RC Pylon Racing Duane Gall ART SCIENCE AND TRUTH come together RC Pylon few other sports art aircraft especially beautifully finished Formula models science craft ing propellers adjusting engines pilot guides plane around course grace precision executing 30 flawless turns row despite pressure head-tohead competition attains moment perfect truth week past July some 91 racing pilots met Richland test mastery pursuits Quarter Midget Event No 422 aka QM Midget began Sunday mornings Racing Quarter Midget originated early 1970s low-key alternative Formula Fl time national racing class Todays QM definitely low-key Thanks development reliable high-performance 15s such Nelson Quarter Midgets now re semble Fls except tbeir size cost absence high-nitro fuel Quarter Midget rules allow great variety aircraft designs Literally dozens QM kits available including models World War Il-vintage Unlimited racers full-size Formula Ones experimental designs like Tsu nami 1930s Napier-Heston racer QM fliers dedicated bunch having persisted last 15 years shadow first mula now Quickiethe recent ostensibly low-key event gone wild eastern part Washington State gets about six inches rain annually hasnt rained July Tn-Cities area since na tives can rememberso naturally rained first day Nats Quarter Midget took brunt bad weather Intermittent rain 500 temperatures 10-20 mph crosswind made white-knuckle takeoffs rule Despite hin drances eight rounds flown couple mishaps Scott Manning Samurai Racing Team capitalized cut judges sleepiness first heat stayed clean thereafter tie Lee Von Der Hey first points Lee earned points little sweat match ing up twice home-brewed Stinger accounts fastest QM meet rusty thumbs limited third place Jovial Paul Benezra tied first place until suffering no-start last roundeven new visually inspected glow plughad fly off Darrol Cady take fourth opera isnt over till fat lady sings flyoff first place between Manning Von Der Hey exciting duel Ive ever seen Von Der Hey cut early race didnt let up hammering pylon number lap after lap until hed almost caught Manning came down last straightaway spec tacular final effort Von Der Hey dove through final turn around second third pylons shivering pylon flags wake Starter Tony Huber pronounced dead heat wasa hot 122 Manning sizzling 122 11 laps Von Der Hey Since flyoff wasnt decisive Mannings prior fast time 118 gave him win FAI Pylon Event No 427 held Monday afternoon Due recent rules change negoti ated AMA FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale now allows American Formula planes minor modifications compete international level FAI Racers distin guished tuned pipes protruding cowls high-pitched whine gener ate 40-cu-in power plants convert cough syrup fuel containing alcohol castor oil no nitromethane forward motion 25000 rpm better some muffling ef fect pipe further noise reduction possible substitution muffled pipe straight stinger pipe makes mean ingful test flying possible fields mufflers required FAI drew six entries year Event Di rector Pete Bergstrom divided two heats three planes alternated through seven rounds Scoring FAI based entirely elapsed time order finish theres no harm racing same opponents November 1989 47 Left OM fliers braved rain wind other Clockwise upper ieft calier Jeff Carpenter piiot Paul Benezra caiier Rhonda Cady piiot Darrol Cady caiier Kent McKenna piiot Lee Von Der Hey Scott Manning first place author Gaii cailer Bob Seeber Right contenders top spots 0500 take moment pose Top L-R Bob & Marc Greer Henry Bartie Rusty Van Baren Kent MoKenna Al Watson Lois & Tom Strom Bottom L-R Rich Verano first Lee Von Der Hey Lyle Larson Chuck Wanner Scott Puzlo Left Jim Shinohara L confers Scott Manning Rusty Van Baren Rich Verano Mike Heisei Modest Shinohara bulit pianes fiown Samurai team others Au gorgeous Right Crazy Canuck Racing Team pit area L-R Bob Wyiiie Gerry Van Dyk Mo Aiam Lyie Baker foreground John Barneley Harold Sattler affabie Canucks provided counterpoint serious Samurai did weil lems crash last heat kept Henry out first place Lee Von Der Hey posted fast time 121 using K&B-powered Midget Mustang appeared closely matched authors Picco-powered Prather Little Toni Everyone least zerosome due un familiarity FAI engine/pipe setup due plain ol racing luck left pressure line unplugged Don Rices nice Stinger went squirrelly vibration got rudder servo should give FAI tryits neat end consistency paid off corres pondent Von Der Hey Bartle rounding out top three limited experience event Ive found absolutely no basis myth FAI power plants tricky difficult run Trying push world-record times may make finicky same could said other racing class pilots Quickie 500 Event No 428 Quickie aka Q 500 todays entry-level event Street-legal 40s mufflers power boxy planes speeds 120 mph planes slow down nicely landing simple enough built weekend name derives Glen Spicklers original Quickie 500 kit design 48 Model Aviation Don Bea Rice competed FAI Fl Don kits Stinger used Fl pilots heat after heat Jim Nikodem flew P-S 1 other fliers used converted Formula planesRacing events fast furious Henry Bartie guides T-taii right over pylon two Clearly fastest Henry Bartles ST-milliseconds behind Kent McKennas T-tail caller Lyle Larson supplies body english Fast powered Midget Mustang glow plug prob- low-altitude flying doesnt faze Racing pilots planes remain rock steady throughout race Left Henry Black Bartle readies Formula ship Bartie teammate Larson saved authors bacon FAt needed parts tools Michelle Larson R called dad Fl did fine lob Right cage crew Fl Jerret Cangie Bill Peterson Stephen Hayes Brice Cady Note presence earmuffs thunder four Fis like good rock n roilbest perceived through soles feet Left Melanie McWilliams poses dad Gordons Fl Denight Special Melanie bra Justin charmed everybody Right Fl entrants used Supertigres Jon Packer Tacoma WA low 1208 stock 0S 4OVRP Break-in consisted few practice flights 65% jungle Juice light 6/a-in-pitch prop Bladder tank Tony Huber pressure regulator used successfully Jon others speed secrets given away free Authors props QM FAI QM favorite Top Flite 7 x 41/2 cut 6-in die top photo narrowed thinned smoothed carefully balanced Pitch Isnt altered proper revs matter FAI start Rev-Up narrow-blade 9 x 61/a similar cut 7/z-in dia treat same QM prop Prop bottom damaged goods used Jackie Urban Lindhe Oehu Hi com peted 0500 Fl Club raffles aiong Aloha RC Hobbietat hobby shops nated money send Lindhes Nate early Seventies Todays Quickies resemble original name feature V- T tails fiberglass fuselages other high-tech em bellishments Fifty-eight Quickie entrants came Out play Tuesday morning California Formula