NATS NEWS Richiand Nats Washington State will give us very full week Soaring Sailpianers have expressed desire fly just Duration Nats opportunity come out support special interest Official events will include usual three Du ration classes Scale first time F3B Provisional events Cross-Country HandLaunch Slope Soaring fit Monday-through-Saturday schedule see March columnand official Nats schedule posted April Competition Newsletter Unlimited Standard Two-Meter Duration will flown whole day per class past weve flown three Duration classes Scale over four days Tuesday-Friday class per day could reduce number flights little everybody hustles retrievers func tion should work Out OK thinking about Cross-Country event details gleaned Port land Area SS newsletter Pat Chewing editor Nats X-C event will conform pects FAI F3H provisional rules except 1 Two rounds will flown same day different courses 2 Scoring will modified encourage com pletion course cases * racers finishing course 750 pts finish plus 250 pts multiplied x finish time di vided fastest time * racers finishing someone has finished 750 pts multiplied x distance com pleted divided course distance * no completes course scores will 1000 pts multiplied x distance completed di vided longest distance completed State Washington occupants vehicle must use seat belts flying race will try have enough rental con vertibles available using own chase vehicle must have seat belts occu pants including pilot spotter/copilot No stand ing moving vehicles No riding back pickups seats belts rules will stricfly enforced Mileage markers will positioned course determining distance flown timer will final authority distance flown time complete validity turn-point turns timer will also responsible reporting safety violations minimum team consists three persons pi lot copilot/spotter timer/driver can bring full team will try provide extra personnel Entry fee $25 per team Please pre register June 15 indicating preferred fre quency least alternate help may need Contact Mike Bamberg 1059 NW Darnielle St Hillsboro OR 97124 tele phone 503 640-5926 / 57 WINDSONG M5 Examples Vinylwrite Custom Lettering Top legend should GNOME ed itor goofed applying sheet cardboard photo N peeled off protective top layer Les son sure apply uniform firm pressure applying Items sur face info column Colors blue orange green top-to-bottom Other questions about Nats can swered Soaring Event Director Tom Culmsee 2190 SW 8th Dr Gresham OR 97080 tele phone 503 667-4532 Erik Eiches Grunau Baby Wil Byers sent along photos Eriks magnificent quarterscale Grunau Baby 2B scratch-built Cliff Charlesworth plans Erik Richmond BC near Vancouver member Northwest Soaring Society original pictures color B&W reproductions cant begin justice planes beautiful varnished fin ish really labor love Eriks part because varnish doesnt cover up mistakes Erik Eiche magnificent German Grunau Baby 2B Quarter-scale beauty built Cliff Charlesworth plans Fuselage plywood covered finished varnish Cant hide building defects situation information column 56 Model Aviation Radio Confrol Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 Jim Sonnenmeler newly acquired Mueller Comet once belonged Joe Wurts Jim tells experiences month what its like get started F3B joint has perfectly made can hope Erik will flying Baby Richland Scale Slope Fun-Fly Memorial Day week end well get pictures According Martin Simons excellent book Worlds Vintage Sailpianes Baby designed first built Edmund Schneiders factory Grunau Silesia 1931 span 1287 meters major redesign 1933 produced Baby 2 version 135meter span 2A greatly improved aile rons longer narrower planform adopted semi-enclosed canopy windscreen 2B model first fitted full airbrakes wing made slightly longer 1357 meters Over 4000 2Bs built NSFK pilot training program 1940 through 1944 page 59 Vintage Sailpianes book photo actual glider Erik modeled registra tion number D-8-l00 being bungee-launched Wasserkuppeonly painted NSFK cream paint scheme registration Maybe ship refinished varnish after war Cliff Charlesworth havent heard him lives Somerset England member along friend Sean Walbank White Sheet Radio Flying Club Cliff has longtime proponent quarter-scale vin tage Gliders publishing several designs British magazines Hes building about significant quarter-scaler year years latest being classic Reiher Cliff often works factory drawings plans super accurate models always sturdily built excellent fliers Scratchbuilding vintage Scale ship plans course lot work going kit route excellent designs arent available kits Also some kits too small scale produce nice big stable Glider get quarter-scale would like list plan sets available Cliff send large SASE Ill mall copy Cliff can provide canopies required some designs Ordering Cliff involves obtaining international money order Vinylwrite Custom Lettering noticed ad Vinylwrite RC Soaring Digest wrote information turns out another example modeler Art Morgan providing outstanding service fellow modelers Art sent few samples hope justice Arts beautiful work reproduction Vinylwrite basically three-layer type de cal really lot better old water type decais What first peel off bot tom protective layer exposes adhesive side vinyl letters numbers middle layer actual individual vinyl graphics position should go apply rubbing gently makes letters/numbers stick wing fuselage whatever remove top layer leaving individual graphics place come out perfectly Its quick easy professional-looking process Art can provide 15 colors several type styles slants reverse outline etc Prices vary depend ing size type number characters example Art will make AMA number 2 high $3 best thing write call Arts information package includes sample address Vinylwrite Custom Letter ing 16043 Tulsa St Granada Hill CA 91344 telephone 818 363-7131 PS Art says Sailplanes first love WarningF3B ahead Its fact small percentage American Sailplaners partici Continued page 167 May 1989 57 SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR DONT FLY WITHOUT IT Mounts plane plugs-In between Receiver end Switch Precision iC voltage detector circuit Bi-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack turned ON Battery Voltage greater 48 VDC RED Battery ens 48 VDC Specify flightpack/connector FUTABA J STD 3 pin2495 Deans 3 pin$1995 No connector use yours$1695cn Conn Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Handiing PA Residents add 6% Saies Tax 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 ZZ ENTERPRISESINc TELE 215539-7476 WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only BALSA SHEETS 36 48 30 116233 332240 18 243 316249 14 256 1 32337 120337 1 1633049 332344 58 18 35471 31636282 14 37395 516385110 36 389124 34 3165191 11645876 48 33247094 56 16480106 66 316493 12275 14 4110 13484 38 4 165 225 139 12 4 225 261 MATCHED SHEETS 43 3324100 104106 3164120 144131 BALSA SliCKS 36W 1161409 1163810 1161214 332 1410 332 3812 332 1216 181009 3116141116 3718 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Start ing now turn onto crosswind leg maneuver complete until youve climbed Out same just made takeoff should called Complete before FM event maneuver complete until turn-out made just FAd takeoff Overshoot meant power dive Fly Past actuality imaginary pilot model attempting make landing spot front judges sometimes happens full-scale approach has brought him little too high too long Realizing hes down altitude less 10 ft throttle idle no hope hitting spot full throttle applied Level flight main tained until climbing speed attained model climbs out taldng off Overshoot maneuver well suited type alrcraft Its very pretty watch wben per formed properly can garner good flight points right wrong however its supposed simplicity may earn wrath judges BOM nile What majority todays Scale modelers really want Ive read editorials rules proposals recently favor event Scale competition would eliminate Builder Model rule Various names have applied proposals read suggestions have wonder just deeply self-styled modelers proposing events actually involved Scale model ing interested enough Scale read AMA rule books would realize have already given what theyre asking Its called RC Fun Scale Event No 520 its Provisional event added last year express purpose allowing modelers inter ested enjoying flying Scale model air craft participate competition having built models themselves advent prebuilt ready-built Scale models todays market great modelers have chosen take route cross section Scale modelers considered however wonder great per centage nonbuilder competition Scale fliers really compared against percentage enjoy building aspect Scale much maybe flying what Ive seen since event intro duced doesnt seem much interest havent seen event run some larger Scale contests such Mint Julep Scale Meet 88 Mats reviewing Scale Dimension newsletter Scale Squadron Southern California havent seen great deal interest RC Fun Scale either Does mean no interest simply todays modeler aware Next time get chance turn page 109 1988-1989 AMA Competition Regulations book read about RC Fun Scale just might find what youve asking has already given has Provisional status support want keep May skies remain Scale RC AerobaticsNan Putte Continued page 55 have informed secondhandbut reliable sourcethat 1989 Team Selection Fi nals Masters Tournament will held Pensacola FL June 15-18 Sauffley Field Boy will nice Its 50 miles away home can sleep own bed night still activities cancome down Masters site confirmed flying Site Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL about 34 miles Pensacola dates men tioned Van Putte correct See com plete announcement Competition Newslet ter section magazine RMcM old flying buddies will shocked hear am almost ready fly new air vehicle am slow building sur prise since its garden variety Pattern air plane Helicopter resisted impulse buy years before finally deciding get X-Cell 50 Miniature Aircraft No dont plan bore Helicopter exploits just few first impression opening box must million parts Ac tually theres fewer 500 Construction now about three-quarters complete Ill prob ably terrify myself onlookers first flight about two weeks RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 57 pate International class FM designates F models 3 RC B Thermal Soaring fliers although active F3B still like keep abreast developments class because its leading edge Soaring often foretells design ideas eventually filter down us other hand sizeable group exclaims have no interest F3B try re spect points view include different types material column month worked Out theres quite run F3B stuff following dont need read itbut think youll missing something dont beginner F3B piece written Jim Sonnenmeier member Clarence SailHARD MAPLE 1 4 8 38 38 1 2 31834 1234 18 40 45 SO 68 66 BALSA HOT LINE Coil 1806 745 6394 10 am 6 pm Central Time 48 586 625 625 625 725 800 Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete decals * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog *1500 post mci VHSIBata Regular catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd $7j__Saginaw Ml 48603 517781-3000 Other Kits Avatab Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester M Radio Checks Ace R/C Giant Scale Bob Cmspbell Jeff Styles Speaker Sig Mfg Co rs plane Society Lockport NY read clubs newsletter about Jims new enthusiasm F3B asked him hed like share expe riences getting started Jims re sponse does someone become involved F3B Especially live 2500 miles main avenue sport question asked myself year ago considered up ping activity being camp follower becoming full-fledged participant am aero space engineering student University Buffalo have keen interest tech nology F3B planes ever since started flying models about six years ago Modern F3B airplanes exciting because pushing scientific frontiers lowspeed aerodynamics high-strength composite materials club has annually held sport-type F3B contest gave tastebut wasnt full-blown F3B really wanted try compete F3B highest level start What did need know could help Initially reread everything hand re garding F3B started collect anything could lay hands magazines newsletters journals conference proceedings Anything contest report in-depth aerodynamic analy sis purpose educate myself cur rent F3B practices newsletter F3B enthusiasts F3BUSA turned out gold informa tion contacts asked questions anyone everyone could find ClAM F3B Subcom mittee Chairman John Grigg member club able provide much informa tion including some videos 1987 World Championships established contact F3BUSA editor Randy Reynolds Team Selection Committee Chairman Don Edberg others mostiy California date Ive written about 50 letters peo ple around world part have willing answer ques tions about airplanes winches anything else could think Once came grips necessary aero dynamics structural considerations started looking airframe decided buy plane since first cut no reason rein vent wheel figured proven airplane would make less variable worry about decided Hans Mueller Comet because successful commercially available models Steve Work flew 87 World Champs several flown US Team Selection Trials last September contacted Herr Mueller Germany THE MID-SOUTHS GREATEST HOBBY SHOW APRIL 29TH & 30TH 1989 MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON 1-240 AIR WAYS AT DEMOCRAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE Market Hrs Banquet Rooms 900 am-600pm-Saturday 1000 am-4OOpm-Sunday 600pm- Saturday Special Room Races Memphis Model McAet Call -800-HILTONS 901-332-1130 Sporoored Mid South Radio Control Association InfornradonCoI 901398-9791 -5 00 daily CSTu PO Box 16900 MernphitTN 38116 also let known trials thanks Don Edberg market plane After trials received word three air planes sale made arrangements buy Comet belonged Joe Wurts came outfitted ATRCS-converted Airtronics Module radio two Airtronics 94737 four Futaba S135 servos 'I am now process designing winches trying account new winch rules building team Good friend NSS President Pete Carr has expressed interest forming team think having new air plane will help generate interest others am constantly writing letters companies others gathering information about composite ma terials construction methods other infor mation may prove useful dont pretend think will competitive nationalor regionallevel some time sure am having fun trying reach goal Thanks story Jim hope helps break down some mystique surrounding getting started F3B cover letter Jim said clubmates supportive F3B en thusiasm have yet decide hes totally crazy said certainly im pressed technology Comet Anyway hope Jims experience will encour age others have try multitask-type competi tion least starting club level F3B un doubtedly demanding form competi tive Soaring Chinese proverb says longest journey begins first step Speaking F3B-USA Don Edberg F3B Team Selection Committee Chairman 1989 US F3B team manager sent word F3BUSA would no longer published AMA HQ putting out 1988 part Dons communications participants team selection program However AMA HQ really newsletter business As Jim said above F3B-U SA edited Randy Reynolds gold information needs continue publishing because its place specialized F3B information can regularly printed disseminated enthusiasts So F3B-USA going private will avail able subscriptions basis will $12 year five issues expected first year terested hope send check F3B-USA PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 same address teams fund-raising program monies two ac tivities kept entirely separate Speaking F3B team fund-raising US BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models --e Install RC Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press button Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 oz Made USA Also custom units other applicatiOns Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY State residents add tales taxi 168 Model Aviation DEALERS S FACTURERS EARLY RESERVATIONS INSURE CHOICE AREAS OUTDOOR FLYING DEMOS---INDOOR BOAT POND---CAR TRACKS SWAP TABLES PRIZES ITE CONCESSIONS IC MODEL DISPLAY team consisting pilots Seth Dawson Larry Jolly Rich Spicer Team Manager Don Edberg backup pilot Gene Englegau helpers Richard Tiltman Brian Chan will going France August compete Seventh World Championships RC Soaring Olympics sport Like Olympians team will represent country American Sailplaners sincerely hope well because Id like think Americans can compete anybody anythingincluding flying model Gliders Americans have won twice before Skip Mil ler won first world champs South Africa 1977 Dwight Holly took first place Sacra mento 1981 Since world championships have hard US teams because F3B gained pop ularity Europe Europeans have taken lead planes radios winches team flying techniques Germans typical thoroughness have mastered sport Raif Decker won world championships 1983 85 Reinhard Liese took firs6 1987 German team will undoubtedly favored again year sufficient training time together think guys can well because really world-class fliers theyll have competitive equipment new winch rules should permit evenly matched launching planes wont much different Flying skills teamwork will key fac tors Therefore team practice training gether prior champs important team needs funds accomplish its training pro gram can assist team buying embroi Dawson team flying December 1988 sue F3B-USA report team selec tion finals pilots perspective Seth Daw son Before finals Randy asked Seth hed article knowing reporter would wind up being winner Seths article runs soc e-soro .cxsFOAM C ORE FL OATS PLANS 3 VIEWS S AND KITS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING y OFFER SELECTION OF FLOAT PLANS SASEEnIrgIngooa AND KITS FOR 4 12 POUND AIRPLANES Jiro Pepines WITH V HULL SlGN IN USE SINCE 1972 Catalog 4Oo SCAlE PlANS PHUIR SERVICE SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEET 3209 Msdson GesnsboroNc 27403KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS [NC PhOo 11919252-5239 INS COIISCII 9 SHEFFIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066 NEW SPACE SAVING CONTAINER Fits box2-112x7-3/SxS-1IS Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes tubing erners lock tubing through cap ostage North Products PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 May1989 169 __________V RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES BOATS TRAINS FOR SPECIFIC IPIFORUATION PLEASE CALL ONE OF ISELE Genral Manager & Exhibitor Reservations JACK ALUNGER 234-101 bus Swapper Reservations DOUG SELLERS rx2914332 bus Static Displays RALPH VOLLMER 219234-5757 eva RC Denronstratlons DENNIS WORM 219-7842510 ave dered team patch enameled pin Mylar decal plies kinds accessories Please send patch pin $5 decal donation US Soaring Team PO Box $2 All three items purchased together just 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 $10 $5 purchase name will en tered giant raffle first prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio raffle will also include other radios kits building supD- BEST Handcrafted Control Handle 1/2 Plywood Construction 270 lb test Aircraft Cable Stainless Steel Eyes Cable Loop Unique D Shape Comfortable Grip ly transferred Instructor Student Pilot INTRODUCTORY PRICE BLUE SKY ENTERPRISES RI 2805 226D Includes ShippingSelma AL 36701 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight DIapiay Control Line Electric Power RJC Airplanes new illustrated 32 page tabiold size cataiog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446 eight pages think gives beautiful inside look what top contenders thinking about during big contest Seth also included some personal observations philosophy some what say about team flying Teamwork everything F3B During last two team selection contests top six pilots well-organized efficient experi enced practiced teams F3B team sport almost impossible great pilot well highly trained knowledgeable crew possible mediocre pilot suc ceed great team behind him two teams took top six places years team selection dedicated nonpilot crew mem bers trained together both pilots crew members working support flying pilot successful team needs work together through practices contests honing collective skills no substitute contest experience Team Synergy went F3B contest could afford before team selection finals year Working together found certain team members better some tasks others example Richard Tiltman has uncanny ability detect locate thermals Duration flights Richard starts out turnaround pulls chute back once plane launched turnaround able analyze condi tions upwind often detecting thermals before drift back towards us works pilot spotting lift helping pilot cen ter whatever lift available Richard breaks off minute go tend winches lets another crew member bring pilot spot landing Distance seem able keep track time course time remaining working time average lap time projected laps current speed job feed facts pilot someone else team gives him information lift conditions other pilots flight group doing Rich Spicer much better evaluating con ditions relative performance between differ ent planes takes over area point everyone team should have dedicated task particular pilot fly ing performance tasks honed through practices contests Thus through practice experience team collectively im proves its performance skills rather individual pilot trying outdo rest Richard Tiltmans skills crew person just im portant making team win skills pilot Chuperosa revisited last months col umn LeRoy Satterlee told us about Rusty Shaws 59-in-span design called Chuperosa came kitted Mel Culpepper Youve probably noticed Mels ad magazine Mel sent along kits Ive got tell Im very impressed really multipurpose little plane can hand launch winch hi-start fly slope Chuper flimsy minimum weight types Hand-Launchers should finish out about 16 oz little less Construction quite robust Lite-Ply front halves fuse one-piece 42-halsasheeted foam wing wing can built polyhedral flat allerons Airfoil options Eppler 214 Selig 4061 Ailerons driven light Sullivan cables led center wing attached rudder servo wheel ball links wood parts beautifully cut hardware high quality instructions well written Everything included except glue covering material item really sold fact Mel includes full-size construction saddles wings beds saddles foam cores come packed nor ones cores cut beds cut oversize allow thickness balsa sheeting sheet ing overhang trailing edge sticking out beds warping means course two wings have cut per kit actual cores saddles Chuperosa flies well kit engi neered LeRoy says does should prove very popular value $41 poly version $46 allerons postpaid Mels address 2526 Washington Du buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 Hobby Lobby catalog Hobby Lobby puts Out free catalog couple times year Scale Glider fans should make sure get Im looking catalog #13 see sell Ger man Krick quarter-scale Grunau Baby 2B kit $269 would get alr quicker building Charlesworth plans still all-wood Krick kits contain lot parts take fair bit skill construct Also available Krick kits 134-in-span fifth-scale Mimmoa $214 125-in-span sixth-scale Reiher $199 102-in-span quarter-scale SG-38 $224 new 141-in-span quarter-scale Rhonbussard $248 looks especially ap pealing Its wing area 1364 sq weight SAVE YOUR FIELD SNUF-LER muffler low cost easy install lightweight sound reducing muffler no performance penalty answer AMA muffler rule suggestions saving flying fields Meets AMA muffler rule suggestions SNUF-LER 3 10 decibels quieter stock muffler MUFFLER No power loss possible 300-500 RPM Increase Pat Pencsn5 improves angina idle s better fuel economy Easily attached 25-108 stock mufflers Heat corrosion resistant Black E coat finish No special adapters required Weighs 35 ozs Fits ASP BRAT ENYA FOX HP IRVINE K & B 05 MAX ROYAL YS SUPER TIGRE mufflers available hobby shop ORDER DIRECT immediate uhipment Check MO Visa MC CODSEND 25r STAMP accepted Add $250 UPS 5200 COD t% salestaoFOR ADDITIONAL INFO Culif residentAND ITEC CATALOG 170 Model Aviation THE. FLEX-MO UNT FOR 40 AND 60 SIZE ENGINES Reduces Airframe Noise Isolates Engine Vibration Versatile 3 & 4 Hole Mount Universal Mounting System 19 MOUNT 60 PLANES1226EAveJ-12A THINGSLancaster CA 93535nec Available through better Hobby Shops Dealer & Distributor Inquiries Invited Made USA FLEX-MOUN1 40 Accepts Front-Intake 25 bOO Engines Includes necessary mounting hardware $2495 CAT NO 800 QUAY BARBER MODELS 2 06 BUTTERNUT RIG 1/4 SCALEN OLMOTED ON 0 440 0 ALLKITS$0259526672 0 hO Pot EPOzY/cLASSmROT PRICE PONG CORSTRUCrIOs tITh DRAWINGS AND DaTA FOR pOR~ 120CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF9H00 RESIDENTS ADD 7% SCALE % oX TOLEDO WEAK SIGNALS RIC EXPOSITION APRIL 5 1869 fiRe APRIL 91868 ToLEDo THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET TOLEDO OHIO ADVANCED TICKETS may ordered sending selfaddressed stamped business size 41/ax9 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 5 tickets must include extra postage US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include 50 cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postageExpress Mail Orders Will Accepted Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $400 per day adults $100 perdayforchildren 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 31 1989 sales final non-refundable TICKETS ARE ALSO VAILABLEAT THE DOOR Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone 941-6661 Bring latest completely finished models display enter competition exciting awards R/C radios will awarded first second third place winners following classes NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATTERN PLANE SPORT MONO-PLANE non-scale models SPORT 81-PLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED models entered competition will judged Best Finish Best MonoKote Directors Award Best Show Come join us enjoy yourselves unquestionably worlds greatest radio control model show will have traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction Open public three great days APRIL 7 8 91989 FRIDAY9amto6pm SATURDAY9amto6pm SUNDAY9 am 430 pm presented Weak Signals R/G Club Toledo Ohio 875 lb size should good flier wish time HL catalog has good Sailplane accesso ries also Graupner Gliders both Scale otherwise range 94-in spans up two big beautiful four-meter ships Schempp-Hirth Discus $449 Grob G 103A Twin Acro $835 latter kit must cer tainly Graupners top line HL s Jim Martin would especially like call attention page 17 new Graupner ASW-22B 270 Sallplane kit 106-inspan Standoff Scale ship ABS fuse balsa-sheeted foam wings modified E-205 airfoil trailing edge alrbrakes should make plane excellent both flatland Thermaling Slope flying Jim says kit definitely underpriced Graupners standards $219 See HL s ad issue address order ing details LSF News January 1989 column printed LSF news release saying Mal Pring Austra lia first non-American LSF Level V Several Canadian friends called attention fact four Level Vs certainly Americans talked LSF President Bob Steele about slip course meant say nonNorth American writing back Joe Bed ford RC Sallplane Chairman Model Aeronautics Association Canada said thought mistake natural because Ameri cans dont think Canadians foreigners mean look talk well almost same rest us can say because Ive married 30 years record Canadian Level Vs year achieved John McMillanWest Hill Ontario 1986 Joe BedfordKanata Ontario 1986 Neil TinkerScarborough Ontario 1988 Gerry BowerKanata Ontario 1988 addition Mal Neil Gerry Id like congratulate five other Sailplaners made Level V 1988 Doug Barry LD Stowers Austin Leftwich Bob Champine Jim Thom Jim 68th man no ladies yet may recall second time around Bob Some wags have suggested doing Level V twice equivalent Level X gluttons punlshment cant stop Level V lets propose some really tough tasks new Level VI Win countrys National contest new Mas ters contest Win major X-C race 50-mile goal-andreturn 12-hour slope AND make National F3B Team Offhand Id think guy whod almost qualifr date Larry Jolly Larry achieved Level V 1983 won Nats couple times won first International F3H race South Af rica flew over 12 hours Maui just made US F3B Team havent asked him hed feel about goal-and-return Comments Dont forget NEW ADDRESS LSF PO Box 517 Winfield IL 60190 President Bob Steele can reached 10173 St Joe Road Fort Wayne IN 46835 telephone 219 4851145 ninth annual Santa Maria X-C Race will held Saturday Sunday May 20-21 1989 25-mi single-launch per attempt race LSF Level 3 4 5 goal-and-return dis tances will marked off pilots needing Saturday evemng BBQ raffle well known Entry pre-registration Contact CD Mark Hadley 805 922-5147 informa catalog 5100III 3LUE RIDGE P0 Box 536-V]JI[lI JU Hurricane WV 25526I MACHINERY& TOOLS 304-562-3538 send 55At catalog sheet nor cnmplete line offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler JET ENGINES_ DOYLEJETS5l 195k Catalog $500 letter $1200/year DOYLEJET4O1 5 San Jacinto #404G Houston TX 77004713 440-4744 May1989 171 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HA RD-TO-FIND HARD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES CYANOACRYLA TES& EPOXIES ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 019 728-4365 SORRY NO CO 0 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS tion much sadness report pass ing Mrs Dan Pruss Pat December 31 1988 Sailpianers knew Dan Pat will wish express condolences Pruss children RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 58 tice session since course length would dif ferent timing would thrown off Its impossible discourage pros completelynor would want however whats point going Nats enter ing Quickie knowing much experi enced fliers going blow right Stiff competition promotes character makes better Racer case feel situation would discourage would-be Racer other option would ban past win ners Q500 individuals entered higherlevel events viable alternative mention because West Germany Na tional Champion style Quickie must go FM wishes race again Which brings us FM FM Unlimited Class model Pylon Racing restrictions engines fuel displacement Other can mod ify engine way know addition range airplanes can modeled much greater makes appealing operators real reason interest FAI world-class event thing best America quite another best world Because things FM seems to much exciting vibrant event Formula Im putting down Form Form close FM engine modifications rules proposals FAI seems natural progression As stated earlier am beginner opinions might count much eyes experienced Racer Terry thanks letter agree 100% couldnt have said better See next month responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 59 autos because much blade momentum can make several mistakes approach still salvage landing As performance werent enough kit dream put together GMP has put out enough kits now know what look ing open kit box Legend proves no exception kit arrives everything nicely packed logically bags numbered proper building sequence metal parts anodized either black attractive gunmetal grey rotor blades new de sign come preslotted supplied metal ballast Some parts already familiar GMP units cooling shroud swash plate washout unlt However cooling fan new molded unit main gear autorotation unit has lightened up has engine mount belt-driven unit Ia Stork modi fled tail rotor rotor head features familiar Hirobo blade holders machined hub now held main rotor shaft new OMP designed yoke Something new mixing le vers mounted halfway up yoke unit known GMP Delta 3 Rotor Head canopy new GMP design both tractive very functional held place molded keyways glued place dur ing construction canopy slid po sition Shuttle secured supplied camlock GMP has also supplied attractive sheet Mylar decals help set off Legends paint job Last certainly least youll find grey folder containing Legends instruction manuals Notice used plural because four OMP didnt want us have trouble assem bling Legends supplied very well written procedures Manual Basic As sembly Manual 28 pages long features both excellent isometric drawings text 18 basic assembly stages manual well written leaves nothing us con fused over Manual 2 main rotor blades cov ers securing weights balance blade fin ish build Legend please follow man ual letter Legend spins main rotor about 1700 rpm blade failure would bad machineand maybe tooat revs careful PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA CATALuu 750 Contains l00us paper airplanes roia postage stamp size 6 foot wing span Gliders rubber powered Diecut youcut Largest known source paper airplanes world Coat catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Caaeog snd CORSAIR pape& tzzApearte above $1050 p1u $f50 poaagt Rono Flyer ROCKET PLANE xP-1 Only $395 . p/us $1/order S&H Jim Mesa Quality Model Products Valley Vtew Dr Box 43 716/ 3724408Allegeny NY 14706 172 Model Aviation OUR REV-UP INVENTORY VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS II IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $7 00 14 Wingspan O~l4 GALL PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED BUILD & FLY IN TWO HOURS p Its Funi Goes up like rocket Glides down 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
