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June 2016

AUSTRALIAN MODEL NEWS

Issue No. 40

Australian Model News page 2

Contents 3. GARY SUNDERLAND’S BLERIOT XI PARASOL 4. “TWINS AND MORE” AT NFG 8. VICTORIAN CONTROL LINE

CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 12. HEARN’S HOBBIES TROPHY 14. MODEL ENGINES FLY-IN 2016 17. SAM 600 AT ECHUCA 20. TYABB AIRSHOW 2016 22. WAGGA WWII AND MILITARY SCALE 2016 26. WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA 2016 29. SCANNER CHALLENGE AT BENDIGO 30. AUSTRALIAN SAILPLANE DAY AT VARMS 33. AUSTRALIAN FREE FLIGHT SOCIETY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 38. TWIN CITIES SCALE RALLY 2016

COMING EVENTS

69TH NATIONALS FREE FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS

AT WEST WYALONG

NSW FREE FLIGHT SOCIETY 2016 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

AT WEST WYALONG

RICHMOND FREE FLIGHT SCALE RALLY

P&DARCS SCRATCH AND KIT BUILT SCALE RALLY

This newsletter is published bi-monthly to feature model air-craft building and flying and to report on aeromodelling events in Australia and new Zealand. Contributing material and requests for inclusion on the distri-bution list may be forwarded to — John Lamont Unit 5, 1326 Main Road, Eltham, 3095 Ph: 03 9431 0044 E-mail: [email protected] Visit our website at - https://sites.google.com/site/australianmodelnews/

As autumn draws to a close and winter approaches the hec-tic flying programme of the past few months is slowing and we can look back on some very successful events, culminat-ing in the World Control Line Championships in Perth, WA in mid May, the first time that this event has been held in the southern hemisphere. The prime time of the year for model flying always creates a log jam of events but once again each of the aeromodelling disciplines has managed to present a range of competitions, rallies and fly-ins to satisfy the needs of their adherents. Reporting on this activity has required investment of consid-erable time and effort in preparing the last couple of issues of AMN and I wish to thank those people who assisted by sending reports, results and photographs of events that I was unable to attend in person. Modelling activities continue through the winter months and the next big event is the Shepparton Mammoth Scale Fly-In in September. It will be the 35th anniversary of this popular gathering and the Valley Radio Flyers intend presenting an event that will draw a lot of interest from both modellers and onlookers. John Lamont

On the Cover. Mario Parcsepe’s Schluter autogyro flying at the

Model Engines event at the State Field

From the Editor


My old Bleriot Type XI free flight scale model was built way back in 1998. Although it was still flyable the airframe was a mess of dirt and sticky exhaust goo.

The Bleriot “as new” but that open framework was impossible to clean and the wing covering was a mass of patches. Stripping the model down revealed even more problems and a new fuselage, wing and tailplane were required. Only the rudder and the complicated “bedstead” undercarriage were salvaged. At this point I decided to rebuild the Bleriot as the 1914 version “total visibility” model, with the wings moved up on a centre section and cabane braced from a pylon above. In British service this was usually known as the “parasol” for obvious reasons. The parasols were under powered (70HP Gnôme) and slow, but at least the pilot had a good view of the ground below, unlike the earlier Type XI Bleriots. In RFC service these parasols played an important part in developing proce-dures for artillery co-operation, until superseded by the Morane Para-sol.

This photograph shows the complicated “bedstead” undercarriage which was a feature of all the early Bleriot types. Built from steel tubes in full size, my model follows the original design in detail but in brass tubing, with spoked plastic toy wheels. A static “dummy” propeller is fitted for the photograph. In practice the model is powered by a 1.5cc PAW diesel engine driving a 9 x 4 propeller.

The model in the RFC camouflage scheme of 1914, with green “splodges” painted over fabric areas to break up the outline. Markings were just a small union flag on the rudder and roundels under the wings. Note the rear top fuselage is left open. In service aeroplanes a second fuel tank is fitted just behind the plot, in which case an air pressure gauge is then fitted in the cockpit. This is the only instrument in a Type XI or a Parasol! There is a hand pump for the pilot, who pressurises the rear tank to transfer fuel to the main (forward) tank.

This model of RFC number 577 shows the open framework of most Bleriot designs. On the model the longerons are 5mm square pine, the verticals are balsa, rounded off, and the cross bracing is 0.7mm car-bon rod. The longerons are drilled 1mm and the carbon rod is glued in with CA. This fuselage is enormously strong and the same materials and sizes could be used on a quarter scale r/c model. Gary Sunderland

Gary Sunderland’s

BLERIOT XI PARASOL


“ TWINS and MORE

at

NORTHERN FLYING GROUP

The “Katy” award went to Chris Claydon with his Canadair CL-84 “Dynavert” V/STOL tilt wing model.

This event, open to models with multiple engines or multiple wings, continues to draw a good entry with thirty five modellers entering fifty-five models this year. Despite the sunshine a cool southerly breeze required warm attire but this did not deter the pilots and four or five models were in the sky for most of the day. As is now usually the case most of the models were ARF scale mod-els with multi engines or scale biplanes but some models were obvi-ously made up for the occasion with wing mounted engine pods sub-stituted for a nose mounted engine.

Chris Claydon made several flights with his tilt wing model , success-fully achieving the transition from vertical to horizontal flight each time, to win the “Katy” trophy presented each year by Ken Thomas. Previous “Katy” winner Brian Evans really went all out with his foam, push/pull, canard, pentaplane, i.e. two engines, tailplane at the front and five wings, which flew quite well despite requiring numerous re-pairs after some rough landings in the wind. It’s always an interesting event .


NFG stalwart, Brian Whellan, preparing his ARF “Marauder” for flight. Chris Claydon’s “Dynavert” in vertical take off configuration.

Rob Dickson’s model of the Dornier Do 335 “Pfeil”. Chris Claydon’s collection of models. All are ARF’s constructed in foam and electric powered.

Colin Kahn’s Junkers Ju52 is scratch built from foam and covered with paper. The model spans 2m and is powered by three electric motors. Weight is 3.1kg.

Maddie Lang’s VMAR “Discovery” with three engines. Model is 1.6m span and flew well with an ASP 25 in the nose and a pair of 15’s on the wings.

Kevin Curwood flew this ARF electric powered Twin Otter by Hangar 9. Syd Histed’s model is scratch built and electric powered. Model is 1.5m wing-span and weighs 2.8kg


Greensborough members brought “Super Skybolt” models in numbers, all powered by 120 four strokes

A pair of Great Planes ARF Waco YMF 5-D’s by Max Kroone and Bill Pearce. Max’s model is powered by a Saito 115 while Bill uses a Saito 95. Both flew well.

Brian Evans’ scratch built Grumman F3F is powered by an OS 40cc petrol engine.

The Grumman F3F in flight.

