Sateig bA i list Preflight checklists RC models help prevent embar rassments crashes Watch out Spray-painting ep oxies can very hazardous health CyA glues bond other things sides balsa Some tips safe guard bells whistles switches new super-RC transmitter S John Preston SINCE Im wntlng column New Years Day lets begin talk ing about resolutions 1984 worthwhile New Years resolution modelers came mind after reading about incident involving RC model aircraft Florida clubs news letter club modeler involved shall remain anonymous save embar rassment However Im betting similar incidents infrequent flying sites around nation simply because modelers routinely perform Preflight Safety Check before attempting bore holes sky So New Years resolution RC modelers Always Perform Preflight Safety Check Before Takeoff done certain Florida modeler following account would have appeared clubs newsletter thought made mistake book time another flying RC guess book After checking three different radios inmy old Kougar problem Saturday reinstalled original radio flying Sunday Everything went well until did fastest lowest roll everright take off Would believe ailerons plugged retract channel least will never get very far air way ailerons hard-over way down takeoff roll F C 1 H L WI-lEN WILL ThAT MAN EVE1 LEAN ention made newsletter about extent damage model think will agree would much prefer see landing gear retract hit appropriate switch rather claim dubious honor performing lowest roll history club Back July 1983 issue Model Avi ation column featured Preflight spection Checklist Northern Virginia RC Club offers its members 4 x 6 card heat-sealed clear plastic cover protection card intended carried modelers field box ready reference times addition con taining checklist previously-flown models side has another checklist other side extensive new models have never before flown text NVRC checklists available AMA HQ although printed 8 V2 X II paper rather convenient 4 x 6 card interested call write Geoff Styles Doug Pratt AMAs PR Department ask preflight checklist will ensure keep least New Years resolu tion throughout 1984 Last month received phone call magazine editor asked column ever discussed hazard spraying epoxy-based paint indoors adequate ventilation inquiry sparked letter received wife modeler hospitalized because apparent heart attack may have precipitated breathing epoxypaint fumes letter seeking source article subject believed have appeared mod eling magazines After much searching through files believe article referred letter appeared Model Builder magazine several years agobut recently May 1983 reap peared Potomac News & Views monthly newsletter International As sociation Machinists & Aerospace Work ers newsletter sent US Air employee As reminder would-be sprayers epoxy paint other paint article follows North Central Airlines now Re public Airlines publishes Un garbled Word recent issue contained account employees experience epoxybased paint used finish model glider As tells spray-painted bird heated garage workshop sprayed tack coat stepped out Twenty-five minutes later stepped back sprayed finish Continued page 14 12 Model Aviation a-Sggle 0 THIS YEARs NATS WINNERS PROVE RED MAX BEST First Place 4 out 5 Catagories Mike Cecil P1 1 1st Overall Jeff Hanna 1sf P1 2nd yr row Rich Irvine 1st P1 J. 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PA PA BREG ASS FUSE AGE w 7 IrCWAII tapAStA Wing IdIOtS Sy FLITEGLAS MODELS5, yoor dee order Arrect WINGSSTABILIZER FOAM CORES wW P AILERONS ELEVATOR & RUDDER B e S ldB4 ply sheetingI4 royghended SBBPDyson ot BAA/RICH SALES CO BASIC HARDWARE- hinges ailArAt OAflfleCOrhU FAIRWAY Arose rUds CIOVisAS tyreadAd rod.HANNIBAL MO A34St 314 721-5553 WINGSPANHB AREA-ABS ssin ENGINE- 65 WEIGHT 75 B BA FLY THE BEST stepped out again Total time spray area less four minutes proceeded clean spray gun About one-half hour later noticed strong smell algaelike stagnant swamp An hourand-a-half later experiencing pains lower rib cage pains spread throughout chest cavity short order found himself coronary care unit Heres what says about 'Even though suspected possible poisoning epoxy took can hospital educational program followed should shared everyone 1 no antitoxin case snakebite reversing-type chemical render effects epoxy formula harmless 2 going live liveif staff just has watch die 3 resins hardeners inflame tissues lungs sur rounding heart effect like cor onary no traces can found later moral obvious going spray