Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENTS too late club activities cluded recent columns have requested advance information clubs flying sessions contests listing will reading about December 1 havent sent it may too late send infor mation now use next col umn have mail MA editorial offices December 1 1984 wont seen readers until February 1 1985 So better timing next year Meanwhile John Martin mentor MIAMA club made time spare MIAMA club based Miami FL has announced its 1984-85 season Contests will held Miami Dade South College 9 am 5 pm December 9 1984 February 10 1985 Two-day contests have tentatively set MacDill AFB Tampa FL January 12-13 March 9-10 May 11-12 1985 World Inter-Gnats Pistachio Scale will held Miami Dade April 13-14 1985 case confirmed meets should call 305-858-6363 verification contest status before mak ing out-of-town trip detailed information write Hagar Pilot 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Condenser paper feedback Good news bad news No condenser paper being entirely discontinued least company will making light condenser paper well forsecable future bad news very lightest grade condenser paper presently available will manufactured future Future forecast Pretend January 1 1986 have just received new AMA rule book quickly scan Indoor rules see what has changed Heres what find 1 Indoor Cabin models correspond Manhattan Cabin rules adopted 1982 2 There no paper covered events Indoor Paper Stick has become Intermediate Stick plastic micro film covering permitted model spec ifications otherwise conform original Paper Stick rules except minimum gram weight Easy B no longer requires paper covering 3 Easy B requires 12 grams minimum weight 14-in maximum prop diam eter 1 gram minimum weight 22-in maximum length Other structural definitions unchanged either version 4 Indoor Stick class no longer limit ed 300 sq maximum area having no size limit 5 Pennyplane no Instead Novice Pennyplane has renamed Pen nyplane no change specifications 6 There numerous Provisional events electric-powered Indoor Scale RC FF Control Line Indoor Electric RC Duration Also rubber-pow ered Indoor RC Scale Rules didnt make future forecast 1 Indoor Cabin fuselage volume th cubed/500 2 Indoor Cabin fuselage volume th cubed/l000 3 A re-definition Cabin fuselage require fully built-up structure no rigid internal members like forecast Didnt contact Indoor Contest Board representative let him know preferences Are ready replay Easy B fiasco few years back rule caused much resentment voted Contest Board received essentially no guid ance modelers Now 26 Indoor rules proposals have published October Decem Continued nate 165 Easy Ba 1 Otto Rodenburgs 1980 model early phantom CG type may have foreshadowedR Doug Barbers Englishtype long-tail craft Doug spent two yeara flying style model before proposing AMA adopt English-style Easy B ruies Pennypianes L Dennis Jaecks deveioped Pennypiane bipiane very high evel performance bipiane now endangered species R Cezar Banks designed top Novice Pennypianeit has fiown within 2 mm Pennybipesi 62 Model Aviation expect first two tasks obviously easiest accomplish still wrestling bit item 3 Actually own ears have heard little what might label all-out dissen sion point however con troversial subject seems center around permissibility scaling reas oning comes attempting satisfy goal item 1 since West Coast Category Rules already per mitted scaling year rules now prohibited feature would surely obsolete some models already built Ralph trapped between rock hard place no way win way outtherefore item 3 has yet finalized Another item should probably em phasized too nothing insists NFFS Rules written have used per se local basis dividual areas still free make up abide rules choose however areas should appreciate enable successful competition Na tional regional level single rulesystem mandatory work start someplace NEES Rules writ ten best effort fill need Remember guys whole idea have run See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd 4nderson IN 46011 FF IndoorlTenny Continued page 62 ber 1984 issues MA ball court heavy rules changes being proposed Indoor Con test Board has sort through multiple proposals some events Easy B proposals except supplemental complementary Cabin pro posal conflicts others some ex tent same true lesser extent proposals affecting Paper Stick Pennyplane proposals essentially identical Several proposals docket affect contest administration have no conflicting proposals Indoor Special note Under future forecast item No 6 above provisional Electric door RC Scale events mentioned Unified Scale Contest Board will con sidering proposals must send feeling rules same goes Indoor Electric Control Line Scale Indoor Contest Board will