Norm Thompson has been pestering me for years to show one of his models in AMN and has finally worn me down. Here he is with his kit built “Super Sky-bolt”.

Rob McDonald took time out from his commentary work to fly this DH.60 “Gipsy Moth”.

Roly Gaumann’s electric powered DH.89 “Dragon Rapide” is only a small, light-weight ARF but it handled the wind very well.

Max Kroones’ Waco in flight.


Kevin Curwood dropping a string of parachutes from his Twin Otter.

Another of Colin Kahn’s foam and paper creations, his electric powered Avro Lancaster spans 2.2m and only weighs 2.8kg.

Pat Garro’s B-25 Mitchell has been modified from the ESM ARF. Powered by two OS 46AF engines, the wingspan is 2.16m and it weighs 7kg.

Riley Sills’ Blackhorse ARF OV-1 “Mohawk” is electric powered.

One of the five “Super Skybolt “ models from the Greensborough club.

Maddie Lang’s tri-motor in flight. I can’t name the owner but this Cessna 310 demonstrated its aerobatic capabili-ties throughout the day.


VICTORIAN CONTROL LINE

CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016

The judging panel— Bruce Mackay and Steve Valve. Chris Berry taking care of the computer work.

The lunch ladies relaxing.

A small entry once again in the three aerobatic events of the Champi-onship with numbers in F2B boosted by Reg Towell travelling down from Sydney for the weekend.


CONTESTANT RND 1 RND 2 RND 3 TOTAL

1 R. TOWELL 962.75 980.50 993.25 986.88

2 D. GRINHAM 978.75 961.75 921.00 970.25

3 M. ELLINS 942.50 950.50 919.00 946.50

4 P. KOCH 835.50 677.25 824.00 828.50

F2B AEROBATICS

Reg Towell checking engine revs, assisted by Doug Grinham.

The F2B entry without Peter Koch’s model.

F2B winners, from left — Mark Ellins 3rd, Reg Towell 1st, Doug Grinham 2nd.



1 P. KOCH 987.50 1141.50 1124.50 1133.00

2 D. NOBES 1014.00 961.50 1098.00 1056.00

3 R. MARSH 986.00 964.50 884.50 975.25

4 D. LACEY 60.00 631.50 643.50 637.50

CLASSIC AEROBATICS

David Nobes’ ”Shark” powered by an OS 46LA. Peter Koch’s “Larakin III” powered by an Enya 60.

Dave Lacey’s Focke Wulf 190 powered by a Mc Coy 35.

Reeve Marsh’s “Chief” powered by an OS 35

Classic Aerobatics winners, from left, Reeve Marsh 3rd, Peter Koch 1st, David Nobes 2nd.


David Nobes’ winning “Guided Whistle” powered by an Atwood 49. Peter Koch’s “Thunderbird Mk.I” powered by a Fox 35.

Ken Maier’s “Ringmaster” powered by a Fox 35. Ken’s model was also flown in the event by Richard Evans.

Reeve Marsh’s “International Stunt Winner” powered by a Fox 35X.

Peter Koch starting his model, assisted by Ian Read. Dave Lacey starting his “Jamison Special’, assisted by Doug Grinham.

CONTESTANT MODEL YEAR ENGINE STATIC

1 D. NOBES GUIDED WHISTLE 1948 ATWOOD 49 127

2 P. KOCH THUNDERBIRD MK.I 1954 FOX 35 103

3 K. MAIER RINGMASTER S1 1951 FOX 35 112

4 R. MARSH INT’L STUNT WINNER 1951 FOX 35X 110

5 R. EVANS RINGMASTER S1 1951 FOX 35 112

6 D. LACEY JAMISON SPECIAL 1954 K&B 29 118

RND 1

100

299

260

272

237

117

RND 2

362

340

290

283

278

255

TOTAL

489

443

402

393

390

373

YEAR

1948

1953

1953

1963

1953

1950

VINTAGE AEROBATICS


HEARN’S HOBBIES TROPHY

2016

This once popular event has struggled to draw a good entry over recent years and this year was no exception with only six flyers com-peting. Peter Rowland and David Nobes performed the judging duties and P.J.Rowland, who has won the event many times in the past, was once again victorious.

John Fugill flying straight and level.

P.J. Rowland‘s winning “Tiger”, powered by a PA75.

Doug Grinham’s electric powered “Blackjack”.



1 P. J. ROWLAND 990.00 988.50 995.00 992.50

2 D. GRINHAM 951.00 957.75 961.25 959.63

3 M. ELLINS 941.00 933.75 932.25 937.38

5 P. KOCH 748.25 858.75 859.25 859.00

6 J. FUGILL 773.75 800.25 786.25 793.25

RESULTS

The winners, from left — Mark Ellins 3rd, P.J. Rowland 1st, Doug Grinham 2nd.

Mark Ellins’”Jazzer”. Peter Koch starting his “Jazzmate” assisted by John Fugill.


MODEL ENGINES FLY-IN 2016

Sponsored entirely by Model Engines, this event is open to any modeller flying an aircraft from the Model Engines range, or any model powered by an OS engine or controlled by HiTec or Multiplex radio equipment; providing scope for the entry of a large number of aircraft. The event was held this year at the NFG field to give modellers living on the north side of Mel-bourne the opportunity to participate without hav-ing to undertake the long drive to P&DARCS, its usual location. The intention is to alternate be-tween the two fields so next year it will be back at P&DARCS. As is often the case at NFG it was a little windy but not strong enough to interfere with the flying and forty-one modellers entered sixty-one models in the event. With each flight entitling the pilot to add another entry into the draw for the prizes the flying was continuous until 3.00pm when activities ceased and the draw for the prizes donated by Model Engines was carried out. It was a very successful day and modellers should look forward to next year’s event at P&DARCS.

The Ares RTF “V-Hawk” vtol/stol model converts from 4 prop drone to 4 engine aircraft at the flick of a transmitter switch. Comes almost com-plete and ready to fly, requiring only the fin to be attached (glue includ-ed!). With a wingspan of 696mm it weighs just 880g.

The Seagull ARF “Baby Junkers” is a model of a full size Bowers “Fly Baby” that the owner modified to look like the WWI Junkers monoplane. The model spans 1.8m and is electric powered.


This scale model of the Ju.87 “Stuka” is an ARF by Seagull. At 1.9m wingspan it is powered by an OS 40 petrol engine and looks realistic in flight.

Mario Schembri’s scratch built model of the Miles Hawk Speed Six is now powered by an OS 155 four stroke engine, replacing the previous OS120 four stroke and producing a more spritely performance.

Mario Schembri’s squadron. The P-51 “Mustang” is an ARF by CM PRO, at 1.8m wingspan it’s powered by an OS 120 four stroke engine.

Mario Parcesepe flew this Schluter “Helix” autogyro powered by an OS 60 heli engine. The fuselage was destined for the tip when Mario salvaged it. He rebuilt the rotor mechanism and made new rotor blades, returning it to as new condi-tion.

