S vnwsfirsl History pro peller shouldnt fly either CL RC near hightension power lines safety considerations Indoor RC field-repaired models really safe fly Fly ing running model engines doors may good idea Learn about AWTH John Preston THIS MONTHS offer ing safety-conscious modelers begins humorous vein history propeller believe will believe anything may wish purchase bridge have sale Titled Little Known Facts following extracted Incidentce newsletter Charles River Radio Controllers Win chester MA However appears editor R M Kosmala stole story AMA District VI AVP Report Prop actually slang term derived full latin wordPropeller meaning breaks landing study props has going years dating back long before Wright Brothers Ancient Greeks first civilized peoples appreciate im portance props dis covered birds dont use much happened prop development next thousand years until early 1900s pilot name Charles C Contact discovered props made con venient handles hand-starting aircraft en gines big innovation back days before electric starters pilots throughout world honored man saying name time engine started Early 1920s modelers discovered another new use propsto cut fingers conservatives time predicted would short-lived fad ever finger-cutting has persisted 60 years has grown such wide EWAIE Ti4E AWTU active flying area school thought says No question Better have cars parked up close flight line can used protection model gets out control heads towards spectators philosophy does have some merit can expensive re pair barrier should struck model Better provide chain link fence protect onlookers Staying subject out-of-control model aircraft came across following Shakey Thumb newsletter Statesville RC Club North Carolina John Franke recapped several unexplained radio failures resulting smashed airplanes determined local power people high-tension line parallel run way carries up 100000 volts Such high voltage creates electromagnetic field considerable diameter Plan least 100 feet ample cause radio interference suggested staying well clear darn thing footnote above newsletter also stated add above Red heads up maintenance installation Crescent Electric says temperature hu Continued page 14 spread popularity just about mod eler has tried least once Finally toward middle Twen tieth Century man could no longer figure out uses props scientists finally gave up invented jet think will agree message above historical account props self-evident Despite switch jet pro pulsion full-scale aircraft modelers still favor prop actively participate sport finger-cutting writer fan sport same newsletter previous article comes following accident report serious accident occurred Callahan field October 16 Fortunately no injured appears aircraft experi enced radio failure during takeoff crashed spectators car making hole right through hood No mention made cost repair Some may recall account column about year ago typical surance claims submitted AMA settlement prevalent involved models striking automobiles Are parking cars too close 12 Model Aviation 100% Guarantee Will Find Red Max Better Any Other Fuel Market RED MAX FUEL Best Fuel Beginners Experts Castor Oil Furnished Request 54 Gel Drum Sach Fri Coil 13500 21900 29900 34000 36000 49700 69600 92300 % OneSpecial Fri Coil Case24 Gal126 Gal Nitra GalGal Jug/Per Gal 5 Gal CanPer GalPer Gal Power Fri Pd 24 Jugs Per Gui-Fri Pd Fri Pd Fri Pd 0%1050395660575535 5%1150495765695585 10/o1400645885805779 12%1500745970885867 15%1600775985895870 25%2000945140012001100 40%25001495200018001600 60%30001995250023002100 NEW ECONOMY FUEL Very Good Sport Fuel ed Pipe Engines 50/,100047565060055019500 10%110059575067565028000 15% 1300 795 925 850 810 33000 NEW 4-CYCLE FUEL OS Saito Enya EtcBetter Idle Top End Regular Glow Fuel 10%14006959 1082577931000 15%1600775101089590036000 NEW CLEAN BURNING DIESELFUEL Finally Diesel Doesnt Smell Like Kerosene Emit Black Residue 1600800101092590042500 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL Available Any Type Use Call Price AFTER-RUN OILNot Necessary Use Red Max Fuel 2 oz Bottle $200 Some After-Run Oils Form Gum & Varnish Heres Wont ORDERING INFORMATION FREE DELIVERY 1 4 5 24 126 gallon deals USA 30 & 54 gallon drums shipped freight collect FOB Clover SC Nitro content fuels can mixed ob tain quantity price SC orders add 4% sales tax Use charge card order CODs limited UPS shipment Deduct 3% prepayment Money Order Cer tified Check ordering 24 gallons please supply daytime phone num ber 24 gallons up shipped motor freight less 24 gallons shipped UPS Prices subject change notice j i ik midity will affect size power magnetic field its cool damp sucker gonna grow As suggestion clubs simi larly have power lines vicinity flying fields conduct some ground checkspreferably damp day Have somebody carry model proximity power lines see receiver behaves transmitter operated location normally occupied pi lots flying field Are strange glitches present model carried similar distance direction opposite power lines better stay away vicinity power lines flying assume readers would know bet ter try retrieve model caught high-tension lines Power companies generally very responsive calls involve something fouling lines couple years ago quoted newspaper article about modeler tried retrieve model high-voltage power line climbing up supporting poles himself didnt live tell about Its since mentioned hazard flying CL models vicinity overhead power lines fact column July 1981 issue Model Avi ation last reported electrocution death CL flier operating model proximity 12000 volt overhead line Remember model its control lines have touch power lines pre sent threat electrocution An arc may jump much bigger gap might expect air damp Dont take chance stay well away overhead power lines flying CL models Two letters arrived mailbox during January addressed weight RC models writer unhappy March issue Model Aviation contained photos account flight 204-lb model airplane other unhappy because RC models may safety hazard weigh ounces flown indoors latter correspondent noted Indoor modeler one-ounce model may seem heavy letter directed AMA President John C Grigg copy voiced some concern about growing terest Indoor RC events Basically concern focussed clearly differentiating between conventional Indoor events RC models will flown may powered rubber electric CO-2 internal-combustion engines currently very difficult find adequate Indoor sites conventional mod els careless operation RC Indoor models could compound problem Al though letters writer did make suggestion seems may point development RC Indoor models some basic safety rules other rules need drafted having Continued page 16 14 Model Aviation THIS YEARs NATS WINNERS PROVE RED MAX BEST First Place 4 out S Categories sIlks Cecil 1st P1 & 1Sf Overall Jeff Hanna 1st P1 2nd yr raw Rich Irvine lot P1 Joe Wagner 1St P1 803 222-7488 222-7285 STOP look fantastic prices Hobby Craftsman dedicated providing complete array 1/e scale scale kits engines field supplies electronic gear other accessories BIG discount prices * RED STAR SPECIALS Prices good until first monti uf Issue MFGR QUARTER SCALE KITS DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE GREAT Baby Carwin Ace . .$11595 PLANES CAP-20L19999 CAP-2119999 Cosmic Wind13499 Rearwin Speedster.12795 J5 Danzo6295 ENTERPRISES Loadmaster Va scale5495 Stinson Voyager6295 ORUNE Fairchild 2212595 PICA Waco 1/5 scale9995 PROCTER Antic Bibe11495 Parasol10695 R/C KITS*Maxi Acro Trainer..13595 ROBBE*CAP 2122795 ROYAL Super Cub PA-lB ..12899 SCALE KITS GREAT Chipmunk fiberglass.11595 PLANES P-Si Mustang fiberglass12395 Shrike fiberglass16295 Sirus12395 Super Fli12095 JETA4 Skyhawk12499 HANGER*Gruman F9FB Cougar14499 *Mirage14499 MIDWEST Cardinal Squire5650 *lIeinkel 1625950 PiUs6995 *Super Esquire6999 PROCTER Antic9999 Nieuport II16495 ROYAL SINGLE ENGINE *Focke WuIf io 60-80sz9199 *P51 Jr fiberglass ..17999 *Zero Jr fiberglass17999 TWIN ENGINE B17 w/cockpit12995 B-25 wlcockpit9995 Cessna Citation15499 Victor Twin P487095 STAFFORD B-24 Liberator12995 39 Airacobra4895 MFGR SCALE KITS Continued DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE * Sperry Messenger Piper Commanche . Twin Commanche.. STERUNGFokker DVII * Piper Super Cruiser Stearman P17 Stinson Reliant Waco SRE TOP FLITE F4U Corsair * P39 Airacobra * P40 Warhawk P51 Mustang SE5A VKChemkee PRODUCTSChemkee Babe Corben Super Ace . Fokker DRi Triplane. Nieuport 17 Sopweth Fl Camel . 