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Indoor Nats: Mike Thomas takes top honors at Johnson City

Author: J. Haught


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/10
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62

INDOOR NATS Mike Thomas takes top honors Johnson Cty 1998 Indoor Nats held May 27-31 at Johnson City TN Mini-Dome campus East Tennessee State University Attendance par recent years roughly 100 contestants Mike Thomas Canada new Indoor Category Champion wins Autogiro Pennyplane Helicopter Peanut Scale No-Cal Scale basketful placings other events Jack McGillivray made usual strong showing particularly Scale events won Kit Plan Scale Rubber Scale Dime Scale Larry Coslick 56 Model Aviation ie Barrs Pennypane cruises Arched roof Mini-Dome peaks approximately 110 feet Category Champion Mike Thomas checks winning Pennyplane also won Autogiro Helicopter Peanut Scale placed high several other events Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH shows K777 MiniStickformer Model Year National Free Flight Society Legal Eagle Emil Schutzel did 700 26-inch loop 055 rubber Model plans must fit legal-size sheet paper October 1998 57 Ralph Schlarb R looks amazement during Catapult Full-scale airline pilot Larry Cailliau Westlake Village CA won Bernie Boehm compare notes Bernie won Unlimited IHLG Limited Pennyplane model John Kagan placed second Intermediate Dick Hardcastle Des Peres MO placed fifth MiniStick 1118 Note polyhedral andStick 3549 also placed second high offset wing posts Top five finishers within 36 secondsFiD third HL Stick Bruce Kimball L explains details foamlglass Smoov Boy HLG Rob Romash finished second event Top finishers Peanut Mass Launch Richard Miller L Spitfire Mk 14E Jack McGillivray Canada 58 Model Aviation e Gardners Monarc Bostonian featured bright lnkjetTM Gene Joshu Red Bud IL processes FiD Gene placed ninth colors printed white tissueminimal weight gain event two-flight total 6034 Tim Lavender L Robert Stevens Smyrna TN FlyingEd Ripleys Pistachio Beardmore Wee Bee weighs 19 grams Aces prep Roberts Vega 134 flightwith motor flies minute loop 025 rubber October 1998 59 Bob Warmann L Richard Miller discuss Bobs Inside Senior John Cawthorne shows scaled-up No-Cal Waterman Gosling Sling Catapult Second Standard third Unlimited own plans Weighs approximately nine grams Bernard Hunt favors long wing posts allow wing stab operate clean air shown Pennyplane above MiniStick entries Perennial top contender Larry Coslick did plenty winning atRich MacEntee put up longest flight P-24 Mass Launch USIC first-place Bostonian shown herebut processing foulup negated score busy preparing upcoming FiD World Championships won Bostonian Manhattan Rubber Speed Ornithopter HL Stick FiD Easy B Competition began Catapult glider