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THE WORLDS LEADING PUDLICATION FOR THE RADIO CONTROL ENTHUSIAST VOLUME 16 NUMBER ia ISSN OG33-6866 DECEMBER 1S7S

EDITORIAL Editor and Publisher From The Shop 2 Don Dewey

Executive Editor FEATURE ARTICLES Patricia Crews The Sting 32 Silent Power 37 Technical Editor RC Flying And The Law Part XII 38 Dick Kidd Take A Sailplane Out To Launch Today 42 Assist. Editors Lou Proctor And His Magnificent Flying Machines 44 Dick Tichenor ROM Visits The Air Force Museum 46 Eioy Marez Vaireze 49 CG Or Not CG — That Is The Question 53 Graphics Editor Barbara Richardson Trans Mitt 54

Semperfi 56 Assist. Graphics Editors King Rat And His Pietenpol Fighter Bomber 65 Mary Robillard Get Your Pants On! 70 Mary Ann Forney ROM's Model Of The Month Contest 170 A Better Way To Clean Engines 178 Art Editor Aileron Servo Connection 178 Susan Steele

Associate Editors DEPARTMENTS A) Kindrick — Chuck Cunningham — Jim Oddino Cunningham on R/C 8 Gene Husting — Clarence Lee — Dick Engine Clinic 10 Ken Willard — Jeny Smith — Dick Phillips Sunday Rier 15 Claude McCullough Soaring 22 Contributing Editors Scale Views 27 Ben Strasser — Geoff Watkinson — Bob Wallace Radio Spectrum 61 Arthur J. Sabin — Paul Denson — John A. deVries Big Is Beautiful 63 Pit Stop 66 Office Staff Beverly Calhoun — Kathy Acton — Jane Wall — Pat Johnson Here's How 68 Edith Olah — Sheila Pierce — Doreen Bradley For What It's Worth 74 Beth Strenkoski — Denise Schwartz — Chris Nicholson Bridget McCloskey — Rachel VanderVorst — Mary Petersen PRODUCT REVIEWS Ray Reha — Dave Fredricks — Pat Stark Micro-X Products: Taylorcraft 19 Prather Products: Prather 40 Deep Vee 40

Craft-Air Inc.; Drifter II 41 This Month's Cover Royal Products Corp: Pitts S-2 64 I features internationally known model. Debbie Zullo, surrounded by MERCHANDISING SERVICES products that will bring Christmas cheer to any modeler. Photo by Dick Showcase '79 76 Tichenor. Readers Exchange 188 Advertisers Index 189 Readers Service 189

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iffV John Elliot gave a little extra coaching to Miss Debbie Zullo, Race Dick Kidd took a turn for the press drivers. The press beat the pro Queen. Dick Tichenor photos. drivers by only 1 second for fastest time.

They call it fringe benefits. everyone involved with large models. The following is a part of They, in this case, are our Lee's editorial. Rover Boys, Dick Kidd and Dick Tichenor. B.F. Goodrich Quite a few of you out there still haven't fully realizedjust yet extended an invitation to that we are dealing with miniature aircraft, not the usual model RCM to attend a press planes, and a couple of our members are now paying dearly preview of the 7th Annual for that attitude. What I am getting at are propellers. And the B.F. Goodrich SCORE Off power of the engines that are swinging those props. Since we Road Vehicle Races at all started modeling, the standard starting procedure has Riverside (California) been to grab the model with one hand, kneel down In front of Raceway. Our guys justified the model, and flip the prop with the other hand. That was all attending the press party well and good as long as we were still playing with the little because Goodrich had set up birds with toothpick props and small engines. Even the .60's a scale model of the race course and Cox Hobbies was could be restrained this way, albeit with some difficulty. supplying R/C cars and support personnel for races between Now, however, an entirely different situation has come into the professional drivers and members of the press. being, but almost all of you are still starting the planes the The two Dicks came back the following day with a few tales same way. The planes are so powerful that an anchorman has of their adventure and they smiled a lot. The Cox R/C cars to really strain to hold onto these birds at full throttle, and the were the hit of the party and B.F. Goodrich was a superb host props are so big that they are darned hard to reach around. It with an out-of-sight catered luncheon. There was also some hasn't affected our starting procedures, though, we still kneel reference to four open bars at the party and demo rides in the down In front (no chance of getting away from a charging four wheel drive machines. plane), reach around the prop to hold the plane (no thought to Our compliments to John Elliot and Don Hatcher of Cox those prop tips 1/2" from the forearm), and start the birds Hobbies for a first class public relations job in promoting R/C to without an anchorman holding on (don't worrry, It's on low the press and racing fraternity. Thanks to B.F. Goodrich forthe throttle). Blimp Pilot Certificates given to our guys and the change of Guys, we gotta break that habit, and I'll tell you why. These pace for the RCM staff. planes aren't gentle — they are big and they are powerful. ♦ ♦ ♦ Those props are big, they have quite a bit of inertia and. If you We received the new issue (Vol. 11, No. 3) of the Quarter get tangled up In one of them, they are mean! Several of our Scale Association of America Monster News. As usual it is one long-time members are sporting- scarred forearms where dandy newsletter and in this issue the editor, Lee Taylor, bears those prop tips got a little too close. One member Is even down in his editorial column on a subject that should concern to page 185

Don Hatcher and John Elliot, Cox Hobbies, Dee Robson, representing B.F. Goodrich, Miss Vikki Carr handled the RIC buggies as got 'em started and kept 'em running. Dick gets Dick Kidd suited up for a demo ride. well as she handled her full size jeep. Kidd tries to learn how. new aircraft (with 1500 square inches of wing area and weighing 16 lbs.)just fine, but for a time I was about to give up on it because it simpiy would not run rich enough --- it would lean out on every run. Save $ I drilled out the pick-up on the Kraft 16 02. tank a couple of sizes larger, went to larger fuel tubing, etc., and pressurized M.A.C.K.'s Electric Propulsion the tank from the exhaust stack, but still Unit. no luck. Suddenly my friend Oscar Slaughter said ..."Why don't you get a It's three units in one. pump ... ?" Oscar was just as right as It's a 12 volt electric motor rain. The addition of the Robart high It has a speed control for forward and capacity pump to the engine made ail of the difference in the world, now it is a reverse It comes with a reduction gear running dude. It seems to enjoy Model #1200 operating best on a 14/6 prop, if you're Easy to install—just 2 wires to connect. $38.95 going to a large engine, think about Save $20—$25 with this 3 in one unit. U.S.A. investing a bit more and getting a pump. M.A.C.K. Products Dealer's Inquiries Invited Perhaps the carburelion will get worked out sometime, but for now, if you're Model Marine Division Dept. RCM having trouble, get a pump. □ P.O. Box 33A Rahway. New 07065 FROM THE SHOP Send 25® (or Ijrther information and lull spec'fication sheets. N J. residents add 5% sales la« from page 2

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