LETS BEGIN month couple items relating Vintage Scale first Greg Harding Alaska other Cliff Charles worth England cant get much farther separated Triton Models name Greg Hardings company may have seen Gregs ads /6-scale 124-in-span DFS Reiher Hes now come Out new A-scale Kirby Kite lets have Greg tell us about himself Ive just started little over year ago its still pretty much part-time busi ness rest time spent flying full-size airplanes current job flying Cessna Agtrucks operator has removed spray gear uses tankers hauling fuel oil gas hopper Anyway Ive always enjoyed Scale models Krick kits Hobby Lobby imports about other vintage Gliders available have Minimoa found very difficult build kits beginners think intermediate builder would have no real trou ble have made effort make kits easy build possible main taining scale accuracy fiberglass fuselages go long way toward simplifying things Kirby Kite pretty bird fairly rare Dale Busque owns coun try helped plans Kite kits sold far have gone people already Reiher kits must have satEngiands ClIff Charlesworth iaunches V-scaie Oiympia IiB 89 VIntage Scaie Meet ing White Sheet hili Cliff said picture expialna what Vintage Scale ail about said sold businesses said Shoot Im business So 4 S-ft -long semiscale replicas Good year blimp powered controlled via isfied Frank Smith Austra ha very big Scale Gliders down hope build up fair-sized line Scale mostly vintage Sailplanes next kit will A-scale HP-18 departure vintage also hope have -scale Schweizer 2-22 done end year should pretty well cover performance spectrum Like mod elers list longer what prob ably practical no lack potential projects Later year hope have real live printed brochures now have settle Xe roxed copies other things line besides kits just fun T-shirts great kicks say Real Sailplanes Have Gull Wings front have two-view Za nonia Reiher back Slingsby Sailplanes logo front onlyBE decal pre-WW II German NSFK emblemBE made up Reiher kit thought might well sell separately wife Pat got blimps Christmas last year liked much bought company No Actually wanted get another birthday gift trouble getting delivery place Pat got So called company made 40 Model Aviation Rad*o Control Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N WInnebago Dr Sedaila Co 80135 Bob McGowan won big Masters Soaring meet brace Falcons Ship nearest camera Standard class 100ln-wingspan Falcon 800 other 112ln-span Falcon 880 Mark Alien design has burst upon competition Soaring scene like no kIt since Alrtronics Sagitta Triton models used based Kotzebue AKonly 150 miles Russia Photo L has Joseph age 4 Christopher age 12 Harding prototype Reiher Giiderthe first kit Tritons ilne Scale RC Sailpianes photo right Greg Mr Triton Harding shows off frame hIs newest Scale creation Kirby Kite sky may sunny bright air temperature time about mInus 20 degreesi Greg hoid breath wouidnt big cloud steam photo looks lIke hes shivering 15-ft -long wire connected control box looks like RC transmirterBB know very best thing about bus iness people get know sounds little corny its absolutely true Ive gotten know people over country places like Japan Australia Ive gotten lot help research freely given kinds people think big part everybody just try ing have good time also think patience skill needed hobby weeds Out bad folks early Two things Triton Models will change June price Reiher will go up $205 other will moving Pennsylvania Pat used live will going grad school Tritons new address Box 103 RD 1 Reading PA 19607 Tritons items sound interesting SASE Gregs new Reading address will get hand-printed brochures price Kirby Kite kit $230 plus $12 ship ping T-shirts $12 decal $5 andwait itthe blimp $4995 Im sure us bobby second Gregs thoughts about fine people get meet fly Cliff Charlesworths name has synony mous vintage Scale many years plans mostly quarter-scale considered expert builders very authentic well engineered Cliff sent latest list short note Youll see change new list addition T61 Falke motor glider Its scale spans 375 meters suitable power unlts 45- 80-cu-in displacement Per formance excellent both under power glide Plans three large sheets 16 pounds sterling per set Cowlings canopies available Continued page 156 SCALE RADIO CONTROL VINTAGE sizes2h 3/4314 133/4 11443/i 11/25 1/a65/a LLOZW U WH CONTROL-UNE EELS FREE-FLIGHT Co NEW BALLOON 2/4/z 314514 334 SCALE PILOTS CYUNDERS ENGINE KITS MACHINE GUN KITS PLASTIC DISPLAY MODELS Send $3 fully illustrated catalog other kite anti acceaaonaa DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 Frequency Conversion $4000 Includes Crystals Certification UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Mastercard Visa Accepted new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will take through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL K-LIne KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower HobbiesWorld Engines [Meter Specials J Ill Fly What Fix September 1990 41 Two new products Timbs Engineering High-Start above has everything needed launch Sailplane 2-3 meters wingspan Mini-Start below Hand-Launch-size Gildars can have flying session schoolyard throwing arm out SMOOTH CONTOUR 3/42% 1314 11433/4 114414 21/4514 GOLDEN AGE sizes21/2 3431/a 1334 114 43/i 11/z5 17/i6A Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Spectrum Ana lyzers Cali brated Test struments Large Inventory R/C Parts Crystals Send Self Addressed Envelope Brochures Radio Control Monitor * All RC Channels Bands * Local NOAA Weather * Local Air Traffic * Local Police/Fire/Rescue * Local FM/TV Sound * New800 MHZ Bands * International Shortwave Bands * Any Frequency 8-600 805-1300MHZ Compact Scanner HAS ITALL * 1000 Memory Channels * Search Up 40 Ch/Sec * Built NiCad Pack * LCD Readout ARlOGO Only S49900 Iplus $4 UPS 4 25- 2000 MHZ 100 Memory Channels 120/220 VAC 138 VDC optional Never Before Has So Much Quality Been Offered Such Low Price List $119900 EEB 101900 pius $12 UPS FREE Shortwave/Scanner Catalog Write Call FAX Today ORDERS 800-368-3270 Tech/mb 703 038-3350 FAX 703938 6911 Electronic Equipment Bank EEB Miii StreetEES Vienna Virginia 22180 Just Minutes Washington DC J Satisfaction Guaranteed Novice and/or Sportsman fliers Joe Bridi makes balsa kits [and darn good ones suitable classes fliersas several other manufacturers published plane would have offer perfonnance appearance features rank least equivalent existing kits Given way RC Pattern skill-level/ad vancement system works would seem original design suitable Novice Sportsman competition would stay classes long enough establish desirability his/her design before advancing higher classand using much sophisticated airplane rate haven t ap proached designer having plane two classes wants sell us construction ar ticle An interesting insight practice tempting publish designs interest broad scope modelers can gained sur veying results full-size plan sales best-selling plan [over 1SOO sales] small Hand-Launched RC Sailplane Right hind RC Schoolyard Scale model Third through fifth places go RC Scale model Golden Age biplane scalelike 4A RC ducted fan model RCflying boat RC Simi tar series has done well have RC OldTimer models best-selling CL plan Les McDonalds Stiletto Precision Aerobatics World Champion design [and has taken afidl 13 years attain degree prominence] interesting note its first month Jeff Troy s Tamecat RC sport/trainer sold over half plans Stiletto has 13 years Oh One last thing mention Full-Size Plan sales program initiated profitmaking operation effort exists service modelers can assume cor relation between plan sales overall popu larity design Yes make small profit plan sales over years time RMcM RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 41 am currently working iAScale model AS Ka 6E beautiful-looking Glider last all-wood designs produced should have outstanding performance both slope flat-field thermal work Im making wings now should too long before ready spent last year part 1990 mak ing Horten IV flying wing very complicated beast say least Results far have dis appointing say cant win ever get flying correctly will send picture As Ive offered before Ill send copy Cliffs list Scale plans send selfaddressed stamped envelope addition new Falke quarter-scale Gliders include Ka3 Ka8 ASK 13 ASK 18 Grunau Baby Hutter H17 ik.scale DFS Reiher 11 Olympia 2b DFS Meise LO 100 MUl3 Plans must dered directly Cliff 41 Spring Road Frome Somerset BAll 2JN England Cliff re quires payment British pounds sterling volves going bank US buy ing either bank draft denominated pounds international money order Vintage Sailplane Association another item should mentioned long Vintage kick VSA national organization full-size Vintage Glider enthusiasts Quite few modelers VSA members because like keep up events real world also full-size soaring fact wellknown SOAR club member Jack Hiner Northern District VP VSA Anyway VSA membership bargain $10 per year includes fine quarterly journal Bungee Cord BC edited published Charlie Morey know editor/pub lisher Slope Soaring News say because Charlie doing great job BC found stretched too thin some thing go Im sure new editor will continue finding good material BC Send $10 check VSA Rtl Box 239 Lovettsville VA 22080 Bob McGowan won 1990 Masters guy should pay attention talks about contest flying Bob wrote following piece Diablo Valley Soaring Society east San Francisco Bay Area newsletter Thermal Tales edited Greg Vasgerdsian As read Bobs words struck similarity what Fred Weaver said Fred Flies article July column Know what real ly successful pilots use same secrets its still instructive listen pros cause slight differences explanations may set off light bulb own heads Masters Bob flew Mark Allen Flight Lite Composites Standard Class Falcon 800 Bob says its performance fantastic just like bigger 112-in Falcon 880 fuselages tails identical both ships center panels 800 wings two inches shorter tips four inches shorter 880s Bob uses Airtronics Vision 85P radio says really helps planes meet full potential Thermal Hunting Bob McGowan 156 Model Aviation EAv HINGE SH71O Pkg 24 $295 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG ed 9e4 foce 6aa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front $tMontezum IA 50171 23-5154 ICOM R7000 Cove rs lease towline have limited amount altitude must use wisely search thermal should have efficient search pattern planned before launch Look around field potential lift sourc es calm day its easy make predictions perhaps paved parking lot dry dirt field roof large school building hillside perpendicular sunlight types areas should warm up faster generate thermals often colder surfac esgreen grass instance will constant thermal lift over given area cycle air imniedi ately over hot spot warms point lighter surrounding air starts ris ing like big hot air balloon cooler sur rounding air comes sucked up behind warm alr bubble some point things equal ize lift gone have wait another bubble air warm up Think twice before heading area buddy found thermal few minutes ago because may have already cycled area sink frequency lift/sink cycles depends weather conditions time day course local terrain generally make search pattern takes around left right side field over couple potential thermal generators end search plane downwind landing area about 100 ft above last-chance ace-in-the-hole likely thermal spot doesnt work its landing time concen trating hitting spot searching fly straight line wings level much possible never cover same air twice Keep planes speed its best LID lift/drag best glide ratio air possible will searched speed will slightly faster minimumsink speed Remember youre Sailplane pilot paratrooper try everything can stay up encounter bad sink recommend staying original course fly faster get out fast possible What goes down must also come up often youll find lift just beyond bad air speeding through Before during flight should looking lift marked birds other Sailplanes debris being sucked up Also aware warming air standing sudden temporary wind shift would indicate nearby thermal sucking surrounding air course marked lift within glid ing range should consider dumping ALL c/iOF SCALE AEROMODELING F/FU C/L3 fl/C MEMBERSHIP $600 YR lRITE- BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER SECRETARY-TREASURER SCALE SOURCE LIST BERT DUGAN* ATEJrSMr~ 11000 PHYLLIS DR CLIO MI4 8420 INCLUDENAMEADDRES5AMANO- ENJOY SCALE MODELING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCALE AEROMODELERS U Eji p 3 \ / PROPELLERS NEW CYCLE 4oo THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALLTHE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP PRICE 1266A77I8 13677/z8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T0200/e INCREASE IN THRUST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCHPRICE 5A34 634 72633/456 633/4568 B46667 94566A/ 77 104566 V 7 106W8W 106EW 114677A778 115W II6EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164VN 16 678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 800 DIAPITCHPRICE 75N5/N 8I67Iz78 SERIES 400C 86I,677/z7I 977/7 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW September 1990 157 HAS MOVED INTO LARGER QUARTERS 21658 Cloud Way Hayward CA 94545 CAL 415 783-4868 Out CAL 800 482-8663 proud announce TATONE PRODUCTS CORPORATION has acquired CB ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT LTATONE PRODUCTS CORP THE LEADER IN COMPETITION flight plan putting nose down going Remember though always sure thing Depth perception can make difficult get same air Also remember dust devils thermals often surrounded strong sink turbulence Predicting lift becomes harder wind comes up thermals tached originating source break loose drift downwind Thermals find launch height originated way upwind fly ing field get down couple hundred feet altitude try search above structures tree lines hills have large open areas up wind Ive found weak thermals drifting across open areas hit obstructions kicked off become stronger rate climb increases level can af ford drift gain enough altitude get back home Another place search get low over sheltered areas like small valleys among buildings air can warm up being blown away Forget trying over parking lots cause air blown through before bubble can form hope youre thinking cant stuff Two-Meter Floater because can fact its important Super Ship fliers use advantage possible Sometimes whole field will seem cycle No will get lift next minute everyone will seems happen often wide-open flying sites no hills nearby notice happening contest should try observe pattern closely wind have good chance getting good alr launch during down cycle start down cycle will feel drop temperature wind will get little stronger can launch immediately head downwind can still catch good air blew through did launch immedi ately dont hurry Could Bob possibly sug gesting sandbaggingGV have launch fly far upwind possible get next lift cycle will blowing way its calm day notice large-scale cycling called fly during sink cy cle have hope Fly straight far fast Out bad air direction should go anybodys guess real key fly aggressively Go get thermal Dont wait come usually show up late Timbs Engineering high-starts past columns Ive talked about Norm Timba high-quality winch safety cutoff switches solenoids tow No60 DI..T PlAEn~ RF350SW18 401555 OFOOO416 601255 RF5005652leo-so 0F7507W532S40I1675 6F660655290-125575 65500 A*a54 3163145 08554010 hooks Norms newest products very nice line ready-to-go high-starts come three models Standard unit 800-ft high-start 100 ft Y16-od tubing / wall thickness 400 ft line 12-in reel para chute Thermal Sailplanes size range two three meters wingspan Introductory price $45 Half-Start size 400-ft high-start 50 ft A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 200 ft line 10-in reel para chute Good Hand-Launch through TwoMeter-size Gliders Introductory priced $32 Mini-Start 100-ft high-start 125 ft 1A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 60 ft line compact reel pennant Its designed alternative throwing HandLaunched Glider Stretch back 12 steps launch Its specially priced $1750 prices include shipping Norms high-starts use highest quality continuous onepiece natural latex tubing line 60-lb-test nylon twine required parts included two spikes handy Cordwheel Standard Half-Starts Norm also said will soon bringing out new product lines high-performance winch equipment composite materials aluminum flying-stab bellcranks guy never sleeps information ordering items write Timba Engineering 1672 Los Osos Valley Rd Los Osos CA 93402 tel 1-805/528-5420 Futaba narrow-band upgrade program re ceivers transmitters Futaba radio owners will interested companys offer up