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US Free Flight Championships

Author: J. Oldenkamp


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 62, 63

NO OCR TEXT Dawn P-30 Mass Launch 0630 hours Stan Buddenbohms extraordinary winning time three minutes 45 seconds Flying first-ever FIC event Guy Menanno Valencia CA uses unique launch father Al keeps time Guy maxed out competed late pm flyoffs flhian Fresno CA set pending record Large CO2 Champion Coupe wingltail Davis conversion Czech P-30 prop kite MylarTM covering dxh4cor d States Fre OiOflshlDs b UflC rio chaia rnenities ost Hills C d ffights arei st guam oorush fire ome FF schedules rips Aqtique Modelers California y played sponge Tr e Sea o humidity eve the way orth Fresno e quantities sun doing test flight perhaps just getting h greater LA Metroplex w bailed Lost Hills flee large group stood pi weekend summer non-aeromodeling stuff third gri transit Muncie 9/15 Champs further diluting entry Despite forecasts continuing weather resilient Free Right dieb stayed rewarded special contest conditions pesky remains scudded off East leaving Lost Hills great shape normal dust layer damped down fire hazard low chase paths air hot heavy humid negligible drift/wind Upper level stratocirrus helped lessen discomfort triple-digit temps high-SOs humidity Mornings awesomely still air palpably dense enabling easy heromagnitude maxes dozens Midday work bit daunting ennervating stingy thermals demanding great patience gallons Gatorade bottled water must have put quite smile local beverage vendors both themLost Hills fact intersection some 130 miles north LA tiny agro/truck support village appended So weekend lids liquids frantic early morning flights escape heat languid late afternoons monumental cumulonimbus thunderheads formed over distant mountain ridges wondrous panoply still out trying new stuff following day Night flying took place full moon overhead Eat socks stayat-homers Great performances norm multiple-round flyoffs PC Power FlJ Wakefield Fresnos John Oian set record Large CO2 modified Coupe dHiver components Mike Thompson closely followed Dave Anderson meet High Time 2543 seconds 425 minutes AMA B Gas cop Ocie Randall award addition remarkable 345 Dawn P-30 Mass Launch Stan Buddenbohm Mulvihill-like times superb Peanut Scale Wittman Bonzo Bob Sundberg posted 2844 win 1/2A Texacoway above usual midteens standard event Guy Mennano worked hard make PC flyoff first-timer also did 62 Model Aviation e Geraghty San Jose CA Contest Director Bob Langdon San Diego CA won three Old-Timer Rubber Glider events also tried luck Catapult events preps rare Lanzo E Large Rubber Cabin Advertising executive John Pratt Petaluma CA topped five thirteen peer entries Fl B Wakefield flyoft take first place Costa Mesa CA resident Paul Herbst holds regular OHLG Stan Buddenbohm Westminster CA holds D-box carbon-studded open-wing monster