ii KM EU 33 urn Eu Pylon Racing Dave Lane THE 1977 NATIONALS probably will recorded hottest record temperature concrete Pylon site got close 130 degrees air temperature usually between 95 105 degrees entire week year RC Pattern got prime time flying 7 am 1 pm Racing scheduled 1 pm 8 pm time Pylon able start racing wind blowing good 10 knots gusting 15 Fortunately always down runway Only 48 entries showed up Quarter Midget made easy split 12 heats four planes Monday August 8 first day racing first heat got off ground around 230 pm racing continued through three rounds day end third round several crashes heats down three planes several pilots did have back up aircraft second day idle check rule invoked during fifth round Better 50 percent contestants got zeros round due primarily manner idle check accomplished engines brought back idle line same time last handler let go plane 10-second clock started some cases engines caused idle 15 25 seconds Most pilots agreement idle rule needs rewritten Another interesting thing brought attention during last day Quarter Midget races fellow racer showed some broken props picked up during three days racing According rules stock props material removed blade balancing purposes allowed props saw reshaped thinned cut down 7 inches 6/4 6/s inches revarnished hide rework came conclusion might well throw out prop rule Obviously people already have Several guys running new Cox 15 Conquest Some really going Rossi still seemed to beat After dust cleared broken parts picked up Terry Continued vale 86 16 ModelAviation Flying Prather Little Toni Edward Hotelling first Formula 1 finished three days racing near perfect score 43 points Out possible 11 rounds Winning combination Quarter MidgetTerry Prather own Toni fast time 136 Temperatures hovered between 95 106 degreesreached 130 concrete Pylon Carrying Jack Aycocks sleek P-51 Mustang QM Harpe Daniel Jack second left48 entrants showed up QM An idling check pulled during second round better half contestants drew zeros round primarily due checking method see text SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 FOR RC-FREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIAFITCHPRICE 5%3489 63489 733%4119 83%456129 94566% 77%139 10467149 106W 8W149 108EW159 114677% 7% 7% 8159 116EW169 11%67169 126179 125W179 1356219 1456249 1556309 164% 6389 5V WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B POE SPEED NG ADVANCED DESION NO 1 IN PYLON RACING LEADINO SPEED RECORD HOLDER OP ALL TIMES RC PYLON RACING DIA PITCH PRICE 5%3%4129 755%6149 75N 5%N 8N149 8%8%8%7 7%7%189 96%7 7%7%189 CONTROL LINE SPEED& RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 4%8%7129 4%55%129 6788%149 77%10%11 169 889189 89W 9%N189 8%77%189 91213219 NNARROW Letters Editor continued page 5 anyone wishing help him find plans big models MA would appreciate hearing people have such plans sale public Pass name Cathy Deibert Im 12 years old would like tell everyone about San Marcos Flyers San Mar COS California dad mem ber men get together Saturday Sunday good old fashioned fun flying jaw boneing occasions some go out field test fly new ship work out flying problems scratch model kit model Theres 65 men group 4 wives 6 children 12-16 club expanding last meeting joined 4 people woman clubs biggest problem area fly days numbered cause might just lose flying field Please print Editors Column Cathy Deibert Oceanside CA Behind Scenes continued page 8 ter 10 years good experience general contestants first Natsthey werent around during Navy Nats 1967 prior years fact first non-Navy Nats held California Air Force people excellent hosts Although prevented tight military budget allocating money personnel Nats opera tion March Air Force Base officers very helpful hospitable positive attitude did could minimize interference military operations Great support also provided via Military Affairs Committee Riverside Chambers Commerce also Jaycees local civilian commun ity support nicely complemented AMA Air Force participation provided food concessions portable toilets poster distribution sign posting garbage collection youth program assis tance tourist sightseeing informa tion souvenirs other items behind scenes support Most outstanding effort Riverside RC Club under direc tion President Denny Hackthorne assistant Nick Nichols other club members provided direct physical assistance Nats events regarding material equipment supplies manpower