U S door Championships IT WAS 9 am Tuesday June 17 Scattered across vast 260 360-ft concrete floor convention center nine Hand-Launched Glider contestants busily hurling sheet balsa creations still airseemed dwarfed great room its arching 72-ft ceiling second year row glider fliers leading off US Indoor Champion ships Niagara Falls NY As past years Class AAAA USIC ~The years foremost Indoor meet saw some biggest names sport going head-to-head Niagara Falls Convention center again decide USIC Champion 1986 EBob Clemens co-sponsored National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society Once again genial Tony Italiano Brookfield WI 74 Model Aviation Top Your basic large building Niagara Falls Convention Center boasts 80600 sq ft floor area topped 72-ft ceiling isthe second straightyearthe huge structure has housed U S IndoorChampionships qualifies Category II site forAMA record purposes Above Helium-filled balloons have become standard flight path manipulators Indoor fliers wag inflated surgical glove possible use retrieving errant models tables chairsall could usewere provided center helm Contest Director backed traditional crew assistant CDs Don Lindley Charlie Sotich Gordon Wis niewski Together supervised running 16 events over three days plus conducting Delta Dart building/flying session Monday afternoon bene fit some 200 Niagara Falls school children traditional Peanut Scale Grand Prix sponsored MIAMA club Miami FL again run conjunction Scale events always conducted Dr John Martin Sadly 63 contestants answered call entries down 11 1985 meet 1985 some fliers puzzled virtual absence con testants East Coast Indoor hot spots kickoff competition quickly evolved another shootout between two best IHLG arms country Bernie Boehm Indianapolis Rudy Kluiber Cleveland Torontos Ron Higgs filling role potential spoiler Boehm set early pace first official throw posting 624 third effort study varied concentration L-R Dick Doig Bill Hulbert Gerry Mallet Dan Belieff John Grigg Dick casts anxious gaze timer Gerrys stopwatch rival Dan watches microfilm Stick model its final seconds flight Bill offers running commentary AMA President John Grigg glances flight passing overhead Doigs relief lieffs flight 3329 landed scant three seconds short own second-place effort Left Adjustable-pitch propellers featherweight Indoor models require frequent calibration adjustment Ron Gasner checks using special fixture assure correct pitch both blades Drafting triangle fits slots check blade angle Right Indoor legend Merrick Pete Andrews chats Ed Stoll Detroit another Indoor veteran Petes Novice Pennyplane took 4th place 1053 flight October 1986 75 slight grimace crosses Dick Obarskis face lets few turns run off Easy B motor prior official flight time 1307 Del Ogren Chicago can always counted snow up tne Indoor Champs placed him 5th Obarski made trip some unusual designs scrutinizes Novice Pennyplanesthrust bearing Niagara Falls home Florida fine-tuning some last-minute adjustments Note wing tip plates Y struts Left Jack McGillivrays Peanut Scale Spitfire Mk F XIV sports sprayed-on Floquil sand spinach paint job authentic-looking opaque finish tips scales mere 6 grams Best flight date 155 Placed 8th overall MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix Right Dr John Martin appropriately entered 1 gil Voisin hydroplane Unorthodox class Peanut Grand Prix appropriately rewarded him first-place finish Wire skids mounted bottom floats allowed ROG flights earn 10-second bonus Left This Supermarine Sparrow placed 5th AMA Rubber Scale competition Bob Clemens Small scale-size stab made flight trimming difficult Dave Diels plan basis model scale info coming Aeromodeller 3-view drawing Right Allsheet Unlimited Rubber Speed model built byCanadian Ron Higgs won first place 145mph flight Uses four strands of1/4-in rubber 612 increased lead Kluiber Higgs struggled flights minute less fifth sixth flights Kluiber found range rang up superlative flights 658 656 take lead Despite two later throws 640 646 Boel2Im resign himself second-place total 1286 behind Klui bers 1314 new Category III record Higgs third 1136 lone Junior entry Don Slusarczyk 634 High noon saw microfilm ships 16 AMA Stick 13 FAL Stick con testants take over vast convention hall spaces Some hobbys heavy hitters hand battle including Pete Andrews Walt VanGorder Bill Hulbert Ron Ganser Larry Cailliau Dick Doig Dan Belieff Larry Loucka Ron Higgs ingredients close hard-fought battle kettle Defending USIC Fl D champ Ron Higgs wasted no time taking lead posting fine 3237 first flight followed Dick Doigs 2903 AMA Stick Doig came strong first official 3332 Dan Belieff putting up good 3217 Doigs lead faded mid-afternoon Higgs flying Fl D ship AMA Stick uncorked dandy 3356 topped Belieff put big 31 5-sq-in model right up against girders effort overtake leaders fell just short 3 329 finish third FAI flying closed day 5 pm concluded Wednesday Higgs flown again Doigs second third flights 2903 2514 gave him 76 Model Aviation Pay attention Don says CD Tony Italiano R assistant CD Don Lindley L another ACD Gordon Wisniewski tries read Tonys handwriting Along Charlie Sotich pictured officials kept things running smoothly throughout three-day event first-day lead followed Cailliaus 2536 2632 final three hours day saw Bostonian Autogyro Ornithopter Speed fliers fighting out up down length huge floor Both Peanut Scale models Unlimited designs competed Speed type required ROG complete two laps 20-ft-long course marked strings supported helium balloons Microfilm ace Ron Higgs showed can fly well fast lane too all-sheet Unlimited darted around course 145 mph take first place Defending champ Chuck Markos settle second 101 mph John Voorhees third 98 Doc Martins Cessna AW Peanut negotiate course turning leisurely 71 mph Frank Kieser Jacksonvile Beach FL again clearly demonstrated mastery Ornithopter graceful biplane canard design smoothly stroked just under girders en route first place new Category III record 816 Juergen Kor tenbach second 621 35 seconds longer Kiesers winning flight 1985 USIC Les Garber took third six-model field 528 flight Larry Loucka needed flight 1018 repeat 1985 performance Autogyro champion again flying wingswith-rotor design Junior Don Slusarczyk finished second 110 Bostonian turnout 10 models four no-shows Posting total score 46728 included splendid 329 flight 7-gram Bostonian record Torontos Jack McGillivray pushed four-year-old Yeti design first place edging out fellow Canadian Ken Groves Curtiss Robin lookalike scored 4464 Flying new Don Typond Y-tail design Bob Clemens took third 3792 Wednesday began long six-hour segment devoted Novice Pennyplane Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin En tries popular events numbered 35 23 19 respectively Ken Groves Toronto took five allowed officials Novice Pennyplane put Continued page 165 October1986 77 Larry Loucka launches Intermediate Stick official Chuck Markos records videotapeand timer Dick Miller starts watch 1924 flight took second place Left Back March Easy B set new AMA Category IV record 2123 Santa Ana blimp hangar California Its builder Gerald Noun showed up atthe USIC let everyone know could also fly under low ceilings Touching girders once 039-oz model did 1636 take first place Right Dr John Martin takes time out judging Juergen Kortenbachs Langley Aerodrome Peanut chat kibitzer As always Doc Martin ran Peanut Grand Prix event Indoor veterans will recall event used run 24 hours Manhattan Cabin 19 entries amongthem Dave Erbach R hooking upthe aft section model father Walter holds Fuselage uses Warren truss diagonal uprights See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 PBY/CaldwelI Continued page 73 power Learning set differential ear hard might seem Starting low gradually increase power both motors until model climbs gently PBY simply turns tighter left right motor runs too fast vice-versa red face results motor starts backward model quite majestic flight glide nice Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 77 open title ice 1146 withstood repeated assaults determined came Chicago Aeronuts Chuck Markos 1112 third flight good second Don Steeb Rochester NY took third 1112 personal best well no Seniors flew NPP Junior Don Slusarczyk took first 713 followed Richard Smith 517 Slu sarczyk also won Pennyplane posting 605 Smith again runner-up 541 Bob Skrjanc took Senior 755 flight Veteran Pennyplaner Gordon Wisniew ski easily took Open 1301 besting second-place-finisher Walt VanGorder turned 1137 newcomer Dick Miller 1117 earned him third Less minute separated first place third Manhattan Cabin Chuck Markos clocked 845 win Walt VanGorder hard heels mere turn winder crank away 837 Third went Ron Ganser model did 756 FAI Stick resumed 2 pm along excruciating model airplane events Indoor Cabin Larry Loucka man inflict undue pain stress himself cranked up lone official flight 2011 didnt have again very good flight stood test Ron Gan sers Flying Disc stayed up second 1742 flight Dan Belieffs best 1501 good enough third fourplane field FAI hotbed Dick Doig posted single highest F 1 D time meet excellent 3347 Unfortunately Ron Higgs floated 3241 giving him winning two-flight total 6518 116 ahead Doigs 6402 Merrick Pete Andrews third total 524 1 second days flying came end 7 pm fliers families friends adjourned nearby Ramada Inn traditional USIC banquet Following buffet dinner master ceremonies Tony Italiano again thanked Jack Brown Grand Island NY continuing efforts securing use convention center well arranging contestant hotel discounts AMA President John Grigg introduced Doc Martin pre sented MIAMA trophies 1986 Peanut Grand Prix Speaker eve ning again Jack Beilman Calspan Aeronautical Laboratories showed interesting audio-visual presentation about labs research development ac tivities As always final day frantic Easy B Intermediate Stick ruled air 8 am until 2pm 41 entries Easy B highest single event entry 21 Stick always fair number models airborne time Pete Andrews Easy B put good 1422 clocking its fourth official another Walt Van Gorders did 1405 its fifth final flight Both flights topped last years win ning flight VanGorder 1352 chasingin vainthe current Category LV record holder 2201 Akron Airdock back May 18 demonstrated model could very well under lower ceiling well touch beams Gerry Nolin Fairborn OH flew 18-in ship outstanding winning time 1636 hallmark Nolins airplane its use backwards 6% airfoil section stabilizer Its center gravity located 7s behind trailing edge wing Bob Skrjanc won first three-flier field Junior/Senior Easy B put up 1201 flight Don Slusarczyk did 1024 second Richard Smith third 914 Intermediate Stick has existed official AMA event since January 1 year 18-plane Open field Niagara Falls mixed bag plasticfilm-covered designs well condenser paper holdovers now-defunct Paper Stick event Dan Belieff flew latter racking up 193 1 flight second official day good enough first place Only seven seconds behind him came Larry Loucka also flying c-paper-covered model 1924 Jack McGillivrays new film-covered model drifted 1856 take third same three young men fought out Junior/Senior class Skrjanc Smith Slusarszyk finished order times 809 745 05 Peanut AMA Scale flying took over stage 2 pm did contestants flying MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix close battle AMA Scale Jack McGillivray flying venerable Peanut-size SE5a put best two-flight average 127 together static score 84 total 171 points take first place Canadian comrade Ken Groves fly ing equally venerable Dream Fike finished second 1705 Another Fike Les Garber finished third 161 points very lightly-built model two max flights 90 sec 22-plane Peanut Scale field October 1986 165 Name Street Address City StateZip wide variety entries distinguished having two Lacey M-lOs two Fikes Ambrosini rare Italian WW II fighter Langley Aero drome Santos-Dumont l4bis Wright Flyer Voisin canard hydroplane Bleriot VII Bede RD IV Nieuport 11 Yolksplane VP-i name few 51 official Peanut flights over Jack McGillivray SE5a won again posting fine two-flight average 948 seconds Jim Miller Cincinnati OH flew Santos-Dumont 1 4bis biplane canard second place best single flight 131 excellent time such hardto-trim model Don Steeb flying 1985 AMA Nats outdoor-winning Fike third Meanwhile Peanut Grand Prix carried around AMA Scale events Out 25 models entered 20 actually made official flights again all-too-familiar SE5a Jack McGillivray stole showand first prizes both overall biplane categories Grand Prix Don Steebs Fike finished second overall won Fike/Lacey class Dons little Pistachioclass Lacey won diminutive 8-in-span event also placed fifth overall its best single flight 120 Wright Flyer won Multi-engine class Kim berly Skyrider won Ultralight category Doc Martins Voisin hydroplane easily took first Unorthodox class Bob Clemens took Monoplane event Found Centennial final Scale ship touched down about 7 pm 1986 version US Indoor Championships came end As postscript CD Tony Italiano some comments very disappointed decrease attendance expected 100 contestants based comments 1985 meet early advance notice plus hundreds mailings sent out Theres no doubt missed eastern fliers mid-week scheduling has perhaps factor Maybe Indoor ac tivity has passed its peak maybe its just plain apathy knows seems united looking higher-ceiling site also considering having contest run over weekend Im open ideas sug gestions about Indoor buffs would real tragedy let good thing like USIC slip away What say Dan Domina Ray Harlan Ed Whitten guys fly Columbia University Lakehurst Glassboro MIT Glas tonbury anyone out interested mage/Kruse Continued page 78 Time again spectator applause greeted particularly outstanding flights sheer pleasure witness smiles faces kids planes circled high above noon over participant stepped forward applause spectators prizes congratulations awarded young person left feeling accomplishment carrying pleasant memories associa tion world model airplanes message very simple modelers have obligation make public aware very personal benefits hobby Hugoton Sky Knights aware obligation practice best fashion possible through community involvement several levelsyouth parents educational system participate directly con figuration everybody comes up winner modeling general assumes positive image throughout community spin-offs Sky Knights club has its own flying field conveniently located outskirts city looked upon viable civic organization asked participate community involvement projects Club members recognized contribut ing quality life community ancillary group nuisance necessity secret course reaching out touching lives people positive way Model aviation probably has potential other hobby doing just up us individually 168 Model Aviation AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY 5MIIi1HI ZNDUD3ZZ8 7O I Rod ero CA 934 1717 RC SOARING DIGEST monniy publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $1 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/10
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 76, 77, 165, 166
U S door Championships IT WAS 9 am Tuesday June 17 Scattered across vast 260 360-ft concrete floor convention center nine Hand-Launched Glider contestants busily hurling sheet balsa creations still airseemed dwarfed great room its arching 72-ft ceiling second year row glider fliers leading off US Indoor Champion ships Niagara Falls NY As past years Class AAAA USIC ~The years foremost Indoor meet saw some biggest names sport going head-to-head Niagara Falls Convention center again decide USIC Champion 1986 EBob Clemens co-sponsored National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society Once again genial Tony Italiano Brookfield WI 74 Model Aviation Top Your basic large building Niagara Falls Convention Center boasts 80600 sq ft floor area topped 72-ft ceiling isthe second straightyearthe huge structure has housed U S IndoorChampionships qualifies Category II site forAMA record purposes Above Helium-filled balloons have become standard flight path manipulators Indoor fliers wag inflated surgical glove possible use retrieving errant models tables chairsall could usewere provided center helm Contest Director backed traditional crew assistant CDs Don Lindley Charlie Sotich Gordon Wis niewski Together supervised running 16 events over three days plus conducting Delta Dart building/flying session Monday afternoon bene fit some 200 Niagara Falls school children traditional Peanut Scale Grand Prix sponsored MIAMA club Miami FL again run conjunction Scale events always conducted Dr John Martin Sadly 63 contestants answered call entries down 11 1985 meet 1985 some fliers puzzled virtual absence con testants East Coast Indoor hot spots kickoff competition quickly evolved another shootout between two best IHLG arms country Bernie Boehm Indianapolis Rudy Kluiber Cleveland Torontos Ron Higgs filling role potential spoiler Boehm set early pace first official throw posting 624 third effort study varied concentration L-R Dick Doig Bill Hulbert Gerry Mallet Dan Belieff John Grigg Dick casts anxious gaze timer Gerrys stopwatch rival Dan watches microfilm Stick model its final seconds flight Bill offers running commentary AMA President John Grigg glances flight passing overhead Doigs relief lieffs flight 3329 landed scant three seconds short own second-place effort Left Adjustable-pitch propellers featherweight Indoor models require frequent calibration adjustment Ron Gasner checks using special fixture assure correct pitch both blades Drafting triangle fits slots check blade angle Right Indoor legend Merrick Pete Andrews chats Ed Stoll Detroit another Indoor veteran Petes Novice Pennyplane took 4th place 1053 flight October 1986 75 slight grimace crosses Dick Obarskis face lets few turns run off Easy B motor prior official flight time 1307 Del Ogren Chicago can always counted snow up tne Indoor Champs placed him 5th Obarski made trip some unusual designs scrutinizes Novice Pennyplanesthrust bearing Niagara Falls home Florida fine-tuning some last-minute adjustments Note wing tip plates Y struts Left Jack McGillivrays Peanut Scale Spitfire Mk F XIV sports sprayed-on Floquil sand spinach paint job authentic-looking opaque finish tips scales mere 6 grams Best flight date 155 Placed 8th overall MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix Right Dr John Martin appropriately entered 1 gil Voisin hydroplane Unorthodox class Peanut Grand Prix appropriately rewarded him first-place finish Wire skids mounted bottom floats allowed ROG flights earn 10-second bonus Left This Supermarine Sparrow placed 5th AMA Rubber Scale competition Bob Clemens Small scale-size stab made flight trimming difficult Dave Diels plan basis model scale info coming Aeromodeller 3-view drawing Right Allsheet Unlimited Rubber Speed model built byCanadian Ron Higgs won first place 145mph flight Uses four strands of1/4-in rubber 612 increased lead Kluiber Higgs struggled flights minute less fifth sixth flights Kluiber found range rang up superlative flights 658 656 take lead Despite two later throws 640 646 Boel2Im resign himself second-place total 1286 behind Klui bers 1314 new Category III record Higgs third 1136 lone Junior entry Don Slusarczyk 634 High noon saw microfilm ships 16 AMA Stick 13 FAL Stick con testants take over vast convention hall spaces Some hobbys heavy hitters hand battle including Pete Andrews Walt VanGorder Bill Hulbert Ron Ganser Larry Cailliau Dick Doig Dan Belieff Larry Loucka Ron Higgs ingredients close hard-fought battle kettle Defending USIC Fl D champ Ron Higgs wasted no time taking lead posting fine 3237 first flight followed Dick Doigs 2903 AMA Stick Doig came strong first official 3332 Dan Belieff putting up good 3217 Doigs lead faded mid-afternoon Higgs flying Fl D ship AMA Stick uncorked dandy 3356 topped Belieff put big 31 5-sq-in model right up against girders effort overtake leaders fell just short 3 329 finish third FAI flying closed day 5 pm concluded Wednesday Higgs flown again Doigs second third flights 2903 2514 gave him 76 Model Aviation Pay attention Don says CD Tony Italiano R assistant CD Don Lindley L another ACD Gordon Wisniewski tries read Tonys handwriting Along Charlie Sotich pictured officials kept things running smoothly throughout three-day event first-day lead followed Cailliaus 2536 2632 final three hours day saw Bostonian Autogyro Ornithopter Speed fliers fighting out up down length huge floor Both Peanut Scale models Unlimited designs competed Speed type required ROG complete two laps 20-ft-long course marked strings supported helium balloons Microfilm ace Ron Higgs showed can fly well fast lane too all-sheet Unlimited darted around course 145 mph take first place Defending champ Chuck Markos settle second 101 mph John Voorhees third 98 Doc Martins Cessna AW Peanut negotiate course turning leisurely 71 mph Frank Kieser Jacksonvile Beach FL again clearly demonstrated mastery Ornithopter graceful biplane canard design smoothly stroked just under girders en route first place new Category III record 816 Juergen Kor tenbach second 621 35 seconds longer Kiesers winning flight 1985 USIC Les Garber took third six-model field 528 flight Larry Loucka needed flight 1018 repeat 1985 performance Autogyro champion again flying wingswith-rotor design Junior Don Slusarczyk finished second 110 Bostonian turnout 10 models four no-shows Posting total score 46728 included splendid 329 flight 7-gram Bostonian record Torontos Jack McGillivray pushed four-year-old Yeti design first place edging out fellow Canadian Ken Groves Curtiss Robin lookalike scored 4464 Flying new Don Typond Y-tail design Bob Clemens took third 3792 Wednesday began long six-hour segment devoted Novice Pennyplane Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin En tries popular events numbered 35 23 19 respectively Ken Groves Toronto took five allowed officials Novice Pennyplane put Continued page 165 October1986 77 Larry Loucka launches Intermediate Stick official Chuck Markos records videotapeand timer Dick Miller starts watch 1924 flight took second place Left Back March Easy B set new AMA Category IV record 2123 Santa Ana blimp hangar California Its builder Gerald Noun showed up atthe USIC let everyone know could also fly under low ceilings Touching girders once 039-oz model did 1636 take first place Right Dr John Martin takes time out judging Juergen Kortenbachs Langley Aerodrome Peanut chat kibitzer As always Doc Martin ran Peanut Grand Prix event Indoor veterans will recall event used run 24 hours Manhattan Cabin 19 entries amongthem Dave Erbach R hooking upthe aft section model father