Radio Control: Soaring

THE FIRST ANNUAL Mid-Columbia Slope Scale Fun-Fly Soaring Social first ganized Slope Scale event like held US turned out much bigger success anyone envisioned 1988 morial Day weekend 58 fliers showed up Richland southeastern Washington state bringing over 100 Scale planesboth Sailplanes Power Scale ships Saturday evening ban quet attended 124 people Quite few caine just spectate learn about Slope Scale flying Needless say lot Scale hangar flying going Fun-Fly hosted Tn-City Soar ers CDed Wil Byers sent report let everyone know tickled way went planning Fun-Fly over year TRICS very grateful everyone helped pull event together Pete Bechtel spearheaded gathering merchandise prizes did such good job entrant received something way raffle prize keeping fun-fly concept no prizes Best Longest Thatjust giant raffle Right up front Id like acknowledge people contributed much good stuff Back July 87 Tom Kikuchi JR Radios led off donating two PCM Max radios MiniNimbus kit Right behind Bob Boomer Beemer RC West contributed Multiplex Commander PCM radio Wilshire Model Centers new owner Bob Ratzlaff gave beauti ful DG-600 kit Multiplex Jerry Slates Vi king Models offered ASW-20/5-scale semikits Gary Anderson American Sailplane Designs specializes unusual American-made Sailplane kits Gary also manufactures huge Theres some really Good things photos left have L-R Walt Goods Gutsy Lady version Goldberg Gentle Lady stan dard Gentle Lady wing Joyce Good right detail construction features Walts superstrong Gutsy Lady wing new wing makes Gentle Lady potent contest flier Complete details wing construction column Airfoil used Selig 4061-096-84 44 Model Aviation Radio Cono Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3lafor Richiand WA Scale Slope Fun-Fly Mike Bamberg sets launch Ray McGowans Jantar 1 Highlight Richiand Slope Fun-Fly maiden flight huge Northrop YB-49 fly hig wing project Seattle Area Slope Soarheads spans 14 ft weighs 35 lb went second try mind-boggling sight its sweeping passes down slope 1/3-scale ASW-20 kit donated cause could go on Id just like ex press appreciation got behind new event say Thank fliers Other contributors Robbe Model Sport Combat Models SR Batteries Mark Foster Videos Lone Star Models Model Air plane News Williams Brothers Hobby Lobby Vinylwrite Lettering Sig Manufacturing RC Soaring Digest Model Builder Satellite City RCM Bill Liscomb Retracts Pete Bechtel Thanks again Weather records going back 1942 indi cated month May has average 28 days wind blowing 101 mph day before Friday-through-Sunday event saw front pushing would make good breezes Friday dawned partly cloudy skies 15-mph winds forecast temperatures eighties would create nice thermals ad dition slope lift First air Gene Cope Marysville CA fully detailed DG-lOlG Vi king Models kit Right behind Brad Smith fly ing fantastic Air Macchi Power Scale jet Ed Mason gang Idaho flew great little P 51 Penetrators GMGlascraft Ed also Micro-Mold U-2 purchased Wilshire Model Center Pete Marshall waited good winds launch highiy modified smartly detailed F-16 Combat Models Bill Lis comb hrought two quarter-scalers FiberGlasflu gel ASW-20 ASK-21 two-place Glider Bob Ratzlaff flew Multiplex Ka-6E showed lot penetration capability two very nice scratch-built mod els RCM&E plans Grunau Baby Frank Smith Schweizer 1-26 Randy Holzappleboth Spokane WA Three Jantar ls entered Ray McGowan Napa CA nicely detailed cockpit Steven Pepke Issaquah WA brought model Colditz glider original built American POWs German prison camp woke up Saturday morning unusual sight desert-like area raining hard thought would pass quickly didnt got 17% annual rainfall before stopped 245 pm wind started some stalwarts went up fly Some flew until 700 pm get ready banquet 800 highlight banquet slide presentation talk local full-size Glider flier Bob Moore After Saturdays rains promise good Slope weather Sunday luckily hap pened lift good put fliers upbeat mood intensity heightened Seattle Area Slope Soarheads SASS brought Continued page 147 ORDERS SHIPPED DAY RECEIVED WARBIRD VIDEOS VHS OR BETA OUR 23RD YEAR R ANY TWO VIDEOS ONLY $7595 ANY 3 VIDEOS ONLY $10795 SPE6IA[ IWTRDD6TDRY FFEALL 6 VIDEOS ONLY $19995 WARBIRD CHECKOUT VOL 1 Flying P-40 Warhawk Corsair Hellcat SB2-A Buccanneer Avenger NF 1325 Programs2 Hr Only $3995 WARBIRD CHECKOUT VOL II Flying P-38 Mitchell Bomber P-61 Black Widow Invader NF 1454 Programsi 00 Mm