Re Las Vi L annual U Ithe pie 18th Scaleciation n held Dorado dry lake bed Las Vegas Nevada October 20-22 1994 Although awards QSAA fly-in exactly contestits really fun-fly no static judges theres no documentation go over no flying judges However theme 18 Model Aviation y Left Larry Beef wudt Best Military award winner Dennis Verrills Chance Vought F4U Corsair prepares touch down El Dorados lake bed Nick Rivaido waits clearance launch Zenoah-powered 8-25 Mitchell Model won Best Multiengine award October 1995 17 event realismin both appearance flight Judging done pilots themselvesand 18 years system has worked out just fine model airplanes meet simply outstandingmuseum quality hard believe high-quality miniature aircraft would sent aloft Thanks advances modeling technology models can flown safety ease dry lake bed used fly-in has largest RC fields world dont know exactly big have feeling filled capacity watar could hold Americas Cup yacht races say fly-in spectacular event would understatement weather absolutely beautiful Both Friday Saturday windless slight overcast day Friday Saturday sun came out sweaters jackets windbreakers came off 118 registered pilots fly-in approximately 170 airplanes told off year could have fooled Contest Director fly-in Riehard McKee Richard help headquarters chapter members made truly successful event Friday morning arrived dry lake bed about 10 am surprised what saw runway El Dorado approximately mile long pilots area located center Vendors located side pilots pit area Behind pit area headquarters tent parking contestants workers Cars trailers campers motorhomes parked full length runway least ten rows deep looked like staging area Operation Desert Storm outstanding models fly-in Walt Moucha captured Best Show award new 1940 Beechcraft D-18 Walts model constructed enlarged Ziroli plans model has 144-inch wingspan 108inch length weighs 53 pounds dry Its powered two Quadra 100 engines swinging 24 x 10 props An Airtronics radio used guidance Best Biplane award presented Ken Perkins Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Kens Sparrowhawk built Cleveland Model Company plans model has 70-inch wingspan weighs 22 pounds Its powered Mold 18 engine Airtronics RC system Best Jet award presented Dean Lassek giant show-stopping A-b Warthog full-scale A-tO 18 Model Aviation gned tank-buster low-level ground-support attack aircraft Deans Warthog has 120-inch wingspan 106inch length weighs 46 pounds Dean uses two OS 91 DF engines two 5inch-diameter Dynamax fans Futaba radio two 91s big model flies lot authority Maybe next year Dean could replace ducted fans couple Jeff Seymours SWB-3 turbines would awesome Nick Rivaldo took home Best Multiengine award big beautiful Heavenly Body B-25 built Ziroli plans model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 52 pounds Two Zenoah G-38 engines swing 18 x 8-3 props power model An Airtronics RC system controls model Willie Gardner won Best Static Display Model award unique model Australias Transavia PL-12 Airtruk model finished acrylic lacquer built using NE Arrow Products plans Airtruk has wingspan 117 inches fuselage length 68 inches weighs 30 pounds Its power source SuperTigre 3000 swinging 18 x 8 propeller also features Airtronics RC system Mike Brewer won Best WW Model award stunning Nieuport 28 model done up 94th Pursuit Squadron hat ring livery Nieuport finished latex paint constructed Lou Proctor kit model has 80-inch wingspan fuselage length 72 inches weighs 18 pounds model features Enya VT-240 20 x 6-10 prop controlled JR system Gerald Scheuerman won Best Finish award gorgeous Sukhoi So 26M models finish automotive lacquer constructed Byron Originals kit has 82-inch wingspan weighs 24 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine spinning three bladed 20 x 12 propeller Multiplex radio controls model Junior award presented Mark West flew Yakovlev Yak-55 aerobatic aircraft model has 86-inch wingspan weighs 23 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 swinging 20 x 8-14 prop Yak controlled Futaba radio system Ken Reed awarded Ed Morgan Memorial Scale award /3-scale Pitts 62-inch-span model Pilot kit finished Solartex Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine turning 22 x 10 prop An Airtronics Radio provides control Best Stand-Off Scale Model award went excellent modeler Judy Grigsby Judy campaigned parasol-wing Fairchild 22 two-seater model built IKON NWst kit model has 99-inch wingspan weighs 17 pounds Saito 120 turns 18 x 6 prop controlled HiTec radio Another interesting model fly-in John OBriens WACO BSO Johns model won Best Mechanical Achievement award 90-inch span 47pound model finished Randolph dope Its powered DeVries fivecylinder engine turning 24 x 10 propeller JR system provides control Noal Hess brought outstanding Douglas O-46A Noals model earned him Best Scratch-Built Model award Its very large modelit has 110-inch wingspan weighs 37 pounds features Zenoah G-62 engine 20 x 6-10 propeller controlled Futaba radio Longest Distance Traveled award presented Michael Hawkins Michael came way Bangkok Thailand campaigned scratch-built British experimental aircraft 120-inch span 12-pound model finished K&B Super Poxy paint engine four-cylinder OS 70 swinging 14 x 10 propeller uses Futaba radio system Dave Lane won Best Civilian Model award beautifully crafted Stinson SR-9 model built IKON NWst kit model powered Enya VT-240 engine swinging 18 x 610 prop Stinson has 100-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds flies Airtronics RC system Jim Slocum awarded Best Home-Built Model award Sig Spacewalker 84-inch-span model weighs 12 pounds finished Century 21 precolored covering has Saito 120 Airtronics radio system Woody Sims received Best Madera Racer award Woodys P-Si Mustang scratch-built 113-inch wingspan 39-pound model finished MonoKote has Futaba radio system Bob Sloan won Marathon award powered glider Schweizer 1-30 Bobs team flew 2373 miles Team members include Tom Protheroe Bob October1995 19 Ken Perkins adjusts Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Full-scale version flew Navy airship USS Macon Brown Carol Brown Roger Grigsby Gordie Azevedo Bobs glider finished K&B Super Poxy has wingspan 120 inches weighs 12 pounds engine 05 70 four-cylinder turning 14 x 10 prop model controlled Futaba radio Powder Puff award presented Ruth Sharp stunning de Havilland Tiger Moth constructed Pilot kit Finished acrylic Polytone paint 88inch-span model flies Enya 120 engine spinning 16 x 6 propeller Futaba radio controls 17-pound model Best Military award presented Dennis Verrill F4U Corsair model features best MonoKote finishes have seen long time Dennis Corsair scratch-built 100-inch wingspan 26-pound weight Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine 22 x 10 prop Airtronics radio guidance model rock-solid air Glenn Bennett won Best Glider award DG-500 sailplane Dennis Rollins claimed Best Crash award after top wing separated Weeks Special Prior crash model 70-inch wingspan weighed 19 pounds powered Zenoah G 62 engine turning 21 x 12 propeller Futaba radio provided control Aside award winners several other interesting models also displayed Bob Watson very pretty 1966-vintage Aircoupe craftsmanship model outstanding model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 43 pounds powered Super Tartan glow engine controlled Airtronics radio Construction balsa sheeting covered fiberglass model finished Imron paint model features on-board engine starting navigation lights Charles Murray brought absolutely beautiful Wedell-Williams 44 Miss Patterson air racer Charles model competed Marathon event larger models meet Enrique Haras -size Ultimate biplane scratch-built Enrique biplane flew greatit real show stopper model should say miniature aircraft has 120-inch wingspan Walker 58-cu engine model weighs 49 pounds dry flown Futaba RC system models construction aircraft plywood fiberglass foam covered MonoKote Another museum-quality model Robert Mellos Ryan PT-22 scratchbuilt model flies great weighs 24 pounds spans 96 inches powered Zenoah G-45 Futaba radio controls model Robert McKay attracted lot attention stunning orange-andwhite 1/4 scale Citabria model has wingspan 104 inches weighs 21 pounds model finished 21st Century precolored fabric trim colors paint cowl wheel pants also 21st Century model powered Zenoah G-38 spinning 28inch Zinger propeller Its controlled Airtronics PCM radio Bud Atkinson flew up storm very pretty Sukhoi Su-26 Bud master model builder finish craftsmanship Sukhoi superb Buds model built Byron Originals kit finished K&B epoxy paint model has 84-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds Its powered Sachs 42 engine Ace RC system Bud tells has over 60 flights John Ferrara brought very attractive 20 Model Aviation Ferraras Gee Bee Model V IKON NWst kit Zenoah-powered model weighs 24 pounds has 90-inch wingspan Miss Patterson Charles Murray brought impressive Wedell-Williams #44 air racer competition Marathon event Gee Bee Model Y built IKON NWst kit model weighs 24 pounds spans 90 inches Power comes Zenoah G-62 its guided Futaba RC system Master craftsman Sid Tanabe brought gorgeous Avid Catalina amphibian Sids very lucky model builder liVes very close Avid Aircraft Company has easy access documentation model built Avid Aircraft Company model kit model A-scale spans 12 feet weighs 32 pounds has Zenoah G-62 engine nine-channel Futaba radio model covered Coverite painted Delcron paint overcoated Delcron clear Catalina constructed welded-aluminum tubing hull fiberglass polyester resinjust like full-scale aircraft Sid another gorgeous model meeta replica Avid Magnum homebuilt Its structure same Catalina swelded-aluminum tubing covered Coverite Magnum 1/3 scale also powered G-62 weighs 30 pounds spans 11 feet flown Futaba radio Larry Bennett did lot flying enormous highly modified P-SiB Bud Nosen kit P-5 1 weighs 44 pounds has wingspan 102 inches Power Sachs-Dolmar 5-cu-in engine model controlled Futaba radio gourmet buffet banquet held Saturday night pilots guests After dinner Master Ceremonies Norm Goyer told few jokes roasted couple longtime friends Norm did great job After evenings speakers finished Norm presented beautiful trophies award winners speakers Norm introduced David Johnson presented very funny slide show complete oneliners Bicentennial adventure Canada Arctic circle Dave first RC pilot fly model across Arctic Circle Dave started odyssey Los Angeles flew north Almost 3400 miles later arrived northwest Canada rented turboprop de Havilland Beaver seaplane flew another 385 miles north Using topographical maps guidance Daves pilot landed Beaver lake cove appropriate coordinates Dave told audience worst part adventure fighting off huge black flies mosquitos After doublechecked everything Daves Stafford Commanche ready flight Dave advanced throttle Commanche broke free water climbed authority Dave made few trim adjustments proceeded fly