Radio Control Giant Scale Bob Beckman IVE HAD another STARSpangled week end Im sorry say missed first STARS Scale Rally back 1979 Ive made once since though just got back sixth annual affair Olean NY airport Its believe have managed top themselves five years row now year attract more modelers aircraft dont know what final count Sunday morning 130 registrants com ing Evelyn arrived about nine oclock Saturday morning usual par ticipant parking area already filled campers trailers since early Friday afternoon place swarming people Giant Scale aircraft being assembled everywhere looked like college homecoming time turned around found another old friend Some seen earlier year Toledo us Olean July once-a-year contact As fly-in weather always big factor past years has usuai ly good day other day marginal completely rained out year rain came earlier week culminating downpour Friday no water coming down sky weekend plenty coming up ground dried out little Sunday Saturday two kinds people present boots wet feet Add strong steady cold wind mountaintop field greatest place Satur day some flying lot good airplanes look what consider best part fly-in some great gab fests Sunday morning delightful Bright sun pleasant temperatures little less water squelching underfoot enough wind bother big birds leave about noon drive back Virginia three hours available managed shoot six seven rolls film dont have room pictures what includ ed will give idea what premier event like STARS have very simplelormula producing outstanding affair start early plan well work hafd Early January start formal written request Olean City Council asking use airport selected date usually first weekend after Fourth July extent Citys interest cooperation shown fact field closed full-scale aircraft during Rallys operating hours 10 5 Saturday 10 3 Sunday addition overnight park ing campers trailers allowed along daily parking participants spectators Once City Council has approved Ed Osburns beautiful Der Jagger built Balsa USA kit Its very smooth Impressive flier 22 lb Quadra 050 Zinger 22-8 propeller has PK Products starter Harris smoke system closeup shows Ed beefed up landing gear 64 Model Aviation Except 70 tne DacKgrouna mis couia DC 5 picture tram tne late Tfllrtles Im maculate well-maIntained DC-3 Olean airport during STARS rally Wendell Hoetetlers magnificent i urner peciai Ti5flS5 low pass Subjects may difficult smaller sizes very practical Giant Scale Wash Martins Skyraider L tiles weli looks Kawasaki 315 engine powers 43-lb bird uses Zinger 22-10 prop Everything operateseven pilots canopy Paui Weigands 1937 Culver Dart R wasnt quite ready fly yet nice things about meet iike STARS raily get see modeis stages constructionand builders arent ashamed bring em date STARS apply AMA IMAA sanctions hand start serious work Rally Flyers printed sent large number people Everyone attended previ ous years Rally gets well mailing list STARS newsletter mailing along success previous rallies what en sures large turnout year Well advance selected date ar rangements finalized local fire rescue organizations addition providing on-site emergency medical facil ities during rally people operate concession stand spectator parking revenue opera tions split STARS along sponsorship Model Airplane News makes Rally entirely selfsupporting activity peaks during week Rally An estimated half-mile rope barriers set up separate spectator pit areas An ex tensive public address system installed checked out Tents set up registration frequency/flight control transmitter impound finally concession tent erected stocked Much work has completed before Friday because participants start arriving early Friday noon what does participant find does arrive First has ade quate parking no charge Spectators pay modest parking fee Next finds extensive pit areas available laid out spectators can see touching aircraft can easily moved flight line Registration simply matter providing information about aircraft turning transmitters impound no registration fee registration carries ticket Chicken Charlie Nellis famous barbecued chicken dinners Before flying must have safety check performed aircraft goes out fly finds vast level grass area two flight lines well separated pit/spectator area needed nearby paved taxi strip provides hardsurface runway best finds hundred friends fellow modelers help him enjoy what has best weekends year year come away Olean some impressions about direc tions hobby seems taking Rally itself has big indicator growth Giant Scale event originally still open Scale models size right start has dominated Giant Scale air craft year saw two models couldnt considered big birds Its obvious Giant Scale still growing trend more sophisticated aircraft continuing also Wash Martins Skyraider good example operating flaps retract main gear tailwheel radio-operated sliding pilots canopy aircraft flies well looks though Y-scaie its 106-in wingspan certain ly puts Giant Scale class another Nick Ziroli design will have plans available later year Wendell Hostetler another well-known source Giant Scale plans flew new Turner Special Thompson Trophy racer Thirties its own way sophisticated Martins Skyraider plane solid performer according Wendell easy fly Just example operational advantages larger models Another trend interests growing use four-cycle engines As four-strokers increase size power finding way more big birds dont yet match brute power of big bangers have same advantages appeal Giant Scale operations Continued page 155 Nita Held Daves new Uuarter Master 1a non-scale bipe builds easily latest plans offering DGA DGA also offers new complete lightweight pilot figure Some people might say Rudi Mayers %-scale DH Tiger Moth CR doesnt fit STARS rally Bob thinks Giant Scaie much attitude pilot size model Rudi has come ail STARS rallies Canada has flown plane onefirst geared 40 now OS 12 four-stroke October 1984 65 ATTENTION SCALERS tides remainder model design straightforward nominal very close having Falcon 56 moments etc Rule Thumb Three advises Electric system components should make up about 40% 60% total model weight means about 38 oz total budget available power system three motors mind plane Astro Super Ferrite 25 Astro Cobalt 25 Keller 25/12 weigh 14 125 95 oz respec tively left about 25 oz nominal available battery 12 cells fits just fine prop motors appropriately achieve desired operating power level easily done turns out 10 x 6 firstand 9 x 6 last two does job comes static bench data taken Rule Thumb power input cruise about 4 lb x 16 oz/sq ft 64 watts Twice gets plane flying nicely needed about 130 watts average power input nominal fiveminute flight conservative charge battery about 65 Ampereminutes MA December 1983 could draw current average rate 65/5 13 Amps requires applied motor voltage 130/13 10 volts average 12-cell battery has nominal terminal voltage 13 14 volts Jomar speed control has something name ly reduce voltage average desired flight power time ground-handling takeoffs touch goes loops etc full throttle easily brings up power past 200 watts based previously-mentioned bench data course actual performance bit better conservative predictions because prop unloads air manifests itself longer flight time Average flight time date