flier Henry Bartle established himself early beat posting 117 first round guy top makes tempting target Round 4 showdown Bartle fellow Californian Kent McKenna gunned other down posting Continued pare 152 November 1989 49 Racing family sport three genera tions Kings show off Fl entry 09-powered LR-1A Crew chief Emory Doc King L 87 fIrst flew Walter Beech himasif now competes RC Helicop ter events Dean King 42 pilots Fl son Matt 11 flies 1/IA motor Gliders calls dad 0500 will fly 0500 next year seen Judy King makes possible Jim Nikodems P-Si authors Little Toni Prather Fl kit Von Der Heys Midget Mustang Business end authors winning FAI entry back front MACS 75cc pipe re duced outlet 5/16 iD stock Picco adapter Picco Pylon 40 Shadel head button 0022-in deck height 2150 intake 184w exhaust Tru-Turn spinner Pipe measures 53/2 glow plug tip end diverging cone Pipenot enginesupplies pressure blocking pipe outlet primes engine easy starts Engine work Konrad Dudek San Lorenzo CA Ted Puzio Bonney Lake WA keeps cool head competing 0500 Most people dont realize eastern Washington desert Temperatures topped 100 degrees during Nets week Left Volunteers event directors tent left Barbara DeMary records scores Caroiyn Bridget Brown keep track whos deck did last heat Alien Hare event director Pete Bergstrom hassle contestants vice versa District Ill VP Bob Brown shown acted pit boss events Right Smile airplanes illegal Starter Tony Huber Pete Bergstrom line boss Marie Bergstrom frequency/impound man ager Peggy Robinson await next victim QM processing received sunburns Mere Fun lea Funds wing pan62Y2 inches Wing Area770 square inches Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed forAMAforthe FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber glass canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFICJ Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 6314 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264 326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLET W Dealer Inqurles Invited Nats RC Aerobat/Verger Continued page 149 done several years ago Ever since friend Mike Harrison proposed organized new format Nats Lin coin NE 1987 flying class assigned frequencies Nats has different tter year different twist RC Pylon site being located away Pattern site allowed both groups have all-day use frequencies No frequency time-share year delays experienced flying Nats would have have shortened hadnt able fly day ran late Thursday Friday everything worked out airight Ron Van Putte normally cov ers Pattern Nats didnt tell much work going until after agreed Thanks opportunity See yall next year Nats RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 49 two cuts within IA laps Bob Mikko Puy allup WA motored steadily through dust win heat Bartle took another hit Round 5 hands Canadian Lyn Murray V tailed inverted-Fox-powered Full Pull outdragged Bartle post 119 Meanwhile 20year-old Randy Ritch joined chase fast time 118 Randy flew Rossi powered Texas Outlaw T-tail After Round 5 18-year-old Scott Puzio Bonney Lake WA perfect score Racing luck toppled runner-up Bob Greer Coppell TX Stenberg tangled Chuck Eads Roseburg OR Scat Cat end field tight flyoffs first second fourth through sixth seventh eighth 10th 11th slots Rich Verano Los Angeles CA came out top using Rossi powered Rusty 500 V-tail designed compatriot Rusty Van Baren Unfortunately least cheater engine detected several according anonymous owners went undetected Although apparently cheaters went home trophy time general level rule bending outright cheating Quickiemainly sea soned Fl pilots could play fair wanted tois deplorable have cheat win what have won events cheat Quickie purpose al leged beginner event encourage new people get Racing Its hardly encouraging talented young pilot like Puzio Patterson used cannon fodder some guy ma chine shop basement boxful illegal engine parts say Quickie Mats should reserved arent entered Fl QM FAI End sermon Formula Event No 421 Form Ones racing parlance sometimes has Indy cars modeling world big fast loud expensive beautiful Beginners need apply Nevertheless compared out-oftrim Ugly Stik overweight biplane models surprisingly easy fly dont give surprisesjust plenty speed yes engine modification allowed field 55 entrants eyes pe rennial Champ Dave Shadel Carlsbad CA source reworked Supertigre X40s used Fl pilots Both Shadel Lee Von Der Hey posted 120 times first round despite having engines go sour after eight laps Other fliers trouble finding needle toothere zeroes point stand ings flip-flopped day Shadel eventually got dialed set fast time 106 maintain perfect point score Gary Hover next fast est 109 midair Round 3 put zero column Flying curtailed early Day 1 due strong shifting winds blowing sand Day Two brought calmer cooler weather lot fast times shocker day came Rusty Van Baren Hanford CA like fictional Rocky Balboa before him refused let Champ off easy Van Baren pushed Shadel double cut scrambling point standings once again last round Day Three Rich ard Verano Los Angeles CA emerged top 35 points Shadel trailed 31 last-round matchup between Verano Sha del John Barnsley Saskatoon Saskatchewan Duane Felstet Missoula MT became de fensive battle Verano didnt challenge Shadel four-point win used nearly equal speed cautiously pass other pilots sec ond place three points relieved happy Verano finally landed intact airplane 38 points National Champion ship thanks contest officials volunteers slaved desert sun make event possible Thanks also new friends posed 300 photo graphs few unfortunately could reproduced encourage everybody has read far go enter next Nats printed page just cant capture drama excitement being responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon catalog $100 CLUE RIDGE MACHINERY 8 TOOLS P0 Box 536-V Hurricane WV 25526 304582-3538 offer complete selection lathas mills tools Aviation Modelar 152 Model Aviation WORLDS 5100W SCALE 50070 SERVICE *00 E14010 RACKS PLANS 3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING 5A5E Cnlsralna 00515 Jim Pepinos Catalog *400 60 pagesSCAEE PlANS ad PHOID SEB VICE 9 MRdnon GeRnbmC NC 27403 ZPhOne 1151512926239 No CollocIl THE WIREMASTERn benderlcouler extra large handle bends 1/8-1/4 coils 5/ 32-3/16 music wire Wire creep eliminated ANTi-KREEP WIRE LOCKS free catalog has hundreds new items free micro bender offer JCM COMPANY 114 WashIngton Tart Waukegan IL 60085 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight Display Control Line Eisctric Power RIC Airplanes new iiiustrated 32 page tabloid sIze catalog US & Canada $100 Foren $300 Penn Valley Hobby enter 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 152
