YOU might say fetish Certainly primary concern record proves works gets press other topic concerned radio-controlled model aircraft Theres entire column devoted month magazine numbers S S ring bell Does word 'inspection' start brain cells percolating about fire extinguisher phrase redundant battery system course talking about safety amongst us Gi ant Scalers Ever since STARS Club Olean New York stuck Roper engines fleet giant World War biplane models safety has prime concern us Dick Phillips mind day first shoved throttle stick forward Quadra-powered Sid Mor gan Piper Cub led Darin Brisighella overbalance Canadian engine changed model Stinson tiger smooth ly flying pussycat back Giant Scale middle ages mechanical technique shared us gained firm foothold Big Bird movement day Lee Taylor first envisioned IMAA Weve come long perilous way commendable degree success efforts assure safe building flying practices Thanks people like Joan Alyea have safe ty code black-and-white practical well purposeful Rules great long people affected abide respect Rose Parakeet bipe L Pat Massey Pampa TX -scale weighs 25 lb uses Supertigre 3000 power Pober Pixey R Jim Kummerow La Grange Park IN uses Quadra 50 power weighs 26 lb Photos Jerry Smith dont see L flightilne Spartan Executive 7-W -scale model product Steve Kings Greenwood IN build ing expertise Model spans 117 weighs 47 lb has electrIc retracts Jerry Smith photo Jim Wilkinson Panama City FL Rus sian Sukhoi-26 1/34ca1e R used ReplaTech International three-views design 80-in beauty Supertigre 2500 provIdes go 46 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret 4610 t4offat Ln Colorado Springs CO 80915 IMAA flapter 106 Milwaukie WI Roger Olsons B-25 Alas crahsedl J Smith photo Would believe Quadra 0-35 moti vates Jerry Behrens New York City Travel aIr 2000 Bird weighs 23 lb J Smith pic themand Giant Scalers have doing great job number things spelled out rules regulations can make Giant Scale safer pleasant activity example wearing safety glasses/hoods crank gas-powered hummers flight line Big props can pick up big gravel hurl high rates speed toward eyes manicured flight lines have share missiles just waiting tender revolutions 18 x 6 render airborne Does club enforce pilots-and-helpersonly rule pits Most particularly kids kept behind safety line fence Its natural children will attracted brightly painted modelseven begin make noise Unless theyre moni tored closely tragedy rpm away selective Contest Directors comes choosing safety inspectors contest raily fly-in Are knowledge able experienced builders club chosen important duty leave task whoever shows up club field Are safety inspection checklists hand important used Are inspections thorough Are flying sur faces jiggled engines wiggled wheels checked securely axles Will wings stay props checked nicks cracks particular attention paid devises other criticai elements model control systems Theres much vaiue quick-and-dirty safety inspection clubs inspectors check readily available fire extinguishers field boxes fliers operating gasoline-powered engines insist use safety-approved gasoline containers Have ever prohibited use electric fuel pumps being used novice unin formed fliers Has clubs safety officer ever considered possible effects crash gas-powered model dry weeds surrounding flying site though strip hardtopped Going back time before giant model ap pears field ready flight does club have building inspection program old-timers volunteer time help neo phytes theyre building birds Correct ing sleazy unsafe building practices certainly degree diplomacy part knowledgeable volunteer goes long way toward promoting safe RC flights later could go on pointing out thousand-and-one elements lead safe Giant Scaie construction flight Youd proba bly bored out gourd turn other articles columns magazine two very important things remember launch yourself Giant Scale scene 1 The name game having funsafely 2 Safety businessail time Continued page 152 ItiSil TR260 French nroheifc heap 114 Stand-off Scale KitI Spanin Length66 Wing area 1213 sq Weight.. 165 lbs Power035-040 G38G62 FM Kit $21500 plus shipping *1100 Everything scratch kit plus nil pEe-cut wood parts complete model DELUXE Elf $28500 plus shipping $1100 Everythieg luff kit hut wing Spiro instafled wings ntab tartie deck hatch S fin prsokinned 1/16 balsa MAKES BUILINNO guicki 0A11 wood & foam construction *FikrgIas cowl & pants *2plece plug-In wings Foam core airfoiled tail surfaces INo tail bract wires required FOR MORE lNbO OR TO PLACE ORDER CONTACT SPIRIT LAKE HOBBIES Ph 712 336-5586 1621 Hill Ave Spirit Lake IA 51360 REAL SCALE UUDEUE * o C o okbo 60 H 6t S p 63CH ses p 94C DeHoc Conro $oo $24. 91 Lirdboro 95 M toeS * 62$ onod Bob $45ut $339hO 63Cr Gohk F1iC $42 l97Gron BooclFeF$54 $5 indbog NO211 $28 62 HonnMrMoiligon 535. 96 Wr NW iNoc Roo $48 94 $oonMrMoiligon $4 Ford PT 19 Tr $5P 63 Booing F26A Ftc 036 69 Wono Topor Wo0 $36 66NO211 $4 Boing F26A Ftc $487 90 Wono Topen Wing $48- 69 Woco C-6 Cobb $36 75 WeoH 4 Lyoondor $33 64 B.nb Cr7-B Slog 038 190 Wooti 4 Lyoodor $49 96 Booob C17B Slog 545- 57 Ford Trnir tAT 036 * -55 [nob 11 Elontro$39 i 76 Ford Tnntr 4-AT $48 82 Lock 11 Eieotro$49 1114 Ford Trintr 4-AT $65 62 Stnoo T/W SETsin1 96 tellonco Ai,roi 540 St Stnoo T/W SB7$26 93 Loening C3Aoph $69 T/W SE7$3$j 5t Gron J3-F Sock $39 122 Slinoon F3B $30 e Groin JTF Dod $56 lit trlotol FIr F2OB$4 lock Air Eopreoo $48 ATorno Peoco $4 ock Ao Eo1n, 534 59 Brotoi PIr -56 Cor Worhk P40 $24 $3 Look Ar Enereco $36 55 Hooth Bobo Bolt 0247 7787 Wn, 121 Be4L $48 78 Look [linIng l FAiJ $35 63 C Soohonok P35335 148 Ao9lin RopSooBoo Aol $34 69 Boolro lOt Spot $36 BOFSOOBOO Anin $39 99 $ooing 109 Sport $49 70 Floor J3 Cob $39 72 Northrop Goronino $49 106 Floor 53 Cob $39 96 Nothroo Goronino $75 9$ Lock Hodoon Binok $38 99 StltoA 3/M $36 63 Groin F6F Helicot $38 69 Sti,A 3/M 543 77 Boeing Bl7GForO$35 125 Sti,A [0cc 3/M $83 103 Boo B17G Fort $55 7$ Cn,olCotFBY5A $43 68 Wooti Whiricolod $32 104 ConCot98Y5A $56 6$ N Ainnor Noolon $39 65 hOChino Clippor $65 68 BBononoo VToil $39 97 MChino CIIFFor $75 77 Loocoinobo Sodo $35 62 Cccli, NC4 $59 72 NA 835 Boninbor $49 94 Corti, NC4 $69 Sold Tb, Soolo Finiceoocbjocitoolinooeo 0FEO PRICE Oeoiconoo 87300870 MOE GIANT P0014 Ooori455 Moro SOc Up 4122 FotloAlococo inc Add 19% oil ordo, $o obipping & in, 010 USA Con & Moo EIocnkoro ito 15% 125% lby oirl Ficloriol cotolog 5299 undo4 F no Loll F 00 lot ooction oboe $190 oir boon odd 51 90 LEVELAND MODEL & SUPPLY Co OEW*OOO*CO*R0OOinotIOOI flIt 0IE0OI0CO lOIn 014cC nOIBfldpobO tO375 DETBOiT AVE CLEVELAND 00110 44102 nooteOObOo Fbooo S IS PMES T lOr DSTI-12161 96i265L erCO.EOc *cNr March 1988 47 EROTECI flj 145 scale GROB 109 rPk1NIttqintxaesv9epey ENG 45 60 4C KIT wllunya 45 4CCont Ui ENG 40 50 2C$29995 Call Write _Free Brochure COO209 526-3055 1313 Nina Court Modesto CA 95355 $103 uu plus sNpplng $1100 Cowl pants canepy landieg par pheg team cares tar slug Si nurtaces isrite deck 5 hatch Watch Sears puts sale Roke Seale kit video available Previous col umns have shown photos beautiful Roke Scale Glider kits Germany Recently maker Roland Kern sent US importer Tony Arnoux two-hour videotape flying shots kits Tony converted European tape VHS now offering rent copies interested Sailplaners narration course German doesnt detract enjoyment watching gorgeous quarter-scale birds action Tony asking $10 rental plus $10 deposit tape Pur chasers Roke kits get rental fee refunded Youll hard put order after see planes air Tonys address 1744 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Learning Free Flight Did read Mar tyn Cowleys report 1987 Free Flight World Champs January issue Model Aviation missed exciting read chance pick up some very good pointers flying RC Sallplanes