ConErol Helicopters Dave Chesney THOUGHT ID SHARE reprint May 1981 newsletter CORKS Central Ohio Radio Kontrol Society Dean Poeth edits Cork printed article Ron Cottrill Thoughts Helicopter Pilot Over past few years have reading CORKS Newsletters have never see articles con cerning thefun flying Helicopters After being proud owner Cricket Helicopter pur chased resident expert period three months now know darned things meant fly case innocent members out contemplating purchasing contraptions hopes flying near future please read first got Cricket November however since Christmas present wait until glorious date December 25th before could proceed adventure must have flown hundred times mind period figuring out control use both sticks together order maintain smooth easy flight Easy right Read Three weeks later got Helicopter assem bled ready trim flight After reading several articles various model magazines determined got Heli copter properly trimmed would fly itself So off Ron Kumers went Ron spent day Saturday getting balance control throws pitch blade tracking set beautiful sight seeing Ron fly Cricket first time made look easy now finally turn show stuff grab control box great deal confidence wiggle stick yep everything working Give throttlestarting get light skids feed some tail rotor keep nose straight throttle its off ground Wait minute Its spinning like top Cut throttle down comes Whew close Maybe just made mistake control easy first time wont happen again Continued page 124 46 Model Aviation Dave Chesneys Heliboy surrounded accessories trimming aligning ana setting purposes Miniature Aircraft Supply photos author Miniature Aircraft flybar lock fits Schiuter collective head static setting main rotor pitch Makes much easier toning angle can quickly set using gauge instead taking measurements fin modification variation Bob Cousins suggestion June column Plastic pitch gauge gives pitch angle reading degrees lined up withthe flybar Note lock holding flybar horizontal position wu nours tri construction trie new acniuter AU1 flis chopper planned featured column next month MASTER AIRSCREW FLIGHTBOX KIT Master Airscrew Flight Box has features larger boxes compact handy arrangement parts cut imported mahogany plywood will take stain varnish paint finishes overall size l9Yax9Y2x 12 high $ dat dealer postpaid California add 6% Sales Tax FEATURES INCLUDE Space battery & meter panel Transmitter compartment Room gallon fuel Propeller storage Gravity closed small parts storage 7/8 aluminum handle Complete instructions & fasteners WINDSOR PROPELLER CO PO Box 112 Windsor CA 95492 r Chatdicg iJo 1213 7 OX 192 GOODIES Iakc1atNUYS CA 91408I II —LWlfr1CoinetffI $7995I Reg~ SPECIAL 810 SYSTEM Spec Ship [ Dry Tx Rx Nicods195 $65040-61 Engine 2 CH 2 Servos $9800 CH4 Servos Other Lanier Models Available 3 CH 3 Servos $11995 ChargerCRAFT-AIRI II 4CH 4 Servos -$14495 Ship -$550RegI $22954y/[J/ HEAVY DUTYC-3 4IN SANDERSpec71-l/2 Adjustable table$1313Span Sand discs miterForShip $ 350mk~ guide available2-CH2METERI RegSpec $2495RadioCOMPETITION SAl LPLANE Ship$350$25004I U _I CATALOG 6 $170 FOREIGNMORE LOFFER VALID 30 DAYS FROM MAGAZINE DATE CAUF RESIDENTS ADD SALES TAX 2 Secol STINSON RELIANT SR9 @ $1500 60 tic Engine U Wingopon 2 Full size sheets Drawings consi ManuaL Pinase add $250 Postage 0 Handling Partial Kits avartahie designs. Send Cash check Mocet Order tO RICHARD G RARRON 1213 Holly Spring Lone Grond Rione MishIgon 48439 fram e4d4f 7aak4a61 $9900 DELIVERED Four Folding Legs Wing & Fuselage Holders Add $400 Shipping Calif 6% Tax RAC Products408 274-1915 3200 Knighsswood Way 0 Sag Jose CA 95148 Price including postage $2600 Ryan S-C $2350 other three IMAA Fly-in International Miniature Air craft Association Fly-in last weekend September shaping up combined fun-fly trade show Indoor outdoor booths being reserved manufacturers could become Toledo show Giant Scale Location Tom Sawyer State Park Louisville KY information write Don Godfrey 254 Washington St Binghamton NY 13901 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Court Manassas VA 22110 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 46 went turned Helicopter around wiggle sticks give throttle starting lift off Wait minute Its going forwardfaster faster Chop throttle down comes Whew Another close call practice thats what will take Ill flying month two took Cricket home fully confident little practice would have smooth stable hover no time practice garage out driveway spend evening Ron Eisners hasement same results Either spun like top would take off four directions resemblance being control must admit though point controlled hover approximately four feet off ground what did next Chopped throttle Did know glide ratio Helicopter zero just found out kept remembering through properly trimmed would fly itself felt after hit ground hard several occasions husted rotor blade Helicop ter may possibly out trim Back Ron Kumers went beautiful day no wind sun shiningwhat could ask took Cricket out car started up made few trim adjustments flying beauti fully Kumer really doing nice joh hut wait minute Theres clothesline Surely hes going miss itor Have ever seen bird broken wing flop around ground Thats what clothesline will Helicopter have gone through two gallons fuel OS Max 25 three sets main rotor blades two sets tail rotor blades canopy basement looks like Helicopter junk yard spare parts yet need lots-lots-lots practice Ifinally learn fly Helicopter will have achieved greatest personal satisfactions accomplish ment since have hobby what about So accept challenge Good Luck Well Rons thoughts bring back some memories frustrations broken rotor blades local expert couldnt fly Helicopters learned together whiz trimming out Helicopters dont fly themselves sure fly better theyre trimmed Miniature Aircraft Supply has availahle several accessory items ease trimming chores adssembly Schluter System 80 Helicopters some accessories may adapted other machines well check out photo Heliboy youll notice Miniature Aircraft Supply fan installation tool against canopy havent yet opportunity use 124 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE AT ITS FINES TI Its Radio Control I/A Sonic STINSON RELIANT 5R9 plc oct @$2500 P0 Kiorito type Engine. 