Sport/Aerobatics ufte Left New CD Dan Dougherty practices talking contestant old CD Dick McGraw assists Ron Van holding Dans T-400 Below Robby Cooper Bob Cooper clean up after flight IT HAS BEEN long-held contention takes two key ingredients make club grow flourish first ingredient intelligent active leadership second good club newsletter Assuming enough good leaders Id say RC clubs around coun try great shape AMA has sending copies RC oriented newsletters received AMA headquarters outstanding Some magazine quality Several high quality ones come mind DCRC Newsletter Washington DC Work sheet Dayton Ohio BIRDS Eye Views Rancho Palos Verdes Calif Flypaper Pittsburgh Penn Newsletter Toledo Ohio certainly nicer reader receive well-laid-out multi-color wellwritten newsletter like ones mentioned important thing about newsletter gets out information required hold club gether newsletter badly typed poorly reproduced full grammatical spelling errors still does job club has newsletter editor probably hardest workers club because very simple newsletter takes lot time effort put together get out has experience time required acquire news write type reproduce col late staple stamp address mail news letter averages six eight hours month Sound high Try adding up few nominal fig ures will believer Since newsletter editor investing lot time could using build fly new aircraft fix something around house wife has bugging him about dont thank guy offer assist him contributing something can use couple goodies hundreds RC newsletters AMA sent during past few months Pit Stop newsletter Yuba City Flying Aces Yuba City Calif What modeler strange creature will withstand slings arrows outraged wife mother doesnt appreciate balsa dust carpet spilled glue new tile floor family room What makes person shrug philosophically makes long trip out pick up pieces what recently beautiful model aircraft makes mental plans next bigger better faster detailed successor long line construction projects modeler first neighbor guy down street local business executive trying learn fly muchrepaired trainer kid next door brings up out easy chair cranks up engine plastic trainer 1000 pm during favorite TV show son daughter cons loan get hot new engine beat other guy next contest youngster determination eye triumph heart wins control-line contest over local high-school super-star modeler has found outlet competitive spirit fascination watch ing own creation perform intricate acro batics morning sun glistens newlycovered wingsan inner serenity ability accept temporary defeats learn mis takes has learned toy airplanes obey same laws full-size brethren demand workable knowledge aerody namics before can fully understand ap preciate capabilities intricacies modeler has also learned like good things life hobby can demanding expensive exasperating full frustration can still exert hold impossible escape modeler has found things such dodging local obstructions landings take offs cow pasture amply re warded sheer joy flightof seeing sunlight through wings radio-con trolled model soars overhead between showers cool Sunday morning spring modeler has felt sense accom plishment pride youngster has taken under wing finally makes first successful solo flight modeler short can you or anyone enjoys membership greatest hobbies ever invented believers recommend highly await entry world enjoyment coming months will newsletters around country news letters too good shared members club continued page 77 September1975 29 4 e ANDMEMORIAC Theres no generation gap room Ito H cream os crop witn smiles ihey Class D Expert winners 1975 Jim KirkRay Richard Randy Corbin pose land Memorial Radio Control contest Ito R Young Rhett Miller Ron Chidgey Don Coleman models built wife mother Mary Keith Watson trophies bad either Contest season began rush Southeast Starting mid-April pattern flier could compete contests virtually weekend through middle July Needless say dont have time go three last six weeks isnt too bad Dogwood Pattern Festival Marietta Ga April 12 13 drew over 50 competitors pattern sport scale CD Dan Dougherty didnt know whether cheer sneak quietly away hide since expected 25 Everything went surprisingly well though After cold wind Saturday Sunday warm calm Winners Class D Expert Keith Watson Class D NoviceBob Under wood Class BDick Burton Class ARon Van Putte Sport ScaleBillBothwell Bill Johnston Kraft Southeast gave away new Kraft receiver flier Kraft radio highest percentage maximum possible score class Keith Watson won 83 percent Rocket City Radio Control Club Huntsville Ala should consult weather almanac future past three contests have blessed rain May 3 4 contest no exception over 80 competitors constant rain no assurance better weather contest started downpour chose pass over 60 percent flew during first round Fortunately weather cleared up Saturday