NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college tuition car pay ments other normal living expenses would con tinue family lost today long would family able maintain lifestyle provided Would able meet responsibilities debts AMA Group Life Insurance Plan offers opportunity purchase up $50000 life insur ance protection yourself spouse $2500 dependent childall low cost group rates exclusively offered AMA members family Without enough life insurance protection can jeopardize familys future Mail coupon below complete details about AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Show care under no obligation NOTE AMA incurs no expenses nor realizes profit program offered strictly membership service Yes am interested familys future Please send complete information aboutttie AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Name____________________ AMA#_________ ess CityStateZip____________ Mail coupon Albert H Wohlers & Co AMA Group Insurance Pians 1500 Higgins Road Park Ridge illinois 60068 afternoon drove Xerox Inter national Center Training Management Development near Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119, 120, 121
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college tuition car pay ments other normal living expenses would con tinue family lost today long would family able maintain lifestyle provided Would able meet responsibilities debts AMA Group Life Insurance Plan offers opportunity purchase up $50000 life insur ance protection yourself spouse $2500 dependent childall low cost group rates exclusively offered AMA members family Without enough life insurance protection can jeopardize familys future Mail coupon below complete details about AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Show care under no obligation NOTE AMA incurs no expenses nor realizes profit program offered strictly membership service Yes am interested familys future Please send complete information aboutttie AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Name____________________ AMA#_________ ess CityStateZip____________ Mail coupon Albert H Wohlers & Co AMA Group Insurance Pians 1500 Higgins Road Park Ridge illinois 60068 afternoon drove Xerox Inter national Center Training Management Development near Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119, 120, 121
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college tuition car pay ments other normal living expenses would con tinue family lost today long would family able maintain lifestyle provided Would able meet responsibilities debts AMA Group Life Insurance Plan offers opportunity purchase up $50000 life insur ance protection yourself spouse $2500 dependent childall low cost group rates exclusively offered AMA members family Without enough life insurance protection can jeopardize familys future Mail coupon below complete details about AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Show care under no obligation NOTE AMA incurs no expenses nor realizes profit program offered strictly membership service Yes am interested familys future Please send complete information aboutttie AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Name____________________ AMA#_________ ess CityStateZip____________ Mail coupon Albert H Wohlers & Co AMA Group Insurance Pians 1500 Higgins Road Park Ridge illinois 60068 afternoon drove Xerox Inter national Center Training Management Development near Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119, 120, 121
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college tuition car pay ments other normal living expenses would con tinue family lost today long would family able maintain lifestyle provided Would able meet responsibilities debts AMA Group Life Insurance Plan offers opportunity purchase up $50000 life insur ance protection yourself spouse $2500 dependent childall low cost group rates exclusively offered AMA members family Without enough life insurance protection can jeopardize familys future Mail coupon below complete details about AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Show care under no obligation NOTE AMA incurs no expenses nor realizes profit program offered strictly membership service Yes am interested familys future Please send complete information aboutttie AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Name____________________ AMA#_________ ess CityStateZip____________ Mail coupon Albert H Wohlers & Co AMA Group Insurance Pians 1500 Higgins Road Park Ridge illinois 60068 afternoon drove Xerox Inter national Center Training Management Development near Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119, 120, 121
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college tuition car pay ments other normal living expenses would con tinue family lost today long would family able maintain lifestyle provided Would able meet responsibilities debts AMA Group Life Insurance Plan offers opportunity purchase up $50000 life insur ance protection yourself spouse $2500 dependent childall low cost group rates exclusively offered AMA members family Without enough life insurance protection can jeopardize familys future Mail coupon below complete details about AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Show care under no obligation NOTE AMA incurs no expenses nor realizes profit program offered strictly membership service Yes am interested familys future Please send complete information aboutttie AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Name____________________ AMA#_________ ess CityStateZip____________ Mail coupon Albert H Wohlers & Co AMA Group Insurance Pians 1500 Higgins Road Park Ridge illinois 60068 afternoon drove Xerox Inter national Center Training Management Development near Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119, 120, 121
