| Volume 1 = RC Video Magazine V1
60 to 90 minutes:
Byron's Fan Fly and WWII dogfight re-enactment
4-stroke engine maintenance
IMS championships
flying airplanes vs flying helicopters
Volume 2 = RC Video Magazine V2
Here is a brief review:
1. Quarter Scale competition - Las Vegas 1984 ------------------18 minutes
A P47 just like the one Kevin is building crashes into trees
2. Four Stroke Engines ----------------------------------------- 8 minutes
Weber's and HP's
3. Scale Masters 1984 ------------------------------------------17 minutes
A B35 flying wing and a twin mustang or was that in the Quarter scale?
4. Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas ------------------------20 minutes
Christian Eagle demo (full scale)
Kalt Helo factory team demo with a Inverted Mid air collision
5. Jeff Troy's Building Tips ----------------------------------- 6 minutes
Torque rods for spoilers
6. NATS U_Control Combat ---------------------------------------10 minutes
You'll die laughing at the crashes and repairs.
7. 4-Stroke maintenance ---------------------------------------- 3 minutes
8. Scale Power Boats -------------------------------------------10 minutes
9. William Morrisey talks about the Brave ---------------------- 5 minutes
full scale and SIG model
Volume 3 = RC Video Magazine V3
Contents:
Roland Spicer's 400 Mile Flight----------------------14 minutes
The Strauch's 1933 Waco Floatplane--------------------9 minutes
1985 QSAA Part Two-----------------------------------15 minutes
1985 Toledo Trade Show-------------------------------12 minutes
Doug Pratt - School Yard Scale-----------------------12 minutes
Jeff Troy - Tail Blocks-------------------------------6 minutes
"Small,Small World of Wheels"-------------------------5 minutes
AMA Museum Tour--------------------------------------14 minutes
I found everything interesting except the "Small, Small World of Wheels"
part - that's where you get popcorn.
Volume 4 = RC Video Magazine V4
Contents:
Float Plane Event ----------------------------------------------23 Min
Join us for the best and funniest float plane flying you'll ever
see! Clear Lake, California.
1985 NATS Pattern ----------------------------------------------20 Min
The world's best pilots compete. How to fly pattern by
Ivan Christiansen. Computer graphics!
Jeff Troy's Building Tips ---------------------------------------9 Min
Get that old-fashioned canvas look when covering antique model
airplanes. Listen to Jeff.
AMA Tour Part II ------------------------------------------------6 Min
Doug Pratt and Hurst Bower continue touring the only
model aviation museum in the world.
First World Helicopter Championships ---------------------------25 Min
International. Great flying! Invitation only.
The worlds best pilots.
1985 Bryon's Jet Rally -----------------------------------------10 Min
Jets flying. Fastest, 168 mph. Latest, F20s. Most unusual.
Formation flying.
1985 Byron's WWII Reinactment -----------------------------------6 Min
Re-creation of a Pacific battle. One fifth scale RC planes only.
2000 lb tanks!
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99 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Float Fly:
I liked the J3 cub with a Quadra.
There was a foam hand launched Spruce Goose.
Some turkey had a sailplane on floats with a power pod.
1/2 scale Sopworth Pup.
1/3 scale Super Cub - 12' span, 1 year to build plus
3 months to build floats. 52 (yes fifty two) pieces
to each (yes each) wing rib!
1985 Nats Pattern in Westover :
Interview with (then 13 year old) Chip Hyde the 1984 winner!
You won't believe his answer when they ask him when he started.
Interview with Ivan Christiansen who describes in detail his
then 2 week old design "Summit" which he flew to 1st place.
Ivan tells us the secret of making good 6 side loops!
Jeff Troy building tips:
Worth the 9 minutes.
Helicopter Championships:
Interview with Deiter Shutler(sp) (father of RC Helos).
Demo of inverted hovering circle.
Demo of inverted hovering at grass height.
Byron Jet Rally.
Firebird Flight Demo team had interesting planes.
I give it 3 stars. Mostly for the Float Fly
Volume 5 = RC Video Magazine V5
Contents:
Video Plane -----------------------------------------------------7 Min
Fly a 1/4 scale by watching a TV screen? Pilot sees what the
R/C plane sees through TV transmitter. And flys it!
1985 Scale Masters ---------------------------------------------25 Min
Invitation only! International competition.
The ultimate in scale building. Watch'em fly.
The R/C Pterodactyl ---------------------------------------------6 Min
A $500,000 RC ornithopter. Wings flap.
Blueprints a million years old! And it flys!
1985 Soaring Nationals -----------------------------------------14 Min
High-tech gliders. Heavier and fly longer!
Nations best glider pilots compete.
AMA Radio Test --------------------------------------------------3 Min
On the right frequency? Get tested.
AMA's Doug Pratt tells you how.
Pietenpol 4 Review --------------------------------------------10 Min
International. Great flying! Invitation only.
The worlds best pilots.
