RADIO CONTROL SOARING THE 1993 AMA Nationals originally scheduled midsummer Lubbock Texas Conflict FAA left AMA scrambling new site Finally AMA decided return its 1991 site Vincennes Indiana Unfortunately soaring community scheduling put event just two weeks away LSF League Silent Flight National Championships Between scheduled conflict floods midwest years attendance sparse best Despite low numbers Two Meter largest event 28 entries Contest Director Gilbert Gaugher did best assure flew going have good week Gilbert provided relaxed atmosphere emphasis week friendly spirited competition rushed intensity found larger contests Lincoln High School has site several soaring contests over last two years has ample room parking enough land allow winches set up regardless wind direction Landings freshly-mowed grass save school itself flying virtually uninhibited directions During last two years weather contest has nearly flawless also true yearexcept drizzle Thursday morning early Monday July 19 first official day soaring portion Nats began Scale December 1993 29 Nats F3B winners left right Joe Wurts 1st Skip Miller 2nd Dennis Phelan 3rd Soaring events held Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Current World Champion Joe Wurts launches F3B Eagle Joe topped six other competitors 6000 points also member winning glider team afternoon wind rarely afollowed F3B turnout factorScale disappointing Lee Montgomery SB- 10 entry Nats typically draws six 10 entries Scale Scale Junior winner Michael Wilson Louisville Kentucky flew hisCody Peterson holds original HLG design father Sagitta 600 third NationalsJerry holds Cody Both Flagstaff Arizona invariably minority event soaring pursue enthusiastic about other sector sport Despite absence competitors Lee dutifully completed maneuvers fine display flying skills sailplanes performance capabilities Two rounds F3B flown conjunction seven-cell F3E Since both tasks can labor-intensive decided overlap events order keep what little manpower escaping Seven fliers competed F3B including current World Champion Joe Wurts well 1977 World Champion current team manager Skip Miller surprisingly Joe flew F3B Eagle first-place Watching Joe put Eagle through its paces treat us sure put up good effort defends title Israel asked Skip about teams chances felt confident would prepared team could As past member several world teams Skip knows level competition anything can happen often does bit reserved about what would predict obviously believed best effort current US teams chances good excellent models flown F3B two Mark Allens F3B Eagles Joes Ed Slegers Skip finished second Ellipse Dennis Phelan finished third Comet 89T remaining three airplanes original designs Highlights event Joes 189-second run speed though disappointed Michael Lachowskis 18 laps Joes 19 distance Tuesday July 20 Hand Launch Flying Tuesday devoted entirely hand launch Only nine contestants showed up event made tough since two flight groups could formed two flight groups would little time pilots rest between flights times 30 Model Aviation ord Sean Argenta IL trusty Sagitta 900 Law number entries made transmitter impound unnecessary Leon Kincaid Webster NC latest design Heat Seeker Leon has attended three AMA Nats Brian Agnew own kit design Banshee Two-meter class model used win Two-meter Standard Unlimited Wayne Fredette Tinley Park Illinois original features bagged 7037 wings Sagitta fuselage would no break rest period Six 10-minute rounds varying tasks flown allowing throw-out round tasks six rounds Round Unlimited throws achieve three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Two Unlimited throws achieve five-minute maximumlowest flight scored Round Three Unlimited throws achieve three three-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Four Unlimited throws achieve five two-minute maxesbest five flights scored Rounds Five SixFive throws three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored youve never opportunity fly witness RC hand launch competition should entertaining watch pilots helpers scramble position field Flying man-on-man spectators get instant feedback doing well within flight group isnt Fliers often throwing flying same thermals potential midairs substantial start day appeared Joe Wurts collision course flyoff Joe edged out last year competition wanted get revenge year third round however struggled Skip Miller managed secure maxes would become throw-out round Joe continued unbeaten rounds hope flyoff beat Joe Round 4 forcing Joe use throw-out round Joe take considerable pride hand-launch skills going flying against other demanding task day Five throws five twominute maxes dust settled Joe posted score 94713 seconds perfect close behind 946 Joe went ace final two rounds finished perfect 5000 second 4998 Skip Miller third 4751 Joes airplane new Larry Jolly design called Vagabond featuring conventional built-up construction using Selig 3021 V-tail combination worked well Joe maxed time threw six rounds flying Joe did know Larry intended kit VagabondI imagine hell give some serious thought Interestingly top four finishers shared common use V-tails Vertigo wellproven kit own Skips Solitaire closely resembled Vertigo subtle changes coupled fiberglass fuselage Skips airplane highly transportable removable V-tail wingtips taped no did plug Robert Massman fourth place Jerry Robertson flew new design called Monarch Monarch features unusual fiberglass fuselage flat shape wing generous flying area used thinned 8% Selig 7037 Joe flew Monarchs demonstration after competition have midair prematurely end demo agreed airplane showed good potential Wednesday July 21 Two-Meter pilots meeting Gilbert explained due low number entrants things would done differently year Since two three December 1993 31 man behind show Gilbert Gaugher Contest Director William Jenkins Memphis TN placed third Two-meter own design airfoil own Tom Beckman launches Lee Montgomerys Sport Scale SB-b frequency conflicts 28 pilots control up pilotsthus no impound task day would seven-minute precision duration measured-tape landing round open-winch meaning up fliers get flight within allotted window Pilots 45 minutes pick choose air since few share frequency did fact pick air truly sandbaggers contest pilots didnt get times themselves blame end day eight rounds flying completed Gilbert allowed two rounds throwaways certainly added new dimension what already unusual contest came out top trusty Banshee Joe Wurts came second Airtronics Whisper William Jenkins came third design scratch-built eyeballed own airfoil William no stranger Nats first competition