AT THE GO SIGNAL will start engine take off way instructions given teams cool October morning Baltimores Glenn L Martin State Airport other 10 legs Trans-Am Rally odyssey covering almost month 13 states have better understanding magni tude event necessary know few statistics Just image local fun fly 256 contestants 46 CDs enforce rules see safety regulations met An event taking 26 days covering almost 2970 actual flying miles really some contest Top off fund-raising event something worthwhile National Easter Seal Society really have colossal fun fly Instead being race year concept changed rally-type event similar road rally rally fun exciting easier teams much easier officials As teams put flying against yourself against other teams first morning leg busy Contest Directors assigned teams airplanes safety-checked fuel capacity measured radios checked vehicles safetychecked highlight morning team members CDs given Circus Circus pink jackets blue-andwhite hats Pink jackets everywhere made 20 Model Aviation scene repeated throughout month Trans-Am early morning flight line inspection AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foreman center marches up line after checking assigned teem CD responsible safety-checking teams equipment morning guys ended up winning eli marbles Jimmy Oriers UTHOOM team see text transiation poses AMA Special Events Director Lany Bolich Photos authors RaeI Trudell Circus Circus rally members very identifiable very definite help officials thanks Bill Bennett Mel Larson Circus Circus Casinos support morning briefing teams also given route instructions da actual route flown locations mandatory refueling stops areas airplanes carried safety reasons necessary teams also given average mile-perhour figure maintained days takeoff point final landing area arrive exactly time actual mileage predetermined time arrival disclosed teams until days flying completed actual mileage previously measured accurately possible predetermined Standard Time computed using realistic safe driving speed allowing time pit stops refueling minor repairs teams navigator task keeping team time slowing down making up lost time necessary enviable job make things just little interesting penalty points given arriving Standard Time point per minute over Standard Time two-point penalty minute team early Other penalty points also imposed teams mostly safety reasons penalties out-of-fuel deadstick landing Power-on landings safer dead-stick ones initial takeoff point Glenn L Martin airport selected coincide FAAs Safety Seminar Saturday October 3rd Sunday 4th An AMA show team put flying demonstration under very adverse wind conditions Saturday making everyone little apprehensive Sundays weather almost ideal bringing hope good omen rest Trans-Am Rally was single day teams didnt fly scheduled Quite amazing considering time distance covered As takeoff times drew close could feel tension grow everyone trying look calm collected though four teams first leg rally previous Trans-Am Race still feel ing excitement nervousness crowd well-wishers included National Easter Seal Society officials poster child officials AMA HQ including John Worth AMA President John Grigg FAA dignitaries takeotts went scheduled looked like great start waswith minor boo-boo Capitol City Castor Oilers last team take off misread instructions turned wrong way out airport Now wasnt too bad four cars rally officials AMA officials well-wishers followed Con fusion reigned until everyone hack right track first days flying great no major mishaps Everyone arrived Richmond VA landing area safe sound though Team Three little late top off very successful day everyone invited AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foremans house Joanne Foreman prepared March 198221 TEAM SCORES LEG TeamA BC0EFGHIJK 117 38209020775612929 2532451352171105417 3173 7834714613241918 4 937315375818 51101563797 62168157 767 841 Bob Rich briefs teams Ontario CA takeoff area briefings established rally speed located mandatory pft stops end leg winners awaraea plaques nere miss sn Bemadino congratulates ftC Speclaitica Team RiversIde CA FlyIng Griffins Team Georgia poses Montgomery AL stop EUBUm LUgULug M W5flflWiU IJJUU UOEIGfl Esater Seals Poster Child Easter Seals reps look Wood manaing nema mesquite IAbridge RC Club Tesm readies SenIor Falcon takeoff Buzzard Busters afiattlreln Fort Worth Takeoff wassoheduiedGeorge Reis Sun Valley Fliers gets Go signal Bev Wis En OV started fixlna AS7 took off g07nawdci nn thair wnv fram tha Tusnn tnl,snff nnint John Grlgg AMA President Chuck Foreman Dlstflct4 VP show Nonflem Virginia NaaIo control ciunteam posesassne intaleugn NI model AMA Headquarters Building end-of-the-nIly party landing site No didnt fly big plane Raiiyt feast Stories days flying told retold Like war stories got better telling second day almost uneventful scores better exception team carrying its plane due bad luck Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters envi able score nine points two days looked like might overall best score rally pretty darn hard beat Remember team lowest score would winner Contest Director team make sure rules followed assess penalty points deserved always ensure safety prime consideration CD along rally route did outstanding job overall safety record attests very common comment along whole route rally safer heck lot contests Ive attended Thats quite compliment event magnitude Another duty CDs keep com plete record teams activities logs comments story own Its like reading advanture novel thrill success agony mishaps CDs entry under landing location Top tree ground Some other comments Team worried about breaking last prop broke airplane instead Needed air traffic control tower three teams arrived pit stop area within two minutes aircraft stampeded herd horses next field Everything routine plane chased road guard takeoff Good takeoff good landing good pit good takeoft good flight Team left starter fuel behind go back equipment Pilot kept cool driver pilot vehicle frosted Have run very strong headwinds slow down vehicle Pilot got very excited thought would pass plane stomping feet cab truck yelling SLOWER headwinds summit speed down 58 mph CD caught up spirit rally wrote log broke prop As events models flown mishaps can occurand did rally some cases bad luck seemed compound teams normal amount air plane-eating trees crosswinds sprang up final approach obstacles jumped up last minute amount repairs complete rebuild ing overnight stops something behold showed what can done little effort lots glue first night leg teams officials got together eat talk about days events always funny stories sad tales slight exaggerations lies about days flying As fellow put guess leg has its hazards worst hazard pilot As rally progressed along route team planning practice flying evident rally progressed very smoothly Leg B Long Bay Sharks external fuel tanks mounted fuselage used binoculars keep check fuel leveL Pop Curtis Sr Citizens team used 32-ox IV bag fuel tank worked great Montgomery AL Atlanta Drones team the entire trip could fly final checkpoint because weather raining too hard safe flying CD log Atlanta Flyers team noted team airplane After landing trees rebuild wing Its almost tape glue flies Montgomery rally officials treated covered dish picnic RAMM Club event enjoyed alL food prepared club wives great Meridian MS policemen helping guide teams landing area got carried away left assigned station raced landing area gotta see sucker land heard say Auburn Planesmen team told officials didnt like taking off first second day just hate other teams go us Whizzz Whizzz Whizzz As flying continued looked like score nine points going hold up best twoday total D leg three four teams bettered score RAMM 3 team finishing two-day total three points cant get much better team did E leg Jimmy Griers BTHOOM team total score 1 realize minute off Standard Time two days covering total flying distance 2038 miles know doing something right did admit lot luck wondering what BTHOOM means little explanation necessary Two years ago Jimmy asked what name team answered Beats Hell Out Th ., . 4 t *fr ff frnm 9h Pt Wrn4h TX tnkanff unnt waflofl@ Flyers taKe 0? prom Fayettevilie NC starting point town Monroe about halfway through Louisiana stop way Shreveport TflO AittiflO lign cnooi dana pays yorsne amvng planes mime una OT days rscing Bossier City LA IT mIS IS uouuay mu mum ue . IUUKSUII ing safety inspections under sharp slaupy uyuu u Larry BolichL explains local Easter Seals repC thatthe planes will take off waves fiag iooks d Hence team name BTHOOM created Shreveport teams welcomed landing site Airline High School Band led Larry Stanley some misty eyes planes circled landing music filled air trip Shreveport incident Lake Charles LARKS get tow truck pull out mud got stuck pit stop BTHOOM team flown own lead car shortened wing little takeoff flying road reflector post Leg F monitoring NASAs Space Cadets team CB transmissions like listening space launch 12 minutes 30 seconds down range everything A-OK have 18 minutes burn fuel everything looking good overcast itlooks like going go IFR have 9 minutes touch down everything A-OK Good launch heading down range best comment overheard Space Cadets can put man moon cant keep little airplane air Ft Worth takeoff Buzzard Busters found vehicles flat tire 85 7 tire changed vehicle back commission 903 takeoff 907 G leg several items worthy note Scott Deane Renshaw youngest AMA crew member 22 months old far happiest team member entire trip voted Mr Congeniality everyone Margaret Walinaki woman pilot rally did great job also just happened five months pregnant team captains G leg over heard saying team meeting arent going worry about average speed just going wony about getting Lester Hood CD Odessa TX made comment Doris 730 am second day Id better turn clipboard morning team may never make checkpoint did H leg team captains approached rally directors saying high score day must wrong arrival time figured out perfectly right right slight error hadnt converted tenths hours minutes calculations Leg first day very high winds major hazard Arizonas Texas Canyon its gusts downdrafts accounted its share mishaps also rough day flying J legs takeoff point Phoenix moved its planned location due breakdown communications coordination takeoff originally sche duled takeoff time help six police cars two fire department trucks Arizona Highway Patrol everything turned out fine Leg J also distinction having youngest flier Steve Trainor Steve San Diego accomplished pilot 10 years age K leg easy because El Cajon Pass out San Bernardino very high winds both days made doubly hard teams Seven eight teams flew Barstow very respectable scores high winds As CD noted log Winds absolutely terrible Hazel Sigafoose Maxey Hester met 24 Model Aviation Th field Mesquite TX had lot rain day before Trans Am arrive muddyl As always managed U-Haul TechnIcal Center provided landing site teams Phoenix Tucson team touches down ins iiiaaigo wing nuts onng tneir entry tne Phoenix landing site can tail Wa Texaslook oil refinery Odessa Prop Busters flying fleldI Theres really plenty room SAMS Race Team Washington State won K Leg total nfenuan nnint Thai tfl A President Earl Wjtt uuurgauI viai unmy wumun pilut ngw witn Inc RWiefle Ateam five muniha pregnant time try Amelia Earhartl teams Barstow CA traveled final landing Las Vegas Las Vegas landing climax successful major events Academy Model Aeronautics has involved teams presented bottle champagne after landing very happy occasion especially rally officials 26-day trek over teams formed procession Circus Circus RC Park Clubhouse final festivities Refreshments speeches awards order drawing merchandise prizes completing evenings activities Hazel Sigafoose performed honors drawing selecting winners radio systems engines airplane kits numerous other worthwhile items Riches donated original Liberty Bell models auction pro ceeds going Easter Seals high bidder SAMS race team Bellevue WA individual team winner rally BTHOOM team score point thing very worthy noting camaraderie throughout entire rally Above beyond thrilling hear cheers other teams another team landed safely checkpoint see help assistance teams shared equipment used rally interest ing cross section radios kits engines Planes Sr Falcon16 Original design15 RCM 6011 Ugly Stiks 11 Gazariator6 Hoss Fly6 Telemaster 404 Sig Kadet3 Sig Citabria2 Sweet Stik2 Mongoose2 Kaos2 Strikemaster2 Liberty Stik2 J-3 Cub2 Modified Smog Hog 1 Laniet Comet 1 Jesterl SRayI Elephant Stik1 Radios Kraft34 Futaba21 Pro-Line 10 EK6 JR4 Tower4 World Engines 3 RS-2 Hobby Lobbyl Engines K&B 6119 05 6011 K&B 4010 Supertigre 608 Enya 608 Webra 608 Como514 HP 603 054-cy2 Fox 612 HR 502OS452 OPS 60 1 Merco 611 Merco 491 Kraft 601 Supertigre 461 Enya 351 too bad people teams made 1981 Trans-Am Rally success cannot individually named thanked complete story would make enjoyable book some people cannot omitted regardless space limitations Larry Bolich AMAs Special Events Director worked over nine months coordinating details working National Easter Seal Society really getting event off ground deserves much praise plaudits can get paragraph AMA District 4 Vice-President Chuck Foreman wife Joanne must mentioned Chuck CD first three legs rally joined group again El Paso complete trip Las Vegas Chuck also CD last three legs Without Chucks help assistance solving some problems before rally would have much difficult organize successful event Joanne Foremans effort enormous jumping help wherever could selling Easter Seal tickets helping organize paperwork distributing jackets hats anywhere else needed Chuck planning run office AMA president 1982 certainly gained support efforts James Trudell joined rally Raleigh NC assisted Larry Bolich rest trip filling CD necessary helping March 198225 Buzzard Busters xeam usea Senior Falcon powered 08 4-cycie Biii Hempie Jr 14 Sr C make adluatments before ieaving Tucson wasnt 5 smooth iandlngsi scene near Atianta repernea ax other unacheduied pit stops along route plane won UTHOOM team leaves West Monroe LA Larry Bolichs faithful van made entire trip before takeoff Raleigh NC serves aa Site HO displays sponsors officials ajack-of-all-trades car mechanic radio technician jeweler photographer Bev Wisniewski went whole trip acting CD nine 11 legs Charlie Spear CD two legs valuable help officials Easter Seal Society people much help some receptions helping set up media coverage assisting way could Thanks also people helped set up landing takeoff areas get police coopera tion necessary Julie Wood Johnny Clemens Carlos Priemer Ron Durbin Bob Cobb Chuck Foreman Theo Tillman Van Canfield Dick Berg others sponsors donations mer chandise such great help raising money Easter Seal Society especially commended Contest Directers did magnificent job ensuring safety rules followed Through efforts event safest events great hobby/sport AMA clubs helped teams preparations some put mall shows special events raise money Easter Seals team member through efforts Trans-Am rally such enormous success gratitude admiration major point about rally must overlooked fun-fly event AMA member could participate average Sunday flier stood equal serious compe tition pilot super-exotic equipment held no advantage over average modelers reliable everyday radio plane No individual stood out because team effort thoughout Everyone fulfilled vital function respect differed other types model compe titions could everyone enjoyed itso much unanimous feeling among people involved was fun thats name game no losers wonderful people thanks again fun didnt join inyou dont know what missed 7 ----- -/ thcLt5 neat Whats boIdin itup 26 Model Aviation Flying Griffina get nady takeoff Columbia Sc Georgia Sr Citizens Team gets readyfortakeoff Columbia SC uaeaaa urop nusters couldnt yna spot forthe extra fuel needed carry 32 oz strapped top planel no LMI1N team OT L8KS unaries LA bring piane TOt lana ing Airline High School Bossier City LA Pilot John Embry