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college tuition car pay ments other normal living expenses would con tinue family lost today long would family able maintain lifestyle provided Would able meet responsibilities debts AMA Group Life Insurance Plan offers opportunity purchase up $50000 life insur ance protection yourself spouse $2500 dependent childall low cost group rates exclusively offered AMA members family Without enough life insurance protection can jeopardize familys future Mail coupon below complete details about AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Show care under no obligation NOTE AMA incurs no expenses nor realizes profit program offered strictly membership service Yes am interested familys future Please send complete information aboutttie AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Name____________________ AMA#_________ ess CityStateZip____________ Mail coupon Albert H Wohlers & Co AMA Group Insurance Pians 1500 Higgins Road Park Ridge illinois 60068 afternoon drove Xerox Inter national Center Training Management Development near Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119, 120, 121
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college tuition car pay ments other normal living expenses would con tinue family lost today long would family able maintain lifestyle provided Would able meet responsibilities debts AMA Group Life Insurance Plan offers opportunity purchase up $50000 life insur ance protection yourself spouse $2500 dependent childall low cost group rates exclusively offered AMA members family Without enough life insurance protection can jeopardize familys future Mail coupon below complete details about AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Show care under no obligation NOTE AMA incurs no expenses nor realizes profit program offered strictly membership service Yes am interested familys future Please send complete information aboutttie AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Name____________________ AMA#_________ ess CityStateZip____________ Mail coupon Albert H Wohlers & Co AMA Group Insurance Pians 1500 Higgins Road Park Ridge illinois 60068 afternoon drove Xerox Inter national Center Training Management Development near Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119, 120, 121
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college tuition car pay ments other normal living expenses would con tinue family lost today long would family able maintain lifestyle provided Would able meet responsibilities debts AMA Group Life Insurance Plan offers opportunity purchase up $50000 life insur ance protection yourself spouse $2500 dependent childall low cost group rates exclusively offered AMA members family Without enough life insurance protection can jeopardize familys future Mail coupon below complete details about AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Show care under no obligation NOTE AMA incurs no expenses nor realizes profit program offered strictly membership service Yes am interested familys future Please send complete information aboutttie AMA Group Life Insurance Plan Name____________________ AMA#_________ ess CityStateZip____________ Mail coupon Albert H Wohlers & Co AMA Group Insurance Pians 1500 Higgins Road Park Ridge illinois 60068 afternoon drove Xerox Inter national Center Training Management Development near Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119, 120, 121
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT soon found motor home just like other hobbies too required time money After number adjustments repairs made took short trips nearby flying fields check out vehicle supplies Figuring out operate appliances motor home proved adventure learning previous owner gone running water until camper showed him water pump switch opposite problem water ran fine soon learned fresh water available room store developed check list motor home like ones used Snapshot flights prevents problems like driving off electric cord still hooked up driving no safety catch refrigerator door camping skills improved set out first long trip Ohio didnt realize started biggest challenge trip would getting home Most projects scheduled during winter bought motor home before gas shortage first trip planned just time gas crisis Try driving motor home over 1000 miles five gallons stop Actually gas mileage much worse station wagon did alright must sit gas line would certainly recommend motor home comforts home can fix dinner make bathroom stops take nap rest up drive next gas station As result gas problems pursued remaining out-of66 Model Aviation Tourists familiar National Geographic Society building Washington DC camera plane shot Maryland offices would fitting picture attractive publication Small white dots right foreground mark Luthers airfield mow own strip Snapshot 3 functional can