Helicopters Walt Schoonard BETWEEN THE DOWNPOI2JRS rain deluged Louisiana over week set up flying course equip ment RC Helicopter event very amiable Deputy Cooper sheriffs department grass mowed general flying area clean whistle Through Nick Nixons efforts good help could use lined up judges timers couriers time Two years row Larks sparkplug has come through hundred percent Thanks Nick couldnt have done Speaking super help Steve Eileen Mintz flew New Orleans Lake Charles worked through whole meet Eileen kept records up minute Steve judged sec ond year young couple has done own expense Believe meet some great people sport Because sudden downpours judges training session held van humid crowded van apparently didnt bother judges because didnt have single complaint about judging people trained spot judge event set rules never seen before speaks well people rules AMA supply office provided tents chairs tables rope stakes comfort sta tions van transport time everyone registered pilots briefed got first flight un der way about 9 am Before flight over started rain lasted about half hour able fly two full rounds before rained again funny thing have noticed meets have contest director reluctance first fly have never able see what made difference Just human quirk guess entry very low 13 Consid cring helicopters around fact few contests go cannot see come few enter learning fly lose great deal watching compete Regardless low en try top fliers country competing flew six full rounds plus scale time demonstration flights anyone wished Some demonstrated Ernie Huber Faye Peoples Aubrey Radford several others Beautiful smooth flights consisting maneuver can imagine think just started about four years ago pilots flew Nats some rank novices could hardly hover did improved noticeably No Novice crashed pilot error rather equipment failure termediate pilots flew Novice hover maneuvers Intermediate transi tional-flying maneuvers consisted AMA procedure turn followed figure-of-eight 360-degreeflying circle category won Bill Youmans years flying experience flew highly modified very smooth Gazelle experts flew Novice Intermediate maneuvers continued page 71 November 1975 13 craftsmanship Bill Ellis first-place scale Jet Ranger very high order finish perfectionas good big ship probably Details included window curtains flight model extremely smoothgood piloting too Hubert Bitner Kirk Krest flew identical scratch-built helicopters Did well Expert class boys deserve big hand Right Bill Youmans beautiful Schiuter Gazelle sported Walt Schoonards head modifications Juat look detail finish THE ULTIMATE 3-LINE CONTROL SYSTEM. 0 ALL NEW G-S HANDLE//SUPER STRONG &SMOOTH BELLCRANK ONE HAND OPERATESUPRIGHT LOHUSPANSJPHIGHTSHGRTSPAHINVER ED GNU SPANNVEHTUSSHSHTSPAH FULL THROTTLE RANGE LANDING FLAPS CARRIER HOOK RETRACT GEAR WHEEL BRAKES FIRE MISSILES DROP BOMBS ETC G-S HANDLE & BELLCRANKS PROVIDE ONE-THIRD MORE POWER THROTTLE CONTROL RANGE G-S HANDLE ONLY MATCHES THIS INCREASED ACTION CS BELLCRANKS WONT BIND OR TILT FROM ALL THE STRESS AVERAGE MAN CAN HOLD WITH ONE ARM THE G-S HANDLE ONLY CAN HANDLE THAT STRESS AND MATCH THE ACTION THIS VARIETY OF BELLCEANKS WILL BE UTILIZED TO GREAT ADVANTAGE IN NEW C5 EXCLUSIVE ASSEMBLY MODELS SUPER HEAVYDUTY 2-LINE BELICRANKS G-S SUPER TWO-LINE CRANKS FOR0 STUNT COMBAT NON-THROTTLE0 0 FLYI HGPERFORMANCELONG-SPANSHUNT-SPAN _________________________ THE MODELER IS IN FOR REAL TREAT PROFILE NAVY CARRIER oUNLIMITED RACERS HIGH PERFORMANCE SEMI-SCALE SPORT MODELS HERE COMES THE FLEET ALL NEW ASSEMBLY MODELS BY THE DESIGNER WHO MADE NAVY CARRIER COME ALIVE BEARCAT" QUALITY. CORSAIR .YALUE. THESE ASSEMBLY MODELS INCLUDE bHEW GS 3-LINE BELL CRANK WITH LEAD-OUT CABLES ATTACHED 000000000 WINGSPAN40 SKYRAIDER EXTREMELY REALISTIC LE-LOOK WING DIHEDRAL MENDOUS STRENGTH-DURABILITY THESE ASSEMBLY MODELS BUILD SO FAST AND EASY.ITS SHEER PLEASURE WITH ALL THOSE FINISHED PARTS OUR CLASS OF NEW PRODUCTS WILL STIMULATE MORE FLYING PRODUCTS CORP INTl ON WHILE PROVIDING GREATER SAFETY SUCCESS AND FUN P 0 BOX 488 LA GRANDE OREGON 97850 USA MANUFACTURERS OF LEISURE TIME ACTION PRODUCTS Nats/R C/Schoonard continued page 13 free-style choice could fly three minutes including landing category won Ernie Huber four times Nationals champion flew