RADIO CONTROL Aerobatics PyIonScaIe Ron Van Putte THE RADIO CONTROL events held Chennault Field Lake Charles La year different ways last years Nats RC competitors never chance see much 1974 Nats Due way Nats scheduled last year events except RC Pattern over end first week ofthc two-week competition RC competitors took advan tage years concurrent event sched uling look Control Line Free Flight other events first time first place contestants went upon arriving Nats Dorm Registration window $10 key deposit paid before McNeese people would issue dorm key hous ing facilities McNeese State Univer sity dormitories suited perfectly pur poses Nats attenders rooms inexpensive large enough accom modate modeling paraphernalia campus about five miles away Nats site although roads somewhat disrepair again impressed vastness Chennault complex event sites spread far apart event seemed having exclusive Nats During Formula racing battered sedan came driving up runway fortu nately race time Jan Sakert leaped car drove off Shortly after Jan returned explained over PA system guy taken wrong turn onto field after night celebrating still trying find way off some three hours later radio control events scheduled alleviate problems due sun Pylon racing held 8 am 2 pm Pattern flying started 2pm finished 8 pm Pattern flying site set up sun always behind fliers made much easier judges fliers last years layout Pattern flying conducted two flight lines two sites Site immediately adjacent Pylon Racing site potential prob lem could have developed getting Pat tern flying started time Site because much equipment shared Pylon racers However crew able break down Pylon site set up Pattern site less 20 minutes tribute organization energy workers Another nice feature parking permitted along flight lines elimi nating source irritation during 1974 Nats long walk park ing areas 8 Model Aviation Bob Underwood won special achievement award Wittman Bonzo thought would fly Below Bonzos cockpit detail Took fourth place impressive 7775 points Installing cowls completely hand-built Lockheed P-38 Sport Scale entry John Alexan der Down bit number entries RC Scale attracted largest spectator crowds After spectacular mid-air collision Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerome Bugni brought down safely neat Piper Navajo Chieftain AMA Scale six entries Sport Scale 24 Frequency monitoring outstand ing monitoring equipment used during RC events witnessed several incidents frequency moni tor told CD tell so-and-so raise antenna tell Joe Blank whos coming racing area turn off transmitter Weather factor several events Monday much /4 Midget Racing part B Pattern con ducted light rain Over half Sport Scale flown mist rain last day Nats fine flying Scale competitors did face such adverse conditions excellent example competitive spirit seen RC competition week significant effect weather occurred near end D Pattern quali fying Thursday August 7 Round six nearly over two three fliers four lines approximately 710 pm freak 25-30 mph blast wind hit area sky very dark end runway occasional bolts lightning could seen distance wind actually tore some tents half generally messed up area about five minutes Approximately ten minutes after initial blast hit wind subsided time announced flying terminated day Round 6 cancelled formal protest signed approxi mately 25 people submitted AMA Headquarters area protest re quested remaining fliers per mitted complete flights Round 6 prior starting D Finals flights next day protest request disallowed following morning much displeasure D Pattern fliers Most affected decision probably Fred Kugel Celina Ohio best flight Round 6 ended up 21st place out running D Finals Mark Rsdcliff end Don Lowe fuel Phoenix 6 airplanes prior D Pattern finals Miller Brown turn page Radcliff finished 1 23 order November1975 9 Come .Ale doggie says Ted White has venerable ship i Last years Formula winner Gale Helms weighs aircraft after 1/4 Gringo Five 20 0 Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 Midget victory 1/4 Midget have Rossi 15 airplane three Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy John Roth returns flight line Volkaplane after making winning flight right close-up plc hints scale detail Johns Volksplane always up winners O ROL number entries various events Class A43 Class B 27 Class D Novice 19 Class D Expert48 Midget47 Formula 148 AMA Scale6 Sport Scale 24 PATTERN Rhett Miller revenged second place Masters Tournament winning over Dave Brown despite fast close Dave posted high score competition last flight Daves last score 7160 four judges far best flight event enabled him jump over Mark Radclifl second place Incidentally lot people dont realize Mark Radcliff just little older Rhett Miller Rhett 17 Mark 20 Dave Brown 29 old man World Championship trio record Rhett Miller flew ProLine single-stick radio Dave Brown Mark Radcliff used World Engines Expert radios Rhett told tended use specially prepared Kraft single-stick radio World Cham pionships Steve Helms surprised lot people coming behind World Cham pionship-bound trio beating boss Big Kahuna Phil Kraft Jim Mar tin also surprised lot people figured over hill 33 Jim probably used up adrenalin competitors because competed three days Formula four days Pattern Five 20 D Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 airplane clos est competitor Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy three flown Dave Brown earned unofficial award Worst Sunburn Nats Dave judged B pattern competition two complete days flew D Ex pert Qualifications Finals four days face looked like rare piece beef end Nats Jim Martin overheard trying con vince Rhett Miller ought out doing things fun like chasing girls going swimming instead taking up spare time boring hobby like RC Pattern flying Copies individual score sheets available fliers immediately after flight however difficult deter relative positions competition because scores posted flying site B 8 x 10 sheets few people could see time contest ants said would prefer have large scoreboards posted site future Nats Another area general concern among Pattern competitors unconven tional way timers started watch before contestant ready fly Time often started before con testant able attach fuel lines check safe radio operation problem intensified because fliers particular frequency placed line consecutively couldnt get frequency pin until previous flier shut down last round D Finals accidents everyone dreads Don Lowe Don Coleman what can best described delayed mid-air collision airplanes collided Lowes crashed immediately due severed wing Coleman able bring landing decided both fliers would allowed continue flights starting maneuver crash occurred Don Lowe brought out backup airplane posted credita ble 6500 score Don Coleman elected repair leading edge right wing primary airplane fly Unfor 10 Model Aviation Pylon took hard workers Left Dave Abels son Dan holds Pops Liberty Bell Flew Pattern Below Bob Brogdon holds Irwin Funderburks F-I winner new K&B 40 ABC might have wondered yes Phil Kraft does clean own airplane Its very clean looking plane toonote wing fillets canopy examples tunately airplane crashed immediately after takeoff airborne system stopped listening probably delayed effect mid-air collision RC Pattern event director Bob Scott did lot kind jobs other directors might have allocated go fers example saw Bob filling gas tank portable generator carry ing water judges chasing spec tators behind white line Immediately prior Nats Bill Northrop called Julie Woods asked line up judges Julie claims phone 12 hours called late Thursday night before Nats asked provide some prospective judges names Julie attempted select judges close Nats site possible reduce travel costs AMA would have incur Despite last-minute acquisition additional judges contestants agreed quality judging superior last years Judges included Julie Woods Dick Austin Travis McGinnis John Lloyd Joe Bridi Dave Brown Carl Von Seuter Jack Stafford others cant remember PYLON crew will handling NMPRA Championships October Pylon racers can look forward another highquality RC racing event Ed told lot people deserved credit Jay Lewis Dave Alter owners Hobby Market Fort Worth Tex donated van permanent scoreboard materials lap coun ters NMPRA clock Relatively few mishaps occurred Midget Formula usual prop shatterings due tipped air planes take-offs couple collisions ground few flew too low ground leap up smite air plane knowledge no mid-air collisions exhaust baffles looked suspi ciously like tuned pipes Some people went great deal trouble get nasty fuel residue away engine cowl extent using 0-ring gaskets baffle assembly Some asked remove standout engine et Rossi Virtually times Rossi-powered airplanes beaten races other Rossi-powered aircontinued page 77 November1975 11 Pylon event director Ed Rankin led /4 Midget Formula Pylon racing like conductor fine orchestra knew job did well Most Scatter Pylon workers strike pose familiar Pylon fliers Below George Morgan couldnt ask better holder Jim Whitley Right Harold Parenti son Gary Zero enjoy fitfull summer shower Sport Scale Piper PA-23 R 1 Howard son Robert Event veteran Jim Martin performs routine maintenance Formula won Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pattern job racer Irwin Funderburk took nine ten heatssecond other planes easy tell airplane Rossi because sound different K&B Super Tigre en gines Owners Rossis spent lot spare time comparing prices had pay engines heard prices $65 $95 Quarter Midget has become very much like Formula order win competitor must good flier needs fast often expensive air plane tachometer super Rossi engines Bob Reuther never headed won nine heats Rossi powered Sky Glas Cosmic Wind significantly faster Tom Moores Tom identical airplane exception used K&B power Bob established fastest heat time 1405 came right back beat own time 140 FORMULA new K&B ABC rear-exhaust engine available couple weeks first- second-place air planes Formula powered course earlier K&B Super Tigre engines used other competitors commonly used engine Terry Tigre Super Tigre reworked Terry Prather disappointed some top guns missing mula competition Among missing Terry Prather Bob Smith probably chose wait until NMPRA Championships October put reputations line Whit Stockwell won special award best scale Formula racer After watch ing Ed Rankin trying decide beautifully finished airplanes deserved award Im glad job Irwin Funderburk nearly dominated Formula much Bob Reuther domi nated Y4 Midget Irwin won nine ten heats second another Bob Violet tied con test Bob misfortune run up against Jim Martin ninth round hot Bob finished second Consequently third place tenth round anticlimax Times particularly fast Formula probably because high heat humidity fastest time John McDermott 1189 few 119 times races mid 120s spectators gathered watch AMA Sport Scale other event excitement involved watch ing flights beautifully crafted mini ature versions full-scale aircraft cannot matched Unfortunately AMA Scale disappointing year six entries airplanes meticulously detailed ever spectators admired awe time allocated flying AMA Scale disproportionately large com pared time allocated Sport Scale six entries six hours flying two days comparison Sport Scale six hours 24 entries Thats 81 ratio time per entry AMA Scale versus Sport Scale Perhaps increase time Sport Scale relative AMA Scale can made 1976 Nats Bob Underwood won special flight achievement award AMA Scale Wittman D-12 Bonzo Nobody talked prior flying thought airplane would fly well few doubted would get airborne However Bonzo flew well other entries better flight stubby-winged ugly aircraft smooth stable Walt Moucha flew venerable Fly Baby Walt 26 few people November1975 77 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per dollar bar em GREATEST RIG BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Modei Co inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfieid Mass 01983 887-8541 SCALE Nats/R C/Van Putte continued page 11 Above Doily Bob Wischer Pober-Pixiea future Sig kit Right Ed Rankin founders sea Formula racers choose best Would like try Cycle AND Field Teeter Combined PlaneSaving Gift Automatic charge after diacherge S restr icted eight trarsaditer/ four receiver cels cycles inwv devices having up tO TWENTY ceNt 0 Cycles trmtsauitter/receiver einudgmieagu ly separatelye Selectable charge currentu 25/NinA- trickle potS Al cords remov able d operation quick change other ft/C systeals Sinchadme nine-page manual power cord 90-day qauralhtee *495SWM hallS-in meter $5945 IY5TEMS lea 4 SALES CNPUEDY StoA Marietta Ga MU rEa GUOOANS Nats/R C/Van Putte continued realize Walt youngest entrant ever compete scale World Cham pionships six entries AMA Scale placed follows John Roth Volksplane 8335 2 Stephen Sauger Stinson 8065 3 Bob Wischer Emeraude 8035 4 Bob Underwood Bonzo7775 5 Walt Moucha Fly Baby 7650 6 Bill Johnson Ryan STA7355 Sport Scale exciting varied Since two flight lines used usually least airplane flying times mist rain prevailed during least half competition virtually ignored entrants flier asked preferred fly pass response usually want fly Several airplanes seemed al suited weather John Kidwells Spitfire Bob Underwoods Stormovik looked great mist mid-air collision occurred between Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerry Bugnis Piper Navajo Chieftain Both airplanes able get back ground safely relatively minor damage Dave Platt flew first Sport Scale airplane using ducted fan ever com pete Nats F-6A Skyray HP-40 R/C retracts air plane suffered minor damage repaired later flights car buretor fell out engine Dave bring airplane emer gency landing Jeff Bertken competed using beautiful Twin Beechcraft earned perfect score 100 points static judging Unfortunately Jeff attempted loop maneuvers airplane stalled top went spin crashed vertically runway com pletely destroying Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pat tern airplane no wonder Harold has winning D Expert Pattern contests midwest years Another flew entry like Pattern airplane Ralph White flew Fliteglas P-Si D owns Fliteglas did sev eral maneuvers D Pattern airplane has over 700 flights looks nearly new Winners Sport Scale 1 Harold Parenti Zero1845 2 Bob Underwood Stormovik1825 3 T Bob Wischer Pober Pixie 1815 3 T Michael Sadler Piper Comanche 1815 4 Ralph White P-SI D 180 5 Dave Platt Sky ray 176 After Sport Scale over air show held near Nats hangar finale 1975 Nats Bob Underwood flew Bonzo Kathy Burnstine flew con trol-line Liberty Sport Featured show two-hour RC show put Colonel Betkys Flying Circus group came way Toledo Ohio put show dedicated bunch showmen know what spec tators like can deliver Al Betkey especially impressive flying modi fied adding polyhedral Contender barnstorming maneuvers especially upright inverted passes through flaming nine-foot diameter hoop Snoopy Dog House best-flying version 1 have ever seen El Toro flying lawnmower surprised delighted spectators 1975 Nats history pleased part Before finish ing report want say thanks some people RC Category Director Kemp Bunting put everything offer job Some evenings wife almost help him car because tired Kemp thankless jobs results lot abuse little credit really deserves Thanks Kemp addition personal thanks ex tended event directors con testants put up doing job especially fellow Eglin Aero Modellers Ron Vick Dave Strawser assisted taking photographs 78 Model Aviation Hollis Bonn competed B pattern Whit Stockwells Little Toni won best Scale Fl Above Bob Wischer assists Walt Moucha original Fly Baby Below clocks fully detailed N Dave Platt flew ducted-fan HP-40R/C powered Skyray Carburetor fell out flight causing forced landing Placed fifth Sport Scale Replacing flat tire kibitters including Dave Brown Don Coleman aircraft new original design Ron Chidgey
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 77, 78
RADIO CONTROL Aerobatics PyIonScaIe Ron Van Putte THE RADIO CONTROL events held Chennault Field Lake Charles La year different ways last years Nats RC competitors never chance see much 1974 Nats Due way Nats scheduled last year events except RC Pattern over end first week ofthc two-week competition RC competitors took advan tage years concurrent event sched uling look Control Line Free Flight other events first time first place contestants went upon arriving Nats Dorm Registration window $10 key deposit paid before McNeese people would issue dorm key hous ing facilities McNeese State Univer sity dormitories suited perfectly pur poses Nats attenders rooms inexpensive large enough accom modate modeling paraphernalia campus about five miles away Nats site although roads somewhat disrepair again impressed vastness Chennault complex event sites spread far apart event seemed having exclusive Nats During Formula racing battered sedan came driving up runway fortu nately race time Jan Sakert leaped car drove off Shortly after Jan returned explained over PA system guy taken wrong turn onto field after night celebrating still trying find way off some three hours later radio control events scheduled alleviate problems due sun Pylon racing held 8 am 2 pm Pattern flying started 2pm finished 8 pm Pattern flying site set up sun always behind fliers made much easier judges fliers last years layout Pattern flying conducted two flight lines two sites Site immediately adjacent Pylon Racing site potential prob lem could have developed getting Pat tern flying started time Site because much equipment shared Pylon racers However crew able break down Pylon site set up Pattern site less 20 minutes tribute organization energy workers Another nice feature parking permitted along flight lines elimi nating source irritation during 1974 Nats long walk park ing areas 8 Model Aviation Bob Underwood won special achievement award Wittman Bonzo thought would fly Below Bonzos cockpit detail Took fourth place impressive 7775 points Installing cowls completely hand-built Lockheed P-38 Sport Scale entry John Alexan der Down bit number entries RC Scale attracted largest spectator crowds After spectacular mid-air collision Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerome Bugni brought down safely neat Piper Navajo Chieftain AMA Scale six entries Sport Scale 24 Frequency monitoring outstand ing monitoring equipment used during RC events witnessed several incidents frequency moni tor told CD tell so-and-so raise antenna tell Joe Blank whos coming racing area turn off transmitter Weather factor several events Monday much /4 Midget Racing part B Pattern con ducted light rain Over half Sport Scale flown mist rain last day Nats fine flying Scale competitors did face such adverse conditions excellent example competitive spirit seen RC competition week significant effect weather occurred near end D Pattern quali fying Thursday August 7 Round six nearly over two three fliers four lines approximately 710 pm freak 25-30 mph blast wind hit area sky very dark end runway occasional bolts lightning could seen distance wind actually tore some tents half generally messed up area about five minutes Approximately ten minutes after initial blast hit wind subsided time announced flying terminated day Round 6 cancelled formal protest signed approxi mately 25 people submitted AMA Headquarters area protest re quested remaining fliers per mitted complete flights Round 6 prior starting D Finals flights next day protest request disallowed following morning much displeasure D Pattern fliers Most affected decision probably Fred Kugel Celina Ohio best flight Round 6 ended up 21st place out running D Finals Mark Rsdcliff end Don Lowe fuel Phoenix 6 airplanes prior D Pattern finals Miller Brown turn page Radcliff finished 1 23 order November1975 9 Come .Ale doggie says Ted White has venerable ship i Last years Formula winner Gale Helms weighs aircraft after 1/4 Gringo Five 20 0 Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 Midget victory 1/4 Midget have Rossi 15 airplane three Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy John Roth returns flight line Volkaplane after making winning flight right close-up plc hints scale detail Johns Volksplane always up winners O ROL number entries various events Class A43 Class B 27 Class D Novice 19 Class D Expert48 Midget47 Formula 148 AMA Scale6 Sport Scale 24 PATTERN Rhett Miller revenged second place Masters Tournament winning over Dave Brown despite fast close Dave posted high score competition last flight Daves last score 7160 four judges far best flight event enabled him jump over Mark Radclifl second place Incidentally lot people dont realize Mark Radcliff just little older Rhett Miller Rhett 17 Mark 20 Dave Brown 29 old man World Championship trio record Rhett Miller flew ProLine single-stick radio Dave Brown Mark Radcliff used World Engines Expert radios Rhett told tended use specially prepared Kraft single-stick radio World Cham pionships Steve Helms surprised lot people coming behind World Cham pionship-bound trio beating boss Big Kahuna Phil Kraft Jim Mar tin also surprised lot people figured over hill 33 Jim probably used up adrenalin competitors because competed three days Formula four days Pattern Five 20 D Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 airplane clos est competitor Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy three flown Dave Brown earned unofficial award Worst Sunburn Nats Dave judged B pattern competition two complete days flew D Ex pert Qualifications Finals four days face looked like rare piece beef end Nats Jim Martin overheard trying con vince Rhett Miller ought out doing things fun like chasing girls going swimming instead taking up spare time boring hobby like RC Pattern flying Copies individual score sheets available fliers immediately after flight however difficult deter relative positions competition because scores posted flying site B 8 x 10 sheets few people could see time contest ants said would prefer have large scoreboards posted site future Nats Another area general concern among Pattern competitors unconven tional way timers started watch before contestant ready fly Time often started before con testant able attach fuel lines check safe radio operation problem intensified because fliers particular frequency placed line consecutively couldnt get frequency pin until previous flier shut down last round D Finals accidents everyone dreads Don Lowe Don Coleman what can best described delayed mid-air collision airplanes collided Lowes crashed immediately due severed wing Coleman able bring landing decided both fliers would allowed continue flights starting maneuver crash occurred Don Lowe brought out backup airplane posted credita ble 6500 score Don Coleman elected repair leading edge right wing primary airplane fly Unfor 10 Model Aviation Pylon took hard workers Left Dave Abels son Dan holds Pops Liberty Bell Flew Pattern Below Bob Brogdon holds Irwin Funderburks F-I winner new K&B 40 ABC might have wondered yes Phil Kraft does clean own airplane Its very clean looking plane toonote wing fillets canopy examples tunately airplane crashed immediately after takeoff airborne system stopped listening probably delayed effect mid-air collision RC Pattern event director Bob Scott did lot kind jobs other directors might have allocated go fers example saw Bob filling gas tank portable generator carry ing water judges chasing spec tators behind white line Immediately prior Nats Bill Northrop called Julie Woods asked line up judges Julie claims phone 12 hours called late Thursday night before Nats asked provide some prospective judges names Julie attempted select judges close Nats site possible reduce travel costs AMA would have incur Despite last-minute acquisition additional judges contestants agreed quality judging superior last years Judges included Julie Woods Dick Austin Travis McGinnis John Lloyd Joe