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Free Flight Duration

Author: L. Joyner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/08
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 115

FREE FLIGHT DURATION mmlii L- rv rj J ru W zu .11 11 HE 1999 FREE FLIGHT World Championships will held August 24-3 1 Beer Sheba Israel United States will represented Brian Van Nest Jim Parker Steve Spence FlA towline glider John Sessurns Bob Piserchio Viadi Andriukov FiB Wakefield rubber power Faust Parker Ron McBumett Ed Keck FiC power Team manager will George Batiuk Jr assistant manager Blake Jensen Texan Steve Spence will representing US first time World Championships first Spence make team dad Henry Power team 1960s l970s made flyoffs last finals 14-round Max Men contest Lost Hills CA past February Steve won FIA beating some worlds top fliersincluding reigning World Champion Victor Stamov Steve also manages fly FIJ quite well placing second Max Men finishing second 1998 Americas Cup both behind fellow Texan Faust Parker Since AMA funding covers part cost sending team World Championships financial support very much needed Please send donations assistant team manager Blake Jensen 1743 W Powell Gresham OR 97030 Please make checks out Blake Jensen T-shirts other team collectibles may also available interested trying out 2001 team write Competitions Department AMA information Basically program requires accumulating total 75 minutes flight time contests between April 1 1999 45 days before Finals qualify Finals Finals will held Lost Hills probably October 2000 2001 World Championships will held Australia April year Micro Hank Nystrom Texas Timers sent along latest offering Micro 1 pinchoff engine-run timer designed small Gas events As name implies timer little lighL Weighing about six grams faceplate measures 1 x l/s inches depth 7/i inch timers design evolved Tomy-based timer C C Johnson published 1984 1997 Keith Fulmer suggested some modifications Hank refined design ease manufacture bases Micro small windup toy motor made Hanks specifications factory China previous attempts use toy motors driving conventional flat disc required slowing motor down weighting vibrator acceleration model after launch well engine vibrations could cause erratic runs Micro 1 windup motor runs its natural speed driving scroll wire release wire rides spiral thread scroll allowing up about five turns motor before arm released Engine runs up about 25 seconds can set accurately placing wire grooves scroll setting index mark scroll disc against marks faceplate minimize loads timer motor timer does pinch off fuel line directly releases spring snaps shut squeezing line closed Micro will handle / latex tubing small Super Soft tubing Texas Timers sells Two holes turned-up section faceplate hold tubing position 112 Model Aviation s Steve Spence will representing United States Free Flight World Championships August 24-31 Israel Photo Bob Perkins Six-gram Micro timer Texas Timers Wire arm rides spiral groove scroll trips releases wire spring clamps fuel tubing closed spring clamp down end start lever has slight kink provides very positive lock stop position little chance timer starting prematurely because engine vibration same kink keeps start wire bouncing back its faceplate hole after launch Micro very well-thought-out timer should useful variety small Gas events especially weight consideration Introductory price $25 plus $250 postage handling wish try hand making own Hank offering motors price six $22 postpaid No instructions warranties help provided its lot better bashing windup toys motors can order Micro Texas Timers 3317 Pine Timbers Dr Johnson City TN 37604 E-mail Hank txtimer@triconnet Andriukov Pylon Although item has available several years feel deserves close look FiB Wakefield pylon developed three-time world champion Alexander Andriukov complete package including pyion shell timer timer start switch wing wiggler unusual feature way timer mounted Alex has eliminated timer faceplate save weight circular cover right side pylon can removed allow timer pulled out through hole cleaning requires removing timer scroll disc takes few minutes four timer levers attach directly pylon stay place addition saving few grams weight eliminating faceplate allows timer moved forward slightly pylon giving bit clearance hooking up lines can get crowded wing overhangs timer molded