Mario’s autogyro made several successful flights demonstrating a short take-off run and an almost vertical landing ability.


Rob McDonald’s Phoenix ARF “Rainbow” is 2m wingspan and powered by an OS 55 AX engine.

The Seagull ARF “Vans RV-8” is 1.8m wingspan and powered by an OS GF30 petrol engine.

Jonathon Greaves flew this Phoenix ARF model of the ASK-21 with the electric self launching gear. It’s a big model at 6.5m wingspan and very impressive in flight.

Mark Radburn’s World Models ARF F-82 “Twin Mustang” is 1.8m wingspan and powered by two OS 46LA engines.

Gary Sunderland doing some trouble shooting on his Fokker V.21. Neil Addicott’s ARF JSM “Xcalibur” jet trainer made several high speed flights.


The weather forecast was not too bad for the weekend so off we all went to Echuca. Saturday dawned sunny with light winds and it looked like a pleasant day ahead. We started the day with 1/2A Texaco, both I/C and electric, to be flown at the same time. With our new member Steve Jenkinson and Lyn Clifford's son-in-law Gavin Dunn lining up to fly, thirteen flyers partici-pated in both events. It was good to see 1/2A I/C had a better number of entries as it has been a bit down recently in favor of electric. Both events went off well with five in each class getting into the fly-off, The lunch break had the Echuca club again surpassing their last ca-tering effort with sausages in bread, hot dogs, dim sims and fruit salad and cream, along with tea coffee and soft drinks. As I have said before nobody leaves their table hungry, The Duration event was held a little out of the programme order, be-fore Burford ,as some of the Duration flyers had to get home to Co-huna for a family function. Again the weather for this event was good although the wind was starting to pick up. Unusual for electric Duration no fly-off was required and the winner of this event was Gavin Dunn, his Hayseed having scored the best two out of three flights. The air must have been a bit dead during this period as only four got into the I/C fly-off. We were pleased to see that Pat Keely came out the winner for the first time for a while. The next event was Burford and by now the wind was getting quite strong, so much so that a vote was taken whether to postpone it until tomorrow, but the flyers decided to keep going and fly that afternoon. The conditions turned out to be alright as six out of the eight flyers got into the fly-off with Steve Jenkinson coming in first by a margin of 18 sec. with third only a further 15 sec. back, a close comp! The model that seems to be the best at the moment is the Dixielander, filling all three places.

Sunday dawned cold and windy and at 9.00am we held our meeting and at about 10.30am we looked at the weather and agreed to wait about an hour to see if the wind subsided. We eventually chose to have lunch about 12.30pm and see what it was like after that . Again the lunch was terrific and we decided to fly as the wind was starting to drop. The first event was Texaco and we flew two out of three rounds as time was getting on. We had eleven entries in I/C and four in electric and there must have been some good thermals around as seven got into the fly-off of I/C and all flyers in electric. The winner in I/C, I am pleased to say was Graeme Gulbin. I may be wrong but I think this is the first Texaco comp that Graeme has won, congratula-tions Graeme. In electric Texaco “Mr Electric Old Timer” Max Heap took out the trophy for first place. The last event for the weekend was ‘38 Antique with six entries and I think the thermals were starting to disappear as only one person, “Mr President” Kevin Fryer, got two max”s. That was the end of a very good weekend put on by the Echuca club. We were all well catered for and the members were all very pleasant, and you couldn't wish for a better location. Thank you to Fred West and his helpers, it was great. II would also like to thank all flyers who turned up; without flyers we have no SAM600. Lastly I would like to thank our secretary / treasurer Brian Dowie for all his help on the field as I couldn't enjoy myself nearly as much without that help Brian Laughton

ECHUCA April 2016

The busy pit area and flight line. New member Gavin Dunn won Electric Duration with his “Hayseed”.

Australian Model News

Graeme Gulbin won i/c Texaco for the first time with his Lanzo “Bomber”.

Brian Laughton was the winner of 1/2A Texaco.

Roger Mitchell receiving the Fred Stebbings Electric trophy from SAM 600 Presi-dent Kevin Fryer.

Don Grant lost half of the tailplane on his Lanzo RC1 at around 330m altitude but still managed to land safely.

Max Heap was the winner of 1/2A Texaco Electric.

Pat Keely receives his award from Kevin Fryer as the winner of i/c Duration.

Robert Taylor making final adjustments to his “Airborn”.

Pat Keely with his i/c Duration winning Lanzo “Bomber.


COMPETITOR MODEL ENGINE CC/SEC RD. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 FLY-OFF TOTAL

1. G. GULBIN BOMBER OS 60 18 600 L/O 600 1089 2289

2. K. FRYER CUMULUS IRVINE 40D 10 600 600 - 996 2196

3. L. CLIFFORD RACER ENYA 46 12 600 600 - 858 2058

TEXACO


1. P. KEELY BOMBER OS 56 32 347 420 420 522 1782

2. L. CLIFFORD RACER YS 63 28 420 420 417 404 1664

3. B. LAUGHTON PLAYBOY TT 36 25 280 420 420 359 1619

RD. 4

420

420

420

DURATION

COMPETITOR MODEL ENGINE CC/SEC RD. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 TOTAL

1. K. FRYER CUMULUS FORSTER 99 192 600 600 - 1200

2. L. CLIFFORD CADET ATTWOOD 60 114 481 600 528 1128

3. S. GULLOCK STICULUS GB 5cc D 164 342 600 452 1052

‘38 ANTIQUE

COMPETITOR MODEL RD. 1 RD. 2 TOTAL

1. M. HEAP BOMBER 600 600 2392

2. R. MITCHELL BOMBER 600 600 2335

3. G. DUNN BOMBER 600 600 2277

FLY-OFF

1192

1135

1077

TEXACO (ELECTRIC)

DURATION (ELECTRIC)

COMPETITOR MODEL RD. 1 RD. 2 TOTAL

1. M. HEAP STARDUST 600 600 2432

2. B. LAUGHTON ALBATROSS 600 600 2396

3. G. GULBIN STARDUST 600 600 2386

FLY-OFF

1232

1196

1186

COMPETITOR MODEL SEC RND. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 TOTAL

1. G. DUNN HAYSEED 35 473 600 547 1147

2. S. GULLOCK LIL DIAMOND 35 538 472 55 1010

3. R. MITCHELL BOMBER 35 312 598 - 910

1/2A TEXACO (ELECTRIC)

COMPETITOR MODEL ENGINE RD. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 FLY-OFF TOTAL

1. B. LAUGHTON ALBATROSS COX 420 420 420 855 2115

2. K. FRYER CUMULUS COX 420 420 420 738 1998

3. L. CLIFFORD STARDUST COX 420 420 420 564 1824

1/2A TEXACO


1. S. JENKINSON D’LANDER BB 38 300 300 - 468 1068

2. K. FRYER D’LANDER PB 40 300 300 - 450 1050

3. M, HEAP D’LANDER PB 40 300 300 - 435 1035

BURFORD

Duration winners, from left - Lin Clifford (Racer) 2nd, Pat Keely (Bomber) 1st, Brian Laughton (Playboy) 3rd.