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/03
Page Numbers: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
AT THE GO SIGNAL will start engine take off way instructions given teams cool October morning Baltimores Glenn L Martin State Airport other 10 legs Trans-Am Rally odyssey covering almost month 13 states have better understanding magni tude event necessary know few statistics Just image local fun fly 256 contestants 46 CDs enforce rules see safety regulations met An event taking 26 days covering almost 2970 actual flying miles really some contest Top off fund-raising event something worthwhile National Easter Seal Society really have colossal fun fly Instead being race year concept changed rally-type event similar road rally rally fun exciting easier teams much easier officials As teams put flying against yourself against other teams first morning leg busy Contest Directors assigned teams airplanes safety-checked fuel capacity measured radios checked vehicles safetychecked highlight morning team members CDs given Circus Circus pink jackets blue-andwhite hats Pink jackets everywhere made 20 Model Aviation scene repeated throughout month Trans-Am early morning flight line inspection AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foreman center marches up line after checking assigned teem CD responsible safety-checking teams equipment morning guys ended up winning eli marbles Jimmy Oriers UTHOOM team see text transiation poses AMA Special Events Director Lany Bolich Photos authors RaeI Trudell Circus Circus rally members very identifiable very definite help officials thanks Bill Bennett Mel Larson Circus Circus Casinos support morning briefing teams also given route instructions da actual route flown locations mandatory refueling stops areas airplanes carried safety reasons necessary teams also given average mile-perhour figure maintained days takeoff point final landing area arrive exactly time actual mileage predetermined time arrival disclosed teams until days flying completed actual mileage previously measured accurately possible predetermined Standard Time computed using realistic safe driving speed allowing time pit stops refueling minor repairs teams navigator task keeping team time slowing down making up lost time necessary enviable job make things just little interesting penalty points given arriving Standard Time point per minute over Standard Time two-point penalty minute team early Other penalty points also imposed teams mostly safety reasons penalties out-of-fuel deadstick landing Power-on landings safer dead-stick ones initial takeoff point Glenn L Martin airport selected coincide FAAs Safety Seminar Saturday October 3rd Sunday 4th An AMA show team put flying demonstration under very adverse wind conditions Saturday making everyone little apprehensive Sundays weather almost ideal bringing hope good omen rest Trans-Am Rally was single day teams didnt fly scheduled Quite amazing considering time distance covered As takeoff times drew close could feel tension grow everyone trying look calm collected though four teams first leg rally previous Trans-Am Race still feel ing excitement nervousness crowd well-wishers included National Easter Seal Society officials poster child officials AMA HQ including John Worth AMA President John Grigg FAA dignitaries takeotts went scheduled looked like great start waswith minor boo-boo Capitol City Castor Oilers last team take off misread instructions turned wrong way out airport Now wasnt too bad four cars rally officials AMA officials well-wishers followed Con fusion reigned until everyone hack right track first days flying great no major mishaps Everyone arrived Richmond VA landing area safe sound though Team Three little late top off very successful day everyone invited AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foremans house Joanne Foreman prepared March 198221 TEAM SCORES LEG TeamA BC0EFGHIJK 117 38209020775612929 2532451352171105417 3173 7834714613241918 4 937315375818 51101563797 62168157 767 841 Bob Rich briefs teams Ontario CA takeoff area briefings established rally speed located mandatory pft stops end leg winners awaraea plaques nere miss sn Bemadino congratulates ftC Speclaitica Team RiversIde CA FlyIng Griffins Team Georgia poses Montgomery AL stop EUBUm LUgULug M W5flflWiU IJJUU UOEIGfl Esater Seals Poster Child Easter Seals reps look Wood manaing nema mesquite IAbridge RC Club Tesm readies SenIor Falcon takeoff Buzzard Busters afiattlreln Fort Worth Takeoff wassoheduiedGeorge Reis Sun Valley Fliers gets Go signal Bev Wis En OV started fixlna AS7 took off g07nawdci nn thair wnv fram tha Tusnn tnl,snff nnint John Grlgg AMA President Chuck Foreman Dlstflct4 VP show Nonflem Virginia NaaIo control ciunteam posesassne intaleugn NI model AMA Headquarters Building end-of-the-nIly party landing site No didnt fly big plane Raiiyt feast Stories days flying told retold Like war stories got better telling second day almost uneventful scores better exception team carrying its plane due bad luck Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters envi able score nine points two days looked like might overall best score rally pretty darn hard beat Remember team lowest score would winner Contest Director team make sure rules followed assess penalty points deserved always ensure safety prime consideration CD along rally route did outstanding job overall safety record attests very common comment along whole route rally safer heck lot contests Ive attended Thats quite compliment event magnitude Another duty CDs keep com plete record teams activities logs comments story own Its like reading advanture novel thrill success agony mishaps CDs entry under landing location Top tree ground Some other comments Team worried about breaking last prop broke airplane instead Needed air traffic control tower three teams arrived pit stop area within two minutes aircraft stampeded herd horses next field Everything routine plane chased road guard takeoff Good takeoff good landing good pit good takeoft good flight Team left starter fuel behind go back equipment Pilot kept cool driver pilot vehicle frosted Have run very strong headwinds slow down vehicle Pilot got very excited thought would pass plane stomping feet cab truck yelling SLOWER headwinds summit speed down 58 mph CD caught up spirit rally wrote log broke prop As events models flown mishaps can occurand did rally some cases bad luck seemed compound teams normal amount air plane-eating trees crosswinds sprang up final approach obstacles jumped up last minute amount repairs complete rebuild ing overnight stops something behold showed what can done little effort lots glue first night leg teams officials got together eat talk about days events always funny stories sad tales slight exaggerations lies about days flying As fellow put guess leg has its hazards worst hazard pilot As rally progressed along route team planning practice flying evident rally progressed very smoothly Leg B Long Bay Sharks external fuel tanks mounted fuselage used binoculars keep check fuel leveL Pop Curtis Sr Citizens team used 32-ox IV bag fuel tank worked great Montgomery AL Atlanta Drones team the entire trip could fly final checkpoint because weather raining too hard safe flying CD log Atlanta Flyers team noted team airplane After landing trees rebuild wing Its almost tape glue flies Montgomery rally officials treated covered dish picnic RAMM Club event enjoyed alL food prepared club wives great Meridian MS policemen helping guide teams landing area got carried away left assigned station raced landing area gotta see sucker land heard say Auburn Planesmen team told officials didnt like taking off first second day just hate other teams go us Whizzz Whizzz Whizzz As flying continued looked like score nine points going hold up best twoday total D leg three four teams bettered score RAMM 3 team finishing two-day total three points cant get much better team did E leg Jimmy Griers BTHOOM team total score 1 realize minute off Standard Time two days covering total flying distance 2038 miles know doing something right did admit lot luck wondering what BTHOOM means little explanation necessary Two years ago Jimmy asked what name team answered Beats Hell Out Th ., . 4 t *fr ff frnm 9h Pt Wrn4h TX tnkanff unnt waflofl@ Flyers taKe 0? prom Fayettevilie NC starting point town Monroe about halfway through Louisiana stop way Shreveport TflO AittiflO lign cnooi dana pays yorsne amvng planes mime una OT days rscing Bossier City LA IT mIS IS uouuay mu mum ue . IUUKSUII ing safety inspections under sharp slaupy uyuu u Larry BolichL explains local Easter Seals repC thatthe planes will take off waves fiag iooks d Hence team name BTHOOM created Shreveport teams welcomed landing site Airline High School Band led Larry Stanley some misty eyes planes circled landing music filled air trip Shreveport incident Lake Charles LARKS get tow truck pull out mud got stuck pit stop BTHOOM team flown own lead car shortened wing little takeoff flying road reflector post Leg F monitoring NASAs Space Cadets team CB transmissions like listening space launch 12 minutes 30 seconds down range everything A-OK have 18 minutes burn fuel everything looking good overcast itlooks like going go IFR have 9 minutes touch down everything A-OK Good launch heading down range best comment overheard Space Cadets can put man moon cant keep little airplane air Ft Worth takeoff Buzzard Busters found vehicles flat tire 85 7 tire changed vehicle back commission 903 takeoff 907 G leg several items worthy note Scott Deane Renshaw youngest AMA crew member 22 months old far happiest team member entire trip voted Mr Congeniality everyone Margaret Walinaki woman pilot rally did great job also just happened five months pregnant team captains G leg over heard saying team meeting arent going worry about average speed just going wony about getting Lester Hood CD Odessa TX made comment Doris 730 am second day Id better turn clipboard morning team may never make checkpoint did H leg team captains approached rally directors saying high score day must wrong arrival time figured out perfectly right right slight error hadnt converted tenths hours minutes calculations Leg first day very high winds major hazard Arizonas Texas Canyon its gusts downdrafts accounted its share mishaps also rough day flying J legs takeoff point Phoenix moved its planned location due breakdown communications coordination takeoff originally sche duled takeoff time help six police cars two fire department trucks Arizona Highway Patrol everything turned out fine Leg J also distinction having youngest flier Steve Trainor Steve San Diego accomplished pilot 10 years age K leg easy because El Cajon Pass out San Bernardino very high winds both days made doubly hard teams Seven eight teams flew Barstow very respectable scores high winds As CD noted log Winds absolutely terrible Hazel Sigafoose Maxey Hester met 24 Model Aviation Th field Mesquite TX had lot rain day before Trans Am arrive muddyl As always managed U-Haul TechnIcal Center provided landing site teams Phoenix Tucson team touches down ins iiiaaigo wing nuts onng tneir entry tne Phoenix landing site can tail Wa Texaslook oil refinery Odessa Prop Busters flying fleldI Theres really plenty room SAMS Race Team Washington State won K Leg total nfenuan nnint Thai tfl A President Earl Wjtt uuurgauI viai unmy wumun pilut ngw witn Inc RWiefle Ateam five muniha pregnant time try Amelia Earhartl teams Barstow CA traveled final landing Las Vegas Las Vegas landing climax successful major events Academy Model Aeronautics has involved teams presented bottle champagne after landing very happy occasion especially rally officials 26-day trek over teams formed procession Circus Circus RC Park Clubhouse final festivities Refreshments speeches awards order drawing merchandise prizes completing evenings activities Hazel Sigafoose performed honors drawing selecting winners radio systems engines airplane kits numerous other worthwhile items Riches donated original Liberty Bell models auction pro ceeds going Easter Seals high bidder SAMS race team Bellevue WA individual team winner rally BTHOOM team score point thing