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 152
RC Pylon Racing Duane Gall ART SCIENCE AND TRUTH come together RC Pylon few other sports art aircraft especially beautifully finished Formula models science craft ing propellers adjusting engines pilot guides plane around course grace precision executing 30 flawless turns row despite pressure head-tohead competition attains moment perfect truth week past July some 91 racing pilots met Richland test mastery pursuits Quarter Midget Event No 422 aka QM Midget began Sunday mornings Racing Quarter Midget originated early 1970s low-key alternative Formula Fl time national racing class Todays QM definitely low-key Thanks development reliable high-performance 15s such Nelson Quarter Midgets now re semble Fls except tbeir size cost absence high-nitro fuel Quarter Midget rules allow great variety aircraft designs Literally dozens QM kits available including models World War Il-vintage Unlimited racers full-size Formula Ones experimental designs like Tsu nami 1930s Napier-Heston racer QM fliers dedicated bunch having persisted last 15 years shadow first mula now Quickiethe recent ostensibly low-key event gone wild eastern part Washington State gets about six inches rain annually hasnt rained July Tn-Cities area since na tives can rememberso naturally rained first day Nats Quarter Midget took brunt bad weather Intermittent rain 500 temperatures 10-20 mph crosswind made white-knuckle takeoffs rule Despite hin drances eight rounds flown couple mishaps Scott Manning Samurai Racing Team capitalized cut judges sleepiness first heat stayed clean thereafter tie Lee Von Der Hey first points Lee earned points little sweat match ing up twice home-brewed Stinger accounts fastest QM meet rusty thumbs limited third place Jovial Paul Benezra tied first place until suffering no-start last roundeven new visually inspected glow plughad fly off Darrol Cady take fourth opera isnt over till fat lady sings flyoff first place between Manning Von Der Hey exciting duel Ive ever seen Von Der Hey cut early race didnt let up hammering pylon number lap after lap until hed almost caught Manning came down last straightaway spec tacular final effort Von Der Hey dove through final turn around second third pylons shivering pylon flags wake Starter Tony Huber pronounced dead heat wasa hot 122 Manning sizzling 122 11 laps Von Der Hey Since flyoff wasnt decisive Mannings prior fast time 118 gave him win FAI Pylon Event No 427 held Monday afternoon Due recent rules change negoti ated AMA FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale now allows American Formula planes minor modifications compete international level FAI Racers distin guished tuned pipes protruding cowls high-pitched whine gener ate 40-cu-in power plants convert cough syrup fuel containing alcohol castor oil no nitromethane forward motion 25000 rpm better some muffling ef fect pipe further noise reduction possible substitution muffled pipe straight stinger pipe makes mean ingful test flying possible fields mufflers required FAI drew six entries year Event Di rector Pete Bergstrom divided two heats three planes alternated through seven rounds Scoring FAI based entirely elapsed time order finish theres no harm racing same opponents November 1989 47 Left OM fliers braved rain wind other Clockwise upper ieft calier Jeff Carpenter piiot Paul Benezra caiier Rhonda Cady piiot Darrol Cady caiier Kent McKenna piiot Lee Von Der Hey Scott Manning first place author Gaii cailer Bob Seeber Right contenders top spots 0500 take moment pose Top L-R Bob & Marc Greer Henry Bartie Rusty Van Baren Kent MoKenna Al Watson Lois & Tom Strom Bottom L-R Rich Verano first Lee Von Der Hey Lyle Larson Chuck Wanner Scott Puzlo Left Jim Shinohara L confers Scott Manning Rusty Van Baren Rich Verano Mike Heisei Modest Shinohara bulit pianes fiown Samurai team others Au gorgeous Right Crazy Canuck Racing Team pit area L-R Bob Wyiiie Gerry Van Dyk Mo Aiam Lyie Baker foreground John Barneley Harold Sattler affabie Canucks provided counterpoint serious Samurai did weil lems crash last heat kept Henry out first place Lee Von Der Hey posted fast time 121 using K&B-powered Midget Mustang appeared closely matched authors Picco-powered Prather Little Toni Everyone least zerosome due un familiarity FAI engine/pipe setup due plain ol racing luck left pressure line unplugged Don Rices nice Stinger went squirrelly vibration got rudder servo should give FAI tryits neat end consistency paid off corres pondent Von Der Hey Bartle rounding out top three limited experience event Ive found absolutely no basis myth FAI power plants tricky difficult run Trying push world-record times may make finicky same could said other racing class pilots Quickie 500 Event No 428 Quickie aka Q 500 todays entry-level event Street-legal 40s mufflers power boxy planes speeds 120 mph planes slow down nicely landing simple enough built weekend name derives Glen Spicklers original Quickie 500 kit design 48 Model Aviation Don Bea Rice competed FAI Fl Don kits Stinger used Fl pilots heat after heat Jim Nikodem flew P-S 1 other fliers used converted Formula planesRacing events fast furious Henry Bartie guides T-taii right over pylon two Clearly fastest Henry Bartles ST-milliseconds behind Kent McKennas T-tail caller Lyle Larson supplies body english Fast powered Midget Mustang glow plug prob- low-altitude flying doesnt faze Racing pilots planes remain rock steady throughout race Left Henry Black Bartle readies Formula ship Bartie teammate Larson saved authors bacon FAt needed parts tools Michelle Larson R called dad Fl did fine lob Right cage crew Fl Jerret Cangie Bill Peterson Stephen Hayes Brice Cady Note presence earmuffs thunder four Fis like good rock n roilbest perceived through soles feet Left Melanie McWilliams poses dad Gordons Fl Denight Special Melanie bra Justin charmed everybody Right Fl entrants used Supertigres Jon Packer Tacoma WA low 1208 stock 0S 4OVRP Break-in consisted few practice flights 65% jungle Juice light 6/a-in-pitch prop Bladder tank Tony Huber pressure regulator used successfully Jon others speed secrets given away free Authors props QM FAI QM favorite Top Flite 7 x 41/2 cut 6-in die top photo narrowed thinned smoothed carefully balanced Pitch Isnt altered proper revs matter FAI start Rev-Up narrow-blade 9 x 61/a similar cut 7/z-in dia treat same QM prop Prop bottom damaged goods used Jackie Urban Lindhe Oehu Hi com peted 0500 Fl Club raffles aiong Aloha RC Hobbietat hobby shops nated money send Lindhes Nate early Seventies Todays Quickies resemble original name feature V- T tails fiberglass fuselages other high-tech em bellishments Fifty-eight Quickie entrants