0 SOARING Dan Pruss BECOME Ace Deuces Thats way flyer reads announcing Second Annual Two Meter World Cup event scheduled January 10 11 1981 being hosted San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Antelope Valley Soaring Association contest limited two meter sailpianes Tasks will similar F3B types involving speed distance duration site will near Los Angeles can get further information writing Two Meter World Cup Doug Ford 18630 Nau Avenue Northridge CA 91326USA years soaring has needed good winter time event could answer Weve talked about large scale models column past carried price tags about $4 per inch wing span Well youre interested -scale bird affordable Ralph Learmont Australia has Kestral- 17 fits right high priced spreadfor about fourth cost bird offered some time ago least two flying West Coast Packag ing shipping always high cost factor large sailplanes Learmonts Kestral no exception However has overcome problem some degree has able drop price 179 Australian dollars including shipping should noted -4 1~~ BR IS DON El RIDGE RD r w m fTl m m - - HOPKINS RD 4 FLINN & CO LANDED HERE HINER 04 MILES BEHIND 304 MILES -4 z 7l m Jo LEGEND flAIROAO TPACCS O4 TEJSaJ C$ES44--4 PLAJFILD SCALE -4 Ce -4 -4 Cd 9 224TH 1980s Great Race V held near Plainfield IL last July map showsthe course layoutand thedistance flown bythe winners Plainfield located between Illinois cities Aurora Joliet 34 Model Aviation Great Race V winning entry Greater Detroit Soaring & Hikina Society Bev Dale Martell Noal Rossow Pat Mary Flinn Pats version vybue open spaces sunligni rrienoiy cumuius clouds sailplanewhat afternoon Great Race entrants used thermal sniffers RD - NAPERVILLE R model builders kit Sheeting has purchased cover foam wing linkages included flying surfaces handbook nearly 100 pages thick contains detailed drawings nearly page drawings include clever inno vative ideas could applied other models Details include retractable gearwith doors spoilers tail wheel gapless hinges canopy work art fits fibreglass fuselage like lid ajar builder big prices have steered away big models check Kestral 17 writing Southern Sailplanes 31 Queens Parade Burwood VIC 3125 Melbourne Australia Dayton OH DARTS comes report different kind contest task two kilometer out-and-back eventover concrete runway Wright Field years AMA Nats site procedure launch after minute clock started Once flier felt enough altitude flew course riding chase car Three rounds flown scores counted didnt finish course distance measured against slowest finisher round 36 attempts three fliers completed course 11 didnt get past go Ken Bates Ann Arbor MI took top honors Merlyn May July SOAR held cross country event Great Race V Over years rules event have modified doing have also reduced numberbut always interest offering maximum opportunity flying Entries clubs club assigned frequency Any number planes can entered frequency selected weather suits Again idea flyand fly much long possible little no restrictions year flew event scheduled two days order offer time greater oppor tunity score well Only clubs longest flight counted scoring relaunching carried no penalties Time started flier announced starting course thermalling height advantage before start carried no time penalty either no spot landings mdasure no working times no false starts no relaunches due broken lines though relaunches would have permitted no impound monitor interference problem Its gotta what CD heaven gonna like Moreover no accused sandbagging no complained because Continued page 111 November 1980 35 i-rom Ann sruor inc miuiiiuoi Ctn~Ly try Great Race V Ken Shaw Dave Moeller Ken Bates Bates Merlyn II design Bates holds LSF Level V Merlyn has winner Toledo show Detroits team shows efforts needed winning penormance member has job Cross-countryflying can involve whole family worked three out five years Detroit Hobbypoxy finishing products Whether model wood metal fiberglass plastic combina tion whether flies sails rolls Hobbypoxy formulated let paint build repair pamper perfection big FREE offer Send complete literature howto-guide well tell qualify time get acquainted offer $475 worth Hobbypoxy products abso lutely FREE HOBBYPOXY PRODUCTS Division Pettit Paint Company Inc 32 Pine Street Rockaway NJ 07866 section balsa piece mark two parallel lines 1/32-in either side center line Cut piece 1/16-in plywood planform shape tip installed Using cyanoacrylate glue like Hot Stuff Zap Jet glue plywood piece balsa plate