assistance hours began before events started continued long after field activities ended AMAs Executive Council voted club Distinguished Service Award tremendous job ex ceptionally well done What about 78 Nats press time nothing certain different problems directions hope possibility another would develop positively before years end Discussed possi bility returning again Riverside 78 idea repeat would help recoup 77 losses since second year same location usually cheaper operation weighs against general AMA policy mov ing Nats around year year although returned Lake Charles LA 75 after 74 Nats same reasons prevail follow ing 77 Nats Lake Charles also 78 possibility Most support however seems favor return Ohio 78 problems since some conditions present very successful 76 Nats have changed New possibilities doubts could avail able before 79 Ellington Air Force Base Texas Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts possibilities currently being explored goal AMA Ex ecutive Council decision its October 1 meeting may possible make final decision time def inite push two possibilities likely result meeting meantime 77 California Nats appreciated having made possible persistent efforts local people worked long hard Thats what takes Californians delivered lots West Coast help operate event minimum support outside area Several hundred Californiansand oth ersserved officials through months planning well during Nats itself owed thanks volunteer efforts will quickly forgottenthey have helped sure Nats will again come back West Coast sooner later N ats/La ne continued page 16 Prather winner holder fast time 136 Roger Moorhead George Parks fly-off second George took honors Bob Root fourth Bob Nickle fifth total nine rounds flown Quarter Midget Formula started Thursday 130 pm flew three rounds total 52 entries showed up too fellows East coast missed guys seemed having trouble sorting out high temperature low humidity fast time meet 115 Most times 118s 125s Another new method scale handicap ping tried year three judges scoring plane basis six points scores added divided three average Some handicaps came out 2 1 Y2 etc did seem eliminate coin tossing determine starting position 86 Model Aviation NEWS FLASH Bob Smith Chatsworth CA tet new World Speed Record o June 19 Pylon mula 11125 Rev Up 8%-6% new Pylon Rac ing propl OUT-PERFORMS ALL OTHERS AT THE 1976 NATIONALS 1st RC Masters Class 1st RC Advanced 1st RC Novice 1st RC Sport Scale 1st Formula Pylon 1st Quarter Midget Pylon 1st CL Stunt Open 1st CL Stunt Senior 1st CL Stunt Junior 1st CL Combat Op & Sr 1st CL Slow Comb Op & Sr 1st CL Carrier II Op Jr Sr 1st CL Carrier Jr & Sr 1st CL Class 0 Speed Open 1st CL Class C Speed Jr & Sr 1st CL Class B Speed Op & Sr 1st CL Cl Speed Op Sr Jr 1st CL Formula 40 Open 1st CL Class B Proto Jr 1st FE Class B Open 1st EF Class C Open HIGH PERFORMANCE * COMPETITION PROVEN * THIN RIGID BLADES OF HARD MAPLE WOOD * SUPERBLY FINISHED COMPLETELY FUEL PUOOF GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN15$700 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF PURCHASER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE HELICAL PITCH FOR EFFICIENCY 52 2 Blade Tractoreach 5 45W35A-4304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 1-411-611-8Si 2-412-512-6$150 2 Blade Pusher 5A-4 6-36-4354 8-6854 9-610-6Si 3 Blade Tractor 5-3 6-3 6-4 504 0 Plade polyesterMetallic Al boil coloruminum 78 854 86 88 Si 9-6 10-6 10-4 S150 line Formula still two-engine event almost evenly split between Supertigre K&B dont believe front rotor K&Bs Nats variety aircraft down about eight different types popu lar type Terry Prathers Toni several Jeff Bertken Brown Bag Min nows Bob Violetts Polecat few Stegal Minnows boys Canada flying modified Peletts Bob Brog don flies Funderberk Bandit modi fied wing makes look like Miss Cosmic Wind Bob Root flying own design Stinger consid ering kitting Dan McCan showed up old Miss Dara flew before went Air Force couple years ago Dan now flying F-4 Phantoms Ed Hotelling finished three days F-l racing near perfect score 43 out 44 possible points 11 rounds Rusty Van Baren second 40 points after outlasting Tom Christopher fly-off second place Gary Hover finished fourth lonesome 38 points Bob Smith 5 Dave Pearce 6 Clay Moncrief 7 Dave Shadel 8 tied fifth spot 37 points After smoke cleared Bob put finished fifth Bill Preis 9th 36 points Whit Stockwell 10th 34 points think