Author Topic: Appearance Judging at the NATS (Read 5565 times)

RC Storick · « **on:** July 18, 2016, 06:48:02 PM »

Appearance Judging was done by Jim Lynch-Charles Reeves and myself. My team and I judged 61 airplanes in under 1 hour. I believe a record as far as time goes. Everyone was pleased by not having to wait an extra hour or two after the pilots meeting. I heard no complaints so I guess we got it right or at least close. Point spread was 19 to 12 there was not a 20 pointer.

I have some pictures I will post then I get home but if you have some please post them here.

Thanks to all for letting my team and I judge your airplanes.

John Leidle · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2016, 07:51:42 PM »

Thank you Charlie, Jim & Robert I hope this sets an example. It's past the point of " it takes too long"
John L.

Gordon Van Tighem · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2016, 08:33:45 PM »

Quote from: Rusty Pieper on July 19, 2016, 05:44:51 AM

What score did your shoestring get?

Thought this was Stunt. Sparky's Shoestring was entered in Scale.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2016, 09:18:36 PM »

Does anyone have any photos to share?

RC Storick · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2016, 02:29:01 AM »

2 photos from NATS news

Skip Chernoff · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2016, 06:06:58 AM »

Just curious, what was the highest score attained by a "Monokoted" stunt ship? Thanks PhillySkip

RC Storick · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2016, 06:52:40 AM »

Quote from: Skip Chernoff on July 21, 2016, 06:06:58 AM

Just curious, what was the highest score attained by a "Monokoted" stunt ship? Thanks PhillySkip

I think 16

Brett Buck · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2016, 07:44:41 PM »

Quote from: RC Storick on July 21, 2016, 06:52:40 AM

I think 16

All time the highest I know was 15, unless there was one this year. I think that that is shared by Allen Brickhaus and myself. I could be wrong, of course, and I only know for sure from 1993 on. It wouldn't surprise me too much if Bill Fitzgerald or Gary McClellan beat that back in the 70's or 80's. Bill was a real master of the stuff, and his Gypsy still looks like a very good dope job.

I have seen some really good monokote airplanes that I would probably have given very high scores to over the years. Some of the really good ones were RC planes, actually. In some ways it's a less forgiving finish than dope or epoxy, since there is absolutely no way to fix any defects once you make a mistake. With paint you can always fix it with sandpaper, filler, and more paint. With Monokote, you remove it, fix any underlying issues that removing it might cause, then try again basically from scratch.

I have had absolutely no luck with the "new" Monokote, and I really wouldn't know what covering I would use as an alternative.

Brett

RC Storick · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2016, 07:53:11 PM »

I saw the highest scoring Monokote airplane that I judged at the field today and he said I gave it 14. So I was off by 2 points in my estimate. Not to say I would not give one maximum points if done right. I just have no seen one. Louis Rankin does the best I have seen.

Skip Chernoff · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2016, 10:55:01 PM »

Thanks all for your responses.

Jason Greer · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2016, 11:34:24 PM »

At the 2014 Nats, my Impact was given 16 appearance points. It's a mixture of monokote and ultracote. I was very pleased.

Thanks,
Jason

Perry Rose · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2016, 06:03:08 AM »

Is that a bias against iron on's I'm reading?

Crist Rigotti · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2016, 07:06:05 AM »

One year I received 17 points for my Monokoted wings, flaps, stab, and elevators and a Sig painted fuselage, rudder, and fin.

dale gleason · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2016, 07:35:43 AM »

Looks like one of the front row 19 pointers was inadvertently omitted...Rich Oliver's "Maverick". Shadowed checkerboard on all flying surfaces. These planes are just amazing!

dg

FLOYD CARTER · « **Reply #14 on:** July 23, 2016, 01:09:43 PM »

I haven't used Monokote in years, but I tried ULTRAKOTE with surprising success. Not even a 15-pointer, but far less work than a dope finish.

Floyd

EddyR · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2016, 06:40:20 PM »

What is the highest points received for a clear silk plane in the last 30 years.Almost no color paint on it on i I do know the answer.

RC Storick · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2016, 07:23:55 PM »

Quote from: EddyR on July 23, 2016, 06:40:20 PM

What is the highest points received for a clear silk plane in the last 30 years.Almost no color paint on it on i I do know the answer.

19 point pilots choice winner Kenny Stevens SV22 This year

EddyR · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2016, 09:42:06 PM »

I think Kenny plane is color painted not clear silk. The picture above is hard to tell. If it is clear silk then there are two with 19 points.
Ed

PerttiMe · « **Reply #18 on:** July 24, 2016, 01:32:51 AM »

Quote from: Perry Rose on July 23, 2016, 06:03:08 AM

Is that a bias against iron on's I'm reading?

I don't think so. Not by the judges anyway. You can make a very nice iron on covering. It has limitations if you are going for some finer things that you can accomplish by other means - and things that the judges are supposed to look for in the top contenders.

peabody · « **Reply #19 on:** July 24, 2016, 03:09:57 AM »

Seems to me that Ski Dombrowski (sp) did a gorgeous model in mostly clear in maybe 1993? A year when Winfred got another 20 pointer and Buso had the Zap Machine....a 19 pointer, I believe....Ski received 18 I think

proparc · « **Reply #20 on:** July 24, 2016, 08:58:07 AM »

Quote from: FLOYD CARTER on July 23, 2016, 01:09:43 PM

I haven't used Monokote in years, but I tried ULTRAKOTE with surprising success. Not even a 15-pointer, but far less work than a dope finish.

Floyd

Gorgeous.

FLOYD CARTER · « **Reply #21 on:** July 24, 2016, 12:09:53 PM »

Far from "gorgeous". I think maybe "unique"?

Floyd

EddyR · « **Reply #22 on:** July 24, 2016, 04:35:35 PM »

My 1988 Juno was clear Silk and it was 19 points center of first row,right behind 20 point J Casale.
EddyR

RC Storick · « **Reply #23 on:** July 24, 2016, 04:54:29 PM »

This is a note to the next person who does this job. How I did it in 1 hour was pre-grading them as they came through the door and placing them in a approx row where they would end up. I was very close and we had to move around 5 planes after the first placing. Jim- Charlie and I after I had placed them walked up and down the rows for any mistakes I had made.

After placing the planes the the rows we awarded points by rows. I did not feel there was a 20 pointer so we started at 19 points and moved back. I placed no predetermined number on any plane. We just let the chips fall where they may. I heard no complaints so I was happy with the job my team and I did.

john e. holliday · « **Reply #24 on:** July 24, 2016, 05:47:35 PM »

Thank you to the three of you for a thankless job. Or did you get thank you's as the planes were picked up?

Author Topic: Appearance Judging at the NATS (Read 5565 times)

John Leidle