Nats Radio Control: Aerobatics

Aerobolics RoD Van Pffe THE RC Pattern Nats whopper contest involving 262 contestants breakdown Pattern contestants went follows Novice91 Advanced58 Expert42 Masters71 didnt know 71 Masters whole country biggest Nats ever RC Pattern itself created prob lems Nats managers originally planned have four flight lines two circles increase six flight lines three circles face contestants previously announced qualifications finals would held over four days worst flight score would discarded Ultimately five rounds qualifying held meant flight five could discarded Consistency became important virtually no qualified barn burner pull him finals difficult know start reporting 1976 Pattern Nats will report loose framework follows environment administration judging competition big variables contest weather Consider weather pos sibilities hot cold wet dry sunny cloudy calm windy mix various combinations have some idea what weather like Nats year one-quarter qualifying rounds conducted per day 200 830 pm meant contestants fly ing earlier earlier day qualify ing went course everyone fly twice during days qualifying meant sun contended during last flight big red meatball sitting west horizon bothered almost everyone since flights flown East-West runway Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases Wright Field Fortunately wetness weather factor least evidence among other variables Only Friday first day finals did rain certainly made up dryness during previous four days qualifying competition wind nearly calm during rain first day finals cold wind came up late afternoon hardiest competitors ready call off day Finally after second round finals completed contest officials did shut lines down biggest single weather factor wind wind blowing hard time wasnt rain ing crosswind Most competitors contend wind backs directly faces prob lems associated taking off performing maneuvers landing airplane drifting either toward away Needless say coped wind best winners 8 Model Aviation Left One best end popular teams husband-and-wife team Dave Sally Brown Above Undoubtedly wearing jobs RC site belonged Frequency Monitor good spent long hours peering funny-looking TV set Left What may have first canard Nets Pattern history Zonker/ designed Charlie Bair Milt Sanders flown latter OS Max 40 58-1/2 spanto published MA Above Discussing Super Duckflown bothare Lloyd Nicholson Dean Koger Seventy-one Masters competedcan believe Preparing award hardware Ito R Kemp Bunting Bob Scott Entered Novice 91 Advanced 5B Expert 42 three flight circles well sepa rated along mile-long runway flight line its disadvantages surprising hear competitors thought line best other fliers lines As far could tell line poten tially serious problem Site hump halfway across runway imme diately adjacent circle would have caused landing gear damage hit edges runway thickly grassed everyone up ears Louisiana muck fire ants previous two Nats appreciated dif ference tents cars people beside flight lines made runway look like three small towns sitting next broad highway Any discussion contest administration difficult things going well no really thinks about management contest Conversely things arent going well everyone becomes critic Nats RC Pattern event huge three sites averaged 87 competitors Most Contest Directors would terrified discover 87 contestants contest thats just what line direc tor face heard nothing praise regarding op erations flight lines particular attitudes techniques flightline timers much better evidence last years Nats year contestant generally given time check radio system before being put watch notable exception Dave Brown discovered receiver dead just after watch started qualifying flights make remaining four qualifying flights count order make finals fliers called flight line well advance flights use three ready boxes lines moved very smoothly two consecutive fliers difficulty ran out time deficiency contest ad ministration announcing scores As frustrated contestant put Dont post scores anywhere very difficult tell con testants stood relative another two scoreboards containing scores two events scoreboards would make appearance line late afternoon stay line 20-30 minutes move other lines similar fashion