grade equipment meet AMAs 1991 standards program begins October 1 1990 ends March 31 1991 Futaba radios eligi ble make variations its pos sible list ones Roughly speaking AM transmitters will modified narrow-band output some models can switched FM AM FM re ceivers will exchanged narrow-band ones Costs range $10 AM transmitter up grade $90 new PCM 512 narrow-band re ceiver common receivers range $35 $65 exchange sure beats having buy complete new system exact details particular set contact Futaba Corpora tion America 4 Studebaker Irvine CA 92718 Airtronics 401 gear repair Speaking up grades saw Modesto Clubs newsletter Thermal Topics edited old pal Dave Darling squib about Pete Russell San Jose will re place plastic output gear 401 servos TRANSMITITER TRAY Choice Champions Six Finger Advantage LAW LAND AIR & WATER Racing Products Radio Transmitter Tray ultimate radio transmitter tray flyer needs absolute control competition unqualified realism scale flight simply wants fly proficiently Ergonomically designed engineered shoulder straps Fully adjustable comfortable fit Spring tensioned easy off Lightweight ultra strong KOMATEX closed cell PVC transmitter pad UV resistant low thermal conductivity eliminates harmful static electricity Machined accept two stick transmitters Transmitter safely securely mounted tray means retention spring positive lock safety clip Shoulder straps frame assembly machined 6063-T52 grade polished anodized aluminum parts guaranteed against breakage rust warping AVAILABLE AT BETTER HOBBY STORES OR ORDER DIRECT L7AVLEMINPRWDIIWMANUFACTURING THE WORLDS FINEST MODEL EQUIPMENT 1229 Capitol Drive Addison IL 60101 708 543-2030 Fax 708-543-6871 September 1990 161 RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 Gin lRIIsIoN PROILJCTS IN 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 NE e RF800 Dual Strut Noae Gear Fuits Tooling PO Box 95 champaign IL 61824 1foot140-inch Span$4200 1foot17-inch Span$2700 1foot93-inch Span$3000 1foot91-inch SpanS30-00 1foot94-inch Span$3000gg IPhantom 1foot101-inch SpanS3000Vigen 1foot86-inch Span$3000Send $200 taiaiog rians Accessories ana uppiiesf-lb 1foot63-inch Trios$2700 Credited First Order $25 MorePlan Canopy mUJ1iIN IIsJL I~s1IEW4E Ie1]U jimieiiU VEYMI~z ss Airtronics 44 thin minis popular installation wings directly drive ailerons flaps trouble forget raise flaps before plane hits ground youre probably looking stripped output gear others brass Airtronics just now coming out new all-metal-gear servo replace 401 us flocks 401s retrofit makes senseat least ones used flaps Pete Russells price $5 per servo plus shipping address 2086 Swensen Ct San Jose CA 95131 tel 1-408/259-1081 Dont forget big Torrey Pines all-Scale fun fly blast coming up Labor Day weekend Itll three days September 1-3 full infor mation check SSN man Charlie Mor ey 2601 E 19th St #29 Signal Hill CA 90804 tel 1-213/494-3712 Club newsletter department like recognize clubs send newsletters because best way stay abreast whats go ing around country some new good ones coming way Silent Wings Soaring Associations SWSA newsletter named Popoff SWSA club hosted years Masters Soar ing contest Its President Pete Olsen ed itor Don McColgan 972 Vanderbilt Ave Claremont CA 91711 club field located Covina Sacramento Valley Soaring Societys SVSS official newsletter Eagles Nest very professional-looking layout printed bright orange paperwhich should get mem bers attention Frank Leggio club president Editor Ken Knox 8544 Black Branch Court Sacramento CA 95828 SVSSs flying field ad jacent Floran High School finally show few other states participate Soaring besides California Glide Lines newsletter DARTS Dayton Area Thermal Soarers Ken Davidson club president Glide Lines editor Ken Allen 5515 Widgeon Court Dayton OH 45424 Thanks guys RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 44 would seem proof cooperation camaraderie showed throughout con test truly event epitomized Let best pilot win forget what manufac turers machine flying special note apologies judges FM hope didnt hurt themselves laughing rolling stall whatchamacallit Darn Maybe next year Anyway weather super little wind excitement organization ex cellent trophies well Concept Helicopter kits class winners wellstocked raffle also abundance really super people Lessons learned Lesson 1 Dont cut interconnecting flights too close together theres good chance will get Champaign schedule Helicopters will han gared Chicagos OHare overnight partic ular experience good character building however survived episode ma chines got time fly Sunday Lesson 2 prepared wins con test Now know dont like contests Id venture say have prob ably never tried fly FM pattern pat tern looks deceptively easy book fact real test flying skill encompassing Helicopters flight envelope also holds true Novice Intermediatealbeit les ser degree Back point boys down South meaning Miniature Aircraft Supply troops came ready fly X-Cell 30s really humming hard practice showed ready result placed first sec ond fourth FAICliff Hiatt Wayne Mann Tim Schoonard respectively Congrat ulations gentlemen pleasure getting ed ucated way event another charac ter builder Lesson 3 Electric-powered Helicopters 1990 real know Im very terested Electric flight have active Electric Helicopters some years Champaign witnessed both new Kalt Whisper Kyosho EP Concept Both ma chines flew well very impressed Yoshiaki Nagatsuki flying Kalt Whisper flight seven min utes actual flying time choppers inter nal batteries no tether cord ground-based bat tery executed loops rolls stall turns cir cuits hovering flight autorotations Im im pressed As soon can get hands Ill give full report What machines flown examJp & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADV CONTROL PROOLJCTS carry full line Byron Originals Bob Parkerson Tom Cook Bob Violet products COD Orders Accepted 7 18 983-9735 128 WATCHOGUE ROAD 4 StATEN LAtO 4 NY 10314 NEW FAI TAN RUBBER 1/4 3/16 3/32 thick 1 lb box $1475 includes4oz Slick Lube $1375 no lube k costa *175 10 lb box $11000 UPS Delivered Postpaid US via UPS Cal rae add 8% sales tax Made USA Slow cure consistent qualIty Ask FAI-TAN 89/90 catalog lists 100FF kitsl CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BY FAI SEND *1 Model Supply FOR CATALOG P0 Box 3967 Torrance CA 96510 MINI-ELECTRIC FREE-FLIGHT New Custom-Wound 6 Watt Motor rs 150 24 oz Models * High EffIcIency LX Send Si far csisplet Si 595 Poslane HandlinaCstal 162 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 156, 157, 161, 162
LETS BEGIN month couple items relating Vintage Scale first Greg Harding Alaska other Cliff Charles worth England cant get much farther separated Triton Models name Greg Hardings company may have seen Gregs ads /6-scale 124-in-span DFS Reiher Hes now come Out new A-scale Kirby Kite lets have Greg tell us about himself Ive just started little over year ago its still pretty much part-time busi ness rest time spent flying full-size airplanes current job flying Cessna Agtrucks operator has removed spray gear uses tankers hauling fuel oil gas hopper Anyway Ive always enjoyed Scale models Krick kits Hobby Lobby imports about other vintage Gliders available have Minimoa found very difficult build kits beginners think intermediate builder would have no real trou ble have made effort make kits easy build possible main taining scale accuracy fiberglass fuselages go long way toward simplifying things Kirby Kite pretty bird fairly rare Dale Busque owns coun try helped plans Kite kits sold far have gone people already Reiher kits must have satEngiands ClIff Charlesworth iaunches V-scaie Oiympia IiB 89 VIntage Scaie Meet ing White Sheet hili Cliff said picture expialna what Vintage Scale ail about said sold businesses said Shoot Im business So 4 S-ft -long semiscale replicas Good year blimp powered controlled via isfied Frank Smith Austra ha very big Scale Gliders down hope build up fair-sized line Scale mostly vintage Sailplanes next kit will A-scale HP-18 departure vintage also hope have -scale Schweizer 2-22 done end year should pretty well cover performance spectrum Like mod elers list longer what prob ably practical no lack potential projects Later year hope have real live printed brochures now have settle Xe roxed copies other things line besides kits just fun T-shirts great kicks say Real Sailplanes Have Gull Wings front have two-view Za nonia Reiher back Slingsby Sailplanes logo front onlyBE decal pre-WW II German NSFK emblemBE made up Reiher kit thought might well sell separately wife Pat got blimps Christmas last year liked much bought company No Actually wanted get another birthday gift trouble getting delivery place Pat got So called company made 40 Model Aviation Rad*o Control Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N WInnebago Dr Sedaila Co 80135 Bob McGowan won big Masters Soaring meet brace Falcons Ship nearest camera Standard class 100ln-wingspan Falcon 800 other 112ln-span Falcon 880 Mark Alien design has burst upon competition Soaring scene like no kIt since Alrtronics Sagitta Triton models used based Kotzebue AKonly 150 miles Russia Photo L has Joseph age 4 Christopher age 12 Harding prototype Reiher Giiderthe first kit Tritons ilne Scale RC Sailpianes photo right Greg Mr Triton Harding shows off frame hIs newest Scale creation Kirby Kite sky may sunny bright air temperature time about mInus 20 degreesi Greg hoid breath wouidnt big cloud steam photo looks lIke hes shivering 15-ft -long wire connected control box looks like RC transmirterBB know very best thing about bus iness people get know sounds little corny its absolutely true Ive gotten know people over country places like Japan Australia Ive gotten lot help research freely given kinds people think big part everybody just try ing have good time also think patience skill needed hobby weeds Out bad folks early Two things Triton Models will change June price Reiher will go up $205 other will moving Pennsylvania Pat used live will going grad school Tritons new address Box 103 RD 1 Reading PA 19607 Tritons items sound interesting SASE Gregs new Reading address will get hand-printed brochures price Kirby Kite kit $230 plus $12 ship ping T-shirts $12 decal $5 andwait itthe blimp $4995 Im sure us bobby second Gregs thoughts about fine people get meet fly Cliff Charlesworths name has synony mous vintage Scale many years plans mostly quarter-scale considered expert builders very authentic well engineered Cliff sent latest list short note Youll see change new list addition T61 Falke motor glider Its scale spans 375 meters suitable power unlts 45- 80-cu-in displacement Per formance excellent both under power glide Plans three large sheets 16 pounds sterling per set Cowlings canopies available Continued page 156 SCALE RADIO CONTROL VINTAGE sizes2h 3/4314 133/4 11443/i 11/25 1/a65/a LLOZW U WH CONTROL-UNE EELS FREE-FLIGHT Co NEW BALLOON 2/4/z 314514 334 SCALE PILOTS CYUNDERS ENGINE KITS MACHINE GUN KITS PLASTIC DISPLAY MODELS Send $3 fully illustrated catalog other kite anti acceaaonaa DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 Frequency Conversion $4000 Includes Crystals Certification UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Mastercard Visa Accepted new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will take through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL K-LIne KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower HobbiesWorld Engines [Meter Specials J Ill Fly What Fix September 1990 41 Two new products Timbs Engineering High-Start above has everything needed launch Sailplane 2-3 meters wingspan Mini-Start below Hand-Launch-size Gildars can have flying session schoolyard throwing arm out SMOOTH CONTOUR 3/42% 1314 11433/4 114414 21/4514 GOLDEN AGE sizes21/2 3431/a 1334 114 43/i 11/z5 17/i6A Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Spectrum Ana lyzers Cali brated Test struments Large Inventory R/C Parts Crystals Send Self Addressed Envelope Brochures Radio Control Monitor * All RC Channels Bands * Local NOAA Weather * Local Air Traffic * Local Police/Fire/Rescue * Local FM/TV Sound * New800 MHZ Bands * International Shortwave Bands * Any Frequency 8-600 805-1300MHZ Compact Scanner HAS ITALL * 1000 Memory Channels * Search Up 40 Ch/Sec * Built NiCad Pack * LCD Readout ARlOGO Only S49900 Iplus $4 UPS 4 25- 2000 MHZ 100 Memory Channels 120/220 VAC 138 VDC optional Never Before Has So Much Quality Been Offered Such Low Price List $119900 EEB 101900 pius $12 UPS FREE Shortwave/Scanner Catalog Write Call FAX Today ORDERS 800-368-3270 Tech/mb 703 038-3350 FAX 703938 6911 Electronic Equipment Bank EEB Miii StreetEES Vienna Virginia 22180 Just Minutes Washington DC J Satisfaction Guaranteed Novice and/or Sportsman fliers Joe Bridi makes balsa kits [and darn good ones suitable classes fliersas several other manufacturers published plane would have offer perfonnance appearance features rank least equivalent existing kits Given way RC Pattern skill-level/ad vancement system works would seem original design suitable Novice Sportsman competition would stay classes long enough establish desirability his/her design before advancing higher classand using much sophisticated airplane rate haven t ap proached designer having plane two classes wants sell us construction ar ticle An interesting insight practice tempting publish designs interest broad scope modelers can gained sur veying results full-size plan sales best-selling plan [over 1SOO sales] small Hand-Launched RC Sailplane Right hind RC Schoolyard Scale model Third through fifth places go RC Scale model Golden Age biplane scalelike 4A RC ducted fan model RCflying boat RC Simi tar series has done well have RC OldTimer models best-selling CL plan Les McDonalds Stiletto Precision Aerobatics World Champion design [and has taken afidl 13 years attain degree prominence] interesting note its first month Jeff Troy s Tamecat RC sport/trainer sold over half plans Stiletto has 13 years Oh One last thing mention Full-Size Plan sales program initiated profitmaking operation effort exists service modelers can assume cor relation between plan sales overall popu larity design Yes make small profit plan sales over years time RMcM RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 41 am currently working iAScale model AS Ka 6E beautiful-looking Glider last all-wood designs produced should have outstanding performance both slope flat-field thermal work Im making wings now should too long before ready spent last year part 1990 mak ing Horten IV flying wing very complicated beast say least Results far have dis appointing say cant win ever get flying correctly will send picture As Ive offered before Ill send copy Cliffs list Scale plans send selfaddressed stamped envelope addition new Falke quarter-scale Gliders include Ka3 Ka8 ASK 13 ASK 18 Grunau Baby Hutter H17 ik.scale DFS Reiher 11 Olympia 2b DFS Meise LO 100 MUl3 Plans must dered directly Cliff 41 Spring Road Frome Somerset BAll 2JN England Cliff re quires payment British pounds sterling volves going bank US buy ing either bank draft denominated pounds international money order Vintage Sailplane Association another item should mentioned long Vintage kick VSA national organization full-size Vintage Glider enthusiasts Quite few modelers VSA members because like keep up events real world also full-size soaring fact wellknown SOAR club member Jack Hiner Northern District VP VSA Anyway VSA membership bargain $10 per year includes fine quarterly journal Bungee Cord BC edited published Charlie Morey know editor/pub lisher Slope Soaring News say because Charlie doing great job BC found stretched too thin some thing go Im sure new editor will continue finding good material BC Send $10 check VSA Rtl Box 239 Lovettsville VA 22080 Bob McGowan won 1990 Masters guy should pay attention talks about contest flying Bob wrote following piece Diablo Valley Soaring Society east San Francisco Bay Area newsletter Thermal Tales edited Greg Vasgerdsian As read Bobs words struck similarity what Fred Weaver said Fred Flies article July column Know what real ly successful pilots use same secrets its still instructive listen pros cause slight differences explanations may set off light bulb own heads Masters Bob flew Mark Allen Flight Lite Composites Standard Class Falcon 800 Bob says its performance fantastic just like bigger 112-in Falcon 880 fuselages tails identical both ships center panels 800 wings two inches shorter tips four inches shorter 880s Bob uses Airtronics Vision 85P radio says really helps planes meet full potential Thermal Hunting Bob McGowan 156 Model Aviation EAv HINGE SH71O Pkg 24 $295 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG ed 9e4 foce 