well D Gas won B Gas outright Change underway well Perennial Big Gas Nostalgia Old-Timer competitor Bruce Augustus seen running around Russian-sourced model Nordic event Old Time Towline appeared rise Scale once really big thing USFFC apparently making comeback Ditto OT Scale Texaco Scale first time informal tally showed NosGas eclipsing AMA Gas least two classes last Sunday pm just T Bone Special being dished out Chex Sloane catering digs star-studded cast AMA FAI Gas fliers went after other informal 1/2A Combat exercise FiC World Champ Randy Archer Terry Kerger Terry Thorkildsen Tom Carman Bob Norton Martyn Cowley et al entertained frequent groans applause Moving Major Given recent history caution light CUFFMAC Califoruia United Free Flight Model Airplane Clubs sponsors structures USFFC proposed its annual meeting Lost Hills Rec Center 1999 29th subsequent USFFCs moved early November Veterans Day weekend supplanting jurisdictionally weak Fall Free Flight Festival Waggish Greg Weissenberger suggested New USFFC dubbed USFFF United States Free Flight Finale season ender sorts Contest Director Allen Heinrich cited recurrent high heat conflicting dates need present Best Contest Best Site compelling reasons alter dates Members CUFFMAC-affiliated clubs will have opportunity ratify reject measure during November ballot ratified Labor Day slot could revert San Diego Orbiteers Annual other remaining Category contest thus giving full sway reformatting biggies possibly boosting attendance/revenues well Whatever whenever moot USFFC will march toward its 30th presentation year 2000 IWVAUWUkLWWEWIWEAVIE[UiEEW2@57AWWEMjjff SI 1S SANYO RC-2000 CELLS $550 Ea SANYO RC-2000 CELLS MATCHED $600 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS new $400 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS MATCHED $450 Ea SANYO KR1400 AE $350 Ea SANYO NiOQO SCR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N700AACELLS $150 Ea SANYO N500 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO KR600 AE CELLS $250 Ea SANYO N800 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N350 AA CELLS $250 Ea SANYO 700 AACELLS $150 Ea 4 CELL 270AA RECEIVER PACK $1000 Ea 5 CELL 1000 AE RECEIVER PACK $1800 Ea CONNECTORS RED & BLACK $150 Pr WIRE SHRINK BARS AND BRAID ALSO AVAILABLE F ror Wheels ONG machined aerospace-grade aluminum barstock Nyton bushings friction-free running long Wear Radiused corners high-stress areas Fivespokeiiiag wheel functional good looks Exclurive RIB LOCK Tire Retention System maxirpurn balding power REsed oenter hub keep wheel collar im sized fit 5/32 axles including s Aluminum C-Clip Axles lightweight flat-spot resistant foam Radiused tread design smooth ground hnr{ting good looks acement foam tires nylon ushings readily available VISA Master Card welcome Dealer inquiries invited call write Precision Model Products 3 Hix St nia Michigan 48154 432-1093 February 1999 63

