Dick Perry

ON THE ROAD: I mean that quite literally-I'm in Indiana (en route to California) at a borrowed typewriter. My car is full of fuel, paint, and a host of other modeling staples that moving companies under government contract won't move, and with model airplanes that I won't let them move. Unfortunately, I am separated from my records, photos, drawings, letters, and all the other things that are the lifeblood of a bimonthly columnist. You have the opportunity to read this column only because the editorial staff at Model Aviation struggled through the weak print made by an old typewriter ribbon and the many errors and corrections that my computer usually eliminates before I send out my final copy. My thanks to the editors for overcoming the obstacles to put this in print.

I'VE TALKED with Chip Smith, AMA's Nationals General Manager, and with Bev Wisniewski, Nationals Control Line Category Manager, about Navy Carrier competition at the Lawrenceville, Illinois, National Aeromodeling Championships. There is plenty of time before Nationals week, and plans can change, but plans for Carrier look good in early February as I write this column. You who have been to a Lawrenceville Nationals are familiar with the Carrier location from prior Championships. Once again, the event will be located near the Headquarters tent, on the route to the RC pylon, pattern, and scale flight areas. There should be plenty of spectators to observe our Carrier activities.