over 6A minutes flights included lots touch goes loops land taxi takeoffson grass field Now would say Rules Thumb work complete story some facts figures about Eureka completed wing weighs 85 oz Go back check Rule Thumb Four com plete airplane radio no power system parts weighs 275 oz 48 oz landing gear wheels way covering MonoKote radio flight pack 250 mAh prop weighs about ounce Remember quar ter-ouncesRule Thumb Five So guess what now Im bored real goal ground-handling machine worked out just great now Im planning new plane maybe just new wing flaps ailerons challenge after anotherthats what keeps Electric juice flowing hope larger Electric design ex ample proves helpful intent colunm basically seemed very appropriate See Elec trics dont have hand-launched Happy Landings Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 RC Giant ScalelBeckman Continued page 65 smaller models prime example Olean Sam Freys Enya 12-powered Laser 200 84-in-span model weighed 14 lb its performance amazing think Sam must have learned fly gymnasium would take off fly five ten minutes doing standard maneu vers some not-so-standard ones during whole flight dont think model ever 200 feet him direction time engine purring quietly could hardly hear back pits interesting model years rally Carl Dannenbowers DC-3 Yes Mortimer model picture sound two Quadras almost sync intoxicating its easy see few two- three- fourengine models around attract much tention Carl spent year-and-a-half creation working drawings Nick Ziroli Nick will have complete plans available later year Span 12 feet model weighs 50 lbs Power two Q35 Quadras swinging homemade FWfV1COMPLETE THIS FORM lLlEhEEEIEIEIP-AND ATTACH MAtLING IIlEXB1EIEhLEELABEL FROM RECENT required changeweeks ISSUE LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING address Attach current MA mailing appropriate box mall SubscrtP Avtation 1810 Samuel Morse Dr NEW sumscRlPTlON 0 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Non-AMA subscription rates $1800 12 months US possessIons elsewhere includIng Canada Mexico $2400 US Schools $900 US Libraries $1350 NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE 71 P MODEL AVIATION 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DR RESTON VA 22090 October1984 155 EPOXY GLASS COWLS FOR NOSEPI PICA SID AIORGAM BALSA USA PLAIT CONCEPT FLEET HOSTETLER RCM T-CPAFT SHEBER P1173 & SCALE S UPER CUB POKKERO-7 BOEING P-72 P-26 P4B2 P4B4 SPARROW HAWK GEE BEE MOO Y AOACBRIENS WRBULENT CNRISIFN EAGLE BRISIGNELLAS STARDUSTER II A SCALE J3-BI BABY FLYBABY AIRCAMPER PILOT JUNGRIARN 73B SCALE 7/4 SCALE DECA IJIAL 014 PIPER PA-SB & OTHERS WHEEL PANTS FOR CITABRIA STAROUS TER II PITTS SKYBOLT LJBERTYSPORT CHRIS TEN EAGLE PBS HAWKS STEARM4PS SlJNSON SR-B MULLIGAN & OTHERS DRAZED& NEAT-ThEATEDWIREGEARSbCADANES LARGE SCALE PlANS AVAILABLE Send $100 latest list supply Modelers libergiawa parts plansWrite call ua T BERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 BLOCK GARDEN CItY MI 48135 PHONE 313 4214358 1131 NW 45 Street Ft tauderdute FL 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE Tired kit indict gears dent tit higglC property II & B Engineenog ceo sotne probtems * Custom haitI needs & specs guarauteed lit * Strong & durohte withstand taugtasst boding * II & 0 Eogneeriog gear will work & keep year higgie Itying * to stuck reptacement gear tsr poputar models gyren PIlls Chrtsteo Eagle CAP 21 Satss lISA J-3 CIII Air Tech Pownee Eagle Nasco Big Stick Champ Cilahila & H madets Soapper Stinger Suapper Tun y5RffE Easy use part no mis paint system Ho mixing Ho waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG COMontezuma IA 50171 Fooled DC-3 Bob showed earlier really modela beauty Carl Dannen bower Its really flown yetonly lIfted off during high-speed taxi run GLOW iiireMll PLUGS NEW IMPROVED High Peffonnance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Six Types 3 Heat Ranges Longer Life Only $129 4 Swanson Associates PO Box 151Since 7948 Wayne N 07470 16-8 three-bladed props So another STARS Scale Rally histo ry time job cleaning up after everybody finished owe great deal appreciation organiza tion can will put Out ef fort provide such great showcase common interests Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY PRODUCTS FOR THE DISCERNING MODELER Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned PiDes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers Expansion Mufflers Helicopter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanshio b Performance under bright sun 800 am nine rounds Bertken kept racking up fours perfect 36 10th however ran head-on teammate Dave Shadel scorching race Dave clocked 11310 Jeff breathing hard 11369 Such racing Jeffs 39 points held up though 1984 California title Dave second 36 points fastest time followed Paul Stenberg third Dub Jett fourth Mike Atzei fifth Mark Smith Standard flier win ner Bill Malo second Chuck Brown third SLO fliers keeping tradi n THEBGIVEAJP FLYING IN COW PAbTUREb 11 ThE AMA INSURPNCE MY COVEP ThE LULL BUT iVNr TO SURE ir CQVERS WHAT HELL DO TO US IF RE- CATCHES US C tion provided special event following completion Championship Race called Calcutta special rules provide plenty excitement pilot fastest time case Dave Shadel sits like serene royalty 12 pilots nextbest times fly three sudden-death heats compete him Starts racehorse four airplanes taking off once High skill fate dictate lot things point Larry Laulom won heat Kent Nogy won heat although use airplane borrowed Gary Hover since lost No 1 airplane midair collision Championship Race backup airplane due radio prob lems Jeff Bertken new California State Champion favored heat Jeff Brad Young promptly collided crashed Paul Stenberg won heat Jeff couldnt found picturetaking time Final heat Shadel Laulom Nogy Stenberg Racehorse startall OK Early Shadel went lean Lauloms engine faded Kent Nogy edged Stenberg race Hardly anyone cried salty tears airstrip quiet first time two days awards presented Trophies handmade wire models Pylon Racers mounted sort dou ble gimbal spun models per formed maneuvers possible racer full-scale flying model Pilots placing first through tenth Expert class received trophies did first five pilots Standard class Additionally trophy went fast time Ron Schorr displayed beautiful Denight Special walked away trophy best finish SLO fliers lot hard work put good race weather couldnt have cooperative con testants crowd went away happy See next year San Luis Obispo 1985 California Championships! Expert class winners 1 Jeff Bertken 39 pt Polecat 11360 2 Dave Shadel 36 pt Kazi10943 fast time 3 Paul Stenberg 34 pt Lr1A11761 4 Dub Jett 33 pt Denight Speciali 1444 5 Mike Atzei 31 pt Denight Special1l089 6 Larry Laulom 30 pt Tonil1540 7 Tom Christopher 28 pt Shoestring 11320 8 Paul Benezra 26 pt Tonil2378 9 Brad Young 25 pt Tonil1777 10 Scott Manning 25 pt Tonil1913 Standard class winners 1 Mark Smith 29 pt Toni12335 2 Bill Malo 27 pt Toni12976 3 Chuck Brown 26 pt Toni12707 Next look Q500 racing Arizona letter sent Chuck Watkins also wanted let know Q500 alive well out cactus land races two-day affairs 156 Model Aviation RC Pylon RacinglHage Continued page 62
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/10
Page Numbers: 64, 65, 155, 156