Burford winners, from left - Kevin Fryer (D’lander)2nd, Steve Jen-kinson (D’lander) 1st, Max Heap (D’lander) 3rd.

Texaco winners, from left - Lin Clifford (Racer) 3rd, Graeme Gulbin ( Bomber) 1st, Kevin Fryer (Cumulus) 2nd.

‘38 Antique winners, from left — Steve Gullock (Sticulus) 3rd, Kevin Fryer (Cumulus) 1st, Lin Clifford (Cadet) 2nd.


TYABB AIRSHOW

2016

The Tyabb Airshow, held bi-annually, is well supported by the Warbird fraternity together with other owners of vintage aircaft and is always an excellent event. Unfortunately I was returning from my annual fishing trip when the Airshow was held this year but Barrie Reaby stood in for me and provided these excellent photographs of some of the aircraft on display.

A fine restoration of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-16 “Wirraway”.

A Ryan STM-S2 in the wartime colours of the Netherlands East Indies.

The UFO 10-8675 is a homebuilt powered by a Rotax 503 and first flew in 2015. Spitfire Mk.VIII from the Temora Aviation Museum.

A homebuilt Searey V342 amphibian powered by a Rotec engine.


The Chance Vought F4U-5N “Corsair” restored in Darwin and now located at Tyabb.

A Grumman TBM-3 “Avenger”. Formerly used as a fire bomber it was returned to full military condition and is now located in Queensland.

The “Old Flying Machine Co” North American P-51 “Mustang”. Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-13 “Boomerang” from the Temora Aviation Museum.

Jim Wickham’s kit built 2/3 scale “Mustang”. A rare example of the Ryan SCW-145.

The RAAF Museum’s replica Sopwith Pup. Nick Caudwell’s replica Sopwith Snipe.


The Wagga WWII and Military Scale event caters for Flying Only Sportsman and Advanced, WW1, WWII and Military classes over three days of competition. Currently in its 43rd year of competition we celebrated this year in conjunction with the Wagga Model Aero Club’s 50th year of operation. The event has had some changes over the last couple of years, to meet the needs of our pilots, with the separation of the Flying Only category and the addition of awards for the best in each category. Lastly, the event hosts a Gala dinner on the Saturday night where these awards along with top static awards are presented. One of the most important additions to the event this year was the introduction of the Barry James Memorial Static Award, presented to the pilot who achieved the highest overall static points for the event and replacing the previous CPL Peter Cutler Trophy. Until his passing, Barry was an avid competitor and supporter of this event but most importantly a great friend, mentor and inspiration to many who com-peted alongside him. Barry’s family were kind enough to make the trek to Wagga to present this award to the recipient at the Gala dinner which was an absolute joy for all involved. The event had support from our major sponsors once again this year with HobbyKing and Albury RC providing pilots with some great gear

to take away. The weather was fine all weekend which is a change from past years. The competition was always going to be close and each class put on a great display for the public with final placings only two or three points apart. I would like to thanks all the sponsors, support staff, judges, canteen staff and pilots for making this event possible. Most importantly, I wish to thank the James family for their effort in attending this event. Barry would have been extremely proud and his memory will live forever in this event. Wagga WWII and Military may be a competition, but first and foremost the event focuses on friendship, a relaxed environment and healthy sportsmanship. There would not be many scale modellers in Australia who have not at least heard of this event. If you want to experience a fantastic atmosphere while surrounded by like minded people, I rec-ommend you mark it down on your calendar for 21st, 22nd, 23rd April 2017. An event you don’t want to miss. Peter Goff (All photographs are by Michael Formosa)

WAGGA WWII

AND MILITARY SCALE

Rob Esposito’s North American A-36 “Apache”.


Ray Ogle with his Grumman Bearcat. Model placed 7th in Flying Only Advanced. Peter Gow became the first recipient of the Barry James Memorial Award when his AT-6 Texan achieved the Highest Static score.

Graeme Brown placed 3rd in WWII with his Douglas Dauntless. Andrew Dore’s Douglas Dauntless was judged Best in Flying Only Sportsman.

Ray Clark’s Fiat CR-42 was awarded Model Of The Meet. Ray Clark’s Fiat CR-42 in flight.

Craige Bryson’s Gloster Gladiator placed 1st in Military. Craige Bryson’s Gladiator in flight.


(photograph by Michael Formosa)

Alf Williams took 2nd place in WWII with his Spitfire Mk.IX. Alf Williams’ Spitfire in flight.

Derek Slevin flew his Piper Super Cub in Flying Only Sportsman. Ian Waters placed 4th in WWII with his Piper L-4H.

Ray Ogle and Peter Noak at the static judging table with Peter’s Fairchild PT-19. Model was placed 4th in Military.

Peter Goff’s Tiger Moth in flight.

John Rolfe with his Miles Messenger at the static judging table. John Rolfe’s Miles Messenger in flight. Model took 2nd place in Military.


Robert Zyp took 2nd place in WWI with his Albatros D.Va. 9 years old Ben Tennant placed 3rd in WWI with his Fokker D.VII.

Boyd Elliot placed 1st in WWI with his Fokker D.VII. Boyd Elliot’s Fokker D.VII in flight.

Anthony Ogle’s Fokker D.VIII placed 2nd in Flying Only Advanced. Ray Clark placed 4th in WWI with his Fokker Dr.I.

WWI models, Ray Clark Fokker Dr.I, Peter Goff Sopwith Pup, Simon Harvey Fokker D.VII.

Peter Goff’s Sopwith Pup in flight.


When Rick & I came back from Omarka last year we agreed that we had been to enough air shows in New Zealand, UNTIL checking the War Birds over Wanaka newsletter a couple of weeks after returning we found that, weather permitting, a Catalina was to land on Lake Wanaka. This aircraft is owned by the New Zealand Catalina Preser-vation society and after the 2010 air show (where we first saw it) the society took it out of the air for extensive renovation. At the cost of $250,000 and hundreds of hours of labour the PBY has now been restored to its former glory and the chief pilot says it will be good for another 30 years. As an admirer of the Catalina (my father crewed in them in the islands during WWII) this news left us with no option but to make plans for Wanaka 2016. The trip did not start well with a proposed customs strike planned for the day we were to fly out. Fortunately this was cancelled, however the flight was delayed for over an hour which meant that by the time we flew into Queenstown the weather had turned foul. When about 80 feet off the strip and after being hit by two wind gusts of about 70knots the pilot decided to abort the landing and headed to Christchurch where we spent the night . The next day being Friday we hired a car in Christchurch and headed to Wanaka making sure we got there in time for the lake landing which was scheduled for 4.30pm. Three small float planes landed as a prel-ude to the PBY lumbering in over the approximately 10,000 spectators who had gathered around the shore.

