RADIO CONTROL ELECTRICS THE 1998 AMAINATIONAL Electric Aircraft Council National Electric Aeromodeling Championships held August 2-4 AMA International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana Forty competitors 13 states Canadian province brought Electric sailplanes Old-Timers Pylon Racers Scale models compete four official AMA rule book events three provisional events Nats conducted National Electric Aircraft Council CDd its outgoing president Doug Ward Event Directors Tom Hunt Class B OldTimer Class Sailplane John McCullough Class Old-Timer Bill Jenkins Class B Sailplane Provisional events included /2A Sailplane RS-380 sized motors 1/2A Texaco Old-Timer RS-380 size motor Speed 400 Pylon RS-380 size motor exception last two eight-minute-task precisionlduration events limited motor run spot-landing bonus three rounds flown /2A Texaco two 15-minute tasks did require spot landing nor need ground exactly 15 minutes Speed 400 Pylon set up very similar /2A glow Pylon course Scale demo non-event staged early morning last day Six models displayed flown attending audience competitors spectators Class B Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 Maximum 30 cells 45-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run Three rounds Spotlanding bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points Sunday morning brought fair warm weather light breeze early increasing day wore Class B Old-Timer run morning hopes lighter winds les s-thansleek models almost entrants Class B Old-Timer next day Class Most modelers use same models both classes just add few extra cells Class B familiar models present Playboys Foote Westerners Super Cyclones Lanzo Bombers predominance pylon-type models no surprise although few cabin models also performed well Although models varied little size 600- 700-square-inch class Aveox brushless motors dominated higher-place standings although few Astrolight brush motor models did sneak Most competitors managed eightminute flights first two rounds 58 Model Aviation Richmond Ron Scharck L get ready time flight George Parks Austin TX George fourth Class Sailplane third Class B Taking break National Electric Aircraft Council president Ralph Weaver Fishers IN winner Class Sailplane placed fourth Class B Michael Cramer Goshen IN placed 14th Class Sailplane however midday approached thermals bit elusive leaders began noticeable end third round three 22 competitors managed get three flights near eight minutes Spot-landing bonus points elusive no managed ace three landings Dave Elias FL took gold Mike McIntyre IL Bill Jenkins TN Ric Vaughn GA Tom Hunt NY following separated 108 possible 1500 points Class Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 Maximum seven cells 60-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds Spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points Monday almost repeat Sunday weather-wise except sun bit scarce winds switched east south spot-landing circles moved clouds sufficiently high problem visibility Twentythree contestants fought five places Unlike day before competitors achieved spot-landing Class Sailplane synopsis Maximum seven cells 45second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points popular Electric event Nats Thirty-three entrants vied six trophies Models ranged home-grown glass-andfoam beauties premade high-performance models old-reliable Gentle Ladys Astro Challengers Although winds bit stiffer afternoon modelers took stride top six places separated 60 points modelers made three eightminute tasks significantly higher number competitors also accumulated bonus points spot landings mostly because December 1998 59 lift-dumping devices higherperformance Electric sailplanes Ralph Weaver IN came up top dog over David Elias point three points perfect Ralph Dave followed Ron Scharck CA George Parks TX Alex Larionov ONT Bill Jenkins TN Richard Vaughn Marietta GA placed 11th Class Sailplane original design best place 1998 Electric Nats fourth B Old-Timer bonus far made near eightminute task top five places separated 40 points missed spot landing meant difference between placing going home empty-handed Ron Scharck led way 1481 points 1500 maximum David Elias FL Bill Jenkins TN Jack Hiner IL George Parks TX followed Class B Sailplane synopsis Maximum 30 cells 30-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points time competitors warmed up environment field Thermals elusive spot landings came easier David Elias came out top Mark Kummerow TN George Parks TX Ralph Weaver IN Chuck Robinson NC Bill Jenkins TN taking home rest honors AMA awards Category National Champion trophy modeler cumulative points four events David Elias handily won impressive high places After official events concluded Speed 400 Pylon course set up Nine pilots participated rapidly growing phase Electric flight triangular course consisting 60-foot base 300 foot height 