Indoor 0 Bud Tenny INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE door HLGs need quiet air maximum times right Picture 28-ft room about 8 feet larger way basketball court six gaping air-conditioning ducts pointing down dumping torrents air room Anywhere room feels buffeted variable air currents place set new HLG record Stan Stoy home Woodridge Illinois worked last summer General Dynamics Ft Worth deliberately chose site described above try Cat Open HLG recordand succeeded time spare number spectators AMA officials watched amazement Stans tiny featherweight glider bobbed bounced through turbulence rack up flight times much better aver age such site under ideal conditions Thats just occasional flights either Seldom flight below 25 seconds exceeded 35 seconds Working strictly within AMA RuleBook procedures Stan flew nine-flight groups best total 1084 seconds two flights backed up amazing 0640 0444 immediate reaction such improbable Cat time Anyone can make long thermal flights Perhaps An observation time approaching hour convinced models performance mere thermal flying No way would characterize conditions anything except extreme turbulence Note initial description realize six vertical columns air moving down better two feet per second up-moving air splattering off floor both diffuse lower velocity model Stans COOT design re ported earlier Bob Meuser Free Flight Duration mushed through downers bobbed along rising air Such performance aided greatly highly flexible wing section com plemented models extremely high dynamic stability easily handled turbu lence easily bombed less agile glid ers combination effects dem onstrated flight model gained slower up-air lost violent downs Ever since night thought has nagging deliberate rough-air activ ity trim area should inves tigating COOT still superb stillair machine evidenced its good contest record normal conditions times have dragged home indoor meets bad air frustrated January 1978 39 Aptly named because 0 high wing odd cabin design Manhattan 1-ormula modei designed Richard Hardcastle believes paddle props Wing incidence adjustable struts Continued page 94 Left Stan Stoy launching Coot new record Category Open HI tiny tailed ship exploited never-before-used turbulent air technique rack up astounding 064 backed up 0444 Coot plan appeared Bob Meusers column Dec 75 ModelAviation have idea want try readers send address ap pears end column New Items Interest recently received interesting accessory PAS-M-CO 25260 153rd Southwest Kent WA 98031 Known Crash Guard Switch novel component designed interrupt electrical current electric-powered mod els anytime model assumed ready crash attitude Installed series power source longitudinal and/or lateral axis positions mercury contact breaks connection shuts power event unusual attitudes design ers quick realize Crash Guard Switch would serve equally well old-time ignition systems As indicated accompanying photo installed sample test stand mounting angle selected governs atti tude cut-out function experienced no difficulty starting engine must confess apprehensive about effects inertia deceleration case ambitious hand launch cut-out stopped engine immediately nose pointed down during sim ulated forward motion unable effect failure kind wringing out test stand did install unit ships unwilling put model crash eminent attitude under power have knowledge old-time modeler Crash Guard Switch installed Playboy Senior although has no trouble also has need switch function criticism unit single-strand copper ter minals connectors may subject vibration failures should effec tively alleviated adequately securing connecting wires aircraft structure epoxy glue Crash Guard switch has potential saving new models intend install next ship during initial trimming procedure remove ship safely fly ing Another new item cross bench product known Super RPM produced Lube Specialties Inc 1152 West Ninth St Upland CA 91786 As stated Lube Specialties Super RPM consists neutral carrier twenty percent disper sion teflon beadlets originally formulated aerospace industry has recently become available general use After reading instruction sheet fired up old O&R 60 FRV 12-6 prop using 4-1 fuel mixture gasoline SAE-70 oil tack showed 7500 rpm allowed engine cool squirted 3-4 drops Super RPM directly exhaust port directed flipped engine over coat cylinder piston Two drops per ounce added fuel mixture engine restarted tacked 7800 rpm increase 300 rpm would take extensive testing deter undesirable long range charac teristics develop certainly appears what Jean Andrews claims will Should help old engines get up conversions Incidentally product conducts electricity will short out points Clarence Haught Rt S Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Tog ether/J ohnston/Kruse continued page 42 00 Silkspan helps consider ably fill grain Two coats clear will keep fuzz down Silkspan allow equal three-part mixture clear