126 Wlngopon S Full Son sheets Drawings Cunot Manual simple 4ool its advantage routine method installing fan obvious Additional torque may applied engine shaft nut discomfort gripping fan bare handed rag tool simply attached temporarily place clutch nut driver inserted through machined hole fit prop nut price tool Part S 1050 seems bit steep $595 one-time use should make nice addition shop course may shared friends produce similar quality tool shop scrap would take little time since fan installation tool absolutely free sharp edges made aircraft-grade aluminum Tools will see continued service used setup trimming chores pitch gauge coning angle tool flybar lock will round out shop flight box tools Helicopter builder flier coning angle tool S 1060 clips tail boom Heliboy other machines similar size boom shown its length adjusted represent appropriate rotor blade boom height Once blade adjusted other turned tool adjusted same height locked down Coning angle may set very quickly using tool guide flybar lock S1020 complements use pitch gauge locking flybar horizontal position As far know lock appropriate use Schluter Helicop ters using System 80 collective pitch head Helibaby Heliboy 5X81 etc Again simple tool lock fits over screw retains flybar within gimbal down gimbal flybar held teetering screw lock tightened secure place spreading lower position lock against gimbal body flybar locked place pitch gauge may easily sighted line up flybar seen photo case Walt Schoonards pitch gauge shown Ive used lock times pitch gauge made Heliboy kit Walts pitch gauge may used RC Helicopter whether symmetrical semisymmet rical flat-bottom rotor blades used up 3-in blade chord symmetrical semisymet rtcal sections using flat-bottom sections adapter rubberband used adapter fits within jaws would normally used attach gauge other types blade sections attachment gauge automatically aligns jaws chord line blade gauge made what appears fiber-filled plastic should give years service As shown photo gauge upper surface aligned parallel flybar lock really helps pitch angle read directly bottom mark degreetwo degrees negative pitch shown picture gauge may used read other positive negative pitch rotor systems either clock wise counterclockwise rotation first store bought pitch gauge like items shown photos available Miniature Aircraft Supply 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando Florida accessory items new goodies ran across several things past month have caught eye First local flier called some help Cricket avail able Gorham Model Products little machine cuter person represented Ken Keils article January issue chance look over instructions several newsletters aimed keeping buyers Cricket up date modifications problem September 1981 125 think retracts. THINK L CHEROKEE BABE] really BIG little airplane Area 464 sq Radio 4-channel Send 6O literature other kits & accessories PBY-5 Catalina$40000 See Dealer Mr Gs Products & Supply 1010 Gratiot Marysville MI 48040 areas corrections helpful tips newsletter nice touch particularly beginners visiting friend out town UPS arrived package American RC new plastic side frames modifications friends Mantis Mantis available since loan South Carolina plastic parts look good probably superior plywood construction least regard building time modification available under $2000 believe Mantis needs face lift could ticket also received information Watson dustries regarding new gyro com pany has developed electronic device duplicates function old electro mechanical rate gyro Im looking forward trying soon can Ill try out new Schlueter SX8 1 Helicopter photo beginnings SX8 1 next Heliboy might lead wonder Dieter didnt name latter Lowboy center gravity higher 5X8 1 Heliboy promises better rolling character istics fuselage very scale-like fact someone familiar full-scale Helicopters might think SX8 lisa scaled-down version latest attack Helicopter time permits hope have SX8 1 completed featured next month Meanwhile since Heliboy doesnt fly itself think Ill try hand Good flying See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 47 pher cut last pylon rendered Rusty ultimate winner time 1123 sponsor caller Jerry Boyce walked away $58050 eachnot bad weekend races 44 Expert contestants 22 broke 120 says something clean air Cali fornias central coast lot people made race total success starter Len Ledson Club President Tom Wiggen everyone pitched helped look forward next year Race #6 will better ever final results Expert 1 Bob Smith 2 Keith Davidson 3 Gary Hover 1146 1175 1178 4 Dave Kaylor 5 Dave Shadel 6 Tom Christopher 7 Rusty Van Baren 8 Ron Schorr 9 Mack Moffat 10 Kent Nogy Results Standard 1 George Soderberg 2 Don Dombrowski 3 Tom Strom 4 Kim Tucker 5 Jim Kelly Formula fliers should put contest calendar years Nationals will Seguin TX August 2 thru 9 Its going good have plenty room weather should great Ill looking forward seeing Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 FF Champs/Meuser Continued page 53 modern Schnuerle-ported nitro-methane-buming 30000 rpm engines Some gas jobs run over field before taking off ever just like good old days 1935 1940 get airborne sight behold sight makes some modern modelers wonder went wrong good old days new twist As Ed Lidgard put half way through winding up modern version Bugs Buzz rubber power model Yeh good old days didnt have decent rubber decent winders winding tubes prevent models getting destroyed rubber motor broke de thermalizers help us get models back good old days now words effect Seconds later tiny ugly-cute Bugs Buzz skyborne rate climb would make FAI Power flier writhe envy middle ground bulk modelers fly usual retinue AMA events rules play such guy old model semi-antique design powered well-worn enginebut well trimmedcan beat hell out competition provided can pull off act real goofs Real innovations scarce Gradual development two guys pushing particular design concept limitis norm Luck plays major role absence bad luck rather prevalence good luck makes 126 Model Aviation SOLAR CHALLENGE WEAR SUPER COLOR T-SHIRT $1 Ooo S M L XL BLUE TAN NAVY GOLD ORDERS ADD $200 SHIPPING CALIF RES ADD 6% SALES TAX / ili, 1 f/ S / FREE PRICE LIST S PLANS PHOTOS POSTERS rnQAa-1 ST. SIMI VALLEY CA 9 Republic Seabee$18500 1186 1121 1162 1157 1214 1196 1142 1325 1322 1277 1315 1506 Grumman Widgeon $25000 D L LV THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW' SWANSON PO Box 1 Wayne NA 07470
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/09
