CL: Navy Carrier
COOPERATION is the word. The Control Line Navy Carrier competition at the 1990 AMA Nats could best be summed up by quoting John Vlna, the recipient of the Navy Carrier Society's Rookie of the Year award, when he said, "One of the things that impresses me most about Carrier fliers is their willingness to help each other out during competition!" The Carrier competition at the Mid-American Nats was the most competitive in some time. The number of entries was up considerably, and the equipment was top-notch, innovative, and reliable. The fliers even had a new carrier deck, thanks to the AMA and the tremendous labor and planning on the part of the designer, Gerry Deneau, and the construction crew of Mel Schuette and "Doc" Holliday.
Northwest Expo
IN THE NORTHWEST, one often hears the following question: You goin' to Puyallup? Now Puyallup (pronounced pew-al-up) is a moderate-sized city south of Seattle, Washington, but for most modelers, the phrase going to Puyallup means attending the annual Northwest Radio Control Model Exposition. The dates for the 12th annual affair were January 30 and 31 of this year. It was held at the Western Washington Fairgrounds, traditional location for this trade, demonstration, and exhibition show, and was rated the eighth-largest fair in the U.S.A. Planning, running, and responsibility for this show were the tasks of the Mount Rainier R/C Society. This year Puyallup was bigger and better than ever.
Control Line: Navy Carrier
ON MY WAY to the Nats this year, it was my privilege to have a seat next to a young boy traveling from Florida to the Indiana area. As we flew from Cincinnati to Evansville, he asked me what I was going there for, and what I would be doing once I arrived. I told him as much as I could in the one-hour trip, and after finishing, he asked, "Why would anyone do that stuff?" I was at a loss for words at first, and then I simply said, "Because we love it!"
