From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 3160 3165 3457 3507 35 30 4044 4251 5397 6495 7435 15 45 8 13 laps 72 Model Aviation Mouse
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 3160 3165 3457 3507 35 30 4044 4251 5397 6495 7435 15 45 8 13 laps 72 Model Aviation Mouse
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 3160 3165 3457 3507 35 30 4044 4251 5397 6495 7435 15 45 8 13 laps 72 Model Aviation Mouse
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 3160 3165 3457 3507 35 30 4044 4251 5397 6495 7435 15 45 8 13 laps 72 Model Aviation Mouse
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/02
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
From AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Vice-Presidents As part Model Aviation Day activities Rocke feller Center last Oc tober Mayor New York City sued beautiful framed proclama tion Unfortunately certificate done colors make difficult reproduce words words -v JhM mdamatwii significant since indicate very high level endorsement model aviation thought therefore might enjoy shar ing words us Aeromodeling competition among own ers remote control scale airplane models nations fastest growing particia tion sports Academy Model Aeronau tics governing body model aircraft competition currently has 60000 registered competitors also esti mated perhaps three times build fly model airplanes out entering competitive events Aeromodeling skilled sophisticated sport hobby model airplanes have flown high commercial airliners traveled fast racing cars have used aerial Todays display exhibition model air planes Rockefeller Center attest technological talents creativity airplane modelers increasing popularity thisfast-growing sport Now therefore Abraham Beame Mayor City New York hereby proclaim Saturday October 151977 MODEL AVIATION DAY New York City urge New Yorkers take note past ts p act t ers THE 1978 NATS 1977 AMA ELECTION RESULTS Earl Witt continues n off ce sec eta y t easu e fo 1978 79 opponent Alex Chisolm strong runner Witt got 9084 votes Chisolms 4048 Just over 14000 votes cast all244% total members eligible vote 1975 last time secretary-treasurer office up election just over 4000 votes about 85% extremely low voteprobably occasioned onlyone S-T candidate presidential elections 1974 8000 votes 19% 1976 almost 9000 votes 175% 1977 S-T election biggest ever both number votes percentagea positive factor being easier-to-use ballot Chisolm got 31% votes cast either himself Witt won own district X Again year number voted far less renewed membership during voting period voting deadline November 22000 mem bers signed up 1978 thousands could have voted did Note 1537 invalid ballots499 blank no choice indicated 162 re ceived too late 876 signed Totals Votes Secretary-Treasurer District IIIIllIV 68211971569645 172360423190 0000 VVIVIIVIIIIXXXI 941943917628371795371 3083583602551661232210 3804040 Vice-President Election Results Candidate Cliff Piper* Write-Ins Don Lowe* Ralph Pennetti Write-Ins Jim McNeill* Julie Woods Lee Webster Other Write-Ins Vote 796 - 21 1228 - 846 2 - 438 29 5 District VII lx XI *E/ected 19 78-79 term No Dist 25 14 0 Total 9084 4048 19 13151 Vote 723 514 59 2 356 184 321 280 Candidate Kenneth Morris* Hardy Brodersen Geoff Styles er Write-Ins Vince Man kowski* ald Deneau Homer Smith* Charles Thomas Write-In press time no definite location next years National Model Airplane Championships finalized Three possibilities ever being explored actively Rickenbacker Air Force Base formerly known Lockbourne south Columbus OH being pursued followup 1977 Nats March Air Force Base Califor nia Both Strategic Air Command bases hoped successful experi ence West Coast would lead con tinuation AMA/Air Force cooperation Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey also being explored became known site nearby might available Free Flight events Since 1974 AerOlympics Lakehurst AMA has vited back local regional meets have held lack adequate FF site prevented Nats planning Since discovery new site possibility FF negotiations Lakehurst reopened Lake Charles Louisiana available new problems concerning headquarters area airfield plus some changes use airfield needed exploration con cerning possible effects Nats operation Thus three possibilities press time details needed checking out co ordination determine whether gredients necessary National Champion ships available None completely sat isfactory sltuatlon some compromise ap peared necessary no matter would come final choice prime goal current effort therefore decide compromise would best hoped Thanksgiving time announcement choice might made Christmas February 1 978 61 photography MAYOR OF NEW YORK HONORS AEROMODELERS Wltt* Chisolm Write-Ins District III V EASTERN AIR LINES INCORPORATED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MIAMI FLORIDA 33148 1 305-873-2825 CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER October 6 1977 Mr Hobie Steele Academy Model Aeronautics 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Mr Steele would like add voice hundreds thousands people support hobby model aviation wholesome parent child activity fosters respect understanding cooperation basic level learning experiences gained pursuit hobby during formative years pay off later life Model aviation instills patience skill creativity importantly satisfaction job well done thrill witnessing takeoff flight successful return personally constructed model second actual experience flying no wonder therefore almost aviators actually begin career interest sparked hobby model aviation interest once pursued intensifies always remains urge community governments particularly park departments preserve develop recreational sites land areas suitable model aircraft activity certainly finest commitments can make toward instilling challenges youth--and ensuring leisure enjoyment old timers like myself Sincerely //1 Frnk man CB LICENSEES HIT 11 MILLION MARK number licensees Citizens Band Radio Service soared 42 percent first seven months year reaching tal 11127695 Commission has nounced new total August 1 marks increase over three million since start year CB service expanded 23 channels 40 end Decem ber set total 7839003 Texas leads list States 931365 licensees actually 35 states CB licenses national total RC licenses less 100000 shows need continuation AMAs current drive get RCers licensedit unrealis tic expect FCC concern RC Che same basis CB current disparity numbers seen number licensees re maining states follows AL215215 AK31409 AZ118453 AR143422 CA674494 CO151662 CT123914 DC14331 DE31233 FL467118 GA281143 GU1230 HI15201 ID50953 IL557249 IN337796 IA216797 KS1 75728 KY209980 LA215843 MA193123 MD214197 ME63707 MI503830 MN191973 MS125570 MO318165 MT48132 NC326019 NH48756 NJ288354 NY563193 ND50080 NE120038 NV34079 NM72271 OH641999 OK213909 OR122582 PR19209 PA560987 RI28436 SC159727 SD55462 TN249975 UT52365 VI849 VA309330 VT27252 WV140584 WA168534 WI215778 WY34694 letter former AMA member first astronaut orbit moon currently president Eastern Air Lines TWO NEW FILMS NOW AVAILABLE AMAs Film Library ever-busy oper ation provides entertainment edu cation club meetings civic meetings model displays other events phone call postal request will obtain latest list films available 16 mm color have sound rental rates minimal especially AMA chartered clubs Two new films recently added library Fun Lifetime Its about 20 minutes long narration music latest pro fessional production Jay Gerber covers three big trade shows model aviation WRAMS NY Toledo Show Ohio MACS California film gives ex cellent comparison what theyre like differits entertaining men women alike