Page Numbers: 46, 124, 125, 126
ConErol Helicopters Dave Chesney THOUGHT ID SHARE reprint May 1981 newsletter CORKS Central Ohio Radio Kontrol Society Dean Poeth edits Cork printed article Ron Cottrill Thoughts Helicopter Pilot Over past few years have reading CORKS Newsletters have never see articles con cerning thefun flying Helicopters After being proud owner Cricket Helicopter pur chased resident expert period three months now know darned things meant fly case innocent members out contemplating purchasing contraptions hopes flying near future please read first got Cricket November however since Christmas present wait until glorious date December 25th before could proceed adventure must have flown hundred times mind period figuring out control use both sticks together order maintain smooth easy flight Easy right Read Three weeks later got Helicopter assem bled ready trim flight After reading several articles various model magazines determined got Heli copter properly trimmed would fly itself So off Ron Kumers went Ron spent day Saturday getting balance control throws pitch blade tracking set beautiful sight seeing Ron fly Cricket first time made look easy now finally turn show stuff grab control box great deal confidence wiggle stick yep everything working Give throttlestarting get light skids feed some tail rotor keep nose straight throttle its off ground Wait minute Its spinning like top Cut throttle down comes Whew close Maybe just made mistake control easy first time wont happen again Continued page 124 46 Model Aviation Dave Chesneys Heliboy surrounded accessories trimming aligning ana setting purposes Miniature Aircraft Supply photos author Miniature Aircraft flybar lock fits Schiuter collective head static setting main rotor pitch Makes much easier toning angle can quickly set using gauge instead taking measurements fin modification variation Bob Cousins suggestion June column Plastic pitch gauge gives pitch angle reading degrees lined up withthe flybar Note lock holding flybar horizontal position wu nours tri construction trie new acniuter AU1 flis chopper planned featured column next month MASTER AIRSCREW FLIGHTBOX KIT Master Airscrew Flight Box has features larger boxes compact handy arrangement parts cut imported mahogany plywood will take stain varnish paint finishes overall size l9Yax9Y2x 12 high $ dat dealer postpaid California add 6% Sales Tax FEATURES INCLUDE Space battery & meter panel Transmitter compartment Room gallon fuel Propeller storage Gravity closed small parts storage 7/8 aluminum handle Complete instructions & fasteners WINDSOR PROPELLER CO PO Box 112 Windsor CA 95492 r Chatdicg iJo 1213 7 OX 192 GOODIES Iakc1atNUYS CA 91408I II —LWlfr1CoinetffI $7995I Reg~ SPECIAL 810 SYSTEM Spec Ship [ Dry Tx Rx Nicods195 $65040-61 Engine 2 CH 2 Servos $9800 CH4 Servos Other Lanier Models Available 3 CH 3 Servos $11995 ChargerCRAFT-AIRI II 4CH 4 Servos -$14495 Ship -$550RegI $22954y/[J/ HEAVY DUTYC-3 4IN SANDERSpec71-l/2 Adjustable table$1313Span Sand discs miterForShip $ 350mk~ guide available2-CH2METERI RegSpec $2495RadioCOMPETITION SAl LPLANE Ship$350$25004I U _I CATALOG 6 $170 FOREIGNMORE LOFFER VALID 30 DAYS FROM MAGAZINE DATE CAUF RESIDENTS ADD SALES TAX 2 Secol STINSON RELIANT SR9 @ $1500 60 tic Engine U Wingopon 2 Full size sheets Drawings consi ManuaL Pinase add $250 Postage 0 Handling Partial Kits avartahie designs. Send Cash check Mocet Order tO RICHARD G RARRON 1213 Holly Spring Lone Grond Rione MishIgon 48439 fram e4d4f 7aak4a61 $9900 DELIVERED Four Folding Legs Wing & Fuselage Holders Add $400 Shipping Calif 6% Tax RAC Products408 274-1915 3200 Knighsswood Way 0 Sag Jose CA 95148 Price including postage $2600 Ryan S-C $2350 other three IMAA Fly-in International Miniature Air craft Association Fly-in last weekend September shaping up combined fun-fly trade show Indoor outdoor booths being reserved manufacturers could become Toledo show Giant Scale Location Tom Sawyer State Park Louisville KY information write Don Godfrey 254 Washington St Binghamton NY 13901 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Court Manassas VA 22110 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 46 went turned Helicopter around wiggle sticks give throttle starting lift off Wait minute Its going forwardfaster faster Chop throttle down comes Whew Another close call practice thats what will take Ill flying month two took Cricket home fully confident little practice would have smooth stable hover no time practice garage out driveway spend evening Ron Eisners hasement same results Either spun like top would take off four directions resemblance being control must admit though point controlled hover approximately four feet off ground what did next Chopped throttle Did know glide ratio Helicopter zero just found out kept remembering through properly trimmed would fly itself felt after hit ground hard several occasions husted rotor blade Helicop ter may possibly out trim Back Ron Kumers went beautiful day no wind sun shiningwhat could ask took Cricket out car started up made few trim adjustments flying beauti fully Kumer really doing nice joh hut wait minute Theres clothesline Surely hes going miss itor Have ever seen bird broken wing flop around ground Thats what clothesline will Helicopter have gone through two gallons fuel OS Max 25 three sets main rotor blades two sets tail rotor blades canopy basement looks like Helicopter junk yard spare parts yet need lots-lots-lots practice Ifinally learn fly Helicopter will have achieved greatest personal satisfactions accomplish ment since have hobby what about So accept challenge Good Luck Well Rons thoughts bring back some memories frustrations broken rotor blades local expert couldnt fly Helicopters learned together whiz trimming out Helicopters dont fly themselves sure fly better theyre trimmed Miniature Aircraft Supply has availahle several accessory items ease trimming chores adssembly Schluter System 80 Helicopters some accessories may adapted other machines well check out photo Heliboy youll notice Miniature Aircraft Supply fan installation tool against canopy havent yet opportunity use 124 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE AT ITS FINES TI Its Radio Control I/A Sonic STINSON RELIANT 5R9 plc oct @$2500 P0 Kiorito type Engine. 