involving radio control has avid free fighter years really showed could sandbag read air well best us Thursday July 22 Standard Same task Two-Meter twistrain first round completed light drizzle got heavier toward end round Until now contestants enjoyed high level comfort save heat didnt hesitate let Gilbert know didnt appreciate being asked fly rain sake some friendly competition Sensing mutiny Gilbert called off flying until further notice next several hours spent comfortable restaurants conveniently located minutes field field everyone huddled under canopies listened numerous prizes raffled off F3B fundraising efforts Just thought nothing left occupy dreary lives horizon looked brighter minutes before early afternoon rain cleared left demanding conditions week crosswind launches weak lift 1O-to-15mph winds Easy maxes rare pilots often seen flying low over trees houses lining road downwind side field Seven rounds completed allowing throwout won Banshee Joe Wurts second Whisper Al Scidmore third Sagitta 900 Friday July 23 Unlimited Fridays weather nearly perfect winches set up directly wind lift abundant often sting far best conditions week Timing Joe Wurts during period unusually strong lift verbally chastised him flying upright such liftJoe quickly conceded flew F3B Eagle inverted Continued page 51 32 Model Aviation or Cody Peterson Flagstaff Arizona consistently placed top 10 against Open fliers Robert Massman Wilmington OH nicely decorated Monarch HLG Robert placed fourth 4279 points Michael Lachowski original HIG Features include bagged wings fiberglass fuselage Fifth place 4275 points RC SoaringlAgnew Continued page 32 nearly five minutes Again seven rounds flown throw-out round permitted end finished top weary Banshee Skip Miller second Airtronics Thermal Eagle Joe third flying F3B Eagle Unlimited win successfully swept three thermal events virtue also garnered Hi Johnson Memorial Award also received Lee Renaud Memorial Award best combined performance classes also teamed Skip Miller Joe Wurts win Dan Pruss team award best performance three-man team during final three days competition Team Past Present Future won score five pointsthe sum team members best performance first place plus Joes second place plus Skips second place team got along well often found arguing over Past Present Future younger fliers Michael Wilson Junior winner Louisville Kentucky Cody Peterson Senior winner Flagstaff Arizona flew impressively entire week Cody often spotted coring thermal salvaging flight landing approach altitude Both fliers going names watch Despite disappointing turnout years Nats enjoyed flew portion soaring community actively participates competitive level relatively small some pilots would gladly attend two independent week-long soaring championships floods notwithstanding apparently too much barely two weeks time between contests believe pilots within soaring community would like see some type combined effort between AMA LSF level scheduling Ultra-Light SkyLites Have Become Big Wheels Now bigger planes can have same light-wheel advantages smaller p lanes enjoy Because now re making SkyLite Wheels bigger too Available four new sizes 3112-#879 4-#881 4112-#882 5-#883 theyre lighter inflatables Yet urethane rub er tread wit foam-center design just like other sizes Which means tire cant roll off rim theres low bounce no compression set no need inflate tires buy utfljjj tire pump So liten up akeady PRODUCTS Pick up pair SkyLites PO Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground December 1993 51 MICRO-ELECTRIC MICRO-JET Ducted-Fan System Package Entire module weighs Just 26 gramsik.AAA ounce thrust Flies models 6050 sq up 3 oz System Package inciudes motor 3s SOntAb ZCAAOLhOG7 NiCd battery wiring harness charger parts compiete instructions butid tan module V MICRO-JET Sjstem 1 flTWIN MICRO-JET System $2695 aoast$25OposQMflrig Oy. W
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/12
Page Numbers: 29, 30, 31, 32, 51
RADIO CONTROL SOARING THE 1993 AMA Nationals originally scheduled midsummer Lubbock Texas Conflict FAA left AMA scrambling new site Finally AMA decided return its 1991 site Vincennes Indiana Unfortunately soaring community scheduling put event just two weeks away LSF League Silent Flight National Championships Between scheduled conflict floods midwest years attendance sparse best Despite low numbers Two Meter largest event 28 entries Contest Director Gilbert Gaugher did best assure flew going have good week Gilbert provided relaxed atmosphere emphasis week friendly spirited competition rushed intensity found larger contests Lincoln High School has site several soaring contests over last two years has ample room parking enough land allow winches set up regardless wind direction Landings freshly-mowed grass save school itself flying virtually uninhibited directions During last two years weather contest has nearly flawless also true yearexcept drizzle Thursday morning early Monday July 19 first official day soaring portion Nats began Scale December 1993 29 Nats F3B winners left right Joe Wurts 1st Skip Miller 2nd Dennis Phelan 3rd Soaring events held Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Current World Champion Joe Wurts launches F3B Eagle Joe topped six other competitors 6000 points also member winning glider team afternoon wind rarely afollowed F3B turnout factorScale disappointing Lee Montgomery SB- 10 entry Nats typically draws six 10 entries Scale Scale Junior winner Michael Wilson Louisville Kentucky flew hisCody Peterson holds original HLG design father Sagitta 600 third NationalsJerry holds Cody Both Flagstaff Arizona invariably minority event soaring pursue enthusiastic about other sector sport Despite absence competitors Lee dutifully completed maneuvers fine display flying skills sailplanes performance capabilities Two rounds F3B flown conjunction seven-cell F3E Since both tasks can labor-intensive decided overlap events order keep what little manpower escaping Seven fliers competed F3B including current World Champion Joe Wurts well 1977 World Champion current team manager Skip Miller surprisingly Joe flew F3B Eagle first-place Watching Joe put Eagle through its paces treat us sure put up good effort defends title Israel asked Skip about teams chances felt confident would prepared team could As past member several world teams Skip knows level competition anything can happen often does bit reserved about what would predict obviously believed best effort current US teams chances good excellent models flown F3B two Mark Allens F3B Eagles Joes Ed Slegers Skip finished second Ellipse