1999 Nats Scrapbook
Photo captions
- Top left: Mike Greb (Sulphur Springs, TX) MO-1 in low-speed flight in Control Line Navy Carrier. Orebaugh photo.
- Bottom left: Dave Storey's helicopter hovers in gusty wind.
- Bill Shailor (Royal Oak, MI) F1B Wakefield climbs out.
- Preflight: RC electric sailplanes combine a clean, quiet power source with graceful, elegant soaring flight.
- Michael Thomason (Lexington, NC) gets set for another round of Pattern competition. He placed fifth in Advanced.
- Can you tell that Control Line Precision Aerobatics flier Don Hutchinson is a Texan? (He's from Mansfield, TX.)
- Don Belfort placed second in Electric Sport Scale with a Speed 400-powered Rutan Quickie. Four functions, 5x5 prop.
- Donald Prendergast is ready to crank his Fox Eagle-powered P-51D in Control Line Scale. Wingspan 63 inches; uses standard three-line control system.
- F2C Control Line Team Race model of Dick Lambert and John Ballard awaits the next race. The team placed second. Orebaugh photo.
- AMA president Dave Brown worked the RC Scale flightline.
- CL Racing action (L-R): Kenny Perkins, Paul Gibeault, and John Ballard during an F2C heat race. McDonald photo.
- Reliving youth: Elmer Jordan (Troy, OH) spends a quiet moment preparing his Free Flight Old-Timer model.
- Ron Scharck, Arthur Markiewicz, and Don Richmond drove a vanful of sailplanes from San Diego to Muncie. Garton photo.
- No mistaking that: Bonnie Salisbury (Hickory, NC) shows husband Jerry's Quickie 500 to Pylon course judges.
- "Last lap, red!" Volunteer course worker Lonnie Estep is ready to advance the lap counter during a Pylon race.
- Spectators were able to see RC Scale models up close during the midday break in the competition. Troy photo.
- Top competitor Charles Caton (Montgomery, AL) won two Free Flight Power events and placed near the top in several others.
- (L-R) Lee Hines, Steve Geraghty, and Martyn Cowley were part of a sizable California Free Flight contingent.
- George Batiuk (center) conducted a Saturday-morning Wakefield seminar for juniors and other interested parties.
- Paul Masterman of England struggled with the diesel engine on his FF Power model, but eventually got it going.
- George Clowes (Flossmoor, IL) with Free Flight Mulvihill model following a test hop.
FREE FLIGHT REPELLENT
- Jim Deck (Valparaiso, IN) takes a short break from his RC Soaring "landing judge" duties to get in a flight.
- Left: Just a joke, guys! Seen at the Electric trailer after a close encounter with a gliding FF model.
- Scott Matson (left, Muncie, IN) and Jason Stone (McHenry, IL) are all business at the CL Racing circle. Orebaugh photo.
- RC Scale: Skip Mast (left) flies, as caller; timer, judges, and contest flightline officials follow the action.
- Six-year-old Aaron Bauer (Chicago, IL) flew Volksplane in CL Profile Scale with guidance from dad Peter. Ashby photo.
- Jim McKinney (New Orleans, LA) topped 22 other competitors to win Open Slow Combat. Hollandsworth photo.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
