U-IU II IlME wwww MIMIMI MI UIbU Power Bob Meuser THE NAME game Gas events events get flights early larger gas models will max help thermals far better fly before strong thermal activity because missed thermal hit downer trouble 930 am Tuesday record holder Doug Galbreath tripped upon launching model fourth flight C-Gas leave him 7th place Hulan Mathies posted respectable score 1254 sec six maxes plus good third place turned out Glen Schneider time four maxes later went three finishing third place spot OS 40-powered model Vic Cunnyng ham Jr flying later went up what thought bcst chunk air day piggy-backing A-i glider per fect engine tune good roll-out after climb somehow ended up downer reached ground mere 58 sec attempt ninth max Young Cliff Tanaka went up ninth flight shortly after noon model built three days time 129 sec win event amid cheers peers Saturday flying B-Gas Mathies again got licks early posting eight maxes before 830 am Another max later day clinched first place him second place Randy Archer dropping out attempt eighth max Half-A Gas Glen Schneider got nosed out Richard Doig sixth flight Randy Archer took third followed Marty Thompson getting back swing after few years absence seems like about yesterday latter three flying Juniors Open class 58 entries about third normal Nats fewer usu ally fly US Free Flight Champs FAI Power started off according published schedule 1 /2-hour rounds except half-hour early start 630 am Ron Young Doug Galbreath both good shape after three rounds fourth both launched same dust devil again maxed fifth flight flown just after 100 pm both again went up same dust devil Doug maxed Ron missed three seconds time Doug flier five maxes course contest continued could have beaten Continued page 97 Setting Stage THE SITE Outdoor Free Flight activities dead-flat San Jacinto Val ley 12 miles east March AFB practical purposes extended finity directions little drift until late morning models landing launching area parking lot Motor vehicles confined parking lot because fire hazard fortunately state hadnt heard about fuse dethermalizers caused no problems Rocket model flying confined large parking lot bulldozed free brush wise decision model crashed burned site really isnt desert guess would call semi-arid used sheep grazing first glance didnt seem enough brush sustain fire closer examination re vealed plenty flam mable material around state sweet-talked per mitting AMA van piloted AMA Vice President Homer Smith cruise dirt road paralleled prevailing wind direction picking up half dozen modelers trip Under conditions ideal re trieval vehicle would have camel no thought bring Thanks Hurricane Dome few days after Nats appropriate vehicle would have canoe Mid-afternoon temperatures some times nudged 100 degree F mark flying over noon Although thought feet reason ably tough end Day matched pair stereo blisters switch insulated hiking boots four pairs socks solved problem Participationwas disappointingly low about one-third usual FF Nats turnout less some local club annuals news motor cycles could used retrieval undoubtedly kept away unfortunate retrieval wasnt much problem participa tion higher what merely good Nats could have best ever Directors decided before hand invoke Category II rules three-minute maxes order mitigate retrieval problem popular de mand however Unlimited Rubber event flown five-minute maxes since flying models such high dur Con tinued page 97 34 Model Aviation Doug Gaibreath receives 1977 Free Flight Ijirector Homer bmltn McPleHI ~up wnicn awarded highest time FAt Power regardless age Winner also gets Rosi 15 engine Nats/Meuser continued page 34 didnt continue wind strong contestants Doug ab staining voted call day Doug flew 1975 Summerwind model first three rounds 1976 Thrashing Machine now con siders Number model last two Four six top fliers used Cox Conquest 15 engines departure all-Rossi situation few years back Payload models limited 36-in maximum wing span 5-oz minimum weight 025 cu maximum engine dis placement must take off ground specifications perform ance less flashy 15-sec maximum engine run making 3-minute max easy Ron Wittman started flying 15-year-old Payload model late morning entrant make three successive max flights first place bag hav ing much fun maxing put up max after max until Event Director talked him knocking off son Steve holds Junior record also won Setting Stage continued page 34 ation potential three-minute maxes under such good conditions seemed little silly worked well drift remained light morning FAI international competition eventsWakefield Rubber Power A-2 Nordic Gliderwere have flown seven 1 hour rounds Wakefield flown way time last two rounds models blown out sight tim ers less three minutes Power next event flown stopped after five rounds vote contestants