Hows Fact Free Flighters spend much time studying ups downs air So knowledge gleaned fliers worth its weight gold Sometimes youll meet old-timer flying Sallplane has uncanny ability read alr Chances started modeling Free Flight So Id strongly recommend digging out January issue treating yourself thrill world-class competitionand perhaps picking up few pointers RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 47 youre sehedule winters project chances new 1988 Giant ready covering finishing engine probably bolted place radio control runs installed birds up its landing gear Whether intend simple MonoKote job full-blown fiberglassfresin/paint exercise some techniques thatll result pret tier model Probably greatest enemy beautifully fin ished Giant Scale models hangar rash Bonk ing wings against light fixtures workshop laying finish-sanded fuselage X-Acto knife inadvertently left workbench results totally unintended dings pits other nasties just don t want Since final appearance model part depends smooth sanding job hangar rash has re paired before get covering process bare balsa parts quickest way mini mize dings spit Yes bit saliva applied depression will cause balsa fibers ex pand fill pit things have dried smooth sanding over refurbished site will re veal balsa rash repaired Dings hardwood parts lend themselves use damp rag ordinary household iron Lay rag over dinged area run hot iron over resulting steam expands fibers resmooths part ding really big depression jagged hole oniy practical repair use filler Yours truly addicted use 3M brand Acryl-Blue Glazing Putty hangar-rash filler Acryl-Blue softer balsa has dried place Therefore sanding down wont leave ridge around repalred area Its easy feather finishes very very smoothly takes paint resins well Its available stores carry automobile refinishing products Might seem bit expensive Ive using same big tube last three years best way avoid hangar rash course avoid As prepare finish model its good idea remove re movable heavy bits pieces modellike engines propellers Disassemble bird its components possible Tape over otherwise protect clear plastic parts like windows canopies thenclear everything off workbench talking bare nude vacant fiat workbench talking about slicing sanding flat old epoxy bumps us ing magnet locate buried pins old #11 blades may have slipped cracks snipped end bits music wire youre like may take garage sale get workbench cleared smooth its worth Vacuum bench clean scrounge up some styrofoam blocks upon youll lay model parts arent actively working Somewhere along line Ive acquired old TV stand casters Its just about level stool stick tools Ill us ing finishing model Sanding blocks MonoKoting iron modeling knives razor blades pots paint brushesanything might ding model kept stand off workbench have Only final admonishment Plan move ment model component before change its position workbench deliberatelywithout banging things walls 152 Model Aviation RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 146 chairs aforementioned tool table bird will much better careful attention Thats month Keep black-andwhite photos acomin really appreciate model pictures use possi ble column Hell Radios/Tradelius Continued page 52 Lets suppose Helicopter hover collective/throttle stick mid range position engine rpm needs increased adjusting hovering throttle trim rotor rpm can increased affecting idle full-power set tings rotor rpm increased ever no change collective made Helicopter will begin climb keep climbing collective stick its mid-range position collec tive has re-trimmed case re duced pitch slightly compensate higher rotor speed can see two trim functions work together opposite other give finer control both hover rotor speed collective stick position Hover memory basic functions Helicopter radio covered column several months ago pro vide tail rotor compensation power collective changed hover settings does radio know Helicopter hover Without hov er memory feature radio must assume Heli hover throttle/col lective stick mid-point position hover memory feature however Helicopter brought hover memory feature turned allow radio memorize hover settings radio applies other mixing func tions such tail rotor compensation point especially good after using hover throttle collective trims mentioned above because may like hover throttle/collective stick out its mid-range position Warning lights Now several switches have added increased capabilities top-of-the-line radio its also easier have switches wrong position Thats warn ing lights very useful Several transmitters have red LED light-emitting diode displays illuminated power switch turned partic ular function monitoring turned will go steady light flash ing tradeoff always needed between size light amount battery operate warning lights rather small hard see direct day light Nonetheless add extra mar gin safety flying Clocks timers Closely related warning lights clocks timers keep track transmitter-on time flight time usually LCD liquid crystal displays require very little battery power give digital read-out time day transmitter-on time count up down timers flight time combination However display should protected exposure direct sunlight long periods prevent display fading seems newer radios especially PCM units require battery power older sets therefore may operate long single charge clocks stopwatches therefore use ful function keep us safe side battery limits though seems like have covered lot Helicopter functions between ar ticle previous still things individual manufac turers have supplied radios havent mentioned terested radios suggest find someone has can see goodies firsthandor write manufacturer importer owners manual list features etc Also top-of-the-line radios can expect higherquality components throughout radio including case switches control sticks appearance trim pots etc take closer look what additional cost brings flying enjoyment capabilities may well decide have its Bowman Horsham PA thinks part problem subsonic buffoons positions leadership bow scrape RC det riment meaningful Junior program Ed Lowe Holdingford MN opines avia tion has lost mystique excitement kids kids big dream get ride airplane Carl Fries NFFS founder thinks part decline FF due fact people dont know about what hobby shops going higher-profit RC items pay rent feels should shoot 24-35 age group can get Out distant flying fields FF now taking place Bill Miller Fairfield CT would like see simple Scale models market available kids sort order old 1OC-to-25C Megow models cites Jack Fikes Scale Flight kits Canadian Easybuilt line helping counts Bill Morez San Marcos CA has helped dozens Junior types over years noted stuck hobby maybe just have accept thing forever kids today listen different music have different heroes should allowed find own special joy figures pleasure Out sunshine model enough him Plenty food thought Until somebody does come up philoso phy well agree lets keep dis cussion going shall personally owe Free Flight Scale modeling far can ever repay lifetime am personally willing see go quiet grave Hannans Runway PO Box Escondido CA 92025 has couple things stock think might interest now list plastic ra dial engine kits suitable Peanut Scale models nine-cylinder P&W Wasp 14-cylinder Wasp nine-cylinder Wright $249 also cany hard-tofind five-cylinder packs plastic cylinders do-it-yourselfers % ne-inch scales also carry WW Golden Age wheels 34 1 1-in diameters can get -lb box A6 /32 /8-in FAI rubber autogiro tie tack rubber stamp Waco cabin ship Vic Smeads great Fifty Years March 1988 155 worth investment have best radio available FF Scale/Warner Continued page 55
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/03
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 152, 155