Only $3995 WARBIRD CHECKOUT VOL III Flying P-Si Mustang A-20 Bomber P-39 Introduction P-39 Advanced NF 1514 Programslb Mm Only $3995 3 dozen $400 ea 4 dozen $375 ea 5 dozen $360 ea 6 dozen $355 ea Add $400 shipping per order Please send good black white art reproduction Please specify quantity Trans-Cover colors ink color ordering Limit ink color per order Now fliers over world have neat inexpensive functional way protect R/C transmitters dirt dust rain Custom printed club logo Constructed durable canvas lifelong Velcro closure Available red blue green yellow orange black Colors can 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think Scale Slope FunFly special event craftsmen pilots sportsmen hope will better 89 based thoughtful evaluations re ceived So begin planning Memorial Day weekend May 25-28 1989 model must scale replica full-size glider Glider replicates full-size powered ship Beyond AMA Safety Code applies rest just flying fun attempting make interna tional event hope will attract partici pants Europe elsewhere hope manufacturers trade show will combined Friday night social will able examine purchase next Scale project Please plan attend 89 Remember fun need come show off Scale Glider Finally thanks club members worked hard make such successWil Byers video Slope Scale Fun-Fly available Mark Foster Videos filmed much action Wil described above offering onehour VHS tape $25 postage handling tax included tape has lot good flying shots unfortunately YB-49 flying wing could something wrong player tape watched several spots scenery tinted red can buy tape sending check money order Mark 826 Oneonta Dr So Pasadena CA 91030 now word about Walt Goods Gutsy Lady Anyone attended 87 Nats Lin coln NE will tell last two days flying much fun because winds gusting tween 20 30 mph About third contes tants decided discretion better part va lor dropped out Another third flew did bad things planes Through Walt Good flew serenely Goldberg Gentle Lady Gentle Lady Yes thats what Docs plane looked like fig ured met eye Wait allowed Lady beefed-up wing didnt have time discuss matter fully So saw write-up plane Bob Nelson Bobs Florida Soaring Society newslet ter knew something passed Bobs description some time Doc has flying Gentle Lady reasonable success 1987 no longer remained reasonable captured first place Tangerine Two-Meter after sea son successes culminated second-place finish FSSs contest season 1988 story continuea. first two thirds three FSS Two-Meter contests mention threat becoming Unlimited class Docs Gentle Lady drew editors atten tion 1987 Tangerine launched such acceleration broke winch line dive down relaunch another winch breathtaking often see stock Gentle Lady conversation Doc revealed experimenting new wing asked him article might reveal some inter esting points about its development did send generalized account rather full-size ribs spar construction detailsthe works made quite clear anyone welcome dupli cate wing door open boys Everyone has GL knows someone does Turn page find out fill Florida skies Gutsy Ladies turning page finds marked-up photo spar leading trailing edge con struction sketches airfoil wing planform notes Walt building flying Gutsy Lady Walts notes 1 Build new wing top GL plans cen ter section flat Tips have 13 dihedral plug center section using %-in-dia steel rod brass tubing Airfoil Selig 4061-096-84 Top bottom sheeted 6 balsa LE back spar Rear part ribs cap stripped top bottom No washout usedflew well apparently needed No taper LE TE ribs same size 2 Center spar 0007 x 1A-in carbon fiber beContinued page 151 October 1988 147 16 40 45 50 58 88 RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 147 tween x spruce spars 4 one-quarterinch-square balsa spar between spruce spars faced /32 ply shear webs both sides 3 Tip spar 0007 x A-in carbon fiber tween Ainsq balsa spars no spruce faced / ply shear webs both sides 4 Flown 425 oz total weight 9 oz/sq ft Includes Thermic Sniffler plus 45 oz bal last CG Tried 38-oz total weight very floaty flight characteristicsnot good Now has full summer competition Flew well conditions changing wing loading Penetration much greater standard GL wing Slows down well Up elevatorWalt Good subsequent note Walt said added pair Simprop modular spoilers ones have five individual little fingers swing up out wing available Hobby Lobby $13 Walt says very effective good drag slower land ings also added captured