Author: J. Oldenkamp


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 62, 63

NO OCR TEXT Dawn P-30 Mass Launch 0630 hours Stan Buddenbohms extraordinary winning time three minutes 45 seconds Flying first-ever FIC event Guy Menanno Valencia CA uses unique launch father Al keeps time Guy maxed out competed late pm flyoffs flhian Fresno CA set pending record Large CO2 Champion Coupe wingltail Davis conversion Czech P-30 prop kite MylarTM covering dxh4cor d States Fre OiOflshlDs b UflC rio chaia rnenities ost Hills C d ffights arei st guam oorush fire ome FF schedules rips Aqtique Modelers California y played sponge Tr e Sea o humidity eve the way orth Fresno e quantities sun doing test flight perhaps just getting h greater LA Metroplex w bailed Lost Hills flee large group stood pi weekend summer non-aeromodeling stuff third gri transit Muncie 9/15 Champs further diluting entry Despite forecasts continuing weather resilient Free Right dieb stayed rewarded special contest conditions pesky remains scudded off East leaving Lost Hills great shape normal dust layer damped down fire hazard low chase paths air hot heavy humid negligible drift/wind Upper level stratocirrus helped lessen discomfort triple-digit temps high-SOs humidity Mornings awesomely still air palpably dense enabling easy heromagnitude maxes dozens Midday work bit daunting ennervating stingy thermals demanding great patience gallons Gatorade bottled water must have put quite smile local beverage vendors both themLost Hills fact intersection some 130 miles north LA tiny agro/truck support village appended So weekend lids liquids frantic early morning flights escape heat languid late afternoons monumental cumulonimbus thunderheads formed over distant mountain ridges wondrous panoply still out trying new stuff following day Night flying took place full moon overhead Eat socks stayat-homers Great performances norm multiple-round flyoffs PC Power FlJ Wakefield Fresnos John Oian set record Large CO2 modified Coupe dHiver components Mike Thompson closely followed Dave Anderson meet High Time 2543 seconds 425 minutes AMA B Gas cop Ocie Randall award addition remarkable 345 Dawn P-30 Mass Launch Stan Buddenbohm Mulvihill-like times superb Peanut Scale Wittman Bonzo Bob Sundberg posted 2844 win 1/2A Texacoway above usual midteens standard event Guy Mennano worked hard make PC flyoff first-timer also did 62 Model Aviation e Geraghty San Jose CA Contest Director Bob Langdon San Diego CA won three Old-Timer Rubber Glider events also tried luck Catapult events preps rare Lanzo E Large Rubber Cabin Advertising executive John Pratt Petaluma CA topped five thirteen peer entries Fl B Wakefield flyoft take first place Costa Mesa CA resident Paul Herbst holds regular OHLG Stan Buddenbohm Westminster CA holds D-box carbon-studded open-wing monster well D Gas won B Gas outright Change underway well Perennial Big Gas Nostalgia Old-Timer competitor Bruce Augustus seen running around Russian-sourced model Nordic event Old Time Towline appeared rise Scale once really big thing USFFC apparently making comeback Ditto OT Scale Texaco Scale first time informal tally showed NosGas eclipsing AMA Gas least two classes last Sunday pm just T Bone Special being dished out Chex Sloane catering digs star-studded cast AMA FAI Gas fliers went after other informal 1/2A Combat exercise FiC World Champ Randy Archer Terry Kerger Terry Thorkildsen Tom Carman Bob Norton Martyn Cowley et al entertained frequent groans applause Moving Major Given recent history caution light CUFFMAC Califoruia United Free Flight Model Airplane Clubs sponsors structures USFFC proposed its annual meeting Lost Hills Rec Center 1999 29th subsequent USFFCs moved early November Veterans Day weekend supplanting jurisdictionally weak Fall Free Flight Festival Waggish Greg Weissenberger suggested New USFFC dubbed USFFF United States Free Flight Finale season ender sorts Contest Director Allen Heinrich cited recurrent high heat conflicting dates need present Best Contest Best Site compelling reasons alter dates Members CUFFMAC-affiliated clubs will have opportunity ratify reject measure during November ballot ratified Labor Day slot could revert San Diego Orbiteers Annual other remaining Category contest thus giving full sway reformatting biggies possibly boosting attendance/revenues well Whatever whenever moot USFFC will march toward its 30th presentation year 2000 IWVAUWUkLWWEWIWEAVIE[UiEEW2@57AWWEMjjff SI 1S SANYO RC-2000 CELLS $550 Ea SANYO RC-2000 CELLS MATCHED $600 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS new $400 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS MATCHED $450 Ea SANYO KR1400 AE $350 Ea SANYO NiOQO SCR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N700AACELLS $150 Ea SANYO N500 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO KR600 AE CELLS $250 Ea SANYO N800 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N350 AA CELLS $250 Ea SANYO 700 AACELLS $150 Ea 4 CELL 270AA RECEIVER PACK $1000 Ea 5 CELL 1000 AE RECEIVER PACK $1800 Ea CONNECTORS RED & BLACK $150 Pr WIRE SHRINK BARS AND BRAID ALSO AVAILABLE F ror Wheels ONG machined aerospace-grade aluminum barstock Nyton bushings friction-free running long Wear Radiused corners high-stress areas Fivespokeiiiag wheel functional good looks Exclurive RIB LOCK Tire Retention System maxirpurn balding power REsed oenter hub keep wheel collar im sized fit 5/32 axles including s Aluminum C-Clip Axles lightweight flat-spot resistant foam Radiused tread design smooth ground hnr{ting good looks acement foam tires nylon ushings readily available VISA Master Card welcome Dealer inquiries invited call write Precision Model Products 3 Hix St nia Michigan 48154 432-1093 February 1999 63