How to Fly Helicopters Part I ----------------------------------23 Min
The Big Step: Hovering to forward flight and safely
back to the ground. Exercises.
1985 Las Vegas Quarter Scale -----------------------------------10 Min
Giant scale planes fly. Germany's 14 foot Wright Flyer.
Harlan's Mosquito.
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98 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Video Plane:
I enjoyed this. 29 lb, 50cc Quadra powered. Had
Auto Pilot and transmitted video along with Airspeed
Altitude, Heading and Rate-of-climb info back.
1985 Scale Masters in Mesa Arizona:
Neither Al Casey nor his MiG 3 were to be seen.
Unless that was Al helping Frank Tianos Spitfire off
the runway when it nosed in and broke the prop off but
the engine kept running?
See Kent Walter's Dauntless display it's dive breaks.
I've seen this up close and personal and I actually
didn't appreciate it so much until I saw it on the video.
Brian O'Mera(sp) sticks his P-47 in a Saquaro Cactus good.
Dave Platts FW190 dead sticks into dead sticks.
See Dennis Crooks Avenger unfold its wings and take off.
Frank Tiano's Spitfire.
The finish hot rod section is 2 phantoms - better in
person but still good entertainment.
Pterodactyl:
I've never seen this on video before tho I have seen tons
of still shots. Paul MaCreedy(sp) of MIT who is considered
the father of human powered flight because of his success
with the Gossamer Condor and the Gossamer Albatross does it
again. Not enough details about the R/C system and onboard
computer and robotics and batteries were include to suit my
taste.
1985 NATS Sailplane:
Helmet Lekie(sp) flys his famous electrostatic Stabilized
own design glider.
Pietenpol 4 Review:
A Bob Martin kit. Looks very nice. It's worth watching
just to see a completely clean work bench with the cat!
How to fly Helos:
If I bought a Helo tomorrow I would put myself back on this
video list to re-watch this section. Seems to be vital
information (hints) for being successful.
1985 Las Vegas QSAA
Very Brief. George Vogalsang (not DEC Littleton's George)
shows his 1/4 scale Wright Flyer.
I give it 3 stars. If you fast forward thru the AMA radio test
you can increase the rating to 4 stars.
Volume 6 = RC Video Magazine V6
Contents:
Introduction -----------------------------------------------------1 Min
4th Annual Tropical Fun Fly--------------------------------------20 Min
Scale RC at the NATS --------------------------------------------20 Min
How to Fly Helicopters - Part II --------------------------------15 Min
Las Vegas Quarter Scale - Part II -------------------------------15 Min
Byron Fun Fly 1985 ----------------------------------------------15 Min
Old Timers ------------------------------------------------------10 Min
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96 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
4th Annual Tropical Fun Fly
In Costa Rica
Opening scene shows a glider being piggy back launched.
"Wind Bag" parafoil.
Christian Eagle crash on take off.
Zimbabway(sp) Model Products
Chipmunk
Gator Flee
Flying Witch
Big Helo with a 1.3 cu gas engine.
Wallis Auto Gyro flown by Don Lowe
Westover NATS
Charley Nelson's Waco VKS7F is featured.
PBM3 with twin Super Tiger 75's with Rocket Boosters.
Henry Haffke's(sp) Gee Bee Super Sportster.
Full Scale Gee Bee Senior Sportster.
**** Worth the whole tape just to see and hear the Gee Bee!
Bob Feorienz(sp) Black Phantom F4J.
Dehavelin(sp) 86B Rapid Express - 4 OS 20's!
Las Vegas Quarter Scale - Part II
Hugh OV10 Bronco with Twin SACs 3.7 engines - 55 lbs.
Bryon's Fun Fly
Hazel Sigs full scale Clipped wing cub is featured.
Dan Parsons Dehavelin(sp) Hornet
I give it 3 stars. I ignored the Helicopter stuff.
Volume 7 = RC Video Magazine V7
Contents:
Introduction -----------------------------------------------------1 Min
George Meyers Memorial Fly In -----------------------------------20 Min
Hanno Prettner Demo Flight ---------------------------------------5 Min
Cub Review with Mike Fields -------------------------------------11 Min
How to Fly Helicopters - Part III --------------------------------7 Min
The NATS 50th Anniversary ---------------------------------------10 Min
Pylon Racing at the NATS ----------------------------------------16 Min
NASA Spin Test ---------------------------------------------------4 Min
In the works -----------------------------------------------------2 Min
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76 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
George Meyers Memorial Fly In
Sopwith Pup.
B24 looses aileron servo in flight.
Hanno Prettner Demo Flight
Lots of Inverted Flat Spins.
Cub Review with Mike Fields
Carl Goldberg Anniversary Cub
The NATS 50th Anniversary
Great
NASA Spin Test
Interesting they tested full size and models in a wind tunnel
that blows Up.
I give it 3 stars. I ignored the Helicopter stuff.
