FOR THE US TEAM hardly promising start end Day home team sixth place down fifth-place ranking after first round picture looked grim Only Bud Ro mak made good first flight Cezar Banks good second flight legendary Jim Richmond defending World Champion hadnt shown much luster yet 19th-place individual ranking Jim started safe 3520 went ceiling 1050 second flight Happily Day Three both US Team its star performer pushed victory 1988 Indoor World Cham pionships held East Tennessee State Uni versity Jim Richmond recaptured indi vidual trophy become five-time World Champion winner US Team took first-place honors East Tennessee State University offers best Indoor competition sites world Its field house almost 120 ft high center arch covers entire football field ceiling drops down 30 ft about 20 yards past end zone leaving excellent flying area tween 30-yard lines dormitory everyone housed cafe teria within easy walking distance Al though atrium facilities West Baden under roof ETSU facil ity far superior Eight full teams three two-man teams two single-competitor countries entered championships contest under management National Free Flight Society experience 1980 door World Championship plus seven Unit ed States Indoor Championships resulted superbly organized event very important part World Championship FAT Jury threeman group final authority case around world gathered May shoot out world-class event After sha key start deter mined US team stayed tough walked away disputes protests observes pro ceedings assure FAT regulations followed Making up jury Ian Kaynes United Kingdom William Hender son Canada John Worth USA NFFS staff Contest Manager Ray Harlan assistant Rick Doig Chief Timer Ed Stoll Chief Processor Paul Shai br Chief Tabulator Charlie Sotich maintained tight control over activity all-volunteer timing crew giv en special training meeting before start contest daily update meetings covered situations developed previous day timer furnished printed copy pertinent rules re quired have two flight timing watches plus third watch recording cumulative prop-stopped time during steering Al though team plus Jim Richmond two permanently assigned timers rules prohibited team member ing airborne timeSince flight card turned before next fliers model could processed some automatic delay between flights team Special steering rules effect en sure adherence existing FAT rules Steering allowed models passed over sidelines headed bleachers approached either two mas sive speakers sandbag rope high ceiling 30-yard lines Steering past 30-yard lines permitted model high enough contact roof curve defined meeting point roof walls Air traffic controlallowing models launched clear airspacewas used minimize midair collisions September 1988 61 proud Jim Richmond receives presti gious Paul Tissandier reward FAI outstanding contributions aviation Indoor modelers honors EBud Tenny Jim Richmond launches FiIm-Flam two over-40-min flights would make Winning World Champs again year made Jim unprecedented five-time Champion site models tend center themselves drift very low during significant changes weather outside large part success contest depended judgment air traffic controllers During entire meet computerized scoring report generation avail able thanks Del Ogren com puter incoming score entered special program updated both team individuai standings revised scores inunediately available displayed video terminal anyone view printed report also available time request Besides computer ized scoring top scores could viewed glance special scoreboard frequently updated dust finally settled after three days intensive flying three-man team standings United States America 22529 Canada 22349 Switzerland 216 11 Poland 21138 Hungary 21002 Yu goslavia 20356 Finland 20122 France 18514 remaining scores teams less three competitors Netherlands two fliers 14158 United Kingdom two fliers 13635 Japan two fliers 12506 Czechoslovakia flier 7253 Argen tina flier 4927 Day McGillivray began time 4014 followed 3728 very high score Good supporting flights Ron Higgs Mike Thomas put Canadians first place re mained until fifth flights totaled Yugoslavian Hungarian Polish teams also strong starts giving team standings after first day 1 Canada 21307 2 Yugoslavia 176 48 3 Hungary 16341 4 Poland 159 49 5 Switzerland 13301 6 United States America 12006 7 France 138 10 8 Fialand 10340 After Day Two flights posted new standings 1 Canada 21532 2 Hungary 208 32 3 Poland 20718 4 United States America 20610 5 Switzerland 19853 6 Yugoslavia 19817 7 France 183 12 8 Finland 16113 Note teams made large increases scores fact steady im provement evident competitors except Eduardo Molfino Argentina ran out models fourth start Its mark sites excellence contes tants except Molfino achieved flights over 30 minutes scanning en tire championships results 45 flights over 35 minutes four over 40 minutes Thats almost one-quarter possible flightssurely record door World Championship performance Left Andras Ree son Laszlo tend Hungarian teams models between flights Right Hideyo Enomoto Japan processes FiD model Japanese team finished meet 11th place Photos author Warren Williams Gil Graunke Ray Harland 62 Model Aviation happy US team came back 5th place start capture Team Championship L-R Bob Randolph team manager Cezar Banks Steve Brown Bud Romak Laszlo Ree receives award being youngest World Champs entrant Ree also top-scoring Hungarian team member Cezar Banks hangs model scales weight-processed FAI rules stipu late model must weigh least gin US Team score hampered Steve Browns recurring problems Steve flying conventional props time again backed off torque levels seemingly too low outclimb site first two attempts third flight textbook model safe climbed out just over 42 rpm came way down 30 rpm never dropped noseand ran out over 97% turns landing very limp motor 3722 time Romaks 3540 hoisted US fourth place Steves fourth flight gentler repeat first secondit almost stopped climbing time So still good try books fifth flight expected repeat No 3 looked good launch large number tim ers waiting contestants bunched under part climb pattern model stalled several times collision late flight gave Steve fresh start backup flight needed 3454 flight pushed U S Team firmly first place seven-minute margin Canadians Swiss Hungarians made concerted efforts catch up lead held Except no crowd interContinued page 149 September 1988 63 special inflated plastic tube surrounding steering balloons string helps pre vent fragile props getting entangled Bud Romak gingerly holds FiD ship waits line model processing Newest US team member Steve Brown makes repairs microfilm model Steve tough first two rounds managed bring together placed 11th buildifl stabilitY easY flying Bomber esigfls started rimal PIaYI% timers fly hands off too di make perfect RIC trainer iost important lesson Leisure PlaybOY kits can teach open up theyre electric n sites see because silent can fly almost RIC hobby dealerpick up Leisure andsive Leisure 05 somber kit inexpen ure some good lesson print out graphs pictures model drawings laser printer Often sys tem use depends what mem bers have permission use offices cash budget interest RC flying can widened connecting computer telephone Thats hard sounds need black box called modem available computer stores vary ing prices Before get involved check friends use Theyll give lot pointers Once youve set up modem between computer telephone North America open calling up computer bulletin boards can send receive messages people across continent have similar interests merely type messages computer keyboard theyre recorded electronic bulletin boards just way tack up notices cork boards neighborhood supermarket Most bulletin boards have free access local therefore limited available information However com mercial ones such CompuServe Source link cities together Im famil iar CompuServe youll find area called ModelNet devoted entirely model planes cars boats Besides usual messages youll find computer pro grams such mentioned earlier plot wing ribs organize club mailing lists calculate center gravity com mercial boards have phone numbers local call cities can log long distances phone charges may find may want create single-purpose bulletin boards RC fly ing can display schedules local not-so-local events Theyre place can exchange messages ask questions give advice mes sages board sent across phone lines computer can read answer ask questions would possible include club newsletters line Thus editor can direcfly send output word proces sor bulletin board over phone Im mediately everyone can read out relying uncertainties post office As well other clubs can read share newsletters uses lunited clubs imagination danger getting computer may find yourself running flying building particularly dangerous club finds youve got dont let stop learn ing benefits personal computer can bring flying responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation fere Steves sixth flight should have repeat before landed over minute short No 5 Bud Romak also using conventional props ceiling problems second fourth flights 10 models brought Bud broke sev eral Using new models last two flights Bud never quite got range needed Meanwhile Cezar Banks un able come close 4459 time hed achieved third flight went too high flight No 5 small side room end bleachers spent over hour calibrating variable-pitch prop preparation next effort Unfortu nately model stalled first launch possibly incurring some damage 15 minutes end meet Cezar elected change models Team Manager Bob Randolph processed model Cezar winding Just seconds end stick collapsed after launch over gala banquet followed shortly after end flying traditional awards few special ones awards First-place teamUSA World Cham pion Rushbrooke TrophyJim