Walter holds Fuselage uses Warren truss diagonal uprights See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 PBY/CaldwelI Continued page 73 power Learning set differential ear hard might seem Starting low gradually increase power both motors until model climbs gently PBY simply turns tighter left right motor runs too fast vice-versa red face results motor starts backward model quite majestic flight glide nice Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 77 open title ice 1146 withstood repeated assaults determined came Chicago Aeronuts Chuck Markos 1112 third flight good second Don Steeb Rochester NY took third 1112 personal best well no Seniors flew NPP Junior Don Slusarczyk took first 713 followed Richard Smith 517 Slu sarczyk also won Pennyplane posting 605 Smith again runner-up 541 Bob Skrjanc took Senior 755 flight Veteran Pennyplaner Gordon Wisniew ski easily took Open 1301 besting second-place-finisher Walt VanGorder turned 1137 newcomer Dick Miller 1117 earned him third Less minute separated first place third Manhattan Cabin Chuck Markos clocked 845 win Walt VanGorder hard heels mere turn winder crank away 837 Third went Ron Ganser model did 756 FAI Stick resumed 2 pm along excruciating model airplane events Indoor Cabin Larry Loucka man inflict undue pain stress himself cranked up lone official flight 2011 didnt have again very good flight stood test Ron Gan sers Flying Disc stayed up second 1742 flight Dan Belieffs best 1501 good enough third fourplane field FAI hotbed Dick Doig posted single highest F 1 D time meet excellent 3347 Unfortunately Ron Higgs floated 3241 giving him winning two-flight total 6518 116 ahead Doigs 6402 Merrick Pete Andrews third total 524 1 second days flying came end 7 pm fliers families friends adjourned nearby Ramada Inn traditional USIC banquet Following buffet dinner master ceremonies Tony Italiano again thanked Jack Brown Grand Island NY continuing efforts securing use convention center well arranging contestant hotel discounts AMA President John Grigg introduced Doc Martin pre sented MIAMA trophies 1986 Peanut Grand Prix Speaker eve ning again Jack Beilman Calspan Aeronautical Laboratories showed interesting audio-visual presentation about labs research development ac tivities As always final day frantic Easy B Intermediate Stick ruled air 8 am until 2pm 41 entries Easy B highest single event entry 21 Stick always fair number models airborne time Pete Andrews Easy B put good 1422 clocking its fourth official another Walt Van Gorders did 1405 its fifth final flight Both flights topped last years win ning flight VanGorder 1352 chasingin vainthe current Category LV record holder 2201 Akron Airdock back May 18 demonstrated model could very well under lower ceiling well touch beams Gerry Nolin Fairborn OH flew 18-in ship outstanding winning time 1636 hallmark Nolins airplane its use backwards 6% airfoil section stabilizer Its center gravity located 7s behind trailing edge wing Bob Skrjanc won first three-flier field Junior/Senior Easy B put up 1201 flight Don Slusarczyk did 1024 second Richard Smith third 914 Intermediate Stick has existed official AMA event since January 1 year 18-plane Open field Niagara Falls mixed bag plasticfilm-covered designs well condenser paper holdovers now-defunct Paper Stick event Dan Belieff flew latter racking up 193 1 flight second official day good enough first place Only seven seconds behind him came Larry Loucka also flying c-paper-covered model 1924 Jack McGillivrays new film-covered model drifted 1856 take third same three young men fought out Junior/Senior class Skrjanc Smith Slusarszyk finished order times 809 745 05 Peanut AMA Scale flying took over stage 2 pm did contestants flying MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix close battle AMA Scale Jack McGillivray flying venerable Peanut-size SE5a put best two-flight average 127 together static score 84 total 171 points take first place Canadian comrade Ken Groves fly ing equally venerable Dream Fike finished second 1705 Another Fike Les Garber finished third 161 points very lightly-built model two max flights 90 sec 22-plane Peanut Scale field October 1986 165 Name Street Address City StateZip wide variety entries distinguished having two Lacey M-lOs two Fikes Ambrosini rare Italian WW II fighter Langley Aero drome Santos-Dumont l4bis Wright Flyer Voisin canard hydroplane Bleriot VII Bede RD IV Nieuport 11 Yolksplane VP-i name few 51 official Peanut flights over Jack McGillivray SE5a won again posting fine two-flight average 948 seconds Jim Miller Cincinnati OH flew Santos-Dumont 1 4bis biplane canard second place best single flight 131 excellent time such hardto-trim model Don Steeb flying 1985 AMA Nats outdoor-winning Fike third Meanwhile Peanut Grand Prix carried around AMA Scale events Out 25 models entered 20 actually made official flights again all-too-familiar SE5a Jack McGillivray stole showand first prizes both overall biplane categories Grand Prix Don Steebs Fike finished second overall won Fike/Lacey class Dons little Pistachioclass Lacey won diminutive 8-in-span event also placed fifth overall its best single flight 120 Wright Flyer won Multi-engine class Kim berly Skyrider won Ultralight category Doc Martins Voisin hydroplane easily took first Unorthodox class Bob Clemens took Monoplane event Found Centennial final Scale ship touched down about 7 pm 1986 version US Indoor Championships came end As postscript CD Tony Italiano some comments very disappointed decrease attendance expected 100 contestants based comments 1985 meet early advance notice plus hundreds mailings sent out Theres no doubt missed eastern fliers mid-week scheduling has perhaps factor Maybe Indoor ac tivity has passed its peak maybe its just plain apathy knows seems united looking higher-ceiling site also considering having contest run over weekend Im open ideas sug gestions about Indoor buffs would real tragedy let good thing like USIC slip away What say Dan Domina Ray Harlan Ed Whitten guys fly Columbia University Lakehurst Glassboro MIT Glas tonbury anyone out interested mage/Kruse Continued page 78 Time again spectator applause greeted particularly outstanding flights sheer pleasure witness smiles faces kids planes circled high above noon over participant stepped forward applause spectators prizes congratulations awarded young person left feeling accomplishment carrying pleasant memories associa tion world model airplanes message very simple modelers have obligation make public aware very personal benefits hobby Hugoton Sky Knights aware obligation practice best fashion possible through community involvement several levelsyouth parents educational system participate directly con figuration everybody comes up winner modeling general assumes positive image throughout community spin-offs Sky Knights club has its own flying field conveniently located outskirts city looked upon viable civic organization asked participate community involvement projects Club members recognized contribut ing quality life community ancillary group nuisance necessity secret course reaching out touching lives people positive way Model aviation probably has potential other hobby doing just up us individually 168 Model Aviation AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY 5MIIi1HI ZNDUD3ZZ8 7O I Rod ero CA 934 1717 RC SOARING DIGEST monniy publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $1 6lyearin USA US $20/yr canada& Mexico US $24/yr elsewhere via airmail RCSD PO Box 269 Peterborough NH 03458
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/10
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 76, 77, 165, 166
U S door Championships IT WAS 9 am Tuesday June 17 Scattered across vast 260 360-ft concrete floor convention center nine Hand-Launched Glider contestants busily hurling sheet balsa creations still airseemed dwarfed great room its arching 72-ft ceiling second year row glider fliers leading off US Indoor Champion ships Niagara Falls NY As past years Class AAAA USIC ~The years foremost Indoor meet saw some biggest names sport going head-to-head Niagara Falls Convention center again decide USIC Champion 1986 EBob Clemens co-sponsored National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society Once again genial Tony Italiano Brookfield WI 74 Model Aviation Top Your basic large building Niagara Falls Convention Center boasts 80600 sq ft floor area topped 72-ft ceiling isthe second straightyearthe huge structure has housed U S IndoorChampionships qualifies Category II site forAMA record purposes Above Helium-filled balloons have become standard flight path manipulators Indoor fliers wag inflated surgical glove possible use retrieving errant models tables chairsall could usewere provided center helm Contest Director backed traditional crew assistant CDs Don Lindley Charlie Sotich Gordon Wis niewski Together supervised running 16 events over three days plus conducting Delta Dart building/flying session Monday afternoon bene fit some 200 Niagara Falls school children traditional Peanut Scale Grand Prix sponsored MIAMA club Miami FL again run conjunction Scale events always conducted Dr John Martin Sadly 63 contestants answered call entries down 11 1985 meet 1985 some fliers puzzled virtual absence con testants East Coast Indoor hot spots kickoff competition quickly evolved another shootout between two best IHLG arms country Bernie Boehm Indianapolis Rudy Kluiber Cleveland Torontos Ron Higgs filling role potential spoiler Boehm set early pace first official throw posting 624 third effort study varied concentration L-R Dick Doig Bill Hulbert Gerry Mallet Dan Belieff John Grigg Dick casts anxious gaze timer Gerrys stopwatch rival Dan watches microfilm Stick model its final seconds flight Bill offers running commentary AMA President John Grigg glances flight passing overhead Doigs relief lieffs flight 3329 landed scant three seconds short own second-place effort Left Adjustable-pitch propellers featherweight Indoor models require frequent calibration adjustment Ron Gasner checks using special fixture assure correct pitch both blades Drafting triangle fits slots check blade angle Right Indoor legend Merrick Pete Andrews chats Ed Stoll Detroit another Indoor veteran Petes Novice Pennyplane took 4th place 1053 flight October 1986 75 slight grimace crosses Dick Obarskis face lets few turns run off Easy B motor prior official flight time 1307 Del Ogren Chicago can always counted snow up tne Indoor Champs placed him 5th Obarski made trip some unusual designs scrutinizes Novice Pennyplanesthrust bearing Niagara Falls home Florida fine-tuning some last-minute adjustments Note wing tip plates Y struts Left Jack McGillivrays Peanut Scale Spitfire Mk F XIV sports sprayed-on Floquil sand spinach paint job authentic-looking opaque finish tips scales mere 6 grams Best flight date 155 Placed 8th overall MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix Right Dr John Martin appropriately entered 1 gil Voisin hydroplane Unorthodox class Peanut Grand Prix appropriately rewarded him first-place finish Wire skids mounted bottom floats allowed ROG flights earn 10-second bonus Left This Supermarine Sparrow placed 5th AMA Rubber Scale competition Bob Clemens Small scale-size stab made flight trimming difficult Dave Diels plan basis model scale info coming Aeromodeller 