I wANT VOA . T BRJN NOT TROUT LOT OF CLOUT rm____________ HAVE NEVER written Letter Ed itor cant recall last letter col umnist about efforts Like everyone per haps can sometimes get pretty riled over what Im reading Un like some readers though usually just grit teeth mutter bit turn ad pretty model pour another cup coffee have another glass wine make effort think sweet thoughts Maybe too late coffee too early wine time fingers got twitchytriggered rereading Jim Watermans column February 1987 RC Report regarding focus RC clubs spasms initiated displea sure what Jim written instead because words started thinking pro cesses want state right off bat Jims article very well written accu rately stated what wrong number social clubs well good percentage model aircraft clubs am referring narrow focus aims programs some clubs benefit few lead ing members Some clubs operated very much like Lewis Carrolls Court Red Queen others like Banana Republic case social clubs ills generally cause organizations early demise due ex pense its maintenance thus solving Keeping losing flying field ultimate success failure club itself often comes down building leverage community magic words still Get involved E Fred Lehmberg 50 Model Aviation b problem model club though can go long period time large turnover members leaving sel dom criticize club because theyre con vinced its out-of-step runway fees dues charged newcom ers always seem supply means per petuating Alice-in-Wonderland club mosphere Instead providing new members advice understanding assistance self-styled experts often subject nerds ridicule make large issue club meetings novices blunders Clubs such too often Small Ponds possible some personalities become Big Fish Come think has happened Big Ponds too Look performance some elected appointed public servants Cliques inherent group five people Generally single clique will hold sway until group numbers 10 15 opposing faction formed Its odd no matter large group size never sees two enduring cliques leading ruling better word considered good usage today clique convinces membership its proposing Right Thing almost issue issues lost since its very easy head cliques change position see case British Prime Minister really nothing head clique Just national governments some cliques benefit club others harm strong healthy club cliques will agree other things take opposing stands relatively narrow sues After elections over minor clique supports major good club club remain strong cer tam problems might better solved minor clique As example Churchills Conservative party doubt preferred clique wartime faction quite speedily placed power neededbut replaced speedily wars end guess bottom line whether cliques leaders fit pants wearing issues will handled way serves membership leaders must re placed Perhaps fortunately us cannot leaders As adage goes can lead cannot fol low followers far greatest number have big responsibilitythat selection leaders rate clubs losing flying sites nowadays its necessity club has lo cal clout remain business local hearings public officials told representatives modeling have flown 15 years flying prohibited old duffers will no longer have place play expen sive toys wouldnt much hope success against well-organized opposi tion Again its actually matter cliques What politicians paying attention such public hearings criticisms model flying naturalist environ mentalist groups flying moddels example will disturb love life nearly extinct Downey-textured Double-Breasted Beachbunny nature groups make sweeping statements noisy aircraft some weighing pounds flying over 100 mph threat inhabitants entire county make matters worse hear ing officials always seem magnify fig ures presented end up picture heads 100-lb behe moths zooming around 199 mph environmentalists have clear ad vantage such disputesthe clout wellknown organization political recogni tion Representing whats good com munity whole cogently argue model flying benefits few bot tom line really vote potential cliques involved Puritan Complex also plays role large part voting population exhibits mentality strikes fear hearts politicians Basically Puritan Complex can defined fear somehow somewhere someone enjoying himself enjoyment believed mis takenly publicly funded out personal benefit Puritan com plex compounded Since latter-day Puri tans always seem endowed large vocal capacities ties local media pyramid potential votes lost elected hearing officials dont show support ups clout model clubs opposition Clubs desiring acquire new flying site become involved political skirmish es too Lets take case fairly large number area modelers organized obtain site develop model air port groups leading clique com posed good management types re spected modelers prepared spend lot personal time objec tive course group membership provided decent sum initiation September 1989 51 Vep Its A-OK Young Jason checking Ellie Johnsons PB-2 prior takeoff disturb young pilot concen trating might Jason French Ventura CA typical number young model enthusiasts Ventura area proper guidance encouragement club could well instrumental helping ensure future club project site improvement management found good locale filled-in dump site marsh law cannot developed years Such vacant tracts can used flying sites until settling complete Since group organized application use approval order some ex pense club studied local regula tions learned about flora fauna adjacent swamp obtained opinions respected naturalists after demonstra tions flying site made sound level measurementsreally played devils ad vocate anticipating oppositions argu ments preparing appropriate responses major obstacle figured ne gotiation management nearby airport regarding airspace problem hearing Puritan Clique argued against proposal recommended site approval withheld pending satisfactory results environmental re port funded club Pursuing club discovered preliminary study would cost up $3000 followed com plete study costing $10000 $50000 As topper club also learned af ter spending amount would buy ticket back ground zero right have another hearing Puritan Clique could bring up point covered study start whole thing over again fact what actually happened club happened South ern Alameda County Radio Control Soci ety SACRCS course could fold its tent swallow bitter pill look another site gotta have Clout What Clout will note am now capitalizing word An organization acquires Clout involvement within community using publicity make volvement visible groundwork laid establishing committees promote volvement subgroups three members will keep large part membership busy out trouble well Committees should formed di rect publicity new members youth pro grams safety community involvement contests Competition very impor tant part acquiring Clout will shown following explanation com mittee purposes Publicity committee should establish contact local newspaper de velop personal relationship sports local events editors should regularly submit articles photos information de scribing club activities recent pending planned input other commit tees within club publicity commit tee should also submit material hobby magazines New members committee should volve entire membership search new members members means dues fresh ideas potential influ ence Clout Recruit anyone inter est model aviation just modelers record achievement arm chair members can serve important club functions committee members con test officials general operation free ing active fliers administrative duties An effort should made recruit mem bers service organizations such Rotary Optimist Lions clubs cause groups contacts local government media modeling inter ests can often put forward very pos itive way interest local politi cians can aroused honorary membership two should considered start flying however should nicked runway fee Youth programs have enormous po tential acquiring Clout Youth programs provide proof positive commu nity involvement also help perpetu ate hobby programs should planned soft pedal powered RC craft using carrot stringway downstream approach will bring Continued page 159 52 Model Aviation -I -4- Danleile Joseph instructors Mel Joseph Bob Lake checking out Eiectric Piay boy Cabin Danieiie has aiready graduated buddy box flying Quaker Flash Watch out 1989 Taft old-timers Tha Ventura Comets active starting young V SO WI4AT VO VA SAY TI-llS CLUE OVER LOOKS AL IT UTTLE PRO5LZ-HS BATT- CHEKli Saves Time . Saves Models Install RO Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press s button Precise Rugged Small Light l/2 ozI Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1806 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 INY State residents add sales taxI television Channel 4 antenna Now TV 4s au dio carrier frequency 7175 MHz just below 72 MHz band flier turned new Channel 22 radio 7223 MHz 480 KHz heat produced between channel TV 4s au dio carrier shor down plane sky fell swoop must have using old single-conversion receivers Channel 21 7221 MHz would have worse since beat between 7175 MHz 7221 MHz 460 kHz buy new radio RC2l make sure top-of-the-line dual-conversion job Are bright spots Sure ing can have old Airtronics AM Futaba too converted narrow-band FM transmitter will ex change old receiver new 1991 narrowband receiver $7495 dont know what Futaba charges know have program other manufacturers also Both Ace RIC George Steiner will narrow-band old Praline transmitter youre own receiver end Better yet addition odd-numbered channels makes possible come up im proved allocation frequencies Pylon Rac ing tt possible now choose 12 frequencies instead 15 have presently no 31M 20P combinations other words can paired matrix combina tion having worry about 31M 20P will still have minimum 40 kHz spacing just have now 12 Im looking atareRC13 15 1820242646485153 57 59 Only overload freqttency 25% entries could cause problem would rid special matrix configura tions altogether fly ointment us would have change frequen cies would one-time-only change since will out transition period good appears light end tun nel headlight oncoming train Send ideas contest reports pic tures See next month Clout/Lehmberg Continued page 52 better support parents Use section flying site will pose problems close enough make kids feel theyre part action Youth Member club status completion first part program will provide incentive Start off NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 114 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price *1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube *1375 no lube Slick costs *17W Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax Made USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF Icital SEND $150FAl Med Supply FOR CATALOGP0 BOX 3167 Torrance CA 90610 Hand-Launched Glider toy go all-balsa Rubber model progressively dif ficult Rubber models Subsidizing materials club treasury would money well vested Perhaps point Junior club membership could made available low dues must dues learning pay way before play part lifeor used point youth member could start training members craft save money craft own involvement young peo ple goes saying should given max imum publicity Safety duties committee well known Also would well safety com mittee handle field marshal assignments responsible review settlement safetyrelated field problems Community involvement duties committee would provide displays local mall shows service club functions well organize activity shows clubs presence Lectures show- n-tells ele mentary high schools can powerful Again should include Hand-Launched Glider high-performance Rubber job RC Electric model could flown really classy Pattern Scale model Use good speaker good job arm chair members Remember can speakand sometimes very dynamically committee has maximum potential building Clout Contests have saved committee discus sion last because have quite bit say about apologies Jim Waterman contests good way build Clout model airplane club really no different principle football club baseball club Given same press modeling club would have much prestige ball clubs home city identifies itself club remember New England world nearly stopped turning Brooklyn Dodg ers Yankees playing Seriesand long way Big Apple Work con tracted during period rose pricethe companies knew labor force wasnt going productive Though model club small percentage ball club personnel big names didnt matter fans ball club Clout AMA district contests held sum mer long course National Contest club committee should schedule big meet year AMA sanction publi cize well report well effort should made promote public attendance Continued page 160 TOP GUN MEMORABILIA LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS SERIES TOP GUN VIDEO Three days grueling competition professionally filmed produced edited music /z-inch VHS videotape must collectors Running time 21 mm S1995 a~IueI TOP GUN T-SHIETS AND GOLF SHIRTS Multi-colored silk screened T-shirts imprinted front back white golf shirts Top Gun emblem breast Please specify sizes ordering SHIRT SI6S%oLF SHIRT TOP GUN PROGRAMS Includes photographs biographical data Top Gun Pilots An ideal reference informed enthusiasts 16 pages s200 TOP GUN STICKERS Colorful Mylar crack-and-peel stickers featuring official Top Gun emblem Perfect flight boxes books windows aircraft etc Size 3x3 S150 LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE ONLY WHILESUPPLY LASTS TOP GUN ORDER FORM Complete mail form check money order payable FTE faster delivery charge-by-phone VISA MCJ 3051 473-2211 Merchandise cannot delivered P0 boxes psres inchde seipping nd 5ndling ner5LOdise 5ipped it5n 24 Snars arder Name Address cityStatezip Phone OTY TOP GUN VIDEO S 1995 ea PRICE TOP GUN T-SHIRT 5795 ea Us UM Ut Dxc TOP GUN GOLF SHIRT 51650 Ca US UM Ut DXL_____ TOP GUN PROGRAM S 200 ea _________ TOP GUN STICKER SISO ea___________ PtA RESIDENTS ADD 6% SALES TAX TOTAL S _________ FRANK TIANO ENTERPRISES 2460 SW 85th Terrace Davie FL 33324 September 1989 159 Freedom 207 Proof positiv Freedom 20s it2stTUCtZOfl booklet makes buildi, east Make circus Years ago member San Antonio Gas Model Association pre WW II annual meet printed program mostly advertisements local merchants around $1000 prizes donated merchants very well known town activities enthusiastically re ported local newspaper made big thing out San An tonio Boys did well contest Austin Hous ton Amarillo etc important publicity committee es tablish personal relationship sports ed itor local newspaper keep him well formed early San Antonio Gas Model Asso ciation could have swatted aside prob lems facing modem clubs Clout Perhaps two local meets aimed public should arranged Plan around fun-fly format events such egg drops balloon busting Scale etc course during events field would have closed members sport flying hardly think would bother member unless showed traces Puri tan complex club must make public aware its existence order build Clout Building community involvement admittedly calls lot hard work part club youll have voice maintaining presence community Making ourselves vis ible public seems really way enjoy hobby minimum restriction deploy enough Clout defend ourselves against Puritans Its really simplejust find lift trim little up control circle USIC/Tenny 7 Continued page 55 ing event hasnt produced surprises major advances technology Model weight may well critical HLG cause Catapult rules limit wingspan chord 12 x 3 No other design structural limita tions imposed event As near could tell models very well matched ceilingexcept perhaps winner Chuck Markos placed second last year 13 sec onds behind Bob Warmann year Chuck turned tables time 18 sec onds higher last years beat Bob Warmann 13 seconds give few reference points somewhat esoteric event profile Markos model 6-gram weight Chucks K winning airplane up 45 grams last-year model Polyhedral wings aided roll-out came over top straight away 700 launch All-balsa except spruce wing leading edge model 15% stab wing A-in quarter-grained wood about 003 undercamber launch rub ber 7-in loop 019-in Pirelli stretched full arms length fact Chuck put launch hook just back wing leading edge instead nose get extra 4 stretch out rubber rubber story several years Rubber model fliers have watched precious stocks Pirelli rubber dwindle deteriorate num ber other sources rubber have appeared proved unsatisfactory various reasons lat est Indoor power source new tan rubber FAI Model Supply As meet started people comparing notes about experi WORlDS BIGGEST SCALE PHOTO SERVICE l000 PHOTO PACKS *100 *BLUE RIDGE PLANS 3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING MACHINERYA TOOLS SASE Enierging Box 536-Y Jim PepirosHurricane WV 25526 Catalog *400 60 pagesSCALE PlANS toil PROIfi SEHUICE offer complete selection MadIson Gpeosboro NC 27403lathes mills tools 3209 hOOT 119191 292-5239 No collectAviation Modeler jij ri u 1 *9 t1 Model Aviation responding advertisers mention thatyou read about MadelAviation WE BUILD YOUR HELl TEST YOUR HELl ~\REPAIRYOURHELI KL1 322 North 7th St ~i1Lehighton Pa 18235 WRITE OR CALL FOR INFORMA TION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 52, 159, 160
I wANT VOA . T BRJN NOT TROUT LOT OF CLOUT rm____________ HAVE NEVER written Letter Ed itor cant recall last letter col umnist about efforts Like everyone per haps can sometimes get pretty riled over what Im reading Un like some readers though usually just grit teeth mutter bit turn ad pretty model pour another cup coffee have another glass wine make effort think sweet thoughts Maybe too late coffee too early wine time fingers got twitchytriggered rereading Jim Watermans column February 1987 RC Report regarding focus RC clubs spasms initiated displea sure what Jim written instead because words started thinking pro cesses want state right off bat Jims article very well written accu rately stated what wrong number social clubs well good percentage model aircraft clubs am referring narrow focus aims programs some clubs benefit few lead ing members Some clubs operated very much like Lewis Carrolls Court Red Queen others like Banana Republic case social clubs ills generally cause organizations early demise due ex pense its maintenance thus solving Keeping losing flying field ultimate success failure club itself often comes down building leverage community magic words still Get involved E Fred Lehmberg 50 Model Aviation b problem model club though can go long period time large turnover members leaving sel dom criticize club because theyre con vinced its out-of-step runway fees dues charged newcom ers always seem supply means per petuating Alice-in-Wonderland club mosphere Instead providing new members advice understanding assistance self-styled experts often subject nerds ridicule make large issue club meetings novices blunders Clubs such too often Small Ponds possible some personalities become Big Fish Come think has happened Big Ponds too Look performance some elected appointed public servants Cliques inherent group five people Generally single clique will hold sway until group numbers 10 15 opposing faction formed Its odd no matter large group size never sees two enduring cliques leading ruling better word considered good usage today clique convinces membership its proposing Right Thing almost issue issues lost since its very easy head cliques change position see case British Prime Minister really nothing head clique Just national governments some cliques benefit club others harm strong healthy club cliques will agree other things take opposing stands relatively narrow sues After elections over minor clique supports major good club club remain strong cer tam problems might better solved minor clique As example Churchills Conservative party doubt preferred clique wartime faction quite speedily placed power neededbut replaced speedily wars end guess bottom line whether cliques leaders fit pants wearing issues will handled way serves membership leaders must re placed Perhaps fortunately us cannot leaders As adage goes can lead cannot fol low followers far greatest number have big responsibilitythat selection leaders rate clubs losing flying sites nowadays its necessity club has lo cal clout remain business local hearings public officials told representatives modeling have flown 15 years flying prohibited old duffers will no longer have place play expen sive toys wouldnt much hope success against well-organized opposi tion Again its actually matter cliques What politicians paying attention such public hearings criticisms model flying naturalist environ mentalist groups flying moddels example will disturb love life nearly extinct Downey-textured Double-Breasted Beachbunny nature groups make sweeping statements noisy aircraft some weighing pounds flying over 100 mph threat inhabitants entire county make matters worse hear ing officials always seem magnify fig ures presented end up picture heads 100-lb behe moths zooming around 199 mph environmentalists have clear ad vantage such disputesthe clout wellknown organization political recogni