Radio Control: Scale

RADIO CONTROL SCALE El r mu Jvin L U I-i U C SCALE held Friday July 12 through Sunday July 14 Friday set aside very difficult task staticjudging some finest RC Scale models land Saturday Sunday played host four rounds precise Scale flying very same airplanes Four classes offered Sportsman Sport Scale Expert Sport Scale Designer Scale FAI Sport Scale majority entrants found separated competitive experience levels Sportsman Expert Designer Scale open contestants have designedthats designed built planstheir own aircraft FAI judged international rules model subjected impartial panel static judges evaluate model aircraft against full-scales documentation provided contestant aircraft judged fidelity scale areas outline finish color markings builders craftsmanship Static scores posted until contestant has flown first flight Flying follows static judging case years Nationals four flightlines establishedeach its own pair flight judges contestant fly front set judges maximum four flights Four flight lines can keep large contest moving quickly also assure no four aircraft airborne simultaneously Before flight contestant submits flight plan judges flight plan lists mandatory optional maneuvers order will flown flight plan may changed round round maneuvers must prototypical jumbo jets perform loops rolls Extra 300s perform Bomb Release flight models pilot skills judged quality realism As pilots complete first official flights static scores Round flight scores posted low rounds thrown away two highest flight scores averaged added static score contestants final score took first look Muncie operation incredible job AMA done Frank Ehling Museum Lee Renaud Library ran few Scale buddies yakked Nats awhile good know nothing good things being said about event site capabilities contest personnel collected Nats literature checked hotel excellent Asian dinner Muncie Yes surprised yes went bed flying portion four RC Scale contests would open next morning Following brief pilots meeting 9 am first Saturdays two exciting rounds flight commenced Round followed midday photo break models could rolled onto runways taxiways benefit spectators press Round Two began December 1996 75 Hal Parenti holds son Gary fires up J-3 Round Three Sunday Gary Won Sportsman Sport Scale beautifully built model Top Flite kit Garland Hamiltons T-33 powered JPX turbine turns 118000 rpm top end 40000 idle Greg Hahns 5-25 Ziroli plan 20% Superb presentation earned him high static score First Place Expert Saturdays highlights cool flight performance Robert Benson Mansfield Ohio especially light 103inch Quadra-powered Stinson L-5 losing wheel takeoff Bob flew out flight plan real pressure came turned bare-legged L-5 onto final throttled back field stopped witness what everyone expected would tragic end flight no such tragedy occurred help Bobs composure skill sticks stall speed ground met perfectlythe model never rolled few feet before coming gentle halt remaining upright undamaged Bobs landing performance deservedly drew loudest rounds applause Ive ever heard contest site knew wanted runway because didnt think grass would keep airplane piece said Benson crowd very kind score wasnt too bad either guess kinda went pity shot Bobs L-5 Roy Vaillancourt plans finished Supershrink Coverite Sherwin-Williams Latex paint Futaba nine-channel guides model has qualified Bob US Scale Masters Nationals milestones plentiful such Bob Benjamins Spitfirethe first retract/flap-equipped heavy metal fighter flown RC Scale Nationals under Electric power Bobs Spitfire much-modified Dynaflite 81-inch kit model flew very well surprised everyone its extended run time realistic flight performance took out excess Lite Ply Bob explained replaced good quality Sig balsa maintain scale appearance didnt make cutouts rear fuselage fuselage covered 6-ounce glass cloth polyester resin Koverall nitrate dope K&B epoxy did rest Despite its roots Bobs Spitfire looks pretty convincing After proving model could work started refining landing gear Robart originally retracting inward plan recommends simplicity wider stance Later reversed gear retract outward Spittys gear should Bob intended bring Electrified Platt Zero Nationals model damaged Bob pressed taking Spitfire Muncie Spitfire never intended contest airplane now friend also saw first turbinepowered jet RC Scale Nationals competition flown Garland Hamilton During break action able get few words Garland flew turbine powered T-33 Second Place Expert asked him shed little light turbine discipline Working Bob Violett Models opportunity spend day-and-ahalf JPX factory got learn tear em apart put em back together again got back States changed two aircraft use turbine engine T-33 have