Photos author Graphic Design Julie Anne Visco 1997 Indoor Nats United States Indoor Championships held May 28-June 1 Gentry Field Memorial Center East Tennessee State University multipurpose facility home schools football yes played indoors basketball teams has served Indoor community well number years Attendance roughly par 1996 approximately 100 contestants flew under some unusual unfavorable conditions near-continuous spate cool damp weather overcast skies kept things comfortable building exactly ideal top-level flight performance Larry Coslick St Louis Indoor Category Champion probably surprise no won Easy B HL Stick Intermediate Stick Ornithopter Bostonian placed second Manhattan ROG Stick third MiniStick fourth Pennyplane sixth October 1997 47 U JIM HAUGHT Former team member William Hulbert Akron OH placed second Fl D 7125 Balloon stands steering model clear airspace Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Santos Dumont Rich placed fifth Peanut Scale Note spoked wheels other details Virginias Gerald Plassman finds good launch spot Catapult model workedhe won Standard Unlimited Tom Soya L Sylvania OH Fred Rash Kingsport TN process FROG models Greg Thomas Yukon OK flew 24-inch-span Vagabond Rubber Scale Weighs 27 grams Tan II power airbrushed dope finish Bud Tenny L Bernie Boehm South Bend IN compare notes Bernie 61 placed second Hand-Launched Glider 48 Model Aviation gory Champion Larry Coslick St Louis MO reacts winning Ornithopter model above thrashes around among beams October 1997 49 Marshall Boyd left winds motor Prairie Bird Patrick Anderson Michelle Boyd won Coconut Scale placed third Both members Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron Golden Age Model several 2/2-minute flights FiD eighth Limited Pennyplane amassed total 91 points easily outdistance Mike Thomas 56 points Jack McGillivray 50 Official flying began Catapult Glider Hand-Launched Glider As usual northern Indiana contingent Bill Schlarb Jr Sr Keith Fulmer Wisconsin buddy Bernie Boehm present force really busythey drive some 11 hours way 4 hours flying Also usual acquitted themselves quite well multiple placings event Gerald Plassman big winner Catapult taking first place both events Standard Unlimited big story HLG Australian Len Surtees big win over perennial favorite Bernie Boehm see sidebar Big-Time Flying Despite less-thanideal conditions mentioned above took 30 minutes place Intermediate Stick Coslick 3851 two fliers topped 40 minutes HL Stick Coslick 4110 Englands Laurie Barr 50 Model Aviation Underwood Bordentwon NJ used event practice before next Fl D team trials steers model during partial-motor test flight Win just want first page results says DougWarren Williams Claremont CA ROG Stick touches down Barber shown PennyplaneFourth place 1232 placed several other events too Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Autogiro 1258 model whichStudent Game Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati also holds national record classOH preps Manhattan winning 1341 flight Jim Clems Piano TX Pennyplane features variable- Jim Grant Windsor CT checks out Intermediate Stick model before pitch prop placed seventh 1707 flight Time 3028 good sixth place John Doc Martin Coconut Grove FL Rubber Scale Messerschmitt M-20 Lufthansa airliner Model weighs 40 grams Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter excellent 1413 flight good second place See Results Focus ON COMPETITION Canadas Jack McGillivray Spitfire placed first Flying Aces World War II event October 1997 51 Ouch Larry Louckas ROG Stick tangled Dick Hardcastles Intermediate Stick No major damage either model 52 Model Aviation Diebolts Cary NC No-Cal Cassutt cruises landing Model did 620 Johnson City 1996 Richard Millers Pistachio Scale Curtiss Sperry just before touchdown Look AMA crew work L-R Dave Thomson Technical Director Steve Kaluf Abram Van size prop Dover Daves sister-in-law Natalie Myer kept things moving Ralph Schlarb South Bend IN gets max stretch rubber Catapult Glider Fourth Unlimited third Standard Unusual three-bladed prop featured John Koptonak winds Hellcat Holly Vonasek both Waterford CT holds JohnCanadian John Maretts Boston Patriot placed third FAC World War II flyoff Holly entered Catapult Glider flew wellPlaced fourth Bostonian event 4041 Canadas Mike Thomas did 28 minutes win Cabin just edging Ohios Larry Loucka eventually won Helicopter ROG Stick Only few FiD fliers turned out though field high quality names like Hulbert Underwood Coslick Doig caliber flying bound high Underwood opted fly officially choosing risk models Team Selection coming up flew partial-motor test flights Richard Doig did 7512 take event bit less four minutes over Bill Hulbert Nick Leonard Jr Best Junior Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH set record Manhattan nerve-racking ceiling-scrubbing flight 1341 top six fliers Easy B topped 25 minutes Larry Coslick again passing 30-minute mark best Larry Cailliau slightly three minutes However Cailliau turned tables MiniStick winning handily 1310 Nick Waltons 1156 Coslicks 1145 Larry C also won limited Pennyplane 1553 defeating 61 other competitorsby far entrants event Easy B distant second 40 Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale well Autogiro record-holder event fact top three places Peanut Indoor Rubber identical Ganser first Jack McGillivray second Ken Johnson third strong Canadian contingent present sweeping top three places Pennyplane Dan OGrady won 1915 followed Mike Thomas 1901 Peter Olshefsky 1815 Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter posting 1444 held up until Larry Coslicks final-flight 1607 Roy White-designed model turned left under high torque launch switched left circle balance climb Special thanks Dave Thomson crew help logistics execution event truly thankless job essential success contest igni uN/OFF Switching Simple Plug Installation Sensors Internal & Unaffected External Conditions Consistent Operation Day Night Overcast Sunny KEEP FLYING THAT MODEL BTA AUTO PILOT FOR YEARS real Auto Pilot Designed back-up unit levels skill BTA Automatic Piloting Systems 192 Yorktown Lane Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone 714-979-8948 Fax 714-979-8947 Send SASE Information Adjustable Zero & Gains Compatible RC Systems Endorsed Used Top Gun TOC Giant Scale Race Pilots & Experimental Full-Size also 54 Model Aviation tro1ynamws Inc 1-800-337-1638 Ordws 0 31185 SCHOOLCRAFT LIVONIA MI 48150 Info313 422-5420 Fax 313 422-5338 WIRE BENDERS UNo 322 No 323 K&S ENGINEERING 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 312 586-8503 No324 SEND $100 FOR PRICE LIST AND CATALOG