Fly film has donated Continental Oil Company Its half-hour production concerning fun history aviation spectacular footage balloons hang gliders aerobatic aircraft transports military etc scene actually ride Tail End Charlie Blue Angels air show team film hit new Smithson ian Air Space Museum Washington Now can see locally possibly finest aviation film ever FUEL FOR THOUGHT modelers buy ng r fuel drum transferring containers Its hoped know use proper tal containers transfer drum can made basement about open flames hot water heat ers dryers course furnace problems can arise proper container modeler severely burned nearly lost eyesight metal fuel can contacted 12 volt starter battery igniting fuel exploding can like grenade Plastic fuel containers illegal municipalities following edited article Milwaukee Journal sent Continued page 66 62 Model Aviation **4*4**4444**4*4*4 *4**4*****44**4***4 ** J. fJfIFRV - ii ** I-II **fJf4~C President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHNNY CLEMENS P 0 Box 64573 Dallas Texas 75206 THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT After watching lot biggest model plane competitions past year Ive come conclusion really dedicated com petition modeler wonders will take second place have true AMA spirit will never quit trying destined mediocreyou will always try very best must remember differ ence between ORDINARY EXTRAOR DINARY really YOU same spirit Id like remind beginner-fliers will keep up faith will find gravity tem porary obstacle fact old flying buddies said wife followed advice kept faith result learned fly just 2% model airplanes LITTLE PRAYERS YOU MIGHT ENJOY GRANT ME PATIENCE LORD BUT PLEASE HURRY BE PATIENT WORLD GOD ISNT THROUGH WITH ME YET prayerful sign saw model flying sites visited recently ess ed clean up modeler East seen workbench stopped way Riverside Nats thoughtful enough send card hang over bench said Bless mess admired much spirit co operative education offered simple sign hanging wall clubhouse older chartered AMA clubs said AERODYNAMICS SPOKEN HERE AERONAUTICAL GLOSSARY MARCS SPARKS Carl Mohs editor newsletter Madison WI Area Radio Control Society MARCS SPARKS Carl club kind enough keep mailing list As result find such gems following paper GLOSSARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS AIRFOILS Swords used dueling air battles AIRSTRIP In-flight performance exot ic stewardess COCKPIT Area chicken pilots kept DIVE Pilots lounge DOWNWIND LEG girl standing sideways wind skirt will lower leg ELEVATOR device raises runway thus preventing pilots dropping FINAL APPROACH last pass pilot makes girl before giving up FLAPS Birds recommended fixed-wing aircraft GROSS WEIGHT -350 lb pilot NOSE WHEEL Device sometimes bent pilot PILOTS NOSE lly bent just after nosewheel PROPELLER Fan keeps pilot cool turn off watch him sweat ROGER Name people air planes radio RPM Initials large corporation builds tachometers PIPER CHEROKEE- Flying Indian musician RUNWAY Place exotic stewardess starts airstrip SKYJACK Device changing tires flight SLIP Apparel worn certain pilots STALL Place plane kept SUPERCHARGER Pilot wallet full credit cards TAILDRAGGER Pilot lost bout bottle last night THERMAL Student pilots description container hot coffee ZULU TIME African pilots THE SWEETEST OF LETTERS couldnt miss being SWEET much appreciated letter since written 5 4 AMA-type sweetheart named CANDY BURT letter written sexy chartreuse note paper Candy Don Burt Auburn Seattle-Tacoma area Washington Candy wrote response news item quoted last month Dayton newspaper stating gliders lo cal model meet towed up wench shouldve winch course said 1976 FAI Glider Fi nals would have actually seen plane hauled aloft WENCH Candy says twice hand-towed gliders up sudden wind shift made high start elastic slingshot device imprac tical says 90 degree heat Denver yet mile-hi used 65 degree sea-level temp Seattle mentions being 5 feet 4 inches 125 pounds wearing track shoes plus making second tow running uphill using $198 kite winder tow ing 73 inch sailplane 10 ounces bal last Resulttwo nice duration flights effort put forth behalf husband Don Candy goes discuss little gal no fake merits hand-towing relative mechanical elastic launching de scribed hand-tow being real thrill have live responsive bird tugging shoulder Candy Burt proudly signed letter name AMA number 92421 obvious PRIDE Thanks Candy letting us know such device glider-towing wench BRAVO ITS DEAL trying cure fears flying friend sells insurance said No sir Birds dont try sell insurance dont try fly SOUND LOGICAL have decided live successful old age have start very young own case thought Id live long Id have taken better care myself can re member trying out track team school coach saki fast enough no excuse getting lost during 100 yard dash WEATHER FACTS main causes rain weekends HIGH PRESSURE AREAS COLD FRONTS WARM MOIST AIR PLANS TO FLY MODEL AIRPLANES GREAT NEWS ON RENEWALS! am constant contact LD telephone AMA HQ last several calls have inquired progress renew al memberships watching early re newals can gain pretty good picture February 1 978 63 AMA BOSS Johnny Clemens very apparently deep serious thought about monthly visit membership way column Photo Les Hard what coming year will look like Too possible tell mood enthusiasm membership renewals Now good news top 1977 has proven record year way Academy Model Aeronautics re newals arriving HQ far ahead past year remember 1977 AMA topped 68000 membership sort enthusiastic start 1978 should GREAT national economy running tippy-toe quicksand world mood testy abrasive bordering always open belligerency 68000 us can keep calm keep wits about us least part world stable AND BEST OF ALLMUCH HAPPIER! comes about cause doing SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO magic comes because have found much fun doing together learning much other almost unbelievable never satisfied insist learning still An example what am driving dicated fact go trouble writing column take time read often respond same goes columns AMA Vice Presidents personal representatives AMA Ex pand thinking still further look eagerness-to-share expressed technical articles fine publication Model Aviation multiply op portunity expansion fun education number other excellent publications offered us aeromodelers Place same pile potential info cameraderie togetherness goes excellent club newsletters ALL writing printed ink print ed love Love other what believe simply find easy express using model aircraft means getting Benefit of falls much lap world around us does us personally Because hobby sport much happier much stable much intelligent people Whatever doing lets keep up Lets keep re newals new membership applications proving right Looks like preach corner once month doesnt because believe what 1978 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANKS Pads AMA Membership Applications 1978 now available AMA HQ clubs hobby dealers other interested parties simple phone call note AMA HQ 815 Fifteenth St NW Washington DC 20005 will hobby dealer having AMA appli cation blanks hand customer very wise appreciated service LONGEVITYA CHALLENGE Some out-of-town modelers stopped place few days ago casually men tioned flights milked some old models always brings astonishment because life aver age model airplane flown often pretty short long time ago developed wreck-rebuilding habit grew out sheer determination cussedness tore up model salvage something pride though crash reflected flying skill able rebuild wreck proved construction work sound spirit determination known nationwide utterly destroyed model Control Line Stunt long ago Nats worked night gluing pieces together