I inJinImilmimi UPmm mmmum mm mm 00130 Racing BiII Lee THE BIG STORY Racing events year low level entrants very high level performance lot fun come California Nats long way out East suppose miles longer East West West East Well guess Nats will back East some next time contestant level should high again doubt level performance will much better Riverside year Team Race FAI Team Race event held year conjunction World Champs team selection 1978 final two rounds team selec tions used preliminary rounds Nats TR event en trants just entered Nats events flown two preliminary heats best nine times taken 100-lap semi-final races best three times semis finals said done first three places Nats event taken three teams will represent US World Champs next year Nelson/ Dodge Aibritton/Joy Jolly/Kusik Goodyear Goodyear notable two really significant facts 28 pre entries 21 processing event 19 flew other thing marked Goodyear exception ally high level performances some departures book way things run No semifinals run 12 taken finals year cutoff time qualifi top 12 313 about 5 seconds quicker what took qualify nine semi-final spots last years Nats Dayton low qualifying time year 253 again about seven seconds better last years best winning time year 6187 turned Les Pardue pi loted Phil Shew out Albuquerque New Mexico Second place 6188 went Dick Lambert Daytona Beach Flor ida two times represent about 13second improvement over last year about 10 seconds better has ever won Open Goodyear previous year interesting note fifth place time Riverside 6285 would have won previous Open Goodyear event Nats Perhaps best illustrates good competition year Rat Race As good performance Goodyear apparently did rub off Rat Race event too entry level down about 24 entries too 12 taken finals low qualifying time about 450 cutoff time 530s make fi nals good times As turned out Tim Gillott person really put together finals turning 438 take first 26 Model Aviation Tim Gillotts own-design Shark K&B 40S placed first Open Rat 438 Inverted engine drove 8/8-1/8 Kelly carbon fiber prop First 1/2A Mouse Racing went Russ Sandusky flying Sandusky-Kasmer designed Mighty Mouse Too TD power Kelly fiberglass 5/4 prop Russ prime mover behind CL Rac ing Pilots Association Las Pardue pitting Falcon winner Open Goodyear 6187 Rossi 15 turned 7/53/4 Kelly glass prop Les another old hand Bud Robbie Harris making pit stop son Dougs winning flight 606 Senior Goodyear Modal Wittman Buster Kelly 6-1/4 prop place compares winning times 430s last couple years seems indicate Rat has stabilized such extent real good run ners turning times 440s con sistently occasional time 30s Tims winning time turned same place/engine setup took second Lake Charles Nats two years ago refer Racing report Model Aviation 75 Nats detailed description plane Slow Rat Theres way spell Slow Rat year Its Nashville~ Nashville Rats boys Grand 01 Opry land really put number troops year taking first second third Paul Tune Marshall Busby form nucleus bunch Rat fliers have really set standard rest us also-rans shoot did starting very good 40 Schnuerle 0S Max setting up 35 making small-bore pistons liners go case found way make darn thing run suction no mean trick itself Last year using tanks behind engines Continued page 95 November1977 27 Open Rat winners back row R pilots Dick Ritch Bill Lee Tim Gillott Paul Tune Marshall Bushy Times Racing events Riverside Nationals generally good Selected US TUUITI naumFig ontrol Line World Championships trials just before start th-uu nlaIn part Nats standing R Jim Joy J E Albritton Jim Jolly Jed Kusik kneeling Henry Nelson Carl Dodge Harold Lambert pitting Dick Lambert Snake design fea tured June 1977 MA Racing contributing editor Bill Lee came second behind 4381 Tim Gillott Rat times seem have stabilized Lea Pardue shown pits Gillott-designed Shark excelled Scale Racing Whoever hears pilots les Phil Shaw time happy Harris team time smile camera left right Doug pilotl parents Bud Rob Nashville gang wiped Out almost everyone Slow Rat pushed others including Mike Wheeler catching K&B 58 original direct view circle Ted fly ingwoe person gets line sight time Margie Pres zier Joyce Shorts present minute day assist desk Pit boss Dick Schaper kept things well ahead ready area thanks due judges suffered five day ordeal Bill Fitzgerald Bob Foster Dave Gardner Bill Howe Tom Johnson Don Jorda Bill Kipp John Laws Bryant Thompson Tom Warden Bill Bradford Arlie Preszler judged Half-A event shortage personnel cropped up Saturday editorialize age-old problem obtaining