Radio Control PYLON RA CING Bill Hager WANT start racing start Quarter Midget Formula racing events hear about would like start out something quite competitive work way up What about Q500 have heard lot about kind racing So maybe place get started After Q500 event event designed novice As look situation various areas country may some surprises live West Coast find using tuned pipes rac ing engines planes going almost fast Formula Ones going just few years ago live Southwest lets say Texas find things little slower whats Most fly ing event seasoned Formula fliers seems Q500 racing event has become very competitive just about anyplace go thing also very obvious area uses different rules bad doesnt seem helping event Also cases find seasoned racer controls event rules end result novice event has put almost entirely out reach beginner ought remem ber novice beginner person event started What can put Q500 racing back track Well lets look National Miniature Pylon Racing Association organization backbone Pylon Racing NMPRA made up Pylon fliers over country people respon sible rules have Quarter Midget Formula also re sponsible safety rules have today other words Racing So call NMPRA can think no better choice past have against going national Q500 rules look event may way get uniformand maybe tone down some areas NMPRA officers year want bring Q500 racers organiza tion WOW What shot arm Q500 racing Q500 racers having unified voice concerning event through NMPRA sky will limit Before start saying just sales pitch NMPRA lets look other types competition Pattern fliers Sail plane fliers Scale fliers have ganization working AMA looks special interest groups al rules events support input needed Mem bership 1984 NMPRA $18 flying members $13 non-fliers Send dues Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Dr Agoura CA 91301 Also Quarter Midget Formula will national points National Point Champion Q500 Come guys think way go just received report Ernie Ni kodem racing Northeast United Pylon Racing Circuit composed four clubs New York State two clubs Ontario Canada completed 14th year racing meet Brantford Ontario September 24-25 1983-season Sport Pylon champion Jerry Muscato beat out Gary Gau point second-runner-up Ralph Perillo three points very close finish considering six weekends rac ing totaled season point standings Formula taken Bill Brandow four-point lead over Ernie Nikodem nine points over Gary Gau UPRC Champ determined add ing Sport Pylon Formula season points winner 1983 Gary Gauseven points ahead Jerry Muscato 1 t points ahead Ralph Perillo During 1983 41 racers entered Sport Pylon 15 entered Formula OneContinued page 146 48 Model Aviation race starts United Pylon Racing Circuit Sport Pylon fliers L R Larry Pope Bill Brandow Jerry Muscato Note protective cage around No 3 pylon fliers top United Pylon Racing Circuit competitors 1983 L R Bill Brandom tops Formula UPRC Champion Gary Gau runners-up Ernie Nikodem Ralph Perillo Jerry Muscato leader Sport Pylon Bills column has lots 0500 month wing aileron flaperon have reckoned recall three-views Deckers model back December column youll note although wing tapers flaperon constant chord maintaining chord constant control surface problem almost solved say almost because assure proper thickness wing tip hinge line would extend would have widen chord control sur face would result undesired reverse-taper control surface Instead need increase thickness airfoil progressively towards wing tip specification sheetas issuedon Deckers bird misleading airfoil listed HQ 25-% modified True its modified really HQ 25-% mean ing wing starts out eightpercent section transitions ninepercent section tip change thickness along constant chord flaperon permitted use constantdiameter tubing perfect no-gap freely-moving control surface Heres another clever idea can use whether youre high-performance Sailplanes just eager clean up design next weekend flier youre about build fin rudder photo also Dohie fin merely folded sheet epoxy-treated fiberglass skin open ends joined together strip spruce about /4-in open edge finished rudder hinged two L-shaped wires can seen sticking out post supports elevators pivot-rod Another L-shaped wire epoxied bottom fuselage tail Action smooth again hinge line aerodynamically clean eagles tail experience scene photo hawks once-in-a-lifetime shot have Sailplane air camera ready same time would give odds-makers fits Well happened Tom Blood