Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager EVERY year end summer NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Association holds Champion ship race Formula race premier racing event year model aviation about what Indy 500 auto racing race invitation only top fliers country qualify event nation divided racing dis tricts district allowed qualify its top 20% top 10 ever greater fliers Also top 10 finishers Formula AMA Nats top three finishers Canadian Nats qualified NMPRA officers past active NMPRA Chain pions also qualified people race usually start working qualifying next seasons race right after season ends year easy qualify makeup people race always competitive fastest year dont race Formula should come out watch order fair everyone race held year East Coast usually Florida another year central location usually Texas third year West Coast usually California racing season point accumula tions ends October 1 race usually held sometime late October tentative location dates years race October 13 14 Nash ville TN Smyrna Airport host club will Middle Tennessee RC Society Greg Doe CD group has put first-class race am sure will make years Championship Race first-class event way Throughout season try write about contests different parts country lets people know what going other areas report Mike Atzei Sr Bob Downey Memorial Formula race Whitter Narrows CA Host club San Gabriel Valley RC League announced earlier year would eliminate scale judging Standard Class hopes would able attract new fliers Welcome ranks Formula racing goes Emil Ghapgharan Gary Parise flew first races meet Mild temperatures light-to-mild winds rdade ideal weather conditions racing would think under conditions would posting hot times Boy wrong am able recall posting-board zeros seems like 98% posting DNF did finish DNS did start zeroes hard time recalling great races Mike Atzei Jr posted perfect score out nine rounds flown Kent Nogy wa down point losing Mike early round Mike also set fast time 11122 Flyoffs between Tom Chris topher Tony Huber Tony Lopez determine fifth place Tom won easily Lopez received cut Huber double cut Poor guy calling Huber Duane Luyen race promoter last two years presented Kent Nogy miniature replica Bob Downey four-foot perpetual trophy won last year Mike Atzei Jr placed first received big four-footer year plus Fast Time trophy Gaiy Hover received Best Finish fliers received commemorative race patch results Expert 1 Mike Atzei Jrlii22 fast time 2 Kent Nogyl1363 3 Brad Youngl 1970 4 Gary Hoveri22 10 5 Tom Christo pheri 1502 6 Tony Lopezi 2097 7 Tony Huberi2028 8 Jay Replogle 12308 9Ron Schorri15i7 10 George LaCortai 2527 Standard 1 Emil Ghapgharan 12486 2 Jim Petersonl3472 3 Gary Parisel4i0l 4 Leonard LeonNT now report Q500 racing reported John Kilsdonk Signal Seekers RC club 30 entries CAPS Q500 Race Westland MI May 20 1984 race non Rev-Up event Rev-Up props have used exclusively CAPS circuit seven years allowed event because year-long nonavailability popular 9-6 Continued page 162 September 1984 57 Notice anything unusual abOut pyion Macer photo Sureit has eiiipticai pianform wing isnt seen often Heres another ciue both piiot caiier wearing safety heimets Righti its scene stan FAi Pyion Race 1983 Czechoeiovak Champion ships Modei aiso has tuned-pipe muffler another FAi requirement Pylon Worid Championships coming 1985 50 US competitors better start flying FAi want get US team ruies 198445 AMA ruie book beginning page 114 dense lead modeler needs enlarge pockets R-22 blades three times grind plastic up mix epoxy voila has CG-correct blades have possibility releas ing missiles just deadly metal ones Worse yet adoption encourages use denser hardwood leading edge rotor blades well glass fiber comosite rotor blades event accident two types blades really think safety standpoint youre going come out better think just introduce rule states competitor breaks blades will eliminated competition am anarchist Rules neces sary poor rules worse no rules believe rule has cer tain implications future contestants rule proposed should passed well thought-out does stifle technology creativity future modelers believe better situation would have Helicopter Contest Board find acceptable method installation ballast publish AMA rule boormuch done descrip tion acceptable single-blade propellers CL Speed can turn new Emergency ruling around About month time read article ruling will brought before Contest Board adoption rule book dis agree adoption FAI definition rotor blades AMA competition either tell Contest Board about send views Ill see get right people BCNU Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 RC Pylon RacinglHage Continued page 57 trial balloon did prove quite successful other brands seemed have little effect times best times turned Master Airscrew plastic 9-6 about 17000 rpm Zinger Regular 9-6 Progressive Pitch 9-46 9-6 Power Props did well race didnt get started until 130 pm due continued possible showers did racing very close very