Dennis Phelan finished third Comet 89T remaining three airplanes original designs Highlights event Joes 189-second run speed though disappointed Michael Lachowskis 18 laps Joes 19 distance Tuesday July 20 Hand Launch Flying Tuesday devoted entirely hand launch Only nine contestants showed up event made tough since two flight groups could formed two flight groups would little time pilots rest between flights times 30 Model Aviation ord Sean Argenta IL trusty Sagitta 900 Law number entries made transmitter impound unnecessary Leon Kincaid Webster NC latest design Heat Seeker Leon has attended three AMA Nats Brian Agnew own kit design Banshee Two-meter class model used win Two-meter Standard Unlimited Wayne Fredette Tinley Park Illinois original features bagged 7037 wings Sagitta fuselage would no break rest period Six 10-minute rounds varying tasks flown allowing throw-out round tasks six rounds Round Unlimited throws achieve three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Two Unlimited throws achieve five-minute maximumlowest flight scored Round Three Unlimited throws achieve three three-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Four Unlimited throws achieve five two-minute maxesbest five flights scored Rounds Five SixFive throws three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored youve never opportunity fly witness RC hand launch competition should entertaining watch pilots helpers scramble position field Flying man-on-man spectators get instant feedback doing well within flight group isnt Fliers often throwing flying same thermals potential midairs substantial start day appeared Joe Wurts collision course flyoff Joe edged out last year competition wanted get revenge year third round however struggled Skip Miller managed secure maxes would become throw-out round Joe continued unbeaten rounds hope flyoff beat Joe Round 4 forcing Joe use throw-out round Joe take considerable pride hand-launch skills going flying against other demanding task day Five throws five twominute maxes dust settled Joe posted score 94713 seconds perfect close behind 946 Joe went ace final two rounds finished perfect 5000 second 4998 Skip Miller third 4751 Joes airplane new Larry Jolly design called Vagabond featuring conventional built-up construction using Selig 3021 V-tail combination worked well Joe maxed time threw six rounds flying Joe did know Larry intended kit VagabondI imagine hell give some serious thought Interestingly top four finishers shared common use V-tails Vertigo wellproven kit own Skips Solitaire closely resembled Vertigo subtle changes coupled fiberglass fuselage Skips airplane highly transportable removable V-tail wingtips taped no did plug Robert Massman fourth place Jerry Robertson flew new design called Monarch Monarch features unusual fiberglass fuselage flat shape wing generous flying area used thinned 8% Selig 7037 Joe flew Monarchs demonstration after competition have midair prematurely end demo agreed airplane showed good potential Wednesday July 21 Two-Meter pilots meeting Gilbert explained due low number entrants things would done differently year Since two three December 1993 31 man behind show Gilbert Gaugher Contest Director William Jenkins Memphis TN placed third Two-meter own design airfoil own Tom Beckman launches Lee Montgomerys Sport Scale SB-b frequency conflicts 28 pilots control up pilotsthus no impound task day would seven-minute precision duration measured-tape landing round open-winch meaning up fliers get flight within allotted window Pilots 45 minutes pick choose air since few share frequency did fact pick air truly sandbaggers contest pilots didnt get times themselves blame end day eight rounds flying completed Gilbert allowed two rounds throwaways certainly added new dimension what already unusual contest came out top trusty Banshee Joe Wurts came second Airtronics Whisper William Jenkins came third design scratch-built eyeballed own airfoil William no stranger Nats first competition involving radio control has avid free fighter years really showed could sandbag read air well best us Thursday July 22 Standard Same task Two-Meter twistrain first round completed light drizzle got heavier toward end round Until now contestants enjoyed high level comfort save heat didnt hesitate let Gilbert know didnt appreciate being asked fly rain sake some friendly competition Sensing mutiny Gilbert called off flying until further notice next several hours spent comfortable restaurants conveniently located minutes field field everyone huddled under canopies listened numerous prizes raffled off F3B fundraising efforts Just thought nothing left occupy dreary lives horizon looked brighter minutes before early afternoon rain cleared left demanding conditions week crosswind launches weak lift 1O-to-15mph winds Easy maxes rare pilots often seen flying low over trees houses lining road downwind side field Seven rounds completed allowing throwout won Banshee Joe Wurts second Whisper Al Scidmore third Sagitta 900 Friday July 23 Unlimited Fridays weather nearly perfect winches set up directly wind lift abundant often sting far best conditions week Timing Joe Wurts during period unusually strong lift verbally chastised him flying upright such liftJoe quickly conceded flew F3B Eagle inverted Continued page 51 32 Model Aviation or Cody Peterson Flagstaff Arizona consistently placed top 10 against Open fliers Robert Massman Wilmington OH nicely decorated Monarch HLG Robert placed fourth 4279 points Michael Lachowski original HIG Features include bagged wings fiberglass fuselage Fifth place 4275 points RC SoaringlAgnew Continued page 32 nearly five minutes Again seven rounds flown throw-out round permitted end finished top weary Banshee Skip Miller second Airtronics Thermal Eagle Joe third flying F3B Eagle Unlimited win successfully swept three thermal events virtue also garnered Hi Johnson Memorial Award also received Lee Renaud Memorial Award best combined performance classes also teamed Skip Miller Joe Wurts win Dan Pruss team award best performance three-man team during final three days competition Team Past Present Future won score five pointsthe sum team members best performance first place plus Joes second place plus Skips second place team got along well often found arguing over Past Present Future younger fliers Michael Wilson Junior winner Louisville Kentucky Cody Peterson Senior winner Flagstaff Arizona flew impressively entire week Cody often spotted coring thermal salvaging flight landing approach altitude Both fliers going names watch Despite disappointing turnout years Nats enjoyed flew portion