Radio Control PYLON RA CING Bill Hager WHILE us putting logs fire trying keep warm shoveling snow still some people racing year over Christmas New Years Holidays people Orlando FL put together sort winter Nats Included course Pylon Racing offers some us mid-winter break report Dennis OBrien years racing turned out Racing years Tangerine Races found weather cold windy racing hot furious both Quarter Midget Formula times attest Wednesday night racing registration gan three-day extravaganza safety checks both events static judging Formula 23 Formula 21 Quar ter Midget entrants registered battle coming Northern states prov inces warmth Florida evenings end Bob Brogdons immaculate Polecat emerged top static aircraft barely edging out Jim Bartels beau tiful Toni Thursday first day racing brought wind rain eventually cancelled racing day forced us complete 10 rounds competition five rounds event remaining 11/2 days Friday morning dawned very cold windy temperatures low Forties QM fliers Several top competitors problems cold weather suffering no-starts dead flight-pack bat teries due extreme cold clearly evidenced goose eggs posted results board hardy souls did manage pull together under adverse conditions experienced reward several good races year allowed straight 240-in venturis pressure Coupled race horse starts evened up handicap problem taking off last planes placed head-to-head 10 laps Dallas TX Bruce Richmond returned home turf win first place Nelson-powered Rivets Following close heels Dave Latsha Lemoyne PA Ron Young Cox-powered Rivets way Michigan Dave Keats pulled out third-place finish Ron Young Cox-powered Pole Kitty Floridas Bill Wil liamson pulled out stops third round ripped off 1193 cop fast time honors Ron Young Cox-powered Root Air Cobra Others didnt fare well read like whos fickle finger fate Mich igans Wayne Yeager wife Karen wiped out Shark heat No 3 rounding pylons 2-3 Jake Jacobson Georgia experienced constant fuel problems accounted several no-starts running aircraft very fast smooth-handling real hard luck story fell Tennessees Greg Doe daughter caller Katie Greg showed up two own-design P-39 Air Cobras Continued page 155 May 1984 53 Heres Howard Guadi withhis newest Pylon Racer design Wild Turkey Contest-wise model saw oniy ilmited action 1983 racing asasonand didnt seem turkey raced Note high-aspect-ratio mid-position wing Thats unuauai paint scheme too PEAK POWER PIPELook SoewTUNED PIPES ARE FUSSY COMPLICATED & EXPENSIVE iNo,onolelRIGHT NOT ANYMORE unique slide valve ISeooedery CIonbe B Adjoeinen PieyChonb,AtS I-Side design lets tune engine its peak power ght now Right field Just warm-up slide adjusting wire -the highest rpm see instructions tighten lock screw . go bore RfieOor ConeEohOiei Holholes sky Youll love wide powerband uncritical 4 Bind Bomne HoIs Rfiotor Cone . needle setting extra power Clarence Lee picked up quick 1000 rpm first bench run K&B Shop mail phone Visit our65 FR Formula 500 reference engine Most novices CONDOR HOBBIES SHOWROOMreport gains 700 1500 rpm ious competi 17971 Skypark Circle Suite D Irvine California 92714------~Jto 90 CONDOR discounts headers youll 714 261-5132 250-1425Itors size handles engines 25 Handling Charges need side exhaust engines SPECS 3/ dia HoursPrepaid Orders $250stainless steel tubing 20% overall length 5 oz wt Monday thru Friday 900 700COD Orders Open Saturdays 1000 500Credit Cards $475Su Retail $2996/Condor just $2450 expert old model engines others also replied some stories will make interesting copy later columns Thanks writing Speaking Joe Wagner remembered fondly us utterly delight ful Veco Dakota Sioux FF models late Forties early Fifties Both FF designs provided fun per dollar anything before since also designer of Vecos CL designs such Warrior etc Joe Wagners name also appears published designs di rected low-pressure fly-for-the-fun-of-it activities Frankly name almost sy nonymous sort flying Joe now forming society directed noncompetitive building flying particularly models can flown safely school yards athletic fields sort flying us enjoy very much Fun Flyers society will pub lish book basic techniques begin ners quarterly magazine sponsor kits local fun-fly-ins Fun Flyers conceived Joe attempt draw away members AMA rather will