10 laps models must powered inexpensive Mabuchi RS-380 type motors commonly called Speed 400 Graupner maximum seven cells capacity used drive motor Models used event quite smallwing areas less 100 square inches cases Weights generally fall between 14-15 ounces seven 500AR cells board Popular models included Scat Diversity Models Switchblade Cavazos Sailplane Design manon-man double-elimination format used Ron Scharcks Switchblade won final race 128one fastest times course day George Parks Scat second Jim Ryan third Early morning last day six pilots Speed 400-powered Scale models gathered L-pad near Soaring site some demo flying models flew morning did quite impressively small inexpensive examples full-scale models fly quite well quite long Electric power Don Belfort OH flew scratch-built 18-ounce direct-drive Bloss Voss BVl41 German asymmetric WW II 60 Model Aviation d Elias Jupiter FL first Class B Old-Timer Westerner also won Class B Sailplane AMA NEAC overall Electric champion Glen Poole Naperville IL awaits flight Old-Timer placedGlenn Bolicks Super Cub flew part Speed 400 Scale demo ninth Class eighth Class BRocket 400 Olympus gearbox Futaba radio Aerocraft kit observation aircraft Jim Reid NY scratch-built 28-ounce Cessna C-145 Airmaster using Modelair-Tech H-100 belt drive Jack Hiner/Mike McIntyre IL teamed fly 21-ounce direct-drive Zlin 212 Tom Hunt NY flew Percival Mew Gull Modelair-Tech H- 100 belt drive Doug Ward PA flew Farman 400 Hobby Lobby kit Mini Olympus gearbox Glenn Bolick VA brought PA-12 Super Cub also Hobby Lobby kit unable fly because speed-controller problem Class 1/2A Texaco Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 RS-380-type motor mandatory Maximum seven cells 600 mAb capacity maximum 45-ounce motor pack weight 15-minute task includes motor run run motor until exhaustion Class Sailplane synopsis RS-380-type motor mandatory Maximum seven cells 90second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points events run during open window day Fourteen contestants entered AA Texaco winds quite stiff smallish models However two contestants managed complete both flights 15 minutes man-on-man flyoff Jack Hiner Glen Poole fought out turbulent sky until Glens battery pack lost out model landed before Jacks Mike McIntyre third /2A Sailplane event another matter 21 modelers entered event event run exactly Class Sailplane exception motor run time requirement use small Mabuchi RS-380 type motors chose use gearboxes few still did well direct drive models gravitated towards 400-430 square inches weighed 18-24 ounces David Elias 17 points perfect Mike Mclntrye second John McCullough NC third NEAC awarded its own National Champion award end provisional competition well some Junior awards David Elias won National Champ title accumulating points across events flown Senior achievement award went Garrett Redmond New York Junior achievement award went Mark Elias Florida 1998 Electric Nats another success story new technologies introduced new models modelers present just few learned some new tricks Although some modelers went home little lighter crashes few went home much heavier plaques good time within camaraderie Electric model aviation mber 1998 61 Bill Bonny Jenkins Memphis TN return Old-Timer flight Bill third Class well Class B placed sixth B Sailplane Tom Hunt R Centereach NY prepares Stardust Special flight Class B OldTimer placed fifth Class B sixth Class Ron Scharck La Jolla CA shows proper launch attitude winning Speed 400 Pylon Switchbladepart another unofficial Electric event
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/12
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 61
RADIO CONTROL ELECTRICS THE 1998 AMAINATIONAL Electric Aircraft Council National Electric Aeromodeling Championships held August 2-4 AMA International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana Forty competitors 13 states Canadian province brought Electric sailplanes Old-Timers Pylon Racers Scale models compete four official AMA rule book events three provisional events Nats conducted National Electric Aircraft Council CDd its outgoing president Doug Ward Event Directors Tom Hunt Class B OldTimer Class Sailplane John McCullough Class Old-Timer Bill Jenkins Class B Sailplane Provisional events included /2A Sailplane RS-380 sized motors 1/2A Texaco Old-Timer RS-380 size motor Speed 400 Pylon RS-380 size motor exception last two eight-minute-task precisionlduration events limited motor run spot-landing bonus three rounds flown /2A Texaco two 15-minute tasks did require spot landing nor need ground exactly 15 minutes Speed 400 Pylon set up very similar /2A glow Pylon course Scale demo non-event staged early morning last day Six models displayed flown attending audience competitors spectators Class B Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 Maximum 30 cells 45-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run