afternoon Sunday beautiful after early morning haze burned off Winners Class D Expert Dave Brown Class D NoviceGeorge Mor gan Class BDon Bowman Class AJerry Barber Sport ScaleJulian Morrison way Don Lowe Fred Kugel drove way down Huntsville have mid air practicing during evening before contest Pieces Phoenix VI air planes scattered over hundred-yard-long track Dons left wing tip found still Freds right horizontal stabilizer stick ing front Everyone trying figure out Don missed Freds wing since airplanes traveling opposite directions Flash Report Jim Kirkland Memorial RC contest 1975 history Freak weather Saturday May 31 threatened spoil fine contest high winds rain Saturday gave way sunshine light breezes Sun day June 1 Although contest date conflict Baton Rouge contest limited entrants best southeast came Eglin AFB butt heads Something must done prevent conflicts like occurring contests about 300 miles apart though different districts CD Dick McGraw everything finely tuned entire contest went smoothly contestant late 800 am Sunday start remarked announced 800 am start didnt think meant free shrimp dinner popular again year number contestants club members attend has outgrown present facility Next years dinner will held larger site Winners Class ADave Wilson Class BJohn Clark Class D NoviceRussell Spen cer Class D Expert Rhett Miller Sport ScaleJohn Jackson Special trophy winners High Class flightDick Austin High Class B flightJohn Clark Best Civil Sport ScaleJohn Jackson Stephens Acrosport suggestion regarding column would useful include serialized account what control inputs required certain maneuversstarting simple ones through entire pattern com ments would appreciated way intend open Pandoras Box near future discuss flying charac teristics aircraft wind past experience gauge will receive letters experts over country Opinions fine write subject please stick what really know under stand address Ron VanPutte 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 September 1975 77 RC Aerobatics/Sport continued page 29 Left John McNicol mighty glad have trainer system instruc tor Kent Moe other end first few landings can tough Above Dick Austin Decatur Ala has making scene good-looking trailer carries six airplanes comfortably Right Keith Watson accepts first place trophy D Expert CD Dan Dougherty Dogwood Pattern Festival Marietta Ga Keith bears watching
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/09
Page Numbers: 29, 77
Sport/Aerobatics ufte Left New CD Dan Dougherty practices talking contestant old CD Dick McGraw assists Ron Van holding Dans T-400 Below Robby Cooper Bob Cooper clean up after flight IT HAS BEEN long-held contention takes two key ingredients make club grow flourish first ingredient intelligent active leadership second good club newsletter Assuming enough good leaders Id say RC clubs around coun try great shape AMA has sending copies RC oriented newsletters received AMA headquarters outstanding Some magazine quality Several high quality ones come mind DCRC Newsletter Washington DC Work sheet Dayton Ohio BIRDS Eye Views Rancho Palos Verdes Calif Flypaper Pittsburgh Penn Newsletter Toledo Ohio certainly nicer reader receive well-laid-out multi-color wellwritten newsletter like ones mentioned important thing about newsletter gets out information required hold club gether newsletter badly typed poorly reproduced full grammatical spelling errors still does job club has newsletter editor probably hardest workers club because very simple newsletter takes lot time effort put together get out has experience time required acquire news write type reproduce col late staple stamp address mail news letter averages six eight hours month Sound high Try adding up few nominal fig ures will believer Since newsletter editor investing lot time could using build fly new aircraft fix something around house wife has bugging him about dont thank guy offer assist him contributing something can use couple goodies hundreds RC newsletters AMA sent during past few months Pit Stop newsletter Yuba City Flying Aces Yuba City Calif What modeler strange creature will withstand slings arrows outraged wife mother doesnt appreciate balsa dust carpet spilled glue new tile floor family room What makes person shrug philosophically makes long trip out pick up pieces what recently beautiful model aircraft makes mental plans next bigger better faster detailed successor long line construction projects modeler first neighbor guy down street local business executive trying learn fly muchrepaired trainer kid next door brings up out easy chair cranks up engine plastic trainer 1000 pm during favorite TV show son daughter cons loan get hot new engine beat other guy next contest youngster determination eye triumph heart wins control-line contest over local high-school super-star modeler has found outlet