Rich mond Kopecky Trophy longest single September 1988 149 electriC a/C 0ldtin1ers Leisure playboyzo Bomber ome valuable electric R/C lessons Fundamental good electric flight bOY jiass~eight airframe Leisure ht airframes Bomber Oldtlmers both feature lightwei 1unibine powerful takeoff climb capabilities iimum sink rates long flights slow ~ndings Anothel Leisure LoOZO Bomber WingsP 70 ingATeO 630 sq power Weight ~0ggeartd2 51 Indoor WC/Tenny Continued page 63 Ai APPLIED DESIGN CORP flightCezar Banks Paul Tissandier AwardJim Richmond Awarded out standing contribution aviation Jim has won five World Championships special award youngest flier given Laszlo Ree anonymous donor award unannounced sum matched NFFS total matched AMA 19-year-old flier Hungary Ree placed ninth cham pionships outscored other Hungar ian fliers Dezso Orsovai father An dras Ree well-deserved award banquet also bore stamp good management speeches short point awards ceremony moved briskly along United States Indoor modeling owe great debt di rectors National Free Flight Society maldng resources available host World Championships Also no way repay Tony Italiano cease less efforts secure sites repeatedly host United States Indoor Champion ships hallmarks both champi onships two-day FiD International Meet followed technology involved Variable-geometry propellers troduced British team West Baden 1980 showed up form another least some models flown top teams trouble some problem encountered use vanable props sensor initiates pitch diameter change difficult make difficult calibrate usually un reliable Richmond Canadians reliable setups Mike Thomas variable-pitch prop represented opposite extreme Only very careful rpm measure ment could reveal began very smooth gradual transition lower pitch Again during Richmond 4409 flight fifth blinked missed change over model dead center prop running 33 rpm kicked ap proximately 1930 rpm jumped 33 55 Diameter now effec tively about 4 lower pitch also decreased rpm dropped during remainder flight 50 rpm touch down Wont wear out Makes sanding easy No141li inch No 14222 inch $415 / Add 20% far postage best results use Self Adhesive Sheet Sandpaper No glue No drying tme Ideal special sanding shapes Adheres materiats Oxi 1 sheets Choice Medium Fine Super Fine 1l5each PO Box 330 Torrance CA 90510 consequence early prop change over could have serious model climbed about four minutes after prop kicked Fortunately flight airplane dropped well away ceiling big prop mode prop changed four minutes earlier model would have gone iron work certain Cezar Banks brought several variablepitch prop mechanisms including bi stable version behavior bi-stable variable-pitch prop standard until changeover flight airplane climbed out 45 rpm ultimately dropping 31 rpm peak altitude flight about 90 ft model came down about 45 ft before prop kicked climbed 345 rpm gaining about 15 ft particular mechanism governed motor tension worked somewhat like freewheeling device blades locked high pitch until release snapped low pitch Swiss Team pioneered longfuselage model configuration adopted top fliers today employed new pro peller technology blade out lines molded carbon fiber ep oxy prop spar abbreviated reach ing second prop rib technology fully developed yetthe outline too stiff results slightly higher desirable average rpm However didnt prevent Swiss placing third 41/2-minute mar gin Larry Cailliau demonstrated previ ous championships lightweight plastic tube around balloon string reduced mod el damage caught props during steer ing technological advance very prevalent year Over half balloons used plastic tubes textured plastic tape other attachments good effect carefully spaced processing launch schedule imposed air traffic con trol along restricting number timers didnt totally eliminate midair colli sions collision occurred occa sionally caused scheduling problems three-man teams example typical day top team would make six flights 30 minutes longerover half total time . ERICAN JR OM RIDGE CAMPBELL T RITE DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS FLYUNE Fox BERG DUBOIS LOW K&B MICRO x OS MAX RA PECK-POLYMER ECT MODELS SEAGLEN STERUNG vAN SUPER TIGER INDER FLITE LER WILLIAMSS PRODUCTS RS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send SI Cagh chek Stampa eur 32 page tabloId elmej DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose MAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE IENN VALLEY DOIlY CENTER 817 W Main Zt Lansdalmla 19446 allotted entire session Thus team member collision days flying time became pressing reason Day Three schedule ex panded houran example con test management fine-tuning rules make best possible meet As usual contests models pushed hard moderate number airplanes hanging girders However recovery attempts led un commonly large number destroyed mod els unusual source During would-be rescue forays several balloons shattered shredding models pro cess two balloons exploded contact structure leading suggestion balloons weakened earlier contact gird ers US Team five-time World Champion Jim Richmonds wins impres sive considering en ergy skill demonstrated fliers other 12 Indoor teams around world 13 teams did countries proud US Ind Champs/Tenny Continued page 65 McGillivray first Peanut Scale 118/236 AMA Scale Jack McGil livray top scorer 91/181 traditional powerhouses Hand-Launched GliderBernie Boehm Paul Shaior Bill Schlarball turn up contest know will show Bernie Bill stacks Gliders poised secluded areanot needed Maybe trying psych out competition pic ture what shows Bernies handsdown win however average Ber nies nine flights 064497% of ficial score divided two Bernie HLG master caliber seldom see sort consistency phenom enal First place Junior HLG went Jeff Plassman 508 score Charles Gagli anos 1172 time took Senior HLG Ber 150 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 149, 150
FOR THE US TEAM hardly promising start end Day home team sixth place down fifth-place ranking after first round picture looked grim Only Bud Ro mak made good first flight Cezar Banks good second flight legendary Jim Richmond defending World Champion hadnt shown much luster yet 19th-place individual ranking Jim started safe 3520 went ceiling 1050 second flight Happily Day Three both US Team its star performer pushed victory 1988 Indoor World Cham pionships held East Tennessee State Uni versity Jim Richmond recaptured indi vidual trophy become five-time World Champion winner US Team took first-place honors East Tennessee State University offers best Indoor competition sites world Its field house almost 120 ft high center arch covers entire football field ceiling drops down 30 ft about 20 yards past end zone leaving excellent flying area tween 30-yard lines dormitory everyone housed cafe teria within easy walking distance Al though atrium facilities West Baden under roof ETSU facil ity far superior Eight full teams three two-man teams two single-competitor countries entered championships contest under management National Free Flight Society experience 1980 door World Championship plus seven Unit ed States Indoor Championships resulted superbly organized event very important part World Championship FAT Jury threeman group final authority case around world gathered May shoot out world-class event After sha key start deter mined US team stayed tough walked away disputes protests observes pro ceedings assure FAT regulations followed Making up jury Ian Kaynes United Kingdom William Hender son Canada John Worth USA NFFS staff Contest Manager Ray Harlan assistant Rick Doig Chief Timer Ed Stoll Chief Processor Paul Shai br Chief Tabulator Charlie Sotich maintained tight control over activity all-volunteer timing crew giv en special training meeting before start contest daily update meetings covered situations developed previous day timer furnished printed copy pertinent rules re quired have two flight timing watches plus third watch recording cumulative prop-stopped time during steering Al though team plus Jim Richmond two permanently assigned timers rules prohibited team member ing airborne timeSince flight card turned before next fliers model could processed some automatic delay between flights team Special steering rules effect en sure adherence existing FAT rules Steering allowed models passed over sidelines headed bleachers approached either two mas sive speakers sandbag rope high ceiling 30-yard lines Steering past 30-yard lines permitted model high enough contact roof curve defined meeting point roof walls Air traffic controlallowing models launched clear airspacewas used minimize midair collisions September 1988 61 proud Jim Richmond receives presti gious Paul Tissandier reward FAI outstanding contributions aviation Indoor modelers honors EBud Tenny Jim Richmond launches FiIm-Flam two over-40-min flights would make Winning World Champs again year made Jim unprecedented five-time Champion site models tend center themselves drift very low during significant changes weather outside large part success contest depended judgment air traffic controllers During entire meet computerized scoring report generation avail able thanks Del Ogren com puter incoming score entered special program updated both team individuai standings revised scores inunediately available displayed video terminal anyone view printed report also available time request Besides computer ized scoring top scores could viewed glance special scoreboard frequently updated dust finally settled after three days intensive flying three-man team standings United States America 22529 Canada 22349 Switzerland 216 11 Poland 21138 Hungary 21002 Yu goslavia 20356 Finland 20122 France 18514 remaining scores teams less three competitors Netherlands two fliers 14158 United Kingdom two fliers 13635 Japan two fliers 