FF Outdoor Glider Larry Kruse TRICKY what wasvery tricky Picking good Glider air Rena required large amount expertise visual scien tific information flier could gather large dose plain luck problem wasnt detecting thermals Cattail fluffies mylar streamers thermal sniffer needles went up equal abandon followed shortly horde Gliders Unfortunately times everything came down just easilyshort max something about nature lift proved much troublesome Gliders other type Free Flight ship thermals just didnt seem build well below 200 ft Glider launches typically occur Perhaps combination nearby mountains east prevailing westerly winds caused lowlevel lift dissipate got closer slope Whatever case Gliders just seemed have trouble centering strong upward air higher-climbing ships Power Rubber although notable excep tions particularly A-2 A-i Towline F-lH first non-Power outdoor event contested Tuesday gave Glider fliers first opportunity pick air under high-altitude conditions Reno Although A-2s baby brother carries Continued ~gp 160 Martyn Cowisys A-2 L begins its lengthy circle-tow search siusive thermai Martyn former editor Aeromadeler magazine Biii Shaiior Detroit Mi returned Nets com petition after lengthy absence R took 3rd A-2 squared-off Happy Hooker design Paul Crowley Model features solid-wood wing December 1984 69 1984 NPTS Bill Swailey Delhi CA prepares A-i official flight smaller ships harder fly well look Ray Ghio Stockton CA prepares launch brother Waits A-2 Bandit Timer Charles Aiba Gray LA Seven-year-old Scott Robbins Los Gatos CA Nats youngest tinIest timer Hes member Oakland Cloud Dusters Matt Kruse Simi Valley CA placed 3rd Junior HLG originai-design bulit up-tip-wing Spiotch uses swingingweight dethermalizer get down Lynn 2 Bruce Kimballs Seattle WA HLQ design Tissue-covered wing uses Ritz-type construction uses Tomy Toy-derived timer DT Plane weighs 28 grams James Lueken Escondido CA smiles because won Open HLG stand ard-type all-wood gilder S KY FOX SPORT FLYER Wing Span Wing Area Length Weight Engine Radio SEE YOUR 54 Inches 620 Sq 43 Inches 55 Lbs 4050 4 Channel DEALER LA MODELS513 859-7839 0 BOX 640 WEST CAR ROLLTON OHIO 45449 irect Orders Send check money order pay hippi ng handling Ohio residents add 6% Sales Tax $8995 4ats FF GllderlKruse Thntinu4d aae 69 ightly over half weight FIA ship ses 120-second max rather 180 y no means easy event Carrying maxi jum wing area 279 sq little ships re easy tow tending veer readily direction other pop off ne inopportune times though no maxed out National ecord-holder Martyn Cowley came closest won Open 545 seconds Veteran Cali rnia FFer Steve Geraghty second 477 hile Yasuo Yoshioka Tokyo Japan giving ternational flavor contest finished iird Unlike several other events A-i full ate Junior Senior contestants hom flew very respectably Leading inior brigade did other vents Aaron Markos scored 368 ould have placed him sixth Open Aaron followed Scott Cover 246 second nd Brad Douglas third Senior surprise winner person homas Bailey 394 upset Bryan Fulmer y 53 seconds Suzanne Kusik placed third present fairer sex should also men oned Baileys score would have placed im fourth Open aad-Lauuclned Glider showed continuation weak-thermal syndrome Thursday great deal practice flying practice piggybacking cattail-fluffy-blowing tak ing place before experienced fliers risked official flights Any airplane ap parent lift occasioned groups Glider Flingers abandon mylar streamers go loping through creosote bushes get under thermal rider times disappointed piggybacking efforts lift simply went away Gliders did Again boasting full slate Junior Senior contestants younger set amassed some very competitive scores under existing conditions Aaron Markos picked up another win Junior 240 Bill Primbs sec ond 188 Matt Kruse placed third 148 Senior winners David Martin very good 328 Mike Scuro tied sec ond Shawn Whitely 280 Dan Primbs just edged out Paul Funk third place Open saw James Lueken put up four maxes first Second place copped Bruce Kimball flew relatively light built-upwing glider seemed