Bridi Dave Brown Carl Von Seuter Jack Stafford others cant remember PYLON crew will handling NMPRA Championships October Pylon racers can look forward another highquality RC racing event Ed told lot people deserved credit Jay Lewis Dave Alter owners Hobby Market Fort Worth Tex donated van permanent scoreboard materials lap coun ters NMPRA clock Relatively few mishaps occurred Midget Formula usual prop shatterings due tipped air planes take-offs couple collisions ground few flew too low ground leap up smite air plane knowledge no mid-air collisions exhaust baffles looked suspi ciously like tuned pipes Some people went great deal trouble get nasty fuel residue away engine cowl extent using 0-ring gaskets baffle assembly Some asked remove standout engine et Rossi Virtually times Rossi-powered airplanes beaten races other Rossi-powered aircontinued page 77 November1975 11 Pylon event director Ed Rankin led /4 Midget Formula Pylon racing like conductor fine orchestra knew job did well Most Scatter Pylon workers strike pose familiar Pylon fliers Below George Morgan couldnt ask better holder Jim Whitley Right Harold Parenti son Gary Zero enjoy fitfull summer shower Sport Scale Piper PA-23 R 1 Howard son Robert Event veteran Jim Martin performs routine maintenance Formula won Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pattern job racer Irwin Funderburk took nine ten heatssecond other planes easy tell airplane Rossi because sound different K&B Super Tigre en gines Owners Rossis spent lot spare time comparing prices had pay engines heard prices $65 $95 Quarter Midget has become very much like Formula order win competitor must good flier needs fast often expensive air plane tachometer super Rossi engines Bob Reuther never headed won nine heats Rossi powered Sky Glas Cosmic Wind significantly faster Tom Moores Tom identical airplane exception used K&B power Bob established fastest heat time 1405 came right back beat own time 140 FORMULA new K&B ABC rear-exhaust engine available couple weeks first- second-place air planes Formula powered course earlier K&B Super Tigre engines used other competitors commonly used engine Terry Tigre Super Tigre reworked Terry Prather disappointed some top guns missing mula competition Among missing Terry Prather Bob Smith probably chose wait until NMPRA Championships October put reputations line Whit Stockwell won special award best scale Formula racer After watch ing Ed Rankin trying decide beautifully finished airplanes deserved award Im glad job Irwin Funderburk nearly dominated Formula much Bob Reuther domi nated Y4 Midget Irwin won nine ten heats second another Bob Violet tied con test Bob misfortune run up against Jim Martin ninth round hot Bob finished second Consequently third place tenth round anticlimax Times particularly fast Formula probably because high heat humidity fastest time John McDermott 1189 few 119 times races mid 120s spectators gathered watch AMA Sport Scale other event excitement involved watch ing flights beautifully crafted mini ature versions full-scale aircraft cannot matched Unfortunately AMA Scale disappointing year six entries airplanes meticulously detailed ever spectators admired awe time allocated flying AMA Scale disproportionately large com pared time allocated Sport Scale six entries six hours flying two days comparison Sport Scale six hours 24 entries Thats 81 ratio time per entry AMA Scale versus Sport Scale Perhaps increase time Sport Scale relative AMA Scale can made 1976 Nats Bob Underwood won special flight achievement award AMA Scale Wittman D-12 Bonzo Nobody talked prior flying thought airplane would fly well few doubted would get airborne However Bonzo flew well other entries better flight stubby-winged ugly aircraft smooth stable Walt Moucha flew venerable Fly Baby Walt 26 few people November1975 77 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per dollar bar em GREATEST RIG BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Modei Co inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfieid Mass 01983 887-8541 SCALE Nats/R C/Van Putte continued page 11 Above Doily Bob Wischer Pober-Pixiea future Sig kit Right Ed Rankin founders sea Formula racers choose best Would like try Cycle AND Field Teeter Combined PlaneSaving Gift Automatic charge after diacherge S restr icted eight trarsaditer/ four receiver cels cycles inwv devices having up tO TWENTY ceNt 0 Cycles trmtsauitter/receiver einudgmieagu ly separatelye Selectable charge currentu 25/NinA- trickle potS Al cords remov able d operation quick change other ft/C systeals Sinchadme nine-page manual power cord 90-day qauralhtee *495SWM hallS-in meter $5945 IY5TEMS lea 4 SALES CNPUEDY StoA Marietta Ga MU rEa GUOOANS Nats/R C/Van Putte continued realize Walt youngest entrant ever compete scale World Cham pionships six entries AMA Scale placed follows John Roth Volksplane 8335 2 Stephen Sauger Stinson 8065 3 Bob Wischer Emeraude 8035 4 Bob Underwood Bonzo7775 5 Walt Moucha Fly Baby 7650 6 Bill Johnson Ryan STA7355 Sport Scale exciting varied Since two flight lines used usually least airplane flying times mist rain prevailed during least half competition virtually ignored entrants flier asked preferred fly pass response usually want fly Several airplanes seemed al suited weather John Kidwells Spitfire Bob Underwoods Stormovik looked great mist mid-air collision occurred between Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerry Bugnis Piper Navajo Chieftain Both airplanes able get back ground safely relatively minor damage Dave Platt flew first Sport Scale airplane using ducted fan ever com pete Nats F-6A Skyray HP-40 R/C retracts air plane suffered minor damage repaired later flights car buretor fell out engine Dave bring airplane emer gency landing Jeff Bertken competed using beautiful Twin Beechcraft earned perfect score 100 points static judging Unfortunately Jeff attempted loop maneuvers airplane stalled top went spin crashed vertically runway com pletely destroying Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pat tern airplane no wonder Harold has winning D Expert Pattern contests midwest years Another flew entry like Pattern airplane Ralph White flew Fliteglas P-Si D owns Fliteglas did sev eral maneuvers D Pattern airplane has over 700 flights looks nearly new Winners Sport Scale 1 Harold Parenti Zero1845 2 Bob Underwood Stormovik1825 3 T Bob Wischer Pober Pixie 1815 3 T Michael Sadler Piper Comanche 1815 4 Ralph White P-SI D 180 5 Dave Platt Sky ray 176 After Sport Scale over air show held near Nats hangar finale 1975 Nats Bob Underwood flew Bonzo Kathy Burnstine flew con trol-line Liberty Sport Featured show two-hour RC show put Colonel Betkys Flying Circus group came way Toledo Ohio put show dedicated bunch showmen know what spec tators like can deliver Al Betkey especially impressive flying modi fied adding polyhedral Contender barnstorming maneuvers especially upright inverted passes through flaming nine-foot diameter hoop Snoopy Dog House best-flying version 1 have ever seen El Toro flying lawnmower surprised delighted spectators 1975 Nats history pleased part Before finish ing report want say thanks some people RC Category Director Kemp Bunting put everything offer job Some evenings wife almost help him car because tired Kemp thankless jobs results lot abuse little credit really deserves Thanks Kemp addition personal thanks ex tended event directors con testants put up doing job especially fellow Eglin Aero Modellers Ron Vick Dave Strawser assisted taking photographs 78 Model Aviation Hollis Bonn competed B pattern Whit Stockwells Little Toni won best Scale Fl Above Bob Wischer assists Walt Moucha original Fly Baby Below clocks fully detailed N Dave Platt flew ducted-fan HP-40R/C powered Skyray Carburetor fell out flight causing forced landing Placed fifth Sport Scale Replacing flat tire kibitters including Dave Brown Don Coleman aircraft new original design Ron Chidgey
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 77, 78
RADIO CONTROL Aerobatics PyIonScaIe Ron Van Putte THE RADIO CONTROL events held Chennault Field Lake Charles La year different ways last years Nats RC competitors never chance see much 1974 Nats Due way Nats scheduled last year events except RC Pattern over end first week ofthc two-week competition RC competitors took advan tage years concurrent event sched uling look Control Line Free Flight other events first time first place contestants went upon arriving Nats Dorm Registration window $10 key deposit paid before McNeese people would issue dorm key hous ing facilities McNeese State Univer sity dormitories suited perfectly pur poses Nats attenders rooms inexpensive large enough accom modate modeling paraphernalia campus about five miles away Nats site although roads somewhat disrepair again impressed vastness Chennault complex event sites spread far apart event seemed having exclusive Nats During Formula racing battered sedan came driving up runway fortu nately race time Jan Sakert leaped car drove off Shortly after Jan returned explained over PA system guy taken wrong turn onto field after night celebrating still trying find way off some three hours later radio control events scheduled alleviate problems due sun Pylon racing held 8 am 2 pm Pattern flying started 2pm finished 8 pm Pattern flying site set up sun always behind fliers made much easier judges fliers last years layout Pattern flying conducted two flight lines two sites Site immediately adjacent Pylon Racing site potential prob lem could have developed getting Pat tern flying started time Site because much equipment shared Pylon racers However crew able break down Pylon site set up Pattern site less 20 minutes tribute organization energy workers Another nice feature parking permitted along flight lines elimi nating source irritation during 1974 Nats long walk park ing areas 8 Model Aviation Bob Underwood won special achievement award Wittman Bonzo thought would fly Below Bonzos cockpit detail Took fourth place impressive 7775 points Installing cowls completely hand-built Lockheed P-38 Sport Scale entry John Alexan der Down bit number entries RC Scale attracted largest spectator crowds After spectacular mid-air collision Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerome Bugni brought down safely neat Piper Navajo Chieftain AMA Scale six entries Sport Scale 24 Frequency monitoring outstand ing monitoring equipment used during RC events witnessed several incidents frequency moni tor told CD tell so-and-so raise antenna tell Joe Blank whos coming racing area turn off transmitter Weather factor several events Monday much /4 Midget Racing part B Pattern con ducted light rain Over half Sport Scale flown mist rain last day Nats fine flying Scale competitors did face such adverse conditions excellent example competitive spirit seen RC competition week significant effect weather occurred near end D Pattern quali fying Thursday August 7 Round six nearly over two three fliers four lines approximately 710 pm freak 25-30 mph blast wind hit area sky very dark end runway occasional bolts lightning could seen distance wind actually tore some tents half generally messed up area about five minutes Approximately ten minutes after initial blast hit wind subsided time announced flying terminated day Round 6 cancelled formal protest signed approxi mately 25 people submitted AMA Headquarters area protest re quested remaining fliers per mitted complete flights Round 6 prior starting D Finals flights next day protest request disallowed following morning much displeasure D Pattern fliers Most affected decision probably Fred Kugel Celina Ohio best flight Round 6 ended up 21st place out running D Finals Mark Rsdcliff end Don Lowe fuel Phoenix 6 airplanes prior D Pattern finals Miller Brown turn page Radcliff finished 1 23 order November1975 9 Come .Ale doggie says Ted White has venerable ship i Last years Formula winner Gale Helms weighs aircraft after 1/4 Gringo