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/10
Page Numbers: 64, 65, 155, 156
Radio Control Giant Scale Bob Beckman IVE HAD another STARSpangled week end Im sorry say missed first STARS Scale Rally back 1979 Ive made once since though just got back sixth annual affair Olean NY airport Its believe have managed top themselves five years row now year attract more modelers aircraft dont know what final count Sunday morning 130 registrants com ing Evelyn arrived about nine oclock Saturday morning usual par ticipant parking area already filled campers trailers since early Friday afternoon place swarming people Giant Scale aircraft being assembled everywhere looked like college homecoming time turned around found another old friend Some seen earlier year Toledo us Olean July once-a-year contact As fly-in weather always big factor past years has usuai ly good day other day marginal completely rained out year rain came earlier week culminating downpour Friday no water coming down sky weekend plenty coming up ground dried out little Sunday Saturday two kinds people present boots wet feet Add strong steady cold wind mountaintop field greatest place Satur day some flying lot good airplanes look what consider best part fly-in some great gab fests Sunday morning delightful Bright sun pleasant temperatures little less water squelching underfoot enough wind bother big birds leave about noon drive back Virginia three hours available managed shoot six seven rolls film dont have room pictures what includ ed will give idea what premier event like STARS have very simplelormula producing outstanding affair start early plan well work hafd Early January start formal written request Olean City Council asking use airport selected date usually first weekend after Fourth July extent Citys interest cooperation shown fact field closed full-scale aircraft during Rallys operating hours 10 5 Saturday 10 3 Sunday addition overnight park ing campers trailers allowed along daily parking participants spectators Once City Council has approved Ed Osburns beautiful Der Jagger built Balsa USA kit Its very smooth Impressive flier 22 lb Quadra 050 Zinger 22-8 propeller has PK Products starter Harris smoke system closeup shows Ed beefed up landing gear 64 Model Aviation Except 70 tne DacKgrouna mis couia DC 5 picture tram tne late Tfllrtles Im maculate well-maIntained DC-3 Olean airport during STARS rally Wendell Hoetetlers magnificent i urner peciai Ti5flS5 low pass Subjects may difficult smaller sizes very practical Giant Scale Wash Martins Skyraider L tiles weli looks Kawasaki 315 engine powers 43-lb bird uses Zinger 22-10 prop Everything operateseven pilots canopy Paui Weigands 1937 Culver Dart R wasnt quite ready fly yet nice things about meet iike STARS raily get see modeis stages constructionand builders arent ashamed bring em date STARS apply AMA IMAA sanctions hand start serious work Rally Flyers printed sent large number people Everyone attended previ ous years Rally gets well mailing list STARS newsletter mailing along success previous rallies what en sures large turnout year Well advance selected date ar rangements finalized local fire rescue organizations addition providing on-site emergency medical facil ities during rally people operate concession stand spectator parking revenue opera tions split STARS along sponsorship Model Airplane News makes Rally entirely selfsupporting activity peaks during week Rally An estimated half-mile rope barriers set up separate spectator pit areas An ex tensive public address system installed checked out Tents set up registration frequency/flight control transmitter impound finally concession tent erected stocked Much work has completed before Friday because participants start arriving early Friday noon what does participant find does arrive First has ade quate parking no charge Spectators pay modest parking fee Next finds extensive pit areas available laid out spectators can see touching aircraft can easily moved flight line Registration simply matter providing information about aircraft turning transmitters impound no registration fee registration carries ticket Chicken Charlie Nellis famous barbecued chicken dinners Before flying must have safety check performed aircraft goes out fly finds vast level grass area two flight lines well separated pit/spectator area needed nearby paved taxi strip provides hardsurface runway best finds hundred friends fellow modelers help him enjoy what has best weekends year year come away Olean some impressions about direc tions hobby seems taking Rally itself has big indicator growth Giant Scale event originally still open Scale models size right start has dominated Giant Scale air craft year saw two models couldnt considered big birds Its obvious Giant Scale still growing trend more sophisticated aircraft continuing also Wash Martins Skyraider good example operating flaps retract main gear tailwheel radio-operated sliding pilots canopy aircraft flies well looks though Y-scaie its 106-in wingspan certain ly puts Giant Scale class another Nick Ziroli design will have plans available later year Wendell Hostetler another well-known source Giant Scale plans flew new Turner Special Thompson Trophy racer Thirties its own way sophisticated Martins Skyraider plane solid performer according Wendell easy fly Just example operational advantages larger models Another trend interests growing use four-cycle engines As four-strokers increase size power finding way more big birds dont yet match brute power of big bangers have same advantages appeal Giant Scale operations Continued page 155 Nita Held Daves new Uuarter Master 1a non-scale bipe builds easily latest plans offering DGA DGA also offers new complete lightweight pilot figure Some people might say Rudi Mayers %-scale DH Tiger Moth CR doesnt fit STARS rally Bob thinks Giant Scaie much attitude pilot size model Rudi has come ail STARS rallies Canada has flown plane onefirst geared 40 now OS 12 four-stroke October 1984 65 ATTENTION SCALERS tides remainder model design straightforward nominal very close having Falcon 56 moments etc Rule Thumb Three advises Electric system components should make up about 40% 60% total model weight means about 38 oz total budget available power system three motors mind plane Astro Super Ferrite 25 Astro Cobalt 25 Keller 25/12 weigh 14 125 95 oz respec tively left about 25 oz nominal available battery 12 cells fits just fine prop motors appropriately achieve desired operating power level easily done turns out 10 x 6 firstand 9 x 6 last two does job comes static bench data taken Rule Thumb power input cruise about 4 lb x 16 oz/sq ft 64 watts Twice gets plane flying nicely needed about 130 watts average power input nominal fiveminute flight conservative charge battery about 65 Ampereminutes MA December 1983 could draw current average rate 65/5 13 Amps requires applied motor voltage 130/13 10 volts average 12-cell battery has nominal terminal voltage 13 14 volts Jomar speed control has something name ly reduce voltage average desired flight power time ground-handling takeoffs touch goes loops etc full throttle easily brings up power past 200 watts based previously-mentioned bench data course actual performance bit better conservative