Radio Control: Aerobatics

RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS r4 w, THE 96 NATIONAL Aeromodeling Championships first full Nats held own house Muncie Indiana first Nats organized modern Olympic format sequential venues hopefully first Nats recent memory financially self-sufficient also first Pattern event national international scope flown what will unquestionably become finest site RC Aerobatics countryand perhaps world International Aeromodeling Center squalling infant present true maturity least several years substantial amount development future However world-class potential already clearly visible beautifully open sight lines peaceful rural surroundings wellplanned-and-executed work done date Like 95 Pattern Nats Vincennes Indiana 96 Nats almost totally National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA production AMA Headquarters providing some logistical administrative support Although larger number full-time volunteers eased strain year primary manpower run events still came contestant ranks half-day labor required everyone registered substantial managerial improvements over 95 contesta result lessons learned NSRCA AMA considerably planning time available last years hurried event last-minute change venue confused tossed-together overall organizational concept kept Pattern portion 95 Nats grounded despite fine site heroic efforts crew contestants contrast Muncie 96 soared like eagle Two changes organization provided help first NSRCA Nats Organizing Committee formed immediately after last years Nats consisting NSRCA President Tony Stillman Vice-President John Fuqua 96 Nats Event Director Ron Van Putte Second preregistration early cutoff date May 20 strongly encouraged large financial penalty doubled entry fee Preregistration allowed contest preplanned line breakdowns frequency splits class formats worker judge matrices substantially determined well advance contest Work assignments contestants included Nats packets received before leaving home packets also contained directions practice fields meeting schedules seminar times well other useful information about site city contest 96 Pattern Nats pleasantly solid organized feel about before ever started Pattern being game town during portion Nats whole Muncie site available used L-shaped pad north brandnew Stage Center cross runway what will become third Pattern site south Free flight area sites feature identical sun wind orientation stacked configuration Event Director Ron Van Putte elected run Sportsman Advanced classes north pad using Stage Center south facilities mixed sites Masters FAI event plan developed NSRCA committee called Advanced Sportsman run morning afternoon respectively single-site contests two lines scoring normalization after second round Two rounds flown first two days hedge against poor weather final two rounds flown per day Masters ran mornings four lines two sites first two days week flying two rounds day first normalization after fourth round consolidated two lines middle site final two rounds flying round day FAI F3A ran four lines afternoon middle south sites pilots rotated through sites judge panels during prelims one-round one-line-a-day basis no normalization until close preliminary roundsa four-day wait meaningful scores December 1996 67 Andy Miller tachs tunes Joe Lachowski assists Andy second Sportsman Joe finished 12th Masters Nats F3A Champ Kirk Gray starts Sequel Dan Hart holds south site supposed wellmaintained grass runway July contest date An extraordinarily wet spring delayed AMAs planned development arrival site usable slimmest margins featured far-lessthan-level dirt runway studded lumpy grass tufts unseeded dirt pitlbuffer area sea ankle-deep mud fairly nice graveled parking lot Unfazed obstacles pilots set up parking area contest management caused plastic tarp walkway magically appear across mud sea Landings takeoffs scored 10 zero FAI duration contest decided Masters takeoffs landings south site would scored per FAI thus removing influence rough runway might have scores meant Masters pilots rotate through both sites equal exposure conditions lumpy runway proved adequate bit hard landing gear once air sight lines south site best three sites blessed presence efforts 13 full-time noncompeting judgesa welcome increase recent years efforts augmented 32 contestant judges NSRCA Judging Seminar well-attended whole judging seemed rather same page consistent 95 An exception FAL preliminaries World Championship-type format used dictated equal exposure pilots judge panels thus normalization scores could accomplished until completion fourth day four flights flown per day 12 judges working four FAI lines hold precise scoring standard nearly week Herculean task mostexperienced