Gary Shaw U LVJ rIiu friend recently wrote tell flying model Easter Sunday saw full-scale aircraft coming across flying site turned model downwind get out way going downwind looked back toward full-scale make sure coast clear looked back direction model couldnt find After brief search demolished airplane found almost away just short exit gate Luckily came down inside gate across street housing developments What set him up crash windy day lack good contrast help visibility Remember contrasting colors such red top yellow tips white black strip bottom can make difference world Crash Etiquette something about safety said things should say model goes down field Although Ive never seen fight break out have seen friendships get strained breaking point over careless comments actions Remember models get built numerous reasons some very emotional overtones remember almost crying literally drove over own model Pattern meet emotion felt loss revenue building time washed-out contest certainly didnt want hear comments guys best scenario offer help search pick up pieces just listen what modeler might want say Sometimes its just best offer opinion asked rather just nod head comment about well model looked before went down Having learned similar lessons club following excerpt LIRCS Newsletter Long Island NY offers little specific advice bent over model tweaking needle valve too often hear aint got followed lowfrequency thump Usually several expletives will inserted some used imaginatively hand-crafted masterpiece airframe miniaturization crammed state-of-the-an electronic equipment powered exquisitely machined engine no pilot frequently builder/owner has made unscheduled landing has discovered radio hands has greater range eyes head immediate problem react Generally considered bad form immediately ask may borrow pilots glo plug battery Similarly probably shouldnt ask hes finished clip Any equipment-related reasons crash hear definition reasonable Pilot error too rare sensitive suggest dont say Thats odd havent problems frequency today until least hour after crash Offer help go look Dont say sounded like hit something solid Note lost 0 I. models found returned Dont ask name phone number model wonder out loud model hit house car looks like enough people have volunteered help search try weasel out going ticks poison ivy out seeing grown man cry isnt pleasant pilot takes plastic bag him comes back empty handed get assume worst Actually really bad crash two hands pocket enough space everything worth salvaging Whatever dont hold post mortem spot pilot probably doesnt want discuss battery condition poor construction pilot error used rubber bands fuel tank capacity light-blue covering model selection vs pilot skill As best can avoid specifics sound supportive look appropriately grave Youll want same consideration some day Preflight Airplane Ive received several letters past year describing flight went bad ARF Almost Ready Fly cause course found inspecting crash debris Remember folks Seek advice veteran flier regarding recommendations ARF thorough inspection pieces box before buy Bad hardware doesnt get better gets home crummy prefab construction will still crummy air Sometimes time save building allows model pay itself off sometimes what saved comes back haunt after few flights judge An E-mail modeler simply known James just horrible crash cheap ARF airplane bought last fall aircraft [name withheld] ARF local shop sold no name kind affair three-page photocopied instruction book wow high-wing symmetrical airfoil basic design hardware included kit less quality advisable attribute crash severe tail 64 Model Aviation berg J3 CUB COWL$1900 COWL EXTRA 300$3000 SUKHIO COWL$4000 SUKHIO BELLY PAN$2000 SUPER CHIPMUNK COWL$2700 ULTIMATE BIPE COWL$2900 BUCKER COWL$3200 BUCKER UPPER DECK$2900 ULTIMATE LANDING GEAR . $1400 EXTRA 300 WHEEL PANTS . $2800 BUCHER WHEEL PANTS$2900 Great Planes SUPER SKYBOLT COWL$2400 40 SIZE CUB Cowl$1900 CHEROKEE 40 COWL$2400 60 CUB COWL$2400 EXTRA SOOS COW$2800 CORSAIR 40$2100 GIANT AEROMASTER COWL . $2900 EXTRA 300S WHEEL PANTS 0 MIDWEST AT-6 COWL$2600 AT-6 WING PAIRING$2500 EXTRA 300S COWL$3200 SUPER STINKER COWL$3200 CITABRIA COWL$2800 SUPER STEARMAN COWL$2600 Giles 202 COWL$3200 232 COWL$3800 EXTRA300/PITTS WHEEL PANTS$2800 CITABRIA WHEEL PAINTS$2800 SUPER STEARMAN WHEEL PANT $2800 ARGC12O ARGC121 ARGC122 ARGC123 ARGC1 24 AROCi 25 ARGC 126 ARGWO1 S ARGC14O ARGC141 ARGC142 ARGC 143 ARGC 144 ARGC 