Midwest Slope Challenge

U Dave Garwood Midwest Slope Challenge looks like premiere Slope Racing event country present time Lincoln Area Soaring Societys sixth ____running three-day event attracted slope pilots California Iowa Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Oregon Nebraska New York Lucas Kansas Slope competition flying May 14-16 at top reservoir flying site Wilson Lake Reservoir Russell County Kansas flew four different sites during five days lake man-made lake November1999 23 Charlie Richardson Vista CA launches Paul Natons Portland OR CR Aircraft Fun-i Design race Photo Dave Garwood Pilot Ed Harris Ankeny IA caller Scott Miller Des Moines IA Photo Dave Garwood Todd Martin Topeka KS launches Samurai beginning heat Unlimited race Photo Joe Chovan Rich Loud Baliston Spa NY flies DAW FoaMe-109 against Todd Martins Topeka KS DAW FoaMe-1 63 Photo Dave Garwood Wilson Lake top 10 Slope sites country has some flying sites steep Point Mountain Utah quite tall Los Banos California has better landing areas Cajon Summit California Qie west-facing site reminded quarterscale Eagle Butte another 4nn4Qu&hftin valle 24 Model Aviation lie Richardsons Fun-i leads Dave Garwoods Fun-i over Wilson Lake Photo Rich Loud ODR span limit 60 inches Two Ninja course View far turn photographed Joe Chovan Final year event MSC Airplanes shown flagmen far end course identification turns may properly called Rich Loud photo November1999 25 has 100 miles shoreline surrounded nearly treeless rolling hills ridge has grass landing strip also used hang gliders landlord US Army Corps Engineers receptive RC Soaring events addition water conservation flood control main use reservoir recreation swimming fishing boating camping hunting wind surfing 200 species birds have seen lake 47 species mammals Site director Ken Wade told us Corps Engineers happy support recreation sporting events consistent good land- water-resource conservation practices Racing began 20-25 mph southerly winds Friday continued throughout Saturday lighter southeast winds windy enough fly Thursday Sunday Monday time make leisurely trip event Foamie Enduro Race Heres something new much like Roller Derby airplane racing Starting mass launch competitors fly bounceable EPP Expanded Polypropylene foam airplanes around 14-foot poles end course Its good introduction sailplane racing dont have worry much about hurting airplane score pilots must make figure-8 around both poles staying below tops poles allowed pick up downed airplane relaunch necessary Four five-minute heats flown 26 competitors groups 13 steady 20-25 mph wind tough keep airplanes low enough make scoring pass high-intensity event generating lots whoops hollers pilots callers spectators Paul Wright Lincoln NE won Zagi Razor Rich Loud Ballston Spa NY finished second DAW FoaMe-109 Richs first sailplane race Ninja Race Ninja races have run since beginning MWSC series capitalizing low cost fine performance Sig Ninja Considered sportsman entry-level class airplanes prepped strengthened fuselages ballast systems colorful paint schemes event flown four-airplane heats double-elimination scoring flying eight laps over 90-yard course Ninja race won Lende Troiani Warrensburg MO first-time competitor Second place went Wayne Henning Omaha NE last year Ninja racing eclipsed rise 60-inch ODR One-Design Race class One-Design Race Seeking lower cost competitive racing sailplanes Paul Naton wrote Torrey Pines Gulls published specification design sailplane Span limited 60 inches exotic building materials outlawed elevator-to-flap mixing prohibited intended open specification scratch-builders kit manufacturers can design Leading pack Charlie Richardson-designed Fun- 1 CR Aircraft sells kit presheeted wing fiberglass fuselage righteous price $7995 LASS club members tested design last year delighted Fun ls performance Four New York Slope Dogs brought Fun- ls Northeast compete against West Coast- Midwest-built ODR airplanes airplane handles impeccably flies very well light lift handles high winds addition ballast Indeed MWSC event no other ODR airplane flown surprise well-flown first place went Charlie Richardson Vista CA Paul Naton Portland OR taking second guys have some stick time Options 1 High performance 2 mu vinyl graphics masking Set includes Raven masking gold border fuse wing wheel pants Oracle graphics wing stab fuse Price Option 2 Factory applied graphics DuPont Chroma paint Graphics t Gene Barton Spinner Just looking Turbo Raven screams EXTREME Two months after its debut Stockton CA Airshow 11/98 Wayne new Turbo Raven set new time-toclimb world record sea level 3000 meters 9843 feet less minute 10 secondsl Turbo Ravens sexy sleek lines generous proportions ie large fin/rudder area gigantic strip ailerons allowed us design fully molded great flying