across Arctic Circle great story presented great manner touching moment Norm Goyer asked Walt Moucha come forward present Hall Honor award Nick Ziroli very brief speech Walt spoke 30-year association Nick Walt said Nick Ziroli friend onetime employer also mentor As Walt described Meeting Nick like meeting Mickey Mantle think says Another special award presented two dedicated RC modelersThomas Protheroe Cal Orr men received special jacket distinguish 1000mile pilots award presented Marjoe Bunney Marathon Contest Director As name implies pilot must accumulate 1000 miles earn award Thomas logged 1333 miles between 1990 1994 Cal logged 1067 miles between 1982 1993 Overall event very well organized truly professional operation Its total success due hard work lot people working together like well-oiled machine involved deserve pat back ajob well done Until next timestay well keep em flying THE BEST DRESSED MODELS WEAR GRAPHICS DIE-CUT PRESS-ON TOTALLV FUELPROOF MATCHING COLORS WILL NOT CRACK OR PEEL Graphics made 100% cast vinyl Glasssmooth yet microthin Unlike typical mylar water transfer decal Graphics will crack peel harden GOOF-PROOF ADHESIVE Graphics have special pressure-sensitive adhesive gives time correct mistakes During first hour adhesive sets up slowly allowing lift re-position AMAZINGLY FUELPROOF know annoying have fuel creep under decal causing edges curl up sometimes have decal fall off Graphics simply dont See yourself Dip Graphics raw fuel Let sit around few days dripping wet Youll amazed see Graphics will still stick tight like nothing ever happened Incidentally no overcoating ever required Graphics ready go right out wrapper FIVE CLASSIC COLORS Grapbos come 5 gloss colors red white blue black yelkw GREAT FOR PLANES BOATS & CARS Graphics add professional touch model including older ones Youll quite pleased see reaction field show up old plane thats dressed up crisp new Graphics Graphics stick just about anything fabric painted surfaces plastics metal wood etc Naturally stick great Coverite Black Baron Film Presto Super& 21st Century Film & Fabric weil other iron-ons Since re water weather resistant theyre now being used full sized boats huils & sails fuil sized planes 3 letters FAA approved tails mention signs doors windows trucks vans etc STICK TO ANY CURVE Dnce again unlike traditional decals Graphics remain pliable wiil conform curve angle. will stay way Just press forget about Theyll stay place years indoors out sorts weather BIG ECONOMICAL SHEETS Some modelers have asked us packaged sheets instead individual numbers reason cheaper produce foil sheet individuaily packaged numbers Examine contents sheet Graphics described fuily below youil see what mean example 1 numbers cost 90 each. stars cost 70 each. stripes 110 per foot lndividuaily would cost twice much chart shows contents sheet graphics No7010-7014NO7030-7034NO71107114No7210-7214No74107414miassaetrsatMshose 1'U'AFour3 stars0 20 sheet 0123456789 AMA/C0123456789 AMA/CUAAAS5CCOOEcEEffOGHH WSix 2 starsTRIM9/498 tar large 0123454789 AMA/N0123456789 AMA/Nstarsflisid ageclal 551ThJUWJAVXXYYZZ510w 1SHEETS/4ac chechuhaards NUMBERSNUMBERSLETTERSSTARSThirty-six 1/2 starsausharats & military Iala Size a.aaccotttrrraoarnn IJJtt/LLMMNNOOOO0PP0Or RRSSS0TT1TUUUVVW5XYYZZ a91111222232324444tttt6666 77llStUItfl0090U N 7120-7124 2 LETTERS AAABSCCODEEEEFFGGHH IJJKKLUIMNNOOOPPOO wOST11WMWUYYU No 7310-7314 STRIPES 18 feet 1/16 18 teSt 001/8 18 test 011/4 6 fast random width 4rr October 1995 21 jot STRIPES No 7020-7024 2 NUMBERS 0123406769 AMA/C 0123406796 AMA/N No75107514 NUMBERS & LETtERS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/10
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Re Las Vi L annual U Ithe pie 18th Scaleciation n held Dorado dry lake bed Las Vegas Nevada October 20-22 1994 Although awards QSAA fly-in exactly contestits really fun-fly no static judges theres no documentation go over no flying judges However theme 18 Model Aviation y Left Larry Beef wudt Best Military award winner Dennis Verrills Chance Vought F4U Corsair prepares touch down El Dorados lake bed Nick Rivaido waits clearance launch Zenoah-powered 8-25 Mitchell Model won Best Multiengine award October 1995 17 event realismin both appearance flight Judging done pilots themselvesand 18 years system has worked out just fine model airplanes meet simply outstandingmuseum quality hard believe high-quality miniature aircraft would sent aloft Thanks advances modeling technology models can flown safety ease dry lake bed used fly-in has largest RC fields world dont know exactly big have feeling filled capacity watar could hold Americas Cup yacht races say fly-in spectacular event would understatement weather absolutely beautiful Both Friday Saturday windless slight overcast day Friday Saturday sun came out sweaters jackets windbreakers came off 118 registered pilots fly-in approximately 170 airplanes told off year could have fooled Contest Director fly-in Riehard McKee Richard help headquarters chapter members made truly successful event Friday morning arrived dry lake bed about 10 am surprised what saw runway El Dorado approximately mile long pilots area located center Vendors located side pilots pit area Behind pit area headquarters tent parking contestants workers Cars trailers campers motorhomes parked full length runway least ten rows deep looked like staging area Operation Desert Storm outstanding models fly-in Walt Moucha captured Best Show award new 1940 Beechcraft D-18 Walts model constructed enlarged Ziroli plans model has 144-inch wingspan 108inch length weighs 53 pounds dry Its powered two Quadra 100 engines swinging 24 x 10 props An Airtronics radio used guidance Best Biplane award presented Ken Perkins Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Kens Sparrowhawk built Cleveland Model Company plans model has 70-inch wingspan weighs 22 pounds Its powered Mold 18 engine Airtronics RC system Best Jet award presented Dean Lassek giant show-stopping A-b Warthog full-scale A-tO 18 Model Aviation gned tank-buster low-level ground-support attack aircraft Deans Warthog has 120-inch wingspan 106inch length weighs 46 pounds Dean uses two OS 91 DF engines two 5inch-diameter Dynamax fans Futaba radio two 91s big model flies lot authority Maybe next year Dean could replace ducted fans couple Jeff Seymours SWB-3 turbines would awesome Nick Rivaldo took home Best Multiengine award big beautiful Heavenly Body B-25 built Ziroli plans model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 52 pounds Two Zenoah G-38 engines swing 18 x 8-3 props power model An Airtronics RC system controls model Willie Gardner won Best Static Display Model award unique model Australias Transavia PL-12 Airtruk model finished acrylic lacquer built using NE Arrow Products plans Airtruk has wingspan 117 inches fuselage length 68 inches weighs 30 pounds Its power source SuperTigre 3000 swinging 18 x 8 propeller also features Airtronics RC system Mike Brewer won Best WW Model award stunning Nieuport 28 model done up 94th Pursuit Squadron hat ring livery Nieuport finished latex paint constructed Lou Proctor kit model has 80-inch wingspan fuselage length 72 inches weighs 18 pounds model features Enya VT-240 20 x 6-10 prop controlled JR system Gerald Scheuerman won Best Finish award gorgeous Sukhoi So 26M models finish automotive lacquer constructed Byron Originals kit has 82-inch wingspan weighs 24 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine spinning three bladed 20 x 12 propeller Multiplex radio controls model Junior award presented Mark West flew Yakovlev Yak-55 aerobatic aircraft model has 86-inch wingspan weighs 23 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 swinging 20 x 8-14 prop Yak controlled Futaba radio system Ken Reed awarded Ed Morgan Memorial Scale award /3-scale Pitts 62-inch-span model Pilot kit finished Solartex Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine turning 22 x 10 prop An Airtronics Radio provides control Best Stand-Off Scale Model award went excellent modeler Judy Grigsby Judy campaigned parasol-wing Fairchild 22 two-seater model built IKON NWst kit model has 99-inch wingspan weighs 17 pounds Saito 120 turns 18 x 6 prop controlled HiTec radio Another interesting model fly-in John OBriens WACO BSO Johns model won Best Mechanical Achievement award 90-inch span 47pound model finished Randolph dope Its powered DeVries fivecylinder engine turning 24 x 10 propeller JR system provides control Noal Hess brought outstanding Douglas O-46A Noals model earned him Best Scratch-Built Model award Its very large modelit has 110-inch wingspan weighs 37 pounds features Zenoah G-62 engine 20 x 6-10 propeller controlled Futaba radio Longest Distance Traveled award presented Michael Hawkins Michael came way Bangkok Thailand campaigned scratch-built British experimental aircraft 120-inch span 12-pound model finished K&B Super Poxy paint engine four-cylinder OS 70 swinging 14 x 10 propeller uses Futaba radio system Dave Lane won Best Civilian Model award beautifully crafted Stinson SR-9 model built IKON NWst kit model powered Enya VT-240 engine swinging 18 x 610 prop Stinson has 100-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds flies Airtronics RC system Jim Slocum awarded Best Home-Built Model award Sig Spacewalker 84-inch-span model weighs 12 pounds finished Century 21 precolored covering has Saito 120 Airtronics radio system Woody Sims received Best Madera Racer award Woodys P-Si Mustang scratch-built 113-inch wingspan 39-pound model finished MonoKote has Futaba radio system Bob Sloan won Marathon award powered glider Schweizer 1-30 Bobs team flew 2373 miles Team members include Tom Protheroe Bob October1995 19 Ken Perkins adjusts Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Full-scale version flew Navy airship USS Macon Brown Carol Brown Roger Grigsby Gordie Azevedo Bobs glider finished K&B Super Poxy has wingspan 120 inches weighs 12 pounds engine 05 70 four-cylinder turning 14 x 10 prop model controlled Futaba radio Powder Puff award presented Ruth Sharp stunning de Havilland Tiger Moth constructed Pilot kit Finished acrylic Polytone paint 88inch-span model flies Enya 120 engine spinning 16 x 6 propeller Futaba radio controls 17-pound model Best Military award presented Dennis Verrill F4U Corsair model features best MonoKote finishes have seen long time Dennis Corsair scratch-built 100-inch wingspan 26-pound weight Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine 22 x 10 prop Airtronics radio guidance model rock-solid air Glenn Bennett won Best Glider award DG-500 sailplane Dennis Rollins claimed Best Crash award after top wing separated Weeks Special Prior crash model 70-inch wingspan weighed 19 pounds powered Zenoah G 62 engine turning 21 x 12 propeller Futaba radio provided control Aside award winners several other interesting models also displayed Bob Watson very pretty 1966-vintage Aircoupe craftsmanship model outstanding