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/03
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 152, 155
YOU might say fetish Certainly primary concern record proves works gets press other topic concerned radio-controlled model aircraft Theres entire column devoted month magazine numbers S S ring bell Does word 'inspection' start brain cells percolating about fire extinguisher phrase redundant battery system course talking about safety amongst us Gi ant Scalers Ever since STARS Club Olean New York stuck Roper engines fleet giant World War biplane models safety has prime concern us Dick Phillips mind day first shoved throttle stick forward Quadra-powered Sid Mor gan Piper Cub led Darin Brisighella overbalance Canadian engine changed model Stinson tiger smooth ly flying pussycat back Giant Scale middle ages mechanical technique shared us gained firm foothold Big Bird movement day Lee Taylor first envisioned IMAA Weve come long perilous way commendable degree success efforts assure safe building flying practices Thanks people like Joan Alyea have safe ty code black-and-white practical well purposeful Rules great long people affected abide respect Rose Parakeet bipe L Pat Massey Pampa TX -scale weighs 25 lb uses Supertigre 3000 power Pober Pixey R Jim Kummerow La Grange Park IN uses Quadra 50 power weighs 26 lb Photos Jerry Smith dont see L flightilne Spartan Executive 7-W -scale model product Steve Kings Greenwood IN build ing expertise Model spans 117 weighs 47 lb has electrIc retracts Jerry Smith photo Jim Wilkinson Panama City FL Rus sian Sukhoi-26 1/34ca1e R used ReplaTech International three-views design 80-in beauty Supertigre 2500 provIdes go 46 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret 4610 t4offat Ln Colorado Springs CO 80915 IMAA flapter 106 Milwaukie WI Roger Olsons B-25 Alas crahsedl J Smith photo Would believe Quadra 0-35 moti vates Jerry Behrens New York City Travel aIr 2000 Bird weighs 23 lb J Smith pic themand Giant Scalers have doing great job number things spelled out rules regulations can make Giant Scale safer pleasant activity example wearing safety glasses/hoods crank gas-powered hummers flight line Big props can pick up big gravel hurl high rates speed toward eyes manicured flight lines have share missiles just waiting tender revolutions 18 x 6 render airborne Does club enforce pilots-and-helpersonly rule pits Most particularly kids kept behind safety line fence Its natural children will attracted brightly painted modelseven begin make noise Unless theyre moni tored closely tragedy rpm away selective Contest Directors comes choosing safety inspectors contest raily fly-in Are knowledge able experienced builders club chosen important duty leave task whoever shows up club field Are safety inspection checklists hand important used Are inspections thorough Are flying sur faces jiggled engines wiggled wheels checked securely axles Will wings stay props checked nicks cracks particular attention paid devises other criticai elements model control systems Theres much vaiue quick-and-dirty safety inspection clubs inspectors check readily available fire extinguishers field boxes fliers operating gasoline-powered engines insist use safety-approved gasoline containers Have ever prohibited use electric fuel pumps being used novice unin formed fliers Has clubs safety officer ever considered possible effects crash gas-powered model dry weeds surrounding flying site though strip hardtopped Going back time before giant model ap pears field ready flight does club have building inspection program old-timers volunteer time help neo phytes theyre building birds Correct ing sleazy unsafe building practices certainly degree diplomacy part knowledgeable volunteer goes long way toward promoting safe RC flights later could go on pointing out thousand-and-one elements lead safe Giant Scaie construction flight Youd proba bly bored out gourd turn other articles columns magazine two very important things remember launch yourself Giant Scale scene 1 The name game having funsafely 2 Safety businessail time Continued page 152 ItiSil TR260 French nroheifc heap 114 Stand-off Scale KitI Spanin Length66 Wing area 1213 sq Weight.. 165 lbs Power035-040 G38G62 FM Kit $21500 plus shipping *1100 Everything scratch kit plus nil pEe-cut wood parts complete model DELUXE Elf $28500 plus shipping $1100 Everythieg luff kit hut wing Spiro instafled wings ntab tartie deck hatch S fin prsokinned 1/16 balsa MAKES BUILINNO guicki 0A11 wood & foam construction *FikrgIas cowl & pants *2plece plug-In wings Foam core airfoiled tail surfaces INo tail bract wires required FOR MORE lNbO OR TO PLACE ORDER CONTACT SPIRIT LAKE HOBBIES Ph 712 336-5586 1621 Hill Ave Spirit Lake IA 51360 REAL SCALE UUDEUE * o C o okbo 60 H 6t S p 63CH ses p 94C DeHoc Conro $oo $24. 91 Lirdboro 95 M toeS * 62$ onod Bob $45ut $339hO 63Cr Gohk F1iC $42 l97Gron BooclFeF$54 $5 indbog NO211 $28 62 HonnMrMoiligon 535. 96 Wr NW iNoc Roo $48 94 $oonMrMoiligon $4 Ford PT 19 Tr $5P 63 Booing F26A Ftc 036 69 Wono Topor Wo0 $36 66NO211 $4 Boing F26A Ftc $487 90 Wono Topen Wing $48- 69 Woco C-6 Cobb $36 75 WeoH 4 Lyoondor $33 64 B.nb Cr7-B Slog 038 190 Wooti 4 Lyoodor $49 96 Booob C17B Slog 545- 57 Ford Trnir tAT 036 * -55 [nob 11 Elontro$39 i 76 Ford Tnntr 4-AT $48 82 Lock 11 Eieotro$49 1114 Ford Trintr 4-AT $65 62 Stnoo T/W SETsin1 96 tellonco Ai,roi 540 St Stnoo T/W SB7$26 93 Loening C3Aoph $69 T/W SE7$3$j 5t Gron J3-F Sock $39 122 Slinoon F3B $30 e Groin JTF Dod $56 lit trlotol FIr F2OB$4 lock Air Eopreoo $48 ATorno Peoco $4 ock Ao Eo1n, 534 59 Brotoi PIr -56 Cor Worhk P40 $24 $3 Look Ar Enereco $36 55 Hooth Bobo Bolt 0247 7787 Wn, 121 Be4L $48 78 Look [linIng l FAiJ $35 63 C Soohonok P35335 148 Ao9lin RopSooBoo Aol $34 69 Boolro lOt Spot $36 BOFSOOBOO Anin $39 99 $ooing 109 Sport $49 70 Floor J3 Cob $39 72 Northrop Goronino $49 106 Floor 53 Cob $39 96 Nothroo Goronino $75 9$ Lock Hodoon Binok $38 99 StltoA 3/M $36 63 Groin F6F Helicot $38 69 Sti,A 3/M 543 77 Boeing Bl7GForO$35 125 Sti,A [0cc 3/M $83 103 Boo B17G Fort $55 7$ Cn,olCotFBY5A $43 68 Wooti Whiricolod $32 104 ConCot98Y5A $56 6$ N Ainnor Noolon $39 65 hOChino Clippor $65 68 BBononoo VToil $39 97 MChino CIIFFor $75 77 Loocoinobo Sodo $35 62 Cccli, NC4 $59 72 NA 835 Boninbor $49 94 Corti, NC4 $69 Sold Tb, Soolo Finiceoocbjocitoolinooeo 0FEO PRICE Oeoiconoo 87300870 MOE GIANT P0014 Ooori455 Moro SOc Up 4122 FotloAlococo inc Add 19% oil ordo, $o obipping & in, 010 USA Con & Moo EIocnkoro ito 15% 125% lby oirl Ficloriol cotolog 5299 undo4 F no Loll F 00 lot ooction oboe $190 oir boon odd 51 90 LEVELAND MODEL & SUPPLY Co OEW*OOO*CO*R0OOinotIOOI flIt 0IE0OI0CO lOIn 014cC nOIBfldpobO tO375 DETBOiT AVE CLEVELAND 00110 44102 nooteOObOo Fbooo S IS PMES T lOr DSTI-12161 96i265L erCO.EOc *cNr March 1988 47 EROTECI flj 145 scale GROB 109 rPk1NIttqintxaesv9epey ENG 45 60 4C KIT wllunya 45 4CCont Ui ENG 40 50 2C$29995 Call Write _Free Brochure COO209 526-3055 1313 Nina Court Modesto CA 95355 $103 uu plus sNpplng $1100 Cowl pants canepy landieg par pheg team cares tar slug Si nurtaces isrite deck 5 hatch Watch Sears puts sale Roke Seale kit video available Previous col umns have shown photos beautiful Roke Scale Glider kits Germany Recently maker Roland Kern sent US importer Tony Arnoux two-hour videotape flying shots kits Tony converted European tape VHS now offering rent copies interested Sailplaners narration course German doesnt detract enjoyment watching gorgeous quarter-scale birds action Tony asking $10 rental plus $10 deposit tape Pur chasers Roke kits get rental fee refunded Youll hard put order after see planes air Tonys address 1744 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Learning Free Flight Did read Mar tyn Cowleys report 1987 Free Flight World