model deviating originals outline no STAND-OFF-SCALE t weight hollow-core wing technology utilizing epoxy glass & carbon fiber skin hinging both wing stabilizer vable wing stab already mounted on fiber gear strut its mount hardware place ble gel-coat surfacing red/white no shrink film usedl 4- Horizontally split engine cowl realism service ability removing prop spinner rol surface horns attached 4-Introductory Price ping Handling 26 Model Aviation t Line Signature Series Airraft tream Aviation 935 Tamarack Avenue San Jose CA 95128 Phone 408248-4642 Fax 408248-4642 Email slpstream@earthlinknet Website wwwslipstream-aviationcom airframe Another advantage Fun 1 its quick building time Charlie started Kansas race Fun-i Tuesday flew Friday Unlimited Race final event Unlimited class Anything could flown up AMA FAI weight wing loading limits saw few dedicated racing airplanes people flew 60-inch racing airplanes Sig Samurai most-numerous single design closest race tightest turns airplanes often running neck-and-neck entire heat slightest mistake 10 laps could put out running two-airplane heat run three times two three finishes determined heat winner method gives pilots chance overcome early mistakes speeds up operation race eliminates hazard landings launches during race Paul Naton flew CR Renegade first place Paul Wright Lincoln NE took second Daryl Perkins Whip two days racing over implacable LASS crew staged 136 heats four races during two days guys good Flying planned Sunday case winds too light fly Friday COMPETITION RESUU Foamie Endure Race Paul WrightZagi Razor 2 Rich LoudDAW FoaMe-109 3 Wayne HenningBowman Ruffneck 4 Steve DworskyDAW FoaMe-163 Ninja Race 1 Lende TroianiSig Ninja 2 Wayne HenningSig Ninja 3 Todd MartinSig Ninja 4 Jim PorterSig Ninja 69-inch Design Race 1 Charlie RichardsonCR Fun-i 2 Paul NatonCR Fun-I 3 Joe ChovanCR Fun-l 4 Paul WrightCR Fun-I Unlimited Race 1 Paul NatonCR Renegade 2 Paul WrightDP Whip 3 Charlie RichardsonCR Fun-i 4 Wayne HenningSig Samurai Products designed modelers modelers. wont get bent out shape NEW Du-Bro Super Strength Landing Gear Super Strength Landing Gear 35 50 Size Airplanes Super Strength Landing Gear will absorb landings bending out shape Featuring one-piece design Super Strength Landing Gear injection molded out state-ofthe-art materials absorb roughest landings Easy install can painted Ideal ques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes have worlds largest aircraft documentation collection 7400 different full color photo studies 1903-1998 350003-view line drawings 1999228 pages anodo/Mexico $1000 Only $8 uope $1500 Co & Aus olia $1800 Bob Banka AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTATION 3114 Yukon Avenue a Mesa CA 92626 714 979-8058 replacement ARF Airplanes Call Write free catalog Du-Bro Products Inc 480 Bonner Rd PO Box 815 Wauconda IL 60084 1-800-848-9411 fax 847-526-1604 email rc@dubrocom website http//wwwdubrocom November1999 29 Saturday events run scheduled few travelers stayed lake through Sunday Monday found hills lift great steak dinners Wilson Lake racers represent geographic cross-section America note class winners different state Wayne Henning Omaha NE Paul Wright Lincoln NE consistent fliers throughout event both placing top four three events Its interesting Charlie Richardson Paul Naton came West Coast fly Kansas Charlie runs CR High Performance Aircraft has sailplane designs currently production anyone know Paul Naton has Torrey Pines Gulls race coordinator star producer Endless Lift videos has completed 10000-mile sailplane flying tour US documented first video Some competitors displayed startled looks long faces called up fly against competitors 15 years experience figure racing against Charlie Paul like going up against Henry Kissinger George Bush current-events quiz scary enlightening youre richer experience Both men generous help advice interested promoting slope racing winning prizes Future sixth MWSC may pivotal year series Paul Wright has honcho event extremely tough competitorlast year sweeping four racing events Lincoln Area Soaring Society member Steve Rohman quipped let Paul win long runs event year some guys didnt get word Paul will soon moving England future events will responsibility other club members demise Slope Racing West California Slope Racers did post race schedule year fickle winds East May St Lawrence River race called off lack wind looks like best Slope Racing country will done Central Time Best luck success Lincoln Area Soaring Society continuing Midwest Slope Challenge 430 Model Aviation Garwood 5 Birch Ln Scotia NY 12302 6PILOTS WANTED WE HAVE THE PLANE FOR YOU EAmazingly simple build Laser-cut wood parts 52 Wingspan 46 Length U 40-46 2-cycle engine 34-channel radio required Call Toll Free 877-431-3183 XXIFRIT AAAAAI I~cIinriir CCITI