She taxied down the lake in a south east direction and then, after spending a few minutes for photo opportunities, took off again in a shower of spray.

WARBIRDS OVER

WANAKA

2016


Saturday and Sunday saw Rick and I at the airport for the air show, with the programme as follows - • Two RAAF Hawks from 79 Squadron near Perth. • Formation skydiving display by the local Wanaka skydiving

company. • Massed helicopter display. Many of the pilots are employed by

Sir Tim Wallis (Wanaka Air Show founder and patron) for hunting tours and joy flights.

• Sport and bush planes take off and landing competition. • The French air force were represented with a CASA CN-235-

300 based in New Caledonia. • Aerobatic display by several YAK 52’s

• The RNZAF put on a wonderful display with the C130 Hercu-les

• Buchon Me109 owned by Historic Flying Ltd based at Dux-ford, England and flown by the owner John Romain.

• Display by the roaring 40 Harvard display team. • RNZAF T6 Texan. This is the new trainer for the RNZAF and

is still being tested. It was only able to do simple manoeuvres but is capable of much more.

• USAF C-17 Globemaster display. This plane was too heavy to land but flew a display which included very low passes over the strip. It was based in Christchurch for the show and flew down to Wanaka each day.

• Classic flypast of 1930’s aircraft including a Beech17 Stag-gerwing, De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fox Moth, Rapide and Dragonfly plus the only Avro Anson MK.I still flying.

• Battle of Britain —a dog fight display by the Me109, Spitfire

and Avro Anson, of course the Spitfire defeats the Me109.

• War birds in the Pacific – display by the Catalina with a P-40 firing the full nine yards (blanks of course).

• Corsair and Avenger. • DC-3 Display • P-51 display • Yak 3 display • 1970’s, 1980’s jet display with two Vampires, two Strikemas-

ters and a Viper L29. • The Grand Finale — the airfield is under attack by enemy

aircraft , fighters scramble and an aerial battle brings victory to the Allies.

• Commemorative massed fighter flypast which ends in two mock Zero’s being blown up by the P-40, once again using the full nine yards.

The program report does not do real justice to the shows in New Zea-land. You are only metres away from the planes as they taxi down the runway and you can go into the pit area and talk to the pilots. I would recommend to any one who has an interest in the wonderful planes from yester year - if you have the chance to attend one of these shows take it. Pam Pimblott


Always a lot of Harvards at the NZ airshows. A P-51 Mustang lifting off.

This P-40 was armed (blanks only) and shot up the airfield. A nice WACO in white colour scheme in place of the more common yellow.

A Beech 19 on take-off. Another Beech, this one is a 17S.

DH Chipmunk with a mountain background. DH Dragon Rapide.


The Model Engines Scanner race is a challenge not only for the flyers but also for the club to organise. The date chosen was May 1st and the forecast was for rain all weekend. There was a storm warning for the Sunday morning and if you are reading this and don't live in Victo-ria you may not know of the thunder, lightning and hail storm that came in around 2.00am Sunday morning. My first thought was that it was the end of any Scanner Challenge for this year and when I woke at 7.00am it was still drizzling light rain and the wind was giving the trees quite a hiding. The phone started ringing and "Is it still on? " was the question asked, as in some parts of Victoria there was no power and no radio or television. I said gamely "yes it will clear" (hopefully) and we'll get some racing in, please come Arriving at the flying field we were greeted by large flood-ed areas, but luckily not on the runway. Because it had been dry for so long the ground sucked the water up very quickly and while the runway and pit areas were damp they were quite safe to walk on. The sky was still grey and that was a bit worrying but at 10.00am the rain stopped and the sky started to clear. The wind was still up and had a high chill factor so extra clothing was cer-tainly needed. A new draw had to be done (we were four pilots short) and this took some time to sort out as we had some pilots flying the same aircraft (two pilots, one airframe) and you

can't have them in the same heat. The pilots are graded from last year’s results so that we have the four fastest flyers in heat one, the next four fastest in heat two, and so on. This gives all pilots a chance of winning and makes it lot more exciting when the Scanners are racing at similar speeds. Only one Scanner was lost from over rolling in turn three. Caused partly by the blustery wind, the model struck at a flat angle and left bits spread out all over the ground. There were other close calls, some caused by the wind but most caused by trying too hard on pylon one. These brought plenty of ooh’s and ah’s and are what makes it so exciting — flirting with disaster and getting away with it. We got three rounds in during the morning session, be-fore we stopped for lunch just after 12.00pm. Restart-ing at 1.00pm we got the next three rounds in by 2.30pm and the presentations were completed by 3.00pm, leaving plenty of time to get home after a won-derful day of fun filled, exciting, Scanner Racing. The Bendigo RCAC would like to thank Model Engines for their continuing involvement in this event. The event was originally suggested by Model Engines some four years ago when Bendigo were asked if they would like to run the Scanner Challenge with Model Engines’ support. We have now completed four M E Scanner Challenges and are looking forward to the 5th next year. Les Davis

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Scanner Challenge No.4


AUSTRALIAN SAILPLANE DAY

at VARMS

In early April VARMS hosted a Australian Sailplane day to coincide with their monthly aero-tow meeting. Organised by Geoff Hearn the theme for the day was “Any sailplane designed and manufactured in Australia, or any overseas designed and manufactured sailplane that has flown in Australia or is currently flying here”. The excellent weather that we experienced in mid April drew twenty two models to participate in the event. Together with another twenty plus models on the field it was busy but relaxed flying. All participants received a certificate noting their participation and three awards were presented for - 1. The most attractive composite or fibreglass model, vintage or

homebuilt — Andrew Allen the builder of the ES65 “Platypus” now owned by Geoff Hearn. 2. The most attractive wood and fabric model, vintage or home-

built — Peter Rafael for his BJ1b “Duster” model. 3. The most attractive Schneider design — George Buzuleac for his ES60 “Boomerang”.

Geoff Hearn with his Andrew Allen built ES65 Platypus VH-GFA in 1:5 scale. This model was awarded the Most Attractive composite or glass award on the day.

George Buzuleac won Most Attractive award for a Schneider design with his ES60 “Boomerang”.


Peter Rafael won the award for Most Attractive wood and fabric model, vintage or homebuilt with his BJ1B “Duster”.

Doug Cole with his scratch-built model from his own plans of the Waikerie Pelican II, VH-GFY. The full size example is with the Australian Gliding Museum at Bacchus marsh. The model has yet to be flown.

Glenn Salisbury with 1:6.5 scale Schleicher ASK-21Mi motor assist sail-plane VH-NQC as operatoed by the RAAF Air Cadets. The model is from Fly-Fly with custom decals from Callie Graphics.

