Jets Over DeLand

Have ever run contest major fly-in glitches pilots workers copping attitudes pilots complaining getting enough flying time youve such good fortune must have participated 8th annual jet event held January 23-26 1997 Sydney Taylor Field DeLand Florida Contest Director Al Tuttle Golden Hawks crew did herculean job organizing running fly-in event started Thursday 18 registered pilots things changed better Friday 58 Saturday total went up 68 105 airplanes Contestants came Alabama Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio England Scotland three beautiful flying days during four-day weekend 32 Model Aviation llyZober Above Dam lmries Avonds F-15 Best Sport OS 91 Ramtec fan PMP pipe Finish acrylic auto enamel Radio JR Spring-Air retracts Top John Burdins Yellow Aircraft F-16 flyby Stable model has 175 flights John first Estimated Speed Top left Lewis Pattons Century Jet Models F-4 Phantom gear check Lewis voted Most Congenial Pilot Top right Sundays flying dedicated Brian McVeigh see textL-R Ron Wilson Sandra Wetmore Lynn Elston Jim Wetmore Middle left Lynn Elston Jet Hangar Hobbies F-15 Best Military Two Dynamax fans 0S 91s Robart retracts Middle right Paul Hopkins Fastest Ducted Fan BVM T-33 Radio JR fan engine landing gear ducting BVM Left Mike Burkes 110-Inch-span IT F-4 Phantom Best Scale BVM 915 14 servos Futaba nine-channel radio K&B epoxy July1997 33 JETS DLAND OVER Right Eddie Weeks foam-and-glass JPX turbine-powered sport jet Best Original Futaba radio BVM retracts 50 flights intermittent rain Saturday Sundays flying dedicated memory Airman First Class Brian W McVeigh active RC modeler killed bomb explosion Kobar Towers Hotel Dhahran Saudi Arabia noon framed picture Brian letter Capt Craig Dye presented Brians mother stepfather Also present contestant Lynn Elston built flew F-15 very similar full-scale F-15 Brian worked Saudi Arabia years one-man air force William F Manning Jr brought two F-lSs F-16 Falcon Interceptor F-86 A-4 Ralph DiBiase brought three beautiful jet models jet fly stunning MiG-29 gorgeous MiG-15 greatlooking A-4 Skyhawk painted Benjamin Moore water-based house paint clearcoated polyurethane models looked like made porcelain Ralph told spraying models very easy task Dave Nicholson flew everfaithful Byron MiG-IS airplane must have least 500 flights itit has flown Jets Over DeLand John Burdin campaigned super-flying Yellow Aircraft F16 powered OS 91 engine Dynamax fan John uses Power Master Fuel Futaba 9 ZAP PCM radio Spring Air Retracts color scheme Royal Dutch Air Force Demonstration Team Johns F-16 three years old 175 flights Have ever thought about time-sharing jet model Peter Laing Lafayette GA Chuck Baker Indianapolis IN partners Mid-West Jester purchased model ready-to-fly $250 Peter gets use model winter Chuck gets fly Jester during summer Neat idea Scale jet models 84 total dominated meet rest assorted sport-type jets Bob Violett Models led pack followed very closely Yellow Aircraft Third place went Byron followed Bob Parkinson Century Jet Philip Avonds Top Gun Models ITP DCU JPM JHM Usher JD Models Combat Models Sterner Models Airchamp Flight Tech Mid-West competition sales appears heavy Special awards presented Sunday afternoon Best Military Lynn Elston outstanding F-15 Eagle Jet Hangar Hobbies kit Lynns F-15 carries full ordnance eight missiles two bombs July1997 35 Rel Gonzales Airchamps F-iS Eagle Best Turbine Quick thinking shut down brief inflight fire model landed incident Ralph DiBiases Byron MiG-iS uses Benjamin Moore flat latex house paint gloss clear coat OS 91 Byron fan Futaba radio Depend hold its own V Easy use insert firm ground position model youre ready start V Built 3/4 steel tubing 3/8 steel down rod V Arc-welded down