perpendicular tip aligned parallel lines youve just drawn Cut two soft balsa blocks roughly shape glue plate plywood Now sand tip shape Youll note plywood piece makes great template sanding youre done can hardly see plywood However first time ding tip youll probably have damage Great idea know idea new based what Ive heard since new thank Jim As written final stages completing work new Phoenix 8 Nats nine days finish airplane test fly make necessary trim adjustments get some practice before leaving Wilmington OH years will finish airplane sufficient time wont have excuses performance competition Ron Van Putte 12 Connie Drive Shalimar FL 32579 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 launch bad air Winches open after initial rotation selected via draw Fliers called allowed launch pass once given choices winches open contest slept Briefing wasnt until 9 oclock first launch ******** ** * * * * **** * *** Test Run Engine FOX 19-RC * 15000 rpm 8-4 * Weight 5-112 ounces * Bore 650 * Stroke 600 * Displacement 19 Fox 19 RC $4195 Fox Silencer available fit No 90222 Size B @ $795 American-Made Engines Its just plain bearing engine saves lots bucks FOX 19 delivers power greater baffle 19 have ever testedand sur passes some Schneurle 19 engines Ball bearings nice fancy carburetors neat price no oblect time-proven powerplant runs throttles idles league 19s costing twice price Thats lot save Its find Fos products field flying action ia Hot Line 501 6461656 CO 5305 TOWSON AVE FORT SMITH ARK 7201 F uthorized %dio r ontro ervice FACTORY AUTHORIZED SER VICE FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING BRANDS Ace Aero Sport Cannon Cirrus Kraft World Engines EK Logictrol Micro Avionics Pro Line Orbit Msthes* D&D RS Systems Royal Simprop * Jerobee *ALSO WARRANTY SER VICE EXPERTSER VICE FOR ALL BRANDS Don McCarthy Factory trained technicians over 15 years Radio Control Electronics 0 HOURS Closed Sun & Mon lOam-8 pmWedFri 10 am-6pm Sat 10 am-2 pm 714 639-8886 941 N MAIN ST. ORANGE CALIFORNIA 92667 November 1980 1 1 1 Lubricants. An Imnortant items $2 19 unless otherwise noted Motor Oil Lgt* #102Gear Lubricant #104Synthetic lnstr /Motor Oil Med #106Grease Fortified W/Teflon #107Motor Oil Medium #108Motor Oil Light #111Light Oil #134Powdered Teflon Dry Lttbricant #135Powdered Graphite Dry Lubricant *Not Use Plastics ElIMm Igcene unduyour dealer about us stries P0 Box 328 Bensenville IL 60106 Ralph Learmont Kestrel 17 avail able kit form spans 1684 weighs 8 lb information article Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 34, 35, 111, 112
0 SOARING Dan Pruss BECOME Ace Deuces Thats way flyer reads announcing Second Annual Two Meter World Cup event scheduled January 10 11 1981 being hosted San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Antelope Valley Soaring Association contest limited two meter sailpianes Tasks will similar F3B types involving speed distance duration site will near Los Angeles can get further information writing Two Meter World Cup Doug Ford 18630 Nau Avenue Northridge CA 91326USA years soaring has needed good winter time event could answer Weve talked about large scale models column past carried price tags about $4 per inch wing span Well youre interested -scale bird affordable Ralph Learmont Australia has Kestral- 17 fits right high priced spreadfor about fourth cost bird offered some time ago least two flying West Coast Packag ing shipping always high cost factor large sailplanes Learmonts Kestral no exception However has overcome problem some degree has able drop price 179 Australian dollars including shipping should noted -4 1~~ BR IS DON El RIDGE RD r w m fTl m m - - HOPKINS RD 4 FLINN & CO LANDED HERE HINER 04 MILES BEHIND 304 MILES -4 z 7l m Jo LEGEND flAIROAO TPACCS O4 TEJSaJ C$ES44--4 PLAJFILD SCALE -4 Ce -4 -4 Cd 9 224TH 1980s Great Race V held near Plainfield IL last July map showsthe course layoutand thedistance flown bythe winners Plainfield located between Illinois cities Aurora Joliet 34 Model Aviation Great Race V winning entry Greater Detroit Soaring & Hikina Society Bev Dale Martell Noal Rossow Pat Mary Flinn Pats version vybue open spaces sunligni rrienoiy cumuius clouds sailplanewhat afternoon Great Race entrants used thermal sniffers RD - NAPERVILLE R model builders kit Sheeting has purchased cover foam wing linkages included flying surfaces handbook nearly 100 pages thick contains detailed drawings nearly page drawings include clever inno vative ideas could