predictions because prop unloads air manifests itself longer flight time Average flight time date over 6A minutes flights included lots touch goes loops land taxi takeoffson grass field Now would say Rules Thumb work complete story some facts figures about Eureka completed wing weighs 85 oz Go back check Rule Thumb Four com plete airplane radio no power system parts weighs 275 oz 48 oz landing gear wheels way covering MonoKote radio flight pack 250 mAh prop weighs about ounce Remember quar ter-ouncesRule Thumb Five So guess what now Im bored real goal ground-handling machine worked out just great now Im planning new plane maybe just new wing flaps ailerons challenge after anotherthats what keeps Electric juice flowing hope larger Electric design ex ample proves helpful intent colunm basically seemed very appropriate See Elec trics dont have hand-launched Happy Landings Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 RC Giant ScalelBeckman Continued page 65 smaller models prime example Olean Sam Freys Enya 12-powered Laser 200 84-in-span model weighed 14 lb its performance amazing think Sam must have learned fly gymnasium would take off fly five ten minutes doing standard maneu vers some not-so-standard ones during whole flight dont think model ever 200 feet him direction time engine purring quietly could hardly hear back pits interesting model years rally Carl Dannenbowers DC-3 Yes Mortimer model picture sound two Quadras almost sync intoxicating its easy see few two- three- fourengine models around attract much tention Carl spent year-and-a-half creation working drawings Nick Ziroli Nick will have complete plans available later year Span 12 feet model weighs 50 lbs Power two Q35 Quadras swinging homemade FWfV1COMPLETE THIS FORM lLlEhEEEIEIEIP-AND ATTACH MAtLING IIlEXB1EIEhLEELABEL FROM RECENT required changeweeks ISSUE LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING address Attach current MA mailing appropriate box mall SubscrtP Avtation 1810 Samuel Morse Dr NEW sumscRlPTlON 0 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Non-AMA subscription rates $1800 12 months US possessIons elsewhere includIng Canada Mexico $2400 US Schools $900 US Libraries $1350 NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE 71 P MODEL AVIATION 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DR RESTON VA 22090 October1984 155 EPOXY GLASS COWLS FOR NOSEPI PICA SID AIORGAM BALSA USA PLAIT CONCEPT FLEET HOSTETLER RCM T-CPAFT SHEBER P1173 & SCALE S UPER CUB POKKERO-7 BOEING P-72 P-26 P4B2 P4B4 SPARROW HAWK GEE BEE MOO Y AOACBRIENS WRBULENT CNRISIFN EAGLE BRISIGNELLAS STARDUSTER II A SCALE J3-BI BABY FLYBABY AIRCAMPER PILOT JUNGRIARN 73B SCALE 7/4 SCALE DECA IJIAL 014 PIPER PA-SB & OTHERS WHEEL PANTS FOR CITABRIA STAROUS TER II PITTS SKYBOLT LJBERTYSPORT CHRIS TEN EAGLE PBS HAWKS STEARM4PS SlJNSON SR-B MULLIGAN & OTHERS DRAZED& NEAT-ThEATEDWIREGEARSbCADANES LARGE SCALE PlANS AVAILABLE Send $100 latest list supply Modelers libergiawa parts plansWrite call ua T BERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 BLOCK GARDEN CItY MI 48135 PHONE 313 4214358 1131 NW 45 Street Ft tauderdute FL 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE Tired kit indict gears dent tit higglC property II & B Engineenog ceo sotne probtems * Custom haitI needs & specs guarauteed lit * Strong & durohte withstand taugtasst boding * II & 0 Eogneeriog gear will work & keep year higgie Itying * to stuck reptacement gear tsr poputar models gyren PIlls Chrtsteo Eagle CAP 21 Satss lISA J-3 CIII Air Tech Pownee Eagle Nasco Big Stick Champ Cilahila & H madets Soapper Stinger Suapper Tun y5RffE Easy use part no mis paint system Ho mixing Ho waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG COMontezuma IA 50171 Fooled DC-3 Bob showed earlier really modela beauty Carl Dannen bower Its really flown yetonly lIfted off during high-speed taxi run GLOW iiireMll PLUGS NEW IMPROVED High Peffonnance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Six Types 3 Heat Ranges Longer Life Only $129 4 Swanson Associates PO Box 151Since 7948 Wayne N 07470 16-8 three-bladed props So another STARS Scale Rally histo ry time job cleaning up after everybody finished owe great deal appreciation organiza tion can will put Out ef fort provide such great showcase common interests Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY PRODUCTS FOR THE DISCERNING MODELER Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned PiDes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers Expansion Mufflers Helicopter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanshio b Performance under bright sun 800 am nine rounds Bertken kept racking up fours perfect 36 10th however ran head-on teammate Dave Shadel scorching race Dave clocked 11310 Jeff breathing hard 11369 Such racing Jeffs 39 points held up though 1984 California title Dave second 36 points fastest time followed Paul Stenberg third Dub Jett fourth Mike Atzei fifth Mark Smith Standard flier win ner Bill Malo second Chuck Brown third SLO fliers keeping tradi n THEBGIVEAJP FLYING IN COW PAbTUREb 11 ThE AMA INSURPNCE MY COVEP ThE LULL BUT iVNr TO SURE ir CQVERS WHAT HELL DO TO US IF RE- CATCHES US C tion provided special event following completion Championship Race called Calcutta special rules provide plenty excitement pilot fastest time case Dave Shadel sits like serene royalty 12 pilots nextbest times fly three sudden-death heats compete him Starts racehorse four airplanes taking off once High skill fate dictate lot things point Larry Laulom won heat Kent Nogy won heat although use airplane borrowed Gary Hover since lost No 1 airplane midair collision Championship Race backup airplane due radio prob lems Jeff Bertken new California State Champion favored heat Jeff Brad Young promptly collided crashed Paul Stenberg won heat Jeff couldnt found picturetaking time Final heat Shadel Laulom Nogy Stenberg Racehorse startall OK Early Shadel went lean Lauloms engine faded Kent Nogy edged Stenberg race Hardly anyone cried salty tears airstrip quiet first time two days awards presented Trophies handmade wire models Pylon Racers mounted sort dou ble gimbal spun models per formed maneuvers possible racer full-scale flying model Pilots placing first through tenth Expert class received trophies did first five pilots Standard class Additionally trophy went fast time Ron Schorr displayed beautiful Denight Special walked away trophy best finish SLO fliers lot hard work put good race weather couldnt have cooperative con testants crowd went away happy See next year San Luis Obispo 1985 California Championships! Expert class winners 1 Jeff Bertken 39 pt Polecat 11360 2 Dave Shadel 36 pt Kazi10943 fast time 3 Paul Stenberg 34 pt Lr1A11761 4 Dub Jett 33 pt Denight Speciali 1444 5 Mike Atzei 31 pt Denight Special1l089 6 Larry Laulom 30 pt Tonil1540 7 Tom Christopher 28 pt Shoestring 11320 8 Paul Benezra 26 pt Tonil2378 9 Brad Young 25 pt Tonil1777 10 Scott Manning 25 pt Tonil1913 Standard class winners 1 Mark Smith 29 pt Toni12335 2 Bill Malo 27 pt Toni12976 3 Chuck Brown 26 pt Toni12707 Next look Q500 racing Arizona letter sent Chuck Watkins also wanted let know Q500 alive well out cactus land races two-day affairs 156 Model Aviation RC Pylon RacinglHage Continued page 62