considering Indoor Electric RC Duration event Special Indoor CR concerns Should door Cabin Pennyplane scrubbed terms competition Cabin nowhere Nats perpetual trophy status Cabin probably would have died years ago Cabin revamped make con form original concept event will competition Whats wrong anything substitut ing Manhattan Cabin lame duck Indoor Cabin has become still significant amount competition Pennyplane what Ive seen ever think lot existing Pennyplane competition uses Novice Pen ny models significant thing about Pennyplane heavy development aerodynamics props application rubber has occurred Whatever else 15 minutes three grams model magnificent achievement Whai justification dropping event What about Paper Stick has less competition Pennyplane has relatively little significant develop ment recent years proposal would simply drop Paper Stick another would convert Paper B Stick covering allowed third proposal eliminates paper covering adds mini mum weight maximum length Change drop forget whole thing What about no longer requiring Paper Stick Easy B covered paper Condenser paper has served us well about 30 years cantankerous favorite very fliers However new plastics very light IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT New 30 CID QUADRA $19995 New 22 CID QUADRA $10950 Reg 22 QUADRA h9995 Brisighella Flywheel$11996 Rag 22 QUADRA POWER ASSEMBLY ONLY$8450 QUADRA REPAIR 000 plus parts Jim Masse ERCOUPEPLANS $2396 KIT $23955 Jim Masse TOMAHAWKPLANS $2396 KIT $25995 Jim Messer9BALLTRAINER PLANS $1896 KIT $9996 BALSA BASSWOOD sizes 35% OFF Concept FLEET PLANS $3995 KIT $15996 COWL $1995 FLOATS 3815 scale cores *1796 complete kit $3995 FLOATS 48 scalecores $2196 complete kit $4795 10 WWl WHEELS $2595 P5W CYLS FLEETU$2595 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN / Godfrey $2895 STARDUSTER TOO V IBrisighella J3 CUB Nelit $3995 VOLKSPLANE Chicken Charlie$2395 COCKPIT KITS Tomahawk F4U1 Spitfire$2395 Ercoupe $2096 Stearman 52295 Citahria $2495 J3 Cub $2195 ME-iSO $2355 Fleet $2196 US Quadra FUEL TANKS16 oz $695. 32 oz 795 FIBERGLASS ARROW SHAFTS 5115 x 32 long 5101000 24-HouSevlc.. Add $250 postage Seed Bank Check Money 0der JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View Dr Allegany NY 14706 NEW MK 2 H & K SUPER STARTERS Look before leap original still best Has new larger clutch fully supported applications 90 day warranty new lower prices MODEL 1 Q-35 Q-50 ZENOAH ROPER MODEL 2Super Hustler MAG II MODEL 3Tartan Twin Super Twin Glow Manufgctured Distributed P K Products PO Box 62260 Hayward CA 945400 415 581-4277 Add $150 postage handling $2495 $32a95 $3995 Dealers inquiries invited January 1985 165 Contest Board has big job needs guidance FULL KIT SEMI KIT sp FUSELAGE ong WING SPAN icr SURFACE AREA sq hi ASPECT RATIO OF WINGS CONTROL FUNCTION Various possibilities Individualized preference HIJINKS 2M little Brother morq information write LUTMI ENTERPRISES PO Box 1697 San Luls Oblapo CA 93406 Full Kit Semi Kit Specifications FUSELAGE ING SPAN SURFACE AREA sq ASPECT RATIO TO WING 9 1 Ikon NWST PO Box 566 Auburn WA 98071 206941-8248 A HObbY Horn . . Old Timer A/3i4/ Jt j4am /7 LA5005 9 saS 900EA A/lodL %yiz RECoRO IRSAKE 1938 Record Breaker 96 4969 4 Strokes $0500 1938 Kloud King 02 15 30 GloI4 Stroke$4300 1941 Berkeley Brlgidier 50 049 15 610$3600 1941 Super Quaker 78 40 45 4 Strokes$7400 1936 Buccaneer-84$51 1938 Clipper MK I72939 1937 Daflsire Sptser100$83 50l949Ranger-40-$27 1939 Mercury72$56 1935 Miss America04$59 1941 Playboy Jr54$29 1941 Playboy Sr00-$46 1938 Powerhouse04$43 50 1949 Sailplane78-$74 1949 So Long50$28 1938 Trenton Terror72-$32 1939 Zipper54-$48 1939 Korda Wakefield44 $17 kits qualify SAM events lF & It/C feature highest quality machine cut 5 sanded parts Superior Competition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans orig PP models easily convertible Sch It/C Kits Gas Electric/Electric Systems & Act ens suzzaro nomosneni c span It/C FF $5495 4Ks 79% Bombshell 594 Span It/C FF$3995 Hobby Horn Sensoar Glider 79 05 Electrio $1690 Midway Model Past Eddie Aerobatic/OS Elect $2009 Midway Model Gnome It/C Hand Launch Glid $3495 Leisure Playboy Sr LT-50 Geared Electric$3900 Jolly Electricus Glider 95/LT-50 Electric $3209 Astro Cobalt 05 System 7 Cell Direct$11209 Astro Cobalt Geared 2 1 System $14709 Leisure LT50 Direct 6 Cell $40 7 Cell $5090 Leisure LT59 Geared 25 1 0 Cell$6909 Astro Sport improved 05 Direct $1890 Leisure Waso LT-59 Soort/Aerobatics $2300 3lillllBb S lIRIIULIIdli Up $059 add $159 $801 $2909 add $225 $2991 $8590 add $390 $8591 $7900 add $359 over $7009 add $890 CA Addressees add 6% tax Send MO Visa/MCI# Sap Check allow up 39 days CK clearance COD Exact Charges plus $150 Hdl ICash Only rage LAiALvuuc $209 PP/iso Class