Five 20 0 Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 Midget victory 1/4 Midget have Rossi 15 airplane three Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy John Roth returns flight line Volkaplane after making winning flight right close-up plc hints scale detail Johns Volksplane always up winners O ROL number entries various events Class A43 Class B 27 Class D Novice 19 Class D Expert48 Midget47 Formula 148 AMA Scale6 Sport Scale 24 PATTERN Rhett Miller revenged second place Masters Tournament winning over Dave Brown despite fast close Dave posted high score competition last flight Daves last score 7160 four judges far best flight event enabled him jump over Mark Radclifl second place Incidentally lot people dont realize Mark Radcliff just little older Rhett Miller Rhett 17 Mark 20 Dave Brown 29 old man World Championship trio record Rhett Miller flew ProLine single-stick radio Dave Brown Mark Radcliff used World Engines Expert radios Rhett told tended use specially prepared Kraft single-stick radio World Cham pionships Steve Helms surprised lot people coming behind World Cham pionship-bound trio beating boss Big Kahuna Phil Kraft Jim Mar tin also surprised lot people figured over hill 33 Jim probably used up adrenalin competitors because competed three days Formula four days Pattern Five 20 D Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 airplane clos est competitor Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy three flown Dave Brown earned unofficial award Worst Sunburn Nats Dave judged B pattern competition two complete days flew D Ex pert Qualifications Finals four days face looked like rare piece beef end Nats Jim Martin overheard trying con vince Rhett Miller ought out doing things fun like chasing girls going swimming instead taking up spare time boring hobby like RC Pattern flying Copies individual score sheets available fliers immediately after flight however difficult deter relative positions competition because scores posted flying site B 8 x 10 sheets few people could see time contest ants said would prefer have large scoreboards posted site future Nats Another area general concern among Pattern competitors unconven tional way timers started watch before contestant ready fly Time often started before con testant able attach fuel lines check safe radio operation problem intensified because fliers particular frequency placed line consecutively couldnt get frequency pin until previous flier shut down last round D Finals accidents everyone dreads Don Lowe Don Coleman what can best described delayed mid-air collision airplanes collided Lowes crashed immediately due severed wing Coleman able bring landing decided both fliers would allowed continue flights starting maneuver crash occurred Don Lowe brought out backup airplane posted credita ble 6500 score Don Coleman elected repair leading edge right wing primary airplane fly Unfor 10 Model Aviation Pylon took hard workers Left Dave Abels son Dan holds Pops Liberty Bell Flew Pattern Below Bob Brogdon holds Irwin Funderburks F-I winner new K&B 40 ABC might have wondered yes Phil Kraft does clean own airplane Its very clean looking plane toonote wing fillets canopy examples tunately airplane crashed immediately after takeoff airborne system stopped listening probably delayed effect mid-air collision RC Pattern event director Bob Scott did lot kind jobs other directors might have allocated go fers example saw Bob filling gas tank portable generator carry ing water judges chasing spec tators behind white line Immediately prior Nats Bill Northrop called Julie Woods asked line up judges Julie claims phone 12 hours called late Thursday night before Nats asked provide some prospective judges names Julie attempted select judges close Nats site possible reduce travel costs AMA would have incur Despite last-minute acquisition additional judges contestants agreed quality judging superior last years Judges included Julie Woods Dick Austin Travis McGinnis John Lloyd Joe Bridi Dave Brown Carl Von Seuter Jack Stafford others cant remember PYLON crew will handling NMPRA Championships October Pylon racers can look forward another highquality RC racing event Ed told lot people deserved credit Jay Lewis Dave Alter owners Hobby Market Fort Worth Tex donated van permanent scoreboard materials lap coun ters NMPRA clock Relatively few mishaps occurred Midget Formula usual prop shatterings due tipped air planes take-offs couple collisions ground few flew too low ground leap up smite air plane knowledge no mid-air collisions exhaust baffles looked suspi ciously like tuned pipes Some people went great deal trouble get nasty fuel residue away engine cowl extent using 0-ring gaskets baffle assembly Some asked remove standout engine et Rossi Virtually times Rossi-powered airplanes beaten races other Rossi-powered aircontinued page 77 November1975 11 Pylon event director Ed Rankin led /4 Midget Formula Pylon racing like conductor fine orchestra knew job did well Most Scatter Pylon workers strike pose familiar Pylon fliers Below George Morgan couldnt ask better holder Jim Whitley Right Harold Parenti son Gary Zero enjoy fitfull summer shower Sport Scale Piper PA-23 R 1 Howard son Robert Event veteran Jim Martin performs routine maintenance Formula won Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pattern job racer Irwin Funderburk took nine ten heatssecond other planes easy tell airplane Rossi because sound different K&B Super Tigre en gines Owners Rossis spent lot spare time comparing prices had pay engines heard prices $65 $95 Quarter Midget has become very much like Formula order win competitor must good flier needs fast often expensive air plane tachometer super Rossi engines Bob Reuther never headed won nine heats Rossi powered Sky Glas Cosmic Wind significantly faster Tom Moores Tom identical airplane exception used K&B power Bob established fastest heat time 1405 came right back beat own time 140 FORMULA new K&B ABC rear-exhaust engine available couple weeks first- second-place air planes Formula powered course earlier K&B Super Tigre engines used other competitors commonly used engine Terry Tigre Super Tigre reworked Terry Prather disappointed some top guns missing mula competition Among missing Terry Prather Bob Smith probably chose wait until NMPRA Championships October put reputations line Whit Stockwell won special award best scale Formula racer After watch ing Ed Rankin trying decide beautifully finished airplanes deserved award Im glad job Irwin Funderburk nearly dominated Formula much Bob Reuther domi nated Y4 Midget Irwin won nine ten heats second another Bob Violet tied con test Bob misfortune run up against Jim Martin ninth round hot Bob finished second Consequently third place tenth round anticlimax Times particularly fast Formula probably because high heat humidity fastest time John McDermott 1189 few 119 times races mid 120s spectators gathered watch AMA Sport Scale other event excitement involved watch ing flights beautifully crafted mini ature versions full-scale aircraft cannot matched Unfortunately AMA Scale disappointing year six entries airplanes meticulously detailed ever spectators admired awe time allocated flying AMA Scale disproportionately large com pared time allocated Sport Scale six entries six hours flying two days comparison Sport Scale six hours 24 entries Thats 81 ratio time per entry AMA Scale versus Sport Scale Perhaps increase time Sport Scale relative AMA Scale can made 1976 Nats Bob Underwood won special flight achievement award AMA Scale Wittman D-12 Bonzo Nobody talked prior flying thought airplane would fly well few doubted would get airborne However Bonzo flew well other entries better flight stubby-winged ugly aircraft smooth stable Walt Moucha flew venerable Fly Baby Walt 26 few people November1975 77 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per dollar bar em GREATEST RIG BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Modei Co inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfieid Mass 01983 887-8541 SCALE Nats/R C/Van Putte continued page 11 Above Doily Bob Wischer Pober-Pixiea future Sig kit Right Ed Rankin founders sea Formula racers choose best Would like try Cycle AND Field Teeter Combined PlaneSaving Gift Automatic charge after diacherge S restr icted eight trarsaditer/ four receiver cels cycles inwv devices having up tO TWENTY ceNt 0 Cycles trmtsauitter/receiver einudgmieagu ly separatelye Selectable charge currentu 25/NinA- trickle potS Al cords remov able d operation quick change other ft/C systeals Sinchadme nine-page manual power cord 90-day qauralhtee *495SWM hallS-in meter $5945 IY5TEMS lea 4 SALES CNPUEDY StoA Marietta Ga MU rEa GUOOANS Nats/R C/Van Putte continued realize Walt youngest entrant ever compete scale World Cham pionships six entries AMA Scale placed follows John Roth Volksplane 8335 2 Stephen Sauger Stinson 8065 3 Bob Wischer Emeraude 8035 4 Bob Underwood Bonzo7775 5 Walt Moucha Fly Baby 7650 6 Bill Johnson Ryan STA7355 Sport Scale exciting varied Since two flight lines used usually least airplane flying times mist rain prevailed during least half competition virtually ignored entrants flier asked preferred fly pass response usually want fly Several airplanes seemed al suited weather John Kidwells Spitfire Bob Underwoods Stormovik looked great mist mid-air collision occurred between Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerry Bugnis Piper Navajo Chieftain Both airplanes able get back ground safely relatively minor damage Dave Platt flew first Sport Scale airplane using ducted fan ever com pete Nats F-6A Skyray HP-40 R/C retracts air plane suffered minor damage repaired later flights car buretor fell out engine Dave bring airplane emer gency landing Jeff Bertken competed using beautiful Twin Beechcraft earned perfect score 100 points static judging Unfortunately Jeff attempted loop maneuvers airplane stalled top went spin crashed vertically runway com pletely destroying Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pat tern airplane no wonder Harold has winning D Expert Pattern contests midwest years Another flew entry like Pattern airplane Ralph White flew Fliteglas P-Si D owns Fliteglas did sev eral maneuvers D Pattern airplane has over 700 flights looks nearly new Winners Sport Scale 1 Harold Parenti Zero1845 2 Bob Underwood Stormovik1825 3 T Bob Wischer Pober Pixie 1815 3 T Michael Sadler Piper Comanche 1815 4 Ralph White P-SI D 180 5 Dave Platt Sky ray 176 After Sport Scale over air show held near Nats hangar finale 1975 Nats Bob Underwood flew Bonzo Kathy Burnstine flew con trol-line Liberty Sport Featured show two-hour RC show put Colonel Betkys Flying Circus group came way Toledo Ohio put show dedicated bunch showmen know what spec tators like can deliver Al Betkey especially impressive flying modi fied adding polyhedral Contender barnstorming maneuvers especially upright inverted passes through flaming nine-foot diameter hoop Snoopy Dog House best-flying version 1 have ever seen El Toro flying lawnmower surprised delighted spectators 1975 Nats history pleased part Before finish ing report want say thanks some people RC Category Director Kemp Bunting put everything offer job Some evenings wife almost help him car because tired Kemp thankless jobs results lot abuse little credit really deserves Thanks Kemp addition personal thanks ex tended event directors con testants put up doing job especially fellow Eglin Aero Modellers Ron Vick Dave Strawser assisted taking photographs 78 Model Aviation Hollis Bonn competed B pattern Whit Stockwells Little Toni won best Scale Fl Above Bob Wischer assists Walt Moucha original Fly Baby Below clocks fully detailed N Dave Platt flew ducted-fan HP-40R/C powered Skyray Carburetor fell out flight causing forced landing Placed fifth Sport Scale Replacing flat tire kibitters including Dave Brown Don Coleman aircraft new original design Ron Chidgey