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54
Photos author Graphic Design Julie Anne Visco 1997 Indoor Nats United States Indoor Championships held May 28-June 1 Gentry Field Memorial Center East Tennessee State University multipurpose facility home schools football yes played indoors basketball teams has served Indoor community well number years Attendance roughly par 1996 approximately 100 contestants flew under some unusual unfavorable conditions near-continuous spate cool damp weather overcast skies kept things comfortable building exactly ideal top-level flight performance Larry Coslick St Louis Indoor Category Champion probably surprise no won Easy B HL Stick Intermediate Stick Ornithopter Bostonian placed second Manhattan ROG Stick third MiniStick fourth Pennyplane sixth October 1997 47 U JIM HAUGHT Former team member William Hulbert Akron OH placed second Fl D 7125 Balloon stands steering model clear airspace Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Santos Dumont Rich placed fifth Peanut Scale Note spoked wheels other details Virginias Gerald Plassman finds good launch spot Catapult model workedhe won Standard Unlimited Tom Soya L Sylvania OH Fred Rash Kingsport TN process FROG models Greg Thomas Yukon OK flew 24-inch-span Vagabond Rubber Scale Weighs 27 grams Tan II power airbrushed dope finish Bud Tenny L Bernie Boehm South Bend IN compare notes Bernie 61 placed second Hand-Launched Glider 48 Model Aviation gory Champion Larry Coslick St Louis MO reacts winning Ornithopter model above thrashes around among beams October 1997 49 Marshall Boyd left winds motor Prairie Bird Patrick Anderson Michelle Boyd won Coconut Scale placed third Both members Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron Golden Age Model several 2/2-minute flights FiD eighth Limited Pennyplane amassed total 91 points easily outdistance Mike Thomas 56 points Jack McGillivray 50 Official flying began Catapult Glider Hand-Launched Glider As usual northern Indiana contingent Bill Schlarb Jr Sr Keith Fulmer Wisconsin buddy Bernie Boehm present force really busythey drive some 11 hours way 4 hours flying Also usual acquitted themselves quite well multiple placings event Gerald Plassman big winner Catapult taking first place both events Standard Unlimited big story HLG Australian Len Surtees big win over perennial favorite Bernie Boehm see sidebar Big-Time Flying Despite less-thanideal conditions mentioned above took 30 minutes place Intermediate Stick Coslick 3851 two fliers topped 40 minutes HL Stick Coslick 4110 Englands Laurie Barr 50 Model Aviation Underwood Bordentwon NJ used event practice before next Fl D team trials steers model during partial-motor test flight Win just want first page results says DougWarren Williams Claremont CA ROG Stick touches down Barber shown PennyplaneFourth place 1232 placed several other events too Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Autogiro 1258 model whichStudent Game Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati also holds national record classOH preps Manhattan winning 1341 flight Jim Clems Piano TX Pennyplane features variable- Jim Grant Windsor CT checks out Intermediate Stick model before pitch prop placed seventh 1707 flight Time 3028 good sixth place John Doc Martin Coconut Grove FL Rubber Scale Messerschmitt M-20 Lufthansa airliner Model weighs 40 grams Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter excellent 1413 flight good second place See Results Focus ON COMPETITION Canadas Jack McGillivray Spitfire placed first Flying Aces World War II event October 1997 51 Ouch Larry Louckas ROG Stick tangled Dick Hardcastles Intermediate Stick No major damage either model 52 Model Aviation Diebolts Cary NC No-Cal Cassutt cruises landing Model did 620 Johnson City 1996 Richard Millers Pistachio Scale Curtiss Sperry just before touchdown Look AMA crew work L-R Dave Thomson Technical Director Steve Kaluf Abram Van size prop Dover Daves sister-in-law Natalie Myer kept things moving Ralph Schlarb South Bend IN gets max stretch rubber Catapult Glider Fourth Unlimited third Standard Unusual three-bladed prop featured John Koptonak winds Hellcat Holly Vonasek both Waterford CT holds JohnCanadian John Maretts Boston Patriot placed third FAC World War II flyoff Holly entered Catapult Glider flew wellPlaced fourth Bostonian event 4041 Canadas Mike Thomas did 28 minutes win Cabin just edging Ohios Larry Loucka eventually won Helicopter ROG Stick Only few FiD fliers turned out though field high quality names like Hulbert Underwood Coslick Doig caliber flying bound high Underwood opted fly officially choosing risk models Team Selection coming up flew partial-motor test flights Richard Doig did 7512 take event bit less four minutes over Bill Hulbert Nick Leonard Jr Best Junior Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH set record Manhattan nerve-racking ceiling-scrubbing flight 1341 top six fliers Easy B topped 25 minutes Larry Coslick again passing 30-minute mark best Larry Cailliau slightly three minutes However Cailliau