beafterall has three years meticulous developmen methodology camera access hatch open An Olympus RC 1 35-mm camera photo graphs left wing aimed Positioning plane knowing click precision task Parked front Fairchild Industries Maryland company STOL Porter Fairchild PC-6 flies daily unusually short runwayin fact used less distance take off did Luthers camera plane Photo made under late year conditions during fleeting sun light state projects concentrated finding nearby places Snapshot photograph aerial camera equipment year same described last years article see ModelAviation June 1979 However left Snapshot 1 home used new model Snap shot 3 Its design basically same Snapshot 1 considerably lighter think attractive handles better first Snapshot because its lighter wing loading little difficulty during initial test flights getting used new Snapshot floating should landing carries same inter changeable camera pack previous models Snapshot 2 modified Senior Falcon flown its second year took ofthe photos article Because last years problem pusher models drawing glow plug clip prop installed extension cable lets attach battery clip near front model Alligator clips attached engine cables run through model modified glow plug mounted near Rx switch center glow plug drilled out piece plastic tubing pressed center insulator 2-56 bolt threaded tubing until extended 3/16 inch above glow plug head cables attached center bolt case plug model could started typical glow plug clip used other models best part having reach under wing around prop pull clip off Snapshot 3 powered HP 61 Silver Star carries 20 ounces fuel radio Kraft 5-C has modified fifth channel trip wind camera seven servos four different types Since earning Ham license winter replaced Snapshot radios new Krafts 53 MHz band idea photographing Air Force June 1980 67 Dulles International revisited time panoramic view greatterminal will note some photos tip left wing model Fascinating composition What better subjectto snap splendid parkiand flying field Cedar Rapids Skyhawks Iowa parked full-size jet foratmos phere Luther found site remarkable lingered perform additional flight tests eye-in-the-sky aircraft Museum Dayton Ohio came reading book entitled Airand Space Museums ofthe United States aerial photo museum about 50 aircraft lined up outside called spoke Mr Baughman public relations officer invited us fly informed three aircraft moved inside disap pointed losing chance take aerials airplanes missile display still outside also said three aircraft kept outside moved about block up runway protect being accidently sprayed missile displays painted arrived Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Friday morning met Mr Baughman introduced us Col Uppstrom museums director Colonel RC flier himself arranged reserve frequencies nearby RC field Since painting missiles took longer esti mated aircraft still parked away main building planned flights mid-afternoon light would best spent morning touring museum numerous static model displays some early RC drones main building houses B-36 90 other aircraft about 45 aircraft nearby annex After lunch drove out nearby closed runways found too far building accurately aim Snapshot So set up outer section parking lotwhich clear cars sunny day summer haze seemed cut down distance sharpness After flight Bobcat check out wind upstairs prepared fly Snapshot models Dawn helps Snapshot flights keeping track airborne time counting frames have exposed also watches out full-scale aircraft air spectators ground first flight Snapshot 2 Senior Falcon seemed go well However found film winder jammed fourth frame servo stalled drawing current constantly imagine 15-minute flight stalled servo would normally drain regular 500-MAH pack Snapshot models equipped Krafts 1000-MAH batteries plenty cur Continued page 118 68 Model Aviation no visitors eruier Isouaaru opacu ni iarner uric urn severe dOP space museums around country Greenbelt MD near tashington offers uncaasing wonders tourists Snapshot/H ux Continued page 68 rent left safe landing believe shows large batteries well worth extra weight money Snapshot 2 fast charge flew Snapshot 3 end second flight fire depart ment hand No emergency just curious about models base personnel drove tell us correct flying site trying help pointing way Dawn explained permission Colonel responded Well hes boss must right place now Snapshot 2 recharged ex changed camera packs made third flight extra photos generally take least two full rolls site hoped take photos later evening get dramatic shadow effect missiles clouds moved decided call day photo chosen actually back museum angle XB-70 B-52 B-29 fit nicely upper right corner look very close can see yellow lift used paint missiles next day drove Cedar Rapids Iowa visit Dawns grandmother During stay taxiing Snapshot 3 driveway Earl Yanecek neighbor stopped talk also model builder knew about Project Snapshot Before leaving Earl offered show Cedar Rapids RC flying site Now expecting borrowed acre farm land instead found myself flying paved runway open park land full-scale jet display nearby no fences crowded baseball diamonds fly over spent afternoon flying Snapshot 3 learning land better precision used first Snapshot sinking like lead took some time get used Snapshot 3s excellent glide Since some future projects airshows would tight