Author Topic: Pics from the 80's also 82 NATS and 87 NATS (Read 61592 times)

Jared Hays · « **on:** January 11, 2014, 10:32:02 PM »

Spent a better part of tonight scanning one of our old albums onto the computer hope you all enjoy!

My dad Gary Hays with his first Stiletto

Shark 45

another Shark 45 of my dad's

my dad's scratch built profile Bonanza

collection of planes of my grandpas and my dads. 5 of these still are flying today

some scores from 82 NATS

Ted Fancher's Intimidation

Top 5 from 82 NATS Front row Bob Gieseke, Ted Fancher, Bill Werwage, back row Wynn Paul, Jim Casale

Windy Urtnowski's Sweeper 900

Windy Urtnowski's Executioner

Gary McClellan's Sigma 1

Glen Meador's Eagle

Stan Powell's Dove

Jim Armour's Eclipse

Paul Walker's Frustrations End

Lou Dudka's Matrix

My dad's first and second Stiletto's

My dad performing at the Offutt AFB Air show in '82 I believe

Topeka KS contest early 80's

My dad at the 87 NATS with his 770sq inch Stiletto

Appearance judging at 87 NATS

Windy Urtnowski's Tradition

Back row (Left - Right) Bart Klapinsky's Tempest, Bob Whitely's Bud Light Laser, Kaz Minato Blue Max, Foregorund Mike Roger's Patternmaster

Jim Armour's Epic

Bob Hunt's Crossfire

Frank McMillan

Jim Casale's Spectrum

Ted Fancher's Citation V

Lou Wolgast's Mirage

My dad's 3rd Stiletto ST .60 powered 770 sq. in.

Some scores from 87 NATS

Top 5 from 87 NATS front row Jim Casale, Paul Walker back row Frank McMillan, Ted Fancher, Windy Urtnowski

The 2 on the outside left Nat Gifford and right outside Todd Lee

My dad at the 87 Offutt AFB air show

My dad and grandpa and the little guy is me in 1987 I was 3 years old lol

My grandpa's Mag Jet

Dan McEntee · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2014, 10:51:21 PM »

Whoa! Bless you my son!

The junior flyer in the '82 Walker Cup Fly off, Sean Elliot, is a Vice President with the EAA, and is still director of Flight Operations for them also.

Thanks for sharing! Got more? These are real treasures. Somebody tell Wynn Paul about these!

Type at you later,
Dan McEntee

Jared Hays · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2014, 11:03:34 PM »

Quote from: Dan McEntee on January 11, 2014, 10:51:21 PM

Whoa! Bless you my son!

   The junior flyer in the '82 Walker Cup Fly off, Sean Elliot, is a Vice President with the EAA, and is still director of Flight Operations for them also.

  Thanks for sharing! Got more? These are real treasures. Somebody tell Wynn Paul about these!

   Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee

Updated, Thanks Also noticed Todd Lee was in that picture with his Mustang...

I'll have to look for more photo albums there may be more.

Dan McEntee · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2014, 12:08:40 AM »

Yeah, I saw Todd's name in the '87 results. I think Todd went on the win both Junior and Senior at the NATS, and has been in the Top 5 and was on the USA Team, can't remember the year. Interesting coincidence, Sean Elliot was one of Todd's instructors when Todd went to Embry-Riddle.
Thanks again,
Dan McEntee

john e. holliday · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2014, 08:09:14 AM »

Boy Jared, you sure do bring back a lot of memories. I remember your Dad now, at my age I couldn't quite get it together. He probably doesn't remember me as I was mainly into racing and carrier at the time. Was just starting to play around with stunt. If he is doing okay tell him the old DOC Holliday says hi.

Dan McEntee · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2014, 12:54:55 PM »

The white Epic is Jim Armor's I think. Beautiful airplane and was a construction article in Flying Models, I do believe.

Dan McEntee

Serge_Krauss · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2014, 01:36:54 PM »

These are GREAT pictures. many thanks!

Les McDonald · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2014, 02:40:40 PM »

Jared,
Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to upload those photos for us to enjoy.
I especially liked seeing the planes from the Northeast with their "George Barris" graphics and "pointy" features. Those things just oozed character, even if the canopies are just painted on!
The Nats scoreboards are another interesting subject---------just reading the names and results.
I really really appreciate this thread, thanks again.

Jared Hays · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2014, 03:03:17 PM »

Quote from: Dan McEntee on January 12, 2014, 12:54:55 PM

The white Epic is Jim Armor's I think. Beautiful airplane and was a construction article in Flying Models, I do believe.

