RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS 1997 RC AEROBATICS NATS conducted July 20-24 AMAs International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana national champions Sportsman Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN Advanced Kevin Proodian Margare FL Masters Greg Grigsby Maiy Esther FL FM Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK 1997 RC Aerobatics Nats organized directed National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA assistance AIvIA managers staff members maintenance workers joint effort has proved effective way run Nats events putting responsibility various aspects event hands people best qualified handle July 20 setup practicing processing day Contestants practiced three sites same light-and-variable winds FM Team Selection contest weather nice 5 pm pilots meeting apologized having windy weather challenge better fliers Nats RC Aerobatics event director since Rick Allison could Nats asked replace him last minute two weeks notice feels kind awkward writing because Im sort reporting what did However better report dragons slayed dragonslayers After processing complete 100 pilots attendance Sportsman 17 Advanced 16 Masters 35 FAI 32 first time recollection pilots opportunity fly least six flights including FM competitors Sportsman Advanced competitors flew six flights Masters FM pilots flew six qualifying flights top 20% advancing finals Before Nats started hero Charlie Reed sent B-mail tell appreciated being able fly six times Several other FM competitors expressed same thing Nats Charlie hero because hes active 72-year-old FM pilot ten years senior figure long keeps competing theres hope too will known Matrix Nats Sportsman Advanced pilots flew six flights Site traditional format Masters FM pilots flew four groups first day group flew two flights against another group two flighdines Sites Two Three end morning/afternoon session group flown two flights against another group front two sets judges permitting scores normalized twice Consequently possibility existed four pilots could have 1000 scores second day group scheduled fly two flights against different group scores could again normalized twice same thing done third day after three days December 1997 19 Magnificent Olympian master builder FAI pilot Chuck Smith Casper WY Geoff Combs Pickerington OH awaits turn FAI finals placed fifth F3A new Integra 300 Dave Patricks wife Sue River Forest IL awaits signal launch Sportsman winner Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN SL-1 Finesse south site Dave finished fourth F3A arranged Muncie Central HS band members scribe 20 Modei Aviation ers pilot Bob Hartwig Edgar WI flew few two-strokes BullyFAI winner Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City powered Epicure placed eighthOK shows NSRCA award best member finish FAI AMA first-place plaque urteen-ve ason 4 lot pta man Patt st Junior late Ai 1997 AR fan y Wallace rite Jeff G Roy Speights Santa Rosa CA 28th FAI PythonJohn Fox Lexington KY placed sixth Advanced SL-1A group scheduled have flown two flights against other groups three main reasons decided try Matrix form competition 1 Judging load 2 Weather effects 3 desire everyone know stood daily basis Matrix allowed different judging sets used half-day session dramatically reducing judging load nobody judge during session unless wanted Since groups flew two flights against another group half-day four-hour period effect weather changes reduced Last year FM pilots wait four days before normalizing could occur effects weather changes enormous Finally since scores normalized twice day daily standings end xx day report possible though pilots flown against other pilots until end third day Masters FM pilots kept least flight score morning Sportsman fliers supposed fly Site Masters pilots Sites Two Three two flightlines per site Similarly afternoon Advanced pilots fly Site FAI pilots Sites Two Three 1996 contestants used scribes everyone pulling shift Judging done group nonflying judges augmented pilots volunteered judge year number available nonflying judges reduced inability judge F3A Team Selection Finals RC Aerobatics Nats within three-week time span addition December 1997 21 day plus best score previously used Four six flight scores used procedure rewarded consistent flier pilot two bad scores same day likely make finals Since top 20% Masters FM pilots went finals eight Masters seven FM pilots respective finals Microhenrys No Its past NSRCA vice president John Fuqua L current NSRCA president Tony Sitliman Masters flier Marty Mathews Columbia MD explains field box Site Three director Bud Green Ashland OH too much again expect pilot-judges judge half day fly half day week reasons decided virtually pilots should judge another class half-day session felt pilots could expected competently judge performance pilots classes previously flown Consequently Advanced pilots judged Sportsman Masters pilots judged Advanced FAT pilots judged Masters Masters pilots also selected judge FAT because maneuvers identical equivalent elements two classes Selected Sportsman pilots judged other classes based information regarding judging experience gleaned Nats entry forms fortunate Masters class largest because along small group volunteer judges judge two classes Full-time volunteer judges Bob Noll Cheryl Williamson Jim Johns Dorothy Speights Since judged morning afternoon three days equivalent 24 pilot judges substantial help scheduling judges way Jim Johns Bob Noll judged F3A Team Selections Finals too judging assignments made up well advance complete list assignments mailed contestants month before Nats Virtually pilots fulfilled judging assignments notable exception third day competition FAT pilot refused perform assigned task highest flight score changed zero discussed during Pilots Meeting weather Monday much like previous day events went scheduled looked like perfect Nats Sportsman Ransom Fairchild Coral Spring FL Lamar Blair Decatur AL Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN leading Advanced Kevin Proodian Margate FL Chris Dansereau Jr North Providence RI Rick Sweeney Charlotte NC top three spots Masters Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL Joey Hayes Reidsville NC Allen Eklund Cleminons NC Jeff Aranyos St Charles IL Earl Vincent Voorhee NJ tightly bunched Similarly FAT Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK Ivan Kristensen Guelph Ontario Canada Geoff Combs Pickerington OH Dave von Linsowe Mt Moms MI Dave Patrick River Forest IL strong scores against rest field Mother Nature surprise us Tuesday morning rain Fortunately stopped mid-to-late morning minimizing lunch break pressing after scheduled 5 pm stopping time managed finish scheduled flying 615 Sportsman top three same order changed Pritchett Blair Fairchild Paul Kirsch Fredericksburg VA won round move fourth place Advanceds leaders similarly juggled top three spots Sweeney Proodian Dansereau Masters Grigsby solidly lead Aranyos second Robert Hartwig Edgar WI won round challenge Eklund Vincent Hayes FAT firmly McMurtry s grasp next three Kristensen von Linsowe Combs no rain Wednesday Instead fog low clouds almost no wind couldnt fly until ceiling lifted flying began about lunchtime choice whether postpone scheduled morning session until next day press Weighing heavily mind Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet scheduled evening decided press Sportsman Masters start Advanced soon possible after Sportsman over tremendous cooperation participants scheduled flying except FAT completed 615 pm Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet held Radisson Hotel Roberts downtown Muncie Based participation formula used AMA five trophies awarded Sportsman Advanced Sportsman top finishers Pritchett Blair Kirsch Fairchild Marion Thomason Lexington NC Advanced Proodian Sweeney Dansereau Mike McCormick Clayton NC James Hubbard Bartlett IL took trophies Qualifying Masters finals Grigsby Aranyos Eklund Vincent Hayes Hartwig Dan Hart Hartsville SC Matt Vastine Weatherford TX Thursday originally scheduled feature Masters finals morning FAT finals afternoon FAI pilots hadnt flown third-day flights yet Time Plan B would fly FAIs third22 Model Aviation Results FOCUS ON COMPETITION Masters champ Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL receives plaque Ron Van Putte Greg won qualifying three Finals rounds Advanced winner Kevin Proodian Gemini him Juan Romero L 22nd FAI Ransom Fairchild fourth Sportsman day flights morning Sites Two Three Masters finals Site soon FAd flights complete have FAT finals Site Two start Masters finals first thing morning Four Masters finalists scheduled judge FAT pilots time things wouldve worked out except Thursday morning same fog low clouds Wednesday point staring extra day competition square face Thats what rain days nobody wanted hang around another day So fevered rescheduling some volunteer judges able free up Masters finalists judging assignments could start flying soon weather permitted Just after lunch ceiling finally lifted third-days FAT qualifying flights Masters finals finally started FM qualifying completed about 320 pm finals started barely hour after last qualifying flight landed Qualifying FAT finals McMurtry Kristensen von Linsowe Combs Patrick Todd Blose Waco TX Mike Harrison Hot Springs AR Masters finals finished just before 530 pm using AMAs participation formula six trophies awarded Site 6 pm Grigsby Aranyos Vincent Eklund Hayes Hart Greg Grigsby won finals flights convincing win over Jeff Aranyos pre-Nats favorite won virtually contest hed flown lately Because insufficient time complete three FAT finals flights FAT finals shortened two rounds best two three prelims plus finals scores determining winners last FAT pilot landed 645 pm six trophies awarded Site Two just after 7 pm McMurtiy Kristensen von Linsowe Patrick Combs Blose After placing first qualifying round Sean McMurtry won both finals rounds burst FAT top-level scene just year ago eighth-place finish Nats followed sixth place F3A Team Selection Finals June US World Championships team members Chris Lakin Kirk Gray Tony Frackowiak alternate Chip Hyde Nats presence might F4U Corsair Sport Scale 40 Size WWII War BirdIIOA Updated kit Now better scale appearance Radio Requires 4 Ch 5 Servos Wing span 55 Wing Area 530 sq Flying Wt 53 lbs o 4 ch 5 Servos W Engine 40- 46 2C 48 70 4C Price $18999 S&H Combo w/Tbunder Tiger Pro-46 Engine 6999 Painted Piece Fiberglass cowl$2100 Fair Price Spare Parts Pacific Aeromodel Mfg Inc 15437 Proctor Aye City Industry CA 91745 http/Iwwwpacaeromodelconi E-mail into@Pacaeromodelcom have prevented talented young flier winning because flying improved noticeably between Team Selection contest Nats Scoring done Philip Benford Maureen Dunphy using Derek Koopowitz new scoring program wasnt flying Advanced Derek also assisted scoring scoring program interfaces two Scancron scanners previously purchased AMA NSRCA use Mike Laumans scoring program Dereks program used F3A Team Selection contest F3A World Championships weeks scoring problems werent really problems scoring program rather problems scoresheets preprinted someone else guilty party will nameless way printed caused scoring program think new contest starting second day new contestant numbers assigned Some contestant numbers same Monday some different completely loused up standings Fortunately Derek Herb Kurlans help sorted out mess adding patch program saved day scribes made available coordinated effort between NSRCA president Tony Stillman Muncie band director Bill Pritchett also Sportsman class pilot now National Champion band members paid $1500 scribe eamed young band members just competent enthusiastic fun around during F3A Team Selection Finals put up laterthan-scheduled hours lot better some parents arrived 5 pm pick up Thanks AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf Nats General Manager Ron Morgan Nats RC Category Manager Al Williamson AMA staffers Teresa McKee Randa Coats AMA maintenance crew everything needed either available place very soon after requested After great support during last Nats looked forward same wasnt disappointed Hey Rick missed great contest d fuselage made piece thin plywood wrapped around plytormers 4-piece wings tough balsa sheeted foam cores real wood parts pre-covered heat-shrink polyester film Oracover WGermany Fuel tank wheels axles landing gear spinner canopy cowl decal & hardware package aluminum prop nut included Fast easy assembly Fully aerobatic stable enough novice pilot Please Send SASE tsr veer Free Catale ORDERS ONLY 800-780-01 00 626-961-6199 626-330-9351 SEIDEL ST-525 5 Cylinder Disp 125 cc 74 Ci Horsepower 85 Props- 24x]4 28x10 VVt 105 lbs glow 11 lbs ignl Aircraft Wt 30 60 lbs Diameter 11 5 Firewell prop 725 ST 525 G glow ST 525 B gas/ignition Exhaust collector ring ST-770 7 Cylinder Disp 70 cc 42 Ci Horsepower 40 Props 22x]0 24x10 Wt 57 lbs Aircraft Wt 19 40 lbs Diameter-91 Firewell prop 625 ST 770 glow Exhaust collector ring Giant Scale Specialists $1695 $2100 $239 $1999 $220 Desert Aircraft PO Box 18038 Tucson AZ 85731 Phone 520722-0607 Fax 520722-5622 North American Rep Seidel December1997 25 St525 5 Cylinoer High Performance Scale Realism Sound German Craftsmanship
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/12
Page Numbers: 19, 20, 21, 22, 25
RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS 1997 RC AEROBATICS NATS conducted July 20-24 AMAs International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana national champions Sportsman Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN Advanced Kevin Proodian Margare FL Masters Greg Grigsby Maiy Esther FL FM Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK 1997 RC Aerobatics Nats organized directed National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA assistance AIvIA managers staff members maintenance workers joint effort has proved effective way run Nats events putting responsibility various aspects event hands people best qualified handle July 20 setup practicing processing day Contestants practiced three sites same light-and-variable winds FM Team Selection contest weather nice 5 pm pilots meeting apologized having windy weather challenge better fliers Nats RC Aerobatics event director since Rick Allison could Nats asked replace him last minute two weeks notice feels kind awkward writing because Im sort reporting what did However better report dragons slayed dragonslayers After processing complete 100 pilots attendance Sportsman 17 Advanced 16 Masters 35 FAI 32 first time recollection pilots opportunity fly least six flights including FM competitors Sportsman Advanced competitors flew six flights Masters FM pilots flew six qualifying flights top 20% advancing finals Before Nats started hero Charlie Reed sent B-mail tell appreciated being able fly six times Several other FM competitors expressed same thing Nats Charlie hero because hes active 72-year-old FM pilot ten years senior figure long keeps competing theres hope too will known Matrix Nats Sportsman Advanced pilots flew six flights Site traditional format Masters FM pilots flew four groups first day group flew two flights against another group two flighdines Sites Two Three end morning/afternoon session group flown two flights against another group front two sets judges permitting scores normalized twice Consequently possibility existed four pilots could have 1000 scores second day group scheduled fly two flights against different group scores could again normalized twice same thing done third day after three days December 1997 19 Magnificent Olympian master builder FAI pilot Chuck Smith Casper WY Geoff Combs Pickerington OH awaits turn FAI finals placed fifth F3A new Integra 300 Dave Patricks wife Sue River Forest IL awaits signal launch Sportsman winner Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN SL-1 Finesse south site Dave finished fourth F3A arranged Muncie Central HS band members scribe 20 Modei Aviation ers pilot Bob Hartwig Edgar WI flew few two-strokes BullyFAI winner Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City powered Epicure placed eighthOK shows NSRCA award best member finish FAI AMA first-place plaque urteen-ve ason 4 lot pta man Patt st Junior late Ai 1997 AR fan y Wallace rite Jeff G Roy Speights Santa Rosa CA 28th FAI PythonJohn Fox Lexington KY placed sixth Advanced SL-1A group scheduled have flown two flights against other groups three main reasons decided try Matrix form competition 1 Judging load 2 Weather effects 3 desire everyone know stood daily basis Matrix allowed different judging sets used half-day session dramatically