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NATS NEWS Richiand Nats Washington State will give us very full week Soaring Sailpianers have expressed desire fly just Duration Nats opportunity come out support special interest Official events will include usual three Du ration classes Scale first time F3B Provisional events Cross-Country HandLaunch Slope Soaring fit Monday-through-Saturday schedule see March columnand official Nats schedule posted April Competition Newsletter Unlimited Standard Two-Meter Duration will flown whole day per class past weve flown three Duration classes Scale over four days Tuesday-Friday class per day could reduce number flights little everybody hustles retrievers func tion should work Out OK thinking about Cross-Country event details gleaned Port land Area SS newsletter Pat Chewing editor Nats X-C event will conform pects FAI F3H provisional rules except 1 Two rounds will flown same day different courses 2 Scoring will modified encourage com pletion course cases * racers finishing course 750 pts finish plus 250 pts multiplied x finish time di vided fastest time * racers finishing someone has finished 750 pts multiplied x distance com pleted divided course distance * no completes course scores will 1000 pts multiplied x distance completed di vided longest distance completed State Washington occupants vehicle must use seat belts flying race will try have enough rental con vertibles available using own chase vehicle must have seat belts occu pants including pilot spotter/copilot No stand ing moving vehicles No riding back pickups seats belts rules will stricfly enforced Mileage markers will positioned course determining distance flown timer will final authority distance flown time complete validity turn-point turns timer will also responsible reporting safety violations minimum team consists three persons pi lot copilot/spotter timer/driver can bring full team will try provide extra personnel Entry fee $25 per team Please pre register June 15 indicating preferred fre quency least alternate help may need Contact Mike Bamberg 1059 NW Darnielle St Hillsboro OR 97124 tele phone 503 640-5926 / 57 WINDSONG M5 Examples Vinylwrite Custom Lettering Top legend should GNOME ed itor goofed applying sheet cardboard photo N peeled off protective top layer Les son sure apply uniform firm pressure applying Items sur face info column Colors blue orange green top-to-bottom Other questions about Nats can swered Soaring Event Director Tom Culmsee 2190 SW 8th Dr Gresham OR 97080 tele phone 503 667-4532 Erik Eiches Grunau Baby Wil Byers sent along photos Eriks magnificent quarterscale Grunau Baby 2B scratch-built Cliff Charlesworth plans Erik Richmond BC near Vancouver member Northwest Soaring Society original pictures color B&W reproductions cant begin justice planes beautiful varnished fin ish really labor love Eriks part because varnish doesnt cover up mistakes Erik Eiche magnificent German Grunau Baby 2B Quarter-scale beauty built Cliff Charlesworth plans Fuselage plywood covered finished varnish Cant hide building defects situation information column 56 Model Aviation Radio Confrol Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 Jim Sonnenmeler newly acquired Mueller Comet once belonged Joe Wurts Jim tells experiences month what its like get started F3B joint has perfectly made can hope Erik will flying Baby Richland Scale Slope Fun-Fly Memorial Day week end well get pictures According Martin Simons excellent book Worlds Vintage Sailpianes Baby designed first built Edmund Schneiders factory Grunau Silesia 1931 span 1287 meters major redesign 1933 produced Baby 2 version 135meter span 2A greatly improved aile rons longer narrower planform adopted semi-enclosed canopy windscreen 2B model first fitted full airbrakes wing made slightly longer 1357 meters Over 4000 2Bs built NSFK pilot training program 1940 through 1944 page 59 Vintage Sailpianes book photo actual glider Erik modeled registra tion number D-8-l00 being bungee-launched Wasserkuppeonly painted NSFK cream paint scheme registration Maybe ship refinished varnish after war Cliff Charlesworth havent heard him lives Somerset England member along friend Sean Walbank White Sheet Radio Flying Club Cliff has longtime proponent quarter-scale vin tage Gliders publishing several designs British magazines Hes building about significant quarter-scaler year years latest being classic Reiher Cliff often works factory drawings plans super accurate models always sturdily built excellent fliers Scratchbuilding vintage Scale ship plans course lot work going kit route excellent designs arent available kits Also some kits too small scale produce nice big stable Glider get quarter-scale would like list plan sets available Cliff send large SASE Ill mall copy Cliff can provide canopies required some designs Ordering Cliff involves obtaining international money order Vinylwrite Custom Lettering noticed ad Vinylwrite RC Soaring Digest wrote information turns out another example modeler Art Morgan providing outstanding service fellow modelers Art sent few samples hope justice Arts beautiful work reproduction Vinylwrite basically three-layer type de cal really lot better old water type decais What first peel off bot tom protective layer exposes adhesive side vinyl letters numbers middle layer actual individual vinyl graphics position should go apply rubbing gently makes letters/numbers stick wing fuselage whatever remove top layer leaving individual graphics place come out perfectly Its quick easy professional-looking process Art can provide 15 colors several type styles slants reverse outline etc Prices vary depend ing size type number characters example Art will make AMA number 2 high $3 best thing write call Arts information package includes sample address Vinylwrite Custom Letter ing 16043 Tulsa St Granada Hill CA 91344 telephone 818 363-7131 PS Art says Sailplanes first love WarningF3B ahead Its fact small percentage American Sailplaners partici Continued page 167 May 1989 57 SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR DONT FLY WITHOUT IT Mounts plane plugs-In between Receiver end Switch Precision iC voltage detector circuit Bi-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack turned ON Battery Voltage greater 48 VDC RED Battery ens 48 VDC Specify flightpack/connector FUTABA J STD 3 pin2495 Deans 3 pin$1995 No connector use yours$1695cn Conn Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Handiing PA Residents add 6% Saies Tax 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 ZZ ENTERPRISESINc TELE 215539-7476 WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only BALSA SHEETS 36 48 30 116233 332240 18 243 316249 14 256 1 32337 120337 1 1633049 332344 58 18 35471 31636282 14 37395 516385110 36 389124 34 3165191 11645876 48 33247094 56 16480106 66 316493 12275 14 4110 13484 38 4 165 225 139 12 4 225 261 MATCHED SHEETS 43 3324100 104106 3164120 144131 BALSA SliCKS 36W 1161409 1163810 1161214 332 1410 332 3812 332 1216 181009 3116141116 3718 381218 4616121024 553163161116 61316 381720 316 122230 7114 141624 14 381926 14122130 14343444 14 14055 5165167128 38 382737 38 123246 38 344255 38 15276 12123653 12344662 12 15878 58 584865 34 346790 s BALSA TRIANGLES 36 425 8630 35 45 55 BALSA PLANKS 36 85 00 1480 1123275 1124360 22225 23325 24435 33495 34689 TAPERED SHEETS36 14265 14365 38268 38398 123120 LONE STAR EPOX V 9 oLsl-8 95 So598 15,596 30oo596 u uIIi IzV1 OM CUT CONTEST BALSA Sheets Piece ed Close Tolerances AAA Grade Dried ped 100% serious modeler want performance LIGHT 4-6 LB WOOD36 1323 53 1203 53 116353 332363 183 77 316389 143104 383122 123158 343242 3335 116483 3324100 184115 3164133 144158 364 236 124 322 TRAILING EDGE 36 14132 51611439 3811246 12270 INSTANT GLUE 10 T5ck 298 10 75, 298 2o Thok 550 20 10 566 must try 4-6 lb balsa * NEW * Hundreds new sizes accessories finishing materials Send #10 SASE latest Catalog SPRUCE STICKS 36 48 18 181725 18 142026 118 3182232 31631162838 14 143458 14 384055 14 61124565 38 6 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Start ing now turn onto crosswind leg maneuver complete until youve climbed Out same just made takeoff should called Complete before FM event maneuver complete until turn-out made just FAd takeoff Overshoot meant power dive Fly Past actuality imaginary pilot model attempting make landing spot front judges sometimes happens full-scale approach has brought him little too high too long Realizing hes down altitude less 10 ft throttle idle no hope hitting spot full throttle applied Level flight main tained until climbing speed attained model climbs out taldng off Overshoot maneuver well suited type alrcraft Its very pretty watch wben per formed properly can garner good flight points right wrong however its supposed simplicity may earn wrath judges BOM nile What majority todays Scale modelers really want Ive read editorials rules proposals recently favor event Scale competition would eliminate Builder Model rule Various names have applied proposals read suggestions have wonder just deeply self-styled modelers proposing events actually involved Scale model ing interested enough Scale read AMA rule books would realize have already given what theyre asking Its called RC Fun Scale Event No 520 its Provisional event added last year express purpose allowing modelers inter ested enjoying flying Scale model air craft participate competition having built models themselves advent prebuilt ready-built Scale models todays market great modelers have chosen take route cross section Scale modelers considered however wonder great per centage nonbuilder competition Scale fliers really compared against percentage enjoy building aspect Scale much maybe flying what Ive seen since event intro duced doesnt seem much interest havent seen event run some larger Scale contests such Mint Julep Scale Meet 88 Mats reviewing Scale Dimension newsletter Scale Squadron Southern California havent seen great deal interest RC Fun Scale either Does mean no interest simply todays modeler aware Next time get chance turn page 109 1988-1989 AMA Competition Regulations book read about RC Fun Scale just might find what youve asking has already given has Provisional status support want keep May skies remain Scale RC AerobaticsNan Putte Continued page 55 have informed secondhandbut reliable sourcethat 1989 Team Selection Fi nals Masters Tournament will held Pensacola FL June 15-18 Sauffley Field Boy will nice Its 50 miles away home can sleep own bed night still activities cancome down Masters site confirmed flying Site Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL about 34 miles Pensacola dates men tioned Van Putte correct See com plete announcement Competition Newslet ter section magazine RMcM old flying buddies will shocked hear am almost ready fly new air vehicle am slow building sur prise since its garden variety Pattern air plane Helicopter resisted impulse buy years before finally deciding get X-Cell 50 Miniature Aircraft No dont plan bore Helicopter exploits just few first impression opening box must million parts Ac tually theres fewer 500 Construction now about three-quarters complete Ill prob ably terrify myself onlookers first flight about two weeks RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 57 pate International class FM designates F models 3 RC B Thermal Soaring fliers although active F3B still like keep abreast developments class because its leading edge Soaring often foretells design ideas eventually filter down us other hand sizeable group exclaims have no interest F3B try re spect points view include different types material column month worked Out theres quite run F3B stuff following dont need read itbut think youll missing something dont beginner F3B piece written Jim Sonnenmeier member Clarence SailHARD MAPLE 1 4 8 38 38 1 2 31834 1234 18 40 45 SO 68 66 BALSA HOT LINE Coil 1806 745 6394 10 am 6 pm Central Time 48 586 625 625 625 725 800 Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete decals * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog *1500 post mci VHSIBata Regular catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd $7j__Saginaw Ml 48603 517781-3000 Other Kits Avatab Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester M Radio Checks Ace R/C Giant Scale Bob Cmspbell Jeff Styles Speaker Sig Mfg Co rs plane Society Lockport NY read clubs newsletter about Jims new enthusiasm F3B asked him hed like share expe riences getting started Jims re sponse does someone become involved F3B Especially live 2500 miles main avenue sport question asked myself year ago considered up ping activity being camp follower becoming full-fledged participant am aero space engineering student University Buffalo have keen interest tech nology F3B planes ever since started flying models about six years ago Modern F3B airplanes exciting because pushing scientific frontiers lowspeed aerodynamics high-strength composite materials club has annually held sport-type F3B contest gave tastebut wasnt full-blown F3B really wanted try compete F3B highest level start What did need know could help Initially reread everything hand re garding F3B started collect anything could lay hands magazines newsletters journals conference proceedings Anything contest report in-depth aerodynamic analy sis purpose educate myself cur rent F3B practices newsletter F3B enthusiasts F3BUSA turned out gold informa tion contacts asked questions anyone everyone could find ClAM F3B Subcom mittee Chairman John Grigg member club able provide much informa tion including some videos 1987 World Championships established contact F3BUSA editor Randy Reynolds Team Selection Committee Chairman Don Edberg others mostiy California date Ive written about 50 letters peo ple around world part have willing answer ques tions about airplanes winches anything else could think Once came grips necessary aero dynamics structural considerations started looking airframe decided buy plane since first cut no reason rein vent wheel figured proven airplane would make less variable worry about decided Hans Mueller Comet because successful commercially available models Steve Work flew 87 World Champs several flown US Team Selection Trials last September contacted Herr Mueller Germany THE MID-SOUTHS GREATEST HOBBY SHOW APRIL 29TH & 30TH 1989 MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON 1-240 AIR WAYS AT DEMOCRAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE Market Hrs Banquet Rooms 900 am-600pm-Saturday 1000 am-4OOpm-Sunday 600pm- Saturday Special Room Races Memphis Model McAet Call -800-HILTONS 901-332-1130 Sporoored Mid South Radio Control Association InfornradonCoI 901398-9791 -5 00 daily CSTu PO Box 16900 MernphitTN 38116 also let known trials thanks Don Edberg market plane After trials received word three air planes sale made arrangements buy Comet belonged Joe Wurts came outfitted ATRCS-converted Airtronics Module radio two Airtronics 94737 four Futaba S135 servos 'I am now process designing winches trying account new winch rules building team Good friend NSS President Pete Carr has expressed interest forming team think having new air plane will help generate interest others am constantly writing letters companies others gathering information about composite ma terials construction methods other infor mation may prove useful dont pretend think will competitive nationalor regionallevel some time sure am having fun trying reach goal Thanks story Jim hope helps break down some mystique surrounding getting started F3B cover letter Jim said clubmates supportive F3B en thusiasm have yet decide hes totally crazy said certainly im pressed technology Comet Anyway hope Jims experience will encour age others have try multitask-type competi tion least starting club level F3B un doubtedly demanding form competi tive Soaring Chinese proverb says longest journey begins first step Speaking F3B-USA Don Edberg F3B Team Selection Committee Chairman 1989 US F3B team manager sent word F3BUSA would no longer published AMA HQ putting out 1988 part Dons communications participants team selection program However AMA HQ really newsletter business As Jim said above F3B-U SA edited Randy Reynolds gold information needs continue publishing because its place specialized F3B information can regularly printed disseminated enthusiasts So F3B-USA going private will avail able subscriptions basis will $12 year five issues expected first year terested hope send check F3B-USA PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 same address teams fund-raising program monies two ac tivities kept entirely separate Speaking F3B team fund-raising US BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models --e Install RC Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press button Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 oz Made USA Also custom units other applicatiOns Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY State residents add tales taxi 168 Model Aviation DEALERS S FACTURERS EARLY RESERVATIONS INSURE CHOICE AREAS OUTDOOR FLYING DEMOS---INDOOR BOAT POND---CAR TRACKS SWAP TABLES PRIZES ITE CONCESSIONS IC MODEL DISPLAY team consisting pilots Seth Dawson Larry Jolly Rich Spicer Team Manager Don Edberg backup pilot Gene Englegau helpers Richard Tiltman Brian Chan will going France August compete Seventh World Championships RC Soaring Olympics sport Like Olympians team will represent country American Sailplaners sincerely hope well because Id like think Americans can compete anybody anythingincluding flying model Gliders Americans have won twice before Skip Mil ler won first world champs South Africa 1977 Dwight Holly took first place Sacra mento 1981 Since world championships have hard US teams because F3B gained pop ularity Europe Europeans have taken lead planes radios winches team flying techniques Germans typical thoroughness have mastered sport Raif Decker won world championships 1983 85 Reinhard Liese took firs6 1987 German team will undoubtedly favored again year sufficient training time together think guys can well because really world-class fliers theyll have competitive equipment new winch rules should permit evenly matched launching planes wont much different Flying skills teamwork will key fac tors Therefore team practice training gether prior champs important team needs funds accomplish its training pro gram can assist team buying embroi Dawson team flying December 1988 sue F3B-USA report team selec tion finals pilots perspective Seth Daw son Before finals Randy asked Seth hed article knowing reporter would wind up being winner Seths article runs soc e-soro .cxsFOAM C ORE FL OATS PLANS 3 VIEWS S AND KITS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING y OFFER SELECTION OF FLOAT PLANS SASEEnIrgIngooa AND KITS FOR 4 12 POUND AIRPLANES Jiro Pepines WITH V HULL SlGN IN USE SINCE 1972 Catalog 4Oo SCAlE PlANS PHUIR SERVICE SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEET 3209 Msdson GesnsboroNc 27403KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS [NC PhOo 11919252-5239 INS COIISCII 9 SHEFFIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066 NEW SPACE SAVING CONTAINER Fits box2-112x7-3/SxS-1IS Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes tubing erners lock tubing through cap ostage North Products PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 May1989 169 __________V RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES BOATS TRAINS FOR SPECIFIC IPIFORUATION PLEASE CALL ONE OF ISELE Genral Manager & Exhibitor Reservations JACK ALUNGER 234-101 bus Swapper Reservations DOUG SELLERS rx2914332 bus Static Displays RALPH VOLLMER 219234-5757 eva RC Denronstratlons DENNIS WORM 219-7842510 ave dered team patch enameled pin Mylar decal plies kinds accessories Please send patch pin $5 decal donation US Soaring Team PO Box $2 All three items purchased together just 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 $10 $5 purchase name will en tered giant raffle first prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio raffle will also include other radios kits building supD- BEST Handcrafted Control Handle 1/2 Plywood Construction 270 lb test Aircraft Cable Stainless Steel Eyes Cable Loop Unique D Shape Comfortable Grip ly transferred Instructor Student Pilot INTRODUCTORY PRICE BLUE SKY ENTERPRISES RI 2805 226D Includes ShippingSelma AL 36701 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight DIapiay Control Line Electric Power RJC Airplanes new illustrated 32 page tabiold size cataiog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446 eight pages think gives beautiful inside look what top contenders thinking about during big contest Seth also included some personal observations philosophy some what say about team flying Teamwork everything F3B During last two team selection contests top six pilots well-organized efficient experi enced practiced teams F3B team sport almost impossible great pilot well highly trained knowledgeable crew possible mediocre pilot suc ceed great team behind him two teams took top six places years team selection dedicated nonpilot crew mem bers trained together both pilots crew members working support flying pilot successful team needs work together through practices contests honing collective skills no substitute contest experience Team Synergy went F3B contest could afford before team selection finals year Working together found certain team members better some tasks others example Richard Tiltman has uncanny ability detect locate thermals Duration flights Richard starts out turnaround pulls chute back once plane launched turnaround able analyze condi tions upwind often detecting thermals before drift back towards us works pilot spotting lift helping pilot cen ter whatever lift available Richard breaks off minute go tend winches lets another crew member bring pilot spot landing Distance seem able keep track time course time remaining working time average lap time projected laps current speed job feed facts pilot someone else team gives him information lift conditions other pilots flight group doing Rich Spicer much better evaluating con ditions relative performance between differ ent planes takes over area point everyone team should have dedicated task particular pilot fly ing performance tasks honed through practices contests Thus through practice experience team collectively im proves its performance skills rather individual pilot trying outdo rest Richard Tiltmans skills crew person just im portant making team win skills pilot Chuperosa revisited last months col umn LeRoy Satterlee told us about Rusty Shaws 59-in-span design called Chuperosa came kitted Mel Culpepper Youve probably noticed Mels ad magazine Mel sent along kits Ive got tell Im very impressed really multipurpose little plane can hand launch winch hi-start fly slope Chuper flimsy minimum weight types Hand-Launchers should finish out about 16 oz little less Construction quite robust Lite-Ply front halves fuse one-piece 42-halsasheeted foam wing wing can built polyhedral flat allerons Airfoil options Eppler 214 Selig 4061 Ailerons driven light Sullivan cables led center wing attached rudder servo wheel ball links wood parts beautifully cut hardware high quality instructions well written Everything included except glue covering material item really sold fact Mel includes full-size construction saddles wings beds saddles foam cores come packed nor ones cores cut beds cut oversize allow thickness balsa sheeting sheet ing overhang trailing edge sticking out beds warping means course two wings have cut per kit actual cores saddles Chuperosa flies well kit engi neered LeRoy says does should prove very popular value $41 poly version $46 allerons postpaid Mels address 2526 Washington Du buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 Hobby Lobby catalog Hobby Lobby puts Out free catalog couple times year Scale Glider fans should make sure get Im looking catalog #13 see sell Ger man Krick quarter-scale Grunau Baby 2B kit $269 would get alr quicker building Charlesworth plans still all-wood Krick kits contain lot parts take fair bit skill construct Also available Krick kits 134-in-span fifth-scale Mimmoa $214 125-in-span sixth-scale Reiher $199 102-in-span quarter-scale SG-38 $224 new 141-in-span quarter-scale Rhonbussard $248 looks especially ap pealing Its wing area 1364 sq weight SAVE YOUR FIELD SNUF-LER muffler low cost easy install lightweight sound reducing muffler no performance penalty answer AMA muffler rule suggestions saving flying fields Meets AMA muffler rule suggestions SNUF-LER 3 10 decibels quieter stock muffler MUFFLER No power loss possible 300-500 RPM Increase Pat Pencsn5 improves angina idle s better fuel economy Easily attached 25-108 stock mufflers Heat corrosion resistant Black E coat finish No special adapters required Weighs 35 ozs Fits ASP BRAT ENYA FOX HP IRVINE K & B 05 MAX ROYAL YS SUPER TIGRE mufflers available hobby shop ORDER DIRECT immediate uhipment Check MO Visa MC CODSEND 25r STAMP accepted Add $250 UPS 5200 COD t% salestaoFOR ADDITIONAL INFO Culif residentAND ITEC CATALOG 170 Model Aviation THE. FLEX-MO UNT FOR 40 AND 60 SIZE ENGINES Reduces Airframe Noise Isolates Engine Vibration Versatile 3 & 4 Hole Mount Universal Mounting System 19 MOUNT 60 PLANES1226EAveJ-12A THINGSLancaster CA 93535nec Available through better Hobby Shops Dealer & Distributor Inquiries Invited Made USA FLEX-MOUN1 40 Accepts Front-Intake 25 bOO Engines Includes necessary mounting hardware $2495 CAT NO 800 QUAY BARBER MODELS 2 06 BUTTERNUT RIG 1/4 SCALEN OLMOTED ON 0 440 0 ALLKITS$0259526672 0 hO Pot EPOzY/cLASSmROT PRICE PONG CORSTRUCrIOs tITh DRAWINGS AND DaTA FOR pOR~ 120CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF9H00 RESIDENTS ADD 7% SCALE % oX TOLEDO WEAK SIGNALS RIC EXPOSITION APRIL 5 1869 fiRe APRIL 91868 ToLEDo THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET TOLEDO OHIO ADVANCED TICKETS may ordered sending selfaddressed stamped business size 41/ax9 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 5 tickets must include extra postage US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include 50 cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postageExpress Mail Orders Will Accepted Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $400 per day adults $100 perdayforchildren 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 31 1989 sales final non-refundable TICKETS ARE ALSO VAILABLEAT THE DOOR Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone 941-6661 Bring latest completely finished models display enter competition exciting awards R/C radios will awarded first second third place winners following classes NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATTERN PLANE SPORT MONO-PLANE non-scale models SPORT 81-PLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED models entered competition will judged Best Finish Best MonoKote Directors Award Best Show Come join us enjoy yourselves unquestionably worlds greatest radio control model show will have traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction Open public three great days APRIL 7 8 91989 FRIDAY9amto6pm SATURDAY9amto6pm SUNDAY9 am 430 pm presented Weak Signals R/G Club Toledo Ohio 875 lb size should good flier wish time HL catalog has good Sailplane accesso ries also Graupner Gliders both Scale otherwise range 94-in spans up two big beautiful four-meter ships Schempp-Hirth Discus $449 Grob G 103A Twin Acro $835 latter kit must cer tainly Graupners top line HL s Jim Martin would especially like call attention page 17 new Graupner ASW-22B 270 Sallplane kit 106-inspan Standoff Scale ship ABS fuse balsa-sheeted foam wings modified E-205 airfoil trailing edge alrbrakes should make plane excellent both flatland Thermaling Slope flying Jim says kit definitely underpriced Graupners standards $219 See HL s ad issue address order ing details LSF News January 1989 column printed LSF news release saying Mal Pring Austra lia first non-American LSF Level V Several Canadian friends called attention fact four Level Vs certainly Americans talked LSF President Bob Steele about slip course meant say nonNorth American writing back Joe Bed ford RC Sallplane Chairman Model Aeronautics Association Canada said thought mistake natural because Ameri cans dont think Canadians foreigners mean look talk well almost same rest us can say because Ive married 30 years record Canadian Level Vs year achieved John McMillanWest Hill Ontario 1986 Joe BedfordKanata Ontario 1986 Neil TinkerScarborough Ontario 1988 Gerry BowerKanata Ontario 1988 addition Mal Neil Gerry Id like congratulate five other Sailplaners made Level V 1988 Doug Barry LD Stowers Austin Leftwich Bob Champine Jim Thom Jim 68th man no ladies yet may recall second time around Bob Some wags have suggested doing Level V twice equivalent Level X gluttons punlshment cant stop Level V lets propose some really tough tasks new Level VI Win countrys National contest new Mas ters contest Win major X-C race 50-mile goal-andreturn 12-hour slope AND make National F3B Team Offhand Id think guy whod almost qualifr date Larry Jolly Larry achieved Level V 1983 won Nats couple times won first International F3H race South Af rica flew over 12 hours Maui just made US F3B Team havent asked him hed feel about goal-and-return Comments Dont forget NEW ADDRESS LSF PO Box 517 Winfield IL 60190 President Bob Steele can reached 10173 St Joe Road Fort Wayne IN 46835 telephone 219 4851145 ninth annual Santa Maria X-C Race will held Saturday Sunday May 20-21 1989 25-mi single-launch per attempt race LSF Level 3 4 5 goal-and-return dis tances will marked off pilots needing Saturday evemng BBQ raffle well known Entry pre-registration Contact CD Mark Hadley 805 922-5147 informa catalog 5100III 3LUE RIDGE P0 Box 536-V]JI[lI JU Hurricane WV 25526I MACHINERY& TOOLS 304-562-3538 send 55At catalog sheet nor cnmplete line offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler JET ENGINES_ DOYLEJETS5l 195k Catalog $500 letter $1200/year DOYLEJET4O1 5 San Jacinto #404G Houston TX 77004713 440-4744 May1989 171 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HA RD-TO-FIND HARD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES CYANOACRYLA TES& EPOXIES ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 019 728-4365 SORRY NO CO 0 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS tion much sadness report pass ing Mrs Dan Pruss Pat December 31 1988 Sailpianers knew Dan Pat will wish express condolences Pruss children RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 58 tice session since course length would dif ferent timing would thrown off Its impossible discourage pros completelynor would want however whats point going Nats enter ing Quickie knowing much experi enced fliers going blow right Stiff competition promotes character makes better Racer case feel situation would discourage would-be Racer other option would ban past win ners Q500 individuals entered higherlevel events viable alternative mention because West Germany Na tional Champion style Quickie must go FM wishes race again Which brings us FM FM Unlimited Class model Pylon Racing restrictions engines fuel displacement Other can mod ify engine way know addition range airplanes can modeled much greater makes appealing operators real reason interest FAI world-class event thing best America quite another best world Because things FM seems to much exciting vibrant event Formula Im putting down Form Form close FM engine modifications rules proposals FAI seems natural progression As stated earlier am beginner opinions might count much eyes experienced Racer Terry thanks letter agree 100% couldnt have said better See next month responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 59 autos because much blade momentum can make several mistakes approach still salvage landing As performance werent enough kit dream put together GMP has put out enough kits now know what look ing open kit box Legend proves no exception kit arrives everything nicely packed logically bags numbered proper building sequence metal parts anodized either black attractive gunmetal grey rotor blades new de sign come preslotted supplied metal ballast Some parts already familiar GMP units cooling shroud swash plate washout unlt However cooling fan new molded unit main gear autorotation unit has lightened up has engine mount belt-driven unit Ia Stork modi fled tail rotor rotor head features familiar Hirobo blade holders machined hub now held main rotor shaft new OMP designed yoke Something new mixing le vers mounted halfway up yoke unit known GMP Delta 3 Rotor Head canopy new GMP design both tractive very functional held place molded keyways glued place dur ing construction canopy slid po sition Shuttle secured supplied camlock GMP has also supplied attractive sheet Mylar decals help set off Legends paint job Last certainly least youll find grey folder containing Legends instruction manuals Notice used plural because four OMP didnt want us have trouble assem bling Legends supplied very well written procedures Manual Basic As sembly Manual 28 pages long features both excellent isometric drawings text 18 basic assembly stages manual well written leaves nothing us con fused over Manual 2 main rotor blades cov ers securing weights balance blade fin ish build Legend please follow man ual letter Legend spins main rotor about 1700 rpm blade failure would bad machineand maybe tooat revs careful PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA CATALuu 750 Contains l00us paper airplanes roia postage stamp size 6 foot wing span Gliders rubber powered Diecut youcut Largest known source paper airplanes world Coat catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Caaeog snd CORSAIR pape& tzzApearte above $1050 p1u $f50 poaagt Rono Flyer ROCKET PLANE xP-1 Only $395 . p/us $1/order S&H Jim Mesa Quality Model Products Valley Vtew Dr Box 43 716/ 3724408Allegeny NY 14706 172 Model Aviation OUR REV-UP INVENTORY VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS II IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $7 00 14 Wingspan O~l4 GALL PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED BUILD & FLY IN TWO HOURS p Its Funi Goes up like rocket Glides down 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NATS NEWS Richiand Nats Washington State will give us very full week Soaring Sailpianers have expressed desire fly just Duration Nats opportunity come out support special interest Official events will include usual three Du ration classes Scale first time F3B Provisional events Cross-Country HandLaunch Slope Soaring fit Monday-through-Saturday schedule see March columnand official Nats schedule posted April Competition Newsletter Unlimited Standard Two-Meter Duration will flown whole day per class past weve flown three Duration classes Scale over four days Tuesday-Friday class per day could reduce number flights little everybody hustles retrievers func tion should work Out OK thinking about Cross-Country event