applied other models Details include retractable gearwith doors spoilers tail wheel gapless hinges canopy work art fits fibreglass fuselage like lid ajar builder big prices have steered away big models check Kestral 17 writing Southern Sailplanes 31 Queens Parade Burwood VIC 3125 Melbourne Australia Dayton OH DARTS comes report different kind contest task two kilometer out-and-back eventover concrete runway Wright Field years AMA Nats site procedure launch after minute clock started Once flier felt enough altitude flew course riding chase car Three rounds flown scores counted didnt finish course distance measured against slowest finisher round 36 attempts three fliers completed course 11 didnt get past go Ken Bates Ann Arbor MI took top honors Merlyn May July SOAR held cross country event Great Race V Over years rules event have modified doing have also reduced numberbut always interest offering maximum opportunity flying Entries clubs club assigned frequency Any number planes can entered frequency selected weather suits Again idea flyand fly much long possible little no restrictions year flew event scheduled two days order offer time greater oppor tunity score well Only clubs longest flight counted scoring relaunching carried no penalties Time started flier announced starting course thermalling height advantage before start carried no time penalty either no spot landings mdasure no working times no false starts no relaunches due broken lines though relaunches would have permitted no impound monitor interference problem Its gotta what CD heaven gonna like Moreover no accused sandbagging no complained because Continued page 111 November 1980 35 i-rom Ann sruor inc miuiiiuoi Ctn~Ly try Great Race V Ken Shaw Dave Moeller Ken Bates Bates Merlyn II design Bates holds LSF Level V Merlyn has winner Toledo show Detroits team shows efforts needed winning penormance member has job Cross-countryflying can involve whole family worked three out five years Detroit Hobbypoxy finishing products Whether model wood metal fiberglass plastic combina tion whether flies sails rolls Hobbypoxy formulated let paint build repair pamper perfection big FREE offer Send complete literature howto-guide well tell qualify time get acquainted offer $475 worth Hobbypoxy products abso lutely FREE HOBBYPOXY PRODUCTS Division Pettit Paint Company Inc 32 Pine Street Rockaway NJ 07866 section balsa piece mark two parallel lines 1/32-in either side center line Cut piece 1/16-in plywood planform shape tip installed Using cyanoacrylate glue like Hot Stuff Zap Jet glue plywood piece balsa plate perpendicular tip aligned parallel lines youve just drawn Cut two soft balsa blocks roughly shape glue plate plywood Now sand tip shape Youll note plywood piece makes great template sanding youre done can hardly see plywood However first time ding tip youll probably have damage Great idea know idea new based what Ive heard since new thank Jim As written final stages completing work new Phoenix 8 Nats nine days finish airplane test fly make necessary trim adjustments get some practice before leaving Wilmington OH years will finish airplane sufficient time wont have excuses performance competition Ron Van Putte 12 Connie Drive Shalimar FL 32579 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 launch bad air Winches open after initial rotation selected via draw Fliers called allowed launch pass once given choices winches open contest slept Briefing wasnt until 9 oclock first launch ******** ** * * * * **** * *** Test Run Engine FOX 19-RC * 15000 rpm 8-4 * Weight 5-112 ounces * Bore 650 * Stroke 600 * Displacement 19 Fox 19 RC $4195 Fox Silencer available fit No 90222 Size B @ $795 American-Made Engines Its just plain bearing engine saves lots bucks FOX 19 delivers power greater baffle 19 have ever testedand sur passes some Schneurle 19 engines Ball bearings nice fancy carburetors neat price no oblect time-proven powerplant runs throttles idles league 19s costing twice price Thats lot save Its find Fos products field flying action ia Hot Line 501 6461656 CO 5305 TOWSON AVE FORT SMITH ARK 7201 F uthorized %dio r ontro ervice FACTORY AUTHORIZED SER VICE FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING BRANDS Ace Aero Sport Cannon Cirrus Kraft World Engines EK Logictrol Micro Avionics Pro Line Orbit Msthes* D&D RS Systems Royal Simprop * Jerobee *ALSO WARRANTY SER VICE EXPERTSER VICE FOR ALL BRANDS Don McCarthy Factory trained technicians over 15 years Radio