Three rounds Spotlanding bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points Sunday morning brought fair warm weather light breeze early increasing day wore Class B Old-Timer run morning hopes lighter winds les s-thansleek models almost entrants Class B Old-Timer next day Class Most modelers use same models both classes just add few extra cells Class B familiar models present Playboys Foote Westerners Super Cyclones Lanzo Bombers predominance pylon-type models no surprise although few cabin models also performed well Although models varied little size 600- 700-square-inch class Aveox brushless motors dominated higher-place standings although few Astrolight brush motor models did sneak Most competitors managed eightminute flights first two rounds 58 Model Aviation Richmond Ron Scharck L get ready time flight George Parks Austin TX George fourth Class Sailplane third Class B Taking break National Electric Aircraft Council president Ralph Weaver Fishers IN winner Class Sailplane placed fourth Class B Michael Cramer Goshen IN placed 14th Class Sailplane however midday approached thermals bit elusive leaders began noticeable end third round three 22 competitors managed get three flights near eight minutes Spot-landing bonus points elusive no managed ace three landings Dave Elias FL took gold Mike McIntyre IL Bill Jenkins TN Ric Vaughn GA Tom Hunt NY following separated 108 possible 1500 points Class Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 Maximum seven cells 60-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds Spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points Monday almost repeat Sunday weather-wise except sun bit scarce winds switched east south spot-landing circles moved clouds sufficiently high problem visibility Twentythree contestants fought five places Unlike day before competitors achieved spot-landing Class Sailplane synopsis Maximum seven cells 45second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points popular Electric event Nats Thirty-three entrants vied six trophies Models ranged home-grown glass-andfoam beauties premade high-performance models old-reliable Gentle Ladys Astro Challengers Although winds bit stiffer afternoon modelers took stride top six places separated 60 points modelers made three eightminute tasks significantly higher number competitors also accumulated bonus points spot landings mostly because December 1998 59 lift-dumping devices higherperformance Electric sailplanes Ralph Weaver IN came up top dog over David Elias point three points perfect Ralph Dave followed Ron Scharck CA George Parks TX Alex Larionov ONT Bill Jenkins TN Richard Vaughn Marietta GA placed 11th Class Sailplane original design best place 1998 Electric Nats fourth B Old-Timer bonus far made near eightminute task top five places separated 40 points missed spot landing meant difference between placing going home empty-handed Ron Scharck led way 1481 points 1500 maximum David Elias FL Bill Jenkins TN Jack Hiner IL George Parks TX followed Class B Sailplane synopsis Maximum 30 cells 30-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points time competitors warmed up environment field Thermals elusive spot landings came easier David Elias came out top Mark Kummerow TN George Parks TX Ralph Weaver IN Chuck Robinson NC Bill Jenkins TN taking home rest honors AMA awards Category National Champion trophy modeler cumulative points four events David Elias handily won impressive high places After official events concluded Speed 400 Pylon course set up Nine pilots participated rapidly growing phase Electric flight triangular course consisting 60-foot base 300 foot height 10 laps models must powered inexpensive Mabuchi RS-380 type motors commonly called Speed 400 Graupner maximum seven cells capacity used drive motor Models used event quite smallwing areas less 100 square inches cases Weights generally fall between 14-15 ounces seven 500AR cells board Popular models included Scat Diversity Models Switchblade Cavazos Sailplane Design manon-man double-elimination format used Ron Scharcks Switchblade won final race 128one fastest times course day George Parks Scat second Jim Ryan third Early morning last day six pilots Speed 400-powered Scale models gathered L-pad near Soaring site some demo flying models flew morning did quite impressively small inexpensive examples full-scale models fly quite well quite long Electric power Don Belfort OH flew scratch-built 18-ounce direct-drive Bloss Voss BVl41 German asymmetric WW II 60 Model Aviation d Elias Jupiter FL first Class B Old-Timer Westerner also won Class B Sailplane AMA NEAC overall Electric champion Glen Poole Naperville IL awaits flight Old-Timer placedGlenn Bolicks Super Cub flew part Speed 400 Scale demo ninth Class eighth Class BRocket 400 Olympus gearbox Futaba radio Aerocraft kit observation aircraft Jim Reid NY scratch-built 28-ounce