very worthy noting camaraderie throughout entire rally Above beyond thrilling hear cheers other teams another team landed safely checkpoint see help assistance teams shared equipment used rally interest ing cross section radios kits engines Planes Sr Falcon16 Original design15 RCM 6011 Ugly Stiks 11 Gazariator6 Hoss Fly6 Telemaster 404 Sig Kadet3 Sig Citabria2 Sweet Stik2 Mongoose2 Kaos2 Strikemaster2 Liberty Stik2 J-3 Cub2 Modified Smog Hog 1 Laniet Comet 1 Jesterl SRayI Elephant Stik1 Radios Kraft34 Futaba21 Pro-Line 10 EK6 JR4 Tower4 World Engines 3 RS-2 Hobby Lobbyl Engines K&B 6119 05 6011 K&B 4010 Supertigre 608 Enya 608 Webra 608 Como514 HP 603 054-cy2 Fox 612 HR 502OS452 OPS 60 1 Merco 611 Merco 491 Kraft 601 Supertigre 461 Enya 351 too bad people teams made 1981 Trans-Am Rally success cannot individually named thanked complete story would make enjoyable book some people cannot omitted regardless space limitations Larry Bolich AMAs Special Events Director worked over nine months coordinating details working National Easter Seal Society really getting event off ground deserves much praise plaudits can get paragraph AMA District 4 Vice-President Chuck Foreman wife Joanne must mentioned Chuck CD first three legs rally joined group again El Paso complete trip Las Vegas Chuck also CD last three legs Without Chucks help assistance solving some problems before rally would have much difficult organize successful event Joanne Foremans effort enormous jumping help wherever could selling Easter Seal tickets helping organize paperwork distributing jackets hats anywhere else needed Chuck planning run office AMA president 1982 certainly gained support efforts James Trudell joined rally Raleigh NC assisted Larry Bolich rest trip filling CD necessary helping March 198225 Buzzard Busters xeam usea Senior Falcon powered 08 4-cycie Biii Hempie Jr 14 Sr C make adluatments before ieaving Tucson wasnt 5 smooth iandlngsi scene near Atianta repernea ax other unacheduied pit stops along route plane won UTHOOM team leaves West Monroe LA Larry Bolichs faithful van made entire trip before takeoff Raleigh NC serves aa Site HO displays sponsors officials ajack-of-all-trades car mechanic radio technician jeweler photographer Bev Wisniewski went whole trip acting CD nine 11 legs Charlie Spear CD two legs valuable help officials Easter Seal Society people much help some receptions helping set up media coverage assisting way could Thanks also people helped set up landing takeoff areas get police coopera tion necessary Julie Wood Johnny Clemens Carlos Priemer Ron Durbin Bob Cobb Chuck Foreman Theo Tillman Van Canfield Dick Berg others sponsors donations mer chandise such great help raising money Easter Seal Society especially commended Contest Directers did magnificent job ensuring safety rules followed Through efforts event safest events great hobby/sport AMA clubs helped teams preparations some put mall shows special events raise money Easter Seals team member through efforts Trans-Am rally such enormous success gratitude admiration major point about rally must overlooked fun-fly event AMA member could participate average Sunday flier stood equal serious compe tition pilot super-exotic equipment held no advantage over average modelers reliable everyday radio plane No individual stood out because team effort thoughout Everyone fulfilled vital function respect differed other types model compe titions could everyone enjoyed itso much unanimous feeling among people involved was fun thats name game no losers wonderful people thanks again fun didnt join inyou dont know what missed 7 ----- -/ thcLt5 neat Whats boIdin itup 26 Model Aviation Flying Griffina get nady takeoff Columbia Sc Georgia Sr Citizens Team gets readyfortakeoff Columbia SC uaeaaa urop nusters couldnt yna spot forthe extra fuel needed carry 32 oz strapped top planel no LMI1N team OT L8KS unaries LA bring piane TOt lana ing Airline High School Bossier City LA Pilot John Embry
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/03
Page Numbers: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
AT THE GO SIGNAL will start engine take off way instructions given teams cool October morning Baltimores Glenn L Martin State Airport other 10 legs Trans-Am Rally odyssey covering almost month 13 states have better understanding magni tude event necessary know few statistics Just image local fun fly 256 contestants 46 CDs enforce rules see safety regulations met An event taking 26 days covering almost 2970 actual flying miles really some contest Top off fund-raising event something worthwhile National Easter Seal Society really have colossal fun fly Instead being race year concept changed rally-type event similar road rally rally fun exciting easier teams much easier officials As teams put flying against yourself against other teams first morning leg busy Contest Directors assigned teams airplanes safety-checked fuel capacity measured radios checked vehicles safetychecked highlight morning team members CDs given Circus Circus pink jackets blue-andwhite hats Pink jackets everywhere made 20 Model Aviation scene repeated throughout month Trans-Am early morning flight line inspection AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foreman center marches up line after checking assigned teem CD responsible safety-checking teams equipment morning guys ended up winning eli marbles Jimmy Oriers UTHOOM team see text transiation poses AMA Special Events Director Lany Bolich Photos authors RaeI Trudell Circus Circus rally members very identifiable very definite help officials thanks Bill Bennett Mel Larson Circus Circus Casinos support morning briefing teams also given route instructions da actual route flown locations mandatory refueling stops areas airplanes carried safety reasons necessary teams also given average mile-perhour figure maintained days takeoff point final landing area arrive exactly time actual mileage predetermined time arrival disclosed teams until days flying completed actual mileage previously measured accurately possible predetermined Standard Time computed using realistic safe driving speed allowing time pit stops refueling minor repairs teams navigator task keeping team time slowing down making up lost time necessary enviable job make things just little interesting penalty points given arriving Standard Time point per minute over Standard Time two-point penalty minute team early Other penalty points also imposed teams mostly safety reasons penalties out-of-fuel deadstick landing Power-on landings safer dead-stick ones initial takeoff point Glenn L Martin airport selected coincide FAAs Safety Seminar Saturday October 3rd Sunday 4th An AMA show team put flying demonstration under very adverse wind conditions Saturday making everyone little apprehensive Sundays weather almost ideal bringing hope good omen rest Trans-Am Rally was single day teams didnt fly scheduled Quite amazing considering time distance covered As takeoff times drew close could feel tension grow everyone trying look calm collected though four teams first leg rally previous Trans-Am Race still feel ing excitement nervousness crowd well-wishers included National Easter Seal Society officials poster child officials AMA HQ including John Worth AMA President John Grigg FAA dignitaries takeotts went scheduled looked like great start waswith minor boo-boo Capitol City Castor Oilers last team take off misread instructions turned wrong way out airport Now wasnt too bad four cars rally officials AMA officials well-wishers followed Con fusion reigned until everyone hack right track first days flying great no major mishaps Everyone arrived Richmond VA landing area safe sound though Team Three little late top off very successful day everyone invited AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foremans house Joanne Foreman prepared March 198221 TEAM SCORES LEG TeamA BC0EFGHIJK 117 38209020775612929 2532451352171105417 3173 7834714613241918 4 937315375818 51101563797 62168157 767 841 Bob Rich briefs teams Ontario CA takeoff area briefings established rally speed located mandatory pft stops end leg winners awaraea plaques nere miss sn Bemadino congratulates ftC Speclaitica Team RiversIde CA FlyIng Griffins Team Georgia poses Montgomery AL stop EUBUm LUgULug M W5flflWiU IJJUU UOEIGfl Esater Seals Poster Child Easter Seals reps look Wood manaing nema mesquite IAbridge RC Club Tesm readies SenIor Falcon takeoff Buzzard Busters afiattlreln Fort Worth Takeoff wassoheduiedGeorge Reis Sun Valley Fliers gets Go signal Bev Wis En OV started fixlna AS7 took off g07nawdci nn thair wnv fram tha Tusnn tnl,snff nnint John Grlgg AMA President Chuck Foreman Dlstflct4 VP show Nonflem Virginia NaaIo control ciunteam posesassne intaleugn NI model AMA Headquarters Building end-of-the-nIly party landing site No didnt fly big plane Raiiyt feast Stories days flying told retold Like war stories got better telling second day almost uneventful scores better exception team carrying its plane due bad luck Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters envi able score nine points two days looked like might overall best score rally pretty darn hard beat Remember team lowest score would winner Contest Director team make sure rules followed assess penalty points deserved always ensure safety prime consideration CD along rally route did outstanding job overall safety record attests very common comment along whole route rally safer heck lot contests Ive attended Thats quite compliment event magnitude Another duty CDs keep com plete record teams activities logs comments story own Its like reading advanture novel thrill success agony mishaps CDs entry under landing location Top tree ground Some other comments Team worried about breaking last prop broke airplane instead Needed air traffic control tower three teams arrived pit stop area within two minutes aircraft stampeded herd horses next field Everything routine plane chased road guard takeoff Good takeoff good landing good pit good takeoft good flight Team left starter fuel behind go back equipment Pilot kept cool driver pilot vehicle frosted Have run very strong headwinds slow down vehicle Pilot got very excited thought would pass plane stomping feet cab truck yelling SLOWER headwinds summit speed down 58 mph CD caught up spirit rally wrote log broke prop As events models flown mishaps can occurand did rally some cases bad luck seemed compound teams normal amount air plane-eating trees crosswinds sprang up final approach obstacles jumped up last minute amount repairs complete rebuild ing overnight stops something behold showed what can done little effort lots glue first night leg teams officials got together eat talk about days events always funny stories sad tales slight exaggerations lies about days flying As fellow put guess leg has its hazards worst hazard pilot As rally progressed along route team planning practice flying evident rally progressed very smoothly Leg B Long Bay Sharks external fuel tanks mounted fuselage used binoculars keep check fuel leveL Pop Curtis Sr Citizens team used 32-ox IV bag fuel tank worked great Montgomery AL Atlanta Drones team the entire trip could fly final checkpoint because weather raining too hard safe flying CD log Atlanta Flyers team noted team airplane After landing trees rebuild wing Its almost tape glue flies Montgomery rally officials treated covered dish picnic RAMM Club event enjoyed alL food prepared club wives great Meridian MS policemen helping guide teams landing area got carried away left assigned station raced landing area gotta see sucker land heard say Auburn Planesmen team told officials didnt like taking off first second day just hate other teams go us Whizzz Whizzz Whizzz As flying continued looked like score nine points going hold up best twoday total D leg three four teams bettered score RAMM 3 team finishing two-day total three points cant get much better team did E leg Jimmy Griers BTHOOM team total score 1 realize minute off Standard Time two days covering total flying distance 2038 miles know doing something right did admit lot luck wondering what BTHOOM means little explanation necessary Two years ago Jimmy asked what name team answered Beats Hell Out Th ., . 