tion Representing whats good com munity whole cogently argue model flying benefits few bot tom line really vote potential cliques involved Puritan Complex also plays role large part voting population exhibits mentality strikes fear hearts politicians Basically Puritan Complex can defined fear somehow somewhere someone enjoying himself enjoyment believed mis takenly publicly funded out personal benefit Puritan com plex compounded Since latter-day Puri tans always seem endowed large vocal capacities ties local media pyramid potential votes lost elected hearing officials dont show support ups clout model clubs opposition Clubs desiring acquire new flying site become involved political skirmish es too Lets take case fairly large number area modelers organized obtain site develop model air port groups leading clique com posed good management types re spected modelers prepared spend lot personal time objec tive course group membership provided decent sum initiation September 1989 51 Vep Its A-OK Young Jason checking Ellie Johnsons PB-2 prior takeoff disturb young pilot concen trating might Jason French Ventura CA typical number young model enthusiasts Ventura area proper guidance encouragement club could well instrumental helping ensure future club project site improvement management found good locale filled-in dump site marsh law cannot developed years Such vacant tracts can used flying sites until settling complete Since group organized application use approval order some ex pense club studied local regula tions learned about flora fauna adjacent swamp obtained opinions respected naturalists after demonstra tions flying site made sound level measurementsreally played devils ad vocate anticipating oppositions argu ments preparing appropriate responses major obstacle figured ne gotiation management nearby airport regarding airspace problem hearing Puritan Clique argued against proposal recommended site approval withheld pending satisfactory results environmental re port funded club Pursuing club discovered preliminary study would cost up $3000 followed com plete study costing $10000 $50000 As topper club also learned af ter spending amount would buy ticket back ground zero right have another hearing Puritan Clique could bring up point covered study start whole thing over again fact what actually happened club happened South ern Alameda County Radio Control Soci ety SACRCS course could fold its tent swallow bitter pill look another site gotta have Clout What Clout will note am now capitalizing word An organization acquires Clout involvement within community using publicity make volvement visible groundwork laid establishing committees promote volvement subgroups three members will keep large part membership busy out trouble well Committees should formed di rect publicity new members youth pro grams safety community involvement contests Competition very impor tant part acquiring Clout will shown following explanation com mittee purposes Publicity committee should establish contact local newspaper de velop personal relationship sports local events editors should regularly submit articles photos information de scribing club activities recent pending planned input other commit tees within club publicity commit tee should also submit material hobby magazines New members committee should volve entire membership search new members members means dues fresh ideas potential influ ence Clout Recruit anyone inter est model aviation just modelers record achievement arm chair members can serve important club functions committee members con test officials general operation free ing active fliers administrative duties An effort should made recruit mem bers service organizations such Rotary Optimist Lions clubs cause groups contacts local government media modeling inter ests can often put forward very pos itive way interest local politi cians can aroused honorary membership two should considered start flying however should nicked runway fee Youth programs have enormous po tential acquiring Clout Youth programs provide proof positive commu nity involvement also help perpetu ate hobby programs should planned soft pedal powered RC craft using carrot stringway downstream approach will bring Continued page 159 52 Model Aviation -I -4- Danleile Joseph instructors Mel Joseph Bob Lake checking out Eiectric Piay boy Cabin Danieiie has aiready graduated buddy box flying Quaker Flash Watch out 1989 Taft old-timers Tha Ventura Comets active starting young V SO WI4AT VO VA SAY TI-llS CLUE OVER LOOKS AL IT UTTLE PRO5LZ-HS BATT- CHEKli Saves Time . Saves Models Install RO Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press s button Precise Rugged Small Light l/2 ozI Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1806 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 INY State residents add sales taxI television Channel 4 antenna Now TV 4s au dio carrier frequency 7175 MHz just below 72 MHz band flier turned new Channel 22 radio 7223 MHz 480 KHz heat produced between channel TV 4s au dio carrier shor down plane sky fell swoop must have using old single-conversion receivers Channel 21 7221 MHz would have worse since beat between 7175 MHz 7221 MHz 460 kHz buy new radio RC2l make sure top-of-the-line dual-conversion job Are bright spots Sure ing can have old Airtronics AM Futaba too converted narrow-band FM transmitter will ex change old receiver new 1991 narrowband receiver $7495 dont know what Futaba charges know have program other manufacturers also Both Ace RIC George Steiner will narrow-band old Praline transmitter youre own receiver end Better yet addition odd-numbered channels makes possible come up im proved allocation frequencies Pylon Rac ing tt possible now choose 12 frequencies instead 15 have presently no 31M 20P combinations other words can paired matrix combina tion having worry about 31M 20P will still have minimum 40 kHz spacing just have now 12 Im looking atareRC13 15 1820242646485153 57 59 Only overload freqttency 25% entries could cause problem would rid special matrix configura tions altogether fly ointment us would have change frequen cies would one-time-only change since will out transition period good appears light end tun nel headlight oncoming train Send ideas contest reports pic tures See next month Clout/Lehmberg Continued page 52 better support parents Use section flying site will pose problems close enough make kids feel theyre part action Youth Member club status completion first part program will provide incentive Start off NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 114 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price *1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube *1375 no lube Slick costs *17W Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax Made USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF Icital SEND $150FAl Med Supply FOR CATALOGP0 BOX 3167 Torrance CA 90610 Hand-Launched Glider toy go all-balsa Rubber model progressively dif ficult Rubber models Subsidizing materials club treasury would money well vested Perhaps point Junior club membership could made available low dues must dues learning pay way before play part lifeor used point youth member could start training members craft save money craft own involvement young peo ple goes saying should given max imum publicity Safety duties committee well known Also would well safety com mittee handle field marshal assignments responsible review settlement safetyrelated field problems Community involvement duties committee would provide displays local mall shows service club functions well organize activity shows clubs presence Lectures show- n-tells ele mentary high schools can powerful Again should include Hand-Launched Glider high-performance Rubber job RC Electric model could flown really classy Pattern Scale model Use good speaker good job arm chair members Remember can speakand sometimes very dynamically committee has maximum potential building Clout Contests have saved committee discus sion last because have quite bit say about apologies Jim Waterman contests good way build Clout model airplane club really no different principle football club baseball club Given same press modeling club would have much prestige ball clubs home city identifies itself club remember New England world nearly stopped turning Brooklyn Dodg ers Yankees playing Seriesand long way Big Apple Work con tracted during period rose pricethe companies knew labor force wasnt going productive Though model club small percentage ball club personnel big names didnt matter fans ball club Clout AMA district contests held sum mer long course National Contest club committee should schedule big meet year AMA sanction publi cize well report well effort should made promote public attendance Continued page 160 TOP GUN MEMORABILIA LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS SERIES TOP GUN VIDEO Three days grueling competition professionally filmed produced edited music /z-inch VHS videotape must collectors Running time 21 mm S1995 a~IueI TOP GUN T-SHIETS AND GOLF SHIRTS Multi-colored silk screened T-shirts imprinted front back white golf shirts Top Gun emblem breast Please specify sizes ordering SHIRT SI6S%oLF SHIRT TOP GUN PROGRAMS Includes photographs biographical data Top Gun Pilots An ideal reference informed enthusiasts 16 pages s200 TOP GUN STICKERS Colorful Mylar crack-and-peel stickers featuring official Top Gun emblem Perfect flight boxes books windows aircraft etc Size 3x3 S150 LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE ONLY WHILESUPPLY LASTS TOP GUN ORDER FORM Complete mail form check money order payable FTE faster delivery charge-by-phone VISA MCJ 3051 473-2211 Merchandise cannot delivered P0 boxes psres inchde seipping nd 5ndling ner5LOdise 5ipped it5n 24 Snars arder Name Address cityStatezip Phone OTY TOP GUN VIDEO S 1995 ea PRICE TOP GUN T-SHIRT 5795 ea Us UM Ut Dxc TOP GUN GOLF SHIRT 51650 Ca US UM Ut DXL_____ TOP GUN PROGRAM S 200 ea _________ TOP GUN STICKER SISO ea___________ PtA RESIDENTS ADD 6% SALES TAX TOTAL S _________ FRANK TIANO ENTERPRISES 2460 SW 85th Terrace Davie FL 33324 September 1989 159 Freedom 207 Proof positiv Freedom 20s it2stTUCtZOfl booklet makes buildi, east Make circus Years ago member San Antonio Gas Model Association pre WW II annual meet printed program mostly advertisements local merchants around $1000 prizes donated merchants very well known town activities enthusiastically re ported local newspaper made big thing out San An tonio Boys did well contest Austin Hous