6aa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front $tMontezum IA 50171 23-5154 ICOM R7000 Cove rs lease towline have limited amount altitude must use wisely search thermal should have efficient search pattern planned before launch Look around field potential lift sourc es calm day its easy make predictions perhaps paved parking lot dry dirt field roof large school building hillside perpendicular sunlight types areas should warm up faster generate thermals often colder surfac esgreen grass instance will constant thermal lift over given area cycle air imniedi ately over hot spot warms point lighter surrounding air starts ris ing like big hot air balloon cooler sur rounding air comes sucked up behind warm alr bubble some point things equal ize lift gone have wait another bubble air warm up Think twice before heading area buddy found thermal few minutes ago because may have already cycled area sink frequency lift/sink cycles depends weather conditions time day course local terrain generally make search pattern takes around left right side field over couple potential thermal generators end search plane downwind landing area about 100 ft above last-chance ace-in-the-hole likely thermal spot doesnt work its landing time concen trating hitting spot searching fly straight line wings level much possible never cover same air twice Keep planes speed its best LID lift/drag best glide ratio air possible will searched speed will slightly faster minimumsink speed Remember youre Sailplane pilot paratrooper try everything can stay up encounter bad sink recommend staying original course fly faster get out fast possible What goes down must also come up often youll find lift just beyond bad air speeding through Before during flight should looking lift marked birds other Sailplanes debris being sucked up Also aware warming air standing sudden temporary wind shift would indicate nearby thermal sucking surrounding air course marked lift within glid ing range should consider dumping ALL c/iOF SCALE AEROMODELING F/FU C/L3 fl/C MEMBERSHIP $600 YR lRITE- BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER SECRETARY-TREASURER SCALE SOURCE LIST BERT DUGAN* ATEJrSMr~ 11000 PHYLLIS DR CLIO MI4 8420 INCLUDENAMEADDRES5AMANO- ENJOY SCALE MODELING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCALE AEROMODELERS U Eji p 3 \ / PROPELLERS NEW CYCLE 4oo THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALLTHE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP PRICE 1266A77I8 13677/z8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T0200/e INCREASE IN THRUST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCHPRICE 5A34 634 72633/456 633/4568 B46667 94566A/ 77 104566 V 7 106W8W 106EW 114677A778 115W II6EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164VN 16 678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 800 DIAPITCHPRICE 75N5/N 8I67Iz78 SERIES 400C 86I,677/z7I 977/7 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW September 1990 157 HAS MOVED INTO LARGER QUARTERS 21658 Cloud Way Hayward CA 94545 CAL 415 783-4868 Out CAL 800 482-8663 proud announce TATONE PRODUCTS CORPORATION has acquired CB ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT LTATONE PRODUCTS CORP THE LEADER IN COMPETITION flight plan putting nose down going Remember though always sure thing Depth perception can make difficult get same air Also remember dust devils thermals often surrounded strong sink turbulence Predicting lift becomes harder wind comes up thermals tached originating source break loose drift downwind Thermals find launch height originated way upwind fly ing field get down couple hundred feet altitude try search above structures tree lines hills have large open areas up wind Ive found weak thermals drifting across open areas hit obstructions kicked off become stronger rate climb increases level can af ford drift gain enough altitude get back home Another place search get low over sheltered areas like small valleys among buildings air can warm up being blown away Forget trying over parking lots cause air blown through before bubble can form hope youre thinking cant stuff Two-Meter Floater because can fact its important Super Ship fliers use advantage possible Sometimes whole field will seem cycle No will get lift next minute everyone will seems happen often wide-open flying sites no hills nearby notice happening contest should try observe pattern closely wind have good chance getting good alr launch during down cycle start down cycle will feel drop temperature wind will get little stronger can launch immediately head downwind can still catch good air blew through did launch immedi ately dont hurry Could Bob possibly sug gesting sandbaggingGV have launch fly far upwind possible get next lift cycle will blowing way its calm day notice large-scale cycling called fly during sink cy cle have hope Fly straight far fast Out bad air direction should go anybodys guess real key fly aggressively Go get thermal Dont wait come usually show up late Timbs Engineering high-starts past columns Ive talked about Norm Timba high-quality winch safety cutoff switches solenoids tow No60 DI..T PlAEn~ RF350SW18 401555 OFOOO416 601255 RF5005652leo-so 0F7507W532S40I1675 6F660655290-125575 65500 A*a54 3163145 08554010 hooks Norms newest products very nice line ready-to-go high-starts come three models Standard unit 800-ft high-start 100 ft Y16-od tubing / wall thickness 400 ft line 12-in reel para chute Thermal Sailplanes size range two three meters wingspan Introductory price $45 Half-Start size 400-ft high-start 50 ft A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 200 ft line 10-in reel para chute Good Hand-Launch through TwoMeter-size Gliders Introductory priced $32 Mini-Start 100-ft high-start 125 ft 1A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 60 ft line compact reel pennant Its designed alternative throwing HandLaunched Glider Stretch back 12 steps launch Its specially priced $1750 prices include shipping Norms high-starts use highest quality continuous onepiece natural latex tubing line 60-lb-test nylon twine required parts included two spikes handy Cordwheel Standard Half-Starts Norm also said will soon bringing out new product lines high-performance winch equipment composite materials aluminum flying-stab bellcranks guy never sleeps information ordering items write Timba Engineering 1672 Los Osos Valley Rd Los Osos CA 93402 tel 1-805/528-5420 Futaba narrow-band upgrade program re ceivers transmitters Futaba radio owners will interested companys offer up grade equipment meet AMAs 1991 standards program begins October 1 1990 ends March 31 1991 Futaba radios eligi ble make variations its pos sible list ones Roughly speaking AM transmitters will modified narrow-band output some models can switched FM AM FM re ceivers will exchanged narrow-band ones Costs range $10 AM transmitter up grade $90 new PCM 512 narrow-band re ceiver common receivers range $35 $65 exchange sure beats having buy complete new system exact details particular set contact Futaba Corpora tion America 4 Studebaker Irvine CA 92718 Airtronics 401 gear repair Speaking up grades saw Modesto Clubs newsletter Thermal Topics edited old pal Dave Darling squib about Pete Russell San Jose will re place plastic output gear 401 servos TRANSMITITER TRAY Choice Champions Six Finger Advantage LAW LAND AIR & WATER Racing Products Radio Transmitter Tray ultimate radio transmitter tray flyer needs absolute control competition unqualified realism scale flight simply wants fly proficiently Ergonomically designed engineered shoulder straps Fully adjustable comfortable fit Spring tensioned easy off Lightweight ultra strong KOMATEX closed cell PVC transmitter pad UV resistant low thermal conductivity eliminates harmful static electricity Machined accept two stick transmitters Transmitter safely securely mounted tray means retention spring positive lock safety clip Shoulder straps frame assembly machined 6063-T52 grade polished anodized aluminum parts guaranteed against breakage rust warping AVAILABLE AT BETTER HOBBY STORES OR ORDER DIRECT L7AVLEMINPRWDIIWMANUFACTURING THE WORLDS FINEST MODEL EQUIPMENT 1229 Capitol Drive Addison IL 60101 708 543-2030 Fax 708-543-6871 September 1990 161 RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 Gin lRIIsIoN PROILJCTS IN 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 NE e RF800 Dual Strut Noae Gear Fuits Tooling PO Box 95 champaign IL 61824 1foot140-inch Span$4200 1foot17-inch Span$2700 1foot93-inch Span$3000 1foot91-inch SpanS30-00 1foot94-inch Span$3000gg IPhantom 1foot101-inch SpanS3000Vigen 1foot86-inch Span$3000Send $200 taiaiog rians Accessories ana uppiiesf-lb 1foot63-inch Trios$2700 Credited First Order $25 MorePlan Canopy mUJ1iIN IIsJL I~s1IEW4E Ie1]U jimieiiU VEYMI~z ss Airtronics 44 thin minis popular installation wings directly drive ailerons flaps trouble forget raise flaps before plane hits ground youre probably looking stripped output gear others brass Airtronics just now coming out new all-metal-gear servo replace 401 us flocks 401s retrofit makes senseat least ones used flaps Pete Russells price $5 per servo plus shipping address 2086 Swensen Ct San Jose CA 95131 tel 1-408/259-1081 Dont forget big Torrey Pines all-Scale fun fly blast coming up Labor Day weekend Itll three days September 1-3 full infor mation check SSN man Charlie Mor ey 2601 E 19th St #29 Signal Hill CA 90804 tel 1-213/494-3712 Club newsletter department like recognize clubs send newsletters because best way stay abreast whats go ing around country some new good ones coming way Silent Wings Soaring Associations SWSA newsletter named Popoff SWSA club hosted years Masters Soar ing contest Its President Pete Olsen ed itor Don McColgan 972 Vanderbilt Ave Claremont CA 91711 club field located Covina Sacramento Valley Soaring Societys SVSS official newsletter Eagles Nest very professional-looking layout printed bright orange paperwhich should get mem bers attention Frank Leggio club president Editor Ken Knox 8544 Black Branch Court Sacramento CA 95828 SVSSs flying field ad jacent Floran High School finally show few other states participate Soaring besides California Glide Lines newsletter DARTS Dayton Area Thermal Soarers Ken Davidson club president Glide Lines editor Ken Allen 5515 Widgeon Court Dayton OH 45424 Thanks guys RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 44 would seem proof cooperation camaraderie showed throughout con test truly event epitomized Let best pilot win forget what manufac turers machine flying special note apologies judges FM hope didnt hurt themselves laughing rolling stall whatchamacallit Darn Maybe next year Anyway weather super little wind excitement organization ex cellent trophies well Concept Helicopter kits class winners wellstocked raffle also abundance really super people Lessons learned Lesson 1 Dont cut interconnecting flights too close together theres good chance will get Champaign schedule Helicopters will han gared Chicagos OHare overnight partic ular experience good character building however survived episode ma chines got time fly Sunday Lesson 2 prepared wins con test Now know dont like contests Id venture say have prob ably never tried fly FM pattern pat tern looks deceptively easy book fact real test flying skill encompassing Helicopters flight envelope also holds true Novice Intermediatealbeit les ser degree Back point boys down South meaning Miniature Aircraft Supply troops came ready fly X-Cell 30s really humming hard practice showed ready result placed first sec ond fourth FAICliff Hiatt Wayne Mann Tim Schoonard respectively Congrat ulations gentlemen pleasure getting ed ucated way event another charac ter builder Lesson 3 Electric-powered Helicopters 1990 real know Im very terested Electric flight have active Electric Helicopters some years Champaign witnessed both new Kalt Whisper Kyosho EP Concept Both ma chines flew well very impressed Yoshiaki Nagatsuki flying Kalt Whisper flight seven min utes actual flying time choppers inter nal batteries no tether cord ground-based bat tery executed loops rolls stall turns cir cuits hovering flight autorotations Im im pressed As soon can get hands Ill give full report What machines flown examJp & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADV CONTROL PROOLJCTS carry full line Byron Originals Bob Parkerson Tom Cook Bob Violet products COD Orders Accepted 7 18 983-9735 128 WATCHOGUE ROAD 4 StATEN LAtO 4 NY 10314 NEW FAI TAN RUBBER 1/4 3/16 3/32 thick 1 lb box $1475 includes4oz Slick Lube $1375 no lube k costa *175 10 lb box $11000 UPS Delivered Postpaid US via UPS Cal rae add 8% sales tax Made USA Slow cure consistent qualIty Ask FAI-TAN 89/90 catalog lists 100FF kitsl CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BY FAI SEND *1 Model Supply FOR CATALOG P0 Box 3967 Torrance CA 96510 MINI-ELECTRIC FREE-FLIGHT New Custom-Wound 6 Watt Motor rs 150 24 oz Models * High EffIcIency LX Send Si far csisplet Si 595 Poslane HandlinaCstal 162 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 156, 157, 161, 162
LETS BEGIN month couple items relating Vintage Scale first Greg Harding Alaska other Cliff Charles worth England cant get much farther separated Triton Models name Greg Hardings company may have seen Gregs ads /6-scale 124-in-span DFS Reiher Hes now come Out new A-scale Kirby Kite lets have Greg tell us about himself Ive just started little over year ago its still pretty much part-time busi ness rest time spent flying full-size airplanes current job flying Cessna Agtrucks operator has removed spray gear uses tankers hauling fuel oil gas hopper Anyway Ive always enjoyed Scale models Krick kits Hobby Lobby imports about other vintage Gliders available have Minimoa found very difficult build kits beginners think intermediate builder would have no real trou ble have made effort make kits easy build possible main taining scale accuracy fiberglass fuselages go long way toward simplifying things Kirby Kite pretty bird fairly rare Dale Busque owns coun try helped plans Kite kits sold far have gone people already Reiher kits must have satEngiands ClIff Charlesworth iaunches V-scaie Oiympia IiB 89 VIntage Scaie Meet ing White Sheet hili Cliff said picture expialna what Vintage Scale ail about said sold businesses said Shoot Im business So 4 S-ft -long semiscale replicas Good year blimp powered controlled via isfied Frank Smith Austra ha very big Scale Gliders down hope build up fair-sized line Scale mostly vintage Sailplanes next kit will A-scale HP-18 departure vintage also hope have -scale Schweizer 2-22 done end year should pretty well cover performance spectrum Like mod elers list longer what prob ably practical no lack potential projects Later year hope have real live printed brochures now have settle Xe roxed copies other things line besides kits just fun T-shirts great kicks say Real Sailplanes Have Gull Wings front have two-view Za nonia Reiher back Slingsby Sailplanes logo front onlyBE decal pre-WW II German NSFK emblemBE made up Reiher kit thought might well sell separately wife Pat got blimps Christmas last year liked much bought company No Actually wanted get another birthday gift trouble getting delivery place Pat got So called company made 40 Model Aviation Rad*o Control Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N WInnebago Dr Sedaila Co 80135 Bob McGowan won big Masters Soaring meet brace Falcons Ship nearest camera Standard class 100ln-wingspan Falcon 800 other 112ln-span Falcon 880 Mark Alien design has burst upon competition Soaring scene like no kIt since Alrtronics Sagitta Triton models used based Kotzebue AKonly 150 miles Russia Photo L has Joseph age 4 Christopher age 12 Harding prototype Reiher Giiderthe first kit Tritons ilne Scale RC Sailpianes photo right Greg Mr Triton Harding shows off frame hIs newest Scale creation Kirby Kite sky may sunny bright air temperature time about mInus 20 degreesi Greg hoid breath wouidnt big cloud steam photo looks lIke hes shivering 15-ft -long wire connected control box looks like RC transmirterBB know very best thing about bus iness people get know sounds little corny its absolutely true Ive gotten know people over country places like Japan Australia Ive gotten lot help research freely given kinds people think big part everybody just try ing have good time also think patience skill needed hobby weeds Out bad folks early Two things Triton Models will change June price Reiher will go up $205 other will moving Pennsylvania Pat used live will going grad school Tritons new address Box 103 RD 1 Reading PA 19607 Tritons items sound interesting SASE Gregs new Reading address will get hand-printed brochures price Kirby Kite kit $230 plus $12 ship ping T-shirts $12 decal $5 