came Out play Tuesday morning California Formula flier Henry Bartle established himself early beat posting 117 first round guy top makes tempting target Round 4 showdown Bartle fellow Californian Kent McKenna gunned other down posting Continued pare 152 November 1989 49 Racing family sport three genera tions Kings show off Fl entry 09-powered LR-1A Crew chief Emory Doc King L 87 fIrst flew Walter Beech himasif now competes RC Helicop ter events Dean King 42 pilots Fl son Matt 11 flies 1/IA motor Gliders calls dad 0500 will fly 0500 next year seen Judy King makes possible Jim Nikodems P-Si authors Little Toni Prather Fl kit Von Der Heys Midget Mustang Business end authors winning FAI entry back front MACS 75cc pipe re duced outlet 5/16 iD stock Picco adapter Picco Pylon 40 Shadel head button 0022-in deck height 2150 intake 184w exhaust Tru-Turn spinner Pipe measures 53/2 glow plug tip end diverging cone Pipenot enginesupplies pressure blocking pipe outlet primes engine easy starts Engine work Konrad Dudek San Lorenzo CA Ted Puzio Bonney Lake WA keeps cool head competing 0500 Most people dont realize eastern Washington desert Temperatures topped 100 degrees during Nets week Left Volunteers event directors tent left Barbara DeMary records scores Caroiyn Bridget Brown keep track whos deck did last heat Alien Hare event director Pete Bergstrom hassle contestants vice versa District Ill VP Bob Brown shown acted pit boss events Right Smile airplanes illegal Starter Tony Huber Pete Bergstrom line boss Marie Bergstrom frequency/impound man ager Peggy Robinson await next victim QM processing received sunburns Mere Fun lea Funds wing pan62Y2 inches Wing Area770 square inches Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed forAMAforthe FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber glass canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFICJ Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 6314 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264 326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLET W Dealer Inqurles Invited Nats RC Aerobat/Verger Continued page 149 done several years ago Ever since friend Mike Harrison proposed organized new format Nats Lin coin NE 1987 flying class assigned frequencies Nats has different tter year different twist RC Pylon site being located away Pattern site allowed both groups have all-day use frequencies No frequency time-share year delays experienced flying Nats would have have shortened hadnt able fly day ran late Thursday Friday everything worked out airight Ron Van Putte normally cov ers Pattern Nats didnt tell much work going until after agreed Thanks opportunity See yall next year Nats RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 49 two cuts within IA laps Bob Mikko Puy allup WA motored steadily through dust win heat Bartle took another hit Round 5 hands Canadian Lyn Murray V tailed inverted-Fox-powered Full Pull outdragged Bartle post 119 Meanwhile 20year-old Randy Ritch joined chase fast time 118 Randy flew Rossi powered Texas Outlaw T-tail After Round 5 18-year-old Scott Puzio Bonney Lake WA perfect score Racing luck toppled runner-up Bob Greer Coppell TX Stenberg tangled Chuck Eads Roseburg OR Scat Cat end field tight flyoffs first second fourth through sixth seventh eighth 10th 11th slots Rich Verano Los Angeles CA came out top using Rossi powered Rusty 500 V-tail designed compatriot Rusty Van Baren Unfortunately least cheater engine detected several according anonymous owners went undetected Although apparently cheaters went home trophy time general level rule bending outright cheating Quickiemainly sea soned Fl pilots could play fair wanted tois deplorable have cheat win what have won events cheat Quickie purpose al leged beginner event encourage new people get Racing Its hardly encouraging talented young pilot like Puzio Patterson used cannon fodder some guy ma chine shop basement boxful illegal engine parts say Quickie Mats should reserved arent entered Fl QM FAI End sermon Formula Event No 421 Form Ones racing parlance sometimes has Indy cars modeling world big fast loud expensive beautiful Beginners need apply Nevertheless compared out-oftrim Ugly Stik overweight biplane models surprisingly easy fly dont give surprisesjust plenty speed yes engine modification allowed field 55 entrants eyes pe rennial Champ Dave Shadel Carlsbad CA source reworked Supertigre X40s used Fl pilots Both Shadel Lee Von Der Hey posted 120 times first round despite having engines go sour after eight laps Other fliers trouble finding needle toothere zeroes point stand ings flip-flopped day Shadel eventually got dialed set fast time 106 maintain perfect point score Gary Hover next fast est 109 midair Round 3 put zero column Flying curtailed early Day 1 due strong shifting winds blowing sand Day Two brought calmer cooler weather lot fast times shocker day came Rusty Van Baren Hanford CA like fictional Rocky Balboa before him refused let Champ off easy Van Baren pushed Shadel double cut scrambling point standings once again last round Day Three Rich ard Verano Los Angeles CA emerged top 35 points Shadel trailed 31 last-round matchup between Verano Sha del John Barnsley Saskatoon Saskatchewan Duane Felstet Missoula MT became de fensive battle Verano didnt challenge Shadel four-point win used nearly equal speed cautiously pass other pilots sec ond place three points relieved happy Verano finally landed intact airplane 38 points National Champion ship thanks contest officials volunteers slaved desert sun make event possible Thanks also new friends posed 300 photo graphs few unfortunately could reproduced encourage everybody has read far go enter next Nats printed page just cant capture drama excitement being responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon catalog $100 CLUE RIDGE MACHINERY 8 TOOLS P0 Box 536-V Hurricane WV 25526 304582-3538 offer complete selection lathas mills tools Aviation Modelar 152 Model Aviation WORLDS 5100W SCALE 50070 SERVICE *00 E14010 RACKS PLANS 3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING 5A5E Cnlsralna 00515 Jim Pepinos Catalog *400 60 pagesSCAEE PlANS ad PHOID SEB VICE 9 MRdnon GeRnbmC NC 27403 ZPhOne 1151512926239 No CollocIl THE WIREMASTERn benderlcouler extra large handle bends 1/8-1/4 coils 5/ 32-3/16 music wire Wire creep eliminated ANTi-KREEP WIRE LOCKS free catalog has hundreds new items free micro bender offer JCM COMPANY 114 WashIngton Tart Waukegan IL 60085 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight Display Control Line Eisctric Power RIC Airplanes new iiiustrated 32 page tabloid sIze catalog US & Canada $100 Foren $300 Penn Valley Hobby enter 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 152