loosely-knit society interested building flying promoting simple-to-build fun-to-fly models types As matter fact organization could breath spring so-called Junior problem Bill Northrop wrote some stinging com ments about future hobby editorial February 1984 issue Model Builder asked earth kids today can find equivalent models built kids observation Fun Flyers just might hold answer Bills question information about Fun Flyers contact Joe Wagner P0 Box 95 Volant PA 16156 Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued pane 53 beautifully finished speed match looks Unfortunately both no longer us days end falling prey shorted battery pack other radio gremlins As would discovered later bad luck did end Quarter Midget Old Man Racing Stu Richmond managed fourth-place finish racing against some best showing consistency very important factor racing faster competitors finished well below SW Summing up Quarter Midget simply survival fittest showing prepared consistent win races Formula began immediately after completion Quarter Midget approx mately 2 pm real tribute Plans abone Quarter ScaleSet four wheels beauty 196 spanl documentation $6500 instructions $3000 contest workers get five full rounds Quarter Midget completed five hours first heats Bob Brogdon Powder Springs GA flew static winning K&B-powered Polecat 113 flat capture fast-time honors give other competitors something shoot say Bob fastest aircraft would understatement believe better word would awesome done under some extremely rough flying condi tions backed up 1139 show no flukeand old K&B engine new California specials Bob continued winning ways nail down first place honors addition fast time best static model Congrats Bob Grand Slam season opener believe closest competitor him Bill Williamson 1149 Bob also en tertained crowd very tight race against Brian Richmond Bobs horse power forced Brian cut Looking over results board again showed multitude zeroes attributed cold weather Normally-strong starters batteries found turning over cold balky racing engines high-nitro loads chore could handle Others join ing racer-to-spectator transition Wayne Yeager crashed two aircraft radio problems addition Quarter Midget Jeff Kerlo got bit around 2-3 touch-and-stuff method Jim Continued page 158 Scale dimensions near-scalp conslrucliOn unittue beanliful model worlds first practical airplane WRIGHT FLYER III 61 span $19500 Water cooled engine Geared belt drice Plans done train parts incladed pbs plansdocumentation scalp taheoff catapultinstractions $3000 kits include rolled full size plans building instructions documentation photos specs moulded heads hands wing building jig quick accurate scale-type wing frames sheet aluminum copper brass preprinted sheet ply preprinted spruce balsa rigging etc GEORGE MARSOEN 7621 Mary Casseft Drive Potomac Md 20854 May1984 155 pronen contest winner toy fly 1911AVROD 62isDan $12900 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 155 Young ended up flying wrong aircraft sat ground eating itself up shaft run spec tacular Greg Doe T-boned Dave Keats shattering mid-air Greg flying brand new Polecat usual done beautiful job finishing model third round Dave Keats met accident both splattered parts over entire area pylon almost way pylon two As previously mentioned Greg already crashed two Quarter Midgets mid-air didnt help much towards new-season points standing another note Gregs daughter Katie caller seems doing excel lent job Now can just get Greg get stuff together Just kidding Greg just kidding Dave Latsha semi-climactic aforementioned folded wing rounding No pylon spiraled terra firma beyond pits attrition rate can seen high cluded racing excellent four-plane heats pilots turn ing times high teens low twenties bad considering weather As mentioned Bob Brogdon sewed up first place honors Bruce Richmond nailed down second place Third place honors fell Brian Wonder Thumbs Richmond decided last minute make trek St Louis compete good see one-time Florida res ident Frank Anderson make trip way Canada race down warm country Racing completed Saturday midday again through efforts some excellent help workers Thanks fine crew myself competitors hope did well maybe didnt well good time considering weather will return next writing advertisers