reducing judging load nobody judge during session unless wanted Since groups flew two flights against another group half-day four-hour period effect weather changes reduced Last year FM pilots wait four days before normalizing could occur effects weather changes enormous Finally since scores normalized twice day daily standings end xx day report possible though pilots flown against other pilots until end third day Masters FM pilots kept least flight score morning Sportsman fliers supposed fly Site Masters pilots Sites Two Three two flightlines per site Similarly afternoon Advanced pilots fly Site FAI pilots Sites Two Three 1996 contestants used scribes everyone pulling shift Judging done group nonflying judges augmented pilots volunteered judge year number available nonflying judges reduced inability judge F3A Team Selection Finals RC Aerobatics Nats within three-week time span addition December 1997 21 day plus best score previously used Four six flight scores used procedure rewarded consistent flier pilot two bad scores same day likely make finals Since top 20% Masters FM pilots went finals eight Masters seven FM pilots respective finals Microhenrys No Its past NSRCA vice president John Fuqua L current NSRCA president Tony Sitliman Masters flier Marty Mathews Columbia MD explains field box Site Three director Bud Green Ashland OH too much again expect pilot-judges judge half day fly half day week reasons decided virtually pilots should judge another class half-day session felt pilots could expected competently judge performance pilots classes previously flown Consequently Advanced pilots judged Sportsman Masters pilots judged Advanced FAT pilots judged Masters Masters pilots also selected judge FAT because maneuvers identical equivalent elements two classes Selected Sportsman pilots judged other classes based information regarding judging experience gleaned Nats entry forms fortunate Masters class largest because along small group volunteer judges judge two classes Full-time volunteer judges Bob Noll Cheryl Williamson Jim Johns Dorothy Speights Since judged morning afternoon three days equivalent 24 pilot judges substantial help scheduling judges way Jim Johns Bob Noll judged F3A Team Selections Finals too judging assignments made up well advance complete list assignments mailed contestants month before Nats Virtually pilots fulfilled judging assignments notable exception third day competition FAT pilot refused perform assigned task highest flight score changed zero discussed during Pilots Meeting weather Monday much like previous day events went scheduled looked like perfect Nats Sportsman Ransom Fairchild Coral Spring FL Lamar Blair Decatur AL Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN leading Advanced Kevin Proodian Margate FL Chris Dansereau Jr North Providence RI Rick Sweeney Charlotte NC top three spots Masters Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL Joey Hayes Reidsville NC Allen Eklund Cleminons NC Jeff Aranyos St Charles IL Earl Vincent Voorhee NJ tightly bunched Similarly FAT Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK Ivan Kristensen Guelph Ontario Canada Geoff Combs Pickerington OH Dave von Linsowe Mt Moms MI Dave Patrick River Forest IL strong scores against rest field Mother Nature surprise us Tuesday morning rain Fortunately stopped mid-to-late morning minimizing lunch break pressing after scheduled 5 pm stopping time managed finish scheduled flying 615 Sportsman top three same order changed Pritchett Blair Fairchild Paul Kirsch Fredericksburg VA won round move fourth place Advanceds leaders similarly juggled top three spots Sweeney Proodian Dansereau Masters Grigsby solidly lead Aranyos second Robert Hartwig Edgar WI won round challenge Eklund Vincent Hayes FAT firmly McMurtry s grasp next three Kristensen von Linsowe Combs no rain Wednesday Instead fog low clouds almost no wind couldnt fly until ceiling lifted flying began about lunchtime choice whether postpone scheduled morning session until next day press Weighing heavily mind Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet scheduled evening decided press Sportsman Masters start Advanced soon possible after Sportsman over tremendous cooperation participants scheduled flying except FAT completed 615 pm Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet held Radisson Hotel Roberts downtown Muncie Based participation formula used AMA five trophies awarded Sportsman Advanced Sportsman top finishers Pritchett Blair Kirsch Fairchild Marion Thomason Lexington NC Advanced Proodian Sweeney Dansereau Mike McCormick Clayton NC James Hubbard Bartlett IL took trophies Qualifying Masters finals Grigsby Aranyos Eklund Vincent Hayes Hartwig Dan Hart Hartsville SC Matt Vastine Weatherford TX Thursday originally scheduled feature Masters finals morning FAT finals afternoon FAI pilots hadnt flown third-day flights yet Time Plan B would fly FAIs third22 Model Aviation Results FOCUS ON COMPETITION Masters champ Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL receives plaque Ron Van Putte Greg won qualifying three Finals rounds Advanced winner Kevin Proodian Gemini him Juan Romero L 22nd FAI Ransom Fairchild fourth Sportsman day flights morning Sites Two Three Masters finals Site soon FAd flights complete have FAT finals Site Two start Masters finals first thing morning Four Masters finalists scheduled judge FAT pilots time things wouldve worked out except Thursday morning same fog low clouds Wednesday point staring extra day competition square face Thats what rain days nobody wanted hang around another day So fevered rescheduling some volunteer judges able free up Masters finalists judging assignments could start flying soon weather permitted Just after lunch ceiling finally lifted third-days FAT qualifying flights Masters finals finally started FM qualifying completed about 320 pm finals started barely hour after last qualifying flight landed Qualifying FAT finals McMurtry Kristensen von Linsowe Combs Patrick Todd Blose Waco TX Mike Harrison Hot Springs AR Masters finals finished just before 530 pm using AMAs participation formula six trophies awarded Site 6 pm Grigsby Aranyos Vincent Eklund Hayes Hart Greg Grigsby won finals flights convincing win over Jeff Aranyos pre-Nats favorite won virtually contest hed flown lately Because insufficient time complete three FAT finals flights FAT finals shortened two rounds best two three prelims plus finals scores determining winners last FAT pilot landed 645 pm six trophies awarded Site Two just after 7 pm McMurtiy Kristensen von Linsowe Patrick Combs Blose After placing first qualifying round Sean McMurtry won both finals rounds burst FAT top-level scene just year ago eighth-place finish Nats followed sixth place F3A Team Selection Finals June US World Championships team members Chris Lakin Kirk Gray Tony Frackowiak alternate Chip Hyde Nats presence might F4U Corsair Sport Scale 40 Size WWII War BirdIIOA Updated kit Now better scale appearance Radio Requires 4 Ch 5 Servos Wing span 55 Wing Area 530 sq Flying Wt 53 lbs o 4 ch 5 Servos W Engine 40- 46 2C 48 70 4C Price $18999 S&H Combo w/Tbunder Tiger Pro-46 Engine 6999 Painted Piece Fiberglass cowl$2100 Fair Price Spare Parts Pacific Aeromodel Mfg Inc 15437 Proctor Aye City Industry CA 91745 http/Iwwwpacaeromodelconi E-mail into@Pacaeromodelcom have prevented talented young flier winning because flying improved noticeably between Team Selection contest Nats Scoring done Philip Benford Maureen Dunphy using Derek Koopowitz new scoring program wasnt flying Advanced Derek also assisted scoring scoring program interfaces two Scancron scanners previously purchased AMA NSRCA use Mike Laumans scoring program Dereks program used F3A Team Selection contest F3A World Championships weeks scoring problems werent really problems scoring program rather problems scoresheets preprinted someone else guilty party will nameless way printed caused scoring program think new contest starting second day new contestant numbers assigned Some contestant numbers same Monday some different completely loused up standings Fortunately Derek Herb Kurlans help sorted out mess adding patch program saved day scribes made available coordinated effort between NSRCA president Tony Stillman Muncie band director Bill Pritchett also Sportsman class pilot now National