NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 128, 130, 131
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 128, 130, 131
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 128, 130, 131
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 128, 130, 131
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 128, 130, 131
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 128, 130, 131
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 128, 130, 131
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 128, 130, 131
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT As above enough some serious contenders go far incorporate speed control power system well premise finer power control further extends battery reserves involved installations speed control connected receiver throttle channel usual switch servo operated auxiliary channel does really work sure seems someIve witnessed subject AULD serious modelers usually use either sailplanes OTs Both effective contenders fact earlier year witnessed relatively simple though large 01 easily beat contemporary sophisticated sailplane fancy gadgets course can work other way around too lot depends pilot luck point can safely consider either model type next AULD project variety speed controls market some come opencircuit assembliesie uncased units Examples latter include Flightec product line use Personally prefer install such assemblies native state rather use some suitable protective enclosure course E-modelers just install em also have done past rate Ive grown prefer housed approach ease installation model prevent some commonplace motor brush dust coating electronics afford some degree physical protection control event flight mishap read crash Three months photos illustrate what mean begin providing some strain relief speed control receiver cable carefully 9 gluing short length plastic tubing somewhere assembly example pictured Ive glued tubing top integrated circuit drop CyA cyanoacrylate glue some accelerator tubing needed usually work well tubing case piece Du-Bro green heat-shrink type shrunk receiver cable slipped through glue dry soldered place accordance speed control instructions Next configure simple wooden box just nicely fits outline particular printed circuit board pictured uses 1/M ply base frame outline /8-in-thick balsa strip chosen frame height such tallest components clearedexcept very tallest ie MOSFETs metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors protrude purpose placed path flowing air within plane frame side has notch required exiting wiring made wire pass large enough Sermos connectors clear time entire circuit assembly can easily installed removed wooden enclosure Also frame has several wraps heavy threadglued cyanoacrylateto further strengthen assembly Note thread cut away wiring notch CyA has set inner floor box example outlined Vi x /4-in foam saddle tape provide perimeter rest PCB assembly keeps little soldered wire protrusions bottom PC hoard hitting ply floor Note also foam tape rest cleared near wire exit clearance notchthis because massive wire/solder blob large-gauge wires connected bottom PC board enclosure completed setting top cover place shown lamination Ai ply inner-fitting A6 balsa plate cover has two holes access speed control adjustment screws shown plastic tape holds cover place speed controls installed using double-stick Velcro pieces assembly no exception visible anyway piece material bottom wooden box mates its coun terpart suitably adhered inside fuselage Ive using Radio Shack part #64-2345 years feel good simple enclosure Phil Thayer himself man behind Flightec regular attendee KRC meet told liked whole idea too think youll find well worth effort Earlier column wrote Mitch Poling lengthy career writing about things Electric Mitch has written Electric column Model Builder magazine about 13 years Prior column now long defunct RC Sportsman tabloid has also written numerous feature articles several other magazines author book Building Flying Electric Powered Model Aircraft published Kalmbach fantastic thing occurred 92 KRC Electric Fly Seven writers Electric columns attendance unhappy see Mitchs column published preceding three issues MB felt Electric needs much exposure possible modeling press After part hobby now growing leaps bounds us appears obvious Electric destined quietly power modeldom 5 future Maybe good place go back earlier part column reread bit personal philosophy always try close column very upbeat waybut given situation Mitch Poling bit difficult month Ill just offer following Thank Mitch youve done both Electric movement over years doubt Id have good Electric life Ive enjoyed years Electric writing Thanks again Mitch Please enclose SASE corres pondence youd like reply hampslRichmond Continued page 39 Round five Jody switched modified Czech Mate because wind flight very high another max Scott went up okay overly tight turn brought him down 45 seconds Jeff s lowlaunch problems continued down 74 seconds Ukrainian flier Alexandr Jurtchenko zoom-launched plane dove straight crash feet Hey gliders can dangerous Round six Jeff went up first good flight lost view below horizon 165 seconds Jody tangled lines another flier during mass launch able refly went up again quickly zoomed good thermal yet another max Scott first landed dead air line still attached reflight glider did wingover dive released line save plane Miraculously thermaled away carrying line finally landed corn two miles away found because its radio Good flight no time given because attached line Both Andreas Motsch Birgit Puttner German team dropped round after unbroken string maxes Birgit few girls competing championships Both mother accomplished FlA flier enthusiastic participants Round seven max Jody along five other flierswould clean seven rounds Everyone watched apprehension thought mom going have nervous breakdown launch great gave plane