Author: J. Oldenkamp


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 62, 63

NO OCR TEXT Dawn P-30 Mass Launch 0630 hours Stan Buddenbohms extraordinary winning time three minutes 45 seconds Flying first-ever FIC event Guy Menanno Valencia CA uses unique launch father Al keeps time Guy maxed out competed late pm flyoffs flhian Fresno CA set pending record Large CO2 Champion Coupe wingltail Davis conversion Czech P-30 prop kite MylarTM covering dxh4cor d States Fre OiOflshlDs b UflC rio chaia rnenities ost Hills C d ffights arei st guam oorush fire ome FF schedules rips Aqtique Modelers California y played sponge Tr e Sea o humidity eve the way orth Fresno e quantities sun doing test flight perhaps just getting h greater LA Metroplex w bailed Lost Hills flee large group stood pi weekend summer non-aeromodeling stuff third gri transit Muncie 9/15 Champs further diluting entry Despite forecasts continuing weather resilient Free Right dieb stayed rewarded special contest conditions pesky remains scudded off East leaving Lost Hills great shape normal dust layer damped down fire hazard low chase paths air hot heavy humid negligible drift/wind Upper level stratocirrus helped lessen discomfort triple-digit temps high-SOs humidity Mornings awesomely still air palpably dense enabling easy heromagnitude maxes dozens Midday work bit daunting ennervating stingy thermals demanding great patience gallons Gatorade bottled water must have put quite smile local beverage vendors both themLost Hills fact intersection some 130 miles north LA tiny agro/truck support village appended So weekend lids liquids frantic early morning flights escape heat languid late afternoons monumental cumulonimbus thunderheads formed over distant mountain ridges wondrous panoply still out trying new stuff following day Night flying took place full moon overhead Eat socks stayat-homers Great performances norm multiple-round flyoffs PC Power FlJ Wakefield Fresnos John Oian set record Large CO2 modified Coupe dHiver components Mike Thompson closely followed Dave Anderson meet High Time 2543 seconds 425 minutes AMA B Gas cop Ocie Randall award addition remarkable 345 Dawn P-30 Mass Launch Stan Buddenbohm Mulvihill-like times superb Peanut Scale Wittman Bonzo Bob Sundberg posted 2844 win 1/2A Texacoway above usual midteens standard event Guy Mennano worked hard make PC flyoff first-timer also did 62 Model Aviation e Geraghty San Jose CA Contest Director Bob Langdon San Diego CA won three Old-Timer Rubber Glider events also tried luck Catapult events preps rare Lanzo E Large Rubber Cabin Advertising executive John Pratt Petaluma CA topped five thirteen peer entries Fl B Wakefield flyoft take first place Costa Mesa CA resident Paul Herbst holds regular OHLG Stan Buddenbohm Westminster CA holds D-box carbon-studded open-wing monster well D Gas won B Gas outright Change underway well Perennial Big Gas Nostalgia Old-Timer competitor Bruce Augustus seen running around Russian-sourced model Nordic event Old Time Towline appeared rise Scale once really big thing USFFC apparently making comeback Ditto OT Scale Texaco Scale first time informal tally showed NosGas eclipsing AMA Gas least two classes last Sunday pm just T Bone Special being dished out Chex Sloane catering digs star-studded cast AMA FAI Gas fliers went after other informal 1/2A Combat exercise FiC World Champ Randy Archer Terry Kerger Terry Thorkildsen Tom Carman Bob Norton Martyn Cowley et al entertained frequent groans applause Moving Major Given recent history caution light CUFFMAC Califoruia United Free Flight Model Airplane Clubs sponsors structures USFFC proposed its annual meeting Lost Hills Rec Center 1999 29th subsequent USFFCs moved early November Veterans Day weekend supplanting jurisdictionally weak Fall Free Flight Festival Waggish Greg Weissenberger suggested New USFFC dubbed USFFF United States Free Flight Finale season ender sorts Contest Director Allen Heinrich cited recurrent high heat conflicting dates need present Best Contest Best Site compelling reasons alter dates Members CUFFMAC-affiliated clubs will have opportunity ratify reject measure during November ballot ratified Labor Day slot could revert San Diego Orbiteers Annual other remaining Category contest thus giving full sway reformatting biggies possibly boosting attendance/revenues well Whatever whenever moot USFFC will march toward its 30th presentation year 2000 IWVAUWUkLWWEWIWEAVIE[UiEEW2@57AWWEMjjff SI 1S SANYO RC-2000 CELLS $550 Ea SANYO RC-2000 CELLS MATCHED $600 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS new $400 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS MATCHED $450 Ea SANYO KR1400 AE $350 Ea SANYO NiOQO SCR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N700AACELLS $150 Ea SANYO N500 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO KR600 AE CELLS $250 Ea SANYO N800 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N350 AA CELLS $250 Ea SANYO 700 AACELLS $150 Ea 4 CELL 270AA RECEIVER PACK $1000 Ea 5 CELL 1000 AE RECEIVER PACK $1800 Ea CONNECTORS RED & BLACK $150 Pr WIRE SHRINK BARS AND BRAID ALSO AVAILABLE F ror Wheels ONG machined aerospace-grade aluminum barstock Nyton bushings friction-free running long Wear Radiused corners high-stress areas Fivespokeiiiag wheel functional good looks Exclurive RIB LOCK Tire Retention System maxirpurn balding power REsed oenter hub keep wheel collar im sized fit 5/32 axles including s Aluminum C-Clip Axles lightweight flat-spot resistant foam Radiused tread design smooth ground hnr{ting good looks acement foam tires nylon ushings readily available VISA Master Card welcome Dealer inquiries invited call write Precision Model Products 3 Hix St nia Michigan 48154 432-1093 February 1999 63