Champion band members paid $1500 scribe eamed young band members just competent enthusiastic fun around during F3A Team Selection Finals put up laterthan-scheduled hours lot better some parents arrived 5 pm pick up Thanks AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf Nats General Manager Ron Morgan Nats RC Category Manager Al Williamson AMA staffers Teresa McKee Randa Coats AMA maintenance crew everything needed either available place very soon after requested After great support during last Nats looked forward same wasnt disappointed Hey Rick missed great contest d fuselage made piece thin plywood wrapped around plytormers 4-piece wings tough balsa sheeted foam cores real wood parts pre-covered heat-shrink polyester film Oracover WGermany Fuel tank wheels axles landing gear spinner canopy cowl decal & hardware package aluminum prop nut included Fast easy assembly Fully aerobatic stable enough novice pilot Please Send SASE tsr veer Free Catale ORDERS ONLY 800-780-01 00 626-961-6199 626-330-9351 SEIDEL ST-525 5 Cylinder Disp 125 cc 74 Ci Horsepower 85 Props- 24x]4 28x10 VVt 105 lbs glow 11 lbs ignl Aircraft Wt 30 60 lbs Diameter 11 5 Firewell prop 725 ST 525 G glow ST 525 B gas/ignition Exhaust collector ring ST-770 7 Cylinder Disp 70 cc 42 Ci Horsepower 40 Props 22x]0 24x10 Wt 57 lbs Aircraft Wt 19 40 lbs Diameter-91 Firewell prop 625 ST 770 glow Exhaust collector ring Giant Scale Specialists $1695 $2100 $239 $1999 $220 Desert Aircraft PO Box 18038 Tucson AZ 85731 Phone 520722-0607 Fax 520722-5622 North American Rep Seidel December1997 25 St525 5 Cylinoer High Performance Scale Realism Sound German Craftsmanship
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/12
Page Numbers: 19, 20, 21, 22, 25
RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS 1997 RC AEROBATICS NATS conducted July 20-24 AMAs International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana national champions Sportsman Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN Advanced Kevin Proodian Margare FL Masters Greg Grigsby Maiy Esther FL FM Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK 1997 RC Aerobatics Nats organized directed National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA assistance AIvIA managers staff members maintenance workers joint effort has proved effective way run Nats events putting responsibility various aspects event hands people best qualified handle July 20 setup practicing processing day Contestants practiced three sites same light-and-variable winds FM Team Selection contest weather nice 5 pm pilots meeting apologized having windy weather challenge better fliers Nats RC Aerobatics event director since Rick Allison could Nats asked replace him last minute two weeks notice feels kind awkward writing because Im sort reporting what did However better report dragons slayed dragonslayers After processing complete 100 pilots attendance Sportsman 17 Advanced 16 Masters 35 FAI 32 first time recollection pilots opportunity fly least six flights including FM competitors Sportsman Advanced competitors flew six flights Masters FM pilots flew six qualifying flights top 20% advancing finals Before Nats started hero Charlie Reed sent B-mail tell appreciated being able fly six times Several other FM competitors expressed same thing Nats Charlie hero because hes active 72-year-old FM pilot ten years senior figure long keeps competing theres hope too will known Matrix Nats Sportsman Advanced pilots flew six flights Site traditional format Masters FM pilots flew four groups first day group flew two flights against another group two flighdines Sites Two Three end morning/afternoon session group flown two flights against another group front two sets judges permitting scores normalized twice Consequently possibility existed four pilots could have 1000 scores second day group scheduled fly two flights against different group scores could again normalized twice same thing done third day after three days December 1997 19 Magnificent Olympian master builder FAI pilot Chuck Smith Casper WY Geoff Combs Pickerington OH awaits turn FAI finals placed fifth F3A new Integra 300 Dave Patricks wife Sue River Forest IL awaits signal launch Sportsman winner Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN SL-1 Finesse south site Dave finished fourth F3A arranged Muncie Central HS band members scribe 20 Modei Aviation ers pilot Bob Hartwig Edgar WI flew few two-strokes BullyFAI winner Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City powered Epicure placed eighthOK shows NSRCA award best member finish FAI AMA first-place plaque urteen-ve ason 4 lot pta man Patt st Junior late Ai 1997 AR fan y Wallace rite Jeff G Roy Speights Santa Rosa CA 28th FAI PythonJohn Fox Lexington KY placed sixth Advanced SL-1A group scheduled have flown two flights against other groups three main reasons decided try Matrix form competition 1 Judging load 2 Weather effects 3 desire everyone know stood daily basis Matrix allowed different judging sets used half-day session dramatically reducing judging load nobody judge during session unless wanted Since groups flew two flights against another group half-day four-hour period effect weather changes reduced Last year FM pilots wait four days before normalizing could occur effects weather changes enormous Finally since scores normalized twice day daily standings end xx day report possible though pilots flown against other pilots until end third day Masters FM pilots kept least flight score morning Sportsman fliers supposed fly Site Masters pilots Sites Two Three two flightlines per site Similarly afternoon Advanced pilots fly Site FAI pilots Sites Two Three 1996 contestants used scribes everyone pulling shift Judging done group nonflying judges augmented pilots volunteered judge year number available nonflying judges reduced inability judge F3A Team Selection Finals RC Aerobatics Nats within three-week time span addition December 1997 21 day plus best score previously used Four six flight scores used procedure rewarded consistent flier pilot two bad scores same day likely make finals Since top 20% Masters FM pilots went finals eight Masters seven FM pilots respective finals Microhenrys No Its past NSRCA vice president John Fuqua L current NSRCA president Tony Sitliman Masters flier Marty Mathews Columbia MD explains field box Site Three director Bud Green Ashland OH too much again expect pilot-judges judge half day fly half day week reasons decided virtually pilots should judge another class half-day session felt pilots could expected competently judge performance pilots classes previously flown Consequently Advanced pilots judged Sportsman Masters pilots judged Advanced FAT pilots judged Masters Masters pilots also selected judge FAT because maneuvers identical equivalent elements two classes Selected Sportsman pilots judged other classes based information regarding judging experience gleaned Nats entry forms fortunate Masters class largest because along small group volunteer judges judge two classes Full-time volunteer judges Bob Noll Cheryl Williamson Jim Johns Dorothy Speights Since judged morning afternoon three days equivalent 24 pilot judges substantial help scheduling judges way Jim Johns Bob Noll judged F3A Team Selections Finals too judging assignments made up well advance complete list assignments mailed contestants month before Nats Virtually pilots fulfilled judging assignments notable exception third day competition FAT pilot refused perform assigned task highest flight score changed zero discussed during Pilots Meeting weather Monday much like previous day events went scheduled looked like perfect Nats Sportsman Ransom Fairchild Coral Spring FL Lamar Blair Decatur AL Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN leading Advanced Kevin Proodian Margate FL Chris Dansereau Jr North Providence RI Rick Sweeney Charlotte NC top three spots Masters Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL Joey Hayes Reidsville NC Allen Eklund Cleminons NC Jeff Aranyos St Charles IL Earl Vincent Voorhee NJ tightly bunched Similarly FAT Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK Ivan Kristensen Guelph Ontario Canada Geoff Combs Pickerington OH Dave von Linsowe Mt Moms MI Dave Patrick River Forest IL strong scores against rest field Mother Nature surprise us Tuesday