details gleaned Port land Area SS newsletter Pat Chewing editor Nats X-C event will conform pects FAI F3H provisional rules except 1 Two rounds will flown same day different courses 2 Scoring will modified encourage com pletion course cases * racers finishing course 750 pts finish plus 250 pts multiplied x finish time di vided fastest time * racers finishing someone has finished 750 pts multiplied x distance com pleted divided course distance * no completes course scores will 1000 pts multiplied x distance completed di vided longest distance completed State Washington occupants vehicle must use seat belts flying race will try have enough rental con vertibles available using own chase vehicle must have seat belts occu pants including pilot spotter/copilot No stand ing moving vehicles No riding back pickups seats belts rules will stricfly enforced Mileage markers will positioned course determining distance flown timer will final authority distance flown time complete validity turn-point turns timer will also responsible reporting safety violations minimum team consists three persons pi lot copilot/spotter timer/driver can bring full team will try provide extra personnel Entry fee $25 per team Please pre register June 15 indicating preferred fre quency least alternate help may need Contact Mike Bamberg 1059 NW Darnielle St Hillsboro OR 97124 tele phone 503 640-5926 / 57 WINDSONG M5 Examples Vinylwrite Custom Lettering Top legend should GNOME ed itor goofed applying sheet cardboard photo N peeled off protective top layer Les son sure apply uniform firm pressure applying Items sur face info column Colors blue orange green top-to-bottom Other questions about Nats can swered Soaring Event Director Tom Culmsee 2190 SW 8th Dr Gresham OR 97080 tele phone 503 667-4532 Erik Eiches Grunau Baby Wil Byers sent along photos Eriks magnificent quarterscale Grunau Baby 2B scratch-built Cliff Charlesworth plans Erik Richmond BC near Vancouver member Northwest Soaring Society original pictures color B&W reproductions cant begin justice planes beautiful varnished fin ish really labor love Eriks part because varnish doesnt cover up mistakes Erik Eiche magnificent German Grunau Baby 2B Quarter-scale beauty built Cliff Charlesworth plans Fuselage plywood covered finished varnish Cant hide building defects situation information column 56 Model Aviation Radio Confrol Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 Jim Sonnenmeler newly acquired Mueller Comet once belonged Joe Wurts Jim tells experiences month what its like get started F3B joint has perfectly made can hope Erik will flying Baby Richland Scale Slope Fun-Fly Memorial Day week end well get pictures According Martin Simons excellent book Worlds Vintage Sailpianes Baby designed first built Edmund Schneiders factory Grunau Silesia 1931 span 1287 meters major redesign 1933 produced Baby 2 version 135meter span 2A greatly improved aile rons longer narrower planform adopted semi-enclosed canopy windscreen 2B model first fitted full airbrakes wing made slightly longer 1357 meters Over 4000 2Bs built NSFK pilot training program 1940 through 1944 page 59 Vintage Sailpianes book photo actual glider Erik modeled registra tion number D-8-l00 being bungee-launched Wasserkuppeonly painted NSFK cream paint scheme registration Maybe ship refinished varnish after war Cliff Charlesworth havent heard him lives Somerset England member along friend Sean Walbank White Sheet Radio Flying Club Cliff has longtime proponent quarter-scale vin tage Gliders publishing several designs British magazines Hes building about significant quarter-scaler year years latest being classic Reiher Cliff often works factory drawings plans super accurate models always sturdily built excellent fliers Scratchbuilding vintage Scale ship plans course lot work going kit route excellent designs arent available kits Also some kits too small scale produce nice big stable Glider get quarter-scale would like list plan sets available Cliff send large SASE Ill mall copy Cliff can provide canopies required some designs Ordering Cliff involves obtaining international money order Vinylwrite Custom Lettering noticed ad Vinylwrite RC Soaring Digest wrote information turns out another example modeler Art Morgan providing outstanding service fellow modelers Art sent few samples hope justice Arts beautiful work reproduction Vinylwrite basically three-layer type de cal really lot better old water type decais What first peel off bot tom protective layer exposes adhesive side vinyl letters numbers middle layer actual individual vinyl graphics position should go apply rubbing gently makes letters/numbers stick wing fuselage whatever remove top layer leaving individual graphics place come out perfectly Its quick easy professional-looking process Art can provide 15 colors several type styles slants reverse outline etc Prices vary depend ing size type number characters example Art will make AMA number 2 high $3 best thing write call Arts information package includes sample address Vinylwrite Custom Letter ing 16043 Tulsa St Granada Hill CA 91344 telephone 818 363-7131 PS Art says Sailplanes first love WarningF3B ahead Its fact small percentage American Sailplaners partici Continued page 167 May 1989 57 SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR DONT FLY WITHOUT IT Mounts plane plugs-In between Receiver end Switch Precision iC voltage detector circuit Bi-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack turned ON Battery Voltage greater 48 VDC RED Battery ens 48 VDC Specify flightpack/connector FUTABA J STD 3 pin2495 Deans 3 pin$1995 No connector use yours$1695cn Conn Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Handiing PA Residents add 6% Saies Tax 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 ZZ ENTERPRISESINc TELE 215539-7476 WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only BALSA SHEETS 36 48 30 116233 332240 18 243 316249 14 256 1 32337 120337 1 1633049 332344 58 18 35471 31636282 14 37395 516385110 36 389124 34 3165191 11645876 48 33247094 56 16480106 66 316493 12275 14 4110 13484 38 4 165 225 139 12 4 225 261 MATCHED SHEETS 43 3324100 104106 3164120 144131 BALSA SliCKS 36W 1161409 1163810 1161214 332 1410 332 3812 332 1216 181009 3116141116 3718 381218 4616121024 553163161116 61316 381720 316 122230 7114 141624 14 381926 14122130 14343444 14 14055 5165167128 38 382737 38 123246 38 344255 38 15276 12123653 12344662 12 15878 58 584865 34 346790 s BALSA TRIANGLES 36 425 8630 35 45 55 BALSA PLANKS 36 85 00 1480 1123275 1124360 22225 23325 24435 33495 34689 TAPERED SHEETS36 14265 14365 38268 38398 123120 LONE STAR EPOX V 9 oLsl-8 95 So598 15,596 30oo596 u uIIi IzV1 OM CUT CONTEST BALSA Sheets Piece ed Close Tolerances AAA Grade Dried ped 100% serious modeler want performance LIGHT 4-6 LB WOOD36 1323 53 1203 53 116353 332363 183 77 316389 143104 383122 123158 343242 3335 116483 3324100 184115 3164133 144158 364 236 124 322 TRAILING EDGE 36 14132 51611439 3811246 12270 INSTANT GLUE 10 T5ck 298 10 75, 298 2o Thok 550 20 10 566 must try 4-6 lb balsa * NEW * Hundreds new sizes accessories finishing materials Send #10 SASE latest Catalog SPRUCE STICKS 36 48 18 181725 18 142026 118 3182232 31631162838 14 143458 14 384055 14 61124565 38 6 3184969 318 126077 112 1126688 11234 75 97 SPRUCE TRIANGLES 318318 12112 34 34 LITEPLV 48 BASSWOOD48 31631626 3161430 311631838 31611246 3163469 141442 143849 143480 38 31860 381270 3183490 121290 1234100 BUNDLE DEALS 20116336699 201 164361035 203132 865 15332 436855 15118336735 1018436695 15316336920 15316436830 1014 336655 1014436830 1038336870 538436655 512336540 5124361580 10332448885 5118448500 53116448600 514448645 BIRCH DOWELS36 18 09 31611 1414 51625 31832 3PLYBIRCH48 16412620 13212445 11612455 812495 SPLYBIRCH 3132612 1/812 363116 12 47114 12 6438 12 81112612 GROOVED LG MOUNTS 13 Inch. 31834118140 3834 1532140 1123413116145 186155 1812315 1412495 LONE STAR 48 Handling Charge pay250 UPS Add $300 COD $300 extra PP APO FPO 1623 57th St Lubbock TX 79412States Weaccaps Visapersonal checks orcoD 616% tax Texas US currency Minimum Wood Order 81000 Yg lined up runway wrong ma neuver starts enter final crosswind leg what would normally traffic pattern correct procedure call maneuver Start ing now turn onto crosswind leg maneuver complete until youve climbed Out same just made takeoff should called Complete before FM event maneuver complete until turn-out made just FAd takeoff Overshoot meant power dive Fly Past actuality imaginary pilot model attempting make landing spot front judges sometimes happens full-scale approach has brought him little too high too long Realizing hes down altitude less 10 ft throttle idle no hope hitting spot full throttle applied Level flight main tained until climbing speed attained model climbs out taldng off Overshoot maneuver well suited type alrcraft Its very pretty watch wben per formed properly can garner good flight points right wrong however its supposed simplicity may earn wrath judges BOM nile What majority todays Scale modelers really want Ive read editorials rules proposals recently favor event Scale competition would eliminate Builder Model rule Various names have applied proposals read suggestions have wonder just deeply self-styled modelers proposing events actually involved Scale model ing interested enough Scale read AMA rule books would realize have already given what theyre asking Its called RC Fun Scale Event No 520 its Provisional event added last year express purpose allowing modelers inter ested enjoying flying Scale model air craft participate competition having built models themselves advent prebuilt ready-built Scale models todays market great modelers have chosen take route cross section Scale modelers considered however wonder great per centage nonbuilder competition Scale fliers really compared against percentage enjoy building aspect Scale much maybe flying what Ive seen since event intro duced doesnt seem much interest havent seen event run some larger Scale contests such Mint Julep Scale Meet 88 Mats reviewing Scale Dimension newsletter Scale Squadron Southern California havent seen great deal interest RC Fun Scale either Does mean no interest simply todays modeler aware Next time get chance turn page 109 1988-1989 AMA Competition Regulations book read about RC Fun Scale just might find what youve asking has already given has Provisional status support want keep May skies remain Scale RC AerobaticsNan Putte Continued page 55 have informed secondhandbut reliable sourcethat 1989 Team Selection Fi nals Masters Tournament will held Pensacola FL June 15-18 Sauffley Field Boy will nice Its 50 miles away home can sleep own bed night still activities cancome down Masters site confirmed flying Site Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL about 34 miles Pensacola dates men tioned Van Putte correct See com plete announcement Competition Newslet ter section magazine RMcM old flying buddies will shocked hear am almost ready fly new air vehicle am slow building sur prise since its garden variety Pattern air plane Helicopter resisted impulse buy years before finally deciding get X-Cell 50 Miniature Aircraft No dont plan bore Helicopter exploits just few first impression opening box must million parts Ac tually theres fewer 500 Construction now about three-quarters complete Ill prob ably terrify myself onlookers first flight about two weeks RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 57 pate International class FM designates F models 3 RC B Thermal Soaring fliers although active F3B still like keep abreast developments class because its leading edge Soaring often foretells design ideas eventually filter down us other hand sizeable group exclaims have no interest F3B try re spect points view include different types material column month worked Out theres quite run F3B stuff following dont need read itbut think youll missing something dont beginner F3B piece written Jim Sonnenmeier member Clarence SailHARD MAPLE 1 4 8 38 38 1 2 31834 1234 18 40 45 SO 68 66 BALSA HOT LINE Coil 1806 745 6394 10 am 6 pm Central Time 48 586 625 625 625 725 800 Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete decals * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog *1500 post mci VHSIBata Regular catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd $7j__Saginaw Ml 48603 517781-3000 Other Kits Avatab Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester M Radio Checks Ace R/C Giant Scale Bob Cmspbell Jeff Styles Speaker Sig Mfg Co rs plane Society Lockport NY read clubs newsletter about Jims new enthusiasm F3B asked him hed like share expe riences getting started Jims re sponse does someone become involved F3B Especially live 2500 miles main avenue sport question asked myself year ago considered up ping activity being camp follower becoming full-fledged participant am aero space engineering student University Buffalo have keen interest tech nology F3B planes ever since started flying models about six years ago Modern F3B airplanes exciting because pushing scientific frontiers lowspeed aerodynamics high-strength composite materials club has annually held sport-type F3B contest gave tastebut wasnt full-blown F3B really wanted try compete F3B highest level start What did need know could help Initially reread everything hand re garding F3B started collect anything could lay hands magazines newsletters journals conference proceedings Anything contest report in-depth aerodynamic analy sis purpose educate myself cur rent F3B practices newsletter F3B enthusiasts F3BUSA turned out gold informa tion contacts asked questions anyone everyone could find ClAM F3B Subcom mittee Chairman John Grigg member club able provide much informa tion including some videos 1987 World Championships established contact F3BUSA editor Randy Reynolds Team Selection Committee Chairman Don Edberg others mostiy California date Ive written about 50 letters peo ple around world part have willing answer ques tions about airplanes winches anything else could think Once came grips necessary aero dynamics structural considerations started looking airframe decided buy plane since first cut no reason rein vent wheel figured proven airplane would make less variable worry about decided Hans Mueller Comet because successful commercially available models Steve Work flew 87 World Champs several flown US Team Selection Trials last September contacted Herr Mueller Germany THE MID-SOUTHS GREATEST HOBBY SHOW APRIL 29TH & 30TH 1989 MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON 1-240 AIR WAYS AT DEMOCRAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE Market Hrs Banquet Rooms 900 am-600pm-Saturday 1000 am-4OOpm-Sunday 600pm- Saturday Special Room Races Memphis Model McAet Call -800-HILTONS 901-332-1130 Sporoored Mid South Radio Control Association InfornradonCoI 901398-9791 -5 00 daily CSTu PO Box 16900 MernphitTN 38116 also let known trials thanks Don Edberg market plane After trials received word three air planes sale made arrangements buy Comet belonged Joe Wurts came outfitted ATRCS-converted Airtronics Module radio two Airtronics 94737 four Futaba S135 servos 'I am now process designing winches trying account new winch rules building team Good friend NSS President Pete Carr has expressed interest forming team think having new air plane will help generate interest others am constantly writing letters companies others gathering information about composite ma terials construction methods other infor mation may prove useful dont pretend think will competitive nationalor regionallevel some time sure am having fun trying reach goal Thanks story Jim hope helps break down some mystique surrounding getting started F3B cover letter Jim said clubmates supportive F3B en thusiasm have yet decide hes totally crazy said certainly im pressed technology Comet Anyway hope Jims experience will encour age others have try multitask-type competi tion least starting club level F3B un doubtedly demanding form competi tive Soaring Chinese proverb says longest journey begins first step Speaking F3B-USA Don Edberg F3B Team Selection Committee Chairman 1989 US F3B team manager sent word F3BUSA would no longer published AMA HQ putting out 1988 part Dons communications participants team selection program However AMA HQ really newsletter business As Jim said above F3B-U SA edited Randy Reynolds gold information needs continue publishing because its place specialized F3B information can regularly printed disseminated enthusiasts So F3B-USA going private will avail able subscriptions basis will $12 year five issues expected first year terested hope send check F3B-USA PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 same address teams fund-raising program monies two ac tivities kept entirely separate Speaking F3B team fund-raising US BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models --e Install RC Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press button Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 oz Made USA Also custom units other applicatiOns Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY State residents add tales taxi 168 Model Aviation DEALERS S FACTURERS EARLY RESERVATIONS INSURE CHOICE AREAS OUTDOOR FLYING DEMOS---INDOOR BOAT POND---CAR TRACKS SWAP TABLES PRIZES ITE CONCESSIONS IC MODEL DISPLAY team consisting pilots Seth Dawson Larry Jolly Rich Spicer Team Manager Don Edberg backup pilot Gene Englegau helpers Richard Tiltman Brian Chan will going France August compete Seventh World Championships RC Soaring Olympics sport Like Olympians team will represent country American Sailplaners sincerely hope well because Id like think Americans can compete anybody anythingincluding flying model Gliders Americans have won twice before Skip Mil ler won first world champs South Africa 1977 Dwight Holly took first place Sacra mento 1981 Since world championships have hard US teams because F3B gained pop ularity Europe Europeans have taken lead planes radios winches team flying techniques Germans typical thoroughness have mastered sport Raif Decker won world championships 1983 85 Reinhard Liese took firs6 1987 German team will undoubtedly favored again year sufficient training time together think guys can well because really world-class fliers theyll have competitive equipment new winch rules should permit evenly matched launching planes wont much different Flying skills teamwork will key fac tors Therefore team practice training gether prior champs important team needs funds accomplish its training pro gram can assist team buying embroi Dawson team flying December 1988 sue F3B-USA report team selec tion finals pilots perspective Seth Daw son Before finals Randy asked Seth hed article knowing reporter would wind up being winner Seths article runs soc e-soro .cxsFOAM C ORE FL OATS PLANS 3 VIEWS S AND KITS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING y OFFER SELECTION OF FLOAT PLANS SASEEnIrgIngooa AND KITS FOR 4 12 POUND AIRPLANES Jiro Pepines WITH V HULL SlGN IN USE SINCE 1972 Catalog 4Oo SCAlE PlANS PHUIR SERVICE SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEET 3209 Msdson GesnsboroNc 27403KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS [NC PhOo 11919252-5239 INS COIISCII 9 SHEFFIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066 NEW SPACE SAVING CONTAINER Fits box2-112x7-3/SxS-1IS Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes tubing erners lock tubing through cap ostage North Products PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 May1989 169 __________V RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES BOATS TRAINS FOR SPECIFIC IPIFORUATION PLEASE CALL ONE OF ISELE Genral Manager & Exhibitor Reservations JACK ALUNGER 234-101 bus Swapper Reservations DOUG SELLERS rx2914332 bus Static Displays RALPH VOLLMER 219234-5757 eva RC Denronstratlons DENNIS WORM 219-7842510 ave dered team patch enameled pin Mylar decal plies kinds accessories Please send patch pin $5 decal donation US Soaring Team PO Box $2 All three items purchased together just 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 $10 $5 purchase name will en tered giant raffle first prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio raffle will also include other radios kits building supD- BEST Handcrafted Control Handle 1/2 Plywood Construction 270 lb test Aircraft Cable Stainless Steel Eyes Cable Loop Unique D Shape Comfortable Grip ly transferred Instructor Student Pilot INTRODUCTORY PRICE BLUE SKY ENTERPRISES RI 2805 226D Includes ShippingSelma AL 36701 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight DIapiay Control Line Electric Power RJC Airplanes new illustrated 32 page tabiold size cataiog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446 eight pages think gives beautiful inside look what top contenders thinking about during big contest Seth also included some personal observations philosophy some what say about team flying Teamwork everything F3B During last two team selection contests top six pilots well-organized efficient experi enced practiced teams F3B team sport almost impossible great pilot well highly trained knowledgeable crew possible mediocre pilot suc ceed great team behind him two teams took top six places years team selection dedicated nonpilot crew mem bers trained together both pilots crew members working support flying pilot successful team needs work together through practices contests honing collective skills no substitute contest experience Team Synergy went F3B contest could afford before team selection finals year Working together found certain team members better some tasks others example Richard Tiltman has uncanny ability detect locate thermals Duration flights Richard starts out turnaround pulls chute back once plane launched turnaround able analyze condi tions upwind often detecting thermals before drift back towards us works pilot spotting lift helping pilot cen ter whatever lift available Richard breaks off minute go tend winches lets another crew member bring pilot spot landing Distance seem able keep track time course time remaining working time average lap time projected laps current speed job feed facts pilot someone else team gives him information lift conditions other pilots flight group doing Rich Spicer much better evaluating con ditions relative performance between differ ent planes takes over area point everyone team should have dedicated task particular pilot fly ing performance tasks honed through practices contests Thus through practice experience team collectively im proves its performance skills rather individual pilot trying outdo rest Richard Tiltmans skills crew person just im portant making team win skills pilot Chuperosa revisited last months col umn LeRoy Satterlee told us about Rusty Shaws 59-in-span design called Chuperosa came kitted Mel Culpepper Youve probably noticed Mels ad magazine Mel sent along kits Ive got tell Im very impressed really multipurpose little plane can hand launch winch hi-start fly slope Chuper flimsy minimum weight types Hand-Launchers should finish out about 16 oz little less Construction quite robust Lite-Ply front halves fuse one-piece 42-halsasheeted foam wing wing can built polyhedral flat allerons Airfoil options Eppler 214 Selig 4061 Ailerons driven light Sullivan cables led center wing attached rudder servo wheel ball links wood parts beautifully cut hardware high quality instructions well written Everything included except glue covering material item really sold fact Mel includes full-size construction saddles wings beds saddles foam cores come packed nor ones cores cut beds cut oversize allow thickness balsa sheeting sheet ing overhang trailing edge sticking out beds warping means course two wings have cut per kit actual cores saddles Chuperosa flies well kit engi neered LeRoy says does should prove very popular value $41 poly version $46 allerons postpaid Mels address 2526 Washington Du buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 Hobby Lobby catalog Hobby Lobby puts Out free catalog couple times year Scale Glider fans should make sure get Im looking catalog #13 see sell Ger man Krick quarter-scale Grunau Baby 2B kit $269 would get alr quicker building Charlesworth plans still all-wood Krick kits contain lot parts take fair bit skill construct Also available Krick kits 134-in-span fifth-scale Mimmoa $214 125-in-span sixth-scale Reiher $199 102-in-span quarter-scale SG-38 $224 new 141-in-span quarter-scale Rhonbussard $248 looks especially ap pealing Its wing area 1364 sq weight SAVE YOUR FIELD SNUF-LER muffler low cost easy install lightweight sound reducing muffler no performance penalty answer AMA muffler rule suggestions saving flying fields Meets AMA muffler rule suggestions SNUF-LER 3 10 decibels quieter stock muffler MUFFLER No power loss possible 300-500 RPM Increase Pat Pencsn5 improves angina idle s better fuel economy Easily attached 25-108 stock mufflers Heat corrosion resistant Black E coat finish No special adapters required Weighs 35 ozs Fits ASP BRAT ENYA FOX HP IRVINE K & B 05 MAX ROYAL YS SUPER TIGRE mufflers available hobby shop ORDER DIRECT immediate uhipment Check MO Visa MC CODSEND 25r STAMP accepted Add $250 UPS 5200 COD t% salestaoFOR ADDITIONAL INFO Culif residentAND ITEC CATALOG 170 Model Aviation THE. FLEX-MO UNT FOR 40 AND 60 SIZE ENGINES Reduces Airframe Noise Isolates Engine Vibration Versatile 3 & 4 Hole Mount Universal Mounting System 19 MOUNT 60 PLANES1226EAveJ-12A THINGSLancaster CA 93535nec Available through better Hobby Shops Dealer & Distributor Inquiries Invited Made USA FLEX-MOUN1 40 Accepts Front-Intake 25 bOO Engines Includes necessary mounting hardware $2495 CAT NO 800 QUAY BARBER MODELS 2 06 BUTTERNUT RIG 1/4 SCALEN OLMOTED ON 0 440 0 ALLKITS$0259526672 0 hO Pot EPOzY/cLASSmROT PRICE PONG CORSTRUCrIOs tITh DRAWINGS AND DaTA FOR pOR~ 120CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF9H00 RESIDENTS ADD 7% SCALE % oX TOLEDO WEAK SIGNALS RIC EXPOSITION APRIL 5 1869 fiRe APRIL 91868 ToLEDo THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET TOLEDO OHIO ADVANCED TICKETS may ordered sending selfaddressed stamped business size 41/ax9 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 5 tickets must include extra postage US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include 50 cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postageExpress Mail Orders Will Accepted Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $400 per day adults $100 perdayforchildren 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 31 1989 sales final non-refundable TICKETS ARE ALSO VAILABLEAT THE DOOR Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone 941-6661 Bring latest completely finished models display enter competition exciting awards R/C radios will awarded first second third place winners following classes NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATTERN PLANE SPORT MONO-PLANE non-scale models SPORT 81-PLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED models entered competition will judged Best Finish Best MonoKote Directors Award Best Show Come join us enjoy yourselves unquestionably worlds greatest radio control model show will have traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction Open public three great days APRIL 7 8 91989 FRIDAY9amto6pm SATURDAY9amto6pm SUNDAY9 am 430 pm presented Weak Signals R/G Club Toledo Ohio 875 lb size should good flier wish time HL catalog has good Sailplane accesso ries also Graupner Gliders both Scale otherwise range 94-in spans up two big beautiful four-meter ships Schempp-Hirth Discus $449 Grob G 103A Twin Acro $835 latter kit must cer tainly Graupners top line HL s Jim Martin would especially like call attention page 17 new Graupner ASW-22B 270 Sallplane kit 106-inspan Standoff Scale ship ABS fuse balsa-sheeted foam wings modified E-205 airfoil trailing edge alrbrakes should make plane excellent both flatland Thermaling Slope flying Jim says kit definitely underpriced Graupners standards $219 See HL s ad issue address order ing details LSF News January 1989 column printed LSF news release saying Mal Pring Austra lia first non-American LSF Level V Several Canadian friends called attention fact four Level Vs certainly Americans talked LSF President Bob Steele about slip course meant say nonNorth American writing back Joe Bed ford RC Sallplane Chairman Model Aeronautics Association Canada said thought mistake natural because Ameri cans dont think Canadians foreigners mean look talk well almost same rest us can say because Ive married 30 years record Canadian Level Vs year achieved John McMillanWest Hill Ontario 1986 Joe BedfordKanata Ontario 1986 Neil TinkerScarborough Ontario 1988 Gerry BowerKanata Ontario 1988 addition Mal Neil Gerry Id like congratulate five other Sailplaners made Level V 1988 Doug Barry LD Stowers Austin Leftwich Bob Champine Jim Thom Jim 68th man no ladies yet may recall second time around Bob Some wags have suggested doing Level V twice equivalent Level X gluttons punlshment cant stop Level V lets propose some really tough tasks new Level VI Win countrys National contest new Mas ters contest Win major X-C race 50-mile goal-andreturn 12-hour slope AND make National F3B Team Offhand Id think guy whod almost qualifr date Larry Jolly Larry achieved Level V 1983 won Nats couple times won first International F3H race South Af rica flew over 12 hours Maui just made US F3B Team havent asked him hed feel about goal-and-return Comments Dont forget NEW ADDRESS LSF PO Box 517 Winfield IL 60190 President Bob Steele can reached 10173 St Joe Road Fort Wayne IN 46835 telephone 219 4851145 ninth annual Santa Maria X-C Race will held Saturday Sunday May 20-21 1989 25-mi single-launch per attempt race LSF Level 3 4 5 goal-and-return dis tances will marked off pilots needing Saturday evemng BBQ raffle well known Entry pre-registration Contact CD Mark Hadley 805 922-5147 informa catalog 5100III 3LUE RIDGE P0 Box 536-V]JI[lI JU Hurricane WV 25526I MACHINERY& TOOLS 304-562-3538 send 55At catalog sheet nor cnmplete line offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler JET ENGINES_ DOYLEJETS5l 195k Catalog $500 letter $1200/year DOYLEJET4O1 5 San Jacinto #404G Houston TX 77004713 440-4744 May1989 171 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HA RD-TO-FIND HARD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES CYANOACRYLA TES& EPOXIES ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 019 728-4365 SORRY NO CO 0 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS tion much sadness report pass ing Mrs Dan Pruss Pat December 31 1988 Sailpianers knew Dan Pat will wish express condolences Pruss children RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 58 tice session since course length would dif ferent timing would thrown off Its impossible discourage pros completelynor would want however whats point going Nats enter ing Quickie knowing much experi enced fliers going blow right Stiff competition promotes character makes better Racer case feel situation would discourage would-be Racer other option would ban past win ners Q500 individuals entered higherlevel events viable alternative mention because West Germany Na tional Champion style Quickie must go FM wishes race again Which brings us FM FM Unlimited Class model Pylon Racing restrictions engines fuel displacement Other can mod ify engine way know addition range airplanes can modeled much greater makes appealing operators real reason interest FAI world-class event thing best America quite another best world Because things FM seems to much exciting vibrant event Formula Im putting down Form Form close FM engine modifications rules proposals FAI seems natural progression As stated earlier am beginner opinions might count much eyes experienced Racer Terry thanks letter agree 100% couldnt have said better See next month responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 59 autos because much blade momentum can make several mistakes approach still salvage landing As performance werent enough kit dream put together GMP has put out enough kits now know what look ing open kit box Legend proves no exception kit arrives everything nicely packed logically bags numbered proper building sequence metal parts anodized either black attractive gunmetal grey rotor blades new de sign come preslotted supplied metal ballast Some parts already familiar GMP units cooling shroud swash plate washout unlt However cooling fan new molded unit main gear autorotation unit has lightened up has engine mount belt-driven unit Ia Stork modi fled tail rotor rotor head features familiar Hirobo blade holders machined hub now held main rotor shaft new OMP designed yoke Something new mixing le vers mounted halfway up yoke unit known GMP Delta 3 Rotor Head canopy new GMP design both tractive very functional held place molded keyways glued place dur ing construction canopy slid po sition Shuttle secured supplied camlock GMP has also supplied attractive sheet Mylar decals help set off Legends paint job Last certainly least youll find grey folder containing Legends instruction manuals Notice used plural because four OMP didnt want us have trouble assem bling Legends supplied very well written procedures Manual Basic As sembly Manual 28 pages long features both excellent isometric drawings text 18 basic assembly stages manual well written leaves nothing us con fused over Manual 2 main rotor blades cov ers securing weights balance blade fin ish build Legend please follow man ual letter Legend spins main rotor about 1700 rpm blade failure would bad machineand maybe tooat revs careful PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA CATALuu 750 Contains l00us paper airplanes roia postage stamp size 6 foot wing span Gliders rubber powered Diecut youcut Largest known source paper airplanes world Coat catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Caaeog snd CORSAIR pape& tzzApearte above $1050 p1u $f50 poaagt Rono Flyer ROCKET PLANE xP-1 Only $395 . p/us $1/order S&H Jim Mesa Quality Model Products Valley Vtew Dr Box 43 716/ 3724408Allegeny NY 14706 172 Model Aviation