U.S. FF Champs

THE 18TH EDITION United States Free Flight Championships held Memorial Day weekend Taft CA will long re membered contest Mecca came almost mayhem Bedeviled fierce winds bone-chilling cold competi tion came halt part three-day weekend some event rules modified suit unpredictable weather once flying resumed Tafts fabled weather held Day till Saturday afternoon Mother Natures mood turned freakish three-day championships got off its usual gala start just scant moments after dawn Saturday Temperatures mild ample lofty boomers plenty chances what Free Flighters love bestzoom straight up roof sky playing good house everyone seemed having fun competition terrific good weather lasted Saturday quintessential flying day Joe Foster set near-record Mulvihill 75 minutes-plus Ray Faulkner took spoils D Gas 59-minute time Bob Sundberg led entry 44 1/2A score 5000 Grand Sweepstakes winner Terry Thorkildsen captured B Gas 4138 time Bruce Kimball Seattle WA repeated 1987 win P-30 time 900 seconds impres sive large entry 58 Heavy hitters guys same goes FM crowd Randy Archer October 1988 63 Top Mike Mulligan prepares launch Jumbo Rubber Scale Heinkel beautifully crafted 48-in-span model featured very clean fold ing prop put consistent three-minute flights Above Left staged photo has Meredldth Musick about launch authors P-30 Impressive shot taken using Kodaks new T-Max 3200 exposed ASA 6400 moon parked cars providing light model later went win Nite Fly averaging 119 450 temps Above Right Mark Allison admires Indoor Peanut Scale Winner Ro manian RM 12 homebuilt canard delightful ship fully detailed yet weighs 54 gm rubber Flight times averaged 56 sec Left Jeff Hansen gets little tweaking advice manufacturer Satellite 1300 Jack Moreland model has nice yellow Mono Kote finish power K&B 35 Right Larry Nearings faithful sniff-and-locate crew dog Dan gets set another long run HLG Left Some Top Gun Y2A Nostalgia pilots ships L-R Alfonso Mario Neal Menanno Nicky Delrosarlo Right Walt Preys big beautiful Eagle Built 1962 Bob Munroe design OPS-powered D ship trimmed striking red yellow black tissue 1 Left Chris Moore aero-engineering student Embry-Riddle Arizona has testing version critical stepped airfoil shown Moonshot Theory step high point moves center lift rearward thus Improving glide stalling charac teristics Right slick Eurostyled Coupe dHiver designed built Don McHugh model features large very thin wing flies Champion rubber prop blades crushingly short max spectator caught final glide seconds go Matt Gewain maxed out FiG Power FlA Nordic respectively mention C-D Nostalgia Jack Moreland baggedin 50 minutes flat Around 400 Saturday afternoon events still going full swing some ominouslooking lenticular clouds suddenly began forming northwest sky clouds grew bigger bigger thermometer plunged rapidly almost before knew monster minicyclone trash-mover flattened nearly camp site dust devil blew 50 60 miles hour night long fliers whod left early town Saturday faced some rude surprises Sunday morning Take Don McHughs model box tumbled half-mile downwind spilling assorted bits wings stabs props willy nilly along way Sleep rare commodity night attempting snooze amid din around 300 am metal chair rocketed past bounced off van smacked outhouse about 50 ft away quite loudly hit pipeline before continuing half way oblivion Owner unknown also col lected pile aluminum cans around tires van brand Sunday morning surveyed wreckage record finger numbing cold Fliers whod motored long distances attend famous fray expect64 Model Aviation Left Scanning fluff ies sky L-R Roger Gregory Steve Geraghty end Rod Persons try find good air Senior flier Scott Person P-30 model P30 category continues enjoy tremendous popularity 58 entrants vying honors event Right Jim Kelleys 2nd place 2048 Texaco entry went out-of-sight timer engine still running trick Cox TD carburetor grafted onto Ohlsson 60 gives 24- 28-minute run time 20-in prop plane pre-1938 VB-2 Jim chose cover Sig Koverall Left A rarely seen circa 1936 Ehling Stick modeled Texaco author local hardware store provided booms exchange airborne advertising plane covered white silkspan trimmed red Sig spray pant Williams Bros wheels complete 70-in-span 15-oz package Right Don Munn may Free Flights prolific builder poses Jimmy Allen racers ing balmy California skies must have mild shock returned motel rooms saw debris Shred ded tents canopies everywhere few models left unattended Texaco among found bent fascinating new shapes Despite inevi table