soaring community actively participates competitive level relatively small some pilots would gladly attend two independent week-long soaring championships floods notwithstanding apparently too much barely two weeks time between contests believe pilots within soaring community would like see some type combined effort between AMA LSF level scheduling Ultra-Light SkyLites Have Become Big Wheels Now bigger planes can have same light-wheel advantages smaller p lanes enjoy Because now re making SkyLite Wheels bigger too Available four new sizes 3112-#879 4-#881 4112-#882 5-#883 theyre lighter inflatables Yet urethane rub er tread wit foam-center design just like other sizes Which means tire cant roll off rim theres low bounce no compression set no need inflate tires buy utfljjj tire pump So liten up akeady PRODUCTS Pick up pair SkyLites PO Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground December 1993 51 MICRO-ELECTRIC MICRO-JET Ducted-Fan System Package Entire module weighs Just 26 gramsik.AAA ounce thrust Flies models 6050 sq up 3 oz System Package inciudes motor 3s SOntAb ZCAAOLhOG7 NiCd battery wiring harness charger parts compiete instructions butid tan module V MICRO-JET Sjstem 1 flTWIN MICRO-JET System $2695 aoast$25OposQMflrig Oy. W
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/12
Page Numbers: 29, 30, 31, 32, 51
RADIO CONTROL SOARING THE 1993 AMA Nationals originally scheduled midsummer Lubbock Texas Conflict FAA left AMA scrambling new site Finally AMA decided return its 1991 site Vincennes Indiana Unfortunately soaring community scheduling put event just two weeks away LSF League Silent Flight National Championships Between scheduled conflict floods midwest years attendance sparse best Despite low numbers Two Meter largest event 28 entries Contest Director Gilbert Gaugher did best assure flew going have good week Gilbert provided relaxed atmosphere emphasis week friendly spirited competition rushed intensity found larger contests Lincoln High School has site several soaring contests over last two years has ample room parking enough land allow winches set up regardless wind direction Landings freshly-mowed grass save school itself flying virtually uninhibited directions During last two years weather contest has nearly flawless also true yearexcept drizzle Thursday morning early Monday July 19 first official day soaring portion Nats began Scale December 1993 29 Nats F3B winners left right Joe Wurts 1st Skip Miller 2nd Dennis Phelan 3rd Soaring events held Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Current World Champion Joe Wurts launches F3B Eagle Joe topped six other competitors 6000 points also member winning glider team afternoon wind rarely afollowed F3B turnout factorScale disappointing Lee Montgomery SB- 10 entry Nats typically draws six 10 entries Scale Scale Junior winner Michael Wilson Louisville Kentucky flew hisCody Peterson holds original HLG design father Sagitta 600 third NationalsJerry holds Cody Both Flagstaff Arizona invariably minority event soaring pursue enthusiastic about other sector sport Despite absence competitors Lee dutifully completed maneuvers fine display flying skills sailplanes performance capabilities Two rounds F3B flown conjunction seven-cell F3E Since both tasks can labor-intensive decided overlap events order keep what little manpower escaping Seven fliers competed F3B including current World Champion Joe Wurts well 1977 World Champion current team manager Skip Miller surprisingly Joe flew F3B Eagle first-place Watching Joe put Eagle through its paces treat us sure put up good effort defends title Israel asked Skip about teams chances felt confident would prepared team could As past member several world teams Skip knows level competition anything can happen often does bit reserved about what would predict obviously believed best effort current US teams chances good excellent models flown F3B two Mark Allens F3B Eagles Joes Ed Slegers Skip finished second Ellipse Dennis Phelan finished third Comet 89T remaining three airplanes original designs Highlights event Joes 189-second run speed though disappointed Michael Lachowskis 18 laps Joes 19 distance Tuesday July 20 Hand Launch Flying Tuesday devoted entirely hand launch Only nine contestants showed up event made tough since two flight groups could formed two flight groups would little time pilots rest between flights times 30 Model Aviation ord Sean Argenta IL trusty Sagitta 900 Law number entries made transmitter impound unnecessary Leon Kincaid Webster NC latest design Heat Seeker Leon has attended three AMA Nats Brian Agnew own kit design Banshee Two-meter class model used win Two-meter Standard Unlimited Wayne Fredette Tinley Park Illinois original features bagged 7037 wings Sagitta fuselage would no break rest period Six 10-minute rounds varying tasks flown allowing throw-out round tasks six rounds Round Unlimited throws achieve three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Two Unlimited throws achieve five-minute maximumlowest flight scored Round Three Unlimited throws achieve three three-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Four Unlimited throws achieve five two-minute maxesbest five flights scored Rounds Five SixFive throws three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored youve never opportunity fly witness RC hand launch competition should entertaining watch pilots helpers scramble position field Flying man-on-man spectators get instant feedback doing well within flight group isnt Fliers often throwing flying same thermals potential midairs substantial start day appeared Joe Wurts collision course flyoff Joe edged out last year competition wanted get revenge year third round however struggled Skip Miller managed secure maxes would become throw-out round Joe continued unbeaten rounds hope flyoff beat Joe Round 4 forcing Joe use throw-out round Joe take considerable pride hand-launch skills going flying against other demanding task day Five throws five twominute maxes dust settled Joe posted score 94713 seconds perfect close behind 946 Joe went ace final two rounds finished perfect 5000 second 4998 Skip Miller third 4751 Joes airplane new Larry Jolly design called Vagabond featuring conventional built-up construction using Selig 3021 V-tail combination worked well Joe maxed time threw six rounds flying Joe did know Larry intended kit VagabondI imagine hell give some serious thought Interestingly top four finishers shared common use V-tails Vertigo wellproven kit own Skips Solitaire closely resembled Vertigo subtle changes coupled fiberglass fuselage Skips airplane