copy will sent free--when requested-with order HOBBY HORN 15173 Moran St IA PO Box 2212 Westminster Ca 92688 718 9930211 [Aft Nra 1710 89ll203 166 Model Aviation very stable require learning process use plastic film idea time has come consider condenser paper shortage justification drop ping paper maybe Im wrong Tell final major concern want electric-powered models Indoor sites Indoor Contest Board votes against provisional Electric RC Dura tion event Scale Board may accept some provisional Indoor Electric Scale events What impact indoor site situation can expect regular flights involving 28-oz maximum allow able weight proposed Electric door events RC Control Line models Dont forget still need find viable site Indoor Week What need site ceiling height close max imum ceiling categories should have good flying conditions suitable housing nearby college cainpus would ideal everyone could stay dormitories nearby would close ideal West Baden Send word possible sites us Bud Tenny address given below Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Tony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 future Indoor Week handsdont let us down Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 FF Old-TimerslHaught Continued page 63 decision hold historic event original venue though sur rounding terrain overly friendly model airplanes added consid erable nostalgic value According three original 1934 contestants Dennis Fairlie Walt Getsla Pat Fillingham weather similar little driz zle gusting wind Walt unable compete person 1934 model ing proxy-flown made trip person 1984 Four countries entered 1934 compe tition Australia Britain France United States Unfortunately Australi models failed arrive time contest British team six select ed 46 entries between noon 400 pm official competition began 15 fliers six British three French six American 13 posted scores rules called average three flights 1984 two separate events flown four-ounce models per 1936 rules eight-ounce models conforming 1951 rules four-ounce class entered 22 com petitors 19 posting official flights Wind drift necessitated cutting max score 90 seconds two model ers B Aslett flying Lanzo V Dubery Judge maxing out Aslett lost model third flight joint win declared Aslett Dubery E Hapgood posted 259 seconds third place using Copeland 22 entries four-ounce three Copelands three Judges three Gordon Lights two Lanzos 11 individual entries eight-ounce class produced 35 en tries 28 getting scoreboard Models included three Copelands five Kordas two Flying Minutes two Clod hoppers two Gypsies variety singles P Ball won Hi Ho P Brown came second Copeland R Oldridge third using Krusader An overall fly-off saw B Aslett making three minutes 54 seconds reserve Lanzo Wakefield against P Balls two minutes 25-second flight thrilling con clusion exciting contest Awards presented Mayor Warwick retrieval duties per formed Air Training Corps cadets also operated barbecue stand en joyment Sponsor club SAM 35 published attractive souvenir program containing nostalgic articles half-dozen plans vintage Wakefield rules results 1934 contest Fifty years progress experience has seen changes Wakefield models Rule changes have limited performance technology improved keeping equation balanced Dedication persever ance skill competitor have re mained high throughout years thank SAM 35 providing occasion COLLEGIATE GIANT SCALE 4CYCLE6O90 SEND $200 FOR COMPLETE CATALOG OF FINE KITS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/01
Page Numbers: 62, 165, 166
Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENTS too late club activities cluded recent columns have requested advance information clubs flying sessions contests listing will reading about December 1 havent sent it may too late send infor mation now use next col umn have mail MA editorial offices December 1 1984 wont seen readers until February 1 1985 So better timing next year Meanwhile John Martin mentor MIAMA club made time spare MIAMA club based Miami FL has announced its 1984-85 season Contests will held Miami Dade South College 9 am 5 pm December 9 1984 February 10 1985 Two-day contests have tentatively set MacDill AFB Tampa FL January 12-13 March 9-10 May 11-12 1985 World Inter-Gnats Pistachio Scale will held Miami Dade April 13-14 1985 case confirmed meets should call 305-858-6363 verification contest status before mak ing out-of-town trip detailed information write Hagar Pilot 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Condenser paper feedback Good news bad news No condenser paper being entirely discontinued least company will making light condenser paper well forsecable future bad news very lightest grade condenser paper presently available will manufactured future Future forecast Pretend