lots mental lift soared high sky max flyoff Spanish FlA flier Roberto Rodriguez sprained ankle Finnish chaser suffered dehydration concluded FlA flying hard contestants chasers moms also surprised learn storks deliver babiesa group attacked Finnish FlA model causing severe damage Scott made max Jeff s launch problems ended day him FlA fiyoff240 seconds Six contestants maxed out would have flyoff evening Jody checked wind velocity 8-10 mph over runway Because shift wind direction starting line Continued page 130 128 Model Aviation hampslRichmond Continued page 128 rotated 90 position perpendicular runway starting posts always located same area approximate center airfield kind rotational move done wind direction changed evening flyoffs contestant went up towed plane tree Jody slipped hands black-and-white baseball gloves like doctor preparing surgery held plane tow extended time looking lift evening air finally zooming aloft over runway Unfortunately weak lift gave out down 171 seconds Only Belgian flier Sander Breeman able make four-minute max started pack up leave heard Jody tie third Attila Notaros Hungary flyoff would held thirdplace slot Jubilation around prepara tion new effort Jody Attila both looking lift could find went up tow headto-head competition heightened drama situation waited bated breath Finally both zoom-launched sky floated away soon became evident Attila captured best part lift scored 188 seconds against Jody s 151 very proud Jody fine performanceand after few days rest mother recovered ordeal FlA winner Sander Breeman very personable young man good fortune having champion FlA flier like Cenny Breeman father/coach wings Sanders plane observed covered sheet balsaprobably over foam since backlighting no internal structure could seen surprise Russians Ukrainians beautiful high-tech creations hadnt made flyoff reported Russians new wing design FIA FlB using narrow slots upper surface near leading trailing edges said air goes rear slot out forward provide one-minute improvement flight time us worried least competition traditional low-tech prevailed winners circle next morning during breakfast received usual copy World Championship Daily News contained results prior days competition well other related information car toons advertisements funny stories historical model plane information etc nice touch reflected effort care went organizationai effort Surprisingly story described some details about Joe Fosters 1953 Wakefield win England teams rubber apparently spoiled because exposure excessive heat desperation team members removed rubber elastic suspenders underwear use competition During awards ceremony Joe kept hands hips hold up pants Fl CTuesday Up 515 nm shower meet lobby 600 go breakfast read champs daily news leave Bolkovce airfield 645 arrive 700 Set up base camp equipment assemble models days competition send out chase crews establish radio communication prepared start first round 800 am schedule beginning day competition Rounds hour length five minutes between rounds lunch break 1215 115 two-man team FlC little hope Team placing other hand five countries flying FiC three full three-man teams Jim Troutman placed fourth FlC 1990 Junior World Champs now teammate friend Eric Schmoekel same coachJims dad Mark Troutman knew two boys great potential high hopes arrived field Russians already putting up impressive test flights obviously very serious business Round one240 seconds assigned end pole position #5 next Czechoslovakia early hour air moving fair pace knew four-minute round would give chasers workout Jim Troutman dad consulted thermistor time fired up Lady Lynns Nelson high-pitched scream plane climbed high didnt transition well After few stalls glide smoothed out heading straight downwind Finally model almost out sight turned timers aid binoculars able keep sight 203 seconds Eric Schmoekel next up Zingo climbed well however lift wasnt down 133 seconds Russian flier Mikhail Kharitonov seen launching aluminum-skinned beauty fast vertical climb good bunt top just three seconds short max joined group eight fliers failed max round Round two180 seconds Jim Troutman climb transition similar first flight some stall first very wide circle glide score 148 seconds little help air Erics flight near-duplicate first down 126 seconds Russian friend Kharitonov aiso missed max 172-second flight Round three Jims climb very good 1oop top didnt seem cost him much altitude time plane good turn glide rode air well its first max Erics engine couldnt persuaded run hasty change made install Nelson plus some tail weight balance Great climb transition max Meanwhile Kharitonovs climb went off verticai bunt put him straight ground So much technology credit maxed remainder rounds finished seventh place Round fonr round undoing both boys having engine overruns stuck timer net score 0-0 timer Erics Zingo stuck plane ran out fuel high sky glided miles downwind Jeff Fedor ran after three miles finally gave out large hill loomed path Incredibly plane found Italian chasers gave British return evening Rounds five through seven noted everyone except Czechs selves used compact handcrank starters appeared handier traveling electric starters using required effort operate Jim maxed ail rounds good high climbs followed occasional loop top Erics fifth-round engine run 32 seconds Pilfered Pearl now using instead lost Zingo ex cellent AMA-type spiral climb transition impressed everyone maxed rounds five six DTed early 160 seconds round seven after one-hour wind delay Polish flier Lukasz Krolicki some bad luck round five plane rolled over climb dove after engine cut smashing window parked car narrowly missing timekeeper Jim Troutmans last flight landed deep huge cornfield spent evening hours looking eventually found Mike Fedor Michall Surigin Ukraine Pawel Dusza Poland fliers perfect scores however because prior one-hour wind delay flyoff completed following day Michall