3-view drawing Right Allsheet Unlimited Rubber Speed model built byCanadian Ron Higgs won first place 145mph flight Uses four strands of1/4-in rubber 612 increased lead Kluiber Higgs struggled flights minute less fifth sixth flights Kluiber found range rang up superlative flights 658 656 take lead Despite two later throws 640 646 Boel2Im resign himself second-place total 1286 behind Klui bers 1314 new Category III record Higgs third 1136 lone Junior entry Don Slusarczyk 634 High noon saw microfilm ships 16 AMA Stick 13 FAL Stick con testants take over vast convention hall spaces Some hobbys heavy hitters hand battle including Pete Andrews Walt VanGorder Bill Hulbert Ron Ganser Larry Cailliau Dick Doig Dan Belieff Larry Loucka Ron Higgs ingredients close hard-fought battle kettle Defending USIC Fl D champ Ron Higgs wasted no time taking lead posting fine 3237 first flight followed Dick Doigs 2903 AMA Stick Doig came strong first official 3332 Dan Belieff putting up good 3217 Doigs lead faded mid-afternoon Higgs flying Fl D ship AMA Stick uncorked dandy 3356 topped Belieff put big 31 5-sq-in model right up against girders effort overtake leaders fell just short 3 329 finish third FAI flying closed day 5 pm concluded Wednesday Higgs flown again Doigs second third flights 2903 2514 gave him 76 Model Aviation Pay attention Don says CD Tony Italiano R assistant CD Don Lindley L another ACD Gordon Wisniewski tries read Tonys handwriting Along Charlie Sotich pictured officials kept things running smoothly throughout three-day event first-day lead followed Cailliaus 2536 2632 final three hours day saw Bostonian Autogyro Ornithopter Speed fliers fighting out up down length huge floor Both Peanut Scale models Unlimited designs competed Speed type required ROG complete two laps 20-ft-long course marked strings supported helium balloons Microfilm ace Ron Higgs showed can fly well fast lane too all-sheet Unlimited darted around course 145 mph take first place Defending champ Chuck Markos settle second 101 mph John Voorhees third 98 Doc Martins Cessna AW Peanut negotiate course turning leisurely 71 mph Frank Kieser Jacksonvile Beach FL again clearly demonstrated mastery Ornithopter graceful biplane canard design smoothly stroked just under girders en route first place new Category III record 816 Juergen Kor tenbach second 621 35 seconds longer Kiesers winning flight 1985 USIC Les Garber took third six-model field 528 flight Larry Loucka needed flight 1018 repeat 1985 performance Autogyro champion again flying wingswith-rotor design Junior Don Slusarczyk finished second 110 Bostonian turnout 10 models four no-shows Posting total score 46728 included splendid 329 flight 7-gram Bostonian record Torontos Jack McGillivray pushed four-year-old Yeti design first place edging out fellow Canadian Ken Groves Curtiss Robin lookalike scored 4464 Flying new Don Typond Y-tail design Bob Clemens took third 3792 Wednesday began long six-hour segment devoted Novice Pennyplane Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin En tries popular events numbered 35 23 19 respectively Ken Groves Toronto took five allowed officials Novice Pennyplane put Continued page 165 October1986 77 Larry Loucka launches Intermediate Stick official Chuck Markos records videotapeand timer Dick Miller starts watch 1924 flight took second place Left Back March Easy B set new AMA Category IV record 2123 Santa Ana blimp hangar California Its builder Gerald Noun showed up atthe USIC let everyone know could also fly under low ceilings Touching girders once 039-oz model did 1636 take first place Right Dr John Martin takes time out judging Juergen Kortenbachs Langley Aerodrome Peanut chat kibitzer As always Doc Martin ran Peanut Grand Prix event Indoor veterans will recall event used run 24 hours Manhattan Cabin 19 entries amongthem Dave Erbach R hooking upthe aft section model father Walter holds Fuselage uses Warren truss diagonal uprights See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 PBY/CaldwelI Continued page 73 power Learning set differential ear hard might seem Starting low gradually increase power both motors until model climbs gently PBY simply turns tighter left right motor runs too fast vice-versa red face results motor starts backward model quite majestic flight glide nice Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 77 open title ice 1146 withstood repeated assaults determined came Chicago Aeronuts Chuck Markos 1112 third flight good second Don Steeb Rochester NY took third 1112 personal best well no Seniors flew NPP Junior Don Slusarczyk took first 713 followed Richard Smith 517 Slu sarczyk also won Pennyplane posting 605 Smith again runner-up 541 Bob Skrjanc took Senior 755 flight Veteran Pennyplaner Gordon Wisniew ski easily took Open 1301 besting second-place-finisher Walt VanGorder turned 1137 newcomer Dick Miller 1117 earned him third Less minute separated first place third Manhattan Cabin Chuck Markos clocked 845 win Walt VanGorder hard heels mere turn winder crank away 837 Third went Ron Ganser model did 756 FAI Stick resumed 2 pm along excruciating model airplane events Indoor Cabin Larry Loucka man inflict undue pain stress himself cranked up lone official flight 2011 didnt have again very good flight stood test Ron Gan sers Flying Disc stayed up second 1742 flight Dan Belieffs best 1501 good enough third fourplane field FAI hotbed Dick Doig posted single highest F 1 D time meet excellent 3347 Unfortunately Ron Higgs floated 3241 giving him winning two-flight total 6518 116 ahead Doigs 6402 Merrick Pete Andrews third total 524 1 second days flying came end 7 pm fliers families friends adjourned nearby Ramada Inn traditional USIC banquet Following buffet dinner master ceremonies Tony Italiano again thanked Jack Brown Grand Island NY continuing efforts securing use convention center well arranging contestant hotel discounts AMA President John Grigg introduced Doc Martin pre sented MIAMA trophies 1986 Peanut Grand Prix Speaker eve ning again Jack Beilman Calspan Aeronautical Laboratories showed interesting audio-visual presentation about labs research development ac tivities As always final day frantic Easy B Intermediate Stick ruled air 8 am until 2pm 41 entries Easy B highest single event entry 21 Stick always fair number models airborne time Pete Andrews Easy B put good 1422 clocking its fourth official another Walt Van Gorders did 1405 its fifth final flight Both flights topped last years win ning flight VanGorder 1352 chasingin vainthe current Category LV record holder 2201 Akron Airdock back May 18 demonstrated model could very well under lower ceiling well touch beams Gerry Nolin Fairborn OH flew 18-in ship outstanding winning time 1636 hallmark Nolins airplane its use backwards 6% airfoil section stabilizer Its center gravity located 7s behind trailing edge wing Bob Skrjanc won first three-flier field Junior/Senior Easy B put up 1201 flight Don Slusarczyk did 1024 second Richard Smith third 914 Intermediate Stick has existed official AMA event since January 1 year 18-plane Open field Niagara Falls mixed bag plasticfilm-covered designs well condenser paper holdovers now-defunct Paper Stick event Dan Belieff flew latter racking up 193 1 flight second official day good enough first place Only seven seconds behind him came Larry Loucka also flying c-paper-covered model 1924 Jack McGillivrays new film-covered model drifted 1856 take third same three young men fought out Junior/Senior class Skrjanc Smith Slusarszyk finished order times 809 745 05 Peanut AMA Scale flying took over stage 2 pm did contestants flying MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix close battle AMA Scale Jack McGillivray flying venerable Peanut-size SE5a put best two-flight average 127 together static score 84 total 171 points take first place Canadian comrade Ken Groves fly ing equally venerable Dream Fike finished second 1705 Another Fike Les Garber finished third 161 points very lightly-built model two max flights 90 sec 22-plane Peanut Scale field October 1986 165 Name Street Address City StateZip wide variety entries distinguished having two Lacey M-lOs two Fikes Ambrosini rare Italian WW II fighter Langley Aero drome Santos-Dumont l4bis Wright Flyer Voisin canard hydroplane Bleriot VII Bede RD IV Nieuport 11 Yolksplane VP-i name few 51 official Peanut flights over Jack McGillivray SE5a won again posting fine two-flight average 948 seconds Jim Miller Cincinnati OH flew Santos-Dumont 1 4bis biplane canard second place best single flight 131 excellent time such hardto-trim model Don Steeb flying 1985 AMA Nats outdoor-winning Fike third Meanwhile Peanut Grand Prix carried around AMA Scale events Out 25 models entered 20 actually made official flights again all-too-familiar SE5a Jack McGillivray stole showand first prizes both overall biplane categories Grand Prix Don Steebs Fike finished second overall won Fike/Lacey class Dons little Pistachioclass Lacey won diminutive 8-in-span event also placed fifth overall its best single flight 120 Wright Flyer won Multi-engine class Kim berly Skyrider won Ultralight category Doc Martins Voisin hydroplane easily took first Unorthodox class Bob Clemens took Monoplane event Found Centennial final Scale ship touched down about 7 pm 1986 version US Indoor Championships came end As postscript CD Tony Italiano some comments very disappointed decrease attendance expected 100 contestants based comments 1985 meet early advance notice plus hundreds mailings sent out Theres no doubt missed eastern fliers mid-week scheduling has perhaps factor Maybe Indoor ac tivity has passed its peak maybe its just plain apathy knows seems united looking higher-ceiling site also considering having contest run over weekend Im open ideas sug gestions about Indoor buffs would real tragedy let good thing like USIC slip away What say Dan Domina Ray Harlan Ed Whitten guys fly Columbia University Lakehurst Glassboro MIT Glas tonbury anyone out interested mage/Kruse Continued page 78 Time again spectator applause greeted particularly outstanding flights sheer pleasure witness smiles faces kids planes circled high above noon over participant stepped forward applause spectators prizes congratulations awarded young person left feeling accomplishment carrying pleasant memories associa tion world model airplanes message very simple modelers have obligation make public aware very personal benefits hobby Hugoton Sky Knights aware obligation practice best fashion possible through community involvement several levelsyouth parents educational system participate directly con figuration everybody comes up winner modeling general assumes positive image throughout community spin-offs Sky Knights club has its own flying field conveniently located outskirts city looked upon viable civic organization asked participate community involvement projects Club members recognized contribut ing quality life community ancillary group nuisance necessity secret course reaching out touching lives people positive way Model aviation probably has potential other hobby doing just up us individually 168 Model Aviation AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY 5MIIi1HI ZNDUD3ZZ8 7O I Rod ero CA 934 1717 RC SOARING DIGEST monniy publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $1 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U