judge Factor greatly differing levels experience within FAI judge panels shifting weather conditions changed day day deteriorated radically last day prelims resulting scoring drift disappointing very predictable scores dropped markedly lines during poor conditions Thursday nearly flight flown late day became throwaway effectively making three-round preliminary competitors After several years light attendance turnout healthy again Sportsman class Twenty-eight competitors made official flightsmore double number participated 95 class deep number strong ability very good sign overall health Pattern Randy Wolfe Butler Kentucky started slowly hit stride convincingly win three final four rounds become new Sportsman National Champion Andy Miller Flemington New Jersey flew very well spots winning two rounds wasnt consistent enough overtake Randy Andy settled second placean improvement over fourthplace finish 95 third spot Evan Krause Montgomery illinois Evan started strong flew consistently well week before losing critical late round equipment problems battle fourth place won Paul Kirsch Fredicksburg Virginia Although never won round Paul stayed top five wire-to-wire making good flights Jeff Carrish Holliston Maine truly up-and-down Nats Jeff started well faded 18th after two rounds climbed back sixth after four rounds finally edged Peter Francis Plantsville Connecticut less two points claim fifth position Twenty-eight pilots flew Advanced up slightly 95 turnout very competitive class first seven pilots finished within 80 points winner numbers two through seven within 25 points other pilot finished ninth Paul Lachance Cheaspeake Virginia won round Despite stiff competition Mark Atwood Aurora Ohio flew convincing win Mark won just two rounds strong flights six lead way Wayne Hilgart Rudolph Wisconsin 68 Model Aviation g Buckles son Mark still-rough South site Note plastic tarp walkway background FAI pilot Steve Stricker adjusts needle fourth-place Sportsman finisher Paul Kirsch Steve designed Pauls Excalibur turned consistent effort finish second Wayne actually improved standing deteriorating conditions last two days pulling up fourth place second strong winds Neil Fosnaugh Lewis Center Ohio mounted comeback bid finish third after falling sixth end four rounds Finishing fourth John Winnard Oklahoma City Oklahoma John flew well week third after four rounds before falling Fosnaughs late bid Matthew Vastine Weatherford Texas showed steady improvement week long Matt ninth after two rounds eighth after four put finishing kick pull fifth place group competitors very little trouble tough Advanced maneuver schedule Pilots deep finishing order turning good clean rounds major errors handling windy conditions well new baligame year Masters class new pattern flown first time four years some old faces gonemoved FAI attendance Lonnie Martin Greensboro North Carolina climbed top heap perhaps dominating wire-to-wire performance Nats winning four rounds outright placing top five six Lonnie finished just out money Nats last year respectable seventh year flying showed strong improvement smoothness geometry Dave Lockhart Aberdeen New Jersey put together steady sustained effort finish second managed top Martin in only round Dave finished fifth 1995 Craig Buckles Muncie Indiana nailed up third-place finish home team won key late round move up fourth Craig obviously enjoying experience attending Pattern Nats local turfwhile sleeping own bed night 1994 Masters winner Rusty Fried Phoenix Arizona third after four rounds couldnt hold off Buckles dropped fourth ten points Rusty did workmanlike job adding 96 Nats growing list strong national finishes Last man top five Bryan Byrd Fort Worth Texas Bryan Pattern Byrds Texas first family RC Aerobatics Bryan flew strongly some rounds faded little others fifth spot overall well-deserved new Masters maneuver schedule passed its first national test fine style exhibiting outstanding flow balance judgability attention date has innovative elements schedule such Quarter-Half-Quarter Roll Triangle Snap Loop conventional Vertical Eight Two Rolls Opposite Directions proved hardest maneuvers fly well majority Nationals contestantsand easiest judges grade because very revealing pilot deficiencies basic aerobatic skills Look K two difficult maneuvers adjusted upward slightly during next rules cycle traditional World Champs-style FM F3A format four preliminary qualifying rounds flown top 20% finishers ten pilots case fly three-round finals preliminary scores averaged renormalized provide single entry score finalist entire FAI judging corps worked prelims scores three rounds best three resulting four scores determines winner preliminary rounds ran little difficulty compounded equally