FREE FLIGHT OLD-TIMERS fl 111- ~j r THANKS TO ALL newsletter editors send publications could column have 10 years newsletters get across country Several items column newsletters However sometimes hard give proper credit original source may obscured fact newsletters tend borrow interesting things other Gene Wallock will assistant Contest Director CD years SAM Society Antique Modelers Champs wrote letter describing impressions Muskogee OK site being published newsletters across country SAM events will October 4-8 Monday through Friday Tulsa Glue Dobbers will hold its Annual weekend before October 2-3 might want go early fly contest get lay land Gene wrote following Its two-minute Free Flight field has 2800-foot runway running north-south 3400-foot runway running southeastnorthwest Bob Hanford Free Eight CD brought Moffett put up four-minute flight dethermalized two minutes landed other end 2800-foot runway field extends about 100 feet past end 2800-foot runway prevailing wind direction Oklahoma winter north wind summer south wind Chasing off north end runway impossible Its dense patch scrub trees tallest being 30 feet would really start practicing twominute dethermalizers Wind normally 6-8 mph went want information about SAM Champs Glue Dobbers Annual send SASE Bob Hanford Free Flight CD editor TGD newsletter 1608 5 Poplar Ave Broken Arrow OK 74012 Bob Beecroft has made several contributions El Torbellino newsletter San Diego Orbiteers editor El Torbellino Howard Haupt 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117-4622 February 1999 issue Bob described method remove screw-in cylinders plier marks dont have correct wrench can problem OK Cubs Cox Arden engines Bob says its old idea its new Bob puts bar Cerrobend type 160a metal alloy melts 1600—in container water heats stovetop until Cerrobend melts pushes cylinder molten metal cools resolidifies serves handle cylinder Cerrobend can removed cylinder reversing process leaving no blemish part Bobs source Cerrobend MicroMark cost about $15 114ounce bar can order calling 800 225-1066 Ask Micro-Mark catalog has great deal interesting useful stuff part number Cerrobend catalog 80962 May issue mentioned annual Jimmie Allen Postal contest should also have said can enter event need brought up date rules sources plans/kits etc sending large SASE Jerry Rocha 3583 Ruston Ln Napa CA 94558 surprised name last years winning modelthe Skokie never heard thought something found Jimmie Allens attic another name BA Cabin available designs Sky Raider look easiestno wire cabanes bend Postal events fun projects clubs Jimmie Allen Postal requires 116 Model Aviation y Rocha Napa California won 1998 Jimmie Allen Postal contest 25inch-span Skokie also known BA Cabin Rocha photo Jim Adams flies 1200-square-inch Taibi Spacer Rossi 60 claims 2000 foot-per-minute climb Ferris California site Adams photo three-member teams members scores combined received interesting useful bit Flightplugnewsletter Southern California Ignition Flyers John McNeil sure piece originated quoted follows opportunity speak expert field human visual perception named Greg Irvin mentioned something immediate use us seems humans have what called open field myopia laymans terms means nothing focus field view eyes will drift focal point about five feet away means speck out lose sight model try reacquire eyes losing focus After 10 15 seconds could looking straight airplane see because out focus have lost sight airplane must focus some structured object distance such clouds horizon periodically search time takes refocus varies person person can actually feel happen pay attention think ability focus infinity some extent learned late friend Al Bissonette B-47 B-52 pilot Pneumatic Mechanical Retracts fi mid-size models Retract Angles 7008509001 Forward thrust Nosegear Supported full line TST RoboStrut straight offset complete Robart Pn Air Control Systems Backed Over 25 years famous Robart Reliability Robart Mfg Inc POBox 1247 DeptA StCharles IL 60174 USA Phone 630-584-7616 E-mail robart@robartcom years highly developed ability focus great distance used help pick air could see grass move distant trees dust etc upwind oncoming thermal fly low jet learn look way ahead -a stock three different styles MK mechanical retractable landing gearThere Standard green set use 60-120 sized aircraft feature 35mm tThere also Standard Gold set features beefier mechanism 40mm QA strut 120 larger aircraftThe Special Gold set has struts forward rake pre-bent special strut mount support themThese struts also 40mm also carry greet seleccon sseca retract hakayes spore struts oh MK retracts Standard Main Gear Set Green 35mm pair $5995 Standard Nose Gear Set Green 35mm pair $4795 Standard Main Gear Set Geld 40mm pair $6995 Special Main Gear Set Geld 40mm Forward Bend pair ..$7995 couple columns ago mentioned RJL would resume production Atwood Shriek failed give address Box 5 Sierra Madre CA 91025 Tel 626 359-0016 Fax 626 3010298 LC7-77s7 r VISA & MasterCard Welcomed MK Super Light Wheels2lOONOldMillRd plastic hubsBrookline MO 65619 50mm pair$1095MK tail wheel assemblies 55mm pair$1195Tail wheel assy .$2195 600 60mm pair$1295Tail wheel 314$495Shppng&Hsodogpe soe right stuff Robart local hobby dealer distributors throughout world Retractable Landing Gear d Fixed & Scale Struts Fuelers & Control Horns HingePoint Hinges igTools See right stuff en web ilwwwrobortcemg July1999 117 Robart Gear features compact design tougher lighter weight other retracts
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/07
Page Numbers: 116, 117