January 1 1986 have just received new AMA rule book quickly scan Indoor rules see what has changed Heres what find 1 Indoor Cabin models correspond Manhattan Cabin rules adopted 1982 2 There no paper covered events Indoor Paper Stick has become Intermediate Stick plastic micro film covering permitted model spec ifications otherwise conform original Paper Stick rules except minimum gram weight Easy B no longer requires paper covering 3 Easy B requires 12 grams minimum weight 14-in maximum prop diam eter 1 gram minimum weight 22-in maximum length Other structural definitions unchanged either version 4 Indoor Stick class no longer limit ed 300 sq maximum area having no size limit 5 Pennyplane no Instead Novice Pennyplane has renamed Pen nyplane no change specifications 6 There numerous Provisional events electric-powered Indoor Scale RC FF Control Line Indoor Electric RC Duration Also rubber-pow ered Indoor RC Scale Rules didnt make future forecast 1 Indoor Cabin fuselage volume th cubed/500 2 Indoor Cabin fuselage volume th cubed/l000 3 A re-definition Cabin fuselage require fully built-up structure no rigid internal members like forecast Didnt contact Indoor Contest Board representative let him know preferences Are ready replay Easy B fiasco few years back rule caused much resentment voted Contest Board received essentially no guid ance modelers Now 26 Indoor rules proposals have published October Decem Continued nate 165 Easy Ba 1 Otto Rodenburgs 1980 model early phantom CG type may have foreshadowedR Doug Barbers Englishtype long-tail craft Doug spent two yeara flying style model before proposing AMA adopt English-style Easy B ruies Pennypianes L Dennis Jaecks deveioped Pennypiane bipiane very high evel performance bipiane now endangered species R Cezar Banks designed top Novice Pennypianeit has fiown within 2 mm Pennybipesi 62 Model Aviation expect first two tasks obviously easiest accomplish still wrestling bit item 3 Actually own ears have heard little what might label all-out dissen sion point however con troversial subject seems center around permissibility scaling reas oning comes attempting satisfy goal item 1 since West Coast Category Rules already per mitted scaling year rules now prohibited feature would surely obsolete some models already built Ralph trapped between rock hard place no way win way outtherefore item 3 has yet finalized Another item should probably em phasized too nothing insists NFFS Rules written have used per se local basis dividual areas still free make up abide rules choose however areas should appreciate enable successful competition Na tional regional level single rulesystem mandatory work start someplace NEES Rules writ ten best effort fill need Remember guys whole idea have run See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd 4nderson IN 46011 FF IndoorlTenny Continued page 62 ber 1984 issues MA ball court heavy rules changes being proposed Indoor Con test Board has sort through multiple proposals some events Easy B proposals except supplemental complementary Cabin pro posal conflicts others some ex tent same true lesser extent proposals affecting Paper Stick Pennyplane proposals essentially identical Several proposals docket affect contest administration have no conflicting proposals Indoor Special note Under future forecast item No 6 above provisional Electric door RC Scale events mentioned Unified Scale Contest Board will con sidering proposals must send feeling rules same goes Indoor Electric Control Line Scale Indoor Contest Board will considering Indoor Electric RC Duration event Special Indoor CR concerns Should door Cabin Pennyplane scrubbed terms competition Cabin nowhere Nats perpetual trophy status Cabin probably would have died years ago Cabin revamped make con form original concept event will competition Whats wrong anything substitut ing Manhattan Cabin lame duck Indoor Cabin has become still significant amount competition Pennyplane what Ive seen ever think lot existing Pennyplane competition uses Novice Pen ny models significant thing about Pennyplane heavy development aerodynamics props application rubber has occurred Whatever else 15 minutes three grams model magnificent achievement Whai justification dropping event What about Paper Stick has less competition Pennyplane has relatively little significant develop ment recent years proposal would simply drop Paper Stick another would convert Paper B Stick covering allowed third proposal eliminates paper covering adds mini mum weight maximum length Change drop forget whole thing What about no longer requiring Paper Stick Easy B covered paper Condenser paper has served us well about 30 years cantankerous favorite very fliers However new plastics very light IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT New 30 CID QUADRA $19995 New 22 CID QUADRA $10950 Reg 22 QUADRA h9995 Brisighella Flywheel$11996 Rag 22 QUADRA POWER ASSEMBLY ONLY$8450 QUADRA REPAIR 000 plus parts Jim Masse ERCOUPEPLANS $2396 KIT $23955 Jim Masse TOMAHAWKPLANS $2396 KIT $25995 Jim Messer9BALLTRAINER PLANS $1896 KIT $9996 BALSA BASSWOOD sizes 35% OFF Concept FLEET PLANS $3995 KIT $15996 COWL $1995 FLOATS 3815 scale cores *1796 complete kit $3995 FLOATS 48 scalecores $2196 complete kit $4795 10 WWl WHEELS $2595 P5W CYLS FLEETU$2595 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN / Godfrey $2895 STARDUSTER TOO V IBrisighella J3 CUB Nelit $3995 VOLKSPLANE Chicken Charlie$2395 COCKPIT KITS Tomahawk F4U1 Spitfire$2395 Ercoupe $2096 Stearman 52295 Citahria $2495 J3 Cub $2195 ME-iSO $2355 Fleet $2196 US Quadra FUEL TANKS16 oz $695. 32 oz 795 FIBERGLASS ARROW SHAFTS 5115 x 32 long 5101000 24-HouSevlc.. Add $250 postage Seed Bank Check Money 0der JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View Dr Allegany NY 14706 NEW MK 2 H & K SUPER STARTERS Look before leap original still best Has new larger clutch fully supported applications 90 day warranty new lower prices MODEL 1 Q-35 Q-50 ZENOAH ROPER MODEL 2Super Hustler MAG II MODEL 3Tartan Twin Super Twin Glow Manufgctured Distributed P K Products PO Box 62260 Hayward CA 945400 415 581-4277 Add $150 postage handling $2495 $32a95 $3995 Dealers inquiries invited January 1985 165 Contest Board has big job needs guidance FULL KIT SEMI KIT sp FUSELAGE ong WING SPAN icr SURFACE AREA sq hi ASPECT RATIO OF WINGS CONTROL FUNCTION Various possibilities Individualized preference HIJINKS 2M little Brother morq information write LUTMI ENTERPRISES PO Box 1697 San Luls Oblapo CA 93406 Full Kit Semi Kit Specifications FUSELAGE ING SPAN SURFACE AREA sq ASPECT RATIO TO WING 9 1 Ikon NWST PO Box 566 Auburn WA 98071 206941-8248 A HObbY Horn . . Old Timer A/3i4/ Jt j4am /7 LA5005 9 saS 900EA A/lodL %yiz RECoRO IRSAKE 1938 Record Breaker 96 4969 4 Strokes $0500 1938 Kloud King 02 15 30 GloI4 Stroke$4300 1941 Berkeley Brlgidier 50 049 15 610$3600 1941 Super Quaker 78 40 45 4 Strokes$7400 1936 Buccaneer-84$51 1938 Clipper MK I72939 1937 Daflsire Sptser100$83 50l949Ranger-40-$27 1939 Mercury72$56 1935 Miss America04$59 1941 Playboy Jr54$29 1941 Playboy Sr00-$46 1938 Powerhouse04$43 50 1949 Sailplane78-$74 1949 So Long50$28 1938 Trenton Terror72-$32 1939 Zipper54-$48 1939 Korda Wakefield44 $17 kits qualify SAM events lF & It/C feature highest quality machine cut 5 sanded parts Superior Competition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans orig PP models easily convertible Sch It/C Kits Gas Electric/Electric Systems & Act ens suzzaro nomosneni c span It/C FF $5495 4Ks 79% Bombshell 594 Span It/C FF$3995 Hobby Horn Sensoar Glider 79 05 Electrio $1690 Midway Model Past Eddie Aerobatic/OS Elect $2009 Midway Model Gnome It/C Hand Launch Glid $3495 Leisure Playboy Sr LT-50 Geared Electric$3900 Jolly Electricus Glider 95/LT-50 Electric $3209 Astro Cobalt 05 System 7 Cell Direct$11209 Astro Cobalt Geared 2 1 System $14709 Leisure LT50 Direct 6 Cell $40 7 Cell $5090 Leisure LT59 Geared 25 1 0 Cell$6909 Astro Sport improved 05 Direct $1890 Leisure Waso LT-59 Soort/Aerobatics $2300 3lillllBb S lIRIIULIIdli Up $059 add $159 $801 $2909 add $225 $2991 $8590 add $390 $8591 $7900 add $359 over $7009 add $890 CA Addressees add 6% tax Send MO Visa/MCI# Sap Check allow up 39 days CK clearance COD Exact Charges plus $150 Hdl ICash Only rage LAiALvuuc $209 PP/iso Class copy will sent free--when requested-with order HOBBY HORN 15173 Moran St IA PO Box 2212 Westminster Ca 92688 718 9930211 [Aft Nra 1710 89ll203 166 Model Aviation very stable require learning process use plastic film idea time has come consider condenser paper shortage justification drop ping paper maybe Im wrong Tell final major concern want electric-powered models Indoor sites Indoor Contest Board votes against provisional Electric RC Dura tion event Scale Board may accept some provisional Indoor Electric Scale events What impact indoor site situation can expect regular flights involving 28-oz maximum allow able weight proposed Electric door events RC Control Line models Dont forget still need find viable site Indoor Week What need site ceiling height close max imum ceiling categories should have good flying conditions suitable housing nearby college cainpus would ideal everyone could stay dormitories nearby would close ideal West Baden Send word possible sites us Bud Tenny address given below Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Tony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 future Indoor Week handsdont let us down Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 FF Old-TimerslHaught Continued