rigid format changing weather shifting judging standards through week Nevertheless finals list posted Thursday afternoon composed mostly familiar names some unfamiliar places Jason Shulman Windemere Florida won two four preliminary rounds finish top followed former Nats Canadian champion Ivan Kristensen Guelph Ontario also won round Chris Lakin Brookline Station Missouri tight third winning remaining preliminary round 1995 Nats champ Tony Frackowiak Sierra Vista Arizona fourth followed closely times Nats December 1996 69 Second-place Masters finisher Dave Lockhart studies threatening sky before starting Thursday morning Several hours lost rain delays Advanced Champion Mark Atwood fuels Nemesis before last round ji~EU vim m champion former World Champion Chip Hyde now Temple Hills Maryland Last years F3A up-and-corner Kirk Gray Florence South Carolina sixth Steve Snicker Baltimore Maryland claimed seventh finals position young Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City cashing some potential flashed finishing second Masters 95 moved eighth Bill Cunningham Tulsa Oklahoma lost first round organizational violation failure show work assignmenta misunderstanding managed pull ninth Australian F3A champ Peter Goldsmith Menai New South Wales filled tenth final slot edging James Bennett Schamburg Illinois less point Nats debut new F3A finals pattern D schedule some finalists much better prepared fly others weather miserable Thursday afternoon improved marginally swap sun rain finals time Friday morning Conditions little ugly Blustery turbulent shifting quartering winds high teens smoothness presentation contest some recent years out question affair would have least partially decided some other basis collective bent judges became apparent first-round tearsheets came back Scoring judging focus would geometry good wind correction net result tremendous movement leader board during finalsmore Nats recent memory Only two ten pilots finished finals position entered Kirk Gray Team Carolina laid down excellent precise flight posted commanding score easily take first round early lead Jason Shulman held second nice-but-tentative flight Tony Frackowiak handled winds well place third round move third leader board Sean McMurtry showed place finals no fluke placing second round moving up fifth board Ivan Kristensen held onto fourth good effort Single major errors ruined Kirks otherwise-excellent flights during 95 finals told determined year would different second flight finals another burner featuring excellent shapes wind correction scored some 26 normalized points better next-best efforts Ivan Kristensen Chip Hyde second-round scores came back mathematically apparent contest name 96 F3A Nats Champ over Kirk Gray man hour week year loss thirdround flight flameout made no difference What remained tight contest second through fifth places middling first flight unfortunate gaffe stall turn during second flight dropped Chris Lakin out top five Prelim leader Jason Shulman seemed little unfamiliar D schedule beginning less-than-stellar second round cost him dearly dropping him fourth entering last round stronger third round cemented fourth-place finish Chip Hyde Ivan Kristensen brought enormous amount competitive experience finalsexperience display wind went school conditions improved steadily flying nearly identical scores first second third rounds Ivan winning third round Chip less three hundredths point behind end two old rivals separated essentially same twelve points divided end preliminaries process Ivan held second place Chip moved fifth third Defending Nats Champ Tony Frackowiak steady spectacular day finish fifth after entering fourth Peter Goldsmith flying fixed-gear design entered Pattern Nats vaulted tenth sixth fine last-round flight Peter showed good geometry flights may have finished higher zeroed stall turn second round 70 Model Aviation ers winner Lonnie Martin assembles Sequel damp Nats morning Chris Lakin checks out underbelly Fascination FAI Finals begin Bill Cunningham Sean McMurtry Steve Stricker filled spots seven through nine respectively Chris Lakin dropping tenth position few exotic surprises Pattern equipment front exception Steve Helms Rick Mattie Futaba entries powered new YS 140 prototype engine NC variant Rick Steve running fairly hard test purposes Steve lost round mechanical failure Overall engine performed well seemed very powerful Outwardly its nearly identical current YS offerings will bolt-in replacement marketed Apparently few people waiting happen Ivan Kristensen Steve Stricker among ten finalists using new YS 1 205C engine both performed very well Nats Champ Kirk Gray used YS 120 AC did other finalists except Chip Hyde Peter Goldsmith opted OS l205C Cool Power