Free Flight DURA TION Bob Meuser Time out Yes tireless Con tributing Editor Bob Meuser needs take little time off now Weve asked long-time FE flier/writer/editor publisher Bill Hartill take over Bob month DEFJNING Free FlightDuration time time worthwhile take stock define ourselves others what about Free Flight attracts us modern age electronics would anyone build model start up let go no further control Perhaps FF training ground want move up other sophisticated model classes Perhaps relatively low cost attraction Well now investigate fur- 4 ther would find Free Flight has much deeper independent attraction model released fly freely must rely its design adjustment cope natural laws physics mechanics aerodynamics challenge re leasing creation fly its own sub ject vagaries atmosphere essence sport add continuous con trol would take away challenge Man has dreamed flight centuries creating aeromodel flies free has fulfilled dream sees proof flies intelligence transferred fully embodied inthe design Competition also plays important role satisfying drive mans psyche well does creation succeed mas tering flight Let in-flight performance model compared others result synergistic combination challenge Free Flight drive competition Free Flight domain young beginners course certainly ex clusively Thomas Koster became Wake field World Champion age 18 Thousands youngsters much younger 18 have quickly mastered Delta Darts HandLaunched Gliders such basics Free Flight easy learn Mature adults also attracted Free 72 Model Aviation attraction Free Flight creation sailing air ocean its ownrelying intelligence built its guidance safety - II 1L Precision workmanship essential requirement Free Flight model some builders make use opportunity front FAI Power model class FiC fully machinedthe handiwork Andres Bartschi Switzerland Ken Faux Great Britains perennial Fl C team member Huck Finn contest circuit shows oft sleek Power ship Folding prop adds measurably glide time Flight unusual see national teams World Champs average age SOs Andres Meczner Hungary current FAI Power World Champion has competing World Class competition since 1955 now after much persistence dedication has made top Craftsmanship another important ele ment Free Flight Although simple mod els can built flown good per formance some FFers enjoy opportunity expressing themselves finely sculptured line ingenious mechanism example FAI power model Jun Ablamsky USSR recently awarded special recognition British Model En gineer Exhibition cleanness line superb workmanship model artistic statementnot essential flight reflective creativity builder no need make Free Flight something isntonly need pass spirit Maft Gewain has put tremendous amount effort developing Nordic Glider 1983 World Champs computer-calculted wing spars own thorough physical condition ing However wife Gail much prettier 11111*% ii Top competition events year Planning World Champs scheduled Sep tember 28-October 4 Goulburn Australia going forward enthusiastic Aus sies promising put great show After years Australian competitors travelling four corners globe fact producing World Champions Alan King Bond Baker now will have event own paddock Theyll have two additional open competitions FIABC bracketing World Champs Septeniber 24 South Australian Open International Bordertown dlt should great year Australia infor mation write New South Wales Free Flight Society 50 Brown St St Peters Sydney NSW Australia 2044 European scene will also seeing full calendar Free Flight activity popular Free Flight Days Poitou will held rural France near Poitiers Au gust 20 21 devaluation French Franc normally good value money now greater bargain Its well-run meet great camping spot superb French food course outdone Yugoslavians have scheduled two International open meets consecutive weekends August 20 27 first Mostar huge grass-covered plain 4 14km second Livno claimed bigger site rumored Livno site may offered 1985 World Champs sites near Duborvnik Heres great opportunity sample warm sun along old-world Adriatic coast East European Free Flighters come Mostar Livno competition just top-notch weekend after Livno Eiffel Pokal will held Zulpich Germany near Col ogne European Championships held last year Some problems arose because unfortunate wind direc tion taking models toward small grove trees Normally conditions quite good oompah band sausage Ed Turner Ft Worth TX bee keeper makes great salsa sells Czechoslovakian glider towhooks flies mean Wakefield 1954 Wakefield World Champion Australias Alan King World Championships held US Suffolk County Airport Long Island NY Alans win entitled Australia host next Champs under FAI pro cedures use time however de clined opportunity Now long last 1983 FF World Championships will Australia dedicated memory Alain Landeau Paris France named winner Golden Rib awardhe 1980 Wakefield European Champion has other wins including 2nd 1981 World Champs 400-grit sandpapering should look like exterior detail sprayed entire frame work thinned blue nitrate dope Old Timer Models Normally would spray part shows inside figured might use condenser paper covering shows up underlying structure least will consistent Believe Department Bill Stroman Norwalk CA has built completely weightless Peanut prove stood bathroom scale wife Sharon hand him aforesaid model reading scale did budge next time arc readying plastic nylon prop use gassie remem ber old trick boiling uncovered pot 30 mm letting stay until water cools add some dye water will have prop will become brittle break scale color Explaining brown pot spouse may prove difficult appearance model will thanmake up Remember store plastic props wrapped damp paper towel water-tight baggie between uses Nylons af finity water can plus well aid keeping John Preston happy Well guys gals keep rubber out sun open cockpits filled wee people eyes skies Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 FF Duration/Meuser Continued paqe 73 November 27 28 Jim Patterson Challenge will held com petitions will FIA B C feature first-rate organization good weather good sites banquets etc Personalities Mr Alain Landeau Paris France has become first recipient Nervure dOr Golden Rib award prestigious