126 Wlngopon S Full Son sheets Drawings Cunot Manual simple 4ool its advantage routine method installing fan obvious Additional torque may applied engine shaft nut discomfort gripping fan bare handed rag tool simply attached temporarily place clutch nut driver inserted through machined hole fit prop nut price tool Part S 1050 seems bit steep $595 one-time use should make nice addition shop course may shared friends produce similar quality tool shop scrap would take little time since fan installation tool absolutely free sharp edges made aircraft-grade aluminum Tools will see continued service used setup trimming chores pitch gauge coning angle tool flybar lock will round out shop flight box tools Helicopter builder flier coning angle tool S 1060 clips tail boom Heliboy other machines similar size boom shown its length adjusted represent appropriate rotor blade boom height Once blade adjusted other turned tool adjusted same height locked down Coning angle may set very quickly using tool guide flybar lock S1020 complements use pitch gauge locking flybar horizontal position As far know lock appropriate use Schluter Helicop ters using System 80 collective pitch head Helibaby Heliboy 5X81 etc Again simple tool lock fits over screw retains flybar within gimbal down gimbal flybar held teetering screw lock tightened secure place spreading lower position lock against gimbal body flybar locked place pitch gauge may easily sighted line up flybar seen photo case Walt Schoonards pitch gauge shown Ive used lock times pitch gauge made Heliboy kit Walts pitch gauge may used RC Helicopter whether symmetrical semisymmet rical flat-bottom rotor blades used up 3-in blade chord symmetrical semisymet rtcal sections using flat-bottom sections adapter rubberband used adapter fits within jaws would normally used attach gauge other types blade sections attachment gauge automatically aligns jaws chord line blade gauge made what appears fiber-filled plastic should give years service As shown photo gauge upper surface aligned parallel flybar lock really helps pitch angle read directly bottom mark degreetwo degrees negative pitch shown picture gauge may used read other positive negative pitch rotor systems either clock wise counterclockwise rotation first store bought pitch gauge like items shown photos available Miniature Aircraft Supply 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando Florida accessory items new goodies ran across several things past month have caught eye First local flier called some help Cricket avail able Gorham Model Products little machine cuter person represented Ken Keils article January issue chance look over instructions several newsletters aimed keeping buyers Cricket up date modifications problem September 1981 125 think retracts. THINK L CHEROKEE BABE] really BIG little airplane Area 464 sq Radio 4-channel Send 6O literature other kits & accessories PBY-5 Catalina$40000 See Dealer Mr Gs Products & Supply 1010 Gratiot Marysville MI 48040 areas corrections helpful tips newsletter nice touch particularly beginners visiting friend out town UPS arrived package American RC new plastic side frames modifications friends Mantis Mantis available since loan South Carolina plastic parts look good probably superior plywood construction least regard building time modification available under $2000 believe Mantis needs face lift could ticket also received information Watson dustries regarding new gyro com pany has developed electronic device duplicates function old electro mechanical rate gyro Im looking forward trying soon can Ill try out new Schlueter SX8 1 Helicopter photo beginnings SX8 1 next Heliboy might lead wonder Dieter didnt name latter Lowboy center gravity higher 5X8 1 Heliboy promises better rolling character istics fuselage very scale-like fact someone familiar full-scale Helicopters might think SX8 lisa scaled-down version latest attack Helicopter time permits hope have SX8 1 completed featured next month Meanwhile since Heliboy doesnt fly itself think Ill try hand Good flying See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 47 pher cut last pylon rendered Rusty ultimate winner time 1123 sponsor caller Jerry Boyce walked away $58050 eachnot bad weekend races 44 Expert contestants 22 broke 120 says something clean air Cali fornias central coast lot people made race total success starter Len Ledson Club President Tom Wiggen everyone pitched helped look forward next year Race #6 will better ever final results Expert 1 Bob Smith 2 Keith Davidson 3 Gary Hover 1146 1175 1178 4 Dave Kaylor 5 Dave Shadel 6 Tom Christopher 7 Rusty Van Baren 8 Ron Schorr 9 Mack Moffat 10 Kent Nogy Results Standard 1 George Soderberg 2 Don Dombrowski 3 Tom Strom 4 Kim Tucker 5 Jim Kelly Formula fliers should put contest calendar years Nationals will Seguin TX August 2 thru 9 Its going good have plenty room weather should great Ill looking forward seeing Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 FF Champs/Meuser Continued page 53 modern Schnuerle-ported nitro-methane-buming 30000 rpm engines Some gas jobs run over field before taking off ever just like good old days 1935 1940 get airborne sight behold sight makes some modern modelers wonder went wrong good old days new twist As Ed Lidgard put half way through winding up modern version Bugs Buzz rubber power model Yeh good old days didnt have decent rubber decent winders winding tubes prevent models getting destroyed rubber motor broke de thermalizers help us get models back good old days now words effect Seconds later tiny ugly-cute Bugs Buzz skyborne rate climb would make FAI Power flier writhe envy middle ground bulk modelers fly usual retinue AMA events rules play such guy old model semi-antique design powered well-worn enginebut well trimmedcan beat hell out competition provided can pull off act real goofs Real innovations scarce Gradual development two guys pushing particular design concept limitis norm Luck plays major role absence bad luck rather prevalence good luck makes 126 Model Aviation SOLAR CHALLENGE WEAR SUPER COLOR T-SHIRT $1 Ooo S M L XL BLUE TAN NAVY GOLD ORDERS ADD $200 SHIPPING CALIF RES ADD 6% SALES TAX / ili, 1 f/ S / FREE PRICE LIST S PLANS PHOTOS POSTERS rnQAa-1 ST. SIMI VALLEY CA 9 Republic Seabee$18500 1186 1121 1162 1157 1214 1196 1142 1325 1322 1277 1315 1506 Grumman Widgeon $25000 D L LV THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW' SWANSON PO Box 1 Wayne NA 07470
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/09