fast particularly first race year Due fre quency matrixing three-plane heats necessary 50 heats plus two fly-offs completed little over 5 hours no reflys two crash es both No 3 pylon Dave Keats Mike Lasker Billy Johnson finished five rounds perfect scores provided exciting fly-off Dave taking marbles 162 Model Aviation Frank Baird novice won CAPS fast time award race results follows Times given two best fast times 1 D Keats 20 Pt 148/150 2 M Lasker 20 pt 148/150 3 B Johanson 20 pt 153/153 4 W Yea ger 17 Pt 154/157 5 B Pence 17 pt 153N/201 6 D Cohen 17 pt 155/ 157 7 J Cohen 16 Pt 152/153 8 J Kilsdonk 16 Pt 154/155 9 T Kwiat kowski 15 pt 153/157 10 B Hisey 15 pt 155/200 11 Merlino 15 Pt 158/159 12 R Morgan 15 Pt 158N 204 13 F Johanson 15 pt 159/201 14 J Krauer 15 Pt 200/ 200 15 Apaza 14 Pt l47A/155 Almost club country has some sort inner club competition would pretty boring belong club did anything So clubs gener ate some sort activity would bet time another almost clubs hold some kind race Whether Hand-Launched Gliders AAs Sport Pylon just about anything else can race some sort racing just about us have involved racing long time have seen areas have races almost week have seen same areas get burned out go 15-20 races summer down four five What happens Stop think about such thing too much left usually blame something elseusually lack inter est. Well knew just much competition still going local clubs know read newsletters sent AMA So what Well dont just sit around crying about itdo something about Promote racing Dont cancel race just because dont think will have good turnout will nothing bury racing event got started racing living Ohio Formula racing just afterthought Usually thrown end Pattern event just some added fun Nothing serious order get good races drive 300 500 miles So started promoting racing area went clubs never put Pylon Race before got Control Line club sponsor put race wasnt easy slow going first Usually would have Sport Pylon Formula would have maybe 15-20 sport 6-10 Formula Ones would get five rounds event day usually Sunday way would have spend night Along came Quarter Midget helped little new less expensive drew lot people racing moved Ohio Texas Continued page 164 Clevelands Gian$,PIas MANY NEWI FOR R/C BUFFS Worlds Largest Gas Plans Assortment INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS CO QUALITY * MASTER MODELS PLANS 54 SD Derrro,Ile 21 $48 ___ 7RConoICoIPBY5A$42 72Cor 02U1 4 L&S 104 Con Cor PBY5A $56 62 Honoord Roon 1k $40 96 Wrighl-NooyBooe $48 77 Rong $ 1 7G Fort $25 # 52W-Wnri2i Bed LS26 103 77W-Wnri2i R64 154868 D 84 Fokkr 07 FIr $39 108 60 Rorord Per tore $32 60 705071C Go-Boo $32 90 Roe ISO Sport 60 Soporrrorine S6B $24 90 SI,, Lono Wns $56 oporrrrorin S6B $32 80 Morfin 74 TAM-i $39 62 Con Honok P-6E $42 75 H-Ps 0400 torrob $32 94 CorHook P6E Fir $54 100 H-F8 0400 Boor $49 ~F' 62 Locklred V5 $24 65 MCiono Clippr $55 7 74 DoojIll, 0-B ii $42 97 MChno Clipper $75 93 Monooop Sport $54r 68 W,6 Whirlwind $24 80911 Spr Boildos $43- 68 Oyon Noojor$39I2$ 107 Aroooo C-3 Spr $30 68 OBonono VToil $39 61 Dooslo 0-28 Ok $32 77 Looorrrho 54, $25 22 Dooglo 0-2806 $49 72 N Mjioh Borob $49 ose Con tt 545- 65 MMoroodr B26 7i Morlin RiO 5ornb $29 81 OH Moqoiro Rb $42 7RTornerS W-W Ron $32r lOt DH MoqoBonok $55 r Oofrk Fi1C2 $39 98 Sror PT17Koy4i 94 Cor GofrIr Fi 1C2 $54 99 NBlk Widow F6i $69 66 09, Coorl Ro $24 7i Doog DC-s Tron $32 63 HowMrMollison $35 95 5 94 HoonMr Moth0, $45 86 H 63 Boeing P26A Frr $36 08 Cor0201/4 L&S $49 84 Boeint P26A Fir $48- 60 Dooglo M2 Moil $24 69 Woro C-6 Cobir $36 68 Brilol Bolidos Fir $30 64 teeclo Ci7t Slog $28 59 BronontooMLA $54- eof Ci 7-B Srs $49- 107 Grow Beorol FRF $54n 55 Look ii Elootro $30 73 Trorel Air 6000 $24 8 82 Look ii EI,rro $40 i07 Mon MB-I Boor $44. 62 Siioo 7 W 5t7 $16 91 Lirrdbrg NO211 $39 81 Siinon T/W 5B7 $24 108 FoirclrPTi9 Tr 123 Slinon T W SR7 $38 90 Woo Toper-Win8 039 39 Briiol Fir P2-B $20 75 WeiId Lyonder $33 Briiol Fir P2-B832 100 Woild Lyonder $49 lit RriloI Fir P2-B $45 57 Ford Trirroir 4-AT $2t 4TL Peoo Speo $45 76FodTori 4AT $45 63 Skyrooloel XP3P-i $20 114 F 4 T ml 4 AT $59 6 Cor Worhk P40 $24 84 8 ioyoe TFJ 2 $56 Look Lisfoing P38 $38 93 ben n C 2Aorpk $69 56 t9 Seot Aw $24 58 DroorJ2F Dook $29 4 topSeo-B Anoph $39 78 GroorJ2-F Dook $56 106 Piper i-S Cob$39 59 Gorfro G1V torn $52 8 Look Hod, Bork $28 117 Gorho GiV Room $39 63 Grow F6F Helloor $28 68 Bron-Winlmle Bird 045 55 torh Boky Boll $24 54 Con Twill XF934 $28 Nor Sold Thro Dolor Frioo,okleoi olmong Goor 1200 Orhor 6 1 2 Foil Irol 500 Op Add 10% oil order frippirg & in, err lo USA Cor & Eloowboro ii 15% 25% ky oriol oololog $200 inolod, Polo Liell Frire l,l H ~O ,o oon Si MODEL&SUPPLY LEVELAND iosoie OBOCOIT AVB CLEVELAN SCALE RADIO CONTROL VINTAGE sizes21/4___________ 3/43/ 133h 11443/i 11/25 WHE CONTROL-U NE GOLDEN AGE sizes21/4 343 1334 1 4% 11/45 1/ 6/2 ELS FREE-FLIGHT NEW BALLOON 21/441/4 34514 334 SCALE PILOTS CYUNDERS ENGINE KITS MACHINE GUN KITS PLASTIC DISPLAY MODELS EROS IN~ SEND $1 