model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 43 pounds powered Super Tartan glow engine controlled Airtronics radio Construction balsa sheeting covered fiberglass model finished Imron paint model features on-board engine starting navigation lights Charles Murray brought absolutely beautiful Wedell-Williams 44 Miss Patterson air racer Charles model competed Marathon event larger models meet Enrique Haras -size Ultimate biplane scratch-built Enrique biplane flew greatit real show stopper model should say miniature aircraft has 120-inch wingspan Walker 58-cu engine model weighs 49 pounds dry flown Futaba RC system models construction aircraft plywood fiberglass foam covered MonoKote Another museum-quality model Robert Mellos Ryan PT-22 scratchbuilt model flies great weighs 24 pounds spans 96 inches powered Zenoah G-45 Futaba radio controls model Robert McKay attracted lot attention stunning orange-andwhite 1/4 scale Citabria model has wingspan 104 inches weighs 21 pounds model finished 21st Century precolored fabric trim colors paint cowl wheel pants also 21st Century model powered Zenoah G-38 spinning 28inch Zinger propeller Its controlled Airtronics PCM radio Bud Atkinson flew up storm very pretty Sukhoi Su-26 Bud master model builder finish craftsmanship Sukhoi superb Buds model built Byron Originals kit finished K&B epoxy paint model has 84-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds Its powered Sachs 42 engine Ace RC system Bud tells has over 60 flights John Ferrara brought very attractive 20 Model Aviation Ferraras Gee Bee Model V IKON NWst kit Zenoah-powered model weighs 24 pounds has 90-inch wingspan Miss Patterson Charles Murray brought impressive Wedell-Williams #44 air racer competition Marathon event Gee Bee Model Y built IKON NWst kit model weighs 24 pounds spans 90 inches Power comes Zenoah G-62 its guided Futaba RC system Master craftsman Sid Tanabe brought gorgeous Avid Catalina amphibian Sids very lucky model builder liVes very close Avid Aircraft Company has easy access documentation model built Avid Aircraft Company model kit model A-scale spans 12 feet weighs 32 pounds has Zenoah G-62 engine nine-channel Futaba radio model covered Coverite painted Delcron paint overcoated Delcron clear Catalina constructed welded-aluminum tubing hull fiberglass polyester resinjust like full-scale aircraft Sid another gorgeous model meeta replica Avid Magnum homebuilt Its structure same Catalina swelded-aluminum tubing covered Coverite Magnum 1/3 scale also powered G-62 weighs 30 pounds spans 11 feet flown Futaba radio Larry Bennett did lot flying enormous highly modified P-SiB Bud Nosen kit P-5 1 weighs 44 pounds has wingspan 102 inches Power Sachs-Dolmar 5-cu-in engine model controlled Futaba radio gourmet buffet banquet held Saturday night pilots guests After dinner Master Ceremonies Norm Goyer told few jokes roasted couple longtime friends Norm did great job After evenings speakers finished Norm presented beautiful trophies award winners speakers Norm introduced David Johnson presented very funny slide show complete oneliners Bicentennial adventure Canada Arctic circle Dave first RC pilot fly model across Arctic Circle Dave started odyssey Los Angeles flew north Almost 3400 miles later arrived northwest Canada rented turboprop de Havilland Beaver seaplane flew another 385 miles north Using topographical maps guidance Daves pilot landed Beaver lake cove appropriate coordinates Dave told audience worst part adventure fighting off huge black flies mosquitos After doublechecked everything Daves Stafford Commanche ready flight Dave advanced throttle Commanche broke free water climbed authority Dave made few trim adjustments proceeded fly across Arctic Circle great story presented great manner touching moment Norm Goyer asked Walt Moucha come forward present Hall Honor award Nick Ziroli very brief speech Walt spoke 30-year association Nick Walt said Nick Ziroli friend onetime employer also mentor As Walt described Meeting Nick like meeting Mickey Mantle think says Another special award presented two dedicated RC modelersThomas Protheroe Cal Orr men received special jacket distinguish 1000mile pilots award presented Marjoe Bunney Marathon Contest Director As name implies pilot must accumulate 1000 miles earn award Thomas logged 1333 miles between 1990 1994 Cal logged 1067 miles between 1982 1993 Overall event very well organized truly professional operation Its total success due hard work lot people working together like well-oiled machine involved deserve pat back ajob well done Until next timestay well keep em flying THE BEST DRESSED MODELS WEAR GRAPHICS DIE-CUT PRESS-ON TOTALLV FUELPROOF MATCHING COLORS WILL NOT CRACK OR PEEL Graphics made 100% cast vinyl Glasssmooth yet microthin Unlike typical mylar water transfer decal Graphics will crack peel harden GOOF-PROOF ADHESIVE Graphics have special pressure-sensitive adhesive gives time correct mistakes During first hour adhesive sets up slowly allowing lift re-position AMAZINGLY FUELPROOF know annoying have fuel creep under decal causing edges curl up sometimes have decal fall off Graphics simply dont See yourself Dip Graphics raw fuel Let sit around few days dripping wet Youll amazed see Graphics will still stick tight like nothing ever happened Incidentally no overcoating ever required Graphics ready go right out wrapper FIVE CLASSIC COLORS Grapbos come 5 gloss colors red white blue black yelkw GREAT FOR PLANES BOATS & CARS Graphics add professional touch model including older ones Youll quite pleased see reaction field show up old plane thats dressed up crisp new Graphics Graphics stick just about anything fabric painted surfaces plastics metal wood etc Naturally stick great Coverite Black Baron Film Presto Super& 21st Century Film & Fabric weil other iron-ons Since re water weather resistant theyre now being used full sized boats huils & sails fuil sized planes 3 letters FAA approved tails mention signs doors windows trucks vans etc STICK TO ANY CURVE Dnce again unlike traditional decals Graphics remain pliable wiil conform curve angle. will stay way Just press forget about Theyll stay place years indoors out sorts weather BIG ECONOMICAL SHEETS Some modelers have asked us packaged sheets instead individual numbers reason cheaper produce foil sheet individuaily packaged numbers Examine contents sheet Graphics described fuily below youil see what mean example 1 numbers cost 90 each. stars cost 70 each. stripes 110 per foot lndividuaily would cost twice much chart shows contents sheet graphics No7010-7014NO7030-7034NO71107114No7210-7214No74107414miassaetrsatMshose 1'U'AFour3 stars0 20 sheet 0123456789 AMA/C0123456789 AMA/CUAAAS5CCOOEcEEffOGHH WSix 2 starsTRIM9/498 tar large 0123454789 AMA/N0123456789 AMA/Nstarsflisid ageclal 551ThJUWJAVXXYYZZ510w 1SHEETS/4ac chechuhaards NUMBERSNUMBERSLETTERSSTARSThirty-six 1/2 starsausharats & military Iala Size a.aaccotttrrraoarnn IJJtt/LLMMNNOOOO0PP0Or RRSSS0TT1TUUUVVW5XYYZZ a91111222232324444tttt6666 77llStUItfl0090U N 7120-7124 2 LETTERS AAABSCCODEEEEFFGGHH IJJKKLUIMNNOOOPPOO wOST11WMWUYYU No 7310-7314 STRIPES 18 feet 1/16 18 teSt 001/8 18 test 011/4 6 fast random width 4rr October 1995 21 jot STRIPES No 7020-7024 2 NUMBERS 0123406769 AMA/C 0123406796 AMA/N No75107514 NUMBERS & LETtERS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/10
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Re Las Vi L annual U Ithe pie 18th Scaleciation n held Dorado dry lake bed Las Vegas Nevada October 20-22 1994 Although awards QSAA fly-in exactly contestits really fun-fly no static judges theres no documentation go over no flying judges However theme 18 Model Aviation y Left Larry Beef wudt Best Military award winner Dennis Verrills Chance Vought F4U Corsair prepares touch down El Dorados lake bed Nick Rivaido waits clearance launch Zenoah-powered 8-25 Mitchell Model won Best Multiengine award October 1995 17 event realismin both appearance flight Judging done pilots themselvesand 18 years system has worked out just fine model airplanes meet simply outstandingmuseum quality hard believe high-quality miniature aircraft would sent aloft Thanks advances modeling technology models can flown safety ease dry lake bed used fly-in has largest RC fields world dont know exactly big have feeling filled capacity watar could hold Americas Cup yacht races say fly-in spectacular event would understatement weather absolutely beautiful Both Friday Saturday windless slight overcast day Friday Saturday sun came out sweaters jackets windbreakers came off 118 registered pilots fly-in approximately 170 airplanes told off year could have fooled Contest Director fly-in Riehard McKee Richard help headquarters chapter members made truly successful event Friday morning arrived dry lake bed about 10 am surprised what saw runway El Dorado approximately mile long pilots area located center Vendors located side pilots pit area Behind pit area headquarters tent parking contestants workers Cars trailers campers motorhomes parked full length runway least ten rows deep looked like staging area Operation Desert Storm outstanding models fly-in Walt Moucha captured Best Show award new 1940 Beechcraft D-18 Walts model constructed enlarged Ziroli plans model has 144-inch wingspan 108inch length weighs 53 pounds dry Its powered two Quadra 100 engines swinging 24 x 10 props An Airtronics radio used guidance Best Biplane award presented Ken Perkins Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Kens Sparrowhawk built Cleveland Model Company plans model has 70-inch wingspan weighs 22 pounds Its powered Mold 18 engine Airtronics RC system Best Jet award presented Dean Lassek giant show-stopping A-b Warthog full-scale A-tO 18 Model Aviation gned tank-buster low-level ground-support attack aircraft Deans Warthog has 120-inch wingspan 106inch length weighs 46 pounds Dean uses two OS 91 DF engines two 5inch-diameter Dynamax fans Futaba radio two 91s big model flies lot authority Maybe next year Dean could replace ducted fans couple Jeff Seymours SWB-3 turbines would awesome Nick Rivaldo took home Best Multiengine award big beautiful Heavenly Body B-25 built Ziroli plans model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 52 pounds Two Zenoah G-38 engines swing 18 x 8-3 props power model An Airtronics RC system controls model Willie Gardner won Best Static Display Model award unique model Australias Transavia PL-12 Airtruk model finished acrylic lacquer built using NE Arrow Products plans Airtruk has wingspan 117 inches fuselage length 68 inches weighs 30 pounds Its power source SuperTigre 3000 swinging 18 x 8 propeller also features Airtronics RC system Mike Brewer won Best WW Model award stunning Nieuport 28 model done up 94th Pursuit Squadron hat ring livery Nieuport finished latex paint constructed Lou Proctor kit model has 80-inch wingspan fuselage length 72 inches weighs 18 pounds model features Enya VT-240 20 x 6-10 prop controlled JR system Gerald Scheuerman won Best Finish