judges still number headache running stunt Na tionals FAI tryouts What precision aerobatics needs large group two dozen people want full time judges Nationals FAI tryouts traditionally large local contests event needs leadership area RC pattern has its own Judges Association cute shirts emblazoned USPIA back Stunt needs sort esprit de corps group competent judges Nationals capped off fourth annual PAMPA banquet local Ramada Inn Approximately ninety attended honored guests Mr Stunt himself Bob Palmer PAMPA vice-president Frank McMillan presiding short business meeting held nominations officers com ing term trophies presented various events final presenta tion Walker Cup 1977 Na tional Precision Aerobatics Champion Al Rabe N ats/Lee continued page 27 sorts trick stuff such multiple com partment fuel tanks two needle valves venturi year have switch ed large very slick tank mounted inboard side nose socalled chicken hopper tank out board side engine draws After solved problem lot hard work make work right consistently paid off Riverside tune under 600 minutes first down 612 third Nashville Rats congratulated ajob well done Overall Vic Garner Ed Jacobs did very good job officiating years Nats racing events fairly consistently run no serious problems arising word thanks should go Vic Ed time spent work done Good job N ats/Perry continued page 29 pionships after refining adding some additional details Roland will build new model plans definite yet favors de Havilland Mosquito Sport Scale started promptly 100 wind blowing 15 mph wind equipment deficiencies reduced number successful flights first round Some flights ended early because landing ground-handling problems aggravated wind others didnt get off ground because improper line sizes lack mufflers balky engines end three rounds however three entries made qualifying flights wind reduced some options available fliers three twin-en gined entries placed top four using multi-engine option advantage no models retractable landing gear however spite rela tively high point value placed option entries repeats 1976 Nats including Jeffrey Perezs P-61 first place Mark Bauers P-47 third Second place went Larry Stephens fly ing Focke-Wulf Ta 154 twin-engined night fighter Marvin Martinez flew Bf 1 lOD-3 fourth place John Burgess Jr fifth large Fokker triplane Only 1 points separated static scores second- through fifth-place finishers November1977 95 UNBELIEVABLE HORSEPOWER 65 cc K & B 65cc 40 RIG Front Rotor K & B 61 R/G Perry Pump/Regijiator Fuel drawn fed large bore Perry carburetor through pressure supplied regulated pump unit increases hpto equal surpass 61 engines made today Additionally advanced step model engine fuel systems permits fly ing position fade out . placement fuel tank no longer critical K & B 61R/C Muffler Same engine above Perry Pump/Regulator KB MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP 12152 WOODRUFF AYE DOWNEY CA 90241 help develop model Ray Dan plan fly Nats models 1978 Scale World Chain
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 26, 27, 95
I inJinImilmimi UPmm mmmum mm mm 00130 Racing BiII Lee THE BIG STORY Racing events year low level entrants very high level performance lot fun come California Nats long way out East suppose miles longer East West West East Well guess Nats will back East some next time contestant level should high again doubt level performance will much better Riverside year Team Race FAI Team Race event held year conjunction World Champs team selection 1978 final two rounds team selec tions used preliminary rounds Nats TR event en trants just entered Nats events flown two preliminary heats best nine times taken 100-lap semi-final races best three times semis finals said done first three places Nats event taken three teams will represent US World Champs next year Nelson/ Dodge Aibritton/Joy Jolly/Kusik Goodyear Goodyear notable two really significant facts 28 pre entries 21 processing event 19 flew other thing marked Goodyear exception ally high level performances some departures book way things run No semifinals run 12 taken finals year cutoff time qualifi top 12 313 about 5 seconds quicker what took qualify nine semi-final spots last years Nats Dayton low qualifying time year 253 again about seven seconds better last years best winning time year 6187 turned Les Pardue pi loted Phil Shew out Albuquerque New Mexico Second place 6188 went Dick Lambert Daytona Beach Flor ida two times represent about 13second improvement over last year about 10 seconds better has ever won Open Goodyear previous year