placed near top event next day MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS AIR TRA ILS magazines both ran cartoons Nats coverage captions stating Johnny Clemens Flies Again still have old stunt ship visitors looked over declared least 97% glue Since watched fly past also said probably BEST GLUE PILOT time old Nobler actually has about 3000 flights 16 years have couple between two thousand flights modelers have tendency cruel other once brag about flights have put planes some buddies claim AM JUST TOO CHEAP TO BUY NEW ONES GLUE AINT CHEAP HELPFUL HINT SIVES using adhesive-backed foam tapes wing saddles servo mount ing such dont waste time putting adhesive side against bare wood especially balsa just wont stay stuck Seal wood first dope sealer better still film epoxy glue rubbed know about Something important just came loose! IF YOU ARE LIKE ME Watching newest masterpiece crash helpless stop can sure teach curse body language building little pieces magnet part might keep crashed pieces easy-to-pick-up heapjust like Monokote helps us carry home plastic bag Al ways neat US AIR FORCE SCOUTS AMA OTHERS Thanks US Air Force joining good thing helping involve AMA being effective new group organizations aimed toward helping youth primary point contact through en ergetic personable officer Carswell Air Force Base Fort WorthTX Captain Michael Rooney Capt Rooneys title USAF/ Scouting Liaison Officer programs title US Air Force Cooperation Na tional Scouting Organizations As bit purely personal observation am enjoying working Mike because per sonable energetic same height dynamically short can enjoy looking other eyeball eyeball Re cently Mike invited participate SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AERODEO hosted Carswell AFB notable weekend youth involvement celebrated along annual Carswell Open House Since Air Force Thunderbirds flew sparkling exhibition Thunderbirds themselves attended barbecue held Carswell hangar giving 353 Explorer Scouts chance meet person particularly impressed fine PR idea having several photographers Polaroid cameras take instant pictures Scouts meeting Thunderbirds pictures given young folks have auto graphed Thunderbirds Incidentally would excellent idea AMA Club banquets other occa sions might have notable guests am personally going FAI meeting Paris delegates other countries will forget folks US Al Planning execution AERODEO Carswell well-coordinated action volving also GENERAL DYNAMICS BELL HELICOPTER VOUGHT CORPO RATION well Air Force Instructors seminars provided NASA FAA local universities military pro fessionals Three hundred fifty-three Ex plorer Scouts advisors certainly knowledgeable air-minded after fine weekend An example cooperation ing generated between organizations photo head column last month picture meeting tween Lt Col Dan Cherry leader Thunderbirds myself discussing safety photo taken Ed Glover Vought Corporation leg work get ting done Rooney partner Capt Sam Davis AMA involved Boy Scout Jam boree Moraine State Park PA attended over 100000 adults 28000 Boy Scouts 50 states 25 foreign countries AMAs involvement primarily through handsome volunteer efforts members GREATER PITTSBURGH AERO RADIO CONTROL SOCIETY Societys setre tary Dallas Hartford ARCS members staffing Model Aeronautical exhibit overseeing Scouts building 1500 Del ta Darts Frank Ehlings AMA CUB design provided Hobby Industry Association HIAA person three days Walt Caddell HIAAs Executive Director Rich Palmer Chairman HIAA Pub lic Relations Committee HIAA Delta Dart program hobby industrys very ef fective example learning through doing AMA has rather loss good out house youth program past mainly because practically alone action Hopefully developing co operating new fields new friends can become helpful young folks TRAVEL IN BEHALF OF AMA As leave another trip represent AMAs international affairs some thoughts occurred really evil luck have past year ship comes can bet Ill probably airport papers looks like prevalent classes airline travel noware FIRST CLASS TOURIST ECONOMY HOSTAGE least until invent much smaller hostages model airplanes safe Maybe isnt really wise keep building larger THE ENDAND THE BEGINNING As year ends time comes counting blessings Please believe count among own blessings Without efforts past year would have fruitless shall count among blessings coming year Having president AMA long time have privilege truth dont know what Id you! THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND ******all now****** 64 Model Aviation DCRC CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY September 25 1 977 famous Dis trict Columbia Radio Control Club held special meeting celebrate its 25th year tended nearly 200 members guests After brief business session master cere monies Bill Cavanaugh traced history DCRC its beginnings basement 1952 told number interesting events including early Washington-area model meet RC event CDd Walt Good rules simple fly time day flight time counted long plane landed landing area approximately size football field winner contest accumulated several whole minutes problem get plane down landing areanot easy now since rudder control involved Also since radio reliability sometimes thin long flights risked losing model being able get back landing area Meanwhile FCC gotten word event taking place would make use sacred domain airwaves sent inspector around observe before Citizen Band RC Walt Good few radio hams around flights made under auspices FCC man seemed friendly enough after contest Walt received two-page letter FCC asking him show cause license shouldnt re voked Walt responded three-page let ter apparently satisfied FCC Fortun ately us Walt kept license went next year set world record RC duration Rudderbug Time 40 minutes 278 seconds first re cords set over years DCRC mem bers Club members Ray Smith Tom Rankin Maynard Hill Ben Givens have set world records Another interesting happening occurred 1953 exhibition given DCRC Club members drew straws see would fly silver dollar across Potomac RC model Bill Nesbitt lucky winner successfully flew rudder-only model across Potomac Boiling Air Force Base silver dollar intact RC equipment home-made state art constantly nudged forward DCRC people such Jim Reed Al Diem Jim Martin Walt Good others Walts early developments first dual proportional system TTPW Two Tone Pulse Width opened up whole new area RC flying Some RCers claims TTPW really stood Too Tedious Piddle became very reliable system club DCRC members have prominent model aeronautics both nationally inter nationally Members have held key positions AMA presidents VPs US dele gates international meetings officials national world championships ternational scene members have served president secretary various committee chairmen representatives Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM Federation Aeronautique Internation ale FAI As designers experimenters venters individual members responsible 1957 saw first issue DCRC News letter has published ever since generally acknowledged best club publications country 1958 DCRC held first Technical Symposium radio control symposia held year 12 years published copies papers presented have widely distributed now collectors items AMA HQ still has some sale later years regular events became estab lished addition conventional regional RC contests DCRC co-sponsors Cumberland Model Airplane Society nual Cumberland Soar-for-Fun moun tain Maryland year club events put including Fun-Fly contests Oktoberfestand Auction AMA/DCRC Show Team performs 25-30 demonstrations per season variety organizational audi ences As club has grownDCRC now has just under 300 membersand