4599 5995 9599 6995 3995 6995 4395 4995 6995 5999 5999 5999 5999 5095 3695 4395 6495 6195 6195 QUARTER SCALE ENGINES MFGR & DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE SUPER TIGER 5-2000 SUPER TIGER 5-2500 TARTAN SINGLE glow TARTAN TWIN glow ZENOAN 0-38 QUARTZ MISCELLANEOUS ACE 5 PC 6 DRILL SET 1116313211831161/4 CO HANOI-TOTE FUGHTBOX KAVAN TWIN GLOW DRIVER ROYAL 12 V ELEC FUEL PUMP ROYAL PHOTO CELL TACH ROYAL 12 V WET CELL CHARGER .. SULLIVAN STO STARTER SULLIVAN HVY DUTY STARTER TF MONO IRON TF TRIM SEAL IRON JET HANGER OUCTED FAN 40/45 SONIC TRONIC 150 POWER PANEL. INTERESTED IN OTHER ITEMS NOT ADVERTISED PLEASE WRITE FOR MORE INFORMATION 11995 13195 11895 33295 8995 1695 1395 6695 1095 3295 795 2595 2995 1395 1095 6295 2395 HOW TO ORDER Please specify Manufacturer Corn-SUPPLIESARE LIMITED R NOW pete Description Price Send orderMAIL ORDERS TOTHE HOBBY CRAFTSMAN payment full including ship-PO BOX 8257 CINCINNATI OH 45208 ping Money Orders Cerfied ChecksMFORDESCRIPTION T Personal checks allow clearance time personal checks OH residents____________________________________________________________[v32][b1597270313100]] add 5/z% sales tax Prices subject change notice SHIPPING Cost includes postage handling surance purchases up $30 add $200 $31 to$SOadd$350 $51 NAME above add $425 _____________________________________________________ ADDRESS ALLOW 2 TO 6 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY- CITY participated Indoor RC event am position make intelligent sugges tions However readers have knowledge subject would like drop line will see views reach right people regard letter concerning 204-lb RC model hasten point out covered AMA insurance policy understand its builder has taken out special policy cover its flight oper ations present time heaviest model may flown AMAsanctioned competition event 40 lb Giant Scale AMA insurance cover non-competitive flying models can exceed 55 lb must flown ac cordance AMA Safety Code Another newsletter sent AMA HQ recently Nov/Dec 1983 issue Planetalk Amarillo TX Planesmen MAC contained article ti tled Think About ItField Repairs? reads follows Should done thenor back shop Minor repairs associated control system motor-bearing mounts can usually done spot proper glueing techniques good joints have seenduring fun-flys especially contestsrepairs made quickly hap hazardly quite often good enough existing flight feel pit crews pilots Event Directors fellow modelers should very critical attempting repair damaged plane todays glues coverings build ing techniques help situations like must aware engines over plane performance advanced performed power trophy worth riskThink About think would fair say lot repairs made flying field likely inferior made back shop However would last person rec ommend repairs should await return workshop quality repair job executed field back workshop going directly related quality work manship person performing task Ive seen brand new models brought flying field inept builders much less safe condition others have repaired field skill ful modelers draw line what should what shouldnt repaired field take look AMA rule book will see rules events have section titled Safety Model Re quirements section statement says models must pass general safety inspection Event Direc tor representatives before flying other words AMA-sanctioned contests someone Event Director Continued page 134 16 Model Aviation enjoyable experiences goes show unplanned pleasure trips often rewarding Having read some press regarding 1983 Tanger ine event RC World Orlando December 26 made unsched uled visit site Due lousy Ten nessee weather time unable solo just-completed Prece dent Lo-Boy 5 Hobby Lobby kit airplane back seat car first pleasant experience courtesy hospitality extended Bill Sharpe RC World intended commercial announce ment however anyone hobby sport slight interest mov ing retiring Florida should visit breathtaking flying site us accustomed flying marginal dirt strips like taking Piper Cub farm lot JFK Internation al magnificent facility myself two whole days built Lo-Boy 5 specifically landing flaps recommenda tion heard good flier What pleasure see Lo-Boy 5 lift smoothly off newly-paved run way RC Worldright off building board practically no trim required rather brisk wind Since dozen flights Flori da have subsequently accumulated small fieldand flaps exactly what need Com ing over fence full flaps approx 80 deg can deployed slight down-trim no tendency stall little no headwind can set Lo-Boy down three-quarters field roll-out less 20 ft short-clipped grass Lo Boy S excellent sport flier will aerobatics can handle old Enya 45 installed Jerry Rivers Goodlettsville TN picture shows Jerry pumping first tank fuel Lo-Boy S RC World flying field back ground clubhouse observation deck Safety/Preston Continued page 16 charged task ensuring models airworthy Although isnt spe cifically stated rules looked person should also reinspect model has field-repaired after having crashed Perhaps need add general safety note rule book would address omission Anyway point Im trying make sanctioned contests have person responsible safety models being flown Does also apply operations clubs flying field would venture say signifi cant number clubs have rules address ing RC frequency control AMA member ship etc nothing about inspecting models airworthiness Any readers hold title Club Safety Officer might think about consider rules change include model inspections already required recently inquiry referred AMA HQ concerning possible health hazard operating model airplane engine indoors seems group Chicago area modelers fly RC Helicopters wish hang up transmitters winter have found large vehicle maintenance garage pursue activities garage equipped exhaust fans continuous running en gines long periods produced noticeable blue haze exhaust emissions inquiry asked could anything exhaust gases could hazardous Since Im toxicologist consulted co-worker field happens also modeler assume sufficient ventilation garage dis count ill effects carbon monoxide appears particulates exhaust gases due unburned lubricant could pos sibly result some symptoms pneu moconiosis due oil coating lungs Whether would actually happen particular case would function concentration oil particulates air garage time exposure reader would care comment further likely hazard indoor flying activ ity Id glad pass message Since began column humor ous story seems appropriate end same vein following Tip Month appeared newsletter put out new club Albuquerque NM has yet named anonymous clubs president Dick Cline author thought-provoking tip Since lot attendees seemed new RC flying first tip Beware AWTH last word pronounced Ah Old-time pilots real model airplanes know AWTHand agree clear hindsight AWTH speaks youd best listen AWTH means normally Ah-what-the hell what average guy says finds something slightly wrong plane should preclude flying AWTH flys anyway Thats finds out AWTH really means Accident Waiting-To-Happen Fly safebeware AWTHand fun hobby should increase Have safe month beware AWTH John Preston Model Aviation 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 134 Model Aviation UGITIOIIII Thu PROFlLECOMBA RA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE UKIFLOW Capacities & 311133 Cuitmi Dliii liiii Ingredients Fo detailed brochue500 stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 6345 Delhi Road Charleston Hgts. SC 29416 903-553-7169 Letters Editor Continued naoe 10
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/05
