I 985NATS 985NATSY I985NATSY AC Helicopters Larry Jolly II GOOD SHOW years National Helicop ter Championships held July 31 through August 2 Chicopee Massachusetts Horace Hagen acted event director help able crew East Coast volunteers ran fine contest Despite rough field variable ji weather conditions four rounds competition completed contest site located some distance contest headquarters appeared antenna farm Air Force wasnt being used helipad site adequate unprepared field rough surrounded trees sides Contest entries lower expected considering RC Helicopter World Championships just finished week pre viously Canada thought foreign entries might stay take Nats well As turned out Vago Nor digan Len Mount both Great Britaln foreign competitors Total entries 71 comprising 10 Novice 22 Inter mediate 15 Expert 16 FAI eight Scale 1 weather variable Monday Tues day moderate temperatures wind afternoons Wednesday dawned cloudy---andby noon became certain rain would finish day early Thursday proved cloudiess because high winds pushed Canada no question inclement weather Wednesday Thursday affected final scores almost cases com petitors posted highest scores first two days unluckiest pilots scheduled fly during worst weather wind Thursday bad fliers passed fourth-round flights What did fly majority com petitors flew GMP Competitors Cobras Schiuter Superiors also several Heims entered Scale Most used either JR Futaba radios Enya OS being preferred engines Novice Mr Pike Noyes took lead 60 Model Aviation Mike Robins Russian Mu 24 Hind third Scale LJMP fuselage Helm mechanics just part lineup Nats Hell fliers machines 81 entries Round never looked back easily nor Christopher Cheyer Richard Lynch won Novice 500-point margin Mr Noyes finished second third both flying GMP flying very-well-behaved Schiuter Supe- Competitors Event Director Horace Hagen readsthe final scores led excellent crew volun teer workers good Helicopter meet Jack Dunkle won first place Scale Airwoif Its based Helm Bell 222 kit 985NATSY 985 NATS 1985 NATSM Intermediate scores top much closer Tom Dooley won event flying Schluter Superior Jack Dunide came second Randy King finishing close third Jack flew Competitor Randy chose Cobra steed Expert always exciting seems bring out best-prepared machines pilots Robert Gorham fresh fifth-place finish World Champs flew well enough Chicopee add yet another National Champion title already-impressive list accomplish ments Robert flew Cobra Jet Ranger pow ered Enya 60 FX controlled JR PCM nine-channel radio Ralph Dalusio fin ished second Curtis Youngblood coming third Ralph Curtis both chose fly GMP Competitors Also Expert fourth-placefinisher Bill Curtis good see Bill well though attends contests rarely finds time fly see Bill spends time coaching helping others may well FAI Tom Dalusio also US team member beat other contenders finish first flew GMP Competitor Robert Gorham came second flying Cobra Curtis Youngblood finishing third flying Competi tor Vago Nordigan finished fourth Len Mount came fifth Vago flew Heim Ranger Len flew Schiuter Superior Scale always treat takes great amount work time complete works art what thrill see immaculate machines take air Scale scoring broken twoparts first models judged scale fidelity models judged flight points years static winner Ted Schoonard im maculate BK 117 Teds model anew Schiuter offering featuring Champion mechanics complete down four-bladed rotor head Unfortunately bad luck kept Teds BK 117 realizing flight score high enough him place Jack Dunide went win Scale fine Bell 222 Airwolf model based Heim 222 flies well looks Len Mount came second flying Bolkow MBB 105 German gunship colors model very trueto-scale having rocket tubes scale four bladed rotor head believe model Schiuter origin featuring either Champion Superior mechanics Mike Robins came third flying Russian Mil 24 Hind D model based fuselages equipped Heim mechanics Congratulations order winners well Horace Hagen crew workers werent volunteers run Nationals would no contest Thanks guys ajob well done See next year Lake Charles Pictured winners RC Helicopter events 1985 Nats trophies November 1985 61 Great Britains Len Mount Schiuter Boikow MBB 105second Scale justone point behind winner Jack Dunkie Note impressive fourbiaded rotor head has Part crew Miniature Aircraft Suppiy takes breather between rounds Modeis include two Schiuter Superiors ground Mike Robins Mu 24 table OMPs Robert Gorham won Expert Cobra Jet Ranger Enya 60 power JR radio
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/11
Page Numbers: 60, 61