competitive spirit fascination watch ing own creation perform intricate acro batics morning sun glistens newlycovered wingsan inner serenity ability accept temporary defeats learn mis takes has learned toy airplanes obey same laws full-size brethren demand workable knowledge aerody namics before can fully understand ap preciate capabilities intricacies modeler has also learned like good things life hobby can demanding expensive exasperating full frustration can still exert hold impossible escape modeler has found things such dodging local obstructions landings take offs cow pasture amply re warded sheer joy flightof seeing sunlight through wings radio-con trolled model soars overhead between showers cool Sunday morning spring modeler has felt sense accom plishment pride youngster has taken under wing finally makes first successful solo flight modeler short can you or anyone enjoys membership greatest hobbies ever invented believers recommend highly await entry world enjoyment coming months will newsletters around country news letters too good shared members club continued page 77 September1975 29 4 e ANDMEMORIAC Theres no generation gap room Ito H cream os crop witn smiles ihey Class D Expert winners 1975 Jim KirkRay Richard Randy Corbin pose land Memorial Radio Control contest Ito R Young Rhett Miller Ron Chidgey Don Coleman models built wife mother Mary Keith Watson trophies bad either Contest season began rush Southeast Starting mid-April pattern flier could compete contests virtually weekend through middle July Needless say dont have time go three last six weeks isnt too bad Dogwood Pattern Festival Marietta Ga April 12 13 drew over 50 competitors pattern sport scale CD Dan Dougherty didnt know whether cheer sneak quietly away hide since expected 25 Everything went surprisingly well though After cold wind Saturday Sunday warm calm Winners Class D Expert Keith Watson Class D NoviceBob Under wood Class BDick Burton Class ARon Van Putte Sport ScaleBillBothwell Bill Johnston Kraft Southeast gave away new Kraft receiver flier Kraft radio highest percentage maximum possible score class Keith Watson won 83 percent Rocket City Radio Control Club Huntsville Ala should consult weather almanac future past three contests have blessed rain May 3 4 contest no exception over 80 competitors constant rain no assurance better weather contest started downpour chose pass over 60 percent flew during first round Fortunately weather cleared up Saturday afternoon Sunday beautiful after early morning haze burned off Winners Class D Expert Dave Brown Class D NoviceGeorge Mor gan Class BDon Bowman Class AJerry Barber Sport ScaleJulian Morrison way Don Lowe Fred Kugel drove way down Huntsville have mid air practicing during evening before contest Pieces Phoenix VI air planes scattered over hundred-yard-long track Dons left wing tip found still Freds right horizontal stabilizer stick ing front Everyone trying figure out Don missed Freds wing since airplanes traveling opposite directions Flash Report Jim Kirkland Memorial RC contest 1975 history Freak weather Saturday May 31 threatened spoil fine contest high winds rain Saturday gave way sunshine light breezes Sun day June 1 Although contest date conflict Baton Rouge contest limited entrants best southeast came Eglin AFB butt heads Something must done prevent conflicts like occurring contests about 300 miles apart though different districts CD Dick McGraw everything finely tuned entire contest went smoothly contestant late 800 am Sunday start remarked announced 800 am start didnt think meant free shrimp dinner popular again year number contestants club members attend has outgrown present facility Next years dinner will held larger site Winners Class ADave Wilson Class BJohn Clark Class D NoviceRussell Spen cer Class D Expert Rhett Miller Sport ScaleJohn Jackson Special trophy winners High Class flightDick Austin High Class B flightJohn Clark Best Civil Sport ScaleJohn Jackson Stephens Acrosport suggestion regarding column would useful include serialized account what control inputs required certain maneuversstarting simple ones through entire pattern com ments would appreciated way intend open Pandoras Box near future discuss flying charac teristics aircraft wind past experience gauge will receive letters experts over country Opinions fine write subject please stick what really know under stand address Ron VanPutte 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 September 1975 77 RC Aerobatics/Sport continued page 29 Left John McNicol mighty glad have trainer system instruc tor Kent Moe other end first few landings can tough Above Dick Austin Decatur Ala has making scene good-looking trailer carries six airplanes comfortably Right Keith Watson accepts first place trophy D Expert CD Dan Dougherty Dogwood Pattern Festival Marietta Ga Keith bears watching