Page Numbers: 12, 14, 16, 134
S vnwsfirsl History pro peller shouldnt fly either CL RC near hightension power lines safety considerations Indoor RC field-repaired models really safe fly Fly ing running model engines doors may good idea Learn about AWTH John Preston THIS MONTHS offer ing safety-conscious modelers begins humorous vein history propeller believe will believe anything may wish purchase bridge have sale Titled Little Known Facts following extracted Incidentce newsletter Charles River Radio Controllers Win chester MA However appears editor R M Kosmala stole story AMA District VI AVP Report Prop actually slang term derived full latin wordPropeller meaning breaks landing study props has going years dating back long before Wright Brothers Ancient Greeks first civilized peoples appreciate im portance props dis covered birds dont use much happened prop development next thousand years until early 1900s pilot name Charles C Contact discovered props made con venient handles hand-starting aircraft en gines big innovation back days before electric starters pilots throughout world honored man saying name time engine started Early 1920s modelers discovered another new use propsto cut fingers conservatives time predicted would short-lived fad ever finger-cutting has persisted 60 years has grown such wide EWAIE Ti4E AWTU active flying area school thought says No question Better have cars parked up close flight line can used protection model gets out control heads towards spectators philosophy does have some merit can expensive re pair barrier should struck model Better provide chain link fence protect onlookers Staying subject out-of-control model aircraft came across following Shakey Thumb newsletter Statesville RC Club North Carolina John Franke recapped several unexplained radio failures resulting smashed airplanes determined local power people high-tension line parallel run way carries up 100000 volts Such high voltage creates electromagnetic field considerable diameter Plan least 100 feet ample cause radio interference suggested staying well clear darn thing footnote above newsletter also stated add above Red heads up maintenance installation Crescent Electric says temperature hu Continued page 14 spread popularity just about mod eler has tried least once Finally toward middle Twen tieth Century man could no longer figure out uses props scientists finally gave up invented jet think will agree message above historical account props self-evident Despite switch jet pro pulsion full-scale aircraft modelers still favor prop actively participate sport finger-cutting writer fan sport same newsletter previous article comes following accident report serious accident occurred Callahan field October 16 Fortunately no injured appears aircraft experi enced radio failure during takeoff crashed spectators car making hole right through hood No mention made cost repair Some may recall account column about year ago typical surance claims submitted AMA settlement prevalent involved models striking automobiles Are parking cars too close 12 Model Aviation 100% Guarantee Will Find Red Max Better Any Other Fuel Market RED MAX FUEL Best Fuel Beginners Experts Castor Oil Furnished Request 54 Gel Drum Sach Fri Coil 13500 21900 29900 34000 36000 49700 69600 92300 % OneSpecial Fri Coil Case24 Gal126 Gal Nitra GalGal Jug/Per Gal 5 Gal CanPer GalPer Gal Power Fri Pd 24 Jugs Per Gui-Fri Pd Fri Pd Fri Pd 0%1050395660575535 5%1150495765695585 10/o1400645885805779 12%1500745970885867 15%1600775985895870 25%2000945140012001100 40%25001495200018001600 60%30001995250023002100 NEW ECONOMY FUEL Very Good Sport Fuel ed Pipe Engines 50/,100047565060055019500 10%110059575067565028000 15% 1300 795 925 850 810 33000 NEW 4-CYCLE FUEL OS Saito Enya EtcBetter Idle Top End Regular Glow Fuel 10%14006959 1082577931000 15%1600775101089590036000 NEW CLEAN BURNING DIESELFUEL Finally Diesel Doesnt Smell Like Kerosene Emit Black Residue 1600800101092590042500 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL Available Any Type Use Call Price AFTER-RUN OILNot Necessary Use Red Max Fuel 2 oz Bottle $200 Some After-Run Oils Form Gum & Varnish Heres Wont ORDERING INFORMATION FREE DELIVERY 1 4 5 24 126 gallon deals USA 30 & 54 gallon drums shipped freight collect FOB Clover SC Nitro content fuels can mixed ob tain quantity price SC orders add 4% sales tax Use charge card order CODs limited UPS shipment Deduct 3% prepayment Money Order Cer tified Check ordering 24 gallons please supply daytime phone num ber 24 gallons up shipped motor freight less 24 gallons shipped UPS Prices subject change notice j i ik midity will affect size power magnetic field its cool damp sucker gonna grow As suggestion clubs simi larly have power lines vicinity flying fields conduct some ground checkspreferably damp day Have somebody carry model proximity power lines see receiver behaves transmitter operated location normally occupied pi lots flying field Are strange glitches present model carried similar distance direction opposite power lines better stay away vicinity power lines flying assume readers would know bet ter try retrieve model caught high-tension lines Power companies generally very responsive calls involve something fouling lines couple years ago quoted newspaper article about modeler tried retrieve model high-voltage power line climbing up supporting poles himself didnt live tell about Its since mentioned hazard flying CL models vicinity overhead power lines fact column July 1981 issue Model Avi ation last reported electrocution death CL flier operating model proximity 12000 volt overhead line Remember model its control lines have touch power lines pre sent threat electrocution An arc may jump much bigger gap might expect air damp Dont take chance stay well away overhead power lines flying CL models Two letters arrived mailbox during January addressed weight RC models writer unhappy March issue Model Aviation contained photos account flight 204-lb model airplane other unhappy because RC models may safety hazard weigh ounces flown indoors latter correspondent noted Indoor modeler one-ounce model may seem heavy letter directed AMA President John C Grigg copy voiced some concern about growing terest Indoor RC events Basically concern focussed clearly differentiating between conventional Indoor events RC models will flown may powered rubber electric CO-2 internal-combustion engines currently very difficult find adequate Indoor sites conventional mod els careless operation RC Indoor models could compound problem Al though letters writer did make suggestion seems may point development RC Indoor models some basic safety rules other rules need drafted having Continued page 16 14 Model Aviation THIS YEARs NATS WINNERS PROVE RED MAX BEST First Place 4 out S Categories sIlks Cecil 1st P1 & 1Sf Overall Jeff Hanna 1st P1 2nd yr raw Rich Irvine lot P1 Joe Wagner 1St P1 803 222-7488 222-7285 STOP look fantastic prices Hobby Craftsman dedicated providing complete array 1/e scale scale kits engines field supplies electronic gear other accessories BIG discount prices * RED STAR SPECIALS Prices good until first monti uf Issue MFGR QUARTER SCALE KITS DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE GREAT Baby Carwin Ace . .$11595 PLANES CAP-20L19999 CAP-2119999 Cosmic Wind13499 Rearwin Speedster.12795 J5 Danzo6295 ENTERPRISES Loadmaster Va scale5495 Stinson Voyager6295 ORUNE Fairchild 2212595 PICA Waco 1/5 scale9995 PROCTER Antic Bibe11495 Parasol10695 R/C KITS*Maxi Acro Trainer..13595 ROBBE*CAP 2122795 ROYAL Super Cub PA-lB ..12899 SCALE KITS GREAT Chipmunk fiberglass.11595 PLANES P-Si Mustang fiberglass12395 Shrike fiberglass16295 Sirus12395 Super Fli12095 JETA4 Skyhawk12499 HANGER*Gruman F9FB Cougar14499 *Mirage14499 MIDWEST Cardinal Squire5650 *lIeinkel 1625950 PiUs6995 *Super Esquire6999 PROCTER Antic9999 Nieuport II16495 ROYAL SINGLE ENGINE *Focke WuIf io 60-80sz9199 *P51 Jr fiberglass ..17999 *Zero Jr fiberglass17999 TWIN ENGINE B17 w/cockpit12995 B-25 wlcockpit9995 Cessna Citation15499 Victor Twin P487095 STAFFORD B-24 Liberator12995 39 Airacobra4895 MFGR SCALE KITS Continued DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE * Sperry Messenger Piper Commanche . Twin Commanche.. STERUNGFokker DVII * Piper Super Cruiser Stearman P17 Stinson Reliant Waco SRE TOP FLITE F4U Corsair * P39 Airacobra * P40 Warhawk P51 Mustang SE5A VKChemkee PRODUCTSChemkee Babe Corben Super Ace . Fokker DRi Triplane. Nieuport 17 Sopweth Fl Camel . 