RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING U BLASTS FROM THE PAST numbers gave May column Quarter 40 propeller diameter peak static rpm have superseded recommended 72-inch diameter peak static rpm 24500 new numbers 74- 75-inch diameter peak 22500-23500 rpm wont hurt engine run smaller propeller faster rpm theres slight loss efficiency thrashing electric signaling system outlined March issue Randy Ling Kent WA suggests replacing 1 lOV volt AC portion circuit 24V DC run Pylon #1 signal lights Two car batteries series will eliminates need generator racecourse makes safer setup overall arrangement has used Pacific Northwest years its working fine Low-power 12V halogen bulbs light up quickly 24V line losses between batteries bulbs prevent overloading bulbs dont actually see 24 volts Randy relates another advantage setup its possible wire ordinary telephones part circuit racecourse workers can talk other interference other problems associated walkie-talkies Im told ideal connectors similar system ordinary cheap two-wire extension cords Clip off plugs few inches cord strip insulation off ends wires use wire nuts attach main cable Randy has offered answer detailed questions firsthand Call him 253 8542786 write him 11033 SE 214th St Kent WA 98031 Remember enclose SASE still have diagrams parts lists system published Send SASE Go Gold Cup Perhaps its premature describe 1999 JR Gold Cup series Quarter 40 racing historic turning point salvation NMPRA conjunction major sponsors JR Powermaster Fuels has put together seasons worth premier events may give Radio Control RC Pylon Racing shot arm needs attended inaugural event Phoenix late February time read Merced CA Bowie MD contests will have held remainder years series consists events Dayton OH September 11-12 Orlando FL December 11-12 concept encourage clubs put high-quality two-day events guaranteeing workers yes read right hosting clubs up $2000 per event sponsor merchandise Besides JR Powermaster sponsors include ACE Hobby Distributors Carl Goldberg Models Dave Brown Products Du-Bro Products Futaba Corporation K&B Manufacturing Performance Specialties Sullivan Products ZAP Products Perhaps word gets around other companies will step forward help keep effort going As race itself spectacular too strong word Ive seven eight Nationals few NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Association championships occasional FAI Federation Aeronautique Intemationale team trial have never beaten competitors contest air nearly perfect engine over-revved propellers heat like flyoff Nationals qualifying time Calcutta Sunday 105thats dozen pilots faster 105 Rather list 56 entrants finish positions accompanying photo includes top finishers can check out Web sites Drew Telford http//homesanrrcomlthedrewpages Mabo wwwsuperminnowcom Drew Mabo attend races can report soon get home Drew manages compete take pictures Mabo assists Canadian team takes pictures writes funny articles Web page hat off both Im starting occasional feature column called Local Hero race reports printed magazines often July1999 99 Matt Mikko Edgewood WA Quarter 40 model Miss Ashley II sitting cockpit full-scale Miss Ashley II Mall months Local Hero 1999 JR Gold Cup winners Phoenix Text contains details racing series Ready fly 20 mm box field record time Easy Electro-72 excellent Sunday flyer novice can easily handle help ot instructor Easy assembly Good assembly booklet Good flight characteristics Replacement parts available -MANews 8-98 Robert Van Tassel lime check ee gone now plane completed.. ABS fuselage isa tough onet Yes like plane lot -RC ReDort9-97- Greg Gim/ick Cermarks Easy Electro-72 excellent glider tor beginner advanced flyer interested trying out electric flight -S&E Model 8/9-98 Steve Shaope Battery 72 V/Sub-C Wing Span 72 Weight 48 oz Replacement parts available Now available local hobby shop call us number below 107 EDWARD AVE FULLERTON CA 92833 Jnfo714 680-5888 Fax714 680-5880 DEALERS INQUIRIES WELCOME see bare statistics and/or grinning faces trophy winners guys have earned place spotlight others deserving praise names may household wordsyet takes Herculean effort get airplane built trimmed tested preparation major contest such Gold Cup After thousand logistical details consider Time short Things can go wrong odds against doing well finishing contest yet pilots willingly take challenge Perhaps satisfaction knowing have done something very few people earth could alllet alone well Doing well frosting cake time get grinning face magazines know youve paid dues would nice have little recognition encouragement way Local Hero will attempt provide met Mail Mikko 1989 Nationals Richland Washington near hometown late teens early twenties flying Quickie dad Bob Mikko calling him cant recall Mart finished standingsBest Senior perhapsbut couple young friends same neighborhood giving Fast-forward 10 years Mail Gold Cup thousand miles home couple gorgeous airplanes hes flying LESS HASSLE