Radio Control Aerobatics

RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS IT WAS GOOD back After two-year hiatus wife Joan again made trek Muncie 99 RC Aerobatics Nationals July 18-23 few problems always tnp worth taking F3A National Champion thus RC Aerobatics Category Champion Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK Masters National Champion Joey Hayes Reidsville NC Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Advanced Champion Dean Wilson Greensboro NC captured Intermediate crown 99 Nats principally production National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA aid comfort much-valued assistance AMA staff AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf ran show AMA side able assistance AMA RC Category Manager Al Williamson NSRCAs Bob Noll served RC Aerobatics Event Director second year NSRCA Secretary/Treasurer Maureen Dunphy filled Contest Manager slot dont have information volunteer full-time workers judges Im afraid failing mention someone blanket thank will have suffice Special thanks Jeff Hill Site Two Director put lot work thought contestant packetin particular Site Operations Guidelines heavy use contestant judging almost pilots expected judge half-day mandatory Sunday Judges Meeting meant exactly anyone missed meeting would assessed zero highest flight score Fortunately everyone made meeting Attendance down 116 last year 95 pilots registered 13 Intermediate 19 Advanced 38 Masters 25 F3A Advanced Masters registered gains Intermediate called Sportsman last year F3A suffered rather severe declines 98 levels 27 Sportsman 39 F3A As 98 Intermediate Advanced flew traditional two-line six-flight format mornings afternoons L-pad north site designated Site 1 normalization available after round Masters used Matrix format introduced 97 Ron Van Putte Pilots split four groups flying two sites two lines Sites Stage Center X site designated Site Two South grass-runway site designated Site Three minimize effects different runway surfaces Masters takeoffs landing scored 0 10 both sites per F3A Matrix format pilot groups rotate site site group flies two rounds day against other groups single 14 Model Aviation McMurtry accepts Radio Control Aerobatics Category Championship plaque Event Director Bob Noll Masters champ Joey Hayes gets sound check Site Director Bob Stout during Masters finals Terry Darr holds Luis Rodriguez Woodlands TX processes eighth-place Intermediate model Bob Noll observes Advanced competitor Marty Pizzatola starts up young Intermediate competitor Andrew Jesky assists site end three days six flights groups have flown two normalized flights against other amounts series three mimcontests end three days normalized scores combined determine preliminary standings pilots highest normalized score day counted along nexthighest normalized score three days Pilots three-round finals selected standings top 20% traditional figure year Bob Noll announced plans take top-ten finishers Masters F3A finals instead top 20% would have eight five pilots respectively Matrix method significant advance running major Pattern events since advent computer scoring allows judging groups used just half-day drastically reducing judging contestant workload Normalized scores available after round pilots compete against other day format ensures finalists selected have flown two normalized rounds against other during single short period timereducing effects judging drift weather change requirement use least score days flying rewards consistency simple fair easily administered method picking finalists large starting group contestants worked very well Masters F3A slightly different story 1998 F3A flew Matrix format along Masters well-received primarily because provided two extra preliminary flights six up four traditional F3A prelims reducing effects weather changes outcome contest 99 faced 19 pilots preregistered F3A Bob Noll made last-minute decision combine planned four Matrix groups run traditional six-flight prelim format much like Intermediate Advanced offered opportunity combine judging groups provide total eight judges per line F3A rather four per line scheduled Using two sites instead Advanced meant pilots judging sets would have rotate between sites midway through flying session Noll elected have pilots rotate flying Round day site moving Round Two other site certainly looked like workable desirable plan paper practice something close nightmare Late entries swelled F3A 19 25 pilots scorekeeping program set up proved incapable handling eight-judge setssomething no seemed aware until after first round certainly least afternoon weather abysmal throughout week temperatures humidity mid-90s heat indexes well excess 100 degrees 25 flights day critique F3A judging sets endure three grueling five- six-hour sessions frequent December 1999 15 Ivan Kristensens spectacular painted-in-the-mold Russian ARF Angels Shadow Will flown Pattern World Champs Third-place F3A finisher Mike Caglia relaxes beside Hydeout Mike tense throughout contest Allen Eklund Clemmons NC Dave Guerin-built Prophecy Site Three Grass site much improved year Kirk Gray Florence SC carries Prophecy ready box line Kirk placed second F3A 12 normalized points first breaks water amounted something close sweatbox torture After first day judge sets reduced five providing relief lucky few further difficulty affected classes equal measure Ron Van Putte described 1998 Nats scribe situation disaster primarily because no-shows lack organization stated similar occurrence must prevented next year anything situation worse 1999 problem totally untrained cases untrainable scribes Children Muncie-area Scouts Boys Girls Clubs primary source accompanied few adult supervisors young eight nine years old typical short attention spans kids promised amusement-park excursions other perks decided shortly after arrival hot bored didnt want involved Most received no prior training never seen scanner score sheet until showed up Monday morning judges forced write down own scores check scribes work after flight negated advantage having scribe first place judges no experience using method routinely took eyes off models write down scores say frequent errors found would understatement erasures point four five scoresheets recopied before could fed scanner some curious tearsheet anomalies shown am sure good scoring errors went undetected breaks up three minutes after early flights judges checked corrected scribing errors added hours contest took significant toll added gray hairs officials elevated judging blood pressure annoyed kids occasion first exposure model aviation might important future health growth hobby Im sure Pattern scribe problem appears annually insoluble suspect consistently underestimating amount organizational financial resources need devoted critical area has something Im also fairly certain problem will remain us some form until