towhook re ports GL still flying 42 oz must have removed ballast Walt has living retirement Florida 10 years says enjoys year-round fly ing Joyce go back Michigan mid summer visit take few contests new RC flying Walt pioneers Radio Control flew first RC event 1936 Nats Detroit brother Bill marketed first commercially avail able equipment Radio Control model air planesthe famous Good Brothers radio As part 50th Anniversary first RC contest Walt wrote three-part history RC flying appeared March April May 1986 sues Model Aviation magazine ex tremely interesting Id very much recom mend digging out magazines read what early days like sure makes ap preciate equipment have today Sunglasses time Although its late season youre probably thinking about new pair sunglasses eyes just too important give best care can Sailplane pilots especially vulnerable eye trouble because spend much time look ing straight up sky know old say ing best lift right sun mind follow three pieces about eye protection first Dr Stanley Sa dod borrowed Inland Soaring Society newsletter Tait Stevens editor sec ond piece has some recent news about Suntiger sunglasses final part has information place buy high-quality orange-tint glasses local Lens Crafters store Part Sunglasses RC Pilot Dr Stanley Sadorf As optometrist Im frequently asked ques tions about sunglasses such best tint use plastic glass lenses better what about new lenses block blue light hope can shed some light shady topic same time educate about eye hazard model Sailplane pilots constantiy exposed First short science lesson order As demonstrated rainbow visible light com posed progression colors wavelengths starting reds end greens middie finally blues violets other end Just beyond violets invisible hu man eye ultravioletsor UV short UV light responsible MonoKote coming brittle hi-start losing its stretch skin becoming sunburned Recently researchers have discovered UV also promotes cataract formation cataract occurs focusing lens inside eyes becomes cloudy no longer transparent thus blocking vision Normally lenses very clear birth generally lose clarity get older age 70 will have least minor cataracts Exposure lot UV seems hasten natural aging process much way addition heat raw egg causes turn clear white Currently cure cataracts surgical re moval As RC pilots eyes get UV expo sure flying during almost other ac tivity can think spend two days week gazing sky often direction sun Without proper eye protection believe causing premature development cat aracts Fortunately proper sunglasses nearly 100% UV light can blocked before reaches eyes best way insure getting full protection tell optometrist optician need have him make pair specially designed treated filter UV Besides UV protection will have van ety other choices make purchasing pre scription nonprescription sunglasses lens es can made either plastic glass glass having greater scratch resistance However glass also twice weight plastic may comfortable wear Plastic lenses can treated scratch-resistant coating definitely scratch-proof So choice glass plastic comes down mainly personal preference tint usually recommended sunglasses neutral gray advantage gray lens does change color what viewing quick check see glasses dark enough look yourself mirror can see own eyes mir ror through glasses probably dark enough comfortable bright sunlight specialized tint gaining popularity full-scale Sailplane pilots seems beneficial modelers too tint amber color blocks ultraviolet blue light Elimination blue light produces sharper images Chip Stevens tried pair fly ing field seemed work well adver tised Sallplanes stood out better against blue sky distant objects defined less hazy disadvantage tint dra matic change colors objects Blue ob jects look almost black greens highiighted everything else some shade amber large color change may objectionable some try before buy last word concerning quality Prescrip tion glasses purchased through optometrist optician made optical-quality glass plastic almost always excellent quality Nonprescription sunglasses can purchased al anywhere price no guarantee qual sty judge quality lenses view re flected image overhead light off front surface lens see waviness distor tion dont buy Part two Suntiger sunglasses Back June 87 column piece called Eagles Dont Need Sunglasses Featured report Suntiger Company promot THE LEADER IN COMPETITION NEW hlft DIAPRICE 12 13 14 15 16 &__ __ p PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T020% INCREASE IN THRUST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH OIAPITCH PRICE 534 634 72833456 833A4568 845667 9456677/ 104566/,7 106W8W 106EW 114677778 115W 116EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164N* 16678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 500 DIAPITCHPRICE 75N sN 8I 67/,78 SERIES 400C 866777 977/27/ W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE M NARRAW PROPELLERS 1 CYCLE Sill ItS WO THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW NEW PITCH THP 6677/,8 677 8 677A 8 67 678 October 1988 151 QUAY BARBER MODELS 27106 Eutternut Ridge North Olmnted Ottlo 44070 SEIIIKIr 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nm made Brain Power Inc Miami FL readers scien tific persuasion what Brain Power says about dye Diamond Dye 500-550 nm new concept treating lenses ultraviolet absorption chemical properties dye interact form polymeric complexes dye molecules absorbed primarily through electric hydro phobic interaction porous surface hardresin lenses holds tiny silica-like molecules dye ensure bond tints reduce spectrum below 550 nanometers protecs rod-vision sensitivity eye addition providing vital protection cataract retinitis pigmentosa aphakic pa tients therapeutic dyes benefit others wellamong dentists exposed blue light during bonding treatments people spend great deal time outdoors anyone works UV light levels exception ally high find out Brain Powers work Gary made pair SSOs driving prescrip tion Incidentally 500/550 nm business de tSN aa Anderson 5cneraOiEW cneomeea Power ducts Inc Only certified checks reorrep orders occepted Minimum order 01002 three packages 4 Pomerpoles $302 per package 01 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THE FIRST ANNUAL Mid-Columbia Slope Scale Fun-Fly Soaring Social first ganized Slope Scale event like held US turned out much bigger success anyone envisioned 1988 morial Day weekend 58 fliers showed up Richland southeastern Washington state bringing over 100 Scale planesboth Sailplanes Power Scale ships Saturday evening ban quet attended 124 people Quite few caine just spectate learn about Slope Scale flying Needless say lot Scale hangar flying going Fun-Fly hosted Tn-City Soar ers CDed Wil Byers sent report let everyone know tickled way went planning Fun-Fly over year TRICS very grateful everyone helped pull event together Pete Bechtel spearheaded gathering merchandise prizes did such good job entrant received something way raffle prize keeping fun-fly concept no prizes Best Longest Thatjust giant raffle Right up front Id like acknowledge people contributed much good stuff Back July 87 Tom Kikuchi JR Radios led off donating two PCM Max radios MiniNimbus kit Right behind Bob Boomer Beemer RC West contributed Multiplex Commander PCM radio Wilshire Model Centers new owner Bob Ratzlaff gave beauti ful DG-600 kit Multiplex Jerry Slates Vi king Models offered ASW-20/5-scale semikits Gary Anderson American Sailplane Designs specializes unusual American-made Sailplane kits Gary also manufactures huge Theres some really Good things photos left have L-R Walt Goods Gutsy Lady version Goldberg Gentle Lady stan dard Gentle Lady wing Joyce Good right detail construction features Walts superstrong Gutsy Lady wing new wing makes Gentle Lady potent contest flier Complete details wing construction column Airfoil used Selig 4061-096-84 44 Model Aviation Radio Cono Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3lafor Richiand WA Scale Slope Fun-Fly Mike Bamberg sets launch Ray McGowans Jantar 1 Highlight Richiand Slope Fun-Fly maiden flight huge Northrop YB-49 fly hig wing project Seattle Area Slope Soarheads spans 14 ft weighs 35 lb went second try mind-boggling sight its sweeping passes down slope 1/3-scale ASW-20 kit donated cause could go on Id just like ex press appreciation got behind new event say Thank fliers Other contributors Robbe Model Sport Combat Models SR Batteries Mark Foster Videos Lone Star Models Model Air plane News Williams Brothers Hobby Lobby Vinylwrite Lettering Sig Manufacturing RC Soaring Digest Model Builder Satellite City RCM Bill Liscomb Retracts Pete Bechtel Thanks again Weather records going back 1942 indi cated month May has average 28 days wind blowing 101 mph day before Friday-through-Sunday event saw front pushing would make good breezes Friday dawned partly cloudy skies 15-mph