turned tables MiniStick winning handily 1310 Nick Waltons 1156 Coslicks 1145 Larry C also won limited Pennyplane 1553 defeating 61 other competitorsby far entrants event Easy B distant second 40 Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale well Autogiro record-holder event fact top three places Peanut Indoor Rubber identical Ganser first Jack McGillivray second Ken Johnson third strong Canadian contingent present sweeping top three places Pennyplane Dan OGrady won 1915 followed Mike Thomas 1901 Peter Olshefsky 1815 Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter posting 1444 held up until Larry Coslicks final-flight 1607 Roy White-designed model turned left under high torque launch switched left circle balance climb Special thanks Dave Thomson crew help logistics execution event truly thankless job essential success contest igni uN/OFF Switching Simple Plug Installation Sensors Internal & Unaffected External Conditions Consistent Operation Day Night Overcast Sunny KEEP FLYING THAT MODEL BTA AUTO PILOT FOR YEARS real Auto Pilot Designed back-up unit levels skill BTA Automatic Piloting Systems 192 Yorktown Lane Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone 714-979-8948 Fax 714-979-8947 Send SASE Information Adjustable Zero & Gains Compatible RC Systems Endorsed Used Top Gun TOC Giant Scale Race Pilots & Experimental Full-Size also 54 Model Aviation tro1ynamws Inc 1-800-337-1638 Ordws 0 31185 SCHOOLCRAFT LIVONIA MI 48150 Info313 422-5420 Fax 313 422-5338 WIRE BENDERS UNo 322 No 323 K&S ENGINEERING 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 312 586-8503 No324 SEND $100 FOR PRICE LIST AND CATALOG
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54
Photos author Graphic Design Julie Anne Visco 1997 Indoor Nats United States Indoor Championships held May 28-June 1 Gentry Field Memorial Center East Tennessee State University multipurpose facility home schools football yes played indoors basketball teams has served Indoor community well number years Attendance roughly par 1996 approximately 100 contestants flew under some unusual unfavorable conditions near-continuous spate cool damp weather overcast skies kept things comfortable building exactly ideal top-level flight performance Larry Coslick St Louis Indoor Category Champion probably surprise no won Easy B HL Stick Intermediate Stick Ornithopter Bostonian placed second Manhattan ROG Stick third MiniStick fourth Pennyplane sixth October 1997 47 U JIM HAUGHT Former team member William Hulbert Akron OH placed second Fl D 7125 Balloon stands steering model clear airspace Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Santos Dumont Rich placed fifth Peanut Scale Note spoked wheels other details Virginias Gerald Plassman finds good launch spot Catapult model workedhe won Standard Unlimited Tom Soya L Sylvania OH Fred Rash Kingsport TN process FROG models Greg Thomas Yukon OK flew 24-inch-span Vagabond Rubber Scale Weighs 27 grams Tan II power airbrushed dope finish Bud Tenny L Bernie Boehm South Bend IN compare notes Bernie 61 placed second Hand-Launched Glider 48 Model Aviation gory Champion Larry Coslick St Louis MO reacts winning Ornithopter model above thrashes around among beams October 1997 49 Marshall Boyd left winds motor Prairie Bird Patrick Anderson Michelle Boyd won Coconut Scale placed third Both members Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron Golden Age Model several 2/2-minute flights FiD eighth Limited Pennyplane amassed total 91 points easily outdistance Mike Thomas 56 points Jack McGillivray 50 Official flying began Catapult Glider Hand-Launched Glider As usual northern Indiana contingent Bill Schlarb Jr Sr Keith Fulmer Wisconsin buddy Bernie Boehm present force really busythey drive some 11 hours way 4 hours flying Also usual acquitted themselves quite well multiple placings event Gerald Plassman big winner Catapult taking first place both events Standard Unlimited big story HLG Australian Len Surtees big win over perennial favorite Bernie Boehm see sidebar Big-Time Flying Despite less-thanideal conditions mentioned above took 30 minutes place Intermediate Stick Coslick 3851 two fliers topped 40 minutes HL Stick Coslick 4110 Englands Laurie Barr 50 Model Aviation Underwood Bordentwon NJ used event practice before next Fl D team trials steers model during partial-motor test flight Win just want first page results says DougWarren Williams Claremont CA ROG Stick touches down Barber shown PennyplaneFourth place 1232 placed several other events too Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Autogiro 1258 model whichStudent Game Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati also holds national record classOH preps Manhattan winning 1341 flight Jim Clems Piano TX Pennyplane features variable- Jim Grant Windsor CT checks out Intermediate Stick model before pitch prop placed seventh 1707 flight Time 3028 good sixth place John Doc Martin Coconut Grove FL Rubber Scale Messerschmitt M-20 Lufthansa airliner Model weighs 40 grams Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter excellent 1413 flight good second place See Results Focus ON COMPETITION Canadas Jack McGillivray Spitfire placed first Flying Aces World War II event October 1997 51 Ouch Larry Louckas ROG Stick tangled Dick Hardcastles Intermediate Stick No major damage either model 52 Model Aviation Diebolts Cary NC No-Cal Cassutt cruises landing Model did 620 Johnson City 1996 Richard Millers Pistachio Scale Curtiss Sperry just before touchdown Look AMA crew work L-R Dave Thomson Technical Director Steve Kaluf Abram Van size prop Dover Daves sister-in-law Natalie Myer kept things moving Ralph Schlarb South Bend IN gets max stretch rubber Catapult Glider Fourth Unlimited third Standard Unusual three-bladed prop featured John Koptonak winds Hellcat Holly Vonasek both Waterford CT holds JohnCanadian