CL Aerobatics Ted Fancher NUTSHELL summary Precision Aero batic National Championships Lincoln Ne braska last July 12-19 could reduced less dozen words Wind Intense competition Wind Nostalgia Wind Innovation Wind Paul Walker About month before Nats Windy Urtnow ski wrote reporter warning Its Windy Lincoln Well windy right quite way Windy hoped Although Windy King Big Stunt finMike Pratt Montezuma IA won Spirit 52 award unofficial Old-Time Stunt event Claude McCullough-designed Upstart powered OK Super 60 Ig nition Model red black trim Nice ished well-earned third place Saturdays Walker Cup Flyoff different Walker gave us lesson flying Stunt wind insistent winds big part Nats certainly werent whole story competitive event almost equal Nats history instance rumored resurrection sev eral Stunts greatest talents proved fact Bob Gialdini winner Walker Cup 1963 1965 welcome addition festivi ties Flying Stingray Bob attracted some Left Windy Urinowaki garnered both Concors dElegance Jack Sheeks Innovation awards plus hard-earned third place Open Stunt big magnificent candy-apple-red Tradition Design Jim Greenaway also tuned crafts Supertigre 60 Right Former World National Champion Bobby Hunt returned Stunt wars flying innovative new Crossfire powered Rich Towerdeveloped Rossi 40 complete tuned pipe muffler running high rpm low-pitch prop ran very quietly placed eighth 58 Model Aviation AMA NATS Lincoln Nebraska officials does take run Nate Stunt event some Event Di rector George Higgins convinced about 30 normally sane people best thing could week hot windy weather Nebraska work others played Either George very persuasive people generous Thanks guys gals top four Advanced competition wind-ravaged Stunters L-R Nat Gifford second Dick Houser kneelingfirst Mike Pratt fourth Jim Renkar third first years trial new event 14 contestants opted compete will next two Nats meets appreciative audiences . includ ing Los Angeles Ban Klapinski made first competitive Nats appearance since winning 1967 version Flying ST 46-powered version original Tempest design Bart proved concedes nothing new wave high-tech Stunters finished very solid tenth An inter esting trim note Halfway through competi tion Bart trimmed over half-inch off trailing edge both flaps improve corner ing ability Tempest wind worked Yet another outstanding pilot past Bobby Hunt 1976 Nats Champ former World Champion well Bob competed first time about nine years did years innovative power plants Bob flying Rossi 40 ABC engine equipped full tuned pipe running high rpm low-pitch prop combo Event Director George Higgins L presents Rookie Year award New Yorks Mike Rogers Mike fought hard finished thirteenth first time qualified top 20 unable qualify several previous tries Congratulations shows promise evidenced eighth-place finish Making return Wynn Paul former US CL Aerobatics team member perennial Nats top-five finisher individual re porter pleased see Flying new ver sion trademark Pampawagon finished very respectable eleventh Wynn accompa nied vivacious new wife Helen pro mises much asset Wynn Wynn world Stunt Welcome back Continued page 154 AMA NATS 0 0 1987 K Lincoin Nebraska CL Racing HEARTLAND OF AMERICA Sunny warm sununer days cool breezes Nothing could have further cheerful pic ture arrived Lincoln Municipal Airport Sunday July 12 1987 temperature approximately 500 stiff 25-35 mph wind blowing intermittent showers Fortu nately far weather goes worst day entire week Generally early morning temperatures low SOs noon low 90s norm stiffest wind have unfortu nate experience flying prevalent two days Racing competition particular day velocity high officials tent attached van avoid being blown area Thursday wind gusted several occasions above 40 mph extremely bright pollution-free sunlight improved fortunes several area drugstores virtue brisk sales sunburn treatments ointments CL Racing events restruc tured 1985 again restructured 1987 TiieoAov hnd PAT Tenni 2ni Mniioe Poplin fnl Jed Kusik warms up Nelson 15 dieselpowered FAI Team Racer Pressurized fuel can left arm sends fuel through tube fitting left handand planes tank via fitting behind engine November 1987 59 newly-donated Junior Stunt perpetual award presented Junior Champion Todd Lee Bruce Gifford Sr Gifford family has donated award expres sion appreciation contribution CL Stunt has made family Kaz Miako Minato welcome attractive addition years Stunt Nets Saturdays banquet appeared beautiful traditional Japanese garb What delightful couple Maybe weather next Nets will kinder Kaz Paul Walker accepts prestigious Walker Cup named CL innovator Jim Walker symbol supremecy CL Precision Aerobatics event after flyoff between Junior Senior Open champions John Ballard Mike Greb won Open Slow Rat K&B 35-powered ship Note fuel tank totally board swing-weight carburetor John McCoIlum uses bore gauge check cylinder bore Nelson 35 debored Supertigre X-40 Slow Rat Racer ATT- CHEK2 ON-Board Battery Tester Saves Time. 