rod angled provide secure grip V Protective padding uprights protect model V White powder coat finish prevent corrosion Stock #811 AE ROMAT model highly detailed full cockpit interior Power two Dynamax fans two 05 91s using Jet Model Products tuned pipes Glennis wheels brakes Robart retracts scale operating landing gear doors Radio JR-PCM-lO using 18 servos 2800mAh flight pack Finish Testors Model Master plastic model paint clearcoated two-part K&B flat paint fuelproofing Best Sport Model went Don Jmrie Glasgow Scotland Philip Avonds F-iS Eagle Don spends winter vacations central Florida attends Jets Over DeLand year Power 0S 91 Ramtec fan PMP tuned pipe Spring-Air retracts JR PCM-l0 radio model carries seven servos uses three flying two servos differential elevator acts ailerons elevator servo throttle control other servos used inflight mixture control retracts brakes steerable nose wheel model finished two-part auto acrylic enamel Designer Philip Avonds claims model used entry level jet model trainerit rock-solid air Best Original Design went Eddie Weeks three unique jets molded StyrofoamTMandglass fuselages two-ounce glass cloth outside one-ounce glass cloth insidestrong very light Two models JPX-260 turbines other model twin 0S 91s Dynamax fans models weighed 15-17 pounds dry flown Futaba radios using nine servos Spring Air retracts BVM wheels brakes models have average 50 flights off grass Best Scale First Place Mike Burkes ITP F-4E Phantom Australian kit big 110 inches long model powered two BVM 91 ducted-fan engines glass-and-foam model finished K&B epoxy uses 14 servos flown Futaba ninechannel radio Best Scale Second Place Lewis Pattons CJM F-4one authentic reproductions F-4 Phantom have seen could Top Gun contender beautifully crafted greatflying model lost high-speed low pass catastrophic wing failure possibly hard landing Scale Masters Qualifier contest two weeks earlier might have caused unnoticed hairline crack main wing spar Lewis able continue flying meet sister ship lost flew no problems Best Scale Third Place Paul Tirones stunning Byron T-20 Tiger Shark Paul also won Most Spectacular Flight award Paul taking off high speed rotated about 30 climbout angle altitude about 100 feet F-20 suddenly dove straight ground though something broke Paul pulled F-20 out dive just few inches above runway Best Turbine Rei Gonzalez put great flight demonstration very pretty F-15 Airchamps kit Everything going great until model popped some flames out tailpipe Rei situation under control immediately shut turbine down automatically stopped fuel flow fire stopped instantly lasted about two three seconds Rei landed F-20 routine deadstick landing hatch removed upon close examination no signs charred surfacesindicating no fire fuselage 36 Model Aviation make break new engine Cradle width 8 Cradle Height 13 Down Rod Length 12 Available favorite hobby source qp MIDWEST PRODUCTS CO INC 400 S Indiana St PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46342 800 348-3497 E-Mail midwIits@pIa-netnet Simply Best GBG Industries Inc PO Box 650 Elgin TX 78621 512-285-9595 Fax 512-285-9400 E-mail MP421@aolcom IIi Visit us http//wwwaero-sportscom/powermaster discovered oil line lubricating Turbomin 1-100 came off causing turbine seize letting raw fuel pass through ignited oil second two Scrap turbine airplane pilot OK Fastest Ducted Fan Paul Hopkins BVM F-16 1677 mph Fastest Turbine David Escobars BVM 1-33 1512 mph Most Spectacular Crash Lewis Pattons F-4 Longest Distance Traveled Don lmrie Scotland Estimated Speed John Burdin 138/1362 mph David Carter 135/1375 Jeffrey Stephenson 95/903 Spot Landing Lee Dickens 15 feet Rob Abamo 50 John Burdin 200 Prettiest Airplane Graig Wilsons BVM Viper Ugliest Airplane Jeffery