Page Numbers: 46, 124, 125, 126
ConErol Helicopters Dave Chesney THOUGHT ID SHARE reprint May 1981 newsletter CORKS Central Ohio Radio Kontrol Society Dean Poeth edits Cork printed article Ron Cottrill Thoughts Helicopter Pilot Over past few years have reading CORKS Newsletters have never see articles con cerning thefun flying Helicopters After being proud owner Cricket Helicopter pur chased resident expert period three months now know darned things meant fly case innocent members out contemplating purchasing contraptions hopes flying near future please read first got Cricket November however since Christmas present wait until glorious date December 25th before could proceed adventure must have flown hundred times mind period figuring out control use both sticks together order maintain smooth easy flight Easy right Read Three weeks later got Helicopter assem bled ready trim flight After reading several articles various model magazines determined got Heli copter properly trimmed would fly itself So off Ron Kumers went Ron spent day Saturday getting balance control throws pitch blade tracking set beautiful sight seeing Ron fly Cricket first time made look easy now finally turn show stuff grab control box great deal confidence wiggle stick yep everything working Give throttlestarting get light skids feed some tail rotor keep nose straight throttle its off ground Wait minute Its spinning like top Cut throttle down comes Whew close Maybe just made mistake control easy first time wont happen again Continued page 124 46 Model Aviation Dave Chesneys Heliboy surrounded accessories trimming aligning ana setting purposes Miniature Aircraft Supply photos author Miniature Aircraft flybar lock fits Schiuter collective head static setting main rotor pitch Makes much easier toning angle can quickly set using gauge instead taking measurements fin modification variation Bob Cousins suggestion June column Plastic pitch gauge gives pitch angle reading degrees lined up withthe flybar Note lock holding flybar horizontal position wu nours tri construction trie new acniuter AU1 flis chopper planned featured column next month MASTER AIRSCREW FLIGHTBOX KIT Master Airscrew Flight Box has features larger boxes compact handy arrangement parts cut imported mahogany plywood will take stain varnish paint finishes overall size l9Yax9Y2x 12 high $ dat dealer postpaid California add 6% Sales Tax FEATURES INCLUDE Space battery & meter panel Transmitter compartment Room gallon fuel Propeller storage Gravity closed small parts storage 7/8 aluminum handle Complete instructions & fasteners WINDSOR PROPELLER CO PO Box 112 Windsor CA 95492 r Chatdicg iJo 1213 7 OX 192 GOODIES Iakc1atNUYS CA 91408I II —LWlfr1CoinetffI $7995I Reg~ SPECIAL 810 SYSTEM Spec Ship [ Dry Tx Rx Nicods195 $65040-61 Engine 2 CH 2 Servos $9800 CH4 Servos Other Lanier Models Available 3 CH 3 Servos $11995 ChargerCRAFT-AIRI II 4CH 4 Servos -$14495 Ship -$550RegI $22954y/[J/ HEAVY DUTYC-3 4IN SANDERSpec71-l/2 Adjustable table$1313Span Sand discs miterForShip $ 350mk~ guide available2-CH2METERI RegSpec $2495RadioCOMPETITION SAl LPLANE Ship$350$25004I U _I CATALOG 6 $170 FOREIGNMORE LOFFER VALID 30 DAYS FROM MAGAZINE DATE CAUF RESIDENTS ADD SALES TAX 2 Secol STINSON RELIANT SR9 @ $1500 60 tic Engine U Wingopon 2 Full size sheets Drawings consi ManuaL Pinase add $250 Postage 0 Handling Partial Kits avartahie designs. Send Cash check Mocet Order tO RICHARD G RARRON 1213 Holly Spring Lone Grond Rione MishIgon 48439 fram e4d4f 7aak4a61 $9900 DELIVERED Four Folding Legs Wing & Fuselage Holders Add $400 Shipping Calif 6% Tax RAC Products408 274-1915 3200 Knighsswood Way 0 Sag Jose CA 95148 Price including postage $2600 Ryan S-C $2350 other three IMAA Fly-in International Miniature Air craft Association Fly-in last weekend September shaping up combined fun-fly trade show Indoor outdoor booths being reserved manufacturers could become Toledo show Giant Scale Location Tom Sawyer State Park Louisville KY information write Don Godfrey 254 Washington St Binghamton NY 13901 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Court Manassas VA 22110 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 46 went turned Helicopter around wiggle sticks give throttle starting lift off Wait minute Its going forwardfaster faster Chop throttle down comes Whew Another close call practice thats what will take Ill flying month two took Cricket home fully confident little practice would have smooth stable hover no time practice garage out driveway spend evening Ron Eisners hasement same results Either spun like top would take off four directions resemblance being control must admit though point controlled hover approximately four feet off ground what did next Chopped throttle Did know glide ratio Helicopter zero just found out kept remembering through properly trimmed would fly itself felt after hit ground hard several occasions husted rotor blade Helicop ter may possibly out trim Back Ron Kumers went beautiful day no wind sun shiningwhat could ask took Cricket out car started up made few trim adjustments flying beauti fully Kumer really doing nice joh hut wait minute Theres clothesline Surely hes going miss itor Have ever seen bird broken wing flop around ground Thats what clothesline will Helicopter have gone through two gallons fuel OS Max 25 three sets main rotor blades two sets tail rotor blades canopy basement looks like Helicopter junk yard spare parts yet need lots-lots-lots practice Ifinally learn fly Helicopter will have achieved greatest personal satisfactions accomplish ment since have hobby what about So accept challenge Good Luck Well Rons thoughts bring back some memories frustrations broken rotor blades local expert couldnt fly Helicopters learned together whiz trimming out Helicopters dont fly themselves sure fly better theyre trimmed Miniature Aircraft Supply has availahle several accessory items ease trimming chores adssembly Schluter System 80 Helicopters some accessories may adapted other machines well check out photo Heliboy youll notice Miniature Aircraft Supply fan installation tool against canopy havent yet opportunity use 124 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE AT ITS FINES TI Its Radio Control I/A Sonic STINSON RELIANT 5R9 plc oct @$2500 P0 Kiorito type Engine. 