andwait itthe blimp $4995 Im sure us bobby second Gregs thoughts about fine people get meet fly Cliff Charlesworths name has synony mous vintage Scale many years plans mostly quarter-scale considered expert builders very authentic well engineered Cliff sent latest list short note Youll see change new list addition T61 Falke motor glider Its scale spans 375 meters suitable power unlts 45- 80-cu-in displacement Per formance excellent both under power glide Plans three large sheets 16 pounds sterling per set Cowlings canopies available Continued page 156 SCALE RADIO CONTROL VINTAGE sizes2h 3/4314 133/4 11443/i 11/25 1/a65/a LLOZW U WH CONTROL-UNE EELS FREE-FLIGHT Co NEW BALLOON 2/4/z 314514 334 SCALE PILOTS CYUNDERS ENGINE KITS MACHINE GUN KITS PLASTIC DISPLAY MODELS Send $3 fully illustrated catalog other kite anti acceaaonaa DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 Frequency Conversion $4000 Includes Crystals Certification UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Mastercard Visa Accepted new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will take through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL K-LIne KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower HobbiesWorld Engines [Meter Specials J Ill Fly What Fix September 1990 41 Two new products Timbs Engineering High-Start above has everything needed launch Sailplane 2-3 meters wingspan Mini-Start below Hand-Launch-size Gildars can have flying session schoolyard throwing arm out SMOOTH CONTOUR 3/42% 1314 11433/4 114414 21/4514 GOLDEN AGE sizes21/2 3431/a 1334 114 43/i 11/z5 17/i6A Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Spectrum Ana lyzers Cali brated Test struments Large Inventory R/C Parts Crystals Send Self Addressed Envelope Brochures Radio Control Monitor * All RC Channels Bands * Local NOAA Weather * Local Air Traffic * Local Police/Fire/Rescue * Local FM/TV Sound * New800 MHZ Bands * International Shortwave Bands * Any Frequency 8-600 805-1300MHZ Compact Scanner HAS ITALL * 1000 Memory Channels * Search Up 40 Ch/Sec * Built NiCad Pack * LCD Readout ARlOGO Only S49900 Iplus $4 UPS 4 25- 2000 MHZ 100 Memory Channels 120/220 VAC 138 VDC optional Never Before Has So Much Quality Been Offered Such Low Price List $119900 EEB 101900 pius $12 UPS FREE Shortwave/Scanner Catalog Write Call FAX Today ORDERS 800-368-3270 Tech/mb 703 038-3350 FAX 703938 6911 Electronic Equipment Bank EEB Miii StreetEES Vienna Virginia 22180 Just Minutes Washington DC J Satisfaction Guaranteed Novice and/or Sportsman fliers Joe Bridi makes balsa kits [and darn good ones suitable classes fliersas several other manufacturers published plane would have offer perfonnance appearance features rank least equivalent existing kits Given way RC Pattern skill-level/ad vancement system works would seem original design suitable Novice Sportsman competition would stay classes long enough establish desirability his/her design before advancing higher classand using much sophisticated airplane rate haven t ap proached designer having plane two classes wants sell us construction ar ticle An interesting insight practice tempting publish designs interest broad scope modelers can gained sur veying results full-size plan sales best-selling plan [over 1SOO sales] small Hand-Launched RC Sailplane Right hind RC Schoolyard Scale model Third through fifth places go RC Scale model Golden Age biplane scalelike 4A RC ducted fan model RCflying boat RC Simi tar series has done well have RC OldTimer models best-selling CL plan Les McDonalds Stiletto Precision Aerobatics World Champion design [and has taken afidl 13 years attain degree prominence] interesting note its first month Jeff Troy s Tamecat RC sport/trainer sold over half plans Stiletto has 13 years Oh One last thing mention Full-Size Plan sales program initiated profitmaking operation effort exists service modelers can assume cor relation between plan sales overall popu larity design Yes make small profit plan sales over years time RMcM RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 41 am currently working iAScale model AS Ka 6E beautiful-looking Glider last all-wood designs produced should have outstanding performance both slope flat-field thermal work Im making wings now should too long before ready spent last year part 1990 mak ing Horten IV flying wing very complicated beast say least Results far have dis appointing say cant win ever get flying correctly will send picture As Ive offered before Ill send copy Cliffs list Scale plans send selfaddressed stamped envelope addition new Falke quarter-scale Gliders include Ka3 Ka8 ASK 13 ASK 18 Grunau Baby Hutter H17 ik.scale DFS Reiher 11 Olympia 2b DFS Meise LO 100 MUl3 Plans must dered directly Cliff 41 Spring Road Frome Somerset BAll 2JN England Cliff re quires payment British pounds sterling volves going bank US buy ing either bank draft denominated pounds international money order Vintage Sailplane Association another item should mentioned long Vintage kick VSA national organization full-size Vintage Glider enthusiasts Quite few modelers VSA members because like keep up events real world also full-size soaring fact wellknown SOAR club member Jack Hiner Northern District VP VSA Anyway VSA membership bargain $10 per year includes fine quarterly journal Bungee Cord BC edited published Charlie Morey know editor/pub lisher Slope Soaring News say because Charlie doing great job BC found stretched too thin some thing go Im sure new editor will continue finding good material BC Send $10 check VSA Rtl Box 239 Lovettsville VA 22080 Bob McGowan won 1990 Masters guy should pay attention talks about contest flying Bob wrote following piece Diablo Valley Soaring Society east San Francisco Bay Area newsletter Thermal Tales edited Greg Vasgerdsian As read Bobs words struck similarity what Fred Weaver said Fred Flies article July column Know what real ly successful pilots use same secrets its still instructive listen pros cause slight differences explanations may set off light bulb own heads Masters Bob flew Mark Allen Flight Lite Composites Standard Class Falcon 800 Bob says its performance fantastic just like bigger 112-in Falcon 880 fuselages tails identical both ships center panels 800 wings two inches shorter tips four inches shorter 880s Bob uses Airtronics Vision 85P radio says really helps planes meet full potential Thermal Hunting Bob McGowan 156 Model Aviation EAv HINGE SH71O Pkg 24 $295 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG ed 9e4 foce 6aa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front $tMontezum IA 50171 23-5154 ICOM R7000 Cove rs lease towline have limited amount altitude must use wisely search thermal should have efficient search pattern planned before launch Look around field potential lift sourc es calm day its easy make predictions perhaps paved parking lot dry dirt field roof large school building hillside perpendicular sunlight types areas should warm up faster generate thermals often colder surfac esgreen grass instance will constant thermal lift over given area cycle air imniedi ately over hot spot warms point lighter surrounding air starts ris ing like big hot air balloon cooler sur rounding air comes sucked up behind warm alr bubble some point things equal ize lift gone have wait another bubble air warm up Think twice before heading area buddy found thermal few minutes ago because may have already cycled area sink frequency lift/sink cycles depends weather conditions time day course local terrain generally make search pattern takes around left right side field over couple potential thermal generators end search plane downwind landing area about 100 ft above last-chance ace-in-the-hole likely thermal spot doesnt work its landing time concen trating hitting spot searching fly straight line wings level much possible never cover same air twice Keep planes speed its best LID lift/drag best glide ratio air possible will searched speed will slightly faster minimumsink speed Remember youre Sailplane pilot paratrooper try everything can stay up encounter bad sink recommend staying original course fly faster get out fast possible What goes down must also come up often youll find lift just beyond bad air speeding through Before during flight should looking lift marked birds other Sailplanes debris being sucked up Also aware warming air standing sudden temporary wind shift would indicate nearby thermal sucking surrounding air course marked lift within glid ing range should consider dumping ALL c/iOF SCALE AEROMODELING F/FU C/L3 fl/C MEMBERSHIP $600 YR lRITE- BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER SECRETARY-TREASURER SCALE SOURCE LIST BERT DUGAN* ATEJrSMr~ 11000 PHYLLIS DR CLIO MI4 8420 INCLUDENAMEADDRES5AMANO- ENJOY SCALE MODELING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCALE AEROMODELERS U Eji p 3 \ / PROPELLERS NEW CYCLE 4oo THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALLTHE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP PRICE 1266A77I8 13677/z8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T0200/e INCREASE IN THRUST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCHPRICE 5A34 634 72633/456 633/4568 B46667 94566A/ 77 104566 V 7 106W8W 106EW 114677A778 115W II6EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164VN 16 678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 800 DIAPITCHPRICE 75N5/N 8I67Iz78 SERIES 400C 86I,677/z7I 977/7 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW September 1990 157 HAS MOVED INTO LARGER QUARTERS 21658 Cloud Way Hayward CA 94545 CAL 415 783-4868 Out CAL 800 482-8663 proud announce TATONE PRODUCTS CORPORATION has acquired CB ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT LTATONE PRODUCTS CORP THE LEADER IN COMPETITION flight plan putting nose down going Remember though always sure thing Depth perception can make difficult get same air Also remember dust devils thermals often surrounded strong sink turbulence Predicting lift becomes harder wind comes up thermals tached originating source break loose drift downwind Thermals find launch height originated way upwind fly ing field get down couple hundred feet altitude try search above structures tree lines hills have large open areas up wind Ive found weak thermals drifting across open areas hit obstructions kicked off become stronger rate climb increases level can af ford drift gain enough altitude get back home Another place search get low over sheltered areas like small valleys among buildings air can warm up being blown away Forget trying over parking lots cause air blown through before bubble can form hope youre thinking cant stuff Two-Meter Floater because can fact its important Super Ship fliers use advantage possible Sometimes whole field will seem cycle No will get lift next minute everyone will seems happen often wide-open flying sites no hills nearby notice happening contest should try observe pattern closely wind have good chance getting good alr launch during down cycle start down cycle will feel drop temperature wind will get little stronger can launch immediately head downwind can still catch good air blew through did launch immedi ately dont hurry Could Bob possibly sug gesting sandbaggingGV have launch fly far upwind possible get next lift cycle will blowing way its calm day notice large-scale cycling called fly during sink cy cle have hope Fly straight far fast Out bad air direction should go anybodys guess real key fly aggressively Go get thermal Dont wait come usually show up late Timbs Engineering high-starts past columns Ive talked about Norm Timba high-quality winch safety cutoff switches solenoids tow No60 DI..T PlAEn~ RF350SW18 401555 OFOOO416 601255 RF5005652leo-so 0F7507W532S40I1675 6F660655290-125575 65500 A*a54 3163145 08554010 hooks Norms newest products very nice line ready-to-go high-starts come three models Standard unit 800-ft high-start 100 ft Y16-od tubing / wall thickness 400 ft line 12-in reel para chute Thermal Sailplanes size range two three meters wingspan Introductory price $45 Half-Start size 400-ft high-start 50 ft A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 200 ft line 10-in reel para chute Good Hand-Launch through TwoMeter-size Gliders Introductory priced $32 Mini-Start 100-ft high-start 125 ft 1A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 60 ft line compact reel pennant Its designed alternative throwing HandLaunched Glider Stretch back 12 steps launch Its specially priced $1750 prices include shipping Norms high-starts use highest quality continuous onepiece natural latex tubing line 60-lb-test nylon twine required parts included two spikes handy Cordwheel Standard Half-Starts Norm also said will soon bringing out new product lines high-performance winch equipment composite materials aluminum flying-stab bellcranks guy never sleeps information ordering items write Timba Engineering 1672 Los Osos Valley Rd Los Osos CA 93402 tel 1-805/528-5420 Futaba narrow-band upgrade program re ceivers transmitters Futaba radio owners will interested companys offer up grade equipment meet AMAs 1991 standards program begins October 1 1990 ends March 31 1991 Futaba radios eligi ble make variations its pos sible list ones Roughly speaking AM transmitters will modified narrow-band output some models can switched FM AM FM re ceivers will exchanged narrow-band ones Costs range $10 AM transmitter up grade $90 new PCM 512 narrow-band re ceiver common receivers range $35 $65 exchange sure beats having buy complete new system exact details particular set contact Futaba Corpora tion America 4 Studebaker Irvine CA 92718 Airtronics 401 gear repair Speaking up grades saw Modesto Clubs newsletter Thermal Topics edited old pal Dave Darling squib about Pete Russell San Jose will re place plastic output gear 401 servos TRANSMITITER TRAY Choice Champions Six Finger Advantage LAW LAND AIR & WATER Racing Products Radio Transmitter Tray ultimate radio transmitter tray flyer needs absolute control competition unqualified realism scale flight simply wants fly proficiently Ergonomically designed engineered shoulder straps Fully adjustable comfortable fit Spring tensioned easy off Lightweight ultra strong KOMATEX closed cell PVC transmitter pad UV resistant low thermal conductivity eliminates harmful static electricity Machined accept two stick transmitters Transmitter safely securely mounted tray means retention spring positive lock safety clip Shoulder straps frame assembly machined 6063-T52 grade polished anodized aluminum parts guaranteed against breakage rust warping AVAILABLE AT BETTER HOBBY STORES OR ORDER DIRECT L7AVLEMINPRWDIIWMANUFACTURING THE WORLDS FINEST MODEL EQUIPMENT 1229 Capitol Drive Addison IL 60101 708 543-2030 Fax 708-543-6871 September 1990 161 RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 Gin lRIIsIoN PROILJCTS IN 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 NE e RF800 Dual Strut Noae Gear Fuits Tooling PO Box 95 champaign IL 61824 1foot140-inch Span$4200 1foot17-inch Span$2700 1foot93-inch Span$3000 1foot91-inch SpanS30-00 1foot94-inch Span$3000gg IPhantom 1foot101-inch SpanS3000Vigen 1foot86-inch Span$3000Send $200 taiaiog rians Accessories ana uppiiesf-lb 1foot63-inch Trios$2700 Credited First Order $25 MorePlan Canopy mUJ1iIN IIsJL I~s1IEW4E Ie1]U jimieiiU VEYMI~z ss Airtronics 44 thin minis popular installation wings directly drive ailerons flaps trouble forget raise flaps before plane hits ground youre probably looking stripped output gear others brass Airtronics just now coming out new all-metal-gear servo replace 401 us flocks 401s retrofit makes senseat least ones used flaps Pete Russells price $5 per servo plus shipping address 2086 Swensen Ct San Jose CA 95131 tel 1-408/259-1081 Dont forget big Torrey Pines all-Scale fun fly blast coming up Labor Day weekend Itll three days September 1-3 full infor mation check SSN man Charlie Mor ey 2601 E 19th St #29 Signal Hill CA 90804 tel 1-213/494-3712 Club newsletter department like recognize clubs send newsletters because best way stay abreast whats go ing around country some new good ones coming way Silent Wings Soaring Associations SWSA newsletter named Popoff SWSA club hosted years Masters Soar ing contest Its President Pete Olsen ed itor Don McColgan 972 Vanderbilt Ave Claremont CA 91711 club field located Covina Sacramento Valley Soaring Societys SVSS official newsletter Eagles Nest very professional-looking layout printed bright orange paperwhich should get mem bers attention Frank Leggio club president Editor Ken Knox 8544 Black Branch Court Sacramento CA 95828 SVSSs flying field ad jacent Floran High School finally show few other states participate Soaring besides California Glide Lines newsletter DARTS Dayton Area