12506 Czechoslovakia flier 7253 Argen tina flier 4927 Day McGillivray began time 4014 followed 3728 very high score Good supporting flights Ron Higgs Mike Thomas put Canadians first place re mained until fifth flights totaled Yugoslavian Hungarian Polish teams also strong starts giving team standings after first day 1 Canada 21307 2 Yugoslavia 176 48 3 Hungary 16341 4 Poland 159 49 5 Switzerland 13301 6 United States America 12006 7 France 138 10 8 Fialand 10340 After Day Two flights posted new standings 1 Canada 21532 2 Hungary 208 32 3 Poland 20718 4 United States America 20610 5 Switzerland 19853 6 Yugoslavia 19817 7 France 183 12 8 Finland 16113 Note teams made large increases scores fact steady im provement evident competitors except Eduardo Molfino Argentina ran out models fourth start Its mark sites excellence contes tants except Molfino achieved flights over 30 minutes scanning en tire championships results 45 flights over 35 minutes four over 40 minutes Thats almost one-quarter possible flightssurely record door World Championship performance Left Andras Ree son Laszlo tend Hungarian teams models between flights Right Hideyo Enomoto Japan processes FiD model Japanese team finished meet 11th place Photos author Warren Williams Gil Graunke Ray Harland 62 Model Aviation happy US team came back 5th place start capture Team Championship L-R Bob Randolph team manager Cezar Banks Steve Brown Bud Romak Laszlo Ree receives award being youngest World Champs entrant Ree also top-scoring Hungarian team member Cezar Banks hangs model scales weight-processed FAI rules stipu late model must weigh least gin US Team score hampered Steve Browns recurring problems Steve flying conventional props time again backed off torque levels seemingly too low outclimb site first two attempts third flight textbook model safe climbed out just over 42 rpm came way down 30 rpm never dropped noseand ran out over 97% turns landing very limp motor 3722 time Romaks 3540 hoisted US fourth place Steves fourth flight gentler repeat first secondit almost stopped climbing time So still good try books fifth flight expected repeat No 3 looked good launch large number tim ers waiting contestants bunched under part climb pattern model stalled several times collision late flight gave Steve fresh start backup flight needed 3454 flight pushed U S Team firmly first place seven-minute margin Canadians Swiss Hungarians made concerted efforts catch up lead held Except no crowd interContinued page 149 September 1988 63 special inflated plastic tube surrounding steering balloons string helps pre vent fragile props getting entangled Bud Romak gingerly holds FiD ship waits line model processing Newest US team member Steve Brown makes repairs microfilm model Steve tough first two rounds managed bring together placed 11th buildifl stabilitY easY flying Bomber esigfls started rimal PIaYI% timers fly hands off too di make perfect RIC trainer iost important lesson Leisure PlaybOY kits can teach open up theyre electric n sites see because silent can fly almost RIC hobby dealerpick up Leisure andsive Leisure 05 somber kit inexpen ure some good lesson print out graphs pictures model drawings laser printer Often sys tem use depends what mem bers have permission use offices cash budget interest RC flying can widened connecting computer telephone Thats hard sounds need black box called modem available computer stores vary ing prices Before get involved check friends use Theyll give lot pointers Once youve set up modem between computer telephone North America open calling up computer bulletin boards can send receive messages people across continent have similar interests merely type messages computer keyboard theyre recorded electronic bulletin boards just way tack up notices cork boards neighborhood supermarket Most bulletin boards have free access local therefore limited available information However com mercial ones such CompuServe Source link cities together Im famil iar CompuServe youll find area called ModelNet devoted entirely model planes cars boats Besides usual messages youll find computer pro grams such mentioned earlier plot wing ribs organize club mailing lists calculate center gravity com mercial boards have phone numbers local call cities can log long distances phone charges may find may want create single-purpose bulletin boards RC fly ing can display schedules local not-so-local events Theyre place can exchange messages ask questions give advice mes sages board sent across phone lines computer can read answer ask questions would possible include club newsletters line Thus editor can direcfly send output word proces sor bulletin board over phone Im mediately everyone can read out relying uncertainties post office As well other clubs can read share newsletters uses lunited clubs imagination danger getting computer may find yourself running flying building particularly dangerous club finds youve got dont let stop learn ing benefits personal computer can bring flying responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation fere Steves sixth flight should have repeat before landed over minute short No 5 Bud Romak also using conventional props ceiling problems second fourth flights 10 models brought Bud broke sev eral Using new models last two flights Bud never quite got range needed Meanwhile Cezar Banks un able come close 4459 time hed achieved third flight went too high flight No 5 small side room end bleachers spent over hour calibrating variable-pitch prop preparation next effort Unfortu nately model stalled first launch possibly incurring some damage 15 minutes end meet Cezar elected change models Team Manager Bob Randolph processed model Cezar winding Just seconds end stick collapsed after launch over gala banquet followed shortly after end flying traditional awards few special ones awards First-place teamUSA World Cham pion Rushbrooke TrophyJim Rich mond Kopecky Trophy longest single September 1988 149 electriC a/C 0ldtin1ers Leisure playboyzo Bomber ome valuable electric R/C lessons Fundamental good electric flight bOY jiass~eight airframe Leisure ht airframes Bomber Oldtlmers both feature lightwei 1unibine powerful takeoff climb capabilities iimum sink rates long flights slow ~ndings Anothel Leisure LoOZO Bomber WingsP 70 ingATeO 630 sq power Weight ~0ggeartd2 51 Indoor WC/Tenny Continued page 63 Ai APPLIED DESIGN CORP flightCezar Banks Paul Tissandier AwardJim Richmond Awarded out standing contribution aviation Jim has won five World Championships special award youngest flier given Laszlo Ree anonymous donor award unannounced sum matched NFFS total matched AMA 19-year-old flier Hungary Ree placed ninth cham pionships outscored other Hungar ian fliers Dezso Orsovai father An dras Ree well-deserved award banquet also bore stamp good management speeches short point awards ceremony moved briskly along United States Indoor modeling owe great debt di rectors National Free Flight Society maldng resources available host World Championships Also no way repay Tony Italiano cease less efforts secure sites repeatedly host United States Indoor Champion ships hallmarks both champi onships two-day FiD International Meet followed technology involved Variable-geometry propellers troduced British team West Baden 1980 showed up form another least some models flown top teams trouble some problem encountered use vanable props sensor initiates pitch diameter change difficult make difficult calibrate usually un reliable Richmond Canadians reliable setups Mike Thomas variable-pitch prop represented opposite extreme Only very careful rpm measure ment could reveal began very smooth gradual transition lower pitch Again during Richmond 4409 flight fifth blinked missed change over model dead center prop running 33 rpm kicked ap proximately 1930 rpm jumped 33 55 Diameter now effec tively about 4 lower pitch also decreased rpm dropped during remainder flight 50 rpm touch down Wont wear out Makes sanding easy No141li inch No 14222 inch $415 / Add 20% far postage best results use Self Adhesive Sheet Sandpaper No glue No drying tme Ideal special sanding shapes Adheres materiats Oxi 1 sheets Choice Medium Fine Super Fine 1l5each PO Box 330 Torrance CA 90510 consequence early prop change over could have serious model climbed about four minutes after prop kicked Fortunately flight airplane dropped well away ceiling big prop mode prop changed four minutes earlier model would have gone iron work certain Cezar Banks brought several variablepitch prop mechanisms including bi stable version behavior bi-stable variable-pitch prop standard until changeover flight airplane climbed out 45 rpm ultimately dropping 31 rpm peak altitude flight about 90 ft model came down about 45 ft before prop kicked climbed 345 rpm gaining about 15 ft particular mechanism governed motor tension worked somewhat like freewheeling device blades locked high pitch until release snapped low pitch Swiss Team pioneered longfuselage model configuration adopted top fliers today employed new pro peller technology blade out lines molded carbon fiber ep oxy prop spar abbreviated reach ing second prop rib technology fully developed yetthe outline too stiff results slightly higher desirable average rpm However didnt prevent Swiss placing third 41/2-minute mar gin Larry Cailliau demonstrated previ ous championships lightweight plastic tube around balloon string reduced mod el damage caught props during steer ing technological advance very prevalent year Over half balloons used plastic tubes textured plastic tape other attachments good effect carefully spaced processing launch schedule imposed air traffic con trol along restricting number timers didnt totally eliminate midair colli sions collision occurred occa sionally caused scheduling problems three-man teams example typical