ton Amarillo etc important publicity committee es tablish personal relationship sports ed itor local newspaper keep him well formed early San Antonio Gas Model Asso ciation could have swatted aside prob lems facing modem clubs Clout Perhaps two local meets aimed public should arranged Plan around fun-fly format events such egg drops balloon busting Scale etc course during events field would have closed members sport flying hardly think would bother member unless showed traces Puri tan complex club must make public aware its existence order build Clout Building community involvement admittedly calls lot hard work part club youll have voice maintaining presence community Making ourselves vis ible public seems really way enjoy hobby minimum restriction deploy enough Clout defend ourselves against Puritans Its really simplejust find lift trim little up control circle USIC/Tenny 7 Continued page 55 ing event hasnt produced surprises major advances technology Model weight may well critical HLG cause Catapult rules limit wingspan chord 12 x 3 No other design structural limita tions imposed event As near could tell models very well matched ceilingexcept perhaps winner Chuck Markos placed second last year 13 sec onds behind Bob Warmann year Chuck turned tables time 18 sec onds higher last years beat Bob Warmann 13 seconds give few reference points somewhat esoteric event profile Markos model 6-gram weight Chucks K winning airplane up 45 grams last-year model Polyhedral wings aided roll-out came over top straight away 700 launch All-balsa except spruce wing leading edge model 15% stab wing A-in quarter-grained wood about 003 undercamber launch rub ber 7-in loop 019-in Pirelli stretched full arms length fact Chuck put launch hook just back wing leading edge instead nose get extra 4 stretch out rubber rubber story several years Rubber model fliers have watched precious stocks Pirelli rubber dwindle deteriorate num ber other sources rubber have appeared proved unsatisfactory various reasons lat est Indoor power source new tan rubber FAI Model Supply As meet started people comparing notes about experi WORlDS BIGGEST SCALE PHOTO SERVICE l000 PHOTO PACKS *100 *BLUE RIDGE PLANS 3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING MACHINERYA TOOLS SASE Enierging Box 536-Y Jim PepirosHurricane WV 25526 Catalog *400 60 pagesSCALE PlANS toil PROIfi SEHUICE offer complete selection MadIson Gpeosboro NC 27403lathes mills tools 3209 hOOT 119191 292-5239 No collectAviation Modeler jij ri u 1 *9 t1 Model Aviation responding advertisers mention thatyou read about MadelAviation WE BUILD YOUR HELl TEST YOUR HELl ~\REPAIRYOURHELI KL1 322 North 7th St ~i1Lehighton Pa 18235 WRITE OR CALL FOR INFORMA TION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 52, 159, 160
I wANT VOA . T BRJN NOT TROUT LOT OF CLOUT rm____________ HAVE NEVER written Letter Ed itor cant recall last letter col umnist about efforts Like everyone per haps can sometimes get pretty riled over what Im reading Un like some readers though usually just grit teeth mutter bit turn ad pretty model pour another cup coffee have another glass wine make effort think sweet thoughts Maybe too late coffee too early wine time fingers got twitchytriggered rereading Jim Watermans column February 1987 RC Report regarding focus RC clubs spasms initiated displea sure what Jim written instead because words started thinking pro cesses want state right off bat Jims article very well written accu rately stated what wrong number social clubs well good percentage model aircraft clubs am referring narrow focus aims programs some clubs benefit few lead ing members Some clubs operated very much like Lewis Carrolls Court Red Queen others like Banana Republic case social clubs ills generally cause organizations early demise due ex pense its maintenance thus solving Keeping losing flying field ultimate success failure club itself often comes down building leverage community magic words still Get involved E Fred Lehmberg 50 Model Aviation b problem model club though can go long period time large turnover members leaving sel dom criticize club because theyre con vinced its out-of-step runway fees dues charged newcom ers always seem supply means per petuating Alice-in-Wonderland club mosphere Instead providing new members advice understanding assistance self-styled experts often subject nerds ridicule make large issue club meetings novices blunders Clubs such too often Small Ponds possible some personalities become Big Fish Come think has happened Big Ponds too Look performance some elected appointed public servants Cliques inherent group five people Generally single clique will hold sway until group numbers 10 15 opposing faction formed Its odd no matter large group size never sees two enduring cliques leading ruling better word considered good usage today clique convinces membership its proposing Right Thing almost issue issues lost since its very easy head cliques change position see case British Prime Minister really nothing head clique Just national governments some cliques benefit club others harm strong healthy club cliques will agree other things take opposing stands relatively narrow sues After elections over minor clique supports major good club club remain strong cer tam problems might better solved minor clique As example Churchills Conservative party doubt preferred clique wartime faction quite speedily placed power neededbut replaced speedily wars end guess bottom line whether cliques leaders fit pants wearing issues will handled way serves membership leaders must re placed Perhaps fortunately us cannot leaders As adage goes can lead cannot fol low followers far greatest number have big responsibilitythat selection leaders rate clubs losing flying sites nowadays its necessity club has lo cal clout remain business local hearings public officials told representatives modeling have flown 15 years flying prohibited old duffers will no longer have place play expen sive toys wouldnt much hope success against well-organized opposi tion Again its actually matter cliques What politicians paying attention such public hearings criticisms model flying naturalist environ mentalist groups flying moddels example will disturb love life nearly extinct Downey-textured Double-Breasted Beachbunny nature groups make sweeping statements noisy aircraft some weighing pounds flying over 100 mph threat inhabitants entire county make matters worse hear ing officials always seem magnify fig ures presented end up picture heads 100-lb behe moths zooming around 199 mph environmentalists have clear ad vantage such disputesthe clout wellknown organization political recogni tion Representing whats good com munity whole cogently argue model flying benefits few bot tom line really vote potential cliques involved Puritan Complex also plays role large part voting population exhibits mentality strikes fear hearts politicians Basically Puritan Complex can defined fear somehow somewhere someone enjoying himself enjoyment believed mis takenly publicly funded out personal benefit Puritan com plex compounded Since latter-day Puri tans always seem endowed large vocal capacities ties local media pyramid potential votes lost elected hearing officials dont show support ups clout model clubs opposition Clubs desiring acquire new flying site become involved political skirmish es too Lets take case fairly large number area modelers organized obtain site develop model air port groups leading clique com posed good management types re spected modelers prepared spend lot personal time objec tive course group membership provided decent sum initiation September 1989 51 Vep Its A-OK Young Jason checking Ellie Johnsons PB-2 prior takeoff disturb young pilot concen trating might Jason French Ventura CA typical number young model enthusiasts Ventura area proper guidance encouragement club could well instrumental helping ensure future club project site improvement management found good locale filled-in dump site marsh law cannot developed years Such vacant tracts can used flying sites until settling complete Since group organized application use approval order some ex pense club studied local regula tions learned about flora fauna adjacent swamp obtained opinions respected naturalists after demonstra tions flying site made sound level measurementsreally played devils ad vocate anticipating oppositions argu ments preparing appropriate responses major obstacle figured ne gotiation management nearby airport regarding airspace problem hearing Puritan Clique argued against proposal recommended site approval withheld pending satisfactory results environmental re port funded club Pursuing club discovered preliminary study would cost up $3000 followed com plete study costing $10000 $50000 As topper club also learned af ter spending amount would buy ticket back ground zero right have another hearing Puritan Clique could bring up point covered study start whole thing over again fact what actually happened club happened South ern Alameda County Radio Control Soci ety SACRCS course could fold its tent swallow bitter pill look another site gotta have Clout What Clout will note am now capitalizing word An organization acquires Clout involvement within community using publicity make volvement visible groundwork laid establishing committees promote volvement subgroups three members will keep large part membership busy out trouble well Committees should formed di rect publicity new members youth pro grams safety community involvement contests Competition very impor tant part acquiring Clout will shown following explanation com mittee purposes Publicity committee should establish contact local newspaper de velop personal relationship sports local events editors should regularly submit articles photos information de scribing club activities recent pending planned input other commit tees within club publicity commit tee should also submit material hobby magazines New members committee should volve entire membership search new members members means dues fresh ideas potential influ ence Clout Recruit anyone inter est model aviation just modelers record achievement arm chair members can serve important club functions committee members con test officials general operation free ing active fliers administrative duties An effort should made recruit mem bers service organizations such Rotary Optimist Lions clubs cause groups contacts local government media modeling inter ests can often put forward very pos itive way interest local politi cians can aroused