Thermal Soarers Ken Davidson club president Glide Lines editor Ken Allen 5515 Widgeon Court Dayton OH 45424 Thanks guys RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 44 would seem proof cooperation camaraderie showed throughout con test truly event epitomized Let best pilot win forget what manufac turers machine flying special note apologies judges FM hope didnt hurt themselves laughing rolling stall whatchamacallit Darn Maybe next year Anyway weather super little wind excitement organization ex cellent trophies well Concept Helicopter kits class winners wellstocked raffle also abundance really super people Lessons learned Lesson 1 Dont cut interconnecting flights too close together theres good chance will get Champaign schedule Helicopters will han gared Chicagos OHare overnight partic ular experience good character building however survived episode ma chines got time fly Sunday Lesson 2 prepared wins con test Now know dont like contests Id venture say have prob ably never tried fly FM pattern pat tern looks deceptively easy book fact real test flying skill encompassing Helicopters flight envelope also holds true Novice Intermediatealbeit les ser degree Back point boys down South meaning Miniature Aircraft Supply troops came ready fly X-Cell 30s really humming hard practice showed ready result placed first sec ond fourth FAICliff Hiatt Wayne Mann Tim Schoonard respectively Congrat ulations gentlemen pleasure getting ed ucated way event another charac ter builder Lesson 3 Electric-powered Helicopters 1990 real know Im very terested Electric flight have active Electric Helicopters some years Champaign witnessed both new Kalt Whisper Kyosho EP Concept Both ma chines flew well very impressed Yoshiaki Nagatsuki flying Kalt Whisper flight seven min utes actual flying time choppers inter nal batteries no tether cord ground-based bat tery executed loops rolls stall turns cir cuits hovering flight autorotations Im im pressed As soon can get hands Ill give full report What machines flown examJp & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADV CONTROL PROOLJCTS carry full line Byron Originals Bob Parkerson Tom Cook Bob Violet products COD Orders Accepted 7 18 983-9735 128 WATCHOGUE ROAD 4 StATEN LAtO 4 NY 10314 NEW FAI TAN RUBBER 1/4 3/16 3/32 thick 1 lb box $1475 includes4oz Slick Lube $1375 no lube k costa *175 10 lb box $11000 UPS Delivered Postpaid US via UPS Cal rae add 8% sales tax Made USA Slow cure consistent qualIty Ask FAI-TAN 89/90 catalog lists 100FF kitsl CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BY FAI SEND *1 Model Supply FOR CATALOG P0 Box 3967 Torrance CA 96510 MINI-ELECTRIC FREE-FLIGHT New Custom-Wound 6 Watt Motor rs 150 24 oz Models * High EffIcIency LX Send Si far csisplet Si 595 Poslane HandlinaCstal 162 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 156, 157, 161, 162
LETS BEGIN month couple items relating Vintage Scale first Greg Harding Alaska other Cliff Charles worth England cant get much farther separated Triton Models name Greg Hardings company may have seen Gregs ads /6-scale 124-in-span DFS Reiher Hes now come Out new A-scale Kirby Kite lets have Greg tell us about himself Ive just started little over year ago its still pretty much part-time busi ness rest time spent flying full-size airplanes current job flying Cessna Agtrucks operator has removed spray gear uses tankers hauling fuel oil gas hopper Anyway Ive always enjoyed Scale models Krick kits Hobby Lobby imports about other vintage Gliders available have Minimoa found very difficult build kits beginners think intermediate builder would have no real trou ble have made effort make kits easy build possible main taining scale accuracy fiberglass fuselages go long way toward simplifying things Kirby Kite pretty bird fairly rare Dale Busque owns coun try helped plans Kite kits sold far have gone people already Reiher kits must have satEngiands ClIff Charlesworth iaunches V-scaie Oiympia IiB 89 VIntage Scaie Meet ing White Sheet hili Cliff said picture expialna what Vintage Scale ail about said sold businesses said Shoot Im business So 4 S-ft -long semiscale replicas Good year blimp powered controlled via isfied Frank Smith Austra ha very big Scale Gliders down hope build up fair-sized line Scale mostly vintage Sailplanes next kit will A-scale HP-18 departure vintage also hope have -scale Schweizer 2-22 done end year should pretty well cover performance spectrum Like mod elers list longer what prob ably practical no lack potential projects Later year hope have real live printed brochures now have settle Xe roxed copies other things line besides kits just fun T-shirts great kicks say Real Sailplanes Have Gull Wings front have two-view Za nonia Reiher back Slingsby Sailplanes logo front onlyBE decal pre-WW II German NSFK emblemBE made up Reiher kit thought might well sell separately wife Pat got blimps Christmas last year liked much bought company No Actually wanted get another birthday gift trouble getting delivery place Pat got So called company made 40 Model Aviation Rad*o Control Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N WInnebago Dr Sedaila Co 80135 Bob McGowan won big Masters Soaring meet brace Falcons Ship nearest camera Standard class 100ln-wingspan Falcon 800 other 112ln-span Falcon 880 Mark Alien design has burst upon competition Soaring scene like no kIt since Alrtronics Sagitta Triton models used based Kotzebue AKonly 150 miles Russia Photo L has Joseph age 4 Christopher age 12 Harding prototype Reiher Giiderthe first kit Tritons ilne Scale RC Sailpianes photo right Greg Mr Triton Harding shows off frame hIs newest Scale creation Kirby Kite sky may sunny bright air temperature time about mInus 20 degreesi Greg hoid breath wouidnt big cloud steam photo looks lIke hes shivering 15-ft -long wire connected control box looks like RC transmirterBB know very best thing about bus iness people get know sounds little corny its absolutely true Ive gotten know people over country places like Japan Australia Ive gotten lot help research freely given kinds people think big part everybody just try ing have good time also think patience skill needed hobby weeds Out bad folks early Two things Triton Models will change June price Reiher will go up $205 other will moving Pennsylvania Pat used live will going grad school Tritons new address Box 103 RD 1 Reading PA 19607 Tritons items sound interesting SASE Gregs new Reading address will get hand-printed brochures price Kirby Kite kit $230 plus $12 ship ping T-shirts $12 decal $5 andwait itthe blimp $4995 Im sure us bobby second Gregs thoughts about fine people get meet fly Cliff Charlesworths name has synony mous vintage Scale many years plans mostly quarter-scale considered expert builders very authentic well engineered Cliff sent latest list short note Youll see change new list addition T61 Falke motor glider Its scale spans 375 meters suitable power unlts 45- 80-cu-in displacement Per formance excellent both under power glide Plans three large sheets 16 pounds sterling per set Cowlings canopies available Continued page 156 SCALE RADIO CONTROL VINTAGE sizes2h 3/4314 133/4 11443/i 11/25 1/a65/a LLOZW U WH CONTROL-UNE EELS FREE-FLIGHT Co NEW BALLOON 2/4/z 314514 334 SCALE PILOTS CYUNDERS ENGINE KITS MACHINE GUN KITS PLASTIC DISPLAY MODELS Send $3 fully illustrated catalog other kite anti acceaaonaa DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 Frequency Conversion $4000 Includes Crystals Certification UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Mastercard Visa Accepted new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will take through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL K-LIne KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower HobbiesWorld Engines [Meter Specials J Ill Fly What Fix September 1990 41 Two new products Timbs Engineering High-Start above has everything needed launch Sailplane 2-3 meters wingspan Mini-Start below Hand-Launch-size Gildars can have flying session schoolyard throwing arm out SMOOTH CONTOUR 3/42% 1314 11433/4 114414 21/4514 GOLDEN AGE sizes21/2 3431/a 1334 114 43/i 11/z5 17/i6A Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Spectrum Ana lyzers Cali brated Test struments Large Inventory R/C Parts Crystals Send Self Addressed Envelope Brochures Radio Control Monitor * All RC Channels Bands * Local NOAA Weather * Local Air Traffic * Local Police/Fire/Rescue * Local FM/TV Sound * New800 MHZ Bands * International Shortwave Bands * Any Frequency 8-600 805-1300MHZ Compact Scanner HAS ITALL * 1000 Memory Channels * Search Up 40 Ch/Sec * Built NiCad Pack * LCD Readout ARlOGO Only S49900 Iplus $4 UPS 4 25- 2000 MHZ 100 Memory Channels 120/220 VAC 138 VDC optional Never Before Has So Much Quality Been Offered Such Low Price List $119900 EEB 101900 pius $12 UPS FREE Shortwave/Scanner Catalog Write Call FAX Today ORDERS 800-368-3270 Tech/mb 703 038-3350 FAX 703938 6911 Electronic Equipment Bank EEB Miii StreetEES Vienna Virginia 22180 Just Minutes Washington DC J Satisfaction Guaranteed Novice and/or Sportsman fliers Joe Bridi makes balsa kits [and darn good ones suitable classes fliersas several other manufacturers published plane would have offer perfonnance appearance features rank least equivalent existing kits Given way RC Pattern skill-level/ad vancement system works would seem original design suitable Novice Sportsman competition would stay classes long enough establish desirability his/her design before advancing higher classand using much sophisticated airplane rate haven t ap proached designer having plane two classes wants sell us construction ar ticle An interesting insight practice tempting publish designs interest broad scope modelers can gained sur veying results full-size plan sales best-selling plan [over 1SOO sales] small Hand-Launched RC Sailplane Right hind RC Schoolyard Scale model Third through fifth places go RC Scale model Golden Age biplane scalelike 4A RC ducted fan model RCflying boat RC Simi tar series has done well have RC OldTimer models best-selling CL plan Les McDonalds Stiletto Precision Aerobatics World Champion design [and has taken afidl 13 years attain degree prominence] interesting note its first month Jeff Troy s Tamecat RC sport/trainer sold over half plans Stiletto has 13 years Oh One last thing mention Full-Size Plan sales program initiated profitmaking operation effort exists service modelers can assume cor relation between plan sales overall popu larity design Yes make small profit plan sales over years time RMcM RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 41 am currently working iAScale model AS Ka 6E beautiful-looking Glider last all-wood designs produced should have outstanding performance both slope flat-field thermal work Im making wings now should too long before ready spent last year part 1990 mak ing Horten IV flying wing very complicated beast say least Results far have dis appointing say cant win ever get flying correctly will send picture As Ive offered before Ill send copy Cliffs list Scale plans send selfaddressed stamped envelope addition new Falke quarter-scale Gliders include Ka3 Ka8 ASK 13 ASK 18 Grunau Baby Hutter H17 ik.scale DFS Reiher 11 Olympia 2b DFS Meise LO 100 MUl3 Plans must dered directly Cliff 41 Spring Road Frome Somerset BAll 2JN England Cliff re quires payment British pounds sterling volves going bank US buy ing either bank draft denominated pounds international money order Vintage Sailplane Association another item should mentioned long Vintage kick VSA national organization full-size Vintage Glider enthusiasts Quite few modelers VSA members because like keep up events real world also full-size soaring fact wellknown SOAR club member Jack Hiner Northern District VP VSA Anyway VSA membership bargain $10 per year includes fine quarterly journal Bungee Cord BC edited published Charlie Morey know editor/pub lisher Slope Soaring News say because Charlie doing great job BC found stretched too thin some thing go Im sure new editor will continue finding good material BC Send $10 check VSA Rtl Box 239 Lovettsville VA 22080 Bob McGowan won 1990 Masters guy should pay attention talks about contest flying Bob wrote following piece Diablo Valley Soaring Society east San Francisco Bay Area newsletter Thermal Tales edited Greg Vasgerdsian As read Bobs words struck similarity what Fred Weaver said Fred Flies article July column Know what real ly successful pilots use same secrets its still instructive listen pros cause slight differences explanations may set off light bulb own heads Masters Bob flew Mark Allen Flight Lite Composites Standard Class Falcon 800 Bob says its performance fantastic just like bigger 112-in Falcon 880 fuselages tails identical both ships center panels 800 wings two inches shorter tips four inches shorter 880s Bob uses Airtronics Vision 85P radio says really helps planes meet full potential Thermal Hunting Bob McGowan 156 Model Aviation EAv HINGE SH71O Pkg 24 $295 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG ed 9e4 foce 6aa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front $tMontezum IA 50171 23-5154 ICOM R7000 Cove rs lease towline have limited amount altitude must use wisely search thermal should have efficient search pattern planned before launch Look around field potential lift sourc es calm day its easy make predictions perhaps paved parking lot dry dirt field roof large school building hillside perpendicular sunlight types areas should warm up faster generate thermals often colder surfac esgreen grass instance will constant thermal lift over given area cycle air imniedi ately over hot spot warms point lighter surrounding air starts ris ing like big hot air balloon cooler sur rounding air comes sucked up behind warm alr bubble some point things equal ize lift gone have wait another bubble air warm up Think twice before heading area buddy found thermal few minutes ago because may have already cycled area sink frequency lift/sink cycles depends weather conditions time day course local terrain generally make search pattern takes around left right side field over couple potential thermal generators end search plane downwind landing area about 100 ft above last-chance ace-in-the-hole likely thermal spot doesnt work its landing time concen trating hitting spot searching fly straight line wings level much possible never cover same air twice Keep planes speed its best LID lift/drag best glide ratio air possible will searched speed will slightly faster minimumsink speed Remember youre Sailplane pilot paratrooper try everything can stay up encounter bad sink recommend staying original course fly faster get out fast possible What goes down must also come up often youll find lift just beyond bad air speeding through Before during flight should looking lift marked birds other Sailplanes debris being sucked up Also aware warming air standing sudden temporary wind shift would indicate nearby thermal sucking surrounding air course marked lift within glid ing range should consider dumping ALL c/iOF SCALE AEROMODELING F/FU C/L3 fl/C MEMBERSHIP $600 YR lRITE- BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER SECRETARY-TREASURER SCALE SOURCE LIST BERT DUGAN* ATEJrSMr~ 11000 PHYLLIS DR CLIO MI4 8420 INCLUDENAMEADDRES5AMANO- ENJOY SCALE MODELING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCALE AEROMODELERS U Eji p 3 \ / PROPELLERS NEW CYCLE 4oo THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALLTHE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP PRICE 1266A77I8 13677/z8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T0200/e INCREASE IN THRUST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCHPRICE 5A34 634 72633/456 633/4568 B46667 94566A/ 77 104566 V 7 106W8W 106EW 114677A778 115W II6EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164VN 16 678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 800 DIAPITCHPRICE 75N5/N 8I67Iz78 SERIES 400C 86I,677/z7I 977/7 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW September 1990 157 HAS MOVED INTO LARGER QUARTERS 21658 Cloud Way Hayward CA 94545 CAL 415 783-4868 Out CAL 800 482-8663 proud announce TATONE PRODUCTS CORPORATION has acquired CB ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT LTATONE PRODUCTS CORP THE LEADER IN COMPETITION flight plan putting nose down going Remember though always sure thing Depth perception can make difficult get same air Also remember dust devils thermals often surrounded strong sink turbulence Predicting lift becomes harder wind comes up thermals tached originating source break loose drift downwind Thermals find launch height originated way upwind fly ing field get down couple hundred feet altitude try search above structures tree lines