very buoyant spotty air Third familiar name former Nats winner Mike Stoy may im portant note Stoy like Kimball flew glider built-up wing course Stoy Wasp VI has proven itself sorts condi tions over years outstanding outdoor Glider seemed adapt equally well high-altitude flying will teresting see whether built-up wing has sort future Hand-Launch circles after decades domination solid wood wings A-2 Towhee FlA marked continuation Tom Baileys winning ways Senior posted fine 949 collect first place hard ware No Juniors elected fly trophies went begging both age groups no fly-off necessary Open A-2 either Andy Barron came closest maxing Out 1150 field several former Nats winners World Team members National Record holders present Jose Dona followed Barron 1093 Bill Shailor returned Nats competition take third place 1056 seconds Circle-towing contest far commonplace past few years well-practiced technique somewhat hampered brush small bushes present Glider-flying Reno well-attend ed competitive though flight times high might have anticipated Interestingly enough although talk before Free Flight events began expressed concern over engines might perform high altitude non-powered Gliders affected thin air GLOW iirb@11 PLUGS NEWI IMPROVEDI HIgh Pgrfonnrnce Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Six Types 3 Heat Ranges Longer Life Only $129 Swanso~ PO Box 151Since 1948 Wayne N 07470 NewI MK II H & K Superstarters 0-35$2995 0-50$2995 MAG II$3495 Super Hustler$3495 Zenoah$2995 Tartan Twin$3995 Roper 37$2995 90 Day Warranty ZENOAH QUARTZ CUSTOM Dual outlet aluminum muffler Carb rotated needle accessibility cowled Modified Quadra mount 6 bolt prop washer carb linkage Complete assembled shown $14495 DEALER INQUIRES IN V/TED ALL ORDERS ADD $200 POSTAGE & HANDLING CALIF RES ADD SALES TAX December 1984 169 Engineered sport moocler mind PK PRODUCTS Specializing Quadra/Zenob Sales Service PO Box 6226 Hayward CA 94544Tel 415 581-4277 Eves
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/12
Page Numbers: 69, 169
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/12
Page Numbers: 69, 169
FF Outdoor Glider Larry Kruse TRICKY what wasvery tricky Picking good Glider air Rena required large amount expertise visual scien tific information flier could gather large dose plain luck problem wasnt detecting thermals Cattail fluffies mylar streamers thermal sniffer needles went up equal abandon followed shortly horde Gliders Unfortunately times everything came down just easilyshort max something about nature lift proved much troublesome Gliders other type Free Flight ship thermals just didnt seem build well below 200 ft Glider launches typically occur Perhaps combination nearby mountains east prevailing westerly winds caused lowlevel lift dissipate got closer slope Whatever case Gliders just seemed have trouble centering strong upward air higher-climbing ships Power Rubber although notable excep tions particularly A-2 A-i Towline F-lH first non-Power outdoor event contested Tuesday gave Glider fliers first opportunity pick air under high-altitude conditions Reno Although A-2s baby brother carries Continued ~gp 160 Martyn Cowisys A-2 L begins its lengthy circle-tow search siusive thermai Martyn former editor Aeromadeler magazine Biii Shaiior Detroit Mi returned Nets com petition after lengthy absence R took 3rd A-2 squared-off Happy Hooker design Paul Crowley Model features solid-wood wing December 1984 69 1984 NPTS Bill Swailey Delhi CA prepares A-i official flight smaller ships harder fly well look Ray Ghio Stockton CA prepares launch brother Waits A-2 Bandit Timer Charles Aiba Gray LA Seven-year-old Scott Robbins Los Gatos CA Nats youngest tinIest timer Hes member Oakland Cloud Dusters Matt Kruse Simi Valley CA placed 3rd Junior HLG originai-design bulit up-tip-wing Spiotch uses swingingweight dethermalizer get down Lynn 2 Bruce Kimballs Seattle WA HLQ design Tissue-covered wing uses Ritz-type construction uses Tomy Toy-derived timer DT Plane weighs 28 grams James Lueken Escondido CA smiles because won Open HLG stand ard-type