Volume 8 = RC Video Magazine V8
Contents:
Introduction -----------------------------------------------------1 Min
1986 QSAA in Las Vegas ------------------------------------------21 Min
Doug Pratt's Sport Flyers Corner --------------------------------12 Min
Frank Fanelli - Sanding Tools -----------------------------------16 Min
Aeronautical Oddities -------------------------------------------15 Min
Sig Senior Kadet Review -----------------------------------------11 Min
Slope Soaring ----------------------------------------------------8 Min
In the Works -----------------------------------------------------1 Min
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85 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
QSAA
The guy with the remote video TV camera is back this time
a plane that looks an awful lot like the Strojnik S2A
Motor Glider. This time with more telemetry coming back.
SE5 with full functioning controls and guages!
Yellow Bipe with wheels on the top and bottom. It actually
lands with the wheels it didn't take off on.
ME163 - George Vogelsangs pulse jet takes off with the help
of a bungee launch. The get flames out and he restarts
it in the air - big flame!
Electric Laser - with .60 cobalt and electric smoke system.
Doug Pratt reviews:
DuraPlane - I should get one of these.
Peck Polymers Prairie Bird - I should get one of these also.
PAW .05 diesel - I don't need one of these:-)
Frank Fanelli Sanding tools:
Think Foam!
Slope Soaring - looked great - sure wish I could find a good location.
I give it 2 stars. Good start - weak ending
Volume 9 = RC Video Magazine V9
Contents:
Introduction -----------------------------------------------------1 Min
IMAA 87 Fun Fly -------------------------------------------------20 Min
Acrostar Review -------------------------------------------------10 Min
Jeff Troy Building Trix -----------------------------------------11 Min
NASA - Model Builders --------------------------------------------5 Min
Sport Flyers Corner ---------------------------------------------16 Min
Helicopter Autorotation ------------------------------------------9 Min
Methane Hunter --------------------------------------------------10 Min
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80 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
IMAA 87 Converse Indiania
Site was on a 6 sided slab of contrete used in WWII for pilot
training. 52 Acres!
Bryons F15 can't get gear down so it
belly lands in the grass (wheels up).
Digicon Acrostar Review (from Golder Gate Hobbies)
Fiberglass Fuselage & Foam Wings
Pull Pull Rudder linkage (part of kit)
1 piece wheel pants
YS Engine (unknown size)
Scale? Wingspan? These are kinda important facts to
be left out of a review!
Jeff Troy Building Trix
Striping Tape
Very interesting
NASA - Model Builders
NASA Langley research center has 300 engineer/technicians employed
in model building. Some of them are milled out of solid aluminum!
Sport Flyers Corner with Doug Pratt
Electric Flight
All about Charging:
Review of Robbie MAX 21 charger
The Now Famous Duraplane commercial.
Helicopter Autorotation
Nick Nagasoni(sp) teaches autorotation and uses a student
who has never done it. Nick works thru a few exercises
to build up to a full autorotation without ever taking
the sticks himself. Pretty impressive and I would think
a must see tape for Helicopter nuts - which I am not.
Methane Hunter.
NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) in
Boulder Colorado is using a modified Robinhood 99 to take
samples of the stmosphere from ground to 3,000 feet.
Pretty interesting stuff.
I give it 2 stars.
Volume 10 = RC Video Magazine V10
Contents:
Introduction -----------------------------------------------------4 Min
Southwest Fan Fly -----------------------------------------------20 Min
Scale Detailing by Dave Platt -----------------------------------10 Min
Bryon Originals B-29 --------------------------------------------10 Min
AMA Working For You ---------------------------------------------25 Min
1987 Scale Masters Championships --------------------------------25 Min
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99 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Introduction
Commercial for RC Video Magazine
Southwest Fan Fly
F8 with flaps & slats $ working incidence changing.
Concorde (doesn't fly yet).
Dennis Crooks flys a Tom Cooks Star Fire
Bob Fieorenze (sp) flys an A4
Col. Bob Thacker flys a Byrons K-Fir.
He has an engine die and it goes behind the tree line but...
watch for a great save.
Boeing 737
Dehavilland Sea Vixen (get's totaled)
Canadair Tudor (Snow birds - lost elevator)
Mirage
Scale Detailing by Dave Platt
Building a Macchi
Byron Originals B-29
1/5 scale = 28 foot wing span and 20 foot fuselage
4 quadra 100's, 28 servos, 405 pounds.
AMA Working For You
A look and the people and jobs at AMA headquarters.
Interesting
1987 Scale Masters Championships in Las Vagas
Jack Buckleys WACO
Charley Nelsons WACO (crashes bad)
Ramon Tores - Beech King Air
Frank Tiano's Tony
Bob Fieorenze (sp) Black Phantom
Kent Walters - Dauntless SBD3
Dennis Crooks TBM3E Avenger with folding wings
Chuck Fuller exibition flight of scratch P-38
with two quadras
Worth watching just to see the awards ceremony
Bob Frey Thanks Al Casey for not flying so good!