morning rain Fortunately stopped mid-to-late morning minimizing lunch break pressing after scheduled 5 pm stopping time managed finish scheduled flying 615 Sportsman top three same order changed Pritchett Blair Fairchild Paul Kirsch Fredericksburg VA won round move fourth place Advanceds leaders similarly juggled top three spots Sweeney Proodian Dansereau Masters Grigsby solidly lead Aranyos second Robert Hartwig Edgar WI won round challenge Eklund Vincent Hayes FAT firmly McMurtry s grasp next three Kristensen von Linsowe Combs no rain Wednesday Instead fog low clouds almost no wind couldnt fly until ceiling lifted flying began about lunchtime choice whether postpone scheduled morning session until next day press Weighing heavily mind Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet scheduled evening decided press Sportsman Masters start Advanced soon possible after Sportsman over tremendous cooperation participants scheduled flying except FAT completed 615 pm Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet held Radisson Hotel Roberts downtown Muncie Based participation formula used AMA five trophies awarded Sportsman Advanced Sportsman top finishers Pritchett Blair Kirsch Fairchild Marion Thomason Lexington NC Advanced Proodian Sweeney Dansereau Mike McCormick Clayton NC James Hubbard Bartlett IL took trophies Qualifying Masters finals Grigsby Aranyos Eklund Vincent Hayes Hartwig Dan Hart Hartsville SC Matt Vastine Weatherford TX Thursday originally scheduled feature Masters finals morning FAT finals afternoon FAI pilots hadnt flown third-day flights yet Time Plan B would fly FAIs third22 Model Aviation Results FOCUS ON COMPETITION Masters champ Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL receives plaque Ron Van Putte Greg won qualifying three Finals rounds Advanced winner Kevin Proodian Gemini him Juan Romero L 22nd FAI Ransom Fairchild fourth Sportsman day flights morning Sites Two Three Masters finals Site soon FAd flights complete have FAT finals Site Two start Masters finals first thing morning Four Masters finalists scheduled judge FAT pilots time things wouldve worked out except Thursday morning same fog low clouds Wednesday point staring extra day competition square face Thats what rain days nobody wanted hang around another day So fevered rescheduling some volunteer judges able free up Masters finalists judging assignments could start flying soon weather permitted Just after lunch ceiling finally lifted third-days FAT qualifying flights Masters finals finally started FM qualifying completed about 320 pm finals started barely hour after last qualifying flight landed Qualifying FAT finals McMurtry Kristensen von Linsowe Combs Patrick Todd Blose Waco TX Mike Harrison Hot Springs AR Masters finals finished just before 530 pm using AMAs participation formula six trophies awarded Site 6 pm Grigsby Aranyos Vincent Eklund Hayes Hart Greg Grigsby won finals flights convincing win over Jeff Aranyos pre-Nats favorite won virtually contest hed flown lately Because insufficient time complete three FAT finals flights FAT finals shortened two rounds best two three prelims plus finals scores determining winners last FAT pilot landed 645 pm six trophies awarded Site Two just after 7 pm McMurtiy Kristensen von Linsowe Patrick Combs Blose After placing first qualifying round Sean McMurtry won both finals rounds burst FAT top-level scene just year ago eighth-place finish Nats followed sixth place F3A Team Selection Finals June US World Championships team members Chris Lakin Kirk Gray Tony Frackowiak alternate Chip Hyde Nats presence might F4U Corsair Sport Scale 40 Size WWII War BirdIIOA Updated kit Now better scale appearance Radio Requires 4 Ch 5 Servos Wing span 55 Wing Area 530 sq Flying Wt 53 lbs o 4 ch 5 Servos W Engine 40- 46 2C 48 70 4C Price $18999 S&H Combo w/Tbunder Tiger Pro-46 Engine 6999 Painted Piece Fiberglass cowl$2100 Fair Price Spare Parts Pacific Aeromodel Mfg Inc 15437 Proctor Aye City Industry CA 91745 http/Iwwwpacaeromodelconi E-mail into@Pacaeromodelcom have prevented talented young flier winning because flying improved noticeably between Team Selection contest Nats Scoring done Philip Benford Maureen Dunphy using Derek Koopowitz new scoring program wasnt flying Advanced Derek also assisted scoring scoring program interfaces two Scancron scanners previously purchased AMA NSRCA use Mike Laumans scoring program Dereks program used F3A Team Selection contest F3A World Championships weeks scoring problems werent really problems scoring program rather problems scoresheets preprinted someone else guilty party will nameless way printed caused scoring program think new contest starting second day new contestant numbers assigned Some contestant numbers same Monday some different completely loused up standings Fortunately Derek Herb Kurlans help sorted out mess adding patch program saved day scribes made available coordinated effort between NSRCA president Tony Stillman Muncie band director Bill Pritchett also Sportsman class pilot now National Champion band members paid $1500 scribe eamed young band members just competent enthusiastic fun around during F3A Team Selection Finals put up laterthan-scheduled hours lot better some parents arrived 5 pm pick up Thanks AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf Nats General Manager Ron Morgan Nats RC Category Manager Al Williamson AMA staffers Teresa McKee Randa Coats AMA maintenance crew everything needed either available place very soon after requested After great support during last Nats looked forward same wasnt disappointed Hey Rick missed great contest d fuselage made piece thin plywood wrapped around plytormers 4-piece wings tough balsa sheeted foam cores real wood parts pre-covered heat-shrink polyester film Oracover WGermany Fuel tank wheels axles landing gear spinner canopy cowl decal & hardware package aluminum prop nut included Fast easy assembly Fully aerobatic stable enough novice pilot Please Send SASE tsr veer Free Catale ORDERS ONLY 800-780-01 00 626-961-6199 626-330-9351 SEIDEL ST-525 5 Cylinder Disp 125 cc 74 Ci Horsepower 85 Props- 24x]4 28x10 VVt 105 lbs glow 11 lbs ignl Aircraft Wt 30 60 lbs Diameter 11 5 Firewell prop 725 ST 525 G glow ST 525 B gas/ignition Exhaust collector ring ST-770 7 Cylinder Disp 70 cc 42 Ci Horsepower 40 Props 22x]0 24x10 Wt 57 lbs Aircraft Wt 19 40 lbs Diameter-91 Firewell prop 625 ST 770 glow Exhaust collector ring Giant Scale Specialists $1695 $2100 $239 $1999 $220 Desert Aircraft PO Box 18038 Tucson AZ 85731 Phone 520722-0607 Fax 520722-5622 North American Rep Seidel December1997 25 St525 5 Cylinoer High Performance Scale Realism Sound German Craftsmanship
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/12
Page Numbers: 19, 20, 21, 22, 25
RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS 1997 RC AEROBATICS NATS conducted July 20-24 AMAs International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana national champions Sportsman Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN Advanced Kevin Proodian Margare FL Masters Greg Grigsby Maiy Esther FL FM Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK 1997 RC Aerobatics Nats organized directed National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA assistance AIvIA managers staff members maintenance workers joint effort has proved effective way run Nats events putting responsibility various aspects event hands people best qualified handle July 20 setup practicing processing day Contestants practiced three sites same light-and-variable winds FM Team Selection contest weather nice 5 pm pilots meeting apologized having windy weather challenge better fliers Nats RC Aerobatics event director since Rick Allison could Nats asked replace him last minute two weeks notice feels kind awkward writing because Im sort reporting what did However better report dragons slayed dragonslayers After processing complete 100 pilots attendance Sportsman 17 Advanced 16 Masters 35 FAI 32 first time recollection pilots opportunity fly least six flights including FM competitors Sportsman Advanced competitors flew six flights Masters FM pilots flew six qualifying flights top 20% advancing finals Before Nats started hero Charlie Reed sent B-mail tell appreciated being able fly six times Several other FM competitors expressed same thing Nats