magazine Vol Libre has estab lished award Free Flight modeler nationally internationally has es tablished noteworthy record competition Alain has figured top years national international competitions both Wakefield FIB Power FIC Yes flies Nordic too has contributed development stability perform ance analysis Wakefields Another prominent characteristics modesty Quiet unassuming lets model speak him Could Power model named Boom-Boom appears unknown Alain does testing since lives heart Paris close Notre Dame Thats credit Alain placed second Wakefield 1981 World Champs 1982 European Championships also saw him second place Andre Schandel editor Vol Libre choice castor synthetic Red Max Fuel 4GalCaaa NitroOneor 5 Gal can24 Gal126 Gal30 Gal Drum54 Gal Drum PowerGal Par GalPar GalPar Gal %10506605755351030014000 5%11507806955851520023000 10%14009108257792050032000 12%15009709008672270035500 15%160010109259002580041200 25%23001750160014473630060000 40%30002500230021005200087500 60%380033003100290070500119000 NEW Economy Fuel wI Castor Synthetic Oil Lubricant Very Good Sport Fuel 5%10007006506001450020500 10%11007807006601700028000 NEW 4Cycle Fuel OS. Saito Enva etc get better idle better top end han regular glow fuel 10%14009108257792050033000 NEW Standard Diesel Fuel 14009108257792050033000 NEW Clean Burning Diesel Fuel first time diesel does smell like kerosene does nor emit black residon 160010109259002580042500 Ew 40-1 ratio oil Better anything market N Oil scale engines. $lOlqt S3Olgal Power Booster h scale engines $l2lgt. $3Blgal. freight included Use 3 ozIgal Red Max T-Shirts $500 ordering 24 gallons please supply daytime phone number 24 gallon drums shipped motor freight less 24 gallons drums shipped UPS 14 years FHW Supply has innovative company em phasize quality engineering FHS first offer 5 gallon cans model fuel economical price first offer economy fuel sport fliers first offer clean burning diesel fuel now first offer money back guarantee Free delivery 1 4 5 24 126 gallon deals USA 30 & 54 gallon drums freight collect FOB Clover SC Gallon price determined nitro content 8 total quantity ordered SC orders add 4% sales tax Use charge card order CODs limited UPS shipment Deduct 3% prepayment Money Order Certified Check 1 would like hear nominations award 1983 Write him 16 Chemin de Beulenwoerth 6700 Strasbourg Rob ertsau France Ask him about Vol Libre youre Its Free Flight festival information Ken Faux Great Britain joins Stafford Screen Ray Monks forming up British FIC Power team Australia repeat three Burgos Spain Ken reports conditions good team trialswhich lucky him since immediately before first rounds crashed both models cam paigned successfully Europe during 1982 left him high aspect-ratio model last used 1980 European Champs Ilyoff Mostar trimmed power couple evenings before trails given glide flight Though has consistently best-performing model last couple years has also tendency spin-in off top climb did couple weeks before trip Sezimovo Usti though repaired never left model box time con tinent return trom tour having won both Bohemia Cup Poitou9 crashed model difficulty found sticking VIT variable-incidence tailplane arm vertical part arm binding against TE stab stab reluctant return glide set ting July 1983 167 Guaranteed 100% Red Max Does Not Perform Full Satisfaction Return Full Cash Refund Ever since curing problem model has behaved beautifully good trials weather airplane managed 14 flights would have worth five minutes Australia Ken building conventional high-aspect-ratio over 80-in spanmodels would like try metal-foil covering hut hasnt gotten material yet subject FIC models USA Glider fliers Juan Livotto Hector Diez Jose Dona Craig Cusick currently working diligently Power models 1983 Should quite season See downwind Thank Bill Hartill hope youll have enjoyable successful flying season year meantime photos news correspondence such things should continue sent Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oakland CA 94619 Sparky/SruII Continued oaoe 80 enamel will match spinner color fuselage trim make spinner easier assemble disassemble will find necessary shave sand three pegs hold together Since spinners made take pounding 1-hp glow engine much too tight pur poses Shave pegs down just enough dont have bash pry spinner change prop Flying Pick up few 11-7 wood props youre almost ready go flying Balance model indicated point moving batteries adding ballast Make sure flying surfaces straight true Remove warps wing tail may have resulted heatshrinking film covering Check see have least -in rudder movement side least /4-in elevator throwboth up down throttle servo should turn motor microswitch off about mid-point transmitter throttle lever day two before going fly highly recommended trickle-charge about l00 miliamperes motor battery pack least 12 14 hours will bring six cells up same fullycharged state reduce chances damaging batteries fast-charge Whatever motor system use whatever fast charger use sure read follow manufacturers instruc tions way keep plugged latest information practical tips care feeding Electric systems rec ommend join Society Electric Aircraft Modelers SEAM 10 bucks year will get great newsletter able keep up latest Elec tries Write SEAM 11632 Flamingo Drive Garden Grove CA 92644 flight batteries fully charged make range check radio make sure controls function properly motor off flying short grass hard-surfaced runway let Sparky make wheeled takeoffs initial flights ask friend give running hand launch man transmitter Keep model long shallow climbout until up about 100 feet point feel out controls power both off should very groovy responsive glide should pretty good too power begins fall off noticeably get landing pattern cut motor off may surprised bow easy landings Electric Sparky little short ap proach few blips power will stretch final nicely miss completely turn power go around another try Experiment different props find best particular model flying tastes Sizes 11-7 11-7/2 l1-7/4 12-6 can used am currently working folding-blade prop built Top Flite 11-7 Super-M prop should improve glide enormously also eliminate prop breakage sometimes occurs espe Continued page 1 70 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT 168 Model Aviation Send Check Money Order payable Consumers Guidel CONSUMERS GUIDE P0 BOX 376 GREAT FALLS VA 22066 CheckMoneyOrder$660495 ostagelhandling Overseas Orders $495 Surface Mail OR $554 Air Mail Dealer Inquiries Welcome Write Details Special Bulk Discounts AMA Clubs Write Details