single popular fuel finals nitro content ranged 20-30% Futaba narrowly won FAI Finals radio sweepstakes 6-4 over JR no other brands represented Nats-winning F3A Sequela double-tapered-wing Dr Jekyll derivative redesigned built Dave Guerin does business RC Workshop 1136 Carleton Ave Burlington NC 27217 Tel [910] 538-0440 Dave pulled off rare hat trick among professional builders Lonnie Martin won Masters Guerin-built Sequel Randy Wolfe used Guerin-built Dr Jekyll win Sportsman Mike Dunphy gets piece action wellall three airplanes started life RC City kits Jekyll clan Jekyll Dr Jekyll Dr Premium Grade 3/4 oz 38W 10 yrd mm $250 yd Lower Prices 30 yds & up Other Weights Available TinLins 17 Andrews Drive ville AL 36322 334 598-2287 1000 CST HANDY jig-built sail plane manufactured Czech Republic exacting standards Available Ready-To-Cover fully covered exciting colors As name suggests excellent hand launch glider responds light thermal conditions flying small slopes San Marcos Wingspan 150 cm 59 weight radio 75-8 oz Depending radio full up wing loading will considerably less 6 oz/ft2 HANDY also available electric version blunt nose ready mount SPEED 400 motor 6x3 folding prop 7-cell 600 mAh pack getting up 3 4 climbs charge Price RTC $ 9600 fully covered mcdel sells $ 11900 offering power plant electric HANDY well Talking about excitement pix TRIFFIK-400 70cm 275 span SPEED-400 pylon racer manufactured glass fiber carbon fiber epoxy motor 7-cell pack help transform little beauty very competitive racer experienced pilot Graupner manufactures carbonreinforced 5x5 CAM prop spinner winning combination cany plane prop motor combinations tune motor max rpm efficiency TRIFFIK-400 $ 15800 must see planes excellent workmanship plane individually airbrushed unique exciting paint schemes Finish very very smooth minimum resistance drag mum airspeed ACT-i solid-state Piezo Gyro compatible Futaba RCD JR radios single-unit ACT-i manufactured Germany now well over 2000 gyros flying Europe ACT-i uses microprocessor calibrate piezo element very precisely calculates corrections required tail rotor servo digital design seems have solved drift problems found earlier analog gyro systems ACT-i very accurate lightning fast Weight 11 oz Current ______ consumption 35 mA thus does require heavy-auty airoome Dattery Price $ 23900 Also available Heavy Duty HD version 07 oz superlightweight version electric helos See favorite dealer or.. order direct EZJ RIC SERVICE AT ITS BEST Sales Service Anything Radio Controlled Repairs Updates Custom Modifications Frequency Changes 6 Meter conversions ACE Airtronics Aristo-craft Cirrus EK Futaba Hitec Heathkit Hobby Shack JR Kraft KGL KSE Kline KoPropo Pro-Line RCD Tower Hobbies World Engines & others Calibrated Equipment Quick Turnaround Walk-in daily service 800 am-S00 pm Send Legal sized SAEfor 1996 Catalog containing lists RIC maintenance hints Discover MCard VISA COD UPS USMAIL FEDEX etc December 1996 71 2323-C Tamara Lane San Marcos CA 92069 Tel 619752-9330 KiViI 7420 Seven Mile Rd Northville Michigan 48167 Ph 810-486-4800 Fax 810-486-1603 Jekyll PhD Sequel popular design classes Good volunteer help makes Nats go round lot good help Nats great people key positions Besides Event Director Ron Van Putte Maureen Dunphy tireless onewoman scoring crew aided bunch youngsters ball running AMA golf carts around delivering picking up scores Cheryl Williamson came way Chula Vista California turn second efficient performance Nats Chief Judge complete list years volunteers long enough preclude publication another welcome change recent years collectively best bunch weve seen long time flightlines sites impounds run polished professional extraordinarily courteous manner certainly hope see some excellent people back again next year addition volunteer effort NSRCA fine cooperation AMA levels year Nats Manager Ron Morgan RC Category Director Al Williamson AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf maintenance people get assist attaboy apiece 1996 RC Aerobatics Nationals fine superior example breed great homecoming new digs Munciewhere way AMA Museum made trip worthwhile itself spent hour could have day Next year Still no Nats has ever perfect least eyes responsible its conduct supervision As 96 Nats wound down focus discussion among NSRCA officers present dealt make better next year can live See Muncie 97 S Warbirds 95 & Birds Prey $1995 EACH S&H SEND TO AMR PRODUCTIONS P0 BOX 1813 TOMS RIVER NJ 08754 REGAIN CONTROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RC enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control F Futaba KIKTjArnTRO#Wsm repair information 904 434-0909 3702 N Pace Pensacola FL 32505 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 72 Model Aviation 47

RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS r4 w, THE 96 NATIONAL Aeromodeling Championships first full Nats held own house Muncie Indiana first Nats organized modern Olympic format sequential venues hopefully first Nats recent memory financially self-sufficient also first Pattern event national international scope flown what will unquestionably become finest site RC Aerobatics countryand perhaps world International Aeromodeling Center squalling infant present true maturity least several years substantial amount development future However world-class potential already clearly visible beautifully open sight lines peaceful rural surroundings wellplanned-and-executed work done date Like 95 Pattern Nats Vincennes Indiana 96 Nats almost totally National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA production AMA Headquarters providing some logistical administrative support Although larger number full-time volunteers eased strain year primary manpower run events still came contestant ranks half-day labor required everyone registered substantial managerial improvements over 95 contesta result lessons learned NSRCA AMA considerably planning time available last years hurried event last-minute change venue confused tossed-together overall organizational concept kept Pattern portion 95 Nats grounded despite fine site heroic efforts crew contestants contrast Muncie 96 soared like eagle Two changes organization provided help first NSRCA Nats Organizing Committee formed immediately after last years Nats consisting NSRCA President Tony Stillman Vice-President John Fuqua 96 Nats Event Director Ron Van Putte Second preregistration early cutoff date May 20 strongly encouraged large financial penalty doubled entry fee Preregistration allowed contest preplanned line breakdowns frequency splits class formats worker judge matrices substantially determined well advance contest Work assignments contestants included Nats packets received before leaving home packets also contained directions practice fields meeting schedules seminar times well other useful information about site city contest 96 Pattern Nats pleasantly solid organized feel about before ever started Pattern being game town during portion Nats whole Muncie site available used L-shaped pad north brandnew Stage Center cross runway what will become third Pattern site south Free flight area sites feature identical sun wind orientation stacked configuration Event Director Ron Van Putte elected run Sportsman Advanced classes north pad using Stage Center south facilities mixed sites Masters FAI event plan developed NSRCA committee called Advanced Sportsman run morning afternoon respectively single-site contests two lines scoring normalization after second round Two rounds flown first two days hedge against poor weather final two rounds flown per day Masters ran mornings four lines two sites first two days week flying two rounds day first normalization after fourth round consolidated two lines middle site final two rounds flying round day FAI F3A ran four lines afternoon middle south sites pilots rotated through sites judge panels during prelims one-round one-line-a-day basis no normalization until close preliminary roundsa four-day wait meaningful scores December 1996 67 Andy Miller tachs tunes Joe Lachowski assists Andy second Sportsman Joe finished 12th Masters Nats F3A Champ Kirk Gray starts Sequel Dan Hart holds south site supposed wellmaintained grass runway July contest date An extraordinarily wet spring delayed AMAs planned development arrival site usable slimmest margins featured far-lessthan-level dirt runway studded lumpy grass tufts unseeded dirt pitlbuffer area sea ankle-deep mud fairly nice graveled parking lot Unfazed obstacles pilots set up parking area contest management caused plastic tarp walkway magically appear across mud sea Landings takeoffs scored 10 zero FAI duration contest decided Masters takeoffs landings south site would scored per FAI thus removing influence rough runway might have scores meant Masters pilots rotate through both sites equal exposure conditions lumpy runway proved adequate bit hard landing gear once air sight lines south site best three sites blessed presence efforts 13 full-time noncompeting judgesa welcome increase recent years efforts augmented 32 contestant judges NSRCA Judging Seminar well-attended whole judging seemed rather same page consistent 95 An exception FAL preliminaries World Championship-type format used dictated equal exposure pilots judge panels thus normalization scores could accomplished until completion fourth day four flights flown per day 12 judges working four FAI lines hold precise scoring standard nearly week Herculean task mostexperienced judge