I give it 3 stars. Slow start - great ending with the masters champs
Volume 11 = RC Video Magazine V11
Contents:
Introduction -----------------------------------------------------1 Min
Lake Havasu float plane fun fly ---------------------------------22 Min
The thingamabob --------------------------------------------------7 Min
RC Krash Kourse -------------------------------------------------12 Min
Helicopter Rotor blade covering and balancing -------------------17 Min
1/4 scale cars from WCM -----------------------------------------10 Min
Kit review of Sport Aviation's EZ P-51 and Focke-Wulf -----------15 Min
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84 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Lake Havasu float plane fun fly
Nice Fly Baby Bipe
The thingamabob
Really interesting plane that can be R/C or Tethered or Control Line
RC Krash Kourse
If you like to watch planes crash (I used to) then
you will like this. There are lots of minor dings but
quite a few major crashes as well.
Helicopter Rotor blade covering and balancing
I found this interesting and I don't have any interest
in helicopters (yet).
1/4 scale cars from WCM
I was moderately dissapointed in this coverage. I was
much more excited to see the beautiful 1/4 scale cars in
person at the last WRAM show in New York.
Kit review of Sport Aviation's EZ P-51 and Focke-Wulf
This was very interesting. Not a big sales pitch like
you would expect. They almost convinced me - but I've
already got a winter or two's worth of kits to build.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 12 = RC Video Magazine V12
Contents:
Top of New Jersey Club ------------------------------------------15 Min
K&B Engines -----------------------------------------------------10 Min
Jet Hanger Hobbies New F-4 --------------------------------------12 Min
Sport Flyers Corner - Doug Pratt --------------------------------10 Min
Custom Electronics - Cal Orr ------------------------------------15 Min
NATS Pattern 1988 -----------------------------------------------10 Min
The New LEGEND Helicopter ---------------------------------------10 Min
AMA News with Geofrey Styles -------------------------------------6 Min
Coming Attractions -----------------------------------------------2 Min
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90 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Top of New Jersey Club
They went to a very active club in N.Y. that had one
float plane site and two grass fields. I got to see the
giant PBY that was in the WRAM show fly. It had sponsons
that retracted into the wing tips. Fun to watch the
club activities.
K&B Engines
Fascination view of manufacturing of engines. As someone who
knows nothing at all about machining but would like to I was
glued to the set.
Jet Hanger Hobbies New F-4
1/10 scale F4 Phantom Leading Edge and trailing edge flaps.
A full flying stab with NO slop for stability at 150 mph. They
also show several Jet Hanger Hobbies planes that have appeared
in several motion pictures. Glider guys - if you can figure out
what Larry Wolfe is talking about in the flying stab description
please translate it into simpler terms and post it in the notes file.
Sport Flyers Corner - Doug Pratt
Electric info. If you haven't read any magazines in the last 4 years
you may find this interesting - otherwise this is a good time to make
the popcorn.
Custom Electronics - Cal Orr
Great stuff. Cal shows Servo drivers, failsafe throttle, field chargers,
servo end point adjust units, and last but not least - a redundant radio
system. Works pretty neat - it makes your existing radio transmitt on
two channels and he shows eithor Tx fail and eithor Rx fail and eithor
Tx get a direct hit by another person turning on their Tx on each frequency.
Looks like what you have to do to insure that $4,000 scale job. Kevin Ladd
are you listening?
NATS Pattern 1988
Steve Helms
Chip Hyde finishes first with a perfect score (3,000 points)
Ivan Christenson finishes second with 2.981.044 points.
The New LEGEND Helicopter
Nice demo with a GREAT autorotation at the end.
AMA News with Geofrey Styles
Neat idea you can see that if you were a subscriber and not
on the engineering net this is a good way to know what's hot
at the AMA. But for our purposes - not too useful.
I give it 4 stars.
Volume 13 = RC Video Magazine V13
Contents:
Great Western Race - 21 Mile Cross Country Race ----------------20 Min
Terry's Hobby Store - RC Spotlight on Accessories --------------15 Min
UAV Platoon - Army's RPV Training Program ----------------------17 Min
Concept 30 - Review from Ed Nakasone ---------------------------15 Min
Scale Competitions - Flight report from the NATS
and the Scale Masters Regionals
in Southern California --------------------20 Min
Parting Shots ---------------------------------------------------1 Min
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88 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
The Glider cross country was my favorite part.
If anyone is considering purchasing the new Concept 30 Helicopter
then you would probably be interested in that.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 14 = RC Video Magazine V14
Contents:
ACE Float Fly --------------------------------------------------16 Min
Have Yourself A Quickie 500 -------------------------------------4 Min
Top Gun Tournament ---------------------------------------------20 Min
Terry's Hobby Store ---------------------------------------------8 Min
Corbin Super Ace - 1/2 Scale ------------------------------------5 Min
Helicopter FAI Team Trials --------------------------------------5 Min
Scale From the Inside Out --------------------------------------10 Min
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68 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
The ACE float fly was interesting - see a helicopter
land in water inverted. See Ken Willard.