4 t *fr ff frnm 9h Pt Wrn4h TX tnkanff unnt waflofl@ Flyers taKe 0? prom Fayettevilie NC starting point town Monroe about halfway through Louisiana stop way Shreveport TflO AittiflO lign cnooi dana pays yorsne amvng planes mime una OT days rscing Bossier City LA IT mIS IS uouuay mu mum ue . IUUKSUII ing safety inspections under sharp slaupy uyuu u Larry BolichL explains local Easter Seals repC thatthe planes will take off waves fiag iooks d Hence team name BTHOOM created Shreveport teams welcomed landing site Airline High School Band led Larry Stanley some misty eyes planes circled landing music filled air trip Shreveport incident Lake Charles LARKS get tow truck pull out mud got stuck pit stop BTHOOM team flown own lead car shortened wing little takeoff flying road reflector post Leg F monitoring NASAs Space Cadets team CB transmissions like listening space launch 12 minutes 30 seconds down range everything A-OK have 18 minutes burn fuel everything looking good overcast itlooks like going go IFR have 9 minutes touch down everything A-OK Good launch heading down range best comment overheard Space Cadets can put man moon cant keep little airplane air Ft Worth takeoff Buzzard Busters found vehicles flat tire 85 7 tire changed vehicle back commission 903 takeoff 907 G leg several items worthy note Scott Deane Renshaw youngest AMA crew member 22 months old far happiest team member entire trip voted Mr Congeniality everyone Margaret Walinaki woman pilot rally did great job also just happened five months pregnant team captains G leg over heard saying team meeting arent going worry about average speed just going wony about getting Lester Hood CD Odessa TX made comment Doris 730 am second day Id better turn clipboard morning team may never make checkpoint did H leg team captains approached rally directors saying high score day must wrong arrival time figured out perfectly right right slight error hadnt converted tenths hours minutes calculations Leg first day very high winds major hazard Arizonas Texas Canyon its gusts downdrafts accounted its share mishaps also rough day flying J legs takeoff point Phoenix moved its planned location due breakdown communications coordination takeoff originally sche duled takeoff time help six police cars two fire department trucks Arizona Highway Patrol everything turned out fine Leg J also distinction having youngest flier Steve Trainor Steve San Diego accomplished pilot 10 years age K leg easy because El Cajon Pass out San Bernardino very high winds both days made doubly hard teams Seven eight teams flew Barstow very respectable scores high winds As CD noted log Winds absolutely terrible Hazel Sigafoose Maxey Hester met 24 Model Aviation Th field Mesquite TX had lot rain day before Trans Am arrive muddyl As always managed U-Haul TechnIcal Center provided landing site teams Phoenix Tucson team touches down ins iiiaaigo wing nuts onng tneir entry tne Phoenix landing site can tail Wa Texaslook oil refinery Odessa Prop Busters flying fleldI Theres really plenty room SAMS Race Team Washington State won K Leg total nfenuan nnint Thai tfl A President Earl Wjtt uuurgauI viai unmy wumun pilut ngw witn Inc RWiefle Ateam five muniha pregnant time try Amelia Earhartl teams Barstow CA traveled final landing Las Vegas Las Vegas landing climax successful major events Academy Model Aeronautics has involved teams presented bottle champagne after landing very happy occasion especially rally officials 26-day trek over teams formed procession Circus Circus RC Park Clubhouse final festivities Refreshments speeches awards order drawing merchandise prizes completing evenings activities Hazel Sigafoose performed honors drawing selecting winners radio systems engines airplane kits numerous other worthwhile items Riches donated original Liberty Bell models auction pro ceeds going Easter Seals high bidder SAMS race team Bellevue WA individual team winner rally BTHOOM team score point thing very worthy noting camaraderie throughout entire rally Above beyond thrilling hear cheers other teams another team landed safely checkpoint see help assistance teams shared equipment used rally interest ing cross section radios kits engines Planes Sr Falcon16 Original design15 RCM 6011 Ugly Stiks 11 Gazariator6 Hoss Fly6 Telemaster 404 Sig Kadet3 Sig Citabria2 Sweet Stik2 Mongoose2 Kaos2 Strikemaster2 Liberty Stik2 J-3 Cub2 Modified Smog Hog 1 Laniet Comet 1 Jesterl SRayI Elephant Stik1 Radios Kraft34 Futaba21 Pro-Line 10 EK6 JR4 Tower4 World Engines 3 RS-2 Hobby Lobbyl Engines K&B 6119 05 6011 K&B 4010 Supertigre 608 Enya 608 Webra 608 Como514 HP 603 054-cy2 Fox 612 HR 502OS452 OPS 60 1 Merco 611 Merco 491 Kraft 601 Supertigre 461 Enya 351 too bad people teams made 1981 Trans-Am Rally success cannot individually named thanked complete story would make enjoyable book some people cannot omitted regardless space limitations Larry Bolich AMAs Special Events Director worked over nine months coordinating details working National Easter Seal Society really getting event off ground deserves much praise plaudits can get paragraph AMA District 4 Vice-President Chuck Foreman wife Joanne must mentioned Chuck CD first three legs rally joined group again El Paso complete trip Las Vegas Chuck also CD last three legs Without Chucks help assistance solving some problems before rally would have much difficult organize successful event Joanne Foremans effort enormous jumping help wherever could selling Easter Seal tickets helping organize paperwork distributing jackets hats anywhere else needed Chuck planning run office AMA president 1982 certainly gained support efforts James Trudell joined rally Raleigh NC assisted Larry Bolich rest trip filling CD necessary helping March 198225 Buzzard Busters xeam usea Senior Falcon powered 08 4-cycie Biii Hempie Jr 14 Sr C make adluatments before ieaving Tucson wasnt 5 smooth iandlngsi scene near Atianta repernea ax other unacheduied pit stops along route plane won UTHOOM team leaves West Monroe LA Larry Bolichs faithful van made entire trip before takeoff Raleigh NC serves aa Site HO displays sponsors officials ajack-of-all-trades car mechanic radio technician jeweler photographer Bev Wisniewski went whole trip acting CD nine 11 legs Charlie Spear CD two legs valuable help officials Easter Seal Society people much help some receptions helping set up media coverage assisting way could Thanks also people helped set up landing takeoff areas get police coopera tion necessary Julie Wood Johnny Clemens Carlos Priemer Ron Durbin Bob Cobb Chuck Foreman Theo Tillman Van Canfield Dick Berg others sponsors donations mer chandise such great help raising money Easter Seal Society especially commended Contest Directers did magnificent job ensuring safety rules followed Through efforts event safest events great hobby/sport AMA clubs helped teams preparations some put mall shows special events raise money Easter Seals team member through efforts Trans-Am rally such enormous success gratitude admiration major point about rally must overlooked fun-fly event AMA member could participate average Sunday flier stood equal serious compe tition pilot super-exotic equipment held no advantage over average modelers reliable everyday radio plane No individual stood out because team effort thoughout Everyone fulfilled vital function respect differed other types model compe titions could everyone enjoyed itso much unanimous feeling among people involved was fun thats name game no losers wonderful people thanks again fun didnt join inyou dont know what missed 7 ----- -/ thcLt5 neat Whats boIdin itup 26 Model Aviation Flying Griffina get nady takeoff Columbia Sc Georgia Sr Citizens Team gets readyfortakeoff Columbia SC uaeaaa urop nusters couldnt yna spot forthe extra fuel needed carry 32 oz strapped top planel no LMI1N team OT L8KS unaries LA bring piane TOt lana ing Airline High School Bossier City LA Pilot John Embry
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/03
Page Numbers: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
AT THE GO SIGNAL will start engine take off way instructions given teams cool October morning Baltimores Glenn L Martin State Airport other 10 legs Trans-Am Rally odyssey covering almost month 13 states have better understanding magni tude event necessary know few statistics Just image local fun fly 256 contestants 46 CDs enforce rules see safety regulations met An event taking 26 days covering almost 2970 actual flying miles really some contest Top off fund-raising event something worthwhile National Easter Seal Society really have colossal fun fly Instead being race year concept changed rally-type event similar road rally rally fun exciting easier teams much easier officials As teams put flying against yourself against other teams first morning leg busy Contest Directors assigned teams airplanes safety-checked fuel capacity measured radios checked vehicles safetychecked highlight morning team members CDs given Circus Circus pink jackets blue-andwhite hats Pink jackets everywhere made 20 Model Aviation scene repeated throughout month Trans-Am early morning flight line inspection AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foreman center marches up line after checking assigned teem CD responsible safety-checking teams equipment morning guys ended up winning eli marbles Jimmy Oriers UTHOOM team see text transiation poses AMA Special Events Director Lany Bolich Photos authors RaeI Trudell Circus Circus rally members very identifiable very definite help officials thanks Bill Bennett Mel Larson Circus Circus Casinos support morning briefing teams also given route instructions da actual route flown locations mandatory refueling stops areas airplanes carried safety reasons necessary teams also given average mile-perhour figure maintained days takeoff point final landing area arrive exactly time actual mileage predetermined time arrival disclosed teams until days flying completed actual mileage previously measured accurately possible predetermined Standard Time computed using realistic safe driving speed allowing time pit stops refueling minor repairs teams navigator task keeping team time slowing down making up lost time necessary enviable job make things just little interesting penalty points given arriving Standard Time point per minute over Standard Time two-point penalty minute team early Other penalty points also imposed teams mostly safety reasons penalties out-of-fuel deadstick landing Power-on landings safer dead-stick ones initial takeoff point Glenn L Martin airport selected coincide FAAs Safety Seminar Saturday October 3rd Sunday 4th An AMA show team put flying demonstration under very adverse wind conditions Saturday making everyone little apprehensive Sundays weather almost ideal bringing hope good omen rest Trans-Am Rally was single day teams didnt fly scheduled Quite amazing considering time distance covered As takeoff times drew close could feel tension grow everyone trying look calm collected though four teams first leg rally previous Trans-Am Race still feel ing excitement nervousness crowd well-wishers included National Easter Seal Society officials poster child officials AMA HQ including John Worth AMA President John Grigg FAA dignitaries takeotts went scheduled looked like great start waswith minor boo-boo Capitol City Castor Oilers last team take off misread instructions turned wrong way out airport Now wasnt too bad four cars rally officials AMA officials well-wishers followed Con fusion reigned until everyone hack right track first days flying great no major mishaps Everyone arrived Richmond VA landing area safe sound though Team Three little late top off very successful day everyone invited AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foremans house Joanne Foreman prepared March 198221 TEAM SCORES LEG TeamA BC0EFGHIJK 117 38209020775612929 2532451352171105417 3173 7834714613241918 4 937315375818 51101563797 62168157 767 841 Bob Rich briefs teams Ontario CA takeoff area briefings established rally speed located mandatory pft stops end leg winners awaraea plaques nere miss sn Bemadino congratulates ftC Speclaitica Team RiversIde CA FlyIng Griffins Team Georgia poses Montgomery AL stop EUBUm LUgULug M W5flflWiU IJJUU UOEIGfl Esater Seals Poster Child Easter Seals reps look Wood manaing nema mesquite IAbridge RC Club Tesm readies SenIor Falcon takeoff Buzzard Busters afiattlreln Fort Worth Takeoff wassoheduiedGeorge Reis Sun Valley Fliers gets Go signal Bev Wis En OV started fixlna AS7 took off g07nawdci nn thair wnv fram tha Tusnn tnl,snff nnint John Grlgg AMA President Chuck Foreman Dlstflct4 VP show Nonflem Virginia NaaIo control ciunteam posesassne intaleugn NI model AMA Headquarters Building end-of-the-nIly party landing site No didnt fly big plane Raiiyt feast Stories days flying told retold Like war stories got better telling second day almost uneventful scores better exception team carrying its plane due bad luck Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters envi able score nine points two days looked like might overall best score rally pretty darn hard beat Remember team lowest score would winner Contest Director team make sure rules followed assess penalty points deserved always ensure safety prime consideration CD along rally route did outstanding job overall safety record attests very common comment along whole route rally safer heck lot contests Ive attended Thats quite compliment event magnitude Another duty CDs keep com plete record teams activities logs comments story own Its like reading advanture novel thrill success agony mishaps CDs entry under landing location Top tree ground Some other comments Team worried about breaking last prop broke airplane instead Needed air traffic control tower three teams arrived pit stop area within two minutes aircraft stampeded herd horses next field Everything routine plane chased road guard takeoff Good takeoff good landing good pit good takeoft good flight Team left starter fuel behind go back equipment Pilot kept cool driver pilot vehicle frosted Have run very strong headwinds slow down vehicle Pilot got very excited thought would pass plane stomping feet cab truck yelling SLOWER headwinds summit speed down 58 mph CD caught up spirit rally wrote log broke prop As events models flown mishaps can occurand did rally some cases bad luck seemed compound teams normal amount air plane-eating trees crosswinds sprang up final approach obstacles jumped up last minute amount repairs complete rebuild ing overnight stops something behold showed what can done little effort lots glue first night leg teams officials got together eat talk about days events always funny stories sad tales slight exaggerations lies about days flying As fellow put guess leg has its hazards worst hazard pilot As rally progressed along route team planning practice flying evident rally progressed very smoothly Leg B Long Bay Sharks external fuel tanks mounted fuselage used binoculars keep check fuel leveL Pop Curtis Sr Citizens team used 32-ox IV bag fuel tank worked great Montgomery AL Atlanta Drones team the entire trip could fly final checkpoint because weather raining too hard safe flying CD log Atlanta Flyers team noted team airplane After landing trees rebuild wing Its almost tape glue flies Montgomery rally officials treated covered dish picnic RAMM Club event enjoyed alL food prepared club wives great Meridian MS policemen helping guide teams landing area got carried away left assigned station raced landing area gotta see sucker land heard say Auburn Planesmen team told officials didnt like taking off first second day just hate other teams go us Whizzz Whizzz Whizzz As flying continued looked like score nine points going hold up best twoday total D leg three four teams bettered score RAMM 3 team finishing two-day total three points cant get much better team did E leg Jimmy Griers BTHOOM team total score 1 realize minute off Standard Time two days covering total flying distance 2038 miles know doing something right did admit lot luck wondering what BTHOOM means little explanation necessary Two years ago Jimmy asked what name team answered Beats Hell Out Th ., . 