John Maretts Boston Patriot placed third FAC World War II flyoff Holly entered Catapult Glider flew wellPlaced fourth Bostonian event 4041 Canadas Mike Thomas did 28 minutes win Cabin just edging Ohios Larry Loucka eventually won Helicopter ROG Stick Only few FiD fliers turned out though field high quality names like Hulbert Underwood Coslick Doig caliber flying bound high Underwood opted fly officially choosing risk models Team Selection coming up flew partial-motor test flights Richard Doig did 7512 take event bit less four minutes over Bill Hulbert Nick Leonard Jr Best Junior Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH set record Manhattan nerve-racking ceiling-scrubbing flight 1341 top six fliers Easy B topped 25 minutes Larry Coslick again passing 30-minute mark best Larry Cailliau slightly three minutes However Cailliau turned tables MiniStick winning handily 1310 Nick Waltons 1156 Coslicks 1145 Larry C also won limited Pennyplane 1553 defeating 61 other competitorsby far entrants event Easy B distant second 40 Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale well Autogiro record-holder event fact top three places Peanut Indoor Rubber identical Ganser first Jack McGillivray second Ken Johnson third strong Canadian contingent present sweeping top three places Pennyplane Dan OGrady won 1915 followed Mike Thomas 1901 Peter Olshefsky 1815 Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter posting 1444 held up until Larry Coslicks final-flight 1607 Roy White-designed model turned left under high torque launch switched left circle balance climb Special thanks Dave Thomson crew help logistics execution event truly thankless job essential success contest igni uN/OFF Switching Simple Plug Installation Sensors Internal & Unaffected External Conditions Consistent Operation Day Night Overcast Sunny KEEP FLYING THAT MODEL BTA AUTO PILOT FOR YEARS real Auto Pilot Designed back-up unit levels skill BTA Automatic Piloting Systems 192 Yorktown Lane Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone 714-979-8948 Fax 714-979-8947 Send SASE Information Adjustable Zero & Gains Compatible RC Systems Endorsed Used Top Gun TOC Giant Scale Race Pilots & Experimental Full-Size also 54 Model Aviation tro1ynamws Inc 1-800-337-1638 Ordws 0 31185 SCHOOLCRAFT LIVONIA MI 48150 Info313 422-5420 Fax 313 422-5338 WIRE BENDERS UNo 322 No 323 K&S ENGINEERING 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 312 586-8503 No324 SEND $100 FOR PRICE LIST AND CATALOG
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54
Photos author Graphic Design Julie Anne Visco 1997 Indoor Nats United States Indoor Championships held May 28-June 1 Gentry Field Memorial Center East Tennessee State University multipurpose facility home schools football yes played indoors basketball teams has served Indoor community well number years Attendance roughly par 1996 approximately 100 contestants flew under some unusual unfavorable conditions near-continuous spate cool damp weather overcast skies kept things comfortable building exactly ideal top-level flight performance Larry Coslick St Louis Indoor Category Champion probably surprise no won Easy B HL Stick Intermediate Stick Ornithopter Bostonian placed second Manhattan ROG Stick third MiniStick fourth Pennyplane sixth October 1997 47 U JIM HAUGHT Former team member William Hulbert Akron OH placed second Fl D 7125 Balloon stands steering model clear airspace Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Santos Dumont Rich placed fifth Peanut Scale Note spoked wheels other details Virginias Gerald Plassman finds good launch spot Catapult model workedhe won Standard Unlimited Tom Soya L Sylvania OH Fred Rash Kingsport TN process FROG models Greg Thomas Yukon OK flew 24-inch-span Vagabond Rubber Scale Weighs 27 grams Tan II power airbrushed dope finish Bud Tenny L Bernie Boehm South Bend IN compare notes Bernie 61 placed second Hand-Launched Glider 48 Model Aviation gory Champion Larry Coslick St Louis MO reacts winning Ornithopter model above thrashes around among beams October 1997 49 Marshall Boyd left winds motor Prairie Bird Patrick Anderson Michelle Boyd won Coconut Scale placed third Both members Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron Golden Age Model several 2/2-minute flights FiD eighth Limited Pennyplane amassed total 91 points easily outdistance Mike Thomas 56 points Jack McGillivray 50 Official flying began Catapult Glider Hand-Launched Glider As usual northern Indiana contingent Bill Schlarb Jr Sr Keith Fulmer Wisconsin buddy Bernie Boehm present force really busythey drive some 11 hours way 4 hours flying Also usual acquitted themselves quite well multiple placings event Gerald Plassman big winner Catapult taking first place both events Standard Unlimited big story HLG Australian Len Surtees big win over perennial favorite Bernie Boehm see sidebar Big-Time Flying Despite less-thanideal conditions mentioned above took 30 minutes place Intermediate Stick Coslick 3851 two fliers topped 40 minutes HL Stick Coslick 4110 Englands Laurie Barr 50 Model Aviation Underwood Bordentwon NJ used event practice before next Fl D team trials steers model during partial-motor test flight Win just want first page results says DougWarren Williams Claremont CA ROG Stick touches down Barber shown PennyplaneFourth place 1232 placed several other events too Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Autogiro 1258 model whichStudent Game Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati also holds national record classOH preps Manhattan winning 1341 flight Jim Clems Piano TX Pennyplane features variable- Jim Grant Windsor CT checks out Intermediate Stick model before pitch prop placed seventh 1707 flight Time 3028 good sixth place John Doc Martin Coconut Grove FL Rubber Scale Messerschmitt M-20 Lufthansa airliner Model weighs 