hobby has become sophisticated specialized has created within club several special interest groups Soaring Scale Old-Timer groups have own meetings activities contests opinion some people hobby set ting organizational model future developments RC Members have local regional national contest win ners have honored awards including AMA FAI AMA Fellowships induction AMA Hall Fame 25th anniversary meeting 15 DCRCs 23 presidents atten dance Special plaques presented four charter members continuous mem bership 25 years Walt Good Don Clark Reg Mitchell Jim Reed Included meeting program dis cussion Walt Good Don Clark early RC equipment much display including early radio used Walt twin brother Bill earli est RC flights record made 1937 Movies shown RC flying early SOs newer members world RC never seen old timers great adventure nostalgia clubs can approach record DCRCs achievement few larger Some have become momentarily famous total impact DCRC club activity history model aviation has un matched length depth contributions accomplishments Twenty-five year cele brations rare among model clubsDCRC now working its second time around future looks brighter ever secret DCRCs success has outstanding series club officers have provided leadership AMA salutes presidents Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honacker John Hamblen Al Montzka Harry Lewis Hank Bourgeois Reg Mitchell George Wells Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill Fremont Davis John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Ran kin Bob Den ney Tom Carey Jim McNerney Mike Winter Duane Lundahi Fred Nielsen February 1 978 65 Four charter members 25 years con tinuous membership Don Clark Reg Mitchell Walt Good Jim Reed Rudderbug early RC equipment foreground Presidents DCRC Right left earliest latest Don Clark Jim Reed Herb Honecker Reg Mitchell Bill Nesbitt Maynard Hill John Strong Don Rothbaum John Spalding Ray Smith Tom Rankin Tom Carey Mike Winter Duane Lundahl Fred Nielsen Fuel Thought Cant pg 62 AMA Russell Knetzger Milwaukee Flying Electrons indicates what can happen fuelishness Milwaukee city building inspectors dered hobby shop dispose illegal con tainers gasoline-type fuel selling model cars airplanes plan halt citywide distribution gallon con tainers fuel action came after 15-year-old youth seriously burned home sol dering iron apparently ignited fuel vapors nearby container fuel model car gallon plastic container exploded leaving youth burns face arms cheston 22% body father put out fire rolling boy carpets boy fair condition St Marys Hospital Burn Center hazardous occupancy specialist citys Department Building Inspection Safety Engineering said illegal sell fuels plastic containers larger pint store selling gallon con tainers like putting bombs building also pointed out illegal L City Milwaukee keep containers fuel dwelling must kept de tached building People have no concept danger ous things can As soon take top off fuel begins vaporize has hit ignition source pilot light example going have fire explosion stated Any other stores sold fuel illegal containers would sought out ordered dispose fuel open metal container result may have same suppose soldering iron contacted plas tic fuel vessela disaster would result cant build fly eyesight instance dangerous prac tice resulting tragedy has caused ex tensive governmental intervention can build fly overt govern mental control safety must foremost mind first piece balsa bench through last landing day storage fuel supplies after flying session Otherwise controls regulations stringent civil full scale aircraftto say nothing increased surance ratesmay imposed us could happen MODEL FLYING IN STADIUM Some AMA members have questioned flying model air shows football games like Although some risk involved events present outstanding opportun ity sell aeromodeling bringing new members making easier get keep flying sites through public appreciation activity reasons provided adeq uate safety measures utilized airshows positive PR effort behalf model aviation Electronic Eagles see page 61 Janu ary 78 AMA News operate independently AMA Show Team program using own liability protection therefore under control Academy However have freely promoted Academy model aviation general operate very professional manner kind fly ing average RCer re quires exceptional skill special attitude re garding safety performing before crowds excellent organization Electronic Eagles have credit modelers SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshise Rhode Island nt DISTRICT REPORT Cliff Piper District Vice-President Highland Anenne Atkinson NH 0381 1 Associate Vice-Presidents Arthor Everett 28 Sandy Hill Rd S Portland ME 04106 Charles H Learoyd PO Ron 428 W Groton MA 01472 Nonotnik 4 Benerty Pt Norwatk CT 06850 John Papaneorge 104 Rocky Hitt Rd. Hadtey MA 01035 opportunity visit some troops Maine past month looked 66 Model Aviation Vic -ive uirecsor 01 sociatlon presems world record certificase Trum use Aeronautique International Richard R Weber Buwiss Dicks model Shark featured December 77 issue urn Model Aviation result establishing new RC seaplane duration record almost S hours Since Dick model have upped record over 9 hours also have set two new distance records Straight Line245 km 1522 miles Closed Course508 km 3156 miles AMA xecutmve LJmrector John Worth left happily accepts George Clapp ot Central Square NY latters Fokker Tn-Motor America during Georges visit AMA HO No vember 18 model donated AMAs future museum may also someday dis play Smithsonian Air Space Museum Ray Giboleau Old Town Ray going run RC Scale meet early next year will third annual RC Gulls club Lots activity up waymore interest having good meets good prize money prizes Ed Izzo tells just returned Las Vegas meet pinnacle $$$$$$ CLASS Circus Circus ownermanager puts something like $1 50000 meet slots still pay off about 97% money taken 495th Squadron rapidly laying plans March District meeting 1978 Some flying may order during day Saturday held now set tenta tively last Saturday March will 25th Dont miss didnt come last three Youll disappointed assure little early tell much about elec tions mentioned last column far two contention RC CB ap pointment Doug Alired present CB member Ed Izzo has nominat ed will accept nomination will call vote next months column after has time see other candidates As stated before der overlook anyone interested appointed position have answered suggestion election held district some other districts have doing three four years will open Contest Board members RC CL FF Scale well Associate Vice Presidents Nominations will close end December vote will called next issue MA really expect much turnover good job already ing done areas dont say didnt have chance make some changes come next February because didnt let hear time Have beautiful new AMA display piece use clubs shows etc Just call need about 5 feet wide lighted velcro panels color pictures model ac tivity place literature membership applications anything might wish show pass out fits tabletop really has lot class Still have lot Model Aviation pass-outs tell about sport too Just call write New Jersey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 Associate Vice Presidents Bill Boss 77-06 269th Sn New Hyde Park NY 11040 Oavid Fifield 11 Lace Laoe Elnora NY 12065 Joho Grinn e387 Badtp Lockport NY 14094 Cliff Moorplaisir 17 Rotary Or. Summit NJ 07901 Jack Sammarco 2062 Smersen Aoe Union NJ 07063 James Slaunhror Chief Crafts & Hobbies USAF/EUROPE Box 4067 APO New York 09009 Walter Throne 208 Windemerr Rd. Syracuse NY 13219 SECOND DISTRICT THOUGHTS Can guess AMA topic fre quently broached fellow members move