scoring method found eliminates need scribes altogether Monday morning gray cloudy fairly steady moderate wind southwest produced left-to-right flight direction As usual Muncie July winds similar afternoon much stronger significant afternoon turbulence cloud cover dissipated things heated 16 Model Aviation ello Colombo Argentina flew different-looking WideBody F3A Model pilot performed very well finished seventh Rick Allison wife Joan Anastasio flew pair Olympians Masters Authors design Piorun Models kit F3A pilot Dave Lockhart tunes Dad Masters competitor Mark Atwood caller Mike Walpole get Marks own-design Ron holds Dave 98 Masters champ 14th F3A year Arch Nemesis ready Masters final flight up pattern repeated week No time lost weather exception one-hour rain delay F3A Tuesday afternoon Intermediate Dean Wilson came strong win two rounds late outlast Michael Kingery Dothan AL what developed very close contest James Ivey Mablton GA bit up-and-down won round last day third followed Dac Kim Rockford IL also won round capture fourth place Bill Gregg Wauconda IL initially fourth unfortunately disqualified illegal equipment overweight believesee Nats People sidebar Michael Harrison Jr son well-known F3A competitor Michael Harrison Hot Springs AR flew very well equipment problems dropped him fifth place Advanced 14-year-old Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Richard Ames Atlanta GA reprised 98 Nats battle Sportsman title years version just tight wire end finish order same 98 Peter took three rounds Richard won two Peter flying just little consistently add 99 Advanced National Championship trophy Sportsman title 1998 Bob Roe Aipharetta GA third steady performance Last years third-place Sportsman finisher Trent Byrd Las Vegas NV years fourth-place Advanced pilot Trent flew very well times winning round left himself just bit short overall Michael Thomason Lexington NC fifth just 17 normalized points back Trent young Canadian Mike Siddall North York Ontario just 15 points back Thomason very close flying strong performances top finishers Advanced bode well Masters F3A may very interesting next few years people continue move up challenge established order Masters progress through preliminary rounds bit guessing game because Matrix format end Mondays flying three pilots won rounds two sites Mark December 1999 17 Fourteen-year-old Advanced winner Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Prophecy way up fast [—I IAA Ifl Don t wait longer experience awesome thrdlofpantan sky SL/PERDRI fl I SUPERDRI AVIATION SMONE OIL Ire proneons erooke 01 nod ntensesttto0eFOUR CONVEN EN UN PS Ihellart petsstencoeg -$ 209 I ISUPERORIhasenssedesepotato baOtfrea best Ca pCs 4 $C U9S$4800 Ii Dnas NOge$2000 Dave von .. O Stanoet 40k odostry vanofantotorn bite AMP TMEPsi 5-ga$5000 Ii Atwood Aurora OH finished second Masters 98 Joey Hayes myself Tuesday Mark Joey show mostly themselves winning two rounds apiece Wednesday respective matrix groups Atwood Hayes flew against other first time Joey Mark winning round other site Joe Lachowski Bridgewater NJ Rob Satalino Hoffman Estates IL split winning round Puzzling over posted scores NSRCA Hospitality Tent comparing late tearsheets slightly unclear just Masters top ten finishers would bebeyond fact Hayes Atwood four round wins apiece lock tied first place rest us would have wait announcement NSRCA Awards Banquet held second year nearby Cardinal Hills Country Club night F3A big news during week wind came up afternoon unstable air mass overhead seemed delight producing slightly different wind conditions almost hourly days heated up thing seemed nearly guaranteed afternoon full helping turbulence Wind strength usually 10-15 mph gusting slightly higher direction might vary quartering blow-out almost direct blow-in bumps immutable fact life Speaking bumps although didnt have opportunity fly grass runway Site Three looked considerably improved last visit 96 Kirk Gray Florence SC Sean McMurtry staged own private war top F3A leaderboard no other competitors close enough threaten either forgone conclusion Tuesday afternoon would enter finals ranked first second order remained determined Farther down board veteran competitors Dave von Linsowe Mt Morris Ml longtime Canadian F3A team member Ivan Kristensen Geulph Ontario Chris Lakin Brookline Station MO having shootout own young Mike Caglia Las Cruces NM close behind Bryan Hebert Denham Springs LA Argentine Marcello Columbo Mike Harrison Hot Springs AK Rick Mattie Diamond Bar CA locked see-saw struggle George Asteris Swedesboro NJ Earl Vincent Vorhees NJ rest F3A finals slots Kirk Gray entered finals top slot followed closely Sean McMurtry Dave von Linsowe third position followed Ivan Kristensen Chris Lakin Mike Caglia Bryan Hebert Marcelo Columbo Mike Harrison Rick Mattie Masters Mark Atwood Joey Hayes tied first round win somewhat surprised find myself third 18 Model Aviation ce BUBBLE $ 535w DELUXE KIT FEATURES Piece Fiberglass Fuselage Integral Verlical Fin Panel Lines Molded Fiberglass Cowl Canopy Frame Belly Pan Ailerons Flaps Elevators Rudder other Scale Details Pre-balanced Fiberglass Ailerons Balsa Presheeted Foam Core Wings Horizontal Stabilizer LE Installed Simple Installation Retracts Pre-installed Plywood Plates Wheel Well Openings Routed Wing8i1aI Custom Ret Aileron Flap Servo Openings Routed Wings Tire8 LGD7 CjiIud9S hS gfPT8IlkSa Vacuum Formed Clear Canopy iir0p Three Sheets Pressure Sensitive Decals YELLOW AIRCRAFT IP-38JAT-6Spmm1 INTERNATIONAL A6MSZERoCAPIOBI Excellence Englnwlng AND SCALE Jirsoummy manufacturtmg Sand $400 wit bin liSA $1990 Pradaci late pj wwwyetlowaircraftcom 203 Mass Ave LexIngton MA 02420 TM 781 6744898 Fax 781 674-2288 Plice subject change prior notice shipping handling extra bur Complete Advantage RED MAX Using top-quality components developed Congratulations Red Max 1st place Winnersl refined over quarter century AMA Air Nationals experience RED MAX fuels specially 1998 Combat Larry Driskill engineered Maximum Performance Power 1998 AA JrCombat Skyler Skelly Protection RED MAX known sold 1998 tA Open Bob & Andy Mears IFHS oil internationally best fuel can use 1998 Free Flight Bob Johannes model engine affordable prices IMAC Scale Aerobatic Nationals have excellent customer service call us 1998 Advanced Michael J Kuper Visit website information/pricing IRCHA Helicooter Internationals 1998 World Record Breaker Bruce Bennett NAMBA Boat Nationals Model activities Racing Pattern Fun etc Fuel types Plane Helicopter Boat Car Jet etc Engine types 2 4 cycle Glow Diesel Nitro Power blends 0% 75% 5% Oil blends RED MAX Synthetic/S yn-Castor Customer special blends available Minimum 1 gal Standard 4-gal 20-qt Cases Shipping UPS door 12 gal motorfreight commercial address Price breaks 412 20 60 124 gal Special discount prepaid club orders 1998 B-Stock Tunnel Russ Nachtweih 1998 Stock OPC Tunnel