Champs January issue Model Aviation missed exciting read chance pick up some very good pointers flying RC Sallplanes Hows Fact Free Flighters spend much time studying ups downs air So knowledge gleaned fliers worth its weight gold Sometimes youll meet old-timer flying Sallplane has uncanny ability read alr Chances started modeling Free Flight So Id strongly recommend digging out January issue treating yourself thrill world-class competitionand perhaps picking up few pointers RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 47 youre sehedule winters project chances new 1988 Giant ready covering finishing engine probably bolted place radio control runs installed birds up its landing gear Whether intend simple MonoKote job full-blown fiberglassfresin/paint exercise some techniques thatll result pret tier model Probably greatest enemy beautifully fin ished Giant Scale models hangar rash Bonk ing wings against light fixtures workshop laying finish-sanded fuselage X-Acto knife inadvertently left workbench results totally unintended dings pits other nasties just don t want Since final appearance model part depends smooth sanding job hangar rash has re paired before get covering process bare balsa parts quickest way mini mize dings spit Yes bit saliva applied depression will cause balsa fibers ex pand fill pit things have dried smooth sanding over refurbished site will re veal balsa rash repaired Dings hardwood parts lend themselves use damp rag ordinary household iron Lay rag over dinged area run hot iron over resulting steam expands fibers resmooths part ding really big depression jagged hole oniy practical repair use filler Yours truly addicted use 3M brand Acryl-Blue Glazing Putty hangar-rash filler Acryl-Blue softer balsa has dried place Therefore sanding down wont leave ridge around repalred area Its easy feather finishes very very smoothly takes paint resins well Its available stores carry automobile refinishing products Might seem bit expensive Ive using same big tube last three years best way avoid hangar rash course avoid As prepare finish model its good idea remove re movable heavy bits pieces modellike engines propellers Disassemble bird its components possible Tape over otherwise protect clear plastic parts like windows canopies thenclear everything off workbench talking bare nude vacant fiat workbench talking about slicing sanding flat old epoxy bumps us ing magnet locate buried pins old #11 blades may have slipped cracks snipped end bits music wire youre like may take garage sale get workbench cleared smooth its worth Vacuum bench clean scrounge up some styrofoam blocks upon youll lay model parts arent actively working Somewhere along line Ive acquired old TV stand casters Its just about level stool stick tools Ill us ing finishing model Sanding blocks MonoKoting iron modeling knives razor blades pots paint brushesanything might ding model kept stand off workbench have Only final admonishment Plan move ment model component before change its position workbench deliberatelywithout banging things walls 152 Model Aviation RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 146 chairs aforementioned tool table bird will much better careful attention Thats month Keep black-andwhite photos acomin really appreciate model pictures use possi ble column Hell Radios/Tradelius Continued page 52 Lets suppose Helicopter hover collective/throttle stick mid range position engine rpm needs increased adjusting hovering throttle trim rotor rpm can increased affecting idle full-power set tings rotor rpm increased ever no change collective made Helicopter will begin climb keep climbing collective stick its mid-range position collec tive has re-trimmed case re duced pitch slightly compensate higher rotor speed can see two trim functions work together opposite other give finer control both hover rotor speed collective stick position Hover memory basic functions Helicopter radio covered column several months ago pro vide tail rotor compensation power collective changed hover settings does radio know Helicopter hover Without hov er memory feature radio must assume Heli hover throttle/col lective stick mid-point position hover memory feature however Helicopter brought hover memory feature turned allow radio memorize hover settings radio applies other mixing func tions such tail rotor compensation point especially good after using hover throttle collective trims mentioned above because may like hover throttle/collective stick out its mid-range position Warning lights Now several switches have added increased capabilities top-of-the-line radio its also easier have switches wrong position Thats warn ing lights very useful Several transmitters have red LED light-emitting diode displays illuminated power switch turned partic ular function monitoring turned will go steady light flash ing tradeoff always needed between size light amount battery operate warning lights rather small hard see direct day light Nonetheless add extra mar gin safety flying Clocks timers Closely related warning lights clocks timers keep track transmitter-on time flight time usually LCD liquid crystal displays require very little battery power give digital read-out time day transmitter-on time count up down timers flight time combination However display should protected exposure direct sunlight long periods prevent display fading seems newer radios especially PCM units require battery power older sets therefore may operate long single charge clocks stopwatches therefore use ful function keep us safe side battery limits though seems like have covered lot Helicopter functions between ar ticle previous still things individual manufac turers have supplied radios havent mentioned terested radios suggest find someone has can see goodies firsthandor write manufacturer importer owners manual list features etc Also top-of-the-line radios can expect higherquality components throughout radio including case switches control sticks appearance trim pots etc take closer look what additional cost brings flying enjoyment capabilities may well decide have its Bowman Horsham PA thinks part problem subsonic buffoons positions leadership bow scrape RC det riment meaningful Junior program Ed Lowe Holdingford MN opines avia tion has lost mystique excitement kids kids big dream get ride airplane Carl Fries NFFS founder thinks part decline FF due fact people dont know about what hobby shops going higher-profit RC items pay rent feels should shoot 24-35 age group can get Out distant flying fields FF now taking place Bill Miller Fairfield CT would like see simple Scale models market available kids sort order old 1OC-to-25C Megow models cites Jack Fikes Scale Flight kits Canadian Easybuilt line helping counts Bill Morez San Marcos CA has helped dozens Junior types over years noted stuck hobby maybe just have accept thing forever kids today listen different music have different heroes should allowed find own special joy figures pleasure Out sunshine model enough him Plenty food thought Until somebody does come up philoso phy well agree lets keep dis cussion going shall personally owe Free Flight Scale modeling far can ever repay lifetime am personally willing see go quiet grave Hannans Runway PO Box Escondido CA 92025 has couple things stock think might interest now list plastic ra dial engine kits suitable Peanut Scale models nine-cylinder P&W Wasp 14-cylinder Wasp nine-cylinder Wright $249 also cany hard-tofind five-cylinder packs plastic cylinders do-it-yourselfers % ne-inch scales also carry WW Golden Age wheels 34 1 1-in diameters can get -lb box A6 /32 /8-in FAI rubber autogiro tie tack rubber stamp Waco cabin ship Vic Smeads great Fifty Years March 1988 155 worth investment have best radio available FF Scale/Warner Continued page 55