pre-arrangement A-2 Glider shortened five rounds first round shortened hour Starting time moved up /2 hour 630 N ats/M euser continued page 36 doing well flying assist ance dropped max two badly Piserchio lead until seventh last round Piserchio missed lift Matsuno got good lift called out-of-sight timer before model landed nevertheless managed get good enough score win So final results Matsuno White Piserchio order three used rub ber FAI Supply N ats/M euser continued page 37 DONT GET GROUNDED BY NOISE model DS-MKII Noise Level Meter developed Castle As sociates Great Britain expressly American Motorcyclist As sociation other AMA noise problems just like yours durable instrument affordable price has cornerstone successful six-year noise abatement program Hun dreds now use among motorDS-MKII NOISE LEVEL METER $15000 U $10000 CA-13 ELECTRONIC CALIBRATOR words Further Bob has interested trained athletes skilled throwing vari ous things H L Glider found no great shakes throwing gliders list Blanchards accomplishments Outdoor Hand-Launch Glider would chore bore would easier list meets has won winning Outdoor HLG Nats should come surprise no also win Indoor HLG accomplishment previously achieved history model aviation A-2 Nordic Glider event first round went 630 830 am subsequent rounds shortened hour Officials decided shorten cycle clubs Its noise level meter de signed motorsports testing field complete battery operating calibrating instruc tions carrying case complete noise testing program CA-13 electronic calibrator provides on-the-spot ac curacy Protective case included Prices included shipping handling SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO AMA AMERKAW 07 WM1TASS VCL417LW SALES DEPT BOX 141 WESTERVILLE OHIO 43081 Ohio residents add 4% sales tax event seven rounds five except tie-breaking fly-offs whole show over 1230 Bob Isaacson eventual winner found picking good air bit difficult first two rounds rather easy last three Bob flew US team 1975 World Champs circle towed round managed get downwind pack Most others either straight-towed werent skillful applying circle-tow tactics first round Bob ran down-wind order piggy back off another glider good lift second cir cled 15 minutes before finding good lift no else got same thermal rounds 3 4 piggybacked off ther November1977 97 trained athlete measure the
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 34, 97
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 34, 97
U-IU II IlME wwww MIMIMI MI UIbU Power Bob Meuser THE NAME game Gas events events get flights early larger gas models will max help thermals far better fly before strong thermal activity because missed thermal hit downer trouble 930 am Tuesday record holder Doug Galbreath tripped upon launching model fourth flight C-Gas leave him 7th place Hulan Mathies posted respectable score 1254 sec six maxes plus good third place turned out Glen Schneider time four maxes later went three finishing third place spot OS 40-powered model Vic Cunnyng ham Jr flying later went up what thought bcst chunk air day piggy-backing A-i glider per fect engine tune good roll-out after climb somehow ended up downer reached ground mere 58 sec attempt ninth max Young Cliff Tanaka went up ninth flight shortly after noon model built three days time 129 sec win event amid cheers peers Saturday flying B-Gas Mathies again got licks early posting eight maxes before 830 am Another max later day clinched first place him second place Randy Archer dropping out attempt eighth max Half-A Gas Glen Schneider got nosed out Richard Doig sixth flight Randy Archer took third followed Marty Thompson getting back swing after few years absence seems like about yesterday latter three flying Juniors Open class 58 entries about third normal Nats fewer usu ally fly US Free Flight Champs FAI Power started off according published schedule 1 /2-hour rounds except half-hour early start 630 am Ron Young Doug Galbreath both good shape after three rounds fourth both launched same dust devil again maxed fifth flight flown just after 100 pm both again went up same dust devil Doug maxed Ron missed three seconds time Doug flier five maxes course contest continued could have beaten Continued page 97 Setting Stage THE SITE Outdoor Free Flight activities dead-flat San Jacinto Val ley 12 miles east March AFB practical purposes extended finity directions little drift until late morning models landing launching area parking lot Motor vehicles confined parking lot because fire hazard fortunately state hadnt heard about fuse dethermalizers caused no problems Rocket model flying confined large parking lot bulldozed free brush wise decision model crashed burned site really isnt desert guess would call semi-arid used sheep grazing first glance didnt seem enough brush sustain fire closer