disappear until late next day single most-discussed item 1976 Nats judging During three months prior Nats Sally Brown spent hours talking telephone writing letters potential judges people might know quali fied judges Sally able round up 27 judges enough money partially reimburse 18 Fortu nately several judges Day ton area required no reimbursement Chief Judge Jim Doc Edwards held judges clinic judges Sunday August Dayton area flying sites Pattern rules discussed several practice flights judged en able determination likely judging teams Time Starts Don Lowe Pat Shuttleworth holds Six lines three circles flown whopping total 262 contestants competed November1976 9 Above No Mike Mueller doesnt fly extending antenna Hes warming up watching flight another contestant Below man temporarily alone crowd Mary Ingerson assembling Playboy three sites averaged B7 contestants Acrobatics composed three individuals scores practice flights indicated average score would about equal average scores other teams Since six flight lines three judges takes 18 people Doc several extra teams rotate provide relief Sally agonized over conduct judge ro tation decided rotate judges 1 / hours physically impossi ble judging team see con testant fly since too contestants judge during four days qualifications So 1-hour rotation seemed good idea However way things worked out contestants judged same team twice some judged same team three times situation would have bad teams scored about same way several individuals sud denly became low judges low judge mean very low example people contend scores 8 7 3 same maneuver three judges saw set scores Don Lowes qualifying flights scores can best recall 935 905 665 contest like Nats gross scoring inconsistencies can warp results Some people missed cut finals because three five points behind next higher flier four flight scores totalling 700 points So judge three five points lower other two judges single maneuver doesnt take much kind scoring wipe contestant right out top ten Needless say Doc Edwards became aware what going very early qualifying flights powerless anything about until finals low-scoring judges informed Right Tom Vaughans pilot Equalizer looks about ready bail Out Tom uses small AMA wing decals post first-place wins Below Six lines take 18 judgesextra teams rotated relief some problems Right below Young Bill Rutledge awaits dad starting engine Super Kaos would needed longer places taken contestants made finals previously demonstrated judging ability Contestants assigned particu lar flight line based transmitter frequency stayed duration qualifying finals flights coincidence top Masters fliers grouped Site 1 least think coincidencethat same frequency competitors would put once-a-day flight line spend much rest day watching top Masters Site 1 Another attraction Site 1 entry what believe first ca nard tail-first RC pattern airplane Nats history USAF Captains Milt Sand ers Charlie Bair collaborated de sign airplane flown Sanders Some thought something wrong standard Pattern airplane first spotted Masters competitor Wayne Abernethy said first saw airplane middle Figure M just knew engine fallen out airplane falling tailfirst ground relatively few frequency problems some notable exceptions Tuesday Wednesday during quali fying flights three airplanes went 72400 MHz several suffered major glitching Expert competitor Bobby Rhyne bounced over sky chose land airplane rather lose frequency monitor provided World Engines could detect no interfer ence next line took airplane off considerable apprehen sion got glitch occurred between maneuvers Jim Whitleys transmitter six meters chose land during last Glad over Judge Dick McGraw Chief Judge Jim Edwards manage victorious grin camera Ron took photographs Flying Antic biplane Pattern Robert Walker drew applause flight having fun out prove something finals flight because could cope interference qualifying rounds went fairly smoothly Everyone seemed like idea having pattern fliers qualify together Its surprising Novice Ad vanced Expert fliers would appreciate flying right along Masters com petitors Masters fliers made point telling en joyed arrangement too Surprising some Masters fliers expected well some difficulty qualifying finals looked though