hills have large open areas up wind Ive found weak thermals drifting across open areas hit obstructions kicked off become stronger rate climb increases level can af ford drift gain enough altitude get back home Another place search get low over sheltered areas like small valleys among buildings air can warm up being blown away Forget trying over parking lots cause air blown through before bubble can form hope youre thinking cant stuff Two-Meter Floater because can fact its important Super Ship fliers use advantage possible Sometimes whole field will seem cycle No will get lift next minute everyone will seems happen often wide-open flying sites no hills nearby notice happening contest should try observe pattern closely wind have good chance getting good alr launch during down cycle start down cycle will feel drop temperature wind will get little stronger can launch immediately head downwind can still catch good air blew through did launch immedi ately dont hurry Could Bob possibly sug gesting sandbaggingGV have launch fly far upwind possible get next lift cycle will blowing way its calm day notice large-scale cycling called fly during sink cy cle have hope Fly straight far fast Out bad air direction should go anybodys guess real key fly aggressively Go get thermal Dont wait come usually show up late Timbs Engineering high-starts past columns Ive talked about Norm Timba high-quality winch safety cutoff switches solenoids tow No60 DI..T PlAEn~ RF350SW18 401555 OFOOO416 601255 RF5005652leo-so 0F7507W532S40I1675 6F660655290-125575 65500 A*a54 3163145 08554010 hooks Norms newest products very nice line ready-to-go high-starts come three models Standard unit 800-ft high-start 100 ft Y16-od tubing / wall thickness 400 ft line 12-in reel para chute Thermal Sailplanes size range two three meters wingspan Introductory price $45 Half-Start size 400-ft high-start 50 ft A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 200 ft line 10-in reel para chute Good Hand-Launch through TwoMeter-size Gliders Introductory priced $32 Mini-Start 100-ft high-start 125 ft 1A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 60 ft line compact reel pennant Its designed alternative throwing HandLaunched Glider Stretch back 12 steps launch Its specially priced $1750 prices include shipping Norms high-starts use highest quality continuous onepiece natural latex tubing line 60-lb-test nylon twine required parts included two spikes handy Cordwheel Standard Half-Starts Norm also said will soon bringing out new product lines high-performance winch equipment composite materials aluminum flying-stab bellcranks guy never sleeps information ordering items write Timba Engineering 1672 Los Osos Valley Rd Los Osos CA 93402 tel 1-805/528-5420 Futaba narrow-band upgrade program re ceivers transmitters Futaba radio owners will interested companys offer up grade equipment meet AMAs 1991 standards program begins October 1 1990 ends March 31 1991 Futaba radios eligi ble make variations its pos sible list ones Roughly speaking AM transmitters will modified narrow-band output some models can switched FM AM FM re ceivers will exchanged narrow-band ones Costs range $10 AM transmitter up grade $90 new PCM 512 narrow-band re ceiver common receivers range $35 $65 exchange sure beats having buy complete new system exact details particular set contact Futaba Corpora tion America 4 Studebaker Irvine CA 92718 Airtronics 401 gear repair Speaking up grades saw Modesto Clubs newsletter Thermal Topics edited old pal Dave Darling squib about Pete Russell San Jose will re place plastic output gear 401 servos TRANSMITITER TRAY Choice Champions Six Finger Advantage LAW LAND AIR & WATER Racing Products Radio Transmitter Tray ultimate radio transmitter tray flyer needs absolute control competition unqualified realism scale flight simply wants fly proficiently Ergonomically designed engineered shoulder straps Fully adjustable comfortable fit Spring tensioned easy off Lightweight ultra strong KOMATEX closed cell PVC transmitter pad UV resistant low thermal conductivity eliminates harmful static electricity Machined accept two stick transmitters Transmitter safely securely mounted tray means retention spring positive lock safety clip Shoulder straps frame assembly machined 6063-T52 grade polished anodized aluminum parts guaranteed against breakage rust warping AVAILABLE AT BETTER HOBBY STORES OR ORDER DIRECT L7AVLEMINPRWDIIWMANUFACTURING THE WORLDS FINEST MODEL EQUIPMENT 1229 Capitol Drive Addison IL 60101 708 543-2030 Fax 708-543-6871 September 1990 161 RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 Gin lRIIsIoN PROILJCTS IN 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 NE e RF800 Dual Strut Noae Gear Fuits Tooling PO Box 95 champaign IL 61824 1foot140-inch Span$4200 1foot17-inch Span$2700 1foot93-inch Span$3000 1foot91-inch SpanS30-00 1foot94-inch Span$3000gg IPhantom 1foot101-inch SpanS3000Vigen 1foot86-inch Span$3000Send $200 taiaiog rians Accessories ana uppiiesf-lb 1foot63-inch Trios$2700 Credited First Order $25 MorePlan Canopy mUJ1iIN IIsJL I~s1IEW4E Ie1]U jimieiiU VEYMI~z ss Airtronics 44 thin minis popular installation wings directly drive ailerons flaps trouble forget raise flaps before plane hits ground youre probably looking stripped output gear others brass Airtronics just now coming out new all-metal-gear servo replace 401 us flocks 401s retrofit makes senseat least ones used flaps Pete Russells price $5 per servo plus shipping address 2086 Swensen Ct San Jose CA 95131 tel 1-408/259-1081 Dont forget big Torrey Pines all-Scale fun fly blast coming up Labor Day weekend Itll three days September 1-3 full infor mation check SSN man Charlie Mor ey 2601 E 19th St #29 Signal Hill CA 90804 tel 1-213/494-3712 Club newsletter department like recognize clubs send newsletters because best way stay abreast whats go ing around country some new good ones coming way Silent Wings Soaring Associations SWSA newsletter named Popoff SWSA club hosted years Masters Soar ing contest Its President Pete Olsen ed itor Don McColgan 972 Vanderbilt Ave Claremont CA 91711 club field located Covina Sacramento Valley Soaring Societys SVSS official newsletter Eagles Nest very professional-looking layout printed bright orange paperwhich should get mem bers attention Frank Leggio club president Editor Ken Knox 8544 Black Branch Court Sacramento CA 95828 SVSSs flying field ad jacent Floran High School finally show few other states participate Soaring besides California Glide Lines newsletter DARTS Dayton Area Thermal Soarers Ken Davidson club president Glide Lines editor Ken Allen 5515 Widgeon Court Dayton OH 45424 Thanks guys RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 44 would seem proof cooperation camaraderie showed throughout con test truly event epitomized Let best pilot win forget what manufac turers machine flying special note apologies judges FM hope didnt hurt themselves laughing rolling stall whatchamacallit Darn Maybe next year Anyway weather super little wind excitement organization ex cellent trophies well Concept Helicopter kits class winners wellstocked raffle also abundance really super people Lessons learned Lesson 1 Dont cut interconnecting flights too close together theres good chance will get Champaign schedule Helicopters will han gared Chicagos OHare overnight partic ular experience good character building however survived episode ma chines got time fly Sunday Lesson 2 prepared wins con test Now know dont like contests Id venture say have prob ably never tried fly FM pattern pat tern looks deceptively easy book fact real test flying skill encompassing Helicopters flight envelope also holds true Novice Intermediatealbeit les ser degree Back point boys down South meaning Miniature Aircraft Supply troops came ready fly X-Cell 30s really humming hard practice showed ready result placed first sec ond fourth FAICliff Hiatt Wayne Mann Tim Schoonard respectively Congrat ulations gentlemen pleasure getting ed ucated way event another charac ter builder Lesson 3 Electric-powered Helicopters 1990 real know Im very terested Electric flight have active Electric Helicopters some years Champaign witnessed both new Kalt Whisper Kyosho EP Concept Both ma chines flew well very impressed Yoshiaki Nagatsuki flying Kalt Whisper flight seven min utes actual flying time choppers inter nal batteries no tether cord ground-based bat tery executed loops rolls stall turns cir cuits hovering flight autorotations Im im pressed As soon can get hands Ill give full report What machines flown examJp & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADV CONTROL PROOLJCTS carry full line Byron Originals Bob Parkerson Tom Cook Bob Violet products COD Orders Accepted 7 18 983-9735 128 WATCHOGUE ROAD 4 StATEN LAtO 4 NY 10314 NEW FAI TAN RUBBER 1/4 3/16 3/32 thick 1 lb box $1475 includes4oz Slick Lube $1375 no lube k costa *175 10 lb box $11000 UPS Delivered Postpaid US via UPS Cal rae add 8% sales tax Made USA Slow cure consistent qualIty Ask FAI-TAN 89/90 catalog lists 100FF kitsl CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BY FAI SEND *1 Model Supply FOR CATALOG P0 Box 3967 Torrance CA 96510 MINI-ELECTRIC FREE-FLIGHT New Custom-Wound 6 Watt Motor rs 150 24 oz Models * High EffIcIency LX Send Si far csisplet Si 595 Poslane HandlinaCstal 162 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 156, 157, 161, 162
LETS BEGIN month couple items relating Vintage Scale first Greg Harding Alaska other Cliff Charles worth England cant get much farther separated Triton Models name Greg Hardings company may have seen Gregs ads /6-scale 124-in-span DFS Reiher Hes now come Out new A-scale Kirby Kite lets have Greg tell us about himself Ive just started little over year ago its still pretty much part-time busi ness rest time spent flying full-size airplanes current job flying Cessna Agtrucks operator has removed spray gear uses tankers hauling fuel oil gas hopper Anyway Ive always enjoyed Scale models Krick kits Hobby Lobby imports about other vintage Gliders available have Minimoa found very difficult build kits beginners think intermediate builder would have no real trou ble have made effort make kits easy build possible main taining scale accuracy fiberglass fuselages go long way toward simplifying things Kirby Kite pretty bird fairly rare Dale Busque owns coun try helped plans Kite kits sold far have gone people already Reiher kits must have satEngiands ClIff Charlesworth iaunches V-scaie Oiympia IiB 89 VIntage Scaie Meet ing White Sheet hili Cliff said picture expialna what Vintage Scale ail about said sold businesses said Shoot Im business So 4 S-ft -long semiscale replicas Good year blimp powered controlled via isfied Frank Smith Austra ha very big Scale Gliders down hope build up fair-sized line Scale mostly vintage Sailplanes next kit will A-scale HP-18 departure vintage also hope have -scale Schweizer 2-22 done end year should pretty well cover performance spectrum Like mod elers list longer what prob ably practical no lack potential projects Later year hope have real live printed brochures now have settle Xe roxed copies other things line besides kits just fun T-shirts great kicks say Real Sailplanes Have Gull Wings front have two-view Za nonia Reiher back Slingsby Sailplanes logo front onlyBE decal pre-WW II German NSFK emblemBE made up Reiher kit thought might well sell separately wife Pat got blimps Christmas last year liked much bought company No Actually wanted get another birthday gift trouble getting delivery place Pat got So called company made 40 Model Aviation Rad*o Control Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N WInnebago Dr Sedaila Co 80135 Bob McGowan won big Masters Soaring meet brace Falcons Ship nearest camera Standard class 100ln-wingspan Falcon 800 other 112ln-span Falcon 880 Mark Alien design has burst upon competition Soaring scene like no kIt since Alrtronics Sagitta Triton models used based Kotzebue AKonly 150 miles Russia Photo L has Joseph age 4 Christopher age 12 Harding prototype Reiher Giiderthe first kit Tritons ilne Scale RC Sailpianes photo right Greg Mr Triton Harding shows off frame hIs newest Scale creation Kirby Kite sky may sunny bright air temperature time about mInus 20 degreesi Greg hoid breath wouidnt big cloud steam photo looks lIke hes shivering 15-ft -long wire connected control box looks like RC transmirterBB know very best thing about bus iness people get know sounds little corny its absolutely true Ive gotten know people over country places like Japan Australia Ive gotten lot help research freely given kinds people think big part everybody just try ing have good time also think patience skill needed hobby weeds Out bad folks early Two things Triton Models will change June price Reiher will go up $205 other will moving Pennsylvania Pat used live will going grad school Tritons new address Box 103 RD 1 Reading PA 19607 Tritons items sound interesting SASE Gregs new Reading address will get hand-printed brochures price Kirby Kite kit $230 plus $12 ship ping T-shirts $12 decal $5 andwait itthe blimp $4995 Im sure us bobby second Gregs thoughts about fine people get meet fly Cliff Charlesworths name has synony mous vintage Scale many years plans mostly quarter-scale considered expert builders very authentic well engineered Cliff sent latest list short note Youll see change new list addition T61 Falke motor glider Its scale spans 375 meters suitable power unlts 45- 80-cu-in displacement Per formance excellent both under power glide Plans three large sheets 16 pounds sterling per set Cowlings canopies available Continued page 156 SCALE RADIO CONTROL VINTAGE sizes2h 3/4314 133/4 11443/i 11/25 1/a65/a LLOZW U WH CONTROL-UNE EELS FREE-FLIGHT Co NEW BALLOON 2/4/z 314514 334 SCALE PILOTS CYUNDERS ENGINE KITS MACHINE GUN KITS PLASTIC DISPLAY MODELS Send $3 fully illustrated catalog other kite anti acceaaonaa DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 Frequency Conversion $4000 Includes Crystals Certification UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Mastercard Visa Accepted new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will take through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL K-LIne KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower HobbiesWorld Engines [Meter Specials J Ill Fly What Fix September 1990 41 Two new products Timbs Engineering High-Start above has everything needed launch Sailplane 2-3 meters wingspan Mini-Start below Hand-Launch-size Gildars can have flying session schoolyard throwing arm out SMOOTH CONTOUR 3/42% 1314 11433/4 114414 21/4514 GOLDEN AGE sizes21/2 3431/a 1334 114 43/i 11/z5 17/i6A Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Spectrum Ana lyzers Cali brated Test struments Large Inventory R/C Parts Crystals Send Self Addressed Envelope Brochures Radio Control Monitor * All RC Channels Bands * Local NOAA Weather * Local Air Traffic * Local Police/Fire/Rescue * Local FM/TV Sound * New800 MHZ Bands * International Shortwave Bands * Any Frequency 8-600 805-1300MHZ Compact Scanner HAS ITALL * 1000 Memory Channels * Search Up 40 Ch/Sec * Built NiCad Pack * LCD Readout ARlOGO Only S49900 Iplus $4 UPS 4 25- 2000 MHZ 100 Memory Channels 120/220 VAC 138 VDC optional Never Before Has So Much Quality Been Offered Such Low Price List $119900 EEB 101900 pius $12 UPS FREE Shortwave/Scanner Catalog Write Call FAX Today ORDERS 800-368-3270 Tech/mb 703 038-3350 FAX 703938 6911 Electronic Equipment Bank EEB Miii StreetEES Vienna Virginia 22180 Just Minutes Washington DC J Satisfaction Guaranteed Novice and/or Sportsman fliers Joe Bridi makes balsa kits [and darn good ones suitable classes fliersas several other manufacturers published plane would have offer perfonnance appearance features rank least equivalent existing kits Given way RC Pattern skill-level/ad vancement system works would seem original design suitable Novice Sportsman competition would stay classes long enough establish desirability his/her design before advancing higher classand using much sophisticated airplane rate haven t ap proached designer having plane two classes wants sell us construction ar ticle An interesting insight practice tempting publish designs interest broad scope modelers can gained sur veying results full-size plan sales best-selling plan [over 1SOO sales] small Hand-Launched RC Sailplane Right hind RC Schoolyard Scale model Third through fifth places go RC Scale model Golden Age biplane scalelike 4A RC ducted fan model RCflying boat RC Simi tar series has done well have RC OldTimer models best-selling CL plan Les McDonalds Stiletto Precision Aerobatics World Champion design [and has taken afidl 13 years attain degree prominence] interesting note its first