highly transportable removable V-tail wingtips taped no did plug Robert Massman fourth place Jerry Robertson flew new design called Monarch Monarch features unusual fiberglass fuselage flat shape wing generous flying area used thinned 8% Selig 7037 Joe flew Monarchs demonstration after competition have midair prematurely end demo agreed airplane showed good potential Wednesday July 21 Two-Meter pilots meeting Gilbert explained due low number entrants things would done differently year Since two three December 1993 31 man behind show Gilbert Gaugher Contest Director William Jenkins Memphis TN placed third Two-meter own design airfoil own Tom Beckman launches Lee Montgomerys Sport Scale SB-b frequency conflicts 28 pilots control up pilotsthus no impound task day would seven-minute precision duration measured-tape landing round open-winch meaning up fliers get flight within allotted window Pilots 45 minutes pick choose air since few share frequency did fact pick air truly sandbaggers contest pilots didnt get times themselves blame end day eight rounds flying completed Gilbert allowed two rounds throwaways certainly added new dimension what already unusual contest came out top trusty Banshee Joe Wurts came second Airtronics Whisper William Jenkins came third design scratch-built eyeballed own airfoil William no stranger Nats first competition involving radio control has avid free fighter years really showed could sandbag read air well best us Thursday July 22 Standard Same task Two-Meter twistrain first round completed light drizzle got heavier toward end round Until now contestants enjoyed high level comfort save heat didnt hesitate let Gilbert know didnt appreciate being asked fly rain sake some friendly competition Sensing mutiny Gilbert called off flying until further notice next several hours spent comfortable restaurants conveniently located minutes field field everyone huddled under canopies listened numerous prizes raffled off F3B fundraising efforts Just thought nothing left occupy dreary lives horizon looked brighter minutes before early afternoon rain cleared left demanding conditions week crosswind launches weak lift 1O-to-15mph winds Easy maxes rare pilots often seen flying low over trees houses lining road downwind side field Seven rounds completed allowing throwout won Banshee Joe Wurts second Whisper Al Scidmore third Sagitta 900 Friday July 23 Unlimited Fridays weather nearly perfect winches set up directly wind lift abundant often sting far best conditions week Timing Joe Wurts during period unusually strong lift verbally chastised him flying upright such liftJoe quickly conceded flew F3B Eagle inverted Continued page 51 32 Model Aviation or Cody Peterson Flagstaff Arizona consistently placed top 10 against Open fliers Robert Massman Wilmington OH nicely decorated Monarch HLG Robert placed fourth 4279 points Michael Lachowski original HIG Features include bagged wings fiberglass fuselage Fifth place 4275 points RC SoaringlAgnew Continued page 32 nearly five minutes Again seven rounds flown throw-out round permitted end finished top weary Banshee Skip Miller second Airtronics Thermal Eagle Joe third flying F3B Eagle Unlimited win successfully swept three thermal events virtue also garnered Hi Johnson Memorial Award also received Lee Renaud Memorial Award best combined performance classes also teamed Skip Miller Joe Wurts win Dan Pruss team award best performance three-man team during final three days competition Team Past Present Future won score five pointsthe sum team members best performance first place plus Joes second place plus Skips second place team got along well often found arguing over Past Present Future younger fliers Michael Wilson Junior winner Louisville Kentucky Cody Peterson Senior winner Flagstaff Arizona flew impressively entire week Cody often spotted coring thermal salvaging flight landing approach altitude Both fliers going names watch Despite disappointing turnout years Nats enjoyed flew portion soaring community actively participates competitive level relatively small some pilots would gladly attend two independent week-long soaring championships floods notwithstanding apparently too much barely two weeks time between contests believe pilots within soaring community would like see some type combined effort between AMA LSF level scheduling Ultra-Light SkyLites Have Become Big Wheels Now bigger planes can have same light-wheel advantages smaller p lanes enjoy Because now re making SkyLite Wheels bigger too Available four new sizes 3112-#879 4-#881 4112-#882 5-#883 theyre lighter inflatables Yet urethane rub er tread wit foam-center design just like other sizes Which means tire cant roll off rim theres low bounce no compression set no need inflate tires buy utfljjj tire pump So liten up akeady PRODUCTS Pick up pair SkyLites PO Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground December 1993 51 MICRO-ELECTRIC MICRO-JET Ducted-Fan System Package Entire module weighs Just 26 gramsik.AAA ounce thrust Flies models 6050 sq up 3 oz System Package inciudes motor 3s SOntAb ZCAAOLhOG7 NiCd battery wiring harness charger parts compiete instructions butid tan module V MICRO-JET Sjstem 1 flTWIN MICRO-JET System $2695 aoast$25OposQMflrig Oy. W
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/12
Page Numbers: 29, 30, 31, 32, 51
RADIO CONTROL SOARING THE 1993 AMA Nationals originally scheduled midsummer Lubbock Texas Conflict FAA left AMA scrambling new site Finally AMA decided return its 1991 site Vincennes Indiana Unfortunately soaring community scheduling put event just two weeks away LSF League Silent Flight National Championships Between scheduled conflict floods midwest years attendance sparse best Despite low numbers Two Meter largest event 28 entries Contest Director Gilbert Gaugher did best assure flew going have good week Gilbert provided relaxed atmosphere emphasis week friendly spirited competition rushed intensity found larger contests Lincoln High School has site several soaring contests over last two years has ample room parking enough land allow winches set up regardless wind direction Landings freshly-mowed grass save school itself flying virtually uninhibited directions During last two years weather contest has nearly flawless also true yearexcept drizzle Thursday morning early Monday July 19 first official day soaring portion Nats began Scale December 1993 29 Nats F3B winners left right Joe Wurts 1st Skip Miller 2nd Dennis Phelan 3rd Soaring events held Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Current World Champion Joe Wurts launches F3B Eagle Joe topped six other