145 ARGC 146 ARGC 147 ARGWOO8 ARGWO1O ARGWO12 Sig 1/4 SCALE CUB COWL $800 ARGC15O 1/4 SCALE CUB COWL W/ENGINE $3900 ARGC151 TOP ELITE P47 COWL$2900ARGC1QO CESSNA 182 COWL$3200ARGC191 CORSAIR COWL$2500ARGC192 AT6/ZERO COWL$2500ARGC1 93 P40 COWL$2900ARGC194 P51 COWL 60 size$2200ARGC195 P51 1/5 SCALE COWL$2800ARGC196 HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 1-800-611-3860 rs Only 606-334-4331 omer Service 334-4333 Visit web site hobbyhangarcom Add $6 tot Shipping & Handling Prices Subject Change Any Time flutter horrible flapping noise about five seconds steady level flight after fiveminute hard flight noise louder two-stroke engine full rpm After flutter elevator went dive position bent control rod still control over surfaces including elevator enough elevator make atm back field Hindsight tells should have just flown upside down until got hack field took 20 hours think Duh dug trench ground about two fields away airfield about 15 pieces am sad course what get buying cheaply built airplane engine radio still good condition though Remember folks although James doesnt mention healthy preflight inspection prior first flight might have prevented loss Two Better Having flown few Pattern events past summers soon learned value having servo installed control surface did provide accuracy flight also knew safety net failed became convinced saw models get bigger faster forces placed high-performance aircraft days simply takes larger servos job havent considered safety factor extra servo can provide especiaily big models need think about Supporting conclusion letter provided Ron Lockhart published via Internet Radiator Aflantic City Skyblazers Atlantic City NJ Take case lonely aileron servo Normaily servo mounted center wing drive two ailerons get servo output wheel motion aileron often use set aileron torque rods Sometimes linkage servo goes belicrank aileron aileron Yet another method run Nyrod casings servo wing bend 900 get ailerons linkage methods have problems main slop play can felt aileron Bad stuff slop/play/looseness ailerons control surface contributes possible control surface flutter linkage servo wear maybe servo failure makes airplane harder fly well because airplane wanders heading altitude linkage point torque rod bearing bellcrank pivot pushrod flexes etc adds undesirable play aileron Curved Nyrod casings add drag make hard servo find neutral about using two aileron servos aileron Mount partly outboard wing ahead ailerons Both servos can plugged receiver aileron channel using Y cord Its simple radio has provision left right aileron channel use has benefits could subject another article super-simple linkage beauty system short pushrod goes servo wheel aileron horn straight line Minimal/no slop Great two-servo system perfect though have find another servo yes same kind build servo mounts wing isnt tougher torque rods bellcranks suchjust different Depending far out wing servos mounted may need lengthen servo cords using aileron extension easy way reach receiver Extra weight Two servos may much heavier extra linkage Since servo doing half work actually less half since linkage drag reduced could use smaller servos save weight Will two aileron servos better model As things seems depends bigger faster model precisely want aircraft fly benefit will find using two servos also some benefit having redundancy two servos case servo linkage failure some installations having center-mounted aileron servo protrude fuselage area helpful Two better probably often think Until next month enjoy hobby 4Dept-131 Same day shipping Payment US funds Add $5 SAN 50 staten Canada & Mexico add $t2 others add $th CA add 825% tao 66 Model Aviation rglass Cowls ARGC1 10 ARGC1 11 ARGC1 12 AROCI 13 AROCi 14 AROCliS AROC 116 ARGC 117 ARGCLO56 ARGWOO7 ARGWOO9 PetalRadio Tay Saber 6 tray$1895PETOOl ELITE TRAY$2100PETOO3 PRO PADS$1295PETOO2 SABER FOR FUT 9Z$2100PETOO4 An Investment ModeIerScaIes EnJayment~Sport Flyer Pro Pylon Racer top performance lost fun basic secret top engine performance htand balance Its easy balance engine cision scales Balancing instruchons scale hghler isInvestments longer itll stay up$g295 x S&H Now can weigh parts before glue itoh together N airhrushing reahy hght Tissue 00k No guessing Now II know U, 13 digital modeS weigh 2oz 115155 l V-600Model GS-20iAccumcy fmm 1/2835th ounce CHAMPION 1924 E EdingerAve a Ana CA 92705 259-1142 Fax 714-259-1025
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/08