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/07
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 167, 168
Free Flight DURA TION Bob Meuser Time out Yes tireless Con tributing Editor Bob Meuser needs take little time off now Weve asked long-time FE flier/writer/editor publisher Bill Hartill take over Bob month DEFJNING Free FlightDuration time time worthwhile take stock define ourselves others what about Free Flight attracts us modern age electronics would anyone build model start up let go no further control Perhaps FF training ground want move up other sophisticated model classes Perhaps relatively low cost attraction Well now investigate fur- 4 ther would find Free Flight has much deeper independent attraction model released fly freely must rely its design adjustment cope natural laws physics mechanics aerodynamics challenge re leasing creation fly its own sub ject vagaries atmosphere essence sport add continuous con trol would take away challenge Man has dreamed flight centuries creating aeromodel flies free has fulfilled dream sees proof flies intelligence transferred fully embodied inthe design Competition also plays important role satisfying drive mans psyche well does creation succeed mas tering flight Let in-flight performance model compared others result synergistic combination challenge Free Flight drive competition Free Flight domain young beginners course certainly ex clusively Thomas Koster became Wake field World Champion age 18 Thousands youngsters much younger 18 have quickly mastered Delta Darts HandLaunched Gliders such basics Free Flight easy learn Mature adults also attracted Free 72 Model Aviation attraction Free Flight creation sailing air ocean its ownrelying intelligence built its guidance safety - II 1L Precision workmanship essential requirement Free Flight model some builders make use opportunity front FAI Power model class FiC fully machinedthe handiwork Andres Bartschi Switzerland Ken Faux Great Britains perennial Fl C team member Huck Finn contest circuit shows oft sleek Power ship Folding prop adds measurably glide time Flight unusual see national teams World Champs average age SOs Andres Meczner Hungary current FAI Power World Champion has competing World Class competition since 1955 now after much persistence dedication has made top Craftsmanship another important ele ment Free Flight Although simple mod els can built flown good per formance some FFers enjoy opportunity expressing themselves finely sculptured line ingenious mechanism example FAI power model Jun Ablamsky USSR recently awarded special recognition British Model En gineer Exhibition cleanness line superb workmanship model artistic statementnot essential flight reflective creativity builder no need make Free Flight something isntonly need pass spirit Maft Gewain has put tremendous amount effort developing Nordic Glider 1983 World Champs computer-calculted wing spars own thorough physical condition ing However wife Gail much prettier 11111*% ii Top competition events year Planning World Champs scheduled Sep tember 28-October 4 Goulburn Australia going forward enthusiastic Aus sies promising put great show After years Australian competitors travelling four corners globe fact producing World Champions Alan King Bond Baker now will have event own paddock Theyll have two additional open competitions FIABC bracketing World Champs Septeniber 24 South Australian Open International Bordertown dlt should great year Australia infor mation write New South Wales Free Flight Society 50 Brown St St Peters Sydney NSW Australia 2044 European scene will also seeing full calendar Free Flight activity popular Free Flight Days Poitou will held rural France near Poitiers Au gust 20 21 devaluation French Franc normally good value money now greater bargain Its well-run meet great camping spot superb French food course outdone Yugoslavians have scheduled two International open meets consecutive weekends August 20 27 first Mostar huge grass-covered plain 4 14km second Livno claimed bigger site rumored Livno site may offered 1985 World Champs sites near Duborvnik Heres great opportunity sample warm sun along old-world Adriatic coast East European Free Flighters come Mostar Livno competition just top-notch weekend after Livno Eiffel Pokal will held Zulpich Germany near Col ogne European Championships held last year Some problems arose because unfortunate wind direc tion taking models toward small grove trees Normally conditions quite good oompah band sausage Ed Turner Ft Worth TX bee keeper makes great salsa sells Czechoslovakian glider towhooks flies mean Wakefield 1954 Wakefield World Champion Australias Alan King World Championships held US Suffolk County Airport Long Island NY Alans win entitled Australia host next Champs under FAI pro cedures use time however de clined opportunity Now long last 1983 FF World Championships will Australia dedicated memory Alain Landeau Paris France named winner Golden Rib awardhe 1980 Wakefield European Champion has other wins including 2nd 1981 World Champs 400-grit sandpapering should look like exterior detail sprayed entire frame work thinned blue nitrate dope Old Timer Models Normally would spray part shows inside figured might use condenser paper covering shows up underlying structure least will consistent Believe Department Bill Stroman Norwalk CA has built completely weightless Peanut prove stood bathroom scale wife Sharon hand him aforesaid model reading scale did budge next time arc readying plastic nylon prop use gassie remem ber old trick boiling uncovered pot 30 mm letting stay until water cools add some dye water will have prop will become brittle break scale color Explaining brown pot spouse may prove difficult appearance model will thanmake up Remember store plastic props wrapped damp paper towel water-tight baggie between uses Nylons af finity water can plus well