Control Electronics 0 HOURS Closed Sun & Mon lOam-8 pmWedFri 10 am-6pm Sat 10 am-2 pm 714 639-8886 941 N MAIN ST. ORANGE CALIFORNIA 92667 November 1980 1 1 1 Lubricants. An Imnortant items $2 19 unless otherwise noted Motor Oil Lgt* #102Gear Lubricant #104Synthetic lnstr /Motor Oil Med #106Grease Fortified W/Teflon #107Motor Oil Medium #108Motor Oil Light #111Light Oil #134Powdered Teflon Dry Lttbricant #135Powdered Graphite Dry Lubricant *Not Use Plastics ElIMm Igcene unduyour dealer about us stries P0 Box 328 Bensenville IL 60106 Ralph Learmont Kestrel 17 avail able kit form spans 1684 weighs 8 lb information article Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 34, 35, 111, 112
0 SOARING Dan Pruss BECOME Ace Deuces Thats way flyer reads announcing Second Annual Two Meter World Cup event scheduled January 10 11 1981 being hosted San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Antelope Valley Soaring Association contest limited two meter sailpianes Tasks will similar F3B types involving speed distance duration site will near Los Angeles can get further information writing Two Meter World Cup Doug Ford 18630 Nau Avenue Northridge CA 91326USA years soaring has needed good winter time event could answer Weve talked about large scale models column past carried price tags about $4 per inch wing span Well youre interested -scale bird affordable Ralph Learmont Australia has Kestral- 17 fits right high priced spreadfor about fourth cost bird offered some time ago least two flying West Coast Packag ing shipping always high cost factor large sailplanes Learmonts Kestral no exception However has overcome problem some degree has able drop price 179 Australian dollars including shipping should noted -4 1~~ BR IS DON El RIDGE RD r w m fTl m m - - HOPKINS RD 4 FLINN & CO LANDED HERE HINER 04 MILES BEHIND 304 MILES -4 z 7l m Jo LEGEND flAIROAO TPACCS O4 TEJSaJ C$ES44--4 PLAJFILD SCALE -4 Ce -4 -4 Cd 9 224TH 1980s Great Race V held near Plainfield IL last July map showsthe course layoutand thedistance flown bythe winners Plainfield located between Illinois cities Aurora Joliet 34 Model Aviation Great Race V winning entry Greater Detroit Soaring & Hikina Society Bev Dale Martell Noal Rossow Pat Mary Flinn Pats version vybue open spaces sunligni rrienoiy cumuius clouds sailplanewhat afternoon Great Race entrants used thermal sniffers RD - NAPERVILLE R model builders kit Sheeting has purchased cover foam wing linkages included flying surfaces handbook nearly 100 pages thick contains detailed drawings nearly page drawings include clever inno vative ideas could applied other models Details include retractable gearwith doors spoilers tail wheel gapless hinges canopy work art fits fibreglass fuselage like lid ajar builder big prices have steered away big models check Kestral 17 writing Southern Sailplanes 31 Queens Parade Burwood VIC 3125 Melbourne Australia Dayton OH DARTS comes report different kind contest task two kilometer out-and-back eventover concrete runway Wright Field years AMA Nats site procedure launch after minute clock started Once flier felt enough altitude flew course riding chase car Three rounds flown scores counted didnt finish course distance measured against slowest finisher round 36 attempts three fliers completed course 11 didnt get past go Ken Bates Ann Arbor MI took top honors Merlyn May July SOAR held cross country event Great Race V Over years rules event have modified doing have also reduced numberbut always interest offering maximum opportunity flying Entries clubs club assigned frequency Any number planes can entered frequency selected weather suits Again idea flyand fly much long possible little no restrictions year flew event scheduled two days order offer time greater oppor tunity score well Only clubs longest flight counted scoring relaunching carried no penalties Time started flier announced starting course thermalling height advantage before start carried no time penalty either no spot landings mdasure no working times no false starts no relaunches due broken lines though relaunches would have permitted no impound monitor interference problem Its gotta what CD heaven gonna like Moreover no accused sandbagging no complained because Continued page 111 November 1980 35 i-rom Ann sruor inc miuiiiuoi Ctn~Ly try Great Race V Ken Shaw Dave Moeller Ken Bates Bates Merlyn II design Bates holds LSF Level V Merlyn has winner Toledo show Detroits team shows efforts needed winning penormance member has