Radio Control: Pylon Racing

Radio Control PYLON RA CING Bill Hager WITH SPRING ALMOST HERE getting ready go out test new Pylon Racer built too cold anything else Some have flown since last fall have found dont forget fly apt make few dumb mistakes first time Whoever sometimes pays little careful What about radio gear Have kept batteries charged up winter several devices market will cycle batteries automatically tell what shape Believe well worth invest ment took about six years loss best Formula planes due battery failure realize just good invest ment What about engine ran well last fall say 1000 rpm low doesnt seem unload air Well cases should replace bearings doesnt take much moisture cause bearing go bad have gotten quite response regards comments finishes put Formula Ones seems though have flying quite dont want change feel same way about wait minutewe ones important already racing What about ones racing would like arent people racing people need hear people will help Pylon Racing grow response split about 50-50 wanted scale judging Formula remain same arguments have best looking fastest air planes hobby away scale judging will start getting lot ofiunk None us want other half people responded didnt think would happen just thought little less importance put finish would allow novice beginner chance get started think may have lost something somewhere seems though plane crosses finish line first wins race doesnt matter what looks like personally have seen poorly finished Formula Ones capable going fast enough win people Texas Oklahoma have racing scale judging three four years now hasnt really changed much way people finish planes has allowed some new people get started lot less hassle So us would like see scale judging Formula remain same would like see change seems would like see change racing Club 500 Quarter Midget would like get started racing dont want put effort finish doesnt take much math figure out some simple changes could double amount people racing Formula about compromise Perhaps top 10% would get first starts rest would draw straws Perhaps plane would picked number would take off first heat raced rest would draw straws lots different ap proaches Lets hear year between Christmas New Years race held Florida annual Tangerine Contest good turnout year 22 entries Formula 16 Quarter Midget Heres finished Formula Top Ten John McDermott 2 Greg Doe 3 Mike Southard 4 Bruce Rich mond 5 Bob Brogden 6 Bill Williamson 7 Dave Pearce 8 Dam McCan 9 Dave Kelly 10 Norm Johnson Quarter Midget 1 Dave Latsha 2 Dennis OBrien 3 Gail Jacobson 4 Stu Richmond 5 Rod Gier 6 LewHipkins 7 Greg Doe 8 Bo Clinton 9 Gary Walker 10 Paul Schattauer Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT June 198251 Flag man lap counter look pilots callers fire up Formula race sponsored Dallas RC Club Note caller holding plane aloft avoid getting dirt engine Bill Rutherfords daughter Nancy shows off Dads Ouarter Midget Seguin Nats Plane Prather Little Toni Nancy caller Callers hold planes aloft identificationa necessary ritual Scene 1981 Nats