about contest contest meeting meeting bull-session bull-session etc Would bet has dues increase Nope have re ceived TWO 2 letters complaint subjectmuch surprise eh BIG question invariably WHERE ARE THE 78 NATS GOING TO BE HELD stock answer has WISH KNEW Never emulate wary turtle howev er shall stick out neck hazard ed ucated guess will take place good old District 2 Such proposal earnestly put forth October 1st Execu tive Council meeting wentright up blackboard alongside Spring field Ohio leading contender believe LAKE CHARLES fine chalk-printed hand J Worth no less West Coast Nats 10 years until year see what hap pened! WELL 1978 will have EAST COAST NATS eleven 11 years Remember Willow Grove Acceptable flying sites available Long Island well Lakehurst area Lets face guys gals District 2 get Nats going have work work work fact get nod must proceed once convince Nats Executive Planning Committee ability willingness fully cope chal lenge So please please please write AMA HO soon possible tell CAN WILL itl want Nats DOI REPEAT OF SELL-OUT certainly lucky District 2 So successful years Central New York Model Aircraft Associations Symposi um repeated February 4 1978 Againthesitewill Syracuse NY Hilton Inn hours will 1000 am 500 pm Again Awards Dinner will held 700 pm Great-Guy Ed Izzo will preside Master Ceremonies dinner Sounds greata day night re member highlight Symposium will District 2 AMA Meeting Hope see may obtain further infor mation concerning Symposium dinner room reservations sending stamped selfaddressed envelope CNYMAA 6 Mc Intosh Street Liverpool NY 13088 UPRC REPORT FROM HAL deBOLT word Hal deBolt welcome opinion believe yours Hence pleasure share few comments present activities about Buffalo Hal reports am doing lit tle AMA work locally again want right set up UPRC schedule 1978 Tried avoid conflicts much pos sible Also wanted let close-by districts know what doing helped Bryan Sattler also came through what needed guess got job done UPRC now nine years old has proven great idea creates much activity area ever before Better yet ganized Also brings together seven clubs now have nearly 400 modelers working gether instead going different directions UPRC started three people racing now has nearly 150 active AMA needs circuits Maybe Pattern well OK Thank Pappy ED WHITTEN RAY OF LIGHT District 2 can justly proud Ed Whitten considerable contribu tions has made toward deep aware ness AMAers its so-called Youth Program has too long spell sorely need direction excellent col umns have graced pages magazine since last spring represent worthy effort supply direction power Ed Keep up good work folks perhaps aware support beliefs share expressed views concerning preparation young model ers day too soon will expected catch torch carry beloved hobby sport enjoyment bene fit follow GEAR UP AND LOCKEDIII Ohio sylvania Vittinia III DISTRICT REPORT Don Lowe District Ill Vice-President 1101 ERalte Road Dayton OH 45429 Associate Vito-Presidents Francis Fluharny 504 2lsr St Vienna WV 26101 RJph Peonetti Wharrey RO 1 Sewickley PA 15143 Harry Pye 2406 Hillock Ct Laosdale PA 19446 Albert Seidowski 7301 Grant Blvd Cleveland OH 44130 month sure rolls big hurryhere report time again season trade shows displays varieties attended fifth annual Chicago Trade Show put RC clubs greater Chicago must say very enjoyablemade especially Grier Airlines Itseems Chuck Shade planning drive up good friend jimmy Grier made offer pick us up newly acquired Cessna 210 quicker trip certainly nice Clara enjoyed having Jimmy house guest return Ohio Chicago Show has grown since attended first new products beautiful air craft being displayed would like tell another show coming up District Ill Euclid OH sponsored TRW put model clubs Cleveland area event will held March 31 through April 2 Euclid Square Mall Euclid Ohio show coordinator Richard Ruckel may contacted 6529 Elmwood Rd Mentor OH 44060 phone no 216 055-9425 show will feature displays awards Radio Control Line Free Flight Plastic categories Highlights will include manufacturers displays full-scale aircraft door electric powered tether control flight emphasis junior participation AMA will evidence Larry Bolich doing thing So try plan now see show attended fourth annual Tournament Champions November time judge Hanno Prettner Austria did usual thing winning fourth time prestigious event having important effect RC Pattern flying due its innovative na ture Most Pattern fliers aware diffi cult maneuvers especially designed Vegas important influence proposal February 1 978 67 presented December ClAM meeting Paris maneuver schedule procedure heavily influenced Las Vegas will attending Paris meeting Again appeal modelers out model land let know thinking AMA matters well make aware District III doings would like others know about Associate VPs let hear Delaware rict Columbia land lr Caralina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT John Spalding District IV Vice-President 5803 Ellerbie Street LairItem MD 20801 Associate Vice-Presidents Charles Foreman 609 Pohite Rd Mechanicsnille VA 23111 V Bill Helms BtlO Tyvola Rd Charlotte NC 28210 George Moyer 11 Orchard Ln Wilmington DE 19809 Ronald Sonderegger 14813 Wood Home Rd Centernille VA 22020 Paul Yacobacci 6408 Winibrop Dr Fayetreville NC 28301 write column about 30 45 days before readers actually receive dont know about wasnt thinking about Christmas 12th November Now re member wish everyone happy holidays probably wont read until late Decem ber magazine will dated February Oh well following article written some years ago model builder taken notice extreme measures Precision Aerobatics pilots developed impress judges seems just timely now tiny smile played around corners Georges mouth drove slowly along line cars parked field Annual Championships went over plan again parked end line walked over registration desk woulci have watch timing carefully important part plan win mar bles Expert As registered looked down pit line could see slightly different ships usual contest crowd Howre rounds working out asked lady table Theyre just getting started first round now youll have ask CD about turn will come up Dick over microphone Timing Thats important part thought George strode over Dick sat mike working schedule Hi Dick howve Hey George Nice see Got good sized group today Yeah can see usual guys will come up time As watched aircraft above complet ing its maneuver George glanced watch Time get plane box field going year win car carefully slid orange plane beautifully finished matching orange flight box trunk little touch thought has got just right glanced starting battery neatly wrapped orange tape detail must fall just right time Glancing hundredth time watch saw just few minutes left fueled ship ready box checked again ship battery new orange fuel bulb transmitter lat est model precisely covered bright orange contact paper OK watch told him nearly turn Reaching inside tool box brought out spray can hunched over others might see laid score sheets flat out ground Time walked quickly back car grabbed overnight bag back seat restroom looked watch smiled Running like clock thought Carefully pulled off clothes reached bag orange flight suit As pulled orange socks slipped orange sneakers checked watch Perfect timing calling name over PA pulled longbilled orange flight cap took out pouch orange coloring Last detail thought put orange tinted sunglasses picked up plane paraphernalia Walking quickly could hear sudden hush approached judges George fought suppress giggle saw judges eyes pop handed orange-sprayed score sheets entire field silent turned transmitter its orange white flag fly ing gaily slight breeze Quickly tached