4599 5995 9599 6995 3995 6995 4395 4995 6995 5999 5999 5999 5999 5095 3695 4395 6495 6195 6195 QUARTER SCALE ENGINES MFGR & DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE SUPER TIGER 5-2000 SUPER TIGER 5-2500 TARTAN SINGLE glow TARTAN TWIN glow ZENOAN 0-38 QUARTZ MISCELLANEOUS ACE 5 PC 6 DRILL SET 1116313211831161/4 CO HANOI-TOTE FUGHTBOX KAVAN TWIN GLOW DRIVER ROYAL 12 V ELEC FUEL PUMP ROYAL PHOTO CELL TACH ROYAL 12 V WET CELL CHARGER .. SULLIVAN STO STARTER SULLIVAN HVY DUTY STARTER TF MONO IRON TF TRIM SEAL IRON JET HANGER OUCTED FAN 40/45 SONIC TRONIC 150 POWER PANEL. INTERESTED IN OTHER ITEMS NOT ADVERTISED PLEASE WRITE FOR MORE INFORMATION 11995 13195 11895 33295 8995 1695 1395 6695 1095 3295 795 2595 2995 1395 1095 6295 2395 HOW TO ORDER Please specify Manufacturer Corn-SUPPLIESARE LIMITED R NOW pete Description Price Send orderMAIL ORDERS TOTHE HOBBY CRAFTSMAN payment full including ship-PO BOX 8257 CINCINNATI OH 45208 ping Money Orders Cerfied ChecksMFORDESCRIPTION T Personal checks allow clearance time personal checks OH residents____________________________________________________________[v32][b1597270313100]] add 5/z% sales tax Prices subject change notice SHIPPING Cost includes postage handling surance purchases up $30 add $200 $31 to$SOadd$350 $51 NAME above add $425 _____________________________________________________ ADDRESS ALLOW 2 TO 6 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY- CITY participated Indoor RC event am position make intelligent sugges tions However readers have knowledge subject would like drop line will see views reach right people regard letter concerning 204-lb RC model hasten point out covered AMA insurance policy understand its builder has taken out special policy cover its flight oper ations present time heaviest model may flown AMAsanctioned competition event 40 lb Giant Scale AMA insurance cover non-competitive flying models can exceed 55 lb must flown ac cordance AMA Safety Code Another newsletter sent AMA HQ recently Nov/Dec 1983 issue Planetalk Amarillo TX Planesmen MAC contained article ti tled Think About ItField Repairs? reads follows Should done thenor back shop Minor repairs associated control system motor-bearing mounts can usually done spot proper glueing techniques good joints have seenduring fun-flys especially contestsrepairs made quickly hap hazardly quite often good enough existing flight feel pit crews pilots Event Directors fellow modelers should very critical attempting repair damaged plane todays glues coverings build ing techniques help situations like must aware engines over plane performance advanced performed power trophy worth riskThink About think would fair say lot repairs made flying field likely inferior made back shop However would last person rec ommend repairs should await return workshop quality repair job executed field back workshop going directly related quality work manship person performing task Ive seen brand new models brought flying field inept builders much less safe condition others have repaired field skill ful modelers draw line what should what shouldnt repaired field take look AMA rule book will see rules events have section titled Safety Model Re quirements section statement says models must pass general safety inspection Event Direc tor representatives before flying other words AMA-sanctioned contests someone Event Director Continued page 134 16 Model Aviation enjoyable experiences goes show unplanned pleasure trips often rewarding Having read some press regarding 1983 Tanger ine event RC World Orlando December 26 made unsched uled visit site Due lousy Ten nessee weather time unable solo just-completed Prece dent Lo-Boy 5 Hobby Lobby kit airplane back seat car first pleasant experience courtesy hospitality extended Bill Sharpe RC World intended commercial announce ment however anyone hobby sport slight interest mov ing retiring Florida should visit breathtaking flying site us accustomed flying marginal dirt strips like taking Piper Cub farm lot JFK Internation al magnificent facility myself two whole days built Lo-Boy 5 specifically landing flaps recommenda tion heard good flier What pleasure see Lo-Boy 5 lift smoothly off newly-paved run way RC Worldright off building board practically no trim required rather brisk wind Since dozen flights Flori da have subsequently accumulated small fieldand flaps exactly what need Com ing over fence full flaps approx 80 deg can deployed slight down-trim no tendency stall little no headwind can set Lo-Boy down three-quarters field roll-out less 20 ft short-clipped grass Lo Boy S excellent sport flier will aerobatics can handle old Enya 45 installed Jerry Rivers Goodlettsville TN picture shows Jerry pumping first tank fuel Lo-Boy S RC World flying field back ground clubhouse observation deck Safety/Preston Continued page 16 charged task ensuring models airworthy Although isnt spe cifically stated rules looked person should also reinspect model has field-repaired after having crashed Perhaps need add general safety note rule book would address omission Anyway point Im trying make sanctioned contests have person responsible safety models being flown Does also apply operations clubs flying field would venture say signifi cant number clubs have rules address ing RC frequency control AMA member ship etc nothing about inspecting models airworthiness Any readers hold title Club Safety Officer might think about consider rules change include model inspections already required recently inquiry referred AMA HQ concerning possible health hazard operating model airplane engine indoors seems group Chicago area modelers fly RC Helicopters wish hang up transmitters winter have found large vehicle maintenance garage pursue activities garage equipped exhaust fans continuous running en gines long periods produced noticeable blue haze exhaust emissions inquiry asked could anything exhaust gases could hazardous Since Im toxicologist consulted co-worker field happens also modeler assume sufficient ventilation garage dis count ill effects carbon monoxide appears particulates exhaust gases due unburned lubricant could pos sibly result some symptoms pneu moconiosis due oil coating lungs Whether would actually happen particular case would function concentration oil particulates air garage time exposure reader would care comment further likely hazard indoor flying activ ity Id glad pass message Since began column humor ous story seems appropriate end same vein following Tip Month appeared newsletter put out new club Albuquerque NM has yet named anonymous clubs president Dick Cline author thought-provoking tip Since lot attendees seemed new RC flying first tip Beware AWTH last word pronounced Ah Old-time pilots real model airplanes know AWTHand agree clear hindsight AWTH speaks youd best listen AWTH means normally Ah-what-the hell what average guy says finds something slightly wrong plane should preclude flying AWTH flys anyway Thats finds out AWTH really means Accident Waiting-To-Happen Fly safebeware AWTHand fun hobby should increase Have safe month beware AWTH John Preston Model Aviation 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 134 Model Aviation UGITIOIIII Thu PROFlLECOMBA RA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE UKIFLOW Capacities & 311133 Cuitmi Dliii liiii Ingredients Fo detailed brochue500 stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 6345 Delhi Road Charleston Hgts. SC 29416 903-553-7169 Letters Editor Continued naoe 10
