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TOMORROW MORNING I'll be packing for Indianapolis, Indiana, for a visit with the good people of ISC International. ISC International is a familiar name to most of us, primarily as the North American distributor of Zenoah Engines, GMS (Gemtec Machinery Systems) Model Engines of China, and that great ISC ARC/ARF 1/4-scale J-3 Cub. Following my day at ISC, I'll drive to Muncie for the RC Scale portion of the National Aeromodeling Championships and my first look at AMA's new Indiana home. Everything on the grapevine says the new location is a marked improvement over the Reston, Virginia facility, and I honestly can't wait to see it. I'm taking along a lot of film, so you can share the experience.
Radio Control: Scale
RC SCALE was held Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14. Friday was set aside for the very difficult task of static-judging some of the finest RC Scale models in the land, while Saturday and Sunday played host to four rounds of precise Scale flying from these very same airplanes. Four classes were offered: Sportsman Sport Scale, Expert Sport Scale, Designer Scale, and FAI. Sport Scale is where the majority of the entrants are found, separated by the competitive experience levels of Sportsman and Expert. Designer Scale is open to contestants who have designed-that's designed, not built from plans-their own aircraft. FAI is judged by international rules.
Radio Control: Scale
MY TRIP to Indiana last summer was a lot of fun. In Indianapolis, I spent a Friday afternoon with Bev, Jimmy, and Jim Goad of ISC International-distributors of Tartan, Zenoah, GMS 2000, Asp, and Tiger Shark engines. The rest of the weekend was spent at the RC Scale portion of the National Aeromodeling Championships in Muncie. My visit with the Goads was fun and informative. They run a very healthy RC distributorship; it's pumped full of quality products and unparalleled customer service. Instead of just selling RC products, these folks also design, engineer, and fly many of the products they sell. You can find Jimmy Goad on the flightline at Madera and Houston; Jim Sr. spends most of his time in the company's research-and-development rooms, inspecting, refining, and doing whatever else is needed to assure modelers will receive the perfection they've come to expect from the engines ISC handles.
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RCHTA SHOW: The Radio Control Hobby Trade Association's National Model & Hobby Show was recently held in Rosemont, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). This show is always packed with innovative new products for every category of the hobby industry. I promise to have photos and descriptions of many of the best of them for you next month. Industry News: There is already a long list of new products that have been recently released, so here are a few items to whet your whistles and prime you for the Rosemont show:
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Thefollowing news was received by Model Aviation's editorial department, and perhaps it can help you. The US Air Force has recalled its Pre-1954 Still Photo Collection. It was on loan to the National Air & Space Museum (NASM) until it could be permanently placed at the National Archives. The NASM is no longer processing orders for photos from this collection, and is performing only limited residual reference support. The collection will be closed until the National Archives completes its acquisition process, expectedly before the end of December 1996.