page 63 decision hold historic event original venue though sur rounding terrain overly friendly model airplanes added consid erable nostalgic value According three original 1934 contestants Dennis Fairlie Walt Getsla Pat Fillingham weather similar little driz zle gusting wind Walt unable compete person 1934 model ing proxy-flown made trip person 1984 Four countries entered 1934 compe tition Australia Britain France United States Unfortunately Australi models failed arrive time contest British team six select ed 46 entries between noon 400 pm official competition began 15 fliers six British three French six American 13 posted scores rules called average three flights 1984 two separate events flown four-ounce models per 1936 rules eight-ounce models conforming 1951 rules four-ounce class entered 22 com petitors 19 posting official flights Wind drift necessitated cutting max score 90 seconds two model ers B Aslett flying Lanzo V Dubery Judge maxing out Aslett lost model third flight joint win declared Aslett Dubery E Hapgood posted 259 seconds third place using Copeland 22 entries four-ounce three Copelands three Judges three Gordon Lights two Lanzos 11 individual entries eight-ounce class produced 35 en tries 28 getting scoreboard Models included three Copelands five Kordas two Flying Minutes two Clod hoppers two Gypsies variety singles P Ball won Hi Ho P Brown came second Copeland R Oldridge third using Krusader An overall fly-off saw B Aslett making three minutes 54 seconds reserve Lanzo Wakefield against P Balls two minutes 25-second flight thrilling con clusion exciting contest Awards presented Mayor Warwick retrieval duties per formed Air Training Corps cadets also operated barbecue stand en joyment Sponsor club SAM 35 published attractive souvenir program containing nostalgic articles half-dozen plans vintage Wakefield rules results 1934 contest Fifty years progress experience has seen changes Wakefield models Rule changes have limited performance technology improved keeping equation balanced Dedication persever ance skill competitor have re mained high throughout years thank SAM 35 providing occasion COLLEGIATE GIANT SCALE 4CYCLE6O90 SEND $200 FOR COMPLETE CATALOG OF FINE KITS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/01
Page Numbers: 62, 165, 166
Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENTS too late club activities cluded recent columns have requested advance information clubs flying sessions contests listing will reading about December 1 havent sent it may too late send infor mation now use next col umn have mail MA editorial offices December 1 1984 wont seen readers until February 1 1985 So better timing next year Meanwhile John Martin mentor MIAMA club made time spare MIAMA club based Miami FL has announced its 1984-85 season Contests will held Miami Dade South College 9 am 5 pm December 9 1984 February 10 1985 Two-day contests have tentatively set MacDill AFB Tampa FL January 12-13 March 9-10 May 11-12 1985 World Inter-Gnats Pistachio Scale will held Miami Dade April 13-14 1985 case confirmed meets should call 305-858-6363 verification contest status before mak ing out-of-town trip detailed information write Hagar Pilot 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Condenser paper feedback Good news bad news No condenser paper being entirely discontinued least company will making light condenser paper well forsecable future bad news very lightest grade condenser paper presently available will manufactured future Future forecast Pretend January 1 1986 have just received new AMA rule book quickly scan Indoor rules see what has changed Heres what find 1 Indoor Cabin models correspond Manhattan Cabin rules adopted 1982 2 There no paper covered events Indoor Paper Stick has become Intermediate Stick plastic micro film covering permitted model spec ifications otherwise conform original Paper Stick rules except minimum gram weight Easy B no longer requires paper covering 3 Easy B requires 12 grams minimum weight 14-in maximum prop diam eter 1 gram minimum weight 22-in maximum length Other structural definitions unchanged either version 4 Indoor Stick class no longer limit ed 300 sq maximum area having no size limit 5 Pennyplane no Instead Novice Pennyplane has renamed Pen nyplane no change specifications 6 There numerous Provisional events electric-powered Indoor Scale RC FF Control Line Indoor Electric RC Duration Also rubber-pow ered Indoor RC Scale Rules didnt make future forecast 1 Indoor Cabin fuselage volume th cubed/500 2 Indoor Cabin fuselage volume th cubed/l000 3 A re-definition Cabin fuselage require fully built-up structure no rigid internal members like forecast Didnt contact Indoor Contest Board representative let him know preferences Are ready