award gorgeous Sukhoi So 26M models finish automotive lacquer constructed Byron Originals kit has 82-inch wingspan weighs 24 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine spinning three bladed 20 x 12 propeller Multiplex radio controls model Junior award presented Mark West flew Yakovlev Yak-55 aerobatic aircraft model has 86-inch wingspan weighs 23 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 swinging 20 x 8-14 prop Yak controlled Futaba radio system Ken Reed awarded Ed Morgan Memorial Scale award /3-scale Pitts 62-inch-span model Pilot kit finished Solartex Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine turning 22 x 10 prop An Airtronics Radio provides control Best Stand-Off Scale Model award went excellent modeler Judy Grigsby Judy campaigned parasol-wing Fairchild 22 two-seater model built IKON NWst kit model has 99-inch wingspan weighs 17 pounds Saito 120 turns 18 x 6 prop controlled HiTec radio Another interesting model fly-in John OBriens WACO BSO Johns model won Best Mechanical Achievement award 90-inch span 47pound model finished Randolph dope Its powered DeVries fivecylinder engine turning 24 x 10 propeller JR system provides control Noal Hess brought outstanding Douglas O-46A Noals model earned him Best Scratch-Built Model award Its very large modelit has 110-inch wingspan weighs 37 pounds features Zenoah G-62 engine 20 x 6-10 propeller controlled Futaba radio Longest Distance Traveled award presented Michael Hawkins Michael came way Bangkok Thailand campaigned scratch-built British experimental aircraft 120-inch span 12-pound model finished K&B Super Poxy paint engine four-cylinder OS 70 swinging 14 x 10 propeller uses Futaba radio system Dave Lane won Best Civilian Model award beautifully crafted Stinson SR-9 model built IKON NWst kit model powered Enya VT-240 engine swinging 18 x 610 prop Stinson has 100-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds flies Airtronics RC system Jim Slocum awarded Best Home-Built Model award Sig Spacewalker 84-inch-span model weighs 12 pounds finished Century 21 precolored covering has Saito 120 Airtronics radio system Woody Sims received Best Madera Racer award Woodys P-Si Mustang scratch-built 113-inch wingspan 39-pound model finished MonoKote has Futaba radio system Bob Sloan won Marathon award powered glider Schweizer 1-30 Bobs team flew 2373 miles Team members include Tom Protheroe Bob October1995 19 Ken Perkins adjusts Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Full-scale version flew Navy airship USS Macon Brown Carol Brown Roger Grigsby Gordie Azevedo Bobs glider finished K&B Super Poxy has wingspan 120 inches weighs 12 pounds engine 05 70 four-cylinder turning 14 x 10 prop model controlled Futaba radio Powder Puff award presented Ruth Sharp stunning de Havilland Tiger Moth constructed Pilot kit Finished acrylic Polytone paint 88inch-span model flies Enya 120 engine spinning 16 x 6 propeller Futaba radio controls 17-pound model Best Military award presented Dennis Verrill F4U Corsair model features best MonoKote finishes have seen long time Dennis Corsair scratch-built 100-inch wingspan 26-pound weight Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine 22 x 10 prop Airtronics radio guidance model rock-solid air Glenn Bennett won Best Glider award DG-500 sailplane Dennis Rollins claimed Best Crash award after top wing separated Weeks Special Prior crash model 70-inch wingspan weighed 19 pounds powered Zenoah G 62 engine turning 21 x 12 propeller Futaba radio provided control Aside award winners several other interesting models also displayed Bob Watson very pretty 1966-vintage Aircoupe craftsmanship model outstanding model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 43 pounds powered Super Tartan glow engine controlled Airtronics radio Construction balsa sheeting covered fiberglass model finished Imron paint model features on-board engine starting navigation lights Charles Murray brought absolutely beautiful Wedell-Williams 44 Miss Patterson air racer Charles model competed Marathon event larger models meet Enrique Haras -size Ultimate biplane scratch-built Enrique biplane flew greatit real show stopper model should say miniature aircraft has 120-inch wingspan Walker 58-cu engine model weighs 49 pounds dry flown Futaba RC system models construction aircraft plywood fiberglass foam covered MonoKote Another museum-quality model Robert Mellos Ryan PT-22 scratchbuilt model flies great weighs 24 pounds spans 96 inches powered Zenoah G-45 Futaba radio controls model Robert McKay attracted lot attention stunning orange-andwhite 1/4 scale Citabria model has wingspan 104 inches weighs 21 pounds model finished 21st Century precolored fabric trim colors paint cowl wheel pants also 21st Century model powered Zenoah G-38 spinning 28inch Zinger propeller Its controlled Airtronics PCM radio Bud Atkinson flew up storm very pretty Sukhoi Su-26 Bud master model builder finish craftsmanship Sukhoi superb Buds model built Byron Originals kit finished K&B epoxy paint model has 84-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds Its powered Sachs 42 engine Ace RC system Bud tells has over 60 flights John Ferrara brought very attractive 20 Model Aviation Ferraras Gee Bee Model V IKON NWst kit Zenoah-powered model weighs 24 pounds has 90-inch wingspan Miss Patterson Charles Murray brought impressive Wedell-Williams #44 air racer competition Marathon event Gee Bee Model Y built IKON NWst kit model weighs 24 pounds spans 90 inches Power comes Zenoah G-62 its guided Futaba RC system Master craftsman Sid Tanabe brought gorgeous Avid Catalina amphibian Sids very lucky model builder liVes very close Avid Aircraft Company has easy access documentation model built Avid Aircraft Company model kit model A-scale spans 12 feet weighs 32 pounds has Zenoah G-62 engine nine-channel Futaba radio model covered Coverite painted Delcron paint overcoated Delcron clear Catalina constructed welded-aluminum tubing hull fiberglass polyester resinjust like full-scale aircraft Sid another gorgeous model meeta replica Avid Magnum homebuilt Its structure same Catalina swelded-aluminum tubing covered Coverite Magnum 1/3 scale also powered G-62 weighs 30 pounds spans 11 feet flown Futaba radio Larry Bennett did lot flying enormous highly modified P-SiB Bud Nosen kit P-5 1 weighs 44 pounds has wingspan 102 inches Power Sachs-Dolmar 5-cu-in engine model controlled Futaba radio gourmet buffet banquet held Saturday night pilots guests After dinner Master Ceremonies Norm Goyer told few jokes roasted couple longtime friends Norm did great job After evenings speakers finished Norm presented beautiful trophies award winners speakers Norm introduced David Johnson presented very funny slide show complete oneliners Bicentennial adventure Canada Arctic circle Dave first RC pilot fly model across Arctic Circle Dave started odyssey Los Angeles flew north Almost 3400 miles later arrived northwest Canada rented turboprop de Havilland Beaver seaplane flew another 385 miles north Using topographical maps guidance Daves pilot landed Beaver lake cove appropriate coordinates Dave told audience worst part adventure fighting off huge black flies mosquitos After doublechecked everything Daves Stafford Commanche ready flight Dave advanced throttle Commanche broke free water climbed authority Dave made few trim adjustments proceeded fly across Arctic Circle great story presented great manner touching moment Norm Goyer asked Walt Moucha come forward present Hall Honor award Nick Ziroli very brief speech Walt spoke 30-year association Nick Walt said Nick Ziroli friend onetime employer also mentor As Walt described Meeting Nick like meeting Mickey Mantle think says Another special award presented two dedicated RC modelersThomas Protheroe Cal Orr men received special jacket distinguish 1000mile pilots award presented Marjoe Bunney Marathon Contest Director As name implies pilot must accumulate 1000 miles earn award Thomas logged 1333 miles between 1990 1994 Cal logged 1067 miles between 1982 1993 Overall event very well organized truly professional operation Its total success due hard work lot people working together like well-oiled machine involved deserve pat back ajob well done Until next timestay well keep em flying THE BEST DRESSED MODELS WEAR GRAPHICS DIE-CUT PRESS-ON TOTALLV FUELPROOF MATCHING COLORS WILL NOT CRACK OR PEEL Graphics made 100% cast vinyl Glasssmooth yet microthin Unlike typical mylar water transfer decal Graphics will crack peel harden GOOF-PROOF ADHESIVE Graphics have special pressure-sensitive adhesive gives time correct mistakes During first hour adhesive sets up slowly allowing lift re-position AMAZINGLY FUELPROOF know annoying have fuel creep under decal causing edges curl up sometimes have decal fall off Graphics simply dont See yourself Dip Graphics raw fuel Let sit around few days dripping wet Youll amazed see Graphics will still stick tight like nothing ever happened Incidentally no overcoating ever required Graphics ready go right out wrapper FIVE CLASSIC COLORS Grapbos come 5 gloss colors red white blue black yelkw GREAT FOR PLANES BOATS & CARS Graphics add professional touch model including older ones Youll quite pleased see reaction field show up old plane thats dressed up crisp new Graphics Graphics stick just about anything fabric painted surfaces plastics metal wood etc Naturally stick great Coverite Black Baron Film Presto Super& 21st Century Film & Fabric weil other iron-ons Since re water weather resistant theyre now being used full sized boats huils & sails fuil sized planes 3 letters FAA approved tails mention signs doors windows trucks vans etc STICK TO ANY CURVE Dnce again unlike traditional decals Graphics remain pliable wiil conform curve angle. will stay way Just press forget about Theyll stay place years indoors out sorts weather BIG ECONOMICAL SHEETS Some modelers have asked us packaged sheets instead individual numbers reason cheaper produce foil sheet individuaily packaged numbers Examine contents sheet Graphics described fuily below youil see what mean example 1 numbers cost 90 each. stars cost 70 each. stripes 110 per foot lndividuaily would cost twice much chart shows contents sheet graphics No7010-7014NO7030-7034NO71107114No7210-7214No74107414miassaetrsatMshose 1'U'AFour3 stars0 20 sheet 0123456789 AMA/C0123456789 AMA/CUAAAS5CCOOEcEEffOGHH WSix 2 starsTRIM9/498 tar large 0123454789 AMA/N0123456789 AMA/Nstarsflisid ageclal 551ThJUWJAVXXYYZZ510w 1SHEETS/4ac chechuhaards NUMBERSNUMBERSLETTERSSTARSThirty-six 1/2 starsausharats & military Iala Size a.aaccotttrrraoarnn IJJtt/LLMMNNOOOO0PP0Or RRSSS0TT1TUUUVVW5XYYZZ a91111222232324444tttt6666 77llStUItfl0090U N 7120-7124 2 LETTERS AAABSCCODEEEEFFGGHH IJJKKLUIMNNOOOPPOO wOST11WMWUYYU No 7310-7314 STRIPES 18 feet 1/16 18 teSt 001/8 18 test 011/4 6 fast random width 4rr October 1995 21 jot STRIPES No 7020-7024 2 NUMBERS 0123406769 AMA/C 0123406796 AMA/N No75107514 NUMBERS & LETtERS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/10