talcum powder thinner brushed sanded off times necessary fill paper certain sand coat well after dries remove dope/talc/thinner mix ture except stays grain nicks crevices After grain filled brush spray two addi tional coats clear seal filler wet everything 400 wet dry youre satisfied point youre ready color coats Heres weight can really added hurry use color sparingly spray thinned least 50% make sure adheres flows well Always spray lighter colors first followed successively darker colors proto typewas bicentennial red white blue although Togethers lines lend selves variation color scheme trim Flying Together proof alignment weight trim considerations pay off plane incorporates enough trim adjustments compensate weather flight conditions Dont afraid make adjustments means adding weight nose tail Bob Lampione Lew McFarland Gene Schaffer other top stunt fliers have written extensively trimming offer some good advice trying break winners circle Any information can gather other sources addi tion own experience practice will help immensely getting Together FF Indoor/Tenny continued page 39 attempts Can microfilm models trained survive poor air will also help improve good air perfor mance Certainly heavy drift extreme conditions such Stan sought out cannot useful instructive seri ous indoor flier However has noted certain kinds model trim seem enable models drift less High dynamic stability does minimize altitude loss light turbulence Starting two points much improvement can make thing sure almost Indoor World Championship recent times has its share poor air 94 Model Aviation NEW FINISHING TOOL CURVED MICROBLADE PROTECTS MODELCOVER LETSYOU CARRY VTRIMIT IN YOUR POCKET irir Special Award High Time DeLong 30 crafted Don Jenkins presented Clarence Bull 15-minute flight Such unique awards nice part Old-Timer team has models superior tur bulent air performance ought have edge Energy Crisis Rubber model fliers have exhausted supplies Pirelli feeling energy pinch number other types rubber thread have tried no has very optimistic over results Various reports have indi cated greater variation between batches new type case Pirelli Now comes report Bill Hulbert member 1978 Us Indoor Team won team berth type rubber other Pirelli rubber apparently approaches Pirelli energy content may require slightly different handling techniques Ill try get data report soon pos sible number years ago some experi ments Pirelli indicated rubber thread characteristics can modified Specifically some batches too soft very stretchy rubber takes lot turns delivering much torque heat-cycled under controlled conditions follow-up testing geared measure absolute energy output proper heat treatment resulted rub ber delivered higher torque given rubber size number turns method Wrap rubber aluminum foil protect light infrared radiation Heat rubber about 1400 F hold temperature hour Allow cool several hours repeat operation number times Arrange rubber sample portions can removed test after group ten heat/cool cycles history repeats itself samples will show suc cessively higher torque output compared uncooked rubber Eventually process hardens rubber enough will unusable careful evaluation may help pinpoint method treating some kinds rubber will usable anyone tries please keep careful records share results Some Wakefield Unlimited Rubber fliers store well-used motors carefully s new ones cases motors contain nicked worn strands wear tear edges strips Since some types rubber stripping operations cut indoor motors waste edge pieces anyway maybe fliers stored used motors can per suaded sell trade some rubber Any way worth try Indoor Season Starting time read indoor season will getting started areas have regular flying schedules during winter spring sessions will announced suffi cient advance notice given Sometimes business pleasure travelers manage visit sessions another part country renewing old friendships making new ones Some friendliest people now flying indoor models Miami Fla Indoor Airplane Modelers Association under strong active guidance Dr John Martin season has already begun additional sessions scheduled Nov 20 Dec 18 1977 Jan22 Feb 19 Mar 19 Apr 16 May 21 1978 Visitors regulars alike cau tioned call 305-858-6363 day before meet sure schedule con flicts have arisen Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 CL Aerobatics/Paul continued page 44 entries local contest 4 list cur rent standings 5 contact furth er information Fortunately number local contests have now used PAMPA Category System usually good results writers belief using PAMPA catego ries does legislate against Juniors Seniors RC pattern first place arent Junior Senior stunt fliers around unfortunate Secondly knowing ad vance competitors PAMPA beginner PAMPA intermediate just beginners intermediates Juniors Seniors might just apt try hand Juniors Seniors have shown superior abilities such David Fitzgerald Joe Musumeci Kevin Capitanelli Randy