Author: J. Oldenkamp


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 62, 63

NO OCR TEXT Dawn P-30 Mass Launch 0630 hours Stan Buddenbohms extraordinary winning time three minutes 45 seconds Flying first-ever FIC event Guy Menanno Valencia CA uses unique launch father Al keeps time Guy maxed out competed late pm flyoffs flhian Fresno CA set pending record Large CO2 Champion Coupe wingltail Davis conversion Czech P-30 prop kite MylarTM covering dxh4cor d States Fre OiOflshlDs b UflC rio chaia rnenities ost Hills C d ffights arei st guam oorush fire ome FF schedules rips Aqtique Modelers California y played sponge Tr e Sea o humidity eve the way orth Fresno e quantities sun doing test flight perhaps just getting h greater LA Metroplex w bailed Lost Hills flee large group stood pi weekend summer non-aeromodeling stuff third gri transit Muncie 9/15 Champs further diluting entry Despite forecasts continuing weather resilient Free Right dieb stayed rewarded special contest conditions pesky remains scudded off East leaving Lost Hills great shape normal dust layer damped down fire hazard low chase paths air hot heavy humid negligible drift/wind Upper level stratocirrus helped lessen discomfort triple-digit temps high-SOs humidity Mornings awesomely still air palpably dense enabling easy heromagnitude maxes dozens Midday work bit daunting ennervating stingy thermals demanding great patience gallons Gatorade bottled water must have put quite smile local beverage vendors both themLost Hills fact intersection some 130 miles north LA tiny agro/truck support village appended So weekend lids liquids frantic early morning flights escape heat languid late afternoons monumental cumulonimbus thunderheads formed over distant mountain ridges wondrous panoply still out trying new stuff following day Night flying took place full moon overhead Eat socks stayat-homers Great performances norm multiple-round flyoffs PC Power FlJ Wakefield Fresnos John Oian set record Large CO2 modified Coupe dHiver components Mike Thompson closely followed Dave Anderson meet High Time 2543 seconds 425 minutes AMA B Gas cop Ocie Randall award addition remarkable 345 Dawn P-30 Mass Launch Stan Buddenbohm Mulvihill-like times superb Peanut Scale Wittman Bonzo Bob Sundberg posted 2844 win 1/2A Texacoway above usual midteens standard event Guy Mennano worked hard make PC flyoff first-timer also did 62 Model Aviation e Geraghty San Jose CA Contest Director Bob Langdon San Diego CA won three Old-Timer Rubber Glider events also tried luck Catapult events preps rare Lanzo E Large Rubber Cabin Advertising executive John Pratt Petaluma CA topped five thirteen peer entries Fl B Wakefield flyoft take first place Costa Mesa CA resident Paul Herbst holds regular OHLG Stan Buddenbohm Westminster CA holds D-box carbon-studded open-wing monster well D Gas won B Gas outright Change underway well Perennial Big Gas Nostalgia Old-Timer competitor Bruce Augustus seen running around Russian-sourced model Nordic event Old Time Towline appeared rise Scale once really big thing USFFC apparently making comeback Ditto OT Scale Texaco Scale first time informal tally showed NosGas eclipsing AMA Gas least two classes last Sunday pm just T Bone Special being dished out Chex Sloane catering digs star-studded cast AMA FAI Gas fliers went after other informal 1/2A Combat exercise FiC World Champ Randy Archer Terry Kerger Terry Thorkildsen Tom Carman Bob Norton Martyn Cowley et al entertained frequent groans applause Moving Major Given recent history caution light CUFFMAC Califoruia United Free Flight Model Airplane Clubs sponsors structures USFFC proposed its annual meeting Lost Hills Rec Center 1999 29th subsequent USFFCs moved early November Veterans Day weekend supplanting jurisdictionally weak Fall Free Flight Festival Waggish Greg Weissenberger suggested New USFFC dubbed USFFF United States Free Flight Finale season ender sorts Contest Director Allen Heinrich cited recurrent high heat conflicting dates need present Best Contest Best Site compelling reasons alter dates Members CUFFMAC-affiliated clubs will have opportunity ratify reject measure during November ballot ratified Labor Day slot could revert San Diego Orbiteers Annual other remaining Category contest thus giving full sway reformatting biggies possibly boosting attendance/revenues well Whatever whenever moot USFFC will march toward its 30th presentation year 2000 IWVAUWUkLWWEWIWEAVIE[UiEEW2@57AWWEMjjff SI 1S SANYO RC-2000 CELLS $550 Ea SANYO RC-2000 CELLS MATCHED $600 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS new $400 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS MATCHED $450 Ea SANYO KR1400 AE $350 Ea SANYO NiOQO SCR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N700AACELLS $150 Ea SANYO N500 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO KR600 AE CELLS $250 Ea SANYO N800 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N350 AA CELLS $250 Ea SANYO 700 AACELLS $150 Ea 4 CELL 270AA RECEIVER PACK $1000 Ea 5 CELL 1000 AE RECEIVER PACK $1800 Ea CONNECTORS RED & BLACK $150 Pr WIRE SHRINK BARS AND BRAID ALSO AVAILABLE F ror Wheels ONG machined aerospace-grade aluminum barstock Nyton bushings friction-free running long Wear Radiused corners high-stress areas Fivespokeiiiag wheel functional good looks Exclurive RIB LOCK Tire Retention System maxirpurn balding power REsed oenter hub keep wheel collar im sized fit 5/32 axles including s Aluminum C-Clip Axles lightweight flat-spot resistant foam Radiused tread design smooth ground hnr{ting good looks acement foam tires nylon ushings readily available VISA Master Card welcome Dealer inquiries invited call write Precision Model Products 3 Hix St nia Michigan 48154 432-1093 February 1999 63