MORE FUN Dieselize Davis Diesel Its Awesome Up 50% Power Tivice Long Same Easy Starting e Sound No Glow Plugs rr0 LS4_______ 4 '-{ J*____________ f6A\.WE*~___________ I- IJ DAVIS PO Box 141 Dept MA srd 0646O 877-1670 o coroploto olorrootion poolot eod $400 cdit oppIid firri order Davis Diesel Hoods Over ltD models 049-36 Worlds luriest producer ol Model Dsesel Feels Troustersus 25 too 40 00 40 ton 60 60 too 90 10100 120 well Miss Ashley II other Dago Red model faithfully represents color scheme originalall lettering logos custom-made rivets panel lines included Best airplanes hangar queens Dago veteran two seasons hard racing Ashley newer thoroughly proven mention fastl 04 Mail didnt win contest Things happen hell back youd better ready Unlike Matt cant claim young anymore Im still teaming stay game long enough will times youre hero times youre goat Sometimes have reassess whats working what isnt case revised propeller numbers first paragraph column long quiet trip home Phoenix decided make list things Id learned tried changed decided quit doing course weekend next time get beat may want draw up similar list its very therapeutic Some items pertain certifiably stubborn insist campaigning own-design airplanes Lasered eyeballs Okay New prescription shades Okay KevlarTM fuselage Okay Bigger props 23500 Okay New AAC engine Okay Counterbalanced spinner/prop alignment protocol Okay Locked needle valve/modified startup protocol Okay New Ace fast field charger Okay Four-cell airborne battery Okay JR 901s Okay JR 3021s Okay Dual aileron servos Okay Direct-drive ailerons Okay no advantagescrap Mixing ail/flap functions Okay no advantagescrap Mixing ail/spoiler landing Okay Seamless glass tail hinges Okay Smaller tail surfaces Okay Skin aileron hinges Okay CF tube top spar Okay Glass bottom skin Okay Prepaint MylarTM vacuum-bag wing finish Okay Plug-in wingtips air travel golf bag case Okay Removable landing gear/bolt wing bottom Okay Unreinforced landing gear cutout okay practice flight since October okay As far know no has expressed thought wasted effort does advance future efforts will have installment Send photos short biography Local Hero nominee plus usual race reports hints kinks etc See next month Model Aviation New generation 99% ARF * Innovative * Imaginative * Easy travel * Easy assemble * Best Easy Fly Motor Mabuchi 550 Prop 8 x 45 Radio 2 3 ch Length 40 Wing Area 522 sq in
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/07
Page Numbers: 99, 100
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/07
Page Numbers: 99, 100
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING U BLASTS FROM THE PAST numbers gave May column Quarter 40 propeller diameter peak static rpm have superseded recommended 72-inch diameter peak static rpm 24500 new numbers 74- 75-inch diameter peak 22500-23500 rpm wont hurt engine run smaller propeller faster rpm theres slight loss efficiency thrashing electric signaling system outlined March issue Randy Ling Kent WA suggests replacing 1 lOV volt AC portion circuit 24V DC run Pylon #1 signal lights Two car batteries series will eliminates need generator racecourse makes safer setup overall arrangement has used Pacific Northwest years its working fine Low-power 12V halogen bulbs light up quickly 24V line losses between batteries bulbs prevent overloading bulbs dont actually see 24 volts Randy relates another advantage setup its possible wire ordinary telephones part circuit racecourse workers can talk other interference other problems associated walkie-talkies Im told ideal connectors similar system ordinary cheap two-wire extension cords Clip off plugs few inches cord strip insulation off ends wires use wire nuts attach main cable Randy has offered answer detailed questions firsthand Call him 253 8542786 write him 11033 SE 214th St Kent WA 98031 Remember enclose SASE still have diagrams parts lists system published Send SASE Go Gold Cup Perhaps its premature describe 1999 JR Gold Cup series Quarter 40 racing historic turning point salvation NMPRA conjunction major sponsors JR Powermaster Fuels has put together seasons worth premier events may give Radio Control RC Pylon Racing shot arm needs attended inaugural event Phoenix late February time read Merced CA Bowie MD contests will have held remainder years series consists events Dayton OH September 11-12 Orlando FL December 11-12 concept encourage clubs put high-quality two-day events guaranteeing workers yes read right hosting clubs up $2000 per event sponsor merchandise Besides JR Powermaster sponsors include ACE Hobby Distributors Carl Goldberg Models Dave Brown Products Du-Bro Products Futaba Corporation K&B Manufacturing Performance Specialties Sullivan Products ZAP Products Perhaps word gets around other companies will step forward help keep effort going As race itself spectacular too strong word Ive seven eight Nationals few NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Association championships occasional