Scott some others would demonstrate abilities compete against Advanced Expert fliers some instances may ad vantageous fly AMA Novice pattern PAMPA Novice class separate class AMA Novice Again will depend upon local condi tions appears writer local contests including PAMPA classes AMA novice stunt would ideal situation However cases contest management feels two three categories needed problem comes up deciding classes offer Contests have traditionally 10-15 stunt contes tants difficult figure number PAMPA classes suggested CD stunt event director make deci sion go minimum three classes since usual number sets trophies have awarded local contestsJunior Senior Open contest has attracted two Expert class permanent basis may possible offer trophy Expert class better still good piece merchandise such engine could still three other classes competition such case CD could go PAMPA Novice using full AMA pattern PAMPA Inter mediate PAMPA Advanced-Expert Common sense knowledge past entries should assist making deci sions course would boost PAMPA Category System stunt fliers local areas would take ini tiative offer administer judge event using four categories does appear active fliers com petitors becoming aware cant rather perhaps shouldnt fly single contest attend Having active fliers judge least preferably two contests year would cer January1978 95 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINEB Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andreses Aireralt Model Co Inc 115 RIe 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 Price $3995 kit per dollar bar em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/01
Page Numbers: 39, 94, 95
Indoor 0 Bud Tenny INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE door HLGs need quiet air maximum times right Picture 28-ft room about 8 feet larger way basketball court six gaping air-conditioning ducts pointing down dumping torrents air room Anywhere room feels buffeted variable air currents place set new HLG record Stan Stoy home Woodridge Illinois worked last summer General Dynamics Ft Worth deliberately chose site described above try Cat Open HLG recordand succeeded time spare number spectators AMA officials watched amazement Stans tiny featherweight glider bobbed bounced through turbulence rack up flight times much better aver age such site under ideal conditions Thats just occasional flights either Seldom flight below 25 seconds exceeded 35 seconds Working strictly within AMA RuleBook procedures Stan flew nine-flight groups best total 1084 seconds two flights backed up amazing 0640 0444 immediate reaction such improbable Cat time Anyone can make long thermal flights Perhaps An observation time approaching hour convinced models performance mere thermal flying No way would characterize conditions anything except extreme turbulence Note initial description realize six vertical columns air moving down better two feet per second up-moving air splattering off floor both diffuse lower velocity model Stans COOT design re ported earlier Bob Meuser Free Flight Duration mushed through downers bobbed along rising air Such performance aided greatly highly flexible wing section com plemented models extremely high dynamic stability easily handled turbu lence easily bombed less agile glid ers combination effects dem onstrated flight model gained slower up-air lost violent downs Ever since night thought has nagging deliberate rough-air activ ity trim area should inves tigating COOT still superb stillair machine evidenced its good contest record normal conditions times have dragged home indoor meets bad air frustrated January 1978 39 Aptly named because 0 high wing odd cabin design Manhattan 1-ormula modei designed Richard Hardcastle believes paddle props Wing incidence adjustable struts Continued page 94 Left Stan Stoy launching Coot new record Category Open HI tiny tailed ship exploited never-before-used turbulent air technique rack up astounding 064 backed up 0444 Coot plan appeared Bob Meusers column Dec 75 ModelAviation have idea want try readers send address ap pears end column New Items Interest recently received interesting accessory PAS-M-CO 25260 153rd Southwest Kent WA 98031 Known Crash Guard Switch novel component designed interrupt electrical current electric-powered mod els anytime model assumed ready crash attitude Installed series power source longitudinal and/or lateral axis positions mercury contact breaks connection shuts power event unusual attitudes design ers quick realize Crash Guard Switch would serve equally well old-time ignition systems As indicated accompanying photo installed sample test stand mounting angle selected governs atti tude cut-out function experienced no difficulty starting engine must confess apprehensive about effects inertia deceleration case ambitious hand launch cut-out stopped engine immediately nose pointed down during sim ulated forward motion unable effect failure kind