Radio Control Sport Aerobatics Ron Van Putte SQUARE ONE beginning Pattern fliers ask advice points emphasize importance reading understanding AMA rule book After way well anything know what expected Pattern flying no different rule book tells us what what Part rule book includes section entitled RC Pattern Judges Guide Guide de scribes maneuver done infractions should result downgrades pet peeves judging Cuban Eight fliers fly 450 downlegs Most downlegs 250 300 horizontal Inexperienced experi enced judges give good scores fliers fly maneuvers such shallow downlegs probably because fliers Cuban Eight way make matters worse fliers perform 450 downlegs downgraded because maneuvers dont look like majority remaining fliers still maintain sooner later judges will get wise situation reward flier does Cuban Eight properly hope its sooner several recent contests Sportsman-class competitor named Mark Bowie Greenwood MS pointed out another judging problem asked judges didnt downgrade improperly-framed maneuvers said Thought did asked watch flights several high-scoring fliers position directly behind judges watched entire maneuvers offset Red Green Buffer Zone side other judges example three loops no part loops presented front judges three rolls werent started until airplane directly front judges Cause downgrade What does Judges Guide say fliers downgraded page 47 1986-87 edition AMA rule book under heading Sug gested Downgrades .Maneuvers Off-Center Deduct 2 points quarter total maneuvers length offset Examples suming no offset judges permission due sun loops offset edge loop just reaches judgesdeduct 4 points because maneuver off center one-half diameter 2 3 axial rolls offsetdeduct about 1 ts because maneu ver off center V6 Pretty specific isnt judges must have downgraded poorly-centered loops rolls right Wrong fliers scored eights nines though Judges Guide said best should have gotten loops rolls six Fair No Its tougher properly center maneuver doing well Fliers can should get higher score cannot Come judgesshape up Im soapbox about proper presen tation maneuvers feel need point out lot fliers maneuvers should have level entry exit .at least 15 meters Page 47 rule book again Fifteen meters about 50 feet Most airplanes fly 90 110 miles per hour equates bit less half second level entry exit know lot fliers say Three Wifferdills starting now immediately yank stick wonder score bad Givethejudgesatleasthalfasecondoflevel entry exit ones know what theyre doing will reward just got letter Jim Doc Edwards Id like share have isolated retreat last 25 years Doc real Masters sport won 1967 Masters Tournament has competitor judge numerous national international events likes come across good ole country boy talks people listen has eamed respect other competitors give opinions Docs letter starts have stayed out Box controversy suggestions See sketch White 1 buffer zone no penalty 2 pilots box 3 judges box 4 center judges box 3 larger numbers 2 4 numbers 1 5 thats OK 5 pilot has legal-size box if/when flies optimum distance visual contact judges will depend size airplane 6 judges pay no mind togreenflagsjust like buffer zone full scale memory serves right 33 meters past actual Box judges heed red flags 7 realize can never have box lets forget box call zone 8 no reason sequence fly now cannot flown zone described now practice planning rules say must fly mile between figures must have entry exit level flight since figures begin level flight 9 flags should runway both zones center line 10 judges should know bound aries can judge flight instead wondering boundaries fly like give judges opportunity score well flags work well posts about 10 feet above ground deep grass whatever Make flags large enough seen wind blowing worked out great Chinaeven though flags very low sat center chair CD chiefjudge would see red flags airplanes would have better have flags higher Thanks Doc know lot pilots dont like flags agree flags present should visible both pilots judges Doc says buffer zone works Out well frill-scale aerobatic competition Care comment Periodically pass hints kinks Some sent some steal club newsletters some reach out grab next grabbed out practicing engine started running rich blowing smoke sounding rough leaned out seemed fix started engine next flight started easily didnt sag removed starting battery connector sounded rich again So leaned again Next flight same Continued page 137 Green Red Buffer Zone 600 FIGURE 1Judges Jim Doc Edwards sent Ron Van Putte letter stating views Turnaround Pattern box letters months column 46Model Aviation Serious cModeler / NILITE III run four cycle have inverted engine have scale ship completely cowledin engine want dpendabta idle sport plane fly pattern cant afford flame out id/a need Niite Ill board glow plug lighter 38K0Nilite Ill Kit 38K90CAliita Ill Asmbld 38K91Twin Nilite lllKit 3819 ICTwin Nilite Ill Asmbld $3295 $3995 $3895 $4695 METERED NILITEII