To each his own - live and let live and all that. It is not the intent here to deny anyone their form of fun, but rather to extend the definition to include more of us jus plain folks. To this chicken racing fan it did not add up to fun flying. Before the Friday night session was over, several expensive and beautifully finished models' remains were scattered around the area. As the guided missiles rounded the pylons at a variety of attitudes and altitudes (causing more than one flag man to hit the dirt) and then leveled out to hit speeds in the neighborhood of 100 mph plus on the straight-away, the strong personal reaction was to run for cover.

The author was one of many who witnessed the Goodyear exhibition races at the Chicago NATS last summer. The latter have provided a much needed shot in the arm to a somewhat jaded and pattern-weary sport, but of late have been the subject of criticism. 40 engine sized R/C versions which have created coast to coast interest in recent years. 049 class Goodyear racer is a logical outgrowth of the interest created by the return of full scale racing throughout the country and the. With the growing variety of single channel equipment to choose from - a multitude of mortgage free versions await you. 049 size engines and using the molded foam Midwest wing, this mover is easy to build and a cinch to fly with a choice of tame and hot configurations. The 'Hoosier Hotshot' is the first of three simple solutions to your problems. Certainly lack of time, skill and money are among the foremost. Yet for many of us, the fun of building and flying in a simple competition event has been little more than a dream for a variety of reasons. There is scarcely a modeler alive who has not been moved by the sleek lines and frisky performance of a Goodyear racer.

By now you should be semi-pros at guiding the tame ones and are, no doubt, itching to move onward and upward in R/C with something that offers more challenge and more fun.

This step by step program introduced you to the Whiz Kid (oz8493) and the Cessna 150 (oz8492), both of which utilized the Midwest molded foam wing. Quote: 'The case for the compact racer - Those of you who are regular readers will recall the 'Getting Started in R/C' article in December 1966 RCM. Uses the Midwest foam Wing and stabilizer.

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