Author: G. Jenkins


Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/05
Page Numbers: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
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NO OCR TEXT really feels good responded Dennis Crooks after winning Scale Masters 93 held October 2 1-24 40-year-old Big Rock Illinois native won event twin ducted-fan Learjet 35A fiberglass fuselage full interior complete lighting system brakes facilities Mile Square Park Fountain Valley California great huge runway protected pit area designed model airplane events site prepared host club Scale Squadron Southern California Scale Masters Championship Board club went far plant trees along boundary line order dampen noise Attendance down yearattributed distance bad economy According Scale Masters founder Harris Lee 1994 contest location has yet determined stay tuned further developments years contestants may want Nick Tusa did year shipped A-scale Fokker DVII excess baggage about $45 arrived him its homebuilt crate scratch Its sure lot cheaper airfreight doesnt get lost Fliers Scale Masters weather perfect first flight 920 am 3-5 mph winds blowing right down extra-wide paved runway newcomer Loren Pearson Paynesville Minnesota flew beautiful red white blue Weeks Special Santa Ana winds expected did arrive until contest over Sunday arrival brought worst fires Los Angeles history everyone glad get out ahead fires Los Angeles Times Orange County newspapers carried stories about Scale Masters first day competition attracted estimated 6000 people Saturday night banquet Dennis Crooks walked away honors including Best Civilian Aircraft first-time win Mr Scale Master Dennis flew muchphotographed published 80-inch Learjet 35A included complete interior landing lights bright enough seen bright sunlight over Mile Square Park Dennis wife Linda smiled brightly landing lights invited share pride spotlight win most-valued pit crew Dennis never gave up tried make last call fifth round though repair broken onboard glowplug wire left engine As Dennis taxiing last flight however engine died Linda took omen fly again Instead risking beautiful Learjet hoped earlier flights would enough win two OS Max 77s really screamed Dennis previous flights allowed him score 8700 9750 9200 9325 static score 9650 three-way tie 9650 static Dennis total score 19075 Terry Nitsch two points away 18875 F-86 buitt Bob Violett kit Terry also won Best Graphics award sponsored Aero Loft Designs Terrys F-86 nine jets competing Gene Bartons Skyraidera WW II favoriteplaced third static score 9500 close 18797 Shailesh Patel winning combination Yellow Aircraft F-14 swing-wing jet twin OS Max 91sthey really pushed baby along Although landing gear problems got helping hand Dennis Rastetter father owners Glennis Aircraft help repairs 16 Model Aviation Sawatzkys DHC-6 has handmade aluminum hinges brakes landing navigational lights inverted airfoil Shailesh Patel made family event wife son Two OS Max 91s powered 85-inch-wingspan F-14 Only 35 inches wing flew F-104 scratch-built ducted-fan jet Lee Rice North Richiand Hills Texas appreciated Shailesh Shailesh also won award Best Kit Special awards Scale Masters banquet qualified Corsair Regional same field March Shailesh scored 9650 three-way tie static points placed fourth 18783 total score Although Diego Lopez over place contest director still managed fifth-place win busy forgot fuel up third-round flight cut short dead-stick landing scoring 5375 Lucky Diego allowed throw out worst flight five rounds Diego scored well rest flights except 8700 first round Dont try home unless have strong competitive edge flying under pressure have reliable model like Diegos Skyraider know Diego would like thank wife Debbie assistant Gail Sharp hard work prior event statistical work did computer during flights ensured posted scores could up date scoreboard again featured photograph pilot model taken during static judging public could easily associate model pilot scores Gordon Truax Roy Prat also did fair share work John Elliott Sam Wright did announcing Sams wife operated video booth offered two newest professionally filmed-and-produced videos 1993 Top Gun recent Madera races Eddie Lee helped Harris ladies turn Gene Barton flew helped Diego making arrangements Scale Masters Tom Polapink drew plans used build WW Sopwith Snipe earned him sixth place effort also won him Best Scratch Built Award Saturday night banquet eight scratch-built models Tom used Airtronics guide 25-pound 84-inch model flying wires attached took good hour assemble Tom go something easier put together next year Jeff Foley tried first place again Dave Platt A6M3 Model 32 Zero placed seventh after placing sixth last years Scale Masters Zero has 200 flights given markings color scheme abandoned fullsize Zero found New Guinea 1942 Jeff scored 9450 effortshis first two rounds flight scores 70s did help chances higher placement Lee Rice resorted scratch-building nearly wingless 35inch wingspan F-104 finished beautiful red-and-white design modeled after Republic F-104 flown Daryl Grenary