quarters knew needed practice Later afternoon decided take aerials flying site Later week visited Sig Manufactur ing Company Montezuma Iowa Maxey Hester plant manager gave us tour plant enjoyed talking employees learning about part pro ducing model kits kits prominent show team past year thanks Hazel Glen Sigafoose rest comoanv hospitality Visitors years Nats will relate Air Force Museum Wright Paterson AFB Dayton OH Buildings house monster B-36 along 90 other aircraft Rockets make picket fence left triple sonic B-70 canard taking sun upper right As returned Iowa Dawn asked stop Cedarville Ohio could see changes Cedarville College graduated tried interest flying figured would too busy students everywhere arrived Saturday during break period very few people campus after tour decided try flight took off new chapels parking lot heading Out over lake figured Snapshot would flying over ocean water laterthis year might well accept idea flying over small lake spontaneous flight went very well sent several slides college plan use yearbook campsite following evening noticed familiar sound nearby like model helicopter Sure enough fellow camper flying field along edge camp introduced myself learned driven West Coast local contest week camper also just like hobby work shop loaded RC helicopters remembered previous Snapshot article showed fine photos taken RC helicopter printed newspaper article As traveled found modelers have taken aerial photos different ways last summer flew nearby sites member Virginia Air Show Squadron teams first year working AMA sanction requirements Several shows corporation picnics park Maryland traveling noticed very attractive office building National Geographic Society decided inquire about flying since interesting land scape architecture very agreeable flights asking fly weekends distract employees decided take off front lawn between lake fence grass thick mowed high still expected able take off there absolutely no wind day after two hours cutting grass prop finally got out lawn mower mowed takeoff strip time plane bright green grass inside camera bay mowing helped just enough Snapshot 2 managed break clear ground third try flight went well ducks geese lake did seem bothered Snapshot Virginia Air Show Squadron invited perform NVRC/USMC Scale Rally Quantico Virginia John Preston CD liked call uncontestjust fly enjoy hobby talk flew Snapshot 2 during morning Snapshot 3 part air show acts fantasy prove -much Luther resist International Center Training Development Leesburg VA 118 Model Aviation converging lines aerial makes interesting view Quantico Marine Base Virginia very day NVRC/USMC Scale Rally taking place large open area center Marines have museum foreground buildings right also outdoor Kirby Crawford found Al Williams immortal Curtiss Gulfhawk 1/4 scaler have shown before THE BEAUTIFUL 1930 FLEET BIPE KIT BY CONCEPT MODELS ALL HOT STUFFS HOT STUFFThe adhesive used construction 1930 FLEET BIPE built Bob Hunter Model powered E W H s 26 Cu Ifl HUSTLER FULL-SIZE STRENGTH FOR ANY SCALE YOU BUILD HOT STUFF ORIGINAL CLEAR FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec started HOT STUFF ELU LINEE EXCLUSIVE VISIBLE FORMULA LOW VISCOSITY-DEEP PENETRATION INSTANT BOND RATE 3 10 sec HI-PERFORMANCE ADHESIVESAVAILABLE IN HOBBY SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD HOT STUFF GAP FILLING UPER FILLETING POSITIONABLE HIGH VISCOSITY-TIMED BOND 10 25 sec Use like regular glue wait PO BOX 836 SIMI CA 93065 E 805 522-0062 checkered building right photo Marine Corps Aviation Museum Stored building next museum Marine Major Al Williams Gulthawk Gulfhawk quarter-scale project Kirby Crawfords fea tured May 1979 ModelAviation Life Monsters next trip Charleston SC photo graph aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 10 looking unusual aircraft-related photo subjects Yorktown certainly both idea aircraft carrier first suggested contacted Norfolk Naval Base see could fly receptive idea outlined certain problems would make difficult instance tiedown plates holes carriers deck would tear up models landing gear another problem powerful transmitters aboard ship could possibly swamp receiver carrier sea cannot shut down its equipment carrier shipyard very visible pier other ships close around Darrell VanDyne suggested decom missioned Yorktown now museum anchored alone end 700-foot pier called immediately invited come aboard told tie-down plates deck Yorktown covered -inch plywood painted match deck -inch edge could problem model purchased four -inch Trexler balloon tires tried Out strips lumber parking lot Snapshot 2 taxied over blocks easily no trouble keeping control takeoff speeds pneumatic Trexlers bit bouncy like well have kept Snapshot 2 handle difficult grass takeoffs winter obtained verbal approval public relations officers ready travel learned transferred sent another letter request received favorable response new public relations officer Ms Sandra Thomas arrived Patriots Point Sunday after noon took first close-up look aircraft carrier big marine weather forecast bay area called week sunshine strong winds afternoon almost calm winds store were ready fly early next morning wanted try takeoff deck 24- 30-mph winds decided use parking lot instead Actually would have use parking lot least once anyway fly beyond parking lot get entire ship photo