Radio Control: Pylon Racing

Radio Control PYLON RACING Bill Hager PYLON RACING should enjoy good year 1983 since looks though will have pretty full schedule racing events within reach have having radio interference problems now have wealth new radio frequencies choose wont sharing frequencies some commer cial outfit RC use know some wont mean much some localities RC frequencies totally unusable due commer cial radio transmissions Quarter Midget fliers dont already know new Perry carb Cox Conquest 15 older carb Catalog No 2858 210 barrel new Perry Carb No 206 has 240 barrel carb will greatly improve performance Cox engine legal has officially accepted AMA Formula fliers also pretty full selection kits available As some people build kitsdont advertise hobby magazines isa complete rundown what available 456 MustangSig Mtg Co 401 5 Froet St Montezuma IA 50171 PolecatDave Layman 5600 Nort 5 Freeway HoustOv TX 77076 some 713 695-5509 same used r 60 bole through See Sigs ads barrel taken down 40 size Internally have new machined connect Cemplete kit lessing rod bushings well set bushings wheels aelestn piston will help prevent excessive $130wear wrist pin area old 8011 wore out ring usually replaced both piston ring wrist pin holes piston would become egg-shaped new engine now will have replace ring also new special bearings Continued page 13S Club 500 fliers new K&B 40 engine no 4011 engine replaees old 8011 engine no longer produced engine uses K&Bs own carb body HA Little ToniPraISer Prod WIts 1560 Ravenna Ave Wdmingtoe CA 90744 PolecatJeff Bertken 31123 ViaColieaslfl 105 Westlake Vdlage CA 91362 213-991-5948 LnaPaul Stenberg 17463 Fairlee Rd San Diego CA 92128 work 619-578-5060 complete kit fiberglass fuse foam wing hardware sheet wheels Good instreCtiOns $135 Viulelt design fiberglass fuse foam wing tem plates wood Good plans iso metric dwg $90 May offer wood later Fiberglass fuse wing cores pacts nowood EdAllens design $80 DenightGary MepikeFiberglass fuse 28925 Parkheath Drivefoam wing pacts Agoura CA 91301cowl mood eecepf wing useef $98 Pills PelletRitchs HobbyJerry Small 11042 Wavwingdesign fiberglass Houston TX 77035fuse cores wood eacept sheet $90 Jack Staftord Models 1211 Beatrice Street Culver City CA 98230 Foam wing wood fuse wood hardware typical example safety screen built 2 v 4s chain link fence fabric Use lap counters add 4-ft panel 3/4-in plywood along base use No 1 pylon Prop up pair 2 4 legs shown have lean back about 150 March 1983 49 What Bill wants see protective barriers No 2 No 3 pylons built described column officials can sit crouch down behind Theyre built solidly enough should afford ample protection misguided model rEET Midget Mustang Minnow Rickey Rat CUT LITTLESAVE LOT SCRATCH BUILDER KITSTM BY Ohio Superior quality wood cut proper thickness wood build kit includedsome hardware Exclusive CAN TAKE IT landing gears Fiberglass cowlsbeautiful canopies Detailed plans instructions Unbelievable low price quality kits lin Z5OL e sizegas engines $12995 Super Fli 1/3 scale sizegas engines $11995 Zlin Z5OL 1/4 scale sizegas glow $9995 Add $500 shipping Send $100 free catalogredeemable first order kits way soon! OHIO SUPERSTAR PRODUCTS INC 5630 Cherokee Dr N Canton OH 44720 2141494-8189 would like especially thank friend Matti Jyllila making trip possible Thanks also Raimo Makkonen Mauri Gadd taking time busyjobs could entertain finally thanks Marke Roning showing sights around beautiful city Helsinki have very fortunate during past II years flying RC Helicopters have trips air shows contests throughout USA trip Finland has left special impression will forget really felt welcome throughout stay Finland hope new friends can some day visit USA can reciprocate Until time will say heartfelt Kiitos Hyvasti Nakemin Finnish friends thanks Horace sharing some experiences us Next month Ill make report Wash ington DC Schlueter Cupcan believe finally made appearance Good flying 1ave Chesoev PO Box 16612 Greensboro NC 27406 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 49 seem help engine work will think fit too tight suggest try engine way just flush out remove stray metal shavings debris As new engines should put several flights slightly rich needle valve setting assure proper break-in would sug gest possibly Rev-Up 9-7 prop should run 14800 15000rpm 15% nitro fuel Back engine down least 500 rpm fly After maybe five six flights can start lean out little think will pleasantly surprised 4011s muffler very effective will well areas noise problem muffler comes fuel tank pressure-tap installed may necessary get maximum performance