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/03
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 152, 155
YOU might say fetish Certainly primary concern record proves works gets press other topic concerned radio-controlled model aircraft Theres entire column devoted month magazine numbers S S ring bell Does word 'inspection' start brain cells percolating about fire extinguisher phrase redundant battery system course talking about safety amongst us Gi ant Scalers Ever since STARS Club Olean New York stuck Roper engines fleet giant World War biplane models safety has prime concern us Dick Phillips mind day first shoved throttle stick forward Quadra-powered Sid Mor gan Piper Cub led Darin Brisighella overbalance Canadian engine changed model Stinson tiger smooth ly flying pussycat back Giant Scale middle ages mechanical technique shared us gained firm foothold Big Bird movement day Lee Taylor first envisioned IMAA Weve come long perilous way commendable degree success efforts assure safe building flying practices Thanks people like Joan Alyea have safe ty code black-and-white practical well purposeful Rules great long people affected abide respect Rose Parakeet bipe L Pat Massey Pampa TX -scale weighs 25 lb uses Supertigre 3000 power Pober Pixey R Jim Kummerow La Grange Park IN uses Quadra 50 power weighs 26 lb Photos Jerry Smith dont see L flightilne Spartan Executive 7-W -scale model product Steve Kings Greenwood IN build ing expertise Model spans 117 weighs 47 lb has electrIc retracts Jerry Smith photo Jim Wilkinson Panama City FL Rus sian Sukhoi-26 1/34ca1e R used ReplaTech International three-views design 80-in beauty Supertigre 2500 provIdes go 46 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret 4610 t4offat Ln Colorado Springs CO 80915 IMAA flapter 106 Milwaukie WI Roger Olsons B-25 Alas crahsedl J Smith photo Would believe Quadra 0-35 moti vates Jerry Behrens New York City Travel aIr 2000 Bird weighs 23 lb J Smith pic themand Giant Scalers have doing great job number things spelled out rules regulations can make Giant Scale safer pleasant activity example wearing safety glasses/hoods crank gas-powered hummers flight line Big props can pick up big gravel hurl high rates speed toward eyes manicured flight lines have share missiles just waiting tender revolutions 18 x 6 render airborne Does club enforce pilots-and-helpersonly rule pits Most particularly kids kept behind safety line fence Its natural children will attracted brightly painted modelseven begin make noise Unless theyre moni tored closely tragedy rpm away selective Contest Directors comes choosing safety inspectors contest raily fly-in Are knowledge able experienced builders club chosen important duty leave task whoever shows up club field Are safety inspection checklists hand important used Are inspections thorough Are flying sur faces jiggled engines wiggled wheels checked securely axles Will wings stay props checked nicks cracks particular attention paid devises other criticai elements model control systems Theres much vaiue quick-and-dirty safety inspection clubs inspectors check readily available fire extinguishers field boxes fliers operating gasoline-powered engines insist use safety-approved gasoline containers Have ever prohibited use electric fuel pumps being used novice unin formed fliers Has clubs safety officer ever considered possible effects crash gas-powered model dry weeds surrounding flying site though strip hardtopped Going back time before giant model ap pears field ready flight does club have building inspection program old-timers volunteer time help neo phytes theyre building birds Correct ing sleazy unsafe building practices certainly degree diplomacy part knowledgeable volunteer goes long way toward promoting safe RC flights later could go on pointing out thousand-and-one elements lead safe Giant Scaie construction flight Youd proba bly bored out gourd turn other articles columns magazine two very important things remember launch yourself Giant Scale scene 1 The name game having funsafely 2 Safety businessail time Continued page 152 ItiSil TR260 French nroheifc heap 114 Stand-off Scale KitI Spanin Length66 Wing area 1213 sq Weight.. 165 lbs Power035-040 G38G62 FM Kit $21500 plus shipping *1100 Everything scratch kit plus nil pEe-cut wood parts complete model DELUXE Elf $28500 plus shipping $1100 Everythieg luff kit hut wing Spiro instafled wings ntab tartie deck hatch S fin prsokinned 1/16 balsa MAKES BUILINNO guicki 0A11 wood & foam construction *FikrgIas cowl & pants *2plece plug-In wings Foam core airfoiled tail surfaces INo tail bract wires required FOR MORE lNbO OR TO PLACE ORDER CONTACT SPIRIT LAKE HOBBIES Ph 712 336-5586 1621 Hill Ave Spirit Lake IA 51360 REAL SCALE UUDEUE * o C o okbo 60 H 6t S p 63CH ses p 94C DeHoc Conro $oo $24. 91 Lirdboro 95 M toeS * 62$ onod Bob $45ut $339hO 63Cr Gohk F1iC $42 l97Gron BooclFeF$54 $5 indbog NO211 $28 62 HonnMrMoiligon 535. 96 Wr NW iNoc Roo $48 94 $oonMrMoiligon $4 Ford PT 19 Tr $5P 63 Booing F26A Ftc 036 69 Wono Topor Wo0 $36 66NO211 $4 Boing F26A Ftc $487 90 Wono Topen Wing $48- 69 Woco C-6 Cobb $36 75 WeoH 4 Lyoondor $33 64 B.nb Cr7-B Slog 038 190 Wooti 4 Lyoodor $49 96 Booob C17B Slog 545- 57 Ford Trnir tAT 036 * -55 [nob 11 Elontro$39 i 76 Ford Tnntr 4-AT $48 82 Lock 11 Eieotro$49 1114 Ford Trintr 4-AT $65 62 Stnoo T/W SETsin1 96 tellonco Ai,roi 540 St Stnoo T/W SB7$26 93 Loening C3Aoph $69 T/W SE7$3$j 5t Gron J3-F Sock $39 122 Slinoon F3B $30 e Groin JTF Dod $56 lit trlotol FIr F2OB$4 lock Air Eopreoo $48 ATorno Peoco $4 ock Ao Eo1n, 534 59 Brotoi PIr -56 Cor Worhk P40 $24 $3 Look Ar Enereco $36 55 Hooth Bobo Bolt 0247 7787 Wn, 121 Be4L $48 78 Look [linIng l FAiJ $35 63 C Soohonok P35335 148 Ao9lin RopSooBoo Aol $34 69 Boolro lOt Spot $36 BOFSOOBOO Anin $39 99 $ooing 109 Sport $49 70 Floor J3 Cob $39 72 Northrop Goronino $49 106 Floor 53 Cob $39 96 Nothroo Goronino $75 9$ Lock Hodoon Binok $38 99 StltoA 3/M $36 63 Groin F6F Helicot $38 69 Sti,A 3/M 543 77 Boeing Bl7GForO$35 125 Sti,A [0cc 3/M $83 103 Boo B17G Fort $55 7$ Cn,olCotFBY5A $43 68 Wooti Whiricolod $32 104 ConCot98Y5A $56 6$ N Ainnor Noolon $39 65 hOChino Clippor $65 68 BBononoo VToil $39 97 MChino CIIFFor $75 77 Loocoinobo Sodo $35 62 Cccli, NC4 $59 72 NA 835 Boninbor $49 94 Corti, NC4 $69 Sold Tb, Soolo Finiceoocbjocitoolinooeo 0FEO PRICE Oeoiconoo 87300870 MOE GIANT P0014 Ooori455 Moro SOc Up 4122 FotloAlococo inc Add 19% oil ordo, $o obipping & in, 010 USA Con & Moo EIocnkoro ito 15% 125% lby oirl Ficloriol cotolog 5299 undo4 F no Loll F 00 lot ooction oboe $190 oir boon odd 51 90 LEVELAND MODEL & SUPPLY Co OEW*OOO*CO*R0OOinotIOOI flIt 0IE0OI0CO lOIn 014cC nOIBfldpobO tO375 DETBOiT AVE CLEVELAND 00110 44102 nooteOObOo Fbooo S IS PMES T lOr DSTI-12161 96i265L erCO.EOc *cNr March 1988 47 EROTECI flj 145 scale GROB 109 rPk1NIttqintxaesv9epey ENG 45 60 4C KIT wllunya 45 4CCont Ui ENG 40 50 2C$29995 Call Write _Free Brochure COO209 526-3055 1313 Nina Court Modesto CA 95355 $103 uu plus sNpplng $1100 Cowl pants canepy landieg par pheg team cares tar slug Si nurtaces isrite deck 5 hatch Watch Sears puts sale Roke Seale kit video available Previous col umns have shown photos beautiful Roke Scale Glider kits Germany Recently maker Roland Kern sent US importer Tony Arnoux two-hour videotape flying shots kits Tony converted European tape VHS now offering rent copies interested Sailplaners narration course German doesnt detract enjoyment watching gorgeous quarter-scale birds action Tony asking $10 rental plus $10 deposit tape Pur chasers Roke kits get rental fee refunded Youll hard put order after see planes air Tonys address 1744 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Learning Free Flight Did read Mar tyn Cowleys report 1987 Free Flight World