first T-33 built straight turbine five flights went Top Gun Ive got 34 flights now Its starting get fun 76 Model Aviation y Sutherlands Duncan Hutson SE5a distributed USA Proctor Enterprises VS-i 20 four-stroke about 15 pounds Bob Karison loves Grumman Wildcat Nationals entry uses unique 3-W 70 42 two-stroke twin imported Desert Aircraft Glass-over-wood finish Jeff Foleys Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star third Expert Fiberglass some built-up parts 08 Max 91 Dynamax fan JMP tuned pipe 20 pounds Garland feels long responsible pilot operates proper checklist model can actually easier operate ducted fan Theres no vibration whatsoever no radio problems no airframe problems Garland claims engine running right now JPX T-260 third generation outstanding engine available through Bob Violett Models North South American rep JPX top end turbine turning about 118000 rpm said Garland idle its about 40000 rpm continued its putting out about 9 pounds thrust almost pound thrust idleso its accelerating idle have have brakes landing need speed brakes flaps some kind speed reduction able bring aircraft throttle has delay system fiveto-seven-second delay go full throttle takes about seven seconds finally come up Same thing idle lot now throttle management air asked Garland about radio aircraft operated Airtronics Infinity 10-channel turbines required have lot extras have have fuel cutoffs have have flaps speed brakes other extra items 10-channel has capabilities delay systems programming make just perfect aircraft seemed turbine authority ducted-fan system might have same model Garland agreed lot maneuvers flown ttle less Hamilton said time come max power takeoff maybe dive youre coming back idle rest Youre flying jet now get sound jet Its crowd pleaser couldnt agree turbine sound hits chest ears Its correct Bob Benjamins Electric 81-inch Spitfire awed crowd Wayne Siewert flew familiar Porsche Mooney Sixth flaps retracts plenty performance plenty flight time Designer Scale Consistent top-finisher contest circuit Dale Arvin RC Scale event director year working December 1996 77 David Voglund gets engine going SNJ-5B Wayne Siewert assists Dave made top ten year eighth-place finish Expert Scale category director John Guenther Dale has instrumental force long-term success Kentucky Mint Julep annual Scale meet experienced contest directors available Scale events especially advanced level Nationals judging must absolutely impartial administered strictly book flightlines coordinated AMA president Dave Brown certainly no stranger upper-echelon competition expertise wife/assistant Sally Brown assured smooth running four rounds Dave says decided advantage directing flightlines contest like Nationals experience skill meets flight judges crew knows its job needs little input line director concluded Judging should impartial first-rate Former AMA Technical Director/Executive Director Bob Underwood hand help settle rules issues present AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf Ron Morgans years Nats experience also available site familiar Nats personality Bob Vojslavek managed make appearance two over weekend close first round Saturday Gary Parentis J-3 taken top static Sportsman Hahns big B-25 ruled Expert Hal Parenti owned static half Designer Peter Hill rather non-dramatic race first place PAL PAl contestant Greg Hahns B-25 truly magnificent model taken Nick Ziroli plan enlarged approximately 20% takes us Zirolis 100-inch model 118 inches looking about 48-49 pounds pair G-38s swinging 18 x 10 wood homemade threeblade props Its got Robart retracts Glennis wheels brakes out California JR PCM radio Greg told Its glassed over oneounce cloth Z-Poxy Finishing Resin Paint car stuff no hardener lots flattening agent buffed steel wool drops bombs has sequencing doors used sequencing unit Ultra Precision up Canada Everything operates air bomb unit own design drops six sequence Greg test-flew B-25 January 2lof year won Best Airplane WRAM show won Military Scale Toledo sixth Top Gun won Mint Julep lead Greg took high static score honors Muncie went win Expert Ive loved Shooting Star ever since saw Dr Meechams jet glow green fifties sci-fi classic Island Earth Jeff Foley flew three Lockheed T-33s entered years Nats Foley plenty say about jet placed third Its Lockheed T-33A basically ajet trainer developed P-80 first jet fighter particular model Ive done Jet Model Products kit Tom Cook has Dynamax fan also produced him OS Max 91 Jet Model Products tuned pipe model basically molded fiberglass Jeff continued did build up some parts save weight horizontal tail control surfaces wood finish K&B paint painted larger markings small markings Pro Mark Graphics Jeff s model