interesting note fifth place time Riverside 6285 would have won previous Open Goodyear event Nats Perhaps best illustrates good competition year Rat Race As good performance Goodyear apparently did rub off Rat Race event too entry level down about 24 entries too 12 taken finals low qualifying time about 450 cutoff time 530s make fi nals good times As turned out Tim Gillott person really put together finals turning 438 take first 26 Model Aviation Tim Gillotts own-design Shark K&B 40S placed first Open Rat 438 Inverted engine drove 8/8-1/8 Kelly carbon fiber prop First 1/2A Mouse Racing went Russ Sandusky flying Sandusky-Kasmer designed Mighty Mouse Too TD power Kelly fiberglass 5/4 prop Russ prime mover behind CL Rac ing Pilots Association Las Pardue pitting Falcon winner Open Goodyear 6187 Rossi 15 turned 7/53/4 Kelly glass prop Les another old hand Bud Robbie Harris making pit stop son Dougs winning flight 606 Senior Goodyear Modal Wittman Buster Kelly 6-1/4 prop place compares winning times 430s last couple years seems indicate Rat has stabilized such extent real good run ners turning times 440s con sistently occasional time 30s Tims winning time turned same place/engine setup took second Lake Charles Nats two years ago refer Racing report Model Aviation 75 Nats detailed description plane Slow Rat Theres way spell Slow Rat year Its Nashville~ Nashville Rats boys Grand 01 Opry land really put number troops year taking first second third Paul Tune Marshall Busby form nucleus bunch Rat fliers have really set standard rest us also-rans shoot did starting very good 40 Schnuerle 0S Max setting up 35 making small-bore pistons liners go case found way make darn thing run suction no mean trick itself Last year using tanks behind engines Continued page 95 November1977 27 Open Rat winners back row R pilots Dick Ritch Bill Lee Tim Gillott Paul Tune Marshall Bushy Times Racing events Riverside Nationals generally good Selected US TUUITI naumFig ontrol Line World Championships trials just before start th-uu nlaIn part Nats standing R Jim Joy J E Albritton Jim Jolly Jed Kusik kneeling Henry Nelson Carl Dodge Harold Lambert pitting Dick Lambert Snake design fea tured June 1977 MA Racing contributing editor Bill Lee came second behind 4381 Tim Gillott Rat times seem have stabilized Lea Pardue shown pits Gillott-designed Shark excelled Scale Racing Whoever hears pilots les Phil Shaw time happy Harris team time smile camera left right Doug pilotl parents Bud Rob Nashville gang wiped Out almost everyone Slow Rat pushed others including Mike Wheeler catching K&B 58 original direct view circle Ted fly ingwoe person gets line sight time Margie Pres zier Joyce Shorts present minute day assist desk Pit boss Dick Schaper kept things well ahead ready area thanks due judges suffered five day ordeal Bill Fitzgerald Bob Foster Dave Gardner Bill Howe Tom Johnson Don Jorda Bill Kipp John Laws Bryant Thompson Tom Warden Bill Bradford Arlie Preszler judged Half-A event shortage personnel cropped up Saturday editorialize age-old problem obtaining judges still number headache running stunt Na tionals FAI tryouts What precision aerobatics needs large group two dozen people want full time judges Nationals FAI tryouts traditionally large local contests event needs leadership area RC pattern has its own Judges Association cute shirts emblazoned USPIA back Stunt needs sort esprit de corps group competent judges Nationals capped off fourth annual PAMPA banquet local Ramada Inn Approximately ninety attended honored guests Mr Stunt himself Bob Palmer PAMPA vice-president Frank McMillan presiding short business meeting held nominations officers com ing term trophies presented various events final presenta tion Walker Cup 1977 Na tional Precision Aerobatics Champion Al Rabe N ats/Lee continued page 27 sorts trick stuff such multiple com partment fuel tanks two needle valves venturi year have switch ed large very slick tank mounted inboard side nose socalled chicken hopper tank out board side engine draws After solved problem lot hard work make work right consistently paid off Riverside tune under 600 minutes first down 612 third Nashville Rats congratulated ajob well done Overall Vic Garner Ed Jacobs did very good job officiating years Nats racing events fairly consistently run no serious problems arising word thanks should go Vic Ed time spent work done Good job N ats/Perry continued page 29 pionships after refining adding some additional details Roland will build new model plans definite yet favors de Havilland Mosquito Sport Scale