Radio Oontrol O1dTimers Dee Mathews THIS MONTHS oldtimer feature comes work bench Woodrow Wilson League Nations Wilson Woodrow works Space Shuttle builds pretty model airplanes plane photo Woodys second Magnet first built about 1937 $395 kit Bay Ridge Brooklyn NY long since out business Powered Mighty Midget Woodys original beautiful fun flier free flight spent memorable hours chasing across Oklahoma foot current Thermal Magnet uses Fu taba radio rudder elevator motor controls covered Silkspan butyrate dope says model flies very slowly underpowered 05 30 climbs poorly glides like feather cold molasses real Thermal Magnet idiot can fly Woody has made number structural aerodynamic modifications dicates would use several third Magnet mention few strongly recommends least five degrees down-thrust see Openers coun teract thick lifting stab tail incidence originally specified exces sive Woody raised stab leading edge full still needed downthrust rudder proved sluggish side slow speeds its area should increased hinge line full 3 inches cut out elevator provide wider throw paved runway fly Woody would like steerable tail wheel situationoff grassa tailwheel grass catcher basically useless Thermal Magnet tends tail heavy Continued page 99 January 1979 29 ma monins 010-timer O W vviison i nermai agnei originaiiy aesegnea oy nay neil LOV.y engii nw.auon Jwurl iviurras nuz zard Bombshell has nice words com bination plane KB 35 FSR 58cc 0 2 4 8 8 10 H nocK mouniea i-orsrer aioi Anoer son Pylon 1937the engine weak lugs crash Sa starts first flip bee Also required make work adjustment K factors loop roll now almost common place therefore K factor once exotic maneuvers will lowered will allow less acrobatic Helos competitive precision flying other key point once flight plan chosen pilot must stick throughout meet did last year final scores very close would like thank ad vance support 79 TangerineNorman Holland Hel icopter Event Director Looks like Norms group putting gether great meet dates Decem ber 30 31 headquarters motel Red Carpet Inn Altamonte Springs Fla 1-305-862-5221 See contest list ings further details See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Oldtimers/Mathews continued page 29 Woody cautions would-be builder think light cut elevator rudder /2 sheet recommends built-up surfaces punching holes sheet Radio components should placed well forward Woody also used some wood size substitutions no spruce better carry loads stand ardize dimensions has done splendid job thinking out conversion grand old design modern use Woodrow Wilson 1423 Basilan Lane Houston TX 77058 Danny Sheelds has compiled collection antique ads photos booklet form puts size shape mys terious names appear oldtimer plans lists Containing nearly 80 pages layouts ads pictures gas jobs up Dec 1942 booklet costs $695 Danny Sheelds 3 Cinnamon Circle Apt lC Randalistown MD 21133 Danny also producing kits King Burd suitable 15cc 30cc power RC FF Perhaps interesting activity Oskosh just looking commercial exhibits flea markets display incredible variety interesting unusu al wares Among treasure trove Wag-Aero booth supplier several items used full scale aircraft construc tion maintainance also ap plicable modeling uses stock will ship clear nitrate dope nitrate dope plasticizedand nitrate thinner gal lons considerable saving over 8 oz cans source plasticized nitrate know reader knows source TCP small quantity use please share informa tion us Also listed free catalog tools polyurethane epoxy finishes Dacron yard goods tapes metals etc seeking ultimate jumbo scale kits Wag also produces parts packs needed pieces build Piper J-3 Wagobond Vagabond one-foot-tothe-foot scale Wag-Aero PO Box 181 Lyons WI 53148 presume model magazine has printed least photo Sal Taibis Anderson Pylon Just different Ive chosen photo engine mount friend Larry Kruse took Lake Charles Talk about innovative ideas unlikely models Forester 99 has always repu tation motor beams prone fracture destroying lower crankcase Sal has treated problem combining large cast-aluminum radial mount breakaway wood beams beams held metal screws running hor izontally motor bolted wood further protect motor landing gear motor mount ignition accessories fastened common unit turn held fuselage elas tics hooks similar ignition-power stick unit used old Berkeley American Ace Editors Note Struck used stick New Ruler American Ace scaled down idea first saw light day KG Kovel-Grant designed Charlie Grant published MAN used extended cantilever mount pro jected fuselage Have ever put last coat color finish find youve covered up painted over holds hardware mounting can no longer remember Turn off lights Frequently can locate holes shining flashlight interior shop lights turned off small pencell unit will help Ive fastened onto stick masking tape reach difficult access areas Once hole lo cated merely insert pin ref erence after lights back Although effective