carbon-fiber pylon measures 14mm wide 35mm high 155mm long two 3mm holes wing wire forward hole use standard short wing rear hole used narrower-chord long wing building own wing can use either hole very pleasantly surprised fitted Andriukov short wing made several years earlier new pylon Perfect fit asked Alex about said course fits spacing between front hole wing wiggler exactly 50mm didnt mention him long takes try get own homemade wings pylons fit wing wiggler nicely machined fitting recesses upper left side pylon 1mm wire goes left wing panel line wiggler timer holds left wing slight negative angle relative right wing during climb gives better power pattern dip turn right end motors power burst small screw top wiggler acts adjustable stop power position similar adjustment screw glide position accessed partially removing wiggler mechanism start switch located right side pylon familiar blade type blade pressed button pushed latch switch off position Before launch simply press switch release latch arm system throw model timer starts Although pylon comes fittings installed does require some work Remove fittings put away protect dust Wrap sandpaper August1999 113 Andriukov pylon Fl B comes complete timer start switch Instead using conventional faceplate timer mounts wing wiggler Removable disc allows access timer directly molded carbon-fiber pylon Make real Make right Its right fly naked wire landing gear tan easily give plane appearance real struts ROBART Stale Strut Covers highly detailed precision moldings snap assemble onto 5/32 118 wire struts Theyre adaptable retracts too little detailing make sport scale model look real ROBART dealer today ROBART Mfg IncMADEN SA PO Box 1247 DeptA StCharles IL 60174 630 584-7616 E-mail robart@robartcom Ort Internet @ hrrp/wwwrobartcom Get FREE Guide Choosing Right Hobby Paints Use Tips What Use Tips Color Charts Dry Times P0 Box 564 MA MJflWST art IN 48342 POD1* CO INC1800 348-3497 Ext 340 E-mail idwtpr uctacom around motor tube carefully sand bottom pylon exact curvature tube Since sandpaper increases tubes diameter its good idea wrap sandpaper around rear portion tapered motor tube Unlike some other pylons does have flared skirt increase gluing surface instead bottom filled balsa Dont sand too far can go through wood must also cut slot left side pylon line wing wiggler Dremel cutoff wheel works fine find helps stick piece masking tape white gummed label pylon draw position slot Its lot easier see trying mark shiny black pylon fixed locating wire right wing also must installed wire goes piece tubing right wing root Getting placement important assure good fit position right wing proper angle incidence mark location fit piece wire right wing sticks out about /s inch mount left wing carefully align everything put small dot slow-drying enamel wire slide against pylon mark hole location After drilling hole insert L-shaped piece wire inside epoxy place small piece heavy glass cloth added inside reinforcement will also need make some provision installing tracking radio transmitter Alex cuts hole top pylon just front wing wire allows stiff wire antenna go out top used same technique Ive used five six years short tube protruding out rear pylon home-made fiberglass tube holds Walston transmitter antenna running along top motor tube tail boom Two aluminum tubing guides motor tube keep everything straight #8 rubber band around boom holds end antenna same rubber band used hold line ends boom stored model box pylon can painted left natural high-gloss finish carbon shell looks good people leave way Before mounting timer its good idea reinstall fittings double-check operations After determining exact position correct balance pylon epoxied onto motor tube sure roughen motor tube area pylon will attached Ive found scraping knife blade works better sandpaper Whatever method use sure get through glossy layer resin tube Soft Rubber Backing Prevents Slipping fibers slightly Youll notice definite color change dark brown straw yellow sure use structural epoxy cyanoacrylate five-minute epoxy pylons available Sal Fruciano Starline International 6146 East Cactus Wren Rd Scottsdale AZ 85253 Web site wwwstarlineffcom price complete pylon $110 plus postage handling savings compared buying various components separately way pylon isnt just Wakefields Evgeny Verbitsky uses Andriukov pylons new FIJ power model Fabric Straight Edge Soft