Skip to main content
Home
  • Home
  • Browse All Issues
  • Model Aviation.com

Scalemasters

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 184, 185, 187

NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT otWtr ii tmi ittle ba ardoo ic next reui scor unman flew r Diacer alec cocknit e expertly mea phics m La John nstrate Aer jod creati Coat mr u n4 / / slot Dy DUI ets u 167 polnti Igeci urn colorful l NO OCR TEXT master builders Scalemasters have begun turning out AMA Precious Scale miniature aircraft models wont yet stand up ruler proportional di vider theyre remarkably close origi nal color marking craftsmanship much first position static judging moved forward eight feet year better look other judges remained standard 10-ft distance new standard quality invites closer inspection find out what isn t logical next step move some judges up models detail viewing What did builder leave off model panel lines rivets cockpits sliding canopies Possibly should three categories Stand-off Scale eventssay expert intermed iate novicewith stand-off distances zero 10 original 20 feet Harris Lee Bert Baker will have printed set Scalemasters rules avail able time next years meet should supply answers questions about rules variations judging criteria Good flying. hard judging luck draw made flight judging difficult dizzyingthis year strangest lottery results ever three Zeros three P-47s three yellow J-3 Cubs fliht judged simultaneously three yellow J-3 Cubs air together looking exactly alike its hard judges pilots keep track plane ing what standouts among Old-Timers A-scale J-3 Cub Robert Pickney allred Travel Air 4000 bipe Gerald Garing Schenectady NY beautiful Alba tros DVA Dick Hansen Portland OR well-worn Rock Thrush yellow cropduster built David Hayes Roanoke Ra pids NC gave what thought best flight demo Hayess model used bicarbonate soda dusting powder Though another cropduster dustoff between two modelers Dick Grahams Piper Pawnee suffered broken wing spar its first flight drop out Canadian Gerry Flinger Winnipeg brought good-flying 13-year-old Cessna L- 19 Bird Dog also used glider tow 225-scale models unusual yellow blue white paint scheme repre sented Canadian Air Training School equivalent CAP country Gerry used 91 OS Max four-cycle en gine Bird Dog Also Canada 94-in CL 215 sporting two 05 Max 30 engines done up like firebomber bright yellowand-red paint job Dave Papes 1933 Kinner Sportster home-built five-cylinder engine fold ing wings must have taken time money build other model field Daves 346-cid engine weighed 66 lb Sportster used 22 x 12 prop have ask much spent engine cant afford unusual extra-effort modContinued page 187 February 1991 185 Just Plane Nuts Bolts Youre probably nuts about flying So So come nobody offers eyebolts nuts made just us Now somebody does Sullivan eyebolt #548 size 2-56 made plated steel features % full thread nut #549 size 4-40 made same exacting specifications Both manufactured specifically model enthusiasts So whether need pull-pull cables flying wires other cable Sullivan nuts bolts package find other model parts 11jjjj~jjj dealers storepPRODUCIS Youd nuts go anywhere else RO Box5166 Baltimore MD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground &iHRF COVER IAJG A1ATERIAL.I I0 WI/K. AIRFOIL O COVRSE J I els Dave Lovitts Willits CA Northrop Gamma 2B long-distance flier Aviator Len iole Ellsworth piloted full-scale Gamma over Antarctica 10-day journey 1935 Dave used bench ailerons A-scale ren dition all-silver aircraft Another unusual Scale subject Jim McDonalds Davis CA Vickers 151 Jock ey Fighter one-of-a-kind prototype lost crash during its spin test Jim likes nothing-else-like-them projects did A-scale Jim installed wing panels strip over joints screwed wing ribs Talk about doing hard way Jims Jockey Fighter among mod els allowed take off grass strip beginning round pilot South Africa con tingent Japan Flying Scale Associa tion 1990 Scalemasters took inter national flavor South Africas Caranke Digby flew DH Tiger Moth competition also em ceed years banquet Japan Flying Scale Association division Japan Model Aeronautic As sociation counterpart AMA Its membership over 200 about evenly di vided between kit-builders RC Scale scratch-builders Association vice president Fujio Kimoto entered Aero Subaru FA private plane patterned after pro totype hangared airport near home Tokyo Kawada Mitsuo piloted Avro 504K bipe Sundays 25-to-30-mph winds struggle getting back down runway piece language barrier eased interpreter Japan Airlines 747 pilot Ta kaske Suzuki Goodwill fun prevailed Japanese fliers seemed having flying field model industrys presence felt variety ways Besides already men tioned Aeroloft Designs booth nations money prizes Pacer Tech nology others industry representatives such Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing Bob Banka Scale Model Re search made real contribution Wayne Knights Hawker Typhoon broke rotary block landing first round Jerry Warthan Impact Engineer ing stayed up Friday night make him new landing gear block Waynes Ty phoon back commission flights number three four raft photos three-views Bob Banka hand Scalemaster needed help deciding project next year Mastery norm Scalemasters isnt surprising point spread top third field close Corvin Millers bent-wing FG-1D shiny air show blue earned 1800000 points plac ing Corvin 24th standings 858 points below Charley Chamberss firstplace win second bent-wing model entered Guarantee Yourself Clean Takeoffs Landings L Maybe youve used own toothbrush before didnt like taste after cleaned model maybe youve tried soaking evetything bathtub didnt like rust However youve tried cleaning moc[el new Sullivan Fuel Control System Cleaning Kit #475 makes easier Complete wtih 065 110 nyIon brush stainless steel stem solvent bottle nap cap appli~r tube its cleaning kit made specifically models like yours brushes fit easily bellcranklcontrol horn holes internal threads carburetors fuel tubes fittings soon thorough cleaning theyre notaffected solvents either theywont hannyourcoonents all-in-one Sullivan Cleaning Kit Its perfect way sure P0 BOX 5166 BaltimoreM021224 having good clean fun Getting Better Ideas Off Ground year An F4U-5N painted flat black N stands night fighter big pod its wing radome used scanning ground targets night raids eight flight judges three static judges play necessary difficult role Scalemasters Sharing driving another flight judge Parker Tunis traveled over 1200 miles 25 hours Sarasota FL wish thank other judges sat out sun rain winds 70 competitors could complete four scheduled flights unhurried man ner possible lessens pressure everyone helps make Scalemasters relaxed enjoyable contests country top finishers Scalemasters seem know airplanes Charley Chambers over 300 flights P-S iD Platt kit few minor changes Flying same model long period time makes part learn anticipate planes reactions over full range wind weather conditions So dont just practice practice same airplane Dont fly model contest Fly alone home field maneuvers over over Later let friend judge progress Las Vegas will site 1991 Scalemasters youre hopeful qualify ing better head field nowand start practicing Li February 1991 187 H

ama call to action logo
Join Now

Model Aviation Live
Watch Now

Privacy policy   |   Terms of use

Model Aviation is a monthly publication for the Academy of Model Aeronautics.
© 1936-2025 Academy of Model Aeronautics. All rights reserved. 5161 E. Memorial Dr. Muncie IN 47302.   Tel: (800) 435-9262; Fax: (765) 289-4248

Park Pilot LogoAMA Logo