Do remember reading ClAM reports Model Aviation last spring indicated F3J now official event means another glider event addition F3B now has World Championship status Never having flown F3J contest thrilled learn English hosting international contest precisely Carolyn planned take vacation England Everything worked out able participate Interglide 92which proved both fun educational contest Before talk about contest let explain task briefly Unlike F3B very complex time-consuming organize F3J epitome simplicity F3J pure thermal flying measured landing Hand-tow used launch s right helper runs tows model upa task much simpler might think F3J contest number con testants called field helpers tow person timer England 10 pilots called time Two lines drawn 175 meters apart field first line pilot stands launches model Immediately behind him individual landing tape measures 20 meters Upwind 175 meters line B tow person runs line towing model wind competitors ready starting horn sounded After starting horn competitor can launch model object attain longest flight possible before next signal horn blows closes round time between two horns 10 minutes winner particular heat competitor achieves best combination long flight high-scoring landing obviously definite strategies tactics F3J above gives idea objective contest organized competitors fly least five 10-minute rounds top 12 competitors compete two 15-minute flyoff rounds Since simple duration far popular soaring event likely F3J will prove very popular US Interglide 92 held Fairlop flying field 15 miles northeast London England Interglide biennial international soaring contest sanctioned British Association Radio Control Soarers competition held July 25-26 1992 flying site large commonssimilar large local parkthat about size three four soccer fields Contest headquarters across street local lawn bowling club competitors allowed camp out Campingor caravanning termed Europeis very popular European competitions May1993 31 Sean Walbank England Philippe Bataille France try figure out get Philippes model down typical hand-tow winch Hand-tow used launch F3J Contest Director Les Sparkes presided over 130 pilots briefing Competitors present England Scotland France Holland Belgium Germany Czechoslovakia USA contest itself well organized Three rounds easily completed Saturday Sunday dawned cloudy breezy sharp contrast Saturdays balmy summer weather Saturday fortunate have top score perfect 3000 Round Four proved undoing experienced two line breaks windy conditions reduction score kept out finals Most models flown English Open-class ships models typically have four-meter wingspan use variety sections such astypically Eppler 193 205 SD 3021 Most featured foam-and-veneer wing construction fiberglass plywood fuselage Geometry usually high-aspect-ratio polyhedral rudder elevator spoilers air brakes Typical weight five seven pounds models proved have excellent thermal performance predictably lost out long run smaller models would tow faster easier land consistently hand-towing necessary build hand-tow similar pictured basically hand-drill-type geared unit coupled plywood storage drum roll line onto after launch would suggest 150-pound monofilament line normal US chute pennant launching hold model normal manner have tow person run Normally three seconds enough time build up sufficient line tension After launch everything same normal winch launch except will want zoom early before stretch dissipates overfly tow person predict F3J will become very popular USA pure simplicity tactics will prove appealing soaring clubs Rumor has first F3J World Championships will scheduled England 1996 means US will pick team 1995 So its too early start practicing Im grateful teammates Sean Walbank Philippe Bataille crewed Fairlop will Interglide 1994 England youre looking fun time won derful people highly recommend odel Aviation l 12 competitors ready flyoff rounds Most models three- fourmeter-wingspan polyhedral designs Intergllde 92 champion Rob Ashley Wessex England Soaring Association shown tow person Heather Brian Sharps model features fiberglass fuselage veneered foam wings flew very well close-up view top Scottish pilot Brian Sharps Stu Blanchard Calypso sport model Contest Director Les Sparkes defines contest well-organized Fairlop club ran fun efficient meet Martin Weberschoch Germany flew Spark 5 F3B model model fastest towfive seven seconds typical
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/05
Page Numbers: 31, 32
Do remember reading ClAM reports Model Aviation last spring indicated F3J now official event means another glider event addition F3B now has World Championship status Never having flown F3J contest thrilled learn English hosting international contest precisely Carolyn planned take vacation England Everything worked out able participate Interglide 92which proved both fun educational contest Before talk about contest let explain task briefly Unlike F3B very complex time-consuming organize F3J epitome simplicity F3J pure thermal flying measured landing Hand-tow used launch s right helper runs tows model upa task much simpler might think F3J contest number con testants called field helpers tow person timer England 10 pilots called time Two lines drawn 175 meters apart field first line pilot stands launches model Immediately behind him individual landing tape measures 20 meters Upwind 175 meters line B tow person runs line towing model wind competitors ready starting horn sounded After starting horn competitor can launch model object attain longest flight possible before next signal horn blows closes round time between two horns 10 minutes winner particular heat competitor achieves best combination long flight high-scoring landing obviously definite strategies tactics F3J above gives idea objective contest organized competitors fly least five 10-minute rounds top 12 competitors compete two 15-minute flyoff rounds Since simple duration far popular soaring event likely F3J will prove very popular US Interglide 92 held Fairlop flying field 15 miles northeast London England Interglide biennial international soaring contest sanctioned British Association Radio Control Soarers competition held July 25-26 1992 flying site large commonssimilar large local parkthat about size three four soccer fields Contest headquarters across street local lawn bowling club competitors allowed camp out Campingor caravanning termed Europeis very popular European competitions May1993 31 Sean Walbank England Philippe Bataille France try figure out get Philippes model down typical hand-tow winch Hand-tow used launch F3J Contest Director Les Sparkes presided over 130 pilots briefing Competitors present England Scotland France Holland Belgium Germany Czechoslovakia USA contest itself well organized Three rounds easily completed Saturday Sunday dawned cloudy breezy sharp contrast Saturdays balmy summer weather Saturday fortunate have top score perfect 3000 Round Four proved undoing experienced two line breaks windy conditions reduction score kept out finals Most models flown English Open-class ships models typically have four-meter wingspan use variety sections such astypically Eppler 193 205 SD 3021 Most featured foam-and-veneer wing construction fiberglass plywood fuselage Geometry usually high-aspect-ratio polyhedral rudder elevator spoilers air brakes Typical weight five seven pounds models proved have excellent thermal performance predictably lost out long run smaller models would tow faster easier land consistently hand-towing necessary build hand-tow similar pictured basically hand-drill-type geared unit coupled plywood storage drum roll line onto after launch would suggest 150-pound monofilament line normal US chute pennant launching hold model normal manner have tow person run Normally three seconds enough time build up sufficient line tension After launch everything same normal winch launch except will want zoom early before stretch dissipates overfly tow person predict F3J will become very popular USA pure simplicity tactics will prove appealing soaring clubs Rumor has first F3J World Championships will scheduled England 1996 means US will pick team 1995 So its too early start practicing Im grateful teammates Sean Walbank Philippe Bataille crewed Fairlop will Interglide 1994 England youre looking fun time won derful people highly recommend odel Aviation l 12 competitors ready flyoff rounds Most models three- fourmeter-wingspan polyhedral designs Intergllde 92 champion Rob Ashley Wessex England Soaring Association shown tow person Heather Brian Sharps model features fiberglass fuselage veneered foam wings flew very well close-up view top Scottish pilot Brian Sharps Stu Blanchard Calypso sport model Contest Director Les Sparkes defines contest well-organized Fairlop club ran fun efficient meet Martin Weberschoch Germany flew Spark 5 F3B model model fastest towfive seven seconds typical