RC Pylon Racing Duane Gall ART SCIENCE AND TRUTH come together RC Pylon few other sports art aircraft especially beautifully finished Formula models science craft ing propellers adjusting engines pilot guides plane around course grace precision executing 30 flawless turns row despite pressure head-tohead competition attains moment perfect truth week past July some 91 racing pilots met Richland test mastery pursuits Quarter Midget Event No 422 aka QM Midget began Sunday mornings Racing Quarter Midget originated early 1970s low-key alternative Formula Fl time national racing class Todays QM definitely low-key Thanks development reliable high-performance 15s such Nelson Quarter Midgets now re semble Fls except tbeir size cost absence high-nitro fuel Quarter Midget rules allow great variety aircraft designs Literally dozens QM kits available including models World War Il-vintage Unlimited racers full-size Formula Ones experimental designs like Tsu nami 1930s Napier-Heston racer QM fliers dedicated bunch having persisted last 15 years shadow first mula now Quickiethe recent ostensibly low-key event gone wild eastern part Washington State gets about six inches rain annually hasnt rained July Tn-Cities area since na tives can rememberso naturally rained first day Nats Quarter Midget took brunt bad weather Intermittent rain 500 temperatures 10-20 mph crosswind made white-knuckle takeoffs rule Despite hin drances eight rounds flown couple mishaps Scott Manning Samurai Racing Team capitalized cut judges sleepiness first heat stayed clean thereafter tie Lee Von Der Hey first points Lee earned points little sweat match ing up twice home-brewed Stinger accounts fastest QM meet rusty thumbs limited third place Jovial Paul Benezra tied first place until suffering no-start last roundeven new visually inspected glow plughad fly off Darrol Cady take fourth opera isnt over till fat lady sings flyoff first place between Manning Von Der Hey exciting duel Ive ever seen Von Der Hey cut early race didnt let up hammering pylon number lap after lap until hed almost caught Manning came down last straightaway spec tacular final effort Von Der Hey dove through final turn around second third pylons shivering pylon flags wake Starter Tony Huber pronounced dead heat wasa hot 122 Manning sizzling 122 11 laps Von Der Hey Since flyoff wasnt decisive Mannings prior fast time 118 gave him win FAI Pylon Event No 427 held Monday afternoon Due recent rules change negoti ated AMA FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale now allows American Formula planes minor modifications compete international level FAI Racers distin guished tuned pipes protruding cowls high-pitched whine gener ate 40-cu-in power plants convert cough syrup fuel containing alcohol castor oil no nitromethane forward motion 25000 rpm better some muffling ef fect pipe further noise reduction possible substitution muffled pipe straight stinger pipe makes mean ingful test flying possible fields mufflers required FAI drew six entries year Event Di rector Pete Bergstrom divided two heats three planes alternated through seven rounds Scoring FAI based entirely elapsed time order finish theres no harm racing same opponents November 1989 47 Left OM fliers braved rain wind other Clockwise upper ieft calier Jeff Carpenter piiot Paul Benezra caiier Rhonda Cady piiot Darrol Cady caiier Kent McKenna piiot Lee Von Der Hey Scott Manning first place author Gaii cailer Bob Seeber Right contenders top spots 0500 take moment pose Top L-R Bob & Marc Greer Henry Bartie Rusty Van Baren Kent MoKenna Al Watson Lois & Tom Strom Bottom L-R Rich Verano first Lee Von Der Hey Lyle Larson Chuck Wanner Scott Puzlo Left Jim Shinohara L confers Scott Manning Rusty Van Baren Rich Verano Mike Heisei Modest Shinohara bulit pianes fiown Samurai team others Au gorgeous Right Crazy Canuck Racing Team pit area L-R Bob Wyiiie Gerry Van Dyk Mo Aiam Lyie Baker foreground John Barneley Harold Sattler affabie Canucks provided counterpoint serious Samurai did weil lems crash last heat kept Henry out first place Lee Von Der Hey posted fast time 121 using K&B-powered Midget Mustang appeared closely matched authors Picco-powered Prather Little Toni Everyone least zerosome due un familiarity FAI engine/pipe setup due plain ol racing luck left pressure line unplugged Don Rices nice Stinger went squirrelly vibration got rudder servo should give FAI tryits neat end consistency paid off corres pondent Von Der Hey Bartle rounding out top three limited experience event Ive found absolutely no basis myth FAI power plants tricky difficult run Trying push world-record times may make finicky same could said other racing class pilots Quickie 500 Event No 428 Quickie aka Q 500 todays entry-level event Street-legal 40s mufflers power boxy planes speeds 120 mph planes slow down nicely landing simple enough built weekend name derives Glen Spicklers original Quickie 500 kit design 48 Model Aviation Don Bea Rice competed FAI Fl Don kits Stinger used Fl pilots heat after heat Jim Nikodem flew P-S 1 other fliers used converted Formula planesRacing events fast furious Henry Bartie guides T-taii right over pylon two Clearly fastest Henry Bartles ST-milliseconds behind Kent McKennas T-tail caller Lyle Larson supplies body english Fast powered Midget Mustang glow plug prob- low-altitude flying doesnt faze Racing pilots planes remain rock steady throughout race Left Henry Black Bartle readies Formula ship Bartie teammate Larson saved authors bacon FAt needed parts tools Michelle Larson R called dad Fl did fine lob Right cage crew Fl Jerret Cangie Bill Peterson Stephen Hayes Brice Cady Note presence earmuffs thunder four Fis like good rock n roilbest perceived through soles feet Left Melanie McWilliams poses dad Gordons Fl Denight Special Melanie bra Justin charmed everybody Right Fl entrants used Supertigres Jon Packer Tacoma WA low 1208 stock 0S 4OVRP Break-in consisted few practice flights 65% jungle Juice light 6/a-in-pitch prop Bladder tank Tony Huber pressure regulator used successfully Jon others speed secrets given away free Authors props QM FAI QM favorite Top Flite 7 x 41/2 cut 6-in die top photo narrowed thinned smoothed carefully balanced Pitch Isnt altered proper revs matter FAI start Rev-Up narrow-blade 9 x 61/a similar cut 7/z-in dia treat same QM prop Prop bottom damaged goods used Jackie Urban Lindhe Oehu Hi com peted 0500 Fl Club raffles aiong Aloha RC Hobbietat hobby shops nated money send Lindhes Nate early Seventies Todays Quickies resemble original name feature V- T tails fiberglass fuselages other high-tech em bellishments Fifty-eight Quickie entrants came