1990 Scale World Champs
THE COMBINED Radio Control (F4C) and Control Line (F4B) 11th Scale World Championships drew a total of 26 teams this year. In a radically uneven turnout, a record high of 20 countries participated in the Radio Control competition, while only six sent fliers to the Control Line meet. Both championships took place September 1-9, 1990 in Warsaw, Poland. With full teams for F4C and F4B plus 15 supporters, the United States representation was the largest at the contest. Most of the U.S. contingent arrived in Warsaw on August 29 after traveling by LOT Polish Airlines from Chicago. Two lovely young women greeted them at the airport to serve as English/Polish interpreters. Later we learned that interpreters would be used for all communication between the Polish organizers and visiting teams. While discussion of issues at formal meetings took two to three times longer than usual, there were no major problems.
Control Line: Scale
ARE YOU READY for the flying season? Now that it is almost upon us, it's time to think about getting your flying box and equipment ready to go out and fly that scale model you've been working on this winter. There is more to getting ready than packing up the airplane in the car, tossing in some fuel and speeding down the road on a fine spring day. First there are several important things to check out for your safety and your model's. Start with checking your line length. This is very important on 3-line systems where your third line is not the same length as the two flying lines. You should run out your lines and check the movements and throw of the bellcrank to the throw of your throttle and other mechanical hookups.
Control Line: Scale
UNLESS YOU ARE lucky enough to live in the South for the winter, you have put away your flying equipment and started your winter building project. Minnesota winters give me a lot of time to do some serious building. So with this in mind, I'd like to review some thoughts and techniques of building, finishing and detailing your scale model. One of the major factors in a good scale model is wing loading. The weight versus the square inches. You want to keep the weight as light as possible per square inch. This is especially true in a small model that would have less wing area.
Control Line: Scale
IN LAST MONTH'S article we covered some of the reasons why a lot of modelers overlook Scale when getting into modeling. We covered various points, such as the industrious research that is required to build the model. We took a look at some of the necessary equipment and the tools that might be helpful when building. So in this month's article we'll follow up with the personal characteristics and abilities that a good scale builder should cultivate. First, a scale builder should enjoy airplanes and working on them. Don't pick a model that you will tire of easily, because many long hours will be spent working on it. Some models require a building time of several years because of their complexity. And, also, some scale builders take one or two years to build their planes to match their standards.
Control Line: Scale
HAVE YOU EVER wondered why scale modelers are far and few between? In this article I'm going to try to analyze that question and see what are some of the reasons behind it. This is just a guideline to the person who wants to know what is ahead of him in building scale. There are different stages of modeling, from the beginner to the highly competitive model builder. So what you put into it in terms of time, work and money is up to the individual builder. Every event in modeling requires a special quality that will enable that person to excel in that area. Probably one of the biggest requirements of a scale builder is a strong dedication to the completion of the project.