Factor greatly differing levels experience within FAI judge panels shifting weather conditions changed day day deteriorated radically last day prelims resulting scoring drift disappointing very predictable scores dropped markedly lines during poor conditions Thursday nearly flight flown late day became throwaway effectively making three-round preliminary competitors After several years light attendance turnout healthy again Sportsman class Twenty-eight competitors made official flightsmore double number participated 95 class deep number strong ability very good sign overall health Pattern Randy Wolfe Butler Kentucky started slowly hit stride convincingly win three final four rounds become new Sportsman National Champion Andy Miller Flemington New Jersey flew very well spots winning two rounds wasnt consistent enough overtake Randy Andy settled second placean improvement over fourthplace finish 95 third spot Evan Krause Montgomery illinois Evan started strong flew consistently well week before losing critical late round equipment problems battle fourth place won Paul Kirsch Fredicksburg Virginia Although never won round Paul stayed top five wire-to-wire making good flights Jeff Carrish Holliston Maine truly up-and-down Nats Jeff started well faded 18th after two rounds climbed back sixth after four rounds finally edged Peter Francis Plantsville Connecticut less two points claim fifth position Twenty-eight pilots flew Advanced up slightly 95 turnout very competitive class first seven pilots finished within 80 points winner numbers two through seven within 25 points other pilot finished ninth Paul Lachance Cheaspeake Virginia won round Despite stiff competition Mark Atwood Aurora Ohio flew convincing win Mark won just two rounds strong flights six lead way Wayne Hilgart Rudolph Wisconsin 68 Model Aviation g Buckles son Mark still-rough South site Note plastic tarp walkway background FAI pilot Steve Stricker adjusts needle fourth-place Sportsman finisher Paul Kirsch Steve designed Pauls Excalibur turned consistent effort finish second Wayne actually improved standing deteriorating conditions last two days pulling up fourth place second strong winds Neil Fosnaugh Lewis Center Ohio mounted comeback bid finish third after falling sixth end four rounds Finishing fourth John Winnard Oklahoma City Oklahoma John flew well week third after four rounds before falling Fosnaughs late bid Matthew Vastine Weatherford Texas showed steady improvement week long Matt ninth after two rounds eighth after four put finishing kick pull fifth place group competitors very little trouble tough Advanced maneuver schedule Pilots deep finishing order turning good clean rounds major errors handling windy conditions well new baligame year Masters class new pattern flown first time four years some old faces gonemoved FAI attendance Lonnie Martin Greensboro North Carolina climbed top heap perhaps dominating wire-to-wire performance Nats winning four rounds outright placing top five six Lonnie finished just out money Nats last year respectable seventh year flying showed strong improvement smoothness geometry Dave Lockhart Aberdeen New Jersey put together steady sustained effort finish second managed top Martin in only round Dave finished fifth 1995 Craig Buckles Muncie Indiana nailed up third-place finish home team won key late round move up fourth Craig obviously enjoying experience attending Pattern Nats local turfwhile sleeping own bed night 1994 Masters winner Rusty Fried Phoenix Arizona third after four rounds couldnt hold off Buckles dropped fourth ten points Rusty did workmanlike job adding 96 Nats growing list strong national finishes Last man top five Bryan Byrd Fort Worth Texas Bryan Pattern Byrds Texas first family RC Aerobatics Bryan flew strongly some rounds faded little others fifth spot overall well-deserved new Masters maneuver schedule passed its first national test fine style exhibiting outstanding flow balance judgability attention date has innovative elements schedule such Quarter-Half-Quarter Roll Triangle Snap Loop conventional Vertical Eight Two Rolls Opposite Directions proved hardest maneuvers fly well majority Nationals contestantsand easiest judges grade because very revealing pilot deficiencies basic aerobatic skills Look K two difficult maneuvers adjusted upward slightly during next rules cycle traditional World Champs-style FM F3A format four preliminary qualifying rounds flown top 20% finishers ten pilots case fly three-round finals preliminary scores averaged renormalized provide single entry score finalist entire FAI judging corps worked prelims scores three rounds best three resulting four scores determines winner preliminary rounds ran little difficulty compounded equally rigid format