OUR REV-UP INVENTORY VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS II IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $7 00 14 Wingspan O~l4 GALL PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED BUILD & FLY IN TWO HOURS p Its Funi Goes up like rocket Glides down 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NATS NEWS Richiand Nats Washington State will give us very full week Soaring Sailpianers have expressed desire fly just Duration Nats opportunity come out support special interest Official events will include usual three Du ration classes Scale first time F3B Provisional events Cross-Country HandLaunch Slope Soaring fit Monday-through-Saturday schedule see March columnand official Nats schedule posted April Competition Newsletter Unlimited Standard Two-Meter Duration will flown whole day per class past weve flown three Duration classes Scale over four days Tuesday-Friday class per day could reduce number flights little everybody hustles retrievers func tion should work Out OK thinking about Cross-Country event details gleaned Port land Area SS newsletter Pat Chewing editor Nats X-C event will conform pects FAI F3H provisional rules except 1 Two rounds will flown same day different courses 2 Scoring will modified encourage com pletion course cases * racers finishing course 750 pts finish plus 250 pts multiplied x finish time di vided fastest time * racers finishing someone has finished 750 pts multiplied x distance com pleted divided course distance * no completes course scores will 1000 pts multiplied x distance completed di vided longest distance completed State Washington occupants vehicle must use seat belts flying race will try have enough rental con vertibles available using own chase vehicle must have seat belts occu pants including pilot spotter/copilot No stand ing moving vehicles No riding back pickups seats belts rules will stricfly enforced Mileage markers will positioned course determining distance flown timer will final authority distance flown time complete validity turn-point turns timer will also responsible reporting safety violations minimum team consists three persons pi lot copilot/spotter timer/driver can bring full team will try provide extra personnel Entry fee $25 per team Please pre register June 15 indicating preferred fre quency least alternate help may need Contact Mike Bamberg 1059 NW Darnielle St Hillsboro OR 97124 tele phone 503 640-5926 / 57 WINDSONG M5 Examples Vinylwrite Custom Lettering Top legend should GNOME ed itor goofed applying sheet cardboard photo N peeled off protective top layer Les son sure apply uniform firm pressure applying Items sur face info column Colors blue orange green top-to-bottom Other questions about Nats can swered Soaring Event Director Tom Culmsee 2190 SW 8th Dr Gresham OR 97080 tele phone 503 667-4532 Erik Eiches Grunau Baby Wil Byers sent along photos Eriks magnificent quarterscale Grunau Baby 2B scratch-built Cliff Charlesworth plans Erik Richmond BC near Vancouver member Northwest Soaring Society original pictures color B&W reproductions cant begin justice planes beautiful varnished fin ish really labor love Eriks part because varnish doesnt cover up mistakes Erik Eiche magnificent German Grunau Baby 2B Quarter-scale beauty built Cliff Charlesworth plans Fuselage plywood covered finished varnish Cant hide building defects situation information column 56 Model Aviation Radio Confrol Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 Jim Sonnenmeler newly acquired Mueller Comet once belonged Joe Wurts Jim tells experiences month what its like get started F3B joint has perfectly made can hope Erik will flying Baby Richland Scale Slope Fun-Fly Memorial Day week end well get pictures According Martin Simons excellent book Worlds Vintage Sailpianes Baby designed first built Edmund Schneiders factory Grunau Silesia 1931 span 1287 meters major redesign 1933 produced Baby 2 version 135meter span 2A greatly improved aile rons longer narrower planform adopted semi-enclosed canopy windscreen 2B model first fitted full airbrakes wing made slightly longer 1357 meters Over 4000 2Bs built NSFK pilot training program 1940 through 1944 page 59 Vintage Sailpianes book photo actual glider Erik modeled registra tion number D-8-l00 being bungee-launched Wasserkuppeonly painted NSFK cream paint scheme registration Maybe ship refinished varnish after war Cliff Charlesworth havent heard him lives Somerset England member along friend Sean Walbank White Sheet Radio Flying Club Cliff has longtime proponent quarter-scale vin tage Gliders publishing several designs British magazines Hes building about significant quarter-scaler year years latest being classic Reiher Cliff often works factory drawings plans super accurate models always sturdily built excellent fliers Scratchbuilding vintage Scale ship plans course lot work going kit route excellent designs arent available kits Also some kits too small scale produce nice big stable Glider get quarter-scale would like list plan sets available Cliff send large SASE Ill mall copy Cliff can provide canopies required some designs Ordering Cliff involves obtaining international money order Vinylwrite Custom Lettering noticed ad Vinylwrite RC Soaring Digest wrote information turns out another example modeler Art Morgan providing outstanding service fellow modelers Art sent few samples hope justice Arts beautiful work reproduction Vinylwrite basically three-layer type de cal really lot better old water type decais What first peel off bot tom protective layer exposes adhesive side vinyl letters numbers middle layer actual individual vinyl graphics position should go apply rubbing gently makes letters/numbers stick wing fuselage whatever remove top layer leaving individual graphics place come out perfectly Its quick easy professional-looking process Art can provide 15 colors several type styles slants reverse outline etc Prices vary depend ing size type number characters example Art will make AMA number 2 high $3 best thing write call Arts information package includes sample address Vinylwrite Custom Letter ing 16043 Tulsa St Granada Hill CA 91344 telephone 818 363-7131 PS Art says Sailplanes first love WarningF3B ahead Its fact small percentage American Sailplaners partici Continued page 167 May 1989 57 SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR DONT FLY WITHOUT IT Mounts plane plugs-In between Receiver end Switch Precision iC voltage detector circuit Bi-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack turned ON Battery Voltage greater 48 VDC RED Battery ens 48 VDC Specify flightpack/connector FUTABA J STD 3 pin2495 Deans 3 pin$1995 No connector use yours$1695cn Conn Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Handiing PA Residents add 6% Saies Tax 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 ZZ ENTERPRISESINc TELE 215539-7476 WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only BALSA SHEETS 36 48 30 116233 332240 18 243 316249 14 256 1 32337 120337 1 1633049 332344 58 18 35471 31636282 14 37395 516385110 36 389124 34 3165191 11645876 48 33247094 56 16480106 66 316493 12275 14 4110 13484 38 4 165 225 139 12 4 225 261 MATCHED SHEETS 43 3324100 104106 3164120 144131 BALSA SliCKS 36W 1161409 1163810 1161214 332 1410 332 3812 332 1216 181009 3116141116 3718 381218 4616121024 553163161116 61316 381720 316 122230 7114 141624 14 381926 14122130 14343444 14 14055 5165167128 38 382737 38 123246 38 344255 38 15276 12123653 12344662 12 15878 58 584865 34 346790 s BALSA TRIANGLES 36 425 8630 35 45 55 BALSA PLANKS 36 85 00 1480 1123275 1124360 22225 23325 24435 33495 34689 TAPERED SHEETS36 14265 14365 38268 38398 123120 LONE STAR EPOX V 9 oLsl-8 95 So598 15,596 30oo596 u uIIi IzV1 OM CUT CONTEST BALSA Sheets Piece ed Close Tolerances AAA Grade Dried ped 100% serious modeler want performance LIGHT 4-6 LB WOOD36 1323 53 1203 53 116353 332363 183 77 316389 143104 383122 123158 343242 3335 116483 3324100 184115 3164133 144158 364 236 124 322 TRAILING EDGE 36 14132 51611439 3811246 12270 INSTANT GLUE 10 T5ck 298 10 75, 298 2o Thok 550 20 10 566 must try 4-6 lb balsa * NEW * Hundreds new sizes accessories finishing materials Send #10 SASE latest Catalog SPRUCE STICKS 36 48 18 181725 18 142026 118 3182232 31631162838 14 143458 14 384055 14 61124565 38 6 3184969 318 126077 112 1126688 11234 75 97 SPRUCE TRIANGLES 318318 12112 34 34 LITEPLV 48 BASSWOOD48 31631626 3161430 311631838 31611246 3163469 141442 143849 143480 38 31860 381270 3183490 121290 1234100 BUNDLE DEALS 20116336699 201 164361035 203132 865 15332 436855 15118336735 1018436695 15316336920 15316436830 1014 336655 1014436830 1038336870 538436655 512336540 5124361580 10332448885 5118448500 53116448600 514448645 BIRCH DOWELS36 18 09 31611 1414 51625 31832 3PLYBIRCH48 16412620 13212445 11612455 812495 SPLYBIRCH 3132612 1/812 363116 12 47114 12 6438 12 81112612 GROOVED LG MOUNTS 13 Inch. 31834118140 3834 1532140 1123413116145 186155 1812315 1412495 LONE STAR 48 Handling Charge pay250 UPS Add $300 COD $300 extra PP APO FPO 1623 57th St Lubbock TX 79412States Weaccaps Visapersonal checks orcoD 616% tax Texas US currency Minimum Wood Order 81000 Yg lined up runway wrong ma neuver starts enter final crosswind leg what would normally traffic pattern correct procedure call maneuver Start ing now turn onto crosswind leg maneuver complete until youve climbed Out same just made takeoff should called Complete before FM event maneuver complete until turn-out made just FAd takeoff Overshoot meant power dive Fly Past actuality imaginary pilot model attempting make landing spot front judges sometimes happens full-scale approach has brought him little too high too long Realizing hes down altitude less 10 ft throttle idle no hope hitting spot full throttle applied Level flight main tained until climbing speed attained model climbs out taldng off Overshoot maneuver well suited type alrcraft Its very pretty watch wben per formed properly can garner good flight points right wrong however its supposed simplicity may earn wrath judges BOM nile What majority todays Scale modelers really want Ive read editorials rules proposals recently favor event Scale competition would eliminate Builder Model rule Various names have applied proposals read suggestions have wonder just deeply self-styled modelers proposing events actually involved Scale model ing interested enough Scale read AMA rule books would realize have already given what theyre asking Its called RC Fun Scale Event No 520 its Provisional event added last year express purpose allowing modelers inter ested enjoying flying Scale model air craft participate competition having built models themselves advent prebuilt ready-built Scale models todays market great modelers have chosen take route cross section Scale modelers considered however wonder great per centage nonbuilder competition Scale fliers really compared against percentage enjoy building aspect Scale much maybe flying what Ive seen since event intro duced doesnt seem much interest havent seen event run some larger Scale contests such Mint Julep Scale Meet 88 Mats reviewing Scale Dimension newsletter Scale Squadron Southern California havent seen great deal interest RC Fun Scale either Does mean no interest simply todays modeler aware Next time get chance turn page 109 1988-1989 AMA Competition Regulations book read about RC Fun Scale just might find what youve asking has already given has Provisional status support want keep May skies remain Scale RC AerobaticsNan Putte Continued page 55 have informed secondhandbut reliable sourcethat 1989 Team Selection Fi nals Masters Tournament will held Pensacola FL June 15-18 Sauffley Field Boy will nice Its 50 miles away home can sleep own bed night still activities cancome down Masters site confirmed flying Site Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL about 34 miles Pensacola dates men tioned Van Putte correct See com plete announcement Competition Newslet ter section magazine RMcM old flying buddies will shocked hear am almost ready fly new air vehicle am slow building sur prise since its garden variety Pattern air plane Helicopter resisted impulse buy years before finally deciding get X-Cell 50 Miniature Aircraft No dont plan bore Helicopter exploits just few first impression opening box must million parts Ac tually theres fewer 500 Construction now about three-quarters complete Ill prob ably terrify myself onlookers first flight about two weeks RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 57 pate International class FM designates F models 3 RC B Thermal Soaring fliers although active F3B still like keep abreast developments class because its leading edge Soaring often foretells design ideas eventually filter down us other hand sizeable group exclaims have no interest F3B try re spect points view include different types material column month worked Out theres quite run F3B stuff following dont need read itbut think youll missing something dont beginner F3B piece written Jim Sonnenmeier member Clarence SailHARD MAPLE 1 4 8 38 38 1 2 31834 1234 18 40 45 SO 68 66 BALSA HOT LINE Coil 1806 745 6394 10 am 6 pm Central Time 48 586 625 625 625 725 800 Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete decals * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog *1500 post mci VHSIBata Regular catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd $7j__Saginaw Ml 48603 517781-3000 Other Kits Avatab Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester M Radio Checks Ace R/C Giant Scale Bob Cmspbell Jeff Styles Speaker Sig Mfg Co rs plane Society Lockport NY read clubs newsletter about Jims new enthusiasm F3B asked him hed like share expe riences getting started Jims re sponse does someone become involved F3B Especially live 2500 miles main avenue sport question asked myself year ago considered up ping activity being camp follower becoming full-fledged participant am aero space engineering student University Buffalo have keen interest tech nology F3B planes ever since started flying models about six years ago Modern F3B airplanes exciting because pushing scientific frontiers lowspeed aerodynamics high-strength composite materials club has annually held sport-type F3B contest gave tastebut wasnt full-blown F3B really wanted try compete F3B highest level start What did need know could help Initially reread everything hand re garding F3B started collect anything could lay hands magazines newsletters journals conference proceedings Anything contest report in-depth aerodynamic analy sis purpose educate myself cur rent F3B practices newsletter F3B enthusiasts F3BUSA turned out gold informa tion contacts asked questions anyone everyone could find ClAM F3B Subcom mittee Chairman John Grigg member club able provide much informa tion including some videos 1987 World Championships established contact F3BUSA editor Randy Reynolds Team Selection Committee Chairman Don Edberg others mostiy California date Ive written about 50 letters peo ple around world part have willing answer ques tions about airplanes winches anything else could think Once came grips necessary aero dynamics structural considerations started looking airframe decided buy plane since first cut no reason rein vent wheel figured proven airplane would make less variable worry about decided Hans Mueller Comet because successful commercially available models Steve Work flew 87 World Champs several flown US Team Selection Trials last September contacted Herr Mueller Germany THE MID-SOUTHS GREATEST HOBBY SHOW APRIL 29TH & 30TH 1989 MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON 1-240 AIR WAYS AT DEMOCRAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE Market Hrs Banquet Rooms 900 am-600pm-Saturday 1000 am-4OOpm-Sunday 600pm- Saturday Special Room Races Memphis Model McAet Call -800-HILTONS 901-332-1130 Sporoored Mid South Radio Control Association InfornradonCoI 901398-9791 -5 00 daily CSTu PO Box 16900 MernphitTN 38116 also let known trials thanks Don Edberg market plane After trials received word three air planes sale made arrangements buy Comet belonged Joe Wurts came outfitted ATRCS-converted Airtronics Module radio two Airtronics 94737 four Futaba S135 servos 'I am now process designing winches trying account new winch rules building team Good friend NSS President Pete Carr has expressed interest forming team think having new air plane will help generate interest others am constantly writing letters companies others gathering information about composite ma terials construction methods other infor mation may prove useful dont pretend think will competitive nationalor regionallevel some time sure am having fun trying reach goal Thanks story Jim hope helps break down some mystique surrounding getting started F3B cover letter Jim said clubmates supportive F3B en thusiasm have yet decide hes totally crazy said certainly im pressed technology Comet Anyway hope Jims experience will encour age others have try multitask-type competi tion least starting club level F3B un doubtedly demanding form competi tive Soaring Chinese proverb says longest journey begins first step Speaking F3B-USA Don Edberg F3B Team Selection Committee Chairman 1989 US F3B team manager sent word F3BUSA would no longer published AMA HQ putting out 1988 part Dons communications participants team selection program However AMA HQ really newsletter business As Jim said above F3B-U SA edited Randy Reynolds gold information needs continue publishing because its place specialized F3B information can regularly printed disseminated enthusiasts So F3B-USA going private will avail able subscriptions basis will $12 year five issues expected first year terested hope send check F3B-USA PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 same address teams fund-raising program monies two ac tivities kept entirely separate Speaking F3B team fund-raising US BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models --e Install RC Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press button Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 oz Made USA Also custom units other applicatiOns Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY State residents add tales taxi 168 Model Aviation DEALERS S FACTURERS EARLY RESERVATIONS INSURE CHOICE AREAS OUTDOOR FLYING DEMOS---INDOOR BOAT POND---CAR TRACKS SWAP TABLES PRIZES ITE CONCESSIONS IC MODEL DISPLAY team consisting pilots Seth Dawson Larry Jolly Rich Spicer Team Manager Don Edberg backup pilot Gene Englegau helpers Richard Tiltman Brian Chan will going France August compete Seventh World Championships RC Soaring Olympics sport Like Olympians team will represent country American Sailplaners sincerely hope well because Id like think Americans can compete anybody anythingincluding flying model Gliders Americans have won twice before Skip Mil ler won first world champs South Africa 1977 Dwight Holly took first place Sacra mento 1981 Since world championships have hard US teams because F3B gained pop ularity Europe Europeans have taken lead planes radios winches team flying techniques Germans typical thoroughness have mastered sport Raif Decker won world championships 1983 85 Reinhard Liese took firs6 1987 German team will undoubtedly favored again year sufficient training time together think guys can well because really world-class fliers theyll have competitive equipment new winch rules should permit evenly matched launching planes wont much different Flying skills teamwork will key fac tors Therefore team practice training gether prior champs important team needs funds accomplish its training pro gram can assist team buying embroi Dawson team flying December 1988 sue F3B-USA report team selec tion finals pilots perspective Seth Daw son Before finals Randy asked Seth hed article knowing reporter would wind up being winner Seths article runs soc e-soro .cxsFOAM C ORE FL OATS PLANS 3 VIEWS S AND KITS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING y OFFER SELECTION OF FLOAT PLANS SASEEnIrgIngooa AND KITS FOR 4 12 POUND AIRPLANES Jiro Pepines WITH V HULL SlGN IN USE SINCE 1972 Catalog 4Oo SCAlE PlANS PHUIR SERVICE SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEET 3209 Msdson GesnsboroNc 27403KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS [NC PhOo 11919252-5239 INS COIISCII 9 SHEFFIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066 NEW SPACE SAVING CONTAINER Fits box2-112x7-3/SxS-1IS Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes tubing erners lock tubing through cap ostage North Products PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 May1989 169 __________V RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES BOATS TRAINS FOR SPECIFIC IPIFORUATION PLEASE CALL ONE OF ISELE Genral Manager & Exhibitor Reservations JACK ALUNGER 234-101 bus Swapper Reservations DOUG SELLERS rx2914332 bus Static Displays RALPH VOLLMER 219234-5757 eva RC Denronstratlons DENNIS WORM 219-7842510 ave dered team patch enameled pin Mylar decal plies kinds accessories Please send patch pin $5 decal donation US Soaring Team PO Box $2 All three items purchased together just 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 $10 $5 purchase name will en tered giant raffle first prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio raffle will also include other radios kits building supD- BEST Handcrafted Control Handle 1/2 Plywood Construction 270 lb test Aircraft Cable Stainless Steel Eyes Cable Loop Unique D Shape Comfortable Grip ly transferred Instructor Student Pilot INTRODUCTORY PRICE BLUE SKY ENTERPRISES RI 2805 226D Includes ShippingSelma AL 36701 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight DIapiay Control Line Electric Power RJC Airplanes new illustrated 32 page tabiold size cataiog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446 eight pages think gives beautiful inside look what top contenders thinking about during big contest Seth also included some personal observations philosophy some what say about team flying Teamwork everything F3B During last two team selection contests top six pilots well-organized efficient experi enced practiced teams F3B team sport almost impossible great pilot well highly trained knowledgeable crew possible mediocre pilot suc ceed great team behind him two teams took top six places years team selection dedicated nonpilot crew mem bers trained together both pilots crew members working support flying pilot successful team needs work together through practices contests honing collective skills no substitute contest experience Team Synergy went F3B contest could afford before team selection finals year Working together found certain team members better some tasks others example Richard Tiltman has uncanny ability detect locate thermals Duration flights Richard starts out turnaround pulls chute back once plane launched turnaround able analyze condi tions upwind often detecting thermals before drift back towards us works pilot spotting lift helping pilot cen ter whatever lift available Richard breaks off minute go tend winches lets another crew member bring pilot spot landing Distance seem able keep track time course time remaining working time average lap time projected laps current speed job feed facts pilot someone else team gives him information lift conditions other pilots flight group doing Rich Spicer much better evaluating con ditions relative performance between differ ent planes takes over area point everyone team should have dedicated task particular pilot fly ing performance tasks honed through practices contests Thus through practice experience team collectively im proves its performance skills rather individual pilot trying outdo rest Richard Tiltmans skills crew person just im portant making team win skills pilot Chuperosa revisited last months col umn LeRoy Satterlee told us about Rusty Shaws 59-in-span design called Chuperosa came kitted Mel Culpepper Youve probably noticed Mels ad magazine Mel sent along kits Ive got tell Im very impressed really multipurpose little plane can hand launch winch hi-start fly slope Chuper flimsy minimum weight types Hand-Launchers should finish out about 16 oz little less Construction quite robust Lite-Ply front halves fuse one-piece 42-halsasheeted foam wing wing can built polyhedral flat allerons Airfoil options Eppler 214 Selig 4061 Ailerons driven light Sullivan cables led center wing attached rudder servo wheel ball links wood parts beautifully cut hardware high quality instructions well written Everything included except glue covering material item really sold fact Mel includes full-size construction saddles wings beds saddles foam cores come packed nor ones cores cut beds cut oversize allow thickness balsa sheeting sheet ing overhang trailing edge sticking out beds warping means course two wings have cut per kit actual cores saddles Chuperosa flies well kit engi neered LeRoy says does should prove very popular value $41 poly version $46 allerons postpaid Mels address 2526 Washington Du buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 Hobby Lobby catalog Hobby Lobby puts Out free catalog couple times year Scale Glider fans should make sure get Im looking catalog #13 see sell Ger man Krick quarter-scale Grunau Baby 2B kit $269 would get alr quicker building Charlesworth plans still all-wood Krick kits contain lot parts take fair bit skill construct Also available Krick kits 134-in-span fifth-scale Mimmoa $214 125-in-span sixth-scale Reiher $199 102-in-span quarter-scale SG-38 $224 new 141-in-span quarter-scale Rhonbussard $248 looks especially ap pealing Its wing area 1364 sq weight SAVE YOUR FIELD SNUF-LER muffler low cost easy install lightweight sound reducing muffler no performance penalty answer AMA muffler rule suggestions saving flying fields Meets AMA muffler rule suggestions SNUF-LER 3 10 decibels quieter stock muffler MUFFLER No power loss possible 300-500 RPM Increase Pat Pencsn5 improves angina idle s better fuel economy Easily attached 25-108 stock mufflers Heat corrosion resistant Black E coat finish No special adapters required Weighs 35 ozs Fits ASP BRAT ENYA FOX HP IRVINE K & B 05 MAX ROYAL YS SUPER TIGRE mufflers available hobby shop ORDER DIRECT immediate uhipment Check MO Visa MC CODSEND 25r STAMP accepted Add $250 UPS 5200 COD t% salestaoFOR ADDITIONAL INFO Culif residentAND ITEC CATALOG 170 Model Aviation THE. FLEX-MO UNT FOR 40 AND 60 SIZE ENGINES Reduces Airframe Noise Isolates Engine Vibration Versatile 3 & 4 Hole Mount Universal Mounting System 19 MOUNT 60 PLANES1226EAveJ-12A THINGSLancaster CA 93535nec Available through better Hobby Shops Dealer & Distributor Inquiries Invited Made USA FLEX-MOUN1 40 Accepts Front-Intake 25 bOO Engines Includes necessary mounting hardware $2495 CAT NO 800 QUAY BARBER MODELS 2 06 BUTTERNUT RIG 1/4 SCALEN OLMOTED ON 0 440 0 ALLKITS$0259526672 0 hO Pot EPOzY/cLASSmROT PRICE PONG CORSTRUCrIOs tITh DRAWINGS AND DaTA FOR pOR~ 120CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF9H00 RESIDENTS ADD 7% SCALE % oX TOLEDO WEAK SIGNALS RIC EXPOSITION APRIL 5 1869 fiRe APRIL 91868 ToLEDo THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET TOLEDO OHIO ADVANCED TICKETS may ordered sending selfaddressed stamped business size 41/ax9 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 5 tickets must include extra postage US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include 50 cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postageExpress Mail Orders Will Accepted Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $400 per day adults $100 perdayforchildren 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 31 1989 sales final non-refundable TICKETS ARE ALSO VAILABLEAT THE DOOR Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone 941-6661 Bring latest completely finished models display enter competition exciting awards R/C radios will awarded first second third place winners following classes NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATTERN PLANE SPORT MONO-PLANE non-scale models SPORT 81-PLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED models entered competition will judged Best Finish Best MonoKote Directors Award Best Show Come join us enjoy yourselves unquestionably worlds greatest radio control model show will have traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction Open public three great days APRIL 7 8 91989 FRIDAY9amto6pm SATURDAY9amto6pm SUNDAY9 am 430 pm presented Weak Signals R/G Club Toledo Ohio 875 lb size should good flier wish time HL catalog has good Sailplane accesso ries also Graupner Gliders both Scale otherwise range 94-in spans up two big beautiful four-meter ships Schempp-Hirth Discus $449 Grob G 103A Twin Acro $835 latter kit must cer tainly Graupners top line HL s Jim Martin would especially like call attention page 17 new Graupner ASW-22B 270 Sallplane kit 106-inspan Standoff Scale ship ABS fuse balsa-sheeted foam wings modified E-205 airfoil trailing edge alrbrakes should make plane excellent both flatland Thermaling Slope flying Jim says kit definitely underpriced Graupners standards $219 See HL s ad issue address order ing details LSF News January 1989 column printed LSF news release saying Mal Pring Austra lia first non-American LSF Level V Several Canadian friends called attention fact four Level Vs certainly Americans talked LSF President Bob Steele about slip course meant say nonNorth American writing back Joe Bed ford RC Sallplane Chairman Model Aeronautics Association Canada said thought mistake natural because Ameri cans dont think Canadians foreigners mean look talk well almost same rest us can say because Ive married 30 years record Canadian Level Vs year achieved John McMillanWest Hill Ontario 1986 Joe BedfordKanata Ontario 1986 Neil TinkerScarborough Ontario 1988 Gerry BowerKanata Ontario 1988 addition Mal Neil Gerry Id like congratulate five other Sailplaners made Level V 1988 Doug Barry LD Stowers Austin Leftwich Bob Champine Jim Thom Jim 68th man no ladies yet may recall second time around Bob Some wags have suggested doing Level V twice equivalent Level X gluttons punlshment cant stop Level V lets propose some really tough tasks new Level VI Win countrys National contest new Mas ters contest Win major X-C race 50-mile goal-andreturn 12-hour slope AND make National F3B Team Offhand Id think guy whod almost qualifr date Larry Jolly Larry achieved Level V 1983 won Nats couple times won first International F3H race South Af rica flew over 12 hours Maui just made US F3B Team havent asked him hed feel about goal-and-return Comments Dont forget NEW ADDRESS LSF PO Box 517 Winfield IL 60190 President Bob Steele can reached 10173 St Joe Road Fort Wayne IN 46835 telephone 219 4851145 ninth annual Santa Maria X-C Race will held Saturday Sunday May 20-21 1989 25-mi single-launch per attempt race LSF Level 3 4 5 goal-and-return dis tances will marked off pilots needing Saturday evemng BBQ raffle well known Entry pre-registration Contact CD Mark Hadley 805 922-5147 informa catalog 5100III 3LUE RIDGE P0 Box 536-V]JI[lI JU Hurricane WV 25526I MACHINERY& TOOLS 304-562-3538 send 55At catalog sheet nor cnmplete line offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler JET ENGINES_ DOYLEJETS5l 195k Catalog $500 letter $1200/year DOYLEJET4O1 5 San Jacinto #404G Houston TX 77004713 440-4744 May1989 171 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HA RD-TO-FIND HARD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES CYANOACRYLA TES& EPOXIES ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 019 728-4365 SORRY NO CO 0 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS tion much sadness report pass ing Mrs Dan Pruss Pat December 31 1988 Sailpianers knew Dan Pat will wish express condolences Pruss children RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 58 tice session since course length would dif ferent timing would thrown off Its impossible discourage pros completelynor would want however whats point going Nats enter ing Quickie knowing much experi enced fliers going blow right Stiff competition promotes character makes better Racer case feel situation would discourage would-be Racer other option would ban past win ners Q500 individuals entered higherlevel events viable alternative mention because West Germany Na tional Champion style Quickie must go FM wishes race again Which brings us FM FM Unlimited Class model Pylon Racing restrictions engines fuel displacement Other can mod ify engine way know addition range airplanes can modeled much greater makes appealing operators real reason interest FAI world-class event thing best America quite another best world Because things FM seems to much exciting vibrant event Formula Im putting down Form Form close FM engine modifications rules proposals FAI seems natural progression As stated earlier am beginner opinions might count much eyes experienced Racer Terry thanks letter agree 100% couldnt have said better See next month responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 59 autos because much blade momentum can make several mistakes approach still salvage landing As performance werent enough kit dream put together GMP has put out enough kits now know what look ing open kit box Legend proves no exception kit arrives everything nicely packed logically bags numbered proper building sequence metal parts anodized either black attractive gunmetal grey rotor blades new de sign come preslotted supplied metal ballast Some parts already familiar GMP units cooling shroud swash plate washout unlt However cooling fan new molded unit main gear autorotation unit has lightened up has engine mount belt-driven unit Ia Stork modi fled tail rotor rotor head features familiar Hirobo blade holders machined hub now held main rotor shaft new OMP designed yoke Something new mixing le vers mounted halfway up yoke unit known GMP Delta 3 Rotor Head canopy new GMP design both tractive very functional held place molded keyways glued place dur ing construction canopy slid po sition Shuttle secured supplied camlock GMP has also supplied attractive sheet Mylar decals help set off Legends paint job Last certainly least youll find grey folder containing Legends instruction manuals Notice used plural because four OMP didnt want us have trouble assem bling Legends supplied very well written procedures Manual Basic As sembly Manual 28 pages long features both excellent isometric drawings text 18 basic assembly stages manual well written leaves nothing us con fused over Manual 2 main rotor blades cov ers securing weights balance blade fin ish build Legend please follow man ual letter Legend spins main rotor about 1700 rpm blade failure would bad machineand maybe tooat revs careful PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA CATALuu 750 Contains l00us paper airplanes roia postage stamp size 6 foot wing span Gliders rubber powered Diecut youcut Largest known source paper airplanes world Coat catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Caaeog snd CORSAIR pape& tzzApearte above $1050 p1u $f50 poaagt Rono Flyer ROCKET PLANE xP-1 Only $395 . p/us $1/order S&H Jim Mesa Quality Model Products Valley Vtew Dr Box 43 716/ 3724408Allegeny NY 14706 172 Model Aviation OUR REV-UP INVENTORY VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS II IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $7 00 14 Wingspan O~l4 GALL PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED BUILD & FLY IN TWO HOURS p Its Funi Goes up like rocket Glides down 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172