winds forecast temperatures eighties would create nice thermals ad dition slope lift First air Gene Cope Marysville CA fully detailed DG-lOlG Vi king Models kit Right behind Brad Smith fly ing fantastic Air Macchi Power Scale jet Ed Mason gang Idaho flew great little P 51 Penetrators GMGlascraft Ed also Micro-Mold U-2 purchased Wilshire Model Center Pete Marshall waited good winds launch highiy modified smartly detailed F-16 Combat Models Bill Lis comb hrought two quarter-scalers FiberGlasflu gel ASW-20 ASK-21 two-place Glider Bob Ratzlaff flew Multiplex Ka-6E showed lot penetration capability two very nice scratch-built mod els RCM&E plans Grunau Baby Frank Smith Schweizer 1-26 Randy Holzappleboth Spokane WA Three Jantar ls entered Ray McGowan Napa CA nicely detailed cockpit Steven Pepke Issaquah WA brought model Colditz glider original built American POWs German prison camp woke up Saturday morning unusual sight desert-like area raining hard thought would pass quickly didnt got 17% annual rainfall before stopped 245 pm wind started some stalwarts went up fly Some flew until 700 pm get ready banquet 800 highlight banquet slide presentation talk local full-size Glider flier Bob Moore After Saturdays rains promise good Slope weather Sunday luckily hap pened lift good put fliers upbeat mood intensity heightened Seattle Area Slope Soarheads SASS brought Continued page 147 ORDERS SHIPPED DAY RECEIVED WARBIRD VIDEOS VHS OR BETA OUR 23RD YEAR R ANY TWO VIDEOS ONLY $7595 ANY 3 VIDEOS ONLY $10795 SPE6IA[ IWTRDD6TDRY FFEALL 6 VIDEOS ONLY $19995 WARBIRD CHECKOUT VOL 1 Flying P-40 Warhawk Corsair Hellcat SB2-A Buccanneer Avenger NF 1325 Programs2 Hr Only $3995 WARBIRD CHECKOUT VOL II Flying P-38 Mitchell Bomber P-61 Black Widow Invader NF 1454 Programsi 00 Mm Only $3995 WARBIRD CHECKOUT VOL III Flying P-Si Mustang A-20 Bomber P-39 Introduction P-39 Advanced NF 1514 Programslb Mm Only $3995 3 dozen $400 ea 4 dozen $375 ea 5 dozen $360 ea 6 dozen $355 ea Add $400 shipping per order Please send good black white art reproduction Please specify quantity Trans-Cover colors ink color ordering Limit ink color per order Now fliers over world have neat inexpensive functional way protect R/C transmitters dirt dust rain Custom printed club logo Constructed durable canvas lifelong Velcro closure Available red blue green yellow orange black Colors can 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think Scale Slope FunFly special event craftsmen pilots sportsmen hope will better 89 based thoughtful evaluations re ceived So begin planning Memorial Day weekend May 25-28 1989 model must scale replica full-size glider Glider replicates full-size powered ship Beyond AMA Safety Code applies rest just flying fun attempting make interna tional event hope will attract partici pants Europe elsewhere hope manufacturers trade show will combined Friday night social will able examine purchase next Scale project Please plan attend 89 Remember fun need come show off Scale Glider Finally thanks club members worked hard make such successWil Byers video Slope Scale Fun-Fly available Mark Foster Videos filmed much action Wil described above offering onehour VHS tape $25 postage handling tax included tape has lot good flying shots unfortunately YB-49 flying wing could something wrong player tape watched several spots scenery tinted red can buy tape sending check money order Mark 826 Oneonta Dr So Pasadena CA 91030 now word about Walt Goods Gutsy Lady Anyone attended 87 Nats Lin coln NE will tell last two days flying much fun because winds gusting tween 20 30 mph About third contes tants decided discretion better part va lor dropped out Another third flew did bad things planes Through Walt Good flew serenely Goldberg Gentle Lady Gentle Lady Yes thats what Docs plane looked like fig ured met eye Wait allowed Lady beefed-up wing didnt have time discuss matter fully So saw write-up plane Bob Nelson Bobs Florida Soaring Society newslet ter knew something passed Bobs description some time Doc has flying Gentle Lady reasonable success 1987 no longer remained reasonable captured first place Tangerine Two-Meter after sea son successes culminated second-place finish FSSs contest season 1988 story continuea. first two thirds three FSS Two-Meter contests mention threat becoming Unlimited class Docs Gentle Lady drew editors atten tion 1987 Tangerine launched such acceleration broke winch line dive down relaunch another