Page Numbers: 64, 66
Gary Shaw U LVJ rIiu friend recently wrote tell flying model Easter Sunday saw full-scale aircraft coming across flying site turned model downwind get out way going downwind looked back toward full-scale make sure coast clear looked back direction model couldnt find After brief search demolished airplane found almost away just short exit gate Luckily came down inside gate across street housing developments What set him up crash windy day lack good contrast help visibility Remember contrasting colors such red top yellow tips white black strip bottom can make difference world Crash Etiquette something about safety said things should say model goes down field Although Ive never seen fight break out have seen friendships get strained breaking point over careless comments actions Remember models get built numerous reasons some very emotional overtones remember almost crying literally drove over own model Pattern meet emotion felt loss revenue building time washed-out contest certainly didnt want hear comments guys best scenario offer help search pick up pieces just listen what modeler might want say Sometimes its just best offer opinion asked rather just nod head comment about well model looked before went down Having learned similar lessons club following excerpt LIRCS Newsletter Long Island NY offers little specific advice bent over model tweaking needle valve too often hear aint got followed lowfrequency thump Usually several expletives will inserted some used imaginatively hand-crafted masterpiece airframe miniaturization crammed state-of-the-an electronic equipment powered exquisitely machined engine no pilot frequently builder/owner has made unscheduled landing has discovered radio hands has greater range eyes head immediate problem react Generally considered bad form immediately ask may borrow pilots glo plug battery Similarly probably shouldnt ask hes finished clip Any equipment-related reasons crash hear definition reasonable Pilot error too rare sensitive suggest dont say Thats odd havent problems frequency today until least hour after crash Offer help go look Dont say sounded like hit something solid Note lost 0 I. models found returned Dont ask name phone number model wonder out loud model hit house car looks like enough people have volunteered help search try weasel out going ticks poison ivy out seeing grown man cry isnt pleasant pilot takes plastic bag him comes back empty handed get assume worst Actually really bad crash two hands pocket enough space everything worth salvaging Whatever dont hold post mortem spot pilot probably doesnt want discuss battery condition poor construction pilot error used rubber bands fuel tank capacity light-blue covering model selection vs pilot skill As best can avoid specifics sound supportive look appropriately grave Youll want same consideration some day Preflight Airplane Ive received several letters past year describing flight went bad ARF Almost Ready Fly cause course found inspecting crash debris Remember folks Seek advice veteran flier regarding recommendations ARF thorough inspection pieces box before buy Bad hardware doesnt get better gets home crummy prefab construction will still crummy air Sometimes time save building allows model pay itself off sometimes what saved comes back haunt after few flights judge An E-mail modeler simply known James just horrible crash cheap ARF airplane bought last fall aircraft [name withheld] ARF local shop sold no name kind affair three-page photocopied instruction book wow high-wing symmetrical airfoil basic design hardware included kit less quality advisable attribute crash severe tail 64 Model Aviation berg J3 CUB COWL$1900 COWL EXTRA 300$3000 SUKHIO COWL$4000 SUKHIO BELLY PAN$2000 SUPER CHIPMUNK COWL$2700 ULTIMATE BIPE COWL$2900 BUCKER COWL$3200 BUCKER UPPER DECK$2900 ULTIMATE LANDING GEAR . $1400 EXTRA 300 WHEEL PANTS . $2800 BUCHER WHEEL PANTS$2900 Great Planes SUPER SKYBOLT COWL$2400 40 SIZE CUB Cowl$1900 CHEROKEE 40 COWL$2400 60 CUB COWL$2400 EXTRA SOOS COW$2800 CORSAIR 40$2100 GIANT AEROMASTER COWL . $2900 EXTRA 300S WHEEL PANTS 0 MIDWEST AT-6 COWL$2600 AT-6 WING PAIRING$2500 EXTRA 300S COWL$3200 SUPER STINKER COWL$3200 CITABRIA COWL$2800 SUPER STEARMAN COWL$2600 Giles 202 COWL$3200 232 COWL$3800 EXTRA300/PITTS WHEEL PANTS$2800 CITABRIA WHEEL PAINTS$2800 SUPER STEARMAN WHEEL PANT $2800 ARGC12O ARGC121 ARGC122 ARGC123 ARGC1 24 AROCi 25 ARGC 126 ARGWO1 S ARGC14O