mention read about Model Aviation year another Tangerine Race 1983-84 Tangerine Race Results Formula First Bob Brogdonl130 Second Bruce Richmondl 168 Third Brian Richmond1214 Fourth Rex Knepperl 254 Fifth Bill Williamson 1149 Sixth Tom Kwiatowski1375 Seventh Jimmy Bartels1183 Eighth Gail Jacobsonl 187 Ninth Dave Latshal310 Tenth Jim Young 1330 Quarter Midget First Bruce Rich mondl226 Second Dave Latsha 1225 Third David Keatsl304 Fourth Stu Richmondi 334 Fifth Bill William sonl193 Sixth Jim Youngl206 Seventh Charles BurnetteN/T Eighth Jimmy BartelsN/T Ninth Rick CranmerNrl Tenth Tom Kwiatowski N/T Well looks like cold weather tried go South weather reports heard up North some weather Texas cant really feel sorry guys having brave 40 temperatures morning racing have limited number planes engines choose something new comes out usually gets lot attention Pictured months column plane called Wild Turkey will interesting see what plane does 84 racing season Anyone else anything new send something can pass along readers have pictures send along alsoS x 7 black & white per fect 3 x 5s color shots can used Most letters have received date support standardizing Q500 rules Lets hear What think? See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe iX 77302 RADIO EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE Bi 561 Dept MA Purk Forest IL 60466 LIST YOUR USED RAIDO EQUIPMENT FOR SALE No fee listing ow available Send SASE details USED RADIO EQUIPMENT WE HAVE LISTINGS OF USED RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Minimum fees ows available Send SASE details RADIO EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE Box 561 Dept MA Perk Forest IL 60466 158 Model Aviation UE4LT BIGE SpEcmfmcAnos WSpwU 2019, S An Wi5115 Ib nods o1ly PO~[VRAZ[NOAIoOUAORA,q,, PIn~pdIy 4AdI d 4, odAS Vo. Li t,yoldIdOko,Ioboo .dkdlj,qoAkBIOT AlIkdododp4ooodpo,,oi, FIrdoIIIp,on Ui,n.,oAo 01, Ak 0 od IoI,d 11 U.d,, 0Apil 4,d ,nhIv Thc NEW UPDATED E & L ZENOAN EcqiriE PRECiSE RFUL VibRAtioN 11t.pdmdk,.o,,,l.dbInoos,o,o,s,wpnoo.oo[v32][b13207469176430]] j,, taIIfl,inpo,disi9cob.owOo,d45Adiow.I.l00I S at& .IikS 9 dpwp- .4 IA 1995 4011,,Ao,k -SwoIIM,cI I, dbwioo1. bOwd PowA It.oAo 18IO5s9 1501RPM bck plo 81095 Do4I 141 bnjookJAd Solid-,, iQido 0 W15l,4I1 VISAI & L ManufacturiiMASTERCARD 5151 Fo [o,dol, S., SILICONE 10 foot coils TUBING SIZE SMALL MEDIUM LARGE DIA.062/156092/187125/250 s/COIL$235$265$325 US POSTAGE & HANDLINGsmall oil med 54/coil large oil gasoline LARRY DODGE AEROINC 10210 MANNING AVENUE N STILLWATER MN 55082 IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT New 30 ClD QUADRA $19995 New 22 CID QUADRA $10950 Reg 22 QUADRA $9995 Brisighella Flywheel $11995 Reg 22 QUADRA POWER A55EMBLY ONLY$5450 QUADRA REPAIR 000 plus parts Jim Mewer ERCOUPEPLANS $2396 KIT $23995 Jin Mewer TOMAHAWKPLANS $2395 KIT $25995 Jim Messer S-BALL TRAINER PLAN5 $1895 KIT $9995 BALSA end BA55WOOO 111 siesl 36% OFF Concept FLEET PLANS $2995 KIT $15995 COWL $1995 FLOATS 36115 scale cores $1795 conplete kit $3995 FLOATS 49 scalecores $2195 complete kit $4795 10 WWI WHEELS $2595 PftW CYLS FLEETIU$2595 PLANS SUPER 5TEARMAN 14 lGodfreyl $2595 STARDUSTER TOO IBrisighellal 14 J3 CUB Nelit $2995 VOLK5PLANE IChicken Charliel$2395 COCKPIT KITS Tomahawk F4U1 Spitfire$2295 Ercoope $2095 Stearman 12295 Citabria $2495 J3 Cab $2195 ME-lOS $2291 Fleet $2195 US Quadra FUEL TANKS16 oz $695 320 $795 FIBERGLASS ARROW SHAFTS 516s 32 long 601000 24-Hour. Add $250 postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 100 Valley View gany NY 14706
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/05
Page Numbers: 53, 155, 158