winch breathtaking often see stock Gentle Lady conversation Doc revealed experimenting new wing asked him article might reveal some inter esting points about its development did send generalized account rather full-size ribs spar construction detailsthe works made quite clear anyone welcome dupli cate wing door open boys Everyone has GL knows someone does Turn page find out fill Florida skies Gutsy Ladies turning page finds marked-up photo spar leading trailing edge con struction sketches airfoil wing planform notes Walt building flying Gutsy Lady Walts notes 1 Build new wing top GL plans cen ter section flat Tips have 13 dihedral plug center section using %-in-dia steel rod brass tubing Airfoil Selig 4061-096-84 Top bottom sheeted 6 balsa LE back spar Rear part ribs cap stripped top bottom No washout usedflew well apparently needed No taper LE TE ribs same size 2 Center spar 0007 x 1A-in carbon fiber beContinued page 151 October 1988 147 16 40 45 50 58 88 RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 147 tween x spruce spars 4 one-quarterinch-square balsa spar between spruce spars faced /32 ply shear webs both sides 3 Tip spar 0007 x A-in carbon fiber tween Ainsq balsa spars no spruce faced / ply shear webs both sides 4 Flown 425 oz total weight 9 oz/sq ft Includes Thermic Sniffler plus 45 oz bal last CG Tried 38-oz total weight very floaty flight characteristicsnot good Now has full summer competition Flew well conditions changing wing loading Penetration much greater standard GL wing Slows down well Up elevatorWalt Good subsequent note Walt said added pair Simprop modular spoilers ones have five individual little fingers swing up out wing available Hobby Lobby $13 Walt says very effective good drag slower land ings also added captured towhook re ports GL still flying 42 oz must have removed ballast Walt has living retirement Florida 10 years says enjoys year-round fly ing Joyce go back Michigan mid summer visit take few contests new RC flying Walt pioneers Radio Control flew first RC event 1936 Nats Detroit brother Bill marketed first commercially avail able equipment Radio Control model air planesthe famous Good Brothers radio As part 50th Anniversary first RC contest Walt wrote three-part history RC flying appeared March April May 1986 sues Model Aviation magazine ex tremely interesting Id very much recom mend digging out magazines read what early days like sure makes ap preciate equipment have today Sunglasses time Although its late season youre probably thinking about new pair sunglasses eyes just too important give best care can Sailplane pilots especially vulnerable eye trouble because spend much time look ing straight up sky know old say ing best lift right sun mind follow three pieces about eye protection first Dr Stanley Sa dod borrowed Inland Soaring Society newsletter Tait Stevens editor sec ond piece has some recent news about Suntiger sunglasses final part has information place buy high-quality orange-tint glasses local Lens Crafters store Part Sunglasses RC Pilot Dr Stanley Sadorf As optometrist Im frequently asked ques tions about sunglasses such best tint use plastic glass lenses better what about new lenses block blue light hope can shed some light shady topic same time educate about eye hazard model Sailplane pilots constantiy exposed First short science lesson order As demonstrated rainbow visible light com posed progression colors wavelengths starting reds end greens middie finally blues violets other end Just beyond violets invisible hu man eye ultravioletsor UV short UV light responsible MonoKote coming brittle hi-start losing its stretch skin becoming sunburned Recently researchers have discovered UV also promotes cataract formation cataract occurs focusing lens inside eyes becomes cloudy no longer transparent thus blocking vision Normally lenses very clear birth generally lose clarity get older age 70 will have least minor cataracts Exposure lot UV seems hasten natural aging process much way addition heat raw egg causes turn clear white Currently cure cataracts surgical re moval As RC pilots eyes get UV expo sure flying during almost other ac tivity can think spend two days week gazing sky often direction sun Without proper eye protection believe causing premature development cat aracts Fortunately proper sunglasses nearly 100% UV light can blocked before reaches eyes best way insure getting full protection tell optometrist optician