Hand-Launched Glider events As usual South Bend INarea crew Bernie Boehm Bill Schlarb Sr Jr Keith Fulmer made presence known multiple placings event Bernie won HLG convincingly though anticipated rematch Australias Len Surtees 1997 winner did materialize Len unable obtain corporate sponsorship return trip working plan attend 1999 new item saw HLG Bruce Kimballs Seattle WA use vacuum-bagged foam wings carbon-fiber fiberglass reinforcement Still experimental October 1998 61 Nick Leonard Jr Pipe Creek TX Senior contestant FiD Jr Team member placed 11th overall 4741 AMA Volunteer Jim Porzig L Johnson City RC club L Technical Director Steve Kalut check-in Larry Loucka Willoughby Hills OH did 2019 win ROG Stick later won WW II Mass Launch Cabin 3019 MiniStick Winner Don Slusarczyk R gets 35cm processing help Category Director Dave Thomson Tom Soya Sylvania OH gets wingspan checked winning 35cm model JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER stage Bruce uses Feather CutTM machine achieve desired accuracy Bruce placed fourth event Smoov Boy gliders feature removable wings easy airline transport Film 11 good news Chuck Slusarczyk microfilm devotees now producing selling solution Tests have looked good dry slack though film has produced long-enough time yet long-term effects known Chuck also has steering poles sale useful Cat sites can contacted CGS Aviation Box 470635 Broadview Heights OH 44147 Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron again present force Tim Lavender Wayne Anderson charge dozen Junior-age modelers have expanded modeling horizons addition Limited Pennyplane modeling classes excellent flights noted Look feature group upcoming Model Aviation Little seen way new model design refinement proven concepts seemed rule Bernard Hunts distinctive models rare exception feature high wing posts combine stabs mounted bottom fins provide clean air concept seems work quite well him won Intermediate Stick high finishes several other events also victorious new FlDb beginners FID aka FlM class flown demo event year Top singleflight time 1732a far cry 38-minute-average flight would have taken place top three regular FlD thats ideato hold down performance newcomers have non-intimidating way get started ce MOKI engines BISSON mufflers 62 Model Aviation SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch SYNTEC SYNTEC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc NAO GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 521-0551 Are Ready YOU CAN BE AND QUICKLY TOO WITH OUR PAIR OF WWI FAVORITES BOTH KITS FEATURE LASER-CUT PARTS AND PLASTIC ACCESSORIES TO MAKE YOUR ADVENTURE OVER THE TRENCHES AS ENJOYABLE AS YOUVE EVER EXPERIENCED AflflITIANAL INFORMATION ON ALL OUR OFFERINGS SEND SASE TO 1862 PETERSBURG ROAD Y HANGAR HEBRON KY 41048