honorary membership two should considered start flying however should nicked runway fee Youth programs have enormous po tential acquiring Clout Youth programs provide proof positive commu nity involvement also help perpetu ate hobby programs should planned soft pedal powered RC craft using carrot stringway downstream approach will bring Continued page 159 52 Model Aviation -I -4- Danleile Joseph instructors Mel Joseph Bob Lake checking out Eiectric Piay boy Cabin Danieiie has aiready graduated buddy box flying Quaker Flash Watch out 1989 Taft old-timers Tha Ventura Comets active starting young V SO WI4AT VO VA SAY TI-llS CLUE OVER LOOKS AL IT UTTLE PRO5LZ-HS BATT- CHEKli Saves Time . Saves Models Install RO Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press s button Precise Rugged Small Light l/2 ozI Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1806 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 INY State residents add sales taxI television Channel 4 antenna Now TV 4s au dio carrier frequency 7175 MHz just below 72 MHz band flier turned new Channel 22 radio 7223 MHz 480 KHz heat produced between channel TV 4s au dio carrier shor down plane sky fell swoop must have using old single-conversion receivers Channel 21 7221 MHz would have worse since beat between 7175 MHz 7221 MHz 460 kHz buy new radio RC2l make sure top-of-the-line dual-conversion job Are bright spots Sure ing can have old Airtronics AM Futaba too converted narrow-band FM transmitter will ex change old receiver new 1991 narrowband receiver $7495 dont know what Futaba charges know have program other manufacturers also Both Ace RIC George Steiner will narrow-band old Praline transmitter youre own receiver end Better yet addition odd-numbered channels makes possible come up im proved allocation frequencies Pylon Rac ing tt possible now choose 12 frequencies instead 15 have presently no 31M 20P combinations other words can paired matrix combina tion having worry about 31M 20P will still have minimum 40 kHz spacing just have now 12 Im looking atareRC13 15 1820242646485153 57 59 Only overload freqttency 25% entries could cause problem would rid special matrix configura tions altogether fly ointment us would have change frequen cies would one-time-only change since will out transition period good appears light end tun nel headlight oncoming train Send ideas contest reports pic tures See next month Clout/Lehmberg Continued page 52 better support parents Use section flying site will pose problems close enough make kids feel theyre part action Youth Member club status completion first part program will provide incentive Start off NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 114 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price *1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube *1375 no lube Slick costs *17W Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax Made USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF Icital SEND $150FAl Med Supply FOR CATALOGP0 BOX 3167 Torrance CA 90610 Hand-Launched Glider toy go all-balsa Rubber model progressively dif ficult Rubber models Subsidizing materials club treasury would money well vested Perhaps point Junior club membership could made available low dues must dues learning pay way before play part lifeor used point youth member could start training members craft save money craft own involvement young peo ple goes saying should given max imum publicity Safety duties committee well known Also would well safety com mittee handle field marshal assignments responsible review settlement safetyrelated field problems Community involvement duties committee would provide displays local mall shows service club functions well organize activity shows clubs presence Lectures show- n-tells ele mentary high schools can powerful Again should include Hand-Launched Glider high-performance Rubber job RC Electric model could flown really classy Pattern Scale model Use good speaker good job arm chair members Remember can speakand sometimes very dynamically committee has maximum potential building Clout Contests have saved committee discus sion last because have quite bit say about apologies Jim Waterman contests good way build Clout model airplane club really no different principle football club baseball club Given same press modeling club would have much prestige ball clubs home city identifies itself club remember New England world nearly stopped turning Brooklyn Dodg ers Yankees playing Seriesand long way Big Apple Work con tracted during period rose pricethe companies knew labor force wasnt going productive Though model club small percentage ball club personnel big names didnt matter fans ball club Clout AMA district contests held sum mer long course National Contest club committee should schedule big meet year AMA sanction publi cize well report well effort should made promote public attendance Continued page 160 TOP GUN MEMORABILIA LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS SERIES TOP GUN VIDEO Three days grueling competition professionally filmed produced edited music /z-inch VHS videotape must collectors Running time 21 mm S1995 a~IueI TOP GUN T-SHIETS AND GOLF SHIRTS Multi-colored silk screened T-shirts imprinted front back white golf shirts Top Gun emblem breast Please specify sizes ordering SHIRT SI6S%oLF SHIRT TOP GUN PROGRAMS Includes photographs biographical data Top Gun Pilots An ideal reference informed enthusiasts 16 pages s200 TOP GUN STICKERS Colorful Mylar crack-and-peel stickers featuring official Top Gun emblem Perfect flight boxes books windows aircraft etc Size 3x3 S150 LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE ONLY WHILESUPPLY LASTS TOP GUN ORDER FORM Complete mail form check money order payable FTE faster delivery charge-by-phone VISA MCJ 3051 473-2211 Merchandise cannot delivered P0 boxes psres inchde seipping nd 5ndling ner5LOdise 5ipped it5n 24 Snars arder Name Address cityStatezip Phone OTY TOP GUN VIDEO S 1995 ea PRICE TOP GUN T-SHIRT 5795 ea Us UM Ut Dxc TOP GUN GOLF SHIRT 51650 Ca US UM Ut DXL_____ TOP GUN PROGRAM S 200 ea _________ TOP GUN STICKER SISO ea___________ PtA RESIDENTS ADD 6% SALES TAX TOTAL S _________ FRANK TIANO ENTERPRISES 2460 SW 85th Terrace Davie FL 33324 September 1989 159 Freedom 207 Proof positiv Freedom 20s it2stTUCtZOfl booklet makes buildi, east Make circus Years ago member San Antonio Gas Model Association pre WW II annual meet printed program mostly advertisements local merchants around $1000 prizes donated merchants very well known town activities enthusiastically re ported local newspaper made big thing out San An tonio Boys did well contest Austin Hous ton Amarillo etc important publicity committee es tablish personal relationship sports ed itor local newspaper keep him well formed early San Antonio Gas Model Asso ciation could have swatted aside prob lems facing modem clubs Clout Perhaps two local meets aimed public should arranged Plan around fun-fly format events such egg drops balloon busting Scale etc course during events field would have closed members sport flying hardly think would bother member unless showed traces Puri tan complex club must make public aware its existence order build Clout Building community involvement admittedly calls lot hard work part club youll have voice maintaining presence community Making ourselves vis ible public seems really way enjoy hobby minimum restriction deploy enough Clout defend ourselves against Puritans Its really simplejust find lift trim little up control circle USIC/Tenny 7 Continued page 55 ing event hasnt produced surprises major advances technology Model weight may well critical HLG cause Catapult rules limit wingspan chord 12 x 3 No other design structural limita tions imposed event As near could tell models very well matched ceilingexcept perhaps winner Chuck Markos placed second last year 13 sec onds behind Bob Warmann year Chuck turned tables time 18 sec onds higher last years beat Bob Warmann 13 seconds give few reference points somewhat esoteric event profile Markos model 6-gram weight Chucks K winning airplane up 45 grams last-year model Polyhedral wings aided roll-out came over top straight away 700 launch All-balsa except spruce wing leading edge model 15% stab wing A-in quarter-grained wood about 003 undercamber launch rub ber 7-in loop 019-in Pirelli stretched full arms length fact Chuck put launch hook just back wing leading edge instead nose get extra 4 stretch out rubber rubber story several years Rubber model fliers have watched precious stocks Pirelli rubber dwindle deteriorate num ber other sources rubber have appeared proved unsatisfactory various reasons lat est Indoor power source new tan rubber FAI Model Supply As meet started people comparing notes about experi WORlDS BIGGEST SCALE PHOTO SERVICE l000 PHOTO PACKS *100 *BLUE RIDGE PLANS 3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING MACHINERYA TOOLS SASE Enierging Box 536-Y Jim PepirosHurricane WV 25526 Catalog *400 60 pagesSCALE PlANS toil PROIfi SEHUICE offer complete selection MadIson Gpeosboro NC 27403lathes mills tools 3209 hOOT 119191 292-5239 No collectAviation Modeler jij ri u 1 *9 t1 Model Aviation responding advertisers mention thatyou read about MadelAviation WE BUILD YOUR HELl TEST YOUR HELl ~\REPAIRYOURHELI KL1 322 North 7th St ~i1Lehighton Pa 18235 WRITE OR CALL FOR INFORMA TION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 52, 159, 160