muttering grumbling maybe unprintable word people snapping back pretty quickly Scenes sounds repair reckoning can-do-it affirmation observed around Coffee proffered couple huge nearby motor home tasted ter rific Although Contest Director Carlo Godel passed word Category LI three minute maxes would flown Sunday forced due extremely strong winds change Category Illa rarity Taft unfortunate Wake field group since fly threeminute maxes anyway die-hards among us stayed others simply packed up what left hoped better luck next year stayedand still paint left models bikes Sundays events got off early start al beit strong dose hangar flying mixed persevered nevertheless absolutely necessary Wakefield get under way 700 am cruel unusual pumshment compensa tion just football motor racing bound together fact faced challenge equally Actually quite few fliers clean through midmorn ing early afternoon picking good air became difficult arrival notorious downers suddenly seemed rampant ma chine went over its back under full power making instant rekitting ad hoc hobby hour drifts rapid number Outdoor Hand-Launched Gliders OHLG snatched out sight OOS within seconds Yessirree meant plenty fun Larry Boyer icon boyhood lends talents Old-Timer back encore C Cabin Clip per Larry sent model up lively turbu lence maxed have DT un gracefully sagebrush splitting wing two smushing nose Un daunted longtime hero spent three hours sticking mess back together took another flight fierce wind won event Welcome back Larry usual luck prevailed borrowed motorcycle drove shakily around site twice ran out gas several hundred yards its owner Its kinds va garies account part joy Free Flight sight fliers roaming around field stooping pick up scat tered bits gale-strewn hardware came commonplace Sunday October 1988 65 Back long layoff pro baseball San Digan Bob Boyer shows off hand launch form Flimax design double win ner taking top honors OHLG Rocket Bobs Outdoor HL Glider release speed has clocked over 85 mph Thats smokin Jimmy Allen mass launcn TOOK place Saturday just clouds began gather Nine entrants caught act Ed Wallenhorsts entry far right put time 247 edge out Bob Langdon far left 1st place event brings back lots memories scene its own charm cheer Everyone took break share relaxing meal downtown Taft eyes ears stayed tuned outside condi tions grew tame enough ready bit night flying About 10 pm winds did quiet downwent dead calm factand de spite frigid temperatures several determined among us ventured out battle under full moon Hand Launch P-30 Gas Ever try load lock wind Rubber ship dead night numb fingers Fun say Yet turned surprisingly good times Doss Porter racked up 959 Gas did 343 P-30 Bob Boyer time 150 OHLG freeze-dried timers officials quite relieved midnight struck signaling end competition Some us flew time just heck drained last malt soda retired Since Scale rescheduled Mon day would normally have too preoccupied own flying opportunity witness rather arcane activity Larger usual Scale Rubber ships trend days several noted Wakefield Mulvihill fliers joined effort extract ultimate dura tion fragile beasts Mike Mulli gans whopper Heinkel majestic un til half-stab parted company air frame causing unpleasant vertical shunt Dick Siegfried replaced own 5-ft Heinkel new Porter heroic propor tions flew extremely well Although cunningly crafted ma chines good scale appearance folding props huge rubber loads Mulvihill-like scalelike performance make great spectating however Other high lights Scale pickings slim number entrants having already left scheduling postponement announced Twenty-one entrants did stick around fly Coupe dHiver turned out excitingly close contest Hank Cole fa miliar name past nudged out new comer Neal Furutani mere second final scores 703 versus 702 Rubber events maintaining very strong entry overall total 158 Outdoor cate gories Scale excepted fact must comforting its practitioners have achieved stature sportsmen activity began humbly enough gumbands Ambroid tissue dope Propelled host factorsthe availabil ity good rubber better building materi als exceedingly high construction skills course enhanced knack pick ing good airRubber enthusiasts today seem height learning Continued page 169 66 Model Aviation After giving original Satan design long break family attic Bob Beecroft gets ready take skies again engine new K&B 25 wind did though Steve Beebe won Wakefield event under Phil Hainers latest Coupe design builtsome trying conditions ever flown Mark Sexton Its said thisTaft