RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING - 2003/07
AAAAAND THEY’RE OFF! As I write
this, the first buds are appearing on the trees
and the first advertising circulars for
window-cleaning services are appearing on
garage doors here in Suburbia. But in sunny
Phoenix, Arizona, the first of the annual JR
Gold Cup Series has already come and
gone. It’s time to wake up and smell the
nitro!
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING - 2004/09
SEE YA “LASER”! The April 2004 column featured behind-thescenes
commentary from Dave Norman, who designed the Seeker
Quickie 500 (Q-500) racer. He described how he went from the basic
rules requirements (see www.modelaircraft.org/templates/ama/
compreg.asp under “RC Pylon Racing”) to selecting key features based
on observing other designs, drawing plans using a simple CAD
program, and sending the CAD files to a laser-cutting shop to have the
parts cut for easy assembly.
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING - 2003/05
RITES OF SPRING: Here it is, May already. How time flies when
you’re down in the basement inhaling fumes! Before we head out to
enjoy the sunshine, I’d like to touch on some preseason maintenance
issues and flight-trimming tips. The first and most important thing is to
“cycle” your Radio Control system batteries.
Radio Control Pylon Racing -- 2004/03
SPECIAL EDITION: My report on the 2003
Nationals (Nats), which was inadvertently
omitted from the December 2003 issue
because of a production error, was published
in the January 2004 issue. So we interrupt our
regular programming to bring you this special
feature. This month I’ll provide a more
complete answer to the spectator’s question
that I mentioned in the Nats coverage; it was
basically, why do we do this?
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING - 2003/03
ASSEMBLING THE PREDATOR: I would write “building the
Predator,” but building is not really necessary with this Almost Readyto-
Fly (ARF) Quickie 500 (Q-500) racer from LanierRC. It comes
already built and covered, so all that remains are a few steps of final
assembly.