George Wittman 1998 A-O/B Mono Elden Huntling Numerous other awards ever ear FHS Supply lncPO Box 9CloverSC 29710-0009 Sales 1800 742-8484 Voice 18031 222-7488 Internet FHSoil@aolcom Fax 18031 222-7285 Website http//membersaolcom/FHSail RED MAX Shins Hats & Stickers available just few points back leaders 1 followed Troy Newman Lakewood CO David Snow Palatine IL Rob Satalino Rusty Fried Phoenix AZ Terry Dan Lexington NC Mike Walpole Dayton OH Mickey Losardo Schaumburg IL Because projected length two three-flight ten-man finals running consecutively Event Director Bob Noll elected run F3A Masters finals simultaneously using Stage Center site F3A L-pad Masters cant really report first-hand finals battle F3A hands full competing other site heard toe-to-toe battle royal top highnoon-type gunfight between Sean Kirk F3A Stage Center Site Round Kirk Gray beat Sean about 31/2 normalized points Round Two Sean won beat Kirk about five normalized points Round Three Sean won again time 25 normalized points enough Sean won contest tiny margin 12 normalized points Im told difference third flight Seans performance strong wind Mike Caglia moved third during finals very strong showing E pattern youngster New Mexico definitely star upswing Chris Lakin flying improved noticeably during contest moved up finish fourth Ivan Kristensen dropping fifth followed Dave von Linsowe Marcelo Colombo Bryan Hebert Rick Mattie Mike Harrison Masters final Joey Hayes opened strongly took first round Rob Satalino also strong flight took second Troy Newman third solid flight placed fourth after suffering distracting hat blow-off during spin second round showed different result Rob Satalino very clean flight won managed second round Joey Hayes third Troy Newman fourth third round didnt start until after lunch time afternoon wind coming upthe identical situation third round F3A finals first few flights went off fairly well wind kept coming midway through round full howl mode Flying about halfway down order Joey Hayes excellent flight gathering wind followed little later former 94 Masters National Champ Rusty Fried also very good flight flew second-from-last hat tied firmly place advantage having gone school everyone elses efforts windy conditions managed win round final Masters results first place plaque going Joey Hayes came second 14 points back will teach keep chin strap buckled future Rob Satalino flew very well moving up two places 20 Model Aviation I WARUIRD SCALE CLASSIC 99 2NRS LONG 2 WARUIRDS OVER DELAWARE 99 2NRS LONG $1995 EACH PRIORITY MAIL TO MR PRODUCTIONS PG lOX 1113 RIVER NJ 05754 CAIi[ rI[ICII]I MCIDI[I[ CC Repro Rubber Power Kits Comet Megow Burd Scientific Jasco also available Campbell Diels Dumas Florlo Flyet Guillows Golden Age Repro Hert Micro-X Peck 51g Send $2W Model Airplane Catalog Penn Vafley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lonsdale PA 19446 www pennval Syhobbycenter corn third overall Troy Newman fourth early leader Mark Atwood fifth David Snow finished sixth Rusty Fried seventh Mike Walpole eighth Teny Darr ninth Mickey Losardo tenth Trend-Spotting Department Fixed gear continues popular option about 5-10% entries equipped mostly Dave Guerin-huilt Hydeouts few scale- semiscale-type models No advantage disadvantage noticeable air ground scales hey youre stylin youre stylin Ivan Kristensen showed up did fly beautiful wide-bodied fixed-gear Russian painted-in-the-mold all-glass ARF design called Angels Shadow obtained fellow personally imported manufactured tiny company called VK Technology no current plans import en masse Ivan reports flies very very well plans use during World Championships Two-stroke engines have yet reclaim long-predicted leadership top leaderboard classes still seems about 98% YS turf 140 FZ FZ-L models popular options wide margin Jekyll/Sequel/Prophecy family clones now joined Hydeout still mostpopular Pattern models White still mostpopular base color yellow choice catching up fast 99 yellow-basecoated models took first second Masters first F3A APC Tru-Tum still prop spinner choice APC 155 x 125W prop current trendy choice YS 140 users Supras popular retracts hideously expensive 2000DX titaniumstrut models gaining ground Fuel over place brand name almost everyone using something around 20-25% nitro 20% oil mostly synthetic Fuel color choices pale pink red green colorless capable winning right needle-valve setting except last will stain paint OS Type F glow plugs seem ubiquitous choice champions nonchampions alike Carolinas hotbed Pattern country just about 15% 99 Nats entries including winners classes except F3A South Carolinian Kirk Gray dropped second single point no truth rumor Pattern pilot Carolinas flies Prophecy Some have now switched Hydeouts massive change Pattern rumored way usual hasnt arrived just 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RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS IT WAS GOOD back After two-year hiatus wife Joan again made trek Muncie 99 RC Aerobatics Nationals July 18-23 few problems always tnp worth taking F3A National Champion thus RC Aerobatics Category Champion Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK Masters National Champion Joey Hayes Reidsville NC Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Advanced Champion Dean Wilson Greensboro NC captured Intermediate crown 99 Nats principally production National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA aid comfort much-valued assistance AMA staff AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf ran show AMA side able assistance AMA RC Category Manager Al Williamson NSRCAs Bob Noll served RC Aerobatics Event Director second year NSRCA Secretary/Treasurer Maureen Dunphy filled Contest Manager slot dont have information volunteer full-time workers judges Im afraid failing mention someone blanket thank will have suffice Special thanks Jeff Hill Site Two Director put lot work thought contestant packetin particular Site Operations Guidelines heavy use contestant judging almost pilots expected judge half-day mandatory Sunday Judges Meeting meant exactly anyone missed meeting would assessed zero highest flight score Fortunately everyone made meeting Attendance down 116 last year 95 pilots registered 13 Intermediate 19 Advanced 38 Masters 25 F3A Advanced Masters registered gains Intermediate called Sportsman last year F3A suffered rather severe declines 98 levels 27 Sportsman 39 F3A As 98 Intermediate Advanced flew traditional two-line six-flight format mornings afternoons L-pad north site designated Site 1 normalization available after round Masters used Matrix format introduced 97 Ron Van Putte Pilots split four groups flying two sites two lines Sites Stage Center X site designated Site Two South grass-runway site designated Site Three minimize effects different runway surfaces Masters takeoffs landing scored 0 10 both sites per F3A Matrix