wringing out test stand did install unit ships unwilling put model crash eminent attitude under power have knowledge old-time modeler Crash Guard Switch installed Playboy Senior although has no trouble also has need switch function criticism unit single-strand copper ter minals connectors may subject vibration failures should effec tively alleviated adequately securing connecting wires aircraft structure epoxy glue Crash Guard switch has potential saving new models intend install next ship during initial trimming procedure remove ship safely fly ing Another new item cross bench product known Super RPM produced Lube Specialties Inc 1152 West Ninth St Upland CA 91786 As stated Lube Specialties Super RPM consists neutral carrier twenty percent disper sion teflon beadlets originally formulated aerospace industry has recently become available general use After reading instruction sheet fired up old O&R 60 FRV 12-6 prop using 4-1 fuel mixture gasoline SAE-70 oil tack showed 7500 rpm allowed engine cool squirted 3-4 drops Super RPM directly exhaust port directed flipped engine over coat cylinder piston Two drops per ounce added fuel mixture engine restarted tacked 7800 rpm increase 300 rpm would take extensive testing deter undesirable long range charac teristics develop certainly appears what Jean Andrews claims will Should help old engines get up conversions Incidentally product conducts electricity will short out points Clarence Haught Rt S Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Tog ether/J ohnston/Kruse continued page 42 00 Silkspan helps consider ably fill grain Two coats clear will keep fuzz down Silkspan allow equal three-part mixture clear talcum powder thinner brushed sanded off times necessary fill paper certain sand coat well after dries remove dope/talc/thinner mix ture except stays grain nicks crevices After grain filled brush spray two addi tional coats clear seal filler wet everything 400 wet dry youre satisfied point youre ready color coats Heres weight can really added hurry use color sparingly spray thinned least 50% make sure adheres flows well Always spray lighter colors first followed successively darker colors proto typewas bicentennial red white blue although Togethers lines lend selves variation color scheme trim Flying Together proof alignment weight trim considerations pay off plane incorporates enough trim adjustments compensate weather flight conditions Dont afraid make adjustments means adding weight nose tail Bob Lampione Lew McFarland Gene Schaffer other top stunt fliers have written extensively trimming offer some good advice trying break winners circle Any information can gather other sources addi tion own experience practice will help immensely getting Together FF Indoor/Tenny continued page 39 attempts Can microfilm models trained survive poor air will also help improve good air perfor mance Certainly heavy drift extreme conditions such Stan sought out cannot useful instructive seri ous indoor flier However has noted certain kinds model trim seem enable models drift less High dynamic stability does minimize altitude loss light turbulence Starting two points much improvement can make thing sure almost Indoor World Championship recent times has its share poor air 94 Model Aviation NEW FINISHING TOOL CURVED MICROBLADE PROTECTS MODELCOVER LETSYOU CARRY VTRIMIT IN YOUR POCKET irir Special Award High Time DeLong 30 crafted Don Jenkins presented Clarence Bull 15-minute flight Such unique awards nice part Old-Timer team has models superior tur bulent air performance ought have edge Energy Crisis Rubber model fliers have exhausted supplies Pirelli feeling energy pinch number other types rubber thread have tried no has very optimistic over results Various reports have indi cated greater variation between batches new type case Pirelli Now comes report Bill Hulbert member 1978 Us Indoor Team won team berth type rubber other Pirelli rubber apparently approaches Pirelli energy content may require slightly different handling techniques Ill try get data report soon pos sible number years ago some experi ments Pirelli indicated rubber thread characteristics can modified Specifically some batches too soft very stretchy rubber takes lot turns delivering much torque heat-cycled under controlled conditions follow-up testing geared measure absolute energy output proper heat treatment resulted rub ber delivered higher torque given rubber size number turns method Wrap rubber aluminum foil protect light infrared radiation Heat rubber about 1400 F hold temperature hour Allow cool several hours repeat operation number times Arrange rubber sample portions can removed test after group ten heat/cool cycles history repeats itself samples will show suc cessively higher torque output compared uncooked rubber Eventually process hardens rubber enough will unusable careful evaluation may help pinpoint method treating some kinds rubber will usable anyone tries please