fabric film covered holes technique can also used locate engine mount holes under fiberglass tape Ed N4oorman Eglin AFB FL wife just returned visit dad El Paso piled 5 planes van flies too drove Florida Bombshell 5 El Paso RC field trimmed Buzzard higher altitude let Dad flown rubber models back 30s give try second flight doing great refused try landing third flight refused take transmitter back gave him verbal directions plan glide put right down runway both sitting lawn chairs time Ed wrote Hot Dog Flying article RCM enjoyed much says occasionally get tired watching pattern job haul out Buzzard relax can sit back prop feet up enjoy some low no pressure fun flying ends note inquiry about GHQ Sportster plans Ive sent him nearly 100 others copy SAM suppliers list feel Ed has succinctly put oldtimers attractions proper perspective Most us enjoy stately old gals attracted inherent recrea tional value challenge poking January 1979 99 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themThe kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Model Co Inc US Ete t& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541dollar hue em holes sky find flying and/or work ing model excellent de compression chamber end day full root canals denture adjust ments vast majority letters re ceive imply same type motivation rampant aspect hobby modelers use oldtimer pleas ant secondary back-up model have yet flown stately crates surely missing out lot low-key fun receive several notes week asking recommend first oldtimer dif ficult unbiased objective answering have strong preference several models have published mags possible exception Dennyplane easy build make excellent place start However based plan sales correspondence would appear Kloud King MA plan #103 Ole Reli able MA plan #225 Miss Air piem Model Builder plan #4771 suitable build easily fly well number geographic locations rarely build kits am qual ified recommend Dr D B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greens burg KS 67054 RC Soaring continued page 32 nificant factor teams finishing year launching system 1976 conceivable launching system used soon realized highstarts hand-tow lines drifted across corn fields ate up lot pit time retrieval efforts boys Detroit year fastened winch back station wagonno up wind pulley usedand sat finish line savored first place over two hours before could tell second place team did winch type launch prevailed last year what innovative technique Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society 1976 became standard 1978 six teams used winches mounted backs either station wagons pick up trucks four-wheel-drive rigs Picture #1 taken during line measurement before race gives idea basic systems winch lines tied off 300 meters Although winches have become stand ard Flying Circuits Fort Wayne IN clever variation As types racing event can won pits necessarily just track same can said Great Race Since overall time deter mines winner less time spent ground better Most us now accustomed winching models winch controlled us launch ac complished because line runs through upwind turnaround back flier run line through upwind turnaround during cross-country race would too time consuming thus vehicle-mounted winches However system required superbly coordinated team efforts between flier winch operator mention stout wing wing mount ing construction Back 1976 Detroit gang waltzed first place plane Astro-Jeffa sailplane wing structure has integrity fac tor falls somewhere between Golden Gate Bridge Great Wall China wings arent built way foot switchin effectis 300 meters away flier slightest miscue part either launcher launchee can has disastrous results sailplanesnot mention some finest corn Illinois Well Bob Steele Flying Circuits came up system made feel much home back north forty Fort Wayne Picture #2 shows winch mounted transversely pick-up truck Note set spoo1s right picture shows line rigged launching retrievals standard systems used winch mounts picture #1 standard systems werent necessarily trouble-free Backlashing sometimes occurred ve hicles sped unreel 300 meters line relaunch Fort Wayne bunch however winchmaster Dick Bouillon re-rig line spools line being readied relaunch line simply came off winch spoo1 Ia spinning reel fashion fast local speed limits would allow system worked flawlessly over 30 relaunches What made above system clever really heart system fact RC-oper ated winch pictureas mentioned shows line rigged launching After line spun out launching strung through series f spools change line direction 90 degrees re ceiver can seen its whip antenna next Bob Steele transmitter Bob used extra normally unused channel R&S transmitter foot switch plugged teams sequence went something like Bob would land plugging foot switch transmit ter tow line being strung out Ray Weise would retrieve plane hand Bob flag signal Dick Bouillon would indicate winch system 'go~ Bob would