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Re Las Vi L annual U Ithe pie 18th Scaleciation n held Dorado dry lake bed Las Vegas Nevada October 20-22 1994 Although awards QSAA fly-in exactly contestits really fun-fly no static judges theres no documentation go over no flying judges However theme 18 Model Aviation y Left Larry Beef wudt Best Military award winner Dennis Verrills Chance Vought F4U Corsair prepares touch down El Dorados lake bed Nick Rivaido waits clearance launch Zenoah-powered 8-25 Mitchell Model won Best Multiengine award October 1995 17 event realismin both appearance flight Judging done pilots themselvesand 18 years system has worked out just fine model airplanes meet simply outstandingmuseum quality hard believe high-quality miniature aircraft would sent aloft Thanks advances modeling technology models can flown safety ease dry lake bed used fly-in has largest RC fields world dont know exactly big have feeling filled capacity watar could hold Americas Cup yacht races say fly-in spectacular event would understatement weather absolutely beautiful Both Friday Saturday windless slight overcast day Friday Saturday sun came out sweaters jackets windbreakers came off 118 registered pilots fly-in approximately 170 airplanes told off year could have fooled Contest Director fly-in Riehard McKee Richard help headquarters chapter members made truly successful event Friday morning arrived dry lake bed about 10 am surprised what saw runway El Dorado approximately mile long pilots area located center Vendors located side pilots pit area Behind pit area headquarters tent parking contestants workers Cars trailers campers motorhomes parked full length runway least ten rows deep looked like staging area Operation Desert Storm outstanding models fly-in Walt Moucha captured Best Show award new 1940 Beechcraft D-18 Walts model constructed enlarged Ziroli plans model has 144-inch wingspan 108inch length weighs 53 pounds dry Its powered two Quadra 100 engines swinging 24 x 10 props An Airtronics radio used guidance Best Biplane award presented Ken Perkins Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Kens Sparrowhawk built Cleveland Model Company plans model has 70-inch wingspan weighs 22 pounds Its powered Mold 18 engine Airtronics RC system Best Jet award presented Dean Lassek giant show-stopping A-b Warthog full-scale A-tO 18 Model Aviation gned tank-buster low-level ground-support attack aircraft Deans Warthog has 120-inch wingspan 106inch length weighs 46 pounds Dean uses two OS 91 DF engines two 5inch-diameter Dynamax fans Futaba radio two 91s big model flies lot authority Maybe next year Dean could replace ducted fans couple Jeff Seymours SWB-3 turbines would awesome Nick Rivaldo took home Best Multiengine award big beautiful Heavenly Body B-25 built Ziroli plans model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 52 pounds Two Zenoah G-38 engines swing 18 x 8-3 props power model An Airtronics RC system controls model Willie Gardner won Best Static Display Model award unique model Australias Transavia PL-12 Airtruk model finished acrylic lacquer built using NE Arrow Products plans Airtruk has wingspan 117 inches fuselage length 68 inches weighs 30 pounds Its power source SuperTigre 3000 swinging 18 x 8 propeller also features Airtronics RC system Mike Brewer won Best WW Model award stunning Nieuport 28 model done up 94th Pursuit Squadron hat ring livery Nieuport finished latex paint constructed Lou Proctor kit model has 80-inch wingspan fuselage length 72 inches weighs 18 pounds model features Enya VT-240 20 x 6-10 prop controlled JR system Gerald Scheuerman won Best Finish award gorgeous Sukhoi So 26M models finish automotive lacquer constructed Byron Originals kit has 82-inch wingspan weighs 24 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine spinning three bladed 20 x 12 propeller Multiplex radio controls model Junior award presented Mark West flew Yakovlev Yak-55 aerobatic aircraft model has 86-inch wingspan weighs 23 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 swinging 20 x 8-14 prop Yak controlled Futaba radio system Ken Reed awarded Ed Morgan Memorial Scale award /3-scale Pitts 62-inch-span model Pilot kit finished Solartex Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine turning 22 x 10 prop An Airtronics Radio provides control Best Stand-Off Scale Model award went excellent modeler Judy Grigsby Judy campaigned parasol-wing Fairchild 22 two-seater model built IKON NWst kit model has 99-inch wingspan weighs 17 pounds Saito 120 turns 18 x 6 prop controlled HiTec radio Another interesting model fly-in John OBriens WACO BSO Johns model won Best Mechanical Achievement award 90-inch span 47pound model finished Randolph dope Its powered DeVries fivecylinder engine turning 24 x 10 propeller JR system provides control Noal Hess brought outstanding Douglas O-46A Noals model earned him Best Scratch-Built Model award Its very large modelit has 110-inch wingspan weighs 37 pounds features Zenoah G-62 engine 20 x 6-10 propeller controlled Futaba radio Longest Distance Traveled award presented Michael Hawkins Michael came way Bangkok Thailand campaigned scratch-built British experimental aircraft 120-inch span 12-pound model finished K&B Super Poxy paint engine four-cylinder OS 70 swinging 14 x 10 propeller uses Futaba radio system Dave Lane won Best Civilian Model award beautifully crafted Stinson SR-9 model built IKON NWst kit model powered Enya VT-240 engine swinging 18 x 610 prop Stinson has 100-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds flies Airtronics RC system Jim Slocum awarded Best Home-Built Model award Sig Spacewalker 84-inch-span model weighs 12 pounds finished Century 21 precolored covering has Saito 120 Airtronics radio system Woody Sims received Best Madera Racer award Woodys P-Si Mustang scratch-built 113-inch wingspan 39-pound model finished MonoKote has Futaba radio system Bob Sloan won Marathon award powered glider Schweizer 1-30 Bobs team flew 2373 miles Team members include Tom Protheroe Bob October1995 19 Ken Perkins adjusts Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Full-scale version flew Navy airship USS Macon Brown Carol Brown Roger Grigsby Gordie Azevedo Bobs glider finished K&B Super Poxy has wingspan 120 inches weighs 12 pounds engine 05 70 four-cylinder turning 14 x 10 prop model controlled Futaba radio Powder Puff award presented Ruth Sharp stunning de Havilland Tiger Moth constructed Pilot kit Finished acrylic Polytone paint 88inch-span model flies Enya 120 engine spinning 16 x 6 propeller Futaba radio controls 17-pound model Best Military award presented Dennis Verrill F4U Corsair model features best MonoKote finishes have seen long time Dennis Corsair scratch-built 100-inch wingspan 26-pound weight Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine 22 x 10 prop Airtronics radio guidance model rock-solid air Glenn Bennett won Best Glider award DG-500 sailplane Dennis Rollins claimed Best Crash award after top wing separated Weeks Special Prior crash model 70-inch wingspan weighed 19 pounds powered Zenoah G 62 engine turning 21 x 12 propeller Futaba radio provided control Aside award winners several other interesting models also displayed Bob Watson very pretty 1966-vintage Aircoupe craftsmanship model outstanding model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 43 pounds powered Super Tartan glow engine controlled Airtronics radio Construction balsa sheeting covered fiberglass model finished Imron paint model features on-board engine starting navigation lights Charles Murray brought absolutely beautiful Wedell-Williams 44 Miss Patterson air racer Charles model competed Marathon event larger models meet Enrique Haras -size Ultimate biplane scratch-built Enrique biplane flew greatit real show stopper model should say miniature aircraft has 120-inch wingspan Walker 58-cu engine model weighs 49 pounds dry flown Futaba RC system models construction aircraft plywood fiberglass foam covered MonoKote Another museum-quality model Robert Mellos Ryan PT-22 scratchbuilt model flies great weighs 24 pounds spans 96 inches powered Zenoah G-45 Futaba radio controls model Robert McKay attracted lot attention stunning orange-andwhite 1/4 scale Citabria model has wingspan 104 inches weighs 21 pounds model finished 21st Century precolored fabric trim colors paint cowl wheel pants also 21st Century model powered Zenoah G-38 spinning 28inch Zinger propeller Its controlled Airtronics PCM radio Bud Atkinson flew up storm very pretty Sukhoi Su-26 Bud master model builder finish craftsmanship Sukhoi superb Buds model built Byron Originals kit finished K&B epoxy paint model has 84-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds Its powered Sachs 42 engine Ace RC system Bud tells has over 60 flights John Ferrara brought very attractive 20 Model Aviation Ferraras Gee Bee Model V IKON NWst kit Zenoah-powered model weighs 24 pounds has 90-inch wingspan Miss Patterson Charles Murray brought impressive Wedell-Williams #44 air racer competition Marathon event Gee Bee Model Y built IKON NWst kit model weighs 24 pounds spans 90 inches Power comes Zenoah G-62 its guided Futaba RC system Master craftsman Sid Tanabe brought gorgeous Avid Catalina amphibian Sids very lucky model builder liVes very close Avid Aircraft Company has easy access documentation model built Avid Aircraft Company model kit model A-scale spans 12 feet weighs 32 pounds has Zenoah G-62 engine nine-channel Futaba radio model covered Coverite painted Delcron paint overcoated Delcron clear Catalina constructed welded-aluminum tubing hull fiberglass polyester resinjust like full-scale aircraft Sid another gorgeous model meeta replica Avid Magnum homebuilt Its structure same Catalina swelded-aluminum tubing covered Coverite Magnum 1/3 scale also powered G-62 weighs 30 pounds spans 11 feet flown Futaba radio Larry Bennett did lot flying enormous highly modified P-SiB Bud Nosen kit P-5 1 weighs 44 pounds has wingspan 102 inches Power Sachs-Dolmar 5-cu-in engine model controlled Futaba radio gourmet buffet banquet held Saturday night pilots guests After dinner Master Ceremonies Norm Goyer told few jokes roasted couple longtime friends Norm did great job After evenings speakers finished Norm presented beautiful trophies award winners speakers Norm introduced David Johnson presented very funny slide show complete oneliners Bicentennial adventure Canada Arctic circle Dave first RC pilot fly model across Arctic Circle Dave started odyssey Los Angeles flew north Almost 3400 miles later arrived northwest Canada rented turboprop de Havilland Beaver seaplane flew another 385 miles north Using topographical maps guidance Daves pilot landed Beaver lake cove appropriate coordinates Dave told audience worst part adventure fighting off huge black flies mosquitos After doublechecked everything Daves Stafford Commanche ready flight Dave advanced