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/05
Page Numbers: 12, 14, 16, 134
S vnwsfirsl History pro peller shouldnt fly either CL RC near hightension power lines safety considerations Indoor RC field-repaired models really safe fly Fly ing running model engines doors may good idea Learn about AWTH John Preston THIS MONTHS offer ing safety-conscious modelers begins humorous vein history propeller believe will believe anything may wish purchase bridge have sale Titled Little Known Facts following extracted Incidentce newsletter Charles River Radio Controllers Win chester MA However appears editor R M Kosmala stole story AMA District VI AVP Report Prop actually slang term derived full latin wordPropeller meaning breaks landing study props has going years dating back long before Wright Brothers Ancient Greeks first civilized peoples appreciate im portance props dis covered birds dont use much happened prop development next thousand years until early 1900s pilot name Charles C Contact discovered props made con venient handles hand-starting aircraft en gines big innovation back days before electric starters pilots throughout world honored man saying name time engine started Early 1920s modelers discovered another new use propsto cut fingers conservatives time predicted would short-lived fad ever finger-cutting has persisted 60 years has grown such wide EWAIE Ti4E AWTU active flying area school thought says No question Better have cars parked up close flight line can used protection model gets out control heads towards spectators philosophy does have some merit can expensive re pair barrier should struck model Better provide chain link fence protect onlookers Staying subject out-of-control model aircraft came across following Shakey Thumb newsletter Statesville RC Club North Carolina John Franke recapped several unexplained radio failures resulting smashed airplanes determined local power people high-tension line parallel run way carries up 100000 volts Such high voltage creates electromagnetic field considerable diameter Plan least 100 feet ample cause radio interference suggested staying well clear darn thing footnote above newsletter also stated add above Red heads up maintenance installation Crescent Electric says temperature hu Continued page 14 spread popularity just about mod eler has tried least once Finally toward middle Twen tieth Century man could no longer figure out uses props scientists finally gave up invented jet think will agree message above historical account props self-evident Despite switch jet pro pulsion full-scale aircraft modelers still favor prop actively participate sport finger-cutting writer fan sport same newsletter previous article comes following accident report serious accident occurred Callahan field October 16 Fortunately no injured appears aircraft experi enced radio failure during takeoff crashed spectators car making hole right through hood No mention made cost repair Some may recall account column about year ago typical surance claims submitted AMA settlement prevalent involved models striking automobiles Are parking cars too close 12 Model Aviation 100% Guarantee Will Find Red Max Better Any Other Fuel Market RED MAX FUEL Best Fuel Beginners Experts Castor Oil Furnished Request 54 Gel Drum Sach Fri Coil 13500 21900 29900 34000 36000 49700 69600 92300 % OneSpecial Fri Coil Case24 Gal126 Gal Nitra GalGal Jug/Per Gal 5 Gal CanPer GalPer Gal Power Fri Pd 24 Jugs Per Gui-Fri Pd Fri Pd Fri Pd 0%1050395660575535 5%1150495765695585 10/o1400645885805779 12%1500745970885867 15%1600775985895870 25%2000945140012001100 40%25001495200018001600 60%30001995250023002100 NEW ECONOMY FUEL Very Good Sport Fuel ed Pipe Engines 50/,100047565060055019500 10%110059575067565028000 15% 1300 795 925 850 810 33000 NEW 4-CYCLE FUEL OS Saito Enya EtcBetter Idle Top End Regular Glow Fuel 10%14006959 1082577931000 15%1600775101089590036000 NEW CLEAN BURNING DIESELFUEL Finally Diesel Doesnt Smell Like Kerosene Emit Black Residue 1600800101092590042500 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL Available Any Type Use Call Price AFTER-RUN OILNot Necessary Use Red Max Fuel 2 oz Bottle $200 Some After-Run Oils Form Gum & Varnish Heres Wont ORDERING INFORMATION FREE DELIVERY 1 4 5 24 126 gallon deals USA 30 & 54 gallon drums shipped freight collect FOB Clover SC Nitro content fuels can mixed ob tain quantity price SC orders add 4% sales tax Use charge card order CODs limited UPS shipment Deduct 3% prepayment Money Order Cer tified Check ordering 24 gallons please supply daytime phone num ber 24 gallons up shipped motor freight less 24 gallons shipped UPS Prices subject change notice j i ik midity will affect size power magnetic field its cool damp sucker gonna grow As suggestion clubs simi larly have power lines vicinity flying fields conduct some ground checkspreferably damp day Have somebody carry model proximity power lines see receiver behaves transmitter operated location normally occupied pi lots flying field Are strange glitches present model carried similar distance direction opposite power lines better stay away vicinity power lines flying assume readers would know bet ter try retrieve model caught high-tension lines Power companies generally very responsive calls involve something fouling lines couple years ago quoted newspaper article about modeler tried retrieve model high-voltage power line climbing up supporting poles himself didnt live tell about Its since mentioned hazard flying CL models vicinity overhead power lines fact column July 1981 issue Model Avi ation last reported electrocution death CL flier operating model proximity 12000 volt overhead line Remember model its control lines have touch power lines pre sent threat electrocution An arc may jump much bigger gap might expect air damp Dont take chance stay well away overhead power lines flying CL models Two letters arrived mailbox during January addressed weight RC models writer unhappy March issue Model Aviation contained photos account flight 204-lb model airplane other unhappy because RC models may safety hazard weigh ounces flown indoors latter correspondent noted Indoor modeler one-ounce model may seem heavy letter directed AMA President John C Grigg copy voiced some concern about growing terest Indoor RC events Basically concern focussed clearly differentiating between conventional Indoor events RC models will flown may powered rubber electric CO-2 internal-combustion engines currently very difficult find adequate Indoor sites conventional mod els careless operation RC Indoor models could compound problem Al though letters writer did make suggestion seems may point development RC Indoor models some basic safety rules other rules need drafted having Continued page 16 14 Model Aviation THIS YEARs NATS WINNERS PROVE RED MAX BEST First Place 4 out S Categories sIlks Cecil 1st P1 & 1Sf Overall Jeff Hanna 1st P1 2nd yr raw Rich Irvine lot P1 Joe Wagner 1St P1 803 222-7488 222-7285 STOP look fantastic prices Hobby Craftsman dedicated providing complete array 1/e scale scale kits engines field supplies electronic gear other accessories BIG discount prices * RED STAR SPECIALS Prices good until first monti uf Issue MFGR QUARTER SCALE KITS DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE GREAT Baby Carwin Ace . .$11595 PLANES CAP-20L19999 CAP-2119999 Cosmic Wind13499 Rearwin Speedster.12795 J5 Danzo6295 ENTERPRISES Loadmaster Va scale5495 Stinson Voyager6295 ORUNE Fairchild 2212595 PICA Waco 1/5 scale9995 PROCTER Antic Bibe11495 Parasol10695 R/C KITS*Maxi Acro Trainer..13595 ROBBE*CAP 2122795 ROYAL Super Cub PA-lB ..12899 SCALE KITS GREAT Chipmunk fiberglass.11595 PLANES P-Si Mustang fiberglass12395 Shrike fiberglass16295 Sirus12395 Super Fli12095 JETA4 Skyhawk12499 HANGER*Gruman F9FB Cougar14499 *Mirage14499 MIDWEST Cardinal Squire5650 *lIeinkel 1625950 PiUs6995 *Super Esquire6999 PROCTER Antic9999 Nieuport II16495 ROYAL SINGLE ENGINE *Focke WuIf io 60-80sz9199 *P51 Jr fiberglass ..17999 *Zero Jr fiberglass17999 TWIN ENGINE B17 w/cockpit12995 B-25 wlcockpit9995 Cessna Citation15499 Victor Twin P487095 STAFFORD B-24 Liberator12995 39 Airacobra4895 MFGR SCALE KITS Continued DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE * Sperry Messenger Piper Commanche . Twin Commanche.. STERUNGFokker DVII * Piper Super Cruiser Stearman P17 Stinson Reliant Waco SRE TOP FLITE F4U Corsair * P39 Airacobra * P40 Warhawk P51 Mustang SE5A VKChemkee PRODUCTSChemkee Babe Corben Super Ace . Fokker DRi Triplane. Nieuport 17 Sopweth Fl Camel . 