launch line re trieved Dick driver Ernie Hurt drove vehicle back pick up Bob Ray system procedure worked perfectly over 30 launches time 35 seconds spent between land ing relaunch Fort Wayne bunch deserved better fourth place received six teams best air time just 2 hours 18 minutes two repairs major cracked fuselage fix took 40 minutesate up clock winning team SOAR Some thing can said about home court ad vantage 47 miles country roads can considered home court fairness SOAR team should noted theyve getting act gether three years efforts like pay off Keith Finkenbiner young Mike McIntyre shared flying borrowed Aquila Grande Jack Hiner acted winchmaster Jim McIntyre did driving winning time3 hours 22 minutes Detroit close second 340 also honors getting long est flight 36 minutes 16 seconds logging shortest ground time37 minutes 9 seconds also flew longest leg82 milesand still hold events record category 17 miles established 1976 Pat Flynn flew Astro-Maggie modified Astro-Jeff year also flew course least number launches23 Milwaukees Suds City team Gregg Sydell Ron Kopp flying Viking third place 4 hrs 44 mm still respectable time As mentioned Fort Wayne fourth Talisman Bob Steele flew proves has cross-country potential re 100 Model Aviation Fuel Fitting Sets Fuel Fitting Sets molded lightweight fuelproof polyethylene 1/16 ID fitting set includes two elbows tee pen bladder tee LV Price $125 per set four 3/32 lD fitting set consists el bow tee union plug Price $150 per set four FOURMOST RACING LF 4040 24lt Awenue PRuuuiu Forest Grove OFt 97116
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/01
Page Numbers: 29, 99, 100
Radio Oontrol O1dTimers Dee Mathews THIS MONTHS oldtimer feature comes work bench Woodrow Wilson League Nations Wilson Woodrow works Space Shuttle builds pretty model airplanes plane photo Woodys second Magnet first built about 1937 $395 kit Bay Ridge Brooklyn NY long since out business Powered Mighty Midget Woodys original beautiful fun flier free flight spent memorable hours chasing across Oklahoma foot current Thermal Magnet uses Fu taba radio rudder elevator motor controls covered Silkspan butyrate dope says model flies very slowly underpowered 05 30 climbs poorly glides like feather cold molasses real Thermal Magnet idiot can fly Woody has made number structural aerodynamic modifications dicates would use several third Magnet mention few strongly recommends least five degrees down-thrust see Openers coun teract thick lifting stab tail incidence originally specified exces sive Woody raised stab leading edge full still needed downthrust rudder proved sluggish side slow speeds its area should increased hinge line full 3 inches cut out elevator provide wider throw paved runway fly Woody would like steerable tail wheel situationoff grassa tailwheel grass catcher basically useless Thermal Magnet tends tail heavy Continued page 99 January 1979 29 ma monins 010-timer O W vviison i nermai agnei originaiiy aesegnea oy nay neil LOV.y engii nw.auon Jwurl iviurras nuz zard Bombshell has nice words com bination plane KB 35 FSR 58cc 0 2 4 8 8 10 H nocK mouniea i-orsrer aioi Anoer son Pylon 1937the engine weak lugs crash Sa starts first flip bee Also required make work adjustment K factors loop roll now almost common place therefore K factor once exotic maneuvers will lowered will allow less acrobatic Helos competitive precision flying other key point once flight plan chosen pilot must stick throughout meet did last year final scores very close would like thank ad vance support 79 TangerineNorman Holland Hel icopter Event Director Looks like Norms group putting gether great meet dates Decem ber 30 31 headquarters motel Red Carpet Inn Altamonte Springs Fla 1-305-862-5221 See contest list ings further details See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Oldtimers/Mathews continued page 29 Woody cautions would-be builder think light cut elevator rudder /2 sheet recommends built-up surfaces punching holes sheet Radio components should placed well forward Woody also used some wood size substitutions no spruce better carry loads stand ardize dimensions has done splendid job thinking out conversion grand old design modern use Woodrow Wilson 1423 Basilan Lane Houston TX 77058 Danny Sheelds has compiled collection antique ads photos booklet form puts size shape mys terious names appear oldtimer plans lists Containing nearly 80 pages layouts ads pictures gas jobs up Dec 1942 booklet costs $695 Danny Sheelds 3 Cinnamon Circle Apt lC Randalistown MD 21133 Danny also producing kits King Burd suitable 15cc 30cc power RC FF Perhaps interesting activity Oskosh just looking commercial exhibits flea markets display incredible variety interesting unusu al wares Among treasure trove Wag-Aero booth supplier several items used full scale aircraft construc tion maintainance also ap plicable modeling uses stock will ship clear nitrate dope nitrate dope plasticizedand