U Dave Garwood Midwest Slope Challenge looks like premiere Slope Racing event country present time Lincoln Area Soaring Societys sixth ____running three-day event attracted slope pilots California Iowa Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Oregon Nebraska New York Lucas Kansas Slope competition flying May 14-16 at top reservoir flying site Wilson Lake Reservoir Russell County Kansas flew four different sites during five days lake man-made lake November1999 23 Charlie Richardson Vista CA launches Paul Natons Portland OR CR Aircraft Fun-i Design race Photo Dave Garwood Pilot Ed Harris Ankeny IA caller Scott Miller Des Moines IA Photo Dave Garwood Todd Martin Topeka KS launches Samurai beginning heat Unlimited race Photo Joe Chovan Rich Loud Baliston Spa NY flies DAW FoaMe-109 against Todd Martins Topeka KS DAW FoaMe-1 63 Photo Dave Garwood Wilson Lake top 10 Slope sites country has some flying sites steep Point Mountain Utah quite tall Los Banos California has better landing areas Cajon Summit California Qie west-facing site reminded quarterscale Eagle Butte another 4nn4Qu&hftin valle 24 Model Aviation lie Richardsons Fun-i leads Dave Garwoods Fun-i over Wilson Lake Photo Rich Loud ODR span limit 60 inches Two Ninja course View far turn photographed Joe Chovan Final year event MSC Airplanes shown flagmen far end course identification turns may properly called Rich Loud photo November1999 25 has 100 miles shoreline surrounded nearly treeless rolling hills ridge has grass landing strip also used hang gliders landlord US Army Corps Engineers receptive RC Soaring events addition water conservation flood control main use reservoir recreation swimming fishing boating camping hunting wind surfing 200 species birds have seen lake 47 species mammals Site director Ken Wade told us Corps Engineers happy support recreation sporting events consistent good land- water-resource conservation practices Racing began 20-25 mph southerly winds Friday continued throughout Saturday lighter southeast winds windy enough fly Thursday Sunday Monday time make leisurely trip event Foamie Enduro Race Heres something new much like Roller Derby airplane racing Starting mass launch competitors fly bounceable EPP Expanded Polypropylene foam airplanes around 14-foot poles end course Its good introduction sailplane racing dont have worry much about hurting airplane score pilots must make figure-8 around both poles staying below tops poles allowed pick up downed airplane relaunch necessary Four five-minute heats flown 26 competitors groups 13 steady 20-25 mph wind tough keep airplanes low enough make scoring pass high-intensity event generating lots whoops hollers pilots callers spectators Paul Wright Lincoln NE won Zagi Razor Rich Loud Ballston Spa NY finished second DAW FoaMe-109 Richs first sailplane race Ninja Race Ninja races have run since beginning MWSC series capitalizing low cost fine performance Sig Ninja Considered sportsman entry-level class airplanes prepped strengthened fuselages ballast systems colorful paint schemes event flown four-airplane heats double-elimination scoring flying eight laps over 90-yard course Ninja race won Lende Troiani Warrensburg MO first-time competitor Second place went Wayne Henning Omaha NE last year Ninja racing eclipsed rise 60-inch ODR One-Design Race class One-Design Race Seeking lower cost competitive racing sailplanes Paul Naton wrote Torrey Pines Gulls published specification design sailplane Span limited 60 inches exotic building materials outlawed elevator-to-flap mixing prohibited intended open specification scratch-builders kit manufacturers can design Leading pack Charlie Richardson-designed Fun- 1 CR Aircraft sells kit presheeted wing fiberglass fuselage righteous price $7995 LASS club members tested design last year delighted Fun ls performance Four New York Slope Dogs brought Fun- ls Northeast compete against West Coast- Midwest-built ODR airplanes airplane handles impeccably flies very well light lift handles high winds addition ballast Indeed MWSC event no other ODR airplane flown surprise well-flown first place went Charlie Richardson Vista CA Paul Naton Portland OR taking second guys have some stick time Options 1 High performance 2 mu vinyl graphics masking Set includes Raven masking gold border fuse wing wheel pants Oracle graphics wing stab fuse Price Option 2 Factory applied graphics DuPont Chroma paint Graphics t Gene Barton Spinner Just looking Turbo Raven screams EXTREME Two months after its debut Stockton CA Airshow 11/98 Wayne new Turbo Raven set new time-toclimb world record sea level 3000 meters 9843 feet less minute 10 secondsl Turbo Ravens sexy sleek lines generous proportions ie large fin/rudder area gigantic strip ailerons allowed us design fully molded great flying model deviating