The Quickie 500 was too quick - in 4 minutes you don't see
anything very interesting.
Top Gun was OK - several spectacular crashes and I finally saw
Dan Parson's Hornet.
Terry's Hobby Store is actually interesting this time. Was
just a commercial in Volume 13.
The Corbin Super Ace has a 15.5 foot wing span - but the coverage
was the day before the real flights.
The Helicopter FAI Team Trials was just pure trash and video
of 35mm still pictures.
The "Scale from the Inside Out" section was outstanding and you'll
never see a more complex Zero than this show and tell!
I give it 2 stars.
Volume 15 = RC Video Magazine V15
Contents:
Schneider Cup Giant Scale Reenactment---------------------------20 Min
Mark Frankel's Lear Jet---- -------------------------------------5 Min
1/8 Scale Air Force Annual Fly In-------------------------------20 Min
World Helicopter Championships-----------------------------------6 Min
Flying in Cold Weather-------------------------------------------5 Min
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56 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Schneider Cup Giant Scale Reenactment
Great - see a Spruce Goose with 8 OS25s fly
Mark Frankel's Lear Jet - modestly interesting,
remember this is the jet and pilot who blew
the landing and crashed into the flight line
in the Philly qualifier just missing my BJ and
Kevin's Jug.
1/8 Scale Air Force Annual Fly In
Execellant - Altho Kevin Ladd and I were there I didn't
see us in any shots however I do believe I see Al Casey
helping at the flight line in the first few minutes and
Al definately is heard announcing during a large segment
of the tape about the 2nd 1/3. Also in the credits at the
end you see the infamous Al Casey. See Gene Barton total
his beautiful P-38 by loosing the starboard engine just
after take off.
World Helicopter Championships
Some beautiful Helicopters here.
Flying in Cold Weather
These guys weren't flying with weather as cold as we have!
I give it 2 stars.
Volume 16 = RC Video Magazine V16
Contents:
IMAA "Rally of Giants" Oshkosh, 10th Anniversary ----------------20 Min
Sport Flyer's Corner - Doug Pratt -------------------------------16 Min
Jeff Troy - "Covering Over Open Bays ---------------------------- 7 Min
The "Best" of Giant Scale ---------------------------------------10 Min
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53 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
IMAA "Rally of Giants" Oshkosh, 10th Anniversary
The guy from Connectic shows his Mike GRxx 6 cylinder Radial
engine made out of K&B 20 sportsters.
Includes some float flying.
Sport Flyer's Corner - Doug Pratt
Doug field tsts some electric aircraft. This is pretty interesting
because Doug gives his opinion of several interesting electrics
and briefly flys each one. The following planes are covered:
Goldberg Mirage
Astro MiniChallenger
Great Planes PT Electric
Electro Streak
Aero Electric from Midwest
Electro-Soar from Royal (ARF 1 evening project)
Kyosho Cessna Cardinal (ARF)
LeCrate by Davey Systems
Airtronics Eclipse
Jeff Troy - "Covering Over Open Bays
Shows fancy covering of a Goldberg Sofisticated Lady wing.
Some good hints
Great Quadra commercial
The "Best" of Giant Scale
Two B25's scratch built by Don Albright - using Quadra 35's.
"Frontier" by Tailwind Aviation. This is a fascinating plane
with an aluminum spine and wing spars. It is worth the price
of the video just to watch the disassembly of this plane.
"Citation" owned by Ralph Braun. Notice I said owned by. Ralph
owns a full scale jet and contracted for two modelers to build this
model to match his big jet.
Pyrotechnics: Fred Anderson prepares a Zero for Byrons'
"Striking Back". Shows the type of bomb they install to blow up
their zeros during their big show.
I give it 3 stars. It was close to 4 stars but a bit short and I had
to send the first tape back because of audio problems.
Volume 500 = Striking Back V500
Striking Back: 30 minute video shot at 1987 Byron Originals Fly-In.
Official review from the box:
Intense - a realistic recreation of South Pacific WWII combat.
Everyone's talking about it.
Volume 501 = How to build and fly a PT40 V501
Actually the official title is "How to build and fly a radio
controlled Model Airplane" and it features the Great Planes PT-40.
This video was donated to the club by Dave Hughes.
When you get mail about seeing the "How to build and fly a PT40"
do not assume it is too basic - there are a couple of tricks worth
watching and also if you watch it with a group there can be some
very funny comments from the peanut gallery - especially when
the guy is pouring on the CA.
Volume 501 = How to build and fly a PT40 V501
Actually the official title is "How to build and fly a radio
controlled Model Airplane" and it features the Great Planes PT-40.
This video was donated to the club by Dave Hughes.