need have him make pair specially designed treated filter UV Besides UV protection will have van ety other choices make purchasing pre scription nonprescription sunglasses lens es can made either plastic glass glass having greater scratch resistance However glass also twice weight plastic may comfortable wear Plastic lenses can treated scratch-resistant coating definitely scratch-proof So choice glass plastic comes down mainly personal preference tint usually recommended sunglasses neutral gray advantage gray lens does change color what viewing quick check see glasses dark enough look yourself mirror can see own eyes mir ror through glasses probably dark enough comfortable bright sunlight specialized tint gaining popularity full-scale Sailplane pilots seems beneficial modelers too tint amber color blocks ultraviolet blue light Elimination blue light produces sharper images Chip Stevens tried pair fly ing field seemed work well adver tised Sallplanes stood out better against blue sky distant objects defined less hazy disadvantage tint dra matic change colors objects Blue ob jects look almost black greens highiighted everything else some shade amber large color change may objectionable some try before buy last word concerning quality Prescrip tion glasses purchased through optometrist optician made optical-quality glass plastic almost always excellent quality Nonprescription sunglasses can purchased al anywhere price no guarantee qual sty judge quality lenses view re flected image overhead light off front surface lens see waviness distor tion dont buy Part two Suntiger sunglasses Back June 87 column piece called Eagles Dont Need Sunglasses Featured report Suntiger Company promot THE LEADER IN COMPETITION NEW hlft DIAPRICE 12 13 14 15 16 &__ __ p PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T020% INCREASE IN THRUST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH OIAPITCH PRICE 534 634 72833456 833A4568 845667 9456677/ 104566/,7 106W8W 106EW 114677778 115W 116EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164N* 16678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 500 DIAPITCHPRICE 75N sN 8I 67/,78 SERIES 400C 866777 977/27/ W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE M NARRAW PROPELLERS 1 CYCLE Sill ItS WO THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW NEW PITCH THP 6677/,8 677 8 677A 8 67 678 October 1988 151 QUAY BARBER MODELS 27106 Eutternut Ridge North Olmnted Ottlo 44070 SEIIIKIr 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nm made Brain Power Inc Miami FL readers scien tific persuasion what Brain Power says about dye Diamond Dye 500-550 nm new concept treating lenses ultraviolet absorption chemical properties dye interact form polymeric complexes dye molecules absorbed primarily through electric hydro phobic interaction porous surface hardresin lenses holds tiny silica-like molecules dye ensure bond tints reduce spectrum below 550 nanometers protecs rod-vision sensitivity eye addition providing vital protection cataract retinitis pigmentosa aphakic pa tients therapeutic dyes benefit others wellamong dentists exposed blue light during bonding treatments people spend great deal time outdoors anyone works UV light levels exception ally high find out Brain Powers work Gary made pair SSOs driving prescrip tion Incidentally 500/550 nm business de tSN aa Anderson 5cneraOiEW cneomeea Power ducts Inc Only certified checks reorrep orders occepted Minimum order 01002 three packages 4 Pomerpoles $302 per package 01 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inventory frames Im sure local store would work you de cided color somewhere between 500 550 non As prices CR-39 plastic prescription len ses about $42 Brain Power dye treatment $30 youll want scratch-resistant coat ing $20 Good frames run $50 way $200 superlight titanium jobs Thats $142-$292 calculator did right RMcM may seem like lot money figure eyes too important fool around dont need orange glasses fly please always use some type sunglasses know have 100% UV protection Price guide Some quite expensive designer sunglasses worthless UV protection local optician should have machine 152 Model Aviation peck SiIver-Streak 035 ELECTRIC MOTOR SUPER LIGHT WEIGHT ONLY 26 OZ USES LESS CURRENT TURNS 6-3 PROP 12000 RPM 65 AMPS IDEAL FOR SMALL RIC & FREE FLIGHT MOTOR ONLY $1995 CATALOG #30 Q PHONE 619 448-1818 PeckPeIjmers BOX 2498-MA ESA CA 92044 U3- Copter Rubber