POE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 having 20-30 Q500 racers 15-30 Quarter Midget racers 15-25 Formula racers show up contest considered racing area very good Racing area am living now also very successful because few people willing take responsibility get things going keep after prime example what am talking about dont have Pylon Races scheduled Houston surrounding areas over four million people area us will ing go out promote racing stick long enough get something done stop look around can probably count hand spark plugs go-getters area dont get band wagon become As old excuses too much noise no flying field etcthats just much bull Come gang get As people cancelled twoday Formula event just because afraid low turnout will just about guarantee lower turnout next event suggestion Dont try hold event just type racing event has bad turnout other event will pick up promotional standpoint draw people intolets sayFormula usually Q500 Quarter Midget So run weekend con test race three events least two dont know about rest oldtimers out got interested Pylon Racing through becoming involved helping friend cant get some interested something know nothing about Enough Soap Box month Dont forget have something think readers might interested send will pass along See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 RacinglBerllner Continued page 63 crashed house killing two oc cupants house well himself Cook Cleland went win record 397 mph Ron Puckett also F2G second 394 mph tragedy left everyone limp obvious could have prevented relocating prewar course over un populated land plans went ahead 1950 Cleveland Air Races. until fighting began Korea June 1950 military pulled out its support no way hold racing usual site bomber plant behind stands put use building tanks races cancelled because Odoms crash Racing least midgets con tinued under sponsorship Conti nental Motors major races Miami Detroit smaller locallysponsored events elsewhere Reading PA Chattanooga TN San Jose CA Westchester NY sport better shape lot people thought would Cleveland things werent exactly great As 1950s moved along scene shifted such places Dansville NY Oshkosh WI Ft Wayne IN action still hot speeds kept getting higher Names like Bill Falck Rivets Tom Cassutt Cassutt Specials Jimmy Miller Little Gem became symbols era werent known outside inner circle racing gradually sport began slip obscurity midair collision Ft Wayne 1960 end ed mini-era unlikely places unlikely person started things up again Bill Stead world champion boat racer decided recreate National Air Races desert near Reno NV Using rare combination racing experience busines knowhow landed con tract ABC-TVs Wide World Sports convinced bunch hard-nosed gamblers way some national attention rival Las Vegas atmosphere Sky Ranch 1964 about much like Cleveland moon western desert plateau 5000 ft above sea level surrounded mountains within spitting distance swinging gambling town lots wind sand single hangar runway Still what counted racing planes pilots fansand enough checkered pylons flags bunting give place look feel air racing Unlimiteds spotlight much Cleveland bunch young hotshot owners Mustangs Grumman Bearcats out show world could pick up Doolittle Turner Cleland left off though ever raced around pylons midgets looked upon something fill empty slots program first official US National Champion ships aerobatics ballooning As new Sport Biplane Ladies Stock Plane classes responses pleas owners Wher nine-day operation completed people washed sand out hair eyes agree rousing success OK wasnt par Cleveland certainly didnt draw crowd press coverage Cleveland its heyday National Air Races after absence 15 years wasnt enough Harrahs Club Race Jackson ville FL hardly Bendix transcontinental won Wayne Adams 341 mph Mustang best cute competitive Sport Biplanes Clyde Parsons Knight Twister 145 mph Stock Plane Race went Irene Leverton Piper Cherokee whoop-de-doo 144 mph Unlimited finals fine race between Bob Love Chuck Lyfords P-51D Mira Slovak Bill Steads Bearcat Love winning 367 mph Miras 356 mph Darryl Greenamyer third modified Bearcat 352 mph disqualified refusing land short dirt strip after race 164 Model Aviation SMOOTH CONTOUR 3h234 131/4 11433/i 11/441/4 2h51/4
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/09
Page Numbers: 57, 162, 164
Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager EVERY year end summer NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Association holds Champion ship race Formula race premier racing event year model aviation about what Indy 500 auto racing race invitation only top fliers country qualify event nation divided racing dis tricts district allowed qualify its top 20% top 10 ever greater fliers Also top 10 finishers Formula AMA Nats top three finishers Canadian Nats qualified NMPRA officers past active NMPRA Chain pions also qualified people race usually start working qualifying next seasons race right after season ends year easy qualify makeup people race always competitive fastest year dont race Formula should come out watch order fair everyone race held year East Coast usually Florida another year central location usually Texas third year West Coast usually California racing season point accumula tions ends October 1 race usually held sometime late October tentative location dates years race October 13 14 Nash ville TN Smyrna Airport host club will Middle Tennessee RC Society Greg Doe CD group has put first-class race am sure will make years Championship Race first-class event way Throughout season try write about contests different parts country lets people know what going other areas report Mike Atzei Sr Bob Downey Memorial Formula race Whitter Narrows CA Host club San Gabriel Valley RC League announced earlier year would eliminate scale judging Standard Class hopes would able attract new fliers Welcome ranks Formula racing goes Emil Ghapgharan Gary Parise flew first races meet Mild temperatures light-to-mild winds rdade ideal weather conditions racing would think under conditions would posting hot times Boy wrong am able recall posting-board zeros seems like 98% posting DNF did finish DNS did start zeroes hard time recalling great races Mike Atzei Jr posted perfect score out nine rounds flown Kent Nogy wa down point losing Mike early round Mike also set fast time 11122 Flyoffs between Tom Chris topher Tony Huber Tony Lopez determine fifth place Tom won easily Lopez received cut Huber double cut Poor guy calling Huber Duane Luyen race promoter last two years presented Kent Nogy miniature replica Bob Downey four-foot perpetual trophy won last year Mike Atzei Jr placed first received big four-footer year plus Fast Time trophy Gaiy Hover received Best Finish fliers received commemorative race patch results Expert 1 Mike Atzei Jrlii22 fast time 2 Kent Nogyl1363 3 Brad Youngl 1970 4 Gary Hoveri22 10 5 Tom Christo pheri 1502 6 Tony Lopezi 2097 7 Tony Huberi2028 8 Jay Replogle 12308 9Ron Schorri15i7 10 George LaCortai 2527 Standard 1 Emil Ghapgharan 12486 2 Jim Petersonl3472 3 Gary Parisel4i0l 4 Leonard LeonNT now report Q500 racing reported John Kilsdonk Signal Seekers RC club 30 entries CAPS Q500 Race Westland MI May 20 1984 race non Rev-Up event Rev-Up props have used exclusively CAPS circuit seven years allowed event because year-long nonavailability popular 9-6 Continued page 162 September 1984 57 Notice anything unusual abOut pyion Macer photo Sureit has eiiipticai pianform wing isnt seen often Heres another ciue both piiot caiier wearing safety heimets Righti its scene stan FAi Pyion Race 1983 Czechoeiovak Champion ships Modei aiso has tuned-pipe muffler another FAi requirement Pylon Worid Championships coming 1985 50 US competitors better start flying FAi want get US team ruies 198445 AMA ruie book beginning page 114 dense lead modeler needs enlarge pockets R-22 blades three times grind plastic up mix epoxy voila has CG-correct blades have possibility releas ing missiles just deadly metal ones Worse yet adoption encourages use denser hardwood leading edge rotor blades well glass fiber comosite rotor blades event accident two types blades really think safety standpoint youre going come out better think just introduce rule states competitor breaks blades will eliminated competition am anarchist Rules neces sary poor rules worse no rules believe rule has cer tain implications future contestants rule proposed should passed well thought-out does stifle technology creativity future modelers believe better situation would have Helicopter Contest Board find acceptable method installation ballast publish AMA rule boormuch done descrip tion acceptable single-blade propellers CL Speed can turn new Emergency ruling around About month time read article ruling will brought before Contest Board adoption rule book dis agree adoption FAI definition rotor blades AMA competition either tell Contest Board about send views Ill see get right people BCNU Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 RC Pylon RacinglHage Continued page 57 trial balloon did prove quite successful other brands seemed have little effect times best times turned Master Airscrew plastic 9-6 about 17000 rpm Zinger Regular 9-6 Progressive Pitch 9-46 9-6 Power Props did well race didnt get started until 130 pm due continued possible showers did racing very close very fast particularly first race year Due fre quency matrixing three-plane heats necessary 50 heats plus two fly-offs completed little over 5 hours no reflys two crash es both No 3 pylon Dave Keats Mike Lasker Billy Johnson finished five rounds perfect scores provided exciting fly-off Dave taking marbles 162 Model Aviation Frank Baird novice won CAPS fast time award race results follows Times given two best fast times 1 D Keats 20 Pt 148/150 2 M Lasker 20 pt 148/150 3 B Johanson 20 pt 153/153 4 W Yea ger 17 Pt 154/157 5 B Pence 17 pt 153N/201 6 D Cohen 17 pt 155/ 157 7 J Cohen 16 Pt 152/153 8 J Kilsdonk 16 Pt 154/155 9 T Kwiat kowski 15 pt 153/157 10 B Hisey 15 pt 