keep careful records share results Some Wakefield Unlimited Rubber fliers store well-used motors carefully s new ones cases motors contain nicked worn strands wear tear edges strips Since some types rubber stripping operations cut indoor motors waste edge pieces anyway maybe fliers stored used motors can per suaded sell trade some rubber Any way worth try Indoor Season Starting time read indoor season will getting started areas have regular flying schedules during winter spring sessions will announced suffi cient advance notice given Sometimes business pleasure travelers manage visit sessions another part country renewing old friendships making new ones Some friendliest people now flying indoor models Miami Fla Indoor Airplane Modelers Association under strong active guidance Dr John Martin season has already begun additional sessions scheduled Nov 20 Dec 18 1977 Jan22 Feb 19 Mar 19 Apr 16 May 21 1978 Visitors regulars alike cau tioned call 305-858-6363 day before meet sure schedule con flicts have arisen Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 CL Aerobatics/Paul continued page 44 entries local contest 4 list cur rent standings 5 contact furth er information Fortunately number local contests have now used PAMPA Category System usually good results writers belief using PAMPA catego ries does legislate against Juniors Seniors RC pattern first place arent Junior Senior stunt fliers around unfortunate Secondly knowing ad vance competitors PAMPA beginner PAMPA intermediate just beginners intermediates Juniors Seniors might just apt try hand Juniors Seniors have shown superior abilities such David Fitzgerald Joe Musumeci Kevin Capitanelli Randy Scott some others would demonstrate abilities compete against Advanced Expert fliers some instances may ad vantageous fly AMA Novice pattern PAMPA Novice class separate class AMA Novice Again will depend upon local condi tions appears writer local contests including PAMPA classes AMA novice stunt would ideal situation However cases contest management feels two three categories needed problem comes up deciding classes offer Contests have traditionally 10-15 stunt contes tants difficult figure number PAMPA classes suggested CD stunt event director make deci sion go minimum three classes since usual number sets trophies have awarded local contestsJunior Senior Open contest has attracted two Expert class permanent basis may possible offer trophy Expert class better still good piece merchandise such engine could still three other classes competition such case CD could go PAMPA Novice using full AMA pattern PAMPA Inter mediate PAMPA Advanced-Expert Common sense knowledge past entries should assist making deci sions course would boost PAMPA Category System stunt fliers local areas would take ini tiative offer administer judge event using four categories does appear active fliers com petitors becoming aware cant rather perhaps shouldnt fly single contest attend Having active fliers judge least preferably two contests year would cer January1978 95 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINEB Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andreses Aireralt Model Co Inc 115 RIe 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 Price $3995 kit per dollar bar em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/01
Page Numbers: 39, 94, 95
Indoor 0 Bud Tenny INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE door HLGs need quiet air maximum times right Picture 28-ft room about 8 feet larger way basketball court six gaping air-conditioning ducts pointing down dumping torrents air room Anywhere room feels buffeted variable air currents place set new HLG record Stan Stoy home Woodridge Illinois worked last summer General Dynamics Ft Worth deliberately chose site described above try Cat Open HLG recordand succeeded time spare number spectators AMA officials watched amazement Stans tiny featherweight glider bobbed bounced through turbulence rack up flight times much better aver age such site under ideal conditions Thats just occasional flights either Seldom flight below 25 seconds exceeded 35 seconds Working strictly within AMA RuleBook procedures Stan flew nine-flight groups best total 1084 seconds two flights backed up amazing 0640 0444 immediate reaction such improbable Cat time Anyone can make long thermal flights Perhaps An observation time approaching hour convinced models performance mere thermal flying No way would characterize conditions anything except extreme turbulence Note initial description realize six vertical columns air moving down better two feet per second up-moving air splattering off floor both diffuse lower velocity model Stans COOT design re ported earlier Bob Meuser Free Flight Duration mushed through downers bobbed along rising air Such performance aided greatly highly flexible wing section com plemented models extremely high dynamic stability easily handled turbu lence easily bombed