I wANT VOA . T BRJN NOT TROUT LOT OF CLOUT rm____________ HAVE NEVER written Letter Ed itor cant recall last letter col umnist about efforts Like everyone per haps can sometimes get pretty riled over what Im reading Un like some readers though usually just grit teeth mutter bit turn ad pretty model pour another cup coffee have another glass wine make effort think sweet thoughts Maybe too late coffee too early wine time fingers got twitchytriggered rereading Jim Watermans column February 1987 RC Report regarding focus RC clubs spasms initiated displea sure what Jim written instead because words started thinking pro cesses want state right off bat Jims article very well written accu rately stated what wrong number social clubs well good percentage model aircraft clubs am referring narrow focus aims programs some clubs benefit few lead ing members Some clubs operated very much like Lewis Carrolls Court Red Queen others like Banana Republic case social clubs ills generally cause organizations early demise due ex pense its maintenance thus solving Keeping losing flying field ultimate success failure club itself often comes down building leverage community magic words still Get involved E Fred Lehmberg 50 Model Aviation b problem model club though can go long period time large turnover members leaving sel dom criticize club because theyre con vinced its out-of-step runway fees dues charged newcom ers always seem supply means per petuating Alice-in-Wonderland club mosphere Instead providing new members advice understanding assistance self-styled experts often subject nerds ridicule make large issue club meetings novices blunders Clubs such too often Small Ponds possible some personalities become Big Fish Come think has happened Big Ponds too Look performance some elected appointed public servants Cliques inherent group five people Generally single clique will hold sway until group numbers 10 15 opposing faction formed Its odd no matter large group size never sees two enduring cliques leading ruling better word considered good usage today clique convinces membership its proposing Right Thing almost issue issues lost since its very easy head cliques change position see case British Prime Minister really nothing head clique Just national governments some cliques benefit club others harm strong healthy club cliques will agree other things take opposing stands relatively narrow sues After elections over minor clique supports major good club club remain strong cer tam problems might better solved minor clique As example Churchills Conservative party doubt preferred clique wartime faction quite speedily placed power neededbut replaced speedily wars end guess bottom line whether cliques leaders fit pants wearing issues will handled way serves membership leaders must re placed Perhaps fortunately us cannot leaders As adage goes can lead cannot fol low followers far greatest number have big responsibilitythat selection leaders rate clubs losing flying sites nowadays its necessity club has lo cal clout remain business local hearings public officials told representatives modeling have flown 15 years flying prohibited old duffers will no longer have place play expen sive toys wouldnt much hope success against well-organized opposi tion Again its actually matter cliques What politicians paying attention such public hearings criticisms model flying naturalist environ mentalist groups flying moddels example will disturb love life nearly extinct Downey-textured Double-Breasted Beachbunny nature groups make sweeping statements noisy aircraft some weighing pounds flying over 100 mph threat inhabitants entire county make matters worse hear ing officials always seem magnify fig ures presented end up picture heads 100-lb behe moths zooming around 199 mph environmentalists have clear ad vantage such disputesthe clout wellknown organization political recogni tion Representing whats good com munity whole cogently argue model flying benefits few bot tom line really vote potential cliques involved Puritan Complex also plays role large part voting population exhibits mentality strikes fear hearts politicians Basically Puritan Complex can defined fear somehow somewhere someone enjoying himself enjoyment believed mis takenly publicly funded out personal benefit Puritan com plex compounded Since latter-day Puri tans always seem endowed large vocal capacities ties local media pyramid potential votes lost elected hearing officials dont show support ups clout model clubs opposition Clubs desiring acquire new flying site become involved political skirmish es too Lets take case fairly large number area modelers organized obtain site develop model air port groups leading clique com posed good management types re spected modelers prepared spend lot personal time objec tive course group membership provided decent sum initiation September 1989 51 Vep Its A-OK Young Jason checking Ellie Johnsons PB-2 prior takeoff disturb young pilot concen trating might Jason French Ventura CA typical number young model enthusiasts Ventura area proper guidance encouragement club could well instrumental helping ensure future club project site improvement management found good locale filled-in dump site marsh law cannot developed years Such vacant tracts can used flying sites until settling complete Since group organized application use approval order some ex pense club studied local regula tions learned about flora fauna adjacent swamp obtained opinions respected naturalists after demonstra tions flying site made sound level measurementsreally played devils ad vocate anticipating oppositions argu ments preparing appropriate responses major obstacle figured ne gotiation management nearby airport regarding airspace problem hearing Puritan Clique argued against proposal recommended site approval withheld pending satisfactory results environmental re port funded club Pursuing club discovered preliminary study would cost up $3000 followed com plete study costing $10000 $50000 As topper club also learned af ter spending amount would buy ticket back ground zero right have another hearing Puritan Clique could bring up point covered study start whole thing over again fact what actually happened club happened South ern Alameda County Radio Control Soci ety SACRCS course could fold its tent swallow bitter pill look another site gotta have Clout What Clout will note am now capitalizing word An organization acquires Clout involvement within community using publicity make volvement visible groundwork laid establishing committees promote volvement subgroups three members will keep large part membership busy out trouble well Committees should formed di rect publicity new members youth pro grams safety community involvement contests Competition very impor tant part acquiring Clout will shown following explanation com mittee purposes Publicity committee should establish contact local newspaper de velop personal relationship sports local events editors should regularly submit articles photos information de scribing club activities recent pending planned input other commit tees within club publicity commit tee should also submit material hobby magazines New members committee should volve entire membership search new members members means dues fresh ideas potential influ ence Clout Recruit anyone inter est model aviation just modelers record achievement arm chair members can serve important club functions committee members con test officials general operation free ing active fliers administrative duties An effort should made recruit mem bers service organizations such Rotary Optimist Lions clubs cause groups contacts local government media modeling inter ests can often put forward very pos itive way interest local politi cians can aroused honorary membership two should considered start flying however should nicked runway fee Youth programs have enormous po tential acquiring Clout Youth programs provide proof positive commu nity involvement also help perpetu ate hobby programs should planned soft pedal powered RC craft using carrot stringway downstream approach will bring Continued page 159 52 Model Aviation -I -4- Danleile Joseph instructors Mel Joseph Bob Lake checking out Eiectric Piay boy Cabin Danieiie has aiready graduated buddy box flying Quaker Flash Watch out 1989 Taft old-timers Tha Ventura Comets active starting young V SO WI4AT VO VA SAY TI-llS CLUE OVER LOOKS AL IT UTTLE PRO5LZ-HS BATT- CHEKli Saves Time . Saves Models Install RO Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press s button Precise Rugged Small Light l/2 ozI Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1806 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 INY State residents add sales taxI television Channel 4 antenna Now TV 4s au dio carrier frequency 7175 MHz just below 72 MHz band flier turned new Channel 22 radio 7223 MHz 480 KHz heat produced between channel TV 4s au dio carrier shor down plane sky fell swoop must have using old single-conversion receivers Channel 21 7221 MHz would have worse since beat between 7175 MHz 7221 MHz 460 kHz buy new radio RC2l make sure top-of-the-line dual-conversion job Are bright spots Sure ing can have old Airtronics AM Futaba too converted narrow-band FM transmitter will ex change old receiver new 1991 narrowband receiver $7495 dont know what Futaba charges know have program other manufacturers also Both Ace RIC George Steiner will narrow-band old Praline transmitter youre own receiver end Better yet addition odd-numbered channels makes possible come up im proved allocation frequencies Pylon Rac ing tt possible now choose 12 frequencies instead 15 have presently no 31M 20P combinations other words can paired matrix combina tion having worry about 31M 20P will still have minimum 40 kHz spacing just have now 12 Im looking atareRC13 15 1820242646485153 57 59 Only overload freqttency 25% entries could cause problem would rid special matrix configura tions altogether fly ointment us would have change frequen cies would one-time-only change since will out transition period good appears light end tun nel headlight oncoming train Send ideas contest reports pic tures See next month Clout/Lehmberg Continued page 52 better support parents Use section flying site will pose problems close enough make kids feel theyre part action Youth Member club status completion first part program will provide incentive Start off NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 114 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price *1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube *1375 no lube Slick costs *17W Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax Made USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF Icital SEND $150FAl Med Supply FOR CATALOGP0 BOX 3167 Torrance CA 90610 Hand-Launched Glider toy go all-balsa Rubber model progressively dif ficult Rubber models Subsidizing materials club treasury would money well vested Perhaps point Junior club membership could made available low dues must dues learning pay way before play part lifeor used point youth member could start training members craft save money craft own involvement young peo ple goes saying should given max imum publicity Safety duties committee well known Also would well safety com mittee handle field marshal assignments responsible review settlement safetyrelated field problems Community involvement duties committee would provide displays local mall shows service club functions well organize activity shows clubs presence Lectures show- n-tells ele mentary high schools can powerful Again should include Hand-Launched Glider high-performance Rubber job RC