RADIO CONTROL SOARING Welcome Radio Control RC Soaring column am Marc Gellart Lima Ohio raised Texas graduated Texas A&M University have active Soaring enthusiast since late 80s though built first sailplanean Olympic Ilin 1976 first soaring experience under watchful eye Cecil Haga 1975 flying Legionaire 140 am very involved contest flier Ohio Valley concentrating Thermal Duration contests also fly Hand-Launch Cross Country F3J Slope winds right yes can slope Ohio Indiana am involved Dayton Area Thermal Soarers DARTS League Flight Thermals LOFT Fort Wayne IN am also coordinator Ohio Valley Soaring Series OVSS hope can fill shoes some great guys have written column past Industry Support cornerstones RC Soaring go about getting company supply goods services organization fund-raising rewarding participants As part OVSS time competitor flies contest day earns chance end-of-the-year raffle Last year prize DJ Aerotech Monarch 2M Joe Hahn Don Stackhouse good enough take chance completely unknown entity end Don Harris Double Level V LSF [League Silent Flight] Westerville Ohio season champion won Monarch drawing 1999 rolled around something improve Series year-end raffle wrote letters requesting support companies Soaring-dedicated -related regionally concerned Ohio Valley states letters included what OVSS cases sufficient After letters went out learned corporations will support activity directly related AMAsanctioned contest received thanks no thanks letters called back learned OVSS considered because did include copy AMA Sanctioned Event form OVSS holding AMA-sanctioned event conjunction LOFT Labor Day weekend International Aeromodeling Center Muncie IN After further contact proper forms sent companies initially turned OVSS down decided support us 1999 hunt funds start early find out what required stick until get support endeavor Phoenix Arizona about nicest spot can find US February ever want take vacation sailplane Central Arizona Soaring Leagues CASL Southwest Classic SWC neatest contests can attend have lucky enough compete 90 Model Aviation Sanders all-EPP expanded polypropylene foam Scale Ka-6 soaring over Laguna Niguel California slope future Soaring F3B world champion Daryl Perkins Pasadena CA set launch 1998 Visalia CA Soaring Festival months RC Soaring columnist Marc Gellart launches Laser 2MC worldrenowned Torrey Pines California Glider Port Photo Randy Elkins contest number years works out can also visit parents trip Dave Wenzlick Contest Director 99 SWC held location other CASLs home field Gilbert AZ SWC took place Schnepf Farms Queen Creek southeast Phoenix metroplex Schnepf Farms used outdoor concerts Dave completely grass-covered area instead having landing zone grass though bit drive hotels field some nicest camping setups bathrooms real ones showers stayed field setup determined prior contest launching south landings west consistent east-to-south light breeze lift got better winds got lighter variable direction SWC 152 fliers competed two contests Precision Duration flown three rounds four four seven minutes second contest Add-Em-Up four rounds 34-minute target time consisting nine-minute maxes given two-minute buffer max would have get average 830 per round Lift variable enoughespecially during last round Saturday off Sundaythat getting maxes guaranteed landing zone modified landing strip/circle five feet wide 1667 feet long used landing tape graduated onepoint-per-inch increments landing task well-accepted fliers molded models SWC Northeast Sailplanes Psykos Mueller Esprits probably numerous designs did own molded model start must have bought Skip Miller exporting two designs Eastern Europe Skips tent next consistent group pilots lined up asking questions making orders Eclipse XantipaV-tails pylon-mounted wings using 5D7037 airfoil models works art fly very well Skip also has Emeralds sale coming RnR California Joe Wurts flying all-molded Diamondthe same airplane won world championship F3J Another design shown update Whyte Wings Sapphire G Instead having obechi-sheeted wings G update includes bagged fiberglass/carbon wings rudders Joe Wurts crowned overall champion SWC first Add-Em-Up event George Joy Precision Duration winner top five overall following Joe Daryl Perkins Bren Lugo George