Rhett Miller Mike Mueller struggling qualify both eventually managed make middle top ten Expert qualifying rounds tight ly contested near top 22 points separated top four qualifiers out nearly 900 points scored Allan Johncock discovered 100-point tabulation error projected him eigth qualify ing spot dropped Bill Simpson tenth place just out running Wendall Maakestad Jim Danley Carl Allen comfortably 1-2-3 spots Advanced qualifying ten points covered remaining seven quali fiers Novice Marty Wittenberg Tony Frackowiak also well ahead remaining eight qualifiers sepa rated total 16 points qualifying scores posted Nats hangar just before NSRCA meeting Thursday evening qualiIing scores see Competition News section Thursday night after qualifying over awoke sound rain Left Contestants checking scoreboard see qualified fiuials Boards appeared late day line stayed 20-30 minutes moved another linewell seemed good idea November1976 11 Demonstrating cope rain re fused stop RC Pattern Director Bob Scott Crosawinds sun eyes both problems Above cold winds camel Buttoning up toughing out Hervey Woods Roscoe Pearson Bruce Underwood Running duration meet Pattern caught weather veriations R tAEROBATICS RESULTS N H Miller D Brown S K MASTERS YrS Years ITypeControlRollMix Dual Age R/C Patgarn AircraftConstrFinishEnginePump CeebMuffler PropellerFuelRetracts RadioModeButton Contr Rate balsa &K & BeVebraRev UpRedSouthern raftsingleair" 1876Compensato foam Superpoxy Speed 61 No Webra Semco 11-7 Max R/C Sig Stick Yes Yes elev fibergiacrylicSupertigreRev UpWorldall 301010Phoenix 6& foamenamelG60BH PDPPerryPerryMacs11-TARoGoGoldbergExpertModelNoNoelev DonfiberglK & BRev UpHome Lowe512625Phoenix 7& foamSuperpoxy0S60 FSRPerryPerryOS11-7ABrewProLineProLineModelNoNoail -fiberglacrylicRev UpsforldiilW 2186Phoenix 6& foamenamelOSSO FSRPerryPerry0511-73/4RoGoProLineExpertStickNoNoelev MikefiberglacrylicJoodcraft Mueller231312Dirty Birdy& foamenamel0S60 FSRPerryPerryMacs11-7ARoGoProLineProLineModelNoNoail IvanfiberglK & BMD Kristensen298Saturn& foamSuperpoxy0S60 PSRNoOSMacsHandcraftedLoggheRhomProLineMode IllNoYeselex StevefibergiK & BZingerHomeKraft Helms27187Atlas& foamSuperpoxyKraft6lPerryPerryKraft11-TABrewProLineSigModelNoNoclxv fiberglK & BRev UpHomeKraftall 502012Dirty Birdy& foamSuperpoxyKraft 61NoKraftKraft11-8BrewKraftSigModelNoNoclay WaynefibergiK&B SuppoxVVebraTop PliteHome Abernathy38126Phoenix 6& foamTFMonokoteSpeed 61NoWebraMacs11-7BrewRhomProLineModelNoNoNo SupM Pow JimfiberglK & BSouthernKraftall Whitley482614Atlas& foamSuperpoxyKrafs 61Perry PerryKraftRev UpPoxRICSigMode INoNo elev rud EXPERT Leeoalsa &PettitTop Plite Peterson3465Dirty BirdyfoamHobbyPoxyOSBO FSRNo050511-7%GoPopProLineKraftMode IYesNoall TerryfiberglacrylicWoodcraftSingle Nitsch2494Phoenix 6& foamenamel0560 ESHPerryPerry0511-7%RoGoProLineProLineStickYesNoNo Philbalsa &Top EliteWebraTop FliteSingle Hanscom4476Mach IfoamMonokoteSpeed 61NoWebraMacs11-7%JMDRhomProLineStickNoNoNo Chuckown designfiberglK & BSupertigreRev UpSingleall Shade401513American Pi& foamSuperpoxyG 60 ABCNoSTMacsBossViolettProLineStickNoNorud AllanfiberglK & BArro CustoRev UpStan-all Johncock3354Phoenix 6& foamSuperpoxyWebraPerryPerrySemco11-7%fieldRhomProLineMode IIYesNoelev Jamesbalsa &acrylicSupertigreTop Elite Vanderwalker45107Mach IfoamlacquerG 60 BHPerrySTMacsSigRhomKraftMode IINoNoNo Eric-fiberglK & BWebraRev Up Meyers2165Dirty Birdy& foamSuperpoxySpeed 61NoWebraWebra11-7%K & BRhomProLineMode IINoNoNo BruceOalsa&K& BWebraTop EliteCool Underwood38206CompensatofoamSuperpoxySpeed 61NoWebraSemco11-7%PowerRhomProLineModelNoNoNo SupM Pow AllisonfiberglK & BRev Up Tyler25B6Atlas& foamSuperpoxy0S60 FSRNoPerryMacs11-7%ProLineProLineMode IIYesNoNo HowardK & BWebraZinger Danforth30103Super KaosbalsaSuperpoxySpeed 61NoWebraMacs11-7K & BRhomPraLineMode INoNoall ADVANCED JamesfiberglPettitRev UpPas Danley2562 nix 6& foamHobbypoxy0S60 FSRPerryOSMacs11-7%GasProLineProLineMode IYesNoall LarrytfiberglacrylicWoodcraftNitro Ott2832 y Birdy& foamlacquer0S60 PSAPerryPerryMacstaneRhomProLineMode IYesNoall CarlfiberglacrylicRev UpWorld Allen3333 & foamenamel0S60 PSRNoSTMacs11-7%RoGoGoldbergExpertModelNoNoNo BobfiberglPettitRev UpWorld Latham3510 nix 6& foamHobbypoxy0S60 FSRPerryPerry0511-7%RoGoGoldbergExpertMode