S door Championships IT WAS 9 am Tuesday June 17 Scattered across vast 260 360-ft concrete floor convention center nine Hand-Launched Glider contestants busily hurling sheet balsa creations still airseemed dwarfed great room its arching 72-ft ceiling second year row glider fliers leading off US Indoor Champion ships Niagara Falls NY As past years Class AAAA USIC ~The years foremost Indoor meet saw some biggest names sport going head-to-head Niagara Falls Convention center again decide USIC Champion 1986 EBob Clemens co-sponsored National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society Once again genial Tony Italiano Brookfield WI 74 Model Aviation Top Your basic large building Niagara Falls Convention Center boasts 80600 sq ft floor area topped 72-ft ceiling isthe second straightyearthe huge structure has housed U S IndoorChampionships qualifies Category II site forAMA record purposes Above Helium-filled balloons have become standard flight path manipulators Indoor fliers wag inflated surgical glove possible use retrieving errant models tables chairsall could usewere provided center helm Contest Director backed traditional crew assistant CDs Don Lindley Charlie Sotich Gordon Wis niewski Together supervised running 16 events over three days plus conducting Delta Dart building/flying session Monday afternoon bene fit some 200 Niagara Falls school children traditional Peanut Scale Grand Prix sponsored MIAMA club Miami FL again run conjunction Scale events always conducted Dr John Martin Sadly 63 contestants answered call entries down 11 1985 meet 1985 some fliers puzzled virtual absence con testants East Coast Indoor hot spots kickoff competition quickly evolved another shootout between two best IHLG arms country Bernie Boehm Indianapolis Rudy Kluiber Cleveland Torontos Ron Higgs filling role potential spoiler Boehm set early pace first official throw posting 624 third effort study varied concentration L-R Dick Doig Bill Hulbert Gerry Mallet Dan Belieff John Grigg Dick casts anxious gaze timer Gerrys stopwatch rival Dan watches microfilm Stick model its final seconds flight Bill offers running commentary AMA President John Grigg glances flight passing overhead Doigs relief lieffs flight 3329 landed scant three seconds short own second-place effort Left Adjustable-pitch propellers featherweight Indoor models require frequent calibration adjustment Ron Gasner checks using special fixture assure correct pitch both blades Drafting triangle fits slots check blade angle Right Indoor legend Merrick Pete Andrews chats Ed Stoll Detroit another Indoor veteran Petes Novice Pennyplane took 4th place 1053 flight October 1986 75 slight grimace crosses Dick Obarskis face lets few turns run off Easy B motor prior official flight time 1307 Del Ogren Chicago can always counted snow up tne Indoor Champs placed him 5th Obarski made trip some unusual designs scrutinizes Novice Pennyplanesthrust bearing Niagara Falls home Florida fine-tuning some last-minute adjustments Note wing tip plates Y struts Left Jack McGillivrays Peanut Scale Spitfire Mk F XIV sports sprayed-on Floquil sand spinach paint job authentic-looking opaque finish tips scales mere 6 grams Best flight date 155 Placed 8th overall MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix Right Dr John Martin appropriately entered 1 gil Voisin hydroplane Unorthodox class Peanut Grand Prix appropriately rewarded him first-place finish Wire skids mounted bottom floats allowed ROG flights earn 10-second bonus Left This Supermarine Sparrow placed 5th AMA Rubber Scale competition Bob Clemens Small scale-size stab made flight trimming difficult Dave Diels plan basis model scale info coming Aeromodeller 3-view drawing Right Allsheet Unlimited Rubber Speed model built byCanadian Ron Higgs won first place 145mph flight Uses four strands of1/4-in rubber 612 increased lead Kluiber Higgs struggled flights minute less fifth sixth flights Kluiber found range rang up superlative flights 658 656 take lead Despite two later throws 640 646 Boel2Im resign himself second-place total 1286 behind Klui bers 1314 new Category III record Higgs third 1136 lone Junior entry Don Slusarczyk 634 High noon saw microfilm ships 16 AMA Stick 13 FAL Stick con testants take over vast convention hall spaces Some hobbys heavy hitters hand battle including Pete Andrews Walt VanGorder Bill Hulbert Ron Ganser Larry Cailliau Dick Doig Dan Belieff Larry Loucka Ron Higgs ingredients close hard-fought battle kettle Defending USIC Fl D champ Ron Higgs wasted no time taking lead posting fine 3237 first flight followed Dick Doigs 2903 AMA Stick Doig came strong first official 3332 Dan Belieff putting up good 3217 Doigs lead faded mid-afternoon Higgs flying Fl D ship AMA Stick uncorked dandy 3356 topped Belieff put big 31 5-sq-in model right up against girders effort overtake leaders fell just short 3 329 finish third FAI flying closed day 5 pm concluded Wednesday Higgs flown again Doigs second third flights 2903 2514 gave him 76 Model Aviation Pay attention Don says CD Tony Italiano R assistant CD Don Lindley L another ACD Gordon Wisniewski tries read Tonys handwriting Along Charlie Sotich pictured officials kept things running smoothly throughout three-day event first-day lead followed Cailliaus 2536 2632 final three hours day saw Bostonian Autogyro Ornithopter Speed fliers fighting out up down length huge floor Both Peanut Scale models Unlimited designs competed Speed type required ROG complete two laps 20-ft-long course marked strings supported helium balloons Microfilm ace Ron Higgs showed can fly well fast lane too all-sheet Unlimited darted around course 145 mph take first place Defending champ Chuck Markos settle second 101 mph John Voorhees third 98 Doc Martins Cessna AW Peanut negotiate course turning leisurely 71 mph Frank Kieser Jacksonvile Beach FL again clearly demonstrated mastery Ornithopter graceful biplane canard design smoothly stroked just under girders en route first place new Category III record 816 Juergen Kor tenbach second 621 35 seconds longer Kiesers winning flight 1985 USIC Les Garber took third six-model field 528 flight Larry Loucka needed flight 1018 repeat 1985 performance Autogyro champion again flying wingswith-rotor design Junior Don Slusarczyk finished second 110 Bostonian turnout 10 models four no-shows Posting total score 46728 included splendid 329 flight 7-gram Bostonian record Torontos Jack McGillivray pushed four-year-old Yeti design first place edging out fellow Canadian Ken Groves Curtiss Robin lookalike scored 4464 Flying new Don Typond Y-tail design Bob Clemens took third 3792 Wednesday began long six-hour segment devoted Novice Pennyplane Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin En tries popular events numbered 35 23 19 respectively Ken Groves Toronto took five allowed officials Novice Pennyplane put Continued page 165 October1986 77 Larry Loucka launches Intermediate Stick official Chuck Markos records videotapeand timer Dick Miller starts watch 1924 flight took second place Left Back March Easy B set new AMA Category IV record 2123 Santa Ana blimp hangar California Its builder Gerald Noun showed up atthe USIC let everyone know could also fly under low ceilings Touching girders once 039-oz model did 1636 take first place Right Dr John Martin takes time out judging Juergen Kortenbachs Langley Aerodrome Peanut chat kibitzer As always Doc Martin ran Peanut Grand Prix event Indoor veterans will recall event used run 24 hours Manhattan Cabin 19 entries amongthem Dave Erbach R hooking upthe aft section model father Walter holds Fuselage uses Warren truss diagonal uprights See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 PBY/CaldwelI Continued page 73 power Learning set differential ear hard might seem Starting low gradually increase power both motors until model climbs gently PBY simply turns tighter left right motor runs too fast vice-versa red face results motor starts backward model quite majestic flight glide nice Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 77 open title ice 1146 withstood repeated assaults determined came Chicago Aeronuts Chuck Markos 1112 third flight good second Don Steeb Rochester NY took third 1112 personal best well no Seniors flew NPP Junior Don Slusarczyk took first 713 followed Richard Smith 517 Slu sarczyk also won Pennyplane posting 605 Smith again runner-up 541 Bob Skrjanc took Senior 755 flight Veteran Pennyplaner Gordon Wisniew ski easily took Open 1301 besting second-place-finisher Walt VanGorder turned 1137 newcomer Dick Miller 1117 earned him third Less minute separated first place third Manhattan Cabin Chuck Markos clocked 845 win Walt VanGorder hard heels mere turn winder crank away 837 Third went Ron Ganser model did 756 FAI Stick resumed 2 pm along excruciating model airplane events Indoor Cabin Larry Loucka man inflict undue pain stress himself cranked up lone official flight 2011 didnt have again very good flight stood test Ron Gan sers Flying Disc stayed up second 1742 flight Dan Belieffs best 1501 good enough third fourplane field FAI hotbed Dick Doig posted single highest F 1 D time meet excellent 3347 Unfortunately Ron Higgs floated 3241 giving him winning two-flight total 6518 116 ahead Doigs 6402 Merrick Pete Andrews third total 524 1 second days flying came end 7 pm fliers families friends adjourned nearby Ramada Inn traditional USIC banquet Following buffet dinner master ceremonies Tony Italiano again thanked Jack Brown Grand Island NY continuing efforts securing use convention center well arranging contestant hotel discounts AMA President John Grigg introduced Doc Martin pre sented MIAMA trophies 1986 Peanut Grand Prix Speaker eve ning again Jack Beilman Calspan Aeronautical Laboratories showed interesting audio-visual presentation about labs research development ac tivities As always final day frantic Easy B Intermediate Stick ruled air 8 am until 2pm 41 entries Easy B highest single event entry 21 Stick always fair number models airborne time Pete Andrews Easy B put good 1422 clocking its fourth official another Walt Van Gorders did 1405 its fifth final flight Both flights topped last years win ning flight VanGorder 1352 chasingin vainthe current Category LV record holder 2201 Akron Airdock back May 18 demonstrated model could very well under lower ceiling well touch beams Gerry Nolin Fairborn OH flew 18-in ship outstanding winning time 1636 hallmark Nolins airplane its use backwards 6% airfoil section stabilizer Its center gravity located 7s behind trailing edge wing Bob Skrjanc won first three-flier field Junior/Senior Easy B put up 1201 flight Don Slusarczyk did 1024 second Richard Smith third 914 Intermediate Stick has existed official AMA event since January 1 year 18-plane Open field Niagara Falls mixed bag plasticfilm-covered designs well condenser paper holdovers now-defunct Paper Stick event Dan Belieff flew latter racking up 193 1 flight second official day good enough first place Only seven seconds behind him came Larry Loucka also flying c-paper-covered model 1924 Jack McGillivrays new film-covered model drifted 1856 take third same three young men fought out Junior/Senior class Skrjanc Smith Slusarszyk finished order times 809 745 05 Peanut AMA Scale flying took over stage 2 pm did contestants flying MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix close battle AMA Scale Jack McGillivray flying venerable Peanut-size SE5a put best two-flight average 127 together static score 84 total 171 points take first place Canadian comrade Ken Groves fly ing equally venerable Dream Fike finished second 1705 Another Fike Les Garber finished third 161 points very lightly-built model two max flights 90 sec 22-plane Peanut Scale field October 1986 165 Name Street Address City StateZip wide variety entries distinguished having two Lacey M-lOs two Fikes Ambrosini rare Italian WW II fighter Langley Aero drome Santos-Dumont l4bis Wright Flyer Voisin canard hydroplane Bleriot VII Bede RD IV Nieuport 11 Yolksplane VP-i name few 51 official Peanut flights over Jack McGillivray SE5a won again posting fine two-flight average 948 seconds Jim Miller Cincinnati OH flew Santos-Dumont 1 4bis biplane canard second place best single flight 131 excellent time such hardto-trim model Don Steeb flying 1985 AMA Nats outdoor-winning Fike third Meanwhile Peanut Grand Prix carried around AMA Scale events Out 25 models entered 20 actually made official flights again all-too-familiar SE5a Jack McGillivray stole showand first prizes both overall biplane categories Grand Prix Don Steebs Fike finished second overall won Fike/Lacey class Dons little Pistachioclass Lacey won diminutive 8-in-span event also placed fifth overall its best single flight 120 Wright Flyer won Multi-engine class Kim berly Skyrider won Ultralight category Doc Martins Voisin hydroplane easily took first Unorthodox class Bob Clemens took Monoplane event Found Centennial final Scale ship touched down about 7 pm 1986 version US Indoor Championships came end As postscript CD Tony Italiano some comments very disappointed decrease attendance expected 100 contestants based comments 1985 meet early advance notice plus hundreds mailings sent out Theres no doubt missed eastern fliers mid-week scheduling has perhaps factor Maybe Indoor ac tivity has passed its peak maybe its just plain apathy knows seems united looking higher-ceiling site also considering having contest run over weekend Im open ideas sug gestions about Indoor buffs would real tragedy let good thing like USIC slip away What say Dan Domina Ray Harlan Ed Whitten guys fly Columbia University Lakehurst Glassboro MIT Glas tonbury anyone out interested mage/Kruse Continued page 78 Time again spectator applause greeted particularly outstanding flights sheer pleasure witness smiles faces kids planes circled high above noon over participant stepped forward applause spectators prizes congratulations awarded young person left feeling accomplishment carrying pleasant memories associa tion world model airplanes message very simple modelers have obligation make public aware very personal benefits hobby Hugoton Sky Knights aware obligation practice best fashion possible through community involvement several levelsyouth parents educational system participate directly con figuration everybody comes up winner modeling general assumes positive image throughout community spin-offs Sky Knights club has its own flying field conveniently located outskirts city looked upon viable civic organization asked participate community involvement projects Club members recognized contribut ing quality life community ancillary group nuisance necessity secret course reaching out touching lives people positive way Model aviation probably has potential other hobby doing just up us individually 168 Model Aviation AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY 5MIIi1HI ZNDUD3ZZ8 7O I Rod ero CA 934 1717 RC SOARING DIGEST monniy publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $1 6lyearin USA US $20/yr canada& Mexico US $24/yr elsewhere via airmail RCSD PO Box 269 Peterborough NH 03458
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/10
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 76, 77, 165, 166
U S door Championships IT WAS 9 am Tuesday June 17 Scattered across vast 260 360-ft concrete floor convention center nine Hand-Launched Glider contestants busily hurling sheet balsa creations still airseemed dwarfed great room its arching 72-ft ceiling second year row glider fliers leading off US Indoor Champion ships Niagara Falls NY As past years Class AAAA USIC ~The years foremost Indoor meet saw some biggest names sport going head-to-head Niagara Falls Convention center again decide USIC Champion 1986 EBob Clemens co-sponsored National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society Once again genial Tony Italiano Brookfield WI 74 Model Aviation Top Your basic large building Niagara Falls Convention Center boasts 80600 sq ft floor area topped 72-ft ceiling isthe second straightyearthe huge structure has housed U S IndoorChampionships qualifies Category II site forAMA record purposes Above Helium-filled balloons have become standard flight path manipulators Indoor fliers wag inflated surgical glove possible use retrieving errant models tables chairsall could usewere provided center helm Contest Director backed traditional crew assistant CDs Don Lindley Charlie Sotich Gordon Wis niewski Together supervised running 16 events over three days plus conducting Delta Dart building/flying session Monday afternoon bene fit some 200 Niagara Falls school children traditional Peanut Scale Grand Prix sponsored MIAMA club Miami FL again run conjunction Scale events always conducted Dr John Martin Sadly 63 contestants answered call entries down 11 1985 meet 1985 some fliers puzzled virtual absence con testants East Coast Indoor hot spots kickoff competition quickly evolved another shootout between two best IHLG arms country Bernie Boehm Indianapolis Rudy Kluiber Cleveland Torontos Ron Higgs filling role potential spoiler Boehm set early pace first official throw posting 624 third effort study varied concentration L-R Dick Doig Bill Hulbert Gerry Mallet Dan Belieff John Grigg Dick casts anxious gaze timer Gerrys stopwatch rival Dan watches microfilm Stick model its final seconds flight Bill offers running commentary AMA President John Grigg glances flight passing overhead Doigs relief lieffs flight 3329 landed scant three seconds short own second-place effort Left Adjustable-pitch propellers featherweight Indoor models require frequent calibration adjustment Ron Gasner checks using special fixture assure correct pitch both blades Drafting triangle fits slots check blade angle Right Indoor legend Merrick Pete Andrews chats Ed Stoll Detroit another Indoor veteran Petes Novice Pennyplane took 4th place 1053 flight October 1986 75 slight grimace crosses Dick Obarskis face lets few turns run off Easy B motor prior official flight time 1307 Del Ogren Chicago can always counted snow up tne Indoor Champs placed him 5th Obarski made trip some unusual designs scrutinizes Novice Pennyplanesthrust bearing Niagara Falls home Florida fine-tuning some last-minute adjustments Note wing tip plates Y struts Left Jack McGillivrays Peanut Scale Spitfire Mk F XIV sports sprayed-on Floquil sand spinach paint job authentic-looking opaque finish tips scales mere 6 grams Best flight date 155 Placed 8th overall MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix Right Dr John Martin appropriately entered 1 gil Voisin hydroplane Unorthodox class Peanut Grand Prix appropriately rewarded him first-place finish Wire skids mounted bottom floats allowed ROG flights earn 10-second bonus Left This Supermarine Sparrow placed 5th AMA Rubber Scale competition Bob Clemens Small scale-size stab made flight trimming difficult Dave Diels plan basis model scale info coming Aeromodeller 3-view drawing Right Allsheet Unlimited Rubber Speed model built byCanadian Ron Higgs won first place 145mph flight Uses four strands of1/4-in rubber 612 increased lead Kluiber Higgs struggled flights minute less fifth sixth flights Kluiber found range rang up superlative flights 658 656 take lead Despite two later throws 640 646 Boel2Im resign himself second-place total 1286 behind Klui bers 1314 new Category III record Higgs third 1136 lone Junior entry Don Slusarczyk 634 High noon saw microfilm ships 16 AMA Stick 13 FAL Stick con testants take over vast convention hall spaces Some hobbys heavy hitters hand battle including Pete Andrews Walt VanGorder Bill Hulbert Ron Ganser Larry Cailliau Dick Doig Dan Belieff Larry Loucka Ron Higgs ingredients close hard-fought battle kettle Defending USIC Fl D champ Ron Higgs wasted no time taking lead posting fine 3237 first flight followed Dick Doigs 2903 AMA Stick Doig came strong first official 3332 Dan Belieff putting up good 3217 Doigs lead faded mid-afternoon Higgs flying Fl D ship AMA Stick uncorked dandy 3356 topped Belieff put big 31 5-sq-in model right up against girders effort overtake leaders fell just short 3 329 finish third FAI flying closed day 5 pm concluded Wednesday Higgs flown again Doigs second third flights 2903 2514 gave him 76 Model Aviation Pay attention Don says CD Tony Italiano R assistant CD Don Lindley L another ACD Gordon Wisniewski tries read Tonys handwriting Along Charlie Sotich pictured officials kept things running smoothly throughout three-day event first-day lead followed Cailliaus 2536 2632 final three hours day saw Bostonian Autogyro Ornithopter Speed fliers fighting out up down length huge floor Both Peanut Scale models Unlimited designs competed Speed type required ROG complete two laps 20-ft-long course marked strings supported helium balloons Microfilm ace Ron Higgs showed can fly well fast lane too all-sheet Unlimited darted around course 145 mph take first place Defending champ Chuck Markos settle second 101 mph John Voorhees third 98 Doc Martins Cessna AW Peanut negotiate course turning leisurely 71 mph Frank Kieser Jacksonvile Beach FL again clearly demonstrated mastery Ornithopter graceful biplane canard design smoothly stroked just under girders en route first place new Category III record 816 Juergen Kor tenbach second 621 35 seconds longer Kiesers winning flight 1985 USIC Les Garber took third six-model field 528 flight Larry Loucka needed flight 1018 repeat 1985 performance Autogyro champion again flying wingswith-rotor design Junior Don Slusarczyk finished second 110 Bostonian turnout 10 models four no-shows Posting total score 46728 included splendid 329 flight 7-gram Bostonian record Torontos Jack McGillivray pushed four-year-old Yeti design first place edging out fellow Canadian Ken Groves Curtiss Robin lookalike scored 4464 Flying new Don Typond Y-tail design Bob Clemens took third 3792 Wednesday began long six-hour segment devoted Novice Pennyplane Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin En tries popular events numbered 35 23 19 respectively Ken Groves Toronto took five allowed officials Novice Pennyplane put Continued page 165 October1986 77 Larry Loucka launches Intermediate Stick official Chuck Markos records videotapeand timer Dick Miller starts watch 1924 flight took second place Left Back March Easy B set new AMA Category IV record 2123 Santa Ana blimp hangar California Its builder Gerald Noun showed up atthe USIC let everyone know could also fly under low ceilings Touching girders once 039-oz model did 1636 take first place Right Dr John Martin takes time out judging Juergen Kortenbachs Langley Aerodrome Peanut chat kibitzer As always Doc Martin ran Peanut Grand Prix event Indoor veterans will recall event