When you get mail about seeing the "How to build and fly a PT40"
do not assume it is too basic - there are a couple of tricks worth
watching and also if you watch it with a group there can be some
very funny comments from the peanut gallery - especially when
the guy is pouring on the CA.
video library.
Volume 502 = Jets V502
I made an impulse purchase this weekend and am donating it to the DECRCM.
This tape would be especially interesting to someone who is building
or thinking of building a ducted fan F15, F16 or F111.
It is just pictures of Jet operations with music - 45 minutes long.
Here is the marketing hype from the side of the box:
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You are in the cockpit of the world's most sophisticated aircraft. Ride
the U.S. Air Force's fighter arsenal, the F-16 Falcon, F15 Eagle and F111.
Nonstop air action including real combat footage!
You are in combat training, chasing a bogie over the Nevada desert at Mach 2.
You are refueling a F15 eagle at 20,000 feet. You are taking off in the sleek
F-111 fighter-bomber, the plane that bombed Khadafi's Lybia.
Experience the thrill of the world's most sophisticated aircraft, U.S. Air
Force style! Five, 5-minute chapters: "Combat", F-111", "F15 Pt I & II"
and "F-16".
Featuring a hot jazz/rock soundtrack.
Volume 503 = 1988 Scale Masters V503
The PropWash Video coverage of the 1988 Scale Masters Championships
in Fort Knox Kentucky.
Our local Massachusetts flyers and DEC's own Al Casey are prominent.
Contents:
Jack Buckley's WACO does an inverted flat spin.
You can see the top wing spoiler flaps deployed on Charley Nelson's
WACO during landing.
Steve Sherwood's beautiful Staggerwing Beech actually lands with
the wheels down.
A P38 lands with the wheels up!
Al Casey's MiG 3 does the only 8 point roll we have ever seen on a DECRCM
video.
Dennis Crooks flys his SR71 - looks easy on the tape - you ought to see
this thing in person - it is awsome!
Bob Frey's 2nd place finisher P-47 does some aerobatics.
Bob Frienze(sp) flys his FA-18A Hornet to a first place win.
The tape is approximately 90 minutes long and at the award ceremonies just
as each pilot is awarded a plaque and some hardware they show a 10-20 second
recap of their winning flight.
Kay Fisher's review:
A well done job by PropWash Video.
I give it 4 stars and believe it is our most interesting video yet.
Volume 504 = Dodgson Designs Sailplanes V504
Dodgson Designs Sailplanes promotional tape.
It is approximately 2 hours long. It starts out pretty
slow with poor quality (very old videos) but slowly gets better and
better. Towards the end of the tape there is excellent coverage of
sloping and some crashes. At one point the video says
THE END?
Then it starts getting really good with lots of clowning around.
Those who have ever talked to Bob Dodgson will appreciate the long winded
speeches he gives on the video and the obvious splicing. Bob has
a stuttering problem and this makes you appreciate the extra effort that
it takes for him to produce this.
I think if you like sailplanes you will enjoy this tape but if you
haven't gotten bitten by the sailplane bug you would probably find
this tape boring.
The sound track is mostly Folk/Country songs about flying. Where
else can you listen to Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson while watching
Camanos flying inverted and Windsongs climbing out from a hand launch.
Volume 505 = Princeton Airfoil Tests V505
Not exactly what you might expect but modestly interesting. Gives
a good account of wind tunnels and exposes you to the real complexity.
If you ever had thoughts of building your own wind tunnel this video
will put out that fire.
They are also plugging a 397 page book "Airfoils at Low Speeds" which
contains a detailed description of the wind tunnel testing and all of the data.
$20 from
Herk Stokely
1504 N. Horseshoe Circle
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
In addition, the airfoil data is available on computer disk from
Dave Fraser
1335 Slaydon Dr.
Maple Glen, PA 19002
$12 - specify IBM 3.5 or 5.25 inch or Macintosh format.
Volume 506 = War Birds Mini Reno & Ducted Fan Fly V506
Donated to the club by Dave Hughes - his review follows:
My brother-in-law from Mesa, AZ sent me a great tape made by the Arizona Model
Aviators, including their mini-Reno pylon race (kind of boring, to watch the
races, but some nice scale war birds) and their ducted fan fly in, both from
this past summer. I never saw so many jets. It's a full 2 hours of (mostly)
scale planes, mostly flying. If somebody (Eric?) makes a copy for me I'd donate
the original to DECRCM.
Dave Hughes
Volume 507 = 1989 Scale Masters V507
The PropWash Video coverage of the 1989 Scale Masters Championships
in St. Louis.
Our local Massachusetts modelers are prominent.
Contents:
Locals:
Jack Buckley's CAP 10B.
Charley Nelson's WACO.
Scott Foster's B17 (Scott beat out Kevin Ladd with a P47
then took a different plane to the masters).
Tom Kosewski's Fokker D-VII.
Neil Snodgrass's Midwing Special.