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/10
Page Numbers: 64, 65, 155, 156
Radio Control Giant Scale Bob Beckman IVE HAD another STARSpangled week end Im sorry say missed first STARS Scale Rally back 1979 Ive made once since though just got back sixth annual affair Olean NY airport Its believe have managed top themselves five years row now year attract more modelers aircraft dont know what final count Sunday morning 130 registrants com ing Evelyn arrived about nine oclock Saturday morning usual par ticipant parking area already filled campers trailers since early Friday afternoon place swarming people Giant Scale aircraft being assembled everywhere looked like college homecoming time turned around found another old friend Some seen earlier year Toledo us Olean July once-a-year contact As fly-in weather always big factor past years has usuai ly good day other day marginal completely rained out year rain came earlier week culminating downpour Friday no water coming down sky weekend plenty coming up ground dried out little Sunday Saturday two kinds people present boots wet feet Add strong steady cold wind mountaintop field greatest place Satur day some flying lot good airplanes look what consider best part fly-in some great gab fests Sunday morning delightful Bright sun pleasant temperatures little less water squelching underfoot enough wind bother big birds leave about noon drive back Virginia three hours available managed shoot six seven rolls film dont have room pictures what includ ed will give idea what premier event like STARS have very simplelormula producing outstanding affair start early plan well work hafd Early January start formal written request Olean City Council asking use airport selected date usually first weekend after Fourth July extent Citys interest cooperation shown fact field closed full-scale aircraft during Rallys operating hours 10 5 Saturday 10 3 Sunday addition overnight park ing campers trailers allowed along daily parking participants spectators Once City Council has approved Ed Osburns beautiful Der Jagger built Balsa USA kit Its very smooth Impressive flier 22 lb Quadra 050 Zinger 22-8 propeller has PK Products starter Harris smoke system closeup shows Ed beefed up landing gear 64 Model Aviation Except 70 tne DacKgrouna mis couia DC 5 picture tram tne late Tfllrtles Im maculate well-maIntained DC-3 Olean airport during STARS rally Wendell Hoetetlers magnificent i urner peciai Ti5flS5 low pass Subjects may difficult smaller sizes very practical Giant Scale Wash Martins Skyraider L tiles weli looks Kawasaki 315 engine powers 43-lb bird uses Zinger 22-10 prop Everything operateseven pilots canopy Paui Weigands 1937 Culver Dart R wasnt quite ready fly yet nice things about meet iike STARS raily get see modeis stages constructionand builders arent ashamed bring em date STARS apply AMA IMAA sanctions hand start serious work Rally Flyers printed sent large number people Everyone attended previ ous years Rally gets well mailing list STARS newsletter mailing along success previous rallies what en sures large turnout year Well advance selected date ar rangements finalized local fire rescue organizations addition providing on-site emergency medical facil ities during rally people operate concession stand spectator parking revenue opera tions split STARS along sponsorship Model Airplane News makes Rally entirely selfsupporting activity peaks during week Rally An estimated half-mile rope barriers set up separate spectator pit areas An ex tensive public address system installed checked out Tents set up registration frequency/flight control transmitter impound finally concession tent erected stocked Much work has completed before Friday because participants start arriving early Friday noon what does participant find does arrive First has ade quate parking no charge Spectators pay modest parking fee Next finds extensive pit areas available laid out spectators can see touching aircraft can easily moved flight line Registration simply matter providing information about aircraft turning transmitters impound no registration fee registration carries ticket Chicken Charlie Nellis famous barbecued chicken dinners Before flying must have safety check performed aircraft goes out fly finds vast level grass area two flight lines well separated pit/spectator area needed nearby paved taxi strip provides hardsurface runway best finds hundred friends fellow modelers help him enjoy what has best weekends year year come away Olean some impressions about direc tions hobby seems taking Rally itself has big indicator growth Giant Scale event originally still open Scale models size right start has dominated Giant Scale air craft year saw two models couldnt considered big birds Its obvious Giant Scale still growing trend more sophisticated aircraft continuing also Wash Martins Skyraider good example operating flaps retract main gear tailwheel radio-operated sliding pilots canopy aircraft flies well looks though Y-scaie its 106-in wingspan certain ly puts Giant Scale class another Nick Ziroli design will have plans available later year Wendell Hostetler another well-known source Giant Scale plans flew new Turner Special Thompson Trophy racer Thirties its own way sophisticated Martins Skyraider plane solid performer according Wendell easy fly Just example operational advantages larger models Another trend interests growing use four-cycle engines As four-strokers increase size power finding way more big birds dont yet match brute power of big bangers have same advantages appeal Giant Scale operations Continued page 155 Nita Held Daves new Uuarter Master 1a non-scale bipe builds easily latest plans offering DGA DGA also offers new complete lightweight pilot figure Some people might say Rudi Mayers %-scale DH Tiger Moth CR doesnt fit STARS rally Bob thinks Giant Scaie much attitude pilot size model Rudi has come ail STARS rallies Canada has flown plane onefirst geared 40 now OS 12 four-stroke October 1984 65 ATTENTION SCALERS tides remainder model design straightforward nominal very close having Falcon 56 moments etc Rule Thumb Three advises Electric system components should make up about 40% 60% total model weight means about 38 oz total budget available power system three motors mind plane Astro Super Ferrite 25 Astro Cobalt 25 Keller 25/12 weigh 14 125 95 oz respec tively left about 25 oz nominal available battery 12 cells fits just fine prop motors appropriately achieve desired operating power level easily done turns out 10 x 6 firstand 9 x 6 last two does job comes static bench data taken Rule Thumb power input cruise about 4 lb x 16 oz/sq ft 64 watts Twice gets plane flying nicely needed about 130 watts average power input nominal fiveminute flight conservative charge battery about 65 Ampereminutes MA December 1983 could draw current average rate 65/5 13 Amps requires applied motor voltage 130/13 10 volts average 12-cell battery has nominal terminal voltage 13 14 volts Jomar speed control has something name ly reduce voltage average desired flight power time ground-handling takeoffs touch goes loops etc full throttle easily brings up power past 200 watts based previously-mentioned bench data course actual performance bit