4 t *fr ff frnm 9h Pt Wrn4h TX tnkanff unnt waflofl@ Flyers taKe 0? prom Fayettevilie NC starting point town Monroe about halfway through Louisiana stop way Shreveport TflO AittiflO lign cnooi dana pays yorsne amvng planes mime una OT days rscing Bossier City LA IT mIS IS uouuay mu mum ue . IUUKSUII ing safety inspections under sharp slaupy uyuu u Larry BolichL explains local Easter Seals repC thatthe planes will take off waves fiag iooks d Hence team name BTHOOM created Shreveport teams welcomed landing site Airline High School Band led Larry Stanley some misty eyes planes circled landing music filled air trip Shreveport incident Lake Charles LARKS get tow truck pull out mud got stuck pit stop BTHOOM team flown own lead car shortened wing little takeoff flying road reflector post Leg F monitoring NASAs Space Cadets team CB transmissions like listening space launch 12 minutes 30 seconds down range everything A-OK have 18 minutes burn fuel everything looking good overcast itlooks like going go IFR have 9 minutes touch down everything A-OK Good launch heading down range best comment overheard Space Cadets can put man moon cant keep little airplane air Ft Worth takeoff Buzzard Busters found vehicles flat tire 85 7 tire changed vehicle back commission 903 takeoff 907 G leg several items worthy note Scott Deane Renshaw youngest AMA crew member 22 months old far happiest team member entire trip voted Mr Congeniality everyone Margaret Walinaki woman pilot rally did great job also just happened five months pregnant team captains G leg over heard saying team meeting arent going worry about average speed just going wony about getting Lester Hood CD Odessa TX made comment Doris 730 am second day Id better turn clipboard morning team may never make checkpoint did H leg team captains approached rally directors saying high score day must wrong arrival time figured out perfectly right right slight error hadnt converted tenths hours minutes calculations Leg first day very high winds major hazard Arizonas Texas Canyon its gusts downdrafts accounted its share mishaps also rough day flying J legs takeoff point Phoenix moved its planned location due breakdown communications coordination takeoff originally sche duled takeoff time help six police cars two fire department trucks Arizona Highway Patrol everything turned out fine Leg J also distinction having youngest flier Steve Trainor Steve San Diego accomplished pilot 10 years age K leg easy because El Cajon Pass out San Bernardino very high winds both days made doubly hard teams Seven eight teams flew Barstow very respectable scores high winds As CD noted log Winds absolutely terrible Hazel Sigafoose Maxey Hester met 24 Model Aviation Th field Mesquite TX had lot rain day before Trans Am arrive muddyl As always managed U-Haul TechnIcal Center provided landing site teams Phoenix Tucson team touches down ins iiiaaigo wing nuts onng tneir entry tne Phoenix landing site can tail Wa Texaslook oil refinery Odessa Prop Busters flying fleldI Theres really plenty room SAMS Race Team Washington State won K Leg total nfenuan nnint Thai tfl A President Earl Wjtt uuurgauI viai unmy wumun pilut ngw witn Inc RWiefle Ateam five muniha pregnant time try Amelia Earhartl teams Barstow CA traveled final landing Las Vegas Las Vegas landing climax successful major events Academy Model Aeronautics has involved teams presented bottle champagne after landing very happy occasion especially rally officials 26-day trek over teams formed procession Circus Circus RC Park Clubhouse final festivities Refreshments speeches awards order drawing merchandise prizes completing evenings activities Hazel Sigafoose performed honors drawing selecting winners radio systems engines airplane kits numerous other worthwhile items Riches donated original Liberty Bell models auction pro ceeds going Easter Seals high bidder SAMS race team Bellevue WA individual team winner rally BTHOOM team score point thing very worthy noting camaraderie throughout entire rally Above beyond thrilling hear cheers other teams another team landed safely checkpoint see help assistance teams shared equipment used rally interest ing cross section radios kits engines Planes Sr Falcon16 Original design15 RCM 6011 Ugly Stiks 11 Gazariator6 Hoss Fly6 Telemaster 404 Sig Kadet3 Sig Citabria2 Sweet Stik2 Mongoose2 Kaos2 Strikemaster2 Liberty Stik2 J-3 Cub2 Modified Smog Hog 1 Laniet Comet 1 Jesterl SRayI Elephant Stik1 Radios Kraft34 Futaba21 Pro-Line 10 EK6 JR4 Tower4 World Engines 3 RS-2 Hobby Lobbyl Engines K&B 6119 05 6011 K&B 4010 Supertigre 608 Enya 608 Webra 608 Como514 HP 603 054-cy2 Fox 612 HR 502OS452 OPS 60 1 Merco 611 Merco 491 Kraft 601 Supertigre 461 Enya 351 too bad people teams made 1981 Trans-Am Rally success cannot individually named thanked complete story would make enjoyable book some people cannot omitted regardless space limitations Larry Bolich AMAs Special Events Director worked over nine months coordinating details working National Easter Seal Society really getting event off ground deserves much praise plaudits can get paragraph AMA District 4 Vice-President Chuck Foreman wife Joanne must mentioned Chuck CD first three legs rally joined group again El Paso complete trip Las Vegas Chuck also CD last three legs Without Chucks help assistance solving some problems before rally would have much difficult organize successful event Joanne Foremans effort enormous jumping help wherever could selling Easter Seal tickets helping organize paperwork distributing jackets hats anywhere else needed Chuck planning run office AMA president 1982 certainly gained support efforts James Trudell joined rally Raleigh NC assisted Larry Bolich rest trip filling CD necessary helping March 198225 Buzzard Busters xeam usea Senior Falcon powered 08 4-cycie Biii Hempie Jr 14 Sr C make adluatments before ieaving Tucson wasnt 5 smooth iandlngsi scene near Atianta repernea ax other unacheduied pit stops along route plane won UTHOOM team leaves West Monroe LA Larry Bolichs faithful van made entire trip before takeoff Raleigh NC serves aa Site HO displays sponsors officials ajack-of-all-trades car mechanic radio technician jeweler photographer Bev Wisniewski went whole trip acting CD nine 11 legs Charlie Spear CD two legs valuable help officials Easter Seal Society people much help some receptions helping set up media coverage assisting way could Thanks also people helped set up landing takeoff areas get police coopera tion necessary Julie Wood Johnny Clemens Carlos Priemer Ron Durbin Bob Cobb Chuck Foreman Theo Tillman Van Canfield Dick Berg others sponsors donations mer chandise such great help raising money Easter Seal Society especially commended Contest Directers did magnificent job ensuring safety rules followed Through efforts event safest events great hobby/sport AMA clubs helped teams preparations some put mall shows special events raise money Easter Seals team member through efforts Trans-Am rally such enormous success gratitude admiration major point about rally must overlooked fun-fly event AMA member could participate average Sunday flier stood equal serious compe tition pilot super-exotic equipment held no advantage over average modelers reliable everyday radio plane No individual stood out because team effort thoughout Everyone fulfilled vital function respect differed other types model compe titions could everyone enjoyed itso much unanimous feeling among people involved was fun thats name game no losers wonderful people thanks again fun didnt join inyou dont know what missed 7 ----- -/ thcLt5 neat Whats boIdin itup 26 Model Aviation Flying Griffina get nady takeoff Columbia Sc Georgia Sr Citizens Team gets readyfortakeoff Columbia SC uaeaaa urop nusters couldnt yna spot forthe extra fuel needed carry 32 oz strapped top planel no LMI1N team OT L8KS unaries LA bring piane TOt lana ing Airline High School Bossier City LA Pilot John Embry
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/03
Page Numbers: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
AT THE GO SIGNAL will start engine take off way instructions given teams cool October morning Baltimores Glenn L Martin State Airport other 10 legs Trans-Am Rally odyssey covering almost month 13 states have better understanding magni tude event necessary know few statistics Just image local fun fly 256 contestants 46 CDs enforce rules see safety regulations met An event taking 26 days covering almost 2970 actual flying miles really some contest Top off fund-raising event something worthwhile National Easter Seal Society really have colossal fun fly Instead being race year concept changed rally-type event similar road rally rally fun exciting easier teams much easier officials As teams put flying against yourself against other teams first morning leg busy Contest Directors assigned teams airplanes safety-checked fuel capacity measured radios checked vehicles safetychecked highlight morning team members CDs given Circus Circus pink jackets blue-andwhite hats Pink jackets everywhere made 20 Model Aviation scene repeated throughout month Trans-Am early morning flight line inspection AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foreman center marches up line after checking assigned teem CD responsible safety-checking teams equipment morning guys ended up winning eli marbles Jimmy Oriers UTHOOM team see text transiation poses AMA Special Events Director Lany Bolich Photos authors RaeI Trudell Circus Circus rally members very identifiable very definite help officials thanks Bill Bennett Mel Larson Circus Circus Casinos support morning briefing teams also given route instructions da actual route flown locations mandatory refueling stops areas airplanes carried safety reasons necessary teams also given average mile-perhour figure maintained days takeoff point final landing area arrive exactly time actual mileage predetermined time arrival disclosed teams until days flying completed actual mileage previously measured accurately possible predetermined Standard Time computed using realistic safe driving speed allowing time pit stops refueling minor repairs teams navigator task keeping team time slowing down making up lost time necessary enviable job make things just little interesting penalty points given arriving Standard Time point per minute over Standard Time two-point penalty minute team early Other penalty points also imposed teams mostly safety reasons penalties out-of-fuel deadstick landing Power-on landings safer dead-stick ones initial takeoff point Glenn L Martin airport selected coincide FAAs Safety Seminar Saturday October 3rd Sunday 4th An AMA show team put flying demonstration under very adverse wind conditions Saturday making everyone little apprehensive Sundays weather almost ideal bringing hope good omen rest Trans-Am Rally was single day teams didnt fly scheduled Quite amazing considering time distance covered As takeoff times drew close could feel tension grow everyone trying look calm collected though four teams first leg rally previous Trans-Am Race still feel ing excitement nervousness crowd well-wishers included National Easter Seal Society officials poster child officials AMA HQ including John Worth AMA President John Grigg FAA dignitaries takeotts went scheduled looked like great start waswith minor boo-boo Capitol City Castor Oilers last team take off misread instructions turned wrong way out airport Now wasnt too bad four cars rally officials AMA officials well-wishers followed Con fusion reigned until everyone hack right track first days flying great no major mishaps Everyone arrived Richmond VA landing area safe sound though Team Three little late top off very successful day everyone invited AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foremans house Joanne Foreman prepared March 198221 TEAM SCORES LEG TeamA BC0EFGHIJK 117 38209020775612929 2532451352171105417 3173 7834714613241918 4 937315375818 51101563797 62168157 767 841 Bob Rich briefs teams Ontario CA takeoff area briefings established rally speed located mandatory pft stops end leg winners awaraea plaques nere miss sn Bemadino congratulates ftC Speclaitica Team RiversIde CA FlyIng Griffins Team Georgia poses Montgomery AL stop EUBUm LUgULug M W5flflWiU IJJUU UOEIGfl Esater Seals Poster Child Easter Seals reps look Wood manaing nema mesquite IAbridge RC Club Tesm readies SenIor Falcon takeoff Buzzard Busters afiattlreln Fort Worth Takeoff wassoheduiedGeorge Reis Sun Valley Fliers gets Go signal Bev Wis En OV started fixlna AS7 took off g07nawdci nn thair wnv fram tha Tusnn tnl,snff nnint John Grlgg AMA President Chuck Foreman Dlstflct4 VP show Nonflem Virginia NaaIo control ciunteam posesassne intaleugn NI model AMA Headquarters Building end-of-the-nIly party landing site No didnt fly big plane Raiiyt feast Stories days flying told retold Like war stories got better telling second day almost uneventful scores better exception team carrying its plane due bad luck Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters envi able score nine points two days looked like might overall best score rally pretty darn hard beat Remember team lowest score would winner Contest Director team make sure rules followed assess penalty points deserved always ensure safety prime consideration CD along rally route did outstanding job overall safety record attests very common comment along whole route rally safer heck lot contests Ive attended Thats quite compliment event magnitude Another duty CDs keep com plete record teams activities logs comments story own Its like reading advanture novel thrill success agony mishaps CDs entry under landing location Top tree ground Some other comments Team worried about breaking last prop broke airplane instead Needed air traffic control tower three teams arrived pit stop area within two minutes aircraft stampeded herd horses next field Everything routine plane chased road guard takeoff Good takeoff good landing good pit good takeoft good flight Team left starter