epoxy outdoors vented spray booth going dry-sand epoxy wear carbon-activated face maskthe powder dust dangerous wet spray Final note effects cumulative over period time tol erance has reached no revers ing process would last person dispute recommendation spray-painting model epoxy paint should either done outdoors spray booth have question whether victim case suffering effects inhaling epoxy-paint fumes solvent used clean spray gun Note less four minutes spent workshop during paint-spraying op eration No mention made time spent cleaning spray gun ex perience likely took much longer spray operation Also no mention solvent used clean spray gun Im convinced may also have played part causing symptoms akin heart attack bottom line isIf can smell also inhaling it hap pens toxic vapor forewarned may hazardous health subject health hazards sociated modeling products two mod elers experiences use CyA glue worth passing first extracted Davison Aviator News edited Don Parks Davison MT following story written club member Ron Gra ham take cap off Hot Stuff teeth tried trick somehow managed squeeze bottle squirt glue over mouth Thinking quickly held mouth wide open lips wouldnt glued together wiped mouth towel handy Continued page 16 14 Model Aviation heres flash will Hot Stuff work wood will also glue towels mouths have saved embarrassment wearing towel mouth couple days Ill consider article success second tip regarding handling CyA glue spotted Hi-Low Landings Navy Carrier Society newsletter edited LeRoy Cordes LeRoy described per sonal experience follows may already know best way store unopened cyanoacrylate glues Jet Zap etc freezer com partment refrigerator should also aware get CyA eye can kiss goodbye instant blind See note below IP Herein lies damn scary tale have freezing backup supply some time now recently upon opening scared devil out myself very careful heed II] fl 511W d 12 [SI O1UI1 N SI 23 New Standard Giant Models 28 HP bs Send $100 Catalog NEW LOW PRICE 95 PIta shipping 1 j Direct Sales Only Work Horsefl95 - 24 32 HP 6/2 Lbs 17i Dealer Direct Now Distribute ShPflI Sachs-Dolmar Engines Yea ger Machines ALL V TO RUN INCLUDING 6 BOLT PROP HUB MOUni i MUI-t-Lt1 AVAILABLE AT EXTRA CHARGE DIVISION ROUSH IVIFENGINE Rear 3406 Cleveland Ave. SW Canton OH 44707 Phone 216 484-6810 484-4374 uuqu 116 Scale $ 895 1/4 Scale $1195 1/3 Scale $1995 See Dealer add Dollar direct order handling Rated 235 HP 17000 RPM FAl fuel Possibly powerful 60 RC pattern engine presently available warning dont open until has reached room temperatureor thought laid spout edge workbench carefully cut off small piece tip Immediately CyA shot out like being pumped Fortunately alone time held tip pointing away until stopped spraying checked sprayed least four feet luck would have did no damage shudder think what might have happened rascal pointing face member family standing other side workbench People take no chances Dont open formerlyfrozen CyA bottle unless has stood out overnight like loaded gun make sure pointing anybody aware common prac tice keep CyA glue freezer pre serve its life Ive always kept refrigerator compartment appeared cool enough give essentially everlast ing life However freeze backup supply take heed LeRoys ad vice word correction concerning effects getting CyA glue eye best knowledge will cause blindnessbut will generally necessitate trip eye doctor have eyelids unstuck may LeRoy confusing CyA glue methyl ethyl ketone peroxide MEKP catalyst used cure polyester resins MEKP extremely powerful oxidizer drop eye can result serious damage ultimate blindness unless eye copiously flushed water immediately modelers may have received fancy new radio Christmas latest dual-rate mixer options let reprint letter Jef Raskin re sponded subject August 1983 column Jefs suggestions modifications could avert costly mistake prevent accident As person designs human interfaces Continued page 1 odel Aviation ...L rilkim mu Astounding realism nOt attainable plastics.. 