rubber backing holds straight edge place Works great iron-on films well fiber glass cloth Ends frustration wandering cuts lines Both English Metric scales easy measurement Comes convenient storage tube Product No FOR 155 Length 1 Meter 3936 inches Product No FOR 156 Length 1 Foot Price $1550 Price $750 FOURMOST PRODUCTS Look tor other great products trom Fourmost nearest hobby dealer direct orders include $450 Shipping -4040 24th Avenue Forest Grove OR 97116 Phone/Fax 503 357-2732 internet wwwfourmostcom email rcooney@ntrnet Shirts $1295 S Hats$995 AIRPLANE FACTORY INC 1135 FLORIDA MANDEVILLE LA 70448 Radios Engines BASIC TRAINER $8495 l$5~ P&HI NEW AT THIS want gentle sport plane need KOMBAT 40 BASIC TRAiNER spend days weeks months building trainer just see SMASHED TO SMITHEREENS learning Fly hour Everything except radio engine box No Gluing No Covering No Sanding No Tears CRASH required 40148 size engine four channel radio big 60 wing span tricycle gear weighing 5-1/2 pounds BASIC TRAINER easy land can take some real punishment Most crashes usually result just couple broken nylon bolts can easily replaced minutes keep flying hours Available Red Yellow Orange Blue Order today Sport model KOMBAT 40 available $7495 VISA/MC/AMEXICOD 1-800-264-7840 FREE CATALOG 504 626-7840 August1999 115 5ep Beep Bees hee eeg WALSTON RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 725 Cooper Lake Rd SE Smyrna GA 30082 770-434-4905 800-657-4672 Fax 770-431-0119 Visa AmEx e-mail WalstonRET@aolcom

Author: L. Joyner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/08
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 115

FREE FLIGHT DURATION mmlii L- rv rj J ru W zu .11 11 HE 1999 FREE FLIGHT World Championships will held August 24-3 1 Beer Sheba Israel United States will represented Brian Van Nest Jim Parker Steve Spence FlA towline glider John Sessurns Bob Piserchio Viadi Andriukov FiB Wakefield rubber power Faust Parker Ron McBumett Ed Keck FiC power Team manager will George Batiuk Jr assistant manager Blake Jensen Texan Steve Spence will representing US first time World Championships first Spence make team dad Henry Power team 1960s l970s made flyoffs last finals 14-round Max Men contest Lost Hills CA past February Steve won FIA beating some worlds top fliersincluding reigning World Champion Victor Stamov Steve also manages fly FIJ quite well placing second Max Men finishing second 1998 Americas Cup both behind fellow Texan Faust Parker Since AMA funding covers part cost sending team World Championships financial support very much needed Please send donations assistant team manager Blake Jensen 1743 W Powell Gresham OR 97030 Please make checks out Blake Jensen T-shirts other team collectibles may also available interested trying out 2001 team write Competitions Department AMA information Basically program requires accumulating total 75 minutes flight time contests between April 1 1999 45 days before Finals qualify Finals Finals will held Lost Hills probably October 2000 2001 World Championships will held Australia April year Micro Hank Nystrom Texas Timers sent along latest offering Micro 1 pinchoff engine-run timer designed small Gas events As name implies timer little lighL Weighing about six grams faceplate measures 1 x l/s inches depth 7/i inch timers design evolved Tomy-based timer C C Johnson published 1984 1997 Keith Fulmer suggested some modifications Hank refined design ease manufacture bases Micro small windup toy motor made Hanks specifications factory China previous attempts use toy motors driving conventional flat disc required slowing motor down weighting vibrator acceleration model after launch well engine vibrations could cause erratic runs Micro 1 windup motor runs its natural speed driving scroll wire release wire rides spiral thread scroll allowing up about five turns motor before arm released Engine runs up about 25 seconds can set accurately placing wire grooves scroll setting index mark scroll disc against marks faceplate minimize loads timer motor timer does pinch off fuel line directly releases spring snaps shut squeezing line closed Micro will handle / latex tubing small Super Soft tubing Texas Timers sells Two holes turned-up section faceplate hold tubing position 112 Model Aviation s Steve Spence will representing United States Free Flight World Championships August 24-31 Israel Photo Bob Perkins Six-gram Micro timer