format pilot groups rotate site site group flies two rounds day against other groups single 14 Model Aviation McMurtry accepts Radio Control Aerobatics Category Championship plaque Event Director Bob Noll Masters champ Joey Hayes gets sound check Site Director Bob Stout during Masters finals Terry Darr holds Luis Rodriguez Woodlands TX processes eighth-place Intermediate model Bob Noll observes Advanced competitor Marty Pizzatola starts up young Intermediate competitor Andrew Jesky assists site end three days six flights groups have flown two normalized flights against other amounts series three mimcontests end three days normalized scores combined determine preliminary standings pilots highest normalized score day counted along nexthighest normalized score three days Pilots three-round finals selected standings top 20% traditional figure year Bob Noll announced plans take top-ten finishers Masters F3A finals instead top 20% would have eight five pilots respectively Matrix method significant advance running major Pattern events since advent computer scoring allows judging groups used just half-day drastically reducing judging contestant workload Normalized scores available after round pilots compete against other day format ensures finalists selected have flown two normalized rounds against other during single short period timereducing effects judging drift weather change requirement use least score days flying rewards consistency simple fair easily administered method picking finalists large starting group contestants worked very well Masters F3A slightly different story 1998 F3A flew Matrix format along Masters well-received primarily because provided two extra preliminary flights six up four traditional F3A prelims reducing effects weather changes outcome contest 99 faced 19 pilots preregistered F3A Bob Noll made last-minute decision combine planned four Matrix groups run traditional six-flight prelim format much like Intermediate Advanced offered opportunity combine judging groups provide total eight judges per line F3A rather four per line scheduled Using two sites instead Advanced meant pilots judging sets would have rotate between sites midway through flying session Noll elected have pilots rotate flying Round day site moving Round Two other site certainly looked like workable desirable plan paper practice something close nightmare Late entries swelled F3A 19 25 pilots scorekeeping program set up proved incapable handling eight-judge setssomething no seemed aware until after first round certainly least afternoon weather abysmal throughout week temperatures humidity mid-90s heat indexes well excess 100 degrees 25 flights day critique F3A judging sets endure three grueling five- six-hour sessions frequent December 1999 15 Ivan Kristensens spectacular painted-in-the-mold Russian ARF Angels Shadow Will flown Pattern World Champs Third-place F3A finisher Mike Caglia relaxes beside Hydeout Mike tense throughout contest Allen Eklund Clemmons NC Dave Guerin-built Prophecy Site Three Grass site much improved year Kirk Gray Florence SC carries Prophecy ready box line Kirk placed second F3A 12 normalized points first breaks water amounted something close sweatbox torture After first day judge sets reduced five providing relief lucky few further difficulty affected classes equal measure Ron Van Putte described 1998 Nats scribe situation disaster primarily because no-shows lack organization stated similar occurrence must prevented next year anything situation worse 1999 problem totally untrained cases untrainable scribes Children Muncie-area Scouts Boys Girls Clubs primary source accompanied few adult supervisors young eight nine years old typical short attention spans kids promised amusement-park excursions other perks decided shortly after arrival hot bored didnt want involved Most received no prior training never seen scanner score sheet until showed up Monday morning judges forced write down own scores check scribes work after flight negated advantage having scribe first place judges no experience using method routinely took eyes off models write down scores say frequent errors found would understatement erasures point four five scoresheets recopied before could fed scanner some curious tearsheet anomalies shown am sure good scoring errors went undetected breaks up three minutes after early flights judges checked corrected scribing errors added hours contest took significant toll added gray hairs officials elevated judging blood pressure annoyed kids occasion first exposure model aviation might important future health growth hobby Im sure Pattern scribe problem appears annually insoluble suspect consistently underestimating amount organizational financial resources need devoted critical area has something Im also fairly certain problem will remain us some form until scoring method found eliminates need scribes altogether Monday morning gray cloudy fairly steady moderate wind southwest produced left-to-right flight direction As usual Muncie July winds similar afternoon much stronger significant afternoon turbulence cloud cover dissipated things heated 16 Model Aviation ello Colombo Argentina flew different-looking WideBody F3A Model pilot performed very well finished seventh Rick Allison wife Joan Anastasio flew pair Olympians Masters Authors design Piorun Models kit F3A pilot Dave Lockhart tunes Dad Masters competitor Mark Atwood caller Mike Walpole get Marks own-design Ron holds Dave 98 Masters champ 14th F3A year Arch Nemesis ready Masters final flight up pattern repeated week No time lost weather exception one-hour rain delay F3A Tuesday afternoon Intermediate Dean Wilson came strong win two rounds late outlast Michael Kingery Dothan AL what developed very close contest James Ivey Mablton GA bit up-and-down won round last day third followed Dac Kim Rockford IL also won round capture fourth place Bill Gregg Wauconda IL initially fourth unfortunately disqualified illegal equipment overweight believesee Nats People sidebar Michael Harrison Jr son well-known F3A competitor Michael Harrison Hot Springs AR flew very well equipment problems dropped him fifth place Advanced 14-year-old Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Richard Ames Atlanta GA reprised 98 Nats battle Sportsman title years version just tight wire end finish order same 98 Peter took three rounds Richard won two Peter flying just little consistently add 99 Advanced National Championship trophy Sportsman title 1998 Bob Roe Aipharetta GA third steady performance Last years third-place Sportsman finisher Trent Byrd Las Vegas NV years fourth-place Advanced pilot Trent flew very well times winning round left himself just bit short overall Michael Thomason Lexington NC fifth just 17 normalized points back Trent young Canadian Mike Siddall North York Ontario just 15 points back Thomason very close flying strong performances top finishers