month Jeff Troy s Tamecat RC sport/trainer sold over half plans Stiletto has 13 years Oh One last thing mention Full-Size Plan sales program initiated profitmaking operation effort exists service modelers can assume cor relation between plan sales overall popu larity design Yes make small profit plan sales over years time RMcM RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 41 am currently working iAScale model AS Ka 6E beautiful-looking Glider last all-wood designs produced should have outstanding performance both slope flat-field thermal work Im making wings now should too long before ready spent last year part 1990 mak ing Horten IV flying wing very complicated beast say least Results far have dis appointing say cant win ever get flying correctly will send picture As Ive offered before Ill send copy Cliffs list Scale plans send selfaddressed stamped envelope addition new Falke quarter-scale Gliders include Ka3 Ka8 ASK 13 ASK 18 Grunau Baby Hutter H17 ik.scale DFS Reiher 11 Olympia 2b DFS Meise LO 100 MUl3 Plans must dered directly Cliff 41 Spring Road Frome Somerset BAll 2JN England Cliff re quires payment British pounds sterling volves going bank US buy ing either bank draft denominated pounds international money order Vintage Sailplane Association another item should mentioned long Vintage kick VSA national organization full-size Vintage Glider enthusiasts Quite few modelers VSA members because like keep up events real world also full-size soaring fact wellknown SOAR club member Jack Hiner Northern District VP VSA Anyway VSA membership bargain $10 per year includes fine quarterly journal Bungee Cord BC edited published Charlie Morey know editor/pub lisher Slope Soaring News say because Charlie doing great job BC found stretched too thin some thing go Im sure new editor will continue finding good material BC Send $10 check VSA Rtl Box 239 Lovettsville VA 22080 Bob McGowan won 1990 Masters guy should pay attention talks about contest flying Bob wrote following piece Diablo Valley Soaring Society east San Francisco Bay Area newsletter Thermal Tales edited Greg Vasgerdsian As read Bobs words struck similarity what Fred Weaver said Fred Flies article July column Know what real ly successful pilots use same secrets its still instructive listen pros cause slight differences explanations may set off light bulb own heads Masters Bob flew Mark Allen Flight Lite Composites Standard Class Falcon 800 Bob says its performance fantastic just like bigger 112-in Falcon 880 fuselages tails identical both ships center panels 800 wings two inches shorter tips four inches shorter 880s Bob uses Airtronics Vision 85P radio says really helps planes meet full potential Thermal Hunting Bob McGowan 156 Model Aviation EAv HINGE SH71O Pkg 24 $295 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG ed 9e4 foce 6aa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front $tMontezum IA 50171 23-5154 ICOM R7000 Cove rs lease towline have limited amount altitude must use wisely search thermal should have efficient search pattern planned before launch Look around field potential lift sourc es calm day its easy make predictions perhaps paved parking lot dry dirt field roof large school building hillside perpendicular sunlight types areas should warm up faster generate thermals often colder surfac esgreen grass instance will constant thermal lift over given area cycle air imniedi ately over hot spot warms point lighter surrounding air starts ris ing like big hot air balloon cooler sur rounding air comes sucked up behind warm alr bubble some point things equal ize lift gone have wait another bubble air warm up Think twice before heading area buddy found thermal few minutes ago because may have already cycled area sink frequency lift/sink cycles depends weather conditions time day course local terrain generally make search pattern takes around left right side field over couple potential thermal generators end search plane downwind landing area about 100 ft above last-chance ace-in-the-hole likely thermal spot doesnt work its landing time concen trating hitting spot searching fly straight line wings level much possible never cover same air twice Keep planes speed its best LID lift/drag best glide ratio air possible will searched speed will slightly faster minimumsink speed Remember youre Sailplane pilot paratrooper try everything can stay up encounter bad sink recommend staying original course fly faster get out fast possible What goes down must also come up often youll find lift just beyond bad air speeding through Before during flight should looking lift marked birds other Sailplanes debris being sucked up Also aware warming air standing sudden temporary wind shift would indicate nearby thermal sucking surrounding air course marked lift within glid ing range should consider dumping ALL c/iOF SCALE AEROMODELING F/FU C/L3 fl/C MEMBERSHIP $600 YR lRITE- BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER SECRETARY-TREASURER SCALE SOURCE LIST BERT DUGAN* ATEJrSMr~ 11000 PHYLLIS DR CLIO MI4 8420 INCLUDENAMEADDRES5AMANO- ENJOY SCALE MODELING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCALE AEROMODELERS U Eji p 3 \ / PROPELLERS NEW CYCLE 4oo THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALLTHE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP PRICE 1266A77I8 13677/z8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T0200/e INCREASE IN THRUST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCHPRICE 5A34 634 72633/456 633/4568 B46667 94566A/ 77 104566 V 7 106W8W 106EW 114677A778 115W II6EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164VN 16 678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 800 DIAPITCHPRICE 75N5/N 8I67Iz78 SERIES 400C 86I,677/z7I 977/7 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW September 1990 157 HAS MOVED INTO LARGER QUARTERS 21658 Cloud Way Hayward CA 94545 CAL 415 783-4868 Out CAL 800 482-8663 proud announce TATONE PRODUCTS CORPORATION has acquired CB ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT LTATONE PRODUCTS CORP THE LEADER IN COMPETITION flight plan putting nose down going Remember though always sure thing Depth perception can make difficult get same air Also remember dust devils thermals often surrounded strong sink turbulence Predicting lift becomes harder wind comes up thermals tached originating source break loose drift downwind Thermals find launch height originated way upwind fly ing field get down couple hundred feet altitude try search above structures tree lines hills have large open areas up wind Ive found weak thermals drifting across open areas hit obstructions kicked off become stronger rate climb increases level can af ford drift gain enough altitude get back home Another place search get low over sheltered areas like small valleys among buildings air can warm up being blown away Forget trying over parking lots cause air blown through before bubble can form hope youre thinking cant stuff Two-Meter Floater because can fact its important Super Ship fliers use advantage possible Sometimes whole field will seem cycle No will get lift next minute everyone will seems happen often wide-open flying sites no hills nearby notice happening contest should try observe pattern closely wind have good chance getting good alr launch during down cycle start down cycle will feel drop temperature wind will get little stronger can launch immediately head downwind can still catch good air blew through did launch immedi ately dont hurry Could Bob possibly sug gesting sandbaggingGV have launch fly far upwind possible get next lift cycle will blowing way its calm day notice large-scale cycling called fly during sink cy cle have hope Fly straight far fast Out bad air direction should go anybodys guess real key fly aggressively Go get thermal Dont wait come usually show up late Timbs Engineering high-starts past columns Ive talked about Norm Timba high-quality winch safety cutoff switches solenoids tow No60 DI..T PlAEn~ RF350SW18 401555 OFOOO416 601255 RF5005652leo-so 0F7507W532S40I1675 6F660655290-125575 65500 A*a54 3163145 08554010 hooks Norms newest products very nice line ready-to-go high-starts come three models Standard unit 800-ft high-start 100 ft Y16-od tubing / wall thickness 400 ft line 12-in reel para chute Thermal Sailplanes size range two three meters wingspan Introductory price $45 Half-Start size 400-ft high-start 50 ft A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 200 ft line 10-in reel para chute Good Hand-Launch through TwoMeter-size Gliders Introductory priced $32 Mini-Start 100-ft high-start 125 ft 1A-in-od tubing 1/66 wall thickness 60 ft line compact reel pennant Its designed alternative throwing HandLaunched Glider Stretch back 12 steps launch Its specially priced $1750 prices include shipping Norms high-starts use highest quality continuous onepiece natural latex tubing line 60-lb-test nylon twine required parts included two spikes handy Cordwheel Standard Half-Starts Norm also said will soon bringing out new product lines high-performance winch equipment composite materials aluminum flying-stab bellcranks guy never sleeps information ordering items write Timba Engineering 1672 Los Osos Valley Rd Los Osos CA 93402 tel 1-805/528-5420 Futaba narrow-band upgrade program re ceivers transmitters Futaba radio owners will interested companys offer up grade equipment meet AMAs 1991 standards program begins October 1 1990 ends March 31 1991 Futaba radios eligi ble make variations its pos sible list ones Roughly speaking AM transmitters will modified narrow-band output some models can switched FM AM FM re ceivers will exchanged narrow-band ones Costs range $10 AM transmitter up grade $90 new PCM 512 narrow-band re ceiver common receivers range $35 $65 exchange sure beats having buy complete new system exact details particular set contact Futaba Corpora tion America 4 Studebaker Irvine CA 92718 Airtronics 401 gear repair Speaking up grades saw Modesto Clubs newsletter Thermal Topics edited old pal Dave Darling squib about Pete Russell San Jose will re place plastic output gear 401 servos TRANSMITITER TRAY Choice Champions Six Finger Advantage LAW LAND AIR & WATER Racing Products Radio Transmitter Tray ultimate radio transmitter tray flyer needs absolute control competition unqualified realism scale flight simply wants fly proficiently Ergonomically designed engineered shoulder straps Fully adjustable comfortable fit Spring tensioned easy off Lightweight ultra strong KOMATEX closed cell PVC transmitter pad UV resistant low thermal conductivity eliminates harmful static electricity Machined accept two stick transmitters Transmitter safely securely mounted tray means retention spring positive lock safety clip Shoulder straps frame assembly machined 6063-T52 grade polished anodized aluminum parts guaranteed against breakage rust warping AVAILABLE AT BETTER HOBBY STORES OR ORDER DIRECT L7AVLEMINPRWDIIWMANUFACTURING THE WORLDS FINEST MODEL EQUIPMENT 1229 Capitol Drive Addison IL 60101 708 543-2030 Fax 708-543-6871 September 1990 161 RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 Gin lRIIsIoN PROILJCTS IN 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 NE e RF800 Dual Strut Noae Gear Fuits Tooling PO Box 95 champaign IL 61824 1foot140-inch Span$4200 1foot17-inch Span$2700 1foot93-inch Span$3000 1foot91-inch SpanS30-00 1foot94-inch Span$3000gg IPhantom 1foot101-inch SpanS3000Vigen 1foot86-inch Span$3000Send $200 taiaiog rians Accessories ana uppiiesf-lb 1foot63-inch Trios$2700 Credited First Order $25 MorePlan Canopy mUJ1iIN IIsJL I~s1IEW4E Ie1]U jimieiiU VEYMI~z ss Airtronics 44 thin minis popular installation wings directly drive ailerons flaps trouble forget raise flaps before plane hits ground youre probably looking stripped output gear others brass Airtronics just now coming out new all-metal-gear servo replace 401 us flocks 401s retrofit makes senseat least ones used flaps Pete Russells price $5 per servo plus shipping address 2086 Swensen Ct San Jose CA 95131 tel 1-408/259-1081 Dont forget big Torrey Pines all-Scale fun fly blast coming up Labor Day weekend Itll three days September 1-3 full infor mation check SSN man Charlie Mor ey 2601 E 19th St #29 Signal Hill CA 90804 tel 1-213/494-3712 Club newsletter department like recognize clubs send newsletters because best way stay abreast whats go ing around country some new good ones coming way Silent Wings Soaring Associations SWSA newsletter named Popoff SWSA club hosted years Masters Soar ing contest Its President Pete Olsen ed itor Don McColgan 972 Vanderbilt Ave Claremont CA 91711 club field located Covina Sacramento Valley Soaring Societys SVSS official newsletter Eagles Nest very professional-looking layout printed bright orange paperwhich should get mem bers attention Frank Leggio club president Editor Ken Knox 8544 Black Branch Court Sacramento CA 95828 SVSSs flying field ad jacent Floran High School finally show few other states participate Soaring besides California Glide Lines newsletter DARTS Dayton Area Thermal Soarers Ken Davidson club president Glide Lines editor Ken Allen 5515 Widgeon Court Dayton OH 45424 Thanks guys RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 44 would seem proof cooperation camaraderie showed throughout con test truly event epitomized Let best pilot win forget what manufac turers machine flying special note apologies judges FM hope didnt hurt themselves laughing rolling stall whatchamacallit Darn Maybe next year Anyway weather super little wind excitement organization ex cellent trophies well Concept Helicopter kits class winners wellstocked raffle also abundance really super people Lessons learned Lesson 1 Dont cut interconnecting flights too close together theres good chance will get Champaign schedule Helicopters will han gared Chicagos OHare overnight partic ular experience good character building however survived episode ma chines got time fly Sunday Lesson 2 prepared wins con test Now know dont like contests Id venture say have prob ably never tried fly FM pattern pat tern looks deceptively easy book fact real test flying skill encompassing Helicopters flight envelope also holds true Novice Intermediatealbeit les ser degree Back point boys down South meaning Miniature Aircraft Supply troops came ready fly X-Cell 30s really humming hard practice showed ready result placed first sec ond fourth FAICliff Hiatt Wayne Mann Tim Schoonard respectively Congrat ulations gentlemen pleasure getting ed ucated way event another charac ter builder Lesson 3 Electric-powered Helicopters 1990 real know Im very terested Electric flight have active Electric Helicopters some years Champaign witnessed both new Kalt Whisper Kyosho EP Concept Both ma chines flew well very impressed Yoshiaki Nagatsuki flying Kalt Whisper flight seven min utes actual flying time choppers inter nal batteries no tether cord ground-based bat tery executed loops rolls stall turns cir cuits hovering flight autorotations Im im pressed As soon can get hands Ill give full report What machines flown examJp & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADV CONTROL PROOLJCTS carry full line Byron Originals Bob Parkerson Tom Cook Bob Violet products COD Orders Accepted 7 18 983-9735 128 WATCHOGUE ROAD 4 StATEN LAtO 4 NY 10314 NEW FAI TAN RUBBER 1/4 3/16 3/32 thick 1 lb box $1475 includes4oz Slick Lube $1375 no lube k costa *175 10 lb box $11000 UPS Delivered Postpaid US via UPS Cal rae add 8% sales tax Made USA Slow cure consistent qualIty Ask FAI-TAN 89/90 catalog lists 100FF kitsl CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BY FAI SEND *1 Model Supply FOR CATALOG P0 Box 3967 Torrance CA 96510 MINI-ELECTRIC FREE-FLIGHT New Custom-Wound 6 Watt Motor rs 150 24 oz Models * High EffIcIency LX Send Si far csisplet Si 595 Poslane HandlinaCstal 162 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 156, 157, 161, 162