nitrate thinner gal lons considerable saving over 8 oz cans source plasticized nitrate know reader knows source TCP small quantity use please share informa tion us Also listed free catalog tools polyurethane epoxy finishes Dacron yard goods tapes metals etc seeking ultimate jumbo scale kits Wag also produces parts packs needed pieces build Piper J-3 Wagobond Vagabond one-foot-tothe-foot scale Wag-Aero PO Box 181 Lyons WI 53148 presume model magazine has printed least photo Sal Taibis Anderson Pylon Just different Ive chosen photo engine mount friend Larry Kruse took Lake Charles Talk about innovative ideas unlikely models Forester 99 has always repu tation motor beams prone fracture destroying lower crankcase Sal has treated problem combining large cast-aluminum radial mount breakaway wood beams beams held metal screws running hor izontally motor bolted wood further protect motor landing gear motor mount ignition accessories fastened common unit turn held fuselage elas tics hooks similar ignition-power stick unit used old Berkeley American Ace Editors Note Struck used stick New Ruler American Ace scaled down idea first saw light day KG Kovel-Grant designed Charlie Grant published MAN used extended cantilever mount pro jected fuselage Have ever put last coat color finish find youve covered up painted over holds hardware mounting can no longer remember Turn off lights Frequently can locate holes shining flashlight interior shop lights turned off small pencell unit will help Ive fastened onto stick masking tape reach difficult access areas Once hole lo cated merely insert pin ref erence after lights back Although effective fabric film covered holes technique can also used locate engine mount holes under fiberglass tape Ed N4oorman Eglin AFB FL wife just returned visit dad El Paso piled 5 planes van flies too drove Florida Bombshell 5 El Paso RC field trimmed Buzzard higher altitude let Dad flown rubber models back 30s give try second flight doing great refused try landing third flight refused take transmitter back gave him verbal directions plan glide put right down runway both sitting lawn chairs time Ed wrote Hot Dog Flying article RCM enjoyed much says occasionally get tired watching pattern job haul out Buzzard relax can sit back prop feet up enjoy some low no pressure fun flying ends note inquiry about GHQ Sportster plans Ive sent him nearly 100 others copy SAM suppliers list feel Ed has succinctly put oldtimers attractions proper perspective Most us enjoy stately old gals attracted inherent recrea tional value challenge poking January 1979 99 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themThe kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Model Co Inc US Ete t& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541dollar hue em holes sky find flying and/or work ing model excellent de compression chamber end day full root canals denture adjust ments vast majority letters re ceive imply same type motivation rampant aspect hobby modelers use oldtimer pleas ant secondary back-up model have yet flown stately crates surely missing out lot low-key fun receive several notes week asking recommend first oldtimer dif ficult unbiased objective answering have strong preference several models have published mags possible exception Dennyplane easy build make excellent place start However based plan sales correspondence would appear Kloud King MA plan #103 Ole Reli able MA plan #225 Miss Air piem Model Builder plan #4771 suitable build easily fly well number geographic locations rarely build kits am qual ified recommend Dr D B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greens burg KS 67054 RC Soaring continued page 32 nificant factor teams finishing year launching system 1976 conceivable launching system used soon realized highstarts hand-tow lines drifted across corn fields ate up lot pit time retrieval efforts boys Detroit year fastened winch back station wagonno up wind pulley usedand sat finish line savored first place over two hours before could tell second place team did winch type launch prevailed last year what innovative technique Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society 1976 became standard 1978 six teams used winches mounted backs either station wagons pick up trucks four-wheel-drive rigs Picture #1 taken during line measurement before race gives idea basic systems winch lines tied off 300 meters Although winches have become stand ard Flying Circuits Fort Wayne IN clever variation As types racing event can won pits necessarily just track same can said Great Race Since overall time deter mines winner less time spent ground better Most us now accustomed winching models winch controlled us launch ac complished because line runs through upwind turnaround back flier run line through upwind turnaround during cross-country race would too time consuming thus vehicle-mounted winches However system required superbly coordinated