everyone got enough racing especially raced both Q-M F-I Six days heat smog com bined noise enough stoutest heart exception some minor prob lems think Mike Atzie Sr pylon crew did commendable job run ning Pylon show 77 hard satisfy people time N ats/Pruss continued page 20 to the winch area next heat called rotation went Thurs day Friday Rick handing over bullhorn long enough put Para gon through its paces mid-afternoon thermometers field pegged 120 degrees have effect some fliers especially workers/fliers realized Ricks short landing round six result eight hours stand ing middle field keeping contest flowing Rick earned respect pattern three gruel ing days Heats highlighted seeing similar planes air different ones claimed through ads better others chance draw own opinion heat saw three Sailaires three Legionaires two Aquila X-Ls flight brought smile Sid Axelrods face seeing acres Monokote shade provided three days end round four some familiar names top 10 Blewett Miller Thornburg Potega Nolte near top Singelis Pearson time already evident missed landing might just well pack up Mishaps occurred also Dr Stan Pfost lift found contests very first heat someone turned transmitter caused Aquila spin Entitled reflight back-up ship readied went no apparent reason heckuva way start day after 2600 mile trip scribe enjoying thermal la bled max other Aquila two collided Let record show two sailplanes joined wings thermal half well plane itself Both separated failed recover spun Oh well its hobby As competition whittled size round six following fliers lead Class Bob Freymuth 11609 Scott Miller 11538 Class B Skip Miller 11817 P Parszik Jr 11677 Dave Thornburg led Class C 11738 mere 17 points over Pat Potega time evident eight rounds would flown scheduled nine looked like Skip Miller could win class top winner overall Only mistake bad luck would knock him off top spot didnt look like going happen smoothness consistency just extension Pretoria feat four months earlier note about Millers Aquila modi fied has no secret wasnt meant However rumors did persist time Skip went Caifornia wouldnt have recognized model built rumored specifications did have foam wing wing does have symmetrical airfoil modification can done evening two follows Peel Monokote off bottom wing Glue 1/16 sheeting over cap strips main spar forward leading edge leaves step main spar cap strips now begin no doubt leaves pure aerodynamicists cringing leading edge back 3/s inch sand Phillips entrythat leading edge raised viewed profile re-Monokoting bridge step sheeting edge very rear trailing edge dear reader modification has caused mod eling world rotate opposite direc tion Incidentally Skip handing out sheets included changes sheets will also included upcoming Aquila kits Back desert Scores posted after round 88 Model Aviation 3 \ BLADE AT YOUR DEALER GRISH ST JOHN INDIANA 46373
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 16, 86, 88
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 16, 86, 88
ii KM EU 33 urn Eu Pylon Racing Dave Lane THE 1977 NATIONALS probably will recorded hottest record temperature concrete Pylon site got close 130 degrees air temperature usually between 95 105 degrees entire week year RC Pattern got prime time flying 7 am 1 pm Racing scheduled 1 pm 8 pm time Pylon able start racing wind blowing good 10 knots gusting 15 Fortunately always down runway Only 48 entries showed up Quarter Midget made easy split 12 heats four planes Monday August 8 first day racing first heat got off ground around 230 pm racing continued through three rounds day end third round several crashes heats down three planes several pilots did have back up aircraft second day idle check rule invoked during fifth round Better 50 percent contestants got zeros round due primarily manner idle check accomplished engines brought back idle line same time last handler let go plane 10-second clock started some cases engines caused idle 15 25 seconds Most pilots agreement idle rule needs rewritten Another interesting thing brought attention during last day Quarter Midget races fellow racer showed some broken props picked up during three days racing According rules stock props material removed blade balancing purposes allowed props saw reshaped thinned cut down 7 inches 6/4 6/s inches revarnished hide rework came conclusion might well throw out prop rule Obviously people already have Several guys running new Cox 15 Conquest