IllNoNoall Karl lsa &KorciteRev Up Ball424 4Super StarfoamepoxyOSBO FSRNoOSBissonLoggheGoldberg ProLineMode IllYesNoNo 1 WendellbalsaK & BSupertigreTop Elite Maakestad30104Mach I& foamSuperpoxyG60 ABCNoSTMacs11-7%RoGoGoldbergProLineMode IINoNoNo MichaelfiberglK & BRev UpStan Johncock1353Phoenix 6& foamSuperpoxyWebraNoWebraMacs11-7%fieldRhomProLineMode IIYesNoall AndreCutlassfibarglK & BTop PliteTerrys Bouchard1962Supreme& balsaSuperpoxyHP61 PSNoHPSemco11-7X-15RhomKraftModelNoNoNo Ken916Super Illbalsa &PettitRev Up Calhoon30PerfectionfoamHobbypoxyOPSNoPerryMacs11-7%PoxRhomEKModelYesNoelev Jimbalsa &K & BSupertigreRev UpWorld Keiger19Super RatfoamSuperpoxyG 60 ABCPerrySTMacs11-7%RoGoViolettExpertModelNoNoNo NOVICE Dannybalsa &K & BWebraRev UpRed Ramsey1732Tiger TailfoamSuperpoxySpeed 61NoWebraMacsMaxRhomKraftMode INoNoNo TomfiberglacrylicRev UpWorld Vaughan3121Equalizer& foamenamelOSSO FSRPerryPerryMacs11-7%SigRhomExpertMode IINoNoNo TonyfiberglacrylicWebraRev UpProWorld Erackowiak2051Phoenix 6& foamlacquerSpeed 61NoWebraWebra11-73/4PowerRhomExpertMode IINoNoNo MartyfiberglK & BZingerHome Wittenberg1621Dirty Birdy& foamSuperpoxyKraft6lNoKraftMacs11-7%BrewKraftKraftModelNoNoNo GeorgefibargiK & BZingerKraft Miller2131Dirty Birdy& foamSuperpoxyKraft 61NoKraftKraft11-7%LRhomSigMode INoNoall BobSuper IllbalsaPettitRev Upall Redmon3032Perfection& foamHobbypoxyLeeVeco 61NoPerryVeco11-7%FoxNoEKMode IYesNodes PhilfibergiacrylicWebraTop EliteHome Sibille4021Nutcracker& foamlacquerSpeed 61NoWebraMacs11-7%BrewRhomProLineModelNoNoall BobfibergiK & BRev Up Christopher2531Astar& foamSuperpoxy0S60 FSRNo050511-7BossRhomPutabaMode IINoNoNo BillSigSupertigreRev UpRed Rutledge13176Super KaosbalsaSuper coatG 60 BHNoSTMacs11-73/4MaxNoKraftModelNoNoNo TinyHobbypoxySuperfigreTop Elite Westberg22143Tiger Tailbalsa& SuperpoxyG 60 ABCNoSTMacs11-7%RhomKraftModelNoNoNo 12 Model Aviation knew trouble Ohio weather takes itself seriously likes stick around once arrives Daylight re vealed light rain sodden looking clouds hanging overhead time start finals rain just about same clouds didnt look better either After about half-an-hours delay flying started rain least wind calm aid um brellas some fliers put very good flights rain gradually eased finally stopped about time first round finals over second round flying held best weather whole finals However toward end round rain started again strong cold crosswind began develop Flying halted after second round over see what weather would continued rain strong wind felt very cold Finally about 530 pm flying cancelled day check scores showed two people comfortable lead over opponents basis tremendous 7820 score Rhett Miller good lead over Dave Brown Don Lowe Masters event Jim Danley also big 491 flight score boost him nearly insurmountable lead over Laurence Ott Carl Allen Advanced other two events still very tightly contested Lee Peterson narrowly leading Terry Nitsch Expert Charles Ramsey holding squeaker over Tom Vaughan Novice Saturday last day finals started out cloudy windy cool no rain time flying started sun started peek through clouds strong crosswind continued blow bothered everyone especially landing became apparent few fliers would able improve scores face such bad wind Since much time lost due rain day before decided Novice Advanced Expert pilots would fly round Masters contestants two flier would able discard flight score Despite wind Rhett Miller posted unbelievable 8075 last flight take Masters crown fourth straight time As expected fliers posted better scores rain Friday did wind Saturday first-day leaders won events finals scores see Competition News section Trophies presented ten final ists event bright sunshine RC Scale event going back ground nice ending hardfought competition might interested finished 26th place qualifying Advanced class better de served worse hoped Isnt competition always like November 1976 13 Typical line-up flight line airplanes setting plywood ready areas Above Bruce Underwood obviously delighted receive eighth-place trophy Sandra Smith Below Heres rainbow Pattern win ners clock-wise oclock position Rhett Miller Master Danny Ramsey Novice Jim Danley Advanced Lee Peterson Expert man Tallahassee Rhett Miller ac cepts fourth Master Class trophy