Advanced bode well Masters F3A may very interesting next few years people continue move up challenge established order Masters progress through preliminary rounds bit guessing game because Matrix format end Mondays flying three pilots won rounds two sites Mark December 1999 17 Fourteen-year-old Advanced winner Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Prophecy way up fast [—I IAA Ifl Don t wait longer experience awesome thrdlofpantan sky SL/PERDRI fl I SUPERDRI AVIATION SMONE OIL Ire proneons erooke 01 nod ntensesttto0eFOUR CONVEN EN UN PS Ihellart petsstencoeg -$ 209 I ISUPERORIhasenssedesepotato baOtfrea best Ca pCs 4 $C U9S$4800 Ii Dnas NOge$2000 Dave von .. O Stanoet 40k odostry vanofantotorn bite AMP TMEPsi 5-ga$5000 Ii Atwood Aurora OH finished second Masters 98 Joey Hayes myself Tuesday Mark Joey show mostly themselves winning two rounds apiece Wednesday respective matrix groups Atwood Hayes flew against other first time Joey Mark winning round other site Joe Lachowski Bridgewater NJ Rob Satalino Hoffman Estates IL split winning round Puzzling over posted scores NSRCA Hospitality Tent comparing late tearsheets slightly unclear just Masters top ten finishers would bebeyond fact Hayes Atwood four round wins apiece lock tied first place rest us would have wait announcement NSRCA Awards Banquet held second year nearby Cardinal Hills Country Club night F3A big news during week wind came up afternoon unstable air mass overhead seemed delight producing slightly different wind conditions almost hourly days heated up thing seemed nearly guaranteed afternoon full helping turbulence Wind strength usually 10-15 mph gusting slightly higher direction might vary quartering blow-out almost direct blow-in bumps immutable fact life Speaking bumps although didnt have opportunity fly grass runway Site Three looked considerably improved last visit 96 Kirk Gray Florence SC Sean McMurtry staged own private war top F3A leaderboard no other competitors close enough threaten either forgone conclusion Tuesday afternoon would enter finals ranked first second order remained determined Farther down board veteran competitors Dave von Linsowe Mt Morris Ml longtime Canadian F3A team member Ivan Kristensen Geulph Ontario Chris Lakin Brookline Station MO having shootout own young Mike Caglia Las Cruces NM close behind Bryan Hebert Denham Springs LA Argentine Marcello Columbo Mike Harrison Hot Springs AK Rick Mattie Diamond Bar CA locked see-saw struggle George Asteris Swedesboro NJ Earl Vincent Vorhees NJ rest F3A finals slots Kirk Gray entered finals top slot followed closely Sean McMurtry Dave von Linsowe third position followed Ivan Kristensen Chris Lakin Mike Caglia Bryan Hebert Marcelo Columbo Mike Harrison Rick Mattie Masters Mark Atwood Joey Hayes tied first round win somewhat surprised find myself third 18 Model Aviation ce BUBBLE $ 535w DELUXE KIT FEATURES Piece Fiberglass Fuselage Integral Verlical Fin Panel Lines Molded Fiberglass Cowl Canopy Frame Belly Pan Ailerons Flaps Elevators Rudder other Scale Details Pre-balanced Fiberglass Ailerons Balsa Presheeted Foam Core Wings Horizontal Stabilizer LE Installed Simple Installation Retracts Pre-installed Plywood Plates Wheel Well Openings Routed Wing8i1aI Custom Ret Aileron Flap Servo Openings Routed Wings Tire8 LGD7 CjiIud9S hS gfPT8IlkSa Vacuum Formed Clear Canopy iir0p Three Sheets Pressure Sensitive Decals YELLOW AIRCRAFT IP-38JAT-6Spmm1 INTERNATIONAL A6MSZERoCAPIOBI Excellence Englnwlng AND SCALE Jirsoummy manufacturtmg Sand $400 wit bin liSA $1990 Pradaci late pj wwwyetlowaircraftcom 203 Mass Ave LexIngton MA 02420 TM 781 6744898 Fax 781 674-2288 Plice subject change prior notice shipping handling extra bur Complete Advantage RED MAX Using top-quality components developed Congratulations Red Max 1st place Winnersl refined over quarter century AMA Air Nationals experience RED MAX fuels specially 1998 Combat Larry Driskill engineered Maximum Performance Power 1998 AA JrCombat Skyler Skelly Protection RED MAX known sold 1998 tA Open Bob & Andy Mears IFHS oil internationally best fuel can use 1998 Free Flight Bob Johannes model engine affordable prices IMAC Scale Aerobatic Nationals have excellent customer service call us 1998 Advanced Michael J Kuper Visit website information/pricing IRCHA Helicooter Internationals 1998 World Record Breaker Bruce Bennett NAMBA Boat Nationals Model activities Racing Pattern Fun etc Fuel types Plane Helicopter Boat Car Jet etc Engine types 2 4 cycle Glow Diesel Nitro Power blends 0% 75% 5% Oil blends RED MAX Synthetic/S yn-Castor Customer special blends available Minimum 1 gal Standard 4-gal 20-qt Cases Shipping UPS door 12 gal motorfreight commercial address Price breaks 412 20 60 124 gal Special discount prepaid club orders 1998 B-Stock Tunnel Russ Nachtweih 1998 Stock OPC Tunnel George Wittman 1998 A-O/B Mono Elden Huntling Numerous other awards ever ear FHS Supply lncPO Box 9CloverSC 29710-0009 Sales 1800 742-8484 Voice 18031 222-7488 Internet FHSoil@aolcom Fax 18031 222-7285 Website http//membersaolcom/FHSail RED MAX Shins Hats & Stickers available just few points back leaders 1 followed Troy Newman Lakewood CO David Snow Palatine IL Rob Satalino Rusty Fried Phoenix AZ Terry Dan Lexington NC Mike Walpole Dayton OH Mickey Losardo Schaumburg IL Because projected length two three-flight ten-man finals running consecutively Event Director Bob Noll elected run F3A Masters finals simultaneously using Stage Center site F3A L-pad Masters cant really report first-hand finals battle F3A hands full competing other site heard toe-to-toe battle royal top highnoon-type gunfight between Sean Kirk F3A Stage Center Site Round Kirk Gray beat Sean about 31/2 normalized points Round Two Sean won beat Kirk about five normalized points Round Three Sean won again time 25 normalized points enough Sean won contest tiny margin 12 normalized points Im told difference third flight Seans performance strong wind Mike Caglia moved third during finals very strong showing E pattern youngster New Mexico definitely star upswing Chris Lakin flying improved noticeably during contest moved up finish fourth Ivan Kristensen dropping fifth followed Dave von Linsowe Marcelo Colombo Bryan Hebert Rick Mattie Mike Harrison Masters final Joey Hayes opened strongly took first round Rob Satalino also strong flight took second Troy Newman third solid flight placed fourth after suffering distracting hat blow-off during spin second round showed different result Rob Satalino very clean flight won managed second round Joey Hayes third Troy Newman fourth third round didnt start until after lunch time afternoon wind coming upthe identical situation third round F3A finals first few flights went off fairly well wind kept coming midway through round full howl mode Flying about halfway down order Joey Hayes excellent flight gathering wind followed little later former 94 Masters