tries protect model plane may available soon partial kitthe unsettling winds prepams launch Another photos shows similar ap proach new Novice Pennyplane dif ference box alone intended carry everything needed fly model except repair tools contains model two props room torquemeter winder rub ber scale weigh rubber rubber chart rpm chart clamp mount torquemeter rubber lube glue third photo shows close-up boxs cor ner compartment holds extra stuff winder wedged place using cardboard web notch align output shaft other side web open space holds clamp torquemeter glue lube rubber stored plas tic bag top stuff assuring shifts Referring back second photo left side box behind torquemeter wall pocket holds rubber scale rpm chart rubber chart Another point common between first two photos provision holding rundown stand illustrated fourth photo rundown stand model place first photo rundown stand stored between fu selage top edge picture run down stand made 4-in stock two short pieces 4-in stock glued box cor ner make solid mount rundown stand future columns will detail construction type box explain alternatives USFFC/Oldenkamp Continued page 66 curve respects better-built Rub ber ships 1988 totally overshadow decade ago fliers ex hibit near-genius managing systems survive competition nowa days Rubber pilots have able max out duel hordes re salting flyoffs power During spells flying aborted weather demons chance circulate amongst crowd forage tidbits information hot topic recent FAI decision eliminate Builder Model rule future International Free Flight contests did some preliminary speculating subject July Model Aviation Free Flight Duration column Now rule fact abrogated might anticipate deluge ready-made ARFS overseas popular catego ries like Wakefield Power Nordics etc However majority current crop competitors say wont happen predictably prefer build own Bob Whites insight issue goes somewhat further notes drove ARFs should descend us abroad buyers might inspired go de sign build own models Thus ARF kits could have salutary effect modelers building programs Bob did say however disappointed FM ruling Others like Bob Piser chio sticking private research development goals time being pos sibly skunk works mode see comes up what Sal Fruciano unnamed friend have leg up expanding US market Rohacell nonporous foam material has come fore Europe over past five years shows great promise future Used support Kevlar glass carbon fiber produces strong light weight flying surfaces As outgrowth new rules can expect rapid changes materials nothing else will spur increased cottage industry activity bringing progress good cheer Air Olympics proposed FM becomes reality prospective competitors will need new technology can get hands socializing included long talk Don Munn Heres man remark able almost obsessive passion craft ever dedicated aeromodeler guy San Diego computer pro grammer works 40-hour weeks like rest us over last 48 months Don built no less 250 airplanes spare time probably lost machinery USFFC us create year two Don must come close setting alltime record perseverance Ripley mate rial Don returned modeling main stream 1984 after usual hiatus focusing school girls marriage jumped vengeance indefati gable builder actually turned out 80 Peanut Scale models before flying single advanced larger Scale OT Rubber subjects lately has concentrating Gas Dons recent projects build Sal Taibi designs have survived Golden Era list projects completed past four weeks beggars language Don built finished test flew two full-sized Texaco ships Australian Finnerans Flyer Comet Clippernot mention Jetex Wedgie 020 replica Canadian Jimmy Allen Dons energy carries over flying field also finds greatest joy off long foot chase trying retrieve stuff Thermal folks No question about Don Munn legend malting Jimmy Allen Air Races Hoax hap piness USFFC Don participated Mass Launch always Jimmy Allen Air Races feature ornery little JA crates fly extremely well theres story Back mid-Thirties certain oil com panies kit makers began sponsoring events offered some pretty slick prizes An airplane ride weekend Philadelphia New York instance several hundred bucks cash seems like awl people still have plenty today get swag build design designated laborintensive aerodynamically suspect mod els 18 years old less cannot imagine having completed myself ageContinued page 170 LMA Name Street Address City StateZip HOBBY BB INTERNATIONAL INC October 1988 169 DARNED GOOD AIRMEN Lightest pilots avaliabie Llteiike vlnyi latex rubber Build Sportsman Barnstormer Fuii Body Bust BUST PILOT KIT Contains pdot head helmet sport cap goggles jacket Easy asaemble finish Price #108-1A scale NEW 595 #1081/s scale695 #105-A scale. 