Texas Timers Wire arm rides spiral groove scroll trips releases wire spring clamps fuel tubing closed spring clamp down end start lever has slight kink provides very positive lock stop position little chance timer starting prematurely because engine vibration same kink keeps start wire bouncing back its faceplate hole after launch Micro very well-thought-out timer should useful variety small Gas events especially weight consideration Introductory price $25 plus $250 postage handling wish try hand making own Hank offering motors price six $22 postpaid No instructions warranties help provided its lot better bashing windup toys motors can order Micro Texas Timers 3317 Pine Timbers Dr Johnson City TN 37604 E-mail Hank txtimer@triconnet Andriukov Pylon Although item has available several years feel deserves close look FiB Wakefield pylon developed three-time world champion Alexander Andriukov complete package including pyion shell timer timer start switch wing wiggler unusual feature way timer mounted Alex has eliminated timer faceplate save weight circular cover right side pylon can removed allow timer pulled out through hole cleaning requires removing timer scroll disc takes few minutes four timer levers attach directly pylon stay place addition saving few grams weight eliminating faceplate allows timer moved forward slightly pylon giving bit clearance hooking up lines can get crowded wing overhangs timer molded carbon-fiber pylon measures 14mm wide 35mm high 155mm long two 3mm holes wing wire forward hole use standard short wing rear hole used narrower-chord long wing building own wing can use either hole very pleasantly surprised fitted Andriukov short wing made several years earlier new pylon Perfect fit asked Alex about said course fits spacing between front hole wing wiggler exactly 50mm didnt mention him long takes try get own homemade wings pylons fit wing wiggler nicely machined fitting recesses upper left side pylon 1mm wire goes left wing panel line wiggler timer holds left wing slight negative angle relative right wing during climb gives better power pattern dip turn right end motors power burst small screw top wiggler acts adjustable stop power position similar adjustment screw glide position accessed partially removing wiggler mechanism start switch located right side pylon familiar blade type blade pressed button pushed latch switch off position Before launch simply press switch release latch arm system throw model timer starts Although pylon comes fittings installed does require some work Remove fittings put away protect dust Wrap sandpaper August1999 113 Andriukov pylon Fl B comes complete timer start switch Instead using conventional faceplate timer mounts wing wiggler Removable disc allows access timer directly molded carbon-fiber pylon Make real Make right Its right fly naked wire landing gear tan easily give plane appearance real struts ROBART Stale Strut Covers highly detailed precision moldings snap assemble onto 5/32 118 wire struts Theyre adaptable retracts too little detailing make sport scale model look real ROBART dealer today ROBART Mfg IncMADEN SA PO Box 1247 DeptA StCharles IL 60174 630 584-7616 E-mail robart@robartcom Ort Internet @ hrrp/wwwrobartcom Get FREE Guide Choosing Right Hobby Paints Use Tips What Use Tips Color Charts Dry Times P0 Box 564 MA MJflWST art IN 48342 POD1* CO INC1800 348-3497 Ext 340 E-mail idwtpr uctacom around motor tube carefully sand bottom pylon exact curvature tube Since sandpaper increases tubes diameter its good idea wrap sandpaper around rear portion tapered motor tube Unlike some other pylons does have flared skirt increase gluing surface instead bottom filled balsa Dont sand too far can go through wood must also cut slot left side pylon line wing wiggler Dremel cutoff wheel works fine find helps stick piece masking tape white gummed label pylon draw position slot Its lot easier see trying mark shiny black pylon fixed locating wire right wing also must installed wire goes piece tubing right wing root Getting placement important assure good fit position right wing proper angle incidence mark location fit piece wire right wing sticks out about /s inch mount left wing carefully align everything put small dot slow-drying enamel wire slide against pylon mark hole location After drilling hole insert L-shaped piece wire inside epoxy place small piece heavy glass cloth added inside reinforcement