Radio Control PYLON RA CING Bill Hager WHILE us putting logs fire trying keep warm shoveling snow still some people racing year over Christmas New Years Holidays people Orlando FL put together sort winter Nats Included course Pylon Racing offers some us mid-winter break report Dennis OBrien years racing turned out Racing years Tangerine Races found weather cold windy racing hot furious both Quarter Midget Formula times attest Wednesday night racing registration gan three-day extravaganza safety checks both events static judging Formula 23 Formula 21 Quar ter Midget entrants registered battle coming Northern states prov inces warmth Florida evenings end Bob Brogdons immaculate Polecat emerged top static aircraft barely edging out Jim Bartels beau tiful Toni Thursday first day racing brought wind rain eventually cancelled racing day forced us complete 10 rounds competition five rounds event remaining 11/2 days Friday morning dawned very cold windy temperatures low Forties QM fliers Several top competitors problems cold weather suffering no-starts dead flight-pack bat teries due extreme cold clearly evidenced goose eggs posted results board hardy souls did manage pull together under adverse conditions experienced reward several good races year allowed straight 240-in venturis pressure Coupled race horse starts evened up handicap problem taking off last planes placed head-to-head 10 laps Dallas TX Bruce Richmond returned home turf win first place Nelson-powered Rivets Following close heels Dave Latsha Lemoyne PA Ron Young Cox-powered Rivets way Michigan Dave Keats pulled out third-place finish Ron Young Cox-powered Pole Kitty Floridas Bill Wil liamson pulled out stops third round ripped off 1193 cop fast time honors Ron Young Cox-powered Root Air Cobra Others didnt fare well read like whos fickle finger fate Mich igans Wayne Yeager wife Karen wiped out Shark heat No 3 rounding pylons 2-3 Jake Jacobson Georgia experienced constant fuel problems accounted several no-starts running aircraft very fast smooth-handling real hard luck story fell Tennessees Greg Doe daughter caller Katie Greg showed up two own-design P-39 Air Cobras Continued page 155 May 1984 53 Heres Howard Guadi withhis newest Pylon Racer design Wild Turkey Contest-wise model saw oniy ilmited action 1983 racing asasonand didnt seem turkey raced Note high-aspect-ratio mid-position wing Thats unuauai paint scheme too PEAK POWER PIPELook SoewTUNED PIPES ARE FUSSY COMPLICATED & EXPENSIVE iNo,onolelRIGHT NOT ANYMORE unique slide valve ISeooedery CIonbe B Adjoeinen PieyChonb,AtS I-Side design lets tune engine its peak power ght now Right field Just warm-up slide adjusting wire -the highest rpm see instructions tighten lock screw . go bore RfieOor ConeEohOiei Holholes sky Youll love wide powerband uncritical 4 Bind Bomne HoIs Rfiotor Cone . needle setting extra power Clarence Lee picked up quick 1000 rpm first bench run K&B Shop mail phone Visit our65 FR Formula 500 reference engine Most novices CONDOR HOBBIES SHOWROOMreport gains 700 1500 rpm ious competi 17971 Skypark Circle Suite D Irvine California 92714------~Jto 90 CONDOR discounts headers youll 714 261-5132 250-1425Itors size handles engines 25 Handling Charges need side exhaust engines SPECS 3/ dia HoursPrepaid Orders $250stainless steel tubing 20% overall length 5 oz wt Monday thru Friday 900 700COD Orders Open Saturdays 1000 500Credit Cards $475Su Retail $2996/Condor just $2450 expert old model engines others also replied some stories will make interesting copy later columns Thanks writing Speaking Joe Wagner remembered fondly us utterly delight ful Veco Dakota Sioux FF models late Forties early Fifties Both FF designs provided fun per dollar anything before since also designer of Vecos CL designs such Warrior etc Joe Wagners name also appears published designs di rected low-pressure fly-for-the-fun-of-it activities Frankly name almost sy nonymous sort flying Joe now forming society directed noncompetitive building flying particularly models can flown safely school yards athletic fields sort flying us enjoy very much Fun Flyers society will pub lish book basic techniques begin ners quarterly magazine sponsor kits local fun-fly-ins Fun Flyers conceived Joe attempt draw away members AMA rather will loosely-knit society interested building flying promoting simple-to-build fun-to-fly models types As matter fact organization could breath spring so-called Junior problem Bill Northrop wrote some stinging com ments about future hobby editorial February 1984 issue Model Builder asked earth kids today can find equivalent models built kids observation Fun Flyers just might hold answer Bills question information about Fun Flyers contact Joe Wagner P0 Box 95 Volant PA 16156 Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued pane 53 beautifully finished speed match looks Unfortunately both no longer us days end falling prey