4599 5995 9599 6995 3995 6995 4395 4995 6995 5999 5999 5999 5999 5095 3695 4395 6495 6195 6195 QUARTER SCALE ENGINES MFGR & DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE SUPER TIGER 5-2000 SUPER TIGER 5-2500 TARTAN SINGLE glow TARTAN TWIN glow ZENOAN 0-38 QUARTZ MISCELLANEOUS ACE 5 PC 6 DRILL SET 1116313211831161/4 CO HANOI-TOTE FUGHTBOX KAVAN TWIN GLOW DRIVER ROYAL 12 V ELEC FUEL PUMP ROYAL PHOTO CELL TACH ROYAL 12 V WET CELL CHARGER .. SULLIVAN STO STARTER SULLIVAN HVY DUTY STARTER TF MONO IRON TF TRIM SEAL IRON JET HANGER OUCTED FAN 40/45 SONIC TRONIC 150 POWER PANEL. INTERESTED IN OTHER ITEMS NOT ADVERTISED PLEASE WRITE FOR MORE INFORMATION 11995 13195 11895 33295 8995 1695 1395 6695 1095 3295 795 2595 2995 1395 1095 6295 2395 HOW TO ORDER Please specify Manufacturer Corn-SUPPLIESARE LIMITED R NOW pete Description Price Send orderMAIL ORDERS TOTHE HOBBY CRAFTSMAN payment full including ship-PO BOX 8257 CINCINNATI OH 45208 ping Money Orders Cerfied ChecksMFORDESCRIPTION T Personal checks allow clearance time personal checks OH residents____________________________________________________________[v32][b1597270313100]] add 5/z% sales tax Prices subject change notice SHIPPING Cost includes postage handling surance purchases up $30 add $200 $31 to$SOadd$350 $51 NAME above add $425 _____________________________________________________ ADDRESS ALLOW 2 TO 6 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY- CITY participated Indoor RC event am position make intelligent sugges tions However readers have knowledge subject would like drop line will see views reach right people regard letter concerning 204-lb RC model hasten point out covered AMA insurance policy understand its builder has taken out special policy cover its flight oper ations present time heaviest model may flown AMAsanctioned competition event 40 lb Giant Scale AMA insurance cover non-competitive flying models can exceed 55 lb must flown ac cordance AMA Safety Code Another newsletter sent AMA HQ recently Nov/Dec 1983 issue Planetalk Amarillo TX Planesmen MAC contained article ti tled Think About ItField Repairs? reads follows Should done thenor back shop Minor repairs associated control system motor-bearing mounts can usually done spot proper glueing techniques good joints have seenduring fun-flys especially contestsrepairs made quickly hap hazardly quite often good enough existing flight feel pit crews pilots Event Directors fellow modelers should very critical attempting repair damaged plane todays glues coverings build ing techniques help situations like must aware engines over plane performance advanced performed power trophy worth riskThink About think would fair say lot repairs made flying field likely inferior made back shop However would last person rec ommend repairs should await return workshop quality repair job executed field back workshop going directly related quality work manship person performing task Ive seen brand new models brought flying field inept builders much less safe condition others have repaired field skill ful modelers draw line what should what shouldnt repaired field take look AMA rule book will see rules events have section titled Safety Model Re quirements section statement says models must pass general safety inspection Event Direc tor representatives before flying other words AMA-sanctioned contests someone Event Director Continued page 134 16 Model Aviation enjoyable experiences goes show unplanned pleasure trips often rewarding Having read some press regarding 1983 Tanger ine event RC World Orlando December 26 made unsched uled visit site Due lousy Ten nessee weather time unable solo just-completed Prece dent Lo-Boy 5 Hobby Lobby kit airplane back seat car first pleasant experience courtesy hospitality extended Bill Sharpe RC World intended commercial announce ment however anyone hobby sport slight interest mov ing retiring Florida should visit breathtaking flying site us accustomed flying marginal dirt strips like taking Piper Cub farm lot JFK Internation al magnificent facility myself two whole days built Lo-Boy 5 specifically landing flaps recommenda tion heard good flier What pleasure see Lo-Boy 5 lift smoothly off newly-paved run way RC Worldright off building board practically no trim required rather brisk wind Since dozen flights Flori da have subsequently accumulated small fieldand flaps exactly what need Com ing over fence full flaps approx 80 deg can deployed slight down-trim no tendency stall little no headwind can set Lo-Boy down three-quarters field roll-out less 20 ft short-clipped grass Lo Boy S excellent sport flier will aerobatics can handle old Enya 45 installed Jerry Rivers Goodlettsville TN picture shows Jerry pumping first tank fuel Lo-Boy S RC World flying field back ground clubhouse observation deck Safety/Preston Continued page 16 charged task ensuring models airworthy Although isnt spe cifically stated rules looked person should also reinspect model has field-repaired after having crashed Perhaps need add general safety note rule book would address omission Anyway point Im trying make sanctioned contests have person responsible safety models being flown Does also apply operations clubs flying field would venture say signifi cant number clubs have rules address ing RC frequency control AMA member ship etc nothing about inspecting models airworthiness Any readers hold title Club Safety Officer might think about consider rules change include model inspections already required recently inquiry referred AMA HQ concerning possible health hazard operating model airplane engine indoors seems group Chicago area modelers fly RC Helicopters wish hang up transmitters winter have found large vehicle maintenance garage pursue activities garage equipped exhaust fans continuous running en gines long periods produced noticeable blue haze exhaust emissions inquiry asked could anything exhaust gases could hazardous Since Im toxicologist consulted co-worker field happens also modeler assume sufficient ventilation garage dis count ill effects carbon monoxide appears particulates exhaust gases due unburned lubricant could pos sibly result some symptoms pneu moconiosis due oil coating lungs Whether would actually happen particular case would function concentration oil particulates air garage time exposure reader would care comment further likely hazard indoor flying activ ity Id glad pass message Since began column humor ous story seems appropriate end same vein following Tip Month appeared newsletter put out new club Albuquerque NM has yet named anonymous clubs president Dick Cline author thought-provoking tip Since lot attendees seemed new RC flying first tip Beware AWTH last word pronounced Ah Old-time pilots real model airplanes know AWTHand agree clear hindsight AWTH speaks youd best listen AWTH means normally Ah-what-the hell what average guy says finds something slightly wrong plane should preclude flying AWTH flys anyway Thats finds out AWTH really means Accident Waiting-To-Happen Fly safebeware AWTHand fun hobby should increase Have safe month beware AWTH John Preston Model Aviation 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 134 Model Aviation UGITIOIIII Thu PROFlLECOMBA RA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE UKIFLOW Capacities & 311133 Cuitmi Dliii liiii Ingredients Fo detailed brochue500 stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 6345 Delhi Road Charleston Hgts. SC 29416 903-553-7169 Letters Editor Continued naoe 10