better conservative predictions because prop unloads air manifests itself longer flight time Average flight time date over 6A minutes flights included lots touch goes loops land taxi takeoffson grass field Now would say Rules Thumb work complete story some facts figures about Eureka completed wing weighs 85 oz Go back check Rule Thumb Four com plete airplane radio no power system parts weighs 275 oz 48 oz landing gear wheels way covering MonoKote radio flight pack 250 mAh prop weighs about ounce Remember quar ter-ouncesRule Thumb Five So guess what now Im bored real goal ground-handling machine worked out just great now Im planning new plane maybe just new wing flaps ailerons challenge after anotherthats what keeps Electric juice flowing hope larger Electric design ex ample proves helpful intent colunm basically seemed very appropriate See Elec trics dont have hand-launched Happy Landings Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 RC Giant ScalelBeckman Continued page 65 smaller models prime example Olean Sam Freys Enya 12-powered Laser 200 84-in-span model weighed 14 lb its performance amazing think Sam must have learned fly gymnasium would take off fly five ten minutes doing standard maneu vers some not-so-standard ones during whole flight dont think model ever 200 feet him direction time engine purring quietly could hardly hear back pits interesting model years rally Carl Dannenbowers DC-3 Yes Mortimer model picture sound two Quadras almost sync intoxicating its easy see few two- three- fourengine models around attract much tention Carl spent year-and-a-half creation working drawings Nick Ziroli Nick will have complete plans available later year Span 12 feet model weighs 50 lbs Power two Q35 Quadras swinging homemade FWfV1COMPLETE THIS FORM lLlEhEEEIEIEIP-AND ATTACH MAtLING IIlEXB1EIEhLEELABEL FROM RECENT required changeweeks ISSUE LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING address Attach current MA mailing appropriate box mall SubscrtP Avtation 1810 Samuel Morse Dr NEW sumscRlPTlON 0 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Non-AMA subscription rates $1800 12 months US possessIons elsewhere includIng Canada Mexico $2400 US Schools $900 US Libraries $1350 NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE 71 P MODEL AVIATION 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DR RESTON VA 22090 October1984 155 EPOXY GLASS COWLS FOR NOSEPI PICA SID AIORGAM BALSA USA PLAIT CONCEPT FLEET HOSTETLER RCM T-CPAFT SHEBER P1173 & SCALE S UPER CUB POKKERO-7 BOEING P-72 P-26 P4B2 P4B4 SPARROW HAWK GEE BEE MOO Y AOACBRIENS WRBULENT CNRISIFN EAGLE BRISIGNELLAS STARDUSTER II A SCALE J3-BI BABY FLYBABY AIRCAMPER PILOT JUNGRIARN 73B SCALE 7/4 SCALE DECA IJIAL 014 PIPER PA-SB & OTHERS WHEEL PANTS FOR CITABRIA STAROUS TER II PITTS SKYBOLT LJBERTYSPORT CHRIS TEN EAGLE PBS HAWKS STEARM4PS SlJNSON SR-B MULLIGAN & OTHERS DRAZED& NEAT-ThEATEDWIREGEARSbCADANES LARGE SCALE PlANS AVAILABLE Send $100 latest list supply Modelers libergiawa parts plansWrite call ua T BERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 BLOCK GARDEN CItY MI 48135 PHONE 313 4214358 1131 NW 45 Street Ft tauderdute FL 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE Tired kit indict gears dent tit higglC property II & B Engineenog ceo sotne probtems * Custom haitI needs & specs guarauteed lit * Strong & durohte withstand taugtasst boding * II & 0 Eogneeriog gear will work & keep year higgie Itying * to stuck reptacement gear tsr poputar models gyren PIlls Chrtsteo Eagle CAP 21 Satss lISA J-3 CIII Air Tech Pownee Eagle Nasco Big Stick Champ Cilahila & H madets Soapper Stinger Suapper Tun y5RffE Easy use part no mis paint system Ho mixing Ho waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG COMontezuma IA 50171 Fooled DC-3 Bob showed earlier really modela beauty Carl Dannen bower Its really flown yetonly lIfted off during high-speed taxi run GLOW iiireMll PLUGS NEW IMPROVED High Peffonnance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Six Types 3 Heat Ranges Longer Life Only $129 4 Swanson Associates PO Box 151Since 7948 Wayne N 07470 16-8 three-bladed props So another STARS Scale Rally histo ry time job cleaning up after everybody finished owe great deal appreciation organiza tion can will put Out ef fort provide such great showcase common interests Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY PRODUCTS FOR THE DISCERNING MODELER Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned PiDes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers Expansion Mufflers Helicopter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanshio b Performance under bright sun 800 am nine rounds Bertken kept racking up fours perfect 36 10th however ran head-on teammate Dave Shadel scorching race Dave clocked 11310 Jeff breathing hard 11369 Such racing Jeffs 39 points held up though 1984 California title Dave second 36 points fastest time followed Paul Stenberg third Dub Jett fourth Mike Atzei fifth Mark Smith Standard flier win ner Bill Malo second Chuck Brown third SLO fliers keeping tradi n THEBGIVEAJP FLYING IN COW PAbTUREb 11 ThE AMA INSURPNCE MY COVEP ThE LULL BUT iVNr TO SURE ir CQVERS WHAT HELL DO TO US IF RE- CATCHES US C tion provided special event following completion Championship Race called Calcutta special rules provide plenty excitement pilot fastest time case Dave Shadel sits like serene royalty 12 pilots nextbest times fly three sudden-death heats compete him Starts racehorse four airplanes taking off once High skill fate dictate lot things point Larry Laulom won heat Kent Nogy won heat although use airplane borrowed Gary Hover since lost No 1 airplane midair collision Championship Race backup airplane due radio prob lems Jeff Bertken new California State Champion favored heat Jeff Brad Young promptly collided crashed Paul Stenberg won heat Jeff couldnt found picturetaking time Final heat Shadel Laulom Nogy Stenberg Racehorse startall OK Early Shadel went lean Lauloms engine faded Kent Nogy edged Stenberg race Hardly anyone cried salty tears airstrip quiet first time two days awards presented Trophies handmade wire models Pylon Racers mounted sort dou ble gimbal spun models per formed maneuvers possible racer full-scale flying model Pilots placing first through tenth Expert class received trophies did first five pilots Standard class Additionally trophy went fast time Ron Schorr displayed beautiful Denight Special walked away trophy best finish SLO fliers lot hard work put good race weather couldnt have cooperative con testants crowd went away happy See next year San Luis Obispo 1985 California Championships! Expert class winners 1 Jeff Bertken 39 pt Polecat 11360 2 Dave Shadel 36 pt Kazi10943 fast time 3 Paul Stenberg 34 pt Lr1A11761 4 Dub Jett 33 pt Denight Speciali 1444 5 Mike Atzei 31 pt Denight Special1l089 6 Larry Laulom 30 pt Tonil1540 7 Tom Christopher 28 pt Shoestring 11320 8 Paul Benezra 26 pt Tonil2378 9 Brad Young 25 pt Tonil1777 10 Scott Manning 25 pt Tonil1913 Standard class winners 1 Mark Smith 29 pt Toni12335 2 Bill Malo 27 pt Toni12976 3 Chuck Brown 26 pt Toni12707 Next look Q500 racing Arizona letter sent Chuck Watkins also wanted let know Q500 alive well out cactus land races two-day affairs 156 Model Aviation RC Pylon RacinglHage Continued page 62