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 77, 78
RADIO CONTROL Aerobatics PyIonScaIe Ron Van Putte THE RADIO CONTROL events held Chennault Field Lake Charles La year different ways last years Nats RC competitors never chance see much 1974 Nats Due way Nats scheduled last year events except RC Pattern over end first week ofthc two-week competition RC competitors took advan tage years concurrent event sched uling look Control Line Free Flight other events first time first place contestants went upon arriving Nats Dorm Registration window $10 key deposit paid before McNeese people would issue dorm key hous ing facilities McNeese State Univer sity dormitories suited perfectly pur poses Nats attenders rooms inexpensive large enough accom modate modeling paraphernalia campus about five miles away Nats site although roads somewhat disrepair again impressed vastness Chennault complex event sites spread far apart event seemed having exclusive Nats During Formula racing battered sedan came driving up runway fortu nately race time Jan Sakert leaped car drove off Shortly after Jan returned explained over PA system guy taken wrong turn onto field after night celebrating still trying find way off some three hours later radio control events scheduled alleviate problems due sun Pylon racing held 8 am 2 pm Pattern flying started 2pm finished 8 pm Pattern flying site set up sun always behind fliers made much easier judges fliers last years layout Pattern flying conducted two flight lines two sites Site immediately adjacent Pylon Racing site potential prob lem could have developed getting Pat tern flying started time Site because much equipment shared Pylon racers However crew able break down Pylon site set up Pattern site less 20 minutes tribute organization energy workers Another nice feature parking permitted along flight lines elimi nating source irritation during 1974 Nats long walk park ing areas 8 Model Aviation Bob Underwood won special achievement award Wittman Bonzo thought would fly Below Bonzos cockpit detail Took fourth place impressive 7775 points Installing cowls completely hand-built Lockheed P-38 Sport Scale entry John Alexan der Down bit number entries RC Scale attracted largest spectator crowds After spectacular mid-air collision Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerome Bugni brought down safely neat Piper Navajo Chieftain AMA Scale six entries Sport Scale 24 Frequency monitoring outstand ing monitoring equipment used during RC events witnessed several incidents frequency moni tor told CD tell so-and-so raise antenna tell Joe Blank whos coming racing area turn off transmitter Weather factor several events Monday much /4 Midget Racing part B Pattern con ducted light rain Over half Sport Scale flown mist rain last day Nats fine flying Scale competitors did face such adverse conditions excellent example competitive spirit seen RC competition week significant effect weather occurred near end D Pattern quali fying Thursday August 7 Round six nearly over two three fliers four lines approximately 710 pm freak 25-30 mph blast wind hit area sky very dark end runway occasional bolts lightning could seen distance wind actually tore some tents half generally messed up area about five minutes Approximately ten minutes after initial blast hit wind subsided time announced flying terminated day Round 6 cancelled formal protest signed approxi mately 25 people submitted AMA Headquarters area protest re quested remaining fliers per mitted complete flights Round 6 prior starting D Finals flights next day protest request disallowed following morning much displeasure D Pattern fliers Most affected decision probably Fred Kugel Celina Ohio best flight Round 6 ended up 21st place out running D Finals Mark Rsdcliff end Don Lowe fuel Phoenix 6 airplanes prior D Pattern finals Miller Brown turn page Radcliff finished 1 23 order November1975 9 Come .Ale doggie says Ted White has venerable ship i Last years Formula winner Gale Helms weighs aircraft after 1/4 Gringo Five 20 0 Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 Midget victory 1/4 Midget have Rossi 15 airplane three Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy John Roth returns flight line Volkaplane after making winning flight right close-up plc hints scale detail Johns Volksplane always up winners O ROL number entries various events Class A43 Class B 27 Class D Novice 19 Class D Expert48 Midget47 Formula 148 AMA Scale6 Sport Scale 24 PATTERN Rhett Miller revenged second place Masters Tournament winning over Dave Brown despite fast close Dave posted high score competition last flight Daves last score 7160 four judges far best flight event enabled him jump over Mark Radclifl second place Incidentally lot people dont realize Mark Radcliff just little older Rhett Miller Rhett 17 Mark 20 Dave Brown 29 old man World Championship trio record Rhett Miller flew ProLine single-stick radio Dave Brown Mark Radcliff used World Engines Expert radios Rhett told tended use specially prepared Kraft single-stick radio World Cham pionships Steve Helms surprised lot people coming behind World Cham pionship-bound trio beating boss Big Kahuna Phil Kraft Jim Mar tin also surprised lot people figured over hill 33 Jim probably used up adrenalin competitors because competed three days Formula four days Pattern Five 20 D Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 airplane clos est competitor Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy three flown Dave Brown earned unofficial award Worst Sunburn Nats Dave judged B pattern competition two complete days flew D Ex pert Qualifications Finals four days face looked like rare piece beef end Nats Jim Martin overheard trying con vince Rhett Miller ought out doing things fun like chasing girls going swimming instead taking up spare time boring hobby like RC Pattern flying Copies individual score sheets available fliers immediately after flight however difficult deter relative positions competition because scores posted flying site B 8 x 10 sheets few people could see time contest ants said would prefer have large scoreboards posted site future Nats Another area general concern among Pattern competitors unconven tional way timers started watch before contestant ready fly Time often started before con testant able attach fuel lines check safe radio operation problem intensified because fliers particular frequency placed line consecutively couldnt get frequency pin until previous flier shut down last round D Finals accidents everyone dreads Don Lowe Don Coleman what can best described delayed mid-air collision airplanes collided Lowes crashed immediately due severed wing Coleman able bring landing decided both fliers would allowed continue flights starting maneuver crash occurred Don Lowe brought out backup airplane posted credita ble 6500 score Don Coleman elected repair leading edge right wing primary airplane fly Unfor 10 Model Aviation Pylon took hard workers Left Dave Abels son Dan holds Pops Liberty Bell Flew Pattern Below Bob Brogdon holds Irwin Funderburks F-I winner new K&B 40 ABC might have wondered yes Phil Kraft does clean own airplane Its very clean looking plane toonote wing fillets canopy examples tunately airplane crashed immediately after takeoff airborne system stopped listening probably delayed effect mid-air collision RC Pattern event director Bob Scott did lot kind jobs other directors might have allocated go fers example saw Bob filling gas tank portable generator carry ing water judges chasing spec tators behind white line Immediately prior Nats Bill Northrop called Julie Woods asked line up judges Julie claims phone 12 hours called late Thursday night before Nats asked provide some prospective judges names Julie attempted select judges close Nats site possible reduce travel costs AMA would have incur Despite last-minute acquisition additional judges contestants agreed quality judging superior last years Judges included Julie Woods Dick Austin Travis McGinnis John Lloyd Joe Bridi Dave Brown Carl Von Seuter Jack Stafford others cant remember PYLON crew will handling NMPRA Championships October Pylon racers can look forward another highquality RC racing event Ed told lot people deserved credit Jay Lewis Dave Alter owners Hobby Market Fort Worth Tex donated van permanent scoreboard materials lap coun ters NMPRA clock Relatively few mishaps occurred Midget Formula usual prop shatterings due tipped air planes take-offs couple collisions ground few flew too low ground leap up smite air plane knowledge no mid-air collisions exhaust baffles looked suspi ciously like tuned pipes Some people went great deal trouble get nasty fuel residue away engine cowl extent using 0-ring gaskets baffle assembly Some asked remove standout engine et Rossi Virtually times Rossi-powered airplanes beaten races other Rossi-powered aircontinued page 77 November1975 11 Pylon event director Ed Rankin led /4 Midget Formula Pylon racing like conductor fine orchestra knew job did well Most Scatter Pylon workers strike pose familiar Pylon fliers Below George Morgan couldnt ask better holder Jim Whitley Right Harold Parenti son Gary Zero enjoy fitfull summer shower Sport Scale Piper PA-23 R 1 Howard son Robert Event veteran Jim Martin performs routine maintenance Formula won Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pattern job racer Irwin Funderburk took nine ten heatssecond other planes easy tell airplane Rossi because sound different K&B Super Tigre en gines Owners Rossis spent lot spare time comparing prices had pay engines heard prices $65 $95 Quarter Midget has become very much like Formula order win competitor must good flier needs fast often expensive air plane tachometer super Rossi engines Bob Reuther never headed won nine heats Rossi powered Sky Glas Cosmic Wind significantly faster Tom Moores Tom identical airplane exception used K&B power Bob established fastest heat time 1405 came right back beat own time 140 FORMULA new K&B ABC rear-exhaust engine available couple weeks first- second-place air planes Formula powered course earlier K&B Super Tigre engines used other competitors commonly used engine Terry Tigre Super Tigre reworked Terry Prather disappointed some top guns missing mula competition Among missing Terry Prather Bob Smith probably chose wait until NMPRA Championships October put reputations line Whit Stockwell won special award best scale Formula racer After watch ing Ed Rankin trying decide beautifully finished airplanes deserved award Im glad job Irwin Funderburk nearly dominated Formula much Bob Reuther domi nated Y4 Midget Irwin won nine ten heats second another Bob Violet tied con test Bob misfortune run up against Jim Martin ninth round hot Bob finished second Consequently third place tenth round anticlimax Times particularly fast Formula probably because high heat humidity fastest time John McDermott 1189 few 119 times races mid 120s spectators gathered watch AMA Sport Scale other event excitement involved watch ing flights beautifully crafted mini ature versions full-scale aircraft cannot matched Unfortunately AMA Scale disappointing year six entries airplanes meticulously detailed ever spectators admired awe time allocated flying AMA Scale disproportionately large com pared time allocated Sport Scale six entries six hours flying two days comparison Sport Scale six hours 24 entries Thats 81 ratio time per entry AMA Scale versus Sport Scale Perhaps increase time Sport Scale relative AMA Scale can made 1976 Nats Bob Underwood won special flight achievement award AMA Scale Wittman D-12 Bonzo Nobody talked prior flying thought airplane would fly well few doubted would get airborne However Bonzo flew well other entries better flight stubby-winged ugly aircraft smooth stable Walt Moucha flew venerable Fly Baby Walt 26 few people November1975 77 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per dollar bar em GREATEST RIG BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Modei