changing weather shifting judging standards through week Nevertheless finals list posted Thursday afternoon composed mostly familiar names some unfamiliar places Jason Shulman Windemere Florida won two four preliminary rounds finish top followed former Nats Canadian champion Ivan Kristensen Guelph Ontario also won round Chris Lakin Brookline Station Missouri tight third winning remaining preliminary round 1995 Nats champ Tony Frackowiak Sierra Vista Arizona fourth followed closely times Nats December 1996 69 Second-place Masters finisher Dave Lockhart studies threatening sky before starting Thursday morning Several hours lost rain delays Advanced Champion Mark Atwood fuels Nemesis before last round ji~EU vim m champion former World Champion Chip Hyde now Temple Hills Maryland Last years F3A up-and-corner Kirk Gray Florence South Carolina sixth Steve Snicker Baltimore Maryland claimed seventh finals position young Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City cashing some potential flashed finishing second Masters 95 moved eighth Bill Cunningham Tulsa Oklahoma lost first round organizational violation failure show work assignmenta misunderstanding managed pull ninth Australian F3A champ Peter Goldsmith Menai New South Wales filled tenth final slot edging James Bennett Schamburg Illinois less point Nats debut new F3A finals pattern D schedule some finalists much better prepared fly others weather miserable Thursday afternoon improved marginally swap sun rain finals time Friday morning Conditions little ugly Blustery turbulent shifting quartering winds high teens smoothness presentation contest some recent years out question affair would have least partially decided some other basis collective bent judges became apparent first-round tearsheets came back Scoring judging focus would geometry good wind correction net result tremendous movement leader board during finalsmore Nats recent memory Only two ten pilots finished finals position entered Kirk Gray Team Carolina laid down excellent precise flight posted commanding score easily take first round early lead Jason Shulman held second nice-but-tentative flight Tony Frackowiak handled winds well place third round move third leader board Sean McMurtry showed place finals no fluke placing second round moving up fifth board Ivan Kristensen held onto fourth good effort Single major errors ruined Kirks otherwise-excellent flights during 95 finals told determined year would different second flight finals another burner featuring excellent shapes wind correction scored some 26 normalized points better next-best efforts Ivan Kristensen Chip Hyde second-round scores came back mathematically apparent contest name 96 F3A Nats Champ over Kirk Gray man hour week year loss thirdround flight flameout made no difference What remained tight contest second through fifth places middling first flight unfortunate gaffe stall turn during second flight dropped Chris Lakin out top five Prelim leader Jason Shulman seemed little unfamiliar D schedule beginning less-than-stellar second round cost him dearly dropping him fourth entering last round stronger third round cemented fourth-place finish Chip Hyde Ivan Kristensen brought enormous amount competitive experience finalsexperience display wind went school conditions improved steadily flying nearly identical scores first second third rounds Ivan winning third round Chip less three hundredths point behind end two old rivals separated essentially same twelve points divided end preliminaries process Ivan held second place Chip moved fifth third Defending Nats Champ Tony Frackowiak steady spectacular day finish fifth after entering fourth Peter Goldsmith flying fixed-gear design entered Pattern Nats vaulted tenth sixth fine last-round flight Peter showed good geometry flights may have finished higher zeroed stall turn second round 70 Model Aviation ers winner Lonnie Martin assembles Sequel damp Nats morning Chris Lakin checks out underbelly Fascination FAI Finals begin Bill Cunningham Sean McMurtry Steve Stricker filled spots seven through nine respectively Chris Lakin dropping tenth position few exotic surprises Pattern equipment front exception Steve Helms Rick Mattie Futaba entries powered new YS 140 prototype engine NC variant Rick Steve running fairly hard test purposes Steve lost round mechanical failure Overall engine performed well seemed very powerful Outwardly its nearly identical current YS offerings will bolt-in replacement marketed Apparently few people waiting happen Ivan Kristensen Steve Stricker among ten finalists using new YS 1 205C engine both performed very well Nats Champ Kirk Gray used YS 120 AC did other finalists except Chip Hyde Peter Goldsmith opted OS l205C Cool Power single popular