throttle Commanche broke free water climbed authority Dave made few trim adjustments proceeded fly across Arctic Circle great story presented great manner touching moment Norm Goyer asked Walt Moucha come forward present Hall Honor award Nick Ziroli very brief speech Walt spoke 30-year association Nick Walt said Nick Ziroli friend onetime employer also mentor As Walt described Meeting Nick like meeting Mickey Mantle think says Another special award presented two dedicated RC modelersThomas Protheroe Cal Orr men received special jacket distinguish 1000mile pilots award presented Marjoe Bunney Marathon Contest Director As name implies pilot must accumulate 1000 miles earn award Thomas logged 1333 miles between 1990 1994 Cal logged 1067 miles between 1982 1993 Overall event very well organized truly professional operation Its total success due hard work lot people working together like well-oiled machine involved deserve pat back ajob well done Until next timestay well keep em flying THE BEST DRESSED MODELS WEAR GRAPHICS DIE-CUT PRESS-ON TOTALLV FUELPROOF MATCHING COLORS WILL NOT CRACK OR PEEL Graphics made 100% cast vinyl Glasssmooth yet microthin Unlike typical mylar water transfer decal Graphics will crack peel harden GOOF-PROOF ADHESIVE Graphics have special pressure-sensitive adhesive gives time correct mistakes During first hour adhesive sets up slowly allowing lift re-position AMAZINGLY FUELPROOF know annoying have fuel creep under decal causing edges curl up sometimes have decal fall off Graphics simply dont See yourself Dip Graphics raw fuel Let sit around few days dripping wet Youll amazed see Graphics will still stick tight like nothing ever happened Incidentally no overcoating ever required Graphics ready go right out wrapper FIVE CLASSIC COLORS Grapbos come 5 gloss colors red white blue black yelkw GREAT FOR PLANES BOATS & CARS Graphics add professional touch model including older ones Youll quite pleased see reaction field show up old plane thats dressed up crisp new Graphics Graphics stick just about anything fabric painted surfaces plastics metal wood etc Naturally stick great Coverite Black Baron Film Presto Super& 21st Century Film & Fabric weil other iron-ons Since re water weather resistant theyre now being used full sized boats huils & sails fuil sized planes 3 letters FAA approved tails mention signs doors windows trucks vans etc STICK TO ANY CURVE Dnce again unlike traditional decals Graphics remain pliable wiil conform curve angle. will stay way Just press forget about Theyll stay place years indoors out sorts weather BIG ECONOMICAL SHEETS Some modelers have asked us packaged sheets instead individual numbers reason cheaper produce foil sheet individuaily packaged numbers Examine contents sheet Graphics described fuily below youil see what mean example 1 numbers cost 90 each. stars cost 70 each. stripes 110 per foot lndividuaily would cost twice much chart shows contents sheet graphics No7010-7014NO7030-7034NO71107114No7210-7214No74107414miassaetrsatMshose 1'U'AFour3 stars0 20 sheet 0123456789 AMA/C0123456789 AMA/CUAAAS5CCOOEcEEffOGHH WSix 2 starsTRIM9/498 tar large 0123454789 AMA/N0123456789 AMA/Nstarsflisid ageclal 551ThJUWJAVXXYYZZ510w 1SHEETS/4ac chechuhaards NUMBERSNUMBERSLETTERSSTARSThirty-six 1/2 starsausharats & military Iala Size a.aaccotttrrraoarnn IJJtt/LLMMNNOOOO0PP0Or RRSSS0TT1TUUUVVW5XYYZZ a91111222232324444tttt6666 77llStUItfl0090U N 7120-7124 2 LETTERS AAABSCCODEEEEFFGGHH IJJKKLUIMNNOOOPPOO wOST11WMWUYYU No 7310-7314 STRIPES 18 feet 1/16 18 teSt 001/8 18 test 011/4 6 fast random width 4rr October 1995 21 jot STRIPES No 7020-7024 2 NUMBERS 0123406769 AMA/C 0123406796 AMA/N No75107514 NUMBERS & LETtERS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/10
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Re Las Vi L annual U Ithe pie 18th Scaleciation n held Dorado dry lake bed Las Vegas Nevada October 20-22 1994 Although awards QSAA fly-in exactly contestits really fun-fly no static judges theres no documentation go over no flying judges However theme 18 Model Aviation y Left Larry Beef wudt Best Military award winner Dennis Verrills Chance Vought F4U Corsair prepares touch down El Dorados lake bed Nick Rivaido waits clearance launch Zenoah-powered 8-25 Mitchell Model won Best Multiengine award October 1995 17 event realismin both appearance flight Judging done pilots themselvesand 18 years system has worked out just fine model airplanes meet simply outstandingmuseum quality hard believe high-quality miniature aircraft would sent aloft Thanks advances modeling technology models can flown safety ease dry lake bed used fly-in has largest RC fields world dont know exactly big have feeling filled capacity watar could hold Americas Cup yacht races say fly-in spectacular event would understatement weather absolutely beautiful Both Friday Saturday windless slight overcast day Friday Saturday sun came out sweaters jackets windbreakers came off 118 registered pilots fly-in approximately 170 airplanes told off year could have fooled Contest Director fly-in Riehard McKee Richard help headquarters chapter members made truly successful event Friday morning arrived dry lake bed about 10 am surprised what saw runway El Dorado approximately mile long pilots area located center Vendors located side pilots pit area Behind pit area headquarters tent parking contestants workers Cars trailers campers motorhomes parked full length runway least ten rows deep looked like staging area Operation Desert Storm outstanding models fly-in Walt Moucha captured Best Show award new 1940 Beechcraft D-18 Walts model constructed enlarged Ziroli plans model has 144-inch wingspan 108inch length weighs 53 pounds dry Its powered two Quadra 100 engines swinging 24 x 10 props An Airtronics radio used guidance Best Biplane award presented Ken Perkins Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Kens Sparrowhawk built Cleveland Model Company plans model has 70-inch wingspan weighs 22 pounds Its powered Mold 18 engine Airtronics RC system Best Jet award presented Dean Lassek giant show-stopping A-b Warthog full-scale A-tO 18 Model Aviation gned tank-buster low-level ground-support attack aircraft Deans Warthog has 120-inch wingspan 106inch length weighs 46 pounds Dean uses two OS 91 DF engines two 5inch-diameter Dynamax fans Futaba radio two 91s big model flies lot authority Maybe next year Dean could replace ducted fans couple Jeff Seymours SWB-3 turbines would awesome Nick Rivaldo took home Best Multiengine award big beautiful Heavenly Body B-25 built Ziroli plans model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 52 pounds Two Zenoah G-38 engines swing 18 x 8-3 props power model An Airtronics RC system controls model Willie Gardner won Best Static Display Model award unique model Australias Transavia PL-12 Airtruk model finished acrylic lacquer built using NE Arrow Products plans Airtruk has wingspan 117 inches fuselage length 68 inches weighs 30 pounds Its power source SuperTigre 3000 swinging 18 x 8 propeller also features Airtronics RC system Mike Brewer won Best WW Model award stunning Nieuport 28 model done up 94th Pursuit Squadron hat ring livery Nieuport finished latex paint constructed Lou Proctor kit model has 80-inch wingspan fuselage length 72 inches weighs 18 pounds model features Enya VT-240 20 x 6-10 prop controlled JR system Gerald Scheuerman won Best Finish award gorgeous Sukhoi So 26M models finish automotive lacquer constructed Byron Originals kit has 82-inch wingspan weighs 24 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine spinning three bladed 20 x 12 propeller Multiplex radio controls model Junior award presented Mark West flew Yakovlev Yak-55 aerobatic aircraft model has 86-inch wingspan weighs 23 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 swinging 20 x 8-14 prop Yak controlled Futaba radio system Ken Reed awarded Ed Morgan Memorial Scale award /3-scale Pitts 62-inch-span model Pilot kit finished Solartex Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine turning 22 x 10 prop An Airtronics Radio provides control Best Stand-Off Scale Model award went excellent modeler Judy Grigsby Judy campaigned parasol-wing Fairchild 22 two-seater model built IKON NWst kit model has 99-inch wingspan weighs 17 pounds Saito 120 turns 18 x 6 prop controlled HiTec radio Another interesting model fly-in John OBriens WACO BSO Johns model won Best Mechanical Achievement award 90-inch span 47pound model finished Randolph dope Its powered DeVries fivecylinder engine turning 24 x 10 propeller JR system provides control Noal Hess brought outstanding Douglas O-46A Noals model earned him Best Scratch-Built Model award Its very large modelit has 110-inch wingspan weighs 37 pounds features Zenoah G-62 engine 20 x 6-10 propeller controlled Futaba radio Longest Distance Traveled award presented Michael Hawkins Michael came way Bangkok Thailand campaigned scratch-built British experimental aircraft 120-inch span 12-pound model finished K&B Super Poxy paint engine four-cylinder OS 70 swinging 14 x 10 propeller uses Futaba radio system Dave Lane won Best Civilian Model award beautifully crafted Stinson SR-9 model built IKON NWst kit model powered Enya VT-240 engine swinging 18 x 610 prop Stinson has 100-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds flies Airtronics RC system Jim Slocum awarded Best Home-Built Model award Sig Spacewalker 84-inch-span model weighs 12 pounds finished Century 21 precolored covering has Saito 120 Airtronics radio system Woody Sims received Best Madera Racer award Woodys P-Si Mustang scratch-built 113-inch wingspan 39-pound model finished MonoKote has Futaba radio system Bob Sloan won Marathon award powered glider Schweizer 1-30 Bobs team flew 2373 miles Team members include Tom Protheroe Bob October1995 19 Ken Perkins adjusts Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Full-scale version flew Navy airship USS Macon Brown Carol Brown Roger Grigsby Gordie Azevedo Bobs glider finished K&B Super Poxy has wingspan 120 inches weighs 12 pounds engine 05 70 four-cylinder turning 14 x 10 prop model controlled Futaba radio Powder Puff award presented Ruth Sharp stunning de Havilland Tiger Moth constructed Pilot kit Finished acrylic Polytone paint 88inch-span model flies Enya 120 engine spinning 16 x 6 propeller Futaba radio controls 17-pound model Best Military award presented Dennis Verrill F4U Corsair model features best MonoKote finishes have seen long time Dennis Corsair scratch-built 100-inch wingspan 26-pound weight Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine 22 x 10 prop Airtronics radio guidance model rock-solid air Glenn Bennett won Best Glider award DG-500 sailplane Dennis Rollins claimed Best Crash award after top wing separated Weeks Special Prior crash model 70-inch wingspan weighed 19 pounds powered Zenoah G 62 engine turning 21 x 12 propeller Futaba radio provided control Aside award winners several other interesting models also displayed