will also need make some provision installing tracking radio transmitter Alex cuts hole top pylon just front wing wire allows stiff wire antenna go out top used same technique Ive used five six years short tube protruding out rear pylon home-made fiberglass tube holds Walston transmitter antenna running along top motor tube tail boom Two aluminum tubing guides motor tube keep everything straight #8 rubber band around boom holds end antenna same rubber band used hold line ends boom stored model box pylon can painted left natural high-gloss finish carbon shell looks good people leave way Before mounting timer its good idea reinstall fittings double-check operations After determining exact position correct balance pylon epoxied onto motor tube sure roughen motor tube area pylon will attached Ive found scraping knife blade works better sandpaper Whatever method use sure get through glossy layer resin tube Soft Rubber Backing Prevents Slipping fibers slightly Youll notice definite color change dark brown straw yellow sure use structural epoxy cyanoacrylate five-minute epoxy pylons available Sal Fruciano Starline International 6146 East Cactus Wren Rd Scottsdale AZ 85253 Web site wwwstarlineffcom price complete pylon $110 plus postage handling savings compared buying various components separately way pylon isnt just Wakefields Evgeny Verbitsky uses Andriukov pylons new FIJ power model Fabric Straight Edge Soft rubber backing holds straight edge place Works great iron-on films well fiber glass cloth Ends frustration wandering cuts lines Both English Metric scales easy measurement Comes convenient storage tube Product No FOR 155 Length 1 Meter 3936 inches Product No FOR 156 Length 1 Foot Price $1550 Price $750 FOURMOST PRODUCTS Look tor other great products trom Fourmost nearest hobby dealer direct orders include $450 Shipping -4040 24th Avenue Forest Grove OR 97116 Phone/Fax 503 357-2732 internet wwwfourmostcom email rcooney@ntrnet Shirts $1295 S Hats$995 AIRPLANE FACTORY INC 1135 FLORIDA MANDEVILLE LA 70448 Radios Engines BASIC TRAINER $8495 l$5~ P&HI NEW AT THIS want gentle sport plane need KOMBAT 40 BASIC TRAiNER spend days weeks months building trainer just see SMASHED TO SMITHEREENS learning Fly hour Everything except radio engine box No Gluing No Covering No Sanding No Tears CRASH required 40148 size engine four channel radio big 60 wing span tricycle gear weighing 5-1/2 pounds BASIC TRAINER easy land can take some real punishment Most crashes usually result just couple broken nylon bolts can easily replaced minutes keep flying hours Available Red Yellow Orange Blue Order today Sport model KOMBAT 40 available $7495 VISA/MC/AMEXICOD 1-800-264-7840 FREE CATALOG 504 626-7840 August1999 115 5ep Beep Bees hee eeg WALSTON RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 725 Cooper Lake Rd SE Smyrna GA 30082 770-434-4905 800-657-4672 Fax 770-431-0119 Visa AmEx e-mail WalstonRET@aolcom

Author: L. Joyner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/08
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 115

FREE FLIGHT DURATION mmlii L- rv rj J ru W zu .11 11 HE 1999 FREE FLIGHT World Championships will held August 24-3 1 Beer Sheba Israel United States will represented Brian Van Nest Jim Parker Steve Spence FlA towline glider John Sessurns Bob Piserchio Viadi Andriukov FiB Wakefield rubber power Faust Parker Ron McBumett Ed Keck FiC power Team manager will George Batiuk Jr assistant manager Blake Jensen Texan Steve Spence will representing US first time World Championships first Spence make team dad Henry Power team 1960s l970s made flyoffs last finals 14-round Max Men contest Lost Hills CA past February Steve won FIA beating some worlds top fliersincluding reigning World Champion Victor Stamov Steve also manages fly FIJ quite well placing second Max Men finishing second 1998 Americas Cup both behind fellow Texan Faust Parker Since AMA funding covers part cost sending team World Championships financial support very much needed Please send donations assistant team manager Blake Jensen 1743 W Powell Gresham OR 97030 Please make checks out Blake Jensen T-shirts other team collectibles may also available interested trying out 2001 team write Competitions Department AMA information Basically program requires accumulating total 75 minutes flight time contests between April 1 1999 45 days before Finals qualify Finals Finals will held Lost