126 Wlngopon S Full Son sheets Drawings Cunot Manual simple 4ool its advantage routine method installing fan obvious Additional torque may applied engine shaft nut discomfort gripping fan bare handed rag tool simply attached temporarily place clutch nut driver inserted through machined hole fit prop nut price tool Part S 1050 seems bit steep $595 one-time use should make nice addition shop course may shared friends produce similar quality tool shop scrap would take little time since fan installation tool absolutely free sharp edges made aircraft-grade aluminum Tools will see continued service used setup trimming chores pitch gauge coning angle tool flybar lock will round out shop flight box tools Helicopter builder flier coning angle tool S 1060 clips tail boom Heliboy other machines similar size boom shown its length adjusted represent appropriate rotor blade boom height Once blade adjusted other turned tool adjusted same height locked down Coning angle may set very quickly using tool guide flybar lock S1020 complements use pitch gauge locking flybar horizontal position As far know lock appropriate use Schluter Helicop ters using System 80 collective pitch head Helibaby Heliboy 5X81 etc Again simple tool lock fits over screw retains flybar within gimbal down gimbal flybar held teetering screw lock tightened secure place spreading lower position lock against gimbal body flybar locked place pitch gauge may easily sighted line up flybar seen photo case Walt Schoonards pitch gauge shown Ive used lock times pitch gauge made Heliboy kit Walts pitch gauge may used RC Helicopter whether symmetrical semisymmet rical flat-bottom rotor blades used up 3-in blade chord symmetrical semisymet rtcal sections using flat-bottom sections adapter rubberband used adapter fits within jaws would normally used attach gauge other types blade sections attachment gauge automatically aligns jaws chord line blade gauge made what appears fiber-filled plastic should give years service As shown photo gauge upper surface aligned parallel flybar lock really helps pitch angle read directly bottom mark degreetwo degrees negative pitch shown picture gauge may used read other positive negative pitch rotor systems either clock wise counterclockwise rotation first store bought pitch gauge like items shown photos available Miniature Aircraft Supply 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando Florida accessory items new goodies ran across several things past month have caught eye First local flier called some help Cricket avail able Gorham Model Products little machine cuter person represented Ken Keils article January issue chance look over instructions several newsletters aimed keeping buyers Cricket up date modifications problem September 1981 125 think retracts. THINK L CHEROKEE BABE] really BIG little airplane Area 464 sq Radio 4-channel Send 6O literature other kits & accessories PBY-5 Catalina$40000 See Dealer Mr Gs Products & Supply 1010 Gratiot Marysville MI 48040 areas corrections helpful tips newsletter nice touch particularly beginners visiting friend out town UPS arrived package American RC new plastic side frames modifications friends Mantis Mantis available since loan South Carolina plastic parts look good probably superior plywood construction least regard building time modification available under $2000 believe Mantis needs face lift could ticket also received information Watson dustries regarding new gyro com pany has developed electronic device duplicates function old electro mechanical rate gyro Im looking forward trying soon can Ill try out new Schlueter SX8 1 Helicopter photo beginnings SX8 1 next Heliboy might lead wonder Dieter didnt name latter Lowboy center gravity higher 5X8 1 Heliboy promises better rolling character istics fuselage very scale-like fact someone familiar full-scale Helicopters might think SX8 lisa scaled-down version latest attack Helicopter time permits hope have SX8 1 completed featured next month Meanwhile since Heliboy doesnt fly itself think Ill try hand Good flying See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 47 pher cut last pylon rendered Rusty ultimate winner time 1123 sponsor caller Jerry Boyce walked away $58050 eachnot bad weekend races 44 Expert contestants 22 broke 120 says something clean air Cali fornias central coast lot people made race total success starter Len Ledson Club President Tom Wiggen everyone pitched helped look forward next year Race #6 will better ever final results Expert 1 Bob Smith 2 Keith Davidson 3 Gary Hover 1146 1175 1178 4 Dave Kaylor 5 Dave Shadel 6 Tom Christopher 7 Rusty Van Baren 8 Ron Schorr 9 Mack Moffat 10 Kent Nogy Results Standard 1 George Soderberg 2 Don Dombrowski 3 Tom Strom 4 Kim Tucker 5 Jim Kelly Formula fliers should put contest calendar years Nationals will Seguin TX August 2 thru 9 Its going good have plenty room weather should great Ill looking forward seeing Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 FF Champs/Meuser Continued page 53 modern Schnuerle-ported nitro-methane-buming 30000 rpm engines Some gas jobs run over field before taking off ever just like good old days 1935 1940 get airborne sight behold sight makes some modern modelers wonder went wrong good old days new twist As Ed Lidgard put half way through winding up modern version Bugs Buzz rubber power model Yeh good old days didnt have decent rubber decent winders winding tubes prevent models getting destroyed rubber motor broke de thermalizers help us get models back good old days now words effect Seconds later tiny ugly-cute Bugs Buzz skyborne rate climb would make FAI Power flier writhe envy middle ground bulk modelers fly usual retinue AMA events rules play such guy old model semi-antique design powered well-worn enginebut well trimmedcan beat hell out competition provided can pull off act real goofs Real innovations scarce Gradual development two guys pushing particular design concept limitis norm Luck plays major role absence bad luck rather prevalence good luck makes 126 Model Aviation SOLAR CHALLENGE WEAR SUPER COLOR T-SHIRT $1 Ooo S M L XL BLUE TAN NAVY GOLD ORDERS ADD $200 SHIPPING CALIF RES ADD 6% SALES TAX / ili, 1 f/ S / FREE PRICE LIST S PLANS PHOTOS POSTERS rnQAa-1 ST. SIMI VALLEY CA 9 Republic Seabee$18500 1186 1121 1162 1157 1214 1196 1142 1325 1322 1277 1315 1506 Grumman Widgeon $25000 D L LV THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW' SWANSON PO Box 1 Wayne NA 07470