Author: J. Haught


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/10
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62

INDOOR NATS Mike Thomas takes top honors Johnson Cty 1998 Indoor Nats held May 27-31 at Johnson City TN Mini-Dome campus East Tennessee State University Attendance par recent years roughly 100 contestants Mike Thomas Canada new Indoor Category Champion wins Autogiro Pennyplane Helicopter Peanut Scale No-Cal Scale basketful placings other events Jack McGillivray made usual strong showing particularly Scale events won Kit Plan Scale Rubber Scale Dime Scale Larry Coslick 56 Model Aviation ie Barrs Pennypane cruises Arched roof Mini-Dome peaks approximately 110 feet Category Champion Mike Thomas checks winning Pennyplane also won Autogiro Helicopter Peanut Scale placed high several other events Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH shows K777 MiniStickformer Model Year National Free Flight Society Legal Eagle Emil Schutzel did 700 26-inch loop 055 rubber Model plans must fit legal-size sheet paper October 1998 57 Ralph Schlarb R looks amazement during Catapult Full-scale airline pilot Larry Cailliau Westlake Village CA won Bernie Boehm compare notes Bernie won Unlimited IHLG Limited Pennyplane model John Kagan placed second Intermediate Dick Hardcastle Des Peres MO placed fifth MiniStick 1118 Note polyhedral andStick 3549 also placed second high offset wing posts Top five finishers within 36 secondsFiD third HL Stick Bruce Kimball L explains details foamlglass Smoov Boy HLG Rob Romash finished second event Top finishers Peanut Mass Launch Richard Miller L Spitfire Mk 14E Jack McGillivray Canada 58 Model Aviation e Gardners Monarc Bostonian featured bright lnkjetTM Gene Joshu Red Bud IL processes FiD Gene placed ninth colors printed white tissueminimal weight gain event two-flight total 6034 Tim Lavender L Robert Stevens Smyrna TN FlyingEd Ripleys Pistachio Beardmore Wee Bee weighs 19 grams Aces prep Roberts Vega 134 flightwith motor flies minute loop 025 rubber October 1998 59 Bob Warmann L Richard Miller discuss Bobs Inside Senior John Cawthorne shows scaled-up No-Cal Waterman Gosling Sling Catapult Second Standard third Unlimited own plans Weighs approximately nine grams Bernard Hunt favors long wing posts allow wing stab operate clean air shown Pennyplane above MiniStick entries Perennial top contender Larry Coslick did plenty winning atRich MacEntee put up longest flight P-24 Mass Launch USIC first-place Bostonian shown herebut processing foulup negated score busy preparing upcoming FiD World Championships won Bostonian Manhattan Rubber Speed Ornithopter HL Stick FiD Easy B Competition began Catapult glider Hand-Launched Glider events As usual South Bend INarea crew Bernie Boehm Bill Schlarb Sr Jr Keith Fulmer made presence known multiple placings event Bernie won HLG convincingly though anticipated rematch Australias Len Surtees 1997 winner did materialize Len unable obtain corporate sponsorship return trip working plan attend 1999 new item saw HLG Bruce Kimballs Seattle WA use vacuum-bagged foam wings carbon-fiber fiberglass reinforcement Still experimental October 1998 61 Nick Leonard Jr Pipe Creek TX Senior contestant FiD Jr Team member placed 11th overall 4741 AMA Volunteer Jim Porzig L Johnson City RC club L Technical Director Steve Kalut check-in Larry Loucka Willoughby Hills OH did 2019 win ROG Stick later won WW II Mass Launch Cabin 3019 MiniStick Winner Don Slusarczyk R gets 35cm processing help Category Director Dave Thomson Tom Soya Sylvania OH gets wingspan checked winning 35cm model JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER stage Bruce uses Feather CutTM machine achieve desired accuracy Bruce placed fourth event Smoov Boy gliders feature removable wings easy airline transport Film 11 good news Chuck Slusarczyk microfilm devotees now producing selling solution Tests have looked good dry slack though film has produced long-enough time yet long-term effects known Chuck also has steering poles sale useful Cat sites can contacted CGS Aviation Box 470635 Broadview Heights OH 44147 Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron again present force Tim Lavender Wayne Anderson charge dozen Junior-age modelers have expanded modeling horizons addition Limited Pennyplane modeling classes excellent flights noted Look feature group upcoming Model Aviation Little seen way new model design refinement proven concepts seemed rule Bernard Hunts distinctive models rare exception feature high wing posts combine stabs mounted bottom fins provide clean air concept seems work quite well him won Intermediate Stick high finishes several other events also victorious new FlDb beginners FID aka FlM class flown demo event year Top singleflight time 1732a far cry 38-minute-average flight would have taken place top three regular FlD thats ideato hold down performance newcomers have non-intimidating way get started ce MOKI engines BISSON mufflers 62 Model Aviation SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch SYNTEC SYNTEC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc NAO GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 521-0551 Are Ready YOU CAN BE AND QUICKLY TOO WITH OUR PAIR OF WWI FAVORITES BOTH KITS FEATURE LASER-CUT PARTS AND PLASTIC ACCESSORIES TO MAKE YOUR ADVENTURE OVER THE TRENCHES AS ENJOYABLE AS YOUVE EVER EXPERIENCED AflflITIANAL INFORMATION ON ALL OUR OFFERINGS SEND SASE TO 1862 PETERSBURG ROAD Y HANGAR HEBRON KY 41048