Some really going Rossi still seemed to beat After dust cleared broken parts picked up Terry Continued vale 86 16 ModelAviation Flying Prather Little Toni Edward Hotelling first Formula 1 finished three days racing near perfect score 43 points Out possible 11 rounds Winning combination Quarter MidgetTerry Prather own Toni fast time 136 Temperatures hovered between 95 106 degreesreached 130 concrete Pylon Carrying Jack Aycocks sleek P-51 Mustang QM Harpe Daniel Jack second left48 entrants showed up QM An idling check pulled during second round better half contestants drew zeros round primarily due checking method see text SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 FOR RC-FREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIAFITCHPRICE 5%3489 63489 733%4119 83%456129 94566% 77%139 10467149 106W 8W149 108EW159 114677% 7% 7% 8159 116EW169 11%67169 126179 125W179 1356219 1456249 1556309 164% 6389 5V WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B POE SPEED NG ADVANCED DESION NO 1 IN PYLON RACING LEADINO SPEED RECORD HOLDER OP ALL TIMES RC PYLON RACING DIA PITCH PRICE 5%3%4129 755%6149 75N 5%N 8N149 8%8%8%7 7%7%189 96%7 7%7%189 CONTROL LINE SPEED& RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 4%8%7129 4%55%129 6788%149 77%10%11 169 889189 89W 9%N189 8%77%189 91213219 NNARROW Letters Editor continued page 5 anyone wishing help him find plans big models MA would appreciate hearing people have such plans sale public Pass name Cathy Deibert Im 12 years old would like tell everyone about San Marcos Flyers San Mar COS California dad mem ber men get together Saturday Sunday good old fashioned fun flying jaw boneing occasions some go out field test fly new ship work out flying problems scratch model kit model Theres 65 men group 4 wives 6 children 12-16 club expanding last meeting joined 4 people woman clubs biggest problem area fly days numbered cause might just lose flying field Please print Editors Column Cathy Deibert Oceanside CA Behind Scenes continued page 8 ter 10 years good experience general contestants first Natsthey werent around during Navy Nats 1967 prior years fact first non-Navy Nats held California Air Force people excellent hosts Although prevented tight military budget allocating money personnel Nats opera tion March Air Force Base officers very helpful hospitable positive attitude did could minimize interference military operations Great support also provided via Military Affairs Committee Riverside Chambers Commerce also Jaycees local civilian commun ity support nicely complemented AMA Air Force participation provided food concessions portable toilets poster distribution sign posting garbage collection youth program assis tance tourist sightseeing informa tion souvenirs other items behind scenes support Most outstanding effort Riverside RC Club under direc tion President Denny Hackthorne assistant Nick Nichols other club members provided direct physical assistance Nats events regarding material equipment supplies manpower assistance hours began before events started continued long after field activities ended AMAs Executive Council voted club Distinguished Service Award tremendous job ex ceptionally well done What about 78 Nats press time nothing certain different problems directions hope possibility another would develop positively before years end Discussed possi bility returning again Riverside 78 idea repeat would help recoup 77 losses since second year same location usually cheaper operation weighs against general AMA policy mov ing Nats around year year although returned Lake Charles LA 75 after 74 Nats same reasons prevail follow ing 77 Nats Lake Charles also 78 possibility Most support however seems favor return Ohio 78 problems since some conditions present very successful 76 Nats have changed New possibilities doubts could avail able before 79 Ellington Air Force Base Texas Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts possibilities currently being explored goal AMA Ex ecutive Council decision its October 1 meeting may possible make final decision time def inite push two possibilities likely result meeting meantime 77 California Nats appreciated having made possible persistent efforts local people worked long hard Thats what takes Californians delivered lots West Coast help operate event minimum support outside area Several hundred Californiansand oth ersserved officials through months planning well during Nats