Aerobolics RoD Van Pffe THE RC Pattern Nats whopper contest involving 262 contestants breakdown Pattern contestants went follows Novice91 Advanced58 Expert42 Masters71 didnt know 71 Masters whole country biggest Nats ever RC Pattern itself created prob lems Nats managers originally planned have four flight lines two circles increase six flight lines three circles face contestants previously announced qualifications finals would held over four days worst flight score would discarded Ultimately five rounds qualifying held meant flight five could discarded Consistency became important virtually no qualified barn burner pull him finals difficult know start reporting 1976 Pattern Nats will report loose framework follows environment administration judging competition big variables contest weather Consider weather pos sibilities hot cold wet dry sunny cloudy calm windy mix various combinations have some idea what weather like Nats year one-quarter qualifying rounds conducted per day 200 830 pm meant contestants fly ing earlier earlier day qualify ing went course everyone fly twice during days qualifying meant sun contended during last flight big red meatball sitting west horizon bothered almost everyone since flights flown East-West runway Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases Wright Field Fortunately wetness weather factor least evidence among other variables Only Friday first day finals did rain certainly made up dryness during previous four days qualifying competition wind nearly calm during rain first day finals cold wind came up late afternoon hardiest competitors ready call off day Finally after second round finals completed contest officials did shut lines down biggest single weather factor wind wind blowing hard time wasnt rain ing crosswind Most competitors contend wind backs directly faces prob lems associated taking off performing maneuvers landing airplane drifting either toward away Needless say coped wind best winners 8 Model Aviation Left One best end popular teams husband-and-wife team Dave Sally Brown Above Undoubtedly wearing jobs RC site belonged Frequency Monitor good spent long hours peering funny-looking TV set Left What may have first canard Nets Pattern history Zonker/ designed Charlie Bair Milt Sanders flown latter OS Max 40 58-1/2 spanto published MA Above Discussing Super Duckflown bothare Lloyd Nicholson Dean Koger Seventy-one Masters competedcan believe Preparing award hardware Ito R Kemp Bunting Bob Scott Entered Novice 91 Advanced 5B Expert 42 three flight circles well sepa rated along mile-long runway flight line its disadvantages surprising hear competitors thought line best other fliers lines As far could tell line poten tially serious problem Site hump halfway across runway imme diately adjacent circle would have caused landing gear damage hit edges runway thickly grassed everyone up ears Louisiana muck fire ants previous two Nats appreciated dif ference tents cars people beside flight lines made runway look like three small towns sitting next broad highway Any discussion contest administration difficult things going well no really thinks about management contest Conversely things arent going well everyone becomes critic Nats RC Pattern event huge three sites averaged 87 competitors Most Contest Directors would terrified discover 87 contestants contest thats just what line direc tor face heard nothing praise regarding op erations flight lines particular attitudes techniques flightline timers much better evidence last years Nats year contestant generally given time check radio system before being put watch notable exception Dave Brown discovered receiver dead just after watch started qualifying flights make remaining four qualifying flights count order make finals fliers called flight line well advance flights use three ready boxes lines moved very smoothly two consecutive fliers difficulty ran out time deficiency contest ad ministration announcing scores As frustrated contestant put Dont post scores anywhere very difficult tell con testants stood relative another two scoreboards containing scores two events scoreboards would make appearance line late afternoon stay line 20-30 minutes move other lines similar fashion disappear until