fuel behind go back equipment Pilot kept cool driver pilot vehicle frosted Have run very strong headwinds slow down vehicle Pilot got very excited thought would pass plane stomping feet cab truck yelling SLOWER headwinds summit speed down 58 mph CD caught up spirit rally wrote log broke prop As events models flown mishaps can occurand did rally some cases bad luck seemed compound teams normal amount air plane-eating trees crosswinds sprang up final approach obstacles jumped up last minute amount repairs complete rebuild ing overnight stops something behold showed what can done little effort lots glue first night leg teams officials got together eat talk about days events always funny stories sad tales slight exaggerations lies about days flying As fellow put guess leg has its hazards worst hazard pilot As rally progressed along route team planning practice flying evident rally progressed very smoothly Leg B Long Bay Sharks external fuel tanks mounted fuselage used binoculars keep check fuel leveL Pop Curtis Sr Citizens team used 32-ox IV bag fuel tank worked great Montgomery AL Atlanta Drones team the entire trip could fly final checkpoint because weather raining too hard safe flying CD log Atlanta Flyers team noted team airplane After landing trees rebuild wing Its almost tape glue flies Montgomery rally officials treated covered dish picnic RAMM Club event enjoyed alL food prepared club wives great Meridian MS policemen helping guide teams landing area got carried away left assigned station raced landing area gotta see sucker land heard say Auburn Planesmen team told officials didnt like taking off first second day just hate other teams go us Whizzz Whizzz Whizzz As flying continued looked like score nine points going hold up best twoday total D leg three four teams bettered score RAMM 3 team finishing two-day total three points cant get much better team did E leg Jimmy Griers BTHOOM team total score 1 realize minute off Standard Time two days covering total flying distance 2038 miles know doing something right did admit lot luck wondering what BTHOOM means little explanation necessary Two years ago Jimmy asked what name team answered Beats Hell Out Th ., . 4 t *fr ff frnm 9h Pt Wrn4h TX tnkanff unnt waflofl@ Flyers taKe 0? prom Fayettevilie NC starting point town Monroe about halfway through Louisiana stop way Shreveport TflO AittiflO lign cnooi dana pays yorsne amvng planes mime una OT days rscing Bossier City LA IT mIS IS uouuay mu mum ue . IUUKSUII ing safety inspections under sharp slaupy uyuu u Larry BolichL explains local Easter Seals repC thatthe planes will take off waves fiag iooks d Hence team name BTHOOM created Shreveport teams welcomed landing site Airline High School Band led Larry Stanley some misty eyes planes circled landing music filled air trip Shreveport incident Lake Charles LARKS get tow truck pull out mud got stuck pit stop BTHOOM team flown own lead car shortened wing little takeoff flying road reflector post Leg F monitoring NASAs Space Cadets team CB transmissions like listening space launch 12 minutes 30 seconds down range everything A-OK have 18 minutes burn fuel everything looking good overcast itlooks like going go IFR have 9 minutes touch down everything A-OK Good launch heading down range best comment overheard Space Cadets can put man moon cant keep little airplane air Ft Worth takeoff Buzzard Busters found vehicles flat tire 85 7 tire changed vehicle back commission 903 takeoff 907 G leg several items worthy note Scott Deane Renshaw youngest AMA crew member 22 months old far happiest team member entire trip voted Mr Congeniality everyone Margaret Walinaki woman pilot rally did great job also just happened five months pregnant team captains G leg over heard saying team meeting arent going worry about average speed just going wony about getting Lester Hood CD Odessa TX made comment Doris 730 am second day Id better turn clipboard morning team may never make checkpoint did H leg team captains approached rally directors saying high score day must wrong arrival time figured out perfectly right right slight error hadnt converted tenths hours minutes calculations Leg first day very high winds major hazard Arizonas Texas Canyon its gusts downdrafts accounted its share mishaps also rough day flying J legs takeoff point Phoenix moved its planned location due breakdown communications coordination takeoff originally sche duled takeoff time help six police cars two fire department trucks Arizona Highway Patrol everything turned out fine Leg J also distinction having youngest flier Steve Trainor Steve San Diego accomplished pilot 10 years age K leg easy because El Cajon Pass out San Bernardino very high winds both days made doubly hard teams Seven eight teams flew Barstow very respectable scores high winds As CD noted log Winds absolutely terrible Hazel Sigafoose Maxey Hester met 24 Model Aviation Th field Mesquite TX had lot rain day before Trans Am arrive muddyl As always managed U-Haul TechnIcal Center provided landing site teams Phoenix Tucson team touches down ins iiiaaigo wing nuts onng tneir entry tne Phoenix landing site can tail Wa Texaslook oil refinery Odessa Prop Busters flying fleldI Theres really plenty room SAMS Race Team Washington State won K Leg total nfenuan nnint Thai tfl A President Earl Wjtt uuurgauI viai unmy wumun pilut ngw witn Inc RWiefle Ateam five muniha pregnant time try Amelia Earhartl teams Barstow CA traveled final landing Las Vegas Las Vegas landing climax successful major events Academy Model Aeronautics has involved teams presented bottle champagne after landing very happy occasion especially rally officials 26-day trek over teams formed procession Circus Circus RC Park Clubhouse final festivities Refreshments speeches awards order drawing merchandise prizes completing evenings activities Hazel Sigafoose performed honors drawing selecting winners radio systems engines airplane kits numerous other worthwhile items Riches donated original Liberty Bell models auction pro ceeds going Easter Seals high bidder SAMS race team Bellevue WA individual team winner rally BTHOOM team score point thing very worthy noting camaraderie throughout entire rally Above beyond thrilling hear cheers other teams another team landed safely checkpoint see help assistance teams shared equipment used rally interest ing cross section radios kits engines Planes Sr Falcon16 Original design15 RCM 6011 Ugly Stiks 11 Gazariator6 Hoss Fly6 Telemaster 404 Sig Kadet3 Sig Citabria2 Sweet Stik2 Mongoose2 Kaos2 Strikemaster2 Liberty Stik2 J-3 Cub2 Modified Smog Hog 1 Laniet Comet 1 Jesterl SRayI Elephant Stik1 Radios Kraft34 Futaba21 Pro-Line 10 EK6 JR4 Tower4 World Engines 3 RS-2 Hobby Lobbyl Engines K&B 6119 05 6011 K&B 4010 Supertigre 608 Enya 608 Webra 608 Como514 HP 603 054-cy2 Fox 612 HR 502OS452 OPS 60 1 Merco 611 Merco 491 Kraft 601 Supertigre 461 Enya 351 too bad people teams made 1981 Trans-Am Rally success cannot individually named thanked complete story would make enjoyable book some people cannot omitted regardless space limitations Larry Bolich AMAs Special Events Director worked over nine months coordinating details working National Easter Seal Society really getting event off ground deserves much praise plaudits can get paragraph AMA District 4 Vice-President Chuck Foreman wife Joanne must mentioned Chuck CD first three legs rally joined group again El Paso complete trip Las Vegas Chuck also CD last three legs Without Chucks help assistance solving some problems before rally would have much difficult organize successful event Joanne Foremans effort enormous jumping help wherever could selling Easter Seal tickets helping organize paperwork distributing jackets hats anywhere else needed Chuck planning run office AMA president 1982 certainly gained support efforts James Trudell joined rally Raleigh NC assisted Larry Bolich rest trip filling CD necessary helping March 198225 Buzzard Busters xeam usea Senior Falcon powered 08 4-cycie Biii Hempie Jr 14 Sr C make adluatments before ieaving Tucson wasnt 5 smooth iandlngsi scene near Atianta repernea ax other unacheduied pit stops along route plane won UTHOOM team leaves West Monroe LA Larry Bolichs faithful van made entire trip before takeoff Raleigh NC serves aa Site HO displays sponsors officials ajack-of-all-trades car mechanic radio technician jeweler photographer Bev Wisniewski went whole trip acting CD nine 11 legs Charlie Spear CD two legs valuable help officials Easter Seal Society people much help some receptions helping set up media coverage assisting way could Thanks also people helped set up landing takeoff areas get police coopera tion necessary Julie Wood Johnny Clemens Carlos Priemer Ron Durbin Bob Cobb Chuck Foreman Theo Tillman Van Canfield Dick Berg others sponsors donations mer chandise such great help raising money Easter Seal Society especially commended Contest Directers did magnificent job ensuring safety rules followed Through efforts event safest events great hobby/sport AMA clubs helped teams preparations some put mall shows special events raise money Easter Seals team member through efforts Trans-Am rally such enormous success gratitude admiration major point about rally must overlooked fun-fly event AMA member could participate average Sunday flier stood equal serious compe tition pilot super-exotic equipment held no advantage over average modelers reliable everyday radio plane No individual stood out because team effort thoughout Everyone fulfilled vital function respect differed other types model compe titions could everyone enjoyed itso much unanimous feeling among people involved was fun thats name game no losers wonderful people thanks again fun didnt join inyou dont know what missed 7 ----- -/ thcLt5 neat Whats boIdin itup 26 Model Aviation Flying Griffina get nady takeoff Columbia Sc Georgia Sr Citizens Team gets readyfortakeoff Columbia SC uaeaaa urop nusters couldnt yna spot forthe extra fuel needed carry 32 oz strapped top planel no LMI1N team OT L8KS unaries LA bring piane TOt lana ing Airline High School Bossier City LA Pilot John Embry
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/03
Page Numbers: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
AT THE GO SIGNAL will start engine take off way instructions given teams cool October morning Baltimores Glenn L Martin State Airport other 10 legs Trans-Am Rally odyssey covering almost month 13 states have better understanding magni tude event necessary know few statistics Just image local fun fly 256 contestants 46 CDs enforce rules see safety regulations met An event taking 26 days covering almost 2970 actual flying miles really some contest Top off fund-raising event something worthwhile National Easter Seal Society really have colossal fun fly Instead being race year concept changed rally-type event similar road rally rally fun exciting easier teams much easier officials As teams put flying against yourself against other teams first morning leg busy Contest Directors assigned teams airplanes safety-checked fuel capacity measured radios checked vehicles safetychecked highlight morning team members CDs given Circus Circus pink jackets blue-andwhite hats Pink jackets everywhere made 20 Model Aviation scene repeated throughout month Trans-Am early morning flight line inspection AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foreman center marches up line after checking assigned teem CD responsible safety-checking teams equipment morning guys ended up winning eli marbles Jimmy Oriers UTHOOM team see text transiation poses AMA Special Events Director Lany Bolich Photos authors RaeI Trudell Circus Circus rally members very identifiable very definite help officials thanks Bill Bennett Mel Larson Circus Circus Casinos support morning briefing teams also given route instructions da actual route flown locations mandatory refueling stops areas airplanes carried safety reasons necessary teams also given average mile-perhour figure maintained days takeoff point final landing area arrive exactly time actual mileage predetermined time arrival disclosed teams until days flying completed actual mileage previously measured accurately possible predetermined Standard Time computed using realistic safe driving speed allowing time pit stops refueling minor repairs teams navigator task keeping team time slowing down making up lost time necessary enviable job make things just little interesting penalty points given arriving Standard Time point per minute over Standard Time two-point penalty minute team early Other penalty points also imposed teams mostly safety reasons penalties out-of-fuel deadstick landing Power-on landings safer dead-stick ones initial takeoff point Glenn L Martin airport selected coincide FAAs Safety Seminar Saturday October 3rd Sunday 4th An AMA show team put flying demonstration under very adverse wind conditions Saturday making everyone little apprehensive Sundays weather almost ideal bringing hope good omen rest Trans-Am Rally was single day teams didnt fly scheduled Quite amazing considering time distance covered As takeoff times drew close could feel tension grow everyone trying look calm collected though four teams first leg rally previous Trans-Am Race still feel ing excitement nervousness crowd well-wishers included National Easter Seal Society officials poster child officials AMA HQ including John Worth AMA President John Grigg FAA dignitaries takeotts went scheduled looked like great start waswith minor boo-boo Capitol City Castor Oilers last team take off misread instructions turned wrong way out airport Now wasnt too bad four cars rally officials AMA officials well-wishers followed Con fusion reigned until everyone hack right track first days flying great no major mishaps Everyone arrived Richmond VA landing area safe sound though Team Three little late top off very successful day everyone invited AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foremans house Joanne Foreman prepared March 198221 TEAM SCORES LEG TeamA BC0EFGHIJK 117 38209020775612929 2532451352171105417 3173 7834714613241918 4 937315375818 51101563797 62168157 