booster gave mighty flick sixty roared life billow bright orange smoke special muffler Turning judges gave big smile brightly orange colored teeth highway ticked away beneath him relived moments ect could have taken marbles first place knew had hand t hadnt said said st maneuver dumb thought out. first orange Until next month Alabama rda 0 Georgia rssiypi rt gict V Suosh tarslrna C Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Jim MeNeill District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Anenue Dirmingham AL 35205 Aseocate Vice-Presidents Gene Hannah 3332 Wiley Rd. MoengomeryAL 36106 Richard B Jatlsson 107 White Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Chris Joiner 5941 Warner Road Columbus GA 31904 Dill Kite 550 West Stone Dr. Kingsport TN 37860 Arthur Johnson 932 Bunyan Delray Beach FL 33444 Lain Rodriguez E-10 5th St Ext Villa Rica Bayamon Puerto Rico 00619 Julie Woods Ri 2 Boo 415 Meridian MS 39301 Mr Jim Perduehas splendid unpaid public servant AMA eight years Districtfour VP four Contest Coordi nator untiring services being awarded AMAs prestigious Meritorious Ser vice Award does begin thank him has done See little kid trophy hand Kyle Mathis top Junior 1977 Sunshine State Combat Bash Orlando FL other day Good show Kyle Important things going Florida District now proudly sports art official AMA RC Show Team played 150000 fans Homestead FL few days ago newspaper reprint showing L-R Col Art Johnson Ernie Kraft Irv Allisofl Notshown Ben Roosen Mario Vederlinic Bob Kitson Tr-, Pituhor ur-l Roh Tanmotni pretty lady pictured Carolyn Kloth daddy friend Jim Kioth now deceased memorial Jim Kioth Con test put Tommy McLaughlan Pensacola FF Team other day Carolyn journeyed way Okia homa Florida award perpetual plaque Rulnh tcsrhert New Orleans Mickey Thompson sent snap himself awarding first place honors Bob Hinkle annual MARKS Fun Fly Meridian MS September Hervey Woods looking background Julie Woods helped judge RC contest Julie running VP time doing good job Mis 5i55i 0 Di 68 Model Aviation Effective once new lineup District V Contest Coordinators have three new ones Free Flight Indoor Outdoor Control Line meetsBen Cleveland Tullahoma Tennessee Radio Control ex cept GliderMrs Charlene Fields New El lington South Carolina RC GliderFed eral District Judge Jim Davis Birmingham Alabama Check magazine ad dresses write way went first District Fun Fly Walterboro SC last week thought might like see what happened Contest Director gentle man put together Glenn Fields Glenn has arm around wife Charlene Charlene top RC flier own right new District V RC Contest Coordinator Husband wife teams OK ook dL gorguuu bYc,c , L,e uIedUh ers just looking cute little wives spectated Fun Fly Stella Dial Mary Tyson Gloria Douglas Marjorie Lee patiently waited menfolk fly little air planes ladies hail Waycross GA men belong new club alliga tor swampland have promised information Club-of-the-Month soon went snack stand tw ,,u tiful ladies running order give proper report asked pose pictures lady above picture Betty Jean Call grabbed hus band soon stepped down out snack stand could both photo watching son Harold win Junior event Steve wouldnt eat everything sight Mama having picture taken SCRAM organization sponsored Fun Fly Walterboro RC hosted Illinois ana ucky u, VI DISTRICT REPORT Glenn Lee District VI Vice-President tiS Mandrake tatania IL St5lt Associate Vice-Presidents Roger Geers 729 N 22ndSt Quincy IL 62301 Robert Gill 216 Sturely Lane Springfield IL 62704 John Macthias 5034 Madiera Dr Apt. C Ft Wayne IN 46805 Sidney Miller 524 Corninthia Ct Elk Groee VIg IL 60007 Edwin Wynn Paul 1640 Maywink Dr Lexington KY 40504 Robert E Stagner 183g Seifert Dr Poplar Bluff MD 63901 Phillip Sullivan 3021 Spring Valley Ct Anderson IN 46011 Halloween weekend weather beautifulwarm sunny As result people came droves see Expo V model show demonstration sponsored As sociation Greater Chicago Radio Control Clubs Nearly 6000 people came see airplanes boats cars excellent show manufacturers well-built models entered competition Delta Dart building flying competition organized Ron Bukowski help family Karen Dave Doug Mary Lou plus Jim Mark Barb Phelps warm enough fly models outside although wind little rough AMA booth new display backdrop mounted club patches have plus few photographs could use few moreI have patch Indiana couple Missouri Most have Illinois clubs stack FCC forms 100 modelers filled out license appli cation have license Get freeyou cant beat price Im going continue steal items newsletters get Ill try remember give credit due instance SIRS Sentral Illinois Radio Society newsletter reports new method finding RC airplanes lost corn fields discovered Stan Thomp son merely runs straight towards large cloud smoke rises spot plan went Hot Air Sheet newsletter Freelancers RC Club Poplar Bluff MO editor Bobby Baker wife attend ed et Nationals Rough River State Park KY sponsored Louisville RC Club will quote directly newsletter Part contest filmed NBC television Nashville probably wont see may just well hear following little incident Out approximately 65 contestants Kay husband wife team participating So Bob Reuther brought cameraman over canopy asked us pose camera fiddling plane So after Oscar-quality perfor mances retired back shade chairs Everythings cool far February 1978 69 wnlle gotng around talkIng body little kids kept getting way gathered up took picture would know what going L-R Kerry Duggan Derek Duggan Scott Hudson Kenneth Fender Steve Posey shown Lori Johnson Shown above Dr Mickey Crouch holding Frank Cockrane Memorial Award won Fort Jackson Flyers Columbia SC Everyone ball what contest designed Glenn Fields CD permission win ners WI dUUVe 1Jul11 IUW jue JUiiflSOiI wneel chair Charlene Fields Jim Pontius H Call Greg Hatcher Mike Walker Tom Hampton Back row Sam Hand Bill Rivers Glenn Fields R LaneTom Tyson K Douglas Allan Wehman lady 15 Norma Weeks soon left counter grabbed little boy happened look down wouldnt know itmy fly open! So Arkansas boy scores again upholds Freelancers questionable reputation Dam! Stay tuned next episode Poplar Bluff Flasher As write November time such things renewing AMA membership skis new building programs Polar Bear fun flys mall displays elections indoor con tests planning such things CO-2 Scale Racing club Delta Dart contests indoor activities Iowa Michigan esota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy arodersen District VII Vice-President P 0 Boo 1104 Birmingham MI 48012 Associate Vice-Fresideosta lamet 0 Clark RR 3 Cedar Rapids IA 52401 Frank Morrissey 14100 W Park Ane. Hem Berlin WI 53151 Tim Price 11287 Saar Sterling Heights Ml 48078 Win Rohring 4494 Tanglewood Trail St Joseph Mt 490B5 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Crystal MN 55425 Wayne Veagen 3B235 Castle Romulus MI 48174 No District VII report month Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Murry Frank Dissnict VIII Vice-President 2933 Blarsheoship Wichita Fulls TX 75308 Aasociate Vice-Presidents Boez Anenill 9117 La Barranna NE Albuquerque NM 57111 Ned Barons 523 N Lebanon Solphur LA 70563 Frank Osborne 18 Mohane Dr N Little Rock AR 72118 Sod Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Communications Thats what gets things done lack bad communications usually causes friction and/or hard feelings Some us never communicate ideas problems gripes people involved So get no action Talking over buddies club flying field does little way communicating folks can something us So have failed communicate Elsewhere magazine lists officers addresses people should know people would like communicate idea may just what looking least can tell wont