itself owed thanks volunteer efforts will quickly forgottenthey have helped sure Nats will again come back West Coast sooner later N ats/La ne continued page 16 Prather winner holder fast time 136 Roger Moorhead George Parks fly-off second George took honors Bob Root fourth Bob Nickle fifth total nine rounds flown Quarter Midget Formula started Thursday 130 pm flew three rounds total 52 entries showed up too fellows East coast missed guys seemed having trouble sorting out high temperature low humidity fast time meet 115 Most times 118s 125s Another new method scale handicap ping tried year three judges scoring plane basis six points scores added divided three average Some handicaps came out 2 1 Y2 etc did seem eliminate coin tossing determine starting position 86 Model Aviation NEWS FLASH Bob Smith Chatsworth CA tet new World Speed Record o June 19 Pylon mula 11125 Rev Up 8%-6% new Pylon Rac ing propl OUT-PERFORMS ALL OTHERS AT THE 1976 NATIONALS 1st RC Masters Class 1st RC Advanced 1st RC Novice 1st RC Sport Scale 1st Formula Pylon 1st Quarter Midget Pylon 1st CL Stunt Open 1st CL Stunt Senior 1st CL Stunt Junior 1st CL Combat Op & Sr 1st CL Slow Comb Op & Sr 1st CL Carrier II Op Jr Sr 1st CL Carrier Jr & Sr 1st CL Class 0 Speed Open 1st CL Class C Speed Jr & Sr 1st CL Class B Speed Op & Sr 1st CL Cl Speed Op Sr Jr 1st CL Formula 40 Open 1st CL Class B Proto Jr 1st FE Class B Open 1st EF Class C Open HIGH PERFORMANCE * COMPETITION PROVEN * THIN RIGID BLADES OF HARD MAPLE WOOD * SUPERBLY FINISHED COMPLETELY FUEL PUOOF GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN15$700 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF PURCHASER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE HELICAL PITCH FOR EFFICIENCY 52 2 Blade Tractoreach 5 45W35A-4304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 1-411-611-8Si 2-412-512-6$150 2 Blade Pusher 5A-4 6-36-4354 8-6854 9-610-6Si 3 Blade Tractor 5-3 6-3 6-4 504 0 Plade polyesterMetallic Al boil coloruminum 78 854 86 88 Si 9-6 10-6 10-4 S150 line Formula still two-engine event almost evenly split between Supertigre K&B dont believe front rotor K&Bs Nats variety aircraft down about eight different types popu lar type Terry Prathers Toni several Jeff Bertken Brown Bag Min nows Bob Violetts Polecat few Stegal Minnows boys Canada flying modified Peletts Bob Brog don flies Funderberk Bandit modi fied wing makes look like Miss Cosmic Wind Bob Root flying own design Stinger consid ering kitting Dan McCan showed up old Miss Dara flew before went Air Force couple years ago Dan now flying F-4 Phantoms Ed Hotelling finished three days F-l racing near perfect score 43 out 44 possible points 11 rounds Rusty Van Baren second 40 points after outlasting Tom Christopher fly-off second place Gary Hover finished fourth lonesome 38 points Bob Smith 5 Dave Pearce 6 Clay Moncrief 7 Dave Shadel 8 tied fifth spot 37 points After smoke cleared Bob put finished fifth Bill Preis 9th 36 points Whit Stockwell 10th 34 points think everyone got enough racing especially raced both Q-M F-I Six days heat smog com bined noise enough stoutest heart exception some minor prob lems think Mike Atzie Sr pylon crew did commendable job run ning Pylon show 77 hard satisfy people time N ats/Pruss continued page 20 to the winch area next heat called rotation went Thurs day Friday Rick handing over bullhorn long enough put Para gon through its paces mid-afternoon thermometers field pegged 120 degrees have effect some fliers especially workers/fliers realized Ricks short landing round six result eight hours stand ing middle field keeping contest flowing Rick earned respect pattern three gruel ing days Heats highlighted seeing similar planes air different ones claimed through ads better others chance draw own opinion heat saw three Sailaires three Legionaires two Aquila X-Ls flight brought smile Sid Axelrods face seeing acres Monokote shade provided three days end round four some familiar names top 10 Blewett Miller Thornburg Potega Nolte near top Singelis Pearson time already evident missed landing might just well pack up Mishaps occurred also Dr Stan Pfost lift found contests very first heat someone turned transmitter caused Aquila spin Entitled reflight back-up ship readied went no apparent reason heckuva way start day after 2600 mile trip scribe enjoying thermal la bled max other Aquila two collided Let record show two sailplanes joined wings thermal half