Author: J. Oldenkamp


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 62, 63

NO OCR TEXT Dawn P-30 Mass Launch 0630 hours Stan Buddenbohms extraordinary winning time three minutes 45 seconds Flying first-ever FIC event Guy Menanno Valencia CA uses unique launch father Al keeps time Guy maxed out competed late pm flyoffs flhian Fresno CA set pending record Large CO2 Champion Coupe wingltail Davis conversion Czech P-30 prop kite MylarTM covering dxh4cor d States Fre OiOflshlDs b UflC rio chaia rnenities ost Hills C d ffights arei st guam oorush fire ome FF schedules rips Aqtique Modelers California y played sponge Tr e Sea o humidity eve the way orth Fresno e quantities sun doing test flight perhaps just getting h greater LA Metroplex w bailed Lost Hills flee large group stood pi weekend summer non-aeromodeling stuff third gri transit Muncie 9/15 Champs further diluting entry Despite forecasts continuing weather resilient Free Right dieb stayed rewarded special contest conditions pesky remains scudded off East leaving Lost Hills great shape normal dust layer damped down fire hazard low chase paths air hot heavy humid negligible drift/wind Upper level stratocirrus helped lessen discomfort triple-digit temps high-SOs humidity Mornings awesomely still air palpably dense enabling easy heromagnitude maxes dozens Midday work bit daunting ennervating stingy thermals demanding great patience gallons Gatorade bottled water must have put quite smile local beverage vendors both themLost Hills fact intersection some 130 miles north LA tiny agro/truck support village appended So weekend lids liquids frantic early morning flights escape heat languid late afternoons monumental cumulonimbus thunderheads formed over distant mountain ridges wondrous panoply still out trying new stuff following day Night flying took place full moon overhead Eat socks stayat-homers Great performances norm multiple-round flyoffs PC Power FlJ Wakefield Fresnos John Oian set record Large CO2 modified Coupe dHiver components Mike Thompson closely followed Dave Anderson meet High Time 2543 seconds 425 minutes AMA B Gas cop Ocie Randall award addition remarkable 345 Dawn P-30 Mass Launch Stan Buddenbohm Mulvihill-like times superb Peanut Scale Wittman Bonzo Bob Sundberg posted 2844 win 1/2A Texacoway above usual midteens standard event Guy Mennano worked hard make PC flyoff first-timer also did 62 Model Aviation e Geraghty San Jose CA Contest Director Bob Langdon San Diego CA won three Old-Timer Rubber Glider events also tried luck Catapult events preps rare Lanzo E Large Rubber Cabin Advertising executive John Pratt Petaluma CA topped five thirteen peer entries Fl B Wakefield flyoft take first place Costa Mesa CA resident Paul Herbst holds regular OHLG Stan Buddenbohm Westminster CA holds D-box carbon-studded open-wing monster well D Gas won B Gas outright Change