International stars:
Gene Barton's Skyraider with folding wings.
Hal Parenti's Ryan Fireball (one Prop and one Jet).
Shailesh Patel's Navy Bicentennial F4B Phantom.
Bill Carper's P47 done up as "Little Demon" (exactly
the scheme on Kevin Ladd's Jug but from the little footage
it gets in the Video Kevin fly's better).
Frank Tiano's Ki-84 Tony.
Dennis Crooks F-14 Tomcat which folds it's wings while doing a roll.
Jim Terrell's Short Sky Van with pitch-reversing props.
Bob Violett's F-86.
Roy Vaillancourt's Hurricane.
Diego Lopez's Hellcat.
Bob Fiorenze's F-18 Hornet.
Read all the details in note 239.1664 by Al Casey.
The tape is approximately 90 minutes long and at the award ceremonies just
as each pilot is awarded a plaque and some hardware they show a 10-20 second
recap of their winning flight.
Kay Fisher's review:
A well done job by PropWash Video.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 508 = Vacuum Bag Wing Construction V508
Composite Aircraft Engineering & Supply Companies
video about "Composite Vacuum Bag Wing Construction".
It also includes a sequence on their arrow shaft hinging system.
Although it is keyed off their "Sucker" kit and arrow shaft
hinges - I think it is sufficiently general purpose to
be interesting and useful to anyone thinking about foam
core wings that is not already an expert.
Kay Fisher's review:
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 509 = Harrier & other British Ducted Fans V509
A friend from the Mowhawk Valley Modelers (the Orange club)
mentioned that he had some footage on a model Harrier.
I send him a tape and he filled it with lots of other
Ducted Fan video coverage from the UK. It varies
considerably in quality getting better as the tape progresses.
This is a hodge podge of British Ducted Fans.
To me the highlight of the video is the progress
report on Mike Koskelka's Harrier. He is up to
his 22nd version after 10 years of development.
There is the first model Optica I have ever seen.
Sure wish those plans would be published - it was
60 powered with a giant scale span!
Here is what the supplier - Gerard Jones had to say
about this tape in his short note.
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Dear Kay,
Here it is!, not a lot of Harrier footage but enough
to let you see that is has evolved quite a way over
the last 6 years, he is at the point of trying transition.
I'll ask my friends if he's done it. Also on the tape
is coverage of Philipe Avonds world champion F15 and the
new F14 plan he's selling through Hobby Horn (plans only).
Also included is the worlds first model turbine (Jerry
Jackman) and interviews of all the famous jet modelers
in England. Hope you enjoy it!
Regards Gerard"
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I give it 3 stars.
Volume 510 = RC Video Review #3
This is how their advertising describes it...
In depth kit and product reviews, building segments, and exciting flying
scenes featuring:
Super Lucky Fly 2 (Joe Pinkston) ARF Sport Low Wing Airplane
D&R Aircraft's 1/5 P47
Innovative Models' Master Scale Hurrican
PICA's new 1/5 scale Spitfire
Innovative Models' SAAB Gripen (formerly Mike's Models)
Satellite City's UFO Glue
Robinaire's Custon Retract System
Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes
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Kay Fisher's review:
I found it interesting and the last review of the Pica Spitfire
was very through. The $300 worth of discount coupons were a
major dissapointment - 10% off regular prices is probably 30%
more than we would pay due to normal discounts from list price.
I included the coupons with the tape and if anybody can use them,
feel free to clip away.
I give it 1 star.
Volume 511 = Vacuum Bagging Fiberglass Wings
This is our second tape on Vacuum bagging. This one
is quite different from the 1st one (V-8). In the first
one they used a sucker kit and bagged wings with balsa
sheeting. In this one they use a $350.00 vacuum pump
and use Fiberglass sheeting. This tape is from Channel
1 Productions.
Approximately 1 hour 29 minutes
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Kay Fisher's review:
Very interesting if you like gliders or state of the art wing construction.
I give it 2 stars. It would have gotten 3 on content but the beginning
of the tape had the jitters.
Volume 512 = Cutting Foam Cores & Making Templates
This tape shows everything Eric Henderson did in DECRCM
plus it shows a one man foam cutting maching you can build.
They also supplied plans (one simple sheet) along with the
tape (will be included in distribution - if you want
an extra copy send me mail). This tape is from Channel
1 Productions.
Approximately 1 hour 29 minutes
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Kay Fisher's review:
Very interesting - I really want to build the foam cutter.
I give it 3 stars. It would have gotten 4 on content but the
tape had the jitters.
Volume 513 = R/C Follies
Contents:
Crashes ---------------------------------------------------------30 Min
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30 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Sort of a low budget tape. Some guys in clubs in Pennsylvania are
wondering around a few club sites taking videos. Kinda hokey but
I must admit I was chuckling for 30 minutes wondering what these
clowns were going to do next. Mostly inexpensive planes and almost
all crashes (maybe all) are caused by pilot error. One guy even
hand launches his power plane with the radio turned off - 4 times.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 514 = R/C Airborne Video
Contents:
Still airborne photography --------------------------------------60 Min
Video airborne photography --------------------------------------60 Min
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120 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Some interesting design airplanes - especially the parasol.