National Champ Rusty Fried also very good flight flew second-from-last hat tied firmly place advantage having gone school everyone elses efforts windy conditions managed win round final Masters results first place plaque going Joey Hayes came second 14 points back will teach keep chin strap buckled future Rob Satalino flew very well moving up two places 20 Model Aviation I WARUIRD SCALE CLASSIC 99 2NRS LONG 2 WARUIRDS OVER DELAWARE 99 2NRS LONG $1995 EACH PRIORITY MAIL TO MR PRODUCTIONS PG lOX 1113 RIVER NJ 05754 CAIi[ rI[ICII]I MCIDI[I[ CC Repro Rubber Power Kits Comet Megow Burd Scientific Jasco also available Campbell Diels Dumas Florlo Flyet Guillows Golden Age Repro Hert Micro-X Peck 51g Send $2W Model Airplane Catalog Penn Vafley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lonsdale PA 19446 www pennval Syhobbycenter corn third overall Troy Newman fourth early leader Mark Atwood fifth David Snow finished sixth Rusty Fried seventh Mike Walpole eighth Teny Darr ninth Mickey Losardo tenth Trend-Spotting Department Fixed gear continues popular option about 5-10% entries equipped mostly Dave Guerin-huilt Hydeouts few scale- semiscale-type models No advantage disadvantage noticeable air ground scales hey youre stylin youre stylin Ivan Kristensen showed up did fly beautiful wide-bodied fixed-gear Russian painted-in-the-mold all-glass ARF design called Angels Shadow obtained fellow personally imported manufactured tiny company called VK Technology no current plans import en masse Ivan reports flies very very well plans use during World Championships Two-stroke engines have yet reclaim long-predicted leadership top leaderboard classes still seems about 98% YS turf 140 FZ FZ-L models popular options wide margin Jekyll/Sequel/Prophecy family clones now joined Hydeout still mostpopular Pattern models White still mostpopular base color yellow choice catching up fast 99 yellow-basecoated models took first second Masters first F3A APC Tru-Tum still prop spinner choice APC 155 x 125W prop current trendy choice YS 140 users Supras popular retracts hideously expensive 2000DX titaniumstrut models gaining ground Fuel over place brand name almost everyone using something around 20-25% nitro 20% oil mostly synthetic Fuel color choices pale pink red green colorless capable winning right needle-valve setting except last will stain paint OS Type F glow plugs seem ubiquitous choice champions nonchampions alike Carolinas hotbed Pattern country just about 15% 99 Nats entries including winners classes except F3A South Carolinian Kirk Gray dropped second single point no truth rumor Pattern pilot Carolinas flies Prophecy Some have now switched Hydeouts massive change Pattern rumored way usual hasnt arrived just yet just another really good time RC Aerobatics Nationals world does end because Y2K problems expect same next year See Muncie 2000 IALISTS IN COX AND AME ENGINES & CUSTOM PARTS COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS SOLID LINES CUSTOM NEEDLE VALVES OLD TIMER KITS & SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT PH 760-761-0511 FAX 761-0937 VISA MC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000 PLUS $300 SHIPPING INSURANCE $200 DA BIG ONES BACK AGAIN THE MIDWESTS LARGEST RC SWAP SHOP & Exo NOVEMBER 201999 1000AM DUPAGE COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS WHEATON IL 30000 Sq Ft Mfg Booths 200 Tables Demos Free Parking Industry Participants Great Planes rt Wing Mfg Products Century Jet Models Moki Husky Engines WITH NEW FRIENDS 1ST PLACE FLITEs 1/5 scALE-51B MUSTANG KIT AND $75 IN Du-BRo MAXX AND ROBART PRODUCTS BOOTH/TABLE SPACE MONOKOTE CONTEST Al IVISAMCAMEXDISCOVER ytime Flyby Knights IHangar 249 956 5 Bartlett Road nni nu December1999 23 AI Fly 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RADIO CONTROL AEROBATICS IT WAS GOOD back After two-year hiatus wife Joan again made trek Muncie 99 RC Aerobatics Nationals July 18-23 few problems always tnp worth taking F3A National Champion thus RC Aerobatics Category Champion Sean McMurtry Oklahoma City OK Masters National Champion Joey Hayes Reidsville NC Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Advanced Champion Dean Wilson Greensboro NC captured Intermediate crown 99 Nats principally production National Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA aid comfort much-valued assistance AMA staff AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf ran show AMA side able assistance AMA RC Category Manager Al Williamson NSRCAs Bob Noll served RC Aerobatics Event Director second year NSRCA Secretary/Treasurer Maureen Dunphy filled Contest Manager slot dont have information volunteer full-time workers judges Im afraid failing mention someone blanket thank will have suffice Special thanks Jeff Hill Site Two Director put lot work thought contestant packetin particular Site Operations Guidelines heavy use contestant judging almost pilots expected judge half-day mandatory Sunday Judges Meeting meant exactly anyone missed meeting would assessed zero highest flight score Fortunately everyone made meeting Attendance down 116 last year 95 pilots registered 13 Intermediate 19 Advanced 38 Masters 25 F3A Advanced Masters registered gains Intermediate called Sportsman last year F3A suffered rather severe declines 98 levels 27 Sportsman 39 F3A As 98 Intermediate Advanced flew traditional two-line six-flight format mornings afternoons L-pad north site designated Site 1 normalization available after round Masters used Matrix format introduced 97 Ron Van Putte Pilots split four groups flying two sites two lines Sites Stage Center X site designated Site Two South grass-runway site designated Site Three minimize effects different runway surfaces Masters takeoffs landing scored 0 10 both sites per F3A Matrix format pilot groups rotate site site group flies two rounds day against other groups single 14 Model Aviation McMurtry accepts Radio Control Aerobatics Category Championship plaque Event Director Bob Noll Masters champ Joey Hayes gets sound check Site Director Bob Stout during Masters finals Terry Darr holds Luis Rodriguez Woodlands TX processes eighth-place Intermediate model Bob Noll observes Advanced competitor Marty Pizzatola starts up young Intermediate competitor Andrew Jesky assists site end three days six flights groups have flown two normalized flights against other amounts series three mimcontests end three days normalized scores combined determine preliminary standings pilots highest normalized score day counted along nexthighest normalized score three days Pilots three-round finals selected standings top 20% traditional figure year Bob Noll announced plans take top-ten finishers Masters F3A finals instead top 20% would have eight five pilots respectively Matrix method significant advance running major Pattern events since advent computer scoring allows judging groups used just half-day