less agile glid ers combination effects dem onstrated flight model gained slower up-air lost violent downs Ever since night thought has nagging deliberate rough-air activ ity trim area should inves tigating COOT still superb stillair machine evidenced its good contest record normal conditions times have dragged home indoor meets bad air frustrated January 1978 39 Aptly named because 0 high wing odd cabin design Manhattan 1-ormula modei designed Richard Hardcastle believes paddle props Wing incidence adjustable struts Continued page 94 Left Stan Stoy launching Coot new record Category Open HI tiny tailed ship exploited never-before-used turbulent air technique rack up astounding 064 backed up 0444 Coot plan appeared Bob Meusers column Dec 75 ModelAviation have idea want try readers send address ap pears end column New Items Interest recently received interesting accessory PAS-M-CO 25260 153rd Southwest Kent WA 98031 Known Crash Guard Switch novel component designed interrupt electrical current electric-powered mod els anytime model assumed ready crash attitude Installed series power source longitudinal and/or lateral axis positions mercury contact breaks connection shuts power event unusual attitudes design ers quick realize Crash Guard Switch would serve equally well old-time ignition systems As indicated accompanying photo installed sample test stand mounting angle selected governs atti tude cut-out function experienced no difficulty starting engine must confess apprehensive about effects inertia deceleration case ambitious hand launch cut-out stopped engine immediately nose pointed down during sim ulated forward motion unable effect failure kind wringing out test stand did install unit ships unwilling put model crash eminent attitude under power have knowledge old-time modeler Crash Guard Switch installed Playboy Senior although has no trouble also has need switch function criticism unit single-strand copper ter minals connectors may subject vibration failures should effec tively alleviated adequately securing connecting wires aircraft structure epoxy glue Crash Guard switch has potential saving new models intend install next ship during initial trimming procedure remove ship safely fly ing Another new item cross bench product known Super RPM produced Lube Specialties Inc 1152 West Ninth St Upland CA 91786 As stated Lube Specialties Super RPM consists neutral carrier twenty percent disper sion teflon beadlets originally formulated aerospace industry has recently become available general use After reading instruction sheet fired up old O&R 60 FRV 12-6 prop using 4-1 fuel mixture gasoline SAE-70 oil tack showed 7500 rpm allowed engine cool squirted 3-4 drops Super RPM directly exhaust port directed flipped engine over coat cylinder piston Two drops per ounce added fuel mixture engine restarted tacked 7800 rpm increase 300 rpm would take extensive testing deter undesirable long range charac teristics develop certainly appears what Jean Andrews claims will Should help old engines get up conversions Incidentally product conducts electricity will short out points Clarence Haught Rt S Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Tog ether/J ohnston/Kruse continued page 42 00 Silkspan helps consider ably fill grain Two coats clear will keep fuzz down Silkspan allow equal three-part mixture clear talcum powder thinner brushed sanded off times necessary fill paper certain sand coat well after dries remove dope/talc/thinner mix ture except stays grain nicks crevices After grain filled brush spray two addi tional coats clear seal filler wet everything 400 wet dry youre satisfied point youre ready color coats Heres weight can really added hurry use color sparingly spray thinned least 50% make sure adheres flows well Always spray lighter colors first followed successively darker colors proto typewas bicentennial red white blue although Togethers lines lend selves variation color scheme trim Flying Together proof alignment weight trim considerations pay off plane incorporates enough trim adjustments compensate weather flight conditions Dont afraid make adjustments means adding weight nose tail Bob Lampione Lew McFarland Gene Schaffer other top stunt fliers have written extensively trimming offer some good advice trying break winners circle Any information can gather other sources addi tion own experience practice will help immensely getting Together FF Indoor/Tenny continued page 39 attempts Can microfilm models trained survive poor air will also help improve good air perfor mance Certainly heavy drift extreme conditions such Stan sought out cannot useful instructive seri ous indoor flier However has noted certain kinds model trim seem enable models drift less High dynamic stability does minimize altitude loss light turbulence Starting two points much improvement can make thing sure almost Indoor World Championship recent times has its share poor air 94 Model Aviation NEW