Electric model could flown really classy Pattern Scale model Use good speaker good job arm chair members Remember can speakand sometimes very dynamically committee has maximum potential building Clout Contests have saved committee discus sion last because have quite bit say about apologies Jim Waterman contests good way build Clout model airplane club really no different principle football club baseball club Given same press modeling club would have much prestige ball clubs home city identifies itself club remember New England world nearly stopped turning Brooklyn Dodg ers Yankees playing Seriesand long way Big Apple Work con tracted during period rose pricethe companies knew labor force wasnt going productive Though model club small percentage ball club personnel big names didnt matter fans ball club Clout AMA district contests held sum mer long course National Contest club committee should schedule big meet year AMA sanction publi cize well report well effort should made promote public attendance Continued page 160 TOP GUN MEMORABILIA LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS SERIES TOP GUN VIDEO Three days grueling competition professionally filmed produced edited music /z-inch VHS videotape must collectors Running time 21 mm S1995 a~IueI TOP GUN T-SHIETS AND GOLF SHIRTS Multi-colored silk screened T-shirts imprinted front back white golf shirts Top Gun emblem breast Please specify sizes ordering SHIRT SI6S%oLF SHIRT TOP GUN PROGRAMS Includes photographs biographical data Top Gun Pilots An ideal reference informed enthusiasts 16 pages s200 TOP GUN STICKERS Colorful Mylar crack-and-peel stickers featuring official Top Gun emblem Perfect flight boxes books windows aircraft etc Size 3x3 S150 LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE ONLY WHILESUPPLY LASTS TOP GUN ORDER FORM Complete mail form check money order payable FTE faster delivery charge-by-phone VISA MCJ 3051 473-2211 Merchandise cannot delivered P0 boxes psres inchde seipping nd 5ndling ner5LOdise 5ipped it5n 24 Snars arder Name Address cityStatezip Phone OTY TOP GUN VIDEO S 1995 ea PRICE TOP GUN T-SHIRT 5795 ea Us UM Ut Dxc TOP GUN GOLF SHIRT 51650 Ca US UM Ut DXL_____ TOP GUN PROGRAM S 200 ea _________ TOP GUN STICKER SISO ea___________ PtA RESIDENTS ADD 6% SALES TAX TOTAL S _________ FRANK TIANO ENTERPRISES 2460 SW 85th Terrace Davie FL 33324 September 1989 159 Freedom 207 Proof positiv Freedom 20s it2stTUCtZOfl booklet makes buildi, east Make circus Years ago member San Antonio Gas Model Association pre WW II annual meet printed program mostly advertisements local merchants around $1000 prizes donated merchants very well known town activities enthusiastically re ported local newspaper made big thing out San An tonio Boys did well contest Austin Hous ton Amarillo etc important publicity committee es tablish personal relationship sports ed itor local newspaper keep him well formed early San Antonio Gas Model Asso ciation could have swatted aside prob lems facing modem clubs Clout Perhaps two local meets aimed public should arranged Plan around fun-fly format events such egg drops balloon busting Scale etc course during events field would have closed members sport flying hardly think would bother member unless showed traces Puri tan complex club must make public aware its existence order build Clout Building community involvement admittedly calls lot hard work part club youll have voice maintaining presence community Making ourselves vis ible public seems really way enjoy hobby minimum restriction deploy enough Clout defend ourselves against Puritans Its really simplejust find lift trim little up control circle USIC/Tenny 7 Continued page 55 ing event hasnt produced surprises major advances technology Model weight may well critical HLG cause Catapult rules limit wingspan chord 12 x 3 No other design structural limita tions imposed event As near could tell models very well matched ceilingexcept perhaps winner Chuck Markos placed second last year 13 sec onds behind Bob Warmann year Chuck turned tables time 18 sec onds higher last years beat Bob Warmann 13 seconds give few reference points somewhat esoteric event profile Markos model 6-gram weight Chucks K winning airplane up 45 grams last-year model Polyhedral wings aided roll-out came over top straight away 700 launch All-balsa except spruce wing leading edge model 15% stab wing A-in quarter-grained wood about 003 undercamber launch rub ber 7-in loop 019-in Pirelli stretched full arms length fact Chuck put launch hook just back wing leading edge instead nose get extra 4 stretch out rubber rubber story several years Rubber model fliers have watched precious stocks Pirelli rubber dwindle deteriorate num ber other sources rubber have appeared proved unsatisfactory various reasons lat est Indoor power source new tan rubber FAI Model Supply As meet started people comparing notes about experi WORlDS BIGGEST SCALE PHOTO SERVICE l000 PHOTO PACKS *100 *BLUE RIDGE PLANS 3 VIEWS PHOTO-PACKS PLANS ENLARGING MACHINERYA TOOLS SASE Enierging Box 536-Y Jim PepirosHurricane WV 25526 Catalog *400 60 pagesSCALE PlANS toil PROIfi SEHUICE offer complete selection MadIson Gpeosboro NC 27403lathes mills tools 3209 hOOT 119191 292-5239 No collectAviation Modeler jij ri u 1 *9 t1 Model Aviation responding advertisers mention thatyou read about MadelAviation WE BUILD YOUR HELl TEST YOUR HELl ~\REPAIRYOURHELI KL1 322 North 7th St ~i1Lehighton Pa 18235 WRITE OR CALL FOR INFORMA TION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 52, 159, 160
I wANT VOA . T BRJN NOT TROUT LOT OF CLOUT rm____________ HAVE NEVER written Letter Ed itor cant recall last letter col umnist about efforts Like everyone per haps can sometimes get pretty riled over what Im reading Un like some readers though usually just grit teeth mutter bit turn ad pretty model pour another cup coffee have another glass wine make effort think sweet thoughts Maybe too late coffee too early wine time fingers got twitchytriggered rereading Jim Watermans column February 1987 RC Report regarding focus RC clubs spasms initiated displea sure what Jim written instead because words started thinking pro cesses want state right off bat Jims article very well written accu rately stated what wrong number social clubs well good percentage model aircraft clubs am referring narrow focus aims programs some clubs benefit few lead ing members Some clubs operated very much like Lewis Carrolls Court Red Queen others like Banana Republic case social clubs ills generally cause organizations early demise due ex pense its maintenance thus solving Keeping losing flying field ultimate success failure club itself often comes down building leverage community magic words still Get involved E Fred Lehmberg 50 Model Aviation b problem model club though can go long period time large turnover members leaving sel dom criticize club because theyre con vinced its out-of-step runway fees dues charged newcom ers always seem supply means per petuating Alice-in-Wonderland club mosphere Instead providing new members advice understanding assistance self-styled experts often subject nerds ridicule make large issue club meetings novices blunders Clubs such too often Small Ponds possible some personalities become Big Fish Come think has happened Big Ponds too Look performance some elected appointed public servants Cliques inherent group five people Generally single clique will hold sway until group numbers 10 15 opposing faction formed Its odd no matter large group size never sees two enduring cliques leading ruling better word considered good usage today clique convinces membership its proposing Right Thing almost issue issues lost since its very easy head cliques change position see case British Prime Minister really nothing head clique Just national governments some cliques benefit club others harm strong healthy club cliques will agree other things take opposing stands relatively narrow sues After elections over minor clique supports major good club club remain strong cer tam problems might better solved minor clique As example Churchills Conservative party doubt preferred clique wartime faction quite speedily placed power neededbut replaced speedily wars end guess bottom line whether cliques leaders fit pants wearing issues will handled way serves membership leaders must re placed Perhaps fortunately us cannot leaders As adage goes can lead cannot fol low followers far greatest number have big responsibilitythat selection leaders rate clubs losing flying sites nowadays its necessity club has lo cal clout remain business local hearings public officials told representatives modeling have flown 15 years flying prohibited old duffers will no longer have place play expen sive toys wouldnt much hope success against well-organized opposi tion Again its actually matter cliques What politicians paying attention such public hearings criticisms model flying naturalist environ mentalist groups flying moddels example will disturb love life nearly extinct Downey-textured Double-Breasted Beachbunny nature groups make sweeping statements noisy aircraft some weighing pounds flying over 100 mph threat inhabitants entire county make matters worse hear ing officials always seem magnify fig ures presented end up picture heads 100-lb behe moths zooming around 199 mph environmentalists have clear ad vantage such disputesthe clout wellknown organization political recogni tion Representing whats good com munity whole cogently argue model flying benefits few bot tom line really vote potential cliques involved Puritan Complex also plays role large part voting population exhibits mentality strikes fear hearts politicians Basically Puritan Complex can defined fear somehow somewhere someone enjoying himself enjoyment believed mis takenly publicly funded out personal benefit Puritan com plex compounded Since latter-day Puri tans always seem endowed large vocal capacities ties local media pyramid potential votes lost elected hearing officials dont show support ups clout model clubs opposition Clubs desiring acquire new flying site become involved political skirmish es too Lets take case fairly large number area modelers organized obtain site develop model air port groups leading clique com posed good management types re spected modelers prepared spend lot personal time objec tive course group membership provided decent sum initiation September 1989 51 Vep Its A-OK Young Jason checking Ellie Johnsons PB-2 prior takeoff disturb young pilot concen trating might Jason French Ventura CA typical