Letters to the Editor - 2001/04
Scale World Champs Clarification
The article about the World
Championships in the February issue of
Model Aviation unfortunately opens the
possibility of an incorrect impression
concerning Lloyd Roberts’ model.
My explanation in the submitted text,
while clear to me, was admittedly vague to
someone not directly associated with Scale
competition. As a result, the editing process at
the magazine level omitted a phrase which
was necessary for a correct interpretation.
Lloyd’s model represents a reproduction of
a full-scale Fly Baby he built a number of years
ago. While it is similar to the more commonly
modeled Bauer Fly Baby, there are a number
of significant modifications as compared to the
Bauer version. The model Lloyd presented for
the competition depicts the aircraft he had
built, not the Bauer version.
I very much regret the confusion caused by
my presentation of the text to Model Aviation
and apologize to Lloyd for having created a
false impression concerning his model
Bob Underwood
St. Peters, Missouri
Control Line: Scale
TECHNIQUES. This month I would like to delve deeper into some of the materials that are used by Scale modelers (as well as other modelers) to build their aircraft. Over the years, I have discovered many different products in other industries that we can use to great advantage in model building. When epoxies come on the scene years ago, we all wondered how we got along without them. There are various types of epoxies used, and we are only familiar with a few. The normal epoxies we think of are two-part mixes-equal parts or sometimes two-to-one mixtures. They are very strong. Some are brittle and some are flexible. Care should be taken when using epoxies; they can contaminate skin and eyes.
Control Line: Scale
NOW THAT THE NATS have been determined to be in Lincoln, NE in 1982, there are some very interesting facts I would like to put out to all interested readers. Contrary to popular belief as to motel or restaurant accommodations in Lincoln, according to the 1981 Lincoln Telegraph phone book, there are exactly 222 restaurants listed in the city. There are 38 motels listed with a number of rooms available. When the Nats was in Lincoln in 1979, the "energy crisis" seemed to deter a number of people from attending. It is an absolutely outstanding flying site, and additional Control Line practice circles will be available in 1982. It should be a fantastic Nats this year.
Control Line: Scale
1982 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. I have just been informed that John Preston of Falls Church, VA has accepted the position of U.S. CL Scale team manager. Having known John for a few years, I find him to be a tremendous asset to the CL Scale Team; he should be able to take care of the tremendous amount of paperwork in getting us to Russia and home again, since he lives in the Washington, D.C. area and has the ready ability to be in personal contact with the AMA and the State Department. It was difficult to find someone to fill in as team manager due to the reduced amount of interest in CL Scale flying in recent years. Hopefully, with the World Championships being held again, this may interest other fliers in the future.
Control Line: Scale
I RECENTLY received a catalog from Caltronic Laboratory, P.O. Box 36356, 461 South Cochran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036. They have an extremely large supply of extremely small nuts and bolts, both brass and stainless steel. For any serious Scale builder, this is a must source for hard-to-find supplies. They also have, in addition to nuts and bolts, other supplies which are needed to build certain portions of Scale airplanes. Serious modelers should have a copy of this catalog in their files. These items are not readily available from any other source that I know of.