Stephensons Green Hangar Fan Jet Trainer Most Congenial Pilot Lewis Patton Most Flights Jeffery Stephenson HOBBIES CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE FREE SHIPPING * FREE CA HITEC RADIOS FOCUS 4 FM12995 FOCUS 6 FM15795 FLASH 5 FM17995 PRISM7XFM22195 PRISM 7X5 FM29595 FOCUS 4 Tx only5000 FOCUS 6 Tx only6000 FLASH S Tx only7500 PRISM7XTxonIy11000 PRISM 7X5 Tx only20000 RECEIVERS W/XTALS PCM PRISM RCD Supreme Rx 535 Micro Rx Rf Module Prism Spectra Module SERVOS HS-60 HS-80 HS-8OMG HS-85 BB HS-l01 HS-205 BB HS-225 BB HS-300 HS-422 HS-425 HS-525 HS-545 9495 6295 6699 2495 9999 3895 2495 3895 3295 2195 2795 3295 1095 1295 1995 3495 3495 J&C HOBBIES Info Line 1-412-795-9344 SERVOS ConL HS-605 BB3795 HS-615 MG4650 HS-700 BB2995 HS-725 BB4850 SERVO PACKS PRO 4-HS-4225295 SUB MICRO3H5-80 7295 QUICKIE PACK 10695 CIRRUS SERVOS Call servo pack prices CS-20 Sub-Micro CS-30 Pro Mini CS-5O Standard Sport CS-70 148 Type CS-7OBB Standard Pro CS-90 Low Profile CS-9OBB Fast CS-l00 BB Refract CS-600 Super Torque CS-400 114 Scale 2299 1995 999 1099 1499 1299 1799 2499 4499 2199 FUTABA RADIOS 4VF FM14499 6VA FM18499 SUAF FM37499 ACCESSORIES CGMachine2299 Hot Shot1499 Sealing Iron1999 Trim Seal2199 100 Street Penn Hills PA Order Line 1-800-309-8314 ACCESSORIES conL Accu-cycle9999 DBrownSim11999 TopFlite Heat Gun1999 Quick Field Chrg4999 Torqmaster 902799 Luatrekote499 MONOKOTE Opaque950 Transparent1050 Metallic1100 ULTRACOTE Standard Colors995 OS ENGINES 4OLA5499 4OFP5499 6OFP8999 25 FX8499 4OFX9499 46FX9999 61 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Have ever run contest major fly-in glitches pilots workers copping attitudes pilots complaining getting enough flying time youve such good fortune must have participated 8th annual jet event held January 23-26 1997 Sydney Taylor Field DeLand Florida Contest Director Al Tuttle Golden Hawks crew did herculean job organizing running fly-in event started Thursday 18 registered pilots things changed better Friday 58 Saturday total went up 68 105 airplanes Contestants came Alabama Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio England Scotland three beautiful flying days during four-day weekend 32 Model Aviation llyZober Above Dam lmries Avonds F-15 Best Sport OS 91 Ramtec fan PMP pipe Finish acrylic auto enamel Radio JR Spring-Air retracts Top John Burdins Yellow Aircraft F-16 flyby Stable model has 175 flights John first Estimated Speed Top left Lewis Pattons Century Jet Models F-4 Phantom gear check Lewis voted Most Congenial Pilot Top right Sundays flying dedicated Brian McVeigh see textL-R Ron Wilson Sandra Wetmore Lynn Elston Jim Wetmore Middle left Lynn Elston Jet Hangar Hobbies F-15 Best Military Two Dynamax fans 0S 91s Robart retracts Middle right Paul Hopkins Fastest Ducted Fan BVM T-33 Radio JR fan engine landing gear ducting BVM Left Mike Burkes 110-Inch-span IT F-4 Phantom Best Scale BVM 915 14 servos Futaba nine-channel radio K&B epoxy July1997 33 JETS DLAND OVER Right Eddie Weeks foam-and-glass JPX turbine-powered sport jet Best Original Futaba radio BVM retracts 50 flights intermittent rain Saturday Sundays flying dedicated memory Airman First Class Brian W McVeigh active RC modeler killed bomb explosion Kobar Towers Hotel Dhahran Saudi Arabia noon framed picture Brian letter Capt Craig Dye presented Brians mother stepfather Also present contestant Lynn Elston built flew F-15 very similar full-scale F-15 Brian worked Saudi Arabia years one-man air force William F Manning Jr brought two F-lSs F-16 Falcon Interceptor F-86 A-4 Ralph DiBiase brought three beautiful jet models jet fly stunning MiG-29 gorgeous MiG-15 greatlooking A-4 Skyhawk painted Benjamin Moore water-based house paint clearcoated polyurethane models looked