competitors 6000 points also member winning glider team afternoon wind rarely afollowed F3B turnout factorScale disappointing Lee Montgomery SB- 10 entry Nats typically draws six 10 entries Scale Scale Junior winner Michael Wilson Louisville Kentucky flew hisCody Peterson holds original HLG design father Sagitta 600 third NationalsJerry holds Cody Both Flagstaff Arizona invariably minority event soaring pursue enthusiastic about other sector sport Despite absence competitors Lee dutifully completed maneuvers fine display flying skills sailplanes performance capabilities Two rounds F3B flown conjunction seven-cell F3E Since both tasks can labor-intensive decided overlap events order keep what little manpower escaping Seven fliers competed F3B including current World Champion Joe Wurts well 1977 World Champion current team manager Skip Miller surprisingly Joe flew F3B Eagle first-place Watching Joe put Eagle through its paces treat us sure put up good effort defends title Israel asked Skip about teams chances felt confident would prepared team could As past member several world teams Skip knows level competition anything can happen often does bit reserved about what would predict obviously believed best effort current US teams chances good excellent models flown F3B two Mark Allens F3B Eagles Joes Ed Slegers Skip finished second Ellipse Dennis Phelan finished third Comet 89T remaining three airplanes original designs Highlights event Joes 189-second run speed though disappointed Michael Lachowskis 18 laps Joes 19 distance Tuesday July 20 Hand Launch Flying Tuesday devoted entirely hand launch Only nine contestants showed up event made tough since two flight groups could formed two flight groups would little time pilots rest between flights times 30 Model Aviation ord Sean Argenta IL trusty Sagitta 900 Law number entries made transmitter impound unnecessary Leon Kincaid Webster NC latest design Heat Seeker Leon has attended three AMA Nats Brian Agnew own kit design Banshee Two-meter class model used win Two-meter Standard Unlimited Wayne Fredette Tinley Park Illinois original features bagged 7037 wings Sagitta fuselage would no break rest period Six 10-minute rounds varying tasks flown allowing throw-out round tasks six rounds Round Unlimited throws achieve three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Two Unlimited throws achieve five-minute maximumlowest flight scored Round Three Unlimited throws achieve three three-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Four Unlimited throws achieve five two-minute maxesbest five flights scored Rounds Five SixFive throws three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored youve never opportunity fly witness RC hand launch competition should entertaining watch pilots helpers scramble position field Flying man-on-man spectators get instant feedback doing well within flight group isnt Fliers often throwing flying same thermals potential midairs substantial start day appeared Joe Wurts collision course flyoff Joe edged out last year competition wanted get revenge year third round however struggled Skip Miller managed secure maxes would become throw-out round Joe continued unbeaten rounds hope flyoff beat Joe Round 4 forcing Joe use throw-out round Joe take considerable pride hand-launch skills going flying against other demanding task day Five throws five twominute maxes dust settled Joe posted score 94713 seconds perfect close behind 946 Joe went ace final two rounds finished perfect 5000 second 4998 Skip Miller third 4751 Joes airplane new Larry Jolly design called Vagabond featuring conventional built-up construction using Selig 3021 V-tail combination worked well Joe maxed time threw six rounds flying Joe did know Larry intended kit VagabondI imagine hell give some serious thought Interestingly top four finishers shared common use V-tails Vertigo wellproven kit own Skips Solitaire closely resembled Vertigo subtle changes coupled fiberglass fuselage Skips airplane highly transportable removable V-tail wingtips taped no did plug Robert Massman fourth place Jerry Robertson flew new design called Monarch Monarch features unusual fiberglass fuselage flat shape wing generous flying area used thinned 8% Selig 7037 Joe flew Monarchs demonstration after competition have midair prematurely end demo agreed airplane showed good potential Wednesday July 21 Two-Meter pilots meeting Gilbert explained due low number entrants things would done differently year Since two three December 1993 31 man behind show Gilbert Gaugher Contest Director William Jenkins Memphis TN placed third Two-meter own design airfoil own Tom Beckman launches Lee Montgomerys Sport Scale SB-b frequency conflicts 28 pilots control up pilotsthus no impound task day would seven-minute precision duration measured-tape landing round open-winch meaning up fliers get flight within allotted window Pilots 45 minutes pick choose air since few share frequency did fact pick air truly sandbaggers contest pilots didnt get times themselves blame end day eight rounds flying completed Gilbert allowed two rounds throwaways certainly added new dimension what already unusual contest came out top trusty Banshee Joe Wurts came second Airtronics Whisper William Jenkins came third design scratch-built eyeballed own airfoil William no stranger Nats first competition involving radio control has avid free fighter years really showed could sandbag read air well best us Thursday July 22 Standard Same task Two-Meter twistrain first round completed light drizzle got heavier toward end round Until now contestants enjoyed high level comfort save heat didnt hesitate let Gilbert know didnt appreciate being asked fly rain sake some friendly competition Sensing mutiny Gilbert called off flying until further notice next several hours spent comfortable restaurants conveniently located minutes field field everyone huddled under canopies listened numerous prizes raffled off F3B fundraising efforts Just thought nothing left occupy dreary lives horizon looked brighter minutes before early afternoon rain cleared left demanding conditions week crosswind launches weak lift 1O-to-15mph winds Easy maxes rare pilots often seen flying low over trees houses lining road downwind side field Seven rounds completed allowing throwout won Banshee Joe Wurts second Whisper Al Scidmore third Sagitta 900 Friday July 23 Unlimited Fridays weather nearly perfect winches set up directly wind lift abundant often sting far best conditions week Timing Joe Wurts during period unusually strong lift verbally chastised him flying upright such liftJoe quickly conceded flew