40 grams Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter excellent 1413 flight good second place See Results Focus ON COMPETITION Canadas Jack McGillivray Spitfire placed first Flying Aces World War II event October 1997 51 Ouch Larry Louckas ROG Stick tangled Dick Hardcastles Intermediate Stick No major damage either model 52 Model Aviation Diebolts Cary NC No-Cal Cassutt cruises landing Model did 620 Johnson City 1996 Richard Millers Pistachio Scale Curtiss Sperry just before touchdown Look AMA crew work L-R Dave Thomson Technical Director Steve Kaluf Abram Van size prop Dover Daves sister-in-law Natalie Myer kept things moving Ralph Schlarb South Bend IN gets max stretch rubber Catapult Glider Fourth Unlimited third Standard Unusual three-bladed prop featured John Koptonak winds Hellcat Holly Vonasek both Waterford CT holds JohnCanadian John Maretts Boston Patriot placed third FAC World War II flyoff Holly entered Catapult Glider flew wellPlaced fourth Bostonian event 4041 Canadas Mike Thomas did 28 minutes win Cabin just edging Ohios Larry Loucka eventually won Helicopter ROG Stick Only few FiD fliers turned out though field high quality names like Hulbert Underwood Coslick Doig caliber flying bound high Underwood opted fly officially choosing risk models Team Selection coming up flew partial-motor test flights Richard Doig did 7512 take event bit less four minutes over Bill Hulbert Nick Leonard Jr Best Junior Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH set record Manhattan nerve-racking ceiling-scrubbing flight 1341 top six fliers Easy B topped 25 minutes Larry Coslick again passing 30-minute mark best Larry Cailliau slightly three minutes However Cailliau turned tables MiniStick winning handily 1310 Nick Waltons 1156 Coslicks 1145 Larry C also won limited Pennyplane 1553 defeating 61 other competitorsby far entrants event Easy B distant second 40 Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale well Autogiro record-holder event fact top three places Peanut Indoor Rubber identical Ganser first Jack McGillivray second Ken Johnson third strong Canadian contingent present sweeping top three places Pennyplane Dan OGrady won 1915 followed Mike Thomas 1901 Peter Olshefsky 1815 Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter posting 1444 held up until Larry Coslicks final-flight 1607 Roy White-designed model turned left under high torque launch switched left circle balance climb Special thanks Dave Thomson crew help logistics execution event truly thankless job essential success contest igni uN/OFF Switching Simple Plug Installation Sensors Internal & Unaffected External Conditions Consistent Operation Day Night Overcast Sunny KEEP FLYING THAT MODEL BTA AUTO PILOT FOR YEARS real Auto Pilot Designed back-up unit levels skill BTA Automatic Piloting Systems 192 Yorktown Lane Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone 714-979-8948 Fax 714-979-8947 Send SASE Information Adjustable Zero & Gains Compatible RC Systems Endorsed Used Top Gun TOC Giant Scale Race Pilots & Experimental Full-Size also 54 Model Aviation tro1ynamws Inc 1-800-337-1638 Ordws 0 31185 SCHOOLCRAFT LIVONIA MI 48150 Info313 422-5420 Fax 313 422-5338 WIRE BENDERS UNo 322 No 323 K&S ENGINEERING 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 312 586-8503 No324 SEND $100 FOR PRICE LIST AND CATALOG
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54
Photos author Graphic Design Julie Anne Visco 1997 Indoor Nats United States Indoor Championships held May 28-June 1 Gentry Field Memorial Center East Tennessee State University multipurpose facility home schools football yes played indoors basketball teams has served Indoor community well number years Attendance roughly par 1996 approximately 100 contestants flew under some unusual unfavorable conditions near-continuous spate cool damp weather overcast skies kept things comfortable building exactly ideal top-level flight performance Larry Coslick St Louis Indoor Category Champion probably surprise no won Easy B HL Stick Intermediate Stick Ornithopter Bostonian placed second Manhattan ROG Stick third MiniStick fourth Pennyplane sixth October 1997 47 U JIM HAUGHT Former team member William Hulbert Akron OH placed second Fl D 7125 Balloon stands steering model clear airspace Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Santos Dumont Rich placed fifth Peanut Scale Note spoked wheels other details Virginias Gerald Plassman finds good launch spot Catapult model workedhe won Standard Unlimited Tom Soya L Sylvania OH Fred Rash Kingsport TN process FROG models Greg Thomas Yukon OK flew 24-inch-span Vagabond Rubber Scale Weighs 27 grams Tan II power airbrushed dope finish Bud Tenny L Bernie Boehm South Bend IN compare notes Bernie 61 placed second Hand-Launched Glider 48 Model Aviation gory Champion Larry Coslick St Louis MO reacts winning Ornithopter model above thrashes around among beams October 1997 49 Marshall Boyd left winds motor Prairie Bird Patrick Anderson Michelle Boyd won Coconut Scale placed third Both members Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron Golden Age Model several 2/2-minute flights FiD eighth Limited Pennyplane amassed total 91 points easily outdistance Mike Thomas 56 points Jack McGillivray 50 Official flying began Catapult Glider Hand-Launched Glider As usual northern Indiana contingent Bill Schlarb Jr Sr Keith Fulmer Wisconsin buddy Bernie Boehm present force really busythey drive some 11 hours way 4 hours flying Also usual acquitted themselves quite well multiple placings event Gerald Plassman big winner Catapult taking first place both events Standard Unlimited big story HLG Australian Len Surtees big win over perennial favorite Bernie Boehm see sidebar Big-Time Flying Despite less-thanideal conditions mentioned above took 30 minutes place Intermediate Stick Coslick 3851 two fliers