Metered Nilite II lights 12V l5V glow plug also monitors condition plug meter tell its open shorted flooded weak rechargeable 1200 MAH nicd provides enough dependable starts normal flying session Utilizes patented H eadlock device firmly hook easily unhook plug 38185Metered Nilite II Combo Complete wiCharger $2995 38186Metered Nilite IlLighterOnly$1995 COMPLETE CATALOG $200 ACE R/C INC 116W 19 St POBox 51IEN HIGGINSVILLE MO 64037 816 584-7121 model performed rather tight inside ioop large stabilizer area set positive angle acting reduce wings angle attack point no lift Eleva tot travel insufficient overcome sta bilizers force Quick thinking compe tent pilot probably could have saved model applying down-elevator isnt natural reaction nose-down situation Closing throttle may also have helped over about three seconds oc curred models second flight first reasonably successful hint hidden danger speed permitted increase landing normal Its questionable whether changing eleva tot travel would have made airplane man ageable under conditions case upward-deflected elevator disadvan tage because working lowered pres sure above lifting stabilizer existed deadly combination circumstances no recovery model built according plans crash would have happened Bob Dolly Wischer S-221 Lapham Peak Rd Delafield WI 53018 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 46 thing Now very unusual Rossi Since engine didnt sag battery connector removed couldnt bad glow plug right Wrong bad glow plug hint obvious normally-reliable engine gets balky check glow plug knew thatI just forgot Ron Van Putte 111 Sleepy Oaks Rd Ft Walton Beach FL 32548 RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 49 print technical organizational details slope gliding northern Europe little said about great fun have must way share enjoyment sport Lets keep contact see what will happen Preben Norholm editor photographer Modelflyue Nyt Denmark 10 years has chairman contest committee RC-Unionen national RC faction Royal Danish Aeroclub has also served board member organizations Mr Norholm will chairman next session Notdic Aeromodelers Council Copen hagen address Godtharbsvej 7 DK 7400 Herning Denmark Canadian connections An old friend Bill Petti grew Montreal sent letter Ive excerpted parts below Bill member Canadian F3B team 1981 Sacramento World Championships whole Canadian team flew design Dave Wright Victoria BC called FMF magazines editorial policy will allow name explained fully fact Carl Blake winner US team finals also flew Speaking Carl Blake what has become him lately FMF extremely strong ship designed operate 36-volt superwinch team used Yes winch three batteries series narrow drum about 12 inches diameter wound line fast ships couldnt climb very steep anglebut moving launches scared devil out everybody vicinity exciting part what Dave called remote launch used Speed task just down-and-back time Dave positioned himself Base alongside AU U&I&IM WaEM [Cl LI U N [Cl mu BENTOM- BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS FOX GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO EGENE DUBOIS GUILLOW- K&B- K&S L R MRC- OS MAX PACTRA- PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS SEAGLEN SIG STERLING SULLIVAN SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE- TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send S 100 C.h Cheek oc Stamp foe 44 page tabloid aice DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose MAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE PENN VALLEY HOllY CENTER 837 WKain St LanuiaIela19446 turnaround winch plane winch 200 meters downwind signal guys winch would step pedal release plane like plane being shot out cannon can imagine difficulty controlling plane coming straight fast didnt always work did work once Dave set two-lap Speed record 85 secondswhich stands day because everybody said Lets have no changed rules 12-volt-winch rule instituted Speed laps increased four try slow down zealots Enough reminiscing Back Bills letter have flying Cumic year Its very nice kit docile old Aquila has much wider speed range Mine came out 10 oz/sq ft will still go up light stuff built polyhedral save time now wish put ailerons lost Pro Runner ship last fall got too high too far downwind never did find famous Just turn So have laboring cobbling together some parts big Dash Cash cross-country event July Joe Bedford Gary Bower won last year determined again new Canadian Soaring Society taking off good support finally have first Canadian LSF Level V John McMillan Central Ontario club cant think deserving person nicknamed him Bear Continued page 141 October 1986 137 .A BLAST FROM THE PAST JIM WALKERS CLASSIC GLIDERS 743 Pak5495 1 404 INTERCEPTOR Folding Wing Glider U-Build-It Kit$395 7 y Fly $795 Add $3 postage sod handling first -2 packages 10% additional AmeiieaA/wLA2P P0 Box 68132 AIRCRAFT CO Poriland OR 97268
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/10