team efforts between flier winch operator mention stout wing wing mount ing construction Back 1976 Detroit gang waltzed first place plane Astro-Jeffa sailplane wing structure has integrity fac tor falls somewhere between Golden Gate Bridge Great Wall China wings arent built way foot switchin effectis 300 meters away flier slightest miscue part either launcher launchee can has disastrous results sailplanesnot mention some finest corn Illinois Well Bob Steele Flying Circuits came up system made feel much home back north forty Fort Wayne Picture #2 shows winch mounted transversely pick-up truck Note set spoo1s right picture shows line rigged launching retrievals standard systems used winch mounts picture #1 standard systems werent necessarily trouble-free Backlashing sometimes occurred ve hicles sped unreel 300 meters line relaunch Fort Wayne bunch however winchmaster Dick Bouillon re-rig line spools line being readied relaunch line simply came off winch spoo1 Ia spinning reel fashion fast local speed limits would allow system worked flawlessly over 30 relaunches What made above system clever really heart system fact RC-oper ated winch pictureas mentioned shows line rigged launching After line spun out launching strung through series f spools change line direction 90 degrees re ceiver can seen its whip antenna next Bob Steele transmitter Bob used extra normally unused channel R&S transmitter foot switch plugged teams sequence went something like Bob would land plugging foot switch transmit ter tow line being strung out Ray Weise would retrieve plane hand Bob flag signal Dick Bouillon would indicate winch system 'go~ Bob would launch line re trieved Dick driver Ernie Hurt drove vehicle back pick up Bob Ray system procedure worked perfectly over 30 launches time 35 seconds spent between land ing relaunch Fort Wayne bunch deserved better fourth place received six teams best air time just 2 hours 18 minutes two repairs major cracked fuselage fix took 40 minutesate up clock winning team SOAR Some thing can said about home court ad vantage 47 miles country roads can considered home court fairness SOAR team should noted theyve getting act gether three years efforts like pay off Keith Finkenbiner young Mike McIntyre shared flying borrowed Aquila Grande Jack Hiner acted winchmaster Jim McIntyre did driving winning time3 hours 22 minutes Detroit close second 340 also honors getting long est flight 36 minutes 16 seconds logging shortest ground time37 minutes 9 seconds also flew longest leg82 milesand still hold events record category 17 miles established 1976 Pat Flynn flew Astro-Maggie modified Astro-Jeff year also flew course least number launches23 Milwaukees Suds City team Gregg Sydell Ron Kopp flying Viking third place 4 hrs 44 mm still respectable time As mentioned Fort Wayne fourth Talisman Bob Steele flew proves has cross-country potential re 100 Model Aviation Fuel Fitting Sets Fuel Fitting Sets molded lightweight fuelproof polyethylene 1/16 ID fitting set includes two elbows tee pen bladder tee LV Price $125 per set four 3/32 lD fitting set consists el bow tee union plug Price $150 per set four FOURMOST RACING LF 4040 24lt Awenue PRuuuiu Forest Grove OFt 97116
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/01
Page Numbers: 29, 99, 100
Radio Oontrol O1dTimers Dee Mathews THIS MONTHS oldtimer feature comes work bench Woodrow Wilson League Nations Wilson Woodrow works Space Shuttle builds pretty model airplanes plane photo Woodys second Magnet first built about 1937 $395 kit Bay Ridge Brooklyn NY long since out business Powered Mighty Midget Woodys original beautiful fun flier free flight spent memorable hours chasing across Oklahoma foot current Thermal Magnet uses Fu taba radio rudder elevator motor controls covered Silkspan butyrate dope says model flies very slowly underpowered 05 30 climbs poorly glides like feather cold molasses real Thermal Magnet idiot can fly Woody has made number structural aerodynamic modifications dicates would use several third Magnet mention few strongly recommends least five degrees down-thrust see Openers coun teract thick lifting stab tail incidence originally specified exces sive Woody raised stab leading edge full still needed downthrust rudder proved sluggish side slow speeds its area should increased hinge line full 3 inches cut out elevator provide wider throw paved runway fly Woody would like steerable tail wheel situationoff grassa tailwheel grass catcher basically useless Thermal Magnet tends tail heavy Continued page 99 January 1979 29 ma monins 010-timer O W vviison i nermai agnei originaiiy aesegnea oy nay neil LOV.y engii nw.auon Jwurl iviurras nuz zard Bombshell has nice words com bination plane KB 35 FSR 58cc 0 2 4 8 8 10 H nocK mouniea i-orsrer aioi Anoer son Pylon 1937the engine weak lugs crash Sa starts first flip bee Also required make work adjustment K factors loop roll now almost common place therefore K factor