Champs January issue Model Aviation missed exciting read chance pick up some very good pointers flying RC Sallplanes Hows Fact Free Flighters spend much time studying ups downs air So knowledge gleaned fliers worth its weight gold Sometimes youll meet old-timer flying Sallplane has uncanny ability read alr Chances started modeling Free Flight So Id strongly recommend digging out January issue treating yourself thrill world-class competitionand perhaps picking up few pointers RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 47 youre sehedule winters project chances new 1988 Giant ready covering finishing engine probably bolted place radio control runs installed birds up its landing gear Whether intend simple MonoKote job full-blown fiberglassfresin/paint exercise some techniques thatll result pret tier model Probably greatest enemy beautifully fin ished Giant Scale models hangar rash Bonk ing wings against light fixtures workshop laying finish-sanded fuselage X-Acto knife inadvertently left workbench results totally unintended dings pits other nasties just don t want Since final appearance model part depends smooth sanding job hangar rash has re paired before get covering process bare balsa parts quickest way mini mize dings spit Yes bit saliva applied depression will cause balsa fibers ex pand fill pit things have dried smooth sanding over refurbished site will re veal balsa rash repaired Dings hardwood parts lend themselves use damp rag ordinary household iron Lay rag over dinged area run hot iron over resulting steam expands fibers resmooths part ding really big depression jagged hole oniy practical repair use filler Yours truly addicted use 3M brand Acryl-Blue Glazing Putty hangar-rash filler Acryl-Blue softer balsa has dried place Therefore sanding down wont leave ridge around repalred area Its easy feather finishes very very smoothly takes paint resins well Its available stores carry automobile refinishing products Might seem bit expensive Ive using same big tube last three years best way avoid hangar rash course avoid As prepare finish model its good idea remove re movable heavy bits pieces modellike engines propellers Disassemble bird its components possible Tape over otherwise protect clear plastic parts like windows canopies thenclear everything off workbench talking bare nude vacant fiat workbench talking about slicing sanding flat old epoxy bumps us ing magnet locate buried pins old #11 blades may have slipped cracks snipped end bits music wire youre like may take garage sale get workbench cleared smooth its worth Vacuum bench clean scrounge up some styrofoam blocks upon youll lay model parts arent actively working Somewhere along line Ive acquired old TV stand casters Its just about level stool stick tools Ill us ing finishing model Sanding blocks MonoKoting iron modeling knives razor blades pots paint brushesanything might ding model kept stand off workbench have Only final admonishment Plan move ment model component before change its position workbench deliberatelywithout banging things walls 152 Model Aviation RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 146 chairs aforementioned tool table bird will much better careful attention Thats month Keep black-andwhite photos acomin really appreciate model pictures use possi ble column Hell Radios/Tradelius Continued page 52 Lets suppose Helicopter hover collective/throttle stick mid range position engine rpm needs increased adjusting hovering throttle trim rotor rpm can increased affecting idle full-power set tings rotor rpm increased ever no change collective made Helicopter will begin climb keep climbing collective stick its mid-range position collec tive has re-trimmed case re duced pitch slightly compensate higher rotor speed can see two trim functions work together opposite other give finer control both hover rotor speed collective stick position Hover memory basic functions Helicopter radio covered column several months ago pro vide tail rotor compensation power collective changed hover settings does radio know Helicopter hover Without hov er memory feature radio must assume Heli hover throttle/col lective stick mid-point position hover memory feature however Helicopter brought hover memory feature turned allow radio memorize hover settings radio applies other mixing func tions such tail rotor compensation point especially good after using hover throttle collective trims mentioned above because may like hover throttle/collective stick out its mid-range position Warning lights Now several switches have added increased capabilities top-of-the-line radio its also easier have switches wrong position Thats warn ing lights very useful Several transmitters have red LED light-emitting diode displays illuminated power switch turned partic ular function monitoring turned will go steady light flash ing tradeoff always needed between size light amount battery operate warning lights rather small hard see direct day light Nonetheless add extra mar gin safety flying Clocks timers Closely related warning lights clocks timers keep track transmitter-on time flight time usually LCD liquid crystal displays require very little battery power give digital read-out time day transmitter-on time count up down timers flight time combination However display should protected exposure direct sunlight long periods prevent display fading seems newer radios especially PCM units require battery power older sets therefore may operate long single charge clocks stopwatches therefore use ful function keep us safe side battery limits though seems like have covered lot Helicopter functions between ar ticle previous still things individual manufac turers have supplied radios havent mentioned terested radios suggest find someone has can see goodies firsthandor write manufacturer importer owners manual list features etc Also top-of-the-line radios can expect higherquality components throughout radio including case switches control sticks appearance trim pots etc take closer look what additional cost brings flying enjoyment capabilities may well decide have its Bowman Horsham PA thinks part problem subsonic buffoons positions leadership bow scrape RC det riment meaningful Junior program Ed Lowe Holdingford MN opines avia tion has lost mystique excitement kids kids big dream get ride airplane Carl Fries NFFS founder thinks part decline FF due fact people dont know about what hobby shops going higher-profit RC items pay rent feels should shoot 24-35 age group can get Out distant flying fields FF now taking place Bill Miller Fairfield CT would like see simple Scale models market available kids sort order old 1OC-to-25C Megow models cites Jack Fikes Scale Flight kits Canadian Easybuilt line helping counts Bill Morez San Marcos CA has helped dozens Junior types over years noted stuck hobby maybe just have accept thing forever kids today listen different music have different heroes should allowed find own special joy figures pleasure Out sunshine model enough him Plenty food thought Until somebody does come up philoso phy well agree lets keep dis cussion going shall personally owe Free Flight Scale modeling far can ever repay lifetime am personally willing see go quiet grave Hannans Runway PO Box Escondido CA 92025 has couple things stock think might interest now list plastic ra dial engine kits suitable Peanut Scale models nine-cylinder P&W Wasp 14-cylinder Wasp nine-cylinder Wright $249 also cany hard-tofind five-cylinder packs plastic cylinders do-it-yourselfers % ne-inch scales also carry WW Golden Age wheels 34 1 1-in diameters can get -lb box A6 /32 /8-in FAI rubber autogiro tie tack rubber stamp Waco cabin ship Vic Smeads great Fifty Years March 1988 155 worth investment have best radio available FF Scale/Warner Continued page 55