shorted battery pack other radio gremlins As would discovered later bad luck did end Quarter Midget Old Man Racing Stu Richmond managed fourth-place finish racing against some best showing consistency very important factor racing faster competitors finished well below SW Summing up Quarter Midget simply survival fittest showing prepared consistent win races Formula began immediately after completion Quarter Midget approx mately 2 pm real tribute Plans abone Quarter ScaleSet four wheels beauty 196 spanl documentation $6500 instructions $3000 contest workers get five full rounds Quarter Midget completed five hours first heats Bob Brogdon Powder Springs GA flew static winning K&B-powered Polecat 113 flat capture fast-time honors give other competitors something shoot say Bob fastest aircraft would understatement believe better word would awesome done under some extremely rough flying condi tions backed up 1139 show no flukeand old K&B engine new California specials Bob continued winning ways nail down first place honors addition fast time best static model Congrats Bob Grand Slam season opener believe closest competitor him Bill Williamson 1149 Bob also en tertained crowd very tight race against Brian Richmond Bobs horse power forced Brian cut Looking over results board again showed multitude zeroes attributed cold weather Normally-strong starters batteries found turning over cold balky racing engines high-nitro loads chore could handle Others join ing racer-to-spectator transition Wayne Yeager crashed two aircraft radio problems addition Quarter Midget Jeff Kerlo got bit around 2-3 touch-and-stuff method Jim Continued page 158 Scale dimensions near-scalp conslrucliOn unittue beanliful model worlds first practical airplane WRIGHT FLYER III 61 span $19500 Water cooled engine Geared belt drice Plans done train parts incladed pbs plansdocumentation scalp taheoff catapultinstractions $3000 kits include rolled full size plans building instructions documentation photos specs moulded heads hands wing building jig quick accurate scale-type wing frames sheet aluminum copper brass preprinted sheet ply preprinted spruce balsa rigging etc GEORGE MARSOEN 7621 Mary Casseft Drive Potomac Md 20854 May1984 155 pronen contest winner toy fly 1911AVROD 62isDan $12900 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 155 Young ended up flying wrong aircraft sat ground eating itself up shaft run spec tacular Greg Doe T-boned Dave Keats shattering mid-air Greg flying brand new Polecat usual done beautiful job finishing model third round Dave Keats met accident both splattered parts over entire area pylon almost way pylon two As previously mentioned Greg already crashed two Quarter Midgets mid-air didnt help much towards new-season points standing another note Gregs daughter Katie caller seems doing excel lent job Now can just get Greg get stuff together Just kidding Greg just kidding Dave Latsha semi-climactic aforementioned folded wing rounding No pylon spiraled terra firma beyond pits attrition rate can seen high cluded racing excellent four-plane heats pilots turn ing times high teens low twenties bad considering weather As mentioned Bob Brogdon sewed up first place honors Bruce Richmond nailed down second place Third place honors fell Brian Wonder Thumbs Richmond decided last minute make trek St Louis compete good see one-time Florida res ident Frank Anderson make trip way Canada race down warm country Racing completed Saturday midday again through efforts some excellent help workers Thanks fine crew myself competitors hope did well maybe didnt well good time considering weather will return next writing advertisers mention read about Model Aviation year another Tangerine Race 1983-84 Tangerine Race Results Formula First Bob Brogdonl130 Second Bruce Richmondl 168 Third Brian Richmond1214 Fourth Rex Knepperl 254 Fifth Bill Williamson 1149 Sixth Tom Kwiatowski1375 Seventh Jimmy Bartels1183 Eighth Gail Jacobsonl 187 Ninth Dave Latshal310 Tenth Jim Young 1330 Quarter Midget First Bruce Rich mondl226 Second Dave Latsha 1225 Third David Keatsl304 Fourth Stu Richmondi 334 Fifth Bill William sonl193 Sixth Jim Youngl206 Seventh Charles BurnetteN/T Eighth Jimmy BartelsN/T Ninth Rick CranmerNrl Tenth Tom Kwiatowski N/T Well looks like cold