day top team would make six flights 30 minutes longerover half total time . ERICAN JR OM RIDGE CAMPBELL T RITE DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS FLYUNE Fox BERG DUBOIS LOW K&B MICRO x OS MAX RA PECK-POLYMER ECT MODELS SEAGLEN STERUNG vAN SUPER TIGER INDER FLITE LER WILLIAMSS PRODUCTS RS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send SI Cagh chek Stampa eur 32 page tabloId elmej DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose MAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE IENN VALLEY DOIlY CENTER 817 W Main Zt Lansdalmla 19446 allotted entire session Thus team member collision days flying time became pressing reason Day Three schedule ex panded houran example con test management fine-tuning rules make best possible meet As usual contests models pushed hard moderate number airplanes hanging girders However recovery attempts led un commonly large number destroyed mod els unusual source During would-be rescue forays several balloons shattered shredding models pro cess two balloons exploded contact structure leading suggestion balloons weakened earlier contact gird ers US Team five-time World Champion Jim Richmonds wins impres sive considering en ergy skill demonstrated fliers other 12 Indoor teams around world 13 teams did countries proud US Ind Champs/Tenny Continued page 65 McGillivray first Peanut Scale 118/236 AMA Scale Jack McGil livray top scorer 91/181 traditional powerhouses Hand-Launched GliderBernie Boehm Paul Shaior Bill Schlarball turn up contest know will show Bernie Bill stacks Gliders poised secluded areanot needed Maybe trying psych out competition pic ture what shows Bernies handsdown win however average Ber nies nine flights 064497% of ficial score divided two Bernie HLG master caliber seldom see sort consistency phenom enal First place Junior HLG went Jeff Plassman 508 score Charles Gagli anos 1172 time took Senior HLG Ber 150 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 149, 150
FOR THE US TEAM hardly promising start end Day home team sixth place down fifth-place ranking after first round picture looked grim Only Bud Ro mak made good first flight Cezar Banks good second flight legendary Jim Richmond defending World Champion hadnt shown much luster yet 19th-place individual ranking Jim started safe 3520 went ceiling 1050 second flight Happily Day Three both US Team its star performer pushed victory 1988 Indoor World Cham pionships held East Tennessee State Uni versity Jim Richmond recaptured indi vidual trophy become five-time World Champion winner US Team took first-place honors East Tennessee State University offers best Indoor competition sites world Its field house almost 120 ft high center arch covers entire football field ceiling drops down 30 ft about 20 yards past end zone leaving excellent flying area tween 30-yard lines dormitory everyone housed cafe teria within easy walking distance Al though atrium facilities West Baden under roof ETSU facil ity far superior Eight full teams three two-man teams two single-competitor countries entered championships contest under management National Free Flight Society experience 1980 door World Championship plus seven Unit ed States Indoor Championships resulted superbly organized event very important part World Championship FAT Jury threeman group final authority case around world gathered May shoot out world-class event After sha key start deter mined US team stayed tough walked away disputes protests observes pro ceedings assure FAT regulations followed Making up jury Ian Kaynes United Kingdom William Hender son Canada John Worth USA NFFS staff Contest Manager Ray Harlan assistant Rick Doig Chief Timer Ed Stoll Chief Processor Paul Shai br Chief Tabulator Charlie Sotich maintained tight control over activity all-volunteer timing crew giv en special training meeting before start contest daily update meetings covered situations developed previous day timer furnished printed copy pertinent rules re quired have two flight timing watches plus third watch recording cumulative prop-stopped time during steering Al though team plus Jim Richmond two permanently assigned timers rules prohibited team member ing airborne timeSince flight card turned before next fliers model could processed some automatic delay between flights team Special steering rules effect en sure adherence existing FAT rules Steering allowed models passed over sidelines headed bleachers approached either two mas sive speakers sandbag rope high ceiling 30-yard lines Steering past 30-yard lines permitted model high enough contact roof curve defined meeting point roof walls Air traffic controlallowing models launched clear airspacewas used minimize midair collisions September 1988 61 proud Jim Richmond receives presti gious Paul Tissandier reward FAI outstanding contributions aviation Indoor modelers honors EBud Tenny Jim Richmond launches FiIm-Flam two over-40-min flights would make Winning World Champs again year made Jim unprecedented five-time Champion site models tend center themselves drift very low during significant changes weather outside large part success contest depended judgment air traffic controllers During entire meet computerized scoring report generation avail able thanks Del Ogren com puter incoming score entered special program updated both team individuai standings revised scores inunediately available displayed video terminal anyone view printed report also available time request Besides computer ized scoring top scores could viewed glance special scoreboard frequently updated dust finally settled after three days intensive flying three-man team standings United States America 22529 Canada 22349 Switzerland 216 11 Poland 21138 Hungary 21002 Yu goslavia 20356 Finland 20122 France 18514 remaining scores teams less three competitors Netherlands two fliers 14158 United Kingdom two fliers 13635 Japan two fliers 12506 Czechoslovakia flier 7253 Argen tina flier 4927 Day McGillivray began time 4014 followed 3728 very high score Good supporting flights Ron Higgs Mike Thomas put Canadians first place re mained until fifth flights totaled Yugoslavian Hungarian Polish teams also strong starts giving team standings after first day 1 Canada 21307 2 Yugoslavia 176 48 3 Hungary 16341 4 Poland 159 49 5 Switzerland 13301 6 United States America 12006 7 France 138 10 8 Fialand 10340 After Day Two flights posted new standings 1 Canada 21532 2 Hungary 208 32 3 Poland 20718 4 United States America 20610 5 Switzerland 19853 6 Yugoslavia 19817 7 France 183 12 8 Finland 16113 Note teams made large increases scores fact steady im provement evident competitors except Eduardo Molfino Argentina ran out models fourth start Its mark sites excellence contes tants except Molfino achieved flights over 30 minutes scanning en tire championships results 45 flights over 35 minutes four over 40 minutes Thats almost one-quarter possible flightssurely record door World Championship performance Left Andras Ree son Laszlo tend Hungarian teams models between flights Right Hideyo Enomoto Japan processes FiD model Japanese team finished meet 11th place Photos author Warren Williams Gil Graunke Ray Harland 62 Model Aviation happy US team came back 5th place start capture Team Championship L-R Bob Randolph team manager Cezar Banks Steve Brown Bud Romak Laszlo Ree receives award being youngest World Champs entrant Ree also top-scoring Hungarian team member Cezar Banks hangs model scales weight-processed FAI rules stipu late model must weigh least gin US Team score hampered Steve Browns recurring problems Steve flying conventional props time again backed off torque levels seemingly too low outclimb site first two attempts third flight textbook model safe climbed out just over 42 rpm came way down 30 rpm never dropped noseand ran out over 97% turns landing very limp motor 3722 time Romaks 3540 hoisted US fourth place Steves fourth flight gentler repeat first secondit almost stopped climbing time So still good try books fifth flight expected repeat No 3 looked good launch large number tim ers waiting contestants bunched under part climb pattern model stalled several times collision late flight gave Steve fresh start backup flight needed 3454 flight pushed U S Team firmly first place seven-minute margin Canadians Swiss Hungarians made concerted efforts catch up lead held Except no crowd interContinued page 149 September 1988 63 special inflated plastic tube surrounding steering balloons string helps pre vent fragile props getting entangled Bud Romak gingerly holds FiD ship waits line model processing Newest US team member Steve Brown makes repairs microfilm model Steve tough first two rounds managed bring together placed 11th buildifl stabilitY easY flying Bomber esigfls started rimal PIaYI% timers fly hands off too di make perfect RIC trainer iost important lesson Leisure PlaybOY kits can teach open up theyre electric n sites see because silent can fly almost RIC hobby dealerpick up Leisure andsive Leisure 05 somber kit inexpen ure some good lesson print out graphs pictures model drawings laser printer Often sys tem use depends what mem bers have permission use offices cash budget interest RC flying can widened connecting computer telephone Thats hard sounds need black box called modem available computer stores vary ing prices Before get involved check friends use Theyll give lot pointers Once youve set up modem between computer telephone North America open calling up computer bulletin boards can send receive messages people across continent have similar interests merely type messages computer keyboard theyre recorded electronic bulletin boards just way tack up notices cork boards neighborhood supermarket Most bulletin boards have free access local therefore limited available information However com mercial ones