795 #1041/4 scale. 895 #1031/3 scale AMA NA1OA4ALI CIN1IKPO3R Collectors Notice Just released AMA Museum BACK ISSUES Model Aviation magazinesNEW original car tons sale YEAR SETS ONLY Check selections below send SEPARATE $2200 CHECK individual set Orders will filled first-come basis set request sold out check will returned being cashed Limited Quantities Sets Are Complete U 0 1975 July first issue 01976 0197701982 0197801983 01979sold-&-i-ee* 0 1980outll-B*98 0198101986 Enclose separate $2200 check set ordered NOCASHNOCHARGES U U I I U I I II II II II Name II Street Address CityState ZIP Make checks payable AMA Send orders Academy Model Aeronautics 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 mu. m JET PILOT KIT Pilot has molded jet helmet Contains face mask oxygen hose Extreme ly Realistic Weighs less 1/2 oz Price #308-1h scale595 #307-A scale695 ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS See dealer first order direct Add $100 shipping NYS residents add 704 tax Send check money order CODS OK Sand $100 catalog fact recently tackled so-called Canadian Jimmy Allen can conclu sively pronounce job best left others anyone overheard cut glue phase methinks would agree Still modelers 60 years age thereabouts Jimmy Allen planes can prove satisfyingly reminiscent ear lier Air Race days assess future Taft vi able flying site As trek Mecca came close spent few minutes phone Steve Beebe subject Steve reassured other con tinuing expansion Kitty Litter factoiy potential airplane grabber sees no immediate threat annual mi gration Taft point fact Steve says foot chases after errant models spreading out over 2-mile radius still order day sees no reason wont continue Also Taft resi dents solidly supportive what local folks voluntarily scour hills ditches course work weekends retrieving gladly returning OOS equipment fill lodges eateries least 25 occasions year As Steve puts So sweat wound things up another phone call Contest Director Carlo Godel Carlo has shaped led USFFC several years excruciating mostly thanldess job admire ability show fairness forced make quick decisions since few us totally selfless Monster Free Flight carnivals such USFFC spring full-blown vacuum nor duplicated ton volunteer brains sweat year us pilgrims Mecca owe huge thanks Carlo crewas welcome next years sacrifi cial lamb Bill Booth Jr summon up aching legs voice yearlong weather dance dedi cated US Free Flight Champion ships 1989 edition event comes age propitiations successful next year sun will shine down us sky bedecked tall friendly boomers Sunscreen No 32 recommended FULL BODY PILOT KIT Contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instruc tioris Easy assemble finish Some simple sewing required Fully positionable tool Price #206-/ scale895 #205-1A scale995 #2041A scale1095 #203-A scale1695 See Dealer orOne Dollar dIrect order handlIng DH Rapide/Wuif Continued page 69 fit top front blocks tacked place carved sanded fit Re move top block fit lower na celle wing will need add small wedge-shaped fillers wing compensate anhedral Glue na celles lower wing making sure along centerline Fit trim upper blocks match wing curve glue top nacelles wing Make cowlings easily removable Mine fit ted quite tightly secured drop glue theres little room screws hold Cut struts spruce sand histall struts working center out ward using slow-setting epoxy al low time adjust align go wrapped masking tape around wings hold together until assembly fully set up Cut out install line guide inboard wing strut Run lead-outs through exit holes finish ends wires Add rudder tail wheel Finishing begins two coats sanding sealer Sand surfaces liberally ap ply sealer Follow several coats clear dope color Rapides often decorated brightly colored glossy paint go ahead trim mod el suit fancy Check airplane over undesired warps correct Dont forget add wing tip weight outboard wing strut Install two reliable 049 en gines balance model point shown plans Select calm day first jaunt history Rapide spunky model will perform quite well whether both en gines However due fron tal drag shes very fast both engines running extra careful windy days enjoy Control Line flying speed isnt first prior ity classic elegance Sport Scale model should bring hours plea170 Model Aviation *Some aImple aewing requIred Print carefully shipping label