Geneva IL Tom furnished pic broadtail hawks stopped thermal over Fox Valley Aero Club field St Charles IL morning last September Tom estimated over 150 hawks counted talons divided eight scene After thermaling Metrick awhile hawks felt Tom safe enough alone disappeared west talked few bird fanciers aware hawks migrated such large numbers Any bird watchers out know better Good lift Dan Pruss 131 E Pennington Ln Plain field IL 60544 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued pacie 48 UPRC doesnt have fastest times country doesnt stop us having lot funwhich what flying should fun Next month get back props See Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe lx 77302 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued oaoe 49 has scale flybarless rotor head very teresting configuration Im hoping spot light R-22 future column Gorham Model Products John Robert US National Champ Gorham Ewald Heim Bob Hamilton Bill Curtis flying GMP fleet Joining Johns already extensive line Helicopters Heim Star-Ranger Watch report-in-depth next month GMP competitors air constantly right-side-up inverted doing Expert maneuvers have add Robert Gorhams Bob HamContinued page 148 146 Model Aviation HI THE NEW SUPER BELT HAND SANDER product can recommend confidence can buy satisfaction guaranteed $595A Good Value ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 33 12516 MAPLE WOOD AVE. EDMONDS WA 98O2O Matched rreormance ystem TOP PERFORMANCE K&R ENGINES Airplane 4 Marine K&B FUELSK&8 GLOW PLUGS 7 Blends4 choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE SB FIBtRGLASS CLOTH K&B Micrs-Ballssns FILLtR K&B SUPER POSY RESIN K&B SUPER POSY THINNER K&B SUPER POSY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS FULL LINE METAL SPECIALISTS RC Soaring/Pruss Continued fmm nnnn 143 VINTAGE R-C PLAN5 CONSOLIDATED PBY-5A CATALINA 9 FT WING SPAN ALL RIBS 8 FULL FORMERS SHOWN ON PLANS PLASTIC ENGCOWLS $ 990 PR CLEAR GUN BLISTERS $660 PR 4 LARGE PLAN SHEETS s $1695 GFT WING SPAN MODEL PBY-5A ENGINE COWLS 3 650 PR Plans $1295 GUN BLISTERS $ 450 PRADD 1250 POSTAGE CATALOG-OVER SOPLANS $100 DEALERS WRITE WORLD 0 WIDE SID MORGAN 13157 ORMOND BELLEVILLE MICH 48111 usA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/02
Page Numbers: 48, 142
Radio Control PYLON RA CING Bill Hager WANT start racing start Quarter Midget Formula racing events hear about would like start out something quite competitive work way up What about Q500 have heard lot about kind racing So maybe place get started After Q500 event event designed novice As look situation various areas country may some surprises live West Coast find using tuned pipes rac ing engines planes going almost fast Formula Ones going just few years ago live Southwest lets say Texas find things little slower whats Most fly ing event seasoned Formula fliers seems Q500 racing event has become very competitive just about anyplace go thing also very obvious area uses different rules bad doesnt seem helping event Also cases find seasoned racer controls event rules end result novice event has put almost entirely out reach beginner ought remem ber novice beginner person event started What can put Q500 racing back track Well lets look National Miniature Pylon Racing Association organization backbone Pylon Racing NMPRA made up Pylon fliers over country people respon sible rules have Quarter Midget Formula also re sponsible safety rules have today other words Racing So call NMPRA can think no better choice past have against going national Q500 rules look event may way get uniformand maybe tone down some areas NMPRA officers year want bring Q500 racers organiza tion WOW What shot arm Q500 racing Q500 racers having unified voice concerning event through NMPRA sky will limit Before start saying just sales pitch NMPRA lets look other types competition Pattern fliers Sail plane fliers Scale fliers have ganization working AMA looks special interest groups al rules events support input needed Mem bership 1984 NMPRA $18 flying members $13 non-fliers Send dues Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Dr Agoura CA 91301 Also Quarter Midget Formula will national points National Point Champion Q500 Come guys think way go just received report Ernie Ni kodem racing Northeast United Pylon Racing Circuit composed four clubs New York State two clubs Ontario Canada completed 14th year racing meet Brantford Ontario September 24-25 1983-season Sport Pylon champion Jerry