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Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine Kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt RIG Kits Mfg. VK Models & hobby shops SAMPLE PRICES cost 112 200 878 932 35 Wo 5959 LEFFINGWELL OAAfl PHONE 216-533-3607CANFIELO OHIO Capitol leading mail order houses nation number custom bilt R/C craft factory large stock ready fly R/G aircraft immediate shipment Order kit engine R/C set 30% off receive 40% discount Du- Bro accessories etters t6e d1tcr letters will carefully considered general interest used Send Model Aviation 815 15th St NW Washington DC 20005 CL End-Wrappings Much coated copper wire now supplied small motor electrical coil industry bondable heat some cases solvent like MEK have obtained samples such wire friend motor business have found very easy use wrapping ends control lines lead-outs wrapping done same way soldered However instead applying heat solder ing iron molten solder simply heat wr ad ends match HOBBY CAP[FOL Old Ignition Trade-In Duy ond sell old time ignition engines l]ox up what have send us honest appraisal could worth new propprtional set have engines whi& con also srnrr ection 89 1/4 Scale Piper Tn-Pacer Plans. $2195 110 1/4 Scale DH-80 Puss Moth Plans. 5BUILDING . JUST tBUY FLY cusToM-SILT nc Aircaft built order stod available immediate delivery Send $100 self-addrasaed envelope fo detailed list cash-saving pictures show sample wrapped ends Art Johnson submitted lead-out top beneath stranded control line ending eyeleL endings seems like shown Fig 2 AMA rule booA page 16 might point out wrapping method does require soldering kind bonding adequate strength However wrappings sometimes flowsoldered order minimize chance line end snagging othe suggested coated copper wire may achieve effect soldering easier way using solvent like MEK however should outdoors well-ventilated area Dakota Any Name. scaled-up Dakota called Grande November 1981 MA what scaled-down Dakota called dont know either Cox 020 fbt came out 1 950s brother scaled-down about 20-in span finally flew out-of-sight Apparently Dakotas fly no matter what size make expect some will come out Peanut-size version day Identification Pays Off Bud Overn Santa Ana CA Recently making attempt LSF Level IV 1-hr thermal flight 30 min flight 12-ft Sailplane disappeared clear blue After preliminary search decided go nearby airport charter plane air search no avaiL next two weekends spent combing woods northern Virginia no results depressing experience particularly Sailplane placed 1981 Toledo Show some sentimental value AMA number wing source identification lost hope began construc tion new plane Four weeks later maintenance crew Northern Virginia Community College found woods campus about 2 mi launch site turned plane over campus aviation instructor instructor re ported lost plane several hobby stores area Upon investigation learned what numbers wing mpresented contacted AMA HQ plane damaged now back posses sion place kind identification planes advised lucky Bob Sowder Fairfax VA obvious reasons its good have identifi cation model may subject flyaway aiso good opportunity remind everyone addition AMA Safety Code subject effective January 1982 will fly model unless identified name address orAMA number model Note does apply models flown indoorx 8 Model Aviation Send $1 catalog Price applied first order List 149 266 1171 1243 47 Shipping 6 handling added orders shipped COD U PS Cash Only have anciwlect tew samples lead-out control line ends done way have pull-tested lead-outs lines problemArthur J Johnson Rockford IL RIC DONT WASTE TIME Distributors Finest Quality Built-Up R/C Aircraft Custom Built Ready -To-Fly Radio controlled Model Airplanes HOBBY CAPITOL R/C EST 1951 46 N OAK ST VENTURA CA 93001 805 643-7616 8465