Cessna C-145 Airmaster using Modelair-Tech H-100 belt drive Jack Hiner/Mike McIntyre IL teamed fly 21-ounce direct-drive Zlin 212 Tom Hunt NY flew Percival Mew Gull Modelair-Tech H- 100 belt drive Doug Ward PA flew Farman 400 Hobby Lobby kit Mini Olympus gearbox Glenn Bolick VA brought PA-12 Super Cub also Hobby Lobby kit unable fly because speed-controller problem Class 1/2A Texaco Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 RS-380-type motor mandatory Maximum seven cells 600 mAb capacity maximum 45-ounce motor pack weight 15-minute task includes motor run run motor until exhaustion Class Sailplane synopsis RS-380-type motor mandatory Maximum seven cells 90second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points events run during open window day Fourteen contestants entered AA Texaco winds quite stiff smallish models However two contestants managed complete both flights 15 minutes man-on-man flyoff Jack Hiner Glen Poole fought out turbulent sky until Glens battery pack lost out model landed before Jacks Mike McIntyre third /2A Sailplane event another matter 21 modelers entered event event run exactly Class Sailplane exception motor run time requirement use small Mabuchi RS-380 type motors chose use gearboxes few still did well direct drive models gravitated towards 400-430 square inches weighed 18-24 ounces David Elias 17 points perfect Mike Mclntrye second John McCullough NC third NEAC awarded its own National Champion award end provisional competition well some Junior awards David Elias won National Champ title accumulating points across events flown Senior achievement award went Garrett Redmond New York Junior achievement award went Mark Elias Florida 1998 Electric Nats another success story new technologies introduced new models modelers present just few learned some new tricks Although some modelers went home little lighter crashes few went home much heavier plaques good time within camaraderie Electric model aviation mber 1998 61 Bill Bonny Jenkins Memphis TN return Old-Timer flight Bill third Class well Class B placed sixth B Sailplane Tom Hunt R Centereach NY prepares Stardust Special flight Class B OldTimer placed fifth Class B sixth Class Ron Scharck La Jolla CA shows proper launch attitude winning Speed 400 Pylon Switchbladepart another unofficial Electric event
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/12
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 61
RADIO CONTROL ELECTRICS THE 1998 AMAINATIONAL Electric Aircraft Council National Electric Aeromodeling Championships held August 2-4 AMA International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana Forty competitors 13 states Canadian province brought Electric sailplanes Old-Timers Pylon Racers Scale models compete four official AMA rule book events three provisional events Nats conducted National Electric Aircraft Council CDd its outgoing president Doug Ward Event Directors Tom Hunt Class B OldTimer Class Sailplane John McCullough Class Old-Timer Bill Jenkins Class B Sailplane Provisional events included /2A Sailplane RS-380 sized motors 1/2A Texaco Old-Timer RS-380 size motor Speed 400 Pylon RS-380 size motor exception last two eight-minute-task precisionlduration events limited motor run spot-landing bonus three rounds flown /2A Texaco two 15-minute tasks did require spot landing nor need ground exactly 15 minutes Speed 400 Pylon set up very similar /2A glow Pylon course Scale demo non-event staged early morning last day Six models displayed flown attending audience competitors spectators Class B Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 Maximum 30 cells 45-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run Three rounds Spotlanding bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points Sunday morning brought fair warm weather light breeze early increasing day wore Class B Old-Timer run morning hopes lighter winds les s-thansleek models almost entrants Class B Old-Timer next day Class Most modelers use same models both classes just add few extra cells Class B familiar models present Playboys Foote Westerners Super Cyclones Lanzo Bombers predominance pylon-type models no surprise although few cabin models also performed well Although models varied little size 600- 700-square-inch class Aveox brushless motors dominated higher-place standings although few Astrolight brush motor models did sneak Most competitors managed eightminute flights first two rounds 58 Model Aviation Richmond Ron Scharck L get ready time flight George Parks Austin TX George fourth Class Sailplane third Class B Taking break National Electric Aircraft Council president Ralph Weaver Fishers IN winner Class Sailplane placed fourth Class B Michael Cramer Goshen IN placed 14th Class Sailplane however midday approached thermals bit elusive leaders began noticeable end third round three 22 competitors managed get three flights near eight