Bob Watson very pretty 1966-vintage Aircoupe craftsmanship model outstanding model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 43 pounds powered Super Tartan glow engine controlled Airtronics radio Construction balsa sheeting covered fiberglass model finished Imron paint model features on-board engine starting navigation lights Charles Murray brought absolutely beautiful Wedell-Williams 44 Miss Patterson air racer Charles model competed Marathon event larger models meet Enrique Haras -size Ultimate biplane scratch-built Enrique biplane flew greatit real show stopper model should say miniature aircraft has 120-inch wingspan Walker 58-cu engine model weighs 49 pounds dry flown Futaba RC system models construction aircraft plywood fiberglass foam covered MonoKote Another museum-quality model Robert Mellos Ryan PT-22 scratchbuilt model flies great weighs 24 pounds spans 96 inches powered Zenoah G-45 Futaba radio controls model Robert McKay attracted lot attention stunning orange-andwhite 1/4 scale Citabria model has wingspan 104 inches weighs 21 pounds model finished 21st Century precolored fabric trim colors paint cowl wheel pants also 21st Century model powered Zenoah G-38 spinning 28inch Zinger propeller Its controlled Airtronics PCM radio Bud Atkinson flew up storm very pretty Sukhoi Su-26 Bud master model builder finish craftsmanship Sukhoi superb Buds model built Byron Originals kit finished K&B epoxy paint model has 84-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds Its powered Sachs 42 engine Ace RC system Bud tells has over 60 flights John Ferrara brought very attractive 20 Model Aviation Ferraras Gee Bee Model V IKON NWst kit Zenoah-powered model weighs 24 pounds has 90-inch wingspan Miss Patterson Charles Murray brought impressive Wedell-Williams #44 air racer competition Marathon event Gee Bee Model Y built IKON NWst kit model weighs 24 pounds spans 90 inches Power comes Zenoah G-62 its guided Futaba RC system Master craftsman Sid Tanabe brought gorgeous Avid Catalina amphibian Sids very lucky model builder liVes very close Avid Aircraft Company has easy access documentation model built Avid Aircraft Company model kit model A-scale spans 12 feet weighs 32 pounds has Zenoah G-62 engine nine-channel Futaba radio model covered Coverite painted Delcron paint overcoated Delcron clear Catalina constructed welded-aluminum tubing hull fiberglass polyester resinjust like full-scale aircraft Sid another gorgeous model meeta replica Avid Magnum homebuilt Its structure same Catalina swelded-aluminum tubing covered Coverite Magnum 1/3 scale also powered G-62 weighs 30 pounds spans 11 feet flown Futaba radio Larry Bennett did lot flying enormous highly modified P-SiB Bud Nosen kit P-5 1 weighs 44 pounds has wingspan 102 inches Power Sachs-Dolmar 5-cu-in engine model controlled Futaba radio gourmet buffet banquet held Saturday night pilots guests After dinner Master Ceremonies Norm Goyer told few jokes roasted couple longtime friends Norm did great job After evenings speakers finished Norm presented beautiful trophies award winners speakers Norm introduced David Johnson presented very funny slide show complete oneliners Bicentennial adventure Canada Arctic circle Dave first RC pilot fly model across Arctic Circle Dave started odyssey Los Angeles flew north Almost 3400 miles later arrived northwest Canada rented turboprop de Havilland Beaver seaplane flew another 385 miles north Using topographical maps guidance Daves pilot landed Beaver lake cove appropriate coordinates Dave told audience worst part adventure fighting off huge black flies mosquitos After doublechecked everything Daves Stafford Commanche ready flight Dave advanced throttle Commanche broke free water climbed authority Dave made few trim adjustments proceeded fly across Arctic Circle great story presented great manner touching moment Norm Goyer asked Walt Moucha come forward present Hall Honor award Nick Ziroli very brief speech Walt spoke 30-year association Nick Walt said Nick Ziroli friend onetime employer also mentor As Walt described Meeting Nick like meeting Mickey Mantle think says Another special award presented two dedicated RC modelersThomas Protheroe Cal Orr men received special jacket distinguish 1000mile pilots award presented Marjoe Bunney Marathon Contest Director As name implies pilot must accumulate 1000 miles earn award Thomas logged 1333 miles between 1990 1994 Cal logged 1067 miles between 1982 1993 Overall event very well organized truly professional operation Its total success due hard work lot people working together like well-oiled machine involved deserve pat back ajob well done Until next timestay well keep em flying THE BEST DRESSED MODELS WEAR GRAPHICS DIE-CUT PRESS-ON TOTALLV FUELPROOF MATCHING COLORS WILL NOT CRACK OR PEEL Graphics made 100% cast vinyl Glasssmooth yet microthin Unlike typical mylar water transfer decal Graphics will crack peel harden GOOF-PROOF ADHESIVE Graphics have special pressure-sensitive adhesive gives time correct mistakes During first hour adhesive sets up slowly allowing lift re-position AMAZINGLY FUELPROOF know annoying have fuel creep under decal causing edges curl up sometimes have decal fall off Graphics simply dont See yourself Dip Graphics raw fuel Let sit around few days dripping wet Youll amazed see Graphics will still stick tight like nothing ever happened Incidentally no overcoating ever required Graphics ready go right out wrapper FIVE CLASSIC COLORS Grapbos come 5 gloss colors red white blue black yelkw GREAT FOR PLANES BOATS & CARS Graphics add professional touch model including older ones Youll quite pleased see reaction field show up old plane thats dressed up crisp new Graphics Graphics stick just about anything fabric painted surfaces plastics metal wood etc Naturally stick great Coverite Black Baron Film Presto Super& 21st Century Film & Fabric weil other iron-ons Since re water weather resistant theyre now being used full sized boats huils & sails fuil sized planes 3 letters FAA approved tails mention signs doors windows trucks vans etc STICK TO ANY CURVE Dnce again unlike traditional decals Graphics remain pliable wiil conform curve angle. will stay way Just press forget about Theyll stay place years indoors out sorts weather BIG ECONOMICAL SHEETS Some modelers have asked us packaged sheets instead individual numbers reason cheaper produce foil sheet individuaily packaged numbers Examine contents sheet Graphics described fuily below youil see what mean example 1 numbers cost 90 each. stars cost 70 each. stripes 110 per foot lndividuaily would cost twice much chart shows contents sheet graphics No7010-7014NO7030-7034NO71107114No7210-7214No74107414miassaetrsatMshose 1'U'AFour3 stars0 20 sheet 0123456789 AMA/C0123456789 AMA/CUAAAS5CCOOEcEEffOGHH WSix 2 starsTRIM9/498 tar large 0123454789 AMA/N0123456789 AMA/Nstarsflisid ageclal 551ThJUWJAVXXYYZZ510w 1SHEETS/4ac chechuhaards NUMBERSNUMBERSLETTERSSTARSThirty-six 1/2 starsausharats & military Iala Size a.aaccotttrrraoarnn IJJtt/LLMMNNOOOO0PP0Or RRSSS0TT1TUUUVVW5XYYZZ a91111222232324444tttt6666 77llStUItfl0090U N 7120-7124 2 LETTERS AAABSCCODEEEEFFGGHH IJJKKLUIMNNOOOPPOO wOST11WMWUYYU No 7310-7314 STRIPES 18 feet 1/16 18 teSt 001/8 18 test 011/4 6 fast random width 4rr October 1995 21 jot STRIPES No 7020-7024 2 NUMBERS 0123406769 AMA/C 0123406796 AMA/N No75107514 NUMBERS & LETtERS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/10
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Re Las Vi L annual U Ithe pie 18th Scaleciation n held Dorado dry lake bed Las Vegas Nevada October 20-22 1994 Although awards QSAA fly-in exactly contestits really fun-fly no static judges theres no documentation go over no flying judges However theme 18 Model Aviation y Left Larry Beef wudt Best Military award winner Dennis Verrills Chance Vought F4U Corsair prepares touch down El Dorados lake bed Nick Rivaido waits clearance launch Zenoah-powered 8-25 Mitchell Model won Best Multiengine award October 1995 17 event realismin both appearance flight Judging done pilots themselvesand 18 years system has worked out just fine model airplanes meet simply outstandingmuseum quality hard believe high-quality miniature aircraft would sent aloft Thanks advances modeling technology models can flown safety ease dry lake bed used fly-in has largest RC fields world dont know exactly big have feeling filled capacity watar could hold Americas Cup yacht races say fly-in spectacular event would understatement weather absolutely beautiful Both Friday Saturday windless slight overcast day Friday Saturday sun came out sweaters jackets windbreakers came off 118 registered pilots fly-in approximately 170 airplanes told off year could have fooled Contest Director fly-in Riehard McKee Richard help headquarters chapter members made truly successful event Friday morning arrived dry lake bed about 10 am surprised what saw runway El Dorado approximately mile long pilots area located center Vendors located side pilots pit area Behind pit area headquarters tent parking contestants workers Cars trailers campers motorhomes parked full length runway least ten rows deep looked like staging area Operation Desert Storm outstanding models fly-in Walt Moucha captured Best Show award new 1940 Beechcraft D-18 Walts model constructed enlarged Ziroli plans model has 144-inch wingspan 108inch length weighs 53 pounds dry Its powered two Quadra 100 engines swinging 24 x 10 props An Airtronics radio used guidance Best Biplane award presented Ken Perkins Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Kens Sparrowhawk built Cleveland Model Company plans model has 70-inch wingspan weighs 22 pounds Its powered Mold 18 engine Airtronics RC system Best Jet award presented Dean Lassek giant show-stopping A-b Warthog full-scale A-tO 18 Model Aviation gned tank-buster low-level ground-support attack aircraft Deans Warthog has 120-inch wingspan 106inch length weighs 46 pounds Dean uses two OS 91 DF engines two 5inch-diameter Dynamax fans Futaba radio two 91s big model flies lot authority Maybe next year Dean could replace ducted fans couple Jeff Seymours SWB-3 turbines would awesome Nick Rivaldo took home Best Multiengine award big beautiful Heavenly Body B-25 built Ziroli plans model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 52 pounds Two Zenoah G-38 engines swing 18 x 8-3 props power model An Airtronics RC system controls model Willie Gardner won Best Static Display Model award unique model Australias Transavia PL-12 Airtruk model finished acrylic lacquer built using NE Arrow Products plans Airtruk has wingspan 117 inches fuselage length 68 inches weighs 30 pounds Its power source SuperTigre 3000 swinging 18 x 8 propeller also features Airtronics RC system Mike Brewer won Best WW Model award stunning Nieuport 28 model done up 94th Pursuit Squadron hat ring livery Nieuport finished latex paint constructed Lou Proctor kit model has 80-inch wingspan fuselage length 72 inches weighs 