Radio Control Sport/Aerobatics Ron Van Putte THIS ALL BEGAN evening relaxing after arriving home work phone rang Carl Wheeley calling AMA Headquarters Carl told about demise American Aircraft Modeler magazine AMA magazine would published its place dropped bomb ask ing write column response what us would have made under similar circumstances said Youve got kidding However Carl prevailed am Frankly whether intended consider opportunity challenge honor Since first deadline close too little time prepare con ventional column intend tell something about myself solicit aid put plugs two favorite contests am major United States Air Force stationed Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach Fla job aeronautical engineer Air Force Armament Laboratory specializing weapon separation characteristics aircraft/weapon performance stability control 20 Model Aviation RC flying began just outside Roch ester NY 1954 ECE receiver Bonner SN escapement wood 049-powered deBolt Kitten ground-based homemade CW transmitter Currently radio system Kraft KP-7Z Phoenix 6 Super Tigre G60 Bluehead Pro Line retracts span time radios airplanes engines accessories staggering consider memories early years mostly pleasant although hit trees wife often tried make buy tree decals put sides airplanes flying has improved since early days enjoyment RC hobby has increased over years Some enjoyable flying experiences hap pened contests Indiana Michigan Ohio Maryland Virginia Alabama New York New Jersey Louisiana Florida contest flying might imply consider myself expert flierfar still watch awe really out standing fliers like good friend Don Lowe Don has always flown char acteristic smoothness expert makes look easy way Don put Carl Wheeley onto prospective columnist because Don knew background writing meeting deadlines newsletter editor During 1965 1969 editor Worksheet newsletter Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society wife Faith learned know about putting out club newsletter shared writing typing priming collat ing stapling addressing mailing went brief retirement during threeyear assignment Andrews Air Force Base Md reassigned Eglin Air Force Base 1972 Eglin Aero Model lers small informal group RC modelers blessed out standing flying sitean abandoned World War II training field Approval use site obtained Jim Kirkland ten years earlier things regret met Jim Kirkland once never saw him fly before died fall 1972 continued page 80 Ron Van Putte has restless mind designing Airborne Associates Phoenix 6 has retracts ships today 1 two Rhett Millers observe competition 1974 Jim Kirkland Memorialyoung R hefl first D expert Right Ample board contest will used Eglin AFB May 31-June 1 Below right Don Coleman flying Memorial Rhett Miller calling J Miller G Kieliszek judging RO Aerobatics/Sport continued page 20 started Beam Bulletin Eglin Aero Modellers November 1972 shortly after being elected job club secre tary club flourished under twoyear leadership president Dave Fraser grew its present active membership 67 Part credit club growth proudly claim Beam think newsletter ties together club members regardless area level interest Now Beam good hands successor Ron Vick inventiveness talent present nearly issue during past two years yet certain just column will fit broad outlines laid out Carl Wheeley during startling phone call sure include items general interest technical discussions comments about RC oriented products contest announcements contest re ports earnestly solicit support making column something can enjoy Please send anything think might useful including photographs Also please tolerant contest announcement doesnt make column because half dozen month would make lousy column de spite fact competition what promoted development radios engines airplanes accessories what flew 1954 what fly today site 1975 Masters Tourna ment proved Rough River Ky after careful evaluation 14 sites proposed originally Eglin Aero Modellers delighted discover Fort Walton Beach six finalists site wasnt selected still pleased because initial vote solely result 1st Annual Jim Kirkland Memorial RC Contest con test result desire establish RC contest worthy Jim Kirklands name responses contestants indicated detailed planning hard work succeeded lions share credit belongs contest dir ector Dick Little Furor McGraw know Dick youll understand Furor wasnt misspelled Dick spent months honing preparations right down smallest details Hes again right now because 2nd Annual Jim Kirkland Memorial RC Contest will held 31 May 1 June Eglin AFB Ha Events will include Classes B D Novice D Expert Sport Scale Come down enjoy well-run contest now famous free Saturday night boiled shrimp dinner Con tact