once exotic maneuvers will lowered will allow less acrobatic Helos competitive precision flying other key point once flight plan chosen pilot must stick throughout meet did last year final scores very close would like thank ad vance support 79 TangerineNorman Holland Hel icopter Event Director Looks like Norms group putting gether great meet dates Decem ber 30 31 headquarters motel Red Carpet Inn Altamonte Springs Fla 1-305-862-5221 See contest list ings further details See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Oldtimers/Mathews continued page 29 Woody cautions would-be builder think light cut elevator rudder /2 sheet recommends built-up surfaces punching holes sheet Radio components should placed well forward Woody also used some wood size substitutions no spruce better carry loads stand ardize dimensions has done splendid job thinking out conversion grand old design modern use Woodrow Wilson 1423 Basilan Lane Houston TX 77058 Danny Sheelds has compiled collection antique ads photos booklet form puts size shape mys terious names appear oldtimer plans lists Containing nearly 80 pages layouts ads pictures gas jobs up Dec 1942 booklet costs $695 Danny Sheelds 3 Cinnamon Circle Apt lC Randalistown MD 21133 Danny also producing kits King Burd suitable 15cc 30cc power RC FF Perhaps interesting activity Oskosh just looking commercial exhibits flea markets display incredible variety interesting unusu al wares Among treasure trove Wag-Aero booth supplier several items used full scale aircraft construc tion maintainance also ap plicable modeling uses stock will ship clear nitrate dope nitrate dope plasticizedand nitrate thinner gal lons considerable saving over 8 oz cans source plasticized nitrate know reader knows source TCP small quantity use please share informa tion us Also listed free catalog tools polyurethane epoxy finishes Dacron yard goods tapes metals etc seeking ultimate jumbo scale kits Wag also produces parts packs needed pieces build Piper J-3 Wagobond Vagabond one-foot-tothe-foot scale Wag-Aero PO Box 181 Lyons WI 53148 presume model magazine has printed least photo Sal Taibis Anderson Pylon Just different Ive chosen photo engine mount friend Larry Kruse took Lake Charles Talk about innovative ideas unlikely models Forester 99 has always repu tation motor beams prone fracture destroying lower crankcase Sal has treated problem combining large cast-aluminum radial mount breakaway wood beams beams held metal screws running hor izontally motor bolted wood further protect motor landing gear motor mount ignition accessories fastened common unit turn held fuselage elas tics hooks similar ignition-power stick unit used old Berkeley American Ace Editors Note Struck used stick New Ruler American Ace scaled down idea first saw light day KG Kovel-Grant designed Charlie Grant published MAN used extended cantilever mount pro jected fuselage Have ever put last coat color finish find youve covered up painted over holds hardware mounting can no longer remember Turn off lights Frequently can locate holes shining flashlight interior shop lights turned off small pencell unit will help Ive fastened onto stick masking tape reach difficult access areas Once hole lo cated merely insert pin ref erence after lights back Although effective fabric film covered holes technique can also used locate engine mount holes under fiberglass tape Ed N4oorman Eglin AFB FL wife just returned visit dad El Paso piled 5 planes van flies too drove Florida Bombshell 5 El Paso RC field trimmed Buzzard higher altitude let Dad flown rubber models back 30s give try second flight doing great refused try landing third flight refused take transmitter back gave him verbal directions plan glide put right down runway both sitting lawn chairs time Ed wrote Hot Dog Flying article RCM enjoyed much says occasionally get tired watching pattern job haul out Buzzard relax can sit back prop feet up enjoy some low no pressure fun flying ends note inquiry about GHQ Sportster plans Ive sent him nearly 100 others copy SAM suppliers list feel Ed has succinctly put oldtimers attractions proper perspective Most us enjoy stately old gals attracted inherent recrea tional value challenge poking January 1979 99 Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMCO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-BAY dealers sold themThe kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Andrews Aircraft Model Co Inc US Ete t& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541dollar hue em holes sky find flying and/or work ing model excellent de compression chamber end day full root canals denture adjust ments vast majority letters re ceive imply same type motivation rampant aspect hobby modelers use oldtimer pleas ant secondary back-up model have yet flown stately crates surely missing out lot low-key fun receive several notes week asking recommend first oldtimer dif ficult unbiased objective