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Darn Good Airmen .. complete Used MAd Internet Flying Sqd NYS neaents add 7% Sales tax - U3GAIN Losing control can night mare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves wallet Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RC enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience ONjROJ modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical inhouse radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Fuaba 180 E Burgess Road Pensacola FL 32503 Authorized sales & ser vice JR-PROPO radio equipment imported ____ Circus Hobbies 904/478-6745 Letters Editor Continued page 10 AMA number affixed somewhere inside model exception Indoor models Another Dakota guess another Dakota nothing special see accompanying pic tures however scaled up scaled downto about 20-in wing span built entirely Styrofoam White Skin Hi Johnson Model Products witn tne exception ot tne engine landing gear mounts glued thick CyA welds mating surfaces used sparingly White Skin has curl being shipped roll fine airfoils annoy ing other areas little Dakota powered Cox 010 Bud Overn Santa Ana CA Safety/Preston Continued page 16 living longtime flier RC Doug MacBriens comments about errorprone bells whistles modern transmitters August column inspired Continued page 136 Pr 9 0 / YOU SHOULD YAVE E&IV A1Ea O ALL 6 MVSELFE April 1984 133 LEOS LASER * World Aerobatic Champion Top Quality Epoxy Glass Fuse An Oxistonding Balsa & Foam Kit loge Cowl & Wheel Pants /4 Aluminum Landing Gear 72 Wing Span Wing Ares-lOSt sqin Foam Wing90 Span Wing 12 lIsa Assembly Tinn Area 1440 sq inches Weigh 8 12 lbs Balsa Fnsh Kt Ongine Sins 75 13 Complete Step Step struct ons w th P ctures PLUS gbt 1620 lbs HIPPING Eng no 2 4 HP ect Sales Only $19 9 95 Y MAR 84 PLUS SHIPPINGACap 20 & Cap 21 Direct Sales Only 12 engines ROUSH MFG Safety/Preston Continued paoe 133 write letter few years ago dual-rate switches mixer options began appear number features appealed obvious under pressure flying likely make mistakes Since can make mistakes two-channel system no special features sure could make really outstanding mistakes seven-channel rig switches knobs piano has keysand never try fly piano inverted low altitudes few things did solve problems fancy transmitters 1 All servo direction-reversing switches servo throw trim authority controls under hinged flap never used plane air Having inside case going too far person might tempted adjust something should adjusted such throttle trim 2 All external switches such dual-rate exotic mixer options use locking lever switches switches have arms must pulled out before can moved No amount accidental pushing can switch transmit ter accidentally slides around face down car way field switches will remain unchanged Yet very easy change Manufacturers Quality Kits Large Scale Engines 3 Controls logically laid out Now persons logic another persons sanity still some principles go example rudder trim single-stick system circular knob rotate same way rudder knob systems either lever looks identical aileron trim lever causing much confusion trim lever rudder knob itself cannot set changing flight path aircraft 4 My auxiliary channels such flaps spoilers large slide-pots rather tiny trim levers can tell immedi ately slide-pots slide two inches stop stop have calibrated scales underneath want 150 flap can get 150 flap dont have hope have tiny lever about right position 5 I fly European style neck strap made strap two leather camera straps very comfortable holding transmitter four corners quite rigidly cannot accidentally drop trans mitter someone ran nearly knocked over did lose control would have using ordinary hand-held system advantages neck strap cannot overemphasized system perfect least have never operated wrong trim acci dentally setting change fish auxiliary control young flier Brad JRM STICK Ideal Trainer Mortensen teaching fly made following suggestion some prototype aircraft have gate throttle go full throttle have push throttle lever through gate feel partial resistance effort models could have throttle lever gate low end kill engine would pull throttle lever past gate would easy quick natural present designs want kill engine emergency have pull throttle way back reach operate throttle trim lever too swift Incidentally wish can buy locking lever switches replace nonlocking lever switches available some electronic supply houses usually direct replacement existing switches few moments wrench soldering iron can save hours re pairing airplane elec tronic adept competent service person should able handle job Better transmitter design significant part accident prevention would en courage AMA suggest certain stan dards area suspect no will object using hidden locking lever switches mixing servo-reversing functions example Lastly remembering check aircraft functions before taking off will prevent problems other things have 1935 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