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/03
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 152, 155
YOU might say fetish Certainly primary concern record proves works gets press other topic concerned radio-controlled model aircraft Theres entire column devoted month magazine numbers S S ring bell Does word 'inspection' start brain cells percolating about fire extinguisher phrase redundant battery system course talking about safety amongst us Gi ant Scalers Ever since STARS Club Olean New York stuck Roper engines fleet giant World War biplane models safety has prime concern us Dick Phillips mind day first shoved throttle stick forward Quadra-powered Sid Mor gan Piper Cub led Darin Brisighella overbalance Canadian engine changed model Stinson tiger smooth ly flying pussycat back Giant Scale middle ages mechanical technique shared us gained firm foothold Big Bird movement day Lee Taylor first envisioned IMAA Weve come long perilous way commendable degree success efforts assure safe building flying practices Thanks people like Joan Alyea have safe ty code black-and-white practical well purposeful Rules great long people affected abide respect Rose Parakeet bipe L Pat Massey Pampa TX -scale weighs 25 lb uses Supertigre 3000 power Pober Pixey R Jim Kummerow La Grange Park IN uses Quadra 50 power weighs 26 lb Photos Jerry Smith dont see L flightilne Spartan Executive 7-W -scale model product Steve Kings Greenwood IN build ing expertise Model spans 117 weighs 47 lb has electrIc retracts Jerry Smith photo Jim Wilkinson Panama City FL Rus sian Sukhoi-26 1/34ca1e R used ReplaTech International three-views design 80-in beauty Supertigre 2500 provIdes go 46 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret 4610 t4offat Ln Colorado Springs CO 80915 IMAA flapter 106 Milwaukie WI Roger Olsons B-25 Alas crahsedl J Smith photo Would believe Quadra 0-35 moti vates Jerry Behrens New York City Travel aIr 2000 Bird weighs 23 lb J Smith pic themand Giant Scalers have doing great job number things spelled out rules regulations can make Giant Scale safer pleasant activity example wearing safety glasses/hoods crank gas-powered hummers flight line Big props can pick up big gravel hurl high rates speed toward eyes manicured flight lines have share missiles just waiting tender revolutions 18 x 6 render airborne Does club enforce pilots-and-helpersonly rule pits Most particularly kids kept behind safety line fence Its natural children will attracted brightly painted modelseven begin make noise Unless theyre moni tored closely tragedy rpm away selective Contest Directors comes choosing safety inspectors contest raily fly-in Are knowledge able experienced builders club chosen important duty leave task whoever shows up club field Are safety inspection checklists hand important used Are inspections thorough Are flying sur faces jiggled engines wiggled wheels checked securely axles Will wings stay props checked nicks cracks particular attention paid devises other criticai elements model control systems Theres much vaiue quick-and-dirty safety inspection clubs inspectors check readily available fire extinguishers field boxes fliers operating gasoline-powered engines insist use safety-approved gasoline containers Have ever prohibited use electric fuel pumps being used novice unin formed fliers Has clubs safety officer ever considered possible effects crash gas-powered model dry weeds surrounding flying site though strip hardtopped Going back time before giant model ap pears field ready flight does club have building inspection program old-timers volunteer time help neo phytes theyre building birds Correct ing sleazy unsafe building practices certainly degree diplomacy part knowledgeable volunteer goes long way toward promoting safe RC flights later could go on pointing out thousand-and-one elements lead safe Giant Scaie construction flight Youd proba bly bored out gourd turn other articles columns magazine two very important things remember launch yourself Giant Scale scene 1 The name game having funsafely 2 Safety businessail time Continued page 152 ItiSil TR260 French nroheifc heap 114 Stand-off Scale KitI Spanin Length66 Wing area 1213 sq Weight.. 165 lbs Power035-040 G38G62 FM Kit $21500 plus shipping *1100 Everything scratch kit plus nil pEe-cut wood parts complete model DELUXE Elf $28500 plus shipping $1100 Everythieg luff kit hut wing Spiro instafled wings ntab tartie deck hatch S fin prsokinned 1/16 balsa MAKES BUILINNO guicki 0A11 wood & foam construction *FikrgIas cowl & pants *2plece plug-In wings Foam core airfoiled tail surfaces INo tail bract wires required FOR MORE lNbO OR TO PLACE ORDER CONTACT SPIRIT LAKE HOBBIES Ph 712 336-5586 1621 Hill Ave Spirit Lake IA 51360 REAL SCALE UUDEUE * o C o okbo 60 H 6t S p 63CH ses p 94C DeHoc Conro $oo $24. 91 Lirdboro 95 M toeS * 62$ onod Bob $45ut $339hO 63Cr Gohk F1iC $42 l97Gron BooclFeF$54 $5 indbog NO211 $28 62 HonnMrMoiligon 535. 96 Wr NW iNoc Roo $48 94 $oonMrMoiligon $4 Ford PT 19 Tr $5P 63 Booing F26A Ftc 036 69 Wono Topor Wo0 $36 66NO211 $4 Boing F26A Ftc $487 90 Wono Topen Wing $48- 69 Woco C-6 Cobb $36 75 WeoH 4 Lyoondor $33 64 B.nb Cr7-B Slog 038 190 Wooti 4 Lyoodor $49 96 Booob C17B Slog 545- 57 Ford Trnir tAT 036 * -55 [nob 11 Elontro$39 i 76 Ford Tnntr 4-AT $48 82 Lock 11 Eieotro$49 1114 Ford Trintr 4-AT $65 62 Stnoo T/W SETsin1 96 tellonco Ai,roi 540 St Stnoo T/W SB7$26 93 Loening C3Aoph $69 T/W SE7$3$j 5t Gron J3-F Sock $39 122 Slinoon F3B $30 e Groin JTF Dod $56 lit trlotol FIr F2OB$4 lock Air Eopreoo $48 ATorno Peoco $4 ock Ao Eo1n, 534 59 Brotoi PIr -56 Cor Worhk P40 $24 $3 Look Ar Enereco $36 55 Hooth Bobo Bolt 0247 7787 Wn, 121 Be4L $48 78 Look [linIng l FAiJ $35 63 C Soohonok P35335 148 Ao9lin RopSooBoo Aol $34 69 Boolro lOt Spot $36 BOFSOOBOO Anin $39 99 $ooing 109 Sport $49 70 Floor J3 Cob $39 72 Northrop Goronino $49 106 Floor 53 Cob $39 96 Nothroo Goronino $75 9$ Lock Hodoon Binok $38 99 StltoA 3/M $36 63 Groin F6F Helicot $38 69 Sti,A 3/M 543 77 Boeing Bl7GForO$35 125 Sti,A [0cc 3/M $83 103 Boo B17G Fort $55 7$ Cn,olCotFBY5A $43 68 Wooti Whiricolod $32 104 ConCot98Y5A $56 6$ N Ainnor Noolon $39 65 hOChino Clippor $65 68 BBononoo VToil $39 97 MChino CIIFFor $75 77 Loocoinobo Sodo $35 62 Cccli, NC4 $59 72 NA 835 Boninbor $49 94 Corti, NC4 $69 Sold Tb, Soolo Finiceoocbjocitoolinooeo 0FEO PRICE Oeoiconoo 87300870 MOE GIANT P0014 Ooori455 Moro SOc Up 4122 FotloAlococo inc Add 19% oil ordo, $o obipping & in, 010 USA Con & Moo EIocnkoro ito 15% 125% lby oirl Ficloriol cotolog 5299 undo4 F no Loll F 00 lot ooction oboe $190 oir boon odd 51 90 LEVELAND MODEL & SUPPLY Co OEW*OOO*CO*R0OOinotIOOI flIt 0IE0OI0CO lOIn 014cC nOIBfldpobO tO375 DETBOiT AVE CLEVELAND 00110 44102 nooteOObOo Fbooo S IS PMES T lOr DSTI-12161 96i265L erCO.EOc *cNr March 1988 47 EROTECI flj 145 scale GROB 109 rPk1NIttqintxaesv9epey ENG 45 60 4C KIT wllunya 45 4CCont Ui ENG 40 50 2C$29995 Call Write _Free Brochure COO209 526-3055 1313 Nina Court Modesto CA 95355 $103 uu plus sNpplng $1100 Cowl pants canepy landieg par pheg team cares tar slug Si nurtaces isrite deck 5 hatch Watch Sears puts sale Roke Seale kit video available Previous col umns have shown photos beautiful Roke Scale Glider kits Germany Recently maker Roland Kern sent US importer Tony Arnoux two-hour videotape flying shots kits Tony converted European tape VHS now offering rent copies interested Sailplaners narration course German doesnt detract enjoyment watching gorgeous quarter-scale birds action Tony asking $10 rental plus $10 deposit tape Pur chasers Roke kits get rental fee refunded Youll hard put order after see planes air Tonys address 1744 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Learning Free Flight Did read Mar tyn Cowleys report 1987 Free Flight World