Richard Burns respectively Congratulations great fliers looking great place escape winter blues think about spending some time CASL Arizona 2000 Old Sailplane give sailplane good inspection end year Last fall bought Sapphire friend use backup model coming year flyable as-is could tell high mileage much TLC awhile first job did unhinge flaps ailerons rudder remove graphics reflective tape Once off cleaned hinge tape graphic goop inspect flying surfaces get hinge tape off get out trusty old covering iron put fairly low temperature setting about 15 1 start end hinge pull up tape leading process iron Without iron some tapes can actually tear up underlying material process works best MylarTMtype hinge tapes plastic tape such 3MTM brands need heat Once tape off clean off adhesive goop per directions Goo GoneTMa product pick up LowesTM home improvement store like Goo GoneTM because nonpetroleum-based have problems deteriorating paint clear polyurethane obechi-sheeted wings After goop gone check control surfaces warps identify potential structural problems Sapphire rudder trailing edge broken stab trailing edges warped pretty bad stripped off covering added spruce trailing edges around recovered surfaces flaps ailerons basically good shape except bit warp flap straighten flaps out use covering iron heat surfaces after have weighted down twists opposite warps piece fiberglass non-stick surface between iron surface heat flap along its length moment until surface warm touch repeat process couple times let surface completely cool unweight check alignment repeat until get flap aileron shape want point will finish up Sapphires makeover fuselage new look wings ces Magic American Corporation Goo GoneTM Cleveland OH 44122 800 321-6330 Northeast Sailplane Products 16 Kirby Ln Williston VT 05495 802 658-9482 Skip Miller c/o Wood Logic 3229 Walnut Boulder CO 80301 303 449-8765 Whyte Wings 1578 Osage St San Marcos CA 92069 760 744-1553 July1999 93 Author nephew Drew Markley new TG-3 foamie trainer Drew set first thermals spring Jo Gellart photo
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/07
Page Numbers: 90, 93
Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/07
Page Numbers: 90, 93
RADIO CONTROL SOARING Welcome Radio Control RC Soaring column am Marc Gellart Lima Ohio raised Texas graduated Texas A&M University have active Soaring enthusiast since late 80s though built first sailplanean Olympic Ilin 1976 first soaring experience under watchful eye Cecil Haga 1975 flying Legionaire 140 am very involved contest flier Ohio Valley concentrating Thermal Duration contests also fly Hand-Launch Cross Country F3J Slope winds right yes can slope Ohio Indiana am involved Dayton Area Thermal Soarers DARTS League Flight Thermals LOFT Fort Wayne IN am also coordinator Ohio Valley Soaring Series OVSS hope can fill shoes some great guys have written column past Industry Support cornerstones RC Soaring go about getting company supply goods services organization fund-raising rewarding participants As part OVSS time competitor flies contest day earns chance end-of-the-year raffle Last year prize DJ Aerotech Monarch 2M Joe Hahn Don Stackhouse good enough take chance completely unknown entity end Don Harris Double Level V LSF [League Silent Flight] Westerville Ohio season champion won Monarch drawing 1999 rolled around something improve Series year-end raffle wrote letters requesting support companies Soaring-dedicated -related regionally concerned Ohio Valley states letters included what OVSS cases sufficient After letters went out learned corporations will support activity directly related AMAsanctioned contest received thanks no thanks letters called back learned OVSS considered because did include copy AMA Sanctioned Event form OVSS holding AMA-sanctioned event conjunction LOFT Labor Day weekend International Aeromodeling Center Muncie IN After further contact proper forms sent companies initially turned OVSS down decided support us 1999 hunt funds start early find out what required stick until get support endeavor Phoenix Arizona about nicest spot can find US February ever want take vacation sailplane Central Arizona Soaring Leagues CASL Southwest Classic SWC neatest contests can attend have lucky enough compete 90 