NATS NEWS Richiand Nats Washington State will give us very full week Soaring Sailpianers have expressed desire fly just Duration Nats opportunity come out support special interest Official events will include usual three Du ration classes Scale first time F3B Provisional events Cross-Country HandLaunch Slope Soaring fit Monday-through-Saturday schedule see March columnand official Nats schedule posted April Competition Newsletter Unlimited Standard Two-Meter Duration will flown whole day per class past weve flown three Duration classes Scale over four days Tuesday-Friday class per day could reduce number flights little everybody hustles retrievers func tion should work Out OK thinking about Cross-Country event details gleaned Port land Area SS newsletter Pat Chewing editor Nats X-C event will conform pects FAI F3H provisional rules except 1 Two rounds will flown same day different courses 2 Scoring will modified encourage com pletion course cases * racers finishing course 750 pts finish plus 250 pts multiplied x finish time di vided fastest time * racers finishing someone has finished 750 pts multiplied x distance com pleted divided course distance * no completes course scores will 1000 pts multiplied x distance completed di vided longest distance completed State Washington occupants vehicle must use seat belts flying race will try have enough rental con vertibles available using own chase vehicle must have seat belts occu pants including pilot spotter/copilot No stand ing moving vehicles No riding back pickups seats belts rules will stricfly enforced Mileage markers will positioned course determining distance flown timer will final authority distance flown time complete validity turn-point turns timer will also responsible reporting safety violations minimum team consists three persons pi lot copilot/spotter timer/driver can bring full team will try provide extra personnel Entry fee $25 per team Please pre register June 15 indicating preferred fre quency least alternate help may need Contact Mike Bamberg 1059 NW Darnielle St Hillsboro OR 97124 tele phone 503 640-5926 / 57 WINDSONG M5 Examples Vinylwrite Custom Lettering Top legend should GNOME ed itor goofed applying sheet cardboard photo N peeled off protective top layer Les son sure apply uniform firm pressure applying Items sur face info column Colors blue orange green top-to-bottom Other questions about Nats can swered Soaring Event Director Tom Culmsee 2190 SW 8th Dr Gresham OR 97080 tele phone 503 667-4532 Erik Eiches Grunau Baby Wil Byers sent along photos Eriks magnificent quarterscale Grunau Baby 2B scratch-built Cliff Charlesworth plans Erik Richmond BC near Vancouver member Northwest Soaring Society original pictures color B&W reproductions cant begin justice planes beautiful varnished fin ish really labor love Eriks part because varnish doesnt cover up mistakes Erik Eiche magnificent German Grunau Baby 2B Quarter-scale beauty built Cliff Charlesworth plans Fuselage plywood covered finished varnish Cant hide building defects situation information column 56 Model Aviation Radio Confrol Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 Jim Sonnenmeler newly acquired Mueller Comet once belonged Joe Wurts Jim tells experiences month what its like get started F3B joint has perfectly made can hope Erik will flying Baby Richland Scale Slope Fun-Fly Memorial Day week end well get pictures According Martin Simons excellent book Worlds Vintage Sailpianes Baby designed first built Edmund Schneiders factory Grunau Silesia 1931 span 1287 meters major redesign 1933 produced Baby 2 version 135meter span 2A greatly improved aile rons longer narrower planform adopted semi-enclosed canopy windscreen 2B model first fitted full airbrakes wing made slightly longer 1357 meters Over 4000 2Bs built NSFK pilot training program 1940 through 1944 page 59 Vintage Sailpianes book photo actual glider Erik modeled registra tion number D-8-l00 being bungee-launched Wasserkuppeonly painted NSFK cream paint scheme registration Maybe ship refinished varnish after war Cliff Charlesworth havent heard him lives Somerset England member along friend Sean Walbank White Sheet Radio Flying Club Cliff has longtime proponent quarter-scale vin tage Gliders publishing several designs British magazines Hes building about significant quarter-scaler year years latest being classic Reiher Cliff often works factory drawings plans super accurate models always sturdily built excellent fliers Scratchbuilding vintage Scale ship plans course lot work going kit route excellent designs arent available kits Also some kits too small scale produce nice big stable Glider get quarter-scale would like list plan sets available Cliff send large SASE Ill mall copy Cliff can provide canopies required some designs Ordering Cliff involves obtaining international money order Vinylwrite Custom Lettering noticed ad Vinylwrite RC Soaring Digest wrote information turns out another example modeler Art Morgan providing outstanding service fellow modelers Art sent few samples hope justice Arts beautiful work reproduction Vinylwrite basically three-layer type de cal really lot better old water type decais What first peel off bot tom protective layer exposes adhesive side vinyl letters numbers middle layer actual individual vinyl graphics position should go apply rubbing gently makes letters/numbers stick wing fuselage whatever remove top layer leaving individual graphics place come out perfectly Its quick easy professional-looking process Art can provide 15 colors several type styles slants reverse outline etc Prices vary depend ing size type number characters example Art will make AMA number 2 high $3 best thing write call Arts information package includes sample address Vinylwrite Custom Letter ing 16043 Tulsa St Granada Hill CA 91344 telephone 818 363-7131 PS Art says Sailplanes first love WarningF3B ahead Its fact small percentage American Sailplaners partici Continued page 167 May 1989 57 SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR DONT FLY WITHOUT IT Mounts plane plugs-In between Receiver end Switch Precision iC voltage detector circuit Bi-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack turned ON Battery Voltage greater 48 VDC RED Battery ens 48 VDC Specify flightpack/connector FUTABA J STD 3 pin2495 Deans 3 pin$1995 No connector use yours$1695cn Conn Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Handiing PA Residents add 6% Saies Tax 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 ZZ ENTERPRISESINc TELE 215539-7476 WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only BALSA SHEETS 36 48 30 116233 332240 18 243 316249 14 256 1 32337 120337 1 1633049 332344 58 18 35471 31636282 14 37395 516385110 36 389124 34 3165191 11645876 48 33247094 56 16480106 66 316493 12275 14 4110 13484 38 4 165 225 139 12 4 225 261 MATCHED SHEETS 43 3324100 104106 3164120 144131 BALSA SliCKS 36W 1161409 1163810 1161214 332 1410 332 3812 332 1216 181009 3116141116 3718 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3184969 318 126077 112 1126688 11234 75 97 SPRUCE TRIANGLES 318318 12112 34 34 LITEPLV 48 BASSWOOD48 31631626 3161430 311631838 31611246 3163469 141442 143849 143480 38 31860 381270 3183490 121290 1234100 BUNDLE DEALS 20116336699 201 164361035 203132 865 15332 436855 15118336735 1018436695 15316336920 15316436830 1014 336655 1014436830 1038336870 538436655 512336540 5124361580 10332448885 5118448500 53116448600 514448645 BIRCH DOWELS36 18 09 31611 1414 51625 31832 3PLYBIRCH48 16412620 13212445 11612455 812495 SPLYBIRCH 3132612 1/812 363116 12 47114 12 6438 12 81112612 GROOVED LG MOUNTS 13 Inch. 31834118140 3834 1532140 1123413116145 186155 1812315 1412495 LONE STAR 48 Handling Charge pay250 UPS Add $300 COD $300 extra PP APO FPO 1623 57th St Lubbock TX 79412States Weaccaps Visapersonal checks orcoD 616% tax Texas US currency Minimum Wood Order 81000 Yg lined up runway wrong ma neuver starts enter final crosswind leg what would normally traffic pattern correct procedure call maneuver Start ing now turn onto crosswind leg maneuver complete until youve climbed Out same just made takeoff should called Complete before FM event maneuver complete until turn-out made just FAd takeoff Overshoot meant power dive Fly Past actuality imaginary pilot model attempting make landing spot front judges sometimes happens full-scale approach has brought him little too high too long Realizing hes down altitude less 10 ft throttle idle no hope hitting spot full throttle applied Level flight main tained until climbing speed attained model climbs out taldng off Overshoot maneuver well suited type alrcraft Its very pretty watch wben per formed properly can garner good flight points right wrong however its supposed simplicity may earn wrath judges BOM nile What majority todays Scale modelers really want Ive read editorials rules proposals recently favor event Scale competition would eliminate Builder Model rule Various names have applied proposals read suggestions have wonder just deeply self-styled modelers proposing events actually involved Scale model ing interested enough Scale read AMA rule books would realize have already given what theyre asking Its called RC Fun Scale Event No 520 its Provisional event added last year express purpose allowing modelers inter ested enjoying flying Scale model air craft participate competition having built models themselves advent prebuilt ready-built Scale models todays market great modelers have chosen take route cross section Scale modelers considered however wonder great per centage nonbuilder competition Scale fliers really compared against percentage enjoy building aspect Scale much maybe flying what Ive seen since event intro duced doesnt seem much interest havent seen event run some larger Scale contests such Mint Julep Scale Meet 88 Mats reviewing Scale Dimension newsletter Scale Squadron Southern California havent seen great deal interest RC Fun Scale either Does mean no interest simply todays modeler aware Next time get chance turn page 109 1988-1989 AMA Competition Regulations book read about RC Fun Scale just might find what youve asking has already given has Provisional status support want keep May skies remain Scale RC AerobaticsNan Putte Continued page 55 have informed secondhandbut reliable sourcethat 1989 Team Selection Fi nals Masters Tournament will held Pensacola FL June 15-18 Sauffley Field Boy will nice Its 50 miles away home can sleep own bed night still activities cancome down Masters site confirmed flying Site Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL about 34 miles Pensacola dates men tioned Van Putte correct See com plete announcement Competition Newslet ter section magazine RMcM old flying buddies will shocked hear am almost ready fly new air vehicle am slow building sur prise since its garden variety Pattern air plane Helicopter resisted impulse buy years before finally deciding get X-Cell 50 Miniature Aircraft No dont plan bore Helicopter exploits just few first impression opening box must million parts Ac tually theres fewer 500 Construction now about three-quarters complete Ill prob ably terrify myself onlookers first flight about two weeks RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 57 pate International class FM designates F models 3 RC B Thermal Soaring fliers although active F3B still like keep abreast developments class because its leading edge Soaring often foretells design ideas eventually filter down us other hand sizeable group exclaims have no interest F3B try re spect points view include different types material column month worked Out theres quite run F3B stuff following dont need read itbut think youll missing something dont beginner F3B piece written Jim Sonnenmeier member Clarence SailHARD MAPLE 1 4 8 38 38 1 2 31834 1234 18 40 45 SO 68 66 BALSA HOT LINE Coil 1806 745 6394 10 am 6 pm Central Time 48 586 625 625 625 725 800 Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete decals * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog *1500 post mci VHSIBata Regular catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd $7j__Saginaw Ml 48603 517781-3000 Other Kits Avatab Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester M Radio Checks Ace R/C Giant Scale Bob Cmspbell Jeff Styles Speaker Sig Mfg Co rs plane Society Lockport NY read clubs newsletter about Jims new enthusiasm F3B asked him hed like share expe riences getting started Jims re sponse does someone become involved F3B Especially live 2500 miles main avenue sport question asked myself year ago considered up ping activity being camp follower becoming full-fledged participant am aero space engineering student University Buffalo have keen interest tech nology F3B planes ever since started flying models about six years ago Modern F3B airplanes exciting because pushing scientific frontiers lowspeed aerodynamics high-strength composite materials club has annually held sport-type F3B contest gave tastebut wasnt full-blown F3B really wanted try compete F3B highest level start What did need know could help Initially reread everything hand re garding F3B started collect anything could lay hands magazines newsletters journals conference proceedings Anything contest report in-depth aerodynamic analy sis purpose educate myself cur rent F3B practices newsletter F3B enthusiasts F3BUSA turned out gold informa tion contacts asked questions anyone everyone could find ClAM F3B Subcom mittee Chairman John Grigg member club able provide much informa tion including some videos 1987 World Championships established contact F3BUSA editor Randy Reynolds Team Selection Committee Chairman Don Edberg others mostiy California date Ive written about 50 letters peo ple around world part have willing answer ques tions about airplanes winches anything else could think Once came grips necessary aero dynamics structural considerations started looking airframe decided buy plane since first cut no reason rein vent wheel figured proven airplane would make less variable worry about decided Hans Mueller Comet because successful commercially available models Steve Work flew 87 World Champs several flown US Team Selection Trials last September contacted Herr Mueller Germany THE MID-SOUTHS GREATEST HOBBY SHOW APRIL 29TH & 30TH 1989 MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON 1-240 AIR WAYS AT DEMOCRAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE Market Hrs Banquet Rooms 900 am-600pm-Saturday 1000 am-4OOpm-Sunday 600pm- Saturday Special Room Races Memphis Model McAet Call -800-HILTONS 901-332-1130 Sporoored Mid South Radio Control Association InfornradonCoI 901398-9791 -5 00 daily CSTu PO Box 16900 MernphitTN 38116 also let known trials thanks Don Edberg market plane After trials received word three air planes sale made arrangements buy Comet belonged Joe Wurts came outfitted ATRCS-converted Airtronics Module radio two Airtronics 94737 four Futaba S135 servos 'I am now process designing winches trying account new winch rules building team Good friend NSS President Pete Carr has expressed interest forming team think having new air plane will help generate interest others am constantly writing letters companies others gathering information about composite ma terials construction methods other infor mation may prove useful dont pretend think will competitive nationalor regionallevel some time sure am having fun trying reach goal Thanks story Jim hope helps break down some mystique surrounding getting started F3B cover letter Jim said clubmates supportive F3B en thusiasm have yet decide hes totally crazy said certainly im pressed technology Comet Anyway hope Jims experience will encour age others have try multitask-type competi tion least starting club level F3B un doubtedly demanding form competi tive Soaring Chinese proverb says longest journey begins first step Speaking F3B-USA Don Edberg F3B Team Selection Committee Chairman 1989 US F3B team manager sent word F3BUSA would no longer published AMA HQ putting out 1988 part Dons communications participants team selection program However AMA HQ really newsletter business As Jim said above F3B-U SA edited Randy Reynolds gold information needs continue publishing because its place specialized F3B information can regularly printed disseminated enthusiasts So F3B-USA going private will avail able subscriptions basis will $12 year five issues expected first year terested hope send check F3B-USA PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 same address teams fund-raising program monies two ac tivities kept entirely separate Speaking F3B team fund-raising US BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models --e Install RC Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press button Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 oz Made USA Also custom units other applicatiOns Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY State residents add tales taxi 168 Model Aviation DEALERS S FACTURERS EARLY RESERVATIONS INSURE CHOICE AREAS OUTDOOR FLYING DEMOS---INDOOR BOAT POND---CAR TRACKS SWAP TABLES PRIZES ITE CONCESSIONS IC MODEL DISPLAY team consisting pilots Seth Dawson Larry Jolly Rich Spicer Team Manager Don Edberg backup pilot Gene Englegau helpers Richard Tiltman Brian Chan will going France August compete Seventh World Championships RC Soaring Olympics sport Like Olympians team will represent country American Sailplaners sincerely hope well because Id like think Americans can compete anybody anythingincluding flying model Gliders Americans have won twice before Skip Mil ler won first world champs South Africa 1977 Dwight Holly took first place Sacra mento 1981 Since world championships have hard US teams because F3B gained pop ularity Europe Europeans have taken lead planes radios winches team flying techniques Germans typical thoroughness have mastered sport Raif Decker won world championships 1983 85 Reinhard Liese took firs6 1987 German team will undoubtedly favored again year sufficient training time together think guys can well because really world-class fliers theyll have competitive equipment new winch rules should permit evenly matched launching planes wont much different Flying skills teamwork will key fac tors Therefore team practice training gether prior champs important team needs funds accomplish its training pro gram can assist team buying embroi Dawson team flying December 1988 sue F3B-USA report team selec tion finals pilots perspective Seth Daw son Before finals Randy asked Seth hed article knowing reporter would wind up being winner Seths article runs soc e-soro .cxsFOAM C ORE FL OATS PLANS 3 VIEWS S AND KITS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING y OFFER SELECTION OF FLOAT PLANS SASEEnIrgIngooa AND KITS FOR 4 12 POUND AIRPLANES Jiro Pepines WITH V HULL SlGN IN USE SINCE 1972 Catalog 4Oo SCAlE PlANS PHUIR SERVICE SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEET 3209 Msdson GesnsboroNc 27403KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS [NC PhOo 11919252-5239 INS COIISCII 9 SHEFFIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066 NEW SPACE SAVING CONTAINER Fits box2-112x7-3/SxS-1IS Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes tubing erners lock tubing through cap ostage North Products PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 May1989 169 __________V RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES BOATS TRAINS FOR SPECIFIC IPIFORUATION PLEASE CALL ONE OF ISELE Genral Manager & Exhibitor Reservations JACK ALUNGER 234-101 bus Swapper Reservations DOUG SELLERS rx2914332 bus Static Displays RALPH VOLLMER 219234-5757 eva RC Denronstratlons DENNIS WORM 219-7842510 ave dered team patch enameled pin Mylar decal plies kinds accessories Please send patch pin $5 decal donation US Soaring Team PO Box $2 All three items purchased together just 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 $10 $5 purchase name will en tered giant raffle first prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio raffle will also include other radios kits building supD- BEST Handcrafted Control Handle 1/2 Plywood Construction 270 lb test Aircraft Cable Stainless Steel Eyes Cable Loop Unique D Shape Comfortable Grip ly transferred Instructor Student Pilot INTRODUCTORY PRICE BLUE SKY ENTERPRISES RI 2805 226D Includes ShippingSelma AL 36701 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight DIapiay Control Line Electric Power RJC Airplanes new illustrated 32 page tabiold size cataiog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446 eight pages think gives beautiful inside look what top contenders thinking about during big contest Seth also included some personal observations philosophy some what say about team flying Teamwork everything F3B During last two team selection contests top six pilots well-organized efficient experi enced practiced teams F3B team sport almost impossible great pilot well highly trained knowledgeable crew possible mediocre pilot suc ceed great team behind him two teams took top six places years team selection dedicated nonpilot crew mem bers trained together both pilots crew members working support flying pilot successful team needs work together through practices contests honing collective skills no substitute contest experience Team Synergy went F3B contest could afford before team selection finals year Working together found certain team members better some tasks others example Richard Tiltman has uncanny ability detect locate thermals Duration flights Richard starts out turnaround pulls chute back once plane launched turnaround able analyze condi tions upwind often detecting thermals before drift back towards us works pilot spotting lift helping pilot cen ter whatever lift available Richard breaks off minute go tend winches lets another crew member bring pilot spot landing Distance seem able keep track time course time remaining working time average lap time projected laps current speed job feed facts pilot someone else team gives him information lift conditions other pilots flight group doing Rich Spicer much better evaluating con ditions relative performance between differ ent planes takes over area point everyone team should have dedicated task particular pilot fly ing performance tasks honed through practices contests Thus through practice experience team collectively im proves its performance skills rather individual pilot trying outdo rest Richard Tiltmans skills crew person just im portant making team win skills pilot Chuperosa revisited last months col umn LeRoy Satterlee told us about Rusty Shaws 59-in-span design called Chuperosa came kitted Mel Culpepper Youve probably noticed Mels ad magazine Mel sent along kits Ive got tell Im very impressed really multipurpose little plane can hand launch winch hi-start fly slope Chuper flimsy minimum weight types Hand-Launchers should finish out about 16 oz little less Construction quite robust Lite-Ply front halves fuse one-piece 42-halsasheeted foam wing wing can built polyhedral flat allerons Airfoil options Eppler 214 Selig 4061 Ailerons driven light Sullivan cables led center wing attached rudder servo wheel ball links wood parts beautifully cut hardware high quality instructions well written Everything included except glue covering material item really sold fact Mel includes full-size construction saddles wings beds saddles foam cores come packed nor ones cores cut beds cut oversize allow thickness balsa sheeting sheet ing overhang trailing edge sticking out beds warping means course two wings have cut per kit actual cores saddles Chuperosa flies well kit engi neered LeRoy says does should prove very popular value $41 poly version $46 allerons postpaid Mels address 2526 Washington Du buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 Hobby Lobby catalog Hobby Lobby puts Out free catalog couple times year Scale Glider fans should make sure get Im looking catalog #13 see sell Ger man Krick quarter-scale Grunau Baby 2B kit $269 would get alr quicker building Charlesworth plans still all-wood Krick kits contain lot parts take fair bit skill construct Also available Krick kits 134-in-span fifth-scale Mimmoa $214 125-in-span sixth-scale Reiher $199 102-in-span quarter-scale SG-38 $224 new 141-in-span quarter-scale Rhonbussard $248 looks especially ap pealing Its wing area 1364 sq weight SAVE YOUR FIELD SNUF-LER muffler low cost easy install lightweight sound reducing muffler no performance penalty answer AMA muffler rule suggestions saving flying fields Meets AMA muffler rule suggestions SNUF-LER 3 10 decibels quieter stock muffler MUFFLER No power loss possible 300-500 RPM Increase Pat Pencsn5 improves angina idle s better fuel economy Easily attached 25-108 stock mufflers Heat corrosion resistant Black E coat finish No special adapters required Weighs 35 ozs Fits ASP BRAT ENYA FOX HP IRVINE K & B 05 MAX ROYAL YS SUPER TIGRE mufflers available hobby shop ORDER DIRECT immediate uhipment Check MO Visa MC CODSEND 25r STAMP accepted Add $250 UPS 5200 COD t% salestaoFOR ADDITIONAL INFO Culif residentAND ITEC CATALOG 170 Model Aviation THE. FLEX-MO UNT FOR 40 AND 60 SIZE ENGINES Reduces Airframe Noise Isolates Engine Vibration Versatile 3 & 4 Hole Mount Universal Mounting System 19 MOUNT 60 PLANES1226EAveJ-12A THINGSLancaster CA 93535nec Available through better Hobby Shops Dealer & Distributor Inquiries Invited Made USA FLEX-MOUN1 40 Accepts Front-Intake 25 bOO Engines Includes necessary mounting hardware $2495 CAT NO 800 QUAY BARBER MODELS 2 06 BUTTERNUT RIG 1/4 SCALEN OLMOTED ON 0 440 0 ALLKITS$0259526672 0 hO Pot EPOzY/cLASSmROT PRICE PONG CORSTRUCrIOs tITh DRAWINGS AND DaTA FOR pOR~ 120CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF9H00 RESIDENTS ADD 7% SCALE % oX TOLEDO WEAK SIGNALS RIC EXPOSITION APRIL 5 1869 fiRe APRIL 91868 ToLEDo THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET TOLEDO OHIO ADVANCED TICKETS may ordered sending selfaddressed stamped business size 41/ax9 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 5 tickets must include extra postage US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include 50 cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postageExpress Mail Orders Will Accepted Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $400 per day adults $100 perdayforchildren 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 31 1989 sales final non-refundable TICKETS ARE ALSO VAILABLEAT THE DOOR Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone 941-6661 Bring latest completely finished models display enter competition exciting awards R/C radios will awarded first second third place winners following classes NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATTERN PLANE SPORT MONO-PLANE non-scale models SPORT 81-PLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED models entered competition will judged Best Finish Best MonoKote Directors Award Best Show Come join us enjoy yourselves unquestionably worlds greatest radio control model show will have traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction Open public three great days APRIL 7 8 91989 FRIDAY9amto6pm SATURDAY9amto6pm SUNDAY9 am 430 pm presented Weak Signals R/G Club Toledo Ohio 875 lb size should good flier wish time HL catalog has good Sailplane accesso ries also Graupner Gliders both Scale otherwise range 94-in spans up two big beautiful four-meter ships Schempp-Hirth Discus $449 Grob G 103A Twin Acro $835 latter kit must cer tainly Graupners top line HL s Jim Martin would especially like call attention page 17 new Graupner ASW-22B 270 Sallplane kit 106-inspan Standoff Scale ship ABS fuse balsa-sheeted foam wings modified E-205 airfoil trailing edge alrbrakes should make plane excellent both flatland Thermaling Slope flying Jim says kit definitely underpriced Graupners standards $219 See HL s ad issue address order ing details LSF News January 1989 column printed LSF news release saying Mal Pring Austra lia first non-American LSF Level V Several Canadian friends called attention fact four Level Vs certainly Americans talked LSF President Bob Steele about slip course meant say nonNorth American writing back Joe Bed ford RC Sallplane Chairman Model Aeronautics Association Canada said thought mistake natural because Ameri cans dont think Canadians foreigners mean look talk well almost same rest us can say because Ive married 30 years record Canadian Level Vs year achieved John McMillanWest Hill Ontario 1986 Joe BedfordKanata Ontario 1986 Neil TinkerScarborough Ontario 1988 Gerry BowerKanata Ontario 1988 addition Mal Neil Gerry Id like congratulate five other Sailplaners made Level V 1988 Doug Barry LD Stowers Austin Leftwich Bob Champine Jim Thom Jim 68th man no ladies yet may recall second time around Bob Some wags have suggested doing Level V twice equivalent Level X gluttons punlshment cant stop Level V lets propose some really tough tasks new Level VI Win countrys National contest new Mas ters contest Win major X-C race 50-mile goal-andreturn 12-hour slope AND make National F3B Team Offhand Id think guy whod almost qualifr date Larry Jolly Larry achieved Level V 1983 won Nats couple times won first International F3H race South Af rica flew over 12 hours Maui just made US F3B Team havent asked him hed feel about goal-and-return Comments Dont forget NEW ADDRESS LSF PO Box 517 Winfield IL 60190 President Bob Steele can reached 10173 St Joe Road Fort Wayne IN 46835 telephone 219 4851145 ninth annual Santa Maria X-C Race will held Saturday Sunday May 20-21 1989 25-mi single-launch per attempt race LSF Level 3 4 5 goal-and-return dis tances will marked off pilots needing Saturday evemng BBQ raffle well known Entry pre-registration Contact CD Mark Hadley 805 922-5147 informa catalog 5100III 3LUE RIDGE P0 Box 536-V]JI[lI JU Hurricane WV 25526I MACHINERY& TOOLS 304-562-3538 send 55At catalog sheet nor cnmplete line offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler JET ENGINES_ DOYLEJETS5l 195k Catalog $500 letter $1200/year DOYLEJET4O1 5 San Jacinto #404G Houston TX 77004713 440-4744 May1989 171 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HA RD-TO-FIND HARD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES CYANOACRYLA TES& EPOXIES ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 019 728-4365 SORRY NO CO 0 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS tion much sadness report pass ing Mrs Dan Pruss Pat December 31 1988 Sailpianers knew Dan Pat will wish express condolences Pruss children RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 58 tice session since course length would dif ferent timing would thrown off Its impossible discourage pros completelynor would want however whats point going Nats enter ing Quickie knowing much experi enced fliers going blow right Stiff competition promotes character makes better Racer case feel situation would discourage would-be Racer other option would ban past win ners Q500 individuals entered higherlevel events viable alternative mention because West Germany Na tional Champion style Quickie must go FM wishes race again Which brings us FM FM Unlimited Class model Pylon Racing restrictions engines fuel displacement Other can mod ify engine way know addition range airplanes can modeled much greater makes appealing operators real reason interest FAI world-class event thing best America quite another best world Because things FM seems to much exciting vibrant event Formula Im putting down Form Form close FM engine modifications rules proposals FAI seems natural progression As stated earlier am beginner opinions might count much eyes experienced Racer Terry thanks letter agree 100% couldnt have said better See next month responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 59 autos because much blade momentum can make several mistakes approach still salvage landing As performance werent enough kit dream put together GMP has put out enough kits now know what look ing open kit box Legend proves no exception kit arrives everything nicely packed logically bags numbered proper building sequence metal parts anodized either black attractive gunmetal grey rotor blades new de sign come preslotted supplied metal ballast Some parts already familiar GMP units cooling shroud swash plate washout unlt However cooling fan new molded unit main gear autorotation unit has lightened up has engine mount belt-driven unit Ia Stork modi fled tail rotor rotor head features familiar Hirobo blade holders machined hub now held main rotor shaft new OMP designed yoke Something new mixing le vers mounted halfway up yoke unit known GMP Delta 3 Rotor Head canopy new GMP design both tractive very functional held place molded keyways glued place dur ing construction canopy slid po sition Shuttle secured supplied camlock GMP