767 841 Bob Rich briefs teams Ontario CA takeoff area briefings established rally speed located mandatory pft stops end leg winners awaraea plaques nere miss sn Bemadino congratulates ftC Speclaitica Team RiversIde CA FlyIng Griffins Team Georgia poses Montgomery AL stop EUBUm LUgULug M W5flflWiU IJJUU UOEIGfl Esater Seals Poster Child Easter Seals reps look Wood manaing nema mesquite IAbridge RC Club Tesm readies SenIor Falcon takeoff Buzzard Busters afiattlreln Fort Worth Takeoff wassoheduiedGeorge Reis Sun Valley Fliers gets Go signal Bev Wis En OV started fixlna AS7 took off g07nawdci nn thair wnv fram tha Tusnn tnl,snff nnint John Grlgg AMA President Chuck Foreman Dlstflct4 VP show Nonflem Virginia NaaIo control ciunteam posesassne intaleugn NI model AMA Headquarters Building end-of-the-nIly party landing site No didnt fly big plane Raiiyt feast Stories days flying told retold Like war stories got better telling second day almost uneventful scores better exception team carrying its plane due bad luck Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters envi able score nine points two days looked like might overall best score rally pretty darn hard beat Remember team lowest score would winner Contest Director team make sure rules followed assess penalty points deserved always ensure safety prime consideration CD along rally route did outstanding job overall safety record attests very common comment along whole route rally safer heck lot contests Ive attended Thats quite compliment event magnitude Another duty CDs keep com plete record teams activities logs comments story own Its like reading advanture novel thrill success agony mishaps CDs entry under landing location Top tree ground Some other comments Team worried about breaking last prop broke airplane instead Needed air traffic control tower three teams arrived pit stop area within two minutes aircraft stampeded herd horses next field Everything routine plane chased road guard takeoff Good takeoff good landing good pit good takeoft good flight Team left starter fuel behind go back equipment Pilot kept cool driver pilot vehicle frosted Have run very strong headwinds slow down vehicle Pilot got very excited thought would pass plane stomping feet cab truck yelling SLOWER headwinds summit speed down 58 mph CD caught up spirit rally wrote log broke prop As events models flown mishaps can occurand did rally some cases bad luck seemed compound teams normal amount air plane-eating trees crosswinds sprang up final approach obstacles jumped up last minute amount repairs complete rebuild ing overnight stops something behold showed what can done little effort lots glue first night leg teams officials got together eat talk about days events always funny stories sad tales slight exaggerations lies about days flying As fellow put guess leg has its hazards worst hazard pilot As rally progressed along route team planning practice flying evident rally progressed very smoothly Leg B Long Bay Sharks external fuel tanks mounted fuselage used binoculars keep check fuel leveL Pop Curtis Sr Citizens team used 32-ox IV bag fuel tank worked great Montgomery AL Atlanta Drones team the entire trip could fly final checkpoint because weather raining too hard safe flying CD log Atlanta Flyers team noted team airplane After landing trees rebuild wing Its almost tape glue flies Montgomery rally officials treated covered dish picnic RAMM Club event enjoyed alL food prepared club wives great Meridian MS policemen helping guide teams landing area got carried away left assigned station raced landing area gotta see sucker land heard say Auburn Planesmen team told officials didnt like taking off first second day just hate other teams go us Whizzz Whizzz Whizzz As flying continued looked like score nine points going hold up best twoday total D leg three four teams bettered score RAMM 3 team finishing two-day total three points cant get much better team did E leg Jimmy Griers BTHOOM team total score 1 realize minute off Standard Time two days covering total flying distance 2038 miles know doing something right did admit lot luck wondering what BTHOOM means little explanation necessary Two years ago Jimmy asked what name team answered Beats Hell Out Th ., . 4 t *fr ff frnm 9h Pt Wrn4h TX tnkanff unnt waflofl@ Flyers taKe 0? prom Fayettevilie NC starting point town Monroe about halfway through Louisiana stop way Shreveport TflO AittiflO lign cnooi dana pays yorsne amvng planes mime una OT days rscing Bossier City LA IT mIS IS uouuay mu mum ue . IUUKSUII ing safety inspections under sharp slaupy uyuu u Larry BolichL explains local Easter Seals repC thatthe planes will take off waves fiag iooks d Hence team name BTHOOM created Shreveport teams welcomed landing site Airline High School Band led Larry Stanley some misty eyes planes circled landing music filled air trip Shreveport incident Lake Charles LARKS get tow truck pull out mud got stuck pit stop BTHOOM team flown own lead car shortened wing little takeoff flying road reflector post Leg F monitoring NASAs Space Cadets team CB transmissions like listening space launch 12 minutes 30 seconds down range everything A-OK have 18 minutes burn fuel everything looking good overcast itlooks like going go IFR have 9 minutes touch down everything A-OK Good launch heading down range best comment overheard Space Cadets can put man moon cant keep little airplane air Ft Worth takeoff Buzzard Busters found vehicles flat tire 85 7 tire changed vehicle back commission 903 takeoff 907 G leg several items worthy note Scott Deane Renshaw youngest AMA crew member 22 months old far happiest team member entire trip voted Mr Congeniality everyone Margaret Walinaki woman pilot rally did great job also just happened five months pregnant team captains G leg over heard saying team meeting arent going worry about average speed just going wony about getting Lester Hood CD Odessa TX made comment Doris 730 am second day Id better turn clipboard morning team may never make checkpoint did H leg team captains approached rally directors saying high score day must wrong arrival time figured out perfectly right right slight error hadnt converted tenths hours minutes calculations Leg first day very high winds major hazard Arizonas Texas Canyon its gusts downdrafts accounted its share mishaps also rough day flying J legs takeoff point Phoenix moved its planned location due breakdown communications coordination takeoff originally sche duled takeoff time help six police cars two fire department trucks Arizona Highway Patrol everything turned out fine Leg J also distinction having youngest flier Steve Trainor Steve San Diego accomplished pilot 10 years age K leg easy because El Cajon Pass out San Bernardino very high winds both days made doubly hard teams Seven eight teams flew Barstow very respectable scores high winds As CD noted log Winds absolutely terrible Hazel Sigafoose Maxey Hester met 24 Model Aviation Th field Mesquite TX had lot rain day before Trans Am arrive muddyl As always managed U-Haul TechnIcal Center provided landing site teams Phoenix Tucson team touches down ins iiiaaigo wing nuts onng tneir entry tne Phoenix landing site can tail Wa Texaslook oil refinery Odessa Prop Busters flying fleldI Theres really plenty room SAMS Race Team Washington State won K Leg total nfenuan nnint Thai tfl A President Earl Wjtt uuurgauI viai unmy wumun pilut ngw witn Inc RWiefle Ateam five muniha pregnant time try Amelia Earhartl teams Barstow CA traveled final landing Las Vegas Las Vegas landing climax successful major events Academy Model Aeronautics has involved teams presented bottle champagne after landing very happy occasion especially rally officials 26-day trek over teams formed procession Circus Circus RC Park Clubhouse final festivities Refreshments speeches awards order drawing merchandise prizes completing evenings activities Hazel Sigafoose performed honors drawing selecting winners radio systems engines airplane kits numerous other worthwhile items Riches donated original Liberty Bell models auction pro ceeds going Easter Seals high bidder SAMS race team Bellevue WA individual team winner rally BTHOOM team score point thing very worthy noting camaraderie throughout entire rally Above beyond thrilling hear cheers other teams another team landed safely checkpoint see help assistance teams shared equipment used rally interest ing cross section radios kits engines Planes Sr Falcon16 Original design15 RCM 6011 Ugly Stiks 11 Gazariator6 Hoss Fly6 Telemaster 404 Sig Kadet3 Sig Citabria2 Sweet Stik2 Mongoose2 Kaos2 Strikemaster2 Liberty Stik2 J-3 Cub2 Modified Smog Hog 1 Laniet Comet 1 Jesterl SRayI Elephant Stik1 Radios Kraft34 Futaba21 Pro-Line 10 EK6 JR4 Tower4 World Engines 3 RS-2 Hobby Lobbyl Engines K&B 6119 05 6011 K&B 4010 Supertigre 608 Enya 608 Webra 608 Como514 HP 603 054-cy2 Fox 612 HR 502OS452 OPS 60 1 Merco 611 Merco 491 Kraft 601 Supertigre 461 Enya 351 too bad people teams made 1981 Trans-Am Rally success cannot individually named thanked complete story would make enjoyable book some people cannot omitted regardless space limitations Larry Bolich AMAs Special Events Director worked over nine months coordinating details working National Easter Seal Society really getting event off ground deserves much praise plaudits can get paragraph AMA District 4 Vice-President Chuck Foreman wife Joanne must mentioned Chuck CD first three legs rally joined group again El Paso complete trip Las Vegas Chuck also CD last three legs Without Chucks help assistance solving some problems before rally would have much difficult organize successful event Joanne Foremans effort enormous jumping help wherever could selling Easter Seal tickets helping organize paperwork distributing jackets hats anywhere else needed Chuck planning run office AMA president 1982 certainly gained support efforts James Trudell joined rally Raleigh NC assisted Larry Bolich rest trip filling CD necessary helping March 198225 Buzzard Busters xeam usea Senior Falcon powered 08 4-cycie Biii Hempie Jr 14 Sr C make adluatments before ieaving Tucson wasnt 5 smooth iandlngsi scene near Atianta repernea ax other unacheduied pit stops along route plane won UTHOOM team leaves West Monroe LA Larry Bolichs faithful van made entire trip before takeoff Raleigh NC serves aa Site HO displays sponsors officials ajack-of-all-trades car mechanic radio technician jeweler photographer Bev Wisniewski went whole trip acting CD nine 11 legs Charlie Spear CD two legs valuable help officials Easter Seal Society people much help some receptions helping set up media coverage assisting way could Thanks also people helped set up landing takeoff areas get police coopera tion necessary Julie Wood Johnny Clemens Carlos Priemer Ron Durbin Bob Cobb Chuck Foreman Theo Tillman Van Canfield Dick Berg others sponsors donations mer chandise such great help raising money Easter Seal Society especially commended Contest Directers did magnificent job ensuring safety rules followed Through efforts event safest events great hobby/sport AMA clubs helped teams preparations some put mall shows special events raise money Easter Seals team member through efforts Trans-Am rally such enormous success gratitude admiration major point about rally must overlooked fun-fly event AMA member could participate average Sunday flier stood equal serious compe tition pilot super-exotic equipment held no advantage over average modelers reliable everyday radio plane No individual stood out because team effort thoughout Everyone fulfilled vital function respect differed other types model compe titions could everyone enjoyed itso much unanimous feeling among people involved was fun thats name game no losers wonderful people thanks again fun didnt join inyou dont know what missed 7 ----- -/ thcLt5 neat Whats boIdin itup 26 Model Aviation Flying Griffina get nady takeoff Columbia Sc Georgia Sr Citizens Team gets readyfortakeoff Columbia SC uaeaaa urop nusters couldnt yna spot forthe extra fuel needed carry 32 oz strapped top planel no LMI1N team OT L8KS unaries LA bring piane TOt lana ing Airline High School Bossier City LA Pilot John Embry
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/03
Page Numbers: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