Nothing technically surprising. Great airborne shots.
I give it 2 stars.
Volume 515 = 1990 FAC Mark VII Nats
Contents:
Free Flight Coverage -------------------------------------------110 Min
Shots of Beech C45 ----------------------------------------------10 Min
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120 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Mostly rubber powered planes and several shots of mass launches
(all up last down wins). Some great modeling and several interesting
scale planes. Some shots of powered free flight. One Electric.
Since this took place in Geneseo New York there is some coverage
of the National Warplane Museum. They have inside and outside shots
of a Beech C45 flight - it buzzes the flight line several times. Also
some outside shots of a B17 flying.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 516 = ACE/RC Float Fly 89
Contents:
Float Fly coverage ---------------------------------------------120 Min
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120 Min
Kay Fisher's review:
Extensive coverage of what they claim to be the largest
float fly in the world. If you like float planes you'll
be in heaven. I must admit they were mostly ACE planes
but given the area and the fact that ACE really caters
to the float flyer crowd I guess that is to be expected.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 517 = 1990 Scale Masters V517
The PropWash Video coverage of the 1990 Scale Masters Championships
in Dallas.
Our local New England modelers are prominent.
Contents:
Locals:
Kevin Ladd's P47
Scott Foster's P47
Jack Buckley's CAP 10B (sorta).
Charley Nelson's WACO.
Tom Kosewski's Fokker D-VII.
Neil Snodgrass's Midwing Special.
International stars:
Al Casey's MiG 3.
Chuck Colliers P-47.
Rick Lewis, Gene Barton, and Diego Lopez's Skyraiders with folding wings.
Hal Parenti's Ryan Fireball (one Prop and one Jet).
Shailesh Patel's Navy Bicentennial F4B Phantom.
Bill Carper's P47 done up as "Little Demon" (exactly
the scheme on Kevin Ladd's Jug).
Dennis Crooks F-15 Eagle demo.
Chip Mast's C130 (before and after fatal crash).
Bruce Thorp's Space Walker.
Ron Gilman's F86 (Top Gun winner)
3 Zeros
2 Corsairs
2 1/3 scale Cubs
The list is much longer - but you get the idea - almost every big name
scale modeler has a plane on this tape.
Read all the details in note 239.2208 thru 239.2237 by Al Casey,Kevin Ladd,
and myself.
The tape is 104 minutes long and at the award ceremonies just
as each pilot is awarded a plaque and some hardware they show a 10-20 second
recap of their winning flight.
Kay Fisher's review:
A well done job by PropWash Video.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 518 = Making Fiberglas Molds V518
This is our third "how to" tape from Channel 1 Productions.
It is the method that Kevin Ladd used to create the ME-110
fins that he showed at the last DECRCM meeting.
They show the method used by pros to make a mold that is
capable of producing 200 or more items. It is a very
long and difficult process. If nothing else it will
make you appreciate the retail cost of Fiberglas fuselages.
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
Kay Fisher's review:
High quality and pretty well done. They could have
earned 4 stars if they did a better job of explaining
the exact name and availability of the products used
and second sources and altername products - such as the
release agent.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 519 = Dura-Plane The Movie V519
Contents:
The Dura-Plane folks have created a video of crash testing and
various funny ways to crash a plane - such as...
1. Shooting it down with rockets.
2. Shooting it down with missles.
3. Shooting it down with shotguns.
etc.
Approximate run time = 30 minutes.
They were showing this movie at the WRAM show this year and
had a huge crowd around the booth - while they sold Dura-Planes
for $25 and Dura-Bats for $35.
Kay Fisher's review:
This is really funny.
I give it 3 stars.
Volume 520 = You Too Can Fly RC Helicopters
Contents:
The RC Video Magazine folks have created an instruction video
mostly from segments previously aired but some additional new
stuff as well.
Here is a copy of the table of contents:
Approximate run time = 45 minutes.
PART ONE - Low Ground Control Exercises
Mastering the HOver
Low hover
One-To-Three-Foot Hover
PART TWO - Hovering Exercises
Horizontal-8
Tail-In Circle Hover
Circle Hover, Nose Toward Direction of Flight
Figure-8, Nose Toward Direction of Flight
Nose-In Hover
Walk-Around Method
Pirouette Method
Hover Around Pilot
PART THREE - Forward Flight
Forward Transition
Landing Approach
Flying The Circuit
Forward Flight
PART FOUR - Autorotation
Autorotation
High Hover Exercise
Kay Fisher's review:
I can't claim to know much about Helicopters but it would seem to me
that this might be useful if you were so inclined. It has a mini work
book with the video.
I give it 2 stars.
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