Radio Control: Helicopters
THIS IS A DIFFICULT COLUMN for me to write, but as they say, all things must pass, and so it is that the time has come to pass this column to another dedicated scribe. Next month Paul Tradelius will be the new Helicopter columnist for Model Aviation. I hope all of you appreciate the commitment Paul has made to ensure that Model Aviation has the finest up-to-date helicopter column available to the RC helicopter enthusiast. Many of you are pondering and perhaps asking why the change. The truth of the matter is that when I accepted the responsi bilities of this column in 1983, I had no idea I would be writing it 10 years later. During the last 10 years, my life has changed drastically, and I am sure yours has as well.
World 1992 F3J Inter Glide
DO YOU remember reading the CIAM reports in Model Aviation last spring that indicated that F3J is now an official event? This means that another glider event, in addition to F3B, now has World Championship status. Never having flown an F3J contest, I was thrilled to learn that the English were hosting an international contest precisely when Carolyn and I planned to take a vacation in England. Everything worked out, and I was able to participate in Interglide '92-which proved to be both a fun and educational contest. Before I talk about the contest, let me explain the task briefly.
Radio Control: Helicopters
I'M GLAD to be back with you again. I hope all of you have been getting in enough building and flying. I have three new ships under construction and can't seem to find enough time to finish everything, what with the demands from my business and family. I always look forward to a break, and whenever it looks like I'm going to have one, I plan to attend a meet or fun-fly just to hang out with the guys and decompress. Everything worked out for me, and I was able to jump in the "old Cessna" and fly to Merced in September to take part in the fly-in. I saw a lot of good stuff there.
'91 All American Nationals: RC Helicopters
THIS YEAR'S RC National Helicopter Championships was held at the Mid-America Air Center in Lawrenceville, Illinois. Several new ideas were tried out, one being an attempt to bring the contest back to a common site. The organizers were able to co-locate the national headquarters, with Helicopter, Pattern, Pylon, and Control Line events all at the same airport site. This was accomplished by utilizing as many of the new frequencies as possible and allocating certain frequencies to each of the RC disciplines.
Radio Control: Helicopters
THIS MONTH I'm going to review the Hobbico Kyosho Concept 60 and let you know what I find. I remember how excited I was when I found out that Taya was really designing a .60-size version of the popular Kyosho Concept Helicopter. I doubt that anyone who has been in the hobby the last few years is not familiar with the Concept 30, and that no Helicopter enthusiast can deny the positive effect these machines have had in bringing new faces into the hobby. By now most of you will have seen the Concept 60. Probably you weren't too surprised to see that Kyosho kept the basic theme of the smaller Concept when it designed the .60-size machine. While the Concept 60 is unique, there is certainly a strong family resemblance. Why not? If something works for you, don't fix it!