work can give sympa thetic ear set straight repre sent us specific management area skilled non-paid appointed offi cers can help area have jurisdiction Should have idea problem gripe take list District VIII Associate VPs Bud Tenny Dallas Ned Barnes Louisiana Frank Osborne Arkansas Buzz Averill New Mexico Got general problem need hand HQ club problem membership people contact Need hand setting up contest need some contest dates Check Contest Coordinators Larry Stanfield RC John Deaton rest com bined contests Should communications deal rules protests related material see Contest Board Members David Hyde RC Charlie Anaston CL Mark Valerius FF Johnnie Casburn Scale Getting communications right man expe dites send to HQ have send lose time Should have problem concerning FAI communication should go member specific team selection com mittee still process being set up special interest groups helping set up hope above information some help should know com municate what hear new rule book should close coming out al ways late past Now have twoyear cycle rules hasnt improved re lease date rule books does allow Contest Boards time work proposals So hang therethey will out soon Got word Team Aerodrome Show Team San Antonio about 1st Annual South Texas Model Show held week January 1621 1978 can get information writing Harold Clasen 4903 Beverly Mae Dr San Antonio TX 78229 Eventually should getting table top display use booth hobby shows trade shows etc will available shipping charges finally does arrive Ill pass word did hear HQ would running booth Dallas show Ill look tolorado Kansas Nehiaska North D" C O,rh OL-r Wyoming DISTRICT REPORT Stan Chilton District IX Vice-President 1401A Sooth Hydraulic Street Wichita KS 61211 Associate Vice-Feesidents Charles Brannoi, 2220 Maniposa Bled Casper WY 82801 Gerald Deoeau 6460 S Andes Pt. Denver CO 80232 Mao Hansen 1909 Wiscoessin SW Huron SD 57350 John Keekocitch 7810 Lomelt SO. Onenland Park KS 66204 Loonie Knoeher 1754 S 9th Fargo ND 58102 Jim Momrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 Oscar Olson Bill Mapte Omaha Nt 68104 FAI RC Soaring Team % Final Site just received notice Skip Miller District IX FAI Soaring Team Committeeman also 1977 World Champ FAI Soaring site CD within District IX needed FAI RC Soaring Quarter Finals District IX RC clubs have site available desire host Quarter Fi nals during month April May June 1978 get CD volunteer send information together statement terest Skip soon possible club would like include proposal host Semi-Finals also include too Skips ad dress Skip Miller District IX FAI RC Soaring Committeeman 655 Maxwell Boulder CO 80302 Club Questionnaire Attached months Denver RC Eagles newsletter questionnaire soliciting formation likes dislikes activities special modeling skills projects etc club member Results questionnaire will used guide future club activities goals youd like copy questionnaire drop card Call newsletter editor Jim Barkdull 303 771-8187 Newsletters again want thank District IX news lptter editors clubs sending copies newsletter combined information news letters has given insight District IX activities has aided greatly guided voting AMA matters Council meet ings hope newsletter editor will include new incoming Vice President mailing list soon election results known also suggest individual club members remember take time thank newsletter editor publisher efforts time getting out copy newsletter really takes dedication sacrifice ones building time keep continuity newsletter publishing District IX clubs have Flying Fields Jefco Aeromelers club Lakewood CO really have together After recently acquiring new flying site 35 members October 15th shoveling gravel placing concrete forms raking etc preparatory placing concrete pit areas concrete poured October 18 concrete company help ing finish laying fresh concrete Congratulations Jefcoonajob well done Arizora loinia ii da x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 2501 Armour Lane Redoedo Beach CA 90218 Associate Vice-Presidents Robert Barnes 98-1080 Komo Mai Drive Aica HI 96701 Gleon Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Alex Chisolm 1100 West Sham Fresno CA 93711 Ed Hagerlin 27S1 N Campbell Aoeoue Tucson AZ 85719 Joho Food 4269 Syoko Circle San Jose CA 95136 Betty Stream 3723 Snomden Aoenae Long Beach CA 90808 Granger Williams 181 Famnee Street San Marcos CA 92089 Ive spent several days since last report traveling visit various club meetings first meeting sat Southern Cal ifornia Control Line Association meeting presided over dynamic duo Ben Patty Sasnett informed meet ing latest happenings AMA business listened complaints Later act70 Model Aviation ed some gripes dont feel have deaf ear Im next meeting Next went fair distance attend Valencia Valley Headwinds meeting meeting presided over president Hank Wardak happened clubs 6th anni versary cake coffee thoroughly enjoyed next function attended 4th annual Tournament Champions Las Vegas affair jointly hosted Circus Circus Hotel Casino Mode/Airplane News truly demonstrates put contest Circus Circus management left no ends untied setting up meet flying field about 14 miles hotel situated flat desert land huge paved runway flight activity pit areas carpeted parking lot oiled down keep dust minimum large circus tent set up provide shade catering service bar flying truly sight behold course attendance invitation cream crop thoroughly en joyed watching topnotch fliers put planes through paces Scale fliers lost first day fly ing winds over 50 mph raged across area second day bad winds 20 mph better flying complet ed Fortunately no planes totaled Some damage nothing major weather calmed down really balmy rest show Hanno Prettner expected win ner fourth time can soon retire winnings meet Second place went Wolfgang Mats third own Dave Brown Dave congratulated fine showing finest no doubt want expand further insurance interpretation HQ recently mentioned column charter clubs AMA members covered insurance guest flier has accident flying members plane What want clarify guest covered insurance Hes own accident occurs somebody jured turns around sues everybody sightyou club protected guest Remember AMA members chartered clubs liability protected wherever whenever operate model airplanes boats cars accordance safety code read newsletters arc sent Believe theres bunch en joy Its newsletters find out club meeting sure newsletter has information some Im trying attend meetings within 100 mile radius Ive received portable display booth mentioned couple columns back Any club District X can request public air shows mall shows what have will ship pre-paid will pay return freight really nifty looking affair can hang posters pho tos notices has side panels Vel cro attach couple small pieces Velcro furnished back whatever want display touch board Voila Its attached As mentioned display has bank 115 volt lights built back lighting display THERMALS Alaska o ana on rngror XI DISTRICT REPORT Homer Smith District XI Vice-President 141 NW 191st Street Seattle WA 9817 Associate Vice-Presidents Al Cuber 1607 S nos Elm Pocatelbo ID 83201 Simon Dreese Rt 1 Boo 48 Broadojem MT 89015 Clarence e Haaght Rt 5 Boo 16 Coeor dAlece ID 83814 Orlando Oly Redo 26608 Oooer Co. Keot WA 98031 RobertO SOalicbo 1120 Shady Lane Albany OR 97321 Doo Zipoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 holiday season about over entering brand new year time reflection upon what has accom plished what will accomplished First let say truly hope year pleasant yours landings happy Since world rarely like some very intelligent person put other half deal inlooking ahead future think leading up something right Like everyone