Charlie hero because hes active 72-year-old FM pilot ten years senior figure long keeps competing theres hope too will known Matrix Nats Sportsman Advanced pilots flew six flights Site traditional format Masters FM pilots flew four groups first day group flew two flights against another group two flighdines Sites Two Three end morning/afternoon session group flown two flights against another group front two sets judges permitting scores normalized twice Consequently possibility existed four pilots could have 1000 scores second day group scheduled fly two flights against different group scores could again normalized twice same thing done third day after three days December 1997 19 Magnificent Olympian master builder FAI pilot Chuck Smith Casper WY Geoff Combs Pickerington OH awaits turn FAI finals placed fifth F3A new Integra 300 Dave Patricks wife Sue River Forest IL awaits signal launch Sportsman winner Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN SL-1 Finesse south site Dave finished fourth F3A arranged Muncie Central HS band members scribe 20 Modei Aviation ers pilot Bob Hartwig Edgar WI flew few two-strokes BullyFAI winner Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City powered Epicure placed eighthOK shows NSRCA award best member finish FAI AMA first-place plaque urteen-ve ason 4 lot pta man Patt st Junior late Ai 1997 AR fan y Wallace rite Jeff G Roy Speights Santa Rosa CA 28th FAI PythonJohn Fox Lexington KY placed sixth Advanced SL-1A group scheduled have flown two flights against other groups three main reasons decided try Matrix form competition 1 Judging load 2 Weather effects 3 desire everyone know stood daily basis Matrix allowed different judging sets used half-day session dramatically reducing judging load nobody judge during session unless wanted Since groups flew two flights against another group half-day four-hour period effect weather changes reduced Last year FM pilots wait four days before normalizing could occur effects weather changes enormous Finally since scores normalized twice day daily standings end xx day report possible though pilots flown against other pilots until end third day Masters FM pilots kept least flight score morning Sportsman fliers supposed fly Site Masters pilots Sites Two Three two flightlines per site Similarly afternoon Advanced pilots fly Site FAI pilots Sites Two Three 1996 contestants used scribes everyone pulling shift Judging done group nonflying judges augmented pilots volunteered judge year number available nonflying judges reduced inability judge F3A Team Selection Finals RC Aerobatics Nats within three-week time span addition December 1997 21 day plus best score previously used Four six flight scores used procedure rewarded consistent flier pilot two bad scores same day likely make finals Since top 20% Masters FM pilots went finals eight Masters seven FM pilots respective finals Microhenrys No Its past NSRCA vice president John Fuqua L current NSRCA president Tony Sitliman Masters flier Marty Mathews Columbia MD explains field box Site Three director Bud Green Ashland OH too much again expect pilot-judges judge half day fly half day week reasons decided virtually pilots should judge another class half-day session felt pilots could expected competently judge performance pilots classes previously flown Consequently Advanced pilots judged Sportsman Masters pilots judged Advanced FAT pilots judged Masters Masters pilots also selected judge FAT because maneuvers identical equivalent elements two classes Selected Sportsman pilots judged other classes based information regarding judging experience gleaned Nats entry forms fortunate Masters class largest because along small group volunteer judges judge two classes Full-time volunteer judges Bob Noll Cheryl Williamson Jim Johns Dorothy Speights Since judged morning afternoon three days equivalent 24 pilot judges substantial help scheduling judges way Jim Johns Bob Noll judged F3A Team Selections Finals too judging assignments made up well advance complete list assignments mailed contestants month before Nats Virtually pilots fulfilled judging assignments notable exception third day competition FAT pilot refused perform assigned task highest flight score changed zero discussed during Pilots Meeting weather Monday much like previous day events went scheduled looked like perfect Nats Sportsman Ransom Fairchild Coral Spring FL Lamar Blair Decatur AL Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN leading Advanced Kevin Proodian Margate FL Chris Dansereau Jr North Providence RI Rick Sweeney Charlotte NC top three spots Masters Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL Joey Hayes Reidsville NC Allen Eklund Cleminons NC Jeff Aranyos St Charles IL Earl Vincent Voorhee NJ tightly bunched Similarly FAT Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK Ivan Kristensen Guelph Ontario Canada Geoff Combs Pickerington OH Dave von Linsowe Mt Moms MI Dave Patrick River Forest IL strong scores against rest field Mother Nature surprise us Tuesday morning rain Fortunately stopped mid-to-late morning minimizing lunch break pressing after scheduled 5 pm stopping time managed finish scheduled flying 615 Sportsman top three same order changed Pritchett Blair Fairchild Paul Kirsch Fredericksburg VA won round move fourth place Advanceds leaders similarly juggled top three spots Sweeney Proodian Dansereau Masters Grigsby solidly lead Aranyos second Robert Hartwig Edgar WI won round challenge Eklund Vincent Hayes FAT firmly McMurtry s grasp next three Kristensen von Linsowe Combs no rain Wednesday Instead fog low clouds almost no wind couldnt fly until ceiling lifted flying began about lunchtime choice whether postpone scheduled morning session until next day press Weighing heavily mind Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet scheduled evening decided press Sportsman Masters start Advanced soon possible after Sportsman over tremendous cooperation participants scheduled flying except FAT completed 615 pm Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet held Radisson Hotel Roberts downtown Muncie Based participation formula used AMA five trophies awarded Sportsman Advanced Sportsman top finishers Pritchett Blair Kirsch Fairchild Marion Thomason Lexington NC Advanced Proodian Sweeney Dansereau Mike McCormick Clayton NC James Hubbard Bartlett IL took trophies Qualifying Masters finals Grigsby Aranyos Eklund Vincent Hayes Hartwig Dan Hart Hartsville SC Matt Vastine Weatherford TX Thursday originally scheduled feature Masters finals morning FAT finals afternoon FAI pilots hadnt flown third-day flights yet Time Plan B would fly FAIs third22 Model Aviation Results FOCUS ON COMPETITION Masters champ Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL receives plaque Ron Van Putte Greg won qualifying three Finals rounds Advanced winner Kevin Proodian Gemini him Juan Romero L 22nd FAI Ransom Fairchild fourth Sportsman day flights morning Sites Two Three Masters finals Site soon FAd flights complete have FAT finals Site Two start Masters finals first thing morning Four Masters finalists scheduled judge FAT pilots time things wouldve worked out except Thursday morning same fog low clouds Wednesday point staring extra day competition square face Thats what rain days nobody wanted hang around another day So fevered rescheduling some volunteer judges able free up Masters finalists judging assignments could start flying soon weather permitted Just after lunch ceiling finally lifted third-days FAT qualifying flights Masters finals finally started FM qualifying completed about 320 pm finals started barely hour after last qualifying flight landed Qualifying FAT finals McMurtry Kristensen von Linsowe Combs Patrick Todd Blose Waco TX Mike Harrison Hot Springs AR Masters finals finished just before 530 pm using AMAs participation formula six trophies awarded Site 6 pm Grigsby Aranyos Vincent Eklund Hayes Hart Greg Grigsby won finals flights convincing win over Jeff Aranyos pre-Nats favorite won virtually contest hed flown lately Because insufficient time complete three FAT finals flights FAT finals shortened two rounds best two three prelims plus finals scores determining winners last FAT pilot landed 645 pm six trophies awarded Site Two just after 7 pm McMurtiy Kristensen von Linsowe Patrick Combs Blose After