distance flight deck could see model well enough Olympus RC does have interchangeable lenses way could adjust size Yorktown fly well away Snapshot 2 off ground quickly strong wind began rocking still seemed controllable hoping rocking would blur photos tripped shutter model reacting wind began large semi-circle aiming left wing carrier taking photos variety angles Snapshot 2 flown well out over bay area trying get photos front ship Just Snapshot left land area over bay turned violently up right seemed want barrel-roll Full opposing controls left model hovering verti cally between what air currents wanted what wanted engine began over lean gave full up elevator let Snapshot complete its irregular loop dive air speed Dawn dismayed unusual maneuver Sandra asked done purpose inci dent occurred about six times time happened just Snapshot flown over edge water either going out return ing bay Finally fly over water time set up landing approach wind dreading having another run wind lower speed altitude no reaction during landing felt older flight taken years instead 15 minutes unanimously decided put off flights until next day spend afternoon tours talking security officer learned having problem getting photo entire ship said some visitors would stop half way along pier photo could get solid wall gray metal top pier could get ship opposite side parking lot would settle ship just give up Without wide-angle lens would have back up about halfway new golf course Tuesday morning wind dropped between 18 24 mph Since survived stronger winds day before decided try another flight parking lot wind right angles ship takeoff flight deck practical takeoff smooth flight repeat performance Mondays unintentional acrobatics decided try idea landing day before First fly lower since problem seemed worse about 300 feet second stay away water keep plane behind parking lot way ifthe wind struck again trees run instead salt water June 1980 119 OUR AIM IS TO KEfP SPRT THE FUN INFLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT S hterpn 4 AAmco Inc have issued three NEW RIC kits last two years hest challenged anyone industry BIG-H QUTKRAY 500 very newest R/C kit X RAY AAmco issue new kit just sake putting out another kit new kits well planned Modeler also create sales Dealers Distributors because R/C kits own selling!! WHAT IS NEXT? WATCH MR GUS modelers industry has need kit like MR GUS very long time Lou Andrews AAmco guy company will issue t E4 QDD CI3AIT mooiii co ooc PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Erwin Rd PO Box U7 Van Wt OH 46391 Joe Guylas 4419 22S46 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS rest Tuesdays flight went well except just little bouncing stayed nearby until Thursday hoping fly deck wind would calm down change course something closer decks angle spent much time touring ship actually like city afloat interesting exhibits movies shown theater forward hangar deck signal flags photo taken flight deck appear hanging calm air Actually sheltered large superstructure 25-mph wind made posing Snapshot 3 difficult promised Dawn few days beach alter waiting weather four days decided settle film say good bye Yorktown As traveled South Carolina leaves just starting change fall colors surprise trees solid color returned Yorktown Once leaves fall aerial photos nearly attractive hurry finish last four appoint ments next assignment Sherman Fairchild Technology Center Germantown Maryland noticed airplane parked front building trips called inquire about learned Porter took off landed front door daily Porter STOL short takeoff landing aircraft manufactured Fairchild Industries requested permission fly referred Bill LoudonoftheirpublicrelationsofficeBill long time member AMA RC flier familiar Project Snapshot Since Porter office weekdays scheduled flights lunch break week following Yorktown adventure cold windy cloudy waited anxiously break weather Friday sky cleared still cold 20-mph wind Time running out photos before leaves fell sowedecidedtofly anyway Snapshot 2 packed station wagon nearly everyday week needed pick up Dawn home drive 20 miles Fairchild As drove clouds began moving time arrived almost totally overcast temperature dropped about 45 degrees set up equipment anyway kept look out breaks cloud cover As soon sun began shine through Snapshot 2 took off began circle photos point bus pulled up front Porter building entrance blocking view employees us ran over ask driver pull around back sun behind clouds again made first roll film unusable modeler up north 45degree day would great flying weather southern boy much too cold especially 20-mph wind chill factor felt too cold fly again sun reappeared changed mind Snapshot quickly reloaded got about 20 photos before sunshine dis appeared pilot Porter mail deliver day remained field until finished photos demonstrated airplanes unusual abilities First taxied backwards parking space end runway heard sounds lot power building up Porter can take off 350 feet full cargo zero wind bag mail aboard 20mph wing takeoff surprising stood alongside runway point Snapshot lifted off heavy models much less half runway surprise Porter left ground nearly same point climbed steep angle Bill gave book about Fairchild Industries first page could see saw simi larities between Fairchilds beginning Project Snapshot Sherman Fairchilds interest