Colin Collyer with his scratch built, homebuilt design by Gary Sunderland of MOBA (My Own Bloody Aircraft) 2C, VH-GVI.

Andy Smith with his scratch built, to his own plan EON Olympia 2 VH-GHR in quarter scale. The model is presented in an attractive blue and white colour scheme as per its early operation in Australia.

Andrew Allen with his quarter-scale Schweizer 1-26 example of the full size VH-GQB (the only Australian example)

Les Lee with another one-fifth scale Granau Baby IV, this time of VH-GLX. This model was built from a part kit started by the late Frank Smith, again from the Airborne Plan.


John Lee with his one-fifth scale Granau Baby IV, presented in its most recent colour scheme of VH-GDV. This model was built from the Airborne Plan. Colin Collyer’s 1:3.5 scale SZD 32A Foka 5. This model was built from one

of the fuselages taken out of the late Brian Langing moulds. The model represents the full size VH-GEF.

George Buzuleac with his own design 1/5 scale Grunau Baby IV. The Air-borne plan was developed from George’s drawings of this model.

Some of the large collection of scale sailplanes on display at VARMS field.

Martin Hopper with his 1/5th scale Gruneau Baby IV. Colin Collyer with another one-fifth scale Grunau Baby IV, VH-GDV in its early Newcastle Gliding Club livery. The model, built from the Airborne Plan, was started by the late John McKee and completed by Col.

More scale sailplanes on display. Geoff Hearn with his 1:4 scale SZD-30 Pirat of VH-GXL. The model was built by Peter Averill some 20 years ago. The colours and markings are accurate as per the full size.


This year, there were three World Cup competitions so competitors from across the world attended. They came from Indonesia, New Zealand, China and America and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I believe the numbers coming over will increase next year. The great things about such events are the camaraderie and social aspects, as well as the higher level of competition. In all, twenty-three events were flown. The David Anderson Memorial (DAM) and the AFFS Champs were conducted on the vast plains of Narrandera, and the Southern Cross Cup was held on the Adrian Bryant field, the property owned by free flighters at West Wyalong, 1.5 hours north of Narrandera. So we all relocated mid-way through the competition, something that I believed heightened the interest, particularly for the overseas visitors. Weather for the full period was quite reasonable, 2 to 5 m/sec most days although there were a few gusts to 8 m/sec. The days started with light breeze building to peak around 11 am then dropping away. By the time we left each day it had dropped to a gentle breeze. FAI events of F1A, B and C were flown to five rounds, with the first round and last rounds set at 4 minutes. CD’s at their discretion could reduce the 4 minute rounds, and there were times when this was done. F1C flew to the new rules, with a 4 second engine run.

David Anderson Memorial - Narrandera F1A The first round was buoyant although surprisingly more than half the field dropped. Thermals were few and far between so some stayed with long models. Thermal activity increased in R4 and 5 so there were plenty of maxes and little change in position. Phil Mitchell and Brian Van Nest maxed out and Phil won the fly-off the next morning, beating Brian by 3 seconds. F1C Flown on the same day as A, the C flyers were placed well away from the towline flyers, and that was very fortunate. None of the 4 Chinese F1C flyers entered this event. Veteran F1C flyer Mike Pettigrew, re-turning after 20+ years, put on an outstanding display of aerobatics involving high speed large diameter outside loops, wing overs and an inverted glide, thanks to a faulty timer. The model held together throughout these manoeuvres and only broke its boom on “landing”. Hot favourites Terry Bond and Roy Summersby failed to pick 4 minute air in R5, allowing Mike Pettigrew to win with a full house. F1B This class had the most entries with many world class flyers intent on placing well. Rounds varied from calm to windy and R3 really sorted the field when less than half maxed. Only Terry Bond maxed out, with Roger Morrell just 10 secs behind. Vin Morgan placed third. Some retrieves were long, with fences involved, so the eleven competitors were glad it was just five rounds.

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FREE FLIGHT

SOCIETY

CHAMPIONSHIPS

2016

TEN DAYS OF FREE FLIGHT Including the David Anderson Memorial, AFFS Championships and Southern Cross Cup

World Cup events.

(Report and photographs by Malcolm Campbell)


AFFS Champs - Narrandera Combined Open % Used by many to trim models for future events, it was strange that only six entered this year. Phil Mitchell flew an F1H to max out and then win the event using an F1A. Vin Morgan and Paul Rossiter placed second and third with F1Bs. F1G One standout feature of this event was that only Matt Hannaford could win, and he was sitting on 4 maxes when he lost his model. Now either Terry Bond or American Charlie Jones could win. Matt hatched a plan and he ended up beating both flyers. His plan? Load an F1B with 10 gm of rubber and hope for some lift. He got enough to max out, to win from Charlie and Terry! F1H Female Indonesian flyer Nanmik Nofianti flew strongly and confidently in the 5 m/sec breeze and looked set for a place until one bad round put paid to that option. Brian Van Nest and Phil Mitchell had their usual sparring session to max out, and they were joined by Kathy Burford, flying an old balsa model. Her first fly-off, she waited until the others had launched knowing she had no chance against high launch-ing CF bunters. Brian took the prize, 4 seconds ahead of Phil Mitchell. F1J A healthy eight entries in this event, mostly Vasily models and all were flown quite well. Unfortunately Matt Hannaford put his in very hard in R2. Harry Sokol was a surprise packet, maxing all bar the first round with a delightful little half-sized Dixielander with Cox 051 power. Tam-worth new comer Shayne McDonald finished third behind seasoned flyers Roy Summersby and Terry Bond. P-30 Only five flew this year, two Morgans, two Hannafords and Mike Thomas from Tasmania. It was windy enough for Vin to launch from the protection of his vehicle. Any could have won but Vin and Leigh maxed out along with Tim Hannaford, with Leigh beating her hubby by 1 sec. in the fly-off. Open Rubber One true OR model versus two F1Bs, and the F1Bs cleaned up when Jim Christie DT’d early. WA flyer Paul Rossiter won after Craig Hems-worth experienced trim problems in his second flight. F1A The first two rounds were windy, with low level turbulence. With 4 – 6 m/sec in R1, this round was reduced to 3 minutes. In Round 2, Brian Van Nest broke a towline on launch to lose a lot of height, and failed to max. I had some fun in this round. Seeing a soaring wedge-tailed eagle coming our way, I launched to bunt under it. Phil simultaneous-ly thundered over with his LDA model, to bunt over it. The wedgie looked confused. The final three rounds had many maxes. Only Indo-nesian David Gunawan maxed out to join Phil Mitchell in the fly-off, and Phil’s eventual win was convincing. F1C Eight flew making this the biggest field in F1C for some time. Our four Chinese visitors and 2 F1C newcomers from Tamworth, Shayne McDonald and Shannon Tolmie, joined old pros Roy Summersby and Terry Bond to make up a class field. Plenty of maxes were recorded but only one Chinese flyer joined three Aussies in the fly-off and Hong Lu won, with Roy just two seconds behind. Shannon Tolmie took third place.