placing first qualifying round Sean McMurtry won both finals rounds burst FAT top-level scene just year ago eighth-place finish Nats followed sixth place F3A Team Selection Finals June US World Championships team members Chris Lakin Kirk Gray Tony Frackowiak alternate Chip Hyde Nats presence might F4U Corsair Sport Scale 40 Size WWII War BirdIIOA Updated kit Now better scale appearance Radio Requires 4 Ch 5 Servos Wing span 55 Wing Area 530 sq Flying Wt 53 lbs o 4 ch 5 Servos W Engine 40- 46 2C 48 70 4C Price $18999 S&H Combo w/Tbunder Tiger Pro-46 Engine 6999 Painted Piece Fiberglass cowl$2100 Fair Price Spare Parts Pacific Aeromodel Mfg Inc 15437 Proctor Aye City Industry CA 91745 http/Iwwwpacaeromodelconi E-mail into@Pacaeromodelcom have prevented talented young flier winning because flying improved noticeably between Team Selection contest Nats Scoring done Philip Benford Maureen Dunphy using Derek Koopowitz new scoring program wasnt flying Advanced Derek also assisted scoring scoring program interfaces two Scancron scanners previously purchased AMA NSRCA use Mike Laumans scoring program Dereks program used F3A Team Selection contest F3A World Championships weeks scoring problems werent really problems scoring program rather problems scoresheets preprinted someone else guilty party will nameless way printed caused scoring program think new contest starting second day new contestant numbers assigned Some contestant numbers same Monday some different completely loused up standings Fortunately Derek Herb Kurlans help sorted out mess adding patch program saved day scribes made available coordinated effort between NSRCA president Tony Stillman Muncie band director Bill Pritchett also Sportsman class pilot now National Champion band members paid $1500 scribe eamed young band members just competent enthusiastic fun around during F3A Team Selection Finals put up laterthan-scheduled hours lot better some parents arrived 5 pm pick up Thanks AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf Nats General Manager Ron Morgan Nats RC Category Manager Al Williamson AMA staffers Teresa McKee Randa Coats AMA maintenance crew everything needed either available place very soon after requested After great support during last Nats looked forward same wasnt disappointed Hey Rick missed great contest d fuselage made piece thin plywood wrapped around plytormers 4-piece wings tough balsa sheeted foam cores real wood parts pre-covered heat-shrink polyester film Oracover WGermany Fuel tank wheels axles landing gear spinner canopy cowl decal & hardware package aluminum prop nut included Fast easy assembly Fully aerobatic stable enough novice pilot Please Send SASE tsr veer Free Catale ORDERS ONLY 800-780-01 00 626-961-6199 626-330-9351 SEIDEL ST-525 5 Cylinder Disp 125 cc 74 Ci Horsepower 85 Props- 24x]4 28x10 VVt 105 lbs glow 11 lbs ignl Aircraft Wt 30 60 lbs Diameter 11 5 Firewell prop 725 ST 525 G glow ST 525 B gas/ignition Exhaust collector ring ST-770 7 Cylinder Disp 70 cc 42 Ci Horsepower 40 Props 22x]0 24x10 Wt 57 lbs Aircraft Wt 19 40 lbs Diameter-91 Firewell prop 625 ST 770 glow Exhaust collector ring Giant Scale Specialists $1695 $2100 $239 $1999 $220 Desert Aircraft PO Box 18038 Tucson AZ 85731 Phone 520722-0607 Fax 520722-5622 North American Rep Seidel December1997 25 St525 5 Cylinoer High Performance Scale Realism Sound German Craftsmanship
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/12
Page Numbers: 19, 20, 21, 22, 25
RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS 1997 RC AEROBATICS NATS conducted July 20-24 AMAs International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana national champions Sportsman Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN Advanced Kevin Proodian Margare FL Masters Greg Grigsby Maiy Esther FL FM Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK 1997 RC Aerobatics Nats organized directed National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA assistance AIvIA managers staff members maintenance workers joint effort has proved effective way run Nats events putting responsibility various aspects event hands people best qualified handle July 20 setup practicing processing day Contestants practiced three sites same light-and-variable winds FM Team Selection contest weather nice 5 pm pilots meeting apologized having windy weather challenge better fliers Nats RC Aerobatics event director since Rick Allison could Nats asked replace him last minute two weeks notice feels kind awkward writing because Im sort reporting what did However better report dragons slayed dragonslayers After processing complete 100 pilots attendance Sportsman 17 Advanced 16 Masters 35 FAI 32 first time recollection pilots opportunity fly least six flights including FM competitors Sportsman Advanced competitors flew six flights Masters FM pilots flew six qualifying flights top 20% advancing finals Before Nats started hero Charlie Reed sent B-mail tell appreciated being able fly six times Several other FM competitors expressed same thing Nats Charlie hero because hes active 72-year-old FM pilot ten years senior figure long keeps competing theres hope too will known Matrix Nats Sportsman Advanced pilots flew six flights Site traditional format Masters FM pilots flew four groups first day group flew two flights against another group two flighdines Sites Two Three end morning/afternoon session group flown two flights against another group front two sets judges permitting scores normalized twice Consequently possibility existed four pilots could have 1000 scores second day group scheduled fly two flights against different group scores could again normalized twice same thing done third day after three days December 1997 19 Magnificent Olympian master builder FAI pilot Chuck Smith Casper WY Geoff Combs Pickerington OH awaits turn FAI finals placed fifth F3A new Integra 300 Dave Patricks wife Sue River Forest IL awaits signal launch Sportsman winner Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN SL-1 Finesse south site Dave finished fourth F3A arranged Muncie Central HS band members scribe 20 Modei Aviation ers pilot Bob Hartwig Edgar WI flew few two-strokes BullyFAI winner Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City powered Epicure placed eighthOK shows NSRCA award best member finish FAI AMA first-place plaque urteen-ve ason 4 lot pta man Patt st Junior late Ai 1997 AR fan y Wallace rite Jeff G Roy Speights Santa Rosa CA 28th FAI PythonJohn Fox Lexington KY placed sixth Advanced SL-1A group scheduled have flown two flights against other groups three main reasons decided try Matrix form competition 1 Judging load 2 Weather effects 3 desire everyone know stood daily basis Matrix allowed different judging sets used half-day session dramatically reducing judging load nobody judge during session unless wanted Since groups flew two flights against another group half-day four-hour period effect weather changes reduced Last year FM pilots wait four days before normalizing could occur effects weather changes enormous Finally since scores normalized twice day daily standings end xx day report possible though pilots flown against other pilots until end third day Masters FM pilots kept least flight score morning Sportsman fliers supposed fly Site Masters pilots Sites Two Three two flightlines per site Similarly afternoon Advanced pilots fly Site FAI pilots Sites Two Three 1996 contestants used scribes everyone pulling shift Judging done group nonflying judges augmented pilots volunteered judge year number available nonflying judges reduced inability judge F3A Team Selection Finals RC Aerobatics Nats within three-week time span addition December 1997 21 day plus best score previously used Four six flight scores used procedure rewarded consistent flier pilot two bad scores same day likely make finals Since top 20% Masters FM pilots went finals eight Masters seven FM pilots respective finals Microhenrys No Its past NSRCA vice president John Fuqua L current NSRCA president Tony Sitliman Masters flier Marty Mathews Columbia MD explains field box Site Three director Bud Green Ashland OH too much again expect pilot-judges judge half day fly half day week reasons decided virtually pilots should judge another class half-day session felt pilots could expected competently judge performance pilots classes