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/09
Page Numbers: 46, 124, 125, 126
ConErol Helicopters Dave Chesney THOUGHT ID SHARE reprint May 1981 newsletter CORKS Central Ohio Radio Kontrol Society Dean Poeth edits Cork printed article Ron Cottrill Thoughts Helicopter Pilot Over past few years have reading CORKS Newsletters have never see articles con cerning thefun flying Helicopters After being proud owner Cricket Helicopter pur chased resident expert period three months now know darned things meant fly case innocent members out contemplating purchasing contraptions hopes flying near future please read first got Cricket November however since Christmas present wait until glorious date December 25th before could proceed adventure must have flown hundred times mind period figuring out control use both sticks together order maintain smooth easy flight Easy right Read Three weeks later got Helicopter assem bled ready trim flight After reading several articles various model magazines determined got Heli copter properly trimmed would fly itself So off Ron Kumers went Ron spent day Saturday getting balance control throws pitch blade tracking set beautiful sight seeing Ron fly Cricket first time made look easy now finally turn show stuff grab control box great deal confidence wiggle stick yep everything working Give throttlestarting get light skids feed some tail rotor keep nose straight throttle its off ground Wait minute Its spinning like top Cut throttle down comes Whew close Maybe just made mistake control easy first time wont happen again Continued page 124 46 Model Aviation Dave Chesneys Heliboy surrounded accessories trimming aligning ana setting purposes Miniature Aircraft Supply photos author Miniature Aircraft flybar lock fits Schiuter collective head static setting main rotor pitch Makes much easier toning angle can quickly set using gauge instead taking measurements fin modification variation Bob Cousins suggestion June column Plastic pitch gauge gives pitch angle reading degrees lined up withthe flybar Note lock holding flybar horizontal position wu nours tri construction trie new acniuter AU1 flis chopper planned featured column next month MASTER AIRSCREW FLIGHTBOX KIT Master Airscrew Flight Box has features larger boxes compact handy arrangement parts cut imported mahogany plywood will take stain varnish paint finishes overall size l9Yax9Y2x 12 high $ dat dealer postpaid California add 6% Sales Tax FEATURES INCLUDE Space battery & meter panel Transmitter compartment Room gallon fuel Propeller storage Gravity closed small parts storage 7/8 aluminum handle Complete instructions & fasteners WINDSOR PROPELLER CO PO Box 112 Windsor CA 95492 r Chatdicg iJo 1213 7 OX 192 GOODIES Iakc1atNUYS CA 91408I II —LWlfr1CoinetffI $7995I Reg~ SPECIAL 810 SYSTEM Spec Ship [ Dry Tx Rx Nicods195 $65040-61 Engine 2 CH 2 Servos $9800 CH4 Servos Other Lanier Models Available 3 CH 3 Servos $11995 ChargerCRAFT-AIRI II 4CH 4 Servos -$14495 Ship -$550RegI $22954y/[J/ HEAVY DUTYC-3 4IN SANDERSpec71-l/2 Adjustable table$1313Span Sand discs miterForShip $ 350mk~ guide available2-CH2METERI RegSpec $2495RadioCOMPETITION SAl LPLANE Ship$350$25004I U _I CATALOG 6 $170 FOREIGNMORE LOFFER VALID 30 DAYS FROM MAGAZINE DATE CAUF RESIDENTS ADD SALES TAX 2 Secol STINSON RELIANT SR9 @ $1500 60 tic Engine U Wingopon 2 Full size sheets Drawings consi ManuaL Pinase add $250 Postage 0 Handling Partial Kits avartahie designs. Send Cash check Mocet Order tO RICHARD G RARRON 1213 Holly Spring Lone Grond Rione MishIgon 48439 fram e4d4f 7aak4a61 $9900 DELIVERED Four Folding Legs Wing & Fuselage Holders Add $400 Shipping Calif 6% Tax RAC Products408 274-1915 3200 Knighsswood Way 0 Sag Jose CA 95148 Price including postage $2600 Ryan S-C $2350 other three IMAA Fly-in International Miniature Air craft Association Fly-in last weekend September shaping up combined fun-fly trade show Indoor outdoor booths being reserved manufacturers could become Toledo show Giant Scale Location Tom Sawyer State Park Louisville KY information write Don Godfrey 254 Washington St Binghamton NY 13901 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Court Manassas VA 22110 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 46 went turned Helicopter around wiggle sticks give throttle starting lift off Wait minute Its going forwardfaster faster Chop throttle down comes Whew Another close call practice thats what will take Ill flying month two took Cricket home fully confident little practice would have smooth stable hover no time practice garage out driveway spend evening Ron Eisners hasement same results Either spun like top would take off four directions resemblance being control must admit though point controlled hover approximately four feet off ground what did next Chopped throttle Did know glide ratio Helicopter zero just found out kept remembering through properly trimmed would fly itself felt after hit ground hard several occasions husted rotor blade Helicop ter may possibly out trim Back Ron Kumers went beautiful day no wind sun shiningwhat could ask took Cricket out car started up made few trim adjustments flying beauti fully Kumer really doing nice joh hut wait minute Theres clothesline Surely hes going miss itor Have ever seen bird broken wing flop around ground Thats what clothesline will Helicopter have gone through two gallons fuel OS Max 25 three sets main rotor blades two sets tail rotor blades canopy basement looks like Helicopter junk yard spare parts yet need lots-lots-lots practice Ifinally learn fly Helicopter will have achieved greatest personal satisfactions accomplish ment since have hobby what about So accept challenge Good Luck Well Rons thoughts bring back some memories frustrations broken rotor blades local expert couldnt fly Helicopters learned together whiz trimming out Helicopters dont fly themselves sure fly better theyre trimmed Miniature Aircraft Supply has availahle several accessory items ease trimming chores adssembly Schluter System 80 Helicopters some accessories may adapted other machines well check out photo Heliboy youll notice Miniature Aircraft Supply fan installation tool against canopy havent yet opportunity use 124 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE AT ITS FINES TI Its Radio Control I/A Sonic STINSON RELIANT 5R9 plc oct @$2500 P0 Kiorito type Engine. 