155/200 11 Merlino 15 Pt 158/159 12 R Morgan 15 Pt 158N 204 13 F Johanson 15 pt 159/201 14 J Krauer 15 Pt 200/ 200 15 Apaza 14 Pt l47A/155 Almost club country has some sort inner club competition would pretty boring belong club did anything So clubs gener ate some sort activity would bet time another almost clubs hold some kind race Whether Hand-Launched Gliders AAs Sport Pylon just about anything else can race some sort racing just about us have involved racing long time have seen areas have races almost week have seen same areas get burned out go 15-20 races summer down four five What happens Stop think about such thing too much left usually blame something elseusually lack inter est. Well knew just much competition still going local clubs know read newsletters sent AMA So what Well dont just sit around crying about itdo something about Promote racing Dont cancel race just because dont think will have good turnout will nothing bury racing event got started racing living Ohio Formula racing just afterthought Usually thrown end Pattern event just some added fun Nothing serious order get good races drive 300 500 miles So started promoting racing area went clubs never put Pylon Race before got Control Line club sponsor put race wasnt easy slow going first Usually would have Sport Pylon Formula would have maybe 15-20 sport 6-10 Formula Ones would get five rounds event day usually Sunday way would have spend night Along came Quarter Midget helped little new less expensive drew lot people racing moved Ohio Texas Continued page 164 Clevelands Gian$,PIas MANY NEWI FOR R/C BUFFS Worlds Largest Gas Plans Assortment INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS CO QUALITY * MASTER MODELS PLANS 54 SD Derrro,Ile 21 $48 ___ 7RConoICoIPBY5A$42 72Cor 02U1 4 L&S 104 Con Cor PBY5A $56 62 Honoord Roon 1k $40 96 Wrighl-NooyBooe $48 77 Rong $ 1 7G Fort $25 # 52W-Wnri2i Bed LS26 103 77W-Wnri2i R64 154868 D 84 Fokkr 07 FIr $39 108 60 Rorord Per tore $32 60 705071C Go-Boo $32 90 Roe ISO Sport 60 Soporrrorine S6B $24 90 SI,, Lono Wns $56 oporrrrorin S6B $32 80 Morfin 74 TAM-i $39 62 Con Honok P-6E $42 75 H-Ps 0400 torrob $32 94 CorHook P6E Fir $54 100 H-F8 0400 Boor $49 ~F' 62 Locklred V5 $24 65 MCiono Clippr $55 7 74 DoojIll, 0-B ii $42 97 MChno Clipper $75 93 Monooop Sport $54r 68 W,6 Whirlwind $24 80911 Spr Boildos $43- 68 Oyon Noojor$39I2$ 107 Aroooo C-3 Spr $30 68 OBonono VToil $39 61 Dooslo 0-28 Ok $32 77 Looorrrho 54, $25 22 Dooglo 0-2806 $49 72 N Mjioh Borob $49 ose Con tt 545- 65 MMoroodr B26 7i Morlin RiO 5ornb $29 81 OH Moqoiro Rb $42 7RTornerS W-W Ron $32r lOt DH MoqoBonok $55 r Oofrk Fi1C2 $39 98 Sror PT17Koy4i 94 Cor GofrIr Fi 1C2 $54 99 NBlk Widow F6i $69 66 09, Coorl Ro $24 7i Doog DC-s Tron $32 63 HowMrMollison $35 95 5 94 HoonMr Moth0, $45 86 H 63 Boeing P26A Frr $36 08 Cor0201/4 L&S $49 84 Boeint P26A Fir $48- 60 Dooglo M2 Moil $24 69 Woro C-6 Cobir $36 68 Brilol Bolidos Fir $30 64 teeclo Ci7t Slog $28 59 BronontooMLA $54- eof Ci 7-B Srs $49- 107 Grow Beorol FRF $54n 55 Look ii Elootro $30 73 Trorel Air 6000 $24 8 82 Look ii EI,rro $40 i07 Mon MB-I Boor $44. 62 Siioo 7 W 5t7 $16 91 Lirrdbrg NO211 $39 81 Siinon T/W 5B7 $24 108 FoirclrPTi9 Tr 123 Slinon T W SR7 $38 90 Woo Toper-Win8 039 39 Briiol Fir P2-B $20 75 WeiId Lyonder $33 Briiol Fir P2-B832 100 Woild Lyonder $49 lit RriloI Fir P2-B $45 57 Ford Trirroir 4-AT $2t 4TL Peoo Speo $45 76FodTori 4AT $45 63 Skyrooloel XP3P-i $20 114 F 4 T ml 4 AT $59 6 Cor Worhk P40 $24 84 8 ioyoe TFJ 2 $56 Look Lisfoing P38 $38 93 ben n C 2Aorpk $69 56 t9 Seot Aw $24 58 DroorJ2F Dook $29 4 topSeo-B Anoph $39 78 GroorJ2-F Dook $56 106 Piper i-S Cob$39 59 Gorfro G1V torn $52 8 Look Hod, Bork $28 117 Gorho GiV Room $39 63 Grow F6F Helloor $28 68 Bron-Winlmle Bird 045 55 torh Boky Boll $24 54 Con Twill XF934 $28 Nor Sold Thro Dolor Frioo,okleoi olmong Goor 1200 Orhor 6 1 2 Foil Irol 500 Op Add 10% oil order frippirg & in, err lo USA Cor & Eloowboro ii 15% 25% ky oriol oololog $200 inolod, Polo Liell Frire l,l H ~O ,o oon Si MODEL&SUPPLY LEVELAND iosoie OBOCOIT AVB CLEVELAN SCALE RADIO CONTROL VINTAGE sizes21/4___________ 3/43/ 133h 11443/i 11/25 WHE CONTROL-U NE GOLDEN AGE sizes21/4 343 1334 1 4% 11/45 1/ 6/2 ELS FREE-FLIGHT NEW BALLOON 21/441/4 34514 334 SCALE PILOTS CYUNDERS ENGINE KITS MACHINE GUN KITS PLASTIC DISPLAY MODELS EROS IN~ SEND $1 POE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 having 20-30 Q500 racers 15-30 Quarter Midget racers 15-25 Formula racers show up contest considered racing area very good Racing area am living now also very successful because few people willing take responsibility get things going keep after prime example what am talking about dont have Pylon Races scheduled Houston surrounding areas over four million people area us will ing go out promote racing stick long enough get something done stop look around can probably count hand spark plugs go-getters area dont get band wagon become As old excuses too much noise no flying field etcthats just much bull Come gang