VSC a Great week Photos

[RandySmith]

It was a great week of fun at VSC 19, below are a few pictures, Bob McDonald in some heavy winds, his plane worked very well all week, and he took home a lot of hardware
Also shown is Bob Hunt and Bob McDonald showing the 1st and third place plaques
Ray Firkins in inverted flight
Gordan Delaney in flight with a really nice new ship
and Ronnie Farmer and  Bob Hunt playing at one of the parties at VSC, They were really  having too much FUN!

Randy

[Leester]

The pic of Ray is sooo cool with the mountains in the background.

[RandySmith]

A few more photos
Warren Tiarht helping Bob McDonald on and off of the flightline
Allan Brickhaus in flight with his  Rayette
Gary Hajek and  KAZ  watching one of the final flights

Tweeking an ARES  wing at Keith Trostles house, Charlie Reeves, Allan Brickhaus, Bob Hunt are all helping read the incidence meter

[Marvin Denny]

  Great pictures.  Thanks a lot  POST LOTS MORE for those of us that couldn't make it this year.

  Marvin Denny  aka  Bigiron

[RandySmith]

  Great pictures.  Thanks a lot  POST LOTS MORE for those of us that couldn't make it this year.

  Marvin Denny  aka  Bigiron

Hi Marvin 
Sorry ya couldn't make it this year, it was more fun than ever....
a few more pics

Rolland McDonald's Strathmoor, modeled by  Bob

Don McClave's  very nice rendition of Ed Southwick's  SKYLARK

A gathering of Eagles with a couple of NOVIs

Bob Whitley's  P-38  this one  was  old time  legal


Da Judges  doing their jobs

[RandySmith]

Jeff Reeves  visits from  OZ  and is  seen  crawling  around Bob Whitley's  HUNTER 

Kaz Minato  and Japan NATs  Champ  Masuru Hiki   make there entrance at Keith Trostle's house

Jeff Reeves  T-Bird


The  ORIGINAL  All  American Eagle   
and The  ORIGINAL   Patriot     

Kaz Minato's  Humongous

[Marvin Denny]

  I bet that Gierke Novi III had a tough time getting through the pattern with all those holes in the wing (G)  was that an attempt to "lighten" the air frame 

  Bigiron

[Michael Boucher]

Hi,  I was hoping that a Picture of the P-38 would show up,  Thanks

[RandySmith]

  I bet that Gierke Novi III had a tough time getting through the pattern with all those holes in the wing (G)  was that an attempt to "lighten" the air frame 

  Bigiron

Marvin

I think it was  "trained termites"   

Randy
A couple more  pics  Warren Tiarhts Venus and Ken Ribardo's  ARES

[RandySmith]

A few more pictures with some interesting  schemes, The planes at this contest were among the most diverse I have seen..since last year 

[Steve Helmick]

I hope Randy doesn't mind if I add a few more pics. I'm mostly interested in Classics, so most my pics are of that class. 1) I was kinda surprised that there was only one JD Falcon, that of Mike Haverly, with B.40 power. Nice combo. 2) A very close cousin is Lou Wolgast's "Fury", mostly just the different fins. ST G.21 .46, I believe. 3) Doc Holliday kibitz with Keith Trostle. 4) Caprice by Roger Wildman. Super nice model! 5) "Big Job" by Charlie Reeves. Fox .59 long shaft. Great looking model by a very nice gentleman. 6) Charles Mackey "Lark"...pretty paint. Gene Martine built it. I did talk to him a little about it at the Appearance Judging. The original model was an open cockpit (ooooooh...ahhhhhh!), but MAN, with all their wisdom, asked for the plans to show a razorback, like about everything else in that era.  I'd love to know what the colors were on that open cockpit prototype.  7) Larry Renger, Mike Pratt, and Phil Granderson having a confab. 8.) Phoenician by Ray Firkins...crashed, I think. Nice design, great craftsmanship. 9) Palmer Pow Wow. Dunno who built it, but real pretty. 10) Andy B.'s Still Stuka. Fox .35. 11) Masuru Hiki's "Super Master". Stalker powered. Masuru flew very well. Pullouts a little low, but very consistent.  12) Pretty "Tucker Special" by the second Ozzie flier, John Elias. Brodak .40. My favorite classic, I think. Well, one of my top 100...     14) Ty's backside. It ain't purty, but the shirt is funny.     Steve