THE 18TH EDITION United States Free Flight Championships held Memorial Day weekend Taft CA will long re membered contest Mecca came almost mayhem Bedeviled fierce winds bone-chilling cold competi tion came halt part three-day weekend some event rules modified suit unpredictable weather once flying resumed Tafts fabled weather held Day till Saturday afternoon Mother Natures mood turned freakish three-day championships got off its usual gala start just scant moments after dawn Saturday Temperatures mild ample lofty boomers plenty chances what Free Flighters love bestzoom straight up roof sky playing good house everyone seemed having fun competition terrific good weather lasted Saturday quintessential flying day Joe Foster set near-record Mulvihill 75 minutes-plus Ray Faulkner took spoils D Gas 59-minute time Bob Sundberg led entry 44 1/2A score 5000 Grand Sweepstakes winner Terry Thorkildsen captured B Gas 4138 time Bruce Kimball Seattle WA repeated 1987 win P-30 time 900 seconds impres sive large entry 58 Heavy hitters guys same goes FM crowd Randy Archer October 1988 63 Top Mike Mulligan prepares launch Jumbo Rubber Scale Heinkel beautifully crafted 48-in-span model featured very clean fold ing prop put consistent three-minute flights Above Left staged photo has Meredldth Musick about launch authors P-30 Impressive shot taken using Kodaks new T-Max 3200 exposed ASA 6400 moon parked cars providing light model later went win Nite Fly averaging 119 450 temps Above Right Mark Allison admires Indoor Peanut Scale Winner Ro manian RM 12 homebuilt canard delightful ship fully detailed yet weighs 54 gm rubber Flight times averaged 56 sec Left Jeff Hansen gets little tweaking advice manufacturer Satellite 1300 Jack Moreland model has nice yellow Mono Kote finish power K&B 35 Right Larry Nearings faithful sniff-and-locate crew dog Dan gets set another long run HLG Left Some Top Gun Y2A Nostalgia pilots ships L-R Alfonso Mario Neal Menanno Nicky Delrosarlo Right Walt Preys big beautiful Eagle Built 1962 Bob Munroe design OPS-powered D ship trimmed striking red yellow black tissue 1 Left Chris Moore aero-engineering student Embry-Riddle Arizona has testing version critical stepped airfoil shown Moonshot Theory step high point moves center lift rearward thus Improving glide stalling charac teristics Right slick Eurostyled Coupe dHiver designed built Don McHugh model features large very thin wing flies Champion rubber prop blades crushingly short max spectator caught final glide seconds go Matt Gewain maxed out FiG Power FlA Nordic respectively mention C-D Nostalgia Jack Moreland baggedin 50 minutes flat Around 400 Saturday afternoon events still going full swing some ominouslooking lenticular clouds suddenly began forming northwest sky clouds grew bigger bigger thermometer plunged rapidly almost before knew monster minicyclone trash-mover flattened nearly camp site dust devil blew 50 60 miles hour night long fliers whod left early town Saturday faced some rude surprises Sunday morning Take Don McHughs model box tumbled half-mile downwind spilling assorted bits wings stabs props willy nilly along way Sleep rare commodity night attempting snooze amid din around 300 am metal chair rocketed past bounced off van smacked outhouse about 50 ft away quite loudly hit pipeline before continuing half way oblivion Owner unknown also col lected pile aluminum cans around tires van brand Sunday morning surveyed wreckage record finger numbing cold Fliers whod motored long distances attend famous fray expect64 Model Aviation Left Scanning fluff ies sky L-R Roger Gregory Steve Geraghty end Rod Persons try find good air Senior flier Scott Person P-30 model P30 category continues enjoy tremendous popularity 58 entrants vying honors event Right Jim Kelleys 2nd place 2048 Texaco entry went out-of-sight timer engine still running trick Cox TD carburetor grafted onto Ohlsson 60 gives 24- 28-minute run time 20-in prop plane pre-1938 VB-2 Jim chose cover Sig Koverall Left A rarely seen circa 1936 Ehling Stick modeled Texaco author local hardware store provided booms exchange airborne advertising plane covered white silkspan trimmed red Sig spray pant Williams Bros wheels complete 70-in-span 15-oz package Right Don Munn may Free Flights prolific builder poses Jimmy Allen racers ing balmy California skies must have mild shock returned motel rooms saw debris Shred ded tents canopies everywhere few models left unattended Texaco among found bent fascinating new shapes Despite inevi table muttering