Author: J. Haught


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/10
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62

INDOOR NATS Mike Thomas takes top honors Johnson Cty 1998 Indoor Nats held May 27-31 at Johnson City TN Mini-Dome campus East Tennessee State University Attendance par recent years roughly 100 contestants Mike Thomas Canada new Indoor Category Champion wins Autogiro Pennyplane Helicopter Peanut Scale No-Cal Scale basketful placings other events Jack McGillivray made usual strong showing particularly Scale events won Kit Plan Scale Rubber Scale Dime Scale Larry Coslick 56 Model Aviation ie Barrs Pennypane cruises Arched roof Mini-Dome peaks approximately 110 feet Category Champion Mike Thomas checks winning Pennyplane also won Autogiro Helicopter Peanut Scale placed high several other events Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH shows K777 MiniStickformer Model Year National Free Flight Society Legal Eagle Emil Schutzel did 700 26-inch loop 055 rubber Model plans must fit legal-size sheet paper October 1998 57 Ralph Schlarb R looks amazement during Catapult Full-scale airline pilot Larry Cailliau Westlake Village CA won Bernie Boehm compare notes Bernie won Unlimited IHLG Limited Pennyplane model John Kagan placed second Intermediate Dick Hardcastle Des Peres MO placed fifth MiniStick 1118 Note polyhedral andStick 3549 also placed second high offset wing posts Top five finishers within 36 secondsFiD third HL Stick Bruce Kimball L explains details foamlglass Smoov Boy HLG Rob Romash finished second event Top finishers Peanut Mass Launch Richard Miller L Spitfire Mk 14E Jack McGillivray Canada 58 Model Aviation e Gardners Monarc Bostonian featured bright lnkjetTM Gene Joshu Red Bud IL processes FiD Gene placed ninth colors printed white tissueminimal weight gain event two-flight total 6034 Tim Lavender L Robert Stevens Smyrna TN FlyingEd Ripleys Pistachio Beardmore Wee Bee weighs 19 grams Aces prep Roberts Vega 134 flightwith motor flies minute loop 025 rubber October 1998 59 Bob Warmann L Richard Miller discuss Bobs Inside Senior John Cawthorne shows scaled-up No-Cal Waterman Gosling Sling Catapult Second Standard third Unlimited own plans Weighs approximately nine grams Bernard Hunt favors long wing posts allow wing stab operate clean air shown Pennyplane above MiniStick entries Perennial top contender Larry Coslick did plenty winning atRich MacEntee put up longest flight P-24 Mass Launch USIC first-place Bostonian shown herebut processing foulup negated score busy preparing upcoming FiD World Championships won Bostonian Manhattan Rubber Speed Ornithopter HL Stick FiD Easy B Competition began Catapult glider Hand-Launched Glider events As usual South Bend INarea crew Bernie Boehm Bill Schlarb Sr Jr Keith Fulmer made presence known multiple placings event Bernie won HLG convincingly though anticipated rematch Australias Len Surtees 1997 winner did materialize Len unable obtain corporate sponsorship return trip working plan attend 1999 new item saw HLG Bruce Kimballs Seattle WA use vacuum-bagged foam wings carbon-fiber fiberglass reinforcement Still experimental October 1998 61 Nick Leonard Jr Pipe Creek TX Senior contestant FiD Jr Team member placed 11th overall 4741 AMA Volunteer Jim Porzig L Johnson City RC club L Technical Director Steve Kalut check-in Larry Loucka Willoughby Hills OH did 2019 win ROG Stick later won WW II Mass Launch Cabin 3019 MiniStick Winner Don Slusarczyk R gets 35cm processing help Category Director Dave Thomson Tom Soya Sylvania OH gets wingspan checked winning 35cm model JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER stage Bruce uses Feather CutTM machine achieve desired accuracy Bruce placed fourth event Smoov Boy gliders feature removable wings easy airline transport Film 11 good news Chuck Slusarczyk microfilm devotees now producing selling solution Tests have looked good dry slack though film has produced long-enough time yet long-term effects known Chuck also has steering poles sale useful Cat sites can contacted CGS Aviation Box 470635 Broadview Heights OH 44147 Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron again present force Tim Lavender Wayne Anderson charge dozen Junior-age modelers have expanded modeling horizons addition Limited Pennyplane modeling classes excellent flights noted Look feature group upcoming Model Aviation Little seen way new model design refinement proven concepts seemed rule Bernard Hunts distinctive models rare exception feature high wing posts combine stabs mounted bottom fins provide clean air concept seems work quite well him won Intermediate Stick high finishes several other events also victorious new FlDb beginners FID aka FlM class flown demo event year Top singleflight time 1732a far cry 38-minute-average flight would have taken place top three regular FlD thats ideato hold down performance newcomers have non-intimidating way get started ce MOKI engines BISSON mufflers 62 Model Aviation SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch SYNTEC SYNTEC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc NAO GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 521-0551 Are Ready YOU CAN BE AND QUICKLY TOO WITH OUR PAIR OF WWI FAVORITES BOTH KITS FEATURE LASER-CUT PARTS AND PLASTIC ACCESSORIES TO MAKE YOUR ADVENTURE OVER THE TRENCHES AS ENJOYABLE AS YOUVE EVER EXPERIENCED AflflITIANAL INFORMATION ON ALL OUR OFFERINGS SEND SASE TO 1862 PETERSBURG ROAD Y HANGAR HEBRON KY 41048

Author: J. Haught


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/10
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62