job Cross-countryflying can involve whole family worked three out five years Detroit Hobbypoxy finishing products Whether model wood metal fiberglass plastic combina tion whether flies sails rolls Hobbypoxy formulated let paint build repair pamper perfection big FREE offer Send complete literature howto-guide well tell qualify time get acquainted offer $475 worth Hobbypoxy products abso lutely FREE HOBBYPOXY PRODUCTS Division Pettit Paint Company Inc 32 Pine Street Rockaway NJ 07866 section balsa piece mark two parallel lines 1/32-in either side center line Cut piece 1/16-in plywood planform shape tip installed Using cyanoacrylate glue like Hot Stuff Zap Jet glue plywood piece balsa plate perpendicular tip aligned parallel lines youve just drawn Cut two soft balsa blocks roughly shape glue plate plywood Now sand tip shape Youll note plywood piece makes great template sanding youre done can hardly see plywood However first time ding tip youll probably have damage Great idea know idea new based what Ive heard since new thank Jim As written final stages completing work new Phoenix 8 Nats nine days finish airplane test fly make necessary trim adjustments get some practice before leaving Wilmington OH years will finish airplane sufficient time wont have excuses performance competition Ron Van Putte 12 Connie Drive Shalimar FL 32579 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 launch bad air Winches open after initial rotation selected via draw Fliers called allowed launch pass once given choices winches open contest slept Briefing wasnt until 9 oclock first launch ******** ** * * * * **** * *** Test Run Engine FOX 19-RC * 15000 rpm 8-4 * Weight 5-112 ounces * Bore 650 * Stroke 600 * Displacement 19 Fox 19 RC $4195 Fox Silencer available fit No 90222 Size B @ $795 American-Made Engines Its just plain bearing engine saves lots bucks FOX 19 delivers power greater baffle 19 have ever testedand sur passes some Schneurle 19 engines Ball bearings nice fancy carburetors neat price no oblect time-proven powerplant runs throttles idles league 19s costing twice price Thats lot save Its find Fos products field flying action ia Hot Line 501 6461656 CO 5305 TOWSON AVE FORT SMITH ARK 7201 F uthorized %dio r ontro ervice FACTORY AUTHORIZED SER VICE FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING BRANDS Ace Aero Sport Cannon Cirrus Kraft World Engines EK Logictrol Micro Avionics Pro Line Orbit Msthes* D&D RS Systems Royal Simprop * Jerobee *ALSO WARRANTY SER VICE EXPERTSER VICE FOR ALL BRANDS Don McCarthy Factory trained technicians over 15 years Radio Control Electronics 0 HOURS Closed Sun & Mon lOam-8 pmWedFri 10 am-6pm Sat 10 am-2 pm 714 639-8886 941 N MAIN ST. ORANGE CALIFORNIA 92667 November 1980 1 1 1 Lubricants. An Imnortant items $2 19 unless otherwise noted Motor Oil Lgt* #102Gear Lubricant #104Synthetic lnstr /Motor Oil Med #106Grease Fortified W/Teflon #107Motor Oil Medium #108Motor Oil Light #111Light Oil #134Powdered Teflon Dry Lttbricant #135Powdered Graphite Dry Lubricant *Not Use Plastics ElIMm Igcene unduyour dealer about us stries P0 Box 328 Bensenville IL 60106 Ralph Learmont Kestrel 17 avail able kit form spans 1684 weighs 8 lb information article Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 34, 35, 111, 112
0 SOARING Dan Pruss BECOME Ace Deuces Thats way flyer reads announcing Second Annual Two Meter World Cup event scheduled January 10 11 1981 being hosted San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers Antelope Valley Soaring Association contest limited two meter sailpianes Tasks will similar F3B types involving speed distance duration site will near Los Angeles can get further information writing Two Meter World Cup Doug Ford 18630 Nau Avenue Northridge CA 91326USA years soaring has needed good winter time event could answer Weve talked about large scale models column past carried price tags about $4 per inch wing span Well youre interested -scale bird affordable Ralph Learmont Australia has Kestral- 17 fits right high priced spreadfor about fourth cost bird offered some time ago least two flying West Coast Packag ing shipping always high cost factor large sailplanes Learmonts Kestral no exception However has overcome problem some degree has able drop price 179 Australian dollars including shipping should noted -4 1~~ BR IS DON El RIDGE RD r w m fTl m m - - HOPKINS RD 4 FLINN & CO LANDED HERE HINER 04 MILES BEHIND 304 MILES -4 z 7l m Jo LEGEND flAIROAO TPACCS O4 TEJSaJ C$ES44--4 