number young model enthusiasts Ventura area proper guidance encouragement club could well instrumental helping ensure future club project site improvement management found good locale filled-in dump site marsh law cannot developed years Such vacant tracts can used flying sites until settling complete Since group organized application use approval order some ex pense club studied local regula tions learned about flora fauna adjacent swamp obtained opinions respected naturalists after demonstra tions flying site made sound level measurementsreally played devils ad vocate anticipating oppositions argu ments preparing appropriate responses major obstacle figured ne gotiation management nearby airport regarding airspace problem hearing Puritan Clique argued against proposal recommended site approval withheld pending satisfactory results environmental re port funded club Pursuing club discovered preliminary study would cost up $3000 followed com plete study costing $10000 $50000 As topper club also learned af ter spending amount would buy ticket back ground zero right have another hearing Puritan Clique could bring up point covered study start whole thing over again fact what actually happened club happened South ern Alameda County Radio Control Soci ety SACRCS course could fold its tent swallow bitter pill look another site gotta have Clout What Clout will note am now capitalizing word An organization acquires Clout involvement within community using publicity make volvement visible groundwork laid establishing committees promote volvement subgroups three members will keep large part membership busy out trouble well Committees should formed di rect publicity new members youth pro grams safety community involvement contests Competition very impor tant part acquiring Clout will shown following explanation com mittee purposes Publicity committee should establish contact local newspaper de velop personal relationship sports local events editors should regularly submit articles photos information de scribing club activities recent pending planned input other commit tees within club publicity commit tee should also submit material hobby magazines New members committee should volve entire membership search new members members means dues fresh ideas potential influ ence Clout Recruit anyone inter est model aviation just modelers record achievement arm chair members can serve important club functions committee members con test officials general operation free ing active fliers administrative duties An effort should made recruit mem bers service organizations such Rotary Optimist Lions clubs cause groups contacts local government media modeling inter ests can often put forward very pos itive way interest local politi cians can aroused honorary membership two should considered start flying however should nicked runway fee Youth programs have enormous po tential acquiring Clout Youth programs provide proof positive commu nity involvement also help perpetu ate hobby programs should planned soft pedal powered RC craft using carrot stringway downstream approach will bring Continued page 159 52 Model Aviation -I -4- Danleile Joseph instructors Mel Joseph Bob Lake checking out Eiectric Piay boy Cabin Danieiie has aiready graduated buddy box flying Quaker Flash Watch out 1989 Taft old-timers Tha Ventura Comets active starting young V SO WI4AT VO VA SAY TI-llS CLUE OVER LOOKS AL IT UTTLE PRO5LZ-HS BATT- CHEKli Saves Time . Saves Models Install RO Models 3-Level indication receiver battery status press s button Precise Rugged Small Light l/2 ozI Made USA Also custom units other applications Order Today $1495 dealer send check money order postpaid Protune Corp 914 462-6452 PO Box 1806 Poughkeepsle NY 12601 INY State residents add sales taxI television Channel 4 antenna Now TV 4s au dio carrier frequency 7175 MHz just below 72 MHz band flier turned new Channel 22 radio 7223 MHz 480 KHz heat produced between channel TV 4s au dio carrier shor down plane sky fell swoop must have using old single-conversion receivers Channel 21 7221 MHz would have worse since beat between 7175 MHz 7221 MHz 460 kHz buy new radio RC2l make sure top-of-the-line dual-conversion job Are bright spots Sure ing can have old Airtronics AM Futaba too converted narrow-band FM transmitter will ex change old receiver new 1991 narrowband receiver $7495 dont know what Futaba charges know have program other manufacturers also Both Ace RIC George Steiner will narrow-band old Praline transmitter youre own receiver end Better yet addition odd-numbered channels makes possible come up im proved allocation frequencies Pylon Rac ing tt possible now choose 12 frequencies instead 15 have presently no 31M 20P combinations other words can paired matrix combina tion having worry about 31M 20P will still have minimum 40 kHz spacing just have now 12 Im looking atareRC13 15 1820242646485153 57 59 Only overload freqttency 25% entries could cause problem would rid special matrix configura tions altogether fly ointment us would have change frequen cies would one-time-only change since will out transition period good appears light end tun nel headlight oncoming train Send ideas contest reports pic tures See next month Clout/Lehmberg Continued page 52 better support parents Use section flying site will pose problems close enough make kids feel theyre part action Youth Member club status completion first part program will provide incentive Start off NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 114 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price *1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube *1375 no lube Slick costs *17W Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax Made USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF Icital SEND $150FAl Med Supply FOR CATALOGP0 BOX 3167 Torrance CA 90610 Hand-Launched Glider toy go all-balsa Rubber model progressively dif ficult Rubber models Subsidizing materials club treasury would money well vested Perhaps point Junior club membership could made available low dues must dues learning pay way before play part lifeor used point youth member could start training members craft save money craft own involvement young peo ple goes saying should given max imum publicity Safety duties committee well known Also would well safety com mittee handle field marshal assignments responsible review settlement safetyrelated field problems Community involvement duties committee would provide displays local mall shows service club functions well organize activity shows clubs presence Lectures show- n-tells ele mentary high schools can powerful Again should include Hand-Launched Glider high-performance Rubber job RC Electric model could flown really classy Pattern Scale model Use good speaker good job arm chair members Remember can speakand sometimes very dynamically committee has maximum potential building Clout Contests have saved committee discus sion last because have quite bit say about apologies Jim Waterman contests good way build Clout model airplane club really no different principle football club baseball club Given same press modeling club would have much prestige ball clubs home city identifies itself club remember New England world nearly stopped turning Brooklyn Dodg ers Yankees playing Seriesand long way Big Apple Work con tracted during period rose pricethe companies knew labor force wasnt going productive Though model club small percentage ball club personnel big names didnt matter fans ball club Clout AMA district contests held sum mer long course National Contest club committee should schedule big meet year AMA sanction publi cize well report well effort should made promote public attendance Continued page 160 TOP GUN MEMORABILIA LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS SERIES TOP GUN VIDEO Three days grueling competition professionally filmed produced edited music /z-inch VHS videotape must collectors Running time 21 mm S1995 a~IueI TOP GUN T-SHIETS AND GOLF SHIRTS Multi-colored silk screened T-shirts imprinted front back white golf shirts Top Gun emblem breast Please specify sizes ordering SHIRT SI6S%oLF SHIRT TOP GUN PROGRAMS Includes photographs biographical data Top Gun Pilots An ideal reference informed enthusiasts 16 pages s200 TOP GUN STICKERS Colorful Mylar crack-and-peel stickers featuring official Top Gun emblem Perfect flight boxes books windows aircraft etc Size 3x3 S150 LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE ONLY WHILESUPPLY LASTS TOP GUN ORDER FORM Complete mail form check money order payable FTE faster delivery charge-by-phone VISA MCJ 3051 473-2211 Merchandise cannot delivered P0 boxes psres inchde seipping nd 5ndling ner5LOdise 5ipped it5n 24 Snars arder Name Address cityStatezip Phone OTY TOP GUN VIDEO S 1995 ea PRICE TOP GUN T-SHIRT 5795 ea Us UM Ut Dxc TOP GUN GOLF SHIRT 51650 Ca US UM Ut DXL_____ TOP GUN PROGRAM S 200 ea _________ TOP GUN STICKER SISO ea___________ PtA RESIDENTS ADD 6% SALES TAX TOTAL S _________ FRANK TIANO ENTERPRISES 2460 SW 85th Terrace Davie FL 33324 September 1989 159 Freedom 207 Proof positiv Freedom 20s it2stTUCtZOfl booklet makes buildi, east Make circus Years ago member San Antonio Gas Model Association pre WW II annual meet printed program mostly advertisements local merchants around $1000 prizes donated merchants very well known town activities enthusiastically re ported local newspaper made big thing out San An tonio Boys did well contest Austin Hous ton Amarillo etc important publicity committee es tablish personal relationship sports ed itor local newspaper keep him well formed early San Antonio Gas Model Asso ciation could have swatted aside prob lems facing modem clubs Clout Perhaps two local meets aimed public should arranged Plan around fun-fly format events such egg drops balloon busting Scale etc course during events field would have closed members sport flying hardly think would bother member unless showed traces Puri tan complex club must make public aware its existence order build Clout Building community involvement admittedly calls lot hard work part club youll have voice maintaining presence community Making ourselves vis ible public seems really way enjoy hobby minimum restriction deploy enough Clout defend ourselves against Puritans Its really simplejust find lift trim little up control circle USIC/Tenny 7 Continued page 55 ing event hasnt produced surprises major advances technology Model weight may well critical HLG cause Catapult rules limit 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