get As people cancelled twoday Formula event just because afraid low turnout will just about guarantee lower turnout next event suggestion Dont try hold event just type racing event has bad turnout other event will pick up promotional standpoint draw people intolets sayFormula usually Q500 Quarter Midget So run weekend con test race three events least two dont know about rest oldtimers out got interested Pylon Racing through becoming involved helping friend cant get some interested something know nothing about Enough Soap Box month Dont forget have something think readers might interested send will pass along See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 RacinglBerllner Continued page 63 crashed house killing two oc cupants house well himself Cook Cleland went win record 397 mph Ron Puckett also F2G second 394 mph tragedy left everyone limp obvious could have prevented relocating prewar course over un populated land plans went ahead 1950 Cleveland Air Races. until fighting began Korea June 1950 military pulled out its support no way hold racing usual site bomber plant behind stands put use building tanks races cancelled because Odoms crash Racing least midgets con tinued under sponsorship Conti nental Motors major races Miami Detroit smaller locallysponsored events elsewhere Reading PA Chattanooga TN San Jose CA Westchester NY sport better shape lot people thought would Cleveland things werent exactly great As 1950s moved along scene shifted such places Dansville NY Oshkosh WI Ft Wayne IN action still hot speeds kept getting higher Names like Bill Falck Rivets Tom Cassutt Cassutt Specials Jimmy Miller Little Gem became symbols era werent known outside inner circle racing gradually sport began slip obscurity midair collision Ft Wayne 1960 end ed mini-era unlikely places unlikely person started things up again Bill Stead world champion boat racer decided recreate National Air Races desert near Reno NV Using rare combination racing experience busines knowhow landed con tract ABC-TVs Wide World Sports convinced bunch hard-nosed gamblers way some national attention rival Las Vegas atmosphere Sky Ranch 1964 about much like Cleveland moon western desert plateau 5000 ft above sea level surrounded mountains within spitting distance swinging gambling town lots wind sand single hangar runway Still what counted racing planes pilots fansand enough checkered pylons flags bunting give place look feel air racing Unlimiteds spotlight much Cleveland bunch young hotshot owners Mustangs Grumman Bearcats out show world could pick up Doolittle Turner Cleland left off though ever raced around pylons midgets looked upon something fill empty slots program first official US National Champion ships aerobatics ballooning As new Sport Biplane Ladies Stock Plane classes responses pleas owners Wher nine-day operation completed people washed sand out hair eyes agree rousing success OK wasnt par Cleveland certainly didnt draw crowd press coverage Cleveland its heyday National Air Races after absence 15 years wasnt enough Harrahs Club Race Jackson ville FL hardly Bendix transcontinental won Wayne Adams 341 mph Mustang best cute competitive Sport Biplanes Clyde Parsons Knight Twister 145 mph Stock Plane Race went Irene Leverton Piper Cherokee whoop-de-doo 144 mph Unlimited finals fine race between Bob Love Chuck Lyfords P-51D Mira Slovak Bill Steads Bearcat Love winning 367 mph Miras 356 mph Darryl Greenamyer third modified Bearcat 352 mph disqualified refusing land short dirt strip after race 164 Model Aviation SMOOTH CONTOUR 3h234 131/4 11433/i 11/441/4 2h51/4
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/09
Page Numbers: 57, 162, 164
Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager EVERY year end summer NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Association holds Champion ship race Formula race premier racing event year model aviation about what Indy 500 auto racing race invitation only top fliers country qualify event nation divided racing dis tricts district allowed qualify its top 20% top 10 ever greater fliers Also top 10 finishers Formula AMA Nats top three finishers Canadian Nats qualified NMPRA officers past active NMPRA Chain pions also qualified people race usually start working qualifying next seasons race right after season ends year easy qualify makeup people race always competitive fastest year dont race Formula should come out watch order fair everyone race held year East Coast usually Florida another year central location usually Texas third year West Coast usually California racing season point accumula tions ends October 1 race usually held sometime late October tentative location dates years race October 13 14 Nash ville TN Smyrna Airport host club will Middle Tennessee RC Society Greg Doe CD group has put first-class race am sure will make years Championship Race first-class event way Throughout season try write about contests different parts country lets people know what going other areas report Mike Atzei Sr Bob