well plane itself Both separated failed recover spun Oh well its hobby As competition whittled size round six following fliers lead Class Bob Freymuth 11609 Scott Miller 11538 Class B Skip Miller 11817 P Parszik Jr 11677 Dave Thornburg led Class C 11738 mere 17 points over Pat Potega time evident eight rounds would flown scheduled nine looked like Skip Miller could win class top winner overall Only mistake bad luck would knock him off top spot didnt look like going happen smoothness consistency just extension Pretoria feat four months earlier note about Millers Aquila modi fied has no secret wasnt meant However rumors did persist time Skip went Caifornia wouldnt have recognized model built rumored specifications did have foam wing wing does have symmetrical airfoil modification can done evening two follows Peel Monokote off bottom wing Glue 1/16 sheeting over cap strips main spar forward leading edge leaves step main spar cap strips now begin no doubt leaves pure aerodynamicists cringing leading edge back 3/s inch sand Phillips entrythat leading edge raised viewed profile re-Monokoting bridge step sheeting edge very rear trailing edge dear reader modification has caused mod eling world rotate opposite direc tion Incidentally Skip handing out sheets included changes sheets will also included upcoming Aquila kits Back desert Scores posted after round 88 Model Aviation 3 \ BLADE AT YOUR DEALER GRISH ST JOHN INDIANA 46373
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 16, 86, 88
ii KM EU 33 urn Eu Pylon Racing Dave Lane THE 1977 NATIONALS probably will recorded hottest record temperature concrete Pylon site got close 130 degrees air temperature usually between 95 105 degrees entire week year RC Pattern got prime time flying 7 am 1 pm Racing scheduled 1 pm 8 pm time Pylon able start racing wind blowing good 10 knots gusting 15 Fortunately always down runway Only 48 entries showed up Quarter Midget made easy split 12 heats four planes Monday August 8 first day racing first heat got off ground around 230 pm racing continued through three rounds day end third round several crashes heats down three planes several pilots did have back up aircraft second day idle check rule invoked during fifth round Better 50 percent contestants got zeros round due primarily manner idle check accomplished engines brought back idle line same time last handler let go plane 10-second clock started some cases engines caused idle 15 25 seconds Most pilots agreement idle rule needs rewritten Another interesting thing brought attention during last day Quarter Midget races fellow racer showed some broken props picked up during three days racing According rules stock props material removed blade balancing purposes allowed props saw reshaped thinned cut down 7 inches 6/4 6/s inches revarnished hide rework came conclusion might well throw out prop rule Obviously people already have Several guys running new Cox 15 Conquest Some really going Rossi still seemed to beat After dust cleared broken parts picked up Terry Continued vale 86 16 ModelAviation Flying Prather Little Toni Edward Hotelling first Formula 1 finished three days racing near perfect score 43 points Out possible 11 rounds Winning combination Quarter MidgetTerry Prather own Toni fast time 136 Temperatures hovered between 95 106 degreesreached 130 concrete Pylon Carrying Jack Aycocks sleek P-51 Mustang QM Harpe Daniel Jack second left48 entrants showed up QM An idling check pulled during second round better half contestants drew zeros round primarily due checking method see text SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 FOR RC-FREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIAFITCHPRICE 5%3489 63489 733%4119 83%456129 94566% 77%139 10467149 106W 8W149 108EW159 114677% 7% 7% 8159 116EW169 11%67169 126179 125W179 1356219 1456249 1556309 164% 6389 5V WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B POE SPEED NG ADVANCED DESION NO 1 IN PYLON RACING LEADINO SPEED RECORD HOLDER OP ALL TIMES RC PYLON RACING DIA PITCH PRICE 5%3%4129 755%6149 75N 5%N 8N149 8%8%8%7 7%7%189 96%7 7%7%189 CONTROL LINE SPEED& RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 4%8%7129 4%55%129 6788%149 77%10%11 169 889189 89W 9%N189 8%77%189 91213219 NNARROW Letters Editor continued page 5 anyone wishing help him find plans big models MA would appreciate hearing people have such plans sale public Pass name Cathy Deibert Im 12 years old