used run 24 hours Manhattan Cabin 19 entries amongthem Dave Erbach R hooking upthe aft section model father Walter holds Fuselage uses Warren truss diagonal uprights See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 PBY/CaldwelI Continued page 73 power Learning set differential ear hard might seem Starting low gradually increase power both motors until model climbs gently PBY simply turns tighter left right motor runs too fast vice-versa red face results motor starts backward model quite majestic flight glide nice Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 77 open title ice 1146 withstood repeated assaults determined came Chicago Aeronuts Chuck Markos 1112 third flight good second Don Steeb Rochester NY took third 1112 personal best well no Seniors flew NPP Junior Don Slusarczyk took first 713 followed Richard Smith 517 Slu sarczyk also won Pennyplane posting 605 Smith again runner-up 541 Bob Skrjanc took Senior 755 flight Veteran Pennyplaner Gordon Wisniew ski easily took Open 1301 besting second-place-finisher Walt VanGorder turned 1137 newcomer Dick Miller 1117 earned him third Less minute separated first place third Manhattan Cabin Chuck Markos clocked 845 win Walt VanGorder hard heels mere turn winder crank away 837 Third went Ron Ganser model did 756 FAI Stick resumed 2 pm along excruciating model airplane events Indoor Cabin Larry Loucka man inflict undue pain stress himself cranked up lone official flight 2011 didnt have again very good flight stood test Ron Gan sers Flying Disc stayed up second 1742 flight Dan Belieffs best 1501 good enough third fourplane field FAI hotbed Dick Doig posted single highest F 1 D time meet excellent 3347 Unfortunately Ron Higgs floated 3241 giving him winning two-flight total 6518 116 ahead Doigs 6402 Merrick Pete Andrews third total 524 1 second days flying came end 7 pm fliers families friends adjourned nearby Ramada Inn traditional USIC banquet Following buffet dinner master ceremonies Tony Italiano again thanked Jack Brown Grand Island NY continuing efforts securing use convention center well arranging contestant hotel discounts AMA President John Grigg introduced Doc Martin pre sented MIAMA trophies 1986 Peanut Grand Prix Speaker eve ning again Jack Beilman Calspan Aeronautical Laboratories showed interesting audio-visual presentation about labs research development ac tivities As always final day frantic Easy B Intermediate Stick ruled air 8 am until 2pm 41 entries Easy B highest single event entry 21 Stick always fair number models airborne time Pete Andrews Easy B put good 1422 clocking its fourth official another Walt Van Gorders did 1405 its fifth final flight Both flights topped last years win ning flight VanGorder 1352 chasingin vainthe current Category LV record holder 2201 Akron Airdock back May 18 demonstrated model could very well under lower ceiling well touch beams Gerry Nolin Fairborn OH flew 18-in ship outstanding winning time 1636 hallmark Nolins airplane its use backwards 6% airfoil section stabilizer Its center gravity located 7s behind trailing edge wing Bob Skrjanc won first three-flier field Junior/Senior Easy B put up 1201 flight Don Slusarczyk did 1024 second Richard Smith third 914 Intermediate Stick has existed official AMA event since January 1 year 18-plane Open field Niagara Falls mixed bag plasticfilm-covered designs well condenser paper holdovers now-defunct Paper Stick event Dan Belieff flew latter racking up 193 1 flight second official day good enough first place Only seven seconds behind him came Larry Loucka also flying c-paper-covered model 1924 Jack McGillivrays new film-covered model drifted 1856 take third same three young men fought out Junior/Senior class Skrjanc Smith Slusarszyk finished order times 809 745 05 Peanut AMA Scale flying took over stage 2 pm did contestants flying MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix close battle AMA Scale Jack McGillivray flying venerable Peanut-size SE5a put best two-flight average 127 together static score 84 total 171 points take first place Canadian comrade Ken Groves fly ing equally venerable Dream Fike finished second 1705 Another Fike Les Garber finished third 161 points very lightly-built model two max flights 90 sec 22-plane Peanut Scale field October 1986 165 Name Street Address City StateZip wide variety entries distinguished having two Lacey M-lOs two Fikes Ambrosini rare Italian WW II fighter Langley Aero drome Santos-Dumont l4bis Wright Flyer Voisin canard hydroplane Bleriot VII Bede RD IV Nieuport 11 Yolksplane VP-i name few 51 official Peanut flights over Jack McGillivray SE5a won again posting fine two-flight average 948 seconds Jim Miller Cincinnati OH flew Santos-Dumont 1 4bis biplane canard second place best single flight 131 excellent time such hardto-trim model Don Steeb flying 1985 AMA Nats outdoor-winning Fike third Meanwhile Peanut Grand Prix carried around AMA Scale events Out 25 models entered 20 actually made official flights again all-too-familiar SE5a Jack McGillivray stole showand first prizes both overall biplane categories Grand Prix Don Steebs Fike finished second overall won Fike/Lacey class Dons little Pistachioclass Lacey won diminutive 8-in-span event also placed fifth overall its best single flight 120 Wright Flyer won Multi-engine class Kim berly Skyrider won Ultralight category Doc Martins Voisin hydroplane easily took first Unorthodox class Bob Clemens took Monoplane event Found Centennial final Scale ship touched down about 7 pm 1986 version US Indoor Championships came end As postscript CD Tony Italiano some comments very disappointed decrease attendance expected 100 contestants based comments 1985 meet early advance notice plus hundreds mailings sent out Theres no doubt missed eastern fliers mid-week scheduling has perhaps factor Maybe Indoor ac tivity has passed its peak maybe its just plain apathy knows seems united looking higher-ceiling site also considering having contest run over weekend Im open ideas sug gestions about Indoor buffs would real tragedy let good thing like USIC slip away What say Dan Domina Ray Harlan Ed Whitten guys fly Columbia University Lakehurst Glassboro MIT Glas tonbury anyone out interested mage/Kruse Continued page 78 Time again spectator applause greeted particularly outstanding flights sheer pleasure witness smiles faces kids planes circled high above noon over participant stepped forward applause spectators prizes congratulations awarded young person left feeling accomplishment carrying pleasant memories associa tion world model airplanes message very simple modelers have obligation make public aware very personal benefits hobby Hugoton Sky Knights aware obligation practice best fashion possible through community involvement several levelsyouth parents educational system participate directly con figuration everybody comes up winner modeling general assumes positive image throughout community spin-offs Sky Knights club has its own flying field conveniently located outskirts city looked upon viable civic organization asked participate community involvement projects Club members recognized contribut ing quality life community ancillary group nuisance necessity secret course reaching out touching lives people positive way Model aviation probably has potential other hobby doing just up us individually 168 Model Aviation AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY 5MIIi1HI ZNDUD3ZZ8 7O I Rod ero CA 934 1717 RC SOARING DIGEST monniy publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $1 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/10
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 76, 77, 165, 166
U S door Championships IT WAS 9 am Tuesday June 17 Scattered across vast 260 360-ft concrete floor convention center nine Hand-Launched Glider contestants busily hurling sheet balsa creations still airseemed dwarfed great room its arching 72-ft ceiling second year row glider fliers leading off US Indoor Champion ships Niagara Falls NY As past years Class AAAA USIC ~The years foremost Indoor meet saw some biggest names sport going head-to-head Niagara Falls Convention center again decide USIC Champion 1986 EBob Clemens co-sponsored National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society Once again genial Tony Italiano Brookfield WI 74 Model Aviation Top Your basic large building Niagara Falls Convention Center boasts 80600 sq ft floor area topped 72-ft ceiling isthe second straightyearthe huge structure has housed U S IndoorChampionships qualifies Category II site forAMA record purposes Above Helium-filled balloons have become standard flight path manipulators Indoor fliers wag inflated surgical glove possible use retrieving errant models tables chairsall could usewere provided center helm Contest Director backed traditional crew assistant CDs Don Lindley Charlie Sotich Gordon Wis niewski Together supervised running 16 events over three days plus conducting Delta Dart building/flying session Monday afternoon bene fit some 200 Niagara Falls school children traditional Peanut Scale Grand Prix sponsored MIAMA club Miami FL again run conjunction Scale events always conducted Dr John Martin Sadly 63 contestants answered call entries down 11 1985 meet 1985 some fliers puzzled virtual absence con testants East Coast Indoor hot spots kickoff competition quickly evolved another shootout between two best IHLG arms country Bernie Boehm Indianapolis Rudy Kluiber Cleveland Torontos Ron Higgs filling role potential spoiler Boehm set early pace first official throw posting 624 third effort study varied concentration L-R Dick Doig Bill Hulbert Gerry Mallet Dan Belieff John Grigg Dick casts anxious gaze timer Gerrys stopwatch rival Dan watches microfilm Stick model its final seconds flight Bill offers running commentary AMA President John Grigg glances flight passing overhead Doigs relief lieffs flight 3329 landed scant three seconds short own second-place effort Left Adjustable-pitch propellers featherweight Indoor models require frequent calibration adjustment Ron Gasner checks using special fixture assure correct pitch both blades Drafting triangle fits slots check blade angle Right Indoor legend Merrick Pete Andrews chats Ed Stoll Detroit another Indoor veteran Petes Novice Pennyplane took 4th place 1053 flight October 1986 75 slight grimace crosses Dick Obarskis face lets few turns run off Easy B motor prior official flight time 1307 Del Ogren Chicago can always counted snow up tne Indoor Champs placed him 5th Obarski made trip some unusual designs scrutinizes Novice Pennyplanesthrust bearing Niagara Falls home Florida fine-tuning some last-minute adjustments Note wing tip plates Y struts Left Jack McGillivrays Peanut Scale Spitfire Mk F XIV sports sprayed-on Floquil sand spinach paint job authentic-looking opaque finish tips scales mere 6 grams Best flight date 155 Placed 8th overall MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix Right Dr John Martin appropriately entered 1 gil Voisin hydroplane Unorthodox class Peanut Grand Prix appropriately rewarded him first-place finish Wire skids mounted bottom floats allowed ROG flights earn 10-second bonus Left This Supermarine Sparrow placed 5th AMA Rubber Scale competition Bob Clemens Small scale-size stab made flight trimming difficult Dave Diels plan basis model scale info coming Aeromodeller 