FINISHING TOOL CURVED MICROBLADE PROTECTS MODELCOVER LETSYOU CARRY VTRIMIT IN YOUR POCKET irir Special Award High Time DeLong 30 crafted Don Jenkins presented Clarence Bull 15-minute flight Such unique awards nice part Old-Timer team has models superior tur bulent air performance ought have edge Energy Crisis Rubber model fliers have exhausted supplies Pirelli feeling energy pinch number other types rubber thread have tried no has very optimistic over results Various reports have indi cated greater variation between batches new type case Pirelli Now comes report Bill Hulbert member 1978 Us Indoor Team won team berth type rubber other Pirelli rubber apparently approaches Pirelli energy content may require slightly different handling techniques Ill try get data report soon pos sible number years ago some experi ments Pirelli indicated rubber thread characteristics can modified Specifically some batches too soft very stretchy rubber takes lot turns delivering much torque heat-cycled under controlled conditions follow-up testing geared measure absolute energy output proper heat treatment resulted rub ber delivered higher torque given rubber size number turns method Wrap rubber aluminum foil protect light infrared radiation Heat rubber about 1400 F hold temperature hour Allow cool several hours repeat operation number times Arrange rubber sample portions can removed test after group ten heat/cool cycles history repeats itself samples will show suc cessively higher torque output compared uncooked rubber Eventually process hardens rubber enough will unusable careful evaluation may help pinpoint method treating some kinds rubber will usable anyone tries please keep careful records share results Some Wakefield Unlimited Rubber fliers store well-used motors carefully s new ones cases motors contain nicked worn strands wear tear edges strips Since some types rubber stripping operations cut indoor motors waste edge pieces anyway maybe fliers stored used motors can per suaded sell trade some rubber Any way worth try Indoor Season Starting time read indoor season will getting started areas have regular flying schedules during winter spring sessions will announced suffi cient advance notice given Sometimes business pleasure travelers manage visit sessions another part country renewing old friendships making new ones Some friendliest people now flying indoor models Miami Fla Indoor Airplane Modelers Association under strong active guidance Dr John Martin season has already begun additional sessions scheduled Nov 20 Dec 18 1977 Jan22 Feb 19 Mar 19 Apr 16 May 21 1978 Visitors regulars alike cau tioned call 305-858-6363 day before meet sure schedule con flicts have arisen Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 CL Aerobatics/Paul continued page 44 entries local contest 4 list cur rent standings 5 contact furth er information Fortunately number local contests have now used PAMPA Category System usually good results writers belief using PAMPA catego ries does legislate against Juniors Seniors RC pattern first place arent Junior Senior stunt fliers around unfortunate Secondly knowing ad vance competitors PAMPA beginner PAMPA intermediate just beginners intermediates Juniors Seniors might just apt try hand Juniors Seniors have shown superior abilities such David Fitzgerald Joe Musumeci Kevin Capitanelli Randy Scott some others would demonstrate abilities compete against Advanced Expert fliers some instances may ad vantageous fly AMA Novice pattern PAMPA Novice class separate class AMA Novice Again will depend upon local condi tions appears writer local contests including PAMPA classes AMA novice stunt would ideal situation However cases contest management feels two three categories needed problem comes up deciding classes offer Contests have traditionally 10-15 stunt contes tants difficult figure number PAMPA classes suggested CD stunt event director make deci sion go minimum three classes since usual number sets trophies have awarded local contestsJunior Senior Open contest has attracted two Expert class permanent basis may possible offer trophy Expert class better still good piece merchandise such engine could still three other classes competition such case CD could go PAMPA Novice using full AMA pattern PAMPA Inter mediate PAMPA Advanced-Expert Common sense knowledge past entries should assist making deci sions course would boost PAMPA Category System stunt fliers local areas would take ini tiative offer administer judge event using four categories does appear active fliers com petitors becoming aware cant rather perhaps shouldnt fly single contest attend Having active fliers judge least preferably two contests year would cer January1978 95 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINEB Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andreses Aireralt Model Co Inc 115 RIe 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 Price $3995 kit per dollar bar em all