Hills probably October 2000 2001 World Championships will held Australia April year Micro Hank Nystrom Texas Timers sent along latest offering Micro 1 pinchoff engine-run timer designed small Gas events As name implies timer little lighL Weighing about six grams faceplate measures 1 x l/s inches depth 7/i inch timers design evolved Tomy-based timer C C Johnson published 1984 1997 Keith Fulmer suggested some modifications Hank refined design ease manufacture bases Micro small windup toy motor made Hanks specifications factory China previous attempts use toy motors driving conventional flat disc required slowing motor down weighting vibrator acceleration model after launch well engine vibrations could cause erratic runs Micro 1 windup motor runs its natural speed driving scroll wire release wire rides spiral thread scroll allowing up about five turns motor before arm released Engine runs up about 25 seconds can set accurately placing wire grooves scroll setting index mark scroll disc against marks faceplate minimize loads timer motor timer does pinch off fuel line directly releases spring snaps shut squeezing line closed Micro will handle / latex tubing small Super Soft tubing Texas Timers sells Two holes turned-up section faceplate hold tubing position 112 Model Aviation s Steve Spence will representing United States Free Flight World Championships August 24-31 Israel Photo Bob Perkins Six-gram Micro timer Texas Timers Wire arm rides spiral groove scroll trips releases wire spring clamps fuel tubing closed spring clamp down end start lever has slight kink provides very positive lock stop position little chance timer starting prematurely because engine vibration same kink keeps start wire bouncing back its faceplate hole after launch Micro very well-thought-out timer should useful variety small Gas events especially weight consideration Introductory price $25 plus $250 postage handling wish try hand making own Hank offering motors price six $22 postpaid No instructions warranties help provided its lot better bashing windup toys motors can order Micro Texas Timers 3317 Pine Timbers Dr Johnson City TN 37604 E-mail Hank txtimer@triconnet Andriukov Pylon Although item has available several years feel deserves close look FiB Wakefield pylon developed three-time world champion Alexander Andriukov complete package including pyion shell timer timer start switch wing wiggler unusual feature way timer mounted Alex has eliminated timer faceplate save weight circular cover right side pylon can removed allow timer pulled out through hole cleaning requires removing timer scroll disc takes few minutes four timer levers attach directly pylon stay place addition saving few grams weight eliminating faceplate allows timer moved forward slightly pylon giving bit clearance hooking up lines can get crowded wing overhangs timer molded carbon-fiber pylon measures 14mm wide 35mm high 155mm long two 3mm holes wing wire forward hole use standard short wing rear hole used narrower-chord long wing building own wing can use either hole very pleasantly surprised fitted Andriukov short wing made several years earlier new pylon Perfect fit asked Alex about said course fits spacing between front hole wing wiggler exactly 50mm didnt mention him long takes try get own homemade wings pylons fit wing wiggler nicely machined fitting recesses upper left side pylon 1mm wire goes left wing panel line wiggler timer holds left wing slight negative angle relative right wing during climb gives better power pattern dip turn right end motors power burst small screw top wiggler acts adjustable stop power position similar adjustment screw glide position accessed partially removing wiggler mechanism start switch located right side pylon familiar blade type blade pressed button pushed latch switch off position Before launch simply press switch release latch arm system throw model timer starts Although pylon comes fittings installed does require some work Remove fittings put away protect dust Wrap sandpaper August1999 113 Andriukov pylon Fl B comes complete timer start switch Instead using conventional faceplate timer mounts wing wiggler Removable disc allows access timer directly molded carbon-fiber pylon Make real Make right Its right fly naked wire landing gear tan easily give plane appearance real struts ROBART Stale Strut Covers highly detailed precision moldings snap assemble onto 5/32 118 