Control Line: Speed
FAREWELL to all my loyal friends and readers! I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to those who took time to write concerning your interest in model aviation. This column will conclude my 12-year tenure in writing the Speed column. During this time I have made quite a few friends and feel a sense of loyalty to many of you. This month's column will cover some of the letters received from many modelers across the world. Also, I would like to discuss what it takes to develop a two-cycle engine for commercial and military application.
Control Line: Speed
CL SPEED results at the 1988 CL World Championships will be the topic of my column this month. I have so much material to report on that the specifics will have to wait till next time (February 1988 issue). (Editor's note: Author Gene Hempel attended the World Championships as a team supporter. RMcM) The 1988 World Championships for Control Line was hosted by the U.S.S.R. and held at Kiev, the capital of the Soviet Ukraine. Today's Kiev has a population of more than 2.6 million, occupies an area of just under 800 sq. km, and sprawls on both banks of the Dnieper River. The city has endured through centuries, weathering every storm and rising from ashes many times to become more beautiful and prosperous. It is difficult to describe the beauty of the city's landmarks, which encompass the golden domes of the Kiev-Pechensk Lavra Monastery. One just has to visit and see for himself.
Control Line: Speed
DAVID BREWIN of England is the author of this month's column. He reports on the Speed event at the 1989 European Control Line Championships held at Wigan, England on July 28-30. The national teams of the European nations gather at the end of July on every second year to determine a new European champion in each of the FAI Control Line classes: F2A/B/C/D. These championships are held on odd years and are interleaved with the CL World Championships. Whilst naturally being of no less importance to the competitors, the Euro Champs do tend to have a slightly more relaxed atmosphere, if only because the smaller entry permits less stringent flying schedules and more time for furthering international friendships.
Control Line: Speed
I HAVE FOUND from past experience that individuals like to criticize how and what another person does-but never offer any help to solve the problems. This Speed column is for your reading, and I need your help in trying to make it informative and enjoyable. I enlist information from all aspects of the hobby. There are ideas hiding in your workshop just waiting to be mailed here so that they can be enjoyed by others. New products: New modelers' table allows you to stand in an upright position while working on your model; also, the handy stool can be used a lot of ways-which include sitting on it. I had the opportunity to meet Jerry Bailey at the flying field, and he was showing me his new product. The table's top is constructed from Luan mahogany. The legs are of Douglas fir, and hardware is 1/4-28 steel bolts with locking nuts.
Control Line: Speed
GETTING STARTED in Speed is on the minds of many modelers who have written to me. They want to know what is necessary to get into the sport. Bill Nusz (Lancaster, CA) has offered to share his thoughts on the subject, and I feel it covers what is necessary to get started: "I suspect that most of the people reading this column are interested in Control Line Speed but are not active Speed fliers. In most cases this is due, I think, to uncertainty as to how to get started or to misconceptions about how difficult it is to fly the events. "Speed has many positive aspects that make it a very pleasant event in which to compete. First, the models last a long time, an important factor if you have limited building time. Although flying skill is a factor, Speed does not require the very long hours of practice that Stunt or Combat do. Speed does not require the practice to build teamwork that the Racing events do.