minutes Spot-landing bonus points elusive no managed ace three landings Dave Elias FL took gold Mike McIntyre IL Bill Jenkins TN Ric Vaughn GA Tom Hunt NY following separated 108 possible 1500 points Class Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 Maximum seven cells 60-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds Spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points Monday almost repeat Sunday weather-wise except sun bit scarce winds switched east south spot-landing circles moved clouds sufficiently high problem visibility Twentythree contestants fought five places Unlike day before competitors achieved spot-landing Class Sailplane synopsis Maximum seven cells 45second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points popular Electric event Nats Thirty-three entrants vied six trophies Models ranged home-grown glass-andfoam beauties premade high-performance models old-reliable Gentle Ladys Astro Challengers Although winds bit stiffer afternoon modelers took stride top six places separated 60 points modelers made three eightminute tasks significantly higher number competitors also accumulated bonus points spot landings mostly because December 1998 59 lift-dumping devices higherperformance Electric sailplanes Ralph Weaver IN came up top dog over David Elias point three points perfect Ralph Dave followed Ron Scharck CA George Parks TX Alex Larionov ONT Bill Jenkins TN Richard Vaughn Marietta GA placed 11th Class Sailplane original design best place 1998 Electric Nats fourth B Old-Timer bonus far made near eightminute task top five places separated 40 points missed spot landing meant difference between placing going home empty-handed Ron Scharck led way 1481 points 1500 maximum David Elias FL Bill Jenkins TN Jack Hiner IL George Parks TX followed Class B Sailplane synopsis Maximum 30 cells 30-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points time competitors warmed up environment field Thermals elusive spot landings came easier David Elias came out top Mark Kummerow TN George Parks TX Ralph Weaver IN Chuck Robinson NC Bill Jenkins TN taking home rest honors AMA awards Category National Champion trophy modeler cumulative points four events David Elias handily won impressive high places After official events concluded Speed 400 Pylon course set up Nine pilots participated rapidly growing phase Electric flight triangular course consisting 60-foot base 300 foot height 10 laps models must powered inexpensive Mabuchi RS-380 type motors commonly called Speed 400 Graupner maximum seven cells capacity used drive motor Models used event quite smallwing areas less 100 square inches cases Weights generally fall between 14-15 ounces seven 500AR cells board Popular models included Scat Diversity Models Switchblade Cavazos Sailplane Design manon-man double-elimination format used Ron Scharcks Switchblade won final race 128one fastest times course day George Parks Scat second Jim Ryan third Early morning last day six pilots Speed 400-powered Scale models gathered L-pad near Soaring site some demo flying models flew morning did quite impressively small inexpensive examples full-scale models fly quite well quite long Electric power Don Belfort OH flew scratch-built 18-ounce direct-drive Bloss Voss BVl41 German asymmetric WW II 60 Model Aviation d Elias Jupiter FL first Class B Old-Timer Westerner also won Class B Sailplane AMA NEAC overall Electric champion Glen Poole Naperville IL awaits flight Old-Timer placedGlenn Bolicks Super Cub flew part Speed 400 Scale demo ninth Class eighth Class BRocket 400 Olympus gearbox Futaba radio Aerocraft kit observation aircraft Jim Reid NY scratch-built 28-ounce Cessna C-145 Airmaster using Modelair-Tech H-100 belt drive Jack Hiner/Mike McIntyre IL teamed fly 21-ounce direct-drive Zlin 212 Tom Hunt NY flew Percival Mew Gull Modelair-Tech H- 100 belt drive Doug Ward PA flew Farman 400 Hobby Lobby kit Mini Olympus gearbox Glenn Bolick VA brought PA-12 Super Cub also Hobby Lobby kit unable fly because speed-controller problem Class 1/2A Texaco Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 RS-380-type motor mandatory Maximum seven cells 600 mAb capacity maximum 45-ounce motor pack weight 15-minute task includes motor run run motor until exhaustion Class Sailplane synopsis RS-380-type motor mandatory Maximum seven cells 90second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points events run during open window day Fourteen contestants entered AA Texaco winds quite stiff smallish models However two contestants managed complete both flights 15 minutes man-on-man flyoff Jack Hiner Glen Poole fought out turbulent sky until Glens battery pack lost out model landed before Jacks Mike McIntyre third /2A Sailplane event another matter 21 modelers entered event event run exactly Class Sailplane exception motor run time requirement use small Mabuchi RS-380 type motors chose