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/07
Page Numbers: 116, 117
FREE FLIGHT OLD-TIMERS fl 111- ~j r THANKS TO ALL newsletter editors send publications could column have 10 years newsletters get across country Several items column newsletters However sometimes hard give proper credit original source may obscured fact newsletters tend borrow interesting things other Gene Wallock will assistant Contest Director CD years SAM Society Antique Modelers Champs wrote letter describing impressions Muskogee OK site being published newsletters across country SAM events will October 4-8 Monday through Friday Tulsa Glue Dobbers will hold its Annual weekend before October 2-3 might want go early fly contest get lay land Gene wrote following Its two-minute Free Flight field has 2800-foot runway running north-south 3400-foot runway running southeastnorthwest Bob Hanford Free Eight CD brought Moffett put up four-minute flight dethermalized two minutes landed other end 2800-foot runway field extends about 100 feet past end 2800-foot runway prevailing wind direction Oklahoma winter north wind summer south wind Chasing off north end runway impossible Its dense patch scrub trees tallest being 30 feet would really start practicing twominute dethermalizers Wind normally 6-8 mph went want information about SAM Champs Glue Dobbers Annual send SASE Bob Hanford Free Flight CD editor TGD newsletter 1608 5 Poplar Ave Broken Arrow OK 74012 Bob Beecroft has made several contributions El Torbellino newsletter San Diego Orbiteers editor El Torbellino Howard Haupt 3860 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117-4622 February 1999 issue Bob described method remove screw-in cylinders plier marks dont have correct wrench can problem OK Cubs Cox Arden engines Bob says its old idea its new Bob puts bar Cerrobend type 160a metal alloy melts 1600—in container water heats stovetop until Cerrobend melts pushes cylinder molten metal cools resolidifies serves handle cylinder Cerrobend can removed cylinder reversing process leaving no blemish part Bobs source Cerrobend MicroMark cost about $15 114ounce bar can order calling 800 225-1066 Ask Micro-Mark catalog has great deal interesting useful stuff part number Cerrobend catalog 80962 May issue mentioned annual Jimmie Allen Postal contest should also have said can enter event need brought up date rules sources plans/kits etc sending large SASE Jerry Rocha 3583 Ruston Ln Napa CA 94558 surprised name last years winning modelthe Skokie never heard thought something found Jimmie Allens attic another name BA Cabin available designs Sky Raider look easiestno wire cabanes bend Postal events fun projects clubs Jimmie Allen Postal requires 116 Model Aviation y Rocha Napa California won 1998 Jimmie Allen Postal contest 25inch-span Skokie also known BA Cabin Rocha photo Jim Adams flies 1200-square-inch Taibi Spacer Rossi 60 claims 2000 foot-per-minute climb Ferris California site Adams photo three-member teams members scores combined received interesting useful bit Flightplugnewsletter Southern California Ignition Flyers John McNeil sure piece originated quoted follows opportunity speak expert field human visual perception named Greg Irvin mentioned something immediate use us seems humans have what called open field myopia laymans terms means nothing focus field view eyes will drift focal point about five feet away means speck out lose sight model try reacquire eyes losing focus After 10 15 seconds could looking straight airplane see because out focus have lost sight airplane must focus some structured object distance such clouds horizon periodically search time takes refocus varies person person can actually feel happen pay attention think ability focus infinity some extent learned late friend Al Bissonette B-47 B-52 pilot Pneumatic Mechanical Retracts fi mid-size models Retract Angles 7008509001 Forward thrust Nosegear Supported full line TST RoboStrut straight offset complete Robart Pn Air Control Systems Backed Over 25 years famous Robart Reliability Robart Mfg Inc POBox 1247 DeptA StCharles IL 60174 USA Phone 630-584-7616 E-mail robart@robartcom years highly developed ability focus great distance used help pick air could see grass move distant trees dust etc upwind oncoming thermal fly low jet learn look way ahead -a stock three different styles MK mechanical retractable landing gearThere Standard green set use 60-120 sized aircraft feature 35mm tThere also Standard Gold set features beefier mechanism 40mm QA strut 120 larger aircraftThe Special Gold set has struts forward rake pre-bent special strut mount support themThese struts also 40mm also carry greet seleccon sseca retract hakayes spore struts oh MK retracts Standard Main Gear Set Green 35mm pair $5995 Standard Nose Gear Set Green 35mm pair $4795 Standard Main Gear Set Geld 40mm pair $6995 Special Main Gear Set Geld 40mm Forward Bend pair ..$7995 couple columns ago mentioned RJL would resume production Atwood Shriek failed give address Box 5 Sierra Madre CA 91025 Tel 626 359-0016 Fax 626 3010298 LC7-77s7 r VISA & MasterCard Welcomed MK Super Light Wheels2lOONOldMillRd plastic hubsBrookline MO 65619 50mm pair$1095MK tail wheel assemblies 55mm pair$1195Tail wheel assy .$2195 600 60mm pair$1295Tail wheel 314$495Shppng&Hsodogpe soe right stuff Robart local hobby dealer distributors throughout world Retractable Landing Gear d Fixed & Scale Struts Fuelers & Control Horns HingePoint Hinges igTools See right stuff en web ilwwwrobortcemg July1999 117 Robart Gear features compact design tougher lighter weight other retracts