answering have strong preference several models have published mags possible exception Dennyplane easy build make excellent place start However based plan sales correspondence would appear Kloud King MA plan #103 Ole Reli able MA plan #225 Miss Air piem Model Builder plan #4771 suitable build easily fly well number geographic locations rarely build kits am qual ified recommend Dr D B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greens burg KS 67054 RC Soaring continued page 32 nificant factor teams finishing year launching system 1976 conceivable launching system used soon realized highstarts hand-tow lines drifted across corn fields ate up lot pit time retrieval efforts boys Detroit year fastened winch back station wagonno up wind pulley usedand sat finish line savored first place over two hours before could tell second place team did winch type launch prevailed last year what innovative technique Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society 1976 became standard 1978 six teams used winches mounted backs either station wagons pick up trucks four-wheel-drive rigs Picture #1 taken during line measurement before race gives idea basic systems winch lines tied off 300 meters Although winches have become stand ard Flying Circuits Fort Wayne IN clever variation As types racing event can won pits necessarily just track same can said Great Race Since overall time deter mines winner less time spent ground better Most us now accustomed winching models winch controlled us launch ac complished because line runs through upwind turnaround back flier run line through upwind turnaround during cross-country race would too time consuming thus vehicle-mounted winches However system required superbly coordinated team efforts between flier winch operator mention stout wing wing mount ing construction Back 1976 Detroit gang waltzed first place plane Astro-Jeffa sailplane wing structure has integrity fac tor falls somewhere between Golden Gate Bridge Great Wall China wings arent built way foot switchin effectis 300 meters away flier slightest miscue part either launcher launchee can has disastrous results sailplanesnot mention some finest corn Illinois Well Bob Steele Flying Circuits came up system made feel much home back north forty Fort Wayne Picture #2 shows winch mounted transversely pick-up truck Note set spoo1s right picture shows line rigged launching retrievals standard systems used winch mounts picture #1 standard systems werent necessarily trouble-free Backlashing sometimes occurred ve hicles sped unreel 300 meters line relaunch Fort Wayne bunch however winchmaster Dick Bouillon re-rig line spools line being readied relaunch line simply came off winch spoo1 Ia spinning reel fashion fast local speed limits would allow system worked flawlessly over 30 relaunches What made above system clever really heart system fact RC-oper ated winch pictureas mentioned shows line rigged launching After line spun out launching strung through series f spools change line direction 90 degrees re ceiver can seen its whip antenna next Bob Steele transmitter Bob used extra normally unused channel R&S transmitter foot switch plugged teams sequence went something like Bob would land plugging foot switch transmit ter tow line being strung out Ray Weise would retrieve plane hand Bob flag signal Dick Bouillon would indicate winch system 'go~ Bob would launch line re trieved Dick driver Ernie Hurt drove vehicle back pick up Bob Ray system procedure worked perfectly over 30 launches time 35 seconds spent between land ing relaunch Fort Wayne bunch deserved better fourth place received six teams best air time just 2 hours 18 minutes two repairs major cracked fuselage fix took 40 minutesate up clock winning team SOAR Some thing can said about home court ad vantage 47 miles country roads can considered home court fairness SOAR team should noted theyve getting act gether three years efforts like pay off Keith Finkenbiner young Mike McIntyre shared flying borrowed Aquila Grande Jack Hiner acted winchmaster Jim McIntyre did driving winning time3 hours 22 minutes Detroit close second 340 also honors getting long est flight 36 minutes 16 seconds logging shortest ground time37 minutes 9 seconds also flew longest leg82 milesand still hold events record category 17 miles established 1976 Pat Flynn flew Astro-Maggie modified Astro-Jeff year also flew course least number launches23 Milwaukees Suds City team Gregg Sydell Ron Kopp flying Viking third place 4 hrs 44 mm still respectable time As mentioned Fort Wayne fourth Talisman Bob Steele flew proves has cross-country potential re 100 Model Aviation Fuel Fitting Sets Fuel Fitting Sets molded lightweight fuelproof polyethylene 1/16 ID fitting set includes two elbows tee pen bladder tee LV Price $125 per set four 3/32 lD fitting set consists el bow tee union plug Price $150 per set four FOURMOST RACING LF 4040 24lt Awenue PRuuuiu Forest Grove OFt 97116