aid keeping John Preston happy Well guys gals keep rubber out sun open cockpits filled wee people eyes skies Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 FF Duration/Meuser Continued paqe 73 November 27 28 Jim Patterson Challenge will held com petitions will FIA B C feature first-rate organization good weather good sites banquets etc Personalities Mr Alain Landeau Paris France has become first recipient Nervure dOr Golden Rib award prestigious magazine Vol Libre has estab lished award Free Flight modeler nationally internationally has es tablished noteworthy record competition Alain has figured top years national international competitions both Wakefield FIB Power FIC Yes flies Nordic too has contributed development stability perform ance analysis Wakefields Another prominent characteristics modesty Quiet unassuming lets model speak him Could Power model named Boom-Boom appears unknown Alain does testing since lives heart Paris close Notre Dame Thats credit Alain placed second Wakefield 1981 World Champs 1982 European Championships also saw him second place Andre Schandel editor Vol Libre choice castor synthetic Red Max Fuel 4GalCaaa NitroOneor 5 Gal can24 Gal126 Gal30 Gal Drum54 Gal Drum PowerGal Par GalPar GalPar Gal %10506605755351030014000 5%11507806955851520023000 10%14009108257792050032000 12%15009709008672270035500 15%160010109259002580041200 25%23001750160014473630060000 40%30002500230021005200087500 60%380033003100290070500119000 NEW Economy Fuel wI Castor Synthetic Oil Lubricant Very Good Sport Fuel 5%10007006506001450020500 10%11007807006601700028000 NEW 4Cycle Fuel OS. Saito Enva etc get better idle better top end han regular glow fuel 10%14009108257792050033000 NEW Standard Diesel Fuel 14009108257792050033000 NEW Clean Burning Diesel Fuel first time diesel does smell like kerosene does nor emit black residon 160010109259002580042500 Ew 40-1 ratio oil Better anything market N Oil scale engines. $lOlqt S3Olgal Power Booster h scale engines $l2lgt. $3Blgal. freight included Use 3 ozIgal Red Max T-Shirts $500 ordering 24 gallons please supply daytime phone number 24 gallon drums shipped motor freight less 24 gallons drums shipped UPS 14 years FHW Supply has innovative company em phasize quality engineering FHS first offer 5 gallon cans model fuel economical price first offer economy fuel sport fliers first offer clean burning diesel fuel now first offer money back guarantee Free delivery 1 4 5 24 126 gallon deals USA 30 & 54 gallon drums freight collect FOB Clover SC Gallon price determined nitro content 8 total quantity ordered SC orders add 4% sales tax Use charge card order CODs limited UPS shipment Deduct 3% prepayment Money Order Certified Check 1 would like hear nominations award 1983 Write him 16 Chemin de Beulenwoerth 6700 Strasbourg Rob ertsau France Ask him about Vol Libre youre Its Free Flight festival information Ken Faux Great Britain joins Stafford Screen Ray Monks forming up British FIC Power team Australia repeat three Burgos Spain Ken reports conditions good team trialswhich lucky him since immediately before first rounds crashed both models cam paigned successfully Europe during 1982 left him high aspect-ratio model last used 1980 European Champs Ilyoff Mostar trimmed power couple evenings before trails given glide flight Though has consistently best-performing model last couple years has also tendency spin-in off top climb did couple weeks before trip Sezimovo Usti though repaired never left model box time con tinent return trom tour having won both Bohemia Cup Poitou9 crashed model difficulty found sticking VIT variable-incidence tailplane arm vertical part arm binding against TE stab stab reluctant return glide set ting July 1983 167 Guaranteed 100% Red Max Does Not Perform Full Satisfaction Return Full Cash Refund Ever since curing problem model has behaved beautifully good trials weather airplane managed 14 flights would have worth five minutes Australia Ken building conventional high-aspect-ratio over 80-in spanmodels would like try metal-foil covering hut hasnt gotten material yet subject FIC models USA Glider fliers Juan Livotto Hector Diez Jose Dona Craig Cusick currently working diligently Power models 1983 Should quite season See downwind Thank Bill Hartill hope youll have enjoyable successful flying season year meantime photos news correspondence such things should continue sent Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oakland CA 94619 Sparky/SruII Continued oaoe 80 enamel will match spinner color fuselage trim make spinner easier assemble disassemble will find necessary shave sand three pegs hold together Since spinners made take pounding 1-hp glow engine much too tight pur poses Shave pegs down just enough dont have bash pry spinner change prop Flying Pick up few 11-7 wood props youre almost ready go flying Balance model indicated point moving batteries adding ballast Make sure flying surfaces straight true Remove warps wing tail may have resulted heatshrinking film covering Check see have least -in rudder movement side least /4-in elevator throwboth up down throttle servo should turn motor microswitch off about mid-point transmitter throttle lever day two before going fly highly recommended trickle-charge about l00 miliamperes motor battery pack least 12 14 hours will bring six cells up same fullycharged state reduce chances damaging batteries fast-charge Whatever motor system use whatever fast charger use sure read follow manufacturers instruc tions way keep plugged latest information practical tips care feeding Electric systems rec ommend join Society Electric Aircraft Modelers SEAM 10 bucks year will get great newsletter able keep up latest Elec tries Write SEAM 11632 Flamingo Drive Garden Grove CA 92644 flight batteries fully charged make range check radio make sure controls function properly motor off flying short grass hard-surfaced runway let Sparky make wheeled takeoffs initial flights ask friend give running hand launch man transmitter Keep model long shallow climbout until up about 100 feet point feel out controls power both off should very groovy responsive glide should pretty good too power begins fall off noticeably get landing pattern cut motor off may surprised bow easy landings Electric Sparky little short ap proach few blips power will stretch final nicely miss completely turn power go around another try Experiment different props find best particular model flying tastes Sizes 11-7 11-7/2 l1-7/4 12-6 can used am currently working folding-blade prop built Top Flite 11-7 Super-M prop should improve glide enormously also eliminate prop breakage sometimes occurs espe Continued page 1 70 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT 168 Model Aviation Send Check Money Order payable Consumers Guidel CONSUMERS GUIDE P0 BOX 376 GREAT FALLS VA 22066 CheckMoneyOrder$660495 ostagelhandling Overseas Orders $495 Surface Mail OR $554 Air Mail Dealer Inquiries Welcome Write Details Special Bulk Discounts AMA Clubs Write Details