AT THE GO SIGNAL will start engine take off way instructions given teams cool October morning Baltimores Glenn L Martin State Airport other 10 legs Trans-Am Rally odyssey covering almost month 13 states have better understanding magni tude event necessary know few statistics Just image local fun fly 256 contestants 46 CDs enforce rules see safety regulations met An event taking 26 days covering almost 2970 actual flying miles really some contest Top off fund-raising event something worthwhile National Easter Seal Society really have colossal fun fly Instead being race year concept changed rally-type event similar road rally rally fun exciting easier teams much easier officials As teams put flying against yourself against other teams first morning leg busy Contest Directors assigned teams airplanes safety-checked fuel capacity measured radios checked vehicles safetychecked highlight morning team members CDs given Circus Circus pink jackets blue-andwhite hats Pink jackets everywhere made 20 Model Aviation scene repeated throughout month Trans-Am early morning flight line inspection AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foreman center marches up line after checking assigned teem CD responsible safety-checking teams equipment morning guys ended up winning eli marbles Jimmy Oriers UTHOOM team see text transiation poses AMA Special Events Director Lany Bolich Photos authors RaeI Trudell Circus Circus rally members very identifiable very definite help officials thanks Bill Bennett Mel Larson Circus Circus Casinos support morning briefing teams also given route instructions da actual route flown locations mandatory refueling stops areas airplanes carried safety reasons necessary teams also given average mile-perhour figure maintained days takeoff point final landing area arrive exactly time actual mileage predetermined time arrival disclosed teams until days flying completed actual mileage previously measured accurately possible predetermined Standard Time computed using realistic safe driving speed allowing time pit stops refueling minor repairs teams navigator task keeping team time slowing down making up lost time necessary enviable job make things just little interesting penalty points given arriving Standard Time point per minute over Standard Time two-point penalty minute team early Other penalty points also imposed teams mostly safety reasons penalties out-of-fuel deadstick landing Power-on landings safer dead-stick ones initial takeoff point Glenn L Martin airport selected coincide FAAs Safety Seminar Saturday October 3rd Sunday 4th An AMA show team put flying demonstration under very adverse wind conditions Saturday making everyone little apprehensive Sundays weather almost ideal bringing hope good omen rest Trans-Am Rally was single day teams didnt fly scheduled Quite amazing considering time distance covered As takeoff times drew close could feel tension grow everyone trying look calm collected though four teams first leg rally previous Trans-Am Race still feel ing excitement nervousness crowd well-wishers included National Easter Seal Society officials poster child officials AMA HQ including John Worth AMA President John Grigg FAA dignitaries takeotts went scheduled looked like great start waswith minor boo-boo Capitol City Castor Oilers last team take off misread instructions turned wrong way out airport Now wasnt too bad four cars rally officials AMA officials well-wishers followed Con fusion reigned until everyone hack right track first days flying great no major mishaps Everyone arrived Richmond VA landing area safe sound though Team Three little late top off very successful day everyone invited AMA District 4 VP Chuck Foremans house Joanne Foreman prepared March 198221 TEAM SCORES LEG TeamA BC0EFGHIJK 117 38209020775612929 2532451352171105417 3173 7834714613241918 4 937315375818 51101563797 62168157 767 841 Bob Rich briefs teams Ontario CA takeoff area briefings established rally speed located mandatory pft stops end leg winners awaraea plaques nere miss sn Bemadino congratulates ftC Speclaitica Team RiversIde CA FlyIng Griffins Team Georgia poses Montgomery AL stop EUBUm LUgULug M W5flflWiU IJJUU UOEIGfl Esater Seals Poster Child Easter Seals reps look Wood manaing nema mesquite IAbridge RC Club Tesm readies SenIor Falcon takeoff Buzzard Busters afiattlreln Fort Worth Takeoff wassoheduiedGeorge Reis Sun Valley Fliers gets Go signal Bev Wis En OV started fixlna AS7 took off g07nawdci nn thair wnv fram tha Tusnn tnl,snff nnint John Grlgg AMA President Chuck Foreman Dlstflct4 VP show Nonflem Virginia NaaIo control ciunteam posesassne intaleugn NI model AMA Headquarters Building end-of-the-nIly party landing site No didnt fly big plane Raiiyt feast Stories days flying told retold Like war stories got better telling second day almost uneventful scores better exception team carrying its plane due bad luck Dougs Hobby Shop Windrifters envi able score nine points two days looked like might overall best score rally pretty darn hard beat Remember team lowest score would winner Contest Director team make sure rules followed assess penalty points deserved always ensure safety prime consideration CD along rally route did outstanding job overall safety record attests very common comment along whole route rally safer heck lot contests Ive attended Thats quite compliment event magnitude Another duty CDs keep com plete record teams activities logs comments story own Its like reading advanture novel thrill success agony mishaps CDs entry under landing location Top tree ground Some other comments Team worried about breaking last prop broke airplane instead Needed air traffic control tower three teams arrived pit stop area within two minutes aircraft stampeded herd horses next field Everything routine plane chased road guard takeoff Good takeoff good landing good pit good takeoft good flight Team left starter fuel behind go back equipment Pilot kept cool driver pilot vehicle frosted Have run very strong headwinds slow down vehicle Pilot got very excited thought would pass plane stomping feet cab truck yelling SLOWER headwinds summit speed down 58 mph CD caught up spirit rally wrote log broke prop As events models flown mishaps can occurand did rally some cases bad luck seemed compound teams normal amount air plane-eating trees crosswinds sprang up final approach obstacles jumped up last minute amount repairs complete rebuild ing overnight stops something behold showed what can done little effort lots glue first night leg teams officials got together eat talk about days events always funny stories sad tales slight exaggerations lies about days flying As fellow put guess leg has its hazards worst hazard pilot As rally progressed along route team planning practice flying evident rally progressed very smoothly Leg B Long Bay Sharks external fuel tanks mounted fuselage used binoculars keep check fuel leveL Pop Curtis Sr Citizens team used 32-ox IV bag fuel tank worked great Montgomery AL Atlanta Drones team the entire trip could fly final checkpoint because weather raining too hard safe flying CD log Atlanta Flyers team noted team airplane After landing trees rebuild wing Its almost tape glue flies Montgomery rally officials treated covered dish picnic RAMM Club event enjoyed alL food prepared club wives great Meridian MS policemen helping guide teams landing area got carried away left assigned station raced landing area gotta see sucker land heard say Auburn Planesmen team told officials didnt like taking off first second day just hate other teams go us Whizzz Whizzz Whizzz As flying continued looked like score nine points going hold up best twoday total D leg three four teams bettered score RAMM 3 team finishing two-day total three points cant get much better team did E leg Jimmy Griers BTHOOM team total score 1 realize minute off Standard Time two days covering total flying distance 2038 miles know doing something right did admit lot luck wondering what BTHOOM means little explanation necessary Two years ago Jimmy asked what name team answered Beats Hell Out Th ., . 4 t *fr ff frnm 9h Pt Wrn4h TX tnkanff unnt waflofl@ Flyers taKe 0? prom Fayettevilie NC starting point town Monroe about halfway through Louisiana stop way Shreveport TflO AittiflO lign cnooi dana pays yorsne amvng planes mime una OT days rscing Bossier City LA IT mIS IS uouuay mu mum ue . IUUKSUII ing safety inspections under sharp slaupy uyuu u Larry BolichL explains local Easter Seals repC thatthe planes will take off waves fiag iooks d Hence team name BTHOOM created Shreveport teams welcomed landing site Airline High School Band led Larry Stanley some misty eyes planes circled landing music filled air trip Shreveport incident Lake Charles LARKS get tow truck pull out mud got stuck pit stop BTHOOM team flown own lead car shortened wing little takeoff flying road reflector post Leg F monitoring NASAs Space Cadets team CB transmissions like listening space launch 12 minutes 30 seconds down range everything A-OK have 18 minutes burn fuel everything looking good overcast itlooks like going go IFR have 9 minutes touch down everything A-OK Good launch heading down range best comment overheard Space Cadets can put man moon cant keep little airplane air Ft Worth takeoff Buzzard Busters found vehicles flat tire 85 7 tire changed vehicle back commission 903 takeoff 907 G leg several items worthy note Scott Deane Renshaw youngest AMA crew member 22 months old far happiest team member entire trip voted Mr Congeniality everyone Margaret Walinaki woman pilot rally did great job also just happened five months pregnant team captains G leg over heard saying team meeting arent going worry about average speed just going wony about getting Lester Hood CD Odessa TX made comment Doris 730 am second day Id better turn clipboard morning team may never make checkpoint did H leg team captains approached rally directors saying high score day must wrong arrival time figured out perfectly right right slight error hadnt converted tenths hours minutes calculations Leg first day very high winds major hazard Arizonas Texas Canyon its gusts downdrafts accounted its share mishaps also rough day flying J legs takeoff point Phoenix moved its planned location due breakdown communications coordination takeoff originally sche duled takeoff time help six police cars two fire department trucks Arizona Highway Patrol everything turned out fine Leg J also distinction having youngest flier Steve Trainor Steve San Diego accomplished pilot 10 years age K leg easy because El Cajon Pass out San Bernardino very high winds both days made doubly hard teams Seven eight teams flew Barstow very respectable scores high winds As CD noted log Winds absolutely terrible Hazel Sigafoose Maxey Hester met 24 Model Aviation Th field Mesquite TX had lot rain day before Trans Am arrive muddyl As always managed U-Haul TechnIcal Center provided landing site teams Phoenix Tucson team touches down ins iiiaaigo wing nuts onng tneir entry tne Phoenix landing site can tail Wa Texaslook oil refinery Odessa Prop Busters flying fleldI Theres really plenty room SAMS Race Team Washington State won K Leg total nfenuan nnint Thai tfl A President Earl Wjtt uuurgauI viai unmy wumun pilut ngw witn Inc RWiefle Ateam five muniha pregnant time try Amelia Earhartl teams Barstow CA traveled final landing Las Vegas Las Vegas landing climax successful major events Academy Model Aeronautics has involved teams presented bottle champagne after landing very happy occasion especially rally officials 26-day trek over teams formed procession Circus Circus RC Park Clubhouse final festivities Refreshments speeches awards order drawing merchandise prizes completing evenings activities Hazel Sigafoose performed honors drawing selecting winners radio systems engines airplane kits numerous other worthwhile items Riches donated original Liberty Bell models auction pro ceeds going Easter Seals high bidder SAMS race team Bellevue WA individual team winner rally BTHOOM team score point thing very worthy noting camaraderie throughout entire rally Above beyond thrilling hear cheers other teams another team landed safely checkpoint see help assistance teams shared equipment used rally interest ing cross section radios kits engines Planes Sr Falcon16 Original design15 RCM 6011 Ugly Stiks 11 Gazariator6 Hoss Fly6 Telemaster 404 Sig Kadet3 Sig Citabria2 Sweet Stik2 Mongoose2 Kaos2 Strikemaster2 Liberty Stik2 J-3 Cub2 Modified Smog Hog 1 Laniet Comet 1 Jesterl SRayI Elephant Stik1 Radios Kraft34 Futaba21 Pro-Line 10 EK6 JR4 Tower4 World Engines 3 RS-2 Hobby Lobbyl Engines K&B 6119 05 6011 K&B 4010 Supertigre 608 Enya 608 Webra 608 Como514 HP 603 054-cy2 Fox 612 HR 502OS452 OPS 60 1 Merco 611 Merco 491 Kraft 601 Supertigre 461 Enya 351 too bad people teams made 1981 Trans-Am Rally success cannot individually named thanked complete story would make enjoyable book some people cannot omitted regardless space limitations Larry Bolich AMAs Special Events Director worked over nine months coordinating details working National Easter Seal Society really getting event off ground deserves much praise plaudits can get paragraph AMA District 4 Vice-President Chuck Foreman wife Joanne must mentioned Chuck CD first three legs rally joined group again El Paso complete trip Las Vegas Chuck also CD last three legs Without Chucks help assistance solving some problems before rally would have much difficult organize successful event Joanne Foremans effort enormous jumping help wherever could selling Easter Seal tickets helping organize paperwork distributing jackets hats anywhere else needed Chuck planning run office AMA president 1982 certainly gained support efforts James Trudell joined rally Raleigh NC assisted Larry Bolich rest trip filling CD necessary helping March 198225 Buzzard Busters xeam usea Senior Falcon powered 08 4-cycie Biii Hempie Jr 14 Sr C make adluatments before ieaving Tucson wasnt 5 smooth iandlngsi scene near Atianta repernea ax other unacheduied pit stops along route plane won UTHOOM team leaves West Monroe LA Larry Bolichs faithful van made entire trip before takeoff Raleigh NC serves aa Site HO displays sponsors officials ajack-of-all-trades car mechanic radio technician jeweler photographer Bev Wisniewski went whole trip acting CD nine 11 legs Charlie Spear CD two legs valuable help officials Easter Seal Society people much help some receptions helping set up media coverage assisting way could Thanks also people helped set up landing takeoff areas get police coopera tion necessary Julie Wood Johnny Clemens Carlos Priemer Ron Durbin Bob Cobb Chuck Foreman Theo Tillman Van Canfield Dick Berg others sponsors donations mer chandise such great help raising money Easter Seal Society especially commended Contest Directers did magnificent job ensuring safety rules followed Through efforts event safest events great hobby/sport AMA clubs helped teams preparations some put mall shows special events raise money Easter Seals team member through efforts Trans-Am rally such enormous success gratitude admiration major point about rally must overlooked fun-fly event AMA member could participate average Sunday flier stood equal serious compe tition pilot super-exotic equipment held no advantage over average modelers reliable everyday radio plane No individual stood out because team effort thoughout Everyone fulfilled vital function respect differed other types model compe titions could everyone enjoyed itso much unanimous feeling among people involved was fun thats name game no losers wonderful people thanks again fun didnt join inyou dont know what missed 7 ----- -/ thcLt5 neat Whats boIdin itup 26 Model Aviation Flying Griffina get nady takeoff Columbia Sc Georgia Sr Citizens Team gets readyfortakeoff Columbia SC uaeaaa urop nusters couldnt yna spot forthe extra fuel needed carry 32 oz strapped top planel no LMI1N team OT L8KS unaries LA bring piane TOt lana ing Airline High School Bossier City LA Pilot John Embry