Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager WELL am writing still snowing very cold United Stateseven Texas ever time read 86 racing season will just getting started looks like another full year rac ing store us AA way up Quarter Scale last couple years have written about race Smyrna Tennessee usually put early spring folks put fine race lot people over usually come years race going held April 26 27 Quarter Midget Formula Sport Pylon Contact Greg Doe 407 Pony Drive Smyrna TN 37167 further information NMPRA trying put together Q500 National Championship race end 86 racing season good idea however has case past main obstacle area uses its own rules though large group NMPRA people spent over year trying put together good workable set rules everyone would use end result still different sets rules days year situation seems matter majority fliers thousands people racing some type Q500 racer part happy way things areflying area just club races opinion National Championship Q500 race having Q500 racing Nationals will add another Racing event seasoned racer already traveling Pylon Racing events Quarter Scale Quarter Midget FAL Formula wont draw new fliers part average Q500 flier will venture area com pete much everyones surprise promoting event national scale will take away existing very competitive racing events has already proven other areas Example West Coast Q500 racers going almost fast Formula Onesand guess flying guessed people used fly Quarter Midget mula got tired events wanted something easier catch now have made racing Q500 area bit tough Formula Oh yeah guy can still just buy stock engine simple kit come out racebut will get blown away seasoned pilot flying not-sosimple blueprinted engines special reworked props As taking away other events Texas area fliers working very hard Q500 racers 86 season No new fliers mean oldtimers Formula Quarter Midget fliers Like said Q500 taking away other events really bringing new fliers last note fliers areas use tuned pipe tuned muffler sake keeping noise level down think kidding just use muffler Come guys supposed novice event Enough standing soapbox month following interesting letter Al Richt Scott Depot WV First up until recently has little no Pylon Racing going area About five years ago however two RC clubs Charles ton WV area Mountaineers Flying Hillbillies tried get some Quickee 500 racing going area first few races drew moderately well about 10 12 entries As season progressed however aircraft became faster expensive no restrictions beyond 040 cu displace ment engines some guys quickly got souped-up racing engines pipes high-nitro fuels After about four races number active racers down three As result just gave up Quickie 500 racing area folloving year Hillbillies Club decided try get some AA Pylon Racing started original intent try keep speed cost down point could get people volved few us argued Honkertype aircraft powered reed-valve 049s club finally decided go provisional AMA AA Pylon Racing rules big mistake opinion Like Quickee 500 racing showed some promise beginning particularly discovered some fellows Ashland KY/Hunt ington WV area also trying get AA Pylon Racing set up racing schedule alternating between field monthly basis Again experience similar Quickie 500 racing number contestants dropped about 10 12 per race three five after about six contests tried deter some started program dropped out found simply became disgusted ag gravation trying get consistent engine runs out Cox TD engines As result AA racing circuit collapsed before year out 1984 however came up idea probably original what call Quickee 25 racing Again idea try keep cost speed aircraft down encourage new people get involved restricted engines standard non-Schnurle 025 cu engines equipped originalequipment expansion-chamber-type muf flers Aircraft could Quickee 500-type kit l25o airfoil no modifications Soon after got Q-25 racing started Hillbillies club found out Ashland-Huntington club come up basically same concept except restricted use OS 25 FSR engines As result scheduled few combined contests see two sets rules compatible Surprisingly enough discovered baffled engines mostly HR 25s Fox Continued page 160 Bill thinks guys kidding bunch hardy West Virginia Pyion Racers Just substitute skis whecis GOI 54 Model Aviation Ly APPLIED DESIGN CORPORATION 738 Penn St El Segundo CA 90245 MINI ER ADJUSTABLE TENSION HAND BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING Padded lIsts end curves Handy Held Easy Use $235 MINI-STRIPS PRECISION DIE-CUT Medwm Garnet SAVES TIMEREPLACEMENTFine Garnet AND EFFORT $155SANDING BELTSAssId Water Praul TEE ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING eLOCK let use 1111 CUFF-STUFF Self-adhesive sand paper Large Tree Surtace WeeIWesrOut lllechS250 Handy Iv Use 22 Inch $3 65 RUFF && STUFF SELF ADHESIVE SHEET SANDPAPER MAKE YOUR OWN SPECIAL SANDING SHAPES Easy te Use mesay give er drying Urns Media Flee r Flee $99 M N & SAW COMPACT 10 inch HACK SAW SAWS ANYTHING ANYWHERE Saw has nagged div-cast frame cemlertable chip-preet plastic lit sert handle Receding sue ad jastable B blade gives gad marIa access Cats weed pivatic metal HARDENED MUSIC WIRE extra htsdes-3/S1 99 RC Electrics/Kopski Continued page 157 pears behind pointer itself image disappears know youre look ing pointer scale markings directly line Thats end another column folks hesitate say what well cover nextthe Electric activity too dynamic what ever Ill best keep commin Please appreciate fact columns necessity limited length Per haps not-too-distant future Electric will grow sufficient size have its own magazine Till next time. Please forward comment query SASE please Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 careful NOT hit switch holding Electric lapI RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 25 competitive OS 25 FSRs fact first three places two combined contests held late fall 1984 taken non-Schnurle engines encouragement decided try set up another two-club racing circuit 1985 have seven races month far year hope get two November Decem ber weather permitting have 19 dif ferent people have participated least race 12 17 showing up races also have about halfdozen appear ready get volved So looks like may finally have gotten something started could lead some real Pylon Racing ac tivity area should noted Q-25 air craft real blast fly standard Quarter Midget short course 9000 ft Winning times usually 130 range means aircraft average about 60 65 mph over course course doesnt consider fact aircraft fly longer path suspect planes fly ing 80 85 mph down straight aways Unlike Quickee 500 aircraft RC pilots can handle aircraft like fast enough make interesting racing quiet enough have no concern over complaints about noise aerobatic enough make great sport aircraft weekend flying Im really convinced apparently-successful beginning will lead sophisticated forms racing ie Q-500 Quarter Midget mula area Most guys currently flying Q-25 contests enjoy what have dont believe faster speeds necessary have fun fact some suggesting should tight en up rules next year try slow things down As competi tive events some guys starting modify engines run very-high-nitro fuel goes remains seen trying get some other clubs area interested racing us problem almost clubs area relatively small 20 30 mem bers widely scattered 60- 80-mile trip through mountains lousy WV highways isnt fun will try keep apprised things progress ing future letter somewhat typical several hundred have seen over past few years take See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Auction/Suding Continued page 59 program makes few assumptions may appropriate auc tion First maximum 79 sellers maximum 25 items allowed dimension statement Line 20 program normally well under maximums except few enthusiasts bunch small grab bags goodies cover assign second upper dummy number utilize item count nears 25 settlement time Ijust add real dummy assign ment amounts computer memory used dimension state ment could increased avoid difficulty different table system could used system could modified off-load periodically disk avoid risk power failure Another improvement might inclusion aTab systemwhereby sellers could charge bids against projected earnings HLG/Lorbiecki-Jahnke Continued page 63 taken during launch thick balsa fuselage bending does launch point nearly unbelievable bending can up 3/4 springy spruce fuselage cant help make launch inconsistent Select straight piece pine spruce support CyA-glue place important accurately cut small support piece fuselage cutout Glue two together Mark wing location ball-point pen also mark stab rudder areas Carve sand fuselage shape taking special care around stab rudder wing mounting 160Model Aviation [DCO SKY D[VI[ 65 Igntrton Approcd e 90 Day Warrafitv Twin Ball Bearing Crank Americas finest oldtimer engine Originally designed Hassad & Halik replica engine resonic tuning ensures continuous flow power through speed range Look out green one2 goodbye red headT&Ds replica Sky Devil 65 $279 less coil cond & plug alit icsrdcnts add 6% sales tax ORDER DIRECT T&D RESEARCH AssoclAms 6371 El Cajon Blvd Suite 115 San Diego CA 92115 SI FOR BROCHURE Add 20% postage Send 25a casalog
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/05
Page Numbers: 54, 160
Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager WELL am writing still snowing very cold United Stateseven Texas ever time read 86 racing season will just getting started looks like another full year rac ing store us AA way up Quarter Scale last couple years have written about race Smyrna Tennessee usually put early spring folks put fine race lot people over usually come years race going held April 26 27 Quarter Midget Formula Sport Pylon Contact Greg Doe 407 Pony Drive Smyrna TN 37167 further information NMPRA trying put together Q500 National Championship race end 86 racing season good idea however has case past main obstacle area uses its own rules though large group NMPRA people spent over year trying put together good workable set rules everyone would use end result still different sets rules days year situation seems matter majority fliers thousands people racing some type Q500 racer part happy way things areflying area just club races opinion National Championship Q500 race having Q500 racing Nationals will add another Racing event seasoned racer already traveling Pylon Racing events Quarter Scale Quarter Midget FAL Formula wont draw new fliers part average Q500 flier will venture area com pete much everyones surprise promoting event national scale will take away existing very competitive racing events has already proven other areas Example West Coast Q500 racers going almost fast Formula Onesand guess flying guessed people used fly Quarter Midget mula got tired events wanted something easier catch now have made racing Q500 area bit tough Formula Oh yeah guy can still just buy stock engine simple kit come out racebut will get blown away seasoned pilot flying not-sosimple blueprinted engines special reworked props As taking away other events Texas area fliers working very hard Q500 racers 86 season No new fliers mean oldtimers Formula Quarter Midget fliers Like said Q500 taking away other events really bringing new fliers last note fliers areas use tuned pipe tuned muffler sake keeping noise level down think kidding just use muffler Come guys supposed novice event Enough standing soapbox month following interesting letter Al Richt Scott Depot WV First up until recently has little no Pylon Racing going area About five years ago however two RC clubs Charles ton WV area Mountaineers Flying Hillbillies tried get some Quickee 500 racing going area first few races drew moderately well about 10 12 entries As season progressed however aircraft became faster expensive no restrictions beyond 040 cu displace ment engines some guys quickly got souped-up racing engines pipes high-nitro fuels After about four races number active racers down three As result just gave up Quickie 500 racing area folloving year Hillbillies Club decided try get some AA Pylon Racing started original intent try keep speed cost down point could get people volved few us argued Honkertype aircraft powered reed-valve 049s club finally decided go provisional AMA AA Pylon Racing rules big mistake opinion Like Quickee 500 racing showed some promise beginning particularly discovered some fellows Ashland KY/Hunt ington WV area also trying get AA Pylon Racing set up racing schedule alternating between field monthly basis Again experience similar Quickie 500 racing number contestants dropped about 10 12 per race three five after about six contests tried deter some started program dropped out found simply became disgusted ag gravation trying get consistent engine runs out Cox TD engines As result AA racing circuit collapsed before year out 1984 however came up idea probably original what call Quickee 25 racing Again idea try keep cost speed aircraft down encourage new people get involved restricted engines standard non-Schnurle 025 cu engines equipped originalequipment expansion-chamber-type muf flers Aircraft could Quickee 500-type kit l25o airfoil no modifications Soon after got Q-25 racing started Hillbillies club found out Ashland-Huntington club come up basically same concept except restricted use OS 25 FSR engines As result scheduled few combined contests see two sets rules compatible Surprisingly enough discovered baffled engines mostly HR 25s Fox Continued page 160 Bill thinks guys kidding bunch hardy West Virginia Pyion Racers Just substitute skis whecis GOI 54 Model Aviation Ly APPLIED DESIGN CORPORATION 738 Penn St El Segundo CA 90245 MINI ER ADJUSTABLE TENSION HAND BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING Padded lIsts end curves Handy Held Easy Use $235 MINI-STRIPS PRECISION DIE-CUT Medwm Garnet SAVES TIMEREPLACEMENTFine Garnet AND EFFORT $155SANDING BELTSAssId Water Praul TEE ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING eLOCK let use 1111 CUFF-STUFF Self-adhesive sand paper Large Tree Surtace WeeIWesrOut lllechS250 Handy Iv Use 22 Inch $3 65 RUFF && STUFF SELF ADHESIVE SHEET SANDPAPER MAKE YOUR OWN SPECIAL SANDING SHAPES Easy te Use mesay give er drying Urns Media Flee r Flee $99 M N & SAW COMPACT 10 inch HACK SAW SAWS ANYTHING ANYWHERE Saw has nagged div-cast frame cemlertable chip-preet plastic lit sert handle Receding sue ad jastable B blade gives gad marIa access Cats weed pivatic metal HARDENED MUSIC WIRE extra htsdes-3/S1 99 RC Electrics/Kopski Continued page 157 pears behind pointer itself image disappears know youre look ing pointer scale markings directly line Thats end another column folks hesitate say what well cover nextthe Electric activity too dynamic what ever Ill best keep commin Please appreciate fact columns necessity limited length Per haps not-too-distant future Electric will grow sufficient size have its own magazine Till next time. Please forward comment query SASE please Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 careful NOT hit switch holding Electric lapI RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 25 competitive OS 25 FSRs fact first three places two combined contests held late fall 1984 taken non-Schnurle engines encouragement decided try set up another two-club racing circuit 1985 have seven races month far year hope get two November Decem ber weather permitting have 19 dif ferent people have participated least race 12 17 showing up races also have about halfdozen appear ready get volved So looks like may finally have gotten something started could lead some real Pylon Racing ac tivity area should noted Q-25 air craft real blast fly standard Quarter Midget short course 9000 ft Winning times usually 130 range means aircraft average about 60 65 mph over course course doesnt consider fact aircraft fly longer path suspect planes fly ing 80 85 mph down straight aways Unlike Quickee 500 aircraft RC pilots can handle aircraft like fast enough make interesting racing quiet enough have no concern over complaints about noise aerobatic enough make great sport aircraft weekend flying Im really convinced apparently-successful beginning will lead sophisticated forms racing ie Q-500 Quarter Midget mula area Most guys currently flying Q-25 contests enjoy what have dont believe faster speeds necessary have fun fact some suggesting should tight en up rules next year try slow things down As competi tive events some guys starting modify engines run very-high-nitro fuel goes remains seen trying get some other clubs area interested racing us problem almost clubs area relatively small 20 30 mem bers widely scattered 60- 80-mile trip through mountains lousy WV highways isnt fun will try keep apprised things progress ing future letter somewhat typical several hundred have seen over past few years take See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Auction/Suding Continued page 59 program makes few assumptions may appropriate auc tion First maximum 79 sellers maximum 25 items allowed dimension statement Line 20 program normally well under maximums except few enthusiasts bunch small grab bags goodies cover assign second upper dummy number utilize item count nears 25 settlement time Ijust add real dummy assign ment amounts computer memory used dimension state ment could increased avoid difficulty different table system could used system could modified off-load periodically disk avoid risk power failure Another improvement might inclusion aTab systemwhereby sellers could charge bids against projected earnings HLG/Lorbiecki-Jahnke Continued page 63 taken during launch thick balsa fuselage bending does launch point nearly unbelievable bending can up 3/4 springy spruce fuselage cant help make launch inconsistent Select straight piece pine spruce support CyA-glue place important accurately cut small support piece fuselage cutout Glue two together Mark wing location ball-point pen also mark stab rudder areas Carve sand fuselage shape taking special care around stab rudder wing mounting 160Model Aviation [DCO SKY D[VI[ 65 Igntrton Approcd e 90 Day Warrafitv Twin Ball Bearing Crank Americas finest oldtimer engine Originally designed Hassad & Halik replica engine resonic tuning ensures continuous flow power through speed range Look out green one2 goodbye red headT&Ds replica Sky Devil 65 $279 less coil cond & plug alit icsrdcnts add 6% sales tax ORDER DIRECT T&D RESEARCH AssoclAms 6371 El Cajon Blvd Suite 115 San Diego CA 92115 SI FOR BROCHURE Add 20% postage Send 25a casalog