grumbling maybe unprintable word people snapping back pretty quickly Scenes sounds repair reckoning can-do-it affirmation observed around Coffee proffered couple huge nearby motor home tasted ter rific Although Contest Director Carlo Godel passed word Category LI three minute maxes would flown Sunday forced due extremely strong winds change Category Illa rarity Taft unfortunate Wake field group since fly threeminute maxes anyway die-hards among us stayed others simply packed up what left hoped better luck next year stayedand still paint left models bikes Sundays events got off early start al beit strong dose hangar flying mixed persevered nevertheless absolutely necessary Wakefield get under way 700 am cruel unusual pumshment compensa tion just football motor racing bound together fact faced challenge equally Actually quite few fliers clean through midmorn ing early afternoon picking good air became difficult arrival notorious downers suddenly seemed rampant ma chine went over its back under full power making instant rekitting ad hoc hobby hour drifts rapid number Outdoor Hand-Launched Gliders OHLG snatched out sight OOS within seconds Yessirree meant plenty fun Larry Boyer icon boyhood lends talents Old-Timer back encore C Cabin Clip per Larry sent model up lively turbu lence maxed have DT un gracefully sagebrush splitting wing two smushing nose Un daunted longtime hero spent three hours sticking mess back together took another flight fierce wind won event Welcome back Larry usual luck prevailed borrowed motorcycle drove shakily around site twice ran out gas several hundred yards its owner Its kinds va garies account part joy Free Flight sight fliers roaming around field stooping pick up scat tered bits gale-strewn hardware came commonplace Sunday October 1988 65 Back long layoff pro baseball San Digan Bob Boyer shows off hand launch form Flimax design double win ner taking top honors OHLG Rocket Bobs Outdoor HL Glider release speed has clocked over 85 mph Thats smokin Jimmy Allen mass launcn TOOK place Saturday just clouds began gather Nine entrants caught act Ed Wallenhorsts entry far right put time 247 edge out Bob Langdon far left 1st place event brings back lots memories scene its own charm cheer Everyone took break share relaxing meal downtown Taft eyes ears stayed tuned outside condi tions grew tame enough ready bit night flying About 10 pm winds did quiet downwent dead calm factand de spite frigid temperatures several determined among us ventured out battle under full moon Hand Launch P-30 Gas Ever try load lock wind Rubber ship dead night numb fingers Fun say Yet turned surprisingly good times Doss Porter racked up 959 Gas did 343 P-30 Bob Boyer time 150 OHLG freeze-dried timers officials quite relieved midnight struck signaling end competition Some us flew time just heck drained last malt soda retired Since Scale rescheduled Mon day would normally have too preoccupied own flying opportunity witness rather arcane activity Larger usual Scale Rubber ships trend days several noted Wakefield Mulvihill fliers joined effort extract ultimate dura tion fragile beasts Mike Mulli gans whopper Heinkel majestic un til half-stab parted company air frame causing unpleasant vertical shunt Dick Siegfried replaced own 5-ft Heinkel new Porter heroic propor tions flew extremely well Although cunningly crafted ma chines good scale appearance folding props huge rubber loads Mulvihill-like scalelike performance make great spectating however Other high lights Scale pickings slim number entrants having already left scheduling postponement announced Twenty-one entrants did stick around fly Coupe dHiver turned out excitingly close contest Hank Cole fa miliar name past nudged out new comer Neal Furutani mere second final scores 703 versus 702 Rubber events maintaining very strong entry overall total 158 Outdoor cate gories Scale excepted fact must comforting its practitioners have achieved stature sportsmen activity began humbly enough gumbands Ambroid tissue dope Propelled host factorsthe availabil ity good rubber better building materi als exceedingly high construction skills course enhanced knack pick ing good airRubber enthusiasts today seem height learning Continued page 169 66 Model Aviation After giving original Satan design long break family attic Bob Beecroft gets ready take skies again engine new K&B 25 wind did though Steve Beebe won Wakefield event under Phil Hainers latest Coupe design builtsome trying conditions ever flown Mark Sexton Its said thisTaft