Downey Memorial Formula race Whitter Narrows CA Host club San Gabriel Valley RC League announced earlier year would eliminate scale judging Standard Class hopes would able attract new fliers Welcome ranks Formula racing goes Emil Ghapgharan Gary Parise flew first races meet Mild temperatures light-to-mild winds rdade ideal weather conditions racing would think under conditions would posting hot times Boy wrong am able recall posting-board zeros seems like 98% posting DNF did finish DNS did start zeroes hard time recalling great races Mike Atzei Jr posted perfect score out nine rounds flown Kent Nogy wa down point losing Mike early round Mike also set fast time 11122 Flyoffs between Tom Chris topher Tony Huber Tony Lopez determine fifth place Tom won easily Lopez received cut Huber double cut Poor guy calling Huber Duane Luyen race promoter last two years presented Kent Nogy miniature replica Bob Downey four-foot perpetual trophy won last year Mike Atzei Jr placed first received big four-footer year plus Fast Time trophy Gaiy Hover received Best Finish fliers received commemorative race patch results Expert 1 Mike Atzei Jrlii22 fast time 2 Kent Nogyl1363 3 Brad Youngl 1970 4 Gary Hoveri22 10 5 Tom Christo pheri 1502 6 Tony Lopezi 2097 7 Tony Huberi2028 8 Jay Replogle 12308 9Ron Schorri15i7 10 George LaCortai 2527 Standard 1 Emil Ghapgharan 12486 2 Jim Petersonl3472 3 Gary Parisel4i0l 4 Leonard LeonNT now report Q500 racing reported John Kilsdonk Signal Seekers RC club 30 entries CAPS Q500 Race Westland MI May 20 1984 race non Rev-Up event Rev-Up props have used exclusively CAPS circuit seven years allowed event because year-long nonavailability popular 9-6 Continued page 162 September 1984 57 Notice anything unusual abOut pyion Macer photo Sureit has eiiipticai pianform wing isnt seen often Heres another ciue both piiot caiier wearing safety heimets Righti its scene stan FAi Pyion Race 1983 Czechoeiovak Champion ships Modei aiso has tuned-pipe muffler another FAi requirement Pylon Worid Championships coming 1985 50 US competitors better start flying FAi want get US team ruies 198445 AMA ruie book beginning page 114 dense lead modeler needs enlarge pockets R-22 blades three times grind plastic up mix epoxy voila has CG-correct blades have possibility releas ing missiles just deadly metal ones Worse yet adoption encourages use denser hardwood leading edge rotor blades well glass fiber comosite rotor blades event accident two types blades really think safety standpoint youre going come out better think just introduce rule states competitor breaks blades will eliminated competition am anarchist Rules neces sary poor rules worse no rules believe rule has cer tain implications future contestants rule proposed should passed well thought-out does stifle technology creativity future modelers believe better situation would have Helicopter Contest Board find acceptable method installation ballast publish AMA rule boormuch done descrip tion acceptable single-blade propellers CL Speed can turn new Emergency ruling around About month time read article ruling will brought before Contest Board adoption rule book dis agree adoption FAI definition rotor blades AMA competition either tell Contest Board about send views Ill see get right people BCNU Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 RC Pylon RacinglHage Continued page 57 trial balloon did prove quite successful other brands seemed have little effect times best times turned Master Airscrew plastic 9-6 about 17000 rpm Zinger Regular 9-6 Progressive Pitch 9-46 9-6 Power Props did well race didnt get started until 130 pm due continued possible showers did racing very close very fast particularly first race year Due fre quency matrixing three-plane heats necessary 50 heats plus two fly-offs completed little over 5 hours no reflys two crash es both No 3 pylon Dave Keats Mike Lasker Billy Johnson finished five rounds perfect scores provided exciting fly-off Dave taking marbles 162 Model Aviation Frank Baird novice won CAPS fast time award race results follows Times given two best fast times 1 D Keats 20 Pt 148/150 2 M Lasker 20 pt 148/150 3 B Johanson 20 pt 153/153 4 W Yea ger 17 Pt 154/157 5 B Pence 17 pt 153N/201 6 D Cohen 17 pt 155/ 157 7 J Cohen 16 Pt 152/153 8 J Kilsdonk 16 Pt 154/155 9 T Kwiat kowski 15 pt 153/157 10 B Hisey 15 pt 155/200 11 Merlino 15 Pt 158/159 12 R Morgan 15 Pt 158N 204 13 F Johanson 15 pt 159/201 14 J Krauer 15 Pt 200/ 200 15 Apaza 14 Pt l47A/155 Almost club country has some sort inner club competition would pretty boring belong club did anything So clubs gener ate some sort activity would bet time another almost clubs hold some kind race Whether Hand-Launched Gliders AAs Sport Pylon just about anything else can race some sort racing just about us have involved racing long time have seen areas have races almost week have seen same areas get burned out go 15-20 races summer down four five What happens Stop think about such thing too much left usually blame something