Model Aviation Sanders all-EPP expanded polypropylene foam Scale Ka-6 soaring over Laguna Niguel California slope future Soaring F3B world champion Daryl Perkins Pasadena CA set launch 1998 Visalia CA Soaring Festival months RC Soaring columnist Marc Gellart launches Laser 2MC worldrenowned Torrey Pines California Glider Port Photo Randy Elkins contest number years works out can also visit parents trip Dave Wenzlick Contest Director 99 SWC held location other CASLs home field Gilbert AZ SWC took place Schnepf Farms Queen Creek southeast Phoenix metroplex Schnepf Farms used outdoor concerts Dave completely grass-covered area instead having landing zone grass though bit drive hotels field some nicest camping setups bathrooms real ones showers stayed field setup determined prior contest launching south landings west consistent east-to-south light breeze lift got better winds got lighter variable direction SWC 152 fliers competed two contests Precision Duration flown three rounds four four seven minutes second contest Add-Em-Up four rounds 34-minute target time consisting nine-minute maxes given two-minute buffer max would have get average 830 per round Lift variable enoughespecially during last round Saturday off Sundaythat getting maxes guaranteed landing zone modified landing strip/circle five feet wide 1667 feet long used landing tape graduated onepoint-per-inch increments landing task well-accepted fliers molded models SWC Northeast Sailplanes Psykos Mueller Esprits probably numerous designs did own molded model start must have bought Skip Miller exporting two designs Eastern Europe Skips tent next consistent group pilots lined up asking questions making orders Eclipse XantipaV-tails pylon-mounted wings using 5D7037 airfoil models works art fly very well Skip also has Emeralds sale coming RnR California Joe Wurts flying all-molded Diamondthe same airplane won world championship F3J Another design shown update Whyte Wings Sapphire G Instead having obechi-sheeted wings G update includes bagged fiberglass/carbon wings rudders Joe Wurts crowned overall champion SWC first Add-Em-Up event George Joy Precision Duration winner top five overall following Joe Daryl Perkins Bren Lugo George Richard Burns respectively Congratulations great fliers looking great place escape winter blues think about spending some time CASL Arizona 2000 Old Sailplane give sailplane good inspection end year Last fall bought Sapphire friend use backup model coming year flyable as-is could tell high mileage much TLC awhile first job did unhinge flaps ailerons rudder remove graphics reflective tape Once off cleaned hinge tape graphic goop inspect flying surfaces get hinge tape off get out trusty old covering iron put fairly low temperature setting about 15 1 start end hinge pull up tape leading process iron Without iron some tapes can actually tear up underlying material process works best MylarTMtype hinge tapes plastic tape such 3MTM brands need heat Once tape off clean off adhesive goop per directions Goo GoneTMa product pick up LowesTM home improvement store like Goo GoneTM because nonpetroleum-based have problems deteriorating paint clear polyurethane obechi-sheeted wings After goop gone check control surfaces warps identify potential structural problems Sapphire rudder trailing edge broken stab trailing edges warped pretty bad stripped off covering added spruce trailing edges around recovered surfaces flaps ailerons basically good shape except bit warp flap straighten flaps out use covering iron heat surfaces after have weighted down twists opposite warps piece fiberglass non-stick surface between iron surface heat flap along its length moment until surface warm touch repeat process couple times let surface completely cool unweight check alignment repeat until get flap aileron shape want point will finish up Sapphires makeover fuselage new look wings ces Magic American Corporation Goo GoneTM Cleveland OH 44122 800 321-6330 Northeast Sailplane Products 16 Kirby Ln Williston VT 05495 802 658-9482 Skip Miller c/o Wood Logic 3229 Walnut Boulder CO 80301 303 449-8765 Whyte Wings 1578 Osage St San Marcos CA 92069 760 744-1553 July1999 93 Author nephew Drew Markley new TG-3 foamie trainer Drew set first thermals spring Jo Gellart photo