weighs 20 pounds flies like Pattern airplane Ive always liked early jets says Foley have lot grace character wanted trainer-type model learn run fan engines Ive very little experience Designer Scale Corvins third-place 215-pound 1/4-scale Globe Swift has excellent contest performance history Corvin says model powered OS 160 twin four-stroke finished Imron paint Its balsa plywood construction K&B glass cloth over wood use Z-Poxy resin glass cloth works very well use Airtronics six-channel Infinity 78 Model Aviation est applause accompanied Bob Bensons skillful landing Stinson L-5 dropped wheel takeoff Landed scratch Skip Mast readies ill-fated C-130 Steve Sauger holds Designer Scale model lost two engines air other two just flew accident U Save 10% merchandise EFree Shipping orders over $100 ENo handling charge EAdvance notice sales U Savings 9uaranteedto exceed membership cost $2995 U Free CST Product Guides Catalog Subject term itions on-line -Jttp//wwwimznetcom/ct/ call Composite Structures Technology P0 Box 642 Dept JN Tehachapi CA 93581 Phone 1400-338-1278 805-822-4162 rivet detail done Sig yellow glue Corvin has full scale plans available Globe Swift Charlie Nelson walking talking encyclopedia WACO memorabilia asked him few words terrific model Its Model VKS-7F built 1941 Its 24 built United States Army Air Corps cross country flight training 24 equipped mid-chord landing flaps lower surface top wing explained Having built several WACO cabin biplanes over years Charlie has procedures down fine science airplanes built birch ply balsa wood covered Sig Koverall painted Sig dope ailerons fiberglass castings made mold generated Wheel pants fiberglass cowls fiberglass number other fiberglass aluminum parts airplanes including wing root fairings fairings around horizontal vertical stabilizers airplanes engine sevencylinder Sydel ST-770 41 cubic inches four horsepower 6000 rpm distributed Proctor Enterprises Oregon run 22 x 10 Zinger propeller 6300 rpm took somewhere between 1600 2000 hours build airplane addition being tightly organized top-shelf meet 1996 Nats two days excellent flying weather very comfortable temperatures fair-to-sunny skies light-to-moderate winds no excessive heat humidity no hurricanes no locusts Dave Brown has indicated Scale events will again flown Muncie 1997 Start practicing now hope see U Eli U U U -I L - 80 Model Aviation

RADIO CONTROL SCALE El r mu Jvin L U I-i U C SCALE held Friday July 12 through Sunday July 14 Friday set aside very difficult task staticjudging some finest RC Scale models land Saturday Sunday played host four rounds precise Scale flying very same airplanes Four classes offered Sportsman Sport Scale Expert Sport Scale Designer Scale FAI Sport Scale majority entrants found separated competitive experience levels Sportsman Expert Designer Scale open contestants have designedthats designed built planstheir own aircraft FAI judged international rules model subjected impartial panel static judges evaluate model aircraft against full-scales documentation provided contestant aircraft judged fidelity scale areas outline finish color markings builders craftsmanship Static scores posted until contestant has flown first flight Flying follows static judging case years Nationals four flightlines establishedeach its own pair flight judges contestant fly front set judges maximum four flights Four flight lines can keep large contest moving quickly also assure no four aircraft airborne simultaneously Before flight contestant submits flight plan judges flight plan lists mandatory optional maneuvers order will flown flight plan may changed round round maneuvers must prototypical jumbo jets perform loops rolls Extra 300s perform Bomb Release flight models pilot skills judged quality realism As pilots complete first official flights static scores Round flight scores posted low rounds thrown away two highest flight scores averaged added static score contestants final score took first look Muncie operation incredible job AMA done Frank Ehling Museum Lee Renaud Library ran few Scale buddies yakked Nats awhile good know nothing good things being said about event site capabilities contest personnel collected Nats literature checked hotel excellent Asian dinner Muncie Yes surprised yes went bed flying portion four RC Scale contests would open next morning Following brief pilots meeting 9 am first Saturdays two exciting rounds flight commenced Round followed midday photo break models could rolled onto runways taxiways benefit spectators press Round Two began December 1996 75 Hal Parenti holds son Gary fires up J-3 Round Three Sunday Gary Won Sportsman Sport Scale beautifully built model Top Flite kit Garland Hamiltons T-33 powered JPX turbine turns 118000 rpm top end 40000 idle Greg Hahns 5-25 Ziroli plan 20% Superb presentation earned him high static score First Place Expert Saturdays highlights cool flight performance Robert Benson Mansfield Ohio especially light 103inch Quadra-powered Stinson L-5 losing wheel takeoff Bob flew out flight plan real pressure came turned bare-legged L-5 onto final throttled back field stopped witness what everyone expected would tragic end flight no such tragedy occurred help Bobs composure skill sticks stall speed ground met perfectlythe model never rolled few feet before coming gentle halt remaining upright undamaged Bobs landing performance deservedly drew loudest rounds applause Ive ever heard contest site knew wanted runway because didnt think grass would keep airplane piece said Benson crowd very kind score wasnt too bad either guess kinda went pity shot Bobs L-5 Roy Vaillancourt plans finished Supershrink Coverite Sherwin-Williams Latex paint Futaba nine-channel guides model has qualified Bob US Scale Masters Nationals milestones plentiful such Bob Benjamins Spitfirethe first retract/flap-equipped heavy metal fighter flown RC Scale Nationals under Electric power Bobs Spitfire much-modified Dynaflite 81-inch kit model flew very well surprised everyone its extended run time realistic flight performance took out excess Lite Ply Bob explained replaced good quality Sig balsa maintain scale appearance didnt make cutouts rear fuselage fuselage covered 6-ounce glass cloth polyester resin Koverall nitrate dope K&B epoxy did rest Despite its roots Bobs Spitfire looks pretty convincing After proving model could work started refining landing gear Robart originally retracting inward plan recommends simplicity wider stance Later reversed gear retract outward Spittys gear should Bob intended bring Electrified Platt Zero Nationals model damaged Bob pressed taking Spitfire Muncie Spitfire never intended contest airplane now friend also saw first turbinepowered jet RC Scale Nationals competition flown Garland Hamilton During break action able get few words Garland flew turbine powered T-33 Second Place Expert asked him shed little light turbine discipline Working Bob Violett Models opportunity spend day-and-ahalf JPX factory got learn tear em apart put em back together again got back States changed two aircraft use turbine engine T-33 have first T-33 built straight turbine five flights went Top Gun Ive got 34 flights now Its starting get fun 76 Model Aviation y Sutherlands Duncan Hutson SE5a distributed USA Proctor Enterprises VS-i 20 four-stroke about 15 pounds Bob Karison loves Grumman Wildcat Nationals entry uses unique 3-W 70 42 two-stroke twin imported Desert Aircraft Glass-over-wood finish Jeff Foleys Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star third Expert Fiberglass some built-up parts 08 Max 91 Dynamax fan JMP tuned pipe 20 pounds Garland feels long responsible pilot operates proper checklist model can actually easier operate ducted fan Theres no vibration whatsoever no radio problems no airframe problems Garland claims engine running right now JPX T-260 third generation outstanding engine available through Bob Violett Models North South American rep JPX top end turbine turning about 118000 rpm said Garland idle its about 40000 rpm continued its putting out about 9 pounds thrust almost pound thrust idleso its accelerating idle have have brakes landing need speed brakes flaps some kind speed reduction able bring aircraft throttle has delay system fiveto-seven-second delay go full throttle takes about seven seconds finally come up Same thing idle lot now throttle management air asked Garland about radio aircraft operated Airtronics Infinity 10-channel turbines required have lot extras have have fuel cutoffs have have flaps speed brakes other extra items 10-channel has capabilities delay systems programming make just perfect aircraft seemed turbine authority ducted-fan system might have same model Garland agreed lot maneuvers flown ttle less Hamilton said time come max power takeoff maybe dive youre coming back idle rest Youre flying jet now get sound jet Its crowd pleaser couldnt agree turbine sound hits chest ears Its correct Bob Benjamins Electric 81-inch Spitfire awed crowd Wayne Siewert flew familiar Porsche Mooney Sixth flaps retracts plenty performance plenty flight time Designer Scale Consistent top-finisher contest circuit Dale Arvin RC Scale event director year working December 1996 77 David Voglund gets engine going SNJ-5B Wayne Siewert assists Dave made top ten year eighth-place finish Expert Scale category director John Guenther Dale has instrumental force long-term success Kentucky Mint Julep annual Scale meet experienced contest