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/07
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 167, 168
Free Flight DURA TION Bob Meuser Time out Yes tireless Con tributing Editor Bob Meuser needs take little time off now Weve asked long-time FE flier/writer/editor publisher Bill Hartill take over Bob month DEFJNING Free FlightDuration time time worthwhile take stock define ourselves others what about Free Flight attracts us modern age electronics would anyone build model start up let go no further control Perhaps FF training ground want move up other sophisticated model classes Perhaps relatively low cost attraction Well now investigate fur- 4 ther would find Free Flight has much deeper independent attraction model released fly freely must rely its design adjustment cope natural laws physics mechanics aerodynamics challenge re leasing creation fly its own sub ject vagaries atmosphere essence sport add continuous con trol would take away challenge Man has dreamed flight centuries creating aeromodel flies free has fulfilled dream sees proof flies intelligence transferred fully embodied inthe design Competition also plays important role satisfying drive mans psyche well does creation succeed mas tering flight Let in-flight performance model compared others result synergistic combination challenge Free Flight drive competition Free Flight domain young beginners course certainly ex clusively Thomas Koster became Wake field World Champion age 18 Thousands youngsters much younger 18 have quickly mastered Delta Darts HandLaunched Gliders such basics Free Flight easy learn Mature adults also attracted Free 72 Model Aviation attraction Free Flight creation sailing air ocean its ownrelying intelligence built its guidance safety - II 1L Precision workmanship essential requirement Free Flight model some builders make use opportunity front FAI Power model class FiC fully machinedthe handiwork Andres Bartschi Switzerland Ken Faux Great Britains perennial Fl C team member Huck Finn contest circuit shows oft sleek Power ship Folding prop adds measurably glide time Flight unusual see national teams World Champs average age SOs Andres Meczner Hungary current FAI Power World Champion has competing World Class competition since 1955 now after much persistence dedication has made top Craftsmanship another important ele ment Free Flight Although simple mod els can built flown good per formance some FFers enjoy opportunity expressing themselves finely sculptured line ingenious mechanism example FAI power model Jun Ablamsky USSR recently awarded special recognition British Model En gineer Exhibition cleanness line superb workmanship model artistic statementnot essential flight reflective creativity builder no need make Free Flight something isntonly need pass spirit Maft Gewain has put tremendous amount effort developing Nordic Glider 1983 World Champs computer-calculted wing spars own thorough physical condition ing However wife Gail much prettier 11111*% ii Top competition events year Planning World Champs scheduled Sep tember 28-October 4 Goulburn Australia going forward enthusiastic Aus sies promising put great show After years Australian competitors travelling four corners globe fact producing World Champions Alan King Bond Baker now will have event own paddock Theyll have two additional open competitions FIABC bracketing World Champs Septeniber 24 South Australian Open International Bordertown dlt should great year Australia infor mation write New South Wales Free Flight Society 50 Brown St St Peters Sydney NSW Australia 2044 European scene will also seeing full calendar Free Flight activity popular Free Flight Days Poitou will held rural France near Poitiers Au gust 20 21 devaluation French Franc normally good value money now greater bargain Its well-run meet great camping spot superb French food course outdone Yugoslavians have scheduled two International open meets consecutive weekends August 20 27 first Mostar huge grass-covered plain 4 14km second Livno claimed bigger site rumored Livno site may offered 1985 World Champs sites near Duborvnik Heres great opportunity sample warm sun along old-world Adriatic coast East European Free Flighters come Mostar Livno competition just top-notch weekend after Livno Eiffel Pokal will held Zulpich Germany near Col ogne European Championships held last year Some problems arose because unfortunate wind direc tion taking models toward small grove trees Normally conditions quite good oompah band sausage Ed Turner Ft Worth TX bee keeper makes great salsa sells Czechoslovakian glider towhooks flies mean Wakefield 1954 Wakefield World Champion Australias Alan King World Championships held US Suffolk County Airport Long Island NY Alans win entitled Australia host next Champs under FAI pro cedures use time however de clined opportunity Now long last 1983 FF World Championships will Australia dedicated memory Alain Landeau Paris France named winner Golden Rib awardhe 1980 Wakefield European Champion has other wins including 2nd 1981 World Champs 400-grit sandpapering should look like exterior detail sprayed entire frame work thinned blue nitrate dope Old Timer Models Normally would spray part shows inside figured might use condenser paper covering shows up underlying structure least will consistent Believe Department Bill Stroman Norwalk CA has built completely weightless Peanut prove stood bathroom scale wife Sharon