year 1977 con tamed some very good times some bad good things nice reflection bad good learning lessons idea plan next year manner will assure good times Some people make resolutions New Years same thing new year just before us would ask consider AMA Youth Pro gram things needs help can offer some good times Ed Whitten Star Skippers fame has volunteered develop junior program AMA Ed writes column immedi ately follows Since AMA vol unteer organization some need help large number clubs dis trict across country have something specifically juniors nothing else winter please write Ed tell him what club does its younger members just might lead some good times 1978 new newsletter has coming door produced Gastineau Aeromodeler Society edited Gary Fuller has title Gas Fumes have unique style set very first masthead GAS dedicated Juneau area R/C miniature aircraft pilots Any relationship sanity purely accidental Gary went ask everyone look closely errors very difficult start off perfect watch intentional errors slipped keep attention features October issue GAS went like Quote Florence Nightingale Red Cross Award As know Cox 049 very harmlesswrong couple weeks ago took trusty 72 Sawadee glider Rip Off field get little power pod soaring time Using Cox racing fuel new Top Flite 6 x 4 nylon prop Carl Marvin cranked Golden Bee up Since use auxiliary tank realized fuel lines incorrectly hooked up reached behind spinning prop refit lines attempting pull line off left hand slipped high-speed 6 x 4 following activity drawl engine stopped think heart did too lost eighth inch off index finger cut thumb straight about quarter inch Having first aid kit flight box helped resort paper towels After moment time pain paramedic training man aged get 049 going again Carl Mar vin got 19-minute flight Has anyone tried rupper prop anyone says 049 wont hurt Ill point shortened finger Good luck Gary newsletter ks Barnstormer News Portland club has gone really super offset printing newsletter really has professional look Steve Tischler editor re-elected 1978 Others elected Dave Tozer Pres Kent Buse VP Roger Wilson Treas Portland Pylon Race Schedule 77-78 has released 1978 dates follows 1/15 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 information contact Ken Thorstad Jerry Holcomb Ralph Cooney Robert Joe Newman 19846 28th Ave RR 2 Langley British Columbia Cana da V3A 4P5 dropped line offer cannot refused group putting together complete contest calendar 1978 season will send him information contests will include get calendars write him will send club extra calendars available 25c have neat contests up plan take very pleased number Canadian friends come down contests Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers have Al Critchell editing RAF News Bulletin have active club actually have large number names ballot 1978 officers clubs should have kind support addition other fun things sev eral members participated endur ance flight Kennewick will undoubt edly see print months column will end sad note Eugene Prop Spinners will cease publication newsletter Mike Hazel noted speed freak has edited newsletter some time always has some good formation insight Itis too bad see demise Mike puts it hardly seems worthwhile spend time month es pecially view limited membership limited club activism limited feedback regard newsletter newsletter edi tors dont feel way indeed rare truly frustrating thankless jobs Mike deserves thanks have read newsletter over years Eugene Prop Spinners put biggest baddest Control Line con test Northwest Memorial Day hoped club will still get out infor mation time gathering 1978 HAPPY NEW YEAR February 1978 71 JUNIO FLIGHT EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Ste New York NY 10005 CHRIS SCOTT WINS AMA POSTAL SETS FALL FLYING FAIR RECORD OF 2O78 Chris Scott Dayton Ohio really set super-fast pace third flight win Academy Model Aeronautics first Control Line Postal Contest Chris newcomer winning however picture shows him holding first place trophy won 1976 Nationals model Little White Mouse powered Cox Black Widow en gine proven airplane Chris planned pit stop carefully since good bit valuable time could lost first thing did wear cleated football shoes wouldnt slip grass der facilitate re-start filled fuel syringe rubber-banded starting bat tery assemblage carried free hand throughout initial flight Thus engine quit during 33rd lap Chris put handle down run plane Everything needed hand certainly winning combination well-tested model easy starting engine well thought out flight plan Congratulations Chris Jim Johnstone also under three minute mark taking second place ex cellent 2482 Jims dad timed him un fortunately dont have details pass Bill Steil did write tell us Wire Flyers Toledo Ohio hoped send lot entries national postal contest like Fall Flying Fair greatly helped participation contest local level Jack Lueken did much promote Escondido flying has unfortunately hospitalized unable attend flights wish Jack speedy recovery return fly ing field About half way down list good times under five minutes modelers other parts country Albert Niessner flew dad Boalsburg PA Tom Smedley Rein Lewis flew R E Cunningham Albuquerque NM received several entries Southern California Jack Lueken Ben Patty Sasnett North County Aero modelers really promoted affair several different days flying low er times very competitive few se conds apart Steve Leventhal Anaheim taking third place flight just over three 1Chris L Scott 2Jim Johnstone 3Steve Leventhal 4Derrick Patstone 5john Marymee 6Julie Sak 7David Purdy 8Walter Williams 9Dan Lavoje 10Michael Patstone 11Albert F Niessner Ill 12Tom Smedley 13Rein Lewis 14Daren Caltagirone 15Aaron Ascher 16Ronnie Placa 17Darrin Albert 18Doug Albert 19Gary Williams Dayton OH Toledo OH Anaheim CA Escondido CA Escondido CA El Ca Jon CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Boalsburg PA Albuquerque NM Albuquerque NM Escondido CA Riverside CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA Escondido CA minutes local Escondido fliers pot sweetened clubs offer Tee Dee Ringmaster Junior Flash another AA kit local winners Derrick Pat stone John Marymee Julie Sak also came fourth fifth sixth Postal Most contestants flew designs Ben Sasnett Phase solid sheet wing Phase II built-up wing kids good time hope can make annual affair certainly hope start think pretty nice postal contest entries course would have better postal Control Line con tests may new thing AMAs Fall Flying Fair might ver first ever held Chris Scott dad wrote say wondering what sort con test could devised published sport race works antici pated good turn-out Juniors club announced club meet ings newsletter also offered lines use Cox plastic ready-to-fly Junior Buzzard wanted fly contest running two months didnt set specific date may no takers appears no plastic models flown Fall Flying Fair Perhaps could have separate event quite number individuals clubs ask official rules entry blanks would like learn few flew further com ments will appreciated Control Line postals future will better So once again congratulations Chris Scott contestants AMAs first Control Line Postal Contest REMINDER Coming up right after New Years Eve AMA Ceiling Hopper Indoor Duration Postal during January February de tails January issue Model via tion dont have write copy Indoor Postal should part club school winter program Little White Mouse scratch-built 049 Phase II Phase II Phase Phase II Phase Phase Phase C G Lii Wizard Speedster Shoestring Phase Mouse Racer Phase Sterling Shoestring Sterling Shoestring Phase 2078 2482 3028 3034 3056 3057 3067 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