weather tried go South weather reports heard up North some weather Texas cant really feel sorry guys having brave 40 temperatures morning racing have limited number planes engines choose something new comes out usually gets lot attention Pictured months column plane called Wild Turkey will interesting see what plane does 84 racing season Anyone else anything new send something can pass along readers have pictures send along alsoS x 7 black & white per fect 3 x 5s color shots can used Most letters have received date support standardizing Q500 rules Lets hear What think? See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe iX 77302 RADIO EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE Bi 561 Dept MA Purk Forest IL 60466 LIST YOUR USED RAIDO EQUIPMENT FOR SALE No fee listing ow available Send SASE details USED RADIO EQUIPMENT WE HAVE LISTINGS OF USED RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Minimum fees ows available Send SASE details RADIO EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE Box 561 Dept MA Perk Forest IL 60466 158 Model Aviation UE4LT BIGE SpEcmfmcAnos WSpwU 2019, S An Wi5115 Ib nods o1ly PO~[VRAZ[NOAIoOUAORA,q,, PIn~pdIy 4AdI d 4, odAS Vo. Li t,yoldIdOko,Ioboo .dkdlj,qoAkBIOT AlIkdododp4ooodpo,,oi, FIrdoIIIp,on Ui,n.,oAo 01, Ak 0 od IoI,d 11 U.d,, 0Apil 4,d ,nhIv Thc NEW UPDATED E & L ZENOAN EcqiriE PRECiSE RFUL VibRAtioN 11t.pdmdk,.o,,,l.dbInoos,o,o,s,wpnoo.oo[v32][b13207469176430]] j,, taIIfl,inpo,disi9cob.owOo,d45Adiow.I.l00I S at& .IikS 9 dpwp- .4 IA 1995 4011,,Ao,k -SwoIIM,cI I, dbwioo1. bOwd PowA It.oAo 18IO5s9 1501RPM bck plo 81095 Do4I 141 bnjookJAd Solid-,, iQido 0 W15l,4I1 VISAI & L ManufacturiiMASTERCARD 5151 Fo [o,dol, S., SILICONE 10 foot coils TUBING SIZE SMALL MEDIUM LARGE DIA.062/156092/187125/250 s/COIL$235$265$325 US POSTAGE & HANDLINGsmall oil med 54/coil large oil gasoline LARRY DODGE AEROINC 10210 MANNING AVENUE N STILLWATER MN 55082 IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT New 30 ClD QUADRA $19995 New 22 CID QUADRA $10950 Reg 22 QUADRA $9995 Brisighella Flywheel $11995 Reg 22 QUADRA POWER A55EMBLY ONLY$5450 QUADRA REPAIR 000 plus parts Jim Mewer ERCOUPEPLANS $2396 KIT $23995 Jin Mewer TOMAHAWKPLANS $2395 KIT $25995 Jim Messer S-BALL TRAINER PLAN5 $1895 KIT $9995 BALSA end BA55WOOO 111 siesl 36% OFF Concept FLEET PLANS $2995 KIT $15995 COWL $1995 FLOATS 36115 scale cores $1795 conplete kit $3995 FLOATS 49 scalecores $2195 complete kit $4795 10 WWI WHEELS $2595 PftW CYLS FLEETIU$2595 PLANS SUPER 5TEARMAN 14 lGodfreyl $2595 STARDUSTER TOO IBrisighellal 14 J3 CUB Nelit $2995 VOLK5PLANE IChicken Charliel$2395 COCKPIT KITS Tomahawk F4U1 Spitfire$2295 Ercoope $2095 Stearman 12295 Citabria $2495 J3 Cab $2195 ME-lOS $2291 Fleet $2195 US Quadra FUEL TANKS16 oz $695 320 $795 FIBERGLASS ARROW SHAFTS 516s 32 long 601000 24-Hour. Add $250 postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 100 Valley View gany NY 14706
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/05
Page Numbers: 53, 155, 158
Radio Control PYLON RA CING Bill Hager WHILE us putting logs fire trying keep warm shoveling snow still some people racing year over Christmas New Years Holidays people Orlando FL put together sort winter Nats Included course Pylon Racing offers some us mid-winter break report Dennis OBrien years racing turned out Racing years Tangerine Races found weather cold windy racing hot furious both Quarter Midget Formula times attest Wednesday night racing registration gan three-day extravaganza safety checks both events static judging Formula 23 Formula 21 Quar ter Midget entrants registered battle coming Northern states prov inces warmth Florida evenings end Bob Brogdons immaculate Polecat emerged top static aircraft barely edging out Jim Bartels beau tiful Toni Thursday first day racing brought wind rain eventually cancelled racing day forced us complete 10 rounds competition five rounds event remaining 11/2 days Friday morning dawned very cold windy temperatures low Forties QM fliers Several top competitors problems cold weather suffering no-starts dead flight-pack bat teries due extreme cold clearly evidenced goose eggs posted results board hardy souls did manage pull together under adverse conditions experienced reward several good races year