such CompuServe Source link cities together Im famil iar CompuServe youll find area called ModelNet devoted entirely model planes cars boats Besides usual messages youll find computer pro grams such mentioned earlier plot wing ribs organize club mailing lists calculate center gravity com mercial boards have phone numbers local call cities can log long distances phone charges may find may want create single-purpose bulletin boards RC fly ing can display schedules local not-so-local events Theyre place can exchange messages ask questions give advice mes sages board sent across phone lines computer can read answer ask questions would possible include club newsletters line Thus editor can direcfly send output word proces sor bulletin board over phone Im mediately everyone can read out relying uncertainties post office As well other clubs can read share newsletters uses lunited clubs imagination danger getting computer may find yourself running flying building particularly dangerous club finds youve got dont let stop learn ing benefits personal computer can bring flying responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation fere Steves sixth flight should have repeat before landed over minute short No 5 Bud Romak also using conventional props ceiling problems second fourth flights 10 models brought Bud broke sev eral Using new models last two flights Bud never quite got range needed Meanwhile Cezar Banks un able come close 4459 time hed achieved third flight went too high flight No 5 small side room end bleachers spent over hour calibrating variable-pitch prop preparation next effort Unfortu nately model stalled first launch possibly incurring some damage 15 minutes end meet Cezar elected change models Team Manager Bob Randolph processed model Cezar winding Just seconds end stick collapsed after launch over gala banquet followed shortly after end flying traditional awards few special ones awards First-place teamUSA World Cham pion Rushbrooke TrophyJim Rich mond Kopecky Trophy longest single September 1988 149 electriC a/C 0ldtin1ers Leisure playboyzo Bomber ome valuable electric R/C lessons Fundamental good electric flight bOY jiass~eight airframe Leisure ht airframes Bomber Oldtlmers both feature lightwei 1unibine powerful takeoff climb capabilities iimum sink rates long flights slow ~ndings Anothel Leisure LoOZO Bomber WingsP 70 ingATeO 630 sq power Weight ~0ggeartd2 51 Indoor WC/Tenny Continued page 63 Ai APPLIED DESIGN CORP flightCezar Banks Paul Tissandier AwardJim Richmond Awarded out standing contribution aviation Jim has won five World Championships special award youngest flier given Laszlo Ree anonymous donor award unannounced sum matched NFFS total matched AMA 19-year-old flier Hungary Ree placed ninth cham pionships outscored other Hungar ian fliers Dezso Orsovai father An dras Ree well-deserved award banquet also bore stamp good management speeches short point awards ceremony moved briskly along United States Indoor modeling owe great debt di rectors National Free Flight Society maldng resources available host World Championships Also no way repay Tony Italiano cease less efforts secure sites repeatedly host United States Indoor Champion ships hallmarks both champi onships two-day FiD International Meet followed technology involved Variable-geometry propellers troduced British team West Baden 1980 showed up form another least some models flown top teams trouble some problem encountered use vanable props sensor initiates pitch diameter change difficult make difficult calibrate usually un reliable Richmond Canadians reliable setups Mike Thomas variable-pitch prop represented opposite extreme Only very careful rpm measure ment could reveal began very smooth gradual transition lower pitch Again during Richmond 4409 flight fifth blinked missed change over model dead center prop running 33 rpm kicked ap proximately 1930 rpm jumped 33 55 Diameter now effec tively about 4 lower pitch also decreased rpm dropped during remainder flight 50 rpm touch down Wont wear out Makes sanding easy No141li inch No 14222 inch $415 / Add 20% far postage best results use Self Adhesive Sheet Sandpaper No glue No drying tme Ideal special sanding shapes Adheres materiats Oxi 1 sheets Choice Medium Fine Super Fine 1l5each PO Box 330 Torrance CA 90510 consequence early prop change over could have serious model climbed about four minutes after prop kicked Fortunately flight airplane dropped well away ceiling big prop mode prop changed four minutes earlier model would have gone iron work certain Cezar Banks brought several variablepitch prop mechanisms including bi stable version behavior bi-stable variable-pitch prop standard until changeover flight airplane climbed out 45 rpm ultimately dropping 31 rpm peak altitude flight about 90 ft model came down about 45 ft before prop kicked climbed 345 rpm gaining about 15 ft particular mechanism governed motor tension worked somewhat like freewheeling device blades locked high pitch until release snapped low pitch Swiss Team pioneered longfuselage model configuration adopted top fliers today employed new pro peller technology blade out lines molded carbon fiber ep oxy prop spar abbreviated reach ing second prop rib technology fully developed yetthe outline too stiff results slightly higher desirable average rpm However didnt prevent Swiss placing third 41/2-minute mar gin Larry Cailliau demonstrated previ ous championships lightweight plastic tube around balloon string reduced mod el damage caught props during steer ing technological advance very prevalent year Over half balloons used plastic tubes textured plastic tape other attachments good effect carefully spaced processing launch schedule imposed air traffic con trol along restricting number timers didnt totally eliminate midair colli sions collision occurred occa sionally caused scheduling problems three-man teams example typical day top team would make six flights 30 minutes longerover half total time . ERICAN JR OM RIDGE CAMPBELL T RITE DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS FLYUNE Fox BERG DUBOIS LOW K&B MICRO x OS MAX RA PECK-POLYMER ECT MODELS SEAGLEN STERUNG vAN SUPER TIGER INDER FLITE LER WILLIAMSS PRODUCTS RS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send SI Cagh chek Stampa eur 32 page tabloId elmej DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose MAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE IENN VALLEY DOIlY CENTER 817 W Main Zt Lansdalmla 19446 allotted entire session Thus team member collision days flying time became pressing reason Day Three schedule ex panded houran example con test management fine-tuning rules make best possible meet As usual contests models pushed hard moderate number airplanes hanging girders However recovery attempts led un commonly large number destroyed mod els unusual source During would-be rescue forays several balloons shattered shredding models pro cess two balloons exploded contact structure leading suggestion balloons weakened earlier contact gird ers US Team five-time World Champion Jim Richmonds wins impres sive considering en ergy skill demonstrated fliers other 12 Indoor teams around world 13 teams did countries proud US Ind Champs/Tenny Continued page 65 McGillivray first Peanut Scale 118/236 AMA Scale Jack McGil livray top scorer 91/181 traditional powerhouses Hand-Launched GliderBernie Boehm Paul Shaior Bill Schlarball turn up contest know will show Bernie Bill stacks Gliders poised secluded areanot needed Maybe trying psych out competition pic ture what shows Bernies handsdown win however average Ber nies nine flights 064497% of ficial score divided two Bernie HLG master caliber seldom see sort consistency phenom enal First place Junior HLG went Jeff Plassman 508 score Charles Gagli anos 1172 time took Senior HLG Ber 150 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 149, 150
FOR THE US TEAM hardly promising start end Day home team sixth place down fifth-place ranking after first round picture looked grim Only Bud Ro mak made good first flight Cezar Banks good second flight legendary Jim Richmond defending World Champion hadnt shown much luster yet 19th-place individual ranking Jim started safe 3520 went ceiling 1050 second flight Happily Day Three both US Team its star performer pushed victory 1988 Indoor World Cham pionships held East Tennessee State Uni versity Jim Richmond recaptured indi vidual trophy become five-time World Champion winner US Team took first-place honors East Tennessee State University offers best Indoor competition sites world Its field house almost 120 ft high center arch covers entire football field ceiling drops down 30 ft about 20 yards past end zone leaving excellent flying area tween 30-yard lines dormitory everyone housed cafe teria within easy walking distance Al though atrium facilities West Baden under roof ETSU facil ity far superior Eight full teams three two-man teams two single-competitor countries entered championships contest under management National Free Flight Society experience 1980 door World Championship plus seven Unit ed States Indoor Championships resulted superbly organized event very important part World Championship FAT Jury threeman group final authority case around world gathered May shoot out world-class event After sha key start deter mined US team stayed tough walked away disputes protests observes pro ceedings assure FAT regulations followed Making up jury Ian Kaynes United Kingdom William Hender son Canada John Worth USA NFFS staff Contest Manager Ray Harlan assistant Rick Doig Chief Timer Ed Stoll Chief Processor Paul Shai br Chief Tabulator Charlie Sotich maintained tight control over activity all-volunteer timing crew giv en special training meeting before start contest daily update meetings covered situations developed