INDOOR NATS Mike Thomas takes top honors Johnson Cty 1998 Indoor Nats held May 27-31 at Johnson City TN Mini-Dome campus East Tennessee State University Attendance par recent years roughly 100 contestants Mike Thomas Canada new Indoor Category Champion wins Autogiro Pennyplane Helicopter Peanut Scale No-Cal Scale basketful placings other events Jack McGillivray made usual strong showing particularly Scale events won Kit Plan Scale Rubber Scale Dime Scale Larry Coslick 56 Model Aviation ie Barrs Pennypane cruises Arched roof Mini-Dome peaks approximately 110 feet Category Champion Mike Thomas checks winning Pennyplane also won Autogiro Helicopter Peanut Scale placed high several other events Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH shows K777 MiniStickformer Model Year National Free Flight Society Legal Eagle Emil Schutzel did 700 26-inch loop 055 rubber Model plans must fit legal-size sheet paper October 1998 57 Ralph Schlarb R looks amazement during Catapult Full-scale airline pilot Larry Cailliau Westlake Village CA won Bernie Boehm compare notes Bernie won Unlimited IHLG Limited Pennyplane model John Kagan placed second Intermediate Dick Hardcastle Des Peres MO placed fifth MiniStick 1118 Note polyhedral andStick 3549 also placed second high offset wing posts Top five finishers within 36 secondsFiD third HL Stick Bruce Kimball L explains details foamlglass Smoov Boy HLG Rob Romash finished second event Top finishers Peanut Mass Launch Richard Miller L Spitfire Mk 14E Jack McGillivray Canada 58 Model Aviation e Gardners Monarc Bostonian featured bright lnkjetTM Gene Joshu Red Bud IL processes FiD Gene placed ninth colors printed white tissueminimal weight gain event two-flight total 6034 Tim Lavender L Robert Stevens Smyrna TN FlyingEd Ripleys Pistachio Beardmore Wee Bee weighs 19 grams Aces prep Roberts Vega 134 flightwith motor flies minute loop 025 rubber October 1998 59 Bob Warmann L Richard Miller discuss Bobs Inside Senior John Cawthorne shows scaled-up No-Cal Waterman Gosling Sling Catapult Second Standard third Unlimited own plans Weighs approximately nine grams Bernard Hunt favors long wing posts allow wing stab operate clean air shown Pennyplane above MiniStick entries Perennial top contender Larry Coslick did plenty winning atRich MacEntee put up longest flight P-24 Mass Launch USIC first-place Bostonian shown herebut processing foulup negated score busy preparing upcoming FiD World Championships won Bostonian Manhattan Rubber Speed Ornithopter HL Stick FiD Easy B Competition began Catapult glider Hand-Launched Glider events As usual South Bend INarea crew Bernie Boehm Bill Schlarb Sr Jr Keith Fulmer made presence known multiple placings event Bernie won HLG convincingly though anticipated rematch Australias Len Surtees 1997 winner did materialize Len unable obtain corporate sponsorship return trip working plan attend 1999 new item saw HLG Bruce Kimballs Seattle WA use vacuum-bagged foam wings carbon-fiber fiberglass reinforcement Still experimental October 1998 61 Nick Leonard Jr Pipe Creek TX Senior contestant FiD Jr Team member placed 11th overall 4741 AMA Volunteer Jim Porzig L Johnson City RC club L Technical Director Steve Kalut check-in Larry Loucka Willoughby Hills OH did 2019 win ROG Stick later won WW II Mass Launch Cabin 3019 MiniStick Winner Don Slusarczyk R gets 35cm processing help Category Director Dave Thomson Tom Soya Sylvania OH gets wingspan checked winning 35cm model JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER stage Bruce uses Feather CutTM machine achieve desired accuracy Bruce placed fourth event Smoov Boy gliders feature removable wings easy airline transport Film 11 good news Chuck Slusarczyk microfilm devotees now producing selling solution Tests have looked good dry slack though film has produced long-enough time yet long-term effects known Chuck also has steering poles sale useful Cat sites can contacted CGS Aviation Box 470635 Broadview Heights OH 44147 Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron again present force Tim Lavender Wayne Anderson charge dozen Junior-age modelers have expanded modeling horizons addition Limited Pennyplane modeling classes excellent flights noted Look feature group upcoming Model Aviation Little seen way new model design refinement proven concepts seemed rule Bernard Hunts distinctive models rare exception feature high wing posts combine stabs mounted bottom fins provide clean air concept seems work quite well him won Intermediate Stick high finishes several other events also victorious new FlDb beginners FID aka FlM class flown demo event year Top singleflight time 1732a far cry 38-minute-average flight would have taken place top three regular FlD thats ideato hold down performance newcomers have non-intimidating way get started ce MOKI engines BISSON mufflers 62 Model Aviation SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch SYNTEC SYNTEC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc NAO GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 521-0551 Are Ready YOU CAN BE AND QUICKLY TOO WITH OUR PAIR OF WWI FAVORITES BOTH KITS FEATURE LASER-CUT PARTS AND PLASTIC ACCESSORIES TO MAKE YOUR ADVENTURE OVER THE TRENCHES AS ENJOYABLE AS YOUVE EVER EXPERIENCED AflflITIANAL INFORMATION ON ALL OUR OFFERINGS SEND SASE TO 1862 PETERSBURG ROAD Y HANGAR HEBRON KY 41048