Page Numbers: 46, 137
Radio Control Sport Aerobatics Ron Van Putte SQUARE ONE beginning Pattern fliers ask advice points emphasize importance reading understanding AMA rule book After way well anything know what expected Pattern flying no different rule book tells us what what Part rule book includes section entitled RC Pattern Judges Guide Guide de scribes maneuver done infractions should result downgrades pet peeves judging Cuban Eight fliers fly 450 downlegs Most downlegs 250 300 horizontal Inexperienced experi enced judges give good scores fliers fly maneuvers such shallow downlegs probably because fliers Cuban Eight way make matters worse fliers perform 450 downlegs downgraded because maneuvers dont look like majority remaining fliers still maintain sooner later judges will get wise situation reward flier does Cuban Eight properly hope its sooner several recent contests Sportsman-class competitor named Mark Bowie Greenwood MS pointed out another judging problem asked judges didnt downgrade improperly-framed maneuvers said Thought did asked watch flights several high-scoring fliers position directly behind judges watched entire maneuvers offset Red Green Buffer Zone side other judges example three loops no part loops presented front judges three rolls werent started until airplane directly front judges Cause downgrade What does Judges Guide say fliers downgraded page 47 1986-87 edition AMA rule book under heading Sug gested Downgrades .Maneuvers Off-Center Deduct 2 points quarter total maneuvers length offset Examples suming no offset judges permission due sun loops offset edge loop just reaches judgesdeduct 4 points because maneuver off center one-half diameter 2 3 axial rolls offsetdeduct about 1 ts because maneu ver off center V6 Pretty specific isnt judges must have downgraded poorly-centered loops rolls right Wrong fliers scored eights nines though Judges Guide said best should have gotten loops rolls six Fair No Its tougher properly center maneuver doing well Fliers can should get higher score cannot Come judgesshape up Im soapbox about proper presen tation maneuvers feel need point out lot fliers maneuvers should have level entry exit .at least 15 meters Page 47 rule book again Fifteen meters about 50 feet Most airplanes fly 90 110 miles per hour equates bit less half second level entry exit know lot fliers say Three Wifferdills starting now immediately yank stick wonder score bad Givethejudgesatleasthalfasecondoflevel entry exit ones know what theyre doing will reward just got letter Jim Doc Edwards Id like share have isolated retreat last 25 years Doc real Masters sport won 1967 Masters Tournament has competitor judge numerous national international events likes come across good ole country boy talks people listen has eamed respect other competitors give opinions Docs letter starts have stayed out Box controversy suggestions See sketch White 1 buffer zone no penalty 2 pilots box 3 judges box 4 center judges box 3 larger numbers 2 4 numbers 1 5 thats OK 5 pilot has legal-size box if/when flies optimum distance visual contact judges will depend size airplane 6 judges pay no mind togreenflagsjust like buffer zone full scale memory serves right 33 meters past actual Box judges heed red flags 7 realize can never have box lets forget box call zone 8 no reason sequence fly now cannot flown zone described now practice planning rules say must fly mile between figures must have entry exit level flight since figures begin level flight 9 flags should runway both zones center line 10 judges should know bound aries can judge flight instead wondering boundaries fly like give judges opportunity score well flags work well posts about 10 feet above ground deep grass whatever Make flags large enough seen wind blowing worked out great Chinaeven though flags very low sat center chair CD chiefjudge would see red flags airplanes would have better have flags higher Thanks Doc know lot pilots dont like flags agree flags present should visible both pilots judges Doc says buffer zone works Out well frill-scale aerobatic competition Care comment Periodically pass hints kinks Some sent some steal club newsletters some reach out grab next grabbed out practicing engine started running rich blowing smoke sounding rough leaned out seemed fix started engine next flight started easily didnt sag removed starting battery connector sounded rich again So leaned again Next flight same Continued page 137 Green Red Buffer Zone 600 FIGURE 1Judges Jim Doc Edwards sent Ron Van Putte letter stating views Turnaround Pattern box letters months column 46Model Aviation Serious cModeler / NILITE III run four cycle have inverted engine have scale ship completely cowledin engine want dpendabta idle sport plane fly pattern cant afford flame out id/a need Niite Ill board glow plug lighter 38K0Nilite Ill Kit 38K90CAliita Ill Asmbld 38K91Twin Nilite lllKit 3819 ICTwin Nilite Ill Asmbld $3295 $3995 $3895 $4695 METERED NILITEII Metered Nilite II lights 12V l5V glow plug also monitors condition plug meter tell its open shorted flooded weak rechargeable 1200 MAH nicd provides enough dependable starts normal flying session Utilizes patented H eadlock device firmly hook easily unhook plug 38185Metered Nilite II Combo Complete wiCharger $2995 38186Metered Nilite IlLighterOnly$1995 COMPLETE CATALOG $200 ACE R/C INC 116W 19 St POBox 51IEN HIGGINSVILLE MO 64037 816 584-7121 model performed rather tight inside ioop large stabilizer area set positive angle acting reduce wings angle attack point no lift Eleva tot travel insufficient overcome sta bilizers force Quick thinking compe tent pilot probably could have saved model applying down-elevator isnt natural reaction nose-down situation Closing throttle may also have helped over about three seconds oc curred models second flight first reasonably successful hint hidden danger speed permitted increase landing normal Its questionable whether changing eleva tot travel would have made airplane man ageable under conditions case upward-deflected elevator disadvan tage because working lowered pres sure above lifting stabilizer existed deadly combination circumstances no recovery model built according plans crash would have happened Bob Dolly Wischer S-221 Lapham Peak Rd Delafield WI 53018 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 46 thing Now very unusual Rossi Since engine didnt sag battery connector removed couldnt bad glow plug right Wrong bad glow plug hint obvious normally-reliable engine gets balky check glow plug knew thatI just forgot Ron Van Putte 111 Sleepy Oaks Rd Ft Walton Beach FL 32548 RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 49 print technical organizational details slope gliding northern Europe little said about great fun have must way share enjoyment sport Lets keep contact see what will happen Preben Norholm editor photographer Modelflyue Nyt Denmark 10 years has chairman contest committee RC-Unionen national RC faction Royal Danish Aeroclub has also served board member organizations Mr Norholm will chairman next session Notdic Aeromodelers Council Copen hagen address Godtharbsvej 7 DK 7400 Herning Denmark Canadian connections An old friend Bill Petti grew Montreal sent letter Ive excerpted parts below Bill member Canadian F3B team 1981 Sacramento World Championships whole Canadian team flew design Dave Wright Victoria BC called FMF magazines editorial policy will allow name explained fully fact Carl Blake winner US team finals also flew Speaking Carl Blake what has become him lately FMF extremely strong ship designed operate 36-volt superwinch team used Yes winch three batteries series narrow drum about 12 inches diameter wound line fast ships couldnt climb very steep anglebut moving launches scared devil out everybody vicinity exciting part what Dave called remote launch used Speed task just down-and-back time Dave positioned himself Base alongside AU U&I&IM WaEM [Cl LI U N [Cl mu BENTOM- BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS FOX GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO EGENE DUBOIS GUILLOW- K&B- K&S L R MRC- OS MAX PACTRA- PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS SEAGLEN SIG STERLING SULLIVAN SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE- TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send S 100 C.h Cheek oc Stamp foe 44 page tabloid aice DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose MAILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE PENN VALLEY HOllY CENTER 837 WKain St LanuiaIela19446 turnaround winch plane winch 200 meters downwind signal guys winch would step pedal release plane like plane being shot out cannon can imagine difficulty controlling plane coming straight fast didnt always work did work once Dave set two-lap Speed record 85 secondswhich stands day because everybody said Lets have no changed rules 12-volt-winch rule instituted Speed laps increased four try slow down zealots Enough reminiscing Back Bills letter have flying Cumic year Its very nice kit docile old Aquila has much wider speed range Mine came out 10 oz/sq ft will still go up light stuff built polyhedral save time now wish put ailerons lost Pro Runner ship last fall got too high too far downwind never did find famous Just turn So have laboring cobbling together some parts big Dash Cash cross-country event July Joe Bedford Gary Bower won last year determined again new Canadian Soaring Society taking off good support finally have first Canadian LSF Level V John McMillan Central Ontario club cant think deserving person nicknamed him Bear Continued page 141 October 1986 137 .A BLAST FROM THE PAST JIM WALKERS CLASSIC GLIDERS 743 Pak5495 1 404 INTERCEPTOR Folding Wing Glider U-Build-It Kit$395 7 y Fly $795 Add $3 postage sod handling first -2 packages 10% additional AmeiieaA/wLA2P P0 Box 68132 AIRCRAFT CO Poriland OR 97268