hand him aforesaid model reading scale did budge next time arc readying plastic nylon prop use gassie remem ber old trick boiling uncovered pot 30 mm letting stay until water cools add some dye water will have prop will become brittle break scale color Explaining brown pot spouse may prove difficult appearance model will thanmake up Remember store plastic props wrapped damp paper towel water-tight baggie between uses Nylons af finity water can plus well aid keeping John Preston happy Well guys gals keep rubber out sun open cockpits filled wee people eyes skies Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 FF Duration/Meuser Continued paqe 73 November 27 28 Jim Patterson Challenge will held com petitions will FIA B C feature first-rate organization good weather good sites banquets etc Personalities Mr Alain Landeau Paris France has become first recipient Nervure dOr Golden Rib award prestigious magazine Vol Libre has estab lished award Free Flight modeler nationally internationally has es tablished noteworthy record competition Alain has figured top years national international competitions both Wakefield FIB Power FIC Yes flies Nordic too has contributed development stability perform ance analysis Wakefields Another prominent characteristics modesty Quiet unassuming lets model speak him Could Power model named Boom-Boom appears unknown Alain does testing since lives heart Paris close Notre Dame Thats credit Alain placed second Wakefield 1981 World Champs 1982 European Championships also saw him second place Andre Schandel editor Vol Libre choice castor synthetic Red Max Fuel 4GalCaaa NitroOneor 5 Gal can24 Gal126 Gal30 Gal Drum54 Gal Drum PowerGal Par GalPar GalPar Gal %10506605755351030014000 5%11507806955851520023000 10%14009108257792050032000 12%15009709008672270035500 15%160010109259002580041200 25%23001750160014473630060000 40%30002500230021005200087500 60%380033003100290070500119000 NEW Economy Fuel wI Castor Synthetic Oil Lubricant Very Good Sport Fuel 5%10007006506001450020500 10%11007807006601700028000 NEW 4Cycle Fuel OS. Saito Enva etc get better idle better top end han regular glow fuel 10%14009108257792050033000 NEW Standard Diesel Fuel 14009108257792050033000 NEW Clean Burning Diesel Fuel first time diesel does smell like kerosene does nor emit black residon 160010109259002580042500 Ew 40-1 ratio oil Better anything market N Oil scale engines. $lOlqt S3Olgal Power Booster h scale engines $l2lgt. $3Blgal. freight included Use 3 ozIgal Red Max T-Shirts $500 ordering 24 gallons please supply daytime phone number 24 gallon drums shipped motor freight less 24 gallons drums shipped UPS 14 years FHW Supply has innovative company em phasize quality engineering FHS first offer 5 gallon cans model fuel economical price first offer economy fuel sport fliers first offer clean burning diesel fuel now first offer money back guarantee Free delivery 1 4 5 24 126 gallon deals USA 30 & 54 gallon drums freight collect FOB Clover SC Gallon price determined nitro content 8 total quantity ordered SC orders add 4% sales tax Use charge card order CODs limited UPS shipment Deduct 3% prepayment Money Order Certified Check 1 would like hear nominations award 1983 Write him 16 Chemin de Beulenwoerth 6700 Strasbourg Rob ertsau France Ask him about Vol Libre youre Its Free Flight festival information Ken Faux Great Britain joins Stafford Screen Ray Monks forming up British FIC Power team Australia repeat three Burgos Spain Ken reports conditions good team trialswhich lucky him since immediately before first rounds crashed both models cam paigned successfully Europe during 1982 left him high aspect-ratio model last used 1980 European Champs Ilyoff Mostar trimmed power couple evenings before trails given glide flight Though has consistently best-performing model last couple years has also tendency spin-in off top climb did couple weeks before trip Sezimovo Usti though repaired never left model box time con tinent return trom tour having won both Bohemia Cup Poitou9 crashed model difficulty found sticking VIT variable-incidence tailplane arm vertical part arm binding against TE stab stab reluctant return glide set ting July 1983 167 Guaranteed 100% Red Max Does Not Perform Full Satisfaction Return Full Cash Refund Ever since curing problem model has behaved beautifully good trials weather airplane managed 14 flights would have worth five minutes Australia Ken building conventional high-aspect-ratio over 80-in spanmodels would like try metal-foil covering hut hasnt gotten material yet subject FIC models USA Glider fliers Juan Livotto Hector Diez Jose Dona Craig Cusick currently working diligently Power models 1983 Should quite season See downwind Thank Bill Hartill hope youll have enjoyable successful flying season year meantime photos news correspondence such things should continue sent Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oakland CA 94619 Sparky/SruII Continued oaoe 80 enamel will match spinner color fuselage trim make spinner easier assemble disassemble will find necessary shave sand three pegs hold together Since spinners made take pounding 1-hp glow engine much too tight pur poses Shave pegs down just enough dont have bash pry spinner change prop Flying Pick up few 11-7 wood props youre almost ready go flying Balance model indicated point moving batteries adding ballast Make sure flying surfaces straight true Remove warps wing tail may have resulted heatshrinking film covering Check see have least -in rudder movement side least /4-in elevator throwboth up down throttle servo should turn motor microswitch off about mid-point transmitter throttle lever day two before going fly highly recommended trickle-charge about l00 miliamperes motor battery pack least 12 14 hours will bring six cells up same fullycharged state reduce chances damaging batteries fast-charge Whatever motor system use whatever fast charger use sure read follow manufacturers instruc tions way keep plugged latest information practical tips care feeding Electric systems rec ommend join Society Electric Aircraft Modelers SEAM 10 bucks year will get great newsletter able keep up latest Elec tries Write SEAM 11632 Flamingo Drive Garden Grove CA 92644 flight