Compact Competition Caddy (oz15543)

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Compact Competition Caddy.

Quote: "With this little Caddy, you can get to the starting line with just the equipment you need. Compact Competition Caddy, by Bob Wallace.

Over the years, an abundance of flite box designs have been presented for the R/C fraternity to consider. Magazine construction articles, assembly kits. and completely finished models of all shapes and sizes have been provided. At this stage in the evolutionary development of R/C, one would surmise that a flite box to suit every modelers needs has been produced. With the lone exception of the competition oriented flyer I would certainly agree. The Compact Competition Caddy flite box is aimed solely at that segment of the R/C modeling public. While it is designed primarily for use by the pylon racer, it should also prove useful to the competition pattern and scale flyer.

If you are a pylon racing competitor, you have in all probability toted a flite box back and forth on multiple trips to a distant flite line at every race that you have entered. That flite box is often heavy and cumbersome and generally contains a number of items that are invaluable at a contest but very rarely used or needed on the starting line.

The Compact Competition Caddy is different in the sense that it contains only the absolute 'starting line' necessities. It has provisions for a starter and battery, a glow driver, a tachometer, a spare glow plug and essential tools only.

In pylon racing any starting line problem that may arise (other than a bad glow plug or loose prop and spinner) that requires additional equipment is unlikely to be diagnosed and corrected within the allotted 60 to 90 second starting period. In most cases this would also apply in the pattern and scale events. Why, therefore, carry all those unneeded pieces of equipment repeatedly back and forth to the starting line? Leave them in your regular flite box in the pit area.

The Compact Competition Caddy is constructed from readily available 1/4 inch plywood. A piece of plywood measuring 20 x 24 in is more than ample. A piece of birch plywood was used to construct the Caddy shown in this article, but there is no reason why any type of 1/4 in plywood could not be used. lf you have an old piece, or pieces, of scrap paneling or fir plywood, this should serve equally as well..."

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