Author: J. Haught


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/10
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62

INDOOR NATS Mike Thomas takes top honors Johnson Cty 1998 Indoor Nats held May 27-31 at Johnson City TN Mini-Dome campus East Tennessee State University Attendance par recent years roughly 100 contestants Mike Thomas Canada new Indoor Category Champion wins Autogiro Pennyplane Helicopter Peanut Scale No-Cal Scale basketful placings other events Jack McGillivray made usual strong showing particularly Scale events won Kit Plan Scale Rubber Scale Dime Scale Larry Coslick 56 Model Aviation ie Barrs Pennypane cruises Arched roof Mini-Dome peaks approximately 110 feet Category Champion Mike Thomas checks winning Pennyplane also won Autogiro Helicopter Peanut Scale placed high several other events Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH shows K777 MiniStickformer Model Year National Free Flight Society Legal Eagle Emil Schutzel did 700 26-inch loop 055 rubber Model plans must fit legal-size sheet paper October 1998 57 Ralph Schlarb R looks amazement during Catapult Full-scale airline pilot Larry Cailliau Westlake Village CA won Bernie Boehm compare notes Bernie won Unlimited IHLG Limited Pennyplane model John Kagan placed second Intermediate Dick Hardcastle Des Peres MO placed fifth MiniStick 1118 Note polyhedral andStick 3549 also placed second high offset wing posts Top five finishers within 36 secondsFiD third HL Stick Bruce Kimball L explains details foamlglass Smoov Boy HLG Rob Romash finished second event Top finishers Peanut Mass Launch Richard Miller L Spitfire Mk 14E Jack McGillivray Canada 58 Model Aviation e Gardners Monarc Bostonian featured bright lnkjetTM Gene Joshu Red Bud IL processes FiD Gene placed ninth colors printed white tissueminimal weight gain event two-flight total 6034 Tim Lavender L Robert Stevens Smyrna TN FlyingEd Ripleys Pistachio Beardmore Wee Bee weighs 19 grams Aces prep Roberts Vega 134 flightwith motor flies minute loop 025 rubber October 1998 59 Bob Warmann L Richard Miller discuss Bobs Inside Senior John Cawthorne shows scaled-up No-Cal Waterman Gosling Sling Catapult Second Standard third Unlimited own plans Weighs approximately nine grams Bernard Hunt favors long wing posts allow wing stab operate clean air shown Pennyplane above MiniStick entries Perennial top contender Larry Coslick did plenty winning atRich MacEntee put up longest flight P-24 Mass Launch USIC first-place Bostonian shown herebut processing foulup negated score busy preparing upcoming FiD World Championships won Bostonian Manhattan Rubber Speed Ornithopter HL Stick FiD Easy B Competition began Catapult glider Hand-Launched Glider events As usual South Bend INarea crew Bernie Boehm Bill Schlarb Sr Jr Keith Fulmer made presence known multiple placings event Bernie won HLG convincingly though anticipated rematch Australias Len Surtees 1997 winner did materialize Len unable obtain corporate sponsorship return trip working plan attend 1999 new item saw HLG Bruce Kimballs Seattle WA use vacuum-bagged foam wings carbon-fiber fiberglass reinforcement Still experimental October 1998 61 Nick Leonard Jr Pipe Creek TX Senior contestant FiD Jr Team member placed 11th overall 4741 AMA Volunteer Jim Porzig L Johnson City RC club L Technical Director Steve Kalut check-in Larry Loucka Willoughby Hills OH did 2019 win ROG Stick later won WW II Mass Launch Cabin 3019 MiniStick Winner Don Slusarczyk R gets 35cm processing help Category Director Dave Thomson Tom Soya Sylvania OH gets wingspan checked winning 35cm model JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER stage Bruce uses Feather CutTM machine achieve desired accuracy Bruce placed fourth event Smoov Boy gliders feature removable wings easy airline transport Film 11 good news Chuck Slusarczyk microfilm devotees now producing selling solution Tests have looked good dry slack though film has produced long-enough time yet long-term effects known Chuck also has steering poles sale useful Cat sites can contacted CGS Aviation Box 470635 Broadview Heights OH 44147 Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron again present force Tim Lavender Wayne Anderson charge dozen Junior-age modelers have expanded modeling horizons addition Limited Pennyplane modeling classes excellent flights noted Look feature group upcoming Model Aviation Little seen way new model design refinement proven concepts seemed rule Bernard Hunts distinctive models rare exception feature high wing posts combine stabs mounted bottom fins provide clean air concept seems work quite well him won Intermediate Stick high finishes several other events also victorious new FlDb beginners FID aka FlM class flown demo event year Top singleflight time 1732a far cry 38-minute-average flight would have taken place top three regular FlD thats ideato hold down performance newcomers have non-intimidating way get started ce MOKI engines BISSON mufflers 62 Model Aviation SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch SYNTEC SYNTEC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc NAO GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 521-0551 Are Ready YOU CAN BE AND QUICKLY TOO WITH OUR PAIR OF WWI FAVORITES BOTH KITS FEATURE LASER-CUT PARTS AND PLASTIC ACCESSORIES TO MAKE YOUR ADVENTURE OVER THE TRENCHES AS ENJOYABLE AS YOUVE EVER EXPERIENCED AflflITIANAL INFORMATION ON ALL OUR OFFERINGS SEND SASE TO 1862 PETERSBURG ROAD Y HANGAR HEBRON KY 41048