previously flown Consequently Advanced pilots judged Sportsman Masters pilots judged Advanced FAT pilots judged Masters Masters pilots also selected judge FAT because maneuvers identical equivalent elements two classes Selected Sportsman pilots judged other classes based information regarding judging experience gleaned Nats entry forms fortunate Masters class largest because along small group volunteer judges judge two classes Full-time volunteer judges Bob Noll Cheryl Williamson Jim Johns Dorothy Speights Since judged morning afternoon three days equivalent 24 pilot judges substantial help scheduling judges way Jim Johns Bob Noll judged F3A Team Selections Finals too judging assignments made up well advance complete list assignments mailed contestants month before Nats Virtually pilots fulfilled judging assignments notable exception third day competition FAT pilot refused perform assigned task highest flight score changed zero discussed during Pilots Meeting weather Monday much like previous day events went scheduled looked like perfect Nats Sportsman Ransom Fairchild Coral Spring FL Lamar Blair Decatur AL Bill Pritchett Yorktown IN leading Advanced Kevin Proodian Margate FL Chris Dansereau Jr North Providence RI Rick Sweeney Charlotte NC top three spots Masters Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL Joey Hayes Reidsville NC Allen Eklund Cleminons NC Jeff Aranyos St Charles IL Earl Vincent Voorhee NJ tightly bunched Similarly FAT Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK Ivan Kristensen Guelph Ontario Canada Geoff Combs Pickerington OH Dave von Linsowe Mt Moms MI Dave Patrick River Forest IL strong scores against rest field Mother Nature surprise us Tuesday morning rain Fortunately stopped mid-to-late morning minimizing lunch break pressing after scheduled 5 pm stopping time managed finish scheduled flying 615 Sportsman top three same order changed Pritchett Blair Fairchild Paul Kirsch Fredericksburg VA won round move fourth place Advanceds leaders similarly juggled top three spots Sweeney Proodian Dansereau Masters Grigsby solidly lead Aranyos second Robert Hartwig Edgar WI won round challenge Eklund Vincent Hayes FAT firmly McMurtry s grasp next three Kristensen von Linsowe Combs no rain Wednesday Instead fog low clouds almost no wind couldnt fly until ceiling lifted flying began about lunchtime choice whether postpone scheduled morning session until next day press Weighing heavily mind Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet scheduled evening decided press Sportsman Masters start Advanced soon possible after Sportsman over tremendous cooperation participants scheduled flying except FAT completed 615 pm Sportsman/Advanced awards banquet held Radisson Hotel Roberts downtown Muncie Based participation formula used AMA five trophies awarded Sportsman Advanced Sportsman top finishers Pritchett Blair Kirsch Fairchild Marion Thomason Lexington NC Advanced Proodian Sweeney Dansereau Mike McCormick Clayton NC James Hubbard Bartlett IL took trophies Qualifying Masters finals Grigsby Aranyos Eklund Vincent Hayes Hartwig Dan Hart Hartsville SC Matt Vastine Weatherford TX Thursday originally scheduled feature Masters finals morning FAT finals afternoon FAI pilots hadnt flown third-day flights yet Time Plan B would fly FAIs third22 Model Aviation Results FOCUS ON COMPETITION Masters champ Greg Grigsby Mary Esther FL receives plaque Ron Van Putte Greg won qualifying three Finals rounds Advanced winner Kevin Proodian Gemini him Juan Romero L 22nd FAI Ransom Fairchild fourth Sportsman day flights morning Sites Two Three Masters finals Site soon FAd flights complete have FAT finals Site Two start Masters finals first thing morning Four Masters finalists scheduled judge FAT pilots time things wouldve worked out except Thursday morning same fog low clouds Wednesday point staring extra day competition square face Thats what rain days nobody wanted hang around another day So fevered rescheduling some volunteer judges able free up Masters finalists judging assignments could start flying soon weather permitted Just after lunch ceiling finally lifted third-days FAT qualifying flights Masters finals finally started FM qualifying completed about 320 pm finals started barely hour after last qualifying flight landed Qualifying FAT finals McMurtry Kristensen von Linsowe Combs Patrick Todd Blose Waco TX Mike Harrison Hot Springs AR Masters finals finished just before 530 pm using AMAs participation formula six trophies awarded Site 6 pm Grigsby Aranyos Vincent Eklund Hayes Hart Greg Grigsby won finals flights convincing win over Jeff Aranyos pre-Nats favorite won virtually contest hed flown lately Because insufficient time complete three FAT finals flights FAT finals shortened two rounds best two three prelims plus finals scores determining winners last FAT pilot landed 645 pm six trophies awarded Site Two just after 7 pm McMurtiy Kristensen von Linsowe Patrick Combs Blose After placing first qualifying round Sean McMurtry won both finals rounds burst FAT top-level scene just year ago eighth-place finish Nats followed sixth place F3A Team Selection Finals June US World Championships team members Chris Lakin Kirk Gray Tony Frackowiak alternate Chip Hyde Nats presence might F4U Corsair Sport Scale 40 Size WWII War BirdIIOA Updated kit Now better scale appearance Radio Requires 4 Ch 5 Servos Wing span 55 Wing Area 530 sq Flying Wt 53 lbs o 4 ch 5 Servos W Engine 40- 46 2C 48 70 4C Price $18999 S&H Combo w/Tbunder Tiger Pro-46 Engine 6999 Painted Piece Fiberglass cowl$2100 Fair Price Spare Parts Pacific Aeromodel Mfg Inc 15437 Proctor Aye City Industry CA 91745 http/Iwwwpacaeromodelconi E-mail into@Pacaeromodelcom have prevented talented young flier winning because flying improved noticeably between Team Selection contest Nats Scoring done Philip Benford Maureen Dunphy using Derek Koopowitz new scoring program wasnt flying Advanced Derek also assisted scoring scoring program interfaces two Scancron scanners previously purchased AMA NSRCA use Mike Laumans scoring program Dereks program used F3A Team Selection contest F3A World Championships weeks scoring problems werent really problems scoring program rather problems scoresheets preprinted someone else guilty party will nameless way printed caused scoring program think new contest starting second day new contestant numbers assigned Some contestant numbers same Monday some different completely loused up standings Fortunately Derek Herb Kurlans help sorted out mess adding patch program saved day scribes made available coordinated effort between NSRCA president Tony Stillman Muncie band director Bill Pritchett also Sportsman class pilot now National Champion band members paid $1500 scribe eamed young band members just competent enthusiastic fun around during F3A Team Selection Finals put up laterthan-scheduled hours lot better some parents arrived 5 pm pick up Thanks AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf Nats General Manager Ron Morgan Nats RC Category Manager Al Williamson AMA staffers Teresa McKee Randa Coats AMA maintenance crew everything needed either available place very soon after requested After great support during last Nats looked forward same wasnt disappointed Hey Rick missed great contest d fuselage made piece thin plywood wrapped around plytormers 4-piece wings tough balsa sheeted foam cores real wood parts pre-covered heat-shrink polyester film Oracover WGermany Fuel tank wheels axles landing gear spinner canopy cowl decal & hardware package aluminum prop nut included Fast easy assembly Fully aerobatic stable enough novice pilot Please Send SASE tsr veer Free Catale ORDERS ONLY 800-780-01 00 626-961-6199 626-330-9351 SEIDEL ST-525 5 Cylinder Disp 125 cc 74 Ci Horsepower 85 Props- 24x]4 28x10 VVt 105 lbs glow 11 lbs ignl Aircraft Wt 30 60 lbs Diameter 11 5 Firewell prop 725 ST 525 G glow ST 525 B gas/ignition Exhaust collector ring ST-770 7 Cylinder Disp 70 cc 42 Ci Horsepower 40 Props 22x]0 24x10 Wt 57 lbs Aircraft Wt 19 40 lbs Diameter-91 Firewell prop 625 ST 770 glow Exhaust collector ring Giant Scale Specialists $1695 $2100 $239 $1999 $220 Desert Aircraft PO Box 18038 Tucson AZ 85731 Phone 520722-0607 Fax 520722-5622 North American Rep Seidel December1997 25 St525 5 Cylinoer High Performance Scale Realism Sound German Craftsmanship