previous day timer furnished printed copy pertinent rules re quired have two flight timing watches plus third watch recording cumulative prop-stopped time during steering Al though team plus Jim Richmond two permanently assigned timers rules prohibited team member ing airborne timeSince flight card turned before next fliers model could processed some automatic delay between flights team Special steering rules effect en sure adherence existing FAT rules Steering allowed models passed over sidelines headed bleachers approached either two mas sive speakers sandbag rope high ceiling 30-yard lines Steering past 30-yard lines permitted model high enough contact roof curve defined meeting point roof walls Air traffic controlallowing models launched clear airspacewas used minimize midair collisions September 1988 61 proud Jim Richmond receives presti gious Paul Tissandier reward FAI outstanding contributions aviation Indoor modelers honors EBud Tenny Jim Richmond launches FiIm-Flam two over-40-min flights would make Winning World Champs again year made Jim unprecedented five-time Champion site models tend center themselves drift very low during significant changes weather outside large part success contest depended judgment air traffic controllers During entire meet computerized scoring report generation avail able thanks Del Ogren com puter incoming score entered special program updated both team individuai standings revised scores inunediately available displayed video terminal anyone view printed report also available time request Besides computer ized scoring top scores could viewed glance special scoreboard frequently updated dust finally settled after three days intensive flying three-man team standings United States America 22529 Canada 22349 Switzerland 216 11 Poland 21138 Hungary 21002 Yu goslavia 20356 Finland 20122 France 18514 remaining scores teams less three competitors Netherlands two fliers 14158 United Kingdom two fliers 13635 Japan two fliers 12506 Czechoslovakia flier 7253 Argen tina flier 4927 Day McGillivray began time 4014 followed 3728 very high score Good supporting flights Ron Higgs Mike Thomas put Canadians first place re mained until fifth flights totaled Yugoslavian Hungarian Polish teams also strong starts giving team standings after first day 1 Canada 21307 2 Yugoslavia 176 48 3 Hungary 16341 4 Poland 159 49 5 Switzerland 13301 6 United States America 12006 7 France 138 10 8 Fialand 10340 After Day Two flights posted new standings 1 Canada 21532 2 Hungary 208 32 3 Poland 20718 4 United States America 20610 5 Switzerland 19853 6 Yugoslavia 19817 7 France 183 12 8 Finland 16113 Note teams made large increases scores fact steady im provement evident competitors except Eduardo Molfino Argentina ran out models fourth start Its mark sites excellence contes tants except Molfino achieved flights over 30 minutes scanning en tire championships results 45 flights over 35 minutes four over 40 minutes Thats almost one-quarter possible flightssurely record door World Championship performance Left Andras Ree son Laszlo tend Hungarian teams models between flights Right Hideyo Enomoto Japan processes FiD model Japanese team finished meet 11th place Photos author Warren Williams Gil Graunke Ray Harland 62 Model Aviation happy US team came back 5th place start capture Team Championship L-R Bob Randolph team manager Cezar Banks Steve Brown Bud Romak Laszlo Ree receives award being youngest World Champs entrant Ree also top-scoring Hungarian team member Cezar Banks hangs model scales weight-processed FAI rules stipu late model must weigh least gin US Team score hampered Steve Browns recurring problems Steve flying conventional props time again backed off torque levels seemingly too low outclimb site first two attempts third flight textbook model safe climbed out just over 42 rpm came way down 30 rpm never dropped noseand ran out over 97% turns landing very limp motor 3722 time Romaks 3540 hoisted US fourth place Steves fourth flight gentler repeat first secondit almost stopped climbing time So still good try books fifth flight expected repeat No 3 looked good launch large number tim ers waiting contestants bunched under part climb pattern model stalled several times collision late flight gave Steve fresh start backup flight needed 3454 flight pushed U S Team firmly first place seven-minute margin Canadians Swiss Hungarians made concerted efforts catch up lead held Except no crowd interContinued page 149 September 1988 63 special inflated plastic tube surrounding steering balloons string helps pre vent fragile props getting entangled Bud Romak gingerly holds FiD ship waits line model processing Newest US team member Steve Brown makes repairs microfilm model Steve tough first two rounds managed bring together placed 11th buildifl stabilitY easY flying Bomber esigfls started rimal PIaYI% timers fly hands off too di make perfect RIC trainer iost important lesson Leisure PlaybOY kits can teach open up theyre electric n sites see because silent can fly almost RIC hobby dealerpick up Leisure andsive Leisure 05 somber kit inexpen ure some good lesson print out graphs pictures model drawings laser printer Often sys tem use depends what mem bers have permission use offices cash budget interest RC flying can widened connecting computer telephone Thats hard sounds need black box called modem available computer stores vary ing prices Before get involved check friends use Theyll give lot pointers Once youve set up modem between computer telephone North America open calling up computer bulletin boards can send receive messages people across continent have similar interests merely type messages computer keyboard theyre recorded electronic bulletin boards just way tack up notices cork boards neighborhood supermarket Most bulletin boards have free access local therefore limited available information However com mercial ones such CompuServe Source link cities together Im famil iar CompuServe youll find area called ModelNet devoted entirely model planes cars boats Besides usual messages youll find computer pro grams such mentioned earlier plot wing ribs organize club mailing lists calculate center gravity com mercial boards have phone numbers local call cities can log long distances phone charges may find may want create single-purpose bulletin boards RC fly ing can display schedules local not-so-local events Theyre place can exchange messages ask questions give advice mes sages board sent across phone lines computer can read answer ask questions would possible include club newsletters line Thus editor can direcfly send output word proces sor bulletin board over phone Im mediately everyone can read out relying uncertainties post office As well other clubs can read share newsletters uses lunited clubs imagination danger getting computer may find yourself running flying building particularly dangerous club finds youve got dont let stop learn ing benefits personal computer can bring flying responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation fere Steves sixth flight should have repeat before landed over minute short No 5 Bud Romak also using conventional props ceiling problems second fourth flights 10 models brought Bud broke sev eral Using new models last two flights Bud never quite got range needed Meanwhile Cezar Banks un able come close 4459 time hed achieved third flight went too high flight No 5 small side room end bleachers spent over hour calibrating variable-pitch prop preparation next effort Unfortu nately model stalled first launch possibly incurring some damage 15 minutes end meet Cezar elected change models Team Manager Bob Randolph processed model Cezar winding Just seconds end stick collapsed after launch over gala banquet followed shortly after end flying traditional awards few special ones awards First-place teamUSA World Cham pion Rushbrooke TrophyJim Rich mond Kopecky Trophy longest single September 1988 149 electriC a/C 0ldtin1ers Leisure playboyzo Bomber ome valuable electric R/C lessons Fundamental good electric flight bOY jiass~eight airframe Leisure ht airframes Bomber Oldtlmers both feature lightwei 1unibine powerful takeoff climb capabilities iimum sink rates long flights slow ~ndings Anothel Leisure LoOZO Bomber WingsP 70 ingATeO 630 sq power Weight ~0ggeartd2 51 Indoor WC/Tenny Continued page 63 Ai APPLIED DESIGN CORP flightCezar Banks Paul Tissandier AwardJim Richmond Awarded out standing contribution aviation Jim has won five World Championships special award youngest flier given Laszlo Ree anonymous donor award unannounced sum matched NFFS total matched AMA 19-year-old flier Hungary Ree placed ninth cham pionships outscored other Hungar ian fliers Dezso Orsovai father An dras Ree well-deserved award banquet also bore stamp good management speeches short point awards ceremony moved briskly along United States Indoor modeling owe great debt di rectors National Free Flight Society maldng resources available host World Championships Also no way repay Tony Italiano cease less efforts secure sites repeatedly host United States Indoor Champion ships hallmarks both champi onships two-day FiD International Meet followed technology involved Variable-geometry propellers troduced British team West Baden 1980 showed up form another least some models flown top teams trouble some problem encountered use vanable props sensor initiates pitch diameter change difficult make difficult calibrate usually un reliable Richmond Canadians reliable setups Mike Thomas variable-pitch prop represented opposite extreme Only very careful rpm measure ment could reveal began very smooth gradual transition lower pitch Again during Richmond 4409 flight fifth blinked missed change over model dead center prop running 33 rpm kicked ap proximately 1930 rpm jumped 33 55 Diameter now