F1B With a record entry of fourteen flyers, Wednesday became a tricky day, with the seemingly customary 3 – 5 m/sec gusting to 7. Lulls of 3 m/sec were very short. This was a tough event for many, with half the field dropping R1 and others having their own disasters in other rounds. The extension of R3 to 90 minutes put some flyers out of sync, and two missed rounds as a result. The fly-off next morning was between Alex Andriukov, Vin Morgan and Hong Lu (who flew both B and C). They finished in that order. Open Power This became a non-event when Roy Summersby’s super-sized model bunted towards the ground under full power. Roy DT’d it with quite some damage incurred. This left Harry Sokol, Tahn Stowe and Martin Williams to pick up the trophies. HLG/CLG/TLG Nine made up the combined numbers for an event that should have favoured the lone TLG model, but this was not to be. Most had CLGs but a lone HLG snuck into second place thanks to a fourteen years old arm that produced some very good launches. In fifty-four flights, only three individual maxes were recorded amongst nine flyers, so the air was tricky. And it was close – 13 seconds separated the first sixteen places, with Kathy Burford a “clear” winner, 5 seconds ahead of Chris Birch (HLG), with Malcolm Campbell 1 second behind Chris. Combined Vintage Only five competed – three gliders, one power and one rubber model. Roy Summersby (Swiss Miss), Malcolm Campbell (Seraph) and Phil Mitchell (Nebula) put in the best “high times”; this is time to ground to save a fly-off. Kathy Burford also flew a Nebula, for the first time and also first time off a 100m line. Retrieves were long and Roy needed his high time to finish first, with Phil and Kathy taking minor places. Scramble Another windy day so the Scramble was reduced to 30 minutes. Hot favourite Tahn Stowe had an uncustomary flyaway in his first flight and Matt Hannaford’s model looked like it had flown in a war zone, although it kept flying. Phil Mitchell usually wins this event and his “Iron Man” status should have assured this, but it was fourteen year old new comer Chris Birch who cleaned up on the day. Oz Diesel With too many events to fly on the final day, only three fronted for Oz Diesel. The wind was not too strong but models were clearing the southern fence in 80 seconds. Roy Summersby easily beat Harry Sokol and Martin Williams. THE AFFS BANQUET Not much to say here other than you should have been there! I’ve attended all three and the standard of food preparation and quality is legendary, particularly when you consider a $35 cost. It is without doubt the best food you’ll ever get at a model aircraft competition. It’s worth coming to Narrandera just for this meal! Relocation Day After packing up, we drove 90 minutes north to our motel digs in West Wyalong. Many went to the field in the afternoon to trim and simply check out the field. Phil Mitchell and Peter Nash camped under the trees. The NSWFFS have put in hot showers, toilets and a large kitchen and eating area alongside their clubhouse, so camping is inex-pensive and also very civilised.


US flyer Brian Van Nest sets up his F1A glider held by his buddy Charlie Jones.

NSW flyer and AFFS VP, Matt Hannaford waits for air. Chinese flyer Hong Lu winding the motor of his F1B model in an external winding half-tube.

US flyer Charlie Jones launches his F1B in the Southern Cross Cup. Nanmik Nofianti, Indonesia’s top female flyer, prepares to launch her F1H glider.

Spirited launch by Chinese F1C flyer Xin Pu Sheng who placed third in the SCC.

Queenslander Kathy Burford placed 3rd in F1H behind Phil Mitchell and US flyer Brian Van Nest.

AFFS F1B winners 2. Vin Morgan (AUS), 1. Alex Andriukov (USA), 3. Hon Lu (China).


The Southern Cross Cup - West Wyalong F1B Eleven flew in this event and five maxed out! Flown from the top of the field in gentle 2 – 3 m/sec north easterlies, there were so many maxes and some explainable drops. Purchased models are very good these days. Hong Lu flew a brand new model without a prior test flight – down in 85 secs. Then trimmed, he maxed the next 4 rounds! Alex Andriukov produced powerhouse launches to out-climb everyone. He would be hard to beat on any day. And he easily won the next morning, from Vin Morgan and Roger Morrell. Open Power A bit of a mixed bag here – three F1Js and a Dixielander. Roy decked a model mid comp, swapping to another to win and Tahn Stowe ar-rived late to slot into second place. Chinese interpreter Bruce Hao kept the spectators amused. Bruce was only flying Scramble a year ago so stepping up to a modern F1J is quite an achievement. New comer fourteen year old Chris Birch flew a Rothwell 1.5 powered Dix-ielander with into third place. F1C This turned into a Chinese display of powerhouse F1C flying. Terry, who was carrying some injuries, tried but failed on the day, damaging two models including his best one. Roy held on to the last round, only to drop 3 seconds, and all three Chinese flyers maxed. Their fly-off times were also very encouraging – Yuan Gao (current third place getter in the World Champs) recorded 392 secs, 18 secs ahead of Hong Lu with Xin Pu Sheng 44 secs in arrears and up a tree. F1A The wind had switched 180° from yesterday and we flew from the flat ground near the clubhouse, the best spot for circling. The winds were light. Vin dropped one round, Malcolm two and David Gunawan spent the day chasing a misbehaving model. Most made the 4 minute first round and Tahn went even further, surprising himself to be in his first ever F1A fly-off. Phil and Brian faced off for yet another fly-off and they both launched well, Brian with his full carbon long model. It was anyone’s game between Brian and Phil, until trees came into play, and Brian lost by 3 seconds, again! Tahn had to swap to a backup model because of a filed timer and only got into the air with 2 minutes to spare to place third. Open Rubber Jim Christie yet again DT’d early on his last flight but constructively this time, saving his legs but still placing first. He was chased by three capable F1Bs but each had at least one drop. THE SOUTHERN CROSS CUP DINNER This took place halfway through the Southern Cross events, on Satur-day evening. And how could the NSWFFS fail with such a balmy evening, a perfectly cooked roast lamb, camp oven vegetables and a variety of scrummy sweets? Well they couldn’t. The meal was su-perb, and the unexpected show put on by Phil Mitchell and Brian Van Nest brought the house down and certainly brought the outback to our Asian and US guests. Phil recited Australian poet Banjo Patterson’s “The Man From Ironbark” to an audience who hung on his every word. The F1C fly-off ended an excellent ten days of competition and friend-ship, flown in good spirit and in wonderful weather. The committee did an excellent job with the DAM and AFFS events and particular thanks should go to Graham Maynard, Phil Mitchell and Noeline Lyon who worked most days to ensure the event ran smoothly. Donna Gray and Matt Hannaford also did the hard yards for the SCC.

SCC F1B winners 2. Vin Morgan (AUS), 1. Alex Andriukov (USA), 3. Roger Morrell (NZ)

Chinese trifecta! SCC F1C winners 2. Hong Lu, 1. Yuan Gao, 3. Xin Pu Sheng

SCC F1A winners 2. Brian Van Nest (USA), 1. Phil Mitchell (AUS), 3. Tahn Stowe (AUS).