late next day single most-discussed item 1976 Nats judging During three months prior Nats Sally Brown spent hours talking telephone writing letters potential judges people might know quali fied judges Sally able round up 27 judges enough money partially reimburse 18 Fortu nately several judges Day ton area required no reimbursement Chief Judge Jim Doc Edwards held judges clinic judges Sunday August Dayton area flying sites Pattern rules discussed several practice flights judged en able determination likely judging teams Time Starts Don Lowe Pat Shuttleworth holds Six lines three circles flown whopping total 262 contestants competed November1976 9 Above No Mike Mueller doesnt fly extending antenna Hes warming up watching flight another contestant Below man temporarily alone crowd Mary Ingerson assembling Playboy three sites averaged B7 contestants Acrobatics composed three individuals scores practice flights indicated average score would about equal average scores other teams Since six flight lines three judges takes 18 people Doc several extra teams rotate provide relief Sally agonized over conduct judge ro tation decided rotate judges 1 / hours physically impossi ble judging team see con testant fly since too contestants judge during four days qualifications So 1-hour rotation seemed good idea However way things worked out contestants judged same team twice some judged same team three times situation would have bad teams scored about same way several individuals sud denly became low judges low judge mean very low example people contend scores 8 7 3 same maneuver three judges saw set scores Don Lowes qualifying flights scores can best recall 935 905 665 contest like Nats gross scoring inconsistencies can warp results Some people missed cut finals because three five points behind next higher flier four flight scores totalling 700 points So judge three five points lower other two judges single maneuver doesnt take much kind scoring wipe contestant right out top ten Needless say Doc Edwards became aware what going very early qualifying flights powerless anything about until finals low-scoring judges informed Right Tom Vaughans pilot Equalizer looks about ready bail Out Tom uses small AMA wing decals post first-place wins Below Six lines take 18 judgesextra teams rotated relief some problems Right below Young Bill Rutledge awaits dad starting engine Super Kaos would needed longer places taken contestants made finals previously demonstrated judging ability Contestants assigned particu lar flight line based transmitter frequency stayed duration qualifying finals flights coincidence top Masters fliers grouped Site 1 least think coincidencethat same frequency competitors would put once-a-day flight line spend much rest day watching top Masters Site 1 Another attraction Site 1 entry what believe first ca nard tail-first RC pattern airplane Nats history USAF Captains Milt Sand ers Charlie Bair collaborated de sign airplane flown Sanders Some thought something wrong standard Pattern airplane first spotted Masters competitor Wayne Abernethy said first saw airplane middle Figure M just knew engine fallen out airplane falling tailfirst ground relatively few frequency problems some notable exceptions Tuesday Wednesday during quali fying flights three airplanes went 72400 MHz several suffered major glitching Expert competitor Bobby Rhyne bounced over sky chose land airplane rather lose frequency monitor provided World Engines could detect no interfer ence next line took airplane off considerable apprehen sion got glitch occurred between maneuvers Jim Whitleys transmitter six meters chose land during last Glad over Judge Dick McGraw Chief Judge Jim Edwards manage victorious grin camera Ron took photographs Flying Antic biplane Pattern Robert Walker drew applause flight having fun out prove something finals flight because could cope interference qualifying rounds went fairly smoothly Everyone seemed like idea having pattern fliers qualify together Its surprising Novice Ad vanced Expert fliers would appreciate flying right along Masters com petitors Masters fliers made point telling en joyed arrangement too Surprising some Masters fliers expected well some difficulty qualifying finals looked though Rhett Miller