has also supplied attractive sheet Mylar decals help set off Legends paint job Last certainly least youll find grey folder containing Legends instruction manuals Notice used plural because four OMP didnt want us have trouble assem bling Legends supplied very well written procedures Manual Basic As sembly Manual 28 pages long features both excellent isometric drawings text 18 basic assembly stages manual well written leaves nothing us con fused over Manual 2 main rotor blades cov ers securing weights balance blade fin ish build Legend please follow man ual letter Legend spins main rotor about 1700 rpm blade failure would bad machineand maybe tooat revs careful PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA CATALuu 750 Contains l00us paper airplanes roia postage stamp size 6 foot wing span Gliders rubber powered Diecut youcut Largest known source paper airplanes world Coat catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Caaeog snd CORSAIR pape& tzzApearte above $1050 p1u $f50 poaagt Rono Flyer ROCKET PLANE xP-1 Only $395 . p/us $1/order S&H Jim Mesa Quality Model Products Valley Vtew Dr Box 43 716/ 3724408Allegeny NY 14706 172 Model Aviation OUR REV-UP INVENTORY VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS II IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $7 00 14 Wingspan O~l4 GALL PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED BUILD & FLY IN TWO HOURS p Its Funi Goes up like rocket Glides down 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NATS NEWS Richiand Nats Washington State will give us very full week Soaring Sailpianers have expressed desire fly just Duration Nats opportunity come out support special interest Official events will include usual three Du ration classes Scale first time F3B Provisional events Cross-Country HandLaunch Slope Soaring fit Monday-through-Saturday schedule see March columnand official Nats schedule posted April Competition Newsletter Unlimited Standard Two-Meter Duration will flown whole day per class past weve flown three Duration classes Scale over four days Tuesday-Friday class per day could reduce number flights little everybody hustles retrievers func tion should work Out OK thinking about Cross-Country event details gleaned Port land Area SS newsletter Pat Chewing editor Nats X-C event will conform pects FAI F3H provisional rules except 1 Two rounds will flown same day different courses 2 Scoring will modified encourage com pletion course cases * racers finishing course 750 pts finish plus 250 pts multiplied x finish time di vided fastest time * racers finishing someone has finished 750 pts multiplied x distance com pleted divided course distance * no completes course scores will 1000 pts multiplied x distance completed di vided longest distance completed State Washington occupants vehicle must use seat belts flying race will try have enough rental con vertibles available using own chase vehicle must have seat belts occu pants including pilot spotter/copilot No stand ing moving vehicles No riding back pickups seats belts rules will stricfly enforced Mileage markers will positioned course determining distance flown timer will final authority distance flown time complete validity turn-point turns timer will also responsible reporting safety violations minimum team consists three persons pi lot copilot/spotter timer/driver can bring full team will try provide extra personnel Entry fee $25 per team Please pre register June 15 indicating preferred fre quency least alternate help may need Contact Mike Bamberg 1059 NW Darnielle St Hillsboro OR 97124 tele phone 503 640-5926 / 57 WINDSONG M5 Examples Vinylwrite Custom Lettering Top legend should GNOME ed itor goofed applying sheet cardboard photo N peeled off protective top layer Les son sure apply uniform firm pressure applying Items sur face info column Colors blue orange green top-to-bottom Other questions about Nats can swered Soaring Event Director Tom Culmsee 2190 SW 8th Dr Gresham OR 97080 tele phone 503 667-4532 Erik Eiches Grunau Baby Wil Byers sent along photos Eriks magnificent quarterscale Grunau Baby 2B scratch-built Cliff Charlesworth plans Erik Richmond BC near Vancouver member Northwest Soaring Society original pictures color B&W reproductions cant begin justice planes beautiful varnished fin ish really labor love Eriks part because varnish doesnt cover up mistakes Erik Eiche magnificent German Grunau Baby 2B Quarter-scale beauty built Cliff Charlesworth plans Fuselage plywood covered finished varnish Cant hide building defects situation information column 56 Model Aviation Radio Confrol Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 Jim Sonnenmeler newly acquired Mueller Comet once belonged Joe Wurts Jim tells experiences month what its like get started F3B joint has perfectly made can hope Erik will flying Baby Richland Scale Slope Fun-Fly Memorial Day week end well get pictures According Martin Simons excellent book Worlds Vintage Sailpianes Baby designed first built Edmund Schneiders factory Grunau Silesia 1931 span 1287 meters major redesign 1933 produced Baby 2 version 135meter span 2A greatly improved aile rons longer narrower planform adopted semi-enclosed canopy windscreen 2B model first fitted full airbrakes wing made slightly longer 1357 meters Over 4000 2Bs built NSFK pilot training program 1940 through 1944 page 59 Vintage Sailpianes book photo actual glider Erik modeled registra tion number D-8-l00 being bungee-launched Wasserkuppeonly painted NSFK cream paint scheme registration Maybe ship refinished varnish after war Cliff Charlesworth havent heard him lives Somerset England member along friend Sean Walbank White Sheet Radio Flying Club Cliff has longtime proponent quarter-scale vin tage Gliders publishing several designs British magazines Hes building about significant quarter-scaler year years latest being classic Reiher Cliff often works factory drawings plans super accurate models always sturdily built excellent fliers Scratchbuilding vintage Scale ship plans course lot work going kit route excellent designs arent available kits Also some kits too small scale produce nice big stable Glider get quarter-scale would like list plan sets available Cliff send large SASE Ill mall copy Cliff can provide canopies required some designs Ordering Cliff involves obtaining international money order Vinylwrite Custom Lettering noticed ad Vinylwrite RC Soaring Digest wrote information turns out another example modeler Art Morgan providing outstanding service fellow modelers Art sent few samples hope justice Arts beautiful work reproduction Vinylwrite basically three-layer type de cal really lot better old water type decais What first peel off bot tom protective layer exposes adhesive side vinyl letters numbers middle layer actual individual vinyl graphics position should go apply rubbing gently makes letters/numbers stick wing fuselage whatever remove top layer leaving individual graphics place come out perfectly Its quick easy professional-looking process Art can provide 15 colors several type styles slants reverse outline etc Prices vary depend ing size type number characters example Art will make AMA number 2 high $3 best thing write call Arts information package includes sample address Vinylwrite Custom Letter ing 16043 Tulsa St Granada Hill CA 91344 telephone 818 363-7131 PS Art says Sailplanes first love WarningF3B ahead Its fact small percentage American Sailplaners partici Continued page 167 May 1989 57 SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR DONT FLY WITHOUT IT Mounts plane plugs-In between Receiver end Switch Precision iC voltage detector circuit Bi-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack turned ON Battery Voltage greater 48 VDC RED Battery ens 48 VDC Specify flightpack/connector FUTABA J STD 3 pin2495 Deans 3 pin$1995 No connector use yours$1695cn Conn Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Handiing PA Residents add 6% Saies Tax 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 ZZ ENTERPRISESINc TELE 215539-7476 WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only BALSA SHEETS 36 48 30 116233 332240 18 243 316249 14 256 1 32337 120337 1 1633049 332344 58 18 35471 31636282 14 37395 516385110 36 389124 34 3165191 11645876 48 33247094 56 16480106 66 316493 12275 14 4110 13484 38 4 165 225 139 12 4 225 261 MATCHED SHEETS 43 3324100 104106 3164120 144131 BALSA SliCKS 36W 1161409 1163810 1161214 332 1410 332 3812 332 1216 181009 3116141116 3718 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3184969 318 126077 112 1126688 11234 75 97 SPRUCE TRIANGLES 318318 12112 34 34 LITEPLV 48 BASSWOOD48 31631626 3161430 311631838 31611246 3163469 141442 143849 143480 38 31860 381270 3183490 121290 1234100 BUNDLE DEALS 20116336699 201 164361035 203132 865 15332 436855 15118336735 1018436695 15316336920 15316436830 1014 336655 1014436830 1038336870 538436655 512336540 5124361580 10332448885 5118448500 53116448600 514448645 BIRCH DOWELS36 18 09 31611 1414 51625 31832 3PLYBIRCH48 16412620 13212445 11612455 812495 SPLYBIRCH 3132612 1/812 363116 12 47114 12 6438 12 81112612 GROOVED LG MOUNTS 13 Inch. 31834118140 3834 1532140 1123413116145 186155 1812315 1412495 LONE STAR 48 Handling Charge pay250 UPS Add $300 COD $300 extra PP APO FPO 1623 57th St Lubbock TX 79412States Weaccaps Visapersonal checks orcoD 616% tax Texas US currency Minimum Wood Order 81000 Yg lined up runway wrong ma neuver starts enter final crosswind leg what would normally traffic pattern correct procedure call maneuver Start ing now turn onto crosswind leg maneuver complete until youve climbed Out same just made takeoff should called Complete before FM event maneuver complete until turn-out made just FAd takeoff Overshoot meant power dive Fly Past actuality imaginary pilot model attempting make landing spot front judges sometimes happens full-scale approach has brought him little too high too long Realizing hes down altitude less 10 ft throttle idle no hope hitting spot full throttle applied Level flight main tained until climbing speed attained model climbs out taldng off Overshoot maneuver well suited type alrcraft Its very pretty watch wben per formed properly can garner good flight points right wrong however its supposed simplicity may earn wrath judges BOM nile What majority todays Scale modelers really want Ive read editorials rules proposals recently favor event Scale competition would eliminate Builder Model rule Various names have applied proposals read suggestions have wonder just deeply self-styled modelers proposing events actually involved Scale model ing interested enough Scale read AMA rule books would realize have already given what theyre asking Its called RC Fun Scale Event No 520 its Provisional event added last year express purpose allowing modelers inter ested enjoying flying Scale model air craft participate competition having built models themselves advent prebuilt ready-built Scale models todays market great modelers have chosen take route cross section Scale modelers considered however wonder great per centage nonbuilder competition Scale fliers really compared against percentage enjoy building aspect Scale much maybe flying what Ive seen since event intro duced doesnt seem much interest havent seen event run some larger Scale contests such Mint Julep Scale Meet 88 Mats reviewing Scale Dimension newsletter Scale Squadron Southern California havent seen great deal interest RC Fun Scale either Does mean no interest simply todays modeler aware Next time get chance turn page 109 1988-1989 AMA Competition Regulations book read about RC Fun Scale just might find what youve asking has already given has Provisional status support want keep May skies remain Scale RC AerobaticsNan Putte Continued page 55 have informed secondhandbut reliable sourcethat 1989 Team Selection Fi nals Masters Tournament will held Pensacola FL June 15-18 Sauffley Field Boy will nice Its 50 miles away home can sleep own bed night still activities cancome down Masters site confirmed flying Site Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL about 34 miles Pensacola dates men tioned Van Putte correct See com plete announcement Competition Newslet ter section magazine RMcM old flying buddies will shocked hear am almost ready fly new air vehicle am slow building sur prise since its garden variety Pattern air plane Helicopter resisted impulse buy years before finally deciding get X-Cell 50 Miniature Aircraft No dont plan bore Helicopter exploits just few first impression opening box must million parts Ac tually theres fewer 500 Construction now about three-quarters complete Ill prob ably terrify myself onlookers first flight about two weeks RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 57 pate International class FM designates F models 3 RC B Thermal Soaring fliers although active F3B still like keep abreast developments class because its leading edge Soaring often foretells design ideas eventually filter down us other hand sizeable group exclaims have no interest F3B try re spect points view include different types material column month worked Out theres quite run F3B stuff following dont need read itbut think youll missing something dont beginner F3B piece written Jim Sonnenmeier member Clarence SailHARD MAPLE 1 4 8 38 38 1 2 31834 1234 18 40 45 SO 68 66 BALSA HOT LINE Coil 1806 745 6394 10 am 6 pm Central Time 48 586 625 625 625 725 800 Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete decals * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog *1500 post mci VHSIBata Regular catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd $7j__Saginaw Ml 48603 517781-3000 Other Kits Avatab Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester M Radio Checks Ace R/C Giant Scale Bob Cmspbell Jeff Styles Speaker Sig Mfg Co rs plane Society Lockport NY read clubs newsletter about Jims new enthusiasm F3B asked him hed like share expe riences getting started Jims re sponse does someone become involved F3B Especially live 2500 miles main avenue sport question asked myself year ago considered up ping activity being camp follower becoming full-fledged participant am aero space engineering student University Buffalo have keen interest tech nology F3B planes ever since started flying models about six years ago Modern F3B airplanes exciting because pushing scientific frontiers lowspeed aerodynamics high-strength composite materials club has annually held sport-type F3B contest gave tastebut wasnt full-blown F3B really wanted try compete F3B highest level start What did need know could help Initially reread everything hand re garding F3B started collect anything could lay hands magazines newsletters journals conference proceedings Anything contest report in-depth aerodynamic analy sis purpose educate myself cur rent F3B practices newsletter F3B enthusiasts F3BUSA turned out gold informa tion contacts asked questions anyone everyone could find ClAM F3B Subcom mittee Chairman John Grigg member club able provide much informa tion including some videos 1987 World Championships established contact F3BUSA editor Randy Reynolds Team Selection Committee Chairman Don Edberg others mostiy California date Ive written about 50 letters peo ple around world part have willing answer ques tions about airplanes winches anything else could think Once came grips necessary aero dynamics structural considerations started looking airframe decided buy plane since first cut no reason rein vent wheel figured proven airplane would make less variable worry about decided Hans Mueller Comet because successful commercially available models Steve Work flew 87 World Champs several flown US Team Selection Trials last September contacted Herr Mueller Germany THE MID-SOUTHS GREATEST HOBBY SHOW APRIL 29TH & 30TH 1989 MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON 1-240 AIR WAYS AT DEMOCRAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE Market Hrs Banquet Rooms 900 am-600pm-Saturday 1000 am-4OOpm-Sunday 600pm- Saturday Special Room Races Memphis Model McAet Call -800-HILTONS 901-332-1130 Sporoored Mid South Radio Control Association InfornradonCoI 901398-9791 -5 00 daily CSTu PO Box 16900 MernphitTN 38116 also let known trials thanks Don Edberg market plane After trials received word three air planes sale made arrangements buy Comet belonged Joe Wurts came outfitted ATRCS-converted Airtronics Module radio two Airtronics 94737 four Futaba S135 servos 'I am now process designing winches trying account new winch rules building team Good friend NSS President Pete Carr has expressed interest forming team think having new air plane will help generate interest others am constantly writing letters companies others gathering information about composite ma terials construction methods other infor mation may prove useful dont pretend think will competitive nationalor regionallevel some time sure am having fun trying reach goal Thanks story Jim hope helps break down some mystique surrounding getting started F3B cover letter Jim said clubmates supportive F3B en thusiasm have yet decide hes totally crazy said certainly im pressed technology Comet Anyway hope Jims experience will encour age others have try multitask-type competi tion least starting club level F3B un doubtedly demanding form competi tive Soaring Chinese proverb says longest journey begins first step Speaking F3B-USA Don Edberg F3B Team Selection Committee Chairman 1989 US F3B team manager sent word F3BUSA would no longer published AMA HQ putting out 1988 part Dons communications participants team selection program However AMA HQ really newsletter business As Jim said above F3B-U SA edited Randy Reynolds gold information needs continue publishing because its place specialized F3B information can regularly printed disseminated enthusiasts So F3B-USA going private will avail able subscriptions basis will $12 year five issues expected first year terested hope send check F3B-USA PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 same address teams fund-raising program monies two ac tivities kept entirely separate Speaking F3B team fund-raising US BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models --e Install RC Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press button Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 oz Made USA Also custom units other applicatiOns Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY State residents add tales taxi 168 Model Aviation DEALERS S FACTURERS EARLY RESERVATIONS INSURE CHOICE AREAS OUTDOOR FLYING DEMOS---INDOOR BOAT POND---CAR TRACKS SWAP TABLES PRIZES ITE CONCESSIONS IC MODEL DISPLAY team consisting pilots Seth Dawson Larry Jolly Rich Spicer Team Manager Don Edberg backup pilot Gene Englegau helpers Richard Tiltman Brian Chan will going France August compete Seventh World Championships RC Soaring Olympics sport Like Olympians team will represent country American Sailplaners sincerely hope well because Id like think Americans can compete anybody anythingincluding flying model Gliders Americans have won twice before Skip Mil ler won first world champs South Africa 1977 Dwight Holly took first place Sacra mento 1981 Since world championships have hard US teams because F3B gained pop ularity Europe Europeans have taken lead planes radios winches team flying techniques Germans typical thoroughness have mastered sport Raif Decker won world championships 1983 85 Reinhard Liese took firs6 1987 German team will undoubtedly favored again year sufficient training time together think guys can well because really world-class fliers theyll have competitive equipment new winch rules should permit evenly matched launching planes wont much different Flying skills teamwork will key fac tors Therefore team practice training gether prior champs important team needs funds accomplish its training pro gram can assist team buying embroi Dawson team flying December 1988 sue F3B-USA report team selec tion finals pilots perspective Seth Daw son Before finals Randy asked Seth hed article knowing reporter would wind up being winner Seths article runs soc e-soro .cxsFOAM C ORE FL OATS PLANS 3 VIEWS S AND KITS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING y OFFER SELECTION OF FLOAT PLANS SASEEnIrgIngooa AND KITS FOR 4 12 POUND AIRPLANES Jiro Pepines WITH V HULL SlGN IN USE SINCE 1972 Catalog 4Oo SCAlE PlANS PHUIR SERVICE SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEET 3209 Msdson GesnsboroNc 27403KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS [NC PhOo 11919252-5239 INS COIISCII 9 SHEFFIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066 NEW SPACE SAVING CONTAINER Fits box2-112x7-3/SxS-1IS Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes tubing erners lock tubing through cap ostage North Products PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 May1989 169 __________V RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES BOATS TRAINS FOR SPECIFIC IPIFORUATION PLEASE CALL ONE OF ISELE Genral Manager & Exhibitor Reservations JACK ALUNGER 234-101 bus Swapper Reservations DOUG SELLERS rx2914332 bus Static Displays RALPH VOLLMER 219234-5757 eva RC Denronstratlons DENNIS WORM 219-7842510 ave dered team patch enameled pin Mylar decal plies kinds accessories Please send patch pin $5 decal donation US Soaring Team PO Box $2 All three items purchased together just 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 $10 $5 purchase name will en tered giant raffle first prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio raffle will also include other radios kits building supD- BEST Handcrafted Control Handle 1/2 Plywood Construction 270 lb test Aircraft Cable Stainless Steel Eyes Cable Loop Unique D Shape Comfortable Grip ly transferred Instructor Student Pilot INTRODUCTORY PRICE BLUE SKY ENTERPRISES RI 2805 226D Includes ShippingSelma AL 36701 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight DIapiay Control Line Electric Power RJC Airplanes new illustrated 32 page tabiold size cataiog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446 eight pages think gives beautiful inside look what top contenders thinking about during big contest Seth also included some personal observations philosophy some what say about team flying Teamwork everything F3B During last two team selection contests top six pilots well-organized efficient experi enced practiced teams F3B team sport almost impossible great pilot well highly trained knowledgeable crew possible mediocre pilot suc ceed great team behind him two teams took top six places years team selection dedicated nonpilot crew mem bers trained together both pilots crew members working support flying pilot successful team needs work together through practices contests honing collective skills no substitute contest experience Team Synergy went F3B contest could afford before team selection finals year Working together found certain team members better some tasks others example Richard Tiltman has uncanny ability detect locate thermals Duration flights Richard starts out turnaround pulls chute back once plane launched turnaround able analyze condi tions upwind often detecting thermals before drift back towards us works pilot spotting lift helping pilot cen ter whatever lift available Richard breaks off minute go tend winches lets another crew member bring pilot spot landing Distance seem able keep track time course time remaining working time average lap time projected laps current speed job feed facts pilot someone else team gives him information lift conditions other pilots flight group doing Rich Spicer much better evaluating con ditions relative performance between differ ent planes takes over area point everyone team should have dedicated task particular pilot fly ing performance tasks honed through practices contests Thus through practice experience team collectively im proves its performance skills rather individual pilot trying outdo rest Richard Tiltmans skills crew person just im portant making team win skills pilot Chuperosa revisited last months col umn LeRoy Satterlee told us about Rusty Shaws 59-in-span design called Chuperosa came kitted Mel Culpepper Youve probably noticed Mels ad magazine Mel sent along kits Ive got tell Im very impressed really multipurpose little plane can hand launch winch hi-start fly slope Chuper flimsy minimum weight types Hand-Launchers should finish out about 16 oz little less Construction quite robust Lite-Ply front halves fuse one-piece 42-halsasheeted foam wing wing can built polyhedral flat allerons Airfoil options Eppler 214 Selig 4061 Ailerons driven light Sullivan cables led center wing attached rudder servo wheel ball links wood parts beautifully cut hardware high quality instructions well written Everything included except glue covering material item really sold fact Mel includes full-size construction saddles wings beds saddles foam cores come packed nor ones cores cut beds cut oversize allow thickness balsa sheeting sheet ing overhang trailing edge sticking out beds warping means course two wings have cut per kit actual cores saddles Chuperosa flies well kit engi neered LeRoy says does should prove very popular value $41 poly version $46 allerons postpaid Mels address 2526 Washington Du buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 Hobby Lobby catalog Hobby Lobby puts Out free catalog couple times year Scale Glider fans should make sure get Im looking catalog #13 see sell Ger man Krick quarter-scale Grunau Baby 2B kit $269 would get alr quicker building Charlesworth plans still all-wood Krick kits contain lot parts take fair bit skill construct Also available Krick kits 134-in-span fifth-scale Mimmoa $214 125-in-span sixth-scale Reiher $199 102-in-span quarter-scale SG-38 $224 new 141-in-span quarter-scale Rhonbussard $248 looks especially ap pealing Its wing area 1364 sq weight SAVE YOUR FIELD SNUF-LER muffler low cost easy install lightweight sound reducing muffler no performance penalty answer AMA muffler rule suggestions saving flying fields Meets AMA muffler rule suggestions SNUF-LER 3 10 decibels quieter stock muffler MUFFLER No power loss possible 300-500 RPM Increase Pat Pencsn5 improves angina idle s better fuel economy Easily attached 25-108 stock mufflers Heat corrosion resistant Black E coat finish No special adapters required Weighs 35 ozs Fits ASP BRAT ENYA FOX HP IRVINE K & B 05 MAX ROYAL YS SUPER TIGRE mufflers available hobby shop ORDER DIRECT immediate uhipment Check MO Visa MC CODSEND 25r STAMP accepted Add $250 UPS 5200 COD t% salestaoFOR ADDITIONAL INFO Culif residentAND ITEC CATALOG 170 Model Aviation THE. FLEX-MO UNT FOR 40 AND 60 SIZE ENGINES Reduces Airframe Noise Isolates Engine Vibration Versatile 3 & 4 Hole Mount Universal Mounting System 19 MOUNT 60 PLANES1226EAveJ-12A THINGSLancaster CA 93535nec Available through better Hobby Shops Dealer & Distributor Inquiries Invited Made USA FLEX-MOUN1 40 Accepts Front-Intake 25 bOO Engines Includes necessary mounting hardware $2495 CAT NO 800 QUAY BARBER MODELS 2 06 BUTTERNUT RIG 1/4 SCALEN OLMOTED ON 0 440 0 ALLKITS$0259526672 0 hO Pot EPOzY/cLASSmROT PRICE PONG CORSTRUCrIOs tITh DRAWINGS AND DaTA FOR pOR~ 120CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF9H00 RESIDENTS ADD 7% SCALE % oX TOLEDO WEAK SIGNALS RIC EXPOSITION APRIL 5 1869 fiRe APRIL 91868 ToLEDo THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET TOLEDO OHIO ADVANCED TICKETS may ordered sending selfaddressed stamped business size 41/ax9 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 5 tickets must include extra postage US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include 50 cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postageExpress Mail Orders Will Accepted Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $400 per day adults $100 perdayforchildren 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 31 1989 sales final non-refundable TICKETS ARE ALSO VAILABLEAT THE DOOR Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone 941-6661 Bring latest completely finished models display enter competition exciting awards R/C radios will awarded first second third place winners following classes NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATTERN PLANE SPORT MONO-PLANE non-scale models SPORT 81-PLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED models entered competition will judged Best Finish Best MonoKote Directors Award Best Show Come join us enjoy yourselves unquestionably worlds greatest radio control model show will have traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction Open public three great days APRIL 7 8 91989 FRIDAY9amto6pm SATURDAY9amto6pm SUNDAY9 am 430 pm presented Weak Signals R/G Club Toledo Ohio 875 lb size should good flier wish time HL catalog has good Sailplane accesso ries also Graupner Gliders both Scale otherwise range 94-in spans up two big beautiful four-meter ships Schempp-Hirth Discus $449 Grob G 103A Twin Acro $835 latter kit must cer tainly Graupners top line HL s Jim Martin would especially like call attention page 17 new Graupner ASW-22B 270 Sallplane kit 106-inspan Standoff Scale ship ABS fuse balsa-sheeted foam wings modified E-205 airfoil trailing edge alrbrakes should make plane excellent both flatland Thermaling Slope flying Jim says kit definitely underpriced Graupners standards $219 See HL s ad issue address order ing details LSF News January 1989 column printed LSF news release saying Mal Pring Austra lia first non-American LSF Level V Several Canadian friends called attention fact four Level Vs certainly Americans talked LSF President Bob Steele about slip course meant say nonNorth American writing back Joe Bed ford RC Sallplane Chairman Model Aeronautics Association Canada said thought mistake natural because Ameri cans dont think Canadians foreigners mean look talk well almost same rest us can say because Ive married 30 years record Canadian Level Vs year achieved John McMillanWest Hill Ontario 1986 Joe BedfordKanata Ontario 1986 Neil TinkerScarborough Ontario 1988 Gerry BowerKanata Ontario 1988 addition Mal Neil Gerry Id like congratulate five other Sailplaners made Level V 1988 Doug Barry LD Stowers Austin Leftwich Bob Champine Jim Thom Jim 68th man no ladies yet may recall second time around Bob Some wags have suggested doing Level V twice equivalent Level X gluttons punlshment cant stop Level V lets propose some really tough tasks new Level VI Win countrys National contest new Mas ters contest Win major X-C race 50-mile goal-andreturn 12-hour slope AND make National F3B Team Offhand Id think guy whod almost qualifr date Larry Jolly Larry achieved Level V 1983 won Nats couple times won first International F3H race South Af rica flew over 12 hours Maui just made US F3B Team havent asked him hed feel about goal-and-return Comments Dont forget NEW ADDRESS LSF PO Box 517 Winfield IL 60190 President Bob Steele can reached 10173 St Joe Road Fort Wayne IN 46835 telephone 219 4851145 ninth annual Santa Maria X-C Race will held Saturday Sunday May 20-21 1989 25-mi single-launch per attempt race LSF Level 3 4 5 goal-and-return dis tances will marked off pilots needing Saturday evemng BBQ raffle well known Entry pre-registration Contact CD Mark Hadley 805 922-5147 informa catalog 5100III 3LUE RIDGE P0 Box 536-V]JI[lI JU Hurricane WV 25526I MACHINERY& TOOLS 304-562-3538 send 55At catalog sheet nor cnmplete line offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler JET ENGINES_ DOYLEJETS5l 195k Catalog $500 letter $1200/year DOYLEJET4O1 5 San Jacinto #404G Houston TX 77004713 440-4744 May1989 171 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HA RD-TO-FIND HARD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES CYANOACRYLA TES& EPOXIES ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 019 728-4365 SORRY NO CO 0 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS tion much sadness report pass ing Mrs Dan Pruss Pat December 31 1988 Sailpianers knew Dan Pat will wish express condolences Pruss children RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 58 tice session since course length would dif ferent timing would thrown off Its impossible discourage pros completelynor would want however whats point going Nats enter ing Quickie knowing much experi enced fliers going blow right Stiff competition promotes character makes better Racer case feel situation would discourage would-be Racer other option would ban past win ners Q500 individuals entered higherlevel events viable alternative mention because West Germany Na tional Champion style Quickie must go FM wishes race again Which brings us FM FM Unlimited Class model Pylon Racing restrictions engines fuel displacement Other can mod ify engine way know addition range airplanes can modeled much greater makes appealing operators real reason interest FAI world-class event thing best America quite another best world Because things FM seems to much exciting vibrant event Formula Im putting down Form Form close FM engine modifications rules proposals FAI seems natural progression As stated earlier am beginner opinions might count much eyes experienced Racer Terry thanks letter agree 100% couldnt have said better See next month responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 59 autos because much blade momentum can make several mistakes approach still salvage landing As performance werent enough kit dream put together GMP has put out enough kits now know what look ing open kit box Legend proves no exception kit arrives everything nicely packed logically bags numbered proper building sequence metal parts anodized either black attractive gunmetal grey rotor blades new de sign come preslotted supplied metal ballast Some parts already familiar GMP units cooling shroud swash plate washout unlt However cooling fan new molded unit main gear autorotation unit has lightened up has engine mount belt-driven unit Ia Stork modi fled tail rotor rotor head features familiar Hirobo blade holders machined hub now held main rotor shaft new OMP designed yoke Something new mixing le vers mounted halfway up yoke unit known GMP Delta 3 Rotor Head canopy new GMP design both tractive very functional held place molded keyways glued place dur ing construction canopy slid po sition Shuttle secured supplied camlock GMP has also supplied attractive sheet Mylar decals help set off Legends paint job Last certainly least youll find grey folder containing Legends instruction manuals Notice used plural because four OMP didnt want us have trouble assem bling Legends supplied very well written procedures Manual Basic As sembly Manual 28 pages long features both excellent isometric drawings text 18 basic assembly stages manual well written leaves nothing us con fused over Manual 2 main rotor blades cov ers securing weights balance blade fin ish build Legend please follow man ual letter Legend spins main rotor about 1700 rpm blade failure would bad machineand maybe tooat revs careful PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA CATALuu 750 Contains l00us paper airplanes roia postage stamp size 6 foot wing span Gliders rubber powered Diecut youcut Largest known source paper airplanes world Coat catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Caaeog snd CORSAIR pape& tzzApearte above $1050 p1u $f50 poaagt Rono Flyer ROCKET PLANE xP-1 Only $395 . p/us $1/order S&H Jim Mesa Quality Model Products Valley Vtew Dr Box 43 716/ 3724408Allegeny NY 14706 172 Model Aviation OUR REV-UP INVENTORY VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS II IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $7 00 14 Wingspan O~l4 GALL PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED BUILD & FLY IN TWO HOURS p Its Funi Goes up like rocket Glides down 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
