I985 NATS: FF Outdoor Glider

I 985 NA TS Y 985 NATS 985 NA TS M FF Outdoor Glider Abram Van Dover WITH WEATHER going clear skies little wind wind wind Glider fliers faced real challenge throughout week part A-i A-2 modelers good runways clear field tow always puzzles though acres open field some guys have tow pits parking areasmust lift Attendance wasdown bit 1983 visit Westover fliers made up enthusiasm drive lack Juniors Seniors evident Glider events Outdoor Hand Launch showing improvement A-i Glider beautiful blue skies acres grass long wide runway tow A-i Glider fliers got event off terrific start Before meet began Bob Hatschek heard announce would win A-i other modelers could sort out rest places Alas poor Bob crashed Number model unforgiving concrete struggle galn 6th place Almost A-i flights put before 100 pm big move made northeast corner field good weather still held show over Mike McKeever San Diego CA easy win 746 sec real fight second place 60 seconds separating 2nd place 6th spot second-place winner Fred Blom Timonium MD Juniors Aaron Markos Rod Loerger other fly agalnst put up some good flights Markos nudging Rod 32 sec 449 sec 417 big winners 1983 Al Jacobson Larry Pelatowski could pick good alr rest field gave good try A-I ended good weather thermals popping up everywhere same HLG A-2 winds moved Thursday Friday Thursday Outdoor Hand Launch Glider day brought out 60 fliers brave 20mph winds menacing downdrafts event Juniors Seniors made pres ence known filled air Gliders older HLG troops Jean Pallet proved man day beating out everyone else 263 sec Second place five seconds back Vic Nippert filling spot Vic drove wrecker down Lake Katrine NY ready con tingency Dan Domina way cleaned up Indoor events came outdoors win 7th-place trophy Way down 32nd place guy name Gerald Plassman very happy didnt have fly against two young Junior-age sons Junior Walt Eggert Huntington Valley PA clearly winner 226 sec over Joel Plassman Newport News VA 163 sec Incidentally Joels brother Jeff finished 7th keep him toes Senior Jan Langelius White Plains NY high man within age group would have beaten Open fliers well 288 sec Jan 17 flying Blue Ridge Super Chuck has modeling over six years After high school Jan would like go West Point engineering degree Way go Jan distant second-place finish went John Bartlett Galesburg NY 166 sec A-2 Glider Rolls Royce Gliders nice clear windy day come out strut its stuff Juniors Seniors lumped Opens easy see Junior Senior elected fly Junior Marty Pelatowski made effort placed re spectably 7th top spot K Fags River Vale NJ Fags old wily cunning flier can pick air best always closer top bottom Fags time 783 sec 2nd place Vic Nippert agaln Canadian Jerry Mc Glashan took 3rd back north him make whole trip worthwhile Some good fliers finished low scores indicative wind made thermal spotting very tricky say least Bob Hatscheks A-i Gilder held aloft Kevort Fags Riverdale NJ winner Jack Nix ready iaunch Bob makes Nordic A-2 Gilder event has modei heid selis famous circie-tow hooks Unfortu- launch Aram Schlosberg Bayside nateiy Bobs No1 model victim NY Launcher Aram piaced 5th event concrete runway ended up 6th wans TO TIY iarge HL Giiders Heres Bos tons own John Monteiro 30-in ter raced wing Ia LarryConover Hecalisthe model Eyes Only has 150 sq wing weighs 2 ozone large HLG Heres big man Senior HL Glider Jan Langelius White Plains NY took first place Super Chuck kit Blue Joel Piassman Newport News VA sets up Ridge Models After high school Jan pians tothrow 2nd-place Junior HLGiider Joel attend West Point wish him good luck also took 3rd Jr indoor Easy B class November 1985 73