Band Powered Helicopter Flying rngs8iOrt7 eab cositsnf e00 Fly 70005001 sooxoatto ttttINxFls7 P TROtiS rEOuPES0 ,cCF Al udn oAO 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Pip tn,$O0 tt14 n5n tepntwI,S AU cte p Pen-cut wILLES cF 54d*iN,Otlrrhl ruLnzrrtnnrvftnanr nn.n will check glasses UV elimination Im told plastic lenses UV coating usually perform better glass lenses regard excellent article sunglasses June issue Conde Nasts Traveler maga zine send SASE Ill mall copy closed quoting optometrist ideal palr sunglasses filters out everything low 510 nanometersin other words UVA UVB blue light RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 47 some comparisons weights done Jim Alaback published San Diego Aeroneers newsletter tend add another concept fat Jim found pair Du-Bro 3-in tires weighs 66 oz palr Dave Brown Lite Flites tips scale 12 oz also noted another fact about Dave Brown wheels lighter color lighter weight charcoal grey ones noticeably lighter black ones also bit lighter Trexlersand dont go flat either Aprils mystery model George Arinstead Glas tonberry CT says leafing through Oc tober 1938 Model Airplane News chance night before April 88 issue Model Aviation arrived Coincidence coincidences model couldnt identll old magazine quote MAN information Picture No 4 shows Kenneth Petersons high-stabilizer job Kenneth lives 13512 Rutherford Detroit Michigan designed ship data given Mr Grant MAN Possibly some will recognize drawing significant change Ken raised stabilizer would Out downdraft wing model flew beautifully 1938 Detroit Nats wavering moment extremely steady flew out sight after about two min utes due extremely strong winds presume one-of project drawings discarded long ago Should presumption incorrect wouldnt delight very interesting issue collection MAN 12 issues short being complete October 1938 issue 12 George sent photocopy Airways section proves enlightening Peter son design also illustrates Casimer Leja four-cycle engine later became Feeney mentioned few years ago Additionally twin-boom tractor gull-winged model Roy Marquardt Marquardt Engineering shown Perhaps mind-boggling thing sue photo Clinton DeSoto adjusting ra dio equlpment huge high-wing design displayed same Nats text states DeSoto assistant secretary Amencan Radio Relay League ARRL us knew radio Hams Thirties very fa miliar organization George says DeSotos earlier 12-ft RC Glider presently hangs lobby ARRLs headquarters Connecticut get things perspective transmitter De Soto adjusting photo looks about size suitcase models fuselage least two feet high power plant twin Forster 198 two 99s common case So big birds something new scene As always am interested obtaining pho tos unusual Old-Timers can either black-and-white quality color prints am interested designs immediate post-WW II era cabin-type prewar designs As matter common courtesy Id appreci ate would please include SASE write expect answer No horsepower race Several SAM So ciety Antique Modelers chapters experi menting RC Old-Time Glider events SAM 26 used following rules event years annual contest 1 Any Glider model Glider first de signed prior December 1945 2 appropriate applicable SAM rules will followed respect plana construc tion modifications etc 3 Wingspan will limited 120-in planform measurement Scaling permitted No wing loading requirement 4 Three official flights target time cx acfly 20 mm cumulative flights sec ond flight time over 1200 will deducted writer has long urge get volved SAM Towline Glider events since Free Flight rules allow auto-rudder have always dissuaded Now op portunity build fly some classic de signs added benefit using winch hi-start instead running around end towline would sort neat have chase dern things over too Anyone enlarged Thermics such list going prices old engines has compiled Dave Pearce Rt 3 Box 85 Leesburg VA 22075 computerized sheet aston ished saw price range Thor October 1988 153 ELECTRICNUELT*ii& Buzz skies search RED BARON DSCs neat liffle stand-way-off scale model famous \AANI fighter take-offs aerobatics touch goes 40 span 275 sq area beauly 6 7 cells Simple quick build precut fuselage sides tail feathers combo includes DSC HYPERTHRUST 075 motor fused switch harness tamiya connector pro peller adaptor propeller kitl 30 amperes meter determine current draw motor/propeller combination Special Combo Price $4795 IAVEY675 TOWER LANE YSTEMS WEST CHESTER PA 193& 4 ORPORATION