Dan McEntee

That's what my dad was thinking as well but he wasn't for sure either.

Quote from: john e. holliday on January 12, 2014, 08:09:14 AM

Boy Jared, you sure do bring back a lot of memories. I remember your Dad now, at my age I couldn't quite get it together. He probably doesn't remember me as I was mainly into racing and carrier at the time. Was just starting to play around with stunt. If he is doing okay tell him the old DOC Holliday says hi.

Yes he does remember you and says Hello!

Quote from: Les McDonald on January 12, 2014, 02:40:40 PM

Jared,
Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to upload those photos for us to enjoy.
I especially liked seeing the planes from the Northeast with their "George Barris" graphics and "pointy" features. Those things just oozed character, even if the canopies are just painted on!
The Nats scoreboards are another interesting subject---------just reading the names and results.
I really really appreciate this thread, thanks again.

Your a bit of a celebrity around our house Les! I grew up watching Wired for Excitement and wore the VHS tape out watching your 40 point landing over and over with your 3 bladed black and white Stiletto. My dad of course is a huge fan of the Stiletto and built 3 of them as pictured above...The Stiletto and Windy's black and white Sweeper 900 are all the rave around our house lol

proparc · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2014, 05:50:26 PM »

Jared Hays

Man oh Man, this is some seriously good stuff!!

Thanks a million for this.

And yes, the Epic series belonged to the late Jim Armour,( I launched for him on occasion).

Paul Walker · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2014, 03:37:15 PM »

The 2 on the outside left Sean Elliot and right outside Todd Lee

The left fellow is not Sean Elliot, but Nat Gifford. Nats' dad ran the Nat's for quite a few years.
I'm the one with the trophy in the middle.

Bootlegger · « **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2014, 04:22:36 PM »

The thing that caught my eye is the fact that we ALL had Dark hair, and plenty of it.!!!

Jared Hays · « **Reply #12 on:** January 13, 2014, 06:05:02 PM »

Quote from: Paul Walker on January 13, 2014, 03:37:15 PM

The 2 on the outside left Sean Elliot and right outside Todd Lee

The left fellow is not Sean Elliot, but Nat Gifford. Nats' dad ran the Nat's for quite a few years.
I'm the one with the trophy in the middle.

Ahha I see that on the score board I will update that, I was told it was Sean Elliot in an earlier post. and Congrats Paul on the victory! Is that beautiful plane in the picture still flying?

Paul Walker · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2014, 01:16:43 PM »

Well, I still have it. Haven't flown it for nearly 20 years. It is still in good condition. I am waiting to use it in N-30 competition in a couple of years.

Eric Viglione · « **Reply #14 on:** January 16, 2014, 03:00:42 PM »

Quote from: Paul Walker on January 16, 2014, 01:16:43 PM

Well, I still have it. Haven't flown it for nearly 20 years. It is still in good contrition. I am waiting to use it in N-30 competition in a couple if years.

con·tri·tion
noun \kən-ˈtri-shən\

: the state of feeling sorry for bad behavior : the state of being contrite

I was going to point out your grammar faux pas Paul, but then after I looked it up, I guess maybe it's apropos for a plane named Bad News that was so mean to all those other pilots.

Perhaps you can go easy on it, and let it out early on parole?

Awesome set of pic's Jared! What a gold mine! Thanks for sharing.
EricV

Ted Fancher · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2014, 06:06:19 PM »

Wonderful pictures, Jared! Thanks so much for sharing them. A few good memories in them for me that I appreciate as well. I've seldom taken pictures of my airplanes so love to find some I didn't know about. I stole a few for my personal use. Hope you don't mind. Very cool pix of your dad with the Angels and T-Birds. I was fortunate enough to fly at an airshow in front of the Thunderbirds at Edward's AFB many years ago with that Citation V that you've included pictures of. Didn't get any flying pix like your Dad's but do have a B and W one of my airplane with the F-16s in the background. It was cool that my ship had a red, white and blue motif like the T-Birds.

Thans again for posting.

Ted Fancher

Jared Hays · « **Reply #16 on:** January 26, 2014, 11:43:38 PM »

Don't mind a bit Ted, glad to hear you liked them!

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2014, 11:34:19 AM »

I have a couple of these EU-1A's. Rossi 60's on Macs pipes, they roll really well, a little large for the power but haul downhill. R/C Pattern has a Classic Pattern event, now these are Classic!
Chris...