tries protect model plane may available soon partial kitthe unsettling winds prepams launch Another photos shows similar ap proach new Novice Pennyplane dif ference box alone intended carry everything needed fly model except repair tools contains model two props room torquemeter winder rub ber scale weigh rubber rubber chart rpm chart clamp mount torquemeter rubber lube glue third photo shows close-up boxs cor ner compartment holds extra stuff winder wedged place using cardboard web notch align output shaft other side web open space holds clamp torquemeter glue lube rubber stored plas tic bag top stuff assuring shifts Referring back second photo left side box behind torquemeter wall pocket holds rubber scale rpm chart rubber chart Another point common between first two photos provision holding rundown stand illustrated fourth photo rundown stand model place first photo rundown stand stored between fu selage top edge picture run down stand made 4-in stock two short pieces 4-in stock glued box cor ner make solid mount rundown stand future columns will detail construction type box explain alternatives USFFC/Oldenkamp Continued page 66 curve respects better-built Rub ber ships 1988 totally overshadow decade ago fliers ex hibit near-genius managing systems survive competition nowa days Rubber pilots have able max out duel hordes re salting flyoffs power During spells flying aborted weather demons chance circulate amongst crowd forage tidbits information hot topic recent FAI decision eliminate Builder Model rule future International Free Flight contests did some preliminary speculating subject July Model Aviation Free Flight Duration column Now rule fact abrogated might anticipate deluge ready-made ARFS overseas popular catego ries like Wakefield Power Nordics etc However majority current crop competitors say wont happen predictably prefer build own Bob Whites insight issue goes somewhat further notes drove ARFs should descend us abroad buyers might inspired go de sign build own models Thus ARF kits could have salutary effect modelers building programs Bob did say however disappointed FM ruling Others like Bob Piser chio sticking private research development goals time being pos sibly skunk works mode see comes up what Sal Fruciano unnamed friend have leg up expanding US market Rohacell nonporous foam material has come fore Europe over past five years shows great promise future Used support Kevlar glass carbon fiber produces strong light weight flying surfaces As outgrowth new rules can expect rapid changes materials nothing else will spur increased cottage industry activity bringing progress good cheer Air Olympics proposed FM becomes reality prospective competitors will need new technology can get hands socializing included long talk Don Munn Heres man remark able almost obsessive passion craft ever dedicated aeromodeler guy San Diego computer pro grammer works 40-hour weeks like rest us over last 48 months Don built no less 250 airplanes spare time probably lost machinery USFFC us create year two Don must come close setting alltime record perseverance Ripley mate rial Don returned modeling main stream 1984 after usual hiatus focusing school girls marriage jumped vengeance indefati gable builder actually turned out 80 Peanut Scale models before flying single advanced larger Scale OT Rubber subjects lately has concentrating Gas Dons recent projects build Sal Taibi designs have survived Golden Era list projects completed past four weeks beggars language Don built finished test flew two full-sized Texaco ships Australian Finnerans Flyer Comet Clippernot mention Jetex Wedgie 020 replica Canadian Jimmy Allen Dons energy carries over flying field also finds greatest joy off long foot chase trying retrieve stuff Thermal folks No question about Don Munn legend malting Jimmy Allen Air Races Hoax hap piness USFFC Don participated Mass Launch always Jimmy Allen Air Races feature ornery little JA crates fly extremely well theres story Back mid-Thirties certain oil com panies kit makers began sponsoring events offered some pretty slick prizes An airplane ride weekend Philadelphia New York instance several hundred bucks cash seems like awl people still have plenty today get swag build design designated laborintensive aerodynamically suspect mod els 18 years old less cannot imagine having completed myself ageContinued page 170 LMA Name Street Address City StateZip HOBBY BB INTERNATIONAL INC October 1988 169 DARNED GOOD AIRMEN Lightest pilots avaliabie Llteiike vlnyi latex rubber Build Sportsman Barnstormer Fuii Body Bust BUST PILOT KIT Contains pdot head helmet sport cap goggles jacket Easy asaemble finish Price #108-1A scale NEW 595 #1081/s scale695 #105-A scale. 