US F1B flyer and past world champ Alex Andriukov won both the AFFS and World Cup events.


Noeline launches Phil Mitchell’s F1A glider. Phil won all three glider events.

The Morundah Pub Banquet is not to be missed. The picture captures half the attendees.

NSW flyer Terry Bond launches his F1C power model. Terry was flying wounded, so did not fly at his potential.

Bush tucker around the campfire. Roast lamb on spit and camp oven vege-tables, delectable!

Top Victorian flyer Vin Morgan launches his F1B rubber model.

Top Scramble flyer Phil Mitchell launching in the Scramble, reduced to half hour due to 18 kph winds.


2016 SCALE RALLY TWIN CITIES

This was another very successful event held by the Twin Cities club in fine autumn weather with thirty three entries and sixty one models presented. Enthusiasts came from Sydney, Melbourne, Wagga and Wangaratta to join with the local members for a weekend of scale flying at one of the best model fields in the country. The flight line was busy throughout the weekend, there was a great deal of social interaction and the canteen service was excellent. It was very evident that those attending appreciated the relaxed flying conditions and the hospitality of the TCMAC members. Next year will be the tenth anniversary of this popular event and the organisers are already planning ahead in anticipation of a record attendance. I support the TCMAC members in their endeavours and again rec-ommend that if you want a great weekend of flying take note of the date and go to Albury in May 2017.

The raffle for a Seagull kit of the Vans RV-8, donated by Rob Sargent of Albury RC Models and Hobbies, was won by local member Terry Silver .

Barry Fitzpatrick (left) receiving the award for best model from TCMAC Presi-dent, Graeme Frauenfelder.


Robert Ormes’ Gipsy Moth is the Seagull ARF kit model modified to represent Amy Johnson’s “Jason” and powered by a Saito SG21 petrol engine.

NSWSAS President Paul McKeown flew with us on the Saturday with his ARF Gee Bee Y.

Barry Fitzpatrick’s 1/3 scale Piper Super Cub was the Pilots Choice as best model. Built from the Balsa USA kit, Barry has made extensive modifications and added considerable scale detail to produce a fine model. Powered by an OS Gemini 300 engine.

Robert Shoebridge’s scratch built Gee Bee Y has been flying for thirteen years. The model is 2.44m wingspan and powered by a Fuji 86 flat twin, petrol engine.

Tony Small’s 3m wingspan Westland Lysander is a Seagull ARF that has been recovered and painted to represent a Royal Canadian Air Force target tug. Powered by a Revolution seven cylinder radial, four stroke petrol engine, igni-tion problems prevented it from flying.


Alan Wright’s Citabria was scratch built by a previous owner. The model spans 2m and is powered by a Saito 90 four stroke engine.

Chris Henry designed and built his Pilatus PC-9 as a prototype for a future ARF kit by Austar. At 2.54m wingspan and powered by a DLE 55 petrol engine the model is balsa /plywood construction and weighs 11.4kg.

Peter Goff drove down from Wagga on the Saturday to fly his DH-82 Tiger Moth. Roly Gaumann’s “Wilga” is a Blackhorse ARF. The wingspan is 2.2m and it’s powered by a 35cc petrol engine.

Another model by Roly Gaumann, his DH-89 Dragon Rapide is scratch built and only 1.07m wingspan. Electric powered, it flew well in the calm conditions.

Alan Wright’s piper Super Cub is a VQ Models ARF. At 2.4m wingspan it’s powered by a Saito 30cc four stroke petrol engine.

Tony Gyoles’ model started out as a Cessna 337 “Skymaster” powered by two 90 four stroke engines. It is now modified for electric power and reworked to represent a “Lynx” flown by the Rhodesian Air Force in the Rhodesian Bush War and armed with machine guns, rockets and bombs.

Roly Gaumann climbing the slope from the flight line to the pits with his Wilga.


Brian Tracey interrupted his holiday tour to fly his Seagull ARF Vans RV-8 over the weekend. The model spans 1.8m and is powered by an OS 22cc petrol engine.

Tony Gyoles’ ”Lynx” in flight. One of the TCMAC members was a pilot in the Rhodesian Air Force and flew this actual aircraft in the Bush War.

Graeme Frauenfelder’s Me 110 is an Austar ARF. Wingspan is 2.4m and with the convenience of electric power Graeme has eliminated torque problems by setting up the motors to turn the propellers in opposite directions. Rob Sargent’s Fokker E.III Eindekker in flight.

Paul Schumacher set up his Great Planes ARF “Super Stearman” with a “Barbie” wing walker.

Trevor Pugh’s Seagull ARF Bücker “Jungmeister” is 1.65m wingspan and pow-ered by an OS120 four stroke engine.

Warren Leach switched from aerobatics to scale for the weekend and flew this ARF Fairchild PT-19. Barry Fitzpatrick’s Piper Super Cub in flight.


Bill Pearce travelled up from Melbourne with his Extra 260 and WACO YMF-5 The Shoebridge brothers prepare their Gee Bee Y for flight.

Peter Graeber’s electric powered Handley Page O-400. Chris Henry with his PC-9 and Spitfire models

Very good cockpit detailing in Barry Fitzpatrick’s Super Cub. For a change of pace Chris Henry also flew this small, electric powered Sopwith Camel ARF.

Gary Sunderland’s new Fokker D.VIII is now complete with the axle fairing. Rob Sargent’s Eindekker and Auster.


VICSCALE Victorian Flying Scale Aircraft

Association The Special Interest Group

for Scale Modelling in Victoria.

General Meetings of the Association are held bi-monthly on the first Thursday of the even months at the Field Naturalist Club of Victoria, 1 Gardenia Street, Blackburn. Visitors are always welcome and a highlight of meetings is the presenta-tion of new models as they are constructed, and discussion on building techniques by members.

The VFSAA Calendar of events is available on the VFSAA website at http://vfsaa.org.au/

P&DARCS

Scratch & Kit Built Scale Rally

November 5th & 6th, 2016 As a part of the 50th Anniversary of the P&DARCS the club is hosting a Scratch & Kit Built Scale Rally (hand made models, not ARFs). The priority for this event is to give modellers who hand build scale models an event to display and fly their model in a controlled environment and with plenty of airspace to fly their creations. A Diorama Competition will also be a part of the Rally and it is hoped that this will give modellers further scope to display their scale models and their creative ability. Prizes will be awarded for flying and for the diorama display along with lucky draw prizes. It promises to be a great weekend. Part-built projects are welcome. The weekend is all about pro-moting the skill of the model builder and sharing knowledge. Models do not have to be large, just scale and hand built. There will be some limited camping available for interstate visi-tors. Entry will be $5-00 per car per day (pilots and spectators).

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