effec tively about 4 lower pitch also decreased rpm dropped during remainder flight 50 rpm touch down Wont wear out Makes sanding easy No141li inch No 14222 inch $415 / Add 20% far postage best results use Self Adhesive Sheet Sandpaper No glue No drying tme Ideal special sanding shapes Adheres materiats Oxi 1 sheets Choice Medium Fine Super Fine 1l5each PO Box 330 Torrance CA 90510 consequence early prop change over could have serious model climbed about four minutes after prop kicked Fortunately flight airplane dropped well away ceiling big prop mode prop changed four minutes earlier model would have gone iron work certain Cezar Banks brought several variablepitch prop mechanisms including bi stable version behavior bi-stable variable-pitch prop standard until changeover flight airplane climbed out 45 rpm ultimately dropping 31 rpm peak altitude flight about 90 ft model came down about 45 ft before prop kicked climbed 345 rpm gaining about 15 ft particular mechanism governed motor tension worked somewhat like freewheeling device blades locked high pitch until release snapped low pitch Swiss Team pioneered longfuselage model configuration adopted top fliers today employed new pro peller technology blade out lines molded carbon fiber ep oxy prop spar abbreviated reach ing second prop rib technology fully developed yetthe outline too stiff results slightly higher desirable average rpm However didnt prevent Swiss placing third 41/2-minute mar gin Larry Cailliau demonstrated previ ous championships lightweight plastic tube around balloon string reduced mod el damage caught props during steer ing technological advance very prevalent year Over half balloons used plastic tubes textured plastic tape other attachments good effect carefully spaced processing launch schedule imposed air traffic con trol along restricting number timers didnt totally eliminate midair colli sions collision occurred occa sionally caused scheduling problems three-man teams example typical day top team would make six flights 30 minutes longerover half total time . ERICAN JR OM RIDGE CAMPBELL T RITE DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS FLYUNE Fox BERG DUBOIS LOW K&B MICRO x OS MAX RA PECK-POLYMER ECT MODELS SEAGLEN STERUNG vAN SUPER TIGER INDER FLITE LER WILLIAMSS PRODUCTS RS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send SI Cagh chek Stampa eur 32 page tabloId elmej DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose MAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE IENN VALLEY DOIlY CENTER 817 W Main Zt Lansdalmla 19446 allotted entire session Thus team member collision days flying time became pressing reason Day Three schedule ex panded houran example con test management fine-tuning rules make best possible meet As usual contests models pushed hard moderate number airplanes hanging girders However recovery attempts led un commonly large number destroyed mod els unusual source During would-be rescue forays several balloons shattered shredding models pro cess two balloons exploded contact structure leading suggestion balloons weakened earlier contact gird ers US Team five-time World Champion Jim Richmonds wins impres sive considering en ergy skill demonstrated fliers other 12 Indoor teams around world 13 teams did countries proud US Ind Champs/Tenny Continued page 65 McGillivray first Peanut Scale 118/236 AMA Scale Jack McGil livray top scorer 91/181 traditional powerhouses Hand-Launched GliderBernie Boehm Paul Shaior Bill Schlarball turn up contest know will show Bernie Bill stacks Gliders poised secluded areanot needed Maybe trying psych out competition pic ture what shows Bernies handsdown win however average Ber nies nine flights 064497% of ficial score divided two Bernie HLG master caliber seldom see sort consistency phenom enal First place Junior HLG went Jeff Plassman 508 score Charles Gagli anos 1172 time took Senior HLG Ber 150 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 149, 150
FOR THE US TEAM hardly promising start end Day home team sixth place down fifth-place ranking after first round picture looked grim Only Bud Ro mak made good first flight Cezar Banks good second flight legendary Jim Richmond defending World Champion hadnt shown much luster yet 19th-place individual ranking Jim started safe 3520 went ceiling 1050 second flight Happily Day Three both US Team its star performer pushed victory 1988 Indoor World Cham pionships held East Tennessee State Uni versity Jim Richmond recaptured indi vidual trophy become five-time World Champion winner US Team took first-place honors East Tennessee State University offers best Indoor competition sites world Its field house almost 120 ft high center arch covers entire football field ceiling drops down 30 ft about 20 yards past end zone leaving excellent flying area tween 30-yard lines dormitory everyone housed cafe teria within easy walking distance Al though atrium facilities West Baden under roof ETSU facil ity far superior Eight full teams three two-man teams two single-competitor countries entered championships contest under management National Free Flight Society experience 1980 door World Championship plus seven Unit ed States Indoor Championships resulted superbly organized event very important part World Championship FAT Jury threeman group final authority case around world gathered May shoot out world-class event After sha key start deter mined US team stayed tough walked away disputes protests observes pro ceedings assure FAT regulations followed Making up jury Ian Kaynes United Kingdom William Hender son Canada John Worth USA NFFS staff Contest Manager Ray Harlan assistant Rick Doig Chief Timer Ed Stoll Chief Processor Paul Shai br Chief Tabulator Charlie Sotich maintained tight control over activity all-volunteer timing crew giv en special training meeting before start contest daily update meetings covered situations developed previous day timer furnished printed copy pertinent rules re quired have two flight timing watches plus third watch recording cumulative prop-stopped time during steering Al though team plus Jim Richmond two permanently assigned timers rules prohibited team member ing airborne timeSince flight card turned before next fliers model could processed some automatic delay between flights team Special steering rules effect en sure adherence existing FAT rules Steering allowed models passed over sidelines headed bleachers approached either two mas sive speakers sandbag rope high ceiling 30-yard lines Steering past 30-yard lines permitted model high enough contact roof curve defined meeting point roof walls Air traffic controlallowing models launched clear airspacewas used minimize midair collisions September 1988 61 proud Jim Richmond receives presti gious Paul Tissandier reward FAI outstanding contributions aviation Indoor modelers honors EBud Tenny Jim Richmond launches FiIm-Flam two over-40-min flights would make Winning World Champs again year made Jim unprecedented five-time Champion site models tend center themselves drift very low during significant changes weather outside large part success contest depended judgment air traffic controllers During entire meet computerized scoring report generation avail able thanks Del Ogren com puter incoming score entered special program updated both team individuai standings revised scores inunediately available displayed video terminal anyone view printed report also available time request Besides computer ized scoring top scores could viewed glance special scoreboard frequently updated dust finally settled after three days intensive flying three-man team standings United States America 22529 Canada 22349 Switzerland 216 11 Poland 21138 Hungary 21002 Yu goslavia 20356 Finland 20122 France 18514 remaining scores teams less three competitors Netherlands two fliers 14158 United Kingdom two fliers 13635 Japan two fliers 12506 Czechoslovakia flier 7253 Argen tina flier 4927 Day McGillivray began time 4014 followed 3728 very high score Good supporting flights Ron Higgs Mike Thomas put Canadians first place re mained until fifth flights totaled Yugoslavian Hungarian Polish teams also strong starts giving team standings after first day 1 Canada 21307 2 Yugoslavia 176 48 3 Hungary 16341 4 Poland 159 49 5 Switzerland 13301 6 United States America 12006 7 France 138 10 8 Fialand 10340 After Day Two flights posted new standings 1 Canada 21532 2 Hungary 208 32 3 Poland 20718 4 United States America 20610 5 Switzerland 19853 6 Yugoslavia 19817 7 France 183 12 8 Finland 16113 Note teams made large increases scores fact steady im provement evident competitors except Eduardo Molfino Argentina ran out models fourth start Its mark sites excellence contes tants except Molfino achieved flights over 30 minutes scanning en tire championships results 45 flights over 35 minutes four over 40 minutes Thats almost one-quarter possible flightssurely record door World Championship performance Left Andras Ree son Laszlo tend Hungarian teams models between flights Right Hideyo Enomoto Japan processes FiD model Japanese team finished meet 11th place Photos author Warren Williams Gil Graunke Ray Harland 62 Model Aviation happy US team came back 5th place start capture Team Championship L-R Bob Randolph team manager Cezar Banks Steve Brown Bud Romak Laszlo Ree receives award being youngest World Champs entrant Ree also top-scoring Hungarian team member Cezar Banks hangs model scales weight-processed FAI rules stipu late model must weigh least gin US Team score hampered Steve Browns recurring problems Steve flying conventional props time again backed off torque levels seemingly too low outclimb site first two attempts third flight textbook model safe climbed out just over 42 rpm came way down 30 rpm never dropped noseand ran out over 97% turns landing very