replay Easy B fiasco few years back rule caused much resentment voted Contest Board received essentially no guid ance modelers Now 26 Indoor rules proposals have published October Decem Continued nate 165 Easy Ba 1 Otto Rodenburgs 1980 model early phantom CG type may have foreshadowedR Doug Barbers Englishtype long-tail craft Doug spent two yeara flying style model before proposing AMA adopt English-style Easy B ruies Pennypianes L Dennis Jaecks deveioped Pennypiane bipiane very high evel performance bipiane now endangered species R Cezar Banks designed top Novice Pennypianeit has fiown within 2 mm Pennybipesi 62 Model Aviation expect first two tasks obviously easiest accomplish still wrestling bit item 3 Actually own ears have heard little what might label all-out dissen sion point however con troversial subject seems center around permissibility scaling reas oning comes attempting satisfy goal item 1 since West Coast Category Rules already per mitted scaling year rules now prohibited feature would surely obsolete some models already built Ralph trapped between rock hard place no way win way outtherefore item 3 has yet finalized Another item should probably em phasized too nothing insists NFFS Rules written have used per se local basis dividual areas still free make up abide rules choose however areas should appreciate enable successful competition Na tional regional level single rulesystem mandatory work start someplace NEES Rules writ ten best effort fill need Remember guys whole idea have run See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd 4nderson IN 46011 FF IndoorlTenny Continued page 62 ber 1984 issues MA ball court heavy rules changes being proposed Indoor Con test Board has sort through multiple proposals some events Easy B proposals except supplemental complementary Cabin pro posal conflicts others some ex tent same true lesser extent proposals affecting Paper Stick Pennyplane proposals essentially identical Several proposals docket affect contest administration have no conflicting proposals Indoor Special note Under future forecast item No 6 above provisional Electric door RC Scale events mentioned Unified Scale Contest Board will con sidering proposals must send feeling rules same goes Indoor Electric Control Line Scale Indoor Contest Board will considering Indoor Electric RC Duration event Special Indoor CR concerns Should door Cabin Pennyplane scrubbed terms competition Cabin nowhere Nats perpetual trophy status Cabin probably would have died years ago Cabin revamped make con form original concept event will competition Whats wrong anything substitut ing Manhattan Cabin lame duck Indoor Cabin has become still significant amount competition Pennyplane what Ive seen ever think lot existing Pennyplane competition uses Novice Pen ny models significant thing about Pennyplane heavy development aerodynamics props application rubber has occurred Whatever else 15 minutes three grams model magnificent achievement Whai justification dropping event What about Paper Stick has less competition Pennyplane has relatively little significant develop ment recent years proposal would simply drop Paper Stick another would convert Paper B Stick covering allowed third proposal eliminates paper covering adds mini mum weight maximum length Change drop forget whole thing What about no longer requiring Paper Stick Easy B covered paper Condenser paper has served us well about 30 years cantankerous favorite very fliers However new plastics very light IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT New 30 CID QUADRA $19995 New 22 CID QUADRA $10950 Reg 22 QUADRA h9995 Brisighella Flywheel$11996 Rag 22 QUADRA POWER ASSEMBLY ONLY$8450 QUADRA REPAIR 000 plus parts Jim Masse ERCOUPEPLANS $2396 KIT $23955 Jim Masse TOMAHAWKPLANS $2396 KIT $25995 Jim Messer9BALLTRAINER PLANS $1896 KIT $9996 BALSA BASSWOOD sizes 35% OFF Concept FLEET PLANS $3995 KIT $15996 COWL $1995 FLOATS 3815 scale cores *1796 complete kit $3995 FLOATS 48 scalecores $2196 complete kit $4795 10 WWl WHEELS $2595 P5W CYLS FLEETU$2595 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN / Godfrey $2895 STARDUSTER TOO V IBrisighella J3 CUB Nelit $3995 VOLKSPLANE Chicken Charlie$2395 COCKPIT KITS Tomahawk F4U1 Spitfire$2395 Ercoupe $2096 Stearman 52295 Citahria $2495 J3 Cub $2195 ME-iSO $2355 Fleet $2196 US Quadra FUEL TANKS16 oz $695. 