drastically reducing judging contestant workload Normalized scores available after round pilots compete against other day format ensures finalists selected have flown two normalized rounds against other during single short period timereducing effects judging drift weather change requirement use least score days flying rewards consistency simple fair easily administered method picking finalists large starting group contestants worked very well Masters F3A slightly different story 1998 F3A flew Matrix format along Masters well-received primarily because provided two extra preliminary flights six up four traditional F3A prelims reducing effects weather changes outcome contest 99 faced 19 pilots preregistered F3A Bob Noll made last-minute decision combine planned four Matrix groups run traditional six-flight prelim format much like Intermediate Advanced offered opportunity combine judging groups provide total eight judges per line F3A rather four per line scheduled Using two sites instead Advanced meant pilots judging sets would have rotate between sites midway through flying session Noll elected have pilots rotate flying Round day site moving Round Two other site certainly looked like workable desirable plan paper practice something close nightmare Late entries swelled F3A 19 25 pilots scorekeeping program set up proved incapable handling eight-judge setssomething no seemed aware until after first round certainly least afternoon weather abysmal throughout week temperatures humidity mid-90s heat indexes well excess 100 degrees 25 flights day critique F3A judging sets endure three grueling five- six-hour sessions frequent December 1999 15 Ivan Kristensens spectacular painted-in-the-mold Russian ARF Angels Shadow Will flown Pattern World Champs Third-place F3A finisher Mike Caglia relaxes beside Hydeout Mike tense throughout contest Allen Eklund Clemmons NC Dave Guerin-built Prophecy Site Three Grass site much improved year Kirk Gray Florence SC carries Prophecy ready box line Kirk placed second F3A 12 normalized points first breaks water amounted something close sweatbox torture After first day judge sets reduced five providing relief lucky few further difficulty affected classes equal measure Ron Van Putte described 1998 Nats scribe situation disaster primarily because no-shows lack organization stated similar occurrence must prevented next year anything situation worse 1999 problem totally untrained cases untrainable scribes Children Muncie-area Scouts Boys Girls Clubs primary source accompanied few adult supervisors young eight nine years old typical short attention spans kids promised amusement-park excursions other perks decided shortly after arrival hot bored didnt want involved Most received no prior training never seen scanner score sheet until showed up Monday morning judges forced write down own scores check scribes work after flight negated advantage having scribe first place judges no experience using method routinely took eyes off models write down scores say frequent errors found would understatement erasures point four five scoresheets recopied before could fed scanner some curious tearsheet anomalies shown am sure good scoring errors went undetected breaks up three minutes after early flights judges checked corrected scribing errors added hours contest took significant toll added gray hairs officials elevated judging blood pressure annoyed kids occasion first exposure model aviation might important future health growth hobby Im sure Pattern scribe problem appears annually insoluble suspect consistently underestimating amount organizational financial resources need devoted critical area has something Im also fairly certain problem will remain us some form until scoring method found eliminates need scribes altogether Monday morning gray cloudy fairly steady moderate wind southwest produced left-to-right flight direction As usual Muncie July winds similar afternoon much stronger significant afternoon turbulence cloud cover dissipated things heated 16 Model Aviation ello Colombo Argentina flew different-looking WideBody F3A Model pilot performed very well finished seventh Rick Allison wife Joan Anastasio flew pair Olympians Masters Authors design Piorun Models kit F3A pilot Dave Lockhart tunes Dad Masters competitor Mark Atwood caller Mike Walpole get Marks own-design Ron holds Dave 98 Masters champ 14th F3A year Arch Nemesis ready Masters final flight up pattern repeated week No time lost weather exception one-hour rain delay F3A Tuesday afternoon Intermediate Dean Wilson came strong win two rounds late outlast Michael Kingery Dothan AL what developed very close contest James Ivey Mablton GA bit up-and-down won round last day third followed Dac Kim Rockford IL also won round capture fourth place Bill Gregg Wauconda IL initially fourth unfortunately disqualified illegal equipment overweight believesee Nats People sidebar Michael Harrison Jr son well-known F3A competitor Michael Harrison Hot Springs AR flew very well equipment problems dropped him fifth place Advanced 14-year-old Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Richard Ames Atlanta GA reprised 98 Nats battle Sportsman title years version just tight wire end finish order same 98 Peter took three rounds Richard won two Peter flying just little consistently add 99 Advanced National Championship trophy Sportsman title 1998 Bob Roe Aipharetta GA third steady performance Last years third-place Sportsman finisher Trent Byrd Las Vegas NV years fourth-place Advanced pilot Trent flew very well times winning round left himself just bit short overall Michael Thomason Lexington NC fifth just 17 normalized points back Trent young Canadian Mike Siddall North York Ontario just 15 points back Thomason very close flying strong performances top finishers Advanced bode well Masters F3A may very interesting next few years people continue move up challenge established order Masters progress through preliminary rounds bit guessing game because Matrix format end Mondays flying three pilots won rounds two sites Mark December 1999 17 Fourteen-year-old Advanced winner Peter Collinson Pinehurst NC Prophecy way up fast [—I IAA Ifl Don t wait longer experience awesome thrdlofpantan sky SL/PERDRI fl I SUPERDRI AVIATION SMONE OIL Ire proneons erooke 01 nod ntensesttto0eFOUR CONVEN EN UN PS Ihellart petsstencoeg -$ 209 I ISUPERORIhasenssedesepotato baOtfrea best Ca pCs 4 $C U9S$4800 Ii Dnas NOge$2000 Dave von .. O Stanoet 40k odostry vanofantotorn bite AMP TMEPsi 5-ga$5000 Ii Atwood Aurora OH finished second Masters 98 Joey Hayes myself Tuesday Mark Joey show mostly themselves winning two rounds apiece Wednesday respective matrix groups Atwood Hayes flew against other first time Joey Mark winning round other site Joe Lachowski Bridgewater NJ Rob Satalino Hoffman Estates IL split winning round Puzzling over posted scores NSRCA Hospitality Tent comparing late