batteries fully charged make range check radio make sure controls function properly motor off flying short grass hard-surfaced runway let Sparky make wheeled takeoffs initial flights ask friend give running hand launch man transmitter Keep model long shallow climbout until up about 100 feet point feel out controls power both off should very groovy responsive glide should pretty good too power begins fall off noticeably get landing pattern cut motor off may surprised bow easy landings Electric Sparky little short ap proach few blips power will stretch final nicely miss completely turn power go around another try Experiment different props find best particular model flying tastes Sizes 11-7 11-7/2 l1-7/4 12-6 can used am currently working folding-blade prop built Top Flite 11-7 Super-M prop should improve glide enormously also eliminate prop breakage sometimes occurs espe Continued page 1 70 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT 168 Model Aviation Send Check Money Order payable Consumers Guidel CONSUMERS GUIDE P0 BOX 376 GREAT FALLS VA 22066 CheckMoneyOrder$660495 ostagelhandling Overseas Orders $495 Surface Mail OR $554 Air Mail Dealer Inquiries Welcome Write Details Special Bulk Discounts AMA Clubs Write Details
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/07
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 167, 168
Free Flight DURA TION Bob Meuser Time out Yes tireless Con tributing Editor Bob Meuser needs take little time off now Weve asked long-time FE flier/writer/editor publisher Bill Hartill take over Bob month DEFJNING Free FlightDuration time time worthwhile take stock define ourselves others what about Free Flight attracts us modern age electronics would anyone build model start up let go no further control Perhaps FF training ground want move up other sophisticated model classes Perhaps relatively low cost attraction Well now investigate fur- 4 ther would find Free Flight has much deeper independent attraction model released fly freely must rely its design adjustment cope natural laws physics mechanics aerodynamics challenge re leasing creation fly its own sub ject vagaries atmosphere essence sport add continuous con trol would take away challenge Man has dreamed flight centuries creating aeromodel flies free has fulfilled dream sees proof flies intelligence transferred fully embodied inthe design Competition also plays important role satisfying drive mans psyche well does creation succeed mas tering flight Let in-flight performance model compared others result synergistic combination challenge Free Flight drive competition Free Flight domain young beginners course certainly ex clusively Thomas Koster became Wake field World Champion age 18 Thousands youngsters much younger 18 have quickly mastered Delta Darts HandLaunched Gliders such basics Free Flight easy learn Mature adults also attracted Free 72 Model Aviation attraction Free Flight creation sailing air ocean its ownrelying intelligence built its guidance safety - II 1L Precision workmanship essential requirement Free Flight model some builders make use opportunity front FAI Power model class FiC fully machinedthe handiwork Andres Bartschi Switzerland Ken Faux Great Britains perennial Fl C team member Huck Finn contest circuit shows oft sleek Power ship Folding prop adds measurably glide time Flight unusual see national teams World Champs average age SOs Andres Meczner Hungary current FAI Power World Champion has competing World Class competition since 1955 now after much persistence dedication has made top Craftsmanship another important ele ment Free Flight Although simple mod els can built flown good per formance some FFers enjoy opportunity expressing themselves finely sculptured line ingenious mechanism example FAI power model Jun Ablamsky USSR recently awarded special recognition British Model En gineer Exhibition cleanness line superb workmanship model artistic statementnot essential flight reflective creativity builder no need make Free Flight something isntonly need pass spirit Maft Gewain has put tremendous amount effort developing Nordic Glider 1983 World Champs computer-calculted wing spars own thorough physical condition ing However wife Gail much prettier 11111*% ii Top competition events year Planning World Champs scheduled Sep tember 28-October 4 Goulburn Australia going forward enthusiastic Aus sies promising put great show After years Australian competitors travelling four corners globe fact producing World Champions Alan King Bond Baker now will have event own paddock Theyll have two additional open competitions FIABC bracketing World Champs Septeniber 24 South Australian Open International Bordertown dlt should great year Australia infor mation write New South Wales Free Flight Society 50 Brown St St Peters Sydney NSW Australia 2044 European scene will also seeing full calendar Free Flight activity popular Free Flight Days Poitou will held rural France near Poitiers Au gust 20 21 devaluation French Franc normally good value money now greater bargain Its well-run meet great camping spot superb French food course outdone Yugoslavians have scheduled two International open meets consecutive weekends August 20 27 first Mostar huge grass-covered plain 4 14km second Livno claimed bigger site rumored Livno site may offered 1985 World Champs sites near Duborvnik Heres great opportunity sample warm sun along old-world Adriatic coast East European Free Flighters come Mostar Livno competition just top-notch weekend after Livno Eiffel Pokal will held Zulpich Germany near Col ogne European Championships held last year Some problems arose because unfortunate wind direc tion taking models toward small grove trees Normally conditions quite good oompah band sausage Ed Turner Ft Worth TX bee keeper makes great salsa sells Czechoslovakian glider towhooks flies mean Wakefield 1954 Wakefield World Champion Australias Alan King World Championships held US Suffolk County Airport Long Island NY Alans win entitled Australia host next Champs under FAI pro cedures use time however de clined opportunity Now long last 1983 FF World Championships will Australia dedicated memory Alain Landeau Paris France named winner Golden Rib awardhe 