F3B Eagle inverted Continued page 51 32 Model Aviation or Cody Peterson Flagstaff Arizona consistently placed top 10 against Open fliers Robert Massman Wilmington OH nicely decorated Monarch HLG Robert placed fourth 4279 points Michael Lachowski original HIG Features include bagged wings fiberglass fuselage Fifth place 4275 points RC SoaringlAgnew Continued page 32 nearly five minutes Again seven rounds flown throw-out round permitted end finished top weary Banshee Skip Miller second Airtronics Thermal Eagle Joe third flying F3B Eagle Unlimited win successfully swept three thermal events virtue also garnered Hi Johnson Memorial Award also received Lee Renaud Memorial Award best combined performance classes also teamed Skip Miller Joe Wurts win Dan Pruss team award best performance three-man team during final three days competition Team Past Present Future won score five pointsthe sum team members best performance first place plus Joes second place plus Skips second place team got along well often found arguing over Past Present Future younger fliers Michael Wilson Junior winner Louisville Kentucky Cody Peterson Senior winner Flagstaff Arizona flew impressively entire week Cody often spotted coring thermal salvaging flight landing approach altitude Both fliers going names watch Despite disappointing turnout years Nats enjoyed flew portion soaring community actively participates competitive level relatively small some pilots would gladly attend two independent week-long soaring championships floods notwithstanding apparently too much barely two weeks time between contests believe pilots within soaring community would like see some type combined effort between AMA LSF level scheduling Ultra-Light SkyLites Have Become Big Wheels Now bigger planes can have same light-wheel advantages smaller p lanes enjoy Because now re making SkyLite Wheels bigger too Available four new sizes 3112-#879 4-#881 4112-#882 5-#883 theyre lighter inflatables Yet urethane rub er tread wit foam-center design just like other sizes Which means tire cant roll off rim theres low bounce no compression set no need inflate tires buy utfljjj tire pump So liten up akeady PRODUCTS Pick up pair SkyLites PO Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground December 1993 51 MICRO-ELECTRIC MICRO-JET Ducted-Fan System Package Entire module weighs Just 26 gramsik.AAA ounce thrust Flies models 6050 sq up 3 oz System Package inciudes motor 3s SOntAb ZCAAOLhOG7 NiCd battery wiring harness charger parts compiete instructions butid tan module V MICRO-JET Sjstem 1 flTWIN MICRO-JET System $2695 aoast$25OposQMflrig Oy. 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/12
Page Numbers: 29, 30, 31, 32, 51
RADIO CONTROL SOARING THE 1993 AMA Nationals originally scheduled midsummer Lubbock Texas Conflict FAA left AMA scrambling new site Finally AMA decided return its 1991 site Vincennes Indiana Unfortunately soaring community scheduling put event just two weeks away LSF League Silent Flight National Championships Between scheduled conflict floods midwest years attendance sparse best Despite low numbers Two Meter largest event 28 entries Contest Director Gilbert Gaugher did best assure flew going have good week Gilbert provided relaxed atmosphere emphasis week friendly spirited competition rushed intensity found larger contests Lincoln High School has site several soaring contests over last two years has ample room parking enough land allow winches set up regardless wind direction Landings freshly-mowed grass save school itself flying virtually uninhibited directions During last two years weather contest has nearly flawless also true yearexcept drizzle Thursday morning early Monday July 19 first official day soaring portion Nats began Scale December 1993 29 Nats F3B winners left right Joe Wurts 1st Skip Miller 2nd Dennis Phelan 3rd Soaring events held Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Current World Champion Joe Wurts launches F3B Eagle Joe topped six other competitors 6000 points also member winning glider team afternoon wind rarely afollowed F3B turnout factorScale disappointing Lee Montgomery SB- 10 entry Nats typically draws six 10 entries Scale Scale Junior winner Michael Wilson Louisville Kentucky flew hisCody Peterson holds original HLG design father Sagitta 600 third NationalsJerry holds Cody Both Flagstaff Arizona invariably minority event soaring pursue enthusiastic about other sector sport Despite absence competitors Lee dutifully completed maneuvers fine display flying skills sailplanes performance capabilities Two rounds F3B flown conjunction seven-cell F3E Since both tasks can labor-intensive decided overlap events order keep what little manpower escaping Seven fliers competed F3B including current World Champion Joe Wurts well 1977 World Champion current team manager Skip Miller surprisingly Joe flew F3B Eagle first-place Watching Joe put Eagle through its paces treat us sure put up good effort defends title Israel asked Skip about teams chances felt confident would prepared team could As past member several world teams Skip knows level competition anything can happen often does bit reserved about what would predict obviously believed best effort current US teams chances good excellent models flown F3B two Mark Allens F3B Eagles Joes Ed Slegers Skip finished second Ellipse Dennis Phelan finished third Comet 89T remaining three airplanes original designs Highlights event Joes 189-second run speed though disappointed Michael Lachowskis 18 laps Joes 19 distance Tuesday July 20 Hand Launch Flying Tuesday devoted entirely hand launch Only nine contestants showed up event made tough since two flight groups could formed two flight groups would little time pilots rest between flights times 30 Model Aviation ord Sean Argenta IL trusty Sagitta 900 Law number entries made transmitter impound unnecessary Leon Kincaid Webster NC latest design Heat Seeker Leon has attended three AMA Nats Brian Agnew own kit design Banshee Two-meter class model used win Two-meter Standard Unlimited Wayne Fredette Tinley Park Illinois original features bagged 7037 wings Sagitta fuselage would no break rest period Six 10-minute rounds varying tasks flown allowing throw-out round tasks six rounds Round Unlimited throws achieve three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Two Unlimited throws achieve five-minute maximumlowest flight scored Round Three Unlimited throws achieve three three-minute maxesbest three flights scored Round Four Unlimited throws achieve five two-minute maxesbest five flights scored Rounds Five SixFive throws three two-minute maxesbest three