topped 40 minutes HL Stick Coslick 4110 Englands Laurie Barr 50 Model Aviation Underwood Bordentwon NJ used event practice before next Fl D team trials steers model during partial-motor test flight Win just want first page results says DougWarren Williams Claremont CA ROG Stick touches down Barber shown PennyplaneFourth place 1232 placed several other events too Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Autogiro 1258 model whichStudent Game Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati also holds national record classOH preps Manhattan winning 1341 flight Jim Clems Piano TX Pennyplane features variable- Jim Grant Windsor CT checks out Intermediate Stick model before pitch prop placed seventh 1707 flight Time 3028 good sixth place John Doc Martin Coconut Grove FL Rubber Scale Messerschmitt M-20 Lufthansa airliner Model weighs 40 grams Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter excellent 1413 flight good second place See Results Focus ON COMPETITION Canadas Jack McGillivray Spitfire placed first Flying Aces World War II event October 1997 51 Ouch Larry Louckas ROG Stick tangled Dick Hardcastles Intermediate Stick No major damage either model 52 Model Aviation Diebolts Cary NC No-Cal Cassutt cruises landing Model did 620 Johnson City 1996 Richard Millers Pistachio Scale Curtiss Sperry just before touchdown Look AMA crew work L-R Dave Thomson Technical Director Steve Kaluf Abram Van size prop Dover Daves sister-in-law Natalie Myer kept things moving Ralph Schlarb South Bend IN gets max stretch rubber Catapult Glider Fourth Unlimited third Standard Unusual three-bladed prop featured John Koptonak winds Hellcat Holly Vonasek both Waterford CT holds JohnCanadian John Maretts Boston Patriot placed third FAC World War II flyoff Holly entered Catapult Glider flew wellPlaced fourth Bostonian event 4041 Canadas Mike Thomas did 28 minutes win Cabin just edging Ohios Larry Loucka eventually won Helicopter ROG Stick Only few FiD fliers turned out though field high quality names like Hulbert Underwood Coslick Doig caliber flying bound high Underwood opted fly officially choosing risk models Team Selection coming up flew partial-motor test flights Richard Doig did 7512 take event bit less four minutes over Bill Hulbert Nick Leonard Jr Best Junior Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH set record Manhattan nerve-racking ceiling-scrubbing flight 1341 top six fliers Easy B topped 25 minutes Larry Coslick again passing 30-minute mark best Larry Cailliau slightly three minutes However Cailliau turned tables MiniStick winning handily 1310 Nick Waltons 1156 Coslicks 1145 Larry C also won limited Pennyplane 1553 defeating 61 other competitorsby far entrants event Easy B distant second 40 Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale well Autogiro record-holder event fact top three places Peanut Indoor Rubber identical Ganser first Jack McGillivray second Ken Johnson third strong Canadian contingent present sweeping top three places Pennyplane Dan OGrady won 1915 followed Mike Thomas 1901 Peter Olshefsky 1815 Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter posting 1444 held up until Larry Coslicks final-flight 1607 Roy White-designed model turned left under high torque launch switched left circle balance climb Special thanks Dave Thomson crew help logistics execution event truly thankless job essential success contest igni uN/OFF Switching Simple Plug Installation Sensors Internal & Unaffected External Conditions Consistent Operation Day Night Overcast Sunny KEEP FLYING THAT MODEL BTA AUTO PILOT FOR YEARS real Auto Pilot Designed back-up unit levels skill BTA Automatic Piloting Systems 192 Yorktown Lane Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone 714-979-8948 Fax 714-979-8947 Send SASE Information Adjustable Zero & Gains Compatible RC Systems Endorsed Used Top Gun TOC Giant Scale Race Pilots & Experimental Full-Size also 54 Model Aviation tro1ynamws Inc 1-800-337-1638 Ordws 0 31185 SCHOOLCRAFT LIVONIA MI 48150 Info313 422-5420 Fax 313 422-5338 WIRE BENDERS UNo 322 No 323 K&S ENGINEERING 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 312 586-8503 No324 SEND $100 FOR PRICE LIST AND CATALOG
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54
Photos author Graphic Design Julie Anne Visco 1997 Indoor Nats United States Indoor Championships held May 28-June 1 Gentry Field Memorial Center East Tennessee State University multipurpose facility home schools football yes played indoors basketball teams has served Indoor community well number years Attendance roughly par 1996 approximately 100 contestants flew under some unusual unfavorable conditions near-continuous spate cool damp weather overcast skies kept things comfortable building exactly ideal top-level flight performance Larry Coslick St Louis Indoor Category Champion probably surprise no won Easy B HL Stick Intermediate Stick Ornithopter Bostonian placed second Manhattan ROG Stick third MiniStick fourth Pennyplane sixth October 1997 47 U JIM HAUGHT Former team member William Hulbert Akron OH placed second Fl D 7125 Balloon stands steering model clear airspace Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Santos Dumont Rich placed fifth Peanut Scale Note spoked wheels other details Virginias Gerald Plassman finds good launch spot Catapult model workedhe won Standard Unlimited Tom Soya L Sylvania OH Fred Rash Kingsport TN process FROG models Greg Thomas Yukon OK flew 24-inch-span Vagabond Rubber Scale Weighs 27 grams Tan II power airbrushed dope finish Bud Tenny L Bernie Boehm South Bend IN compare notes Bernie 61 placed second Hand-Launched Glider 48 Model Aviation gory Champion Larry Coslick St Louis MO reacts winning Ornithopter model above thrashes around among beams October 1997 49 Marshall Boyd left winds motor Prairie Bird Patrick Anderson Michelle Boyd won