pho tography led him develop number aerial camera innovations form aerial camera company 1920 complement new cameras designed aerial photography monoplane FC- 1 later became popu lar variety uses airplane looks little like high-wing cabin model call Old Timer next morning up early travel Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Mary land scheduled fly Goddard Visitors Center before opened 10 am Glenn Pearson manages Visitors Center very interested Project Snapshot arranged get clearance fly NASA complex Glenn flies model rockets has taken aerial photcs model rockets using camera nose cone available gift shop admits lack control what rocket will photograph does get good photos launch area tells model rockets have flown Visitors Center first third Sunday afternoon since 1976 have involved model rocket programs since 1964 talked member rocket club has taken movies rockets has collection movies taken throughout United States several cities around world Imagine movie camera small After selecting takeoff strip discussing areas restricted flying set up equip ment mild breeze coming up hill behind Visitors Center Taking off toward edge hill reminded aircraft carrier guaranteed airspeed hill runs out flight very smooth near calm air landing proved interesting made four landing approaches nose high expecting Snapshot 2 sink usually did Snapshot edge stall no altitude loss can guess very strong thermal action early morn ing sun striking empty parking lot Finally flew through thermal forced Snapshot onto ground let grass slow down joined arriving visitors toured exhibits photo walkway behind Visitors Center leads building 14 can watch actual satellite control operations NASA plans use Snapshot photo next brochure r LIFE RANCE AMA members AMA plan brings comprehensive coverage big savings includes important fea /tures ce beneficiary waiver pre /lum guaranteed renewability conversion Investing 7in yourr/hts familys future. may important decision face Mortgage payments rent college 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Leesburg Virginia mentioned interest its unusual architecture Chuck Thomas works complex Chuck airshow team manager occa sionally flies RC no problem getting approval Snapshot arrived slight haze setting enough postpone flights Chuck stopped traffic uphill takeoff landing road Shortly after takeoff surrounded students curious about model After landing photographed several students carrying cameras quite surprised removed Snapshots cameras explained photographed already following day flew last flight season Dulles International Airport made arrangements several times film con struction progress additions terminal rain haze kept us away Last year used heliport takeoff decided change angle view year took off other side terminal AMA Trans-Am Relay Race began opera tions officer us radio contact tower give us clearance take off flight went well Snapshot flies realistically Im sure didnt realize model taxi parking lot surrounded three sides trees landing approach over middle row quite high Snapshot 2 sank very well time touch-down about 30 feet end pavement jammed brakes fact jammed wheels completely Snapshot 2 slid turned stop like patrol car setting up road block reached down unjammed brakes taxied back car thankful happened drainage ditch about three feet edge pavement photo heliport short strip right tower takeoff point last years photos last four sites photographed less 48 hours felt Snapshot earned rest Dawn pleased Project Snapshot completing two years flying crash Now its time think about places fly next summer looking possibility flying Snapshot construction sequence photos post card work might help pay some film processing long distance calls gasoline travel Dawn trying find castle mansion beautiftil gardens photograph next spring can recommend museums photo graphed interesting well worth visiting Until next year enjoy view up Letters Editor Continued page 1 16 wheels hadnt rolled bunch us headed hot coffee congratulations around So people have asked can really fly engines thought perhaps would interested using material prove point Wally Warner Technopower II Inc Orland Park IL So hint commercialismlets overlook view well-expressed firstflight feeling understand well times have headed coffee after singularly pleasant flying adventure Missing Bleriot What dream assignment Don Berliner Musee de lAir report marvelous photographs certainly brought back fond memories own visit hallowed grounds Regarding finding Bleriots original Chan nel-crosser Don looking wrongFrench museum resides Paris Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers along Aders Avion REP Speaking REP. dont think cover Rather bright red monoplane shown page 62 As all-time favorite Nieuport mono plane youll find page Bill Hannan Escondido CA Lets Rubber received March issue ModelAviation today have read part read article Allen Schanzles article see no reason tread lightly area rubber models 46 built Flying Cloud Jr kit flew quite thrill carried through next several disasters have out modeling course life thing enticed back memories past successes would buy rubber kit scratchbuild get tuned up again would go free flight glider Most beginners whether young old willing spend few dollars find out like hobby rather spend several hundred find out hobby fly fun scale June 1980 121