Author: J. Haught


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/10
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62

INDOOR NATS Mike Thomas takes top honors Johnson Cty 1998 Indoor Nats held May 27-31 at Johnson City TN Mini-Dome campus East Tennessee State University Attendance par recent years roughly 100 contestants Mike Thomas Canada new Indoor Category Champion wins Autogiro Pennyplane Helicopter Peanut Scale No-Cal Scale basketful placings other events Jack McGillivray made usual strong showing particularly Scale events won Kit Plan Scale Rubber Scale Dime Scale Larry Coslick 56 Model Aviation ie Barrs Pennypane cruises Arched roof Mini-Dome peaks approximately 110 feet Category Champion Mike Thomas checks winning Pennyplane also won Autogiro Helicopter Peanut Scale placed high several other events Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Walt Van Gorder Cincinnati OH shows K777 MiniStickformer Model Year National Free Flight Society Legal Eagle Emil Schutzel did 700 26-inch loop 055 rubber Model plans must fit legal-size sheet paper October 1998 57 Ralph Schlarb R looks amazement during Catapult Full-scale airline pilot Larry Cailliau Westlake Village CA won Bernie Boehm compare notes Bernie won Unlimited IHLG Limited Pennyplane model John Kagan placed second Intermediate Dick Hardcastle Des Peres MO placed fifth MiniStick 1118 Note polyhedral andStick 3549 also placed second high offset wing posts Top five finishers within 36 secondsFiD third HL Stick Bruce Kimball L explains details foamlglass Smoov Boy HLG Rob Romash finished second event Top finishers Peanut Mass Launch Richard Miller L Spitfire Mk 14E Jack McGillivray Canada 58 Model Aviation e Gardners Monarc Bostonian featured bright lnkjetTM Gene Joshu Red Bud IL processes FiD Gene placed ninth colors printed white tissueminimal weight gain event two-flight total 6034 Tim Lavender L Robert Stevens Smyrna TN FlyingEd Ripleys Pistachio Beardmore Wee Bee weighs 19 grams Aces prep Roberts Vega 134 flightwith motor flies minute loop 025 rubber October 1998 59 Bob Warmann L Richard Miller discuss Bobs Inside Senior John Cawthorne shows scaled-up No-Cal Waterman Gosling Sling Catapult Second Standard third Unlimited own plans Weighs approximately nine grams Bernard Hunt favors long wing posts allow wing stab operate clean air shown Pennyplane above MiniStick entries Perennial top contender Larry Coslick did plenty winning atRich MacEntee put up longest flight P-24 Mass Launch USIC first-place Bostonian shown herebut processing foulup negated score busy preparing upcoming FiD World Championships won Bostonian Manhattan Rubber Speed Ornithopter HL Stick FiD Easy B Competition began Catapult glider Hand-Launched Glider events As usual South Bend INarea crew Bernie Boehm Bill Schlarb Sr Jr Keith Fulmer made presence known multiple placings event Bernie won HLG convincingly though anticipated rematch Australias Len Surtees 1997 winner did materialize