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/10
Page Numbers: 64, 65, 155, 156
Radio Control Giant Scale Bob Beckman IVE HAD another STARSpangled week end Im sorry say missed first STARS Scale Rally back 1979 Ive made once since though just got back sixth annual affair Olean NY airport Its believe have managed top themselves five years row now year attract more modelers aircraft dont know what final count Sunday morning 130 registrants com ing Evelyn arrived about nine oclock Saturday morning usual par ticipant parking area already filled campers trailers since early Friday afternoon place swarming people Giant Scale aircraft being assembled everywhere looked like college homecoming time turned around found another old friend Some seen earlier year Toledo us Olean July once-a-year contact As fly-in weather always big factor past years has usuai ly good day other day marginal completely rained out year rain came earlier week culminating downpour Friday no water coming down sky weekend plenty coming up ground dried out little Sunday Saturday two kinds people present boots wet feet Add strong steady cold wind mountaintop field greatest place Satur day some flying lot good airplanes look what consider best part fly-in some great gab fests Sunday morning delightful Bright sun pleasant temperatures little less water squelching underfoot enough wind bother big birds leave about noon drive back Virginia three hours available managed shoot six seven rolls film dont have room pictures what includ ed will give idea what premier event like STARS have very simplelormula producing outstanding affair start early plan well work hafd Early January start formal written request Olean City Council asking use airport selected date usually first weekend after Fourth July extent Citys interest cooperation shown fact field closed full-scale aircraft during Rallys operating hours 10 5 Saturday 10 3 Sunday addition overnight park ing campers trailers allowed along daily parking participants spectators Once City Council has approved Ed Osburns beautiful Der Jagger built Balsa USA kit Its very smooth Impressive flier 22 lb Quadra 050 Zinger 22-8 propeller has PK Products starter Harris smoke system closeup shows Ed beefed up landing gear 64 Model Aviation Except 70 tne DacKgrouna mis couia DC 5 picture tram tne late Tfllrtles Im maculate well-maIntained DC-3 Olean airport during STARS rally Wendell Hoetetlers magnificent i urner peciai Ti5flS5 low pass Subjects may difficult smaller sizes very practical Giant Scale Wash Martins Skyraider L tiles weli looks Kawasaki 315 engine powers 43-lb bird uses Zinger 22-10 prop Everything operateseven pilots canopy Paui Weigands 1937 Culver Dart R wasnt quite ready fly yet nice things about meet iike STARS raily get see modeis stages constructionand builders arent ashamed bring em date STARS apply AMA IMAA sanctions hand start serious work Rally Flyers printed sent large number people Everyone attended previ ous years Rally gets well mailing list STARS newsletter mailing along success previous rallies what en sures large turnout year Well advance selected date ar rangements finalized local fire rescue organizations addition providing on-site emergency medical facil ities during rally people operate concession stand spectator parking revenue opera tions split STARS along sponsorship Model Airplane News makes Rally entirely selfsupporting activity peaks during week Rally An estimated half-mile rope barriers set up separate spectator pit areas An ex tensive public address system installed checked out Tents set up registration frequency/flight control transmitter impound finally concession tent erected stocked Much work has completed before Friday because participants start arriving early Friday noon what does participant find does arrive First has ade quate parking no charge Spectators pay modest parking fee Next finds extensive pit areas available laid out spectators can see touching aircraft can easily moved flight line Registration simply matter providing information about aircraft turning transmitters impound no registration fee registration carries ticket Chicken Charlie Nellis famous barbecued chicken dinners Before flying must have safety check performed aircraft goes out fly finds vast level grass area two flight lines well separated pit/spectator area needed nearby paved taxi strip provides hardsurface runway best finds hundred friends fellow modelers help him enjoy what has best weekends year year come away Olean some impressions about direc tions hobby seems taking Rally itself has big indicator growth Giant Scale event originally still open Scale models size right start has dominated Giant Scale air craft year saw two models couldnt considered big birds Its obvious Giant Scale still growing trend more sophisticated aircraft continuing also Wash Martins Skyraider good example operating flaps retract main gear tailwheel radio-operated sliding pilots canopy aircraft flies well looks though Y-scaie its 106-in wingspan certain ly puts Giant Scale class another Nick Ziroli design will have plans available later year Wendell Hostetler another well-known source Giant Scale plans flew new Turner Special Thompson Trophy racer Thirties its own way sophisticated Martins Skyraider plane solid performer according Wendell easy fly Just example operational advantages larger models Another trend interests growing use four-cycle engines As four-strokers increase size power finding way more big birds dont yet match brute power of big bangers have same advantages appeal Giant Scale operations Continued page 155 Nita Held Daves new Uuarter Master 1a non-scale bipe builds easily latest plans offering DGA DGA also offers new complete lightweight pilot figure Some people might say Rudi Mayers %-scale DH Tiger Moth CR doesnt fit STARS rally Bob thinks Giant Scaie much attitude pilot size model Rudi has come ail STARS rallies Canada has flown plane onefirst geared 40 now OS 12 four-stroke October 1984 65 ATTENTION SCALERS tides remainder model design straightforward nominal very close having Falcon 56 moments etc Rule Thumb Three advises Electric system components should make up about 40% 60% total model weight means about 38 oz total budget available power system three motors mind plane Astro Super Ferrite 25 Astro Cobalt 25 Keller 25/12 weigh 14 125 95 oz respec tively left about 25 oz nominal available battery 12 cells fits just fine prop motors appropriately achieve desired operating power level easily done turns out 10 x 6 firstand 9 x 6 last two does job comes static bench data taken Rule Thumb power input cruise about 4 lb x 16 oz/sq ft 64 watts Twice gets plane flying nicely needed about 130 watts average power input nominal fiveminute flight conservative charge battery about 65 Ampereminutes MA December 1983 could draw current average rate 65/5 13 Amps requires applied motor voltage 130/13 10 volts average 12-cell battery has nominal terminal voltage 13 14 volts Jomar speed control has something name ly reduce voltage average desired flight power time ground-handling takeoffs touch goes loops etc full throttle easily brings up power past 200 watts based previously-mentioned bench data course actual