underway well Perennial Big Gas Nostalgia Old-Timer competitor Bruce Augustus seen running around Russian-sourced model Nordic event Old Time Towline appeared rise Scale once really big thing USFFC apparently making comeback Ditto OT Scale Texaco Scale first time informal tally showed NosGas eclipsing AMA Gas least two classes last Sunday pm just T Bone Special being dished out Chex Sloane catering digs star-studded cast AMA FAI Gas fliers went after other informal 1/2A Combat exercise FiC World Champ Randy Archer Terry Kerger Terry Thorkildsen Tom Carman Bob Norton Martyn Cowley et al entertained frequent groans applause Moving Major Given recent history caution light CUFFMAC Califoruia United Free Flight Model Airplane Clubs sponsors structures USFFC proposed its annual meeting Lost Hills Rec Center 1999 29th subsequent USFFCs moved early November Veterans Day weekend supplanting jurisdictionally weak Fall Free Flight Festival Waggish Greg Weissenberger suggested New USFFC dubbed USFFF United States Free Flight Finale season ender sorts Contest Director Allen Heinrich cited recurrent high heat conflicting dates need present Best Contest Best Site compelling reasons alter dates Members CUFFMAC-affiliated clubs will have opportunity ratify reject measure during November ballot ratified Labor Day slot could revert San Diego Orbiteers Annual other remaining Category contest thus giving full sway reformatting biggies possibly boosting attendance/revenues well Whatever whenever moot USFFC will march toward its 30th presentation year 2000 IWVAUWUkLWWEWIWEAVIE[UiEEW2@57AWWEMjjff SI 1S SANYO RC-2000 CELLS $550 Ea SANYO RC-2000 CELLS MATCHED $600 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS new $400 Ea SANYO RC-1700 CELLS MATCHED $450 Ea SANYO KR1400 AE $350 Ea SANYO NiOQO SCR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N700AACELLS $150 Ea SANYO N500 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO KR600 AE CELLS $250 Ea SANYO N800 AR CELLS $350 Ea SANYO N350 AA CELLS $250 Ea SANYO 700 AACELLS $150 Ea 4 CELL 270AA RECEIVER PACK $1000 Ea 5 CELL 1000 AE RECEIVER PACK $1800 Ea CONNECTORS RED & BLACK $150 Pr WIRE SHRINK BARS AND BRAID ALSO AVAILABLE F ror Wheels ONG machined aerospace-grade aluminum barstock Nyton bushings friction-free running long Wear Radiused corners high-stress areas Fivespokeiiiag wheel functional good looks Exclurive RIB LOCK Tire Retention System maxirpurn balding power REsed oenter hub keep wheel collar im sized fit 5/32 axles including s Aluminum C-Clip Axles lightweight flat-spot resistant foam Radiused tread design smooth ground hnr{ting good looks acement foam tires nylon ushings readily available VISA Master Card welcome Dealer inquiries invited call write Precision Model Products 3 Hix St nia Michigan 48154 432-1093 February 1999 63

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