Mike Mueller struggling qualify both eventually managed make middle top ten Expert qualifying rounds tight ly contested near top 22 points separated top four qualifiers out nearly 900 points scored Allan Johncock discovered 100-point tabulation error projected him eigth qualify ing spot dropped Bill Simpson tenth place just out running Wendall Maakestad Jim Danley Carl Allen comfortably 1-2-3 spots Advanced qualifying ten points covered remaining seven quali fiers Novice Marty Wittenberg Tony Frackowiak also well ahead remaining eight qualifiers sepa rated total 16 points qualifying scores posted Nats hangar just before NSRCA meeting Thursday evening qualiIing scores see Competition News section Thursday night after qualifying over awoke sound rain Left Contestants checking scoreboard see qualified fiuials Boards appeared late day line stayed 20-30 minutes moved another linewell seemed good idea November1976 11 Demonstrating cope rain re fused stop RC Pattern Director Bob Scott Crosawinds sun eyes both problems Above cold winds camel Buttoning up toughing out Hervey Woods Roscoe Pearson Bruce Underwood Running duration meet Pattern caught weather veriations R tAEROBATICS RESULTS N H Miller D Brown S K MASTERS YrS Years ITypeControlRollMix Dual Age R/C Patgarn AircraftConstrFinishEnginePump CeebMuffler PropellerFuelRetracts RadioModeButton Contr Rate balsa &K & BeVebraRev UpRedSouthern raftsingleair" 1876Compensato foam Superpoxy Speed 61 No Webra Semco 11-7 Max R/C Sig Stick Yes Yes elev fibergiacrylicSupertigreRev UpWorldall 301010Phoenix 6& foamenamelG60BH PDPPerryPerryMacs11-TARoGoGoldbergExpertModelNoNoelev DonfiberglK & BRev UpHome Lowe512625Phoenix 7& foamSuperpoxy0S60 FSRPerryPerryOS11-7ABrewProLineProLineModelNoNoail -fiberglacrylicRev UpsforldiilW 2186Phoenix 6& foamenamelOSSO FSRPerryPerry0511-73/4RoGoProLineExpertStickNoNoelev MikefiberglacrylicJoodcraft Mueller231312Dirty Birdy& foamenamel0S60 FSRPerryPerryMacs11-7ARoGoProLineProLineModelNoNoail IvanfiberglK & BMD Kristensen298Saturn& foamSuperpoxy0S60 PSRNoOSMacsHandcraftedLoggheRhomProLineMode IllNoYeselex StevefibergiK & BZingerHomeKraft Helms27187Atlas& foamSuperpoxyKraft6lPerryPerryKraft11-TABrewProLineSigModelNoNoclxv fiberglK & BRev UpHomeKraftall 502012Dirty Birdy& foamSuperpoxyKraft 61NoKraftKraft11-8BrewKraftSigModelNoNoclay WaynefibergiK&B SuppoxVVebraTop PliteHome Abernathy38126Phoenix 6& foamTFMonokoteSpeed 61NoWebraMacs11-7BrewRhomProLineModelNoNoNo SupM Pow JimfiberglK & BSouthernKraftall Whitley482614Atlas& foamSuperpoxyKrafs 61Perry PerryKraftRev UpPoxRICSigMode INoNo elev rud EXPERT Leeoalsa &PettitTop Plite Peterson3465Dirty BirdyfoamHobbyPoxyOSBO FSRNo050511-7%GoPopProLineKraftMode IYesNoall TerryfiberglacrylicWoodcraftSingle Nitsch2494Phoenix 6& foamenamel0560 ESHPerryPerry0511-7%RoGoProLineProLineStickYesNoNo Philbalsa &Top EliteWebraTop FliteSingle Hanscom4476Mach IfoamMonokoteSpeed 61NoWebraMacs11-7%JMDRhomProLineStickNoNoNo Chuckown designfiberglK & BSupertigreRev UpSingleall Shade401513American Pi& foamSuperpoxyG 60 ABCNoSTMacsBossViolettProLineStickNoNorud AllanfiberglK & BArro CustoRev UpStan-all Johncock3354Phoenix 6& foamSuperpoxyWebraPerryPerrySemco11-7%fieldRhomProLineMode IIYesNoelev Jamesbalsa &acrylicSupertigreTop Elite Vanderwalker45107Mach IfoamlacquerG 60 BHPerrySTMacsSigRhomKraftMode IINoNoNo Eric-fiberglK & BWebraRev Up Meyers2165Dirty Birdy& foamSuperpoxySpeed 61NoWebraWebra11-7%K & BRhomProLineMode IINoNoNo BruceOalsa&K& BWebraTop EliteCool Underwood38206CompensatofoamSuperpoxySpeed 61NoWebraSemco11-7%PowerRhomProLineModelNoNoNo SupM Pow AllisonfiberglK & BRev Up Tyler25B6Atlas& foamSuperpoxy0S60 FSRNoPerryMacs11-7%ProLineProLineMode IIYesNoNo HowardK & BWebraZinger Danforth30103Super KaosbalsaSuperpoxySpeed 61NoWebraMacs11-7K & BRhomPraLineMode INoNoall ADVANCED JamesfiberglPettitRev UpPas Danley2562 nix 6& foamHobbypoxy0S60 FSRPerryOSMacs11-7%GasProLineProLineMode IYesNoall LarrytfiberglacrylicWoodcraftNitro Ott2832 y Birdy& foamlacquer0S60 PSAPerryPerryMacstaneRhomProLineMode IYesNoall CarlfiberglacrylicRev UpWorld Allen3333 & foamenamel0S60 PSRNoSTMacs11-7%RoGoGoldbergExpertModelNoNoNo BobfiberglPettitRev UpWorld Latham3510 nix 6& foamHobbypoxy0S60 FSRPerryPerry0511-7%RoGoGoldbergExpertMode