Out play Tuesday morning California Formula flier Henry Bartle established himself early beat posting 117 first round guy top makes tempting target Round 4 showdown Bartle fellow Californian Kent McKenna gunned other down posting Continued pare 152 November 1989 49 Racing family sport three genera tions Kings show off Fl entry 09-powered LR-1A Crew chief Emory Doc King L 87 fIrst flew Walter Beech himasif now competes RC Helicop ter events Dean King 42 pilots Fl son Matt 11 flies 1/IA motor Gliders calls dad 0500 will fly 0500 next year seen Judy King makes possible Jim Nikodems P-Si authors Little Toni Prather Fl kit Von Der Heys Midget Mustang Business end authors winning FAI entry back front MACS 75cc pipe re duced outlet 5/16 iD stock Picco adapter Picco Pylon 40 Shadel head button 0022-in deck height 2150 intake 184w exhaust Tru-Turn spinner Pipe measures 53/2 glow plug tip end diverging cone Pipenot enginesupplies pressure blocking pipe outlet primes engine easy starts Engine work Konrad Dudek San Lorenzo CA Ted Puzio Bonney Lake WA keeps cool head competing 0500 Most people dont realize eastern Washington desert Temperatures topped 100 degrees during Nets week Left Volunteers event directors tent left Barbara DeMary records scores Caroiyn Bridget Brown keep track whos deck did last heat Alien Hare event director Pete Bergstrom hassle contestants vice versa District Ill VP Bob Brown shown acted pit boss events Right Smile airplanes illegal Starter Tony Huber Pete Bergstrom line boss Marie Bergstrom frequency/impound man ager Peggy Robinson await next victim QM processing received sunburns Mere Fun lea Funds wing pan62Y2 inches Wing Area770 square inches Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed forAMAforthe FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber glass canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFICJ Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 6314 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264 326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLET W Dealer Inqurles Invited Nats RC Aerobat/Verger Continued page 149 done several years ago Ever since friend Mike Harrison proposed organized new format Nats Lin coin NE 1987 flying class assigned frequencies Nats has different tter year different twist RC Pylon site being located away Pattern site allowed both groups have all-day use frequencies No frequency time-share year delays experienced flying Nats would have have shortened hadnt able fly day ran late Thursday Friday everything worked out airight Ron Van Putte normally cov ers Pattern Nats didnt tell much work going until after agreed Thanks opportunity See yall next year Nats RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 49 two cuts within IA laps Bob Mikko Puy allup WA motored steadily through dust win heat Bartle took another hit Round 5 hands Canadian Lyn Murray V tailed inverted-Fox-powered Full Pull outdragged Bartle post 119 Meanwhile 20year-old Randy Ritch joined chase fast time 118 Randy flew Rossi powered Texas Outlaw T-tail After Round 5 18-year-old Scott Puzio Bonney Lake WA perfect score Racing luck toppled runner-up Bob Greer Coppell TX Stenberg tangled Chuck Eads Roseburg OR Scat Cat end field tight flyoffs first second fourth through sixth seventh eighth 10th 11th slots Rich Verano Los Angeles CA came out top using Rossi powered Rusty 500 V-tail designed compatriot Rusty Van Baren Unfortunately least cheater engine detected several according anonymous owners went undetected Although apparently cheaters went home trophy time general level rule bending outright cheating Quickiemainly sea soned Fl pilots could play fair wanted tois deplorable have cheat win what have won events cheat Quickie purpose al leged beginner event encourage new people get Racing Its hardly encouraging talented young pilot like Puzio Patterson used cannon fodder some guy ma chine shop basement boxful illegal engine parts say Quickie Mats should reserved arent entered Fl QM FAI End sermon Formula Event No 421 Form Ones racing parlance sometimes has Indy cars modeling world big fast loud expensive beautiful Beginners need apply Nevertheless compared out-oftrim Ugly Stik overweight biplane models surprisingly easy fly dont give surprisesjust plenty speed yes engine modification allowed field 55 entrants eyes pe rennial Champ Dave Shadel Carlsbad CA source reworked Supertigre X40s used Fl pilots Both Shadel Lee Von Der Hey posted 120 times first round despite having engines go sour after eight laps Other fliers trouble finding needle toothere zeroes point stand ings flip-flopped day Shadel eventually got dialed set fast time 106 maintain perfect point score Gary Hover next fast est 109 midair Round 3 put zero column Flying curtailed early Day 1 due strong shifting winds blowing sand Day Two brought calmer cooler weather lot fast times shocker day came Rusty Van Baren Hanford CA like fictional Rocky Balboa before him refused let Champ off easy Van Baren pushed Shadel double cut scrambling point standings once again last round Day Three Rich ard Verano Los Angeles CA emerged top 35 points Shadel trailed 31 last-round matchup between Verano Sha del John Barnsley Saskatoon Saskatchewan Duane Felstet Missoula MT became de fensive battle Verano didnt challenge Shadel four-point win used nearly equal speed cautiously pass other pilots sec ond place three points relieved happy Verano finally landed intact airplane 38 points National Champion ship thanks contest officials volunteers slaved desert sun make event possible Thanks also new friends posed 300 photo graphs few unfortunately could reproduced encourage everybody has read far go enter next Nats printed page just cant capture drama excitement being responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon catalog $100 CLUE RIDGE MACHINERY 8 TOOLS P0 Box 536-V Hurricane WV 25526 304582-3538 offer complete selection lathas mills tools Aviation Modelar 152 Model Aviation WORLDS 5100W SCALE 50070 SERVICE *00 E14010 RACKS PLANS 3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING 5A5E Cnlsralna 00515 Jim Pepinos Catalog *400 60 pagesSCAEE PlANS ad PHOID SEB VICE 9 MRdnon GeRnbmC NC 27403 ZPhOne 1151512926239 No CollocIl THE WIREMASTERn benderlcouler extra large handle bends 1/8-1/4 coils 5/ 32-3/16 music wire Wire creep eliminated ANTi-KREEP WIRE LOCKS free catalog has hundreds new items free micro bender offer JCM COMPANY 114 WashIngton Tart Waukegan IL 60085 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight Display Control Line Eisctric Power RIC Airplanes new iiiustrated 32 page tabloid sIze catalog US & Canada $100 Foren $300 Penn Valley Hobby enter 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 47, 48, 49, 152