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NATS NEWS Richiand Nats Washington State will give us very full week Soaring Sailpianers have expressed desire fly just Duration Nats opportunity come out support special interest Official events will include usual three Du ration classes Scale first time F3B Provisional events Cross-Country HandLaunch Slope Soaring fit Monday-through-Saturday schedule see March columnand official Nats schedule posted April Competition Newsletter Unlimited Standard Two-Meter Duration will flown whole day per class past weve flown three Duration classes Scale over four days Tuesday-Friday class per day could reduce number flights little everybody hustles retrievers func tion should work Out OK thinking about Cross-Country event details gleaned Port land Area SS newsletter Pat Chewing editor Nats X-C event will conform pects FAI F3H provisional rules except 1 Two rounds will flown same day different courses 2 Scoring will modified encourage com pletion course cases * racers finishing course 750 pts finish plus 250 pts multiplied x finish time di vided fastest time * racers finishing someone has finished 750 pts multiplied x distance com pleted divided course distance * no completes course scores will 1000 pts multiplied x distance completed di vided longest distance completed State Washington occupants vehicle must use seat belts flying race will try have enough rental con vertibles available using own chase vehicle must have seat belts occu pants including pilot spotter/copilot No stand ing moving vehicles No riding back pickups seats belts rules will stricfly enforced Mileage markers will positioned course determining distance flown timer will final authority distance flown time complete validity turn-point turns timer will also responsible reporting safety violations minimum team consists three persons pi lot copilot/spotter timer/driver can bring full team will try provide extra personnel Entry fee $25 per team Please pre register June 15 indicating preferred fre quency least alternate help may need Contact Mike Bamberg 1059 NW Darnielle St Hillsboro OR 97124 tele phone 503 640-5926 / 57 WINDSONG M5 Examples Vinylwrite Custom Lettering Top legend should GNOME ed itor goofed applying sheet cardboard photo N peeled off protective top layer Les son sure apply uniform firm pressure applying Items sur face info column Colors blue orange green top-to-bottom Other questions about Nats can swered Soaring Event Director Tom Culmsee 2190 SW 8th Dr Gresham OR 97080 tele phone 503 667-4532 Erik Eiches Grunau Baby Wil Byers sent along photos Eriks magnificent quarterscale Grunau Baby 2B scratch-built Cliff Charlesworth plans Erik Richmond BC near Vancouver member Northwest Soaring Society original pictures color B&W reproductions cant begin justice planes beautiful varnished fin ish really labor love Eriks part because varnish doesnt cover up mistakes Erik Eiche magnificent German Grunau Baby 2B Quarter-scale beauty built Cliff Charlesworth plans Fuselage plywood covered finished varnish Cant hide building defects situation information column 56 Model Aviation Radio Confrol Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 Jim Sonnenmeler newly acquired Mueller Comet once belonged Joe Wurts Jim tells experiences month what its like get started F3B joint has perfectly made can hope Erik will flying Baby Richland Scale Slope Fun-Fly Memorial Day week end well get pictures According Martin Simons excellent book Worlds Vintage Sailpianes Baby designed first built Edmund Schneiders factory Grunau Silesia 1931 span 1287 meters major redesign 1933 produced Baby 2 version 135meter span 2A greatly improved aile rons longer narrower planform adopted semi-enclosed canopy windscreen 2B model first fitted full airbrakes wing made slightly longer 1357 meters Over 4000 2Bs built NSFK pilot training program 1940 through 1944 page 59 Vintage Sailpianes book photo actual glider Erik modeled registra tion number D-8-l00 being bungee-launched Wasserkuppeonly painted NSFK cream paint scheme registration Maybe ship refinished varnish after war Cliff Charlesworth havent heard him lives Somerset England member along friend Sean Walbank White Sheet Radio Flying Club Cliff has longtime proponent quarter-scale vin tage Gliders publishing several designs British magazines Hes building about significant quarter-scaler year years latest being classic Reiher Cliff often works factory drawings plans super accurate models always sturdily built excellent fliers Scratchbuilding vintage Scale ship plans course lot work going kit route excellent designs arent available kits Also some kits too small scale produce nice big stable Glider get quarter-scale would like list plan sets available Cliff send large SASE Ill mall copy Cliff can provide canopies required some designs Ordering Cliff involves obtaining international money order Vinylwrite Custom Lettering noticed ad Vinylwrite RC Soaring Digest wrote information turns out another example modeler Art Morgan providing outstanding service fellow modelers Art sent few samples hope justice Arts beautiful work reproduction Vinylwrite basically three-layer type de cal really lot better old water type decais What first peel off bot tom protective layer exposes adhesive side vinyl letters numbers middle layer actual individual vinyl graphics position should go apply rubbing gently makes letters/numbers stick wing fuselage whatever remove top layer leaving individual graphics place come out perfectly Its quick easy professional-looking process Art can provide 15 colors several type styles slants reverse outline etc Prices vary depend ing size type number characters example Art will make AMA number 2 high $3 best thing write call Arts information package includes sample address Vinylwrite Custom Letter ing 16043 Tulsa St Granada Hill CA 91344 telephone 818 363-7131 PS Art says Sailplanes first love WarningF3B ahead Its fact small percentage American Sailplaners partici Continued page 167 May 1989 57 SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR DONT FLY WITHOUT IT Mounts plane plugs-In between Receiver end Switch Precision iC voltage detector circuit Bi-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack turned ON Battery Voltage greater 48 VDC RED Battery ens 48 VDC Specify flightpack/connector FUTABA J STD 3 pin2495 Deans 3 pin$1995 No connector use yours$1695cn Conn Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Handiing PA Residents add 6% Saies Tax 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 ZZ ENTERPRISESINc TELE 215539-7476 WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only BALSA SHEETS 36 48 30 116233 332240 18 243 316249 14 256 1 32337 120337 1 1633049 332344 58 18 35471 31636282 14 37395 516385110 36 389124 34 3165191 11645876 48 33247094 56 16480106 66 316493 12275 14 4110 13484 38 4 165 225 139 12 4 225 261 MATCHED SHEETS 43 3324100 104106 3164120 144131 BALSA SliCKS 36W 1161409 1163810 1161214 332 1410 332 3812 332 1216 181009 3116141116 3718 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Start ing now turn onto crosswind leg maneuver complete until youve climbed Out same just made takeoff should called Complete before FM event maneuver complete until turn-out made just FAd takeoff Overshoot meant power dive Fly Past actuality imaginary pilot model attempting make landing spot front judges sometimes happens full-scale approach has brought him little too high too long Realizing hes down altitude less 10 ft throttle idle no hope hitting spot full throttle applied Level flight main tained until climbing speed attained model climbs out taldng off Overshoot maneuver well suited type alrcraft Its very pretty watch wben per formed properly can garner good flight points right wrong however its supposed simplicity may earn wrath judges BOM nile What majority todays Scale modelers really want Ive read editorials rules proposals recently favor event Scale competition would eliminate Builder Model rule Various names have applied proposals read suggestions have wonder just deeply self-styled modelers proposing events actually involved Scale model ing interested enough Scale read AMA rule books would realize have already given what theyre asking Its called RC Fun Scale Event No 520 its Provisional event added last year express purpose allowing modelers inter ested enjoying flying Scale model air craft participate competition having built models themselves advent prebuilt ready-built Scale models todays market great modelers have chosen take route cross section Scale modelers considered however wonder great per centage nonbuilder competition Scale fliers really compared against percentage enjoy building aspect Scale much maybe flying what Ive seen since event intro duced doesnt seem much interest havent seen event run some larger Scale contests such Mint Julep Scale Meet 88 Mats reviewing Scale Dimension newsletter Scale Squadron Southern California havent seen great deal interest RC Fun Scale either Does mean no interest simply todays modeler aware Next time get chance turn page 109 1988-1989 AMA Competition Regulations book read about RC Fun Scale just might find what youve asking has already given has Provisional status support want keep May skies remain Scale RC AerobaticsNan Putte Continued page 55 have informed secondhandbut reliable sourcethat 1989 Team Selection Fi nals Masters Tournament will held Pensacola FL June 15-18 Sauffley Field Boy will nice Its 50 miles away home can sleep own bed night still activities cancome down Masters site confirmed flying Site Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL about 34 miles Pensacola dates men tioned Van Putte correct See com plete announcement Competition Newslet ter section magazine RMcM old flying buddies will shocked hear am almost ready fly new air vehicle am slow building sur prise since its garden variety Pattern air plane Helicopter resisted impulse buy years before finally deciding get X-Cell 50 Miniature Aircraft No dont plan bore Helicopter exploits just few first impression opening box must million parts Ac tually theres fewer 500 Construction now about three-quarters complete Ill prob ably terrify myself onlookers first flight about two weeks RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 57 pate International class FM designates F models 3 RC B Thermal Soaring fliers although active F3B still like keep abreast developments class because its leading edge Soaring often foretells design ideas eventually filter down us other hand sizeable group exclaims have no interest F3B try re spect points view include different types material column month worked Out theres quite run F3B stuff following dont need read itbut think youll missing something dont beginner F3B piece written Jim Sonnenmeier member Clarence SailHARD MAPLE 1 4 8 38 38 1 2 31834 1234 18 40 45 SO 68 66 BALSA HOT LINE Coil 1806 745 6394 10 am 6 pm Central Time 48 586 625 625 625 725 800 Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete decals * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog *1500 post mci VHSIBata Regular catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd $7j__Saginaw Ml 48603 517781-3000 Other Kits Avatab Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester M Radio Checks Ace R/C Giant Scale Bob Cmspbell Jeff Styles Speaker Sig Mfg Co rs plane Society Lockport NY read clubs newsletter about Jims new enthusiasm F3B asked him hed like share expe riences getting started Jims re sponse does someone become involved F3B Especially live 2500 miles main avenue sport question asked myself year ago considered up ping activity being camp follower becoming full-fledged participant am aero space engineering student University Buffalo have keen interest tech nology F3B planes ever since started flying models about six years ago Modern F3B airplanes exciting because pushing scientific frontiers lowspeed aerodynamics high-strength composite materials club has annually held sport-type F3B contest gave tastebut wasnt full-blown F3B really wanted try compete F3B highest level start What did need know could help Initially reread everything hand re garding F3B started collect anything could lay hands magazines newsletters journals conference proceedings Anything contest report in-depth aerodynamic analy sis purpose educate myself cur rent F3B practices newsletter F3B enthusiasts F3BUSA turned out gold informa tion contacts asked questions anyone everyone could find ClAM F3B Subcom mittee Chairman John Grigg member club able provide much informa tion including some videos 1987 World Championships established contact F3BUSA editor Randy Reynolds Team Selection Committee Chairman Don Edberg others mostiy California date Ive written about 50 letters peo ple around world part have willing answer ques tions about airplanes winches anything else could think Once came grips necessary aero dynamics structural considerations started looking airframe decided buy plane since first cut no reason rein vent wheel figured proven airplane would make less variable worry about decided Hans Mueller Comet because successful commercially available models Steve Work flew 87 World Champs several flown US Team Selection Trials last September contacted Herr Mueller Germany THE MID-SOUTHS GREATEST HOBBY SHOW APRIL 29TH & 30TH 1989 MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON 1-240 AIR WAYS AT DEMOCRAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE Market Hrs Banquet Rooms 900 am-600pm-Saturday 1000 am-4OOpm-Sunday 600pm- Saturday Special Room Races Memphis Model McAet Call -800-HILTONS 901-332-1130 Sporoored Mid South Radio Control Association InfornradonCoI 901398-9791 -5 00 daily CSTu PO Box 16900 MernphitTN 38116 also let known trials thanks Don Edberg market plane After trials received word three air planes sale made arrangements buy Comet belonged Joe Wurts came outfitted ATRCS-converted Airtronics Module radio two Airtronics 94737 four Futaba S135 servos 'I am now process designing winches trying account new winch rules building team Good friend NSS President Pete Carr has expressed interest forming team think having new air plane will help generate interest others am constantly writing letters companies others gathering information about composite ma terials construction methods other infor mation may prove useful dont pretend think will competitive nationalor regionallevel some time sure am having fun trying reach goal Thanks story Jim hope helps break down some mystique surrounding getting started F3B cover letter Jim said clubmates supportive F3B en thusiasm have yet decide hes totally crazy said certainly im pressed technology Comet Anyway hope Jims experience will encour age others have try multitask-type competi tion least starting club level F3B un doubtedly demanding form competi tive Soaring Chinese proverb says longest journey begins first step Speaking F3B-USA Don Edberg F3B Team Selection Committee Chairman 1989 US F3B team manager sent word F3BUSA would no longer published AMA HQ putting out 1988 part Dons communications participants team selection program However AMA HQ really newsletter business As Jim said above F3B-U SA edited Randy Reynolds gold information needs continue publishing because its place specialized F3B information can regularly printed disseminated enthusiasts So F3B-USA going private will avail able subscriptions basis will $12 year five issues expected first year terested hope send check F3B-USA PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 same address teams fund-raising program monies two ac tivities kept entirely separate Speaking F3B team fund-raising US BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models --e Install RC Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press button Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 oz Made USA Also custom units other applicatiOns Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY State residents add tales taxi 168 Model Aviation DEALERS S FACTURERS EARLY RESERVATIONS INSURE CHOICE AREAS OUTDOOR FLYING DEMOS---INDOOR BOAT POND---CAR TRACKS SWAP TABLES PRIZES ITE CONCESSIONS IC MODEL DISPLAY team consisting pilots Seth Dawson Larry Jolly Rich Spicer Team Manager Don Edberg backup pilot Gene Englegau helpers Richard Tiltman Brian Chan will going France August compete Seventh World Championships RC Soaring Olympics sport Like Olympians team will represent country American Sailplaners sincerely hope well because Id like think Americans can compete anybody anythingincluding flying model Gliders Americans have won twice before Skip Mil ler won first world champs South Africa 1977 Dwight Holly took first place Sacra mento 1981 Since world championships have hard US teams because F3B gained pop ularity Europe Europeans have taken lead planes radios winches team flying techniques Germans typical thoroughness have mastered sport Raif Decker won world championships 1983 85 Reinhard Liese took firs6 1987 German team will undoubtedly favored again year sufficient training time together think guys can well because really world-class fliers theyll have competitive equipment new winch rules should permit evenly matched launching planes wont much different Flying skills teamwork will key fac tors Therefore team practice training gether prior champs important team needs funds accomplish its training pro gram can assist team buying embroi Dawson team flying December 1988 sue F3B-USA report team selec tion finals pilots perspective Seth Daw son Before finals Randy asked Seth hed article knowing reporter would wind up being winner Seths article runs soc e-soro .cxsFOAM C ORE FL OATS PLANS 3 VIEWS S AND KITS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING y OFFER SELECTION OF FLOAT PLANS SASEEnIrgIngooa AND KITS FOR 4 12 POUND AIRPLANES Jiro Pepines WITH V HULL SlGN IN USE SINCE 1972 Catalog 4Oo SCAlE PlANS PHUIR SERVICE SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEET 3209 Msdson GesnsboroNc 27403KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS [NC PhOo 11919252-5239 INS COIISCII 9 SHEFFIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066 NEW SPACE SAVING CONTAINER Fits box2-112x7-3/SxS-1IS Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes tubing erners lock tubing through cap ostage North Products PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 May1989 169 __________V RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES BOATS TRAINS FOR SPECIFIC IPIFORUATION PLEASE CALL ONE OF ISELE Genral Manager & Exhibitor Reservations JACK ALUNGER 234-101 bus Swapper Reservations DOUG SELLERS rx2914332 bus Static Displays RALPH VOLLMER 219234-5757 eva RC Denronstratlons DENNIS WORM 219-7842510 ave dered team patch enameled pin Mylar decal plies kinds accessories Please send patch pin $5 decal donation US Soaring Team PO Box $2 All three items purchased together just 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 $10 $5 purchase name will en tered giant raffle first prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio raffle will also include other radios kits building supD- BEST Handcrafted Control Handle 1/2 Plywood Construction 270 lb test Aircraft Cable Stainless Steel Eyes Cable Loop Unique D Shape Comfortable Grip ly transferred Instructor Student Pilot INTRODUCTORY PRICE BLUE SKY ENTERPRISES RI 2805 226D Includes ShippingSelma AL 36701 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight DIapiay Control Line Electric Power RJC Airplanes new illustrated 32 page tabiold size cataiog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446 eight pages think gives beautiful inside look what top contenders thinking about during big contest Seth also included some personal observations philosophy some what say about team flying Teamwork everything F3B During last two team selection contests top six pilots well-organized efficient experi enced practiced teams F3B team sport almost impossible great pilot well highly trained knowledgeable crew possible mediocre pilot suc ceed great team behind him two teams took top six places years team selection dedicated nonpilot crew mem bers trained together both pilots crew members working support flying pilot successful team needs work together through practices contests honing collective skills no substitute contest experience Team Synergy went F3B contest could afford before team selection finals year Working together found certain team members better some tasks others example Richard Tiltman has uncanny ability detect locate thermals Duration flights Richard starts out turnaround pulls chute back once plane launched turnaround able analyze condi tions upwind often detecting thermals before drift back towards us works pilot spotting lift helping pilot cen ter whatever lift available Richard breaks off minute go tend winches lets another crew member bring pilot spot landing Distance seem able keep track time course time remaining working time average lap time projected laps current speed job feed facts pilot someone else team gives him information lift conditions other pilots flight group doing Rich Spicer much better evaluating con ditions relative performance between differ ent planes takes over area point everyone team should have dedicated task particular pilot fly ing performance tasks honed through practices contests Thus through practice experience team collectively im proves its performance skills rather individual pilot trying outdo rest Richard Tiltmans skills crew person just im portant making team win skills pilot Chuperosa revisited last months col umn LeRoy Satterlee told us about Rusty Shaws 59-in-span design called Chuperosa came kitted Mel Culpepper Youve probably noticed Mels ad magazine Mel sent along kits Ive got tell Im very impressed really multipurpose little plane can hand launch winch hi-start fly slope Chuper flimsy minimum weight types Hand-Launchers should finish out about 16 oz little less Construction quite robust Lite-Ply front halves fuse one-piece 42-halsasheeted foam wing wing can built polyhedral flat allerons Airfoil options Eppler 214 Selig 4061 Ailerons driven light Sullivan cables led center wing attached rudder servo wheel ball links wood parts beautifully cut hardware high quality instructions well written Everything included except glue covering material item really sold fact Mel includes full-size construction saddles wings beds saddles foam cores come packed nor ones cores cut beds cut oversize allow thickness balsa sheeting sheet ing overhang trailing edge sticking out beds warping means course two wings have cut per kit actual cores saddles Chuperosa flies well kit engi neered LeRoy says does should prove very popular value $41 poly version $46 allerons postpaid Mels address 2526 Washington Du buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 Hobby Lobby catalog Hobby Lobby puts Out free catalog couple times year Scale Glider fans should make sure get Im looking catalog #13 see sell Ger man Krick quarter-scale Grunau Baby 2B kit $269 would get alr quicker building Charlesworth plans still all-wood Krick kits contain lot parts take fair bit skill construct Also available Krick kits 134-in-span fifth-scale Mimmoa $214 125-in-span sixth-scale Reiher $199 102-in-span quarter-scale SG-38 $224 new 141-in-span quarter-scale Rhonbussard $248 looks especially ap pealing Its wing area 1364 sq weight SAVE YOUR FIELD SNUF-LER muffler low cost easy install lightweight sound reducing muffler no performance penalty answer AMA muffler rule suggestions saving flying fields Meets AMA muffler rule suggestions SNUF-LER 3 10 decibels quieter stock muffler MUFFLER No power loss possible 300-500 RPM Increase Pat Pencsn5 improves angina idle s better fuel economy Easily attached 25-108 stock mufflers Heat corrosion resistant Black E coat finish No special adapters required Weighs 35 ozs Fits ASP BRAT ENYA FOX HP IRVINE K & B 05 MAX ROYAL YS SUPER TIGRE mufflers available hobby shop ORDER DIRECT immediate uhipment Check MO Visa MC CODSEND 25r STAMP accepted Add $250 UPS 5200 COD t% salestaoFOR ADDITIONAL INFO Culif residentAND ITEC CATALOG 170 Model Aviation THE. FLEX-MO UNT FOR 40 AND 60 SIZE ENGINES Reduces Airframe Noise Isolates Engine Vibration Versatile 3 & 4 Hole Mount Universal Mounting System 19 MOUNT 60 PLANES1226EAveJ-12A THINGSLancaster CA 93535nec Available through better Hobby Shops Dealer & Distributor Inquiries Invited Made USA FLEX-MOUN1 40 Accepts Front-Intake 25 bOO Engines Includes necessary mounting hardware $2495 CAT NO 800 QUAY BARBER MODELS 2 06 BUTTERNUT RIG 1/4 SCALEN OLMOTED ON 0 440 0 ALLKITS$0259526672 0 hO Pot EPOzY/cLASSmROT PRICE PONG CORSTRUCrIOs tITh DRAWINGS AND DaTA FOR pOR~ 120CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF9H00 RESIDENTS ADD 7% SCALE % oX TOLEDO WEAK SIGNALS RIC EXPOSITION APRIL 5 1869 fiRe APRIL 91868 ToLEDo THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET TOLEDO OHIO ADVANCED TICKETS may ordered sending selfaddressed stamped business size 41/ax9 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 5 tickets must include extra postage US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include 50 cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postageExpress Mail Orders Will Accepted Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $400 per day adults $100 perdayforchildren 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 31 1989 sales final non-refundable TICKETS ARE ALSO VAILABLEAT THE DOOR Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone 941-6661 Bring latest completely finished models display enter competition exciting awards R/C radios will awarded first second third place winners following classes NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATTERN PLANE SPORT MONO-PLANE non-scale models SPORT 81-PLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED models entered competition will judged Best Finish Best MonoKote Directors Award Best Show Come join us enjoy yourselves unquestionably worlds greatest radio control model show will have traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction Open public three great days APRIL 7 8 91989 FRIDAY9amto6pm SATURDAY9amto6pm SUNDAY9 am 430 pm presented Weak Signals R/G Club Toledo Ohio 875 lb size should good flier wish time HL catalog has good Sailplane accesso ries also Graupner Gliders both Scale otherwise range 94-in spans up two big beautiful four-meter ships Schempp-Hirth Discus $449 Grob G 103A Twin Acro $835 latter kit must cer tainly Graupners top line HL s Jim Martin would especially like call attention page 17 new Graupner ASW-22B 270 Sallplane kit 106-inspan Standoff Scale ship ABS fuse balsa-sheeted foam wings modified E-205 airfoil trailing edge alrbrakes should make plane excellent both flatland Thermaling Slope flying Jim says kit definitely underpriced Graupners standards $219 See HL s ad issue address order ing details LSF News January 1989 column printed LSF news release saying Mal Pring Austra lia first non-American LSF Level V Several Canadian friends called attention fact four Level Vs certainly Americans talked LSF President Bob Steele about slip course meant say nonNorth American writing back Joe Bed ford RC Sallplane Chairman Model Aeronautics Association Canada said thought mistake natural because Ameri cans dont think Canadians foreigners mean look talk well almost same rest us can say because Ive married 30 years record Canadian Level Vs year achieved John McMillanWest Hill Ontario 1986 Joe BedfordKanata Ontario 1986 Neil TinkerScarborough Ontario 1988 Gerry BowerKanata Ontario 1988 addition Mal Neil Gerry Id like congratulate five other Sailplaners made Level V 1988 Doug Barry LD Stowers Austin Leftwich Bob Champine Jim Thom Jim 68th man no ladies yet may recall second time around Bob Some wags have suggested doing Level V twice equivalent Level X gluttons punlshment cant stop Level V lets propose some really tough tasks new Level VI Win countrys National contest new Mas ters contest Win major X-C race 50-mile goal-andreturn 12-hour slope AND make National F3B Team Offhand Id think guy whod almost qualifr date Larry Jolly Larry achieved Level V 1983 won Nats couple times won first International F3H race South Af rica flew over 12 hours Maui just made US F3B Team havent asked him hed feel about goal-and-return Comments Dont forget NEW ADDRESS LSF PO Box 517 Winfield IL 60190 President Bob Steele can reached 10173 St Joe Road Fort Wayne IN 46835 telephone 219 4851145 ninth annual Santa Maria X-C Race will held Saturday Sunday May 20-21 1989 25-mi single-launch per attempt race LSF Level 3 4 5 goal-and-return dis tances will marked off pilots needing Saturday evemng BBQ raffle well known Entry pre-registration Contact CD Mark Hadley 805 922-5147 informa catalog 5100III 3LUE RIDGE P0 Box 536-V]JI[lI JU Hurricane WV 25526I MACHINERY& TOOLS 304-562-3538 send 55At catalog sheet nor cnmplete line offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler JET ENGINES_ DOYLEJETS5l 195k Catalog $500 letter $1200/year DOYLEJET4O1 5 San Jacinto #404G Houston TX 77004713 440-4744 May1989 171 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HA RD-TO-FIND HARD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES CYANOACRYLA TES& EPOXIES ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 019 728-4365 SORRY NO CO 0 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS tion much sadness report pass ing Mrs Dan Pruss Pat December 31 1988 Sailpianers knew Dan Pat will wish express condolences Pruss children RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 58 tice session since course length would dif ferent timing would thrown off Its impossible discourage pros completelynor would want however whats point going Nats enter ing Quickie knowing much experi enced fliers going blow right Stiff competition promotes character makes better Racer case feel situation would discourage would-be Racer other option would ban past win ners Q500 individuals entered higherlevel events viable alternative mention because West Germany Na tional Champion style Quickie must go FM wishes race again Which brings us FM FM Unlimited Class model Pylon Racing restrictions engines fuel displacement Other can mod ify engine way know addition range airplanes can modeled much greater makes appealing operators real reason interest FAI world-class event thing best America quite another best world Because things FM seems to much exciting vibrant event Formula Im putting down Form Form close FM engine modifications rules proposals FAI seems natural progression As stated earlier am beginner opinions might count much eyes experienced Racer Terry thanks letter agree 100% couldnt have said better See next month responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 59 autos because much blade momentum can make several mistakes approach still salvage landing As performance werent enough kit dream put together GMP has put out enough kits now know what look ing open kit box Legend proves no exception kit arrives everything nicely packed logically bags numbered proper building sequence metal parts anodized either black attractive gunmetal grey rotor blades new de sign come preslotted supplied metal ballast Some parts already familiar GMP units cooling shroud swash plate washout unlt However cooling fan new molded unit main gear autorotation unit has lightened up has engine mount belt-driven unit Ia Stork modi fled tail rotor rotor head features familiar Hirobo blade holders machined hub now held main rotor shaft new OMP designed yoke Something new mixing le vers mounted halfway up yoke unit known GMP Delta 3 Rotor Head canopy new GMP design both tractive very functional held place molded keyways glued place dur ing construction canopy slid po sition Shuttle secured supplied camlock GMP has also supplied attractive sheet Mylar decals help set off Legends paint job Last certainly least youll find grey folder containing Legends instruction manuals Notice used plural because four OMP didnt want us have trouble assem bling Legends supplied very well written procedures Manual Basic As sembly Manual 28 pages long features both excellent isometric drawings text 18 basic assembly stages manual well written leaves nothing us con fused over Manual 2 main rotor blades cov ers securing weights balance blade fin ish build Legend please follow man ual letter Legend spins main rotor about 1700 rpm blade failure would bad machineand maybe tooat revs careful PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA CATALuu 750 Contains l00us paper airplanes roia postage stamp size 6 foot wing span Gliders rubber powered Diecut youcut Largest known source paper airplanes world Coat catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Caaeog snd CORSAIR pape& tzzApearte above $1050 p1u $f50 poaagt Rono Flyer ROCKET PLANE xP-1 Only $395 . p/us $1/order S&H Jim Mesa Quality Model Products Valley Vtew Dr Box 43 716/ 3724408Allegeny NY 14706 172 Model Aviation OUR REV-UP INVENTORY VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS II IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $7 00 14 Wingspan O~l4 GALL PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED BUILD & FLY IN TWO HOURS p Its Funi Goes up like rocket Glides down 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172