126 Wlngopon S Full Son sheets Drawings Cunot Manual simple 4ool its advantage routine method installing fan obvious Additional torque may applied engine shaft nut discomfort gripping fan bare handed rag tool simply attached temporarily place clutch nut driver inserted through machined hole fit prop nut price tool Part S 1050 seems bit steep $595 one-time use should make nice addition shop course may shared friends produce similar quality tool shop scrap would take little time since fan installation tool absolutely free sharp edges made aircraft-grade aluminum Tools will see continued service used setup trimming chores pitch gauge coning angle tool flybar lock will round out shop flight box tools Helicopter builder flier coning angle tool S 1060 clips tail boom Heliboy other machines similar size boom shown its length adjusted represent appropriate rotor blade boom height Once blade adjusted other turned tool adjusted same height locked down Coning angle may set very quickly using tool guide flybar lock S1020 complements use pitch gauge locking flybar horizontal position As far know lock appropriate use Schluter Helicop ters using System 80 collective pitch head Helibaby Heliboy 5X81 etc Again simple tool lock fits over screw retains flybar within gimbal down gimbal flybar held teetering screw lock tightened secure place spreading lower position lock against gimbal body flybar locked place pitch gauge may easily sighted line up flybar seen photo case Walt Schoonards pitch gauge shown Ive used lock times pitch gauge made Heliboy kit Walts pitch gauge may used RC Helicopter whether symmetrical semisymmet rical flat-bottom rotor blades used up 3-in blade chord symmetrical semisymet rtcal sections using flat-bottom sections adapter rubberband used adapter fits within jaws would normally used attach gauge other types blade sections attachment gauge automatically aligns jaws chord line blade gauge made what appears fiber-filled plastic should give years service As shown photo gauge upper surface aligned parallel flybar lock really helps pitch angle read directly bottom mark degreetwo degrees negative pitch shown picture gauge may used read other positive negative pitch rotor systems either clock wise counterclockwise rotation first store bought pitch gauge like items shown photos available Miniature Aircraft Supply 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando Florida accessory items new goodies ran across several things past month have caught eye First local flier called some help Cricket avail able Gorham Model Products little machine cuter person represented Ken Keils article January issue chance look over instructions several newsletters aimed keeping buyers Cricket up date modifications problem September 1981 125 think retracts. THINK L CHEROKEE BABE] really BIG little airplane Area 464 sq Radio 4-channel Send 6O literature other kits & accessories PBY-5 Catalina$40000 See Dealer Mr Gs Products & Supply 1010 Gratiot Marysville MI 48040 areas corrections helpful tips newsletter nice touch particularly beginners visiting friend out town UPS arrived package American RC new plastic side frames modifications friends Mantis Mantis available since loan South Carolina plastic parts look good probably superior plywood construction least regard building time modification available under $2000 believe Mantis needs face lift could ticket also received information Watson dustries regarding new gyro com pany has developed electronic device duplicates function old electro mechanical rate gyro Im looking forward trying soon can Ill try out new Schlueter SX8 1 Helicopter photo beginnings SX8 1 next Heliboy might lead wonder Dieter didnt name latter Lowboy center gravity higher 5X8 1 Heliboy promises better rolling character istics fuselage very scale-like fact someone familiar full-scale Helicopters might think SX8 lisa scaled-down version latest attack Helicopter time permits hope have SX8 1 completed featured next month Meanwhile since Heliboy doesnt fly itself think Ill try hand Good flying See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 47 pher cut last pylon rendered Rusty ultimate winner time 1123 sponsor caller Jerry Boyce walked away $58050 eachnot bad weekend races 44 Expert contestants 22 broke 120 says something clean air Cali fornias central coast lot people made race total success starter Len Ledson Club President Tom Wiggen everyone pitched helped look forward next year Race #6 will better ever final results Expert 1 Bob Smith 2 Keith Davidson 3 Gary Hover 1146 1175 1178 4 Dave Kaylor 5 Dave Shadel 6 Tom Christopher 7 Rusty Van Baren 8 Ron Schorr 9 Mack Moffat 10 Kent Nogy Results Standard 1 George Soderberg 2 Don Dombrowski 3 Tom Strom 4 Kim Tucker 5 Jim Kelly Formula fliers should put contest calendar years Nationals will Seguin TX August 2 thru 9 Its going good have plenty room weather should great Ill looking forward seeing Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 FF Champs/Meuser Continued page 53 modern Schnuerle-ported nitro-methane-buming 30000 rpm engines Some gas jobs run over field before taking off ever just like good old days 1935 1940 get airborne sight behold sight makes some modern modelers wonder went wrong good old days new twist As Ed Lidgard put half way through winding up modern version Bugs Buzz rubber power model Yeh good old days didnt have decent rubber decent winders winding tubes prevent models getting destroyed rubber motor broke de thermalizers help us get models back good old days now words effect Seconds later tiny ugly-cute Bugs Buzz skyborne rate climb would make FAI Power flier writhe envy middle ground bulk modelers fly usual retinue AMA events rules play such guy old model semi-antique design powered well-worn enginebut well trimmedcan beat hell out competition provided can pull off act real goofs Real innovations scarce Gradual development two guys pushing particular design concept limitis norm Luck plays major role absence bad luck rather prevalence good luck makes 126 Model Aviation SOLAR CHALLENGE WEAR SUPER COLOR T-SHIRT $1 Ooo S M L XL BLUE TAN NAVY GOLD ORDERS ADD $200 SHIPPING CALIF RES ADD 6% SALES TAX / ili, 1 f/ S / FREE PRICE LIST S PLANS PHOTOS POSTERS rnQAa-1 ST. SIMI VALLEY CA 9 Republic Seabee$18500 1186 1121 1162 1157 1214 1196 1142 1325 1322 1277 1315 1506 Grumman Widgeon $25000 D L LV THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW' SWANSON PO Box 1 Wayne NA 07470