use gearboxes few still did well direct drive models gravitated towards 400-430 square inches weighed 18-24 ounces David Elias 17 points perfect Mike Mclntrye second John McCullough NC third NEAC awarded its own National Champion award end provisional competition well some Junior awards David Elias won National Champ title accumulating points across events flown Senior achievement award went Garrett Redmond New York Junior achievement award went Mark Elias Florida 1998 Electric Nats another success story new technologies introduced new models modelers present just few learned some new tricks Although some modelers went home little lighter crashes few went home much heavier plaques good time within camaraderie Electric model aviation mber 1998 61 Bill Bonny Jenkins Memphis TN return Old-Timer flight Bill third Class well Class B placed sixth B Sailplane Tom Hunt R Centereach NY prepares Stardust Special flight Class B OldTimer placed fifth Class B sixth Class Ron Scharck La Jolla CA shows proper launch attitude winning Speed 400 Pylon Switchbladepart another unofficial Electric event
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/12
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 61
RADIO CONTROL ELECTRICS THE 1998 AMAINATIONAL Electric Aircraft Council National Electric Aeromodeling Championships held August 2-4 AMA International Aeromodeling Center Muncie Indiana Forty competitors 13 states Canadian province brought Electric sailplanes Old-Timers Pylon Racers Scale models compete four official AMA rule book events three provisional events Nats conducted National Electric Aircraft Council CDd its outgoing president Doug Ward Event Directors Tom Hunt Class B OldTimer Class Sailplane John McCullough Class Old-Timer Bill Jenkins Class B Sailplane Provisional events included /2A Sailplane RS-380 sized motors 1/2A Texaco Old-Timer RS-380 size motor Speed 400 Pylon RS-380 size motor exception last two eight-minute-task precisionlduration events limited motor run spot-landing bonus three rounds flown /2A Texaco two 15-minute tasks did require spot landing nor need ground exactly 15 minutes Speed 400 Pylon set up very similar /2A glow Pylon course Scale demo non-event staged early morning last day Six models displayed flown attending audience competitors spectators Class B Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 Maximum 30 cells 45-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run Three rounds Spotlanding bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points Sunday morning brought fair warm weather light breeze early increasing day wore Class B Old-Timer run morning hopes lighter winds les s-thansleek models almost entrants Class B Old-Timer next day Class Most modelers use same models both classes just add few extra cells Class B familiar models present Playboys Foote Westerners Super Cyclones Lanzo Bombers predominance pylon-type models no surprise although few cabin models also performed well Although models varied little size 600- 700-square-inch class Aveox brushless motors dominated higher-place standings although few Astrolight brush motor models did sneak Most competitors managed eightminute flights first two rounds 58 Model Aviation Richmond Ron Scharck L get ready time flight George Parks Austin TX George fourth Class Sailplane third Class B Taking break National Electric Aircraft Council president Ralph Weaver Fishers IN winner Class Sailplane placed fourth Class B Michael Cramer Goshen IN placed 14th Class Sailplane however midday approached thermals bit elusive leaders began noticeable end third round three 22 competitors managed get three flights near eight minutes Spot-landing bonus points elusive no managed ace three landings Dave Elias FL took gold Mike McIntyre IL Bill Jenkins TN Ric Vaughn GA Tom Hunt NY following separated 108 possible 1500 points Class Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 Maximum seven cells 60-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds Spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points Monday almost repeat Sunday weather-wise except sun bit scarce winds switched east south spot-landing circles moved clouds sufficiently high problem visibility Twentythree contestants fought five places Unlike day before competitors achieved spot-landing Class Sailplane synopsis Maximum seven cells 45second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points popular Electric event Nats Thirty-three entrants vied six trophies Models ranged home-grown glass-andfoam beauties premade high-performance models old-reliable Gentle Ladys Astro Challengers Although winds bit stiffer afternoon modelers took stride top six places separated 60 points modelers made three eightminute tasks significantly higher number competitors also accumulated bonus points spot landings mostly because December 1998 59 lift-dumping devices higherperformance Electric