LETS BEGIN month couple items relating Vintage Scale first Greg Harding Alaska other Cliff Charles worth England cant get much farther separated Triton Models name Greg Hardings company may have seen Gregs ads /6-scale 124-in-span DFS Reiher Hes now come Out new A-scale Kirby Kite lets have Greg tell us about himself Ive just started little over year ago its still pretty much part-time busi ness rest time spent flying full-size airplanes current job flying Cessna Agtrucks operator has removed spray gear uses tankers hauling fuel oil gas hopper Anyway Ive always enjoyed Scale models Krick kits Hobby Lobby imports about other vintage Gliders available have Minimoa found very difficult build kits beginners think intermediate builder would have no real trou ble have made effort make kits easy build possible main taining scale accuracy fiberglass fuselages go long way toward simplifying things Kirby Kite pretty bird fairly rare Dale Busque owns coun try helped plans Kite kits sold far have gone people already Reiher kits must have satEngiands ClIff Charlesworth iaunches V-scaie Oiympia IiB 89 VIntage Scaie Meet ing White Sheet hili Cliff said picture expialna what Vintage Scale ail about said sold businesses said Shoot Im business So 4 S-ft -long semiscale replicas Good year blimp powered controlled via isfied Frank Smith Austra ha very big Scale Gliders down hope build up fair-sized line Scale mostly vintage Sailplanes next kit will A-scale HP-18 departure vintage also hope have -scale Schweizer 2-22 done end year should pretty well cover performance spectrum Like mod elers list longer what prob ably practical no lack potential projects Later year hope have real live printed brochures now have settle Xe roxed copies other things line besides kits just fun T-shirts great kicks say Real Sailplanes Have Gull Wings front have two-view Za nonia Reiher back Slingsby Sailplanes logo front onlyBE decal pre-WW II German NSFK emblemBE made up Reiher kit thought might well sell separately wife Pat got blimps Christmas last year liked much bought company No Actually wanted get another birthday gift trouble getting delivery place Pat got So called company made 40 Model Aviation Rad*o Control Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N WInnebago Dr Sedaila Co 80135 Bob McGowan won big Masters Soaring meet brace Falcons Ship nearest camera Standard class 100ln-wingspan Falcon 800 other 112ln-span Falcon 880 Mark Alien design has burst upon competition Soaring scene like no kIt since Alrtronics Sagitta Triton models used based Kotzebue AKonly 150 miles Russia Photo L has Joseph age 4 Christopher age 12 Harding prototype Reiher Giiderthe first kit Tritons ilne Scale RC Sailpianes photo right Greg Mr Triton Harding shows off frame hIs newest Scale creation Kirby Kite sky may sunny bright air temperature time about mInus 20 degreesi Greg hoid breath wouidnt big cloud steam photo looks lIke hes shivering 15-ft -long wire connected control box looks like RC transmirterBB know very best thing about bus iness people get know sounds little corny its absolutely true Ive gotten know people over country places like Japan Australia Ive gotten lot help research freely given kinds people think big part everybody just try ing have good time also think patience skill needed hobby weeds Out bad folks early Two things Triton Models will change June price Reiher will go up $205 other will moving Pennsylvania Pat used live will going grad school Tritons new address Box 103 RD 1 Reading PA 19607 Tritons items sound interesting SASE Gregs new Reading address will get hand-printed brochures price Kirby Kite kit $230 plus $12 ship ping T-shirts $12 decal $5 andwait itthe blimp $4995 Im sure us bobby second Gregs thoughts about fine people get meet fly Cliff Charlesworths name has synony mous vintage Scale many years plans mostly quarter-scale considered expert builders very authentic well engineered Cliff sent latest list short note Youll see change new list addition T61 Falke motor glider Its scale spans 375 meters suitable power unlts 45- 80-cu-in displacement Per formance excellent both under power glide Plans three large sheets 16 pounds sterling per set Cowlings canopies available Continued page 156 SCALE RADIO CONTROL VINTAGE sizes2h 3/4314 133/4 11443/i 11/25 1/a65/a LLOZW U WH CONTROL-UNE EELS FREE-FLIGHT Co NEW BALLOON 2/4/z 314514 334 SCALE PILOTS CYUNDERS ENGINE KITS MACHINE GUN KITS PLASTIC DISPLAY MODELS Send $3 fully illustrated catalog other kite anti acceaaonaa DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 Frequency Conversion $4000 Includes Crystals Certification UPS US Mail Federal Express 000 Mastercard Visa Accepted new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will take through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL K-LIne KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower HobbiesWorld Engines [Meter Specials J Ill Fly What Fix September 1990 41 Two new products Timbs Engineering High-Start above has everything needed launch Sailplane 2-3 meters wingspan Mini-Start below Hand-Launch-size Gildars can have flying session schoolyard throwing arm out SMOOTH CONTOUR 3/42% 1314 11433/4 114414 21/4514 GOLDEN AGE sizes21/2 3431/a 1334 114 43/i 11/z5 17/i6A Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Spectrum Ana lyzers Cali brated Test struments Large Inventory R/C Parts Crystals Send Self Addressed Envelope Brochures Radio Control Monitor * All RC Channels Bands * Local NOAA Weather * Local Air Traffic * Local Police/Fire/Rescue * Local FM/TV Sound * New800 MHZ Bands * International Shortwave Bands * Any Frequency 8-600 805-1300MHZ Compact Scanner HAS ITALL * 1000 Memory Channels * Search Up 40 Ch/Sec * Built NiCad Pack * LCD Readout ARlOGO Only S49900 Iplus $4 UPS 4 25- 2000 MHZ 100 Memory Channels 120/220 VAC 138 VDC optional Never Before Has So Much Quality Been Offered Such Low Price List $119900 EEB 101900 pius $12 UPS FREE Shortwave/Scanner Catalog Write Call FAX Today ORDERS 800-368-3270 Tech/mb 703 038-3350 FAX 703938 6911 Electronic Equipment Bank EEB Miii StreetEES Vienna Virginia 22180 Just Minutes Washington DC J Satisfaction Guaranteed Novice and/or Sportsman fliers Joe Bridi makes balsa kits [and darn good ones suitable classes fliersas several other manufacturers published plane would have offer perfonnance appearance features rank least equivalent existing kits Given way RC Pattern skill-level/ad vancement system works would seem original design suitable Novice Sportsman competition would stay classes long enough establish desirability his/her design before advancing higher classand using much sophisticated airplane rate haven t ap proached designer having plane two classes wants sell us construction ar ticle An interesting insight practice tempting publish designs interest broad scope modelers can gained sur veying results full-size plan sales best-selling plan [over 1SOO sales] small Hand-Launched RC Sailplane Right hind RC Schoolyard Scale model Third through fifth places go RC Scale model Golden Age biplane scalelike 4A RC ducted fan model RCflying boat RC Simi tar series has done well have RC OldTimer models best-selling CL plan Les McDonalds Stiletto Precision Aerobatics World Champion design [and has taken afidl 13 years attain degree prominence] interesting note its first month Jeff Troy s Tamecat RC sport/trainer sold over half plans Stiletto has 13 years Oh One last thing mention Full-Size Plan sales program initiated profitmaking operation effort exists service modelers can assume cor relation between plan sales overall popu larity design Yes make small profit plan sales over years time RMcM RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 41 am currently working iAScale model AS Ka 6E beautiful-looking Glider last all-wood designs produced should have outstanding performance both slope flat-field thermal work Im making wings now should too long before ready spent last year part 1990 mak ing Horten IV flying wing very complicated beast say least Results far have dis appointing say cant win ever get flying correctly will send picture As Ive offered before Ill send copy Cliffs list Scale plans send selfaddressed stamped envelope addition new Falke quarter-scale Gliders include Ka3 Ka8 ASK 13 ASK 18 Grunau Baby Hutter H17 ik.scale DFS Reiher 11 Olympia 2b DFS Meise LO 100 MUl3 Plans must dered directly Cliff 41 Spring Road Frome Somerset BAll 2JN England Cliff re quires payment British pounds sterling volves going bank US buy ing either bank draft denominated pounds international money order Vintage Sailplane Association another item should mentioned long Vintage kick VSA national organization full-size Vintage Glider enthusiasts Quite few modelers VSA members because like keep up events real world also full-size soaring fact wellknown SOAR club member Jack Hiner Northern District VP VSA Anyway VSA membership bargain $10 per year includes fine quarterly journal Bungee Cord BC edited published Charlie Morey know editor/pub lisher Slope Soaring News say because Charlie doing great job BC found stretched too thin some thing go Im sure new editor will continue finding good material BC Send $10 check VSA Rtl Box 239 Lovettsville VA 22080 Bob McGowan won 1990 Masters guy should pay attention talks about contest flying Bob wrote following piece Diablo Valley Soaring Society east San Francisco Bay Area newsletter Thermal Tales edited Greg Vasgerdsian As read Bobs words struck similarity what Fred Weaver said Fred Flies article July column Know what real ly successful pilots use same secrets its still instructive listen pros cause slight differences explanations may set off light bulb own heads Masters Bob flew Mark Allen Flight Lite Composites Standard Class Falcon 800 Bob says its performance fantastic just like bigger 112-in Falcon 880 fuselages tails identical both ships center panels 800 wings two inches shorter tips four inches shorter 880s Bob uses Airtronics Vision 85P radio says really helps planes meet full potential Thermal Hunting Bob McGowan 156 Model Aviation EAv HINGE SH71O Pkg 24 $295 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG ed 9e4 foce 6aa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front $tMontezum IA 50171 23-5154 ICOM R7000 Cove rs lease towline have limited amount altitude must use wisely search thermal should have efficient search pattern planned before launch Look around field potential lift sourc es calm day its easy make predictions perhaps paved parking lot dry dirt field roof large school building hillside perpendicular sunlight types areas should warm up faster generate thermals often colder surfac esgreen grass instance will constant thermal lift over given area cycle air imniedi ately over hot spot warms point lighter surrounding air starts ris ing like big hot air balloon cooler sur rounding air comes sucked up behind warm alr bubble some point things equal ize lift gone have wait another bubble air warm up Think twice before heading area buddy found thermal few minutes ago because may have already cycled area sink frequency lift/sink cycles depends weather conditions time day course local terrain generally make search pattern takes around left right side field over couple potential thermal generators end search plane downwind landing area about 100 ft above last-chance ace-in-the-hole likely thermal spot doesnt work its landing time concen trating hitting spot searching fly straight line wings level much possible never cover same air twice Keep planes speed its best LID lift/drag best glide ratio air possible will searched speed will slightly faster minimumsink speed Remember youre Sailplane pilot paratrooper try everything can stay up encounter bad sink recommend staying original course fly faster get out fast possible What goes down must also come up often youll find lift just beyond bad air speeding through Before during flight should looking lift marked birds other Sailplanes debris being sucked up Also aware warming air standing sudden temporary wind shift would indicate nearby thermal sucking surrounding air course marked lift within glid ing range should consider dumping ALL c/iOF SCALE AEROMODELING F/FU C/L3 fl/C MEMBERSHIP $600 YR lRITE- BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER SECRETARY-TREASURER SCALE SOURCE LIST BERT DUGAN* ATEJrSMr~ 11000 PHYLLIS DR CLIO MI4 8420 INCLUDENAMEADDRES5AMANO- ENJOY SCALE MODELING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCALE AEROMODELERS U Eji p 3 \ / PROPELLERS NEW CYCLE 4oo THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALLTHE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP PRICE 1266A77I8 13677/z8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T0200/e INCREASE IN THRUST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCHPRICE 5A34 634 72633/456 633/4568 B46667 94566A/ 77 104566 V 7 106W8W 106EW 114677A778 115W II6EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164VN 16 678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 800 DIAPITCHPRICE 75N5/N 8I67Iz78 SERIES 400C 86I,677/z7I 977/7 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW September 1990 157 HAS MOVED INTO LARGER QUARTERS 21658 Cloud Way Hayward CA 94545 CAL 415 783-4868 Out CAL 800 482-8663 proud announce TATONE PRODUCTS CORPORATION has acquired CB ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT LTATONE PRODUCTS CORP THE LEADER IN COMPETITION flight plan putting nose down going Remember though always sure thing Depth perception can make difficult get same air Also remember dust devils thermals often surrounded strong sink turbulence Predicting lift becomes harder wind comes up thermals tached originating source break loose drift downwind Thermals find launch height originated way upwind fly ing field get down couple hundred feet altitude try search above structures tree lines hills have large open areas up wind Ive found weak thermals drifting across open areas hit obstructions kicked off become stronger rate climb increases level can af ford drift gain enough altitude get back home Another place search get low over sheltered areas like small valleys among buildings air can warm up being blown away Forget trying over parking lots cause air blown through before bubble can form hope youre thinking cant stuff Two-Meter Floater because can fact its important Super Ship fliers use advantage possible Sometimes whole field will seem cycle No will get lift next minute everyone will seems happen often wide-open flying sites no hills nearby notice happening contest should try observe pattern closely wind have good chance getting good alr launch during down cycle start down cycle will feel drop temperature wind will get little stronger can launch immediately head downwind can still catch good air blew through did launch immedi ately dont hurry Could Bob possibly sug gesting sandbaggingGV have launch fly far upwind possible get next lift cycle will blowing way its calm day notice large-scale cycling called fly during sink cy cle have hope Fly straight far fast Out bad air direction should go anybodys guess real key fly aggressively Go get thermal Dont wait come usually show up late Timbs Engineering high-starts past columns Ive talked about Norm Timba high-quality winch safety cutoff switches solenoids tow No60 DI..T PlAEn~ RF350SW18 401555 OFOOO416 601255 RF5005652leo-so 0F7507W532S40I1675 6F660655290-125575 65500 A*a54 3163145 08554010 hooks 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Widgeon Court Dayton OH 45424 Thanks guys RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 44 would seem proof cooperation camaraderie showed throughout con test truly event epitomized Let best pilot win forget what manufac turers machine flying special note apologies judges FM hope didnt hurt themselves laughing rolling stall whatchamacallit Darn Maybe next year Anyway weather super little wind excitement organization ex cellent trophies well Concept Helicopter kits class winners wellstocked raffle also abundance really super people Lessons learned Lesson 1 Dont cut interconnecting flights too close together theres good chance will get Champaign schedule Helicopters will han gared Chicagos OHare overnight partic ular experience good character building however survived episode ma chines got time fly Sunday Lesson 2 prepared wins con test Now know dont like contests Id venture say have prob ably never tried fly FM pattern pat tern looks deceptively easy book fact real test flying skill encompassing Helicopters flight envelope also holds true Novice Intermediatealbeit les ser degree Back point boys down South meaning Miniature Aircraft Supply troops came ready fly X-Cell 30s really humming hard practice showed ready result placed first sec ond fourth FAICliff Hiatt Wayne Mann Tim Schoonard respectively Congrat ulations gentlemen pleasure getting ed ucated way event another charac ter builder Lesson 3 Electric-powered Helicopters 1990 real know Im very terested Electric flight have active Electric Helicopters some years Champaign witnessed both new Kalt Whisper Kyosho EP Concept Both ma chines flew well very impressed Yoshiaki Nagatsuki flying Kalt Whisper flight seven min utes actual flying time choppers inter nal batteries no tether cord ground-based bat tery executed loops rolls stall turns cir cuits hovering flight autorotations Im im pressed As soon can get hands Ill give full report What machines flown examJp & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADV CONTROL PROOLJCTS carry full line 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