Co inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfieid Mass 01983 887-8541 SCALE Nats/R C/Van Putte continued page 11 Above Doily Bob Wischer Pober-Pixiea future Sig kit Right Ed Rankin founders sea Formula racers choose best Would like try Cycle AND Field Teeter Combined PlaneSaving Gift Automatic charge after diacherge S restr icted eight trarsaditer/ four receiver cels cycles inwv devices having up tO TWENTY ceNt 0 Cycles trmtsauitter/receiver einudgmieagu ly separatelye Selectable charge currentu 25/NinA- trickle potS Al cords remov able d operation quick change other ft/C systeals Sinchadme nine-page manual power cord 90-day qauralhtee *495SWM hallS-in meter $5945 IY5TEMS lea 4 SALES CNPUEDY StoA Marietta Ga MU rEa GUOOANS Nats/R C/Van Putte continued realize Walt youngest entrant ever compete scale World Cham pionships six entries AMA Scale placed follows John Roth Volksplane 8335 2 Stephen Sauger Stinson 8065 3 Bob Wischer Emeraude 8035 4 Bob Underwood Bonzo7775 5 Walt Moucha Fly Baby 7650 6 Bill Johnson Ryan STA7355 Sport Scale exciting varied Since two flight lines used usually least airplane flying times mist rain prevailed during least half competition virtually ignored entrants flier asked preferred fly pass response usually want fly Several airplanes seemed al suited weather John Kidwells Spitfire Bob Underwoods Stormovik looked great mist mid-air collision occurred between Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerry Bugnis Piper Navajo Chieftain Both airplanes able get back ground safely relatively minor damage Dave Platt flew first Sport Scale airplane using ducted fan ever com pete Nats F-6A Skyray HP-40 R/C retracts air plane suffered minor damage repaired later flights car buretor fell out engine Dave bring airplane emer gency landing Jeff Bertken competed using beautiful Twin Beechcraft earned perfect score 100 points static judging Unfortunately Jeff attempted loop maneuvers airplane stalled top went spin crashed vertically runway com pletely destroying Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pat tern airplane no wonder Harold has winning D Expert Pattern contests midwest years Another flew entry like Pattern airplane Ralph White flew Fliteglas P-Si D owns Fliteglas did sev eral maneuvers D Pattern airplane has over 700 flights looks nearly new Winners Sport Scale 1 Harold Parenti Zero1845 2 Bob Underwood Stormovik1825 3 T Bob Wischer Pober Pixie 1815 3 T Michael Sadler Piper Comanche 1815 4 Ralph White P-SI D 180 5 Dave Platt Sky ray 176 After Sport Scale over air show held near Nats hangar finale 1975 Nats Bob Underwood flew Bonzo Kathy Burnstine flew con trol-line Liberty Sport Featured show two-hour RC show put Colonel Betkys Flying Circus group came way Toledo Ohio put show dedicated bunch showmen know what spec tators like can deliver Al Betkey especially impressive flying modi fied adding polyhedral Contender barnstorming maneuvers especially upright inverted passes through flaming nine-foot diameter hoop Snoopy Dog House best-flying version 1 have ever seen El Toro flying lawnmower surprised delighted spectators 1975 Nats history pleased part Before finish ing report want say thanks some people RC Category Director Kemp Bunting put everything offer job Some evenings wife almost help him car because tired Kemp thankless jobs results lot abuse little credit really deserves Thanks Kemp addition personal thanks ex tended event directors con testants put up doing job especially fellow Eglin Aero Modellers Ron Vick Dave Strawser assisted taking photographs 78 Model Aviation Hollis Bonn competed B pattern Whit Stockwells Little Toni won best Scale Fl Above Bob Wischer assists Walt Moucha original Fly Baby Below clocks fully detailed N Dave Platt flew ducted-fan HP-40R/C powered Skyray Carburetor fell out flight causing forced landing Placed fifth Sport Scale Replacing flat tire kibitters including Dave Brown Don Coleman aircraft new original design Ron Chidgey
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 77, 78
RADIO CONTROL Aerobatics PyIonScaIe Ron Van Putte THE RADIO CONTROL events held Chennault Field Lake Charles La year different ways last years Nats RC competitors never chance see much 1974 Nats Due way Nats scheduled last year events except RC Pattern over end first week ofthc two-week competition RC competitors took advan tage years concurrent event sched uling look Control Line Free Flight other events first time first place contestants went upon arriving Nats Dorm Registration window $10 key deposit paid before McNeese people would issue dorm key hous ing facilities McNeese State Univer sity dormitories suited perfectly pur poses Nats attenders rooms inexpensive large enough accom modate modeling paraphernalia campus about five miles away Nats site although roads somewhat disrepair again impressed vastness Chennault complex event sites spread far apart event seemed having exclusive Nats During Formula racing battered sedan came driving up runway fortu nately race time Jan Sakert leaped car drove off Shortly after Jan returned explained over PA system guy taken wrong turn onto field after night celebrating still trying find way off some three hours later radio control events scheduled alleviate problems due sun Pylon racing held 8 am 2 pm Pattern flying started 2pm finished 8 pm Pattern flying site set up sun always behind fliers made much easier judges fliers last years layout Pattern flying conducted two flight lines two sites Site immediately adjacent Pylon Racing site potential prob lem could have developed getting Pat tern flying started time Site because much equipment shared Pylon racers However crew able break down Pylon site set up Pattern site less 20 minutes tribute organization energy workers Another nice feature parking permitted along flight lines elimi nating source irritation during 1974 Nats long walk park ing areas 8 Model Aviation Bob Underwood won special achievement award Wittman Bonzo thought would fly Below Bonzos cockpit detail Took fourth place impressive 7775 points Installing cowls completely hand-built Lockheed P-38 Sport Scale entry John Alexan der Down bit number entries RC Scale attracted largest spectator crowds After spectacular mid-air collision Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerome Bugni brought down safely neat Piper Navajo Chieftain AMA Scale six entries Sport Scale 24 Frequency monitoring outstand ing monitoring equipment used during RC events witnessed several incidents frequency moni tor told CD tell so-and-so raise antenna tell Joe Blank whos coming racing area turn off transmitter Weather factor several events Monday much /4 Midget Racing part B Pattern con ducted light rain Over half Sport Scale flown mist rain last day Nats fine flying Scale competitors did face such adverse conditions excellent example competitive spirit seen RC competition week significant effect weather occurred near end D Pattern quali fying Thursday August 7 Round six nearly over two three fliers four lines approximately 710 pm freak 25-30 mph blast wind hit area sky very dark end runway occasional bolts lightning could seen distance wind actually tore some tents half generally messed up area about five minutes Approximately ten minutes after initial blast hit wind subsided time announced flying terminated day Round 6 cancelled formal protest signed approxi mately 25 people submitted AMA Headquarters area protest re quested remaining fliers per mitted complete flights Round 6 prior starting D Finals flights next day protest request disallowed following morning much displeasure D Pattern fliers Most affected decision probably Fred Kugel Celina Ohio best flight Round 6 ended up 21st place out running D Finals Mark Rsdcliff end Don Lowe fuel Phoenix 6 airplanes prior D Pattern finals Miller Brown turn page Radcliff finished 1 23 order November1975 9 Come .Ale doggie says Ted White has venerable ship i Last years Formula winner Gale Helms weighs aircraft after 1/4 Gringo Five 20 0 Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 Midget victory 1/4 Midget have Rossi 15 airplane three Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy John Roth returns flight line Volkaplane after making winning flight right close-up plc hints scale detail Johns Volksplane always up winners O ROL number entries various events Class A43 Class B 27 Class D Novice 19 Class D Expert48 Midget47 Formula 148 AMA Scale6 Sport Scale 24 PATTERN Rhett Miller revenged second place Masters Tournament winning over Dave Brown despite fast close Dave posted high score competition last flight Daves last score 7160 four judges far best flight event enabled him jump over Mark Radclifl second place Incidentally lot people dont realize Mark Radcliff just little older Rhett Miller Rhett 17 Mark 20 Dave Brown 29 old man World Championship trio record Rhett Miller flew ProLine single-stick radio Dave Brown Mark Radcliff used World Engines Expert radios Rhett told tended use specially prepared Kraft single-stick radio World Cham pionships Steve Helms surprised lot people coming behind World Cham pionship-bound trio beating boss Big Kahuna Phil Kraft Jim Mar tin also surprised lot people figured over hill 33 Jim probably used up adrenalin competitors because competed three days Formula four days Pattern Five 20 D Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 airplane clos est competitor Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy three flown Dave Brown earned unofficial award Worst Sunburn Nats Dave judged B pattern competition two complete days flew D Ex pert Qualifications Finals four days face looked like rare piece beef end Nats Jim Martin overheard trying con vince Rhett Miller ought out doing things fun like chasing girls going swimming instead taking up spare time boring hobby like RC Pattern flying Copies individual score sheets available fliers immediately after flight however difficult deter relative positions competition because scores posted flying site B 8 x 10 sheets few people could see time contest ants said would prefer have large scoreboards posted site future Nats Another area general concern among Pattern competitors unconven tional way timers started watch before contestant ready fly Time often started before con testant able attach fuel lines check safe radio operation problem intensified because fliers particular frequency placed line consecutively couldnt get frequency pin until previous flier shut down last round D Finals accidents everyone dreads Don Lowe Don Coleman what can best described delayed mid-air collision airplanes collided Lowes crashed immediately due severed wing Coleman able bring landing decided both fliers would allowed continue flights starting maneuver crash occurred Don Lowe brought out backup airplane posted credita ble 6500 score Don Coleman elected repair leading edge right wing primary airplane fly Unfor 10 Model Aviation Pylon took hard workers Left Dave Abels son Dan holds Pops Liberty Bell Flew Pattern Below Bob Brogdon holds Irwin Funderburks F-I winner new K&B 40 ABC might have wondered yes Phil Kraft does clean own airplane Its very clean looking plane toonote wing fillets canopy examples tunately airplane crashed immediately after takeoff airborne system stopped listening probably delayed effect mid-air collision RC Pattern event director Bob Scott did lot kind jobs other directors might have allocated go fers example saw Bob filling gas tank portable generator carry ing water judges chasing spec tators behind white line Immediately prior Nats Bill Northrop called Julie Woods asked line up judges Julie claims phone 12 hours called late Thursday night before Nats asked provide some prospective judges names Julie attempted select judges close Nats site possible reduce travel costs AMA would have incur Despite last-minute acquisition additional judges contestants agreed quality judging superior last years Judges included Julie Woods Dick