would like tell everyone about San Marcos Flyers San Mar COS California dad mem ber men get together Saturday Sunday good old fashioned fun flying jaw boneing occasions some go out field test fly new ship work out flying problems scratch model kit model Theres 65 men group 4 wives 6 children 12-16 club expanding last meeting joined 4 people woman clubs biggest problem area fly days numbered cause might just lose flying field Please print Editors Column Cathy Deibert Oceanside CA Behind Scenes continued page 8 ter 10 years good experience general contestants first Natsthey werent around during Navy Nats 1967 prior years fact first non-Navy Nats held California Air Force people excellent hosts Although prevented tight military budget allocating money personnel Nats opera tion March Air Force Base officers very helpful hospitable positive attitude did could minimize interference military operations Great support also provided via Military Affairs Committee Riverside Chambers Commerce also Jaycees local civilian commun ity support nicely complemented AMA Air Force participation provided food concessions portable toilets poster distribution sign posting garbage collection youth program assis tance tourist sightseeing informa tion souvenirs other items behind scenes support Most outstanding effort Riverside RC Club under direc tion President Denny Hackthorne assistant Nick Nichols other club members provided direct physical assistance Nats events regarding material equipment supplies manpower assistance hours began before events started continued long after field activities ended AMAs Executive Council voted club Distinguished Service Award tremendous job ex ceptionally well done What about 78 Nats press time nothing certain different problems directions hope possibility another would develop positively before years end Discussed possi bility returning again Riverside 78 idea repeat would help recoup 77 losses since second year same location usually cheaper operation weighs against general AMA policy mov ing Nats around year year although returned Lake Charles LA 75 after 74 Nats same reasons prevail follow ing 77 Nats Lake Charles also 78 possibility Most support however seems favor return Ohio 78 problems since some conditions present very successful 76 Nats have changed New possibilities doubts could avail able before 79 Ellington Air Force Base Texas Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts possibilities currently being explored goal AMA Ex ecutive Council decision its October 1 meeting may possible make final decision time def inite push two possibilities likely result meeting meantime 77 California Nats appreciated having made possible persistent efforts local people worked long hard Thats what takes Californians delivered lots West Coast help operate event minimum support outside area Several hundred Californiansand oth ersserved officials through months planning well during Nats itself owed thanks volunteer efforts will quickly forgottenthey have helped sure Nats will again come back West Coast sooner later N ats/La ne continued page 16 Prather winner holder fast time 136 Roger Moorhead George Parks fly-off second George took honors Bob Root fourth Bob Nickle fifth total nine rounds flown Quarter Midget Formula started Thursday 130 pm flew three rounds total 52 entries showed up too fellows East coast missed guys seemed having trouble sorting out high temperature low humidity fast time meet 115 Most times 118s 125s Another new method scale handicap ping tried year three judges scoring plane basis six points scores added divided three average Some handicaps came out 2 1 Y2 etc did seem eliminate coin tossing determine starting position 86 Model Aviation NEWS FLASH Bob Smith Chatsworth CA tet new World Speed Record o June 19 Pylon mula 11125 Rev Up 8%-6% new Pylon Rac ing propl OUT-PERFORMS ALL OTHERS AT THE 1976 NATIONALS 1st RC Masters Class 1st RC Advanced 1st RC Novice 1st RC Sport Scale 1st Formula Pylon 1st Quarter Midget Pylon 1st CL Stunt Open 1st CL Stunt Senior 1st CL Stunt Junior 1st CL Combat Op & Sr 1st CL Slow Comb Op & Sr 1st CL Carrier II Op Jr Sr 1st CL Carrier Jr & Sr 1st CL Class 0 Speed Open 1st CL Class C Speed Jr & Sr 1st CL Class B Speed Op & Sr 1st CL Cl Speed Op Sr Jr 1st CL Formula 40 Open 1st CL Class B Proto Jr 1st FE Class B Open 1st EF Class C Open HIGH PERFORMANCE * COMPETITION PROVEN * THIN RIGID BLADES OF HARD MAPLE WOOD * SUPERBLY FINISHED COMPLETELY FUEL PUOOF GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN15$700 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND RE PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF PURCHASER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE HELICAL PITCH FOR EFFICIENCY 52 2 Blade Tractoreach 5 45W35A-4304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 1-411-611-8Si 2-412-512-6$150 2 Blade Pusher 5A-4 6-36-4354 8-6854 9-610-6Si 3 Blade Tractor 5-3 6-3 6-4 504 0 Plade polyesterMetallic Al boil coloruminum 78 854 86 88 Si 9-6 10-6 10-4 S150 line Formula still two-engine event almost evenly split between Supertigre K&B dont believe front rotor K&Bs Nats variety aircraft down about eight different types popu lar type Terry Prathers Toni several Jeff Bertken Brown Bag Min nows Bob Violetts Polecat few Stegal Minnows boys Canada flying modified Peletts Bob Brog don flies Funderberk Bandit modi fied wing makes look like Miss Cosmic Wind Bob Root flying own design Stinger consid ering kitting Dan McCan showed up old Miss Dara flew before went Air Force couple years ago Dan now flying F-4 Phantoms Ed Hotelling finished three days F-l racing near perfect score 43 out 44 possible points 11 rounds Rusty Van Baren second 40 points after outlasting Tom Christopher fly-off second place Gary Hover finished fourth lonesome 38 points Bob Smith 5 Dave Pearce 6 Clay Moncrief 7 Dave Shadel 8 tied fifth spot 37 points After smoke cleared Bob put finished fifth Bill Preis 9th 36 points Whit Stockwell 10th 34 points think everyone got enough racing especially raced both Q-M F-I Six days heat smog com bined noise enough stoutest heart exception some minor prob lems think Mike Atzie Sr pylon crew did commendable job run ning Pylon show 77 hard satisfy people time N ats/Pruss continued page 20 to the winch area next heat called rotation went Thurs day Friday Rick handing over bullhorn long enough put Para gon through its paces mid-afternoon thermometers field pegged 120 degrees have effect some fliers especially workers/fliers realized Ricks short landing round six result eight hours stand ing middle field keeping contest flowing Rick earned respect pattern three gruel ing days Heats highlighted seeing similar planes air different ones claimed through ads better others chance draw own opinion heat saw three Sailaires three Legionaires two Aquila X-Ls flight brought smile Sid Axelrods face seeing acres Monokote shade provided three days end round four some familiar names top 10 Blewett Miller Thornburg Potega Nolte near top Singelis Pearson time already evident missed landing might just well pack up Mishaps occurred also Dr Stan Pfost lift found contests very first heat someone turned transmitter caused Aquila spin Entitled reflight back-up ship readied went no apparent reason heckuva way start day after 2600 mile trip scribe enjoying thermal la bled max other Aquila two collided Let record show two sailplanes joined wings thermal half well plane itself Both separated failed recover spun Oh well its hobby As competition whittled size round six following fliers lead Class Bob Freymuth 11609 Scott Miller 11538 Class B Skip Miller 11817 P Parszik Jr 11677 Dave Thornburg led Class C 11738 mere 17 points over Pat Potega time evident eight rounds would flown scheduled nine looked like Skip Miller could win class top winner overall Only mistake bad luck would knock him off top spot didnt look like going happen smoothness consistency just extension Pretoria feat four months earlier note about Millers Aquila modi fied has no secret wasnt meant However rumors did persist time Skip went Caifornia wouldnt have recognized model built rumored specifications did have foam wing wing does have symmetrical airfoil modification can done evening two follows Peel Monokote off bottom wing Glue 1/16 sheeting over cap strips main spar forward leading edge leaves step main spar cap strips now begin no doubt leaves pure aerodynamicists cringing leading edge back 3/s inch sand Phillips entrythat leading edge raised viewed profile re-Monokoting bridge step sheeting edge very rear trailing edge dear reader modification has caused mod eling world rotate opposite direc tion Incidentally Skip handing out sheets included changes sheets will also included upcoming Aquila kits Back desert Scores posted after round 88 Model Aviation 3 \ BLADE AT YOUR DEALER GRISH ST JOHN INDIANA 46373
