start 7th roundThe HLG fliers soon created own launch Markos led MacCleery 20 seconds Mac-pad half dozen streamer poles thermis Cleerys first two flights close totors bubble machines fluffies maxing strung together four Joe Mekina turned first max day maxes Flying early Round 7 maxed forbut action slow until noon 5th row moved leadconditions improved slightly lift spotting Markos won FAI Power daythe HLG fliers able depend before needed 161 seconds win secondhigh-climbing Mulvihill Rubber B Gas FM event Nats After circle-towing amodels being flown day few minutes Elton Drew-designedmuch waiting mass launches resulting Lively Lady made good launch airwhen another HLG indicated good air seemed promising However air deter- Stan Stoy obliterated field iorated down 22 seconds short ofIndoor HLG NFFS Model Year MacCleery finished 1200Folder series first max out followed seconds Former team member Vince Croghamin short order Joe Mekina Bill Shailor comeback trail finished third also flyingBill flown l{LG several years Happy Hooker As mentioned previouslyhad enterd give Michigan contingent DFhFh1COMPLETE THIS FORM IhlEhEflEIUIEIFAND ATTACH MAILINGI LABEL FROM RECENT IbJJ ISSUE LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING\ move please let us know advancesix weeks re quired change address Attach current MA mailing label check appropriate box mail Subscription Dept. Model Aviation 815 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC. 20005 Check appropriate boxenclose payment 0 NEW SUBSCRIPTION 0 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Non-AMA subscriptIon rates $1600 12 months Canada United States possesslonselsewhere $1800 NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE ____________________________________________ ZIP _______________ MODEL AVIATION 815 FIFTEENTH ST. NW. WASHINGTON DC 20005 team entry HLG challenge Stoy also first put up flyoff flight air looked promising model bumping few times lift soon deteriorated drop ping Stoy 48 sec Shaior 37 sec Mekina unable better thats finished Stoy thus pulled off rare double first Open Indoor Outdoor HLG possibly another firsthigh time regardless age both events Team Trophy won Ohio team Mekins Rudy Kluiber Norm Poti edged Michigan team Bill Paul Shailor Greg Simon 964 sec 938 sec Think about scores minute Ohioans averaged 321 sec apiecetheir total 116 sec short nine maxes impressive flying anyones standard Team Challenge added zest competition fliers out individual running still gave best shot try help teams score Other teams participating order finish Californis Illinois Indians Missouri Texas closing heres item concerning Nats perennial Carl Goldberg addition appearances continued com pete HLG Carl received NFFS special award development pop-up DT stab heres hoping continues grace Nats presence years come Nats FF Out Scale/Warner Continued page 54 hold slight up down right left settings adds drop glue hold rudder ele vator place once its right Allan Schanzles Spitfire work art fine scale presentation boot Allan opaque-finish school also finest fliers aroundmakes great performance biggest contrasts meet comparison Allans Spitfire turning modest times superscale appearance Dr John Martins Alco monoplane condenser-paper-cov ered transluscent normally flown indoors incredible flier seemingly staying up long Dr John felt prudent given thermal activity Scale never gets boring Bill Stroman Bobby Haight incred ibly-detailed gas- diesel-powered ships Bellanca Columbia Sopwith Pup respec tively problems getting needed engine power Whether density altitude change Continued page 122 120 Model Aviation MacCleery won A-2 Lake Charles 1975 suggested bother coming Nats again until 1985since seems five-year cycle CESS Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 isa big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 40 engine Put 60 under cowl fly circles around competition semi-symmetrical airfoil makes 182 groove yet its docile kitten total scale realism add optional flaps Trike gear pleasant ground handling kit all-balsa lots hardware molded parts speedy construction clear plans special illustrated construction booklet make kit anyone can build Kit features Span 72 Area 702 Sq 5-7 lbs flying weight 4 channel Power 40 60 MASTER AIRSCREW ANNOUNCING NEW 1l2A SERIES Accurately Pitched Balanced High Performance Alsbl Thoogh Ledng NTION ERS Worlds hijam due humidity heat whatever planes up usual form Walt Eggert flying very nice DH 60 Warren Weisenbach lovely Ramsey Bathtub no power problems fact might have gotten away bit less Its nice have bit engine normally fly just case Dave Rees Bellanca Skyrocket Flyline kit neatly built featured curtains windows Dave used old OK CO-2 powerplant conjunction large Peck tank Skyrocket some very nice flights between 20 30 seconds As power judged realism flight 20-sec mmmum plenty Lee-Richards annular monoplane writer brought electric-powered plane despite rough takeoff contuirUne GWftOiTIeS FUOOBOOM AMA mO6OmOOm FAK MOMOOOM FAin. S4P PEW $2800 2800 2400 250 ILL [I7FEL P0 X 997740SAN DIEGOsCAUF 9210 TELEPhONE 7144834984 surface managed get few good HOGs four wheels ground plane tracks straight-arrow long run gentle lift- off Astro 02 motor four -length Nicad pencells Mainly because its configuration good flight characteristics model awarded NASA FF Outdoor Scale Achievement award model weight about 13 oz 265 square inches Some really outstanding striking models years outdoor event include Dave Rees rubber Caudron Simoun Jack McGillivarys red-and-white Missel Thrush jumbo Bob Clemens lovely Farman Jabiru CO-2 Peanut-class Pacific Standard C-i racer Rolfe Gregorys Lindberg-kit Stinson Reliant rubber ship Joseph Scuros nifty red Stinson Voyager rubber ship John Blairs Stinson SM-2 Curt Sanfords J-3 Cub 182 Nats FF md Scale/Warner Continued page 55 though breaking magic minute super-scale grace personified cannot talk about meet special mention Dave Rees Daves 1911 Gene Thomas Cessna consistent crowdpleaser 45 grams made minute look easy Blackburn Steel very lovely name such neat plane flew beautifully welL An award ingenuity should certainly go Ed Stoll Mt Clemens MI outstand ing Corben Super Ace AMA Scale craftsmanship first-rate engine detail became visible cowling removed delightfuL arrival heavy storm coupled long drive back Dayton prompted early departure number contestants sheer physical exhaustion prevented doing sort trimming would necessary achieve maximum performance planes capable attaining Nats Indoor/Mather Continued page 57 excellent models Nats Yet among stood out Dave Lindley Naperville IL Dave won both microfilm Stick events Paper Stick event wide margins Dave mature young man years knew what doing Indoor Cabin Paul Loucka age eight flew microfilm model dad skilled flier Larry Loucka told suggested boy cover model tissue lad insisted trying microfilm watched Paul wound model used light careful touchworthy long-experienced fliers So looks like going have Indoor competi tion Loucka family long time Paper Stick good entry high times other events models heavier faster microfilm types able get away some ceiling bouncing although some hangups Dick Obarski won event fine 1747 Dick real old-timer best sense title Dick participated development Zipper Carl Goldberg Indoor Cabin usual rather low number entries quality models flying really excellent 1 22 Model Aviation gassie Curt also brought along fine comple ment Juniors put great show profile gas models Epoxy Glass Cowls NOSEN HOSTETLER PICA BALSA USA PLATT- CONCEPT FLEET SID MORGAN- RCM T CRAFT BYRON/SHEBER PIflS FOLKER D7- BOEING P-26&F4-B4 -GEE BEE MOD 1 KRAFT SUPER FLY 1A& SCALE AND OTHERS Send S ASE Complete List T&D FIBERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 Block Garden City Ml 48135 Ph-I 313 421 6358