ARGC141 ARGC142 ARGC 143 ARGC 144 ARGC 145 ARGC 146 ARGC 147 ARGWOO8 ARGWO1O ARGWO12 Sig 1/4 SCALE CUB COWL $800 ARGC15O 1/4 SCALE CUB COWL W/ENGINE $3900 ARGC151 TOP ELITE P47 COWL$2900ARGC1QO CESSNA 182 COWL$3200ARGC191 CORSAIR COWL$2500ARGC192 AT6/ZERO COWL$2500ARGC1 93 P40 COWL$2900ARGC194 P51 COWL 60 size$2200ARGC195 P51 1/5 SCALE COWL$2800ARGC196 HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 1-800-611-3860 rs Only 606-334-4331 omer Service 334-4333 Visit web site hobbyhangarcom Add $6 tot Shipping & Handling Prices Subject Change Any Time flutter horrible flapping noise about five seconds steady level flight after fiveminute hard flight noise louder two-stroke engine full rpm After flutter elevator went dive position bent control rod still control over surfaces including elevator enough elevator make atm back field Hindsight tells should have just flown upside down until got hack field took 20 hours think Duh dug trench ground about two fields away airfield about 15 pieces am sad course what get buying cheaply built airplane engine radio still good condition though Remember folks although James doesnt mention healthy preflight inspection prior first flight might have prevented loss Two Better Having flown few Pattern events past summers soon learned value having servo installed control surface did provide accuracy flight also knew safety net failed became convinced saw models get bigger faster forces placed high-performance aircraft days simply takes larger servos job havent considered safety factor extra servo can provide especiaily big models need think about Supporting conclusion letter provided Ron Lockhart published via Internet Radiator Aflantic City Skyblazers Atlantic City NJ Take case lonely aileron servo Normaily servo mounted center wing drive two ailerons get servo output wheel motion aileron often use set aileron torque rods Sometimes linkage servo goes belicrank aileron aileron Yet another method run Nyrod casings servo wing bend 900 get ailerons linkage methods have problems main slop play can felt aileron Bad stuff slop/play/looseness ailerons control surface contributes possible control surface flutter linkage servo wear maybe servo failure makes airplane harder fly well because airplane wanders heading altitude linkage point torque rod bearing bellcrank pivot pushrod flexes etc adds undesirable play aileron Curved Nyrod casings add drag make hard servo find neutral about using two aileron servos aileron Mount partly outboard wing ahead ailerons Both servos can plugged receiver aileron channel using Y cord Its simple radio has provision left right aileron channel use has benefits could subject another article super-simple linkage beauty system short pushrod goes servo wheel aileron horn straight line Minimal/no slop Great two-servo system perfect though have find another servo yes same kind build servo mounts wing isnt tougher torque rods bellcranks suchjust different Depending far out wing servos mounted may need lengthen servo cords using aileron extension easy way reach receiver Extra weight Two servos may much heavier extra linkage Since servo doing half work actually less half since linkage drag reduced could use smaller servos save weight Will two aileron servos better model As things seems depends bigger faster model precisely want aircraft fly benefit will find using two servos also some benefit having redundancy two servos case servo linkage failure some installations having center-mounted aileron servo protrude fuselage area helpful Two better probably often think Until next month enjoy hobby 4Dept-131 Same day shipping Payment US funds Add $5 SAN 50 staten Canada & Mexico add $t2 others add $th CA add 825% tao 66 Model Aviation rglass Cowls ARGC1 10 ARGC1 11 ARGC1 12 AROCI 13 AROCi 14 AROCliS AROC 116 ARGC 117 ARGCLO56 ARGWOO7 ARGWOO9 PetalRadio Tay Saber 6 tray$1895PETOOl ELITE TRAY$2100PETOO3 PRO PADS$1295PETOO2 SABER FOR FUT 9Z$2100PETOO4 An Investment ModeIerScaIes EnJayment~Sport Flyer Pro Pylon Racer top performance lost fun basic secret top engine performance htand balance Its easy balance engine cision scales Balancing instruchons scale hghler isInvestments longer itll stay up$g295 x S&H Now can weigh parts before glue itoh together N airhrushing reahy hght Tissue 00k No guessing Now II know U, 13 digital modeS weigh 2oz 115155 l V-600Model GS-20iAccumcy fmm 1/2835th ounce CHAMPION 1924 E EdingerAve a Ana CA 92705 259-1142 Fax 714-259-1025