3-view drawing Right Allsheet Unlimited Rubber Speed model built byCanadian Ron Higgs won first place 145mph flight Uses four strands of1/4-in rubber 612 increased lead Kluiber Higgs struggled flights minute less fifth sixth flights Kluiber found range rang up superlative flights 658 656 take lead Despite two later throws 640 646 Boel2Im resign himself second-place total 1286 behind Klui bers 1314 new Category III record Higgs third 1136 lone Junior entry Don Slusarczyk 634 High noon saw microfilm ships 16 AMA Stick 13 FAL Stick con testants take over vast convention hall spaces Some hobbys heavy hitters hand battle including Pete Andrews Walt VanGorder Bill Hulbert Ron Ganser Larry Cailliau Dick Doig Dan Belieff Larry Loucka Ron Higgs ingredients close hard-fought battle kettle Defending USIC Fl D champ Ron Higgs wasted no time taking lead posting fine 3237 first flight followed Dick Doigs 2903 AMA Stick Doig came strong first official 3332 Dan Belieff putting up good 3217 Doigs lead faded mid-afternoon Higgs flying Fl D ship AMA Stick uncorked dandy 3356 topped Belieff put big 31 5-sq-in model right up against girders effort overtake leaders fell just short 3 329 finish third FAI flying closed day 5 pm concluded Wednesday Higgs flown again Doigs second third flights 2903 2514 gave him 76 Model Aviation Pay attention Don says CD Tony Italiano R assistant CD Don Lindley L another ACD Gordon Wisniewski tries read Tonys handwriting Along Charlie Sotich pictured officials kept things running smoothly throughout three-day event first-day lead followed Cailliaus 2536 2632 final three hours day saw Bostonian Autogyro Ornithopter Speed fliers fighting out up down length huge floor Both Peanut Scale models Unlimited designs competed Speed type required ROG complete two laps 20-ft-long course marked strings supported helium balloons Microfilm ace Ron Higgs showed can fly well fast lane too all-sheet Unlimited darted around course 145 mph take first place Defending champ Chuck Markos settle second 101 mph John Voorhees third 98 Doc Martins Cessna AW Peanut negotiate course turning leisurely 71 mph Frank Kieser Jacksonvile Beach FL again clearly demonstrated mastery Ornithopter graceful biplane canard design smoothly stroked just under girders en route first place new Category III record 816 Juergen Kor tenbach second 621 35 seconds longer Kiesers winning flight 1985 USIC Les Garber took third six-model field 528 flight Larry Loucka needed flight 1018 repeat 1985 performance Autogyro champion again flying wingswith-rotor design Junior Don Slusarczyk finished second 110 Bostonian turnout 10 models four no-shows Posting total score 46728 included splendid 329 flight 7-gram Bostonian record Torontos Jack McGillivray pushed four-year-old Yeti design first place edging out fellow Canadian Ken Groves Curtiss Robin lookalike scored 4464 Flying new Don Typond Y-tail design Bob Clemens took third 3792 Wednesday began long six-hour segment devoted Novice Pennyplane Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin En tries popular events numbered 35 23 19 respectively Ken Groves Toronto took five allowed officials Novice Pennyplane put Continued page 165 October1986 77 Larry Loucka launches Intermediate Stick official Chuck Markos records videotapeand timer Dick Miller starts watch 1924 flight took second place Left Back March Easy B set new AMA Category IV record 2123 Santa Ana blimp hangar California Its builder Gerald Noun showed up atthe USIC let everyone know could also fly under low ceilings Touching girders once 039-oz model did 1636 take first place Right Dr John Martin takes time out judging Juergen Kortenbachs Langley Aerodrome Peanut chat kibitzer As always Doc Martin ran Peanut Grand Prix event Indoor veterans will recall event used run 24 hours Manhattan Cabin 19 entries amongthem Dave Erbach R hooking upthe aft section model father Walter holds Fuselage uses Warren truss diagonal uprights See ya downwind Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd An derson IN 46011 PBY/CaldwelI Continued page 73 power Learning set differential ear hard might seem Starting low gradually increase power both motors until model climbs gently PBY simply turns tighter left right motor runs too fast vice-versa red face results motor starts backward model quite majestic flight glide nice Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 77 open title ice 1146 withstood repeated assaults determined came Chicago Aeronuts Chuck Markos 1112 third flight good second Don Steeb Rochester NY took third 1112 personal best well no Seniors flew NPP Junior Don Slusarczyk took first 713 followed Richard Smith 517 Slu sarczyk also won Pennyplane posting 605 Smith again runner-up 541 Bob Skrjanc took Senior 755 flight Veteran Pennyplaner Gordon Wisniew ski easily took Open 1301 besting second-place-finisher Walt VanGorder turned 1137 newcomer Dick Miller 1117 earned him third Less minute separated first place third Manhattan Cabin Chuck Markos clocked 845 win Walt VanGorder hard heels mere turn winder crank away 837 Third went Ron Ganser model did 756 FAI Stick resumed 2 pm along excruciating model airplane events Indoor Cabin Larry Loucka man inflict undue pain stress himself cranked up lone official flight 2011 didnt have again very good flight stood test Ron Gan sers Flying Disc stayed up second 1742 flight Dan Belieffs best 1501 good enough third fourplane field FAI hotbed Dick Doig posted single highest F 1 D time meet excellent 3347 Unfortunately Ron Higgs floated 3241 giving him winning two-flight total 6518 116 ahead Doigs 6402 Merrick Pete Andrews third total 524 1 second days flying came end 7 pm fliers families friends adjourned nearby Ramada Inn traditional USIC banquet Following buffet dinner master ceremonies Tony Italiano again thanked Jack Brown Grand Island NY continuing efforts securing use convention center well arranging contestant hotel discounts AMA President John Grigg introduced Doc Martin pre sented MIAMA trophies 1986 Peanut Grand Prix Speaker eve ning again Jack Beilman Calspan Aeronautical Laboratories showed interesting audio-visual presentation about labs research development ac tivities As always final day frantic Easy B Intermediate Stick ruled air 8 am until 2pm 41 entries Easy B highest single event entry 21 Stick always fair number models airborne time Pete Andrews Easy B put good 1422 clocking its fourth official another Walt Van Gorders did 1405 its fifth final flight Both flights topped last years win ning flight VanGorder 1352 chasingin vainthe current Category LV record holder 2201 Akron Airdock back May 18 demonstrated model could very well under lower ceiling well touch beams Gerry Nolin Fairborn OH flew 18-in ship outstanding winning time 1636 hallmark Nolins airplane its use backwards 6% airfoil section stabilizer Its center gravity located 7s behind trailing edge wing Bob Skrjanc won first three-flier field Junior/Senior Easy B put up 1201 flight Don Slusarczyk did 1024 second Richard Smith third 914 Intermediate Stick has existed official AMA event since January 1 year 18-plane Open field Niagara Falls mixed bag plasticfilm-covered designs well condenser paper holdovers now-defunct Paper Stick event Dan Belieff flew latter racking up 193 1 flight second official day good enough first place Only seven seconds behind him came Larry Loucka also flying c-paper-covered model 1924 Jack McGillivrays new film-covered model drifted 1856 take third same three young men fought out Junior/Senior class Skrjanc Smith Slusarszyk finished order times 809 745 05 Peanut AMA Scale flying took over stage 2 pm did contestants flying MIAMA Peanut Grand Prix close battle AMA Scale Jack McGillivray flying venerable Peanut-size SE5a put best two-flight average 127 together static score 84 total 171 points take first place Canadian comrade Ken Groves fly ing equally venerable Dream Fike finished second 1705 Another Fike Les Garber finished third 161 points very lightly-built model two max flights 90 sec 22-plane Peanut Scale field October 1986 165 Name Street Address City StateZip wide variety entries distinguished having two Lacey M-lOs two Fikes Ambrosini rare Italian WW II fighter Langley Aero drome Santos-Dumont l4bis Wright Flyer Voisin canard hydroplane Bleriot VII Bede RD IV Nieuport 11 Yolksplane VP-i name few 51 official Peanut flights over Jack McGillivray SE5a won again posting fine two-flight average 948 seconds Jim Miller Cincinnati OH flew Santos-Dumont 1 4bis biplane canard second place best single flight 131 excellent time such hardto-trim model Don Steeb flying 1985 AMA Nats outdoor-winning Fike third Meanwhile Peanut Grand Prix carried around AMA Scale events Out 25 models entered 20 actually made official flights again all-too-familiar SE5a Jack McGillivray stole showand first prizes both overall biplane categories Grand Prix Don Steebs Fike finished second overall won Fike/Lacey class Dons little Pistachioclass Lacey won diminutive 8-in-span event also placed fifth overall its best single flight 120 Wright Flyer won Multi-engine class Kim berly Skyrider won Ultralight category Doc Martins Voisin hydroplane easily took first Unorthodox class Bob Clemens took Monoplane event Found Centennial final Scale ship touched down about 7 pm 1986 version US Indoor Championships came end As postscript CD Tony Italiano some comments very disappointed decrease attendance expected 100 contestants based comments 1985 meet early advance notice plus hundreds mailings sent out Theres no doubt missed eastern fliers mid-week scheduling has perhaps factor Maybe Indoor ac tivity has passed its peak maybe its just plain apathy knows seems united looking higher-ceiling site also considering having contest run over weekend Im open ideas sug gestions about Indoor buffs would real tragedy let good thing like USIC slip away What say Dan Domina Ray Harlan Ed Whitten guys fly Columbia University Lakehurst Glassboro MIT Glas tonbury anyone out interested mage/Kruse Continued page 78 Time again spectator applause greeted particularly outstanding flights sheer pleasure witness smiles faces kids planes circled high above noon over participant stepped forward applause spectators prizes congratulations awarded young person left feeling accomplishment carrying pleasant memories associa tion world model airplanes message very simple modelers have obligation make public aware very personal benefits hobby Hugoton Sky Knights aware obligation practice best fashion possible through community involvement several levelsyouth parents educational system participate directly con figuration everybody comes up winner modeling general assumes positive image throughout community spin-offs Sky Knights club has its own flying field conveniently located outskirts city looked upon viable civic organization asked participate community involvement projects Club members recognized contribut ing quality life community ancillary group nuisance necessity secret course reaching out touching lives people positive way Model aviation probably has potential other hobby doing just up us individually 168 Model Aviation AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY 5MIIi1HI ZNDUD3ZZ8 7O I Rod ero CA 934 1717 RC SOARING DIGEST monniy publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $1 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