1980 Wakefield European Champion has other wins including 2nd 1981 World Champs 400-grit sandpapering should look like exterior detail sprayed entire frame work thinned blue nitrate dope Old Timer Models Normally would spray part shows inside figured might use condenser paper covering shows up underlying structure least will consistent Believe Department Bill Stroman Norwalk CA has built completely weightless Peanut prove stood bathroom scale wife Sharon hand him aforesaid model reading scale did budge next time arc readying plastic nylon prop use gassie remem ber old trick boiling uncovered pot 30 mm letting stay until water cools add some dye water will have prop will become brittle break scale color Explaining brown pot spouse may prove difficult appearance model will thanmake up Remember store plastic props wrapped damp paper towel water-tight baggie between uses Nylons af finity water can plus well aid keeping John Preston happy Well guys gals keep rubber out sun open cockpits filled wee people eyes skies Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 FF Duration/Meuser Continued paqe 73 November 27 28 Jim Patterson Challenge will held com petitions will FIA B C feature first-rate organization good weather good sites banquets etc Personalities Mr Alain Landeau Paris France has become first recipient Nervure dOr Golden Rib award prestigious magazine Vol Libre has estab lished award Free Flight modeler nationally internationally has es tablished noteworthy record competition Alain has figured top years national international competitions both Wakefield FIB Power FIC Yes flies Nordic too has contributed development stability perform ance analysis Wakefields Another prominent characteristics modesty Quiet unassuming lets model speak him Could Power model named Boom-Boom appears unknown Alain does testing since lives heart Paris close Notre Dame Thats credit Alain placed second Wakefield 1981 World Champs 1982 European Championships also saw him second place Andre Schandel editor Vol Libre choice castor synthetic Red Max Fuel 4GalCaaa NitroOneor 5 Gal can24 Gal126 Gal30 Gal 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tax Use charge card order CODs limited UPS shipment Deduct 3% prepayment Money Order Certified Check 1 would like hear nominations award 1983 Write him 16 Chemin de Beulenwoerth 6700 Strasbourg Rob ertsau France Ask him about Vol Libre youre Its Free Flight festival information Ken Faux Great Britain joins Stafford Screen Ray Monks forming up British FIC Power team Australia repeat three Burgos Spain Ken reports conditions good team trialswhich lucky him since immediately before first rounds crashed both models cam paigned successfully Europe during 1982 left him high aspect-ratio model last used 1980 European Champs Ilyoff Mostar trimmed power couple evenings before trails given glide flight Though has consistently best-performing model last couple years has also tendency spin-in off top climb did couple weeks before trip Sezimovo Usti though repaired never left model box time con tinent return trom tour having won both Bohemia Cup Poitou9 crashed model difficulty found sticking VIT variable-incidence tailplane arm vertical part arm binding against TE stab stab reluctant return glide set ting July 1983 167 Guaranteed 100% Red Max Does Not Perform Full Satisfaction Return Full Cash Refund Ever since curing problem model has behaved beautifully good trials weather airplane managed 14 flights would have worth five minutes Australia Ken building conventional high-aspect-ratio over 80-in spanmodels would like try metal-foil covering hut hasnt gotten material yet subject FIC models USA Glider fliers Juan Livotto Hector Diez Jose Dona Craig Cusick currently working diligently Power models 1983 Should quite season See downwind Thank Bill Hartill hope youll have enjoyable successful flying season year meantime photos news correspondence such things should continue sent Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oakland CA 94619 Sparky/SruII Continued oaoe 80 enamel will match spinner color fuselage trim make spinner easier assemble disassemble will find necessary shave sand three pegs hold together Since spinners made take pounding 1-hp glow engine much too tight pur poses Shave pegs down just enough dont have bash pry spinner change prop Flying Pick up few 11-7 wood props youre almost ready go flying Balance model indicated point moving batteries adding ballast Make sure flying surfaces straight true Remove warps wing tail may have resulted heatshrinking film covering Check see have least -in rudder movement side least /4-in elevator throwboth up down throttle servo should turn motor microswitch off about mid-point transmitter throttle lever day two before going fly highly recommended trickle-charge about l00 miliamperes motor battery pack least 12 14 hours will bring six cells up same fullycharged state reduce chances damaging batteries fast-charge Whatever motor system use whatever fast charger use sure read follow manufacturers instruc tions way keep plugged latest information practical tips care feeding Electric systems rec ommend join Society Electric Aircraft Modelers SEAM 10 bucks year will get great newsletter able keep up latest Elec tries Write SEAM 11632 Flamingo Drive Garden Grove CA 92644 flight batteries fully charged make range check radio make sure controls function properly motor off flying short grass hard-surfaced runway let Sparky make wheeled takeoffs initial flights ask friend give running hand launch man transmitter Keep model long shallow climbout until up about 100 feet point feel out controls power both off should very groovy responsive glide should pretty good too power begins fall off noticeably get landing pattern cut motor off may surprised bow easy landings Electric Sparky little short ap proach few blips power will stretch final nicely miss completely turn power go around another try Experiment different props find best particular model flying tastes Sizes 11-7 11-7/2 l1-7/4 12-6 can used am currently working folding-blade prop built Top Flite 11-7 Super-M prop should improve glide enormously also eliminate prop 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