Kavan Jet Ranger real pleasure watch him fly So precise smooth command vast heli copter knowledge available anyone will ask second day dawned bright clear pilots getting serious now posted score applying pres sure next person fly Now down last round pilot doing very best impress judges get higher score Scale won running away Bill Ellis highly detailed Bell Jet Ranger helicopter looked like taken shrink tablets scale heli copters fly judged encountered problems Plaques awarded through three places categories plus outstanding heli copter category Also plaque single highest performance given types helicopters flown seven Jet Rangers three home-builts two Gazelles Most used Kraft radios Webra engines sponsors Kavan Model Products EK-Logictrol Top Flite Models Carl Goldberg Models Sig Model Products Miniature Aircraft Supply want thank following people help dedication Judges Bill Bur nett Elwood Robichaux Clarence Hardy George Gregori Steven Mintz Dennis Hinch Jr Dick Morris Dave McGee Tabulations Eileen Mintz people came early day helped set up worked day helped secure everything next day cannot say enough about fine people made job very easy would like say little about La its weather lot people indicated wouldnt go La because weather have contests end country other weath er weather nothing can done about Anyway weather La no different anywhere else Furthermore people area friendliest have ever met will anything make feel home feel great disservice has done kind people negative comments articles such Bayou Blues need someone come rescue hope will La fourth year helicopters have flown conjunction Nats part Nats Steps being taken have event sanc tioned part Nats have opportunity speak contest board representative urge him vote accept event soon will receive just support AMA Contest Results appear Compe tition News section November1975 71 WINGSPAN 38 TH 29 WINGSPAN NGTH ood flying long since has ceased novel ty Bill Voumens took first place Intermediate handles Gazelle smoothly Roll loop colorful Aubry Radford flew super scale Jet Ranger Cal Wolitz Logic trol special helicopter radio
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 13, 71
Helicopters Walt Schoonard BETWEEN THE DOWNPOI2JRS rain deluged Louisiana over week set up flying course equip ment RC Helicopter event very amiable Deputy Cooper sheriffs department grass mowed general flying area clean whistle Through Nick Nixons efforts good help could use lined up judges timers couriers time Two years row Larks sparkplug has come through hundred percent Thanks Nick couldnt have done Speaking super help Steve Eileen Mintz flew New Orleans Lake Charles worked through whole meet Eileen kept records up minute Steve judged sec ond year young couple has done own expense Believe meet some great people sport Because sudden downpours judges training session held van humid crowded van apparently didnt bother judges because didnt have single complaint about judging people trained spot judge event set rules never seen before speaks well people rules AMA supply office provided tents chairs tables rope stakes comfort sta tions van transport time everyone registered pilots briefed got first flight un der way about 9 am Before flight over started rain lasted about half hour able fly two full rounds before rained again funny thing have noticed meets have contest director reluctance first fly have never able see what made difference Just human quirk guess entry very low 13 Consid cring helicopters around fact few contests go cannot see come few enter learning fly lose great deal watching compete Regardless low en try top fliers country competing flew six full rounds plus scale time demonstration flights anyone wished Some demonstrated Ernie Huber Faye Peoples Aubrey Radford several others Beautiful smooth flights consisting maneuver can imagine think just started about four years ago pilots flew Nats some rank novices could hardly hover did improved noticeably No Novice crashed pilot error rather equipment failure termediate pilots flew Novice hover maneuvers Intermediate transi tional-flying maneuvers consisted AMA procedure turn followed figure-of-eight 360-degreeflying circle category won Bill Youmans years flying experience flew highly modified very smooth Gazelle experts flew Novice Intermediate maneuvers continued page 71 November 1975 13 craftsmanship Bill Ellis first-place scale Jet Ranger very high order finish perfectionas good big ship probably Details included window curtains flight model extremely smoothgood piloting too Hubert Bitner Kirk Krest flew identical scratch-built helicopters Did well Expert class boys deserve big hand Right Bill Youmans beautiful Schiuter Gazelle sported Walt Schoonards head modifications Juat look detail finish THE ULTIMATE 3-LINE CONTROL SYSTEM. 