Surigin made five- six-minute maxes win Gold medal High-tech won its price heard eight Russian Ukrainian FiC models crashed during practice competition Tomorrow would big day FlB hit hay right after dinner some much-needed rest Fl BWednesday After week travel practice competition day arrived wondering really ready plane assembled stooge set up would start between Poland Israel eighth pole position early air relatively calm little lift indicated 130 Model Aviation d one210 seconds determined Mark Richmond good calm-air model designated fly first long-winged plane designed have long 60-second motor run some sacrifice altitude Mark started winding up strand broke new motor obtained After winding 700 turns launched power stall didnt help altitude plane continued up straight power run carried past near end runway air beaters fresh working air enthusiasti cally claimed credit keeping plane above tree made its max Rod loerger next line dad consulted thermistor bubble machine viewed interest some other participants launched good altitude however lift still weak down 152 seconds David Fee proved have talent pick ing air found enough lift make max Round two180 seconds in-between air round everyone fooled entire team failed max although David seven seconds short Round three Marks flight carried high thermal its max DTed top some small trees nearby No damage David good climb air bad first plane found thermal made its max help air beaters Rod also made max Round four Mark launched boomer DT fuse closer four minutes three wind come up plane went far downrange giving chase crew chance show staff David waited time some good air finally elected give up turn rewind Rod waited finally launched high climb lift gave out down 136 seconds David also missed max 122-second flight Round five wind really blowing making thermal picking difficult Rod went up down 133 seconds David managed find some good air made max Mark still flying calm-air model long delicate wings held during winding protect wind flight lasted 146 seconds Round six wind become very strong turbulent Davids flight buffeted down seven seconds short max Rod able make max wing broke model landed tree Mark switched C plane powerful climb stronger wings went up well stalled bounced tur bulent thermal DTed early disappear behind hill two seconds short max Dad heard about short DT fuse Round seven wind slacked off David went up good high climb nice thermal looked beautiful up clear sky against background fluffy cumulus clouds Max Rod up next however line fliers playing waiting game wanted go first show air others After 30-minute hold Rod launched made max Mark could get rubber timers until Rods flight ended left him 10 minutes load wind get back timers table look air launch chasers downwind really getting concerned cheer went up saw Marks plane shoot up sky just before flare signaled end round happy boys won Bronze team medal very proud stood podium next day flag receive awards Jody also honored FlA Individual fourth place asked stand other winners receive diploma As closing touch Czechs arranged sight-seeing trips us interested group visited 160-year-old glass factory beautiful leaded crystalware being handcrafted reporter purchased nice crystal vase serve peace offering spouse upon return banquet held evening restaurant hotel like big party free drinks hors doeuvres disco music few high-school girls dancing partners boys enthusiastically engaged trading T-shirts other items little time Russians offering planes parts sale bargain prices bought some interesting items Thus said farewell new friends faraway places 1992 Junior World Championships adventure remembered lifetimeby team members parents shared experience special thanks made possible generous contributions time money supplies United States team wishes acknowledge following AMA providing team uniforms funds well handling necessary paperwork Circus-Circus Enterprises being teams primary sponsor Hardy Broderson Bill Vanderbeek Detroit Balsa Bugs Ken Phair Stockton Gas Modelers others generous cash contributions Ron McBurnett donation carbonfiber parts Gail Gewain donating neat team T-shirts serving assistant team manager Jim Bradley Dan Earl dona tions supplies Bob Waterman chairing fundraising drive finding good places eat Lucenec Matt Gewain great job manag ing team Junior fliers today future model aviation kind activity ultimate incentive partici pate Continued support Junior Free Flight Championships program AMA NFFS individual modelers nationwide strongly recommended hoped US participation Junior World Championships programs will expand other modeling categories well orld ChampslLee Continued page 46 Tactics still get cut wrap em up hit em event just style Americans typically fly matches won cut some two cuts almost no three-cut matches Equipment exception Americans everyone used Russian clones airplanes very quick light tough example model purchased Boris Faisov 13 ounces engine prop very sensitive can repeat maneuvers losing speed yet capable taking bounce ground damage Except Americans British Canadian everyone using Russian engines Russian engines arent faster 15 oz lighter rearexhaust rear-intake long-shaft Nelson typical props quite high diameter very low pitch Ground rpm 30000 common Americans seem spend great deal time worrying about equipment Since Europeans have lots F2D contests attend never fly kills will always have advantage strategy always being fastest doesnt seem work out since leads too kills Top speed going around loops real fast doesnt seem enter winning equation story often repeated Americans Brits Nelson has superior horsepower may true Observation seemed indicate better Russian engines such Sverdlovsk Rocket may available Flying Richard Stubblefield unfortunate luck disqualified first match safety thong violation During line tangle thong apparently became detached wrist tangle cleared After match decided fix uary 1993 131