Austin Travis McGinnis John Lloyd Joe Bridi Dave Brown Carl Von Seuter Jack Stafford others cant remember PYLON crew will handling NMPRA Championships October Pylon racers can look forward another highquality RC racing event Ed told lot people deserved credit Jay Lewis Dave Alter owners Hobby Market Fort Worth Tex donated van permanent scoreboard materials lap coun ters NMPRA clock Relatively few mishaps occurred Midget Formula usual prop shatterings due tipped air planes take-offs couple collisions ground few flew too low ground leap up smite air plane knowledge no mid-air collisions exhaust baffles looked suspi ciously like tuned pipes Some people went great deal trouble get nasty fuel residue away engine cowl extent using 0-ring gaskets baffle assembly Some asked remove standout engine et Rossi Virtually times Rossi-powered airplanes beaten races other Rossi-powered aircontinued page 77 November1975 11 Pylon event director Ed Rankin led /4 Midget Formula Pylon racing like conductor fine orchestra knew job did well Most Scatter Pylon workers strike pose familiar Pylon fliers Below George Morgan couldnt ask better holder Jim Whitley Right Harold Parenti son Gary Zero enjoy fitfull summer shower Sport Scale Piper PA-23 R 1 Howard son Robert Event veteran Jim Martin performs routine maintenance Formula won Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pattern job racer Irwin Funderburk took nine ten heatssecond other planes easy tell airplane Rossi because sound different K&B Super Tigre en gines Owners Rossis spent lot spare time comparing prices had pay engines heard prices $65 $95 Quarter Midget has become very much like Formula order win competitor must good flier needs fast often expensive air plane tachometer super Rossi engines Bob Reuther never headed won nine heats Rossi powered Sky Glas Cosmic Wind significantly faster Tom Moores Tom identical airplane exception used K&B power Bob established fastest heat time 1405 came right back beat own time 140 FORMULA new K&B ABC rear-exhaust engine available couple weeks first- second-place air planes Formula powered course earlier K&B Super Tigre engines used other competitors commonly used engine Terry Tigre Super Tigre reworked Terry Prather disappointed some top guns missing mula competition Among missing Terry Prather Bob Smith probably chose wait until NMPRA Championships October put reputations line Whit Stockwell won special award best scale Formula racer After watch ing Ed Rankin trying decide beautifully finished airplanes deserved award Im glad job Irwin Funderburk nearly dominated Formula much Bob Reuther domi nated Y4 Midget Irwin won nine ten heats second another Bob Violet tied con test Bob misfortune run up against Jim Martin ninth round hot Bob finished second Consequently third place tenth round anticlimax Times particularly fast Formula probably because high heat humidity fastest time John McDermott 1189 few 119 times races mid 120s spectators gathered watch AMA Sport Scale other event excitement involved watch ing flights beautifully crafted mini ature versions full-scale aircraft cannot matched Unfortunately AMA Scale disappointing year six entries airplanes meticulously detailed ever spectators admired awe time allocated flying AMA Scale disproportionately large com pared time allocated Sport Scale six entries six hours flying two days comparison Sport Scale six hours 24 entries Thats 81 ratio time per entry AMA Scale versus Sport Scale Perhaps increase time Sport Scale relative AMA Scale can made 1976 Nats Bob Underwood won special flight achievement award AMA Scale Wittman D-12 Bonzo Nobody talked prior flying thought airplane would fly well few doubted would get airborne However Bonzo flew well other entries better flight stubby-winged ugly aircraft smooth stable Walt Moucha flew venerable Fly Baby Walt 26 few people November1975 77 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per dollar bar em GREATEST RIG BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Modei Co inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfieid Mass 01983 887-8541 SCALE Nats/R C/Van Putte continued page 11 Above Doily Bob Wischer Pober-Pixiea future Sig kit Right Ed Rankin founders sea Formula racers choose best Would like try Cycle AND Field Teeter Combined PlaneSaving Gift Automatic charge after diacherge S restr icted eight trarsaditer/ four receiver cels cycles inwv devices having up tO TWENTY ceNt 0 Cycles trmtsauitter/receiver einudgmieagu ly separatelye Selectable charge currentu 25/NinA- trickle potS Al cords remov able d operation quick change other ft/C systeals Sinchadme nine-page manual power cord 90-day qauralhtee *495SWM hallS-in meter $5945 IY5TEMS lea 4 SALES CNPUEDY StoA Marietta Ga MU rEa GUOOANS Nats/R C/Van Putte continued realize Walt youngest entrant ever compete scale World Cham pionships six entries AMA Scale placed follows John Roth Volksplane 8335 2 Stephen Sauger Stinson 8065 3 Bob Wischer Emeraude 8035 4 Bob Underwood Bonzo7775 5 Walt Moucha Fly Baby 7650 6 Bill Johnson Ryan STA7355 Sport Scale exciting varied Since two flight lines used usually least airplane flying times mist rain prevailed during least half competition virtually ignored entrants flier asked preferred fly pass response usually want fly Several airplanes seemed al suited weather John Kidwells Spitfire Bob Underwoods Stormovik looked great mist mid-air collision occurred between Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerry Bugnis Piper Navajo Chieftain Both airplanes able get back ground safely relatively minor damage Dave Platt flew first Sport Scale airplane using ducted fan ever com pete Nats F-6A Skyray HP-40 R/C retracts air plane suffered minor damage repaired later flights car buretor fell out engine Dave bring airplane emer gency landing Jeff Bertken competed using beautiful Twin Beechcraft earned perfect score 100 points static judging Unfortunately Jeff attempted loop maneuvers airplane stalled top went spin crashed vertically runway com pletely destroying Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pat tern airplane no wonder Harold has winning D Expert Pattern contests midwest years Another flew entry like Pattern airplane Ralph White flew Fliteglas P-Si D owns Fliteglas did sev eral maneuvers D Pattern airplane has over 700 flights looks nearly new Winners Sport Scale 1 Harold Parenti Zero1845 2 Bob Underwood Stormovik1825 3 T Bob Wischer Pober Pixie 1815 3 T Michael Sadler Piper Comanche 1815 4 Ralph White P-SI D 180 5 Dave Platt Sky ray 176 After Sport Scale over air show held near Nats hangar finale 1975 Nats Bob Underwood flew Bonzo Kathy Burnstine flew con trol-line Liberty Sport Featured show two-hour RC show put Colonel Betkys Flying Circus group came way Toledo Ohio put show dedicated bunch showmen know what spec tators like can deliver Al Betkey especially impressive flying modi fied adding polyhedral Contender barnstorming maneuvers especially upright inverted passes through flaming nine-foot diameter hoop Snoopy Dog House best-flying version 1 have ever seen El Toro flying lawnmower surprised delighted spectators 1975 Nats history pleased part Before finish ing report want say thanks some people RC Category Director Kemp Bunting put everything offer job Some evenings wife almost help him car because tired Kemp thankless jobs results lot abuse little credit really deserves Thanks Kemp addition personal thanks ex tended event directors con testants put up doing job especially fellow Eglin Aero Modellers Ron Vick Dave Strawser assisted taking photographs 78 Model Aviation Hollis Bonn competed B pattern Whit Stockwells Little Toni won best Scale Fl Above Bob Wischer assists Walt Moucha original Fly Baby Below clocks fully detailed N Dave Platt flew ducted-fan HP-40R/C powered Skyray Carburetor fell out flight causing forced landing Placed fifth Sport Scale Replacing flat tire kibitters including Dave Brown Don Coleman aircraft new original design Ron Chidgey
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 77, 78
RADIO CONTROL Aerobatics PyIonScaIe Ron Van Putte THE RADIO CONTROL events held Chennault Field Lake Charles La year different ways last years Nats RC competitors never chance see much 1974 Nats Due way Nats scheduled last year events except RC Pattern over end first week ofthc two-week competition RC competitors took advan tage years concurrent event sched uling look Control Line Free Flight other events first time first place contestants went upon arriving Nats Dorm Registration window $10 key deposit paid before McNeese people would issue dorm key hous ing facilities McNeese State Univer sity dormitories suited perfectly pur poses Nats attenders rooms inexpensive large enough accom modate modeling paraphernalia campus about five miles away Nats site although roads somewhat disrepair again impressed vastness Chennault complex event sites spread far apart event seemed having exclusive Nats During Formula racing battered sedan came driving up runway fortu nately race time Jan Sakert leaped car drove off Shortly after Jan returned explained over PA system guy taken wrong turn onto field after night celebrating still trying find way off some three hours later radio control events scheduled alleviate problems due sun Pylon racing held 8 am 2 pm Pattern flying started 2pm finished 8 pm Pattern flying site set up sun always behind fliers made much easier judges fliers last years layout Pattern flying conducted two flight lines two sites Site immediately adjacent Pylon Racing site potential prob lem could have developed getting Pat tern flying started time Site because much equipment shared Pylon racers However crew able break down Pylon site set up Pattern site less 20 minutes tribute organization energy workers Another nice feature parking permitted along flight lines elimi nating source irritation during 1974 Nats long walk park ing areas 8 Model Aviation Bob Underwood won special achievement award Wittman Bonzo thought would fly Below Bonzos cockpit detail Took fourth place impressive 7775 points Installing cowls completely hand-built Lockheed P-38 Sport Scale entry John Alexan der Down bit number entries RC Scale attracted largest spectator crowds After spectacular mid-air collision Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerome Bugni brought down safely neat Piper Navajo Chieftain AMA Scale six entries Sport Scale 24 Frequency monitoring outstand ing monitoring equipment used during RC events witnessed several incidents frequency moni tor told CD tell so-and-so raise antenna tell Joe Blank whos coming racing area turn off transmitter Weather factor several events Monday much /4 Midget Racing part B Pattern con ducted light rain Over half Sport Scale flown mist rain last day Nats fine flying Scale competitors did face such adverse conditions excellent example competitive spirit seen RC competition week significant effect weather occurred near end D Pattern quali fying Thursday August 7 Round six nearly over two three fliers four lines approximately 710 pm freak 25-30 mph blast wind hit area sky very dark end runway occasional bolts lightning could seen distance wind actually tore some tents half generally messed up area about five minutes Approximately ten minutes after initial blast hit wind subsided time announced flying terminated day Round 6 cancelled formal protest signed approxi mately 25 people submitted AMA Headquarters area protest re quested remaining fliers per mitted complete flights Round 6 prior starting D Finals flights next day protest request disallowed following morning much displeasure D Pattern fliers Most affected decision probably Fred Kugel Celina Ohio best flight Round 6 ended up 21st place out running D Finals Mark Rsdcliff end Don Lowe fuel Phoenix 6 airplanes prior D Pattern finals Miller Brown turn page Radcliff finished 1 23 order November1975 9 Come .Ale doggie says Ted White has venerable ship i Last years Formula winner Gale