NATS NEWS Richiand Nats Washington State will give us very full week Soaring Sailpianers have expressed desire fly just Duration Nats opportunity come out support special interest Official events will include usual three Du ration classes Scale first time F3B Provisional events Cross-Country HandLaunch Slope Soaring fit Monday-through-Saturday schedule see March columnand official Nats schedule posted April Competition Newsletter Unlimited Standard Two-Meter Duration will flown whole day per class past weve flown three Duration classes Scale over four days Tuesday-Friday class per day could reduce number flights little everybody hustles retrievers func tion should work Out OK thinking about Cross-Country event details gleaned Port land Area SS newsletter Pat Chewing editor Nats X-C event will conform pects FAI F3H provisional rules except 1 Two rounds will flown same day different courses 2 Scoring will modified encourage com pletion course cases * racers finishing course 750 pts finish plus 250 pts multiplied x finish time di vided fastest time * racers finishing someone has finished 750 pts multiplied x distance com pleted divided course distance * no completes course scores will 1000 pts multiplied x distance completed di vided longest distance completed State Washington occupants vehicle must use seat belts flying race will try have enough rental con vertibles available using own chase vehicle must have seat belts occu pants including pilot spotter/copilot No stand ing moving vehicles No riding back pickups seats belts rules will stricfly enforced Mileage markers will positioned course determining distance flown timer will final authority distance flown time complete validity turn-point turns timer will also responsible reporting safety violations minimum team consists three persons pi lot copilot/spotter timer/driver can bring full team will try provide extra personnel Entry fee $25 per team Please pre register June 15 indicating preferred fre quency least alternate help may need Contact Mike Bamberg 1059 NW Darnielle St Hillsboro OR 97124 tele phone 503 640-5926 / 57 WINDSONG M5 Examples Vinylwrite Custom Lettering Top legend should GNOME ed itor goofed applying sheet cardboard photo N peeled off protective top layer Les son sure apply uniform firm pressure applying Items sur face info column Colors blue orange green top-to-bottom Other questions about Nats can swered Soaring Event Director Tom Culmsee 2190 SW 8th Dr Gresham OR 97080 tele phone 503 667-4532 Erik Eiches Grunau Baby Wil Byers sent along photos Eriks magnificent quarterscale Grunau Baby 2B scratch-built Cliff Charlesworth plans Erik Richmond BC near Vancouver member Northwest Soaring Society original pictures color B&W reproductions cant begin justice planes beautiful varnished fin ish really labor love Eriks part because varnish doesnt cover up mistakes Erik Eiche magnificent German Grunau Baby 2B Quarter-scale beauty built Cliff Charlesworth plans Fuselage plywood covered finished varnish Cant hide building defects situation information column 56 Model Aviation Radio Confrol Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 Jim Sonnenmeler newly acquired Mueller Comet once belonged Joe Wurts Jim tells experiences month what its like get started F3B joint has perfectly made can hope Erik will flying Baby Richland Scale Slope Fun-Fly Memorial Day week end well get pictures According Martin Simons excellent book Worlds Vintage Sailpianes Baby designed first built Edmund Schneiders factory Grunau Silesia 1931 span 1287 meters major redesign 1933 produced Baby 2 version 135meter span 2A greatly improved aile rons longer narrower planform adopted semi-enclosed canopy windscreen 2B model first fitted full airbrakes wing made slightly longer 1357 meters Over 4000 2Bs built NSFK pilot training program 1940 through 1944 page 59 Vintage Sailpianes book photo actual glider Erik modeled registra tion number D-8-l00 being bungee-launched Wasserkuppeonly painted NSFK cream paint scheme registration Maybe ship refinished varnish after war Cliff Charlesworth havent heard him lives Somerset England member along friend Sean Walbank White Sheet Radio Flying Club Cliff has longtime proponent quarter-scale vin tage Gliders publishing several designs British magazines Hes building about significant quarter-scaler year years latest being classic Reiher Cliff often works factory drawings plans super accurate models always sturdily built excellent fliers Scratchbuilding vintage Scale ship plans course lot work going kit route excellent designs arent available kits Also some kits too small scale produce nice big stable Glider get quarter-scale would like list plan sets available Cliff send large SASE Ill mall copy Cliff can provide canopies required some designs Ordering Cliff involves obtaining international money order Vinylwrite Custom Lettering noticed ad Vinylwrite RC Soaring Digest wrote information turns out another example modeler Art Morgan providing outstanding service fellow modelers Art sent few samples hope justice Arts beautiful work reproduction Vinylwrite basically three-layer type de cal really lot better old water type decais What first peel off bot tom protective layer exposes adhesive side vinyl letters numbers middle layer actual individual vinyl graphics position should go apply rubbing gently makes letters/numbers stick wing fuselage whatever remove top layer leaving individual graphics place come out perfectly Its quick easy professional-looking process Art can provide 15 colors several type styles slants reverse outline etc Prices vary depend ing size type number characters example Art will make AMA number 2 high $3 best thing write call Arts information package includes sample address Vinylwrite Custom Letter ing 16043 Tulsa St Granada Hill CA 91344 telephone 818 363-7131 PS Art says Sailplanes first love WarningF3B ahead Its fact small percentage American Sailplaners partici Continued page 167 May 1989 57 SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR DONT FLY WITHOUT IT Mounts plane plugs-In between Receiver end Switch Precision iC voltage detector circuit Bi-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack turned ON Battery Voltage greater 48 VDC RED Battery ens 48 VDC Specify flightpack/connector FUTABA J STD 3 pin2495 Deans 3 pin$1995 No connector use yours$1695cn Conn Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Handiing PA Residents add 6% Saies Tax 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 ZZ ENTERPRISESINc TELE 215539-7476 WE ARE SHOOTING DOWN HIGH BALSA PRICES WITH SUPER QUALITY Satisfaction Guaranteed Direct Only BALSA SHEETS 36 48 30 116233 332240 18 243 316249 14 256 1 32337 120337 1 1633049 332344 58 18 35471 31636282 14 37395 516385110 36 389124 34 3165191 11645876 48 33247094 56 16480106 66 316493 12275 14 4110 13484 38 4 165 225 139 12 4 225 261 MATCHED SHEETS 43 3324100 104106 3164120 144131 BALSA SliCKS 36W 1161409 1163810 1161214 332 1410 332 3812 332 1216 181009 3116141116 3718 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Start ing now turn onto crosswind leg maneuver complete until youve climbed Out same just made takeoff should called Complete before FM event maneuver complete until turn-out made just FAd takeoff Overshoot meant power dive Fly Past actuality imaginary pilot model attempting make landing spot front judges sometimes happens full-scale approach has brought him little too high too long Realizing hes down altitude less 10 ft throttle idle no hope hitting spot full throttle applied Level flight main tained until climbing speed attained model climbs out taldng off Overshoot maneuver well suited type alrcraft Its very pretty watch wben per formed properly can garner good flight points right wrong however its supposed simplicity may earn wrath judges BOM nile What majority todays Scale modelers really want Ive read editorials rules proposals recently favor event Scale competition would eliminate Builder Model rule Various names have applied proposals read suggestions have wonder just deeply self-styled modelers proposing events actually involved Scale model ing interested enough Scale read AMA rule books would realize have already given what theyre asking Its called RC Fun Scale Event No 520 its Provisional event added last year express purpose allowing modelers inter ested enjoying flying Scale model air craft participate competition having built models themselves advent prebuilt ready-built Scale models todays market great modelers have chosen take route cross section Scale modelers considered however wonder great per centage nonbuilder competition Scale fliers really compared against percentage enjoy building aspect Scale much maybe flying what Ive seen since event intro duced doesnt seem much interest havent seen event run some larger Scale contests such Mint Julep Scale Meet 88 Mats reviewing Scale Dimension newsletter Scale Squadron Southern California havent seen great deal interest RC Fun Scale either Does mean no interest simply todays modeler aware Next time get chance turn page 109 1988-1989 AMA Competition Regulations book read about RC Fun Scale just might find what youve asking has already given has Provisional status support want keep May skies remain Scale RC AerobaticsNan Putte Continued page 55 have informed secondhandbut reliable sourcethat 1989 Team Selection Fi nals Masters Tournament will held Pensacola FL June 15-18 Sauffley Field Boy will nice Its 50 miles away home can sleep own bed night still activities cancome down Masters site confirmed flying Site Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL about 34 miles Pensacola dates men tioned Van Putte correct See com plete announcement Competition Newslet ter section magazine RMcM old flying buddies will shocked hear am almost ready fly new air vehicle am slow building sur prise since its garden variety Pattern air plane Helicopter resisted impulse buy years before finally deciding get X-Cell 50 Miniature Aircraft No dont plan bore Helicopter exploits just few first impression opening box must million parts Ac tually theres fewer 500 Construction now about three-quarters complete Ill prob ably terrify myself onlookers first flight about two weeks RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 57 pate International class FM designates F models 3 RC B Thermal Soaring fliers although active F3B still like keep abreast developments class because its leading edge Soaring often foretells design ideas eventually filter down us other hand sizeable group exclaims have no interest F3B try re spect points view include different types material column month worked Out theres quite run F3B stuff following dont need read itbut think youll missing something dont beginner F3B piece written Jim Sonnenmeier member Clarence SailHARD MAPLE 1 4 8 38 38 1 2 31834 1234 18 40 45 SO 68 66 BALSA HOT LINE Coil 1806 745 6394 10 am 6 pm Central Time 48 586 625 625 625 725 800 Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pre-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete decals * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog *1500 post mci VHSIBata Regular catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd $7j__Saginaw Ml 48603 517781-3000 Other Kits Avatab Aero-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester M Radio Checks Ace R/C Giant Scale Bob Cmspbell Jeff Styles Speaker Sig Mfg Co rs plane Society Lockport NY read clubs newsletter about Jims new enthusiasm F3B asked him hed like share expe riences getting started Jims re sponse does someone become involved F3B Especially live 2500 miles main avenue sport question asked myself year ago considered up ping activity being camp follower becoming full-fledged participant am aero space engineering student University Buffalo have keen interest tech nology F3B planes ever since started flying models about six years ago Modern F3B airplanes exciting because pushing scientific frontiers lowspeed aerodynamics high-strength composite materials club has annually held sport-type F3B contest gave tastebut wasnt full-blown F3B really wanted try compete F3B highest level start What did need know could help Initially reread everything hand re garding F3B started collect anything could lay hands magazines newsletters journals conference proceedings Anything contest report in-depth aerodynamic analy sis purpose educate myself cur rent F3B practices newsletter F3B enthusiasts F3BUSA turned out gold informa tion contacts asked questions anyone everyone could find ClAM F3B Subcom mittee Chairman John Grigg member club able provide much informa tion including some videos 1987 World Championships established contact F3BUSA editor Randy Reynolds Team Selection Committee Chairman Don Edberg others mostiy California date Ive written about 50 letters peo ple around world part have willing answer ques tions about airplanes winches anything else could think Once came grips necessary aero dynamics structural considerations started looking airframe decided buy plane since first cut no reason rein vent wheel figured proven airplane would make less variable worry about decided Hans Mueller Comet because successful commercially available models Steve Work flew 87 World Champs several flown US Team Selection Trials last September contacted Herr Mueller Germany THE MID-SOUTHS GREATEST HOBBY SHOW APRIL 29TH & 30TH 1989 MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON 1-240 AIR WAYS AT DEMOCRAT MEMPHIS TENNESSEE Market Hrs Banquet Rooms 900 am-600pm-Saturday 1000 am-4OOpm-Sunday 600pm- Saturday Special Room Races Memphis Model McAet Call -800-HILTONS 901-332-1130 Sporoored Mid South Radio Control Association InfornradonCoI 901398-9791 -5 00 daily CSTu PO Box 16900 MernphitTN 38116 also let known trials thanks Don Edberg market plane After trials received word three air planes sale made arrangements buy Comet belonged Joe Wurts came outfitted ATRCS-converted Airtronics Module radio two Airtronics 94737 four Futaba S135 servos 'I am now process designing winches trying account new winch rules building team Good friend NSS President Pete Carr has expressed interest forming team think having new air plane will help generate interest others am constantly writing letters companies others gathering information about composite ma terials construction methods other infor mation may prove useful dont pretend think will competitive nationalor regionallevel some time sure am having fun trying reach goal Thanks story Jim hope helps break down some mystique surrounding getting started F3B cover letter Jim said clubmates supportive F3B en thusiasm have yet decide hes totally crazy said certainly im pressed technology Comet Anyway hope Jims experience will encour age others have try multitask-type competi tion least starting club level F3B un doubtedly demanding form competi tive Soaring Chinese proverb says longest journey begins first step Speaking F3B-USA Don Edberg F3B Team Selection Committee Chairman 1989 US F3B team manager sent word F3BUSA would no longer published AMA HQ putting out 1988 part Dons communications participants team selection program However AMA HQ really newsletter business As Jim said above F3B-U SA edited Randy Reynolds gold information needs continue publishing because its place specialized F3B information can regularly printed disseminated enthusiasts So F3B-USA going private will avail able subscriptions basis will $12 year five issues expected first year terested hope send check F3B-USA PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 same address teams fund-raising program monies two ac tivities kept entirely separate Speaking F3B team fund-raising US BATT- CHEKBX Saves Time . Saves Models --e Install RC Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press button Precise Rugged Small Light 1/2 oz Made USA Also custom units other applicatiOns Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1608 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 NY State residents add tales taxi 168 Model Aviation DEALERS S FACTURERS EARLY RESERVATIONS INSURE CHOICE AREAS OUTDOOR FLYING DEMOS---INDOOR BOAT POND---CAR TRACKS SWAP TABLES PRIZES ITE CONCESSIONS IC MODEL DISPLAY team consisting pilots Seth Dawson Larry Jolly Rich Spicer Team Manager Don Edberg backup pilot Gene Englegau helpers Richard Tiltman Brian Chan will going France August compete Seventh World Championships RC Soaring Olympics sport Like Olympians team will represent country American Sailplaners sincerely hope well because Id like think Americans can compete anybody anythingincluding flying model Gliders Americans have won twice before Skip Mil ler won first world champs South Africa 1977 Dwight Holly took first place Sacra mento 1981 Since world championships have hard US teams because F3B gained pop ularity Europe Europeans have taken lead planes radios winches team flying techniques Germans typical thoroughness have mastered sport Raif Decker won world championships 1983 85 Reinhard Liese took firs6 1987 German team will undoubtedly favored again year sufficient training time together think guys can well because really world-class fliers theyll have competitive equipment new winch rules should permit evenly matched launching planes wont much different Flying skills teamwork will key fac tors Therefore team practice training gether prior champs important team needs funds accomplish its training pro gram can assist team buying embroi Dawson team flying December 1988 sue F3B-USA report team selec tion finals pilots perspective Seth Daw son Before finals Randy asked Seth hed article knowing reporter would wind up being winner Seths article runs soc e-soro .cxsFOAM C ORE FL OATS PLANS 3 VIEWS S AND KITS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING y OFFER SELECTION OF FLOAT PLANS SASEEnIrgIngooa AND KITS FOR 4 12 POUND AIRPLANES Jiro Pepines WITH V HULL SlGN IN USE SINCE 1972 Catalog 4Oo SCAlE PlANS PHUIR SERVICE SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEET 3209 Msdson GesnsboroNc 27403KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS [NC PhOo 11919252-5239 INS COIISCII 9 SHEFFIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066 NEW SPACE SAVING CONTAINER Fits box2-112x7-3/SxS-1IS Tough Rigid Polyethylene udes tubing erners lock tubing through cap ostage North Products PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 May1989 169 __________V RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES BOATS TRAINS FOR SPECIFIC IPIFORUATION PLEASE CALL ONE OF ISELE Genral Manager & Exhibitor Reservations JACK ALUNGER 234-101 bus Swapper Reservations DOUG SELLERS rx2914332 bus Static Displays RALPH VOLLMER 219234-5757 eva RC Denronstratlons DENNIS WORM 219-7842510 ave dered team patch enameled pin Mylar decal plies kinds accessories Please send patch pin $5 decal donation US Soaring Team PO Box $2 All three items purchased together just 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 $10 $5 purchase name will en tered giant raffle first prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio raffle will also include other radios kits building supD- BEST Handcrafted Control Handle 1/2 Plywood Construction 270 lb test Aircraft Cable Stainless Steel Eyes Cable Loop Unique D Shape Comfortable Grip ly transferred Instructor Student Pilot INTRODUCTORY PRICE BLUE SKY ENTERPRISES RI 2805 226D Includes ShippingSelma AL 36701 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight DIapiay Control Line Electric Power RJC Airplanes new illustrated 32 page tabiold size cataiog US & Canada $100 Foreign $300 Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446 eight pages think gives beautiful inside look what top contenders thinking about during big contest Seth also included some personal observations philosophy some what say about team flying Teamwork everything F3B During last two team selection contests top six pilots well-organized efficient experi enced practiced teams F3B team sport almost impossible great pilot well highly trained knowledgeable crew possible mediocre pilot suc ceed great team behind him two teams took top six places years team selection dedicated nonpilot crew mem bers trained together both pilots crew members working support flying pilot successful team needs work together through practices contests honing collective skills no substitute contest experience Team Synergy went F3B contest could afford before team selection finals year Working together found certain team members better some tasks others example Richard Tiltman has uncanny ability detect locate thermals Duration flights Richard starts out turnaround pulls chute back once plane launched turnaround able analyze condi tions upwind often detecting thermals before drift back towards us works pilot spotting lift helping pilot cen ter whatever lift available Richard breaks off minute go tend winches lets another crew member bring pilot spot landing Distance seem able keep track time course time remaining working time average lap time projected laps current speed job feed facts pilot someone else team gives him information lift conditions other pilots flight group doing Rich Spicer much better evaluating con ditions relative performance between differ ent planes takes over area point everyone team should have dedicated task particular pilot fly ing performance tasks honed through practices contests Thus through practice experience team collectively im proves its performance skills rather individual pilot trying outdo rest Richard Tiltmans skills crew person just im portant making team win skills pilot Chuperosa revisited last months col umn LeRoy Satterlee told us about Rusty Shaws 59-in-span design called Chuperosa came kitted Mel Culpepper Youve probably noticed Mels ad magazine Mel sent along kits Ive got tell Im very impressed really multipurpose little plane can hand launch winch hi-start fly slope Chuper flimsy minimum weight types Hand-Launchers should finish out about 16 oz little less Construction quite robust Lite-Ply front halves fuse one-piece 42-halsasheeted foam wing wing can built polyhedral flat allerons Airfoil options Eppler 214 Selig 4061 Ailerons driven light Sullivan cables led center wing attached rudder servo wheel ball links wood parts beautifully cut hardware high quality instructions well written Everything included except glue covering material item really sold fact Mel includes full-size construction saddles wings beds saddles foam cores come packed nor ones cores cut beds cut oversize allow thickness balsa sheeting sheet ing overhang trailing edge sticking out beds warping means course two wings have cut per kit actual cores saddles Chuperosa flies well kit engi neered LeRoy says does should prove very popular value $41 poly version $46 allerons postpaid Mels address 2526 Washington Du buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 Hobby Lobby catalog Hobby Lobby puts Out free catalog couple times year Scale Glider fans should make sure get Im looking catalog #13 see sell Ger man Krick quarter-scale Grunau Baby 2B kit $269 would get alr quicker building Charlesworth plans still all-wood Krick kits contain lot parts take fair bit skill construct Also available Krick kits 134-in-span fifth-scale Mimmoa $214 125-in-span sixth-scale Reiher $199 102-in-span quarter-scale SG-38 $224 new 141-in-span quarter-scale Rhonbussard $248 looks especially ap pealing Its wing area 1364 sq weight SAVE YOUR FIELD SNUF-LER muffler low cost easy install lightweight sound reducing muffler no performance penalty answer AMA muffler rule suggestions saving flying fields Meets AMA muffler rule suggestions SNUF-LER 3 10 decibels quieter stock muffler MUFFLER No power loss possible 300-500 RPM Increase Pat Pencsn5 improves angina idle s better fuel economy Easily attached 25-108 stock mufflers Heat corrosion resistant Black E coat finish No special adapters required Weighs 35 ozs Fits ASP BRAT ENYA FOX HP IRVINE K & B 05 MAX ROYAL YS SUPER TIGRE mufflers available hobby shop ORDER DIRECT immediate uhipment Check MO Visa MC CODSEND 25r STAMP accepted Add $250 UPS 5200 COD t% salestaoFOR ADDITIONAL INFO Culif residentAND ITEC CATALOG 170 Model Aviation THE. FLEX-MO UNT FOR 40 AND 60 SIZE ENGINES Reduces Airframe Noise Isolates Engine Vibration Versatile 3 & 4 Hole Mount Universal Mounting System 19 MOUNT 60 PLANES1226EAveJ-12A THINGSLancaster CA 93535nec Available through better Hobby Shops Dealer & Distributor Inquiries Invited Made USA FLEX-MOUN1 40 Accepts Front-Intake 25 bOO Engines Includes necessary mounting hardware $2495 CAT NO 800 QUAY BARBER MODELS 2 06 BUTTERNUT RIG 1/4 SCALEN OLMOTED ON 0 440 0 ALLKITS$0259526672 0 hO Pot EPOzY/cLASSmROT PRICE PONG CORSTRUCrIOs tITh DRAWINGS AND DaTA FOR pOR~ 120CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF9H00 RESIDENTS ADD 7% SCALE % oX TOLEDO WEAK SIGNALS RIC EXPOSITION APRIL 5 1869 fiRe APRIL 91868 ToLEDo THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET TOLEDO OHIO ADVANCED TICKETS may ordered sending selfaddressed stamped business size 41/ax9 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 5 tickets must include extra postage US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include 50 cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postageExpress Mail Orders Will Accepted Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $400 per day adults $100 perdayforchildren 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 31 1989 sales final non-refundable TICKETS ARE ALSO VAILABLEAT THE DOOR Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone 941-6661 Bring latest completely finished models display enter competition exciting awards R/C radios will awarded first second third place winners following classes NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATTERN PLANE SPORT MONO-PLANE non-scale models SPORT 81-PLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED models entered competition will judged Best Finish Best MonoKote Directors Award Best Show Come join us enjoy yourselves unquestionably worlds greatest radio control model show will have traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction Open public three great days APRIL 7 8 91989 FRIDAY9amto6pm SATURDAY9amto6pm SUNDAY9 am 430 pm presented Weak Signals R/G Club Toledo Ohio 875 lb size should good flier wish time HL catalog has good Sailplane accesso ries also Graupner Gliders both Scale otherwise range 94-in spans up two big beautiful four-meter ships Schempp-Hirth Discus $449 Grob G 103A Twin Acro $835 latter kit must cer tainly Graupners top line HL s Jim Martin would especially like call attention page 17 new Graupner ASW-22B 270 Sallplane kit 106-inspan Standoff Scale ship ABS fuse balsa-sheeted foam wings modified E-205 airfoil trailing edge alrbrakes should make plane excellent both flatland Thermaling Slope flying Jim says kit definitely underpriced Graupners standards $219 See HL s ad issue address order ing details LSF News January 1989 column printed LSF news release saying Mal Pring Austra lia first non-American LSF Level V Several Canadian friends called attention fact four Level Vs certainly Americans talked LSF President Bob Steele about slip course meant say nonNorth American writing back Joe Bed ford RC Sallplane Chairman Model Aeronautics Association Canada said thought mistake natural because Ameri cans dont think Canadians foreigners mean look talk well almost same rest us can say because Ive married 30 years record Canadian Level Vs year achieved John McMillanWest Hill Ontario 1986 Joe BedfordKanata Ontario 1986 Neil TinkerScarborough Ontario 1988 Gerry BowerKanata Ontario 1988 addition Mal Neil Gerry Id like congratulate five other Sailplaners made Level V 1988 Doug Barry LD Stowers Austin Leftwich Bob Champine Jim Thom Jim 68th man no ladies yet may recall second time around Bob Some wags have suggested doing Level V twice equivalent Level X gluttons punlshment cant stop Level V lets propose some really tough tasks new Level VI Win countrys National contest new Mas ters contest Win major X-C race 50-mile goal-andreturn 12-hour slope AND make National F3B Team Offhand Id think guy whod almost qualifr date Larry Jolly Larry achieved Level V 1983 won Nats couple times won first International F3H race South Af rica flew over 12 hours Maui just made US F3B Team havent asked him hed feel about goal-and-return Comments Dont forget NEW ADDRESS LSF PO Box 517 Winfield IL 60190 President Bob Steele can reached 10173 St Joe Road Fort Wayne IN 46835 telephone 219 4851145 ninth annual Santa Maria X-C Race will held Saturday Sunday May 20-21 1989 25-mi single-launch per attempt race LSF Level 3 4 5 goal-and-return dis tances will marked off pilots needing Saturday evemng BBQ raffle well known Entry pre-registration Contact CD Mark Hadley 805 922-5147 informa catalog 5100III 3LUE RIDGE P0 Box 536-V]JI[lI JU Hurricane WV 25526I MACHINERY& TOOLS 304-562-3538 send 55At catalog sheet nor cnmplete line offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler JET ENGINES_ DOYLEJETS5l 195k Catalog $500 letter $1200/year DOYLEJET4O1 5 San Jacinto #404G Houston TX 77004713 440-4744 May1989 171 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HA RD-TO-FIND HARD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES CYANOACRYLA TES& EPOXIES ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 019 728-4365 SORRY NO CO 0 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS tion much sadness report pass ing Mrs Dan Pruss Pat December 31 1988 Sailpianers knew Dan Pat will wish express condolences Pruss children RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 58 tice session since course length would dif ferent timing would thrown off Its impossible discourage pros completelynor would want however whats point going Nats enter ing Quickie knowing much experi enced fliers going blow right Stiff competition promotes character makes better Racer case feel situation would discourage would-be Racer other option would ban past win ners Q500 individuals entered higherlevel events viable alternative mention because West Germany Na tional Champion style Quickie must go FM wishes race again Which brings us FM FM Unlimited Class model Pylon Racing restrictions engines fuel displacement Other can mod ify engine way know addition range airplanes can modeled much greater makes appealing operators real reason interest FAI world-class event thing best America quite another best world Because things FM seems to much exciting vibrant event Formula Im putting down Form Form close FM engine modifications rules proposals FAI seems natural progression As stated earlier am beginner opinions might count much eyes experienced Racer Terry thanks letter agree 100% couldnt have said better See next month responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 59 autos because much blade momentum can make several mistakes approach still salvage landing As performance werent enough kit dream put together GMP has put out enough kits now know what look ing open kit box Legend proves no exception kit arrives everything nicely packed logically bags numbered proper building sequence metal parts anodized either black attractive gunmetal grey rotor blades new de sign come preslotted supplied metal ballast Some parts already familiar GMP units cooling shroud swash plate washout unlt However cooling fan new molded unit main gear autorotation unit has lightened up has engine mount belt-driven unit Ia Stork modi fled tail rotor rotor head features familiar Hirobo blade holders machined hub now held main rotor shaft new OMP designed yoke Something new mixing le vers mounted halfway up yoke unit known GMP Delta 3 Rotor Head canopy new GMP design both tractive very functional held place molded keyways glued place dur ing construction canopy slid po sition Shuttle secured supplied camlock GMP has also supplied attractive sheet Mylar decals help set off Legends paint job Last certainly least youll find grey folder containing Legends instruction manuals Notice used plural because four OMP didnt want us have trouble assem bling Legends supplied very well written procedures Manual Basic As sembly Manual 28 pages long features both excellent isometric drawings text 18 basic assembly stages manual well written leaves nothing us con fused over Manual 2 main rotor blades cov ers securing weights balance blade fin ish build Legend please follow man ual letter Legend spins main rotor about 1700 rpm blade failure would bad machineand maybe tooat revs careful PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA CATALuu 750 Contains l00us paper airplanes roia postage stamp size 6 foot wing span Gliders rubber powered Diecut youcut Largest known source paper airplanes world Coat catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Caaeog snd CORSAIR pape& tzzApearte above $1050 p1u $f50 poaagt Rono Flyer ROCKET PLANE xP-1 Only $395 . p/us $1/order S&H Jim Mesa Quality Model Products Valley Vtew Dr Box 43 716/ 3724408Allegeny NY 14706 172 Model Aviation OUR REV-UP INVENTORY VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS II IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $7 00 14 Wingspan O~l4 GALL PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED BUILD & FLY IN TWO HOURS p Its Funi Goes up like rocket Glides down 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