elseusually lack inter est. Well knew just much competition still going local clubs know read newsletters sent AMA So what Well dont just sit around crying about itdo something about Promote racing Dont cancel race just because dont think will have good turnout will nothing bury racing event got started racing living Ohio Formula racing just afterthought Usually thrown end Pattern event just some added fun Nothing serious order get good races drive 300 500 miles So started promoting racing area went clubs never put Pylon Race before got Control Line club sponsor put race wasnt easy slow going first Usually would have Sport Pylon Formula would have maybe 15-20 sport 6-10 Formula Ones would get five rounds event day usually Sunday way would have spend night Along came Quarter Midget helped little new less expensive drew lot people racing moved Ohio Texas Continued page 164 Clevelands Gian$,PIas MANY NEWI FOR R/C BUFFS Worlds Largest Gas Plans Assortment INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS CO QUALITY * MASTER MODELS PLANS 54 SD 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Races scheduled Houston surrounding areas over four million people area us will ing go out promote racing stick long enough get something done stop look around can probably count hand spark plugs go-getters area dont get band wagon become As old excuses too much noise no flying field etcthats just much bull Come gang get As people cancelled twoday Formula event just because afraid low turnout will just about guarantee lower turnout next event suggestion Dont try hold event just type racing event has bad turnout other event will pick up promotional standpoint draw people intolets sayFormula usually Q500 Quarter Midget So run weekend con test race three events least two dont know about rest oldtimers out got interested Pylon Racing through becoming involved helping friend cant get some interested something know nothing about Enough Soap Box month Dont forget have something think readers might interested send will pass along See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 RacinglBerllner Continued page 63 crashed house killing two oc cupants house well himself Cook Cleland went win record 397 mph Ron Puckett also F2G second 394 mph tragedy left everyone limp obvious could have prevented relocating prewar course over un populated land plans went ahead 1950 Cleveland Air Races. until fighting began Korea June 1950 military pulled out its support no way hold racing usual site bomber plant behind stands put use building tanks races cancelled because Odoms crash Racing least midgets con tinued under sponsorship Conti nental Motors major races Miami Detroit smaller locallysponsored events elsewhere Reading PA Chattanooga TN San Jose CA Westchester NY sport better shape lot people thought would Cleveland things werent exactly great As 1950s moved along scene shifted such places Dansville NY Oshkosh WI Ft Wayne IN action still hot speeds kept getting higher Names like Bill Falck Rivets Tom Cassutt Cassutt Specials Jimmy Miller Little Gem became symbols era werent known outside inner circle racing gradually sport began slip obscurity midair collision Ft Wayne 1960 end ed mini-era unlikely places unlikely person started things up again Bill Stead world champion boat racer decided recreate National Air Races desert near Reno NV Using rare combination racing experience busines knowhow landed con tract ABC-TVs Wide World Sports convinced bunch hard-nosed gamblers way some national attention rival Las Vegas atmosphere Sky Ranch 1964 about much like Cleveland moon western desert plateau 5000 ft above sea level surrounded mountains within spitting distance swinging gambling town lots wind sand single hangar runway Still what counted racing planes pilots fansand enough checkered pylons flags bunting give place look feel air racing Unlimiteds spotlight much Cleveland bunch young hotshot owners Mustangs Grumman Bearcats out show world could pick up Doolittle Turner Cleland left off though ever raced around pylons midgets looked upon something fill empty slots program first official US National Champion ships aerobatics ballooning As new Sport Biplane Ladies Stock Plane classes responses pleas owners Wher nine-day operation completed people washed sand out hair eyes agree rousing success OK wasnt par Cleveland certainly didnt draw crowd press coverage Cleveland its heyday National Air Races after absence 15 years wasnt enough Harrahs Club Race Jackson ville FL hardly Bendix transcontinental won Wayne Adams 341 mph Mustang best cute competitive Sport Biplanes Clyde Parsons Knight Twister 145 mph Stock Plane Race went Irene Leverton Piper Cherokee whoop-de-doo 144 mph Unlimited finals fine race between Bob Love Chuck Lyfords P-51D Mira Slovak Bill Steads Bearcat Love winning 367 mph Miras 356 mph Darryl Greenamyer third modified Bearcat 352 mph disqualified refusing land short dirt strip after race 164 Model Aviation SMOOTH CONTOUR 3h234 131/4 11433/i 11/441/4 2h51/4