like made porcelain Ralph told spraying models very easy task Dave Nicholson flew everfaithful Byron MiG-IS airplane must have least 500 flights itit has flown Jets Over DeLand John Burdin campaigned super-flying Yellow Aircraft F16 powered OS 91 engine Dynamax fan John uses Power Master Fuel Futaba 9 ZAP PCM radio Spring Air Retracts color scheme Royal Dutch Air Force Demonstration Team Johns F-16 three years old 175 flights Have ever thought about time-sharing jet model Peter Laing Lafayette GA Chuck Baker Indianapolis IN partners Mid-West Jester purchased model ready-to-fly $250 Peter gets use model winter Chuck gets fly Jester during summer Neat idea Scale jet models 84 total dominated meet rest assorted sport-type jets Bob Violett Models led pack followed very closely Yellow Aircraft Third place went Byron followed Bob Parkinson Century Jet Philip Avonds Top Gun Models ITP DCU JPM JHM Usher JD Models Combat Models Sterner Models Airchamp Flight Tech Mid-West competition sales appears heavy Special awards presented Sunday afternoon Best Military Lynn Elston outstanding F-15 Eagle Jet Hangar Hobbies kit Lynns F-15 carries full ordnance eight missiles two bombs July1997 35 Rel Gonzales Airchamps F-iS Eagle Best Turbine Quick thinking shut down brief inflight fire model landed incident Ralph DiBiases Byron MiG-iS uses Benjamin Moore flat latex house paint gloss clear coat OS 91 Byron fan Futaba radio Depend hold its own V Easy use insert firm ground position model youre ready start V Built 3/4 steel tubing 3/8 steel down rod V Arc-welded down rod angled provide secure grip V Protective padding uprights protect model V White powder coat finish prevent corrosion Stock #811 AE ROMAT model highly detailed full cockpit interior Power two Dynamax fans two 05 91s using Jet Model Products tuned pipes Glennis wheels brakes Robart retracts scale operating landing gear doors Radio JR-PCM-lO using 18 servos 2800mAh flight pack Finish Testors Model Master plastic model paint clearcoated two-part K&B flat paint fuelproofing Best Sport Model went Don Jmrie Glasgow Scotland Philip Avonds F-iS Eagle Don spends winter vacations central Florida attends Jets Over DeLand year Power 0S 91 Ramtec fan PMP tuned pipe Spring-Air retracts JR PCM-l0 radio model carries seven servos uses three flying two servos differential elevator acts ailerons elevator servo throttle control other servos used inflight mixture control retracts brakes steerable nose wheel model finished two-part auto acrylic enamel Designer Philip Avonds claims model used entry level jet model trainerit rock-solid air Best Original Design went Eddie Weeks three unique jets molded StyrofoamTMandglass fuselages two-ounce glass cloth outside one-ounce glass cloth insidestrong very light Two models JPX-260 turbines other model twin 0S 91s Dynamax fans models weighed 15-17 pounds dry flown Futaba radios using nine servos Spring Air retracts BVM wheels brakes models have average 50 flights off grass Best Scale First Place Mike Burkes ITP F-4E Phantom Australian kit big 110 inches long model powered two BVM 91 ducted-fan engines glass-and-foam model finished K&B epoxy uses 14 servos flown Futaba ninechannel radio Best Scale Second Place Lewis Pattons CJM F-4one authentic reproductions F-4 Phantom have seen could Top Gun contender beautifully crafted greatflying model lost high-speed low pass catastrophic wing failure possibly hard landing Scale Masters Qualifier contest two weeks earlier might have caused unnoticed hairline crack main wing spar Lewis able continue flying meet sister ship lost flew no problems Best Scale Third Place Paul Tirones stunning Byron T-20 Tiger Shark Paul also won Most Spectacular Flight award Paul taking off high speed rotated about 30 