all-wood gilder S KY FOX SPORT FLYER Wing Span Wing Area Length Weight Engine Radio SEE YOUR 54 Inches 620 Sq 43 Inches 55 Lbs 4050 4 Channel DEALER LA MODELS513 859-7839 0 BOX 640 WEST CAR ROLLTON OHIO 45449 irect Orders Send check money order pay hippi ng handling Ohio residents add 6% Sales Tax $8995 4ats FF GllderlKruse Thntinu4d aae 69 ightly over half weight FIA ship ses 120-second max rather 180 y no means easy event Carrying maxi jum wing area 279 sq little ships re easy tow tending veer readily direction other pop off ne inopportune times though no maxed out National ecord-holder Martyn Cowley came closest won Open 545 seconds Veteran Cali rnia FFer Steve Geraghty second 477 hile Yasuo Yoshioka Tokyo Japan giving ternational flavor contest finished iird Unlike several other events A-i full ate Junior Senior contestants hom flew very respectably Leading inior brigade did other vents Aaron Markos scored 368 ould have placed him sixth Open Aaron followed Scott Cover 246 second nd Brad Douglas third Senior surprise winner person homas Bailey 394 upset Bryan Fulmer y 53 seconds Suzanne Kusik placed third present fairer sex should also men oned Baileys score would have placed im fourth Open aad-Lauuclned Glider showed continuation weak-thermal syndrome Thursday great deal practice flying practice piggybacking cattail-fluffy-blowing tak ing place before experienced fliers risked official flights Any airplane ap parent lift occasioned groups Glider Flingers abandon mylar streamers go loping through creosote bushes get under thermal rider times disappointed piggybacking efforts lift simply went away Gliders did Again boasting full slate Junior Senior contestants younger set amassed some very competitive scores under existing conditions Aaron Markos picked up another win Junior 240 Bill Primbs sec ond 188 Matt Kruse placed third 148 Senior winners David Martin very good 328 Mike Scuro tied sec ond Shawn Whitely 280 Dan Primbs just edged out Paul Funk third place Open saw James Lueken put up four maxes first Second place copped Bruce Kimball flew relatively light built-upwing glider seemed very buoyant spotty air Third familiar name former Nats winner Mike Stoy may im portant note Stoy like Kimball flew glider built-up wing course Stoy Wasp VI has proven itself sorts condi tions over years outstanding outdoor Glider seemed adapt equally well high-altitude flying will teresting see whether built-up wing has sort future Hand-Launch circles after decades domination solid wood wings A-2 Towhee FlA marked continuation Tom Baileys winning ways Senior posted fine 949 collect first place hard ware No Juniors elected fly trophies went begging both age groups no fly-off necessary Open A-2 either Andy Barron came closest maxing Out 1150 field several former Nats winners World Team members National Record holders present Jose Dona followed Barron 1093 Bill Shailor returned Nats competition take third place 1056 seconds Circle-towing contest far commonplace past few years well-practiced technique somewhat hampered brush small bushes present Glider-flying Reno well-attend ed competitive though flight times high might have anticipated Interestingly enough although talk before Free Flight events began expressed concern over engines might perform high altitude non-powered Gliders affected thin air GLOW iirb@11 PLUGS NEWI IMPROVEDI HIgh Pgrfonnrnce Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Six Types 3 Heat Ranges Longer Life Only $129 Swanso~ PO Box 151Since 1948 Wayne N 07470 NewI MK II H & K Superstarters 0-35$2995 0-50$2995 MAG II$3495 Super Hustler$3495 Zenoah$2995 Tartan Twin$3995 Roper 37$2995 90 Day Warranty ZENOAH QUARTZ CUSTOM Dual outlet aluminum muffler Carb rotated needle accessibility cowled Modified Quadra mount 6 bolt prop washer carb linkage Complete assembled shown $14495 DEALER INQUIRES IN V/TED ALL ORDERS ADD $200 POSTAGE & HANDLING CALIF RES ADD SALES TAX December 1984 169 Engineered sport moocler mind PK PRODUCTS Specializing Quadra/Zenob Sales Service PO Box 6226 Hayward CA 94544Tel 415 581-4277 Eves