FAI Federation Aeronautique Intemationale team trial have never beaten competitors contest air nearly perfect engine over-revved propellers heat like flyoff Nationals qualifying time Calcutta Sunday 105thats dozen pilots faster 105 Rather list 56 entrants finish positions accompanying photo includes top finishers can check out Web sites Drew Telford http//homesanrrcomlthedrewpages Mabo wwwsuperminnowcom Drew Mabo attend races can report soon get home Drew manages compete take pictures Mabo assists Canadian team takes pictures writes funny articles Web page hat off both Im starting occasional feature column called Local Hero race reports printed magazines often July1999 99 Matt Mikko Edgewood WA Quarter 40 model Miss Ashley II sitting cockpit full-scale Miss Ashley II Mall months Local Hero 1999 JR Gold Cup winners Phoenix Text contains details racing series Ready fly 20 mm box field record time Easy Electro-72 excellent Sunday flyer novice can easily handle help ot instructor Easy assembly Good assembly booklet Good flight characteristics Replacement parts available -MANews 8-98 Robert Van Tassel lime check ee gone now plane completed.. ABS fuselage isa tough onet Yes like plane lot -RC ReDort9-97- Greg Gim/ick Cermarks Easy Electro-72 excellent glider tor beginner advanced flyer interested trying out electric flight -S&E Model 8/9-98 Steve Shaope Battery 72 V/Sub-C Wing Span 72 Weight 48 oz Replacement parts available Now available local hobby shop call us number below 107 EDWARD AVE FULLERTON CA 92833 Jnfo714 680-5888 Fax714 680-5880 DEALERS INQUIRIES WELCOME see bare statistics and/or grinning faces trophy winners guys have earned place spotlight others deserving praise names may household wordsyet takes Herculean effort get airplane built trimmed tested preparation major contest such Gold Cup After thousand logistical details consider Time short Things can go wrong odds against doing well finishing contest yet pilots willingly take challenge Perhaps satisfaction knowing have done something very few people earth could alllet alone well Doing well frosting cake time get grinning face magazines know youve paid dues would nice have little recognition encouragement way Local Hero will attempt provide met Mail Mikko 1989 Nationals Richland Washington near hometown late teens early twenties flying Quickie dad Bob Mikko calling him cant recall Mart finished standingsBest Senior perhapsbut couple young friends same neighborhood giving Fast-forward 10 years Mail Gold Cup thousand miles home couple gorgeous airplanes hes flying LESS HASSLE MORE FUN Dieselize Davis Diesel Its Awesome Up 50% Power Tivice Long Same Easy Starting e Sound No Glow Plugs rr0 LS4_______ 4 '-{ J*____________ f6A\.WE*~___________ I- IJ DAVIS PO Box 141 Dept MA srd 0646O 877-1670 o coroploto olorrootion poolot eod $400 cdit oppIid firri order Davis Diesel Hoods Over ltD models 049-36 Worlds luriest producer ol Model Dsesel Feels Troustersus 25 too 40 00 40 ton 60 60 too 90 10100 120 well Miss Ashley II other Dago Red model faithfully represents color scheme originalall lettering logos custom-made rivets panel lines included Best airplanes hangar queens Dago veteran two seasons hard racing Ashley newer thoroughly proven mention fastl 04 Mail didnt win contest Things happen hell back youd better ready Unlike Matt cant claim young anymore Im still teaming stay game long enough will times youre hero times youre goat Sometimes have reassess whats working what isnt case revised propeller numbers first paragraph column long quiet trip home Phoenix decided make list things Id learned tried changed decided quit doing course weekend next time get beat may want draw up similar list its very therapeutic Some items pertain certifiably stubborn insist campaigning own-design airplanes Lasered eyeballs Okay New prescription shades Okay KevlarTM fuselage Okay Bigger props 23500 Okay New AAC engine Okay Counterbalanced spinner/prop alignment protocol Okay Locked needle valve/modified startup protocol Okay New Ace fast field charger Okay Four-cell airborne battery Okay JR 901s Okay JR 3021s Okay Dual aileron servos Okay Direct-drive ailerons Okay no advantagescrap Mixing ail/flap functions Okay no advantagescrap Mixing ail/spoiler landing Okay Seamless glass tail hinges Okay Smaller tail surfaces Okay Skin aileron hinges Okay CF tube top spar Okay Glass bottom skin Okay Prepaint MylarTM vacuum-bag wing finish Okay Plug-in wingtips air travel golf bag case Okay Removable landing gear/bolt wing bottom Okay Unreinforced landing gear cutout okay practice flight since October okay As far know no has expressed thought wasted effort does advance future efforts will have installment Send photos short biography Local Hero nominee plus usual race reports hints kinks etc See next month Model Aviation New generation 99% ARF * Innovative * Imaginative * Easy travel * Easy assemble * Best Easy Fly Motor Mabuchi 550 Prop 8 x 45 Radio 2 3 ch Length 40 Wing Area 522 sq in