0 ALL NEW G-S HANDLE//SUPER STRONG &SMOOTH BELLCRANK ONE HAND OPERATESUPRIGHT LOHUSPANSJPHIGHTSHGRTSPAHINVER ED GNU SPANNVEHTUSSHSHTSPAH FULL THROTTLE RANGE LANDING FLAPS CARRIER HOOK RETRACT GEAR WHEEL BRAKES FIRE MISSILES DROP BOMBS ETC G-S HANDLE & BELLCRANKS PROVIDE ONE-THIRD MORE POWER THROTTLE CONTROL RANGE G-S HANDLE ONLY MATCHES THIS INCREASED ACTION CS BELLCRANKS WONT BIND OR TILT FROM ALL THE STRESS AVERAGE MAN CAN HOLD WITH ONE ARM THE G-S HANDLE ONLY CAN HANDLE THAT STRESS AND MATCH THE ACTION THIS VARIETY OF BELLCEANKS WILL BE UTILIZED TO GREAT ADVANTAGE IN NEW C5 EXCLUSIVE ASSEMBLY MODELS SUPER HEAVYDUTY 2-LINE BELICRANKS G-S SUPER TWO-LINE CRANKS FOR0 STUNT COMBAT NON-THROTTLE0 0 FLYI HGPERFORMANCELONG-SPANSHUNT-SPAN _________________________ THE MODELER IS IN FOR REAL TREAT PROFILE NAVY CARRIER oUNLIMITED RACERS HIGH PERFORMANCE SEMI-SCALE SPORT MODELS HERE COMES THE FLEET ALL NEW ASSEMBLY MODELS BY THE DESIGNER WHO MADE NAVY CARRIER COME ALIVE BEARCAT" QUALITY. CORSAIR .YALUE. THESE ASSEMBLY MODELS INCLUDE bHEW GS 3-LINE BELL CRANK WITH LEAD-OUT CABLES ATTACHED 000000000 WINGSPAN40 SKYRAIDER EXTREMELY REALISTIC LE-LOOK WING DIHEDRAL MENDOUS STRENGTH-DURABILITY THESE ASSEMBLY MODELS BUILD SO FAST AND EASY.ITS SHEER PLEASURE WITH ALL THOSE FINISHED PARTS OUR CLASS OF NEW PRODUCTS WILL STIMULATE MORE FLYING PRODUCTS CORP INTl ON WHILE PROVIDING GREATER SAFETY SUCCESS AND FUN P 0 BOX 488 LA GRANDE OREGON 97850 USA MANUFACTURERS OF LEISURE TIME ACTION PRODUCTS Nats/R C/Schoonard continued page 13 free-style choice could fly three minutes including landing category won Ernie Huber four times Nationals champion flew Kavan Jet Ranger real pleasure watch him fly So precise smooth command vast heli copter knowledge available anyone will ask second day dawned bright clear pilots getting serious now posted score applying pres sure next person fly Now down last round pilot doing very best impress judges get higher score Scale won running away Bill Ellis highly detailed Bell Jet Ranger helicopter looked like taken shrink tablets scale heli copters fly judged encountered problems Plaques awarded through three places categories plus outstanding heli copter category Also plaque single highest performance given types helicopters flown seven Jet Rangers three home-builts two Gazelles Most used Kraft radios Webra engines sponsors Kavan Model Products EK-Logictrol Top Flite Models Carl Goldberg Models Sig Model Products Miniature Aircraft Supply want thank following people help dedication Judges Bill Bur nett Elwood Robichaux Clarence Hardy George Gregori Steven Mintz Dennis Hinch Jr Dick Morris Dave McGee Tabulations Eileen Mintz people came early day helped set up worked day helped secure everything next day cannot say enough about fine people made job very easy would like say little about La its weather lot people indicated wouldnt go La because weather have contests end country other weath er weather nothing can done about Anyway weather La no different anywhere else Furthermore people area friendliest have ever met will anything make feel home feel great disservice has done kind people negative comments articles such Bayou Blues need someone come rescue hope will La fourth year helicopters have flown conjunction Nats part Nats Steps being taken have event sanc tioned part Nats have opportunity speak contest board representative urge him vote accept event soon will receive just support AMA Contest Results appear Compe tition News section November1975 71 WINGSPAN 38 TH 29 WINGSPAN NGTH ood flying long since has ceased novel ty Bill Voumens took first place Intermediate handles Gazelle smoothly Roll loop colorful Aubry Radford flew super scale Jet Ranger Cal Wolitz Logic trol special helicopter radio