throughout speed range new 4011 will run right out box no longer need order extra parts order find few good ones blueprint engine think will see lot engine winners circle future club hosting race year winter months good time build safety equip ment takes very little effort very little expense right start-finish line protection lap counters have used 2 x 4s form 4 ft 8 ft frame secured chainlink fence Use two 2 rop up about ISO angle over workers No 2 3 pylons have used -in thick plywood sheets 4 nt use anything thinner 34-in plywood 1 saw 4 8 half ending up two 4-ft -square picees hinge set-up just open about 900 angle set up like wedge hinge pointing direction planes would coming pylon judges can stand sit crouch behind wedge protection Number pylon shield should about lOft square Again build frame 2 4s stretch ehainlink fence over pylon would suggest cover bottom four five feet -in plywood Again want lean cage back over workers about ISO can use two 2 ame did start-finish line minimum safety equipment protect working Pylon race Any improvements advantage Some have racing few years have picked up some neat tricks handy Continued page 138 Looking Hard Find Soaring Goodies 5/lie cSci4Ane 17 dory haa moat complete comprehensive line RIC Soaring products ever exist North America i] Our line products includes some moat respected firms Europe well complete inventory own US manufacturers - We carry complete line Kits Hardware Accessories & Building Supplies have full inventory Launching Equipment & Related Products - We serve 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$800 Dec Matthews Taylor Cub E-2 Citahria Monocoupe 90-A Send SASE com plete list TO ORDER Please add $150 shipping charge within US NY residents add 7% sales tax Outside US send 5100 complete list exact shipping charges PHONE ORDERS Accepted 7-9 PM EDT call 516 665-6034 FIBERGLASS MASTER DeptMA PO Box 134M Bayshore NY 117064 ideas could helpful new racer Moot old-timers would like see new people join Racing ranks help out Send ideas hints will pass other day received model-engine torque stand Dan Armstrong 2123 4th Ave North Irondale AL 35210 testing evaluation workmanship product first class will give full report future Issue Send ideas Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Conroe TX 77302 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 51 25 30 lb too much airplane Quadra Norm powered 315 ci Kawasakis fine performeruntil met its end mid-air collision plans two sheets approximately 40 72 well-detailed easy read Only panel wing upper lower shown little awkward hard get around Im sure Norm meant wing spars made spruce nowhere plans could find spelled out event wouldnt recommend balsa Con struction pretty much standard model practice beefing-up weve come expect Giant Scale As mentioned above Norm tries use materials fittings available modelers sometimes means some departures scale finished product certainly meets criteria looking flying like real plane Great Lakes Trainer Another Rosenstock effort general comments above about plans construction apply well plans show complete wings spruce spars include quite much detail Waco plans Included copy GLT plans nine pages instructions photos provided great deal useful infor mation suspect similar booklet exists Waco missed out somehow Great Lakes also -scale spans 80 IS 20 lb quite acrobatic Quadra plans show upright Cirrus-engine version original time see Norm will have modification drawings available con vert radial-engine version also has fiberglass cowls wheel pants available Waco G LT plans cost $2500 plus $200 postage Write Norm Rosenstoek 94 Cedar Dr Plainview NY 11803 Farman Moushique Just finishing above got another set plans Norm couldnt resist slipping hit different usual Giant Scale Model Moustique French ultra-light popular mid Thirties Norms model -scale 80-in span 145-in chord weighs 7 lb gives wing loading 145 oz /sq ft less half loading typical Giant Scale aircraft Intended power 30 45 Cu in, four-cycle glow engine something will swing 12-4 prop no 8000 rpm result slowflyingbut agilemodel saw Norms proto type couple months ago really fascinating plans similar others including instruction booklet construction simpler dont have price yet Bob Beckman 8248 Ho/It Grove Cm, Martassas VA 22110 138 Model Aviation Di II QUADRA ENGINES S SSORIES Let us update old engines Sales repair services WE ALSO FEATURE 1/4 SCALE DUMMY RADIAL MOTORS CUSTOM KIT CUTTING SERVICE GIANT SCALE BLUE PRINTS BIG IS BETTER SEND $200 FOR OUR NEW CATALOG OGIANT SCALE KITS AND SEMI KITS CLEAR WHITE PINE STOCK SIZES OR CUSTOM CUT