limp motor 3722 time Romaks 3540 hoisted US fourth place Steves fourth flight gentler repeat first secondit almost stopped climbing time So still good try books fifth flight expected repeat No 3 looked good launch large number tim ers waiting contestants bunched under part climb pattern model stalled several times collision late flight gave Steve fresh start backup flight needed 3454 flight pushed U S Team firmly first place seven-minute margin Canadians Swiss Hungarians made concerted efforts catch up lead held Except no crowd interContinued page 149 September 1988 63 special inflated plastic tube surrounding steering balloons string helps pre vent fragile props getting entangled Bud Romak gingerly holds FiD ship waits line model processing Newest US team member Steve Brown makes repairs microfilm model Steve tough first two rounds managed bring together placed 11th buildifl stabilitY easY flying Bomber esigfls started rimal PIaYI% timers fly hands off too di make perfect RIC trainer iost important lesson Leisure PlaybOY kits can teach open up theyre electric n sites see because silent can fly almost RIC hobby dealerpick up Leisure andsive Leisure 05 somber kit inexpen ure some good lesson print out graphs pictures model drawings laser printer Often sys tem use depends what mem bers have permission use offices cash budget interest RC flying can widened connecting computer telephone Thats hard sounds need black box called modem available computer stores vary ing prices Before get involved check friends use Theyll give lot pointers Once youve set up modem between computer telephone North America open calling up computer bulletin boards can send receive messages people across continent have similar interests merely type messages computer keyboard theyre recorded electronic bulletin boards just way tack up notices cork boards neighborhood supermarket Most bulletin boards have free access local therefore limited available information However com mercial ones such CompuServe Source link cities together Im famil iar CompuServe youll find area called ModelNet devoted entirely model planes cars boats Besides usual messages youll find computer pro grams such mentioned earlier plot wing ribs organize club mailing lists calculate center gravity com mercial boards have phone numbers local call cities can log long distances phone charges may find may want create single-purpose bulletin boards RC fly ing can display schedules local not-so-local events Theyre place can exchange messages ask questions give advice mes sages board sent across phone lines computer can read answer ask questions would possible include club newsletters line Thus editor can direcfly send output word proces sor bulletin board over phone Im mediately everyone can read out relying uncertainties post office As well other clubs can read share newsletters uses lunited clubs imagination danger getting computer may find yourself running flying building particularly dangerous club finds youve got dont let stop learn ing benefits personal computer can bring flying responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation fere Steves sixth flight should have repeat before landed over minute short No 5 Bud Romak also using conventional props ceiling problems second fourth flights 10 models brought Bud broke sev eral Using new models last two flights Bud never quite got range needed Meanwhile Cezar Banks un able come close 4459 time hed achieved third flight went too high flight No 5 small side room end bleachers spent over hour calibrating variable-pitch prop preparation next effort Unfortu nately model stalled first launch possibly incurring some damage 15 minutes end meet Cezar elected change models Team Manager Bob Randolph processed model Cezar winding Just seconds end stick collapsed after launch over gala banquet followed shortly after end flying traditional awards few special ones awards First-place teamUSA World Cham pion Rushbrooke TrophyJim Rich mond Kopecky Trophy longest single September 1988 149 electriC a/C 0ldtin1ers Leisure playboyzo Bomber ome valuable electric R/C lessons Fundamental good electric flight bOY jiass~eight airframe Leisure ht airframes Bomber Oldtlmers both feature lightwei 1unibine powerful takeoff climb capabilities iimum sink rates long flights slow ~ndings Anothel Leisure LoOZO Bomber WingsP 70 ingATeO 630 sq power Weight ~0ggeartd2 51 Indoor WC/Tenny Continued page 63 Ai APPLIED DESIGN CORP flightCezar Banks Paul Tissandier AwardJim Richmond Awarded out standing contribution aviation Jim has won five World Championships special award youngest flier given Laszlo Ree anonymous donor award unannounced sum matched NFFS total matched AMA 19-year-old flier Hungary Ree placed ninth cham pionships outscored other Hungar ian fliers Dezso Orsovai father An dras Ree well-deserved award banquet also bore stamp good management speeches short point awards ceremony moved briskly along United States Indoor modeling owe great debt di rectors National Free Flight Society maldng resources available host World Championships Also no way repay Tony Italiano cease less efforts secure sites repeatedly host United States Indoor Champion ships hallmarks both champi onships two-day FiD International Meet followed technology involved Variable-geometry propellers troduced British team West Baden 1980 showed up form another least some models flown top teams trouble some problem encountered use vanable props sensor initiates pitch diameter change difficult make difficult calibrate usually un reliable Richmond Canadians reliable setups Mike Thomas variable-pitch prop represented opposite extreme Only very careful rpm measure ment could reveal began very smooth gradual transition lower pitch Again during Richmond 4409 flight fifth blinked missed change over model dead center prop running 33 rpm kicked ap proximately 1930 rpm jumped 33 55 Diameter now effec tively about 4 lower pitch also decreased rpm dropped during remainder flight 50 rpm touch down Wont wear out Makes sanding easy No141li inch No 14222 inch $415 / Add 20% far postage best results use Self Adhesive Sheet Sandpaper No glue No drying tme Ideal special sanding shapes Adheres materiats Oxi 1 sheets Choice Medium Fine Super Fine 1l5each PO Box 330 Torrance CA 90510 consequence early prop change over could have serious model climbed about four minutes after prop kicked Fortunately flight airplane dropped well away ceiling big prop mode prop changed four minutes earlier model would have gone iron work certain Cezar Banks brought several variablepitch prop mechanisms including bi stable version behavior bi-stable variable-pitch prop standard until changeover flight airplane climbed out 45 rpm ultimately dropping 31 rpm peak altitude flight about 90 ft model came down about 45 ft before prop kicked climbed 345 rpm gaining about 15 ft particular mechanism governed motor tension worked somewhat like freewheeling device blades locked high pitch until release snapped low pitch Swiss Team pioneered longfuselage model configuration adopted top fliers today employed new pro peller technology blade out lines molded carbon fiber ep oxy prop spar abbreviated reach ing second prop rib technology fully developed yetthe outline too stiff results slightly higher desirable average rpm However didnt prevent Swiss placing third 41/2-minute mar gin Larry Cailliau demonstrated previ ous championships lightweight plastic tube around balloon string reduced mod el damage caught props during steer ing technological advance very prevalent year Over half balloons used plastic tubes textured plastic tape other attachments good effect carefully spaced processing launch schedule imposed air traffic con trol along restricting number timers didnt totally eliminate midair colli sions collision occurred occa sionally caused scheduling problems three-man teams example typical day top team would make six flights 30 minutes longerover half total time . ERICAN JR OM RIDGE CAMPBELL T RITE DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS FLYUNE Fox BERG DUBOIS LOW K&B MICRO x OS MAX RA PECK-POLYMER ECT MODELS SEAGLEN STERUNG vAN SUPER TIGER INDER FLITE LER WILLIAMSS PRODUCTS RS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send SI Cagh chek Stampa eur 32 page tabloId elmej DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose MAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE IENN VALLEY DOIlY CENTER 817 W Main Zt Lansdalmla 19446 allotted entire session Thus team member collision days flying time became pressing reason Day Three schedule ex panded houran example con test management fine-tuning rules make best possible meet As usual contests models pushed hard moderate number airplanes hanging girders However recovery attempts led un commonly large number destroyed mod els unusual source During would-be rescue forays several balloons shattered shredding models pro cess two balloons exploded contact structure leading suggestion balloons weakened earlier contact gird ers US Team five-time World Champion Jim Richmonds wins impres sive considering en ergy skill demonstrated fliers other 12 Indoor teams around world 13 teams did countries proud US Ind Champs/Tenny Continued page 65 McGillivray first Peanut Scale 118/236 AMA Scale Jack McGil livray top scorer 91/181 traditional powerhouses Hand-Launched GliderBernie Boehm Paul Shaior Bill Schlarball turn up contest know will show Bernie Bill stacks Gliders poised secluded areanot needed Maybe trying psych out competition pic ture what shows Bernies handsdown win however average Ber nies nine flights 064497% of ficial score divided two Bernie HLG master caliber seldom see sort consistency phenom enal First place Junior HLG went Jeff Plassman 508 score Charles Gagli anos 1172 time took Senior HLG Ber 150 Model Aviation