originals outline no STAND-OFF-SCALE t weight hollow-core wing technology utilizing epoxy glass & carbon fiber skin hinging both wing stabilizer vable wing stab already mounted on fiber gear strut its mount hardware place ble gel-coat surfacing red/white no shrink film usedl 4- Horizontally split engine cowl realism service ability removing prop spinner rol surface horns attached 4-Introductory Price ping Handling 26 Model Aviation t Line Signature Series Airraft tream Aviation 935 Tamarack Avenue San Jose CA 95128 Phone 408248-4642 Fax 408248-4642 Email slpstream@earthlinknet Website wwwslipstream-aviationcom airframe Another advantage Fun 1 its quick building time Charlie started Kansas race Fun-i Tuesday flew Friday Unlimited Race final event Unlimited class Anything could flown up AMA FAI weight wing loading limits saw few dedicated racing airplanes people flew 60-inch racing airplanes Sig Samurai most-numerous single design closest race tightest turns airplanes often running neck-and-neck entire heat slightest mistake 10 laps could put out running two-airplane heat run three times two three finishes determined heat winner method gives pilots chance overcome early mistakes speeds up operation race eliminates hazard landings launches during race Paul Naton flew CR Renegade first place Paul Wright Lincoln NE took second Daryl Perkins Whip two days racing over implacable LASS crew staged 136 heats four races during two days guys good Flying planned Sunday case winds too light fly Friday COMPETITION RESUU Foamie Endure Race Paul WrightZagi Razor 2 Rich LoudDAW FoaMe-109 3 Wayne HenningBowman Ruffneck 4 Steve DworskyDAW FoaMe-163 Ninja Race 1 Lende TroianiSig Ninja 2 Wayne HenningSig Ninja 3 Todd MartinSig Ninja 4 Jim PorterSig Ninja 69-inch Design Race 1 Charlie RichardsonCR Fun-i 2 Paul NatonCR Fun-I 3 Joe ChovanCR Fun-l 4 Paul WrightCR Fun-I Unlimited Race 1 Paul NatonCR Renegade 2 Paul WrightDP Whip 3 Charlie RichardsonCR Fun-i 4 Wayne HenningSig Samurai Products designed modelers modelers. wont get bent out shape NEW Du-Bro Super Strength Landing Gear Super Strength Landing Gear 35 50 Size Airplanes Super Strength Landing Gear will absorb landings bending out shape Featuring one-piece design Super Strength Landing Gear injection molded out state-ofthe-art materials absorb roughest landings Easy install can painted Ideal ques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes have worlds largest aircraft documentation collection 7400 different full color photo studies 1903-1998 350003-view line drawings 1999228 pages anodo/Mexico $1000 Only $8 uope $1500 Co & Aus olia $1800 Bob Banka AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTATION 3114 Yukon Avenue a Mesa CA 92626 714 979-8058 replacement ARF Airplanes Call Write free catalog Du-Bro Products Inc 480 Bonner Rd PO Box 815 Wauconda IL 60084 1-800-848-9411 fax 847-526-1604 email rc@dubrocom website http//wwwdubrocom November1999 29 Saturday events run scheduled few travelers stayed lake through Sunday Monday found hills lift great steak dinners Wilson Lake racers represent geographic cross-section America note class winners different state Wayne Henning Omaha NE Paul Wright Lincoln NE consistent fliers throughout event both placing top four three events Its interesting Charlie Richardson Paul Naton came West Coast fly Kansas Charlie runs CR High Performance Aircraft has sailplane designs currently production anyone know Paul Naton has Torrey Pines Gulls race coordinator star producer Endless Lift videos has completed 10000-mile sailplane flying tour US documented first video Some competitors displayed startled looks long faces called up fly against competitors 15 years experience figure racing against Charlie Paul like going up against Henry Kissinger George Bush current-events quiz scary enlightening youre richer experience Both men generous help advice interested promoting slope racing winning prizes Future sixth MWSC may pivotal year series Paul Wright has honcho event extremely tough competitorlast year sweeping four racing events Lincoln Area Soaring Society member Steve Rohman quipped let Paul win long runs event year some guys didnt get word Paul will soon moving England future events will responsibility other club members demise Slope Racing West California Slope Racers did post race schedule year fickle winds East May St Lawrence River race called off lack wind looks like best Slope Racing country will done Central Time Best luck success Lincoln Area Soaring Society continuing Midwest Slope Challenge 430 Model Aviation Garwood 5 Birch Ln Scotia NY 12302 6PILOTS WANTED WE HAVE THE PLANE FOR YOU EAmazingly simple build Laser-cut wood parts 52 Wingspan 46 Length U 40-46 2-cycle engine 34-channel radio required Call Toll Free 877-431-3183 XXIFRIT AAAAAI I~cIinriir CCITI