allowed straight 240-in venturis pressure Coupled race horse starts evened up handicap problem taking off last planes placed head-to-head 10 laps Dallas TX Bruce Richmond returned home turf win first place Nelson-powered Rivets Following close heels Dave Latsha Lemoyne PA Ron Young Cox-powered Rivets way Michigan Dave Keats pulled out third-place finish Ron Young Cox-powered Pole Kitty Floridas Bill Wil liamson pulled out stops third round ripped off 1193 cop fast time honors Ron Young Cox-powered Root Air Cobra Others didnt fare well read like whos fickle finger fate Mich igans Wayne Yeager wife Karen wiped out Shark heat No 3 rounding pylons 2-3 Jake Jacobson Georgia experienced constant fuel problems accounted several no-starts running aircraft very fast smooth-handling real hard luck story fell Tennessees Greg Doe daughter caller Katie Greg showed up two own-design P-39 Air Cobras Continued page 155 May 1984 53 Heres Howard Guadi withhis newest Pylon Racer design Wild Turkey Contest-wise model saw oniy ilmited action 1983 racing asasonand didnt seem turkey raced Note high-aspect-ratio mid-position wing Thats unuauai paint scheme too PEAK POWER PIPELook SoewTUNED PIPES ARE FUSSY COMPLICATED & EXPENSIVE iNo,onolelRIGHT NOT ANYMORE unique slide valve ISeooedery CIonbe B Adjoeinen PieyChonb,AtS I-Side design lets tune engine its peak power ght now Right field Just warm-up slide adjusting wire -the highest rpm see instructions tighten lock screw . go bore RfieOor ConeEohOiei Holholes sky Youll love wide powerband uncritical 4 Bind Bomne HoIs Rfiotor Cone . needle setting extra power Clarence Lee picked up quick 1000 rpm first bench run K&B Shop mail phone Visit our65 FR Formula 500 reference engine Most novices CONDOR HOBBIES SHOWROOMreport gains 700 1500 rpm ious competi 17971 Skypark Circle Suite D Irvine California 92714------~Jto 90 CONDOR discounts headers youll 714 261-5132 250-1425Itors size handles engines 25 Handling Charges need side exhaust engines SPECS 3/ dia HoursPrepaid Orders $250stainless steel tubing 20% overall length 5 oz wt Monday thru Friday 900 700COD Orders Open Saturdays 1000 500Credit Cards $475Su Retail $2996/Condor just $2450 expert old model engines others also replied some stories will make interesting copy later columns Thanks writing Speaking Joe Wagner remembered fondly us utterly delight ful Veco Dakota Sioux FF models late Forties early Fifties Both FF designs provided fun per dollar anything before since also designer of Vecos CL designs such Warrior etc Joe Wagners name also appears published designs di rected low-pressure fly-for-the-fun-of-it activities Frankly name almost sy nonymous sort flying Joe now forming society directed noncompetitive building flying particularly models can flown safely school yards athletic fields sort flying us enjoy very much Fun Flyers society will pub lish book basic techniques begin ners quarterly magazine sponsor kits local fun-fly-ins Fun Flyers conceived Joe attempt draw away members AMA rather will loosely-knit society interested building flying promoting simple-to-build fun-to-fly models types As matter fact organization could breath spring so-called Junior problem Bill Northrop wrote some stinging com ments about future hobby editorial February 1984 issue Model Builder asked earth kids today can find equivalent models built kids observation Fun Flyers just might hold answer Bills question information about Fun Flyers contact Joe Wagner P0 Box 95 Volant PA 16156 Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued pane 53 beautifully finished speed match looks Unfortunately both no longer us days end falling prey shorted battery pack other radio gremlins As would discovered later bad luck did end Quarter Midget Old Man Racing Stu Richmond managed fourth-place finish racing against some best showing consistency very important factor racing faster competitors finished well below SW Summing up Quarter Midget simply survival fittest showing prepared consistent win races Formula began immediately after completion Quarter Midget approx mately 2 pm real tribute Plans abone Quarter ScaleSet four wheels beauty 196 spanl documentation $6500 instructions $3000 contest workers get five full rounds Quarter Midget completed five hours first heats