fuel finals nitro content ranged 20-30% Futaba narrowly won FAI Finals radio sweepstakes 6-4 over JR no other brands represented Nats-winning F3A Sequela double-tapered-wing Dr Jekyll derivative redesigned built Dave Guerin does business RC Workshop 1136 Carleton Ave Burlington NC 27217 Tel [910] 538-0440 Dave pulled off rare hat trick among professional builders Lonnie Martin won Masters Guerin-built Sequel Randy Wolfe used Guerin-built Dr Jekyll win Sportsman Mike Dunphy gets piece action wellall three airplanes started life RC City kits Jekyll clan Jekyll Dr Jekyll Dr Premium Grade 3/4 oz 38W 10 yrd mm $250 yd Lower Prices 30 yds & up Other Weights Available TinLins 17 Andrews Drive ville AL 36322 334 598-2287 1000 CST HANDY jig-built sail plane manufactured Czech Republic exacting standards Available Ready-To-Cover fully covered exciting colors As name suggests excellent hand launch glider responds light thermal conditions flying small slopes San Marcos Wingspan 150 cm 59 weight radio 75-8 oz Depending radio full up wing loading will considerably less 6 oz/ft2 HANDY also available electric version blunt nose ready mount SPEED 400 motor 6x3 folding prop 7-cell 600 mAh pack getting up 3 4 climbs charge Price RTC $ 9600 fully covered mcdel sells $ 11900 offering power plant electric HANDY well Talking about excitement pix TRIFFIK-400 70cm 275 span SPEED-400 pylon racer manufactured glass fiber carbon fiber epoxy motor 7-cell pack help transform little beauty very competitive racer experienced pilot Graupner manufactures carbonreinforced 5x5 CAM prop spinner winning combination cany plane prop motor combinations tune motor max rpm efficiency TRIFFIK-400 $ 15800 must see planes excellent workmanship plane individually airbrushed unique exciting paint schemes Finish very very smooth minimum resistance drag mum airspeed ACT-i solid-state Piezo Gyro compatible Futaba RCD JR radios single-unit ACT-i manufactured Germany now well over 2000 gyros flying Europe ACT-i uses microprocessor calibrate piezo element very precisely calculates corrections required tail rotor servo digital design seems have solved drift problems found earlier analog gyro systems ACT-i very accurate lightning fast Weight 11 oz Current ______ consumption 35 mA thus does require heavy-auty airoome Dattery Price $ 23900 Also available Heavy Duty HD version 07 oz superlightweight version electric helos See favorite dealer or.. order direct EZJ RIC SERVICE AT ITS BEST Sales Service Anything Radio Controlled Repairs Updates Custom Modifications Frequency Changes 6 Meter conversions ACE Airtronics Aristo-craft Cirrus EK Futaba Hitec Heathkit Hobby Shack JR Kraft KGL KSE Kline KoPropo Pro-Line RCD Tower Hobbies World Engines & others Calibrated Equipment Quick Turnaround Walk-in daily service 800 am-S00 pm Send Legal sized SAEfor 1996 Catalog containing lists RIC maintenance hints Discover MCard VISA COD UPS USMAIL FEDEX etc December 1996 71 2323-C Tamara Lane San Marcos CA 92069 Tel 619752-9330 KiViI 7420 Seven Mile Rd Northville Michigan 48167 Ph 810-486-4800 Fax 810-486-1603 Jekyll PhD Sequel popular design classes Good volunteer help makes Nats go round lot good help Nats great people key positions Besides Event Director Ron Van Putte Maureen Dunphy tireless onewoman scoring crew aided bunch youngsters ball running AMA golf carts around delivering picking up scores Cheryl Williamson came way Chula Vista California turn second efficient performance Nats Chief Judge complete list years volunteers long enough preclude publication another welcome change recent years collectively best bunch weve seen long time flightlines sites impounds run polished professional extraordinarily courteous manner certainly hope see some excellent people back again next year addition volunteer effort NSRCA fine cooperation AMA levels year Nats Manager Ron Morgan RC Category Director Al Williamson AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf maintenance people get assist attaboy apiece 1996 RC Aerobatics Nationals fine superior example breed great homecoming new digs Munciewhere way AMA Museum made trip worthwhile itself spent hour could have day Next year Still no Nats has ever perfect least eyes responsible its conduct supervision As 96 Nats wound down focus discussion among NSRCA officers present dealt make better next year can live See Muncie 97 S Warbirds 95 & Birds Prey $1995 EACH S&H SEND TO AMR PRODUCTIONS P0 BOX 1813 TOMS RIVER NJ 08754 REGAIN CONTROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RC enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control F Futaba KIKTjArnTRO#Wsm repair information 904 434-0909 3702 N Pace Pensacola FL 32505 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 72 Model Aviation 47