RC Pylon Racing Duane Gall ART SCIENCE AND TRUTH come together RC Pylon few other sports art aircraft especially beautifully finished Formula models science craft ing propellers adjusting engines pilot guides plane around course grace precision executing 30 flawless turns row despite pressure head-tohead competition attains moment perfect truth week past July some 91 racing pilots met Richland test mastery pursuits Quarter Midget Event No 422 aka QM Midget began Sunday mornings Racing Quarter Midget originated early 1970s low-key alternative Formula Fl time national racing class Todays QM definitely low-key Thanks development reliable high-performance 15s such Nelson Quarter Midgets now re semble Fls except tbeir size cost absence high-nitro fuel Quarter Midget rules allow great variety aircraft designs Literally dozens QM kits available including models World War Il-vintage Unlimited racers full-size Formula Ones experimental designs like Tsu nami 1930s Napier-Heston racer QM fliers dedicated bunch having persisted last 15 years shadow first mula now Quickiethe recent ostensibly low-key event gone wild eastern part Washington State gets about six inches rain annually hasnt rained July Tn-Cities area since na tives can rememberso naturally rained first day Nats Quarter Midget took brunt bad weather Intermittent rain 500 temperatures 10-20 mph crosswind made white-knuckle takeoffs rule Despite hin drances eight rounds flown couple mishaps Scott Manning Samurai Racing Team capitalized cut judges sleepiness first heat stayed clean thereafter tie Lee Von Der Hey first points Lee earned points little sweat match ing up twice home-brewed Stinger accounts fastest QM meet rusty thumbs limited third place Jovial Paul Benezra tied first place until suffering no-start last roundeven new visually inspected glow plughad fly off Darrol Cady take fourth opera isnt over till fat lady sings flyoff first place between Manning Von Der Hey exciting duel Ive ever seen Von Der Hey cut early race didnt let up hammering pylon number lap after lap until hed almost caught Manning came down last straightaway spec tacular final effort Von Der Hey dove through final turn around second third pylons shivering pylon flags wake Starter Tony Huber pronounced dead heat wasa hot 122 Manning sizzling 122 11 laps Von Der Hey Since flyoff wasnt decisive Mannings prior fast time 118 gave him win FAI Pylon Event No 427 held Monday afternoon Due recent rules change negoti ated AMA FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale now allows American Formula planes minor modifications compete international level FAI Racers distin guished tuned pipes protruding cowls high-pitched whine gener ate 40-cu-in power plants convert cough syrup fuel containing alcohol castor oil no nitromethane forward motion 25000 rpm better some muffling ef fect pipe further noise reduction possible substitution muffled pipe straight stinger pipe makes mean ingful test flying possible fields mufflers required FAI drew six entries year Event Di rector Pete Bergstrom divided two heats three planes alternated through seven rounds Scoring FAI based entirely elapsed time order finish theres no harm racing same opponents November 1989 47 Left OM fliers braved rain wind other Clockwise upper ieft calier Jeff Carpenter piiot Paul Benezra caiier Rhonda Cady piiot Darrol Cady caiier Kent McKenna piiot Lee Von Der Hey Scott Manning first place author Gaii cailer Bob Seeber Right contenders top spots 0500 take moment pose Top L-R Bob & Marc Greer Henry Bartie Rusty Van Baren Kent MoKenna Al Watson Lois & Tom Strom Bottom L-R Rich Verano first Lee Von Der Hey Lyle Larson Chuck Wanner Scott Puzlo Left Jim Shinohara L confers Scott Manning Rusty Van Baren Rich Verano Mike Heisei Modest Shinohara bulit pianes fiown Samurai team others Au gorgeous Right Crazy Canuck Racing Team pit area L-R Bob Wyiiie Gerry Van Dyk Mo Aiam Lyie Baker foreground John Barneley Harold Sattler affabie Canucks provided counterpoint serious Samurai did weil lems crash last heat kept Henry out first place Lee Von Der Hey posted fast time 121 using K&B-powered Midget Mustang appeared closely matched authors Picco-powered Prather Little Toni Everyone least zerosome due un familiarity FAI engine/pipe setup due plain ol racing luck left pressure line unplugged Don Rices nice Stinger went squirrelly vibration got rudder servo should give FAI tryits neat end consistency paid off corres pondent Von Der Hey Bartle rounding out top three limited experience event Ive found absolutely no basis myth FAI power plants tricky difficult run Trying push world-record times may make finicky same could said other racing class pilots Quickie 500 Event No 428 Quickie aka Q 500 todays entry-level event Street-legal 40s mufflers power boxy planes speeds 120 mph planes slow down nicely landing simple enough built weekend name derives Glen Spicklers original Quickie 500 kit design 48 Model Aviation Don Bea Rice competed FAI Fl Don kits Stinger used Fl pilots heat after heat Jim Nikodem flew P-S 1 other fliers used converted Formula planesRacing events fast furious Henry Bartie guides T-taii right over pylon two Clearly fastest Henry Bartles ST-milliseconds behind Kent McKennas T-tail caller Lyle Larson supplies body english Fast powered Midget Mustang glow plug prob- low-altitude flying doesnt faze Racing pilots planes remain rock steady throughout race Left Henry Black Bartle readies Formula ship Bartie teammate Larson saved authors bacon FAt needed parts tools Michelle Larson R called dad Fl did fine lob Right cage crew Fl Jerret Cangie Bill Peterson Stephen Hayes Brice Cady Note presence earmuffs thunder four Fis like good rock n roilbest perceived through soles feet Left Melanie McWilliams poses dad Gordons Fl Denight Special Melanie bra Justin charmed everybody Right Fl entrants used Supertigres Jon Packer Tacoma WA low 1208 stock 0S 4OVRP Break-in consisted few practice flights 65% jungle Juice light 6/a-in-pitch prop Bladder tank Tony Huber pressure regulator used successfully Jon others speed secrets given away free Authors props QM FAI QM favorite Top Flite 7 x 41/2 cut 6-in die top photo narrowed thinned smoothed carefully balanced Pitch Isnt altered proper revs matter FAI start Rev-Up narrow-blade 9 x 61/a similar cut 7/z-in dia treat same QM prop Prop bottom damaged goods used Jackie Urban Lindhe Oehu Hi com peted 0500 Fl Club raffles aiong Aloha RC Hobbietat hobby shops nated money send Lindhes Nate early Seventies Todays Quickies resemble original name feature V- T tails fiberglass fuselages other high-tech em bellishments Fifty-eight Quickie