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/11
Page Numbers: 60, 61
I 985NATS 985NATSY I985NATSY AC Helicopters Larry Jolly II GOOD SHOW years National Helicop ter Championships held July 31 through August 2 Chicopee Massachusetts Horace Hagen acted event director help able crew East Coast volunteers ran fine contest Despite rough field variable ji weather conditions four rounds competition completed contest site located some distance contest headquarters appeared antenna farm Air Force wasnt being used helipad site adequate unprepared field rough surrounded trees sides Contest entries lower expected considering RC Helicopter World Championships just finished week pre viously Canada thought foreign entries might stay take Nats well As turned out Vago Nor digan Len Mount both Great Britaln foreign competitors Total entries 71 comprising 10 Novice 22 Inter mediate 15 Expert 16 FAI eight Scale 1 weather variable Monday Tues day moderate temperatures wind afternoons Wednesday dawned cloudy---andby noon became certain rain would finish day early Thursday proved cloudiess because high winds pushed Canada no question inclement weather Wednesday Thursday affected final scores almost cases com petitors posted highest scores first two days unluckiest pilots scheduled fly during worst weather wind Thursday bad fliers passed fourth-round flights What did fly majority com petitors flew GMP Competitors Cobras Schiuter Superiors also several Heims entered Scale Most used either JR Futaba radios Enya OS being preferred engines Novice Mr Pike Noyes took lead 60 Model Aviation Mike Robins Russian Mu 24 Hind third Scale LJMP fuselage Helm mechanics just part lineup Nats Hell fliers machines 81 entries Round never looked back easily nor Christopher Cheyer Richard Lynch won Novice 500-point margin Mr Noyes finished second third both flying GMP flying very-well-behaved Schiuter Supe- Competitors Event Director Horace Hagen readsthe final scores led excellent crew volun teer workers good Helicopter meet Jack Dunkle won first place Scale Airwoif Its based Helm Bell 222 kit 985NATSY 985 NATS 1985 NATSM Intermediate scores top much closer Tom Dooley won event flying Schluter Superior Jack Dunide came second Randy King finishing close third Jack flew Competitor Randy chose Cobra steed Expert always exciting seems bring out best-prepared machines pilots Robert Gorham fresh fifth-place finish World Champs flew well enough Chicopee add yet another National Champion title already-impressive list accomplish ments Robert flew Cobra Jet Ranger pow ered Enya 60 FX controlled JR PCM nine-channel radio Ralph Dalusio fin ished second Curtis Youngblood coming third Ralph Curtis both chose fly GMP Competitors Also Expert fourth-placefinisher Bill Curtis good see Bill well though attends contests rarely finds time fly see Bill spends time coaching helping others may well FAI Tom Dalusio also US team member beat other contenders finish first flew GMP Competitor Robert Gorham came second flying Cobra Curtis Youngblood finishing third flying Competi tor Vago Nordigan finished fourth Len Mount came fifth Vago flew Heim Ranger Len flew Schiuter Superior Scale always treat takes great amount work time complete works art what thrill see immaculate machines take air Scale scoring broken twoparts first models judged scale fidelity models judged flight points years static winner Ted Schoonard im maculate BK 117 Teds model anew Schiuter offering featuring Champion mechanics complete down four-bladed rotor head Unfortunately bad luck kept Teds BK 117 realizing flight score high enough him place Jack Dunide went win Scale fine Bell 222 Airwolf model based Heim 222 flies well looks Len Mount came second flying Bolkow MBB 105 German gunship colors model very trueto-scale having rocket tubes scale four bladed rotor head believe model Schiuter origin featuring either Champion Superior mechanics Mike Robins came third flying Russian Mil 24 Hind D model based fuselages equipped Heim mechanics Congratulations order winners well Horace Hagen crew workers werent volunteers run Nationals would no contest Thanks guys ajob well done See next year Lake Charles Pictured winners RC Helicopter events 1985 Nats trophies November 1985 61 Great Britains Len Mount Schiuter Boikow MBB 105second Scale justone point behind winner Jack Dunkie Note impressive fourbiaded rotor head has Part crew Miniature Aircraft Suppiy takes breather between rounds Modeis include two Schiuter Superiors ground Mike Robins Mu 24 table OMPs Robert Gorham won Expert Cobra Jet Ranger Enya 60 power JR radio