flights scored youve never opportunity fly witness RC hand launch competition should entertaining watch pilots helpers scramble position field Flying man-on-man spectators get instant feedback doing well within flight group isnt Fliers often throwing flying same thermals potential midairs substantial start day appeared Joe Wurts collision course flyoff Joe edged out last year competition wanted get revenge year third round however struggled Skip Miller managed secure maxes would become throw-out round Joe continued unbeaten rounds hope flyoff beat Joe Round 4 forcing Joe use throw-out round Joe take considerable pride hand-launch skills going flying against other demanding task day Five throws five twominute maxes dust settled Joe posted score 94713 seconds perfect close behind 946 Joe went ace final two rounds finished perfect 5000 second 4998 Skip Miller third 4751 Joes airplane new Larry Jolly design called Vagabond featuring conventional built-up construction using Selig 3021 V-tail combination worked well Joe maxed time threw six rounds flying Joe did know Larry intended kit VagabondI imagine hell give some serious thought Interestingly top four finishers shared common use V-tails Vertigo wellproven kit own Skips Solitaire closely resembled Vertigo subtle changes coupled fiberglass fuselage Skips airplane highly transportable removable V-tail wingtips taped no did plug Robert Massman fourth place Jerry Robertson flew new design called Monarch Monarch features unusual fiberglass fuselage flat shape wing generous flying area used thinned 8% Selig 7037 Joe flew Monarchs demonstration after competition have midair prematurely end demo agreed airplane showed good potential Wednesday July 21 Two-Meter pilots meeting Gilbert explained due low number entrants things would done differently year Since two three December 1993 31 man behind show Gilbert Gaugher Contest Director William Jenkins Memphis TN placed third Two-meter own design airfoil own Tom Beckman launches Lee Montgomerys Sport Scale SB-b frequency conflicts 28 pilots control up pilotsthus no impound task day would seven-minute precision duration measured-tape landing round open-winch meaning up fliers get flight within allotted window Pilots 45 minutes pick choose air since few share frequency did fact pick air truly sandbaggers contest pilots didnt get times themselves blame end day eight rounds flying completed Gilbert allowed two rounds throwaways certainly added new dimension what already unusual contest came out top trusty Banshee Joe Wurts came second Airtronics Whisper William Jenkins came third design scratch-built eyeballed own airfoil William no stranger Nats first competition involving radio control has avid free fighter years really showed could sandbag read air well best us Thursday July 22 Standard Same task Two-Meter twistrain first round completed light drizzle got heavier toward end round Until now contestants enjoyed high level comfort save heat didnt hesitate let Gilbert know didnt appreciate being asked fly rain sake some friendly competition Sensing mutiny Gilbert called off flying until further notice next several hours spent comfortable restaurants conveniently located minutes field field everyone huddled under canopies listened numerous prizes raffled off F3B fundraising efforts Just thought nothing left occupy dreary lives horizon looked brighter minutes before early afternoon rain cleared left demanding conditions week crosswind launches weak lift 1O-to-15mph winds Easy maxes rare pilots often seen flying low over trees houses lining road downwind side field Seven rounds completed allowing throwout won Banshee Joe Wurts second Whisper Al Scidmore third Sagitta 900 Friday July 23 Unlimited Fridays weather nearly perfect winches set up directly wind lift abundant often sting far best conditions week Timing Joe Wurts during period unusually strong lift verbally chastised him flying upright such liftJoe quickly conceded flew F3B Eagle inverted Continued page 51 32 Model Aviation or Cody Peterson Flagstaff Arizona consistently placed top 10 against Open fliers Robert Massman Wilmington OH nicely decorated Monarch HLG Robert placed fourth 4279 points Michael Lachowski original HIG Features include bagged wings fiberglass fuselage Fifth place 4275 points RC SoaringlAgnew Continued page 32 nearly five minutes Again seven rounds flown throw-out round permitted end finished top weary Banshee Skip Miller second Airtronics Thermal Eagle Joe third flying F3B Eagle Unlimited win successfully swept three thermal events virtue also garnered Hi Johnson Memorial Award also received Lee Renaud Memorial Award best combined performance classes also teamed Skip Miller Joe Wurts win Dan Pruss team award best performance three-man team during final three days competition Team Past Present Future won score five pointsthe sum team members best performance first place plus Joes second place plus Skips second place team got along well often found arguing over Past Present Future younger fliers Michael Wilson Junior winner Louisville Kentucky Cody Peterson Senior winner Flagstaff Arizona flew impressively entire week Cody often spotted coring thermal salvaging flight landing approach altitude Both fliers going names watch Despite disappointing turnout years Nats enjoyed flew portion soaring community actively participates competitive level relatively small some pilots would gladly attend two independent week-long soaring championships floods notwithstanding apparently too much barely two weeks time between contests believe pilots within soaring community would like see some type combined effort between AMA LSF level scheduling Ultra-Light SkyLites Have Become Big Wheels Now bigger planes can have same light-wheel advantages smaller p lanes enjoy Because now re making SkyLite Wheels bigger too Available four new sizes 3112-#879 4-#881 4112-#882 5-#883 theyre lighter inflatables Yet urethane rub er tread wit foam-center design just like other sizes Which means tire cant roll off rim theres low bounce no compression set no need inflate tires buy utfljjj tire pump So liten up akeady PRODUCTS Pick up pair SkyLites PO Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground December 1993 51 MICRO-ELECTRIC MICRO-JET Ducted-Fan System Package Entire module weighs Just 26 gramsik.AAA ounce thrust Flies models 6050 sq up 3 oz System Package inciudes motor 3s SOntAb ZCAAOLhOG7 NiCd battery wiring harness charger parts compiete instructions butid tan module V MICRO-JET Sjstem 1 flTWIN MICRO-JET System $2695 aoast$25OposQMflrig Oy. 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