directors available Scale events especially advanced level Nationals judging must absolutely impartial administered strictly book flightlines coordinated AMA president Dave Brown certainly no stranger upper-echelon competition expertise wife/assistant Sally Brown assured smooth running four rounds Dave says decided advantage directing flightlines contest like Nationals experience skill meets flight judges crew knows its job needs little input line director concluded Judging should impartial first-rate Former AMA Technical Director/Executive Director Bob Underwood hand help settle rules issues present AMA Technical Director Steve Kaluf Ron Morgans years Nats experience also available site familiar Nats personality Bob Vojslavek managed make appearance two over weekend close first round Saturday Gary Parentis J-3 taken top static Sportsman Hahns big B-25 ruled Expert Hal Parenti owned static half Designer Peter Hill rather non-dramatic race first place PAL PAl contestant Greg Hahns B-25 truly magnificent model taken Nick Ziroli plan enlarged approximately 20% takes us Zirolis 100-inch model 118 inches looking about 48-49 pounds pair G-38s swinging 18 x 10 wood homemade threeblade props Its got Robart retracts Glennis wheels brakes out California JR PCM radio Greg told Its glassed over oneounce cloth Z-Poxy Finishing Resin Paint car stuff no hardener lots flattening agent buffed steel wool drops bombs has sequencing doors used sequencing unit Ultra Precision up Canada Everything operates air bomb unit own design drops six sequence Greg test-flew B-25 January 2lof year won Best Airplane WRAM show won Military Scale Toledo sixth Top Gun won Mint Julep lead Greg took high static score honors Muncie went win Expert Ive loved Shooting Star ever since saw Dr Meechams jet glow green fifties sci-fi classic Island Earth Jeff Foley flew three Lockheed T-33s entered years Nats Foley plenty say about jet placed third Its Lockheed T-33A basically ajet trainer developed P-80 first jet fighter particular model Ive done Jet Model Products kit Tom Cook has Dynamax fan also produced him OS Max 91 Jet Model Products tuned pipe model basically molded fiberglass Jeff continued did build up some parts save weight horizontal tail control surfaces wood finish K&B paint painted larger markings small markings Pro Mark Graphics Jeff s model weighs 20 pounds flies like Pattern airplane Ive always liked early jets says Foley have lot grace character wanted trainer-type model learn run fan engines Ive very little experience Designer Scale Corvins third-place 215-pound 1/4-scale Globe Swift has excellent contest performance history Corvin says model powered OS 160 twin four-stroke finished Imron paint Its balsa plywood construction K&B glass cloth over wood use Z-Poxy resin glass cloth works very well use Airtronics six-channel Infinity 78 Model Aviation est applause accompanied Bob Bensons skillful landing Stinson L-5 dropped wheel takeoff Landed scratch Skip Mast readies ill-fated C-130 Steve Sauger holds Designer Scale model lost two engines air other two just flew accident U Save 10% merchandise EFree Shipping orders over $100 ENo handling charge EAdvance notice sales U Savings 9uaranteedto exceed membership cost $2995 U Free CST Product Guides Catalog Subject term itions on-line -Jttp//wwwimznetcom/ct/ call Composite Structures Technology P0 Box 642 Dept JN Tehachapi CA 93581 Phone 1400-338-1278 805-822-4162 rivet detail done Sig yellow glue Corvin has full scale plans available Globe Swift Charlie Nelson walking talking encyclopedia WACO memorabilia asked him few words terrific model Its Model VKS-7F built 1941 Its 24 built United States Army Air Corps cross country flight training 24 equipped mid-chord landing flaps lower surface top wing explained Having built several WACO cabin biplanes over years Charlie has procedures down fine science airplanes built birch ply balsa wood covered Sig Koverall painted Sig dope ailerons fiberglass castings made mold generated Wheel pants fiberglass cowls fiberglass number other fiberglass aluminum parts airplanes including wing root fairings fairings around horizontal vertical stabilizers airplanes engine sevencylinder Sydel ST-770 41 cubic inches four horsepower 6000 rpm distributed Proctor Enterprises Oregon run 22 x 10 Zinger propeller 6300 rpm took somewhere between 1600 2000 hours build airplane addition being tightly organized top-shelf meet 1996 Nats two days excellent flying weather very comfortable temperatures fair-to-sunny skies light-to-moderate winds no excessive heat humidity no hurricanes no locusts Dave Brown has indicated Scale events will again flown Muncie 1997 Start practicing now hope see U Eli U U U -I L - 80 Model Aviation