32 oz 795 FIBERGLASS ARROW SHAFTS 5115 x 32 long 5101000 24-HouSevlc.. Add $250 postage Seed Bank Check Money 0der JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View Dr Allegany NY 14706 NEW MK 2 H & K SUPER STARTERS Look before leap original still best Has new larger clutch fully supported applications 90 day warranty new lower prices MODEL 1 Q-35 Q-50 ZENOAH ROPER MODEL 2Super Hustler MAG II MODEL 3Tartan Twin Super Twin Glow Manufgctured Distributed P K Products PO Box 62260 Hayward CA 945400 415 581-4277 Add $150 postage handling $2495 $32a95 $3995 Dealers inquiries invited January 1985 165 Contest Board has big job needs guidance FULL KIT SEMI KIT sp FUSELAGE ong WING SPAN icr SURFACE AREA sq hi ASPECT RATIO OF WINGS CONTROL FUNCTION Various possibilities Individualized preference HIJINKS 2M little Brother morq information write LUTMI ENTERPRISES PO Box 1697 San Luls Oblapo CA 93406 Full Kit Semi Kit Specifications FUSELAGE ING SPAN SURFACE AREA sq ASPECT RATIO TO WING 9 1 Ikon NWST PO Box 566 Auburn WA 98071 206941-8248 A HObbY Horn . . Old Timer A/3i4/ Jt j4am /7 LA5005 9 saS 900EA A/lodL %yiz RECoRO IRSAKE 1938 Record Breaker 96 4969 4 Strokes $0500 1938 Kloud King 02 15 30 GloI4 Stroke$4300 1941 Berkeley Brlgidier 50 049 15 610$3600 1941 Super Quaker 78 40 45 4 Strokes$7400 1936 Buccaneer-84$51 1938 Clipper MK I72939 1937 Daflsire Sptser100$83 50l949Ranger-40-$27 1939 Mercury72$56 1935 Miss America04$59 1941 Playboy Jr54$29 1941 Playboy Sr00-$46 1938 Powerhouse04$43 50 1949 Sailplane78-$74 1949 So Long50$28 1938 Trenton Terror72-$32 1939 Zipper54-$48 1939 Korda Wakefield44 $17 kits qualify SAM events lF & It/C feature highest quality machine cut 5 sanded parts Superior Competition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans orig PP models easily convertible Sch It/C Kits Gas Electric/Electric Systems & Act ens suzzaro nomosneni c span It/C FF $5495 4Ks 79% Bombshell 594 Span It/C FF$3995 Hobby Horn Sensoar Glider 79 05 Electrio $1690 Midway Model Past Eddie Aerobatic/OS Elect $2009 Midway Model Gnome It/C Hand 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models Indoor sites Indoor Contest Board votes against provisional Electric RC Dura tion event Scale Board may accept some provisional Indoor Electric Scale events What impact indoor site situation can expect regular flights involving 28-oz maximum allow able weight proposed Electric door events RC Control Line models Dont forget still need find viable site Indoor Week What need site ceiling height close max imum ceiling categories should have good flying conditions suitable housing nearby college cainpus would ideal everyone could stay dormitories nearby would close ideal West Baden Send word possible sites us Bud Tenny address given below Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Tony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 future Indoor Week handsdont let us down Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 FF Old-TimerslHaught Continued page 63 decision hold historic event original venue though sur rounding terrain overly friendly model airplanes added consid erable nostalgic value According three original 1934 contestants Dennis Fairlie Walt Getsla Pat Fillingham weather similar little driz zle gusting wind Walt unable compete person 1934 model ing proxy-flown made trip person 1984 Four countries entered 1934 compe tition Australia Britain France United States Unfortunately Australi models failed arrive time contest British team six select ed 46 entries between noon 400 pm official competition began 15 fliers six British three French six American 13 posted scores rules called average three flights 1984 two separate events flown four-ounce models per 1936 rules eight-ounce models conforming 1951 rules four-ounce class entered 22 com petitors 19 posting official flights Wind drift necessitated cutting max score 90 seconds two model ers B Aslett flying Lanzo V Dubery Judge maxing out Aslett lost model third flight joint win declared Aslett Dubery E Hapgood posted 259 seconds third place using Copeland 22 entries four-ounce three Copelands three Judges three Gordon Lights two Lanzos 11 individual entries eight-ounce class produced 35 en tries 28 getting scoreboard Models included three Copelands five Kordas two Flying Minutes two Clod hoppers two Gypsies variety singles P Ball won Hi Ho P Brown came second Copeland R Oldridge third using Krusader An overall fly-off saw B Aslett making three minutes 54 seconds reserve Lanzo Wakefield against P Balls two minutes 25-second flight thrilling con clusion exciting contest Awards presented Mayor Warwick retrieval duties per formed Air Training Corps cadets also operated barbecue stand en joyment Sponsor club SAM 35 published attractive souvenir program containing nostalgic articles half-dozen plans vintage Wakefield rules results 1934 contest Fifty years progress experience has seen changes Wakefield models Rule changes have limited performance technology improved keeping equation balanced Dedication persever ance skill competitor have re mained high throughout years thank SAM 35 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