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/05
Page Numbers: 12, 14, 16, 134
S vnwsfirsl History pro peller shouldnt fly either CL RC near hightension power lines safety considerations Indoor RC field-repaired models really safe fly Fly ing running model engines doors may good idea Learn about AWTH John Preston THIS MONTHS offer ing safety-conscious modelers begins humorous vein history propeller believe will believe anything may wish purchase bridge have sale Titled Little Known Facts following extracted Incidentce newsletter Charles River Radio Controllers Win chester MA However appears editor R M Kosmala stole story AMA District VI AVP Report Prop actually slang term derived full latin wordPropeller meaning breaks landing study props has going years dating back long before Wright Brothers Ancient Greeks first civilized peoples appreciate im portance props dis covered birds dont use much happened prop development next thousand years until early 1900s pilot name Charles C Contact discovered props made con venient handles hand-starting aircraft en gines big innovation back days before electric starters pilots throughout world honored man saying name time engine started Early 1920s modelers discovered another new use propsto cut fingers conservatives time predicted would short-lived fad ever finger-cutting has persisted 60 years has grown such wide EWAIE Ti4E AWTU active flying area school thought says No question Better have cars parked up close flight line can used protection model gets out control heads towards spectators philosophy does have some merit can expensive re pair barrier should struck model Better provide chain link fence protect onlookers Staying subject out-of-control model aircraft came across following Shakey Thumb newsletter Statesville RC Club North Carolina John Franke recapped several unexplained radio failures resulting smashed airplanes determined local power people high-tension line parallel run way carries up 100000 volts Such high voltage creates electromagnetic field considerable diameter Plan least 100 feet ample cause radio interference suggested staying well clear darn thing footnote above newsletter also stated add above Red heads up maintenance installation Crescent Electric says temperature hu Continued page 14 spread popularity just about mod eler has tried least once Finally toward middle Twen tieth Century man could no longer figure out uses props scientists finally gave up invented jet think will agree message above historical account props self-evident Despite switch jet pro pulsion full-scale aircraft modelers still favor prop actively participate sport finger-cutting writer fan sport same newsletter previous article comes following accident report serious accident occurred Callahan field October 16 Fortunately no injured appears aircraft experi enced radio failure during takeoff crashed spectators car making hole right through hood No mention made cost repair Some may recall account column about year ago typical surance claims submitted AMA settlement prevalent involved models striking automobiles Are parking cars too close 12 Model Aviation 100% Guarantee Will Find Red Max Better Any Other Fuel Market RED MAX FUEL Best Fuel Beginners Experts Castor Oil Furnished Request 54 Gel Drum Sach Fri Coil 13500 21900 29900 34000 36000 49700 69600 92300 % OneSpecial Fri Coil Case24 Gal126 Gal Nitra GalGal Jug/Per Gal 5 Gal CanPer GalPer Gal Power Fri Pd 24 Jugs Per Gui-Fri Pd Fri Pd Fri Pd 0%1050395660575535 5%1150495765695585 10/o1400645885805779 12%1500745970885867 15%1600775985895870 25%2000945140012001100 40%25001495200018001600 60%30001995250023002100 NEW ECONOMY FUEL Very Good Sport Fuel ed Pipe Engines 50/,100047565060055019500 10%110059575067565028000 15% 1300 795 925 850 810 33000 NEW 4-CYCLE FUEL OS Saito Enya EtcBetter Idle Top End Regular Glow Fuel 10%14006959 1082577931000 15%1600775101089590036000 NEW CLEAN BURNING DIESELFUEL Finally Diesel Doesnt Smell Like Kerosene Emit Black Residue 1600800101092590042500 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL Available Any Type Use Call Price AFTER-RUN OILNot Necessary Use Red Max Fuel 2 oz Bottle $200 Some After-Run Oils Form Gum & Varnish Heres Wont ORDERING INFORMATION FREE DELIVERY 1 4 5 24 126 gallon deals USA 30 & 54 gallon drums shipped freight collect FOB Clover SC Nitro content fuels can mixed ob tain quantity price SC orders add 4% sales tax Use charge card order CODs limited UPS shipment Deduct 3% prepayment Money Order Cer tified Check ordering 24 gallons please supply daytime phone num ber 24 gallons up shipped motor freight less 24 gallons shipped UPS Prices subject change notice j i ik midity will affect size power magnetic field its cool damp sucker gonna grow As suggestion clubs simi larly have power lines vicinity flying fields conduct some ground checkspreferably damp day Have somebody carry model proximity power lines see receiver behaves transmitter operated location normally occupied pi lots flying field Are strange glitches present model carried similar distance direction opposite power lines better stay away vicinity power lines flying assume readers would know bet ter try retrieve model caught high-tension lines Power companies generally very responsive calls involve something fouling lines couple years ago quoted newspaper article about modeler tried retrieve model high-voltage power line climbing up supporting poles himself didnt live tell about Its since mentioned hazard flying CL models vicinity overhead power lines fact column July 1981 issue Model Avi ation last reported electrocution death CL flier operating model proximity 12000 volt overhead line Remember model its control lines have touch power lines pre sent threat electrocution An arc may jump much bigger gap might expect air damp Dont take chance stay well away overhead power lines flying CL models Two letters arrived mailbox during January addressed weight RC models writer unhappy March issue Model Aviation contained photos account flight 204-lb model airplane other unhappy because RC models may safety hazard weigh ounces flown indoors latter correspondent noted Indoor modeler one-ounce model may seem heavy letter directed AMA President John C Grigg copy voiced some concern about growing terest Indoor RC events Basically concern focussed clearly differentiating between conventional Indoor events RC models will flown may powered rubber electric CO-2 internal-combustion engines currently very difficult find adequate Indoor sites conventional mod els careless operation RC Indoor models could compound problem Al though letters writer did make suggestion seems may point development RC Indoor models some basic safety rules other rules need drafted having Continued page 16 14 Model Aviation THIS YEARs NATS WINNERS PROVE RED MAX BEST First Place 4 out S Categories sIlks Cecil 1st P1 & 1Sf Overall Jeff Hanna 1st P1 2nd yr raw Rich Irvine lot P1 Joe Wagner 1St P1 803 222-7488 222-7285 STOP look fantastic prices Hobby Craftsman dedicated providing complete array 1/e scale scale kits engines field supplies electronic gear other accessories BIG discount prices * RED STAR SPECIALS Prices good until first monti uf Issue MFGR QUARTER SCALE KITS DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE GREAT Baby Carwin Ace . .$11595 PLANES CAP-20L19999 CAP-2119999 Cosmic Wind13499 Rearwin Speedster.12795 J5 Danzo6295 ENTERPRISES Loadmaster Va scale5495 Stinson Voyager6295 ORUNE Fairchild 2212595 PICA Waco 1/5 scale9995 PROCTER Antic Bibe11495 Parasol10695 R/C KITS*Maxi Acro Trainer..13595 ROBBE*CAP 2122795 ROYAL Super Cub PA-lB ..12899 SCALE KITS GREAT Chipmunk fiberglass.11595 PLANES P-Si Mustang fiberglass12395 Shrike fiberglass16295 Sirus12395 Super Fli12095 JETA4 Skyhawk12499 HANGER*Gruman F9FB Cougar14499 *Mirage14499 MIDWEST Cardinal Squire5650 *lIeinkel 1625950 PiUs6995 *Super Esquire6999 PROCTER Antic9999 Nieuport II16495 ROYAL SINGLE ENGINE *Focke WuIf io 60-80sz9199 *P51 Jr fiberglass ..17999 *Zero Jr fiberglass17999 TWIN ENGINE B17 w/cockpit12995 B-25 wlcockpit9995 Cessna Citation15499 Victor Twin P487095 STAFFORD B-24 Liberator12995 39 Airacobra4895 MFGR SCALE KITS Continued DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE * Sperry Messenger Piper Commanche . Twin Commanche.. STERUNGFokker DVII * Piper Super Cruiser Stearman P17 Stinson Reliant Waco SRE TOP FLITE F4U Corsair * P39 Airacobra * P40 Warhawk P51 Mustang SE5A VKChemkee PRODUCTSChemkee Babe Corben Super Ace . Fokker DRi Triplane. Nieuport 17 Sopweth Fl Camel . 