Helms weighs aircraft after 1/4 Gringo Five 20 0 Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 Midget victory 1/4 Midget have Rossi 15 airplane three Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy John Roth returns flight line Volkaplane after making winning flight right close-up plc hints scale detail Johns Volksplane always up winners O ROL number entries various events Class A43 Class B 27 Class D Novice 19 Class D Expert48 Midget47 Formula 148 AMA Scale6 Sport Scale 24 PATTERN Rhett Miller revenged second place Masters Tournament winning over Dave Brown despite fast close Dave posted high score competition last flight Daves last score 7160 four judges far best flight event enabled him jump over Mark Radclifl second place Incidentally lot people dont realize Mark Radcliff just little older Rhett Miller Rhett 17 Mark 20 Dave Brown 29 old man World Championship trio record Rhett Miller flew ProLine single-stick radio Dave Brown Mark Radcliff used World Engines Expert radios Rhett told tended use specially prepared Kraft single-stick radio World Cham pionships Steve Helms surprised lot people coming behind World Cham pionship-bound trio beating boss Big Kahuna Phil Kraft Jim Mar tin also surprised lot people figured over hill 33 Jim probably used up adrenalin competitors because competed three days Formula four days Pattern Five 20 D Pattern finalists flew Don Lowes Phoenix 6 airplane clos est competitor Joe Bridis Dirty Birdy three flown Dave Brown earned unofficial award Worst Sunburn Nats Dave judged B pattern competition two complete days flew D Ex pert Qualifications Finals four days face looked like rare piece beef end Nats Jim Martin overheard trying con vince Rhett Miller ought out doing things fun like chasing girls going swimming instead taking up spare time boring hobby like RC Pattern flying Copies individual score sheets available fliers immediately after flight however difficult deter relative positions competition because scores posted flying site B 8 x 10 sheets few people could see time contest ants said would prefer have large scoreboards posted site future Nats Another area general concern among Pattern competitors unconven tional way timers started watch before contestant ready fly Time often started before con testant able attach fuel lines check safe radio operation problem intensified because fliers particular frequency placed line consecutively couldnt get frequency pin until previous flier shut down last round D Finals accidents everyone dreads Don Lowe Don Coleman what can best described delayed mid-air collision airplanes collided Lowes crashed immediately due severed wing Coleman able bring landing decided both fliers would allowed continue flights starting maneuver crash occurred Don Lowe brought out backup airplane posted credita ble 6500 score Don Coleman elected repair leading edge right wing primary airplane fly Unfor 10 Model Aviation Pylon took hard workers Left Dave Abels son Dan holds Pops Liberty Bell Flew Pattern Below Bob Brogdon holds Irwin Funderburks F-I winner new K&B 40 ABC might have wondered yes Phil Kraft does clean own airplane Its very clean looking plane toonote wing fillets canopy examples tunately airplane crashed immediately after takeoff airborne system stopped listening probably delayed effect mid-air collision RC Pattern event director Bob Scott did lot kind jobs other directors might have allocated go fers example saw Bob filling gas tank portable generator carry ing water judges chasing spec tators behind white line Immediately prior Nats Bill Northrop called Julie Woods asked line up judges Julie claims phone 12 hours called late Thursday night before Nats asked provide some prospective judges names Julie attempted select judges close Nats site possible reduce travel costs AMA would have incur Despite last-minute acquisition additional judges contestants agreed quality judging superior last years Judges included Julie Woods Dick Austin Travis McGinnis John Lloyd Joe Bridi Dave Brown Carl Von Seuter Jack Stafford others cant remember PYLON crew will handling NMPRA Championships October Pylon racers can look forward another highquality RC racing event Ed told lot people deserved credit Jay Lewis Dave Alter owners Hobby Market Fort Worth Tex donated van permanent scoreboard materials lap coun ters NMPRA clock Relatively few mishaps occurred Midget Formula usual prop shatterings due tipped air planes take-offs couple collisions ground few flew too low ground leap up smite air plane knowledge no mid-air collisions exhaust baffles looked suspi ciously like tuned pipes Some people went great deal trouble get nasty fuel residue away engine cowl extent using 0-ring gaskets baffle assembly Some asked remove standout engine et Rossi Virtually times Rossi-powered airplanes beaten races other Rossi-powered aircontinued page 77 November1975 11 Pylon event director Ed Rankin led /4 Midget Formula Pylon racing like conductor fine orchestra knew job did well Most Scatter Pylon workers strike pose familiar Pylon fliers Below George Morgan couldnt ask better holder Jim Whitley Right Harold Parenti son Gary Zero enjoy fitfull summer shower Sport Scale Piper PA-23 R 1 Howard son Robert Event veteran Jim Martin performs routine maintenance Formula won Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pattern job racer Irwin Funderburk took nine ten heatssecond other planes easy tell airplane Rossi because sound different K&B Super Tigre en gines Owners Rossis spent lot spare time comparing prices had pay engines heard prices $65 $95 Quarter Midget has become very much like Formula order win competitor must good flier needs fast often expensive air plane tachometer super Rossi engines Bob Reuther never headed won nine heats Rossi powered Sky Glas Cosmic Wind significantly faster Tom Moores Tom identical airplane exception used K&B power Bob established fastest heat time 1405 came right back beat own time 140 FORMULA new K&B ABC rear-exhaust engine available couple weeks first- second-place air planes Formula powered course earlier K&B Super Tigre engines used other competitors commonly used engine Terry Tigre Super Tigre reworked Terry Prather disappointed some top guns missing mula competition Among missing Terry Prather Bob Smith probably chose wait until NMPRA Championships October put reputations line Whit Stockwell won special award best scale Formula racer After watch ing Ed Rankin trying decide beautifully finished airplanes deserved award Im glad job Irwin Funderburk nearly dominated Formula much Bob Reuther domi nated Y4 Midget Irwin won nine ten heats second another Bob Violet tied con test Bob misfortune run up against Jim Martin ninth round hot Bob finished second Consequently third place tenth round anticlimax Times particularly fast Formula probably because high heat humidity fastest time John McDermott 1189 few 119 times races mid 120s spectators gathered watch AMA Sport Scale other event excitement involved watch ing flights beautifully crafted mini ature versions full-scale aircraft cannot matched Unfortunately AMA Scale disappointing year six entries airplanes meticulously detailed ever spectators admired awe time allocated flying AMA Scale disproportionately large com pared time allocated Sport Scale six entries six hours flying two days comparison Sport Scale six hours 24 entries Thats 81 ratio time per entry AMA Scale versus Sport Scale Perhaps increase time Sport Scale relative AMA Scale can made 1976 Nats Bob Underwood won special flight achievement award AMA Scale Wittman D-12 Bonzo Nobody talked prior flying thought airplane would fly well few doubted would get airborne However Bonzo flew well other entries better flight stubby-winged ugly aircraft smooth stable Walt Moucha flew venerable Fly Baby Walt 26 few people November1975 77 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Price $3495 kit per dollar bar em GREATEST RIG BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold themSHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Modei Co inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfieid Mass 01983 887-8541 SCALE Nats/R C/Van Putte continued page 11 Above Doily Bob Wischer Pober-Pixiea future Sig kit Right Ed Rankin founders sea Formula racers choose best Would like try Cycle AND Field Teeter Combined PlaneSaving Gift Automatic charge after diacherge S restr icted eight trarsaditer/ four receiver cels cycles inwv devices having up tO TWENTY ceNt 0 Cycles trmtsauitter/receiver einudgmieagu ly separatelye Selectable charge currentu 25/NinA- trickle potS Al cords remov able d operation quick change other ft/C systeals Sinchadme nine-page manual power cord 90-day qauralhtee *495SWM hallS-in meter $5945 IY5TEMS lea 4 SALES CNPUEDY StoA Marietta Ga MU rEa GUOOANS Nats/R C/Van Putte continued realize Walt youngest entrant ever compete scale World Cham pionships six entries AMA Scale placed follows John Roth Volksplane 8335 2 Stephen Sauger Stinson 8065 3 Bob Wischer Emeraude 8035 4 Bob Underwood Bonzo7775 5 Walt Moucha Fly Baby 7650 6 Bill Johnson Ryan STA7355 Sport Scale exciting varied Since two flight lines used usually least airplane flying times mist rain prevailed during least half competition virtually ignored entrants flier asked preferred fly pass response usually want fly Several airplanes seemed al suited weather John Kidwells Spitfire Bob Underwoods Stormovik looked great mist mid-air collision occurred between Bill Thienes PT-19 Jerry Bugnis Piper Navajo Chieftain Both airplanes able get back ground safely relatively minor damage Dave Platt flew first Sport Scale airplane using ducted fan ever com pete Nats F-6A Skyray HP-40 R/C retracts air plane suffered minor damage repaired later flights car buretor fell out engine Dave bring airplane emer gency landing Jeff Bertken competed using beautiful Twin Beechcraft earned perfect score 100 points static judging Unfortunately Jeff attempted loop maneuvers airplane stalled top went spin crashed vertically runway com pletely destroying Harold Parenti flew Zero like Pat tern airplane no wonder Harold has winning D Expert Pattern contests midwest years Another flew entry like Pattern airplane Ralph White flew Fliteglas P-Si D owns Fliteglas did sev eral maneuvers D Pattern airplane has over 700 flights looks nearly new Winners Sport Scale 1 Harold Parenti Zero1845 2 Bob Underwood Stormovik1825 3 T Bob Wischer Pober Pixie 1815 3 T Michael Sadler Piper Comanche 1815 4 Ralph White P-SI D 180 5 Dave Platt Sky ray 176 After Sport Scale over air show held near Nats hangar finale 1975 Nats Bob Underwood flew Bonzo Kathy Burnstine flew con trol-line Liberty Sport Featured show two-hour RC show put Colonel Betkys Flying Circus group came way Toledo Ohio put show dedicated bunch showmen know what spec tators like can deliver Al Betkey especially impressive flying modi fied adding polyhedral Contender barnstorming maneuvers especially upright inverted passes through flaming nine-foot diameter hoop Snoopy Dog House best-flying version 1 have ever seen El Toro flying lawnmower surprised delighted spectators 1975 Nats history pleased part Before finish ing report want say thanks some people RC Category Director Kemp Bunting put everything offer job Some evenings wife almost help him car because tired Kemp thankless jobs results lot abuse little credit really deserves Thanks Kemp addition personal thanks ex tended event directors con testants put up doing job especially fellow Eglin Aero Modellers Ron Vick Dave Strawser assisted taking photographs 78 Model Aviation Hollis Bonn competed B pattern Whit Stockwells Little Toni won best Scale Fl Above Bob Wischer assists Walt Moucha original Fly Baby Below clocks fully detailed N Dave Platt flew ducted-fan HP-40R/C powered Skyray Carburetor fell out flight causing forced landing Placed fifth Sport Scale Replacing flat tire kibitters including Dave Brown Don Coleman aircraft new original design Ron Chidgey