795 #1041/4 scale. 895 #1031/3 scale AMA NA1OA4ALI CIN1IKPO3R Collectors Notice Just released AMA Museum BACK ISSUES Model Aviation magazinesNEW original car tons sale YEAR SETS ONLY Check selections below send SEPARATE $2200 CHECK individual set Orders will filled first-come basis set request sold out check will returned being cashed Limited Quantities Sets Are Complete U 0 1975 July first issue 01976 0197701982 0197801983 01979sold-&-i-ee* 0 1980outll-B*98 0198101986 Enclose separate $2200 check set ordered NOCASHNOCHARGES U U I I U I I II II II II Name II Street Address CityState ZIP Make checks payable AMA Send orders Academy Model Aeronautics 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 mu. m JET PILOT KIT Pilot has molded jet helmet Contains face mask oxygen hose Extreme ly Realistic Weighs less 1/2 oz Price #308-1h scale595 #307-A scale695 ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS See dealer first order direct Add $100 shipping NYS residents add 704 tax Send check money order CODS OK Sand $100 catalog fact recently tackled so-called Canadian Jimmy Allen can conclu sively pronounce job best left others anyone overheard cut glue phase methinks would agree Still modelers 60 years age thereabouts Jimmy Allen planes can prove satisfyingly reminiscent ear lier Air Race days assess future Taft vi able flying site As trek Mecca came close spent few minutes phone Steve Beebe subject Steve reassured other con tinuing expansion Kitty Litter factoiy potential airplane grabber sees no immediate threat annual mi gration Taft point fact Steve says foot chases after errant models spreading out over 2-mile radius still order day sees no reason wont continue Also Taft resi dents solidly supportive what local folks voluntarily scour hills ditches course work weekends retrieving gladly returning OOS equipment fill lodges eateries least 25 occasions year As Steve puts So sweat wound things up another phone call Contest Director Carlo Godel Carlo has shaped led USFFC several years excruciating mostly thanldess job admire ability show fairness forced make quick decisions since few us totally selfless Monster Free Flight carnivals such USFFC spring full-blown vacuum nor duplicated ton volunteer brains sweat year us pilgrims Mecca owe huge thanks Carlo crewas welcome next years sacrifi cial lamb Bill Booth Jr summon up aching legs voice yearlong weather dance dedi cated US Free Flight Champion ships 1989 edition event comes age propitiations successful next year sun will shine down us sky bedecked tall friendly boomers Sunscreen No 32 recommended FULL BODY PILOT KIT Contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instruc tioris Easy assemble finish Some simple sewing required Fully positionable tool Price #206-/ scale895 #205-1A scale995 #2041A scale1095 #203-A scale1695 See Dealer orOne Dollar dIrect order handlIng DH Rapide/Wuif Continued page 69 fit top front blocks tacked place carved sanded fit Re move top block fit lower na celle wing will need add small wedge-shaped fillers wing compensate anhedral Glue na celles lower wing making sure along centerline Fit trim upper blocks match wing curve glue top nacelles wing Make cowlings easily removable Mine fit ted quite tightly secured drop glue theres little room screws hold Cut struts spruce sand histall struts working center out ward using slow-setting epoxy al low time adjust align go wrapped masking tape around wings hold together until assembly fully set up Cut out install line guide inboard wing strut Run lead-outs through exit holes finish ends wires Add rudder tail wheel Finishing begins two coats sanding sealer Sand surfaces liberally ap ply sealer Follow several coats clear dope color Rapides often decorated brightly colored glossy paint go ahead trim mod el suit fancy Check airplane over undesired warps correct Dont forget add wing tip weight outboard wing strut Install two reliable 049 en gines balance model point shown plans Select calm day first jaunt history Rapide spunky model will perform quite well whether both en gines However due fron tal drag shes very fast both engines running extra careful windy days enjoy Control Line flying speed isnt first prior ity classic elegance Sport Scale model should bring hours plea170 Model Aviation *Some aImple aewing requIred Print carefully shipping label