Len unable obtain corporate sponsorship return trip working plan attend 1999 new item saw HLG Bruce Kimballs Seattle WA use vacuum-bagged foam wings carbon-fiber fiberglass reinforcement Still experimental October 1998 61 Nick Leonard Jr Pipe Creek TX Senior contestant FiD Jr Team member placed 11th overall 4741 AMA Volunteer Jim Porzig L Johnson City RC club L Technical Director Steve Kalut check-in Larry Loucka Willoughby Hills OH did 2019 win ROG Stick later won WW II Mass Launch Cabin 3019 MiniStick Winner Don Slusarczyk R gets 35cm processing help Category Director Dave Thomson Tom Soya Sylvania OH gets wingspan checked winning 35cm model JUST THINK HOW GREAT YOUR PLANE WOULD LOOK WITH THIS SENSATIONAL PROPELLER stage Bruce uses Feather CutTM machine achieve desired accuracy Bruce placed fourth event Smoov Boy gliders feature removable wings easy airline transport Film 11 good news Chuck Slusarczyk microfilm devotees now producing selling solution Tests have looked good dry slack though film has produced long-enough time yet long-term effects known Chuck also has steering poles sale useful Cat sites can contacted CGS Aviation Box 470635 Broadview Heights OH 44147 Smyrna TN Flying Aces Squadron again present force Tim Lavender Wayne Anderson charge dozen Junior-age modelers have expanded modeling horizons addition Limited Pennyplane modeling classes excellent flights noted Look feature group upcoming Model Aviation Little seen way new model design refinement proven concepts seemed rule Bernard Hunts distinctive models rare exception feature high wing posts combine stabs mounted bottom fins provide clean air concept seems work quite well him won Intermediate Stick high finishes several other events also victorious new FlDb beginners FID aka FlM class flown demo event year Top singleflight time 1732a far cry 38-minute-average flight would have taken place top three regular FlD thats ideato hold down performance newcomers have non-intimidating way get started ce MOKI engines BISSON mufflers 62 Model Aviation SYNTEC variable pitch propellers will make model look great will fly great well pitch two three four blade propellers fully adjustable 4 24 beautifully finished hard maple blades produced three styles size range 18 30 Blade pitch controlled calibrated dial front SYNTEC hub Mounting hardware available engines l2Oci larger Try airplane today experience convenience variable pitch SYNTEC SYNTEC van-pitch propellers distributed exclusively through Gerard Enterprises Inc NAO GERARD ENTERPRISES INC W226 N825 Eastmound Dr Waukesha WI 53186 414 521-0547 Fax 414 521-0551 Are Ready YOU CAN BE AND QUICKLY TOO WITH OUR PAIR OF WWI FAVORITES BOTH KITS FEATURE LASER-CUT PARTS AND PLASTIC ACCESSORIES TO MAKE YOUR ADVENTURE OVER THE TRENCHES AS ENJOYABLE AS YOUVE EVER EXPERIENCED AflflITIANAL INFORMATION ON ALL OUR OFFERINGS SEND SASE TO 1862 PETERSBURG ROAD Y HANGAR HEBRON KY 41048

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