started promptly 100 wind blowing 15 mph wind equipment deficiencies reduced number successful flights first round Some flights ended early because landing ground-handling problems aggravated wind others didnt get off ground because improper line sizes lack mufflers balky engines end three rounds however three entries made qualifying flights wind reduced some options available fliers three twin-en gined entries placed top four using multi-engine option advantage no models retractable landing gear however spite rela tively high point value placed option entries repeats 1976 Nats including Jeffrey Perezs P-61 first place Mark Bauers P-47 third Second place went Larry Stephens fly ing Focke-Wulf Ta 154 twin-engined night fighter Marvin Martinez flew Bf 1 lOD-3 fourth place John Burgess Jr fifth large Fokker triplane Only 1 points separated static scores second- through fifth-place finishers November1977 95 UNBELIEVABLE HORSEPOWER 65 cc K & B 65cc 40 RIG Front Rotor K & B 61 R/G Perry Pump/Regijiator Fuel drawn fed large bore Perry carburetor through pressure supplied regulated pump unit increases hpto equal surpass 61 engines made today Additionally advanced step model engine fuel systems permits fly ing position fade out . placement fuel tank no longer critical K & B 61R/C Muffler Same engine above Perry Pump/Regulator KB MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP 12152 WOODRUFF AYE DOWNEY CA 90241 help develop model Ray Dan plan fly Nats models 1978 Scale World Chain
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 26, 27, 95
I inJinImilmimi UPmm mmmum mm mm 00130 Racing BiII Lee THE BIG STORY Racing events year low level entrants very high level performance lot fun come California Nats long way out East suppose miles longer East West West East Well guess Nats will back East some next time contestant level should high again doubt level performance will much better Riverside year Team Race FAI Team Race event held year conjunction World Champs team selection 1978 final two rounds team selec tions used preliminary rounds Nats TR event en trants just entered Nats events flown two preliminary heats best nine times taken 100-lap semi-final races best three times semis finals said done first three places Nats event taken three teams will represent US World Champs next year Nelson/ Dodge Aibritton/Joy Jolly/Kusik Goodyear Goodyear notable two really significant facts 28 pre entries 21 processing event 19 flew other thing marked Goodyear exception ally high level performances some departures book way things run No semifinals run 12 taken finals year cutoff time qualifi top 12 313 about 5 seconds quicker what took qualify nine semi-final spots last years Nats Dayton low qualifying time year 253 again about seven seconds better last years best winning time year 6187 turned Les Pardue pi loted Phil Shew out Albuquerque New Mexico Second place 6188 went Dick Lambert Daytona Beach Flor ida two times represent about 13second improvement over last year about 10 seconds better has ever won Open Goodyear previous year interesting note fifth place time Riverside 6285 would have won previous Open Goodyear event Nats Perhaps best illustrates good competition year Rat Race As good performance Goodyear apparently did rub off Rat Race event too entry level down about 24 entries too 12 taken finals low qualifying time about 450 cutoff time 530s make fi nals good times As turned out Tim Gillott person really put together finals turning 438 take first 26 Model Aviation Tim Gillotts own-design Shark K&B 40S placed first Open Rat 438 Inverted engine drove 8/8-1/8 Kelly carbon fiber prop First 1/2A Mouse Racing went Russ Sandusky flying Sandusky-Kasmer designed Mighty Mouse Too TD power Kelly fiberglass 5/4 prop Russ prime mover behind CL Rac ing Pilots Association Las Pardue pitting Falcon winner Open Goodyear 6187 Rossi 15 turned 7/53/4 Kelly glass prop Les another old hand Bud Robbie Harris making pit stop son Dougs winning flight 606 Senior Goodyear Modal Wittman Buster Kelly 6-1/4 prop place compares winning times 430s last couple years seems indicate Rat has stabilized such extent real good run ners turning times 440s con sistently occasional time 30s Tims winning time turned same place/engine setup took second Lake Charles Nats two years ago refer Racing report Model Aviation 75 Nats detailed description plane Slow Rat Theres way spell Slow Rat year Its Nashville~ Nashville Rats boys Grand 01 Opry land really put number troops year taking first second third Paul Tune Marshall Busby form nucleus