18 pounds model features Enya VT-240 20 x 6-10 prop controlled JR system Gerald Scheuerman won Best Finish award gorgeous Sukhoi So 26M models finish automotive lacquer constructed Byron Originals kit has 82-inch wingspan weighs 24 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine spinning three bladed 20 x 12 propeller Multiplex radio controls model Junior award presented Mark West flew Yakovlev Yak-55 aerobatic aircraft model has 86-inch wingspan weighs 23 pounds Its powered Zenoah G-62 swinging 20 x 8-14 prop Yak controlled Futaba radio system Ken Reed awarded Ed Morgan Memorial Scale award /3-scale Pitts 62-inch-span model Pilot kit finished Solartex Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine turning 22 x 10 prop An Airtronics Radio provides control Best Stand-Off Scale Model award went excellent modeler Judy Grigsby Judy campaigned parasol-wing Fairchild 22 two-seater model built IKON NWst kit model has 99-inch wingspan weighs 17 pounds Saito 120 turns 18 x 6 prop controlled HiTec radio Another interesting model fly-in John OBriens WACO BSO Johns model won Best Mechanical Achievement award 90-inch span 47pound model finished Randolph dope Its powered DeVries fivecylinder engine turning 24 x 10 propeller JR system provides control Noal Hess brought outstanding Douglas O-46A Noals model earned him Best Scratch-Built Model award Its very large modelit has 110-inch wingspan weighs 37 pounds features Zenoah G-62 engine 20 x 6-10 propeller controlled Futaba radio Longest Distance Traveled award presented Michael Hawkins Michael came way Bangkok Thailand campaigned scratch-built British experimental aircraft 120-inch span 12-pound model finished K&B Super Poxy paint engine four-cylinder OS 70 swinging 14 x 10 propeller uses Futaba radio system Dave Lane won Best Civilian Model award beautifully crafted Stinson SR-9 model built IKON NWst kit model powered Enya VT-240 engine swinging 18 x 610 prop Stinson has 100-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds flies Airtronics RC system Jim Slocum awarded Best Home-Built Model award Sig Spacewalker 84-inch-span model weighs 12 pounds finished Century 21 precolored covering has Saito 120 Airtronics radio system Woody Sims received Best Madera Racer award Woodys P-Si Mustang scratch-built 113-inch wingspan 39-pound model finished MonoKote has Futaba radio system Bob Sloan won Marathon award powered glider Schweizer 1-30 Bobs team flew 2373 miles Team members include Tom Protheroe Bob October1995 19 Ken Perkins adjusts Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk Full-scale version flew Navy airship USS Macon Brown Carol Brown Roger Grigsby Gordie Azevedo Bobs glider finished K&B Super Poxy has wingspan 120 inches weighs 12 pounds engine 05 70 four-cylinder turning 14 x 10 prop model controlled Futaba radio Powder Puff award presented Ruth Sharp stunning de Havilland Tiger Moth constructed Pilot kit Finished acrylic Polytone paint 88inch-span model flies Enya 120 engine spinning 16 x 6 propeller Futaba radio controls 17-pound model Best Military award presented Dennis Verrill F4U Corsair model features best MonoKote finishes have seen long time Dennis Corsair scratch-built 100-inch wingspan 26-pound weight Its powered Zenoah G-62 engine 22 x 10 prop Airtronics radio guidance model rock-solid air Glenn Bennett won Best Glider award DG-500 sailplane Dennis Rollins claimed Best Crash award after top wing separated Weeks Special Prior crash model 70-inch wingspan weighed 19 pounds powered Zenoah G 62 engine turning 21 x 12 propeller Futaba radio provided control Aside award winners several other interesting models also displayed Bob Watson very pretty 1966-vintage Aircoupe craftsmanship model outstanding model has 120-inch wingspan weighs 43 pounds powered Super Tartan glow engine controlled Airtronics radio Construction balsa sheeting covered fiberglass model finished Imron paint model features on-board engine starting navigation lights Charles Murray brought absolutely beautiful Wedell-Williams 44 Miss Patterson air racer Charles model competed Marathon event larger models meet Enrique Haras -size Ultimate biplane scratch-built Enrique biplane flew greatit real show stopper model should say miniature aircraft has 120-inch wingspan Walker 58-cu engine model weighs 49 pounds dry flown Futaba RC system models construction aircraft plywood fiberglass foam covered MonoKote Another museum-quality model Robert Mellos Ryan PT-22 scratchbuilt model flies great weighs 24 pounds spans 96 inches powered Zenoah G-45 Futaba radio controls model Robert McKay attracted lot attention stunning orange-andwhite 1/4 scale Citabria model has wingspan 104 inches weighs 21 pounds model finished 21st Century precolored fabric trim colors paint cowl wheel pants also 21st Century model powered Zenoah G-38 spinning 28inch Zinger propeller Its controlled Airtronics PCM radio Bud Atkinson flew up storm very pretty Sukhoi Su-26 Bud master model builder finish craftsmanship Sukhoi superb Buds model built Byron Originals kit finished K&B epoxy paint model has 84-inch wingspan weighs 25 pounds Its powered Sachs 42 engine Ace RC system Bud tells has over 60 flights John Ferrara brought very attractive 20 Model Aviation Ferraras Gee Bee Model V IKON NWst kit Zenoah-powered model weighs 24 pounds has 90-inch wingspan Miss Patterson Charles Murray brought impressive Wedell-Williams #44 air racer competition Marathon event Gee Bee Model Y built IKON NWst kit model weighs 24 pounds spans 90 inches Power comes Zenoah G-62 its guided Futaba RC system Master craftsman Sid Tanabe brought gorgeous Avid Catalina amphibian Sids very lucky model builder liVes very close Avid Aircraft Company has easy access documentation model built Avid Aircraft Company model kit model A-scale spans 12 feet weighs 32 pounds has Zenoah G-62 engine nine-channel Futaba radio model covered Coverite painted Delcron paint overcoated Delcron clear Catalina constructed welded-aluminum tubing hull fiberglass polyester resinjust like full-scale aircraft Sid another gorgeous model meeta replica Avid Magnum homebuilt Its structure same Catalina swelded-aluminum tubing covered Coverite Magnum 1/3 scale also powered G-62 weighs 30 pounds spans 11 feet flown Futaba radio Larry Bennett did lot flying enormous highly modified P-SiB Bud Nosen kit P-5 1 weighs 44 pounds has wingspan 102 inches Power Sachs-Dolmar 5-cu-in engine model controlled Futaba radio gourmet buffet banquet held Saturday night pilots guests After dinner Master Ceremonies Norm Goyer told few jokes roasted couple longtime friends Norm did great job After evenings speakers finished Norm presented beautiful trophies award winners speakers Norm introduced David Johnson presented very funny slide show complete oneliners Bicentennial adventure Canada Arctic circle Dave first RC pilot fly model across Arctic Circle Dave started odyssey Los Angeles flew north Almost 3400 miles later arrived northwest Canada rented turboprop de Havilland Beaver seaplane flew another 385 miles north Using topographical maps guidance Daves pilot landed Beaver lake cove appropriate coordinates Dave told audience worst part adventure fighting off huge black flies mosquitos After doublechecked everything Daves Stafford Commanche ready flight Dave advanced throttle Commanche broke free water climbed authority Dave made few trim adjustments proceeded fly across Arctic Circle great story presented great manner touching moment Norm Goyer asked Walt Moucha come forward present Hall Honor award Nick Ziroli very brief speech Walt spoke 30-year association Nick Walt said Nick Ziroli friend onetime employer also mentor As Walt described Meeting Nick like meeting Mickey Mantle think says Another special award presented two dedicated RC modelersThomas Protheroe Cal Orr men received special jacket distinguish 1000mile pilots award presented Marjoe Bunney Marathon Contest Director As name implies pilot must accumulate 1000 miles earn award Thomas logged 1333 miles between 1990 1994 Cal logged 1067 miles between 1982 1993 Overall event very well organized truly professional operation Its total success due hard work lot people working together like well-oiled machine involved deserve pat back ajob well done Until next timestay well keep em flying THE BEST DRESSED MODELS WEAR GRAPHICS DIE-CUT PRESS-ON TOTALLV FUELPROOF MATCHING COLORS WILL NOT CRACK OR PEEL Graphics made 100% cast vinyl Glasssmooth yet microthin Unlike typical mylar water transfer decal Graphics will crack peel harden GOOF-PROOF ADHESIVE Graphics have special pressure-sensitive adhesive gives time correct mistakes During first hour adhesive sets up slowly allowing lift re-position AMAZINGLY FUELPROOF know annoying have fuel creep under decal causing edges curl up sometimes have decal fall off Graphics simply dont See yourself Dip Graphics raw fuel Let sit around few days dripping wet Youll amazed see Graphics will still stick tight like nothing ever happened Incidentally no overcoating ever required Graphics ready go right out wrapper FIVE CLASSIC COLORS Grapbos come 5 gloss colors red white blue black yelkw GREAT FOR PLANES BOATS & CARS Graphics add professional touch model including older ones Youll quite pleased see reaction field show up old plane thats dressed up crisp new Graphics Graphics stick just about anything fabric painted surfaces plastics metal wood etc Naturally stick great Coverite Black Baron Film Presto Super& 21st Century Film & Fabric weil other iron-ons Since re water weather resistant theyre now being used full sized boats huils & sails fuil sized planes 3 letters FAA approved tails mention signs doors windows trucks vans etc STICK TO ANY CURVE Dnce again unlike traditional decals Graphics remain pliable wiil conform curve angle. will stay way Just press forget about Theyll stay place years indoors out sorts weather BIG ECONOMICAL SHEETS Some modelers have asked us packaged sheets instead individual numbers reason cheaper produce foil sheet individuaily packaged numbers Examine contents sheet Graphics described fuily below youil see what mean example 1 numbers cost 90 each. stars cost 70 each. stripes 110 per foot lndividuaily would cost twice much chart shows contents sheet graphics No7010-7014NO7030-7034NO71107114No7210-7214No74107414miassaetrsatMshose 1'U'AFour3 stars0 20 sheet 0123456789 AMA/C0123456789 AMA/CUAAAS5CCOOEcEEffOGHH WSix 2 starsTRIM9/498 tar large 0123454789 AMA/N0123456789 AMA/Nstarsflisid ageclal 551ThJUWJAVXXYYZZ510w 1SHEETS/4ac chechuhaards NUMBERSNUMBERSLETTERSSTARSThirty-six 1/2 starsausharats & military Iala Size a.aaccotttrrraoarnn IJJtt/LLMMNNOOOO0PP0Or RRSSS0TT1TUUUVVW5XYYZZ a91111222232324444tttt6666 77llStUItfl0090U N 7120-7124 2 LETTERS AAABSCCODEEEEFFGGHH IJJKKLUIMNNOOOPPOO wOST11WMWUYYU No 7310-7314 STRIPES 18 feet 1/16 18 teSt 001/8 18 test 011/4 6 fast random width 4rr October 1995 21 jot STRIPES No 7020-7024 2 NUMBERS 0123406769 AMA/C 0123406796 AMA/N No75107514 NUMBERS & LETtERS