CD Dick McGraw 43 Waynel Circle Ft Walton Beach Fla 32548 information other contest want plug now classic Wright Brothers Memorial RC Contest Wright Patterson Air Force Base Ohio has always model other clubs copy WORKS members know right always draw top fliers middle east 13th annual contest will held 14 15 June classes B D Novice D Expert Sport Scale Helicopter Y4 Midget Pylon Taking over Contest Director Don Lowe Dale Whitford Write Dale 642 Cushing Ave Dayton Ohio 45429 information Remember write tooMajor R E Van Putte 12 Connie Drive Shah mar Fla 32579 ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control1 Andrews Aircraft Model Company 67 Bantam Precision Products Inc.. 76 Cleveland Model & Supply Co75 Concept Models67 Covente69 DMECO deBolt77 Everybodys Bookshop70 Frannys Chrome70 Grish Brothers69 Hobby Hideaway78 Jefs Friends77 JR Sales Company79 K&BMfg73 Midwest Products Company71 Peck-Polymers75 Progress Mfg Company72 RB Products73 RC World Championship72 Ross Power Inc76 Semco Model Engineering74 Sig Mfg Company19 Sterling Models Inc68 Sullivan Products Inc74 TeleCraft78 VL Products79 Williams Brothers70 World EnginesBack Cover CA Zaic Company78 FULL-SIZE PLANS No 100 HINNANTS F-5 Monthly Featured Plan$450 pattern flying types looking ultimate maneuverability also smooth flying 60 powered job has No 101 SHORT SEAMEW$300 Theres nothing better 40-powered Class Carrier model good protype lending itself modeling innovations Dick Perrys British carrier design No 102 FRENCH WENCH$225 Dale Mateers graceful winning free-flight Classes 1/2A powered 049 051 thoroughly tested well used design detail right No 103 KIOUD KING$400 Dr Dee B Mathews outdid himself 660 sq 15 19 Radio Controlled Old-Timer Free Flight based upon 1938 record breaker FF Mickey DeAngelis No 104 WILEY POST BIPLANE$225 Petite durable scale design either rubber tail-wagger pulse rudder flies like dream either method power control Circle numbers plans wish order 100 lb lb 101 102 103 104 Enclosed $ NAME STREET CITY STATE ZIP Price includes first-class postage Send check money order payable Model Aviation AMA 806 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 80 Model Aviation Dean Copelands trim EAA Acro Sport typi cal RC planes flown Multi wing National Championships Omaha July 12-13 Larry Quigley photo
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/07
Page Numbers: 20, 80
Radio Control Sport/Aerobatics Ron Van Putte THIS ALL BEGAN evening relaxing after arriving home work phone rang Carl Wheeley calling AMA Headquarters Carl told about demise American Aircraft Modeler magazine AMA magazine would published its place dropped bomb ask ing write column response what us would have made under similar circumstances said Youve got kidding However Carl prevailed am Frankly whether intended consider opportunity challenge honor Since first deadline close too little time prepare con ventional column intend tell something about myself solicit aid put plugs two favorite contests am major United States Air Force stationed Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach Fla job aeronautical engineer Air Force Armament Laboratory specializing weapon separation characteristics aircraft/weapon performance stability control 20 Model Aviation RC flying began just outside Roch ester NY 1954 ECE receiver Bonner SN escapement wood 049-powered deBolt Kitten ground-based homemade CW transmitter Currently radio system Kraft KP-7Z Phoenix 6 Super Tigre G60 Bluehead Pro Line retracts span time radios airplanes engines accessories staggering consider memories early years mostly pleasant although hit trees wife often tried make buy tree decals put sides airplanes flying has improved since early days enjoyment RC hobby has increased over years Some enjoyable flying experiences hap pened contests Indiana Michigan Ohio Maryland Virginia Alabama New York New Jersey Louisiana Florida contest flying might imply consider myself expert flierfar still watch awe really out standing fliers like good friend Don Lowe Don has always flown char acteristic smoothness expert makes look easy way Don put Carl Wheeley onto prospective columnist because Don knew background writing meeting deadlines newsletter editor During 1965 1969 editor Worksheet newsletter Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society wife Faith learned know about putting out club newsletter shared writing typing priming collat ing stapling addressing mailing went brief retirement during threeyear assignment Andrews Air Force Base Md reassigned Eglin Air Force Base 1972 Eglin Aero Model lers small informal group RC modelers blessed out standing flying sitean abandoned World War II training field Approval use