performance bit better conservative predictions because prop unloads air manifests itself longer flight time Average flight time date over 6A minutes flights included lots touch goes loops land taxi takeoffson grass field Now would say Rules Thumb work complete story some facts figures about Eureka completed wing weighs 85 oz Go back check Rule Thumb Four com plete airplane radio no power system parts weighs 275 oz 48 oz landing gear wheels way covering MonoKote radio flight pack 250 mAh prop weighs about ounce Remember quar ter-ouncesRule Thumb Five So guess what now Im bored real goal ground-handling machine worked out just great now Im planning new plane maybe just new wing flaps ailerons challenge after anotherthats what keeps Electric juice flowing hope larger Electric design ex ample proves helpful intent colunm basically seemed very appropriate See Elec trics dont have hand-launched Happy Landings Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 RC Giant ScalelBeckman Continued page 65 smaller models prime example Olean Sam Freys Enya 12-powered Laser 200 84-in-span model weighed 14 lb its performance amazing think Sam must have learned fly gymnasium would take off fly five ten minutes doing standard maneu vers some not-so-standard ones during whole flight dont think model ever 200 feet him direction time engine purring quietly could hardly hear back pits interesting model years rally Carl Dannenbowers DC-3 Yes Mortimer model picture sound two Quadras almost sync intoxicating its easy see few two- three- fourengine models around attract much tention Carl spent year-and-a-half creation working drawings Nick Ziroli Nick will have complete plans available later year Span 12 feet model weighs 50 lbs Power two Q35 Quadras swinging homemade FWfV1COMPLETE THIS FORM lLlEhEEEIEIEIP-AND ATTACH MAtLING IIlEXB1EIEhLEELABEL FROM RECENT required changeweeks ISSUE LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING address Attach current MA mailing appropriate box mall SubscrtP Avtation 1810 Samuel Morse Dr NEW sumscRlPTlON 0 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Non-AMA subscription rates $1800 12 months US possessIons elsewhere includIng Canada Mexico $2400 US Schools $900 US Libraries $1350 NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE 71 P MODEL AVIATION 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DR RESTON VA 22090 October1984 155 EPOXY GLASS COWLS FOR NOSEPI PICA SID AIORGAM BALSA USA PLAIT CONCEPT FLEET HOSTETLER RCM T-CPAFT SHEBER P1173 & SCALE S UPER CUB POKKERO-7 BOEING P-72 P-26 P4B2 P4B4 SPARROW HAWK GEE BEE MOO Y AOACBRIENS WRBULENT CNRISIFN EAGLE BRISIGNELLAS STARDUSTER II A SCALE J3-BI BABY FLYBABY AIRCAMPER PILOT JUNGRIARN 73B SCALE 7/4 SCALE DECA IJIAL 014 PIPER PA-SB & OTHERS WHEEL PANTS FOR CITABRIA STAROUS TER II PITTS SKYBOLT LJBERTYSPORT CHRIS TEN EAGLE PBS HAWKS STEARM4PS SlJNSON SR-B MULLIGAN & OTHERS DRAZED& NEAT-ThEATEDWIREGEARSbCADANES LARGE SCALE PlANS AVAILABLE Send $100 latest list supply Modelers libergiawa parts plansWrite call ua T BERGLASS SPECIALTIES 30925 BLOCK GARDEN CItY MI 48135 PHONE 313 4214358 1131 NW 45 Street Ft tauderdute FL 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE Tired kit indict gears dent tit higglC property II & B Engineenog ceo sotne probtems * Custom haitI needs & specs guarauteed lit * Strong & durohte withstand taugtasst boding * II & 0 Eogneeriog gear will work & keep year higgie Itying * to stuck reptacement gear tsr poputar models gyren PIlls Chrtsteo Eagle CAP 21 Satss lISA J-3 CIII Air Tech Pownee Eagle Nasco Big Stick Champ Cilahila & H madets Soapper Stinger Suapper Tun y5RffE Easy use part no mis paint system Ho mixing Ho waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG COMontezuma IA 50171 Fooled DC-3 Bob showed earlier really modela beauty Carl Dannen bower Its really flown yetonly lIfted off during high-speed taxi run GLOW iiireMll PLUGS NEW IMPROVED High Peffonnance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Six Types 3 Heat Ranges Longer Life Only $129 4 Swanson Associates PO Box 151Since 7948 Wayne N 07470 16-8 three-bladed props So another STARS Scale Rally histo ry time job cleaning up after everybody finished owe great deal appreciation organiza tion can will put Out ef fort provide such great showcase common interests Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY PRODUCTS FOR THE DISCERNING MODELER Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned PiDes * Headers * Venturi Mufflers Expansion Mufflers Helicopter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanshio b Performance under bright sun 800 am nine rounds Bertken kept racking up fours perfect 36 10th however ran head-on teammate Dave Shadel scorching race Dave clocked 11310 Jeff breathing hard 11369 Such racing Jeffs 39 points held up though 1984 California title Dave second 36 points fastest time followed Paul Stenberg third Dub Jett fourth Mike Atzei fifth Mark Smith Standard flier win ner Bill Malo second Chuck Brown third SLO fliers keeping tradi n THEBGIVEAJP FLYING IN COW PAbTUREb 11 ThE AMA INSURPNCE MY COVEP ThE LULL BUT iVNr TO SURE ir CQVERS WHAT HELL DO TO US IF RE- CATCHES US C tion provided special event following completion Championship Race called Calcutta special rules provide plenty excitement pilot fastest time case Dave Shadel sits like serene royalty 12 pilots nextbest times fly three sudden-death heats compete him Starts racehorse four airplanes taking off once High skill fate dictate lot things point Larry Laulom won heat Kent Nogy won heat although use airplane borrowed Gary Hover since lost No 1 airplane midair collision Championship Race backup airplane due radio prob lems Jeff Bertken new California State Champion favored heat Jeff Brad Young promptly collided crashed Paul Stenberg won heat Jeff couldnt found picturetaking time Final heat Shadel Laulom Nogy Stenberg Racehorse startall OK Early Shadel went lean Lauloms engine faded Kent Nogy edged Stenberg race Hardly anyone cried salty tears airstrip quiet first time two days awards presented Trophies handmade wire models Pylon Racers mounted sort dou ble gimbal spun models per formed maneuvers possible racer full-scale flying model Pilots placing first through tenth Expert class received trophies did first five pilots Standard class Additionally trophy went fast time Ron Schorr displayed beautiful Denight Special walked away trophy best finish SLO fliers lot hard work put good race weather couldnt have cooperative con testants crowd went away happy See next year San Luis Obispo 1985 California Championships! Expert class winners 1 Jeff Bertken 39 pt Polecat 11360 2 Dave Shadel 36 pt Kazi10943 fast time 3 Paul Stenberg 34 pt Lr1A11761 4 Dub Jett 33 pt Denight Speciali 1444 5 Mike Atzei 31 pt Denight Special1l089 6 Larry Laulom 30 pt Tonil1540 7 Tom Christopher 28 pt Shoestring 11320 8 Paul Benezra 26 pt Tonil2378 9 Brad Young 25 pt Tonil1777 10 Scott Manning 25 pt Tonil1913 Standard class winners 1 Mark Smith 29 pt Toni12335 2 Bill Malo 27 pt Toni12976 3 Chuck Brown 26 pt Toni12707 Next look Q500 racing Arizona letter sent Chuck Watkins also wanted let know Q500 alive well out cactus land races two-day affairs 156 Model Aviation RC Pylon RacinglHage Continued page 62