bunch Rat fliers have really set standard rest us also-rans shoot did starting very good 40 Schnuerle 0S Max setting up 35 making small-bore pistons liners go case found way make darn thing run suction no mean trick itself Last year using tanks behind engines Continued page 95 November1977 27 Open Rat winners back row R pilots Dick Ritch Bill Lee Tim Gillott Paul Tune Marshall Bushy Times Racing events Riverside Nationals generally good Selected US TUUITI naumFig ontrol Line World Championships trials just before start th-uu nlaIn part Nats standing R Jim Joy J E Albritton Jim Jolly Jed Kusik kneeling Henry Nelson Carl Dodge Harold Lambert pitting Dick Lambert Snake design fea tured June 1977 MA Racing contributing editor Bill Lee came second behind 4381 Tim Gillott Rat times seem have stabilized Lea Pardue shown pits Gillott-designed Shark excelled Scale Racing Whoever hears pilots les Phil Shaw time happy Harris team time smile camera left right Doug pilotl parents Bud Rob Nashville gang wiped Out almost everyone Slow Rat pushed others including Mike Wheeler catching K&B 58 original direct view circle Ted fly ingwoe person gets line sight time Margie Pres zier Joyce Shorts present minute day assist desk Pit boss Dick Schaper kept things well ahead ready area thanks due judges suffered five day ordeal Bill Fitzgerald Bob Foster Dave Gardner Bill Howe Tom Johnson Don Jorda Bill Kipp John Laws Bryant Thompson Tom Warden Bill Bradford Arlie Preszler judged Half-A event shortage personnel cropped up Saturday editorialize age-old problem obtaining judges still number headache running stunt Na tionals FAI tryouts What precision aerobatics needs large group two dozen people want full time judges Nationals FAI tryouts traditionally large local contests event needs leadership area RC pattern has its own Judges Association cute shirts emblazoned USPIA back Stunt needs sort esprit de corps group competent judges Nationals capped off fourth annual PAMPA banquet local Ramada Inn Approximately ninety attended honored guests Mr Stunt himself Bob Palmer PAMPA vice-president Frank McMillan presiding short business meeting held nominations officers com ing term trophies presented various events final presenta tion Walker Cup 1977 Na tional Precision Aerobatics Champion Al Rabe N ats/Lee continued page 27 sorts trick stuff such multiple com partment fuel tanks two needle valves venturi year have switch ed large very slick tank mounted inboard side nose socalled chicken hopper tank out board side engine draws After solved problem lot hard work make work right consistently paid off Riverside tune under 600 minutes first down 612 third Nashville Rats congratulated ajob well done Overall Vic Garner Ed Jacobs did very good job officiating years Nats racing events fairly consistently run no serious problems arising word thanks should go Vic Ed time spent work done Good job N ats/Perry continued page 29 pionships after refining adding some additional details Roland will build new model plans definite yet favors de Havilland Mosquito Sport Scale started promptly 100 wind blowing 15 mph wind equipment deficiencies reduced number successful flights first round Some flights ended early because landing ground-handling problems aggravated wind others didnt get off ground because improper line sizes lack mufflers balky engines end three rounds however three entries made qualifying flights wind reduced some options available fliers three twin-en gined entries placed top four using multi-engine option advantage no models retractable landing gear however spite rela tively high point value placed option entries repeats 1976 Nats including Jeffrey Perezs P-61 first place Mark Bauers P-47 third Second place went Larry Stephens fly ing Focke-Wulf Ta 154 twin-engined night fighter Marvin Martinez flew Bf 1 lOD-3 fourth place John Burgess Jr fifth large Fokker triplane Only 1 points separated static scores second- through fifth-place finishers November1977 95 UNBELIEVABLE HORSEPOWER 65 cc K & B 65cc 40 RIG Front Rotor K & B 61 R/G Perry Pump/Regijiator Fuel drawn fed large bore Perry carburetor through pressure supplied regulated pump unit increases hpto equal surpass 61 engines made today Additionally advanced step model engine fuel systems permits fly ing position fade out . placement fuel tank no longer critical K & B 61R/C Muffler Same engine above Perry Pump/Regulator KB MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP 12152 WOODRUFF AYE DOWNEY CA 90241 help develop model Ray Dan plan fly Nats models 1978 Scale World Chain