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Peter Ferguson · « **Reply #18 on:** July 19, 2014, 08:37:24 PM »

Chris, they (EU-1A's) and others are available again from Don at RCAiir@gmail.com. not an endorsement just an FYI. I've always wanted to build a blue angles version.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1322972&page=3

Randy Powell · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2014, 03:30:03 PM »

Amazing how many of those planes I could name the builder. My era, I guess. Very cool, Thanks Jared!

wwwarbird · « **Reply #20 on:** August 05, 2014, 09:08:51 PM »

Just stumbled across this tonite, way cool group of old pics Jared, thanks for sharing!

Jared Hays · « **Reply #21 on:** August 05, 2014, 10:11:12 PM »

Glad you guys enjoy them. I remember flipping through this photo album almost everyday as a little kid haha.

Tom Niebuhr · « **Reply #22 on:** August 11, 2014, 07:17:19 AM »

Great memories... No white hair , but white pants!

KEITH McCRARY · « **Reply #23 on:** August 18, 2014, 08:37:31 PM »

Thanks for the Pics.

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #24 on:** January 19, 2015, 02:11:16 PM »

Quote from: Peter Ferguson on July 19, 2014, 08:37:24 PM

Chris, they (EU-1A's) and others are available again from Don at RCAiir@gmail.com. not an endorsement just an FYI. I've always wanted to build a blue angles version.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1322972&page=3

Yeah pete,
Don is one of my flying buddies and I provided the UFO fuselage for him to make a plug and mold for that kit. Cool.
here is my EU-1A fleet.
Chris...

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #25 on:** January 19, 2015, 02:12:31 PM »

And the other one.

mike londke · « **Reply #26 on:** January 27, 2015, 08:15:19 PM »

Great photo's. Thanks for sharing. Mike

Shultzie · « **Reply #27 on:** February 02, 2015, 08:58:40 PM »

Quote from: Peter Ferguson on July 19, 2014, 08:37:24 PM

Chris, they (EU-1A's) and others are available again from Don at RCAiir@gmail.com. not an endorsement just an FYI. I've always wanted to build a blue angles version.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1322972&page=3
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Shug Emery · « **Reply #28 on:** February 13, 2015, 12:48:22 AM »

What a mighty fine collection. I do love those white pants days.
Will get some for this coming season. They need to make a come back.
Shug

john e. holliday · « **Reply #29 on:** February 13, 2015, 02:04:07 PM »

Don't forget the white shoes and shirt.

Shug Emery · « **Reply #30 on:** February 13, 2015, 08:52:20 PM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on February 13, 2015, 02:04:07 PM

Don't forget the white shoes and shirt.

Oh...I got some pants))))
Shug

john e. holliday · « **Reply #31 on:** February 14, 2015, 09:12:36 AM »

That should add a point or two per maneuver.

Elwyn Aud · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2015, 03:07:27 PM »

Those are some great old pics. Thanks for sharing.

Ted Fancher · « **Reply #33 on:** February 22, 2015, 06:33:32 PM »

Jared,

Got some names to go with your first group of pictures starting after Windy's ships you identified. Gary McClellan's Sigma 1; Glen Meador's Eagle; Stan Powell's Dove (this may be the very first 20 pointer although I'm uncertain if this was the year Stan pulled that off); Bob McDonalds ship (about80% certain I remember that); Jim Armour's Eclipse; Paul Walker's Frustration's End.

Ted

Mike Ferguson · « **Reply #34 on:** February 24, 2015, 12:26:31 PM »

Background (l-r):

Bart Klapinsky's Tempest, Bob Whitely's Bud Light Laser, Kaz Minato's Blue Max

Foreground:

Mike Rogers' Patternmaster

wwwarbird · « **Reply #35 on:** March 01, 2015, 09:25:49 PM »

Quote from: Shug Emery on February 13, 2015, 08:52:20 PM

Oh...I got some pants))))
Shug

I'm betting he's not kidding.

Jared Hays · « **Reply #36 on:** March 26, 2015, 12:12:42 AM »

Updated the names guys, Thanks for the info.

Les McDonald · « **Reply #37 on:** March 15, 2016, 07:32:25 PM »

In August 2009 I owned that Mike Rogers Patternmaster for a little while.
Mike had an attorney buddy named John

? that he stayed with on his South Florida visits. I believe Mike may have gifted the plane to him so when John died the RC club he belonged to disposed of all his model stuff. I ended up with "the control line plane". In turn,I passed it on to the late Steve Schlessler so I'm assuming Steves brother Pete has it now.

Author Topic: Pics from the 80's also 82 NATS and 87 NATS (Read 61592 times)

Eric Viglione