climbout angle altitude about 100 feet F-20 suddenly dove straight ground though something broke Paul pulled F-20 out dive just few inches above runway Best Turbine Rei Gonzalez put great flight demonstration very pretty F-15 Airchamps kit Everything going great until model popped some flames out tailpipe Rei situation under control immediately shut turbine down automatically stopped fuel flow fire stopped instantly lasted about two three seconds Rei landed F-20 routine deadstick landing hatch removed upon close examination no signs charred surfacesindicating no fire fuselage 36 Model Aviation make break new engine Cradle width 8 Cradle Height 13 Down Rod Length 12 Available favorite hobby source qp MIDWEST PRODUCTS CO INC 400 S Indiana St PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46342 800 348-3497 E-Mail midwIits@pIa-netnet Simply Best GBG Industries Inc PO Box 650 Elgin TX 78621 512-285-9595 Fax 512-285-9400 E-mail MP421@aolcom IIi Visit us http//wwwaero-sportscom/powermaster discovered oil line lubricating Turbomin 1-100 came off causing turbine seize letting raw fuel pass through ignited oil second two Scrap turbine airplane pilot OK Fastest Ducted Fan Paul Hopkins BVM F-16 1677 mph Fastest Turbine David Escobars BVM 1-33 1512 mph Most Spectacular Crash Lewis Pattons F-4 Longest Distance Traveled Don lmrie Scotland Estimated Speed John Burdin 138/1362 mph David Carter 135/1375 Jeffrey Stephenson 95/903 Spot Landing Lee Dickens 15 feet Rob Abamo 50 John Burdin 200 Prettiest Airplane Graig Wilsons BVM Viper Ugliest Airplane Jeffery Stephensons Green Hangar Fan Jet Trainer Most Congenial Pilot Lewis Patton Most Flights Jeffery Stephenson HOBBIES CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE FREE SHIPPING * FREE CA HITEC RADIOS FOCUS 4 FM12995 FOCUS 6 FM15795 FLASH 5 FM17995 PRISM7XFM22195 PRISM 7X5 FM29595 FOCUS 4 Tx only5000 FOCUS 6 Tx only6000 FLASH S Tx only7500 PRISM7XTxonIy11000 PRISM 7X5 Tx only20000 RECEIVERS W/XTALS PCM PRISM RCD Supreme Rx 535 Micro Rx Rf Module Prism Spectra Module SERVOS HS-60 HS-80 HS-8OMG HS-85 BB HS-l01 HS-205 BB HS-225 BB HS-300 HS-422 HS-425 HS-525 HS-545 9495 6295 6699 2495 9999 3895 2495 3895 3295 2195 2795 3295 1095 1295 1995 3495 3495 J&C HOBBIES Info Line 1-412-795-9344 SERVOS ConL HS-605 BB3795 HS-615 MG4650 HS-700 BB2995 HS-725 BB4850 SERVO PACKS PRO 4-HS-4225295 SUB MICRO3H5-80 7295 QUICKIE PACK 10695 CIRRUS SERVOS Call servo pack prices CS-20 Sub-Micro CS-30 Pro Mini CS-5O Standard Sport CS-70 148 Type CS-7OBB Standard Pro CS-90 Low Profile CS-9OBB Fast CS-l00 BB Refract CS-600 Super Torque CS-400 114 Scale 2299 1995 999 1099 1499 1299 1799 2499 4499 2199 FUTABA RADIOS 4VF FM14499 6VA FM18499 SUAF FM37499 ACCESSORIES CGMachine2299 Hot Shot1499 Sealing Iron1999 Trim Seal2199 100 Street Penn Hills PA Order Line 1-800-309-8314 ACCESSORIES conL Accu-cycle9999 DBrownSim11999 TopFlite Heat Gun1999 Quick Field Chrg4999 Torqmaster 902799 Luatrekote499 MONOKOTE Opaque950 Transparent1050 Metallic1100 ULTRACOTE Standard Colors995 OS ENGINES 4OLA5499 4OFP5499 6OFP8999 25 FX8499 4OFX9499 46FX9999 61 FX15999 OS FOUR CYCLE F52613999 F55218999 F57019999 F59122999 US ENGINES 25CCw/springstart26999 35CC w/spring stazl 27999 41CC w/spring start 29999 15235DISCOVER MAGNUM ENGINES GPA 40 3999 XL2S 4899 XL4O 4899 XL46 6899 XLS3 7899 XL61 8899 XL7S 11699 XL91 13899 XL 108 15899 XL 120 18899 XL9lFS 13999 THUNDER TIGER GP 15 4899 PRO 46 8799 F591 21899 BEGINNERS COMBO RIGHT FLYER 40 0S40 LA ENGINE FOCUS 4 FM RADIO $28995 COMBO SPECIAL MODELTECH JOSS STICK SAITO FA91S $31999 OUR OWN PRODUCTS J&C Sound Security1995 J&C Fun-Bat2495 Call 6 pack special Fun-Bat w/TT GP15 6995 MC / VISA ACCEPTED CALL FOR SUPER SAITO PRICES 38 Model Aviation RMASTER Fuel inside them