Champs January issue Model Aviation missed exciting read chance pick up some very good pointers flying RC Sallplanes Hows Fact Free Flighters spend much time studying ups downs air So knowledge gleaned fliers worth its weight gold Sometimes youll meet old-timer flying Sallplane has uncanny ability read alr Chances started modeling Free Flight So Id strongly recommend digging out January issue treating yourself thrill world-class competitionand perhaps picking up few pointers RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 47 youre sehedule winters project chances new 1988 Giant ready covering finishing engine probably bolted place radio control runs installed birds up its landing gear Whether intend simple MonoKote job full-blown fiberglassfresin/paint exercise some techniques thatll result pret tier model Probably greatest enemy beautifully fin ished Giant Scale models hangar rash Bonk ing wings against light fixtures workshop laying finish-sanded fuselage X-Acto knife inadvertently left workbench results totally unintended dings pits other nasties just don t want Since final appearance model part depends smooth sanding job hangar rash has re paired before get covering process bare balsa parts quickest way mini mize dings spit Yes bit saliva applied depression will cause balsa fibers ex pand fill pit things have dried smooth sanding over refurbished site will re veal balsa rash repaired Dings hardwood parts lend themselves use damp rag ordinary household iron Lay rag over dinged area run hot iron over resulting steam expands fibers resmooths part ding really big depression jagged hole oniy practical repair use filler Yours truly addicted use 3M brand Acryl-Blue Glazing Putty hangar-rash filler Acryl-Blue softer balsa has dried place Therefore sanding down wont leave ridge around repalred area Its easy feather finishes very very smoothly takes paint resins well Its available stores carry automobile refinishing products Might seem bit expensive Ive using same big tube last three years best way avoid hangar rash course avoid As prepare finish model its good idea remove re movable heavy bits pieces modellike engines propellers Disassemble bird its components possible Tape over otherwise protect clear plastic parts like windows canopies thenclear everything off workbench talking bare nude vacant fiat workbench talking about slicing sanding flat old epoxy bumps us ing magnet locate buried pins old #11 blades may have slipped cracks snipped end bits music wire youre like may take garage sale get workbench cleared smooth its worth Vacuum bench clean scrounge up some styrofoam blocks upon youll lay model parts arent actively working Somewhere along line Ive acquired old TV stand casters Its just about level stool stick tools Ill us ing finishing model Sanding blocks MonoKoting iron modeling knives razor blades pots paint brushesanything might ding model kept stand off workbench have Only final admonishment Plan move ment model component before change its position workbench deliberatelywithout banging things walls 152 Model Aviation RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 146 chairs aforementioned tool table bird will much better careful attention Thats month Keep black-andwhite photos acomin really appreciate model pictures use possi ble column Hell Radios/Tradelius Continued page 52 Lets suppose Helicopter hover collective/throttle stick mid range position engine rpm needs increased adjusting hovering throttle trim rotor rpm can increased affecting idle full-power set tings rotor rpm increased ever no change collective made Helicopter will begin climb keep climbing collective stick its mid-range position collec tive has re-trimmed case re duced pitch slightly compensate higher rotor speed can see two trim functions work together opposite other give finer control both hover rotor speed collective stick position Hover memory basic functions Helicopter radio covered column several months ago pro vide tail rotor compensation power collective changed hover settings does radio know Helicopter hover Without hov er memory feature radio must assume Heli hover throttle/col lective stick mid-point position hover memory feature however Helicopter brought hover memory feature turned allow radio memorize hover settings radio applies other mixing func tions such tail rotor compensation point especially good after using hover throttle collective trims mentioned above because may like hover throttle/collective stick out its mid-range position Warning lights Now several switches have added increased capabilities top-of-the-line radio its also easier have switches wrong position Thats warn ing lights very useful Several transmitters have red LED light-emitting diode displays illuminated power switch turned partic ular function monitoring turned will go steady light flash ing tradeoff always needed between size light amount battery operate warning lights rather small hard see direct day light Nonetheless add extra mar gin safety flying Clocks timers Closely related warning lights clocks timers keep track transmitter-on time flight time usually LCD liquid crystal displays require very little battery power give digital read-out time day transmitter-on time count up down timers flight time combination However display should protected exposure direct sunlight long periods prevent display fading seems newer radios especially PCM units require battery power older sets therefore may operate long single charge clocks stopwatches therefore use ful function keep us safe side battery limits though seems like have covered lot Helicopter functions between ar ticle previous still things individual manufac turers have supplied radios havent mentioned terested radios suggest find someone has can see goodies firsthandor write manufacturer importer owners manual list features etc Also top-of-the-line radios can expect higherquality components throughout radio including case switches control sticks appearance trim pots etc take closer look what additional cost brings flying enjoyment capabilities may well decide have its Bowman Horsham PA thinks part problem subsonic buffoons positions leadership bow scrape RC det riment meaningful Junior program Ed Lowe Holdingford MN opines avia tion has lost mystique excitement kids kids big dream get ride airplane Carl Fries NFFS founder thinks part decline FF due fact people dont know about what hobby shops going higher-profit RC items pay rent feels should shoot 24-35 age group can get Out distant flying fields FF now taking place Bill Miller Fairfield CT would like see simple Scale models market available kids sort order old 1OC-to-25C Megow models cites Jack Fikes Scale Flight kits Canadian Easybuilt line helping counts Bill Morez San Marcos CA has helped dozens Junior types over years noted stuck hobby maybe just have accept thing forever kids today listen different music have different heroes should allowed find own special joy figures pleasure Out sunshine model enough him Plenty food thought Until somebody does come up philoso phy well agree lets keep dis cussion going shall personally owe Free Flight Scale modeling far can ever repay lifetime am personally willing see go quiet grave Hannans Runway PO Box Escondido CA 92025 has couple things stock think might interest now list plastic ra dial engine kits suitable Peanut Scale models nine-cylinder P&W Wasp 14-cylinder Wasp nine-cylinder Wright $249 also cany hard-tofind five-cylinder packs plastic cylinders do-it-yourselfers % ne-inch scales also carry WW Golden Age wheels 34 1 1-in diameters can get -lb box A6 /32 /8-in FAI rubber autogiro tie tack rubber stamp Waco cabin ship Vic Smeads great Fifty Years March 1988 155 worth investment have best radio available FF Scale/Warner Continued page 55