examination re vealed plenty flam mable material around state sweet-talked per mitting AMA van piloted AMA Vice President Homer Smith cruise dirt road paralleled prevailing wind direction picking up half dozen modelers trip Under conditions ideal re trieval vehicle would have camel no thought bring Thanks Hurricane Dome few days after Nats appropriate vehicle would have canoe Mid-afternoon temperatures some times nudged 100 degree F mark flying over noon Although thought feet reason ably tough end Day matched pair stereo blisters switch insulated hiking boots four pairs socks solved problem Participationwas disappointingly low about one-third usual FF Nats turnout less some local club annuals news motor cycles could used retrieval undoubtedly kept away unfortunate retrieval wasnt much problem participa tion higher what merely good Nats could have best ever Directors decided before hand invoke Category II rules three-minute maxes order mitigate retrieval problem popular de mand however Unlimited Rubber event flown five-minute maxes since flying models such high dur Con tinued page 97 34 Model Aviation Doug Gaibreath receives 1977 Free Flight Ijirector Homer bmltn McPleHI ~up wnicn awarded highest time FAt Power regardless age Winner also gets Rosi 15 engine Nats/Meuser continued page 34 didnt continue wind strong contestants Doug ab staining voted call day Doug flew 1975 Summerwind model first three rounds 1976 Thrashing Machine now con siders Number model last two Four six top fliers used Cox Conquest 15 engines departure all-Rossi situation few years back Payload models limited 36-in maximum wing span 5-oz minimum weight 025 cu maximum engine dis placement must take off ground specifications perform ance less flashy 15-sec maximum engine run making 3-minute max easy Ron Wittman started flying 15-year-old Payload model late morning entrant make three successive max flights first place bag hav ing much fun maxing put up max after max until Event Director talked him knocking off son Steve holds Junior record also won Setting Stage continued page 34 ation potential three-minute maxes under such good conditions seemed little silly worked well drift remained light morning FAI international competition eventsWakefield Rubber Power A-2 Nordic Gliderwere have flown seven 1 hour rounds Wakefield flown way time last two rounds models blown out sight tim ers less three minutes Power next event flown stopped after five rounds vote contestants pre-arrangement A-2 Glider shortened five rounds first round shortened hour Starting time moved up /2 hour 630 N ats/M euser continued page 36 doing well flying assist ance dropped max two badly Piserchio lead until seventh last round Piserchio missed lift Matsuno got good lift called out-of-sight timer before model landed nevertheless managed get good enough score win So final results Matsuno White Piserchio order three used rub ber FAI Supply N ats/M euser continued page 37 DONT GET GROUNDED BY NOISE model DS-MKII Noise Level Meter developed Castle As sociates Great Britain expressly American Motorcyclist As sociation other AMA noise problems just like yours durable instrument affordable price has cornerstone successful six-year noise abatement program Hun dreds now use among motorDS-MKII NOISE LEVEL METER $15000 U $10000 CA-13 ELECTRONIC CALIBRATOR words Further Bob has interested trained athletes skilled throwing vari ous things H L Glider found no great shakes throwing gliders list Blanchards accomplishments Outdoor Hand-Launch Glider would chore bore would easier list meets has won winning Outdoor HLG Nats should come surprise no also win Indoor HLG accomplishment previously achieved history model aviation A-2 Nordic Glider event first round went 630 830 am subsequent rounds shortened hour Officials decided shorten cycle clubs Its noise level meter de signed motorsports testing field complete battery operating calibrating instruc tions carrying case complete noise testing program CA-13 electronic calibrator provides on-the-spot ac curacy Protective case included Prices included shipping handling SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO AMA AMERKAW 07 WM1TASS VCL417LW SALES DEPT BOX 141 WESTERVILLE OHIO 43081 Ohio residents add 4% sales tax event seven rounds five except tie-breaking fly-offs whole show over 1230 Bob Isaacson eventual winner found picking good air bit difficult first two rounds rather easy last three Bob flew US team 1975 World Champs circle towed round managed get downwind pack Most others either straight-towed werent skillful applying circle-tow tactics first round Bob ran down-wind order piggy back off another glider good lift second cir cled 15 minutes before finding good lift no else got same thermal rounds 3 4 piggybacked off ther November1977 97 trained athlete measure the