Coconut Scale placed third Both members Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron Golden Age Model several 2/2-minute flights FiD eighth Limited Pennyplane amassed total 91 points easily outdistance Mike Thomas 56 points Jack McGillivray 50 Official flying began Catapult Glider Hand-Launched Glider As usual northern Indiana contingent Bill Schlarb Jr Sr Keith Fulmer Wisconsin buddy Bernie Boehm present force really busythey drive some 11 hours way 4 hours flying Also usual acquitted themselves quite well multiple placings event Gerald Plassman big winner Catapult taking first place both events Standard Unlimited big story HLG Australian Len Surtees big win over perennial favorite Bernie Boehm see sidebar Big-Time Flying Despite less-thanideal conditions mentioned above took 30 minutes place Intermediate Stick Coslick 3851 two fliers topped 40 minutes HL Stick Coslick 4110 Englands Laurie Barr 50 Model Aviation Underwood Bordentwon NJ used event practice before next Fl D team trials steers model during partial-motor test flight Win just want first page results says DougWarren Williams Claremont CA ROG Stick touches down Barber shown PennyplaneFourth place 1232 placed several other events too Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Autogiro 1258 model whichStudent Game Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati also holds national record classOH preps Manhattan winning 1341 flight Jim Clems Piano TX Pennyplane features variable- Jim Grant Windsor CT checks out Intermediate Stick model before pitch prop placed seventh 1707 flight Time 3028 good sixth place John Doc Martin Coconut Grove FL Rubber Scale Messerschmitt M-20 Lufthansa airliner Model weighs 40 grams Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter excellent 1413 flight good second place See Results Focus ON COMPETITION Canadas Jack McGillivray Spitfire placed first Flying Aces World War II event October 1997 51 Ouch Larry Louckas ROG Stick tangled Dick Hardcastles Intermediate Stick No major damage either model 52 Model Aviation Diebolts Cary NC No-Cal Cassutt cruises landing Model did 620 Johnson City 1996 Richard Millers Pistachio Scale Curtiss Sperry just before touchdown Look AMA crew work L-R Dave Thomson Technical Director Steve Kaluf Abram Van size prop Dover Daves sister-in-law Natalie Myer kept things moving Ralph Schlarb South Bend IN gets max stretch rubber Catapult Glider Fourth Unlimited third Standard Unusual three-bladed prop featured John Koptonak winds Hellcat Holly Vonasek both Waterford CT holds JohnCanadian John Maretts Boston Patriot placed third FAC World War II flyoff Holly entered Catapult Glider flew wellPlaced fourth Bostonian event 4041 Canadas Mike Thomas did 28 minutes win Cabin just edging Ohios Larry Loucka eventually won Helicopter ROG Stick Only few FiD fliers turned out though field high quality names like Hulbert Underwood Coslick Doig caliber flying bound high Underwood opted fly officially choosing risk models Team Selection coming up flew partial-motor test flights Richard Doig did 7512 take event bit less four minutes over Bill Hulbert Nick Leonard Jr Best Junior Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH set record Manhattan nerve-racking ceiling-scrubbing flight 1341 top six fliers Easy B topped 25 minutes Larry Coslick again passing 30-minute mark best Larry Cailliau slightly three minutes However Cailliau turned tables MiniStick winning handily 1310 Nick Waltons 1156 Coslicks 1145 Larry C also won limited Pennyplane 1553 defeating 61 other competitorsby far entrants event Easy B distant second 40 Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale well Autogiro record-holder event fact top three places Peanut Indoor Rubber identical Ganser first Jack McGillivray second Ken Johnson third strong Canadian contingent present sweeping top three places Pennyplane Dan OGrady won 1915 followed Mike Thomas 1901 Peter Olshefsky 1815 Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter posting 1444 held up until Larry Coslicks final-flight 1607 Roy White-designed model turned left under high torque launch switched left circle balance climb Special thanks Dave Thomson crew help logistics execution event truly thankless job essential success contest igni uN/OFF Switching Simple Plug Installation Sensors Internal & Unaffected External Conditions Consistent Operation Day Night Overcast Sunny KEEP FLYING THAT MODEL BTA AUTO PILOT FOR YEARS real Auto Pilot Designed back-up unit levels skill BTA Automatic Piloting Systems 192 Yorktown Lane Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone 714-979-8948 Fax 714-979-8947 Send SASE Information Adjustable Zero & Gains Compatible RC Systems Endorsed Used Top Gun TOC Giant Scale Race Pilots & Experimental Full-Size also 54 Model Aviation tro1ynamws Inc 1-800-337-1638 Ordws 0 31185 SCHOOLCRAFT LIVONIA MI 48150 Info313 422-5420 Fax 313 422-5338 WIRE BENDERS UNo 322 No 323 K&S ENGINEERING 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 312 586-8503 No324 SEND $100 FOR PRICE LIST AND CATALOG
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54