tearsheets slightly unclear just Masters top ten finishers would bebeyond fact Hayes Atwood four round wins apiece lock tied first place rest us would have wait announcement NSRCA Awards Banquet held second year nearby Cardinal Hills Country Club night F3A big news during week wind came up afternoon unstable air mass overhead seemed delight producing slightly different wind conditions almost hourly days heated up thing seemed nearly guaranteed afternoon full helping turbulence Wind strength usually 10-15 mph gusting slightly higher direction might vary quartering blow-out almost direct blow-in bumps immutable fact life Speaking bumps although didnt have opportunity fly grass runway Site Three looked considerably improved last visit 96 Kirk Gray Florence SC Sean McMurtry staged own private war top F3A leaderboard no other competitors close enough threaten either forgone conclusion Tuesday afternoon would enter finals ranked first second order remained determined Farther down board veteran competitors Dave von Linsowe Mt Morris Ml longtime Canadian F3A team member Ivan Kristensen Geulph Ontario Chris Lakin Brookline Station MO having shootout own young Mike Caglia Las Cruces NM close behind Bryan Hebert Denham Springs LA Argentine Marcello Columbo Mike Harrison Hot Springs AK Rick Mattie Diamond Bar CA locked see-saw struggle George Asteris Swedesboro NJ Earl Vincent Vorhees NJ rest F3A finals slots Kirk Gray entered finals top slot followed closely Sean McMurtry Dave von Linsowe third position followed Ivan 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Kirk F3A Stage Center Site Round Kirk Gray beat Sean about 31/2 normalized points Round Two Sean won beat Kirk about five normalized points Round Three Sean won again time 25 normalized points enough Sean won contest tiny margin 12 normalized points Im told difference third flight Seans performance strong wind Mike Caglia moved third during finals very strong showing E pattern youngster New Mexico definitely star upswing Chris Lakin flying improved noticeably during contest moved up finish fourth Ivan Kristensen dropping fifth followed Dave von Linsowe Marcelo Colombo Bryan Hebert Rick Mattie Mike Harrison Masters final Joey Hayes opened strongly took first round Rob Satalino also strong flight took second Troy Newman third solid flight placed fourth after suffering distracting hat blow-off during spin second round showed different result Rob Satalino very clean flight won managed second round Joey Hayes third Troy Newman fourth third round didnt start until after lunch time afternoon wind coming upthe identical situation third round F3A finals first few flights went off fairly well wind kept coming midway through round full howl mode Flying about halfway down order Joey Hayes excellent flight gathering wind followed little later former 94 Masters National Champ Rusty Fried also very good flight flew second-from-last hat tied firmly place advantage having gone school everyone elses efforts windy conditions managed win round final Masters results first place plaque going Joey Hayes came second 14 points back will teach keep chin strap buckled future Rob Satalino flew very well moving up two places 20 Model Aviation I WARUIRD SCALE CLASSIC 99 2NRS LONG 2 WARUIRDS OVER DELAWARE 99 2NRS LONG $1995 EACH PRIORITY MAIL TO MR PRODUCTIONS PG lOX 1113 RIVER NJ 05754 CAIi[ rI[ICII]I MCIDI[I[ CC Repro Rubber Power Kits Comet Megow Burd Scientific Jasco also available Campbell Diels Dumas Florlo Flyet Guillows Golden Age Repro Hert Micro-X Peck 51g Send $2W Model Airplane Catalog Penn Vafley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lonsdale PA 19446 www pennval Syhobbycenter corn third overall Troy Newman fourth early leader Mark Atwood fifth David Snow finished sixth Rusty Fried seventh Mike Walpole eighth Teny Darr ninth Mickey Losardo tenth Trend-Spotting Department Fixed gear continues popular option about 5-10% entries equipped mostly Dave Guerin-huilt Hydeouts few scale- semiscale-type models No advantage disadvantage noticeable air ground scales hey youre stylin youre stylin Ivan Kristensen showed up did fly beautiful wide-bodied fixed-gear Russian painted-in-the-mold all-glass ARF design called Angels Shadow obtained fellow personally imported manufactured tiny company called VK Technology no current plans import en masse Ivan reports flies very very well plans use during World Championships Two-stroke engines have yet reclaim long-predicted leadership top leaderboard classes still seems about 98% YS turf 140 FZ FZ-L models popular options wide margin Jekyll/Sequel/Prophecy family clones now joined Hydeout still mostpopular Pattern models White still mostpopular base color yellow choice catching up fast 99 yellow-basecoated models took first second Masters first F3A APC Tru-Tum still prop spinner choice APC 155 x 125W prop current trendy choice YS 140 users Supras popular retracts hideously expensive 2000DX titaniumstrut models gaining ground Fuel over place brand name almost everyone using something around 20-25% nitro 20% oil mostly synthetic Fuel color choices pale pink red green colorless capable winning right needle-valve setting except last will stain paint OS Type F glow plugs seem ubiquitous choice champions nonchampions alike Carolinas hotbed Pattern country just about 15% 99 Nats entries including winners classes except F3A South Carolinian Kirk Gray dropped second single point no truth rumor Pattern pilot Carolinas flies Prophecy Some have now switched Hydeouts massive change Pattern rumored way usual hasnt arrived just yet just another really good time RC Aerobatics Nationals world does end because Y2K problems expect same next year See Muncie 2000 IALISTS IN COX AND AME ENGINES & CUSTOM PARTS COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS SOLID LINES CUSTOM NEEDLE VALVES OLD TIMER KITS & SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT PH 760-761-0511 FAX 761-0937 VISA MC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000 PLUS $300 SHIPPING INSURANCE $200 DA BIG ONES BACK AGAIN THE MIDWESTS LARGEST RC SWAP SHOP & Exo NOVEMBER 201999 1000AM DUPAGE COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS WHEATON IL 30000 Sq Ft Mfg Booths 200 Tables Demos Free Parking Industry Participants Great Planes rt Wing Mfg Products Century Jet Models Moki Husky Engines WITH NEW FRIENDS 1ST PLACE FLITEs 1/5 scALE-51B MUSTANG KIT AND $75 IN Du-BRo MAXX AND ROBART PRODUCTS BOOTH/TABLE SPACE MONOKOTE CONTEST Al IVISAMCAMEXDISCOVER ytime Flyby Knights IHangar 249 956 5 Bartlett Road nni nu December1999 23 AI Fly 6ter Enhance quick thinking wlmflEPILOPS ove reflexes PILOTSEulaI Stay calm under stress Herbal Sate doctor approved month supply $1995 $400 5&H THE HEALING EARTH 723 CR 140 Eunnell FL 32110 904 437-15t3 F4U CORSAIR USENoIos541cc 0 JR XP642-iQ smwos RoaAm RETRACTSurn rim Du-BRo HARDWARE MAXX PRODS ilOOMAN MONOKOTE