IllNoNoall Karl lsa &KorciteRev Up Ball424 4Super StarfoamepoxyOSBO FSRNoOSBissonLoggheGoldberg ProLineMode IllYesNoNo 1 WendellbalsaK & BSupertigreTop Elite Maakestad30104Mach I& foamSuperpoxyG60 ABCNoSTMacs11-7%RoGoGoldbergProLineMode IINoNoNo MichaelfiberglK & BRev UpStan Johncock1353Phoenix 6& foamSuperpoxyWebraNoWebraMacs11-7%fieldRhomProLineMode IIYesNoall AndreCutlassfibarglK & BTop PliteTerrys Bouchard1962Supreme& balsaSuperpoxyHP61 PSNoHPSemco11-7X-15RhomKraftModelNoNoNo Ken916Super Illbalsa &PettitRev Up Calhoon30PerfectionfoamHobbypoxyOPSNoPerryMacs11-7%PoxRhomEKModelYesNoelev Jimbalsa &K & BSupertigreRev UpWorld Keiger19Super RatfoamSuperpoxyG 60 ABCPerrySTMacs11-7%RoGoViolettExpertModelNoNoNo NOVICE Dannybalsa &K & BWebraRev UpRed Ramsey1732Tiger TailfoamSuperpoxySpeed 61NoWebraMacsMaxRhomKraftMode INoNoNo TomfiberglacrylicRev UpWorld Vaughan3121Equalizer& foamenamelOSSO FSRPerryPerryMacs11-7%SigRhomExpertMode IINoNoNo TonyfiberglacrylicWebraRev UpProWorld Erackowiak2051Phoenix 6& foamlacquerSpeed 61NoWebraWebra11-73/4PowerRhomExpertMode IINoNoNo MartyfiberglK & BZingerHome Wittenberg1621Dirty Birdy& foamSuperpoxyKraft6lNoKraftMacs11-7%BrewKraftKraftModelNoNoNo GeorgefibargiK & BZingerKraft Miller2131Dirty Birdy& foamSuperpoxyKraft 61NoKraftKraft11-7%LRhomSigMode INoNoall BobSuper IllbalsaPettitRev Upall Redmon3032Perfection& foamHobbypoxyLeeVeco 61NoPerryVeco11-7%FoxNoEKMode IYesNodes PhilfibergiacrylicWebraTop EliteHome Sibille4021Nutcracker& foamlacquerSpeed 61NoWebraMacs11-7%BrewRhomProLineModelNoNoall BobfibergiK & BRev Up Christopher2531Astar& foamSuperpoxy0S60 FSRNo050511-7BossRhomPutabaMode IINoNoNo BillSigSupertigreRev UpRed Rutledge13176Super KaosbalsaSuper coatG 60 BHNoSTMacs11-73/4MaxNoKraftModelNoNoNo TinyHobbypoxySuperfigreTop Elite Westberg22143Tiger Tailbalsa& SuperpoxyG 60 ABCNoSTMacs11-7%RhomKraftModelNoNoNo 12 Model Aviation knew trouble Ohio weather takes itself seriously likes stick around once arrives Daylight re vealed light rain sodden looking clouds hanging overhead time start finals rain just about same clouds didnt look better either After about half-an-hours delay flying started rain least wind calm aid um brellas some fliers put very good flights rain gradually eased finally stopped about time first round finals over second round flying held best weather whole finals However toward end round rain started again strong cold crosswind began develop Flying halted after second round over see what weather would continued rain strong wind felt very cold Finally about 530 pm flying cancelled day check scores showed two people comfortable lead over opponents basis tremendous 7820 score Rhett Miller good lead over Dave Brown Don Lowe Masters event Jim Danley also big 491 flight score boost him nearly insurmountable lead over Laurence Ott Carl Allen Advanced other two events still very tightly contested Lee Peterson narrowly leading Terry Nitsch Expert Charles Ramsey holding squeaker over Tom Vaughan Novice Saturday last day finals started out cloudy windy cool no rain time flying started sun started peek through clouds strong crosswind continued blow bothered everyone especially landing became apparent few fliers would able improve scores face such bad wind Since much time lost due rain day before decided Novice Advanced Expert pilots would fly round Masters contestants two flier would able discard flight score Despite wind Rhett Miller posted unbelievable 8075 last flight take Masters crown fourth straight time As expected fliers posted better scores rain Friday did wind Saturday first-day leaders won events finals scores see Competition News section Trophies presented ten final ists event bright sunshine RC Scale event going back ground nice ending hardfought competition might interested finished 26th place qualifying Advanced class better de served worse hoped Isnt competition always like November 1976 13 Typical line-up flight line airplanes setting plywood ready areas Above Bruce Underwood obviously delighted receive eighth-place trophy Sandra Smith Below Heres rainbow Pattern win ners clock-wise oclock position Rhett Miller Master Danny Ramsey Novice Jim Danley Advanced Lee Peterson Expert man Tallahassee Rhett Miller ac cepts fourth Master Class trophy