Photos author Graphic Design Julie Anne Visco 1997 Indoor Nats United States Indoor Championships held May 28-June 1 Gentry Field Memorial Center East Tennessee State University multipurpose facility home schools football yes played indoors basketball teams has served Indoor community well number years Attendance roughly par 1996 approximately 100 contestants flew under some unusual unfavorable conditions near-continuous spate cool damp weather overcast skies kept things comfortable building exactly ideal top-level flight performance Larry Coslick St Louis Indoor Category Champion probably surprise no won Easy B HL Stick Intermediate Stick Ornithopter Bostonian placed second Manhattan ROG Stick third MiniStick fourth Pennyplane sixth October 1997 47 U JIM HAUGHT Former team member William Hulbert Akron OH placed second Fl D 7125 Balloon stands steering model clear airspace Rich MacEntees Palmetto FL Santos Dumont Rich placed fifth Peanut Scale Note spoked wheels other details Virginias Gerald Plassman finds good launch spot Catapult model workedhe won Standard Unlimited Tom Soya L Sylvania OH Fred Rash Kingsport TN process FROG models Greg Thomas Yukon OK flew 24-inch-span Vagabond Rubber Scale Weighs 27 grams Tan II power airbrushed dope finish Bud Tenny L Bernie Boehm South Bend IN compare notes Bernie 61 placed second Hand-Launched Glider 48 Model Aviation gory Champion Larry Coslick St Louis MO reacts winning Ornithopter model above thrashes around among beams October 1997 49 Marshall Boyd left winds motor Prairie Bird Patrick Anderson Michelle Boyd won Coconut Scale placed third Both members Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron Golden Age Model several 2/2-minute flights FiD eighth Limited Pennyplane amassed total 91 points easily outdistance Mike Thomas 56 points Jack McGillivray 50 Official flying began Catapult Glider Hand-Launched Glider As usual northern Indiana contingent Bill Schlarb Jr Sr Keith Fulmer Wisconsin buddy Bernie Boehm present force really busythey drive some 11 hours way 4 hours flying Also usual acquitted themselves quite well multiple placings event Gerald Plassman big winner Catapult taking first place both events Standard Unlimited big story HLG Australian Len Surtees big win over perennial favorite Bernie Boehm see sidebar Big-Time Flying Despite less-thanideal conditions mentioned above took 30 minutes place Intermediate Stick Coslick 3851 two fliers topped 40 minutes HL Stick Coslick 4110 Englands Laurie Barr 50 Model Aviation Underwood Bordentwon NJ used event practice before next Fl D team trials steers model during partial-motor test flight Win just want first page results says DougWarren Williams Claremont CA ROG Stick touches down Barber shown PennyplaneFourth place 1232 placed several other events too Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Autogiro 1258 model whichStudent Game Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati also holds national record classOH preps Manhattan winning 1341 flight Jim Clems Piano TX Pennyplane features variable- Jim Grant Windsor CT checks out Intermediate Stick model before pitch prop placed seventh 1707 flight Time 3028 good sixth place John Doc Martin Coconut Grove FL Rubber Scale Messerschmitt M-20 Lufthansa airliner Model weighs 40 grams Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter excellent 1413 flight good second place See Results Focus ON COMPETITION Canadas Jack McGillivray Spitfire placed first Flying Aces World War II event October 1997 51 Ouch Larry Louckas ROG Stick tangled Dick Hardcastles Intermediate Stick No major damage either model 52 Model Aviation Diebolts Cary NC No-Cal Cassutt cruises landing Model did 620 Johnson City 1996 Richard Millers Pistachio Scale Curtiss Sperry just before touchdown Look AMA crew work L-R Dave Thomson Technical Director Steve Kaluf Abram Van size prop Dover Daves sister-in-law Natalie Myer kept things moving Ralph Schlarb South Bend IN gets max stretch rubber Catapult Glider Fourth Unlimited third Standard Unusual three-bladed prop featured John Koptonak winds Hellcat Holly Vonasek both Waterford CT holds JohnCanadian John Maretts Boston Patriot placed third FAC World War II flyoff Holly entered Catapult Glider flew wellPlaced fourth Bostonian event 4041 Canadas Mike Thomas did 28 minutes win Cabin just edging Ohios Larry Loucka eventually won Helicopter ROG Stick Only few FiD fliers turned out though field high quality names like Hulbert Underwood Coslick Doig caliber flying bound high Underwood opted fly officially choosing risk models Team Selection coming up flew partial-motor test flights Richard Doig did 7512 take event bit less four minutes over Bill Hulbert Nick Leonard Jr Best Junior Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH set record Manhattan nerve-racking ceiling-scrubbing flight 1341 top six fliers Easy B topped 25 minutes Larry Coslick again passing 30-minute mark best Larry Cailliau slightly three minutes However Cailliau turned tables MiniStick winning handily 1310 Nick Waltons 1156 Coslicks 1145 Larry C also won limited Pennyplane 1553 defeating 61 other competitorsby far entrants event Easy B distant second 40 Ron Ganser Pittsburgh PA won Peanut Scale Indoor Rubber Scale well Autogiro record-holder event fact top three places Peanut Indoor Rubber identical Ganser first Jack McGillivray second Ken Johnson third strong Canadian contingent present sweeping top three places Pennyplane Dan OGrady won 1915 followed Mike Thomas 1901 Peter Olshefsky 1815 Ed Ripley Knoxville TN pushed hard win Ornithopter posting 1444 held up until Larry Coslicks final-flight 1607 Roy White-designed model turned left under high torque launch switched left circle balance climb Special thanks Dave Thomson crew help logistics execution event truly thankless job essential success contest igni uN/OFF Switching Simple Plug Installation Sensors Internal & Unaffected External Conditions Consistent Operation Day Night Overcast Sunny KEEP FLYING THAT MODEL BTA AUTO PILOT FOR YEARS real Auto Pilot Designed back-up unit levels skill BTA Automatic Piloting Systems 192 Yorktown Lane Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone 714-979-8948 Fax 714-979-8947 Send SASE Information Adjustable Zero & Gains Compatible RC Systems Endorsed Used Top Gun TOC Giant Scale Race Pilots & Experimental Full-Size also 54 Model Aviation tro1ynamws Inc 1-800-337-1638 Ordws 0 31185 SCHOOLCRAFT LIVONIA MI 48150 Info313 422-5420 Fax 313 422-5338 WIRE BENDERS UNo 322 No 323 K&S ENGINEERING 6917 W 59th St Chicago IL 60638 312 586-8503 No324 SEND $100 FOR PRICE LIST AND CATALOG