Bob Brogdon Powder Springs GA flew static winning K&B-powered Polecat 113 flat capture fast-time honors give other competitors something shoot say Bob fastest aircraft would understatement believe better word would awesome done under some extremely rough flying condi tions backed up 1139 show no flukeand old K&B engine new California specials Bob continued winning ways nail down first place honors addition fast time best static model Congrats Bob Grand Slam season opener believe closest competitor him Bill Williamson 1149 Bob also en tertained crowd very tight race against Brian Richmond Bobs horse power forced Brian cut Looking over results board again showed multitude zeroes attributed cold weather Normally-strong starters batteries found turning over cold balky racing engines high-nitro loads chore could handle Others join ing racer-to-spectator transition Wayne Yeager crashed two aircraft radio problems addition Quarter Midget Jeff Kerlo got bit around 2-3 touch-and-stuff method Jim Continued page 158 Scale dimensions near-scalp conslrucliOn unittue beanliful model worlds first practical airplane WRIGHT FLYER III 61 span $19500 Water cooled engine Geared belt drice Plans done train parts incladed pbs plansdocumentation scalp taheoff catapultinstractions $3000 kits include rolled full size plans building instructions documentation photos specs moulded heads hands wing building jig quick accurate scale-type wing frames sheet aluminum copper brass preprinted sheet ply preprinted spruce balsa rigging etc GEORGE MARSOEN 7621 Mary Casseft Drive Potomac Md 20854 May1984 155 pronen contest winner toy fly 1911AVROD 62isDan $12900 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 155 Young ended up flying wrong aircraft sat ground eating itself up shaft run spec tacular Greg Doe T-boned Dave Keats shattering mid-air Greg flying brand new Polecat usual done beautiful job finishing model third round Dave Keats met accident both splattered parts over entire area pylon almost way pylon two As previously mentioned Greg already crashed two Quarter Midgets mid-air didnt help much towards new-season points standing another note Gregs daughter Katie caller seems doing excel lent job Now can just get Greg get stuff together Just kidding Greg just kidding Dave Latsha semi-climactic aforementioned folded wing rounding No pylon spiraled terra firma beyond pits attrition rate can seen high cluded racing excellent four-plane heats pilots turn ing times high teens low twenties bad considering weather As mentioned Bob Brogdon sewed up first place honors Bruce Richmond nailed down second place Third place honors fell Brian Wonder Thumbs Richmond decided last minute make trek St Louis compete good see one-time Florida res ident Frank Anderson make trip way Canada race down warm country Racing completed Saturday midday again through efforts some excellent help workers Thanks fine crew myself competitors hope did well maybe didnt well good time considering weather will return next writing advertisers mention read about Model Aviation year another Tangerine Race 1983-84 Tangerine Race Results Formula First Bob Brogdonl130 Second Bruce Richmondl 168 Third Brian Richmond1214 Fourth Rex Knepperl 254 Fifth Bill Williamson 1149 Sixth Tom Kwiatowski1375 Seventh Jimmy Bartels1183 Eighth Gail Jacobsonl 187 Ninth Dave Latshal310 Tenth Jim Young 1330 Quarter Midget First Bruce Rich mondl226 Second Dave Latsha 1225 Third David Keatsl304 Fourth Stu Richmondi 334 Fifth Bill William sonl193 Sixth Jim Youngl206 Seventh Charles BurnetteN/T Eighth Jimmy BartelsN/T Ninth Rick CranmerNrl Tenth Tom Kwiatowski N/T Well looks like cold weather tried go South weather reports heard up North some weather Texas cant really feel sorry guys having brave 40 temperatures morning racing have limited number planes engines choose something new comes out usually gets lot attention Pictured months column plane called Wild Turkey will interesting see what plane does 84 racing season Anyone else anything new send something can pass along readers have pictures send along alsoS x 7 black & white per fect 3 x 5s color shots can used Most letters have received date support standardizing Q500 rules Lets hear What think? 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