4599 5995 9599 6995 3995 6995 4395 4995 6995 5999 5999 5999 5999 5095 3695 4395 6495 6195 6195 QUARTER SCALE ENGINES MFGR & DESCRIPTIONOUR PRICE SUPER TIGER 5-2000 SUPER TIGER 5-2500 TARTAN SINGLE glow TARTAN TWIN glow ZENOAN 0-38 QUARTZ MISCELLANEOUS ACE 5 PC 6 DRILL SET 1116313211831161/4 CO HANOI-TOTE FUGHTBOX KAVAN TWIN GLOW DRIVER ROYAL 12 V ELEC FUEL PUMP ROYAL PHOTO CELL TACH ROYAL 12 V WET CELL CHARGER .. SULLIVAN STO STARTER SULLIVAN HVY DUTY STARTER TF MONO IRON TF TRIM SEAL IRON JET HANGER OUCTED FAN 40/45 SONIC TRONIC 150 POWER PANEL. INTERESTED IN OTHER ITEMS NOT ADVERTISED PLEASE WRITE FOR MORE INFORMATION 11995 13195 11895 33295 8995 1695 1395 6695 1095 3295 795 2595 2995 1395 1095 6295 2395 HOW TO ORDER Please specify Manufacturer Corn-SUPPLIESARE LIMITED R NOW pete Description Price Send orderMAIL ORDERS TOTHE HOBBY CRAFTSMAN payment full including ship-PO BOX 8257 CINCINNATI OH 45208 ping Money Orders Cerfied ChecksMFORDESCRIPTION T Personal checks allow clearance time personal checks OH residents____________________________________________________________[v32][b1597270313100]] add 5/z% sales tax Prices subject change notice SHIPPING Cost includes postage handling surance purchases up $30 add $200 $31 to$SOadd$350 $51 NAME above add $425 _____________________________________________________ ADDRESS ALLOW 2 TO 6 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY- CITY participated Indoor RC event am position make intelligent sugges tions However readers have knowledge subject would like drop line will see views reach right people regard letter concerning 204-lb RC model hasten point out covered AMA insurance policy understand its builder has taken out special policy cover its flight oper ations present time heaviest model may flown AMAsanctioned competition event 40 lb Giant Scale AMA insurance cover non-competitive flying models can exceed 55 lb must flown ac cordance AMA Safety Code Another newsletter sent AMA HQ recently Nov/Dec 1983 issue Planetalk Amarillo TX Planesmen MAC contained article ti tled Think About ItField Repairs? reads follows Should done thenor back shop Minor repairs associated control system motor-bearing mounts can usually done spot proper glueing techniques good joints have seenduring fun-flys especially contestsrepairs made quickly hap hazardly quite often good enough existing flight feel pit crews pilots Event Directors fellow modelers should very critical attempting repair damaged plane todays glues coverings build ing techniques help situations like must aware engines over plane performance advanced performed power trophy worth riskThink About think would fair say lot repairs made flying field likely inferior made back shop However would last person rec ommend repairs should await return workshop quality repair job executed field back workshop going directly related quality work manship person performing task Ive seen brand new models brought flying field inept builders much less safe condition others have repaired field skill ful modelers draw line what should what shouldnt repaired field take look AMA rule book will see rules events have section titled Safety Model Re quirements section statement says models must pass general safety inspection Event Direc tor representatives before flying other words AMA-sanctioned contests someone Event Director Continued page 134 16 Model Aviation enjoyable experiences goes show unplanned pleasure trips often rewarding Having read some press regarding 1983 Tanger ine event RC World Orlando December 26 made unsched uled visit site Due lousy Ten nessee weather time unable solo just-completed Prece dent Lo-Boy 5 Hobby Lobby kit airplane back seat car first pleasant experience courtesy hospitality extended Bill Sharpe RC World intended commercial announce ment however anyone hobby sport slight interest mov ing retiring Florida should visit breathtaking flying site us accustomed flying marginal dirt strips like taking Piper Cub farm lot JFK Internation al magnificent facility myself two whole days built Lo-Boy 5 specifically landing flaps recommenda tion heard good flier What pleasure see Lo-Boy 5 lift smoothly off newly-paved run way RC Worldright off building board practically no trim required rather brisk wind Since dozen flights Flori da have subsequently accumulated small fieldand flaps exactly what need Com ing over fence full flaps approx 80 deg can deployed slight down-trim no tendency stall little no headwind can set Lo-Boy down three-quarters field roll-out less 20 ft short-clipped grass Lo Boy S excellent sport flier will aerobatics can handle old Enya 45 installed Jerry Rivers Goodlettsville TN picture shows Jerry pumping first tank fuel Lo-Boy S RC World flying field back ground clubhouse observation deck Safety/Preston Continued page 16 charged task ensuring models airworthy Although isnt spe cifically stated rules looked person should also reinspect model has field-repaired after having crashed Perhaps need add general safety note rule book would address omission Anyway point Im trying make sanctioned contests have person responsible safety models being flown Does also apply operations clubs flying field would venture say signifi cant number clubs have rules address ing RC frequency control AMA member ship etc nothing about inspecting models airworthiness Any readers hold title Club Safety Officer might think about consider rules change include model inspections already required recently inquiry referred AMA HQ concerning possible health hazard operating model airplane engine indoors seems group Chicago area modelers fly RC Helicopters wish hang up transmitters winter have found large vehicle maintenance garage pursue activities garage equipped exhaust fans continuous running en gines long periods produced noticeable blue haze exhaust emissions inquiry asked could anything exhaust gases could hazardous Since Im toxicologist consulted co-worker field happens also modeler assume sufficient ventilation garage dis count ill effects carbon monoxide appears particulates exhaust gases due unburned lubricant could pos sibly result some symptoms pneu moconiosis due oil coating lungs Whether would actually happen particular case would function concentration oil particulates air garage time exposure reader would care comment further likely hazard indoor flying activ ity Id glad pass message Since began column humor ous story seems appropriate end same vein following Tip Month appeared newsletter put out new club Albuquerque NM has yet named anonymous clubs president Dick Cline author thought-provoking tip Since lot attendees seemed new RC flying first tip Beware AWTH last word pronounced Ah Old-time pilots real model airplanes know AWTHand agree clear hindsight AWTH speaks youd best listen AWTH means normally Ah-what-the hell what average guy says finds something slightly wrong plane should preclude flying AWTH flys anyway Thats finds out AWTH really means Accident Waiting-To-Happen Fly safebeware AWTHand fun hobby should increase Have safe month beware AWTH John Preston Model Aviation 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 134 Model Aviation UGITIOIIII Thu PROFlLECOMBA RA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE UKIFLOW Capacities & 311133 Cuitmi Dliii liiii Ingredients Fo detailed brochue500 stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 6345 Delhi Road Charleston Hgts. SC 29416 903-553-7169 Letters Editor Continued naoe 10