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lerons year Id guess proportion pushing half blustery tempest-ridden fly ing conditions faced Lincoln summer ailerons indeed blessing 1987 Natsand certainly its Soaring competitionshad its quota ups downs fliers got pretty tense wrung out times sure didnt have much chance boredthe wind weather provided drama suspense spare despite crashes caused wind think everyone would agree great time Next years Nats scheduled Virginia Beach VA Hope see final note Carl Mohs wants remind Sailplaners Fifth Annual Sailplane Sym posium coming up October 31 November 1 outstanding speakers have lined up Some know about include Walt Good Mi chael Selig Roland Stull Tom Runge Pete Wa ters Joe Wurts Leon Kincaid Madison WI symposium continues draw people year Time short write Carl its best call him information day num ber 608 233-8888 evenings its 238-2321 Room reservations Ramada symposium held can made call ing 1-800-356-7476 608 244-2481 Identify yourself symposium participant spe cial block rooms Nats CL 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mass talent four qualifying circles hav ing equal competitiveness circle obvious several quality fliers going watching instead flying come top-20 day would disappointment sure complaint heard re seeding Well done guys should noted first time 20 fliers competing during Fri days semifinals year marked inaugural Advanced Class competition Nats Championed Jack Sheeks Rolland McDon ald experimental Advanced Class unoffi cial event will also held next two years end time decision will made PAMPA whether will promul gate rules change proposal make format official Fourteen fliers chose participate event understanding doing would disqualify competition Walker Cup Instead top two Advanced fliers qualifying circle would advance final competition held concurrently top 20 flyoff Friday Competition began Tuesday afternoon pilots shriwed up annual ritual ap pearance judging dreaded pilots meet ing hope pictures models will give some idea level craftsmanship ex tant years Nats no perfect appear ance scores 20 awarded five 19s lowest score awarded 12 receiving 19 points Paul Walkers Bad News Jimmy Casales Spectrum Windy Urt nowskis Tradition Ted Fanchers Citation V Mike Rogers beautiful Jim Greenaway designed Patternmaster pilots meeting kept blissfully short George Higgins item significant im portance detailed discussion manner unofficial Advanced Class competi tion would insinuated four days Open Class competition Two stiff days windblown qualifying flights narrowed field 20 plus eight top Ad vanced fliers Almost significant name top flier circle Whitely Fancher Walker Casale some names didnt make circle least former qualifier failed make cut Such excellent fliers Gary McClellan Randy Schultz James Lee Dave Trible Allan Brickhaus Bill Suarez Bill Rich closebut no banana wasnt thing ashamed Gid Adkisson Mike Rogers Kaz Minato qualified first time thus making eli gible coveted Rookie Year Award Toward end second day during some stiffest winds meet several pilots put up valiant 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ef fects wind have Outcome An outstanding second flight 51175 got him safely Saturday Windy Urtnowski Frank McMillan put two consistently good flights move rela NEW MASILR AIRSCREW c4ntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tescon Ct Santa Rosa CA 54O1 tively easily final five Frank first time distinguished career Bob Bear Gieseke found himself once again bubble sitting number five after completing flights After first flight carbon copy Casalesincluding blown-apart CloverTed Fancher last flight day put 511-point flight dropped Bob sixth place third year row significant event however proved Paul Walkers second flight Already well ahead pack 516-point first flight Paul nearly brought rest field knees flight people talking about 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final 140-lap race matched first- second-place finishers Dick Lambert Larry Dziak Both entries flying Little Quickies Larrys powered long-stack Nelson 15 Dicks late-model Rossi 15 initial start Larry beat Dick out pit After both planes air speeds nearly equal Neither plane seemed able pass other Larrys first pit stop excel lent whereas Dicks extremely slow Dick later analyzed problem having battery rheostat turned too low Gb-Bee Fireplug Halfway through 160-lap race looked Larry comfortable lead came gremlins Dick another bad pit putting Larry farther aheadbut suddenly Larrys engine started go sour came second pit stop richened up needle no avail engine refused pick back up except first few laps after last two pit stops door now open Lamberts entry turned up battery excellent third pit stop Wizard richened up needle valve againbut no avail engine still did respond end 160 laps Lambert team beat Wiz less 20 sec onds Larry felt possible cause en gines sourness bearing starting go bad 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