[RandySmith]

I hope Randy doesn't mind if I add a few more pics. I'm mostly interested in Classics, so most my pics are of that class. 1) I was kinda surprised that there was only one JD Falcon, that of Mike Haverly, with B.40 power. Nice combo. 2) A very close cousin is Lou Wolgast's "Fury", mostly just the different fins. ST G.21 .46, I believe. 3) Doc Holliday kibitz with Keith Trostle. 4) Caprice by Roger Wildman. Super nice model! 5) "Big Job" by Charlie Reeves. Fox .59 long shaft. Great looking model by a very nice gentleman. 6) Charles Mackey "Lark"...pretty paint. Not sure who built it, but I did talk to him a little about it at the Appearance Judging. The original model was an open cockpit (ooooooh...ahhhhhh!), but MAN, with all their wisdom, asked for the plans to show a razorback, like about everything else in that era.  7) Larry Renger, Mike Pratt, and Phil Granderson having a confab. Phoenician by Ray Firkins...crashed, I think. Nice design, great craftsmanship. 9) Palmer Pow Wow. Dunno who built it, but real pretty. 10) Andy B.'s Still Stuka. Fox .35. 11) Masuru Hiki's "Super Master". Stalker powered. Masuru flew very well. Pullouts a little low, but very consistent.  12) Pretty "Tucker Special" by the second Ozzie flier, whose name escapes me right now. But it had a Brodak .40. My favorite classic, I think. Well, one of my top 100...     14) Ty's backside. It ain't purty, but the shirt is funny.     Steve

Hi Steve
I don't mind one bit, please keep posting I love to see  these planes,  The  LARK  you show  is  one  by  Gene Martine, with Aero Tiger 36
It flew very well, and  I beleive  Gene finished  7th

Regards
Randy

[Steve Helmick]

Thanks for the name, Randy...exactly so. Everybody was soooooo NICE! I didn't get a chance to meet everybody, including...ummmm....Randy Smith. I need to order some of your beautiful tube mufflers. But first, IRS and Property Taxes...ewww!    Steve

[RandySmith]

Thanks for the name, Randy...exactly so. Everybody was soooooo NICE! I didn't get a chance to meet everybody, including...ummmm....Randy Smith. I need to order some of your beautiful tube mufflers. But first, IRS and Property Taxes...ewww!    Steve

Hi Steve

Just let me know what you need I will be happy to send the mufflers whenever you want
here are a couple more shots,
Dale Barry taking a launch from Mike Scott with the Humongous,  Dale  flew this plane in Classic  and  Old Time

Second is Jim Hoffman's  Beautiful USA-1

Randy

[RandySmith]

The Phoenician below built by Ray Firkins  was  signed at this years  VSC  by  the  designer, Clair Sieverling, Clair is  shown  talking with Robin Hunt later that day

The Phoenician is a very good flying Airplane 55 in span 630 SQ IN   and  took  2nd place at the 1962 NATs

Ted Fancher  watching  Ronnie Farmer  tune-up  at  one of the  week's  parties....notice the  COOL  wood laser cut model in the back ground

Randy

[Steve Helmick]

"Ted Fancher  watching  Ronnie Farmer  tune-up  at  one of the  week's  parties....notice the  COOL  wood laser cut model in the back ground

Randy"

That would have been at Rikki Pyatt's house. She's a sweetie. Did I mention, that everybody was really, REALLY nice? Joe Gilbert probably had a better time than should be allowed, and that before the Banquet and all the results were in.  Joe has a wonderful positive attitude, and can fly very well; believe it!  Steve