sailplanes Ralph Weaver IN came up top dog over David Elias point three points perfect Ralph Dave followed Ron Scharck CA George Parks TX Alex Larionov ONT Bill Jenkins TN Richard Vaughn Marietta GA placed 11th Class Sailplane original design best place 1998 Electric Nats fourth B Old-Timer bonus far made near eightminute task top five places separated 40 points missed spot landing meant difference between placing going home empty-handed Ron Scharck led way 1481 points 1500 maximum David Elias FL Bill Jenkins TN Jack Hiner IL George Parks TX followed Class B Sailplane synopsis Maximum 30 cells 30-second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run three rounds spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points time competitors warmed up environment field Thermals elusive spot landings came easier David Elias came out top Mark Kummerow TN George Parks TX Ralph Weaver IN Chuck Robinson NC Bill Jenkins TN taking home rest honors AMA awards Category National Champion trophy modeler cumulative points four events David Elias handily won impressive high places After official events concluded Speed 400 Pylon course set up Nine pilots participated rapidly growing phase Electric flight triangular course consisting 60-foot base 300 foot height 10 laps models must powered inexpensive Mabuchi RS-380 type motors commonly called Speed 400 Graupner maximum seven cells capacity used drive motor Models used event quite smallwing areas less 100 square inches cases Weights generally fall between 14-15 ounces seven 500AR cells board Popular models included Scat Diversity Models Switchblade Cavazos Sailplane Design manon-man double-elimination format used Ron Scharcks Switchblade won final race 128one fastest times course day George Parks Scat second Jim Ryan third Early morning last day six pilots Speed 400-powered Scale models gathered L-pad near Soaring site some demo flying models flew morning did quite impressively small inexpensive examples full-scale models fly quite well quite long Electric power Don Belfort OH flew scratch-built 18-ounce direct-drive Bloss Voss BVl41 German asymmetric WW II 60 Model Aviation d Elias Jupiter FL first Class B Old-Timer Westerner also won Class B Sailplane AMA NEAC overall Electric champion Glen Poole Naperville IL awaits flight Old-Timer placedGlenn Bolicks Super Cub flew part Speed 400 Scale demo ninth Class eighth Class BRocket 400 Olympus gearbox Futaba radio Aerocraft kit observation aircraft Jim Reid NY scratch-built 28-ounce Cessna C-145 Airmaster using Modelair-Tech H-100 belt drive Jack Hiner/Mike McIntyre IL teamed fly 21-ounce direct-drive Zlin 212 Tom Hunt NY flew Percival Mew Gull Modelair-Tech H- 100 belt drive Doug Ward PA flew Farman 400 Hobby Lobby kit Mini Olympus gearbox Glenn Bolick VA brought PA-12 Super Cub also Hobby Lobby kit unable fly because speed-controller problem Class 1/2A Texaco Old-Timer synopsis Any model designed published kitted before December 31 1942 RS-380-type motor mandatory Maximum seven cells 600 mAb capacity maximum 45-ounce motor pack weight 15-minute task includes motor run run motor until exhaustion Class Sailplane synopsis RS-380-type motor mandatory Maximum seven cells 90second motor run eight-minute task includes motor run spot-landing bonus within 10 feet 20 points within 20 feet 10 points events run during open window day Fourteen contestants entered AA Texaco winds quite stiff smallish models However two contestants managed complete both flights 15 minutes man-on-man flyoff Jack Hiner Glen Poole fought out turbulent sky until Glens battery pack lost out model landed before Jacks Mike McIntyre third /2A Sailplane event another matter 21 modelers entered event event run exactly Class Sailplane exception motor run time requirement use small Mabuchi RS-380 type motors chose use gearboxes few still did well direct drive models gravitated towards 400-430 square inches weighed 18-24 ounces David Elias 17 points perfect Mike Mclntrye second John McCullough NC third NEAC awarded its own National Champion award end provisional competition well some Junior awards David Elias won National Champ title accumulating points across events flown Senior achievement award went Garrett Redmond New York Junior achievement award went Mark Elias Florida 1998 Electric Nats another success story new technologies introduced new models modelers present just few learned some new tricks Although some modelers went home little lighter crashes few went home much heavier plaques good time within camaraderie Electric model aviation mber 1998 61 Bill Bonny Jenkins Memphis TN return Old-Timer flight Bill third Class well Class B placed sixth B Sailplane Tom Hunt R Centereach NY prepares Stardust Special flight Class B OldTimer placed fifth Class B sixth Class Ron Scharck La Jolla CA shows proper launch attitude winning Speed 400 Pylon Switchbladepart another unofficial Electric event