site obtained Jim Kirkland ten years earlier things regret met Jim Kirkland once never saw him fly before died fall 1972 continued page 80 Ron Van Putte has restless mind designing Airborne Associates Phoenix 6 has retracts ships today 1 two Rhett Millers observe competition 1974 Jim Kirkland Memorialyoung R hefl first D expert Right Ample board contest will used Eglin AFB May 31-June 1 Below right Don Coleman flying Memorial Rhett Miller calling J Miller G Kieliszek judging RO Aerobatics/Sport continued page 20 started Beam Bulletin Eglin Aero Modellers November 1972 shortly after being elected job club secre tary club flourished under twoyear leadership president Dave Fraser grew its present active membership 67 Part credit club growth proudly claim Beam think newsletter ties together club members regardless area level interest Now Beam good hands successor Ron Vick inventiveness talent present nearly issue during past two years yet certain just column will fit broad outlines laid out Carl Wheeley during startling phone call sure include items general interest technical discussions comments about RC oriented products contest announcements contest re ports earnestly solicit support making column something can enjoy Please send anything think might useful including photographs Also please tolerant contest announcement doesnt make column because half dozen month would make lousy column de spite fact competition what promoted development radios engines airplanes accessories what flew 1954 what fly today site 1975 Masters Tourna ment proved Rough River Ky after careful evaluation 14 sites proposed originally Eglin Aero Modellers delighted discover Fort Walton Beach six finalists site wasnt selected still pleased because initial vote solely result 1st Annual Jim Kirkland Memorial RC Contest con test result desire establish RC contest worthy Jim Kirklands name responses contestants indicated detailed planning hard work succeeded lions share credit belongs contest dir ector Dick Little Furor McGraw know Dick youll understand Furor wasnt misspelled Dick spent months honing preparations right down smallest details Hes again right now because 2nd Annual Jim Kirkland Memorial RC Contest will held 31 May 1 June Eglin AFB Ha Events will include Classes B D Novice D Expert Sport Scale Come down enjoy well-run contest now famous free Saturday night boiled shrimp dinner Con tact CD Dick McGraw 43 Waynel Circle Ft Walton Beach Fla 32548 information other contest want plug now classic Wright Brothers Memorial RC Contest Wright Patterson Air Force Base Ohio has always model other clubs copy WORKS members know right always draw top fliers middle east 13th annual contest will held 14 15 June classes B D Novice D Expert Sport Scale Helicopter Y4 Midget Pylon Taking over Contest Director Don Lowe Dale Whitford Write Dale 642 Cushing Ave Dayton Ohio 45429 information Remember write tooMajor R E Van Putte 12 Connie Drive Shah mar Fla 32579 ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control1 Andrews Aircraft Model Company 67 Bantam Precision Products Inc.. 76 Cleveland Model & Supply Co75 Concept Models67 Covente69 DMECO deBolt77 Everybodys Bookshop70 Frannys Chrome70 Grish Brothers69 Hobby Hideaway78 Jefs Friends77 JR Sales Company79 K&BMfg73 Midwest Products Company71 Peck-Polymers75 Progress Mfg Company72 RB Products73 RC World Championship72 Ross Power Inc76 Semco Model Engineering74 Sig Mfg Company19 Sterling Models Inc68 Sullivan Products Inc74 TeleCraft78 VL Products79 Williams Brothers70 World EnginesBack Cover CA Zaic Company78 FULL-SIZE PLANS No 100 HINNANTS F-5 Monthly Featured Plan$450 pattern flying types looking ultimate maneuverability also smooth flying 60 powered job has No 101 SHORT SEAMEW$300 Theres nothing better 40-powered Class Carrier model good protype lending itself modeling innovations Dick Perrys British carrier design No 102 FRENCH WENCH$225 Dale Mateers graceful winning free-flight Classes 1/2A powered 049 051 thoroughly tested well used design detail right No 103 KIOUD KING$400 Dr Dee B Mathews outdid himself 660 sq 15 19 Radio Controlled Old-Timer Free Flight based upon 1938 record breaker FF Mickey DeAngelis No 104 WILEY POST BIPLANE$225 Petite durable scale design either rubber tail-wagger pulse rudder flies like dream either method power control Circle numbers plans wish order 100 lb lb 101 102 103 104 Enclosed $ NAME STREET CITY STATE ZIP Price includes first-class postage Send check money order payable Model Aviation AMA 806 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 80 Model Aviation Dean Copelands trim EAA Acro Sport typi cal RC planes flown Multi wing National Championships Omaha July 12-13 Larry Quigley photo