PLAJFILD SCALE -4 Ce -4 -4 Cd 9 224TH 1980s Great Race V held near Plainfield IL last July map showsthe course layoutand thedistance flown bythe winners Plainfield located between Illinois cities Aurora Joliet 34 Model Aviation Great Race V winning entry Greater Detroit Soaring & Hikina Society Bev Dale Martell Noal Rossow Pat Mary Flinn Pats version vybue open spaces sunligni rrienoiy cumuius clouds sailplanewhat afternoon Great Race entrants used thermal sniffers RD - NAPERVILLE R model builders kit Sheeting has purchased cover foam wing linkages included flying surfaces handbook nearly 100 pages thick contains detailed drawings nearly page drawings include clever inno vative ideas could applied other models Details include retractable gearwith doors spoilers tail wheel gapless hinges canopy work art fits fibreglass fuselage like lid ajar builder big prices have steered away big models check Kestral 17 writing Southern Sailplanes 31 Queens Parade Burwood VIC 3125 Melbourne Australia Dayton OH DARTS comes report different kind contest task two kilometer out-and-back eventover concrete runway Wright Field years AMA Nats site procedure launch after minute clock started Once flier felt enough altitude flew course riding chase car Three rounds flown scores counted didnt finish course distance measured against slowest finisher round 36 attempts three fliers completed course 11 didnt get past go Ken Bates Ann Arbor MI took top honors Merlyn May July SOAR held cross country event Great Race V Over years rules event have modified doing have also reduced numberbut always interest offering maximum opportunity flying Entries clubs club assigned frequency Any number planes can entered frequency selected weather suits Again idea flyand fly much long possible little no restrictions year flew event scheduled two days order offer time greater oppor tunity score well Only clubs longest flight counted scoring relaunching carried no penalties Time started flier announced starting course thermalling height advantage before start carried no time penalty either no spot landings mdasure no working times no false starts no relaunches due broken lines though relaunches would have permitted no impound monitor interference problem Its gotta what CD heaven gonna like Moreover no accused sandbagging no complained because Continued page 111 November 1980 35 i-rom Ann sruor inc miuiiiuoi Ctn~Ly try Great Race V Ken Shaw Dave Moeller Ken Bates Bates Merlyn II design Bates holds LSF Level V Merlyn has winner Toledo show Detroits team shows efforts needed winning penormance member has job Cross-countryflying can involve whole family worked three out five years Detroit Hobbypoxy finishing products Whether model wood metal fiberglass plastic combina tion whether flies sails rolls Hobbypoxy 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Wilmington OH years will finish airplane sufficient time wont have excuses performance competition Ron Van Putte 12 Connie Drive Shalimar FL 32579 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 launch bad air Winches open after initial rotation selected via draw Fliers called allowed launch pass once given choices winches open contest slept Briefing wasnt until 9 oclock first launch ******** ** * * * * **** * *** Test Run Engine FOX 19-RC * 15000 rpm 8-4 * Weight 5-112 ounces * Bore 650 * Stroke 600 * Displacement 19 Fox 19 RC $4195 Fox Silencer available fit No 90222 Size B @ $795 American-Made Engines Its just plain bearing engine saves lots bucks FOX 19 delivers power greater baffle 19 have ever testedand sur passes some Schneurle 19 engines Ball bearings nice fancy carburetors neat price no oblect time-proven powerplant runs throttles idles league 19s costing twice price Thats lot save Its find Fos products field flying action ia Hot Line 501 6461656 CO 5305 TOWSON AVE FORT SMITH ARK 7201 F 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ORANGE CALIFORNIA 92667 November 1980 1 1 1 Lubricants. An Imnortant items $2 19 unless otherwise noted Motor Oil Lgt* #102Gear Lubricant #104Synthetic lnstr /Motor Oil Med #106Grease Fortified W/Teflon #107Motor Oil Medium #108Motor Oil Light #111Light Oil #134Powdered Teflon Dry Lttbricant #135Powdered Graphite Dry Lubricant *Not Use Plastics ElIMm Igcene unduyour dealer about us stries P0 Box 328 Bensenville IL 60106 Ralph Learmont Kestrel 17 avail able kit form spans 1684 weighs 8 lb information article Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine