WOW again end another season racing Formula flier race cap off year NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Asso ciation Championships year will held Florida Race dates October 24-25 am doing last-minute things get ready Look full report next month Lets look some racing around country year first report has sent us Brian Palacios describes South Texas Air Races first races season held May 2-3 1987 San Antonio TX year weather much better last year tem peratures lower wind defin itely lower same time barometer hit all-time low San Antonio therefore race times slow Before go further would like say thanks people helped Out race First major thanks go girlfriend Patri cia Wiegand two kids Gretchen Carl second thanks go Donna Bartles second year has come down California assist thanks Donna third major thanks goes Health Careers High School Aerospace Club group freshmen sophomores juniors race officials best crew Ive ever Thank very much final thanks go three ladies ran registration two days Patricia Wiegand Carol Willis Elsie Rankin Thank ladies Now race itself little difficult say what happened heat memory since starter too much goes onand theres no time write Well goes began two-day race five rounds Saturday five rounds Sunday Saturdays weather good got off ground 1000 300 pm five rounds flownwith good amount demolition derby going Anyway entries lowand lower after first day strange lot fliers could come day result 22 entries Saturday After smoke cleared Dub Jett won again top five Saturday 1 Dub Jett 11579 fast time day meet 2 Henry Bartle11641 3 Rich Oliver11758 4 Bernie Workmani 1780 5 Phil Bussel 1 19 35 Sunday started smaller turnout re sult several fliers being present either cause crashes day before being able return Sunday weather held up very light drizzle morning contin ued racing got little tougher Sunday Henry Bartle Ed Rankin ended up flyoff fourth place Things starting get excit ing because year used lights flags battery gave up spirit right before flyoffso went back using flags Anyway Henry won flyoff took fourth place per nie Workman took top honors time Sundays results 1 Bernie Work man11621 2 Rich Oliverl1648 3 Gary Heitholdl2228 4 Henry Bartle11846 5 Ed Rankin11999 years awards nice top five Saturday received Ace R/C Servo Cyclers Sun days top five received Ace R/C Voltmasters fast time winner got Ace RIC Datamaster other award given South Texas Air Races award best overall team year went Bernie Workman caller Edie Oliver way awards recipient chosen taking times top five day totaling take fastest time turned during meet round up second give point second beats 1200 latter added onto previously computed score Whoever has highest total gets award years winner won shirt emblazoned legend South Texas Air Races Overall Pilot caller received shirt leg end South Texas Air Races Overall Caller pilot returns race next year wears shirt does have pay entry fee also receives several other goodies see Bernie Workman ask him about would also like thank sponsors year Ace RIC Clayton Hobbies San Antonio Hancock Engines TruTurn Spinners Houston Thanks support Next have two reports sent John Kils donk Quarter Midget has Championship Race year always well attended very competitive fifteenth annual NMPRA Quar ter Midget Championship Race held beauti ful Rough River Dam State Park race run Louisville RC Club sponsored part Kentucky State Parks Dept QM fliers cant-miss race due part wonderful facilities fierce competition year no exception despite slightly reduced turnout Processing took place Friday evening followed pilots meeting hospital ity supplied park An increasingly diverse spectrum models entered indicates multi tude QM kits available least dozen differ ent designs entered note Rivets kit made famous Dave Latsha now back production Matney Models QM may have glitz glory Formula fliers bit dedicated Racing began around 900 am Saturday nobody holding anything back Several times low twenties some teens seen first round quickly evi dent would no cakewalk anybody least dozen people potential win close Six rounds completed Saturday Gail Ja cobson holding onto perfect score Jim De Young John Kilsdonk point down Al Grove Rick Moreland both two points down Racing resumed again Sunday morning see both DeYoung Kilsdonk losing another point Grove losing two points Mean time Jake kept winning looked like fast time 1162 would hold end nine rounds fat lady showed up sing final scores tallied Jake still alone first place Moreland John Kils donk Jim DeYoung Denny Sumner Al Grove fly off second through sixth places Congratulations Gail Jacobson winning everything won contest fast time award Doolittle Flyoff Like Wayne Yeager said Jake doesnt have lie about anything gets home Congratulations also Dan Kane Jr showed some real promise first year racing kid should really terror next year Good going Danny Thanks fliers annually partici pate event make what Thanks Louisville RC Club hauling race equipment down running event couldnt workers Thanks guys Thanks Kentucky Parks Dept fine people Rough River State Park hospitality Heres top 10 1 Gall Jacobson Georgia Polekitty/l 162 *2 Rick Moreland Mary landHeinkel/l183 *3 John Kilsdonk Mich iganP-63/l190 *4 Jim DeYoung Illinois Folkerts/1189 *5 Denny Sumner Michigan P-63/l 170 *6 Al Grove Pennsylvania Continued page 153 56 Model Aviation Radio Cono1 Pylon Racing Bill Hager 1987 Quarter Midget Championship winners Rough River KY State Park flying site Kneeling L-R Gail Jacobson 1st Rick Moreland 2nd John Kiladonk 3rd Jim Devoung 4th Denny Sumner 5th callers rear L-R Dave Latsha Jerry Smith Bob Petrinec Ken Heatlie Note fat lady has sung race over Kilsdonk photo CO ~pS ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 wladult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUYALLUP WASHINGTON N. FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 DAVE TURNER 206 537-9613 John de Vrzes 4610 Moffat Liz Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 56 Polekitty/l207 7 Wayne Yeager Michigan Rivets/i 170 8 Duane Gall ColoradoP-51/ 1232 9 Dave Latsha PennsylvaniaNapier/ 1180 10 Steve Kovach GeorgiaP-39/l 231 * indicates positions determined flyoffs Heres second race reported John Kils donk 1987 Midwest Quickie 500 Nationals Westland MI September 20 1987 Host Signal Seekers RC fifth Q500 event re maining CAPS circuit 1987 nice cool day greeted tremendous turnout 37 fliers traditionally biggest Q500 event year because prizes chance fly six rounds turned out due large entry impending weather conditions five rounds could completed used standard CAPS handicap rules Supertigre Como enginesno Rossis tone set early Ken Heatlie turned quick 1299 first round Unfortunately day Ken con frontation ground very next round Old Lady Mrs Murphy far done though second round Dave Keats Ace Merlino spectacular midair collision club reporter has ever seen second lap tried high-speed mating maneuver both airplanes going straight up locked together powered Aces en gine planes finally wiggled enough Daves unpowered airplane broke loose did series slow-motion tumbles fell back ground Meanwhile Ace still trying fly fuselage succeeded doing perfect stall-turn ending arrow-shot directly stan/finish line An added attraction contest use police radar gun No 2 pylon Much everyones amazement airplanes clocked around 100 mph top ones running fast 111 mph entering turn No 2 interesting note since CAPS changed rules require use stock muf flers two-second difference race times all-time record ST- Como powered Q500s 1264 Ace Merlino ST MACS Quickie-X muffler another good race lots close competitive flying Adrian Apaza won perfect score John Kilsdonk Denny Sumner tied point downbut decided fly off Joe Cohen got act back together fourth place Jim Widman continued season-long steady flying fifth Mel Baker won Best Novice award fliers workers received souvenir hats workers got merchandise prize special raffle results 1 Adrian Apazal317 2 Denny Sumner12841 3 John Kils donkl327 4 Joe Cohenl353 5 Jim Widmanl342 6 Chuck Wooley1334 7 Barney Polzinl338 8 Bob Hisey1350 9 Bob Nicholasl 373 10 Tom Melita 1311 Fast time Joe Dodd 12831 Best Novice Met Baker Thanks again Brian Palacios John Kils donk contest reports Remember guys want need photos contest nouncements race results etc pay photos used column Im always glad hear Racers write sometime Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe 7X 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 57 60-size engine machine have tested OS FSR Enya 60X Supertigre 60 prototype found reliable easy adjust What about servos structions could specify ball-raced output servo minimum 45 in-oz torque kit manufacturer doesnt specify things someone going put inadequate ser vo machine promptly bash because servo adequate job manufacturer has tested product proved better task comparable brand tell builder deserves know Most manufacturer should make sure instructions written person has never seen RC Helicopter Try may just cant oversimplify instruction manual Ive aimed primarily toward manufac turers reason Everything Ive noted leads success plenty Heli copters stuck back garages because builder became frustrated couldnt finish job product baffles someone youve lost January 1988 153 F 2
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/01
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WOW again end another season racing Formula flier race cap off year NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Asso ciation Championships year will held Florida Race dates October 24-25 am doing last-minute things get ready Look full report next month Lets look some racing around country year first report has sent us Brian Palacios describes South Texas Air Races first races season held May 2-3 1987 San Antonio TX year weather much better last year tem peratures lower wind defin itely lower same time barometer hit all-time low San Antonio therefore race times slow Before go further would like say thanks people helped Out race First major thanks go girlfriend Patri cia Wiegand two kids Gretchen Carl second thanks go Donna Bartles second year has come down California assist thanks Donna third major thanks goes Health Careers High School Aerospace Club group freshmen sophomores juniors race officials best crew Ive ever Thank very much final thanks go three ladies ran registration two days Patricia Wiegand Carol Willis Elsie Rankin Thank ladies Now race itself little difficult say what happened heat memory since starter too much goes onand theres no time write Well goes began two-day race five rounds Saturday five rounds Sunday Saturdays weather good got off ground 1000 300 pm five rounds flownwith good amount demolition derby going Anyway entries lowand lower after first day strange lot fliers could come day result 22 entries Saturday After smoke cleared Dub Jett won again top five Saturday 1 Dub Jett 11579 fast time day meet 2 Henry Bartle11641 3 Rich Oliver11758 4 Bernie Workmani 1780 5 Phil Bussel 1 19 35 Sunday started smaller turnout re sult several fliers being present either cause crashes day before being able return Sunday weather held up very light drizzle morning contin ued racing got little tougher Sunday Henry Bartle Ed Rankin ended up flyoff fourth place Things starting get excit ing because year used lights flags battery gave up spirit right before flyoffso went back using flags Anyway Henry won flyoff took fourth place per nie Workman took top honors time Sundays results 1 Bernie Work man11621 2 Rich Oliverl1648 3 Gary Heitholdl2228 4 Henry Bartle11846 5 Ed Rankin11999 years awards nice top five Saturday received Ace R/C Servo Cyclers Sun days top five received Ace R/C Voltmasters fast time winner got Ace RIC Datamaster other award given South Texas Air Races award best overall team year went Bernie Workman caller Edie Oliver way awards recipient chosen taking times top five day totaling take fastest time turned during meet round up second give point second beats 1200 latter added onto previously computed score Whoever has highest total gets award years winner won shirt emblazoned legend South Texas Air Races Overall Pilot caller received shirt leg end South Texas Air Races Overall Caller pilot returns race next year wears shirt does have pay entry fee also receives several other goodies see Bernie Workman ask him about would also like thank sponsors year Ace RIC Clayton Hobbies San Antonio Hancock Engines TruTurn Spinners Houston Thanks support Next have two reports sent John Kils donk Quarter Midget has Championship Race year always well attended very competitive fifteenth annual NMPRA Quar ter Midget Championship Race held beauti ful Rough River Dam State Park race run Louisville RC Club sponsored part Kentucky State Parks Dept QM fliers cant-miss race due part wonderful facilities fierce competition year no exception despite slightly reduced turnout Processing took place Friday evening followed pilots meeting hospital ity supplied park An increasingly diverse spectrum models entered indicates multi tude QM kits available least dozen differ ent designs entered note Rivets kit made famous Dave Latsha now back production Matney Models QM may have glitz glory Formula fliers bit dedicated Racing began around 900 am Saturday nobody holding anything back Several times low twenties some teens seen first round quickly evi dent would no cakewalk anybody least dozen people potential win close Six rounds completed Saturday Gail Ja cobson holding onto perfect score Jim De Young John Kilsdonk point down Al Grove Rick Moreland both two points down Racing resumed again Sunday morning see both DeYoung Kilsdonk losing another point Grove losing two points Mean time Jake kept winning looked like fast time 1162 would hold end nine rounds fat lady showed up sing final scores tallied Jake still alone first place Moreland John Kils donk Jim DeYoung Denny Sumner Al Grove fly off second through sixth places Congratulations Gail Jacobson winning everything won contest fast time award Doolittle Flyoff Like Wayne Yeager said Jake doesnt have lie about anything gets home Congratulations also Dan Kane Jr showed some real promise first year racing kid should really terror next year Good going Danny Thanks fliers annually partici pate event make what Thanks Louisville RC Club hauling race equipment down running event couldnt workers Thanks guys Thanks Kentucky Parks Dept fine people Rough River State Park hospitality Heres top 10 1 Gall Jacobson Georgia Polekitty/l 162 *2 Rick Moreland Mary landHeinkel/l183 *3 John Kilsdonk Mich iganP-63/l190 *4 Jim DeYoung Illinois Folkerts/1189 *5 Denny Sumner Michigan P-63/l 170 *6 Al Grove Pennsylvania Continued page 153 56 Model Aviation Radio Cono1 Pylon Racing Bill Hager 1987 Quarter Midget Championship winners Rough River KY State Park flying site Kneeling L-R Gail Jacobson 1st Rick Moreland 2nd John Kiladonk 3rd Jim Devoung 4th Denny Sumner 5th callers rear L-R Dave Latsha Jerry Smith Bob Petrinec Ken Heatlie Note fat lady has sung race over Kilsdonk photo CO ~pS ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 wladult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUYALLUP WASHINGTON N. FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 DAVE TURNER 206 537-9613 John de Vrzes 4610 Moffat Liz Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 56 Polekitty/l207 7 Wayne Yeager Michigan Rivets/i 170 8 Duane Gall ColoradoP-51/ 1232 9 Dave Latsha PennsylvaniaNapier/ 1180 10 Steve Kovach GeorgiaP-39/l 231 * indicates positions determined flyoffs Heres second race reported John Kils donk 1987 Midwest Quickie 500 Nationals Westland MI September 20 1987 Host Signal Seekers RC fifth Q500 event re maining CAPS circuit 1987 nice cool day greeted tremendous turnout 37 fliers traditionally biggest Q500 event year because prizes chance fly six rounds turned out due large entry impending weather conditions five rounds could completed used standard CAPS handicap rules Supertigre Como enginesno Rossis tone set early Ken Heatlie turned quick 1299 first round Unfortunately day Ken con frontation ground very next round Old Lady Mrs Murphy far done though second round Dave Keats Ace Merlino spectacular midair collision club reporter has ever seen second lap tried high-speed mating maneuver both airplanes going straight up locked together powered Aces en gine planes finally wiggled enough Daves unpowered airplane broke loose did series slow-motion tumbles fell back ground Meanwhile Ace still trying fly fuselage succeeded doing perfect stall-turn ending arrow-shot directly stan/finish line An added attraction contest use police radar gun No 2 pylon Much everyones amazement airplanes clocked around 100 mph top ones running fast 111 mph entering turn No 2 interesting note since CAPS changed rules require use stock muf flers two-second difference race times all-time record ST- Como powered Q500s 1264 Ace Merlino ST MACS Quickie-X muffler another good race lots close competitive flying Adrian Apaza won perfect score John Kilsdonk Denny Sumner tied point downbut decided fly off Joe Cohen got act back together fourth place Jim Widman continued season-long steady flying fifth Mel Baker won Best Novice award fliers workers received souvenir hats workers got merchandise prize special raffle results 1 Adrian Apazal317 2 Denny Sumner12841 3 John Kils donkl327 4 Joe Cohenl353 5 Jim Widmanl342 6 Chuck Wooley1334 7 Barney Polzinl338 8 Bob Hisey1350 9 Bob Nicholasl 373 10 Tom Melita 1311 Fast time Joe Dodd 12831 Best Novice Met Baker Thanks again Brian Palacios John Kils donk contest reports Remember guys want need photos contest nouncements race results etc pay photos used column Im always glad hear Racers write sometime Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe 7X 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 57 60-size engine machine have tested OS FSR Enya 60X Supertigre 60 prototype found reliable easy adjust What about servos structions could specify ball-raced output servo minimum 45 in-oz torque kit manufacturer doesnt specify things someone going put inadequate ser vo machine promptly bash because servo adequate job manufacturer has tested product proved better task comparable brand tell builder deserves know Most manufacturer should make sure instructions written person has never seen RC Helicopter Try may just cant oversimplify instruction manual Ive aimed primarily toward manufac turers reason Everything Ive noted leads success plenty Heli copters stuck back garages because builder became frustrated couldnt finish job product baffles someone youve lost January 1988 153 F 2