Muscato beat out Gary Gau point second-runner-up Ralph Perillo three points very close finish considering six weekends rac ing totaled season point standings Formula taken Bill Brandow four-point lead over Ernie Nikodem nine points over Gary Gau UPRC Champ determined add ing Sport Pylon Formula season points winner 1983 Gary Gauseven points ahead Jerry Muscato 1 t points ahead Ralph Perillo During 1983 41 racers entered Sport Pylon 15 entered Formula OneContinued page 146 48 Model Aviation race starts United Pylon Racing Circuit Sport Pylon fliers L R Larry Pope Bill Brandow Jerry Muscato Note protective cage around No 3 pylon fliers top United Pylon Racing Circuit competitors 1983 L R Bill Brandom tops Formula UPRC Champion Gary Gau runners-up Ernie Nikodem Ralph Perillo Jerry Muscato leader Sport Pylon Bills column has lots 0500 month wing aileron flaperon have reckoned recall three-views Deckers model back December column youll note although wing tapers flaperon constant chord maintaining chord constant control surface problem almost solved say almost because assure proper thickness wing tip hinge line would extend would have widen chord control sur face would result undesired reverse-taper control surface Instead need increase thickness airfoil progressively towards wing tip specification sheetas issuedon Deckers bird misleading airfoil listed HQ 25-% modified True its modified really HQ 25-% mean ing wing starts out eightpercent section transitions ninepercent section tip change thickness along constant chord flaperon permitted use constantdiameter tubing perfect no-gap freely-moving control surface Heres another clever idea can use whether youre high-performance Sailplanes just eager clean up design next weekend flier youre about build fin rudder photo also Dohie fin merely folded sheet epoxy-treated fiberglass skin open ends joined together strip spruce about /4-in open edge finished rudder hinged two L-shaped wires can seen sticking out post supports elevators pivot-rod Another L-shaped wire epoxied bottom fuselage tail Action smooth again hinge line aerodynamically clean eagles tail experience scene photo hawks once-in-a-lifetime shot have Sailplane air camera ready same time would give odds-makers fits Well happened Tom Blood Geneva IL Tom furnished pic broadtail hawks stopped thermal over Fox Valley Aero Club field St Charles IL morning last September Tom estimated over 150 hawks counted talons divided eight scene After thermaling Metrick awhile hawks felt Tom safe enough alone disappeared west talked few bird fanciers aware hawks migrated such large numbers Any bird watchers out know better Good lift Dan Pruss 131 E Pennington Ln Plain field IL 60544 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued pacie 48 UPRC doesnt have fastest times country doesnt stop us having lot funwhich what flying should fun Next month get back props See Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe lx 77302 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued oaoe 49 has scale flybarless rotor head very teresting configuration Im hoping spot light R-22 future column Gorham Model Products John Robert US National Champ Gorham Ewald Heim Bob Hamilton Bill Curtis flying GMP fleet Joining Johns already extensive line Helicopters Heim Star-Ranger Watch report-in-depth next month GMP competitors air constantly right-side-up inverted doing Expert maneuvers have add Robert Gorhams Bob HamContinued page 148 146 Model Aviation HI THE NEW SUPER BELT HAND SANDER product can recommend confidence can buy satisfaction guaranteed $595A Good Value ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 33 12516 MAPLE WOOD AVE. EDMONDS WA 98O2O Matched rreormance ystem TOP PERFORMANCE K&R ENGINES Airplane 4 Marine K&B FUELSK&8 GLOW PLUGS 7 Blends4 choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE SB FIBtRGLASS CLOTH K&B Micrs-Ballssns FILLtR K&B SUPER POSY RESIN K&B SUPER POSY THINNER K&B SUPER POSY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS FULL LINE METAL SPECIALISTS RC Soaring/Pruss Continued fmm nnnn 143 VINTAGE R-C PLAN5 CONSOLIDATED PBY-5A CATALINA 9 FT WING SPAN ALL RIBS 8 FULL FORMERS SHOWN ON PLANS PLASTIC ENGCOWLS $ 990 PR CLEAR GUN BLISTERS $660 PR 4 LARGE PLAN SHEETS s $1695 GFT WING SPAN MODEL PBY-5A ENGINE COWLS 3 650 PR Plans $1295 GUN BLISTERS $ 450 PRADD 1250 POSTAGE CATALOG-OVER SOPLANS $100 DEALERS WRITE WORLD 0 WIDE SID MORGAN 13157 ORMOND BELLEVILLE MICH 48111 usA