wire struts Theyre adaptable retracts too little detailing make sport scale model look real ROBART dealer today ROBART Mfg IncMADEN SA PO Box 1247 DeptA StCharles IL 60174 630 584-7616 E-mail robart@robartcom Ort Internet @ hrrp/wwwrobartcom Get FREE Guide Choosing Right Hobby Paints Use Tips What Use Tips Color Charts Dry Times P0 Box 564 MA MJflWST art IN 48342 POD1* CO INC1800 348-3497 Ext 340 E-mail idwtpr uctacom around motor tube carefully sand bottom pylon exact curvature tube Since sandpaper increases tubes diameter its good idea wrap sandpaper around rear portion tapered motor tube Unlike some other pylons does have flared skirt increase gluing surface instead bottom filled balsa Dont sand too far can go through wood must also cut slot left side pylon line wing wiggler Dremel cutoff wheel works fine find helps stick piece masking tape white gummed label pylon draw position slot Its lot easier see trying mark shiny black pylon fixed locating wire right wing also must installed wire goes piece tubing right wing root Getting placement important assure good fit position right wing proper angle incidence mark location fit piece wire right wing sticks out about /s inch mount left wing carefully align everything put small dot slow-drying enamel wire slide against pylon mark hole location After drilling hole insert L-shaped piece wire inside epoxy place small piece heavy glass cloth added inside reinforcement will also need make some provision installing tracking radio transmitter Alex cuts hole top pylon just front wing wire allows stiff wire antenna go out top used same technique Ive used five six years short tube protruding out rear pylon home-made fiberglass tube holds Walston transmitter antenna running along top motor tube tail boom Two aluminum tubing guides motor tube keep everything straight #8 rubber band around boom holds end antenna same rubber band used hold line ends boom stored model box pylon can painted left natural high-gloss finish carbon shell looks good people leave way Before mounting timer its good idea reinstall fittings double-check operations After determining exact position correct balance pylon epoxied onto motor tube sure roughen motor tube area pylon will attached Ive found scraping knife blade works better sandpaper Whatever method use sure get through glossy layer resin tube Soft Rubber Backing Prevents Slipping fibers slightly Youll notice definite color change dark brown straw yellow sure use structural epoxy cyanoacrylate five-minute epoxy pylons available Sal Fruciano Starline International 6146 East Cactus Wren Rd Scottsdale AZ 85253 Web site wwwstarlineffcom price complete pylon $110 plus postage handling savings compared buying various components separately way pylon isnt just Wakefields Evgeny Verbitsky uses Andriukov pylons new FIJ power model Fabric Straight Edge Soft rubber backing holds straight edge place Works great iron-on films well fiber glass cloth Ends frustration wandering cuts lines Both English Metric scales easy measurement Comes convenient storage tube Product No FOR 155 Length 1 Meter 3936 inches Product No FOR 156 Length 1 Foot Price $1550 Price $750 FOURMOST PRODUCTS Look tor other great products trom Fourmost nearest hobby dealer direct orders include $450 Shipping -4040 24th Avenue Forest Grove OR 97116 Phone/Fax 503 357-2732 internet wwwfourmostcom email rcooney@ntrnet Shirts $1295 S Hats$995 AIRPLANE FACTORY INC 1135 FLORIDA MANDEVILLE LA 70448 Radios Engines BASIC TRAINER $8495 l$5~ P&HI NEW AT THIS want gentle sport plane need KOMBAT 40 BASIC TRAiNER spend days weeks months building trainer just see SMASHED TO SMITHEREENS learning Fly hour Everything except radio engine box No Gluing No Covering No Sanding No Tears CRASH required 40148 size engine four channel radio big 60 wing span tricycle gear weighing 5-1/2 pounds BASIC TRAINER easy land can take some real punishment Most crashes usually result just couple broken nylon bolts can easily replaced minutes keep flying hours Available Red Yellow Orange Blue Order today Sport model KOMBAT 40 available $7495 VISA/MC/AMEXICOD 1-800-264-7840 FREE CATALOG 504 626-7840 August1999 115 5ep Beep Bees hee eeg WALSTON RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 725 Cooper Lake Rd SE Smyrna GA 30082 770-434-4905 800-657-4672 Fax 770-431-0119 Visa AmEx e-mail WalstonRET@aolcom

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