Scale at Muncie

[Robert Zambelli]

Some scale winners.

Bob Z.

[Marvin Denny]

  Any information as to the type of control systems were used?  ie. electric "down the lines" , mechanical  (J-Roberts type), timered, or up/down Sequenced?

  Inquiring minds want to know!!1

  Bigiron

[Clancy Arnold]

Marvin
There were 32 models entered this year with 2 in Fun Scale not having a throttle, 16 using three line mechanical throttle and 14 using Electronic controlled throttle.
Clancy

[Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach]

Could someone please post some pics of the scale stuff?  Its so rare we get to see anything like that.

[wwwarbird]

 Seconding that request...

[john e. holliday]

Lots of great pictures over on the AMA sight.  Go click on nationals under the competition icon/list.  A menu of dates will come up.  I clickedon the first one for scale RC/CL.  The main picture is the control line site.  As in the past there will daily NATS NEWS.  Have fun,  DOC Holliday   

[Robert Zambelli]

I'm not sure what the others used but John stayed with the traditional 3-line, which he seems to have mastered.
The Shoestring was indeed a stunning example. Lots of work and it really paid off.
Check out the exhaust stacks - they are FUNCTIONAL!
Also the steerable tailwheel and spinner received maximum attention.

Bob Z.

[Ted Fancher]

I'm not sure what the others used but John stayed with the traditional 3-line, which he seems to have mastered.
The Shoestring was indeed a stunning example. Lots of work and it really paid off.
Check out the exhaust stacks - they are FUNCTIONAL!
Also the steerable tailwheel and spinner received maximum attention.

Bob Z.

Bob,

A beautiful machine.  Congratulations to John!

Ted Fancher

[john e. holliday]

Co0ngradulations to John and his win.  It takes a lot of time, work, practice and patience to get to where he is at.  That has to be the best looking Shoestring I have ever seen.  Thanks for the pics.

[Michael Boucher]

Beautiful model, well done. 

[RandySmith]

I'm not sure what the others used but John stayed with the traditional 3-line, which he seems to have mastered.
The Shoestring was indeed a stunning example. Lots of work and it really paid off.
Check out the exhaust stacks - they are FUNCTIONAL!
Also the steerable tailwheel and spinner received maximum attention.

Bob Z.

And while I watched John fly his bird, it looked like it flew well enough that I thought he could do some aerobatics with it, Great flying ship

Randy

[Robert Zambelli]

Hi, Randy - John did indeed mention that the plane should be capable of some aerobatics. It came out relatively light for a scale ship and as I recall, the airfoil is close to symmetric.
Although I did not see it fly, there was a stunt Shoestring at the Fly-In that seemed about the same size as John's.
Anyone see it fly?

Bob Z.