set speed records model full-size airplane destroyed pilot punch out cockpit due landing gear failure Lee could get jet off sod runway 1993 Top Gun no trouble small scale wheels paved runway Mile Square field Lee used OS 91 awesome power model stable lower speeds would thinkor maybe exact control skilled hands Futaba PCM 7 made look easy Eugene Job still flying unusually painted Zero built Bert Baker kit managed place ninth 80inch A6M5 painted like restored Zero seen Chino 1987 powered ST 3000 easily pulled 23-pound WW II favorite banquet table Eugene said considering building new model next years Scale Mastersor maybe hell just repaint knows Charlie Nelson going retire Waco VK57F bipe after winning Scale Masters last year placing tenth year static score 9450 flying up ability May1994 17 Twelfth-place Hellcat Nick Ziroli Jr Sachs 52 enough power favorite WW II heavy metal bird Dennis Crooks first-place Leariet 35A powered two OS Max 77s 80-inch wingspan weighed 27 pounds First-time Scale Masters flier Loren Pearsons V3-scale Weeks Special Ace R/C kit Zenoah G-62 power 24 pounds Dont get wrong hes retiring Waco bipe another modeloh no Mr Waco Hes trading bigger -scale version same model new radial engine Proctor Charlie flight shots new model look Top Gun 1994 Other Outstanding Scale Masters favorite Scale Masters Bob Boswells great version SB-2C Helldiver done dark blue model designed Bert Baker may kitted Yellow Aircraft Bob few flights new project extremely stable Webra Bully up front Helldiver weighed 29 pounds 88-inch wing supported Bob made beautiful one-wheel landing landing gear failed extend first flight Dave Sawatzky T-34 fame built magnificent DHC-6 Twin Otter covered Sig plastic Aero Sheet Dave contactcemented cut sheets place after pressed rivets rows using end drill bit drill press back side sheet literally thousands rivets press guess know what did during cold winter Altona Manitoba Canada last year Dave used two OS Max 46s has operational split flaps high-performance STOL aircraft Otter featured operating lights brakes operating cargo entry doors pilots looked ready fly work worth 9250 score really surprised lot people Dave make go-around third round because someone runway engines failed turned dead engine trying make back field crashed wonderful model No cant rebuilt Dave has satisfaction knowing model published Los Angeles Times know reasons spectators turned out Scale Masters picture tells story Otter thrilled among famous fliers about reading years wife helped ably pit crew Loren used Zenoah G-62 Indy R/C reliable power plant big model After first round flying Harris Lee arranged free bus trip Planes Fame Air Museum Chino California Aero Field airport addition special hours scheduled museum director Steve Moriarty demonstrated support Scale Masters attending contest banquet know Scale Masters would like give hearty thanks Steve staff such memorable visit museum Harris outdid himself aid brother Don arranged exhibit classic antique aircraft never before displayed Chino would also like thank Dons son Mark being pilots offered free rides Dons all-red Staggerwing Beech What Used Reliability what Scale Masters told looked forsimple ideas help too Futaba radio dominated 23 compared 14 Airtronics six JRs Kraft 0S Max engine used often glow engines used four-to-one over gas Thirty models built kits plans used six times eight took time totally scratch-build models Foam balsa built-up wings tied fiberglass fuselages built-up fuselages Jets accounted nine entries WW II warbirds still popular 18 WW birds made good showing eight eight civilian types present Two acrobatic models flew Weeks Special Laser 200 flown Greg Ernst 18 Model Aviation r first round flying contestants visited Chino Airport home Planes Fame museum A&E TV series First Flights filmed Chino Don Lees AT-B above painted Guantanamo Bay Cuba air base color scheme name Rainbow Sneil Planes Fame located about 25 miles north Orange County Airport museum owned Ed Maloney managed Steve Moriarty information call 909 622-1277 Bob Boswells ducted-fan F4D-1 Bob made landing gear aluminum bar stock used 4130 chromalloy struts Bob Olsons SB-2C Helidiver gear problems its first flight Webra Bully power 29-pounds 88-inch span Boring Oregon French propane jet engine now distributed Bob Violett Models really impressed crowds during demonstration flight first day Scale Masters Noontime Air Show Kent Nogy flew jet some problems landing wind gust caused stall about eight feet off runway some damage hit ground no damage jet engine propane tank model repairable Future Scale Scale Masters took dedication several people really care about Scale aircraft much Harris Lee keep competition going United States scary know major manufacturer man keeps Scale program alive fewer fewer Scale meets may problem created within itself Most major events designed master Scale builders instead average entry-level builders can intimidating some learners go Scale meet try compete same level guys qualify win same event year after year Harris 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