entrants came Out play Tuesday morning California Formula flier Henry Bartle established himself early beat posting 117 first round guy top makes tempting target Round 4 showdown Bartle fellow Californian Kent McKenna gunned other down posting Continued pare 152 November 1989 49 Racing family sport three genera tions Kings show off Fl entry 09-powered LR-1A Crew chief Emory Doc King L 87 fIrst flew Walter Beech himasif now competes RC Helicop ter events Dean King 42 pilots Fl son Matt 11 flies 1/IA motor Gliders calls dad 0500 will fly 0500 next year seen Judy King makes possible Jim Nikodems P-Si authors Little Toni Prather Fl kit Von Der Heys Midget Mustang Business end authors winning FAI entry back front MACS 75cc pipe re duced outlet 5/16 iD stock Picco adapter Picco Pylon 40 Shadel head button 0022-in deck height 2150 intake 184w exhaust Tru-Turn spinner Pipe measures 53/2 glow plug tip end diverging cone Pipenot enginesupplies pressure blocking pipe outlet primes engine easy starts Engine work Konrad Dudek San Lorenzo CA Ted Puzio Bonney Lake WA keeps cool head competing 0500 Most people dont realize eastern Washington desert Temperatures topped 100 degrees during Nets week Left Volunteers event directors tent left Barbara DeMary records scores Caroiyn Bridget Brown keep track whos deck did last heat Alien Hare event director Pete Bergstrom hassle contestants vice versa District Ill VP Bob Brown shown acted pit boss events Right Smile airplanes illegal Starter Tony Huber Pete Bergstrom line boss Marie Bergstrom frequency/impound man ager Peggy Robinson await next victim QM processing received sunburns Mere Fun lea Funds wing pan62Y2 inches Wing Area770 square inches Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed forAMAforthe FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber glass canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFICJ Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 6314 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264 326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLET W Dealer Inqurles Invited Nats RC Aerobat/Verger Continued page 149 done several years ago Ever since friend Mike Harrison proposed organized new format Nats Lin coin NE 1987 flying class assigned frequencies Nats has different tter year different twist RC Pylon site being located away Pattern site allowed both groups have all-day use frequencies No frequency time-share year delays experienced flying Nats would have have shortened hadnt able fly day ran late Thursday Friday everything worked out airight Ron Van Putte normally cov ers Pattern Nats didnt tell much work going until after agreed Thanks opportunity See yall next year Nats RC Pylon/Gall Continued page 49 two cuts within IA laps Bob Mikko Puy allup WA motored steadily through dust win heat Bartle took another hit Round 5 hands Canadian Lyn Murray V tailed inverted-Fox-powered Full Pull outdragged Bartle post 119 Meanwhile 20year-old Randy Ritch joined chase fast time 118 Randy flew Rossi powered Texas Outlaw T-tail After Round 5 18-year-old Scott Puzio Bonney Lake WA perfect score Racing luck toppled runner-up Bob Greer Coppell TX Stenberg tangled Chuck Eads Roseburg OR Scat Cat end field tight flyoffs first second fourth through sixth seventh eighth 10th 11th slots Rich Verano Los Angeles CA came out top using Rossi powered Rusty 500 V-tail designed compatriot Rusty Van Baren Unfortunately least cheater engine detected several according anonymous owners went undetected Although apparently cheaters went home trophy time general level rule bending outright cheating Quickiemainly sea soned Fl pilots could play fair wanted tois deplorable have cheat win what have won events cheat Quickie purpose al leged beginner event encourage new people get Racing Its hardly encouraging talented young pilot like Puzio Patterson used cannon fodder some guy ma chine shop basement boxful illegal engine parts say Quickie Mats should reserved arent entered Fl QM FAI End sermon Formula Event No 421 Form Ones racing parlance sometimes has Indy cars modeling world big fast loud expensive beautiful Beginners need apply Nevertheless compared out-oftrim Ugly Stik overweight biplane models surprisingly easy fly dont give surprisesjust plenty speed yes engine modification allowed field 55 entrants eyes pe rennial Champ Dave Shadel Carlsbad CA source reworked Supertigre X40s used Fl pilots Both Shadel Lee Von Der Hey posted 120 times first round despite having engines go sour after eight laps Other fliers trouble finding needle toothere zeroes point stand ings flip-flopped day Shadel eventually got dialed set fast time 106 maintain perfect point score Gary Hover next fast est 109 midair Round 3 put zero column Flying curtailed early Day 1 due strong shifting winds blowing sand Day Two brought calmer cooler weather lot fast times shocker day came Rusty Van Baren Hanford CA like fictional Rocky Balboa before him refused let Champ off easy Van Baren pushed Shadel double cut scrambling point standings once again last round Day Three Rich ard Verano Los Angeles CA emerged top 35 points Shadel trailed 31 last-round matchup between Verano Sha del John Barnsley Saskatoon Saskatchewan Duane Felstet Missoula MT became de fensive battle Verano didnt challenge Shadel four-point win used nearly equal speed cautiously pass other pilots sec ond place three points relieved happy Verano finally landed intact airplane 38 points National Champion ship thanks contest officials volunteers slaved desert sun make event possible Thanks also new friends posed 300 photo graphs few unfortunately could reproduced encourage everybody has read far go enter next Nats printed page just cant capture drama excitement being responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon catalog $100 CLUE RIDGE MACHINERY 8 TOOLS P0 Box 536-V Hurricane WV 25526 304582-3538 offer complete selection lathas mills tools Aviation Modelar 152 Model Aviation WORLDS 5100W SCALE 50070 SERVICE *00 E14010 RACKS PLANS 3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING 5A5E Cnlsralna 00515 Jim Pepinos Catalog *400 60 pagesSCAEE PlANS ad PHOID SEB VICE 9 MRdnon GeRnbmC NC 27403 ZPhOne 1151512926239 No CollocIl THE WIREMASTERn benderlcouler extra large handle bends 1/8-1/4 coils 5/ 32-3/16 music wire Wire creep eliminated ANTi-KREEP WIRE LOCKS free catalog has hundreds new items free micro bender offer JCM COMPANY 114 WashIngton Tart Waukegan IL 60085 Rubber & Eng Power Free Flight Display Control Line Eisctric Power RIC Airplanes new iiiustrated 32 page tabloid sIze catalog US & Canada $100 Foren $300 Penn Valley Hobby enter 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19446
